After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

My name is Lin Chu. I once came across the *Book of Myriad Realms*, a tome that lets me traverse countless worlds, complete tasks, and claim rewards. I raised a fish that grew into the last true dragon in the world. I took on a disciple who became the greatest swordsman of all ages. I saved a fox who later rose to power as the Demon Empress. The specifics blur in my memory—but that’s fine. They were only missions, after all. Until one day, the world I called home began to awaken to spiritual energy. The sovereign of the four seas, the Empress of Tushan, the Sword Immortal—those who had risen to become titans across the myriad realms—one by one, they came to my door. The first was a white dragon. She leaned out from behind the towering clouds, her gaze fixed on a single spot below. “My husband,” she said, “I’ve found you.”