Chương 154: Manipulating Fate

"Yang Chan greets fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist, please come to the back mountain." The incense and divine thoughts of the Third Holy Mother emanated from the statue.

In the secluded environment of the back mountain, there is also a small Taoist temple where Yang Chanzhen usually cultivates in seclusion.

When Richard arrived, he saw the Third Holy Mother Yang Chan, with gentle features, elegant demeanor, and a graceful figure accentuated by a simple white fairy dress. Despite her celestial status, she possessed no arrogance, and her eyes always held compassion and tenderness.

A lotus lantern sits atop a lotus platform in the center of the room. Its light is faint and shimmering. Although it is not often lit, it exudes a peaceful and spiritual aura that envelops the entire hall.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist," Richard said to Yang Chan.

While Richard was observing Yang Chan, Yang Chan was also sizing up Richard, as this was her first time meeting a member of the chat group.

Although I already knew how amazing chat groups were, I was still amazed to see that group members from other worlds could easily travel to different worlds using the power of chat groups.

On the other side, Richard's black robes accentuated his clear features, gentle and refined demeanor, clear and warm eyes, composed speech, and an aura of tranquility and profound Daoist charm emanating from him.

After exchanging greetings with Yang Chan, his gaze was drawn to the Lotus Lantern on the lotus platform. This magical artifact can be said to be the most essential magical artifact in the entire world. Even the TV series is named after it, which shows its importance.

This is a magical artifact that Nuwa crafted when she mended the sky. It is driven solely by benevolence, recognizes its master, and retaliates against evil thoughts.

Richard felt he might not be qualified to use it. He was quite self-aware of his own character; kindness was something that had absolutely nothing to do with him.

Seeing Richard turn his gaze to the Lotus Lantern, Yang Chan also shifted her own light toward this magical artifact that had been with her for a thousand years.

She wasn't afraid that Richard might have bad intentions and take away the magical artifact. How could a magical artifact from a mythological world be so easily taken away? They all belonged to a master.

So she gracefully took the lotus lantern off the lotus platform and placed it in her palm. The glowing light emanating from the lotus lantern made her appear even more holy and dignified.

Well, even Richard felt that this Third Holy Mother's personality was quite different from the other members of the chat group.

Compared to this person, the entire chat group seems like a moral wasteland.

In other words, Hermione and Lin Daiyu, who are new to the group, are relatively better, while the moral standards of the others are quite flexible.

"Are you curious about my Lotus Lantern, fellow Daoist?" Yang Chan asked.

"It's said to be a divine artifact for mending the sky, crafted by the goddess Nuwa. Naturally, I'm curious about it." Richard didn't hide his interest.

The Lotus Lantern was one of his purposes in coming to this world; he didn't intend to steal it or anything like that. He wouldn't stole anything from his fellow group members.

Rather, he wanted to use this opportunity to explore the goddess Nuwa's attitude towards him.

"Then I'll lend it to you for a while, fellow Daoist." Yang Chan casually handed the Lotus Lantern to Richard.

"Uh, fellow Daoist is too decisive, which has caught me off guard."

Since that's the case, I don't need to pretend; I genuinely want to observe. Thank you, Holy Mother.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be so polite. Just call me Yang Chan as you do in the group." Yang Chan nodded slightly.

Richard took the Lotus Lantern. The magical artifact possessed a spirit and was somewhat repulsed by Richard, but because its master had given his consent, it did not automatically activate and attack Richard.

It is nine inches tall, pure white like ice and snow, and shaped like a blooming lotus with seven petals and the lotus heart serving as a wick.

Made with five-colored divine stones as its core and the celestial dew of the Jade Pool as its guide, the most precious part is its wick, which is the primordial spiritual energy of chaos.

The power of this magical artifact was indeed not to be underestimated; it even gave Richard a faint sense of danger.

He also knew that movies and TV shows could not possibly capture even a fraction of the abilities of these immortals and gods.

Therefore, it is absolutely crucial not to confuse the characters in movies and TV shows with the real characters in this world.

Upon arriving in this world, Richard discovered that it was a world based on a traditional Eastern mythology system, with a foundation far deeper than he had imagined, making the world potentially much broader than he had ever thought.

Furthermore, it may have been subject to the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao by a powerful being, which would greatly reduce the power of various supernatural abilities and techniques here.

This also explains why these immortals often fight with magical treasures and martial arts, and rarely use supernatural powers or spells.

This is similar to how the supreme gods of the Panlong world made the Supreme God Realm far more solid than the material plane.

However, compared to the inexperienced founder of HarmonyOS who made a somewhat crude and simplistic approach to the creation of the world, the founder who created this world is clearly more experienced.

It only restricts the power of immortals and gods, while allowing mortals to live normally in the world. The techniques are also more refined.

Richard cautiously probed his divine sense into the Lotus Lantern. There were so many powerful beings in this world; he dared not extend his divine sense over a large area, as that would be too arrogant.

Baolian Lantern showed some resistance, so Richard became even more cautious. But he didn't stop what he was doing.

As Richard fully probed the interior of the lamp with his divine sense, a chaotic world unfolded before his eyes. Before the creation of the universe, the world was in a state of utter chaos.

This must be describing the scene inside the world of the Lotus Lantern.

The lamp wick transformed into a huge flame that roamed in the chaos.

Suddenly, a goddess with a human head and a snake's body appeared not far away. As if she had not seen Richard, her divine form covered the entire chaotic world. With a flick of her finger, the chaos was divided.

The goddess created the first world using the chaotic energy surrounding her as a base, and then quickly perfected it.

Richard was so engrossed in his work that he forgot about time and Yang Chan beside him.

Seeing that Richard had clearly grasped the concept, Yang Chan wasn't in a hurry and walked to the side.

Xiao Yao's figure appeared.

She sensed it the instant Richard entered a state of enlightenment. Moreover, the divine avatar of the primordial time also entered a state of enlightenment simultaneously.

To avoid accidentally interrupting her father's epiphany, she came out to protect him.

Yang Chan looked curiously at Xiao Yao, whose aura of wood spirit was clearly evident. She thought to herself, "Such a rich aura of wood spirit! It's even richer than the Jianmu trees I've ever seen, yet Jianmu trees have no intelligence whatsoever. This one, however, is standing alive right in front of me."

In addition, she also sensed a pure divine aura from Xiao Yao's aura, a path different from the incense-burning deity.

Somewhat similar to those ancient deities who were born in the first place and now largely withdrawn from worldly affairs.

"Who are you?" she asked curiously.

"Hello, big sister, I'm Xiao Yao, and I'm my father's innate martial soul," Xiao Yao replied crisply.

Xiaoyao knew about the chat groups, so she knew there was no need to be wary of these group members.

"Martial Soul? Is it from that special world? The one called Douluo?" Yang Chan didn't mind that Xiao Yao's intelligence was still a bit immature, and asked with great interest.

Hundreds of years have passed, but Xiao Yao's intelligence seems to have not grown much, and even her incarnation remains the same as before, that of a young girl.

During his training, Richard asked Xiao Yao about it, but Xiao Yao said that she was deliberately maintaining her current state, because it was better not to grow up.

Children have no worries; they don't have to think about many things and can just play happily every day.

Richard laughed when he heard this. Who said Xiao Yao wasn't smart? Wasn't she quite smart? So he just let her be.

"That's right, my father awakened his martial soul in the Douluo Continent! Big sister, why don't you awaken one too?"

The older sister named Xia Mi and many others in the group have awakened their martial souls.

"Unfortunately, only Xiao Yao is special. None of their martial souls have intelligence, hehe." Xiao Yao was clearly a little proud when she finished speaking.

"No, I have my own responsibilities and cannot leave my post without permission." Although Yang Chan was a little envious of Richard having a martial soul like Xiao Yao, she also wished she had a martial soul like that that could be a friend and a daughter.

But in the end, he could only shake his head in regret. As the righteous gods of heaven and earth, they have divine authority and corresponding responsibilities.

"Oh, can't big sisters go out and play? Just like Xiao Yao before, so pitiful."

Even so, Yang Chan didn't feel bored, as she had Xiao Yao to chat with.

Yang Chan chatted with the little girl casually.

Chatting with such a young child didn't seem out of place for Yang Chan.

She's very good at interacting with children. Nezha in this world is in a similar state to Xiao Yao, maintaining a childlike physique and personality. He doesn't look much older than Xiao Yao either.

Yang Chan and Nezha were sworn brothers.

Nezha once cut off his flesh to return to his father and his bones to return to his mother. It was Yang Chan, who was still a mortal at the time, who collected his remains and brought them to the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain. It was then that Taiyi Zhenren used lotus flowers to reshape Nezha's physical body.

Therefore, making friends with such children is a piece of cake for Yang Chan.

A few days later, Richard regained consciousness.

Only he himself knew the immense fortune he had received in the past few days. He had also gained a legitimate identity in this world.

An absolutely impeccable revolutionary identity.

He inherited a supernatural power called "Manipulating Creation".

That's right, it's the legendary divine power that the goddess Nuwa used to mold clay into humans.

The scene of the goddess creating the world inside the lamp is the inheritance of the goddess Nuwa. Before disappearing, the goddess looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

It seems like the question is being asked again: Have you learned it?

This scene was so similar to when Richard witnessed the goddess creating the world in the Fox Demon World. It also convinced Richard that the human-headed, snake-bodied goddess in the Fox Demon World was indeed the Goddess Nuwa.

With this supernatural power, he could go out and claim to be a disciple of the Goddess Nuwa. No one could deny it.

In this world created by the goddess Nuwa, at least he wouldn't be mistaken for an extraterrestrial demon and hunted down by those powerful beings.

Although it's unclear what purpose Nuwa had in creating so many worlds in the chaos, it's obvious that in the future, not only in this world, but in any Eastern mythological setting, he could claim to be a descendant of Nuwa.

He'd already made his way into a powerful faction, and a really prestigious one at that. In this business, fighting skills are important, of course. But everyone here is a figure of influence; strength matters, but connections are equally important.

Moreover, the ability to manipulate creation is not simply a matter of Nuwa's approval. As the head of the Heavenly Gang's great supernatural powers, the ability to manipulate creation is by no means limited to molding clay figures.

How well it can be used depends entirely on each person's understanding of the Dao. In the hands of the Goddess Nuwa, it is an unparalleled supernatural power that can create the world, refine stones to mend the sky, and mold clay to create humans.

It can even be used as a powerful offensive technique, unparalleled in its offensive capabilities.