Genshin Impact, I, a mere mortal, cannot accompany you to the very end.

But it was too late.

"No...no...I don't want to, I don't want to do this..."

Gan Yu struggled, suffered, and desperately fought against the filth deep within her soul, the inner demons that had never found peace, which were deeply rooted in the depths of her heart.

That inner demon... or rather, karmic obstacle, disguised itself very well. It successfully disguised itself as a weak call that could only affect part of the main body's emotions. It successfully deceived Gan Yu, making her believe that she could control her.

But she never cared. The eyes are a symbol of the soul. When her eyes turned from light purple to brilliant gold, her soul was slowly taken over.

It hid itself very well, successfully convincing everyone that it was as weak as the karmic obstacles in Xiao's heart, something that could be easily controlled and overcome.

But she was arrogant and conceited, always choosing to escape and ignore, constantly feeding another version of herself.

Everyone knew that Gan Yu might also have karmic obstacles in her heart, but no one knew that those obstacles had developed to this extent.

As a heart breaks one after another, and as cruel truths unfold before Gan Yu, her heart is constantly shaken. This is the moment when Gan Yu is at her weakest, and also the perfect moment for her to go mad.

She is not a karmic obstacle; she is also a blessing.

Gan Yu must admit that this is also the real her.

"I have never had any karmic obstacles," she once said.

That's why it's said that 'hiding one's situation' is the second thing Gan Yu regrets in his life.

She will bear the consequences of this arrogance.

The rock spear came with unparalleled power, but Gan Yu had already touched the edge of the Taiwei Instrument Plate.

"No," she said, trembling.

But a smile played at the corners of his lips, and his crimson eyes shone with a light as bright as day. Incredibly intense emotions and incredibly dark shadows were both contained within those crimson eyes, making them both sickly and chaotic.

Gan Yu smiled and recited someone's name, "Senior brother, I've come to see you."

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P.S.: This is chapter 2.5, wow, pretty impressive, right?

Chapter 105 Two thousand four hundred years later, Qingnuoyan arrives as promised. 2.5

Too late—

The rock spear arrived with unparalleled power, leaving a golden trail in the air like a falling meteor. But no matter how fast a meteor is, it was still a step too late.

Gan Yu and Fu She were both disciples of the True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng, so they knew how to control the Taiwei Instrument. Their bloodlines were also half-immortal and half-human, and their human and immortal energy converged at the same time, causing the Taiwei Instrument to resonate with them and emit a trembling sound.

The space itself trembled.

This was something no one expected. It all happened so suddenly. Just moments ago, everything was calm and peaceful, but in an instant, the world seemed to have changed completely.

The golden luster in Gan Yu's eyes grew even more intense, like a magnificent sunset, with a blood-red glow spreading out as the overwhelming karmic obstacles that had been suppressed for two thousand four hundred years poured out from the Taiwei Yipan.

In an instant, the sky darkened and the sun and moon lost their light. The rock spear was swallowed and corrupted by the karmic obstacles. The rock slowly withered away, and more than half of its kinetic energy was washed away by the karmic obstacles. When it fell on Gan Yu, it only made her body tremble.

The seal on the Taiwei Instrument Plate was slowly loosening and disintegrating, and the space beneath it was gradually emerging into everyone's view, a bottomless abyss.

The mountain range that the floating dwelling had transformed into was falling apart, with one piece of rock after another disintegrating and breaking into fine grains of sand that scattered in the air. Filthy and dark karmic obstacles spread out from the foot of the mountain and climbed upwards!

Gan Yu was at the very center of karmic obstacles, surrounded by overwhelming filth, and her painful and mournful moans echoed in everyone's ears.

She seemed to be in great pain, yet a smile played on her lips. She gripped the hem of Taiwei Yipan's robe tightly, and deep within her sickly eyes lay a profound sorrow.

"No..." she murmured softly, "Don't..."

"I don't want this, I don't want it to be like this..."

At this moment, she looked nothing like an immortal.

Qing Nuoyan stared at Gan Yu in the center of the karmic barrier... He gritted his teeth, and fine beads of cold sweat trickled down his cheek. The sinister and ancient pressure of the karmic barrier fell on his shoulders, and the boy felt his breathing become rapid.

This all happened so suddenly... and so abruptly.

Absolutely no aesthetic appeal, no build-up whatsoever.

Qing Nuoyan felt his hand being gently grasped by a warm, soft hand. He turned his head and saw Miss Ying looking at him intently, shaking her head at him.

Ying forcibly pulled Qing Nuoyan behind her. Her left hand fell to her side, gripping the hilt of Shenqie's sword. She slowly exhaled, her bright golden eyes reflecting Gan Yu's profile.

The karmic obstacles are constantly breaking free, and they can already see the abyss and the mountain range that is constantly crumbling.

...It has actually developed to this point.

"call."

Mr. Zhongli... or rather, the Rock King Emperor, clicked his tongue lightly, his expression impassive. This situation... was quite troublesome even for him. Or rather, the matter of wear and tear, and filth, was inherently one of the most troublesome things in the mortal world.

Zhongli was not afraid of the power of the karmic barrier. He was the most skilled ruler of the mortal world, and the release of the karmic barrier would only lead to another round of killing.

What worried him was that these demons and monsters did not fight him, but instead spread from the Abyss of Rocks to the world, with hundreds of thousands of layers of karmic obstacles spreading into the land of Liyue and merging into the lives of countless people.

It completely polluted the entire Liyue region.

At that time, it will be an irreversible disaster.

His fears came true.

The overflowing karmic burdens no longer lingered here... They all soared upwards, instantly reaching the mouth of the abyss. From a distance, crimson-gold sulfur poured out from the mouth of the abyss, turning the world into a hazy yellow.

The karmic burdens must be left here.

Zhongli Canjin's eyes closed slightly, his thin lips parted slightly, and he softly recited, "As stable as a rock."

The towering rock pillars descended from the sky, reaching the deepest part of the abyss and ascending to the heavens. The golden pillars pierced through the clouds, flowing with brilliant light. Karmic obstacles struck the pillar walls, causing golden light to flow and all the pillars to tremble together.

He can suppress the karmic obstacles temporarily, but... it's only a matter of time before they break free.

War between demons and gods, war between immortals and gods.

The karmic obstacles of mortals, the karmic obstacles of yakshas...

There were simply too many, too numerous and chaotic, and pure force could not remove the karmic obstacles. Zhongli had not mastered the method of exorcism.

If they can be bound together into one, if they can be given a fixed form, the Rock King Emperor can kill them.

It's too much.

Only at this moment, only after witnessing this calamity of darkness and upside-down days, did Xiao fully understand what his elder brother had endured!

So much karma, so much filth, that even heaven and earth could not bear it, yet he endured it for hundreds of years.

Gan Yu must be stopped.

We cannot allow more karmic obstacles to arise; we must restart the Taiwei Instrument Panel.

The Emperor has bound his karmic obstacles; this is the last chance.

He stepped forward, his immortal blade trailing on the ground, leaving trails of fire. He lowered his body slightly, exhaled slowly, and his figure dispersed in place, leaving a heavy trail. Countless heavy karmic obstacles passed by his ears. He thrust his spear forward, but before he could touch Gan Yu, a long spear clashed with him.

Sparks flew as the metal clashed, illuminating the faces of the newcomers.

Xiao's pupils constricted, as if in disbelief, because the being before him, the one who was blocking his way... had the same face as him.

That's...that's also a demon.

Two thousand four hundred years ago, another Xiao was taken away by Fushe...

That was another version of myself.

Your own karma!

"Big brother...it was you all." The karmic demon's crimson eyes were filled with hatred, and his lips twisted in a venomous grin as he said to the demon, "You're the ones who killed him!!"

"You killed him...you killed him."

His lips trembled, he almost murmured, and tears of blood welled up in his eyes.

"It's you guys."

It stared at the demon.

The spear lifted the other spear, and the karmic demon took a step forward, its form crashing straight into the demon's chest. The demon felt as if its soul was being torn apart, as if it were about to merge with the karmic demon. Its body swayed, it took a step back, and it knelt on the ground, biting its thin lips hard with its teeth, blood flowing down.

"asshole..."

What alarmed Xiao even more was that he saw more familiar figures behind the Karmic Xiao.

...Those are the Yaksha immortals.

Those are the karmic obstacles that were swallowed up by the floating world!

Mi Nu, Ying Da, Luo Juan... they were covered in black filth, their eyes gleaming with a gloomy and chaotic light.

This is just the beginning.

Behind them, the giant mountain... the remains of the floating abode, the immortal remains of the floating abode, were disappearing bit by bit. Beneath the mountain collapse, some terrifying being slowly awakened, so familiar, yet so strange.

That is... Fushe.

Or rather, the karmic obstacles of the floating dwelling.

The situation is out of control.

It's completely out of control.

"Qingnuo Rock".

Ying held Qing Nuoyan's hand tightly, staring intently at the karmic obstacle before her. "You must leave now."

"The salt ruler," she whispered in Fushe's ear, "you're still wearing the salt ruler that woman gave you... Even though... even though I'm very reluctant to admit it, she can protect you... You have to go first... You have to go!"

"Pray to the Salt Ruler...be her follower, and then leave this place, go far away!"

"You can't help...and I can't help either..." Ying lowered her eyes. "Didn't you promise yourself that you'd live a carefree life?"

Salt ruler.

Qingnuoyan took out the salt ruler, feeling the cold and delicate touch on his fingertips. The translucent salt ruler emitted a slightly cool light.

This was the salt ruler Heuria gave him, which held most of the salt god's authority. And now, the ownership of the salt ruler was in his possession.

With this salt ruler, he can leave here safely.

Qingnuoyan turned her gaze to the center of karma and lowered her eyes.

At this moment, Qing Nuoyan faced another choice.