Yang Jian
Richard at the Lotus Lantern. After he received the inheritance, the lantern was no longer so hostile to him, but he still couldn't use it. He had never met the conditions for this magical artifact.
After playing with it for a while, he turned around and handed it to Yang Chan.
"Fellow Daoist, do you no longer need to observe?" Yang Chan took the Lotus Lantern and placed it back on the lotus platform.
"No need, I must thank you, fellow Daoist, for bestowing upon me such a great opportunity." Richard thanked Yang Chan again.
Without Yang Chan lending him the Lotus Lantern, he didn't know when he would be able to access other things related to the Nuwa again, and whether he would be able to receive the inheritance like he did now was uncertain.
"Oh? It's merely lending the Lotus Lantern to you for a brief look; what makes you claim it's a gift of good fortune?"
"It is your good fortune that you have gained some insight, which has little to do with me, so there is no need for thanks." Yang Chan assumed that he was thanking her because of his sudden enlightenment.
"I didn't achieve sudden enlightenment; rather, I received the inheritance of Nuwa great goddess Nuwa by chance. Without your generous lending of the Lotus Lantern, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to receive Nuwa's inheritance. So, I must thank you."
Richard didn't see any need to hide anything from his group members. He would share all the benefits he gained in each group member's world with them, and he was generous with what he could share. He would share anything his group members needed.
To put it bluntly, there isn't much competition between him and the other members of the Chat Group; cooperation and mutual benefit are more advantageous.
We can achieve greater benefits by jointly developing the world of our group members.
Just like his own world, even without the Hongmeng mastermind, inviting others to develop his world is not out of the question.
There are so many Divine Plane; he simply can't develop them all.
He has only sent his Divine Clone to two Divine Plane so far; there are still nine Divine Plane he has not visited.
I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to go again. If I never go, it's a waste to have the unique resources of each Divine Plane.
"Fellow Daoist, you have received the inheritance of Nuwa?" Yang Chan was extremely surprised. She turned to look at the Lotus Lantern.
The Lotus Lantern has recognized her as its master for over a thousand years, yet she was unaware that the Lotus Lantern contained the legacy of the Nuwa. She had entered the world within the lantern multiple times with her divine sense, but had never detected any trace of the legacy. It seemed that this legacy was not meant for her.
She said to Richard with considerable envy, "Fellow Daoist, you are indeed fortunate. It seems this inheritance is truly destined for you."
As she spoke, she said with a touch of self-deprecation, "In that case, I truly deserve your thanks, fellow Daoist."
"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to belittle yourself. To have the Lotus Lantern recognize you as its master is an extraordinary opportunity in Heavens and Myriad Worlds. Countless people desire it but cannot obtain it."
Richard comforted her, saying that the Lotus Lantern, a treasure of such immense value, was itself a great opportunity. Yang Chan was already extremely lucky to have it recognize her as its master.
Of course, it was also because of her own good character; only a person of utmost purity and kindness could activate the Lotus Lantern.
As for the inheritance from the Nuwa, it's not something you can necessarily obtain just by receiving the Lotus Lantern and having it recognize you as its master; you have to catch the eye of the Nuwa first.
What's that saying again? It all comes down to fate. Don't these big shots all value that?
Richard even felt that perhaps this was why he received the inheritance of the Nuwa.
Last time, I had the chance to see the Nuwa creating the world, and this time I had the opportunity to receive the inheritance of her Creation Manipulation.
"Third Holy Mother, Third Holy Mother, my master sent me to deliver something to you." Just as the atmosphere between the two was somewhat silent, a voice came from afar.
"It's the Howling Celestial Dog!" Yang Chan said happily.
Since she took office Third Holy Mother of Mount Hua, her second brother has often come to visit her. Sometimes, even if he doesn't come himself, he will send his Howling Celestial Dog, to deliver things to her every few days.
Richard's expression was somewhat strange. For Yang Jian, a brother who doted on his sister, what did it mean for someone of unknown origin like himself to appear beside Yang Chan?
He felt that if he went out alone, Yang Jian might suddenly emerge from some bushes.
Yang Chan clearly hadn't thought that far ahead.
She simply didn't see it that way; after all, in her eyes, Richard was just a friend in the group, no different from Nezha, Chang'e, or Ao Tingxin, the Fourth Princess of the East Sea.
The Howling Celestial Dog, used to coming here, stepped right through the door.
Then the smile on his face froze.
His eyes kept darting back and forth between Richard and Xiao Yao, before glancing at her a few more times.
"Third Holy Mother, who are these two?" he asked, needing to find out the truth before reporting back to his master.
"This is my good friend Richard." Yang Chan only introduced Richard by name, because she really didn't know how to introduce the others.
"This is Xiao Yao, a fellow Daoist who attained Dao through the Wood Spirit. Well, Xiao Yao is considered Fellow Richard's companion spirit plant." She pulled Xiao Yao over and continued to introduce her.
"This is the Howling Celestial Dog, you know him." She then introduced the Howling Celestial Dog to Richard.
But that tone left Richard speechless.
He certainly understood what Yang Chan meant, and Yang Chan also knew that he, like Lin Feng, understood the story of their world. Therefore, he was quite familiar with these famous characters in Yang Chan's world, even though he had never met them in person.
But the Howling Celestial Dog wouldn't think that way. He'd only think, "How does this guy know me? How did he know?"
He'd probably just assume he found out from the Holy Mother of the Third Holy Mother.
Are these two really just ordinary friends?
"So it's Fellow Daoist Li. May I ask where you're from? And how do you know the Third Holy Mother?"
Having a companion plant means you're definitely not an ordinary person.
This dog must have misunderstood; it's already starting to check its census records.
However, Richard also knew that as long as he remained in this world, he would inevitably have to deal with Yang Jian sooner or later. Well, the sooner the better.
"Me? I come from Chaos, and I've only known the Third Holy Mother for a short time," Richard said.
"From the chaos?" Howling Celestial Dog was startled. Such a powerful origin?
He's no fool; anyone who can walk in chaos is no simpleton. Take this world for example, we often hear of ancient gods venturing into chaos.
If you don't have the strength, you don't even qualify to enter the Chaos.
Most importantly, why did someone from the chaos seek out the Third Holy Mother?
"Fellow Daoist, is there something important that you need to do? The Third Holy Mother needs to guard Mount Hua and may not be able to help you with anything."
However, my master is a Heavenly Court Judicial God of the Heavenly Court Heavenly Court. Perhaps he could be more helpful to you, fellow Daoist?
"Why don't you come with me to meet my master, fellow Daoist?"
He didn't know what this person's purpose was, nor could he tell whether the person was good or bad.
It's alright, he can take the person back and let the owner identify them.
"Alright, Howling Celestial Dog. He really is my friend." Yang Chan stopped him from continuing.
"Didn't my second brother send you to deliver something to me? Where is it?" she asked.
The Howling Celestial Dog reluctantly produced some cultivation supplies, as well as the Heavenly Court's fine wines, elixirs, and spiritual fruits.
It's clear that Yang Jian is using his own resources to subsidize his sister.
Judging from Yang Jian's cultivation level, these things would be of little use to him, so it would be better to use them to help his sister, Yang Chan, become stronger.
"Alright, I've received the items. You can go now, Howling Celestial Dog. Go back and tell my second brother that I'm doing well on Mount Hua and he doesn't need to worry about me."
Yang Chan quickly packed up her things and then Howling Celestial Dog to leave, lest the dog continue talking and scare Richard away.
Keep in mind that this was the first time any group member had visited her world.
You need to leave a good impression on the group members so that other group members will be willing to join in the future.
"This--" Howling Celestial Dog didn't want to leave. He wanted to continue probing the guy opposite him. This guy was very cunning. Apart from knowing that he came from Chaos, he didn't say anything else. He was obviously not an honest person.
"What are you doing here? Hurry back. Remember to tell my second brother that I'm doing fine and safe here. Nezha and Tingxin often come to visit me, so don't worry about me."
Yang Chan interrupted him bluntly.
"Then, Third Holy Mother, I'll head back now." The Howling Celestial Dog glanced at Richard one last time before turning and leaving.
He decided to go home immediately to tell his master, knowing that his master would probably come over in person very soon.
Let's see what happens to this Xiao Bai then.
That's right, even though Richard claims to be from Chaos, in the eyes of the Howling Celestial Dog, he's no different from Xiao Bai.
"Fellow Daoist, please come and sit down. I was just worried that I had nothing to offer you, but my second brother just happened to send me some things."
Fellow Daoist, you can try them; they're all products of the Heavenly Court. That fellow Daoist named Lin Feng in the group often talks about wanting to eat the Heavenly Court's dragon liver and phoenix marrow, as well as its fine wines and elixirs.
Today, we may not have dragon liver and phoenix marrow, but we have plenty of fine wine, elixirs, and spiritual fruits and pills.
Xiao Yao, come and eat with us!
After the Howling Celestial Dog left, Yang Chan planned to entertain Richard.
She originally didn't have much to offer Richard, since she had been practicing asceticism for many years and didn't really have anything good to offer.
In other words, Yang Jian often sent his Howling Celestial Dog, to bring her things, otherwise she would be even poorer. Of course, since she was focused on cultivating in seclusion on Mount Hua, she didn't actually need many things.
However, she had used up most of her previous items for daily cultivation and entertaining Nezha and Chang'e.
Just when I was worried about running out of supplies, thankfully my second brother came and sent some more.
Yang Chan had no concept of politeness towards Yang Jian.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll just have to try the food from Heavenly Court and see if it's as delicious as the legends say."
Richard led Xiao Yao to sit down, and then took out some local delicacies from the Origin World.
He even had his Life Divine Clone, who was already in a major city in the Life God Realm, send him some of the Life God Realm's specialty delicacies via red envelopes.
"Here, we have dragon liver and phoenix gall, but it's from my world. Fellow Daoist, you can try it and see how it differs from the Heavenly Court's." Richard pointed to the dishes on the table.
"Please, fellow Daoist."
While Yang Chan was hosting a small banquet, Howling Celestial Dog was rushing back to the Heavenly Court.
"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"
True Lord Hall, Erlang Shen Yang Jian was dealing with a table full of official business when Howling Celestial Dog rushed in, looking as if he had something important to report. Yang Jian couldn't help but put down what he was doing, look up at Howling Celestial Dog, and ask.
"Master, when I was delivering something to the Third Holy Mother just now, I saw a man in her Third Holy Mother space."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian frowned. He knew all of his third sister's friends; where did this man come from?
He gestured for the Howling Celestial Dog to continue.
"That man's Richard, and he claims to have come from chaos. He has only recently met the Third Holy Mother." At this point, the Howling Celestial Dog fell silent.
"Go on," Yang Jian asked.
"That's all I know. I wanted to ask more questions, but the Third Holy Mother got impatient and chased me away," said the Howling Celestial Dog sheepishly.
"You really are—" Yang Jian stood up, walked around the hall twice, and after thinking about it, he was still worried and decided to go there himself.