Chapter 97: The Immortal Poison Hunt of the Eighteen Star Gods of Heaven: Lan's Ascension and the Path to Becoming a Star God
Zhongli noticed the change in Ganyu's eyes, and he probably understood what Ganyu was thinking at this moment:
Zhongli is also one of the suspects in the killing of Geo King.

Zhongli himself thinks that Ganyu’s guess is correct to some extent.

After all, it was indeed he who arranged for Emperor Rock King to die today. It was only because of the intervention of an adventer like Chu Hang that Emperor Rock King did not die in the ceremony of summoning the immortals.

Zhongli thought about this and said to Ganyu calmly: "Ms. Ganyu, the secretary of the Liyue Seven Stars, is also a distinguished guest. Please take a seat!"

Gan Yu nodded calmly and sat down as instructed.

At this moment, a voice came from not far away: "Keqing, you are eating here too."

Zhongli felt that the voice was very familiar, so he turned around and saw a girl wearing a Qiankun Tai Gua hat, reddish-brown gradient twin ponytails, and wearing a Chinese-style dress with floral patterns and a long back, running towards him from a distance.

It was none other than Hu Tao, the 77th head of Wangsheng Hall.

Zhongli said calmly, "Master, Wanmin Hall is one of the best restaurants in Liyue, and it is dinner time now, so it is only natural to eat here."

"Too serious!" Hu Tao complained, walked behind Zhongli, looked carefully at the table, saw a pile of empty wine glasses, and made a series of surprised noises:

"Keqing, you usually drink a little, but I never thought you would drink so much today."

Zhongli smiled and said, "Old friends gather together and do whatever they like."

Walnut: "I thought you were happy about the ascension of Emperor Yanwang, so you drank a little more."

"..."

Zhongli was silent.

After all, he couldn't say that he was really happy about the result of the Emperor's ascension. At least the result of the Emperor's ascension meant that his retirement plan was successfully implemented.

Drinking a few more glasses can also be considered a celebration.

At this moment, Hu Tao noticed the person sitting at the same table with Zhong Li:

Ganyu, the secretary of the Liyue Seven Stars!
There are also magical humanoid creatures floating in the air!
As well as a boy who is more handsome than Zhongli, two girls whose looks are no less than her, the 77th head of the Wangsheng Hall, and a green guy who is obviously drunk!

"Keqing, you really have a wide range of friends."

Kurumi sighed.

"Master, you have misunderstood. My only old friend is the best bard, Venti, who came from Mondstadt." Zhongli said calmly, "As for the others, they are all distinguished guests from Liyue, and they are also my new friends."

Hu Tao's plum blossom eyes lit up when she heard this: "New friend, this is good, this is good!

"I, Hu Tao, love making friends the most. Guest, and all my friends, can I sit down and have a meal?"

"Of course." Wendy picked up the wine glass and said, "This time it's your treat."

"Guest, are you here? Guest, do you have Mora? You are not going to be in debt at the Hall of Rebirth again, are you?!" Hu Tao, who had just sat down on the chair, turned her head and asked Zhongli three questions in a row, staring at Zhongli with her pair of plum blossom pupils.

"Master, you are worrying too much. It's just the cost of a meal."

Zhongli said calmly.

"Wanmin Hall is the best restaurant in Liyue, and the cost is very expensive, at least this much." Hu Tao stretched out her slender white hand and indicated a number.

"From a common sense perspective, I don't have that much Mora." Zhongli's tone remained calm: "So this time, I will put the money on the account of the Northland Bank."

"Northland Bank, that doesn't belong to the Winter Faints..."

"Yes."

Zhongli nodded calmly.

"No wonder, the amount of money owed to Wangsheng Hall has decreased recently. I thought you had changed your nature of buying things recklessly." Hu Tao understood and said, "It turns out that your nature has not changed at all, but you have found a new wallet."

He does not mean that.

Ganyu has already started thinking:
In the winter, the Northern Bank willingly paid the bill for a mysterious Liyue man, Zhongli.

There is a problem, there is definitely a problem!
Perhaps, Zhidong also participated in today's ceremony of summoning the immortals, leading to the death of Emperor Rock King... The probability that Zhongli is the suspect in the murder of Emperor Rock King has greatly increased!

In fact, when Ganyu, Chu Hang and others came to Wanmin Hall to have dinner, the official of Liyue had already responded quickly.

Such as Yuheng Star among the Seven Stars of Liyue, Ningguang, and even the Demon Conqueror Xiao, were all outside the Hall of All People, listening to the conversation between Zhongli, Hutao and others.

Especially after learning that the Northern Bank gave money to Zhongli, the three began to suspect Zhongli, the mysterious Liyue person.

Tianquan Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars, directly issued orders to the three secretary assistants:
“You know everything. Immediately check the relationship between Northland Bank and Zhongli.

"If it is found that Zhongli has some hidden connection with the Northland Bank, such as Zhongli betraying Liyue's information, or Zhongli working with Zhidong to assassinate the Geo King... then Zhongli and the current manager of the Northland Bank, Tartaglia, will be put under surveillance.

“Wait till tonight…if there is no news from Emperor Yan, we will capture Zhongli and Tartaglia in one fell swoop!”

"Yes."

The three assistants acted quickly.

Liyue's Thousand Rock Army was also mobilized to launch a large-scale investigation and search operation on the Liyue branch of the Northern Bank.

……

And inside the Hall of All Peoples.

Hu Tao was introducing herself to everyone at this time: "Dear new and old friends, allow me to introduce myself. I am Hu Tao, the 77th head of Wangsheng Hall."

"I'm Chu Hang."

Chu Hang spoke calmly.

"I think I've heard the name Chu Hang somewhere before. Wait... I remember now." Hu Tao opened her eyes wide and said, "You are the one who... the messenger from heaven who invited the Emperor to ascend to heaven during the Immortal Invitation Ceremony?!"

"Yes."

Chu Hang nodded slightly.

"You are the envoy of the heavens." Hu Tao said, and then glanced at Gan Yu and said, "The secretary of the Liyue Seven Stars is here at this table. Is he also your tour guide?" "Yes."

Gan Yu on the side nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Hu Tao completely understood that Chu Hang's identity as the special envoy of the heaven was real. At the same time, she was very curious and asked Chu Hang: "What does the heaven look like? Mr. Chu Hang, can you explain this to me?"

"Master Hu treats me as a friend, so it's okay for me to help him solve his problems." Chu Hang said with a faint smile on his face.
"The heaven is an extremely vast world, and within that world there are countless small worlds... Those small worlds are called planets! Each planet is as big as the continent of Teyvat!
"And the planetary worlds one after another constitute the various realms... constitute the celestial galaxy!"

Walnut blinked: "The heaven is so vast, how can the creatures in the galaxy communicate? It is impossible that all the heavens and galaxies are isolated islands..."

"This is about Akivali, the Star God of Pioneering among the 18 Star Gods in the Heaven." Chu Hang smiled and said, "As the name suggests, this Star God holds the power of destiny and exploration. In ancient times, this Star God forged the Star Dome Train, and relied on the train to continuously explore and forge the Silver Track in the Milky Way, which connected the Heaven!

"Allow all worlds to achieve physical connection!
"Of course, that's not enough!
"Among the eighteen star gods in heaven, there is another star god named Boshizun, who controls the fate of wisdom. According to legend, he controls all the truths of the universe and attempts to calculate everything in the universe...

"Of course, this is still not the point. The point is that he has a force under his command called the Genius Club, which brings together the top geniuses in the universe. Some of them have researched rejuvenation, some have researched simulating the heavens, and some have researched biology, transforming the entire world into biology...

"Among them is a genius from the Genius Club, No. 56 Elijah Salas, who invented the Synesthesia Beacon. This invention is like a universal translator, allowing billions of creatures in all realms who speak different languages ​​to communicate successfully!"

When Walnut heard this, her cherry lips slightly opened, revealing a look of surprise:
Heaven, Eighteen Star Gods!
The pioneering Akivelli Foundry Train gallops across the galaxy, casting countless silver tracks to connect the various realms of the galaxy!

The wise and knowledgeable master, who knows the truth of all things... A genius from a genius club under his command actually developed a synesthesia beacon that allows all living beings in the world to communicate! !

How amazing!
If all this is true, the Emperor really did ascend to a very extraordinary place!
In fact, Hu Tao was not the only one who was shocked at this moment. Zhongli and Wendy, the two other seven rulers of the world who lived in seclusion in the city, were also shocked.

The Star God of Pioneering forged the Silver Track to connect all realms of the Milky Way!
This is definitely a power that surpasses the seven rulers of the mortal world. Is it true that the star gods mentioned by Chu Hang are far superior to the seven rulers of the mortal world? !

Gan Yu, who was not far away, after listening to Chu Hang's more detailed description of the heaven, was still unable to figure out whether such a heaven really existed.

Outside the Wanmin Hall, many Liyue officials were also confused at this time, but after being confused, they decided to wait until night. If there was no news from Emperor Rock King at night... then it would only prove that Chu Hang was a liar, and then they would have to take action.

……

In the Hall of All People, Hu Tao, who had come to his senses, asked Chu Hang a question: "Mr. Chu Hang, you said that in the genius club of the heaven, there is a genius who has developed a technology to rejuvenate. Has anyone developed a technology to achieve longevity or even immortality?"

"existing."

Chu Hang nodded slightly and gave Hu Tao a positive answer: "Among the eighteen star gods in heaven, the pharmacist who created a rich destiny has the ability to grant others immortality!
"Moreover, this person is completely altruistic. Anyone who can see this person will be blessed with longevity!"

When Hu Tao heard this, she couldn't help but blurt out: "So good?"

“Longevity does not mean eternal life.” Chu Hang shook his head slightly and said, “After living for seven or eight hundred years, the body of a person who has been blessed with abundance and longevity will become alienated and his consciousness will become unclear.

"For example, there is a superpower in the heavens - the Immortal Boat Alliance. This civilization has completely obtained the blessing of the abundant tree called Jianmu. Everyone who eats the fruit of Jianmu gains immortality!

“But as I said before, if you live too long, your body will become alienated and your consciousness will degenerate… This degenerate state is called the Demonic Yin Body by the Xianzhou people!
"At a certain moment, many people in the Celestial Realm's Immortal Boat Alliance fell into the state of demonic Yin body and lost control, became insane, extremely aggressive, and destroyed everything!"

Hu Tao couldn't help but say, "So, the longevity of abundance and blessing is not a good thing. So what was the final outcome of the Immortal Boat Alliance? Was it completely degraded and destroyed? Or was it reborn from destruction?"

"neither."

Chu Hang shook his head slightly and said: "The Xianzhou Alliance has not fallen, nor has it been destroyed, because a hero [Emperor Bow] has emerged in the alliance. This hero believed from the beginning that the path to immortality through Jianmu was the wrong one!

"So, he never took Jianmu's fruit from the beginning, and even shot an arrow at Jianmu."

"The Changsheng Jianmu was shot down?"

“Of course not.” Chu Hang shook his head slightly and said, “Heroes are not born strong, so the arrow from the Emperor’s Bow did not successfully cut through the Jianmu tree. However, his actions also made those nobles on the Immortal Boat who swallowed the Immortal Jianmu Fruit extremely angry.

"However, Emperor Gong was originally a hero of the Immortal Boat and had helped the Immortal Boat to establish countless merits. Therefore, the nobles of the Immortal Boat did not dare to kill Emperor Gong directly. Instead, they imprisoned Emperor Gong in a frozen prison and let him fall into an eternal sleep."

Hu Tao: "If nothing unexpected happens, this hero will fall into eternal sleep!"

"Indeed, so an accident happened later." Chu Hang nodded slightly: "The Wing Maker's Qiongsang and the Flesh-Seeing Behemoth Ship spied on the Jianmu blessed by the Abundant Pharmacist on the Immortal Boat, and attacked the Immortal Boat together, and the Fire Catastrophe War broke out.

“During the war, the Xianzhou people awakened and released all the prisoners in the frozen prison, including Emperor Gong.

"After waking up, Emperor Gong analyzed the situation and decided to break out with a surprising strategy.

"In order to repel the Fengcao people, Di Gong ignored the dissuasion and entered the prison deep in the "Zhu Ming" fairy boat. He persuaded the imprisoned Sui Yang leader "Sui Huang" to make a body possession deal with it, using his own body in exchange for the assistance of Sui Yang's power.

"In response to the hero's sacrifice, many people on the various immortal boats chose to make the same deal with the hero. They joined the death squad and marched with Sui Yang, vowing to be like a cloud blocking the sky, protecting the immortal boats, and never landing.

"In the very end, the Emperor Bow shot from the bow of the immortal ship "Yao Qing", destroying Jianmu, piercing the giant beast, and severing the connection between the immortal ship Luofu and Qiongsang.

"A rift leading to the depths of the void opened up at the scene, and a huge amount of imaginary power gushed out from it.

"The scope of the Sky-Splitting Shot was so large that all the ships of the Immortal Boat Alliance were affected and strange phenomena occurred."

Kurumi asked, "And then, what happened to the Imperial Bow?"

Chu Hang: "Legend has it that Emperor Gong disappeared after shooting the arrow that turned the tide of the battle, but Emperor Sui still left part of his body. In order to commemorate this hero, the people of Xianzhou respectfully named him "Emperor Gong Siming"

"Many years later, as the sky-high arrows of light fell from the sky, the people of Xianzhou realized that the 'Emperor Bow Siming' they once revered really existed.

"After that, first the Immortal Boat Taibusi, then the major forces in the heavens such as companies, societies, and major factions... all confirmed the birth of the "Hunting" star god among the eighteen star gods in the heavens."

Hu Tao's eyes widened when he heard this: "Imperial Bow became a Star God? The Star Gods of the Heavenly Realm were promoted from mortals?"

“Yes.” Chu Hang nodded slightly. “Di Gong is not the only star god who was upgraded from mortals and mortal objects… For example, the Star God of Wisdom, Bo Shi Zun, one of the Eighteen Star Gods in the Heaven that I mentioned before, was upgraded from a piece of [Stellar Computer·Machinery]. The reason for his upgrade is still unknown!

"In addition to Master Boshi, there are other Star Gods who have also been promoted from mortals to Star Gods. The reason for their promotion is still unknown... In short, from the ancient Twilight Age to the current Amber Era, there are only eighteen Star Gods who are high above in the heavens!"

After hearing this, Hu Tao was shocked and couldn't recover for a long time.

People like Zhongli, Wendy, and even Paimon all felt that the heaven that Chu Hang mentioned was a world beyond their imagination!

It's just the tip of the iceberg, but it's so breathtaking!

Gan Yu, who was sitting on a chair not far away, gradually formed an impression of the heaven in her mind after hearing Chu Hang's words. At this moment, she was no longer sure whether the Emperor had passed away or ascended to heaven!

Those who were equally unsure included Ningguang, Keqing, Xiao and others outside the Hall of All People.

(End of this chapter)