[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t":3,"chapter-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-359":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Living Among All Heavens, Achieving Immortality Through Merit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2323927,4545,"Chapter 359: If you cause trouble in the future, don","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-359",359,"\u003Cp>To make the strongest liquor in Hangzhou, Gu Qing inevitably used a trick, blending a touch of “essence” into vast quantities of alcohol to give it a distinctive flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fiercely potent, but inevitably caused dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blend of science and ruthless tactics successfully knocked out the Great Emperor Huaguang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing placed this deity in his bedroom; Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing hurried to brew a sobering soup. After several feedings, the divine being finally awoke at midnight, his three eyes spinning dizzily—once he smelled the soup, he immediately waved his hand and said, “I’m not drunk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing quickly held back the soup and said, “Your Majesty’s liquor capacity is unmatched in the world—how could you be drunk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing addressed him as “Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unmatched in the world? I can’t claim that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma seized the wine flask, his three eyes scrutinizing it constantly; the intense alcohol scent made even him feel nauseous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma’s body was formed of raging fire—he was fundamentally a celestial deity holding divine talismans, his physical form not particularly strong, and the liquor was too potent; one cup went down, and before he could react, he passed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your liquor is unquestionably Hangzhou’s strongest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma asked, “What’s its name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I named this liquor “Pass-Out Donkey,” would you kill me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing smiled and said, “I was just about to ask Your Majesty to name it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma chuckled, fully sobered now, and looked at Gu Qing: “This wine is fierce and explosive—unparalleled in the world. Let’s call it ‘The Ultimate Liquor.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re really good at naming things—if you had a sword, you’d surely call it ‘The Ultimate Sword,’ wouldn’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t you just invent a character—‘Ba’—for this new liquor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing internally scoffed, but bowed respectfully to Marshal Ma, praising the name as concise and deeply resonant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is called upward management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Suzhen handed over a basin of water; Marshal Ma washed his hands and face, regaining most of his clarity, then gave Gu Qing a thumbs-up: “Your wife is virtuous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than Marshal Ma sensed something amiss. His central eyebrow opened, scrutinizing Bai Suzhen intently, his expression growing complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The central eyebrow was one of Marshal Ma’s three eyes—capable of perceiving illusion and falsehood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing took Bai Suzhen’s hand and said to Marshal Ma: “This is Bai Suzhen, a white snake who has cultivated for seventeen hundred years and has done much good in the mortal realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing was pushing Bai Suzhen forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sister was guided by Guanyin Bodhisattva to come to the mortal world to repay a debt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qing stood beside him, praising Bai Suzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma’s expression grew complicated as he looked at Bai Suzhen: “You are an extraordinary good… uh… good demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discerning Bai Suzhen’s true nature, Marshal Ma felt increasingly uneasy around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, the towel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing took the towel from Xiao Qing and handed it to Marshal Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma mechanically wiped his face and asked Xiao Qing: “Are you her sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qing lifted her chin proudly: “My sister and I took to each other at first sight and became sworn sisters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the fistfights before the oath, we can overlook those.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma looked at Xiao Qing and said: “You’re also an extraordinary good demon—your future destiny will be remarkable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Marshal Ma staggered to his feet, glancing around and spotting the altars of the Hundred Flowers Immortal, the Well God, the Toilet God, and the Bed God—he nodded to each, then turned to Gu Qing with a different gaze: “You truly are a devout believer, with great merit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every Qingming Festival, I descend to the mortal realm to drink. For the strongest liquor, I bestow rewards. Gu Qing, you are a devout believer, which is why you were guided—this is a good thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma had already decided to reward Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing produced a scroll of secret text: “Your humble disciple’s cultivation is shallow, and though I’ve had extraordinary encounters, I don’t know how to apply them. Here is a method for crafting the [Gathering Fire Basin]. I cannot decipher it—I beg Your Majesty to guide me and dispel my confusion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing was desperate to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Zhu Xian world, the Gathering Fire Basin is located within the Demon-Sealing Ancient Cave and sustains the Eight Fiendish Flame Array—it is said to concentrate the essence of all fire under heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma, as a fire deity in the Daoist pantheon, might find the method’s application rudimentary, but it could still hold peripheral insights useful to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma took the manual, flipped through it slightly, all three eyes turning, then closed the scroll and looked at Gu Qing with markedly altered eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qing, this Gathering Fire Basin is indeed a rare artifact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma studied Gu Qing: “What other confusions do you have? Speak them all to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing lowered his voice: “In this world, there is a monk named Fa Hai who once had a grudge with Bai Suzhen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing recounted Bai Suzhen’s past grievance: “Bai Suzhen seeks the Dao with a pure heart—I fear she may be secretly harmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Suzhen, hearing this concerned her, looked at Gu Qing with new emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This matter is simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma readily agreed: “In Hangzhou’s Tianyun Temple, there is an altar to Marshal Tianpeng. Take Bai Suzhen before his statue; let her plead earnestly. From now on, divine protection will shield her from harm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma was utterly confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Marshal Tianpeng is one of Ziwei Star Lord’s protectors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Zhen, did you hear that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing turned to Bai Suzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Suzhen bowed deeply to Marshal Ma, who immediately sidestepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing beside him asked: “Your Majesty, what is the most appropriate ritual for Bai Suzhen to pay homage to Marshal Tianpeng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma’s expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since it is worshiping a deity, the highest form of reverence is still required.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Suzhen said matter-of-factly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just kneel and kowtow several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma turned his face away, refusing to look further, and muttered to Gu Qing: “What else do you seek?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s mind stirred: “I have a sword technique that may invoke the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper—I know nothing of the Seven Star Lords…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing referred to the Seven-Star Sword Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this sword technique could connect with the Seven Stars, it would become terrifyingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A trivial matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma immediately said: “Set up a ritual altar and invite the Seven Star Lords down with Bai Suzhen—they’re all easygoing deities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper were under Ziwei Star Lord’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing felt he was quietly mooching off others’ influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold wind suddenly blew through; Marshal Ma’s drunkenness vanished—he suddenly realized he’d spoken recklessly, entangling himself in something major.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had it become his place to meddle in matters of Guanyin and Ziwei Star Lord?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… hmm… hmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshal Ma stood up: “That’s enough for today. Let it end here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he left, Marshal Ma seemed flustered: “Whatever happened today—never speak of it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If trouble arises later, don’t drag me into it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1217,"2026-06-20T17:04:27.745Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1d3220b0a96568bff02320b3ea9149321c702e0b95484481cdec41bea43a2048","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-360","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-358",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]