Chapter 111

Aside from cultivation, it is about finding ways to make oneself stronger.

But that joy during cultivation is something others cannot understand.

Just as he was about to begin a day of cultivation, Jiang Yan suddenly raised his eyes to look toward the entrance of the Shushan Cave Heaven in the distance.

To be precise, he looked through the entrance at the few visitors standing above Jueyun Karst.

With a slight upturn of his lips, Jiang Yan chuckled.

"It seems there will still be some small surprises in the Shushan Cave Heaven today."

Having said that, with a thought, he sent a voice transmission to Seeing Zhongli, who was flying outside Shushan, looking for enemies to practice with.

"Head Seat Seeing Zhongli, an old friend of yours has come to seek you outside the mountain gate; you may go and receive them."

Seeing Zhongli was stunned for a moment, feeling puzzled.

He had many old friends; who would come to Liyue at this time?

And without even telling him?

But thinking of the major event of the tribulation transcendence that had just occurred a few days ago, it was only natural that some people could not sit still.

Moreover...

A fiery red witch's figure flashed through Seeing Zhongli's mind, and his face darkened slightly.

But on second thought, the land of Liyue was suppressed by his authority over the ley lines, and Alice could not fly recklessly in Liyue either.

Thinking about it, she should have brought Klee over honestly.

Furthermore, the dragon disaster in Mondstadt was still raging; now that she had just returned, it should be impossible for her to come over.

Even if she did come, the Millelith spread across the land of Liyue would be able to discover her.

With many possibilities flashing through his mind, Seeing Zhongli still subconsciously cupped his hands and said:

"I obey the Sect Master's order."

Beside him, Xiao's expression turned solemn, and he also cupped his hands toward the sky.

Seeing Zhongli and Jiang Yan: one was an elder like a father and teacher for whom he had sworn to fight until death;

The other was his benefactor, the Sect Master, who had saved him from his karmic debt, resolved Seeing Zhongli's erosion, and brought them to cultivate.

Given Xiao's stubborn personality, he naturally respected them as if they were heaven and earth.

After responding, Seeing Zhongli turned to look at Xiao and said softly:

"Xiao, the Sect Master said an old friend of mine has come to seek me, and I need to go and receive them."

"You don't need to follow; go find some demon gods or top-tier demon god kin to spar with."

"Master the sword-flying technique and the Feiyun Overlord Spear as firmly as possible as soon as you can; only then can you be more certain when you transcend the tribulation later."

Xiao remained expressionless, only nodding solemnly.

"I obey the Head Seat's order!"

Having said that, Xiao rode his flying sword and sped toward the distant horizon.

Over there, he could sense the aura of a slightly weaker demon god.

Although demon gods are all existences comparable to the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, at the very least, they are in the early stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation.

But Xiao considered himself a cultivator now, possessing cultivation techniques.

Facing such a demon god who could only use elemental power, it was not impossible for him to have the strength to fight.

However, Xiao was ultimately careless.

The demon gods who came to this world had been fighting in the Dark Sea for a long time; even if they were weak and could not compare to cultivators, they had their own tricks up their sleeves.

What's more, having truly come into contact with massive amounts of spiritual energy, these demon gods were all very shrewd.

Seeing that animals could absorb spiritual energy to become stronger, how could they not try to absorb it themselves?

Although the effect was weak, there were ultimately some changes.

These demon gods seemed to be truly developing toward becoming fierce beasts.

Or one could put it another way...

Demon beasts.

Looking at the somewhat competitive Xiao, Seeing Zhongli shook his head.

Xiao was likely going to suffer a setback this time.

But those demon gods had all been cursed by Jiang Yan and did not dare to attack Xiao with lethal intent.

In this way, it could also let Xiao learn a lesson and not be so competitive about everything.

After pondering for a while, Seeing Zhongli turned into a stream of light and flew toward the Shushan mountain gate.

On Jueyun Karst.

It happened to be the location of Cloud Retainer's abode.

Venti landed quietly with Alice and the others.

Looking down, Venti clearly saw nearly a thousand Millelith stationed here.

He was somewhat puzzled.

In the past, so many people were not allowed to be stationed in Jueyun Karst.

Otherwise, the adepti would get angry.

Why were there so many more now?

However, seeing that none of them came up and were just patrolling and guarding normally below, Venti didn't think much of it.

He just assumed that the thunder from a few days ago had made Liyue somewhat nervous and fragile, and they had reached an agreement with the adepti.

What's more, according to Alice, there were genuine cultivators on this Jueyun Karst.

It was understandable for Liyue to send people to guard the tranquility of Jueyun Karst.

Looking around, Venti scratched his head.

"Ehe! Strange..."

"I thought that as soon as I stepped into Liyue, the old man would be able to sense it and come to catch me."

"I didn't expect the journey to be exceptionally quiet."

"Is the old man not in Liyue anymore?"

Lisa raised an eyebrow and teased:

"Why couldn't it be that the Lord of Geo, Rex Lapis, just doesn't care anymore?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Venti denied it very readily, saying with a serious face:

"Lisa, you don't understand the old man's personality; that guy is the representative of being petty."

"What's more, I tampered with... cough, slightly modified the contract the old man valued most back then."

"He chased me for hundreds of years, insisting that I eat the punishment of rock."

"So, as expected, all types are representatives of being petty, right?"

Perhaps because Seeing Zhongli was not there, Venti spoke much more boldly.

He strolled around Jueyun Karst without a care.

"Strange, truly strange. Not only is the old man not here, but Cloud Retainer and the others aren't here either. Just passed by Wangshu Inn, and Xiao isn't there either."

"How come? Where did the old man take them?"

"Even if they are cultivating, there's no need to hide so far away, right? Are they ignoring Liyue?"

Klee was obediently lying in Alice's arms, looking at the white cranes flying in the sky with little stars in her eyes.

From time to time, she would reach into her little backpack.

She didn't seem to like white cranes; she liked blowing them up.

"By the way, Alice, didn't you tell the old man before you came?"

Venti looked at Alice, puzzled.

The latter yawned and said lazily:

"We left in too much of a hurry. Besides, I didn't expect that guy Morax to leave so decisively, without even leaving a message."

"Ehe!"

Venti blinked and said with a grin:

"Why not use that golden dragon-dragon special line of yours to contact him?"

Alice curled her lips and complained: