Chapter 5

"Being an immortal because of bloodline, then it is not an immortal."

Jiang Yan shook his head, still stubborn, and seeing Cloud Retainer about to say something, Jiang Yan suddenly said:

"I heard that the Geo Archon Morax is the ancestor of all immortals. What is the difference between him and you?"

Although Jiang Yan was looking directly at Cloud Retainer, Zhongli felt a bit uncomfortable; he always felt that Jiang Yan was indeed looking at him.

But speaking of Zhongli, Cloud Retainer became proud.

She raised her slender neck and gave a light snort.

"The Geo Archon is naturally the ancestor of all immortals; even if we are not immortals, the Geo Archon is an unquestionable immortal!"

"The Geo Archon knows from birth; if we immortals still need to cultivate elemental energy and accumulate immortal power to be called immortals."

"Then the Geo Archon, from the moment of birth, could be called an immortal, and later, with the mastery of the authority of rock, gold, and jade, and contracts, he progressed even faster."

Jiang Yan didn't refute Cloud Retainer's face and said softly:

"Then... can the Geo Archon's immortality be cultivated?"

"This..."

Cloud Retainer was stunned for a moment and said with dissatisfaction:

"Presumptuous words! The Geo Archon is a naturally born Archon, the strongest ruler of the current world, known as the Martial God!"

"The Geo Archon's ability can naturally only be mastered by the Geo Archon himself! You repeatedly ask whether an immortal can be cultivated, but it's just falling into vulgarity!"

"I thought you wanted to sit and discuss the Dao with me, but I didn't expect you to be so obsessed!"

Jiang Yan didn't express his stance because of Cloud Retainer's accusation.

He looked up, and the thunderclouds in the sky were already dense; it looked like Cloud Retainer's anger.

Perhaps because of this, Cloud Retainer and the others didn't notice that the celestial phenomena were wrong.

"It's about time."

Jiang Yan murmured softly, and then looked down at the few people in front of him.

"If an immortal is born and raised by heaven, then, sorry, I don't acknowledge this as an immortal."

"Being destined to be an immortal from birth is a descendant of nature; being born sacred is an Archon born and raised by heaven; these are not immortals."

"Cultivating law, cultivating technique, cultivating life, but not cultivating the Dao... such an immortal is far from what I imagine."

"You say immortal cultivation in Teyvat, a thousand techniques, ten thousand laws, I only ask one thing: can one attain longevity?"

"Can one attain eternity?"

"Can one attain immortality?"

Jiang Yan's series of rhetorical questions made Cloud Retainer even angrier, and Ganyu hurriedly gave Jiang Yan a look, telling him not to speak anymore.

She was truly afraid that Cloud Retainer would throw Jiang Yan down the mountain.

"Said so much! Isn't it just that you want to become an immortal? Ridiculous! No matter how the immortals are in your original world, in Teyvat, an immortal is just like this."

"It has always been like this, it has always been like this, and it will be like this in the future."

Cloud Retainer snorted and put down the teacup.

"Ganyu, Shenhe, see the guest out!"

"Cloud Retainer, Jiang Yan he..."

Ganyu was a bit anxious and wanted to smooth things over.

Jiang Yan shook his head and stood up leisurely, his black Daoist robe fluttering in the wind, mysterious and profound.

"Cloud Retainer, my words today were indeed a bit reckless, but... this is my Dao, which cannot be deceived and cannot be changed."

"Hmph! Then go and have your immortal dream! Perhaps you can dream of becoming an immortal tonight, which counts as fulfilling your wish. Walk slowly, I won't see you off!"

Looking at Cloud Retainer, whose words were cold, Jiang Yan gave a peaceful smile.

"Thank you for your blessing, Cloud Retainer, but you are wrong. An immortal is not dreamed of, nor is it born to be one."

"An immortal is cultivated!"

"Going against heaven, fighting against fate, using my heart to replace the heart of heaven, the world perishes but I do not perish, the world decays but I do not decay."

"Transcending the three realms, not within the five elements."

"This is my Immortal Dao, the Huang Ting Immortal Dao."

"Without fighting or grabbing, following heaven, one cannot become a true immortal who has attained the Dao."

Jiang Yan slowly opened his hands, and the purple Qi condensed under his feet; his long hair like ink fluttered in the wind, looking free and easy, as if he would fly away in the next moment.

Seeing this, Cloud Retainer's pupils shrank, looking at Jiang Yan in disbelief, and chewed on his speech just now.

Frowning, she said:

"Rebellious, rebellious words!"

"Is that so? Then I am relieved."

The smile on Jiang Yan's face gradually became a bit arrogant, looking up at the sky where thunder was flashing.

"If I were to follow heaven as obediently as a pet dog, I would not be able to become an immortal; everything about me must fight against heaven."

"Going against the current is my destiny."

Jiang Yan slowly rose into the air and said softly:

"Fellow Daoist Morax, if you are interested, please watch quietly with the three fellow Daoists of Cloud Retainer."

"And watch me... fight against heaven for my life!"

Flowers bloomed in the void, sword light bloomed under his feet, and Jiang Yan seemed to tear through space, arriving in the endless high sky.

Under the black clouds that seemed about to crush Teyvat, Jiang Yan's body, surrounded by purple Qi, was extremely thin.

It was like he was alone, fighting against the entire world.

But at this moment, he was full of excitement.

This emotion was also in harmony with heaven and earth.

Jueyun Karst was celebrating for him.

4. Nine Heavens Profound Brake, transformed into divine thunder, Heavenly Tribulation, break!

"Geo Archon?!"

Hearing Jiang Yan's words, Cloud Retainer hadn't reacted yet when she saw a white-robed figure quietly appear at the stone table just now.

The face was hidden in the hood and hard to look at directly, but the archaic and majestic aura on his body, other than the Geo Archon, no one could fake it.

Zhongli gently picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

Cloud Retainer was stunned for a moment, and then felt a bit of belated shock.

That cup of tea was prepared by Jiang Yan before the discussion.

At that time, she didn't care, after all, she was still arguing with Jiang Yan.

Now it seems...

Zhongli had come early, but he had also been discovered by Jiang Yan early.

Whether the discussion just now and her rainbow farts were heard by Zhongli was another matter.

The main problem now is...

How did Jiang Yan have this ability to spy on Zhongli's actions?

Clearly, before, he was just a weak ordinary person.

But weak...

Looking at Jiang Yan standing alone in the sky, facing the black clouds that seemed to cover the entire Teyvat.

Is this called weak?

Cloud Retainer cursed herself for misjudging.

However, she had to admit that Jiang Yan at this moment was indeed full of style.

Changing from a gentle young master to an arrogant and unrestrained wanderer.

This contrast, if one wasn't careful, could be stolen by him.

Cloud Retainer glanced at Ganyu beside her; this little Qilin's face was flushed red now.

In her gaze looking at Jiang Yan, besides worry, there were indescribable emotions.

Even when Zhongli appeared, Ganyu didn't react to greet him first.

A daughter grown up cannot be kept!

Cloud Retainer slandered in her heart, but fortunately, the second disciple Shenhe was still fine.

Of course, it might also be that she didn't have any emotions yet. ===== CHAPTER 6 =====