Copper Coin Marriage Ancient Forest Forbidden Land
When Senior Sister Xianbei'er met the Taoist Ji Liao, it was during a time of widespread war and chaos, when ordinary people were constantly on the move and living in turmoil.
At that time, dynasties were changing, and as commoners who had fled from the previous dynasty and hated the invaders of the current dynasty, they would always vent their anger cruelly by destroying anything that was new in the current dynasty.
For example, a princess of the current dynasty got lost and wandered into a village where common people lived, which allowed her to display a little bit of her majesty.
Three days later, she became a tourist inside a group of fish, drifting downstream to go home.
As for the princess's gorgeous clothes, they were torn apart by the men who were tearing her clothes and throwing them into the stove where meat and vegetable soup was still simmering. After being burned by the fire, they turned into smoke and left no trace.
As a copper coin in the princess's purse, Sinbell witnessed everything.
After she survived the slag and was deemed evil by a group of mischievous children, they shoved her head with their urine.
In any case, her copper coin body cooled down, and then a rain fell, turning her into a clean thing in the mud.
The children picked her up, and she was used as a shuttlecock base, kicked around for months.
Later, the group fled to a more remote place, and the copper coin shuttlecock gradually disintegrated during the bumpy journey of the migration wagon.
Sinbell was reborn, falling into the ruts of the dirt road.
However, she didn't know whether the villagers had been caught up by the pursuing soldiers.
After enduring round after round of being crushed by wheels and trampled by horses' hooves, the scissor finally bounced to the side of the road.
Before long, its faded and blurred imperial markings were still recognized by the refugees.
People treated her like a toy for amusement, smashing her with stones and wine jugs, making Sinbei pray every moment, "Break up, break up, let this copper coin's life end so hastily."
She was destined to live. In the muddy puddles of a rain-soaked beach, a wandering Taoist priest bent down to help her, breaking the rule of not picking up lost items.
The villagers, who were anxious to get home, saw the Taoist priest's actions and kindly lifted up their straw raincoats.
"Taoist priest, this is an ominous object. Don't touch it, throw it away immediately."
The Taoist priest thanked the villagers, but as he wiped the copper coins with his sleeve, he muttered something mysterious and enigmatic.
“This thing has a spirit; if it receives the scriptures and teachings, it may be able to attain enlightenment.”
When Xianbei heard what the Taoist priest said, she couldn't help but want to laugh. She was already a fairy, so why did she need to listen to scriptures or prove any particular way?
The moment she had this thought, it manifested on the copper coin struck by the rain, as a fleeting, warm glow.
The Taoist priest narrowed his eyes slightly and, amidst the torrential rain, began to chant:
"The melodious sounds resonate, all directions are purified, the Haihe River is silent, and the mountains are shrouded in mist..."
On the way, the Taoist priest took out a cotton rope, threaded it through the eye of a copper coin, and tied a knot.
The copper coin, Xianbei'er, gained a completely new experience, becoming a pendant hidden between the skin and robes of the Taoist priest.
This feeling is much better than before, but correspondingly, the time that Senbei spent as a copper coin has been stretched out for a long time.
Xianbei followed Ji Liao through the chaotic world of war, listening daily to the Taoist priest preach the Tao of following nature, harmony between heaven and earth, and persuading people not to be trapped by worldly affairs and to break free from delusion and return to their true nature.
The Taoist priest's words were quite good. Whether people liked listening or not, they would still show some respect to the wandering spiritual practitioners. Although they would agree verbally, what they were really thinking about was that the rice needed to be harvested and their children needed to pee...
My senior sister said that during this period, she laughed at the Taoist priest Ji Le every day.
Although the Taoist teachings are well-spoken, the complexities of human life are not so easily resolved.
It advises people to detach themselves from emotions and desires, and to give up their attachment to family, wife, husband, children, fame, and fortune.
It's just as difficult as getting the immortals of Xujing Mountain to give up on helping people.
To comprehend the Way of Heaven is a natural process; for a spiritual practitioner to spread the Way is merely the act of lighting a candle.
Whether the candle lights up depends on the candle itself, the intention behind it, the weather (whether it's windy or humid), and whether the person lighting the fire actually has any passion.
Such complex and intertwined circumstances are beyond the grasp of either ordinary people who cannot escape their fate or self-proclaimed enlightened beings.
Humans need to eat to live, and they all have emotions and desires. From their perspective, any choice they make is in accordance with the natural order and is therefore beyond reproach.
The Taoist priest understood this principle. He was quite open-minded and never forced people to believe in him, nor did he change his mind according to the joys and sorrows of the world.
In short, the Taoist priest Ji Liao adhered to a saying more like that of ordinary people: "Just focus on the journey, don't worry about the future."
"He is the most heartless yet passionate person in the world," the senior sister sighed, staring at the scene in the void.
I heard that her voice sounded broken and hoarse.
Sure enough, I saw the image of the Taoist priest and a group of villagers in the dark wilderness amidst the fire and arrows, with nowhere to hide, being shot one after another.
Arrows have no eyes and do not understand magic, but they seem to understand the equality of all beings, and they are equally cold and hard no matter who they kill.
The rain of arrows came suddenly.
Before the Taoist priest could even run aimlessly with the others, an arrow shot towards him.
He was thrown backward by the force, and the arrow in front of his chest bounced off.
My senior sister said that her life as a copper coin ended at this moment, because she was shattered to pieces after blocking that arrow.
Judging from this situation, it must be that even after becoming the God of Sheng, the Taoist priest still remembered this kindness, which is why he wanted to descend to the mortal realm to find this life-protecting copper coin.
This is clearly a simple matter. If Senior Sister were to meet Lord Shangsheng, explain the situation, and tell him that it was a rescue she made incidentally during her tribulation, he could simply not hold it against her.
But her senior sister shook her head, saying that Sheng Shenjun was just like her, his life experience was not complete enough.
Therefore, when the Discipline Hall saw that Lord Sheng had just ascended to the mortal realm and then descended to the mortal world, they immediately added a calamity to his journey.
What was this calamity? As soon as my senior sister mentioned it, she stomped her feet and spun around in a string of pearls. The pearl chains she swung around almost killed me.
The Discipline Hall requires that those who have been kind to Sheng, but who have made mistakes in the tribulation, personally protect Sheng, the God-King, during his tribulation.
Let Lord Sheng experience what it means to succeed at everything and have wealth flowing in, let him know what it's like to be surrounded by sensual pleasures and decadent indulgences in the human world, besides the tranquility of cultivation.
Under his senior sister's protection, Sheng Shenjun lived a life of immense wealth and prosperity in the mortal realm.
But he always had nothing better to do than squander his wealth, letting the poor people share in his spoils.
After that, he was rich and then squandered his wealth, squandered his wealth and then became rich again. He carried this destiny of immeasurable wealth and honor through several lifetimes of ups and downs on the path of life.
He not only did not marry or have children, but also did not covet anything else in the world.
He has been searching for a copper coin for all his lifetimes; sometimes he says it's a seashell...
Sheng Shenjun has experienced everything he was meant to experience, and he has done so many good deeds that he is too lazy to record them in the merit book. He simply wrote down the four words that the Taoist priest often recited.
"Blessings are immeasurable..."
I really didn't expect to meet a god who was even more stubborn than my senior sister.
Moreover, because of the collapse of Feikong Mountain, even the immortals who were undergoing tribulations in the mortal world were exceptionally allowed to return to the ranks of immortals and participate in saving the world.
That was an opportunity to return directly to the Immortal Realm without having to undergo tribulation again.
Therefore, my senior sister thought that she could finally return to Qunshan Garden to advance to the Immortal Rank and reunite with me.
But then, after the silence, that fool Sheng suddenly jumped back into the human world...
The senior sister couldn't cry anymore, so she could only continue to follow Sheng to be his 108,000 Gods of Wealth.
What a pity! If only they could have met during the salvation ceremony and made things clear face to face.
This twist of fate makes me feel sorry for them.
I heard that my master, Lord Tongtang, was unhappy and went to the Discipline Hall to reason with him.
The Discipline Hall was naturally the most reasonable; a few old men stroked their beards, did some calculations, and made the most just decision.
“If Lord Sheng does not experience the tribulation of love, I fear he will find it difficult to sever his last thought and instead become a demon in his heart.”
At this point, Lord Sheng was only one step away from achieving perfect merit.
Marry a wife, have a child, and live a simple life.
After hearing what her master said, the senior sister immediately set off to find a good match for Sheng Shenjun's human identity.
But then her master told her the rest of the story.
It's true that Lord Sheng needs a wife, but he needs his senior sister, this copper coin, even more, so the two are combined.
The old man of the Discipline Hall decided to send his senior sister down to the mortal realm to become the wife of the God of Life.
In order to advance to the Immortal Rank, the senior sister immediately made the decision and agreed to this matter.
Just as she was about to set off, her master poured cold water on her plans.
The Discipline Hall is also rigid in its rules. Because Senior Sister broke the rules by creating a clone in the Butterfly Dream Bell to overcome tribulations, the Heavenly Dao will not provide her with a physical body to descend to the mortal realm.
In other words, not only could the senior sister not get through the Reincarnation Platform, but she also couldn't possess spirits, summon deities, or transform herself.
This act of sending her down to the mortal realm without giving her a physical body is putting my senior sister in a very difficult position.
But my senior sister was clever; she knew there was another way to obtain a physical body.
Before she told me about this method, I asked her a crucial question.
"For immortals to form a marriage in the mortal world, it must be certified by the Marriage Palace."
Have you thought this through? Once you've made up your mind, who knows, even if you return to the Immortal Realm, you might still find yourself entangled with Lord Sheng.
The senior sister looked like a warrior ready to die. She raised her right hand, and her fairy robes slipped down to her elbows.
I saw a red string on her wrist gleaming.
"Yuan'e, Senior Sister, I must ascend to the Immortal Rank, I... I give up..."
Did they really admit it? I have my doubts, because the way the red string was tied looked familiar.
When my senior sister saw that I was suspicious, she told me the truth.
My senior sister and I are both extremely unwilling to get entangled with a deity.
Then, on a clear, breezy morning, Master took Senior Sister from Butterfly Dream Bell to pay respects to Lord Muheng.
The Divine Lord Muheng summoned the celestial spirit from the Immortal Binding Cloud Lock and accompanied his master to the Marriage Hall.
My senior sister said that it was at that time that she heard the matchmaker muttering something.
After that, even though she was trapped in the Butterfly Dream Bell and could not return to the Immortal Realm on her own, she still had a red string tied to her marriage on her wrist.
I can see it now, those three old men have become addicted to arranging marriages...
Needless to say, the other red rope was tied to the primordial spirit of the sleeping Sheng God, which Mu Heng God had captured.
Waaah, my poor senior sister and I, so miserable.
At that moment, I couldn't help but glance at Xie Jinhui, with whom I was bound by a romantic relationship.
His eyes were smiling, and when I met his gaze, I felt a sense of comfort.
"Senior sister, do you like Ji Liao or Sheng Shenjun?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Jinhui's eyes trembled, and my heart also trembled. Then, an old voice came from the dragon seal in my mind.
"He likes you. And you like him too..."
I didn't want the sound to continue, so I stabilized my mind and looked at my senior sister.
My senior sister looked blankly at me and asked me in a daze.
"What does 'like' mean? Is liking something important? I want to ascend to the Immortal Rank."
Indeed, what my senior sister said is all correct.
Since my senior sister cried for help, I think the key to saving her life is how to obtain a physical body to descend to the mortal realm!
The senior sister nodded emphatically.
"Yuan'e, please help your senior sister. I heard that as long as you enter the Ancient Forest Forbidden Land behind the Endless Starfield and find the Lord of the Netherworld Mushroom Sea."
With the lord's permission, the spirits of 7,300 of his subjects could be borrowed to form a physical body indistinguishable from that of a mortal.
"Wait for Senior Sister!"
I gestured for my senior sister to stop, because as far as I knew, the lord of this forbidden ancient forest, the Mushroom Lord, was merely an upright and benevolent person...
"Senior sister, isn't the true form of Lord Mushroom just a giant mushroom?"
"Yes, mushrooms!" My senior sister was overjoyed to know.
"The Yuanhe clan, the clan of Lord Guming, were originally ancient divine sorcerers who could communicate with the netherworld, the human world, and the three realms."
They are surrounded by abundant earthly energy, and mortals who accidentally eat them often see wonders of different worlds.
They also eat people, but not in the way they transform into monsters or ferocious beasts.
Instead, they slowly decompose and study the human body after it is buried.
Every child of the Mushroom Lord can only officially become an adult after fully digesting and understanding a complete mortal body.
They understand the human body best; the primordial spirit contains all the information that makes up the human body.
So, Senior Sister, I'd like to ask Yuanhe to help me borrow a physical body.
This is something I should do without hesitation, but I know that Yuanling is not easy to borrow. Even if a god came in person, the Lord of Guming might not give me face.
Senior Sister cannot return to the Immortal Realm. Even if she seeks out every mushroom in the world, she may not be able to bring her request to the Ancient Forest Forbidden Land.
But Master can. He collects scraps everywhere and has been to the territory of the Mushroom Sect. Why not let Master go and make some connections?
Hearing me say that, my senior sister immediately became sullen. She raised her wrist and stared at the red line.
“Ever since my master tied this to me, he has cut off all contact with me and has been hiding from me for two and a half years.”
Just now, I finally managed to hear what you were saying and thinking in the Butterfly Dream Bell, and that's how I realized you were awake.
Okay, I understand now. After doing something bad, the master will definitely run away.
"Senior sister, I will go to the Purple Extreme Palace to apply for entry into the Endless Star Domain."
I will try my best.
The senior sister's eyes were filled with tears, all of which were gratitude. Why was her path to immortality so difficult?
It seems that whether you're a human or a deity, it's best to have a positive and optimistic outlook and less fear.
I turned to Xie Jinhui and said, "Xie Jinhui, I want to go..."
Sigh, where is he?
My senior sister tugged at me and pointed ahead for me to look.
Xie Jinhui had appeared at the end of the silver light and shadow corridor at some point, his hand resting on a door of light.
"Yuan'e, come here!" Xie Jinhui waved to me.
“I’ve already made the arrangements. We don’t need to go through the Endless Starfield. Look, the Ancient Forest Forbidden Land is right outside the door.”
I couldn't help but praise him, saying he was amazing.
This back door approach is so direct and powerful, I love it!
Tap tap tap tap, I ran towards him.
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