Chapter 199

"Shushan was just built, and the time has been short, so there aren't many disciples yet."

"I think you should know all those senior brothers and sisters of yours."

"My Tongtian Peak currently only has three disciples: Ganyu, Keqing, and my direct disciple Klee."

"The acting head of Dragon Head Peak is Zhongli, who is your Rex Lapis; he is temporarily in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall."

"The people of Dragon Head Peak include the first disciple of Dragon Head Peak, Xiao, and the Law Enforcement Hall Elder, Alice."

"Great Bamboo Peak has Lishui and Lisa."

"Small Bamboo Peak has Ningguang and Shenhe."

"Wind Return Peak has Liuyun and Gechen..."

After a rough explanation, Bai Zhu was even more surprised.

There weren't many Shushan disciples, but the current Shushan disciples were all quite famous existences.

Two rulers, plus all the immortals in Liyue whose names could be called, had all joined Shushan.

As for the others, Alice was famous in Teyvat, and as for Lisa, Bai Zhu had heard of her genius when he went to Sumeru to observe the Eleazar disease.

So, all these senior brothers and sisters of his were big shots.

However, Bai Zhu was more concerned...

"Has the Rex Lapis also joined Shushan? And the other immortals... True Monarchs."

Having said this, Bai Zhu felt a bit strange in his heart.

Immortals coming to Shushan to cultivate?

Doesn't this mean the immortals themselves admit they are not immortals?

Thinking about how he was scolded by the immortals when he sought immortality, it was interesting that they were now fellow disciples.

Jiang Yan nodded slightly.

"Zhongli has joined Shushan; I accepted him as a disciple on behalf of the previous head of Dragon Head Peak, Senior Uncle Mo Yixi, so Zhongli can be considered a disciple of Senior Uncle Mo Yixi."

"As for the immortals of Liyue, they are now also disciples of the seven veins."

"However, within Shushan, the way of addressing others must change; Head Zhongli is quite particular about these rules."

Bai Zhu nodded seriously.

"Disciple understands."

"Sect Leader, I wonder about our Shushan cultivation..."

Jiang Yan felt somewhat helpless.

When Alice and the others came last time, Alice knew some things, and Zhongli led the way and explained.

That saved him a lot of effort, but now everyone had gone to the Nine Nether Secret Realm.

This job had fallen back on him.

"Shushan cultivation is completely different from Liyue; as long as you have spiritual roots, you can cultivate."

Immediately after, Jiang Yan briefly told Bai Zhu some general knowledge about cultivation.

Now, even though Bai Zhu was mentally prepared, his heart still couldn't help but surge with stormy waves.

The Immortal Dao of Shushan, Jiang Yan's Immortal Dao, was even more outrageous than the cultivation system in Liyue's novels.

The longevity Bai Zhu craved most was basically an incidental benefit of cultivation for them.

According to Jiang Yan, a cultivator's pursuit of lifespan stops at the level of an immortal.

Because immortals live as long as heaven...

Even the lowest-level cultivator at the early stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation has a lifespan of five hundred years.

Anyone who reaches Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation has a lifespan of tens of thousands of years.

As for Spirit Refining and Void Returning, Jiang Yan's current realm, Bai Zhu estimated, was probably six digits.

But correspondingly, breaking through is not a simple matter.

A small realm in cultivation might span hundreds or thousands of years.

Even a genius needs ten or a hundred years of polishing.

And his talent...

Although Bai Zhu was optimistic and felt that his will could change the factors determined by heaven, he was still a little panicked in his heart.

No wonder Jiang Yan repeatedly asked about his longing for the Immortal Dao.

If he got stuck at the peak of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation and couldn't break through, watching himself possess a longer lifespan,

only to fall at the last step.

That kind of despair could not be described even by dying with eyes open.

But now Bai Zhu still had plenty of time, and this wavering worry only appeared for a moment.

Bai Zhu bowed:

"Disciple knows my talent is poor, but disciple believes I will definitely not let the Sect Leader down!"

"Having this heart is good; cultivators fear an unstable Dao heart the most."

Jiang Yan smiled and shook his head:

"Besides, a middle-grade single spiritual root cannot be called poor; it is considered above average."

"It's just that the talent of your senior brothers and sisters is truly too amazing."

"You must put in more effort and more hard work to have a chance to catch up with them. Do you understand?"

Bai Zhu nodded heavily.

"Disciple understands!"

If talent isn't enough, then make up for it with hard work!

If others cultivate for an hour, he will cultivate for a day, a year.

The opportunity for longevity is right before his eyes; asking him to give up is impossible, even if he dies.

From today on, except for cultivation, he can ignore everything else.

"Your mindset is truly firm; it is the only one I have ever seen in my life."

Jiang Yan looked at Bai Zhu with admiration and said again:

"Regarding the talent issue, you don't need to worry too much; Shushan has a deep foundation and there is no lack of pills to improve talent."

"Your Senior Brother Lishui knows such a pill recipe; what is lacking now is just spiritual herbs and technology."

"There will always be opportunities in the future."

Hearing this, Bai Zhu felt a surge of joy.

"Thank you, Sect Leader, for your concern."

Having said this, Bai Zhu thought for a moment and asked curiously:

"Sect Leader, the Sword Immortal rumored in Liyue, I wonder which senior brother or sister it is?"

Jiang Yan smiled:

"Head Zhongli and the others rarely go back on weekdays, and even if they do, they use their disciple tokens to teleport directly."

"Only Keqing, because she is stationed with the Millelith in Jueyun Karst, often travels between Liyue Harbor and Jueyun Karst."

"The so-called Sword Immortal in Liyue must be the legend left by Keqing's sword flight."

Hearing this, Bai Zhu couldn't help but feel some envy.

Strictly speaking, Keqing joined the sect about a week earlier than him, yet she could already perform this sword flight operation.

It seems Keqing's talent must be quite good.

But Bai Zhu hadn't seen any traces of others on Shushan until now, and there weren't many people in the Shushan Cave Heaven either.

He couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Sect Leader, are the senior brothers and sisters not in Shushan?"

Jiang Yan nodded slightly and looked towards Dragon Head Peak.

"They just entered the Nine Nether Secret Realm to explore today, and it will probably take some time before they come out."

Nine Nether Secret Realm...

Bai Zhu had just heard Jiang Yan say that it was the only secret realm that Shushan had restored.

It had countless spiritual herbs and magic treasures, and the only problem was that there were many demon beasts inside.

It was full of crises.

However, being able to go inside to train, it was also a good experience.

It seemed that he wouldn't be able to see these senior brothers and sisters for a short time, which was a pity for Bai Zhu.