Chapter 23

"How credible do you think Jiang Yan’s words are?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ganyu open her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

Zhongli was somewhat helpless.

Ganyu was now judging Jiang Yan entirely based on subjective impressions; a Qilin immersed in romantic feelings is hard to be calm.

Ganyu now could not fully consider things objectively from Liyue’s perspective.

It wasn't that Zhongli was worrying unnecessarily, it was just...

As the actual controller of Liyue, every decision Zhongli made would have a huge impact on Liyue.

He carried the people of Liyue forward, and there could not be the slightest mistake.

The reason he allowed Jiang Yan to establish Shushan on Liyue’s land was to settle Jiang Yan.

People you can see and people you can't see or touch have different meanings.

So, without waiting for Ganyu to speak, Zhongli raised his hand slightly.

"Ganyu, you don't need to think about these things, just keep records as usual."

Ganyu pursed her lips, and in her heart, she guessed that Zhongli must have known her thoughts.

She couldn't help but feel a little guilty, but she still didn't disobey Zhongli’s words.

"Liuyun, you have had the most contact with Jiang Yan, what do you think?"

Zhongli looked at Liuyun, and under the cover of the hood, Zhongli’s gaze was particularly serious.

Liuyun also knew that the decision to be made now would affect the entire Liyue, and even Teyvat, so she naturally didn't dare to be careless.

Pinching her chin and pondering for a moment, she recalled her time with Jiang Yan over the past hundred days.

After a while, Liuyun raised her head and said softly:

"Eighty percent!"

18. Meeting of the Immortals, about the possibility of cultivation.

"Eighty percent?!"

Shaoyue on the side frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Liuyun, you must answer the Emperor seriously. Every word you say now concerns the future of Liyue."

"You must think for the people of Liyue, and you must not misjudge because of the closeness of your relationship."

Hearing this, Liuyun was immediately unhappy, glaring at Shaoyue and saying:

"Are you suspecting that I am favoring Jiang Yan?"

"No, I just want to remind you to make the right judgment."

"Hmph! Don't come here!"

Liuyun brushed her sleeves angrily, and the clear gale swept across the mountain top.

"Even if I have a good relationship with Jiang Yan, I am an immortal of Liyue. I have fought with the Emperor for thousands of years and witnessed the casting of Liyue’s thousand-year foundation."

"Don't you dare boss me around here! In terms of love for Liyue, I am far above you!"

Shaoyue was also somewhat annoyed.

"Liuyun! You..."

"Enough!"

Zhongli gave a low shout, and the huge Mount Tianheng trembled a few times.

"Is this the time to argue?"

This was one of the few times the immortals had seen Zhongli angry; the last time was five hundred years ago when Bosacius disappeared...

"Emperor, please calm down, we know we were wrong."

Shaoyue and the others quickly lowered their heads to apologize.

Zhongli recovered his emotions and said seriously:

"Everything said and done now concerns Liyue’s thousand-year plan. As immortals, you are actually arguing about trivial issues at such a time."

Shaoyue and the others felt somewhat guilty and lowered their heads without speaking.

Zhongli paused for a while and said again:

"Liuyun, swear to the people of Liyue that every word you say can be held responsible."

"Emperor, rest assured, I am not a person who chases shadows."

Liuyun said seriously:

"Jiang Yan has been in Teyvat for a hundred days. I witnessed it with my own eyes that day. He did indeed fall out of a space-time channel. Ganyu and Shenhe can testify to this."

"He had no strength to truss a chicken that day, but his temperament and cultivation were extraordinary."

"Especially when Ganyu consulted me about some questions about Liyue, Jiang Yan pointed out the drawbacks in one needle."

"It was because of this that I felt he was mysterious and kept him in the cave for the time being."

"Later, during the hundred days of communication, every time Ganyu threw out tricky questions, he could answer them fluently, and even cited various cases from various worlds and time-spaces."

"I thought at the time that he might be a traveler shuttling through many time-spaces, thinking of cultivating him in the future and leaving him for the the Liyue Qixing to settle."

"Now that he mentions Shushan, it matches his words and knowledge."

"If there wasn't a large cultivation sect spanning the heavens, how could he have such broad knowledge?"

These words were reasonable and well-founded, and Shaoyue and the others also recognized them.

Zhongli nodded, signaling Liuyun to continue.

"Within a hundred days, Jiang Yan had a lot of free time, but the thing he had to do every day was to sit on the top of the mountain in the early morning and recite the *Huangting* in silence."

"I also asked him why he insisted on this, but he said he didn't know, only that the will in the dark told him he had to do it."

"Now it seems that it must be the means left by the Shushan masters for him."

"This point also successfully matched his current statement and actual evidence."

"The most important point is that his *Huangtingjing* theory is profound. I am indeed difficult to understand, but what is certain is that just listening to it has a lot of effects."

"The Emperor must be clear about this."

Hearing this, Xiao and the others turned to look at Zhongli.

The latter nodded slightly and said softly:

"Indeed, since I noticed him, I have come every day to listen to him recite. Just listening to the so-called *Huangtingjing* is enough to suppress my erosion."

"This is also the reason why I have come to Jueyun Karst for dozens of days."

Zhongli confirmed this, which meant there was no problem.

"There is one more key point."

Zhongli paused and looked at Xiao.

"The karmic debt of the Conqueror of Demons has indeed been eliminated, and my erosion has dissipated by one-fifth."

"No matter what, the cultivation Jiang Yan speaks of is not a delusion. The immortality he cultivates is indeed beyond the immortality we know."

"At least this point can be confirmed."

Xiao nodded solemnly and added:

"The karmic debt wrapped around me has indeed been eliminated. I even feel that even if I continue to cut off the remnants of the Archons, I will not accumulate karmic debt."

"No matter what, in this regard, Mr. Jiang Yan has helped me a lot. Even if he has something to hide, I need to repay him."

Now, Shaoyue and the others had nothing to say.

No matter what, people have already given benefits, and it is inappropriate for them to stand on a problematic subjective position.

Liyue has never been malicious to friends who have helped them.

"There is one more key piece of evidence, the tribulation."

Zhongli mentioned it softly, and everyone immediately cheered up.

"Let’s not talk about Jiang Yan’s means for now, but the tribulation he spoke of is not a delusion."

"I recognized the lightning that came down before at a glance; it was completely not a concept of Teyvat."

"What’s more, if cultivation is full of loopholes, how could Jiang Yan dare to say that we should join Shushan and cultivate with him?"

"Is he not afraid that we will see the problem?"

"Therefore, I temporarily judge that the cultivation Jiang Yan speaks of is real."

Shaoyue and the others nodded, and then became somewhat excited, looking at each other.

If cultivation is true, then...

Is the so-called method of resurrection also true and not false? ===== CHAPTER 25 =====