Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

"Let's split up into two groups. You go from the west and I go from the east. We'll meet at a pond in the north."

Wang Chen pointed at the blue flames that occasionally appeared in the air: "This ghost fire won't do anything to me, right?"

"Don't worry, as long as you don't do anything to offend them, no one will pay attention to you."

"People? Okay..."

There was a large pine forest ahead, and after entering the forest, the two separated as planned.

Wang Chen had done Xiao Jiujiu's "Little Book in the Forest" mission and Chang Jiuye's "Longing for Old Friends" mission. Although he knew that he couldn't find Chang Jiuye's book in this forest, he still tried his best to find it. But he went all the way north from the entrance of the pine forest, passed the entrance to the "border", and then to the pond where the "Wuwang Yinjiu Secret Palace" secret realm was located, but he really couldn't find it.

He waited for a while in front of the pond, and Walnut came over.

"I didn't get anything here, how about you?"

He shook his head: "Maybe Xiao Jiujiu remembered it wrongly. Let's help him to the end. Should we go back and ask?"

"No need, it seems the book is not here."

"Then we have to go back and tell her. Maybe she is waiting for us."

"That's not necessary, she's right behind you~"

"!"

Wang Chen turned around suddenly, and saw nothing except the blue will-o'-the-wisp fire and the gray-black pine trees.

"What? Can't you see?" Hu Tao smiled and waved behind Wang Chen.

"Don't scare me!"

"she left."

"..."

"To untie the bell, you need the person who tied it. If you want to help Xiao Jiujiu find the book, you have to bring Master Chang Jiu here... Let's talk about this later. I'll take you to the 'border' first."

Led by Hu Tao, the two turned back south. When they came to a shallow cave made of stones, she stretched out her hand, closed her eyes, and whispered a long string of spells at a very fast speed. Mist emerged from the cracks in the stones, making the shallow cave look unfathomable.

"Before entering the 'Border', I have to remind you that no matter what you see, don't make a fuss or let your imagination run wild."

"I won't make a fuss." What's so strange about a ghost wall? I've seen it before.

"You better not. Come with me."

Wang Chen approached the cave filled with fog, and before he could touch the fog, he was blocked by an invisible barrier. He and Hu Tao looked at each other, and after the thought of "entering" came into their minds, all their senses were blocked at the same time, and after recovering, they appeared at the "border".

He looked around slowly, and the first thing he noticed was the same gray fog as Wuwang Slope, and then the floors and walls made of the same type of stone. Many stones were covered with moss, and there were some small shrubs and vines trying to grow between the cracks in the stones, but they were no match for the thick roots of some giant tree whose body he could not see.

It feels like it has been abandoned for a long time, but there is no smell of dilapidated tree roots or moss. Instead, the street lamps made of some glowing stones standing on the roadside and the few blue will-o'-the-wisp floating in the air bring a bit of life to this place?

Anyway, the environment is exactly the same as in the game, so Wang Chen feels relieved.

"Follow me."

Walnut continued to lead the way, and the fire element easily burned some thorns that blocked the road. Not long ahead, the main road was cut off, but at the end there were two stones engraved with the "Demon Subduing Seal".

According to legend, in addition to the three eyes and five manifestations of magical powers that can control the elemental forces of the mortal world, the Liyue immortals also have three other secrets that are not passed on: the alchemy cauldron, talismans, and external scenes.

Talismans can allow the power of immortals to remain through symbols; the external scene can create a cosmic cave with the mind; the art of alchemy has always been shrouded in secrecy. After all, trying to swallow those golden pills will definitely result in death.

In fact, the so-called golden elixir is literally a metal elixir. It is an alloy made by immortals that combines the power of magical powers and can give weapons extraordinary power.

Warriors seem to think that martial arts is superior to immortality, and they rarely visit gods and immortals, so there is no chance for the golden elixir to be given out.

Far away.

Wang Chen focused his mind and returned to reality from his memories.

The "Talisman of No Taboos" and the "Seal of Subduing Demons" that are regarded as tokens by the immortals undoubtedly belong to the category of talismans. Honestly speaking, Liyue should really use talismans to make various mechanical beasts like the immortal boats in the Starry Sky Railway to lighten up the fantasy technology tree.

But in Teyvat, high technology doesn't necessarily mean a good thing...

Just when Wang Chen's mind was wandering, Hu Tao had already found a good position to trigger the power of the "Demon Subduing Seal", and a big hole suddenly appeared in a nearby stone wall.

"Follow me."

After the two passed, the hole in the stone wall closed by itself again. The room in front of them was occupied by a group of ice slimes. After they were dealt with, a mechanism door opened automatically.

"The slimes here are placed here on purpose. Can't we move forward if we can't deal with them?" Wang Chen took the opportunity to ask questions again.

"Since it's called a 'border', you can't just cross it casually. Occasionally, there will be people who mistakenly enter here. If you want to go deeper, you have to consider your own strength."

“So this border was built by the Hall of Rebirth, and it doesn’t exist naturally?”

"The essence of the 'border' is the place where the disorder of the earth veins is concentrated. The Rebirth Hall does not have the ability to build the 'border'. The Rebirth Hall and the immortals have only built a shell surrounding the 'border'. Relax, just follow me."

In front of them was a group of hillbillies acting as guards and an ice abyss wizard. Hu Tao easily dealt with them, activated the fire element monument to open the wind field, flew up and ignited a pile of thorns blocking the road, and obtained a special will-o'-the-wisp.

Along the way, there are thorns, ice slimes, ice abyss mages, and fire elemental monuments, which are obviously intentional by the builders.

When people from the Wangsheng Hall come here, they only need to prepare torches or fire starters to break through all obstacles. It can also be of great help in fighting against the enemy. Passersby who mistakenly enter have no choice but to retreat. It seems that this place was indeed not built casually.

"Can you let me try this 'Demon Seal'?"

"You actually know it?"

“I understand a little bit.” Wang Chen kept adjusting his position. After the Demon Subduing Seal was put together in his eyes, a bright light appeared. A stone wall below suddenly opened up. “It turns out that this is how it feels to put together the Demon Subduing Seal by myself. It’s a bit strange.”

"That's right, you are an adventurer."

When signing the contract in the Hall of Rebirth, Wang Chen provided proof of identity - a certificate of adventure. However, because Dainsleb was a Kanriya, Walnut did not force him to provide proof of identity.

The Hall of the Reborn is qualified to handle unidentified corpses, but the number is limited each year.

"How about you take the lead later? Just find a way to put the things that seem appropriate in the appropriate places."

"Okay." Wang Chen imitated what Hu Tao had been emphasizing to him since they entered the secret realm: "Follow me."

Walnut spread his hands, a barely perceptible smirk flashing across his lips.

Then he followed Wang Chen and watched him find another will-o'-the-wisp with ease. After putting the two will-o'-the-wisp into the mechanism, he opened the door to the next level.

"Well, you are indeed an adventurer, you have a good understanding!" Let's praise him first, and then watch him make a fool of himself, hehe~

After dealing with another group of Hilichurls, Wang Chen led Hu Tao and ran towards the newly opened road without hesitation.

This road seemed to be a dead end, but the wall at the end would automatically open when someone approached. Walnut was a little surprised: "You can see that?"

"An adventurer's intuition. The mechanism I worked so hard to open is a dead end, and considering that the wall ahead will crack by itself, it's normal to come here to check."

"Indeed, well done!" Humph! I just happened to see through this trick. The next level can't be passed by luck or intuition!

Hu Tao still firmly believed that she could make fun of Wang Chen.

Going further ahead is a hall with a special ghost fire in the center, and opposite the ghost fire are two mechanisms that require the ghost fire to open.

What would you do?

You will definitely think of setting off a will-o'-the-wisp first and then looking for another one!

Hu Tao stood behind with her arms folded, not planning to give Wang Chen any hints. 'At least wait until you've turned three times,' she thought.

As a result, after Wang Chen got the will-o'-the-wisp, he said to himself, "It's the same as the previous mechanism, but the number doesn't match... Let's go find another will-o'-the-wisp first."

His performance of running straight to the automatic door just now was too straightforward, so this time he decided to add some lines and perform well.

Then he killed the spider at another exit of the ghost wall hall with one sword, walked through a passage, swam, walked along another road, and returned to a familiar place.

"Huh? Didn't we come here just now?" He pretended to stand there hesitating, pretended to want to turn back, but finally walked forward.

"Is it a ghost wall? Let's go to the front first... Wow! There is a new will-o'-the-wisp here. Now there are two will-o'-the-wisp. We can open the mechanism."

Walnut asked incredulously from behind, "Is it that simple?"

"Maybe it's my habit that helps. I like to collect all the props needed for the mechanism and then place them in place. It's just an accident, an accident." Wang Chen explained hypocritically as he walked forward.

If we jump off the cliff behind this door, we will reach the real "border"...right?

"Hmm?" When he stepped through the door, he found that the terrain in front of him had also lowered, but it was not a cliff, but a staircase extending downward with no end in sight?

He wanted to turn around and ask Walnut where this strange map came from, but found that there was no one behind him.

"walnut?"

"Hall Master Hu!"

"Don't scare me, I'm timid!"

He shouted three times in a row, and the huge echo reverberated in the space, but Kurumi still did not show up.

Wang Chen thought of the common suicidal behaviors in horror movies: being left alone for no apparent reason but insisting on moving forward, and finally getting killed one by one.

"I'm not stupid."

He gave up on the road ahead and turned back, only to encounter a reverse ghost wall - he kept looping back and forth in that ghost wall hall with only one ghost light. This was supposed to prevent people from moving forward, but now it made it impossible for him to turn back...

There are two choices in front of you: either exit the secret realm directly or move forward.