Chapter 114

If he says he's going to beat someone up, he absolutely has to do it!

74. The First Internal Sparring Match of Shushan

Perhaps it was because he learned of his miserable fate later.

Venti could no longer muster any spirit even when looking at the exquisite scenery of Shushan.

But deep down, he was still faintly looking forward to witnessing the true foundation of Zhongli after his cultivation.

And...

Glancing at Zhongli, Venti always felt that Zhongli was now full of youthful vitality, completely devoid of the weary, morose feeling caused by erosion from before.

There was no need to ask about his erosion; one look was enough to see that it had truly all been healed.

Venti was quite happy for Zhongli.

As the longest-living god currently in Teyvat, Zhongli's erosion was also the most profound.

Now that he could eliminate the erosion, as a friend, Venti was very happy for him.

Zhongli did not take them to see much outside of Shushan.

He didn't even land near the Shushan village.

He just quickly took them around the seven peaks of Shushan once and then led them toward Dragon Head Peak.

Not long after, the group landed on the square halfway up Dragon Head Peak.

Not far away was the Nine Nether Secret Realm rooted on Dragon Head Peak.

The white cranes seemed to bid farewell to the group and turned to fly toward Bamboo Peak.

Lisa watched the white cranes leave and chuckled:

"What a group of spiritual and cute little guys; they are much stronger than those white cranes in Teyvat."

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"The white cranes here have gradually developed toward spirit beasts under the nourishment of spiritual energy, so naturally, they will be different."

"Spiritual energy?"

Lisa asked curiously, and Alice said with a grin:

"It's just the energy between heaven and earth. Elemental power, to put it bluntly, is just an insignificant manifestation of spiritual energy."

"This is common knowledge for cultivators, little Lisa. Later, I'll recommend a few cultivation novels for you to read carefully."

Zhongli looked at Alice helplessly, not knowing if her way of learning cultivation from all sorts of strange places was correct.

But all in all, it saved him from having to explain a few more things.

Although the method of acquisition was slightly off, at least she knew quite a bit.

"The scenery of Shushan is truly beautiful, and the spiritual energy is so abundant; it is truly a good place for cultivation. No wonder you all love to stay here to cultivate now."

Alice sighed with emotion.

Just now, the Rainbow Bridge, the bamboo waves, and so on had all opened her eyes.

The descriptions of cultivation in novels probably couldn't even describe one ten-thousandth of it.

Suddenly, Alice pointed excitedly at the entrance of the secret realm not far away and asked curiously:

"Zhongli, what place is that?"

"That place..."

Zhongli pondered slightly and said slowly:

"That is the Shushan Nine Nether Secret Realm. It was a world where demons were wreaking havoc that my master, the Wine Sword Immortal Mo Yixi, cut off with a casual strike while traveling the world."

"He refined it into the current Nine Nether Secret Realm. There are many great demons inside, as well as many treasures."

"The Sect Master once said that Shushan disciples can go to the Nine Nether Secret Realm to explore and train."

Hearing this, Venti said with some surprise:

"Your master? The Wine Sword Immortal? Old man, when did you take a master?"

"It was the Sect Master who accepted me as a disciple on behalf of my master."

Zhongli explained roughly.

"The Peak Master of Dragon Head Peak and the Law Enforcement Hall have always been passed down from master to disciple. Now that I have become the acting Peak Master, I am temporarily in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall."

"Naturally, I had to take a master."

Venti clicked his tongue secretly and said softly:

"It seems that Shushan is not just a sect with only one cultivator; it seems there are many stories from the past?"

Zhongli nodded slightly, but this matter was too troublesome to explain, so he didn't bother to say more.

Looking at the huge square in front of him, looking around, this square alone was probably the size of Liyue Harbor.

According to Jiang Yan, this was the area for internal sparring when each peak selected disciples to fight during the early stages of the Shushan Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.

Although it was very small now, for the time being, activating the array as an area for his battle with Venti was enough.

Thinking about it, Zhongli looked at Venti quietly.

The latter's expression stiffened, and he complained:

"Old man, you're not serious, are you? You want to beat me up right now?"

Zhongli said softly:

"The matter from back then has always been on my mind. If it is not resolved, I'm afraid my thoughts will not be clear every time I see you."

"It is of no benefit to my cultivation."

"So, it is better to resolve it as soon as possible."

Venti was somewhat broken.

On Tongtian Peak, ever since Venti and the others entered, Jiang Yan had not continued to cultivate but was just paying attention to their movements.

Seeing Zhongli so impatient now, he felt it was somewhat funny.

Wanting to resolve the contract matter was one aspect; on the other hand, Zhongli was probably itching for a fight.

Come to think of it, it could be considered the first time everyone witnessed such a battle after cultivation.

It also had some commemorative significance.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan's divine sense spread out to transmit his voice.

Liuyun and others who were cultivating on various peaks, Ningguang and others who were choosing magic treasures in the Sword Forest.

Even Xiao, who was fighting bitterly with a primary god in an extremely remote place in the Shushan Cave Heaven.

All temporarily stopped their actions.

"Shushan has opened its gates, and all disciples have joined Shushan to cultivate, yet there has not been a single real battle."

"Now, there are guests visiting the Shushan Cave Heaven, and Peak Master Zhongli intends to fight one of the guests."

"If any disciples are free, they can go to Dragon Head Peak to observe the ceremony."

As the voice fell, responses echoed one after another throughout Shushan.

"We obey the Sect Master's decree!"

The next moment, more than a dozen streams of light bloomed from various places, and all the current disciples of Shushan flew on their swords toward Dragon Head Peak.

Jiang Yan looked toward Dragon Head Peak, staring at Klee, who was still happily spreading her hands to the surrounding clouds in Alice's arms.

After a long while, Jiang Yan sighed with emotion.

"It can't be wrong..."

"It really is a Fire Spirit Body... Klee? She is worthy of being a famous genius in Teyvat; she should join Shushan."

With that, Jiang Yan also intended to go and see for himself later.

In the far east of the Shushan Cave Heaven.

Xiao also looked back at the god who had stopped attacking, pursed his lips, and bowed:

"Thank you for honing my skills with me. Xiao has gained quite a bit; I will come to visit again another day."

Today, Xiao could be considered to have been hit hard.

He was indeed cultivating, and he had also reached the Essence Refinement and Qi Transformation stage.

But the god in front of him was a god-level being regardless; even if he hadn't cultivated, he at least had the strength of Essence Refinement and Qi Transformation.

The quality of Xiao's true essence was higher than the opponent's, but there was still a gap in strength.

And accordingly, this god was not a demon beast that cultivated, so facing Xiao's offensive, it could only be said that neither won nor lost.

This kind of cross-level battle, which was impossible in the cultivation world, was barely achieved in this unequal way.

Hearing that Xiao was still coming to fight, the god's mouth twitched. ===== CHAPTER 115 =====