Chapter 1

Furina: The Eye of Heavenly Principles is in charge of judgment? I like it!

Zhongli: Heavenly Principles? Please, treasure, turn around!

What is an Immortal? To live as long as the heavens, to exist alongside the Dao, to flourish with the ten thousand laws, and to shine with the sun and moon!

1. True Immortal Cultivation, the Divine Sword Art of Controlling Thunder!

"Immortals and Daoist priests are not born with divinity; they accumulate essence and gather Qi to attain truth."

"The wondrous sounds of the Yellow Child are hard to hear; the jade books and crimson slips bear red cinnabar scripts..."

Jueyun Karst has been desolate since ancient times, rarely visited by people. Those who dwell here, aside from the Adepti of Liyue, are merely mindless monsters.

Yet, at this very moment, under the blazing noon sun, the sound of chanting drifted through the silent Jueyun Karst.

Listening closely, it was a gentle male voice, calm and carrying a power that brought peace of mind.

One could not tell if it was the power of the voice itself, or perhaps the reason was the "Wondrous Scripture of Longevity," the *Huang Ting Jing*, a legendary Daoist text.

The so-called *Huang Ting Jing* is divided into the *Jade Scripture of the Inner Court* and the *Jade Scripture of the Outer Court*.

The *Jade Scripture of the Outer Court* consists mostly of strange tales of gods and ghosts, legends of immortals, and is interspersed with profound health-cultivation techniques.

But the *Jade Scripture of the Inner Court* is a genuine, authentic Daoist treasure for cultivation and longevity.

In the past, Ancestor Lü Dongbin once said: "The elbow transmits the thousand-year book of cinnabar seals; the mouth chants the two scrolls of the Yellow Court."

Unfortunately, Ancestor Lü was, after all, an immortal from the legends of another world.

And at this moment...

In Jueyun Karst, there were visible and tangible "True Immortals" of Liyue.

On a high mountain peak belonging to Cloud Retainer.

The stone table that had been vacant for a thousand years was now back in use.

A person with a healthy, wheat-colored complexion, wearing red-rimmed glasses, with a slender figure as elegant as a crane, dressed in a simple, archaic blue-white long robe.

She was a truly intellectual beauty.

This was the master of this mountain, Cloud Retainer. Of course, Jiang Yan had heard plenty about her in his previous life.

This elegant immortal had many titles, whether it was the "Adeptus Who Loves to Chat" or the "Yandere Adeptus."

In short, none of her titles had anything to do with her name, Cloud Retainer.

Two others sat beside Cloud Retainer. One looked non-human, with black and red horns on her head and a delicate, clear face.

She rested her chin on one hand, quietly watching the gentle young man sitting cross-legged on a giant rock nearby, chanting the Huang Ting.

Even though her attire was exceptionally strange and bold, it felt perfectly natural on her.

Cloud Retainer's eldest disciple, or rather, her foster daughter, Ganyu.

As for the other person, she had a slender figure but was bound by red ropes; her expression was not cold, but rather seemed like an indifference toward everything.

This was Cloud Retainer's second disciple, Shenhe.

As for today, a shut-in immortal, a "three-no" aunt, and an overworked Adeptus had gathered together in an unprecedented event.

The reason lay in the young man on the giant rock opposite them.

Dressed in a black, slim-fit long robe, he sat cross-legged on the rock, with a scroll of magnificent scripture laid out on the stone table before him.

A towering, pale-yellow tree stood behind him as a backdrop.

His sharp-featured face did not look fierce; on the contrary, it was extremely gentle.

His chanting never ceased, yet he did not turn the pages. His gaze was leisurely, perhaps looking at Ganyu and the others, or perhaps looking at the sea of clouds behind them.

It actually made the certain Qilin girl's face flush with shyness.

Jiang Yan's heart was calm. He had chanted the *Huang Ting Jing* ninety-nine times and studied it for ninety-nine days.

He had already memorized it by heart, and he understood at least fifty or sixty percent of its meaning, if not more.

This was his hundredth day since transmigrating to Teyvat. As for why he transmigrated, it no longer mattered.

Just after arriving, Jiang Yan had awakened a system.

But his system was very eccentric; it had no name, no starter pack, and upon appearing, it immediately slammed a task onto Jiang Yan.

"Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will reveal itself. Within one hundred days, chant the *Huang Ting Jing* one hundred times, and the system will officially activate."

That was everything the system had said to him.

Afterward, there was only the *Huang Ting Jing*, and no matter how he called out, the system remained silent.

Having arrived in such a dangerous place, with a system he couldn't rely on, even with his good mentality, he couldn't help but curse.

But fortunately, Cloud Retainer, who was out picking Qingxin flowers for Ganyu, had encountered him.

Perhaps she found him pleasing to the eye, or perhaps she wanted to find a companion for the increasingly cold Shenhe.

Regardless, Cloud Retainer kept him, built a cave dwelling on her mountain peak, and let him stay for the time being.

Later on, Jiang Yan began his long process of reading a hundred times.

At first, it was indeed very dull, but after reading for a while, Jiang Yan discovered that the slightly restless state of mind he had in his previous life...

Coupled with the panic and anxiety of having no strength to truss a chicken after arriving in Teyvat...

Had all been smoothed away by the *Huang Ting Jing*.

From being forced by the task at the beginning to now, chanting the *Huang Ting Jing* once a day had become a habit.

Perhaps it was the system's blessing, or perhaps this *Huang Ting Jing* possessed an unfathomable power.

Not only did Jiang Yan progress rapidly in his understanding, but the chanting could also clear the heart and purify the spirit, making listeners feel a peace and harmony originating from the soul.

This was also the reason why Ganyu and the others liked to wait for Jiang Yan to chant the *Huang Ting Jing*.

Even now, they had to find time every day to listen to Jiang Yan sit in meditation and chant the Huang Ting.

It made Ningguang once suspect that Ganyu wanted to resign, and she had been subtly giving her psychological counseling for the past few days.

Jiang Yan's words never stopped, but it did not affect his ability to multitask.

Perhaps this was also a capability brought about by the quiet chanting of the Huang Ting during this period.

Today was the hundredth time chanting the *Huang Ting Jing*, and also the hundredth day since arriving in this world.

His mysterious system seemed about to activate.

Even with the state of mind cultivated by so many days of the Huang Ting, he couldn't help but feel a ripple of excitement.

A state of mind is a state of mind, and power is power.

Arriving in a dangerous world like Teyvat, if it weren't for Cloud Retainer and the others taking him in...

Honestly, Jiang Yan really couldn't even beat a Slime.

His combat power was probably about the same as Paimon's.

In such a world, there is nothing wrong with craving power.

Looking at the three beauties opposite him, Jiang Yan wasn't sure if they could understand the *Huang Ting Jing*.

Thinking about it carefully, these days, other than Cloud Retainer asking a few questions about what scripture this was at the beginning, there had been no other comments about the *Huang Ting Jing*.

He guessed they probably treated it as a story or a unique form of poetry recitation.

The *Huang Ting Jing* is indeed obscure and difficult to understand, and furthermore, the immortals of Teyvat are not the same as the so-called immortals in the *Huang Ting Jing*.

Cloud Retainer is not Zhongli; he guessed she really didn't understand it, and might not even be bothered to understand it.

She plays with "Gundams," and immortal cultivation is just a side job.

Perhaps because the system was about to officially activate today, Jiang Yan was in a good mood. ===== CHAPTER 2 =====