Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"I don't have any specific information either, after all, those guys are really good at hiding things."

"But I will try to gather some useful information from the abyss. After all, it's impossible to keep such a large operation completely secret, but it may take time."

"Don't have too high expectations for me. After all, I only have myself, and those guys have gone completely mad..."

Dain didn't finish his sentence. No matter what, the people of the Abyss Order were once his kin. Although the two sides were now at each other's throats, he didn't want to continue attacking his kin if he could.

Canria has paid too high a price for its past mistakes, and what saddens Dain even more is that even after all this, they still cannot make up for the mistakes they have made—and some of the survivors are even going further and further down the wrong path.

"Okay, I won't interfere with your plans, but I still want to remind you."

"The Rock God isn't easy to talk to. If you're too slow, his temper will be hard to handle."

Su Feng didn't have many complaints about Dain, after all, he hadn't experienced what happened five hundred years ago, and the plight of the Kanria people didn't move him.

Although Tianli is quite inhumane in many ways, he has never lacked love for humanity. In this case, the civilizations and groups destroyed by Tianli all had their own problems.

"I see."

After hearing Su Feng's reminder, Dain, who was originally preparing to leave, paused for a moment. After composing herself for a while, she finally managed to answer Su Feng's reminder.

Then, this Kanriyan, who could be described as a lone wolf, completely disappeared.

After resolving the issue with Dain, Su Feng and Wendy were finally ready to report to Zhong Li, who was probably already impatient—well... it seems they shouldn't go.

Su Feng and Wendy could only exchange a helpless glance when they saw Zhong Li's figure appearing by the Biyue Plain River, accompanied by the Dharma Protector Yaksha.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Unsealing the Layered Rock Abyss

"The ancient Rock Dragon King has reappeared? And its soul has already fallen into the abyss?"

After hearing Wendy's account of what had happened, even Zhongli felt that he had never encountered such a tricky situation before.

At the same time, he also realized just how dangerous Liyue was right now.

"Judging from the current situation, that's right. Yanlong is unwilling to accept his past defeat, and what's more, the other side is not without backing, so now it's naturally us who are in trouble."

"It seems there's no way to resolve this peacefully this time."

Wendy is also having a headache right now.

At first, he thought that Liyue's problem was at most a minor issue with the seal on the Dragon King Ruoduo. Although the seal issue was troublesome, Zhongli, who was prepared, could handle it well.

In that case, this foreign wind god can just be a background character at most.

But no one expected that it would eventually lead to a series of even worse and more serious problems.

The abyss, the former Dragon Aspect who once ruled Teyvat, the current Rock Dragon Aspect driven mad by wear and tear...

Why not also bring down the traitorous Winter and that one from the heavens? That way, Teyvat's biggest problems could be solved all at once!

However, Venti knew that his thinking was a bit excessive. Not to mention that so many beings could not all come to Liyue at once, even if they did come, they would at most completely destroy the already crumbling Teyvat.

Solve all problems at once?

With Teyvat gone, there's naturally no problem anymore. From this perspective, it might actually be considered a complete solution to all the troubles.

"This matter requires careful consideration. If it were merely about Ruoduo's escape, it could be handled, but this matter involves the Abyss and the previous Rock Dragon King..."

Even Zhongli, who considered himself exceptionally strong, was somewhat bewildered after hearing the detailed explanation. After all, the current situation was only slightly better than what he had imagined: the two in the sky and the abyss would fight again, starting from Liyue.

It's really only slightly better.

Even if this isn't the worst-case scenario, it wouldn't be difficult for these extraordinary beings to wipe out Liyue in a single fight. This time, even Zhongli doesn't have the confidence to cover Liyue's retreat.

"So can we now pinpoint the location of that ancient dragon king's remains? His soul has already fallen into the abyss, and the reason he can still unleash the power that once belonged to the rock dragon in the mortal world is mainly due to the last bit of connection he has with his body."

"Once we deal with the opponent's remains, they won't be able to send much power into the mortal world, given that Teyvat's current usable boundaries are still effective. That would make many things much easier to handle."

Wendy, who also understood that the current situation was not easy to handle, proposed the idea of ​​prioritizing the resolution of one of the parties involved.

Of the three opponents we have to deal with now, the corrupt Dragon King is the easiest to defeat.

After all, the opponent is still outside Teyvat. As long as Teyvat's 'shell' hasn't completely shattered, it's enough to leave the opponent helplessly furious from behind the world barrier.

"This is precisely where my dilemma lies, given the location of the enemy's remains..."

When Zhongli talked about this, a look of difficulty appeared on his face, and this was probably the first time Wendy had seen Zhongli show such an expression.

Wendy was quite curious about Zhongli's expression, which she had almost never seen before. It was a pity that it wasn't the right time to be silly or make jokes, otherwise Wendy felt that she could even write a poem about it.

"I once used the remains of that ancient dragon king to seal the abyss wound beneath the layered rock abyss, along with the Heavenly Nail."

After thinking for a long time, Zhongli finally revealed what the ancient Rock Dragon King's remains had been used for, and upon hearing this, everyone present became extremely agitated.

To everyone's surprise, Zhongli actually used the remains of that ancient dragon king as a dam.

It's no wonder that it's the oldest of the Seven Gods; it actually used this method to resolve an Abyss invasion once? More importantly, it seems that not many people know this?

"Alright, so now it seems we should think of a way to sever the connection between that fallen dragon king and our former bodies?"

Zhongli's resourceful approach impressed Wendy, but now this commendable method has brought considerable trouble to everyone.

"It's not easy to sever the connection between someone's body and soul; even I don't have a good way to do it."

After much back and forth, it still turned out to be a big problem. Zhongli thought he had many methods, but completely separating a dragon king's body and soul was not an easy task for him.

Although the Dragon Kings are different from the immortal and indestructible demons who believe that power is everything, they are not objects that can be manipulated at will like mortals.

Even though the Fallen Rock Dragon King is now dead and has even rebuilt his body in the abyss, it is still extremely difficult to completely sever the connection between his soul and body.

Wendy, who was racking her brains but couldn't find a way to solve the problem without harming the other party's injured body, looked quite distressed.

He knew his trip to Liyue would be troublesome, but he never imagined it would be this troublesome.

This is no longer just a deviation from fate; this is fate going completely berserk!

No, to be more precise, ever since Su Feng appeared in Teyvat, everything has gone berserk, not just in Liyue, but even before in Mondstadt...

It doesn't follow the flow of fate at all!

Are all people outside this world like this?

Thinking of this, Wendy couldn't help but glance at Su Feng, as if trying to glean something from him.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You don't actually think I started this turmoil, do you?"

Su Feng naturally noticed Wendy's undisguised gaze and immediately guessed what the guy was thinking.

"If it weren't for you, this wouldn't have happened."

Faced with Su Feng's rebuttal, Wendy could only mumble his thoughts, but unfortunately, he spoke so vaguely that no one but him could understand what he was saying.

More importantly, everyone knew exactly what kind of personality Wendy had, so they just assumed he was being silly again and didn't pay much attention to him.

After all, everyone's attention is focused on the Fallen Dragon King, and no one really cares about an unruly bard.

"Then... Xiao!"

After pondering for a while, Zhongli gave a command to the yaksha behind him.

"Please go and unseal the Layered Rock Abyss with the Traveler. We may need to venture deeper into it later, and before that, we need to break the spell that seals the Layered Rock Abyss with the Seven Stars."

"Traveler, I hope to receive your help, and I will certainly reward you for your efforts."

After giving instructions to Xiao, Zhongli looked at Ying seriously and made his request. Ying, who had been observing this unfamiliar Geo God, hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

"Okay, I agree."

"It just so happens that I have some questions to ask you after this."

Chapter Twenty-Three: After taking on this big job, the first thing to do is to recruit men.

The task of unsealing the Layered Rock Abyss can be entrusted to the subordinates. After all, although the seal set up by the Seven Stars is good, it is only good. For immortals, it is not difficult to break the seal. Moreover, if Zhongli issues a decree, the Seven Stars will naturally cooperate with the immortals' actions.

Compared to the Abyss of Layered Rocks, Zhongli is currently more concerned about the situation on Ruo Tuo's side.

Whether it's capturing and completely eradicating the Abyss Order or defeating the Dragon King who has fallen into the abyss, neither is something that can be done overnight. In comparison, the only one that is slightly easier to deal with is the Dragon King Ruoda, who is almost completely insane due to wear and tear.

Although it is unknown why the Fallen Dragon King or the Abyss wants to release the Dragon King Rota from his seal, since the enemy wants to do so, it must be stopped. Moreover, sealing the Dragon King Rota back now is the best protection for him.

"The current problem is still how to sever the connection between Naga King Ratna and the earth's veins?"

"If the connection between the two sides is not severed, it is impossible to control the Dragon King Rota's continuous erosion of the seal?"

After listening to the so-called "most simple and easy to understand" explanation from Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, Wendy painstakingly refined the other party's words again. Wendy didn't know if it was just her imagination, but when introducing the current seal, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun's face seemed to be filled with a rather subtle pride. This Zhenjun even tried to analyze the specific steps of the entire seal and teach them directly.

It seemed like they wanted Wendy to give her an evaluation and offer some suggestions for improvement?

Are the immortals these days really this open-minded? How can they let outsiders like them know about things that involve the very lifeblood of Liyue?

Of course, what Wendy really wanted to say was that the Cloud-Borrowing Wind Master really didn't need to go into such detail.

They can't understand what we're saying at all.

Of course, Venti still needs to emphasize that the reason he couldn't understand it was mainly because the Celestial Arts of Liyue were too complicated and obscure. He was, after all, the number one bard in Teyvat and knew about countless taboos in the mortal world, but he was still overwhelmed when faced with Liyue's complicated and obscure Celestial Arts.

Unfortunately, he couldn't understand what the Dragon King Ruoduo was saying, and he was too ashamed to say it.

"Then could I know the approximate location of the seal of the Dragon King Ruotu? If you're not so afraid that I'll create some... strange terrain, I could try to use a wind wall to completely isolate the seal from the ley lines. That should be helpful to you."

Su Feng didn't care about Wendy's conflicted emotions; he was more concerned with how to solve the problem.

Of course, considering that Su Feng didn't understand the long list of immortal techniques that True Monarch Liuyun had explained, he simply chose the most straightforward solution—since the Dragon King Ruotu had established a connection with the outer ley lines that the seal couldn't block, he could simply add another layer of shell on the outside.

"Use wind walls to isolate the ley lines?"

"How could our distinguished guest do such a thing?"

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, who had originally hoped that the foreign dignitary could provide more detailed guidance, was immediately taken aback when he heard Su Feng's simple and blunt suggestion.

Although she knew that these two extraordinary beings from Mondstadt were far more powerful than the immortals, it was still too exaggerated for them to be able to do this.

And isn't this too unrestricted?

"Have you ever heard of the wind wall that once covered the entire old Mondstadt, Lord Liuyun? In fact, the wind wall I am about to release is not much different from the wind wall that the tyrant once built."

“Blocking the earth’s veins and even more levels of internal and external communication is not a difficult thing for those of us who can use our skills. True Lord, you don’t need to worry too much about it.”

Su Feng spoke very casually, but after hearing these words, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun did not really think it was a simple matter. If anyone who could control the wind element could do it, why didn't we see the Demon-Subduing Great Sage show off his skills?

Let alone the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, even during the Demon God War, apart from that tyrant of Mondstadt, which demon god who could control the wind could do such an exaggerated thing?

"If our esteemed guest can truly block the flow of the earth's veins, it will naturally be of great help to us. After all, right now we have no way to stop the Dragon King's power from flowing out along the earth's veins. But as long as we can block the Dragon King's power, repairing the seal will not be a difficult task for us."