I'm in the Teyvat running group

"The zither is simple." Yunxiu gently tapped the ground, and [Weakened Prayer] forcibly conjured a zither, handing it to Jade: "This is fine. Although it may not be the best, it's enough."

Jade took the violin, played a couple of notes, her eyes lit up, and she quickly produced some very beautiful music: "It really is a fine violin."

"It's yours," Yunxiu said casually, then turned his gaze to Nilu: "Is this alright?"

“Jed’s music is perfect… I’m ready.” Nilu took a deep breath, the uncertainty in her eyes gradually dissipating, replaced by determination and anticipation.

She straightened her skirt and walked to the open space that Yunxiu had just cleared out—the ground was flat, and although there was nothing special about it and it wasn't a stage, Yunxiu casually used rock element to forcibly prop up a platform and grow a patch of grass, making it more suitable for dancing compared to other enemy areas.

Her gaze slowly closed, and a faint aura of grass and water elements gradually enveloped her.

As elemental energy surged, Nil slowly opened her eyes and gently began her dance. Her movements were light and graceful, each spin and gesture exuding exquisite beauty. Grass and water elements intertwined and swirled around her, transforming into countless petals and peculiar golden light that drifted down along the trail of her dance steps.

The dance at the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival was gentle and solemn. Every movement contained reverence for the Flower Goddess and seemed to hide some unknown secret. Nilu danced with utmost seriousness, perfectly blending her elemental talents with the dance, and the elemental fluctuations around her became increasingly intense.

As the dance reached its climax, more and more petals and aura surrounded Nel, and the petal patterns in the center of the ruins gradually lit up, emitting a soft golden light that echoed the grass and water elements surrounding Nel.

Suddenly, golden light burst forth, enveloping the entire platform. Nilu's dance steps faltered, and the petals around her instantly gathered together!

Chapter 351 Sharpening the Edge Amidst the Flames of War, Star Blade Strikes Across the Land

The petals gathered at Nel's feet, and patches of purplish-red Patishalan grew.

Nyru, the best dancer in Teyvat, was dancing with utmost seriousness on stage, seemingly oblivious to her surroundings. However, the elemental fluctuations around her grew increasingly intense, and the fragrance of Patishalan became even richer. The petal patterns that had been faintly appearing behind Nyru began to glow intensely, mingling with the halo of Patishalan.

No one around dared to speak; they were all watching Nil's dance intently, as Patishalan left trails of marks with her pretty little feet.

Ha—Hoo—Hum—

Strange sounds rang out, which, together with Jade's piano playing and Nilu's dance, created a harmonious and beautiful scene. At that very moment, for some reason, Farusan seemed to have thought of something and began to sing!

"Stars rise over the wasteland"

"Even the nightingale grew weary of the endless days."

"It's time to remove the crown of roses."

"Wash away the dust of the world with the wine of grapes."

"Sleep, sleep."

"The eternal oasis will welcome the lonely wanderer."

"The clear, cool Lishui River flows here."

"The memories here will always be sweet."

“This is…this is the scene from back then!” Yunxiu looked at everything before him. Although he didn’t know why Farusan suddenly started singing, this scene seemed to be exactly the same as the one from back then.

"The Crimson King plays the zither, the Tree King sings, the Flower Goddess dances..." Laiira's amber eyes gleamed as she murmured, "The only regret is that Sumeru now will never be the same as it was back then..."

At that very moment, a sudden change occurred. Farusan's singing, Jade's piano playing, and Nilu's dancing seemed to merge into a strange stream of light, which then flowed into the Patishalan. All the Patishalan flowers vanished, turning into a purple stream of light that enveloped everyone present. With a flash of light, everyone disappeared!

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"Speaking of which, Old Deer, is this how you Liyue people always fight?" On the land of Nata, a large number of monsters were charging continuously, and a large number of soldiers were attacking indiscriminately under the command of legendary powerhouses. Overwhelming spells crashed down on the monster horde, instantly killing thousands of monsters!

The one speaking was Falgar, the Grand Master of the Knights of Mondstadt. He was with Diluc, and the two of them wielded four greatswords, creating two giant whirlwinds together amidst the monsters!

Although Diluc is a newly promoted Legend, his combat power is not much lower than some veteran powerhouses. However, Falgar is a true Legend at the peak. His two greatswords were divine artifacts personally forged by the Wind God. Driven by his powerful wind elemental power, he can easily kill all monsters. Even some monsters that have reached the Legend level are cut in two by this greatsword!

"If you're not satisfied, we can have another fight." With a casual wave of his hand, True Monarch Yaoyue Zhuyang unleashed a powerful immortal technique, its power covering hundreds of meters. His immortal technique was of extremely high quality, and he also possessed considerable sustained combat ability. Almost all of his enemies were completely crushed under his powerful immortal technique.

"Haha, I'm not unconvinced, I just find it strange." Falgar casually sliced ​​a charging nine-ringed magical beast to pieces with a single slash, then kicked two beast-like hounds to death before continuing, "Mondstadt people generally don't have that many tricks and spells. Our Knights' only archmage went to Sumeru to study, hahaha!"

"I think this is Mondstadt's problem, right? Master has cleared far more than you have, Grand Master." Sasa Yura, the patriarch of the Inazuma Tengu clan, stood beside the Moon-Slaying True Lord, and a series of great immortal techniques shot out from his hands. This was a true disciple of the Moon-Slaying True Lord, and not only was he powerful, but he was also the one who inherited the mantle of the Moon-Slaying True Lord.

"What era are we living in? Still going to fight personally?" Liu Yun waved his hand, casting a powerful magic spell that buffed the entire field, and pointed ahead, saying, "Mage group, Fireball!"

Behind her, a large number of powerful mages formed square formations. Upon hearing the command, everyone chanted the incantation for the fireball spell. Soon, more than a thousand large fireballs appeared in front of them, instantly combining into a super-large fireball spell with a diameter of two hundred meters, which was even more terrifying than the legendary fireball spell released by Yunxiu!

boom!

The enormous fireball smashed out a terrifying area, wiping out all the monsters within a few thousand meters. The power of this fireball spell had reached the peak of the legendary level!

"Meteor Fusion!"

"Tears of Return to the Ruins!"

Behind Liu Yun and Ji Feng were three large square formations. These were mage legions formed by the Nata people under her training. Each mage legion only cultivated a few special offensive spells, and then, when necessary, released them all in a combined attack. Their immense power made them no less effective than a legendary peak expert.

Since everyone simply cultivates only a few spells, there is naturally no problem of running out of magical power.

Moreover, there's also the Cloud-Borrowing Wind True Lord constantly adding various buffs; as a legendary ranger, she can provide a lot of benefits to her teammates.

"Awooo!!!!!!!!!!"

Two enormous demons, seemingly in pain from the slaughter of the demons outside, crawled straight out of the portal. A barrage of spells had almost no effect on them. The massive demons walked on the ground, their mountain-like bodies making everyone feel uncomfortable. These demons were even more powerful than the legendary peak-level demons that only occasionally appeared in the Sumeru Dead Domain!

While everyone was having a headache, a figure sitting next to the God of Fire suddenly stood up and transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards one of the demons.

"cut!"

A blade of light that cleaved through the sky struck the monster's head in an instant, knocking it back two steps and creating a gash over a hundred meters long on its massive head!

"Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!"

In an instant, the powerful Inazuma warrior, Minagi, unleashed seven consecutive slashes, shattering the monster's head. The monster collapsed and was instantly teleported away by another powerful warrior using a strong spatial spell, protecting the large number of soldiers who might have been affected.

"Hoo... On the other side..." Minagi's momentum had clearly weakened a lot. Although her strength was quite formidable, she was actually more of a one-sword style. Most of the time, she had extremely strong bursts of power, but her ability to fight continuously was relatively average. However, soon, a tall figure stood in front of him. With a wave of his hand, an ice-colored longsword appeared in his hand: "Leave the rest to me."

“Capitano…” Gennagi nodded, tiptoed back to the side of the Vulcan, and sat down to continue meditating.

Although only one demon was killed, no one looked down on this petite dog girl. Although the demon's aura had not broken through the boundary of a demon god, its power was no less than that of a demon god!

"It went very smoothly... This war should be over relatively easily..." Mavica looked at the scene below. Although her face did not show much emotion, you could clearly feel the happiness in her tone. Although there would likely be another battle later, this one was probably just Gustot's experimental attack, but Nata's losses this time were unimaginably small.

The gods of the other countries not only promised her all thirty legendary powerhouses, but most of them were also among the most terrifying legendary powerhouses. In particular, some of them were even capable of ascending to godhood directly after the gods fell, and even the weaker ones had other uses.

For example, the Oni girl from Inazuma possesses powerful support abilities, and she and the immortal from Liyue form a ranged support duo.

Moreover, these legends also took the time to help train Nata's army during their time in Nata, proving to be quite helpful.

“This time it should go more smoothly… Gustott won’t use his power this time.” Suddenly, a green-hatted figure appeared beside Mavica. He held a harp and seemed to be in a different time and space. He smiled and said to Mavica, “But there will be even greater help next time. You can go to the depths of the Night God’s Kingdom to deal with Gustott without any problem then.”

“Barbatos… this power of yours, have you regained your power? You shouldn’t have been this strong last time…” Mavica sensed the surging elemental power emanating from Wendy and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Even you think the situation in Teyvat has reached this point, what do you see?”

"Isn't that old man also planning to merge his three bodies into one? What's mine compared to that? When we know the power of the Rock Giant, that'll be the exciting part."

"Lord Morax... I heard of his fame when I was a little girl. It is said that he was able to sweep away many demon gods and even conquer a territory in Liyue, a land of four wars. We are far inferior to him."

"It's not that simple. He didn't just sweep away many demon gods. After all, among us, he's probably the most powerful. I only relied on the power of a friend." Wendy said with a smile, "But you don't need to think too much. Your power will soon be enhanced. The dragons left behind a lot of good things."

"Oh?"

"Let's finish this match first. After this prelude is over, how about we go have a couple of drinks? We'll also include that person who can help you improve your skills."

"Who is it?" Mavika asked curiously. "Could there really be such a mysterious being?"

“Of course.” Wendy smiled. “That’s the Supreme Elder of the Dragon Clan.”

Chapter 352 The Lost Dream Illuminates the Obsessive and Deluding

"The Dragon Clan's... Supreme Elder?" Mavica looked at Wendy curiously and said, "The Sacred Flame contains a part of the Dragon King Shukutl's memories, but in that era, he seemed to be a mysterious figure who was rarely seen. Apart from the seven Dragon Kings, only a few princes had ever seen him."

"In this era, after all, he hasn't been born yet... Strictly speaking, you've already seen his true form." Wendy produced a bottle of wine from who-knows-where and casually took a couple of sips: "The son of the Rock King, the honorary knight of Mondstadt, the first sage of the Little Lucky Grass King, the supporter of the Water God of Fontaine, the creator of the Spirit Realm, the developer of the spell system..."

"Only by severing the three corpses can one achieve a pure and clear self."

"His first corpse is about to be severed."

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"So you're still one of the nine sages chosen by the Great Tree King?" Jade asked curiously as Yunxiu pulled out a void terminal that looked like a ball of spiritual light. "Besides, the void is no longer in use, so this void terminal should be useless now, right?"

“That’s certainly true, but after all, this was something personally crafted by the Great Tree King, so it should be somewhat useful here… and…” Yunxiu smiled, “and it is, after all, a divine artifact.”

“All the scholars in the Council of the Order of the Gods probably possess only about twenty artifacts in total, and each of them is a powerful figure renowned throughout Teyvat.” Falushan looked at the ball of light with some envy: “Moreover, artifacts have spirits, and whether or not one can gain the approval of an artifact is also the key to being able to use it.”

Yunxiu did indeed encounter the problem of artifacts choosing their masters. He had touched things like the Disaster Relief and the Homa, but he didn't actually have the ability to use them.

After all, with his relationship with Hu Tao, it's not a problem for him to touch her or even play with her. But the Hu Tao in his hands is really just a fire poker. Apart from being hard, it can hardly inspire any spirituality. As for the artifacts he currently has, most of them were given to him by the gods, so there are naturally no problems with their use. But the only one that can actually communicate with him spiritually is the Seven Dragon Staff.

This thing was basically crafted by him. After inlaying two dragon scales last time, it finally reached its complete form, and naturally gained two more dragon-related skills.

[Blessed by the Dragon]: Your attack rolls are increased by 10, the number of dice you can roll for all fire spells is doubled, and you gain an additional 20 points of Willpower and Fortitude for resistance to fire spells.

[Ice Dragon's Blessing]: Your control spell checks are increased by 10. Whenever you use an ice spell, you can cast an additional large-area ice elemental strike with a radius of 350 meters (Intelligence modifier x 10), dealing an additional 9D10 ice elemental damage.

The Seven Dragon Staff is now considered one of the most precious artifacts in Teyvat. There shouldn't be another staff that can gather so many dragon scales. It should be the only Seven Dragon Staff in Teyvat. However, what Yunxiu is most curious about is how the girl who wielded the Seven Dragon Staff back then obtained it if she had it in her hands.

The girl was Serania, who was also her daughter. So Serania could certainly use the Seven Dragon Staff, but Yunxiu had no idea how it ended up in her hands.

Furthermore, since Serania doesn't currently possess the Seven Dragons Staff, it suggests that the one she's referring to is likely not the real staff. Among all spells, there are indeed similar ones, which she herself has developed. Otherwise, what would her projected avatar use? However, most of the time, the things she creates have time limits... she must constantly cast spells to maintain them.

But now is not the time to think about these things...

Yunxiu looked at the spiritual light emanating from the void terminal and led the group as they walked around. The stronger the spiritual light, the more they were on the right track. After just over ten minutes, they saw a solidified crystal.

The crystal, clear and pure, glowed with a soft luminescence. In the very center of the crystal lay a woman of unparalleled beauty, exuding a gentle and sacred aura. But upon closer inspection, one would discover that this woman looked exactly like Nel! Only Nel's face lacked that sacred aura.

“Nil…this.” Qi Liangliang looked at Nilu in surprise. The dancer was also somewhat surprised. She hadn’t expected that she would actually have a connection with the Flower Goddess.

“I’ve seen photos of Nel when she was little. You looked just like us when you were a child!” Farusan exclaimed in surprise. “And even if it was a reincarnation, that doesn’t make sense. This Flower Goddess’s body is clearly still here.”

“I… I don’t know what’s going on, but I do seem to remember something…” Nilu stepped forward quietly and stared at the Flower Goddess. For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire space fell silent.

Laiira quietly pulled Yunxiu aside and looked at her seriously, saying, "Many stories in Tuledura City don't mention that the owner of this flower has any incarnations, and none of the secret manuals of the Church Council record that this deity can reincarnate. But I think you should know something, right?"

Yunxiu had indeed guessed some of the possibilities.

There are many ways to transcend the essence of Teyvat, and the angels also possess some of these methods. For example, the golden-peaked Sybil helped Remus establish the "Great Symphony," and Sumeru also has an ancient method called "Severing Self-Attachment." Although all these methods may not be as good as "Severing the Three Corpses," they are, after all, methods for cultivating transcendent beings, so even if they are inferior, they won't be too far off.

Did the Flower Goddess have any obsessions? Did she eventually let go of them? Yunxiu believes it is very possible, because this Flower Goddess was once pursuing forbidden knowledge, but was suddenly destroyed by the descent of the Heavenly Nail.

Even if one does not die, one must have an extremely strong obsession, just like Zi Bai. Zi Bai also died under the Heavenly Nail. Her strong obsession made her instantly sever her three corpses. Because severing the three corpses is like this, once you understand it, it is a matter of an instant. The same is true for severing one's ego.

“If I’m not mistaken, Nilu is likely the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess’s lingering obsession…” Yunxiu told Laiila all her guesses before continuing, “The mistress of this flower must have escaped by creating two avatars when facing divine punishment. This ‘Flower Goddess’ here is most likely not the original, but probably another clone.”

"Is this what they mean by 'severing attachment to self'...? Sumeru did indeed record this method, but it seems to be incomplete, because the complete method involves four bodies, but this method only involves two bodies... That's why many people can't understand it."

The "Four Bodies" refers to the "Four Quadrants" concept in Rene, which means that after severing the Three Corpses, one must "reunite the Three Corpses," which is actually four bodies. Of course, only the Emperor has probably achieved this in Teyvat.

“So this body should be the ‘Original Body.’ At what moment did she sever the ‘Original Body’ and the ‘Obsession Body’? The Original Body fell into an eternal dream, while the Obsession Body was infused into the bloodline of the human world, giving birth to the ‘Vessel of the Origin.’ This vessel has been reincarnated in the world, and that’s how Nilu came to be.” Yunxiu said somewhat helplessly, “But if that’s the case, wouldn’t the awakening of the Flower Goddess bring about Nilu’s death? That would be too unfair to Nilu…”