Chapter 101

He smiled at Ganyu and said softly:

"Ganyu, let me preach for you..."

Ganyu didn't know what Jiang Yan had been thinking just now, but seeing him return to his original gentle yet confident appearance,

she also felt relieved.

"Okay."

"The prosperous age is hidden in Qi, defended by offense; Yang follows Yin, opened by harmony; respected above, revered below, its truth is distinct..."

In the cold Shushan Cave Heaven, on the platform under the sky, Jiang Yan's voice was delicate and calm.

Ganyu slowly closed her eyes. She couldn't understand these scriptures, but in the dark, she could understand Jiang Yan's meaning.

The Zhou Tian Qi Circulation Method operated automatically, and a massive amount of spiritual energy surged over, gathering into a vortex above Jiang Yan and Ganyu's heads.

Ganyu's strength began to improve rapidly.

But at this moment, her heart was calmer than ever before.

She didn't care about the improvement in her cultivation; what she cared about was...

This sermon was preached by Jiang Yan for her.

But this voice somehow quietly entered the Nine Nether Secret Realm; perhaps it was intentional by Jiang Yan, or perhaps it was unintentional.

However, deep in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, this voice drifted in, and a pair of huge, scarlet eyes like pavilions suddenly opened.

"Shushan... Mo Yixi!!!"

The heaven-shaking roar caused the surrounding world to tremble, and a high mountain was instantly collapsed by the sound waves.

But in that voice, besides anger, it was also filled with countless unspeakable fears.

Liyue Harbor.

Ningguang and the others flew back on their swords.

They didn't know that after they left, Jiang Yan had taken the opportunity to give Ganyu some special guidance.

If they had known, they would probably have regretted it so much that their intestines would turn green, and they would have insisted on staying to listen.

Outside Liyue Harbor, Zhongli chose an uninhabited place to land, nodded to Ningguang and the other, and walked toward the direction of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Ningguang and Keqing did not watch Zhongli leave; they turned around and flew their swords toward the Jade Chamber.

At this time, in the Jade Chamber, the other Qixing had all arrived, and everyone seemed not to be in a hurry.

Only Ningguang's secretary, Baiwen, and the other two were anxious.

"Lady Ningguang and Lady Keqing have been gone for a whole day and haven't returned yet. They haven't even sent the Millelith back to report. What on earth happened!"

Baiwen walked back and forth anxiously.

"Don't be so worried, Secretary Baiwen. Lady Tianquan went with the Lord, so nothing will happen."

"But what if?"

Baiwen turned back and said sorrowfully:

"Uncle Tian, you also heard the Lord say yesterday that even he didn't dare to show hostility toward that existence."

"What if Lady Ningguang and the others..."

Uncle Tian put down his teacup helplessly.

"You child, why do you always think of things in the worst way?"

"This is what Lady Ningguang taught me: don't talk about victory before talking about defeat. By dealing with problems with this mindset, no matter what, at least you won't lose too much."

Hearing this, Uncle Tian laughed in spite of himself, shook his head, and did not answer.

"Uncle Tian, what do you think we should do?"

Baiwen asked eagerly.

Uncle Tian coughed a few times and said helplessly:

"Wait."

"Wait again?"

"Then, Secretary Baiwen, do you have any other way?"

This sentence immediately silenced Baiwen.

Uncle Tian comforted her:

"Don't think too much. What's the use of thinking so much? If the negotiations don't go well and that existence is unhappy and wants to destroy Liyue, even the Lord can't stop it."

"Thinking so much, in the end, won't change anything. So, waiting is the best way."

The other Qixing also nodded in approval.

They had seen through this problem long ago.

These three secretaries, Baiwen, still needed training after all.

Just as they were thinking, two sword lights arrived from afar in an instant.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ningguang and Keqing floated down from their flying swords onto the Jade Chamber.

Baiwen was stunned for a long time, and after reacting, she gasped.

"Lady Ningguang and Lady Keqing are back... and they came back flying on swords?!"

"Lady Ningguang and Lady Keqing have become immortals!"

Hearing this, Ningguang and Keqing, who had just stepped off their flying swords, almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

67. Liyue Qixing Meeting, Do Your Best, Cooperate with Cultivation!

After a long time of fuss, they finally convinced Baiwen and the others that they had only started cultivating and hadn't really become immortals.

However, looking at the proud expressions of Baiwen and the other two, it was clear they still thought they had become immortals.

Ningguang felt a bit tired and didn't say anything more.

They would understand later.

Looking at the expectant expressions of the Qixing, Ningguang sighed with relief.

"Today's events are truly too complicated, and for a moment, I don't know where to start. Why don't I list a few important things."

"I'll explain them to everyone one by one."

"First, the Lord has stated that he intends to fake his death at this Rite of Descension and, from then on, step down from the position of Rex Lapis."

The first piece of news was so explosive; what would happen after that?

Uncle Tian and the others looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

"This..."

As the eldest and the one who had met Zhongli several times, Uncle Tian was naturally pushed out by the other Qixing to be the spokesperson.

But this news came suddenly, like a thunderbolt, and it really left him not knowing what to say.

"About... about the news of the Lord abdicating..."

"What the Lord said is true."

Ningguang once again confirmed the authenticity of this news.

"Since last year, the Lord has had the idea of abdicating. Firstly, it is because of the erosion, and he is truly unable to continue leading Liyue forward."

"Secondly, the Lord considers that Liyue has now developed and grown, and should be able to continue moving forward without him."

"Now that cultivation has appeared, at the invitation of the Mount Shu Sect Leader, the Lord has joined Mount Shu and serves as the acting Head of Longshou Peak. From now on, he will focus on cultivation and ignore mortal affairs."

"The Lord also told us at Shushan that at the Rite of Descension, he will fake his death, and from then on, Liyue will be returned to human hands."

"Unless Liyue encounters a crisis that cannot be solved, the Lord will not show himself."

"This matter is just a routine notification. The Lord's mind is made up, and we cannot ask the Lord, who has worked hard for 3,700 years, to continue leading Liyue forward."

"The Qixing only need to handle the turmoil caused by the Lord's fake death at the Rite of Descension."

Hearing this, the Qixing gave a wry smile and couldn't say anything.

Zhongli himself had decided, and it was already set; now they were just being notified.

Could they force Zhongli to continue leading Liyue?

Moreover...

A Liyue governed by humans might have a better future.

Thinking this way, the Qixing were actually looking forward to it.

Seeing that everyone had accepted this, Ningguang continued:

"Today, I went to Shushan, and Keqing and I, along with the immortals, have joined Shushan as disciples of the Seven Branches of Shushan."