Chapter 14

Zhongli glanced at Xiao, who was somewhat dazed; he could understand Xiao’s breakdown.

After all, he was known as the strongest in Liyue under Zhongli, and the closest to an Archon among the immortals.

Now he found that he had only reached the end of the first realm in the cultivation system.

This kind of gap was indeed not something that could be accepted quickly.

"Xiao is indeed the immortal closest to an Archon."

Zhongli nodded in acknowledgment and added:

"What about ordinary Vision wielders?"

"Ordinary?"

Jiang Yan laughed, shook his head, and said:

"I haven't seen other Vision wielders, but you can compare them yourself. Ganyu and Shenhe are at most in the middle stage of Refining Essence to Qi in the cultivation system."

"If the two of them are already top-tier powerhouses among Vision wielders, then I suspect many Vision wielders haven't even reached the stage of Refining Essence to Qi."

Everyone gasped.

With such an intuitive comparison, they could clearly and intuitively understand the power of the cultivation system.

"Thank you for helping to answer my questions."

Zhongli sighed, then shifted his attention to another very important term Jiang Yan had mentioned earlier.

"You just said that you are... the Sect Leader of Shushan?"

Jiang Yan’s mouth curled up, and he nodded decisively.

After talking for so long, it was finally time to get to the point.

11. Jiang Yan’s massive lie, the battle of the Great Luo!

Although there were countless famous mountains and rivers in Liyue, look at who was present.

Except for Shenhe, even the youngest, Ganyu, was over a thousand, or even several thousand years old.

These immortals had been rooted in Liyue for years; not to mention knowing every rock in Liyue’s territory.

But at the very least, even if it was a small mound, they were very familiar with it.

Not to mention Zhongli, who as the Geo Archon, had a very deep understanding of mountains, rivers, and lakes.

There were no mountains in Liyue that Zhongli did not recognize.

So...

"Forgive my bluntness, but I know many mountain ranges in Liyue, and I have never heard of Shushan. Even among the many famous mountain ranges in Teyvat, there is no such name as Shushan."

Zhongli pondered for a moment, somewhat enlightened.

"So, Shushan... is it a mountain range from your original world?"

"Then, what is a Sect Leader..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhongli saw Jiang Yan shaking his head and laughing, and he couldn't help but be curious.

"Is there a problem?"

Jiang Yan withdrew his smile and said softly:

"If I have to explain, Shushan is indeed a mountain range from my old home a long time ago. To ordinary people, Shushan is indeed just a steep and rugged mountain range."

"But the Shushan I speak of is a cultivation sect that gathers many cultivators to seek immortality and the Dao together."

"Just like the many martial arts sects in your Liyue."

Zhongli’s eyes flashed, and he nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

Originally, he thought that only Jiang Yan, a cultivator, had come to Teyvat, but now it seemed...

He had a background.

A sect that gathered countless powerful cultivators; it was hard for Zhongli to judge exactly how strong it was.

If every cultivator in it was like Jiang Yan, even if they were just at the Refining Essence to Qi stage, that was not a force that Teyvat could afford to provoke.

However, based on his current interaction with Jiang Yan, it was relatively easy to be on good terms.

Zhongli was very interested in many of Jiang Yan’s cultivation theories. If he didn't mind, Zhongli would like to talk to him more.

By drawing inferences, he might be able to figure out something useful.

For example, a way to deal with erosion.

"Are you wondering how many people are in Shushan?"

Suddenly, Jiang Yan said with a smile.

Zhongli did not deny it and remained silent.

Ganyu and the others were also curious about this.

Jiang Yan’s gaze was somewhat distant, and he said slowly:

"The Shushan Sword Sect is the largest cultivation sect in a certain cultivation world."

"Among them, cultivators at the Refining Essence to Qi realm are just outer disciples. Only those at the Refining Qi to Spirit stage can be called elite inner disciples."

"And a cultivator like me, at the Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness stage..."

Jiang Yan gave a self-deprecating smile and shook his head.

"I can only serve as an Enforcement Elder. The cultivators at the Refining Emptiness to Join the Dao stage above that are the true foundation of the sect."

"And the Shushan Sword Sect is not only the largest sect in the human world, but countless powerhouses have ascended to become immortals throughout the ages."

"In the Immortal World, it is also a top-tier immortal sect that shakes one side. It is rumored that there are even powerhouses at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level within it."

"That kind of existence is only second to the supreme Great Luo of the myriad worlds."

"Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal can destroy a world with a wave of their hand, and reversing time and space in the blink of an eye is an easy task."

Jiang Yan was quite impressed with his ability to make up stories.

Yes.

Everything above was something he was just blowing out of proportion.

The so-called Shushan was just a name he had given to the sect he was about to establish.

Even if there really was a Shushan, the existence of a Taiyi Golden Immortal was impossible.

In the myriad worlds, the Great Luo is supreme.

Below the Great Luo is the Taiyi.

Could Shushan have a Taiyi-level immortal?

Then Shushan would have to reflect the heavens and become one of the true sources of mythology.

What is the Great Luo?

The myths of the myriad worlds have long reflected it.

Nuwa created the world and created humans.

Fuxi opened the heavens with one stroke.

The Haotian God rules over the infinite.

The Three Pure Ones of Taoism hold the cause and effect of the beginning, process, and end.

Those who have such creation myths are the Great Luo.

And what about Taiyi?

The Candle Dragon opens its eyes to make day and closes them to make night.

The Five Emperors of the Five Directions, Shaohao, Taihao, etc., these are the Taiyi.

Even the Erlang Shen, who is widely spread among the people, is just a Golden Immortal.

A mere Shushan produces a Taiyi?

Jiang Yan guessed that he could see some claims in Taoist mythology that Shushan was one of the ancestral courts of Taoism.

That Shushan Taiyi ancestor would have to be worshipped in a position second only to the Three Pure Ones in the Taoist temple.

But if he didn't say it like that, how could Jiang Yan build up the high status of Shushan, and how could he motivate Zhongli and the others to work hard to cultivate after joining Shushan?

How would the play continue?

Jiang Yan didn't like this, but since the system wanted him to spread true cultivation.

Then he would do his best.

Not to mention becoming famous in the myriad worlds in the future, at the very least, he had to dominate one side.

Calculating in his heart, Jiang Yan sighed sincerely.

This emotion was quite real, perhaps because he felt that acting like this was ultimately difficult for him. ===== CHAPTER 16 =====