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[Origin] seemed unable to maintain consciousness for long. His gentle patting of Jiang Lai with vines was like a weary elder on a sickbed, mustering strength to comfort a younger generation.

Jiang Lai's heart was a mixture of complex emotions, but he clearly knew time was limited and he must quickly gather his scattered feelings and ask what needed to be asked.

And [Origin] also actively spoke gently: "You came here because you have some difficult confusion?"

Jiang Lai didn't hesitate, saying frankly: "We're searching for the [Four Guardian Towers]. Before setting out to resolve them, we thought we'd come ask first."

[Origin] recalled for a moment, his voice carrying apology: "I'm sorry, I think I may have heard of it, but don't have a deep impression."

But Tengen suddenly responded: "I know something about this. The Four Guardian Towers are divided into [Crossroads], [Noble and Base], [Position Switch] and [Front and Back]. They're a kind of special formation support, usually used to maintain some kind of contract."

This was the same as what Gojo Satoru had investigated. Jiang Lai focused, listening quietly.

"If you want to break that contract, you need to destroy the Four Guardian Towers. Each tower's formation is different, and their power levels vary." Tengen said: "I can't give specific advice, because the Four Guardian Towers have no so-called upper or lower limits or fixed abilities. You'll need to explore everything yourselves."

"......" It seemed they couldn't get any solution strategies from here. Jiang Lai thought.

"However, there's no need to be too nervous." Tengen's voice carried some laughter: "Most people using Four Guardian Towers can only maintain some shallow contract, not create something new."

"Create?" Jiang Lai blinked lightly, noticing this special word.

"Yes, create." Tengen replied: "As I just said, the Four Guardian Towers have no fixed rules. As long as you gather these four related elements, you can support a contract."

"But actually, the Four Guardian Towers have great potential. Those who can truly unleash their power can use them to create some entirely new rules... perhaps even create an inner world."

Jiang Lai mentally made an expression: This is getting a bit mystical.jpg

And Tengen quickly followed with the second half of his sentence, saying peacefully: "Of course, these are just contents passed down in ancient books. No one can verify the truth of the later content. Regardless, their function of maintaining contracts truly exists."

"So to break the contract, we need to systematically destroy the Four Guardian Towers?" Jiang Lai asked.

This was the same as his and Okkotsu Yuta's plan.

"Yes." Tengen nodded in reply: "But be careful. The Four Guardian Towers are normally harmless, and won't activate if you don't trigger their mechanisms, but the constructor can directly activate the tower's formation power, and most formations have very strong destructive power."

In that case, [Noble and Base] must be at the Zenin family. Jiang Lai was further certain. That's why Lady Zenin had the judgment that it was "both sanctuary and breeding ground."

Usually the Zenin family was incredibly safe, but once Kenjaku wanted to do something, he only needed to activate the formation to devour the Zenin family.

Jiang Lai pondered. It seemed that during this process, they must be extremely careful.

Okkotsu Yuta beside him also looked serious, increasingly aware of the importance of this journey.

At this point, Tengen's voice paused slightly, then slid out the next sentence: "The constructor of the Four Guardian Towers you're looking for... I probably know that person."

Okkotsu Yuta looked up upon hearing this, while Jiang Lai's expression remained unchanged. He knew the mastermind was Brain-kun Kenjaku, and that Tengen and Kenjaku were old acquaintances.

Another purpose of his coming here was to hear what had happened a thousand years ago.

Tengen continued: "That person's name is Kenjaku. He can change his body to continue existing until now. Although I can't understand him, I know his goal is to explore the limits of cursed energy and human evolution."

"All these years, he's been making arrangements. I couldn't stop him, perhaps it's up to you now."

At this time, Jiang Lai spoke up: "Do you know where his main base is?"

Tengen gave a negative response: "I'm sorry, but I'm not clear on that point."

Alright. Jiang Lai hadn't held much hope for this question anyway, so he continued with the next one: "Then, what about the name Gojo Kyufuin?"

Mentioning this, after recalling, Tengen actually gave more response: "Somewhat familiar. He's currently an elder figure in the Gojo family. But I should have met him a thousand years ago too."

"At that time he was a secondary eldest son of the Gojo family, usually gentle and polite, handling social affairs and recruiting retainers very well."

"Besides that, he seemed to have connections with Kenjaku... and another figure I didn't see much of."

Jiang Lai caught the key point: "Another person?"

"Too much time has passed, my impression is also very vague, but I still have some general memory... That person seemed to have long hair in a princess style, with unpredictable movements. The first time I saw that person from afar, they were alone holding a fishing rod under a tree by a lake."

[Birth]! This name immediately popped into Jiang Lai's mind.

"That person's relationship with Gojo Kyufuin was probably good." Tengen continued: "At least from what I observed, the two often appeared together."

"......" Jiang Lai made no comment on this, pausing slightly in his heart.

He still remembered that [Birth] didn't like contact with the human world, wandering among mountains and waters a thousand years ago. Only after he himself fell into slumber did [Birth] begin communicating with humans.

Had [Birth] and Gojo Kyufuin once been friends? Or was it simply cooperation where they worked together often?

Gojo Kyufuin's personality, at least his surface personality, probably matched [Birth]'s usual social habits.

For [Birth], who was accustomed to contact with natural mountains and waters, gentle people were likable.

Whether Gojo Kyufuin played the role of friend or colleague, from Tengen's response it could be seen that [Birth] seemed to trust him quite a bit.

But if Gojo Kyufuin truly was on good terms with [Birth], how could there have been all that followed?

Previously, Jiang Lai had always thought Brain-kun had deceived [Birth], leading to the subsequent series of events.

But now it seemed that Brain-kun was indeed the mastermind, but perhaps the middleman executor was someone else.

Jiang Lai pressed his lips straight, his mood heavy, his emotions pointing directly at that absent person.

Tengen finished saying what he knew and stopped, not continuing further. Tengen sensitively sensed the brown-haired youth's fluctuating emotions and considerately gave him ample time to calm down.

Jiang Lai exhaled. He understood that perhaps only those involved could be clear about those past experiences.

Regardless, he would bring [Birth] home.

During this conversation, [Origin] had already sensitively perceived something. Actually, from seeing Jiang Lai's current brown-haired youth appearance, He had guessed what had happened outside that forced [Time-Space] to disguise himself.

Moreover, He could sense the changes in [Time-Space].

It was just that the gentle-hearted [Time-Space] in His embrace still gave Him a smile and comfort in return, not revealing the hardships that had occurred.

[Origin] sighed softly in his heart. He lovingly wanted to resolve all the hardships on the other's path, yet also knew those roads needed to be walked by him alone.

At this moment, with power consumed and spirit weary, He couldn't even use his gaze to watch over the other's stumbling progress from behind.

But He understood in his heart that this child with a gentle yet resilient soul would always continue walking.

[Origin] extended his vines, gently rubbing the soft hair of the person before him, a thousand words becoming one phrase: "You've worked hard along the way."

Too many words had no time for exchange, too many emotions couldn't be vented in time, so everything became simple yet sincere brief dialogue:

One "I'm fine," one "you've worked hard."

The ancient tree's extending vines glowed with a pale green luster, tiny tips lightly touching Jiang Lai's heart, and some spring-like gentle power seemed to flow in.

Jiang Lai's eyes widened in amazement. In an instant, he felt some full, strange power circling around his heart, and the once-shattered clock seemed to sound faint tick-tocks again.

"Wait..." Jiang Lai couldn't help opening his mouth, but [Origin] was a step ahead of him.

He said: "I cannot leave here to help you, so let me give you my last power. It will be more valuable on you than on me."

"No, wait!" Jiang Lai instinctively stepped forward: "But..."

[Origin] had already split his divine status into countless fragments a thousand years ago. If he now gave his remaining power to himself, then...

[Origin]'s voice was as gentle as wind: "For me this is not departure. As I once told you, I am nowhere yet everywhere, I return to nature."

"Don't worry, when we reunite, I will awaken again."

That voice was rich and loving, full of comfort.

"We have the world's eternal, indestructible emotions."

"......" Jiang Lai's fingers grasped the soft vines, those tiny fuzzy tendrils intimately nuzzling his hand's back like a mother's caress.

[Origin]'s voice carried laughter, saying softly: "I give you this power so you can sense them from afar. All this time, I've been almost entirely asleep, not knowing specifically what happened outside... but it seems perhaps both the big and small ones need your care now."

Jiang Lai was slightly stunned, then realized that [Origin]'s words referred to the other conceptual family members: [Birth], [Benevolent Death] and [Malevolent Death].

In this instant, many old memories flashed through his mind.

Previously he had contacted fragments of [Origin]. That night he had met Ryomen Sukuna in his innate domain.

At the time, Jiang Lai had thought it was some strange effect produced by the interaction between fragments and fingers, but now it seemed it might have been the power behind [Origin] pushing things along.

He speculated, unable to help his thoughts diverging for a second.

...In that case, could he connect again with [Birth] in dreams?