Genshin Impact: The Vision of Gods Shines Again

Paimon pouted, looking unhappy: "If it's a competition, it should be finished."

However, Mu Xian didn't pay attention to the flying sound and turned to look at the sky.

"I have a question for you," Mu Xian began. "Do you know where Ke Li is right now?"

"Klee, what do you want with Klee?" Paimon asked again.

"I want to ask her something."

Mu Xian paused, and suddenly the conversation he had overheard when the group was searching for Abedo flashed into his mind.

Mu Xian suddenly narrowed his eyes, realizing that besides Ke Li, he could ask other people.

"You...should know Abedo, right?"

This was not a question at all, Mu Xian said with certainty.

However, the naturally oblivious Paimon didn't notice Mu Xian's tone, and stood with his hands on his hips, looking proud.

“Abedo? Of course we know him, he is…”

"Paimon."

The boy's voice came, stopping Paimon from saying what he was about to say.

Kong, who was looking at Paimon, turned to Mu Xian and asked, "May I ask what business you have with Abedo?"

"It's nothing." Mu Xian shook his head: "I was just asking what his connection was with alchemy."

"alchemy?"

The traveler then revealed his characteristic blank expression: "He's the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Mu Xian looked away. "I was just confirming some things."

—An alchemist, huh...no wonder.

In Mu Xian's memory, General Lei Dian had said some things to him.

"This body is the most noble body, and also an eternal body."

Only eternity can withstand the erosion of time.

"Ray Films acquired some mysterious technology from who-knows-where, and she created me, and another person."

"But to her, I was just an emotionless machine that only needed to carry out orders."

"I've heard that there's a technology in this world that can truly create life, called alchemy, right..."

Mu Xian recalled the previous notices recruiting hunting dogs from the Beast Realm and the campaign to subdue the Golden King Beast.

Mu Xian knew that both the so-called Beast Realm Hound and the Golden King Beast were alchemical creations created by the legendary alchemist.

And then there's Aberdo, who was kidnapped...

—So, General Thunder wanted to create a new life.

—Or rather, she wanted to create a truly living body, thus escaping her fate as a puppet?

Mu Xian fell silent, unsure whether the matter was good or bad.

But it was a bad thing for the rest of Inazuma.

Mu Xian had seen it firsthand; if General Lei Dian were to slip out of her control, the clumsy Mu Xian would be completely unable to handle government affairs.

Furthermore, since alchemy utilizes the power of the Divine Cherry Tree, it means that the Divine Cherry Tree will be unable to address the anomalies in the Inazuma Earth Veins.

Of course, this is also a bad thing for Mu Xian.

After all, Mu Xian himself also needs the power of the Divine Cherry Tree.

Chapter 81 Fragments of the Edgeless Sword Scattered All Over the Ground

Before this, Mu Xian had been wondering why General Thunder wanted to kidnap Abedo and what it had to do with her plans.

It now appears that General Thunder is trying to create a new body using Abedo's alchemy.

"teacher..."

Zaoyou's voice interrupted Mu Xian's thoughts. Mu Xian looked down and found Zaoyou looking at him with a worried expression.

"I am okay."

Subconsciously patting Zaoyou's head, Mu Xian said, "Let's go. Let's spend some more time with you before the festival ends."

"that..."

Kong called out to Mu Xian from behind, "Could you wait a moment?"

Mu Xian turned around and looked at the young man in front of him.

"Is there something you need?" Perhaps because of Kong's previous reply, Mu Xian's tone, though cold, had become much gentler.

"No matter what, I still hope you can fight me here once."

Kong hesitated for a moment, then said, "At least we can't let the contest for the Lone Sword end so haphazardly."

The boy's words startled Mu Xian. He looked down and realized he was still holding the sword that Tu Men had handed him.

Mu Xian looked up slightly and glanced around. His vision was much dimmer because of the mask, but he noticed that there seemed to be a lot more people in the area, most of whom had knives at their waists.

Some had been mocked by Mu Xian's previous words, while others had been defeated by him, but they were all keeping their eyes on this direction.

At this moment, Yasuhiko Taro walked up to Kishi and said, "Although what you said is a bit..., everyone acknowledges your strength, and they are really looking forward to this duel."

"teacher."

Zaoyou's voice also rang in Mu Xian's ears: "Zaoyou knows, Teacher will definitely be the champion!"

Zaoyou didn't say it explicitly, but those expectant eyes made Mu Xian look away.

"If you leave so easily, the samurai you defeated will probably be somewhat disappointed."

Kong chuckled and said, "Since you've participated in this event, then enjoy it to the fullest."

Mu Xian remained silent for a long time before turning to look at Tu Men.

"Mr. Tsuchimon, it looks like I'll have to borrow your sword for a while longer."

"my pleasure."

The swordsman suddenly laughed, and when he laughed, even the wrinkles under his eyes seemed to fade a bit.

However, Mu Xian did not look at Tu Men to see what he looked like; he had already turned his head and focused his gaze on Kong again.

Consider this a thank you for answering my question.

Mu Xian gripped the sword belonging to the Tu Men, feeling it tremble slightly: "You told me to enjoy it properly."

He looked at Kong. Even though he hadn't taken off his mask, Kong seemed to be able to see the seriousness on Mu Xian's face.

"Your current strength... should be considerably stronger than when you were at the castle tower, right?"

Mu Xian asked, but before Kong could answer, he continued to mutter to himself, "I hope so."

"Gu... never mind, Hu Muxuan, a special unofficial employee of the Rebirth Hall, please enlighten me."

"Traveler Kong, um... please enlighten me."

The sound rang out, and the two people were standing in the center of the field without anyone noticing.

The two stood face to face, and at first they should have been testing each other, but Kong seemed to realize something and raised his sword to block with his right.

clang!

The blade and the body of the sword collided, and the sound of the collision caused some of the onlookers who were caught off guard to cover their ears.

The friction between iron and iron produced sparks, and the flying sparks illuminated the eyes of both parties.

They both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Kong was surprised that Mu Xian's swordsmanship was so fast, and then his surprise quickly turned into excitement.

A certain thought grew stronger in Kong's mind: no matter what, Kong had to make Mu Xian his partner...

Mu Xian was equally surprised that the traveler in front of him could block his sword, and his expression slowly became serious.

Mu Xian took a deep breath and stepped back, but the sword in his hand changed direction and slashed towards Mu Xian.

This attack wasn't as fast as the last one; it must have been launched hastily.

Thinking this, Kong raised his sword to block, but the moment his sword made contact with Mu Xian's dagger, Kong felt an unstoppable force coming from the blade.

—I got tricked...

This was the thought that flashed through Sora's mind before he was knocked away.

The golden figure was knocked into the air, then rolled over and landed steadily on the ground.

Sora, who had just landed on the ground, raised his head and saw a man wearing a mask symbolizing a demon, gripping the hilt of a katana with both hands.

He raised his katana high with both hands and brought it down on the empty head.

In the chaos, Kong could only raise his sword to parry, but then a voice reached his ears.

Do you know what the "rain-cutting method" is?

The sound entered Kong's ears, causing Kong's consciousness to momentarily become disoriented.

When Kong came to his senses, he found that Mu Xian's blade had already fallen, and above the blade was the weapon he had been using to block it.

—Wait, wasn't it already blocked? How did it come crashing down again?

I was stunned for a moment, but I quickly came to an answer.

click!

That was the sound of a weapon breaking in his hand. He saw with his own eyes that the sword he was holding had broken into a piece.

Although it's just an ordinary, blunt sword, it's been with me for quite a while now.

A pang of heartache flashed through Kong's mind, but she quickly recovered.

"Still fighting?"

Mu Xian asked the question, but he had some doubts in his heart.