Back then, Adanis already had traces of her current elegance. Intelligent, graceful, indifferent, proud, and obsessive.
Moreover, Adanis had already made significant achievements in the Magical Energy Array.
When the Wise Sovereign first met Adanis, they discussed various topics regarding the Magical Energy Array. At that time, although Adanis’s understanding of the Magical Energy Array was still immature, her talent was astonishing. The Wise Sovereign estimated that it wouldn’t be long before Adanis surpassed that realm to reach a higher level of proficiency.
The Wise Sovereign admired talent without envying it, because he understood clearly that everyone has their own gifts and specialties, and such innate spirituality is something to marvel at rather than envy.
Therefore, during their first meeting, the Wise Sovereign had quite a favorable impression of Adanis.
However, by their second meeting, the Wise Sovereign and Adanis were already at daggers drawn.
"It came to a confrontation? Did she do something?" Angel asked curiously.
The Wise Sovereign sighed lightly: "You should know she calls herself the ’Mirror Demon God.’ Aren’t you curious why she’s doing this?"
Angel thought for a moment: "Stealing the Warden’s treasure?"
According to the records they found in the Underground Church, the actions of those who called themselves followers of the Mirror Demon God were indeed aimed at the Warden’s treasure.
But what specific treasure it was, their findings did not document.
The Wise Sovereign nodded: "That’s right."
The Wise Sovereign didn’t mean for Angel to guess the answer. Since Angel and the others had found the Mirror Demon God’s followers’ church, it wasn’t hard to find related records.
"People say Naraku City fell overnight, but that’s just an exaggeration. How could it truly last just one night? Naraku City also had powerful Dominators expert in warfare, as well as Magical Energy Arrays and various Alchemy Tools. It definitely lasted more than a day or two."
"To be honest, I forgot how long it really lasted. During that time, I was constantly handling various affairs in the pitch-black underground without any gap to count time."
"However, I do remember the last living area in the Underground Aqueduct being breached three years after Naraku City fell publicly."
"From when the upheaval in Naraku City started to its downfall, and finally to all living areas being breached into uninhabited ruins, it might have lasted five years."
A few years later, the Wise Sovereign finally had the chance to visit the Qingkong Poetry Room and met Adanis for the first time.
At that time, the Wise Sovereign didn’t know what Adanis had done, just felt she was a very intelligent person.
But afterwards, while conducting follow-up work in the Underground Aqueduct, the Wise Sovereign discovered that Warden Franklin’s residence had been destroyed.
One must know, even after Naraku City’s fall, the Hanging Jail Stairway was unharmed! The guards here weren’t ordinary, plus there were Magical Creatures in the void—who dared storm in so easily?
Through the Wise Sovereign’s investigation, it was finally revealed that a group of self-claimed followers of the Mirror Demon God was behind it.
These people had almost no other thoughts, deeply worshipping the Mirror Demon God. According to the Wise Sovereign, they were essentially fanatics.
Even if the Wise Sovereign captured them, they would demonstrate their loyalty by choosing death.
In the eyes of Transcendents, death doesn’t necessarily mean the end of information; clues can still be found. Yet what surprised the Wise Sovereign was that even after death, these fanatics’ souls remained blank, void of any memories. Their sole memory was worshipping the Demon God.
"The soul’s memories... blank?" Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to recall something. "Empty-hearted People? Sea of Void Mirror?"
The Wise Sovereign nodded: "Correct, it was the Sea of Void Mirror that caused them to lose memories, turning into fanatics of the Mirror Demon God."
"However, at that time, I was unaware of the Mirror Domain."
Later on, the Wise Sovereign investigated the emblem of the Mirror Demon God. Upon comparison, it was found that one figure on the emblem looked like Olao and the other bore a striking resemblance to Adanis.
Thus, the Wise Sovereign returned to the Qingkong Poetry Room.
But this time, he was met with closed doors, with no one coming out to meet him. And since the Qingkong Poetry Room was not controlled by the Magical Energy Array, there was no way for the Wise Sovereign to forcibly enter.
"I employed some tactics and eventually forced Adanis to reveal herself." The Wise Sovereign didn’t elaborate on these tactics, nor did anyone ask, as many matters aren’t to be probed too deeply.
"She admitted her actions, but claimed it was to help the Noah Family retrieve what belonged to Augustine, and to also reclaim Margaret’s belongings for better preservation in the Qingkong Poetry Room."
Naturally, the Wise Sovereign was skeptical because the Warden’s room, protected by the Magical Energy Array, had never been breached, and even the Wise Sovereign didn’t know its contents.
Yet Adanis had directed those Demon God believers to dismantle the Magical Energy Array. Who knew what she had taken or what her motivations were?
The Wise Sovereign’s main reason for distrust lay in their second meeting; the Wise Sovereign hadn’t yet figured out Adanis’s true intentions and thus couldn’t trust her words.
The Wise Sovereign wished to meet Olao.
But no matter what the Wise Sovereign said, Olao never appeared. So, the Wise Sovereign thought of capturing Adanis first before proceeding further.
Thus, the tense standoff between the Wise Sovereign and Adanis unfolded.
However, it was only a standoff with no further outcome.
Because Adanis never physically appeared; she confronted the Wise Sovereign from within the mirror. At that time, the Wise Sovereign had just learned about the Mirror Domain, but knew little about it. Breaking the mirror by force didn’t lead to capturing Adanis.
In the subsequent times, the Wise Sovereign confronted Adanis multiple times without succeeding in capturing her.
Moreover, as time passed, Adanis’s strength grew, and the Wise Sovereign didn’t want to see her continue growing. Thus, he was determined to resolve the matter quickly.
As for what the Wise Sovereign planned to do this time, and how the process went, he didn’t elaborate, only revealing the outcome.
The outcome was—
He signed a covenant with Adanis, achieving balance, and this covenant remains in effect to this day.
From the outcome, it seems the Wise Sovereign suffered a loss, and indeed he did... But he didn’t come away empty-handed. It was then that Adanis, to help the Wise Sovereign clean up the filth in the Underground Aqueduct, to prevent unexpected issues with the Magical Energy Array, assigned You Nu to him. Not long after You Nu joined the Wise Sovereign, the Cyclops Family emerged.
Perhaps considering You Nu’s affection for children, or perhaps for maintaining balance, Adanis didn’t forcibly recall the Cyclops Family. Thus, allowing the Wise Sovereign to educate the Cyclops Family, leading to the current Eldest, Second, and Youngest Baos.
Apart from You Nu and the Cyclops Family, the Wise Sovereign gained another thing: Laplace’s friendship.
This the Wise Sovereign did not elaborate on, only briefly mentioning it.