Chapter 234

"Many thanks, Sect Master."

Jiang Yan raised his hand slightly and continued:

"Have there been any special circumstances inside or outside Shushan these past few days?"

Ningguang thought for a moment, shook her head, and said:

"Reporting to the Sect Master, Shushan is peaceful inside, except for the appearance of many more demonic beasts, which has caused many Archon's retainers to be forced to leave their territories to seek shelter."

"There is also the matter of the spirit mines... The spirit mines are of great importance, so we have not dared to mine them at will for the time being."

Jiang Yan nodded and smiled:

"You have done very well. I only told you to temporarily set up arrays to protect the area around the spirit mines; I did not tell you to mine them because mining spirit mines is dangerous."

"In the cultivation world, many spirit mines contain a great many special spirit materials."

"If one does not make preparations in advance for these spirit materials, not only will one be unable to mine them, but one will also be in mortal danger."

"Such as the Heaven and Earth Golden Silk; if one accidentally enters the range of the Golden Silk, it is very easy to be entangled and strangled."

"As for the matter of the spirit mines, I will notify you of the mining methods after I have inspected the specific situation of the mines."

"This matter can also be slightly delayed; after the founding disciples enter the sect, it can be issued as a task."

"At that time, the Merit Hall can also be completely on the right track."

Ningguang nodded and then added:

"Sect Master, regarding the founding of Shushan, Liyue has also been fully promoting it."

"Currently, the news of cultivation has spread throughout Liyue, and intelligence agencies in other countries are also spreading it."

"I presume that within a month, all of Teyvat will know, but when they come, there may not be many."

Jiang Yan shook his head slightly.

"There is no need to force it; let nature take its course. Everything is a matter of fate."

"Yes."

Ningguang bowed and added:

"Currently, there are over three hundred and forty thousand people who have signed up. Even if we exclude those with poor character according to Shushan's standards, there are still over forty thousand."

"After a month, there might be nearly a million."

"Sect Master, with so many people entering our Shushan, will it..."

Jiang Yan's expression was calm; he was not surprised by this number.

"It is only nearly a million people; the Shushan world can bear it."

"Moreover, although you all have excellent talent, when placed in the whole world, those with talent like yours are ultimately few and far between."

"In my opinion, among nearly a million people, those with qualified aptitude will likely be less than ten thousand."

"Those who can pass the Heart-Questioning Array will be even fewer."

"Do not worry, but these nearly a million people cannot all stay in Shushan."

"As for how to handle it when the time comes, you can discuss it among yourselves."

Ningguang bowed in agreement.

Jiang Yan asked about everyone's recent cultivation and the development of the side sects.

Finally, he reminded everyone again that he would lecture on the Dao every day for this month, striving to raise everyone's strength by a level by then.

Regarding this, everyone was naturally overjoyed.

After chatting about these things, Jean and the others finished their conversion and opened their eyes one after another.

It could be seen that they were very excited about truly stepping onto the path of immortality.

At this moment, they were constantly condensing their true elemental energy, feeling the changes in their current strength.

Everyone else was not surprised.

It would be strange if they could remain indifferent after suddenly stepping onto the path of cultivation.

Jiang Yan swept his divine sense and instantly understood everyone's current state.

Jean, Diluc, and Kaeya were all in the early stage of Refining Essence to Transform into Qi; as for who was stronger, it was likely Jean.

As for Barbara...

Jiang Yan could not help but take another look.

This little girl's talent was good, and her mental fortitude passed, but perhaps it was because she hadn't cultivated elemental energy much before.

Barbara was the one who had not reached the early stage of Refining Essence to Transform into Qi after her first conversion.

Besides Barbara, there was also Paimon; this little one was the same.

However, Lumine and Paimon could not be calculated the same way as the others.

Both of them were very mysterious.

Jiang Yan could see at a glance that Lumine and Paimon at their peak were at least at the peak of Refining Qi to Transform into Spirit, and it was not impossible for them to be at Refining Spirit to Return to Void.

For the two of them, cultivation would not have any bottlenecks before they recovered their peak strength.

All they needed to do was accumulate strength and refine their true elemental energy.

Jiang Yan felt that the first one to break through to Refining Spirit to Return to Void in the future would be either Lumine or Paimon.

With a month of lecturing on the Dao, Jiang Yan was one hundred percent sure that Lumine could break through to the middle stage of Refining Essence to Transform into Qi.

It was estimated that quite a few people would be hit hard by this.

"The Vision is indeed useless now..."

Jean looked at the completely dimmed Vision, feeling a bit melancholy for a moment.

In any case, this thing had accompanied her for a long time, and now that it was broken, she still felt some regret.

"An external object, how can it be compared to the Dao of Immortality? It is just a mere Vision."

Diluc's mindset changed quite quickly; he decisively took off his Vision and threw it into his pocket.

Only by truly starting to cultivate can one understand how fragile the elemental energy system is.

And now, they didn't even have a single technique.

The future is promising!

Diluc felt excited in his heart, but after glancing at Jean and Kaeya, this excitement calmed down a bit.

He had originally thought that even after converting his cultivation, his strength would be the strongest.

But now...

Not to mention Lumine; she had a Glazed Sword Heart, and even if Diluc didn't want to admit it, he had to accept that her strength was strong enough.

But Jean and Kaeya, who usually performed ordinarily, were actually so strong after converting their cultivation?

Although they were all at the same level, Diluc felt that Jean's true elemental energy was thicker than his, and Kaeya, this usually frivolous guy, was actually no worse than him.

So everyone was hiding a hand!

Although he also hid a Delusion, the power of the Delusion was not his own and could not be converted.

Diluc couldn't help but feel a bit melancholy.

"Many thanks to the Sect Master for passing on the techniques!"

Everyone came back to their senses and hurriedly bowed to thank him. Jiang Yan shook his head slightly.

"Just practice diligently in the future."

"The disciples obey!"

Jean and the others replied, and after hesitating for a moment, Jean couldn't help but ask:

"Sect Master, what is Barbara's current realm..."

Others also looked over with curiosity.

The strength and realm of Barbara and Paimon were something they had never seen before.

They had not reached Refining Essence to Transform into Qi, yet they possessed power.

It seemed that what Jiang Yan said before, that most Genshin's strength was not even at Refining Essence to Transform into Qi, had been successfully verified.

Although cultivation only has four major realms, it seems that not everyone can become a Refining Essence to Transform into Qi being as soon as they cultivate.

Jiang Yan turned his gaze to Barbara, and immediately, Barbara became a little nervous, lowering her head and clutching the corner of her clothes.

She knew that her strength was average and had not reached the standard of a Shushan disciple at all. Now that Jiang Yan was looking over, she felt a little guilty.

"The stage of Barbara and Paimon, according to the cultivation world, should be the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment stage."

"However, this stage is generally not a recognized realm level."

"The so-called Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment is for cultivators to spend a period of time polishing themselves before truly stepping onto the path of cultivation."

"From contacting spiritual energy, to circulating spiritual energy in the body, and then to transforming spiritual energy into true elemental energy and settling it in the dantian."