I'm in the Teyvat running group

With no need to protect Walnuts, Yunxiu naturally traveled at breakneck speed and soon arrived at Baida Port. Several gods had already evacuated all the people there, and a huge array had been erected in the center of Baida Port.

At the center of the formation was a phantom resembling a divine cherry tree, and right in the center of the phantom was a branch of an ancient silver tree. The sea breeze from Baida Port, mixed with the scent of Fontainebleau, blew here and filled the formation.

This is the grand formation jointly set up by the four gods to resurrect the "White Star" Fox King.

"He's here." A voice quietly came from the standing man. This was the emperor who had set up the isolation formation here. There was a transparent barrier with a yellow glow around the formation, which firmly suppressed the phantom and branches within the formation's range.

"It's exactly the same..." the Great Compassion Tree King laughed, holding a strange ball of light in her hand, a product that Yunxiu couldn't quite understand.

Lei Dian didn't speak, but simply nodded quietly. A fox phantom floated in her hand, curiously looking around. This was Bai Chen's soul, which she and Lei Ying had nurtured for a long time within the statue they built, and with the help of the Great Compassion Tree King, it had been successfully shaped and even retained most of his memories.

"Branches of the Silver-White Ancient Tree, the power of the Divine Cherry Tree, the remains of the Demon God from the Jade Valley, fragments of the Primordial Era, and Bai Chen's soul..." Wendy looked at all the preparations around him, then smiled at Yunxiu: "Now all that's missing is the power of the 'Miracle' in this person's hands. In the entire Teyvat continent, besides the two witches Alice and Barbiros, only Yunxiu possesses this power."

Yunxiu nodded, which was also the fundamental reason why the gods really needed her to be present—the legendary prayer spell.

One can cast two Legendary Prayer spells in a short period of time, one using an artifact and the other by oneself. Two Legendary Prayer spells are enough to ensure the success of this resurrection.

“Then let’s begin,” Zhong Li said. “First step, Divine Cherry Soul Condensation.”

Raiden Shin gently cast the fox phantom in his hand into the Divine Cherry Tree. The two combined, and Bai Chen's soul quickly became solidified. The soul itself began to emit huge fluctuations, and this demon god gradually began to enter the process of 'revival'.

"Ancient Tree Sculpting".

With a gentle touch, the Great Compassion Tree King's branches instantly transformed into a pool of silver water, enveloping Bai Chen's soul. The power of the ancient tree itself seemed to lie in this, rapidly enveloping and shaping Bai Chen's soul, creating the pure white figure of a nine-tailed fox.

Of course, it still feels somewhat illusory and not quite real.

"May you receive my blessings."

Yunxiu immediately used the legendary prayer spell with the skill attached to the poem of the Thousand Wind Feathers. The prayer spell turned into a ray of light and entered Bai Chen's body. The combination of the silver-white ancient tree and the soul became very smooth. Soon, the body became complete, and even a completely different power evolved within it.

"The original method of bestowing titles".

The Great Tree King cast the light from his hand into Bai Chen's body. This was a primordial fragment they had peeled from the remains of the demon god in Shenyu Valley. This was the key to why the demon god became a demon god. The primordial fragment itself had no power, but it was a symbol of status and existence.

The wars and mutual devouring among the demons themselves largely consist of devouring these things.

"Energy resonance".

Zhongli waved his hand, and several huge rock pillars appeared around Bai Chen's body. As the rock pillars resonated with each other, a ball of energy appeared within them. The power of the resonating rock pillars easily decomposed this ball of energy and injected it into Bai Chen's body. The energy within this white fox's body continued to rise, from the ordinary aura of zero rings to the Primordial God, from the Primordial God to the Legendary, and from the Legendary all the way to the peak of the Legendary level.

He stopped after slightly breaking through the demon god's barrier, but his aura and status had indeed become those of a demon god.

"A prayer spell, linking with destiny!"

Yunxiu immediately activated the legendary prayer spell, continuing the fate of "Bai Chen" and the "name" he once had. Streams of golden light surged from his body and rushed towards Bai Chen. Countless golden threads emanated from Bai Chen's body and plunged into the earth's veins!

"In the name of the Reign of Time, I grant you the time to 'exist'..." Wendy waved her hand gently, and streams of time power were added to Bai Chen's body. She seemed to have experienced millions of years, and soon she completely merged into this world.

And seemingly without any interference from others, Bai Chen simply appeared in this world.

He was still referred to as "Bai Chen the Great Fox" and not anyone else, as if he had simply been asleep for many years.

She transformed from a fox into a white-haired girl, completely different from Yae no Miko and Kosai-no-miya. Only their similarities could be seen in their eyes and brows. The phantom tails behind her were not nine, but twelve!

"A twelve-tailed fairy fox..." Yunxiu looked at her figure with curiosity, and saw that this was something he had never seen before!

"Bai Chen, you're back..." Lei Dian was the one who paid the most attention to all of this. She immediately landed in the very center of the formation and picked up the fairy fox who had just transformed into a young girl.

"Really... all these years must have been very tough for you..." Although Bai Chen appeared to be a young girl, her voice was quite gentle and steady. She stroked Raiden's face and asked, "How did I get back? Is Ying alright?"

"Thankfully... Fox Abode Palace is alright too, and Rakuzhai is still alive." Raiden Shin murmured, holding Bai Chen in his arms, "Kage and I have also created a daughter, I'm sure you'll like her..."

The two of them kept talking there until they parted ways much later. The gods, of course, understood completely. Wendy even took out a bottle of wine and drank with Zhongli. Even the Great Tree King joined them at the table.

After a long while, Bai Chen and Lei Dianzhen arrived together. Seeing Yun Xiu, who had already started cooking, and Wendy, who was staggering around drunk, she couldn't help but laugh:

"Has it changed so much since I last returned to Teyvat?"

Chapter 286 Tea Party Reveals Ancient Ancestral Fox Tracing (First Update on Wednesday!)

"Back in your time, Teyvat was probably like this too, right?" Wendy pulled out a cup from somewhere, poured Bai Chen a glass of wine, and handed it to him. "You often attended the Seven Gods' Tea Party, so you didn't drink any then?"

"But there wasn't this atmosphere back then... By the way, how is the Seven Gods Tea Society now?" Bai Chen took the cup, took a small sip, and then continued to ask, "I heard that a major disaster happened afterward, which caused the deaths of many old friends, and now it's much more desolate than before?"

Zhongli, Zhen, and Wendy exchanged glances, and finally Zhen spoke up: "Bai Chen, this matter is not so simple, but fortunately most of us survived."

“Is that so…” Bai Chen said somewhat forlornly, “I thought only humans who ascended to godhood, like Koshanina, would experience such suffering…”

The gods fell silent. This was indeed a heavy topic. Almost all of them had experienced everything that had happened in Teyvat since before the Demon War. In the long wars and suffering, many of them had become accustomed to the deaths of their friends, subordinates, and relatives.

Even so, this kind of pain cannot be easily erased, especially for deities. Emotions and pain are also a kind of self-refinement, helping them to avoid being "worn down".

Of course, no matter what, some things happen objectively.

“I don’t think there’s any need to think so much. Making up for regrets is also part of life.” Yunxiu carried several plates over, placed the stir-fried dishes on the table, smiled at Bai Chen, and said, “At least we have already saved many old friends and changed many things, haven’t we?”

"You are... Morax's child?" Bai Chen raised an eyebrow: "I've already told you everything about you. You've done some remarkable things and built up your own power. It's clear that you're preparing for your ascension to godhood."

She picked up her chopsticks and took a bite of the stir-fried pork slices that Yunxiu had just cooked. She couldn't help but exclaim in admiration before continuing, "Ascending to godhood itself is based on faith in addition to laws. The main reason why there are no new gods now is that there is no territory to give them the power of new faith... But it seems that you have found another path."

What Bai Chen was referring to was something that Yunxiu and the other seven gods had been probing and exploring, but hadn't explicitly stated: the promotion of the magic system.

This involves a very complicated question: why is God God?

Strictly speaking, gods themselves are divided into primordial gods and gods of faith. The seven dragon kings of Teyvat represent the pinnacle of the seven elemental forces and are actually primordial gods, while the seven rulers that came later are mostly gods of faith.

Even the powers that evolved from the time of humankind's birth—of course, the more important the power, the stronger the strength.

As we mentioned before, the fundamental reason why the Emperor's "contract" is so powerful is that contracts are the cornerstone of the establishment and development of human society. Without contracts, many things would objectively cease to exist.

Without contracts, how can society be established? Without the birth of society, there would be no fundamental concept of law, wisdom, or freedom.

Gold, on the other hand, is a product that can only exist in a society based on contracts.

Without society, without commodities, and without contracts, is there a difference between gold and diamonds? Gold might not even be as useful as diamonds, because refining and using gold is quite troublesome. In early human societies, it primarily served as a general equivalent.

Therefore, the law of "contract" makes it no joke that the Emperor can become the human ruler of Teyvat. In addition, with the "precious gold" anchored to trade and the power of "rock" in his hands, he is the most powerful god in Teyvat no matter how you look at it.

Strictly speaking, the Emperor wields three powers, which is an incredibly terrifying amount of authority.

Yunxiu's promotion of the magic system, combined with the spiritual realm itself, could very well bring him two different paths of faith. In addition, his own "protection" would give him more choices on the path to godhood and allow him to gain more power.

Most importantly, these two points will not actually have any impact on the current theocratic system, because Yunxiu has actually opened up a new path. However, strictly speaking, this path is also very difficult, and even Yunxiu is not confident that she can fully understand these powers.

But one thing is certain: Yunxiu's potential surpasses that of most legendary-level powerhouses, making her a true hope of becoming a god.

Of course, Bai Chen herself wasn't very interested in these things, as she was already a demon god-level being.

"Actually, there's something I've always been very interested in: what exactly happened during the Demon God War? Could that being really manipulate the fragments of the 'Primordial' to drive the demon gods to devour them?" Having finally brought these people together, Yunxiu also intended to truly understand these circumstances: "If that's really the case, then why are the deaths of many demon gods relatively normal, and why did some even retain their self-awareness?"

"Because this matter itself was not actually the merit of that one, but rather a choice made out of necessity." Bai Chen glanced at Yun Xiu quite casually, and seeing that the other gods did not stop him, he continued, "The War of Burial Fire left behind a huge mess that could not be cleaned up, and the one who descended again... who you now call the Third Descendant, dealt him an even worse blow."

"That one initially wanted to repair the world itself and then completely transform it with the power of the human world, but after sending down a large number of heavenly nails, he did not actually achieve the results he wanted..." Raiden Shin thought for a moment and added, "So the system of the Heart of God and the Eye of God came about, in order to use the power of humanity itself to make up for the gaps in the world, and he also signed a contract with several witches, which led to the emergence of the Demon God War."

"A few witches?"

“Yes, actually the Witches' Guild appeared much earlier than you think. Strictly speaking, the Witches' Guild even existed before the War of the Demon Gods. Back then, the rudimentary form of the Witches' Guild already existed. Later, when Alice returned from her travels through the stars, she proposed the establishment of the Witches' Guild, so the earliest eight... or strictly speaking, nine witches formed the Witches' Guild.” Wendy smiled, poured himself another glass of wine, took a long sip, and continued, “Of course, as time has passed, only six of the earliest members of the Witches' Guild remain now, or strictly speaking, five.”

"The Witches' Guild, it's such an important organization... I always thought that although these witches were powerful, they weren't that significant." Yunxiu stroked his chin. This actually explained a question he had always had: why did the witches seem to be able to interact with gods on an equal footing? It turned out that they were even related to the laws of nature.

“Each witch is a part of the world itself, representing one of the origins of magic and human power, much like a goddess who brings power in mythology. In fact, before your magic system was proposed, witches provided most of the magic and cultivation methods across the continent.”

This explains why many witches are travelers who can traverse the stars...

They are often not in Teyvat, which is why they are able to find so many spells and key items, and even bring back many products from other worlds. Many of these things have become part of Teyvat, and naturally, they are the foundation upon which the witches stand.

However, if we look at it this way, both the Witches' Guild and the Seven Gods are actually one of the foundations of this world's existence. Just like Iris's most important identity is actually the maintainer of the Teyvat borders, her status alone is no less than that of the Seven Gods.

The weakest member of the Witches' Guild might actually be Witch J, the mayor of Winter's End, because she is neither immortal nor has she truly reached a sufficiently strong level.

In this respect, she is much weaker than Witch M, who is also a mortal but created countless worlds. However, this is not surprising. Although Witch M is not immortal, her strength is comparable to, or even slightly superior to, that of the other witches.

Therefore, even though she chose to die as an ordinary person, she still left behind countless backup plans.

“Agoria has also passed away, though she may be reborn… So, of all the gods on this land, only a few of us remain.” Wendy sighed, a rare look of sadness on his face. “But even if we survive, it might not be a good thing at this time. A great catastrophe is about to sweep across Teyvat.”

"Every time there's a major disaster, we're always the ones who suffer. Are we going to have to fight another war between demons?" Bai Chen said nonchalantly. "Anyway, I've already died once. What difference would it make if we really fought? I heard from you that there aren't many demons left alive in this era. What kind of chaos could we possibly have?"

“This may be an unprecedented disaster, and it’s not that simple.” Raiden patted Bai Chen’s head, and seeing that the girl was starting to give up, he continued, “If we don’t get through this, the entire Teyvat may disappear from the universe. This is not an exaggeration.”

"Alright, whatever you say, I'll do. You all know I'm not very good at scheming." Bai Chen shrugged and smiled at the gods around him. "Even the Fox Palace is probably a bit stronger than me. Speaking of which, now that you include me and the Eightfold Divine Child I just mentioned, Inazuma has three Immortal Foxes?"

"There are three of them, but the matter we want to ask you is unrelated to this."

"What does that have to do with?"

Wendy gently squeezed a map out of nowhere. He pointed to the upper right corner of the map, glanced at Raiden Shin, and then said seriously, "This place is not far from Inazuma, and it is called Nordkale... Of course, the name was different in the time when you were alive, and a lot of things happened."

Bai Chen didn't speak, but carefully looked at the map before nodding. In her time, Nordkare was still under the command of Winter, and it was naturally very chaotic.

The current situation in Nordkal has further exacerbated the chaos, but it has also brought some good news, the most important of which is that it is now easier to cause trouble.

“There’s a ‘Moon Maiden’ there named Columbia, though some call her Kutar, but that’s not important.” Wendy smiled and said, “Next, our most important task is Nata, but after Nata, we’ll send off this new god of the empty moon in Nordkale…”

"So this is where I need to ask you for help. You must protect her before the new moon is born."

"And that one who descended."

Chapter 287 Star and Moon's Covenant Protects the New Glory (Second Update on Wednesday!)

“Protection…that’s indeed something I’m good at.” Bai Chen nodded, but then she seemed to remember something and asked suspiciously, “The Descendant, such a precious thing as the Descendant, would actually go to this chaotic place? Did you deliberately let her out to fish?”

“It is precisely because she is the only one who has descended that she is so precious, and that no force can interfere with her.” Zhongli spoke first, seeing that the Great Tree King seemed hesitant to speak. “The descendant is equivalent to the world itself. If Teyvat truly comes to an end, this descendant can almost be said to be the only hope. Therefore, she is safe most of the time.”

Bai Chen nodded. The significance of the Descendants themselves is naturally very important to this world.

But what she didn't expect was that Yunxiu here was actually a descendant!

In reality, only a few gods closely related to Yunxiu and those who had truly traveled beyond the world knew that Yunxiu was a descendant. Most gods and legends only knew that Yunxiu was the Emperor's "son of the gods".

The Unfettered Talisman granted Yunxiu the power to wield various elemental forces. The knowledge of the Witch Association and the Emperor, as well as the support of the immortals, were the foundation for his ability to create so many crucial things. Among all the key elements, the most important was the divine artifact that the Emperor initially gifted him. Because of its existence, even if Yunxiu used various elemental forces recklessly, he would not be suspected of being the Descendant.

With the development of the elemental power system, Yunxiu created many new things, and with Ying's constant appearances, people's understanding of Yunxiu naturally became more fixed.

However, the Teyvats now also label Yunxiu as a womanizer. Although Yunxiu could have guessed this, he still didn't expect to be studied by so many people...

Of course, it wasn't that the Emperor didn't trust Bai Chen, but anything could happen in a godforsaken place like Nordkalai. If Bai Chen let something slip, it could cause trouble that would be difficult to handle. So, it was best if as few people as possible knew about this matter.

As for observing Yunxiu's timeline and discovering that he was a Descendant, that's something Bai Chen couldn't possibly do.

This is actually the true value of the Emperor; he was someone who truly had all the information and truth in his hands from the very beginning. Of course, it wasn't that simple in reality. The time when the Emperor reached out from Hyperion seven thousand years ago and asked me for a coin was extremely chilling.

However, Yunxiu did not ask why.