Leaving the Land of Archon Residue

Bai Ye's arrow pierced Shakoth's abdomen, a chain attached to the arrow's tail connecting Bai Ye and Shakoth's remains.

Shakoth's remains attacked Bai Ye again.

But Bai Ye easily dodged them all.

Bai Ye tightly gripped the chain.

Then, the Anemo Genshin Eye on his hand erupted.

Intense Anemo elemental power surged along the chain Bai Ye held, continuously assaulting Shakoth's broken body.

"Open!"

Bai Ye began channeling all his elemental power and adeptal energy through the chain into Shakoth's body.

Under the spread of Anemo elemental power, Bai Ye diffused all his adeptal energy throughout Shakoth's entire body.

Facing the Archon's remains, he couldn't relax even for a moment.

The adeptal energy in his body was completely depleted.

Bai Ye then took out all the automatons from his body.

The wooden kites sliced back and forth across Shakoth's body, and hundreds of crossbow bolts pinned it like a hedgehog.

Additionally, many drill-like machines dug into Shakoth's body, destroying it from within.

Bai Ye unleashed all his techniques, all directed at Shakoth's body.

If Shakoth were at its peak, Bai Ye would absolutely not be its match, but now it was merely remains.

Finally, under Bai Ye's full assault, Shakoth's body was completely torn to shreds.

"Good, that's the final blow. Bai Ye, I won. Shakoth's body is completely gone."

Hagintos' joyful voice echoed in Bai Ye's ears, informing him of their victory.

All the preceding steps had been meticulously monitored and directed by Hagintos.

Bai Ye let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they had won; otherwise, he would have had nothing left.

With the victory of the battle, Bai Ye's lost seven senses returned.

He felt the light once again surrounding him.

Bai Ye was overjoyed.

"Teacher, you worked hard."

"It's alright, I'm very happy. Okay, now that you've recovered, I'm going to rest too. Phew, this took a lot of energy, Bai Ye. Bring me a few more Floating Stones later..."

With a yawn, Hagintos' voice faded away.

Bai Ye stood on Shakoth's corpse.

At this moment, weakness washed over his body.

Bai Ye's legs buckled, and he was about to fall.

And at this moment, a figure appeared beside him.

It was Xiao.

After Bai Ye regained his seven senses, Xiao and Ganyu's seven senses also returned. Seeing Bai Ye about to fall, Xiao didn't hesitate and instantly appeared beside him, supporting him.

He grabbed Bai Ye's arm, and the two descended from the Archon's remains.

"Bai Ye, how are you?"

Ganyu had already been waiting below. Seeing Xiao supporting Bai Ye as he walked down, she quickly stepped forward and supported his other arm.

"No, I'm just completely exhausted."

Bai Ye explained to the two of them.

"That's already very serious, though,"

Ganyu said quickly.

"Come, let's sit here and rest for a while."

"This isn't a suitable place to rest. Ganyu, you take Bai Ye, and I'll clear the path ahead."

Xiao offered a negative opinion.

"Okay."

Bai Ye collected all his automatons, and then Ganyu supported Bai Ye as they left, with Xiao walking ahead to clear the path.

Following the path they had come, Ganyu supported Bai Ye, while Xiao led the way.

The road back didn't have many minor monsters.

Furthermore, without the influence of the Archon's remains, the Hilichurls saw Xiao walking ahead and had no reason to stay, fleeing one after another.

Bai Ye and the other two successfully walked out of this Archon's burial ground.

After walking out, the three of them could finally relax.

Bai Ye and Ganyu went straight to a comfortable patch of grass and lay down.

Bai Ye, already drained, didn't want to move a finger.

Although Ganyu hadn't used much in the final battle, she had been working for many days prior, and coupled with the mental strain just now, fatigue was setting in, her eyelids growing heavy.

"Mmm, can't sleep yet..."

Ganyu mumbled groggily.

Seeing her hazy state, Bai Ye smiled and said:

"Ganyu, I'll find some music to wake you up."

Hearing Bai Ye say this, Ganyu nodded.

Bai Ye took out a music box from his embrace.

"Here, listen to the music inside, it'll wake you up."

Ganyu began to listen intently.

Bai Ye opened the music box.

Quiet and elegant music played from within.

Hearing the music, Ganyu was a bit dazed and was about to ask something, but the drowsiness brought on by the music sent her into a deep sleep.

Xiao watched silently from the side and said to Bai Ye:

"You should rest too. I'll watch over things here."

After a pause, Xiao softly added:

"Thank you."

His expression was extremely awkward, as if saying this was very difficult for him.

He still wasn't used to thanking people, but Xiao also knew very well that without Bai Ye today, he would either have been killed by that Archon Shakoth, or the karma on him would have erupted completely, turning him into a scourge for Liyue.

"It's nothing. I went in with you just now, I couldn't just watch myself get into trouble."

Bai Ye replied with a smile.

"Mm."

Xiao nodded, keeping this kindness in his heart.

If Bai Ye encountered trouble in the future, he would naturally help when the time came.

At this moment, Bai Ye sat up, thought for a moment, and then asked Xiao: "By the way, Xiao, I'm very curious about something. Do you intend to eliminate all Archon Residue?"

"Mm, yes. If Archon residue is not eliminated, it will definitely have a negative impact on the surroundings."

Xiao nodded affirmatively.

"Are there any exceptions?"

"No, at least not among the Archons who died in battle that I know of."

Xiao shook his head.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he asked Bai Ye: "You're so curious, do you have news of some Archon residue?"

As he said this, he gripped his spear, looking as if he was about to eliminate them immediately.

"No, it's not that. I'm just purely curious."

Hearing Xiao say this, Bai Ye immediately changed the subject.

"You should rest too. I'll quickly make some automatons for guard duty so we can get some proper rest."

"Okay."

Xiao nodded, then sat down, leaning on his spear, preparing to rest.

Bai Ye simply made some automatons for guard duty and set up the guard commands.

He also lay down on the grass and fell asleep.

The battles with Archon remains were all so perilous. Bai Ye felt that he needed to strengthen his own power even further.