Chapter 372: The Barefoot Immortal Drunk and Troubled Ling Xiao, and the Story of Chang'e, the Moon Goddess, Being Scumbag in the Past (4600 words)
However, it is said that the Investiture of the Gods and the Golden Lotus of Merit were successfully refined together.

After that, the Buddhist attainment was settled, and the Chan teaching took the lead.

It allowed all the sentient beings in the ancient world, who had been waiting and watching, to see the true face of the great sect.

Yang Jian then asked the immortals of Jiejiao to cooperate in spreading the news that the two saints from the West had completely failed in their fight with the Heavenly Court for the List of Gods, and also publicized the deeds of the Patriarch who subdues demons.

The creatures in the ancient world no longer had any doubts about the fact that Heaven held the upper hand.

Under such circumstances, the Heavenly Palace became a place that countless Qi Refiners flocked to.

At this time, Yang Jian was in the Lingxiao Palace.

The Lingxiao Palace was paved with gold and jade, and snow shone through the windows. It was much more lively and brighter than before.

Apparently some renovations have taken place in the intervening time.

In the centre, there is a fairy dancing with lotus sleeves and fluttering feathered clothes, as delicate as a spring flower and as charming as the autumn moon.

It is to celebrate the phased progress made in the deification process.

The fairy looked at him frequently with seductive eyes and twisted her waist hard towards Yang Jian, hoping to gain the appreciation of this promising lord.

Even Yang Jian's position as the True Lord means nothing in the Heavenly Court.

After all, this person is the one who presides over the matter of conferring gods. If they can get his attention and get a little benefit from his presence, it will be enough to benefit them endlessly.

Today is a happy day in Heaven, and all the immortal officials who are free have come to the Lingxiao Palace.

Many people saw Yang Jian for the first time. They originally thought that Yang Jian could be in charge of the Conferred God Ceremony only because of his blood relationship with the Emperor of Heaven.

If they had an uncle who was the Emperor of Heaven, they would definitely do better than Yang Jian.

After discovering that Yang Jian was so young yet had such a powerful cultivation base, his expression changed and he gave up his original thoughts.

Because they know how difficult it is to practice cultivation, even if you eat the Nine-Turn Golden Pill as candy beans, you cannot get the Golden Immortal Fruit. The Golden Immortal Fruit is difficult to achieve without an extraordinary mind and opportunity. Don’t you see that the Emperor of Heaven’s sister Yao Ji is just an ordinary celestial being?

Taibai Star Lord pointed at the person leading the dance and said, "True Lord, the person leading the dance is Taiyin Star Lord. I heard that True Lord came to Lingxiao Palace today, so I came here specially to dance for you. I think I am attracted to you. Although Taiyin Star Lord's cultivation is the same as mine, both are in the realm of celestial immortals, but the Taiyin Moonlight that he has accumulated is huge. If we form a dual cultivation partner with him, True Lord's cultivation as a Daluo Jinxian will also be greatly improved, and the probability of achieving Hunyuan Dao Fruit can be increased by 60%."

"is it?"

"Of course, the Taiyin Star Lord has an incomparable appearance. Even the powerful beings in the Hunyuan realm are reluctant to leave Taiyin Star Lord."

Halfway through his words, Taibai Star Lord's expression suddenly became strange, and he motioned for Yang Jian to come closer to his ear.

Yang Jian was half-believing and half-doubting, and moved closer.

I only heard him say: "The Taiyin Star Lord is the spirit of the Taiyin Star, which is the incarnation of an innate spiritual object. The accumulated moonlight can allow people to reach the realm of quasi-saints. The Taiyin Star can also be regarded as a half-innate treasure. You may as well give it a try~"

"What are you talking about, my dear minister? I am also very interested. Why whisper to each other? Let's talk about it and let the other immortals have fun together."

Taibai Xingjun paused for a moment and said hastily, "This old minister discussed the difficulties of cultivation with you Zhenjun, but it is not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning~"

Yang Jian looked up.

Haotian was sitting on a high position, showing an interested look, and the deep meaning in his eyes made Yang Jian think.

Yang Jian's heart suddenly moved. Haotian was warning him, or perhaps~ reminding him!

why?
Yang Jian admitted that he was moved after hearing what Taibai Xingjun said.

Quasi-saint realm, innate treasure.

There is no one who would not be tempted in this vast world.

Just as Yang Jian was pondering Haotian's deep meaning.

Suddenly, he saw the Queen Mother sitting next to Haotian looking at him. He accidentally looked into her eyes, and the Queen Mother nodded and smiled.

Yang Jian instantly felt like he had grasped something.

He once again asked Taibai Star Lord about Taiyin Star Lord and asked him what his hobbies were.

Taibai Star Lord avoided the question, as if the words just now did not come from his mouth.

Yang Jian understood.

He achieved such great results in managing the Investiture of the Gods. Although his means were somewhat dishonorable, the results were extremely outstanding.

Even making the consequences of the behavior almost non-existent.

Originally, he was planning to wait for the two saints from the West to become furious and fight him to the death, so that he could instigate Nuwa and Tongtian to take action.

He can take this opportunity to stir up disputes and cause more immortals and gods to die.

For now, he only got the Golden Lotus of Merit, which did not satisfy Yang Jian.

But in the eyes of other immortals and gods, this move was already against the will of heaven.

That's why these fairies would frequently throw seductive glances at Yang Jian.

All the female fairies in heaven are under the jurisdiction of the Queen Mother.

So Taiyin Star Lord is the Queen Mother’s man.

The Queen Mother wanted to win him over, so she used the beauty trap?
Yang Jian was thoughtful.

Indeed, this beauty trap is very attractive, and no one would choose to miss the opportunity to become a quasi-saint, not even Yang Jian.

Just dance.

Many fairies came down to pour wine for the fairies.

According to the custom of past banquets in heaven, the Moon God would first pour wine for the Emperor of Heaven and the Queen Mother, and then for other important immortals.

But this time it was different. He walked straight to where Yang Jian was.

When she was about to arrive, her fairy sleeves fluttered, her jewelry jingled all over her body, her red lips were smiling, revealing several crystal teeth.

"Master, let me pour you some wine."

She bent down, and her slender waist seemed so thin that it could not be grasped with one hand.

Yang Jian felt that she was getting too close, and when she bent down, her forehead was almost brushing against the tip of his nose.

At this time, the two were very close to each other, and Yang Jian could clearly smell the orchid fragrance coming from her body.

"True Lord, please."

The beautiful woman brought the wine and looked at him intently, her eyes sparkling as if water could drip out of them.

Yang Jian did not refuse, he went straight over and drank it all in one gulp.

He asked, "Do you know my real name?"

Yang Jian shook his head.

"Chang'e~"

He whispered, his voice soft and gentle.

When Yang Jian heard this, his heart softened. He felt as if a pair of soft hands were scratching his heart, making him feel itchy and unbearable.

Chang'e was about to say something.

"Has the Star Lord forgotten me?"

A voice came from the side, and the voice sounded unclear.

Chang'e looked embarrassed, looking at Yang Jian as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. She took some lotus steps, then paused, her body stagnated, and then she walked again.

When he came to the immortal, he was instructed to pour wine.

It's okay to just pour the wine.

The man actually made an outrageous request and asked Chang'e to feed him wine.

Chang'e looked pale as she looked at Haotian and Queen Mother on the high platform.

But the platform was empty.

It turned out that the Queen Mother had just taken Haotian away for a short while, using the excuse that she had something important to discuss with him.

The rude immortal had a strange appearance and a pair of extremely large feet.

His face was flushed, as if he was drunk, and his words were frivolous, which made Chang'e tearful.

"Barefoot Immortal, Taiyin Star Lord is not an ordinary fairy, you~" Taibai Star Lord suddenly spoke, leaving his words halfway.

The barefoot immortal glared at him fiercely: "You old thing, how can you interfere with my actions? The Emperor of Heaven and the Queen Mother didn't say anything, but you jumped up first. Could it be that you have feelings for this Taiyin Star Lord?"

As he spoke, a powerful aura emanated from his body, and the light in the Lingxiao Palace dimmed in an instant.

Daluo Jinxian!

Taibai Star Lord's momentum suddenly weakened, and he swallowed the subsequent words without saying any more.

"Chang'e, I want you to feed me wine~"

The barefoot immortal pressed again.

The rest of the immortals were restrained by the power of the barefoot immortal and were unwilling to step forward.

Chang'e looked at Yang Jian, but Yang Jian was drinking by himself and ignored her.

Seeing this, Chang'e could only pick up the wine and offer it to the barefoot immortal.

The barefoot immortal drank it all in one gulp, and while drinking, he moved his lips and tongue restlessly across Chang'e's fingers.

Chang'e was so frightened that her hands loosened and the wine glass fell.

The barefoot immortal laughed proudly: "How pure she is, like the spring plum blossoms blooming in the snow. How pure she is, like the autumn chrysanthemum covered with frost. How quiet she is, like the pines growing in the empty valley. How beautiful she is, like the rosy clouds reflecting in the clear pond. Taiyin Zhenjun is truly the most beautiful woman in heaven."

As he spoke, he looked towards Yang Jian with a look of pride, his eyes seemed to be full of provocation: "You are indeed extraordinary and heroic. You can even let Chang'e pour wine for you first. But the heaven is judged by the level of cultivation. Among all the immortals, I am the number one immortal in the heaven. If you want to pour wine, it should be for the barefoot immortal~ As for the Conferred God List, if you are Haotian's nephew, hey~"

After saying this, the barefoot immortal slowly shook his head, three parts disdain and seven parts contempt.

Seeing his madness, Yang Jian shook his head and said nothing, drinking by himself, looking very happy.

He didn't reply, which made the barefoot immortal who had been talking so much feel a little embarrassed.

The atmosphere in Lingxiao Palace fell into an eerie silence.

No one dared to speak out and interrupt.

The barefoot immortal's feet were not red, but his eyes were red at this moment: "Yang Jian, I am talking to you, why don't you respond? Are you a fool who only relies on the protection of your elders? If so, then the Merit Golden Lotus must have been taken for you by Jiejiao! So that you can put more Jiejiao immortals on the list so that you can compete for the high position in the Heavenly Court!"

Yang Jian still ignored it.

The other immortals began to whisper, as if they were discussing whether Yang Jian was really a fool. After all, no normal immortal would tolerate such an insult. What's more, both Yang Jian and the barefoot immortal had achieved the status of golden immortals, so they should not have been able to escape like this.

"Yang Jian, are you scared?"

The barefoot immortal came over with his hands on his hips and stretched out his hand: "Yang Jian, your position as a true lord is far lower than mine. I am talking to you. According to the rules of heaven, you should bow and apologize, and take out the Conferred God List. Then I will not care about your impoliteness."

Yang Jian's expression turned cold, and he glanced at it: "The List of Gods? I dare to give it, but do you dare to take it?"

After saying this, he took out the List of Gods from his sleeve and placed it on the table in front of him.

"please."

The barefoot immortal's face suddenly froze and he looked around, hoping someone would come to rescue him.

He didn't dare to take it. If he did, the immortals of the Jiejiao would not be good people.

Let’s not talk about the distant ones for now, just looking at Yang Jian in front of him, the barefoot immortal has absolutely no intention of competing with him. After all, although he was not there when Yang Jian seized the List of Gods, he also heard that Yang Jian defeated Dizang in the fight, and the innate spiritual treasure in his hand was extremely powerful. Only the Jie Yin Saint took action to stop him and save Dizang’s life.

The barefoot immortal looked at Chang'e and saw her shaking her head imperceptibly.

"This Immortal has no interest in taking away other people's opportunities~"

After saying that, the barefoot immortal turned around and left, returned to his seat, picked up the nectar on the table, and poured it on his feet.

He casually stretched out a pair of big feet and said, "Chang'e, come and rub my feet."

It was as if he wanted to vent his anger on Chang'e.

Chang'e didn't want to.

"If I could say a few words to the Queen Mother, she would definitely marry you to me. I am just letting you get used to it first~"

The barefoot immortal said.

Taibai Xingjun looked reluctant, thinking of Yang Jian and said: "If you can help Taiyin Xingjun out of trouble, maybe you can win the heart of the beauty, and then the opportunity to become a quasi-saint will be in your pocket."

At this moment, Chang'e looked over again, her eyebrows were like smoke, and her eyes were like tears. Her expression showed sorrow, and her eyes were like a weak willow swaying in the wind.

Yang Jian just felt it was boring, it was just a good show directed and performed by himself.

Suddenly he thought that his performance would certainly not satisfy the Queen Mother. He didn't know why the Queen Mother wanted to win him over, but if he didn't accept it, there would definitely be some trouble later.

Even though the current beauty trap is crude, at least there is a beauty!
Thinking of this, Yang Jian made up his mind and prepared to make a slight move, pretending to take the bait.

He turned to look at Taibai Xingjun and said in a voice transmission: "What is the relationship between Chang'e and Houyi? If I take action, wouldn't it be like stealing the woman of the ancient witch?"

Taibai Xingjun shook his head and transmitted his voice, "The reason why the ancient great wizard Houyi shot down the Golden Crow in anger was not only because the ten suns scorched the heaven and earth and caused heavy casualties among the wizards, but it was also related to Taiyin Xingjun. At that time, the demons were powerful and the Golden Crow was at its peak, leaving Taiyin with no place to stay. The great wizard Houyi admired Taiyin, so he shot down the sun in anger with the help of Taiyin and Queen Mother of the West. Later, Taiyin asked Queen Mother of the West for the elixir of immortality, which allowed Houyi to enter Baiyujing and enjoy immortality."

Yang Jian nodded: "That's it? Forget it, I don't want to be known as someone who steals someone else's wife."

After all, "The Good Wife" is not a good name.

Cao Aman was therefore famous for thousands of years in later generations.

He, Yang Jian, is an upright immortal god and would never do such a thing.

Taibai Xingjun quickly drank up the wine on the table, and then transmitted his voice: "Wait a minute, True Lord. I just recalled it briefly. After all, I didn't say anything in ancient times. I heard this from other fellow Taoists. Let me continue."

"There are two rumors about what happened later. One is that Chang'e couldn't stand the hard life with Houyi, so she took the elixir of immortality while Houyi was out hunting and ascended to Baiyujing."

"The innate treasure has become a spirit, and it needs to take the elixir of immortality?"

Yang Jian asked via voice transmission.

"Don't worry, Master. The first one is just a rumor among the mortals. I was also a mortal before I started practicing, so the one I am most familiar with is naturally this rumor."

Taibai Xingjun said hurriedly: "As for the second one, it is related to the ancient great god Hebo. Hebo managed the water veins of the world and had little time to spare, so he left his wife alone to guard the empty cave. His wife was called Mi Fei, and she was extremely beautiful. At that time, Chang'e was high in the moon, and she had to control the moon to bring down rain for all living beings every day. Houyi wanted to do it but couldn't, so he had second thoughts. One day, he was bathing in the Yellow River and ran into Mi Fei.

It is said that sex attracts lust, and when the two met, it was like dry wood meeting a raging fire, and they indulged in sexual pleasure. Taiyin saw them, and she took back the elixir of immortality, causing Houyi to die of old age.

Yang Jian shook his head: "Does the Star Lord think I'm a three-year-old child? The Great Wizard who shot the sun has long had an incorruptible body and lived as long as the heaven and earth. How could he die of old age?"

Taibai Star Lord's face changed, and he whispered, "No one in the prehistoric world dares to talk about the truth. If someone hears it, it won't be good. This is why Taiyin Star Lord and Queen Mother of the West had a good relationship, but they turned against each other in the end. That's why Taiyin Star Lord entered the Heavenly Court and served as the God of the Heavenly Court."

"What's the matter?"

"The Lord of the Moon was originally a weak person, and he could only feel sorry for himself after being deceived. In the end, it was the Queen Mother of the West who stood up for the Lord of the Moon, pointed at a firefly and attracted a meteor from the sky, which struck Hou Yi to pieces."

Western Queen?
Yang Jian's heart moved.

He gained a lot from this conversation with Taibai Xingjun, but it took very little time, because the two of them communicated through their souls and could say thousands of words in an instant.

He decided to end this farce and just confirmed the matter of Chang'e and Houyi with Taibai Star Lord, just to avoid being branded as someone else's wife.

"Wait!"

Yang Jian suddenly spoke.

Chang'e looked over gratefully from a distance: "Thank you for your compassion, True Lord. The Barefoot Immortal is an old friend of Yuanshi Tianzun. He has long since cultivated an incorruptible body and will live as long as the heaven and earth. Chang'e does not want to implicate True Lord."

Barefoot Immortal: "Standing up for a beauty? This is Heaven, not Jiejiao. We must follow the rules of Heaven. I am the number one immortal in Heaven. How can you, a mere True Lord, be qualified to question me!"

Hey! He even used provocation.

Yang Jian was delighted.

If he hadn't received Haotian's hint, he might have thought that this was Chang'e's true feelings. Once this provocation was used, he would have had a hard time backing down.

After all, Yang Jian was in charge of the List of Conferred Gods, and there were many voices of dissatisfaction in the Heavenly Court. If he retreated, it would inevitably bring shame to the Emperor of Heaven and the Jiejiao.

Yang Jian waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

He spread out the Conferred God List and looked at the Barefoot Immortal: "You said you are the number one immortal in heaven?"

"That's right. The immortals present here can prove it."

The barefoot immortal nodded.

The immortals nearby were about to nod, but Yang Jian glanced at them coldly, and they froze their necks, not daring to move.

Yang Jian: "Why isn't your name on the Conferred God List?"

(The story of Hou Yi's cheating is not something I made up. It was mentioned in Qu Yuan's "Heavenly Questions". I added some artistic processing to it. Other than that, everything else is just made up.)
(End of this chapter)