Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Xu Ning stood at the entrance of the mansion of True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, scratching his head in a somewhat puzzled manner.

The last time I was here with Shen He, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun inexplicably got angry with me and threw me around like an invincible whirlwind.

This time, they completely avoided meeting him, leaving him thoroughly rebuffed.

"What did I do to offend her? They say a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, but I can't fathom the heart of this fairy!"

Xu Ning sat on the stone steps at the entrance for a while, holding her cheeks, looking at the few clumps of low trees that had grown on the steps.

"Forget it, I can just come back to beg again next time. But I can't come here for nothing this time. The grass on this woman's stone steps is overgrown and she doesn't even trim it. The other day, I couldn't stand it and Shen He had to do the work. I might as well do her a favor and help her tidy up, so it'll be easier to talk to her next time."

Without further ado, Xu Ning entered the Hidden Dust Cave, took out a silver sword, and with a few swift strokes, chopped down all the small trees at the entrance.

While sitting in the mansion, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, who was teaching Shen He how to draw talismans, suddenly trembled, and the spiritual energy of the talisman on the table was released in a frenzy, turning it into a useless talisman.

The Cloud-Borrowing Wind True Lord, who had been keeping a close eye on Xu Ning with his divine sense, was furious.

"My carefully nurtured twin bud greens are gone just like that! And they even took two clumps of butterfly greens! How awful! How awful!"

Shen He looked up from the table, glanced at his master's expression, and asked, "Have some annoying creatures appeared in the mountains again? Should I go and drive them away?"

If you met him, you'd be overjoyed, would you make a move on him?

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun shook his head and replaced the useless talisman. "Ignore him. He'll leave when he gets bored."

Shen He stopped talking, took the completed talisman from his hand, and picked up another talisman.

Xu Ning, who was outside, was holding a bunch of branches and leaves, but was having some trouble.

"These saplings are so weak and frail, they're useless except for burning for cooking. Immortals don't cook, so we might as well just throw them off the cliff."

Xu Ning hopped a few steps on the lotus pond, then suddenly threw the branches and leaves in his hand to the ground.

"Oh my god, cooking! Why didn't I think of that?"

Xu Ning angrily smacked himself on the head and said, "I'm still here weeding! Those two guys only got into her house by offering her some good food! How could I only think of something so simple now? Time to cook!"

After settling the Dust Concealment Gourd, Xu Ning rushed in and shouted at the woman in green, "Come quickly and make some of your best dishes, something technically advanced, because that immortal outside is very picky."

The woman in green had a frosty expression on her face as she crossed her arms and said, "I will absolutely not cook for that woman!"

Xu Ning was taken aback. "What? An old acquaintance? Have a grudge? Speaking of which, you also hid from people last time because you were beaten up by her a thousand years ago? That's normal. She's a crane and you're a snake, she's your natural enemy!"

"Don't dwell on the past. Hurry up, even if you don't cook, you can help out in the kitchen!"

The woman in green held her head and slowly squatted down. "No means no. Even if you beat me to death today, I won't hand you a single cabbage!"

Xu Ning, wearing a small apron, used a large spoon to tap the head of the woman in green.

"I won't hold it against you today; I'll settle the score with you after this is over."

The woman in green tilted her head, looking as if she wasn't afraid of being scalded by boiling water.

Even without Qingyi's help in the kitchen, Xu Ning was quick and efficient, and soon four dishes and a soup were ready.

They placed them on a small table in the lotus pond, and then brought out a jar of "nectar" and placed it beside them.

Xu Ning cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, "True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, the offerings are ready, including your favorite Pearl Jade White Jade Soup. Please do me the honor of coming out for a chat. Xu Ning does indeed have something to ask of you!"

The True Lord Liuyun, who was in the cave, was so angry that he even broke his pen in two.

"Does this guy think I'm some glutton who only cares about satisfying his appetite? He's only served a few dishes, where does this arrogance and confidence come from?"

Shen He looked up, "Master, let me go..."

"Ignore them. Just finish the last few drawings, and I'll go and meet those people myself in a bit."

Xu Ning called out several more times, but there was still no response.

"Could he really not be home? This is troublesome!"

Xu Ning remembered that there seemed to be a teleportation anchor point on Mount Aozang. Since he had made a wasted trip this time, he might as well activate that anchor point so that it would be convenient for him to come back next time.

Xu Ning acted on his idea, took a big gulp of wine, tucked the Dust Concealment Gourd into his waistband, and began to climb towards the mountain wall against which the Immortal Abode was located.

There are many footholds on the cliff face of Mount Aozang, making it very easy to climb. Xu Ning even lightly jumped up a few stone steps on some sections of the cliff.

Upon reaching a stone platform carved with auspicious cloud shapes at the top of the mountain, Xu Ning looked at the stone crane in front of him and felt that he had been forgetting things all day.

With the True Lord of Cloud Retention and Wind Borrowing not here, what is there to fear!

The fairy abode in the clouds that she built many years ago has been floating in the sky ever since!

Xu Ning walked down a few steps from the mountaintop, activated a teleportation point on a stone platform, and then went up to the Auspicious Cloud Stone Platform again.

He wrapped his arms around the stone crane that seemed ready to take flight, and spun it around so that it faced directly toward Qingyun Peak.

Hearing the clattering of the mechanism beneath Shi He's feet, a star talisman suddenly popped out and flashed. Then, a bright yellow energy beam shot out from Shi He's beak, pointing towards the location of Qingyun Peak.

Fortunately, Xu Ning still remembered the locations of the other two cranes.

One is on the peak of Hulao Mountain, and the other is on the peak of Qingyun Peak.

"It's a pity that the teleportation anchor points in both places haven't been opened yet, otherwise we could save so much strength in our waist and legs!"

Xu Ning sighed, "Today is destined to be a day of going up and down the mountain."

Fortunately, Xu Ning had been to Hulao Mountain before, so he knew the way well.

Ignoring the countless new ambers added along the way, Xu Ning rushed all the way to the summit and activated the teleportation point.

After identifying the location of the Xiangyun Platform at the summit, we descended the mountain again and climbed up once more.

Xu Ning is increasingly eager for the Wings of Wind.

If I had this, wouldn't I be able to roam freely among the mountains and rivers?

However, Wind Wings seem to be controlled items in Mondstadt, so I wonder if those merchants can collect them.

Over the next two days, Xu Ning activated all the teleportation anchor points on Qingyun Peak and finally arrived at his destination.

The stone tablet is located directly below the Cloud Immortal Abode.

"To ascend to the summit, one must bow to the three mountains. The sun, moon, and stars must shine upon the three luminaries. The phoenix and luan bird will bring the three auspicious omens to pay homage."

"That's so cringeworthy."

Since True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng wasn't home anyway, Xu Ning boldly commented, "We all live nearby, we see each other all the time. You build a house in the sky and make the three mountains bow down, it's really disrespectful to everyone. And phoenixes and luan birds? Aren't those three stone birds all cranes? What's the difference?"

Xu Ning shook his head and placed his hand on the stone tablet. Suddenly, an extremely strong updraft appeared, almost throwing Xu Ning away.

Xu Ning grabbed the stone tablet, pulling himself back to prevent it from being blown into the sky by the wind.

"Oh no, without the Wings of Wind, it'll be hard to maintain my balance in this pillar of wind. But we've been running for days, we can't just give up at the last step."

"Up!"