If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1484 The Pessimistic Faction
Fu Yuanxian asked in surprise, “The Emperor’s first two points are quite correct. Calamities are determined by cause and effect, and ‘heavenly sins’ should be judged by the Dao Ancestor.”

"But why can't I decide when to sever my own emotional entanglement? Does the Emperor think I can't, or that I shouldn't?"

Emperor Donghua hesitated for a moment before saying, "I reckon you should neither sever nor be able to sever the tribulation of love on your own, because it is destiny."

Fu Yuanxian chuckled coldly and said, "If His Majesty had not urgently summoned me to the Lingxiao Palace, I would have already severed my karmic entanglement by now! As for the claim that I shouldn't have severed it, that's utter nonsense."

"Yu Fengxian is clearly retaliating against me, and I've clearly been taking the blame for Taibai Xingjun's undeserved misfortune. Why can't I be executed?"

Emperor Donghua sighed, “Let’s not discuss whether your reasoning makes sense or not. Let’s just talk about how you are now trying to explain the reasons behind ‘preordained marriage’.”

Surely you haven't forgotten what happened in the past, brother?
Many spiritual masters have tried to reason with you, but you said that destiny is supreme and fate is predetermined; a preordained marriage is fate and cannot be changed.

You also said that since a preordained marriage can be made, it means that fate should have made it this way.

That was the rule back then. Now that it's your turn to commit a love tribulation, you'll have to change the rules again. What will happen in the future?

If you, fellow Daoist, say that the rules will change from this day forward, perhaps even some immortals would agree.

But if you say, "I am an exception," your teacher will scold you for being rebellious and arrogant.

The key point is that from now on, the gods and immortals of the Three Realms will no longer submit to you.

Fu Yuanxian was unconvinced and was about to retort.

Emperor Donghua raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Brother Dao, I mean well! You think you can easily sever your emotional entanglements, but you probably can't."

If you are completely powerless, and at this moment the three corpse worms rage, you blurt out all your impulsive words, which will not only make you lose face but also give others ammunition to criticize you, causing even greater harm.

Why don't you calm down first, and try to sever your emotional ties, or figure out the price of severing them?

—Brother, you've already said all those harsh words, completely breaking ties with the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and all the gods in Heaven, only to find out that you can't sever your emotional entanglements at all, and in the end you still have to honestly go through them. Aren't you just making a fool of yourself?

Fu Yuanxian was filled with doubt and surprise. He closed his eyes, held his breath, and sank into the River of Destiny in the Lingxiao Palace to examine his own marriage destiny line.

The Queen Mother glared at her "elder brother" with resentment and said, "Immortal Fu Yuan wants to try to sever his emotional ties, but I won't waste my time waiting here."

After saying that, she stood up and stormed off from the Lingxiao Palace.

The Jade Emperor said calmly, "My beloved ministers, please make yourselves at home. White Emperor and Red Emperor, please come with me to the rear hall to continue our discussion on the changes in the Central Plains."

He couldn't possibly stay here and watch Fu Yuanxian practice his skills.

"Why are you being so nosy?" the Barefoot Immortal whispered. "The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother will definitely be angry with you."

"I know," Donghua Dijun replied softly, and quickly followed after him.

After leaving the Lingxiao Palace, the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor parted ways. The Queen Mother, accompanied by her retinue of celestial boys and maidens, rode in her imperial carriage towards the Jade Pool. The Jade Emperor, guided by golden boys and jade maidens, proceeded to the Lingxu Palace behind it.

The Red Emperor and the White Emperor followed, continuing their discussion on the changing situation in the human world.

"Your Majesty!" Emperor Donghua boarded the Empress's Nine-Phoenix Immortal Carriage.

"The scene just now was too unsightly. You showed no regard for decorum in the Lingxiao Palace," he said bluntly.

The Queen Mother sneered, "The more he argues with me and makes a fool of himself, the happier I am."

I've waited for hundreds of millions of years, and finally this day has come. I'm still far from satisfied. What more do I need in terms of majesty?
My dignity was completely lost long ago when that scoundrel repeatedly sent my daughter into the clutches of love.

"Stomping on him a few times now will not only let me vent my anger, but also allow me to regain my authority."

Emperor Donghua sighed, “You should know very well that he has no personal grudge against you, so taking your anger out on him won’t do any good.”

When the Jade Emperor ordered him to deal with Yu Fengxian, he did it without hesitation.

In the grand hall, in front of all the immortals, you argued with him like a common mortal, venting your anger but disregarding the dignity of the Heavenly Court?

The Queen Mother said, "You're just meddling in other people's business! Even the Jade Emperor, as the ruler of Heaven, doesn't care about propriety anymore, so why are you in such a hurry?"

Donghua Dijun said, "The Jade Emperor has barely said a few words. It's all you who's making a fuss and losing face. He's definitely not in a hurry."

“I’m happy to!” said the Queen Mother.

She wasn't really a fool; her personal grudge against Immortal Fu Yuan actually surpassed that of the Jade Emperor.

Her daughters were raised in Yaochi and stayed by her side.

He felt a deeper affection for the princesses, and naturally hated those who harmed them even more.

"Since you hate him so much, why not wait a little longer? I don't believe you can't see that he is clearly entangled in a karmic entanglement and it will be difficult for him to sever his emotional entanglement."

"Emotional tribulations are also tribulations. There are only tribulations to overcome, never tribulations to sever," said Emperor Donghua.

The Queen Mother said, "And then? He will find that he cannot sever his emotional entanglement, and he will kneel down and wail, begging me and the Jade Emperor to let him go."

He could only howl once before immediately heading to the Great Crimson Heaven to seek help from the Dao Ancestor.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a shocked and furious howl came from behind, “No, impossible! How could Yu Fengxian have set up such a love tribulation?!”

Emperor Donghua turned around and saw a beam of light shooting into the sky above the distant Lingxiao Palace.

"How could she lose her composure like this?" The Queen Mother was stunned, and regret appeared on her beautiful and dignified face. "If I had known that Yu Fengxian was so powerful, I would have stayed in the palace to listen to that fellow's miserable screams."

Emperor Donghua was speechless and also quite shocked. "I also thought that Immortal Fuyuan was just having trouble severing his emotional entanglements."

Judging from this, it seems to be far more serious than we imagined. What did Yu Fengxian do?

Or perhaps, the karmic entanglement in marriage is inherently this terrifying?

The Queen Mother was anxious and said, "Mixiang, go and call the Red Phoenix Star Lord over."

"Hey~~" A maid in a red dress responded from the carriage, striking a pose like a "flying celestial maiden of Dunhuang," as if a cloud of color had drifted away.

Emperor Donghua asked in confusion, "Since you guessed that he would eventually go to find the Dao Ancestor, why were you in such a hurry to summon him to the Lingxiao Palace?"

The Queen Mother said, "Once some things are made public, even the Dao Ancestor cannot hide them."

Even if some people cause a huge uproar, they can still manage to make a big deal out of it and let it go.

This time, the Jade Emperor and I will definitely not let Immortal Fu Yuan off the hook!

"Your Majesty!" Princess Longji has arrived.

"My son, come here and let me see you." The Queen Mother sat up straight and beckoned to the people outside.

Princess Longji lifted the curtain and went inside. She first curtsied to the Queen Mother and the Emperor before sitting down next to the Queen Mother.

Both the Queen Mother and the Eastern Emperor activated their spiritual eyes, observing and silently calculating. "Even if you weren't targeted by Yu Fengxian, the karma left behind in the past has now transformed into calamity energy." The Queen Mother frowned and said, "What's even more bizarre is that the calamity energy won't turn into a killing calamity, but rather it seems to be searching for a marriage knot along your marriage line?"

Emperor Donghua said, "The tribulation of marriage is exactly what it sounds like; the tribulation energy will eventually evolve into a tribulation of love."

Princess Longji said, "Your Majesty and the Emperor, do not worry. It is just a tribulation of love. It may not be a bad thing for me."

"Foolish! Since it is a calamity of demons, how can you expect to have an easy time?" The Queen Mother pondered and said, "I must dispel the calamity for you."

First of all, from now on, you must no longer arbitrarily distort preordained marriages. Even if someone is a mortal, if they are destined to be together, you should not interfere, but follow the will of Heaven and let them be together.

Secondly, you must accumulate merit. I will discuss with the Jade Emperor whether this great calamity at the end of the Qin Dynasty will allow you to participate and earn some merit for heaven and earth.

Finally, ask someone to inquire with Yu Fengxian about the "Marriage Tribulation." She definitely knows better than anyone else what it is.

Longji murmured, "In my heart, I would never distort someone else's preordained marriage."

"Don't pay any attention to whether it's Master Yuehe or anyone else asking for your help. No amount of favors can help you avoid the calamity," said the Queen Mother.

Great Red Sky.

"Teacher, help me~~" Fu Yuanxian cried out like a child, "I am so wronged. I was clearly helping the Jade Emperor plot against Yu Fengxian, but now I am cursed by Yu Fengxian. Not only does the Jade Emperor not help me escape this calamity, but he also kicks me when I am down. He is so heartless, shameless and immoral."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said calmly, "Do you know why you can't sever the emotional entanglement woven by Yu Fengxian?"

Fu Yuanxian wiped his face and said, "It seems she used a marriage red thread."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "Can you not break free from the red thread of fate?"

Fu Yuanxian said, "That red string was tied to my marriage festival, making it a predestined marriage."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality sighed and said, "You only see the surface and do not understand the essence of the 'Demon Tribulation of Marriage'."

The true bond of marriage that you cannot break free from or sever is the karma between you and Princess Longji, the Weaver Girl, and Zhang Sanmei!
Their resentment towards you has never disappeared; the cause of evil remains, and it will inevitably bear evil fruit sooner or later.

Yu Fengxian's "Destiny Tribulation" is a "Destiny Tribulation Thread" woven from the threads of evil within you, with a newly refined red rope as the main thread.

Although you have mastered the laws of marriage, you cannot sever the causal relationship.

Naturally, it cannot sever the karmic ties woven from the threads of cause and effect.

The confusion and color on Fu Yuanxian's face gradually faded, turning deathly pale. "Teacher, please save your disciple! I feel that a terrifying being is tied to the other end of the marriage karmic thread."

For my disciple to form a marriage alliance with him would be more terrifying than death.

After a quick calculation, the ancient and solemn thin face of the Celestial Venerable Morality couldn't help but twist and deform, and he blurted out a curse, "You shameless scoundrel!"

Fu Yuanxian looked flustered. "Master, I dare not hope to completely avoid this calamity, but the calamity is too terrible for me to bear. I beg you to guide me and lead me to a shortcut to overcome this calamity."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality regained his placid expression and said calmly, "I'm not insulting you, I'm insulting Yu Fengxian. This little woman is quite wicked; your feeling was right. You're about to suffer a lot!"

Fu Yuanxian was stunned for a moment, then became even more alarmed, "Master, what kind of marriage has she arranged for me?"

The Celestial Venerable of Morality shook his head. "I dare not speak, for to speak would defile my mouth; I dare not think, for to think would defile my heart."

Since you are destined to suffer, why drag me down with you?

Go forth! If you dare to do something, you must dare to take responsibility. Back then, in your arrogance, how many true cultivators of the Xuanmen were ruined and had their destinies destroyed by your love affairs? Now, this is your retribution, a way to settle your karmic debts—a joyous occasion!

—Are you getting senile? Everyone says I'm going to suffer a lot, and now you're saying it's a happy occasion?

This thought inevitably popped into his mind, only to be quickly extinguished by Immortal Fu Yuan.

"Bang bang bang~~" He kowtowed repeatedly, "Teacher, have mercy. Since I followed you, I have always practiced the way of tranquility and non-action. I have never made enemies with others, nor have I ever fought fiercely during the great calamity."

For thousands of years, this disciple has remained untouched by karma or calamity, diligently reciting the Yellow Court Classic.

That's not entirely wrong. Apart from helping fellow Daoists in the Xuanmen sect to alter their marriages and arrange love tribulations, his style is almost exactly the same as that of his senior brother, Grand Master Xuandu.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, “Go to the Jade Emperor, confess your sins and accept punishment, resign from your position as the Star God of Destiny, and then come to the Great Crimson Heaven to cultivate in seclusion after the tribulation is over. This is the ‘shortcut to transcending the tribulation.’”

The more you struggle and try to escape, the worse your end will be.

They lost their dignity, their lives, their divine authority, their spiritual path, and became a laughingstock among all beings in the three realms.

Fu Yuanxianweng wept bitterly, “Master, even if I orchestrated a love tribulation and committed a sin, I was only helping others. Why is Heaven so unjust?”

The Celestial Venerable of Morality sighed, “Heaven is indeed unjust. People are born different. For example, you ruined Zhang Sanmei’s path to immortality, causing the Yang family to be destroyed and their members to die. They couldn’t even cry out ‘Heaven is unjust.’”

Because their experiences were all 'fate'.

Anyone who cries out "Heaven is unjust" will be suppressed by the gods and immortals of Heaven.

This kind of suffering is far more painful than the visible and agonizing suffering you are experiencing now.

Alas, there's nothing we can do. The laws of the Great Dao require us cultivators to constantly supplement them; the Heavenly Dao can never be perfect.

Once a cultivator finds a loophole, they can achieve great success with minimal investment.

You've been exploiting loopholes for billions of years, and it's only today that Yu Fengxian happened to catch you red-handed; you're already lucky enough.

“But this disciple is not doing this for himself!” said Immortal Fu Yuan.

"Do you care about yourself, or do I care about Heaven? You're so old, and you're still talking nonsense." The Celestial Venerable of Morality waved his hand and said, "Go! I feel that Yu Fengxian is still researching the Marriage Tribulation."

If you delay and refuse to accept the challenge, she will definitely use you as a practice subject, constantly testing new spells on you.

Fu Yuanxian exclaimed in surprise, "She can still increase the stakes? This disciple has already escaped her fate."

The Celestial Venerable of Morality said, "A love tribulation is also a tribulation. You are already undergoing a tribulation, while she is the Heavenly Demon who spreads the tribulation."

Sigh, you're causing all this trouble in the heavens, you have no idea what's happening outside.

Go back and inquire about her robbery of Dong Yebu.

In just a few days, she devoured several old demons, and her own demonic power increased rapidly. Dong Ye's tribulations kept changing.

In the end, he indeed failed to overcome the tribulation.

You are in the same situation now.

"A thousand miles a day" is insufficient to describe the speed at which her demonic arts have improved. If you delay for several months, her karmic entanglement will become even more refined and powerful, and the karmic entanglement binding you will undoubtedly be stronger.

(End of this chapter)