The treasure thieves of Teyvat rob Shenhe

"What's the picture?"

Before Lin Ye could say anything, the crystal fragments in the sky changed, gathering light, and then fell heavily, smashing the ground and creating a bottomless hole.

The two came to the entrance of the cave.

"Is this a solution?" Zhiqiong glanced at the cave entrance and turned to ask Lin Ye.

"Well, it's solved. Let's go back to Jinwu and the others and report this matter."

"No, that thing obviously ran inside, we should chase it!" Zhiqiong suggested sincerely.

"Who knows what's going on down there? Can your body handle it? The talisman can relieve your symptoms, but it can't resist the effects of the black mud. Don't joke with your life." Lin Ye also made a suggestion, "Wait for me to investigate and confirm that it's harmless before you go down."

"No, there's an unknown area down there. As an adventurer, how could I be willing to give up the opportunity for my first adventure?" Zhiqiong shook his head.

"Even if it means death?"

"Even if it means death!"

Lin Ye laughed angrily, "You are such a stubborn girl."

"Don't call me a girl. I should be no younger than you." Zhiqiong said dissatisfiedly.

"Come to think of it," Lin Ye remembered that Zhi Qiong called the traveler "senior" in the game. If it wasn't for the achievement ranking, then Zhi Qiong had only been an adventurer for a short time. So Lin Ye asked, "When did you become an adventurer?"

"Adventurer is just a title. I have been adventuring for a long time. Commissioner Mu Ning chose me because I am good at drawing maps." Zhi Qiong said vigilantly.

Seeing that Zhiqiong didn't want to reveal anything, Lin Ye knew that Zhiqiong had registered as an adventurer not long ago. At least, he was later than Ying Yumengde who became active in the adventurer group and made a name for himself.

“Oh, if we really want to talk about seniority, you should call me senior.” Lin Ye sneered.

"You are an adventurer too?" Zhi Qiong tilted her head. "When did you register?"

Lin Ye said a time.

Zhiqiong murmured to herself, "A few months earlier than me..."

"You said that seniority is the basis for promotion. Have you completed any commissions? I have completed B-level tasks independently." Zhiqiong asked.

This stumped Lin Ye, as he seemed to have only registered using one form.

But this does not pose a problem for Lin Ye, he said.

"You also said that adventurer is just a title. My experience is richer and even crueler than you can imagine."

Strike the ambitious demon god, stop the thousand-year-old man from taking revenge, enter the [border], climb the snow-capped mountains...

Lin Ye’s achievements have nothing to do with the commission from the Adventurer’s Association, so Zhiqiong is not aware of this.

"Then tell me? Otherwise I won't acknowledge you as my senior!" Zhi Qiong said loudly.

Seeing that the topic was gradually moving in a strange direction, Lin Ye thought for a moment and asked.

"Are you trying to divert my attention?"

"No way."

"hehe."

"Anyway, I'm telling you seriously that the exploration ahead will be even more dangerous. I'm very grateful to you for leading the way for me. The map you drew will be enough for Jinwu and the others to use for a while."

"That monster just attacked us. To be honest, you didn't help. There may be more monsters below. I need to devote some of my energy to protecting you."

Zhiqiong fell silent after hearing this. Lin Ye was right.

After a while, Zhiqiong whispered.

"You have a point. I really didn't help much just now..."

"But I have my own job, surveying the terrain, drawing maps, and working hard to do a better job for the team behind me."

“Are you a martyr?”

"I'm an adventurer. I'd rather die than hide in a safe corner and watch you challenge the unknown. I want to do that too," Zhiqiong said.

"...Zhiqiong, a time management master has learned a truth through his short life, and I want to share it with you."

"what?"

"Human beings—have limits."

"If you feel unwell, you should rest. If you insist on holding on, it won't get any better, it will only get worse."

"No, this is far from my limit!" Zhiqiong said stubbornly with a firm look in his eyes.

"Then tell me, if you suddenly faint or die, who will be in trouble?" Lin Ye did not indulge Zhiqiong and asked back.

"Don't worry about me." Zhiqiong answered without hesitation.

"If Jinwu Haidiv and the others were here, would you say the same thing?" Lin Ye remained unmoved and asked calmly.

Zhiqiong was stunned for a moment, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice.

"I am just an ordinary person. I don't have the Eye of God. I can't beat the Rock Dragon Lizard or the monster just now. I am not as powerful as you, but I have my own methods. Please believe me, I have ways to protect myself."

“You can wait until the changes in the Chasm are resolved before you start your adventure,” Lin Ye said. “People should know what they can do and do it, and know what they cannot do and not do it. There is an old saying in Liyue that those who know the times are heroes.”

"Then what's the meaning of adventurers' existence?" Zhiqiong raised the topic to a higher level with one sentence.

"Stanley Jinjihai, everyone didn't think highly of him at first and thought it was impossible, but he still succeeded."

"But he lost a friend."

“But that friend is not dead, but truly [alive]!”

“Being remembered can be seen as a continuation of life. Stanley’s friend failed in his challenge to the Sea of Silence, but his image as a challenger will always be passed down among adventurers and live in the poems woven by bards…”

"This world is controlled by the Seven Gods, and mortals live in a tidy schedule under their rule."

“We may not have eyes given by God, but we are also born with strong backbones and nimble limbs… When we think about living a life without any troubles, can we be content with that?”

"I don't believe that this unwilling feeling is meaningless, so I risked my life to explore those dangerous places. After all..."

“The eternal struggle with weak gods, with gods that even gods fear, is what makes us human. I am so sure of it.”

Chapter 426 Feel the Grace!!!

Rugged Stone Hall.

What Lin Ye and Zhi Qiong saw was a magnificent upside-down city, as if the world was upside down.

We came here through the big hole created by the fragments of the Frost Nail.

From now on, the knowledge of the people of Liyue about the Chasm is beyond their understanding.

A long time ago, people speculated that there was an ancient tomb under the abyss, just like the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain Findnir next door.

But there is no strong evidence to support this claim, it is as ridiculous as talking mushrooms or sailors who can gain muscle by eating mushrooms alone. Only the treasure-stealing group would believe it.

Zhiqiong was amazed. She looked at the upside-down city and turned to Lin Ye and said.

"If there are really ancient ruins, do you think we'll find some treasure?"

“You should be worried about whether there are various styles of ruins guards.” Lin Ye said unhappily.

Zhiqiong finally convinced Lin Ye, mainly because Lin Ye realized that he could not convince her, and even if he left her alone, the other party would follow her.

For some people, there are things that mean more than just being alive.

"Hehe, as a qualified adventurer, dealing with ruins guards is commonplace. They're huge, so just don't run into their field of vision. Besides, most of them are broken." Zhiqiong said with a smile.

"Let's go. We have the chance to leave our names in the history books right in front of us. If we find any documentary evidence, those old scholars in Liyue Harbor will have to burn incense and pray. Perhaps there will be a historian willing to record our names." Zhi Qiong said optimistically.

Lin Ye did not reply. He knew this place, the rugged stone hall. If he continued to explore, passing through the nameless ruins and the fluorescent narrow passage, he would eventually reach the end where the Frost Sky Nail was.

Sister Ye Lan might be there.

The rugged stone hall retains its general appearance. If you look deeper, you will find that there are many collapses. Monsters pop up from time to time and are dealt with one by one by Lin Ye.

"Five hundred years ago, a dark disaster occurred in the Layered Rock Abyss. Do you think those monsters could have survived from ancient ruins to five hundred years ago?" Zhi Qiong talked to Lin Ye while drawing a picture.

"How much do you know about the dark disaster?" Lin Ye asked.

Dark disaster, Lin Ye later asked Mu Xiaojin.

Quan Tai ran out of the body of the demon god Yun. It was Mu Xiaojin, the master of the contract, who was affected by the Layered Rock Abyss. At that time, the Kingdom of Kanreya was the center of the disaster, which radiated outward like a wave and eventually submerged itself. The impact of this incident was very great. The seven countries were hit hard to varying degrees, and the first generation of Grass God died.

Five hundred years ago, Mu Xiaojin responded to the emperor's call and came thousands of miles to assist the Qianyan Army in resisting the invasion of monsters. Not only her, but also the talented people and immortal Yakshas of that era, regardless of their own sacrifices, isolated the war in the area of the Layered Rock Abyss.

When Mu Xiaojin knew that Lin Ye was going to the Layered Abyss, he told her what he saw and heard in the Layered Abyss.

The reason why the battle is so brutal is that there are endless monsters and they can never be killed.

But snakes have seven inches, and so do monsters.

Mu Xiaojin told Lin Ye a surprising news. At that time, people discovered an underground palace where the monsters of Kanriya were restricted.

A sorcerer proposed to seal a large number of monsters here.

Mu Xiaojin left the Layered Rock Abyss because of the Quantai incident and did not witness the final situation. Later, Mu Xiaojin guessed that the sorcerer succeeded by reading history books.

Could the underground palace that Mu Xiaojin mentioned be the upside-down city in front of us?

And that sorcerer, Lin Ye thought, might be Ye Lan's ancestor.

Lin Ye and Zhi Qiong investigated the rugged stone hall and found some patterns that looked like text, but neither of them was an expert and couldn't translate it. Zhi Qiong drew it on a blueprint and planned to give it to Khedi after he went out.

Haidifu majored in mineralogy and biology, so he definitely didn't understand, but he was a Xumi scholar with the highest diploma in the team.

After leaving the rugged stone hall, Lin Ye and Zhi Qiong groped their way to the nameless ruins.

As if it had been burned by karmic fire, the colors of the nameless ruins were more gorgeous than the previous areas, and the purple-red minerals were like blooming petals.

Lin Ye met two Abyss Singers here.

Singer of the Abyss. Abyssal Fire.

Singer of the Abyss. Purple Lightning.

As for the new enemy, Lin Ye only knew the Abyss Apostle Jiliu.

Lin Ye was not surprised at all that the people from the Abyss Cult were here, but after the two Abyss Chanters on the opposite side saw Lin Ye, they still used their characteristic aria tone.

"Your Highness has pointed out the enemy, the great enemy of the abyss. Have you comprehended the wisdom of the abyss?"

Lin Ye translated it as discovering their plan.

what's the plan?

Lin Ye doesn’t know.

"I'm asking you about someone, the blue-haired woman. Have you ever seen her?" Lin Ye asked.

Since the Abyss Cult appeared, Lin Ye guessed that Ye Lan might have encountered this group of things.

The two Abyss Apostles looked at each other, did not answer Lin Ye's question, opened their arms, and the elements of thunder and fire gathered in their hands.

There is no point in saying more. The two Abyss Singers went straight into combat. Although the Singers were civilians in the cult, their strength should not be underestimated. They were few in number, and each of them was level 60.

Zhiqiong did not show up at the beginning, and Lin Ye asked her to hide.

Lin Ye fought swiftly and entered a ghostly state.

“Feel the Grace!!!”

The Apostle of the Abyss, Zi Dian, uttered the classic lines, driving thunder and lightning, and boundless lightning ravaged the entire ruins.

The Apostle of the Abyss, Yuanhuo, raised his hand and poured out fire, and countless fire rain fell.

The Singer is worthy of being a wizard. Judging from the visual effects alone, it is much better than the Apostle's Torrent.

Lin Ye prayed that Zhi Qiong could protect himself. He drove away the rain of fire with his shining moment, pierced the thunderstorm with his flaming sword, and flashed in front of the two Abyss Singers.

“Listen to the truth!!!”

The body of the Abyss Apostle Zi Dian burst out with lightning elements, forming a barrier to wrap himself up, and sent down a thunderbolt to the forest.

Lin Ye's speed suddenly increased, he dodged the lightning strike, and wielded Wolf's End. The black flames instantly swallowed up the purple lightning, along with the abyss fire next to it.

The two Abyss Singers screamed, especially the Abyss Singer Zi Dian. He was bathed in black fire, like a fanatic in despair, shouting to shock God.

"Great Oracle!!!"

"Noble sublimation!!!"

“Grace of life!!!”