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

There was a reason why Fahai adopted such an attitude.

As I said before, in Fahai's view, humans are humans and demons are demons, and there is no chance for the two to be compared.

Similarly, when humans and demons fall in love, not only will it end badly, but they will also never have children.

Because this is contrary to the natural order and ethics.

For a human to fall in love with a demon is against the natural order and human ethics. It's like a fairy falling in love with an ordinary person; it would be a miracle if she didn't face divine punishment.

Not to mention being pregnant.

This doesn't mean that humans and demons can't have children; it's just that after the Investiture of the Gods, it became a taboo.

Once discovered by the Heavenly Dao, divine punishment will surely descend.

"Is the information accurate?" Fahai straightened up, his brows furrowed, and looked at Shen Bailian opposite him with a tense expression, eager for an answer.

He hoped it was fake news, that Shen Bailian was joking, but he also knew that a martial artist like Shen Bailian wouldn't usually lie on purpose.

As for joking?

The two of them weren't that familiar with each other yet.

"Of course it's true." Before Shen Bailian could speak, Xiaoqing seized the opportunity to retort to Fahai: "Old bald monk, what, you didn't expect that, did you?"

"If this woman can get pregnant, why can't my sister?"

"You fiend, do you even have the right to speak here? Shut up right now, or don't blame me..."

"Quiet down, quiet down, what's all this noise about?" Before Fahai could finish his angry words, Shen Bailian interrupted him. With a slight thought, he used his mental power to force Fahai back into his seat, and then continued:

"Now you understand why I called you two over, right?"

Fahai felt the immense, unfathomable power in his shoulders, as vast as a mountain. Although he was quite indignant, he still nodded.

Xiaoqing turned her head away disdainfully, not wanting to give Fahai a friendly look.

“Master Fahai, you want to capture demons? I can stay out of this matter. But Bai Suzhen is already pregnant. It’s still unclear whether the baby in her belly is human, demon, or a mixed-race child. If you take action directly…”

“That goes against the natural order,” Fahai replied.

"That's right!" Shen Bailian slammed his fist in his palm, looking at Fahai opposite him with increasing satisfaction. The other party wasn't an unreasonable person, he said with a smile, "Master Fahai still has a human touch."

Upon hearing this, Fahai's lips twitched slightly.

Is this what he calls having humanity? If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat Shen Bailian, he would have dealt with Bai Suzhen regardless of whether she was carrying a human or a demon.

To avoid future troubles.

But now that Shen Bailian has already said he wants to adopt Bai Suzhen's unborn child as his godson, what can he say?
Oppose?

Wouldn't that be like an old man eating poison, courting death?
“Master Fahai only needs to wait a month or two. After Bai Suzhen gives birth, whether you capture or release this demon is entirely up to you. I will not interfere.” Seeing Fahai’s straightforwardness, Shen Bailian also readily gave him a promise.

"Amitabha~" Fahai closed his eyes, chanting Buddhist scriptures. After a moment of contemplation, he finally nodded and agreed: "Let's do as Benefactor Shen says."

"However, is what Benefactor Shen said true?" Fahai looked at Shen Bailian, his clear and sincere eyes filled with a hint of inquiry.

After all, in his view, the relationship between Shen Bailian and this green snake, judging from their actions today, was somewhat ambiguous.

The relationship between the two is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Fahai had some doubts about whether Shen Bailian could really keep his word and not interfere in his capture of the two snake demons, as he had said.

"Hmph! Do you think everyone is as fickle as you, you old bald monk?" Before Shen Bailian could speak, Xiaoqing snorted coldly and took the opportunity to mock him.

Fahai was not annoyed, and his gaze remained fixed on Shen Bailian without shifting.

After all, in his view, a barking dog doesn't bite, and a prodigy like Xiaoqing, whose cultivation hasn't even reached a thousand years, is no more than a match for him.

If the Golden-haired Hou were to join the fray, it could be suppressed in an instant.

Let them mock us; they'll have their moment of reckoning later.

“Hmm.” Shen Bailian nodded seriously and continued, “Master Fahai, you don’t need to wait too long, at most two months.”

Logically speaking, pregnancy lasts ten months.

The fetus in Bai Suzhen's womb is only four or five months old now, but with the help of technology, a ten-month pregnancy can be extended to five or six months.

Therefore, in at most two months, Xu Shilin, the Wenquxing (a star associated with literature and scholarship) in Bai Suzhen's womb, will be able to successfully come into this world.

As for whether Shen Bailian truly wanted to adopt Xu Shilin as his godson, there is no doubt that this was not something he was using to deceive Fahai; it was genuine.

Why did he do that?
It's very simple; everything is for the purpose of accumulating as much merit as possible.

After a period of busy work, Shen Bailian gained a lot, one of which was a general understanding of the scope of his actions during this tribulation.

Simply put, the descent of the God of Literature to undergo tribulations was in accordance with the will of Heaven.

After all, even immortals cannot escape the three calamities and six tribulations, and descending to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations is one of the simplest ways to avoid these calamities.

However, a mortal tribulation that was in accordance with the will of Heaven, after being messed around by all the gods and immortals, turned into a golden opportunity to gain merit from the Heavenly Dao.

The share of this Heavenly Merit had actually been allocated long before the God of Literature descended to earth.

There will be no further changes.

According to the information Shen Bailian currently possesses, this Heavenly Merit has been roughly divided into five parts, and the protagonist, Wenquxing, will definitely receive one part.

The Eastern Heavenly Court and the Western Spirit Mountain, these two major forces, must still have corresponding shares, and Shen Bailian certainly cannot and dares not touch these two shares.

After all, he is only a martial artist who has just entered the Embracing Moon Realm. Although he can fight the Golden-haired Hou to a draw, he is still just a small ant in front of the two behemoths, the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling.

As for the remaining two portions of Heavenly Merit, one belongs to Guanyin Bodhisattva, who has been busy with all the work. This is also a portion that Shen Bailian cannot touch. Unless absolutely necessary, Shen Bailian does not want to offend the "good-natured" Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Of course, with Guanyin watching over him, he couldn't touch this one. Therefore, when Shen Bailian intervened in Fahai's capture of Bai Suzhen, Guanyin Bodhisattva, high above the heavens, merely looked down and observed everything unfolding.

They did not choose to intervene.

The final share of Heavenly Merit was divided among the remaining participants in this calamity, such as Xu Xian, Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing, and others.

As for the monk Fahai, he may have become a complete victim of the power struggle between the two sides.

At the same time, this portion of Heavenly Merit is the smallest, but even the smallest portion is enough for Bai Suzhen to realize her dream and ascend to immortality.

Of the five, three were beyond Shen Bailian's control.

Therefore, he could only try to get the remaining two portions as much as possible. Getting them all was impossible, but if he tried his best, getting six or seven tenths of them was not out of the question.

Shen Bailian already had a premonition about the final portion of Heavenly Merit. Given his current level of intervention, Bai Suzhen's dream of attaining immortality and ascending to heaven was out of the question, as he would take 60% to 80% of it.

As for Xu Shilin, who is the star of literature, Shen Bailian has already figured out a way to obtain his merit. The first step is to induce birth, and the second step is to take Xu Shilin as his adopted son.

At that time, he will not only have a name, but also a surname, and he can rightfully claim a share of the heavenly merit belonging to the God of Literature.

Will Wenquxing be angered by this?
Of course not. At least for the next few decades, Wenquxing will not come after Shen Bailian because of this matter. After all, even immortals and gods are bound by heavenly laws.

When one descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, one must naturally seal away the memories of being a deity in the Heavenly Court.

After all, these gods descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, not to enjoy the mundane world. Even the Jade Emperor, who was high above all others, descended to the mortal realm as an ordinary person.

However, talent is something that cannot be eliminated.

Therefore, according to the original version of the Legend of the White Snake, after Bai Suzhen flooded Jinshan Temple, she was eventually captured by Fahai and suppressed in the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.

How did they finally escape?
Xu Shilin achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination and then used his power to forcefully open the gate of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda at Jinshan Temple, rescuing Bai Suzhen.

Even in such times, Xu Shilin could live for at least sixty or seventy years.

Decades later, even if Shen Bailian hadn't left this world, with the blessing of his innate talent, he would have become someone even the Wenqu Star would be eager to associate with.

Let alone confronting him.

After all, it took Shen Bailian less than three years to go from starting to practice martial arts to now having the initial divine-level combat power.

In another sixty or seventy years, let alone becoming a god, it's not impossible to even control the universe in one's palm.

Moreover, this world emphasizes cause and effect. If Shen Bailian adopts the unborn Xu Shilin as his godson, then there will be a certain bond between him and Wenquxing.

This bond is like an anchor point he left in this world.

After this incident, if Shen Bailian wants to return to this world again, this anchor point may play a crucial role.

Of course, this is just a preliminary idea; after all, things can sometimes turn out unexpectedly well.

The important thing is the present. Once Shen Bailian adopts Xu Shilin as his godson, he can rightfully claim a share of the Heavenly Dao merit belonging to the Wenqu Star.

"So, you called me here today just for this trivial matter?" Xiaoqing looked at Shen Bailian suspiciously, then glared at Fahai.

For some reason, after seeing Fahai, she had a strange idea in her heart to use her beauty to test the old bald monk's willpower.

This idea had never existed before today.

Strange, very strange!
"Of course, it's not just that." Shen Bailian smiled mysteriously, glanced at Fahai beside him, and continued with a smile: "As the saying goes, it's better to resolve enmity than to make it. The reason I called Miss Xiaoqing here today is firstly because of the matter we discussed earlier."

Secondly, they wanted to extract some information from Xiaoqing.

"Intelligence? You should have said so earlier! I'm good at that!" With that, Xiaoqing tossed her skirt aside, then lifted one leg, adopting a powerful, unrestrained sitting posture, completely devoid of any feminine demeanor, and declared with a bold air:

"Over these hundreds of years, I am not like my sister, whose mind is only on cultivation and repaying kindness. Old Shen, if you have any questions, just ask."

Upon hearing this, Fahai was both curious and envious of Xiaoqing's words, especially after seeing her smooth and delicate face.

It should be understood that a person's life is only a few decades long. Even a grandmaster-level or Celestial Realm martial artist's lifespan is no more than three hundred years.

Then it will turn into a handful of yellow earth.

As for those monstrous talents, as long as they cultivate casually and become spirits, they all have a lifespan of hundreds of years. And as long as their cultivation level does not stop increasing, they will basically not die from normal birth and aging.

"Besides you and your sister, is there another, even more powerful demon in Lin'an City? I want to know more about her."

"what?!"

"How did you find out about this?" Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing tensed up, pulled her legs back from the stool, and looked puzzled.

She didn't know exactly how powerful the owner of Baoqingfang in Shapi Lane was, but according to Bai Suzhen, the owner's cultivation level was at least five thousand years.

For demons, a thousand years is a hurdle, and each time they reach the thousand-year mark, they must undergo a tribulation of lightning.

Of course, there are also magical treasures that can avoid the lightning tribulation, so it's not impossible.

If the owner of Baoqing Workshop hadn't intentionally revealed his true form to her, she would never have been able to discover his presence in Lin'an City.

Although Shen Bailian is powerful, he has no magical power. How did he know about the existence of the owner of Baoqing Workshop?
Fahai was overjoyed, after all, his original target was the mastermind behind Lin'an City, and even the sword in Xiaoqing's hand probably belonged to that mastermind.

For some unknown reason, it ended up in Xiaoqing's hands.

"I can say yes, but..."

"Don't worry, although Master Fahai is quite hostile towards you, he's definitely not a blabbermouth." Shen Bailian said, looking at Fahai who was pretending to be calm beside him: "Right? Master Fahai?"

"Hmm." Fahai nodded.

He really wanted to say no, because this was a perfect opportunity to sow discord, but if he actually said it, he would probably be kicked out immediately.

“Alright.” Xiaoqing gathered her thoughts and continued, “I don’t know much about the owner of Baoqing Workshop either. The first time we met was about several hundred years ago…” (End of Chapter)