Chapter 19

"Just don't talk about it too much in the future."

Zhongli and the others were silent for a moment, nodded, and tacitly moved past the topic.

Jiang Yan added:

"The past is gone. As the last possible bloodline of Shushan, all I need to consider is restoring Shushan."

14. On cultivation spiritual roots and talent

Seeing that Jiang Yan did not intend to talk more about the past.

Simply put, Zhongli followed his lead and changed the subject.

"So, you want to rebuild Shushan here and reopen the mountain gates."

Jiang Yan nodded.

"If you allow it, I will stay here."

Zhongli and the others naturally would not disallow it.

Setting aside everything else, keeping Jiang Yan in Liyue was the most important thing right now.

With such a backer who talks about creating worlds, Liyue would truly be as solid as a rock in the future.

"Naturally, that is possible. In the name of Morax, I can sign a contract with you."

Zhongli said with a serious face.

"Then thank you very much."

Jiang Yan smiled and added:

"If Liyue encounters any problems it cannot handle in the future, I will also step in to help."

Having received Jiang Yan's guarantee, a rare smile appeared on the face under Zhongli's hood.

Now, it was considered stable.

Even if he were to die from erosion now, Liyue could not perish.

Jiang Yan could still live for a long time, even living longer and longer, without any erosion.

This is a solid golden backer.

And...

Thinking of Jiang Yan's divine power just now, as well as what he said about the heavens and myriad realms and the art of resurrection.

Even Zhongli's state of mind could not help but feel a bit excited.

Perhaps...

He could also try to embark on the path of cultivation followed by the heavens and myriad realms.

In the future, truly roam the heavens and myriad realms, instead of being trapped in Teyvat, which is surrounded by this false sky.

Thinking of this, Zhongli couldn't help but blurt out:

"I have one thing I want to know, regarding the matter of Shushan recruiting disciples..."

Hearing this, Liuyun and the others were overjoyed, wishing they could shout that the Archon was wise.

Cultivation, after all.

Who would dislike having stronger strength and a longer lifespan?

Moreover, after achieving success in cultivation and becoming a true immortal, perhaps one could also see what the true Immortal Realm is like.

And as it happened, what Zhongli said was also the topic Jiang Yan wanted to open.

Immediately, Jiang Yan responded:

"I was just about to tell you about that. Regarding the recruitment of disciples, I intend to recruit them in Teyvat."

"When the time comes, I might need you to provide some convenience."

Zhongli felt settled in his heart and smiled:

"Naturally. I don't think we have any reason to refuse cultivation."

"If you are willing to cultivate, it is a good thing for me."

Jiang Yan looked at everyone with a serious face and said with full sincerity:

"Cultivation and seeking the Dao is not a path for one person; communicating with others is also an excellent way of cultivation."

"Moreover, no matter what, you are ultimately innate divine beings blessed by the world."

"Your aptitude for cultivation must not be low, and coupled with the fact that your own strength is not weak, if you are willing to cultivate, your achievements should not be low."

Hearing Jiang Yan recognize them so much, even Zhongli felt a bit secretly happy.

But he still suppressed his joy and said softly:

"You flatter us."

Jiang Yan looked at Zhongli and the others carefully and added:

"However, there is one thing I must tell you in advance."

"Cultivation is indeed a path straight to the Great Dao, and it is also a way to achieve infinite sublimation."

"But precisely because of this, cultivation places great importance on talent."

"The better a person's talent, the faster their cultivation speed; those with worse talent might not even be able to step onto the path of cultivation for their entire lives."

"You must be mentally prepared for this."

"In this world, there are ultimately fewer people with talent."

Hearing this, the expressions of Ganyu and the others suddenly became somewhat worried.

"You mean..."

Liuyun pursed her lips and said heavily:

"We might not have the talent for cultivation?"

"No, that is not what I meant."

Jiang Yan shook his head decisively:

"You don't need to worry about that. Although I haven't checked your aptitude in detail, it clearly won't be bad."

"I mean, there are ultimately more unremarkable ordinary people in the world. Even if Shushan opens its mountain gates wide, the number of people in Liyue with qualified aptitude might be a minority."

Hearing Jiang Yan's explanation, Liuyun and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it wasn't that they themselves lacked aptitude, everything else was acceptable.

From the very beginning, they hadn't expected everyone to be able to cultivate.

Even Visions are only possessed by a few people, let alone the more powerful cultivation.

"Everything is fate. You are willing to reopen the mountain gates in Liyue; for ordinary people, having one more chance for transcendence is already a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity."

Zhongli said leisurely, and Jiang Yan pondered for a moment before saying softly:

"If one only wants to obtain transcendent power, it is not very difficult. In the world of cultivation, not everyone is qualified to cultivate."

"Ultimately, ordinary people are the majority."

"Ordinary people who cannot cultivate have figured out martial arts themselves, although in the end, they are only comparable to cultivators at the Refinement of Essence and Transformation of Qi stage, and their lifespan will not increase much."

"For cultivators who are single-mindedly seeking longevity and the Dao, it is not worth mentioning,"

"But at the very least, they are seeds of some transcendence."

Hearing Jiang Yan say this made Zhongli somewhat moved.

It sounded like the martial arts Jiang Yan spoke of were no different from the martial arts circulating in Teyvat.

But analyzing his words carefully, Jiang Yan called them seeds of transcendence.

Martial arts that can be identified by a cultivator as having certain transcendent properties seem to be much stronger than those martial arts in Teyvat that can only strengthen the body.

He himself doesn't need it, but if he gives it to the army...

Perhaps it could cultivate a super-strong transcendent army.

However, Zhongli was not in a hurry to talk to Jiang Yan about this matter now.

"You said that cultivation requires aptitude. In this regard, how should it be judged specifically?"

Putting those thoughts aside for the time being, Zhongli asked the question he was most curious about.

"This has to be said from multiple angles, but synthesizing many cultivation systems, the most suitable and universal way to judge aptitude is the spiritual root."

Jiang Yan reached out and brushed the stone table gently. Immediately, true essence condensed on the stone table into a magnificent mirror.

"The so-called spiritual root is a person's most basic talent attribute. The stronger the spiritual root, the stronger the cultivation aptitude."

"Although the spiritual root theory cannot fully represent the cultivation system, generally speaking, it is enough. After all, other situations are not something one can encounter casually."

"Spiritual roots are classified widely. Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are the conventional five-element spiritual roots, and they are also the most common spiritual roots."