Chapter 18 Merit

Qing'er smiled slightly and said calmly, "Great Immortal, don't forget the universal law of heaven and earth. Mortals can also cultivate and contribute to the world. If the heavenly rules are not changed, then as more people cultivate and become immortals, no one will be able to get married, and the number of newborns will gradually decrease. In the end, will there still be people in this world? Will this world still exist?"

Hearing this, the barefoot immortals panicked and wavered, "This..."

Some people felt something was off, but couldn't quite put their finger on it. They just felt that Qing'er's words made a lot of sense. Only Laozi's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile, as if he had seen through everything.

If Qing'er knew, she would definitely burst out laughing. That's definitely not right. Not everyone has the talent to cultivate immortality, and becoming an immortal is quite difficult. Those without much talent would definitely want to give birth to someone with talent. This world lacks everything, but it certainly doesn't lack people. She was just saying all this to fool the Barefoot Immortal.

The Queen Mother's expression softened considerably upon hearing Qing'er's words. She finally waved her hand and said, "In that case, let's put the Seventh Princess's matter aside for now." King Li accepted the order and withdrew. The princesses secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qing'er with admiration.

The Queen Mother looked at Laozi and asked, "Laozi, what do you think of this matter of the Heavenly Rules?"

Laozi slowly spoke, "Queen Mother, what the Fifth Princess said makes sense. These heavenly rules can indeed be slightly revised." The Queen Mother nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought. Seeing that Laozi also agreed, the Barefoot Immortal no longer insisted on his own opinion.

Venus also stepped forward, saying, “Queen Mother, revising the Heavenly Rules is a major matter that requires careful consideration and should not be rushed.” The Queen Mother agreed, saying, “Venus is right. This matter will be entrusted to you and Laozi to discuss and come up with a plan.” Venus and Laozi accepted the order.

Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, the princesses admired Qing'er even more. The Queen Mother then said, "Let's leave today's matter for now. You may all leave." The immortals dispersed.

Only Qing'er and a few others remained. Seeing this, the Queen Mother felt a pang of doubt. She gazed at Qing'er and the others and asked softly, "Children, why haven't you left? Is there something you wish to say to your mother?"

Upon hearing their mother's question, the other sisters all turned their gazes to Qing'er. It turned out that the reason they hadn't left was because they saw Qing'er was still there, and they stayed as well.

The Queen Mother also looked at Qing'er and asked, "Qing'er, is something the matter?"

"Mother, I would like to ask your permission to descend to the mortal realm at any time," Qing'er said with a grin. The Queen Mother was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. "Qing'er, why do you suddenly have this idea?"

Her sisters were stunned. They hadn't expected their fifth sister to be so brave, coming up right off the bat to talk about wanting to descend to the mortal realm.

Qing'er stepped forward, hugged the Queen Mother's arm, and said coquettishly, "Mother, I just want to go down and do some good deeds."

The Queen Mother of the West was puzzled: "Merit?"

"Merit is a good thing. The more merit you have, the faster you cultivate. Not only does it make you cultivate faster, but you also have good luck. For example, if a person has a lot of merit, it's very difficult for them to die. There are many other benefits as well." Qing'er vividly described the benefits of merit.

The Queen Mother hesitated, "Qing'er, who told you this?" Although she knew about merit, she didn't understand it very well.

"That's what the Heavenly Dao said," Qing'er said without hesitation, pinning the blame on the Heavenly Dao, since what she said wasn't a lie.

Hearing that it was the will of Heaven, the Queen Mother no longer hesitated and said, "Alright, then I will allow you to descend to the mortal realm."

"Thank you, Mother!" Qing'er happily kissed the Queen Mother's cheek.

The Queen Mother was taken aback; her daughters hadn't been this close to her since they grew up. Coming to her senses, she affectionately patted Qing'er's head.