[It is hardly surprising that Fahai could become an immortal or an Arhat, considering he spent centuries in grueling cultivation.]
[Xu Shilin was guaranteed a fast-track to immortality, which is also fair enough.]
[Doge head] But it really makes no sense at all for Bai Suzhen, Xu Xian, and Xiaoqing to achieve Dao and become immortals.
Given everything those three pulled, it was pure mercy on Fahai's part that he didn't send them straight to Nirvana and only sentenced Bai Suzhen to life imprisonment.
[Eating melon] Perhaps Fahai had no way to report directly to the higher-ups; otherwise, with all the offenses those few committed, they would have been blasted to ashes by divine thunder on the spot."
"According to the lore, the White Snake possessed immortal-grade combat power, but she still had karmic ties left to resolve, not to mention her identity as the mother of the Wenqu Star. Xu Xian also had profound karmic fortune—he was some sort of virtuous person across multiple lifetimes, or else how could he have become the father of the Wenqu Star? As for Xiaoqing, there's no point even talking about her; let's just assume she rode on the coattails of others and ascended."
"So you see, when it comes to romance, don't be too rigid about species boundaries. Look, our grassroots hero went straight and became an immortal."
Chapter 463