At the bank of Falling Star Lake, Chiron watched as his student went to prepare his travel pack.
Becoming a master returned from training was one thing, but leaving Silver Moon City wasnât a matter of departing immediately after making a decision.
Not to mention anything else, battling a deity even in the Mortal Realm required a sufficiently sharp weapon.
It neednât be a Divine Artifact, as real Divine Artifacts all possess corresponding powers. However, if you just needed a solid weapon, the difficulty wasnât so great.
Many of the weaponry of All Gods were like this, for instance, Ares never had a true Divine Artifact.
Tools that were merely durable without any special abilities were still not uncommon.
"But having said that, for him, perhaps those sturdy armors are just for show."
"The body forged by the Styx River Hammer, or rather his âUndyingâ form, is much more useful than any armor."
Walking along the bank of Falling Star Lake, Chiron occasionally greeted the passing Nymphs.
This place was once where Artemis, the New Moon Goddess and Goddess of the Wilderness and Hunting, grew up; thus, Mountain Nymphs and Naiads heeded the call of destiny and continuously gathered here.
Gradually, Falling Star Lake became one of the locations with the most Nymphs. And after the Goddess came of age, the lakeâs name truly lived up to its reputation.
For there were indeed Stars in Falling Star Lake. After Artemis no longer resided here, she became the actual proprietor of this large lake.
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"Aisruiya, Iâve come to bother you again."
Following a water bridge that emerged from the lake, Chiron reached a small island that had also risen from the water.
However, unlike other places, the surface of this island was not only soil but also many silvery-grey rocks that twinkled with faint gleams of light.
"Since you know itâs a disturbance, why come looking for me? Is this your house?"
A crisp voice spread from the center of the lake, sounding like a little girl awakened from her sleep, the tone somewhat displeased.
However, the next moment, with a flash of grey light, what appeared in front of Chiron was a palm-sized orb of light.
A tiny being was stretching within the orb, puffing up as it glared at the tall Centaur.
"Are you here to ask about that thing again?"
"Green, green, it hasnât turned black! Iâve told you, Iâll inform you if thereâs a problem, so you donât need to come ask me every single day!"
"Cough cough, Aisruiya, I was just stopping by to see you as well."
With a light cough, the wise Centaur also felt somewhat embarrassed.
He didnât truly want to come here, but the issue was that although this little beingâs nature wasnât bad, that didnât mean she was reliable in handling matters.
If there was a problem while she was deeply asleep, that would be troublesome.
"But itâs almost done, once I verify the stability of this Secret Rite, I wonât need to bother you in the future."
Pulling out some strange little toys from his pocket, Chiron took considerable time to soothe this little one.
Only after cheering her up did he breathe a sigh of relief and then continued further inward.
What Aisruiya had said could only prove that there were no problems for the time being, but as to the specifics, he still needed to see for himself.
Traversing deeper into the island, the soil and vegetation became scarcer, with large expanses of bare silvery-grey rocks on the ground.
Eventually, crossing the last tree, Chiron found himself in an open area.
Upon a vast plain of stones spanning several miles, pillars inscribed with symbols twinkled with light.
The lights they emitted collided together and then overlapped at a central position.
A green Crystal Stone stood there, seemingly encapsulating something inside.
Undoubtedly, this was exactly the âgreenâ object referred to by Aisruiya, and its remaining unturned to black proved its operation was still stable.
"[Life Storage], truly another pearl in the domain of witchcraft, and yet another blasphemy against the Gods."
"The âUndyingâ which only Gods should pursue has already been uncovered by them just the tip of an iceberg."
Despite having seen it many times, and being the creator of this Secret Rite, Chiron still couldnât help but utter such a sigh each time.
Because he was well aware that what lay before his eyes was merely a diluted version of some extremistsâ ideas.
However, their ideas obviously werenât permitted by Silver Moon City, while his own were allowed.
Continuing forward, Chiron walked on the stony plain.
Falling Star Lake, nowadays few knew why it was initially named thus, but in certain rumors, it was said here that stars had once fallen from The Sky.
And later, one day, when Artemis accidentally fished out something from the lake, it became clear that this was probably not just a rumor.
Because indeed, below Falling Star Lake was an ancient celestial body that had fallen, suspected to have been a celestial body toyed by the ancient ruler of The Sky before the God of Stars was born.
It crashed to the Mortal Realm, forming a massive crater, and over the course of time, led to the formation of Falling Star Lake.
Discovering all this, Artemis was greatly astonished; such ancient and intact celestial bodies were rare in the world today.
Thus, she exercised her authority, raised this celestial body from the lake to form an island, and in the name of the Master of the Wilderness, she endowed this celestial body with Spirituality.
From that day, Chaos had a variety of Star Nymphs, and Artemisâs [Wilderness] Divine Authority also perfected its concept.
Stars falling from The Sky, plunging into the Mortal Realm, is a part of the [Wilderness].