I am a fairy in Journey to the West

The Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Underworld is the supreme ruler of the entire Underworld. Above him are only the Four Emperors.

If we were to rank the ruling class of the underworld, the top would be the Emperor of Fengdu, followed by the Emperor of the Eastern Peak, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and then the Five Ghost Emperors, the Six Heavens of Luofeng, and the Ten Kings of Hell.

The Ten Kings of Hell are the main gods in charge of the specific affairs of the underworld, which is a place with an extremely strict and complete system and laws.

Fengdu is the core of the entire underworld. As long as Fengdu is stable, life and death in the three realms will be orderly and reincarnation will be regular.

Therefore, the duty of the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor is to guard Fengdu and maintain the order of life and death in the present world of the Three Realms.

This is why the Emperor of Fengdu didn't intervene when Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the underworld. At his level, he grasped the entire law of 'reincarnation'. Even if Sun Wukong destroyed all ten courts and crossed out all the entries in the Book of Life and Death, he couldn't shake the concept of 'life and death reincarnation' inherent in the underworld.

Therefore, if the underworld wants to include the people of Beiju Luzhou who died due to the Mandate of Heaven into that 'special' reincarnation channel, the only solution is to ask the Emperor of Fengdu; asking anyone else will be useless.

Because in the entire Three Realms, only the Great Emperor of Fengdu truly grasps the law of 'life and death reincarnation'.

After the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng welcomed Zhuang Yan into the Netherworld Palace, Zhuang Yan first paid his respects to the Great Emperor of Fengdu. The Great Emperor of Fengdu first granted him permission to rise, and then offered him a seat.

Zhuang Yan bowed in thanks and then sat down on the right side of the main hall.

The Emperor of Fengdu spoke first, asking Zhuang Yan what important matter had brought him here. Zhuang Yan explained his purpose, and after listening, the Emperor of Fengdu pondered for a moment and said, "It is the decree of the Jade Emperor to open a preferential passage for all beings traveling to the West. Now, to include the beings of Beiju Luzhou in it will disrupt the order of the Six Paths of Reincarnation."

Zhuang Yan asked, "I wonder if this is feasible?"

The Great Emperor of Fengdu said to Zhuang Yan, "This kind of preferential passage is a privilege above the cycle of reincarnation. It's fine if there are too few beings enjoying this privilege, but if there are too many, it will definitely affect the entire order of reincarnation, and even create many karmic tribulations out of nowhere."

Zhuang Yan nodded. The Emperor of Fengdu did not give him a perfunctory answer. Instead, he explained very clearly that if too many people enjoy privileges, it will inevitably cause chaos in various aspects, thus creating karmic calamities.

Zhuang Yan had no choice but to tell the Fengdu Emperor about the origin of this matter. After listening, the Fengdu Emperor nodded and said, "I see. If you want to eliminate these negative effects, it's not difficult."

Zhuang Yan quickly cupped his hands and said, "I would like to hear the details."

The Great Emperor of Fengdu said, "The way of Heaven is to take from the surplus and give to the deficiency. The cycle of life and death is the same. If one side benefits, the other side will suffer. Therefore, we should try our best to make up for the loss of the side, so as to achieve balance."

At this point, the Emperor of Fengdu glanced at Zhuang Yan and said, "You or the Emperor Zhenwu, one of you needs to transfer some benefits to the Underworld. The Underworld can then use these benefits to compensate the party that suffered the loss."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan asked, "What kind of benefits are needed?"

The Great Emperor of Fengdu said, "One is 'merit' and the other is 'purple coins'; either one will suffice."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I don't have much merit, but I have plenty of purple coins. I just don't know how much I need to give to the underworld?"

The Great Emperor of Fengdu immediately addressed the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng: "Go and settle accounts, based on one-fifth of the living beings in Beiju Luzhou."

"As you command." The gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng received the decree and left. About half an hour later, the gods returned and reported to the Great Emperor of Fengdu: "Your Majesty, after careful calculation, we estimate that one-fifth of the beings in Beiju Luzhou will need about ten million purple coins."

The Emperor of Fengdu nodded, then asked Zhuang Yan, "This calamity in Beiju Luzhou won't kill a billion intelligent beings, will it?"

Zhuang Yan quickly said, "That's not the case; not that many people will die."

The Emperor of Fengdu said, "Then reduce it by another 50%, and take out five million purple coins first."

Zhuang Yan asked, "Shall we hand it over now?"

The Emperor of Fengdu laughed and said, "No rush. Isn't there an office of the Underworld stationed at Buzhou Mountain? Just set aside those five million purple coins and prepare them. When the Underworld needs them, there will naturally be a talisman to send the Underworld Envoy to retrieve and transport them from Buzhou Mountain to the Underworld. As much as is needed, we can use it."

Zhuang Yan nodded and cupped his hands, saying, "I will obey Your Majesty's decree."

Zhuang Yan then bid farewell to the Emperor of Fengdu and left the Underworld to return to Buzhou Mountain.

After Zhuang Yan left, the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng stepped forward and said to the Emperor of Fengdu, "Your Majesty, isn't it a bit too cumbersome to transfer purple coins from Buzhou Mountain?"

The Emperor of Fengdu laughed and said, "If all five million purple coins are transferred to the underworld, it's hard to say how much will actually be put to use."

The gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng were taken aback upon hearing this, and then looked at each other in bewilderment.

The Emperor of Fengdu did not mince words, saying, "Those who manipulate things have existed throughout history. No matter how small the matter is, it is a big deal. Although five million purple coins is not much for the entire Underworld, we must ensure that it is used effectively."

At this point, the Great Emperor of Fengdu looked solemnly at the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng and said, "You will be personally responsible for the collection and expenditure of this purple coin, and you will need to reconcile the accounts in the future."

Upon hearing this, all the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng immediately straightened up and bowed respectfully, saying, "Your subjects obey the decree."

After returning to Buzhou Mountain, Zhuang Yan went directly to Yuhuan Tower and found Wang Shu.

Wang Shu was reclining on a jade couch, taking a nap. Her beautiful eyes were slightly closed, her face serene and breathtakingly beautiful. She was a true sleeping beauty.

But Zhuang Yan ignored all that, walked to the bedside, patted Wang Shu's delicate, white face, and called out, "Wake up, get up and get to work."

Wang Shu suddenly woke up, propping herself up from the step by supporting her slender waist with her hands. She blinked her dazed eyes, and when she saw that it was Zhuang Yan, she was immediately furious. "I said, you are a Heavenly Court True Lord, a person with great power. Can't you be a little more composed?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I hired you to do something, but you've been sleeping all day, haven't you? I'll dock your pay."

Wang Shu argued, "Can't I take a nap?"

"I saw you sleeping as soon as I got here. You've probably been asleep for more than a little while," Zhuang Yan said, his face full of suspicion.

Wang Shu gritted her teeth and said, "You're here to cause trouble, aren't you?"

“That’s right.” Zhuang Yan laughed, “I’m here to cause you trouble.”

Then he asked, "How many purple coins are in the treasury right now?"

Wang Shu waved her hand and said, "Why don't you go see for yourself?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Why would I need you to go see for myself?"

"I came here to sleep," Wang Shu said.

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I was just joking. You really don't know how to be funny."

Wang Shu said, "If I could beat you, I would really like to slap you twice across the face."

After saying that, Wang Shu tidied her hair and walked gracefully to the table. She glanced at the jade slip and said, "There are 2.36 million purple coins in the treasury. Your Heavenly Profound Jade Cup is quite profitable. Most of the purple coins here come from the income of the Heavenly Profound Jade Cup."

“Okay.” Zhuang Yan nodded and said, “I have seven million purple coins here. Please deposit them into your account.”

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan tossed a jade pouch onto the jade table. Wang Shu picked up the pouch and glanced inside. She saw that it was filled with purple-gold gleaming and piled high with purple coins.

"Wow, you've embezzled so much!" Wang Shu exclaimed in surprise.

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I can easily conjure up a whole bunch of these mundane things if I need them, so why be greedy?"

Wang Shu pursed her lips, but still put the seven million purple coins into the treasury. Then Zhuang Yan said, "Then allocate another five million purple coins for reserve. The Underworld will use five million at any time. Each time, a document from the Underworld will come, and the Underworld Envoy stationed at Buzhou Mountain will come with the document to make the use of the coins."

Wang Shu asked, "What is it? Is something important?"

"It's nothing serious, go to sleep," Zhuang Yan said with a smile, then with a flick of his sleeve, he gracefully departed, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Wang Shu shook her head. After finishing her business, she went to her jade bed and lay down comfortably.

"This is the temple of the True Martial Emperor, how dare you touch it?" Kitano Tenbu shouted loudly as he looked at the group of people from the Destiny Sect surrounding the True Martial Temple.

Li Bubai said, "Old man, this is none of your business."

Kitano Tenbu angrily retorted, "This temple was built by our Kitano tribe for the True Martial Emperor; it is our tribe's temple!"

Gao said uncomfortably, "You say this is your family's temple, so if you call it, will it respond to you?"

Kitano Tenbu paused for a moment, then looked at Gao Shishi as if he were an idiot and said, "Can that temple respond? It's not a living thing."

Wuchenzi stepped forward and said, "Everyone, stop arguing. Let me say something fair."

Both sides then looked at Wuchenzi, who asked Kitano Tenbu, "You say this is a temple built by your family, what proof do you have?"

“Yes,” Kitano Tenbu said. “The plaque of this temple was written by my Kitano clan ancestor, and the inscription also bears the name of my Kitano clan ancestor. In addition, the genealogy of my Kitano clan is placed on the altar in the temple.”

Upon hearing this, Wuchenzi first went into the temple to retrieve the family genealogy book, then leaped down to take down the plaque, and asked, "Are these the two items?"

Kitano Tenbu said, "Yes, these are the two items. This is the evidence."

Wuchenzi nodded, then drew his Seven Star Sword, and with a few flashes of sword light, he shattered the plaque and the family genealogy into pieces.

Kitano Tenbu's eyes widened in fury, and he roared, "What are you doing?!"

Wuchenzi shrugged and said, "Now that there's no evidence, brothers, let's tear down the temple."

So a group of chosen people rushed forward, first dismantling the doors, then the walls, and began to demolish the Zhenwu Temple from the outside in.

Upon seeing this, Kitano Tenbu roared angrily and charged directly at the chosen ones who were demolishing the temple.

But everyone was prepared. Kong Liang came out holding the Wind and Fire Fan and raised his hand to hit Kitano Tenbu with the fan.

Kitano Tenbu was instantly swept away by the fire whirlwind, flying more than ten feet away. But after landing, Kitano Tenbu simply slapped his hands on the ground, and a loud, earth-shattering sound was heard. Then, Kitano Tenbu actually tore the ground apart and lifted a mountain of earth, which he then smashed towards the Zhenwu Temple.

The group of people who were demolishing the temple were shocked and hurriedly dodged in all directions, but the earthen mound came extremely fast. After a loud bang, it crushed Ren Xiaoyao, Kong Liang, Wuchenzi, Li Bubai, and Gao Bushi to death, turning them into a white light and sending them back to the mass grave.

After the five were resurrected from the mass grave, Kong Liang said, "We still need to call Gu Hanqing back, otherwise we won't be able to defend against that old man's methods."

Although the Wind and Fire Fan could repel Kitano Tenbu, it couldn't kill him, and Kitano Tenbu could easily lift mountains and smash people, and they had no way to resist.

“Gu Hanqing and a few other girls went to demolish temples elsewhere, so they probably won’t team up with us,” Li Bubai said.

Just as the group was fretting, they suddenly received a notification that their mission was complete. "What?!" they exclaimed with joy. "How did we finish so suddenly?"

Ren Xiaoyao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "That old man's earthen mound not only killed us, but also destroyed the Zhenwu Temple."

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on and burst into laughter, then quickly went to find the disheveled Taoist to complete the task.

The task was successfully submitted, and each person received 10 years of cultivation and 5 merit points.

Then the Taoist priest with disheveled hair smiled and said to everyone, "This task can be accepted again."

The group was overjoyed, not expecting that this was a task that could be repeated. They quickly accepted the task again and then went to demolish temples elsewhere without saying a word.

Although he killed those chosen ones by smashing them with earthen mounds, he also destroyed the Zhenwu Temple. Kitano Tenbu's face was full of exhaustion, and there was no joy in his eyes.

"Kitano Gun, take 100,000 purple coins and go to Nangong's tribe to ask for help."

"Kitano Asahi, take 100,000 purple coins and go to Tianhe Department to ask for help."

"Tell the chiefs of the Nangong and Tianhe tribes that as long as they are willing to come and support my Beiye tribe, after we have wiped out these chosen ones, my Beiye tribe is willing to offer 100,000 purple coins."

"Yes, clan leader." Elders Kitano Qun and Kitano Asahi responded solemnly. They knew that the situation was becoming increasingly dangerous. Those chosen ones had begun to go mad, and if they did not react soon, their clan might be wiped out.

Just as Kitano Gun and Kitano Asahi set off to seek help, Tenmei's actions within Kitano's unit became increasingly intense.

Because the task of destroying temples can be accepted repeatedly, and there is a task every time, a situation of "too many monks and too little porridge" has been created.

Sometimes, dozens of chosen ones would besiege a Zhenwu Temple, but the tribespeople from all over the Beiye tribe would not risk their lives to protect it.

After all, the creatures of Beiju Luzhou have never believed in gods or Buddhas and have no faith, so naturally they would not risk their lives to protect a Zhenwu Temple from the chosen ones.

But if you don't seek out the chosen one, the chosen one will come to you.

It's quite common for the chosen ones who destroy temples to kill a few more people on the side. Moreover, they not only kill people, but also rob corpses, especially the purple coins on the bodies, which are their favorite.

Zhang Qiubai activated the 'Black Heart Poison Thunder', killing the entire family. Then, he openly went inside and looted the place, obtaining twelve purple coins.

However, someone who blocked Gu Hanqing's path was smashed into a pulp by Gu Hanqing with an ice pillar.

With just a gentle wave of Kong Liang's fire fan, an entire village was engulfed in a whirlwind of flames.

Wuchenzi, Li Bubai, Gao Bushi, and Liu Huaqiang teamed up to kill five deacons and one elder of the Beiye tribe.

Then there's Wang Lang, whose single sentence caused a plague to break out in three rural areas of Beiye, where less than one in ten people survived.

With a single spell, Xue Daozhong caused the river waters to surge ashore, flooding over a thousand miles of land.

The entire Kitano region was engulfed in flames, ruins were everywhere, corpses littered the ground, and lawless chosen ones were causing chaos.

In the Heavenly Sound Sacred Realm, the Immovable Buddha of the North, upon hearing the report from the bodhisattvas beneath him, also showed a look of pity.

“Amitabha Buddha, when Kitanobu injured the preaching ‘Bodhisattva Good Sound,’ I said that Kitanobu disrespected the Buddha’s teachings and would face a great calamity. Now, my words have indeed come true,” the Immovable Buddha said slowly.

The bodhisattvas below chanted a Buddhist prayer, and then the bodhisattva Jiti asked, "Your Majesty, the Kitano tribe has suffered such a great calamity. Are we, as Buddhas, going down the mountain to save them?"

The Immovable Buddha said, "Our Buddha is compassionate. Seeing the suffering of all living beings, he descended the mountain to save them. I hope that the people of Kitano will realize that the sea of ​​suffering is boundless and that there is always a shore to return to, and take refuge in our Buddha as soon as possible so that they may escape the sea of ​​suffering."

Having said that, the Immovable Buddha called out: "Good Sound Bodhisattva, Gatha Bodhisattva, Yutuo Bodhisattva, Eight Sounds Bodhisattva, Five Coins Bodhisattva, Zangkala Bodhisattva, Black Robe Bodhisattva."

The seven Bodhisattvas responded in unison, "Disciples are here."

The Immovable Buddha lightly flicked his finger and said, "Now, the Northern Continent is experiencing a calamity, and all beings are suffering. The time has come. I command you to descend the mountain immediately, go to the Northern Wilderness to subdue the Heavenly Mandate, and spread my true Dharma to the beings of the Northern Wilderness, thus propagating Buddhism."

The seven bodhisattvas bowed and said, "We will respectfully follow the Buddha's teachings."

Afterwards, the seven bodhisattvas bid farewell to the Immovable Buddha, each riding auspicious clouds, and left the Heavenly Sound Sacred Realm, heading straight for the Northern Wilderness.

At the same time, the dozen or so Zhenwu temples and dozens of other temples dedicated to immortals and demons of unknown origin in the Kitano region have been basically cleared out.

Those chosen ones who acted the fastest and cleared the most land received considerable rewards in terms of cultivation and merit, so they temporarily stayed in the territory of the Northern Wilderness to rest and recuperate.

Those chosen ones who completed fewer tasks did not rest for a moment and all rushed into the territory of the Nangong tribe.

At this moment, Ren Xiaoyao and his companions, who were resting in the territory of the Northern Wilderness, saw a familiar face. Upon closer inspection, they exclaimed, "Hey? Isn't this Fairy Hanzhi?"

So the group stepped forward, and Gu Hanqing exclaimed in surprise, "Fairy Hanzhi? What are you doing here?"

Lu Hanzhi smiled slightly at everyone, and following Zhuang Yan's instructions, she didn't say much. She took out the Flowing Cloud Jade Ruyi and said, "Would you like to buy something?"

Upon hearing this, Li Bubai immediately said, "She's a merchant!"

The others also suddenly realized what was going on, and without exchanging pleasantries, they all stepped forward to ask Lu Hanzhi if there was anything she could buy.

Lu Hanzhi smiled and then unfolded the Flowing Clouds Jade Ruyi in front of everyone.

In an instant, countless dazzling and colorful goods appeared before everyone's eyes, each one radiating a divine light.

It has magic spells, magical treasures, magical artifacts, as well as elixirs and talismans—in short, it has everything.

Moreover, these things all require 'merit' to exchange, but after looking around, the group realized that there were very few things they could afford.

Everyone was immediately disappointed. Gu Hanqing said, "I thought we had enough merits, but we can't even afford a single spell. It seems we can't be lazy and have to continue doing the temple destruction task."

Upon hearing this, the others perked up as well, "Let's go, let's get going and get on the mission!"

"Wait a minute." Just as everyone was about to leave, Ren Xiaoyao said, "Can't spell upgrades be exchanged for purple coins?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked closely and indeed found that there was another option among the goods: using purple coins to upgrade their current spells.

"Damn, it only takes 10,000 purple coins to level up!" Gao Bushi immediately said, "Let's go, let's go kill and rob!"

"Wait a minute." Just as everyone was preparing to turn into action and make a fortune, Wuchenzi said, "How many purple coins can we get from killing people and searching corpses? We still have missions to do, we don't have that much time."

Kong Liang asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Wuchenzi smiled and said, "It's very simple. Based on my observations over this period of time, all the creatures in this world are real people, just like us."

Upon hearing this, the chosen ones present fell silent, a topic they had been avoiding.

After all, if we don't discuss this issue and only treat the beings in this world as 'NPCs', then they will feel no guilt at all when they kill.

"What do you mean?" Li Bubai asked impatiently.

Wuchenzi said, "The Beiye tribe has been greatly harmed by our Heavenly Mandate people. I believe that the Beiye tribe's chieftain, Beiye Tianwu, would very much like to talk to us."

Ren Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, and he said, "What do you mean?"

Wuchenzi laughed and said, "Go talk to him and ask him for protection money. As long as he gives each of us 10,000 purple coins, we promise not to cause any more trouble for the Beiye tribe."

"Ten thousand purple coins? That's a bit too little, isn't it?" Li Bubai said.

Wuchenzi said, "It's definitely too little, so we only promise ourselves, not on behalf of the other chosen ones. There are so many chosen ones, they can't afford to give more if we ask for more."

“That makes sense,” Gao said. “Let’s do it that way.”

So Ren Xiaoyao, Wang Lang, Kong Liang, Li Bubai, Gao Bushi, Wuchenzi, and Gu Hanqing immediately went to the Kitano clan's residence, found Kitano Tenbu who had lost all will to live, and explained their purpose.

"What? Protection money?!" Kitano Tenbu's dull eyes flickered for a moment, and then his blank expression suddenly brightened.

"You mean protection money?" Kitano Tenbu suddenly snapped out of his daze and asked incredulously.

“Yes,” Wuchenzi said, “Give each of us 10,000 purple coins, and we can guarantee that we will not harm your Beiye tribe again.”

“A menace.” Kitano Tenbu pondered the word carefully and said, “So you all know you’re a menace too.”

Kong Liang said, "I've always known. So tell me, are you going to pay this protection fee or not?"

"Hand it over!" Kitano Tenbu said, "But how can you guarantee you won't go back on your word? What if you take the money and then deny it?"

Wuchenzi said, "We swear an oath to the gods."

Kitano Tenbu said, "You even dared to destroy the Zhenwu Temple, I don't believe you can still believe in any gods."

Wuchenzi said, "Then swear an oath to the god you believe in, okay? What god do you believe in? The True Martial Emperor?"

Kitano Tenbu stood there stunned for a long time before saying with a wry smile, "We don't believe in gods either."

"Oh." Ren Xiaoyao suddenly realized and laughed, "So your Kitano tribe and we are the same kind of people."

Kitano Tenbu suddenly realized something and was speechless for a moment: "."

Finally, Gu Hanqing made a suggestion: "I think we shouldn't make any oaths or anything. No one can control anyone else. Why don't we just make a gentleman's agreement, each of us make a commitment, and consciously abide by it?"

The chosen ones all agreed upon hearing this, and then looked at Kitano Tenbu.

Kitano Tenbu sighed, looking at these chosen ones who were all repulsive to him, and could only say helplessly, "Alright, let's make a gentleman's agreement, a verbal promise. I hope you won't go back on your word."

There were seven people in front of him, which amounted to 70,000 purple coins. He could afford to lose that amount.

So Kitano Tenbu readily paid 70,000 purple coins, and the seven men, without further ado, took the coins and left, promising that as long as the Kitano clan didn't take the initiative, they would not do anything detrimental to the Kitano clan. (End of Chapter)