Chapter 284

As soon as the words fell, Hu Tao, who had been a bit dazed just now, instantly perked up and stared blankly at Ningguang.

Who?

Zhongli?

Peak Master?

Zhongli is the Peak Master?

Isn't the Peak Master the Geo Archon?

What the hell!

Before Hu Tao could react, a huge aura descended with a bang.

On the high platform that had been empty just a moment ago, three figures instantly appeared.

Countless streaks of light also surged from all around, standing in the air on swords.

Hu Tao narrowed her eyes and looked, instantly furious.

"Zhongli? You thick-browed guy, you're actually the Geo Archon? And you became the Shushan Peak Master?!"

"No wonder you've been playing hide-and-seek with this Hall Master lately!"

"There's such a good thing, and you didn't tell this Hall Master, did you!"

176. Scenery of the Immortal Gate, Shushan cultivators gather, Sect Leader descends

Hu Tao reacted very quickly to the news that Zhongli had become the Peak Master and was also the Geo Archon.

It wasn't a complex feeling; perhaps a bit of bewilderment, or perhaps a bit of annoyance.

She had guessed Zhongli's identity before.

Perhaps he was some immortal.

But she didn't expect that her thinking had been too narrow after all.

This guy who ate and drank for free all day long was actually the Geo Archon!

Now the acting Peak Master of Shushan's Dragon Head Peak!

The most hateful thing was...

Such a good thing as Shushan cultivation, and Zhongli didn't tell her!

Hu Tao was furious and made up her mind to ignore all of Zhongli's bills from now on.

Countless people in Liyue Harbor were also a bit confused, though Childe was a bit enlightened.

"No wonder Her Majesty asked me to contact this Mr. Zhongli. I didn't expect..."

"Forget it, it doesn't matter now. Joining Shushan is the priority."

Thinking about it, Childe quickly adjusted his mindset, staring at the high platform and the many figures around.

The fighting spirit in his blood instantly boiled over.

These...

are all powerful cultivators!

The people waiting for the assessment, after Zhongli and the others appeared, even after learning that Zhongli was the Geo Archon,

still didn't dare to breathe loudly; it was terrifyingly quiet.

No choice.

Those people standing around were all terrifyingly strong.

But even if they were familiar with each other, like the relationship between the the Liyue Qixing and Ningguang, they didn't dare to look too much.

At this moment, there were only two identities here.

One was a Shushan cultivator, and the other was someone waiting for the Shushan assessment.

All kinds of cultivators, some like Lisa, who practiced demonic arts and now had a somewhat oppressive and terrifying aura.

Or like Lumine, who practiced the sword path, with her sharpness piercing the clouds.

Jean, surrounded by the four elements; Diluc, sitting on a lotus platform like a reborn Vajra; Baizhu, holding a pill cauldron with a faint smile...

Just these Shushan disciples gave them an indescribable sense of oppression.

Besides these, there were some existences they had never seen before.

All of them were wearing standard Shushan dharma robes, looking at them with evaluating eyes.

"Those... seem to be Archons."

Clorinde whispered to Furina.

The latter nodded slightly without speaking.

Her eyes were fixed on the three people on the high platform.

At this moment, Furina's joy was indescribable.

Zhongli, with a serious and calm expression, imposing without anger.

Venti, who was constantly drinking from a wine gourd, looking a bit tipsy.

And Alice, who was looking at the crowd and nodding from time to time.

The aura of these three was like an abyss or the sea.

Intuition told Furina that the so-called crisis in Fontaine was not worth mentioning in front of them.

Clearly...

these three were only at the strength of Archons not long ago.

Cultivating immortality was indeed the best choice to solve all problems.

However, a trace of worry flashed in Furina's eyes.

She knew her own situation; if Focalors came, she would inevitably be an existence of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation.

But her...

Looking at Clorinde, Furina felt that her five-hundred-year one-woman show might be exposed today.

But thinking about it this way, Furina also felt unprecedentedly relaxed.

Having acted as someone else for five hundred years, perhaps she could live as herself from now on.

Zhongli didn't respond to Ningguang immediately, just quietly looked around at the crowd below.

His gaze lingered for a moment on Hu Tao's pouting face, feeling a bit helpless in his heart.

After Hu Tao joined Shushan, I'm afraid he wouldn't have any peaceful days.

He had kept it from her for so long; he estimated Hu Tao would be furious.

But for now, everything was secondary to the gate-opening ceremony.

Withdrawing his gaze, Zhongli said softly:

"Hard work, return to your positions."

"Yes!"

Ningguang cupped her hands in response, then flew back to the side of Xiaozhu Peak on her sword.

Keqing and Ganyu also returned to the position of Tongtian Peak.

Zhongli stood up and cupped his hands toward the sky.

"The gate-opening ceremony is ready, respectfully welcoming the Sect Leader's descent!"

Others also cupped their hands toward the sky with solemn expressions, just like Zhongli.

"Respectfully welcoming the Sect Leader's descent!"

In the sect hall, Jiang Yan slowly opened his eyes and looked down.

In an instant, purple energy surged for thousands of miles between heaven and earth, flowers fell from the sky throughout Shushan, and golden lotuses sprang from the ground.

Boundless visions ignited the sky of the Shushan world.

Gradually, above the nine heavens, a pair of eyes manifested, like the eyes of heaven and earth.

The emotions in the eyes were hard to distinguish, as if it were evaluation, or perhaps gentle kindness.

In short, under these eyes, everyone felt they had no secrets.

Furina's heart trembled, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

But that gaze seemed to be everywhere, making her tremble for a moment.

"Good."

A gentle male voice rang out, and then, the boundless purple energy condensed into a single point.

Jiang Yan appeared on the high platform silently.