Genshin Impact: A Traveler with Only Two Skills

Gu Tianhan?

Ying had never heard of this name, nor had she ever seen this person, but she still felt that the so-called Void Guide in front of her looked very familiar. After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Ying finally remembered where she had seen someone similar to him.

That was Waihaiju, the residence of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan. It was also the first time she met the Great Immortal Zhenyuan. The boys who led the way at that time were very similar to Gu Tianhan in front of her.

It's just that Gu Tianhan looks like a teenager, while those disciples of Zhenyuan Immortal are still boys. There are still some differences between them. Compared with those real incarnations of gods in Waihaiju, although Gu Tianhan's face is still childish and there is a bit of innocence in his eyes, he also has a fortitude that those boys in Waihaiju do not have.

"What? You don't believe it?" Seeing Ying didn't reply, Gu Tianhan raised his eyebrows and continued, "If you don't believe it, remember to ask Master next time you see him to see if he knows who his most proud disciple, Gu Tianhan, is."

"Come on, we don't have time to mess around here," Gu Tianhan looked at Shu Dan, "You have his mark on you, and I am his appointed guide. If we stay together for too long, I'm afraid the Ancient Saint Tianhuang will come looking for us. You want to go to Manghuang City, I'll open the door for you, and go wherever you need to go."

Shu Dan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

Then the three of them followed Gu Tianhan into the depths of the forest. This time, Ying collected the lumen stone catalyst as Shu Dan requested. When they stood around Gu Tianhan, the feeling under their feet changed. It no longer felt like they were stepping on rotten matter, but even like they were stepping on lush grass, soft and comfortable. If accompanied by the fragrance of flowers and plants, Ying almost thought she was on a grassland at night.

However, the dark environment still made people feel a little uneasy. If there was dim light when they first entered the forest, then as they went deeper, the surroundings had already become pitch black. Their vision was almost completely deprived. Ying felt that Xiaonan involuntarily grabbed the corner of her clothes, and the occasional pulling force also showed that Xiaonan was now taking every step hesitantly.

"Don't worry, go ahead. As long as Gu Tianhan is here, no forest will make things difficult for us. The trees will make way for us, and the rotten leaves will burrow into the soil by themselves. Even if we encounter potholes, they will fill them up by themselves." Shu Dan seemed to know Xiao Nan's mood at the moment, and comforted her softly, "Look, the stones on the ground also point out a path."

Xiao Nan looked in the direction Shu Dan said, and indeed found a few spots of light appearing in the darkest part of the forest. Then these spots of light continued to extend, and from a distance they looked like a road dotted with scattered stars.

Ying realized that this was the diamond-shaped stone that Shu Dan had mentioned at the beginning, and asked as they walked, "When did you get in touch?"

"Me and Gu Tianhan? We both know that friend, so we can establish contact with each other through him." Shu Dan replied.

Ying asked again: "It seems that the Ancient Saint Tianhuang doesn't like your friend, and even doesn't like the guide he appointed."

To be honest, Ying didn't know what a guide was, and what was the point of appointing one, so she added after she finished her previous sentence: "What is the relationship between a guide and a celestial being?"

"The Ancient Sage of the Desolate World does dislike him, but that's because he is not under the control of the Ancient Sage of the Desolate World. The Celestial Immortals are too powerful, so powerful that they can even affect the future of the world. Even if it's the Ancient Sage of the Desolate World, even if this is the Great Desolate World, an uncontrolled Celestial Immortal will still make him wary. But it's just fear, and the two of them haven't reached the point of tearing each other apart yet."

"Wouldn't it be very awkward for you to be caught between them?" Ying asked.

"Let's take it one step at a time. I'm just an ordinary person. I was alone at the time and was almost dying of illness. Even if there is really a problem, at most it's just one life. I'll just consider it as giving it back."

This is depression, Ying thought to herself. It's a pity that she doesn't know how to do any psychological treatment. Fortunately, Shu Dan just laughed from the bottom of his heart, so maybe there is a trend of improvement.

"No matter what, life should not be given up easily," Ying still said. It was not a consolation, but even had a bit of a preaching tone.

Shu Dan did not respond. After a moment of silence, he continued, "The guide is the messenger of the celestial being."

"Generally speaking, guides are powerful immortals who have not yet become celestial immortals. They serve the celestial immortals and can use their connection with them to get themselves one step closer to the celestial immortal realm."

"But this connection also has a price. At least for me, the order of the Ancient Saint Tianhuang is absolute. He asked me to tell him where my friend is. Even though my friend helped me, I still had to tell him - fortunately, I don't know where he is."

"In other words, the Ancient Sage Tianhuang forced you to become his guide?" Ying asked.

"No, I was a captive at first, controlled by the power of the Ancient Saint Tianhuang. Later, Sanger found me, and I was freed from the status of a captive and became the guide of the Ancient Saint Tianhuang. But in fact, I am still a captive."

Although Ying had heard Shu Dan talk about what had happened to him during this period before, it was obvious that Shu Dan did not tell her everything. If Ying and the others did not ask, Shu Dan would not tell her on his own initiative. This made her sigh that the information she got from Shu Dan was still too little.

"Wait! Have you told Ancient Sage Tianhuang about Gu Tianhan's matter?" Ying asked hurriedly.

"No," Shu Dan shook her head, although she couldn't see the action in the dark. "He didn't ask, so I didn't tell him. But to be on the safe side, Gu Tianhan will have to leave here later."

It turned out that it was a habit developed by the ancient sage Tianhuang. It really made things difficult for Doctor Shu. Ying sighed softly in her heart.

During the conversation, the three of them had followed Gu Tianhan to the deepest part of the forest. This forest was even more magical than Shu Dan had described. Not only did the trees move away and the gullies were filled, but even the soil under their feet was pushing Ying and the others forward. If they had traveled normally, it would probably take several hours to reach the center of the forest, but now they arrived in just half an hour.

"It's here." Gu Tianhan stopped and a little blue light rose from the ground beneath his feet. It seemed like a ball of light with a solid body. When these balls of light touched leaves or branches, they would stick to them. In the blink of an eye, the originally dark forest was dyed with a dreamy color.

The surroundings were no longer dark. The blue light made everything around clearly visible, except for the area in front of Gu Tianhan which was still in deep darkness. Ying took two steps closer and suddenly felt a stronger breath of elemental power.

"What is that?!" Ying asked quickly.

"The void, a stable void. This place is directly connected to Manghuang City. If you walk over there, you will be outside the city in no time." Gu Tianhan thought that Ying had never seen the void, and a smile appeared on his face. It was unclear whether he was mocking Ying's lack of experience or was proud of himself for knowing more.

"Oh, yes, you came from outside the Great Wilderness, and you don't know about this void passage." Gu Tianhan raised his head and continued, "You may still think that the void can only be used for exile."

"I'm sorry, actually I don't even know what the void can do." Ying told the truth. Although he had seen Ye Shiyi who was exiled to the void by Ye Ping when they fought in a dream before, after all, Ying had only come into contact with the void a few times. What exactly it was, Ying really couldn't explain clearly.

"I, I'm just an ordinary cultivator." Xiao Nan scratched his head and meant: I'm an ordinary cultivator and can't understand what the immortals say.

The last one was Shu Dan. He noticed that Gu Tianhan's gaze shifted to him, but then he automatically moved away. Without waiting for Shu Dan to react, he said, "Forget it. You haven't been an immortal for long, so you definitely don't know."

Gu Tianhan originally wanted to show off, but he didn't expect that he would end up embarrassing himself because no one else knew how amazing the thing he wanted to show off was.

Finally, he shook his head and said angrily, "Forget it, you don't need to know what the void is, just get out of here."

After saying that, Gu Tianhan’s body turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the forest.