Yan Shisan: "Zhang Sanfeng and Yan Chixia still haven't shown up!"
Little Li's Flying Dagger: "Fahai hasn't said a word for days either. Don't tell me the bald monk has finally returned to secular life?"
Chen Beixuan: "He was tempted by the sight of a woman giving birth. He's probably still fighting his inner demons."
Chen Beixuan: "The guy obviously isn't free of worldly desires, yet he insists on being a monk. He's going to suffer for it sooner or later."
Jiang Li couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
He had once witnessed Xiaoyaozi and Li Canghai ascending. When that multicolored energy drew them upward, they flew even faster than he could at full speed.
Yet after waiting so long, Zhang Sanfeng and the others still hadn't reached the higher realm.
[Xianxia World: Zhao Ling'er has joined the Chat Group!]
Just as Jiang Li was about to leave the chat, a new member suddenly joined.
"Zhao Ling'er?"
"The one from Chinese Paladin?"
Jiang Li paused, his finger stopping before he exited the group.
Yao Yue: "Welcome, newcomer!"
Chen Beixuan: "Welcome! Right now, Jiang Li is the number one boss of the group, Sun Wukong is number two, Fahai is number three, and I... was once a mighty Tribulation Transcending cultivator!"
Peach Blossom Island Little Chef: "Another member from a xianxia world! Finally we're no longer surrounded by nothing but weaklings from wuxia worlds."
Yao Yue: "Judging by the name, the newcomer should be a woman. At last, another girl has joined the chat!"
Peach Blossom Island Little Chef: "Exactly! It's been nothing but smelly men around here. We sisters hardly get a chance to speak."
Peach Blossom Island Little Chef: "Newcomer, don't forget to exchange for Big Brother Jiang Li's cultivation techniques. I guarantee you'll dominate your world effortlessly!"
Yan Shisan: "Oho! A girl? Does that mean we've got an immortal fairy joining us?"
Chen Beixuan: "Don't listen to them. Jiang Li's techniques are way too expensive—you can't afford them. Buy mine instead!"
Purple Rosy Gentleman Sword: "Buy yours? So she can get struck to death by heavenly tribulation? Stop scamming people."
Shi Potian: "I've never seen an immortal fairy before. Newcomer, post a picture!"
Zhao Ling'er: "What is this chat group? And who are all of you?"
Xianjian World
On Immortal Spirit Island, inside Water Moon Palace...
Zhao Ling'er looked curiously at the glowing screen before her, where lines of text kept appearing.
She glanced at Grandma beside her, only to find that Grandma couldn't seem to see the strange screen at all.
"The number one boss, Jiang Li?"
"These people really are amusing."
"What does 'dominate effortlessly' even mean? I already cultivate the Water Moon Palace techniques. If I walked outside, ordinary people would treat me like an immortal."
She smiled softly.
Unlike Fahai, who had reacted violently when he first entered the chat group, Zhao Ling'er remained remarkably calm.
Pure-hearted by nature, she never thought she had encountered demons or evil spirits.
Besides, she was inside Water Moon Palace, protected by powerful formations. What demon could possibly get in?
More than anything, she simply wanted to understand what this chat group was, and why so many people were talking inside it.
Zombie Daoist: "Oh? This newcomer replies pretty quickly."
Purple Rosy Gentleman Sword: "She has excellent composure. Unlike that bald monk Fahai, who nearly blasted the chat group with Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon."
Yao Yue @ Zhao Ling'er: "The Chat Group is a miraculous existence that connects countless worlds. People from different universes can communicate here."
Yao Yue: "None of the people you're talking to are from your world."
Peach Blossom Island Little Chef: "Congratulations, girl. Your life is about to take off. Even if you're just an ordinary nobody in your own world, you'll soon become a powerhouse."
Yan Shisan: "First things first—show us a picture! We've never seen an immortal fairy."
Chen Beixuan: "What a country bumpkin. Just because she's from a xianxia world doesn't mean she's an immortal. They're all mortals who cultivate."
Zhao Ling'er: "Wow... You're really from other worlds? You can actually talk to people from different universes?"
Zhao Ling'er: "That's wonderful! I've been trapped inside Water Moon Palace every day. I hardly have anyone to talk to."
Lord of Devouring @ Zhao Ling'er: "You're way too trusting. Aren't you afraid we're all bad people?"
Yan Shisan @ Fahai: "Bald monk, come take a look! The newcomer believed us immediately. Unlike you—you argued for days before admitting people here really came from different worlds."
Fahai: "Isn't caution perfectly normal? My world isn't some low-level world like yours. If I'm careless, I could end up killed by demons before I even realize it."
Zhao Ling'er: "I'm not afraid. Even if all of you were bad people, you couldn't hurt me. We aren't even in the same world. I just want people to chat with."
Lord of Devouring: "Fair point."
Jiang Li completely understood Zhao Ling'er's innocence.
Her master had long since passed away, leaving only Grandma by her side.
But Grandma was merely a servant. Naturally, she couldn't spend every day chatting with her.
That kind of life was bound to be unbearably lonely.
Even if everyone in the chat group really had been villains, she wouldn't have cared.
More importantly, she possessed an inherently kind heart.
As a descendant of Nüwa, kindness flowed through her very blood.
Lord of Devouring @ Sun Wukong: "Come out, Monkey. Your little sister has arrived."
Yan Shisan: "???"
Li Xunhuan: "How did the newcomer suddenly become Monkey King's little sister?"
Sun Wukong @ Lord of Devouring: "Boss Jiang Li, is the newcomer a female monkey?"
Wang Chao: "Monkey King, are monkeys really the only thing on your mind? Just look at her name—she's obviously human."
Chen Beixuan: "Monkey Bro, your taste is getting a little questionable. You're a Celestial Monkey—you don't have to act like an actual monkey."
Jiang Li smiled.
He intended to give Zhao Ling'er some powerful backing.
Back in his previous life, when Zhao Ling'er died, he had been so furious he nearly smashed his television.
Perhaps this time... he could change that tragic ending.
Yao Yue @ Lord of Devouring: "Brother Jiang Li, why did you say she's Monkey King's sister?"
Wang Chao: "Yeah, Boss Jiang Li. Is she another being created by Nüwa?"
Zombie Daoist: "Hahaha... Boss Yao Yue is declaring her territory to the newcomer."
Yao Yue @ Zombie Daoist: "Get lost! Are you asking for a beating?"
Zhao Ling'er @ Lord of Devouring: "Why are you calling me his sister? We're not even from the same world."
Lord of Devouring: "Sun Wukong was born from the Heaven-Mending Stone refined by Nüwa."
Lord of Devouring: "As for Zhao Ling'er... in her world, she is a descendant of Nüwa."
A descendant of Nüwa!
The moment those words appeared, the entire chat group fell silent.
Ever since Sun Wukong began cultivating, his progress had been nothing short of monstrous.
He had gone from being one of the weakest members to becoming the group's undisputed second strongest.
If Zhao Ling'er was truly a descendant of Nüwa, then surely her innate potential couldn't be any worse than Sun Wukong's.
Yan Shisan: "Holy crap! The newcomer's background is that incredible?"
Li Xunhuan @ Zhao Ling'er: "Boss Zhao Ling'er, please let me cling to your thigh!"
Wang Chao: "So... does that mean I've gained another little sister?"
Sun Wukong: "Another little sister? This chat group just keeps getting more interesting."
Chen Beixuan: "Maybe I haven't read enough books, but don't try fooling me. Since when did Goddess Nüwa ever get married? Who could possibly be worthy of marrying her?"
Fahai: "Utter nonsense! In my world, the great Goddess Nüwa is the ancient divine being with a human head and serpent body. Who would dare disrespect her?"
Zombie Daoist: "Our world's legends don't mention Nüwa marrying anyone either. Zhao Ling'er's world is truly strange."
Yao Yue @ Fahai: "It does sound unbelievable, but if Boss Jiang Li says Zhao Ling'er is Nüwa's descendant, then she must be."
Zhao Ling'er: "I'm... Nüwa's descendant? Your worlds also have Nüwa?"
Inside Water Moon Palace, Zhao Ling'er's eyes widened in shock.
Although she didn't know her own origins, she knew exactly what kind of existence Nüwa was.
Yet this man named Jiang Li had just claimed that she was Nüwa's descendant.
"Grandma... am I really Nüwa's descendant?"
She turned toward Grandma.
She had always wanted to know her true identity, but Grandma had never been willing to tell her.
Grandma stared at Zhao Ling'er in astonishment.
"Ling'er... how did you find out?"
Zhao Ling'er's eyes immediately lit up.
"So... I really am Nüwa's descendant!"
Grandma's reaction was answer enough.
Jiang Li had been telling the truth.