The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Chongyun clenched his fists. Whenever rumors of evil spirits or similar things appeared, he was always the first to arrive.

However, every time he arrived, those legendary and powerful evil spirits were burned to ashes by his pure yang body, which made him waver on his path of exorcising demons.

Am I really suited for this path?

"Is there any solution?" Yu Jin raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Chong Yun was quite resentful about not being able to see the demons.

How could such a quiet young man be so angry that he almost turned red? How could the resentment be small?

“No, Chongyun was thinking of suppressing his pure yang body before. Later, after my persuasion, he changed his mind and started looking for demons that wouldn’t be scared away by his pure yang body.” Xingqiu shook his head.

"Looks like it's still not working?" Yu Jin smacked his lips as he saw Chong Yun's hair, which had stood up, soften again.

"There's simply no way to find such a demon." Chongyun shrugged. The pure Yang body poses too great a threat to demons; there's no way to find a demon that isn't afraid of a pure Yang body.

"Haha, are you guys busy?" Seeing Chongyun and Xingqiu's expressions, Yu Jin knew it was time for him to make his appearance!

Beneath the surface of Liyue, there is no shortage of evil spirits.

"not busy."

"I'm too busy to come to the night market anymore."

Xingqiu and Chongyun replied that upholding justice and vanquishing demons are not limited by holidays.

They're strolling around Liyue now because the Lantern Festival is approaching, the villains have become more subdued, and the evil spirits have shrunk back, so they have nothing to do.

"That's good. Come with me! I'll take you to see the evil spirits."

"Hmm... very powerful. Even a pure Yang body couldn't dispel this evil spirit!"

Yu Jin gave Xingqiu and Chongyun behind him a mysterious smile, then turned and walked away against the flow of people.

Xingqiu and Chongyun exchanged a glance, then shouted and followed.

"Senior, wait for me!" ×2

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Cuijue Slope, located west of Guili Plain and north of Luhua Pond, is just another ordinary low-lying area in Liyue in terms of geographical location.

Such places are countless in Liyue. It is said that the huge depressions scattered throughout Liyue were all caused by the rock spears that the Geo Archon cast during the War of the Demon Gods, but whether this is true or not, no one can verify it now.

Upon entering Cuijue Slope, everyone noticed its uniqueness.

The weather had been bright and cheerful just moments before, but as soon as we entered Cuijue Slope, it turned gloomy.

Thick, dark clouds blocked out all light, making the entire Cuijue Slope appear extremely gloomy.

In the darkness, however, there was a glimmer of light.

Aside from the fiery light emitted by the commonly growing Flame Flowers, the most striking feature of Emerald Slope is the nine enormous stone pillars standing in the depression.

The stone pillars appear to be inlaid with amber, emitting a faint, warm yellow glow in the dim light.

"Achoo!" Standing on the hillside, Xingqiu felt the cold wind blowing in his face and sneezed, which was rare for him.

His body had been enhanced by the Eye of God, so he wouldn't feel any discomfort whether it was the heat of summer or the depths of winter. He never expected to feel the cold here.

“Something is unusual here.” As a sorcerer, Chongyun was much more perceptive than Xingqiu in searching for demons and evil spirits.

He could sense the difference, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"No, you're Liyue people, and you've never been here before?" Yu Jin immediately complained when he saw Xingqiu and Chongyun's reaction as if it were their first time here.

He, who has only been in Liyue for a few months, has already traveled all over Liyue, yet these two locals have never been to Cuijue Slope?

"Who would come to such a deserted place for no reason? To be a vigilante for Hilichurls and Slimes?"

“That’s right. I can’t see demons anyway. Even if there are demons in this deserted place, I can’t get rid of them.”

Xingqiu and Chongyun nodded in unison. How vast is Liyue? If they really wanted to traverse it all, it would probably take forever.

Only someone as ridiculously fast as Ember, who has nothing better to do all day, could travel all over Liyue in such a short time.

"Is this the place where the great demon resides, as you mentioned, senior?" Chongyun stepped forward and carefully examined the surrounding Cuijue Slope.

Scattered rubble, weathered and decaying remains, Hilichurls chasing after something unknown... If you ignore the unusual weather and the huge stone pillars nearby, Jade Slope is no different from other desolate places in Liyue.

“Yes, this is it.” Yu Jin’s gaze fell on a tightly closed stone door inside Cui Jue Slope.

"The demonic wind howls, chilling to the bone; this is definitely the abode of a great demon!" Before Chongyun could say anything, Xingqiu muttered a few words, shaking his head.

"When did you learn the art of identifying demons and evil spirits?" Chongyun asked, somewhat surprised to see Xingqiu speaking so eloquently.

Could it be that my dear friend has been practicing magic arts while he was alone?

"I learned it from storytellers." Sure enough, Xingqiu hadn't learned any magic at all; he was just making things up.

"Tsk, this won't do. You need a professional." Yu Jin waved his hand at Xing Qiu, then patted Chong Yun on the shoulder and asked:

"So, did you figure anything out?"

Chongyun remained silent. At that moment, he clasped his hands together, with a yellow talisman standing upright between his palms.

The yellow talisman was made of steel, and despite the cold wind blowing on the hillside, the talisman paper did not ripple at all.

"Clap clap clap!"

The talisman in Chongyun's hand cracked with a crisp sound. It split into thin strips, each pointing in a different direction.

"Nine elements stand side by side to appease the demons' resentment."

"The center of the nine directions is the center of the formation."

"The key to the formation is right here!"

The talisman in Chongyun's hand suddenly burst into flames, and from the ashes, he learned of the strangeness of this place.

The location of these nine stone pillars was chosen by a master to suppress demons.

The nine pillars are connected, and the entire Cuijue Slope is a demon-suppressing formation set up with the nine pillars as the positions and the heaven and earth as the diagram.

Chapter 366 The Nine Pillars of Peace

2023-12-26

"Is this the formation's core you mentioned?"

Inside the Emerald Jade Slope, Xingqiu touched the ancient and weathered stone gate in front of him and asked Chongyun with a hint of amazement.

He never expected that there would be such amazing things in such a remote and desolate place; it truly broadened his horizons!

Should I expand my activities with Chongyun? We can't find such "good places" by staying in Liyue and Qingce Village all the time.

Xingqiu thought to himself, without considering the possible roars of his elder brother and father in the future.

“This is it.” Chongyun also reached out and touched the heavy stone door in front of him. Unlike Xingqiu, he could clearly feel a hidden power flowing within it.

This must be the power contained within the formation here.

"How do we open it?" Seeing that Chongyun seemed to know a lot about it, Yu Jin asked about how to open the stone door.

He stared at it for a long time, but couldn't see any mechanism on it. Not only was there no mechanism, but there wasn't even a crack in the door.

This made Yu Jin begin to doubt whether the thing was a stone slab or a stone door.

"I'll give it a try." Chongyun took a deep breath and then began to make hand seals and chant incantations.

“$＃…”

His voice was so soft it was barely audible; not only Xingqiu, but even Yu Jin couldn't make out what he was muttering.

"open!"

A bright flash of light burst from Chongyun's fingertips and disappeared into the massive stone gate before them.

Then nothing happened.

"Chongyun, have you been slacking off lately? Why isn't this spell working?" Xingqiu ran up and knocked on the stone door, but there was nothing wrong with it, not even a speck fell off.

"Hmm..." Chongyun covered his head and lowered his head in deep thought.

"This formation is too powerful; my family's method of breaking it is completely useless." After a while, Chongyun finally found the reason.

His gestures and incantations were correct; the only problem was that the formation was too stable, and even techniques specifically designed to break formations could not shake it in the slightest.

"This is a powerful formation. What exactly is being suppressed inside?" Xingqiu became even more curious about what was behind the door after hearing Chongyun's words.

“Of course it’s a great demon that isn’t even afraid of those with pure Yang bodies!” Yu Jin patted the two of them on the head and then said, “But if we can’t open this door, we won’t be able to see anything.”

Yu Jin withdrew his hand. If there was really no other way, brute force was an option, but it was best to avoid it.

This is a historical site, after all; we should try our best to protect it.

"Quickly! Chongyun, quickly bring out your all-knowing 'Records of Demons and Evils,' and find out how to break this formation!"

Xingqiu was even more excited upon hearing this.

Speaking of which, because he was inseparable from Chongyun, he had never seen any demons or evil spirits. Xingqiu was also full of curiosity about the things that Chongyun kept thinking about.

"Cough cough cough! Stop filming!" Chongyun was getting a bit tired from Xingqiu's filming. He stepped aside to get away from Xingqiu, then looked at the nine stone pillars that were faintly visible in the dark mist in the distance and said:

"If we want to break the formation, we need to go and take a look under those pillars. Those are the positions of the formation, the nodes of its power."

As Chongyun spoke, he strode toward the stone pillar.

Xingqiu was very excited, but Chongyun was just as excited.

Judging from the scale and style of this formation, Chongyun was certain that it suppressed an ancient great demon.

As for how big this demon is? Chongyun doesn't know, but it's definitely big enough to not be afraid of his pure yang body.

The thought filled Chongyun with excitement. His pure Yang body could finally be put to use!

As for the previous one? Chongyun felt that simply standing there didn't unleash the full power that a pure Yang body should have.

A true pure Yang body should be able to freely use Yang energy within its techniques!

Just like he had touched Xingqiu's hair before.

Unfortunately, Chongyun couldn't find any demons that could resist the aura of a pure yang body, let alone a powerful demon that would allow him to use spells infused with yang energy.

Cuijue Slope is gloomy, like the moment when yin and yang meet just as the sun sets in the evening.

The first stone pillar wasn't too far from the group, and soon the three of them arrived at its base.