Chapter 50

After a moment, Jiang Yan let out a soft breath.

"Geniuses indeed emerge in succession; everyone's talent is simply born for cultivation."

Hearing Jiang Yan say this, everyone suddenly became a bit excited.

Jiang Yan smiled, stood up, and said:

"Since that is the case, let us not waste any more time."

"Everyone, follow me to the Shushan Blessed Land."

37. The fake immortal blessed land: Jueyun Karst, the true immortal blessed land: Mount Shu

With a flick of his cloud sleeves, space was shattered in full view of everyone.

A pitch-black, deep hole just emerged, and then it was dyed with a layer of quiet, white cloud mist.

From the hole, the fragrance of birds and flowers permeated.

A refreshing fragrance entered everyone's noses.

Immediately after, Zhongli and the others noticed an indescribably massive elemental energy brewing in the blessed land.

Even the bits that occasionally leaked out made their elemental energy active.

"Such rich elemental energy!"

Ganyu exclaimed, and Jiang Yan smiled:

"Do you call it elemental energy? That is somewhat one-sided; I fear that what you perceive is only one insignificant elemental attribute within the spiritual energy."

"When you formally cultivate, you will be able to perceive power more inclusive and vast than elemental energy; elemental energy is merely an insignificant branch of it."

"That is spiritual energy."

"Spiritual energy is the foundation of cultivation and also the necessary energy source for cultivators."

"The richer the spiritual energy, the better the cultivation environment; therefore, I have inscribed quite a few Spirit-Gathering Arrays in the Shushan Blessed Land."

"Absorbing spiritual energy from the Sea of Quanta, the effect is very good."

"At this moment, the spiritual energy concentration in the Shushan Blessed Land is already quite considerable."

"Even if you don't cultivate, living here for a long time can prolong life, strengthen the body, and remove fatigue."

"The wonderful uses of spiritual energy are infinite; you will understand when you start cultivating later."

Hearing this, Ganyu was somewhat envious.

"Spirit-Gathering Arrays? The methods of cultivators are truly magical."

Jiang Yan looked sideways, smiling gently at Ganyu.

"If you start cultivating, with your talent, Ganyu, you will soon be able to inscribe Spirit-Gathering Arrays yourself."

"Of course, if you need it, I can also help you inscribe one at your home or workplace now."

Ganyu's eyes suddenly lit up like little stars, blinking as she looked at Jiang Yan.

"Really? Thank you, Jiang Yan!"

Calculating in her heart, Ganyu suddenly wondered if she should wear something nice at home while waiting for Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan didn't think that much, nodded slightly, and stepped into the blessed land.

"Everyone, follow me; the Shushan Blessed Land is too vast, and the seven peaks are not easy to walk, plus I released quite a few fierce beasts yesterday as a trial."

"If you accidentally get lost, it is still somewhat dangerous."

Everyone thought about what Alice said yesterday, that Jiang Yan captured so many gods in one go.

Their mouths twitched, and they followed a bit more closely.

Somewhat dangerous?

I fear it's extremely dangerous!

Even if Zhongli got lost, he might not necessarily come back in one piece.

Think about walking and walking, and meeting a god at a corner.

Even for Zhongli, he felt it might leave some psychological trauma.

And...

In such a place with abundant spiritual energy, will those gods become stronger?

If those gods accidentally leak out of the blessed land, wouldn't it be a huge disaster for Liyue?

Thinking this, worry permeated Zhongli's heart again.

Jiang Yan naturally saw what Zhongli was worried about, and simply comforted him:

"Do not worry, although those fierce beasts were brought by me to the blessed land, unless I allow it, and unless those fierce beasts are stronger than me, there is absolutely no possibility of them leaving."

"Even if they leave, I have inscribed a Soul-Locking Curse in their souls; even if they become stronger than me, I can still control them."

"Since I want to bring such fierce beasts here, I naturally have made full preparations."

Hearing this, Zhongli breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly became somewhat interested in Jiang Yan's so-called Soul-Locking Curse.

"The Soul-Locking Curse is..."

Jiang Yan was silent, and after a moment, seemed somewhat reluctant to talk about it, vaguely saying:

"It is a somewhat sinister method; existences controlled by the Soul-Locking Curse will be controlled by the Soul-Locking Curse for their entire lives unless they destroy their own soul and Dao foundation and are reborn."

"Otherwise, they will be controlled by the Soul-Locking Curse for life."

"You don't need to know too much; this kind of curse is generally used to deal with those evil demons."

"In the past, the Shushan Demon-Locking Tower suppressed countless demons that plagued the world, so naturally, some methods had to be used to control them."

Zhongli nodded slightly and didn't ask further.

It sounded like this thing was a demonic cultivation method, but he didn't think there was a problem.

Spells have no distinction between good and evil; it just depends on how the user uses them.

Zhongli believes in Jiang Yan's true nature.

It's just a pity...

He ultimately cannot bring himself to use such a curse to control Azhdaha and the others.

He wants Azhdaha to regain his sanity, not to make him a controlled walking corpse.

But thinking about it, there are still many such spells in Shushan.

Zhongli is not in a hurry.

"Alright, let's go in."

Jiang Yan looked at Ningguang and the others and said softly:

"Do your troops want to follow?"

Ningguang pondered for a moment and said softly:

"If the army enters rashly, will it disturb the peace of Shushan?"

"That won't happen; Shushan is vast, so it naturally doesn't mind these few people."

Ningguang bowed slightly and said:

"Then I will trouble you, Mr. Jiang Yan."

Simply, Jiang Yan reached out and waved, and the entrance to the blessed land was doubled in size.

"Follow me."

Having said that, Jiang Yan stepped into the blessed land first.

Immediately, everyone crossed the portal of the blessed land one by one, and a moment later, the large group of people from Jueyun Karst all disappeared from here and entered the Mount Shu Blessed Land.

After a momentary daze of darkness, the view in front of everyone suddenly opened up.

Looking at the world ahead, even the knowledgeable Zhongli couldn't help but widen his eyes in a daze.

Ningguang and the others were still somewhat decent, just rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

Those Millelith soldiers all had their mouths wide open, as if they were stunned.

The place where everyone appeared was on a high cliff.

In front of the cliff was a white jade gate that almost stood up to the firmament.

The two door pillars were simple, without any flashy patterns.

Only at the very top, on the plaque almost submerged in the sea of clouds, were two large characters carved with vigorous and pale strokes, like iron paintings and silver hooks.

Shushan!

They didn't recognize these two characters, but anyone who saw them for the first time could clearly understand the meaning of these two characters in their hearts.

It is likely also a kind of cultivator's method.