Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

After seeing Su Feng and Wendy appear beside him, Zhong Li twitched his fingers behind his back, and a set of exquisite and luxurious obsidian table and chairs rose from the ground. Then, with a wave of his hand, a pot of fragrant tea and several expensive-looking teacups appeared on the newly appeared table.

"Wow! You really know how to enjoy life, old man. This tea smells quite precious."

After witnessing this scene, Wendy said the following in a rather exaggerated tone.

If Wendy hadn't hurriedly sat down and urged Zhongli to pour her a cup of tea, others might have thought she was being sarcastic, implying that Zhongli was enjoying life at a time like this.

Fortunately, Zhongli knew what kind of person Wendy was. The old man didn't care about Wendy's behavior at all, or rather, he knew that it would be almost impossible for him to calm Wendy down.

After pouring Wendy a cup of fragrant tea, Zhongli managed to calm the troublesome drunkard down for the time being.

"Have you found the remains of that Dragon King?"

After confirming that Wendy wouldn't cause any more trouble for the time being, Zhongli finally had time to look at Su Feng. And after confirming that their conversation wouldn't be disturbed for the time being, Su Feng decisively asked the question that he was most concerned about at the moment.

"Not yet. Although the seal set up by the Seven Stars has been broken, the situation beneath the Abyss of Layered Rocks remains unclear. Especially now that the Heavenly Nails below have become active again, the entire Abyss of Layered Rocks is filled with leaked toxic sludge."

"It's already difficult for mortals to move around under these circumstances, and what's worse is that the Abyss Order has already sneaked in at some point. The fighting is fierce down there, and the Thousand Rock Army has suffered heavy losses."

After discussing the situation of the Layered Rock Abyss, Zhongli also expressed some helplessness and a hint of anger.

He was indeed quite concerned about the Abyss of Laminaria – after all, it was a breach leading directly to the abyss, so how could he not pay attention? But even so, he did not expect that the Abyss of Laminaria had deteriorated to this extent in the short few years since it was sealed.

The Abyss Orders, which roamed around everywhere, and the remnants of the former Kanria tribes, in particular, gave him a real headache.

In the past, Zhongli could have chosen to take action himself or let the immortals handle the matter. After all, what has appeared now are just some members of the Abyss Cult and some fallen remnants of Kanria.

If they get serious, these guys will only cause a little trouble for Liyue at the moment.

Unfortunately, this is not the normal situation. The key point of the whole matter lies in the existence behind these seemingly insignificant individuals.

That is precisely why Zhongli must conserve his strength—neither the Abyss nor the Dragon King of Rhodo are easy opponents. As the strongest fighter in Liyue, Zhongli cannot afford to waste his power on problems that mortals and immortals can handle.

He must conserve every ounce of available strength to deal with a real crisis.

"Can't Liyue handle these problems on her own?"

After listening to Zhongli's explanation of the current situation in the Laminar Abyss, Su Feng felt somewhat at a loss. He almost subconsciously raised a question, but before Zhongli could answer, he had already thought of the answer to the question—Liyue was not incapable of dealing with the current situation in the Laminar Abyss, but letting mortals handle this matter would require giving them more time.

Human strength is ultimately limited, and a small number of geniuses and experts among mortals are not enough to deal with the entire Layered Rock Abyss in a short period of time.

Even if the immortals of Liyue were to deal with it at any cost, let alone mortals, it would still take them a considerable amount of time.

However, Liyue currently lacks sufficient time to handle this matter in detail.

However, the problem of the almost overflowing Laminariat cannot be ignored. Otherwise, if a war breaks out between them and the Abyss below the Laminariat, the forces controlled by the Abyss might strike them hard from behind.

As a result, this matter has now become a vicious cycle.

"This is indeed a problem; if things continue like this, it will be very disadvantageous for us."

Wendy, who had almost finished his tea, chimed in at the opportune moment. Although he seemed to be just playing around, he was actually concerned about things that were truly important. After all, his carefree and irresponsible attitude was just his persona, but when things really came down to it, Wendy was actually quite reliable.

Of course, this is assuming we ignore what Wendy says.

"Do I need to take action? My Light Sphere Power can supplement the Sky Nail and also help fight against the Abyss."

After figuring out the most pressing issue, Su Feng offered his suggestion directly—he realized that since arriving in Liyue, he had been dealing with a series of events that left him no time to rest.

But this time, he had no choice but to work overtime voluntarily.

Su Feng desperately wanted to obtain more Rock Dragon power—he had only established a slight connection with the core of the Herrscher of the Stars. If he could obtain more pure Rock Dragon power, he might be able to accelerate the process of bringing the Herrscher of the Stars' core under his control.

So no matter what, he has to do his part this time.

This is probably what they mean by "you can't have everything."

"You're going to take action? But you've already used a considerable amount of power to build that wind wall. If you waste more power now..."

Upon hearing Su Feng's suggestion, Zhong Li instinctively shook his head—although gods are powerful, it is quite difficult for them to recover if they overexert themselves.

He had seen and felt the wind wall that Su Feng had built earlier. To be honest, the power consumed by that wind wall would have been enough to weaken or even put a weaker demon god into a deep sleep if it were placed on him. The fact that Su Feng could still stand here seemingly with some strength left already demonstrated his power.

However, if this continues, things might change. Losing a portion of one's own fighting strength before even engaging in battle is certainly not a wise move.

"I'm different from you guys~ So-called consumption doesn't matter to me at all!"

"Because unlike you, I don't need to draw power from within the world of Teyvat. My core can connect to higher dimensions, where the energy is almost relentlessly inexhaustible for me."

"So a certain degree of consumption is nothing."

Su Feng knew exactly what Zhong Li was worried about, so he simply pointed out the differences between himself and the demons of Teyvat.

Upon hearing this, both Zhongli and Wendy, who seemed to be slacking off, widened their eyes and looked at the still indifferent Su Feng with disbelief.

"Are you telling the truth?" *2

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Thousand Rocks Stand Firm, the Moon Lotus Blooms

The number of life forms and powerful beings a world can support is limited—although the energy available within a world will always increase as the world grows, this increase is measured on a scale that is quite long for the world itself.

However, it is not easy for powerful individuals trapped within the world to draw upon its power and make it their own.

This difficulty also means that stronger beings, once weakened, need a longer time to recover, since gathering enough power from within the world is not easy.

But Su Feng is different from everyone else.

Due to the unique nature of the Herrscher, he can actually freely extract almost inexhaustible imaginary internal energy through the Herrscher core.

In this sense, it's not unreasonable to consider the Herrschers as perpetual motion machines—at least they were infinitely energetic until the Imaginary Tree cut off their energy supply.

Of course, having unlimited energy is one thing, but output per unit time is another. However, under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that a Herrscher who has reached maturity will run out of energy.

Su Feng was well aware of his own situation, but for Zhong Li and Wendy, the idea that they 'didn't lack energy' was simply a fantasy.

Especially now that the entire world of Teyvat is on the verge of collapse, obtaining enough energy to replenish what they've consumed has become nearly impossible for Zhongli and the others.

"What an astonishing ability! I'm starting to wonder if you're even on par with the world in terms of status!"

Even Zhong Li couldn't help but sigh after confirming that Su Feng wasn't lying.

Drawing power from outside the world is not something everyone can do. At least Zhongli himself believes he cannot do it. Let alone drawing power from outside the world, he cannot even use other methods to convert power from outside the world into power that he can absorb.

Otherwise, Teyvat wouldn't have fallen into its current state due to the continuous loss of power.

They knew, of course, that the world of Teyvat was about to die, but they were truly helpless except to watch it with growing anxiety.

But now Su Feng claims he can do it...

"Then I'll leave the task of clearing the Layered Rock Abyss to you."

Although Zhong Li's mind was churning with countless thoughts and ideas, he managed to calm himself down as much as possible—no matter how much he thought about, if he didn't handle the immediate situation well, there was no point in talking about the future.

If we really fail, we'll all have to go with Teyvat and be swallowed by the Abyss.

"Then I'll go check out what's going on down there."

......

The situation in the Abyss of Laminaria is terrible—the decision by the Seven Stars to seal off the Abyss of Laminaria was absolutely correct, because for some reason, the taboo from outside the world has re-emerged into the world through Zhongli's repairs and the sealing of the Heavenly Nails.

Perhaps the reappearance of the extraterrestrial forces stimulated the previously dormant Sky Nail. With the activation of the abyss's power, the Sky Nail began to display its power once again.

However, the Sky Nail, left behind deep in the earth and surrounded by the abyss, could not get enough power to replenish itself, and the ever-appearing abyss was constantly depleting the Sky Nail's power.

In order to obtain more replenishment, the Heavenly Nail had even begun to capture and strip away the soul fragments of any perceived life.

The miners in the Layered Rock Abyss had been getting into trouble because Sky Spikes desperately needed to replenish his strength.

The only saving grace is that the power of this Heavenly Nail is not enough to directly strip away the soul of a living being and use it to generate electricity in a short period of time. This is one of the reasons why the miners in the Layered Rock Abyss, although they have had many accidents, are not in great danger of losing their lives.

But this also brings another problem - nowadays, people who enter the Abyss of Laminaria not only have to face the various monsters born from the endless abyssal silt, but also have to face the rapid exhaustion of their body and will, and even hallucinations that occur at no time.

The negative impact of this self-made artifact made the already difficult situation for the mortal army even worse. However, no one had a good solution for the Heavenly Nail. Moreover, the Heavenly Nail was far more powerful than mortals when facing the abyss. If the Heavenly Nail hadn't turned the taboos brought by the abyss into wriggling silt, the situation in the Layered Rock Abyss would probably be even worse.

Meanwhile, the mortals who have already ventured deep into the abyss are also enduring a situation that couldn't be worse, yet they still hold fast to their posts on the front lines.

"Quick, quick! Another monster has appeared over there!"

"Team One, Team Two, Team Four, follow me!"

As soon as Su Feng entered the Abyss of Layered Rocks, he heard a series of hurried shouts. Then he saw several squads of Thousand Rock Army soldiers, their bodies exhausted, picking up their weapons again and charging towards the monsters that were gradually crawling out of the dark purple mud.

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Clumps of dark purple sludge, seemingly appearing from nowhere, surged across the ground. Although, thanks to the Sky Spikes, it no longer possessed the unimaginable corrosive and offensive power of pure abyssal energy, it was still a terrifying poison to Teyvats and mortals.

The monsters born from these silts are far more terrifying and insane than ordinary monsters.

Under the combined effects of these monsters and the terrible environment, the Thousand Rock Army here has suffered heavy losses. But even so, these Thousand Rock Army soldiers have no complaints or fear. When they see the monsters reappear, they rush forward without hesitation.

Because they are the guard force of this most important supply gathering point, it can be said that everyone who has ventured deep into the Abyss of Laminaria relies on the supplies provided by them.

If they lose their position, then it's all over!

That is why the Thousand Rock Army here had no intention of retreating, especially after they learned about the terrible disaster that had happened here five hundred years ago, their determination became even stronger.

After all, they are not only carrying the lives of their comrades on the front lines, but also the lives of countless Liyue citizens and even their own relatives and friends!

However, just as the Thousand Rock Army was preparing to fight to the death to repel another wave of monsters, a pure white light suddenly burst forth above everyone's heads.

The pure white light transformed into an exquisite moon lotus, beyond description in mortal language. Waves of pure white light rippled outwards from this moon lotus.

As the pure light fell to the ground like moonlight, the patches of silt melted away as quickly as snow. After being solidified by the Heavenly Nails, this part of the silt almost lost the original abyss's restraining effect on the power of the light realm, so it was quickly neutralized when it encountered the power of the light realm released by Su Feng.

After losing the silt that served as its foundation, all the monsters that had been born from it were also swept away by the powerful force of the light realm.

"what?"

Unexpectedly, Yanbo looked up at the source of the white light, and saw a young man with emerald green wings slowly descending from the sky.

"Are you a member of the Thousand Rock Army stationed here?"

Su Feng looked at the warriors in front of him whose armor was now somewhat tattered and asked a question. He was now somewhat impressed by these Thousand Rock Army soldiers. Although they were not particularly strong, their fighting spirit was so tenacious that it was frightening.

One can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as a subordinate of the Geo God.

"Exactly!"

"I am Yanbo, the captain of the Qianyan Army. May I ask who you are...?"

Although Su Feng immediately eliminated their enemies and rescued them from danger, Yan Bo remained vigilant—after all, he was unsure whether Su Feng was on their side.

"You can call me Su Feng. I am a servant of the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt. I was invited by the Geo Archon to help deal with the problem of the Lava Pit."

Su Feng didn't intend to waste time with the Thousand Rock Army, so he decisively brought out Wendy and Zhongli. After he finished speaking, he could clearly feel the Thousand Rock Army, who had been extremely wary of him, suddenly breathe a sigh of relief.