In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

Appepp, that incredibly proud woman, is most susceptible to being provoked.

And even though she knew Rod was deliberately provoking her, she still turned around angrily.

It's about attitude.

That would naturally be as terrible as it gets.

While he spoke coldly to others, he simply grabbed Rhodes by the collar and dragged him out.

"Come on, what are you looking at!"

Before being captured by Appepp, Rod didn't forget to wink at Xiao and the others, his mouth opening and closing silently signaling them to hurry up and follow.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Appepp is just a phantom at this moment; his power comes from his own strong consciousness.

But it's important to understand that this period has seen many changes over the past ten thousand years.

Appepp's most intact strength lies in her mental fortitude!

Even after suffering both physical and mental torment from the power of the abyss, her mental strength was now even greater than when she devoured the Crimson King's corpse.

This wasn't something Rod guessed.

It was personally certified by the King of the Great Compassion Tree.

Therefore, even if only a part of the original consciousness descends.

At this moment, Apep is also an undisputed, overwhelming force within the sealed space.

There's such a powerful figure to rely on.

Why waste time and effort risking your life to find a Taiwei instrument?

Moreover, in the battle just now...

Xiao was injured by Appepp.

Rhodes seriously doubted whether he, not being in perfect condition, would be able to successfully take everyone out when using the Taiwei Instrument.

Rather than gambling on Xiao's condition and Zhongli's rescue speed.

Why not just cling to Appepp's coattails?

As for whether what he said would really anger her.

What a joke.

From the moment Rhodes said he was a servant of the Grass God, Apep immediately agreed to take him out.

He was certain of one thing.

Apep would never hurt himself.

Unless Rod did something drastic to make Appepp lose control, he would at most get a beating, like what happened now.

With such a precondition of being fearless.

Rhodes never worried that Apep would actually punish him severely for his rudeness, so he confidently provoked her with words, forcing her to bring everyone out of the sealed space.

The team has gained a formidable and unsmiling master.

The atmosphere, which had been somewhat cheerful, instantly turned suffocating.

Don't be fooled by Rod's audacity in provoking Appepp.

But he didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of Appepp.

Even someone as familiar with Apep remained silent upon seeing him.

Others are even less likely to speak up.

According to prior calculations.

This secret realm, dominated by a sealed space and amplified by the Taiwei Instrument, is theoretically arranged according to the number of people entering.

Rhodes and his companions have now traversed three secret realms.

So it's easy to guess whose memories are in this final secret realm.

Apep didn't say a word the entire way.

Upon entering the new secret realm, she stood aside and observed coldly, leaving all the room for maneuver to Rhodes and the others.

It seems.

She seemed to want Rhodes and the others to witness the terror of the secret realm.

however.

In reality, it was simply because this last secret realm was too simple, so simple that she couldn't even be bothered to glance at it.

"Ugh--"

"Sure enough."

Rod sighed deeply.

He had a bad feeling ever since he discovered that Apep had appeared in his own secret realm.

And now.

My premonition came true.

In this final secret realm belonging to the Xiao's memories, there was no Fushe, only a group of crazed demons corrupted by karma.

Xiao showed a look of disappointment.

But disappointment aside.

He still picked up his gun and went to meet them alone.

The karmic burdens on these demons are genuine karmic burdens.

Xiao didn't want Rhodes and Yelan to come into contact with something that was highly poisonous to mortals. As he always did, he wanted to deal with the resentment of these demon gods all by himself.

"They can even replicate karmic obstacles."

Rhodes' mind was not on these monsters.

He wasn't concerned about why Fushe hadn't appeared yet; what mattered most was why karmic obstacles could be replicated within the sealed space.

This is a bit too outrageous.

First it was Appepp, then it was the karmic obstacles that could corrupt the spirit.

These things should all be fake, not real.

However, Apep was able to sense a phantom resembling himself appearing in the Abyss of Layered Rocks thousands of kilometers away, and used this as a medium to create a body that was no different from his clone.

The karmic obstacles that theoretically prevent one from harming others have indeed affected me.

These are unusual.

This made Rhodes wonder.

Are these things in front of us really fake?

If they are real.

So what principle does this illusionary space use to replicate these things that shouldn't exist here?

Oh no.

This can't even be called copying anymore.

This is called creation.

This makes me think.

But what if all of these are false existences?

So where exactly is the true sealed space?

Are they still stuck in the same place? Or have they stumbled into some new, dangerous area?

"hateful."

Rhodes, who was gradually losing his sense of reality, began to feel inexplicably anxious. Cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead and palms, and he couldn't concentrate on Xiao, who was fighting.

Fortunately.

The strange phenomenon quickly dissipated.

As a burning sensation rose in his chest, Rhodes's bewildered eyes suddenly cleared, and the previously indistinct secret realm underwent a dramatic transformation in response to the heat.

To put it simply...

Rhodes's guess was correct.

They really are just going around in circles.

This vast and mysterious realm was indeed just a phantom scene that remained in the darkness, like a slideshow.

Where they are now.

It was actually a vast, empty cave with no end in sight.

The monsters here are just a bunch of ethereal shadows, but the Xiao fighting the shadows is real.

same.

Night Oran, Dadalia, and Appepp, who was raising an eyebrow at him.

They all truly exist within this false illusion.

This primordial dragon king, relying on his terrifying spiritual power, forcibly created a real, movable body for himself.

"A waste of natural resources."

Meeting Rod's gaze, Appepp uttered a less-than-flattering comment.

"Uh"

"You knew all along that I always carried this with me?"

The leaf Rod was referring to was that of the World Tree that had pulled him out of his illusory and confused state.

After all, it is the World Tree that encompasses the entirety of Teyvat.