Damn it, something's wrong with the gacha I got.

The view from above the clouds is truly unforgettable.

After enjoying the scenery, the four of them found Danheng and explained Ningguang's request.

After listening, Danheng pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement: "I will go with you then."

The next morning, at the Iwakami Tea House

Morning light streamed into the tea room through the carved windows, where Yelan was already waiting.

Upon seeing Chen Bai and the others arrive, she put down her celadon teacup: "You all are quite punctual."

"Miss Yelan, you've been waiting for a long time," Chen Bai greeted with a smile.

"Now that everyone's here, let's set off." Ye Lan stood up and straightened her white vest.

Dan Heng stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are we going to the Layered Rock Abyss by carriage?"

“Exactly.” Yelan nodded. “The Great Abyss is still quite a distance from Liyue Harbor. If we set off now, we should arrive around noon.”

"They won't arrive until noon?" March 7th's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she turned to Chen Bai. "It feels like a waste of time. Ah Guang, why don't you use the Anywhere Door to teleport there directly?"

We still have to rush on this journey, who can stand it?

It would be faster to just use the Anywhere Door to teleport there.

"Anywhere door? What's that?" Ye Lan asked curiously.

Chen Bai explained simply, "According to Li Yue, it can be considered a kind of magical artifact with the ability to travel through space."

"I see." Curiosity flashed in Ye Lan's eyes. "Then I'll trouble Mr. Chen Bai."

She really wanted to see what this "magical artifact" from another world looked like.

Chen Bai raised his hand and waved it lightly, and a pink door appeared out of thin air in the tea room.

Ye Lan's gaze sharpened slightly.

This magical artifact appeared without any warning. Could this person possess some kind of spatial ability?

"Miss Yelan, where in the Abyss of Layered Rocks would be the most suitable place for us to teleport?" Chen Bai's voice interrupted her thoughts.

After a moment's thought, Ye Lan said, "Let's go straight to the underground mining area. There should be an exploration team stationed there."

“Okay.” Chen Bai said to the Anywhere Door, “Take us to the exploration team’s base in the underground mining area of ​​the Stratiform Abyss.”

After saying that, he turned the doorknob and pushed the door open to enter.

The scene behind the door startled Ye Lan slightly.

It was a dimly lit mine tunnel environment, with the faint glow of a campfire and the movement of figures visible in the distance.

The people on the other side also noticed the suddenly appearing pink door and looked surprised.

“Miss Ye Lan, please.” Chen Bai gestured to the side.

Chen Bai urged.

Ye Lan composed herself and stepped into the Anywhere Door first, followed closely by Chen Bai and his group.

Once the last person entered, the door closed gently and then disappeared into the air.

......

Layered Rock Abyss - Underground Mining Area

The dimly lit mine tunnels were illuminated only by a few scattered torches, and the damp air was filled with the smell of ore and earth.

"It's pitch black!" March 7th couldn't help but exclaim.

“It’s pitch black!” Xing immediately repeated, mimicking her tone.

“It’s pitch black,” Qiong chimed in, joining in the fun.

March 7th was both amused and annoyed: "You two are like broken record machines!"

Xing and Qiong exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Hehe~"

"Hey, you!" March 7th pretended to knock them on the head, and the two laughed and dodged.

At this moment, a capable-looking woman, dressed neatly, strode quickly from deep within the camp and asked:

"Are you all from Liyue Harbor?" The woman's gaze swept over the fish, lingering briefly on the fish.

“Exactly.” Ye Lan nodded slightly, her expression calm. “The General Affairs Department sent us to investigate the recent anomalies in the Stratigraphic Abyss.”

"Great."

The woman visibly relaxed and continued, "I am Jinwu, the person in charge of this exploration team. You've finally arrived."

Ye Lan cut to the chase: "What is the current situation of the Layered Rock Abyss?"

"This outer camp area is relatively under control, but deeper inside there's a large amount of black mud, which is highly corrosive and will continuously erode the vitality of living things."

"Furthermore, the monsters deeper underground are affected by the black mud and have become abnormally violent. A few days ago, our team encountered several Rockhelm Hilichurls. Their attack power and speed were several times stronger than usual, so we had to retreat and reinforce the defenses here."

"I understand. Leave the rest to us."

Ye Lan nodded slightly.

"Well, it's quite dark down here, so take this with you."

After she finished speaking, she gave each of them a crystal-like object that emitted a faint light.

"This is a lumenite catalyst, which can provide you with lighting and also has a certain purifying effect on black mud."

"Thank you. Do you have a map of the mining area?"

"Yes, please wait a moment."

Jinwu turned around and went back to the camp, holding a map in his hand.

"This is the latest map from our exploration team. The areas marked with red dots are where the black mud appears. If you go down there, you'd better avoid these areas."

He reminded her seriously, after all, she knew how dangerous this black mud was.

And it's not just black mud, but also monsters and those mysterious underground ruins and mechanisms.

These things are all very aggressive.

"I see."

"By the way, if you go down there, could you help me find an adventurer named Zhiqiong? I already entrusted the Adventurers' Association, but I don't know where that child is?"

“Miss Jinwu, Ms. Mu Ning already told us this when we arrived, so please don’t worry about it.”

Chen Bai stepped forward and spoke.

"Thank you so much. By the way, what was that door you were using just now?"

Jinwu had wanted to ask that for a while.

Chen Bai gave him a brief explanation.

"So you have such a powerful artifact. Could you please send some of my people back to Liyue Harbor? Some of them were injured here, and there's a shortage of medicine underground."

The exploration team was attacked by monsters when they went deeper into the area, and some of them were injured.

However, there are not enough medicines here.

Now that we have Chen Bai's Anywhere Door, things will be much more convenient.

"Of course, no problem."

Chen Bai agreed, and then took out the Anywhere Door again.

Jinwu then had the wounded brought over and returned to Liyue Harbor through the Anywhere Door.

Chapter 157 Let's thank the Dharma King!

With the illumination provided by the lumenite catalyst, Chen Bai and his group were able to navigate the winding mine tunnels with ease.

Although they encountered some rock slimes tainted with the abyss's aura along the way, Chen Bai's two favorites—Xing and Qiong—quickly dealt with them by swinging their bats.

The group continued on their way.

All sorts of monsters are lurking here. Among the irregular rock layers around, there is black mud that exudes an ominous aura. This black mud is either pushed together into a swamp or it is stuck in the wall to form a mud gate.

"Is this the black mud Miss Jinwu mentioned? It looks disgusting."

March 7th looked disgusted.

"Just as the intelligence reports suggested, this black mud seems to have been recorded in a catastrophe five hundred years ago, and it has an unsettling odor."

Ye Lan frowned slightly.

"What kind of black mud is this? If Pam sees it, she might sweep it clean. It looks filthy. Why don't we just clean it up?"

Chen Bai said that he knew this black mud was a product of the abyss, and it was indeed a bit disgusting.

"But is our power even useful against this thing?"

Asking about the Dao on the seventh day of the third month.

After all, they weren't sure if it would have any effect on the black mud.

"You forgot, we're not from this world. Although the power of the Abyss is strong, didn't Xing and the other two use the power of [Destruction] to wipe it out directly? I'm sure the Black Mud is no problem either."

Chen Bai glanced at the two little gray pups that were eager to try.

【Destruction】The power of destiny is a philosophical concept; it is the purest destruction of things themselves.

Therefore, this black sludge should theoretically be able to be removed.

Before she could finish speaking, Qiong, who had been unable to contain herself any longer, yelled, "Then what are we waiting for! Charge—!"

He grabbed his baseball bat and dashed towards the nearest puddle of black mud like a whirlwind.

Seeing this, Xing naturally didn't want to fall behind and followed suit in tacit agreement.

Both of their eyes gleamed with the same eagerness.

The two clowns made quite a commotion; their footsteps echoed through the silent mine tunnels, immediately alerting the monsters lurking nearby.

Hilichurls mutated by the energy of the abyss, Deceptive Flowers, and elusive Phantoms emerged from various crossroads and rock crevices, their targets the small team that dared to venture into their territory.

"March, Ah Bai, prepare for battle!"

"Dan Heng reacted the fastest. The moment he spoke, his Cloud-Striking Spear shot out like a dragon, accurately deflecting an arrow fired by a Thunder Arrow Hilichurl. Then he rushed forward, his spear flashing, and stopped the first few monsters that approached."

"Alright!" March 7th instantly got into the zone, his disdain replaced by focus.

She leaped back lightly, and ice-blue arrows instantly condensed, shooting out with a chilling aura. They accurately struck several Fire Deception Flowers attempting to flank her, and the extreme cold power instantly spread, slowing their movements.

"no problem!"

Chen Bai used the Meow Meow Stick to turn these monsters into cats.

Yelan was not lagging behind either, and quickly dealt with some monsters using the life-giving threads wrapped with water elemental power.

Soon after, these monsters were quickly eliminated.

"Phew, all done!" Chen Bai clapped his hands and let out a long sigh of relief. "Let's go see how things are going with Qiong and Xing."

The group crossed the few remaining traces left by the vanished monsters and arrived at the location of Xing and Qiong.

The two were standing in front of a slightly messy open space, where a large patch of black mud that had once covered the area had disappeared.

The rocks below and around it seemed to have been "gouged" away, leaving several pits of varying sizes.

At the bottom of the pit, there were still some traces of burning and a very faint, unsettling odor.

"How are you two doing?" Chen Bai stepped forward and examined the pits.

"Ah Bai, look!" Xing pointed to the front of him with a hint of pride. "We can clean up this black mud! We just blast it away with the power of 'Destiny,' but we didn't really use much force."

"It would be good if we could clear them out. These abyssal forces are almost everywhere, so we should still be careful not to fall in or be ambushed."

Ye Lan, standing to the side, was clearly unfazed, but she remained wary.

“Miss Yelan, you don’t need to worry about that. Although the power of the Abyss is strong, it is still a little baby.”

Chen Bai said that at least the power of the abyss in the Teyvatne world is like that.

But outside of Teyvat, it's hard to say.