Rite of Descension, Begins!

"The three from the Heaven Dou Empire camp certainly have no attainments in spiritual power, and as for the Spirit Empire side—"

"Tianfeng Douluo appears to be a wind-element user, and the other two are even less likely."

"Looking at Xiong Jun or Bi Ji, one is a pure power-type assault master, the other a healing type—that makes it even more impossible."

"Likewise, A-Tai, Xiao Bai, and that little ice creature—"

With this thought, Chen Fan paused.

In his impression, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion didn't possess any attainments in spiritual power either, did she?

Sky Dream Iceworm might have had such capabilities, but that ice worm hadn't come to Teyvat at all.

Therefore—

"It must be the Star Luo Empire!"

During the Douluo era, the Star Luo Empire couldn't field any decent lineup; no one paid them any mind.

Therefore—

"Within this Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, there might be a participant from the Star Luo Empire who joined and obtained a formal identity!"

Thinking this, Chen Fan looked at Qiqi in his arms and sighed, "What a disaster!"

With these thoughts in mind, Chen Fan paused for a moment, finally releasing his spiritual power to repair Qiqi.

In truth.

Chen Fan did not possess the ability to repair a spiritual sea of consciousness.

Because his Spirit was originally an ordinary chain, he had developed it through his own understanding into those soul-snatching chains reminiscent of the Black and White Impermanence, hence naming them the Impermanence Chain.

He gave them this name because Chen Fan discovered that his Impermanence Chain could also inflict damage on a Spirit Master's spiritual sea of consciousness. By researching based on this, he had learned some crude repair methods.

Of course, wanting to fully repair Qiqi's spiritual sea of consciousness was nothing more than a pipe dream.

However—

It wasn't a problem to let Qiqi's condition recover slightly.

"What is he doing?"

"Wait, is that white light a fluctuation of spiritual power?"

"Is he actually exhausting his spiritual power to save this child?"

"No way, the Rite of Descension is tomorrow. If this guy exhausts so much spiritual power now, will he be able to recover by tomorrow?"

In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Beast God Di Tian saw this scene, his expression turning solemn as he muttered to himself, "My Lord, this human is exhausting so much spiritual power to repair a spiritual sea of consciousness; can he recover in just one night?"

"He cannot."

The Silver Dragon King answered quickly, clearly also watching the scene on the light screen in the sky. "His spiritual power is somewhat peculiar; it is nearly double that of a human Peerless Douluo of the same level."

"But."

"He ultimately lacks a spiritual-type Spirit or Spirit Ring. Although he has some clever tricks to repair the spiritual sea of others, such consumption will be exceptionally great."

Di Tian was startled. "Doesn't that mean that for tomorrow's Rite of Descension—this human will have to fight a desperate battle?"

"Yes."

The Silver Dragon King's non-committal answer caused the Beast God Di Tian's heart to sink to the bottom.

This is bad!

Is he going to fail this time?

Liyue Harbor, Yujing Terrace!

The sky was just beginning to brighten when many figures gathered here. The Millelith began to maintain order, and incense burners were set up and lit, with people stepping forward from time to time to offer incense.

"Wow, is this the Rite of Descension? There are so many people—"

Emergency Food floated in the air, looking at the coming and going figures in astonishment. "Is this Rite of Descension always this lively?"

"After all, it is said to be the only chance to meet Rex Lapis."

Emergency Food excitedly rubbed its hands together. "Wow, then wouldn't you be able to ask about the whereabouts of your blood relative directly at this Rite of Descension?"

Lumine was also somewhat expectant. Of course, at this moment, she was thinking more about the figure she had seen earlier at Wangsheng Inn—

Did this person know the whereabouts of her brother?

After offering incense to the burner, Lumine made a prayer gesture, whispering a wish in her heart.

A gentle voice rang out, "Are you two visiting Liyue for the first time?"

Hm?

The sudden voice startled Lumine. She turned back to see a jade-green figure.

This woman possessed an elven, peerless beauty; her skin was whiter than snow, and her brows and eyes revealed the coldness and nobility of a forest elf. She was like a goddess of nature who had walked out of an ancient secret realm, her temperament ethereal and dignified, yet she exuded a perfectly balanced, gentle softness.

As she stepped forward, Lumine even felt the air become much more refreshing.

"Is this your first time attending the Rite of Descension as well?"

Moving closer, Lumine finally caught sight of the figure. She was clad in a battle outfit dominated by emerald green, featuring a tube top, with a pair of massive emerald wings unfurled behind her back, much like a queen of the forest spirits.

"Yes, it is. And you are—"

"This is my first time attending, too—"

She paused, gesturing with her chin toward a certain direction. "Look, that person over there is the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing, Lady Ningguang!"

At these words, Lumine snapped back to reality, her eyes narrowing with a hint of suspicion. "How do you know that?"

She couldn't tell if it was just her imagination.

The outfit worn by the green-clad figure before her seemed somewhat similar to those of the otherworldly people she had encountered previously.

Although Lumine hadn't met many people from other nations, she had been in Liyue Harbor for some time now, and she could say with certainty that the style of the woman's attire was definitely not from Liyue.

Of course.

It was possible it came from some region she didn't know about, perhaps Sumeru?

"Didn't you hear?"

The green-clad figure was indeed Bi Ji, and she looked at Lumine with some surprise. "Someone just introduced her a moment ago."

Someone introduced her?

Lumine was a bit bewildered, exchanging glances with the Emergency Food floating beside her. Both of them stared at each other, their expressions blank.

Was that for real?

The two of them looked at each other, and eventually, the Emergency Food changed the subject. "Hey, it looks like the Rite of Descension is about to begin!"

At this moment, Lumine also looked back and immediately noticed quite a few figures with rather unusual attire.

Could it be—is that person I saw at Wangshu Inn coming here too?

With this thought, Lumine suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

Right now.

Even though she knew that the one who had blocked her and her brother Aether's path was an unknown god.

And there were seven gods in Teyvat.

According to her original plan, she could only search for them one by one.

But now—

That person she met at Wangshu Inn seemed to know quite a lot, and might even know where her brother was.

How could Lumine not be excited by that?

However, it was a pity—

She searched all around but could not see the figure of Chen Fan anywhere.

Did he not come?

Or does he not know about it?

Lumine muttered to herself, and the Emergency Food, noticing her state, immediately asked, "Traveler, what's wrong?"

"Nothing—"

Lumine had barely uttered a single word when a dull, heavy bell toll suddenly resonated throughout Liyue Harbor.

"The auspicious hour has arrived!"

"The Rite of Descension, begin!"