Chapter 1 God Shrine

Above the summit of the God Shrine Mountain, golden light surged.

Countless gazes converged on the mountain peak, where the blazing light of lightning slowly dissipated, as if coalescing into a figure.

And the next moment.

A familiar, gentle voice echoed in Li Qingsui's mind.

"Raise the umbrella."

This voice... was like a spring breeze.

Inspiring steadfastness in her heart.

Li Qingsui immediately raised the Flame Demon Umbrella.

In the void, there seemed to be an invisible force, helping her adjust the angle, aiming the tip of the umbrella at the Second Elder, Li Changchi, not far away, followed by...

A gust of wind swirled, revolved, and within a mere second, it surged and gathered like a storm!

A blazing holy light ignited at the tip of the Flame Demon Umbrella!

Not far behind Li Qingsui, two black flowers, amidst the howling of the swirling wind, silently withered. No one noticed the withering of these two black flowers... nor did anyone notice that after the withering of these two black flowers, a large amount of extraordinary source substance, along with the ethereal wind, poured into the tip of the Flame Demon Umbrella!

"Buzz—"

The low rumbling sound was like the whispers of a demon from hell!

"No!!!"

Li Changchi's expression changed drastically.

His first reaction was to rush forward, as the distance between them was only a dozen meters!

Reaching him in an instant!

However, in the very moment that this thought arose.

The tip of the Flame Demon Umbrella unleashed an unprecedentedly magnificent spectacle, a giant cannon of flame, condensed to the extreme, burst forth!

This giant light directly engulfed Li Changchi—

While Li Qingsui was pale, she tried her best, using both hands, to hold onto the Flame Demon Umbrella. However, the force was too domineering. Li Qingsui only managed to hold on for two seconds before being knocked down by the enormous recoil, and the tip of the umbrella uncontrollably changed its angle!

This scene caused everyone's expression to change drastically!

Everyone dodged to both sides, fearing being "hit" by this unreasonable sealed item!

Fortunately...

This complete cannon, in the end, shot out towards the dome!

"Rumble rumble rumble—"

The Flame Demon Umbrella's fireworks struck straight into the sky!

Directly hitting that mass of black ink on the dome!

The entire world, after extreme splendor, ushered in "darkness." That large mass of black ink seemed to spread out, and black rain of extraordinary source substance seemed to scatter down from the dome—

And it was at this moment.

The condensed "spiritual figure" on the mountain peak instantly dissipated.

At the same time.

The ancient well on the mountain top, its water trembled violently.

The "Well Bottom World," which connected the two worlds of spirit and matter, slowly opened at this moment.

The girl curled up in carriage Zero Zero One raised her head.

After losing her spiritual link with Gu Shen, her world became incomparably peaceful. Then, the thunderous sound of the Well Water World echoed in her ears, her consciousness began to float, and finally she arrived in the God Shrine Mountain territory.

She saw every blade of grass, every tree, every flower, every leaf here.

She also saw the "dispute" that was happening in the God Shrine Mountain territory.

In fact, she had seen everything about the Li Clan's conflicts, causes, and consequences... But because Gu Shen was not around, she decided to come forward. After her consciousness descended upon the God Shrine Mountain territory, she had a feeling.

She felt like she could speak.

And... she seemed to be able to do more.

That huge mass of ink that condensed out of nowhere.

It was like her cloud of descent.

At this moment.

As the cloud of descent shattered.

Chu Ling, sitting in Zero Zero One, her closed eyes, struggled violently.

She tried to open her eyes.

A second later—

The divine embryo in the Well Water World, slowly opened its eyes.

Not only did it open its eyes.

But also... extended its arms and limbs.

In this moment.

She began to grow "rapidly."

The "miracle" that the Li Clan had poured countless efforts into for six hundred years, finally came to fruition at this moment.

Lightning scattered in all directions.

The dark mountaintop was torn apart, bright as day for a moment!

That swaying old house, covered with talismans, under the sweeping wind, the talismans swayed, bursting forth with dazzling holy light. The ancient writings on each talisman seemed to light up, as if welcoming the descent of the "Divine Maiden"!

In the four corners of the God Shrine house.

The four ancient lamps of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness also slowly lit up.

A great wind containing countless human emotions fluttered in the sky above the God Shrine Mountain—

Finally.

A hand reached out of the water.

Followed by, the slender, naked upper body.

Long hair, scattered and falling.

Finally, a "maiden" covered in well water, radiating golden, glass-like holy light, with a somewhat dazed expression, came to this world.

Chu Ling looked down at her palm.

Countless blazing golden lights, seemed to condense into her "flesh."

No.

Even after arriving in the material world.

She still did not have a so-called "flesh"... This shell brewed through the wish-granting technique was a "miracle" that could be changed according to her will. The size of her palms, the slenderness of her waist, the length of her legs, and the color of her face.

All of this, could be artificially shaped.

And she subconsciously, used the shell from her mind.

That was the appearance that Mr. Turing had cast for her when the [Source Code] was born.

Chu Ling had always thought that she looked like this. If there was really a mirror, then she should look like this... After a few breaths, she looked down at the well water beneath her.

This clear well water was like a mirror, reflecting the face of a pure and flawless, tender girl.

Somewhat familiar.

And somewhat unfamiliar.

A quiet wind drifted to the bottom of the well.

She felt the temperature of this world, felt the sounds of this world...

She reached out and gently scooped up a handful of water.

Then she took a sip.

So... the well water of God Shrine Mountain, was sweet.

"Splash..."

The girl climbed out of the ancient well, came to the top of the mountain, and she saw a pair of sisters climbing the mountain.

The scene at the foot of the mountain was chaotic.

The sea of fire could not burn in the God Shrine, so after the Flame Demon Umbrella shot out that flame, the Li Clan's superhumans were in a state of chaos... They did not dare to move forward. No one knew what had just happened.

Was the figure condensed on the mountain peak really the descent of a Divine Embryo, or just pretending to be a ghost?

Taking advantage of this opportunity.

Li Qingci quickly led her sister up the mountain.

And at the moment of climbing to the top of the mountain, they happened to run into Chu Ling climbing out of the mountain well.

In this world, besides "God," who else would possess such a graceful body? A little more plump, a little less slender, perfectly just right... In addition, her eyebrows seemed to be surrounded by a kind of temperament that was incompatible with the secular world.

From her, Li Qingci saw compassion, also saw indifference, saw wisdom, also saw bewilderment. Several contradictory temperaments coexisted, making it impossible to look away after just one glance.

"Divine Maiden..."

Li Qingci stood there in a daze.

"There really is... a Divine Maiden..."

Li Qingsui couldn't help but stare in admiration.

In the Li Clan's legends, the "Divine Embryo" was just an ethereal existence.

Until now, not many people believed in this legend anymore...

Chu Ling looked at the two women whom she had already "met," and smiled with tenderness in her eyes.

She slowly opened her mouth and uttered a sound.

This was the first time Chu Ling had truly spoken, and she was a little nervous, and her voice was a little intermittent: "My surname is Chu, you can call me... Chu Ling."

However, after this voice came out, it was exceptionally gentle, as pleasant as a spring breeze.

Just hearing it inspired infinite beauty in one's heart.

The next moment.

"Divine Maiden... I'll go get you some clothes!" Li Qingci came back to her senses and hurriedly spoke.

Chu Ling also noticed.

That she was currently without any "clothing" on her body.

This... was not very proper.

She smiled slightly, and with a light wave of her hand, a set of "ancient sacrificial robes" immediately floated out of the ancient house of the God Shrine in the distance. Those were the "clothes" that would be worn during grand ceremonies, or formal prayers.

This set of ancient clothes, floated to her, and shrouded her on its own.

Red collar and white belt, a touch of waist restraint.

It looked... just like an ancient god.

Li Qingci only felt that she had seen an unprecedented "bright moon." If compared with the Divine Maiden in terms of appearance, then the other women in this world were like dim stars, three points paler.

While distracted, the sound of commotion immediately rang out from the foot of the mountain.

The Li Clan's superhumans reacted... They climbed the mountain one after another, not only to surround and block Li Qingci and Li Qingsui, but also to see clearly the figure on the mountain peak just now.

And after climbing the mountain.

They also saw an unforgettable scene.

The young woman dressed in the ancient sacrificial robes of the Li Clan's God Shrine, holding a black long umbrella, the black clouds that were originally cascading like ink, re-converged above the mountaintop, but a ray of light penetrated the darkness, descending above the woman's head.

This scene was like a god descending to earth.

It was indeed a god descending to earth.

Because Li Qingsui was unable to hold the umbrella earlier, the Flame Demon Umbrella's strike had only briefly hit the Second Elder, Li Changchi... In the end, the damage caused by this strike was limited, only his clothes were torn, and a protective sealed item was shattered. Li Changchi himself was not seriously injured.

So this old man was the first to climb the mountain.

Seeing this scene, his expression became ugly... The golden light on the mountain peak was actually real. There really was a so-called "Divine Maiden," and the two sisters of the Li Clan were now hiding behind this Divine Maiden.

The people who climbed to the top of the God Shrine Mountain, looked at each other.

The Li Clan's ancient legend... was true?

So... Li Qingsui's so-called [Lamp Seeking] plan, was also true?

Among the crowd of the Council of Elders, several confused and questioning gazes successively appeared. Not everyone's position was firmly on Li Changchi's side...

"May I ask, who are you..."

A trembling voice rang out.

Li Xuan looked pale, and he looked at this woman, and said with some disbelief.

What he wanted to ask, was also what most people wanted to ask.

Was this really the legendary Divine Maiden?

"..."

Chu Ling held the black umbrella, and did not answer.

She did not answer, not because she did not want to answer, but because she was still slowly adapting to her "speaking" ability.

However, at this moment, her face was different from the expression when she met the Li Clan sisters...

Chu Ling slowly looked at these superhumans who climbed to the top of the mountain. There was no gentleness or compassion in her eyes.

Quiet as a pool of deep water.

No one could fathom it, no one could see through it.

"There can be no Divine Maiden in this world!"

A low voice interrupted Li Xuan's question.

Li Changchi's face was gloomy. When he saw the Divine Maiden, his breathing was uncontrollably disordered, and he slowly recovered at this moment.

The Second Elder placed a big hand on Li Xuan's shoulder and said coldly: "Pretending to be a ghost, making a mystery... If there is a Divine Maiden in this world, then why would they have to guard until now! Do you want to tell me that the Divine Maiden was only born today?!"

Li Xuan woke up as if from a dream.

A basin of cold water poured down.

He then realized... that the Second Elder was right!

The last time he came to God Shrine Mountain, he was here to investigate the [Lamp Seeking] plan. If there was really a so-called Divine Maiden, why would he be stopped from climbing the mountain!

To take ten thousand steps back!

How could there be a "stunning woman" born in a day in this world?

Obviously, this woman's superhuman aura was very powerful and hidden, almost impossible to probe... She should be a young genius taught by a titled powerhouse!

"You... get up there!"

Before Li Xuan could react, he was pushed in the back by the Second Elder.

His expression suddenly became extremely pale.

At the foot of the mountain... he had seen the power of that black umbrella.

That should be the life-saving sealed item that the Clan Head left for Li Qingsui. After accumulating power and bombing, the ancestral hall was burned. If he were to endure such a blow, the Second Elder could withstand it, but he could not!

However, he had no choice but to pounce towards Chu Ling.

The distance between the two was not far.

Chu Ling calmly looked at the figure pouncing towards her.

Newly arrived, she was not very familiar with this world...

The familiarity here, does not refer to conceptual cognition, but actual feeling.

Human babies need to learn to walk before they can learn to run. No matter what they do... there is always a process, and the Divine Embryo is no exception. Although in the spiritual space of Zero Zero One, she could even float freely, but that was, after all, a virtual world, not real.

After descending from the God Shrine Mountain top, she began to "familiarize" herself with everything.

Walking.

She had already learned it.

Running.

She should have learned it.

As for fighting.

She had not started learning yet.

The so-called "thick aura" was just the wrong judgment of those superhumans. They either thought that she was the "Divine Embryo" cultivated by the Li Clan with six hundred years of effort, or that she was a disciple cultivated by a high-level master... So at this moment, unable to probe the depth of the superhuman aura, she was naturally defined as "unfathomable."

But in fact.

Her body was empty.

There was nothing, nothing could be retained... Because this was not a mortal body at all. She did not need to cultivate superhuman source matter, and could not cultivate superhuman source matter. The "ability" that all superhumans would awaken was all in vain for her.

Superhuman abilities, were the "ladder to heaven" that only mortals could possess.

And she was born, standing in the sky.

No ability.

Was the greatest ability.

This body almost showed unparalleled tolerance and convergence to the superhuman source material.

To give a close example, these "black flowers" all over the mountains were the greatest poisons to mortals.

But for Chu Ling... these "black flowers" were just black flowers.

She could pick them, play with them, and even eat them.

Nothing would happen. The collapse of order would not work on the "Divine Maiden," because she herself was the greatest "collapse of order." Such a "character" should not have appeared in this world at all.

However, in some things, she and human babies, were still different.

That was... the speed of learning.

She had learned everything since her descent very quickly.

Human babies need a year to learn to walk.

And she only took a minute.

Human babies learn to run... it will be a little faster.

And she, was also a little faster.

So... fighting.

She should also learn quickly.

At the moment Chu Ling held the "Flame Demon Umbrella," countless calculation trajectories appeared in front of her... Those were the deduction scenes when assisting Gu Shen in battle. Even after arriving at God Shrine Mountain, her consciousness was still sleeping in the base of the [Deep Water Zone], enjoying the most powerful [Source Code] authority in the entire Five Continents, with a computing power that surpassed that of mortals tens of millions of times, running rapidly in the spiritual space.

She had already calculated dozens of ways to win.

And she... did not choose any of the methods given in the [Deep Sea] calculation.

In just an instant.

The Flame Demon Umbrella raised an arc.

Accurate and elegant.

Just like a scalpel... resting in just the right position.

Li Xuan, who was pushed out, had his throat held, and his throat made a hoarse sound, unable to say a word, his back was already soaked with cold sweat...

The not-sharp umbrella tip, was against Li Xuan, and did not break the skin.

Nor did it cause substantial harm.

In the calculation screen given by [Deep Sea], those dozens of ways to win would all see blood...

But Chu Ling's way of thinking had changed.

She began to become like a "person."

Yes.

She was now a "person." Today was her first day of being a person, and she wanted to solve the problem in a different way.

Perhaps, without so much bloodshed.

"I, am the Divine Maiden."

Chu Ling looked at the crowd on the mountain top, and spoke softly.

At the same time, the umbrella tip vibrated with a light force, pushing Li Xuan back.

Li Xuan felt like he had been granted amnesty, and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he did not dare to lean towards the Second Elder, but quickly dodged a few steps... After that push just now, the Li Clan's crowd dispersed to both sides, not daring to approach the Second Elder.

In the silence, some people had already chosen to believe in their hearts.

Perhaps it was because this girl was too beautiful, too stunning. If the legendary "Divine Maiden" really existed, then she should be such a star-like figure!

And the silence on the mountaintop, did not last long.

A few seconds later.

A thunderous sound rang out in the sky.

A hoarse, low laugh, slowly echoed from Li Changchi's throat.

"Divine Maiden... I don't believe it!"

The Second Elder pulled out the hairpin that tied his hair.

The thunder in the sky, seemed to be guided.

"I don't believe it!!"

Chu Ling calmly looked at the hairpin pointing at herself.

A majestic thunderbolt, directly fell, and hit her.

Bathing in the lightning and high temperatures of ten thousand degrees.

She raised the Flame Demon Umbrella.

At the moment of raising the umbrella, hundreds of black flowers, danced, withered, and shattered in the mountains.

A pillar of fire, more blazing than lightning, spurted out. This time, the long umbrella did not tremble at all... The straight pillar of fire swallowed Li Changchi, and then burned him to ashes.

Chu Ling stood in the lightning, and silently watched the fluttering ashes.

Her heart was a little regretful.

In the calculations of [Deep Sea], this was the most dignified way to send Li Changchi away from the world.

Theoretically, there would be no bloodshed.

But in the end, a drop of blood still splashed out, although it did not have time to fall before being burned into nothingness by the high temperature.

Chu Ling thought at this time, Gu Shen was right.

Being a person... was really difficult.