I'm In Heaven, I Just Want To Work Overtime

Chapter 45: Cleaning the Pool of Marriage Fate

"Nowadays, the hearts of people in the mortal realm are corrupted, and promiscuity runs rampant. The once dignified and sacred institution of marriage has become worthless!"

The Matchmaker sighed and pointed with his right hand, revealing many clay figurines in the chaotic Pool of Marriage Fate.

These clay figurines had actually tied their own red threads onto the red strings of other people's marriages.

This is considered adultery.

The Matchmaker took out a pair of golden scissors and casually cut off the red thread of a third party, thus saving a marriage.

"Is it the Heavenly God's intention for me to remove these red threads that interfere with other people's marriages?" Xia Yi asked.

"Cutting off the red threads is the duty of the Matchmaker. How can we let others do it? If His Majesty finds out, there will undoubtedly be charges of neglect of duty."

The Matchmaker shook his head and continued, "Do you see the faint pink mist in the Pool of Marriage Fate?"

Xia Yi looked carefully and noticed a faint pink mist surrounding the clay figurines. Some areas were denser, while others were lighter.

"This pink aura is called the aura of worldly desires. It represents the seven emotions and six desires of living beings. Once a person's desires rise, they will go to great lengths to interfere in other people's marriages to satisfy their own desires. However, they often end up reaping what they sow. Look..."

The Matchmaker pointed to a nearby scene where one clay figurine was connected to another, but one of the figurines had extended another red thread, entwining it between the red threads of the other two clay figurines.

In the end, all these red threads broke and disappeared.

The Matchmaker took out a purple-gold gourd and said, "This is the Red Dust Gourd. Like the golden scissors and the marriage fate string, it is a Law Weapon of the Heavenly Dao. It can absorb the aura of worldly desires in the chaotic Pool of Marriage Fate.

This aura of worldly desires amplifies the seven emotions and six desires in the hearts of living beings. Only immortals are unaffected. I am going to Xuan Du Heaven to listen to a lecture, so I would like you to help me clean the aura of worldly desires in the Pool of Marriage Fate."

"Don't worry, Heavenly God. I will do my best," Xia Yi replied, taking the Red Dust Gourd.

"The chaotic Pool of Marriage Fate was created by the Dao Ancestor. Even a Golden Immortal would be confused if they entered it. Only with the marriage fate golden thread can one enter."

After saying that, the Matchmaker took out a golden thread. One end was wrapped around a pillar near the Pool of Marriage Fate, while the other end was wrapped around Xia Yi's pinky finger.

Strangely, after tying it, the golden thread disappeared.

Xia Yi hooked his pinky finger and could feel the presence of the golden thread.

"The aura of worldly desires in the world is endless. You just need to clean the areas where the aura is dense," the Matchmaker reminded.

Xia Yi nodded and then jumped into the chaotic Pool of Marriage Fate.

The Pool of Marriage Fate was like a vast starry sky, as it carried the fate of living beings from the Three Realms.

Clay figurines floated within it.

Some red strings of the clay figurines swayed slowly and gradually entangled with each other, representing long-lasting affection or childhood sweethearts.

Some red strings entangled with a gentle touch, representing love at first sight or passionate love.

There was also a type called a heaven-sent marriage, where some clay figurines were born with their destined partners already entwined by the red strings of fate. This was a predestined marriage.

There were also cases of lovers from past lives or marriages spanning ten lifetimes.

Xia Yi took out the Red Dust Gourd, recited an incantation, and immediately felt a suction force. The surrounding aura of worldly desires was drawn into the gourd.

After working for a while, he inevitably became tainted by some aura of worldly desires.

Suddenly, his desires began to rise, especially his desire for love. Images of Bai Miao'er, Chang'e, the Jade Rabbit Fairy, and even Dong Shuangcheng's face flashed through his mind.

But in an instant, all these images were cut off.

Xia Yi had used his magical power to sever these desires.

The body is a Bodhi tree, and the mind is like a clear mirror stand.

Always diligently wipe it clean, and do not let dust settle.

The immortal transcends the heavenly tribulation, breaks free from the cycle of reincarnation, and can easily cut off the emotions that arise within oneself, maintaining a pure heart.

Of course, reaching the state of being completely unaffected by worldly matters is extremely difficult.

After all, even if one is a Saint, they are still tainted by the word "human".

Xia Yi suddenly felt a movement in his heart, and a cloud of light appeared above his head, with several strands of black energy crisscrossing within it, which then transformed into several Great Demon gods, namely Zhujiu Yin, Shebishu, and others.

These demon gods greedily sucked in the pink mist, and with each inhalation, their bodies grew stronger and their power increased.

"These red dust energies represent the seven emotions and six desires of living beings, which are attachments. They happen to be perfect nourishment for these evil corpses that have been severed!" Xia Yi felt delighted.

These evil corpses generally only have the strength of a second heavenly tribulation, equivalent to an elite Heavenly Soldier in the Heavenly Court.

Originally, he was still worried about how to enhance the strength of the evil corpses, but now it seemed that the problem had become much simpler.

After an unknown amount of time, the speed at which the ancestral witches absorbed the red dust energy noticeably slowed down. Their bellies became round and they felt a sense of being full.

Their strength also greatly increased, reaching the level of a third heavenly tribulation, equivalent to the power of the original Ancestral Dragon and Ancestral Phoenix.

There were also six other ancestral witch incarnations, guarding the Witch Clan in the Honghuang Small World, so their strength could not be enhanced.

The Chaos Marriage Pool was very vast, and it took Xia Yi more than ten days to finally figure out some of the rules here.

Even immortals who have passed through the third heavenly tribulation would manifest in this marriage pool.

These immortal puppets were slightly larger than ordinary puppets and were located in the central area.

There was basically no red dust energy here.

Xia Yi even saw the puppets of Dong Shuangcheng, Yutu, Bai Miaor, and others.

Among them, Bai Miaor's puppet was the most special, flying around with half a rope.

Occasionally, when encountering puppets in the same situation, the red rope would entangle them, causing thunder to stir and fire to ignite, creating a dewy love affair.

Yutu and Dong Shuangcheng, on the other hand, did not have any red ropes.

After all, one had resided in the Guanghan Palace for a long time and had rarely seen any mortals for tens of thousands of years.

The other served the Queen Mother of the West, and could not have any worldly desires. If they were moved, there were heavenly rules and laws to deal with them.

The Heavenly Court attached great importance to the matter of immortals violating the rules of love affairs. Even if it was one's own sister or daughter who made a mistake, they would not hesitate to take action and enforce the laws of the Heavenly Court.

"Why not tie a red rope for Dong Shuangcheng and make him violate the heavenly rules!" Xia Yi had a thought in his mind.

But if he did so, he would definitely be discovered by the Matchmaker, which would alert the enemy.

So he had to temporarily put it aside.

After more than a month passed, a lot of the red dust energy in the Chaos Marriage Pool had been cleared, and the situation of puppets randomly connecting with each other had greatly reduced.

So Xia Yi activated the invisible golden thread in his hand.

After sensing the direction, he accelerated his flight.

Soon, he left the Marriage Pool.

"Young man, you've worked hard this time!" The Matchmaker had already returned from Xuan Du Heaven.

"It's my duty!"

"With your cultivation and potential, it would be a pity to become a god in the Heavenly Court. Why not become a Scattered Immortal instead? You won't be bound by anything, and when you find a fairy you like, just let me know, and I'll make sure to make the connection!" The Matchmaker said with a wink.

(End of this chapter)