Two days later.

Ying also learned the "thoughtless knife", and her strength has increased significantly.

Now she's eighty-five.

Then Li Qiu sent them and began to prepare to go to Sumeru.

In fact, there is nothing to prepare, after all, he has a fairyland space with him, and everything that should be prepared is in it.

It's perfectly possible to travel light.

"I don't know what kind of country Sumeru is, but I'm really looking forward to it!"

Walking slowly on the road to Sumeru, Paimon excitedly spun around in front of Li Qiuzhi and Ying.

"Little Paimon, don't you claim to be the best tour guide in Teyvat, you haven't even been to Sumeru!"

Li Qiuzhi said half-jokingly.

"Damn, you guy, even the best guide can't have been to every place, isn't it natural to have places you don't understand!"

Paimon flew with his arms crossed, snorting his little face.

"Well, Paimon is the best companion, let's explore and witness places we haven't been before, that's the meaning of the journey."

Said with a smile on her fair face.

"Hey, that's right!" Paimon happily spun around twice in midair.

"Okay. Since Paimon Jr. is your best friend, what about me? I'm also going on adventures with you to find my brother, so I guess it's also your best friend. ”

Li Qiuzhi grinned and took Ying's hand, clasping his hands together and gently wrapping her soft palm.

"Hmph, you guy is the worst guy!"

Yingqiao's face flushed slightly, and she didn't know what she thought of, so she looked away.

"Oh? If I'm so bad, let's be bad to the end! ”

Li Qiuzhi smiled evilly, and suddenly squatted down and lifted Ying, let her ride to his neck, and gently held her ankles.

Then with a "woohoo~" sound, I ran out happily!

"Hey, stupid! The skirts are going to blow up! Ying shyly pressed down the hem of her skirt.

"Damn, don't run so fast!"

Paimon, who was almost left behind, quickly chased after her, but her stamina was not as good as Li Qiuzhi's, and she could run all the time.

So just ride on Ying's neck and form a three-person riding horse, hmph, just let the stupid Li Qiuzhi at the bottom run by himself!

The land of Sumeru is not a short journey, its location borders the strata of Liyue, and behind the Dansha Cliffs is the Daocheng Forest region of Sumeru.

The main city of Sumeru, which is also the city of Sumeru, is also within this rainforest.

However, this rainforest is very large, and even from this rainforest, the closest Huacheng to Liyue, it would take about a month to walk to Sumeru City.

If you walk from Liyue, it's even farther.

But since Li Qiuzhi is here, he can naturally travel by shuttling through space or flying.

Of course, this is just a rush in the Liyue region that has already been explored, and when they arrive in Sumeru, they will use the way of walking.

After all, the meaning of the journey is not to rush to the destination, but to see the scenery and treasure chests along the way!

Towards dusk in the afternoon, Li Qiuzhi, Ying, and Paimon finally arrived near the junction of the Strata Chasm region and Sumeru.

"Wow, there's a big forest ahead, hehe, we're in Sumeru."

Paimon said excitedly.

The most common place in the land of Sumeru is rainforests and deserts, and everyone in Mondstadt has seen savannahs and snow-capped mountains together.

Having seen mountains and towering peaks in Liyue, everyone is now looking forward to the rainforests and deserts of Sumeru!

"Before we came, we also learned about the basic situation of Sumeru, there seems to be something wrong with the rainforest here, and a place called the Dead Realm was born, so let's be careful when the time comes!"

Li Qiuzhi looked forward to it, but also reminded everyone of the danger in the wild.

"I know, Ying and I often take risks in the wild, and we know much more about the dangers of the wild than you, a guy who is addicted to romance and love!"

Paimon snorted, saying he didn't need to be reminded.

"Well, in that case, then I won't remind you that there are many little spiders and little green snakes in the rainforest, and they like to suddenly fall from trees and slip into the collars of passers-by......"

Li Qiuzhi said with a slight smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, several people happened to walk into the rainforest and officially entered the realm of Sumeru.

Listening to Li Qiuzhi's words, Paimon's mind unconsciously thought of the scene where she was floating under a tree, and suddenly a small spider ran into her collar.

"Hmm! Why are you talking about such horrible things! ”

Paimon's face turned blue and he quickly flew to the canopy of the tree in some fright.

She instinctively thought that she was taller than all the trees here, so that no spider would fall into her collar.

Li Qiuzhi continued to hold Ying's ankle riding on his neck, shook his head again and said:

"If you fly so high, it's easy for the monsters hiding in the trees to eat as food delivered to your door."

"Huh!" Sensing that it made sense, Paimon immediately wanted to come down again.

But there will be little spiders under the tree...... All of a sudden made her a little hesitant and in a dilemma.

Seeing that Paimon's eyes were about to spin in circles, Ying sighed and directly gave Li Qiuzhi a brain meltdown, and said speechlessly:

"Why scare Paimon, if you really want those things, wouldn't you just solve them in advance?"

"yes, isn't there still you, why should I be afraid... Hmph, you nasty fellow, why are you scaring me! ”

Paimon reacted, and immediately flew down again, grabbed Li Qiuzhi's cheek and swayed from side to side, avenging himself!

Because you're more likely to be fooled......

Just as Li Qiuzhi continued to walk in the tall and wooded rainforest, he suddenly saw that the ground in the area in front of him became different from ordinary land.

It was as if it had been robbed of its life, and it became much more barren and dark.

"What is this?" Ying, who was riding on Li Qiuzhi's neck, also saw the abnormality in front of her, and she said with a solemn expression:

"It can't be such a coincidence, is it that we have met the Dead Domain?"

"Obviously, this is the same as the description in the materials we have seen, it can't be wrong, this is what is called the Dead Domain!"

Li Qiuzhi nodded.

“… Hmm, it's a little uncomfortable just looking at it, so let's bypass it! Paimon hides behind Ying in fear.

"It is reported that the Dead Realm has the ability to plunder life, and even a human cannot stay in it for too long.

"Unless you have a vision, which can support you for a long time under the protection of elemental power, it will quickly be eroded by vitality.

"This also means that only the Vision holder has enough time to clean up the Dead Domain."

Ying slapped Li Qiuzhi's face on the inside of her thigh, wearing white over-the-knee boots, and motioned for him to let himself go.

Li Qiuzhi nodded slightly, put down the Ying who was riding herself, straightened her hooked skirt and said:

"What, do you want to clean up this dead domain?"

"Well, I feel that these forces of the Dead Realm that plunders life seem to be a manifestation of the power of the Abyss."

Ying stepped forward as her blonde hair slowly turned pale blonde.

The temperament of the whole person is also much more indifferent.

This is her "Abyss Princess" form.

Li Qiuzhi and Paimon glanced at each other, and as if they had guessed what Ying was going to do, they followed her.

Ying stepped on her high-heeled boots and tentatively took a step into the Dead Realm, but sure enough, it didn't bring her anything abnormal.

You can even interfere and manipulate these forces yourself!

"How?" Li Qiuzhi asked later.

"Well, that's right, it's the power of the abyss." Ying's seemingly pale face slackened slightly.

Since it is the power of the abyss, it will be easy for her, and in the form of the "Abyss Princess", it is impossible for them to affect themselves.

"Come with me and find the source of the Dead Realm, they won't affect you with me."

Ying said with a sideways face to Li Qiuzhi and Paimon behind him.

"Okay, then let's study what this Dead Domain is all about?" Li Qiuzhi tapped his head, and Paimon followed Ying into the Dead Realm.

Probably because of Ying's power to interfere with the Dead Domain, neither Li Qiuzhi nor Paimon felt any discomfort.

Everyone carefully observed the situation in the Dead Domain.

I found that all the trees, the weeds on the ground, and all the things that had life withered.

Even monsters are rarely seen.

After all, monsters also have life, and they will instinctively avoid the dead realm.

At the same time, there seems to be something in the dead domain that is affecting the line of sight, and everything seems to have a dark red filter.

Even if you are not robbed of your life, you will feel bored and depressed after staying here for a long time.

"Wow, is this what it looks like to be eroded by the Dead Domain, it feels so scary!"

Paimon held his small hand and craned his shoulders to float tightly beside Ying in fear.

"I can sense that the power of the Dead Realm in that place is even stronger, and I should be able to get to its source soon, and there should be no problem destroying it then."

Ying said with a smile.

"In other words, since the power of the Dead Domain is really a variant of the power of the abyss as you said, is it possible for you to master this power.

"It's still a great feeling to be able to plunder life, and if you can master it, it will be a big help."

Li Qiuzhi said to Ying on a whim.

Although the power of the Dead Realm seems too harmful, it is an uncontrollable situation.

If Ying masters it, it will be very valuable to use it to attack monsters or research.

"Well, I think it should be possible."

Ying was slightly stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:

"In my senses, the power of the Dead Realm and the power of the pure abyss are mainly a little different in nature.

"As long as I continue to feel the power of the Dead Domain, it is easy to understand its nature, and then I can use the power of the Abyss to directly transform into the power of the Dead Domain."

"Hiss~ Is it so simple?" Li Qiuzhi said enviously.

"Okay, the place where the power of the dead realm is most abundant has arrived, and I think it should be easier to understand the nature of the power of the dead domain here."

Ying looked up and saw a large withered broken log lying horizontally.

Several dark red petal-like crystalline plants grow above, on the sides, and below the wood.

There was a dark red energy thread between them, and the power of the Dead Realm emanated from these dark red crystal plants.

It is clear that they are the source of the power of the Dead Realm.

Destroying them will purify the Dead Realm, but attacking them rashly may provoke a counterattack.

She has a better way.

That is, as Li Qiuzhi said, it is enough to grasp the power of the Dead Domain and then absorb them.

"Let's stay here for a while, and when I understand the nature of the power of the Dead Domain, I'll clean up this Dead Domain."

Ying said to Li Qiuzhi and Paimon.

"Okay, come on, I won't let this guy bother you!" Paimon nodded, then grabbed Li Qiuzhi's clothes.

I think you're scared and don't dare to stay too far away from me. Li Qiuzhi glanced at little Paimon amusedly, and complained silently in his heart.

However, it is not that there are no dangers in the Dead Realm except for the power of the Dead Domain.

It's like seeing it in the game, just in case this dead realm has just been born, and the monsters inside haven't had time to get out.

Or they can't find their way out, and while they are slowly robbed of their vitality, the environment has become so oppressive.

Over time, they should become much more irritable and aggressive.

Therefore, when staying in the Dead Domain, you still have to pay attention to dangerous monsters, not because the monsters have the instinct to leave the Dead Domain, so you don't need to be wary of them.

Just as Ying sensed the power of the Dead Domain, and Li Qiuzhi and Paimon were observing and alerting their surroundings, they suddenly heard a "click" from the right.

It sounded like the sound of a decaying branch being trampled on.

Li Qiuzhi and Paimon subconsciously turned their heads, thinking that some dangerous monster had appeared.

But what they didn't expect was that a girl with green hair hurriedly ran over, and then stopped in front of Li Qiuzhi and them, panting and said:

"Great, you're all right!"

"Huh? Who are you? ”

Paimon touched the white strands of hair under the crown of his head and blinked at the green girl with starry eyes.

Some didn't understand how she could end up in the dangerous Dead Realm.

"Hi-hello, I'm Trainee Ranger Collet, you must be a traveler lost in the Dead Lands.

"Hurry up! Come out with me, even if you go out later, you will inevitably get seriously ill! ”

The green-haired girl hadn't recovered yet, so she hurriedly explained to Li Qiu and them in one breath.

Collei went out to patrol the forest as usual with the other rangers today, and when they walked nearby, they found that a new dead field had appeared.

As is customary, they are going to return to Huacheng to find someone to deal with it.

But with sharp eyes, she suddenly found that there were a few people in the Dead Domain, and this situation would occur, and it was very likely that they were travelers from foreign countries who didn't know anything about the Dead Domain.

She and her master had also encountered it when they were patrolling the forest before.

At that time, it was usually the master who entered the dead realm and brought out those reckless travelers.

Otherwise, if you stay in the dead realm for too long, your life will even be in danger.

But this time, the master was gone, and the ranger seniors who were with her were not Vision holders, and they couldn't resist the power of the Dead Realm here.

In order to bring out the travelers who are lost in the dead realm as soon as possible.

There is no way.

But she, the trainee ranger, is the one who bears the Vision to take responsibility and bring them out of the dead realm!

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(End of chapter)