Rex Lapis – Tales of Liyue and the Geo Archon (Genshin Impact Lore)



Rex Lapis is the former Geo Archon of Liyue, and one of the last members of the original Seven Archons. He is one of the most mysterious characters in the game, as he holds a lot more secrets than he lets on. In this video, I go over some things we do know about his history and his time as Geo Archon.

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Chapters
0:00 – Rex Lapis
0:43 – The Lord of Geo
2:14 – The Archon War
5:30 – Friends and the Cataclysm
8:29 – Liyue Harbor Today
10:01 – His Future
11:07 – Ending Notes

Sources and Further Reading
Morax – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Morax
Archaic Petra – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Archaic_Petra
Liyue Series – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Liyue_Series
Stone Tablet Compilations – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Stone_Tablet_Compilations:_Vol._I
Guizhong – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Guizhong
Treasure Lost, Treasure Found – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Treasure_Lost,_Treasure_Found_(Part_1)
Marchosius – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Guoba
Adepti – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Adeptus
Madame Ping – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Madame_Ping
Cuijue Slope – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Cuijue_Slope
Osial – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Osial
Yaksha – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Yaksha
Havria – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Havria
The Seven – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/The_Seven
Azhdaha – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Azhdaha
The Cataclysm – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Cataclysm
Liyue Archon Quests – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_I
Rite of Parting – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Rite_of_Parting
Tartaglia – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Tartaglia
Signora – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/La_Signora
The Fatui – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Fatui
Raiden/Voicelines – https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Raiden_Shogun/Voice-Overs

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27 thoughts on “Rex Lapis – Tales of Liyue and the Geo Archon (Genshin Impact Lore)”

  1. I love Zhongli he is my go to shield I never had anything to worry about with his shield I'm not very good at dodging so believe me his shield comes in very handy I also like the way he looks when he is fighting so whenever I feel like letting him fight that's what I do there are those who think that he just likes to kill but he had kill to make sure that his people survive look at Xiao master he was evil I'm glad that Zhongli was able to free Xiao from him Zhongli cares about his people and only wants the best for them

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  2. Zhongli's staments about the Inazuma Archon twins seems very confused. Isn't it Venti that talks about someone being a Kagemusha? It's potentially important because it goes to the whole two pasts of Teyvat depending on Sakura or no Sakura. Unlike Sumeru's shenanigans people at least recognize the past changed. But then it gets ignored as if it didn't happen. It's not clear what lore sources are referring to which past – the Sakura one or the no Sakura one. It's also not clear how many sisters existed recently in each timeline. Zhongli's comments are especially odd.

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  3. Zhongli's lore, and Guizhong's are the backbone of the timeline of Teyvat because we get precise date of the founding of Liyue Harbor and the destruction of Guili. But his timeline is confused a lot because of the lore about when his contracts with the Adepti were signed. When do you think they were all signed? I've found that the lore works a lot better if you don't assume Zhongli only signs one contract with each Adeptus. Indeed there seem to be three periods of mass signing of Adeptal contracts (3000, 3700 and a 3rd that's longer ago) and at least some of them probably signed each time, although perhaps just one did. Understanding Zhonglis contract timeline helps figure out the general Teyvat timeline better.

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  4. Tbh the thought of Venti just pop up and toss wine at Zhongli, arguably the strongest God walking at that point, without fear and even pour wine onto his head is truly something lol. Even go on to forge Morax's signature, which is a big deal when it's come to the concept of "contracts" and he let Barbatos get away with it somehow lmfao

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  5. Lovely lore as always. I'm not surprised to see you talk about Rex Lapis first! Would you consider making a video like this for everyone's favorite little bard? I'm a bit biased.

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  6. One of my crack speculation theories is that azdaha formed at the location that the dragon king originally perished (see apep's comments in nahidas second story quest) and that dragon king therefore had mastery over the 4 primal elements(cold,fire,water,electro) which is what azdaha can infuse himself with 2 of those 4 randomly weekly. (also look at text lore on the drops from azdaha mentioning specifically the dragon king)

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  7. I wonder if Zhongli is actually the dragon king Nibelung in a hidden form. Perhaps his memories were wiped away and he's sort of waiting there for the right situation/words to trigger his return like some kind of sleeper agent.

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  8. Ok. How could Zhongli not be a descender? If Teyvat is 6000 years old and Zhongli is OLDER than 6000 years, he couldn’t be born on Teyvat. I would even go so far as to say he may be one of the four Phanes or even the Primordial one. Though Zhongli does not show it, I also believe he still has the immense power he had when he was Rex Lapis and Morax. He just doesn’t use his power. In fact the Travelors are the only “beings” who have seen Zhongli use his power. And finally, I believe that part of his contract with the Tsaritsa was to “heavenly summon” the travelers.

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  9. You know geo wasn't really an interesting element to me by itself. But I still have hope for it in the future. I really have avatar the last airbendor to thank for this while I wasn't necessarily proud of my libra air sign that show made it so cool to be proud to be one. And they made Earg bending ten times cooler than any other show I gave seen. I see zhongli arms as just geo constructs he made himself. And whenever he does use them he only uses them for daily life or to protect his nation. But now that he made a contract to never use them in battle again they're just for show. I hope one day he may be forced to use them or rather someone breaks his contracts so he can finally use his abilites again.

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