Chapter 52

It's strange; Ningguang, who has always disliked placing any hope on others, had this feeling, but didn't feel it was strange.

After flying for a distance, when the mountain gate behind could no longer be seen clearly.

The white cranes suddenly dived down in unison, and for a moment, everyone exclaimed repeatedly.

They only felt the cloud energy brushing against their cheeks, with a bit of moisture, making people feel refreshed.

Finally, after passing through the thick sea of clouds, a vibrant green suddenly appeared in front of them.

Everyone forgot how to speak, staring blankly at the scenery below, full of enjoyment.

Unlike the endless sea of clouds, below was a sea of green.

Strange mountains and beautiful waters, cliffs and deep ravines.

In the distance, mountains stretched continuously, with peaks rising and falling.

Below was a grassland stretching for thousands of miles, with many herds of horses running with the white cranes.

Crossing the hills on the grassland, stepping over water pools as clear as mirrors.

Visibly, those horses were also tall and handsome, obviously all excellent thousand-mile horses.

Further ahead was a peach blossom forest with colorful flowers, and in the forest were many lazy wild boars, rabbits, foxes...

Even many Fungi were hiding under the tree roots.

The white cranes seemed to be in a playful mood, diving at low altitude, stirring up peach blossom petals all over the sky, the strong wind swept across the grassland, and those beasts just looked up.

And then lay down leisurely.

It was just that the peach blossoms all over the sky drifted to everyone's side with the wind, flying along.

Ganyu reached out and picked one up, a wisp of fragrance entered her nose, and she put it away, planning to make a bookmark later.

Flying over the peach forest of unknown size, and moving forward, the seven peaks of Shushan became closer and closer.

The wonders that can be seen on Teyvat, and the wonders that cannot be seen, were all in full view along the way.

Finally, after the cranes took everyone to fly over a dense jungle, everyone saw a small mountain village.

Secluded and peaceful, the only pity was that there were no people.

The cranes landed gracefully, put everyone down, and then flapped their wings and flew away, disappearing without a trace after a few chirps.

Everyone was still a bit dazed.

Jiang Yan looked at everyone with a smile and said softly:

"Everyone, how is the scenery of my Shushan?"

Jiang Yan's words immediately made everyone react, and Ganyu nodded repeatedly.

"Very beautiful! It's breathtaking! I have never seen such a beautiful place in Teyvat!"

"No! It should be said that this entire blessed land is a very beautiful place!"

Keqing on the side was quite approving.

"Indeed, this blessed land is simply beautiful; are you sure this is not a real world?"

Jiang Yan was somewhat helpless.

"Naturally, a real world needs to generate spiritual energy by itself; the current blessed land is still just constantly absorbing it from the outside world."

This point is the most fundamental difference between a blessed land and a world.

But Jiang Yan couldn't help it right now; he couldn't create a world.

But if possible, it would be easy to get a few spiritual veins in this world later.

"The effect of spiritual energy is truly powerful."

Ningguang sighed.

"Every creature seen along the way is much stronger than the creatures of Teyvat."

"Even, I saw some young Geovishaps, and the aura of those young Geovishaps is much stronger than the young Geovishaps on Teyvat."

"Can it be so significant in just one night?"

The thought of the Liyue Air Force in Ningguang's heart erupted again.

Jiang Yan smiled without saying a word.

Relying only on spiritual energy, it can naturally be done, but the time required is at least two years.

The reason why these animals and monsters became stronger is because Jiang Yan felt they were too weak to be used as a trial choice for a cultivation sect.

Last night, Jiang Yan gave the opportunity for his first lecture to these creatures.

Even those gods received quite a few benefits, and now they are happily helping Jiang Yan graze.

Um...

They feel that there is food, a place to live, the scenery is good, the elemental energy is rich, and there are strong people who teach them cultivation experience from time to time.

They can all have a beautiful future.

Jiang Yan is hard to comment.

Perhaps the gods of this world are very simple; it made him somewhat ashamed to have put a Soul-Locking Curse on those gods.

"Welcome everyone to Shushan Village, but this is not the end of our trip."

Hearing this, Ganyu was somewhat puzzled.

"Jiang Yan, why create a village in the Shushan Blessed Land? Could it be a dormitory for disciples?"

Jiang Yan laughed dumbly, shook his head and said:

"Not so; this village is prepared for mortals who cannot cultivate."

39. The mid-grade magic weapon attracted by Keqing's sword body

Hearing Jiang Yan say this, everyone suddenly became interested.

Jiang Yan greeted everyone to talk while walking.

"In the cultivation world, not everyone can cultivate, but the cultivation world is extremely dangerous, and those ordinary mortals need to seek protection."

"Unable to seek immortality, they can only live at the foot of the sect's mountain, and gradually, villages, cities, and countries will form."

"Although Shushan does not care about worldly affairs, it will not sit idly by and watch mortals suffer."

"If there is a demon attack, Shushan will also send disciples to suppress it."

"Slowly, these villages and so on, named after the sect, offer tribute to the sect in order to be protected in the treacherous world."

"Although cultivation sects do not need worldly goods, cultivators are not lonely people; many cultivators' families cannot cultivate, so this is a good place to go."

"A small part of the gold and silver wealth offered is distributed, and most of it is used to give back to mortals to develop civilization."

"This is a symbiotic relationship."

"In the future, as the number of Shushan disciples increases, it is hard to guarantee that some people's families cannot cultivate; this is the place to settle the disciples' families."

"The spiritual energy is abundant, which can also prolong life; it can be considered some benefits provided by the sect."

The village is not big, at least not big now.

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, everyone had already walked through the village.

Keqing sighed and said softly:

"I wish my family could cultivate; otherwise, longevity would be a bit more painful."

Ningguang didn't think that much; she didn't have family either.

Not far from the village, they saw a huge square.

Before everyone could ask, Jiang Yan explained:

"This is the area for recruiting disciples when Shushan opens its mountain gate; this place is inscribed with the Red Dust Heart-Questioning Array, and many arrays to test character and aptitude."

"In the future, the recruitment of disciples will be carried out here."

"When Shushan was in its prime, the Heart-Refining Square was opened once every hundred years, and Shushan also recruited disciples once every hundred years."

"But now, there are not so many sayings."

Jiang Yan was like a tour guide, calmly explaining to everyone.

"But... the lifespan of many mortals is not a hundred years, right? What if they can't catch up?"

Ganyu asked back.

Jiang Yan smiled, shook his head and said:

"For cultivators, opportunity and fortune are also important factors; if you can't catch up, it means you have no fate, and you cannot force it."

"However, there is no lack of seniors in Shushan who often roam the world; if they really find a genius suitable for cultivation, they will still make an exception."

"Don't worry, everyone; you are all people with talent, and even in the cultivation world, if you are discovered, people will fight to have you."

Jiang Yan didn't say much and led everyone around the square.