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

"I want to ask you, Keqing, the Yuheng Star of Liyue, what are your plans after you return?"

"Of course, we must unite all forces that can be united to protect Liyue Harbor." Keqing looked at the Beidou merchant ship that had already set sail, and the vortex demon Ocel that was still spewing torrents in Guyun Pavilion. Her words were without the slightest hesitation: "No matter what, Liyue Harbor and everyone in Liyue Harbor should not be harmed."

"I am one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, and I should be responsible for the people of Liyue."

"I will accept the power of immortals and the power of humans at this moment, even if I am ridiculed, cursed, insulted, or punished by the immortals." Ke Qing gritted her teeth: "I will not give up."

"After using someone else's power, you just discard it like a worn-out shoe?" Beidou laughed sarcastically.

“No, I’ve said it before. The immortals and we humans of Liyue will be friends, companions, and like-minded people.” Keqing spoke leisurely with the sea breeze, her voice becoming more and more resolute as she spoke: “We will create Liyue that belongs to the people of Liyue. The immortals are just a part of Liyue, not a privilege that places them above ordinary people. The same goes for the merchants and the great merchant guilds.”

"Friends and comrades naturally need to help each other, but this help is not about giving superior guidance or being arrogant and never explaining, but about supporting each other and making progress together."

"Heh~~~!"

After hearing Keqing's words, Beidou chuckled and said, "Lady Keqing, you are truly romantic... no... no... I should say naive. Ningguang's world is not as simple and black-and-white as you think."

“That’s why I hate her,” Ke Qing said decisively. “The more I know about her, the more I hate her.”

"A world with gray is far too ambiguous. Sometimes, you simply don't know if this gray is a mixture of white and black, or if it is black itself covered by white."

"Seeing things in black and white is not necessarily wrong."

Beidou's laughter abruptly stopped. She looked at Keqing with a stern expression, and after a moment, she looked at the Vortex Demon God who was still venting his anger in the distance, and narrowed her eyes.

"You're quite interesting, Lady Keqing."

Chapter Fifty-One: The Demon God of Dust Appears

Ugh~~~~!

The monster's roar, echoing across the sky, reverberated across the sea.

To completely awaken the immortals hidden among the mountains and rivers.

At the Wangshu Inn, the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, who was enjoying his third serving of almond tofu that day, suddenly stood up. He gazed at the distant sea, his expressionless face slightly blank.

"This is... the scent of the Whirlpool Demon God!!"

He muttered to himself under his breath.

next second.

He suddenly leaped up, a gust of wind enveloping his entire body, and flew rapidly towards Liyue Harbor in the distance.

Meanwhile, inside the Jueyun Pavilion.

The three immortals were gathered together, discussing Ningguang's attack.

For them, it was a foregone conclusion that there was a traitor in Liyue Harbor, and the identity of this traitor was highly suspected to be Keqing of Yuheng Star.

While they were discussing how to expose Keqing's identity as a traitor in front of the people of Liyue.

The three immortals suddenly stopped.

The next second, their expressions changed simultaneously.

Following the aura of the wind, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun learned of the story from afar.

"The Whirlpool Demon God Osel, He actually broke free from the seal?! Right after His Majesty the Rock King was murdered?"

"Good! Good! Good!!" The eyes of the Moon-Cut Sun True Lord were blazing with intense fire, and his once harmonious deer face was now twisted into a grotesque mess.

"Let's go!! No matter what, we still have to suppress the demon god! This is the entrustment and expectation of the Emperor and Qingli Shangjun for thousands of years." As the words of Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun fell, he was about to take a step out and leave the cave.

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun suddenly spoke up in confusion.

"By the way, I remember back then, under the vortex demon god Osel, a demon god was also protectively sealed away."

"The Demon God of Dust has returned to the end, and is a close friend of the Emperor and the Azure Glass Lord." True Lord of the Moon-Cut Sun immediately replied, "His long-term incarnation is a mature woman in loose-fitting clothes, who is somewhat similar in appearance to the current Tianquan Star Ningguang, but their personalities are extremely different."

“I remember…” Lord Liuyun Jiefeng spoke again: “I remember that the Demon God of Dust returned to the end to protect the people of Liyue. He was killed by the Dragon King Ruotu at Guili Plain. Because of the special nature of the Dragon King Ruotu’s power, the Demon God of Dust returned to the end and was completely restrained by him.”

"Besides his body being crushed into dust, his eternal and indestructible demonic soul was also severely damaged, nearly annihilated, and unable to even produce the most basic response."

"Back then, the Rock King Emperor suppressed—or rather, sealed—hidden beside the Whirlpool Demon God Oser to save his friend. The Whirlpool Demon God's restorative power of whirlpools and water, along with his immense demonic soul power, nourished the soul of the Dust Demon God Gui Zhong. If the Whirlpool Demon God reappears this time, will the Dust Demon God Gui Zhong, who was sealed with her, also return to the world?"

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Xiaoyue Zhuyang shook his head: "Impossible. Even if she comes back, she will only become a magical beast without any memories, a divine magical beast."

"After so many years of research, don't you know? The so-called sealing and nourishment is nothing but empty talk. It was just something the Emperor said back then to ease Qingli Shangjun's worries. In reality, the Dust Demon God Gui Zhong is indeed dead. Even if it escapes the seal now, it will definitely not be the gentle demon god it once was. Instead, it will only transform into a mindless Dust Demon Beast, attempting to destroy everything around it."

The words of True Lord Xiaoyue Zhuyang made the other two True Lords present sigh, as they were naturally aware of the situation.

True Lord Li Shui Die Shan chuckled dryly, "If both demon gods come out at the same time, hahaha, even during the era of the Demon God Wars, we have never been this crazy. Fighting two top-tier demon gods without the Emperor and Qing Li Shangjun leading us. This is the first time."

"Hmph!" Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun snorted coldly: "No matter what, we must go to help. This is not only an old agreement with the Emperor, but also an agreement with Tianquan Xing Ningguang today. Although it has not been formally signed, a verbal contract is still a contract. We must go, even if it means sacrificing our lives."

"Because this is Liyue, which we protect!"

"Of course! That's how it should be." True Monarch Xiaoyue Zhuyang nodded slightly.

"Then let us go, forging ahead without hesitation," True Lord Li Shui Die Shan laughed heartily.

.....

Yujing Terrace, the site of the ceremony to send off the immortals.

Zhongli, standing with his hands behind his back beneath the three offerings, slowly looked up at the sky.

He ignored the clamor of curses, sorrowful pain, and fearful laughter from the crowd around him.

My mind is now completely clear.

The ritual of sending off the immortals began to affect everything around it.

Far away, on the other side of the sea, where the Lonely Cloud Pavilion is located, a certain being begins to resonate with the offerings of the Immortal Sending Ritual.

Where the eight-headed sea serpent had been roaring and spewing its breath, a pale golden light reappeared.

The light is soft yet resilient.

Even if it was directly hit by the demon god Oseld's breath, it would not change anything.

It slowly and gently came together.

Just like that gentle woman from before.

"Ring ring ring~~~~!"

A clear, crisp bell sound suddenly emanated from within the golden light of the Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Almost instantly, it spread throughout the entire ocean, crossed mountains and rivers, and reached the ears of every citizen and immortal of Liyue.

"Ring ring ring~~~~!"

That's the sound of a handbell.

Zhongli slowly closed his eyes, allowing himself to listen to this sound that had not been heard for thousands of years.

"I am Gui Zhong, the Demon God of Dust. Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you, Demon God Zhong Li."

"This [Lock of the Mortal World] is a gift for you and Qingli. It contains all my wisdom. Can you open it?"

"I will protect Liyue for you. Go forth and conquer in peace, Geo King."

In a daze, I recalled the face of that woman in loose-fitting clothes, gentle as water, yet with a resilience as hard as dust.

"Ring ring ring~~~~!"

As the bell rang for the third time, Zhongli slowly extended one of his hands, and the hourglass, dripping continuously, floated quietly in his palm.

Click click!

He exerted a sudden force, and the hourglass shattered.

In the distance, where the Lonely Cloud Pavilion stands, the supple golden light seems to have finally broken free of its restraints, and the vortex demon god Oseld roars and spews forth once more.

A cloud of sand suddenly drifted out from it.

next second.

The sand and dust slowly gathered into a human shape above the head of the vortex demon god Osel.

She has a graceful figure and wears loose-fitting clothes with wide sleeves.

Her figure swayed gently, like the wind caressing apricot blossoms.

Her face possessed a mature charm, yet also retained a youthful innocence.

She was truly a beauty of unparalleled grace and elegance, a woman as beautiful as jade.

However, even such a wonderful character has a slight flaw.

Her eyes were tightly closed, as if she couldn't open them.

"Ring ring ring~~!"

The demon gently raised his wrist and shook the bell on it.

In an instant, a sandstorm swept across the sky, obscuring everything.

Chapter 52 Mist and Dust

Water mist and dust are two extremely incompatible things.

Dust will naturally settle when moistened by water mist.

When dust fills the sky, there will inevitably be little water vapor in the air.

But at this time in Guyun Pavilion, the two coexisted harmoniously.

The demon god, with his eyes closed and lowered, gently shook the bell on his wrist, and dust instantly filled the sky above the Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Beneath her bare, white feet were eight proud, giant serpents.

The vortex demon god, which had been roaring to the sky and spewing waves at will, was now as docile as a gentle pet.

The giant waves He stirred up rippled across the blue ocean, but dared not rise into the sky any longer.

The girl in loose-fitting clothes gently touched the erect giant snake's head, her fair and delicate toes twitching slightly.

Then, the eight-headed giant serpent began to stir up waves in one direction and move.

The closest to these two demons is naturally the Southern Cross fleet, which is about to return to Liyue Harbor.