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Chapter 82 Bravely Breaking Through the Perilous Situation Towards Layered Rocks (Second Update in Three Days!)

"Shen He, why are you causing trouble too?"

“I’ve seen Zhiqiong’s map; it’s drawn very carefully and accurately,” Shen He said earnestly. “She wants to draw a map of the Layered Rock Abyss, and I believe she can do it well.”

“But even if the main danger is at the bottom of the abyss, other places are also very troublesome!” Yunxiu said seriously, “If we insist on going, even with your protection, it will be fraught with difficulties. Isn’t this doing something we know is impossible?”

"My master told me that."

"what?"

"The real meaning of this sentence is that when a person does something, they should ask whether it is possible or not, not whether it is possible or not."

"..."

Yunxiu fell silent; he truly had no sufficient reason to stop Zhiqiong.

The bottom layer of the Abyss is thousands of kilometers away from the top layer. Even if Yunxiu and his group went deep into it, it would be difficult to reach the bottom of the abyss in two or three days. Therefore, although there were dangers in the surveying of the upper and middle layers under Shenhe's protection, it was not unacceptable.

Even though Zhiqiong has gained the ability to perform magic tricks, she may never find such a powerful helper again after Yunxiu and the others embark on a new journey.

However, the memories in his mind kept stopping Zhiqiong's actions, for the same reason he had seen in the mission before—the darkness was growing thicker, concealing danger, and why had the spirit stone fallen into this place?

Even though he didn't have any romantic feelings for the girl, he still didn't want to see Zhiqiong die, and Yunxiu believed that no Genshin Impact player would want to see Zhiqiong die.

“I want to know how far a mortal not chosen by the gods can go and what kind of chapters he can leave behind…” Zhiqiong clasped her hands together and looked earnestly at Yunxiu, saying, “I want to follow you, senior, and challenge the unknown and dangers deep within the Layered Rock Abyss. Besides, didn’t you teach me elemental isolation?”

You've learned it?

When Yunxiu looked at his "Seat of Inheritance" destiny seat, there was indeed a tiny glimmer of light, but it was just a small dot. This was the first successful object of his inheritance spell.

"I am willing to take you there too!" Yue Ji, who had already changed into her armor, walked in and looked at Zhi Qiong, saying, "My aunt once told me that the will of humanity is the key to crossing 'eternity'. I can take you to the camp there, but you must promise us that you will not go down to the bottom of the abyss before we are fully prepared."

“I also want to see Zhiqiong’s new map.” Ying also looked at Yunxiu and said, “Besides, it’s just taking her to the camp in the Layered Rock Abyss, there will be other adventurers there.”

Yunxiu rubbed her head in exasperation. In fact, Zhiqiong had already encountered danger once before, when she was surrounded by the traps of the ruins. If she went to the Layered Rock Abyss this time, she might encounter danger a second time. It seemed that fate was always trying to do something to this girl, which left Yunxiu feeling helpless.

"Alright... Shen He, help me out and get a few talismans." Seeing Shen He take out a few talismans, Yun Xiu immediately raised her ring and cast a spell, solidifying three spells: [Protection from Evil], [Flight], and [Automatic Spell Counter]. Then she handed the three talismans to Zhi Qiong and said, "Take these. You can't go to the deepest part. These can save your life."

"Okay...okay!" Zhiqiong happily picked up a few talismans and went to prepare.

After writing down the blueprints for the mechanism and the spell tutorial for [Elemental Separation], Yunxiu asked Yanfei to take it to Granny Ping so she could pass it on to Yujingtai to start promoting it. The profits would be temporarily recorded under the names of her father and Shenhe.

I asked Shen He to make a trip to Wanmin Hall first and ask Xianyun, who was eating there, to start searching for the Returning to the End Machine, because it would definitely be useful for the final exam, and I don't know how long I'll be in the Layered Rock Abyss...

“Yunxiu… Mr…” Sugar placed her two small hands on the hem of her skirt and stood by the door. Today she was not wearing the uniform of the Knights of Favonius, but instead wearing a Fontaine-style dress.

She wore a creamy white top adorned with green patterns, and a long skirt embroidered with sunflowers and other unusual small flowers, as it was already December. On her feet were fluffy red cat-ear ankle boots, and although Yunxiu couldn't see what the tights underneath looked like, she knew they were probably off-white.

This was because Yunxiu had already asked Dawn Winery to commission it after she learned that Qianzhi had come to Liyue; Xiangling also had one.

Although the prices at Chiori-ya are a bit outrageous, with each piece costing 80,000 Mora, seeing Sugar wearing it instantly makes it feel like the 80,000 Mora was well spent...

"Are you... going out again..." Sugar seemed to have something to say, and she lowered her head shyly, saying, "I... I had something I wanted to tell you..."

granulated sugar……

"If I could, I'd rather stay home with you." Yunxiu stepped forward, picked her up tightly, placed her on his lap, and said earnestly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for being so serious. Please wait for me to come back, and I'll listen to what you have to say carefully."

“It’s okay… I know you’re doing something important…” Sugar reached out and hugged Yunxiu, gently kissed him on the cheek, then broke free from Yunxiu’s embrace and ran away as if she had used up all her courage this time.

Watching Sugar jog along, her beautiful skirt and accessories exuding a pleasing aura, Yunxiu couldn't help but sigh that 80,000 was even a bargain. She'd go back to Chiori-ya to order a few more pieces...

"I think it looks beautiful too." Yueji quietly appeared behind Yunxiu and said softly, "I wonder if any kind soul could help me order a few pieces..."

Are you short of money?

"No shortage."

"This is the address of Chiori-ya."

"But you are far richer than this general," Tsukihime said indignantly. "The Inazuma Embassy has already found several masters to start drawing manga with you as the protagonist, and the first volume alone has sold 1.4 million copies in pre-sales!"

I didn't expect you Inatsume people to like this kind of thing... You're not going to draw me as some fragile mage with high attack power who can be instantly killed by a warrior at close range again, are you...?

"One million four hundred thousand copies!" Tsukihime counted on her fingers: "Even if I can only get a small portion as the middleman, I can still get one million Mora, and there will definitely be more printings later!"

“But our contract has already been signed. Does Miss Yueji want to change it?” Yunxiu said with a playful smile, “If you could give me a hug like Sugar does, then it’s not impossible to add two more clauses.”

"Tch, I'll go myself." Yueji raised her long sword, looked at Ying, Shenhe, and Zhiqiong who were already prepared at the door, and patted Yunxiu on the shoulder: "Let's go."

"it is good."

Just as Yunxiu stood up, she heard Yueji lean down and whisper in Yunxiu's ear, "If you insist on modifying the contract, then this general can reluctantly accept it..."

"What did you say?"

"Never mind if you didn't hear me!" With a flushed face, Tsukihime grabbed her long sword and flew out of the gate, leaving behind a still energetic voice: "Let's go, the Abyss of Layered Rocks!"

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If we were to evaluate Genshin Impact's maps based on Yunxiu's past life, the Laminar Stratholme would have been among the top three, even up to the Winter Solstice update. Even with the release of many new maps, only Ochikanata could rival it, mainly because Ochikanata's ground portion was large enough to accommodate exciting aerial combat.

Although after arriving in this world, I was surprised to find that many places were actually more magnificent and vast than in the game.

But when Yunxiu and his companions arrived at the entrance of the Layered Rock Abyss in the middle of the night, they found that the Kaiyang Star camp stationed there was brightly lit, as if they were preparing for something.

"Let's go take a look."

Yunxiu led a few people toward the camp. After introducing herself and explaining her purpose, a short-haired woman quickly arrived.

After glancing at the group, she quickly fixed her gaze on Yunxiu and said, "Yunxiu, son of Tian Shu Star, honorary knight of the West Wind Knights, has fought against several Fool's Enforcers, and is suspected of possessing the inheritance of more than one immortal family... You've come here because of the anomalies that are about to occur in the Layered Rock Abyss, right?"

I wonder if Yelan, the intelligence chief, collected my information or got it directly from Qixing...

"Yes." Yunxiu nodded. "I would be grateful if Ms. Yelan could do me this favor."

“Even if I can’t, I probably can’t stop you.” Yelan twirled a pair of strange dice in her hand and looked at the group seriously. “This time, because of your intervention, the Fatui network in Liyue and Mondstadt suffered a devastating blow, and the Fatui in the Lava Pit were also abandoned by them.”

"So they want to stir up trouble and trigger another diplomatic dispute?"

“It’s not that simple.” Ye Lan took out a document and pointed to the bottom of the Giant Rock Abyss on the map, saying, “According to the information I have, there seems to be a mysterious space here, possibly containing the magic weapon of an ancient immortal. The Fools are probably trying to find this.”

It turned out to be the Taiwei Ritual Plate of the True Lord of Minghai Qixia...

But in reality, things here are probably not that simple. The space at the bottom of the abyss has formed a distorted spatial structure due to the convergence of the power of the Heavenly Nail and the previous civilization. Even the final escape was achieved by the Emperor.

"Miss Yelan, do you have any plans?"

“I think we should split into two groups. Two of you will come with me and take the normal mine tunnels to gather information about the Fools.” Yelan glanced at Yueji and said, “Then we need two strong enough people to go down the twisted passage and start from the middle of the abyss. That way we should be able to reach the bottom of the abyss within a day.”

"Is that so..." Yunxiu thought about it carefully. The path Yelan mentioned should be that hidden passage. If one is strong enough, one can indeed enter from there and follow the underground river straight to the bottom of the abyss.

The question remains: who to choose? Ying isn't really suited for this situation, since the main attacks from the Layered Rock Abyss are likely psychological.

Shen He was powerful, but Yun Xiu had never fought alongside her before. After much deliberation, he finally turned his gaze to Yue Ji's face.

"I'll go with you!" Yueji looked at Yunxiu with a hint of smugness.

"Um...it really doesn't work..."

"Ok?"

"I think General Tsukihime is indeed the best choice."

Chapter 83 Two Forces Divide and Enter the Abyss (Third Update in Three Days!)

“Then let’s divide things this way. Miss Shenhe, Miss Ying, and I will take the main road into the Layered Rock Abyss together.” Ye Lan glanced at the group and continued, “I’ll trouble Yunxiu and General Yueji to go down the side path.”

“We have one more thing…” Yunxiu opened his spatial bag and let Zhiqiong out. He pointed at Zhiqiong and said to Yelan, “This must be the best cartographer I’ve ever seen. Miss Yelan, could you please arrange for Zhiqiong to go down with the exploration team?”

“Cartographer?” Ye Lan nodded: “No problem. Several scholars are going to enter the mining area to conduct surveys while they are unlocking the key. Let her go with Mr. Haidifu in one group.”

Seeing that Ye Lan had entrusted Zhi Qiong to a scholar she was very familiar with in the original storyline and who also had a good personality, Yun Xiu felt much more at ease.

He then wrote down the [Elemental Separator] that he had just finished developing that day and handed it to Ye Lan, asking her to give it to the quartermaster in the camp first, and then arrange for her to study it later.

But the most important thing right now was to get to the bottom of the abyss, so the group quickly organized their equipment and supplies and went straight into the entrance of the giant abyss.

Even at night, the magnificence of the strata abyss cannot be concealed!

Even today, it's hard to describe how ingenious this name is; the four characters combined directly tell you what kind of place this is.

Layer upon layer of rocks form an enormous abyss. Moreover, the term "layer" does not only refer to the shape of the rocks but also alludes to the Layered Rock Abyss. In reality, it is a place with layers upon layers. According to the information Yunxiu obtained, there are actually not just six or seven layers, but a full six or seven hundred layers!

The main mine tunnel alone has dozens of different mine shafts, and because of the stratification, the minerals produced are completely different. The deeper you go, the more precious the ore becomes. According to the workers, the highest-grade raw ore at the bottom is almost as good as refined concentrate.

For this reason, the Abyss of Laminaria is also a place where wealth gathers. At least as far as Yunxiu knows, the most important reason why a Seven Star and a large number of Thousand Rock Army can be stationed here is that this is the richest mineral-producing area in the entire Teyvat continent.

Even though the Seven Stars set up the 'Bold Key' to ensure safety, they did not completely stop mining the ore.

After marveling at the grandeur of the Layered Rock Abyss, the group quickly arrived at the entrance. Ye Lan stepped forward to explain the situation to Qian Yan Jun, and they soon made way for each other.

"Here are Lumenite stones, take them." Ye Lan handed over several strange items. The Lumenite stone looked exactly like a pendant, quite different from the one in the game. Ye Lan looked at the puzzled looks on their faces and said, "Just put it on your person, and you can activate a light shield."

This is much more convenient than in the game...

The group consisted of people who had been on many adventures. Except for Shen He, who was still a little inexperienced, the others quickly put on all their equipment and split into two groups.

"This is an underground map." Ye Lan handed Yun Xiu an ancient scroll made of strange animal hide and said, "Give it back to me after you've finished reading it. This is very precious. There are only three of them in Liyue."

Yunxiu took the book and glanced at it, finding that it was over four hundred pages long, detailing the places to be careful of and dangerous areas inside the hundreds of layers of the Layered Rock Abyss. According to the description, the map of the lowest layer had not been updated for a full five hundred years.

Five hundred years ago, there was a Yaksha named Fushe who escaped to the surface with a man named Boyang after entering the bottom of the Abyss of Layered Rocks. The map was brought out by them.

"Fushe?" Yunxiu exclaimed in surprise, "Boyang also came out alive?"

“It’s my ancestor,” Yelan said. “After my ancestor returned, he left behind a map. Although the immortals did their best to save him, he only lived for five years before passing away. He was buried by Fushe Yaksha near an ancient tomb in the outskirts of Lisha.”

"Hmm..." Yunxiu's intelligence bonus in exploration and study reached 14 points, and his overall intelligence reached 38 points. In less than ten minutes, all the information was memorized.

After handing the map back to Yelan, Yunxiu quickly determined the fastest route, which theoretically only required crossing less than 800 kilometers to reach the bottom of the abyss from the mine she had descended into.

With their combined strength, it was entirely possible for them to reach the rugged stone hall on the last level of the mine in a short time. Once they crossed the underground watercourse, they could then rush down the underground river to the very bottom. Considering that Boyang was able to escape all the way up from below, any two of the five here could actually do it, but it was just that they and Yueji were indeed the most suitable to take this route.

“We will leave marks at several key locations. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to reach the bottom of the abyss by tomorrow morning.” Yunxiu took out several pieces of amber that she had carved with runes, and had Yueji break them in half before handing one half to Yelan: “When the patterns match, it will mean that we have been here.”

After receiving the stone, Ye Lan and Ying nodded and prepared to go to the cave entrance. Yun Xiu then held Shen He's small hand and said to her earnestly, "I believe in your strength, but all sorts of strange things may happen inside the Layered Rock Abyss. Stay close to Ye Lan."

A faint blush appeared on Shen He's face. She nodded and quickly left with Ye Lan and Ying.

Yunxiu turned to speak to Yueji, but Yueji said irritably, "It's only been a few days, and our great mage has already won over the young lady again?"

"Our relationship is merely a contractual one..." Yunxiu said weakly, lacking confidence. "I helped her resolve the issue of the Lonely Star Calamity, and she accompanied me on my journeys through the mortal realm to resolve certain matters..."