Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Yunxiao leaned against Li Xiuyuan's broad chest, listening to the strong heartbeat in his chest. She felt her heart racing and her head burning as if she were sick. But how could she, a cultivator, fall ill so easily?

Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao bid farewell to Li Xiuyuan one by one, and earnestly invited Li Xiuyuan to visit the Three Immortals Hall to hear their teachings when he had time. Li Xiuyuan happily agreed.

After returning to the palace, Yunxiao was always restless, as if she still carried the scent of Li Xiuyuan, which captivated her and made her unable to forget him. The other three felt the same way, looking at the palace gate every day, hoping for his arrival.

Finally, ten days later, Li Xiuyuan stepped into the Sanxiao Palace and preached to the three women. The three women listened so intently that they did not notice the passage of time, and before they knew it, it was evening.

Li Xiuyuan's explanation was very simple, easy to understand, and captivating. The three of them were still reluctant to leave, so they decided to rest together for the night.

After a good night's sleep, Li Xiuyuan continued his sermons. Thus, he preached during the day and shared a bed with Li Xiuyuan at night. The four of them developed a very good relationship, so much so that when Li Xiuyuan left, the three women still missed him dearly.

Li Xiuyuan squinted as he savored the amusing events that had taken place at the Sanxiao Palace. The various flavors of the experience were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, especially the different beauties who each possessed their own unique charm. Yunxiao's icy demeanor, Qiongxiao's gentleness, and Bixiao's fiery passion all melted into tenderness under his touch.

"Master, Master, something terrible has happened, something terrible has happened, Master!" Shennong rushed over, looking extremely flustered.

Li Xiuyuan had never seen Shennong so flustered and anxious before, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Master, I, I..." Shennong stammered incoherently. Li Xiuyuan knew that something terrible must have happened to him! But what kind of terrible thing could have driven Shennong to this state? Li Xiuyuan had been with Shennong for so long and had never seen him so flustered.

Moreover, Shennong served as the supreme ruler for a period of time, and his actions became even more prudent.

Shennong was always calm and composed, never panicking in the face of anything, and always able to handle everything perfectly.

Li Xiuyuan patted Shennong on the shoulder to comfort him, "Shennong, don't worry! Look at me, look into my eyes!"

Under Li Xiuyuan's comforting words, Shennong gradually regained his senses. With Li Xiuyuan's reassurance, Shennong took a deep breath. "Master, my daughter...she drowned! Can you help me save her? She's my only daughter. I'm rarely home and don't spend much time with her, but she never blamed me. She always comforted me and was considerate. Who knew...who knew she would just leave like this! My child! My poor child! Master, please come with me and see if there's anything we can do?"

Looking at Shennong, who was on the verge of collapse, Li Xiuyuan felt a pang of sadness. Shennong's daughter was well-behaved, lovely, clever, and considerate towards her parents. However, Li Xiuyuan didn't know how to tell him this.

It's highly likely that Shennong's child cannot be saved. Even if her fate is forcibly changed, she will not stay by Shennong's side indefinitely.

Because Shennong's child was named Nüwa, who is also known as Jingwei in ancient legends.

Before long, Li Xiuyuan and Shennong arrived at the seaside. Li Xiuyuan looked at the girl lying on the ground with a pale face and shook his head helplessly.

Upon seeing Li Xiuyuan's expression, Shennong could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground. Li Xiuyuan hurriedly helped Shennong up, but Shennong had no strength to stand up again.

Chapter 1064 Jingwei Filling the Sea

Shennong fainted from excessive grief. Li Xiuyuan had no choice but to have someone take Shennong back to rest, while he stayed behind to think of any other solutions.

Li Xiuyuan knew that the girl must have been lonely staying at home all day, but he couldn't understand how she, a girl, could have managed to travel such a long and arduous journey to the seaside all by herself.

If the girl were to become Jingwei, Li Xiuyuan would only be able to help her regain her life if she possessed an extremely strong will and forced her soul to establish a connection with the human world. However, she would never be able to return to her parents' side again and would have to spend her long years by the sea.

Li Xiuyuan frowned. Long ago, when Shennong excitedly ran over to tell him that he had a daughter named Nüwa, Li Xiuyuan knew that something bad was going to happen.

Li Xiuyuan predicted that the girl might have an accident at the beach in the future, so he repeatedly told her not to go to the beach when she was little.

Who would have thought that, even though she was far away from the sea, she would have had an accident right there at the beach? It was truly a cruel twist of fate.

Li Xiuyuan asked around and learned that Shennong was worried that the girl would be too lonely, so he found many children from different tribes to play with her. Some of the children were from the seaside, and they often told the girl stories about their homeland.

As the girl listened, she grew more and more longing. Though she was in Chendu, her heart had already run to the sea. She wanted to see the sun rising over the sea, to see the boundless ocean, and to see the strange and magical fish that lived only in the sea.

The girl once told Shennong that she wanted to go to the beach and wanted him to go with her, but Shennong was too busy with the affairs of various tribes, so he often declined, and the trip was postponed day by day.

Finally, the girl left the tribe on her own and headed east alone.

The journey was very smooth because Nuwa was very cute, kind-hearted, and the daughter of Shennong, so the people along the way took good care of her.

And so he left, and after countless days and nights, he finally arrived at the East China Sea. The girl stood on the beach, jumping and skipping with joy, because she could finally see the sea, and she finally knew what the sea was like. She watched the sun rise and set from the horizon, and the scenery was extremely beautiful.

The girl was very curious about life underwater. She wondered if the fierce sharks, cute starfish, and dragons living in the East Sea Dragon Palace that her friend had told her about might appear there.

On this day, the girl was alone, sailing a small boat on the East China Sea.

Everything was going so smoothly until they reached the middle of the sea, when a storm suddenly arose. The wind and rain raged, and in no time, waves as high as small mountains capsized her small boat.

The girl unfortunately fell into the sea. She had always lived inland and was loved and protected by everyone. No one around her would let her do anything dangerous.

So the girl couldn't swim. After falling into the sea, she struggled in agony and cried for help, but all her efforts were in vain. She was eventually swallowed by the cruel waves.

Actually, the sea was calm that day, but the third prince of the Sea Dragon Palace saw the girl on his head sailing a small boat on the sea. Out of curiosity, he wanted to swim closer to see this girl who was unusually brave, but unexpectedly, the girl hit his dragon horn on his head with a paddle.

Dragon horns are a symbol of the dragon. The Third Prince was still young, and his dragon horns had not fully grown. He was hit by the girl's paddle and was in great pain.

The Third Prince of the Dragon King was spoiled and pampered from a young age, so he took out his temper on the girl, wanting her to experience pain as well.

The Third Prince swung his long tail, and in an instant, the sea and sky changed color, followed by the violent storm that had just occurred.

Seeing the girl screaming in panic on the boat, the Third Prince of the Dragon King finally felt a sense of satisfaction. He then happily swam back to the Dragon Palace, wagging his tail. Gradually, he forgot about the girl and also forgot the most fatal point: the girl couldn't swim.

When the Third Prince of the Dragon King finally remembered that he seemed to have seen the girl fall into the sea after swimming back to the palace, he hurriedly turned back to check on her, but he did not expect that the girl had already passed away.

Seeing the girl's body being battered by the waves in the sea, the Third Prince of the Dragon felt a pang of pity and took her body back to shore. Then he quickly jumped into the vast ocean, hiding in the Dragon Palace all day in fear, afraid to go out and be seen by anyone. He knew that he was wrong to lose his temper and cause someone's death that day, but at this young age, the Third Prince of the Dragon had nothing in his heart but to escape. He didn't know what to do.

When Shennong learned that Nuwa had left Chendu without permission and gone to the East Sea alone, he was very worried. He rushed to the East Sea without stopping, riding at top speed, but he still missed her by just one step.

When Shennong saw the girl's body being blown ashore by the waves, he felt as if the sky had fallen. The usually calm and composed Shennong swayed and wept uncontrollably after confirming that his daughter was not breathing.

After the girl died, her soul drifted on the East China Sea. She saw her father and her companions, and saw them grieving, weeping, suffering, and tormented because of her death.

Especially her father, that high and mighty man. The girl had never seen him panic even a little bit in all her life. But when she saw her father so sad and in pain, she couldn't help but feel remorseful. She hated the sea that had swallowed her life even more. If it weren't for the sea, she wouldn't have died, and the people around her wouldn't have suffered so much.

So when the girl looked at the endless and unfathomable sea, she suddenly had an idea: to fill the sea. Once the sea was filled, it would stop doing evil, and no more people would be swallowed up by the sea like she was, causing everyone around her to suffer so much.

Chapter 1065 Opportunity

The girl's powerful spiritual abilities enabled her to connect with the human world, and Li Xiuyuan finally sensed the fluctuations of her soul.

Li Xiuyuan used his spiritual power to call out, "Girl, girl, girl, where are you? Girl~"

"I'm here!"

Although the sound was very faint, Li Xiuyuan managed to hear it. He was extremely excited when he heard it.

After all, he had watched the girl grow up. Such a smart, cute, considerate and kind girl hadn't even experienced the best years of her life, and she was swallowed up by the merciless sea. It was heartbreaking to think about.

"Girl! I want to help you now, but you have to promise me that no matter what you see when you open your eyes, you won't be disappointed or sad, okay?" Li Xiuyuan communicated with the girl through his spiritual power.

The girl was silent for a moment after hearing this, then obediently replied, "Okay, I promise you, but... but I want to know, what will I look like when I wake up?"

Li Xiuyuan said softly, "Girl, I can't guarantee that you'll turn back into your original form after you wake up, but I can assure you that you'll become very beautiful after you wake up, and you won't be ugly at all."

The girl was very happy. So that's how it is. But she still had a question. "Can I, can I, still become human? Can I go back to my parents? I saw my father so sad. I really want to go back and comfort her. It's my fault for being unfilial."

The girl couldn't help but feel remorse and anger towards herself whenever she thought of her father's grief-stricken appearance, and she was even angrier at the sea.

Hearing the girl's increasingly depressed mood, Li Xiuyuan hurriedly comforted her, saying, "Girl, although you won't be able to transform into a human after you wake up, I can assure you that I will definitely let you meet your parents."

After hearing Li Xiuyuan's promise, the girl finally nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say!"

Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, "If you had listened to me more and hadn't come to the seaside, this wouldn't have happened. Sigh, since I've already left No. 1 Middle School, there's no point in thinking about it anymore." Li Xiuyuan could only console himself.

Li Xiuyuan sat cross-legged, his hands rapidly forming hand seals. At that moment, a fierce wind howled, and the earth trembled. Then, Li Xiuyuan pointed one finger to the sky and one finger to the ground, chanting incantations. After a beam of cyan-purple light, the girl slowly opened her eyes.

When the girl opened her eyes and saw the world again, she was shocked, excited, and thrilled.

The girl never imagined that she would be brought back to life, but she soon discovered that something was wrong with her body.

Her original hands had completely disappeared, and when she tried to move, she only heard the flapping of wings. The girl was startled, and when she looked at her feet, they could no longer be called feet; they looked like the claws of some kind of bird.

It turns out that the girl transformed into a bird with a flowery head, a white beak, red claws, and a body similar to a crow—this bird was Jingwei.

The girl was a little sad, but then she thought that since she was able to come back to life, it meant that God was still looking out for her. Otherwise, how could an ordinary person be resurrected after dying?

Thinking of this, the girl felt a little better. She turned to look at Li Xiuyuan beside her. This man had gone to great lengths for her. No matter what, it would be best if she could see her parents these next few days. Then she jumped into Li Xiuyuan's palm and nodded to thank him.

After examining the girl, Li Xiuyuan knew that her spiritual power was probably average, indicating good aptitude, but unfortunately, fate had other plans.

Li Xiuyuan followed the instructions and took the girl to see Shennong. When Shennong saw the girl, he burst into tears. Unfortunately, time was limited, and no matter how reluctant the father and daughter were, they had to leave.

After the girl transformed into a bird, she decided to fill the sea with pebbles and twigs. She would do this for the rest of her life to prevent the sea from harming innocent lives again.

It believed that if it continued working like this without end, one day it would fill the sea into flat land.

Finally, one day, the Third Prince of the Dragon King could no longer bear the torment in his heart and wanted to go out to sea for a walk. He saw a bird constantly throwing stones into the sea. He asked the people around him curiously, and when he learned that it was the Jingwei bird that Nüwa had transformed into, he could no longer hold back his trembling and tears streaming down his face.

Li Xiuyuan was worried about Jingwei, since Jingwei's cultivation level was very low at the moment. So he sent a wisp of his divine sense to protect Jingwei. Just then, he saw the strange expression on the Third Prince of the Dragon's face and was very puzzled.

Li Xiuyuan immediately went to the Dragon Palace and found the Third Prince of the Dragon. Under the pressure of his conscience, the Third Prince of the Dragon told the truth.

Li Xiuyuan's veins bulged as he listened. The dignified Third Prince of the Dragon King had no tolerance whatsoever. He immediately released his boundless merit and magical power, which the Dragon Palace could not withstand.

The entire East Sea Dragon Palace was on the verge of collapse, and the Third Prince of the Dragon King, who was sitting there, was so overwhelmed by the oppressive aura that he coughed up blood.

The Dragon King, disregarding the dignity of the Dragon Palace, pleaded with Li Xiuyuan, hoping that Li Xiuyuan would spare his ignorant youngest son.

Li Xiuyuan said resentfully, "What? Your son is a son, but Shennong's daughter isn't a daughter?"

The Third Prince of the Dragon King, realizing his mistake, knelt and asked, "Please, wise one, enlighten me. How can I save the girl?"

Seeing that the Third Prince of the Dragon Palace had taken the initiative to admit his mistake and that his attitude was quite good, Li Xiuyuan reluctantly withdrew some of his merits, and the people in the Dragon Palace finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xiuyuan looked at the Third Prince of the Dragon and said coldly, "Since you planted the seed and reaped the fruit, then naturally you should be the one to resolve it."

The Third Prince of the Dragon King obediently replied, "I was ignorant, but I now know I was wrong. I am willing to try any method that can save the girl!"

"Good!" Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "As expected of the Crown Prince of the Dragon Palace, I will now tell you the method: break your Dragon Pearl in half and give the other half to the girl!"

"This?" The Dragon King and Dragon Queen were astonished upon hearing this. The Dragon Queen even cried and said that she would give her Dragon Pearl to the girl.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head, "The Third Prince of the Dragon is the cause of the girl, so we can only use his Dragon Pearl!"

The Dragon King and Dragon Queen wept helplessly, but the Third Prince of the Dragon King broke open his own Dragon Pearl without hesitation and handed it to Li Xiuyuan.

Chapter 1066 Recovery