With his own house, Yun Xu no longer needed to wander around.
For the next month, he alternated between alchemy and rest, first refining a large batch of Sweet Sweet Pills.
Currently, for him, Sweet Sweet Pills were one of the most practical elixirs; he could sell them to Bubu Pharmacy for Mora, or give them to Lumine and Qiqi in exchange for ying water and hair.
While refining Sweet Sweet Pills, Yun Xu also paid attention to Lime's changes.
Now in its dragon form, it was the same as before: whenever Yun Xu refined pills, it would come closer and comfortably lie down coiled beside him.
Its appetite also grew daily; ordinary elemental power could no longer satisfy it, and Yun Xu had to feed it five or six electro crystals every day.
For this, Yun Xu specifically went to the Adventurers Guild and posted a long-term commission, offering to purchase electro crystals without limit.
So, the next day, Lumine knocked on Yun Xu's door, carrying a large basket of electro crystals.
Under Yun Xu's long-term feeding, Lime appeared to have grown a bit larger.
Perhaps because it was originally a Slime, even though it had transformed into a dragon embryo, its flesh was very soft, and Yun Xu found it very comfortable to rest his head on it during his afternoon naps.
He just couldn't help but miss his original Slime bed... Besides these, Yun Xu also tried to re-refine the Dragon Pill as Zhongli had suggested, to transform it from a Chidan into a complete elixir.
But after trying for a while, the star swallowing cauldron at most only grew to three or four meters tall, still temporarily unable to contain the enormous Dragon Pill.
In his helplessness, Yun Xu could only temporarily abandon the idea of re-refining the Dragon Pill.
However, this incident still gave Yun Xu some inspiration, so he took ten of the refined Sweet Sweet Pills and threw them into the alchemy furnace.
[Second Revolution · Sweet Sweet Pill (1 Star): Restores a certain amount of maximum HP upon consumption, may produce an advanced effect, causing the user to emit a sweet scent with powerful allure.]
When the elixir came into his hand, Yun Xu saw a never-before-seen prefix.
"This is... the Nine Revolution Alchemy Method...?"
Seeing the new prefix on the Sweet Sweet Pill, Yun Xu muttered to himself.
The so-called Nine Revolution Alchemy Method is actually quite easy to understand: it involves putting the elixir back into the furnace for re-refinement just before it's completely done, each time purifying the medicinal properties, with a maximum of nine revolutions to form the pill.
In Liyue, there were once Adepti who proposed such a theory, but it was never perfected, and Yun Xu also felt that the Nine Revolution Alchemy Method he remembered had no relation to the Liyue Adepti.
But why did he have such alchemy knowledge in his mind...?
Bloodline inheritance?
Such a thought emerged in Yun Xu's mind again.
Although bloodline inheritance sounds somewhat fantastical, it exists in Teyvat; for instance, newborn dragons awaken memories and knowledge from their bloodline the moment they inherit power.
Understanding this, Yun Xu no longer cared about the knowledge in his mind, but only had another question about his own bloodline.
However, even the Geo Archon was unclear about his origins, so he could only keep this question in his heart.
Just like that, the next day Yun Xu gave the Two Revolution Sweet Sweet Pill to Lumine, and in return, he got a little ying water from her... "Traveler, you smell so good..."
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Suddenly cornered against the wall, Lumine's eyes widened, hands covering her front, looking at Paimon in terror.
Had Paimon's appetite evolved to the point of wanting to eat people?
"Hmm, Paimon is right. Today, the Traveler... has a very alluring scent."
Beside them, the black-haired Damselette named Yun Jin nodded, agreeing with Paimon.
From the moment they met, she had smelled this very alluring scent, but was too embarrassed to say so directly.
"Oh, it should be the Sweet Sweet Pill. It's nothing, the scent will be gone in a few days."
Lumine heard this and didn't mind; she had just eaten the new Sweet Sweet Pill Yun Xu gave her last night.
Although the Sweet Sweet Pill only had a chance to make her emit a fragrance, Lumine had already eaten several, so it had already been triggered before.
When she emitted a fragrance, she couldn't really smell it herself, so Lumine didn't feel anything.
"But it feels much more delicious than before... I really want to lick you..."
Paimon leaned in and sniffed at both sides of Lumine's neck, showing a somewhat infatuated expression.
Lumine instinctively recoiled her neck, quickly grabbing Paimon and pulling her away.
Watching their intimate interaction, Yun Jin couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly.
"Alright, Traveler, let's set off quickly~"
After the two finished their playful squabble, Yun Jin finally spoke with a light laugh.
"Okay, Mr. Yun, let's go."
After Lumine calmed Paimon down, she then followed Yun Jin.
"Heh heh, just call me Yun Jin."
Although Yun Jin had only known Lumine for a short time, she had heard many stories about this Traveler.
"Okay, Yun Jin."
"But speaking of which, every time I called you Mr. Yun before, it always reminded me of a mischievous fox."
Paimon responded from the side, then muttered softly.
"Is that so? We should meet sometime, if there's a chance."
Yun Jin suggested with a light laugh upon hearing this.
Then Yun Jin and Lumine left Liyue Harbor together, arriving at the foot of Mt. Tianheng.
Yun Jin was recently looking for inspiration for her new play, and Lumine and Paimon were accompanying her.
"Shenhe, be careful, don't let it make a sound. It would be bad if it attracted Martial Grand-Aunt."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother, it can't make a sound."
As the two arrived at the foot of Mt. Tianheng and were about to check out a somewhat dilapidated village ahead, they suddenly heard a familiar sound not far away.
Lumine, with Paimon and Yun Jin, drew closer to see Shenhe carrying an adult Geovishap, its mouth frozen shut with ice, walking with Yun Xu towards Mt. Tianheng.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you catching a Geovishap?"
Seeing this scene, Paimon couldn't help but ask.
"..."
"Senior Brother, should we silence them?"
Shenhe looked back at Lumine, Paimon, and Yun Jin by the roadside, then made a throat-slitting gesture and asked Yun Xu.
"No need, let Senior Brother handle it."
Yun Xu stopped Shenhe, then walked towards Lumine and Paimon.
"Yingying, come here and help me. I'll give you an extra elixir later... Ow!"
"Who are you calling Yingying?!"
Before Yun Xu could finish speaking, Lumine smacked him on the forehead in annoyance, forcing him to raise his hand to cover his head.
"But I'll do it, though I need to ask Yun Jin's opinion. We're here to accompany Yun Jin to find inspiration."
Then Lumine looked at Yun Jin beside her.
"Alright, Yun Jin, right? Hello, hello, my name is Yun Xu. We were family five hundred years ago."
Although Yun Xu had also spent some time in Liyue Harbor, he couldn't immediately remember who Yun Jin was, as he had never paid attention to opera matters.
"Hmm, hello, Mr. Yun Xu."
"Actually, I'm also a bit curious, why are you holding a Geovishap?"
Yun Jin greeted Yun Xu, then looked curiously at Shenhe, who was easily carrying the Geovishap behind them...