"Lady Ningguang, Lady Ningguang, something's happened! Something's happened!"
In Liyue, the aerial palace hovering above Liyue Harbor—the Jade Chamber.
The private residence of Tianquan Ningguang, one of the Liyue Qixing.
On this day, the serenity of the Jade Chamber was shattered.
One of Tianquan Ningguang's three exclusive secretaries—Baishi—rushed into the Jade Chamber in a panic.
"How old are you? Can't you stay calm?"
Seeing Baishi barge in yelling and shouting, Ningguang, who was handling affairs at her desk, furrowed her exquisite brows slightly. "What major event has you so flustered?"
Baishi had been with her for quite some time and had handled countless matters, always steady and reliable. Why was he so rattled today?
If it were truly a threat to Liyue, someone would have informed her already.
"Lady Ningguang, this is bad."
The panting Baishi said urgently as he caught his breath, "Near Chihu Rock in Liyue, someone opened a jar shop on that street."
"A jar shop? Is that supposed to be a big deal?"
Hearing this, Ningguang frowned. It was just a jar shop—what was there to fuss about?
"It is a big deal! Someone opened a Vision from a jar they bought!"
Baishi hurriedly explained, "Those jars contain items. Customers pay to buy them, smash them open, and claim whatever's inside. One customer bought a jar and got a Vision!"
"What!"
Hearing Baishi's words, Ningguang was utterly shocked, her face filled with astonishment.
How could anyone open a Vision from a jar?
And through a simple purchase, no less?
Visions weren't something that appeared so easily, after all.
Those who possess a Vision can harness elemental power through it, influenced by its core attribute.
When faced with circumstances beyond their control, people lament their own powerlessness. But at the steepest turning points in life, when a mortal's desire reaches its zenith, the gaze of the divine descends—that is a Vision.
An external magical organ bestowed upon those acknowledged by the gods, used to channel elemental power.
She had a Vision herself. Though she didn't care much for it, she knew full well its importance.
Moreover, there weren't many Visions across all of Liyue. The humans who possessed them could be counted on one hand.
A Vision was something countless people chased after their entire lives, only to never obtain.
It was said that every Vision holder had the potential to become a god. Combined with the Vision's immense power, this had forged its legendary reputation.
Unfortunately, no one knew how Visions truly came to be. They always appeared out of thin air, leaving countless unacknowledged seekers searching in vain.
Now Baishi was telling her that someone in Liyue had opened a jar shop—and a jar from it had yielded a Vision?!!
Ningguang took a deep breath, her expression turning deadly serious.
She looked at Baishi gravely. "Tell me the details. Who obtained the Vision? Have you investigated?"
In Liyue, if someone with a Vision wasn't properly guided, it could lead to massive destruction and chaos.
"The one who got the Vision is a notorious gambler."
Seeing Ningguang take it seriously, Baishi didn't dare slack off and quickly continued, "He opened it right in front of a crowd, then unleashed its Pyro power and burned down a stall, alarming the Millelith. The whole thing's blown up huge now."
Hearing this, Ningguang's pupils shrank. Without another word, she rose to her feet and strode toward the exit.
"Lady Ningguang."
Seeing her suddenly stand to leave, Baishi hurriedly said, "Are you heading there now? The Millelith are already on it. They can bring the Vision holder who caused the damage here."
"No need. I want to see this jar shop owner myself."
Ignoring the documents in her hand, Ningguang quickened her pace toward the outside without looking back. "The issue isn't with the buyer—it's with the shop owner. I have to see for myself."
To Ningguang, the idea of a Vision coming from a jar was sheer madness.
She was far more curious about the owner behind these jars.
If one jar could produce a Vision, what about the rest?
After all, a jar shop owner wouldn't sell just a single jar.
Most crucially—most unbelievably—the Vision from the jar could actually be used by the buyer!
Visions appeared out of thin air and bound themselves to the chosen one upon manifestation.
No matter how the chosen tried to discard it, they couldn't; it couldn't be destroyed.
Naturally, they couldn't be traded.
If trading were possible, she would've sold hers long ago.
But now, reports from below said tradeable Visions had appeared in Liyue—how could she not be stunned!
A Vision was like a product that couldn't be resold once opened.
Yet today's news had shattered her understanding.
Visions... could be traded?!!
How did the Vision in that jar come to be? It had to have been placed there by the jar's owner.
How had this owner managed to make a Vision tradable—and let the buyer wield Pyro power with it?
She needed answers, and she needed them from the scene herself!
While Ningguang hurriedly departed from the Jade Chamber to investigate firsthand...
Near Chihu Rock, a street bustled with crowds surrounding the door of a small shop bearing a "Jar Shop" sign.
One person after another clustered at the jar shop's entrance, their eyes wide with utter shock.
"Damn, real or fake? This little shop can open Visions? Someone fill me in—I just got here. Heard someone opened a Vision. What's the deal?"
"Fake, right? How's a regular joe supposed to get a Vision just by buying stuff? Aren't Visions bound to their owner? Can't sell 'em at all. How's this even possible?"
"Yeah, even Lady Ningguang of the Tianquan wanted to sell hers off, but she couldn't. No way to trade them."
"Hmph, you lot showed up late and missed the show. I saw it with my own eyes. The guy who got the Vision was Zhang Xu from the east district. He cracked open a jar from this shop, pulled out a Vision, and right in front of us, activated it—a burst of flames shot out and torched that stall over there. Look at the charred mess. Lucky the Millelith got here quick, or it'd have turned into a full blaze."