She became a god

"I'm just a lamb that escaped by chance. Can I really save other lambs waiting to be slaughtered?"

After Meng Jing explained her purpose to Chen Lai, this was the first thought that flashed through Chen Lai's mind.

She was a woman who grew up without being loved, and she experienced far more negative emotions than positive ones.

Friends and family are always reluctant to praise her abilities, even though she vaguely realizes that while luck played a part in getting to where she is today, she is actually capable of defying her predetermined fate.

But... she has only deviated from her own exploited fate; does she really have the ability to help others?

Chen Lai couldn't help but fall into self-doubt until Ye Qingzhou's words woke her up.

Ye Qingzhou spoke as directly and incisively as when they last met: "If you believe you are unique, then you have the ability to save others."

If you feel you're just another face in the crowd, then what you can do, others can do too.

"Chen Lai, have more confidence in yourself, and have more confidence in others."

"No one is born to be exploited and oppressed?"

"But there was no other way to go before."

"If you were given a second chance, would you rather be exploited by your family in a daze, or continue down this so-called 'jinxed' path?"

Chen Lai didn't hesitate for long. "I think I might still be selfish. I want to take this path, even though it's tiring. But it gives me the ability to stand on my own two feet in the world, instead of obeying my elders' orders and conforming to worldly rules. I like this feeling of freedom."

The next second, she received a hug with a refreshing bamboo scent.

“Chen Lai, I’m so happy that you think this way. Also, you’re not selfish, you’re self-loving. You’re slowly learning how to love yourself and how to use your abilities for yourself, and I’m proud of you.”

Chen Lai's nose tingled with emotion. "Thank you!"

From childhood to adulthood, whenever she ate more or used more good things, she would be criticized for being selfish.

Grandma would slam her hand on the table and yell, "You good-for-nothing! Never seen anything good before? This meat is for your dad and your brother! And you dare to smear it with your chopsticks? If you eat meat again, I'll chop your hand off!"

Her mother would also scold her for being unreasonable, saying that men do more work and should eat well.

Chen Lai didn't understand. She was also a human being, a mother's child, and a grandparent's grandchild. Why couldn't she eat meat?

If it really is true that more work means more food, then Grandma and Mother did just as much as Father.

Besides, my younger brother is just a little kid who needs to be taken care of; how could he have done any work?

Why can her younger brother eat meat, but she, her grandmother, and her mother cannot?

She didn't understand, and no one answered her questions; they only scolded her for being heartless and selfish.

Later, her water elemental root was detected, and she joined the Qing Shui Sect, where she could afford meat and became a cultivator.

However, in many people's eyes, she is still "unworthy".

"Senior Sister Chen, Junior Brother Song only lent you a hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Why are you being so persistent? People who know you would think you're obsessed with money, but those who don't would think you're in love with Junior Brother Song but can't have him."

"Senior Sister Chen, why are all you women so petty and calculating?"

Although she was the senior sister in the sect, her junior brothers did not respect her and instead slandered her at will.

She was the one who borrowed money and didn't repay it, but her fellow disciples all banded together to speak up for Junior Brother Song, ignoring her suffering, mocking her for being stingy, and spreading rumors that she admired Junior Brother Song.

It's strange, she clearly just wanted her money back.

Everyone says that it's only right to pay back debts.

But why did everything change when it came to her?

Why doesn't she deserve good things? Why doesn't she receive fair treatment?

A fellow disciple whispered to her, "Junior Sister Chen, just bear with it. The sect leader is a man, the elders are men, the chief disciple is a man. Men only favor men, you can't beat them."

Tolerate?

Honestly, is she really willing to keep enduring this?

In fact, Chen Lai had already planned to escape before she encountered Youming Guilan.

However, at that time, she only thought about finding a secluded paradise to live in seclusion and never considered directly rebelling.

Now, Ye Qingzhou and the others have extended an olive branch, asking her to confront the groups that had oppressed her and to help other women who had also been oppressed.

"Should I agree? If I don't, I might live an ordinary life in the underworld, occasionally thinking about the oppression I suffered. If I agree, the road ahead will be extremely dangerous, but I will no longer be afraid of dreaming of my childhood self crying in a corner at night."

After a long silence, Chen Lai said, "I'm willing."

I will no longer run away; to run away is to betray my younger self.

I will personally repay each and every wound I have suffered.

Seeing the fighting spirit ignited in Chen Lai's eyes, Ye Qingzhou knew that the matter was settled.

To help Chen Lai improve her cultivation, Ye Qingzhou gave her all the suitable water-elemental cultivation techniques he had on hand.

As for Chen Lai's specific cultivation methods, Meng Jing provided guidance.

Firstly, Meng Jing and Chen Lai both possess the Netherworld Body, which can help Chen Lai better utilize her physical advantages.

Secondly, Meng Jing is a powerful cultivator at the Refining Void stage, far surpassing Chen Lai in cultivation, while Ye Qingzhou and Chen Lai are both at the Golden Core stage, so his help is naturally not as great as Meng Jing's.

Thirdly, Ye Qingzhou felt that she and her senior sister should share both good times and bad. Since she had already contributed her cultivation techniques, her senior sister should naturally do more work as well.

Thirty years passed in the blink of an eye. With the accumulation of countless cultivation resources in the Underworld and Meng Jing's guidance, Chen Lai broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

“Master, I think Chen Lai already has the ability to secretly spread the Zhao Sect in the human realm. We just need to send a few more assistants to help her.”

Anqi held Ye Qingzhou in her original form and asked, "Zhouzhou, what do you think?"

"Chen Lai is indeed qualified to enter the human realm in terms of cultivation, but not in terms of mindset."

"Although there are powerful figures in the underworld such as Master and Senior Sister who set an example, childhood has a great influence on people. Chen Lai's understanding of Ying'e may still be simple and crude, and she is still unclear about the rights and life that women should truly enjoy."

“I think she can go to the human realm, but not to the Central Continent first. Instead, she should go to the Yu Kingdom in the Eastern Continent first.”

“I have been pen pals with the Crown Prince of Yu for many years. I can ask her to teach Chen Lai for a few years. After she graduates from Ji Cunxi’s tutelage, I will send her to preach in other parts of the Eastern Continent, and finally to the Central Continent, step by step.”

Anqi patted Ye Qingzhou's round little belly, "The spirit fruit wasn't wasted, your little brain is quite clever."

After saying that, Anqi casually fed Ye Qingzhou a few more fruits, which he ate one after another. "These fruits are perfect for making ice cream, hehe!"

Angie hefted the little panda in her arms. "You seem to have gained a little weight."

Ye Qingzhou turned her head away, ignoring her.