We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Lin'an City, Shapi Lane, Baoqing Lane.

Sunlight filtered through the dappled leaves, scattering like golden beads onto the old stage of Baoqingfang, gilding the vermilion pillars with a golden edge.

It adds a touch of historical weight.

Meanwhile, the audience below the stage was already packed with people, the elderly holding palm-leaf fans, fanning themselves idly while chatting about everyday matters.

As a burst of rousing gong and drum sounds rang out, the curtain on the stage slowly opened, and the owner of Baoqing Workshop, accompanied by several subordinates, appeared on stage in gorgeous costumes.

Her figure was graceful, and her steps were light and agile.

Her eyes sparkled with a thousand charms, and with a gentle flick of her sleeves, they shot out like a torrent of water, flowing smoothly without the slightest hesitation.

This immediately drew cheers and applause from the audience.

And in the shadows not far from the stage.

At this moment, Shen Bailian, Xu Xian, and Bai Suzhen were fighting side by side. Instead of focusing on the stage, they were paying attention to the children playing and frolicking in the alley.

With the combination of sight and sound, watching those children play happily, I was momentarily lost in thought.

Time is a very strange thing.

Different people perceive speed in different ways.

For children, childhood is incredibly long, especially in this ancient world where people are still uncivilized and lack common sense. They always hope to grow up quickly so they can shoulder the responsibilities of their families.

But for those who have already won, time is always fleeting, regardless of their level of ability.

Shen Bailian was thinking about his past and present lives. Although his memory had become stronger due to multiple evolutions, as time went by, those memories seemed to have an invisible chasm between him and them.

elusive.

As for Xu Xian, looking at the frolicking children, his eyes sparkled with hope for the future, filled with anticipation for the next generation.

However, he did not notice Bai Suzhen standing to the side at all.

"Sigh, I wonder if this kind of life can continue smoothly." Bai Suzhen lowered her head, feeling the restlessness and vitality within her body. She gently stroked it with her hand, her eyes filled with worry.

Since the last incident, Fahai hasn't come knocking on their door, and life has returned to normal.

But in Bai Suzhen's eyes, this was just the calm before the storm.

Based on her extensive inquiries over this period, she has gained a deeper understanding of Fahai and is extremely determined to slay demons and monsters.

He's a bit stubborn.

Furthermore, whether they were good demons or bad demons, Fahai treated them all the same—they were all demons.

Even if you don't do bad things now, you will do them in the future.

Therefore, Bai Suzhen did not think that Fahai would give up capturing her and Xiaoqing so easily; what was to come was an even fiercer storm.

of course.

Bai Suzhen had considered leaving Lin'an City and living in other places, in other temples, so that Fahai wouldn't accuse her of overstepping her bounds to capture demons.

Security has been ensured.

However, no matter how she tried to subtly probe, Xu Xian bluntly stated that he did not want to leave Lin'an City.

Bai Suzhen couldn't directly reveal her identity, since Xu Xian hadn't recovered from the shock and would likely find it hard to accept that his wife was a white snake.

"My wife, look." Xu Xian smiled and gently tugged at Bai Suzhen's sleeve. At this moment, the opera on the stage had reached its climax.

"Yes, I see it." Upon hearing this, Bai Suzhen immediately snapped out of her thoughts, looked at Xu Xian with affection, and said softly as if coaxing a child, "Since my husband is so interested, let's go sit in the front."

"Huh?" Xu Xian was stunned, looking at the sea of ​​people in front of him, somewhat bewildered: "Wife, are you confused? Where are there any seats left for three people?"

"It's safe."

“I know the owner of Baoqing Workshop, and I specially reserved a few good seats for watching the show.” Bai Suzhen smiled gracefully, then looked at Shen Bailian beside her, cleared her throat, and asked with a hint of respect:
"Xiao Shen, do you want to come along?"

This slightly contrasting attitude left Xu Xian somewhat bewildered, as his wife had always possessed the heroic spirit of Mulan since they met.

Even if they were to meet the county government office in Lin'an, they wouldn't act like this.

However, recently, for some reason, Bai Suzhen's attitude towards Shen Bailian has changed. It's not that she's affectionate, but rather that she shows a kind of subtle respect.

It's somewhat similar to how those junior constables treated Shen Bailian.

“Yes, Young Master Shen, let’s go together.” Xu Xian dismissed the thoughts in his mind and invited Shen Bailian, who was standing beside him, to join him.

In Xu Xian's view, Bai Suzhen's respect for Shen Bailian was not a bad thing, but rather a good thing.

After all, since Shen Bailian came to Lin'an City, he has not only helped his brother-in-law Li Gongfu a lot, but has also helped the couple a great deal.

Even the Xu family pharmacy was bought by Shen Bailian and given to him as a congratulatory gift.

"No, you go ahead and see, I won't go." Shen Bailian shook his head, declining the kind offer from Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.

Other couples used to be all lovey-dovey, calling each other "husband" and "wife" all the time.

What would a single nobleman like him do there? Was he going to summon the silver moon from his dantian to act as a third wheel for Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen's public displays of affection?
Moreover, he wasn't interested in traditional opera.

After all, we live in a technologically advanced modern world with a wide variety of entertainment options and choices.

Unlike the inhabitants of this world, who have only a few forms of entertainment, many of which are exclusive to the wealthy and powerful.

Instead of watching the show here, we might as well take this opportunity to go outside and see if we can arrest a few notorious criminals and get some divine matter.

"Alright, then we'll head over there first." Xu Xian didn't insist when he heard this, and then, supporting Bai Suzhen beside him, they walked over in the direction she pointed.

Shen Bailian watched everything unfold before her eyes in silence, a faint sense of envy creeping into her heart.

He was somewhat envious of this peaceful life: settling down, getting married, having children, and continuing the family line... He even wanted to spend the rest of his life peacefully like this.

Perhaps it was the influence of the "mortal world" in this world, but recently Shen Bailian felt that he was thinking more and more, and had many unnecessary thoughts.

It is highly likely that he has fallen into the mortal world.

The longer one stays in this world, the deeper one's understanding of it becomes.

According to mythology, after Pangu separated heaven and earth, the pure air was light and rose to become the sky, while the turbid air was heavy and sank to become the earth.

The Heavenly Court resides high above the heavens, while the mortal realm lies on the earth. As the head of all living beings in the universe, the human race is favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, the process of cultivation for humans is essentially about escaping the mortal world, purifying the impure energy in the body into pure energy, and thus achieving the goal of ascending to godhood and living as long as the heavens.

The true, established gods of Heaven are not human beings, but rather the embodiment of various primordial things, such as the first ray of sunlight and the first breath of pure air at the beginning of the world, as well as all kinds of primordial beings.

Although they have the form of humans, it is only to conform to the way of heaven, not because of their own will.

Therefore, even some genuine immortals with their own cultivation systems are unwilling to approach mortals, fearing that they will be tainted by the impure energy of mortals and have their cultivation affected.

For example, in one version of Journey to the West, it is said that Sun Wukong was unwilling to take Tang Sanzang on a somersault cloud to cross 108,000 li to reach the Western Paradise.

But can't.

Sun Wukong's cultivation time was already extremely short compared to traditional deities, and then he was suppressed under the Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years.

His cultivation was almost completely ruined.

In addition, although Tang Sanzang was once Jin Chanzi, after ten reincarnations, the pure energy in his body had long since disappeared, and was replaced by a lot of turbid energy.

The pure air is light, while the turbid air is heavy.

Therefore, at the beginning of the journey to the West, Sun Wukong was not able to carry Tang Sanzang at all. By the time Tang Sanzang had completed most of his journey and his body had been purified, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven had been tamed into the Victorious Fighting Buddha to some extent.

We weren't in such a rush anymore.

After all, Mahayana Buddhism is not prepared for some common people. In Shen Bailian's view, the true Mahayana Buddhism is about improving productivity.

Instead of chanting Buddhist scriptures every day, it would be better to create favorable weather conditions.

Isn't this much more convenient than Mahayana Buddhism?

However, this kind of trickery of summoning wind and rain is something that almost every deity knows, even a minor local god.

There are only so many people in this mortal realm, and only so many incense offerings.

This cake is a problem of who should get it and how it should be distributed, so it's best to simply prohibit the other gods from arbitrarily summoning wind and rain in the mortal world.

It's so strict that not a single drop of rain can fall during the dry season, and not a single drop can be missed during the rainy season.

Otherwise, when problems arise, such trivial matters can become leverage in handling the situation.

For example, the Dragon King of the Jing River was caught red-handed for sending down an extra drop of rain, and thus became the first soul to perish on the journey to the West.

"No, if this drags on, things might change. Besides, even if I could wait, there's a huge mess waiting for me back in Zhenyuan Universe..."

"We have to speed things up." Shen Bailian shook his head, dispelling the unrealistic thoughts in his mind. He glanced subtly at Bai Suzhen's slightly protruding belly, and a plan had already formed in his mind.

That is to use scientific methods to induce the birth of the Wenquxing (a star in Chinese astrology) without harming it.

It's worth noting that Nezha stayed in his mother's womb for a full three years, while Wenquxing, as a veteran deity of the Heavenly Court, might stay in Bai Suzhen's womb for an unknown period of time.

Furthermore, due to his intervention, this series of events has become unpredictable.

In any case, according to the version that Shen Bailian knew, nothing happened that day, and there was nothing about the two crane boys.

Furthermore, enough time has been wasted in this world; it's time to find an opportunity to leave.

Of course, the premise is that you have to make a big profit, big enough to upgrade the skill [Close at Hand] to level 5, and you also have to leave some room for maneuver.

If possible, Shen Bailian would also like to leave an anchor point in this world.

After all, although this world is rushing headlong towards the end of the Dharma era, its extraordinary cultivation resources are far more abundant than those on Earth.

It's just that Shen Bailian's strength is not strong enough, and these extraordinary cultivation resources are basically domesticated. If they are picked casually, they may be tainted by karma.

Unlike Bai Suzhen, who had Guanyin Bodhisattva, one of the strongest beings in the world, standing behind her at this moment, he was not like her.

Of course, if it really comes to a critical moment, Guanyin might actually step in to save Shen Bailian's life, and then treat him as a research subject.

Shen Bailian was naturally unaware of this.

However, Shen Bailian decided to carefully consider whether to leave an anchor point in this world, because if he was not careful, there was a great possibility that he would expose the coordinates of the Zhenyuan Universe.

However, if things really did develop that way, Shen Bailian had an even bolder idea in mind.

He wanted to see whether the gods and Buddhas of this world were more powerful, or the deities of the Zhenyuan Universe were more powerful.

If all goes well, we might even be able to take advantage of the chaos.

As for whether the two will fight, Shen Bailian is naturally not worried. This world has gradually entered the era of Dharma decline and urgently needs to devour a new world to replenish its fresh blood.

The deities within the Zhenyuan Universe are the embodiment of the rules of the Zhenyuan Universe, so naturally they could not stand idly by and watch the Zhenyuan Universe be devoured by the outer gods.

Once the two meet, they are basically mortal enemies.

However, this method should only be used as a last resort.

For example, nuclear weapons from before the new era of Earth could be considered as the last strategic weapon, but if they were actually launched, it would basically mean that humanity would be pushed back from the modern era to the Stone Age.

It may even degrade under the influence of nuclear radiation.

As Shen Bailian pondered this, he slowly walked out of Baoqingfang and Shapi Lane. He unleashed his skill [Eye of God] at full power and quickly locked onto several notorious bandits outside Lin'an City.

Just as he was preparing to set off.

however.

"Captain Shen, finally... finally..." A rather thin constable ran up to Shen Bailian, panting heavily. Before he could finish speaking, he bent over and gasped for breath.

"What's finally happened?" Shen Bailian asked, somewhat puzzled.

His skill [Eye of God] was always active, so he had naturally noticed the person's approach long ago. The person was a minor constable under Li Gongfu's command, and also Li Gongfu's follower.

He just didn't expect that this person was looking for him.

"Finally I found you."

"What do you want from me?"

"Blind date!"

"Huh?" Shen Bailian was stunned. (End of Chapter)