Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

For now, it's best to focus on building a divine body that can protect against attacks. As for other things, we can work them out slowly. Su Feng believes he has plenty of time in the future, and one day he will be able to reach Zhongli's level.

According to Morax's guidance, the most important thing in building a sufficiently strong body is that the materials and power that make up the body must be stable enough—so stable that even if it is eroded by foreign energy, it must be extremely difficult to change.

This is no easy task for Su Feng.

The three relatively active forces of wind, thunder, and consciousness are clearly unsuitable as the most basic forces, since if they were to encounter the intrusion of a foreign force, these three would probably explode on the spot.

Besides these three powers, the power of reason, death, and star among the three Herrscher powers, the power of reason, which symbolizes understanding and replication, and the power of death, which symbolizes decomposition and reconstruction, are also not very suitable as powers to maintain the body for a long time.

So, by this calculation, the power of the Herrscher of the Star, who is skilled at manipulating gravity, is more suitable as the base material for constructing a divine body?

After much deliberation, Su Feng finally focused his attention on the power to manipulate gravity, but if gravity were used as the base material...

Having thought of something, Su Feng casually created a simulated black hole. Although it was in an empty secret realm, the appearance of the simulated black hole and the extension of its powerful gravity still caused ripples throughout the entire secret realm.

Using this kind of power as the foundation of a divine body seems a bit outrageous.

And is this thing really any good?

Chapter Six: The Power of Gold and Jade

The pseudo-black hole created by Su Feng is undoubtedly incredibly powerful—generally speaking, once captured by the pseudo-black hole, it is difficult for any being to break free from its grasp.

The simulacrum's gravity is so strong that it can easily tear apart and decompose any captured force. Even the power of the abyss cannot corrupt the simulacrum. Therefore, theoretically speaking, using the gravitational core as the basis for constructing a divine body is quite appropriate.

However, this also means that if you want to use this extremely powerful gravity to construct a divine body, you can't use ordinary methods. To put it bluntly, although Su Feng can manipulate gravity with his power, he can't confine this enormous gravity to a small area without letting it spill out.

Perhaps Su Feng will be able to do this after a long time, but at least for now, Su Feng cannot do it.

This means that if Su Feng cannot construct a restraint as exquisite as Morax's, a body made of pure gravity would be enough to sweep up and completely tear apart everything in a considerable area around him into the most basic particles in a short period of time.

Hmm... More importantly, this area is probably no smaller than the entire Liyue region even with a rough estimate. At that time, Su Feng will become a mobile natural disaster, and a terrifying one that will leave nothing behind.

Therefore, to utilize this power, the most powerful restraints and protections must be installed.

"What if we use the power of gold and jade for protection and restraint? As gold and jade are transformed and compressed from the power of light, they have excellent protective properties, and the power of gold and jade can also serve as a good carrier for the powers you wield."

"The only problem is that the power of gold and jade is not suitable for existence in the mortal world. Pure power of gold and jade will instinctively devour and petrify everything around it, so another layer of protection needs to be built around the power of gold and jade."

"But I think that should be easy to solve."

When faced with Su Feng's question, Morax gave an answer full of his own style based on his experience.

Let's play with nesting dolls like He does!

The power of gold and jade, which is almost Morax's signature power, is actually of a very high status. This power, which is not allowed in the mortal world, has become a famous attack technique among high-level gods in Morax's hands - Celestial Star!

Yes, the essence of Celestial Star is actually a large mass of golden jade power that Morax directly smashed out. However, in reality, besides being a one-time destructive method like Celestial Star, the golden jade power still has many wonderful uses. It's just that under normal circumstances, the situations encountered are not worth Morax using this noble power.

Now that Morax is willing to share his understanding and application of the Golden Jade Power without any concealment, this is definitely a good thing for Su Feng. The application of the Golden Jade Power does not require authority, because the Golden Jade Power is essentially a more concentrated and pure artificially compressed force of light.

This is similar to the spiritual light that was formed when the power of three gods gathered at the Ganlu Flower Sea.

Moreover, compared to the power of light, the power of gold and jade is more powerful and mysterious. For Su Feng, who converts imaginary power into the power of light, mastering the power of gold and jade would mean that the power he uses would reach a higher level.

This could even make his power even stronger.

However, the method of creating the power of gold and jade is taboo in the mortal world. Even now, there may still be a lot of light realm power left in the entire mortal world, and some beings are still using light realm power. Even the spiritual light is driven by flower spirits, but the power of gold and jade is still not accepted in the human world.

If the power of gold and jade were to appear directly in the mortal world, the only result would be a rapid reaction with the surrounding elemental forces, petrifying everything.

Although Su Feng can use the power of reason and law, combined with the information in the World Tree, to replicate powerful mysteries such as the Heavenly Star and throw them directly at enemies, it is obviously impossible to glimpse the true secrets of the power of gold and jade in this way.

However, it would be a different story if Morax provided hands-on instruction.

......

How the original power of gold and jade was created is a mystery, as even Morax doesn't quite know. The only thing he remembers is that the chariot that once carried the sacred covenant and swiftly traversed the heavens was made of pure gold and jade.

In fact, the power of gold and jade is not too rare in the high heavens, but the beings who can use this power are not simple. When the power of gold and jade is created using the power of the light realm, an additional byproduct is produced - gold!

Yes, at least in Teyvat, the creation of glittering gold was actually a byproduct of the creation of the power of gold and jade. And with a little processing of this byproduct of the power of gold and jade, the Mora, which is still used on the continent today, was born.

As Morax's body is mostly composed of the power of gold and jade and the power derived from it, it is not a lie to say that Morax is his flesh and blood.

However, although Morax usually claims that the creation of Mora requires the Heart of God, in reality, the Heart of God was more used to help him divide the large amount of gold produced incidentally during the creation of the Golden Jade Power into Mora of different denominations.

In other words... the Heart of God is more like a 'press' for Morax to produce Mora.

However, it seems that Gao Tian has prepared a lot of golden and jade power.

After all, in any legend involving the heavens, gold seems to be the largest and most direct decoration, and the god-kings who descend from the heavens also like to adorn everything with gold.

Morax is known as the God of Gold because he always had an endless supply of gold.

However, this small byproduct was of little use to Su Feng. He was more concerned about the golden jade power that was being created little by little with Morax's help.

By meticulously and rhythmically compressing the power of the light realm, one can obtain the power of gold and jade. In Su Feng's view, this power, which is no longer tolerated in the mortal world, does indeed possess quite formidable characteristics.

Simply put, if the original light energy was like gasoline, then the compressed golden energy is directly elevated to the level of nuclear fusion.

More importantly, Su Feng actually felt a rhythm after creating pure gold and jade power with his own hands for the first time.

A rhythmic pulse emanating from the core of the Herrscher.

Chapter Seven: Zhongli's Versailles

Su Feng never expected that after coming into contact with the power of the Golden Jade, he would be able to awaken another Herrscher core. What's more, the Herrscher core that Su Feng sensed this time was actually the core of the Herrscher of Binding!

Are these two things really completely unrelated?

After sensing a faint connection with the core of the Herrscher of Binding, Su Feng was somewhat bewildered. He really couldn't figure out what the relationship between the two was.

But Su Feng quickly put aside his doubts—after all, mastering the power of the Golden Jade was already very important to him, and if he could also obtain a Herrscher Core in the process, that would be the best outcome.

After all, you can never have too much strength!

As for the underlying principle... well, he's a uniformist, why bother with so much?

How many lawyers have a high level of education?

The appearance of the Herrscher of Binding Core made Su Feng's already high spirits even more excited, but he quickly controlled his emotions and began to seriously learn everything about the power of gold and jade with Zhong Li.

It must be said that this power, which is listed as taboo by the heavens, is indeed extraordinary. Compared to the Light Realm Power, which is comprehensive but somewhat mediocre in all aspects, the sublimated Golden Jade Power can be said to be more powerful and active.

The activity of the Golden Jade Power is fully reflected in its extremely strong offensive and assimilative nature—after coming into contact with other alien energies, the Golden Jade Power will quickly divide and disintegrate them and then erode them in turn, and then completely envelop them and enter a petrified state at the fastest speed.

The petrification process is not the end of the story; the powerful golden energy will slow down and dissolve the petrified energy as much as possible.

Especially when facing lower-level energies, this series of actions is extremely swift, even capable of completely suppressing or annihilating the eroded power before giving the user any time to react.

What's even more terrifying is that this terrifying aggression is indiscriminate. Su Feng, who had just created a wisp of golden jade power for the first time with Morax's help, was accidentally corroded in part of his body—his left hand, after coming into contact with the golden jade power, was completely petrified after a period of time.

If the power of gold and jade that was created were not limited, and if the power of gold and jade itself were a sublimation of the power of light, and therefore the power of light had a certain resistance when facing the power of gold and jade, then even someone like Su Feng would probably be injured by it.

"What terrifying power! I have never seen a property that can so quickly inertize energy. No wonder Gao Tian regards the power of gold and jade as a taboo in the mortal world."

Su Feng, who had just discarded his petrified left hand and reconstituted it into a palm, couldn't help but sigh.

If Gao Tian hadn't controlled the power of the golden jade, the human realm would probably have long since become a wasteland due to the spread of this power.

After all, there is no power in the mortal realm that can rival the power of gold and jade. At that time, a large amount of elemental power and even life itself will be turned into rocks under the influence of the power of gold and jade, and then fall into complete death.

"That's why I use this power very cautiously, and that's why I try my best to degrade it to a level that the human world can withstand. Otherwise, the entire Liyue would probably have become a useless rocky mountain during the Demon God War."

Zhongli, who had transformed back into human form, then expressed his true concerns.

The power of gold and jade is indeed powerful, but it is also extremely difficult to control.

Even he couldn't control every strand of golden jade power, which is why he chose to use the golden jade power only as a one-time burst of profound power.

If Zhongli were to use this power without any restraint, the damage he would cause would likely far exceed that of his opponent, which would be absolutely unacceptable to Zhongli, who considers Liyue his most precious treasure.

"Indeed, it seems I still have a lot to learn from you."

“It is not difficult to use the gravitational core to compress and sublimate the light boundary force to create gold and jade. It is also not difficult to use the power of gold and jade to wrap the gravitational core to create a body. But the real trouble is how to make this body move around in the mortal world.”

"If this isn't done properly, it could easily trigger a catastrophe that affects the entire world... You really have it tough."

Su Feng couldn't help but sigh that Zhong Li was indeed not having an easy time. The pressure of being able to cause huge damage to the entire mortal world with a single mistake was not small.

Especially since he's been staying in Liyue, a slight mishap could send the entire Liyue to its doom.

In reality, the place that is truly suitable for Zhongli to stay is still the Light Realm.

After all, the power of gold and jade is not uncommon in the realm of light, and the fact that Gao Tian has been able to use the power of gold and jade for so long without being completely inertized or assimilated clearly shows that he has a wealth of experience in using this terrifying power.

However, Zhongli clearly did not want to return to the heavens, as evidenced by the fact that he preferred to slowly hone a divine body in the mortal world to ensure his own safety and that of the outside world to the greatest extent possible rather than return to the heavens.

"The power of the Azure Jade is the first line of defense that I developed to ensure safety."

Zhong Li didn't care about Su Feng's sentiments. He had long been used to this kind of life, and this was indeed the life he had chosen. Since he had made the choice, there was no point in regretting it. He would just keep going.

“Cangbi, drive it to forever illuminate the principles of Heaven.”

"In order to isolate the gold and jade from everything outside, I tried every means to create the power of the Azure Jade."

Zhongli raised his hand, releasing azure energy, and began to explain to Su Feng what exactly this Azure Jade Power, which he had used to isolate the power of gold and jade, was all about.

"Gold and jade have excessively strong corrosive and stagnant properties. If normal power is used, even the power of the light realm cannot last for too long. However, the method used in the high heavens is one that cannot be replicated in the mortal world to deal with this problem."

"Therefore, since I cannot replicate the way of Takaten in the mortal world, I can only seek another way. Fortunately, as someone who once patrolled Takaten as the Great Sun, I have made some achievements in my understanding of heaven and earth."

Zhongli said something in the most calm tone that would leave anyone speechless.

"I weave together the laws of heaven and earth, use divine power to deduce countless changes, and finally extract the most inert part to engrave the runes and condense them into this power that can bear gold and jade. The power of the Azure Jade, which is already extremely inert, can naturally last longer when faced with the erosion and inertia of gold and jade."

"After finding the power that can isolate the gold and jade for a certain period of time, the rest of the matter is naturally much easier to handle."

Chapter Eight: Reading this book is such a headache!

To weave together the laws of heaven and earth, then use divine power to deduce countless changes and extract the part one desires to evolve into the power one needs—to be honest, this operation may not sound impressive, but in reality, beings capable of such a feat... to put it bluntly, even the original shadows probably couldn't achieve such effortless mastery in areas outside their own domains.

Of course, if you stumble upon the areas where those individuals excel, then don't blame them for playing even more ingeniously.

But this still doesn't diminish Zhongli's strength. After all, Zhongli has already accomplished things that even the Four Primordial Shadows couldn't do in every aspect.

This alone is enough to show that Zhongli's strength was not just boasting.

Anyway, the maneuver Zhongli just mentioned is something Su Feng can't pull off right now.

When Su Feng glanced at Wendy, who had been pretending to be clueless and hadn't said a word, Wendy started shaking his head violently.