Chapter 015

Chapter 15: The Golden Finger Appears (2)

Immortal Mist whispered: “This one must be a descendant of the Shaman Clan Maiden.”

After this message, the group chat fell silent. Clearly, the other members were uncertain about Wei Yun Xi’s identity. She thought for a moment and decided honesty was best. If these people really knew the Shaman Clan Maiden, lying would only backfire and cause suspicion.

Wei Yun Xi stepped forward, touched the translucent screen, and entered her thoughts clearly with her consciousness:

“Greetings, everyone! I am a junior descendant of the Shaman Clan Maiden. I accidentally activated this chat group. Facing difficulties, I brazenly accepted the gifts sent by seniors. Please forgive my rudeness.”

A notification immediately appeared on the chat interface:

“New user detected. Would you like to change your username?”

Wei Yun Xi considered briefly and decided it was better to change it, clearly distinguishing herself from the Shaman Clan Maiden to avoid confusion or resentment.

“Change it.”

“Please enter your new username.”

Thinking back on her experiences in previous chat groups, Wei Yun Xi decided against using her real name, opting instead for “Passing Clouds.” It symbolized her wish for her current troubles to drift away like passing clouds.

“Username successfully updated. Welcome ‘Passing Clouds’ to the Cross-World Chat Group. Let’s shower her with flowers!”

Wei Yun Xi stared at the overly enthusiastic greeting and couldn’t help twitching her mouth. Before the others could respond, she continued typing:

“My family said my mother went somewhere very far away, and they haven’t been able to contact her. The only thing certain is that she is still alive. Does anyone know her whereabouts?”

This time, the group didn’t stay silent. The first message appeared from Drifting with Immortal Grace:

“The previous user of this group was your ancestor, definitely not your mother. Given your world’s time flow, the Shaman Clan Maiden hasn’t logged in for at least ten thousand years.”

Wei Yun Xi’s mind went blank at this revelation. Ten thousand years! She frowned deeply and typed again:

“Seniors, this chat group’s artifact was left to me by my mother, engraved with her clan’s surname. I didn’t take it from anyone else.”

She couldn’t afford to let anyone misunderstand this crucial point.

Star Trek replied quickly:

“We weren’t doubting you. Only a user’s direct descendant can activate this chat group. I inherited it from my grandfather.”

Ox Head and Horse Face: “Same here!”

Survival is Truth: “I activated the group because my environment mutated, awakening special powers, enabling me to trigger my ancestral jade. No suspicions from me.”

Wei Yun Xi relaxed slightly. Feeling reassured, she privately messaged Drifting with Immortal Grace and Ox Head and Horse Face directly:

“Seniors, do you know anything about my ancestors? Could you explain the disaster you mentioned earlier?”

Drifting with Immortal Grace seemed interested in chatting and quickly sent a detailed message. Wei Yun Xi was astonished to learn that her ancestors had a great legacy.

Her ancestor was a High Priest of the Shaman Clan. Billions of years ago, when the Lofty Cosmos Realm first formed and Heaven’s Dao had just stabilized, the Shaman Clan was responsible for communicating between Heaven and the beings of the world, helping humanity grow and flourish.

Back then, the Shaman Clan was extremely powerful, possessing unimaginable strength, practically worshipped as gods. Yet their lineage struggled greatly to reproduce, usually producing only one High Priest per generation.

Before each High Priest passed away, they would pray to Heaven, following divine guidance to find the next High Priest. They would then raise the chosen child to inherit their sacred role.

But during the Shaman Clan Maiden’s generation, something went wrong. She couldn’t determine the next High Priest’s location. Initially, she thought her strength was insufficient. However, after logging into the chat group and receiving subtle hints from Drifting with Immortal Grace and a deity, she realized the issue wasn’t her—it was Heaven itself.

Heaven no longer required the Shaman Clan’s help and intended to reclaim their divine power, meaning the Shaman Clan would wither and fade.

The Shaman Clan Maiden initially refused to believe it, trying desperately to negotiate with Heaven, hoping to save her people from doom. But ultimately, events unfolded precisely as Drifting with Immortal Grace and the deity predicted.

Afterwards, the Shaman Clan Maiden vanished from the chat for a long period. Her last appearance was to ask for help, requesting resources that could ensure her clan’s survival.

Group members, touched by old friendships, transmitted resources to aid her. But the Shaman Clan Maiden never logged back in to accept these gifts, not until Wei Yun Xi appeared today.

Ox Head and Horse Face stated bluntly:

“The Shaman Clan’s people have long since reincarnated.”

Wei Yun Xi didn’t know how to react. Apparently, she was only the second user of this chat group. She must indeed carry the Shaman Clan’s blood, otherwise she couldn’t have accessed the group.

Another question quickly arose in her mind:

“If this artifact was in my mother’s possession, why didn’t she discover it?”

Star Trek responded: “Activating this chat group requires both Shaman bloodline and strong spiritual power.”

Ox Head and Horse Face added: “Indeed, bloodline and soul force. You probably activated it due to atavism in your bloodline, combined with cultivating spiritual sense, which fulfilled both conditions.”

Wei Yun Xi interpreted this quickly—she was lucky. Her Shaman Clan bloodline was stronger than her mother’s, and after cultivation, she developed spiritual consciousness, thus meeting the necessary conditions.

But immediately another doubt appeared. How did Wei Yun Qing activate the chat group in the original story?

She quickly typed her new question: “If an outsider got this artifact, could they activate the chat group?”

Ox Head and Horse Face replied decisively: “No, to others this would just be an ordinary ornament. At most, if they’re lucky, they might activate the storage space.”

Survival is Truth jumped in: “Even activating just the space is powerful—a portable pocket dimension capable of storing items or protecting your physical body could save your life.”

Wei Yun Xi instantly understood. With Wei Yun Qing’s protagonist aura, she’d surely activated the spatial function, providing her a portable space, useful for storing items and escaping danger.

Drifting with Immortal Grace sent a reminder: “Friendly advice: with a weak soul, you shouldn’t use the chat group too long. Every function consumes soul power.”

Wei Yun Xi’s heart leaped upon seeing this message. She immediately checked her consciousness and noticed her spirit was indeed slightly fainter. Quickly she wrote:

“Seniors, this junior has just begun cultivation, and my soul is weak. I cannot linger. Does anyone have a technique to conceal cultivation? If seniors share, junior will forever be grateful. When my cultivation succeeds, I promise to repay your kindness. I’m in the Cultivation Realm; surely there will be things of interest to seniors here.”

She deliberately spoke vaguely but was confident her world had treasures appealing to these seniors.

Sure enough, Ox Head and Horse Face and Drifting with Immortal Grace quickly transmitted gifts.

Ox Head and Horse Face: “You’re still too weak. Strengthen your soul first. This ‘Soul Refining Art’ will lay your foundation.”

Drifting with Immortal Grace replied generously: “You’re lucky. I happen to have an unused low-tier immortal artifact for concealing aura and cultivation. Take it as a gift; no need to repay me—consider it your welcome gift.”

Clearly wealthy, Drifting with Immortal Grace casually gifted an immortal artifact. Wei Yun Xi was astonished but knew better than to take their casual dismissal literally.

Drawing from her professional experience, she promptly expressed heartfelt gratitude, promising to send a suitable gift once she achieved cultivation success, then hurriedly withdrew her consciousness from the wooden talisman space.

As Wei Yun Xi’s consciousness returned to her body, dizziness overtook her. She knew her soul had been strained greatly—after all, she was still only a five-year-old child.

Just then, the isolation formation around her was triggered.