At Yujing Terrace, Qiu Bai leisurely walked up the steps. As he stepped onto the platform, he saw Grandmother Ping watering the flowers.
Sensing something, Grandmother Ping turned around and looked at him.
"Immortal Lord, what brings you to this old woman?"
She smiled kindly at Qiu Bai.
"Heh."
"I'm still not used to you looking like this."
Qiu Bai chuckled, his gaze resting on her.
Grandmother Ping let out a soft laugh, and in an instant her form shifted returning to Ping'er.
"Now then, Immortal Lord, what can I do for you?"
Ping'er smiled as she looked at Qiu Bai.
"This, I can get used to."
"Ping'er, I'd like you to make me a Serenitea Pot."
Qiu Bai smiled as he made his request.
"Hmm… but crafting a Serenitea Pot requires a great amount of adeptal energy."
"It may not be ready until tomorrow."
Ping'er stroked her chin as she spoke, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
She wasn't sure why Qiu Bai suddenly wanted a Serenitea Pot.
"It's no problem. I'm not in a hurry."
"I want to travel the mortal world for a while. I can't be flying back to Jueyun Karst every day just to sleep, can I?"
Qiu Bai explained as he watched Ping'er, who was still deep in thought.
"I see… Ping'er understands now."
"In that case, please come back tomorrow, Immortal Lord."
Ping'er smiled, knowing that crafting the Serenitea Pot required extremely rare materials.
"Then I'll be troubling you, Ping'er."
Qiu Bai smiled and thanked her before leisurely strolling away.
"Inazuma... the eternity that Beelzebul devoted everything to."
"And yet in me, it manifests unfading, unbound by Celestia laws."
As he wandered through Liyue's streets, Qiu Bai murmured to himself.
"Heh, to think that at the start, I was just some shut-in calling every woman I saw 'waifu'..."
"But now, I've changed so much. By normal standards, I'd already be considered an old man."
Qiu Bai chuckled to himself, lost in nostalgia.
Then, he made his way toward Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Pushing the door open lightly, he found no one inside.
Qiu Bai ascended the loft alone, heading to his room.
Lying on his bed with his hands behind his head, he stared at the ceiling.
Then, as if remembering something, a flash of light surrounded him and his form shifting into that of Yin-Yang Immortal Lord.
From his waist, he removed a Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram, roughly the size of a Vision, glowing brilliantly.
"This object has existed since the moment I was born."
"I haven't properly studied this yet."
Qiu Bai held the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram in both hands, curiously playing with it.
"System, scan this Taiji Diagram for me."
He spoke internally to the system.
[Ding!]
[Teyvat's Yin-Yang dual energies—accompanying the Heart of a God!]
[It represents the balance of heaven and earth, and also signifies the host divine identity!]
The system's playful voice echoed in his mind.
"Wait, what?"
"System, what did you just say? This thing is a Heart of a God?"
Qiu Bai was so shocked that he blurted out loud.
"No wonder Morax said that there are eight gods in the mortal world."
"So, I'm also a god?"
He murmured internally, realizing that Morax must have known quite a bit.
Thinking back to when Lumine first arrived in Liyue Harbor, he recalled something.
Venti had sent Lumine to find both the Immortal Lord and Rex Lapis.
But why?
If Lumine was searching for gods, then why was she also told to look for him?
Connecting the dots with Morax words, it meant that, including himself, there were indeed eight gods in the mortal world.
Then, another thought struck him.
"Wait a second, System! My divine power was enhanced by you—who knows how many times over."
"If I represent the balance of heaven and earth, then why was I so weak when I first awakened?"
Qiu Bai frowned, recalling his birth.
Just thinking about how Morax had defeated him in a few moves made the corner of his mouth twitch.
"No wonder... I have the authority to completely change genders."
"In Teyvat, male and female are also aspects of Yin and Yang, representing balance."
Qiu Bai suddenly understood something, feeling a bit shocked.
Gods were naturally genderless, able to manifest as either male or female but in essence, they had no fixed gender.
But he was different, he had undergone a complete gender transformation.
[Ding! Answering the host.]
[Teyvat's Yin-Yang energy was too scarce at the time of your birth.]
[As a result, you were somewhat underdeveloped.]
[Had it not been for a trace of Creation Qi, your final fate would have been...]
[You wouldn't have been able to be born at all, and the Yin-Yang energy would have gradually dissipated.]
The system voice echoed in his mind.
Underdeveloped?
Hearing the system's explanation, the corner of Qiu Bai mouth twitched again.
"Wait, System am I still underdeveloped?"
He asked curiously.
After all, since the system had enhanced him so many times, he should be normal by now, right?
[Ding!]
[Answering the host.]
[You are still underdeveloped.]
The system voice echoed in Qiu Bai mind.
"What did you just say?!"
"I can defeat Morax now, and yet I'm still considered underdeveloped?"
Qiu Bai was shocked.
If this was his "underdeveloped" state, then what would he be like at full development?
[Host, do not be surprised. Your true standing is far beyond what you expect.]
The system mechanical voice was calm and matter-of-fact, as if stating something completely obvious.
"This is getting more and more interesting."
"I wonder if the Tsaritsa will send the Fatui to take my Heart of a God."
"System, if my Heart of a God is taken, will it affect me?"
Qiu Bai frowned.
From what he knew, a Heart of a God was essentially a superior version of a Vision it could channel a massive amount of elemental energy and symbolized divinity itself.
[Answering the host: There will be some effect, but it will be insignificant.]
[Given the host's current strength, with or without a Heart of a God it would be like comparing the ocean to a bowl of water.]
The system explained plainly.
"Then I don't have to worry."
"Besides, I don't even use elemental power to begin with."
Still, this revelation was a lot to take in.
He never expected that the thing hanging from his waist was actually a Heart of a God.
Qiu Bai lay there for a while, staring at the Taiji Diagram in his hand.
"System, what if I destroyed this balance?"
He suddenly asked.
['Heavenly Principles' will stop the host.]
The system replied.
Qiu Bai frowned.
"Then if I become strong enough, can I change this so-called balance?"
[Answering the host: Yes.]
Qiu Bai frown eased upon hearing this confirmation.
"No Mora for Morax, no balance for Murusmus. Sounds fair, doesn't it?"
He chuckled internally.
Meanwhile, Heavenly Principles: "F*ck."
"Enough thinking, time to sleep."
"I still need to visit Ping'er tomorrow to get the Serenitea Pot."
Qiu Bai murmured with a smile, before slowly closing his eyes.
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