"My Lord, I am too unworthy and too foolish. If I had acted faster and not given the Jade Emperor time to react, this disaster would never have happened."
Yang Jian knelt on the ground, heavy with guilt.
He had originally intended to quell the Four Continents.
Afterward, he was negotiating terms with his uncle. If the other party refused to submit, he would simply find a place for him to live out his days quietly.
He had been prepared to lead the Heavenly Court forces to strike Lingshan.
In the end, it had ended in a sacrifice.
But who could have predicted it would come to this?
The Jade Emperor reduced to a monster's shell, the Tathagata sitting in the magpie's nest.
It had been almost a catastrophe!
Let alone a reward — not being punished was blessing enough.
Liu Che shook his head and said: "Things cannot be measured this way. Even the wisest of sages have their limitations, and it is a virtue to value bonds of affection. I have always said that affection is an essential quality in judging a living being.
Without love, one is not a complete creature.
You are not at fault — the Jade Emperor is!
It was his own greed that led to all this. Any man who set aside even a small grudge for the sake of the people would not have ended up like this.
You gave him a chance, and I gave him a chance as well.
Unfortunately, he did not cherish it!
For your sacrifice in service of the world, I award you the Scroll of Time and the Spear of the Seven-Star Flowing Sea that Dangles Souls.
Take good care of these believers."
"Yang Jian thanks Your Grace!"
He knelt on the ground and wept.
Why was God so merciful?
It was plainly his own failing — plainly he had hesitated — yet God forgave him.
The conversation between the two spread across the entire world.
People felt warmth bloom in their hearts.
What a blessing to have such a humane deity!!
...
Nanzhan Buzhou.
Kong Xuan saw world peace restored and said to her believers: "Everyone, from this day forward I shall rely on you — and I shall serve the gods for the peace of the world."
"Congratulations to Goddess Kong Xuan! Your tenderness, love, and brilliance go with you!"
Carried on the tide of people's prayers, Kong Xuan stood upon the altar, her body drifting and rising toward the heavens.
The Nine Heavens Profound Girl reached out her hand to the Queen Mother and whispered: "Come on — we should go too!"
World promotion — ascension to godhood.
Whether to serve the gods was their own choice now. Remaining in the mortal world meant slowly becoming ordinary.
What could be better than serving the gods?
One could also come into contact with a far wider world.
Women always need a destination.
What better destination than gods?
Two of the most exceptional women from the world of Journey to the West mounted the Holy Light and rode skyward.
Yang Jian watched the Queen Mother depart, a thought of his sister crossing his mind.
Just as he was about to reincarnate —
A colorful cloud came drifting from the sky.
Yang Chan arrived riding a dappled deer.
"Sister?"
"Second Brother!"
When siblings met, the excitement was only natural.
The two sides had not seen each other for nearly a year.
Though a year was a mere眨眼 for immortals, this particular year had been different. Neither spent in penance nor in emptiness.
Instead, countless things had happened.
Yang Jian looked at his sister's gorgeous dress, her face full of nourished femininity, and slowly understood something.
"Brother, what are you staring at?"
Yang Chan pouted, displeased with her brother's daze.
Yang Jian snapped back to himself and smiled: "Nothing — I just think that you look more beautiful, sister. By the way — is anyone troubling you at the Temple of Eternity? How is your life there?"
"Hmph, I am a very powerful goddess! Didn't you see my mount? A dappled deer — extremely rare, only ten exist in all.
The gods love me!"
Yang Chan's triumphant expression made Yang Jian laugh.
He had done a lot of thinking this year.
Including regarding his sister and the gods — with the growth of his mind, Yang Jian had come to accept it all.
As long as his sister was happy.
"Well, that's good. By the way, come home with me — Mother has been preparing noodles for you for ages!"
"Oh, wonderful — let's go!"
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Inside the Temple of Eternity.
Liu Che received the reward for conquering this world.
"Ding... Because you have conquered a world, the area of God's Domain has expanded by 10%, and the concentration of divine power in God's Domain has increased by 10%."
"Ding... One of your believers sacrificed themselves, and you obtained a goddess — triggering a multiplier increase. Congratulations on obtaining a five-star goddess — [Kong Xuan]."
[Name]: Kong Xuan
[Strength]: God
[Attribute]: Fire
[Remarks]: Kong Xuan is the first phoenix in the world, the daughter of Shifeng. At present, the power of the phoenix is very strong, and she has transformed into the ancestor of all phoenixes...
"Ding... One of your believers sacrificed themselves, and you obtained a goddess — triggering a multiplier increase. Congratulations on obtaining a three-star goddess — [Nine Heavens Goddess]."
"Ding... One of your believers sacrificed themselves, and you obtained a goddess — triggering a ten-thousandfold increase. Congratulations on obtaining a three-star goddess — [Yaochi Wang Empress Yao Ji]."
There were many titles for the Queen Mother.
Such as Golden Mother... Queen Mother of Yaochi, Queen Mother of the West...
But the true name of this world's Queen Mother was Yao Ji.
Yaochi, the land of immortality, was a blessed realm she had transformed into her own magic treasure.
[Name]: Yaochi
[Grade]: God-level building
[Efficacy]: Any plant-based product planted here grows at a hundred times the normal rate, with powerful medicinal and life-prolonging effects.
[Products]: Currently contains flat peaches and Nine Heavens Qionghua.
Of these two, one was given to her by the Nine Heavens Profound Girl, and the other was native to Yaochi itself.
They were extraordinary treasures — for example, the flat peach, after being blessed with divine power, possesses formidable Wood Law properties. The oldest flat peach tree gave birth to a tree spirit —
A very cute little silver-haired loli named Taotao.
Very adorable.
"Pay respects to the God of Eternity!"
The three women knelt before Liu Che.
Kneeling before him all at once — these three great beauties from Journey to the West — Liu Che felt quite pleased.
He really had not expected the Queen Mother to be pure Yin.
What a steal.
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