"Daoist friend, where are you planning to go this time?" The female immortal surnamed Cheng was rather worried. Since my Dao Extremity was so high, she feared I had some ulterior motive for staying behind.
"You needn't worry that I'll do anything to you. After all, your existence benefits me as well. I only intend to mediate the relationship between you, and I won't easily devour you, much less destroy the worlds you painstakingly nurtured." I spoke calmly. They truly were beneficial to me. Countless Laws were part of perfecting the Dao, while the Dao-system worlds they had derived and tended not only fulfilled themselves, but also continuously extracted portions of the qi of fortune from my Time Law. Thus, this was a virtuous cycle. There was no need for me to destroy this hard-won outcome.
The other party breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Daoist friend must be some formidable overlord from somewhere. Then I ask that you look after me in the future. I'll certainly serve you well. Oh, right—earlier, you seemed to be searching for something. I wonder if there's anything I can help with?"
Seeing the fawning, dependent expression on the female immortal surnamed Cheng, I was speechless and almost laughed inwardly. I had no interest in this sort of throwing-oneself-into-my-arms act, so I said, "You don't need to serve me in any particular way. We're neighbors, that's all. If there's some difficult matter you can't resolve, you may call me over to mediate. Of course, if it isn't a matter of life and death, I won't concern myself with it."
My refusal was obvious, and the female immortal was rather embarrassed. She touched her face with her palm, then gave a bitter smile. "If you find my immortal appearance lacking, then forget it.