Chapter 1 - Just Became the Purple-Clothed Celestial Master, and a Thousand-Year-Old Fox Spirit Wants to Share My Bridal Chamber!
Chapter 1: Just Became the Purple-Clothed Celestial Master, and a Thousand-Year-Old Fox Spirit Wants to Share My Bridal Chamber!
The weather had already become scorching hot in the early summer at Dragon Tiger Mountain. The entire peak seemed unusually lazy. In the main hall of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, an extremely handsome young Taoist priest straightened his dishevelled Daoist robe. At the same time, he waved to a young girl who was about to descend the mountain.
“Welcome, young benefactor, to visit next time. If you come three times, you can get a free reward. You can even get a 30% discount if you’re a college student.”
The girl turned back and looked at the young Taoist resentfully. She walked a bit unsteadily.
“Got it!” The young Taoist nodded in satisfaction.
He watched the girl leave. Then, he sat down on the meditation cushion in front of the ancestral statue, opened a recently popular paranormal forum and said, “Haunted at Jiangbei University, female students in the dormitory collectively died, urgently seeking a skilled expert to help! Reward: 2 million!”
“Blue Moon Resort, fifty-four female students have disappeared collectively! Begging for an explanation!”
“Abandoned residential building hears the cries of women every night! Is it a loss of humanity or the work of demons?”
Just as the Taoist priest was about to light a cigarette and carefully investigate what was causing the screams, whoosh! Large wild ginseng, along with a wild kunba with two legs, each measuring at least a dozen centimetres, and some colourful patterns, suddenly appeared in front of him. It looked like it was from a tiger.
The Taoist’s face showed no surprise. Instead, he seemed rather helpless and asked, “Miss Fox Spirit, why do you have to go through all this trouble?”
The young Taoist’s name was Zhang Beixuan. He was a time traveller. Three years ago, he time-travelled and became a Taoist at Dragon Tiger Mountain. He was also the only direct disciple of the Celestial Master. After three years of understanding, he knew that this was a place highly similar to Earth, with the only difference being that there were more legends of monsters and demons after the turmoil caused by the invasion of Fusang a hundred years ago. Especially in the past few months, there have been frequent supernatural occurrences online. Either someone’s granddaughter went to the wrong tomb and was corrected by her great-grandfather, or a yellow-skinned fellow blocked the road to ask for a title.
Initially, for Zhang Beixuan, all of this was just stories.
However! Just a week ago, the old Celestial Master passed away. Before his death, the old Celestial Master told Zhang Beixuan that he would have a bridal chamber with a thousand-year-old fox spirit seven days later.
Still in bewilderment, Zhang Beixuan had a dream that night. He dreamt of a snow-white fox with six tails, gazing at him affectionately, calling him her husband. She told him that after seven days of mourning for the old Celestial Master, she would consummate their marriage.
Initially, Zhang Beixuan thought he had struck gold. He had heard stories about young men living alone in the deep mountains, being seduced by beautiful fox spirits.
They would say, “Young master is not an ordinary man. He will surely become prosperous. I am willing to serve him every night and repay his kindness.”
Wasn’t that what was happening to him? He had become the Celestial Master at a young age, and now a fox spirit was coming to him. He almost asked her when she planned to “repay his kindness.” But then, the fox spirit’s words left him dumbfounded. She said she couldn’t transform into a human and only consummate their marriage in her fox form.
At that moment, he was scared awake. He had initially thought it was just a dream! However, the next morning, he received a gift and a marriage letter. The gift was a 300-year-old wild ginseng, good for the kidneys. The marriage letter stated that her name was Tushan Xue, a thousand-year-old fox spirit who had a karmic connection with Zhang Beixuan from three lifetimes ago. Now that she was about to ascend, she came to fulfil her vow.
Zhang Beixuan was shocked. How could she steal lines from Bai Suzhen from a thousand years ago?
His ancestors hadn’t even shown up yet!
It sounded absurd, but the reality was even stranger. Since then, Zhang Beixuan received a dowry every day. Sometimes it was a male turtle, and other times it was a female turtle. It was surprisingly effective. He had nosebleeds several times from all the excellent food he received. This made Zhang Beixuan realise that there were supernatural beings in this world!
He could tell that the fox spirit had deep feelings for him and didn’t seem like she wanted to harm him. Otherwise, she could have forced herself on him instead of sending daily gifts. Those ginseng roots alone were worth millions. He wasn’t a heartless person or opposed to the opposite sex.
But seriously, big sister, you’re a fox!
He wasn’t like his third brother, who had strange inclinations. As the seventh day approached, Zhang Beixuan didn’t know what to do. He thought, “Oh well, she’s a vixen, at least female.”
He resigned himself to the situation. He figured he’d just save energy and endure whatever was coming.
However, at that very moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Zhang Beixuan’s mind.
“Detecting that the host is in a dilemma, the Daoist Prosperity System is activating. Binding in progress… Please wait. Ding! Daoist Celestial Master System successfully bound!”
As Zhang Beixuan listened to the voice in his mind, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. After three long years, he had finally broken through this bizarre situation.
“System!” He exclaimed, his voice trembling with excitement. “What can you do?”
The system’s voice responded again, explaining its purpose, “Currently, the Daoist tradition is dwindling, and the Tian Shi Sect has been single-handedly passed down for a century to ensure its prosperity.”
“This system can assist the host in expanding the sect. Each wedding or disciple recruitment will grant you cultivation rewards.”
“To ensure the host’s prosperity, you can trigger system tasks, eliminate sinister entities to earn points, and claim system rewards.”
Hearing the system’s explanation, Zhang Beixuan’s expression turned strange.
So, you’re saying all this “prosperity” leads to me still having to go through with the wedding? Damn system! What use are you?
“Alert! Since this is the host’s first time binding the system, you are rewarded with a special bonus option.”
“Option 1: Politely decline the thousand-year vixen in person and choose to self-castrate, indicating that you absolutely refuse the wedding. Rewards: [The Most Ruthless Celestial Master Plaque] and [Thousand-Year Vixen Essence Blood].”
“Option 2: Escape right now and never return to the mountain, with a reward of [Innate Pure Yang! Maintain your vitality without depletion, and cultivate at a rate of a thousand miles per day].”
“Option 3: Who cares about fox spirits, snake spirits, or female ghosts? If I don’t enter hell, who will? Rewards: [Savior of All Beings Title], [Hundred-Year Cultivation], [Golden Light Mantra at Max Level], [Celestial Master Daoist Robe].”
Zhang Beixuan: “…”
What are these three options? Do they think I’m some kind of passionate person?
Zhang Beixuan sneered and took a deep breath. He pointed his finger to the third option!
Don’t get it wrong. He just wants to help save all beings, nothing more.
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