Genshin Impact: My confession was rejected, so I traveled to seven countries

next day

Su Mo and Shen He walked along the mountain road at Qingyun Peak. Looking at the package in Shen He's hand, Su Mo said puzzledly, "My physical condition has improved a lot. Lishui Zhenjun also said that these herbs will not have much effect on my body, but why did he ask me to bring them? Isn't this a bit wasteful..."

Upon hearing this, Shen He looked at the package in his hand, then at the two packages that were the same size as before and at Su Mo, who was still breathing, and nodded in agreement: "That being said, a thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole. Although your physical fitness has greatly improved, you still can't slack off, otherwise it will regress over time."

Su Mo nodded when he heard this: "That's true."

Shen He's words reminded him of his physical condition when he was a child. He was full of energy and could run a thousand meters with ease. But later he became lazy and even had to catch his breath after climbing a few stairs.

The bright morning sunshine shines through the treetops and falls on the two travelers, bringing the warmth of early summer.

When approaching the top of the mountain, a sound of fighting came. This made Su Mo confused.

"Huh? Who is so bold as to act wildly in the immortal cave? " As he said this, he quickened his pace up the mountain.

When they reached the top of the mountain, they saw a man engaged in a fierce battle with several blurry figures, his form nimbly weaving between the attacks. Meanwhile, True Lord Xie Yue stood nearby, seemingly enjoying the battle and occasionally cheering and applauding.

Just as True Lord Xue Yue was immersed in the wonderful performance before him, he suddenly noticed the arrival of Su Mo and Shen He, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Hey, isn't this Su Mo and Shen He? Why are you here?"

Su Mo couldn't help but twitch his lips as he looked at Master Xueyue who seemed to have lost his memory.

"Master, why did you run away by yourself yesterday, leaving us here?" Su Mo looked resentful.

Looking at Su Mo with a resentful look on his face, Master Xueyue felt a little embarrassed for a moment. Yesterday, he had thought of bringing the two of them back together, but he met the Demon-Subduing Great Sage and thought of asking him to test the strength of the talisman puppet, so he forgot about this matter.

True Lord Xueyue responded with an awkward smile, "I was just thinking of letting you exercise your physique. Now seeing that you're not sweating or out of breath, it seems this level of difficulty is a piece of cake for you. Haha..."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo looked at Master Xueyue with a dark face, obviously not buying this understated explanation.

Faced with Su Mo's silent questioning, he couldn't hold back for a moment and took the initiative to admit: "Okay, okay, I forgot. I apologize to you. Calm down, calm down."

Just as Su Mo was about to say something, he suddenly heard a sound of breaking air next to him. He turned around and saw that it was a talisman puppet that was blown up by Xiao.

Seeing this, True Lord Xie Yue exclaimed, "My puppet, Great Sage Conquering the Demons, you have no moral principles. You took advantage of my distraction to attack my newly developed treasure!"

Before he finished speaking, True Lord Xueyue had already turned to Su Mo and quickly ordered, "You two should rest aside for now. We can talk about cultivation later. I'll go deal with it first."

Before Master Xueyue could finish his words, he suddenly rushed to the battlefield again and began to give orders.

Su Mo looked at the two excited people in silence, but Shen He next to him noticed something.

"Su Mo, look at these puppets, what's the difference?"

"Hmm?" Su Mo heard this and then began to carefully look at the talisman puppets that were destroyed in the battle.

Four light blue, spirit-like puppets attacked Xiao relentlessly, a move he relished. Just as the two sides were evenly matched, the four puppets suddenly launched a combined attack, pushing Xiao back. Xiao instantly steadied himself and charged at the puppets. The four puppets, seemingly possessed of intelligence, chose not to engage Xiao head-on, but instead spread out and surrounded him. While Xiao was still charging, they launched their attack. Seeing this, Xiao quickly spun around, his elemental energy radiating through him, repelling him.

After Xiao landed, the four puppets had already stood in the four directions of him, with lights flashing in their hands, as if they were setting up some kind of formation.

In an instant, the space around Xiao was sealed by a pyramid-shaped light shield. This shield was extremely solid, trapping him inside with no way to escape. The four puppets stood outside the shield, their hands constantly changing their spells and muttering to themselves.

As the puppets completed their spells, a huge elemental light ball gradually condensed above Xiao's head. It slowly rotated, emitting dazzling light, and its volume continued to expand.

Suddenly, a thick beam of light shot out from the ball of light and struck Xiao's head. Faced with this sudden attack, Xiao did not hesitate at all. He quickly stimulated the elemental power in his body and prepared to withstand the blow.

The moment Xiao's elemental power collided with the puppets' elemental light balls, a powerful wave of air, like an explosion, instantly spread outward. Under the impact of this force, the solid pyramid light shield shattered like fragile glass, turning into countless fragments that dissipated into the air.

Outside the barrier, the four puppets that were originally standing could no longer maintain their shapes under the impact of the air wave. The talisman lights in their hands were instantly extinguished, and their shapes began to become blurred. Finally, they turned into light talismans that slowly fell from the sky. The moment they touched the ground, they gradually dissipated like morning mist meeting the sunlight, until they completely turned into nothingness.

The leaves rustled in the wind, as if telling the thrilling scene that just happened.

Su Mo put down his arms that were used to block the air waves, and looked at the two people on the battlefield with shock in his eyes. Su Mo knew how powerful Xiao was, and he also knew that the power of the attack just now should not be underestimated, but this was only because Master Xueyue did not survive, which shows how powerful this kind of talisman is.

"Haha, Great Sage Subduing Demons, my talisman puppet is pretty powerful, right?" True Lord Xue Yue said with a smile.

Xiao stood up, dusted himself off, and said slowly, "Indeed, it's quite impressive. Just four consecutive attacks were enough to make me feel a bit exhausted. And this talisman puppet can actually use elemental power and space blockades. This is quite surprising to me."

After hearing Xiao's evaluation, Master Xueyue seemed quite proud: "Haha, that's right. I developed this specifically based on the lessons learned from previous attempts. It can be said to be the culmination of all the skills."

"Well, it does have many advantages, but it also has drawbacks."

True Lord Xie Yue's interest was piqued: "Oh, tell me about it."

Xiao pondered for a moment, then answered seriously, "Though these talismans are powerful, the process of deploying the formation and sealing off space is too complicated. In battle, speed, accuracy, and power are crucial. Even a split second can dramatically change the odds of victory."

In fact, when the puppet blocked the space, Xiao could have taken the opportunity to escape with his strength, but he also wanted to see how powerful these talismans were, so he chose to wait.

After listening to this, True Lord Xueyue thought about it and said: "Well, there are indeed some flaws in this regard."

Seeing this, Xiao continued, "Besides that, there is another fatal flaw."

"Are you trying to say that puppets don't have their own thoughts?" True Lord Xueyue guessed.

"Yes, just like when Su Mo and the others came just now, your momentary distraction caused a huge flaw in their coordination, which allowed me to take the opportunity to destroy one of them."

True Lord Xie Yue took a deep breath and acknowledged Xiao's point of view: "Yes, indeed, I have also discovered it. It seems that I need to study this talisman further."

Su Mo comforted him, "Don't worry, Master. Even so, they are still very powerful. I just saw that the coordination of those four puppets is really good. If one hadn't been destroyed, all five of them might be able to fight against the Demon Subduing Great Sage."

True Lord Xie Yue laughed and said, "You are quite good at talking, boy."

Xiao nodded: "What Su Mo said makes some sense. These talismans of yours are generally good. You don't have to worry too much."

True Lord Xue Yue nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Xiao asked, "Are there any other talismans? If not, then..."

True Lord Xueyue finally reacted: "Okay, okay." Then he turned and looked at Su Mo: "Boy, what are you standing there for? Get your things!"

"Well, what is it?" Su Mo looked confused. True Lord Xue Yue never told him what to take. What was going on?

"Ahem, that, that about Liuyun, you know." True Lord Xueyue said embarrassedly.

"What's that Liuyun one?" Su Mo was puzzled. "Oh, an automatic rice cooker."

True Lord Xueyue nodded.

"Master, why didn't you tell me earlier? It's not a big deal. Here it is." Su Mo took out the machine from the huge package behind him and handed it to Master Xueyue.

"Haha, that's thoughtful. I'll go prepare food for the Demon-Subduing Great Sage. You guys wait here first." With that, True Lord Xue Yue walked towards the cave.

Su Mo looked at Xiao with some confusion: "Great Sage Conquering Demons, if I remember correctly, you came here with True Monarch Cutting Moon last night, right? Why did the test only end now?"

After all, at least several hours have passed since Xiao and Master Xueyue separated from them. With Xiao's combat power, even testing the puppet talisman would not take several hours.

Xiao smiled slightly when he heard Su Mo's question: "Since you are learning from the True Lords, you don't have to keep calling me the Great Sage Conquering Demons. It sounds quite distant. Just call me Brother Xiao."

Ah, brother

Even if I call Yan Wangdijun, it's just Mr.

Well, since you are older, you can be the eldest brother.

"Yes, Brother Xiao."

Xiao nodded and continued, "Originally, True Lord Xueyue said there were only puppet talismans, but after we started, I realized that he had me test all the items he had prepared over the past few years. Moreover, each of these talismans has a different function. After testing, he also asked me to point out the advantages and disadvantages. That's why we wasted some time."

After hearing this, Su Mo expressed his understanding of Xiao's situation, and Xiao continued with a wry smile: "Since you call me Big Brother, I won't hide it from you. In fact, I originally planned to leave after the test, but Master Xie Yue seemed to have other plans. He asked me to continue to help him test other things, and said he was willing to pay more. So, I was kept here like this."

Su Mo smiled awkwardly after hearing this.

Xiao, you are still too naive. None of these guys are easy to fool.