I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Liyue Harbor, Zhongli's home.

The sandstorm was still raging in Liyue Harbor, but it didn't stop the Apostles inside from drinking tea, eating pastries, and chatting casually.

After completing the last task, Zhongli automatically transferred the huge sum of 60,000 points set in the chat group system to the accounts of the group members.

Fu Hua looked at the 117,000 points in her account and nodded in satisfaction. As a key player in this mission, she had earned most of the rewards from the 60,000-point pool.

She's only a few thousand points away from fully recovering.

Perhaps, after completing one or two more missions, she will be able to completely repair her body and memories in order to fight against the collapse of this era.

It's perfect.

Meanwhile, Accelerator, who was chatting with someone nearby, suddenly made a surprising point of view.

"What do you guys think? Is it possible that Zhongli might fail this time?"

"Huh?? Cough~~~ cough cough~! Failure??? What does that mean?" The red and white shrine maiden, who was eating Ruri-tei sweets, was so surprised that she choked on the sweets.

"Didn't I say that before?" Accelerator glanced disdainfully at the figure of the Red and White Shrine Maiden. "You don't even remember the conversation we had? You're such an idiot who only knows how to eat."

“The one who calls others idiots is the idiot.” The Red and White Shrine Maiden couldn’t help but retort, “You have to give me some reasons.”

"I already explained the reason back then, but you can't remember it." Accelerator shook his head helplessly with a hint of disdain: "Fine, I'll tell you again."

"Do you remember last time when we went to look for the Demon-Slaying Great Sage at Wangshu Inn?"

"I said back then that compared to the world Nana was in, Zhongli was too insignificant in Teyvat."

“This is too small a fuss.” Fu Hua couldn’t help but interject upon hearing this. “Last time, just how big of a fuss did you make that you think this situation is too small? This is a disaster involving millions of people.”

"Last time, it was a world-wide chaos, a world where eight billion people couldn't escape. It was a world where the entire world, from the highest to the lowest levels, was in chaos." Accelerator said with a look of reminiscence, "I alone killed at least a million people—although Zhongli resurrected them all afterward. And in the chaos, at least ten million ordinary people died."

"Governments around the world are in chaos, and people are confused about the future and whether they are qualified as human beings."

"In such a chaotic environment and world, Zhongli carried out the so-called act of modifying the world line and timeline."

"But... what about Teyvat?"

Accelerator chuckled dismissively: "How many died? How much chaos ensued? Aside from the chaos among the ordinary people of Liyue Harbor when the Demon God appeared at the end, was there any obvious chaos at other times?"

"Putting everything else aside, is the entire Liyue in chaos? Are places like Guili Plains and Qingce Manor in chaos? Only Liyue Harbor, the Liyue Seven Stars, and those few immortals are in chaos. Aren't the other ordinary Liyue people just fine?"

"They didn't cause any chaos, but instead talked about reversing history or resurrecting people. Is that really feasible?"

After stating these doubts...

Accelerator shook his head again: "Forget it, these are just my opinions. After all, I haven't reached Zhongli's level yet. To speculate is just like a frog in a well looking at the sky with arrogance."

"..." Fu Hua shook her head slightly: "Hopefully, that's not the case."

"Otherwise, Zhongli would be too pitiful."

.....

why? ? ?

why? ? ?

Why doesn't it work?

The nine-clawed, seven-headed crowned dragon kept digging into the river of time, but it could never accurately grasp the point representing Qing Li's true spirit from the river of time.

The waves of the river could not bring out the true spirit that had sunk to the bottom.

Two thousand years of time transformed into a continuous river, blocking the path between Zhongli's claws and Qingli's true spirit.

why? ?

It was so close!!

It was so close!!!

why? ?

why? ? ?

Why am I always just a little short?!

Why!!!!

The dragon forcefully plunged its claws into the river of time, ignoring all obstacles, and was about to seize that piece of true spirit.

Suddenly, a realization dawned on me.

If we disregard everything, then a very important part of the already fragile history of Teyvat will be lost.

The consequences of this are...

A complex series of influences flowed into His heart without the slightest deviation.

It also made Him gently withdraw His claws, which had almost reached out to grab.

why? ?

The dragon had no tears, nor any expression.

why? ?

He swayed his tail and swam slowly downstream in time.

why?

I've done so much, why isn't it working yet?

why?

He is stuck in the present moment.

What he had noticed was the true spirit that belonged to the end, so clearly visible on the very surface of the current.

"Ouch~~~~!"

He sighed, gently stretched out his palm, grabbed that true spirit, and then crushed the other true spirit belonging to the Vortex Demon God next to him.

Having done all this, He flicked His tail and vanished into the nothingness above this realm of time.

......

Liyuegang

Yujingtai.

Amidst the sounds of the immortals discussing how to handle the situation, the two demon gods, who had been roaring incessantly, suddenly stopped what they were doing.

The young demon girl in her flowing robes suddenly opened her eyes.

It seemed as if stars were twinkling within it.

A tear welled up in the corner of her eye.

It then suddenly collapsed and merged into the sand and dust that filled the sky.

The vortex demon god seemed to have died, slowly sinking into the seabed and immersing itself in the seawater, its body completely dissipating.

The five immortals exchanged glances and looked at each other in bewilderment.

The sandstorm gradually subsided.

The same is true of the waves.

The orange-red gaze on the sea horizon is about to fall.

A new night has begun.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Epilogue (The Heart of God)

Liyue Harbor remains peaceful today.

The demonic disturbance three days ago seemed to have had no impact on the merchants here.

After a moment's thought, the traveler realized it was normal.

In Teyvat, encountering monsters and Hilichurls is perfectly normal. A little fright is nothing to worry about, as long as there's no real injury. After a day or two, everyone goes back to their normal lives—after all, if you don't go to work, you won't get paid to eat.

Of all the things under heaven, Mora is the greatest.

Even if the demon god revives and the Rock King Emperor passes away, for a merchant, grief cannot prevent him from making money, nor can fear.

And this is the best description of Liyue, the land of merchants and the land of contracts.

Early this morning.

The traveling girl and Paimon went to find Miss Gan Yu.

As the secretary of the Seven Stars, although the contract between her and Liyue was severed due to the death of the Rock King.

But since she already loved Liyue, she naturally signed a contract with Liyue's General Affairs Department—the contract was for 999 years, with 5 days on and 2 days off, and a working time of 9:55.

However, in the traveler girl's opinion, although there is time to rest within the stipulated contract, this Qilin named Ganyu should not be used often.

She's a complete workaholic at heart.

For her, work is both a source of joy and a passion.

This unusual hobby is something that probably no Liyue Septim would dislike.

The traveler herself would naturally decline this kind of work arrangement, but she would welcome anyone who would do things for her.

Still wearing her pantyhose, Miss Coconut Sheep, looking both alluring and innocent, was sitting earnestly at her desk, handing over the documents she had prepared to the traveler.

As the traveler gazed inwardly at the voluptuous thighs encased in black stockings, he silently clasped his hands in admiration, while expressionlessly accepting the documents.

"Hmm...this is your brother's notice, Miss Ying. We will post it in every piece of land under our control. As far as I know, immortals..."

They are also helping you find your brother.

"Um... thank you."

After a simple and polite thank you, the young traveler, seeing that there was nothing else to do, was about to turn and leave when she heard a soft voice behind her.

"You think...did the Emperor succeed in the end? The Emperor, who remained gentle until the very end and didn't harm a single person from Liyue, could he have obtained what he wanted?"

"Of course!"

The traveler turned around, gave a thumbs-up, and flashed his pearly white teeth.