After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Little Yama coughed a few times.

"Let's not talk about that now, Miss Lin. Now that we're here, we'll find a way to save the world."

Little Yama patted the peach in Zhou Yan's hand.

These peaches of immortality ripen once every three thousand years; those that ripen there become immortals and attain physical strength and lightness. Those that ripen there once every six thousand years allow those that ripen there to ascend to heaven and live forever. Those that ripen there once every nine thousand years allow those that ripen there to live as long as heaven and earth and be the same age as the sun and moon.

Little Yama doesn't know how much of this claim is true, but the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden herself said that eating this thing would increase one's cultivation by three thousand years.

Lin'an then turned around.

"How will you save them?"

Little Yama cleared his throat.

"Although we have confirmed that the Magpie Bridge has collapsed, nothing is absolute. The collapse of the Heavenly Pillar may not be solely the fault of the Magpie Bridge, but one thing is certain."

"After the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar, it must have involved the Underworld."

"Wait until I eat this peach."

Little Yama snatched the peach from Zhou Yan's hand.

"Let's go to the underworld and see what's going on."

Chapter Seventeen Peaches

Upon hearing the words "white-haired beast," Zhou Yan's first reaction was to turn and run away.

My second reaction was that there was no danger.

The slightly plump young woman opposite, Jiutian Xuannv, was saying "white-haired beast" but there was no harshness or anger in her tone. Zhou Yan's sense of danger did not detect any danger from Jiutian Xuannv.

This suggests two things: either the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden didn't actually intend to harm him, or the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden had weakened to the point that she couldn't even harm this white-haired beast.

"Cough cough..."

The little Yama King in her loli form stepped out and stood in front of Zhou Yan. However, at this time, the little Yama King was short and could only cover Zhou Yan's chest and below. Zhou Yan's head was still sticking out of the little Yama King's head.

"You must be the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden?"

Little Yama bowed to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, seated cross-legged in mid-air, nodded silently.

Little Yama lowered his clasped hands and spoke again.

"I am the Ghost Emperor of the Central Underworld. Mysterious Maiden, do you know why I have come here?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden thought for a moment and then asked.

"The Magpie Bridge is broken; has it affected the human world as well?"

Lin Anru couldn't hold back any longer. She walked up to Little Yama and angrily addressed the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

"Did you sever the Magpie Bridge?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden shook her head slightly.

"We came here to seek the Jade Pool and return to the Heavenly Realm. Why did Lu sever the Magpie Bridge?"

If Lin'an doesn't believe it.

"If you don't sever the Magpie Bridge, how can it break?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's tone was somber.

"Because the Magpie Bridge Fairy in the Jade Pool died."

Little Yama was curious.

"Mysterious Maiden, do you mean there are still living immortals in the Jade Pool, and then you fought for some reasons that cannot be told to outsiders, and then the Magpie Bridge Fairy died?"

The Mystic Maiden shook her head.

"The Magpie Bridge Fairy is long dead..."

Zhou Yan, Little Yama, and Lin Anru all showed confused expressions.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden turned her bright eyes toward Zhou Yan.

"Actually, you're the one who told me about this."

Zhou Yan pointed to himself.

"What should I tell you?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden said sadly.

"Back then, the Weaver Girl descended to the mortal realm to fulfill her destiny and became a mortal to marry the Cowherd. However, she was married to the wrong person; she should have been married to the Magpie Bridge Fairy."

Zhou Yan: "Σ(゜ロ゜;)"

Little Yama: "(?_?)"

Lin'an Ru: "(?△?;?)?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden did not understand.

"Don't you understand?"

Little Yama hurriedly said.

"I understand, I understand. I was wondering how a farmer like Niulang could be worthy of a celestial being. So it turns out he's a celestial being undergoing tribulation?"

As mentioned before, in ancient times, demons cultivated by completing one cycle of tribulation.

In the words of Daoist patriarch Ge Hong, a calamity is called a tribulation of wood with one thunderbolt, a calamity of beasts with one death, a calamity of fish with one drought, and a calamity of insects with one fire. Twenty-one tribulations are called demons, and thirty-six tribulations are called demon ancestors.

Humans who cultivate can become immortals by passing through three calamities, six tribulations, and seventy-two lightning tribulations. The more tribulations they pass through, the stronger their supernatural powers become.

The seven celestial maidens, being goddesses, would often descend to the mortal realm to manifest in different forms and undergo tribulations. Perhaps it was fate that brought the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl together, leading to their marriage.

Therefore, the Weaver Girl at that time was not a celestial being, but merely a mortal.

If Little Yama is not mistaken, after the Weaver Girl gave birth to two children for the Cowherd, she was captured by the Jade Emperor. This capture may just be a metaphor; the truth is that the Weaver Girl's human form died.

The tribulations of immortals arise in response to karmic conditions, and cease when those conditions are exhausted.

When the Weaver Girl's destiny in this life came to an end, she naturally died. The real Weaver Girl, after completing the game, deleted her alternate accounts and returned to the Jade Pool to become a goddess.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden continued.

"The Magpie Bridge Fairy was a celestial bird that attained enlightenment in the Jade Pool. Because the Weaver Girl had taken good care of this celestial bird, the Magpie Bridge Fairy developed feelings for the Weaver Girl after attaining enlightenment."

“During one of the Weaver Girl’s tribulations, the Magpie Bridge Fairy used tricks to try and have a lifetime of love with the Weaver Girl’s incarnation.”

Little Yama couldn't help but interject.

"And then he was snatched away by a gigolo?"

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden nodded.

"Yes, the Magpie Bridge Fairy is too clever for her own good, wasting her efforts to make clothes for others."

Zhou Yan leaned closer and spoke to Lin Anru.

"The Cowherd truly lives up to his name, 'Cowherd.'"

He stole someone's beloved fiancée and even had two children with her... He's dead.

How so? (Refer to)

Zhou Yan had read a story on a bragging platform about a guy who went to pick up his crush and found several used condoms in her trash can.

Although this shouldn't be considered the case for gods who regularly use alternate accounts for tribulations, Zhou Yan felt that the Magpie Fairy's feelings of finally getting to see her goddess use an alternate account and being robbed by the Cowherd were similar to those of a simp seeing a condom in the trash can.

"And then?" *Sigh*

Little Yama was curious.

"Did the Cowherd really go to the Heavenly Palace to find the Weaver Girl?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden shook her head slightly.

"How could the Cowherd, a mere mortal, possibly ascend to the Heavenly Court to find his wife? Besides, his tribulation is merely a manifestation of fate; what does it have to do with him personally?"

Little Yama clicked his tongue.

"Why does this sound like something a scumbag or a gold digger would say?"

"I am puzzled," said the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

"Scumbag woman...scumbag man?"

Little Yama shook his head.

"Stop worrying about all that nonsense. What happened after the Magpie Bridge Fairy story?"

"The Magpie Bridge Fairy was still greedy and wanted to be intimate with the Weaver Girl. The Weaver Girl was kind-hearted and did not like the Magpie Bridge Fairy, but she did not want to hurt his feelings, so she said that she already had someone she loved."

As the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden spoke, she looked at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan took a step back.

"Don't tell me that the Weaver Girl's beloved is me!?"

"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden said with a faint smile."

"Dare the Weaver Girl?"

The gods in heaven would run away at the sight of Bai Ze, yet the Weaver Girl dared to call Bai Ze to block the Magpie Bridge Fairy; this was tantamount to putting the Magpie Bridge Fairy to death.

Zhou Yan didn't understand.

"Then why are you looking at me?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's expression softened, and her tone became much gentler.

"Because back then, we'd often hang out together, and you, being both cunning and funny, told me about the Weaver Girl. You said the Weaver Girl was kind-hearted but indecisive, and the Magpie Bridge Fairy was still scheming but lacked the courage. So you transformed into the Weaver Girl and went to tell the Magpie Bridge Fairy that the Weaver Girl actually liked Erlang Shen because Erlang Shen was handsome, strong, and possessed boundless magical power."

Little Yama, Lin'an is like seeing Zhou Yan at the same time.

Zhou Yan could sense that the way Little Yama and Lin Anru were looking at him was a little strange.

Zhou Yan quickly changed the subject.

"And then, the Magpie Bridge Fairy went to fight Yang Jian one-on-one?"

Zhou Yan seemed to remember that when he tricked Fox King Su Yinjun in his previous life, he also sought out Yang Jian. Did he have a grudge against Yang Jian?

Why did they choose Yang Jian as the person they were looking for?

"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden sighed."

"No, you ran up to me, saying you wanted to see the Magpie Bridge Fairy and Yang Jian have a fight. Who knew that after the Magpie Bridge Fairy found out that Yang Jian was the Weaver Girl's sweetheart, she actually descended to the mortal realm and told Yang Jian that the Weaver Girl was a good girl and that he should treat her well..."

Zhou Yan/Little Yan Jun/Lin'an Ru: "(?°?°?)"

"Afterwards, Bai Ze, you will pretend to be a friend of the Magpie Bridge Fairy and go up to her to ask why she said those things to Yang Jian."

"Bai Ze..."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's lips curled up, her smile quite obvious.

Do you know what the Magpie Bridge Fairy says?

Zhou Yan remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"If you love her, why do you have to possess her?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden praised.

“Yes, as expected of Bai Ze. The Magpie Bridge Fairy says that Erlang Shen is more suitable to marry the Weaver Girl than Erlang Shen. Erlang Shen can give the Weaver Girl more happiness, so he is willing to let go. However, if Erlang Shen dares to bully the Weaver Girl, he will also help the Weaver Girl.”

"Little Yama," Lin Anru shouted at the same time.

"Isn't this just being a simp?"

Zhou Yan reminded him.

"It's a licking bird."

After a pause, Zhou Yan asked in confusion.

"And then, this licking bird, the Magpie Bridge Fairy, well, it's dead?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden pointed to the ground beneath His feet.