Bai Qiuran, the "Lustful" Man

A group of the Divine Army responsible for guarding the Eastern Lands had surrounded the Fortress of the Shibi Corpse Kingdom for an entire afternoon.

Bai Qiuran entered the rebel stronghold after the encirclement was completed in the morning. Not long after, an explosion, suspected to be caused by a conflict, occurred near the stronghold. No one knew what happened inside. The explosion was brief, and after the smoke and dust dissipated, silence returned to the area.

Only when the Three-Legged Crow sank into the Return Ruins and the Moon God Wang Shu appeared in the sky in her chariot did the Divine Army see their commander Bai Qiuran, slowly emerge from within.

He appeared unharmed; not a speck of dust clung to his more decorative than practical silver armor.

Upon seeing him emerge, the Divine General quickly went to greet him and asked, "General, how is the rebel army?"

"The rebel Chief Shibi Corpse, was stubborn and unrepentant; he has already been executed by me."

Bai Qiuran replied with his hands behind his back, "As for the remaining descendants of the Giant Kingdom, Rainbow Kingdom, and Shibi Corpse Kingdom, seeing their fearless appearance, I sent them all to see their Chief."

Uh... this.

A group of Heavenly Gods seemed hesitant. Finally, one of the Divine General gritted his teeth and said, "General, words alone are not enough..."

Bai Qiuran moved his hands from behind his back to the front, Divine General saw that he was holding a white cloth, the lower half of which was wrapped in blood. Bai Qiuran opened the white cloth, and inside was a huge, red-faced head with dog ears and green snakes wrapped around them. It was the head of the Heavenly Gods Shibi Corpse.

"Have you seen my receipt?"

Bai Qiuran looked coldly at the Heavenly Gods and asked.

The divine Divine General, sweating profusely, stammered, "General, your might is unparalleled; I was being presumptuous."

"Let's call it a day; there's nothing more to see inside."

Bai Qiuran instructed, "The stronghold has been destroyed, and all the rebels have been dealt with. Take this head to the heavens and present it to His Majesty. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to rest first."

"Respectfully seeing off the Commander-in-Chief."

Several Heavenly Gods caught the head of Shibi Corpse that Bai Qiuran threw to them and respectfully addressed him.

Leaving behind his nominal subordinates, Bai Qiuran sped back to his Divine Palace. After dismissing several alien maids who wanted to serve him as he bathed and went to bed, Bai Qiuran returned to his room alone, released a barrier of True Qi, and then took out a painting from his Storage Bag.

The painting depicts High Mountains and Flowing Water in a freehand style, but hidden in the mountains is a wooden stronghold, where one can vaguely see people bustling about.

"We've collected them, but where are we going to put them...?"

Looking at the Painting, Bai Qiuran pondered.

"So you don't have any ideas?"

Wisdom Immortal chimed in with a sarcastic remark, "You looked so confident; I thought you were prepared all along."

"I originally wanted to put them underground and create a space for them to live in temporarily, but after thinking about it, I felt that was not a good idea."

Bai Qiuran replied, "Although Earth Mother has long since passed away, there's no guarantee that there aren't any Heavenly Gods in Heavenly Court who have inherited her Dao Lineage and are able to monitor the underground."

"How about this, you let them stay in this picture temporarily. The energy and space inside can probably last for a few more months. After a few months, with your talent, I should be able to teach you how to create Nested Space."

Wisdom Immortal suggested.

"Nested Space? Is that like your Cave Abode, where one trial is nested within another, with several spaces coexisting within a larger space?"

Bai Qiuran asked.

"That's right, to be honest, it's very difficult. Even in the era of Earth Immortal, besides a few deceased geniuses, only I was left who could use this kind of Arts. But I believe in your talent."

Wisdom Immortal smiled and said, "So let's not delay, I'll continue to pass on the Dharma to you today, listen carefully--"

Bai Qiuran followed Wisdom Immortal and studied in seclusion for several days. His Spatial Arts also improved rapidly, progressing at a speed that Wisdom Immortal could not even imagine.

However, a few days later, the results of Bai Qiuran's suppression of the rebellion came down. Upon seeing the head of the rebel leader, the Heavenly Gods Shibi Corpse, the Heavenly Emperor was overjoyed and immediately sent people to bestow a large number of rewards upon Bai Qiuran.

Bai Qiuran had no use for the gold and silver, so he distributed them all to the Divine Army under his command who had participated in the last rebellion suppression. People are bound to be grateful for what they have received, and in the long run, even if Bai Qiuran occasionally violated the rules, he believed that his underlings would not gossip about it.

However, in addition to these things, the Heavenly Emperor also sent a group of people.

"These are the most beautiful women selected from various Human Race Settlement in recent years."

The blue-faced Heavenly Gods being in charge of delivering the decree pointed to the group of women kneeling outside the main hall and said, "The Heavenly Emperor says that since you, Supreme God, are still unmarried, he wants to find you a goddess of equal social standing. However, you are in your prime and inevitably feel lonely. These beauties are bestowed upon you; you may take them as wives or concubines, or keep them as playthings, as you wish."

Bai Qiuran glanced at the women outside the hall. Most of the Heavenly Gods had strange and unusual appearances, unlike human forms. However, because the head of the Heavenly Gods Eastern Emperor Taiyi, was completely Human Race, the Heavenly Gods also considered Human Race appearances to be beautiful.

They protected Human Race partly as gods of the Heavenly Palace, ruling over all things, and partly as livestock, keeping Human Race as playthings when beautiful women and handsome men appeared among them.

The women kneeling outside the temple are probably the most beautiful women in each Settlement, selected from among the best in a hundred or even a thousand. Some of them may even be preparing for marriage, but without exception, once selected, they will be taken to heaven by the Heavenly Gods.

Inside the Heavenly Palace, they would be "carved" by special Heavenly Gods to make them even more beautiful, and then, like objects, they would be added to the Heavenly Court's "beauty" inventory, becoming rewards for the Heavenly Emperor to distribute to other Heavenly Gods.

"I'm not interested in them at all..."

Bai Qiuran raised an eyebrow.

Upon hearing this, the blue-faced Heavenly Gods immediately bowed his head and said, "Your subordinate is willing to share your burdens and solve your problems."

Bai Qiuran glanced at him, then at the female Human Race outside. Even in his smallest form, this blue-faced Heavenly Gods was still over three meters tall. Compared to the petite Human Race outside, the difference was even greater than that between a little girl and a strange uncle.

If you hand these women over to him, they'll probably be ruined by him in no time.

"Fine, I'll take these women. I'll use them sometime."

Bai Qiuran coughed.

Please thank His Majesty for his generous gift.

"Definitely, definitely."

The blue-faced Heavenly Gods looked disappointed, then took his leave and walked out of the hall.

He arrived at the foot of the mountain, where another blue-faced Heavenly Gods was waiting for him. Upon seeing him, the deity hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"

"He didn't take the money, but he did accept the beautiful woman. It seems he was just pretending to be reserved, rather than having ulterior motives."

The Heavenly Gods scoffed and replied, "He might pretend to be aloof, but he'll probably still be tempted to take advantage of those women behind their backs."

"Then we can go back and report to His Majesty, and tell him not to worry."

Another Heavenly Gods laughed, "He doesn't care about money, but he's swayed by beauty. Our Eastern Divine Might Marshal seems to be nothing special."