A large number of water creatures also emerged from the edge of the platform, from the sturdy water pig beasts with a pair of sharp fangs, to the water toads that were almost as big as adults, and the water eagles that flew in the air and flapped their wings.

Among them are phantoms as tiny as chipmunks and rain sparrows, as well as slightly larger waterfowl and crabs.

Each of them has its own spirituality, and like real "living" creatures, they attacked the two people.

But the two people present were not ordinary people, not to mention Ganyu who could condense the power of frost and snow and freeze them into ice sculptures.

Even Ping only needed a gun to burst the bubbles that were flying towards the two of them like a rain curtain.

For her, it was easy to use the tip of the gun to break through the water flow without getting herself wet.

Therefore, she walked leisurely among the attack of water-shaped creatures.

Every time the spear tip fell, one or several phantoms were beaten back to their original forms, but they re-condensed after a few seconds.

This is their advantage in playing at home. As long as the rivers flow and the rain and dew continue, the "water" will not disappear.

The key to breaking this deadlock lies in Ganyu.

After many fruitless attempts at persuasion, she could only sigh and condense an Ice Spirit Pearl in her hand. The surface of the pearl, which was covered with frost and snow, had a Qilin fairy pattern.

As soon as it appeared, it began to release a large amount of frost and snow air in the surroundings. The water creatures that were originally supported by the continuous flow of water and could always re-condense even if they were shattered by the gun tip were finally frozen on a large scale.

Of course, this alone is not enough to force out the pure water elf, but for Aping, it is the perfect time to take action.

She took down the fairy harp from her waist, and then gently brushed the strings with her slender jade fingers.

The sound of the piano swept across the water creatures that had turned into ice sculptures, shattering them from the inside out, and the sound waves also penetrated the stone surface of the platform and reached the depths of the lake.

The originally orderly lake water began to become disordered, and the pure water elves hidden in it were forced to reveal their true forms.

When she appeared again, she was already injured, and the luster on the surface of her water-shaped body had dimmed a lot.

Ganyu also drew her bow and shot a frost arrow, freezing her body below her head, and said while panting slightly.

"Now, can you please communicate with us properly?"

"It's pointless even if you want to fight on."

Ah Ping even pointed the gun directly at her one eye.

In this era of the Demon War, many things must be decided with real force. Either you have sufficient martial virtues, or you can only be threatened like this.

The Pure Water Elf was not afraid of this, but just said it with self-mockery.

"...I came here just to seek clean water. Since even such a request could not be granted, how can you blame me for resisting?"

"Eh?"

Ganyu blinked in confusion.

"We are here only to seek the Heart of Pure Water, not to drive you away. But is there any misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? The Heart of Pure Water is to us what the source of water is to mankind. You want to take my life without any evidence, and you want me to surrender obediently. Isn't that too much?"

The pure water elf's single eye glared at the two of them in dissatisfaction.

Now, Ganyu realized that she had made a mistake and realized how many words she had said during the battle that disregarded other people's lives. Her cheeks immediately turned red, and she stammered and was unable to speak. In the end, she could only bow her head and apologize.

Chapter 45 Possibility

After untying the restraints on the pure water elf, she did not continue to fight against the two of them, but half floated in the air, staring at Ganyu with her pure water eyes, her tone faint.

"…So, why are you pursuing the Heart of Pure Water?"

"We want to use the power of pure water to purify the hatred left by the demon god. Even if we can't do that, at least we can reduce the pain and burden of those who are cursed."

Ganyu confessed truthfully.

"The grudges left by the demon gods are so complicated that even thousands of years of rain and dew cannot wash away the blood and mud accumulated in the war."

The Pure Water Elf shook her head at her idea, seeming to be quite pessimistic about it, and just gave a warning.

"Although I don't know who you are going to save, it's best not to overestimate the effectiveness of the Heart of Pure Water. If you use it to purify water, it will be more than enough as a water source for the town, but it is absolutely wishful thinking to use it to eliminate the grudges of the demon god."

"How could this be? Could it be that water with the power of purification cannot suppress the illness of those who are sick?"

"...I don't know, but judging from the results of the Light Water flowing until now, unless you let the other party swallow the Pure Water Heart, the pure water can only have a strengthening effect on those who drink it for a long time."

At this point, as if to dispel the two people's doubts, the Pure Water Elf spoke very frankly, or in a straightforward manner.

"Humans cannot absorb elemental crystals that are too concentrated. Even if a human swallows the heart core that condenses pure water power, it will not be able to suppress the disease. It will only destroy the body before it can be cured."

Even Ganyu is very clear about this. The human body is too fragile. Even if the concentration of elemental force in the air is higher, people will suffer from various "elemental diseases".

However, even so, Ganyu still wants to try her best.

Because the method used by Kuxue was not as rough as that used by the Pure Water Elf.

What she advocated was to use the Heart of Pure Water to assist the magic, first stabilizing the condition and preventing it from worsening, then using the freezing technique to lock the vitality within the body, and then use the following period of time to research how to treat it.

Although it cannot be said to solve the devil's grudge, it is at least feasible in theory.

Just like other Three-Eyed and Five-Manifested Immortals, when practicing immortal techniques, both humans and immortals will use the "spiritual orifices" in their bodies.

This is something that everyone has, but not everyone can awaken.

But as long as you overcome this hurdle, the door to immortality will open.

The elements of heaven and earth would no longer dissipate from the body. In Kuxue's words, the "organ that stores immortal power" in the body began to work normally.

The role played by the Heart of Pure Water here is similar to this. By guiding the elements of heaven and earth, using it as a medium, and supplemented by fairy arts, it can complete a closed loop very well.

But, it seems so now.

Unless they kill the pure water elf directly, the other party will definitely not easily give up the pure water heart, which is equivalent to her "heart".

If you think selfishly, for the pure water elf, as long as the rivers flow and the rain and dew continue, she can gather water elements from this lake again and again and be reborn again.

This period of time is as short as a dream in the almost infinite life of the elemental life form, and it is gone when it is gone.

But this is not a good deed after all.

To save people, you must sacrifice the life of the pure water elf.

How is this fair to her?

Even if a contract is signed, there is nothing in the world that is equivalent to life for exchange.

The rules are inherently unfair, and the contract is nothing more than a basis for them to coerce each other.

As followers of the Emperor, neither Ganyu nor Aping wanted to offend anyone regarding such matters.

In this case, Ganyu's promise to Kuxue is probably doomed to fail.

Even though she didn't want to see her sister's disappointed expression, she didn't want to see her sad because of the death of people...

But, there is nothing you can do if you can't do it...

Perhaps he noticed her dilemma, and finally put down the longbow slowly.

After a moment of silence, the Pure Water Spirit gave him another suggestion: "If you must obtain the Pure Water Heart, why not look for the fragments of our lost compatriots?"

After the death of the pure water spirit, any individual that can condense into water will basically leave behind a pure water heart for regeneration.

Although the reborn individuals have no memories and their powers have become weaker, and they are basically two different beings from their past selves, there are also some who, due to external reasons, are unable to re-condense their bodies and regain consciousness, and are about to dissipate.

Such an individual's heart core will soon be shattered, buried deep in the land of death, transformed into an underground spring, quietly waiting for the opportunity to be reborn.

If enough such fragments could be collected, they could naturally be condensed into an unconscious pure water heart.

In a way, this is more suitable for treatment.

After all, after killing the pure water elf, the pure water heart obtained has a certain consciousness.

Although the pure water spirit will lose most of its memories when it is reborn, the memories carried in the pure water heart and water body will not be forgotten. (Although it is very rare)

But as long as this part of the water body does not disappear, they will always remember these things, and can even actively migrate back to their original birthplace and regain their memories bit by bit.

Then, the Pure Water Heart that possesses this part of consciousness would most likely be infected by the devil's hatred and quickly degenerate when used for treatment.

It will be questionable whether it can be used normally at that time.

These potential problems troubled Ganyu, but she was not as expert in these areas as Kuxue, and she couldn't make up her mind for a while.

I had no choice but to look to Aping for help.

And she asked after a moment's silence.

"Do you know where the other pieces of the Pure Water Heart are?"

"...I know part of it. After all, the pure water spirits can sense each other."

The pure water elf Lotia sighed softly.

"Then can you tell us?"

Ganyu looked at her expectantly.

"...If it had been before, I would not have revealed the whereabouts of any of my clan members even if I had risked being shattered by you and turned into a pure water heart again."

The pure water elf Lotia crossed her wings and slowly dropped them to the ground, speaking in a calm tone.

“But since your goal is to eliminate the hatred left by the demon god, I can tell you the whereabouts of a fellow tribesman who hates this deeply.

She hated the demons, and had too much...pity for humans that she shouldn't have. She got involved in the war between the demons, and died. "

"... In other words, can she help us?"

"That's right. Although we are all fragments of God and have the power of "water", we have forgotten our mission and are running away on our own.

Since you are heading in the same direction as her, perhaps you can get help from her..."

Chapter 46 A fragile balance

According to the pure water elf Lotia, her fellow tribesman, a pure water elf named Yandora, was once one of the companions who came to this land with her.

Unlike other companions who had their own missions or goals, they did not follow the ocean current to leave this place of chaos where demons were fighting, but chose to stay.

Tired of endless wars and meaningless missions, Lotia finally settled in the lake deep in Shimen.

This is the area between the two neighboring territories of Liyue and Mondstadt, and it does not attract much attention. Other demon gods would at most just pass by and might not even be able to discover her.

So Lotia rested and recuperated here. During this time, apart from dealing with assassins sent from her homeland, only some refugees occasionally broke in.

It was not until today that Ganyu and Aping completely broke the peace.

From a certain perspective, she is actually the type of person who likes to stay at home and enjoy the quiet time alone.

However, Yandora's personality is different from that of Lotia. She is more "curious" and "yearning" for the creatures in the world.

Also, while traveling along the ocean currents, he saw too many sins committed by demons against the living beings in the world.

Among them, those humans who were in misery and decadence won the favor of Yandora with their delicate and fragile emotions, as well as the perseverance they showed in desperate situations.

Therefore, she separated from Lotia, intending to protect a group of people from here, and used her body as a boat to carry people to the paradise where they could settle down.

Unfortunately, after finally convincing the humans, they encountered the demon god of the whirlpool, Osel, as soon as they went out to sea.

Even though they both possessed the element of "water", pure water elves, as fragments of gods, were ultimately no match for other demon gods who possessed complete authority.

Their power is great for spying, but it's too difficult for them to seriously fight other demons.

It was also because of this experience that all the people protected by Yandora were sucked into the vortex and died, and she herself only barely escaped and avoided the fate of being imprisoned and enslaved.

However, not only was she seriously injured, but the humans she wanted to protect also died because of her actions.

This made her hate herself and Osel extremely. Now she is hiding in a remote place to recuperate and accumulate strength for revenge.

According to Lotia, the last time she sensed Yandora's presence was by the lake near Mount Aozang, north of Liyue.

Ganyu was quite surprised when she knew this. After all, she had been in Ao Zang Mountain for so long, but she had never known that there was such a neighbor.

Even Master Liuyun Jiefeng never mentioned this matter, which shows that the pure water elves' ability to conceal their breath is very clever.

Although there are some True Lords who usually don't like to go out, most of them stay at home to study mechanisms or recipes, and they will not go out unless summoned by the Emperor.

But from another perspective, this can also be considered a kind of "fate".

After thanking Lotia, Ganyu set off again, but Ping had to withdraw halfway because the Emperor summoned her and said that the war in Liyue was tense.

Fortunately, as compensation, the Emperor asked Master Liuyun Jiefeng to come and accompany her.

"Why did the Emperor change the candidate at the last minute? Has the war in Liyue become so serious?"

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