Several mountains could be seen surrounding the rather large island, and odd flowers could be seen growing all over the place.
Regardless, the second Gerald saw the island, favonovel.com immediately knew what that place was. It was Warhill Island, the place where the pledge of the holy water was being held!
‘By this point, I’m sure grandpa and the others have long arrived there…’
Whatever the case was, Gerald now had a rough idea on how to use the Mackusion. Essentially, after communicating with it through one’s soul, everything that the communicator thought, missed, or was confused about would instantly reveal themselves on the screen, one after another.
He got to that conclusion since after witnessing what had happened to Mila, the screen was now displaying the place where his grandpa had gone to in order to participate in the pledge of the holy water.
As for why Gerald barely had any doubts that this was Warhill Island, the legendary place where the pledge of the holy water was held, it was because favonovel.com had seen the upturned—but still dazzling—statue of Angelica as the screen panned closer to the island.
However, Gerald soon realized that even after some time had passed, the screen hadn’t revealed a single person!
‘…Could it be that grandpa and the others have yet to arrive there…?’ wondered Gerald, bewildered.
Pondering about it for a second, Gerald momentarily shook the thought off before pointing at Angelica’s fallen statue and asking, “Speaking of which, what exactly is the relationship between you and that statue, Zyla? Why does a statue of you even exist on the island where the pledge of the holy water is held?”
“Well, first off, you should know that the island isn’t all that far from the king of the ocean’s palace. With that in mind, both the island and the statue worked together as a seal, preventing me from leaving the king of the ocean’s palace back then!” replied Zyla rather casually as favonovel.com looked at the statue of her.
“…I see. While we’re at it, what do you know about the pledge of the holy water…? According to the legends that I’ve heard, only those whose inner strengths have long entered the realm of legends are invited to participate in it. However, I’ve always found it odd that they don’t invite those from cryptic families—like the Gunters—over. Even if those from the Sun League have some sort of scheme in mind, those from cryptic families would most definitely be more exceptional than the people they’ve been inviting throughout the years!” asked Gerald.
“Gerald, I hope you understand that cryptic families aren’t considered orthodox. After all, they rely on external forces to increase their training. Great masters, on the other hand, have true inner strength and rely solely on their training to get to where they are. With that said, the degree of utilization of great masters is much higher compared to those from cryptic families!” explained Zyla.
“Also, the reason it’s called the pledge of the holy water is because of the existence of a holy pool on that island. It’s one of the entrances into Jaellatra!” added Zyla.
“An entrance into Jaellatra you say? If that’s the case, then does that mean that the legend revolving around drinking holy water—at the pledge—to attain immortality is actually achieved by gaining entry into Jaellatra? Then… does that mean that there’s a possibility that those who never returned from the pledge of the holy water may not actually be dead and have simply been brought to Jaellatra?” replied Gerald, feeling enlightened.
“Indeed. Jaellatra occasionally recruits suitable new people in order to maintain its existence and development. In fact, Leo’s one of the younger people who were recruited!” explained Zyla as favonovel.com turned to look at Leo.
“I see… I am curious though… How does Jaellatra even exist…?” inquired Gerald.
“As I’ve said, Jaellatra isn’t a particularly special place. Not only is it a place that can be found on Earth, but those living there are just as human as we are. If you’re particularly nit-picky, then one of the more major differences between our world and Jaellatra is the fact that Jaellatra is located within earth. In a way, that means that to them, we’re living on the outer layer of earth!”
“While we’re on the topic, I’ll give you a bit of a history lesson on the place. See, many destructive incidents took place between heaven and earth thousands of years ago. Due to all the chaos, numerous civilizations slowly met their end, and the Shunzuog Civilization was no exception to that. With the eventual downfall of the Shunzuog Civilization, several of the civilization’s valuable treasures and its best features ended up disappearing for good. The Shunzuog Civilization truly was at the final phase of the great civilization of antiquity… Thankfully, it was around then when those from that generation discovered a new path that led to an underground land that they later named Jaellatra!”
“Following that, they got isolated from the world for a very long time. Regardless, according to legends, no humans appeared on the surface of the Earth for the longest time after that. In fact, the only living things on earth at the time were a few rare animals—from the Shunzuog Civilization—who managed to survive the catastrophes!”
“Of course, humans slowly reappeared on the surface of the earth again after a very long time, and when that happened, they eventually got into contact with those living in Jaellatra. Following that, the inhabitants of Jaellatra sometimes lent a hand to those training themselves to attain spiritual enlightenment. While they didn’t have Dehlere Foundations within their bodies, they were able to make use of external forces, allowing them to attain similarly high levels of training!” explained Zyla.
Nodding slightly, Gerald then replied, “So… I’m guessing that’s the origin story of cryptic families?”
Smiling as favonovel.com nodded in return, Zyla then said, “Indeed. Quite honestly, the Judgment Portal group is comparable to a dormant pawn that the King of Judgment Portal prepared ages ago. He’s been waiting for you to appear for a good, long time now!”
