Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

At dawn, the golden sun rises, and the warm golden sun shines into the valley, driving away the darkness. A drop of dew on the petals reflects the light, adding a bit of freshness and naturalness.

Deep in the valley, a long rope stretched across the stone walls on both sides. On the rope, the Moon Goddess was lying on her back with a slender figure. Her skin looked like jade under the shining golden light, and it seemed to be emitting a faint luster, adding three points of divinity to her, making her look ethereal and otherworldly.

After a long time, the Moon Goddess's long eyelashes trembled slightly. She opened her starry eyes, listened to the sound of even breathing, turned her head, and saw Ji Ren lying under a peach tree, sleeping soundly with a helpless look on his face.

She slept on the rope, definitely not to satisfy someone's special fetish, but because that person was too dangerous. For safety reasons, she distanced herself from that person in advance to avoid waking up the next day and falling into that person's arms with an innocent expression on his face.

Just looking at Ji Ren sleeping, a touch of tenderness appeared in the Moon Goddess' eyes. There is no season in the secret realm, and she and Ji Ren are immortals and gods. They cannot feel the passage of time, so she doesn't know how many years it has been since Ji Ren came in. Probably ten years. She has known Ji Ren for hundreds of years, but this is the first time she has been alone with Ji Ren for so long.

It lasted so long that she felt it would always be like this, which was pretty good.

Just as this thought came to her mind, a blush appeared on the Moon Goddess's jade face. What was she thinking? He already had Qingyu, and he had called her uncle-master. But when this thought came to her mind, a voice in her heart told her that those were all worldly matters. Now Qiao Qingyu and Cai Nian were no longer master and disciple, let alone her, his cheap uncle?

The most important thing in life is to be happy.

You are Chang'e and he is Houyi, it is destined by heaven.

The Moon Goddess shook her head violently, forcibly suppressing these thoughts, then floated down from the rope, looked at the scorching sun in the sky, sat cross-legged, with her five hearts facing upwards, and began to absorb the brilliance of the scorching sun.

She had lived in Guanghan Palace for a long time. This time when she entered the secret realm, she absorbed a large amount of Taiyin essence. Although her cultivation level improved rapidly, it was also too much. She needed to absorb some sun power to harmonize yin and yang.

This is also the reason why she sleeps at night. She is not suitable to absorb the essence of Taiyin now, so she just sleeps.

While the Moon Goddess was practicing, Ji Ren also opened his eyes, stretched, and looked at the scorching sun rising in the sky. He sighed in his heart that the test in this secret realm really had double standards. When he was alone, the sky and the earth were dark, without even a little light, but here, there were both the sun and the moon.

Tilting his head and looking at the Moon Goddess sitting next to him, Ji Ren's mouth corners slightly raised. Sometimes, he also felt that such days were pretty good.

A paradise on earth, a place to escape from the world.

Don't work when the sun rises, and rest when the sun sets.

The retirement life he dreamed of in his previous life.

But in his previous life, he never dared to dream that when he retired, there would be a beauty like the Moon Goddess to accompany him.

But that's life.

After surviving this great calamity of the Conferred Gods and solving the mystery of the Dharmadhatu, Ji Ren felt that this was the kind of retirement life he should live.

Of course, with a group of beautiful women.

Ji Ren raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes full of anticipation, then he stood up and started to make breakfast.

There are no other living creatures in this valley except him and the Moon Goddess, so there is no meat to eat, but there are many fruits and vegetables in this valley that can satisfy Ji Ren's cravings.

When I got everything ready and was about to show my skills, a voice suddenly came from outside.

"Master Erlang, you are so leisurely. You stole my Zhenwu Soap Carving Flag, and you can still cook in the valley so freely. I really envy you."

Ji Ren's expression suddenly changed, he turned around abruptly, two cold rays shot out of his eyes, and he saw a man in black at the entrance of the valley. His aura was obscure and almost undetectable, and what was even more shocking was that he had no facial features.

The Moon Goddess, who was meditating, noticed the enemy and stood up, looking at the man with a defensive look on her face.

"Are you the owner of the Zhenwu Soap Carved Flag?" Ji Ren said to the man in black.

"That's right, so Master Erlang wants to return the items to their original owners now?" The man in black looked at Ji Ren and said.

“Of course, but if we want to meet, it’s better for me to come in person instead of just sending an insignificant clone.” Ji Ren said, looking at the man in black.

The black-clothed man's breath was pitifully weak, and under the Heavenly Eye, it was completely unconcealed and was just a strand of black hair.

Just an incarnation.

Also because it is an external incarnation, it can directly control the appearance of the body.

The reason why he created such a faceless clone is because he knows that my divine eye is powerful and they dare not come. That means this person's appearance is no secret in the Three Realms, and he may even know me.

"If I could come, I'm afraid you would have to kneel down to talk to me now. You're talking so much nonsense to me because you don't want to return the Zhenwu Soap Carving Flag, right? In that case, it's not impossible, as long as you agree to one condition..." The man in black looked at Ji Ren and said slowly, but before he finished speaking, Ji Ren waved his hand and threw the Zhenwu Soap Carving Flag in front of the man in black, saying, "No need, the Zhenwu Soap Carving Flag is right here. A gentleman does not take away what others like. If you want to take it, you can take it now."

Seeing Ji Ren's clean and unhesitating movements, the man in black was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Ji Ren to be so decisive. He said, "The Zhenwu Soap Carving Flag has unparalleled defense. How could you be so willing to give it up?"

"A gentleman loves treasures but gets them in a proper way." Ji Ren chuckled. The Zhenwu soap carved flag is very good, but to Ji Ren, it is not indispensable.

It’s not impossible for the man in black to take it back.

However, Ji Ren can conclude that this guy will not take it back, and the right to speak in the negotiations will be in his hands.

The man in black wrinkled his face when he heard Ji Ren's words, and sneered for a while: "You are afraid that I will hurt the girl next to you. I didn't expect that the third-generation chief of the Chan Sect, the Emperor of Tianting Dongyin, would still be obsessed with love when he was about to die. It's laughable."

"Yes, I am still obsessed with love at this time, which is laughable, but what does this have to do with you? You have already got the Zhenwu Soap Carved Flag. If so, why don't you leave? Is it because you can't leave, or are you afraid to leave?" Ji Ren said with a smile looking at the man in black.

"If I want to leave, there are places I can go. I just feel sorry for you. Do you really think you can rest easy by hiding in this valley? In this secret realm, there are two images of the God of War. Both are chaotic gods and demons that have existed since the beginning of the world. They possess infinite power, and the tests of the two images are connected. This valley will not exist for long. By then, the so-called third-generation chiefs of the Chan Sect will not be able to escape the fate of being reduced to ashes." said the man in black.

"Oh, then let me die. Even if we can't share the same bed in life, we can be buried together in death, and that's also love. I will die without regrets if I can die with Qingyue." Ji Ren said sincerely.

The Moon Goddess remained silent and didn't want to speak.

The man in black fell into a deafening silence.

What is this guy talking about?

"Sir, why don't you say anything? And why don't you leave?" Ji Ren looked at the man in black and smiled, "Are you afraid? Are you afraid that if I die, you won't be able to pass the test of the secret realm? Or, without the Zhenwu Soap Carving Flag, the aura of this secret realm will soon be unconcealed, and it will attract outsiders to watch, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and even Hou Tu Niangniang, so you are afraid!"

Ji Ren's voice was gentle, but at this moment it was as sharp as a knife stabbing into the man in black.

"What do I have to fear? I want to leave, and no one can stop me. But if an outsider enters, the secret realm will be broken. Not only will you be in danger of death, but you are also destined to have nothing and will never be able to obtain the Dharma." The man in black said disdainfully.

"It's okay, I don't care." Ji Ren said casually.

The man in black didn't know what to say when he heard this. He just sensed Ji Ren with his mind. After a while, he took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"It's simple. Tell me everything about this secret place. Why did you come in? Who are you?"

Seeing the man in black surrender, Ji Ren was not surprised at all. If someone came in now, the Dharma images here probably would have nothing to do with them. Ji Ren could accept this. His coming here was an accident in itself. If I get it, I am lucky, if I lose it, it is my fate. Ji Ren was very open-minded.

But the man in black probably can't let it go. He spent a lot of effort to discover this secret realm, and even used the Zhenwu Soap Carved Flag to cover up its aura. In this situation, he has paid too much and the sunk cost is too high, so he absolutely does not want outsiders to come in now and ruin his plan.

At this point, Ji Ren has an innate advantage.

Of course, even if I lose my life, it would be best to get it, so Ji Ren now urgently needs some information, and I am afraid that only these people in front of him can give it.