"Hmm?"
The voice had come far too suddenly, and here of all places. It had also given Qiu Yan an unexpected surprise not long ago, so Qiu Yan instantly tensed and renewed his vigilance.
Then his Divine Eye turned toward the orb of light beside him, and he said gravely, "I hadn't expected you to come see off the True Dragon as well. Could you also be a Donghua deity?"
"Trying to fish for my words again. That's why I say, you little ones have far too many thoughts. How wonderful the world would be if there were less scheming in it." As it spoke, the orb bobbed up and down. "All right, since we're in the Netherworld, there's no need to be overly cautious. The Cause-and-Effect Spider has not laid many threads here, so I can speak with fewer reservations."
"Cause-and-Effect Spider..."
Hearing that name, Qiu Yan's heart tightened. This was not the first time he had heard it, yet whenever the name was mentioned, he could still sense the strands of karma all around suddenly drawing taut. But they were immediately suppressed by the aura of the Netherworld.
The orb continued, "You, a Star Lord, have only recently attained your position and were not invested by the Heavenly Court. That means your essence was inborn. One could say your aptitude is extraordinary. Otherwise, I would not be saying so much to you."
With one simple sentence, it had pinpointed the foundation of Qiu Yan's existence, revealing the breadth of its knowledge. Then it changed the subject. "You say I hail from Donghua. That is not entirely wrong. My birth was connected to Donghua, but I am not one of its native people, and I have been free for a long time. Now that Donghua is about to undergo