This divine authority would be perfect for reviving my teacher!

(The problem with Khaenri'ah Technology alone is not that big.)

As long as it doesn't involve the Abyss, Heavenly Principles won't easily pay attention.

Bai Ye began to secretly examine the Ruin Guard, memorizing its various data. After doing this, he also began to modify the Ruin Guard's intelligence.

Or rather,

It's not about making it smarter, it's about making it stupid.

Bai Ye began dismantling the machinery. He focused on breaking down the core of the Ruin Guard and the mechanisms that controlled its operation. The Chaos Core, an energy technology of extreme complexity, was beyond Bai Ye's immediate understanding. He left three of them inside the Ruin Guard, while dismantling one to take home for further research.

As for the device that controlled its logic, Bai Ye disassembled it completely and took out other Art of Automata materials from his pocket to begin programming its logic.

Xiao didn't quite understand Bai Ye's actions, so he simply sat cross-legged next to him, holding a long spear in his arms, to help Bai Ye guard the entrance and prevent other monsters from coming out and affecting Bai Ye.

Venti didn't understand these Art of Automata very well either, so he simply picked up the bottle and started drinking.

"Guotong, the wine from Liyue has a unique flavor..."

Venti has completely switched to drunken mode.

Zhongli watched with great interest.

It was the same back then.

As expected of her disciple, her movements were exactly the same as hers. And after studying the Art of Automata in this way, she couldn't help but argue with Cloud Retainer for a while.

If she were to be resurrected this time, hopefully her temper would be a bit worse.

But then I thought, if they didn't start arguing, then they wouldn't be Cloud Retainer and Guizhong.

Well, back then, those kids were all so loving and affectionate, while those two were constantly arguing. It was quite amusing to think about.

Zhongli pondered the situation, wondering whether he should laugh or feel a headache coming on.

"Looking back now, of all those close friends back then, only Azhdaha truly a friend..."

Although the Adepti fought alongside Zhongli and were loyal, the only ones he was truly close to were Cloud Retainer. Back then, the four of them, along with Azhdaha, were the closest to him.

The Guizhong resurrection is in sight, Azhdaha is truly Erosion.

"Because his emotions have Erosion, they cannot be rekindled without strong feelings. I wonder if there will ever be a chance to meet again?"

Zhongli thought with some regret.

While Zhongli was thinking, Bai Ye was doing the work of changing the Ruin Guard.

"Phew~, finally finished." Bai Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead, put his hands on his hips, and admired his finished product.

Not bad, not bad. It feels good to modify the Ruin Guard and make it work for you.

"You've already done it?" Xiao noticed Bai Ye's actions and turned to ask him.

"Hmm, modifying these mere Ruin Guard is a piece of cake for me."

Bai Ye said smugly.

Bai Ye picked up the modified remote control and pressed the button. Subsequently, of the four Ruin Guards, except for the one that Bai Ye had completely dismantled, the remaining three Ruin Guard still stood up unsteadily.

Xiao remained wary, worried that if Bai Ye couldn't control him, he would take action and eliminate the three Ruin Guard again.

Seeing the Ruin Guard stand up, Bai Ye pressed the buttons a few more times.

"Come on, throw a punch."

The Ruin Guard throws a punch.

"Grasp".

The Ruin Guard opened his arms and began to grasp.

Bai Ye gave several more commands, and the Ruin Guard all carried them out very well.

Seeing that the Ruin Guard had finished doing all that, Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, although the movement is a bit slow, it is sufficient for entering the building."

The Ruin Guard that Bai Ye has modified are far inferior to the original version. Not only are their abilities greatly reduced, but they also require manual operation instead of being intelligent. However, despite these many drawbacks, this thing has one advantage: it can completely obey Bai Ye's commands.

Seeing that the Ruin Guard completely obeyed Bai Ye's orders, Xiao felt relieved.

Bai Ye commanded the Ruin Guard to open their palms, then he jumped onto one of them. Looking at Xiao, Bai Ye gestured an invitation.

"Xiao, come on up. This Floating Cloud Pavilion isn't small. Are you planning to run around here and there?"

"Um..."

Xiao was still not used to Bai Ye's enthusiasm.

He nodded and began to walk deeper into the island.

The Guyun Domain felt ten times worse than the games Bai Ye had played before. Deep within the mountains, monsters still lingered.

Bai Ye and Xiao sat in front of the monsters deep within the ruins, guarded by the Ruin Guard.

Xiao was about to stand up and attack the monsters, but Bai Ye stopped him first.

"Don't rush, let's see how effective the missiles Ruin Guard are."

He took out those missile launchers.

Back when he was just a gamer, he was bombarded by the Ruin Guard with missiles quite a few times. Now that he has the chance to let these monsters taste the pain he once suffered, Bai Ye Dang Xin doesn't mind.

"What ever."

Seeing Bai Ye's thoughts, Xiao initially felt bored. But since it was Bai Ye, he did have some patience.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao continued to sit on the Ruin Guard, watching Bai Ye continue to deal damage.

Bai Ye took the missiles and began the bombing.

The missiles began firing at the monsters' heads.

The Hilichurl were still gathered around a fire, eating. Although they were affected by the Gods aura, life still had to go on. They were somewhat puzzled as they watched the missiles descend from the sky.

What is this?

Before they could finish thinking, the missile landed right next to them.

There's no need to think about it now.

After seeing the Hilichurl get blown up, the other monsters all turned to look at Bai Ye. They were all affected by the Archon Residue, their eyes filled with a bloodthirsty desire. Instead of fleeing from the Ruin Guard, they charged towards them.

But do you expect a Slime to reach the height of a Hilichurl Ruin Guard?

Instead, they gathered together and were blasted away by Bai Ye.

As for the Abyss Mage trying to get close to Bai Ye immediately turned the missile launcher around and began aiming at close range. The real Teyvat Abyss Mage's shield isn't as thick as it is in the game.

"There are really a lot of monsters here. Well, I guess even if we use all the missiles, we still won't be able to kill them all."

While frying, Bai Ye complained to Xiao.

"Yes, there are many Archon Residue here. Therefore, there are even more demons affected."

Bai Ye Xiao's words, Bai Ye asked with some curiosity, "By the way, just how many Gods are suppressed here?"

"There were many. After the official start of the Archon War, the Geo Archon faced just as many enemies at sea as he did on land."

Xiao thought for a moment and said to Bai Ye.

The area around Luhua Pool in Diyu Continent was all land, but now it has become a swamp, which is more or less due to the impact of the Archon War.

Xiao also went through a lot of tough battles back then.

Bai Ye had a good time blowing things up.

After the explosion, he reluctantly packed up the missile launcher and said to Xiao with a touch of reluctance, "It's a pity there weren't any Bouncy Bomb, otherwise we could have blown them up even more."

"Bouncy Bomb?"

Xiao listened to what Bai Ye said and made a mental note of the name. He thought that if he had the chance, he would get some for Bai Ye.

Let's get some of what Bai Ye likes as a gift.

After writing down the name, he turned to Bai Ye and asked:

Are you still going to bomb it?

"No more bombing, no more bombing, now it's time to use the crossbows." Bai Ye picked up the crossbow bolts again.

"..." Xiao pulled out his gun, pointed it at the ground below, and jumped down.

Bai Ye has had his fill of playing with the missile, so he'll handle the rest.

Before Bai Ye could even fire a few arrows, he had already cleared out most of the monsters on the ground.

Until the very end...

The monsters on the ground were all lying down.

Xiao looked toward a cave with open Archon Residue.

"Next, just seal it up," he thought to himself. At the same time, he glanced at Bai Ye, who was still Ruin Guard, and seeing that he was not in danger, he felt relieved.

After sealing it, let Bai Ye absorb it first.

Just as he was about to perform a sealing technique, Bai Ye suddenly shouted at him, "Xiao, be careful!"

Um!?

Before Xiao Bai Ye shouted, he had a premonition, and his feet touched the ground. He leaped high into the air.

Looking back, he saw the huge axe crashing down on the spot where he had just been standing.

Looking at the Hilichurl Brute wielding axes, he was filled with doubt.

Wasn't this the monster I just defeated?

It wasn't just this one Hilichurl Brute; the Hilichurl, Slime, and even the Great Hilichurl King who had just been defeated by Bai Ye and Xiao all stood up again.

And be prepared to attack Xiao again.

What's going on? Could it be...?

As Xiao thought this, Bai Ye was also standing beside him.

"Hey, are we facing a zombie crisis? Wait a minute, I remember zombies lose their life force when their heads are hit. What's going on here? Their heads keep growing back even after they're cut off."

As he spoke, he flicked his sword, sending several charging monsters flying.

Xiao swung his gun and sent the monsters flying.

"These may be the powers of the Gods."

He recalled an encounter with a Gods during the Demon Archon War and spoke to Bai Ye.

"Wow, this Gods's power is so cool!"

Venti watched the battle between Bai Ye and Xiao and said with some surprise.

He drank his wine as he spoke.

Hmm, this is perfect for pairing with drinks. Who would want to watch that computer assembly process earlier?

Fight, let them fight! That would be great! Anyway, with the old man there, safety isn't a concern.

Venti thought to herself, "I'm always looking for a good show."

"This Gods, hmm, it's Emet." After watching the demons rise, Zhongli thought for a moment and said to Venti.

"What are its powers? It can't be resurrection from the dead, can it?"

Venti asked Zhongli.

He knew quite a bit about the secrets of the Seven Archons, but he knew very little about the affairs of other countries during the Archon War. Especially in the region of Liyue, the sheer number of Gods there was suffocating even to the other six countries.

Zhongli replied to Venti, "He is Gods who can exchange life force. He can freely exchange the life force of those who have signed a contract with him or belong to him. During the war, he caused us a lot of trouble."

"Huh? This isn't strong?" Venti was still a little confused.

They are merely subordinates and those who have signed contracts; what use is the ability to freely switch life force?

Etc--

After thinking for a moment, Venti looked towards the sea.

"Yes, that's right. All the mindless creatures in the ocean that are near Him are considered His subordinates."

Zhongli understood Venti's thoughts and nodded in response.

"That really is troublesome."

Even Zhongli couldn't say how many creatures there were in the ocean. In this situation, when other Gods' subordinates died in battle, they simply died; but when His subordinates died, it consumed the life force of fish and shrimp.

How can others fight if things continue like this?

Especially during their first encounter with the enemy, they saw them all fall and thought they had won. But before they could even celebrate, the enemies got up again, ready to fight once more.

If they keep fighting like this, their morale will probably drop to zero very quickly.

"So, old man, how did you get rid of him?"

Venti asked curiously.

Zhongli replied calmly, "I grabbed Him and took him directly to the sky, eliminating the places where He couldn't use His powers. He always prefers to rely on His powers in battle because His physical combat strength is too weak."

Zhongli's true form is a gigantic dragon, so flying through the sky is effortless for him. Even if a few birds flew overhead, it wouldn't replenish the life force needed by the Gods.

"That guy died a terrible death..."

Venti laughed and made a sarcastic remark.

He then pointed towards Bai Ye and Xiao.

"So what's the current situation? Is He still alive?"

"No, He is completely dead. I suppressed Him in the Guyun Domain." Zhongli shook his head.

"Even after He died, His remnants continued to exert His power. He extracted the life force of fish and shrimp. Recently, the Archon Residue were exposed to the outside world, and those demons were affected. He also used that life force to revive those demons."

"So that's how it is."

Venti nodded in agreement.

"Then we can just use up all this life force, right?"

Zhongli shook his head again.

"It doesn't need to be that complicated."

"Life force conversion?"

Hearing Bai Ye say this, Yuya's eyes lit up with excitement.

This power is extremely useful.

It's helpful for protecting yourself and your friends, as well as for the teacher's resurrection.

Bai Ye said to Xiao, "Let's go, let's go straight into the Archon Residue and take a look."

Xiao nodded in agreement after hearing what Bai Ye said.

It's fine to leave the monsters here and ignore them.

Anyway, there were only three people in Guyun Domain: him, Bai Ye, and Venti.

With the two of them here, he didn't need to worry about Venti's safety at all.

Afterwards, Bai Ye and Xiao entered another Archon Residue.