Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

"Who gave you this Dust Concealment Gourd?"

After a long silence, Grandma Ping's words shocked Xu Ning.

She recognized the wine gourd at a glance and even knew its name!

"I found it on the beach north of Shimokawa."

Xu Ning was afraid that Grandma Ping wouldn't know the location of Xiachuan, so she quickly explained it again.

"It's just west of Wangshu Inn on Dihua Island."

Grandma Ping said wistfully, "So you're still staying at the Liyue Love Inn instead? Well, the world is vast, but where else can you go..."

Xu Ning didn't dare to respond rashly, but intuitively felt that the person Grandma Ping was talking about who was "reluctant to leave the palace" must be the god of wine that she worshipped.

However, Grandma Ping did not reveal any more information. Instead, she asked, "What brings you to this old woman?"

Xu Ning bowed directly and replied, "I have come to ask the immortal to make me a Dust Song Pot."

Grandma Ping seemed surprised by Xu Ning's directness and gave him her first smile upon meeting him.

Have you ever met the owner of the gourd in your hand?

Xu Ning shrugged. "Let alone seeing him, I don't even know if he's male or female."

Grandma Ping nodded, "Then He really chose someone completely different from Him."

Xu Ning made an innocent expression, indicating that he didn't know whether Grandma Ping's words were a compliment or an insult.

"This Dust Song Pot is actually a secluded paradise far removed from this world. On a small scale, it is a safe home that can be carried around, accommodating people and storing things. But on a larger scale, it is also an opportunity to evolve into another new world."

"Although I do not have such great power and authority to evolve the world, just making a simple Dust Song Pot for you would probably cost me a lot of my immortal power and wealth."

Grandma Ping looked at Xu Ning with a smile and asked, "So what are you going to offer me in exchange?"

Ningguang stood beside Xu Ning, staring at his profile, wondering what kind of promise he would make.

Xu Ning, however, seemed to have already thought it through, and answered almost without hesitation.

"As long as it doesn't mean we'll die in vain, doesn't violate our conscience or morality, and doesn't harm innocent women and children, then you can give me any order."

Grandma Ping seemed quite satisfied with Xu Ning's answer, and her smile broadened.

“You are indeed much better than that lazy fellow. However, I still cannot make this Dust Song Pot for you.”

Xu Ning was taken aback. "Why is that?"

Grandma Ping pointed at the brass gourd in Xu Ning's hand and laughed, "Since you already have a grotto-heaven, why go to such lengths to ask for another one?"

This time, Xu Ning was truly taken aback.

Holding the Dust-Concealing Gourd in his hand, he presented it to Granny Ping and asked, "You say this is also a grotto-heaven? Then how do you enter and exit it?"

Grandma Ping pointed her finger at the Dust-Hidden Gourd, and a beam of clear light circled around the gourd.

"It seems that too much time has passed, and the restrictions placed on it have worn away completely, so there is no way to enter or exit."

"After you leave, find a piece of pure and clean amber and bring it to me. Then I can re-carve the restrictions for you and make a grotto pass."

Xu Ning nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "Approximately how big would that be?"

Suddenly, a small, milky-white hand was raised beside them.

A child's sweet, childish voice rang out, "Is this piece enough?"

Xu Ning looked down and saw that Xiao Xiangling was holding a golden crystal in her palm, about the size of her small hand.

It was indeed a piece of amber of extremely high purity.

"Xiangling, how did you end up with a piece of amber?"

Grandma Ping gently stroked Xiao Xiangling's head and asked kindly.

Xiangling replied earnestly, "Xingqiu gave it to me on the way here. It's hard and doesn't taste good!"

Although they knew the amber was very hard, Grandma Ping and Xu Ning couldn't help but scan it, looking for tooth marks that couldn't possibly exist.

Grandma Ping asked Xiangling, "Do you want this older brother to use it? This was given to you by Xingqiu, and it's a very valuable gift!"

Xiangling nodded nonchalantly, "Xingqiu's family has a lot of these stones, and I don't like stones either."

However, Xiangling didn't care, but Xu Ning couldn't just use her without caring at all.

Xu Ning asked Grandma Ping, "Is this amber very valuable? Approximately how much is it worth?"

Grandma Ping took the amber in her hand and examined it closely before explaining.

"If it were a regular piece of raw amber, without any processing by a craftsman, it would be worth at most around 1,500 moras."

“But the one Xiangling has is different; it should have reached the level of golden amber.”

Xu Ning had never heard of this type of amber before, so he shook his head and humbly asked, "How are the grades of this amber classified?"

Grandma Ping smiled and said, "There is no grade division because it is not based on the purity of the amber itself, but because golden amber is actually a magical artifact made by alchemists."

"High-quality amber is refined in a furnace for forty-nine days and then soaked in spring water for forty-nine days. After undergoing this dual tempering of water and fire, the amber is called jade amber."

"Not only does it become harder, but it can also condense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making the energy purer. Because it is entirely golden and has mysterious golden patterns, it is also called golden amber."

Grandma Ping took the golden amber from Xiangling's hand and continued, "At this level, the value of this golden amber is beyond estimation. But what I want to say is that if the Dust Concealment Gourd uses the golden amber, it will be extremely beneficial for the accumulation and replenishment of immortal power within the cave."

"Immortal power?" Xu Ning asked, somewhat puzzled.

Grandma Ping laughed and said, "Actually, it's just elemental power. It's just that our immortal power is slightly different from the seven elemental powers on the continent today, and we've gotten used to this name."

Xu Ning nodded, squatted down, and looked into Xiao Xiangling's eyes.

She said sincerely, "Xiangling, are you really willing to give this golden amber to Brother Xu Ning as a treasure? Brother Xu Ning won't take it for nothing. In the future, if there's anything delicious or fun, he'll be willing to take it with him because of Xiangling's kindness today, okay?"

When Xiangling heard Xu Ning's promise, her eyes narrowed with laughter, and she exclaimed, "Great!"

Xu Ning stood up and said to Grandma Ping, "Senior, let's begin!"

Grandma Ping rubbed her beloved disciple's head and sighed with a smile, "You're not so old-fashioned after all."

Grandma Ping held the golden amber in her palm, and two streams of pure energy swirled around it above her hand.

The two streams of pure energy spun faster and faster, while the amber within them grew smaller and smaller, gradually condensing into a golden bead about the size of a grain of rice, radiating dazzling golden light.

Grandma Ping took the Dust Concealing Gourd from Xu Ning's hand, touched the golden bead in mid-air with her little finger, and gently touched the eye of the dragon pattern on the gourd's body.

"The finishing touch!"

This was a stroke of genius; with the addition of this eye to the dragon pattern, the entire dragon seemed to come alive, gradually exuding a majestic aura.

Xu Ning took the gourd from Grandma Ping's hand, admired it for a moment, and asked happily, "Can I now freely enter and leave this cave?"

Grandma Ping nodded, then took out two small bamboo plaques, carved an intricate pattern on them, and handed them to Xu Ning.

"This is the pass to your grotto. If you want someone to enter, just let them hold the pass, and they can enter your grotto at will."

"That's wonderful! I was just about to ask how to get Beidou, Ningguang, and Xiangling in!"

Xu Ning silently listed all the beautiful women he admired on the Teyvat continent in his mind.

"In that case, I would be grateful if you could make me another forty-eight customs passes!"