Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

If those beast hounds continue to run rampant, this place will soon become another site for the Abyss to invade Teyvat—indeed, Teyvat is leaky everywhere and cannot be stabilized.

"The sky spikes here were removed far too early. They were barely repaired before being taken out... Has the higher-ups become that concerned?"

After a brief exchange with Qianfeng, Su Feng understood what had happened here.

A celestial nail once fell on Heguan, but after the area was barely repaired, the nail was removed, leaving the barrier at Heguan much weaker than other places.

It is precisely because of this that the Beast Hounds chose to dissolve the world's barrier here, giving the Golden King Beast an opportunity to take advantage.

The other Hilichurls or Abyss Mages were obviously just there to join in the fun—they had finally found a place where they could make a slight breakthrough and where no one seemed to care, so naturally they were going to make use of it.

As a result, these guys had just weakened the world barrier to a point where the Golden King Beast could squeeze through when they ran right into Su Feng and Ying's hands, and then... and then that was it.

However, even though Shadow Blade completely eliminated these Abyss Orders who were trying to join in the grand event, it didn't mean that everything was over. The weakening of the World Barrier here was undeniable, especially after the Golden King Beast broke through once. The barrier here was so fragile that it was no different from a piece of paper. If the barrier here could not be thickened, then the Abyss would probably visit this place again in the future.

Shadow couldn't stay here forever, clinging to her dreams and waiting for the abyss to surface so she could strike. She didn't have that much time or power to waste like that.

So the most important thing now is to find a way to repair the world barrier here, or at least repair it to the point that it doesn't look like it can be broken through at will.

However, Su Feng could only scratch his head at this matter—in fact, the best option now is for the people in the sky to drop another nail down and nail it here. At that time, the barrier of the world can be repaired slowly. Moreover, having the nail here also prevents the Abyss from giving the entire Teyvat a surprise without being noticed.

But this obviously seems somewhat unrealistic.

The fact that the Heavenly Nail that landed at Crane View was only barely enough to repair the barrier before being taken away clearly shows that even the Heavenly Nail is now a very valuable strategic resource for Sky Island. This is further evidenced by the fact that the Heavenly Nail was taken back after Su Feng repaired the Heavenly Nail at Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain and solved the abyss there.

It's probably unrealistic to expect Sky Island to drop another thorn in its side at Crane View.

However, without the Sky Nails, how to deal with the situation here would be a huge problem. At least after considering his current methods, Su Feng was surprised to find that there was indeed no way to quickly repair the world barrier here.

If you want him to cause trouble and block the door, that's fine, but that wouldn't be a long-term solution to the problem here—after all, even if he created a pseudo-black hole like Liyue did, there would be a time limit for it.

Not to mention there isn't a single Dragon King's corpse here for him to reuse.

Realizing he had no way to deal with this godforsaken place, Su Feng turned his gaze to Ying beside him, only to see Ying blinking and looking at him in the same direction...

Well, when it comes to wielding a sword and causing destruction, Shadow is definitely the best, but when it comes to figuring out how to repair something that has been damaged... If it were something ordinary, Shadow, who can create puppets of the level of skirmishers and generals, might be able to give it a try, but something like the World Barrier is still beyond Shadow's capabilities.

But if they can't do anything about it, how do we deal with the current situation?

"How about... I ask my sister to handle this? Maybe she can help?"

After realizing that neither she nor Su Feng could do anything about the current situation, Ying immediately wanted to ask her older sister for help. If that also failed, Ying would have no choice but to try building an alarm structure here so that she could come and finish off any trouble at the slightest sign of trouble.

"I think......"

“Noble one, perhaps I can resolve your troubles with your help.”

However, just as Su Feng was about to agree to Ying's suggestion, a tiny voice suddenly came from Su Feng. After hearing this voice, Su Feng subconsciously looked down at the little pure water sprite whose half of its body had somehow emerged from his body and was constantly fawning over him.

Oh! I forgot I had a little pet with me!

Wait a minute! My own pet actually knows how to handle this situation?

Su Feng, who finally realized what was happening, was immediately filled with question marks.

Chapter Fifty-Six: The Secret of Pure Water

"Ah! It's Yandora!"

"I almost forgot that Su Feng was still traveling with Yandora!"

Paimon was the first to speak after seeing the tiny water sprite suddenly emerge from Su Feng's body. On the other side, Shadow was also shocked when he saw the water sprite that had suddenly emerged from Su Feng's body and was now hovering around him, singing obsequiously.

He directly contained a pure water spirit within his own body? And judging from the appearance of this pure water spirit, almost all the pure water that made up of it had been tainted by Su Feng's power.

After realizing this situation, the shock in Ying's eyes became even more intense.

To be precise, this is similar to someone raising a pet and constantly injecting their own blood and bones into it... Even among demons, this behavior is too perverse.

Normally, demons would only unintentionally release a little bit of power that would cause the life forms around them to instinctively lean towards them. It's really rare to see something like Yandora, who is almost completely integrated into Su Feng's life and power.

Even the demon gods' followers only share a little power and authority; they can't be directly integrated into one!

Even throughout the entirety of Teyvat, only the Water Spirits would ever unite together out of 'love'.

But Su Feng isn't a pure water sprite either!

Having lived for a very long time, Ying had never seen such a terrible situation, let alone Su Feng, who was so young—could he have been tricked by this pure water spirit?

So Ying was hesitant to speak at this moment, but in the end, she swallowed back the question that was on the tip of her tongue.

Regardless of what exactly happened to this pure water spirit, it was ultimately Su Feng's business. Especially now that this pure water spirit seemed to have a way to deal with the weak world barrier on the Crane View side, it made it even more difficult for Ying to say anything.

After all, she had only known Su Feng for a short time, so she should let Su Feng handle this matter, which was already considered private.

Su Feng didn't see the complexity in Ying's eyes, nor did he know how terrifying his current relationship and situation with Yandora seemed to other demon gods and even elemental creatures—of course, this situation was quite normal to the pure water spirits who worshipped 'love' and fusion—what Su Feng cared more about now was Yandora's claim that she had a way to handle this matter.

"Yandora, how do you plan to strengthen the world barrier here? As for the power needed, you can rely on me."

Su Feng was quite interested in the method Yan Duola mentioned. Although neither he nor Ying could do such a thing, Su Feng did not doubt that Yan Duola could do it.

After all, the Water Spirit is a descendant of the faceless angels, and theoretically, it can be considered a tool directly under the High Heavens. As a descendant of the High Heavens who created Teyvat, it is not impossible that the Water Spirit possesses certain skills that surpass those of the Demon Gods.

Although the Water Spirits are considered to be the Water God's servants, the Water God is actually more like a higher-level Water Spirit. They are all just working for Sky Island.

"The noble ones, in fact, the once exalted winged beings, ultimately chose to use water when they were transforming the world—Teyvat was once enveloped by endless pure water, and only after the world was completely transformed did the pure water gradually recede and transform into the hundreds of rivers and streams we see today."

"Water is the beginning of the world, and it will inevitably become the end of the world. It is precisely for this reason that the power of water has always been kept in the hands of us, the direct descendants of the heavens, and not a single bit has been shared."

"Although I cannot compare with the sublime winged beings or even our masters, I, as one of the pure waters, am still a tiny fragment of the power to shape the world."

"While these fragments cannot be used to reshape the world, they are not difficult to use to repair the world's minor flaws—in fact, this is the very work that we, the pure water spirits who are found in all streams and water sources, must do."

Faced with Su Feng's question, Yan Duola, who wished she could melt into Su Feng's body, readily revealed everything she knew. Upon hearing these secrets, Ying's eyes widened, and she looked up at the sky almost immediately.

Fortunately, after a while, no nails fell directly from the sky. Only after confirming that it seemed that the bottom line had not been reached did Ying breathe a sigh of relief.

It's no wonder she was so nervous, since what Yandora had just said involved the secrets of the original Teyvat, especially the original winged being, which made it impossible for Shadow not to be cautious.

Shadow's nervous appearance also affected Ying and Paimon, who were standing next to him. The two of them were also nervously looking around—even though they had no idea what Shadow was so nervous about.

Compared to the others who were overly nervous, Su Feng was quite relaxed because he knew that since Wendy had guided him to meet the Water Spirit, and since Wendy dared to do so, it was clear that she had made preparations.

In other words, it wouldn't matter if others knew about these things. So, compared to that, Su Feng was more concerned about the fragment of authority that Yandora had told him about, which was enough to repair the world. Perhaps this was what Wendy really wanted to give him.

"So what do I need to do now, just supply enough energy?"

Su Feng asked Yandora with some curiosity what he needed to do, as he was really eager to know how Yandora was going to repair the world barrier here.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but before you can repair the world barrier, you must first quell the resentment and bitterness boiling over this land. My authority is far too insignificant, and even with your power as my backing, I am still unable to escape the interference of the resentment and bitterness here."

Yandora said these words with deep regret, but Su Feng didn't care much when he heard them, because he could also feel the anger and resentment of the Thunderbird contained in the land of Crane View.

Although this elemental creature, comparable to a demon god, has been dead for thousands of years, the power and resentment it left behind still deeply affect the ley lines here, making it almost impossible to utilize them.

"In that case, let's deal with the problem at Heguan first. It shouldn't be too difficult, and the barrier here won't collapse anytime soon. We should have some time."

"It's a good opportunity to explore what secrets are hidden within the Crane Temple."

Su Feng didn't care much about that. He had come here because he was curious about He Guan, so he might as well deal with He Guan first!

Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Encounters of He Guan

Crane View is a rather mysterious place. After determining that they needed to first resolve the resentment and power left behind by the Thunderbird in Crane View in order to fix the problem of the weakened world barrier, the group stepped into this mysterious land again.

Then, as soon as they stepped into Heguan, they were enveloped by a sudden thick fog.

"Ugh, such a thick fog! I can't see anything at all!"

Paimon, who had just set foot on the land of Heguan, was immediately enveloped by thick fog and cried out in bewilderment. After all, losing most of one's vision in an instant can indeed cause panic.

However, compared to Paimon, the others were much calmer.

"The fog here is strange; it seems to be caused by abnormal ley lines in the earth."

Unaffected by the fog, Ying figured out where the thick fog came from after observing for a while. She could indeed dispel the fog, but considering that she hadn't yet figured out the specific situation at He Guan, she didn't act rashly.

“Indeed, we can go in and take a look. There is indeed the resentment and power of the Thunderbird hidden in the ley lines here, but I'm afraid we can't deal with this resentment here.”

Su Feng also noticed many things, but he did not choose to immediately clear away the surrounding fog.

After all, although Thunderbird was not a demon god, the resentment and unwillingness it left behind were probably not much less than the resentment of a demon god.

"Let's go then, let's see what's going on with this Crane Pavilion."

After confirming that the surrounding fog was merely obstructing her vision, Ying remained calm—although her vision was blocked, she could still vaguely see the gate that symbolized the entrance to Crane Pavilion, so she simply walked directly towards it.

Since we're going to move forward anyway, let's not worry about whether it's a trap or not. Let's just charge through. With two big shots by our side now, what problem can't we solve?

"Hey? Wait... wait for me, everyone!"

Paimon, who was initially flustered by the fog, became even more panicked after seeing that everyone else had already set off. After quickly catching up, she simply clung to Ying and held onto Ying's clothes tightly, refusing to let go.

That nervous, peeking look around was actually kind of cute.

Unfortunately, no one here is in the mood to appreciate Paimon's cuteness right now.

However, to everyone's surprise, when they cautiously stepped through the stone gate, the thick fog that had enveloped them vanished almost instantly, and what appeared before them again was only the Crane Pavilion, which seemed to be as usual and even extremely calm.

Although a few small areas still retain dense fog, most places have indeed become completely clear.

"What...what's going on?"

Even Ying, who was prepared, couldn't help but widen her eyes when she suddenly saw this scene. Everything that happened was beyond her comprehension, so she involuntarily turned her gaze to Su Feng and Ying, hoping to get an answer from them.

However, all she saw was the fact that the two of them frowned almost simultaneously.

"What did you figure out? I don't know much about ley lines, and there are many things I don't understand."

After watching for a while and still not figuring out what was going on at He Guan, Su Feng decisively asked Ying beside him.

"Thunderbird's methods are indeed very impressive. Even I might not be able to do this."

Upon hearing Su Feng's question, Ying couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. After looking around at the surroundings once more, she began to explain softly.

"He used his power and resentment, combined with the chaotic ley lines of this place, to forcibly bind all the souls here to their original positions."

“Now the entire Heguan has become a huge cage, and I can even feel a little bit of the power of time lingering here.”

“I can see some bound souls manifesting outwards—only a thin layer of them are being used. It seems that the Thunderbird extracts a certain day from their lives and then, under the influence of the ley lines and a bit of time power, continuously cycles through the scenery of that day?”

"Without external intervention, this will be an endless cycle—an extremely brutal method. It seems that the residents of Crane View once angered Thunderbird."

"While this could be considered a kind of eternity from a certain perspective, it is still far too terrifying and painful."