I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Nangong Wan attempted suicide several times but failed. Taichen Demon Lord stood at the bow of the Beichen Ferry, raised his finger and pointed to the demonic sand between Nangong Wan's eyebrows, saying, "With this life-sharing sand, as long as I don't die, you won't die. Stop doing this meaningless thing."

Nangong Wan tried to escape again, but no matter how far she ran, as long as the Demon Lord Taichen waved his hand, she would be brought back by him.

She couldn't fight back, she couldn't run away, and she couldn't die. Nangong Wan fell into unprecedented despair, feeling as if the world had turned completely dark.

Regardless of her emotions, the Demon Lord Taichen smiled and said, "This Fate-Sharing Sand is born of the same fate as me. There is only one of these. Once it is given away, it cannot be taken back. From now on, you and I will be husband and wife bound by fate. Don't worry, I will not let you down."

After saying that, the Demon Lord Taichen piloted the Beichen Ferry and slowly flew south. When he passed by Beiyue, he saw the Beiyue Divine Palace protected by the Starry Sky Barrier and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "When did such a divine mountain appear here?"

After saying that, Demon Lord Taichen urged the Beichen Crossing Ship to fly to the sky above the barrier to investigate.

At this moment, the divine general below saw that the Demon Lord Taichen was riding the Beichen Crossing Ship, bringing overwhelming demonic power to the outside of Hengshan. He hurriedly went to see the Great Emperor of Beiyue and reported to him.

Upon hearing the news, the Great Emperor of the Northern Peak immediately set out of the palace, rode in his jade chariot, and ascended to the clouds under the protection of a host of celestial officials and generals. He cupped his hands to the Demon Lord Taichen and said, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on escaping the calamity and regaining your freedom."

The Demon Lord Taichen glanced up and down at the robes of the Great Emperor Beiyue. Seeing the brilliant Northern Star pattern on them, the nine colors of the imperial robes, and the star-studded design, he instantly recognized the Great Emperor Beiyue's identity.

Tai Chen Demon Lord cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mysterious Sage Emperor. But why has Your Majesty come to Northern Julu Continent instead of staying in Southern Zhanbu Continent?"

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak laughed and said, "Heaven ordained that the Five Peaks govern their respective regions, so the Great Emperors of the Five Peaks are each assigned a post according to their location to govern a region. Naturally, my Northern Peak must move here to Beiju Luzhou to take charge of the affairs of Beiju Luzhou."

The Demon Lord Taichen said, "Why does your Heavenly Court have to meddle in everything?"

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak laughed and said, "The net of heaven and earth is all-pervasive. All things in the world are governed by destiny. Fellow Daoist, you have escaped disaster today; do you still not understand this principle?"

“Everyone understands the principles, but not everyone can accept the destiny you speak of,” said the Demon Lord Taichen.

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak said, "If the Demon Lord still cannot submit to the Way of Heaven after this calamity, I fear the tribulations are far from over."

At this point, the Great Emperor of the Northern Peak looked at the Demon Lord Taichen and said, "If the Demon Lord is willing to abandon past grievances, cultivate the righteous path, and submit to my Northern Peak Divine Palace, I will petition the Supreme Palace to bestow upon the Demon Lord a title of nobility and generalship, grant him power over a region, and bestow upon him the honor of a god. I wonder what the Demon Lord thinks?"

The Demon Lord Taichen said, "Speaking like this is hardly sincere. Why don't you first bestow upon me the title of 'Heavenly King of the World,' and then hand over all the righteous gods and immortals of the entire Northern Continent to me? Only then can I see your sincerity."

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak said, "The Heavenly King is of the highest rank, and I cannot make the decision myself. I need to report to the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable."

The Demon Lord Taichen said, "Then forget it. I only want to live a carefree life in the mortal realm and don't want to be associated with the Jade Emperor. You can rest assured, although your Beiyue once lent the Beichen Crossing Boat to the True Martial Emperor to suppress me, I will not settle accounts with you."

At this point, Demon Lord Taichen patted the edge of the boat and said, "But we won't return the Beichen Crossing Boat. Consider it an apology from your Beiyue."

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain's expression hardened slightly, while Zhao Chongguo, standing to the side, was quite impolite. "The Heavenly Official's suppression of demons is a righteous act, so why should he apologize? You are a demon who has brought chaos to the world, so why don't you commit suicide to atone for your sins?"

"Bullshit!" Demon Lord Taichen said angrily, "When have I caused trouble in the mortal world? I only did some things that any demon would do, and that old bastard Zhenwu keeps chasing me. Why doesn't he go and destroy other demons?!"

"You're the one talking nonsense," Zhao Chongguo said. "Back then, the True Martial Emperor created Beiju Luzhou, swept away all demons, and cleansed the world. All the demons in Beiju Luzhou submitted to his might and died. You merely obtained the opportunity of heaven and earth, and became a tiny dust, so that you could not be destroyed by death or have your soul killed. That's why you were suppressed. How can you say that the True Martial Emperor only chased after you? Don't say such self-aggrandizing things again."

The Demon Lord Taichen was completely taken aback by Zhao Chongguo's rebuke, especially since his wife (whom he considered to be) Nangong Wan was right there, which made him lose face.

"I am speaking to the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain. Who are you? How dare you speak so arrogantly and insult me?" Demon Lord Taichen shouted.

Zhao Chongguo said, "I am Zhao Chongguo, a fifth-rank celestial official of the Heavenly Court, Minister of the Northern Mountain Divine Palace and Commander of the Central Army."

The Demon Lord Taichen sneered and said, "You're just a mere fifth-rank minor god, yet you dare to be arrogant in front of me?"

Zhao Chongguo cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask what rank you hold?"

"..." Taichen Demon Lord was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized that he had fallen into Zhao Chongguo's trap, so he hurriedly jumped out and said, "I am a demon lord born of heaven and earth, not subject to the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, why should I compare official ranks with you?"

Zhao Chongguo laughed heartily and pointed at the Demon Lord Taichen, saying, "What things in the world are not born of heaven and earth? You were born in turbid air, possessing a filthy nature, untouched by righteous transformation, and not holding a position of honor. You are nothing but a wicked creature."

Enraged, the Demon Lord Taichen declared, "I will kill you and then grind your bones to dust."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon Lord Taichen raised his arms, and boundless dust immediately rose in the Great World of Yanfu.

It turns out that this Demon Lord Taichen was originally a spirit of the dust of heaven and earth, who took human form and thus became known as the Demon Lord Taichen.

The reason he cannot be killed is because there are 'dust' in the world. The dust in the world is endless, but the dust of the universe is immortal.

"All the dust of heaven and earth is my foundation, which I use to transform into myriad phenomena and shatter the ten directions." With a soft shout, the Demon Lord Taichen summoned all the dust and myriad phenomena, which crashed down upon the entire Northern Mountain.

In an instant, the sky and earth changed color, and the Northern Mountain trembled. Although the Starry Sky Barrier blocked the direct attack of the Demon Lord Taichen, it could not stop the dust rising from within.

In an instant, all sorts of phenomena appeared within the star barrier, causing mountains to shake, palaces to be destroyed, and living beings to be buried.

Zhao Chongguo said, "Your Majesty, the Starry Sky Barrier cannot isolate all dust. We can use the True Form Diagram of the Northern Peak to suppress it."

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak nodded slightly, then produced a divine talisman, which was the True Form Diagram of the Northern Peak.

Once the True Form Map of the Northern Peak appeared, it immediately captured the divine power of the Northern Peak, revealing the majestic spirit of the sacred mountain. One could see the earth veins like dragons and the mountain ranges majestic and powerful. In an instant, the divine light of the sacred mountain rose up and pressed down, stabilizing the mountain and the divine palace, ensuring the safety of all living beings.

The myriad phenomena within the barrier were completely suppressed by the True Form Diagram of the Northern Peak, preventing them from causing further disturbance.

However, the power of the Northern Peak True Form Diagram cannot control the myriad phenomena outside the barrier; it can only allow them to disturb the mortal world and confuse living beings.

Seeing this, the Great Emperor of the Northern Peak hung the True Form Diagram of the Northern Peak in the sky to protect the Northern Peak, and then said to Zhao Chongguo: "Use the Heavenly Profound Jade Talisman to contact Taiheng and ask him to invite the Buddha Amoghavajra to come here for a meeting as soon as possible."

Zhao Chongguo bowed and said, "As you command."

At this moment, seeing that all phenomena could not break through the star barrier, and that all phenomena inside the barrier were suppressed by the True Form Diagram of the Northern Peak, the Demon Lord Taichen pointed at Zhao Chongguo and said, "Great Emperor of the Northern Peak, if you can kill this person, I will submit to the Northern Peak Divine Palace."

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak laughed and said, "How could one kill a celestial official to subdue a demon? Demon Lord, please do not speak jokingly."

The Demon Lord Taichen's eyes flashed, and he then said, "How about this? From now on, I will be my Demon Lord, and you will be your Northern Mountain Emperor. We will keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other, how about that?" The Northern Mountain Emperor said, "As long as the Demon Lord does not wreak havoc on the Northern Continent, does not disturb the heavens and earth, and does not harm living beings, our two families will naturally keep to ourselves."

"Alright, it's settled then." Demon Lord Taichen said, then stopped dealing with Beiyue and instead urged the Beichen Crossing Ship to head straight south.

One day after Taichen Demon Lord left Beiyue, Bukong Buddha and Taiheng Lord arrived at the Beiyue Divine Palace.

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak immediately greeted him personally at the mountain gate and opened a door above the barrier to invite Amoghavajra Buddha in.

Upon seeing the arrival of Amoghavajra, the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain hurriedly went to greet him. However, before the Great Emperor could speak, Amoghavajra, with a look of shame on his face, took the initiative to put his palms together and bow, saying, "This humble monk has come to apologize to Your Majesty."

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak was taken aback, and then asked, "What makes you say that, Venerable Buddha?"

Amoghasiddhi sighed and then recounted the whole story, concluding with, "This humble monk has been in Beiju Luzhou for many years on the orders of my Buddha's teachings, yet I have never been able to spread the Dharma into the world. Now that the people of Beiju Luzhou have awakened and have seen the Northern Mountain Divine Palace open up new possibilities, they fear that my Buddhist sect will fall behind, and thus they have harbored thoughts of conflict. I never imagined that a single wrong thought would lead to such a great calamity. This is all my fault."

After hearing Amoghavajra's apology, the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain was stunned and didn't know how to respond.

Zhao Chongguo reacted quickly. He stepped forward and said to the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain, "Your Majesty invited the Buddha here. We should first discuss the method to subdue the demons. As for the matter of assigning blame, we should leave that for later."

"Yes, yes, yes." The Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain immediately realized what was happening and stepped forward to help the Buddha Bukong up, saying, "Buddha, you have compassion for all living beings and are eager to teach them. It is inevitable that you may make a mistake in your heart, which is only human nature. I have specially invited you here to ask about the method of subduing demons. I beg you not to hold back and to show mercy to all living beings so as to resolve this calamity."

Amoghasiddhi bowed again and said, "I will obey Your Majesty's decree."

Zhao Chongguo quickly said, "Your Majesty, Venerable Buddha has had a long journey. A vegetarian feast has been prepared in the Mingdao Hall. Please have the feast first, and then we can discuss the matter of subduing the demon."

"Alright." The Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain nodded slightly, then invited the Buddha Amoghavajra to have a meal at the Hall of Enlightenment.

Amoghavajra bowed in thanks and then proceeded with the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain and the others to the Mingdao Hall.

Yellow dust billowed, and the world became shrouded in darkness.

In the Jade Palace of Buzhou Mountain, Wang Shu, who was drinking tea, frowned as she looked at the dust floating in her cup and said, "Dust stains the jade cup, what kind of strange phenomenon is this?"

Across from her, Chi Ling frowned as she looked at the dust in her teacup and put it down. She had intended to take a spiritual fruit to eat, but as soon as she picked it up, she felt a rough texture. Upon closer inspection, she found that the spiritual fruit was also covered in dust.

Chi Ling put down the spirit fruit, stood up and said, "Sister, please sit down. I'll go ask."

After saying that, Chi Ling left Yu Huan Tower and went straight to Tian Dou Pavilion.

Upon seeing Chi Ling arrive, Hongshan-jun quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and asked with a smile, "General, what brings you here?"

Chi Ling said, "Today, the world is filled with dust, and the dust is everywhere. This is not an ordinary event. In the name of the Divine Palace, send a talisman to the Five Sacred Mountains Divine Palace and ask them what is going on and where this strange phenomenon is from."

Upon hearing this, Lord Hongshan said, "So that's why I feel unwell today. General, please wait a moment, I will send a message to the Five Sacred Mountains Divine Palace right away."

Shortly after Hongshan Jun sent out the document using the Heavenly Profound Jade Cup, he immediately received a report from the Minister of the Central Peak Divine Palace. The report was very simple: it was not an anomaly from the Mountain and Sea Continent. If it were an anomaly from the Mountain and Sea Continent, then Buzhou Mountain would definitely have seen it before the Central Peak.

Soon after, reports were received from the Eastern Peak, Southern Peak, and Western Peak. These three peaks provided more detailed reports, saying that dust and ash were rising into the sky in the Eastern Continent, Southern Continent, and Western Continent, but they had already investigated and found that the anomalies did not originate from these three continents.

At the same time, the Three Sacred Mountains also asked Buzhou Mountain for the reason. If Buzhou Mountain knew the reason, please tell them.

"Neither? Then it must be Beiju Luzhou? Has Beiyue replied?" Chi Ling asked.

Hongshan Jun stared at the Heavenly Profound Jade Cup for a moment, then said, "Let's go back!"

Then a bamboo slip flew out from the Heavenly Profound Jade Cup and landed in the hands of Lord Hongshan. Lord Hongshan took a look at it and immediately handed it to Chiling, saying, "General, you guessed correctly. It is indeed an anomaly from Beiju Luzhou."

Chi Ling took the bamboo slips and examined them closely. Then she frowned and said, "The Demon Lord Tai Chen has broken free of his seal and emerged into the world?"

Although I've never heard of this name, the fact that it can cause such anomalies throughout the entire Jambudvipa world is enough to demonstrate its formidable magical power.

Then Chi Ling said, "Ask them if they need someone from Buzhou Mountain to go there."

"Yes." Lord Hongshan sent another document to Beiyue.

Soon, the Northern Mountain sent a reply, saying that they had already asked the Northern Amoghasiddhi Buddha to subdue the demon, and that the Upper Palace (the Buzhou Mountain God Palace) was not needed for the time being.

After looking at it, Chi Ling nodded and said, "Since the Buddha has taken action, then there is nothing to worry about."

Afterwards, Chi Ling left Tian Dou Pavilion and was about to return to Yu Huan Tower to continue chatting with Wang Shu when she saw Xiu Huang walking outside with two whisks in his hand as she passed Ling Tai Palace.

Seeing this, Chi Ling grabbed Xiu Huang by the back of the neck. Xiu Huang was startled and quickly turned around. When he saw that it was Chi Ling, he couldn't help but ask, "General Yu Shu, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing?" Chi Ling pointed at the whisk in his hand and said, "Everyone else only carries one whisk, why are you carrying two?"

Upon hearing this, Xiuhuang immediately replied, "The jade whisk in my left hand is mine, and the wooden whisk in my right hand was given to me by the master."

"Oh? Why would the True Lord give you a wooden whisk?" Chi Ling asked.

Xiuhuang said, "It's a whisk, of course it's a whisk. Let me go quickly, I have to go to do what the master instructed. You can't afford to be delayed."

"Oh ho, you're playing riddles with me? You're really disrespectful. I'm going to follow you anyway and see what you're up to." Although Chi Ling said this, she still let go of Xiu Huang.

Xiuhuang rolled her eyes at Chiling, straightened her collar, and said, "Whatever, follow me if you want."

So Xiu Huang left the Divine Mansion and arrived outside the mountain gate. He climbed to the top of Buzhou Mountain, then held the whisk given to him by Zhuang Yan in his right hand and slowly waved it three times in the air.

Then Chi Ling saw that after the whisk was waved three times, the dust in the world instantly dissipated, and the ten directions of the world became clear and boundless. (End of this chapter)