The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 210 - 156 Moon God Wang Shu

Li Qingming had been in the Primordial World for quite some time but had never seen such a beautiful woman. She wore a moon-white gown, her hair elegantly styled in an Inviting Moon Flower Bun upon her head, and her feet clad in Cloud Patterned Guihua Shoes. Her attire, a hundred-fold immortal robe, fluttered with her long sleeves. Her face was as white as jade, her eyebrows curved like new moons, and her thin lips pale as cherries. She exuded an aura that seemed to keep others at bay, with a freshness and purity, holy and noble.

"Oh! Haha! I am Qingmingzi, coming from the inland of Primordial Land. Originally out of curiosity, I didn’t expect to disturb Fellow Daoist’s meditation. Truly, it is my fault!" Li Qingming did not harbor any lustful thoughts, though he was somewhat moved. However, the lady before him, with her energy of Taiyin so concentrated, had an aura not much weaker than that of a Saint. How could this not startle Li Qingming?

The lady slightly furrowed her brows as if bearing immense sorrow, which was heartbreaking and worrisome to behold.

"Primordial inland? What place is that?" the lady’s voice was ethereal, yet full of confusion.

"Lady, who are you? So beautiful! Lady, have you been living here all along?" Xin Zihan had no such amorous thoughts. She felt a strong sensation of closeness due to the dense Taiyin Qi emanating from the beautiful lady before her.

"Hm?" The lady’s beautiful eyes slightly drooped as she looked at Xin Zihan, her eyes brightening: "’Thunderbolt Rabbit’? No, not right! Little sister, why are your ears black? Oh, and those black circles around your eyes, so cute!"

Li Qingming, left hanging on the side, felt annoyed and thought, "Such a beautiful girl, yet so naive. What a pity!"

"Lady, you haven’t answered Zihan’s question yet!" Xin Zihan wrinkled her little nose, her voice tender: "Lady, who are you? Have you always lived on this Taiyin Star?"

The lady nodded slightly and said, "Little sister, my name is Wang Shu. Since I can remember, I have been living in the Guanghan Palace. Except for those Thunderbolt Rabbits, on most days, only the two Moon Rabbits under Moon Lake keep me company. A few days ago, even those two little Moon Rabbits fell into a deep sleep. There is also a powerful Array on this Taiyin Star, which with my current strength, I can’t break. I have been so lonely for billions of years!"

"Ga? Billions of years. What is going on!" Li Qingming was dumbfounded and tongue-tied. Billions of years! How many years have passed since the two crows on Sun Star were born? At most two to three hundred million years. However, Wang Shu had claimed to have spent tens of billions of years on this Taiyin Star. Could it be that, at the time Pan Gu God perished and transformed Primordial Land, Wang Shu had already awakened spiritual intelligence and transformed?

Li Qingming felt utterly bewildered.

"How pitiful, big sister. To guard such a desolate place alone for tens of billions of years, it must have been very lonely?" Xin Zihan bit her finger, her little face full of sympathy.

"Hehe, it’s actually nothing. I’ve gotten used to it over the years!" Wang Shu smiled slightly, and the surroundings seemed to brighten.

"Wang Shu Fellow Daoist, this time I have already broken the Star Sealing Spirit Array. If Fellow Daoist wishes to see the outside world, you need not worry about this seal anymore!" Seeing that the two had talked enough, Li Qingming cupped his hands and said: "My curiosity is satisfied, I have seen and asked all I want. Farewell now! Zihan, let’s go!"

After speaking, Li Qingming turned to leave. Speaking of which, this guy was also quite crafty, intending to leave as showing a desire but not committing. Not to mention this Taiyin Star was beneficial for Xin Zihan to restore her Taiyin Qi, even towards Wang Shu herself, Li Qingming was full of curiosity. How could he bear to leave?

Sure enough, before they had gone far, Wang Shu spoke: "Wait, Qingmingzi Fellow Daoist. Could you perhaps tell me about the outside world?"

Li Qingming stopped in his tracks, staring intently at Wang Shu for a moment before nodding and saying: "Since that is so, I shall indulge Fellow Daoist with a talk!"

Wang Shu’s smile brightened, and she said: "Please, little sister and Fellow Daoist come to the Guanghan Palace for a chat!"

The two nodded slightly and followed Wang Shu, flying over Moon Lake and drifting towards the palace gate of Guanghan Palace.

Having stood far earlier, Li Qingming could only vaguely see the outline of the palace carved with dragons and phoenixes through the dense clouds. Now that they were closer, he realized that what should have been a palace made of jade was in fact carved entirely from Xuanyin Ice Crystal. Furthermore, the insides were hollowed out, and some of the extracted ice crystals were used as decorations. The entire palace shimmered with a crystal radiance, like a vast ocean, flickering in and out of sight, dreamlike and fantastical.

Seeing Li Qingming remaining composed, only occasionally showing some astonishment initially, Wang Shu couldn’t help but praise him internally. When she first awoke in the palace, she had been genuinely shocked.

"Fellow Daoist, what do you think of this Guanghan Palace? This entire palace is forged from the essence of Taiyin Qi, the Xuanyin Ice Crystals. Moreover, it’s protected by a Circulation Qi Formation. I wonder how it compares to the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands of Primordial inland?" Wang Shu asked with a slightly mischievous smile. ƒreewebɳovel.com

A trace of a smile appeared in Li Qingming’s eyes as he gazed at Guanghan Palace for a long while before saying: "Such a place, blessed with the spirit of Heaven and Earth, even a Cave Heaven Blessed Land pales in comparison. Fellow Daoist indeed has good fortune!"

Wang Shu smiled happily and said, "If that’s the case, Fellow Daoist, please come inside with me and have a good look around. Wang Shu has never left the Taiyin Star, so you must tell me all about the new happenings in the Primordial Continent!"

Xin Zihan swayed Li Qingming’s sleeves and coquettishly said, "Yes, Master! Zihan also wants to listen!"

Hearing Wang Shu and Xin Zihan’s words, Li Qingming smiled and nodded in response, "It should indeed be so. Although there are beautiful sights on the Taiyin Star, it’s somewhat deserted. It can’t compare to the bustling excitement of the Primordial Continent. Since Fellow Daoist is interested, I will spare no detail and tell all!"

Entering the vast Guanghan Palace, they experienced a whole new sensation.

The inside of the palace was distinctly different from the outside, arranged in a subtle and elegant manner, unlike the extreme luxury apparent from the outside. Cups and lamps carved from Xuanyin Ice Crystals, although seemingly rudimentary, exuded an air of quiet elegance. It seems that Wang Shu is quite a delightful person.

After about the time it takes to drink tea, the three of them arrived at the main hall. A table carved from ice crystal, on top of which sat a Jade Bottle and a plate of delicate pastries. A Moon Laurel Flower was placed in the jade vase, blooming beautifully. A slight fragrance wafted from the flower, entering the nostrils and refreshing the mind like a bucket of clear spring water poured over one’s head.

Seeing the exquisite pastries, Li Qingming’s eyes lit up, and he asked pointing at them, "Fellow Daoist, what is this?"

"Hehe, I spend my days in this palace either cultivating or playing with those two Moon Rabbits, with nothing much else to do. When I have free time, I take flowers from the Moon Laurel Tree and water from Moon Lake to make these Moon Palace Cakes. It’s a bit simple, I’m afraid!" Wang Shu handed a piece of Moon Palace Cake to Xin Zihan, speaking lightly.

Li Qingming, sitting by the lamp decor, unceremoniously took a piece and bit into it, feeling the soft and fragrant pastry dissolve in his mouth. There was also a chilling Taiyin Qi that made its way straight to his heart and lungs through his throat. The indescribable sense of refreshment made Li Qingming unable to stop, so he remarked, "Fellow Daoist sure knows how to enjoy life!"

Wang Shu just smiled lightly without saying anything.

"Master, please, tell us about the things inside the Primordial Inland now!" Xin Zihan licked her fingers and waited, her big eyes staring intently at Li Qingming.

Li Qingming pondered for a while and then said, "Fellow Daoist, do you know about the creation of Heaven? Do you know about the Pan Gu God?"

Wang Shu looked at Li Qingming in confusion, not understanding what he was talking about.

"Indeed!" Li Qingming sighed inwardly and said, "This world is called Pangu World! In the early days of Primordial Chaos, Chaos was undivided. Within the Primordial World, there were three thousand Chaotic Demon Gods, this..."

Li Qingming started explaining right from the creation by Pan Gu, slowly detailing some events that occurred in the Primordial Land during the thirteen Primordial Meetings to Wang Shu. It wasn’t that Li Qingming couldn’t use his Divine Skills to directly transmit this knowledge to them. Rather, he didn’t want to and didn’t wish to do it that way. He truly enjoyed this tranquil life! Telling stories daily, admiring beautiful women, and teasing Xin Zihan were enjoyable to him.

Over hundreds of years, Li Qingming never felt life so fulfilling. Furthermore, during these years, the relationship between Li Qingming and Wang Shu heated up quickly. Wang Shu, being a cultivation naïve with emotional ignorance despite her cultivation reaching the Saint Realm, knew nothing about worldly affairs. How could she not fall for Li Qingming’s deliberate flaunting and flattering?

According to Wang Shu herself, she had always lived in Guanghan Palace since awakening, and her cultivation had always been at the Saint Realm. However, her memories before awakening were completely blank, attempting to remember was futile. It was as though she just appeared in this world out of nowhere.

Li Qingming had also secretly calculated Wang Shu’s origins, but almost suffered backlash from the Great Dao. He had to rest for many years to recover. This matter was indefinitely shelved thereafter.

Throughout these hundreds of years, although there was no substantial physical contact, their emotions were incredibly deep. Sometimes, Li Qingming even doubted whether the thousands of years he lived before were a waste, never thinking of finding a Daoist couple for himself. Although he had some feelings for Houtu, he always felt it was sibling-like. That was until he met this absolute beauty, Moon God Wang Shu!

After another hundred years, when Li Qingming and Wang Shu were happily talking and laughing inside the Guanghan Palace, a tumultuous wave suddenly erupted from Moon Lake outside.

Barefoot, Xin Zihan ran into the palace somewhat panically, exclaiming, "Master, Master, it’s terrible! For some unknown reason, Moon Lake has suddenly started churning violently. Even many of the fish in the lake have died!"

Li Qingming and Wang Shu looked at each other, and appeared by the shore of Moon Lake as quick as lightning.

At that moment, Moon Lake was drastically changed! (To be continued. If you like this work, please head to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)