“Excellent Sword Art!”
Zhongli exclaimed in admiration, then added:
“Could you please stop? Otherwise, I’m worried it might cause unnecessary trouble.”
Jiang Yan nodded slightly, his sword finger moved slightly, and countless long swords scattered like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.
They separated in an orderly manner, returning to their original positions.
In the blink of an eye, only the Pan Yan Jie Lu beneath Jiang Yan’s feet remained.
This sword is considered a divine artifact in Teyvat, but honestly, in Jiang Yan’s eyes, it could be further refined.
However, lacking the materials, although Jiang Yan had also obtained the ability to refine artifacts, he was not familiar with it now, and it was unnecessary to refine it.
This was also Jiang Yan’s first time using the Sword Art, and he was not at all unfamiliar, as if it were engraved in his bones.
To be honest, this kind of Sword Art is not a basic spell, although it’s not high-level either.
But if used well, Sword Art is also very powerful.
When Sword Art reaches its ultimate stage of Wan Jian Gui Yi, it’s truly not weaker than Divine Sword Commanding Thunder True Art.
Moreover, during battle, using Sword Art to seize an opponent’s weapon is also a good way to use it.
Sword Art is not just about controlling swords.
But none of this matters, after obtaining Sword Art, Jiang Yan finally had a chance to control a sword properly.
To be honest, although he could fly himself, flying on a sword is still more dashing.
Riding on the Pan Yan Jie Lu, Jiang Yan slowly landed on the stone platform. The Pan Yan Jie Lu skillfully detached from Jiang Yan’s feet and circled him again.
It seemed to be a bit reluctant to leave Jiang Yan.
Indeed, as a divine artifact, having gone through the baptism of time, it seemed to have developed a bit of its own intelligence.
Zhongli chuckled and shook his head:
“This sword has been with me for thousands of years, and yet, upon seeing you for the first time, it has already forgotten me. It seems to be fate…”
Jiang Yan smiled lightly and tapped the table, adding three more chairs and three cups of tea. He nodded to Xiao and the others who had just arrived.
Then he replied:
“This sword is a bit spiritual.”
“If you like, this sword can be given to you.”
Zhongli was generous, he said softly:
“A divine sword chooses its master, giving it to you, I believe you will make this sword even stronger.”
Jiang Yan was indeed a bit tempted. It was a divine artifact after all, although it was a bit low-level in his eyes.
But it could be refined later.
The key is that this sword’s shape is really nice.
Jiang Yan didn’t immediately agree, he pondered for a moment and said:
“If you give this sword to me, what will you do?”
“Don’t worry.”
Zhongli shook his head and said softly:
“I don’t usually use a long sword in battle. Even if I do, I have a Zhuo Feng Zhi Ren, that sword is more suited to me.”
“Moreover, in this peaceful era, there is not much need for battle.”
“Relatively speaking, this Pan Yan Jie Lu is a ceremonial sword made of pure jade, and it was made with more thought for ritual purposes.”
“Strength-wise, it might be a bit underwhelming, I hope you can accept it.”
Jiang Yan smiled and shook his head.
“I don’t care about the strength. Cultivators always have their own special skills, and coincidentally, I’m good at refining artifacts, alchemy, and formations.”
“Later on, I can refine this sword again, and it should reach the level of a spirit artifact.”
Zhongli perked up.
“Spirit artifact?”
Jiang Yan nodded.
“Cultivators cannot avoid fighting during cultivation. For fighting, you need a handy weapon.”
“Weapons also have different levels, but explaining it in detail is too troublesome.”
“In the future, if you need, I can also refine your weapon again.”
“Cultivators have high requirements for weapon refinement, after all, it’s their lifeline in battle.”
“Various formations and runes need to be engraved, it should be much stronger than these random divine artifacts.”
Jiang Xuan spoke very tactfully, but Zhongli could still sense his dissatisfaction with these divine artifacts from his tone.
It’s like…
Feeling heartache at seeing precious materials being wasted.
Zhongli thought that if he had the chance, he would try the weapons refined by cultivators, maybe they have more mysterious aspects to them.
As he was pondering, Zhongli saw Jiang Yan reach out and make a hand seal, and the Pan Yan Jie Lu instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into his abdomen.
This scene not only left Zhongli dumbfounded, but everyone was dumbfounded as well.
Ganyu was stunned for a moment, then her face turned pale with panic, she got up anxiously and walked to Jiang Yan’s side, reaching out to touch him.
“Jiang Yan! Why did you stick the sword into your stomach! It’s too dangerous! No, where’s the sword?”
Jiang Yan was taken aback, looking at Ganyu and the others in astonishment:
“Your Teyvat…don’t you know about the dantian?”
“Dantian?”
Ganyu shook her head in confusion.
“It’s…where do you usually gather your energy?”
Ganyu thought for a moment and pointed to her own Vision.
“If it’s a normal Archon, the power exists in the Vision, but we immortals, our divine power is mainly in our souls.”
“…”
This time, it was Jiang Yan’s turn to be shocked.
“If it’s stored in an external object, wouldn’t it mean that if the Vision disappears, the power also disappears?”
“It seems that way.”
Ganyu thought for a moment and gave Jiang Yan a definite answer.
Jiang Yan pursed his lips, but ultimately didn’t continue to question the traditions of their Teyvat.
He simply skipped over the topic and said:
“Cultivators’ true essence is mainly stored in the dantian. The dantian is the most important place for cultivators.”
“The dantian is not like the Vision, nor is it like your divine power being in the soul. The dantian is in the body, it’s an organ that everyone is born with.”
“The wider the dantian, the more power it can hold, correspondingly, the stronger a person can be.”
“If the dantian is destroyed, the cultivator becomes a cripple, but because of this, the defense of the dantian area is the strongest.”
“For cultivators, any attack that dares to target an opponent’s dantian is considered a life or death grudge.”
“Even in extreme cases, they will slaughter the opponent’s family. On the path of cultivation, there is always inevitable killing and bloodshed.”
After briefly explaining the importance of the dantian, Jiang Yan continued:
“I just stored the Pan Yan Jie Lu in my dantian.”
“Firstly, it’s convenient to store and release, and secondly, it can also be nurtured with true essence, so that it can be refined again in the future.”
“If there are any powerful artifacts, cultivators will usually put them in the dantian.”
“This way, they can also rely on the artifact to protect themselves, and even reciprocate to cultivate the dantian.”
“By the way, you don’t know about the dantian either?”
Jiang Yan looked at Zhongli in bewilderment. It’s fine if the others didn’t know, but if Zhongli didn’t know, it wouldn’t make sense, right?
He’s lived for so long after all.
Unfortunately, Zhongli coughed awkwardly.
“I’m indeed unaware…but now, I know where my divine power is basically stored.”
Jiang Yan smiled politely, not awkwardly, and continued:
“Let’s get back to the main topic. You should have all seen the abilities I demonstrated just now.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ganyu excitedly raised her hand, her face full of anticipation:
“There’s one ability you didn’t show! It’s the very magical golden thunder-controlling sword you used when you crossed the tribulation just now.”
“Jiang Yan, is that your weapon? But I didn’t sense any elemental power from it.”
“Besides, what kind of thunder is golden?”
It’s clear that Ganyu was really excited, she said so much in a row.
Jiang Yan shook his head with amusement and said softly:
“That’s not my weapon, in fact, it’s similar to the Sword Art and other things I just demonstrated.”
“It’s also one of my spells, called Divine Sword Commanding Thunder True Art.”
“You guessed right, Divine Sword Commanding Thunder True Art doesn’t involve elemental power, it’s a technique that controls the heavens and earth, creating something out of nothing to defeat an enemy.”
“And everything you see me using, all of these abilities, are ultimately just spells of cultivators.”