The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

In the area that is more towards the east of the Heavenly Peak, there is a dense peach grove. In the very center of the peach grove, on a large rock, a sword is deeply embedded with its tip pointing downwards.

The origin of this sword is unknown. No celestial being knows who made it or when it was planted here. Even the oldest celestial being, the first among those who reached the pinnacle of heaven, knew nothing about the sword.

Legend has it that only those recognized by the sword can draw it, and those who do will be able to control everything in "heaven, earth, and man," becoming the king!

Although the ancient legend has been passed down to this day and countless embellishments have been added to it, the magical nature of that sword is undeniable.

Throughout history, countless celestial beings have attempted to retrieve the sword from that peach grove, but all have failed. No celestial being has been able to pull the sword out. Even some immortals, upon hearing the rumors, rushed over eagerly to try and pull the sword out, but their fate was no different from that of the celestial beings.

Because of these countless failures, over time, although the sword in the stone sits quietly in the very center of the peach grove, it has become a legend that no one could possibly complete.

"Ah... so the emperor's previous name was Di Zi? I never knew that before..."

On the largest peach tree in the peach grove, Shi Bai sat on a branch leaning against the trunk, eating peaches while pondering the information he had compiled.

Now that he has come to the Celestial Realm and intends to settle here for a long time, Shi Bai naturally wants to complete the illustrations of a certain M-zi and Yongjiang Yijiu, and at the same time, the construction of the World Blocker also needs to proceed steadily.

Actually, setting up this device shouldn't have taken this long. If Rick, a tech guru, were in charge, he could have set it up in an hour. Even if Rick couldn't be persuaded, Professor Strawberry could do it, but that's just wishful thinking.

Faced with the latest scientific and technological advancements, Shi Bai, who is basically a poor student, could only helplessly resort to the most rudimentary method, which is why it took so long.

"Hmm... The peaches here at Dingtian taste pretty good. It was worth it for me to plant this peach orchard in the first place... I'll bring some back for Xiaoye and the others later."

Shi Bai casually tossed the peach pit far behind him and clapped his hands in satisfaction.

The peach trees that he planted in the Heavenly Realm, reaching the top of the sky, were naturally not ordinary varieties. Not only were they delicious, but long-term consumption could also prolong life and cure all diseases.

It's just a pity that people don't seem to like eating peaches much these days...

"Who threw that peach pit at my head?! Step forward!!"

Just as Bai was feeling sentimental, a furious voice rang out from the peach grove.

P.S.: I'm hospitalized now, having my first surgery ever.

P.S.: I recommend an absolutely fantastic book, the latest work by the same author, Nan Que, who updates very frequently.

The hidden boss is on its journey

Synopsis: Bai Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into a minor character in the online novel *Interstellar Overlord*. Believing that transmigration is essentially like going abroad, he embarks on a long and enjoyable interstellar journey. Unbeknownst to him, during this peaceful and leisurely trip, Bai Qi inadvertently influences the lives of many...

While passing by a border planet, they casually rescued two sisters being chased by pirates, but little did they know that they would later become the famous Pirate Queen sisters on the border.

While visiting a music academy, I happened to meet a music enthusiast. After exchanging a few words with her, she unexpectedly mastered the unique "Sound Killing Sword" skill.

Kicked out of the team and aimlessly traveling alone, the veteran professional gamer followed him and embarked on a second spring in his career...

When Bai Qi came to his senses, he found himself being given bizarre titles by various groups, such as "the darkest place in the universe," "the supreme being of evil energy," and "a humanoid black hole"...

The Hidden Boss is on a Trip

Chapter Twelve: Daily Life in the Celestial Realm

It reaches the sky.

"Uh……"

Shi Bai glanced at a girl with long, straight blue hair and a bluish dress who was walking out from behind him. She was clutching the peach pit he had just thrown away. After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai flipped down from the peach tree and landed right in front of her.

Upon seeing him, the other person became even angrier and once again fiercely swung the peach pit in his hand.

"Who threw away the peach pit!?"

"Well……"

After staring at the other person for a moment in thought, as if by magic, he pulled out a small black hat decorated with peaches and peach leaves from somewhere and quickly put it on the other person's head. Then, Shi Bai pointed behind him with a fawning expression.

"Hey bro! I just saw a hairy-faced monk sitting in a tree eating peaches. If you go over there now, you should be able to find that guy named Sun Wukong. Good luck, you can do it!!"

"You bastard!! Who gave you permission to..."

The emperor was stunned by the man's extremely rude behavior, but then became even more furious.

But when she finally took off the black hat that was blocking her view, there was nothing in front of her.

"...That damn bastard, don't let me catch you later!!"

Clutching the peach pit tightly in one hand and gripping the black top hat fiercely in the other, the "Bad Celestial" who had never felt so inexplicably wronged as he was today, spoke with a hint of exasperation in his harsh words, much like the Celestial's own words.

As the most beloved young lady of the Bina clan, and possessing the strongest talent of "Bad Celestial"—the ability to manipulate [Key Stones]—Bina Tenshi has never suffered such humiliation as she has today. She is always the one who bullies others; she never imagined that one day she would be bullied by others.

This was something she absolutely could not accept, given her self-centered nature. No matter what, she was determined to find the bastard who dared to mock her and make him pay a terrible price!

"An emperor who has never been beaten down by society? That self-centered and arrogant personality... does he want to try drawing his sword?"

As Shi Bai carried a large bag of peaches on his back and hurried back to the town, he couldn't help but ponder in his mind.

The Scarlet Sword was a unique sword that he specially crafted a long, long time ago when he was still in the Celestial Realm. It possesses the ability to perceive the degree of one's temperament.

This sword first mists the opponent's aura, transforming it into a form that anyone can see with the naked eye. Then, it wraps the weaknesses of that aura around the sword's blade as its properties.

In other words, using the Scarlet Sword allows you to accurately strike your opponent's weaknesses.

By causing the opponent to release their aura, understanding their aura, and simultaneously manipulating and absorbing that aura, transforming it into the aura that is the opponent's weakness, one can then attack that weakness.

The aura severed by the Scarlet Sword transforms into crimson mist, which then forms weather. It can collect and absorb surrounding auras, converting them into power. Furthermore, it can sever the aura itself.

Furthermore, due to the nature of "qi" itself, if an object formed by "qi" is completely absorbed or severed, its very existence will be erased.

Overall, the Scarlet Sword possesses considerable power. Even if it cannot match the unparalleled Xuanyuan Sword in terms of attack, its overall strength is still considerable.

After he finished forging this sword, he casually stuck it into a large rock, intending to cosplay as the Sword in the Stone...

"Given the Emperor's current arrogant personality, it's impossible for her to pull out the Scarlet Sword. After all, she's been spoiled since childhood and is a complete spoiled young lady... This kind of personality will definitely cause her trouble in the future, right?"

After finishing the peach in a few bites, Shi Bai unhesitatingly threw the peach pit under his feet and tamped it down with soil.

If it were in the past, he would probably have planned to correct the emperor's personality in the same way he did with Tsukiyomi and Yakumo Yukari. However, after what Sayo said to him earlier, he could no longer do something like using his own power to conform to and interfere with other people's life and destiny choices.

Thinking about it carefully, most of his previous treatment of others had a sense of coercion. He hated nothing more than letting others control his life and destiny, but unknowingly, he seemed to have become the kind of person he used to hate the most.

"Forget it, let's just let things take their natural course regarding the emperor's affairs..."

After muttering this to himself, Shi Bai, carrying a large bag of peaches from Youdingtian, stepped into the town.

Unlike other places, the overall tone of the celestial realm is more peaceful and harmonious. Immortals and celestial beings who have achieved perfect cultivation make up 90% of the total population of the celestial realm. Due to their perfect temperament, they are unlikely to have any disputes over anything.

This small town is especially tranquil. It's already dusk, and wisps of smoke are rising leisurely over the town.

Heng'e seemed to be out on business and was not at home at the moment. Shi Bai had originally planned to give her a few pounds of top-quality peaches on his way, but he had to give up on that idea.

However, speaking of which, it seems that Kazami Yuuka and Heng'e chatted for a long time yesterday, but I wonder what they were talking about...

As Shi Bai carried the peaches into his courtyard, before he could even put the bag of peaches down, he was shocked to see two people with bruises and swelling in the yard. One of them was Huo Qing'e, and the other was Xiao Hong Meiling.

Compared to when she was constantly asleep, Xiao Hong Meiling is now much more energetic—if you ignore the obvious scars on her body.

At this moment, the two of them sat obediently in a row, while Sayo, who looked both amused and exasperated, and Kazami Yuuka, who had a blank expression, were applying medicine to them. From the occasional gasps they made, it was clear that the two of them did not seem to be in a very good state.

"What's wrong with you guys? Did you go and get into a fight? Didn't I tell you that if something like this happens, you should just say my name?"

After placing the bag of peaches, which reached the sky, on the table, Shi Bai looked at Huo Qing'e, who was staring at him with a complicated expression, with a rather strange expression and asked her a question.

"It's understandable that Xiaohong and Meiling were sleeping and didn't hear it at that time, but Qing'e, you couldn't possibly not have heard it or remembered it, could you?"

"...I remember it, and I will never forget the teacher's teachings."

After a moment of silence, Huo Qing'e silently turned her head away.

"It was because we mentioned the teacher's name that Hong Meiling and I were beaten so badly."

"What???"

"It was just a conflict caused by some trivial matter."

After coughing a few times, Xiao Ye came to Shi Bai's rescue.

"Don't worry, we arrived just in time. Their opponents will probably have to stay in bed for ten days to half a month to recover."

"Hiss—has the celestial realm become so corrupt these days?"

Shi Bai gasped.

"I never imagined that even stating my name wouldn't work now... The Heavenly Realm isn't a lawless place!!"

...I feel like I was beaten up because I mentioned your name.

After hearing her teacher's words, Huo Qing'e remained silent for a long time.

With the arrival of Huo Qing'e and Xiao Hong Meiling, the room, which was originally just big enough, suddenly became a bit cramped.

This town was originally built by the new generation left over from the mythical era of the celestial realm. However, most of them lacked artistic talent for construction, so the actual chief architect of this town was Shi Bai.

This place was destroyed once when the Dragon God was born, but it was rebuilt later. The house that Shi Bai, Xiao Ye, and Xiao Xi built together is quite spacious, but it is not enough to accommodate six people sleeping.

Just as Bai was pondering whether or not to expand his room, his door was suddenly pushed open, and Xiao Xi, wearing only a nightgown and holding a rabbit pillow, walked in from outside. To his utter astonishment, she climbed onto his bed, then took his arm and lay down beside him, her ruby-like eyes staring at him intently.

"Shi Bai, tell me a bedtime story like you always do."

"Uh……"

After subtly trying to twitch his arm and finding it wouldn't budge, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly, and he simply lay down beside the bed.

"Okay, today I'll tell you a new story, called 'The Little Match Girl'..."

After a long while, as the night deepened, Xiao Xi, who was sleeping beside her, fell into a deep sleep.

Just as Bai was carefully trying to pull his left hand out of the other person's embrace and prepare to make a makeshift bed on the floor, a slight noise suddenly came from the doorway. Accompanied by a soft opening of the door, a petite figure tiptoed in from outside, carrying a pillow.

"Shh—keep your voice down, don't disturb her."

Seeing someone looking at her with a shocked gaze, Xiaoye, wearing a light yellow nightgown, solemnly held up a finger and shook it.

"I was sleeping with her, but when I woke up suddenly, she was gone. I guessed she had secretly come to your place... Move over a bit, how am I supposed to sleep like this?"

Xiaoye nudged Shi Bai with her hand, and seeing that the other party did not respond, she seemed quite dissatisfied.

"Do you want me to sleep on top of you?"

"........."

After a moment of silence, Shi Bai quietly stepped aside, and after his left hand was controlled, his right hand was sealed as well.

And so, with two little girls by his side, he managed to stay awake all night.

The next day, with dark circles under his eyes, Shi Bai decisively began the expansion of the house.

Do you really like eating peaches now?

Holding a bag of towering peaches that Shi Bai had brought back yesterday, Kazami Yuuka spoke casually to Shi Bai, who was doing woodworking.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Shi Bai turned his head with some curiosity.

"Didn't you used to like eating grapes? I was just curious."

Kazami Yuuka spoke in a flat tone.

"In my world of flowers, I planted grapevines, but unfortunately, just as they were about to ripen, a reckless fellow destroyed them."

"Uh……"

For some reason, Shi Bai suddenly thought of Huan Yue, who seemed to have an inexplicable fear of Kazama Yuuka.

“Yesterday, Little Dragon God talked to me a lot. She is someone I greatly admire.”

Turning her head to look to the side, Yuuka Kazami seemed a little uncomfortable.

"...I'd like to know if there's anything I can do to help. I don't want to be an outsider doing nothing during my time in the Celestial Realm...Please don't hesitate to ask if there's anything I can do to help."

"Hmm? This doesn't seem like a good idea?"

Shi Bai seemed slightly tempted.

"After all, you are a guest like Huo Qing'e and Xiao Hong Meiling..."

“They are family, but I am different from them.”

Kazami Yuuka interrupted him.

"Uh...yes, they are family, but there are some things that are really inconvenient for you to do."

Stopping his carpentry work, Shi Bai reached up and scratched his head.