Still playing traditional Genshin Impact?

Enduring the pain, Xiao took action again. There were still some monsters left to be destroyed.

At this moment, a thunder suddenly streaked across the clear sky.

The arrow shot from a distance and easily pierced through the enemy behind Xiao. The lightning element contained in it exploded instantly, tearing and melting all the surrounding enemies.

"Who?"

While he was wondering, Xie Yan's figure was already rushing over from a distance.

He shuttled through the group of monsters like Xiao, waving the Chidori Blade in his hand, and the remaining monsters were all cut in two.

After having Chidori Blade, Xie Yan finally got rid of the embarrassing situation of not knowing where to start when facing elite enemies. He couldn't possibly use his ultimate skill every time he saw someone.

"Very simple swordsmanship, very good." Xiao couldn't help but admire. He liked this clean and neat fighting style.

But compared to these, he was more concerned about the familiar aura coming from the other person.

Immortal power?

Could it be a being like Shen He? No, that's not right, this familiar aura is... Qilin?

Xiao's eyes widened slightly, somewhat incredulous.

But he knew the situation of the Xie family, and he guessed the reason after a little thought.

As a senior, he was very pleased that the Xie family had such a descendant, but what was the other party doing now?

Under his curious eyes, Xie Yan, who had killed the monster, did not look for him, but started talking to the people of Qingce Village.

"Oh, I was so scared. I came out to chop some wood and encountered so many monsters. Fortunately, you two came to help me... Ah, you two should be immortals, right?"

"I am not an immortal. That person is the immortal. He has always been the one protecting the people of Liyue."

"Excuse me, I have to thank the immortal. If the immortal agrees, I would like to build a temple for him on behalf of Fan Mutang."

Fan Mutang is a time-honored brand in Liyue, and even the Seven Stars of Liyue often place orders for furniture and other products from them.

Xiao had taken off his mask by this time. He walked over with a frown and said in a cold voice, "I am not here to protect the people of Liyue. You don't need to thank me or build a temple for me. Mortal things are of no use to me."

When Mr. Lu heard this, he was shocked. He thought he had offended an immortal, and quickly looked at Xie Yan for help.

Xie Yan patted Master Lu on the shoulder: "What he meant was that protecting the people of Liyue is his duty, so there is no need to thank him. Besides, building a temple is too time-consuming and costly, and he would be satisfied if the people could live a better life."

"Ah? So that's how it is... Thank you, Immortal!" Uncle Lu still thanked him tremblingly.

He saw it clearly just now. The immortals had deliberately lured the monster away in order to prevent him from getting hurt. It was obviously impossible for them to be as cold and ruthless as they were showing now.

Xiao's face froze for a moment, but he quickly continued with a straight face, "The best way to say thank you is to disappear from my sight now."

Mr. Lu looked at Xie Yan again, he needed Xie Yan's translation.

"What he means is that it's very dangerous here now, and you'd better go down the mountain quickly to prevent more monsters from breeding. By the way, go and notify the Qianyan Army and report to everyone in Qingce Village." Xie Yan explained.

Master Lu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Immortals are really considerate. Humph, Master Chang Jiu told me that immortals are unkind. That's nonsense!"

He bowed again, then quickly quickened his pace and left.

Xiao said nothing and turned his head quietly.

Thanks for sending the plane!

28 Light up the world, infinite moon reading

The blue-haired, stern-faced boy turned his head away in embarrassment, not knowing where to put his hand that was holding the Hepu Yuan.

It wasn’t that there weren’t people who came forward to thank him in the past, but they were usually frightened by his casual glance and didn’t dare to come forward. A warning like the one just now would have made them think that the immortal was furious.

But I don’t know how the descendants of Qilin saw through my thoughts and said out loud what I was thinking... Humph, that’s not right, that’s not what I thought.

But for some reason, when Xiao, who always believed that he didn't need others' understanding, heard Lu Ye's sincere thanks, he felt that the soft spot in his heart was touched.

Is this what he desires?

'No, I shouldn't have such weak thoughts.'

Xiao does not think he is entitled to any extra emotions, at least not until his sins are fully atoned for.

Also, how did this guy read so much information from his almost expressionless expression? Could it be that he has awakened his psychic power?

Xiao stood solemnly in place, his eyes scanning Xie Yan back and forth, finally stopping on his face.

Oh, so you really have facial paralysis, that’s okay.

At the same time, Xie Yan was also looking at Xiao.

From the outside, although Xiao looks like a teenager, he has a cold expression and is filled with murderous intent. Coupled with the "tattoo" on his right arm, he gives people the illusion that he is not someone who can be easily messed with.

It’s just that due to the height limitation, it seems a bit difficult to deal with... You can’t see him when you look up, but you can see him when you look down.

Xiao seemed to realize something and immediately said, "Humph, you are disrespectful to the Immortal Master!"

After he finished speaking, he frowned and said, "You are a descendant of the Xie family, you should know my situation. It is not good for mortals to have too much contact with me. Why did you do that just now?"

"What's wrong with just a few words? You are clearly protecting them, do you still want to be considered an unkind immortal?"

"I am not human, and I cannot understand human emotions. What they think and do has nothing to do with me."

Really? You seemed quite happy just now?

Xie Yan did not expose Xiao's idea. He simply introduced himself and explained the situation, then asked, "How did the Great Sage Subduing Demons know that something had changed in Qingce Manor? Wangshu Inn is not close to here."

"I have some understanding of the situation of the resentment of the demons in various places in Liyue, and I usually patrol around. However, there are indeed some problems here in Qingce Manor, which are much earlier than expected." Speaking of work, Xiao's face became much more serious.

"By the way, you just said that you came back from Inazuma not long ago, so from now on... do you plan to live in your ancestral home?"

"Well, maybe in the future, but I have a lot of things on my hands right now, and I came to the ancestral house today for another important matter."

Xiao's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Are you here to see the stone tablet? Who guided you here?"

He had just learned that Xie Yan was not corrupted, and he was still feeling relieved. When he heard the news, he subconsciously thought that someone wanted to use him.

"Don't misunderstand, Great Saint Subduer of Demons. It was a senior who brought me here. I want to completely solve the problem of my family's bloodline next, so I must learn more."

"You should know that this is a very risky matter."

"I know that, but the situation of the World Tree is not good right now, and I don't want to just sit there and wait for death."

Xiao stared at him, and Xie Yan did not dodge, just stared at him.

After a long silence, Xiao nodded and said, "Since it is your own decision, I will not stop you."

He has already confirmed that Xie Yan is an excellent fighter, so there is no need to say more at this time. That would be an insult to Xie Yan's will... Humph, he is worthy of the glory of the Xie family bloodline.

After saying this, Xiao looked around and confirmed that no new monsters had spawned. Then he put away the Hepu Kite and turned away.

"I have something important to attend to." He didn't even turn his head, but paused before leaving. "I'm staying at Wangshu Inn."

Xie Yan's face was stunned, and then he couldn't help but smile. Xiao was being too awkward. He clearly wanted to tell him that he could come to Wangshu Inn for help if he had any problems, but his tone sounded like he was challenging him to a fight.

Wait, Xie Yan suddenly realized something terrifying: Why does a guy like him who is a thunder element have such a good relationship with the wind man?

You can't say that it's Sasuke and Naruto's "bad fate", right?

Damn, if he counts the buffs on himself, Yuan Tianshi + Thunder Element + several Wind Boyfriends + Battle Continuation + Justice Partner, Yun Jin would have to let him take the stage after seeing this.

But then again, Xie Yan saw the whole process of Xiao digging the earth just now. Even the brave and warlike Yaksha was affected in the battle. Xie Yan could imagine how heavy the karma he was carrying was.

Even though the Emperor has been taking care of him and even Venti has helped him, this is not a cure after all. As time goes by, sooner or later Xiao will not be able to hold on.

"I was also contaminated with some of the demon's resentment just now." Xie Yan turned his head to look at his personal panel. He was also contaminated with some karma when he killed monsters just now, which caused his personal panel to show signs of erosion, just like when he passed through the Wuxiang Blade Gorge in the game.

But the trace was very shallow. With the operation of Avalon and Xie Yan's intentional activation of the Eye of God, it disappeared automatically after a while.

He could feel that elemental power actually had a certain resistance to weak demon resentment, but if it was at the level of Xiao, he would have to have immortal power to resist it.

"The essence of immortal power is to absorb natural energy to sublimate elemental power and restore it to the original light realm power. The realm of cultivation represents the degree of restoration of the light realm power."

Xie Yan's heart moved. If he could truly reach the level of light realm power, he would probably be able to fight against the pollution of the World Tree.

Shit, why does it feel like “immortal magic can cause damage to the Six Paths Mode”?

Xie Yan shook his head to dispel his distracting thoughts. It was certainly a good thing to have an extra force to fight pollution, but practicing immortal arts required a long time of accumulation. With his current level, he didn't know when it would take effect.

Compared to these, what should we do with the methods in the stone tablet?

The method inside the stone tablet is called "A Dream of Life" in Liyue's words, and "Infinite Moon Reading" in Xie Yan's words, but in essence, this thing is the predecessor of the Void.

Although Xie Yan didn't quite understand the specific design, he had the power of dreams, which was equivalent to directly obtaining administrator privileges. He only needed to arrange it step by step to cast the spell.

"But is it necessary? Xumi has the void. I control the power of dreams. Can't I just use the void?"

If Infinite Tsukuyomi is performed with the void, it seems that there is no need to change the earth veins.

It always feels weird to tamper with the earth veins. Xie Yan doesn't want to be covered in red hair and live in the abyss of rocks in his later years.

"Without investigation, we have no right to speak. We still have to go to Xumi for an on-site inspection."

After estimating the time in his mind, Xie Yan planned to set off tomorrow. Anyway, he had already finished his business here. He would go back to Yan Fei to get the notarized document, and then go to Qixing to get a fake ID card and then he could be on his way.

I hope things go smoothly for Yingmei and she can sell the weapons quickly.

Xie Yan had his reasons for handing this matter over to Yingmei. Looking back at the event plot, Ying has good management and organizational skills, making her a good candidate for a secretary. She doesn't need "energy injection" like Xinhai does to do her job.

Of course, as a good boss, if Yingmei really became his secretary, Xie Yan would definitely treat her equally and let her and Xinhai replenish positive energy together.

Returning towards the ancestral home, Xie Yan summoned the task panel on the way.

As expected, [The Secret of the Family Stele] has been completed, and it has been replaced by [Cutting Off Cause and Effect], which seems to be the last step of the task.

He took the opportunity to draw the reward for the task, but the result was a bit disappointing.

[Infinite Tsukuyomi]: By manipulating the World Tree and adjusting the earth veins, the boundary between dreams and reality is distorted, and finally the red moon is used to force the intelligent life within the range of Xumi to enter dreams, and the power of dreams and the Samsara Eye are used to integrate wisdom and will. (Evaluation: Light up the world, infinite Tsukuyomi)

The modified Infinite Tsukuyomi is very different from the original version. After all, the starry sky of the continent of Teyvat is fake, so its principle is essentially to exert influence by adjusting the earth veins and using the environment of Sumeru close to the World Tree.

But just as Xie Yan had thought before, in order to cast the spell normally he must obtain the power of all things to open the Samsara Eye. The system has already indicated this in the cost of casting the spell.

"The Samsara Eye actually represents authority and the ability to adjust the earth veins. If you have the Samsara Eye, even if you don't have the Void, you don't need to manually adjust the earth veins."

Xie Yan still doesn't quite understand the specific details and principles, but with the help of the system, he already has a general idea of ​​the basic process, and he also has a better understanding of the power of dreams.

"That's fine. If I really had to study the stone tablet myself, I wouldn't be able to figure it out in a few years."

Xie Yan had actually originally planned to use the camera function to record the contents of the stone tablet, and then use it as if it were an instruction manual. Now it has been much easier.

Of course, as everyone can guess without Xie Yan's explanation, this photo-taking function is also charged. In addition, the system also provides a one-stop service that can even translate text.

After sighing about using firewood to create happiness, Xie Yan re-entered the ancestral home.

The old man didn't hang around the stone tablet. He sat upright on a stone bench in the backyard. When he saw Xie Yan coming, he motioned for him to sit opposite him.

Zhongli had already cleaned up the dust in advance, so Xie Yan just sat down.

However--

Xie Yan was still thinking about reporting Xiao's situation, but Zhongli suddenly asked, "Xie Yan, you are very smart, you should have guessed my identity by now, right?"

Is the old man really ready to show his hand?

Although he had expected this, Xie Yan still looked surprised. He asked tentatively, "Are you a friend of Emperor Yan?"

Zhongli smiled casually. He didn't know that Xie Yan knew who was behind the "Zhongli" alias from the beginning. When he heard him say that, he really thought that the previous excuse of "I have a friend" had worked, which made him quite happy.

"This is a long story. Previously, I was mainly thinking about stepping down from the throne and letting go of the heavy burden, but after thinking about it over the past two days, I still feel that this move is a bit hasty. Without my protection, it also means that I will lose my constraints."

"Those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the present. Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a region. The Seven Stars are still pretty good at this moment, but what about after that?"

"I hope that the people of Liyue can control the direction of development themselves, but there must be strong enough constraints in the process. Ganyu has some character flaws, and she can't handle this matter for the time being. The immortals are too paranoid and lack understanding of human nature."

"So, I want to sign a contract with you, hoping to reconcile the relationship between the people of Liyue and the immortals... This is also the tradition of Liyue. Before the peaceful era, the immortals of Liyue signed a contract with me."

Xie Yan nodded as if he was thinking about something, but he felt that the atmosphere was not right.

You have to know that Morax is the oldest of the Seven Rulings. Even the Ice God doesn't dare to be arrogant in front of him. It would be unacceptable if he behaved too calmly.

Just as he was thinking this, the old man suddenly stood up.

"It seems that you are a little bit unbelievable? You guessed it right, I am the Emperor of Rock King."

His golden eyes flickered slightly, and with a thought, a rainbow spear with black and gold colors interwoven slowly appeared in his hand.

A majestic, yet terrifying divine power emanated from him. Although it did not have the destructive power that controlled the creation and destruction of thunder, its eternal, vast and ancient might was even more frightening.

The war between demons and gods in Liyue was the most intense, but these powerful enemies either fell or were sealed in the face of Zhongli. It was a blessing for them to escape like Orobas. Morax's title of God of War was forged with the blood and bones of his enemies.

Xie Yan also stood up.

He originally wanted to look at him with awe and admiration, but somehow, after Zhongli took out the Guanhong Spear, Xie Yan's gaze unconsciously fell on this divine weapon.