Genshin Impact: Eternal Place

After the incident in Kanriya came to an end, Qin Lan finally had the opportunity to return to reality.

Qin Lan hadn't been back here for nearly three months, and she felt a little unfamiliar looking at her bedroom.

"Ah, I can finally have a good rest. I will sleep all day tomorrow. Shuling, don't call me unless something fatal happens."

"Don't you think I'm not tired?" Shu Ling rolled her eyes and said nothing more.

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When Qin Lan opened her eyes again, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. After getting up and washing up simply, she cooked something from the freezer that they had brought yesterday.

"Do you want to go to Teyvat again and take a look?"

"Is there anything else you want to do?"

"Uh... does playing games count?"

"Can you achieve something?" Shu Ling said with regret.

"Oh, let's go, let's go."

Tivat

"Ahem, old man, these days there are so many natural and man-made disasters. I'm afraid I'll be gone before you."

An old man came in from outside with a bowl of porridge and said, "What are you talking about? Don't worry, I have taken care of you all my life. If you really want to leave, don't you have to take me with you to take care of you together?"

The old man jokingly helped his mother-in-law who was lying on the bed up, and started feeding her the porridge mouthful by mouthful.

The old man has two sons, both of whom are members of the Qianyan Army. Whenever he mentioned them, a look of pride always appeared on the old man's face.

Half a year ago, a war suddenly broke out in the Layered Rock Abyss, and countless Thousand Rock Army soldiers were left forever in that dark underground.

This was the case with the old man’s two sons. They went to the Layered Rock Abyss in batches and never came back.

The rulers of Liyue gave a large sum of pension to the families of these people, but it meant nothing to the elderly.

There were many such things in Liyue. Too many young soldiers died in that battle.

After the great battle in the Chasm, the disasters on the land of Liyue did not stop. The passing of the younger generation led to a serious shortage of labor in Liyue Harbor.

At the same time, in Liyue Harbor, where burial is popular, many people would rather leave the bodies of their family members at home than hastily discard them in a mass grave because there is a shortage of people to bury them. This will leave them without even a place to worship in the future. However, it is precisely because of this that diseases and plagues follow.

"Sir, there are more and more corpses in Liyue Harbor, and the plague is getting worse. Many doctors are unwilling to stay in Liyue Harbor and have begun to leave Liyue Harbor to seek a living elsewhere."

"Damn it, they all betrayed us at the critical moment." Yuhengxing said with clenched fists.

An old man said at the side: "Ahem, after all, there is no hope at all now, alas..."

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"Why has Liyue Harbor become like this? Something must have happened." Qin Lan was walking on the streets of Liyue, but Liyue Harbor no longer had the bustling scenes of the past. It was filled with a desolate scene.

Qin Lan took out the sound transmission talisman to contact Ganyu, but Ganyu said that she was now in the cave of Master Liuyunjiefeng, so Qin Lan spread her wings of wind and flew towards Jueyunjian.

"Master, Miss Ganyu." Qin Lan walked into the cave, looked at the two people in the cave and asked, "I just came from Liyue Port. What happened?"

Ganyu had a worried look on his face, and True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng also had a helpless look on his face. He said, "After the battle of Kanreya, plague and various disasters appeared on the land of Liyue again. The Emperor sent many immortals to quell the loud disasters on the land, but the source of the plague was Liyue Harbor, and there is no way to solve it now."

"From Liyue Harbor?" Qin Lan asked puzzledly.

Ganyu told Qin Lan what happened in Liyue Harbor. Qin Lan frowned and said, "Since we don't have enough manpower, let's cremate them. It's quick and easy."

"Cremation?" Both Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun and Ganyu were puzzled. "What is cremation?"

"Well, to put it simply, it is..." Qin Lan thought about the process of attending funerals and continued, "Pray for the deceased to rest in peace, then cremate the body and keep the ashes for worship. This is definitely one of the most effective ways to deal with the plague."

"This... cremation of corpses is a tradition that has been passed down in Liyue for thousands of years. I'm afraid no one would do this." Ganyu frowned, considering the feasibility of the matter.

"Well... we can ask the Emperor to issue such a decree, and then make the process more sacred, so that they think it is a ceremony for the burial of an immortal, and finally find a respected person to persuade them. As long as there is a first person, everyone will slowly accept it." Qin Lan thought for a while and said, "Ganyu, you go investigate and find a respected old man, and I will persuade him."

"Master, I'll leave it to you to contact the Emperor. I'll go prepare some things now."

Zhenjun Liuyun Jiefeng and Ganyu looked at each other and then nodded. There was no good solution now, so they could only try the method Qin Lan mentioned.

Qin Lan contacted the Eternal Place in his body and adjusted the time of the two worlds to one-to-one. This is the maximum adjustment he can make at present. After this period of practice, he can adjust the time without releasing the Eternal Place, which is much more convenient.

He returned to reality, opened the tablet beside him, looked up the basic cremation process and some prayer texts, wrote them down, and returned to the continent of Teyvat.

"What are you doing now, kid?"

"It will definitely take some time for Ganyu and Master to get together, and during this time there is something very important to do."

Qin Lan flew to Liyue Harbor and found the Yun family's room. After knocking on the door, a young man opened it. He looked at Qin Lan in confusion and asked, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

Qin Lan took out the disaster relief medicine and handed it to the young man.

"This is……"

"Xi Zai was created for me by your ancestors."

"You, you are an immortal?"

Qin Lan was stunned for a moment, then said, "I guess so. This time I came here hoping that you can build something for me again."

The young man showed a difficult expression on his face, sighed and said, "Come in first."

Qin Lan followed the young man into the room.

A hundred years have passed, but the interior of the room has basically not changed. There is an old man lying on the bed, who seems to be the young man's father.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Given the current situation in Liyue Harbor, our family has not had much business in the past few years."

"That's why I came here. I hope you can help me."

Qin Lan told the young man her needs and left him some ore and food. The young man looked at Qin Lan gratefully and nodded. Then Qin Lan turned and walked towards Tianheng Mountain.

"Qin Lan, here." Ganyu waved to Qin Lan, then handed Qin Lan a document and said, "This person is the most suitable one. He was one of the previous Seven Stars of Liyue. When he was in office, he was loved by many people, but his life now..."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Ganyu. Now we just have to wait for the Emperor to issue a decree, and then we can start our plan."

The next day, a golden light descended from the sky, and a huge document unfolded in the sky above Liyue Harbor.

Qin Lan smacked her lips as she looked at the document in the sky. He was worthy of being the Emperor. It was so impressive of him to issue a decree.

In the next few days, Qin Lan would occasionally go to Uncle Qi's house as Gan Yu mentioned, and talk to him about cremation. Of course, in addition to Uncle Qi's house, Qin Lan also went to other houses, but they did not seem to be welcome.

"Calculating the time, it should be about time." Qin Lan walked to the Yun family's house and knocked on the door gently.

After the door was opened, the young man saw Qin Lan and immediately said respectfully: "You are here, everything is ready."

After Qin Lan walked into the room, she saw the crafted long stick and plaque, thanked the young man, and then left the room with them.

He walked to the center of Liyue Harbor, picked up the plaque he had just made, and nailed it on a house that Ganyu had paid for. After looking at it with satisfaction, he turned and walked towards Uncle Qi's house.

"Xiao Lan, you're here, cough cough cough, I... still can't let it go." The old man said after coughing twice.

Qin Lan sat next to the old man and said, "I understand. I'm just giving you a suggestion."

"Xiao Lan, if I agree to cremation, can the plague in Liyue really be quelled?"

Qin Lan said sternly: "Grandpa, if you agree, you will definitely be the biggest contributor to the quelling of the plague in Liyue Harbor this time."

A look of pain flashed across Qi Heng's face, and then he looked at Qin Lan and said, "Okay, I am an old man, and I can do one more thing for Liyue before I die, so that I can die without regrets. Then I will leave this matter to you... What is your signature name?"

"The Hall of Rebirth."

"Wangsheng Hall...what a good name. I hope you can reserve a seat for me so that I and I can be together in the future."

Qin Lan nodded solemnly: "Grandpa, don't worry, you are the first business handled by Wangsheng Hall, everything will be done according to your requirements."

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"Hey, have you heard that old man Qi decided to cremate his wife?"

"What? What's wrong with Old Man Qi? Didn't he always think he had a very good relationship with his wife?"

"I don't know. It is said that it was handed over to a place called Wangshengtang. I have never heard of it before. If you ask me, since Lord Yan has issued a decree, I guess there should be no problem with cremation. It's just that we are in a state of mind..."

"Yes, although it was an order issued by Lord Yan, we have never seen a crematorium and we are afraid. Well, we should all go and take a look when the time comes. It can be regarded as sending Sister Lin off for the last time. After all, she didn't make it."

Several old ladies who were chattering nodded. It was obvious that the person they called Sister Lin had a good relationship with everyone.

Speaking of which, he is the only one in Qin Lan's Hall of Rebirth so far, but with the previous preparations, Qin Lan is not panicked.

The day for the cremation soon arrived and a drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Just as Qin Lan expected, a lot of people came, not only those who had a good relationship with Uncle Qi, but also some who came to see the cremation ceremony.

Grandma Lin lay quietly on a specially made stone bed, with firewood spread all around her.

Qin Lan began to chant slowly, "Use the blazing flames to cleanse all impurities, let the filth and the flames rise together to the sky that can accommodate everything, light up the firewood all over the continent, and raise the smoke to pray for blessings and drive away evil. The delusion and dreams of the silent gods will turn into evil beasts that attach to them, taking away the people who no longer belong to them and the people who never belonged to them. Only the unrestrained fire can purify the filth of heaven and earth, raise the red firewood, and drive away all demons and evil."

Then, he took out the iron stick he had made in advance, drew the character "Li", activated the power of the fire element, and a raging fire attached to it. Qin Lan put the iron stick into the firewood.

People gradually began to whisper, "This, this is a method only immortals have, right? Is cremation a ritual for the burial of immortals?"

"Yes, the immortal must have known Liyue's current situation and made an exception to teach us their burial ceremony."

A big fire began to burn, slowly burning Grandma Lin's body. Starlight began to slowly appear on the staff of Homa, and then bright and transparent butterflies flew out from it.

Qin Lan continued, "Those who were entangled in bad karma or disasters, and those who were unable to endure the deep sorrow, will turn into ash butterflies in the fire, freed from all the misfortunes and sighs of the turbid world."

Everyone just hopes that the deceased can rest in peace. Qin Lan's action and these flying butterflies undoubtedly touched everyone's heart, and their views on the cremation ceremony gradually began to change from the bottom of their hearts.

Soon, Grandma Lin's body turned into ashes. Qin Lan mobilized the wind element and slowly collected the ashes and put them into a box prepared in advance. She turned to Grandpa Qi and said, "Do you want to keep the ashes yourself or put them in our Hall of Rebirth?"

Uncle Qi waved his hand and said, "I may have to trouble you soon, so I'll leave it with you. When the time comes, just put me and my wife together."

Qin Lan nodded. Tears welled up in the old man's eyes, but he was obviously very satisfied with the cremation ceremony.

After this incident, cremation was completely accepted in Liyue Harbor, and the Hall of the Reborn became famous. Countless people came there to hold cremation ceremonies.

Qin Lan's goal had been achieved, so she began to recruit some people, taught them some basic procedures and rules, and placed the forged wooden sticks and some painted talismans in the Hall of Rebirth.

"One thing you must remember is that we at the Wangsheng Hall collect money from the living and send the dead on their way. We shoulder responsibilities on both sides and must satisfy people from both the Yin and Yang worlds."

What Qin Lan said was recorded by some good scholars, and later became the ancestral precepts passed down in Wangsheng Hall.

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As the problem of corpses was solved, the plague in Liyue Harbor slowly disappeared, and the earth returned to its former tranquility as time went by. The people of Liyue Harbor also slowly regained their former smiles on their faces.

After Qin Lan founded the Hall of Rebirth, he handed it over to others to manage. After all, he couldn't stay in Teyvat all the time to be in charge of these things.