“Eighty percent?!”
Xue Yue, standing aside, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:
“Liu Yun, you need to answer the Geo Archon seriously. Every word you say now is crucial to the future of Liyue.”
“You must consider the people of Liyue and cannot misjudge based on your personal relationships.”
Hearing this, Liu Yun was immediately unhappy and glared at Xue Yue, saying:
“Are you questioning my impartiality towards Jiang Yan?”
“No, I just want to remind you to make the right judgment.”
“Hmph! Don’t try that!”
Liu Yun angrily flicked her sleeve, a clear gust of wind rushing across the mountaintop.
“Even if I have a good relationship with Jiang Yan, I am still a Liyue Immortal. I have fought alongside the Geo Archon for thousands of years, witnessing the establishment of Liyue’s thousand-year foundation.”
“Don’t boss me around here! In terms of love for Liyue, I surpass you!”
Xue Yue was also a little annoyed.
“Liu Yun! You…”
“Enough!”
Zhongli let out a low shout, causing the vast Tianheng Mountain to tremble slightly.
“Is this the time to be arguing?”
This was a rare occasion where the immortals had seen Zhongli get angry. The last time was five hundred years ago when Fulu disappeared…
“Geo Archon, please calm down. We have erred.”
Xue Yue and the others quickly bowed and apologized.
Zhongli calmed down a bit and said seriously:
“Every word and action now concerns Liyue’s thousand-year plan. You are immortals, yet you are arguing about such trivial matters at this time.”
Xue Yue and the others felt a sense of guilt and hung their heads in silence.
Zhongli paused for a moment and said:
“Liu Yun, swear to the people of Liyue that every word you have spoken, you are willing to take responsibility for.”
“Geo Archon, rest assured, I am not a person who makes baseless claims.”
Liu Yun said seriously:
“Jiang Yan has been in Teyvat for a hundred days now. On that day, I personally witnessed him fall from a temporal rift. Ganyu and Shenhe can vouch for this.”
“He was helpless at the time, but his demeanor and composure already spoke volumes of his extraordinary nature.”
“Especially when Ganyu asked me some questions about Liyue, Jiang Yan pointed out the drawbacks with precision.”
“That’s why I found him a bit mysterious and kept him at my abode for the time being.”
“Over the past hundred days of interaction, Ganyu kept asking challenging questions, and he could answer them all, even providing examples from various worlds and timelines.”
“At that time, I assumed he might be a traveler who traversed through numerous timelines, thinking that I would cultivate him and leave him to the Seven Stars for arrangement later.”
“Now that he mentions Mount Shu, it matches his words and observations.”
“How else could he have such vast knowledge if there isn’t a large-scale immortal cultivation sect that spans across heavens?”
These words were well-founded, and Xue Yue and the others agreed.
Zhongli nodded, signaling Liu Yun to continue.
“During his hundred days here, Jiang Yan has had a lot of free time, but he always did one thing every morning: he would sit on the mountaintop and recite the Yellow Court Scripture.”
“I also asked him why he was so persistent, but he said he didn’t know, saying that a will in the dark told him to do so.”
“Now it seems that it must be a method left behind by the masters of Mount Shu.”
“This also aligns with his current claims and actual evidence.”
“Most importantly, his recitation of the Yellow Court Scripture is profound, and I, indeed, find it hard to understand. But I can confirm that just by hearing it, it has a profound effect.”
“Geo Archon, you should be aware of this.”
Hearing this, Xiao and the others turned to look at Zhongli.
He nodded slightly and said softly:
“Indeed. Ever since I noticed him, I came to listen to him recite every day. That so-called Yellow Court Scripture, just by hearing it, is enough to suppress my erosion.”
“This is also the reason why I have been coming to Jueyun Karst continuously for the past several days.”
Even Zhongli confirmed this, which meant that there was no problem.
“There’s one more crucial point.”
Zhongli paused and looked at Xiao.
“The karmic debt that plagues the Yaksha has indeed been eliminated, and my erosion has dissipated by one-fifth.”
“Whatever the case, Jiang Yan’s talk of immortal cultivation is not an illusion. The immortal cultivation he practices is indeed beyond our understanding of immortality.”
“At least this can be confirmed.”
Xiao nodded solemnly and said:
“The karmic debt that has been缠绕 around me has indeed been eliminated, and I feel that even if I continue to cut away the remnants of the Archon, I will not accumulate karmic debt.”
“No matter what, Jiang Yan helped me greatly in this matter, even if he has something to hide, I need to repay him.”
Now, Xue Yue and the others had nothing to say.
After all, he had already given them a benefit, and it would be inappropriate for them to stand on the side of a subjective stance that was problematic.
Liyue has never harbored ill will towards those who have helped it.
“There’s one more key piece of evidence: the tribulation.”
Zhongli mentioned this softly, and everyone immediately perked up.
“Jiang Yan’s methods are irrelevant for now, but the tribulation he spoke of is not an illusion.”
“The thunder that descended earlier, I recognized it at a glance. It is completely beyond the concept of Teyvat.”
“Moreover, if immortal cultivation is full of flaws, how dare Jiang Yan say that we should join him in immortal cultivation on Mount Shu?”
“Isn’t he afraid that we will see through his problems?”
“Therefore, I judge for now that Jiang Yan’s talk of immortal cultivation is real.”
Xue Yue and the others nodded, then became a little excited and looked at each other.
If immortal cultivation is real, then…
Is the so-called method of resurrection also real?
Zhongli saw their thoughts, but he didn’t say anything.
Before he could confirm it, he would not make any judgment, neither believing nor denying.
He would simply act as if he didn’t know.
What if it turned out to be an empty promise in the end?
“Besides that, there are Jiang Yan’s various methods, such as swordsmanship, manipulating heavenly thunder, controlling golden light, wielding the five elements…”
“These seem to coincide with the immortal cultivation that has been passed down through folklore.”
“Therefore, no matter what, we can temporarily assume that immortal cultivation does exist.”
Zhongli made his final conclusion about immortal cultivation and said:
“My assessment, like Liu Yun’s, is 80% credible.”
Hearing this, Liu Yun proudly glanced at Xue Yue, but the latter didn’t pay attention to her gaze.
Instead, she expressed concern, saying:
“Geo Archon, what about the remaining 20%? Do you think Jiang Yan will harm Liyue?”
This made Xiao and the others nervous as well.
From what they have seen so far, based on Jiang Yan’s displayed abilities, if he wanted to harm Liyue, even Zhongli might not be able to stop him.
“Harm?”
Zhongli chuckled softly, but his gaze fell on Ganyu, who looked innocently naive.
“No, quite the opposite. I believe that Jiang Yan will show kindness towards Liyue because he loves what is close to him, and even extend a helping hand to Liyue, even helping it soar.”
These words left everyone puzzled.
Especially Ganyu, for some reason, she felt that Zhongli was looking at her when he said these words.
Zhongli sighed in his heart.
People often say that Morax has no heart, but even rock can transform into a dragon. How could he not have a heart after living for over six thousand years?
It’s just that his heart is completely devoted to Liyue, leaving no room for anything else.
But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand love, it’s just not romantic love.
What has he not seen after living for over six thousand years?
No matter how powerful Jiang Yan is, his bone age is only twenty-something.
In terms of the immortal cultivation system, he is an unprecedented genius, meaning he is destined to ascend to immortality.
But…
The common problem with geniuses is that they are too young and easily swayed by worldly emotions.
Zhongli doesn’t believe that Jiang Yan could possibly be unmoved by Ganyu.
If that’s the case, then there’s no need to worry about Jiang Yan harming Liyue.
On the contrary, if everything goes smoothly, Jiang Yan will offer his full support, using the secrets of immortal cultivation to help Liyue soar to new heights.
“If that’s the case, Geo Archon, why the remaining 20% in your heart?”
Li Shui asked patiently, and Zhongli sighed after a moment of contemplation.
“According to the principle of universality, what Jiang Yan has said is too grand and nebulous.”
“No matter what, we in Teyvat are still frogs at the bottom of a well, unable to confirm the truth of what he says.”
“Therefore, I dare not fully trust him.”