Chapter 281

The next moment, a green light popped out from the disciple token at Ningguang's waist.

It hovered quietly in front of Ningguang and the other two.

This was Jiang Yan's Primordial Jade Cutter.

Now, the repeatedly tempered Primordial Jade Cutter was nearing a first-tier treasure artifact, and this time Jiang Yan had Ningguang hold it on his behalf.

It was just to transport these assessment disciples.

Otherwise, with the strength of Ningguang and the others, they wouldn't have the ability to transport so many people at once.

The Primordial Jade Cutter circled in the sky for a moment, then bloomed with endless, gentle green light.

The clouds in the sky continuously condensed, turning into dense, cloud-qi great swords, which, under the control of the Primordial Jade Cutter, fell toward the people below.

For over 1. million people, there were over 1. million swords.

The sword of cloud energy that completely obscured the firmament swooped down, truly striking panic into the hearts of many.

Childe and the others couldn't help but look solemn.

These cloud swords could carry people, and they could also kill people.

With so many cloud swords descending at once, I'm afraid even a top-tier Archon would be pierced to death in minutes.

They also clearly heard what Ningguang had just said.

This was the Sect Leader of Shushan's personal sword.

Just a personal sword, without even being controlled by its owner, could display such strength.

They found it hard to imagine just how strong the Shushan Sect Leader himself could be.

However, most people still resisted the urge to retreat and forced themselves to stand in place.

After all...

If this thing really wanted to kill them, they couldn't hide anyway.

Moreover, it was Shushan opening its gates; why would they kill them?

It was better to stand still; who knows, they might even leave a good impression.

The cloud swords seemed to have their own intelligence, weaving through the crowd and precisely finding everyone who had passed the preliminary screening.

They hovered quietly beside them.

Furina looked at the giant sword in front of her and couldn't help but reach out and poke it.

As expected, this cloud sword had no physical form; touching it only stirred up a pool of mist.

"All assessment candidates, step onto the cloud swords and head to Shushan."

Ningguang didn't say a word of nonsense; after all, this wasn't the main venue for the gate-opening.

The people below looked at the illusory cloud swords and hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Ningguang frowned slightly.

"The Sect Leader and many elders are still waiting at Shushan. Delaying time will result in the cancellation of assessment qualifications."

As the words fell, everyone dared not delay, gritted their teeth, and stepped onto the cloud swords.

Immediately, the cloud swords, which felt like they would dissipate at a touch, firmly supported them.

Exclamations rang out from below.

Ningguang didn't wait any longer; a moment later, she led the Primordial Jade Cutter toward Jueyun Karst.

It was said that after Shushan evolved the world, one could enter from anywhere in the world at any time.

But after some thought, Jiang Yan gave up on this idea.

After today's event, Shushan would inevitably become the center of gravity for all of Teyvat.

Visitors would be endless.

It was better to find a special node to serve as the recognized main gate.

In this way, it could be considered giving a chance to those who missed the opportunity but had talent and wanted to take a gamble.

Jueyun Karst was currently full of crises, and setting the official entrance of Shushan within Jueyun Karst

could also be considered providing an initial test.

As for those who, in order to take a gamble, unfortunately died in Jueyun Karst...

Cultivating immortality had its dangers.

Therefore, talent, strength, and luck were all indispensable.

Those who couldn't find it meant their fate wasn't there, and there was no need to force it.

As Ningguang moved, the cloud swords also carried everyone toward Jueyun Karst.

This feeling of flying on a sword made everyone participating in the assessment feel mentally shaken.

Traveling above the firmament, with the scenery flying past like streaks of light beneath their feet.

At this moment, they had conquered the sky.

Just for this point, many people made up their minds that they must join Shushan.

In the future, they could fly freely on swords just like Ningguang and the others.

Those who didn't pass the assessment looked at the people flying away in such a grand manner, feeling even more melancholy and lost.

Signora stared blankly at the receding crowd, and after a long while, lowered her head and smiled bitterly.

"Cultivating immortality... I hope you can achieve some results, Childe."

"Otherwise... in the future Teyvat, I'm afraid there really won't be any room for us to survive."

Having seen the magnificence of cultivating immortality, Signora no longer had any luck left in her heart.

What remained was only the sorrow of not being able to cultivate immortality herself.

"Lady Signora?"

A Fatui member asked Signora cautiously, and the latter waved her hand with little interest.

She headed toward the Northland Bank.

Regardless of whether she could cultivate immortality in the future, at the very least, she was already behind.

With the speed of Ningguang and the others flying on swords, they arrived at Jueyun Karst in the blink of an eye.

With over 1. million people gathered here, the entire sky of Jueyun Karst was instantly obscured.

A dark mass of people caused the many beasts in Jueyun Karst below to become restless.

This was the true core of Jueyun Karst, and also the area where the beasts were strongest.

Childe and the others noticed the many behemoths below at a glance.

The beasts that were usually brought over by Qiqi were just the most insignificant batch.

Even Foundation Establishment mid-stage beasts were just food for other beasts here.

Foundation Establishment late-stage beasts were everywhere, and there were even many Foundation Establishment peak-stage beasts roaring at the sky.

Everyone brought here realized it immediately.

Liyue Harbor's repeated warnings not to allow anyone to venture deep into Jueyun Karst truly had its reasons.

Let alone a group of ordinary people like them, even if an Archon's attendant ran in, they would likely be eaten clean.

The only ones who could operate here safely, besides cultivators, were likely only Archons.

Even though Baiwen and the others already knew some of the situation, the beast groups here still filled them with fear.

With so many Foundation Establishment peak-stage beasts, if they were to leave Jueyun Karst, and Liyue Harbor didn't have cultivators and the Geo Archon,

it would likely be leveled.

Fortunately, the spiritual energy outside was weak, unlike Jueyun Karst, and these beasts naturally resisted the outside environment.

In the short term, they likely wouldn't leave here at all; this was the only good news.

But they couldn't be stalled for long.

Since Shushan settled in Teyvat, the concentration of spiritual energy had been getting higher day by day.

They couldn't use this spiritual energy, but the beasts could.

It was only a matter of time before the beasts walked out of Jueyun Karst, so they had to plan early.

Top-tier combat power cultivates immortality, while the middle and lower tiers practice martial arts.

Being full of martial virtue was a way to deal with the future situation in Teyvat.

However, this kind of worry was for the high-level officials of various countries to think about; in the eyes of Ningguang and the others, these beasts were simply not worth mentioning.

Foundation Establishment peak-stage beasts were just the bottom tier in the Shushan world.

These past few days, Essence Refining early-stage beasts and monsters had been appearing more and more frequently.