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Chapter 375 The God of Dust Returns, and the Immortals Pay Homage

"Did this cause Faenes's madness?"

“When you find someone constantly causing you trouble, you also go crazy.” Ziqiao blew a breath, flicked her finger, and the teapot flew over to refill her tea. “And one or two Heavenly Nails were actually useless. You shattered every single one of the massive amounts of Heavenly Nails that were raining down on you. At the time, we all thought that Fanes was helpless against you… but…”

"But it's strange that the Nibelungs have also made a move."

“Oh…that’s not surprising.” Yunxiu wasn’t surprised at all. Fanes and the Nibelungs shared one thing in common: they both considered Teyvat their private property. Her status as an outsider, and her attempt to overturn the natural order, were naturally unacceptable to everyone. “So in the end, that ‘me’ still failed?”

“Strictly speaking, I actually think it was a success. You drove Fanes to even greater madness, and the Nibelungen has been crippled.” Ziqiao rarely showed such a serious expression before continuing, “The only unfortunate thing is that you chose the wrong helpers. I don’t want to deny the abilities of those people from Hyperboria, but a mistake is a mistake.”

“琅苍庥隽松钤ǖ奈廴荆，簿褪敲档笔吠恼秸肥凳遣暗饺�嵬咛氐模，�婧缶褪恰�

"Then came the sound of the dragon's roar, ...

"As I expected, this proves that I caused almost irreversible damage to both the Nibelungen and Phanes, which is why they have barely appeared in the six thousand years following the Burial Fire." Yunxiu scratched his head, this being the simplest conclusion he could reach: "Then why was my third Descendant avatar refined into the Heart of God?"

"This involves your bet with Fanes. I don't know the specifics, but the real body might know more. However... she can't awaken right now." Ziqiao waved her hand, and a stream of light swirled in her hand, transforming into a peculiar jade key-like object, which she handed to Yunxiu. "This should be useful, but you'll only be able to use it if you actually pull 'Frostmoon' back to Teyvat."

Yunxiu took the strange jade artifact and found that it looked a bit like the Seven Gods Statue.

Just as he was about to ask Ziqiao what had happened, he looked up and found that the man had quietly disappeared, even taking his teacup with him.

"The tea set is nice. That deity is returning, so I'll be leaving now. See you again after you've brought the moon back~"

Yunxiu chuckled. A teacup was nothing, but the fact that she could sense that Mavica and Ying were about to return was quite impressive. However, if Mavica and Ying were about to return, it meant that the Night Watchers' War was nearing its end, and then... the resurrection operation would begin.

Sure enough, just a few minutes after Zi Qiao left, two figures passed through an illusory door and landed in the center of the Holy Fire Arena.

Both Mavica and Ying were engulfed in flames, and they held a huge flaming sword in their hands. Yunxiu recognized it as the weapon of the Fire God of all time—Burning Suns.

The terrifying giant sword exuded an intense, almost overwhelming aura, with flames shooting hundreds of feet high. Mavica, who wielded the giant sword, was also engulfed in powerful flames, which burned her hair into a fiery shape.

"Hear the roar of the sun! Bury beneath the crimson flames!" Upon seeing the current situation, the newly appeared Mavica immediately ascended into the sky and unleashed a powerful and heavy attack. A massive energy wave shot out from the Blazing Thousand Suns Sword, and the several god-level demons pointed at by the sword's edge melted instantly like ice blocks under the sun, dying beyond any hope of survival!

Ying didn't attack with Mavica, but instead flashed to Yunxiu's side and hugged him tightly.

Yunxiu was somewhat surprised, but quickly recovered and hugged Ying, gently stroking her back to comfort this seemingly strong traveler who had recently experienced a lot of suffering.

"It's good that you're back safe and sound... It seems the emergency kit did help quite a bit." Yunxiu patted Ying's head and smiled, "Although there are only one or two left, it's okay, I'll make some more for you in a couple of days."

“The power of the Source Fire is extremely difficult to obtain, so I almost thought we were going to fail this time… Fortunately, at the last moment, the Night God helped us…” After recovering, Ying said softly, “It bought us several tens of seconds. I used that time to change Gustot’s name and cut off his source of power. Then Lady Mavica killed it with one blow.”

Yunxiu nodded. This was not unexpected. Gustott was already very difficult to kill. Even in the original timeline when Gustott was not this strong, Ying and Mavica had a very hard time fighting him, let alone the enhanced version.

Although both Mavica and Ying have improved their strength, and I have made extra preparations, this battle is still extremely difficult. At least I have used up all four of the advanced restoration spells I prepared.

"How is the situation on the front lines?"

“It’s basically over, and Guizhong has entered the resurrection period.” Yunxiu looked at the large array set up by the Lord of Smoke Mystery and smiled at Cetalli and Rene in the array: “Now we just have to see how it goes in the last moment... If we’ve prepared to this extent and still can’t survive, then I have nothing more to say.”

The significance of advance preparation lies in ensuring the success of the resurrection. The large number of spells and preparations indeed reduced Nata's casualties to a very low level. No one above the Genshin God level died, less than 2,000 below the Genshin God level died, and less than 30,000 were injured. Moreover, almost all of them could be healed. Compared to the original potential of a million casualties, it was almost negligible.

These people could be resurrected along with Gui Zhong. Compared to the power of a demon god, the resurrection of one or two thousand people is nothing.

Fragments of the Heavenly Nail, branches of the Silver-White Ancient Tree, leaves of the World Tree, the world's first Mora... and a dimensional being condensed from pure willpower, one material after another was thrown into the resurrection array. The fully operational array began to extract the fragments of the soul and information of the final being from the earth's veins and blend them together.

A large amount of energy quickly coalesced into the image of a young girl, followed by the gathering of materials that gradually solidified her body.

The gray-haired girl's eyes gradually became more lively, and streaks of misty light appeared behind her. This was the manifestation of the power of "Dust". This power was originally kept by the Emperor and condensed in the "world's first Mora". The Emperor had indeed spent this Mora back then, but he later found it by chance and it became one of the mediums for this resurrection.

"It's strange... The Void Ruler and Fanes didn't interfere at all." Yunxiu looked at the current situation with curiosity. Guizhong's body was almost completely frozen, and the resurrection had reached the final step, but nothing strange still happened.

"Non-interference...isn't that a good thing?" Ying asked, puzzled. "Could it be that the intervention or non-interference of the Sky Regime will affect the resurrection of the End?"

"Not necessarily. If she really doesn't interfere this time, it means she might be saving up for something big." Yunxiu rubbed his chin against Ying's head, a part he really liked, as only Ying's head had a fluffy feel to it. "But since it hasn't appeared yet, regardless of whether there are problems later, let's go there first."

Holding Ying, the two quickly flew to the sky above the resurrection circle.

Around Gui Zhong, there were more than a thousand Nata powerhouses who were also resurrected. However, the combined energy of these powerhouses was only about the same as that of a legendary figure, which was incomparable to Gui Zhong, who was hundreds of times stronger than a peak legendary figure upon his resurrection.

Just as the energy was being channeled to its final moment, the aura of the Dust Demon God was completely concealed. A seemingly ordinary girl quietly landed on the spot, looking at Yunxiu with great curiosity. Her eyes immediately locked onto the Hundred Taboos Talisman on Yunxiu's body. With a gentle wave of her hand, the Hundred Taboos Talisman landed in her palm: "Morax's artifact, are you... his child?"

"Elder Sister Gui Zhong." The first to land here was Xiao Yue Zhu Yang, whose spatial magic was the most profound. Therefore, upon sensing Gui Zhong's resurrection, he arrived here immediately: "He is the God Child taken in by the Emperor, the child of the current Liyue Seven Stars, and the commander-in-chief of this Nata Night Watchers War..."

"Sister Gui Zhong!"

"The Immortal Returns to His End!"

"Sister Guizhong!"

"Return to our ancestral master!"

One after another, the figures of the Liyue immortals descended rapidly. Even Bai Chen, Huzhaigong, and Sasa Yuluo rushed over. It was understandable that Sasa Yuluo came, but Bai Chen and Huzhaigong should have been in Inazuma!

"Hargentus, the Dust Demon God, is truly an extraordinary being." Looking at Alice, who was sitting cross-legged on a peculiar Dudu Kobold, Yunxiu understood why both of them had come...

Gui Zhong looked at everything before him with a mixture of joy and unease, greeting each person one by one, until the last spiritual light descended and coalesced into a towering man—an image completely different from the emperors Yun Xiu usually saw.

"Welcome back... Gui Zhong." Zhongli looked at Gui Zhong and smiled, "It's been three thousand years since we last met, hasn't it?"

"Morax..."

Chapter 376 The Traveler Desires to Be Drunk but Has No Interest

The two of them watched each other quietly for a while.

Gui Zhong slowly spoke, "After I left, the war between the demon gods... was it very difficult?"

"Langpo went mad, and Hailin perished; it was indeed a very difficult ending... However, Liyue ultimately survived." Zhongli smiled faintly. Guizhong died at the beginning of the Demon God War, and she didn't experience much of the later wars. Seeing Guizhong's somewhat dim eyes, Zhongli continued, "However, many of the immortals survived. Only a minority came here to participate in the war. There are quite a few left in Liyue. Oh, and Liuyun is here too."

A crane suddenly flew straight towards them, and upon landing, it transformed into a woman who tightly embraced Gui Zhong. The two wept together in each other's arms.

Liu Yun and Gui Zhong had the best relationship. They were even partners who developed the mechanism together and bickered with each other. This kind of relationship is something that most people cannot understand, but it is indeed an indescribable feeling.

Zhongli watched quietly as the immortals reminisced with Guizhong without disturbing them. Guizhong was also an old friend of his, but even Guizhong could hardly understand the pain and perseverance Zhongli had endured throughout the war between the demons and gods. Perhaps only Ruotuo Dragon King could understand all of this, but at least for this moment, it was not important.

However, Yunxiu soon suggested that all the immortals go to the council hall to discuss the matter in detail, since it wouldn't be a good thing for a large group of people to be standing there when it was time to clean up the battlefield.

The Night Watchers War, which had been prepared for half a year, was won in less than a day. Apart from a minor incident, it went very smoothly. The resurrection of Guizhong proved to be feasible, but it would be difficult to find a second suitable opportunity. Therefore, the resurrection of other demon gods and even some legendary peak powerhouses is unlikely to show any signs in the short term.

However, there are no targets for resurrection in the short term.

After the immortals gathered at the council hall for a while, the Emperor left Nata with the immortals and legendary warriors of Liyue. Before leaving, he told Yunxiu that after dealing with matters in Nata, they should go to Mt. Aozang.

Yunxiu naturally had no doubts; he definitely had to go, otherwise how could he learn the truth about so many things from Guizhong?

Fortunately, Gui Zhong returned the Hundred Taboos Talisman to him before leaving, otherwise he would have lost another divine artifact...

Nata held a grand celebration after the war ended, and the Kingdom of Night God was completely repaired after the war. The original "Seat of the Source Fire" required the God of Fire to pay the price, but now the God of Fire and Ronawa's status are almost equal, so it is impossible to enforce the contract. In the end, the weapon "Burning Suns" was used to guard this place. Although Nata lost a weapon, it still has extremely powerful combat strength.

Naturally, Capitano didn't need to take that position; as previously agreed, he went directly to work under Yunxiu.

Yunxiu arranged for him to take charge of the Chamber of Commerce's armed forces, asking Capitano to organize an elite force composed of at least Genshin Impact level experts. The "captain" readily agreed, as it was a rather easy job for him, and this expert was already tired of the fighting and commotion among the Fools.

As for the Heart of the God of Fire... Mavica gave it to Yunxiu, stating that it was payment for the carving knife.

"Lord Vulcan, I certainly don't mind accepting the Heart of God, but I still have to say... the war isn't completely over yet, and Nata still needs to make some preparations." After carefully sealing the Heart of God, Yunxiu tossed it into her demiplane and looked at Mavika seriously, saying, "Although this went smoothly, I still feel like something's not quite right... and as you know, Teyvat itself faces another major crisis in the future, so..."

“I know, Morax and Barbatos told me about it too. I learned about it when we hunted that Rayleigh last time.” Mavica smiled and handed over a peculiar orb of light, saying with a smile, “This was given to me by Lady Jonawa. She asked me to give it to you and specifically asked you to resurrect him… but I don’t know who this is.”

Yunxiu took the ball of light and saw that the seal was quite tight, and it seemed to be a time-limited seal that would automatically open in time.

After a quick assessment, I figured there were still about nine months left, so I wasn't in a rush.

"Then I'll accept it for now. The rest of the cooperation can be handled by my subordinates." Yunxiu smiled. He genuinely didn't know what it was, but given that it was given by the Deathly Ruler, it might be something strange…

According to the timeline, nine months from now will be around the time of the Moon Prayer Night. At that time, it must be related to the dark side of the moon. Speaking of which, I really want to revive the March Goddesses. These three are not bad people, and giving up their powers does not necessarily mean they have to die. I have the ability to revive them. They can just lose their powers and start cultivating again.

In the original storyline, the Rainbow Moon Goddess did not truly die, but instead chose to fall into the abyss and become the Crimson Moon. This shows that they actually have the ability to live forever, and Yunxiu simply saved them.

As for their resurrection, they probably wouldn't mind being someone's child and growing up again, right?

"So, shall we go have a few drinks now? We can't miss out on the party, right?" Mavica patted Yunxiu on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "Although the post-war handling and reconstruction will take at least a few months, it won't stop us from having a good drink to celebrate the end of the war, will it?"

"In addition, I will really foot the bill this time; Nata will cover all the costs."

Mavica's voice was a little soft, probably because Yunxiu had paid for almost all the drinking in the past... The bills were all charged to the Chamber of Commerce's account, and even Xia Anka got used to it in the end.

"Money is a small matter, Lord Vulcan," Yunxiu said with a smile. "As long as you still remember our agreement, money means nothing to me."

“Of course, I remember important things.” Mavica winked playfully. Yunxiu rarely saw this cute side of the goddess. She even seemed a little embarrassed when she said this: “It’s just that when it comes to drinking, sometimes I really can’t remember. I often forget to pay the bill in Nata, and most of the time the other person pays, hahaha.”

I completely understand, because I also have a similar father...

"Drinking? Count me in!" Falgar walked over with his arms crossed, seemingly having heard some good news. He looked at the two people chatting excitedly, while Jean and Diluc behind him were already looking annoyed.

"Commander Falgar, shall I have a drink too?"

"Yes, believe me, you won't be able to finish the reorganization of the Knights today. Everyone's drinking."

"So, will everyone in the Knights get completely drunk today?"

"Correct."

Jean and Diluc were escorted by Falgar, one in each arm, into the center of the Holy Flame Arena. Yunxiu smiled and walked in with Mavica.

Many tables have been set up, and barrels of wine have been taken out of storage bags by the logistics staff. A large amount of fruit, roast meat, and various foods have also been placed on the tables. Ian Shan is hosting the celebration. Not all the legendary powerhouses from various countries like to drink. It's mainly a few powerhouses from Mondstadt and Winterfall. Most of the powerhouses from Liyue and Inazuma have already left, mainly because the resurrection of Guizhong has had a huge impact on Liyue and Inazuma.

Most of the powerful figures in Sumeru didn't really like this enthusiastic atmosphere, and many of them went to the scene to help clean up the battlefield and search for all sorts of strange materials.

Yunxiu spotted Ying, Cetalli, Paimon, Kinichon, and Ajo at a table in the crowd. Grandma had already started drinking, and Paimon was also eating and bickering with Ajo, but Ying didn't seem to have much of an appetite.

"What's wrong? The war was won, you should be happy, right?" Yunxiu rubbed Ying's head, sat down gently, and grabbed two bottles of wine from the side, pouring Ying a large glass: "If you're talking about dealing with the trouble caused by Gustot, he should have been killed by now, is there any other problem?"

“I was just thinking about five hundred years ago, when the war was also very brutal. When my brother found me, I saw that he was covered in blood and extremely weak. He asked me to escape Teyvat with him…” Ying said sadly, “When we were almost driven to the brink of destruction by Gustot, the first person I thought of was you, and then my brother.”

"When I ran away and took you away from Nata, did you feel the same way, brother?"

"He must have experienced something extremely painful to make that choice..."

Ying grabbed a glass of wine, tilted her head back, and quickly downed it. The Descendant's constitution endowed her with an extremely strong physique, which of course also made it difficult for her to get drunk. And when she wanted to get drunk, there was often no particularly good way to do so.

Yunxiu still doesn't know exactly what Kong experienced five hundred years ago, but she can probably guess. Both the original story and the story of "The White Princess and the Six Dwarfs" hinted at a lot. In other words, it was almost as if he was completely drained, and he had a world-level status and the power to travel through the stars. Although he didn't reach the world level, his combat power was still formidable enough...

Everything disappeared. At that time, leaving with Ying became his only obsession, but eventually even that obsession disappeared, becoming a wound that has never healed.

Chapter 377 The Mountain Hermit Enters the World

Yunxiu was, of course, not a very good mage at comforting people, so his only option was to drink with Ying.

Although he was a legendary mage with a constitution of over thirty points, he eventually got drunk while drinking heavily all the way. He was carried back to Ying's demiplane while drunk. However, even in the brief moment of struggle, Yunxiu activated a high-level restoration spell on him and woke up from his drunkenness.

As for Ying, she was only slightly drunk, so she still had the strength to carry Yunxiu back. But looking into her eyes, Grand Master Yun knew exactly what to do next.