"Nothing, I was just thinking," Qi Yu paused, retracting her gaze. "Thinking about when I'll finally have a chance to experience a mortal life."
Si Qing tilted her head, not quite understanding. "What do you mean by a mortal life?"
Qi Yu propped her chin on the table. "Like, becoming a kitten, or a puppy, or just a regular human, and then enjoying a perfectly ordinary happiness."
Si Qing looked at Qi Yu. "Hmm... but ordinary happiness often comes with many sacrifices."
"Mortals experience birth, aging, sickness, and death as common occurrences. Furthermore, humans are incredibly complex beings. They need social interaction, a sense of accomplishment, wealth and resources to live. Each of them carries burdens. Even children worry about their studies. Other races, however, don't have these issues."
"The lifespans of other races are much longer than humans. In such a vast expanse of time, they can achieve anything they set their minds to. Even if the young of other races aren't particularly adept at certain magics or spell types, it doesn't matter. There's always a path suited for them."
Qi Yu had merely been musing, but hearing Si Qing's explanation, she found it quite sensible. Her mind then drifted to another whimsical thought, and she began to worry about someone else. "What about little Chang Ge? She's human, isn't she? This little rascal has been with us for some time, and I find her quite endearing."
"The thought that this little thing will eventually experience birth, aging, sickness, and death makes me feel so sorry for her."
After speaking, Qi Yu couldn't help but criticize herself. "I still can't understand why they think I'm suited to be the Heavenly Dao. I'm not only petty and hold grudges, but I'm also extremely biased."
"I like little Chang Ge, so I want to shower her with gifts. I don't care about fairness or unfairness in the mortal realm."
"Sister, haven't you considered that things aren't inherently fair? If everything were fair, there wouldn't be geniuses in this world, nor would there be those with exceptional cultivation roots," Si Qing didn't see anything wrong with this biased thinking. "We aren't the first Heavenly Dao to exist. Before us, many Heavenly Daos were biased. So, what's wrong with you being even more biased towards those you favor?"
Qi Yu blinked.
Si Qing looked at Qi Yu. "As for eternal life, in this world, cultivating to the Golden Core stage can extend one's lifespan considerably. If one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, their lifespan will be prolonged even further, living for at least a thousand years."
"If one is fortunate enough to successfully undergo tribulation and ascend to the Ninth Heaven, they will have attained eternal life. So, who says Chang Ge cannot achieve immortality?"
The more Qi Yu thought about it, the more sensible it seemed.
Suddenly, she reached into the small pool beside her, used for grinding, and wet her hand. With a gentle flick, she whispered, "A gift for little Chang Ge: a top-tier, unparalleled immortal bone."
As Qi Yu's words fell, the droplet of water pierced through the clouds of the Thirteenth Heaven, passed through the Twelfth Heaven, and finally, precisely located little Chang Ge in the Ninth Heaven. It dripped onto her forehead.
Little Chang Ge was queuing up, waiting to be assigned to a clan school.
Feeling the water droplet land on her head, she instinctively reached up to rub it, then continued playing with the clouds as if no one were watching.
Si Qing watched, dumbfounded. "You actually just casually bestowed an unparalleled immortal bone upon little Chang Ge? I thought you'd ponder it for a while longer."
"You're right. In the past, other Heavenly Daos had their favorites. Why can't I continue that tradition? I insist on being like them and favoring a few." As Qi Yu spoke, she got up, preparing to change her clothes and arrange the treasures she had brought back from the secret realm.
Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps echoed from outside.
Qi Yu turned.
She heard the guardian god, ranked last in the Thirteenth Heaven, kneeling on one knee and exclaiming, "This is terrible! Lord Jin Yan and Lord Yu Yuan have started fighting!"
Qi Yu: "...Why?"