I'm in the Teyvat running group

The second change is from simply calculating kills to calculating overall combat merits, which is the first amplification factor. For example, Xianyun did kill a large number of monsters as the commander in the super light sword cannon strike group, but these will not all be counted on her. Moreover, she assisted in opening important gaps on the battlefield, so even if she did not kill any monsters, there will be additional calculations.

Thirdly, there's the contribution calculation, which can be viewed from two aspects. One is naturally how important the contribution was to Liyue. Xianyun and Lishui can be said to be on par. The Sealing Cave Mirror, the Heart of Evolution, the Spirit Realm, and even the talismans can all be said to have changed Teyvat. Xianyun was involved in too many aspects, and was one of the leaders in many of them. Although Xiaoyue only participated in the improvement of talismans and some later parts of the Sealing Cave Mirror, the promotion of talismans was fast enough.

Therefore, these two currently receive the highest allowances in this area.

In summary, now that we've made some adjustments, Li Shui's monthly stipend at the Imperial Academy has exceeded one million Mora, while Xian Yun's is slightly higher, around one million two hundred thousand.

Xiaoyue is similar to Lishui, but Xiaoyue has more disciples than Lishui, and the disciples are of a higher level. Therefore, he has a great advantage in "talent cultivation". He was already very good at training disciples. Before entering the world, he had trained more than ten legends, three of whom are still alive. After entering the world on a large scale, he has eight or nine legendary disciples, and four of them are at the high level of legend. Even Yunxiu is ashamed of his own level.

This system also benefits immortals who excel in battle, because independent kills often occur in crucial battles. For example, during the flood control war, Xiao single-handedly confronted a god-level demon and killed it, which objectively prevented the demon from launching a sneak attack on the 47th to 54th strike groups. This earned Xiao a large number of points. In addition, Xiao is currently the immortal with the longest service period, serving for 2,560 years since the Demon God War. Therefore, his allowance has reached more than 2 million per month.

However, Xiao used most of his allowance to train his disciples and the Yaksha community, and now the Yaksha are gradually developing into a distinct race.

Besides Fushe and Tongque, Yunxiu found another way to revive Yingda. The only downside was that he had to start cultivating again, and he hadn't reached the legendary level yet.

At this point, the original five Yakshas are still missing Mino and Vanan, as their souls have not yet been found.

Fushe's contribution is slightly lower than Xiao's because the difference in their contributions is not significant, but Xiao has worked for a longer period of time.

Ruo Tuo Long Wang's allowance began to skyrocket after this round. On the one hand, according to this calculation, Tuo Zi Ge made a huge contribution by fighting from beginning to end in the Demon God War. On the other hand, it was naturally because he had made great contributions in recent years, almost single-handedly redesigning the training and formation system of the Thousand Rock Army, which greatly improved the combat power of the Thousand Rock Army.

However, now Brother Tuozi goes to work every day. According to him, he retired for several years and it was too boring, so he was "rehired". Yue Haiting's Seven Stars were a bit amused and exasperated, but they still gave him the position of "Commander-in-Chief of the Thousand Rock Army". Of course, in reality, Kaiyang Star and the Four Towns Generals were in charge.

As for the Emperor…

Now the annual pension has risen to more than 28 million Mora, which is about 3 million less than the annual pension of the hunchback brother. According to the bills of Yunxiu Chamber of Commerce in the past two years, this money is basically enough for the Emperor to spend for two or three months. If he is lucky, it will be about three and a half months. Then he will quickly turn to the Chamber of Commerce to sign contracts. Yunxiu is already used to it.

Most of the immortals had their achievements in the Demon God War and recent years verified by Yuehaiting, and their salaries were managed in accordance with the revised "Regulations on the Issuance of Allowances for Public Officials and Special Talents" and the "Special Management Measures for Longevity Species".

As a result, Yuehaiting has an extra 500 million in expenses each month, which is used to pay the salaries and retirement pensions of the immortals. But for Yuehaiting, this expense is definitely a huge profit.

Putting everything else aside, just consider that the hunchback is willing to take up the position of commander-in-chief in any country, and he only receives 500 million Mora a month. The officials of the six countries are even willing to increase that number tenfold. Not to mention that all the immortals, big and small, live in Liyue and only receive so little each month, yet they make so many contributions.

Of course, the immortals also manage their own Liyue, which is why Liyue's development has accelerated even more after the war.

"Big Qiuqiu is sick~ Second Qiuqiu, go see~ Third Qiuqiu, buy medicine~ Fourth Qiuqiu ┗|｀O′|┛ Aww~~!" Suddenly, a fiery red figure holding a golden sign ran into the scene where the immortals were chatting. She waved the sign in her hand at Zhongli: "Guest, guest, I encountered the Immortal Ganyu. I withstood her attacks without getting hurt for fifteen minutes!"

“Not bad… but Gan Yu doesn’t seem to be the type who’s good at fighting?” Zhong Li stroked his non-existent beard and looked at Hu Tao with a smile. “Well, the Hall Master’s strength is quite good. Fortunately, you don’t have any strong opponents on your path.”

"Huh? Sigh~! Really?" Hu Tao skipped around in circles, then fixed her gaze on the face of Yi Xiao Dao Tian Zhen Jun: "Zhen Jun, is what the guest elder said true? I feel like you're the most honest person here, so don't lie to me. Ask Xiu Xiu, he'll always comfort me."

"I wasn't trying to comfort you, I was just stating a fact..." Yunxiu looked at Hu Tao with a headache and said, "Your profession isn't suited for combat. Someone like Yixiaodaotian, who excels at close combat, could instantly kill you even if they're a level lower than you."

"Ah...doesn't that mean all the physical body cultivators will suffer in this trial?" Hu Tao covered her mouth in surprise and said, "If it's the four of you on the path of cultivation, which one would be easier for a young person to fight?"

Yunxiu and Xiaoyue exchanged a glance, both giving each other a "you go and tell them" look. Seeing how well they understood each other, they quickly turned their attention to Li Qinglian.

The sword immortal was also at a loss for words; he didn't know how to answer the question.

"Hehe, let me explain." Huang Ming chuckled as he looked at the expressions on their faces, then looked at Hu Tao and said, "Do you know how much your strength increases after breaking through to the peak of the Familiar level compared to the peak level of the Familiar level?"

"I don't know... Uncle Huang Ming, I really don't know much about these things. Could you explain it to me in simpler terms?" Hu Tao was still a little afraid of this seemingly honest but actually powerful and good-tempered Stove Demon God. Mainly, Huang Ming did look too much like a good person, but his appearance didn't quite match...

"Then I'll put it simply... The answer is more than tenfold. At this level, compared to those below the peak of the Familiar realm, they have no weaknesses." Huang Ming looked at Yunxiu and the others, and said with a smile:

"They were reluctant to speak, mainly because it would indeed seem strange if they said it, but that's the truth. For example, Yi Xiaodaotian, most of the time his deer form was actually the 'Dharma Body' of an immortal rather than his true form, which is 'Shu'. When he revealed his true form, even if he was suppressed by all the disciples present and attacked him, he would not be afraid."

"Because he can trigger [Combat Reflex] an unlimited number of times in an instant. As long as an enemy raises his hand, he can launch an attack instantly. With his warrior instincts and thousands of years of combat experience, almost no one of the same level can truly block this attack head-on. Even I probably can't."

"As for Yunxiu... his output is relatively weak compared to others at the same level, because he lacks an attack law. However, if we place him in the realm of peak-level familiars, his attack power is also at the calamity level, and there wouldn't be many stronger than him at the same level..."

Huang Ming began to explain to Hu Tao, and also to the disciples of the immortals who had completed the trials, little by little.

Yunxiu nodded. Huang Ming's judgment was almost flawless, mainly because he was stronger and could see things clearly.

Compared to opponents of similar strength, my attack power is relatively weak, the speed of Yixiao Daotian is slow and there are not many methods, the attack power and mental defense of Xiaoyue are average, and Li Qinglian has poor defense and only has one sword. This is not a problem.

However, against opponents of a different level, even a legendary peak archmage, his strongest attack might not even be able to break through Li Qinglian's sword aura protection! Their weaknesses are only relative to those of the same level. To these disciples, each one is practically a hexagonal warrior with no blind spots.

Of course, if we really have to say who is the most difficult to fight, it is definitely Yunxiu, because she has just too many tricks up her sleeve.

If one masters sufficiently powerful spatial magic and sword intent, it might be possible to block Li Qinglian's sword strike; or if one hones their physical body to its limit, it might be possible to fight against someone of the same level as Yi Xiaodaotian, since neither of them can use their powers and laws.

Even when facing Xiaoyue, if one has talent in illusion and causal spells, it is possible to deceive Xiaoyue. After all, the attack power of the same level of spellcasting school actually relies more on summoning, but this same level limits Xiaoyue's summoning level.

However, Yunxiu indeed has the most methods, and they are terrifyingly numerous; she can find a way to deal with any situation.

After seeing Zhilin come out, Yunxiu knew how she had done it. She had probably prepared hundreds of spells and used the time-wasters to get through it. But that was not a problem. Yunxiu would even encourage this approach, because that was the core of the Scribes' Guild's mages. Preparation was everything, and with enough preparation, one could even defeat a legendary opponent.

"As for Old Ma's combat power, if he uses top-tier martial arts techniques like [Infinite Combo] and [Battle Domination] together, he can kill all the disciples present, even if they are of the same rank, based on his combat experience."

Seeing Hu Tao's surprised look, Yun Xiu smiled and shook her head. Huang Ming was right, but it was indeed a bit creepy.

But the horror is justified, because anyone who sees the two specializations of "Shifting the Sky and Guiding the Heavens" knows how terrifying they are in group battles.

[Battle Domination]: For each successful hit on the same enemy, subsequent attacks against that enemy in this round gain +1 AC and +2 damage, with no stacking limit.

【无限连击】：每击败1名敌人（阶位最低不得低于你一环），接下来10分钟内力量+2、体质+2、攻击加值+1，无叠加上限

As for the [Action Like a Tide] and [Great Surge Slash] that all warriors possess, he has fused and improved them into [Wrath of the Heavens]. As long as you continuously kill enemies, you can perform infinite combos, and additional attacks can be triggered an unlimited number of times. Without conceptual laws and escape abilities, Yi Xiaodaotian alone could defeat everyone present!

Chapter 477 Disciples Eagerly See the Daoist Lineage

All I can say is that Huang Ming's explanation was indeed simple and easy to understand, just like an amusing joke from back then.

The story goes that someone believed he had a great talent for Go, so he went to the National Go Academy to challenge them. The people at the academy got fed up and found someone to beat him several times. The man then asked why this person, who was so good, didn't go to a competition. The people at the academy laughed and said that this person was the chess player next door.

Yunxiu's lowest attribute right now is strength, but with the upgrades of various artifacts and the boost from his own talent, his strength points have been raised to over thirty, and his constitution has even exceeded sixty.

Warriors below the peak of the legendary realm, without divine artifacts, would be instantly killed in melee combat with him! Warriors at the peak of the legendary realm would fare much better, because the martial arts skills that Yunxiu imitated using the Prayer Technique would be completely overwhelmed at that level. Of course, as mentioned before, this is all relative.

Yunxiu's attack power is several times stronger than that of a legendary energy mage without laws. Even Scarlett, a formidable figure capable of serving as a minister in the Mage Guild, is slightly inferior to him despite possessing more than one artifact. However, this is mainly because he is too strong. After reaching the level of a demigod, he developed many specializations that enhance his output. In terms of the number of specializations, perhaps only someone like Xiaoyue, who likes to develop new ones and lives a long life, has more than him.

Suddenly, the disciples erupted in cheers. The immortals turned around and saw that the first purple-gold plaque of this year's welcoming ceremony had appeared—it was Xing Gui! The wandering disciple of the Border Traveler.

"Her profession combines the characteristics of the sorcery school and the wandering knight, making her extremely strong in combat at the same level." Xiaoyue smiled and stroked his beard, looking at his disciple who had already firmly reached the high level of the legendary rank: "Although she is still slightly inferior to Chu Li in terms of theory and path, she is indeed far superior in terms of combat strength. In an encounter at the same level, I might not be her match."

Yunxiu nodded. That wasn't a problem. In a battle where everyone was unprepared and unequipped, the Border Walker's advantage lay in her ability to become invisible and gain corresponding resistances. She could also convert her own damage into force field damage, which gave her a perfect start when facing mages. Of course, it would be a different story if everyone was well-prepared.

One by one, the disciples completed the test. Most of the disciples taken in by the immortals were quite skilled. Even those who were slightly less skilled could get a green badge, which meant they could save their lives. The more outstanding ones could generally get a red badge, and some of the disciples on the same path who were not demigods could even get a gold badge. Of course, among these few demigods, only four people have obtained badges of gold or higher so far.

That is, Zhilin, Xinggui, Ye Jialin, a disciple of Fushe, and someone no one expected, Valesa.

She was indeed a legitimate disciple of an immortal, and had no other master besides Yunxiu, so she was brought along as well, which can be considered quite a good treatment.

"This little girl's strength is only so-so, but her advantage is that her foundation is very solid. I can feel her potential." Yi Xiaodaotian praised, and then looked at Yunxiu and said, "Send her to me, and I will train her for a while. Her 'strength' and 'power' are still lacking. She will be a good forward in the future."

"Then thank you very much, True Lord." Yunxiu nodded with a smile. This was another benefit of the Welcoming Immortals Gathering. An immortal might take on a disciple because of their talent, but they might not be able to fully utilize the disciple's potential.

If there is a suitable opportunity during the welcoming ceremony, disciples can usually find a more suitable immortal to guide them. The immortals don't really care about such things, after all, they are spreading the entire tradition of Liyue, not the fame and fortune of one or two immortals. Even if the disciples gain any benefits or growth, it is good for the entire immortal community.

Vanessa's talent is indeed impressive, but even at its peak, she's only at the high-level of Legendary or barely reaching the pinnacle. With the guidance of Yi Xiaodaotian, her skill level could potentially improve significantly.

The competition finally moved into its second round when the last disciple, Yao Yao, came out with a red plaque.

Ruo Tuo Long Wang sat imposingly on a rock, and unusually used his "Dharma Form"—a burly man who was half human and half dragon—to watch his disciples demonstrate their paths to enlightenment.

Although there are differences in the combat power among the disciples, strength does not truly represent the depth of their cultivation. Even among the Seven Gods, there are those who are good at fighting and those who are not, not to mention the disciples. Take Xiangling, who is currently being tested, for example. She casually created a dish full of law energy, which can be said to have exceeded the upper limit of the cooking level. According to the correspondence of magic, this dish can be considered to be at the demigod level.

If the Dragon King glanced at it briefly, he quickly poured the food from the plate into his big mouth, and then presented a purple-gold token.

Xiangling's opponent in combat was Granny Ping, and even so, she only got a red card, but that doesn't mean she was bad at the Dao.

Yue Shu's talismans, Yun Ce's formations, Yao Yao's healing methods, and An Sheng's druidic transformation techniques—one method after another passed through the hands of Ruo Tuo Dragon King, until finally it was Yun Ping Si's turn.

"Your Majesty, my method is the Way of 'Interpretation'." Yun Pingsi received a red card in the previous round, not because he was too weak. His school of thought was newly established, and his lineage was only just beginning to develop. His accumulation was still insufficient. Facing a formidable opponent like Yun Xiu, even though Yun Pingsi had the advantage of Yun Xiu being his father and more familiar with magic, he was not like Zhilin who could prepare in advance. Therefore, he naturally could not defeat him even if he tried his best.

Seeing Ruotuo Dragon King nod, one law rune after another began to evolve around Yun Pingsi, constantly swaying and combining around him. Soon, something miraculous happened: these runes combined into a peculiar spell, instantly launching Yun Pingsi into the sky! And he actually floated in the air, throwing out strange streams of light from his hands, making Ruotuo Dragon King's eyebrows twitch.

"Not bad... Xiaoyue talked to me about you a few days ago, and I also read your paper. I thought you would pursue the path of 'electricity' or 'magnetism.'" Ruotuo Dragon King looked at the young man: "Then, what is the 'Way of Interpretation'?"

“All truths in the world have their origins, and the essence of the origin can be found.” Yun Pingsi looked earnestly at the ancient dragon king in front of him: “Finding the essence means that we can interpret and study it. As long as we find the most fundamental direction, then truth will definitely be a tangible goal.”

The Dragon King quietly observed the boy for a while, then took out a purple-gold plaque and handed it to him, smiling rarely, "You're a good child. Perhaps you'll catch up with your father in the future."

Yun Pingsi bowed slightly, then took the sign and left.

The biggest advantage of the hunchback is that he can indeed understand the meaning of most of the Taoist traditions and can quickly make a suitable judgment. He is a powerful dragon king himself, and has solved many problems and things in the long years of experience. He has also learned a lot of methods. As a dragon king of the rock element, he can easily use other elements and even the power of the light realm to attack.

It's important to understand that most mages in Teyvat can comprehend the essence of the Light Realm and convert elements without consuming additional elemental energy. This was only possible after Luna and Aerith introduced the field system, allowing them to cast spells using this method. Although the Dragon Aspect is one of the seven ancient dragon kings, he is primarily of the Rock element. His ability to do this is purely due to his profound understanding of the Dao.

Therefore, it was most appropriate for him to be the judge in the second round. Most students could not reach the upper limit of Brother Hunchback, and many were even below his lower limit.

When they encountered many problems, Ruo Tuo would provide answers and explanations, and these disciples gained a lot from this.

"This batch of disciples is quite skilled, and they have a clear understanding of their own path in cultivation." After testing the students, Ruotuo smiled and said to the other immortals, "The worst result this year was only a few green badges, which is much better than the tests we did during the Demon God War. Although the main test back then was for mages' 'Heaven and Earth Cage of Fate,' in terms of difficulty, most people were considered excellent if they could get a green badge."

“Talented people emerge in every generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years.” Li Qinglian said with a smile, “I have even recruited several swordsmen. Most of the students nowadays can understand what a sword is and what it is used for. This is truly remarkable.”

Yunxiu smiled. This is the benefit of promoting the magic system and expanding the talent pool. During the Demon God War, how many people could stand before the immortals? In Liyue now, children are born with the Heart of Evolution. They start learning magic at the age of six, lay a foundation for two years, and begin learning the first part of spellcasting at the age of eight. Then, at the age of ten, they are divided into the first batch according to their professions. At this time, some outstanding disciples will be recommended to the immortals.

From this point onward, they will learn more advanced magic. The academy will assign teachers of the corresponding professions to provide further instruction. After that, they will pass the entrance exam for the Imperial Academy, where they will eventually be assigned legendary mentors for further education.

Through this process of successive generations, those who are finally delivered to the immortals are the top elites selected from over a billion people in Liyue, and almost all of them are potential legendary talents.

Of course, only one in ten can truly cultivate to become a legend, but this is still a huge improvement over the old days when immortals would wander down the mountain in the dark, find a few disciples with a predestined affinity for immortality to teach, and then see if they could become immortals.

Chapter 478 A Q&A Session on Social Death and Laughter for All

What is the biggest difference between traditional and modern methods? The answer lies in coverage.

How many places can immortals travel to on a single descent from the mountain? How many people can they encounter? These are all uncertain, and there will certainly be omissions. Although, because of the mysterious and elusive concept of "luck," geniuses can still be discovered.

However, this does not mean that many geniuses with the advantage of late development will emerge. In fact, most of them are buried most of the time. Under the new education system, from the moment you are registered at birth, your talent is controlled by Yujingtai. As your talent is developed step by step and you enter academies at various levels, when you are talented enough to enter Taixueyuan, you will meet your first legendary teacher.

Moreover, the situation in Liyue is quite unique. Due to the presence of Celestial Magic, most Legendary figures can be traced back two or three generations to the Celestials. Since the Celestials are all connected, once a genius appears, it is very likely that the story will be quickly reported to various Celestials, and then a suitable Celestial will step forward to teach him.

This model maximizes the chances of discovering every talented individual, so it's understandable that Brother Tuozi is happy.

In the third round, the "Questioning the Heart" segment, Huang Ming's questions and answers were incredibly varied.

For example, some students ask, "Do you like your senior female student?" If the answer is yes, the senior female student will drag them out and give them a good beating.

Another question is, "What is your life's dream?" One answer is, "To marry multiple wives like Yunxiu Zhenjun." Then Yunxiu will be met with a barrage of unfriendly stares…

The questions weren't fixed, and Huang Ming would occasionally ask some really embarrassing questions. For example, he asked Yun Ce, "Is there anything you particularly regret recently?" Yun Ce replied, "I didn't have time to take a picture of Lan Yan wearing a maid outfit last time."

Seeing Lan Yan's expression, Yun Xiu was worried about Yun Ce's safety tonight.

On the bright side, whether I'll even be able to get into bed tonight is a question; on the dark side, whether I'll even be able to get out of bed is a question...

Of course, there are also more normal ones. For example, when Vareza was asked, "What was the happiest thing last year?" her answer was, "My birthday was spent with my parents at Xiangling's birthday party in Liyue."

Huang Ming, on the other hand, kept smiling. As a demon god for a long time, he had seen a lot of things. According to Xiao Yue, this old bear had a bad habit, just like Zi Bai, of collecting all sorts of dark histories. Although he didn't reveal them to the public and mostly kept them to himself, no one knew exactly how many people's dark histories he had...