Land of Illusion

As Richard was sizing up Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu was naturally also sizing up Richard.

Dressed in a black robe, Richard looked like an ordinary nobleman, without any aura of a powerful figure. Instead, he gave people a sense of ordinariness.

His gentle demeanor gives people a feeling of warmth and comfort.

"Wait a minute, I have a few more friends who want to come out and play."

Richard said to Lin Daiyu.

He then waved his hand, and several women appeared in Lin Daiyu's courtyard.

The youngest of them all is Xiao Yao, who often follows Richard around. Dressed in a bright green dress, she exudes a vibrant and energetic aura.

The woman in green beside her was none other than the first Divine Artifact that accompanied Richard – the Azure Forest Sword.

For many years, Richard had been nurturing her spirituality until recently when he received the inheritance of the Creation Manipulation and transformed her into a sword spirit.

Incidentally, he also transformed all the other divine Divine Artifact he had used before into sword spirits.

Including the light blue Mid-level Divine Artifact longsword, which she named Lan Xi;

The Wind Element Mid-level Divine Artifact, the Longbow, is also worn by Feng Yao, who is dressed in a blue robe.

Canglan, clad in a long black dress, wields High-level Divine Artifact sword of the Destruction Element.

These are the God of War that have accompanied him all the way, but now most of them can no longer keep up with the speed of his progress in strength.

Richard didn't want them to just gather dust in his Space Ring, so he chose to create a special race: the Sword Spirit Clan.

Their current appearance is merely a transformation; in essence, they are still sword-shaped beings.

But now they possess intelligence no less than that of ordinary people, and they can cultivate themselves to become stronger.

His resources are also open to them, including the Great Dao of the Origin World; how far they can go depends on them.

He had only recently awakened these sword spirits, and they were all cultivating and playing with Xiao Yao under the World Tree.

Just now, when Xiao Yao wanted her avatars to come out and play, they also became curious about the outside world and wanted to come out and play as well.

Richard realized that there wasn't much of a problem in this world, so he released them all.

Lin Daiyu blinked, looking curiously at the several older sisters who had suddenly appeared.

As far as she knew, Richard was single.

Now it seems men really are all jerks; with so many women around, how dare they say they're single?

The difference in their abilities was too great; Lin Daiyu's emotional fluctuations were completely transparent to Richard.

He was speechless. What were they thinking?

While it's true that these sword spirits were influenced by him to take on female forms, ultimately it was their own decision, wasn't it?

Isn't it normal for a man like him to have his sword spirit transform into a beautiful young woman?

Seeing pretty girls can really lift your spirits, right?

Richard said irritably, "Put away your thoughts. They are all Divine Artifact that fought alongside me. Now that I have the ability, I will naturally help them awaken their spirituality, unlock their intelligence, and embark on a new path."

Lin Daiyu stuck out her tongue sheepishly. Well, she had been judging him by her own petty standards.

"I also want to thank you for the elixir you gave me, which helped my father recover."

"Daiyu I am but a mortal, and have nothing to offer you. Please have a cup of tea." Lin Daiyu was quite sincere and immediately gave Richard a deep bow.

"No problem, no problem, it's nothing, don't be so polite." Richard waved his sleeve lightly, stopping her.

We're all group members, why be so polite?

It seems Xia Mi still needs to mentor her more. Look how easily Xia Mi bosses her around in the group chat!

Since we've all joined the Chat Group, it's fate that brought us together. He won't put himself on a pedestal; instead, he prefers to interact with the group members as equals.

That's foolish.

What does this slight difference in strength matter at this point?

The Heavens and Myriad Worlds hold boundless opportunities; who knows if one day a fellow member won't surpass him in the blink of an eye?

If they act so arrogantly now, what will they do later? Humiliate themselves?

It would have been better to treat each other as equals from the start.

Besides, how do we know no more big shots will join the group?

"Please, sisters, have a seat. Please forgive Daiyu lack of preparation; I didn't know so many friends were coming. I'll have the servants bring a few more cups right away."

Seeing that he was stopping her, Daiyu stopped insisting on bowing and greeted the sword spirit sisters.

"Wow, am I an older sister too?" Xiao Yao's slightly exaggerated, playful voice rang out.

"This..." Lin Daiyu didn't know how to answer. She knew about Xiao Yao. Everyone in the group had explained to her that Xiao Yao was the Martial Soul that Richard awakened in the Douluo World. It was said that she was already several hundred years old. Logically speaking, she should call her "elder sister".

But Xiao Yao is hundreds of years old, yet she still looks like a child. She doesn't know the specifics of Xiao Yao's condition, and wonders if addressing her this way might offend Xiao Yao's taboos.

"Ignore her, just call her 'little sister.' She didn't want to be born," Richard said.

"I don't want to grow up. Growing up isn't fun at all."

Xiao Yao also has her own logic. Although she had been staying in Richard's Small World, there were still many intelligent beings in that Small World, even though there were no humans.

Those intelligent beings are no less intelligent than ordinary humans, and may even be more intelligent.

From the moment she gained sentience, she has been consciously observing all life in the world.

After hundreds of years of observation, she finally concluded that the adult world is not fun at all, and children's world is much more fun.

He believed this even more after becoming a member of the Origin World God Realm Management Committee.

Even though the Origin World is so vast, those intelligent races are still prone to conflict, fighting and arguing over small resources, often taking their cases to the committee.

She felt the adult world was terrifying and that it was better to be a carefree child.

In any case, her growth is tied to the Origin World, so she doesn't even need to worry about it.

Richard's Divine Clone often brought her all sorts of plant life essences to help her grow, which was incredibly comfortable.

As long as she doesn't grow up, she will always be her father's most beloved daughter. She doesn't want to grow up at all.

"No need for that, this will do." Richard casually took out a tea set and handed it to Qinglin, who was standing nearby.

He immediately took the initiative and invited Daiyu to sit down. All this polite formalities would go on forever.

Qinglin took it and began brewing tea with practiced ease. The water was the Life Essence, and the tea leaves were some kind of unknown spiritual tea, highly sought after in Richard's Origin World because of its calming and vision-enhancing effects.

"You don't seem to have any storage space yet? Here, take one. If you think it's not enough, ask Xia Mi for a bigger one. Don't be shy, it's not worth much in the group."

Richard noticed Daiyu's predicament of not having any storage space and casually tossed her a bracelet.

The young girl is still too shy. Xia Mi has already taken the initiative to call her her little sister, so why shouldn't she take advantage of the situation and ask Xia Mi for a Storage Ring?

Anyway, she could easily make that stuff out of thin air.

"Thank you, senior." Lin Daiyu took the bracelet, played with it for a while, and then put it on.

Richard chatted with Daiyu while keeping his attention on something else.

A special grotto-heaven that is closely connected to the Real World yet remains independent of it. It has an area not much smaller than the real world, and this grotto-heaven is divided into many layers.

The Western Spirit River, the Lihen Heaven and Sorrow, and the Sea of Sorrow in Daiyu's previous life were all located in different areas of the Grotto Heaven.

This is the background of the immortals and gods that appears in the entire Red Chamber World. Apart from this Blessed Land that is isolated from the real world and hidden in a different dimension, there is no other special place in this world.

Above the Lihen Heaven and within the Sea of Sorrow lies the Land of Illusion of the Fragrance-Sending Cave on Spring-Releasing Mountain.

This is a surreal fairyland ruled by the Fairy Disenchantment, who oversees human affairs, romantic entanglements, and the tragic fates of women.

This is also the objective that Richard needs to address during his visit.

Within this grotto-heaven, there are several other deities like Fairy Jinghuan, each residing in a different space, and seemingly all serving as leaders of their own factions?

These immortals and gods are by no means righteous immortals and gods; they cultivate themselves using the seven emotions and six desires, Karma Law and fortune of the human world as fuel.