Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

It was a sunny day, and Liyue Harbor was filled with a festive atmosphere.

The reason for this is that a missing person case that concerned the hearts of the people of Liyue was finally solved after more than a month.

Regarding the disappearance of Xingqiu, the second son of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, and the Taoist priest Chongyun, a disciple of a hidden family, Lord Yuheng Keqing, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, gave an official answer at a press conference:

"The whole incident was caused by the narrow-mindedness of the Kingdom of Winter. They wanted to avenge the death of the Fire Debt Collector of Liyue who had fought with the citizens of Liyue for ingredients for the Chef King Contest, so they sent people to invade and kill the citizens of Liyue."

"As one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, I feel deeply indignant and saddened."

"The Winter Fools openly sent people to sneak into our country, trying to cause irreparable harm to the people of Liyue. This behavior is not only a serious violation of our sovereignty, but also an extreme disregard for the lives and safety of the people of Liyue."

"Zhidong, you call yourself a powerful country, but you use such despicable means to test Liyue's bottom line. Your behavior not only violates the principle of peaceful coexistence among the seven countries, but also tramples on the dignity of the people of Liyue."

"We, Liyue, have been a country that loves peace and respects life since ancient times. We cherish friendly relations with all countries, but we will never tolerate any form of infringement or provocation."

"We strongly condemn the actions of the Winter Faints and demand that the Winter Kingdom immediately cease all hostile actions against Liyue and hand over the suspects to the Liyue judicial authorities."

“At the same time, we will also take all necessary measures to protect the lives and property of the people of Liyue and safeguard the dignity and interests of the country.”

After finishing her diplomatic remarks, Keqing still mentioned the situation of Xingqiu and Chongyun, which everyone was concerned about:

"The two victims were chased by the Fatui while on an adventure to a secret realm, and were trapped there for a month. Now they have returned to Liyue safely, and except for being slightly weak, they are in good spirits."

As for the Evil Eye and the damage suffered by the rescue team when they encountered the Fatui during the search and rescue process, Keqing will not explain it here.

In short, this story still ends with the traditional "righteous Liyue defeats the evil Dongdong", which is a perfect ending.

Everybody is happy, everybody is happy.

......

Manmin Hall.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Chongyun collapsed on the bench, pounding his knees again and again, and said quietly: "I feel like my legs are going to be useless. Can you imagine what it feels like to kneel in front of the ancestral hall for eight hours?"

"The elders have been using the ice element to stimulate me. I can't even sleep! Oh my God, I know I will be punished according to the clan rules, but can't they assign me some tasks to make up for my mistakes? They have to make me kneel there for a whole day!"

"Oh my legs!"

Chongyun stopped complaining and was quite talkative.

Li Tao turned to Xingqiu with amusement: "Brother Xingqiu, what about you?"

“Father and big brother didn’t make me kneel, nor did they punish me harshly.” Xingqiu rested his hands in front of him, looking embarrassed. “I was just assigned a lot of work and was ordered to stay at home. I was not allowed to leave Liyue Harbor.”

Having said that, they both sighed.

At this time, a slender hand placed several plates of food on the table in front of them. "Xingqiu, Chongyun, stop complaining. After all the trouble, it's good enough that you can come back safely. Otherwise, I won't be cooking for you now. I will take these meals to the cemetery to commemorate you."

Li Tao raised his head and helped Xiangling, who was wearing an apron, to take the dishes. He wondered when the little girl became so aggressive.

Xingqiu quickly explained: "We don't want this to happen. Speaking of which, we are going to explore the secret realm because Brother Li is also doing this, so we want to go and take a look..."

As he spoke, Xingqiu raised his eyebrow at Li Tao, as if to say: Brother Li, you should explain it quickly!

Li Tao answered honestly: "Yes, I have always said that. I have accepted a long-term mission to explore secret places and search for holy relics."

"Xingqiu and Chongyun were thinking of me and wanted to help me... But when I traveled to Aozang Mountain, I remembered that not all secret realms have relics. You have to have specific secret realms to find them."

Chongyun was surprised: "Can we predict in advance what treasures will be found in the secret realm? The secret realm we explored clearly had nothing but some treasure chests containing Mora."

Li Tao suddenly felt that he had said something wrong. All his information about the secret realms that produced holy relics came from his past life memories. How could he say that? So he had to find a way to make up for it: "Well, this - my employer, the guest Zhongli, told me. Different secret realms contain different memories and thoughts, and are also related to the local earth veins..."

Li Tao then explained his theory to Xiangling, Xingqiu and Chongyun, and the three of them listened attentively.

"That means, if there was a cooking god in ancient times who left his relics and combined them with the earth veins to form a secret realm, could I also find holy relics such as [ingredients that make meals more delicious] or [kitchen utensils that can assist in cooking] in it?"

Xiangling asked excitedly, but Li Tao didn't dare to guarantee this. He could only take out a set of holy relics he had found in the Huachi Yanxiu secret realm from his backpack and put them in front of everyone: "This is a complete set of holy relics I found in the secret realm of Aozang Mountain - according to the memories contained in it, it should be called [The Ceremony of the Imperial Family in the Past]."

The three of them came forward and each picked up a holy relic to examine it carefully.

They are all holders of the Eye of God, and therefore can feel the surging power within it——

After just a moment, Chongyun exclaimed: "This thing seems to be able to resonate with the orifices on the body. Brother Li, can it be [loaded] inside the human body?"

"As expected of an experienced alchemist, you figured out the use of the holy relic so quickly." Li Tao praised, "Yes, just like this, load this [Flower of Life] on your head...it will temporarily merge into your body."

As he spoke, Li Tao took out his "Sacred Relics Atlas" notebook and introduced it to everyone: "The human body can carry a total of five sacred relics, and each sacred relic has a good bonus to physical fitness and elemental force perception. At the same time, you can see that this sacred relic can also be installed in a set, so as a set it will of course have a stronger effect..."

After Li Tao briefly introduced the functions of the holy relics, Xingqiu looked thoughtful and said, "Brother Li, I think this is a completely blue ocean of business. If you are willing to sell them, these holy relics will be very popular among the holders of the Eye of God."

"Sell it? What are you talking about? It's very troublesome to get such a thing from the secret realm, okay? I'm not in great need of Mora at the moment."

Li Tao immediately pushed the [Ceremony of the Imperial Family in the Past] to Xingqiu and Chongyun, and said, "I have prepared a copy for each of you. This [Ceremony of the Imperial Family in the Past] is very versatile and can enhance the power of elemental explosion. Well, Brother Xingqiu, you can take it for now; Brother Chongyun, I will give you another set after I go home."

Xingqiu was a little dumbfounded: "Brother Li, such a good thing, you just give it to me as you say?"

Chongyun was also stunned for a moment, but his reaction was quite different. His face became serious, and he bowed to Li Tao: "I am grateful for your kindness, Brother Li. I really need something like this to enhance my strength, so I will accept this gift. If you need anything in the future, I will go through fire and water for you!"

"Don't let the Fatui block you in the secret realm and make you starve to death." Li Tao made a slight joke and said with a smile, "Okay, I admit it myself. You are in this situation because you helped me. How can I not repay you?"

Xiangling was playing with a holy relic with envy: "Hey, actually, I want it too. Brother Li Tao, if I ask you to find a holy relic now, can you accept it?"

"I don't have a holy relic suitable for your fire element at the moment. I'll bring it back to you next time."

Xiang Ling waved her fist excitedly: "Then you can count on me hiring you, Brother Li Tao!"

Glancing at the absent-minded Xingqiu and Chongyun who couldn't let go of the holy relic, Li Tao knocked on the table and said, "Today is a happy day, so don't think about the past for now. Let's eat first!"