After Being Reborn 749 Times, Que Only Wants to Ascend

[Laid-Back but Ambitious Undying Bird x Proper and Obsequious Mastermind] [1920s + Classic of Mountains and Seas + No Spirits Allowed to Cultivate After the Founding of the Nation] Shang Que failed to ascend before her time was up. She was reborn as a fluffy little sparrow in a willow tree hollow by the river. This was her 749th reincarnation since she first gained awareness. As an ancient undying bird, she always came back to life after dying. In her previous life, she lived for 1,400 years and attained profound cultivation. Then came the Xinhai Revolution: China's last dynasty fell, the dragon veins of the land collapsed, and its dragon energy scattered, nourishing the nation's demons in return. Taking advantage of the favorable timing and circumstances, Shang Que twice tried to break through the Immortal Gate, but both attempts ended in failure. Time was short in this life, with the great tribulation of forty-nine years hanging over her. She couldn't cultivate slowly, step by step. She needed an unorthodox shortcut: ascending through the incense offerings of the faithful. Incense offerings came from worshippers. The more worshippers, the more abundant the offerings. Question: How does a little sparrow attract worshippers? Answer: In times of chaos, people are worse off than dogs in peaceful times. Sparrow Immortal is a professional troubleshooter! Children get kidnapped, oxen get stolen, people get abused, strange things invade villages, spirits run amok, rich bullies cheat people... In the past, all anyone could do was cry and despair. Now, all it takes is a single stick of incense! A little demon builds a shrine, runs an honest business, and promotes it every which way. Shang Que uses newspapers to attract followers, makes a name for herself by defeating evil spirits, persuades rich folk to sponsor her, and rapidly expands into a chain. She easily hits her KPI of one million worshippers! As the name "Sparrow Immortal" grows, more and more demons grow jealous, and the incense offerings get too hot for her little claws to handle. One sparrow can't manage it all, so she recruits several great demons named in the Classic of Mountains and Seas to help keep the peace: Black Tortoise, Dragon Serpent, White Tiger, Golden Crow, Gu Diao... From chicken thieves and rat catchers to giant eagles and greedy gluttons, they all crowd into the same temple to reach the Immortal Mountain. Together, they take on jobs and answer every call! Worshippers | The Sparrow Immortal is humanity's great savior! Sparrow Immortal | Chirp, chirp! Let me count on my claws. Just one more round of incense offerings, and I can flap my little wings and ascend in a dazzling sparkle! # Four thousand years ago, Xuan Zu slew a giant turtle in the North Sea. During the fierce battle, a drop of blood fell from between his brows and landed in the mortal world. It seeped into a sparrow's egg, transforming the little bird that hatched from it into an undying phoenix. Chirping away, innocent and unaware, it underwent rebirth after rebirth. A little bird's life is short, and a short life means little understanding. Great demons live forever, but immortality brings its own afflictions of the heart. Take the way mortals look at an ant nest: its joys, sorrows, love, and hatred all pass in the blink of an eye. A world turned upside down is nothing unusual. As a primordial great demon, Xuan Zu had weathered countless tribulations and looked down upon 100,000 years of human rise and fall. He had transcended emotion and was rarely moved. Only that little sparrow demon, "connected to him by blood," chirping and brimming with life, had fluttered in his heart for four thousand years, plucking at its strings. He hoped the little sparrow demon would ascend to the Immortal Mountain. No one could stop his little sparrow demon from ascending to the Immortal Mountain. If it didn't work the first time, he would reverse the flow of time and try again. The day they met would come at last. Theme: One person may travel fast, but many people can travel far.