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Chapter 160 Heavenly Rules Changed, Queen Mother Enters Reincarnation, Chang'e Tells Myths! (Please Subscribe)
It turns out.

Niu Jun's method of divination was not wrong; the problem lay with the world itself.

"May I ask who you are, sir, and why you are staring at me like that?"

In front of a house near Hongqiao, a stunningly beautiful woman appeared somewhat shy as Niu Jun scrutinized her.

Niu Jun sighed, “When did the moon first appear in the sky? I pause my cup to ask this question. Man cannot reach the moon, yet the moon follows man as he walks. I never imagined that the fairy Chang'e from the moon palace would actually descend to earth.”

See through the surface to see your true self.

In Niu Jun's eyes, although the woman before him was charming and alluring, the celestial soul deep within her soul, shrouded in the cold moonlight, was undeniable.

obviously.

This woman is the reincarnation of Chang'e, the fairy from the moon palace.

Even according to Niu Jun's observation, Chang'e had awakened her past life's spirit at this moment, seen her true self, and even her cultivation and magical power had recovered to some extent.

But this is normal.

In the story of Chang'e in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", Chang'e's appearance is somewhat bizarre. She suddenly arrives at Granny Lin's house and asks her to take her in. She is not Granny Lin's real daughter, nor was she bought from a slave trader.

Who is Granny Lin?

Although it is not specifically mentioned in the text.

However, one can glean some insight from her place of residence and her actions in cultivating Chang'e into a rare commodity. Calling her a matchmaker would be an understatement; she cultivated Chang'e according to the standards of Yangzhou's "slender horses" (a euphemism for prostitutes).

This is also why, after Chang'e married Zong Zimei, she enjoyed playing and often engaged in role-playing games with him.

These kinds of flattering techniques were clearly learned from Granny Lin.

The dignified fairy Chang'e has fallen to such a state.

That's absolutely terrifying!

"Is the young master praising me?"

When Chang'e heard Niu Jun speak, she didn't know if he was truly confused or pretending to be, and asked with a smile.

Niu Jun shook his head and asked, "I came here to seek the fairy because there is something I don't understand. I have come to ask the fairy for guidance, and I hope the fairy can answer my question."

"Oh?"

Chang'e smiled enigmatically, exuding charm, and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

Niu Jun said solemnly, "I heard in my early years that the Heavenly Court has a Heavenly Law that explicitly forbids immortals and mortals from falling in love. Even the daughter of the Jade Emperor, his sister and niece, were severely punished for their relationship with mortals. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true."

Chang'e looked somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting Niu Jun to ask such a question.

Niu Jun nodded and continued to inquire, "If that's the case, then why have I discovered so many reincarnations of immortals and gods during my travels in this world, and why have so many immortals and gods married mortals?"

He didn't mention the story of Chang'e and Zong Zimei, but instead used the stories of other immortals and gods as a reason.

Chang'e was utterly astonished by this question. She scrutinized Niu Jun as if she had seen something unbelievable, and asked in return, "You really don't know about this?"

"Should I know?"

Niu Jun was somewhat puzzled.

"As an enlightened immortal, didn't your elders tell you that the heavenly rules have long been changed, and that the prohibition against immortals and gods from having romantic relationships with mortals is now a thing of the past?"

Chang'e was greatly surprised, never expecting that Niu Jun, a true immortal who had attained enlightenment, would not even know about the changes to the heavenly rules.

This made it hard for her not to suspect that her sect leader was being too irresponsible.

"Please enlighten me, fairy!"

Niu Jun did not mention that he was a rogue cultivator without any senior disciples, but instead humbly sought guidance from the Dao.

Chang'e smiled and said, "It's not a secret, I won't hesitate to tell you. This story begins ten thousand years ago when Chenxiang saved his mother..."

Through Chang'e's narration.

Niu Jun soon learned about the process and outcome of the changes to the world's rules.

Ten thousand years ago, the Holy Mother Yang Chan fell in love with the mortal Liu Yanchang. With the help of her uncle Erlang Shen and others, her son Liu Chenxiang successfully split the mountain to rescue his mother. He also used the greater good to force the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother to change the heavenly rules, which led to the Queen Mother being put into reincarnation and never returning.

One of the new heavenly rules allows love between immortals and mortals.

Of course, this was to prevent gods and immortals from using their power to force mortals, or to avoid cross-species relationships and unions.

The new heavenly rules stipulate that although immortals and mortals can fall in love and get married, immortals and gods must be reincarnated before they can fall in love, which is euphemistically called "crossing the tribulation of love".

Only after the tribulations of human love have passed can the immortals and gods return to Heaven.

Hear this.

Niu Jun fell completely silent.

At this moment, he finally understood why there were celestial families like the City God's family in the mortal realm.

For example, the Zhang family in Changshan County might have had an ancestor who descended to earth to overcome a love tribulation, and it was under the care of this immortal ancestor that they were able to develop into a family of city gods.

Even Song Tao might be the deity Guan Yu, or the offspring of some great god who descended to earth to undergo a tribulation of love.

Give the simplest example.

In the story of Chang'e in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", Chang'e left behind a son and a daughter for Zong Zimei. After her children died, could Chang'e, as the mother, really sit idly by?
If this applies to children, what about grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

Based on this situation, it is likely that two new immortal and divine families will emerge in the Three Realms.

Chang'e is like that.

What about the other celestial beings and their offspring who descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations of love?
Even that's not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is those families where immortals and mortals are directly intertwined.

For example, the Liu Yanchang family, the Niulang family, and so on.

Niu Jun didn't need to guess to know that the Liu family, to which Liu Yanchang and Liu Chenxiang belonged, had become the most prestigious immortal family in this world.

The question is, if Liu Chenxiang had children and grandchildren, would he remain indifferent?
Obviously it is impossible.

Therefore, after ten thousand years of development, the Liu family of the Heavenly Realm must have become a top-tier immortal and divine family that spans three families, with countless immortal and divine families surrounding them.

Compared to this.

Whether it's the Zhang family of Changshan County, the appointed City God Song Tao, or the Xu Xian family, the Zong Zimei family, etc., they are all insignificant compared to the great ones.

"When even immortals and gods fall in love, the Three Realms are thrown into turmoil!"

Thinking of this, Niu Jun couldn't help but sigh, and he finally understood the greatness and hardships of the Queen Mother of the West.

just.

Niu Jun still had some questions, so he asked Chang'e curiously, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Fairy. But there is still one thing I don't understand. Could it be that you have descended to the mortal realm this time to overcome a tribulation of love?"

When Chang'e heard this question, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face.

It wasn't until much later that she gritted her teeth and said, "It's not accurate to say that I'm undergoing a tribulation of love. In fact, my descent to the mortal realm this time is merely a pretext to seek some good fortune."

"This great fortune is also an immense fortune for us immortals and gods."

"I can tell you about this destiny, but I need your promise. Are you willing?"

Chang'e spoke, revealing the true reason for her descent to the mortal realm.

It wasn't that Hongluan was moved by love and wanted to descend to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation of love; rather, she descended under the guise of undergoing a tribulation of love in order to obtain a great fortune. Upon hearing this, Niu Jun's heart stirred, and he vaguely guessed, asking, "The great fortune that the fairy speaks of, could it be a myth?"

"you know?"

Chang'e was taken aback, her almond-shaped eyes widening in surprise.

See this scene.

Niu Jun immediately confirmed his guess and said leisurely, "I not only know about this matter, but I also know that this myth was created by Guanyin and the Old Mother of Lishan."

Done.

Niu Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that the fairy descended to earth and fell in love with that Zong Zimei in order to take advantage of the situation and replace him?"

Thinking about it, it really is possible.

After all, the White Snake belongs to mythology because it is associated with immortals and gods.

If Chang'e, the goddess, were to personally step into the story and become one of the main characters, wouldn't that attract the favor of mythology?

Most importantly, this world is orchestrated by Guanyin and the Old Mother of Lishan. Even if the White Snake story they planned failed to become a myth, it would still attract the attention of mythology.

Under such circumstances, Chang'e really does have a sliver of a chance of success.

"Playing the fire for a profit?"

Upon hearing this, Chang'e couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake her head, saying, "How could a mere deity like me possibly snatch chestnuts from the fire by the schemes of two top-tier divine beings? I'm only doing this to take a shortcut and obtain some mythical power."

"In fact, the schemes of those two great supernatural beings were not a secret; many immortals and gods in the Three Realms knew about them."

"If that weren't the case, do you think this True Realm could attract the attention of so many immortals and gods?"

"Of course, not every immortal or god is qualified to come to the True Realm to seek this fortune."

"After all, this great opportunity was created by the Old Mother of Lishan and Guanyin Bodhisattva. Without their approval, ordinary immortals and gods would not be allowed to enter the True Realm during this period."

After Chang'e finished speaking, she gave Niu Jun a meaningful look, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Niu Jun suddenly understood upon hearing this.

No wonder he felt there were too many immortals and gods, and reincarnations of immortals and gods, in this world.

It turns out that Guanyin and the Old Mother of Lishan's plan to refine the White Snake myth was not a secret in the Upper Realm. In fact, tickets were openly sold, and only those with their permission could enter.

This explains why so many star deities, celestial gods, and Buddhist arhats have been reincarnated in this world.

Even Chang'e, who is right in front of us, is the Taiyin Star Lord of the Star God lineage.

but.

Is this world called the Realm of True Fixation?

Upon hearing the words "True Realm," Niu Jun couldn't help but think of a story from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

The story is called "The True Woman"!
The story tells of an orphaned girl in the True Realm who, at a young age, became a child bride. A year or two later, her husband seduced her into having sex, and she became pregnant, her belly gradually swelling.

The orphan girl thought she had fallen ill, so she told her mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law asked, "Is it going to happen?"

The orphan girl replied, "Move."

The mother-in-law found it strange, but because the girl was young, she dared not be sure. Not long after, she gave birth to a boy. The mother-in-law sighed and said, "I never expected that a mother the size of a fist would give birth to a child the size of a cone!"

"The True Woman" is a very short story, less than a hundred words long, but it tells an extremely heinous story: a child bride was seduced and impregnated, and the perpetrators were not held accountable at all.

to be frank.

If this story had actually happened in Niu Jun's previous life, the entire family of that orphan girl's mother-in-law would have been arrested.

Seeing that Niu Jun remained silent, Chang'e assumed he was frightened and asked with a half-smile, "Could it be that you entered this Realm of True Stillness without the permission of Guanyin Bodhisattva and the Old Mother of Lishan?"

Niu Jun shook his head: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, fairy. I am a rogue cultivator in this world. Since I appeared, I have been in this True Realm and have never been to the Upper Realm or other worlds. Now that I am in this world, I naturally do not need the permission of Guanyin and the Old Mother of Lishan."

He wasn't lying.

Since he descended into this mythical universe and settled in the Realm of True Stillness, he has never left, so how could he have smuggled himself in?
"A rogue cultivator from the True Realm?" Chang'e was taken aback upon hearing this. She scrutinized Niu Jun again, somewhat incredulous: "This small world could actually give birth to a True Immortal like you, who has condensed an immortal body and soul?"

Niu Jun smiled slightly and replied, "Who says that dragons cannot be raised in shallow water, or that ordinary phoenix trees cannot attract true phoenixes? The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine. There is always a glimmer of hope in everything."

usually.

In a small world like the True Realm, one can only cultivate to the Dao Integration Realm before having to undergo a tribulation of lightning to ascend. After cultivating to the Earth Immortal Realm, if one does not ascend, one will suffer a tribulation of lightning every five hundred years.

Earthly immortals aspire to become true immortals.

If it were in the Earthly Immortal Realm or the Upper Realm, it could still be successful in a short time.

But what about the True Realm, which has the highest upper limit of Earth Immortal?
It's practically impossible.

Therefore, Chang'e was very skeptical of Niu Jun's words and his origins, and did not believe that Niu Jun was a being from the True Realm. However, she could not find any fault with Niu Jun's answers.

This made Chang'e somewhat depressed.

Fortunately.

Chang'e's depression came quickly and went quickly.

She looked at Niu Jun, her beautiful eyes gleaming, and pondered, "Since you know that myths exist, you must know the wonder and rarity of the power of myths. In that case, how about the two of us cooperate?"

"cooperate?"

Niu Jun thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder how the fairy plans to cooperate?"

Chang'e smiled and said, "Originally, I chose Zong Zimei because he has good fortune, some literary talent and official luck. He will surely pass the imperial examination in the future. I wanted to use this to gain the favor of the myth and get a share of the power of the myth."

"Originally, I was thinking of finding a fox spirit to play the role."

"Now that you, a true immortal, have appeared, you can change and improve the original script and story."

"In this way, we will have a greater chance of being favored by the myth and obtaining the power of the myth, and we will even receive more of the power of the myth."

What do you think?

Upon hearing this, Niu Jun did not answer directly, but asked with some curiosity, "Aren't you afraid that our discussion will find out and affect the creation of the myth?"

Chang'e shook her head: "Myths are like the vast Heavenly Dao, how could they care about the thoughts of us little immortals? What He wants is just a story that is controversial and has a certain meaning, He doesn't care about the truth or falsehood at all."

"To be honest, we gods and immortals are just like actors on a stage. As long as we can perform a story that satisfies the mythology, we will be granted the power of the mythology. Whether it is true or false is not important."

Speaking of it.

Chang'e couldn't help but sneer: "Myths are just myths. If we were to talk about logic and reality, they wouldn't be myths. So-called myths are nothing more than dramas that people want to see, not reality."

"Therefore, whether it is true or false does not affect the birth of myths!"

Upon hearing this, Niu Jun fell silent.

As Chang'e said, the truth or falsehood does not affect the birth of myths.

So-called myths and legends are, in the end, nothing more than the desires of the people.

In today's world, people's hearts are no longer pure, and materialism is rampant. Therefore, myths such as Pangu creating the world and Nuwa creating humans can no longer satisfy people's expectations.

As a result, love myths of dubious veracity have become prevalent and have become the mainstream of contemporary mythological stories.

(End of this chapter)