Chapter 38

"Sorry, Ms. Keqing, I saw that your physique was special just now, so I was excited and investigated without your permission."

"It doesn't matter. Can you explain my special physique to me?"

Keqing shook her head and looked at Jiang Yan with great interest.

"Of course. Your physique is called the Sword Body; it is born for the sword and will be accompanied by the sword for life."

"It is the physique most compatible with my Shushan Sword Sect. The Shushan Sword Sect is famous for its swords, especially the Ten Thousand Sword Art, which is unparalleled in the world."

"If Ms. Keqing is willing to practice the Ten Thousand Sword Art, perhaps you will become a Sword Immortal in the future."

"That is the sect with the strongest destructive power among many adepti sects."

"Attacking only, not defending—unparalleled in the world."

"In the past, Shushan had many fellow disciples who were Sword Bodies; they were taken under the command of the elders and shone brilliantly in the Seven Veins Martial Arts Competition."

"Ms. Keqing, are you willing to join Shushan and specialize in the Shushan Sword Dao?"

Hearing this, Cloud Retainer on the side became increasingly depressed.

Keqing was quite happy, but didn't agree immediately.

"Please let me consider it first, Mr. Jiang Yan."

"That's true; I was reckless. Ms. Keqing can consider it for a longer time, but your Sword Body is truly suitable for the Shushan Sword Sect."

Jiang Yan paused and said with great emotion:

"I suppose Liyue is a place that nurtures people, being able to nurture so many people with excellent talent. The ancestors would be happy to see this."

Everyone didn't reply, and Jiang Yan sighed to himself before saying:

"If there is nothing else, I will leave first; I still have some things to deal with here."

A faint sound of sea tides and explosions suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

Ningguang frowned slightly.

"Mr. Jiang Yan, are you fighting now? Is there a crisis somewhere in Liyue? Do you need our help?"

"No need, I am not in Liyue right now."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Jiang Yan left Liyue?

Could it be that they hadn't determined their attitude toward immortal cultivation, making Jiang Yan dissatisfied, so he left?

Ningguang said urgently:

"Mr. Jiang Yan, was Liyue's hospitality inadequate?"

Jiang Yan smiled silently and continued:

"You are overthinking. I just created the Shushan Cave Heaven, and now the Cave Heaven is still a bit lifeless, so I came out to find some life to fill it."

"Firstly, to make the Cave Heaven more lively; secondly, to find some existences with decent strength to serve as fierce beasts for training in the Cave Heaven."

With this, Ningguang and the others were relieved and smiled lightly:

"Mr. Jiang Yan, why go to such trouble for fierce beasts? Just let us know, and Liyue will naturally send people to help capture them. Liyue's army is still very strong."

"That's not necessary. Although these fierce beasts are not worth mentioning to me, they are still a bit too much for you."

Jiang Yan glanced at the distance, reached out, grabbed a behemoth from the sea, and put it into his sleeve.

"The location I am in now, to use Fellow Daoist Morax's words, should be the Dark Sea?"

"There are quite a few fierce beasts here, which should be enough for my needs. It's interesting to say, why do the fierce beasts of your Teyvat give themselves some strange names?"

"But fierce beasts with wisdom are much stronger than unconscious fierce beasts, and should be worthy of disciples' training."

The Jade Chamber fell into a deathly silence.

Thoughts churned in everyone's hearts, and for a moment, they didn't know what to say.

Jiang Yan...

Are you sure you caught fierce beasts, not gods?

Using this as an opponent for disciples' training, isn't it too difficult for them?

But considering the different perceptions of the two sides, everyone didn't say anything.

"If there is nothing else, I will go first. If you really want to give me some gifts, it would be better to give me some animals."

"The Cave Heaven I made is not small, and it is difficult to fill it with a few animals."

Madame Ping ignored what Jiang Yan did in the Dark Sea and smiled:

"I am also quite proficient in the art of Cave Heaven, and I am also quite good at arranging life."

"I don't know how big Mr. Jiang Yan's Cave Heaven is, so I can determine how many small animals need to be sent over."

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment and said softly:

"I need a lot. As for the range... it's about the size of all of Teyvat."

"Is that okay?"

Madame Ping broke down and sat to the side without saying a word.

Jiang Yan also felt that he was being a bit difficult and smiled.

"If it's difficult, don't worry about it. I have also collected some myself, and after subsequent cultivation, it will be enough."

Collected some?

Ningguang suddenly worried that Teyvat's ecological chain would break.

A Cave Heaven the size of Teyvat—wouldn't it need the animals of all of Teyvat to fill it?

With this, everyone didn't dare to talk about giving gifts to Jiang Yan anymore.

Everything he perceived was vastly different from them.

Giving gifts rashly might make him feel looked down upon.

"Since that is the case, I will leave first. I still need to catch a dozen more fierce beasts to barely fill the needs of the Cave Heaven."

"There are not many fierce beasts in this Dark Sea; it seems I have to take a trip to the Sea of Quanta."

"Fellow Daoist Morax, if you come tomorrow, just go to the entrance of Cloud Retainer's cave dwelling; I will continue to do my morning lessons there."

"If you are interested, I can also take you to visit the Shushan Cave Heaven."

"By the way, regarding the Profound Origin Mirror, it is best not to inspect the firmament of Teyvat."

"You cannot deal with Celestia for the time being."

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"Celestia?"

Zhongli nodded thoughtfully.

"I understand. Don't worry, we won't observe areas outside of Liyue casually."

"That is good. I don't mean to stop you from observing Teyvat, but doing so consumes too much of the Profound Origin Mirror; this thing, after all, is not a Dharma treasure."

"Its main purpose is to test aptitude."

"Moreover, although the existence on Celestia is seriously injured and sleeping, she is after all a cultivator of Refining Spirit into Void. If you observe rashly, you might wake her up."

Jiang Yan gave a few more instructions, and the voice disappeared without a trace.

There was a long silence on the Jade Chamber, and after a while, Keqing said softly:

"Rex Lapis, has Mr. Jiang... Mr. Jiang left?"

Zhongli gave a bitter smile.

Keqing asked this question, and he didn't know whether Jiang Yan had left or not.

After thinking twice, he replied:

"I suppose he has already left; he doesn't have time to stare at us all the time."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yan didn't show any malice, but his ability to exist at any time and any place was truly too scary.

It made everyone speak cautiously.

But this could be considered Ningguang and the others' first contact with Jiang Yan, and regarding what Zhongli said about Jiang Yan's unfathomable strength,

they were now firmly convinced.

Keqing was somewhat happy.

Although she wasn't sure about her spirit root, Jiang Yan said she was a one-in-ten-thousand Sword Body.

And he was so eager to have her join Shushan. ===== CHAPTER 39 =====

And she was so eager to have her join the Shushan Sect.