The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Luminous? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Paimon noticed Luminous's change and asked with some concern. Those things were so ominous; would Luminous, who purified them, be alright?

Ying shook her head, dismissing her doubts, and comforted him, saying, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something."

"Found it! I knew there would be more!" A joyful shout from Yu Jin nearby drew everyone's attention.

"What? Let me see!" Paimon immediately joined in the fun after learning that Ying was alright. She was very curious about what Ember could bring out.

“Here it is.” Ember tossed Paimon a huge rock.

The stone was angular, with sharp, pointed ends, and was entirely yellowish-brown, its surface shimmering with a few golden rays. It looked like the scales of something.

Ancient Dragonstone Forging Stone – a forging stone crafted from polished gold fragments. It is a scale from the Ancient Dragon King, Fam Azra's secret treasure.

It is said that the Ancient Dragon King resides in the space-time rift, and this forging stone exhibits a slight space-time distortion.

Therefore, it can be used to forge god-slaying weapons.

Paimon held the scales in her hands, looking at the ancient dragon rock forging stone, its surface slightly twisted.

This distortion encompasses both time and space. Paimon tried to discern the specific structure of the forging stone, but found himself only seeing a blurry mass of light and shadow. Only a casual glance revealed the stone's general structure.

“Uh…” Paimon stared at the forging stone for a while, and his eyes turned into mosquito coils.

She swayed and covered her head, as if she might fall to the ground at any moment.

"Alright! You can just take a quick look at this stuff, why are you so obsessed?" Ember put away the Ancient Dragon Rock Forging Stone and gently flicked Paimon's forehead.

Paimon immediately snapped out of her daze. Somewhat frightened, she flew behind Ying and muttered, "What a terrifying thing!"

"It's just a rock, what's so scary about it?" Ying was a little confused. It was just a rock, what was there to be afraid of?

"Um... well... it just looks really scary." Paimon thought for a moment, and it didn't seem like there was anything scary about it, but why did that fear linger in her heart?

But Paimon wasn't one to dwell on things, and soon her attention shifted to the Sky Harp, which was overflowing with wind elemental power.

"Wow! This is the real Sky Harp?" Paimon took a deep breath and felt much lighter.

"This level should be enough!" Wendy felt greatly reassured as he sensed the almost active wind elemental power on the Sky Harp.

"So, where should we summon the Stormterror? The city is definitely out of the question; failure would be too costly. The winery, perhaps..."

Qin gazed at the Sky Harp, pondering where the perfect place would be to summon the Wind Demon Dragon.

“No problem, losing the winery isn’t a big loss, but it’s best to avoid it.” Diluc crossed his arms and said something that brought tears to the woman’s eyes.

Yu Jin shook his head. What kind of rich people are they? A winery, they can just give it up like that.

“We need sea breezes and winds from high places, so that the poet’s song can travel farther. And a moist, refreshing breeze can bring a good mood,” Wendy smiled.

"It seems the answer is obvious." Qin thought of a place, and judging from everyone's expressions, they all seemed to have the same idea.

“Yes, indeed.” Yu Jin said, handing a rope to everyone.

"Hurry up," Yu Jin instructed.

"What?" Wendy asked, gripping the rope, her head full of question marks.

"Let's go to heaven!" Yu Jin shouted, and then he pulled everyone up into the sky.

Chapter 140 Dragons and Dragons

2023-08-30

"Ahhh—, it's so high! Come down quickly!" Paimon was shouting loudly high in the sky.

Ember glanced at Paimon, who was floating beside him. She was the only one who had flown up into the sky without holding onto a rope.

"No, aren't you flying too? Is there any need to be so scared?" Ember looked at Paimon, who kept circling around them, and just couldn't understand it.

There are people who can fly but are afraid of heights?

Paimon, clutching Ying's clothes, said with a trembling voice, "Who would fly that high for no reason! The highest I usually fly is above Ying's head!"

"Why do I feel like you're saying I'm short?" Bright felt a strong sense of sarcasm when she heard Paimon's words. Even though she was the shortest member of the "Dvalin Protection Society" besides Paimon.

"Hey—, Ember! You don't want me to keep playing like this, do you?" Wendy shouted at Ember above, gripping the rope with both hands.

The people present were no ordinary people, so holding onto the rope like that wasn't difficult for them. But if Ember asked him to play under these circumstances, Wendy would have to wonder if Ember was trying to make things difficult for him.

"I know, I know, it's Star-Picking Cliff!" Yu Jin's helpless voice came from behind him. Did they really think he knew nothing?

Come to think of it, he had taken Galuro and Kry to Starcliff once. But he later learned that it was the place Mondstadt people liked to go when confessing their love. This made him feel a bit annoyed.

"Good to know!" Wendy's heart immediately relaxed. Knowing Ember's past behavior, he might actually let him perform high in the air.

As for whether the method was to have the wind slime pull him into the sky, or to send him into the sky in some other way, that remains unknown.

Fortunately, this time Ember was a bit more serious and didn't have any of those strange ideas.

Wendy famously said: "Flying is faster than running, isn't it?"

And that was indeed the case. Soon, the towering, sharp corners of Star-Picking Cliff came into view.

Stargazing Cliff has always been a superb vantage point for viewing the scenery of Mondstadt. And now, with people taking in Stargazing Cliff from a higher vantage point, its beauty is even more amplified.

Before they knew it, everyone was somewhat mesmerized. But clearly, Yu Jin wasn't. What's scenery compared to someone else?

"Let's go. After we rescue Dvalin, we can have him take you around. If that doesn't work, you can ask me to take you around." Ember chuckled a few times, then slowly descended towards the bottom of Star-Picking Cliff.

"Yay! We're finally back on the ground!" Paimon spun around excitedly a few times. It felt so good to be back on the ground!

"You've never missed a single day, except when you're sleeping," Ying said, hands on her hips, looking at the excited Paimon.

"Within one luminous height of the ground, that's the ground!" Paimon stated his standard for the ground.

"Alright everyone, it's time to get ready to listen to the performance of Mondstadt's finest bard!" Wendy laughed and walked to the highest point of Starcliff.

He picked up the Sky Harp, imbued with wind elemental power, and gently plucked its star iron strings. Soothing and melodious music flowed from the wind, drifting far away.

In Ember's perception, a massive accumulation of wind element was rapidly approaching. Its speed surprised him slightly.

Sure enough, Dvalin hadn't used his full strength earlier. It was probably because he was still fighting against the poisonous blood within him, so he held back considerably.

Judging from the current situation, either Dvalin is about to defeat the poison, or the poison is about to completely corrupt Dvalin.

The gentle breeze, which had been light and lively because of the music, began to stir, and pain and hatred began to permeate the air.

A four-winged dragon flew out from beneath Star-Picking Cliff, hovering in front of Wendy with an unparalleled gale.

"Roar—" Dvalin roared, and although he did not use any power, the howling wind he sent through made everyone squint.

However, the dragon's roar did not sound the same to Ember and Venti.

“There’s nothing left to talk about now!” Dvalin’s eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Wendy.

He wouldn't care if the Mondstadt people forgot him, but it was hard for him to accept that Wendy had forgotten him along with them.

"Really? Then why do I see nostalgia in your eyes?" Wendy stepped forward; he could tell that Dvalin was reminiscing.

"Yes, yes, we can talk, we can talk about anything!" Yu Jin chimed in. Whether something is possible or not, you have to say it out loud; how will you know if it's possible if you don't?

It was only then that Dvalin noticed that Ember was among the humans. Unpleasant memories immediately flooded Dvalin's mind.

Those humans who are as unkillable as cockroaches were all killed by this strange creature.

Dvalin didn't want to experience that feeling of being able to easily defeat someone but failing to kill them again.

As Yu the Understanding Jin, he naturally noticed Dvalin's small movement of shrinking back.

So he immediately took out the Ancient Dragon Rock Forging Stone and said to Dvalin, "Look, you're not alone. This is a scale from one of the strongest members of your dragon race."

All the ancient dragonstone forging stones originated from the king of the ancient dragon race, namely the dragon king Platons.

He was the original king of the Elden Ring, residing in the spacetime rift at the boundary.

Platonsax's scales naturally possess properties that transcend time and space. Weapons forged from them can leave marks on eternal deities far exceeding the passage of time. Therefore, they can be used to slay gods.

However, the so-called deities here do not include those with supreme will. This old bastard's ability to transcend time and space is utterly useless to him; another characteristic is needed to harm him.

I have some idea about this trait, but I don't know how to find it.

Ember felt he was really being dutiful; even though they were no longer at the border, he was still thinking about the Supreme Will and when he could strike Him.

The moment Ember took out the scale, Dvalin sensed that powerful yet familiar aura emanating from it.

Although they live in different worlds and the dragons on both sides are vastly different, the aura of the Dragon King, who has honed his dragon body to its extreme, is enough to greatly benefit many of his kind.

Dvalin's eyes were involuntarily drawn to the scales in Ember's hand. Through the distorted spacetime between the scales, he saw a giant dragon.

A colossal, mountain-like, five-headed dragon, frozen in the temporal storm.

He sat atop an enormous altar, its edges lined with towering stone pillars that surrounded the entire altar.

The dragon was both at the center of the altar and at the intersection of the lines connecting the columns.

Beneath the altar were countless deep pits arranged in a certain pattern. These pits formed concentric circles around the giant dragon in the sky, ranging in size from small to large.

The deep pit contained the skeletons of various creatures: humans, wild beasts, trolls... all sorts of creatures that Dvalin knew or did not know.

The skeletons had their hands clasped over their abdomens, seemingly peaceful before their death. Their skulls all faced the cylinder, and their leg bones all faced the dragon.

The scene was as solemn and dignified as if some kind of ceremony were taking place. Under its influence, Dvalin also became cautious and quiet.

Seeing this, Ember raised an eyebrow at Wendy. Wendy met his gaze, and although they couldn't see Ember's actions, they smiled at each other. It seemed Dvalin was in the bag this time!

However, it was clear that things wouldn't go so smoothly. Dvalin was still looking at everything inside the altar—the patterns, the architecture, so massive and intricate, as if it had been created specifically for dragons.

This was a feeling he had never experienced in human architecture before; everything suited him so well and made him so comfortable.

Suddenly, Tvalin felt his body stiffen. He shifted his gaze slightly upward, his indigo eyes meeting the ten golden eyes of the other man.

"I'm...I'm sorry!" He seemed guilty and afraid for disturbing such a grand ceremony. Dvalin felt a pang in his heart and turned to run away.

He completely forgot that he was only seeing these things through a "window".

"Hey—, you haven't taken this yet!" Ember saw Dvalin's panicked state. He waved the scale in his hand. So polite? He wouldn't even accept something offered to him.

Chapter 141 The Dragon's Departure and Return

2023-08-30

"Hey, do you feel like someone glanced at us?" In the space-time rift at the border, one of the Dragon King's heads opened its eyes and spoke to the other head beside it.

"What's wrong? Do I lose a piece of flesh just by looking at you?" The Dragon King's leftmost head also opened its eyes and glanced at the second head.