I'm in the Teyvat running group

Even the last resort they had saved—directly summoning the Emperor to intervene—wasn't used...

Although Lao Deng was still very worried, he didn't say it, but he kept playing chess and drinking tea with Tian Shu at the Yanshang Tea House, and even changed the tea leaves three times.

He paused his tea-drinking for a moment only after Yuehaiting's secretaries brought Tian Shu new intelligence.

“Mr. Zhongli, the purification of the entire Liyue region has been completely completed. The vast majority of problems have been resolved. A few monsters escaped, but they have also been dealt with.” Tian Shu opened the booklet and looked at it. His tightly furrowed brows relaxed. He had been worried until now. He handed the booklet to Zhongli and smiled, “You can take a look. It should all be resolved.”

Zhongli took the booklet, flipped through it, and laughed: "It seems I don't need to worry. They did a pretty good job this time."

“Yes… I just don’t know what will happen to Yunxiu. This time he will probably go deep into the depths with Hall Master Hu.” Tian Shu stroked his beard, stood up and said, “But I think he should have a way. I’m a bit tired after staying up all night. Mr. Zhongli, please make yourself at home. I need to go and rest for a while.”

“Yunxiu should be fine; I know his situation very well.” Zhongli nodded and got up to leave.

As for what Yunxiu is doing right now... he had just put away all the formations and was discussing with Hu Tao about entering the Death Realm again.

Ying had just dealt with a large amount of calamity-inducing black energy, so it was clear that she could not continue with them. However, the situation between life and death was now relatively calm. Apart from the souls that had accidentally entered and been saved by Hu Tao, the other souls had not yet returned.

In other words, we still need to go to the 'Death Realm' to see what's going on.

Ying naturally couldn't go, so Yunxiu took her into her demiplane to rest. Although the intensity of this time was not as great as when she saved Hu Tao in the original timeline, it lasted longer and put a lot of pressure on Ying.

Even if you don't need to sleep for two days like before, you still need to rest for one day.

After Yunxiu and Hutao tidied themselves up a bit, they re-entered the 'Death Realm'.

Because the calamities in the outside world have been almost completely cleared away, the danger in the realm of the dead itself seems to have been greatly reduced. Although there is still no soul in the realm, you can already see scattered glimmers of light in the distance and the huge peach tree.

The two sped along and arrived at the location of the peach tree. Seeing the countless souls on the peach tree gradually leaving, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems this incident has finally been resolved... Thankfully, nothing more terrible has happened." Hu Tao sighed and said, "Who knows what the initial cause was? Could it be that Liyue encountered some major accident?"

"The fundamental laws of Teyvat are flawed..."

"Your solution is excellent; it delays everything from the beginning..."

"Who is it? Speaking in our ears?" Hu Tao was very surprised, and even jumped three feet high on the spot. She quickly said, "Yunxiu, did you hear that? Someone is speaking in my ear!"

“I heard it, but it’s strange, it’s not the voice I’m familiar with…” The reason Yunxiu found it strange was that it wasn’t Nicolaes’ voice. The angel had indeed spoken in his mind more than once or twice, but this time the voice was clearly not hers!

"Damn it... I failed to catch him again..." Suddenly, black eyes appeared all around, staring intently at Yunxiu's surroundings, saying, "It was you who let him escape again?"

Chapter 265 Obsessive Obsession Unlocks the Key to Releasing the Source of Disaster (Second Update on Wednesday!)

“I have no idea who you’re talking about… the Regent of Death.” Yunxiu looked into the eyes before her and said, “If you could tell me who this person is, perhaps I could provide some information…”

"The agent of the Abyss, the instigator of the destruction of Kanria, the earliest source of the Abyss Order, capable of seeing the past and future, whose status is no lower than mine..." The eye recited a series of adjectives before uttering a name that Yunxiu hadn't expected: "He is that 'Prophet' Viserfnir."

Viservernil?

Yunxiu nodded. This person and the prophet should be the most special existence in Teyvat. Although he has a status comparable to the world, he has only appeared once in the story.

He is the one who appears in the story of Calibel, the one who guided Krodal to create the Abyss Order. In this timeline, although the Abyss Order was established by Calibel, the final timeline was forcibly brought to the point where he became the weaver of fate.

This is the fate of Teyvat itself; you can try to change it, but ultimately it's very difficult to reverse your destiny.

"Also, I'd like to ask, what exactly is this 'black aura' that's spreading throughout the seven kingdoms of Teyvat? Why is it causing such a huge impact?" Since he had finally encountered a relatively easy-going Regent of Death, Yunxiu naturally wanted to ask. Seeing that the Regent of Death didn't answer, he assumed that he hadn't explained it clearly, so he continued to press, "It's something that's very similar to the power of the Abyss, but I know it's not."

Do you know why I placed the curse of immortality on the Kanriyans?

"Could it be because the Kanriyans cannot be allowed into the ley lines?"

"Very close, but not entirely for that reason. The most fundamental reason is that this kind of power cannot be allowed to enter the ley lines, otherwise the ley lines will be massively contaminated." The eyes shifted in a strange way before continuing, "During that battle, Buyer was actually carrying out this duty..."

“Ishtar dealt with the timeline…I dealt with the Kanria, Buyer controlled the World Tree, the other six gods sealed the gaps…and in the end, it was an extraterrestrial who handled everything.”

This was not at all unexpected for Yunxiu, because he had also thought about this issue at the time, and the final conclusion was likely that the Kanriyans entering the ley lines was indeed a very dangerous act, and the so-called seal and the curse of immortality were actually the cornerstones to prevent this power from entering this world.

The reason why the Tree King died in the original timeline should actually be the same: the things and calamities she had to deal with far exceeded her capabilities, so she was destroyed by the massive amount of information because she could not control the disaster.

This led to the birth of Naxida.

In this timeline, a large number of calamities were forcibly sealed off, and the Six Gods were able to eliminate various disasters much faster. Therefore, the things they handled did not exceed the Tree King's capabilities, so although she shrunk to the size of a child, she ultimately survived.

Now, the Great Tree King, which has grown for five hundred years, has finally returned to its original form.

“You are from beyond the heavens… or at least have a very important relationship with him, so I am willing to tell you this… but I need to remind you of something.” The eye continued, “I saw the life-extending artifact you gave this little girl. Lifespan itself is one of the most difficult laws to break in Teyvat, and the cycle of life and death is the most powerful control.”

“Giving her this magical artifact is actually depleting your life force. Although your life force is indeed so strong that it seems almost inexhaustible to me, it also means that you will have to bear the punishment of fate.”

“I understand. You mean that after breaking through the limits of human lifespan, one will inevitably become a non-human being, and because I bear the cost of these magical artifacts, I will become a non-human monster, is that right?”

"Of course you can understand it that way, and that's exactly how it is."

"Lord of Death, you are wrong, or rather, you still don't understand the Descendants enough." Yunxiu smiled, forming a halo of a legendary restoration spell in her hand. Looking at the powerful runes and spells within the restoration spell, Yunxiu smiled and said, "Even if I find a Kanriyan who is still trapped in the Undying Curse and cast this spell, what do you think will happen?"

"Is...this a threat?"

"Of course not, I'm just stating a fact."

"I am not unaware that the laws of this world have no effect on those who descend, but fate will descend in other ways." The eyes began to disappear one by one, vanishing completely after uttering a final sentence: "Of course, if you can replace 'fate' itself, that's another matter."

As Yunxiu watched the Death Ruler leave, he withdrew the Legendary Restoration Technique. It was just something he had condensed with energy to convince the Death Ruler.

In reality, the cost of actually casting a Legendary Restoration Spell is tens of millions of Mora. Although the effect is enough to quickly restore a legendary powerhouse to full strength, this cost made Yunxiu grit her teeth.

"Yunxiu, is what she said true? You are that 'Descendant'?" Hu Tao touched the Kiss of Time artifact that Yunxiu had given her and said worriedly, "If this really will have a big impact on you, then you should take it back."

“I’ve given one to almost everyone around me, do you expect me to accept them all one by one? It’s alright, didn’t you see she gave in in the end?” Yunxiu picked up Hu Tao and quickly flew towards the boundary between life and death: “What impact can this have on me? Besides, at worst I’ll take you away from Teyvat, can fate still track us?”

"Leave Teyvat? Where to? A new world?"

"No... Actually, what he doesn't know is that even now, I can make you 'leave' this 'Teyvat'."

"what?"

Yunxiu wasn't joking; he had actually created a space that didn't belong to Teyvat at all!

However, it is still under construction in Nasita. This space is composed of matter from other worlds and has nothing to do with Teyvat. As this world is perfected, Yunxiu will be able to easily avoid fate even if she does nothing.

This is also why he didn't find anything to break the fate of those around him; he can just take everything with him when the new world is established.

Having arrived at the boundary between life and death, souls have begun to appear here. All sorts of souls live and converse here, but they are actually oblivious to Hu Tao and Yun Xiu themselves. Most of the souls don't care about anything else and basically live in their own world.

Yunxiu and Hutao did not linger here. The two quickly flew out of the place, leaving the space between life and death and soaring into the sky, dispersing the clouds and mist of Wuwang Slope.

After spotting the direction of Liyue Harbor, they flew straight to the Hall of Rebirth at breakneck speed and landed there.

Liyue Harbor has returned to its former bustling state. At least at the Crystal Pavilion opposite the Hall of Rebirth, large crowds are once again seen eating and having fun there.

Humans have a very fast recovery ability. Even after major disasters, as long as society can maintain normal operation, strange things will not actually happen.

Moreover, Liyue is a fairly powerful nation, and once there are no more messy and troublesome things, people will naturally come and go.

However, even though it was morning, Hu Tao and Yun Xiu were quite tired. After eating something at a nearby breakfast stall, they quickly went to rest and slept until the next morning.

"Next, I heard you're going to Shenyu Valley to explore the past?" Sitting across from Yunxiu, Hu Tao asked cautiously while eating her steamed bun and soy milk. "Can I go with you? I'd also like to learn about the stories from the Demon God War..."

"Of course I'm capable of protecting you on your adventure, but... what about the Hall of Rebirth?" Yunxiu asked, puzzled. "Even if there aren't as many people as before, there should still be many people coming to look for you, right?"

"Oh, it's alright, I'll just ask Zhongli! He's much better than me, and when everyone sees that it's the Emperor doing business here, lots of people will come, which will increase customer traffic!" Hu Tao finished her soy milk in one gulp and said happily, "If I ask him, there definitely won't be any problem!"

If the Emperor knew that you were constantly bothering him because of these things, he would definitely regret coming to the Hall of Rebirth as a guest minister...

Yunxiu complained as she watched Hu Tao skip and hop towards Zhongli's room. Unexpectedly, Zhongli soon came out with Hu Tao. Judging from Hu Tao's expression, Zhongli agreed quite easily this time.

“You two are free to go to Chenyu Valley. Leave this to me.” Zhongli smiled and said, “It’s been a long time since I’ve handled these matters. This is a good opportunity to reminisce.”

"Your Majesty..."

Seeing Yunxiu's hesitant expression, Zhongli gave her a look before continuing, "Although there won't be too much danger on this trip to Chenyu Valley, we will definitely encounter many strange things, so be careful."

Why did you agree so readily? Is there something else going on? Yunxiu nodded. This didn't surprise him. How could Zhongli be so diligent?

However, Yunxiu was wrong this time. Although Zhongli did have other things to do this time, he also had the idea of ​​asking Yunxiu to find a way to bring back the two ancient immortals of Chenyu Valley and find out some secrets of Chenyu Valley.

But the main reason was that Zhongli wanted to deal with some things in Liyue. He was already very worried about this incident. The invasion of Liyue by the calamity, which even affected life and death, was a major event. Even though Yunxiu and Hutao dealt with the matter quickly and even contacted Qixing to resolve the follow-up matters.

However, it still resulted in the loss of a large number of souls and the deaths of many humans.

Although he had stepped down as emperor, Zhongli still attributed part of the deaths of these people to himself. Therefore, he wanted to personally send off many of the recent deaths caused by calamities, so he readily accepted the task.

This was something Yunxiu hadn't expected, but it wasn't actually that important, because Yunxiu himself hadn't experienced those times yet. Right now, he was more focused on the people around him. The so-called saving the world mostly meant experiencing one major event after another, and he didn't have the same mindset as Zhongli, who had managed Liyue for countless years and honed it over all that time.

This is precisely what Yunxiu is currently lacking, but it's too difficult to expect a young person who's only almost twenty to understand these things.

The foundation built over six thousand years cannot be erased simply by the identity of a newcomer and some information.

Chapter 266 Leaving the Secluded Abyss to Explore the Submerged Jade (Third Update on Wednesday!)

Since Zhongli had personally taken over these matters, Yunxiu did not hesitate any longer.

After all, taking Kurumi on an exploration trip wasn't a big deal. If Shin-haku and Tsukihime hadn't been both unavailable lately, he would have even considered bringing them along as well...

Although it wasn't a trip, it was still good to explore together and find something to do. Hu Tao was certainly a very interesting person, especially when we were traveling together. Even on the terrifying Wuwang Slope, Hu Tao could make things fun. In terms of simply looking for something interesting and having a passion for life, Hu Tao was definitely the one who far surpassed Yunxiu in every way...

She loves it even more than Xiangling, which shows that Hu Tao is a very simple person.

So after having breakfast and exchanging some more details, the two quickly set off for Shenyu Valley.

However, at Hu Tao's insistence that "since we don't need to rush, let's use some adventurous methods," Yunxiu brought out her pack animal again...

This pack animal has been improved to version 49 by Sugar. Although its strength has not been enhanced much, its usability and comfort have been further improved. Moreover, its movement speed is several times faster than that of ordinary pack animals. At its speed, it can walk from Liyue Harbor all the way to Shenyu Valley in two days.

Walnut had seen this beast before and even ridden on it once or twice. Except when it was modified by Sugar, this beast was usually kept by Yunxiu in her own demiplane, living with the cats and dogs.

There were also some otters that Funina somehow got her hands on...

Speaking of Funina, one cannot help but mention the series of events that occurred after this water goddess assumed the role of the new water goddess.

After Furynna became the water goddess, most of the work was actually handled by the Grand Consul Carles. Her own work still consisted of dealing with various trivial matters every day, attending trials at the Opiclie Opera House, and performing in some shows.

Although the work was not much different from before, the biggest problem was that she could not slack off anymore. Before, she could work one day and rest seven days, but now she could only work one day and rest one day. This kind of lifestyle made Funina quite uncomfortable, and she would send Yunxiu a lot of messages to complain every few days. What could Yunxiu do? Of course, she could only reply to her carefully, one message at a time.

However, judging solely from Fontaine's governing ability, Funina was quite good. She quickly resolved a series of previous incidents and abolished many messy laws.

All the rules, such as not being able to release balloons for the first three days of each month, not being able to run while walking, and not being allowed to unclog toilets after 10 p.m., have been abolished.

Of all these laws, only the one that "pets cannot be named Furina" was retained, and even the names of Navelette and Agoria were added to it. So Yunxiu changed the name of the sea otter in her demiplane to "Navelette Otter"...

After Kares took over as Grand Consul, the most obvious change was that the Rose Society completely came out of the shadows and began to deal with many of the various things left behind by Fontaine.

Kares and Navia naturally didn't have the strength and army to deal with Fontaine's people, but unfortunately, Yunxiu had all of those things. In order to deal with this group, Yunxiu directly sent Yunzhi to help Navia.

At first, Navia was unaware of the square-headed man's immense power and was quite cautious when dealing with the group, not daring to use her full strength and making concessions in many areas. However, after discovering Yunzhi's formidable combat power and his control over the entire battlefield, Navia began to act more casually.