Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"So you are a distinguished guest invited by the Emperor. I apologize for my rudeness."

It has to be said that Zhongli's reputation is indeed very useful. When Yanbo heard that Su Feng had been invited by Zhongli, he still remained wary, but he also developed a certain degree of trust in Su Feng.

Fortunately, this was enough, since Su Feng didn't need much help from the Thousand Rock Army.

All he needed was to understand the current situation of the Layered Rock Abyss.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: There's Not Much Su Feng Can Do

"As you can see, my power can, to some extent, curb the spread and rebirth of the disaster here, but my power cannot completely cover such a huge abyss of layered rock, and I have more important things to do, so I apologize."

"The help I can offer is very limited."

After seeing the admiration and anticipation in the eyes of Yanbo and the surrounding Qianyan soldiers, Su Feng shook his head and told them that he couldn't offer much help at the moment, and he couldn't waste too much time here.

"Where are General Golden Roc and that golden-haired traveler now?"

"I need to work with them to create a passage to the deepest part; otherwise, if we continue like this, the problem here will never be solved."

"Moreover, there is an even greater crisis deep within that we need to deal with."

After considering it for a moment, Su Feng explained the current situation to Yan Bo and expressed his desire to reunite with Xiao and Ying. After all, although his Light Boundary Power was inexhaustible, it was somewhat unrealistic to cover the entire Layered Rock Abyss.

All he can do now is drop off some Light Element Crystals every so often to carve out a barely passable and resupply route in the muddy, rocky abyss.

With this channel that can provide as much supply as possible, the power that mortals can unleash will likely be even more significant.

Incidentally, after reuniting with Ying and Xiao, he can also find a way to release the Light Nail again. Then, by applying a wave of Light Boundary Power to the Light Nail, he can better curb the spread of the Abyss here.

Although it's unknown how long the Sky Nail can hold out under those circumstances, it would be enough to give them some time to deal with the Fallen Dragon King and the Abyss Order. After all, once those two are dealt with, they will naturally have plenty of time to slowly deal with the Abyss remnants scattered all over the place.

"Can you really open a safe enough passage for us?"

Upon hearing Su Feng's words, Yan Bo almost jumped up, but fortunately he quickly realized his rudeness and rashness and regained his composure.

"I'm sorry, I was too excited. So you're looking for the Great Sage Who Subdued Demons and that traveler?"

"These two have already gone to the depths of the Lava Abyss to deal with even more dangerous monsters. And the situation at the front is not good right now. Although the Fatui are fighting alongside us, the supplies that can be sent there are too few. Everyone is having a hard time."

“Those of us who stayed behind didn’t really know where the Traveler and the Demon Slayer were—after all, we were too weak and were just a useless burden to them. If you went to the front lines, you might be able to find out where they were from your comrades there.”

Although he tried his best to control his emotions, Yanbo's voice was still trembling slightly when he spoke, but fortunately he knew that he absolutely could not lose his composure now.

"I'll give you the map I'm going to use for supplying you—I'm sorry, it's not really a map, it's just marking some places along the way where we can rest temporarily, since the entire Abyss of Laminaria is full of those terrifying monsters right now."

Thinking of this, Yanbo's expression darkened considerably, and his words vaguely revealed the mountain of sacrifice and bloodshed—the pain of his comrades' deaths had been tormenting his heart endlessly.

However, Yanbo quickly composed himself and bowed deeply to Su Feng—he now genuinely wanted to thank Su Feng.

"Then please make arrangements for me immediately. We don't have much time left. I need to ascertain the situation below the Abyss of Layered Rocks as soon as possible, otherwise many things will become very troublesome."

Su Feng didn't reveal much information to Yan Bo, but just that one sentence was enough for Yan Bo to guess that the situation was already very bad. So he immediately forced himself to stay alert and took a map from a table not far away and handed it to Su Feng.

"These are the locations of all the camps we've set up, but I'm sorry, I can't guarantee that every single one of them still exists, after all..."

Yanbo didn't finish his sentence, but Su Feng knew exactly what the unfinished words meant, so in the end he could only silently accept the rather rudimentary map. There were many camps on the map, but many of them had been marked with bright red crosses. What this meant could be guessed with a little thought.

"I will open up a passable road as soon as possible. Then you can just follow the moon lotus I have laid out. Those mud and monsters will not be able to break through my power to attack you."

"But even with my protection, it's not necessarily safe. We still need to be cautious."

After thinking for a while, Su Feng decided to help them. Besides, he came down here to stabilize the situation in the Layered Rock Abyss as soon as possible, so helping these struggling mortals was not a problem.

"We will keep your instructions in mind. Thank you again for your help. This is the best news I have heard in a long time."

Yanbo was pleasantly surprised to hear this, but after Su Feng's instructions, he quickly nodded seriously, as he was well aware of just how dangerous the battlefield was.

The protection of the strong is indeed very helpful, but if one lowers their guard because of it, the hidden blade will sooner or later reap their life.

"Ah That's good."

After giving some brief instructions to the Thousand Rock Army, Su Feng didn't linger. He needed to get to the depths of the underground mine as soon as possible. He had already vaguely sensed that something was happening, and he needed to get there quickly to see what was going on.

After all, they already have enough troubles to face; if any other problems arise now...

Thinking of this, Su Feng quickened his pace.

As Su Feng ventured deeper into the Lava Abyss, he soon witnessed the current state of Liyue's largest mineral-producing region—a situation so dire it was beyond imagination.

The sheer power of the abyss and the sky nails mixed in the air is enough to knock a slightly weaker ordinary person into a coma. If they do not receive sufficient treatment within a certain period of time or are not taken out of this terrible environment, it is not impossible for them to die as a result.

More importantly, those pitiful fragments of souls, and even a small number of confused souls, that Su Feng perceived through his light-boundary power were also deeply mired in the clash and torment of the two forces.

The Abyss hopes to corrupt these souls to strengthen itself while weakening Teyvat, while Sky Spikes hopes to draw enough power from these souls to replenish itself so it can continue fighting the Abyss.

Thus, these poor souls caught between the two forces were gradually torn into pieces and devoured.

Similarly, Su Feng also saw camps, or rather, rest stops. These rest stops once belonged to the Thousand Rock Army or the Fools, and they used these rest stops as outposts to continuously advance into the depths of the Layered Rock Abyss.

But now most of these rest stops have been reduced to ruins.

The dried bloodstains and broken weapons remaining in the camps tell the story of what these camps once went through.

But there's not much Su Feng can do right now—besides leaving behind moon lotuses radiating a cool light along the path he's walked, temporarily blocking the abyss's erosion and the light nails' plundering from a certain range, he has no other way.

Now he can only hope that his moon lotuses, which have been replenished with enough light energy, can last a little longer. After all, it is unlikely that he will be able to come back and replenish the power of these moon lotuses after this ordeal.

However, he soon lost interest in worrying about the mortals who had already spilled their blood across the Abyss of Laminaria, because as he ventured deeper into the Abyss, he finally sensed the two forces that were still intertwined deep within it.

The abyss that had seeped into Teyvat and the Sky Spikes that were still struggling to hold on finally came into his perception. But compared to the Sky Spikes and the World Rift that were still some distance away, Su Feng was more concerned about the upside-down ruins that had appeared in front of him and the mortals and monsters fighting below the ruins.

Chapter Thirty: The Power of Tiny Insects Among the Leaves

When Su Feng finally arrived at the location of the inverted ruins where mortals were fighting fiercely, even he had to admit that the power that these seemingly weak mortals could unleash when necessary was still awe-inspiring.

With their weak and fragile mortal bodies, they fought against the abyss and the Heavenly Nails, battling monsters to reach this place—the will behind this tenacity was beyond Su Feng's comprehension. He couldn't even understand what kind of willpower mortals possessed to achieve this.

Could such terrifying power be hidden within their frail bodies?

Su Feng, who had just landed on the ground, looked at the rugged ground covered in the filth of the abyss, and at the Thousand Rock Army and the Fools who were arrayed to fight against what seemed to be an endless array of demons. They seemed to be pondering something. For a moment, he couldn't even find a suitable adjective to describe the will and strength of these mortals.

However, something else quickly caught his attention, because he could feel his psychic awareness being stimulated—noticing this, Su Feng couldn't help but look up at the very center of the upside-down city, where he could feel a surging power awakening from its dormancy due to external stimulation.

That power didn't seem to belong to the laws of nature, nor did it belong to the abyss. It was this peculiar power that attracted Su Feng's attention.

Although it wasn't very clear, Su Feng could feel that this power was simultaneously fighting against the principles of Heaven and the Abyss. These two higher-level powers were temporarily suppressed and obliterated at this moment!

This power... is very pure.

But Su Feng quickly ran out of time to think about this power.

Perhaps due to some problem, or perhaps the person who triggered this power intended to do so, this power, which was soon further stimulated, began to erupt extremely rapidly.

A terrifying surge of power swept across the entire Layered Rock Abyss in an instant—at this moment, not only was the power of the Light Realm eroded and suppressed, but even the monsters born from the abyss were plunged into intense and terrible pain!

"Well!"

Even Su Feng was momentarily dazed when faced with this pure power surge, and the power within him even began to spiral out of control.

Fortunately, Su Feng possessed a more powerful force, and with its greater quantity and sufficient quality, he quickly expelled this mysterious power from his body.

Only after confirming that he would not be seriously affected did he begin to perceive the mysterious power surrounding him with awe.

This is... the power formed from pure consciousness.

This power is now repelling the forces of light and abyss, and has even gained an advantage to some extent, but... how is this possible!

When the power gathered from pure, life-originating consciousness revealed its might, even Su Feng was awestruck.

This power does not belong to the realm of imaginary forces, nor is it within the scope of quantum forces. Rather, it is a unique power truly belonging to the 'tiny insects among the leaves'—a terrifying force born from the sedimentation of consciousness and self.

This was the first time Su Feng realized that such a power existed between the tree and the sea.

He knew that the consciousness, emotions, and memories of life contained power, and that when needed, the demons could even transform these things into pure power to unleash. But he never thought that these things themselves possessed a power that was enough to make people take notice!

......

However, this power, unique to the most ordinary life, did not last long. Su Feng could clearly feel that the abyssal power that seemed to have been used to stimulate this dormant power was blocked not long after. Then he felt the power belonging to Ying and Xiao suddenly burst out - no, not only Ying and Xiao, but even Dain seemed to be there. They were acting together again.

But now it seems they don't need any more help?

Although he wasn't quite sure what had happened to the three of them, Su Feng could sense that their situation wasn't bad. At least it seemed that he didn't need to help them immediately. So after thinking for a while, he turned his attention to the still chaotic battlefield in front of him.

The eruption of pure consciousness power resulted in a comprehensive interference and attack on imaginary force and quantum force. As a result, any being that uses elemental force or abyssal force was severely weakened. Those who were stronger were still okay, but those who were slightly weaker have now completely lost the power to resist and are lying on the ground struggling in agony.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing for the ordinary people here now.

After all, there are not many mortals who possess elemental power. Even those who possess the Eye of God can only use elemental power by relying on the Eye of God.

Although the sudden surge of consciousness interfered with mortals' use of the Eye of God to manipulate elemental forces, it did not cause them much harm—if not for the piercing voices constantly appearing in their minds.

However, the mortals who can appear here are all people with strong will and outstanding combat power, so this little disturbance is nothing to them.

Overall, mortals were far less affected than monsters.

This allowed the mortals, who had been suppressed by the endless stream of monsters, to catch their breath a little.

However, if this continues, the situation becomes uncertain, because the powerful demons can also resist the attack of consciousness to a certain extent. Once these powerful demons recover, the mortals who have lost their God's Eye will be in trouble.

Fortunately, Su Feng made his move at that moment.

"Buzz!"

Su Feng silently extended his palm, and with his movement, pure light energy shone brightly once again in the dim underground. The unimaginably abundant light energy seemed to transform into the most dazzling sun, shining down on the entire battlefield.

In an instant, the battle between the Light Realm Power and the Abyss intensified several levels. Countless demons that were already struggling were instantly torn to dust by the excessive Light Realm Power poured into their bodies. Even stronger beings like the Abyss Apostles were severely injured under the double attack.

More importantly, the light force released by Su Feng was not simply scattered. He skillfully created wisps of light breeze in the dull underground space, and the light force, which was considered highly poisonous to the abyssal life, was easily delivered into their bodies. No, let alone the light force, even those breezes that were more terrifying than the sharpest weapons were beyond the ability of these poor creatures to cope with.

In the blink of an eye, the demon army that had previously held an overwhelming numerical advantage was wiped out by Su Feng with a wave of his hand!

Chapter Thirty-One: Su Feng's Awakening and Ye Lan's Decision

After dealing with the monsters that had been thoroughly tormented, Su Feng turned his attention back to the mortals who remained vigilant. When he sensed the power that suddenly erupted from above, a power accumulated from the consciousness and self, he couldn't help but feel more curious about humans.

Su Feng was not incapable of understanding human will and self, but his understanding was merely superficial.

Or perhaps most mortals don't even know what kind of power they themselves possess? Now, as a Herrscher core that has become sentient, Su Feng finds it even harder to understand this. After all, even the physical bodies that constitute their existence are worlds apart, so the internal differences must be even more significant.

"Perhaps I should pay more attention to them?"

After gazing at the seemingly somewhat agitated mortals for a while, Su Feng couldn't help but have this thought pop into his head—since arriving in Teyvat, he had been paying more attention to the level of earthly rulers.