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"That's the 'Golden-Eyed One Riding a Yellow Moon Steed,' an old friend of mine for over seven thousand years... Of course, back then I wasn't yet the Rock King Emperor."

“You’re not one now, Your Majesty, you’ve retired!” Yunxiu joked. “Besides, Liyue doesn’t need Your Majesty anymore. Isn’t this an interesting cycle?”

"Haha, you're right, it really is an interesting cycle." Zhongli smiled. "But in the future, if Liyue really reaches the point where it needs the Emperor, I think Liyue will already have a better choice."

"A better choice? Who is it?"

"You will know on that day."

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter. Just then, the final scene of "The Journey of Qinglian Lin" on the big screen came to an end.

Upon stepping onto the stage, Tian Tiezui slammed his gavel, let out a long sigh, and then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this 'Qinglian Linyou Ji' has come to an end. If, upon leaving the stage, you see moonlight as clear as water and hear the sound of the tide as poetic as a poem, then that is the return of the sword immortal! Just as later generations praised in their poems."

"The ruins of the vast sea are shrouded in clouds and sky; a single sword of the Azure Lotus moves even the immortals."

"Cutting rainbows and casting the moon to leave behind poetic essence, riding whales and treading the sea to subdue the abyss."

"Do not lament the deep affection that leaves behind regrets, but behold the new face of the Qilin."

Let us drink tonight, and tomorrow we shall continue our bond across the vast ocean!

—The End of Liyue New Chapter

Chapter 322 The Afterglow of the Sea Lantern Stirs Up a Storm

The lively Lantern Festival has come to an end, and apart from Yunxiu's old back, no one or no animal was harmed...

In particular, the combined power of these girls is truly unmatched. Yunxiu has to treat them all equally, which naturally requires a lot of effort and energy. As a legendary mage, his energy is not an issue, nor is his money. The only problem is his physical strength.

You should know that among the girls around him are several genuine legends, two of whom are even legendary warriors!

Their physique and strength were not only no less than his but far exceeded his. Combined, they caused Yunxiu great distress. Fortunately, he had magic and divine artifacts, which allowed him to barely withstand this round of attacks.

The burst of fireflies, Ayaka's gentleness, Yoomiya's joy, Sugar's shyness, Karin's...

In short, they were all forces that Yunxiu could hardly resist, and most of the girls got along quite well. They even formed a proper Yunxiu Protection Association and elected its first president and vice president to distribute the benefits. However, the first president was Hu Tao, who loved to watch the drama unfold, although it's unclear how she was elected...

Of course, after the Lantern Festival, they would personally escort each girl home. This was quite convenient for Liyue, but not so simple for other countries, especially those living far away. However, for Yunxiu, who could now maintain the spatial teleportation array for a short period of time, it was not a big problem.

Honestly, if it weren't for his recent significant improvement in magical abilities, even time management wouldn't be so easy.

As for the last one to be given... of course it was Cetalari, since Yunxiu was originally going to Nata.

Besides Yunxiu, the group also included True Lord Xiaoyue Zhuyang, True Lord Lishui Dieshan, Kaiyang Xing, and several newly promoted Legendary experts. Yueji was unable to come as she was stationed in the Dark Sea. Yunxiu and the others went directly to meet up with the team led by Inazuma, Gennagi, and Sasa Yura. Also present were the Oni girl Yuyu Yangkui, whom they had met before, as well as several newly promoted Legendary experts. Yunxiu also spotted Kujo Sara's shadow.

Mondstadt's party naturally came as well. Jean's mother, Frederica, her father, Simone Page, as well as Jean, Diluc, and Abedo all came along. Behind Abedo was a boy with dragon wings.

This must be Dulin… Yunxiu raised an eyebrow. Dulin had legendary strength right after being born in Teyvat in human form. It seemed that Dulin’s strength was much more terrifying than she had imagined. Even though he fought Dvalin to a standstill in his weakened state, he should at least be no weaker than an ordinary demon god.

However, what's most surprising about Mondstadt is that the family of Jean seems to have a really good relationship. Although Frederica and Simone Page should theoretically be divorced, I didn't see anything strange about them. Just like Jean and Barbara, they still have each other in their eyes, but they seem to have chosen to separate in name only because of some worldly reasons...

In reality, it's highly unlikely.

The biggest advantage of traveling from Inazuma to Nata is its proximity. Teyvat itself is round, and the distance between Inazuma and Nata is not much farther than that to Mondstadt. In the original center of Inazuma and Nata lies the ancient kingdom of "Hyperborea," and the ancient civilization that spread from here also shaped new civilizations in various places, but of course, none of them survived in the end.

However, some of these humans still have descendants who survived in the world.

For example, the bloodline of the Abyss Palace is still closely related to the Sea Spirit Island, and among the people of Liyue, there are also those who share in the legends of the Abyss Palace.

These nearly twenty legends represent almost a third of the high-end combat power of several countries. Although many powerful individuals have made breakthroughs one after another since Yunxiu's magic system was promoted, so far, no newcomer has been able to catch up with this group of veteran powerhouses.

Yunxiu and Yueji are obviously excluded, as both of them have extraordinary identities. Just like Ying, Ying is also a being with sufficient status, and for her, the so-called cultivation is more like restoring her strength.

This time, the other six nations of Teyvat have combined nearly forty legendary warriors for Nata, along with many veteran powerhouses. Even disregarding the gods, crushing a nation wouldn't be a problem. But even so, given Nata's current situation, no one dares to say they have enough confidence…

Yunxiu himself couldn't make any guarantees. As he had said before, although Nata's strength had increased, Abyss's strength had also increased accordingly.

In the previous life, it was Gustott who ultimately invaded Nata, causing immense damage. Even if it were still him in this timeline, his power would be incomparable, and it's safe to say that he would most likely be stronger than Bushgalo.

“Yunxiu, this is the being I mentioned to you before, the one I need to complete, Dulin.” Abedo led Dulin forward and said to Yunxiu, “You must know very well about his predecessor… I successfully completed the forging of him when I was in Mondstadt some time ago, although there were many twists and turns along the way.”

“I remember you mentioned this before, when we were searching for the ancient city of Fendnir in the snowy mountains.” Yunxiu quickly recalled this matter, which was indeed something Abedo had discussed with him, and then asked, “When you finished refining it, you must have made a significant breakthrough, right… Did you discover anything?”

“That’s right, that’s why we discovered something really strange.” Abedo took out his Spirit Realm Terminal, tapped it casually, and a screen appeared in front of Yunxiu. Abedo pointed to several screens and said, “I didn’t take these pictures, but it’s like an invisible hand is operating a camera to take them, and… something really weird happened.”

Abedo pointed out something amiss to Yunxiu. At first, Yunxiu didn't realize what it was, but she quickly discovered the place Abedo was referring to.

The most bizarre thing is that the entire image seems to have been cut out from the "world," and there is no trace of life in the image! Of course, there is also no trace of death. A strange and eerie aura lingers in the image, as if something is urging people to move.

"When...did this happen?"

"Some time ago, but strangely enough, after I refined Dulin, those monsters stopped appearing."

Yunxiu can finally be certain of one thing: Abedo's talent might be even greater than she imagined. Even with Wendy's help, it wouldn't be easy for him to transform into a human. Going out of control and going berserk is the most common outcome in such cases.

But Aberdo actually mastered it, and at least neither he nor Dulin seemed to be seriously injured.

However, Yunxiu knew roughly how to handle this matter. The problem Dulin faced was actually similar to that of the Moon Goddess, but there were still some differences. Dulin's biggest problem was that someone would take away his name, thus making him disappear completely from Teyvat.

The Moon Maiden does something similar; both of them need to ensure their own 'existence' in order to do anything else.

“I think… it’s probably because Dulin still has some hidden reasons. At least he needs to grow before he can break free from his own constraints and understand the true nature of this world.” Yunxiu pinched Dulin’s wings and found that they felt quite nice. She smiled and continued, “There’s no need to be too strict with him. Even divine creations can hardly reach the level of gods, unless he surpasses himself once again.”

Aberdo nodded and didn't say anything more; this was also a question he had been pondering recently.

A while ago, Abedo sensed his mother's condition and most likely learned that the Regent of Life, Nabelis, and Rhinedot had merged to become the new Regent of Life. Of course, not many people on the Teyvat continent know about this, but Yunxiu does.

“The Natas have something called ‘Ancient Names,’ and they also have craftsmen who can create them. Perhaps this is one solution.” Abedo looked at Yunxiu and pondered carefully. “If we could get rid of the master craftsman who could create an Ancient Name for Dulin, anchoring it to his personal information, would these problems be solved?”

“I’m not sure about that, but I think it’s possible, because the meaning of a name in Teyvat is absolutely extraordinary.” Yunxiu naturally had no objection to this. As for how to create an ancient name, the same method as the Traveler did back then would suffice—as for how much of a price to pay, that was basically not a concern.

Dulin's strength is the capital he can use to obtain this. The only question is what level of combat experience this little dragon has, and whether it can dominate the battlefield in Nata... But since it has Dulin's bloodline, it is probably very likely.

Most legendary warriors can fly, but they still prefer to travel by boat. After all, Teyvat's ships are indeed large and quite comfortable to ride. A cruise ship can be over 800 meters long, and according to Yunxiu's estimate, its displacement is likely over a million tons.

Of course, Teyvat technology is incredibly powerful. With enough technology, it can achieve anything from a million tons of displacement to a million tons of air displacement.

Just like the current Qunyu Pavilion, after constantly replenishing with Floating Life Stones and various kinds of equipment, both Qunyu Pavilions have become much larger...

And there was a ship flying right above Yunxiu's head.

Chapter 323 Abundant Harvest Welcomes Guests to the Sacred Mountain (Second Update on Wednesday!)

The fleet on the sea, the legendary experts on the cruise ship in the center of the fleet, and the Jade Pavilion floating in the air formed such a strange group.

He looked imposing, but seemed to be full of all sorts of funny moments, like Diluc standing seriously with his arms crossed in the crowd. This wouldn't have been a big problem in itself, but the problem was that the group of drunkards in Mondstadt quickly got into a drinking mood and started drinking.

Diluc was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to stand or sit. Standing there, he looked rather dazed. Although Diluc's posture was undeniably cool, to be honest, with his face, he could probably make a pretty handsome face even when he was just making a silly expression. So Yunxiu simply ignored him and sat down to drink with him...

Our Lu Guoba sighed and casually found a place to sit down.

However, as if something was amiss, various messages and even carrier pigeons kept arriving at Diluc's location. After reading them, he replied to each one, and at the same time, he took out a few pigeons, tied them to small paper tubes, and released them.

This person in charge of the underground intelligence network in the Mondstadt region of the North Road was naturally one of the busiest people in Teyvat, while Jean was relatively more relaxed...

Mondstadt's army was mobilized directly from Nordkal and Sumeru. Jean didn't bring many knights with her this time, which made things much easier for her. Although it might be because the battle was approaching and Jean was still maintaining her weapons, it was still much easier than going back and forth with the Knights of Favonius every day.

Oh right, since Jean is out this time, Lisa is in charge of the Knights of Favonius again. This lady originally planned to stay in Sumeru for a while, but she didn't expect this to happen, so she had to hurry up and finish her business and return to Mondstadt.

To be honest, Mondstadt itself isn't bad, and it has a lot of lazy people, so lazy that they don't even bother to commit crimes. The taverns everywhere are basically full of Mondstadt drunkards, so the public security is actually quite good... if you take your drunk buddies to the hotel, that counts as part of it...

Of course, drinking on the ship is pretty much a habit, even on Liyue's ships.

Hokuto's ship was also full of large sake barrels. Just like when Kaede Manyo first joined this place, one of his main skills was naturally his swordsmanship, and the other was naturally his drinking. Otherwise, how could he have convinced Hokuto, the big sister?

Because he can drink even more than Beidou!

However, to be fair, in Yunxiu's memory, Beidou didn't seem to have a particularly high alcohol tolerance...

The boat was not slow, and less than three days after the group set off, they saw the coast of Nata. They could clearly see deserts, rocks, rainforests, and oases, which did not look much different from other countries.

As for where to land... actually, it's from the Land of Vorlos, because that's the closest place to Mondstadt, not much different from the Land of Streams. The others can land from there, but Yunxiu plans to go to Nata first. The Land of Vorlos is a map that is likely to have all sorts of strange situations.

Yunxiu decided to go and take a look by himself first, and Shenhe also chose to get off the ship with him. After walking a few more steps, they saw the towering peaks and tribes of the Wolu Kingdom.

"Hmm...it is indeed very fertile land. The nutrients brought by the volcanic ash have really created a wonderful orchard...and vegetables." Casually picking a sunset fruit from the roadside, Nata's sunset fruits are all a head larger than those in other places, and after tasting them, I found that they taste significantly better than those from other countries.

The sweet taste, with a hint of sourness and bitterness, made Yunxiu's mouth water. She quickly picked several and ate a few, and of course, she shared some with Shenhe.

“This guest… if you want to eat, you can sit here!” A vibrant girl with bull horns rushed over, even handing Yunxiu a large tray: “You’re guests from Liyue, right? This is my family’s orchard, you can eat as much as you like!”

"Um...we are indeed from Liyue, but we'll pay, please don't worry." Yunxiu easily recognized the person in front of her: Vareza, the most voracious eater in Nata, even the God of Fire couldn't outeat her...

Her enormous appetite made her famous far and wide, but Yunxiu didn't initially intend to renege on her debt; she just picked a few because they were really delicious.

"It's alright, what's a few fruits for guests who have come from afar?" Valesa quickly jumped up, picked a few fruits and put them on the tray, and smiled at Shen He, "Miss, you don't need to worry. Fruit is really easy to spoil, and if you're not careful when picking it, there will be problems. In fact, only about 70 or 80 percent of the fruit can be packed into boxes every year. The rest is eaten. It's no big deal to entertain guests with these."

"Alright...then I'll accept it without hesitation." Yunxiu nodded, picked up a few pieces of Nata's specialty fruit and tasted them. They did indeed have a unique flavor compared to fruits from other places.

"Enjoy the food! My name is Valesa, and my family owns the largest fruit producer in the Land of Wolu. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Valesa extended a hand and said excitedly, "By the way, this is how you shake hands in Liyue, right?"

"My name is Yunxiu, and this is Shen He... I think you should have seen my name before." Yunxiu quickly finished a green plum, cast a water-making spell to wash her hands, and then formally shook hands with Valesha and introduced herself: "Of course, I have other matters to attend to in the Land of Wolu. Could you please help me contact Ianshan?"

“Master? Hmm… I don’t know if Master would be willing to see you. Let me ask.” Valesa took out her Spirit Realm Terminal and quickly connected with Ianshan.

Yunxiu's reason for wanting to find Ianshan was not complicated. He wanted to obtain some information about Nata and then go to Ochikanata and the Ancient Holy Mountain. There were many secrets there, and now it was just before the war started, so he should not encounter too many obstacles or troubles. He could find what he wanted in a short time and then bring it out.

While Ian Shan is a fitness instructor, she also has an even more important role: she is Vulcan's advisor.

In many matters, Mavica delegates tasks to Ianshan and Kinich, so she naturally has the authority to directly notify Vulcan... If it's possible to use proper channels, there's no need to trouble the Emperor to contact her.

At least that's what Yunxiu thinks.

There are two things that Yunxiu desperately needs from the ancient sacred mountain.

One is the technology to transform phlogiston into something like a knowledge instiller. If Yunxiu obtains this technology, he can naturally transform something else as well. Just as there is source fire, there is also source water, and naturally there is also source rock and source lightning. As long as he can obtain this technology, Yunxiu can try to transform elemental power, which will greatly reduce the cost of teaching and may even increase the scale of mages in Teyvat.

The second technology is the technology of the False Sky. The Dragonflight created the False Sky of Turan Ancient City. It is visibly similar to that of Teyvat, except for a few holes, because Turan Ancient City has been in disrepair for many years.

Finding the technology of the False Heaven is also part of breaking the deadlock. It is possible that Yunxiu developed a spell specifically for the False Heaven, which would allow her to transfer herself and her teammates to the two sides. Even without considering whether this could bypass the authority of the Law King, she has at least done something quite right.

At least this way we won't have to go through the tedious process of preparing an interdimensional portal, which is far more complicated than many spells...

Therefore, this trip to the ancient sacred mountain is a must. Of course, the first place to go is Ochikanata. Whether or not you can find Ochikana or Kukulkan is irrelevant, since no one has sent you a little dragon yet.

However, there is something interesting. In the original work, this little dragon does not actually belong to you. It is a proper partner. That is to say, at least in Nata, although it follows you, when you want to leave Nata, you need to do a series of tasks to release the little dragon back to its own kind.

If you've done all of this, you'll truly understand how difficult it is to raise a child.

miHoYo delivered a fatal blow with the storyline of the ancient sacred mountain—this kid would rather die with you and everything than unlock the key to world destruction.

This willingness is not out of fear of death, but because he loves you and is even willing to risk his own life for you.

However, Yunxiu doesn't have any dragons, probably because Kukulkan simply didn't fancy him...