I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 256: Retreat from the Great Trend and Reclaim Yuan Ao
Zhuang Yan bowed his head and said with a smile, "Great Strength Bodhisattva, why did you capture the immortal officials from the Heavenly Court in Lingshan?"

Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta said with a smile: "Lord Lingtai, this Yuan Ao is a wanted criminal by the Demon Subduing Palace of Heaven."

"A criminal official is still an official." Zhuang Yan said, "The criminal officials will be arrested by the Heavenly Court, not by you Lingshan."

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva pondered for a moment, then said to Zhuang Yan: "Master Lingtai, do you know the demon lord behind Yuan Ao?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I know there is a demon lord behind him, but I don't know who that demon lord is. Does the Bodhisattva know?"

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but my Buddhist sect has a method to trace the origin. As long as we bring him back to Lingshan, we can trace his origin and know the true identity of the demon lord."

“So.” Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva bowed eleven times to Zhuang Yanhe and said, “Please Lingtai Zhenjun, please help me and let me take Yuan Ao back to trace his origin.”

Zhuang Yan asked, "This is a matter of heaven, why do you Buddhists take it so seriously?"

Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta said: "I dare not hide it from Lingtai Zhenjun. I am worried that the demon lord behind Yuan Ao is related to the foreign Buddha demon, so I want to trace its roots to break the Buddha's calamity."

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized and immediately said with a smile: "Buddhism can trace the origins, but Yuan Ao cannot go to Lingshan now because he is wanted by the Demon Subduing Hall."

When Mahasthamaprapta heard this, he asked tentatively, "What does Lingtai Zhenjun mean?"

“My meaning is very simple. Hand Yuan Ao over to me, and the Bodhisattva can return to Lingshan.” Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta asked: "The matter of tracing the origin is actually not only beneficial to our Buddhist sect, but also to all sentient beings in the three realms."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Today I have only one goal, which is to capture Yuan Ao and bring him back to heaven. I don't care about anything else."

"Well, that's fine." Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta smiled and said, "I'll leave Yuan Ao to Zhenjun. Anyway, I am not in the right in this matter, and I can't beat you either. Sigh."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Not being able to win is the most important thing, right? It doesn't matter whether you are right or not."

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta laughed and said, "That's right. Why should we reason when we can win in a fight?"

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta withdrew his magic power and released Yuan Ao. Zhuang Yan directly took out a pottery jar from his sleeve. A mysterious light flashed in the pottery jar, and Yuan Ao was immediately taken into the pottery jar.

Yuan Ao only felt a flash before his eyes, and then he appeared in a dark world. Although it was dark, there was still some light.

Yuan Ao knew that this was probably the pottery jar held in the hand of Lingtai Zhenjun. Thinking of this, Yuan Ao immediately looked up at the light in front of him.

But when he saw this, he was shocked and said, "Mr. Hun Huang? Didn't you run away?"

Hun Huangjun was in a bad mental state. After hearing Yuan Ao's words, he immediately raised his head and smiled: "Oh, you are here too, welcome."

Yuan Ao quickly stepped forward, came in front of Hun Huang Jun and asked again: "Didn't you escape?"

Hun Huangjun spread his hands and said, "No escape."

"You deserve it. Who told you to pull out my dragon scales?" Yuan Ao glared at Hunhuang Jun.

Hun Huang Jun chuckled and said, "I saved you once, so what's wrong with me plucking a few dragon scales from you?"

"Has it been saved? Isn't it still kept in this pottery jar?" Yuan Ao said as he sat down.

Hun Huang Jun chuckled and said, "No matter whether you can save him or not, don't be scared when you go to the Immortal Execution Platform in a few days."

"I'm not a coward." Yuan Ao said, "By the way, what about those Taoist friends who will meet us?"

Hun Huang Jun said: "They will definitely not come. I guess the Demon Lord will let them escape on their own."

Yuan Ao breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "That's good."

At this point, Yuan Ao suddenly said to Hun Huang Jun: "You should sit and die on your own."

"What do you mean?" asked Mr. Hunhuang.

Yuan Ao said: "I have never seen those Taoist friends, only you have seen them. Once they are found out by the Heavenly Court, won't it be disadvantageous to them?"

"That's okay." Hun Huang Jun smiled and said, "Because I haven't seen them either." "Never seen them?" Yuan Ao was a little surprised, "How come you haven't seen them? Haven't you seen me?"

Hun Huang Jun said: "Because you are stupid, when I met other people, everyone changed their descriptions and used fake names. Only you met me with your real identity and real name."

When Yuan Ao heard this, his eyes widened and he asked, "Then why didn't you remind me?"

"We've already seen it, is there any point in reminding me?" Hun Huang Jun said with a smile: "Besides, given the current situation, you and I are probably going to die, there's no need to worry about such a small matter."

Yuan Ao sighed and said, "You still can't be too honest when being a dragon."

At this time, outside the pottery jar, Zhuang Yan had already put the pottery jar into his sleeve. Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva smiled at Zhuang Yan and asked, "Master Lingtai, can I move now?"

"Of course." Zhuang Yan said with a smile, then waved his sleeves.

Immortal light flashed, and the legs of Mahasthamaprapta, which had been immobilized, immediately regained their freedom. He stretched his legs and feet, then bowed eleven times to Zhuang Yanhe and said, "Your Majesty, you have great magical powers. I admire you."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "If you don't have great magical powers, you won't dare to chase after the Bodhisattva. I heard that the Bodhisattva has a magical power called 'playing dirty tricks'. I wonder how powerful it is?"

"Hahaha." Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva laughed loudly and said, "It's just a trifling trick."

Zhuang Yan said, "I am quite interested. I hope the Bodhisattva can teach me something in the future."

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva waved his hands and said: "This magical power is used to protect the Tao and the body, and to subdue demons and monsters. I never use it on fellow immortals or sentient beings."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Since the Bodhisattva said so, I won't force you. I'll take my leave now."

Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta returned the greeting and said, "Please, Master, I still need to go to Tianyun Valley."

"Oh? Why?" Zhuang Yan asked.

The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta smiled bitterly and said, "The dust has settled. It is meaningless for the Bodhisattvas, the Eighteen Arhats and Erlang Zhenjun to continue fighting. I will go and call them back."

"That's not necessary. The Bodhisattva can go back to Lingshan first, and the other Bodhisattvas and the Eighteen Arhats will arrive soon."

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva: "What do you mean by Lingtai Zhenjun's words?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "I have a kind heart and will send them back to Lingshan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Yan's figure instantly disappeared between heaven and earth, leaving behind only the stunned look on the face of Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta.

In Tianyun Valley, the battle continues.

The Eight Great Vidyara Bodhisattvas each display their Dharma appearance and are ranked according to the heavenly order. The Peacock Vidyara King is in the center, covered in golden Buddha light and peacock divine light, with four arms on his back, showing his compassionate appearance.

Vajra Yaksha King is at the top, with three faces, six arms and five glaring eyes.

The Avici Vidyaraja is located on the upper left, with four arms and four sides, his body surrounded by green snakes, and his hair is like flames.

Hayagriva is on the upper right, with a horse's head and a human body, looking mighty and ferocious.

Acala stands right in front, immovable as a mountain and firm as a rock.

The Third Vidyaraja is located on the left, majestic and awe-inspiring, as if he wants to conquer everything in the world.

Kundalini is on the right, mighty and upright, with a blazing Buddha light.

Mahakala is located right below, holding the 'Great Power Seal' in his left hand and the 'Great Compassion Seal' in his right hand, establishing the foundation of the formation by fixing his roots and raising his hands.

Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen attacked hard, but could not shake the Eight Great Bodhisattvas at all.

Instead, he was overwhelmed by the various magical powers, spells, and magic weapons of the Eight Bright Kings. In addition, the two of them had fought for more than a thousand rounds, and at this moment he was showing signs of exhaustion.

(End of this chapter)