I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

Everyone nodded, seemingly understanding, while Abedo stroked his chin and said, "High temperature... No wonder I felt a terrifying fluctuation of fire elemental power just now..."

The woman in the distance looked at the machine as if it were a monster, but Ivan's voice interrupted her thoughts the next second.

"Madam, miss."

The woman looked up and met Ivan's eyes.

"Miss, let's go."

The woman did not speak, but stood up and said to her subordinates, "You wait here."

After saying that, he walked alone towards Ivan and the others.

So far, the Fools and the three-party alliance have maintained a cooperative relationship. Now that the three-party alliance has completed its work, it's almost time for the Fools to take their turn.

By this time, the high-energy laser cutting machine had been pushed away by the staff. Ivan and the others looked down from the opening and could smell a pungent odor coming from the cave entrance.

Ivan waved away the strange smell lingering at his nose and frowned, saying, "It seems this place hasn't been opened in a long time; the air is a bit musty."

At the same time, an extremely dense aura of destruction gradually emanated from the underground palace along the cave entrance. Apart from Ivan, who was protected by the purifying power of the Heart of the Wind God, the others standing at the cave entrance were clearly somewhat uneasy.

Xu Donghai glanced down at the destructive aura detector in his hand. The instrument was beeping incessantly like an alarm clock, and the readings had already soared to a terrifying five thousand, and were still climbing.

Xu Donghai's expression changed slightly: "We need to hurry."

Ivan turned and shouted to the people outside the excavation pit, "Tell everyone to stay away from the excavation pit!"

Clearing the area around the excavation pit to prevent people from being affected by the rapidly rising destructive aura was only the first step.

"Elder Li, please leave as soon as possible."

Only a few minutes had passed since the entrance to the top floor of the underground palace was opened, and Li Wenliang's face had already turned somewhat pale.

"Alright, you should also be careful. When you go down into the underground palace, try not to damage anything inside if possible."

Knowing that he would only cause trouble if he stayed there, Li Wenliang nodded, gave a few instructions, and then left the excavation pit with the staff.

"Uncle Xu, you can leave now. I can handle things here."

Xu Donghai glanced at Ivan, and finally nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll leave this to you."

After Xu Donghai left, only young and strong people and the holder of the Eye of God remained around the excavation pit. Without directly contacting the Stone of Destruction, everyone was able to hold on.

However, at that moment, Mu Ze Changhui and Xiang Feng also barged in in a flurry.

Everyone around was stunned when they saw the two people who suddenly appeared with their faces covered in graffiti.

What's with these two outfits? Where are they headed?

Ivan was a little confused and asked, "What's going on with you two? Before the main force went up the mountain, didn't I tell you to stay at headquarters down there and look after Klee? When did you go up the mountain?"

Xiang Feng touched his nose and said, "We thought we might need some help up the mountain, so we rushed up here."

Where's Klee?

Kizawa Nagahiro patted his chest and said, "Commander Yi, don't worry, that little aunt... no, Klee has been handed over to Brother Quanshi. He's taking care of her now, so there's absolutely no problem."

Xiang Feng nodded frantically.

Ivan raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure you two weren't exhausted by Klee, so you used going up the mountain as an excuse to leave Klee with Jeonseki and come here to take refuge?"

"Forehead......"

Their silence said it all.

"Never mind, you've come at just the right time."

Ivan shook his head helplessly: "We're getting ready to go down into the underground palace. Give me a cold light illuminator."

When Xiang Feng and Mu Ze Changhui arrived, they were fully equipped. Xiang Feng had a flashlight hanging from his waist pack, so he took it off and handed it to Ivan.

Ivan shook the flare stick to activate the chemical liquid inside, then threw it in through the opening of the dungeon.

The light from the flare gradually shrank, and after a few seconds, the flare fell to the ground and bounced twice.

Ivan frowned slightly: "It seems that the interior of this underground palace is much deeper than it appears."

After confirming the situation below, the group prepared to enter the underground palace.

Of course, because there may be a large number of Destruction Stones inside the underground palace, not everyone is allowed to enter in order to avoid anyone accidentally touching the Destruction Stones and being corrupted by the aura of destruction.

After discussion, it was decided that the first people to enter would be Ivan, Muzawa Nagahiro, Xiang Feng, Qin, Ningguang, and the lady.

Regardless, the Lady and Ivan must enter. Only Ivan can deal with the source of the destructive aura emanating from the dungeon, while the Lady holds the key to unlocking the truth of Kanria's destruction. Muze Changhui and Xiang Feng will primarily protect Ivan's safety. As for Jean, her Vision ability can assist in healing after encountering unexpected situations. As for Liyue, Keqing originally planned to go down, but Ningguang suggested that her Geo elemental power would be easier to utilize in this terrain compared to Keqing's abilities. Therefore, Liyue ultimately decided to let Ningguang go.

After the selection was finalized, the rappelling rope was lowered, and everyone donned their gear and began entering the underground palace.

Jean was the first to enter. If anything happened before landing, Jean could use her powers to bring everyone back at any time. Therefore, Jean led the way, followed by Xiang Feng, then Ivan, then the lady, then Kizawa Nagahiro, and finally Ningguang.

This order of entry was intentional on Ivan's part, mainly to keep the lady alert, so that if she had any other ill intentions or actions, she, being caught in the middle, would be unable to make any move.

The cooperation between the two sides was only temporary. Ivan never let his guard down against the Fools. The key in the lady's hand was the Fools' only bargaining chip in this cooperation. Now that the dungeon had been opened, Ivan knew that the lady would definitely take action.

With this in mind, Ivan entered the underground palace.

Guided by Xiang Feng, Ivan stepped onto the ground of the underground palace. At this time, the lady above him, Mu Ze Changhui, and Ningguang also came down one after another.

After landing, Ivan shone a cold light flashlight around.

Because the opening is in the southeast corner of the underground palace, Ivan and the others are behind the palace wall and in front of a passage leading outwards.

It seems they have fallen into a side passage of the underground palace.

Looking up, the entrance to the underground level that the group had entered had shrunk to the size of a basketball from the ground, which showed how deep the underground palace was.

Ivan waved his hand, and some granular dust could be seen floating in the beam of the cold light flashlight. Ivan breathed a sigh of relief.

If everyone hadn't come down fully armed with gas masks, they would probably have been choked unconscious by the lifeless air by now. Even so, Ivan could still smell a musty odor through the filter of his gas mask.

"I have to say, you Chinese are becoming more and more unfathomable to me. I never expected this thing could filter the air."

The woman behind her remarked that she had initially refused when Ivan asked her to wear a gas mask before coming down, but now she had experienced its benefits.

Just then, Qin's shouts suddenly rang out from ahead.

"Oh my god! Come quick, everyone!"

Ivan was taken aback, then quickly grabbed a flashlight and rushed over to where the sound came from, followed by the others.

After turning the corner of the passage ahead, the range illuminated by the flashlight suddenly widened.

Ivan saw that Qin was standing not far ahead, holding a cold-light flashlight and shining it in front of him.

Ivan looked in the direction the piano's flashlight was shining, and the next second Ivan's eyes suddenly widened.

Before them stood a destructive rock, about half the size of a mountain, radiating a terrifying aura.

Chapter 347 Unveiling the Truth

Ivan stared at everything before him, completely stunned.

Those who arrived later were also stunned.

The destructive rock, about half the size of a mountain, was almost invisible when a flashlight was shone on both sides. It appeared to be nearly ten meters high, and the part illuminated by the flashlight emitted a terrifying red light in the reflection.

This was an unprecedented, destructive boulder, and the aura of destruction emanating from it made the air seem thick and sticky at that moment.

"this......"

Xiang Feng's eyes widened.

"This must be at least half the size of a football field..."

Ivan picked up the flashlight and shone it around.

At this moment, everyone was in the main hall of the underground palace, which was a huge underground palace with more than half of its space occupied by this destructive boulder.

The destructive boulder extended to the left and right, directly cutting off the main hall of the underground palace in the middle and blocking everyone's way.

Ivan reminded everyone, "Step back and don't come any closer. When we checked the Destruction Aura Detector earlier, we thought there were many Destruction Stones in this underground palace, but we didn't expect this to be a single giant rock."

Qin looked surprised and suspicious: "How could there be such a large Destruction Stone in this underground palace?"

Ivan shone his flashlight at the bottom of the Destruction Stone and could clearly see that the stone slab at the bottom of the dungeon was broken, and judging from the surrounding soil marks, it had been there for quite some time.

"The previous Destruction Stones, regardless of size, were all obtained by stripping soil, so this giant rock is no exception."

Ivan pondered for a moment and said, "It seems we should go up first."

......

Ten minutes later, staff pulled Ivan and the others up from the entrance.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Donghai and others rushed to the scene immediately.

"What's going on? Why are they up here again?"

Ivan shook his head and said, "The situation below is not quite what we imagined..."

Afterwards, Ivan briefly recounted the discovery of the massive Destruction Stone below.

Xu Donghai frowned and said, "So that's how it is... This is troublesome."

"Yes."

Ivan nodded.

The miscalculation of the Destruction Stone's volume is a big problem.

If the Stone of Destruction were in pieces, then even if there were many of them, they could be transported out little by little. However, it has now been discovered that the source of the massive destructive aura is actually a single boulder, which has directly disrupted everyone's plans.

Strictly speaking, Ivan, who possesses the purification ability of the Heart of the Wind God, could directly purify this Stone of Destruction. However, with the Lady and the Fools present, Ivan will not easily use the power of the Heart of the Wind God unless absolutely necessary.

The equipment worn by Ivan and his companions before entering the underground palace included head-mounted cameras, which came into play at this point.

Upon arriving at a nearby tent, Ivan had the footage from the cameras exported. Pointing to the video, he said, "The place where we dug the hole leads to a dead end. Emerging from this dead end leads directly to the main hall of the underground palace. This massive boulder is long and narrow, occupying more than half of the hall and dividing it in the middle. Removing the entire boulder from the palace is impractical; heavy equipment like cranes can't climb the mountain, and we'd need to remove the entire top floor of the palace. Therefore, we can only cut the boulder into pieces and transport it out in batches. While this will take considerable effort, I believe it's the best option we can currently offer."

After listening to Ivan's plan, everyone thought about it for a moment and had no objections. Xu Donghai nodded and said, "It seems that this is the only way."

Once the action plan was finalized, everyone sprang into action without delay.

Xu Donghai and Qin spent half a day gathering more supplies needed for the operation from Mondstadt and Eagle Harbor.

After consulting with Li Wenliang, Ivan had three more holes dug in the other three locations of the underground palace, creating a total of four entrances. The personnel responsible for the cutting work entered from the four entrances and started working simultaneously from four different angles.