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Chapter 1165 - 918: Creating Worlds by "Scavenging" in the Void

"If the old Priestess leaves, can we still pray for food and water?"

"She said we don’t need spells, just sincere hearts to get supplies, so what are you worried about? At worst, we’ll just be more sincere in the future."

"It’s a dilemma, isn’t it? We’re under the divine protection now; if we leave, even the gods won’t look after us, what do we do then?"

"That girl can fly, she must be a celestial maiden!"

"Following the old Priest is surely not wrong."

"But what Shuiwang said is also true, here we eat, drink, and have fun every day; going with them means working hard in the fields. Either way, we face death, might as well enjoy..."

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Li Shuiwang saw that his grandmother’s decision had influenced many people, especially those cowardly women who wanted to follow and leave, so he immediately stood up and shouted: "My grandmother is senile, I can replace her as the new Priest!"

"Don’t be fooled by that woman’s pretty face, the Sun Star Monarch has never appeared, the true god only helps us silently. Someone showing herself like this to tempt us must be a monstrous demon that eats people!"

"Everyone, don’t be swayed by emotions, take a good look at your surroundings." Yun Shu didn’t understand, as she had previously been responsible for receiving people, both cultivators and mortals were always grateful.

Encountering such barren land without a single tree, making it difficult even for mortals to drink water, why were they so unwilling to understand?

She patiently explained that whether it’s food or water or daily necessities, they were all bestowed by her master, and now she’s been dispatched to guide them to a new homeland, yet there were still people willing to stay with Li Shuiwang.

The Immortal Shuttle was continuously burning Immortal Jade, and Yun Shu could only reluctantly caress those who decided to leave, starting from the old Priest, each person in line vanished into thin air.

"Did you see that? She ate my grandma!" Li Shuiwang shouted angrily yet didn’t dare to charge forward, instead took a few steps back, his voice trembling: "She’s a man-eating demon, don’t be fooled everyone!"

Yun Shu, tired of explaining, rolled her eyes and turned back to the Immortal Shuttle to report.

Jiang Yuan listened to her detailed account and smiled helplessly, "In future encounters with Void refugees, there will be many such situations, next time just explain clearly, don’t delay too long. Those willing to leave have fate with us; those unwilling, well, they’ll have to rely on their destiny."

He thought that anyway, being within the signal range of the Floating Market allows for generating charity orders, and those who remain can continue exchanging food with faith value, living however long they can.

Efficiently locking onto the next closest rescue coordinates, the halted Immortal Shuttle obeyed the command and swiftly disappeared across the desolate fragment into the horizon.

The bustling village of over a hundred people was instantly left with just over thirty, gazing at the "monster" departing, a small group of people suddenly felt a sense of being abandoned in the cold wind.

Li Shuiwang was both resentful and terrified, comforted by the presence of two young women, letting out a slight sigh of relief, consoling the crowd, "Don’t worry, with me as the High Priest, just like usual, sincerely believe in the Sun Star Monarch. With His protection, we can still live a good life!"

The remaining villagers who chose him echoed a couple of lines, but were puzzled — where exactly did the dozens of people following the old Priest go?

A beautiful demon might eat people, but could she eat that many in one go?

Moreover, how could she even consume their clothes, shoes, and not even leave a strand of hair?

While they were confused, the villagers assigned by Jiang Yuan to the Riverfront Village were both shocked and overjoyed.

Here the sun was bright, flowers blooming, green grass underfoot, with a river and waterfall, grasslands, and forests nearby, most importantly, there were people!

After wandering in the Void for so long, seeing other strangers inspired an unspeakable sense of security. Especially when these people seemed wealthy and kind, a sudden happiness at finding a community arose.

It was like dreaming!

"Were you also saved by the Little Immortal?" The old village chief, already informed by Jiang Yuan, knew many lands or mortals would enter here to live in the future. Seeing them, he warmly greeted, "Come, don’t be afraid, we’ve gone through this too.

Back then we were also miserable, if it weren’t for the Upper Immortal’s protection until the Little Immortal arrived, we would have died long ago..."

The shared experience of drifting in the Void quickly bonded the feelings on both sides.

When the old village chief heard that they could pray for food and water, he slapped his thigh immediately, "It must be bestowed by the Little Immortal! We went through that too, thinking back now, really filled with hardships. What? There are still people unwilling to leave, clinging to that land? What for?"

"They say that girl is a man-eating demon, honestly we were a bit worried then too. But that land was already small, crumbling with soil falling every day, getting smaller and smaller, eventually, there wouldn’t even be a place to stand, staying would mean waiting for death."

"Moreover, relying on prayer to get food is divine protection. If one day the divine can’t care anymore, won’t that mean dying of thirst or hunger?"

"Close your eyes and forge ahead, life or death, it’s destiny. Now it seems we have good fortune, we truly met kind people!"

Newcomers were both curious and excited, chattering lively.

Li Shuiwang’s wife and three concubines huddled together, clutching the old Priest’s sleeve, all wanting to cry, "Grandma, Shuiwang didn’t come, how will we live in the future?"

"Oh!" Mentioning her only grandson, the old Priest sighed, "Shuiwang grew up without parents, with no one to back him up, he became more timid and cowardly as he grew older. In peaceful times it wasn’t an issue; but when the world changed, he was taken hostage by the Third Prince, and his personality became even more extreme.