The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Soon, Hilichurls should come to the Laminaria. Once there, use this device to try and restore their human forms."

In the mist, Kong looked at Yuan Shang and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang was greatly shocked: "What? Your Highness, you mean this thing can purify the curse on a Hilichurl?!"

“That’s right, but we need to find the right frequency.” The Baptist of Deep Sin nodded in agreement.

“In other words…” Yuan Shang pointed to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief. Would such an important task really be entrusted to him?

"The task of helping the Kanriyans regain their humanity is entrusted to you!" Kong added solemnly to Yuan Shang.

"Now you understand how important your mission is, right?" the Baptist of Deep Sin said, as another new starry sky was cast down.

"Yuanshang, don't let me down!" Before leaving, Kong turned back to look at Yuanshang one last time.

This glance was the best motivation for Yuan Shang, who had always been a nobody in the cult, instantly filling him with enthusiasm.

"No problem, Your Highness, I will definitely fill our camp to overflowing!" Yuan Shang made a great vow to the empty altar.

Since the Order trusts him so much, Yuan Shang is determined to do this well! Let's set a small goal first: make the Order's camp overflowing with people!

After his initial excitement subsided, Yuan Shang began to examine the ruins dating back to an ancient civilization.

The center of the altar is concave; if viewed from the front, this area should be part of the dome.

A rhomboid bluish-purple gemstone is set on the protrusion in the center of the semi-circular recess.

"Can something like this really purify a curse?" Yuan Shang silently approached the gem and touched the smooth object.

Although Yuanshang was not usually valued, as a veteran in the cult, he knew some secrets.

For example, Hilichurls are humans who transformed into humans, and they have some irreversible curses.

The depth of this curse is so profound that it seems bottomless, making one wonder if there is any solution.

"Should we give it a try first?" Yuan Shang looked at his palm, which was black with a hint of fiery red, and an idea came to mind.

He was a veteran of the Abyss Order, but not an elder. In Yuan Shang's memory, his earliest memories were untraceable, but he was certain that there was not a single human element in his memories.

But what if, what if? Anyway, this device will be activated sooner or later, so why not give it a try now?

Maybe he can experience what it's like to be human.

Thinking it and doing it, Yuan Shang stretched his palm onto the gemstone, letting the power within his body surge out.

The fiery elemental energy escaped from the body and, under the influence of this strange device, transformed into a pure and soothing yellowish-white light.

Yuan Shang didn't know what this power was; he only knew that his actions were effective. So he increased the input of elemental power.

The gem at the center of the altar shone brighter and brighter, and then a yellow and white light shot from the top of the gem to the pool above and disappeared into it.

"Om-"

After a low hum, the same light waves as before rippled out, and along with the light waves flew the churning abyss.

"Boom!"

Yuan Shang's body smashed into the wall of the altar, leaving a human-shaped mark. He fell out of the mark and rolled several times.

Looking up at the altar gem that emitted a soft glow, Yuan Shang finally couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Pfft! This thing... are you sure it's not coming to kill someone?"

Chapter 594 Off-field Assistance

2024-04-08

On the sun-drenched island of Haiqi, starlight suddenly appeared.

"Haha! I won! Ying, you have to treat me to a big meal at Crescent Moon Pavilion!" Paimon burst into laughter when he saw the fluctuating portal in front of him.

"Alright, alright, you win! I didn't expect Yuan Shang to be just like you, either he likes to run away or he likes to drag people away!" Ying made a face at Paimon.

She just made a bet with Paimon about how long it would take for Yuan Shang to call them back after he was summoned there.

Paimon talked for half a day, while Ying talked for a whole day. Clearly, given the sun's current intensity, it's less than half a day.

"Is this kid going to call us over to do odd jobs?" Yu Jin looked at the unfolded abyss passage and stroked his chin.

It's no wonder he thought that way, mainly because Yuan You had just said that the Abyss Order wanted to ask Yuan Shang to do odd jobs, and then the Abyss Passage appeared next to Yuan Shang.

The timing was so coincidental that it was hard not to believe that what Yuan You said was true.

“That’s possible, but it’s more likely that he encountered some difficulties.” Yuan You nodded, then called to his two companions behind him and walked into the starlight.

"Are you two going or not?" Seeing Paimon and Ying still bickering, Ember casually mentioned it.

"Go, go, go! Of course I'll go!" Ying quickly slapped Paimon, sending him spinning in the air, and ran into the room without looking back.

This was a rare opportunity to find clues about her brother, and Ying didn't want to let it slip by.

"Wow! Wait for me!" As soon as Paimon regained her balance, she saw Ying rushing over, so she quickly followed.

"Tsk, so careless." Yu Jin shook his head and sighed before leaping into the abyss passage.

……

After experiencing bizarre sights and being bombarded with all sorts of junk information, the group finally arrived at the other side of the abyss passage.

Upon entering, the most noticeable thing is the dimness all around. Although the water in the pool can emit light, it is still far from being as bright as the real sun.

"Where is Yuanshang...?"

As soon as they landed, they eagerly searched for Yuan Shang. Then they saw Yuan Shang lying motionless on the ground.

Where he fell, there was a pool of indescribable liquid. Judging from the scene, everyone had reason to believe that this was the blood of the Abyss Singer.

"Yuan Shang is dead!" Paimon cried out in anguish, covering his eyes with both hands.

Although Yuanshang is an Abyss Singer, he is completely different from other Abyss monsters; he is an Abyss monster who can be a friend!

Now that Yuan Shang is dead, even though he didn't have much interaction with him, Paimon couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Just as Paimon was squeezing his eyes to try and shed a few tears to remember Yuan Shang, he suddenly heard the latter's annoyed shout.

"You're the one who's dead! I'm just too badly injured, I'm just lying on the ground resting for a bit!"

Yuan Shang struggled to turn himself over, then rolled over to the side of the crowd—even the Abyss Singer felt disgusted by the blood he had spat out.

"What happened to you? Who could have hurt you like this?!" The three from Yuanyou immediately surrounded Yuan Shang when they saw his miserable state.

Among them, the light blue Yuan Zuo was constantly applying healing bubbles to Yuan Shang.

"I bet Yuan Shang has messed with a really strong guy," Yu Jin said confidently to the crowd, arms crossed.

"why?"

"because of this!"

Facing the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Yu Jin pointed. Following his direction, everyone saw a large black mark on the wall.

After comparing the body sizes, it's definitely the one printed on the abyss!

"How can you be so shameless? You dare to mess with someone who could punch you into a wall?"

Paimon flew around in front of Yuan Shang several times, almost turning Yuan Shang's eyes into mosquito coils.

"Cough cough cough!" After coughing a few times to dispel the dizziness caused by Paimon and draw everyone's attention, Yuan Shang continued:

"No, I didn't offend anyone. The culprit is this thing!"

Yuan Shang pointed to the gems on the altar and said with lingering fear.

If he hadn't been careful and resilient, he might have lost his life in that blow.

"What is this? It's pretty!" Yu Jin ran over and rubbed the gemstone a couple of times, creating many tiny scratches on its smooth, round surface.

Looking at his rough gauntlets, Ember silently retreated to the back.

“This place is upside down, I don’t know if you guys noticed?” Yuan Shang said to the group as he was helped to his feet by his companions.

"Upside down?" Upon hearing this, the group began to look around.

I don't know where this place is; apart from this main hall, the rest of the place is pitch black.

Only a faint light emanating from somewhere outside illuminated a corner of this darkness, allowing everyone to glimpse some outlines.

"It really seems so?!" Paimon and Ying both narrowed their eyes upon seeing this, as they recalled something they had seen before.

"Could the upside-down Seven Gods statue have appeared here?!" Paimon exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang shook his head: "The Seven Gods statues hanging upside down? I have heard of that, but it couldn't possibly have come from here."

"This is an ancient civilization site located at the bottom of a deep abyss of rock; it's impossible for there to be a Seven Gods statue here."

"The Abyss of Layered Rocks, so far?!" Paimon and Ying were surprised again upon hearing this.

They were just in Inazuma, how did they end up in Liyue in the blink of an eye? But after figuring out that the Abyss Order's Abyss Teleportation was similar to a teleportation anchor point, the two of them found it much easier to accept.

It seems to be more than just similar; the Abyss Order's teleportation is far more convenient than teleportation anchor points.

After all, their teleportation is practically ubiquitous, making it far more convenient than teleportation anchor points.

"The Abyss of Lapis Lazuli, I remember it was sealed off by Liyue, there must be some great secret inside!"

Ember recalled the rumors about the Abyss of Layered Rocks and became eager to try it out.

It's common knowledge that Liyue has sealed off the Lava Pit. Some say it's a lair of monsters, and if things are relaxed, hordes of monsters will overwhelm the land; others say it's where the evil spirits suppressed by the Geo Archon have been unearthed, and we can't be careless...

Regardless of the explanation, Ember only knew one thing: there was definitely something really funny going on in the Abyss of Laminaria!

"Secrets? There are quite a few. For example, this device that is said to be able to purify Hilichurls' curses."

Upon hearing Ember's words, Yuan Shang nodded in agreement. The Abyss of Layered Rocks held many secrets, and this was one of them.

"The curse that purifies Hilichurls? I remember Dain saying it was like a curse from the gods, right?" Paimon covered his mouth, shocked once again.

Ember glanced at Paimon. Why is this little guy always so easily shocked? Can't he be a bit more composed like him?

"So you knew that Hilichurls were transformed humans?"

Yuan Shang was somewhat discouraged when he heard Paimon's words. He had originally planned to use these things as material to brag to them, but he didn't expect that they already knew about them.

“I already knew. What did you mean by purifying the Hilichurls’ curse?” Ying nodded, then asked immediately.

If that's the case, it might not only affect Hilichurls, but perhaps even Dain's own curse could be alleviated.