Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

There was no need to answer, she already had the answer in her heart.

worth it.

Looking at the thriving Liyue, which was transformed under her hands, and knowing that even without the intervention of the gods, the people of Liyue could still continue, develop, and even repel the sealed demon, she felt that everything was worth it.

However, there will always be some reluctance...

I am unwilling to accept that my efforts cannot compare to the natural favor of others. I am unwilling to accept that the end of fate is still fate. Everything seems to be moving towards its predetermined state.

Although I, who have obtained the Eye of God, am considered one of the lucky ones in the eyes of ordinary people.

The emergency food that used to be with the traveler would occasionally jokingly call himself a scraping master. As a cook, he seems to be good at preparing ingredients and must be able to make delicious food.

Keqing didn't care much about it, thinking that as a cook she should be able to become a great chef.

but……

This still proves that I am not strong.

But now, in this strange world, he might have another chance.

A chance to break through...

"The book says that if the Lightning wants to grow, it needs external force to awaken it, and the best awakening is to activate it through the powerful force of thunder and lightning, which must not harm lives but must be just right."

"And the thunder crystal in front of me just meets this condition..."

It just so happens that the first step of awakening requires thunder crystals...

Keqing was thoughtful. After reading through the book for the past few days, she realized how precious Thunder Crystal was and it was not something that could be obtained easily.

A fist-sized piece of thunder crystal is worth about a thousand spirit stones, and what does a thousand spirit stones mean?

A Qi Refining cultivator without any skills can only accumulate one thousand spirit stones over the years just by killing monsters and picking herbs.

However, he already owned a thunder crystal worth one thousand spirit stones.

It can be said that if he took out this thunder crystal vein to exchange for money, his worth would be comparable to those of Jindan Yuanying cultivators.

Speaking only of spirit stones.

Think about what is recorded in the book. In order to awaken, a lot of thunder crystals are needed. Any thunder crystal is worth a thousand spirit stones, and the number needed for awakening is definitely not small. If it were someone else, they would probably be extremely heartbroken!

However, this is not the case for Keqing.

"No matter how many spirit stones you have, they are still external objects. Compared to this, using these external objects to improve your own strength is the correct approach."

Having made up her mind, Keqing's whole body suddenly disappeared with a thought. When she reappeared, she was already on a small hill where Chen Ge Hu had placed the ore vein.

As a replica given by a friend, the Chen Ge Pot has a large space, but it does not have elements such as spiritual energy from the outside world. The surroundings are empty and the sky is gray.

However, these are nothing to Keqing. They are just a storage space. Besides, the power required for awakening does not require spiritual energy.

Think of the methods needed for awakening in the book.

Keqing took out a group of six, nine, four, nine, three, six, one, three and five lightning crystals and began to arrange them according to the formation she remembered. After only a moment, she had set up a formation properly.

Feeling the abundant thunder element in the formation, it seems that it was successful.

"That's right. This formation doesn't require anything. You just need to lay it out according to the pattern."

Success was inevitable; after all, her memory had always been very good.

"The next step is to test whether I have the so-called "strange thunder"."

With a sigh of relief, Keqing stepped into the center of the formation alone and completely let go of her five senses.

Chapter 21 This is not enough

The reason why Keqing believed that she had strange lightning was certainly not because of a few words in the book.

Those contents at most enlightened her. In fact, she had noticed that something was wrong with herself since she was a child, and when she came to this world, that difference became even more obvious.

Since she was a child, she felt that she was out of tune with others. Even without the Eye of God, she could see things that others could not see, the invisible wonders of this world.

Whenever there is lightning and thunder in the continent of Teyvat, it is a feast for her. When the thunder in the sky falls sharply, Keqing can always see fireflies shining from the sky, like a guiding light in the dark night, or like a dancer with thunder and lightning. Every time it rains and thunders, the whole world looks like it is snowing, breathtakingly beautiful, with fireflies flying in the air.

It was not until she grew up and obtained the Eye of God that Keqing realized that those purple "snowflakes" were not crystals of water, but lightning elements. After that, she grew up dancing with this magnificent purple.

However, when she arrived in this world, she noticed and felt...

It seemed as if something inside me was longing to grow. It had broken free from its restraints and came to an environment suitable for growth. The feeling of being suppressed disappeared.

Just like now...

Feeling the endless flow of thunder spiritual energy around her, the power stimulated by the thunder crystals was rich and warm. Without any special feeling, Keqing seemed to be trapped in a purple ocean.

At this moment, she was like a bottomless abyss, and the endless thunder elements were like waves in the sea.

Flowing toward her.

The pores all over the body opened up comfortably, and I felt like a fish swimming in a sea of ​​lightning. My tendons were like streams, gathering the surrounding lightning and rushing it into my body.

"Hiss...it hurts..."

Sweat poured out from his forehead, but was immediately evaporated by the lightning element. The influx of elements brought not only power, but also tyranny and destruction.

Keqing clenched her teeth, sweat kept flowing out and then disappearing, and the lightning spiritual power in her body became more and more as time passed, as if this small body was a huge gluttonous mouth, sucking in endlessly.

What is Dantian? Keqing didn't know, but when the endless elements poured in and gathered in her body little by little, Keqing's consciousness rose and fell for a moment, and then she saw nothingness.

She then knew that this was her dantian.

But why is the Dantian here a little strange? According to the records, the Dantian seems to need to be expanded, but the nothingness in front of me seems endless.

Before she could think about it.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared, and in the endless darkness and nothingness, lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the entire nothingness.

As thunder and lightning continued to fall, purple thunderclouds gradually gathered in the sky, and then rain began to fall. First it was a little rain, and then it grew stronger and stronger and turned into a downpour. In the end, it was as if a hole had been broken in the sky and rain fell from a great height like a river from the sky flowing backwards.

From an unknown source, pieces of purple mist gathered in this piece of nothingness, and the "water" level under the feet gradually rose. It was not real water, but thunder pool water filled with thunder element.

The mist became thicker and thicker, and the water in the pool under my feet became deeper and deeper. At this moment, there was a click, and a bright light suddenly appeared in the sky.

Keqing was in a trance for a moment, then slowly opened her eyes.

The sweat on his forehead soaked his whole body. His thin purple hair stuck to his cheeks, causing itchiness. His stockings were soaked with sweat and became sticky. He looked as if he had been fished out of the water, looking a little disheveled.

She looked around tiredly. The thunder elements around her were almost thin. It was visible to the naked eye that the thunder crystal ore had decreased by about one-tenth in an instant. One could imagine how much thunder crystal she had used this time.

Subconsciously looking inward, I saw a wide pond of thunder water shrouded in thick fog suddenly appear.

It stands to reason that any cultivator would find it difficult to withstand so much thunder spiritual power, not to mention that thunder crystal is the best thing for awakening strange thunder in the book. If Keqing had not used thunder element for many years and her body strength had long adapted to the thunder power, she would not be able to stand so well now.

Logically speaking, I should be happy to see the minefield formed.

However, she felt like something was missing. Although her physical desires were satisfied, something was missing. What was it?

"Is it too smooth?"

Yes, although it was a bit painful, everything went too smoothly, as if I had only gotten what I deserved, without any progress at all, even though the energy gathered in the thunder pool in my body was a force that could not be underestimated.

"This is far from enough..."

This is not what she wants. Although the Thunder Crystal in the book is the best awakening item, it is not enough for Keqing. She needs more!

Looking at the thunder crystal mines around her, Keqing suddenly had a new idea.

She called out in her heart, then closed her eyes and rested for a while. After a while, a small black figure appeared in this world.

[Master, what do you want me to do? ]

Little Coal Ball looked a little confused when he was called over.

[Master, how did you become like this! ]

The little coal ball exclaimed.

However, Keqing did not explain too much. She was too tired to say anything extra, but instead gathered her energy to prepare for her next move.

"I remember you said that I could purify my power, right..."

[That’s right…]

"That's good."

Keqing pointed to the thunder crystal mine nearby.

"You can devour as many of these thunder crystals as you can. After taking one tenth, give me all the remaining power."

Yes, Keqing plans to borrow the power of the little coal ball to go one step further.

[Really? Thank you, Master!]

For fear that Keqing would go back on her word, the little coal ball immediately ran to the front of the thunder crystals and started to devour them. Even though its body was so small, it seemed as if there was an invisible big mouth inside it, absorbing the thunder crystals bit by bit.

In just a moment, the little coal ball felt full of strength.

But then, it remembered Keqing's instructions.

[Master, isn't this too much power... You...]

"I can bear it."

This is not a question of whether you can bear it or not. Such a large amount of energy is enough to burst a Foundation Establishment Stage, not to mention that this is not the upper limit!

However, seeing Keqing's unquestionable look, Little Coal Ball finally did not raise any more objections, but passed the purified huge power to the girl through the contract.

In an instant, Keqing felt a violent destruction coming towards her, like a huge wave of flood falling from the sky, and was completely swallowed up in just a moment.

"Well……"

I could hear the girl's suppressed pain and moans.

Snapped--

The girl's body suddenly slid down and fell heavily to the ground. She closed her eyes and curled up in pain.

Spots of blood slowly slid down the white skin.

Tick…tick…

【Owner! 】

The little coal ball wanted to go forward, but the girl suppressed the pain and gave the order with difficulty.

"Keep going, don't stop"

Keqing said word by word.

It's just some pain, nothing unbearable.

However, she endured more than just physical pain. The calm thunder pool in her body suddenly began to rage, and the endless thunder and lightning seemed to herald the coming of destruction.

And the will was also engulfed and struggled in endless pain.

Little Coal Ball paused, looked at the figure lying on the ground, and a sense of solemnity rose in his heart.

It came to the thunder crystal mine again, devouring it with big mouthfuls.

Just like that, in just a short while, the thunder crystal ore in front of her was reduced by half, and the surging power continued to flow into the girl's thin body along the contract.

At this time, Keqing, who was lying on the ground, had become a bloody person.

Chapter 22 Sorry, it's a bit disgusting, so...

The little coal ball tried hard to devour the thunder crystal. The abundant power made it extremely satisfied, and it seemed as if it had endless energy.

It has been a long time... a long time since it had eaten and drunk so much.

Of course, it did not forget to send out the purified power in its body, even though the figure on the ground had long been covered in a pool of blood and had been motionless, as if dead.

However, it was not worried. It was not because it had any bad intentions. After all, it had signed the master-servant contract, and its life and property were entrusted to the girl. How could it have any other thoughts?

The reason it did this was not only because it was instructed by its master, but also because it could feel through the contract that its master's breath was still alive and even kept asking for power. Therefore, it could only control the transmission speed and try to slow down the supply of power.

This behavior was continued until one third of the thunder crystal ore had disappeared and the little coal ball was no longer full and could not be converted.

And on the ground, the bloody figure remained motionless, even though it had stopped transmitting power.

【Owner? 】

Little Coal Ball looked at the thunder crystal mine in front of him with regret, then approached Keqing and asked cautiously.

[Master, are you okay...]