The three realms were reshuffled, yin and yang were redefined, the Fox Girl achieved enlightenment...
The false spinning lanterns were like a wild pony without reins, galloping freely in Xu Qing's mind.
Xu Qing saw the image of the Celestial Emperor returning to the void under the conditions of the rise of demon influence and the decline of the Dao, and also saw the scene of the lunar eminence, with the Immortal Emperor stepping in, appearing like a moon across the sky.
Today's demon court Immortal Emperor was the widow he once encountered by chance near the Yin River.
Dreams are illogical, Xu Qing couldn't clearly recall the reason for his last minute defection to assist the Immortal Emperor in the pursuit of power, only remembering the large moon at the Yin River that night and the widow's high-pitched song by the grave.
He only remembered after the Immortal Emperor achieved dominance, she brought the above world's Celestial Emperor, even the Nine Radiance Officers, Twelve Yuan Spirits, and Twenty-Eight Lodges' supernatural deities' corpses as pledges, welcoming him to rule the heavenly palace.
At that time, she became the Immortal Emperor, and he became the Emperor's Consort.
And within the universe of the three realms, in all four corners of the earth, regardless of Immortal Buddha Holy Spirits or mortal demon ghosts, as long as a corpse was produced, it was sent by the 'Funeral Division' generals to Xu Qing's sleeping quarters for his amusement.
Without stepping outside the major or minor portals, he could collect all corpses from heaven and earth, as well as the universe; such beautiful dreams had indeed reached the heart demon's utmost fantasy.
Yet Xu Qing, within the dream, was not satisfied; mere corpses could no longer satisfy him now.
He wanted to manage all marriages and births within the three realms, also recruit Shennong Land and the Five Grains God, greatly develop agriculture, ensuring everyone was well-fed, and every family had twins.
To make Xu Qing utterly sink in, the Immortal Emperor could be said to comply with all requests.
But soon, when the heart demon saw the other side was indulged solely in matchmaking, planting, and ensuring life, while becoming increasingly indifferent towards her—the supreme beauty of three realms—the female Emperor finally couldn't sit still.
This day, Xu Qing ignored the allure of corpses like the Nine-Tailed Immortal Emperor, Moon Maiden, and even that of the female demon, stood alone outside the hall, holding a handful of seeds silently.
Only wearing a thin veil, the female Emperor walked out of the palace, staring at the seemingly desireless young man, unable to resist asking:
"You've already become the Lord of the Three Realms, what can't you obtain? Even if you desire the position of the Celestial Emperor, I can hand it over, why are you still not satisfied?"
The youth picked a grain seed, observing it carefully while responding with unrelated questions: "Do you think, now the mortals below really lack illness or disasters, have no quarrels, and are well-fed?"
The female Emperor laughed and said: "Of course! You are the husband of the Immortal Emperor, even I am yours, as long as it's something you wish to do, there's nothing you can't achieve."
Xu Qing suddenly lifted his head, staring unwaveringly at the female Emperor beside him, articulating word by word:
"Then why, over the years, have the three realms sent so many corpses? If the people live in peace and happiness, where do those millions, tens of millions of corpses come from?"
"..."
The female Emperor stayed silent for a moment, asking: "You like corpses, you want corpses, and you obtained them, isn't that a good thing?"
"It is a good thing, but I also hope the people below live peacefully and reach white-headed old age because apart from a Funeral Master, I am also a Family Guardian Immortal protecting countless families!"
Seeing Xu Qing was about to regain his senses, the female Emperor decisively altered the dream again, fulfilling his wish for countless households to live in peace and happiness.
However, at the next moment, the female Emperor heard the youth say:
"The people below surely live safely, yet the number of corpses I receive has decreased by thousands and millions fold, this doesn't align with my 'funeral division's expectation.'"
"Indeed, this isn't my life; I am the Funeral Shopkeeper, the Funeral Master of Underground Street. I still have a cat, two foxes; my two Nine-Tailed Foxes are more beautiful than you; your temperament is off, modeling too; you're a demon!"
"..."
As the supreme being of the three realms, the female Emperor showed anger for the first time; she, as the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, perhaps was accused of causing national peril or being a world-disturbing demon, yet never was accused of lacking beauty.
Xu Qing was the first!
"You claim to have seen someone more beautiful than I am, but I do not believe it!"
Seeing the Fox Girl before him about to overturn the dream scene, Xu Qing remained unhurriedly saying: "Otherwise, let's make a bet, if you lose in beauty, then I win, how about it?"
The Fox Girl knew Xu Qing was seeking out her heart demon but faced with her prideful appearance, she simply couldn't refuse.
If she refused, that would be the true heart demon.
Ignoring the sullen-faced Fox Girl, Xu Qing raised his hand to lightly brush the void; the next moment, Yizhen Daoist and Bai Qiuyu's appearance emerged in the dream.
In the mirror image, the Taoist nun's temperament was cold and dignified, yet her brows and eyes exuded unspeakable charm; that kind of gaze only showed when faced with the one she favored...
If the Nine-Tailed Fox had twelve parts of allure, then at least ten parts were in those eyes.
Bai Qiuyu was the same, her enticing fox eyes didn't need to express affection; just a frown or smile could surpass all on earth.
This scene was precisely when Xu Qing augmented Bai Qiuyu's Qingqiu legacy and agreed to bond and cultivate together; the expression she showed.
The fox of Qingqiu and Mt. Tu was made where affinity was concerned and destroyed where affinity was concerned.
In the dreamscape, seeing her kind find happiness, the female Emperor resembled a scruffy fox relying on scavenged rotten flesh in a dark crypt, suddenly seeing happiness that didn't belong to her, and was burned up in an instant.
Xu Qing suddenly added fuel to the fire saying: "When you were sent by the Goddess into the world to undergo trials, did you find anyone willing to bond with you and cultivate?"
"Silence!"
Furious and humiliated, the Fox Girl waved her sleeve to restart the dream, yet the next moment, the entire heavenly palace transformed spontaneously into a chessboard.