I am a fairy in Journey to the West

The Taoist priest with disheveled hair noticed something was amiss. Why were there several hundred more temples being demolished by the Heavenly Mandate than originally planned?
The Daoist with disheveled hair personally went to the Heavenly River Department to investigate and was greatly surprised. He immediately informed Zhuang Yan of the matter. Zhuang Yan was not surprised at all and said with a smile, "It's normal. They found a loophole."

The Taoist with disheveled hair asked, "Then what should we do now? If we let them continue like this, not only will the demolition of the temple be a complete failure, but many new temples will also spring up all over the entire Northern Continent."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Just set a deadline for the task."

The Taoist priest with disheveled hair nodded slightly and asked, "How long should it be set up?"

Zhuang Yan said, "We will set a timeframe of one month."

"Understood." The Taoist with disheveled hair nodded, then took out a mission scroll and set a one-month deadline on it.

Then the Taoist with disheveled hair looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "This way of doing things is much more convenient. It seems that our previous methods of doing things were too outdated and should be updated."

Zhuang Yan smiled calmly. At this moment, the disheveled Taoist asked again, "True Lord Lingtai, after the temple is demolished, what kind of mission should be issued?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Of course, it's about selecting priests."

The disheveled Taoist nodded and said, "This is no easy task. Beiju Luzhou is so vast, how many officials will need to be selected?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "There is no need to select so many officials all at once. We just need to appoint a chief official in each state first."

"Hmm." The Taoist with disheveled hair nodded and said, "That makes sense. Once there is a chief official, the lower-level officials will gradually follow."

"By the way," the disheveled Taoist said, "recently, many gods in heaven have wanted to descend to the mortal realm, and they've sent me quite a few requests."

Zhuang Yan said, "Then let them come down. The current state of Beiju Luzhou is not afraid of chaos."

“That’s not what I’m worried about,” the disheveled Taoist said. “I’m worried that these immortals will be tempted by mortal desires when they come down to earth, and they’ll inevitably make mistakes.”

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Then there's even less to fear. If one is tempted by worldly desires and makes a mistake, it just shows that their resolve in the Dao is not firm, and they should continue their cultivation."

The Taoist with disheveled hair paused for a moment, then said, "What does Lingtai Zhenjun mean?" He then smiled and said, "That makes some sense."

"Then I'll put them down?" the long-haired Taoist said.

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Put it down. It's not just the gods in the heavens who are eager to act."

The Taoist with disheveled hair left, and not long after, in the Xuan Tian Palace of the Heavenly Thunder Jade Mansion, the True Martial Emperor released all the gods who had sent notes to the mortal realm to subdue the chosen ones.

Meanwhile, within the Tianhe Department, Shen Buqun and Yue Botong also discovered that the task of demolishing the temples in Beiju Luzhou had a time limit.

So they quickly notified the chosen one and asked the chief of the Tianhe tribe to speed up the temple construction, continuing until the 29th day.

While the chosen ones from the Tianhe Division were working overtime to complete tasks, Ren Xiaoyao and his group from the Nangong Division encountered trouble.

As expected, the elders of the Nangong tribe had a plan. They disagreed with Nangong Wan being with Wei Junzi, so they wanted to strike first and imprison Nangong Wan.

However, Wei Junzi arrived just in time with Ren Xiaoyao and others, and a conflict broke out, destroying half of the Nangong clan's residence.

Finally, Nangong Wan threatened suicide, and the two sides stopped fighting. Just then, Bukong Buddha and Wuchenzi and two others came to interfere.

“You three traitors!” Wei Junzi said angrily, looking at Wuchenzi, Kong Liang, and Gu Hanqing.

Gu Hanqing said, "Old Wei, you're really confused. Which is more important, falling in love or becoming an immortal? Can't you tell the difference?"

“Exactly,” Wuchenzi said. “What’s the use of being a good lover if you don’t have enough achievements? You’ll have nothing left when you go back.”

"We can talk about it later," Kong Liang said. "For now, let's focus on completing tasks and accumulating merits, otherwise it will all just be a mirage."

After listening to what Gu Hanqing and the other two said, Li Bubai also agreed: "To be honest, what you said makes a lot of sense. Everything we have here is just a dream, only our own abilities truly belong to us."

The Buddha Amoghavajra said, "This benefactor also possesses great Buddha-nature. Why not come and practice with this humble monk?"

Li Bubai said, "Monk, I don't care what magic you used to bewitch my three friends. But I can tell you, your tricks won't work on me."

Amoghasiddhi smiled slightly and said, "Since that's the case, then this humble monk will not pretend anymore."

After speaking, Amoghasiddhi formed a mudra with his hands and uttered a loud Buddhist chant. Then, golden light shone brightly, illuminating the four directions of the sky, and auspicious clouds covered the earth and swept across the heavens.

A nine-colored golden lotus platform slowly rose, carrying Amoghasiddhi Buddha into the air. Boundless auspicious clouds and rosy clouds gathered around Amoghasiddhi Buddha, forming green lotus leaves, while the golden light gathered behind Amoghasiddhi Buddha's head, forming a huge wheel of merit.

Even the white robe worn by Amoghavajra became pure and immaculate, radiating holy light. His Dharma body was green, clear and ethereal, possessing boundless wisdom.

"Holy crap, Buddha!" ​​Gao Bushi exclaimed in surprise.

Nangong Yi, standing to the side, said, "No, it's Buddha."

Ren Xiaoyao said, "Bodhisattva is Buddha, and Buddha is Bodhisattva."

Nangong Wan said, "This is indeed a Buddha, the Buddha Amoghasiddhi of the North."

At this moment, Amoghasiddhi Buddha also spoke, "This humble monk is one of the Five Buddhas of the Buddhist sect, the Northern Amoghasiddhi Buddha."

Everyone stared blankly at Amoghavajra, but as mentioned before, the beings of Uttarakuru did not believe in gods and Buddhas, so no one knelt down to pay their respects.

Upon seeing this, Amoghavajra said to Ren Xiaoyao and the others, "If you follow me in your cultivation, you will not need to enter the Buddhist order. This humble monk will also help you achieve the true path of immortality."

"Ahem." Li Bubai suddenly coughed twice, then stepped forward and said, "So it is Bukong Buddha. I admit that I was too absolute in my previous words. Your Buddhist teachings are wonderful and have successfully enlightened me." After saying that, Li Bubai walked straight forward and stood next to Gu Hanqing and the others, saying, "From now on, Bukong Buddha is my elder brother."

Seeing this, Gao Fushi also stepped forward and said, "If you acknowledge him, I will too. Amoghavajra is also my elder brother."

Liu Huaqiang said, "When I went to Mount Emei, the local monk said I had a connection to Buddhism. Now it seems that's true. I've entered the Buddhist order." After saying that, he walked over.

As for Pharmacist Mei and Long Mochou, their reasoning was very straightforward: "If Sister Gu is over there, then we'll be over there too."

In the end, only Ren Xiaoyao and Wang Lang remained. Wei Junzi looked at the two of them.

Wang Lang pretended not to see Wei Junzi's gaze, slowly walked to the foot of the Buddha Amoghavajra, put his hands together and bowed, saying, "Buddha, please enlighten me."

Amoghasiddhi: "." These chosen ones are very abstract, but they are indeed easy to convert.

"Sigh." Ren Xiaoyao sighed and said, "You guys are so disloyal."

As he spoke, Ren Xiaoyao said to Wei Junzi, "Don't worry, since I promised to help you, I will definitely keep my word. I will always stand with you."

A look of gratitude immediately flashed in Wei Junzi's eyes, while Wuchenzi and the others on the other side showed expressions of shame.

Then Ren Xiaoyao turned around and said to Bukong Buddha, "I don't care what kind of Buddha you are. Let me see your magic power. If you want to save me, first of all, your magic power must be able to subdue me."

As soon as Ren Xiaoyao finished speaking, Amoghavajra reached out and grabbed Ren Xiaoyao in mid-air. A flash of Buddhist light appeared, and Ren Xiaoyao was immediately caught by Amoghavajra's hand.

Amoghasiddhi Buddha smiled and said, "It's as easy as turning one's hand."

Ren Xiaoyao said, "Alright, I submit. Put me down. I'm willing to follow you in cultivation."

Amoghavajra laughed heartily, then put Ren Xiaoyao down. After landing, Ren Xiaoyao found that all the other chosen ones around him were staring at him in disbelief.

Ren Xiaoyao, with an upright expression, turned to look at Wei Junzi and sighed, "Alas, Old Wei, as you can see, it's not that I went back on my word, but that I simply couldn't beat him."

Wei Junzi was furious and pointed at Ren Xiaoyao and the others, saying, "You bunch of bastards, you are so disloyal!"

At this moment, Amoghavajra withdrew all auspicious signs, magical power, and precious appearance, transforming back into the appearance of an old monk in white robes. After landing, he said to Wei Junzi, "Benefactor, why should you sink into the sea of ​​suffering in the mortal world? Why not come with this old monk to cultivate the path of immortality?"

“I’m not going.” Wei Junzi pulled Nangong Wan into his arms and said, “You want to separate us? You’ll have to kill us both.”

“That is naturally not possible,” Amoghavajra said with a smile. “This humble monk cannot kill.”

But then Amoghavajra changed the subject, saying, "But the Buddha's teachings are compassionate, and in order to save those who have gone astray, sometimes we have to use some means."

After saying this, Amoghasiddhi raised his hand and tossed out a golden bowl that flew out of his sleeve.

The golden bowl spun around and landed on Wei Junzi's head. Then, a beam of green Buddhist light descended, blasting Nangong Wan away and taking Wei Junzi into the golden bowl.

"Gentleman!" Nangong Wan exclaimed, rushing forward and unleashing all her strength to bombard the golden bowl.

But the golden bowl remained motionless, and carried Wei Junzi back to the hand of Amoghavajra.

Nangong Wan then turned her attack on Bukong Buddha, leaping through the clouds and arriving in an instant. She raised her hand and struck Bukong Buddha's face with a palm strike.

Amoghavajra smiled slightly, raised his hand and waved his sleeve, instantly sending Nangong Wan flying.

"Clan leader!" Elders like Nangong Yi rushed forward to catch Nangong Wan, but Nangong Wan still wanted to rush up to save Wei Junzi, but was held back by the elders.

Nangong Wan struggled to no avail, and could only let out a scream, which instantly stunned everyone.

Then, Nangong Wan pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair, pointed it at her chest, and said, "Buddha Bukong, if you don't release Wei Junzi, I will die in front of you, and I will curse you for all eternity!"

The resentment emanating from Nangong Wan startled Bukong Buddha, while Wuchenzi stepped forward and snatched the golden bowl from Bukong Buddha's hand.

Amoghasiddhi looked at Wuchenzi, who smiled and said, "Our Buddha is merciful. We can't really force them to their deaths, can we? Forget it, they have no objections to their own affairs. Why should we meddle? Let it go."

Ren Xiaoyao, Gu Hanqing, and the others also spoke up, saying, "Let it go, let it go, don't meddle in other people's business."

As he spoke, Wuchenzi threw the golden bowl out. The bowl spun upside down in the air, and then Wei Junzi fell out with a streak of green light.

Nangong Wan hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Wei Junzi. Bukongfo sighed, silently put away the golden bowl, looked at the group of chosen people in front of him, and thought to himself: "The most stubborn are the hardest to convert. I should go and convert the other chosen people first. I'll leave this for another time."

So Amoghavajra nodded and said with a smile, "Alright, then you may follow this humble monk."

Ren Xiaoyao quickly asked, "Where to?"

Amoghasiddhi said, "This humble monk is going to the Heavenly River Region. You may come with me."

Upon hearing this, Ren Xiaoyao and the others were overjoyed and said, "That's great! Then we won't worry about it anymore. We were just about to head to the Tianhe Division!"

After saying that, everyone turned around and glanced at Wei Junzi and Nangong Wan, who were hugging each other. At this moment, Ren Xiaoyao spoke up and reminded them, "Old Wei, take a look at your mission. There's a time limit. I don't know if the merits will be calculated after this mission. I can only advise you to be careful. We can't stay here and delay. After all, we don't want to have come all this way for nothing."

Wei Junzi was taken aback upon hearing this, then glanced at his task of demolishing the temple and, sure enough, it showed that there were only 29 days left.

After saying that, Ren Xiaoyao and the others turned around and followed Bukong Buddha towards the Tianhe Division. (End of Chapter)