Original God: Founding the Shushan Sect, Gathering People in Teyvat to Cultivate Immortality

6. The difference between wear and tear and the self-disaster of the cultivator

Jiang Yan’s words about overcoming the tribulation left Zhongli and the others silent for a long time.

Just now, Jiang Yan passed the tribulation easily, and it didn’t seem to take much effort.

I didn’t expect there would be so many crises.

Every step you take seems like you are walking on a tightrope. If you are not careful, you will be crushed to pieces.

After a long time, Zhongli sighed.

“Actions that defy the will of heaven will naturally lead to fatal dangers. This is true in any world.”

“But perhaps it is because of this that the strength of you cultivators is so strong.”

Jiang Yan did not refute this. If one does not get the due reward after going through such difficult and arduous training, what is the point of this cultivation?

After a pause, Zhongli’s eyes flashed with a complicated look.

After seeming to stop talking for a while, Zhongli said:

“Let me ask you a question,……”

Jiang Yan saw what Zhongli wanted to know at a glance, and nodded with a smile.

“That’s right, there will be no wear and tear when cultivating immortals.”

Zhongli was somewhat disappointed, and Liuyun and others beside him also looked as if they didn’t know what to say.

“Is that so?……”

Zhongli smiled bitterly and sighed

“From this point of view, I really envy you.”

Jiang Yan explained slowly:

“What the cultivators seek is to gain strength from the heaven and earth, and their longevity is naturally also gained from the heaven and earth.”

“In this case, the life span of the immortal cultivator must naturally be controlled by himself.”

“In other words, as long as the immortal cultivator survives the catastrophe, his fate is under his own control.”

“What you call wear and tear is, frankly speaking, the shackles that heaven and earth impose on you, the immortals, just to restrain you.”

“In this case, it naturally cannot affect those of us who seek to break the rules of heaven and earth.”

“To put it in a way that you can accept, we cultivators are a group of people who do not follow the rules, especially the rules of heaven and earth, which we dislike the most.”

“Moreover, if I am not mistaken, your wear and tear should also affect your soul and heart, right?”

“When the attack occurs, the patient becomes insane and mad.”

Zhongli nodded solemnly, pursed his lips, and said with some hesitation:

“From the perspective of you cultivators, is it similar to the so-called ego tribulation?”

Jiang Yan was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

“Some similarities, but different in nature. The ego’s heart calamity is a calamity imposed by the Tao, and it is a debt that the cultivators must pay.”

“Your wear and tear is actually more man-made.……”

Jiang Yan didn’t explain it clearly, but his smiling gaze towards the sky made Zhongli understand a lot.

Zhong Li felt a little angry and clenched his fists, but he didn’t say anything.

“Do you know how many years it has taken a cultivator who has reached the stage of self-heart tribulation to complete his cultivation?”

Jiang Yan suddenly whispered

Suddenly, Zhongli and the others looked over curiously.

Jiang Xuan gently raised four fingers

“Four thousand years?”

Liu Yun muttered something, thinking it was quite reasonable.

After all, the time when Ruotu’s wear and tear began to occur was about 4,000 years ago, and Zhongli also began to accumulate wear and tear 3,000 years ago.

However, Jiang Yan shook his head.

“At least four epochs”

“Yuanhui? What is this?”

Gan Yu looked at Jiang Yan blankly, feeling that this way of recording years was a bit strange.

Jiang Yan gently spread out his hands

“The life of an immortal cultivator is long, so long that one can watch many worlds disappear with their own eyes.”

“Therefore, time gradually became less valuable in the eyes of immortal cultivators.”

“The immortal cultivators call the cycle of the world from its beginning to its end a Yuan Hui. One Yuan is followed by twelve Hui, one Hui is followed by thirty Yun, one Yun is followed by twelve Shi, and one Shi is followed by twelve Shi.……”

Jiang Yan paused, quietly glanced at everyone’s face, and said slowly:

“Thirty Years”

Zhongli clenched his hands suddenly, and cracks appeared on the teacup.

“One Yuan will last for 129,000 years, so your Self-heart calamity……”

Jiang Yan shook his head and said casually:

“Those who can cultivate to the level of the Self-Heart Tribulation have all become great masters in the immortal world, with a lifespan as long as the sky and as bright as the sun and the moon.”

“The world is born and destroyed in the blink of an eye. Time has no meaning to them.”

“Only at this point can one truly feel the horror of the ego’s inner tribulation after being washed away by time.”

“What cultivators fear most is not fighting, but asking questions.”

“However, these are still too far away from me. I am just an insignificant little monk who has not even become an immortal yet.”

Zhongli looked Jiang Yan up and down, and the aura of a higher level of life that was revealed in the dark

Not becoming an immortal?

Well, they are not cultivating the same kind of immortality.

He smiled bitterly in his heart, but there were still many doubts in his heart that he wanted to solve urgently. Zhongli felt that if he continued to talk, he would gain something incredible.

So, Zhongli said:

“I have heard you mention Tao repeatedly before. What is the so-called Tao?”

Everyone noticed it. After asking this question, Jiang Yan’s expression suddenly became extremely solemn.

No longer as gentle and slightly casual as before

“The Tao is the Tao”

“Tao can be anything or not anything.”

“The Tao can be unique or infinite.”

“I can’t introduce it to you. I can only say that everyone’s path is different. There are thousands of paths, and there is no one higher or lower one.”

“But only by finding your own way can you truly achieve a broader future.”

“To cultivate immortality, one must cultivate the Tao”

Zhongli seemed to understand a little, but in Liuyun’s ears, Jiang Yan’s words were just mysterious and useless nonsense.

Somewhat disgusted, he curled his lips

If the situation wasn’t a bit confusing and she hadn’t figured out the current situation, her super chat skills would have come into play.

“One more question……”

Zhongli pursed his lips and said apologetically:

“Isn’t that a bit rash? You just survived the catastrophe today, so you should rest.”

“If you feel tired today, we can discuss the remaining questions another day.”

Jiang Yan shook his head, gently stretched out his hand and tapped the stone table, and his wide black sleeves seemed to inadvertently blow a breeze.

The next moment, the tea on the table was filled up as if time had gone backwards, and the surrounding trees also gave birth to bizarre flowers under the breeze.

The fragrance filled the air, instantly restoring Ganyu and the others’ somewhat exhausted spirits.

Jiang Yan smiled gently

“It’s just a little trick of cultivating immortality, don’t be surprised”

“There is no need to talk about it another day. It is just a tribulation. It is not that tiring.”

“What we are doing now is actually what cultivators often do.”

“Refer to other people’s cultivation experience to verify your own path”

“It is a rare opportunity for me to discuss the doctrines with the oldest ruler of Teyvat.”

Hearing this, Zhongli felt somewhat relieved, but the large hood covered his face and he could not see anything.

He just nodded slightly.

“Thank you for the compliment… It is also my honor to be able to see the immortal cultivation schools in other worlds.”

“Then I will continue to ask questions……”

Zhongli paused, thought for a moment, and then said slowly:

“How do you find the path to immortality?”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yun and the others immediately perked up and looked at Jiang Yan expectantly.

They didn’t quite understand the other questions, but they didn’t really care.

Only this……

It seems to be related to the fundamental reason why the immortal cultivators are so powerful.

This is very important to them.