Zhao Nuanyue understood, however, that Little Red Carp was fated to never leap over the Dragon Gate in this lifetime.
In the End of Dharma Era, Spiritual Power was depleted, and even the Old Dragon King had been forced to leave. Little Red Carp, a small carp only halfway through her cultivation, had even less of a chance to achieve mastery.
Little Red Carp might have been disappointed at first. But ever since she and Zhao Nuanyue plugged the entrance to the underground river, she had received a blessing of merit left behind by the Old Dragon King before his departure. This allowed her to take on a human form. She followed Zhao Nuanyue to live in the mortal world, experiencing all its facets and unpredictability.
In a way, this was its own form of cultivation, its own kind of experience.
Little Red Carp had come to accept this peacefully and was beginning to enjoy her time living among humans.
