Time passed quickly.
Unbeknownst to Lu Li, a year had already passed since he and Skirk began their cultivation in the Abyss. After a year of growth, even though Lu Li was only one and a half years old, he had already developed a muscular physique!
Lu Li's current appearance didn't look like a one-and-a-half-year-old child at all; he looked at least three and a half.
This muscular physique...
was inseparable from Lu Li's diligent cultivation.
Overall,
Lu Li's right arm muscles were more developed than his left, which was due to his habit of using his right hand during training. Over time, his right arm's muscles and strength became greater than his left's.
Although Lu Li had been in the Abyss for a year,
one month in the Abyss was only one day in Teyvat. Knowing this, Lu Li had no sense of urgency at all.
At this time,
Hu Tao, Xiangling, and Xingqiu of Liyue should only be around ten years old.
The Traveler hadn't even started his journey yet, and Stormterror in Mondstadt wasn't flying around wildly.
For Lu Li, it was still early. He had enough time to grow up and become strong, and then he would be invincible as he traveled through Teyvat.
However, Lu Li had been reborn in Teyvat for a year, and he had spent the entire year in the Abyss. He still wanted to go out and explore a bit.
There was no delicious food in the Abyss, nor anything fun to do.
Occasionally going out for some fresh air would also be nice.
Lu Li clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body.
The Primal Vitality Art gave Lu Li recovery abilities far beyond ordinary people, coupled with Skirk's sword art guidance.
Lu Li's strength had long surpassed that of ordinary Vision wielders. If he were to go to Teyvat now, many well-known swordsmen would not be his match.
As long as he didn't encounter any Gods, he wouldn't face any danger.
"It's a bit boring."
There was no gourmet food in the Abyss, no hustle and bustle of the city, and no friends to play with.
Although cultivating to become stronger was the primary goal, occasionally, Lu Li would also want to rest for a moment.
He turned to look at Skirk, who was meditating with her eyes closed.
"Master."
Skirk slowly opened her eyes, her red eyes as deep as the Abyss.
"What's wrong, tired from training?"
"No."
Lu Li smiled slightly, "I want to go out and see."
Skirk looked thoughtful.
"Counting the days,"
"you've been here for a year. I don't know your birthday, so from now on, today will be your birthday."
Skirk was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled softly.
"Since it's your birthday today, you won't cultivate. Go out and explore."
Skirk stood up.
A quiet blue crystal chip condensed at her fingertip, and with a point forward, a portal appeared.
"Go."
Seeing the portal, Lu Li's eyes lit up.
Finally, he could go out and eat something good!
Lu Li really didn't like the Abyss delicacies Skirk made.
After a moment of disorientation,
the spatial rift quietly closed at the foot of Jueyun Karst, outside Liyue Harbor.
Lu Li landed steadily.
A gentle breeze brushed past, carrying the unique salty scent of the harbor and the smoky aroma of the city. Lu Li took a deep breath.
The scenery before him had changed dramatically.
Lu Li knew that he had now arrived in Liyue from the dark Abyss.
"I've been in the Abyss for a whole year."
"Finally, I'm breathing fresh air."
Skirk didn't come along; only her voice, faint, echoed in Lu Li's ears as she left.
"I'll pick you up here tonight. Try not to cause trouble."
Besides that,
a heavy bag of Mora was also thrown out of the teleportation rift.
Lu Li took the Mora.
He weighed it in his hand.
He estimated there were at least thirty thousand Mora, enough for Lu Li to buy a lot of delicious food.
"Don't worry, I'll just look around and buy something to eat."
Lu Li responded to the spatial rift with a grin.
Then he started walking towards Liyue Harbor.
Just as Lu Li was about to set off,
he saw a small purple figure carrying a basket, constantly running up the mountain.
But he couldn't get up.
Lu Li instantly recognized the owner of the purple figure; it was Qiqi, the little herbalist from Bubu Pharmacy, and also one of Liyue's Adepti, the "Hungry True Monarch."
Lu Li knew that
although Qiqi was a zombie, he wasn't an ordinary zombie.
Ordinary zombies needed to obey the commands of the person who awakened them to start moving.
But Qiqi was different; he was a zombie who had never been awakened... Thus,
he became a rare zombie who could command himself to act.
If it was just a simple task like defeating enemies,
Qiqi wouldn't have any problems.
However,
if he encountered a task like collecting herbs on the cliffs of Jueyun Karst,
Qiqi was likely to get stuck at the bottom of the cliff... As a zombie,
once Qiqi gave himself a command, he wouldn't stop until he completed the task.
So, when faced with a task of collecting herbs on a cliff... Qiqi, with his short legs, would never give up, no matter how many times he failed to climb.
He would keep climbing until he collected the herbs he needed.
Lu Li, standing behind Qiqi, saw this scene.
He couldn't help but think of a unique poem from Liyue's famous poetry collection, "three hundred liyue sweet poems."
It was known as the "lone poem that surpasses all sweetness"; this poem was the sweetest in the entire book.
This was a book Skirk had gotten from somewhere, and Lu Li would occasionally flip through a few pages when he was bored in the Abyss.
The name of this unique poem in "three hundred liyue sweet poems" was "Sweetness · Morax."
The author's name was anonymous; Lu Li didn't know who wrote this sweet poem.
At the bottom of this page of poetry was the editor's comment for "three hundred liyue sweet poems."
[The God Osial's move is too insidious!]
Lu Li didn't remember the entire sweet poem, only a few lines.
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"Sweetness · Morax"
"Put me in ancient Liyue, I'd definitely surpass Morax, all the Adepti would serve me."
"..."
"Ding-ding-dong-dong, dong-dong-ding-ding, Qiqi is climbing."
"Dense and packed, packed and dense, Hu Tao is moving."
"..."
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Just as the poem described, Qiqi was indeed climbing now; that author was quite observant.
At this moment,
there were five Qingxin on the cliff about forty meters high in front of Qiqi.
Lu Li deduced that
Qiqi should want to collect these Qingxin, but this forty-meter height was a bit too high for short-legged Qiqi.
So Qiqi gave himself the command to collect herbs, causing him to climb continuously.
Thus, he was stuck.
Lu Li knew how to resolve it.
The method was also very simple.
It was to hug Qiqi from behind and say something like "I like you the most," and Qiqi's command would be successfully lifted.
Normally, Baizhu would do this.
But... Lu Li's current body was too small; he couldn't even hold Qiqi.
Even if he did, what would he say?
Would he say:
"Qiqi, don't look back, I'm Baizhu? 'I like you the most!'"