Chapter 469: Chapter 468: The World of Third Order Ninth Level

“I’ve never seen a talking cat before,”

The hoarse voice rang out.

It seemed as if An Xiao had not spoken in a long time, stumbling over words as if a tape were jammed.

Yet Zhen Zhuoxiu couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

Before meeting Lu Zixun, he had not encountered such a deviously cunning kitty.

“The world has always been this world, only now it is stratified.”

“So-called ‘from one comes two, from two comes three, from three comes all things.’ There are three orders of worlds, and nine layers within each.”

“The pathways in and out of each order of world have been purposely severed by the Ancient Gods.”

Casting a glance at the World Mystery, Lu Zixun’s eyes filled with contemplation. Three orders with nine layers?

If this was to be believed, Lu Zixun’s previous guesses that the upper world was merely the three-layered world, the Crimson Land was the second-layer world, and human society the first-layer world, might hold true.

If, as the system claims, the pathways between every order of the world have been cut, then how did An Xiao from the five-layered world arrive in the second-layer world?

“I just want to ask you a few questions, I have no hostility towards you.”

Waving his paw, Lu Zixun said indifferently, “Otherwise, we would have already started fighting.”

Zhen Zhuoxiu laughed and pointed to the ground.

By this time, the shadow of Zhen Zhuoxiu was holding a dagger at An Xiao’s shadow’s throat, ready to strike at any moment.

His body couldn’t move, but his Spiritual Energy could.

After a pause, An Xiao put down her crossbow and pursed her lips: “What do you want to know?”

Even in the war-ravaged Crimson Land, there were no children An Xiao’s age on the battlefield risking their lives.

With this in mind, Lu Zixun’s tone softened considerably: “How did you come to be here?”

“I was knocked out by my father, and when I woke up, I found myself here.”

Her eyes didn’t dart away; they simply carried a hint of sadness.

Lu Zixun narrowed his eyes; it seemed An Xiao truly did not know how she had arrived at the fourth level of the Trial Land.

Wait a second…

Lu Zixun narrowed his eyes again. The Trial Tower had a total of five layers—had Refining Heaven created it based on the stratification of worlds?

Feeling this was quite possible, Lu Zixun decided to ask Zhen Zhuoxiu later on about what exactly the first to third levels of the Trial Land were like.

“What is the five-layered world like?”

When Lu Zixun asked this, An Xiao’s pupils constricted: “Why do you know about that?”

“Hm?”

Frowning at An Xiao’s reaction, Lu Zixun wondered why she responded like that.

“Ancient Gods long ago destroyed all records of the three-order worlds, didn’t they?”

Muttering to herself, An Xiao’s gaze fell on Lu Zixun: “Where did you learn this information from!”

Naturally, Lu Zixun wasn’t about to admit the system had told him. He simply kept quiet and smiled without speaking.

Seeing that Lu Zixun refused to answer, An Xiao took a deep breath and shook her head: “I can’t tell you about the five-layered world, or else the Ancient Gods will set their sights on this world.”

In fact, Lu Zixun always had a doubt deep inside: what exactly was the relationship between the Ancient Gods and the Realm Breakers?

They both came for the Power of Faith and sought to cultivate Cultists.

Since An Xiao came from the five-layered world, she might know something, so Lu Zixun decided to ask directly.

After contemplating for a bit, An Xiao seemed able to answer the question, speaking up: “Realm Breakers and Ancient Gods, they have a filthy collaboration, wanting to divide the three-order worlds among themselves.”

Collaborators, huh? Lu Zixun narrowed his eyes and pressed on: “Then how did the Ancient Gods come into existence?”

“Void.”

“What exactly do Ancient Gods look like?”

“Ugly and very powerful, they can corrupt the whole world.”

“Who is currently in a deadlock with the Ancient Gods?”

“I don’t know.”

“How many World Guardians are still alive?”

“I don’t know.”

“What is the identity of the Demon God?”

“I don’t know.”

…

Aside from the few questions earlier, when Lu Zixun asked further, An Xiao simply responded with ignorance on each count.

Without any new insights into the World Mystery, Lu Zixun sighed quietly to himself; this was proving to be tricky.

“Let’s go, I will take you away from the Snowfield.”

“How did you guys get here? I couldn’t find your city. Isn’t the Snow Domain World under human control? Is this area forbidden or something?”

Just when Lu Zixun was about to lead An Xiao away, she suddenly blurted out a string of questions, causing his brows to furrow deeper.

“Which layer of the world is the Snow Domain World?”

Hearing Lu Zixun’s question, An Xiao looked at him in surprise: “Fourth-layer world. Don’t you even know which layer your own world is?”

Lu Zixun fell silent for a moment: “Then… the Crimson Land?”

“Second-layer world.”

Now, Lu Zixun could confirm that the Trial Land within the Trial Tower was a projection of the real worlds.

Even if it were a coincidence, it was too much of one.

The second level of the Trial Land was about battling the Insect Clan.

While the fourth level was the Snowfield, exactly reflecting the world situation An Xiao described.

With a sigh, Lu Zixun looked at An Xiao and said: “This is the Crimson Land, the second-layer world.”

“That’s impossible.”

Shaking her head adamantly, An Xiao declared: “The Ancient Gods have sealed the pathways. How could I possibly enter a third-order world?”

Not knowing how to explain the situation to An Xiao, Lu Zixun could only say: “Wait until I take you out, then you’ll understand.”

And Zhen Zhuoxiu, standing by the side, felt as if he had just learned some earth-shattering secret.

Originally, the Trial Tower could have transported An Xiao directly outside, but Lu Zixun thought better of it. Since An Xiao lacked Spiritual Energy and might get captured by the people of Zhenfei, that would certainly stir up trouble.

Considering this, Lu Zixun decided to take An Xiao with him to explore the Ancient City and then lead her out afterward.

“This is the way to the Ancient City; I’ve been there before with my father.”

Amidst the white expanse where no signs were visible, An Xiao suddenly came out with this announcement.

“???”

Zhen Zhuoxiu’s face was immediately filled with question marks as he looked at An Xiao: “How do you know this?”

At that moment, An Xiao brushed aside her hair, revealing her sharp ears to Lu Zixun and Zhen Zhuoxiu.

An Xiao smiled: “This is a gift from nature; we have a very strong sixth sense.”

Right then, Lu Zixun suddenly realized something.

An Xiao’s manner of speaking didn’t resemble a child’s at all. Generally, Elves have very long lifespans, so An Xiao isn’t a child?

Feeling that he had misplaced his sympathy on Lu Zixun, he decided to struggle against this revelation: “An Xiao, how old are you this year?”

“Um… fifty-five, which is like eighteen in human years.”

An Xiao looked at Lu Zixun puzzled: “What’s up?”