Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

This time, we've come to Shanyang again.

The leader of this Tianheng alchemist wanted to see the effects of the "Earth Vein Suppressing Stone" in person so that he could see if any adjustments were needed later.

Furthermore, Sanyang made a request.

"You want me to teleport you?"

Xu Ning's ability to use teleportation anchors was no secret among the higher-ups in Liyue, but he didn't expect that Shanyang also knew about it.

Shan Yang said earnestly, "I asked a member of the family you teleported with. Oh, in your area, he should be called 'Dian' (Electricity). I think you used the power of the earth veins for teleportation. Being able to personally see the earth veins is of vital importance for adjusting the earth vein suppressing stone later."

Xu Ning recalled the time after the last Lantern Festival when he led a group of students back to Tianheng Mountain.

No wonder that kid "Electric" had pockets full of talismans; it turns out he was also from the school of sorcerers.

Xu Ning nodded, "No problem. As long as the 'Earth Vein Suppressing Stone' can work, I'll take you there a few more times."

Shan Yang laughed and said, "That's good. I've already sent a few lads to escort some of the Town Stones toward the Thousand Rock Army's garrison in Guili Plain. Let's teleport there and meet up with them!"

Xu Ning nodded, pulled Beidou aside and whispered to him that if he had nothing to do at home recently, he should go to Uncle Tian's place and try to get a few Returning Machines to install on his ship.

"That thing is incredibly powerful; it might be able to kill Haishan with it."

Xu Ning's words made Beidou's eyes light up, and he immediately ran to the dock to find Uncle Tian.

Xu Ning teleported Shan Yang from Liyue Harbor to the Thousand Rock Army's base. During this time, Shan Yang did not do anything out of line, but simply watched the various wonders that appeared in the ley lines.

The soldiers stationed at Qianyan Army were already used to Xu Ning's sudden appearance, and everyone continued with their own tasks.

The two Taoist disciples who were escorting the "Earth Vein Suppressing Stone" were startled by the way Xu Ning and their master appeared, and almost threw away their talismans.

"What's the panic? Don't make a fuss!"

Shan Yang usually had a smiling face when dealing with outsiders, but he was very strict with his disciples.

Xu Ning saw that the two disciples were guarding a hot air balloon, and in the basket below the balloon were two cone-shaped objects.

"This is the 'Earth Vein Suppressing Stone'?"

Shan Yang nodded and said, "That's right. We took some jade rocks with rich elemental energy and engraved runes on them using the Yin script method."

"The upper part of the square cone is designed to convert the elemental power between heaven and earth into the pointed cone as a lasting power source, while the lower part releases the power of protection, preventing the earth vein node from breeding evil and demonic creatures."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Then let's find a gathering place for monsters to conduct an experiment."

Since the monster gathering points around the Thousand Rock Army's garrison were frequently visited by the Thousand Rock Army, Xu Ning and the others simply traveled a bit further towards Green Jade Slope.

Unexpectedly, the small bridge between Guiliyuan and Cuijuepo was demolished at some unknown time.

Although the riverbed here is shallow enough to cross on foot, everyone who had walked through the water was in a very bad mood.

After crossing the river, Xu Ning saw someone he had never expected.

On the hillside, a girl in a white dress was wielding a blunt sword, locked in combat with a huge, fiery, deceptive flower.

Shan Yang, a man of wide experience, observed the girl's swordsmanship a few times and commented, "Judging from this girl's appearance, hair color, and attire, she doesn't seem to be from Liyue. She looks more like someone from Mondstadt, but her swordsmanship is completely different from Mondstadt swordsmanship..."

Shan Yang was about to ask Xu Ning for his opinion when he saw Xu Ning rush forward.

How can I not rush in? This is Ying!

As expected of a plant-type monster with intelligence, the Fiery Deceptive Flower never directly confronted Luminous during the fierce battle. Instead, it frequently used its burrowing ability to dodge Luminous's fierce attacks and look for opportunities to launch magma fireballs.

Once again, using the Earth-Piercing Blink technique to get behind Ying, the petals of the Blazing Deception Flower suddenly closed, and a large amount of fire element began to accumulate in the petals, ready to unleash a series of lava projectiles on Ying's back.

At that moment, Xu Ning's attack also arrived.

A jet of crystal-clear water shot out from the Dust Concealment Gourd, striking the bud of the Blazing Deceptive Flower with a hiss and a straight column of steam rose up.

"To put out the fire, we naturally need water. Look at its appearance; it's just like a lamb to the slaughter now."

Ying watched as the fiery, deceptive flower swayed and trembled back and forth, no longer able to spew out a single spark. She took two steps forward and slashed her sword from the top bud all the way down to the root at the very bottom.

Once the fiery, deceptive flower had dissipated into a cloud of black mist, Ying sheathed her longsword and turned to look at Xu Ning.

Looking into Ying's eyes, Xu Ning suddenly understood the significance of her presence here.

"Were you waiting for me?" Xu Ning asked.

Ying was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "I want to go and see too."

Xu Ning nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I was just about to hear your opinion."

Shan Yang was surprised that Xu Ning knew this girl. He clicked his tongue twice, thinking that this kid seemed to be surrounded by pretty girls.

Unlike our Chongyun, who spends all his time playing with Xingqiu.

The group continued along the mountain path and finally found out where the original small bridge had gone.

Broken wooden planks and bridge pillars were scattered everywhere along the mountain road, and some trucks had even overturned and been dismantled.

Ying raised her hand and pointed to the right front, saying, "The Hilichurls dismantled this bridge and used it to build houses. It's on that hillside over there."

Xu Ning gave Ying a deep look, but did not move.

Ying said in a low voice, "What? You're not going if I don't tell you?"

Xu Ning sighed and took the lead, guiding everyone up the hillside.

The Hilichurl camp on the hillside was already taking shape, with a narrow gate at the front and a wide gate at the back, tall arrow towers on both sides, and large houses arranged in a triangular pattern. It offered a wide field of vision and was symmetrical from left to right, which was really unlike what a Hilichurl of such intelligence could build.

It's likely that the Hilichurls were built under the direction of the Abyss Mage.

However, in the vast camp, not a single ordinary Hilichurl could be seen at this moment, and the large pots used for cooking and heating were also gone, as if the Hilichurls had moved away.

Xu Ning didn't delve into the reasons behind this, and turned to Shan Yang with a smile, saying, "Let's place the first earth vein suppressing stone here!"

Shan Yang took out a feng shui compass from his pocket and nodded, saying, "I will find the earth vein node of this place first, and then we can place the stabilizing stone."

"I've been wanting to see what you sorcerers are capable of!"

Xu Ning watched as Shan Yang, holding a compass, measured step by step in the camp, sometimes moving diagonally, sometimes retreating. Hearing the words he murmured, Xu Ning realized that Shan Yang was using the Bagua steps to determine the feng shui positions.

Although Xu Ning couldn't understand what Shan Yang was doing at all, by observing Ying's expression, he found that Ying's face also showed admiration. It seemed that Shan Yang really had some skills.

After all, when it comes to finding and utilizing ley lines, the Abyss Mage faction is the real experts.

Xu Ning gently nudged Ying's shoulder and said with a smile, "You're already here, don't trouble the old lady. Why don't you just give us some pointers?"