Chapter 297

The legendary Shushan Sect Leader, a cultivation powerhouse, was indeed seen.

But it was only a hurried meeting...

Even if it was expected that Jiang Yan wouldn't meet them much, such things were common in cultivation novels.

Which Sect Leader is idle enough to meet a group of ordinary disciples every day?

Even elders have to report in advance if they want to see the Sect Leader.

What's more, they were just a group of ordinary people who hadn't started cultivating.

Whether they could enter Shushan was also an unknown.

Being able to see him once, this life could be considered something to boast about.

The demeanor of a cultivator was truly breathtaking.

It's just a pity...

This meeting, Jiang Yan's demeanor was engraved in the hearts of countless people, and I don't know how many stories of "missing a lifetime after seeing the Sect Leader" will happen in the future.

Zhongli turned back, looking at these Teyvat people who were lost in thought.

His voice spread to everyone's ears.

"In the name of Zhongli, the acting Head of the Peak of Shushan's Dragon Head Peak and the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, I announce that the first Shushan Mountain Opening Ceremony has officially begun!"

177. Hu Tao is numb, can only enter the inner sect of Shushan after living three lives?!

"This Shushan Mountain Opening Ceremony will recruit a total of one thousand inner and outer sect disciples."

"If there are people with decent talent later, they will temporarily stay in the Shushan world to practice martial arts in preparation for the next Shushan mountain opening."

"From those who stay in the Shushan world, another three thousand people will be selected to form miscellaneous disciples."

"After the mountain opening ends, inner sect disciples will be managed by the heads of each peak and elders. If there is no head of the peak returning to their position, the eldest disciple of each peak will temporarily act as the agent."

"Outer sect disciples and miscellaneous disciples will be managed by the Outer Sect Elder Council."

"This mountain opening will comprehensively examine the disciples' talent, character, will, and comprehension."

"The disciples' assessment will be detected by the Shushan Heart-Asking Array."

"Passing the first level of the Heart-Asking Array makes one an outer sect disciple of Shushan; passing the third level makes one an inner sect disciple of Shushan."

"The Sect Leader has said that Shushan disciples value quality over quantity. If fewer than one thousand pass, there is no need to fill the vacancies."

"You have one stick of incense time to prepare. After one stick of incense, step into the Heart-Asking Array and accept the assessment."

After Zhongli said a lot, he returned to his seat and closed his eyes to meditate.

Lady Ningguang and the others also stood on all sides, found their positions, and began to cultivate.

Gradually, outside the Heart-Asking Array, sounds of communication rang out one after another.

However, the movement was not large, for fear of disturbing Lady Ningguang and the others.

"Ms. Furina?"

Clorinde gently pushed Furina, who then came back to her senses.

"What's wrong?"

Clorinde pursed her lips. Furina, who was always unreliable, had eyes that were terrifyingly deep at this moment.

It was as if she had become a different person, or...

It was as if she had taken off a disguise mask.

But Clorinde didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said:

"We have one stick of incense time to prepare, and the assessment will begin in 15 minutes. Ms. Furina..."

"Prepare?"

Furina looked at Clorinde strangely.

"Do you know what the Heart-Asking Array is? How should we prepare?"

"This..."

As soon as the words fell, Secretary Baiwen on the side looked over, thought for a moment, and still spoke:

"The so-called Heart-Asking Array is a large-scale array for Shushan to identify the character of disciples."

Furina turned back, looking at Secretary Baiwen with some surprise.

"You know?"

As soon as the words fell, she patted her head with some annoyance.

"I forgot, you are Lady Ningguang's secretary, you must know some inside information."

Secretary Baiwen smiled and didn't say anything.

Not far away, other smart people noticed Secretary Baiwen and the others and the Liyue Qixing were over here.

They approached Secretary Baiwen and the others without exception.

Being able to get some news could be considered a good thing.

Tartaglia, Hu Tao, Xingqiu, Chongyun, Xiangling, Tighnari, Alhaitham, Collei...

A group of people gathered together low-key, and soon, this place actually gradually became an area where elite small groups gathered.

Secretary Baiwen and the others didn't care, paused, and continued:

"Lady Ningguang once said that the Heart-Asking Array is one life per step."

"Every time you pass a level of the Heart-Asking Array, you have to walk through a life."

As soon as the words fell, Hu Tao exclaimed, and after reacting, hurriedly lowered her voice:

"What the hell! Every level of the Heart-Asking Array has to go through a life? Then we have to live three lives to successfully enter the inner sect of Shushan?"

Hu Tao's words made others feel heavy.

They originally thought it was just a simple character assessment, but they didn't expect...

It was such a supernatural power; in a split second, it was a life of looking at flowers while riding a horse.

This kind of thing...

It was truly unbelievable.

Secretary Baiwen nodded slightly and sighed:

"Lady Ningguang said that entering the Heart-Asking Array, everyone will forget about their cultivation and asking the Dao, and will only continue to walk along their original life trajectory."

"Once, twice..."

"Especially after walking through three levels, every level after that is a more difficult test."

"Perhaps you will be reincarnated as a beggar in the cultivation world, living a hard life, or perhaps you will become a genius disciple in a sect in the cultivation world, facing all kinds of dangers."

"Or perhaps, you will become an ordinary person, living an ordinary and boring life."

"Every time, it is a lash to our Dao heart."

"But if the Dao heart is unstable, you will inevitably be addicted to it and unable to extricate yourself, and from then on, you will lose the qualification for assessment."

Furina frowned slightly, feeling some fear of this kind of thing from the bottom of her heart.

After a long silence, she said in a low voice:

"In other words... we might become an ordinary human being, experiencing all kinds of trivial things and ending our life?"

"More than that."

Secretary Baiwen looked at the Heart-Asking Array with some awe.

"Everyone has obsessions in their hearts: longevity, power, money, authority..."

"The Heart-Asking Array will let us see the life we desire most."

"Those who desire power will become invincible powerhouses in the Heart-Asking Array."

"Those who desire money will become wealthy merchants with wealth rivaling a nation in the Heart-Asking Array."

"Those who desire authority will become emperors with overwhelming power in the Heart-Asking Array."

"For example..."

Secretary Baiwen pursed her lips and looked at Hu Tao.

"Hall Master Hu dreams of expanding the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to all of Teyvat, right?"

Hu Tao's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly.

"This is this Hall Master's dream!"

"Then..."

Secretary Baiwen sighed.

"In the Heart-Asking Array, you will personally push the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to all of Teyvat, enjoying the happiness and sense of achievement of your dream coming true."