[System Notification] Special World "Supernatural Beings" Completion Rate: 90%. All rewards except hidden and salvation missions increased by 50%.
[System Notification] Main Quest "Survival" Completed: Received 2000x1.5 Wish Energy.
Side Quest "Slay" Completed: Slain 120 low-level supernatural beings, 20 mid-level, and 6 high-level.
Received 24200x1.5 Wish Energy.
Salvation Mission Completed: Received 1000 Wish Energy, 1 point of Merit, Five-star technique "Myriad Thunder Law."
Hidden Quest "Summon Uncle Jiu" Not Completed.
[System Notification] Total for this world: 41000 Wish Energy, 1 point of Merit, Five-star technique "Five Thunder Law."
"The hidden quest this time was to summon Uncle Jiu? Could it be summoning Uncle Jiu from the movies to help?" Ling Feng speculated. The hidden quests had been getting harder to trigger recently.
"Never mind, I've been tired for ten days. I'm going back for a good sleep." Ling Feng twisted his neck and issued the command to return to Teyvat in his mind.
...
On the continent of Teyvat, in a certain forest, a woman in a pink and white kimono was moving rapidly through the trees. She was followed by several monsters resembling geckos. Soon, the woman was surrounded by these monsters.
"I knew I shouldn't have sneaked out." The woman, holding a white umbrella, scanned the surrounding monsters with a worried expression.
Rustle rustle...
"Where is this?" Ling Feng emerged from the nearby bushes, scratching the back of his head, looking bewildered. This didn't look like Liyue. According to the usual procedure, he should have been teleported back to his departure point after leaving the rest space. He was in the wilderness and had no idea where he was.
Huh? Ling Feng suddenly noticed pairs of eyes staring at him from not far away. The continuous drooling, fierce gazes, and murderous intent.
"What kind of monsters are these? I've never seen them before?"
"Eh, there's also a woman. Her attire... it looks so familiar?"
"Roar!"
"Watch out!" Before Ling Feng could get a closer look, a monster suddenly lunged at him. The woman immediately cried out a warning.
Clang!
With a roar of flames, a red light flashed and disappeared.
Crack...
The monster was split in two, with a ball of flames still burning its flesh.
"Roar!!!" Seeing their companion fall, the other monsters roared and swarmed forward.
"What the?!" Ling Feng was utterly baffled by their suicidal behavior. Seeing him cleave their comrade with a single sword strike, their first reaction wasn't to flee in fear.
"Flame!" Ling Feng's gaze sharpened. A burst of fierce fire shot up from the Fenji Sword, like a flaming longsword.
Swish!
The flaming longsword swept across, and a scorching flame storm engulfed the monsters, the terrifying high-temperature flames reducing them to nothing. Ling Feng calmly sheathed Fenji and walked towards the woman who had warned him.
"Young man, thank you for saving me just now." The woman smiled charmingly and bowed in thanks. Ling Feng tilted his head, observing the person in front of him. Her familiar features resembled the Electro Archon, but her attire was different. Ling Feng had already guessed some things.
"It's nothing. I just drew my sword to help when I saw injustice, especially to save a beauty."
"Hehe, you have such a sweet tongue... Hello, my name is Baal, or you can call me Makoto. Just call me Makoto." Makoto giggled, finding the person in front of her quite interesting. Not only was he powerful, but he was also witty and humorous. They were precisely lacking talented individuals of his caliber. After all, it was the era of the Archon War, and more fighting strength meant a greater chance of victory. She just wondered if he had joined any Archon's faction. She thought this because even the weakest Archon was far stronger than Ling Feng. Of course, she herself was an Archon, but she disliked fighting and couldn't be assessed by Archon combat power.
"My name is Ling Feng, just passing through." Ling Feng smiled broadly. However, while he appeared cheerful, he felt a bit troubled inside. The moment he saw Makoto, he recognized her. In other words, he was now, without a doubt, in Inazuma during the Archon War. The Archon War era! This was a time when one could easily die in some obscure corner.
"So, Ling Feng, are you alone?"
"Yes, you could say that."
"Where are you planning to go? You look like you're unfamiliar with this area."
"Yes, I got lost while wandering around."
"So where are you heading now?"
"Well... because of the Archon War, everywhere is dangerous right now. I was planning to find a safe place to hide for as long as possible."
"If that's the case, why don't you come with me? I'll take you to a very safe place."
"That would be fine. I don't have any particular destination anyway." Ling Feng smiled. In fact, he had already guessed where Makoto intended to take him. It was Inazuma City, or rather, it couldn't be called Inazuma City yet. It was merely the nascent form of Inazuma City. However, even if Makoto hadn't invited him, he would have intended to go to their city. Knowing the story, he was aware that the twins would eventually achieve victory in Inazuma. As for why he didn't mention coming from Liyue and instead said he was lost? Allowing outsiders to join could lead to suspicion, and Ling Feng didn't want any trouble. Although he didn't know why the system had transported him to the Archon War era, now was not the time to question it. He needed to find a safe place first and then figure things out. After all, given the system's capabilities, such teleportation issues were rare, implying something had happened.
The two then set off towards Inazuma City. Makoto led the way, while Ling Feng dealt with any monsters that attacked them along the way. Fortunately, they didn't encounter any particularly strong enemies. The strongest enemy was only at the peak of the Core Formation stage, which Ling Feng dealt with after some effort.
Half a day later...
In a small cave, Ling Feng set up a concealment spell at the entrance. Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator specifically searched, it would be difficult to find them. Back in the cave, Makoto was adding wood to the fire. In the firelight, Makoto's purple eyes were as clear and transparent as amethysts, her expression gentle. So beautiful. At this moment, Makoto looked like an elder sister next door. Ling Feng was mesmerized for a moment.
Makoto noticed Ling Feng's gaze and her lips curved slightly. "Oh~ Ling Feng, are you captivated by my beauty?"
Hearing Makoto's teasing voice, Ling Feng quickly shook his head, snapping back to reality. How rude of him to stare at a woman like that. It was a sin.
"Miss Makoto, you are so beautiful that I believe any man would be attracted."
"Heeheehee." No woman dislikes being praised for her beauty, and Makoto was no exception. Of course, this was assuming the gaze wasn't greedy or wicked, but one of admiration. Ling Feng liked beautiful women, but he had his principles and bottom line.
"Here, it's lunchtime. Let me show you my skills." Ling Feng took out a pile of ingredients from his spatial inventory and skillfully began to prepare them. This was the benefit of always storing food; he didn't have to worry about starving if he couldn't find any. Now that they were somewhat safe, Ling Feng began cooking while inquiring with the system in his mind.
"System, what is going on?"
The situation was as Ling Feng had anticipated.
"Host, during the spatial teleportation, a once-in-a-million-years, highest-level temporal storm occurred across the myriad worlds. To ensure the host's safety, the system teleported the host to Teyvat during the Archon War."
"Can I go back?"
"Of course, you can. But it might take some time."
"It's good that I can go back." Since he couldn't return for now, he planned to find a job in Inazuma City to support himself. Then, he needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible. Compared to the peaceful life in Liyue, being in the Archon War era meant constant danger to his life. Therefore, he had to cultivate at the fastest pace possible. As for undergoing tribulations, he could do it in other worlds; it wasn't stipulated that it had to be on Teyvat. For now, however, he would have a good meal first. Ling Feng focused his attention on cooking.
After a while...
"Sniff sniff sniff." Makoto, leaning on the stone table, stared at the fragrant dishes in front of her with sparkling eyes. The air was filled with the aroma of food, making one unconsciously swallow. Although she could cook, her skills were a little lacking compared to Ling Feng's. During the Archon War, as one of the twin Archons, she had a lot of political affairs to handle and didn't have much time to learn cooking. As for Ei, she was skilled in combat but not in management.
"Here, try it." Ling Feng handed Makoto a pair of chopsticks. Makoto took them and could no longer resist, starting to eat.
"Mmm, delicious, delicious."
"Slow down, don't choke."
"Cough cough cough."
"What did I say? Don't rush, there's plenty for everyone. Here, have some water." Seeing Makoto choke, Ling Feng couldn't help but laugh and handed her a cup of water. Makoto quickly took the cup and gulped down the water, which washed the food down her throat.
"Phew... I'm saved." Makoto let out a long sigh of relief. Seeing Ling Feng looking at her with a smile, Makoto's cheeks flushed. How embarrassing!
"Ahhh." Seeing this, Makoto quickly picked up her rice bowl, pretending not to see, and ate furiously. Watching Makoto like this, Ling Feng found her even cuter than Ei. Ling Feng smiled faintly and was about to pick up his own bowl when he suddenly felt a powerful aura approaching them, and his expression turned grim.
"Could it be... an enemy?!" Ling Feng immediately put down his chopsticks, took a few steps forward, and summoned the God of War's Blade, holding it in his hand.
Boom!
The owner of that aura landed right at the cave entrance. It was indeed coming for them. Whether it was an enemy or not, if it was an enemy, then it would be troublesome. Ling Feng was ready to grab Makoto and run at any moment.
Makoto, who was eating, noticed Ling Feng's prepared stance. Then, sensing a familiar aura outside the cave, she realized Ling Feng had misunderstood and quickly said, "Ling Feng, don't worry, it's one of us."
Outside the cave, Ei pushed aside the layers of leaves and entered. Seeing Makoto safe and waving at her, she breathed a sigh of relief.