Wei Yu also reacted immediately, pouncing on Ling Luo Yi and crying loudly, "Master~ I thought you lost the bet."
Two hundred years had passed, and Wei Yu had grown into a young girl of eleven or twelve, still as fond of acting spoiled towards Ling Luo Yi as before.
Seeing Wei Yu return to her former self, the other four little ones collectively breathed a sigh of relief. For the past two hundred years, Wei Yu had seemed to have a change of personality, being cold and indifferent to everything. Now that she was back to her old self, they were very pleased.
Seeing Ling Luo Yi's eyes and her face, Jing Chen's heart trembled. He had originally thought she merely resembled her, but he hadn't expected her to truly be her.
Guang Yue looked at her and recalled something, saying, "Master, our previous contract is no longer valid because your body dissipated. Now that you have revived, do you want to contract again?"
As soon as this was said, the other four little ones also looked at Ling Luo Yi expectantly.
"No," Ling Luo Yi shook her head and said, "Now that you have all transformed into human form, ordinary people cannot contract you. I will also live in the demon realm from now on, so there is no need to contract again. As for what you call me, call me Master if you wish, or anything else."
"Master~" Wei Yu immediately called out sweetly.
After chatting with them for a while, Ling Luo Yi returned to her residence in the palace, which was the Falling Star Palace. Ling Luo Yi handed a piece of paper to Gu Yun Cheng, asking him to collect the items needed to repair the Phoenix Xi Bracelet, as told to her by Xiao Feng Xi.
Since there was no one else in the room, Ling Luo Yi cast a spell and said, "Heavenly Dao, are you there to meet me?"
Ling Luo Yi was now at the Tong Tian realm of the Divine Realm, capable of conversing with the Heavenly Dao. She had called out the Heavenly Dao because she had something to say.
The moment Ling Luo Yi's voice fell, a small black projection appeared before her. Looking at its appearance, Ling Luo Yi could hardly believe it. It was clearly a smooth black sphere, about the size of her fist.
"You called me out, so you must have understood something," the little black ball spoke. Its voice was vastly different from its appearance, a mature young man's voice.
Ling Luo Yi steadied her mind. The true form of the Heavenly Dao was irrelevant to her. She said, "Yes. I knew from the moment my Saintess Master told me I lost the second gamble, so I came to thank you."
"Ling Luo Yi, you don't need to thank me. You've probably guessed why I saved you, haven't you?"
"Yes, I had some suspicions, and I confirmed them after returning from the Underworld. It's the same as the King of the Underworld, because of the ancient demon god, right?"
"Yes," the Heavenly Dao did not deny it at all. Instead, it spoke directly, "The ancient demon god died in a divine-demon war. That war could have destroyed both the divine and demon realms, but it was stopped because of her. That war would have also affected me, and because it didn't erupt, I was spared. However, I couldn't save her, and I've felt guilty about it ever since.
Last time, when it was about the Empty Spirit Tea Tree, I recognized your soul. My guilt deepened then, so I pretended not to see the King of the Underworld saving you.
After that was the incident outside the domain. Originally, you should have lost all three gambles due to your insincerity, but I couldn't bear to see your soul scatter, so I kept one of your souls. According to the rules, I scattered your soul across the Six Realms. When your soul is reformed, you can reincarnate or be revived. I had expected your master to intervene, but I didn't expect the King of the Underworld to save you again."
"Heavenly Dao, according to your plan, my soul reformation should take at least a thousand years, right?"
"Ling Luo Yi, allowing you to live is already an exception to the rule. A thousand years is too short for you; it should be at least five thousand years. Don't think I'm ungrateful. The Heavenly Dao is supreme, and no one can challenge it! You once stole a portion of the Empty Spirit Tea from me, so it's only reasonable that I didn't save you."
"Heavenly Dao misunderstands. I don't feel that way at all. It would be perfectly reasonable even if you didn't save me, and no one would blame you. I don't remember anything about the ancient demon god. I only called you out to thank you, nothing more."
"It seems I was overthinking. Ling Luo Yi, I am very busy. Don't call me out frequently in the future. However, with your effort and talent, you will one day reach that realm. If possible, I hope to see you there."
The Heavenly Dao finished speaking and its figure disappeared, leaving Ling Luo Yi bewildered by its words.
Ling Luo Yi, having just become a god, knew nothing about these matters that were common knowledge among the high-ranking individuals in the divine, demon, and other realms. It was too far removed from her, and Gu Yun Cheng hadn't told her. There were also no records of such things in human realm books, so Ling Luo Yi was completely unaware.
"It's the Divine Realm."
Suddenly, the door was opened, and Gu Yun Cheng entered.
"Divine Realm? A Su, what is this place?"
Gu Yun Cheng embraced Ling Luo Yi and explained, "Luo Luo, I thought it was too early for you to know about this, but it seems it's time for you to know. Luo Luo, within the Six Domains, there is a common higher plane, which is the Divine Realm, and the Heavenly Dao is one of its inhabitants. Legend has it that the Divine Realm is a place with complex spiritual energy and treasures as common as dust, but no one knows the entrance to the Divine Realm."
"Luo Luo, if no one knows where it is, how can there be such a legend?"
"Luo Luo, indeed no one knows the entrance, but some people have been there. Among the realms of divinity that we currently know of, there are two very special realms: the Supreme Realm and the Void Realm. Reaching the Supreme Realm allows direct entry into the Divine Realm, but no one can reach this realm anymore. It seems the Heavenly Dao has great faith in you, judging by what it told you."
Ling Luo Yi didn't care about his teasing and asked, "A Su, you said someone has been there, do you know who?"
"Luo Luo, the most recent of these events were tens of thousands of years ago. I know of two from the demon realm, but one was annihilated. There are three from the divine realm, one of whom was the youngest person in the history of the Six Realms to enter the Divine Realm. Luo Luo, your talent is already very high, but compared to her, you are somewhat lacking. Moreover, Luo Luo, according to the records of the demon realm, this divine being, like you, is a woman."
Ling Luo Yi was not angry about this, but said seriously, "A Su, you said that all those who can enter the Divine Realm are the strongest of the strong. Is it not possible to achieve this solely through talent?"
"I apologize, but I only know this from the brief records of the demon race. After all, she lived tens of thousands of years ago, and I have only lived for a few thousand years. Moreover, she is a divine being. Divine beings have always kept their distance from other races. Those divine beings we see are not true divine beings; at most, they are their stewards."
"Never mind, let's not talk about this. It has nothing to do with us, so don't let it affect your mood." Ling Luo Yi said indifferently.
"That's true. She lived tens of thousands of years ago. Even if she's alive now, she's in the Divine Realm and won't have any connection with us." Gu Yun Cheng suddenly leaned close to Ling Luo Yi's ear and said, "Luo Luo, what we should be concerned about now is our wedding. This wedding has been prepared for over two hundred years, and it's time to use it."
What Ling Luo Yi and Gu Yun Cheng didn't know was that their words today would be proven wrong tens of thousands of years later. Not only would they become involved, but their relationship would become very intimate. However, that was a story for another time.