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Chapter 1520 Someone Wants to Steal the Bride! (Please Subscribe!)
Hua Shier was preparing to leave this world, but there was one more thing to do before that: to improve his own strength.

Before he came to this world, he had just subdued Princess Iron Fan in the Banana Cave of Cuiyun Mountain when the system issued a series of warnings. This was clearly because he had disrupted the Journey to the West calamity, stirred up heavenly secrets, and attracted the attention of a powerful figure. That person was undoubtedly one of the key figures in the eastward transmission of Buddhism.

Although he has successfully merged with the original body and refined three strands of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi, thus improving his strength, he is probably no match for such an existence now.

If he were to return like this, even though he was a deity appointed by the Heavenly Court, his methods were inferior to others, and he would likely face some criticism. If the other party asked him to leave the Iron Fan and return the Banana Leaf Fan, would he do it or not?

Hua Shier decided to take the initiative and immediately took out a 'Skill Level Upgrade Card'.

He had drawn three of these cards after acquiring the system, and treasured them immensely, never having been willing to use them.

Now that he has inherited the strength of the sixth level of the original "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique" and the techniques of the last three levels, everything is ready, and it is time to use this treasure.

Thinking of this, Hua Shier casually opened a teleportation portal and stepped out, arriving in Tokyo, Japan. Well, Tokyo again.

His breakthrough this time obviously requires a lot of spiritual energy. In this Dharma-ending Age where spiritual energy is scarce, if Hua Shier were to break through in the Qinling Mountains, it might cause some unexpected consequences.

But it's different in Japan.

On the Japanese side, no consequences were within Hua Shier's consideration, because the worse the consequences, the happier he would be.

Tokyo's natural energy is actually no less than that of ordinary auspicious places. Back then, Tokugawa Ieyasu and the monk Tenkai designed a "super-large barrier array" with the Sumida River in the east, Tokyo Bay in the south, the Tokaido in the west, and Nikko Mountain in the north, the four gods corresponding to each other. Therefore, Tokyo is also known as the "City of the Sea Dragon". It is a city that has been transformed by "humans taking away the energy"!
This kind of place is perfect for Hua Twelve to make a breakthrough.

The best place in Tokyo according to feng shui is, of course, the Imperial Palace. Hua Shier made a hand seal and instantly entered a state of invisibility. In the blink of an eye, he was already above the Imperial Palace.

"System, use a skill level upgrade card!"

The next instant, the upgrade card disappeared, and the profound skill Six Revolutions that Hua Twelve obtained from Yang Jian's original body began to operate rapidly within his body.

Yang Jian's cultivation, which had remained stagnant for a thousand years from the Investiture of the Gods until the fourth year of the Yongguang era of the Han Dynasty, finally began to loosen.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth near Tokyo rapidly converged on the Imperial Palace from all directions, forming a spiritual hurricane.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, the sudden hurricane threw everything into chaos. Fortunately, it was nighttime; if it had been daytime, who knows how many casualties this hurricane would have caused.

These spiritual energies formed a whirlwind around Hua Shier, swirling around him like a tornado, then getting smaller and smaller until they were all absorbed by Hua Shier's body, constantly challenging the millennium-old shackles on his cultivation level.

The broken patterns on the shackles were increasing, but the next moment Hua Shier frowned slightly, as the surrounding spiritual energy was still decreasing.

But it doesn't matter. He took another step and disappeared above the Imperial Palace. Looking down at the Imperial Palace, it looked as if it had been ravaged by a Category 16 storm, a complete mess.

In the blink of an eye, Hua Twelve appeared in Kyoto, 400 kilometers away from Tokyo.

The feng shui in Kyoto is also excellent; the Japanese call it "the best feng shui place in the world."

While there's a lot of boasting involved, in terms of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it is indeed richer compared to other parts of Japan.

However, just a few breaths later, all the spiritual energy within a hundred miles was absorbed by Hua Shier.

Hua Shier disappeared again, and the next moment he appeared on Mount Koya.

The monk Kukai once founded the Shingon sect here, making it a place with relatively abundant spiritual energy compared to other places in this world.

The spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles, and even the spiritual energy of the earth's veins and mountains, was completely absorbed by Hua Shier.

Next is Mount Fuji, known as Japan's number one "dragon's lair".

Mount Fuji gathers the earth's yang energy, which Hua Shier continuously transforms into spiritual energy suitable for his use, to temper his physical body and break through shackles.

After Hua Shier sensed the spiritual energy weakening, he left without hesitation and opened a portal to Jerusalem.

After he left Japan, cracks appeared in the ground of many cities on the island of Fusang.

The magma inside Mount Fuji has also become active.

Jerusalem is the holy city of the West. King Solomon built the First Temple here to house the Ark of the Covenant. Jesus preached, suffered, resurrected, and ascended to heaven here. The Last Supper and other key events all took place here.

Therefore, this place is also a place with excellent feng shui.

Hua Shier concealed his form and frantically absorbed the spiritual energy from the West. Many profound law runes began to appear on his body. When these law runes merged into his body, the thousand-year shackles that had troubled Erlang Zhenjun finally shattered.

At this moment, Hua Shier was enveloped in golden light, and his profound skill directly entered the seventh level.

At this moment, dark clouds began to gather in the sky, showing a tendency to form a calamity cloud.

The next instant, lightning bolts as thick as buckets struck down like they were free, and Hua Twelve flashed back and forth within a radius of ten thousand miles, with the tribulation lightning chasing after him!

Well, although Hua Shier couldn't dodge a single bolt of lightning, which struck him and helped temper his divine body, the skyscrapers and urban communities below him were all reduced to ruins.

Hua Shier was astonished: "This is too brutal! How many wicked things must they have done!"

After sixty-three bolts of lightning struck in succession, the tribulation clouds in the sky finally dispersed, leaving behind a scene on earth that resembled the end of the world.

Hua Shier didn't care about all that. These things had nothing to do with him. Otherwise, he would have been struck by lightning and nothing would have happened to him. A person should be upright and honest!

Standing invisible in the void, feeling the surging magical power within his body and his incredibly powerful physical form, he raised his right hand and clenched his fist with all his might. In an instant, the void around his fist shattered and vanished in a flash.

The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique consists of nine revolutions, each revolution bringing a tremendous boost to the practitioner.

One transformation is enough to become an Earth Immortal, two transformations are enough to become a Celestial Immortal, and three transformations are enough to become a True Immortal.

The fourth stage leads to becoming a Mysterious Immortal; the fifth stage leads to becoming a Golden Immortal; and the sixth stage leads to becoming a Grand Golden Immortal.

The seventh level corresponds to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and the eighth level corresponds to the Quasi-Saint realm. In fact, the Quasi-Saint is also a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, a powerful being who has touched the laws of the Great Dao.

Nine cycles to unravel the laws of power, prove the Dao with power, and achieve the realm of a Great Dao Saint!

Hua Shier merged with Erlang Shen's true form, reaching the sixth level of cultivation, making him a Taiyi Golden Immortal, just like Sun Wukong.

Having now achieved the seventh level of profound skill, he has already reached the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

In the 'Journey to the West World', no saints appear. Apart from a few powerful figures at the Quasi-Saint level, the only other notable figures are the Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Hua Shier, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, follows the path of proving the Dao through strength, allowing him to fight monsters of higher levels. He is not afraid of even ordinary Quasi-Saints, so he is now fully confident in facing the crises in the 'Journey to the West World'.

He unleashed his divine sense. In a mythical world like the prehistoric era or Journey to the West, the divine sense of a Great Luo Golden Immortal might only cover a radius of ten thousand miles. But in this modern urban world, it instantly covered the entire globe.

Through his divine sense, Hua Shier saw that the volcano had erupted, the Wailing Wall had collapsed on the land of Jerusalem, and his family in Donglin City was still sleeping peacefully. Ah, what a beautiful night! Praise be to Erlang Shen!
Summoning system, leave the mission world.

The next moment, the familiar darkness descended, and in an instant, Hua Twelve appeared in the Banana Cave of the Journey to the West world, with Princess Iron Fan standing in front of him.

At this moment, Hua Shier also sensed the reason for the system warning: a vast and ethereal divine consciousness enveloped the entire Cuiyun Mountain!
Hua Shier smiled. Sure enough, this upgrade made a difference. Although that divine sense was vast and ethereal, in his view, although it was stronger than him, it was not overwhelming. His strength lay in his physical body. So, if they really fought, it was uncertain who would win.

He pretended not to know anything at the moment and took Princess Iron Fan's hand:

"Iron Fan, come back to Guanjiang Estuary with me now. Three days from now will be an auspicious day for us to get married!"

Iron Fan blushed and nodded slightly: "I still need to inform Master!"

Hua Shier smiled and nodded: "That's only right!"

But at that moment, a voice as loud as a great bell, accompanied by chanting, rang out as if it had its own sound effects:
"I object to this marriage!"

The sound was so loud that the Banana Cave shook three times, and dust and ash fell from the cave ceiling. The earth shook violently, which was quite frightening.

Looking again at the maids and boys inside and outside the cave, they were all slumped on the ground, their faces deathly pale.
Hua Twelve immediately objected, grabbed Iron Fan's hand, rushed out of the Banana Cave, and shouted to the sky:
"What are you saying? Iron Fan and I are a perfect match, a match made in heaven. Who gives you, a monster, the right to object?"

A lucky cloud in the sky swayed for a moment, and suddenly I felt a little stunned. After the lucky cloud stabilized, it actually landed directly towards the Banana Cave on Cuiyun Mountain.

As the auspicious clouds descended, a plump, always smiling, fat monk appeared.

He wore a golden robe, had large Buddhist beads around his neck, and his ears reached his shoulders. His face was like a full moon, and his smiling eyes were narrowed into slits. He looked harmless and kind.

"This humble monk is not a demon; Erlang Zhenjun has misunderstood."

The fat monk put his hands together, smiled, and spoke in a gentle voice that made it hard to stay angry.

Hua Shier certainly recognized who this was: the Buddha of the Western Paradise, the Buddha of the East, the Future Buddha, Maitreya Buddha.

He remained expressionless and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.
"So it was the Buddha from the East. I just found true love and someone is already objecting. I thought it was some monster trying to mess with me."

These words were spoken in a way that was neither too harsh nor too mild, subtly pointing out the other person's meddling without being impolite.

Maitreya Buddha's smile remained unchanged, as if he hadn't noticed the barb in Hua Twelve's words:

"This humble monk has been impetuous; please forgive me, True Lord. However, it seems somewhat inappropriate for True Lord to marry Princess Iron Fan."

Hua Shier raised an eyebrow and tightened his grip on the iron fan: "Is there something wrong?"

"My Lord, please do not be hasty, and let this humble monk explain."

Maitreya Buddha said unhurriedly:

"In her previous life, Princess Iron Fan was the ancestor of the Wind Department of the Heavenly Court. Hundreds of years ago, she was banished to reincarnation for arguing with the Queen Mother while drunk, and was reborn as a princess in the Kingdom of Kucha. Because she had sworn brotherhood with the Holy Ancestor Zi Yuanjun in her previous life, she was taken in by the Holy Ancestor Zi Yuanjun and cultivated herself into her present form."

Hua Shier didn't respond, waiting for him to continue.

Maitreya Buddha paused for a moment, but his smile remained:
"This humble monk objected because of the karmic debt that Iron Fan incurred in her previous life, and her marriage was already preordained. This humble monk happened to know about this matter and was just passing by when I heard the True Lord's words in the heavens. That is why I dared to speak out. Please forgive me, True Lord."

He spoke politely, but his meaning was clear: the iron fan had an owner!
Hua Shier sneered inwardly after hearing this. In the original story, the Bull Demon King ran rampant in Xiniu Hezhou and was known as the Demon King. He could act so recklessly in Buddhist territory without any consequences, and his son could even become a disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva. He had originally suspected that this bull had some connection with the West, and now it seems that it was indeed true.

Just as he was about to seize the opportunity and rob the old ox, a powerful Buddhist monk appeared to stop him, indicating that the old ox was already a Western ox.

Hua Shier smiled and spoke casually:

"I see. But please rest assured, Buddha Donglai, I am not bothered. Um... Buddha, are you alright? If you are, please go ahead with your business. We are in a hurry to get into the bridal chamber."

Iron Fan hid behind Hua Twelve, her face already flushed, her head lowered and she didn't say a word, but her small hands tightly gripped Hua Twelve's sleeve.

Maitreya Buddha's smile finally stiffened slightly.

He thought that by bringing up the cause and effect of their past lives, Yang Jian, with his status and position, should know right from wrong. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not take what belongs to others. But this Erlang Zhenjun was quite different; he dismissed him with a simple "I don't care."

Does this have anything to do with whether you care or not? You've got no shame!
“True Lord!” Maitreya Buddha still smiled, but his tone carried a hint of admonition: “This is a matter of corrupting people’s karma, True Lord, please think it over.”

Hua Shier waved his hand dismissively, completely unconcerned:
"Buddha, you are overthinking it. Our Taoist school does not believe in predestined relationships!"

After saying this, clouds rose beneath his feet, and he took off into the air, pulling on his iron fan, heading straight for Mount Li. Clearly, he was going to find the Old Mother of Mount Li to propose marriage and settle their status, lest things get complicated.

Maitreya Buddha stood there, smiling as he watched the auspicious cloud disappear into the horizon.

From the moment he saw Erlang Shen, he felt that something was wrong.

Only now did he realize with alarm that even with his supernatural powers, he couldn't see through Yang Jian's cultivation level.

He immediately tried to calculate using Buddhist teachings, but found himself facing a chaotic fog, blurry and unable to see anything clearly.

Maitreya Buddha felt a slight stirring in his heart.

It is said that Erlang Shen cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique. When this technique is refined to a high level, it becomes formless and imageless, able to shield one from heavenly secrets and make it impossible for others to understand its true nature. Could it be that Yang Jian has broken through?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Maitreya Buddha gently shook his head.

impossible.

Although Yang Jian, Nezha, and others were deified in their physical bodies and could continue to cultivate, their cultivation progress would inevitably be extremely slow, or even stagnant, due to the constraints of the Heavenly Dao after their deification.

Moreover, the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique is one of the most difficult cultivation methods in the Three Realms. With these two factors combined, it would be impossible for Yang Jian to make a breakthrough in such a short period of time.

Therefore, the only explanation is that he possesses some kind of treasure that can shield him from detection.

Maitreya Buddha calmed down a bit, and the smile on his face returned to its natural state.

He uttered a Buddhist chant in a low voice, turned around, stepped onto the clouds, and disappeared into the sky above Cuiyun Mountain.

Hua Shier, carrying Iron Fan, did not go directly to Mount Li. Instead, he landed midway and set up a mirror space, allowing Iron Fan to consume the nine-thousand-year-old peaches within it, thereby enhancing her cultivation and achieving immortality. It would not be too late to go to Mount Li then.

If the Old Mother of Lishan disagrees, Hua Twelve will have an explanation. Your disciple ate the peaches that were the token of your love, so it's not right for you to go back on your word.

After swallowing a nine-thousand-year-old peach, it melted in her mouth. Then, she began to radiate immortal energy from within. Her clothes fluttered without wind, and she automatically flew into the air, her long hair flowing.

Her already beautiful face now possessed an even more ethereal quality, and there was a hint of fierce power in her brows.

Iron Fan's eyes were slightly closed, and a glimmer of light flickered between her brows.

Fragments of her memories from her past life as the ancestor of the Wind Department of the Heavenly Court surged forth like a tide at this moment, the celestial light dissipated, the wind pillars receded, and the iron fan slowly fell back to the ground.

She opened her eyes, a flash of brilliance appearing briefly before she returned to her usual demeanor, though her entire aura had undergone a complete transformation. Every gesture she made exuded an ethereal, otherworldly charm.

"This..." Iron Fan raised her hands, looking at her spotless palms, incredulous: "I've become an immortal?"

Hua Shier walked over with a smile and took her hand: "A peach from nine thousand years ago can instantly make one a celestial being, it's perfectly normal. How does it feel?"

Iron Fan felt the surging magical power within her body, and a smile curved her lips: "It feels...good."

"That's good!" Hua Shier laughed heartily, waved his hand to dispel the mirror space, and reassembled the auspicious cloud: "Let's go to Mount Li and propose marriage to your master!"

Auspicious clouds soared into the sky, heading straight for Mount Li.

Upon arriving at Mount Li, the two descended from the clouds. Iron Fan made a hand seal and silently chanted an incantation. In the next instant, the scene before them changed. As the clouds dispersed, they saw palaces and pavilions built against the mountain, with flying eaves and brackets hidden among the green pines and cypresses. Cranes circled above the jade terrace, and a babbling spring flowed around the steps. It was truly a secluded and otherworldly paradise.

Several female immortals had already come out to greet him at the mountain gate. The one in the lead immediately stepped forward and bowed when she saw Hua Twelve:
"Greetings, Erlang Zhenjun."

Several female immortals behind her also bowed, then turned to Iron Fan and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Junior Sister."

Iron Fan blushed, thinking that her master had already foreseen her affair with Erlang Shen. She was too embarrassed to speak, but her senior sister took her hand and smiled:
"Someone just came to propose marriage to Master, and they are talking about it in the hall now. Junior Sister, you've come at the right time."

Iron Fan was taken aback, realizing she had misunderstood. She immediately became anxious and asked her senior sister to pass on the message. After a short while, a message came from inside, saying that the Old Mother wanted them to come in.

Hua Shier entered the hall carrying an iron fan, his eyes filled with a hint of murderous intent. He hadn't expected that someone would be so foolish as to try to steal his bride right after he broke through to the Great Luo realm. He wanted to see who was so brave!

Incense smoke curled inside the hall, and the Old Mother of Lishan sat serenely on her cloud bed, her white hair and youthful face conveying a calm and serene gaze.

Seated at the foot of the statue is a white-robed Bodhisattva with a kind face and exquisite beauty.

Standing below was a burly humanoid creature with two horns on its forehead, eyes as bright as mirrors, eyebrows as red as rainbows, and a mouth like a blood basin with teeth like copper plates.

Hua Shier recognized him at a glance: the white-robed Bodhisattva was Guanyin, and the humanoid creature was the demon king of Xiniu Hezhou, the Mighty Bull Demon King.

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