I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

Just then, the sound of the door opening came from inside.

A head peeked furtively through the doorway; it was the innkeeper of Wangshu Inn.

Perhaps because there had been no sound coming from the inn for so long, he was getting restless.

When he saw Xiao, his expression was relatively normal, but when he saw Li Lin sitting opposite Yaksha, his expression became somewhat uncontrollable.

Isn't it said that immortals subdue demons? So your method of subduing demons is talk therapy?

"You've come at the right time." Xiao still had that stiff look on his face.

"You've come at the perfect time," Li Lin repeated sarcastically from the side.

Yaksha glared at Li Lin: "Go to the Hall of Rebirth and find a guest elder named Zhongli."

"And this one..." The shopkeeper looked at Li Lin cautiously, hesitating to speak.

“Hello, I am the next Geo God.” Li Lin said solemnly, “Morax will have to step down sooner or later, and I am the new Geo God sent down from Sky Island, hehe.”

Finally, Li Lin raised his hand to his cheek, pouted, stuck out his tongue, and closed his eyes.

However, he was soon disgusted by his own behavior.

Many viewers in the live stream also expressed that Li Lin really had no bottom line, including Izem, the second thirsty person who had been called out by Li Lin before.

This named man, who habitually provokes the daytime forge, has come to realize Li Lin's potential.

Perhaps Li Lin's "heh heh" was too lethal, because Xiao didn't dare to say anything against Li Lin's remarks, and the shopkeeper who witnessed all of this was struck by lightning and left in a panic as if he had lost his soul.

Li Lin clicked his tongue in admiration: "See that? This is what a person with innate wisdom looks like."

Yaksha stared at the shopkeeper's departing figure, utterly puzzled. How could he have such wisdom?

"You must be wondering how he has such wisdom." Li Lin, as if he could read a worm's anus, shook his head and talked eloquently, "When a man is used to thinking with his lower body, we call him wise."

Xiao clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly, hoping that the guest elder from the Hall of Rebirth could quickly eliminate Li Lin, this cancerous tumor.

Since this is the person this guy specifically requested to see, it's probably a case of one thing being the nemesis of another...?

As Yaksha was pondering this, a voice that seemed to originate from the clouds suddenly rang in his ears.

Just listening, Yaksha's expression unconsciously turned to astonishment. He quickly stood up, nodding from time to time, and finally nodded to indicate that he understood.

After ending the magical communication, Xiao saw that Li Lin's expression became increasingly strange.

Just now, Morax, the Rock King Emperor, who is in charge of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm, announced the identity of a new immortal to all the immortals through magic.

His immortal title is 【Dongming Lihuo Zhenjun】, his Dharma name is “Bianzhao Miji Jingang”, and he is also known as “Nanming Zhuri Li Zhenren”.

This immortal's cave dwelling is located in the deepest clouds, and his true form is the guy in front of us who seems to be a resurrected demon god.

The problem is that the guardian yakshas have no recollection of such an "immortal" in Jueyun Realm.

But this is not a swindler who wafts around the streets with talismans, but an immortal personally acknowledged by the Rock King Emperor.

All immortals who are granted a celestial abode have three titles: the first is the "celestial title" which is engraved with their true name on the Hundred Taboos Register; the second is the "Dharma name" which is worshipped in the immortal system; and the third is the common name that circulates in Liyue Harbor.

During the ancient war between the demon gods, there were demon gods who fought alongside the Rock King, such as the God of Dust, Marcusius, the God of the Hearth, and the giant dragon Jota who emerged from the abyss of layered rocks.

Could this person before me be a comrade-in-arms who fought alongside the Rock King Emperor in the past?

In just a few seconds, Yaksha's gaze and attitude towards Li Lin changed seventeen or eighteen times; one can only say that overthinking can be deadly.

Seeing Xiao's restless appearance, the understanding Li Lin waved to him.

"What are you doing?" Yaksha's attitude was no longer as harsh as before.

"Seeing how anxious you are, let me tell you a story." Li Lin slapped his thigh—it was Yasha's thigh, but he was slapping his own, which hurt.

"As mentioned in the last chapter, the Rock King Emperor was traveling alone in the mountains when he heard a distant sound he had never heard before in a crevice in the ground."

A black record begins to spin, and the familiar background music that makes your vision go black starts playing again.

"The sound was sometimes mournful like a song, and sometimes terrifying like thunder. After wandering around, the Rock King finally found a strange stone inside the rock strata."

"The Rock King Emperor, taking pity on the spirit of this stone, personally took up his knife and carved it into a magnificent and lifelike dragon. Then, using his finger as a brush, he painted the dragon's eyes. In the blink of an eye, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and a real dragon was born."

"After that, the dragon followed the Rock King Emperor, fighting battles in the north and south."

Li Lin changed the subject, and the background music released by the black record became gentle and sorrowful.

"Most of the ancient geomorphic creatures living beneath Liyue are blind and have never seen the light of day for thousands of years. The Dragon King Roth was one of them, and Morax granted his wish and brought him to the surface."

"Morax granted the Dragon King the eyes to see things clearly and made a three-point agreement with him."

"Morax agreed that the Dragon King of Rota could coexist with the people of the earth, but if he ever disrupted the order, he would be sealed back into darkness."

At that moment, footsteps came from outside the door, and Li Lin's expression immediately brightened.

"The 'Stone Dragon's Eyes' should be nearing its end here, but today I'll add one more stroke and sing it for you all—"

175. My chances against Zhong Li are even.

"Gold and stone shattered, dust settled; mountains and rivers were opened up."

"With the help of the finishing touch, the dragon's eyes are drawn, and its lingering motion attracts rain and dew."

A tip is appropriate here.

Tiangong·Nian: "Hey, it even rhymes."

The regicide: "Is this some kind of folk art from the Yan Kingdom?"

"Nonsense, I copied this, how could it not rhyme?" Li Lin scoffed at Nian's shallowness, and after criticizing Nian, he criticized Lyudmila, "You think this is a folk song, huh? Folk art? I still got recommendation votes for two thousand words written by me."

The footsteps stopped outside the door, and a voice rang out.

"The first half of this story is largely fictional. For three thousand years, there have been many rumors circulating in Yan Gang. The storytellers' jokes should not be taken seriously."

The visitor spoke slowly and deliberately outside the door, "However, the latter half is depicted with remarkable detail, as if the author had personally witnessed Morax bringing out the Dragon King Rota. In that case, your status is indeed of immeasurable nobility."

The visitor pushed open the door and entered, pausing slightly when he saw the Yaksha.

Xiao didn't react much to Zhongli, mainly because he hadn't seen the incarnation of "Master Zhong, Guest Elder of the Hall of Rebirth" yet. He just had a strange sense of familiarity that made him feel very close to the person in front of him.

"An immortal?" Yaksha turned his head and stared at Zhongli's golden pupils.

"I have met the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons." Zhongli's skin was as thick as the tree on the backside of the Dragon King Ruoduo, completely lacking the shame of a face-to-face meeting. "Would it be possible for me to be alone with this gentleman for a while?"

"I just subdued a few demons and captured a few monsters. How come he has so many evil spirits and monsters—" Li Lin turned the vinyl record and changed the background music.

Just as Xiao was about to refuse, the Yaksha mask hanging on his waist began to vibrate involuntarily, and he heard the distant immortal transmission of the Rock King Emperor in his ears. Then, his body trembled, he nodded slightly to Zhongli, and then turned into a gust of blue wind and disappeared.

Li Lin watched from the sidelines, clicking his tongue in amazement. The description of "the body trembled and turned into a raging wind" was classic fantasy art, completely out of place with his own style.

After Zhongli took his seat, he didn't rush to talk business. Instead, he asked the innkeeper to serve a table of dishes, as Liyue's drinking culture has a long history.

"Put it on the account of the Rebirth Hall," Li Lin said casually, then noticed Zhong Li across from him casting a surprised look at him.

He probably felt a little uncomfortable because his lines had been stolen from him.

After reconsidering, Zhong Li met Li Lin's gaze calmly and said, "This Mr. Li comes from Sky Island—so there are some things I need to confirm."

"For example, Mr. Li's views on the principles of Heaven."

"For example, Mr. Li's views on the boundaries of the Teyvat continent."

"For example, Mr. Li's views on... Liyue's future."

"Tingting," Master Li gestured for Zhong Li to stop asking questions, "do you think I'm an encyclopedia?"

"I'll only answer the last of these three questions. Anyway, I think you have some idea about the first two."

"Are you kidding me? Doesn't Li Lin know what the Night's Watch is like? Speaking ill of them under their noses could get you kicked out of Teyvat in no time."

Zhongli was slightly taken aback, then realized that this was indeed the case.

He already had his own answers regarding the principles of nature and his views on the borders of Teyvat, so why did he need anyone else to answer them?

The future of Liyue remains uncertain, with no clear direction it will take.

"You may abdicate," Li Lin said calmly, his words sending a chill down one's spine. "Anyway, I knew you'd eventually use the Heart of God for a trade. Oh, by the way, how's the Stormterror in Mondstadt?"

Li Lin's leaps in thought are evident.

"The Wind Demon Dragon is still rampaging, but I think the neighboring countries should handle their own affairs," Zhongli replied quickly, then his eyes became somewhat wary. "What will the Heart of God—the maintainer of the laws of heaven—use it for?"

"You don't think the natural order needs this thing, do you?" Li Lin leaned back sarcastically. "I just want it."

"If I may ask you something, what do you need the Heart of God for?" Zhongli asked calmly. "And you haven't answered my question yet."

“Because I want to soak…” Li Linzhang blurted out, then suddenly remembered that Nian could see it, and quickly changed his words, “Because I want to fight for the people.”

Zhongli gave Li Lin a strange look. He felt that Li Lin should want to say something else, rather than such a grand and unrealistic plan.

The rock god looked Li Lin up and down, and then understood.

Since Li Lin came from Sky Island, he must have been subject to some form of restraint and observation by the laws of nature itself.

“I know you want to hear me say that Liyue will transition from a divinely ordained to a human-governed future, and I know you’re plagued by wear and tear, fearing that one day you’ll inevitably be worn away completely.” Li Lin burped. “Do you really think I’d give you that kind of advice?”

If that were the case, then it wouldn't be Li Lin.

"Letting people develop on their own is not unheard of; isn't Guiliyuan a cautionary tale?"

As the land where the people of Liyue once lived in peace and prosperity, Guili Plains developed steadily under the guidance of the god of dust, Guizhong, until the once prosperous Guili Plains was destroyed by a sandstorm that blotted out the sky, and the god of dust also turned into dust.