Returning home in glory, Xu Xian led his entourage back to his hometown.
As it happened!
In the upper story of a teahouse in Kaifeng City, in the Great Song.
The White Lady was staying at an inn, leisurely cultivating immortality.
A gentle breeze swept in, the window opened, and Guanyin Bodhisattva descended into the room.
"Ah, Lady Guanyin! Have you come to enlighten me?"
The White Lady immediately rose and knelt on the floor.
In truth, ever since Xu Hanlin had gained the Heavenly Court, he had traveled all over it before finally settling in Empress Nuwa's Moon Palace.
The love of a lifetime-seeing others enjoy a perfect karmic union, free from the troubles of the Realm of Form, had left her restless and distressed.
If, on this visit to the mortal world, she could overcome the trial of desire and practice dual cultivation with Xu Xian...
She believed that from then on, there would be no more suffering.
"Ah, White Snake, your Tribulation Transcendence in the mortal world concerns the great war between the Buddhist Order and the Heavenly Court. Do your best!"
"However, on the Loess Plateau, there is a place called Tianshui!"
"There is a place there called the Thunder Pool!"
"A man named Fahai will emerge from it. He is a lay disciple of Tathagata, and he shares quite a substantial karmic connection with your Black Tortoise!"
"What? How could he have anything to do with our Black Tortoise?"
The White Lady frowned at those words. Had someone already set their sights on her just because she had come to the mortal world for Tribulation Transcendence?
And such a formidable opponent, too-a disciple of Tathagata?
"What was his name again?"
Still dazed, the White Lady could not help asking.
"Thunder Fahai!"
"I'll go see what