I'm in the Teyvat running group

But no one but the Seven Gods would know this secret information. Considering that Diluc and Jean know very little about the calamity and the Lady of the Nether from 500 years ago, the only answer to this matter is probably to ask Venti or Zhongli...

Even going to Inazuma by myself wouldn't be out of the question. After all, even if we disregard the main storyline, I'd still have to go and see Yoi-no-miya eventually!

But does the Night Palace... still exist?

"Inazuma is a great place..." Yunxiu said casually, "The fireworks from the fireworks shop in Changye Plains are very popular in Liyue. I wonder if Mondstadt has ever imported Inazuma fireworks..."

"It's mainly because a genius fireworks girl has emerged!" Upon hearing the news, Kaeya, who had rushed back from outside the Knights to interrogate the lady, casually interjected, "That genius fireworks artist named Yoomiya even received a lot of praise when she demonstrated in front of the current God of Inazuma. Even I was surprised. It's rare in any country for the ruling god to praise a girl for such a trivial matter."

Great, Yoomiya is still here! Wait… Genmikami? Who is Genmikami? Genmikami is the name for a "god" in Inazuma traditional stories, could it be…?

The barrage of information nearly overwhelmed Yunxiu, leaving him in a state of confusion for a full half-minute before he finally asked, "The current Divine Lord? Is that the name of the Thunder Ruler?"

Kaiya glanced at Yunxiu in surprise before speaking, "You're the son of Tian Shu Star, don't you usually pay much attention to these kinds of things? 'Mikazuchi Takaten God Lord, now the Great Lord of Gods, Thunder True Emperor Baal' is that person's honorific name. But I can't blame you, Inazuma always likes to make these honorific names sound so strange, even I sometimes find them hard to pronounce..."

He then tossed his cape behind him, left a message saying "Let's get to work" and headed to the basement.

Diluc and Jean exchanged a glance, handed over the interrogation of the lady to Kaeya, and then said goodbye to Yunxiu. The two went to rest, and Yunxiu stood there for a full fifteen minutes to process what had happened before turning around and heading towards the accommodations arranged for her by the Knights.

After washing up, Yunxiu collapsed onto the bed. Exhausted from the intense battles and information bombardment of the day, he quickly fell into a deep sleep. He planned to think about the problem properly when he woke up.

Perhaps because he was really tired, he didn't dream at all that night and slept until noon the next day.

As soon as I woke up, I heard Ying knocking on the door: "Mr. Yunxiu, can we find a place to talk?"

Okay... I promised to talk to her about my brother yesterday, Yunxiu scratched her head.

As fellow Descendants, Yunxiu differs from Ying in that he truly possesses a wealth of hidden information about Teyvat. However, precisely because he has this wealth of information, the entire world of Teyvat now seems strangely unfamiliar to him.

From Venti's unusual power increase to the Fatui's strange behavior, to the Dvalin War, which was even more earth-shattering than the previous Genshin Impact storyline, he even personally went into battle to hunt down the lady who should have suffered a setback in Inazuma!

It wasn't until last night, when the most important news came from Jean and Diluc, that he realized the biggest problem he had encountered in Teyvat—after discovering that his life for the first ten years or so seemed not much different from the Liyue he remembered, he had almost stopped paying attention to these things.

After all, he had considered himself a top-notch original scholar in his previous life. Although he knew it was impossible for him to know every detail in the game, he had spent a long time with the main storyline and the characters in it and had not found too many problems, so he did not think much of it.

However, he overlooked one thing: even the seemingly "easy" and "peaceful" characters in the original work are actually mostly high-ranking officials of a country, and those who can obtain the Vision are the best in all of Teyvat. Such beings are difficult to be affected even over the long course of time. Even if the worldview changes drastically, they can still become trendsetters of the times. Since he often comes into contact with these people who do not seem to have changed much, he naturally assumes that the story of Teyvat has not changed.

However, a series of recent events have made Yunxiu feel somewhat unfamiliar with this world.

Take Inazuma for example. If Kosai-no-miya Kazuma didn't die, and there was also a Raiden-no-Tsuki-hime who was at least "comparable to a god", Inazuma's rule would certainly not be as chaotic and disorderly as the original story!

In the original Genshin Impact storyline, Inazuma's situation actually arose from a strange coincidence.

The cataclysm in Kanria broke out suddenly, and when Raiden went to Kanria to deal with the disaster, he never thought he would die.

Lei Yingdian and Lei Dian are a pair of twin demon gods, which gives them an extremely strong ability to sense each other. So, after sensing Lei Dian's true situation, Lei Yingdian rushed to Kanria at top speed.

In this situation, Inazuma had no demons in office, and the dark calamity directly devoured Inazuma, while the fox spirit who was single-handedly supporting the situation perished.

The young Yae no Miko and Lei Dianying, who had never served as a ruling god, inherited such a mess. To put it bluntly, the fact that it has been able to function normally for 500 years without collapsing is a testament to their extraordinary talent in governing the country.

However, if both Kitsune-no-miya and Raiden were present, Inazuma's situation would be completely different!

Yae no Miko will inevitably gain more information and grow, and will also be able to better explore the power of her bloodline. Under Raiden's guidance, Inazuma's internal conflicts will be very small, and Raiden will only need to be a simple henchman.

In this context, the creation of Raiden Tsukihime was most likely simply a product of the two sisters' desire for a high-level combatant. Even so, it increased Inazuma's god-level combat power to at least five...

If we also consider that the Tengu and Oni clans would suffer fewer losses and be more likely to gain support from higher-ups than in the original timeline, then Inazuma's current fighting strength should be much higher than in the original timeline...

Therefore, in this timeline, even if Ying were to travel to Inazuma, the events she would experience would be completely different from what she remembers...

"Let's see Ying first..." Trying to clear her mind of all sorts of random thoughts, Yunxiu opened the door and welcomed Ying in. After washing up, she put on a brand new Liyue robe and came out.

Looking at Ying's expectant expression, Yunxiu felt a headache coming on, but he quickly realized something: if he really had to say who in this world could understand his feelings the most, then without a doubt it was Ying!

Although Wendy and Zhongli are gods, it's difficult for them to think from a mortal's perspective. Diluc and Jean are even less likely to understand the confusion of time travelers or visitors. As for Sugar and Xiangling... to be honest, they might give Yunxiu a warm hug, but whether they understand her or have the strength to participate is a big question mark.

Perhaps the only one who can truly understand Yunxiu is Ying, who is also a descendant, feels alienated from this world, and is searching for her blood relatives.

Before discussing this issue with Ying, the most important thing is to protect my information and prevent those voyeurs from finding out anything...

“Alright…” Yunxiu sighed silently, gestured for Ying to sit down, and took out the Unfettered Talisman and the poem of the Thousand Winds Feather. His Wind Rock Divine Power surged forth and converged, sealing the space within the room. Only then did he look at Ying seriously and ask:

Do you know what a Descendant is?

Chapter 40 Ying's Confidence

"The Descendants?" Ying thought for a moment before answering seriously, "I don't know."

“Is that so…” Yunxiu nodded and told Ying about the information he knew about the Descendants: “The laws of Teyvat may not be complete, and the Descendants are life forms that come into this world carrying the complete laws of other worlds.”

"And you, as far as I know of history, are the Fourth Adventist!"

"! The fourth one?" Ying looked shocked, then exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that my brother... was dragged into the struggle of this world because of this identity?"

“Yes.” Yunxiu nodded and said, “If I’m not mistaken, your brother is now closely connected with the Abyss Order, and may even be a leader-level figure…”

Although somewhat hesitant, Yunxiu decided to tell Ying that Kong should have become the leader of the Abyss Order. Although players haven't experienced much of the Twins in the game, judging from the background setting, these two travelers who roamed the stars have actually experienced more than most people imagine.

Instead of trying to figure out what's "for her own good," it's better to tell Ying the truth and let her decide for herself how to view her brother.

"Is that so..." Ying pondered for a long time before saying seriously, "No matter what my brother has become, I will find him."

"I need to verify the other information before I can tell you." Yunxiu waved her hand: "I also have some questions I want to ask you today. Consider this my payment for answering your brother's questions today."

After hesitating for a while, Yunxiu finally composed herself and said, "If you once knew a world very well, but after entering it, you find that it is completely different from what you knew, and even goes in a different direction, and you don't have the ability to leave this world for the time being, and you have to find a way to save it..."

"In that case, shouldn't we first figure out whether things are changing for the better or for the worse?" Ying gave an unexpected answer after listening, and after thinking for a moment, she continued, "If it's for the better, doesn't that mean that the help we can get will be greater?"

Yunxiu fell silent. Based on the information he had now, both good and bad things had actually increased together. Although the calamity five hundred years ago was not as great as he remembered, many characters had survived.

Since Raiden didn't actually die in battle, Raiden's movies certainly didn't pursue "eternity." Even the dolls he created were given genders, and he even went on a pilgrimage with the Fools before returning to serve as their personal bodyguard general.

I was too naive when I saw the sign hanging at the Inazuma embassy. How could a country that promotes light novels outside its embassy be so fixated on "closing itself off"?

On the other hand, the calamity now seems even greater. Even without considering the involvement of the Fools, the Abyss Order has mobilized far more power in this Dvalin incident.

After all, the calamity five hundred years ago did objectively serve as a "flood discharge," and the greater the calamity that year, the relatively smaller the accumulated power behind the abyss...

Seeing Yunxiu's silence, Ying reached out with concern, patted Yunxiu's shoulder, and said confidently, "Besides, Yunxiu, you're so smart, and your magical abilities are so varied, you'll definitely come up with a good solution!"

"I've noticed that you have more confidence in me than I do in myself."

"Of course, I am a traveler who wanders the stars. In many worlds, I have seen people like you, and they all eventually became their own heroes."

"Alright!" Yunxiu shrugged. Perhaps it was because confiding in Ying made her feel much better, or perhaps she felt that thinking so much now was pointless, or perhaps she felt that it was too arrogant for a small character like herself to think so much. She let out a long sigh, put away the two artifacts, and patted Ying on the shoulder: "Let's go. Today we're going to the Deer Hunter Restaurant. It's on me!"

“Then I’ll call Paimon over.” Ying stood up happily and said, “I’ve been in Mondstadt for so many days, and I haven’t tried this famous restaurant yet.”

Yunxiu invited Sugar and Amber, who had helped her train a couple of days ago, and the group had a good meal at the Deer Hunter. After the meal, the girls planned to go to the Cat's Tail Tavern to play the newly released "Seven Sages".

Yunxiu wasn't really interested in this kind of game. If he could, he'd like to create an auto-chess game... but he didn't have time right now. So after saying goodbye to the others, he quickly returned to the Knights' office. Qin was organizing some documents when she saw Yunxiu come in. She casually circled two lines, then gestured for Yunxiu to sit down and handed him the document, saying, "The results of Kaiya's interrogation are in. I just got some information from other channels as well. Most of the intelligence is correct. What do you think of this?"

"Let me see." Yunxiu took the documents and asked, "Has Diluc seen them?"

"Much of this intelligence was provided by Diluc."

"Oh, I see... I forgot that Grandpa Lu has close ties with a certain intelligence organization in the northern part of the mainland," Yunxiu responded, and then began to read the intelligence report.

After flipping through the contents, the situation of the Fools was pretty much as he had imagined. Even the young master at the very bottom had the strength of the sixth ring peak. After activating the Evil Eye and using the Blessing, he could briefly possess the combat power of the seventh ring, which was the so-called "comparable to a god". In reality, he had just stepped into the level of the god realm.

The rich man's strength is not much different from that of the lady, and he is more inclined to support. After losing the lady, a powerful sorcerer, it can be said that the Fatui no longer pose a threat to Mondstadt in terms of high-end combat power. Even Yura has the combat power to easily hold off the prince. Even if the rich man joins in, he will not be a match for Diluc.

Information about the Abyss Order is much more complicated. According to intelligence reports, their "leader" is also a legendary blond traveler from another world, and he is personally undertaking the transformation of Dvalin. The Abyss Order has amassed a large number of troops here.

It seems that they received information that in the distant Nata, there was an ancient dragon that had been completely "abyssified," and that it frequently led a similarly abyssified army to attack Nata. As a result, Nata had to organize a massive force to protect the ley lines while doing its best to repair the severely damaged ley lines...

It's in terrible condition... It seems the problems with the Nata ley lines have persisted.

If that's the case, then it means that the complete change in history occurred five hundred years ago. Things that happened even earlier than five hundred years ago weren't that different. Sora still joined the Abyss Order, and Luminous only regained her senses hundreds of years later. The ley lines of Nata were still in ruins, and Gustot was still an Abyss-transformed dragon...

I understand! Five hundred years ago, someone must have helped Teyvat to some extent resolve the Abyss Tide, greatly reducing the impact of the Cataclysm and giving Teyvat five hundred years of "development time"!

The calamity of that year was not completely resolved; instead, it was accumulating power. In essence, these five hundred years have been a great battle between the Teyvat Order and the Abyss, a race against time. Whoever gains the upper hand will have the hope of dominating the world after victory!

Having figured this out, Yunxiu suddenly understood why Mondstadt, which had lost most of its troops in the original story, had become so powerful.

"Saving Dvalin is the first battle in our victory of order!" Yunxiu looked intently at Qin Dao, "And it must be done as soon as possible!"

“The troops need rest, and the Knights’ senior combatants also need rest.” Qin thought while looking at the recent report, and then gave a precise answer: “They need to rest for about five days so that everyone can adjust their mental and combat strength to their best state.”

"Five days..." Yunxiu thought for a moment. Although it sounded like a long time, it had only been about a month since she left Liyue.

Even considering the possibility that Liyue might be attacked by the mechanical Oser, he still had enough time to prepare. After all, the Emperor wasn't stupid, and he wouldn't just watch something happen out of control in his hands.

But who resolved this calamity five hundred years ago? The outbreak of the calamity in Kanria was not a simple invasion of the abyss or an overabundance of monsters, but rather a collapse and reorganization of the very essence of the world's laws. If it were merely a simple monster overabundance, the intervention of a few gods and the Four Shadows would have been enough to sweep away all calamities in a short time, but in reality, it was not.

That leaves only one possibility: the outbreak of this calamity is essentially a collapse and reorganization of the laws. The four shadows will most likely need to maintain the operation of Teyvat itself and the stability of the laws, and even the slumber of the natural order may occur as a result.

As for five days... that's actually acceptable.

Dvalin's current level of Abyss transformation is not high, after all, it has been fighting with all its might, and Wendy has even helped Dvalin relieve a great deal of pressure.

Venti restrained himself, worried that a hasty appearance might trigger a war of the gods. He chose to support Dvalin through the channels of mental and elemental power as much as possible, allowing him to adjust his condition before engaging in the final battle. This was a very reasonable approach. Besides, five days was more than enough time to level up and get himself to level nine first...

With that in mind, Yunxiu readily agreed.

Since awakening his own Secret Record of All Laws, he has hardly rested for a single day. Even someone as strong as him would find it hard to withstand such intense combat, let alone the fact that his initial purpose in coming to this world was simply to get close to cute girls...

Even though we've taken a completely different path now, the goal hasn't changed; it's just expanded in scope, hasn't it?

"Then please also inform Liyue of this information, Commander Qin. I think they can at least keep Liyue's Fatui in check." Yunxiu thought for a moment and said, "If there's nothing else, then I'll come back to bother Commander Qin again in five days."

“I have already arranged for Kaiya to establish contact with Lord Tian Shu Xing,” Qin replied. “If there is anything else you need help with, please let me know.”

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

Chapter 41 The Truth of Spells

Over the next two days, Yunxiu worked from dawn till dusk, clearing out the treasure-hunting groups and monsters of all sizes around Mondstadt with Sugar and Amber. He also successfully reached level nine and advanced to the fifth ring.

Compared to his initial goal of reaching the third ring within a month, this was practically an extraordinary performance. As a fifth-ring mage, his combat power, thanks to the two artifacts he possessed, rivaled that of most sixth-ring peak players, who were embarking on the path to reclaim their destiny star. Furthermore, due to his versatile methods and the mage's extreme versatility, his impact was not significantly less than that of a seventh-ring mage. However, the higher he progressed, the smaller the gap became between Yunxiu and some elite characters native to Teyvat.

Ultimately, although he is a genius character with a 32-point start, most elites in Teyvat start with 25 or even 28 points.

Moreover, once you enter the realm of "gods" and reach the seventh level, most of them will have a lucky encounter or even be bestowed with divine artifacts or blessings by "gods". The gap will be greatly reduced, after all, who isn't a genius?

Just like Yunxiu now, although he has many tricks up his sleeve, the 354 correction coefficient of the fifth ring allows his health to reach 35046 points, and his shield strength to reach 9204 points, which is not bad even among the sixth ring. But once he encounters Diluc, being caught in close combat will result in being instantly killed.

Even if he were to return to the hunt for the ladies now, using all his methods, he would only have a slightly better chance and still wouldn't be able to be a main force. Considering this, he chose Monster Immobilization and Death Cloud as his fifth-circle spells, maximizing his strengths in the upcoming large-scale battle.

[Death Cloud]: You designate a point within the casting range and create a malignant cloud of smoke within a 10-meter radius around it. Every creature within the area must undergo a DC18 Constitution check. Those who fail take 5D20 damage, while those who succeed take half that amount.

[Monster Immobilize]: You designate a creature within casting range and paralyze it. The target must make a perception saving throw. If the throw fails, the target is paralyzed for the duration of the spell, and can re-save every 2 seconds, breaking free on a successful save. Additionally, you and your allies have a significant advantage on attack rolls against this creature; all damage is automatically considered a critical hit!