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

Spider: What a stroke of luck! Sleeping in the Great Maze and I can make Senior Zhongli owe me a favor? Hehehe, although I did some small work to help you maintain order in the Super Thought Acceleration Domain... well, thank you very much, Senior Zhongli. I sincerely hope that I won't need your favor while I'm on this planet, Earth or Japan.

I am Subaru Natsuki: What a wonderful thing! To actually make Senior Zhongli owe a favor, Spider is just too cool.

Sister Bisha (Kousaka Kyosuke): Spider-ko traveled back in time? That's amazing! Is the Earth you're on and the planet you were reincarnated on actually very close to each other?

I am Subaru Natsuki: Hmm? ? So I just found out that you, Spider-chan, have actually returned to Earth. Did Senior Zhongli bring you back?

Promising Future True Lord (Zhongli): No, that's not the case. Spider relies on his own strength.

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): Could it be that the spider has become incredibly powerful now?

Spider: Hmm, hmm, haha, it is a little bit powerful, but it's just that its determination not to die led to its soul being sublimated into a god. It's nothing, nothing at all.

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): A deity??

Genuine (Yukino Yukinoshita): A deity??

True Lord of Promising Future (Zhongli): Yes, I can attest to that. The Spider Child underwent a difficult spiritual transformation and ultimately became an immortal deity who transcended mortals.

Genuine (Yukino Yukinoshita): This is too fast. I remember that from the time Spider joined the group, less than two months of standard time had passed. I haven't even finished my summer vacation yet.

Sister's Killer (Kousaka Kyosuke): I haven't even finished assembling one leg of the exoskeleton yet.

I am Subaru Natsuki: Emilia has not yet become queen, and Rem has not woken up.

Wings Unfold (Sexy Prisoner): I haven't found the bald guy Mr. Zhongli mentioned yet.

Police officer (Tendo Kisara): I haven't killed off the entire Tendo family yet.

Golden Fairy (Cortez): My family... my family is still alive and well.

Chocolate and alcohol (Yuri): I'm still not full of chocolate!

Darkness of the Circle (): I have not yet torn apart the principle of the circle.

Megumi Kato: I... am still making games?

Genji (Yukino Yukinoshita): Although I feel it's a bit rude, I always feel that the wishes of the four members of the "Doomsday Group" are indeed very different from ours. Under the apocalypse, everyone's normal mindset is destroyed, order no longer exists, and even if it does, it will be mutated into a terrible state.

Genuine (Yukino Yukinoshita): Whether it's the world where Miss Cortori lives, where the surface is occupied by [Beasts], or the world where Miss Tendo Kisara is destroyed by [Gastrea], the order in both is filled with a sense of powerless absurdity. Although the real world is also full of absurdities, the absurdity of the post-apocalyptic world is directly manifested on the surface, without even a thin veil of fig leaves to cover it up.

Genuine (Yukino Yukinoshita): It's...speechless with disgust.

The Promising Future True Lord (Zhongli): Indeed, this kind of order makes me very uncomfortable. In fact, many people feel that it would be better to completely destroy this kind of order.

The Promising Future (Zhongli): I will think of a way, this is my promise---[Zhongli].

Genuine (Yukino Yukinoshita): Thank you so much, Senior Zhongli.

Sister's Kill (Kousaka Kyosuke): ......

Darkness of the Ring (): @PromisingFutureTrueLord, by the way, Mr. Zhongli, I also have some things I'd like to ask you. Of course, I will pay an equivalent price and sign an equivalent contract with you.

Promising Future True Lord (Zhongli): If you are willing to pay an equal price, I am certainly willing to sign a contract with you. But I'm afraid I don't have much time lately, because of the gains I made in the Spider World, I will soon be entering a long slumber.

Spider: ? ? !

I am Subaru Natsuki: ? ? !

One Hundred Thousand Dollar Miko (Hakurei Reimu):? ? !

Annoying brat (Accelerator): What happened? Why is it that as soon as I arrived, Zhongli, you fell into a deep sleep? Are you not going to wake up? Like a dragon in a novel, sleeping for hundreds of years?

Ten Thousand Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): No way! I was hoping that Mr. Zhongli would come to our Hakurei Shrine as the Dragon God! Even just being a one-day Dragon God like the one-day director would be fine.

Zhongli, the Promising Future Lord: Hmm, it's not that serious, and there's no need to worry too much. Although my main body is dormant, I can still create several clones to travel through the world. However, recently, I haven't been able to use my main body to enter your worlds; it's all my clones that are traveling around.

The 100,000 Yen Shrine Maiden (Reimu Hakurei): Is that so?!

Spider: Senior Zhongli is truly amazing.

The Promising Future True Lord (Zhongli): Well then, everyone, I will be offline for a while. I hope that when my true form awakens again, we can meet once more.

The promising future of the True Lord (Zhongli): Goodbye.

-----Future is Promising, True Lord Leaves Chat Group-----

After closing the chat group, Zhongli's first challenge was to confront the intimidating Demon God Gui Zhong, who stormed into the courtyard.

Dressed in white, resembling an ethereal immortal, the demon goddess, looking like a young girl, strode across the bluestone floor and approached Zhongli.

Her large, clear eyes, like autumn water, scanned Zhongli's face from head to toe, as if trying to draw a flower from his face.

After looking at it carefully for a while, she finally took two steps back, her brows furrowed, her expression filled with deep conflict.

"Do you really want to fall into a deep sleep?"

"of course."

Zhongli sipped his tea slowly, his gaze fixed on Gui Zhong's beautiful face, and said softly.

"This is the inevitable path for me to move forward."

"After reviving you and knowing the most likely clues about Qingli, my determination to go further has become even stronger."

"From the perspective of general rationality."

Zhongli paused slightly after saying this.

"Whether they are mortals, demons, or even beings of higher status, they are all simply moving forward for what they desire."

"If you lose the motivation to move forward, you will fall into stagnation or even the abyss of depravity."

"The Demon God has no natural enemies on the continent of Teyvat. In the current peaceful era, even its enemies have basically disappeared."

"Therefore, after becoming a demon god, it is perfectly normal to remain stagnant."

"The original me was entangled with you and Qingli, so I had to think about becoming a stronger being every moment, until I could reverse time and resurrect you."

Upon hearing this, Gui Zhong's expression towards Zhong Li softened even more.

"I know you've worked very hard."

Zhongli shook his head: "Improving one's own strength and realm is also a kind of pleasure. At least it makes me less powerless when facing most of the tragedies in this world, this universe, and this endless void, or when I see things I can't stand."

"Hmm... we've gotten a little off-topic."

Zhongli took another sip of tea, considered his words carefully, and then spoke again: "Let's talk about the motivation for moving forward."

"After you and Qingli were resurrected, I no longer had the motivation to move forward."

"This driving force is indeed not to be underestimated. What if one day, when I'm stuck in the same place, I encounter a situation that I can't solve now?"

"What's right before our eyes is the impending [Silent Tide] of the universe. According to the observations of the [Dimensional Worlds Chat Group], the signs of the [Silent Tide] have already begun to develop beyond distant civilization clusters. At most, in another 97.3 trillion standard time periods, it will reach the edge of the civilization clusters radiated by the [Dimensional Worlds Chat Group]."

"Right now, I have little power to resist the [Silent Tide]. Whether it is a demon god, a mortal, or an existence that has advanced further than myself, the [Silent Tide] will silence them all."

"However, if I take another step forward, then according to the observations and research of the [Dimensional Worlds Chat Group], I will be able to protect one or several universes in the [Silent Tide]. In fact, if I take two more steps and reach that realm that only exists in legends and that even the [Dimensional Worlds Chat Group] has never observed, perhaps I can even protect this entire civilization."

Zhongli paused noticeably at this point.

Then, looking intently at Gui Zhong, he said, "Only in this way can I be sure to protect you and Qing Li in this ever-changing world."

"Me and Qingli?"

Considering Zhongli's words, Guizhong nodded his head, clearly pleased: "Since you've said so, it would be petty of me to dwell on it too much."

"Anyway, only your main body is asleep; your avatar in this Teyvat world isn't asleep. Speaking of which, your main body hasn't entered the Teyvat continent for many years, has it?"

Zhongli nodded slightly: "That's right. The Teyvat continent is just a world bubble that changes between reality and illusion. In recent times, it has become increasingly unable to contain the existence of my true self."

"Hmph! Alright, I know." Gui Zhong flicked his flowing white robes, turned around, and looked at Zhong Li's pale golden eyes with a slight tilt of his head: "You can sleep peacefully now. When you wake up, I have something to tell you."

"You can tell me now."

Zhongli replied calmly.

"I'm not ready yet." Gui Zhong smiled faintly. "The decades you've been sleeping are a good time to prepare. For us demon gods, aren't a few decades just a fleeting moment?"

"Ah."

Zhongli said no more, only nodded slightly.

A moment later, Gui Zhong left the small courtyard, and Zhong Li silently swallowed the last sip of tea in his cup.

Then I opened the interface of the [Multiverse Chat Group].

This time, he didn't open the main chat interface, but rather a private chat interface named [Red Iris Immortal].

Hello, Immortal Red Iris, are you there?

Before long, as if waiting for his greeting, a few words flashed across the chat page on the other end.

[I'm here, Zhongli. What happened? Why is your true form asleep?]

[Was it because you were injured in the world of Spider-Man?]

Or is it true, as you yourself said, that you had to fall into slumber in order to gain greater power?

Upon seeing the text Fu Hua sent, Zhong Li couldn't help but smile slightly.

He hesitated for a moment before responding.

What I said in the large chat group was not false; I benefited greatly from the world of Spider-Man. Dormancy is for further sublimation.

Fu Hua seemed to ponder for a moment how to respond to Zhong Li's words.

There was a pause.

Only one sentence appeared in this chat log.

Okay, I understand.

[By the way, I'll use the time you're asleep to earn points and heal your body again. Perhaps when you wake up, you'll see... someone you once knew very well.]

Zhongli looked at these words and was clearly a little lost in thought, but he did not hesitate or pause.

Yes, I'm looking forward to it.

After saying this, Zhongli silently closed the chat with Fu Hua.

He sat in the courtyard, lost in thought for a long time, then took a deep breath, as if he were making a very important decision.

A moment later, he reopened the [Multiverse Chat Group]. This time, instead of opening any pages, he directly clicked on the customer service icon.

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