Holding the script, I want to give up.

"Master! Do gods really exist in this world?"

The little monk looked up at the distant starry sky and asked in a soft, gentle voice.

"I don't know, I've never seen it either! Perhaps it exists, but we just haven't seen it."

Wu Gou looked at the stars in the sky and said.

"If they really exist, then why don't they save all living beings?"

The little monk touched his head and asked curiously.

"Perhaps they have experienced all the suffering in the world and no longer want to get involved. Everything has its own cause and effect."

"Even gods can't always interfere in human affairs. Perhaps some people don't need salvation?"

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

Master Wugou got up, took the young monk's hand, and returned to the temple.

Within another world.

“Your Majesty, the eggshell you have nurtured for a thousand years seems to be showing signs of hatching.”

A boy entered the hall, bowed, and said...

"Yes, I understand."

After the deity finished speaking, he vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, a person appeared out of nowhere inside a primitive cave. He approached the ice bed and looked at the egg floating in the air, its patterns shimmering with a blue-green glow, as if it were truly about to hatch.

"You have been asleep for a thousand years, it is time for you to wake up."

"Azi, will you stay with me when you wake up?"

Without hesitation, the deity chanted an incantation and dripped his heart's blood onto the eggshell to help it.

The egg was cracked, something was breaking out of the shell, a cold light flashed inside the cave, and the hot weather outside was covered with layers of ice crystals!

"Wuhu~ Take off~"

A tiny blue phoenix hatched and flapped its wings, trying to take flight! But it failed to take off and was about to fall to the ground when the deity reached out and caught it.

"Thank you so much! Kind person, what's your name?"

The blue phoenix waved its single wing in a gesture of gratitude.

"Ah Li! Have you... forgotten?"

Disappointment flashed in the boy's eyes, followed by a pang of heartache. He had promised not to forget; what a complete liar!

Should I remember you?

The blue phoenix scratched its head, looking confused and wondering if it had ever seen the handsome man before.

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you to absorb the essence of heaven and earth so you can take human form sooner."

The young man gently placed it on his shoulder.

"I think my name is... Shangguan... Zitong..."

As the blue phoenix spoke its name, a sudden pang of sorrow gripped its heart! It felt as if it had lived through countless lifetimes, like a god who had entered countless cycles of reincarnation. But it had only just been born; it shouldn't be so sorrowful!

Wow! The outside world is so beautiful!

The blue phoenix looked at the primeval forest, flapped its wings, and occasionally hugged the boy's neck, sometimes trying to fly, but the boy would always catch it impatiently.

"Yes, you always like beautiful things."

Including me, the boy fell to the ground before he could finish speaking, so I had to keep my words to myself.

“The spiritual energy here is abundant, so you may take human form here. I will protect you.”

The boy placed it in the middle of a lake in the forest, letting it stand on the surface of the lake.

"Wow~ This is so much fun~ I didn't fall down!"

The blue phoenix was initially hesitant to go down into the lake, clinging to his hand as if afraid he would harm her and cause her to drown. But seeing him standing in the middle of the lake, she flew down with peace of mind.

He must have his reasons for saying that; he wouldn't harm a little bird like himself, would he? For some reason, the blue phoenix always felt safe and secure by his side. There was an inexplicable, strange sense of familiarity about him.

"Why do I have to take human form? Can't I take it slowly?"

"Wow, what a beautiful mermaid!"

It flew toward the mermaid and circled around her!

"Your Majesty, why have you summoned me?"

The mermaid swam nimbly beside the young man, the lake shimmering in the moonlight, her tail sparkling! The young man leaped back to the shore!

"You just need to help it transform!"

"Azi, hurry up and transform into human form so you can see the wider world and all the wonderful things outside."

The boy spoke calmly to the mermaid, then adopted a gentle demeanor when facing the blue phoenix.

"Yes."

Seeing this, the mermaid stopped talking. It seemed the rumor was true! She couldn't be so foolish as to get too close to him.

She conjured a large seashell that shimmered with a dark purple light and placed it beside the blue phoenix.

"Girl, please go inside quickly. You will be able to successfully transform into human form tomorrow."

The mermaid reluctantly gave her cultivation treasure to the blue phoenix.

"Thank you, but how did you guess I'm a girl?"

The little head of the blue phoenix was filled with great doubt.

"Based on intuition!"

The mermaid smiled. Who could be standing beside that venerable one? It was obvious without even guessing.

"Awoo~ Ahri, wait for me!"

The blue phoenix waved its wings at the boy before the large seashell closed.

"okay."

The boy smiled faintly at it, then sat down to cultivate. With nothing else to do, the mermaid returned to the lake.

......

The next day.

The first rays of morning sunlight shone on the water, and a gentle breeze rippled across the surface.

The large seashell slowly opened, and a woman dressed in a crystal-blue dress adorned with phoenix feathers walked out barefoot.

"Have you remembered everything?"

Ahri flew to her and asked cautiously.

"Ah Li? Aren't I dead already?"

Shangguan Zitong found it extremely strange that she was perfectly fine and that she was dressed like this.

"It seems you've only recovered a little bit of your memory! Well, that's alright, you'll remember it someday."

"I have waited for you for a thousand years, and I am so glad that you are here."

The boy carefully embraced her, as if he were embracing someone else across time and space.

"A thousand years? Are you sure the person you're waiting for is still me?"

"What...is your real name?"

Shangguan Zitong remained unmoved by his embrace, offering no response, and quietly awaited his reply.

"From beginning to end, it's always been you! Don't worry, you're not someone's substitute!"

“My name is Su Li, but you’ve always called me Ali.”

Seeing that she didn't respond, the boy released her and looked at her sincerely.

"Ok, I know."

"Where do we go now? I'm not familiar with this place, could you give me directions?"

Seeing the faint sadness in his eyes, Shangguan Zitong affectionately took his arm.

"Let's go back to the temple."

"Come up."

Su Li realized that she might not be able to use her divine power to fly yet, so she transformed into a nine-tailed fox and lay down in front of her, serving as her mount.

"Wow, so cool!"

Without hesitation, Shangguan Zitong mounted her horse—no, she mounted the fox.

"You know what, the feeling of soaring through the sky is just like going back to that world!"

Shangguan Zitong held its ears with both hands, excitedly gazing at the scenery of this world. Its dazzling beauty far surpassed that of the other world.

"You'll be able to fly someday too!"

Su Li flew towards the temple not far away. He could have easily used a teleportation portal or magic, but he wanted to look cool...

"Xiaoyu, is that really the Azure Glass Goddess?"

"He looks a little different from the war god we know."

Another pale pink mermaid clung to the shore, looking in the direction they had left.

"Yes, that legend is true!"

"It seems his lover has really come back!"

The light blue mermaid, who had given Shangguan Zitong a large seashell, spoke to the pale pink mermaid.

"Legend? What legend? I don't know anything about it. Is my life too short?"

The pale pink mermaid looked at her blankly.

"I don't know if it's true or not, it's just something I heard secondhand!"

"It is because Qingli God Venerable's lover had already died in that war between gods and demons, and he used forbidden methods to revive her."

"A thousand years have passed, and he is still alone. Some say he failed and suffered a backlash that took him with him."

"Just listen to this as a story, don't take it seriously!"

Xiaoyu pulled her hand and swam towards the center of the lake.

"I know, but it's none of my business, I won't listen."

The pink mermaid swam with her toward the center of the lake. She let go of Xiaoyu's hand, swam past her, and swam further away.

Xiaoyu chased after her, and the two played around chasing each other.

Within the temple.

"Wow, it's pretty retro!"

"High-end, classy, ​​and sophisticated!"

A million curses ran through Shangguan Zitong's mind! Why all this ostentation? It makes her look like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden!

"Well then, tell me, how did we meet?"

"Just pretend I have amnesia."

Shangguan Zitong ran to the altar and sat down, crossing her legs and looking at Su Li who was walking towards her in a nonchalant manner.

......