This director is vindictive.

Chapter 293 The Celestial Marriage Mirror, A Sword Proving a Perfect Union

Wow, this collaboration is awesome!

"Has Xu Fengnian become a professional fortune teller?"

"How about Zixuan switch careers and become a wedding mage?"

"The collaboration between 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy' and 'Snow Sword' to ward off evil spirits is the pinnacle of mystical magic!"

The audience members couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Just then, the images on the big screen once again drew everyone's attention.

The moment the bronze coffin burst open, the nine black iron chains shattered inch by inch, and chaotic mist gushed out from inside the coffin.

Ye Fan stood in mid-air, stepping on Dao patterns, with a golden "marriage fortune slip" floating in his palm. The design and special effects of the marriage fortune slip surprised many people.

Each drop of spring water reflects the cause-and-effect lines of different times and spaces.

The divination slip reads, "When Jia wood meets Geng, it is carved into a useful object." At the turning point of the brushstrokes, the phantom of the Azure Emperor bursts forth, and one can vaguely see a true dragon and a divine phoenix swimming between the lines.

At this moment, Wang Lin's Heavenly Rebellion Pearl from the novel *Xian Ni* suddenly hovered above the coffin, its surface shrouded in the phantom image of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. As ancient thunderous sounds emanated from within the pearl, it abruptly projected images of a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation—

First life: Chen Mo is the sword spirit of a blood-stained ancient sword on the Execution Platform, while Zhao Liying is actually a spirit transformed from the sword sheath, who protects the sword with her own body during the tribulation of lightning.

Second life: The two were reborn as a swordsmith and a jade gatherer, and together they forged their natal magic weapon on the summit of Kunlun Mountain;

Third life: ...

The scene suddenly freezes on a close-up of the "crack in the scabbard". Wang Lin coldly makes a hand seal, and the reincarnation image transforms into a materialized "red rope of cause and effect", precisely stitching the crack between the ancient sword and the scabbard!

While it's more friendly to fans of fantasy and martial arts IPs who are familiar with these IPs, in reality, even those who don't understand these things can easily grasp the meaning.

This is the biggest difference between images and text.

For fans of fantasy and martial arts, there's the surprise of IP collaboration, while for ordinary viewers, the stunning special effects are enough!

Next comes the betrothal gift presentation.

Although it's a fantasy drama, it still follows traditional Chinese wedding customs.

However, fantasy novels naturally have their own style, and they are quite different from "The Phoenix Brings Auspiciousness".

The biggest difference is that the special effects are top-notch!

Song Yiren, who plays Sangsang, is dressed in a plain white divine robe. A miniature version of the Kingdom of Light floats in her palm, and the glass palace emits warm light as divine power flows.

Look closely, and you'll see that every window in the city is flashing wildly—it turns out that the lights of thousands of homes are the believers running around with candles, painstakingly spelling out the crooked character "聘" (pìn, meaning "engagement"). The most amazing thing is that there's a crow perched on the church steeple, with a note in its beak that reads: "Certified by Heaven, no deception for the young or old!"

Suddenly the scene skipped over the middle few loads of betrothal gifts and switched to the sixth load.

The contrast was immediately apparent.

The dilapidated oxcart screeched to a halt in the middle of the red carpet. Ning Que jumped down, lifted the pot lid, and steam rose three feet high.

In particular, the camera focused on the four characters "Eternal Taste" on the bottom of the bowl!

Then many viewers burst out laughing because the four characters were clearly still dripping with bright red chili oil.

The scene then shifts again, showing the final lift.

The black cat that was delivering the gift suddenly bristled, flicking its tail to release a pocket watch formed from condensed gray mist. The numbers on the dial were all in quotation marks, and the hands were stuck at "4:44" and shaking wildly.

As soon as the emcee announced "The auspicious time has arrived," the cat pressed the pause button with a "snap," and time stood still—only the bride's veil continued to flutter.
"Hahaha!"

The audience burst into laughter. Those who had seen Lord of Mysteries couldn't help but comment on the scene, saying, "The Fool is turning in his grave with this kind of erroneous authority!"

Even those who haven't seen it can still laugh out loud at this hilarious and silly scene.

After all, who can resist the cuteness of a cat's actions?
Finally, the welcoming ceremony has arrived.

This time, however, it was just as funny and exasperating. The atmosphere at the scene was incredibly cheerful, mainly because the seemingly explosive scenes somehow exuded a sense of humor.

Twelve flying swords suddenly formed the Big Dipper formation, their red ribbons swaying wildly in the wind, resembling a group of drunken matchmakers scattering threads.

The lead flying sword was particularly dramatic, flicking its tip to unleash a barrage of sword energy in the shape of the character "囍" (double happiness), only to be shattered by the swords following behind!
"Good heavens, you can even rear-end someone while flying on a sword?"

"This is outrageous! Where did this makeshift crew come from?"

"So you need a driver's license to fly on a sword? This clearly means the sword is fully responsible for the rear-end collision!"

However, the Azure Phoenix palanquin was even more outrageous. The curtains were woven from the Milky Way, and a flick of the wrist could shake off a couple of ounces of stardust! On top of the palanquin sat a little white fox from the novel "Zhu Xian," its nine tails twisted into a braid to serve as a sunshade, and its paws were clutching an LED sign that read "Professional Wedding Divine Beast"!
"Pfft, what the hell is this professional wedding planning beast!"

"It's got the vibe! I always felt that 'The Phoenix Brings Auspiciousness' was too serious and not lively enough, and then this funny thing came along, hahaha!"

"Nine tails used as a sunshade? Who designed this? They deserve a bonus! I never knew a nine-tailed fox's tail could be so useful!"

The next scene was much more normal. Lin Yueru lashed out with her long whip, splitting three auspicious clouds with a "crack," and shouted with her hands on her hips, "Groom, if you want to enter the door, you must first 'break through the nine heavens with a sword'!"

Chen Mo swung his sword, triggering a lightning tribulation, which was absorbed by Jing Tian with his demonic sword and exploded into the firework character "Passed the Level"!
The next step is the "ablution ceremony"!
This time, the host is Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing recited the "Purifying Heart Mantra": "Cleanse your sword heart."

The snow water instantly solidified into chains of ice crystals upon touching his skin, traveling along his meridians to his heart with a resounding "clang." Chen Mo's natal flying sword automatically unsheathed three inches from his sleeve, the impurities on its blade shredded and falling away in a rustling sound as the ice chains dissipated.

Xu Changqing then recited: "Ming Er Dao Tong".

Water droplets splashed from her left wrist transformed into fine ice needles, piercing her pupils only to flow like a clear spring. Zhao Liying's eyes gleamed with a blue light, her gaze piercing through the clouds to reveal Chen Mo's past life—a gladiolus she had pruned in the Jade Pool.

"The Two Swords Combined"

As their fingers intertwined, the remaining snow water suddenly boiled. Their two natal flying swords clashed together, forming a cross, their sword energy freezing the splashing water droplets into a matrix of ice crystals. Within each ice crystal, images of their future flashed: slaying dragons together, refining elixirs together, even practicing sword techniques together in their old age.
Finally, Xu Changqing flicked his sleeve, shattering all the ice crystals. The fragments fell to the ground and sprouted into thirty-six ice lotuses. The lotus hearts projected dynamic phantoms: the two rode together on a sword, soaring through the sea of ​​clouds, Zhao Liying's skirt and Chen Mo's sword tassel intertwined into a love knot.

The "shared meal ceremony" has arrived.

The low table, carved entirely from thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood, has its edges inscribed with the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching, and floats in the center of a slowly rotating Bagua array. At the array's core, a yin-yang fish emits and exhales spiritual mist, reflecting the food on the table with a shimmering, iridescent glow.

First bite:
Zi Xuan conjured a purple spirit blade at her fingertips and lightly sliced ​​it towards the jade-green "Lovebirds" on the plate. When the bird's body was cut open, no blood splattered out; instead, it burst forth with a seven-colored glow. The left wing fell into Chen Mo's bowl, its wingtip automatically curling into a sword tassel shape; the right wing floated to Zhao Liying's front, its feather patterns transforming into phoenix tail tassels.

The bird bones clicked together, forming a love knot that hung between the two, with a lingering melody of lovebirds echoing from the knot's center.

Second bite:
Sangsang presents the marriage-themed millet!
As the two exchanged millet grains, the millet husks suddenly cracked open, and a translucent blue-winged butterfly emerged.

As the butterflies fluttered towards the roof beams, fragments of the "Heavenly Book" from the world of "Ever Night" appeared where their scales and powder fell—a replay of Ning Que and Sang Sang's vow of "eternal night as betrothal" during their wedding.

The third bite:
A small bronze cauldron flew out from Chen Mo's sleeve, and the chaotic energy swirling around its body condensed into a spoon handle.

As the two held the vessel together, the soup inside suddenly surged, revealing the "White Head" hexagram deduced by the Void Emperor from "Covering the Sky": two small fish, one black and one white, swimming with their tails touching, with the characters "Silent" and "Shadow" engraved in their eyes respectively.

Before the soup could even enter their mouths, it first drew out a silvery stream in the air, each speckled with starlight—fragments of memories of the two fighting together in the past.

The subtitles reappeared: "The Wedding Ceremony: The Chaos Gourd Drinks the Cycle of Reincarnation!"
This time, the host is Ye Fan from "Covering the Sky"!
Chaotic energy surged in his palm, condensing into a green gourd. The surface of the gourd naturally displayed Daoist patterns from the novel *Covering the Sky*. With a flick of his fingers, the gourd cracked in two, revealing its own internal space!
The "Reincarnation Wine" was drawn from the Sea of ​​Wheels. The amber-colored liquid reflected the illusory images of the three thousand minor worlds. As the wine was poured, it washed over the inner wall of the gourd, revealing scenes of the two people's past lives.

Chen Mo was once a wisp of sword intent from a powerful being undergoing tribulation, which severed the tail feather of the Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix, and the feather is now stuck on Zhao Liying's phoenix crown in this life!

In her previous life, Zhao Liying was a jade essence that nurtured a sword by the Jade Pool, and the sword she polished every day was none other than Chen Mo's true form!

As the two drank together, the wine transformed into fragments of time and space in their throats:
Chen Mo recalled Zhao Li's film and television role—she had secretly tied a red string to his sword sheath one hundred and eight times.
Zhao Liying felt a sharp pain in Chen Mo's heart—it was a hidden wound left from when he braved the heavenly tribulation during his transformation, all for the sake of meeting her three hundred years earlier!

The moment the wine was gone, the broken gourd snapped back together with a clang, and the crack was entwined with countless threads of cause and effect!
Wang Mazi appeared, flicked his finger, and the gourd transformed into a red and black intertwined "life and death knot," automatically attaching to the third black iron chain of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin!
A deep dragon's roar emanated from within the coffin, and as the chains swayed, sparks scattered, spelling out the four characters "Eternal Bond" in the air!
Finally, it was time for the wedding ceremony. The wedding platform floated above the sea of ​​clouds, with a giant Tai Chi array appearing below, its yin and yang eyes guarded by the Nuwa Stone from "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron from "Covering the Sky".

Xu Changqing arrived on his sword and shouted: "Heaven and earth bear witness, the three realms share the witness—Chen Mo of the Sword Sect and Zhao Liying of Yaochi, with heaven and earth as matchmakers and all laws as betrothal gifts, are here today to forge a bond of immortality!"

The demon-suppressing sword in his hand drew a Taiji diagram, and the eyes of the yin and yang fish respectively revealed the five elemental pearls of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and the Xuanhuang Mother Qi of "Covering the Sky", forming a "marriage array" certified by the Heavenly Dao.

"Bowing to the heavens—respect for Heaven!"

Chen Mo brandished his sword, triggering a tribulation of lightning from the heavens, the thunder condensing into the ancient seal script character "天" (heaven); Zhao Liying's sleeve produced a golden lotus from the Jade Pool, its petals forming the character "地" (earth).

Lightning and lotus shadows merged and exploded into a waterfall of stars, but the sky remained still despite the flashing lightning.

Suddenly, a cry of "Sword, come!" rang out!
The swords in the hands of countless guests hummed, and ten thousand swords converged into one!
"I have a sword that can open the gates of heaven!" Xu Fengnian shouted.

The giant sword slashed towards the sky!

A huge crack appeared in the sky, finally revealing four large characters composed of lightning and lotus shadows: "A Match Made in Heaven"!
"Wow, wow, that's awesome! That was amazing!"

"I have a sword that can open the gates of heaven. Does that mean if heaven doesn't approve, I'll cut until you do, right?"

"This is absolutely hardcore and 'defying the heavens'!"

"No problem, cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, isn't that defying the heavens? Don't forget, Wang Mazi's bead is called the Heaven-Defying Bead!"

Finally, the second bow arrived.

Xu Changqing shouted: "Two kowtows to the Three Realms!"

Heaven and earth bear witness, mountains and rivers stand as witnesses—this prayer will draw upon the earth's dragon energy, bringing lasting blessings!

As the voice faded, Chen Mo plunged his Xuanyuan Sword into the ground, activating the Earth Spirit Orb with sword energy, causing golden dragon vein patterns to appear on the ground!
Zhao Liying threw out the Yaochi Golden Thread, and the end of the thread transformed into a blue phoenix carrying five-colored soil, which she used to plant intertwined branches in the crack!
The scene changes.

Li Xiaoyao, played by Hu Ge, representing the human realm, drew the four characters "Mountains and Rivers Forever" on his sword, and spirit rice ears grew from the sword marks!
Representing the land, Zi Xuan summoned the auspicious white dragon, a sacred beast of the Nuwa clan, from which twin golden lotuses bloomed where its tail swept.
Jing Tian, ​​representing the celestial realm, throws out the demonic sword "Zhen Yao," and the sword tassel transforms into a rainbow bridge connecting three auspicious locations!
As Chen Mo and Zhao Liying bowed to each other, countless sword lights intertwined to form a "bridge of marriage".

Xu Changqing shouted: "The earth's veins connect to the heavenly path; this ritual shall not touch the Nine Netherworlds!"

"The third bow is to show respect to all living beings!"

"May the world bear witness, and may all beings bear witness—this ceremony shall be offered to the eternal light of countless homes, so that the flames of life may burn ever bright!"

The Heavenly Reversal Pearl hung high in the sky, its power of reincarnation pouring out, transforming into countless tiny streams of light that scattered across the earth. With each ray of light that touched the ground, a windowpane would suddenly ignite with a warm glow!

In Yuhang Town, lanterns on the eaves of taverns spontaneously combusted one after another, flames blazing within their crimson gauze shades. Thousands of lanterns detached from their ropes and rose into the air, swirling and intertwining in the night wind, the golden "囍" (double happiness) characters on their surfaces flowing, ultimately forming a river of light stretching ten miles. This river of light rose and fell with the sea of ​​clouds, like a giant dragon swimming, illuminating the smiling faces of the people below who looked up.

In the bustling streets and alleys of Yuzhou City, the copper coins that people tossed out of their windows, imbued with this fragrance, would land with a crisp "clinking" sound, and then take root and sprout, transforming into copper coin grass with leaves shaped like heart knots. The grass stems were as transparent as glass, and the veins of the leaves flowed with the power of incense and wishes, swaying in the wind and making a clear sound like wind chimes.

Golden threads from the Jade Pool descend from the heavens, their ends weaving like serpents through the smoke and fire of human life. With each passing light, they draw upon a wisp of prayerful power—

The sparks from the peasant woman's stove, the ink stains under the scholar's lamp, the steam from the sugar painting in the child's hand...

All of them were swept up by golden threads and rose into the air, weaving a dynamic "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" wedding scroll. The sounds of vendors hawking their wares, horses' hooves, and wedding music could be faintly heard in the scroll, while the figures of the newlyweds appeared at the highest point of the Rainbow Bridge, overlapping with the figures of Chen Mo and Zhao Liying in reality.

When the last lamp was lit, the fishing lights of that remote mountain village were drawn into the painting by golden threads, and all the light sources suddenly stopped.

The river of lights stood still, forming a star trail shape, while the money plants collectively bloomed with golden buds, their centers projecting the phantom images of thirty-six cities.

The golden thread of Yaochi suddenly tightened, compressing the painting into a speck of cinnabar, which flew into Zhao Liying's brow, and the crimson mark of "Contract of All Beings" immediately appeared on her forehead.

At this moment, all the light sources in the night sky flashed three times in unison, like three bows, and finally disappeared into a sky full of fireflies—only in the eyes of the yin and yang fish of the Tai Chi formation under the feet of the newlyweds, two clusters of inextinguishable lights still danced.

This was a truly grand spectacle, filled with numerous elements that left the audience speechless.

"Holy crap! This scene of 'respecting all living beings' is absolutely amazing! When all the lights in the houses were lit up, I got goosebumps!" a fantasy enthusiast exclaimed excitedly.

The people next to him nodded frantically: "The Heavenly Reversal Pearl draws on the power of reincarnation, lanterns rise into the air to form the character '囍', and copper coins fall to the ground and turn into copper coin grass. This special effect is simply burning money to the extreme!"

"The most amazing thing is the wedding certificate woven with the 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' scroll using gold thread from the Jade Pool! It directly integrates the everyday life of the people into the wedding. Who came up with this idea? They deserve a bonus!" someone exclaimed.

"Hahaha, the black cat paused time while delivering the betrothal gifts, the flying sword chased after it, and the nine-tailed fox used its tail as a sunshade—it was hilarious! But then 'Respect for All Beings' suddenly became so grand; the contrast is amazing!"

A veteran fan exclaimed, "This is the kind of grandeur a fantasy wedding should have! It has the chivalrous spirit of 'Snow Sword' and the sense of reincarnation of 'Against the Gods,' and the final 'all beings as witnesses' really elevates the scale!"

"When all the lights came on in the homes, I was moved to tears! This is the true romance of cultivators!"

For a moment, the audience at the premiere were excitedly exchanging and discussing.

The once quiet scene suddenly became incredibly noisy.

However, the audience quickly quieted down again.

Because the next scene is about to begin!

Chen Mo and Zhao Liying stood at the eye of the Tai Chi Yin Yang Formation, with the Xuanyuan Sword floating between them!

Chen Mo shouted, "I swear by the Xuanyuan Sword!"

After saying that, he gripped the sword and slashed his palm. Blood beads traveled along the inscription on the sword's spine, activating the "Big Dipper" array pattern. The sword energy soared into the sky, attracting the phantom image of nine dragons pulling a coffin. Nine bronze chains hung down and wrapped around the sword!
Zhao Liying followed suit: "I swear by the waters of Yaochi!"

Dip your fingertips into the weak water and write the three characters "Chang Sheng Qi" on the surface!
The vows boiled upon entering the water, revealing glimpses of the future: the two, with white hair, together slaying a dragon, and after their passing, their primordial spirits transforming into twin blue lotuses!
The two suddenly joined hands, looked up at the sky, and said in unison, "In this life, wherever our swords point, it will be for you; wherever our hearts turn, we will live forever together! Heaven bears witness!"

Suddenly, everything seemed to have been put on hold, and in an instant, all fell silent!

The camera moves; at that moment, the image is moving, but time stands still.

The camera panned across countless faces, and the smiles on everyone's faces seemed to freeze in that moment.

Suddenly, a voice resounded in everyone's hearts: "Good!"

As the sound faded, the visuals returned to life.

The spectators all shouted in unison, "Excellent!"

"It's done!"

With the master of ceremonies, played by Xu Changqing, announcing "The ceremony is complete!"
At the premiere, thunderous applause erupted, and everyone shouted, "The ceremony is complete! May you have a long and happy marriage!"

At this moment, the ethereal beauty of fantasy and the everyday life of humanity blend perfectly.

By this point, the story of "Flying Swordsman" was actually nearing its end, and the entire fantasy wedding ceremony had been completed.

After that, what remained was He Yi's part.

However, the audience did not get up to leave. Although these congratulatory scenes had been shown in the trailer, watching them here, after this unique and surprising fantasy wedding, made the characters' congratulatory ceremonies and entrances seem particularly different.

"Holy crap, it's over already?" Someone muttered to himself, still somewhat bewildered as the credits rolled.

"Holy crap, I can't buy tickets anymore, even the midnight showing is sold out!" Someone took out their phone to buy another ticket to watch the show again, only to find that the midnight showing tickets were already sold out.

"I'm so clever, I already booked tickets for the midnight showing, I'm going to watch it again, hahaha!" the person next to me said smugly.

After the premiere ended, although everyone had seen it once, many people immediately thought of watching it again.

Especially for fans of Chinese Paladin and fantasy films, this kind of "film" is just what they want.

(End of this chapter)