What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"That should be the legendary [Guardian Yaksha]." Zhong Ling explained. "Don't be afraid. [Guardian Yaksha] is an immortal who protects ordinary people and eliminates demons and evil spirits."

Although the [Guardian Yakshas] always look very terrifying when fighting, they have no ill intentions.

"Protecting the common people...but that looks really scary..." Clement said hesitantly.

"What a fast speed! Is this the [Guardian Yaksha] under Morax's command?" Wan Yan seemed a little uneasy, as if she was thinking about something.

"That's all for today. Although 'Guoyun Pavilion' has great research value, when it comes to wealth... there probably isn't anything valuable here at the moment." Zhongli saw that it was getting late and it was time to leave.

After all, they left here by rowing a boat, and this place is not close to "Liyue Harbor", so they have to set off early.

"Well, let's stop here." Zhong Ling nodded in agreement.

"Tsk, what a bummer." Clement looked at Jianshan.

Obviously, he was disappointed that the cave of [Cangming Yuanjun] had not collapsed yet.

"After all, [Yuan Jun] is the most powerful immortal. Her cave should not collapse in a short period of time." Seeing Clement's miserable expression, Zhong Ling added fuel to the fire.

Hearing Zhong Ling say this, Clement's expression became even uglier.

However, this is the way things are, and there is no point in him feeling unhappy, as he was the one who first suggested coming to this "Guoyun Pavilion".

"Tomorrow, let's go to the Salt Demon's territory, 'Salt Underground'." Wan Yan said hurriedly.

In fact, Wan Yan has been to this place called "Salt of the Earth" countless times.

But to this day, she has not been able to find any real evidence of the tragedy that the Salt Demon experienced.

"Are we going to 'Salt of the Earth' tomorrow?" Zhongli looked at Clement. After all, this event was initiated by Clement.

"Salt Demon? Okay, I'm also interested." Clement nodded. After all, this was the territory of a demon. Maybe he could find something valuable there.

If not, then he would really lose everything this time.

C.6 Clement is in trouble

"'Salt of the Earth' is the habitat of the legendary [Demon of Salt] Heulia and her people. It is also Heulia's final...cemetery." Not much can be seen from the surface. It is a peaceful place. In addition to a lot of hill people, there is even a Hill Rock Helmet King entrenched here.

Generally speaking, no one would bother this kind of guy.

They are extremely powerful, and ordinary adventurers cannot resist their attacks at all. Even the [Original Gods] who possess the 'Eye of God' must be extremely careful when facing the Hill Rock Helmet King.

After all, the 'Eye of God' only allows the [Original Gods] to have the ability to control elemental forces, and does not enhance the [Original Gods'] physical fitness.

By using elemental power to defend, you can resist the attacks of the Hillock Rockhelm King, but if you accidentally fail to block it and get hit by it, you will lose half your life even if you don't die.

Moreover, due to living in chaotic nodes of the earth veins for a long time, the bodies of various types of Hill Kings have mutated and become partially elementalized.

The reason why the Hill Rock Helmet King is so powerful is that it can use rock elements to wrap itself in armor. This layer of armor is extremely powerful, and it is almost impossible to break this layer of armor with ordinary attacks... There is no way around it.

Others like the Hillock Frost Armor King and the Hillock Thunder King use active elements to construct armor, which may even undergo drastic reactions when attacked by other elements, causing themselves to suffer more serious injuries.

The rock element is an inert element and will not react. In addition, the rock element itself has a stronger defensive power, and the power of the Hill Rock Helmet King is also extremely terrifying.

This guy with excessively high attack and even more excessive defense is simply a standard Hilichurl-style [Gro King].

Morax's indestructible attack and impregnable defense made him invincible in the war between demons and gods. Coupled with his superb martial arts, he could be said to have no blind spots.

But fortunately, because of their partial elementalization, it is almost impossible for the Hillicru Kings to leave their homes. They instinctively feel that the nodes of elemental chaos are very comfortable, so they will not wander around aimlessly.

In other words, there is no reward for killing the Hilliard King, and they will not walk around randomly, so they are almost harmless. Because of their elemental bodies, they do not need to eat... Just leave them there and ignore them.

"It's better not to provoke that kind of thing." If Ying were to fight with the Hillock Rock Helmet King now, he would be able to defeat it with a little more effort.

But it's really troublesome.

"Then avoid it."

Anyway, there are 5.5 people here. Although Clement is the [Fire Debt Handler], his strength is not very strong. If he faces the Hill Rock Helmet King, he will definitely be killed.

Wanyan and Paimeng have no fighting ability at all.

Zhongli and Zhongling are two people who suffer from Barbatos syndrome.

The only one who can fight is Ying.

Since Ying doesn't want to fight, just stay away.

However, if you want to avoid the Rock Helmet King and reach the sealed location of the "Salt of the Earth", you must take the water route.

Traveling by water requires boats.

"As for boats, I have some here." Just when Clement pointed out that they didn't have any boats, Ying suddenly raised his hand, and a boat with probably four seats appeared in the shallows.

"!!!" Although it is known that the 'Eye of God' has the ability to store items, generally speaking, the [Original Gods] will only store their own weapons in their 'Eye of God'. It is said that the storage space of the 'Eye of God' is not very large, and it is enough to just put some weapons in it.

I never thought someone would store a boat in their storage space!

But then again, does it mean that the stronger a person is, the larger the storage space of the 'Eye of God'?

It is no secret that Ying defeated the Young Master. Anyone who can defeat the Executive Officer must be very powerful, so it is not unacceptable that the storage space of the 'Eye of God' is so large.

...

......

Although it is a four-seater ship, it can still accommodate five people if they squeeze in. Since Paimon can fly, that doesn't count.

Clement, the organizer and employer of the event, was rowing the boat with great effort.

"Miss Zhong Ling obviously has the 'Eye of the Water God', why don't you use elemental power to propel yourself?" Clement looked at the 'Eye of the Water God' hanging on Zhong Ling's sleeve.

In this environment, if they use elemental power to advance, they will soon reach the sealed place of the 'Salt of the Earth'.

"I can't use the 'Eye of God'..." Zhong Ling said embarrassedly.

Did she lie?

No! Because Zhong Ling doesn't have the 'Eye of God' at all, it's only natural that he can't use it!

However, if Zhong Ling wanted, she could also obtain the 'Eye of God', just like Zhong Li.

In order to limit his own divine power, Zhongli gave himself the "Eye of God".

Just like dual cards, he is now activating the 'Zhongli Mode', and if it is really necessary, he can also activate the 'Morax Mode'.

However, even so, he still has the skills to use elemental forces as Morax, so his strength is still quite strong, but only at the level of a 'human'.

After all, Zhongli is indeed a "mortal" now.

"?" Clement was completely confused. This was the first time he heard that someone couldn't use the 'Eye of God'.

Is this really possible?

"Let's row the boat quickly." Ying said impatiently.

You want my wife to do something? Who are you?

"Oh..." Although he was the employer, Clement was stunned by Ying's impatient look.

What to say.

Ever since [Cang Ming Yuan Jun] suppressed [Demon of the Whirlpool], [The Fatui] have been looked down upon in Liyue Harbor.

When you walk down the street and meet a member of the Thousand Rock Army, your ID will be checked.

As a result of the experiences during this period, the Fatui no longer dared to speak loudly in Liyue Harbor, for fear of accidentally attracting the Thousand Rocks Army.

Although they did have all the necessary documents, no one could stand having their documents checked every two steps.

"..." Looking at Wanyan who was looking around, Zhongli who was calm and composed, Zhong Ling who was holding Paimon, and Ying who had just been angry with him, Clement muttered something like 'I'm the employer', 'I spent the money', 'Why am I rowing the boat'.

Although he had countless complaints, Clement dared not say anything. It was so miserable.

C.7 Seal

"I tried every possible way to open the seal of the 'Salt of the Earth', but I couldn't do it." Wan Yan looked at the huge magic circle in front of her and said dejectedly. "Under this seal is the last residence of the [Demon of Salt] Heulia."

Although she seemed to be very careful to hide, her eyes still revealed unusual meanings.

It was like the look a Liyue person would get when they saw [Geo Lord].

"So that's it, are you a descendant of that branch?" Noticing Wan Yan's eyes, Zhong Ling had already confirmed Wan Yan's identity.

She is a descendant of Heulia's people, and now wants to find out the "truth" of the past.

"But, what kind of misunderstanding could make the descendants of Heulia's people think that it was my brother who killed Heulia?"

Zhong Ling knew very well how Heulia died.

In other words, once anyone sees the scene of the sealed ruins, no one will be puzzled as to how Heulia died.

But it was precisely because Zhong Ling knew the real reason for Heulia's death that she found Wan Yan's statement very strange.

"Although I found a mechanism that might be related to the seal, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't break the seal." Wan Yan sighed heavily. "After all, this seal was set by the Naga."

"Oh? How bold!" Zhong Ling had never expected that Wan Yan, a Liyue person, would actually call him by his real name.

But it is also normal. After all, since yesterday, or since leaving the "Zhu Dian Fang", Wan Yan has started to call the god Morax by his name.

Generally speaking, even if the people of Liyue want to say the name of the god Morax, they will first use the honorific title.

For example, "Our god is [Emperor of Rock] Morax."

There are only a few people in Liyue who dare to call out the name of the god Morax.

In fact, it is not a question of whether you dare or not, but a question of respect or not.

For the people of Liyue, they may not know the name of the god Morax, but they must know the honorific titles such as [Emperor Rock] and [Lord Rock]. There are even many people of Liyue who believe that the name of the god of Liyue is [Emperor Rock].

Therefore, it is rare to see a Liyue person who dares to call out the name of the god Morax in a thousand years.

"But... oh, it was really me who set it up." In the impression of the people of Liyue, everything about 'talismans' is related to [Cangming Yuanjun]. It can even be said that the source of [Talisman Art] is [Cangming Yuanjun].

In fact, the source of the [Art of Talismans] is not [Cangming Yuanjun], but [Cangming Yuanjun]'s attainments in "Talismans" are indeed the pinnacle of all Liyue.

As for the seal here, it was set after Heulia's death when Naga and Morax accepted her fleeing people and came here to investigate. They found out the cause of Heulia's death and then set it.

Because Heulia's death was really...

All in all, it is better for the truth of Heulia's death not to be revealed.

After all, so much time has passed.

However, since the descendants of Heulia's people are determined to find out the truth, they have even been saying some unpleasant words since yesterday.

In that case, then it's as you wish.

"It looks like this seal only seals the entrance, but it won't cause any harm to anyone."

"That's true." Wan Yan nodded. After all, she had tried various methods to violently break the seal.

"Since [Yuan Jun] has left, the sealed immortal power will also dissipate. Miss Wan Yan might as well come back to see her later." Zhong Ling thought that it would be better to show her a little mercy.

After all, she was a follower of Heulia. If she knew the real cause of Heulia's death, she would probably collapse.

Besides, thousands of years have passed, and Heulia's people have long since merged with the people of the various demon gods, such as the 'People of Tianheng' and the 'People of Li', leaving only the 'People of Liyue'.

"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't pay to come here for sightseeing, and I'm the one rowing the boat," Clement protested.

The treasure hunt in 'Guoyun Pavilion' has yielded no results, and the cave of [Cangming Yuanjun] has not collapsed.

Now that we have been tricked into getting the 'Salt of the Earth', we have to wait again?

"What can we do? There is a seal at the entrance, and no one has been able to break the seal for such a long time. If you don't leave, what are you doing here?" Wan Yan was very unhappy with this guy who always wanted to make a fortune with antiques.

"You won't be able to break the seal, Mr. Zhongli, right?" Clement looked at Zhongli, his eyes full of expectation.

Zhongli, who was hired at a huge price, should be able to play a role, right?

"Mr. Zhongli?" Wan Yan looked at Zhongli and then shook her head. "Even if it's Mr. Zhongli, he can't possibly know how to unlock the seal, right?"

Although Wanyan has little experience as a historian, she does not understand many things.

But when it comes to the matter of the [Salt Demon], she has consulted countless information and it has even become her obsession.

"Linglong, what do you think?" Zhongli would of course remove the seal, but this seal was set by Naga, so naturally he had to ask Zhong Ling's opinion.

"'Seal the traces in the salt, only those who are destined to be together can open it'... This stone tablet says that only those who are destined to be together can open this seal." Zhong Ling did not give a direct answer. "Since Miss Wanyan just said that she found the mechanism of the seal here, why don't we go and take a look? After all, no one can tell for sure whether there is a destiny or not."

"Since Miss Zhong Ling wants to see it, I'll take you there..." At this point, Wan Yan looked at the Hill Rock Helmet King, which was not too far away. "But... we have to go back by water again."

"You're not going to ask me to row the boat again?!" Clement's hands were almost broken off. If he was asked to row the boat again, he might as well be stabbed.