He didn't know how much time had passed, but the white clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sunlight shone on Mo Mo, whose eyes were tightly closed. Just then, the fishing rod next to him started shaking wildly. A fish had taken the bait, and judging from the amplitude of the rod's shaking, the fish was obviously not small. Mo Mo was naturally awakened by the movement of the fishing rod, but he did not rush to reel it in. Instead, he looked up at the sky.
Watching the white clouds gradually dissipate in the sky, a cold glint flashed in Mo Mo's eyes. These white clouds were summoned by his magic, and as long as the power he left within them had not dissipated, the clouds would not disperse. However, the clouds had inexplicably dissipated without his noticing. What made Mo Mo's eyes even colder was that he had inexplicably fallen asleep just now. As a quasi-saint at the peak of his cultivation, he no longer needed to sleep to recover his energy, so it was impossible for him to feel sleepy. Yet, he had just fallen asleep. The thought was terrifying!
After this incident, Mo Mo lost all interest in fishing. He packed up his small wooden boat and disappeared in a single step.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 505 A Storm is About to Begin
Inside Mo Mo's room in the peach grove of Luojia Mountain, Mo Mo and Xiao Shu sat facing each other. They were surrounded by a dense world power that completely isolated them from this world. The source of this world power was naturally the small worlds they had created. At this moment, both of their faces were filled with solemnity.
After returning, Mo Mo took Xiao Shu back to the room. After using the power of the world to completely isolate them from this world, he told Xiao Shu what had just happened. After discussing it, the two confirmed that someone was indeed spying on him. However, whether it was Hongjun or not still needed to be verified. If the saint of this world completely merged himself into the void and obtained the approval of the Heavenly Dao, it would be possible to achieve the same level as before. However, it was certain that someone was indeed targeting Mo Mo.
"I'd like to see who's plotting against me." A cold glint flashed in Mo Mo's eyes. His Immortal Cauldron had already recovered, and now, like him, it was at its peak and ready to break through to the next realm at any moment. He hadn't had a chance to test the power of the Immortal Cauldron yet, and he wanted to see who would be lucky enough to taste its power.
On the other side, Xiao Shu looked at Mo Mo, who was radiating murderous intent, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes. If it wasn't what she guessed, that would be fine. But if it was true, then don't blame her for being ruthless. They were people who had destroyed several worlds before. If that happened, she wouldn't mind adding one more.
After discussing it, the two realized that their opponent was lurking in the shadows, and they really had no way to deal with them before the opponent made a move. So they could only take precautions in secret. As for Mo Mo's current strength, even in the worst-case scenario, he could leave calmly, so there was nothing to worry about. However, the little black dragon and the others were a different story. After discussing it, the two decided to send them back to Mo Mo's personal little world. The reasons were numerous, such as the things in the little world needing care, and Xiao Rou having reached her growth stage and needing their guidance in cultivation. They couldn't leave her alone in the little world to sleep all day, etc. Therefore, after sending the little black dragon and the others back to the little world, Mo Mo did not tell them the truth, because telling them would be useless. They couldn't help anyway, so why let them know and worry for nothing?
After the little black dragon and the others returned to the small world, Mo Mo's peach grove became quiet. However, Mo Mo, Nuwa, Xiao Shu, Yi Chen, and Diao Chan spent their days drinking tea, discussing philosophy, and playing chess, enjoying a rather comfortable life. A little over a month later, in order to give the person in the shadows an opportunity to make their move, Nuwa and Xiao Shu returned to the Chaos. Thus, only Mo Mo, Yi Chen, and Diao Chan remained in the peach grove. Because of Mo Mo and Yi Chen's relationship, it would be somewhat awkward for Diao Chan to stay there. However, for some reason, Diao Chan did not leave but stayed in the peach grove, taking on the role of a maid. For some reason, Yi Chen did not object, so Mo Mo let the two of them be.
Spring came and autumn went, cold came and heat went, and a year passed in the blink of an eye. During this year, Sun Wukong came to Luojia Mountain twice. Once was because of the real and fake Monkey King, and once was because of Linggan Dawang, which was the koi in Guanyin's lotus pond. When it was the real and fake Monkey King, whether it was intentional or unintentional, the two fought all the way and ended up above Mo Mo's peach forest. Moreover, the Six-Eared Macaque who had transformed into Sun Wukong actually enlarged the iron rod in his hand and hit Mo Mo's bamboo house during the fight. Then, nothing happened, because he was directly slapped away by Mo Mo.
If Mo Mo hadn't shown mercy, the story of the real and fake Monkey King would probably have ended there. Even so, his fate was quite tragic. After being struck by Mo Mo's palm, his battle armor was reduced to tattered rags, and the iron rod that had transformed into the Golden Cudgel in his hand was broken. Countless bones in his body were broken. However, to Mo Mo's surprise, this Six-Eared Macaque actually possessed an Eight-Turn Golden Elixir. So when he emerged from the sea, he was full of energy again. But in the end, he still died. After being subdued by Buddha at the Great Thunder Temple, he was killed by a blow from Sun Wukong's enraged cudgel. Mo Mo secretly captured his primordial spirit, but after examining it and finding nothing, he released it. As for where it would go in the end, Mo Mo didn't care.
What puzzled Mo Mo was that, apart from the incident with the Six-Eared Macaque, nothing unusual had happened in the past year. However, Mo Mo knew that the person was still observing him in secret, but for some reason, he had not made any further moves. However, Mo Mo wanted to force the other party to make a move, so he began to frequently interact with the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court, exchanging treasures and spiritual medicines with them, and often subtly indicating that he was preparing to leave.
Mo Mo's actions were quite effective. On his way to Lü Dongbin's Immortal Abode, he suddenly encountered a spatial turbulence and was swept into an alternate dimension. However, before the person behind the scenes could make any further moves, Mo Mo shattered that desolate alternate dimension with a single punch. Perhaps Mo Mo's displayed power exceeded the opponent's expectations, because for nearly a year afterward, the opponent made no major moves, at most taking the opportunity to spy on Mo Mo when he wasn't paying attention. What disgusted Mo Mo was that the opponent was exceptionally slippery, always glancing and leaving without giving Mo Mo a chance to catch him. Moreover, several times when Mo Mo deliberately exposed weaknesses and put himself in danger, the opponent didn't make a move, leaving Mo Mo somewhat helpless.
Time slipped away little by little as Mo Mo and his opponent battled wits and courage. In the blink of an eye, Tang Sanzang and his companions had arrived at Mount Ling. However, unlike the original story, the time it took Tang Sanzang to obtain the scriptures was not the same. In the original story, they only spent a few years to reach the West. In this world, however, it took them nearly twenty years because this world is much larger than Earth.
Originally, the primordial world consisted of only one continent, and just like in myths and legends, it was indeed flat and round. However, due to a great war between various races, Mount Buzhou, which supported the heavens and the earth, was knocked down, which led to the rising and setting of the sun and moon. Later, a great war between sages caused the entire primordial continent to shatter into four major continents: East Sheng Shenzhou, West Niu Hezhou, South Zhanbuzhou, and North Ju Luzhou. Although the primordial continent was divided into four parts, each continent was far more expansive than Earth. It would probably be difficult for an ordinary person to traverse a single continent even in a lifetime. If Tang Sanzang and his companions hadn't occasionally taken shortcuts, such as saying, "Elder Brother, Master has been captured by a monster again," Tang Sanzang probably wouldn't have reached his destination even if he walked until he died.
The journey to the west is coming to an end, and the real highlight is about to begin: the distribution of merits. Mo Mo has a premonition that something big is about to happen.
(End of this chapter)
2017/12/6 16:35:39|46710531
Chapter 506 Attack
The Journey to the West was a major event for Buddhism, and Guanyin, as the presiding over it, naturally had to be present. After Guanyin subdued Red Boy, Diaochan was placed under Yichen's tutelage. Although Diaochan was destined to be with him, her destiny was not Buddhism. Therefore, this time Diaochan did not go to the Western Paradise with Guanyin, but went to the Tang Dynasty with Yichen to attend the ceremony, leaving Momo alone to guard the house on Luojia Mountain.
Logically speaking, Mo Mo also loves to join in the fun. After the Journey to the West ended, when Tang Sanzang and the others were conferred titles, Mo Mo should have gone to join in the fun. However, the Journey to the West was about the affairs of Buddhism, and the place where the titles were conferred was their home base. They did not send out invitations to many people to attend the ceremony, so it would not be appropriate for Mo Mo, an outsider, to go rashly. After returning to the Tang Dynasty, he would basically be giving lectures and such, which Mo Mo was not interested in. So he stayed in Luojia Mountain, drinking some wine and basking in the sun.
Mo Mo took a sip of the amber-colored immortal wine in his cup, then leaned back in his recliner, watching the peach blossoms fall in a colorful display. A slight smile played on his lips. Although he had already returned the peach trees and the fine old immortal peach trees to his personal world, these remaining peach trees were still rare treasures. If they were thrown into those zombie worlds, even a single peach branch would probably be more valuable than those so-called thousand-year-old lightning-struck peach trees. The immortal peaches that grew on the trees would be top-tier natural treasures in ordinary Xianxia worlds, but here they were just for decoration. Of course, there was also the fact that they served as one of the raw materials for Mo Mo's winemaking.
Gazing at the beautiful scene of falling petals, Mo Mo sipped his wine while estimating how many peach blossoms he could select for brewing wine and how much peach honey he could produce. Just then, Mo Mo's heart suddenly pounded wildly. Without thinking, he activated his spatial power, and his figure vanished from his spot in a flash. The next second, he appeared on the sea a hundred miles away from Mount Luojia. But that wasn't all. As soon as he appeared, a golden hand, only about ten feet long, reached out to grab him. Judging from the constantly shattering void around the hand, although it didn't look big and didn't have any overwhelming aura, the power it contained was definitely considerable.
The power of this palm was indeed considerable. Even with Mo Mo's strength, once he was caught, he would probably find it difficult to break free. However, Mo Mo did not intend to dodge. Simply dodging was not his style. Moreover, although the power contained in this palm was strong, it was not enough to make Mo Mo wary. What truly made Mo Mo wary was the mastermind behind it. So he clenched his fist and threw a punch.
Boom! With a deafening roar, the golden hand shattered, and Mo Mo passed right through it, causing the seven-colored light that followed and struck his back to miss its target. The person hidden in the void probably hadn't expected Mo Mo to be so powerful; the giant hand couldn't even hinder Mo Mo in the slightest. A look of astonishment appeared on his face, but then a cold glint flashed in his eyes. Although Mo Mo's strength was somewhat beyond his expectations, he hadn't gone all out. And since they had already clashed, Mo Mo had to die. So he raised the branch that was flashing with seven-colored light in his hand again and lashed it at Mo Mo.
However, to his shock, things happened again. Mo Mo disappeared once more. It should be noted that the space in this area had already been completely sealed off by Mo Mo using the power of the Heavenly Dao when he appeared. Not to mention that Mo Mo was only a quasi-saint, even a true saint would have to put in some effort to break through the space. But Mo Mo disappeared effortlessly, without even breaking his seal. Before he could think any further, a strong sense of danger came from behind him, causing him to instinctively hold the tree branch in his hand behind his back.
Boom! A tremendous force surged forth, and he, holding the seven-colored branch, was sent flying. Although he wasn't seriously injured, he tumbled several times. What angered him most was that the branch in his hand was actually twisted by the punch. If he hadn't sensed the danger and imbued it with powerful magic, it probably wouldn't have been just twisted. After regaining his footing, he realized that the one who attacked him from behind was Mo Mo.
"Zhunti, what are you doing here instead of chanting sutras in the West?" Mo Mo said calmly, looking at the angry-faced Zhunti. However, one could tell from the cold light in Mo Mo's eyes that a surging killing intent was brewing beneath the seemingly calm surface.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wangchen! It's been a long time since we last met. You still look as dashing as ever!" Zhunti, true to his name, immediately suppressed his anger upon realizing his actions had been exposed, reverting to his usual amiable demeanor. He greeted Mo Mo with a beaming smile, as if he hadn't done it himself. Mo Mo couldn't help but admire his thick skin.
"I've always been like this, but Saint Zhunti, you look rather disheveled! You are a dignified saint, how come you're covered in dust and dirt? If your disciples and grand-disciples saw you like this, they would be very upset." Mo Mo looked at Zhunti with a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes, only endless coldness, because he discovered that Mount Luojia had completely disappeared. At this moment, only a huge pit remained where Mount Luojia had once stood, and the residual power of the laws in the pit prevented the surrounding seawater from flowing into it.
Such immense power, and the fact that the attack clearly possessed the ability to disrupt space, meant that any other Quasi-Saint, even a peak Quasi-Saint, would be severely crippled if they survived this attack. Zhunti was clearly going for the kill! What angered Mo Mo the most was that if he hadn't sent the little black dragon and the others back to his personal world beforehand, everyone except him would have perished in this attack. How could Mo Mo not be furious?
Perhaps accustomed to being high and mighty, Zhunti was furious upon hearing this and said, "Wangchen, I respect your strength and respectfully address you as a fellow Daoist. I never expected you to be so disrespectful to a saint like me. Will you obediently return to the Western Paradise with me and meditate in seclusion for a thousand years, or do I have to do it myself?"
"You really have a thick skin. First you attacked me from behind, and now you actually want to use your saintly status to intimidate me. Zhunti, don't think too highly of yourself. Perhaps in other people's eyes you may be a high and mighty saint, but in my eyes, you are nothing." Mo Mo was almost amused by Zhunti's shamelessness.
"Hmph, since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless. Take this!" A cold glint flashed in Zhunti's eyes as he swung the seven-colored branch in his hand at Mo Mo. Upon seeing this, a cold glint also flashed in Mo Mo's eyes. He quietly activated the Undying Sutra, moved forward, and punched the seven-colored branch that had grown into a huge object and was coming toward his head.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 507 Extortion
With a loud "clang," Zhunti's seven-colored tree branch struck Mo Mo's fist accurately. However, something astonishing happened: Mo Mo actually blocked his full-force attack with his bare body. Moreover, the hand holding the Seven Treasures Tree trembled and went numb. But Zhunti's shock was not over yet, because Mo Mo did not stop after the first punch. Instead, he continued to punch his Seven Treasures Tree, and in the blink of an eye, he had punched it thousands upon thousands of times. Just as he was about to retrieve his magic weapon, the Seven Treasures Tree cracked open with a sharp sound.
Upon discovering the damage to the Seven Treasures Tree, Zhunti quickly retrieved it. This was something he had spent a great deal of merit and materials to refine, and in some aspects it had already reached the level of a Primordial Treasure. It was one of his most prized possessions, considered one of the top treasures in the West. He was hoping that it could eventually be upgraded to a Primordial Treasure to suppress the Buddhist sect's fortune, so he couldn't let Mo Mo destroy it. However, how could Mo Mo let him have his way?
Upon realizing that Zhunti intended to retrieve the Seven Treasures Tree, Mo Mo transformed his fist into a palm and grabbed one of the tree's branches. With his other hand, he continued to bombard the tree's main body. Zhunti, realizing Mo Mo's intention, decisively abandoned the branch Mo Mo had grabbed and quickly retrieved the Seven Treasures Tree. As Zhunti put away the tree, Mo Mo, under Zhunti's fiery gaze, calmly stored the branch into his personal space.
Mo Mo won this round, but his face remained solemn. According to their fighting strength, Zhunti's true strength was almost equal to his, or even slightly weaker. However, Mo Mo was still at a disadvantage because Zhunti was a saint. As long as he remained in this world, he didn't need to worry about his magic power running out. Moreover, he could continuously use the rules of heaven and earth to restrict Mo Mo, while Mo Mo's power was decreasing with each use. Therefore, in the long run, Mo Mo would still be the one to lose. This was why Zhunti not only didn't retreat but looked at Mo Mo with great anticipation.
"I never expected you to possess such strength. However, I am an immortal saint. As long as this world exists, my magical power will be inexhaustible. How much magical power do you have? If you know what's good for you, obediently hand over your secrets and I might spare your life. Otherwise, when your magical power is exhausted, it will be your death. I will refine you into my clone. At that time, you will not be able to keep your secrets either, and you will lose your life in vain. You are a smart man, and I believe you know what to choose." Zhunti looked at Mo Mo with greed. The West is naturally bitterly cold, and if he could obtain Mo Mo's secrets, he might be able to transform the West into a wealthy land like the East. Moreover, he had a premonition that as long as he obtained Mo Mo's secrets, he could advance to the next level. They had been stuck at the Saint Realm for long enough, so he had to obtain Mo Mo's secrets, no matter the cost.
"You're not enough to unlock my secrets. And what if this world is destroyed? Will your magic power still be inexhaustible? Besides, are saints truly immortal? That's not necessarily true." With that, Mo Mo's aura exploded, and with it, the barrier that Zhunti had set up to isolate the two combat auras could no longer hold and shattered with a bang. All beings in the Three Realms above the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal changed their expressions drastically, for they sensed an aura capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.
When the barrier was broken, Zhunti's expression changed, because it meant that the struggle between the two had come into the open. Given the relationship between Mo Mo, Nuwa, and that one (Xiao Shu), the two would definitely not allow him to continue to make a move, and the Heavenly Dao would not allow them to fight in the Three Realms. What Zhunti feared most was Mo Mo's last sentence, because he knew that even saints could die, it was just difficult, but not impossible.
The reason why they saints are immortal is because when they became saints, a wisp of their divine soul essence was separated and merged into the Heavenly Dao. So even if their bodies and souls are reduced to ashes, they can quickly regenerate from elsewhere. As Mo Mo said, if this world is destroyed and the Heavenly Dao ceases to exist, they will lose the ability to be reborn indefinitely. Moreover, their strength may be greatly reduced due to damage to their souls. Although he was not sure if Mo Mo would really destroy the entire Three Realms, he dared not gamble because he could not afford to lose.
Realizing the situation was hopeless, Zhunti decisively abandoned his plan to continue and prepared to leave. However, just as he was about to leave, the space around Mo Mo shifted, and two stunningly beautiful women quietly appeared, their frosty expressions sending chills down his spine. These two were not like Mo Mo, who had not yet become a saint, and their strength was far superior to his. If he were to be targeted by these two, he could forget about having a good life in the future. So Zhunti smiled warmly and said, "Fellow Daoists, please don't misunderstand. I was just joking with young friend Wangchen. I didn't expect his reaction to be so intense. It's just a misunderstanding."
Upon hearing Zhunti's words, Xiao Shu suddenly smiled and said, "Misunderstanding? So it was a misunderstanding! But this misunderstanding is quite big. You turned the entire Luojia Mountain into ashes. How about this, Zhunti, I'll let you have a misunderstanding when I pass by the Western Paradise tomorrow! Don't worry, I'm very precise, and I will definitely not leave a single rubble in the Western Paradise."
Just then, a Taoist priest dressed in a Taoist robe and standing on a twelve-petaled golden lotus quietly appeared beside Zhunti. After appearing, he said to Mo Mo and the others with a sorrowful expression, "Fellow Daoist, this is really a misunderstanding. I originally just wanted my junior brother to invite young friend Wangchen to stay in the West for a few days. I didn't expect it to cause such a misunderstanding. This is a lotus seed from my twelve-petaled golden lotus. I hope you can accept it."
"You think you can just fob us off with a single lotus seed? Do you think we're beggars? This one lotus seed isn't even enough to compensate for the loss of the treasure on Mount Luojia that your junior brother reduced to ashes with a single palm strike. That was ten peach trees that ripen once every nine thousand years and a piece of Nine Heavens Breath Soil! You actually think you can settle this with just a lotus seed? You'd be more likely to give us the entire Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus." Xiao Shu looked at Zhunti and Jieyin with an expression as if they were idiots, making the two extremely embarrassed.
"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. It was my oversight. However, this Twelfth-Grade Golden Lotus is my most precious treasure for achieving Dao. How about this? I still have three seeds of the Twelfth-Grade Golden Lotus and one seed of the Thirty-Second-Grade Creation Green Lotus. Do you think these five seeds can compensate for your loss, young friend Wangchen?" After saying this, Jieyin reluctantly took out four more lotus seeds. Three of them shimmered with a faint golden light, while the other one, although seemingly ordinary, contained immense vitality, but lacked spirituality, appearing somewhat congenitally deficient. This greatly disappointed Mo Mo and the others.
Xiao Shu knew the principle of moderation and could see that this was Jieyin's bottom line. So she glanced at Mo Mo beside her and gestured for him to nod in agreement. Mo Mo naturally understood the reasoning behind it and nodded. Jieyin and Zhunti breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Mo Mo was willing to let go. They used their magic to send the five lotus seeds to Xiao Shu, who then passed them on to Mo Mo. However, the words Mo Mo spoke after accepting the five lotus seeds caused Jieyin and Zhunti to stumble and almost fall.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 508 This will always be your home
"Now that the matter of the loss has been settled, it's time to discuss the issue of compensation." Mo Mo's calm and unassuming words silenced the room. Zhunti and Jieyin even stumbled, while the three Pure Ones watching from beyond the heavens were dumbfounded. This was blatant extortion! What was most ingenious was that Mo Mo's extortion was so legitimate that Zhunti and Jieyin couldn't even refute it. In the end, a small pile of Bodhi seeds appeared in Mo Mo's personal space.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Zhunti and Jieyin have really suffered a huge loss this time. Four twelve-grade golden lotus seeds, one thirty-two-grade creation blue lotus seed, and nearly a thousand top-grade Bodhi seeds. Although the thirty-two-grade creation blue lotus seed has some flaws, it is still a rare treasure. We have only seen a perfectly intact lotus seed once with our teacher. I really don't know where Jieyin got it. But no matter where he got it, he's probably going to be spitting blood this time." A hint of schadenfreude flashed across Nuwa's face. She had suffered a lot at the hands of the two of them before, so she was quite happy to see them in trouble!
Mo Mo was quite happy. Although he was ambushed, he didn't suffer any losses. On the contrary, he gained so many good things and found out who was spying on him, giving him a direction to guard against. The only thing that troubled him was that the entire Luojia Mountain had now disappeared. He didn't know how to explain it to Guanyin. Although the two of them hadn't told him to keep an eye on Luojia Mountain, it was indeed lost in his hands.
Nuwa and Xiaoshu both saw the distress in Mo Mo's heart, but neither of them wanted to interfere, because Luojia Mountain had been destroyed too thoroughly. Not a single one of the most important spiritual veins was left, which meant that it was completely beyond saving. Even if the aura of law left by Zhunti was erased and Luojia Mountain was reshaped with physical force, the reshaped Luojia Mountain would only be a facade. It would be even worse than the ordinary small hill where Mo Mo had stayed before, at least that hill had a small spiritual vein at its base.
With such a big incident happening to Mo Mo, Guanyin, as one of the parties involved, would definitely return after learning about it. However, both the Western Paradise and the Tang Dynasty in the East are quite a distance away, so they won't be able to return for a while. Mo Mo also took this time to think about how to explain things to the two of them. However, even after Yi Chen returned with Diao Chan, Mo Mo still couldn't come up with a good solution.
Yi Chen looked at the huge hole where Luojia Mountain had once stood, a trace of grief flashing across her delicate face. That was the dojo she had cultivated for countless years! She had poured countless efforts into building this dojo, and most of the Three Lights Divine Water born from the Jade Purification Technique had been consumed in it. But now everything was gone. Thinking about what would have happened to Luojia Mountain if they hadn't managed to leave in time, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. This was something she simply couldn't have resisted. Just looking at that bottomless pit made her heart tremble, let alone facing it directly.
Seeing Yi Chen staring blankly at the large pit in the sea, Mo Mo felt sorry for her and walked to her side, saying softly, "It's just an island. If it's gone, it's gone. I'll build you an even better one. As long as everyone is safe, that's all that matters."
Yi Chen's eyes lit up when he heard Mo Mo's words, but then dimmed again. Although they both possessed the ability to move mountains and seas, drive stars and chase the moon, Luojia Mountain was originally a sacred mountain born after the creation of heaven and earth. Not only did it possess numerous spiritual veins, but most importantly, it contained a trace of primordial spiritual energy inherited from the very beginning. Therefore, even if they could move spiritual veins from elsewhere, no matter how many spiritual veins the newly built Luojia Mountain had, or how rich the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was, it could not compare to the original. Moreover, even if a saint intervened, moving spiritual veins would cause some damage to the spiritual veins. Although this damage was not irreparable, it would take time. However, this was the only way they could do it.
The reconstruction of Mount Luojia proceeded exceptionally smoothly. The Heavenly Court and the Western Paradise even sent several high-level spiritual veins, especially the Buddhist ones, one of which was actually the top-tier spiritual vein. Meanwhile, Mo Mo had also transplanted a lot of purple bamboo into his personal space when he had nothing else to do. Now that the bamboo has matured, a brand new Mount Luojia soon stood tall again in the South China Sea. Unlike the original Mount Luojia, the new Mount Luojia was no longer an island, but was forged by Mo Mo and Nuwa into a top-tier innate spiritual treasure. In return, Mo Mo contributed a handful of Nine Heavens Breath Soil and a section of Fusang Divine Wood. One of the four twelfth-grade golden lotus seeds was planted in that handful of Nine Heavens Breath Soil.
The newly built Luojia Mountain, apart from lacking the original spiritual energy, far surpasses the original Luojia Mountain in every other aspect. However, to everyone's surprise, although the newly built Luojia Mountain still has a peach grove, it is missing Mo Mo's wooden house. Although Yi Chen noticed this, she only looked at Mo Mo thoughtfully and did not say anything. As Luojia Mountain was once again situated in the South China Sea, Guanyin finally returned from the Western Paradise.
After some questioning, Mo Mo learned that it wasn't that Guanyin didn't want to return sooner, but that she couldn't. It turned out that after Tang Sanzang and his companions left the Western Paradise and returned to the Tang Dynasty, the Western Paradise was closed by Buddha under the pretext of preaching. No one could leave or learn about the outside world. This continued until the Buddha's preaching was almost finished at Mount Luojia. After learning this news, she rushed back. Perhaps to compensate for her loss, Buddhism bestowed upon her the title of "Free Buddha." Therefore, from then on, there was no longer a Guanyin Bodhisattva, only the Free Buddha.
Although she had leveled up, she was not happy at all. According to her cultivation level, she should have been a Buddha long ago. Moreover, her status in Buddhism was already quite high. Now it was just returning what originally belonged to her. The price was that her years of hard work were destroyed. If Mo Mo and Nuwa hadn't helped her recreate Mount Luojia, she might have been homeless.
However, what's done is done, and there's no use dwelling on it. After Guanyin returned, the entire Three Realms returned to peace. After learning about Zhunti's shamelessness, Mo Mo took the initiative to move out of Luojia Mountain. To Mo Mo's surprise, Yi Chen wasn't surprised at all when he made this suggestion. She must have already guessed that this would be the outcome. She simply said softly, "Until that day comes, this will always be your home," and then left. Two days later, a small house almost exactly the same as before quietly appeared in the peach grove.
However, neither Mo Mo nor Nuwa noticed that before they left, a petal would always fall on Mo Mo's shoulder, one after another.
(End of this chapter)
2017/12/8 17:43:06|46797460
Chapter 509 Coincidence?
The Moon Palace, perched aloof on the celestial planet Taiyin, which should have been quiet and desolate, was now filled with the sounds of music and laughter. However, if one listened carefully, one would notice that although there were many voices of women in the Moon Palace, there seemed to be only one male voice. Anyone who saw this scene in the Moon Palace would be greatly surprised, because the Moon Goddess Chang'e, who usually kept everyone at arm's length, was sitting next to a young man and was pouring him wine with a smile.
The man was none other than our protagonist, Mo Mo. The story of why Mo Mo was in the Moon Palace is a bit convoluted. After he left Mount Luojia, Nuwa invited him to visit her palace, and Mo Mo readily accepted, as they were already quite familiar with each other. He stayed at the palace for nearly ten years, often discussing Dao with Nuwa. However, what frustrated Mo Mo was that despite reaching the required level and accumulating enough power, he couldn't advance to the Immortal King or Saint realm. He had met the standards for advancement in every aspect, yet he couldn't progress, which greatly frustrated him. Therefore, he left the palace and wandered the Three Realms to clear his mind.
Because he acted entirely on impulse without any clear goal, even he didn't know where he would appear next. However, things are just so coincidental. No one knows how he wandered around, but he unknowingly ended up in Beiju Luzhou. Beiju Luzhou is the territory of the demon race, and there is a very famous clan among the demon race, namely the fox clan. That's right, after realizing that Beiju Luzhou was the stronghold of the demon race, Mo Mo immediately asked a little demon about the location of the fox clan, but the result disappointed Mo Mo.
While the fox clan women in this world are indeed beautiful, they are not all women as depicted in TV dramas and novels. Instead, they are roughly equal in number, with the male-to-female ratio maintained at approximately one to one. Moreover, their numbers are not large; only tens of thousands can transform into human form, while the rest are largely unable to do so. Upon seeing this situation, Mo Mo lost interest in staying here any longer, as this was a fox den, and apart from the core area, the distinctive scent of foxes was still quite strong.
After leaving the area inhabited by the fox clan, Mo Mo planned to continue his leisurely stroll. However, he had not gone far from the fox clan's territory when he heard a series of intense fighting sounds. Amidst the fighting, he heard several angry shouts from women and defensive arguments from men. This surprised Mo Mo, so he decisively flew towards the direction of the battle. There, he encountered someone who surprised him greatly. That person was none other than Chang'e, the Moon Goddess who was famous throughout the Three Realms. And her opponent was no ordinary person either; he was none other than Qiongqi, one of the Four Fiends.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Western Mountains Classic, describes Qiongqi as follows: It resembles a tiger, has hedgehog fur, and wings. It is inscribed as the beast Qiongqi. Its form is extremely ugly. It chases after demons and evil spirits, and none can escape its clutches. Therefore, it is also called the Divine Dog. It has a fondness for eating people.
In this world, Qiongqi was born from a wisp of evil thought at the beginning of creation. Its cultivation had already reached the quasi-saint realm, making it impossible for Chang'e to resist. If Qiongqi hadn't been without murderous intent, Chang'e, the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms, would probably have perished long ago. Although Mo Mo didn't know how Chang'e ended up here, the reason why Qiongqi stopped her was obvious. And the final result was self-evident. If it weren't for Nuwa's sake, Qiongqi would probably have become meat on a barbecue grill.
The hero rescuing the damsel in distress has always been the easiest way to win a beauty's heart, so the scene mentioned at the beginning naturally occurred. However, Mo Mo did not expect things to develop this way. He only agreed to Chang'e's request to visit the Moon Palace because he was worried about letting her go back alone. He did not expect Chang'e to be so enthusiastic. Although Chang'e was enthusiastic, she did not make any overly intimate gestures, so Mo Mo did not think much of it.
After chatting with Chang'e during the banquet, Mo Mo learned that the reason she went to Beiju Luzhou was because Yu Tu was visiting a fox clan friend at the invitation of the fox clan. She was bored in the Guanghan Palace, so she went to the fox clan to find Yu Tu. She didn't expect that such a thing would happen before she even arrived at the fox clan. If Mo Mo hadn't appeared at the right time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Not long after Chang'e brought Mo Mo back to the Moon Palace, Yu Tu also rushed back.
The Jade Rabbit was usually held in Chang'e's arms and was mostly seen in its true form. Therefore, Mo Mo had never seen the Jade Rabbit in its transformed state. As Chang'e's pet, the Jade Rabbit should have been quite beautiful. Although it might not be as beautiful as Chang'e, it should still be among the top-tier female immortals. However, when Mo Mo saw the Jade Rabbit's true appearance, he almost spat out the wine he was drinking because the Jade Rabbit's appearance was far beyond his expectations.
Judging by appearance alone, the Jade Rabbit is indeed only slightly inferior to Chang'e, and even has a bit more playfulness and cuteness than Chang'e. However, the Jade Rabbit after transformation is actually a thirteen or fourteen-year-old loli, and a loli with a curvy figure at that. Can anyone tell me how this is possible? However, Mo Mo's ability to accept this is still very strong. After all, Guanyin can be a young girl of sixteen or eighteen, so it doesn't seem surprising that the Jade Rabbit is a loli, right?
Although the Jade Rabbit noticed Mo Mo beside Chang'e when it ran into the Moon Palace, it was more concerned about Chang'e. So when it saw the Jade Rabbit run to Chang'e's side like the wind, pulling her around and touching her, and asking Chang'e repeatedly if she was injured but not greeting it, Mo Mo did not care. Instead, it watched the two of them with a smile. It was only after a while that the Jade Rabbit noticed Mo Mo sitting next to it.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Jade Rabbit was only being rude because she was worried about my safety. Please forgive her." After getting rid of Jade Rabbit's question, Chang'e remembered that Mo Mo was still beside her. So she quickly pulled Jade Rabbit to apologize to Mo Mo. Mo Mo naturally wouldn't blame the two of them, especially since he wasn't particularly interested in such things.
Looking at the approachable Mo Mo beside her, a cryptic glint flashed in Chang'e's eyes. She parted her lips and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. Chang'e has long resided in the Moon Palace, and the only one who can often accompany her is the Jade Rabbit. We are already as close as sisters. The Moon Palace is cold and harsh, with little entertainment. Fortunately, the Jade Rabbit and I recently practiced a dance together, and now we will present it to Your Majesty to express our gratitude for your understanding." Without waiting for Mo Mo's reply, the two returned to the inner palace to prepare.
Accompanied by melodious celestial music, Chang'e and the Moon Rabbit, dressed in gauze robes, gracefully emerged from the inner palace. However, the thin gauze robes did not appear revealing on their bodies, as they were shrouded in layers of celestial mist. The mist concealed most of their bodies, but the glimpses of snow-white skin that occasionally flashed during their dance were even more alluring, especially since their dance was filled with a fatal temptation.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 510 Passion