“I understand! But... how do I get stronger?” Chen Ping An nodded, then opened his mouth again.
His face flushed red.
He actually wanted to ask Li Mu Bai if he could teach him.
But he felt embarrassed.
He wasn't particularly close to Li Mu Bai.
Li Mu Bai had already shown him his deceased mother and was preparing to revive her, a tremendous favor.
Where would he find the audacity to ask about getting stronger?
“You have an opportunity at Gu Can's house, related to your future martial arts path.” Li Mu Bai answered calmly.
“Also, your main opportunity should be with Qi Jing Chun, the current Saint of Li Zhu Dongtian. He is the controller of this generation of Li Zhu Dongtian.”
“You are destined to be a disciple of the Wen Saint.”
Although Li Mu Bai planned to seize some of Chen Ping An’s opportunities, he would only take the most valuable ones, and those that were easy to take.
He wouldn't do something like take on a student.
After obtaining the Qingping Sword, he already had a master in a way.
Besides the owner of the Qingping Sword, the Tongtian Daoist, who else would be qualified to be his master?
Therefore, he couldn’t take on another master.
Even though the Wen Saint was very powerful in the current world.
Hence, Li Mu Bai naturally didn't hesitate to reveal this to Chen Ping An.
“The Qi Jing Chun you mentioned, is he the teacher who teaches at the academy?” Chen Ping An was astonished.
He never expected that the seemingly gentle and refined Mr. Qi would be the controller of Li Zhu Dongtian.
Even Chen’s mother was surprised when she heard this.
“Yes, it's him!” Li Mu Bai nodded affirmatively.
Then he continued, “It's getting late, let's not talk about this for now. It might not be beneficial for you to know certain things right now. Your most important task now is to maintain your true heart.”
“Ok.” Chen Ping An nodded.
“So, Mother, have you decided whether you want to be a Mountain God or a River God?” Li Mu Bai turned his attention back to Chen's mother.
“Mu Bai, whatever you decide for me, I’ll become that.” Chen's mother answered without hesitation.
“Alright, then be a River God. I happen to dislike Ma Ku Xuan!”
Li Mu Bai's thoughts turned slightly, and he immediately made a decision.
Although Long Xu Xi wasn't particularly large, normally becoming the River God of Long Xu Xi wouldn’t be a River God, only a River Fairy.
Moreover, the River Fairy would need Li Zhu Dongtian to be unsealed and connected to the outside world, flowing over the bridge and merging with the mainstream outside, to become a River God, or even merging with the sea to become a Water God who controls the sea.
But if he could take down Jian Ma.
Then Chen's mother could flow across the bridge.
And with Jian Ma's tempering, who knows, maybe she could even take a step further.
So, although it might seem that becoming the River Fairy of Long Xu Xi wouldn’t be as good as becoming a Mountain God.
But in terms of development potential, the Water God was definitely no worse.
You have to know, in the entire Jian Lai world.
The area of the sea is much larger than the land.
If she could use Long Xu Xi in Li Zhu Dongtian as an anchor, and continuously consume other tributaries and the sea.
The strength she could possess would be incredibly formidable.
“Ok, I’ll follow your arrangements, Mu Bai.”
Chen’s mother nodded without hesitation.
Although she had thought about letting Chen Ping An's future mountain be a Mountain God, so that he could protect his own son.
But Long Xu Xi already encompassed all of Li Zhu Dongtian.
So, becoming a River Fairy wasn't bad either.
She could still protect her little Ping An.
“Confirmed, Chen’s mother will become the River Fairy of Long Xu Xi.”
With Chen’s mother's nod, Li Mu Bai immediately communicated with the Qingping Sword again through his consciousness.
【I bestow divine powers, there won’t be any River Fairies, the lowest rank will be River God! Moreover, I will do it in one step, making her directly a Water God. However, she will need to leave Li Zhu Dongtian and conquer other waters to fully possess the Water God's authority. She cannot exert all the Water God's power for the time being.】
“That’s a pleasant surprise.”
Li Mu Bai responded in his heart, then continued, “So, what should I do next?”
【Visualize me, and then I’ll inject a sword qi into you. You will use that sword qi on Chen’s mother, then just chant the bestowal mantra with me...】
“Ok!”
As Li Mu Bai responded, he immediately visualized the Qingping Sword in his mind.
As he visualized it, the Qingping Sword in his body suddenly injected a sword qi into his body.
This sword qi was different from the previous ones. The previous sword qi had all been used to specially transform his body.
This sword qi, however, used his body as a medium, allowing him to clearly feel that he could control this sword qi.
Moreover, this sword qi wasn't the previous kind of sharpness.
It contained a special aura.
As soon as he felt the sword qi, he pointed two fingers together like a sword, and then struck Chen's mother in front of him with a sword strike.
At the same time, a river of swordsmanship suddenly appeared around his body.
The laws of the Dao surged around his body.
As if the authority of the world could be controlled by him at this moment.
As this occurred, Li Mu Bai uttered the mantra: “By the decree of the Tongtian Daoist, the Shangqing Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, I bestow upon Chen’s mother the title of Water God of Long Xu Xi in Li Zhu Dongtian.”
Almost as soon as his mantra finished, a beam of sword light landed on Chen’s mother, and the time in the entire Li Zhu Dongtian suddenly froze.
Then, a strange force suddenly entered the rules of heaven and earth, forcibly plundering the authority of the Water God from heaven and earth, forming a divine essence within Chen’s mother's body, connecting her to Long Xu Xi.
Then, Chen’s mother's body suddenly flashed with colorful light.
Divine energy radiated from her.
Soon, her clothes changed.
No longer a rough hemp cloth.
It was now a Water God's flowing immortal dress, with colorful ribbons fluttering behind her.
Her whole being was ethereal and beautiful.
Her skin was as white as jade.
Like a divine maiden descending to earth.
Chen Ping An was speechless with amazement.
Even Zhi Gui was filled with awe.
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As for their astonishment, Qi Jing Chun at the door was extremely shocked.
He couldn't help but exclaim:
“How is this possible!!”