Genshin Impact, I, Aradaki Ichito, don’t want to be a funny guy!

Chapter 505 Departure Tomorrow, the Towering Abyss

"A colossal abyss of layered rock?!"

Before Xiao could answer, Liu Yun preemptively raised his voice.

Araki Ichito turned to look at her. "Excuse me, is there a problem?"

"That place... I can't say."

Liu Yun frowned. "I investigated there once before. Everything above is normal, but below..."

"What's going on down there?" Araki Ichito asked.

Liu Yun explained, "I don't know the specifics either, but the further you go, the more you will find strange black mist emerging. This black mist can corrode elemental power, even immortal power."

"After I left that strange place, I immediately ordered everyone to evacuate and reported the matter to the Emperor. Unfortunately, the Emperor is currently too busy to go there in person, so he gave me a talisman to help Xiaoyue and Lishui seal the place first. We will deal with it after everything is settled."

"So you sealed that place away?" Araki Ichito asked.

Liu Yun shook his head, "Not yet. The truth is that I just got the talisman and was about to go to find Xiaoyue and Lishui when I needed to reinforce Ruotuo's seal. After that, Shenyu Valley erupted with an astonishing energy fluctuation, so I had to rush to your place first."

"Then let me and my brother handle it. If neither of us can do it, then no one else needs to go."

"I am a man from Huanglong who has volunteered to help me."

Xiao remained silent. If the Abyss of the Rocks truly harbored a threat to Liyue, he would go there without needing anyone's invitation.

"I naturally acknowledge your strength and that of the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, but why do you insist on going there?"

Liu Yun asked.

After pondering for a long time, Arataki Ichito discarded all the lies he had woven in his mind, ultimately transforming them into a relaxed, even carefree, smile.

"To become stronger."

Liu Yun was speechless. Finally, he flapped his wings and threw out a golden stream of light. "Fine, fine. I don't understand your thoughts, nor do I want to. You can accept the talisman bestowed by the Emperor. It'll be a kind of protection."

Araki Ichito carefully stored the talisman in his system space, then clasped his hands tightly, saying, "Thank you."

"You act for Liyue and actively get involved in crises. I would be of no use to you, so I might as well let you make the most of your remaining strength."

"Phew, then let's set off first thing tomorrow morning, buddy."

Having obtained the hidden item from the secret quest, Arataki Ichito was in a good mood and said to Xiao.

"Yes, we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

Xiao nodded, and his figure vanished in an instant, turning into the wind.

"Are you leaving so soon? Why not stay a few more days to recover? You must know that there is a balance between work and rest; haste makes waste."

Liu Yun inquired and expressed her absolute disapproval of patients who had just recovered from serious illnesses going to the battlefield immediately after being discharged from the hospital, especially since they were not her own people, and she could not allow them to risk their lives.

"Don't worry, I'm not at the age where I need to be out for 49 days after a minor injury. I'm at my peak right now, even stronger, so there's no need to talk about recuperation."

Araki Ichito clenched his fist, a smile of excitement on his face.

"Then you may do as you please. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying this, Liu Yun didn't linger. With a slight flap of its wings, it flew away from Mount Aozang.

"Liu Yun is becoming more and more direct."

As Li Shui watched the figure disappear into the horizon, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Ha, after going through so much, I can't afford to be slow anymore."

After slicing through the moon, it didn't bother with the water. Golden light surged from its four hooves, and it leisurely departed, stepping on the air.

"Hey! You two! Wait for me!"

Li Shui flapped its two large wings, not forgetting to turn back and say goodbye.

"Well then, young friend, we'll be going now. Take care!"

Having said that, it flapped its wings and flew high, chasing after the two figures.

"Um, Ichidou, we're leaving too."

Following the three immortals, Fu Jin and Ling Yuan also bid farewell.

Araki Ichito expressed his understanding and gave him some words of advice on taking good care of his injuries.

"Yi Dou, thank you so much for your help to Chenyu Valley. We're leaving now, and we'll definitely meet again!"

Lingyuan then transformed back into her beast form, with Fujin riding on her back, waving goodbye repeatedly.

"Oh, thank you for your kind words!"

Araki Kazuto smiled and nodded, returning a thumbs-up.

Lingyuan glanced at Arataki Ichito, his lips moving slightly.

"...Live well."

"I will absolutely not die!"

Araki Ichito heard this and loudly made a promise.

The two women gradually disappeared in the direction of Shenyu Valley.

The lively atmosphere of Mount Okuzō turned deserted in an instant.

Araki Kazuto stood still, his smile fading.

Only he and Xiao remained here.

Araki Ichito thought about it and realized that it was obviously unrealistic to fight Xiao between today and tomorrow morning, and the latter would not fight him anyway.

Since that was the case, he simply stopped calling him and sat down cross-legged, adopting a posture of closing his eyes to rest, while mentally calling upon the system.

【Ding! 】

The system voice echoed in my ears, and the familiar blue panel reappeared before my eyes.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the hidden quest "The Old Grudge of the Yaksha"]

[Task Difficulty: Nine Stars]

[Task Reward: 10 System Points]

[Current system points: 14W]

Ignoring the system points, Arataki Ichito stared intently at the nine-star mission for a while.

He had completed a nine-star mission before, namely the Thunderbird Kapachiri.

However, he mainly relied on the Young Kizaru Experience Card to sustain himself for most of the time, and only in the end did he manage to secure the kills himself.

This time, they managed to secure a victory only by clinging to a powerful teammate.

Regarding strength, although the level of his various skills has not improved, Arataki Ichito can still feel his strength increasing.

If we were to use numbers as an analogy, it would be something like +1% +1% +1%.

And this is the most important takeaway from this battle...

Araki Ichito calmed his mind and breathed deeply, feeling the surging, rich, and vibrant spiritual energy within his body, and tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth.

The spiritual energy drawn from Chi Feng's body is strengthening and nourishing his body.

Although it was only absorbed for a dozen seconds when Chi Feng was on the verge of collapse, its size and mass were still considerable. Even if only one-thousandth of the power of the entire Chenyu Valley was absorbed, its energy was still not to be underestimated.

Arataki Ichito roughly estimated that at the current speed, he could absorb the energy in about half a month, at which point his physical fitness would improve to another level!

As for the system points rewarded, Arataki Ichidou can only say that he still needs to save them up.

There's no way around it; even if you pull out a gold-quality item from the lottery, it won't make much of a difference in the rest of the game, unless you get a trial card, but the chances of that are too slim, so it's completely unnecessary.

Moreover, all of my abilities have grown, not to mention the abilities that cannot be upgraded, I don't even have enough system points for the abilities that can be upgraded.

As for the master-level Flowing Rock Crushing Fist?

Arataki Ichito decided to upgrade the Summoning Technique when he had enough system points. After all, it was a gold-quality technique, so there was no reason for it not to be strong.

After much deliberation, Araki Ichito maintained his breathing exercises, preparing to open his eyes again early the next morning.