I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 436 The Enchanting Heavenly Barrier, the Succubus Xu Qing

The Three Realms are reshuffled, Yin and Yang are redefined, and the fox maiden attains enlightenment.
The false revolving lantern, like a foal without reins, galloped freely in Xu Qing's mind.

Xu Qing saw the scene of the demons rising and the Dao declining, and the Heavenly Emperor returning to the void. He also saw the Taiyin hanging high, and a generation of female immortal emperors appearing out of nowhere like the bright moon.

The current Empress of the Demon Court is the widow he encountered in the Yin River in the past.

Dreams have no logic. Xu Qing couldn't remember why he had switched sides at the last minute and assisted the Immortal Emperor in achieving his hegemony. He only remembered that the moon over the Yin River was very large that day, and the song sung by the widow in front of the grave was high-pitched and loud.

After achieving her hegemony, the Empress brought with her the corpses of the Heavenly Emperor of the Upper Realm, as well as the Nine Luminaries, the Twelve Dippers, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and all the other celestial beings and gods, as tokens of her vows, to welcome him into the Heavenly Palace.

At that time, she will be the Celestial Emperor, and he will be her consort.

In the Three Realms and the Four Directions, whether it be immortals, Buddhas, saints, humans, demons, or ghosts, as long as a corpse is produced, it will be sent to Xu Qing's palace by the 'Department of the Dead' for his amusement.

At that time, Xu Qing could collect all the corpses in the world without ever leaving his house. Such a dream had truly reached the ultimate level that the inner demons could imagine.

But Xu Qing, still in her dream, was not satisfied.

It should be noted that even among empresses, there are differences in rank. Sai Yuxian is already a thing of the past, while he, as the husband of the Immortal Emperor, now has even greater desires!

How could a mere corpse possibly fill the void of loneliness and emptiness he felt within the confines of the palace?
He wanted to find something to do. The first thing was to take charge of all marriage and childbirth matters in the Three Realms. The second thing was to recruit Shennong, the God of Land, and the God of Grains to vigorously develop agriculture so that everyone could have enough to eat and every family could have twins.

Xu Qing didn't know why he had such thoughts. Subconsciously, he just felt he wanted to do it, and this desire had surpassed the allure of the Empress's corpse.

To ensure Xu Qing's complete descent into depravity, the Immortal Emperor granted every request.

Isn't it just about managing marriage and childbirth in the Three Realms? The Old Man of the Moon and the Matchmaker are all under your command, and all the gods in the Heavenly Palace, from top to bottom, have to meet their marriage and childbirth quotas.

Even the annual Peach Banquet will be transformed into a matchmaking corner!

What? A fairy has taken a liking to a Western Arhat or Buddha?

arrangement!

What? A lonely fairy from the depths of the moon palace has taken a liking to the Emperor's husband?
Easy enough, the Empress waved her hand and said that she would serve the Emperor's husband together with the other party tonight!

In short, no missed opportunity for marriage should be allowed to occur in front of Xu Qing.

Even if a Bodhisattva comes, as long as you have even a moment of worldly desire, the Empress will act as matchmaker and the Emperor and his consort will be introduced. If the Buddha does not approve, then you will remain in the Heavenly Palace and live a life of harmony with your husband.

Xu Qing acted recklessly in the dream.

He not only acted as a pimp everywhere, but also trained a team of goddesses who would grant children, providing newlyweds with a comprehensive course on marriage and childbirth, which was offered to all the gods and immortals for study.

But soon, when the inner demon saw that the other party was only obsessed with matchmaking and farming to survive, while becoming increasingly indifferent to her, the supreme ruler of the three realms and an incomparably beautiful empress, the inner demon finally couldn't sit still any longer.

On this day, Xu Qing ignored the temptations of the corpses of the Nine-Tailed Immortal Emperor, the Moon Fairy, and even the Nüba in the palace. He stood alone outside the hall, holding a handful of grain seeds, and remained silent for a long time.

The empress, draped only in a thin veil, stepped out of the palace, staring at the seemingly indifferent young man, and couldn't help but ask:

"You have already become the ruler of the Three Realms. What can't you get? Even if you want the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, I can hand it over to you without hesitation. Why are you still not satisfied?"

The young man reached out and picked up a grain of rice, examining it closely. Then, seemingly unrelated to the question, he asked, "Tell me, are the mortals in the lower realm truly free from illness and disaster, without conflict, and with enough to eat?"

The Empress laughed and said, "Of course! As the husband of the Immortal Emperor, even I am yours. There is nothing you cannot do if you want to."

Xu Qing suddenly raised his head, staring intently at the Empress beside him, and asked:
"Then why have so many corpses been sent from the Three Realms over the years? If the people are living in peace and prosperity, where did these millions and tens of millions of corpses come from?"

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The Empress was speechless for a moment.

"You like corpses, you want corpses, and you've got corpses. Isn't that a good thing?" the Empress asked.

"That's a good thing, but I also hope that the people of the mortal realm can live in peace and prosperity and enjoy long lives, because besides being a funeral director, I am also a guardian deity protecting every household. Wait, I'm a guardian deity?"

"That's right! I am the head of the Cat Fairy Hall, and I have a cat waiting for me at home!"

Seeing that Xu Qing was about to regain his senses, the Empress made a decisive move and changed the dream again, fulfilling his wish to bring peace and prosperity to every household.

However, the next moment the Empress heard the young man say:
"The common people in the lower realm are safe, but the number of corpses I collect is a thousand times or even ten thousand times less, which does not meet my expectations for the funeral."

"That's it! This isn't my life. I'm the funeral director, the one who handles funerals on Jingxia Street. I also have a cat and two foxes. My two nine-tailed foxes are even more beautiful than you. Your aura is lacking, and your character model is also a bit off. I remember now, you're a demon!"

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For the first time, the Empress, the supreme ruler of the Three Realms, showed an angry expression. As a nine-tailed celestial fox, others might say that she was a scourge to the country and a demon of chaos, but no one had ever said that she was not beautiful.

Xu Qing is the first!
"You say you've seen someone more beautiful than me? I don't believe you!"

Seeing that the fox woman in front of him was about to overturn the dream and repeat it, Xu Qing said unhurriedly, "How about we make a bet? If you lose in terms of looks, then I win. How about it?"

The fox woman understood that Xu Qing wanted to find her inner demon, but she couldn't resist her own beautiful appearance, which she was so proud of.

If you refuse, that is the real inner demon.

Ignoring the gloomy-faced fox woman, Xu Qing raised his hand and gently brushed the air. The next moment, the faces of Daoist Yizhen and Bai Qiuyu appeared in the dream.

In the mirror image, the female Taoist priest exudes a cool and dignified air, yet her eyes possess an indescribable charm—a gaze that only appears when she sees the one she has fallen for.
If the nine-tailed fox has twelve parts color, then at least ten parts of it are in its eyes.

Bai Qiuyu was the same; her foxy eyes, without needing to be particularly affectionate, were already more captivating than anything else in the world, with just a frown or a smile.

This scene depicts the expression on Bai Qiuyu's face when Xu Qing completes Bai Qiuyu's Qingqiu inheritance and agrees to form a bond with him for cultivation.

The fox of Qingqiu and Tushan was both made and destroyed by the same two words: fate and destiny.

In the dream, seeing a empress of her kind find a good man is like a scruffy fox in a dark tomb, surviving by stealing carrion, but seeing a happiness that doesn't belong to her, and being burned to ashes in an instant.

Xu Qing suddenly added fuel to the fire, saying, "Back then, you were ordered by the goddess to enter the mortal world to face a tribulation. Did you ever find someone willing to form a bond with you and help you cultivate?"

"shut up!"

Enraged, the fox-woman waved her sleeve, intending to restart the dream, but the next moment the entire Heavenly Cloud Palace spontaneously transformed into a small chessboard.

On the chessboard, heaven and earth form the game, and the relentless wheels of ko fights crush the world of great strife.

A great calamity of destruction, the determination of destiny, and the change of dynasties.
The fox woman, who was a pawn, not only failed to obtain her destined divine position, but she also failed to properly form the bond that the fox clan excelled at.

As Xu Qing's thoughts returned, scenes from the Scripture of Salvation, depicting the fox-woman before him, played out one after another.

"I don't believe it! This is all fake! I am a goddess in disguise, a disciple of a saint. You are a demon! You are bewitching me!"

Xu Qing strode up to the fox woman who was about to struggle free and said in a calm tone:
"How could the goddess choose to take you as her disciple when you can't even form a proper bond?"

"Look at me, I'm connected not only with foxes, but also with cats, ghosts, and people."

“Look at you, you talk about this inner demon or that inner demon all day long, but you never look in the mirror.”

"That inner demon is always yourself."

After speaking, Xu Qing looked at the small drum at the waist of the girl in mourning. "Pipa and small drum, playing the flute and zither, you say I am your inner demon, then look back, can you still see your old friends and confidants at Xuanyuan Tomb?"

The fox-woman turned her head and saw an endless expanse of graves filled with a chilling, bone-chilling wind.

Xu Qing continued, "I am the best funeral director in the world. If you can voluntarily break free from the control of the Dharma Master and let go of your obsession, I can perform a ritual for you and your deceased friend right here in front of Xuanyuan Tomb."

"how?"

The fox-woman looked at her waist drum, and at that moment she finally understood why she had always been wearing mourning clothes.

It turns out that she had already died under the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, and her old friend had long since vanished into the underworld.

"I remember now, but I will not listen to you. I will follow the Dharma Lord and make those immortals and gods pay for their blood debts!"

Xu Qing chuckled and said, "That's probably not up to you!"

The fox spirit in front of her relies on her inner demons, on the heavens within her own heart.

If the inner demons are not overcome, the other party will form her own world, outside the Three Realms and Five Elements. Even if Xu Qing has the blessing of the Salvation Sutra, he cannot save her.

But now the other party's faith has wavered, and the inner demons have been broken. Even the Scripture of Salvation, which was stuck in the final stage, has begun to turn the page again.

This time, the mourning fox spirit witnessed the Nine Netherworld Lord refining her corpse left behind in the world, extracting her evil thoughts and resentment, and turning it into an evil corpse.

When the pages of the Scripture of Salvation stopped turning, all the fox spirit's resentment vanished.

"I hate it so much, why didn't you appear sooner?"

On her deathbed, the fox spirit uttered a seemingly random and incoherent statement.

Xu Qing pondered for a moment and then understood the meaning behind the other person's words.

This is clearly out of envy for Yizhen and Bai Qiuyu, who are also nine-tailed foxes.

As for appearing earlier
Even if they were born in the same era, he would still look down on this fox.

After all, there are differences even among nine-tailed foxes.

Xu Qing rummaged through the fox woman's clothes and found nothing but a drum, a mirror, and a bone comb.

It is evident that even if a woman becomes a walking corpse, her love of beauty will not disappear.

After putting away the precious drum and mirror, Xu Qingfu looked at the reward for the salvation.

The middle grade of the Heavenly Character is a veil of confusion.

This is a bewitching magic weapon that can evoke the seven emotions and six desires of humans, ghosts, gods, and Buddhas.

Once the protective barrier is opened, even immortals and gods with slightly weak wills will fall victim to it.

Once trapped in the illusion, the person will completely lose their true self.

The Bewitching Barrier can transform a slight anger into overwhelming murderous intent, a slight liking into obsessive love, and amplify even the slightest fear into despair.

This is a tool of desire; it becomes stronger when faced with the strong and weak when faced with the weak.

The stronger one's desires, the stronger one's inner demons become.

In addition to these, the Mystic Barrier can also distort other people's vision, hearing, and smell, making them see the most desired or most feared sights.

Those who possess the barrier can also create bewitching or cursing sounds to stir up the inner demons of others, turning those with the barrier into puppets, and can also make people smell alluring sweet fragrances or the stench of rotting corpses.

In summary, the Misty Sky Barrier is a self-contained world, essentially an enhanced version of the Illusionary Sky Array.

Xu Qing looked at the pink cloud that was floating and surging irregularly in his hand; this was the true form of the Bewildering Barrier.

As soon as Xu Qing had a thought, the cloud that could be conjured at will instantly transformed into a ribbon, which adhered to the image of the Life Preservation Dharma.

When not in use, the Misty Sky Barrier is clothing; when fully activated, it becomes a flowing cloak, enveloping an area within a hundred miles in an invisible and intangible pink mist.

Xu Qing only slightly moved his mind, and countless murmurs came from all around him.

Men, women, young and old, Taoist and Buddhist chants, and various sighs, cries, and laughter came from all directions, bewitching countless fools.

Xu Qing played with it for a while, and it could control everything, whether it was the debauchery in the brothel, the mutiny in the military camp, or the ghosts walking at night and the flood.

With the Illusion Barrier, he had become a master of illusion, no less skilled than anyone else in this art!
As the treasure barrier was put away, all the chaotic sounds instantly dissipated, and the ancient Yinhe Road returned to its former desolation.

Xu Qing looked at the remaining rewards: an unclaimed life lamp and a pupil-capturing technique.

Among them, the Unowned Life Lamp is ranked in the Heavenly category and is a supreme treasure of the demon race. Its function is to revive dead demons, but it can only be used once every sixty years.

Furthermore, a dead monster must not be more than forty-nine days old.

Xu Qing recalled the Pipa Demon that the fox woman had once resurrected, but the demon died again before sixty years had passed, and this time there was no way to save her.

"This magical artifact could indeed be a treasure of the Cat Immortal Hall's medical clinic."

Most of the immortals in the Cat Immortal Hall are demons who attained enlightenment, which perfectly matches the conditions for the Life Lamp.

What will his mortuary be then? A fountain? A respawn point?

Xu Qing clicked his tongue in amazement; the life lamp before him truly delighted him.

After putting away the Life Lamp, Xu Qing began to study the Pupil-Capturing Technique, which was ranked as a high-grade Earth-level technique.

This spell is a bewitching technique. Those who practice this technique only need to make eye contact with someone to make the person fall into a state of mental infatuation and weakness.

At the same time, it will also create an irresistible fascination and trust in the practitioner.

Furthermore, the victim will unconditionally obey any instructions given by the caster.

Definitely a succubus technique!
However, the specific implementation of this spell varies from person to person; those with lower cultivation levels can be easily bewitched.

However, for those with profound cultivation, the Eye-Capturing Technique only has some superficial uses, such as increasing favorability and enhancing personal charm.

If the other party's cultivation level far surpasses one's own, the charm spell will not only immediately lose its effectiveness, but will also cause the other party to feel disgusted, leading to unnecessary trouble.

Xu Qing shook his head slightly. It seemed that this eye technique could only be used as a minor skill for everyday life, to solve some small troubles encountered in daily life.

As for other places, they are not of much use.

In the following days, Xu Qing followed suit.

After refining the demon's corpse and receiving spiritual nourishment from the Yin River, Xu Qing left the Yin River and came to Jiangnan Road to begin building a new branch temple of the Great Luo.

By this time, the number of 'disabled immortals' taken in by the Great Luo Sect had exceeded half.

(End of this chapter)