Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Although it's not quite the same as reality, this way of understanding is still acceptable.

"Then why did the calamity strike Kanria?" Jiang Bai pressed.

The person standing before me is one of the few who understands Kanria from five hundred years ago.

"It was an accident, but it was also out of control..."

At this point, Yuan Shang sighed deeply.

"We thought we could control power from outside the world, but in the end it backfired on us..."

Canria studies the Abyss, uses the Abyss, and even tries to understand the Abyss.

But, as the saying goes:

The closer you get to the abyss, the closer the abyss gets to you.

For the common people of Kanria, this was an unexpected and unforeseen disaster, yet it was a destiny that had already been predetermined.

In the end, whether it was Kanria, Tenri, or the Seven Gods, they all paid a heavy price.

Jiang Bai also seemed to be deep in thought.

Has the controlled abyssal power gone out of control? But it doesn't feel that simple...

"What did you mean by 'breaking the eggshell' that you were talking about before?"

"Well, that's hard to say," Yuan Shang said, keeping everyone in suspense.

Jiang Bai held the knife to his neck again, smiling very kindly.

"Riddlers get chopped off, you know."

"Haha... I told you, take the knife away... move it further away, I'm scared..." Yuan Shang carefully gripped the blade again and slowly moved it away.

"This is just my personal guess, take it with a grain of salt."

Jiang Bai and Ah Mao listened attentively.

"Based on my guess, Teyvat is an immature and very fragile world. That's why the primordial being Phanes used an eggshell to separate the universe from the microcosm of the world."

"It is a world that is still in its infancy, and if it continues like this, it may become a dead world."

"Like an unhatched chick, it rots and stinks."

"And to become a complete world, we must break through this eggshell."

"Perhaps our king declared war on our natural enemy because he was aware of this, but after his disappearance, these things can no longer be verified."

"There's actually another way to say that? You're not trying to fool me, are you?"

Jiang Bai's gaze was full of suspicion.

If that's really the case, has no one discovered it in all these centuries except for Kanria?

Moreover, what direct relationship does breaking through the eggshell have with declaring war on the laws of nature?

If there is such a great cause, why not just say it directly, instead of sending people to search for some "Previous Events of the Sun and Moon"?

"As I said, this is just my personal guess."

Yuan Shang adopted an attitude of "believe it or not."

As I've already said, it's just a guess. He's just a scholar who's read a lot of books, but he's not an expert, nor is he Ilmin, the last king of Kanria. How could he know what the king is thinking?

"The barrier of Teyvat is gradually shrinking, and the power protecting it is also weakening considerably. Perhaps in 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years... the barrier of Teyvat will completely disappear."

"At that time, Teyvat will be completely exposed to the universe. Who knows if it will be swallowed up by the universe?"

Listening to his words, Jiang Bai couldn't help but think of the desolate and ancient ruins he had seen before entering the barrier of Teyvat.

Those ruins may have been protected by Teyvat's barrier long ago, but as time passed and the barrier gradually shrank, these structures were eventually swallowed by darkness and death.

What did you mean when you said "[it was wrong]"?

"Oh, I think we've been using the wrong method..."

At this point, Yuan Shang's expression became somewhat dejected.

"Whether it was the Kanria of the past or the Order of today, we have tried to use the power of the Abyss to overthrow the throne. But what is the difference between using the power from outside the world to break the shell from the inside and breaking the shell from the outside?"

Unfortunately, his words were merely lessons learned from looking back over the past in the long river of time.

There is never any "if only I had known"; there are only lessons learned through generations of bloodshed and sacrifice.

Knowing this now is meaningless.

Chapter 827 Isn't this worthwhile?

They have embraced the abyss, and it is the abyss that has given them their current form.

They are inextricably linked to the abyss.

Even knowing that this force is wrong, one can only continue on without looking back.

"Since you know the method is wrong, can't you just try a different one?" Jiang Bai retorted.

He felt a strange sense of pessimism about the abyss in front of him.

"It can't be changed."

A desolate laugh came from the abyss.

"We who have fallen into demonic ways have long lost all sense of righteousness; all that remains is hatred."

They don't care what method they use, as long as they can get revenge!

As for what will happen to Teyvat once Tenri dies, what business is that of them?

They were just a group of long-dead, shadowy avengers.

Jiang Bai frowned deeply, suddenly realizing that what was in front of him was a monster from the Abyss Order, not the person named Yuan Shang.

Although he can still communicate normally, his mind has actually been distorted.

He was ultimately an enemy of humanity.

"The conversation can end now. Come on, let's fight! Show me your strength before I run away!"

Yuan Shang's aura suddenly surged, flames burning behind him, completely different from the coward he had been before.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jiang Bai punched him in the stomach, slamming him into the stone wall beside him and creating a large, human-shaped hole.

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much..."

Yuan Shang struggled to climb up from the rock wall, curling up like a boiled shrimp, completely losing his previous domineering aura.

Jiang Bai flicked his hand, the dust on his fist dissipating. He casually walked to Yuan Shang's side and once again placed the knife against his neck.

"You think you can fight me with this?"

If he had just drawn his sword, this guy would probably have been cut in two.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, if you hit me again I'll die..." Yuan Shang showed no restraint and admitted defeat in a second.

Jiang Bai's eyelids drooped, and his eyes turned into dead fish eyes.

"If you're such a coward, why were you so arrogant just now?"

"Isn't this just a way to say something tough and then walk away..."

Ah Mao walked over with his arms crossed, giving Yuan Shang a cold shoulder.

"Let's just finish him off with a knife. If you can't bring yourself to do it, I can do it for you."

He hated people who deceived or tricked him, which made him feel like a clown.

"No, no! It was just a little joke, you don't have to be so cruel!"

Jiang Bai looked at this shameless guy with a hint of mockery: "Then tell me, what value do you have that makes us want to let you go?"

"Look how many secrets I've revealed to you, isn't that valuable enough?"

“But you’ve already told us these secrets, and we already know them.”

"What a blunder! I should have known better than to tell you."

This darn urge to confide!

"Even so, I still want to know a lot about the Abyss Order. If you can answer my questions, I might as well let you go."

Yuan Shang chuckled, "I'll try my best to answer. I don't know everything either."

What exactly is the "[The Loom of Destiny]" project?

"The ultimate goal of the loom of fate is to rewrite the cursed destiny of the Kanriyans. As for the specific plans, I'm not sure, after all, I'm just a scholar and can't get involved in these things..."

Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes. He felt that the purpose of this plan was not just this. Such an important plan would not be casually revealed by this guy in front of him. Even if he did, it would be a lie.

Jiang Bai couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false, so he simply changed the subject.

Why did that princess become your princess?

"[Princess] embodies the wishes of all of us, therefore she is Princess."

Another answer, but another useless one.

"Besides the princess, do you have a king?"

"No."

Who was the founder of the Abyss Order?

"Krodal Jalbury".

"Who is this?"

"A Kanria nobleman blessed by the abyss."

"What are your Abyss Order's next plans?"

"I don't know. My only task is to find this book; everything else is beyond my knowledge..."

Jiang Bai asked a series of questions, and Yuan Shang answered them all he could. However, only Yuan Shang himself knew how many of those answers contained lies.

"Alright, take the book out and you can go now."

Jiang Bai planned to catch him again next time he met him and ask him a bunch of questions.

Although these abyssal monsters all look similar, there are still many subtle differences that he can recognize.

Yuan Shang decisively threw out the previous incarnations of the sun and moon, then quickly disappeared into the abyss passage.

"Just let it go like that?" Ah Mao raised an eyebrow as he watched the abyss passage disappear.

Jiang Bai sheathed his longsword. "We might encounter each other again next time. It would be a pity to kill him."

"Be careful to avoid leaving any future problems."

"It's not that bad..."

Jiang Bai and A Mao rested on the spot, preparing to return the same way tomorrow.

The passage to Yuanxia Palace will not remain open indefinitely. After Jiang Bai and his companions retrieve the coral jade branch and complete the ritual, the place will be resealed.

Whether Jiang Bai comes again or not, there are ley line anchor points here, so he can just teleport over.

Kong, however, will probably be unable to come here after the seal is closed again.

Upon returning to Haiqi Island, Jiang Bai brought the retrieved coral jade branch to Xin Hai, the Coral Palace.

Thank you so much!

"It's nothing, just each of us getting what we need."

"I wonder what the situation is like below Yuanxia Palace now?"

"There are quite a few dragon lizards, as well as quite a few Hilichurls and Abyss Mages, and many Ruin Guards. It's quite dangerous..."

Jiang Bai didn't say much. The lineage of the Coral Palace priestess has not been broken. Through generations of oral transmission, Xin Hai should know quite a lot.

After a moment's thought, Xin Hai asked, "How are the dragon lizards?"

"They live quite peacefully inside, and their numbers aren't too large."

"That's good..." Xin Hai breathed a sigh of relief.