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After spending an unknown amount of time in such fear, Yu Qi suddenly felt his body stagnate, and then he felt his feet firmly on solid ground.

He carefully opened his eyes and looked around. After finding that it had indeed fallen to the ground, Yu Qi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. His feet went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yu Qi, I had to act urgently and frightened you."

"No, um..." Suppressing the nausea, Yu Qi stood up with a trembling body and forced a smile, "I can actually understand Mr. Zhongli's approach, but next time could you please notify me first? Otherwise, it's too sudden and I'm really not mentally prepared at all."

Otherwise, if he had been mentally prepared, he wouldn't have looked so embarrassed - that would be strange!

"Damn, why is it so scary to fly? There's nothing to hold on to... At least there would be a stick for me to hold on to!"

Complaining feebly in his heart, Yu Qi remained expressionless. He looked up and looked around the surrounding scenery. After carefully sensing the direction of other holy relics, he was a little confused for a moment: "Mr. Zhongli, why do I feel that the call of those holy relics is coming from this cliff?"

"Could it be that those holy relics are also buried deep in the earth like the "Shape of Thunder"? "

If that happens, it will be difficult.

After all, this is a huge rock abyss. If they really start to open the mountain, the noise will definitely attract the Thousand Rocks Army.

Although Yu Qi was not afraid of the Qianyan Army, he was not worried about being treated badly after being caught.

He just didn't want the news that he had obtained a complete set of 'artifact' quality holy relics to be known by others, or even spread widely and known to everyone.

"You can say that." Zhongli could see Yu Qi's worry at a glance, smiled slightly, and said softly: "But don't worry, there is no need to dig the mountain."

As he spoke, he stepped forward, walked to a large protruding rock on the edge of the cliff, and then suddenly attacked!

The powerful rock elemental force vibrated, and the stone in front of Zhongli shattered, revealing a deep and winding passage.

"Follow me!" As if he was very familiar with this place, Zhongli stepped into the passage. After Yu Qi carefully sensed it behind him, he followed with a surprised expression.

"Mr. Zhongli, how do you know those holy relics are here?" After catching up with Zhongli, Yu Qi couldn't help but ask.

"This... is a familiar place!" With an inexplicable look in his eyes, as if he missed something or sighed, Zhongli paced forward. Soon, a somewhat dilapidated relic appeared in front of them.

Zhongli stopped and looked at the open gate of the ruins, and sighed: "As expected, Fushe, Fushe..."

"Is this place related to Fushe? Is it his residence?"

"No~" Shaking his head, Zhongli glanced at Yu Qi and softly told him the story of this relic.

"This is a sacrificial site from ancient times." Squatting down, Zhongli raised his hand and gently stroked the stone in front of the ruins.

"That was an era that was older than Liyue, the Seven Gods, and the Demon God War. At that time, humans had just been created by Sky Island, and the original plan was made in order to make humans happy."

"He gave humans life and met their needs for food, water, housing and other resources. Humans were grateful to the original being for this. They built magnificent temples everywhere and worshiped him every day without slacking off."

"This lasted for a long, long time, so long that I didn't even know how long it was, and then a war broke out suddenly."

"The original being and the second being fought a desperate battle in Teyvat. The sky was torn apart by the power of the two, and the earth collapsed. All the creatures on the earth, whether human or animal, were easily wiped out like dust in this war."

"As a place for them to worship gods, this place of worship was buried underground. No one knows how old it is, and no one knows its history. All its glory has disappeared."

The deep voice had a hint of inexplicable hoarseness. Zhongli lowered his eyes, as if he was narrating history, or simply telling a vague story.

"Later, when the Demon God War had just begun, a foreign object fell from the sky and shattered the earth, causing the surrounding rocks to rise completely. The sacrificial site also emerged from the ground along with the soil that covered it."

Listening to Zhongli's narration, Yu Qi's brows suddenly twitched, recalling the shape of the huge rock abyss that he had just caught a glimpse of in the sky. It was an extremely standard prototype, surrounded by high uplifted rocks, and in the center, a bottomless pit, and no one knew where it led to!

This appearance, coupled with the story Zhongli had just told, made him come up with a horrifying guess.

Licking his lips, Yu Qi felt his throat dry for some reason: "Could it be that... the Layered Rock Abyss was created by smashing it like this?"

"..." Zhongli looked at Yu Qi silently and nodded silently. Everything was self-evident.

"Hiss~" After getting confirmation from the surrounding rock gods, Yu Qi immediately took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but be a little shocked.

You know, the Layered Rock Chasm is not a small place. The diameter of the entire abyss is at least hundreds of kilometers wide. After it hits, it can affect such a wide area...

Even gods like Zhongli can't do this!

Silently stopping his guessing, Yu Qi continued to look at Zhongli, waiting for his words.

"At that time, although the ruins rose along with the ground, they did not appear in the world until thousands of years later, when a pair of close friends turned against each other and fought each other."

"Both of them are extremely skilled in rock elemental power. When their powers collided, they shattered the rocks and completely revealed the temple."

There was a hint of melancholy in the vicissitudes of life tone, and Yu Qi instantly realized that one of the pair of close friends that Zhongli was talking about should be himself!

Shaking his head, not paying attention to Yu Qi's gaze, Zhongli continued, "Later, I came here and carefully explored this valley in the rock, but did not find anything unusual. Considering some unspeakable factors, I chose to seal it up."

"At that time, Fushe also came here with me. Now that I think about it, he must have lived in seclusion in this place before his death!"

“That’s why those things were left behind. Hundreds of years later, they have transformed into holy relics.”

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Chapter 163: Attack in the Secret Realm

"Before the fall..." Muttering this word that didn't sound very good, Yu Qi looked at the ruins in front of him curiously and asked, "Can you tell me about Fushe?"

After saying this, seeing Zhongli looking at him in confusion, Yu Qi helplessly spread his hands and explained: "Fushe passed on to me, apart from the element of lightning, combat experience, and martial arts, there are not many other memories."

"Apart from his name and his identity as a Yaksha from the Immortal Clan, I really don't know anything about him."

"Oh, is that so?" Nodding, Zhongli sighed: "It seems that Fushe's soul is already quite broken, otherwise it would not be possible to leave only this information to you."

"Well, maybe."

"The matter of Fushe happened too long ago, so I won't say more." Shaking his head, Zhongli stood up straight and walked towards the gate of the ruins in front of him: "If you want to know more about it, you should wait until you have time in the future and go find Xiao to learn a little bit."

"Xiao~" The short and stern young man he met last week appeared in his mind, and Yu Qi asked, "I know, but can you tell me why Fushe died? Why did he live in seclusion? Is it because he has a similar condition to Xiao? What is it then?"

Faced with Yu Qi's series of insults, Zhongli remained silent, with memories in his eyes.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Fushe died in order to fight against the disaster. According to ancient records, 500 years ago, the Kanreya monsters invaded Liyue. An unknown Yaksha appeared here and suppressed the battle line with the monsters in the area of ​​the Layered Rock Abyss together with many Thousand Rock Army soldiers."

"Then, the beast tide receded, and the nameless Yaksha also disappeared forever into the depths of the Layered Rock Abyss along with countless soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army who died in battle. No trace of him remained, except for the spear he once wielded."

"That is 'Pinging off Disasters'?" Yu Qi pursed his lips as he recalled the forging diagram that Zhongli had given him.

“Yes.” With a slight nod, Zhongli stretched out his hand and pressed on the door that was just a few feet away. A dim light appeared. “At that time, I was busy with some matters and had no time to leave. The immortals were also fighting against the disaster in various places in Liyue. When we received the news about the nameless Yaksha appearing in the Layered Abyss, the disaster had already ended.”

"Xiao immediately rushed to the Layered Rock Abyss. After searching for a long time, he still couldn't find any trace of the nameless Yaksha. He asked the Thousand Rock Army, but the soldiers who had fought alongside the Yaksha in that battle were almost wiped out. No one could accurately describe the appearance of the Yaksha."

"So, we didn't know that he was Fushe who had been missing for a long time. It was not until you showed up that we finally confirmed Fushe's death."

"Is that so..." Yu Qi wanted to say something with the corner of his mouth twitching, but the message left by Fu She on the 'Strong Soul' card involuntarily emerged in his mind.

His younger brother, sister, relatives and friends, and several immortal yakshas have all died in one disaster after another, and only Xiao is still alive.

But based on what Yu Qi saw when he last met Xiao, it seems that he won’t be able to hold on for much longer!

“As for why Fushe chose to live in seclusion…” His fingertips lightly tapped, as if piercing a thin film, and the light on the gate of the ruins went out instantly, and Zhongli sighed slowly.

"During the Demon God War, because of some past events and in order to redeem their long-standing sins, the Yakshas chose to follow the Rock King Emperor and began to kill the remaining demon remnants in the world."

"After endless battles with the remnants of the demon god, the five Yakshas have accumulated countless karmas. Their minds have been worn out, their consciousnesses have gone insane, and their powers have been backfired. Even though they are protected by the Rock King, the backlash from eliminating the remnants of the demon god is still not something the five Yakshas can bear.

"Yingda was killed by the remnants of the demon god, and Fa Nan and Mi Nu fell into madness and died together, so Fu She wanted to live in seclusion in the mortal world..."

"But even though he chose to live in seclusion and not care about worldly affairs, Fushe eventually fell into endless madness due to his karma, and even lost his memory, and his whereabouts are unknown!"

"How could it be... Doesn't the situation with Xiao mean that..."

Facing Yu Qi's surprise, Zhongli nodded without saying a word, and then turned to look at him again: "Although Xiao's situation is rather bad, he has managed to hold on over the years thanks to the help of the drunkard poet Wendy, and the Lianli Zhenxin Powder I prescribed for him."

"And now, with the thing you gave him before, although it can't help him suppress the karma in his heart, it can block the influence of the karma on his mind, so there will be no problem in the short term."

"Well, that's good!" Yu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

After all, no matter what, it was because of Fushe's help that he had the initial power to save his life.

Even though the power provided by the Fushe inheritance is nothing to him now, Yu Qi still acknowledges this affection.

Fushe is dead, and his brothers and sisters have either died or disappeared. Except for Xiao, the only living Yaksha, Yu Qi really can't find a way to repay his gratitude.

If something goes wrong with Xiao...

"Okay, I've helped you break the magical barrier that Fushe left on this ruins. You can go in." Reaching out and half-pushing the door of the ruins open, Zhongli stepped aside to make way.

"In addition, before Fushe retired to the mortal world, he used magic to seal a large amount of treasures somewhere in Qiongji Wild, waiting for someone with a destiny to obtain them, but until now, no one has the destiny to obtain them."

As he spoke, Zhongli reached out and took out a piece of rock, and handed it to Yu Qi: "This is a map. If you have time, you can go and take a look."

"Uh, Mr. Zhongli, aren't you going in with us?"

“No!” He smiled and shook his head. The vicissitudes of life in Zhongli’s eyes gradually faded away, and he once again became the guest gentleman of the Hall of Rebirth: “The person from the past is gone. There is no point for me to go in again. It is not good to be reminded of the person by seeing the things.”

"Well, thank you very much, Mr. Zhongli!" He reached out to take the stone, a golden light emerged, and a somewhat rough map instantly appeared in Yu Qi's mind.

After observing the direction indicated by the map for a while, Yu Qi put it away temporarily and turned to look at the ruins in front of him.

As Zhongli removed the magical barrier left by Fushe, the already dilapidated ruins looked even more worn. Mottled blue marks were engraved on the gate, and a few traces of wear could be vaguely seen beside the crack in the door, as if it had been touched by someone's hands for many years. Even today, it is still much smoother than the surrounding stones.

Subconsciously raising his hand, Yu Qi slowly pressed on the somewhat smooth mark, and then...

"Squeak..." A somewhat harsh friction sound slowly sounded, startling Yu Qi and causing him to instinctively retract his hand.

Looking at the door that suddenly opened without any effort on his part, Yu Qi took a deep breath, looked back at Zhongli who had walked to the entrance of the passage and was standing there gazing at the mountain scenery in the distance, and then walked into the dark ruins in front of him without hesitation.

Dim, hazy, winding... overlapping wonderful scenery flashed by, and in a trance there seemed to be a tall figure passing by in front of his eyes, which made Yu Qi stunned.

The illusory scene was fleeting. When Yu Qi stepped on the ground again, he couldn't help but look back at the open door behind him. Through the hazy air, he could clearly see the scene of the passage outside the door.

"What happened just now..." Raising his hand and rubbing his forehead, Yu Qi recalled the feelings just now, and inadvertently remembered what happened when he first entered the backyard cave.

It cannot be said that there is no big difference between the two, only that they are exactly the same.

"So, this is also a cave?" He looked up and around, and what caught his eye was a huge ruin. In the center was an empty circular sacrificial field. The ruins of houses around the sacrificial field seemed to tell of the prosperity of this place in the past.

It's a pity that after thousands of years, everything here is no longer the same as it used to be. The collapsed houses, broken stone pillars and jagged rocks make it look so desolate.

"No, according to the adventurer, this should be a secret place of ruins!"

Secret Realm, a subspace that relies on the earth veins like the cave heaven, is a wonder formed by the ancient ruins that sank under the earth for various reasons and were washed by the earth veins for many years. Although it cannot be decorated at will like the cave heaven.

The situation inside the secret realm is completely fixed. As long as the secret realm itself is not destroyed, no matter how many times the items inside are destroyed by people, when humans leave, they will always be restored to their original state under the influence of the power of the earth veins!

As time goes by, under the influence of various coincidences, the power of the earth veins will sometimes evolve into some treasures that have appeared in history in the secret realm, such as Mora, holy relics, weapons, various antique treasures, and treasure chests!

This is why adventurers are so keen on exploring secret realms—no one knows what precious items they will find in them.

Ahem, let’s get back to the topic.

After confirming that the sacrificial site, which Zhongli called the 'Valley in the Rocks', had become a secret realm, Yu Qi instantly became alert.

After all, in addition to treasures, the most common things in the secret realm are various monsters derived from the earth veins!

After looking around and making sure that it was safe around him, Yu Qi took a step forward, climbed the stairs and walked towards the central sacrificial area.

According to his perception, the other four holy relics were on the altar opposite the sacrificial site. If he wanted to get them, he had to cross the sacrificial site.

There seemed to be no monsters in the huge ruins, and it was exceptionally quiet. Even though Yu Qi had tried his best to slow down his pace, his footsteps still sounded so loud.

One step, two steps...

Yu Qi took every step very carefully. After all, no one knew when this secret place was formed. Before that, after being washed away by the long years, he wondered whether the steps and floors under his feet were still as solid as when they were first built.

But fortunately, perhaps Yu Qi was worrying too much, because he did not encounter any accidents until he reached the center of the sacrificial venue.

Just when Yu Qi thought that everything was settled and wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt as if he had stepped on something.

His expression stiffened, and Yu Qi looked down subconsciously. At the center of the sacrificial field, a rune whose shape was already a little blurry suddenly lit up.

The next moment, a huge shadow instantly covered Yu Qi's body.

With a twitching of the corner of his mouth, Yu Qi raised his neck somewhat stiffly, and a huge humanoid machine that he had never seen before appeared in his sight.

The gray-white body is about four or five meters tall and gray-black all over. There are several strange devices similar to tree roots on the back. There is no head on the gray and black body. Near the center, there is a ball of light that looks like an eye, shining brightly.

And on the pair of feet, which were even thicker than Yu Qi's body, there were also two clear yellow light balls embedded.

"Crack~" As if it had noticed Yu Qi's gaze, the huge humanoid machine suddenly moved, raised its hands high and smashed down heavily on Yu Qi.

The sound of whistling wind mixed with the sound of machinery turning rang in his ears. Yu Qi's body stiffened suddenly, and an unprecedented sense of danger surged into his heart.

Almost instinctively, his toes touched the ground, and a purple symbol was engraved on the ground. Then Yu Qi's body did not retreat but moved forward, like a cannonball rushing towards the huge monster that suddenly appeared in front of him.

The moment after his body left that area, two rusty hands slammed heavily on the ground, and then the 'one eye' on the humanoid machine shone brightly, and as the mechanical gears continued to turn, a huge and heart-pounding energy continued to emanate from it.