Chapter 499 Time is in the wind, in the story, and above the light

"Are the elements so dense that elemental creatures were born instantly?"

A four-wind barrier appeared on Jiang Yi's body.

The surrounding Wind Slimes cannot damage it.

The sword energy swept across, and the slimes burst like balloons.

Blow away several wind gathering points, and all the wind will flow again to become a huge wind mass.

A wind mass was born, with strong winds howling from all directions, as if they were about to gather into a new "strong wind core".

Jiang Yi blew it away.

As if the ritual was completed, the ethereal voice was heard again in the air.

“…and grow and sprout in time.”

The sound goes straight into the mind, whether it is quiet or noisy like the howling of the wind.

"Six complete sentences."

In front of Jiang Yi's sundial, he took out a pen and wrote down what he was thinking about.

“The wind brings the seeds of stories, and time makes them germinate.”

“The wind brings new stories, and time makes them myths.”

"The long-ago stories have come with the wind, and have grown and sprouted in time."

He watched time pass, and when five in the morning came, all the abnormalities disappeared.

The sun rises in the east, casting a shadow on the pointer on the sundial.

At six o'clock in the morning, the shadow of the pointer was exactly below the sundial.

“The wind is like the beginning of everything. The story interprets the changes of time and turns into a myth after a long time.”

"Stories come with the wind and rotate in time."

"interesting."

"The stories about holy relics, weapons, and ancient history that I read seem to be a stepping stone to understanding time."

Jiang Yi whispered softly, with a gleam in his eyes.

He came to the Thousand Winds Temple, sat on a towering pillar, and looked at the circular theater.

In ancient times, during the struggle between the King of Gale Wind and the King Wolf of the North Wind, the land of Mondstadt was swept by sandy wind and snow.

Unable to bear the cold and hardship, people came to this towering cliff, built a temple and asked for God's protection and grace.

A strong wind blows on this cliff.

But this is the Word of God.

Mondstadt's ancestors built a theater here and performed rituals there.

They believed that their gods loved stories and songs, so the rituals took the form of drama.

Click, click.

The Ruins Guard walked around the theater on mechanical legs.

Looking around with that one eye, he saw the circular, layered seats that looked like stairs, which must have been filled with spectators.

This temple itself is a script.

However, after thousands of years, it is now unreadable.

Jiang Yi looked at the broken stone staircase on the ground and thought about the introduction of this place in the Mond book.

"The breath of the wind is always in the present moment, but the burning of time is indelible, never-ending, and unbeatable. The wind god will turn the pages of the book. But it is the ruthless god of time that has corroded this script beyond recognition."

Jiang Yi opened his hands, holding the wind in his hands.

The ancestors of Mondstadt worshipped the Lord of Time and the Lord of Wind together.

Even because of the idea that "the wind brings stories and time makes them germinate", the two are often confused.

"When faiths are intertwined, then the wind can have the power of time." The wind in Jiang Yi's hands blew across his skin and sleeves.

The Monds believe that time and wind, when both wash and blow, often bring similar sentimentality to people.

In this relic, thousands of melodious winds once gathered here, bringing countless stories and allowing countless stories to fly away on the wind.

"I remember the achievement of 'Time and Wind', which was 'nothing was lost except time'."

"The wind remembers the story, but time has gone by."

"Now, let's begin the argument."

Jiang Yi examined himself again: "I have traveled through time and space, so I must have passed through the universe. I have an affinity with time and space."

"I argued this once when I was trying to obtain the space element, but I will argue it again now."

The Yin Spirit looks inward, examining inside little by little.

The power of subtle control flows through the muscles and blood.

"The secret of the golden finger is still unsolved. Could it be related to time? Condensing the long years of evolution of living beings, I can grow thousands of times faster by absorbing energy, and my body will change."

The green wind element began to blow into every corner of the body, over and over again. The wind merged into the world tree in the body, making it grow stronger.

"Time is everywhere, but it cannot be touched." Jiang Yi exhaled, and the wind element was mixed with the information flow of the earth veins, making it turbid.

"There must be a connection between wind, stories, and time in Teyvat, but I can't show it."

"The golden finger in my body is still hard to analyze, but I feel it's getting closer."

“This year or next year, it will be unveiled.”

A premonition of the future, like a comet passing by.

Jiang Yi took out the Divine Brilliance Rock-Slashing Sword and swung it gently, changing the direction of his thinking and pondering the power of time again.

"Time, time..."

"In the past life, there was such a theory that exceeding the speed of light can allow one to see the past, touch time, and even reverse the flow of time."

“But there are countless prerequisites for this.”

"In reality, even if we exceed the speed of light, the most we can achieve is relative stillness of time."

“Time is the movement and change of matter. Only in this way can time have meaning and the concept of time allow us to observe time.”

"I swing my sword, and time passes."

“In mysticism, wind can actually represent qi, flow, the changes of all things, and the change of state.”

"The movement of the wind can be used to connect time."

Jiang Yi added wind element to the sword, making it swing faster.

“Time is the change of all things. Stories record the change of all things and the interpretation of time by the years.”

“The wind also records stories, so the wind can touch time.”

"But this is not enough. Wind and stories alone cannot constitute the power of time."

Jiang Yi swung his sword at the speed of sound, and the entire sword seemed to disappear into space.

“The wind and the story need to be connected to a speed that exceeds that of light, combining the mystery of wind with the truth of the universe to influence the world with elements.”

"If my sword can swing at the speed of light and my body can run at the speed of light, then everything is still relative to me."

"In this way, the moment is eternity."

“This power requires not only my own strength, but also a mystery.”

"Because in theory, the movement of all things in the world can only be infinitely close to light. If my body wants to reach such a place, the energy required is too huge, and the process of accelerating movement is too long."

"But Teyvat has the element of lightning. After the element is transformed into lightning, it is the easiest way to get close to light."

“After approaching the speed of light, if you want to surpass light, you still need mysterious things, such as the jump of space.”

"Time and space are inherently connected, and space may not be unable to touch time."

"Then, add the two mysteries of wind and story. The story is history, and the wind is the carrier. By traveling through the carrier, I cannot enter the real past, but at least I can enter the long river of history."

"Finally, we will continue to comprehend time and find the elements of time from this long river."

"Or maybe you can find a way to make yourself faster, through mystery, to reverse the wind, to reverse the light, to reverse the story to the beginning, to reverse all movements, and thus enter the real past."

"But the past is hard to change."

"The first step is to reach the speed of light, surpass light, and make time stand still."

"The second step is to touch the future, make the wind more violent, and speed up the changes in matter, so as to change the future in a small range. After all, compared with the past, the future is uncertain and easier to change."

"The third step is the past that is hard to change."

Jiang Yi's mind was clearer than ever about the path of time.

Although it is as difficult as climbing to the sky, we can just take one step at a time.

"Besides, there is a place in Teyvat that involves the demon god of time. It can give me more insights and correct today's mistakes."

He put away his sword and went home.