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

Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes.

However, the crafting techniques used by immortals and the almost identical structure to the Ye Lan family's heirloom artifacts were enough for them to identify the true identity of this artifact.

"Oh, right."

"There's one more thing I need to ask for your opinion on."

Rhodes pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "I've found the remains of those Thousand Rock Army soldiers, sorcerers, and Fushe from back then. Do you want to collect them?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 238 You don’t want to either?

The remains of Fushe were found in a secluded corner of an underground cave.

Their identities are still quite easy to identify.

Only Rod and Apep can see his remains; Xiao and the other two are still unable to see through the illusion that is obscuring their consciousness.

"Before they died, they were probably just like you, misled by overlapping spaces and illusions."

As he walked, Rod shared his speculations about what happened back then.

This is a conjecture based on the distribution pattern of the skeletons.

The remains of these Thousand Rock Army soldiers clearly showed signs of being buried, yet they were arranged in an extremely messy and scattered manner. Some of the remains were even stacked together, making it impossible to distinguish one from another.

It is unknown how many of the Thousand Rock Army soldiers died here back then.

In short.

The skeletons laid out before Rhodes stretched as far as the eye could see.

These skeletons were extremely well preserved, showing no signs of decay. This scene, far more shocking than a mass grave, brought an even stronger shock to Rhodes.

In this ocean of skeletons.

The most conspicuous.

Without a doubt, it was that four-armed skeleton sitting upright in the dark corner.

Humans all have two arms.

Only Fushe, a yaksha whose body structure is different from that of humans, possesses such uniqueness.

"letter?"

Upon reaching the remains of Fushe, what first caught Rhodes's attention was not the bones, which were harder than jade, but a well-preserved letter.

He picked up the letter, read only the first sentence, and then put the letter away without looking at it again.

Jinpeng, when we meet again, we will be separated by life and death.

This is a letter that Fushe specially left for Xiao when he regained his clarity at the last moment of his life.

So it's better to leave it to Xiao to take care of.

Rhodes then glanced into the cave again, as was his habit.

And then this one glance.

He then discovered another human skeleton hidden deep in the cave.

Unlike Fushe, who sat with an imposing posture and exuded domineering aura until his death.

The human skeleton was lying diagonally on the rock, with a battle sword in its hand that was only half intact. A long and deep knife mark could be seen at the throat, indicating that it had committed suicide.

Humans who can die alongside Fu She.

If I'm not mistaken.

This should be Bo Yang, the human sorcerer who stayed until the end with Fu She, and the ancestor that Ye Lan once mentioned who was unable to return.

The notes found near the remains also confirmed his identity.

He is Boyang.

Bo Yang's notes were not as private as Fu She's 'family letter'. After casually flipping through a couple of pages, Luo De couldn't help but sigh.

Ultimately, he was just a mortal, not a saint.

Living in such a lonely, dark, and claustrophobic environment, with the passing of Fushe, Boyang, left alone here, had become even more insane than Fushe, who was 'sick', in the final stage of his life.

The beginning of this journal consists of normal battle records.

From the moment the Kanriar monsters attacked Liyue, and the Thousand Rock Army and the Mage joined forces to resist them outside the Rocky Abyss, the story continues until the appearance of the four-armed Yaksha, who led the remaining Thousand Rock Army soldiers out of the monsters' encirclement with terrifying bravery. After that, they discovered that the underground space exposed by the war had an extremely powerful suppressive effect on the Kanriar monsters. Thus, Boyang personally devised the plan to sacrifice some of his men to save Liyue.

"The underground palace."

Upon seeing the name given to this space in the notes, Rod looked up and around.

Something to say.

There are indeed some remaining traces of the building here.

However, its appearance is quite different from that of the underground palace described in the notes.

"Is it already being affected by the space before even entering?"

Rod stroked his chin, deep in thought.

The space they are in now is one of the greatest mysteries in the entire Teyvat region.

Even immortals capable of battling demons cannot escape the illusions here; time is distorted, space is chaotic and overlapping, and there are behaviors that seem to actively devour people, creating a bizarre environment that can turn living people into phantoms.

Each of these horrors, taken individually, would be enough to make them forbidden zones for humanity, let alone the fact that all of these great horrors are now combined in one place.

"Was it the change brought about by that celestial star?"

Rhodes was reminded of the legends of the Lava Abyss in Liyue.

A celestial star fell to earth, and the wasteland transformed into a vast and profound abyss, from which precious jade and precious stones grew, inexhaustible and everlasting.

When I first learned of this legend...

Rhodes initially thought it was just a guess or a wild guess, but through generations of embellishment, it became a delightful legend and biography.

After the scientific expedition team from Xumi conducted a survey of the geological environment of the underground mining area.

The conclusions they drew.

But the legend of the Celestial Star might very well be true!

This story begins with another inference given by the scientific expedition team.

The ancient rock abyss was most likely a vast ocean.

The ancient marine fossils that have been unearthed are the most perfect evidence.

correct.

Rod also found the ancient marine fossils mentioned in the report.

I found it randomly.

The deeper you go, the more ancient fossils you'll find.

Although I didn't study paleontology.

However, Rod was still able to easily identify the distinctive marine features on these fossils.

Furthermore, these fossils are exceptionally well-preserved in structure; this is not just a one- or two example, but a characteristic shared by almost all the fossils unearthed.

The reasons why this could happen.

The most convincing explanation at present.

It refers to a horrific mass extinction that occurred in a short period of time in the ocean that was the precursor to the stratocumulus abyss.

"A celestial star fell, causing a mass extinction and turning what was once an ocean-covered, rocky abyss into a wasteland, leaving behind this terrifying, man-eating space and inexhaustible mineral resources."

This statement coincides with the legend of the celestial star and also fits the idea of ​​a mass extinction event occurring in a short period of time.

More than that.

This is combined with the inverted ruins where the Black Serpent Knight is located and the traces of human development in this space.

Rhodes can confirm this.

Before the arrival of the Liyue people, a developed underground nation had already existed beneath the Laminaria.

I just don't know how this country came to be.

"The Nail of Freezing Cold?"

Rhodes thought of the ancient kingdom of Fendnir, which had been destroyed, on the snowy mountain.

Its demise was due to climate change caused by the cold nails that were sent down by the laws of nature.

According to Narcida, the Frost Spike is a tool for fighting against the Abyss, and it also has the ability to purify and stabilize forces that should not exist in Teyvat.

In the distant past.

The Frost Spikes were primarily used to repair cracks in Teyvat.

From this, Rhodes deduced a conclusion that made him gasp in shock.

"The essence of this space is a rift in the world of Teyvat! The Frost Spike was sent down by the heavens to repair it."

This makes the situation delicate.

If this space before us is truly a rift in the world.

So where does it lead?

Looking at the endless darkness before him, Rhodes couldn't help but swallow hard.

"No wonder this place is so strange; even the rules are different from Teyvat."

Having figured out the nature of this space, Rhodes' previous confusion was also resolved.

Just like the spatial flaws within the sealed space.

This underground space is actually a huge spatial junction, which is very likely the point where the Teyvat world overlaps with another space or another world.

Therefore, the rules of Teyvat are completely inapplicable here, and the order here has become so chaotic that it completely exceeds common sense.