Chapter Fifteen: The Girl in the Clouds

  The Eastern Sea, one of the four great oceans of the Primordial Chaos, vast and boundless, with no end in sight.

  Mountains rise high into the clouds, looking down and leaving, only to see at one moment a vast expanse of emerald green waves rising thousands of feet, and at another moment a profound stillness that is difficult to fathom. White mist rises swirling, flying birds flap their wings and soar, fish occasionally leap out of the water's surface, playing without end. And then there are those strange beasts that jump into the air, entering the water with abandon, utterly carefree.

  Shen Gong Bao saw this and was also bewildered, furrowing his brow, thinking to himself: "But I don't know where that treasure land is!"

  At this time, a soft cry came from the rear: "Wu Nadao Ren, where are you going?", and then heard a silver bell-like laughter and playful voice from the side, it can be seen that two women were playing.

  A gentle and sweet melody echoed through the air, saying: "You two sisters must not be presumptuous and unreasonable!"

  "Yes, sister!" The other two replied with a smile.

  Shen Gong's leopard parted the clouds and mist, revealing three stunning beauties standing on the cloud bank, each with their own unique charm, all of them possessing unparalleled beauty.

  The first one was the same person who had been laughing just now, but seeing her in a green long dress, she looked lovely and lively, clever and charming, lovable, and next to her was someone wearing a pink dress, with bright eyes and a smooth forehead, gentle and clever, also revealing a bit of playfulness, not different from the previous person.

  At this time, Shen Gongbao shifted his gaze to the last person, and his expression was stunned. He felt that there was only one woman left in his eyes. She had a cloud-like hairdo, misty temples, delicate eyebrows, bright eyes, red lips, white teeth, jade fingers, slender arms, a narrow waist, and snowy skin. Her beauty was beyond compare.

  The lady is elegant and beautiful, noble and refined, like a peony in the garden, proudly blooming, also like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, quietly and elegantly beyond worldly vulgarity. Unconsciously, Shen Gongbao softly murmured: "The demeanor of Ban Ji continuing history, the manner of Xie Ting chanting snow!"

  "Hehe, sister, look at this guy who's been enchanted by you to the point of being stupid!" At this time, the green-clothed girl stretched out her slender fingers like scallions and pointed at Shen Gongbao with a charming smile.

  Startled awake by the laughter, Shen Gongbao suddenly realized that he had been staring at the beauty in a rather abrupt manner. He hastily stepped forward and bowed his head, saying: "I am Shen Gongbao, at your service, Third Princess!"

  Three people are so beautiful, and there is a bird on each of their shoulders, which are the Azure Luan, Hong'e Bird, and Huafeng Bird. Shengong Bao suddenly realized that the three people in front of him were the famous Qianjiao Sanxiao from the later Fengshen Great War. The green-clothed woman ranked the lowest, named Bi Xiang, is now a Golden Immortal at the initial stage, holding a small pair of scissors in her hand, which is likely to be the acquired spiritual treasure Jin Jiao Jian, cutting off anyone she meets with one snip; the pink-clothed woman ranked second, named Qiong Xiang, is now a Golden Immortal at the middle stage, using an unnamed flying sword, but also extremely powerful, and ordinary people can have their heads cut off by one sword. The last purple-clothed woman is Yun Xiang, the leader of Sanxiao, who is now a Golden Immortal at the later stage, using the pre-heavenly spiritual treasure Hunyuan Jin Dou, which was famous in the world for its might, and in the Jiuyou Huanghe Array, it showed off its extraordinary power, making the cultivation of millions of years of Tianjiao's immortals become nothing.

  But Yun Xiao had just been rudely stared at by Shen Gongbao, and was not very pleased. However, being naturally gentle, he didn't say anything, and could only knit his brows slightly, thinking to himself: "This Taoist has a thieving gaze, how annoying!"

  Xun heard that Shen Gong Bao spoke to introduce him, and Yun Xiao bowed his head and said: "The three immortals of the Three Teachings Island, San Xiao, have seen Shen Dao friend!"

  At this time, Shen Gong Bao had been a member of the Yan Jiao for only a few decades, and San Xiao didn't know that he was from the Yan Jiao sect. However, now he is no longer a member of the Yan Jiao sect.

  "Hey, you rascal, how dare you be so rude to my sister! Have you seen the golden scissors in my hand? Can you answer me?" Bixiao suddenly said with a pout.

  Shen Gong Bao heard this and suddenly felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to his back, cold sweat dripping down. "What kind of joke is this? Not to mention that I'm only at the Taiyi Xuanxian realm right now, but even my body's magical treasures are just an ordinary flying sword - as for the convenient weapon of later generations, the Lei Gong whip, there's no sign of it!"

  He said that Leigong whip, Shengong leopard guessed that he might have been driven down the mountain by Yuanshi Tianzun too early, so he didn't give himself a magic treasure. Unfortunately, he had to come to the East China Sea to find that divine weapon, but unexpectedly encountered Sanxiao here, and now fighting with Bixiao, it's simply asking for trouble.

  "Sir Gao said hastily with a flattering smile: 'Please don't be offended, sir!'"

  The three of them saw Shengong Bao's awkward appearance and couldn't help but burst out laughing, instantly the three of them were like blooming flowers, competing with each other in their beauty, and Shengong Bao was once again lost.

  "Hehe" Seeing this, Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao couldn't help but laugh with their sleeves fluttering, Yun Xiao also lightly covered her red lips, laughing continuously, thinking to herself: "This Taoist is silly yet lovable."

  Yun Xiao made a bow and said: "My sister is straightforward and quick-witted, but actually has a soft heart. She's been spoiled by Master Tongtian, so she jokes around with fellow Taoists. I hope you won't take it to heart!"

  Upon hearing this, Sheng Gong Bao touched his forehead with a awkward expression and muttered to himself, "How embarrassing! I didn't expect that even I, Dao Ye, would be so lacking in self-control!"

  But then I thought, the three Sheng are not ordinary women of the mortal world, their extraordinary temperament is enough to fascinate thousands. If they were to go to the mortal world and casually show off their appearance, say a few words, they would absolutely be top-level movie star material, what pure and lovely ladies, songstresses and actresses would all have to step aside.

  Shen Gong said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. But I don't know where the Third Princess of the Heavenly Palace has gone?"

  "We will wait for Master Tongtian at Biyou Palace and then head back to Sanxian Island." Yun Xiao said calmly.

  "Biyu Palace?" Shengong's heart skipped a beat, "I don't know if the Tongtian Sect Master has ordered his disciples to seal off the mountain gate and sing praises of Huangting, forbidding them from stepping into the red dust?"

  At this point, Shen Gongbao said: "The three fairy maidens have joined the saint's sect, what a wonderful blessing! If I, a poor Daoist, had the opportunity to enter the saint's realm and listen to his teachings, it would be a great fortune for me in three lifetimes!"

  Bixiao's heart was straightforward and her words were quick, upon hearing this, she lightly laughed and said: "What's so difficult about that? Next time when Tongtian Master opens the altar to lecture on the Tao, fellow daoists can go together!"

  Listening to Bi Xiao's words, Shen Gong Bao suddenly understood. He thought that Tong Tian had not yet given the order to seal the mountain, otherwise Bi Xiao would not have said so. Shen Gong Bao looked at San Xiao Niang Niang again and was also worried. If he hadn't seen San Xiao's beauty, Shen Gong Bao would have followed his original plan and let Zhao Gong Ming and San Xiao go up to the divine list together. But now, he had changed his mind, especially after seeing Yun Xiao's elegant and refined demeanor, which made Shen Gong Bao's quiet heart tremble with emotion.

  It's an indescribable feeling, perhaps this is what they mean by love at first sight.

  "How presumptuous I am!" said Shen Gong, nodding his head. "Next time the Tongtian Shengren lectures on the Tao, may I accompany the three fairy maidens?"

  Yun Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Master Tongtian has a heart that can accommodate all things. Next time, fellow Taoist, you can go together without filtering!" Then, seeing the darkening sky, he said, "The sky is already late, we shouldn't linger for long. Let's part ways here. If you have leisure time, come to Sanxian Island and sit for a while."

  Shen Gong Bao listened and was reluctant to part, but he also knew that he had just met the three of them. If he followed them with a thick face, it would only cause dislike. Since there's still plenty of time in the future, there's no need to rush for now. He bowed his head and said: "I will definitely visit you again someday, so I'll bid farewell to the three fairy ladies for now."

  Bixiao and Qiongxiao laughed and said goodbye to Shengong Bao, calling out the Huaweng bird and the Hongtu bird to leave with them. The cloud-like sky slightly nodded its head in farewell, also summoning the Qingluan, which sat on top of it. Only the sound of the Qingluan's clear and crisp cry was heard as it quickly chased after the two who had gone before, leaving behind a beautiful silhouette for Shengong Bao.

  Standing for a long time, waiting for Yun Xiao and others to disappear from his line of sight, Shen Gong Bao finally shook his head, determined the direction, and drove the cloud away. The affairs of love and affection can be left for another day, currently the most important thing is to find a suitable treasure, otherwise in this world where the treasure is rampant, it's difficult to take a single step.

  What Shengong Bao really yearned for was Guang Chengzi's Fan Tian Yin. There is a saying that "no matter how high your cultivation is, you still fear the kitchen knife; no matter how good your cultivation is, you can be knocked down by a brick!"

  Ban Tian Yin is indeed the first brick of Hong Huang, and it's a great thing to have someone behind his back. Unfortunately, this wish cannot be fulfilled.

  "Hmm, maybe one day Nezha's brick can be brought over to play with, but I don't know how powerful it is?" thought Shen Gongbao as he flew.

  Poor Nezha is still unborn and has already been remembered by Shen Gongbao, it's really tragic.

  "Where is it after all?" Shen Gongbao stopped on a reef, puzzled and worried. He had been patrolling the East Sea for many days, but still hadn't discovered the famous treasure of later generations.

  I think all of you fellow Taoists are also looking for the treasure that Shi Gongbao is after, right? Indeed, he is searching for Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang.

  In ancient times, the vast land was plagued by monsters and floods. Yu the Great received a heavenly mandate to open mountains and control the waters of the world. This Golden-Hooped Rod was forged during Yu's water-controlling days as a tool to measure the depth of the waters. Initially, it was just an ordinary iron rod, but after Yu completed his task, Heaven bestowed its great power upon it.

  Yu the Great finished controlling the flood and placed it in the East China Sea, but he didn't know what to do with it. However, the Golden Hoop Rod had a stabilizing effect on the sea. Later, it was found by the Dragon King of the East China Sea and became the object that stabilized the sea, known as the Dinghai Shen Zhen (Stabilizer of the Sea Needle).

  But today the heavenly court has not yet completed its seal, and the four seas have not yet surrendered to the heavenly court. At present, the dragon clan within the four seas is still infighting, so it's likely that no one has discovered this strange treasure yet.

  With a furrowed brow for a moment, Shengong Bao rose again into the clouds, carefully sensing the vast ocean below, to search for his beloved Golden Hoop Rod.

  The CET-4 is finally over, Qingfeng decisively told the proctor that he'll be back next time, and gave a hug to all the brothers who didn't pass, what a tragedy...