Explaining to them that more spiritual roots are not necessarily better would be too complex, and they might not understand.
But if I just say "too much is too much," they’ll get it.
Liu Yun had a look of enlightenment on her face and stopped asking about this topic.
It saved Jiang Yan some effort.
Immediately, Jiang Yan noticed that Zhongli and the others seemed hesitant to speak, and he guessed their thoughts.
They just wanted to see if he had spiritual roots and what his talent was.
So, Jiang Yan had planned to let them test it anyway.
He immediately smiled gently and pointed to the mirror made of condensed true energy on the stone table.
“If you are curious about your talent, you can test it with this mirror. This is a small spell, specifically used to test disciples' talent.”
Hearing this, Zhongli immediately perked up, and under Jiang Yan’s guidance, he placed his hand on the mirror.
In front of everyone, the mirror buzzed and began to tremble.
Immediately, a steady, earthy yellow light emanated from the surface of the mirror, eventually condensing into a beam of light that rose steadily above Zhongli’s head.
Zhongli was a little confused and was about to ask Jiang Yan what was going on, but he noticed that Jiang Yan was looking at him with a complex expression.
There was a hint of disbelief mixed in with his gaze.
Zhongli’s heart immediately settled a little.
But he still asked:
“So, how is my talent for cultivation?”
Jiang Yan retracted his gaze and sighed with a somewhat wistful air.
“Heavenly Earth Spiritual Root…”
“So, is this good?”
Zhongli curiously asked.
Jiang Yan shook his head slightly.
“You underestimate yourself. A Heavenly Earth Spiritual Root, in other words, can be called a Heavenly Spiritual Root. It’s a top-tier genius who is destined to become an immortal as long as they don’t die prematurely.”
“Even in the heyday of Mount Shu, it would be something that many elders would fight to have as their true disciple.”
Hearing this, Xiao and the others immediately congratulated Zhongli with joy.
And Zhongli, though he was steady in temperament, if he said that there was absolutely no emotional fluctuation in this matter, that would be a lie.
He was somewhat satisfied, and Zhongli retreated to the side.
Jiang Yan also perked up.
Originally, he hadn’t expected Zhongli to have such a powerful talent.
He just thought that Zhongli would have a talent for cultivation, and if he had any, even if it was something like a Three Spiritual Roots, which is basically a useless talent.
He could use the rebuilding of Mount Shu as a reason to use people, and then bring Zhongli to Mount Shu as a laborer…
No!
As a pillar!
But who knew…
Zhongli, this guy, who was clearly a being from the small world of the virtual tree in Teyvat.
He actually had a Heavenly Spiritual Root that was rare even in the world of cultivation.
Where’s the logic in that?
If Zhongli really started to cultivate, Jiang Yan felt that this guy would really ascend to immortality.
At this moment, Jiang Yan couldn’t help but become more serious and looked at the rest with anticipation.
One Zhongli was already a huge gain, but Jiang Yan never minded getting a little more.
“Ganyu, you go next.”
Liu Yun patted Ganyu who was next to her, and the latter was taken aback. She was about to decline, but Jiang Yan reached out and took her hand.
“Hold your breath, calm your mind, let the true energy in the mirror flow freely, don’t resist.”
Ganyu didn’t pay attention to what Jiang Yan was saying, she only knew that Jiang Yan was holding her hand.
In an instant, a blush crept up her neck to her cheeks, and faintly, Ganyu’s eyes began to roll.
But the next moment, an extremely cold air surged from her body, and Ganyu instantly came to her senses.
The mirror condensed from true energy in front of her suddenly burst forth with ice blue light.
However, it was slightly weaker than Zhongli’s beam of light.
Everyone didn’t know what it meant, and they could only look to Jiang Yan.
But they found that Jiang Yan himself was already questioning his own existence, constantly looking at the mirror, as if he thought there was a problem with it.
After a while, Jiang Yan realized that the mirror was condensed from his true energy, so there was no problem.
Then he said with a mixture of joy and melancholy:
“High-Grade Ice Attribute Variant Spiritual Root… although it’s not as good as Zhongli’s Heavenly Spiritual Root, it’s also a top-tier genius.”
Hearing this, Ganyu instantly smiled with satisfaction.
She didn’t expect to surpass Zhongli in terms of talent. What kind of existence was Zhongli, everyone in Teyvat knew.
She was now second only to Zhongli, and that was already a huge blessing.
At least, Jiang Yan said she was a genius.
After two consecutive tests, one Heavenly Spiritual Root, and one High-Grade Variant Spiritual Root, Jiang Yan was completely questioning his existence.
Looking at the rest who were full of anticipation, Liu Yun, and the other immortals, Jiang Yan was a little disbelieving.
Although detecting a bunch of geniuses was definitely beneficial for the future development of Mount Shu.
But…
He felt like it wasn’t real.
He immediately sped up the testing process.
But this time, Jiang Yan felt even more like he was dreaming.
Liu Yun, High-Grade Wind Spiritual Root.
Li Shui, High-Grade Water Spiritual Root.
Xue Yue, High-Grade Fire Spiritual Root.
Xiao, High-Grade Wind Spiritual Root.
After a round of testing, none of the four immortals had a spiritual root level below High-Grade, and they were all single-attribute roots.
Jiang Yan was wondering if Teyvat’s specialty was cultivation geniuses.
If a real major sect in the world of cultivation found Teyvat and saw Zhongli and the others.
Wouldn’t they just go crazy with joy?
Zhongli, who was on the side, still felt that his so-called Heavenly Spiritual Root was pretty impressive.
But then he heard that Xiao and the others were also so outstanding, and for a moment, Zhongli felt that a Heavenly Spiritual Root seemed quite ordinary.
“It’s truly unbelievable…”
Jiang Yan exclaimed, looking at everyone, and said with emotion:
“Teyvat truly produces geniuses, I thought Morax, your talent alone was already quite rare.”
“Unexpectedly, you, Liu Yun and the others are like this…”
“Teyvat is truly an incredible place. Even though it’s an existence dependent on the Middle Thousand World, it has so many geniuses.”
“If the ancestors were still alive, seeing this world, they might be so excited that they would incorporate Teyvat into Mount Shu’s range of control.”
“You are all at least inner sect elite disciples.”
Zhongli was taken aback.
It seemed that their talents weren’t common, but rather very good.
“So, our cultivation talent is very strong?”
Liu Yun looked at Jiang Yan with some confusion.
In her mind, Zhongli’s Heavenly Spiritual Root plus Ganyu’s High-Grade Spiritual Root should be considered good.
But they were just High-Grade Spiritual Roots. In the vast Mount Shu, it probably wouldn’t be that conspicuous.
But from what Jiang Yan meant, their talent seemed to be rare?
“Naturally, it’s very strong. You must not belittle yourselves.”
“A High-Grade Spiritual Root, in the great world, is an extremely rare genius, one in hundreds of millions.”
“Generally speaking, those who are detected to have a High-Grade Spiritual Root are eligible to be accepted as disciples by elders.”
“Those with a High-Grade Spiritual Root are even more heavily cultivated as core disciples.”
“As for the Heavenly Spiritual Root…”
Jiang Yan shook his head and said softly:
“That’s for the true disciples, the next generation of headmasters, who are groomed for the position. As far as I know, in all of Mount Shu, there are only three Heavenly Spiritual Roots, which are my three senior brothers and sisters.”
“They all reached the realm of Refining God and Returning to the Void at a young age, and Master has said that they will ascend to immortality within a thousand years.”
Jiang Xuan’s words made Zhongli feel a little comforted.
It seemed that his talent was also among the best in the great world.
Ganyu blinked, suddenly feeling a little curious and asked:
“Then what about you, Jiang Yan?”
“Me?”
Jiang Yan chuckled.
“I am Master’s closed disciple. After he accepted me, he stopped taking in disciples and focused entirely on preparing for his ascension to immortality.”
“No, I was going to ask, your spiritual root…”
Ganyu hadn’t finished speaking when she saw Jiang Yan’s deep smile, and she stopped.
The closed disciple of the super genius master…
Obviously, his talent could only be better, not worse by even a bit.
Jiang Yan…
He was probably at least a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
Perhaps he even had a higher talent that he hadn’t mentioned.
Otherwise, when that incident happened, the ancestor wouldn’t have specifically sent him away.
The spark of Mount Shu that was left behind, couldn’t possibly even become an immortal, right?
Jiang Yan hadn’t cared about his own talent.
However, according to his deduction…
He didn’t need to calculate spiritual roots anymore.
Strictly speaking, he, whose body had been reshaped by the Yellow Court Jade Essence Scripture.
Should be a Heavenly Dao Body.
Suddenly, Liu Yun noticed Shen He who had been silent all along, and she realized that Shen He hadn’t tested her talent yet.
Immediately, Liu Yun said again:
“Jiang Yan, Shen He hasn’t tested her talent yet.”
Jiang Yan was stunned and apologized:
“Sorry, I was negligent.”
He then pushed the mirror towards Shen He.
Shen He calmly raised her hand and placed it on the mirror.
The next moment, a light blue light, slightly weaker than Liu Yun’s, lit up.
Liu Yun was a little disappointed. Seeing this light, she probably guessed that Shen He’s talent wasn’t as good as hers.
But Jiang Yan’s expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Shen He with disbelief.
“Pure Yin Body?!”
“What?”