Thanks to Danmu spoilers, Sharlayan already knew the six origins of the universe.
The six original forces correspond in pairs, order and chaos, light and darkness, life and death.
What represents the origin of life in the material world is the natural energy used by druids.
Strictly speaking, all creatures bred by nature, including Loa and the wilderness demigods, belong to the life side.
Most of the power related to life is related to the growth of all things, which is the natural magic used by druids.
Death is manifested in the material world in the form of necromantic magic. It plants despair in the hearts of mortals through the power of death, leading everything it touches to the decay that ends everything.
Due to the instinct of mortals to seek life and avoid death, many people subconsciously reject concepts related to death, and even demonize death that everyone will face sooner or later in some literary works.
From the information provided by the barrage, it can be known that their world has eighteen layers of hell, Hades and other terrifying existences that imagine the concept of death.
But in the eyes of Thornspeakers, death is not terrible. Life and death are inherently cyclical. Only with life can there be death, and only with death can there be new life.
The Thornspeakers strive to maintain a delicate balance between life and death, utilizing the druidic philosophy of balancing magic to simultaneously harness two forces of diametrically opposed nature.
The Thornspeakers have existed for more than ten thousand years. During such a long period of time, they have made certain progress in their research on the power of life and death, but they have also taken many detours due to various temptations.
The fallen Thornspeakers under Gorak Tuor have almost completely given up their power on the life side, focusing on studying the power of death that can trigger the instinctive fear of mortals.
The decayed and withered Crimson Forest was corrupted by the Drust people's abuse of the power of death, and the forest is still filled with a strong aura of death.
In the end, Gorak Tul and his radical men were defeated by Kul Tiras, and the Drust people withdrew from the stage of history. Only a small number of tribesmen, including Gorak Tul, were left hiding in the Blight.
The world is lingering.
Although the Corrupted Thornspeakers have taken an evil path, their in-depth research on the power of death has also given Orfa a lot of inspiration.
Due to differences in ideas, as early as the war between Gorak Tuor and humans, Olfa led a small group of Drust people who did not agree with Gorak Tuur's brutal behavior and left angrily, parting ways with the fanatical radicals.
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This group of gentle Drust gradually integrated into the human society of Kul Tiras over the years.
Some of the human inhabitants of Drustvar are of Drustish mixed blood.
After countless generations of evolution, it is difficult to see the characteristics of the Drust people in these people, but their blood and cultural traditions have indeed been passed down from generation to generation.
Orfa gave a very typical example. The original prototype of the popular witch legend in the Drustvar region came from Drust.
"Witches are different from Thornspeakers. They never care about the balance between life and death. They only abuse the power of death."
There was a look of memory in Orfa's eyes: "Before that madman Gorak Tuor came to power, normal Drust people did not like witches who messed around with necromancy, but they were reused under Gorak Tuer."
"It's a bit far."
Olfa shook his head and brought back the focus of the topic.
"Power itself has no distinction between good and evil. Thornspeakers never think that the power of death is a heinous and evil force."
"As long as the will is strong enough, even evildoers who have committed countless crimes will have the opportunity to be favored by the seemingly shining holy light."
Orfa curled his lips disdainfully: "What is the power of the Holy Light that represents justice? Bah! It's just a propaganda line for the Holy Light Church."
"I have lived for nearly 3,000 years. I have killed sinners who used the Holy Light more than once, and I have also fought side by side with good people who used the power of death."
"Salayan, remember my words, whether powers are good or evil depends mainly on the person who uses them."
Picking up a dead branch from the ground that had no branches or leaves for a long time, under the catalysis of Olfa's natural magic, the seemingly lifeless branch soon sprouted new sprouts.
When the branch became lush and leafy, Olfa began to reverse the power of life, and the branch that was originally full of vitality quickly withered and withered.
After circulating the power of life and death, Olfa looked at Sarlayan who looked thoughtful and asked: "Did you realize anything?"
"That's right."
Sarlayan put his chin on his hand thoughtfully: "I need to study it carefully... When will the next test be?"
"Two months later."
Orfa threw the branch away casually: "That's when the time limit we agreed on ends."
"Before this, you must master the use of the power of death and initially establish a balance of power between life and death."
Orfa sat upright and said: "I promised you that every time I complete a test, I will tell you some information about Inas."
"Your mother Inas fell into a deep sleep due to excessive injuries."
"With the powerful vitality possessed by the dragons, Inas's body can repair itself, but her severely injured soul lingers between the worlds of life and death."
"Under the cover of Bwonsamdi, Inas's soul was not discovered by the messengers of the Shadow Realm, but she was unable to return to the material world on her own."
"Between the realms of life and death..."
Sarlayan pondered for a moment, and then asked uncertainly at the reminder of the barrage: "So the Blighted Realm..."
Orfa nodded approvingly: "Your mind works very quickly."
"That's right, whether it's the Blighted Realm Zloth, the Hell Abyss created by the Vrykul Death God Hela, or the other world controlled by Bwonsamdi, they are essentially the transition between the material world and the Shadow Realm.
world."
"Inas's soul lingers at the chaotic junction between the soul and the material world, and cannot be reached through ordinary means."
"If you want to save Inas, you must first enter Zlos, the Realm of Blight, use the death ritual knife Bwonsamdi gave you to cut through the space, then light the soul-inducing lamp, and use the blood connection between them to save Inas.
Bring back Si’s soul.”
"If you want to enter the Realm of Blight, you must first master the power of death, use the power of the Thornspeaker to maintain the balance of life and death, protect your soul from the erosion of death, and defeat Gorak Tul who will inevitably jump out to stop you."
"I see."
Sarlayan finally understood why Olfa arranged three tests. It turned out that each test and learning had a clear purpose.
Learning some restoration spells is to allow Sharlayan to become proficient in the use of natural magic.
The purpose of learning Claw Form is to sneak into the Zandalari Islands and make a deal with Bwonsamdi.
Learning the Spinspeaker's unique balance spell is to prepare for entering the Blighted Realm to save Inas's soul.
At this point, most of the mysteries surrounding Inas's whereabouts in Sarayan's mind have been solved.
What needs to be done next is to do everything possible to absorb knowledge.
…
While Sharlayan was studying in Drustvar, the final battle between the Horde and the Alliance finally began.
After all, Orgrim's expectations were not realized. The exhausted orcs showed no signs of recovery. Instead, more and more orcs were "infected" by the debilitating disease.
Orgrim finally put aside his luck and planned to have a desperate decisive battle with the Alliance while the Horde still had the strength to fight.
After the Alliance's heavy siege weapons were built, the northern gate of Blackrock Spire came under heavy bombardment.
No matter how strong the defense is, it is impossible to hold on forever. Before the city gate was breached, Orgrim led the tribe to leave the unreachable Blackstone Tower and enter the open burning plains in the south.
When the Alliance passed through the Blackrock Tower and arrived at the Burning Plains, Orgrim had already set up a formation in advance, and the ferocious wolf cavalry took the lead in charging forward, shouting war cries.
The final decisive battle between the Alliance and the Horde begins.
At the same time, Valeera, who escaped from Quel'Thalas, once again came to the human magical city-state of Dalaran.
Compared with the last time I left, a lot of changes have taken place inside Dalaran.
Kael'thas and Krasus resigned as members of Parliament and returned home, and Modera was ordered to be grounded and prohibited from participating in politics for five years.
Dranden and Kel'Thuzad were still exchanging blows with Horde spellcasters on the front lines of the Burning Steppes, and the old Antonidas simply couldn't handle the vast Dalaran alone.
Antonidas, who was in a hurry, temporarily promoted Ronin, who had made great achievements not long ago and settled the controversy in one fell swoop, and granted him the position of Kirin Tor reserve councilor.
It is said that he is a reserve member. In fact, this is just because Luo Ning is too young. It is an official excuse used to block those old and incompetent pinkeye patients.
In fact, what Ronin is doing now is the work of an official member of the Kirin Tor. It is only because of the young and strong Ronin running up and down that Antonidas can barely control the situation in Dalaran.
When Valeela found Luo Ning, the once extremely poor red-haired mage had changed from what he used to be. The gorgeous rose-red robe on his body was very expensive at first glance.
"Kul Tiras?"
Luo Ning, who was extremely busy, squeezed out a short while to meet with his comrades who had been together through life and death. When he learned of Valeela's destination, he scratched his head in confusion.
"As the Alliance army continues to advance south, the chaotic magic network environment in the northern part of the continent has been straightened out through the efforts of the mages of Dalaran and Quel'Thalas, and Kul Tiras can also teleport, but...
…Why do you want to go there?”
Valeera gave the answer without hesitation: "Because Sharlayan is in Kul Tiras, and I have very important things to do and must find him as soon as possible."
"Salayan? Okay...I understand."
Hearing the name of another bad friend, Ronin agreed to Valeera's request without much hesitation, waving his staff to open the portal to Boralus.
"Admiral Daelin is away on an expedition, and Queen Catherine is overseeing Kul Tiras today."
Before Valeera entered the portal, Ronin quickly drew a series of arcane runes in mid-air with his fingers, and a letter soon materialized.
"This is a letter of recommendation written by me as a member of the Kirin Tor. It should allow you to meet Queen Catherine."