Paimon circled around the crystal and looked at the Lumen Stone Catalyst in his empty hand.
"This looks very similar to our Lumen Stone Catalyst."
"They themselves are the same thing, and the lume stone catalyst we carry is made of it. They can resonate with each other, and have a purifying power that can purify the black mud. If you encounter as many as possible on the road, Collect some.”
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"Purified..."
Looking at the purified black mud in front of him, Jiang Bai was thoughtful.
He just brought the crystal stone closer to the black mud, wanting to take a closer look, but under the light of the lumen stone, the pitch-black black mud showed a state of slowly being purified.
Looking at the azure crystal stone that was particularly similar to the Nail of Hantian, Jiang Bai directly took out a fragment of the Nail of Hantian.
After the fragments appeared, the speed of black mud dissipation doubled instantly and disappeared without a trace after a while.
"Knew it……"
Jiang Bai tried to bring the crystal and fragments closer again to see if they could fuse.
But the result was no response.
After carefully observing the two crystals, Jiang Bai found that the fragments of Hantian Nail were bluer and purer, while the blue color of the Lumen Crystal seemed to be diluted.
It's like a new polymer formed after the power of the Cold Sky Nail is reorganized.
"Mandrill, take this." Jiang Bai handed the palm-sized piece of Hantian Nail to Mandrill.
He had previously wanted to study whether the fragments of the Cold Sky Nail could purify karma, but now was a good opportunity to experiment.
"Why?"
"It has a purifying power. Try it and see if it can suppress and alleviate your karma."
Holding the mandrill in the palm of my hand, I didn't feel any difference.
"Useless."
Karma is not of the same nature as these filthy forces. It is accumulated from the accumulation of killings over time and cannot be purified.
"Whether it's useful or not can't be seen in a short time. You should take it with you first."
Jiang Bai doesn't know if it will be useful, but there is nothing wrong with trying it.
Even if it is useless, it will be safer for Mandrill to move underground with this fragment.
Jiang Bai feels that the fragments of the Cold Sky Nail are very useful. They can strengthen the space and purify the dirt. He will have to knock out more fragments and bring them with him someday. He may not know when they will come in handy.
Jiang Bai put away the lumen stone and squatted next to another black mud with an ordinary luminous crystal, frowning and observing.
This black mud is not soil in the true sense, but more like an aggregate of discharged filth, forming a state similar to black mud.
"Speaking of which, what exactly is this black mud?"
Jiang Bai wanted to reach out and touch him, but was stopped by Mandrill.
He grabbed Jiang Bai's collar and dragged him away from the black mud.
"Abyss, filth, don't come near!"
"Is it the power of the abyss again?"
Jiang Bai felt a little tired and felt that the power of the abyss was everywhere.
The poisonous blood that polluted Tevalin has the power of the abyss. Those dark monsters come from the abyss. Even this rocky abyss has so much pollution from the abyss pouring out.
It felt like the entire Teyvat was surrounded by an abyss and was in danger.
If this continues, he has no idea that Teyvat will be over in 100 years.
Jiang Bai broke free from his restraints and said, "It's okay. If it's the power of the abyss, it won't affect me."
He doesn't have the energy to purify the power of the abyss like Sora, but the power of the abyss has no effect on him.
Mandrill frowned, but still did not stop his behavior.
Jiang Bai returned to the piece of black mud and reached out to touch it.
The texture of this black mud is a bit like silt, which may affect ordinary people, but to him it is just touching a piece of mud.
Jiang Bai tried to use elemental power while touching, but his fingers that were in contact with elemental power and silt at the same time felt a pain like acupuncture.
These two forces cannot coexist with each other and are fighting fiercely, and what this causes is severe pain in the fingers.
Jiang Bai took out another fragment of Hantian Nail, and the black mud on his fingers was quickly purified, and there was no more tingling sensation.
"The power of the abyss is incompatible with the power of the elements..."
It's like two completely opposite substances, once they appear at the same time, they will have a fierce confrontation and cannot coexist.
"I remember that the information I got was that this black mud has been around for a long time. But in recent years, when miners dug somewhere, this black mud began to appear in large quantities. In addition to the black mud, there is also a kind of red mist. Very dangerous..."
Jiang Bai thought that it might not be because the miners dug something, but because the boundaries of Teyvat were getting thinner and thinner, and the erosion of the abyss was intensifying.
Mandrill lowered his eyes and thought of Fu She.
Fushe was already affected by his karma, and he would inevitably come into contact with these dirty forces in this rocky abyss, making his already bad situation even worse.
He couldn't help but become more urgent.
"Ignore these for now and continue to dig deeper to find the source."
If Fu She discovers the filth in these abyss, he will definitely find a way to find the source and block these filthy forces from the source to prevent people active in the mine from being affected.
Jiang Bai followed Mandrill and continued to walk deeper. The abyss was too big. The roads excavated by the miners already extended in all directions, and there were many caves leading to unknown places. The two of them had no specific way to find their way, so they could only rely on Feeling like walking blindly.
What made Jiang Bai feel a little outrageous was that he actually saw members of the treasure stealing group underground.
Obviously, the Strata Rock Abyss has been closed for a long time, but these treasure stealing groups are still able to operate below.
Jiang Bai, who couldn't hold back his curiosity, made some friendly inquiries with them. Only then did he find out that they had bypassed the Qianyan Army and secretly dug a passage underground so that they could dig underground to find treasures. .
Jiang Bai could only express his admiration for this.
After asking them about the location where they dug the tunnel, Jiang Bai planned to report it when he went back, and then picked up a few pieces of excellent quality ore in their camp.
Seeing Jiang Bai's gangster-like behavior, several members of the Dabaotuan who had been taught a lesson dared not speak out in anger.
Mandrill hid in the dark and pretended that he didn't see anything.
In addition to the members of the treasure stealing group, there are also some soldiers of fools operating underground.
Speaking of which, these fools and soldiers are pitiful.
Originally, Zhidong was an ally of Liyue, and they came to help Liyue solve the problem of the layered rock abyss. As a result, they were directly trapped underground, relying on moss, mushrooms and groundwater to survive.
There used to be a team of more than a dozen people, but now there are only a few people left.
While they were trapped underground, the world outside had changed drastically.
Their executive officers intended to release the suppressed demon god to wreak havoc in Liyue, and the relationship between the two countries quickly deteriorated. Although diplomats later repaired the relationship between the two countries, these soldiers became abandoned.
(End of chapter)
