After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 440 You are the Son of Heaven!

Unlike them, Jiang Liqian cultivated alone in her room.

The spiritual energy of lightning in the seabed is not as abundant as on land, but the power of lightning is still considerable. The merfolk living nearby can vaguely sense the danger here. Although they are very curious about human cultivators, none of them dare to approach.

Jiang Liqian was unaware of how dangerous she was to them. When she finished meditating and went out, she was surprised to find that everyone around her had disappeared. She thought that some kind of monster had attacked the Merfolk and hurriedly went to find the Merfolk chieftain.

After realizing it was her own fault, she was immediately embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

She almost forgot that the lightning spirit root is the most effective against demons and evil spirits. Although the merfolk cultivate with spiritual energy, they are still demons at heart, so it's normal that they would be so afraid of her.

Even if they are actually very powerful spiritual beings, she may not be their match.

To Jiang Liqian's surprise, after the merfolk chieftain learned that she could use lightning spiritual power, he changed his previous attitude and became very respectful and humble towards her, even offering her the throne.

Jiang Liqian refused hastily.

"Chieftain, this is my first time here. How can I be your queen?" They wanted to lock them up in prison before, but now they want her to be their queen. This change in attitude is too outrageous.

Upon hearing this, the clan chief prostrated himself at her feet, his heart and eyes filled with the most devout reverence for the heavens: "You are the son of heaven! Our clan is able to live here in peace because of the protection of heaven. How can we ever repay the grace of creation? You are certainly qualified to be our king and to receive our service. Our clan will be loyal to you to the death!"

What is all this?!

"Clan leader, I think you've misunderstood. I can use the power of lightning because I have a lightning spiritual root, but I'm not the only one in the cultivation world with a lightning spiritual root. Are they all kings of you and your clan?"

Jiang Liqian assumed that the merfolk might have a special worship of lightning, so she quickly helped him up and patiently explained to him. However, despite her earnest efforts, the clan leader seemed to insist on his own ideas. But seeing that Jiang Liqian did not want to stay here, he did not mention making her the queen again.

However, his attitude towards her remained respectful, extending to all of them, which made them feel rather uncomfortable.

Two days later, they prepared to leave.

Lanlan is completely healed. The wounds that covered her body are gone, and instead, she is enveloped in a light blue aura.

Upon seeing Jiang Liqian and her group from afar, she rushed over, threw herself into Jiang Liqian's arms, hugged her neck, and gave her a big kiss on the cheek. She then did the same to Shui Lian'er, making both of them blush.

When the merfolk chieftain saw that she dared to disrespect Jiang Liqian, he immediately reprimanded her sternly and apologized to Jiang Liqian.

Jiang Liqian really didn't know how to change his opinion of her.

"My benefactor, the clan chief said that you saved my life, so these are your thanks for saving me. Please don't refuse them, my benefactor." As Lanlan spoke, she stuffed all the blue beads in her arms into Jiang Liqian's arms.

Jiang Liqian was taken aback for a moment, but did not refuse. She gave one to each of them, and then distributed them to Shui Lian'er and the others. In the end, there were still two left.

Lanlan blinked: "And there's also a junior brother who's a benefactor!"

Jiang Li pursed her lips and put the beads away.

I don't know what these beads are for...

"Clan leader, now that Lanlan is alright, we'll take our leave." Jiang Liqian bowed to the clan leader.

The merfolk chieftain quickly returned the greeting and had his people bring out a huge manta ray bound by sea vines, which they were told to sit on, as it would take them back to the island they were going to.

"Child of Heaven, may you live in eternal peace. All the millions of people of my Merfolk clan depend on your grace." After Jiang Liqian and the others boarded the Kongyao, the Merfolk chieftain led his people to bow down to her and pray devoutly.

Shi Tou glanced at Jiang Liqian sideways, then quickly looked away, so quickly that no one noticed.

Jiang Liqian opened her mouth to say something, but Kong Yao had already led them up the rushing waterfall.

Above the azure sea, under the vast sky, the waves rise again, but the crashing against the shore is no longer seen.

Someone stopped on the waves, suspended in the azure water, gazing into the distance in the direction the group had gone, and asked with a smile, "How does it compare to her five hundred years ago?"

"How can one person saving ten thousand compare to several people saving one?"

"The lives of ten thousand people are no different from the life of one person, are they?"

The person next to him was silent for a moment, then suddenly snorted coldly and threw the straw hat he was wearing into the other's arms: "Fine, fine, give it to her. Anyway, she gave up her chance to live to save her."

"Now that you've chosen a master, your mission is complete. What's next?"

"What are you doing? Go back! Collect your settlement immortal stones! What, are you planning to stay in this realm and wander around for another couple of days? Don't blame me for not warning you, or the Heavenly Dao will find out and blast you to pieces!"

"I was just wondering why that person had divine energy, and why that person also possessed it. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be possible in this world..."

"Why worry about so much? We can't control what the gods do."

"Having said that..."

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With Kong Yao leading the way, miraculously, Jiang Liqian and her group encountered no danger whatsoever on their way back to the island. Their speed more than doubled, and in just half a day, they could see the outline of the island.

In the distance, they could still see a blurry figure standing motionless on the shore, like a human statue carved from stone.

As they got closer, they were surprised to find that the person standing there was none other than Xu You'an, dressed in blood.

Shui Lian'er couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim in surprise, "Junior Brother Xu! How could he..."

Jiang Liqian's eyes flickered, and she subconsciously took a step forward, then suddenly stopped.

Before they even got close to the shore, they saw the standing figure suddenly move.

He waded into the seawater, ignoring its icy cold, and staggered towards them.

Everyone on Kong Yao's back immediately turned their attention to Jiang Liqian.

She remained silent, her gaze unchanged, as if she hadn't seen the figure rushing towards her at all.

Until a sudden cry of "Senior Sister" pierced the sky and reached everyone's ears.

"Senior sister!"

"Senior sister!"

Xu Youan ran over with red eyes. His eyes could no longer see anyone else but her; she was his only light and his only brilliant color.

Ignoring everything else, he hugged her waist tightly, and due to exhaustion, he slowly slid down, half-kneeling in front of her.

He gasped for breath, trembling with fear, and called out to her in small, hesitant voices, "Senior Sister..."