[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im":3,"chapter-genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Genshin: Founding the Shushan Sect, Cultivating Immortality with the Masses in Teyvat",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1934178,2643,"Chapter 117","genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>Watching Xiao’s attack miss again and being led around by Venti, Zhongli sighed and said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough, Xiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao immediately stopped attacking, exited the arena, and lowered his head with some guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apologies, Sect Master, Head, Xiao has disgraced Shushan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter. You have only been cultivating for two days and haven't mastered the essence of an immortal cultivator’s combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cultivate diligently in the future and spar with many fierce beasts outside the mountain, and you will naturally understand how to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Jiang Yan looked at Zhongli and said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s your turn, Head Zhongli.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli nodded slightly, carrying the Vortex Vanquisher to the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the battle could truly be considered to have entered the peak showdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhongli’s aura restrained, completely unlike Xiao’s,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining the analysis of his many powers, Venti confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Zhongli could stab him to death with one spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man, you will go easy on me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti gave a dry laugh. Zhongli didn't answer and looked up at Alice in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should come together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha! Bold enough! I like it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice gave a giggle, leaped up, and landed beside Venti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti felt the boiling power in Alice’s body, and his heart felt a little more stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they should be able to withstand two spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other way; in the past, if Venti and Alice joined forces, Zhongli would have had a hard time winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were both powerhouses only a line weaker than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the true energy in his body and the heaven and earth around him that seemed to obey his command told Zhongli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among billions of possibilities, there was no possibility of losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barbatos, use your full strength~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli wasn't in a hurry to fight, just reminded him softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti swallowed his saliva and laughed dryly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I have no intention of holding back against you, old man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, an illusory crown appeared on Venti’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of huge archangel wings condensed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding wind submitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice also took out a magic wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was indeed good at demolition, but bombs were not her strongest skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that many enemies weren't worthy of her using her full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was a chance to completely relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, that’s more like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't give you a chance to buff yourself, old man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti spread his wings and instantly turned into a spiral hurricane, approaching Zhongli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice also ignited a fire phoenix, which screeched and rushed toward Zhongli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter blocked with his spear without haste, and many storms instantly dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti’s pupils shrank, his heart shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he become so strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like this, Zhongli didn't even seem to be using his full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Between us, there is no need for probing. Let’s go all out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti and Alice looked at each other and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, their figures seemed to overlap, and a hurricane arrow wrapped in flames struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli’s mouth curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was getting interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the spear strike just now, the arrow didn't last a second before dissipating again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alice, who followed closely behind, fiercely stabbed her wand into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flame vortex soared from under Zhongli’s feet, instantly swallowing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti didn't miss the opportunity either, Skyward Harp in hand, the arrow that once blew away the continent and ice and snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shot at Zhongli one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire and wind spread, and the already surging flames spread crazily as if gasoline had been poured on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it covered the entire arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti was panting, and Alice, standing to the side, was no better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhongli, who was swallowed by the flame vortex, Venti was a bit uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should... have some effect, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already let you have three moves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Zhongli’s calm voice sounded, and the flame vortex automatically dissipated and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli stood in place without moving, not even using his proud Jade Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just covered in a thin layer of true energy, the two’s attacks were ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice sighed and said helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The books are right; fighting an immortal cultivator really is a dimensionality reduction strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! You didn't tell me that earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Zhongli, whose aura was beginning to rise, with a dry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine sense that Zhongli had just mastered quietly spread across the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti and Alice were stunned for a moment, keenly perceiving that everything about them seemed to be seen through by Zhongli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, there is nothing I cannot see through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli slowly raised his long spear, Venti swallowed his saliva and muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Alice, how long do you think we can hold out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice looked indifferent and giggled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he’s serious, we might not even be able to withstand one spear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, the old man will still give me some face, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti gripped the Skyward Harp tightly and asked in a low voice. Alice shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t you tell? This guy is clearly using us to practice. I guess he wants to try the cultivation techniques he just learned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This news seems even worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice refuted Venti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The worse news is that he is still thinking about the time you tampered with the contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti was somewhat broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After this battle, the matter of that year will be written off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli said softly, holding the spear in one hand and slowly raising the other to his chest, forming a sword finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli didn't intend to use the Sword Control Art, although using it could also make him win easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was hard to catch these two top-tier sparring partners, Venti and Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, he should try the Holy Manifestation Mantra of the Pure Source he had learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhongli didn't hesitate and, in full view of everyone, quickly chanted the mantra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fragrance sinks deep into the universe, lighting incense to pierce the heavenly gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Golden Bird runs like a cloud arrow, the Jade Rabbit’s brilliance is like a wheel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Southern Dipper and Northern Dipper shine on the whole sky, five-colored clouds are bustling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worship and invite the Guan Kou Pure Source Lord, manifest holiness to divide heaven and earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shushan disciple Zhongli, worship and invite the Guan Jiang Kou Pure Source Profound Dao True Lord, act quickly according to the law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Venti, even Xiao and the others were dumbfounded at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, everyone finally understood what spell Zhongli had learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>isn't this a proper God-Inviting Mantra!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan, on the main seat, couldn't help but have a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many times he saw it, Zhongli using the God-Inviting Mantra was always so discordant yet fitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a contradictory spell beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhongli chanted the mantra, a spiritual light quietly appeared between his eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, it seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds rose around Zhongli, and a brilliant white light began to cover him from bottom to top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli rose without wind and slowly floated into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His original black boots now turned into silver-white carved battle boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver light was like an eraser, slowly wiping across Zhongli’s body, and silver-white battle robes gradually emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver armor, silver boots, silver cloak, truly the elegant and graceful Erlang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the silver light finally exploded into stardust across the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a brand-new Zhongli appeared before everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, except for his face, which was still similar, no other part of him, including his aura, even Xiao couldn't say he looked like Zhongli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Zhongli was steady and rigid, but now, he exuded an arrogance that despised everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His long hair was tied up with a silver crown, dancing with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes reflected Venti and Alice’s figures, but they were filled with a fighting spirit that Zhongli had never had so vigorously before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third eye between his eyebrows was closed, looking more like a cloud pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhongli’s Vortex Vanquisher, it had now completely turned into a three-pointed, double-edged blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sun, it flickered with brilliant silver radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This high-profile and gorgeous style was something Zhongli would never have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inexplicably, looking at him now, everyone felt it should be so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't see Zhongli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Heavenly War God of Guan Jiang Kou who listened to the tune but not the announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erlang Shen, Yang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was supposed to be arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pure and ancient fighting spirit erupted, and Venti felt a mountain on his back, making it difficult even to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli looked down at Venti and Alice. Even Alice, who was big-hearted, couldn't laugh now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gripped her staff tightly and muttered in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a problem! There’s a huge problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morax, why did you invite this one out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti subconsciously moved toward Alice and said in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know him? Which big shot did the old man invite? This pressure is too terrifying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice rolled her eyes and said worriedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy invited the Heavenly War God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand the gold content of the Heavenly War God? Among countless immortals, the one who can fight the most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High-hearted, not recognizing the family of heaven; proud, returning to the gods to live in Guan Jiang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any myth or legend, the combat power of this Erlang True Lord is quite fierce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venti pursed his lips and said in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand. Just tell me, are we in big trouble, or too big trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice was silent for a moment and looked at Venti with some pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am in big trouble, as for you... the trouble is too big, too big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>79. Alice: You are fighting close combat with Zhongli who invited Erlang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master, this God-Inviting Mantra of the Head...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ganyu looked at Jiang Yan with some confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan explained softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Holy Manifestation Mantra of the Pure Source, a method specifically for worshipping and inviting the Erlang True Lord of the upper realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, what is invited is only a tiny bit of spiritual light from the power projection of the Erlang True Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liuyun asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erlang True Lord, this is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a true immortal, and furthermore, the immortal most skilled in combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan smiled and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erlang True Lord, also known as the Pure Source Profound Dao True Lord, is a proper Golden Immortal powerhouse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erlang True Lord belongs to the strongest force in the upper realm, the Heavenly Court, and is respected as the Heavenly War God. He is a war-oriented Golden Immortal, and his strength transcends heaven and earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among Golden Immortals, he is also one of the most capable fighters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erlang True Lord is not only powerful, but his background is even more terrifying. The controller of the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor, is his uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jade Emperor is the incarnation of the Haotian God, and the Haotian God is a Great Luo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erlang True Lord lives in Guan Jiang Kou, and has countless immortals and grass-headed gods following him. Furthermore, Erlang True Lord has a loyal dog named Xiaotian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Xiaotian Dog is an ancient exotic beast with the ability to swallow the sun and moon, and it is a Heavenly Immortal exotic beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erlang True Lord enjoys the authority of listening to the tune but not the announcement in the Heavenly Court, where experts are numerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a real great god.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, looking at Head Zhongli, it is clear that he hasn't practiced this method to a very strong level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is just similar in form but not in spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even so, at the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, relying on this method, he is invincible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it is an existence that does not cultivate immortality, at the Refining Qi into Spirit stage, no one is his match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone clicked their tongues in secret, looking at the arrogant Zhongli at this moment, and felt a bit envious for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Geo God inviting a god sounds a bit strange, this kind of ability...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is truly too enviable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Liuyun and the others, listening to the deeds of the Erlang True Lord, felt a bit socially dead for also calling themselves True Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the field, Venti and Alice looked up at Zhongli, and after a while, Venti felt the increasingly terrifying pressure of fighting spirit on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I have to make a move. If I don't make a move, I fear I will be crushed by the old man’s fighting spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice nodded, and many powerful pieces of equipment appeared on her body.\u003C\u002Fp>",2172,"2026-06-14T06:26:02.540Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","223500b1391b21955f2eb1cb4743c60b54a89d4287f73cb9420c4e6372cd7289","genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-118","genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-116",924,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgenshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-cover.jpg"]