Chapter 285

He sat down with a flick of his sleeves, his every move in harmony with heaven and earth.

Sitting there, it felt as if the weight of the entire world was pressing down.

But upon careful perception, there didn't seem to be anything special.

His expression was calm, and the purple-gold cloud pattern between his brows shone brightly.

His appearance was handsome, more like a dashing young master.

"Greetings, Sect Leader."

Zhongli and the others cupped their hands in greeting, which also brought the rest of the people back to their senses.

They bowed down in imitation.

"Greetings, Shushan Sect Leader."

Jiang Yan raised his hand slightly, and a gentle aura helped everyone up.

Jiang Yan didn't speak, and the entire Shushan was silent; even the floating clouds in the sky and the breeze in the mountains stopped.

It was as if the entire world was waiting for Jiang Yan to speak.

They had finally seen the legendary Shushan Sect Leader, a true cultivation master.

But the people of Teyvat only had a feeling of "Lord Ye loves dragons" (liking something in theory but fearing it in reality).

Before seeing him, they had been thinking about how to behave when they met, but now that Jiang Yan had truly arrived,

everyone only dared to lower their heads and say nothing.

They didn't even dare to look at Jiang Yan more than once.

This time, even a battle maniac like Childe had no thought of challenging him in his heart.

The gap was too large; it was simply an uncrossable level of life.

Jiang Yan sat there, and the world was showing its submission.

It even felt like the long history was revolving at his feet.

Facing him was like facing the entire Shushan world.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Yan finally withdrew his gaze.

Today's gate-opening ceremony's preliminary preparations were considered a complete success.

It was not in vain that he had descended and manifested his holiness with full strength for the first time.

Overall, the boundless power of cultivating immortality had been displayed.

Feeling Jiang Yan's gaze withdraw, countless people quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon coming to their senses, they realized that cold sweat had already soaked their backs.

But still, no one spoke, and they didn't even dare to exchange a glance.

Jiang Yan's descent this time, let alone them, even Ganyu and the others who had been in contact with Jiang Yan for a long time felt shocked.

It could be considered the first time they had intuitively felt how terrifying the power of a peak-stage Spirit Returning to Void cultivator was.

That was the ultimate of creation, and also the ultimate of destruction.

It was the will that almost exhausted the peak of the human path of cultivation.

Jiang Yan laughed softly, his voice echoing throughout Shushan.

"Today, Shushan opens its gates wide. All of you who have come here are people with fate."

"Your visions are all different: immortality, living as long as heaven and earth, plucking stars and grabbing the moon, being free and unfettered, bringing the dead back to life, defying heaven and changing fate..."

"No matter what you seek, Shushan has seen too much."

"But the ultimate goal is nothing more than one thing: to achieve immortality and understand the Dao."

"Only by becoming an immortal can all obsessions be resolved."

"Shushan is the leader of the righteous path in the cultivation world. All people of Shushan should uphold the wish of subduing demons and supporting the righteous path."

"Today, all of you can enter Shushan; I assume you are not people who have committed heinous crimes."

"This gate-opening will only recruit one thousand disciples; most of you will return empty-handed."

"But since you have entered Shushan, you have a fate with Shushan."

"Shushan is rebuilt in Teyvat; this is the first gate-opening ceremony. As such, I will grant you all a fate..."

"Disciples, please listen quietly."

Hearing this, Zhongli and the others cupped their hands and said solemnly:

"Thank you, Sect Leader."

The crowd below also hurriedly followed suit.

Jiang Yan nodded slightly and spoke slowly.

"The human path is vast, the immortal path is boundless, the ghost path is joyful, and the human path is the gate of life."

"The immortal path values life, the ghost path values the end; the immortal path is often auspicious, the ghost path is often ominous."

"High, clear, spiritual, and beautiful, the sad song rings through the vast space; only wishing for the immortal path to be achieved, not wanting the human path to be exhausted..."

A classic Shushan scripture was chanted from Jiang Yan's mouth.

The words were like a stream, gently flowing over everyone's body.

Golden light appeared from time to time between heaven and earth, as if the world was happy because of it.

But at this time, no one noticed these things.

A scripture made everyone obsessed, and their auras gradually calmed down.

Furina's five hundred years of anxiety were brushed away, Childe's fanatical fighting spirit in his blood subsided, and the demonic scale disease entangling Collei dissipated...

Under this scripture, countless people gradually understood themselves.

But the ones who gained the most were Zhongli and the others.

In just a moment, everyone's state of mind improved once again.

Jiang Yan spoke very slowly, as if afraid that these people wouldn't understand.

But no matter how slow, this scripture would eventually come to an end.

"The human song of the cave chapter, to capture the North Luo Feng, to bind and recite the essence of demons, to behead the six ghost blades."

Jiang Yan's voice slowly rose, and after chanting this sentence, he paused abruptly.

Everyone also slowly opened their eyes, looking at Jiang Yan on the high platform with reverence.

At this moment, they didn't even have the heart to pay attention to their own changes.

Jiang Yan looked around, finally smiled and nodded slightly, and chanted the last sentence.

"The heavens are vast and mighty, and my Dao flourishes day by day."

Boom!

Zhongli and the others' momentum suddenly erupted, standing up, and the surging aura of cultivators intertwined in the air.

The colorful brilliance became even more gorgeous.

Zhongli and the others had solemn expressions, cupping their hands toward the sky.

"The heavens are vast and mighty, and my Dao flourishes day by day!"

At this moment, the path to breakthrough was shortened again.

The immortal path was not far away, all at their feet.

Jiang Yan nodded with satisfaction.

This scripture of salvation had been passed down; he didn't expect them to understand much.

But as long as there was some realization, the road ahead would be smoother.

It could also prevent many evil deeds from appearing.

Jiang Yan withdrew his gaze; his work was done.

He didn't need to keep staring at the gate-opening ceremony; he was the Sect Leader after all, and it made no sense to pay attention to a group of people who hadn't joined Shushan yet.

The only time he truly needed to show up was when the dust settled at the end.

He looked at Zhongli with a smile.

"Peak Master Zhongli, I leave the rest of the gate-opening ceremony to you, Peak Master Venti, and Elder Alice."

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"Don't worry, Sect Leader."

Jiang Yan took one last look at the crowd waiting below, and his figure dissipated like a reflection in a mirror or a flower in the water.

It was as if everything just now was just a floating dream.

Many people felt somewhat melancholy.