I Obtained the Geo Archon's Authority!? 5k

Hu Tao stretched out her arms and wrapped them tightly around Bai Ye's neck, as if she wanted to strangle him.

"Don't thank me anymore. When you've figured things out, remember to come to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor as Guest Official."

What if I can't figure it out even after a lifetime?

Bai Ye asked Hu Tao a question in return.

"Don't forget what our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor does!" Hu Tao made a ghost claw shape with her other hand, as if to tell Bai Ye that even if you don't agree while you're alive, I'll still bring you here to be Guest Official of our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor after you die.

"I'm scared of you."

Bai Ye quickly dodged Hu Tao's outstretched claws.

"Hey, what kind of attitude is that?"

Hu Tao was very dissatisfied with Bai Ye's actions.

"It doesn't taste good!"

Bai Ye said to Hu Tao.

Hu Tao had just been holding all sorts of sachets and Glaze Lily, and now the various scents in her hands combined weren't exactly pleasant.

But it would have been better if Bai Ye hadn't brought this up; the mere mention of kuji made Hu Tao even angrier.

Last time Wangshu Inn, you said my feet smelled bad. Now I'm telling you, and you still say my hands smell bad.

"Come on, let me smell you properly, what's wrong with me..."

Hu Tao reached her hand towards Bai Ye's face, but Bai Ye quickly dodged it.

Seeing Bai Ye and Hu Tao playfully bickering like this, all the Adepti present smiled knowingly.

Even the two True Lords Cloud Retainer and Madame Ping, would not care about the behavior of a junior.

In the midst of their playful banter, Hu Tao finally seized an opportunity and reached out her hand.

"Come on, smell this good..."

He used too much force and put it directly into Bai Ye's mouth.

"..."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Bai Ye quickly said to Hu Tao, "Let's hurry over there. Liyue Qixing and Zhongli are still waiting."

"Oh, right, Tian finally managed to give the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor a chance to shine in front of everyone, so we can't let it cause any bad effects by delaying the Seven Stars' affairs."

Hu Tao quickly put her hand back, her face looking unnatural as she said, "Yi."

Then, she quickly took Bai Ye's hand and ran outside.

Where are we going?

Bai Ye asked Hu Tao.

"Go to the place where the remains of the Rex Lapis are kept."

Where should we put it?

"Hmm... Ningguang told me it's in the Golden House. The Liyue Qixing have already passed by, we need to hurry too."

Golden House, the Geo Archon's Remains

Are you sure you want me to go over there?

This is just too tempting!

Hu Tao was stunned.

"Haha, just kidding." Bai Ye patted Hu Tao on the shoulder. "Look how scared you are."

"Isn't it because your money-grubbing attitude from before was too deeply ingrained in people's minds?"

Hu Tao pulled the hand she was holding towards him and was about to bite it Bai Ye quickly pulled her hand back.

"Although I like money, I also know what I should take and what I shouldn't take."

At most, Bai Ye would only do things like over-reporting expenses, and his robberies would only target members of the Treasure Hoarders. Bai Ye couldn't bring himself to directly rob the Golden House.

Only after hearing Shiro Bai Ye's assurance did Hu Tao feel relieved.

Bai Ye ran away with the money, so her Wangsheng Funeral Parlor will have to pay compensation.

The two arrived at the entrance of the Golden House. The guards at the Golden House, who had already been instructed by Ningguang, immediately let Bai Ye and Hu Tao in.

Bai Ye looked around. This Golden House was very similar to the scenes he had played in his previous life, only much larger and more magnificent.

After all, this is a place that stores Mora, so it would be difficult to store so much Mora if the building were small.

"This place is huge!"

Like Bai Ye, Hu Tao was also entering the Golden House for the first time, and she couldn't help but sigh.

"Yeah, I really look forward to seeing what it'll be like once we go inside."

As Bai Ye talked to Hu Tao, he came to the entrance of the Golden House.

Push open the door and enter the Golden House.

Bai Ye suddenly felt a dazzling golden light before his eyes, almost blinding him.

"This..."

Bai Ye paused for a moment and looked around.

The vast palace space was filled with golden Mora on all sides.

The scene was incredibly exciting.

This place definitely needs to be guarded by soldiers.

Bai Ye thought to himself that this place, let alone bad people, would inevitably lead to some inappropriate thoughts even if good people came here.

Using the last of his willpower, Bai Ye shifted his gaze from the surrounding Mora to the center of the Golden House.

Here,

There isn't a Tartaglia for you to challenge.

Instead, a group of people were gathered around a huge coffin.

Bai Ye looked around and saw that the three members of the Liyue Qixing and Ganyu were surrounding the coffin.

Behind them, Shenhe and Zhongli appear to be serving as attendants.

Bai Ye Mayu is about to break down.

Holding your own funeral, and then not even getting a proper seat as a pallbearer – that's just too tragic.

Bai Ye and Hu Tao Taoqi stepped forward.

Shenhe's eyes unconsciously drifted towards Bai Ye's direction. Hu Tao naturally noticed Shenhe's gaze and used her body to shield herself from Bai Ye.

Ningguang glanced at Bai Ye and slowly said, "Alright, since you've agreed, Bai Ye, we should start working on settling the Geo Archon's remains."

Keqing stepped forward slowly and said, "I have already ordered people to excavate an underground tomb in Mt. Tianheng to serve as the Geo Archon's remains and imperial mausoleum. Now the underground palace is taking shape, and we are about to move the Geo Archon's remains there."

The underground palace was built so quickly!?

Bai Ye's face showed surprise.

"Well, it's not entirely our work." Keqing blushed a little when Bai Ye looked at her like that, and then quickly explained, "During the recent earthquake at Mt. Tianheng, a section of the area was shaken open, which made our work of building the imperial mausoleum much easier."

That's how it is...

Watching silently from the sidelines, Zhong Zhongli felt a strange sense of unease. He had simply manipulated rock elements to awaken the people of Liyue Harbor. But in doing so, he had inadvertently created an underground palace for himself.

"Shall we send the Geo Archon's remains over now?"

Bai Ye said to Ningguang.

"Um."

Ningguang nodded.

"The soldiers carry the coffin, and we, the Seven Stars, accompany them. Bai Ye, as the Geo Archon's last appointed envoy, you will lead the way at the head of the procession with ceremonial objects."

"Um?"

Bai Ye still didn't quite understand this approach.

Seeing his confusion, Ningguang said to him, "These suggestions were made by Zhongli, Guest Official of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. We, the Seven Stars, unanimously decided that this is the most proper etiquette."

"So it has to be me? Okay, I understand."

Bai Ye pointed to himself.

What is Zhongli trying to do? Could it be that he's going to give me his own remains?

Wow, that's incredibly generous!

Bai Ye glanced at Zhongli, then asked Ning Ningguang, "Now, can we begin?"

"Um."

Ningguang nodded, and seeing Bai Ye standing in front of the enormous coffin, she immediately prepared to have someone come and lift it. However, before she could even make a move, Shenhe directly lifted the coffin up.

It's still done with one hand.

Aside from a few people who knew her well, this was the first time anyone else had ever seen her strength.

"Is this... alright?"

Ningguang asked Ganyu in a low voice.

Seeing Shenhe's expression, Ganyu answered Ningguang in a low voice.

"It's much safer for her to carry the Geo Archon's coffin than to hire a group of soldiers."

The journey from the Golden House to Mt. Tianheng is quite long. If it were just soldiers carrying the coffin, accidents would inevitably happen.

Shenhe carried it all by himself without any problem.

"Good."

Ningguang nodded, and then let Shenhe carry the coffin by himself.

And so, Bai Ye stood at the head of the procession, Shenhe carried the coffin, and Liyue Qixing and Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Tang followed beside him. After the group left, the Millelith soldiers followed closely behind.

The soldiers of the Millelith were dumbfounded when they saw Shenhe's movements.

Keqing scolded them, "What are you doing? So what if you're a little stronger? Why are you so surprised?"

However, despite saying that, Keqing secretly admired Shenhe's strength. "If only he could work with me," she thought. "Whether it's carrying building materials or tamping, he's an absolute master. One person's work capacity is stronger than a hundred people."

Bai Ye Yeqi was at the very front of the procession, with the coffin of the Rex Lapis behind him.

At this time,

He felt something was off.

Generally speaking, who is at the very front of a funeral procession?

Bai Ye felt that Zhongli had taken advantage of her, but she couldn't say it out loud.

At least they didn't make them carry the flag.

Zhongli looked at Bai Ye standing in front of the coffin, a mysterious smile on his face.

With the Liyue Qixing and a large force of Thousand Millelith, this lineup would be so formidable that even Slime wouldn't dare to obstruct them. The group arrived at Mt. Tianheng Liyue any trouble, and after arriving at Mt. Tianheng, under Keqing's leadership, they went together to the Imperial Mausoleum.

The underground tomb chamber was even larger than Ningguang's Jade Chamber palace, atop a massive stone platform. The Bai Ye was carved with various stone sculptures; upon closer inspection, they depicted various Liyue legends and stories, recounting the history of the Rex Lapis leading the people of Liyue in their struggles.

"Come on, put this coffin on the stone platform."

After everyone understood, Ningguang spoke to Shenhe, who was holding up a coffin.

Throughout the journey, Shenhe's hands did not tremble at all.

In terms of strength, Ningguang truly the strongest human being.

"Um."

After hearing Ningguang's words, Shenhe He nodded. Then, he stomped his feet on the ground and jumped up, holding the coffin of the Rex Lapis.

Everyone was horrified.

I originally thought that the fact that you could carry it all the way meant you were strong enough, but now you've given us a new challenge.

Bai Ye couldn't help but swallow.

This guy, if he ever gets too strong...

I need to work on my self-cultivation more.

Hu Tao was also extremely surprised.

"No, I need to go find Rosalyn later to really boost my combat power."

She was thinking of something.

While she was thinking this, Bai Ye and the others had already placed the coffin in place.

After doing all this, Bai Ye asked Zhongli:

"What should we do next according to the Rite of Descension?"

I said, Brother Zhongli, what else do you need to do? Just do it all.

I'm planning to go to Rosalyn later to increase my strength.

Having recently received blessings from two Adepti, and these blessings were the kind that could rapidly increase one's strength, and considering Shenhe's terrifying power just now, Bai Ye felt that he needed to increase his strength to gain the upper hand.

Ningguang and the others were also curious about Zhongli.

At this moment, Zhongli smiled and said:

"According to the ceremony, the leader of the group needs to stay here to guard the coffin for one night. Only then is the ceremony considered complete."

"Ah!?"

Bai Ye was surprised.

To spend an entire night watching these remains all by myself?

Damn, I can't help but vomit.

While Bai Ye was still pondering the deeper meaning behind Zhongli's actions, she heard Zhongli's voice in her ear.

Looking at Zhongli that Bai Ye, she noticed that he was still giving examples of a distance of more than one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters). However, his voice sounded as if it were right next to her ear.

Is this a secret technique of immortals?

"Go ahead and do whatever you want. This is your reward for protecting the Geo Archon's remains."

Bai Ye looked at Zhongli again, but by then Zhongli had already turned around and started chatting with Tian Shu Uncle Tian.

"Depend on!"

He cursed Bai Ye.

If you tell me to do whatever I want, then I'll do whatever I want.

The group began to leave at Ningguang's command. Hu Tao glanced at Bai Ye a few more times, deciding in her heart to practice more with Rosalyn later; Shenhe stood in front of Yu Bai Ye, tilting his head and asking him, "Do you want me to stay here to protect you and assist you?"

"No, no..."

Bai Ye hurriedly waved his hand.

The things I'm about to do are things that the people of Liyue will absolutely not be able to see, so you'd better stay away.

"Hmm." Shenhe could tell that Bai Ye was serious, so he could only nod.

Then he left, looking back every few steps.

During this time with Liyue, she also learned a lot about human relationships and realized that blindly following others was not a good thing.

Let's try to strengthen our relationship first.

When,

Only then will there be a chance for a hero to save the damsel in distress!

Shenhe He thought to himself.

Seeing everyone leave, Bai Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he looked at the remains of the Geo Archon, wanting to find what he was looking for inside.

Can this be made into sashimi?

After leaving the Imperial Mausoleum and its underground palace, the group parted ways. Ningguang, Keqing, Ganyu, Shenhe returned to Liyue Harbor together to continue their next research project.

Hu Tao then walked out of Liyue Harbor, intending to find Rosalyn to thoroughly study her increased strength.

Zhongli saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he went to the top of Mt. Tianheng Mountain.

He wanted to observe Bai Ye played.

After he had been on Mt. Tianheng for some time, several Adepti, including Cloud Retainer, also came here.

"Your the Geo Archon."

The crowd spoke to him.

"Um."

Zhongli nodded silently.

"Your the Geo Archon, is there anything else you need to do here?"

The Ruin Chase could not contain his impatience and asked Zhongli a question.

Zhongli smiled and said, "I'm watching others touch my remains."

"What!? Someone actually dared to touch Your the Geo Archon's remains!?" Upon hearing Zhongli's words, Ruin Chase was enraged.

This is no longer just a matter of being disrespectful to the Geo Archon.

"Who is he? I'll go and take care of him right now."

When Zhongli heard what the Ruin Chase said, Zhongli smiled but remained silent.

Madame Ping seemed to have figured it out, and said to Zhongli Li, "I think all of this was arranged by you, right?"

"Yes, it is."

Zhongli nodded.

If she could gain her own powers, Bai Ye's strength would increase even further.

"Your the Geo Archon, you gave your remains to Bai Ye?"

Only then did the Ruin Chase realize what was happening, and he spoke with a shocked tone...

They were even quite pleased with themselves for increasing the strength of Bai Ye.

As a result, the Geo Archon took over his remains.

That's really caring towards Bai Ye.

At this moment, Bai Ye was studying the remains of the Geo Archon.

His words implied that he should thoroughly study his remains.

Does Zhongli want to gain other powers?

She's too good to herself.

Bai Ye began to examine the remains.

The Rex Lapis's true form is a giant dragon, but when Bai Ye opened the gate, she only saw a strong aura of immortality.

"This is a great place to Adeptal Art," Bai Ye commented.

After absorbing these celestial auras into his own body, Bai Ye continued to study the remains.

Next, we need to find the most important part of this body.

Bai Ye didn't know whether Zhongli was Zhongli a certain state or whether he could obtain power from this remains.

But you should always give it a try.

He began to think about which places would be more suitable.

Is it the dragon's heart, the dragon's liver, or perhaps the dragon's tendons?

Wait, I'm not Nezha, I shouldn't be having these kinds of thoughts.

We must still protect the Geo Archon's remains properly.

Bai Ye continued to observe.

Then I started thinking about where I should go to try it out.

As for dragons, which place is the most famous?

"Come, let me see if this remains of the Reverse Scale truly bears the power of Gods?"

Thinking to himself, Bai Ye picked up the ornament.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, I need to prepare well.

Bai Ye -like wings appeared on his body. He gathered the elemental power in his hands and rushed towards the remnant of the Reverse Scale.

Before coming to the Reverse Scale, Bai Ye once again took out a mechanical arm that was almost as good as the one that had been made from the Serenitea Pot.

Remove the enemy's sharpest attack.

The Bai Ye carried the rebellious scales off the remains.

Because it was a remnant, it was very easy for Bai Ye to remove the reverse scale.

As soon as the wound was removed, a putrid aura of Gods death instantly emanated from it. Bai Ye quickly covered the wound with her hand and began absorbing this aura.

Perhaps because the remains hadn't been there for very long, Bai Ye quickly absorbed them.

After doing all that, Bai Ye finally turned his gaze to that sensitive spot.

Come on, let me see if I can use the powers of the existing demon Gods.

Picking up the robotic arm, Bai Ye began to take on this taboo.

Power, power, I want to test whether I truly possess Zhongli's power.

As he was thinking this, a yellowish-brown light appeared on his reverse scale.

A thought Bai Ye.

Then,

Before him, a huge pillar appeared out of thin air.

"I... I really did it!?"