[Genshin Impact] Teyvat’s Ascension Survival Guide

[Due to my illness, I stopped updating for a long time, and a lot happened in real life too. When I wanted to continue writing, I found I couldn't recapture how I felt back then. The plot had strayed far from the original outline, and I could no longer understand what I had been thinking at the time. The game has also had many updates over the years, making my old outline seem even stranger to me now. Continuing would make the story feel disjointed. After a great deal of thought, I've decided to remove the paywall. The paywall was removed on July 31, 2025.]

[I still don't want to give up on this story, so after removing the paywall, I'll see if I can rewrite the whole thing. The characters and concepts will stay the same, but I'll make a new outline this time.]

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That wish he made during his rebellious phase, which took three thousand years to come true, finally came back to bite Ying Zhi!

Just as he was about to undergo his tribulation and become the first person in the world to ascend, he transmigrated.

Then he was badly injured and dumped by an interstellar doctor into a full-dive game called Genshin Impact.

After cultivating immortality for three thousand years and coming within a single step of ascension, Ying Zhi would do anything to prove his Dao.

[Teyvat]

Amidst the tangled affairs of the Seven Archons, the Heavenly Principles, the Abyss, the Traveler, and all sorts of strange beings, he watched countless wandering souls and found a new path: he established reincarnation and opened the underworld.

He built friendly partnerships with all of Teyvat, making reincarnation bigger and stronger!

The Lord of Impermanence stood at the hall entrance, waving a little handkerchief: Heartfelt thanks to all our partners for sending us employees~

The partners: "..."

Legend tells of a Lord of Impermanence who leads a group of paper fiends, guiding the souls of all living beings. Whether god, immortal, demon, or human, reincarnation is the only destination between life and death.

That's right. Even if you're the Heavenly Principles, you'll have to work for me after you die.

[Interstellar]

#DoesTheSpecialAdmissionsStudentAtChangAnAcademyHaveWayTooManyRelatives?

Why are the bubble tea shops, bookstores, terminal stores, merchandise shops, and convention planners nearby all run by his relatives?

1L OP, you're making a fuss over nothing. What's the big deal? Even my thesis advisor is his older brother.

2L Is this what they call the ultimate connection-backed student?

28L Sob, but his relatives look so much like my fave... I really thought Venti had come to me that day!

29L Seriously? Are they really that alike?

30L They really are, sob! I met a junior student the other day who studies herself to death, and when she put on her cosplay outfit, she looked exactly like my darling Layla!

31L Um, is that new hot pot restaurant run by one of his relatives too? Why are they adding strawberry sauce to the spicy broth...

35L Ahem, well, the employee grabbed the wrong thing. That's what he eats himself. It's not strawberry sauce, either. He just dropped a strawberry into the pot while swishing it around...

36L My silence was deafening.

45L (lights a cigarette) (salty tofu pudding flavor) Heh, you guys have nothing on me. Do you know how awkward it was when I blurted out "Mr. Zhongli" upon seeing my thesis advisor?

[It's probably one of those cozy stories where they take care of each other.]

[Notes]

1. My own take on an interstellar era and cultivation in a spiritual qi revival setting. The protagonist and Teyvat travel back and forth between worlds. He uses secret identities, and his identity is never exposed.

2. No romance. The protagonist is among the strongest fighters. It's an indulgent power fantasy, with both sweet and angsty moments.

3. The author has no functioning logic and is completely irrational. This is self-indulgent from start to finish. If you don't like it, run away quickly. Don't force yourself!

4. A fan of the Geo Archon and the whole cast.

Theme: Be brave enough to say goodbye properly