I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Zhuang Yan refined the three True Yang Fruits into a gourd of immortal wine. Although this diluted the immortal power and medicinal properties of the fruits, it would not harm the mortal bodies of Daoist Simu and the others.

Simu and Qianhe got completely drunk at the Yuchuan Mountain God's Mansion, and even the Yuchuan Mountain God himself was so drunk that he was unconscious.

Although Zhuang Yan had also drunk some, he was not drunk. Instead, he sat outside the mountain god temple enjoying the breeze.

Just then, a cloud drifted across the sky and flew straight north, but after only a moment, the cloud turned back.

The clouds lingered in the air for a moment before landing directly outside the mountain god temple.

Then a woman dressed in a plain gauze robe, with a full figure and a holy and beautiful appearance, appeared.

Zhuang Yan glanced at the woman and recognized her as the Western Bodhisattva Cundi, but the Bodhisattva Cundi did not recognize him.

“Fellow Daoist,” Bodhisattva Cundi approached Zhuang Yan, clasped her hands in a respectful bow, and asked, “May I ask where you come from?”

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Then don't worry about it, just tell me what you want to ask."

Bodhisattva Zhunti looked slightly surprised. Zhuang Yan's appearance was not that of an ordinary cultivator, so she asked again, "May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?"

Zhuang Yan said, "My Daoist name is Lingtai."

"Lingtai?" Bodhisattva Cundi exclaimed in surprise, "This Taoist name..."

"What's wrong with this Taoist name?" Zhuang Yan asked in return.

Bodhisattva Cundi smiled and said, "This Daoist name may have some karmic connection, but it is not a problem. Fellow Daoist, you don't need to worry about it."

Zhuang Yan was born into the position of the mountain god of Lingtai Mountain, so the name 'Lingtai' has always been his title, not his Taoist name or Dharma name.

Therefore, there is no such thing as having the same name. However, Zhuang Yan is now the Lingtai Dongming Shenxiao Emperor, and his imperial title contains the characters "Lingtai". Since a cultivator in the human world also has the characters "Lingtai" in his Daoist title, there must be some cause and effect involved.

But as mentioned earlier, one Taoist name and one title are not duplicated, so even if there is a karmic connection, it is not significant and will not cause any problems.

Zhuang Yan said with dissatisfaction, "If it doesn't bother you, then don't mention it. Wouldn't it be a nuisance if you did?"

Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Cundi put his palms together and said, "I am truly sorry. It was this humble monk who was presumptuous. Please do not take offense, fellow Daoist."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and asked, "I just saw you ride the cloud away and then return. Were you looking for someone?"

“Good.” Bodhisattva Cundi nodded and said, “Find a monk who carries a vajra and whose whereabouts are kept secret.”

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Then I know who you're looking for."

"Oh?" Bodhisattva Zhunti was full of surprise, and felt that the Lingtai Daoist in front of her was quite extraordinary, so she asked, "Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."

Zhuang Yan stood up, pointed inside the mountain god temple, and said, "You'll find out when you come in with me."

“Alright, please lead the way, fellow Daoist,” said Bodhisattva Cundi with a smile.

Zhuang Yan nodded and strode forward, leading the Bodhisattva Zhunti into the mountain god temple. They arrived at the back hall, where the Yuchuan Mountain God, Si Mu, and Qian He were lying haphazardly, fast asleep.

At this moment, without Zhuang Yan's prompting, Bodhisattva Zhunti naturally sensed the relic energy within Daoist Qianhe's body.

She walked up to Daoist Qianhe, used her divine eye to look into his body, and was greatly surprised: "No wonder there was the aura of Vajrapani here. It turns out his relics are on this fellow Daoist."

Zhuang Yan said, "That night, the Vajra of Secret Traces was drained of his life essence by a Rakshasa demon. His life force was exhausted, and his time was coming to an end. Before he died, he gave his relic to this Fellow Daoist Qianhe."

Bodhisattva Cundi nodded and said, "This relic showed no unusual activity in his body, and even complied with this fellow Daoist's refining, which shows that it was not obtained by force or coercion."

At this point, Bodhisattva Cundi sighed and said, "Very well, at least the secret teachings have been passed down to the world, and this humble monk can now return to report to the Great Sun Buddha."

After saying this, Bodhisattva Zhunti turned around and bowed to Zhuang Yan with her palms together, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Lingtai."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "It's no trouble at all, Master."

Then, Bodhisattva Cundi gave Zhuang Yan a deep look, then took her leave and rode away on auspicious clouds.

But shortly after Bodhisattva Cundi left, two more demonic lights descended upon the place.

As the demonic light dissipated, Zhuang Yan looked closely and saw two figures appear before him.

The man on the left, dressed in red with white hair, appeared somewhat weak; he was none other than the Demon Lord of Power whom we had just met.

The other one, with red hair and black clothes, had grayish-white eyes and looked like a demon, which was quite terrifying.

The Demon Lord of Power was very surprised to see Zhuang Yan and said, "Fellow Daoist Lingtai, what are you doing here?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I travel all over the world, why can't I stay here?"

At this moment, the red-haired, black-clad man with grayish-white eyes said, "Demon Lord Chili, is this the Lingtai Daoist you mentioned?"

“Yes,” said the Demon Lord of Power, “He is Daoist Lingtai.”

After saying this, Demon Lord Chili introduced Zhuang Yan: "Daoist Lingtai, this is Demon Lord Poligu of my Great Infinite Realm, the master of all Asuras."

The Great Avici Realm is the sacred realm of demons created by Mara, the Buddha, where all the Asuras and Rakshasa demons reside.

After the introduction, Napoleon smiled at Zhuang Yan and said, "I heard from the Demon Lord Chili that Daoist Lingtai's 'reflection technique' is very powerful. I will have to learn from him in the future."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "I have time. You can ask me for advice now."

Poligu's face stiffened, and he froze on the spot, his words leaving Zhuang Yan speechless.

The Demon Lord of Power quickly interjected, "No rush, no rush. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn from each other in the future. Right now, we are tracking a Buddhist demon who has infiltrated the Vedic kingdom."

At this point, the Demon Lord Chili asked Zhuang Yan, "Has Daoist Lingtai seen this Buddhist demon?"

Zhuang Yan sat on a large blue stone and said, "I saw him, but he left before you arrived. He said a few words to me."

Bhriku then asked, "What did you all say?"

Zhuang Yan said, "What do you care what people say about how your parents gave birth to such an impolite person? Why are you asking them here?"

Burigu's face flushed red with rage, his eyes blazing with fury. "What did you say?!"

Zhuang Yan raised an eyebrow, stood up, and said, "What? Do you want to fight?"

The Demon Lord of Power quickly stopped Poligu and Zhuang Yan, saying, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Then he comforted Poligu, saying, "Right now, it's most important to find the Cundi Buddha Mother. Don't let a small matter delay the important thing."

Poligu took a deep breath, snorted coldly at Zhuang Yan, and then flew directly into the sky on the magic light.

The Demon Lord of Power smiled at Zhuang Yan and said, "Where did those Buddhist demons go? I'm sure you won't tell me, right?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "That's not necessarily true, if you have 100,000 purple coins."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord of Power quickly checked the amount of purple coins he possessed and found that he only had a little over 60,000. So he urgently went to Poligu to ask for more.

Upon hearing this, Poligu angrily retorted, "We still have to give him money? It doesn't matter if he doesn't say anything, we'll go find her ourselves. Since Cundi Buddha Mother entered my Pure Land, she must have left traces of her whereabouts. I don't believe we can't find her."

The Demon Lord of Power said, "Consider it a loan, okay? I'll pay you back later!"

Bhriku glanced at the Demon Lord of Power and said, "You said it yourself."

After saying that, he took out 40,000 purple coins and handed them to the Demon Lord Chili. The Demon Lord Chili then gave 100,000 purple coins to Zhuang Yan. Zhuang Yan accepted the purple coins and pointed in the direction where Bodhisattva Zhunti had left, saying, "She went south."

"Southward?" Lord Chili was startled. "She's leaving the Vedic kingdom." He quickly flew up into the sky on his demonic light and chased after her southward with Bhaliku.

Watching the Demon Lord of Power and Poligu chase after Bodhisattva Zhunti, Zhuang Yan leaped onto the roof of the mountain god temple and lay down under the moonlight.

Nothing happened that night. At dawn, just as the sky began to lighten and the morning mist in the mountains had not yet dissipated, there was a knock on the door of the mountain god temple.

"Is the Yuchuan Mountain God here?" A rough voice rang out outside the temple.

Zhuang Yan, who was lying on the roof, sat up when he heard the noise and asked down, "Who are you? What do you want with the mountain god?"

A divine general clad in armor stood outside the temple gate with a group of people. Upon hearing this, he looked up, saw Zhuang Yan, and asked, "Are you the Mountain God of Yuchuan?"

“I am not,” Zhuang Yan said. “The Yuchuan Mountain God is sleeping inside.”

The divine general said, "Wake him up and tell him that the Western Mountain Divine Palace has a talisman to convey your message."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Then you wait here, I'll go and call him." After saying that, he turned around and leaped into the temple courtyard. He then went to the house in the backyard, looked at the Yuchuan Mountain God who was still fast asleep, dipped his right hand into the teacup on the table with some cold tea, and then flicked it on the face of the Yuchuan Mountain God, saying, "Wake up."

As the tea dripped onto the face of the Yuchuan Mountain God, he jolted awake, opened his eyes, and stood up abruptly.

When he saw Zhuang Yan in front of him, he couldn't help but stretch and say, "Master Lingtai, you're up so early?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "It's not early, the sun's already high in the sky. Someone's looking for you outside."

"Oh? Who is looking for me?" asked the Yuchuan Mountain God.

Zhuang Yan said, "It seems to be a divine general, who said that the Western Mountain Divine Palace has sent a talisman to convey his decree."

"Ah?!" The mountain god of Yuchuan was startled and quickly tidied his appearance before rushing out in a flash.

Upon arriving at the temple gate, the Yuchuan Mountain God took a deep breath, then opened the temple gate and went out.

When he saw the armored general opposite him, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "This humble god is the mountain god of Yuchuan. I was unaware of your arrival and have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me."

The divine general returned the greeting with clasped hands and said, "Mountain Lord, there's no need for such formalities." He then took out a talisman from his sleeve and handed it over, saying, "This is the talisman of Minister Zhidu."

The mountain god of Yuchuan quickly reached out and took the talisman. After looking at it, a hint of doubt appeared on his face. "Can I stay here?"

“Yes.” The divine general turned around and pointed to the group of men and women behind him, saying, “These fellow Daoists will be staying at your Yuchuan Mountain residence for a period of time.”

The mountain god of Yuchuan asked, "Why is this? Who are they?"

When the mountain god of Yuchuan asked the question, the general revealed a mysterious smile and said, "Mountain Lord, you should ask them yourself. Please sign the talisman so that I can go back and report."

The Yuchuan Mountain God knew there was trouble involved, but he dared not disobey the decree from the Minister of the Western Mountain God's Palace, so he could only obediently sign and accept it.

The divine general then left Yuchuan Mountain Palace with the talisman, while the twelve men and women stepped forward, cupped their hands to the Yuchuan Mountain God, and said, "Thank you for taking us in, Mountain Lord."

The Yuchuan Mountain God quickly returned the greeting, then led the twelve people into his mountain abode, arranged accommodations for them, and then returned to his backyard to wake up Simu and Qianhe.

When the two woke up, they had a headache and rushed to the well to fetch water to wash their faces, which was a side effect of a hangover.

Zhuang Yan then asked the Yuchuan Mountain God, "What does that god want with you?"

The mountain god of Yuchuan looked bewildered and shook his head, saying, "I don't know either. I just arranged for twelve people to stay here with me."

"What divine general? What twelve people?" The Four-Eyed Taoist, who had just washed his face, returned rubbing his head and couldn't help but ask when he heard the two talking.

The Yuchuan Mountain God told Master Simu about the matter, and Master Simu was also surprised and said, "Are they all women? Could they be the concubines of the Minister of the Western Mountain God's Palace? Afraid of being discovered by his wife, he sent them here?"

"Could you be any more outrageous?" Zhuang Yan laughed. "A dignified Minister of the Western Mountain Divine Palace, afraid of being discovered by his wife if he keeps a concubine?"

At this moment, Daoist Qianhe, who had just walked over, said, "Could it be some kind of demon or criminal?"

“No,” the Yuchuan Mountain God shook his head and said, “Those people have an extraordinary temperament, and they are not wearing any shackles or being guarded. How could they be criminals?”

Master Four Eyes said to the Mountain God of Yuchuan, "Mountain Lord, didn't you ask them?"

The mountain god of Yuchuan shook his head and said, "I didn't ask, and I don't want to ask. I'm afraid there are some unknown secrets involved, and asking would only cause trouble for myself."

"That's true." Master Four Eyes nodded and said, "It's best for those below to refrain from inquiring about the affairs of those above."

At this moment, Daoist Qianhe looked around and asked, "Where are those people? I can't see them."

The mountain god of Yuchuan said, "After I arranged houses for them, they went into their rooms and closed the doors tightly, and never came out again."

"Strange," Master Qianhe said, shaking his head. "Truly strange."

Master Four Eyes said, "Forget about them. We should set off today. We still have to do some good deeds."

Upon hearing this, the Yuchuan Mountain God quickly said, "Fellow Daoists, we hit it off yesterday, so we must have some kind of fate. In that case, don't rush off. Have lunch at my mountain god temple before you go."

"Eh?" Master Qianhe asked, "Do you gods eat too?"

The Yuchuan Mountain God laughed and said, "You can eat it or not. With three fellow Daoists here, you must eat this meal."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Then let's have lunch before we leave."

So the mountain god of Yuchuan went into the mountains to hunt, and caught a deer, two rabbits, and four pheasants. He also gathered a lot of mountain delicacies and cooked a sumptuous meal himself.

Zhuang Yan then took out the immortal wine refined from the True Yang Fruit, but this time everyone only drank a little.

Just after lunch, as Zhuang Yan, Simu, and Qianhe were about to leave, an uninvited guest arrived at the mountain god temple.

A young man dressed in a robe with five-element cloud patterns, a white jade belt around his waist, and a sword slung over his back stood before the temple gate and asked, "Is the Yuchuan Mountain God here?"

The Yuchuan Mountain God, who was preparing to see Zhuang Yan and the other two off, was taken aback. Daoist Qianhe said, "Mountain Lord, so many people are looking for you today."

The mountain god of Yuchuan turned his head and took a closer look. His expression immediately turned serious, and he said, "A ninth-rank celestial official."

Although he was an eighth-rank celestial official, one rank higher than the newcomer, this person had an extraordinary demeanor and was definitely not an ordinary celestial official.

So the Yuchuan Mountain God quickly went out, bowed to the person who came and said, "I am the Yuchuan Mountain God. May I ask what business you have with me, fellow Taoist?"

The young man looked at the Yuchuan Mountain God and immediately showed his celestial official jade tablet, saying, "I am Wuchenzi, the divine general of Zhechong Prefecture, here to arrest the criminal official of Xiyue by order of the Grand Master of Destiny."

"Ah? The Divine General of Zhechong Prefecture? The Acting Grand Master of Fate?" The mountain god of Yuchuan's expression changed drastically.

The one who oversees the Grand Master of Fate is naturally the Fire Spirit True Immortal of the Grand Master of Fate in the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm.

The Zhechong Divine Palace is the Martial Affairs Office under the jurisdiction of the Chenhuan Jade Palace. The generals of the Zhechong Palace can also be said to be the generals of Buzhou Mountain.

The mountain god of Yuchuan stood there stunned for a long time before he finally reacted and hurriedly said, "General, I don't have any criminal officials from the Western Peak here."

Wuchenzi said, "We'll know if they've searched it or not." With that, he put away the Immortal Official's Jade Tablet and strode into the Mountain God Temple.

The Yuchuan Mountain God followed closely behind. Wuchenzi entered the mountain god's temple and immediately saw Zhuang Yan and his two companions. He then approached them and questioned, "Who are you?"

The mountain god of Yuchuan said, "General, they are my friends."

"Don't speak," Wuchenzi said. "Let them answer themselves."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "I am a rogue cultivator, my Daoist name is Lingtai."

Wuchenzi exclaimed in surprise, "Your Daoist name is Lingtai? You're a bit arrogant, kid."

"What's so arrogant about that? It's just a Taoist name, a title," Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

Wuchenzi said, "That's true, let me see."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll and opened it, revealing countless photographic images densely packed on it.

Wuchenzi compared the paintings with the others and found none that resembled Zhuang Yan. He nodded and said, "You're fine, except for your Daoist name, 'Lingtai'."

After saying that, he went to question Master Simu and Master Qianhe. The two of them introduced themselves, and Wuchenzi also compared the painting with the scroll, but there was no similar portrait.

"Actually, I am also a disciple of the Daoist sect," Wuchenzi said to the two after the questioning.

"Oh?" Master Qianhe quickly asked, "May I ask which sect you belong to?"

Wuchenzi sighed, then shook his head with a weary expression and said, "That's all in the past. If we really want to talk about a sect, it should be the Dao Academy Undergraduate Sect, right?"

Master Four Eyes and Master Thousand Cranes: "???"

After saying that, Wuchenzi's complexion quickly returned to normal, and he turned to the Yuchuan Mountain God and asked, "Are there any other people here?"

The mountain god of Yuchuan had a sudden thought, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, there are only the four of us."

Wuchenzi stared at the Yuchuan Mountain God, then his tone grew colder, "You're lying!"

The mountain god of Yuchuan was startled by Wuchenzi's gaze, but feigned composure and asked, "Why do you say such a thing, deity?"

Wuchenzi didn't say much, but simply turned and called out to the outside of the mountain god temple, "Come in."

The Yuchuan Mountain God immediately looked towards the entrance, then froze. A clad, armored general with a bruised and swollen face limped in. From his bruised and swollen face, one could barely make out that he was the same general who had brought the twelve men to deliver the decree of Zhi Du, the Minister of the Western Mountain. (End of Chapter)