Not long after Jiang Yingying returned to the Scarlet Flame Sect, she received a summons from Shen Mo.
When she headed to the Longevity Hall, she happened to encounter Cao Ren and the Jinlu River Water Goddess emerging from within.
"This is...?"
Jiang Yingying sensed fluctuations of divine power from the latter, yet this person was clearly one of the spirits and monsters, not a Scarlet Flame disciple like herself who had converted to the Divine Path.
Cao Ren also knew that she had converted to the Divine Path. In a sense, she was a fellow traveler of spirit deities, so he gave her a detailed introduction to the Jinlu River Water Goddess's identity and origins.
"So she is a natural deity born from the Jinlu River itself!"
Jiang Yingying nodded, a trace of fondness rising in her heart for the fish-faced, human-bodied young girl.
Though the two belonged to different races, both could be counted among the deities. Moreover, the Jinlu River Water Goddess had received a divine register from the Scarlet Flame Sect and become an outer member of the sect... Whether in their path of cultivation or their future standing within the sect, they would naturally be closer to one another than to others.
Seeing the fish-faced girl timidly hiding behind Cao Ren, Jiang Yingying considered for a moment, then opened her Qiankun Pouch, took out a retired flying sword, and placed it in the girl's hands.
Now that the Divine Path had fully merged into the Immortal Path, divine power had also acquired the properties of spiritual power. It could be used to cast immortal arts and activate magical artifacts. However, if the Jinlu River Water Goddess wished to bring out the flying sword's full might, she would still need to wash and refine it anew