Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 242 Peace and Prosperity Finally Achieve Success

A sly smile, like that of an old fox, appeared on Yan Gong's face:

"A son-in-law is half a son, so why can't he be called our son?"

Nowadays, people say: "A son should be like Prince Jinghai." I was able to have such a fine son even without having children, which is naturally due to my own ability.

Traditionally, when a man turns twenty and undergoes his coming-of-age ceremony, his elders should bestow upon him a courtesy name. Now, I, as his father-in-law, will do that on his behalf.

The character 澄 means clear or lucid water.

How about we call him 'Yan Qing' instead?
The character 晏 is derived from the phrase "the sky is peaceful and the sun is bright"; while 清 is derived from the phrase "the sun and moon shine brightly and the five planets follow their orbits without deviating from their course" in the Huainanzi.

The sun and moon shine brightly in all directions, and the five planets follow their orbits without ever deviating.

The two characters together form the phrase "Seas are calm and rivers are clear!" It subtly expresses the aspiration for a peaceful and prosperous world; my choice of characters is truly excellent.

"Wang Cheng, Wang Yanqing? Yan?"

Prince Jing glanced at Yan Gong, thinking that the old man's abacus beads were about to pop into his own face.

However, the Wang family gained a dragon daughter-in-law who was unparalleled in heaven and earth. It was just a mere courtesy name, not worth arguing with this old dragon.

Apart from a single word, Yan Gong made no mention of betrothal gifts, titles, residences, or status.

He, like his daughter, didn't care about these mundane matters.

No matter how many kings and nobles or how many beautiful women they have, or how glorious their imperial ambitions are, in the end they are nothing but a handful of dust. The path of cultivation is the true foundation.

Given Wang Cheng's current rate of advancement, as well as the influence that the East Sea Kingdom and "On Sea Power" have created worldwide, it's only a matter of time before he is promoted to the third rank of Living God.

Sooner or later after death, they will be able to be like them, entering temples and occupying high positions as gods.

In the long life of a dragon, almost everyone is just a passerby. Only those who cultivate to the highest level of the three ranks of ghost gods in life and create a huge influence and are deified after death can be considered fellow practitioners.

Of the millions of people in China, how many are still living gods and spirits of the highest rank? The only one who could support Wang Cheng all the way to the end must be his own daughter, Yan Yunxiao.

It's nothing to have a little fun while he's alive. If he hadn't already passed away and personally taken his son-in-law to broaden his horizons, passing on the fine traditions of the Yan family would have been a piece of cake.

No matter how fancy their games are, can they be as fancy as those dragons?

In short, he didn't have any demanding requirements for his son-in-law.

Why be restrained in life? After death, love will naturally prevail.

"Now there's only one last question."

Since the incident involving the spitting of pearls in Hong Kong and Kowloon last month, we have not received any news of the two children having any contact, and we do not know how they feel about each other.

Even though we were betrothed by our parents, we still have to get married, whether we want to or not.

But if they resist in their hearts and refuse to even hold hands, that would be troublesome.

Let's find an opportunity for them to go on a blind date.

Prince Jing wholeheartedly agreed:

“I think this is a good idea. Let’s not tell the kids who the person we’re introducing is yet. They all know her, so we can surprise them and maybe they’ll hit it off on the spot.”

Yan Gong was even more straightforward, proposing:
“My followers told me that a temple that grants children suddenly appeared in Minzhou last month. It is very effective, and its branches have sprung up all over Minzhou.”

Not knowing which fellow practitioners had opened their business, they arranged for the two of them to meet there and share in the blessings.

Let's aim for you to be a grandfather next year, and me to be a maternal grandfather!

The two old men looked at each other, imagining a bright future, and burst into laughter at the same time.

In Pinghu Port, two fifth-rank officials jointly "cultivated" themselves, and the entire sleeping quarters of Litang Palace were surrounded and sealed by the yin and yang energies.

This greatly disappointed some of the beautiful palace maids who had originally wanted to serve nearby and try to get some of the favor, and they had no choice but to leave helplessly.

Outside, one could faintly hear the prince and princess solemnly discussing profound and mysterious scriptures:
"If a man's age is twice that of a woman's, the woman will suffer; if a woman's age is twice that of a man's, the man will suffer."

The direction and time of the handover should be auspicious, and the gains and losses should be in accordance with the seasons. Follow this method for great fortune: face east in spring, south in summer, west in autumn, and north in winter.

Shen Yueye's five secret treasures filled the bedroom.

The precious mirror in Wu Zetian's Mirror Room; the couch where Princess Shouchang slept in Hanzhang Palace; the beaded curtain made by Princess Tongchang; and the golden plate on which Zhao Feiyan once danced.
A series of graceful and enchanting figures of different identities danced in the air.

As an assassin who can disguise herself as the dancer Pusa Man using the "Yanwu Huajian Ji" and deliver a fatal blow to onlookers at any time, Shen Yueye is certainly not lacking in charm.

A pair of alluring emerald fox eyes swept over Wang Cheng, and with a flick of her small hand, she changed into a semi-transparent, light gauze dress resembling a flying apsara from Dunhuang. Her supple, slender, snow-white waist was exposed, and a bright pink and white pearl adorned her diamond-shaped navel.

Her navel was surrounded by a layer of gold powder, outlined in the shape of a nine-tailed fox, her toes were painted a bright vermilion, and silver bells adorned her ankles. As her robes fluttered, she danced a sixteen-day demon dance, her waist slender as a willow branch, her feet treading on water.
Wang Cheng was completely captivated by what he saw; even heaven and earth couldn't compare.

After the dance ended, the girl was covered in sweat, her hair disheveled, and she bit a strand of her dark hair with her rosy lips as she fell into Wang Cheng's arms.

The girl's exceptionally rich and intoxicating fragrance made the two-times-first-generation lover's heart race, and he moved closer and closer to his senior sister's lips.

The rest is self-evident.

The wind was unusually noisy tonight, with a series of annoying sounds filling the air. Cultivation has always been a difficult task requiring unwavering determination, but the "Golden Chamber Techniques of the Bedchamber" is not bitter at all; on the contrary, it is quite sweet.

This is the complete opposite of the senior brother's "Heavenly Market Equalization Method".

If this counts as enduring hardship, then his only answer would be: "Not enough! Not enough!"

It was June, summer, and the next day, when the sun was high in the sky and shining into the Pear Blossom Palace, Wang Cheng finally woke up, his head facing south, as instructed in the scriptures.

Leaning against the headboard for a long time without moving, and after another half hour, the exceptionally beautiful Shen Yueye finally emerged from under the silk quilt with her hair disheveled.

She curled up in Wang Cheng's broad and strong embrace, wrapped her arms around his neck, licked her moist and alluring red lips, and leaned in to gently bite his earlobe.

After the two finally got married, the girl became noticeably more clingy than before, as if she had truly transformed into a bewitching vixen.

Her voice, slightly hoarse from overuse, was exceptionally alluring and seductive.
"Your Majesty, I have finally been captured by you."

You are truly amazing.

Wang Cheng, with his arm around his princess's slender, strong, and smooth waist, glanced down at her with a half-smile:
"No matter how powerful the king is, he's still trapped by you, isn't he?"

The girl blushed slightly, spat lightly, but did not refute.

Instead, she nestled in his arms, quietly experiencing the changes from her first practice of bedroom arts, and suddenly her face lit up with surprise.

"The two talismans have truly begun to merge."

Her part-time position as the "Star-Tracing Official" intervened in celestial phenomena during the recent great war, helping the East Sea Kingdom unify the nine islands.

Having already cultivated a clay-sculpted divine embryo, his advancement speed was extremely fast. He did not need any additional accumulation; once the ritual conditions were met, he smoothly broke through to the sixth rank.

Nowadays, the talismans of [Qianxingguan] and [Bodhisattva Man] are also beginning to blend together.

Even the talisman of the Star-Tracing Official underwent a miraculous transformation, just as Wang Cheng's "River Diagram Life-Saving Talisman" became the "Four Seas Evil-Slaying Talisman".

The ordinary "Star Chart and Five Dippers Register" of the Star-Tracing Official has been transformed into the "Big Dipper and Taiyin Register".

The Golden Chamber Techniques for the Bedchamber states: "If one can choose a woman with good potential to become a Daoist partner and practice according to this method, it will greatly nourish the spiritual light and destiny of both parties, and may even promote the integration of their official positions and ranks through the fundamental Dao of Heaven and Earth."

If the man has a special destiny that emphasizes attracting women, the effect will be doubled.

The prerequisite is that there must be mutual understanding and agreement; it cannot be forced, otherwise it will be more harmful than beneficial.

More importantly, a cultivator must possess both Yin and Yang qualities to achieve harmony and mutual benefit with their Daoist partner.

Shen Yueye also cultivated two major Dharma positions, using the "Bodhisattva Appearance" and the "Heavenly Demon Appearance" respectively, and only then did she barely meet the conditions for cultivation.

"Not bad, not bad. Senior sister, you're just like me. After a while, you should be able to understand what official rank and position you'll have after the fusion, and then find the appropriate talisman to counteract it."

My position as [Water Balance Commandant] represents economic power, while Sister Axiao's [Dragon's Blood] combined with her [Pearl-Dwelling Woman] has touched the edge of the true dragon emperor and the master of the state, representing political power.

I wonder if your combination of the water class and the earth class will bring any surprises.

Wang Cheng outwardly nodded in agreement, attributing everything to the "Golden Chamber Techniques for Sexual Intercourse".

In his heart, he guessed that this was most likely due to the Four Seas Treasure, which had given his cultivation partner similar treatment when his and his senior sister's energy and fate were connected.

As long as one's official rank and position belong to the Thirty-Six Halls of the Water Class, the Four Seas Universal Treasure has the power to turn decay into magic, greatly accelerating the speed of Water Class cultivation.

Wang Cheng then used the "Rare Goods for Sale" technique to check his own status and discovered that the extremely weak claim of the Western Continent's "Emperor" had fallen upon him, having been merged with the divinely bestowed royal seal of the "Twenty-Four Seasonal Rhymes".

Having the "Imperial Heir Set," one can seize it by defeating the crown's owner.

I just don't know if I'll ever have the chance in this lifetime.

At the same time, unsurprisingly, the two of them simultaneously opened one of the six acupoints, namely the "Body Worry": representing the body, which can enhance vitality, recovery ability and endurance.

A fifth-rank official already has all five internal organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys) fully activated, greatly enhancing their functions.

Wang Chengming had worked hard all night, yet he was still full of energy and vitality, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

Although the officials of the divine path only cultivate their nature and not their destiny, through the series of practices of the lower three ranks (building a dwelling, lighting the lamp, and purifying the life fire) and the middle three ranks (building a dwelling), the physical body, which serves as a temple for nourishing the spirit, gradually reaches a state of acquired perfection.

Perhaps innate defects cannot be changed, and human innate qualities cannot be improved, but it can be considered that the limits that one's own bloodline can theoretically express have been reached.

"We are much healthier than the average person now."

But they were still mortals; if they indulged themselves too much, the emperors of the Great Zhao Dynasty, with an average lifespan of 41, served as a cautionary tale.

Wang Cheng said that, but when his senior sister gently blew a fragrant breeze into his ear, he immediately threw that self-control to the winds.

"Quit again tomorrow."

So, by the time the two of them, blushing and flushed, got up, dressed, and walked out of the palace gate hand in hand, it was already evening.

Before they could decide whether to deal with official business first, have a meal, or return to continue their cultivation, they suddenly heard the bald monk's incessant shouts, as if he wanted to stir up trouble:
"Sun Tianba, the 'Needle and Pen Craftsman,' who just came from the Mountain and Sea Association, is fighting with Xu Youde. This guy's tattoos are truly unparalleled!"

(End of this chapter)