Mo Mo knew about the practice of offering one's body as a sacrifice, so an image involuntarily popped into his mind. In the image, he was pressing Guanyin down on a large bed, enjoying a blissful dual cultivation. Then, as he cultivated, Guanyin beneath him suddenly turned into a skeleton, and the skeleton's head was moving. Thinking of this, Mo Mo couldn't help but shudder. Damn, that image was too beautiful; he dared not think any further. So he chuckled and prepared to slip away, but his hand was grabbed by Guanyin. Moreover, the touch from her hand was not smooth and tender, but hard and unyielding.
Sensing something amiss, Mo Mo turned around and saw a pink skull. Yes, it was a pink skull. This skull was slightly shorter than Guanyin, with a small frame, clearly female. Moreover, the skull was crystal clear, and most importantly, it was pink.
Pulled back by the pink skeleton that Guanyin had transformed into, Mo Mo naturally couldn't escape. He could only turn back. But to be honest, the skeleton that Guanyin had transformed into didn't look scary at all; on the contrary, it looked somewhat sacred. However, he still preferred to look at that stunningly beautiful woman in her late teens. So he said somewhat helplessly, "Can you change back first? I'll go with you to save all living beings. But it's a promise, I'll come back after Sun Wukong is born."
Guanyin smiled calmly, flipped her hand, took out a jade slip, and tossed it to Mo Mo, saying, "I'm already very pleased that you came. This is the cultivation method of the Joyful Zen. Take a look at it first. I've just broken through and my cultivation isn't fully consolidated yet, so I need to go into seclusion for a while. Let's cultivate the Joyful Zen after I come out of seclusion. Whether I can break through to Quasi-Saint then depends on you." After saying that, she nodded to Mo Mo and turned to walk out. She really needed to consolidate her cultivation and fully comprehend the various wonders of the Great Luo Peak before she could perfectly control every bit of power in her body.
Watching Guanyin's figure disappear into the peach grove, Mo Mo couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. To be honest, this was an outcome he didn't want to see, because Guanyin was indeed a Bodhisattva with a heart for all living beings. Although part of the reason was that this was the path she cultivated, it was undeniable that she had truly put her efforts into saving all living beings. Therefore, Mo Mo didn't want to ruin her reputation, much less hinder her cultivation. However, judging from her current state, it seemed that asking Mo Mo to save all living beings had become an extremely important matter on her path of cultivation. If Mo Mo really stood her up, Guanyin's future cultivation would likely be difficult to improve, and it might even become a demon in her heart. However, the reason things had developed to this point was entirely Mo Mo's own doing, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow this bitter pill.
However, this is not bad either. All things in heaven and earth carry yin and embrace yang. As the saying goes, yin alone cannot produce, and yang alone cannot grow. This may also be an opportunity for Guanyin, an opportunity to break through to the quasi-saint level in one fell swoop and even lay a solid foundation for becoming a saint in the future.
Guanyin's cultivation level is undeniable, and given her foundation, breaking through to Quasi-Saint is a certainty. In fact, if she hadn't suppressed it before, she would already be a Quasi-Saint by now. However, that would have exhausted all her potential, and her cultivation would have been fixed at the early stage of Quasi-Saint, making further progress difficult. Even now, given her current situation, she can only cultivate to the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint at most. Without an extraordinary stroke of luck, the possibility of advancing to the late stage is extremely slim, and becoming a Saint is even more impossible. But if she truly cultivates Yin and Yang with Mo Mo to achieve harmony, becoming a Saint will no longer be a pipe dream, because it would be equivalent to two people cultivating together. Of course, that's a story for later. Mo Mo has already agreed to go with her to save all sentient beings, so no one knows what will happen next.
And now there's something extremely important: he has to run away. Don't forget, the little black dragon took advantage of Guanyin's absence to completely wipe out the bamboo shoots in the Purple Bamboo Forest. The Purple Bamboo Forest is Guanyin's precious treasure, cultivated with countless efforts and resources. Every bamboo stalk embodies Guanyin's hard work. Although it's now a forest, Guanyin doesn't cherish the mature bamboo as much anymore, but the bamboo shoots are different. Guanyin is a vegetarian, and these are her food reserves, one of her few sources of sustenance. Now that the little black dragon has taken them all, he doesn't dare to think about what will happen next, so he decisively runs away.
There was nothing valuable here, so Mo Mo only took a few jars of wine and left quickly. As soon as he quietly left the immortal island where Luojia Mountain was located, Guanyin's murderous voice came from the purple bamboo forest on the island, "Wangchen, Zhusha, you two stop right there."
Upon hearing this voice, Mo Mo turned her head and glanced at Luojia Mountain behind her. She ran even faster, silently thinking to herself, "Only a fool would stop. If you catch me now, I'll be planting bamboo shoots for you for years to come. So it's better to wait until you calm down before coming back."
Meanwhile, the little black dragon, who was comfortably lying in Mo Mo's little world, happily eating a plate of light purple bamboo shoots and stir-fried pork, couldn't help but shiver. In the blink of an eye, she was completely attracted by the plate of crystal-clear bamboo shoots and stir-fried pork in front of her. As for the inexplicable cold flame, she had long since thrown it into some corner.
Meanwhile, in the Purple Bamboo Forest of Luojia Mountain, Guanyin looked at the pitted and uneven bamboo grove, her delicate face covered with frost. This was her favorite food! In order to be able to eat these sweet and crisp purple bamboo shoots often, she spared no effort in cultivating this Purple Bamboo Forest. But now, the entire Purple Bamboo Forest had hardly any mature bamboo shoots, and even the newly sprouted ones were pitifully few. And looking at the clearly visible dragon claw prints on the ground, she was certain that this must have been the work of that gluttonous dragon while she was away.
However, as she thought about it, she suddenly chuckled. Remembering that shameless, gluttonous dragon who would extort and manipulate Mo Mo for food, she felt both angry and amused. But she showed mercy; she only dug up the shoots that had already sprouted. Actually, there were still many bamboo shoots yet to sprout. With just a drop of the Three Lights Divine Water, the Purple Bamboo Forest could be restored to its former glory. However, she still had to be punished, otherwise, this girl would become unruly in the future.
At this moment, Mo Mo was unaware of the situation of Guanyin inside Luojia Mountain. He had already entered the South Heavenly Gate and was preparing to visit Lü Dongbin. After all, he bore some responsibility for this matter, didn't he? Moreover, this guy was the culprit who had given him the title of Peach Blossom Hermit, so if he didn't come now, when would he?
(End of this chapter)
2017/11/11 0:37:44|44920854
Chapter 455 Visiting Lü Dongbin
The matter of Lü Dongbin had already caused quite a stir. Almost every immortal in the Heavenly Court, except for those who never left their homes, knew about it. Therefore, Mo Mo only needed to ask a fairy maiden for a little while to get the information he wanted. To Mo Mo's surprise, Lü Dongbin did not receive any punishment. He was only ordered by the Jade Emperor to stay in his own residence until the matter was resolved.
"It seems that Old Lü is going to be a groom this time. Otherwise, the crime of forcibly entering the Hundred Flower Garden and molesting the Hundred Flower Fairy would at least put him in the Heavenly Prison for decades. Judging from the current situation, the Jade Emperor is probably planning to use this incident to tie Lü Dongbin to his warship." After learning about the current situation, Mo Mo chuckled and murmured to himself. However, this might also be a very good opportunity for him, an opportunity for him to completely let go of He Xiangu.
After thanking the fairy, Mo Mo leisurely flew towards Lü Dongbin's residence. Before long, a huge floating island appeared before Mo Mo's eyes. This floating island was the location of the Eight Immortals' residence, where all the residences of the Upper Cave Eight Immortals were located.
Mo Mo had been here before and knew the way well, quickly arriving at Lü Dongbin's residence. As an immortal, Lü Dongbin's residence was naturally quite grand, with the main gate alone reaching three or four stories high. Above the gate, gleaming with a hazy light, hung a huge plaque inscribed with "Pure Yang Immortal Abode." The calligraphy was exceptionally elegant and powerful, filled with a sharp sword intent, undoubtedly written by Lü Dongbin himself, for no one else in Heaven possessed such a powerful and pure sword intent.
Mo Mo was not a sword cultivator, so he only glanced at it briefly before entering. Naturally, this vast immortal mansion was not inhabited only by Lü Dongbin. As soon as Mo Mo entered the gate, a young fairy maid who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old came to greet him and took the initiative to lead the way.
The Pure Yang Immortal Mansion was quite large. Mo Mo followed the little fairy maiden through a maze of twists and turns for about ten minutes before finally reaching the garden. The little fairy maiden led Mo Mo to the garden entrance and told him that Lü Dongbin was in the garden. She then gave him a slight bow and left. Mo Mo smiled and nodded before stepping into the garden.
Lu Dongbin's garden wasn't large, only about a hundred square meters. So Mo Mo spotted Lu Dongbin sitting alone under a tree, drinking alone. Judging from the scattered wine jars at his feet, he had obviously drunk quite a bit. However, he seemed relatively sober, so he must have been drinking for quite some time. When Mo Mo walked to the table and looked at the snacks on it, he was even more certain, because the food was completely cold, and even the magical energy on it had almost dissipated. It seemed that the food had been sitting there for quite some time.
Lu Dongbin already knew Mo Mo had arrived when he reached the garden gate. However, he only glanced at Mo Mo as he walked to the table before lowering his head again to continue drinking his wine in silence. Mo Mo was not annoyed by this. He smiled and picked up an unopened jar of immortal wine from the ground, broke the mud seal, and silently began to drink as well. As a result, the garden fell into an eerie silence, with only the sound of gulping wine being heard.
A few minutes later, Lü Dongbin was the first to give in. He put down the wine jar in his hand and said with a depressed look, "Wangchen, you've really ruined me. I'm sure I, Lü Dongbin, will become a laughing stock in Heaven from now on. But if you can give me a satisfactory compensation, I might forgive you. Otherwise, I'll tell Guanyin that you stole the carp from Guanyin's lotus pond, roasted it, and ate it, and we'll die together."
"Wow, did you have to be so ruthless? I was going to come and comfort you, but it seems unnecessary now. Seeing you drinking alone like this puts my mind at ease. And the thought that in the future, all the immortals and gods will respectfully give you a thumbs up whenever they mention you, Lü Dongbin, makes my heart feel very comfortable. Also, Old Lü, I'd like to congratulate you on your marriage in advance. This is just a small gift, nothing special." After saying that, Mo Mo waved his right hand to the empty space beside him, where a pile of things that was more than a meter high appeared. Most of these things were wines, with more than a dozen jars of Peach Blossom Wine alone, and there were also quite a few other fruit wines. However, after casually glancing at the pile of things, Lü Dongbin suddenly stood up, his expression very excited, because he saw jars of wine that he would never forget.
"Ahhhh! Wangchen, I'm going to kill you!" Lü Dongbin shouted, suddenly throwing away the wine jar in his hand and lunging at Mo Mo. Mo Mo easily dodged him. After Lü Dongbin's lunge was evaded, he did not continue. Instead, he suddenly sat back down at the table with a dejected look on his face.
"Wangchen, hurry up and help me think of a solution! Don't forget, you're half responsible for this. If it weren't for your wine, I wouldn't have accidentally wandered into the Hundred Flower Fairy's Garden and, moreover, made indecent advances towards the Hundred Flower Fairy. So hurry up and think of a solution for me!" Lu Dongbin said somewhat irritably.
Hearing Lü Dongbin's words, Mo Mo shook his head calmly and said, "First, you brought this wine to drink yourself, not me, so it has nothing to do with me. Second, I already told you that you couldn't drink that wine, but you didn't listen. So this is entirely your own fault. And most importantly, there's nothing I can do. You did indeed disrespect the Hundred Flower Fairy, and the Jade Emperor is determined to marry her to you. So unless the person behind you speaks up, you have no choice but to become her Daoist partner."
"Oh dear, how could I have such a bad friend like you? I really made a bad choice in my friendships!" After saying that, Lü Dongbin picked up the wine jar on the table and took a big gulp of wine. At the same time, he waved his other hand lightly at the pile of things that Mo Mo had taken out and collected them all, not even leaving out a single melon seed.
Mo Mo "..."
Seeing Lü Dongbin's decisive actions, Mo Mo didn't even want to speak. "Choosing the wrong friend"? It was him who had made the mistake, wasn't it? Judging from his expression, this guy should have figured it out long ago, he was just still a little unwilling to accept it.
What left Mo Mo speechless was that this guy turned on him as soon as he received the gift. He actually used the excuse that he was going to marry the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers and that the banquet for the gods and immortals would cost a lot of money to collect all the immortal wine on the ground. He even almost took the jar in Mo Mo's hand. However, in the end, under his contemptuous gaze, Lü Dongbin was defeated.
Finally, Mo Mo stayed at Lü Dongbin's place for half a day, got Lü Dongbin drunk again, and then left leisurely. Not long after Mo Mo left, Taibai Jinxing arrived with a group of celestial maidens to announce the Jade Emperor's decree, and then began to decorate Lü Dongbin's residence in a great hurry.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 456 Taoist Companion
When the news of Lü Dongbin's upcoming marriage broke, the entire Heavenly Court was instantly abuzz with excitement. Some were envious, some were happy, and naturally, some were jealous. Although there were no explicit heavenly rules forbidding immortals and gods from falling in love, it was an unspoken rule of the Heavenly Court. Without a certain status and powerful backing, touching this rule was tantamount to courting death. Therefore, those immortals and gods who were secretly in love were naturally envious, while those who were happy were naturally the immortals and gods who, like Lü Dongbin, were disciples of the Jie Sect.
Of course, even immortals have emotions and desires. So when they saw Lü Dongbin openly becoming Daoist partners with the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers, while those of them without powerful backing had to secretly express their love to their loved ones, they naturally felt jealous. Perhaps because the Heavenly Court had been quiet for too long, and because there were many disciples of the Jie Sect in the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court became lively even before Lü Dongbin's wedding began. Many immortals and gods who had been traveling around for years returned. Mo Mo also took this opportunity to inquire about Xiao Shu everywhere, but unfortunately, he found nothing.
It must be said that the speed of the immortals is indeed fast. It only took less than half a day to decorate the entire floating island where the Eight Immortals lived. Sending out invitations and preparing ingredients, wine and so on only took three days. So on the fourth day, under the watchful eyes of all the immortals, Lü Dongbin rode a tall heavenly horse and slowly arrived at the Hundred Flowers Garden to pick up the Hundred Flowers Fairy dressed in her finest attire and take her back to his Pure Yang Immortal Mansion.
Lu Dongbin's wedding was different from ordinary weddings. They did not need to go through the traditional betrothal ceremony, choose an auspicious day, or have any complicated rituals. Strictly speaking, the wedding only had one step: to worship heaven and earth, pray to the heavens and obtain their approval. Once the heavens approved, the marriage was considered complete. So, after Lu Dongbin brought the Hundred Flower Fairy back to the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion, the two of them burned incense and presented a petition to heaven and earth under the watchful eyes of the immortals.
Of course, one must bathe and change clothes before burning incense and praying to show respect for heaven and earth. Generally speaking, after praying to heaven and earth, heaven and earth will usually approve and send down a law to connect the prayers with a knot of hearts. This knot of hearts allows the couple to roughly sense each other's situation and location. However, once one of them changes their mind, the knot of hearts will disappear and the person who changed their mind will be punished. Of course, this phenomenon is not very big, so it is difficult to detect unless you get close. This is also the reason why these immortals and gods came back to watch the show today. After all, the manifestation of the law is not so easy to see.
However, when Lü Dongbin and the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers placed the watch on the altar for the sacrificial ceremony, the sky suddenly changed color. The originally white clouds suddenly turned into seven colors, and golden light shone down. When the laws were revealed, the phenomena of heaven and earth were even more astonishing. Golden lotus flowers bloomed in the void, and the seven-colored clouds in the sky slowly gathered into a dragon and a phoenix. After soaring in the air for a while, the dragon and phoenix suddenly rushed towards the two of them, and finally turned into two swords in front of them. One of the sheathed swords was carved with a lifelike phoenix, and the other was carved with a divine golden dragon.
When the Dragon and Phoenix Sword was completed, the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth suddenly dissipated, and a golden character was imprinted on the foreheads of Lü Dongbin and the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers. However, the character quickly disappeared. This golden character was the Knot of Love, and the ceremony for Lü Dongbin and the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers to become Daoist partners came to an end. But the real show had just begun.
The ceremony ended, but the banquet had just begun. The immortals who had been surrounding Lü Dongbin and his companion quickly dispersed after the ceremony, calling out to their friends and filling the entire floating island. Once the immortals and gods were seated, teams of fairy maidens who had been prepared beforehand calmly brought out wine, fairy fruits, and other delicacies. Soon, the entire floating island was filled with the joyful laughter of the immortals and gods.
Mo Mo naturally wouldn't miss the ceremony where Lü Dongbin and the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers became Daoist partners. However, Lü Dongbin was already busy enough today, so after having a drink with him and giving him my blessings, Mo Mo ran back to her seat to eat. Mo Mo also finally met the female protagonist of the event, the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers.
This Flower Fairy is an immortal who has cultivated for a thousand years. Not only does she possess the natural fragrance of a hundred flowers, but she also inherits the advantages of all flowers. In addition to her stunning beauty and graceful figure, her temperament is also extraordinary. What surprised Mo Mo the most was that this Flower Fairy's aptitude was also quite good. Although she is only at the Golden Immortal level now, Mo Mo believed that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this Flower Fairy would definitely be able to reach the Great Luo realm in the future. Perhaps that is why the one behind Lü Dongbin agreed to her request.
The immortals were indeed exceptionally energetic. The banquet lasted for three days before gradually dispersing. During the banquet, many immortals couldn't help but take the opportunity to discuss the Dao with the passage. Thus, from the first day onward, the banquet turned into a Daoist discussion banquet, which is why strange phenomena would occur on the floating island from time to time.
After the banquet, the fairies quickly removed everything from the island, and the floating island soon returned to peace. Lü Dongbin and the Flower Fairy were finally free. When Mo Mo looked at Lü Dongbin again, he saw him slumped in a chair with a numb expression, and the Flower Fairy beside him also looked exhausted. However, this time it wasn't just Mo Mo and Lü Dongbin; the other members of the Eight Immortals and some of Lü Dongbin's close friends also remained.
Looking at his group of friends, Lü Dongbin finally forced himself to suppress his exhaustion and introduced each of them to Fairy Baihua with a smile. However, when he introduced Mo Mo, Fairy Baihua solemnly thanked him, which made all the immortals and gods around them burst into laughter, making Lü Dongbin a little embarrassed.
After introducing everyone to the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers, Lü Dongbin toasted everyone again. Everyone present knew that Lü Dongbin was telling them that the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers would be his Daoist partner, and he hoped that they would accept her. When Mo Mo and the others drank their cups of wine, it meant that the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers had officially joined their circle.
The banquet had kept Lü Dongbin and the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers busy for three whole days, and their exhaustion was written all over their faces. So Mo Mo and the others didn't bother them any longer. After exchanging pleasantries, they all took their leave. Mo Mo stayed behind until the other immortals and gods had left. Then, Mo Mo turned his right hand and took out a wine jar made of white jade. He handed the jar to Lü Dongbin and said, "This wine has the effect of nourishing yin and yang and restoring vitality. However, this wine is very potent. One cup per person is enough."
Lu Dongbin accepted the jar of wine from Mo Mo, sincerely thanked him, and immediately opened it. He took a deep breath and his lips twitched involuntarily. The wine was not only richer and more fragrant, but it tasted exactly the same as the one he had drunk on Mount Luojia. Mo Mo, seeing this, didn't hide anything and said directly, "You guessed right, this wine is indeed that kind of wine, but you could also say it's not. Because after it was brewed, I added something extra, making its medicinal effects stronger, but without the side effects of the wine you drank last time. You can drink it without worry. Besides, you have a Daoist partner now, so even if it were the same wine as last time, you wouldn't need to worry. Don't you think so, Fairy?"
Since Mo Mo had already explained it this way, how could the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers not know what kind of wine it was? So she lowered her head slightly, her pretty face turning bright red. Upon seeing this, Mo Mo laughed loudly and instantly rode away on a cloud. He was afraid that if he didn't leave soon, Lü Dongbin would become angry and embarrassed.
(End of this chapter)
2017/11/12 0:27:22|44985374
Chapter 457 The Statue Outside the Moon Palace
Having thoroughly teased Lü Dongbin, Mo Mo left the Chunyang Immortal Mansion feeling refreshed. However, he was stopped not far from the gate by a kind-faced, white-haired, youthful-looking old man. Mo Mo recognized him; it was none other than Taibai Jinxing of the Heavenly Court. He was there on behalf of the Jade Emperor to invite Mo Mo to the Yaochi for a chat. As for why Yaochi instead of the Lingxiao Palace, the reason was simple: the Lingxiao Palace was where the Jade Emperor held court and received the immortals, much like the emperor's Golden Palace. Therefore, it was impossible for Sun Wukong in Journey to the West to always meet the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace. The Jade Emperor wasn't that free, and the immortals couldn't possibly spend all their time with him in the Lingxiao Palace. Thus, the Jade Emperor actually received the immortals at Yaochi.
Mo Mo has been here for over a hundred years. He has visited the Lingxiao Palace and Yaochi once or twice. He has also met the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother. However, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are different from those shown on TV. In reality, the Jade Emperor does not look very old, around thirty years old, with a refined and handsome face. The Queen Mother looks even younger, only around twenty years old, and is elegant, noble, and exceptionally beautiful. However, both of them have an imposing aura, so they are not looked down upon because of their appearance.
Mo Mo originally didn't want to go, but Taibai Jinxing said that the Queen Mother had also invited Chang'e from the Moon Palace, so Mo Mo went with Taibai Jinxing. Because he had been here for so long, he had never seen the beautiful fairy Chang'e whose fame spread throughout the three realms. The reason why Mo Mo was so interested in Chang'e was because of her background.
Mo Mo learned from Lü Dongbin that the Chang'e of this world was different from the Chang'e in mythology. In mythology, Chang'e was originally the wife of Hou Yi in the mortal world. Later, she stole the elixir of immortality given to Hou Yi by the Queen Mother of the West and ascended to the Guanghan Palace on the moon. However, the Chang'e of this world was not like that. The Chang'e of this world was not a mortal who ascended to the moon palace after eating the elixir of immortality. Instead, she was born from the moon and was a deity born of heaven and earth. Moreover, because she was born from the moon, a yin star, she was of a cold and yin nature and had a cold personality. Therefore, she rarely left the Guanghan Palace, so even people in the heavenly court rarely had the chance to see her.
Because she was born on the Taiyin Star and possesses the Taiyin Body, such a physique makes her an excellent candidate for a dual cultivation partner. Therefore, many powerful beings are interested in her. Fortunately, the Taiyin Star is quite protective of Chang'e, who was born from it, so no one dares to force her. This is one of the reasons why Chang'e rarely leaves the Taiyin Star. Interestingly, Hou Yi and Wu Gang are among the most famous suitors. Of course, they are famous not because of their strength, but because of their behavior.
Hou Yi was a Taiyi Golden Immortal with the bloodline of the Ancestral Witches, and also an archery master whose archery skills were unparalleled. By chance, he had the good fortune to see Chang'e. Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, he was amazed by her beauty. What was most amazing was that he did not belong to the Heavenly Court. So afterwards, he began to frantically inquire about Chang'e's whereabouts. In the end, he chased after her to the Heavenly Court and then boldly proposed marriage to the Jade Emperor.
Hou Yi was a man with powerful backing, and quite powerful ones at that. Logically speaking, if he had only asked the Jade Emperor for an ordinary female immortal, or even one of the Jade Emperor's seven daughters, the Jade Emperor would have readily agreed in order to establish a connection with the goddess behind him who had transformed into reincarnation. However, the person he proposed to was Chang'e of the Moon Palace, so the Jade Emperor directly refused.
Not to mention that Chang'e was merely affiliated with the Heavenly Court and the Jade Emperor had no real power, even if he could, he wouldn't dare. This is because Hou Yi wasn't the only one eyeing Chang'e; several other powerful quasi-saints who had existed since the primordial era were also eyeing her. Moreover, he was quite interested in Chang'e himself, since a beautiful woman is a gentleman's ideal, especially since she was the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms and possessed the special physique of the Taiyin Body. Therefore, the Jade Emperor refused without hesitation.
Hou Yi was a genius who, with his talent and abundant resources, reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in just a thousand years. He was always very proud of himself, and when the Jade Emperor rejected his request, he was secretly annoyed. So, after returning to the mortal world, he devoted himself to forging his own natal magic weapon. After nearly a hundred years and spending countless rare and precious materials, he finally forged a set of bows and arrows. Then, he did something that shocked the entire Three Realms.
After he finished forging the bow and arrow, he spent nearly a year in the mortal world learning from students how to write love letters. Yes, love letters. A year later, believing he had mastered the essence of love letters, he painstakingly spent nine years inscribing a heartfelt love letter on each of the nine divine arrows he had forged. Then, he couldn't wait to draw his bow, aim at the Moon in the sky, and shoot the arrow.
This bow and arrow set truly lived up to its reputation as a treasure crafted with Hou Yi's utmost care. When he drew the bow, the heavens and earth changed color. Coupled with his already considerable cultivation, the Heavenly Court knew about the arrow even before he fired the first shot. However, the arrow's speed was simply too fast. Before the Heavenly Court could react, the arrow had already pierced through the Southern Heavenly Gate and was heading straight for the Taiyin Star. And don't forget, he had crafted nine arrows. So after firing the first arrow, he fired the remaining eight arrows in one go. In the end, the Heavenly Court only managed to intercept four, while the other five still flew to the Taiyin Star.
What Hou Yi didn't know was that during the time he was forging his bow and arrows, another deity of similar status was also completely captivated by Chang'e. During this time, Hou Yi launched a relentless pursuit of Chang'e. The Jade Emperor, annoyed by the constant harassment and with the man's backers having made their intentions clear, decided to drop the matter. The man then went directly to the Moon Star to launch his offensive, even subtly threatening Chang'e that if she didn't agree, he would cut down the laurel tree outside the Guanghan Palace. This man was named Wu Gang.
However, Chang'e didn't take Wu Gang's threat to heart at all and ignored him completely. This was because the laurel tree that Wu Gang mentioned was the symbiotic spiritual root of the Taiyin Star. Not to mention that Wu Gang was just a minor Taiyi Golden Immortal, even if a Daluo Golden Immortal came, it would be a pipe dream to try to defeat it.
Ignored, Wu Gang was utterly enraged. He drew his weapon and swung it with all his might at the hundred-foot-tall laurel tree. However, when his axe struck the tree, something terrifying happened: his powerful blow only created a small gash, less than the size of a palm, which healed instantly. Even more frightening, he found himself unable to control his body. Thus, a lifelike statue of a man wielding a giant axe and chopping down a tree appeared beneath the laurel tree in the Moon Palace, and it has stood there for over a hundred years.
(End of this chapter)
2017/11/12 22:29:36|45014376
Chapter 458 Chang'e
Perhaps there really was some unseen force guiding things. As fate would have it, after a hundred years of silence, Hou Yi emerged from seclusion and forged nine divine arrows inscribed with love letters, which he shot towards the moon palace. These arrows flew towards the moon palace at lightning speed after leaving the bowstring. Although four were intercepted along the way, five more arrows still flew towards the moon palace at lightning speed.
However, as soon as these arrows approached the vicinity of the Moon Star, their direction was altered by the Moon Star's power. Perhaps the arrows were too fast, or perhaps for some other reason, the angle of the arrows did not deviate too much. And if the direction of the arrows did not change, their final destination would be the laurel tree outside the Moon Palace, or more precisely, the statue under the laurel tree.
Wu Gang, who had been a statue under the laurel tree for over a hundred years, could only be physically immobile, but his divine sense and six senses were still normal. So he had already discovered the arrows when they were thousands of meters away. However, unfortunately, his body was completely unable to move. Thus, in his horrified and desperate gaze, all five arrows with flowing light pierced his body without missing a single one.
Fortunately, the arrows had almost exhausted all their power by the time they reached the Moon Palace. Therefore, although they hit him, he was not seriously injured. Even more fortunately, the force that had been suppressing him and immobilizing him disappeared after all the arrows pierced his body. Otherwise, he would have become the first deity in the Three Realms to die from excessive blood loss, becoming a laughing stock in the entire Three Realms.
When Wu Gang pulled the arrow out of his body and treated his wounds, the heavenly soldiers and generals who had been chasing the arrow finally arrived. Wu Gang had been trapped here for over a hundred years and was already furious. Now, having suffered this undeserved calamity, he was almost bursting with rage. So, when the heavenly soldiers and generals arrived with the arrow, Wu Gang immediately and angrily asked about the origin of the arrow. Wu Gang was not only powerful but also of high status, so the heavenly soldiers and generals did not hide anything and had to tell him the truth. However, the heavenly soldiers and generals did not know the specific origin of the arrow, so Wu Gang took the blood-stained arrow and headed straight for the Lingxiao Palace.
Hou Yi's story had already alarmed the entire Heavenly Court. Therefore, when Wu Gang arrived at the Lingxiao Palace with the arrows, the Jade Emperor was discussing the matter with the immortals and gods. However, when they saw Wu Gang holding the five blood-stained arrows, they couldn't help but be astonished. They all knew that Wu Gang was imprisoned under the laurel tree, but now Wu Gang had come to the Lingxiao Palace with these arrows, which made them quite surprised.
When Wu Gang recounted what had happened and demanded justice from the Jade Emperor, not only the Jade Emperor but also the other immortals and gods in the Lingxiao Palace were amused. Wu Gang was furious at the sight of this, but the Jade Emperor was, after all, the nominal ruler of heaven and earth, and he was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal. So, although he was angry, he still suppressed his anger and demanded that the Jade Emperor give him an explanation and severely punish the immortal who shot him.
The Heavenly Court was the victim in this matter, so the Jade Emperor could not possibly meet Wu Gang's demands. Furthermore, Hou Yi had powerful backers, so the Jade Emperor was powerless against him. Thus, the Heavenly Court would at most receive some compensation. However, when Wu Gang arrived at the Lingxiao Palace, an idea popped into his mind. The Jade Emperor, as the ruler of Heaven and Earth, could not easily confront Hou Yi, but Wu Gang was different. Wu Gang could certainly take action. So the Jade Emperor did not hold back at all and explained the matter to Wu Gang in detail, even kindly telling him Hou Yi's current location. Then, Wu Gang angrily stormed off to the mortal realm.
After Wu Gang left, the Jade Emperor handed the nine divine arrows over to Laozi, instructing him to melt them all down in the Eight Trigrams Furnace. Laozi, without any hesitation, took the arrows away. Thus, the love letter that Hou Yi had spent over a hundred years crafting was melted down by Laozi before Chang'e even knew about it. Meanwhile, Hou Yi was still foolishly waiting in the mortal realm, dreaming of winning the heart of his beloved.
To his utter bewilderment, instead of the beauty, he was confronted by a rough-looking man who immediately attacked him, much to his frustration. This incident somehow spread throughout the Three Realms and spawned several versions. When Mo Mo heard Lu Dongbin recount the story, he was almost stunned. Consequently, Mo Mo also had high expectations for this stunningly beautiful woman who could even captivate a quasi-saint level expert.
As Venus traveled along the road, Mo Mo had just stepped into the Jade Pool when he heard the Jade Emperor's loud laughter. Immediately afterward, he saw the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother approaching him. Behind them stood a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a snow-white palace gown, with an exquisitely beautiful face but a cold and aloof demeanor, exuding an aura that kept people at a distance. In her arms, she held a crystal-clear white rabbit, and at this moment, she was looking at him curiously.
Faced with such courtesy from the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, Mo Mo simply smiled and nodded in return. The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were not annoyed at all, and were very happy to introduce Mo Mo to Chang'e, which made Chang'e even more puzzled.
When the Jade Emperor revealed Mo Mo's identity, Chang'e suddenly understood. Although she had lived in the Moon Palace for a long time, she knew a little about Mo Mo. It was said that although Mo Mo's specific origins were unknown, he was extremely powerful. Moreover, it was rumored that Mo Mo had a saint as his backer. What was most talked about was that he actually lived on Mount Luojia with Guanyin of Buddhism, and even planted a large area of peach trees on Mount Luojia, and brewed a lot of fine wine with peach blossoms, and Buddhism did not have any objections. This showed how powerful he was. And today, she finally met him in person.
To Chang'e's surprise, the legendary Mo Mo, whose strength was said to be extraordinary, turned out to be someone who wasn't particularly handsome. What surprised Chang'e most was that, at first glance, Mo Mo seemed like an ordinary mortal, lacking any aura of a powerful figure. Apart from a touch of carefree and transcendent temperament, he was utterly unremarkable. However, she wouldn't look down on Mo Mo because she knew someone in the Heavenly Court who was similar to him. That person was always smiling, a kind-hearted old man who didn't care about anything except alchemy, appearing to be an ordinary deity. However, his true identity was an incarnation of the head of the Three Pure Ones. Therefore, she wouldn't underestimate Mo Mo at all. Moreover, she didn't see any possessiveness in Mo Mo's eyes, but only a gentle appreciation for beautiful things, which greatly increased her goodwill towards him.
Chang'e was invited by the Queen Mother to teach the fairies of Yaochi to dance. With the Peach Banquet approaching, she, as the host, needed to prepare beforehand, as this was a grand event for the Three Realms and could not be taken lightly. Therefore, after a brief chat with Mo Mo and the Jade Emperor, Chang'e and the Queen Mother left. After Chang'e and the Queen Mother departed, Taibai Jinxing also left. When only Mo Mo and the Jade Emperor remained at Yaochi, the Jade Emperor waved his hand, setting up a protective magic array between them, before smiling and saying to Mo Mo, "Fellow Daoist Wangchen, I have invited you here today to discuss important matters. What are your thoughts on the Journey to the West?"
(End of this chapter)
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