While I was in Mondstadt, I never imagined becoming a god.

A bluish wind swept in from afar, swirling up fallen leaves and bits of grass from the ground.

As the wind dispersed, Xiao's figure appeared before Xu Chuan.

The young immortal's golden pupils gleamed with a cold light in the morning glow.

But unlike last night, he was carrying a food box with a plum blossom carved on the lid, a testament to his exquisite craftsmanship.

Xu Chuan stared at the food box, momentarily stunned.

Is Xiao still shaken by what happened last night?

This advance preparation is probably because they're afraid they'll have to cook again.

The Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, who is fearless even against the remnants of demons, was actually frightened by his own meal.

Xu Chuan glanced at Xiao with a strange expression, and inexplicably found it somewhat amusing.

"I asked Yanxiao to make it; he's very skilled."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Xu Chuan took the food box and waved his right hand.

The projection magic was activated instantly, and golden light intertwined and condensed in the air.

A set of tables and chairs appeared out of thin air.

If Hu Tao were there, she would quickly realize that he looked somewhat familiar.

These are exactly the same tables and chairs as those in the Hall of Rebirth; if you weren't told, you'd think the Hall of Rebirth had been robbed.

In this desolate wilderness, where the mountain winds howl, a set of exquisite tables and chairs suddenly appears, looking utterly out of place.

However, this is quite in line with Xu Chuan's style of doing things.

Enjoy every moment, no matter where you are.

Xu Chuan sat down in the chair and placed the plates of snacks from the food box on the table.

Xiao sat down opposite him.

The two ate breakfast while watching the sunrise on the horizon.

The sun slowly rose from the eastern mountain ridge, first with a golden edge, and finally jumped completely out of the horizon.

Golden light filled half the sky, dyeing the clouds orange-red and turning the distant Dihua Isle a warm orange-yellow.

A mountain breeze blew from afar, carrying the scent of reeds and earth, brushing against the hem of their clothes and their hair.

These past few days, the two have been traveling while also collecting rock dragon lizard souls, and this is the first time they've stopped to appreciate the surrounding scenery.

However, Xu Chuan's trip to Mondstadt was not delayed much.

Now, we have reached the edge of Dihua Isle, and as far as the eye can see, there are many waters and reeds.

Shallow water overflows the meadow, and patches of reeds sway in the morning breeze, like white flags or clouds that have fallen to the ground.

Just as Xu Chuan was about to say goodbye to Xiao and head to Mondstadt on his own, a strange thing happened not far ahead.

A wisp of golden mist rose from beneath the ground, like a flower blooming from the earth.

The fog was thick and heavy, gleaming with an eerie golden luster in the morning light.

The mist surged and billowed, squeezing out from the cracks in the ground and spreading in all directions.

"It seems that the surrounding earth vein energy is starting to accumulate again."

Xiao put down his bowl of porridge and stood up. "Wait a moment, let me finish dealing with this ley line sludge first."

Xiao was already used to this situation.

Leyline deposits are not uncommon on the continent of Teyvat. The accumulated energy attracts monsters and also affects the surrounding environment.

Clearing away the stagnant veins in the earth is part of the duties of immortals.

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao had already darted away.

As the golden mist dissipated, a group of demons appeared out of thin air.

Hordes of Hilichurls and Slimes gathered chaotically in the ley lines, while Abyss Mages lurked among the monsters.

They crawled out of the cracks in the earth's veins, like evil spirits awakened from their slumber.

Chapter 157 Reading Earth's Vein Information

Xiao moved extremely fast. As he and Pu Yuan swung their spears, a blue wind surged from the tip, transforming into countless sharp wind blades that sliced ​​the demons into pieces.

The Hilichurls' wooden shield was torn to shreds like paper, and the slime's body was sliced ​​into pieces of gel by the wind blades.

The Abyss Mage's shield shattered under the wind pressure, its body was swept into the air by the wind, and then crashed to the ground, turning into a cloud of black smoke and dissipating.

In just a few breaths, those demons couldn't even get within ten steps of him.

However, there were indeed quite a few monsters, and even Xiao would take a while to arrive.

Xu Chuan didn't move. He just sat in the chair, holding a bowl of porridge, watching Xiao clear out the monsters.

He finished the porridge in the bowl in a few gulps, looked at the earth vein flower that had broken through the soil, and showed a thoughtful expression.

This was the first time he had ever seen a real object since he transmigrated.

The Flower of Hidden Gold is its name in the game.

And it truly lives up to its name, being able to produce a certain amount of Mora.

Each time you break the monsters around the Leyline Flower and then activate it with Fragile Resin, a large amount of Mora will fall from the flower, clattering all over the ground.

Abedo's alchemical notes also record this phenomenon of abnormal ley line accumulation.

With the two pieces of evidence combined, Xu Chuan gained a different understanding of it.

The Mora in the ley line flower doesn't fall from nowhere; rather, it's a value anchor that transforms from an informational state to a material state after the world's memory has been unblocked.

Each Mora obtained is a piece of evidence that a previously blocked "past" has re-entered the social circulation.

It is not created out of thin air, but is a concrete manifestation of memory.

After the world's memories are cleared, they return to the world in material form.

This matches the text recorded by Jian Lao Huang Yu in Xu Chuan's memory.

"All the money circulating on the mainland is my flesh and blood."

In this way, I am vouching for all the sweat, wisdom, and future of humankind.

This is my trust in all living beings; to betray it is to defile my blood.

The reason why Mora became the common currency of Teyvat is not only because it was widely accepted, but also because it carried the contract of the Rock King.

Each Mora is a manifestation of a contract.

What you're spending isn't just money, it's a promise.

What we received wasn't money, but a sense of trust.

After figuring all this out, Xu Chuan looked at his hands.

For projection magic to materialize things, one prerequisite must be met.

That means having a certain level of understanding of the projected object.

It's not that you can project what you see; you can only project what you understand.

The deeper the understanding, the more realistic the projection.

The more thoroughly you understand it, the closer the projection will be to the original object.

Just like his projection of the Taiwei instrument panel.

Thanks to his knightly ability to survive unarmed combat, he understood the Taiwei Instrument, which allowed him to project images in a way that was virtually indistinguishable from reality.

With these two complementary abilities, Xu Chuan can basically project anything he has handled.

"The ley lines are the root system of the World Tree, containing a wealth of information..."

Xu Chuan had many ideas in mind as early as when he acquired the projection magic.

For example, reading information from the earth's veins.

Alternatively, you could try projecting the Earth Vein Flower directly.

If he could control the information within, he wouldn't need to go through the trouble of dealing with all sorts of things; he could simply extract it directly from the earth's veins.

Unfortunately, the locations of ley line accumulations are never fixed, so he has never had the opportunity to try it.

I just happened to be there today, how could I miss it?

“Xiao.” Xu Chuan stood up and walked to the ley line flower. “I have a use for this ley line flower.”

Xiao glanced at him but didn't ask any further questions.

He nodded to Xu Chuan, stepped back a few paces, and gave him his seat.

Xu Chuan crouched down, placing his right hand on the ley line flower. Knights Don't Die Barehanded—Activate.

In an instant, the chaotic energy and information accumulated within the ley line flower surged up all at once, like a flood bursting its banks and rushing into his body.

Those energies and information surged wildly within him, like countless unbridled wild horses galloping through a narrow valley.

They are intertwined, making it difficult to know where to begin.

Since it was their first time doing this, Xu Chuan's movements were a bit awkward.

Golden light surged from his palm, sorting through the chaotic energy and information one by one.

Like sorting out a bunch of messy yarn, you find the ends one by one, straighten them, and then wind them back up.

After much effort, he finally managed to sort it out.

wow-

The petals of the leyline flower suddenly bloomed.

Golden light poured out from between the petals, illuminating the surrounding grass and reeds.

Ding ding dang dang, ding ding dang dang.

Immediately afterwards, one by one, the Mora coins fell from the flowers and landed on the ground, making a crisp and melodious sound.

If Dolly were there, she probably would have pounced on her.

In no time, the Earth Vein Flower vanished into the air, as if it had never existed.

Only the small pile of Mora on the ground proves that it was indeed here.

Xu Chuan did not go to see those Mora.

He closed his eyes, processing the information in his mind.

As he had predicted, these leyline flowers did indeed contain various information about Teyvat.

Unfortunately, the information contained in this hidden gold flower is very random, and most of it is still related to material information.

Everything is recorded and anchored by the World Tree; apart from living things, all kinds of things also contain information.

"I wonder what lies within the Flower of Revelation," Xu Chuan murmured, then opened his eyes.

He raised his right hand, and the projection magic instantly activated.

Golden light surged from the palm, intertwining, coalescing, and reconstructing in the air.

A ley line flower slowly emerged from the void, exactly the same as the one he had just touched.

Even the tiny crack on the petal was perfectly replicated.

The petals bloomed, and Mora fell from the flower.

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

Xiao stood to the side, watching this scene, his eyes widening involuntarily.

He had seen Xu Chuan project the Taiwei disc, the Eye of God, and tables and chairs.

But he didn't expect that this guy could even reproduce the earth's ley lines.

This is a ley line flower, a point where the energy of the ley lines accumulates, a blockage in the world's memory.