Chapter 372: Taibai Jinxing Visits a Second Time, Wishing to Ennoble the Offspring as a Heavenly Grandson

Within the space of his sea of consciousness,

it was a golden expanse, entirely filled with the Merit and Luck he had intercepted, with Brahma-sect mantras branded within, shining with golden brilliance, radiant like the great sun.

Fortunately, with various Merit Spiritual Treasures like the Yu Huang Cauldron and the Yu Huang Stele suppressing it from above to guard his mind, Fang Longye remained unaffected.

Not only was his mind clear, but he even had the leisure to consider whether the Brahma sect might default on their debt.

"They shouldn't, right?"

Fang Longye muttered to himself inwardly.

It was no wonder he was overthinking; the main issue was that he wouldn't be surprised by anything the Brahma sect did. Especially defaulting on debts—it wasn't as if they hadn't done it before; they were habitual offenders in this regard.

Not to mention anything else, just look at the messy business between those two Saints of the Brahma sect and Hongyun Laozu; wasn't that a standard act of defaulting on a debt? They truly had a prior record! "Forget it, why think so much?" Fang Longye's thoughts shifted. "One who is not in that position does not plan for its policies; if the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up!"

Furthermore, if a small fry like him could think of this, there was no reason the higher-ups of various factions wouldn't have thought of it; it was truly worrying unnecessarily.

Glancing once more at the suppressed Merit and Luck, Fang Longye immediately withdrew his focus.

He hadn't forgotten that in reality, he had just finished swearing brotherhood with Monkey, and they hadn't even stepped down from the altar yet!

As for these "pies" mixed with "fillings"—they were never going to be easy to handle; he would just keep them suppressed for now and leave them to be slowly processed and refined later!

The space of the sea of consciousness is not actually in the same time dimension as the outside world.

It seemed as though he had spent a great deal of time intercepting the Merit and Luck provided by the Brahma sect, but in reality, only an instant had passed in the present world.

Withdrawing his focus, he exchanged a tacit glance with Niu Mowang and the others, who were doing the same; judging by their expressions, it was clear that Niu Mowang and the others had all gained significantly.

The Merit and Luck provided by the Brahma sect was not easy to handle, and there was no rush; casting aside these various thoughts, Fang Longye laughed heartily and said:

"Today we brothers have sworn brotherhood, which is a great joy; we must not stop until we are drunk!"

"Not until we are drunk!"

Sun Wukong did not know the inside story, but these words suited his temperament; he loved eating and drinking with friends, so he couldn't help but cheer and jump for joy. After accepting the congratulations from the demons of Huaguo Mountain, the eight brothers immediately returned to Water Curtain Cave to reopen the banquet, drinking wine from large bowls and eating meat in large mouthfuls, laughing and chatting—it was lively indeed.

Just looking at them, they seemed even more intimate than biological brothers.

This brotherhood wine was drunk for three days and two nights, until the great sun rose in the east. Even though Fang Longye's true body was formidable, his head felt a bit dizzy. The eight brothers were not drinking ordinary mortal wine, but all sorts of Immortal Brews and nectar; if a mortal were to even smell them, they would be drunk to death instantly. "I've had my fill this time! Big Brother, I'll be leaving first; brothers, let's gather again another day!"

Seeing that Fang Longye had no intention of leaving for the moment, Niu Mowang offered an apology, then swayed as he walked out the door and climbed onto his Bishui Jinjing Beast.

He cupped his hands toward his brothers, then rode the Jinjing Beast and left Huaguo Mountain. "Big Brother, my junior brother and I will also head back first; brothers, let's gather another day!"

Jiao Mowang cupped his hands in a salute, pulled the equally dizzy Peng Mowang along, and shot into the sky, disappearing into the clouds in the blink of an eye.

"Gather another day!"

Immediately after, the remaining brothers rose one after another to take their leave, each using their own divine abilities to depart, though most were stumbling, clearly having drunk too much.

It made sense; if they hadn't been drunk, Niu Mowang wouldn't have left Shituo Wang behind alone earlier, as they had arrived together.

In the end, only Fang Longye and Sun Wukong remained.

"Big Brother, this little brother is going too!"

Sun Wukong lay on the ground and rolled a few times, but ended up sprawled on the ground anyway, his four limbs spread out, occasionally paddling a few times as if to ride a cloud.

Is this a Somersault Cloud? Also, this is Huaguo Mountain, where are you going? Fang Longye was speechless. With this alcohol tolerance, it was no wonder that when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he could run all the way to Doushuai Gong beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens after leaving Yaochi.

Just as he was complaining, he saw the Monkey try several times, and inadvertently, he had activated the Somersault Cloud, jumping into mid-air with one somersault and flipping 108,000 li away.

Fang Longye slapped his forehead. Fine! He immediately reached out his palm, plunged it into the void, and plucked the Monkey, who had flipped several somersaults, back from hundreds of thousands of li away. "Eighth, this is Huaguo Mountain, where are you going!" Fang Longye reached out and pulled Sun Wukong back, saying with annoyance.

"Eh? That's right... Hehe, I made a mistake!"

He tossed the giggling, drunken Sun Wukong to his monkey subordinates and ordered them to take good care of their Great King.

Fang Longye also left Huaguo Mountain in a dizzy state, but he did not return directly to Beiju Luzhou; instead, he went to the nearby Kanyuan Mountain secondary residence.

Deep within Shuizang Cave, amidst the interlacing bamboo leaves, there was a Red Well Precious Spring. Spiritual energy surged upward, sprayed high, and fell back, like crystal beads, wisps and strands, resembling a Necklace Canopy.

Suddenly, it scattered everywhere, covering the ground in jade.

Fang Longye soaked his whole body in the Lingchi, resting his head on the softness of the maidservant behind him, closing his eyes to enjoy the service of her slippery little hands, sobering up while pondering matters.

"Why do I feel an unprovoked sense of guilt toward the Monkey? Especially when I think about plotting against him in the future, I feel uncomfortable..."

Fang Longye muttered to himself. Since when did he have such a conscience? "Is it because of the brotherhood, the influence of karma and luck?" It seemed that after the formal brotherhood, he had inexplicably felt much closer to the other seven.

And Niu Mowang; he hadn't felt anything for this old ox before, but now that he thought back, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt and apology toward him as well. "Tsk!"

Fang Longye tossed and turned. "Not only do I harbor thoughts of plotting against my brother, but I also snatched the wife who originally belonged to my brother; no matter how you look at it, I'm not a decent person!"

"But what I did is also understandable." Fang Longye's thoughts shifted, comforting himself: "Even if I don't plot against the Monkey, someone else will. At least with my interference, the Monkey has gained much more knowledge during this time than in the original trajectory; he is no longer as ignorant as he was."

"As for Niu Mowang, I am actually doing him a favor. By snatching Tie Shan, he no longer has a legal wife and can go wild as he pleases!"

"Moreover, since Tie Shan has been taken by me, the old ox won't have that offspring Hong Hai'er. Without Hong Hai'er, he won't have to suffer the pain of being separated from his own flesh and blood..."

"Yes, that's right. Not to mention the Monkey Sun Wukong, just speaking of this old ox, he should actually thank me; I am doing this for his own good!"

Fang Longye lay in the Lingchi, his thoughts turning a thousand times. The more he thought, the more he felt that everything he did was right; he was simply the embodiment of justice!

Not to mention the Monkey, Niu Mowang himself should set up a longevity tablet for him, his big brother... No, phew! What "snatching Tie Shan"? Now Tie Shan is his own wife; what on earth does she have to do with Niu Mowang?

Besides, he married Tie Shan first and swore brotherhood with Niu Mowang later; he didn't know where this feeling of letting down his brother came from! If one really wanted to talk about it, that old ox was the one who wasn't a decent thing, letting down his sworn brother by actually having thoughts about his sister-in-law! He was truly a good big brother; Niu Mowang was like that, yet he didn't even hold it against him and still wholeheartedly felt apologetic toward the old ox...

With a series of high-sounding justifications, Fang Longye relied solely on his own moral baseline, which exceeded that of ordinary people, to offset the vague, indescribable influence that had come from the void after the brotherhood ceremony was completed.

It could only be said that he was worthy of being a transmigrator from modern society; his moral sense was indeed different from ordinary people. Just like that, he dispelled the psychological burden that had appeared since the completion of the brotherhood ceremony. He didn't disperse the alcohol, but instead followed the hazy drunkenness and fell fast asleep in the pool......

After resting for three days at the Kanyuan Mountain secondary residence, Fang Longye returned directly to Beiju Luzhou, single-mindedly refining the Merit and Luck he had obtained.

This Merit and Luck provided by the Brahma sect was originally intended as compensation and benefits for other factions for the sake of the flourishing of the Buddhist Dharma; they were more or less unwilling, so there was quite a bit of "filler" mixed in.

It was filled with tangled Brahma-sect imprints, which were not easy for an individual to refine.

As the Young Lord of the Dragon Clan,

Fang Longye could sense the changes in the Merit and Luck of the entire Dragon Clan. Just as he had refined one percent of the Merit and Luck he had intercepted, the Dragon Clan had already finished processing the Merit and Luck they had received.

One must know that the Merit and Luck he intercepted only accounted for one percent of the total Merit and Luck cast over by the Brahma sect, or even less—it was a bit short. Fortunately, he had many heavy treasures on his person, so he didn't worry about any backlash; he ground it down and refined it bit by bit, turning it into the resources for his cultivation... His entire realm slowly rose...

He estimated that by the time all this Merit and Luck was refined, he should be able to reach the end of the Taiyi True Immortal realm and achieve perfection. And according to the information revealed in the void earlier, if the Brahma sect did not default, after a few "installments," the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm should be secure...

It is a done deal, within reach.

However, Fang Longye had to stop his work and emerge from seclusion before he had even refined and processed half of this Merit and Luck~

It was that Taibai Jinxing, who had come to his dojo, Cangmang Mountain, for a second visit.

……

"What? Heavenly Grandson?"

In Longying Cave, new leaves fell after the clearing, and the moss marks were faint and shallow, rippling with the night rain that had not yet dissipated from the night before~ Water ripples of various sizes spread out, reflecting on all sides, permeating a sense of emptiness and clarity, where one could vaguely see the fallen red blossoms and cold greenery in the courtyard, and the frosted stones and secluded clouds, which were very quiet and serene.

A pavilion, with eight corners forming the eaves.

Fang Longye sat upright on a wooden couch within it. Upon hearing Taibai Jinxing's words, his heart skipped a beat, and he let out a low exclamation, feeling a sense of disbelief.

"That's right, it is indeed Heavenly Grandson!"

Taibai Jinxing glanced at Yang Chan to the side and continued: "The Great Heavenly Venerable has said that he is willing to name the offspring of the Three Holy Mother and you, Dragon Lord, as Heavenly Grandson~"

The unspoken meaning was self-evident.

The prerequisite, naturally, was that the Three Holy Mother must be willing to completely ease her relationship with her cheap uncle, the Jade Emperor~ Well, perhaps one would also have to add Yang Jian to the mix.

However, given his sister-complex attribute, if one could handle Yang Chan, Yang Jian would not be far behind~

That old Jade Emperor certainly has a good scheme! Fang Longye had already regained his composure. He turned his head to look at Yang Chan, who was sitting beside him, and seeing her face full of excitement, he couldn't help but sigh.

A Heavenly Grandson is the Grandson of the Heavenly Court, just like the Imperial Grandson enfeoffed by a mortal emperor; one could say he is the successor after the Jade Emperor Haotian~

If the old Jade Emperor were to abdicate, or if there were a day when he fell...

I have to say,

Women really have many weaknesses.

How long had he and the Three Holy Mother been married? It would be who knows how long before they gave birth to offspring, yet she was already considering the future of her children~ The key point is, this is just painting a cake!

"May I ask when the Great Heavenly Venerable will abdicate? Have you not heard the story of Mile Fo?"

Fang Longye's words were piercing to the heart, causing Yang Chan to sober up. Although she was still very excited inside, she was finally able to hide her feelings on her face~

"Jinxing Laoguan,"

Yang Chan looked at Taibai Jinxing and said coldly.

At the top of the pavilion, wisps of light knotted like curtains, crystal clear and translucent. After staining the surrounding pines and bamboos, there was a lush greenness that rushed at one, looking like congealed dark green upon sight.

Taibai Jinxing flicked his Whisk and said in a low voice: "When the Great Heavenly Venerable abdicates does not depend on the Great Heavenly Venerable himself, but on Young Lord Yuanlong, and on the Erlang Manifestation True Monarch of Guanjiangkou~"

Fang Longye's expression was strange. You can even say this? Are you here to be a lobbyist, or are you here to incite rebellion and prepare to be a guide for the enemy?

Or perhaps, this rhetoric is also just to reconcile Yang Chan and Erlang Shen~ "That's right!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Chan clapped her hands and laughed: "Jinxing Laoguan, you have reminded me!"

She did not shy away from the depth of the matter,

and said straightforwardly: "Indeed, with a husband with a boundless future, and with Second Brother here, it is the destiny of the old Jade Emperor to step down sooner or later~"

As she spoke,

she looked at Fang Longye with eager eyes. Since their marriage, she had strictly observed the so-called wifely duties; regardless of big or small matters, she had always let Fang Longye make the decisions.

Dong, dong, dong~ Fang Longye pondered secretly, his index finger tapping continuously on the table, making a crisp sound.

A moment later,

he raised his head and said to Taibai Jinxing: "This matter is of great importance. Let us wait until the return visit day a year from now, when Chan'er and I go to Guanjiangkou to visit relatives and see Second Brother before we discuss it further!"

"Return visit" is also known as the "three-day return," referring to a newlywed couple carrying gifts to the woman's family to visit relatives three days after the wedding.

The woman's family must then entertain them grandly.

But the concept of time for immortals, demons, gods, and Buddhist practitioners is different. Just as "one day in heaven is one year on earth" does not refer to the flow of time, but rather that a mortal year passes in the blink of an eye for immortals and gods.

It is like the scene of a single day in the eyes of mortals.

Therefore, the return visit day for Yang Chan and the others was set for the third year after the wedding.

Fang Longye's words were both for Taibai Jinxing and a reminder to Yang Chan.

Hearing this,

the flustered Yang Chan finally came to her senses. That's right, this matter might seem like just her and her husband's business, but in reality, it is closely related to Second Brother.

Her face could not help but feel a bit embarrassed; as a younger sister, she still needed her husband's reminder~ After hearing this, Taibai Jinxing shook his Whisk, the frost-colored strands rustling, and he laughed heartily:

"Then shall I leave a contact method with the Young Lord?"

Immediately after, he joked and complained bitterly:

"I am old, with old arms and old legs, and I don't want to run a third trip!"

"Jinxing Laoguan is joking. Of course, leaving a communication token is for the best~"

……

"Farewell~"

"Then take care, Laoguan~"

The few of them chatted and laughed as they exited Cangmang Mountain. Taibai Jinxing packed up properly and boarded his cloud chariot.

With a sound from the precious cloud chariot,

thunder coiled around it, and it slowly ascended into the sky.

Fang Longye stood outside Cangmang Mountain, watching Taibai Jinxing leave. The smile on his face gradually dissipated, and his eyes sank bit by bit.

(End of this chapter)