Chapter 96

Under the moonlight, the two sat on the clouds, with the gold and jade moon platform beneath them and drifting clouds beside them.

A wonderful artistic conception merged into their hearts.

This was Ganyu's first time alone with Jiang Yan, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

She just looked at his face quietly.

Jiang Yan's face did not have the sharp, exposed edge of a young man; on the contrary, it was quite elegant and easygoing, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

The purple-gold cloud pattern between his eyebrows was faint, like an embellishment.

What Ganyu cared about most was Jiang Yan's gaze.

It was bright yet deep like a galaxy, and in a trance, one could see various immortal arts swirling.

But if one looked closely, it felt as unfathomable as a deep pool.

He seemed to smile so gently at everyone.

It's just...

For some reason, Ganyu saw a hint of melancholy in Jiang Yan's eyes.

"Jiang Yan, do you have a lot of worries?"

Suddenly, Ganyu asked.

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled:

"Why do you ask?"

"Hmm... just a feeling."

Ganyu muttered in a low voice.

"Maybe I felt wrong, you don't have to mind."

Jiang Yan did not reply.

He was indeed a bit melancholy, but this emotion could not be spoken of; even if he said it, Ganyu couldn't help.

In the afternoon, when everyone went back to cultivate, Jiang Yan also went to the Scripture Pavilion.

Only on the first floor.

Following his own heart, he found a simple and unadorned jade talisman that didn't even have spiritual energy.

In the Scripture Pavilion, there were not only jade talismans of techniques but also many things introducing the world of cultivation.

And what Jiang Yan saw were the various records of the cultivation world.

Jiang Yan himself had been worried that the big lie he fabricated would be exposed by the jade talismans of the cultivation world.

But looking closely, Jiang Yan felt a chill.

The so-called Shushan, the so-called Seven Veins, the so-called Wine Sword Immortal Mo Yixi, the so-called Shushan Immortal Sect that shook the heavens...

All became precise information recorded on the jade talisman, none of it false, all of it matching up.

Even more detailed than what Jiang Yan had said.

Clearly, all of this should have been false.

It was a lie fabricated to create enough foundation and a long enough history for Shushan.

But...

Now it has all come true one by one.

The Pure Yin Body of Xiaozhu Peak, the alchemy of Dazhu Peak...

Even the so-called Nine Nether Secret Realm was truly recorded on that jade talisman.

In the past, the Wine Sword Immortal Mo Yixi traveled outside, saw a world ravaged by demons, and humans suffering, so he simply descended to eliminate the demons.

He drove a massive number of demons into a corner of the Nine Nether World, then casually severed the world, turned it into a secret realm, and left it for Shushan disciples to explore.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but wonder what was invisibly influencing him, making him quietly tell these stories that should have been real.

Or...

Is it reversing cause and effect?

But the system is bound to his soul, and can even be said to be a part of his soul.

It couldn't possibly harm him, and besides, the system itself is a dead object without any intelligence, so how could it have such ability?

Jiang Yan had never believed in novels where a person would transmigrate for no reason, and then a system would bind to them for no reason, selflessly making them stronger.

Especially after cultivating immortality, every word and action concerns the Dao.

Not to mention the matter of transmigration...

But now, everything has followed the story in the novel.

Jiang Yan doesn't understand.

With his current realm, he really doesn't have the capital to explore this aspect.

The origin of the system is definitely not a product of the Dao, yet all falsehoods have become reality.

Jiang Yan is temporarily unsure if it is because his every word and action will land and become true, reversing cause and effect.

Or if it is true that in the dark, something is guiding him to explain it this way.

However, Jiang Yan feels the possibility of the first one is too, too low.

Reversing cause and effect?

What level of existence is that?

In the heavens and myriad worlds, if one were to say what level of powerhouse has this ability, only the supreme Daluo.

Could he be a reincarnation of a Daluo?

Furthermore, Daluo is immortal and indestructible, how can there be reincarnation?

At most, it might be like some novels, where a Daluo is too bored and puts on a big show to act out.

The possibility is zero.

This thought flashed through Jiang Yan's mind, and he didn't guess much.

The records about the cultivation world in the jade talisman stopped abruptly after a certain day.

Just like...

Just like a big hand really wiped everything away in an instant, not even letting these records be displayed.

Jiang Yan doesn't know; he has already used his quota for the Scripture Pavilion this week, and if he wants to see if there are other records, he has to wait until next week.

Perhaps the jade talismans corresponding to the level of Qi Refinement and Spirit Transformation will have more records.

Or perhaps, the levels of Spirit Refinement and Void Return, Void Refinement and Dao Integration...

Or even the immortal arts on the fifth floor...

Perhaps, that side will give him an answer.

For now, Jiang Yan can only be sure that the system will not harm him.

Therefore, Jiang Yan wants to follow Ningguang and the others to the Nine Nether Secret Realm this week to explore.

Whether it is true or false, just ask a great demon and you will know.

Does he...

Have any connection to Shushan?

Did everything about Shushan really exist in the past?

Immortal cultivation emphasizes that everything is cause and effect.

Then is the history of Shushan he spoke of a cause that truly existed? Or a result that became true because he said it?

But no matter what, cultivation cannot stop.

At worst, in the future, when he reaches Spirit Refinement and Void Return, or even becomes an immortal, he will walk out of the tree and sea to take a look.

Jiang Yan has confidence in himself, and with the prosperity of Shushan accelerating and system rewards coming in, this time won't take too long.

Furthermore, Teyvat is too small and ultimately cannot accommodate so many immortal cultivators.

Stepping into Shushan, the path ahead will eventually lead to the heavens.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan temporarily suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart.

Thinking more is useless; it's better to go to the Nine Nether Secret Realm in a few days to find out.

Perhaps those demonic beasts don't know about such profound things; after all, they only have the cultivation of Qi Refinement and Spirit Transformation at most.

But...

If everything is true.

Then the name Mo Yixi must be an existence they remember deeply.

With his worries gone, the melancholy in Jiang Yan's eyes was swept away.