The azure dragon flapped its wings, and the howling wind elements danced mischievously, weaving through Wang Daoyi's clothes.
It was Dvalin, sensing the familiar aura, flying out from the base of the tower to Wang Daoyi's side.
"The Guardian of the Geo Archon, you seem quite interested in these murals!"
Perhaps out of gratitude for being rescued or out of respect for Morax, Dvalin was very polite to Wang Daoyi, treating him as an equal.
After imprinting another mural onto the Favonius Codex, Wang Daoyi nodded slightly to Dvalin.
"Yes, Dragon of the East, I am very interested in the existence with knowledge of the Archons."
"But you are prying into the past of the Anemo Archon!"
Dvalin's voice didn't sound angry, and there even seemed to be a hint of amusement. It was evident that it didn't care much about the so-called past of this Anemo Archon.
"I am delving into the knowledge of the Anemo Archon, whereas with Barbatos, I have obtained his consent."
Wang Daoyi replied politely as ever. Although Dvalin' was formidable, Wang Daoyi wasn't afraid of it. After all, he knew that in the eyes of Dvalin', he was the Guardian of Morax, holding a similar status.
He was adept at waving the tiger's skin as a banner.
Dvalin''s huge dragon eyes stared at Wang Daoyi, seemingly trying to see through this Liyuean, yet also appearing to intimidate him.
Wang Daoyi didn't feel anything particular, but having such a permanent resident of the tower nearby, he couldn't let his guard down easily.
"Dragon of the East, during your residence in the tower, do you happen to know if there are remnants of the previous Archon presence here?"
Dvalin's dragon eyes glared like giant light bulbs, unable to comprehend why someone would be so audacious as to directly inquire about the remnants of Venti.
It was like a hero going to defeat a demon king and directly asking the demon king for treasure.
Quite out of line.
"Guardian of the Geo Archon, the remnants of the Anemo Archon are very dangerous. I'm stationed here precisely to prevent adventurers from inadvertently coming into contact with Him!"
Dvalin's meaning was clear: it wouldn't allow Wang Daoyi to touch them; they were dangerous items.
But who was Wang Daoyi? He was the kind of person who could continue reading a book even in the face of a shy girl. How could he give up knowledge of an unknown deity because of such a polite refusal?
"Dragon of the East, before coming here, Barbatos had already informed me of the danger. So, could you please take me to see them? If I can't handle it, I will leave!"
Wang Daoyi licked his lips, looking at Dvalin in a pleasing manner.
Dvalin was somewhat speechless. However, if Barbados hadn't informed it to stop Wang Daoyi from entering the tower, it meant that Barbatos had tacitly consented to Wang Daoyi obtaining the remnants of the Anemo Archon.
As for whether Barbatos could sense Wang Daoyi entering the tower, Dvalin couldn't comment.
Spreading its wings, the azure dragon turned downward.
"Come down, for the remnants of Decarabian lie at the bottom of the tower!"
Seeing Dvalin willing to lead the way, a smile appeared on Wang Daoyi's face.
Finally, he was going to come into contact with the remnants of the Anemo Archon!
Jumping down from the stairs, his wings spread, following Dvalin`s figure, flying deeper into the tower.
During the battle with Dvalin, the bottom of the tower collapsed, so Wang Daoyi knew there was space below.
But he hadn't expected the space below to be much larger than he had imagined.
Entering the underground space, the first thing that caught his eye was a colossal statue tens of meters high.
The craftsmanship of the carving was exquisite, with only the face of the statue being blurred, while the other details were lifelike.
"That is the remnant of the Anemo Archon, Decarabian. This is his last temple and also his first temple."
"When the old Mondstadt residents rebelled against Him, the last Wind Sacrifice entered and sealed this place, so most of the things here have been preserved."
Dvalin stayed at the entrance of the cave, not venturing further.
"Go on, what you seek should be in the temple behind the statue. I won't go down; my whole body is filled with the aura of Barbados, and going down probably won't end well!"
Wang Daoyi nodded, his wings flapping as he flew towards the statue below.
Arriving in front of the statue, a coffin was placed at the foot of the statue.
Approaching the coffin, after thousands of years, it still didn't show any signs of decay, remaining as fresh as ever.
"Here sleeps the last Wind Sacrifice of Decarabian, accompanying my Lord in eternal rest!"
Carved onto the coffin were the ancient Mondstadt words, which Wang Daoyi could fortunately recognize from his time in the library.
"So, this is the last Sacrifice who sealed the underground space!"
Without lingering or showing any intention of opening the coffin, he merely paid his respects to the coffin, or perhaps to the statue, before passing through and heading towards the temple behind the statue.
The temple wasn't large, quite rudimentary in fact, with only a stone statue resembling a miniature version of the outside statue placed at the center.
What caught Wang Daoyi's eye the most was a cyan stone tablet emitting a red light.
The enchanting red light exuded a sense of danger.
Without reason, Wang Daoyi understood what it was.
With a Geo elemental shield cast upon himself, Wang Daoyi cautiously approached the stone tablet.
Perhaps being too cautious, the stone tablet remained silent, merely floating in front of the statue, emitting a red light.
[The Legacy of the Great Wind, Ascension and Descent of Elements, Regarding the Creation of Forbidden Elemental Life - Anemo]
Carved onto the stone tablet were the ancient Mondstadt language, which Wang Daoyi could comprehend.
The ascension and descent of elements were concepts Wang Daoyi had heard of before.
These two concepts also existed in the natural world.
Ascension of elements would form elemental butterflies.
Descent of elements would form slimes.
These two types of elemental life forms were the most common pure elemental forms of life in the continent of Teyvat.
Above butterflies and slimes, there existed the faceless series of beings, which were far beyond normal beings in terms of pure elemental creatures.
And the stone tablet in front of him recorded the techniques of ascension and descent of elements.
Of course, it could be called divine knowledge, and it was certainly not just for creating butterflies and slimes.
Even faceless monsters weren't its target. What was recorded on this stone tablet was the knowledge of creating a multi-elemental creation.
What is a multi-elemental creation? To give a simple example, the Rex Lapis Dragon King is a multi-elemental creation. It is a dragon king derived from the veins of Liyue, able to control elements other than the Geo attribute. That is what a multi-elemental creation is.
And this divine knowledge recorded how to create such forbidden creatures. Of course, unlike the Rex Lapis Dragon King, this pertained to a multi-elemental creation primarily based on the Wind element.
Just as Liyue couldn't birth a second Rex Lapis Dragon King, these forbidden elemental creatures couldn't be easily created either. It required astronomical resources.
However, this didn't mean that this knowledge was useless. On the contrary, it was still very powerful. Even if one couldn't create forbidden-level elemental creatures, with this knowledge, it would be quite simple to descend to a lower level and create slimes, floating spirits, or even faceless-level elemental creatures.