I'm in the Teyvat running group

"I've asked a friend to take care of your safety during this time. Remember to thank them!"

friend?

Yunxiu felt a headache coming on. No matter what, this meant another new variable was about to be introduced...

Having great strength is indeed a good thing. I recently read almost all of Inazuma's manga and light novels, and the conclusion I came to was that there are quite a few secrets hidden in these stories.

Just like in "The Burial of the Fox Palace", besides the secret that Tsukihime told him, Yunxiu unexpectedly discovered a clue about March. In the war five hundred years ago, the Fox Palace had an audience with one of the "Moon Goddesses". According to the manga, this Moon Goddess was even in a state where her power had been drained!

There are also many other hidden stories in various other works, from the secrets of Tenri to the past of Kanria, and even some secrets of Inazuma himself.

Yunxiu even discovered traces of what appeared to be the "Thunder Dragon King." In a work called "Legend of the Dragon Sword," the protagonist, guided by his master, fought against four major bosses: a snake, a thunder bird, a strange magical beast, and a dragon.

Originally, this book didn't attract much attention from Yunxiu, but the legend of the snake in it was that he was unwilling to fight the protagonist because he knew the secret of the mastermind behind this world...

This is quite intriguing, because the death of the great serpent Orobars was precisely because he learned the secrets contained in the "Prequel to the Sun and Moon"...

So, following this clue, is it possible to find the legendary "Thunder Dragon King" who disappeared in Inazuma?

Moreover, Yunxiu was also eager to know how her Seven Dragons Staff was made and where that mysterious woman appeared.

He had a strong feeling that many unknown secrets might really be uncovered in the Yuanxia Palace!

"Hmm... let's call it a day." Yunxiu looked at the sky and saw that it was completely dark. She closed her notebook, washed up, and quietly walked into Sugar's room.

The fox spirit was organizing her alchemy notes while wearing her adorable pajamas. When she saw Yunxiu walk in, she shyly closed her notes and turned off the room lights.

In the darkness of Teyvat, it was another peaceful and beautiful night...

Chapter 120 Cherry Blossoms in Spring (Second update on Thursday!)

"So, Tsukihime is asking you for a favor...?"

It was a rare opportunity to travel by riding a pack animal. Yunxiu stood on her giant pack animal, which had been modified and evolved into "Prototype 29," and looked at Funina, who was making Jueyun Pepper Macaroni with Xiangling.

"Xiuxiu, what request is this?" Xiangling asked in confusion. "Isn't Miss Funina going to Inazuma to participate in an event?"

"An event?" Yunxiu looked at Funina's shifty eyes and a mischievous thought crossed her mind. "What event? Do you need our help to attend?"

"No...no need, it's not an important event, it's fine..." Funina picked up the plate and covered her face: "It's fine...just showing up casually is fine!"

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Seeing Xiangling's bewildered expression, Yunxiu smiled and patted her shoulder, not pressing for more details, after all, she wasn't really good at coaxing children...

Soon, Funina's attention was completely drawn to the Jueyun Pepper Macaroni. She rolled the macaroni into a ball with her fork, then opened her mouth wide and ate it, stammering praise as she ate: "Mmm...delicious! Xiangling is so good...cough cough cough..."

"Slow down, slow down." Xiangling poured a glass of water for Funina, watched her drink it down in one gulp, let out a long sigh, and then continued eating. With a smile on her face, she lowered her voice and said to Yunxiu, "Miss Funina is such a good girl, it's just a pity she's a little silly..."

"Actually, it's mainly because I don't have that much cunning to think..." Yunxiu scratched her head and said, "Shen He might not be able to come for a few days, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of her for the next few days..."

Although she didn't know how Tsukihime and Funina reached an agreement, Yunxiu didn't doubt her strength. The current Funina hadn't separated from Fukaros; the two were just like Laira, two personalities under one main body.

Fukaros's strength is beyond question. She was able to succeed the water god after Egolia's death. Even if she is not as powerful as the ruler, she is one of the strongest legends. This can be seen from the position of her familiars. Her strength is second only to the boy who was transformed from Tsukuyo and Dvalin, ranking third!

As Yunxiu understands it, Funinna is actually the same person as Fukaros, just with different personalities.

Or rather, it is Fukaros's relaxed personality outside of battle and training.

For Yunxiu, this was one of the biggest guarantees for entering Yuanxia Palace—after all, no one knew how many strange and eerie places Yuanxia Palace might have.

With droplets of the Tears of Return to the Void appearing on her hand, and pondering the information she should prioritize searching for next, Yunxiu sat directly on the head of the beast and began to think to herself.

The reason for creating the Tears of Return to Nothingness is that this is the key to the first stage of the fifth level of godhood—energy manipulation.

Being able to cast spells using elemental energy, or even inputting more elemental energy, only means mastering a fixed casting method. If you only have a little elemental energy, can you still cast spells accurately? If you control tens of thousands of elemental energies simultaneously, can you unleash a qualitative leap in power?

Each of the five stages of ascending to godhood requires the ability to "control" everything from oneself to the laws.

What Yunxiu is trying to do now is to disassemble and optimize the spell "Tears of Return to the Void," which requires at least several hundred points of elemental energy to cast, and cast it with half the usual amount of energy.

In theory, spells can be successfully cast using three points of elemental energy: one point each of grass, water, and space.

Reaching this point also means that Yunxiu has passed the first stage of the fifth level of godhood.

Even if I truly pass the fifth stage of godhood, how far am I from becoming a legend...?

Yunxiu couldn't help but sigh. Nearly half a year had passed since she obtained the Secret Manual of Myriad Laws. Advancing from zero to the seventh ring was certainly fast, but it would take at least half a year to go from the seventh ring to the ninth ring limit.

From the ninth ring limit to the legendary level, it's unknown how long it will take. Yunxiu originally planned to advance to the legendary level within two years, so that she could participate in the major events that followed, such as the Nata ley line restoration battle. Without legendary strength, it would be obvious that she couldn't participate.

His original plan was to leave Teyvat after becoming a Legendary, but now it seems that Legendary isn't enough...

Or rather, for a legendary figure to traverse the barriers of Teyvat, they would need the assistance of someone far stronger than a legendary figure.

Energy gathered and swirled in Yunxiu's hands, reflecting on his still somewhat childish face.

The beast beneath their feet was moving incredibly fast, and Inazuma wasn't far from Sumeru. They had set off from Liyue in the morning, and after less than five hours, having eaten a light lunch, they had already spotted the Inazuma coastline just past noon.

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"Welcome to Inazuma, everyone. I am Ayaka Kamisato, the acting head of the shrine magistrate family." The eldest daughter of the shrine magistrate family was already waiting at the dock. She looked at everyone and said respectfully, "This is my butler, Thomas. Lord Raijin has already given instructions on all the arrangements for your hospitality. Please follow me."

Unlike her previous life, perhaps because it wasn't just Yunxiu who arrived, Ayaka Kamisato waited for the group at the island's pier with Thomas and a series of servants, showing them ample respect.

Yunxiu gave a few perfunctory replies, and then, led by Ayaka Kamisato, she boarded the carriage sent by the magistrate, along with Funina and Xiangling. Tsukihime and Kosai-gumi had already returned to Inazuma, Shin-haku needed to return to the mountain to cultivate his magic for a few days, and Sugar was unwilling to come out and hide in the demiplane to practice alchemy. As for Ying, she seemed to have already gone to Inazuma with the fleet.

This Yingmei is truly free...

The carriage of the magistrate was naturally quite luxurious. Even with five or six people on board, it was still quite spacious. After getting in, it actually floated up and headed straight for Inazuma Castle. Yunxiu made a few words of praise, and then saw that Ayaka Kamisato had already knelt down and personally handed her a cup of tea.

“Mr. Yunxiu, I am fully aware of your purpose in coming here.” The young lady of the company magistrate struck a rather elegant pose, even with a hint of flattery, and said, “I have already informed Lord Yae no Kamiko that you are welcome to enter the castle tower at any time after you have settled in to look up any information you wish to obtain.”

"Hmm... the tea is good." Yunxiu quietly looked at the young lady whose eyes inadvertently revealed a trace of sadness, and without asking any further questions, simply praised her.

"Oh... the snacks are delicious too, don't you want to try some?" Funina quickly ate the snacks while looking around at the strange atmosphere, and asked curiously, "We can't... eat them, can we?"

"Please help yourself." Ayaka Kamisato sensed the awkward atmosphere and immediately smiled. "If it's not enough, I'll send someone to replenish it right away."

"It's okay, although I don't know why you're feeling sad." Funina picked up a matcha cookie, popped it into her mouth, and then said seriously:

"If you are saddened by trivial worldly matters, that is the most unworthy thing. You might as well try to improve your own strength first, and eventually you will find that all obstacles are just a small stone."

“Stone… Thank you, Lady Funina…” Ayaka Kamisato quietly picked up her teacup and took a small sip. “I don’t know if what I did was right or wrong…”

“There aren’t that many right and wrong issues. A lot of the time, right and wrong are just a matter of perspective.” Funina blinked her beautiful big eyes: “If it’s really an unforgivable mistake, even the gods will punish it.”

Seeing the serious looks from the people around her, Funina was surprised: "Did I...did I say something wrong?"

“No, you’re right.” Yunxiu patted Funina’s shoulder and quietly said to Kamisato Ayaka, “I’ll be troubling you for the next while, Miss Kamisato. If there’s anything I can help with, please don’t hesitate to ask.”

"Thank you, Mr. Yunxiu..."

The group fell silent. Fortunately, the carriage soon arrived at the Shabdunganfu (a government office in Taiwan). After settling into their lodgings, Yunxiu brought Funina to Narukami Taisha (a shrine in Taiwan). They were there to fulfill the promise the Thunder God had made to him and to research all the documents and materials related to Dragon Scale, Abyss, the Golden-haired Traveler, Dainesreb, Kanria, and others.

Yunxiu exchanged a few words with the shrine maiden guarding the door and introduced herself. Soon, a shrine maiden dressed in the robes of a palace priest walked over. She looked quite similar to the Fox Palace priestess, but had a subtle cunning about her.

Unlike the original timeline, because of the existence of the Fox Palace, this young lady can only be considered the second-in-command of the Narukami Shrine. Therefore, the Tomoe seal on her body is slightly smaller. Apart from that, she is not much different from the Yae no Miko in Yunxiu's memory.

"Mr. Yunxiu, is that right?" Yae no Miko said with a smile, but she quickly noticed Funina hiding behind Yunxiu and was visibly surprised: "Lady Fukaros, did you come to Inazuma to seek out Lord Kitsui-no-miya for some business?"

"I... just pretend I don't exist..." Funina whispered, clutching Yunxiu's robe.

"Oh, it's Miss Funina." Yae no Miko smiled and welcomed the two inside.

Compared to the game, Narukami Taisha Shrine is significantly larger. Thousands of densely packed torii gates form the path leading up the mountain, each engraved with a name and date. It is clear from the clouds and peaks that these are the names of the donors and the dates of their donations.

After passing the torii gate and walking a few steps forward, Yunxiu and Funina saw the main hall of Narukami Taisha Shrine. It was not much different from the one in the game, except that it was much larger in scale. Bustling tourists were praying, drawing fortune slips, and admiring the cherry blossoms. It was the season when cherry blossoms were in bloom, and the entire Narukami Taisha Shrine was enveloped in a sea of ​​pink flowers.

"Although I've been here a few times, it's still very beautiful." Funina casually grabbed a few cherry blossom petals, and her fair little hand was covered with them.

“If you like it, you are welcome to come again. Even outside of cherry blossom season, the other scenery at Narukami Shrine is quite beautiful.” Yae-no-Miko turned around and said, “Miss Furina, I will prepare the sweets you liked when you came last time as soon as possible. Please wait a moment.”

"Ah...okay!" Funina immediately perked up and even took the initiative to introduce the Narukami Shrine and its special snacks to Yunxiu: "There's a kind of 'Fukunai Tofu' that's especially delicious. Although it's fried tofu, it has a very tender texture, and there's also..."

While listening to Funina's chatter with a smile and admiring the scenery of Narukami Shrine, I arrived at the entrance of the rear hall in less than ten minutes, where a shrine maiden was already waiting.

"Miss Funina, please accompany the Kano Shrine Maiden to admire the cherry blossoms." Yae no Miko gestured to Yunxiu and said, "Please come with me. Lord Raijin has already had all the relevant information compiled here. Please feel free to look through it."

Yunxiu nodded and followed Yae no Miko into the room. As soon as she entered, she was stunned by the enormous amount of information and books: "So many!"

"The information related to the Castle Keep is vast; this is only a portion that you need," Yae no Miko said with a sly smile.

Chapter 121 The Cruel Inari's Action Plan (Third Update on Thursday!)

"Can I watch freely?"

"Please feel free to do as you please. These are all replicas. Mr. Yunxiu may take them with him." Yae no Miko waved her hand lightly, and a spell was cast, illuminating the entire hall. She looked at the pile of ancient scrolls and said, "There are a total of 4,785 titles and 97,542 volumes. It was only after more than 30 shrine maidens from Narukami Shrine were dispatched that the final selection was completed."

It seems they still want to see my strength...

Yunxiu didn't care about these things. Strength determines status, and that's how it is in Teyvat—cruel and true.

With a casual tap, a ghostly hand appeared in the air, then quickly split into hundreds of smaller ghostly hands within seconds. After becoming a Primal God, Yunxiu further modified this spell, doubling not only the weight-bearing capacity and number of ghostly hands but also enhancing their perception capabilities.

【Yunxiu's Thousand Winds Hand】: 0 Rings (Change Type)

You create multiple unseen ghostly hands, the number of which is four times the sum of your current Intelligence modifier and Proficiency bonus. When you cast this spell using a higher-ring spell slot, the number of hands doubles for each even-ring spell slot used (2nd, 4th, 6th ring).

These hands can appear anywhere within 10 meters of you. Each hand can perform simple tasks permitted by the "Hand of the Mage" spell. However, due to the dispersed power, the maximum weight each hand can carry is determined based on your primary attribute bonus (currently 32KG), and the weight capacity of each hand doubles for every even-numbered spell slot used (2nd, 4th, and 6th rings).

The Mage's Hand cannot cause direct damage to creatures or objects.

With the sixth ring spell slots used, there are a total of 608 Hands of a Thousand Winds.

Hundreds of small hands picked up various documents and books and began flipping through them at lightning speed in front of Yunxiu.

Because of the [Candlelight] constellation, Yunxiu's ability to perceive everything will be increased by an additional 4 points on top of her current Intelligence bonus of 13, bringing her to a total of 17 points!

His powerful intelligence allowed him to scan thousands of pages at once and memorize them all. A huge amount of information gathered, sorted, and then summarized into various key pieces of information in his mind.

Every second, hundreds of books were turned and memorized in front of Yunxiu, and each ghostly hand would quickly take the next volume after finishing the first one and continue to flip through it in front of Yunxiu. In less than an hour, all 90,000-plus volumes of books had been read, leaving the Eightfold Divine Child beside him dumbfounded.

As the person in charge of this project, she knew all too well how terrifying such a capability was!

It took the thirty-odd priestesses more than a month, with the support of magic, to find these scrolls in the library of the castle tower, and another month to sort them out. Yunxiu, on the other hand, only took less than an hour!

“No wonder Lord Thor values ​​a young man who has just transformed into a ‘Gen God’ so much…” Yae no Miko couldn’t help but exclaim, “In that case, he is indeed the one who will host the ‘Divine Cherry Blossom Purification’ this time.”

Yunxiu himself didn't pay much attention to the thoughts of the Eightfold Divine Child. He casually found a place to sit down and began to think.

Seeing this, Yae no Miko did not leave. Instead, she closed the door, knelt on the cushion in the room, closed her eyes, and seemed to enter a meditative state.

"Luckily, I asked Thor for this permission before I came..." Yunxiu muttered to herself. This time, it wasn't that the gains were small, but rather that the gains were enormous!