Chapter 50: Use magic to defeat magic

I have heard for a long time that there are various secret realms on the continent of Teyvat. When I was in Liyue before, because I knew too much about the Liyue immortals, it was okay to run into Achi, but it would be too troublesome to run into a few more.

——Not to mention that Liyue was also the famous Demon Cemetery during the Demon War.

Ming Chong does have a way to get everyone back, but the problem is that he has seen these people at least twice in the simulated journey!

Yes, he gets bored easily (nods).

It's only been less than two months since I traveled through time. What kind of chosen oxen and horses are you? You're already starting to work?

Anyway, I've been lying dead for a long time, so a few days won't make any difference.

——Zhongli and the others aren't anxious, so why should I be anxious?!

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Then the three of them took turns entering the secret realm. A white light flashed before their eyes, and Ming Chong opened his eyes to see a huge, colorful white tree.

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Where are those two people? !

Standing alone on the branches of a large tree, Ming Chong quickly put this question behind him.

It doesn't matter. He built it anyway. Doesn't he know if it's dangerous? It's so clean that even monsters from Teyvat won't appear.

Ming Chong felt at ease and began to play around (?), or pick at the bark under his feet (?). As far as he knew, this must be the World Tree, but before this, he had only heard of such scenes from others during simulated journeys.

As soon as the traveler from another world landed on Xumi, he was controlled by the spiritual fragrance, an auxiliary tool used by scholars to connect to the world tree, and fell asleep.

Then I saw the World Tree. (This information is provided by Tinari)

Later, when the Dead Zone and Demon Scale Disease were completely resolved, it is said that the Traveler also went there in person under the leadership of the Little Auspicious Grass King.

So now there is a problem. This mountain was built by him. Although it was based on the local conditions of Xumi, it only has the function of preventing natural disasters. As for connecting to the earth veins, it does not have this function.

It's not original, so it's normal that the signal is not good.

But he could actually enter the World Tree from here?

I really can't figure it out.

Ming Chong was bored when he suddenly noticed a branch growing very straight, and his heart was immediately moved.

Gradually moving closer to the center of the tree...

"You are finally here, strange god." Suddenly a translucent child blocked the road.

Oh, it’s the little auspicious grass king.

That's not surprising.

"Nashida?" As expected, she's white-haired! That sultry traveler with the exposed waist deliberately didn't let me steal her out! (Referring to the first Xumi simulation)

The white-haired girl shook her head and said, "My name is Buyer. I am the previous Grass God and also known as the Great Kind Tree King."

"...Ah, hello, Buyer. My name is Ming Chong, divine name..." Ming Chong paused for a moment.

——Is it Impas or Chong? Never mind, just pick one.

"The name of the god is Impas."

Morax, Barbatos, Buyer, Impas, all in perfect parallelism. Check.

"You must be confused as you are not familiar with this world. It is my action that brought you here." Buyer spoke slowly and carefully explained everything to Ming Chong.

“The hills you created are incompatible with the earth of this world, but like bandages and gauze applied to human injuries, they don’t actually cause rejection, but instead have the effect of cleansing and healing.

The mountain you dug away was like rotten flesh, draining away along with the blood were germs and pus. Under your power, I was finally able to regain clarity for a moment.

Ming Chong thought, Ming Chong was silent, Ming Chong gave up.

Are you saying that Xumi is sick?

Or is it a dead zone problem?

It seems like you did something good?

Not sure, listen again.

Seeing his confusion, Buyer smiled faintly. "Anyway, thank you. During my time in the World Tree, I gained another part of your memory, enough to cover the real world. Those memories contain precious things that are very beautiful, very gentle, and very desirable."

"Although you don't quite understand yet, it doesn't matter. You have plenty of time, and there's no need to rush to grow. As a reward for using your power, I can answer your questions no matter where you are or when you need them."

Ming Chong made a strange expression. "Why don't you take this opportunity to teach Nashidanen a lesson, but come to me instead? ...The glow that Tinari discovered was actually your work, right?"

In fact, that wasn't entirely true. The rosy glow was a manifestation of the mountain's bandage-like effect and the forbidden knowledge of resistance. Originally, within just a few days, the dead zone within Xumi wouldn't have gathered here.

However, most of the forbidden knowledge bound in Bujer's dreams caused her too much pain and confusion. It was under such circumstances that the Death Realm and Demonic Scale Disease were revealed. And with this powerful creation, it was different from the continent of Teyvat, and even the entire world.

Buyer subconsciously hoped to feel better, so he directed some of the pollution toward the "wound" on the hill.

It turns out that this behavior is very correct.

Ming Chong's creations created by power are equivalent to harmless and usable "pollution" for the continent of Teyvat, and are probably another kind of forbidden knowledge.

Using taboos to suppress taboos is also the best solution at present.

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Not to mention, these powers are actually the materialization of bugs. To the continent of Teyvat, they are at most an unrecognizable mosaic...

"Nashida... She is the purest branch I took from the World Tree, but she is too blank, easily tainted by the colors of others. From what I have learned, she has been trapped in my history. I don't want her to blindly imitate me just because of my appearance."

Buyer explained it this way. In addition, she also believed that since the Great Compassion Tree King was dead, he should not return again, and human beings' understanding of gods could also be diversified.

Just like the Impas she saw in those extra memories.

"As for the glow, that is actually the brilliance reflected by your power, Impas." Buyer's eyes were as broad as the sky. Although his face was childish and his body was like a child, he was still full of divinity.

Ming Chong would think of "Wisdom" when he saw her like this, although he was curious about how she died, and what the rotting flesh and bandages were...

"Do you have any other questions?"

But, as expected—

"Do you know what this secret realm is?"

"This secret realm was created as a result of my attempt to establish a connection with you. From now on, you can use the World Tree here to query all the world's knowledge, traces, and memories... You can also freely use your power here."

——Oh, I’m online.

Ming Chong suddenly understood, but he felt that this function became more and more familiar the more he thought about it.

...Isn't this the theater?! The one that appeared during the second Mond simulation.

——So it appeared in this way!

"Then don't you plan to go out and play? You are not dead now." Ming Chong asked again.

"If you invite me, I might show up." Buyer thought of those people's memories and couldn't help but feel a little moved. "Right now, I still need to take action to resolve some matters when the time is right."

"Alright then!" Ming Chong respected the Great Compassion Tree King's decision. "By the way, where are the two people who came with me?"

"They're fine. Do you want me to take you there now?"

"Wait, wait!" Ming Chong's eyes turned, "Let me see what they are doing first!"

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What are they doing?

Seno stood aside with his arms folded, expressionless, like a bystander.

This is the 118th time you've watched the blond traveler and his white-haired floating spirit participate in the Flower Goddess Festival.

"Tinari, how long do you think we have to watch?" Seno felt very tired as a spectator, both in his eyes and in his spirit.

"We'll probably have to wait until the traveler breaks the cycle. They need to remember every time they're trapped in the cycle. Your Highness the Little Auspicious Grass King can't do it himself. Breaking the cycle from within is much more difficult than waking from a dream."

"They have done a great job." Tinari buried his head and recorded every clue in the notebook he carried with him.

"Could these images be the clues given to us by His Royal Highness the Little Auspicious Grass King? But isn't this the secret realm created by the Liyue Immortals?" After saying this, Seno paused, because he also had the "sense of déjà vu" that the traveler described.

Tinari and Seno looked at each other and realized that something was unusual.

"We should have entered some kind of cycle." Tinari was very sure as he looked at the marks on the notebook that recorded the records after each traveler's cycle.

"Seno, look, the number of cycles of the traveler is the same as ours." Tinari marked the mark he had made and began to try to decipher it.

"There are no monsters here. Everything is set up more like an entertainment game." Seno rested his chin in thought. "There are things in there that cannot be approached, but they don't want to hurt anyone."

"Tinari, please stop decrypting. I suspect that once you know what happened before, we will enter the next cycle."

"No." Tinari shook his head. "We seem to be at a deeper level. If we stop decrypting, we will return to the previous level, which is shallower."

"Based on the information I have so far, these are all important clues, indicating that the danger is behind, not in front." Tinari kept writing.

"Moreover, these clues cannot even be written down, as they seem to carry some kind of danger in themselves." It does seem a bit like the so-called forbidden knowledge, but according to legend, isn't this the knowledge of God?

"It sounds like we accidentally passed through something very dangerous, so whose power is protecting us now?" Seno walked around the image of the little Lucky Grass King. Strangely, he seemed to have been sure of who this person was from the beginning.

But the reality is that the little King of Auspicious Grass has never appeared in the Temple of the Lord.

This is very strange. How could Senor know what the little auspicious grass king looks like when he hasn't even paid attention to the Flower God's Birthday Festival? When the traveler first suspected that the other party was a suspicious person, the two of them were inexplicably certain.

"This place was created by Ming Chong. Logically, he should know about it. But he didn't show up here from the beginning. I don't know what happened..."

In Xumi, if even the immortals could fail, then the only one who could provide protection was——

Senuo stopped in front of the Little Lucky Grass King, then suddenly squatted down and looked directly into her eyes. "Your Highness, Little Lucky Grass King, you have been watching us, haven't you?"

Nashida, who had only existed in the image, suddenly blinked and tilted her head. "Yes."