A cool sea breeze drifted by, and something crossed Lumine's mind.
"Qiu Nian… if you go to Inazuma…"
"Won't the Electro Archon notice you?"
She looked at his back, a hint of worry in her voice.
"She won't."
"Neither Heavenly Principles nor this world's laws can perceive me."
Qiu Nian turned around, answering casually.
Lumine's eyes widened slightly.
Qiu Nian… just what are you?
To this world…
What do you even represent?
"SO COOL—SO COOL!!"
"Guixu, don't just casually drop world-level statements like that!!"
Xuehua clutched her chest, heart racing as she stared at him on screen.
[His aura is insane (facepalm)]
[I don't even understand it, but 'Heavenly Principles + Laws' just sounds broken]
[And he says it like it's nothing]
[He literally doesn't care about Heavenly Principles]
[Same with the Abyss—he treats it like it's irrelevant]
[He doesn't even know what the Abyss Order is 😂]
"You…"
"Don't just say things we can't understand!"
Paimon stomped angrily.
"You will understand."
"One day…"
Qiu Nian smiled faintly.
"We will."
Lumine paused, then nodded with a smile.
[He's not even being cryptic—we're just too dumb to understand 😂]
"It's getting late."
"I should head back to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and inform the director."
"We'll meet again on the day we depart for Inazuma."
With that, Qiu Nian walked down the mountain.
Lumine and Paimon waved as he left.
—
On Xuehua's screen, the quest completion notification appeared.
"…It's over already…"
"Now we have to wait for the next version…"
She leaned back, reluctant.
[Next version = Inazuma hype]
[1.6 is already boring]
[PLEASE let Guixu be playable]
[No way, he's basically a Liyue character]
[Then at least give us Raiden!!]
—
Days passed.
Qiu Nian's popularity on the "Blue Star" side kept rising steadily.
Even the lore analyst couldn't decipher his line:
"Before a beginning that has yet to begin…"
"There exists a beginning that has not even begun to begin…"
It was simply too abstract.
The only analyzable line was:
"Neither Heavenly Principles nor this world's laws can perceive me."
Conclusion:
Teyvat has its own rules.
But those rules—and even Heavenly Principles—don't apply to him.
…Which explained nothing.
—
Another month passed.
Qiu Nian's strength reached 16 points.
Morning.
At the peak of Jueyun Karst.
He stood beneath a tree, gazing at the misty mountains.
"With my current strength…"
"I should be able to do certain things."
He raised his hand.
Then—
With two fingers—
He slashed upward.
The sky above Jueyun Karst dimmed for an instant—
Then returned to normal.
As if…
Nothing had happened.
Qiu Nian smiled faintly and walked down the mountain.
—
In Mondstadt, beneath the great tree at Windrise—
Venti paused mid-performance.
He looked toward Liyue.
"In such a short time…"
"He's already capable of this…"
"If this continues…"
Venti murmured, stunned—
Before smiling.
—
Then—
The Version 2.0 PV dropped.
"The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia."
Xuehua instantly clicked it.
—
"To Mondstadt, freedom is everything."
"To Liyue, contracts are paramount."
"But Inazuma…"
"…is the nation of eternity."
Thoma's voice echoed.
A vast Japanese-inspired land unfolded—
Cities, islands, storms, and sacred shrines.
"The Shogun…"
"Pursues eternity in all things."
Ayaka's voice followed.
Scenes flashed rapidly—
Including the massive skull of a fallen god.
"I can arrange a meeting with the Raiden Shogun."
"But first… there's somewhere I'd like to show you."
"When a person's desire reaches a certain intensity…"
"The gods will cast their gaze upon them."
"In other words…"
"A Vision represents one's ambition."
Thoma continued.
Lumine resonated with Electro at the Statue of The Seven.
—
"His Vision was just confiscated…"
"He says he feels empty… like something is missing…"
—
"Losing a Vision…"
"Means losing one's ambition."
Yae Miko's voice echoed.
A Pyro Vision burned away into nothingness.
"Like a drowning person…"
"Struggling desperately…"
"Only to sink into the cold abyss."
More landscapes, enemies, and storms flashed.
Then—
Narukami Shrine.
Yae Miko appeared fully on screen—
Walking forward with a knowing smile.
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