[{"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-19":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Genshin: Establishing Shushan Sect, Cultivating Immortals 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},1934080,2643,"Chapter 19","genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>\"Basically, the vast majority of cultivators have such Spiritual Roots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beyond that, there are many other variant Spiritual Roots such as Wind, Lightning, Ice, Dust, etc. Variant Spiritual Roots are rare, but that does not mean they are stronger than the Five Elements Spiritual Roots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is just that variant Spiritual Roots possess power distinct from the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, and cultivating corresponding techniques will be more handy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, a Lightning Spiritual Root cultivator will be stronger at cultivating lightning techniques than cultivators with other Spiritual Roots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spiritual Root theory Jiang Yan explained opened up a brand new yet rigorous and tight cultivation logic system in the hearts of Zhongli and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it sounded very interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inevitably, more doubts lingered in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Cloud Retainer thought of something and raised her head with some excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the same person possesses multiple Spiritual Roots, or even possesses the so-called Five Elements Spiritual Roots and many variant Spiritual Roots, wouldn't that be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A waste body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, Jiang Yan took over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud Retainer's face stiffened, and she looked at Jiang Yan in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said, if someone possesses multiple types of Spiritual Roots, then they are one of the top waste bodies in the cultivation world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if they have great opportunities to cultivate, being able to cultivate to the stage of refining essence into Qi is already incredible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, in my memory, there has not yet been a case of such a waste counterattacking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those detected with multiple Spiritual Roots are basically sent back to the secular world, eventually remaining unknown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud Retainer found it hard to accept, pursed her lips, and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could it be like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiritual Roots are not the more the better, but the more singular the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like the old saying in your Liyue, 'greed leads to indigestion'; the meaning is roughly the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>15. Spiritual Root Detection, is Teyvat's specialty cultivation geniuses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explaining the principle that Spiritual Roots are not the more the better would be too complicated, and they might not understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But saying \"greed leads to indigestion\" directly, they understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud Retainer looked enlightened and did not ask more about this topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This saved Jiang Yan some effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Jiang Yan noticed that Zhongli and the others seemed to have something to say, and he guessed their thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing more than wanting to see if they had Spiritual Roots and how their talent was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, Jiang Yan had originally intended to let them test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled gently and pointed to the mirror condensed from true essence on the stone table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are curious about your talent, you can use this mirror to test it. This is a small spell specifically used to test the talent of disciples.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhongli perked up and, under Jiang Yan's guidance, placed his hand on the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the mirror began to vibrate with a hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, a steady earth-yellow light bloomed from the mirror's surface, eventually condensing into a pillar of light that climbed steadily above Zhongli's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli was a bit confused and was about to ask Jiang Yan something, but noticed Jiang Yan looking at him with a complex expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, there was also an incredible emotion mixed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli felt a bit more stable in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, how is my cultivation talent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan withdrew his gaze and sighed quite wistfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven-grade Earth Spiritual Root...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongli asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You underestimate yourself too much. A Heaven-grade Earth Spiritual Root, in other words, can be called a Heaven Spiritual Root; that is a top-tier genius who will inevitably become an immortal as long as they do not die young.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even in the heyday of Shushan, they would be the kind of existence that many elders would fight over to take as a direct disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xiao and the others immediately congratulated Zhongli with full hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhongli, although steady in nature, would be a ghost if he really had no emotional fluctuations about such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling satisfied, Zhongli stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan also perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he had not thought that Zhongli would really have such powerful talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just felt that Zhongli would have cultivation talent, and as long as he had it, even if it was a semi-waste aptitude like three Spiritual Roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could use the excuse of Shushan's reconstruction and the need for people to pull Zhongli into Shushan as cheap labor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a pillar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy Zhongli, clearly a life form from a small world on the Imaginary Tree like Teyvat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually possessed a Heaven Spiritual Root that was rare even in the cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is the logic in that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhongli really started cultivating, Jiang Yan felt that this guy would really pass the tribulation and become an immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiang Yan could not help but become much more serious, looking forward to the rest of the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Zhongli was already a huge profit, but Jiang Yan never minded making a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ganyu, you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud Retainer patted Ganyu beside her, who was stunned and about to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan reached out and held Ganyu's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm your breath and mind, let the true essence in the mirror flow freely, do not resist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ganyu didn't notice what Jiang Yan said; she only knew that Jiang Yan was holding her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a blush climbed from her neck to her cheeks, and faintly, Ganyu's eyes were spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a breath of extreme cold surged from within her body, and Ganyu immediately came back to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror condensed from true essence in front of her suddenly bloomed with ice-blue radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was a bit weaker than the pillar of light Zhongli had just produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone didn't understand what this meant and could only look at Jiang Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to find that Jiang Yan was already doubting his life, constantly examining the mirror, seemingly thinking there was a problem with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Jiang Yan realized that this mirror was condensed from his own true essence and there was no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he say with joy mixed with melancholy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top-grade Ice-attribute Variant Spiritual Root... although not as good as Zhongli's Heaven Spiritual Root, it is also a top-tier genius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ganyu smiled with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't seek to surpass Zhongli in talent; what kind of existence Zhongli was, the whole of Teyvat knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to be second only to Zhongli now was already a great thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Jiang Yan said she was a genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two consecutive tests, one Heaven Spiritual Root, one top-grade variant Spiritual Root, Jiang Yan had completely doubted his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the remaining expectant Cloud Retainer and other immortals, Jiang Yan didn't believe in evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although being able to detect a bunch of geniuses was an absolute benefit for the future development of Shushan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just felt unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Jiang Yan accelerated the testing progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Jiang Yan felt even more like he was dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>",1226,"2026-06-14T06:26:02.540Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4c3beb243efe8c8b168fd44515e4ad8058dc1b7fcfc11945beba9ed9e39b1fb5","genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-20","genshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-chapter-18",924,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgenshin-establishing-shushan-sect-cultivating-im-cover.jpg"]