With Bai Suzhen leaving Qingcheng Mountain and meeting Xu Xian at the Broken Bridge of West Lake, the story of the Legend of the White Snake officially begins.
Xu Xian was naturally unaware of the significance of their meeting. At this moment, Xu Xian was somewhat at a loss, looking like a novice in love, and said blankly, "Greetings, Miss Bai. My name is Xu Xian, courtesy name Hanwen. You can just call me Xu Hanwen."
"Xu Xian, Xu Hanwen, are you perhaps the Xu Hanwen of the Xuantian Holy Sect?" Bai Suzhen asked curiously.
Although she had only recently left Qingcheng Mountain and had come to West Lake to find her benefactor as instructed by Guanyin Bodhisattva, West Lake was not far from the Xuantian Holy Sect and was greatly influenced by it. She had heard a lot about the Xuantian Holy Sect from the mouths of the traveling martial arts heroes.
Xu Xian appeared even more shy and chuckled awkwardly, "I never expected that my humble name would even reach Miss Bai's ears. I'm truly ashamed."
While talking to Xu Xian, Bai Suzhen was secretly plotting in her heart.
The moment she saw Xu Xian, she knew he was the one she was looking for. Not only did Xu Xian meet all the conditions set forth by Guanyin Bodhisattva, but they were also karmically intertwined.
Bai Suzhen could sense that if she wanted to reach the Earth Immortal realm, ascend to the Heavenly Court, and be listed among the immortals, she had to repay the karmic debt between her and Xu Xian!
Originally, her plan was to simply bestow wealth and honor upon her benefactor once she found him.
But after meeting her, she discovered that things weren't as simple as she had imagined.
Xu Xian possessed a reserved and blessed nature, and he lacked neither great wealth nor high status. Worldly riches and power held no appeal for him.
More importantly, the moment she saw Xu Xian, she was instantly smitten and fell in love at first sight!
Feelings are mutual. Since Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen fell in love at first sight, they naturally got along better and better as they talked, and soon a faint affection blossomed between them.
Before we knew it, the sky had gradually darkened, but the rain outside still hadn't stopped.
Xu Xian felt a little reluctant, but he still had to get up and say goodbye: "Miss Bai, it's getting late, I have to go home now, otherwise my sister will worry."
Bai Suzhen smiled and pulled an umbrella from a corner of the cabin, handing it to Xu Xian: "It's raining outside, young master, please use this umbrella to shield yourself from the wind and rain."
"Alright!" Xu Xian took the umbrella and his eyes showed anticipation. Since the girl was willing to lend him the umbrella, he would naturally have an excuse to come and return it later!
"I wonder where Miss Bai lives, so I can return the umbrella to her in the future."
In truth, Bai Suzhen didn't care about such an umbrella, but she needed an excuse to meet Xu Xian, so she didn't hesitate to reveal her address.
In the original storyline, Bai Suzhen should have lived with Xiaoqing in the abandoned Qiu Wang Mansion. But now Xiaoqing has gone to the Xuantian Holy Sect with Wang Xuan, and Bai Suzhen is unfamiliar with the place, so she did not settle down in Qiu Wang Mansion, but instead found an inn to stay temporarily.
They said their goodbyes to each other, and then Xu Xian reluctantly returned home.
Xu Xian was still a novice in love, but now that he had suddenly found his sweetheart, he would often grin foolishly, which his sister soon noticed.
"Hanwen, what's wrong with you today?" Xu Jiaorong asked playfully. "Have you taken a fancy to some girl? Just tell your sister, and I'll go and propose marriage for you in a few days!"
Chapter 202 The White Snake as Wife
Xu Xian, a novice in love, was worried about how to turn the beautiful woman into his wife. Since his sister was offering him advice, he naturally gave it without hesitation.
In the following period, the relationship between Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen progressed rapidly. He first visited Bai Suzhen under the pretext of returning the umbrella, and then invited her to visit West Lake together.
Meanwhile, within the Xuan Tian Sacred Sect, Wang Xuan opened his eyes, ending a day of cultivation. A playful expression appeared on his face, as if he could see Bai Suzhen's figure across countless time and space.
"It's finally time for Lady White Snake to make her appearance, and the story of the Legend of the White Snake is about to begin. However, I've already ruined that story, so it will likely deviate greatly from the original."
Putting everything else aside, the toad demon Wang Daoling had already been eliminated by Wang Xuan, so there wouldn't be the scene where the toad demon poisoned the water and then sold the talisman water at a high price.
Besides, Xu Xian has now joined the Xuan Tian Holy Sect, his cultivation has reached the perfect state of the Innate Realm, and his medical skills are comparable to those of divine doctors in the mortal world. It's impossible for him to open a clinic again, and there won't be the scene of the Three Sovereigns Ancestors gathering.
Wang Xuan kept a watchful eye on the plot while focusing most of his energy on cultivation.
Although he was in the world of Legend of the White Snake and no longer had the blessing of the Heavenly Will of the Xuan Tian World, he still had a lot of cultivation resources brought from the Xuan Tian World, as well as the blessing of the Xuan Tian Holy Sect's fortune. With the help of the Enlightenment function of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, his cultivation speed was still advancing by leaps and bounds.
"Give me another twenty years, and I estimate that by the time the Legend of the White Snake ends, I will have broken through to the realm of supernatural powers, comparable to a true immortal in the immortal path." After sensing the increase in magical power within his body, Wang Xuan made a clear judgment in his mind.
The realm of supernatural powers would be enough to make a splash even in the mythical Three Kingdoms world, but it wouldn't cause any waves in the world of the Legend of the White Snake!
The Legend of the White Snake is full of powerful figures. The Six Emperors of Heaven, the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, the Three Buddhas of Buddhism, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Old Mother of Lishan should all have reached the seventh level of the divine and demonic realm, only with different titles.
Furthermore, experts at the Divine Power Realm appeared in large numbers, numbering at least over a hundred!
The world of the Legend of the White Snake is profoundly rich, far surpassing the mythical Three Kingdoms world. After all, this world is not connected to the higher-level celestial realm; the Heavenly Court, Mount Ling, and the Underworld are all merely parts of the Legend of the White Snake world, and travel between them is not possible.
This is why all the seventh-order god-demon beings born in the world of the Legend of the White Snake over the years have accumulated, and even sixth-order beings can achieve immortality through reincarnation.
Perhaps the world of Mythical Three Kingdoms is no worse than the world of Legend of the White Snake, but the top beings born in the Mythical Three Kingdoms throughout history have all ascended to the heavens and never returned.
"Once the story ends, I should leave this world. Before my cultivation breaks through to the realm of gods and demons, it will be impossible for me to gain any greater benefits in this world."
Wang Xuan sighed softly and stepped out of his secluded cultivation chamber. He could sense with his divine sense that Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen were waiting for him in the main hall of the Xuan Tian Holy Sect.
He might not see Xu Xian, but he still had to see Bai Suzhen. After all, Bai Suzhen was a virtuous wife and loving mother in many people's hearts, and coming to the world of the Legend of the White Snake without seeing Bai Suzhen would feel like leaving some regrets.
When Wang Xuan arrived at the main hall, Xu Xian immediately came forward to pay his respects respectfully. Besides Xu Xian, there was also a gentle woman dressed in white in the main hall, whose appearance and temperament were both outstanding.
The only flaw is that the woman in front of you is not a woman, but a beautiful snake!
"This servant is Bai Suzhen, greetings to Sect Leader Wang." Bai Suzhen followed behind Xu Xian and also curtsied to Wang Xuan, giving off a sense of husband and wife following each other.
Wang Xuan chuckled and couldn't help but tease, "Xu Xian, is this beauty your sweetheart? She's not even married yet, but she already puts you first in everything. She's truly a virtuous wife. You must treat her well."
Xu Xian chuckled and said, "I brought Suzhen here today to inform my master that I have made a vow to grow old with Suzhen, and I hope that my master will officiate our wedding."
Xu Xian's parents were both deceased, and he only had an older sister and brother-in-law. Although his elder sister was like a father and mother to him, she was ultimately only of the same generation as him. In the absence of an elder, Xu Jiaorong could preside over the wedding on his behalf.
But now that Xu Xian has become Wang Xuan's disciple, the marriage naturally needs to be presided over by Wang Xuan, an elder.
Wang Xuan nodded and said calmly, "Since you have made a vow to grow old together, I will naturally not object. Let your wedding be held inside the Xuan Tian Holy Sect, so that that old bald monk Fahai won't come and cause trouble."
There was a grudge between Fahai and Bai Suzhen. Bai Suzhen once stole Fahai's elixir. Otherwise, Fahai would have already broken through to the Arhat realm, comparable to the early stage of the Martial Dao Celestial.
With such a deep-seated hatred, how could Fahai let it go? Due to the karmic entanglement, Fahai would surely come knocking on their door.
Only with Wang Xuan stationed within the Xuan Tian Holy Sect could Fa Hai be deterred from causing trouble.
"Fahai? What does my marriage have to do with him? Why is he causing trouble?" Xu Xian couldn't help but be a little surprised.
What he didn't notice was that his future daughter-in-law, Bai Suzhen, looked a little unnatural.
"You don't need to know the reason, just be wary of Fahai." Wang Xuan didn't explain it clearly. If Xu Xian wanted to regain his memories as the Ziwei Emperor from his previous life, he had to go through many tribulations. Fahai was one of his tribulations. He couldn't avoid it, and there was no need to try to avoid it.
Since his master had spoken, Xu Xian couldn't say much and could only focus on preparing for his wedding.
As a direct disciple of the Xuantian Holy Sect, and with Wang Xuan's instructions, Xu Xian's wedding was quickly arranged. A large number of disciples helped him decorate the wedding venue, and others went to deliver invitations and host a banquet for guests from all directions.
After several busy days, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen finally became husband and wife, and the gentle and virtuous Bai Suzhen was now taken.
It's worth mentioning that Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing finally met. As snake demons, they naturally had a lot in common, and after spending a few days together, they became sworn sisters, just like in the original story, with Xiaoqing becoming Bai Suzhen's younger sister.
After Xu Xian got married, he stayed at the Xuantian Holy Sect for a few more days before finally moving out with Bai Suzhen.
In the past two years, he has traveled the world and dealt with many bandits who robbed and plundered. While eliminating harm for the people, he has also made a fortune. The money he has accumulated in two years is enough for him to buy a mansion.
Chapter 203 The Feast of the Antarctic Immortals
Xu Xian won the heart of the beauty, and naturally, he lived a blissful life.
Meanwhile, Wang Xuan also finished his secluded cultivation. Soon after, the Antarctic Longevity Emperor would hold a grand banquet for all the immortals. As a mortal cultivator, Wang Xuan did not ascend to the Heavenly Court, but he also received an invitation.
"This is a bit strange. Perhaps my true cultivation level has already been seen through by those top experts." Wang Xuan quickly realized that a martial arts cultivator at the Transcendent Realm was not qualified to participate in the Immortal Banquet, but a martial arts cultivator at the Celestial Realm was different.
The Celestial Perfection Realm is equivalent to the Earth Immortal Perfection Realm in the Legend of the White Snake world. If one can achieve another breakthrough, one can leap to become a True Immortal!
Even with the accumulated power of the Legend of the White Snake world over millions of years, there are only a little over a hundred True Immortals, and most of them have already established their own sects and are not easy to win over rashly.
Wang Xuan, a powerful figure with the potential to become a True Immortal, lacks a Golden Immortal as a backer, making him a worthy candidate for being courted by someone of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor's caliber.
"Since the Antarctic Longevity Emperor could see through my true cultivation level, most of the other Golden Immortals could probably see it too. Fortunately, they didn't suspect I was from another world and dissect me for research." Wang Xuan felt very lucky and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What he didn't know was that the world membrane of the Legend of the White Snake was incredibly strong, and even a Golden Immortal could not break through it to roam freely in the chaos.
Over millions of years, the powerful beings in the world of the Legend of the White Snake have never stepped outside the boundaries of this world, and no powerful beings from other worlds have ever descended upon it, so naturally no one would make that connection.
To a powerful figure like the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, Wang Xuan was most likely a reincarnation of a powerful being, which explained his ability to achieve such cultivation in such a short time and to open his own path, displaying extraordinary potential.
Such things have happened before. The Supreme Daoist Ancestor was reincarnated as Laozi (Li Er) and founded the Daoist school. Similarly, the Buddha was reincarnated as Shakyamuni and founded the Buddhist school.
So when Wang Xuan’s reputation spread, it quickly attracted the attention of all the immortals and Buddhas. They believed that Wang Xuan was going to follow the path that the Dao Ancestor and the Buddha Ancestor had taken, and establish a separate lineage outside of Daoism and Buddhism. He had great ambition!
Those who dare to do this are either out of their minds or extremely confident, believing they can withstand the suppression from both the Taoist and Buddhist factions.
Before figuring out Wang Xuan's true strength, those immortals and Buddhas would not rashly attack him.
It has to be said that Wang Xuan's smooth-sailing dissemination of martial arts for over a decade was entirely due to a beautiful misunderstanding...
Now that his cultivation level had been seen through, Wang Xuan no longer needed to hide it. He directly revealed his cultivation level of the Perfected Celestial Realm and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the sky.
He didn't make any preparations before attending the banquet of immortals of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor. He had already made up his mind that he would run away as soon as he saw something was wrong.
With the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth as a supreme treasure in hand, there shouldn't be any problem for him to safely escape the world of Legend of the White Snake and return to the Xuan Tian World, since those Golden Immortals and powerful beings don't have any such precautions.
With Wang Xuan's current cultivation level, flying at full speed would naturally cover thousands of miles in an instant, leaving large swaths of white clouds behind.
After about half an hour, he finally arrived at the Daoist temple of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor. Before him, there was a misty, ethereal atmosphere, with towering palaces adorned with carved beams and painted rafters. In the center, cranes danced and celestial monkeys offered fruit—a truly heavenly paradise.
Wang Xuan didn't cause any trouble. He simply gave his name, and soon a fairy boy led him to a seat.
The banquet for immortals had not yet begun, but many immortals and Buddhas had already arrived, making it a lively affair.
The main seat in the hall was empty; it was a seat prepared for the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, who had not yet arrived.
Right next to the seat of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, there were more than a dozen immortals each occupying a seat.
Although Wang Xuan was not born and raised in the world of the Legend of the White Snake, after more than ten years of exploration, he knew that the strong people in the world of the Legend of the White Snake were roughly the same as those in Eastern mythology.
Given Wang Xuan's understanding of Eastern mythology and legends, he was able to quickly recognize some of the powerful figures.
For example, the handsome young man with a third eye between his eyebrows is most likely Erlang Shen, Yang Jian. And the boy next to Yang Jian, who looks about twelve or thirteen years old and has a red ribbon wrapped around his body, should be Nezha, the Third Prince.
Both of them had reached the Perfect True Immortal realm, comparable to the Perfect Martial Arts Divine Power realm, and were only one realm away from the likes of seventh-order gods and demons or golden immortals.
Even Wang Xuan could sense that both of them had the potential to break through to the Golden Immortal realm. However, the upper limit of the Legend of the White Snake world was limited; it was close to its limit after accommodating a dozen or so Golden Immortals.
It's not that they don't try, but that the world limits them and prevents them from going any further!
Besides Yang Jian and Nezha, there are also the Eight Immortals of Shangdong, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Giant Spirit God, all of whom are True Immortal level powerhouses. Although these people are much weaker than Yang Jian and Nezha, they are still stronger than the Old Immortal Nanhua from the main world.
After all, they can extend their lifespan through reincarnation, and their cultivation time is much longer than that of the Old Immortal Nanhua. Any one of them could easily defeat the Old Immortal Nanhua.
Wang Xuan followed the celestial attendant who was leading the way and found his seat, but he was somewhat surprised. The seat arranged for him by the Antarctic Longevity Emperor was far too close to the front; he wasn't sitting among the Earth Immortals, but among the True Immortals.