—Reality
[Reviving monsters from the ley lines? Brother, the last one who tried that was already burned to ashes at Mondstadt's city gates by Jun Bai.]
[The Red-Eyed Sea Dragons revived by Osial would like to have a word—this is just handing him achievements.]
[As long as you're from the ley lines, Jun Bai can send you right back where you came from. That's just how the mechanic works.]
[Wait a minute—Qingyuan also came out of the ley lines… so Jun Bai really is going to make Chi feel despair!]
The water friends in the livestream room were unanimous in their opinion of Qingyuan's tactic: he was just delivering combat records to Jun Bai.
The monster tide in Mondstadt and the Red-Eyed Sea Dragons on the open sea had already proven one thing: if you're from the ley lines, you're all equal before Jun Bai.
"Looks like the nature of this legend quest is the same as Klee's legend quest."
Firefly took her hands off the keyboard and said.
The previous combat sequence required Firefly to use Jun Bai's character to defeat Chi.
It was difficult, but not too hard. Anyway, March 7th beside her felt she could clear it in one life too.
Now the combat sequence was over, entering the cutscene.
Qingyuan put the three into sleep and summoned monsters from the ley lines, trying to relieve pressure by attacking the spectators.
But the streamer and water friends with god's-eye view knew Jun Bai's abilities, so they assumed there was no danger and quietly waited for Jun Bai to make his move and slap Qingyuan in the face.
"Yeah, it does feel like that. But Klee's quest is about fun—this one's about satisfaction." Stelle Baby nodded in full agreement.
March 7th, however, felt a bit uneasy: "You're already sure this quest will keep being satisfying? What if there's a twist?"
"By normal progression, this fight ends it. Maybe one more PV at most. How could there be a twist?"
"If there's a twist, then I'll…" Stelle Baby's eyes darted around, then she hugged Firefly. "Then I'll eat Firefly."
[Well, this bet shows Stelle Baby herself thinks there might be a twist later.]
[Can you livestream eating Firefly? I want to watch—I can send gifts.]
[Seconded.]
"You're really going all in on eating and taking, huh." March 7th chopped down with a hand blade. "If there's a twist later, you have to go shopping with me for the next three days."
"No way, I want to eat Firefly-chan." Stelle Baby decided to go all in on eating and taking.
"Stelle, be good. Little March is just teasing you—you don't have to take her seriously." Firefly stroked Stelle's hair.
"Firefly, don't keep spoiling her. She's about to become a socially useless shut-in who can't take care of herself."
"Like Zhongli?" Firefly asked.
"I'm different from Zhongli—I can make money." Stelle pointed at the livestream room. "Hm? Looks like something's happening."
The three and the water friends in the livestream focused their attention on the plot. At this moment, the plot frame froze on that black hem fluttering in the wind.
—Teyvat
Lumine, awakened from the dream, followed the hem upward. A black-haired, black-eyed young man came into view.
Tall and slender, dressed in a black long robe, his long hair tied back and hanging down. A longsword hung at his waist.
"Who are you?"
Sensing the unusual aura on the young man, Lumine asked aloud.
"Jun Mo Li, a swordsman." Jun Mo Li gave Lumine a warm smile. "Of course, perhaps modern people prefer to call me… the Qingce Sword Immortal."
Qingce Sword Immortal? A storm surged in Lumine's heart.
[Qingce Sword Immortal? And surnamed Jun? He just used swordsmanship, and Jun Bai didn't object—this is real!]
[Second Brother! So you're my Second Brother!]
[Jun Mo Li—this name sounds like it has a story. Unfortunately the character model isn't great.]
[Isn't this character model pretty good? It's just lacking heterochromia and different hair color. If you don't like it, don't say the model is bad—the model doesn't owe your aesthetics anything.]
Jun Mo Li paid no attention to Lumine's shock. He leaped forward and landed in the battlefield.
Jun Bai stomped down hard, driving Qingyuan into the ground, then walked toward Jun Mo Li:
"I was just thinking—even this guy came out of the ley lines to pick up scraps. If you didn't come back, didn't that mean you had a grudge against me?"
Jun Bai gave a light laugh: "Long time no see, Second Brother."
[Ah! This smile—I'm dying with no regrets~]
[One "long time no see," yet it spans nearly 3000 years…]
"For you, it's 3000 years. But for me, it was only an instant."
"Being alone must have been lonely, right?"
"Not really. Morax, Guizhong, the people of Jueyun Karst, and everyone in Guili Assembly treated me very well."
"Is that so? That's pretty good."
Jun Mo Li walked up to Jun Bai, met his gaze, and smiled: "You've grown taller."
In his memory, Jun Bai only reached his shoulders. Now he could look him in the eye.
"Sorry for making you, my useless older brother, take revenge alone." Jun Mo Li asked seriously, "Can I join this revenge?"
Jun Bai released his full armament, holding Phoenix Perches on Demon Subjugation as he walked to Jun Mo Li's side: "Isn't that obvious?"
[Ah! That "isn't that obvious" got me so excited!]
[But I don't understand why Jun Bai released his ultimate.]
Jun Mo Li smiled lightly and stepped half a step forward, reaching toward his waist.
Sword light flashed like autumn water, streaking across heaven and earth. On the blade, the characters "Soaring Firmament" were clearly visible.
The number one sword in the world, Soaring Firmament, has arrived.
"Now using a spear? Because you're going to be the Marshal of the Millelith?" Jun Mo Li asked, looking at the spear in Jun Bai's hand.
"I needed to learn to protect myself. That's all." Jun Bai raised his long spear. "With a sword, no one would be guarding my back."
"Is that so?" Jun Mo Li said. "Then now, someone continues to guard your back."
Jun Bai paused, then smiled: "Yeah."
Phoenix Perches spun once around his arm, then stabbed into the ground. Jun Bai took a deep breath and shouted loudly:
"Scarlet! Sky!"
Falling Phoenix Abyss, land of Nirvana.
"Chirp—"
A phoenix cry rang out. A phoenix formed of flames spread its wings and soared, crossing space following its master's call.
The sheathed longsword arrived at Qingce Village with a sonic boom, flying toward Jun Bai guided by the sound.
Jun Bai reached out, grasped Scarlet Sky's hilt, and caught the rapidly flying Scarlet Sky.
Holding the longsword, his body spun a full circle from inertia. Jun Bai steadied his footing as the scabbard quietly fell to the ground.
This weapon, prepared for him three thousand years ago, finally made its debut in this moment.