Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

Chapter 160 Casual Chat

Yang Chan realized she might have underestimated the contents of the group file.

She had previously browsed through the group files, and what she found were mostly mundane martial arts, ninjutsu, cultivation manuals, or magic uploaded by Richard.

Although she found it interesting, she didn't think these things would be of much use to her.

So I've never really studied the file categories of group members in the group files.

Now, Richard casually mentioned such a useful method for creating clones.

She decided to take a closer look at the group files later.

Richard could tell from her condition that she probably hadn't even properly studied the functions of chat groups.

No, sis, this is cheating! Can't you be a little more careful?

"Your world must also have some powerful techniques for creating clones, right? You haven't learned any?" Richard asked curiously.

"Of course there are, but I can't access them. The clone techniques I can access are really just illusions, with limited effectiveness. I know them, but they're useless," Yang Chan said bluntly.

"Alright then." Richard figured the clone technique she mentioned wasn't as useful as the Shadow Clone technique. As for more advanced clone techniques, of course there are. For example, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, or the Three Corpses Clone technique.

Aren't there many people speculating that Bodhi Patriarch is actually an incarnation of some powerful figure?

This kind of clone can even create physical clones with strength no less than the original body, and can even be completely unrelated to the original body in terms of causality.

It's an essential skill for anyone who wants to build a fake account.

The monkey's hair clone technique is considered a high-level clone technique; otherwise, it wouldn't have become a common skill for monkeys.

Xiao Yao's transformation technique can even form an army on her own, which is more advanced than the monkey's hair clone.

All I can say is that I did manage to snag a pretty good skill from the Dao Tree.

"Where are you planning to go, fellow Daoist?" Yang Chan asked after they came out.

"Do you have any recommendations, fellow Daoist?" Richard asked in return. He was not familiar with this world and didn't have any particular place he wanted to go, or rather, the places he really wanted to go were not ordinary places.

He was afraid that if he went directly there, he would get beaten up.

For example, he wants to go to the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, Mount Ling, Jade Void Palace, Wuzhuang Temple, Mount Emei, and so on.

"Would you like to visit some friends with me, fellow Daoist?" Having finally managed to get out of the house and with someone helping to guard it, Yang Chan naturally wanted to visit a few of her friends.

"Then let's leave the rest to you, fellow Daoist," Richard said.

"Let's go to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea first. I want to find Tingxin. Then we'll go to the Moon Palace to visit Fairy Chang'e," Yang Chan arranged directly.

"Great! The Dragon Palace's reputation for wealth is known throughout the world. Today we can see for ourselves whether it is truly as rich as the legends say."

When Richard heard the mention of Chang'e, he was reminded of the story of the Lotus Lantern, so he muffled their voices.

The question was asked: "Is there really some kind of relationship between your brother and the Moon Goddess Chang'e?"

Yang Chan coughed a few times, thinking that this guy had suddenly created a barrier to talk about something important.

So, all I did was chat with her about my second brother's gossip?

Yang Chan couldn't help but roll her eyes at Richard.

Okay, she likes this gossip too.

So she chatted enthusiastically with Richard.

"I didn't know, Second Brother hid it too well. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Lin Feng providing the plot, I would have had no idea."

Ever since my second brother divorced the Third Princess of the West Sea, he has devoted himself to his work, and I really haven't seen it at all.

However, it seems my second brother's feelings are unrequited; Chang'e (the Moon Goddess) is probably unmoved. Chang'e is a very aloof person; I find it hard to imagine what it would be like for her to fall for someone.

"Your brother's really pathetic. The mighty Erlang Shen, a renowned deity throughout the myriad realms, a Heavenly Judge, a first-rank official... and he's reduced to unrequited love. Tsk tsk—"

"My Panlong World is so much better. The strong can do whatever they want. Unrequited love? What's that? If you like someone, just take them!"

"What kind of barbaric behavior is that? Your world is so uncivilized. Don't your gods have any heavenly rules and regulations to bind them?" Yang Chan said disdainfully.

"I never said my world was civilized; it's a world where the strong prey on the weak."

"It's good enough to have even the most basic order. As for heavenly rules and celestial laws? There aren't any, absolutely none." Richard shrugged, making no attempt to defend his world.

"Tsk, I heard you've been married before. Did you steal your wife?" After spending a few days with Richard, Yang Chan had come to understand his personality. He was sincere, easy-going, and down-to-earth, so she didn't hold back when she spoke to him.

"How did you escalate this to a personal attack? Who stole your wife?"

My marriage was a political one, okay?

"A political marriage?" Yang Chan couldn't connect this word with Richard. With such strength, how could he possibly have a political marriage? Isn't that something that only happens in the mortal world?

"What are you surprised about? Don't you have many examples of political marriages in your world? For example, didn't your second brother's marriage to the Third Princess of the West Sea involve an element of a marriage alliance between the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan?"

Richard said.

"Besides, I didn't have the strength I have now back then. I hadn't even become a god yet; I was just at the limit of the Saint Realm."

The imperial family sees my potential and wants to marry me to a princess. Should I refuse? Would I even be fit to stay in the empire?

"Tsk tsk—as expected, what's written in the stories is all true. Women from powerful families always end up sacrificing themselves for their families." Yang Chan teased. When she was bored on Mount Hua, she would read a couple of travelogues or stories to pass the time.

"Of course, otherwise wouldn't the family have wasted their time raising him? What family would do such a losing business?" The dragon slayer will eventually become the dragon himself. Clearly, Richard has now become the dragon that's tearing the lovers apart.

He's now the top boss of the family, so naturally he has to speak from the family's perspective.

Besides, your family hasn't blocked all paths. If you have talent that your family can see your value, it's not impossible for you not to get married or to marry someone you like.

It's not just about having a talent for cultivation that makes someone valuable; having a talent for business, governing a region, alchemy, or farming, etc., are all acceptable.

Now their family manages such a large empire, and their sphere of influence continues to expand outwards. They are almost unifying the continent. There must be a suitable place where one person can make the most of their abilities.

If none of these work, then you might as well settle down and get married.

"So, how is your relationship with your wife? I haven't seen it mentioned in the group chat, even though Fellow Daoist Lin Feng and Fellow Daoist Yue Buqun both mention their families."

Yang Chan asked curiously.

"You didn't know? Has no one in the group mentioned this? My wife passed away a long time ago. Even my son has been dead for hundreds of years."

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Richard answered calmly.

"I'm sorry, I don't know," Yang Chan said after a moment of silence.

"It's alright. If I was going to be sad, I would have been long ago. Hundreds of years have passed. Besides, it's not like there's no hope of being resurrected." Richard was very open-minded. He would definitely take a trip to the Underworld once he had the strength of a Sovereign.

I wonder if his wife and children will still be around by then; perhaps they've already been reincarnated?

"Reincarnation is possible? Does your world also have an underworld?" Yang Chan was becoming increasingly curious about the world he lived in.

"The functions are similar, but it's much larger and the order is much more chaotic," Richard summarized.

"Have you ever been to the underworld in your world?" Yang Chan asked curiously.

"No, I have divine avatars that went to Hell and the Realm of Life, while my other divine avatars are still in the material plane," Richard said, satisfying her curiosity.

"Now that you've become a god, do you still live among mortals in the human realm?" Yang Chan asked again.

"My world and your world have different underlying architectures. The creator of my world divided the world into the divine realm and the material realm."

Initially, there were only four divine realms. Later, the seven elemental gods successively opened up seven more elemental divine realms, making a total of eleven divine planes.

There are thousands upon thousands of material planes, too numerous to count.

In principle, the main gods and god-level powerhouses should reside in the divine plane, but god-level powerhouses are also born in the material plane. For example, I became a god in the material plane.

After becoming a god in the material plane, one can freely choose which god plane to go to, or not go to any of them and stay in the material plane.

"It's a free choice. Those who pursue strength can go to the divine plane to continue their struggle, while those who want to enjoy life can rule the material plane." Richard continued to explain, since there was nothing else to do on the road anyway, he might as well talk about his world.

"It sounds chaotic. It's not a good thing for humans and gods to live together," Yang Chan commented incisively.

"Even without god-level powerhouses, it would still be very chaotic. As long as an individual's power can crush the strength of the group, the extraordinary world will inevitably develop into a world where the strong prey on the weak."

Even without gods, our world still has the Holy Realm. The Holy Realm is also immortal, and its格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall situation, and overall dynamics) will not change much.

"Richard said."

Yang Chan declined to comment on the question, as she genuinely couldn't imagine what the world Richard described would be like.

"And what is this hell? Isn't your world hell and underworld the same thing?" Yang Chan noticed the key point.

"Hell was created by the supreme god of destruction; it is the most chaotic, disorderly, bloody, and cruel realm of the gods."

In my world, the underworld, created by the supreme god of death, is responsible for a similar function to the netherworld. It is the place where life ends and the soul returns to its final resting place.

In addition to these, the four supreme divine planes also include the Realm of Life created by the Supreme God of Life, and the Celestial Realm created by the Supreme God of Destiny.

"I see, then I understand roughly." Yang Chan nodded.

"Were you in love with your wife back then?" she asked in turn.

Why are you still dwelling on this question?

It's alright. I was also afraid that something dramatic might happen to me, so when I met the princess, I asked her if she had a lover or childhood sweetheart.

If I had a different blind date, I could choose someone else and not break up any unfortunate couples. As long as she's a princess, it doesn't matter; I don't necessarily have to marry a particular one.

The royal family wouldn't care about such a trivial matter. All they need is for me to form a marriage alliance with them. They won't care which one I marry.

The princess said no, which is why we continued to get along.

They got along normally, had a normal marriage, and lived a normal life. I wouldn't say they were particularly loving.

"I'm just a roughneck, busy cultivating all day, so I actually spend quite little time with the princess."

Richard didn't quite understand why she was always focused on these romantic and love-related things. Are women naturally drawn to this kind of thing? Even goddesses are no exception?

Or has this guy already fallen for it? And now he wants to start dating too?

"I'd like to compare myself to my second brother and see what the differences are. So, you and your wife have never argued?"

"My second brother and the Third Princess of the West Sea had a huge fight, and in the end they couldn't live together anymore and had to get a divorce," Yang Chan said.

So you just wanted to gossip, huh? You weren't satisfied with just eating her second brother's gossip, were you? You wanted to eat mine too?

"There was no argument, so what's there to argue about?" Richard said no more, determined not to give anyone else a piece of the story.

"Then you and your wife—"

"Fellow Daoist, we've arrived at the East Sea Dragon Palace. Let's discuss this matter another time," Richard interrupted casually.

"I'm never talking about this again," he cried out in his heart.

"Nonsense, there's still a long way to go—"

"Are we really here?" Yang Chan turned her head and looked around; it seemed they really had arrived.

She turned to look at Richard, who had even resorted to the Dao of Heaven and Earth to change the subject.

Fine, you win. Ask again next time.

However, this guy's understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth is quite strong; he can use it without leaving a trace, and she didn't even notice.

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