Wind Chime Jade Sleeve World.
Wuxiang City.
A white-haired girl, dressed in ancient attire, looking only fifteen or sixteen years old, walked out of a martial arts hall with her head held high.
Her name was Bai Muzhen.
She was the daughter of the City Lord of Wuxiang City.
As Bai Muzhen, who had just finished a sparring match with the master of the martial arts hall behind her, was contemplating which martial arts hall to challenge next, a voice suddenly resounded in her mind.
Through the concept of the Myriad Worlds instilled by the Chat Group, she understood what had happened.
However, in Bai Muzhen's mind, only legendary immortals could achieve such a feat.
Thus, filled with immense curiosity, she began to inquire in the Chat Group.
[Fujiwara Chika: Ah hahaha, immortals? I'm just an ordinary beautiful high school girl.]
[The Gray Witch: Hmmph ~ Immortals? I'm not one. I'm a witch now, and merely a traveler about to embark on a journey.]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: So neither of you are immortals? I thought I had encountered an immortal destiny.]
Bai Muzhen's face was filled with disappointment.
Living in ancient China, both those in power and common people naturally yearned for the immortals in myths and legends.
An immortal would touch my head, binding my hair and bestowing eternal life.
Even in modern times, it's something many people dream of.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many popular cultivation novels.
Just as Bai Muzhen was about to head to the next martial arts hall to challenge it and change her mood, a message from the group member named "Fujiwara Chika" in the Chat Group once again piqued her interest.
[Fujiwara Chika: Although Ilaina and I are not immortals, the new group member who just joined might be ~ @Greater Lord Rukkhadevata]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Really?]
After sending the message, Bai Muzhen, filled with curiosity, went to check the group member list.
Sure enough, there was someone named "Greater Lord Rukkhadevata" among them.
Since she could bear this name, the other party was likely a god.
However, just as the thought of directly asking the other party crossed her mind, Bai Muzhen hesitated.
She was a god, wasn't she?
Would she be too presumptuous to do so?
People in ancient times were still very reverent of deities.
Just as Bai Muzhen was caught in a dilemma, the central figure of the current topic finally spoke.
[Greater Lord Rukkhadevata: Hmm? I was just checking the Chat Group's functions and member list. Do you need something from me?]
[Fujiwara Chika: Hello, Lord Tree God. Although it might be a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask, are you a "deity"?]
As a modern person with relatively open-minded views, Fujiwara Chika naturally took the lead in speaking for the other group members.
Of course, she herself was also very curious about this question.
After just changing the Chat Group's name, Nan Li returned to the chat interface and saw Fujiwara Chika's question.
[Nan Li: I just went to change my name.]
[Nan Li: As for your question, it depends on what standard you use to judge the word "deity".]
[Nan Li: For example, in your country, Fujiwara Chika, it is said that there are eight million deities, but how many can truly be called "gods"?]
After reading Nan Li's message, Fujiwara Chika felt a little awkward.
Because the eight million deities in her country were truly subpar.
However, the information revealed in a certain person's words made Fujiwara Chika guess that the former was also a modern person, like her.
Otherwise, how could he know so much about her country?
At the same time, she also felt that since he lived in modern times, he couldn't be that powerful.
He was probably just a small tree spirit that had gained sentience.
[Fujiwara Chika: Since you have some understanding of our country, I'd like to ask, how do you compare to the orthodox deities here? Like Amaterasu Omikami, for example.]
[Nan Li: Your orthodox gods there can't even compare to me, not even the Amaterasu Omikami you mentioned.]
[Fujiwara Chika: Huh?]
Fujiwara Chika was completely shocked.
He couldn't even compare to Amaterasu Omikami?
Was this fellow, who was just a tree spirit, being too arrogant?!
And because Fujiwara Chika was too agitated at this moment, she accidentally hit her knee against the desk.
With a loud "thud."
Besides the teacher's cold and questioning gaze, the curious gazes of the surrounding classmates all focused on Fujiwara Chika.
"Fujiwara-san, do you have a question?"
Fujiwara Chika quickly shoved her phone into the desk drawer, then stood up and smiled awkwardly.
"Ah haha... no, no, Teacher, please continue with the lesson."
"Hmm, if you have any questions, please raise your hand to signal, and don't make noise to disturb other students' listening."
"Okay, okay."
"Please sit down."
Having received the teacher's approval, Fujiwara Chika sat back down with a guilty expression.
Actually, it wasn't surprising that the teacher handled her so gently, even using the word "please."
After all, Fujiwara Chika was the great-granddaughter of the former Prime Minister of this country.
Her uncle was also the current provincial minister.
Her mother was also a prominent diplomat.
With the blessings of multiple buffs, a teacher with an ordinary background simply dared not do anything to Fujiwara Chika.
After sitting back down, Fujiwara Chika did not immediately take out her phone to check the Chat Group.
Instead, she sat up straight, putting on a facade of listening attentively to the lesson.
Although Fujiwara Chika usually acted a bit naive, she wasn't stupid.
Since the teacher had given her face and didn't pursue the matter, she also had to show appropriate behavior.
Moreover, she wasn't bold enough to continue making small movements as if nothing had happened, right after receiving a warning from the teacher.
As for what the teacher was currently lecturing about, the "attentively listening" Fujiwara Chika knew nothing.
She was just internally frantic.
Oh, I really want to check the Chat Group!
Those lovely group members must be talking about very interesting things behind her back right now!
...[Nan Li: Hmm? Where are you? Why did you suddenly stop talking? @Fujiwara Chika]
Nan Li was a bit puzzled by Fujiwara Chika, who had stopped speaking without any warning.
Could it be that the other party had encountered some irresistible interference?
Although some doubts arose in his mind, if the other party didn't reply, Nan Li decided to ignore it.
After all, there were two more group members in the group who were asking him questions.
[The Gray Witch: Oh wow ~ Looking at your conversation just now, you really are a divine being, Lord! @Nan Li]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Immortal Lord, please look at me, do you think this humble girl has the aptitude for immortal cultivation?]
[Nan Li: As I said before, whether I can be considered the deity you speak of depends on what your standard of judgment for those two words is.]
At this moment, Ilaina was riding her flying broomstick, passing through a beautiful flower field.
Looking at the message someone had just sent in the Chat Group, she couldn't help but murmur to herself, repeating it.
"Our standard for judging deities?"
As she spoke, Ilaina began to ponder in her heart what kind of person she thought could become a deity.
On the other side, Bai Muzhen, however, did not have this patience.
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Immortals, they must be able to fly!]
In the common perception of ancient people, those who could fly and escape into the earth were immortals.
Of course, if it was limited to Chinese culture, it might indeed be so.
[Nan Li: If it were that simple, Miss Ilaina could also do it. @The Gray Witch]
[The Gray Witch: Yes, if being able to fly meant being a deity, then there would be far too many deities in our world.]
In the world of the Witch's Journey, many witches can obtain titles.
If merely being able to fly was enough to be a deity, let alone titled witches, even the countless apprentice witches, who outnumber titled witches by an unknown magnitude, could be considered deities.
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Does Miss Ilaina know how to fly?]
[The Gray Witch: Yes, she does.]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Then how old is Miss Ilaina? Is she already several hundred years old?]
[The Gray Witch: Oh my I'm only 16 this year, and I'm still a beautiful girl like a flower ]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Huh? She can already fly, even though she's only two years older than me.]
Bai Muzhen was completely stunned.
Is this the disparity between different worlds?
Let alone her, even her father couldn't fly.
That "The Gray Witch" in the group could actually fly at 16.
Indeed, joining this Chat Group is my immortal destiny.
[The Gray Witch: In my opinion, a deity should be someone who can grant wishes. Can you do that? @Nan Li]
[Nan Li: I'm sorry, I can't do that right now.]
[The Gray Witch: "Right now"? That's a truly intriguing word.]
[The Gray Witch: In other words, someone in your world can do it? Or are there true deities who can do it?]
[Nan Li: Yes, there are.]
Which of the Star Gods in this universe isn't capable of bestowing blessings upon mortals, thereby allowing the blessed to ascend to a position above all others?
For example, Nan Li's own [Yaoshi the Abundance], simply by displaying a divine miracle, can grant eternal life effortlessly.
[Nan Li: Everyone has different standards for judging deities.]
[Nan Li: I am not a true deity in our world; I am merely bestowed with the title of "God" by some people.]
[Nan Li: For example, if Miss Ilaina were to go to Miss Bai Muzhen's world, she could absolutely be revered as an immortal god.]
[Nan Li: But according to Miss Ilaina's standard of judgment, she certainly cannot be called a deity.]
[Nan Li: The reason I'm telling you all this is simply to let you interact with me according to your own standards of judgment.]
This was Nan Li's objective.
Whether the group members respected him, revered him, or treated him as an ordinary friend, it was all fine.
They just needed to follow their own standards of judgment.
If they put on airs and couldn't chat normally, Nan Li would also feel uncomfortable.
[Ilaina: It seems Mr. Nan Li is a very easygoing person.]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Thank you, Young Master Nan Li, this humble girl has learned a lot.]
Because of Nan Li's words, Bai Muzhen reshaped her views on immortals and deities.
She felt she had gained much and expressed her gratitude in the Chat Group.
[Nan Li: It's nothing. From now on, just follow your heart when chatting and interacting with me. @Little City Lord of Wuxiang City]
[Little City Lord of Wuxiang City: Okay.]
Having preemptively resolved potential future issues, Nan Li's gaze landed on a name in the group member list that particularly caught his attention.
Strongest Dark Elf?
The true identity of this group member was really hard to guess.
[Nan Li: Do you have time to chat? I'm a little curious about your identity. @Strongest Dark Elf]