Everyone was completely surprised that the solution Zhongli offered was to call for help.
And to do so while sitting here, calling out to someone whose location was unknown.
This kind of thing…
Seemed like something only ordinary people of Liyue would do.
When faced with danger, they would shout out the name of a deity.
They never expected to see Zhongli doing this one day.
Silence filled the Jade Chamber for a while before Zhongli sighed helplessly.
“It seems that Daoist Jiang Yan isn't paying constant attention to us. If it doesn't work, I'll ask him when I go to find him tomorrow…”
Before he finished speaking, everyone suddenly felt a vast will descending upon the Jade Chamber.
It felt like the sky was pressing down, but it wasn't imposing. Instead, it brought a sense of tranquility.
“Daoist Mora, what do you need?”
A gentle and refined male voice rang out, causing Ningguang and the others to hold their breath.
They never imagined that even across such a vast distance, he could actually hear them just because they mentioned his name.
Everyone immediately became even more cautious.
Especially that overwhelming will, like a chasm, made it difficult for them to muster any desire to resist.
“The Xuan Yuan Mirror is now dim and lifeless. Do you know what the problem is?”
Zhongli didn't seem to mind much, and asked softly.
Jiang Yan was silent for a moment, then said softly,
“You used the Xuan Yuan Mirror to investigate Teyvat just now, didn't you?”
Before Zhongli could speak, Ningguang immediately said,
“It was my stubbornness, it has nothing to do with the Emperor.”
“Hehehe… It's alright, I'm not blaming you.”
Jiang Yan chuckled, then said,
“There's no problem. It's just that it's run out of spiritual energy. With Teyvat's spiritual energy concentration, it should be able to recover in a day.”
“However, I advise you not to use the Xuan Yuan Mirror to continuously observe the world outside Liyue. It consumes too much of the mirror's energy.”
“Alright, this time I'll help you.”
As the words fell, a streak of purple energy appeared out of thin air and merged into the Xuan Yuan Mirror.
In the next moment, the Xuan Yuan Mirror not only regained its brilliance but surpassed its previous splendor.
This was the first time Ningguang and the others had witnessed Jiang Yan's abilities, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
“Mr. Jiang Yan is truly extraordinary.”
Ningguang sighed with admiration.
“It's just a few little tricks. If you cultivate to my level, you can do it too.”
“Anything else? If not, I'll… hey?!”
Jiang Yan's voice suddenly stopped, and the next moment, another streak of purple energy condensed and merged into Keqing, who stood nearby.
Keqing subconsciously wanted to resist, but Ningguang held her arm.
The purple energy seemed harmless, as it simply circulated within Keqing's body before dissipating.
“Unbelievable…”
Jiang Yan's voice sounded slightly filled with wonder. He said softly,
“Teyvat, it truly breeds geniuses. To think that a single Liyue could possess two special constitutions?”
“The blessings of our ancestors, it seems that my Shu Mountain is destined for greatness!”
Jiang Yan's voice was filled with joy.
“Special constitution?”
Keqing's heart skipped a beat, remembering what Cloud Retainer had said about Shenhe's special constitution.
“I apologize, Miss Keqing. I saw that you have a special constitution, and I was excited, so I explored it without your permission.”
“It's alright, can you explain my special constitution to me?”
Keqing shook her head and looked at Jiang Yan with great interest.
“Certainly. Your constitution is called the Sword Body, born for the sword, destined to be with the sword forever.”
“It is the most compatible constitution with my Shu Mountain Sword Sect. The Shu Mountain Sword Sect is renowned for its swords, especially the Myriad Sword Art, which is unmatched in the world.”
“If Miss Keqing is willing to cultivate the Myriad Sword Art, perhaps you will become a Sword Immortal in the future.”
“It is the most destructive of all the immortal sects.”
“Pure offense, unmatched in the world.”
“In the past, Shu Mountain had many disciples who were Sword Bodies, taken in by the various elders, who shone brightly during the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.”
“Miss Keqing, would you be willing to join Shu Mountain and specialize in the Way of the Sword?”
Upon hearing this, Cloud Retainer became even more depressed.
Keqing was quite pleased, but she didn't immediately agree.
“Please allow me to consider this for a while, Mr. Jiang Yan.”
“Indeed, it was rash of me. Miss Keqing can take your time to consider, but your Sword Body is truly suited for the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.”
Jiang Yan paused, then said with a sense of wonder,
“It seems Liyue is a nurturing place, able to cultivate so many talented individuals. Our ancestors would be overjoyed to see this.”
Everyone remained silent, and after Jiang Yan finished his gǎn kǎi [expression of feeling], he continued,
“If there's nothing else, I shall take my leave. I still have some matters to attend to.”
Everyone suddenly heard faint sounds of ocean waves and explosions.
Ningguang frowned slightly.
“Mr. Jiang Yan, are you currently engaged in battle? Has there been a crisis in Liyue? Do you need our help?”
“No need, I am not in Liyue right now.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Jiang Yan had left Liyue?
Could it be that they had been hesitant about their cultivation attitude, causing Jiang Yan to be dissatisfied and leave?
Ningguang urgently said,
“Mr. Jiang Yan, is Liyue's hospitality lacking?”
Jiang Yan chuckled silently and continued,
“You are overthinking. I just created the Shu Mountain Heavenly Realm, and now the Heavenly Realm is still a bit lifeless. So I came out to find some life to fill it.”
“First, to make the Heavenly Realm more lively, and second, to find some beings with decent strength to serve as training beasts in the Heavenly Realm.”
Now Ningguang and the others felt relieved and chuckled lightly,
“Mr. Jiang Yan, if you need training beasts, there's no need to trouble yourself. Just let us know, and Liyue will naturally send people to help capture them. Liyue's army is quite strong.”
“There's no need for that. These training beasts may be nothing to me, but they are still somewhat challenging for you.”
Jiang Yan glanced at a distance, reached out his hand, grabbed a huge creature from the sea, and put it in his sleeve.
“The location I'm at now, using Daoist Mora's words, would be the Outer Seas of Darkness, right?”
“There are quite a few training beasts here, which should be enough for my needs. It's interesting. Why do the training beasts in your Teyvat always give themselves strange names?”
“However, intelligent beasts are much better than mindless ones, and they should be worthy of my disciples' training.”
The Jade Chamber fell into dead silence.
Everyone's minds were racing, and for a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Jiang Yan…
Are you sure you caught a training beast, not a god?
Isn't it a bit too harsh to use this as a training opponent for your disciples?
However, considering that their understanding was different, everyone kept quiet.
“If you have no other matters, I'll be on my way. If you really want to give me a gift, you might as well give me some animals.”
“The Heavenly Realm I made is not small, a few animals wouldn't be enough to fill it.”
Madam Ping ignored what Jiang Yan was doing in the Outer Seas of Darkness and chuckled,
“I'm also quite proficient in the art of Heavenly Realms, and I'm quite good at arranging life.”
“I wonder how large Mr. Jiang Yan's Heavenly Realm is, so I can determine how many small animals to send over.”
Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment and said softly,
“I need a lot. As for the size… it's about the size of the entire Teyvat.”
“Is that alright?”
Madam Ping was devastated and sat there without saying a word.
Jiang Yan also felt that he was asking too much and chuckled.
“If it's too much, don't worry about it. I've collected some myself, and I'll cultivate them later, which should be enough.”
Collected some?
Ningguang suddenly worried that Teyvat's ecological chain would collapse.
A Heavenly Realm the size of Teyvat, wouldn't it take all the animals in Teyvat to fill it?
Now, everyone dared not offer Jiang Yan any gifts.
Their understanding of everything was completely different from his.
If they gave him a gift rashly, he might think they were looking down on him.
“Since that's the case, I'll be on my way. I still need to capture a dozen or so training beasts to fill the Heavenly Realm's needs.”
“There aren't many training beasts in the Outer Seas of Darkness. It seems I'll have to go to the Quantum Sea.”
“Daoist Mora, if you come tomorrow, go to Cloud Retainer's cave entrance. I'll continue my morning lessons there.”
“If you're interested, I can also take you to the Shu Mountain Heavenly Realm for a tour.”
“Oh right, about the Xuan Yuan Mirror, it's best not to investigate the sky of Teyvat anymore.”
“For now, you can't handle what's on the Sky Islands.”