Dream King

Chapter 71

Hearing Mo Mo's answer, the Dragon King of the East Sea was clearly disappointed, but when he heard that Mo Mo might come again in the future, he became excited again and said respectfully, "Then this little dragon will look forward to your next visit."

Then the Dragon King of the East Sea continued, "Great Immortal, would you mind staying for a simple meal before you leave? To express my deepest respect for you?"

"No, thank you. I have other things to do, so I won't stay any longer. If I have time next time, I will definitely have a good drink with you, Dragon King. Farewell!" With that, Mo Mo vanished in an instant, his every step a fleeting illusion.

At this moment, the Turtle Prime Minister approached the Dragon King of the East Sea and whispered, "Your Majesty, are these few bottles of pills really worth exchanging for so many rare and precious herbs? And they've even emptied our Dragon Transformation Fruit and Dragon Blood Ginseng."

"It's worth it! Not to mention the Dragon Transformation Fruit and Dragon Blood Ginseng, it would be worth it even if we exchanged half of the Crystal Palace. This is a supreme divine pill that can allow our dragon race to evolve to eight or even nine claws. It is the hope for the rise of our dragon race." The Dragon King of the East Sea looked at the Turtle Prime Minister with a cold glint in his eyes and said excitedly.

Mo Mo didn't know what happened after he left. At this moment, he had returned to his cave near Mount Hua. As for those pills, they were just some pills to purify bloodlines. The most precious one was the smallest bottle of pills, which he had made by extracting a trace of energy left by the black dragon from his body and then adding it to the pills. It had a fatal attraction to the dragon race.

After all, that was the power within a black dragon at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, and it possessed the power of the Black Dragon's True Spirit. This was an existence even higher than a Saint. Even a trace of it would be incredibly attractive to the dragon race, who were of the same kind.

It's no wonder that the Dragon King of the East Sea said it would be worth exchanging even half of the Crystal Palace for it. This thing is to the dragon race what the Primordial Purple Qi is to a Quasi-Saint—it is incredibly attractive.

It's no wonder that the Dragon King of the East Sea said it would be worth exchanging even half of the Crystal Palace for it. This thing is to the dragon race what the Primordial Purple Qi is to a Quasi-Saint—it is full of fatal attraction.

Although he knew these things were very attractive to the dragon race, he didn't expect them to be this attractive. After all, he could have as many of these things as he wanted if he wanted. So, after returning to his cave, he continued to refine pills. Speaking of refining pills, Mo Mo was a bit speechless. Despite refining so many pills, he didn't have a suitable pill furnace for himself. As a result, he basically ruined a pill furnace every time he refined pills for himself. However, due to the scarcity of materials, he didn't refine many pills suitable for himself either. He mostly refined them for others.

This time, the pills being refined were not of very high grade, so Mo Mo didn't need to worry about the alchemy furnace being unable to withstand his Dao fire and being ruined. The only slightly difficult part was extracting the energy left by the black dragon in his body and putting it into the alchemy furnace.

Time always flies when someone is focused on doing something. By the time Mo Mo finished refining the pills, more than two months had passed. Judging by the time, Chen Xiang should be preparing to rescue his mother. So Mo Mo packed up and prepared to set off.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 158: After teasing the Third Holy Mother, I teased Chang'e. It felt pretty good.

After leaving the cave, Mo Mo leisurely rode the cloud to Mount Hua. He found that the Third Holy Mother's face was filled with a mixture of relief and worry. Mo Mo knew that Liu Yanchang and the others had met her in her dream. At this moment, Liu Chenxiang should have already embarked on the road to save his mother. Since he had taken the Lotus Lantern from them, he had to give something in return. So he descended the cloud to Mount Hua.

Mo Mo arrived silently into the cave where the Third Holy Mother was imprisoned. Because Mo Mo did not stop his footsteps after entering the cave, the Third Holy Mother heard him as soon as she entered. When she turned around, she found that the person who had entered was someone she did not recognize at all.

Realizing that aside from the Meishan Boss and Erlang Shen who were guarding this place, no one else would likely enter, the Third Holy Mother quickly asked Mo Mo, "Who are you? How did you get here? Where is the Meishan Boss?"

Looking at the Holy Mother of the Three, who was still sacred and beautiful despite her sorrowful expression, Mo Mo suddenly had an idea. So, with a wicked smile on his face, he walked step by step to the Holy Mother of the Three and said with a smile, "Me? I am your future master, the Desire Emperor."

The Third Holy Mother's expression changed upon hearing Mo Mo's words, and she angrily rebuked him: "Nonsense! The Jade Emperor is my uncle, how could he be my master? And you think you can be my master? You're dreaming! Although I am trapped here, I am not someone that just anyone can mess with. If you want to mess with me, you'd better break the restrictions here first."

Mo Mo shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I meant the Desire Emperor, the Desire of **, not the Jade of jade. Besides, you think you can stop me with this thing? Aren't you too naive? Moreover, I, the Desire Emperor, have always won people over with virtue and made them follow me willingly. I don't like the kind of thing that involves forcing someone into a relationship."

The Holy Mother of the Third Palace smiled disdainfully and turned away. She didn't believe Mo Mo could break the seal here, because it was set up by her second brother, Erlang Shen. Although her brother wasn't invincible in the Three Realms, he was still one of the top experts. She didn't believe that Mo Mo, who had inexplicably appeared and had no reputation, could break the seal set up by her second brother.

Mo Mo: "..." My brother was actually ignored. This uncle can tolerate it, but aunt can't! So he spoke up decisively.

"How dare you ignore me! I'll give you ten breaths to consider. If you don't submit to me, I'll first kill that Meishan boss outside, then go find Liu Yanchang and Liu Chenxiang and kill them. Moreover, I'll extract all their souls and destroy them one by one." Mo Mo said viciously to the Third Holy Mother.

After saying that, Mo Mo belatedly realized, "This art style feels a bit off! It exudes the aura of a major villain, but it seems quite fun."

"You demon, you will surely die a horrible death." The Third Holy Mother did not doubt Mo Mo's strength, after all, his ability to enter here silently was already proof of his strength.

"Hahaha, I love your expressions. Whenever I pin you down and see your faces that look like you want to eat my flesh and my blood, I feel so satisfied. The thought of the Holy Three Holy Mothers groaning and pleasuring me beneath me fills me with a sense of accomplishment." Mo Mo pounced on the Three Holy Mothers with a vicious look.

As Mo Mo approached the stone platform of the Third Holy Mother, divine light emanated from around it. Instantly, the Third Holy Mother's eyes were filled with hope. She had never longed so much for the powerful and incomparable barrier that had imprisoned her for more than ten years to help her fend off the demon before her. However, the next second she was filled with despair, because Mo Mo easily entered the barrier and casually put his arm around her waist.

"Little beauty, wail as much as you want, I will let you enjoy the ultimate pleasure, and in the end you will be hopelessly infatuated with me." After saying that, Mo Mo reached out and grabbed the belt of the Third Holy Mother.

The Third Holy Mother was already in despair when Mo Mo wrapped his arms around her slender waist. She stared blankly at the cave entrance, wishing that her second brother would suddenly appear there. However, she could only weep helplessly as she watched Mo Mo grab her belt.

When Mo Mo grabbed her belt, the Third Holy Mother was utterly desperate. She closed her eyes in anguish, quietly waiting for the nightmare to begin. She only hoped that the dream would come sooner, much sooner.

However, after five or six minutes, the storm that the Third Holy Mother had anticipated did not come, and the warm feeling on her waist also disappeared. Filled with doubt, the Third Holy Mother opened her beautiful eyes, fluttering her long eyelashes covered with tears.

When the Third Holy Mother opened her eyes, she found that the demon was standing outside the stone platform, watching her with great interest. Looking at the Third Holy Mother, who was crying her eyes out, Mo Mo felt a little embarrassed. It seemed that the joke had gone a bit too far. However, Mo Mo thought to herself, "This is to relieve her loneliness of more than ten years, and also to leave her with a deep memory in the future, so that she won't be so bored."

Thinking of this, Mo Mo felt much better, but seeing the Third Holy Mother with tears in her eyes, he still felt a little guilty!

Looking at Mo Mo standing outside the stone platform, the Third Holy Mother said sadly, "Demon, what tricks are you trying to play? If you want to, come quickly, I don't want to see you for a second longer."

Mo Mo: "..." Beautiful lady, what you said could easily lead people to misunderstand!

Looking at the Third Holy Mother, whose face was streaked with tears but whose eyes were filled with hatred, Mo Mo smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, Third Holy Mother. I was just joking with you. I was just passing by and decided to take a look. I didn't expect the joke to go a bit too far. But your touch is quite nice. You don't look like someone who has given birth to a child at all."

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms: "..."

Upon hearing Mo Mo's words, the Third Holy Mother's chest heaved violently. After a full five seconds of silence, she shouted, "How can you joke like that? Don't you know that this kind of thing is not something you can joke about?..."

A good ten minutes passed before the Third Holy Mother finally stopped, but her chest was still heaving violently, indicating that she hadn't fully vented her anger. The fact that the gentle, beautiful, and kind Third Holy Mother was so angry showed that Mo Mo's actions had indeed made her quite furious. However, amidst her anger, she was also somewhat relieved, otherwise she would have been too ashamed to face anyone again.

After the Third Holy Mother calmed down, Mo Mo said leisurely, "Does it feel better to have vented your anger?"

The Third Holy Mother glanced at Mo Mo, then turned her head away, clearly not wanting to pay him any more attention. Seeing this, Mo Mo silently took out a palm-sized jade mirror and said, "I was originally planning to give you a Celestial Mirror on the way, but since you're not interested, then forget it." As he spoke, Mo Mo made a gesture as if to put it away.

Upon hearing Mo Mo's words, the Third Holy Mother turned her head instantly, staring suspiciously at the jade mirror that Mo Mo had not yet put away. Mo Mo smiled slightly and said, "The Heavenly Mirror can observe all things under heaven, but since you are not interested, then forget it."

"Wait, can this Heavenly Mirror let me see Chenxiang and the others?" The Third Holy Mother called out to Mo Mo, who was about to put away the Heavenly Mirror.

"Just kidding, I can see everything under the heavens, so Liu Chenxiang is nothing to me." Mo Mo said with some pride. In fact, this thing can only see what happens around Liu Chenxiang and Liu Yanchang. This is because Mo Mo refined it after incorporating a wisp of their aura. It can capture their images. Compared to a real Observation Mirror, if a real Observation Mirror is bought from a luxury boutique, then what Mo Mo took out is like a buy-one-get-one-free deal on Taobao.

"Could I borrow it for a bit? I'll return it to you as soon as I get out," the Third Holy Mother said softly, blushing.

“Of course,” Mo Mo replied quite readily.

"Really? Thank you so much." The Third Holy Mother was excited because she would be able to see Chenxiang and the others more often from now on. However, Mo Mo's next words made her heart sink.

"However, I have a condition." Looking at the smile on Mo Mo's face, the Third Holy Mother felt a chill inexplicably in her heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

However, she still braced herself and asked, "What are the conditions?"

Mo Mo leaned closer and said, "Your actions just now severely hurt my pride, so I'll give you the thing if you give me a kiss."

"How could you be so shameless?" The Third Holy Mother glared angrily at Mo Mo.

"Thank you for the compliment. Cash on delivery, no delays," Mo Mo replied with a smile.

Staring intently at the jade mirror in Mo Mo's hand, the Third Holy Mother took a few deep breaths, slowly closed her eyes, and then slightly raised her head. However, after waiting for almost a minute, the expected kiss did not come. You should know that she had made a great decision.

The Third Holy Mother opened her eyes suspiciously and found that Mo Mo was indeed staring at her with a smile on his face, just like before. Looking at Mo Mo's unusually bright smile, the Third Holy Mother was filled with despair. "This must be a punishment sent by heaven."

Seeing that the Third Holy Mother had opened her eyes, Mo Mo smiled and said, "I am deeply grateful for the Third Holy Mother's kindness, but I feel somewhat unworthy of this kiss, so I will give you this Mirror of Heaven for free. We shall part ways here. But before I leave, I must say that you smell really good, and your skin feels really nice." As he spoke, Mo Mo sniffed the hand that had just wrapped around the Third Holy Mother's waist.

Seeing Mo Mo's actions, the Third Holy Mother blushed instantly. However, before she could speak, Mo Mo left first. After Mo Mo left, the Third Holy Mother couldn't help but touch her slender waist and murmur to herself, "Does it really feel that good?"

After leaving Mount Hua, Mo Mo headed towards Liu Family Village. In just a few minutes, he arrived above Liu Chenxiang's house. However, the house was deserted, and judging from the dust inside, it had been uninhabited for a week or two.

Mo Mo then leisurely made his way to Mount Hua along the road from Liujia Village, but still couldn't find the two. Mo Mo guessed that they must be with Zhu Bajie, and as for going to Mount Emei to become Sun Wukong's apprentice, that would probably have to wait a while.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 159 The Target: Laozi's Alchemy Room

The sky was clear and the sun was warm. When Mo Mo arrived at Zhu Bajie's Clean Altar Messenger Temple, he indeed found Chen Xiang, the Eighth Prince of the Dragon Palace, Xiao Yu and Ding Xiang. Moreover, Xiao Yu's grandmother, a thousand-year-old fox, was hiding outside the Messenger Temple, eyeing the Lotus Lantern covetously.

Judging from their close relationship, they have obviously been through a lot together.

In the original story, Chenxiang first gained magical power, and then, upon awakening, he encountered the Black and White Impermanence. He remembered that the Book of Life and Death in the underworld recorded information about all mortals, so he begged them to take him to the underworld to check the "Book of Life and Death," but he could not find his mother's page no matter what he did.

The Black and White Impermanence told him that his mother was definitely not human, but either a demon or a deity. Immediately afterwards, the judge discovered Chenxiang and ordered his minions to capture him, but Erlang Shen arrived and rescued him, personally taking him home.

Later, while searching through his mother's belongings at home, Chenxiang found the Lotus Lantern and flew into the air with it. He experienced the power of the Lotus Lantern for the first time, but because he didn't know how to control it, he fell from the sky. Fortunately, he was caught in the air by the Little Dragon Girl (his aunt), but this caused him even greater confusion.

Later, his father told him the truth, and he learned that his mother was the famous Third Holy Mother. With the help of Erlang Shen, the family was reunited in a dream, which inspired his determination to save his mother, and he resolutely embarked on the road to save her.

Erlang Shen discovered this and quickly stopped him. During his escape, he was captured by the Bull Demon King. Just as he was about to be eaten, Erlang Shen reappeared. Princess Iron Fan, unwilling to offend Erlang Shen, released Chenxiang. He was later captured by Erlang Shen and rescued by the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers in his moment of crisis. He then met the female lead, an innocent and carefree little fox.

Later, Xiaoyu's maternal grandmother, a thousand-year-old fox spirit, recognized the Lotus Lantern in Chenxiang's hand as a treasure at a glance. So she painstakingly tried to seize the Lotus Lantern, but in the end she died tragically at the hands of the Meishan brothers. This is natural, as those who dare to covet the protagonist usually do not have a good end.

Afterwards, the two inexperienced young men wandered the world, completely forgetting about saving their mother, until they met Tie Zhu, a servant of a wealthy family. Tie Zhu's filial piety moved Chen Xiang, and he embarked on the path of saving his mother again. Later, in order to clear Tie Zhu's name, who was identified by the government as the murderer, Chen Xiang was captured by the Eighth Prince of the East Sea, who had transformed into a river demon. Later, his aunt, Xiao Long Nu, persuaded the Eighth Prince to join the path of saving his mother.

The three continued their journey and eventually met Dingxiang at the foot of Mount Hua. With this, the four-person rescue team was complete. After seeing their mother on Mount Hua, to escape the pursuit of the Celestial Hound, the four fled to the Temple of Zhu Bajie's Clean Altar Messenger, which is the scene Mo Mo is now witnessing.

After that, Xiaoyu stole the Lotus Lantern, but her grandmother was killed by the Meishan brothers who arrived at the scene. Before she died, she made Xiaoyu eat the wick of the Lotus Lantern. In the end, she parted ways with Chenxiang and the others. Chenxiang, who lost the Lotus Lantern, went to Sun Wukong to ask to become his disciple. In the end, Sun Wukong refused, but transformed into Naodao and passed on all his skills to him. He even took him to heaven to steal the elixir of immortality and the peaches of immortality.

Finally, he caused a great disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, turning it into chaos. However, he was tricked by the Meishan brothers, lost all his magical power, and was eventually captured and put into the alchemy furnace by Laozi. However, the merciful Laozi taught him a lesson and then put him back into the mortal world.

Does this plot and formula seem very familiar? If you still don't recognize it, please recall the story of how Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, rose to power. When you compare Liu Chenxiang's rise to power with Sun Wukong's, you'll find that, apart from the different characters, everything else is basically the same.

Just then, the Celestial Hound, having tracked them down, happened to be hungry. He saw the offerings on the altar, grabbed them, and started to eat them, only to find they were dog meat buns. Enraged, he overturned the altar, but Pigsy, who had arrived, saw this and raised his rake to strike the Celestial Hound.

Seeing this, the Celestial Hound quickly invoked Erlang Shen as a threat. Pigsy hesitated, fearing Erlang Shen, and dared not strike the Celestial Hound again, only bluffing to scare him away. Meanwhile, the old fox spirit took advantage of the chaos to abduct Xiaoyu, telling her that Pigsy was Sun Wukong's junior brother, and that if she wanted revenge for her parents, she couldn't spare Pigsy. She also ordered Xiaoyu to steal the wick of the Lotus Lantern, threatening Chenxiang's life in the process.

In fact, Mo Mo was quite looking forward to this scene, because he had already switched the Lotus Lantern. The current wick was just a pill, which was prepared for Xiao Yu. Without the pill as the wick, the imitation Lotus Lantern could still be used, but it consumed a huge amount of magic power. If the magic power used to activate it was one when there was a wick, then now it was one hundred.

The next day, Erlang Shen attacked, but was injured by Chenxiang and Zhu Bajie using the Lotus Lantern. Seeing the power of the Lotus Lantern, Chenxiang was overjoyed and relaxed his guard, even ceasing his training. Everyone else also relaxed and no longer feared Erlang Shen. Meanwhile, the old fox spirit, injured by the Meishan brothers, went to the Jingtan Temple to find Xiaoyu, again trying to persuade her to steal the Lotus Lantern's wick.

In the end, Xiaoyu still took the wick of the Lotus Lantern. After she handed the wick to her grandmother, the old fox was stabbed to death by the Meishan brothers, the fourth and sixth, who had chased after her. Her grandmother then stuffed the wick into her mouth. Finally, she silently returned to the Temple of the Clean Altar Messenger.

Without the help of Mo Mo's replica of the Lotus Lantern, Chenxiang's only way to contend with Erlang Shen was to become Sun Wukong's disciple. Mo Mo had been waiting for that moment, and since he had nothing else to do, he decided to help Liu Chenxiang and the others to speed up the process.

Looking at the crowd below, who were at a loss as to how to light the dim Lotus Lantern, Mo Mo smiled slightly and thought to himself, "Let me help you add fuel to the fire."

A moment later, Mo Mo appeared outside the Guanghan Palace on the moon.

The Moon Palace truly lives up to its name. Apart from the Moon Palace itself, there is practically nothing else on the entire moon, only craters everywhere. And at this moment, the Moon Palace is empty except for Chang'e, who is holding the Jade Rabbit. It is exceptionally desolate.

To be honest, this was the first time Mo Mo had ever seen Chang'e. It must be said that Chang'e, as a legendary beauty, truly lived up to her reputation. Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her eyes like stars, and her skin like solidified cream. Her white palace dress accentuated her aloof temperament. Coupled with her stunning beauty, it's no wonder that she could bewitch the former Marshal Tianpeng and even Erlang Shen couldn't resist her charms.

To be honest, Mo Mo had a slight desire to take Chang'e into his possession. After all, he had grown up listening to the story of Chang'e since he was a child. Now that he had met her in person, it was inevitable that he would be tempted. Moreover, none of his wives and concubines had the temperament of Chang'e. It was not that they were inferior to Chang'e, but that their temperament was different from Chang'e's and they were not the same type.

However, Mo Mo eventually dismissed the idea, because the Chang'e and Erlang Shen in this world were probably somewhat interesting, and Mo Mo's attraction was merely the desire to possess something good, not a genuine liking or infatuation with Chang'e. Besides, if he really liked her, there were plenty of Chang'es in all the worlds.

Thinking of this, Mo Mo smiled and walked into the Guanghan Palace. And the Guanghan Palace truly lived up to its name; it was incredibly cold. Wisps of chilling air rose from the ground, somewhat like the mist that comes with evaporating dry ice, but this was on a completely different level. Let alone mortals, anyone who hadn't yet become an immortal would freeze solid upon touching even a trace of it without protection. Of course, this immortal was from the world of the Lotus Lantern.

As the master of the Moon Palace, and given that Mo Mo had no intention of concealing himself, Chang'e noticed him as soon as he entered the Moon Palace. She quickly came out to greet him, only to find that he was someone she didn't recognize at all. Nevertheless, she nodded to Mo Mo.

"May I ask what brings this immortal friend to my Guanghan Palace?" Chang'e's voice, like her, was soft yet carried a cool and aloof quality, giving one a refreshing feeling. If one had such a goddess by their side on a hot summer day, they wouldn't be afraid even if the summer lasted twice as long.

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong? You are the most beautiful woman in the world, and seeing you today, I can confirm that your reputation is well-deserved. Fairy, I've realized that I fell deeply in love with you at first sight. I want to become your Daoist partner, what should I do?" Mo Mo looked at Chang'e with deep affection.

Chang'e was silent for a few seconds after hearing Mo Mo's words, and then said, "If this is what you want to say, then please leave. I'm sorry, Chang'e cannot agree to this."

"But I have a very, very important message about the Third Holy Mother and the child. If you don't agree, you'll have to bear the consequences, and I'll also stop you from descending to the mortal realm," Mo Mo said to Chang'e in a cheeky tone.

"You, you are shameless." Chang'e frowned.

"Thank you for the compliment. That's what the Third Holy Mother said too, but later, well, hehehe." Mo Mo gave a knowing look.

At this moment, the jade mirror in the hands of the Third Holy Mother, who was trapped under Mount Hua, inexplicably showed the scene in the Guanghan Palace. Looking at that hateful face and then at her good sister Chang'e, she really wanted to throw the jade mirror in her hand at Mo Mo's face.

However, seeing Chang'e being teased by Mo Mo like this, she felt a strange sense of relief. Moreover, seeing Chang'e, who was full of anger but had no way to vent it under Mo Mo's relentless pressure, she even felt a sense of relief, the kind of sigh that said, "So I'm not the only unlucky one."

However, she then deeply reflected on her actions and realized that it was very wrong. But in the end, she found that it was no use at all; those who wanted to gloat would still gloat. So she shifted all the blame onto Mo Mo.