I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Seeing the five Dao Ancestors of the Metal, Wood, Fire, and Earth elements appear, Zhuang Yan stood with his hands behind his back and smiled, saying, "Fellow Daoists, we meet again."

"Divine Firmament Celestial Venerable," Earth Element Dao Ancestor cupped his hands and asked, "How have you been lately?"

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "I'm thinking about you Five Elements Heavenly Dao every day."

The Fire Dao Ancestor spoke up, "You probably dream of destroying my Five Elements Heavenly Dao, don't you?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Isn't it obvious? Who destroyed the Xuanfa Heavenly Dao? I'm sure you all know better than I do. Your Five Elements Heavenly Dao did the first thing, so of course my Pangu Heavenly Dao will do the fifteenth."

“That makes sense,” the Water Dao Ancestor laughed. “But does your Pangu Heavenly Dao have the ability to destroy my Five Elements Heavenly Dao?”

Zhuang Yan said, "If my Pangu Heavenly Dao cannot destroy the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, then your Five Elements Heavenly Dao can destroy my Pangu Heavenly Dao in return. Let's all just make things simple."

"Very well, very well." Dao Ancestor Shui Xing said with a smile, "Shenxiao Tianzun is quite a free spirit, but there is something I am curious about."

Zhuang Yan asked, "What is it?"

The Water Dao Ancestor asked, "How did your Pangu Heavenly Dao manage to build the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge to the gate of my Five Elements Heavenly Dao without anyone noticing?"

Zhuang Yan laughed heartily, and then, under the puzzled gazes of the five Dao Ancestors of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, he uttered four words: "The Great Dao is formless."

These four words were extremely profound and mysterious. Upon hearing this, the Five Elements Dao Ancestor seemed to understand something. Needless to say, it must be the method of this Divine Firmament Heavenly Venerable.

At this moment, the Wood Dao Ancestor transmitted his voice to the four Dao Ancestors of Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, saying, "It seems that this Divine Firmament Heavenly Venerable is the head of the Great Luo of Pangu Heavenly Dao. I will personally block his great power later, and the rest, Shakyamuni and Hongjun Dao Ancestor, will be left to you."

Huo Xing Dao Zu said, "I can hold off Hong Jun Dao Zu all by myself."

The Water Path Ancestor said, "In that case, I will take care of Shakyamuni."

“No,” said Mu Xing Dao Zu. “That Shakyamuni is incredibly powerful; you can’t defeat him by yourself.”

At this point, the Wood Element Dao Ancestor added, "The Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Water Element Dao Ancestor will work together to deal with that Shakyamuni, while the Metal Element Dao Ancestor will remain in the present world."

The four Dao Ancestors had no objection to this arrangement and responded, "Good."

Just as the five finished their discussion, Zhuang Yan said, "Fellow Daoists, you are all Great Luo Golden Immortals, and there are only three of us here. Why don't we skip the roundabout ways and go to the Chaos? You come to the Chaos, and we will go to the Chaos and fight it out without any restraint. What do you say?"

Upon hearing Zhuang Yan's words, Jin Xing Dao Zu transmitted his voice, saying, "Don't listen to him. There are still two people in Pangu Heavenly Dao who haven't appeared yet. We just need to rely on Heavenly Dao and wait for them to tire themselves out to guard the boundary."

“The Golden Dao Ancestor is right,” said the Earth Dao Ancestor. “They built the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge so far away, so the support from Pangu Heavenly Dao will take even longer. If we enter the Chaos to fight them, it will be exactly what they want. Moreover, there are still two Great Luo Golden Immortals on their side who haven’t appeared yet, so they must have some kind of plan.”

The Fire Dao Ancestor said, "But their Heavenly Bridge has already connected to our present world."

"It's alright. They're just sending Great Awakening Golden Immortals into the Five Elements Manifestation World. As long as we block their Great Luo Golden Immortal power and prevent them from entering my Five Elements Manifestation World, with the power of my Five Elements Manifestation World, as many of their Great Awakening Golden Immortals and Divine Generals as there are, they will all die," said the Golden Path Ancestor with utmost confidence.

The successive destruction of two Heavenly Daos has greatly enhanced the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao and the power of the beings manifested by the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. As long as the immortal cultivators of the Pangu Heavenly Dao dare to enter the manifest world of the Five Elements, they will never return.

Upon hearing Jin Xing Daozu's words, the other four Daozu nodded in agreement.

Then Mu Xing Dao Zu smiled at Zhuang Yan and said, "Shen Xiao Tian Zun, what's the point of fighting and killing? Why don't you come to my Five Elements Manifestation World? We will definitely treat you well."

Zhuang Yan said with a smile, "Aren't we already here?"

As soon as they finished speaking, Buddha Tathagata and Dao Ancestor Hongjun immediately activated their great power and pressed down on the Five Elements Manifestation through the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge.

Earth Element Dao Ancestor and Water Element Dao Ancestor immediately unleashed their great power, overwhelmingly meeting the great power of Tathagata Buddha. As the two forces collided, all three of them were simultaneously forced back a few steps.

But soon the Buddha regained his footing, and the great power within him poured out continuously. The Water Element Dao Ancestor and the Earth Element Dao Ancestor also quickly regained their footing and pushed the great power back, creating a situation where the two sides were evenly matched.

At the same time, on the other side, Dao Ancestor Hongjun also immediately made a move. His great power surged out and crashed directly into the Five Elements Manifestation World.

At this moment, a crimson light rose from the body of the Fire Dao Ancestor, followed by a torrent of immense power that crashed directly into the power of the Hongjun Dao Ancestor.

The next moment, Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Dao Ancestor Huoxing were simultaneously sent flying tens of thousands of feet away. After they stabilized their bodies, they began to continuously clash their power, mutually eroding each other's might.

At this moment, only Zhuang Yan and Dao Ancestor Mu Xing remained. Dao Ancestor Mu Xing looked at Zhuang Yan, remained silent for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Divine Firmament Heavenly Venerable, aren't you going to make a move?"

Zhuang Yan asked with a smile, "Where is the Golden Dao Ancestor?"

The Wood Dao Ancestor laughed and said, "He has gone back to guard the present world. The four of us here are enough."

"Don't speak too definitively." Zhuang Yan smiled, then stepped to the side and called back, "Laojun."

As Zhuang Yan uttered the name 'Laojun,' a vast and boundless aura of supreme simplicity instantly appeared, followed by a radiant light of celestial purity that illuminated the Five Elements above the world.

Behind Zhuang Yan, an old Taoist priest with white hair and a long beard, dressed in a Taiji purple-gold immortal robe, wearing a Taiqing fish-tail crown, holding a whisk, and stepping on the Yin and Yang energies, walked out.

The Wood Element Dao Ancestor's pupils contracted, and the Earth Element Dao Ancestor, Water Element Dao Ancestor, and Fire Element Dao Ancestor, who were not far away, were also shocked.

This is because Laozi's energy is boundless and limitless, far exceeding the energy Zhuang Yan had when they fought each other.

The Wood Dao Ancestor took a deep breath, then cupped his hands and asked, "This humble Daoist is Wood Daoist. May I ask your esteemed name, fellow Daoist?"

Laozi, the Supreme Lord, lightly flicked his whisk and stepped forward, his feet treading on the yin and yang energies. With a kind smile on his face, he returned the greeting with his hands clasped and said, "My secular name is Li Er. People respectfully call me 'Taishang Laojun.' Fellow Daoists, please address me as you wish."

"Alright." Dao Ancestor Mu Xing said solemnly, "Then let me experience the power of Fellow Daoist Tai Shang."

Having said that, the Wood Dao Ancestor raised his hand and unleashed a beam of azure immortal light, which landed directly on the Supreme Lord Laozi.

As Laozi was enveloped by the azure light, the Wood Dao Ancestor felt reassured, knowing that his 'Wood Spirit Primordial Qi' had never failed him.

In an instant, the Wood Spirit Primordial Qi that enveloped Laozi began to rapidly absorb Laozi's magical power and transform it into the most primordial and pure Wood Spirit Primordial Qi to nourish the Wood Element Dao Ancestor.

Laozi smiled slightly. Facing the Wood Spirit Primordial Qi's absorption of his magical power, his expression remained unchanged. He simply raised his right hand and gently made a hand seal.

With a loud 'whoosh', a burst of true fire suddenly shot up and ignited the Wood Spirit Primordial Qi.

In the blink of an eye, all the primordial wood spirit energy was burned away by Laozi's true fire.

The Wood Dao Ancestor was greatly astonished, "What kind of fire is this?"

Laozi stroked his beard and laughed, "Primordial True Fire."

The Wood Dao Ancestor's expression hardened, and his gaze fell on the Yin and Yang energies beneath the feet of the Supreme Lord Laozi. He then said, "I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Taishang was also proficient in the art of fire?"

"I only know a little bit." Laozi said, raising his hand and burning the innate true fire towards the Wood Dao Ancestor.

But as soon as the innate true fire flew out, it was blocked by a beam of water. Then the water rushed down and extinguished the innate true fire in an instant.

Taishang Laojun turned his head and saw that the Water Element Dao Ancestor had withdrawn his hand seals and then smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Taishang, my Five Elements Dao Ancestors are of the same lineage and naturally we should help each other."

Laozi laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to explain. I understand."

After saying this, Laozi waved his whisk, and immediately two streams of immortal energy, one black and one white, flew out, which were the Yin and Yang energies.

The Yin and Yang energies landed directly on the Wood Element Dao Ancestor, instantly merging into one. Yin contained Yang, and Yang contained Yin, with Yin and Yang transforming and alternating.

The Wood Element Ancestor immediately unleashed his power to resist, but as the Yin and Yang energies alternated, the Wood Element power within him was rapidly diminishing and withering.

The Wood Dao Ancestor's heart sank. If things continued this way, the Yin and Yang energies would soon gain the upper hand, and then he would only have the fate of waiting to be slaughtered.

Thinking of this, Daoist Mu Xing's mind raced, and suddenly a solution came to him. He formed a hand seal and immediately activated his magic power. Just as the yin and yang energies alternated and rotated to the 'yang energy', he immediately and proactively met the attack with his magic power.

As the Wood Dao Ancestor's magic power came into contact with the yang energy, an extremely powerful force immediately arose from the yang energy and then flowed back into the Wood Dao Ancestor's body.

"Hahaha." The Wood Dao Ancestor was overjoyed. Wood is born towards the sun, although when it turns to 'yin energy' it will continue to wear down his great power, causing his magic power to wither and dissipate.

But as soon as he turns to the yang side, he immediately receives a huge replenishment. This alternation of yin and yang forms a delicate balance, allowing his immense power to remain constant, neither increasing nor decreasing, neither born nor dying.

The smile on Laozi's face faded slightly, and then he enhanced his power. As Laozi's power continued to strengthen, the Yin and Yang energies that enveloped the Wood Element Ancestor began to show a situation where Yin outnumbered Yang.

However, the Wood Dao Ancestor was not worried about this. Although there was more Yin than Yang at this moment when Yin and Yang were in transition, he would put more of his magic power into it as long as Yang energy appeared.

As a result, the yang energy fed back to the Wood Dao Ancestor with increasing power, so the Wood Dao Ancestor was not only not suppressed by the yin and yang energies, but was also able to benefit from them.

What puzzled Mu Xing Daozu was that, faced with this situation, Taishang Laojun did not react at all, but instead continued to use his great power to strengthen the yin energy and shorten the time for the yang energy to rotate.

But no matter how much Laozi suppressed it, the yang energy would eventually circulate. He could not take it back, because yin cannot exist alone, and yang cannot grow alone. There is yang within yin and yin within yang. If either one is missing, the other cannot exist.

While Laozi and the Wood Element Dao Ancestor were locked in a stalemate, Zhuang Yan had already arrived outside the boundary of the Five Elements Manifestation World.

The Wood Element Dao Ancestor, Earth Element Dao Ancestor, Fire Element Dao Ancestor, and Water Element Dao Ancestor watched Zhuang Yan from afar. They were not afraid that Zhuang Yan would enter the Five Elements Manifestation World. As long as he dared to go in, he would be courting death.

Because he entered the Five Elements Manifestation World, the Five Elements Heavenly Dao would directly suppress him.

Zhuang Yan was aware of this, so he did not enter the Five Elements Manifestation World, but instead poured his great power into it along the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge.

At this moment, the Golden Dao Ancestor, who was in charge of the present world, could no longer sit still. He immediately appeared and unleashed a stream of profound golden energy, which instantly annihilated the power that Zhuang Yan had channeled into the Five Elements of the present world.

Zhuang Yan smiled faintly, not caring at all. The great power of 'Limitless and Boundless' condensed at his fingertips, and he pointed downwards, transforming it into a sword beam that slashed straight at the Golden Dao Ancestor.

Upon seeing this, the Golden Path Ancestor chuckled, thinking that Zhuang Yan was showing off his limited skills in front of an expert. He was in charge of the Golden Path, and who could compare to him in this field?

Therefore, Dao Ancestor Jin Xing leaped forward to meet the sword light, his eyes shooting out two beams of golden energy that went straight towards the sword light.

However, the power of that sword light far exceeded Jin Xing Dao Zu's expectations. It directly shattered Jin Xing Dao Zu's two golden energies and then landed directly on Jin Xing Dao Zu.

Jin Xing Daozu instantly flew out of the millions of miles of heaven, and a gap was cut in the great power around him, and a wound appeared on his Dao body.

Even the slightest wound on a Great Luo Golden Immortal is extremely noticeable, because a Great Luo Golden Immortal is directly bound to the Heavenly Dao of this place, and his every move will be reflected in the laws of heaven and earth.

Looking at the wounds on his body, Jin Xing Dao Zu couldn't help but look at Zhuang Yan outside the boundary gate with a look of horror.

Keep in mind that he was within the Five Elements Manifestation Realm, blessed by the Five Elements Heavenly Dao Laws, yet he was still injured by Zhuang Yan. This shows how strong Zhuang Yan is, far surpassing all the Great Luo Golden Immortals he had seen before.

However, the Golden Dao Ancestor was no pushover. Instead of backing down, he harnessed the power of the Golden Element and flew to the edge of the present world, unleashing his vast Golden Element power to press down on Zhuang Yan.

The golden force was sharp and heavy, and when it pressed down, even the entire Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge trembled. The sharp and fierce golden force exuded an incomparably terrifying aura.

The immense power of the metal element pressed down on Zhuang Yan, and was immediately blocked by the 'absolute defense', unable to advance even an inch further.

Then Zhuang Yan raised his hand and pointed, instantly shooting out a primordial true fire from his fingertip. Then, his 'limitless and infinite' power was added to the primordial true fire, and the primordial true fire instantly burned the sky and the universe, spreading and burning along the path of the metal element power.

Jin Xing Dao Zu was startled and quickly severed the great power, acting extremely decisively. All of this meant giving up at least one-tenth of the great power.

Seeing the innate true fire that stopped burning three hundred feet in front of him, Jin Xing Daozu immediately relented.

That ten percent of his power was nothing; with just a thought, he could immediately replenish it, backed by the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.

However, Zhuang Yan now possesses the ability to control innate true fire, which completely counters his metal element, leaving him with no chance of winning.

Zhuang Yan, sitting opposite him, laughed and said, "As the ancestor of the Metal Element Dao, can't your 'metal' generate water?"

The Golden Dao Ancestor said, "As the Golden Dao Ancestor, my Golden Dao can naturally generate water."

"Then why don't you generate real water to extinguish my real fire?" Zhuang Yan asked.

Jin Xing Daozu hesitated, swallowing his words. The Daoist methods of the Five Elements Daoists are mutually reinforcing and restraining, but they are all Daoists who control their own Dao within the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, if the Golden Dao Ancestor uses metal to generate water, it will inevitably affect the balance of the five elements in the present world. If he wants to avoid affecting the balance in the present world, he can only leave the present world and fight in the chaos.

But this is obviously unrealistic. If they are still struggling even with the Five Elements Heavenly Dao as their backer, they would be even less of a match for Zhuang Yan if they were to leave the Five Elements Realm.

"If you have no other choice, then I will not be polite." Zhuang Yan said, and then activated his great power, and the innate true fire that filled the sky burned towards Jin Xing Dao Zu once again.

At that moment, Jin Xing Daozu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and immediately thought of a way to deal with it.

He raised his hand and formed a strange hand seal. After a moment, he released the seal, and a mysterious and ethereal celestial light flew out.

With a gentle flick of that mysterious immortal light, the overwhelming innate true fire spun around and instead burned back into the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, completely out of Zhuang Yan's control.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yan remained calm and clapped his hands again, instantly causing a sky full of innate true water to cover the area and extinguish the innate true fire in an instant.

"Primordial True Water?" Jin Xing Dao Zu's eyes widened. "You cultivate the three paths of metal, water, and fire simultaneously?"

Zhuang Yan laughed heartily and said, "You're wrong, take another look."

After he finished speaking, two more beams of immortal light appeared behind Zhuang Yan, one being 'Wood Spirit Primordial Qi' and the other being 'Primordial True Soil'.

Then Zhuang Yan flipped his palm, and three streams of immortal light and divine energy appeared: the Primordial True Fire, the Primordial True Fire, and the Mysterious Beginning True Gold.

Jin Xing Dao Zu was speechless, staring at Zhuang Yan in disbelief, "You...you...you are a Great Luo Golden Immortal who cultivates the Five Elements Daoist arts?"

This not only left the Golden Dao Ancestor speechless, but also shocked the four Dao Ancestors of Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water in the distance.

Zhuang Yan laughed loudly, and then his palm print shone out. The great power of the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water behind him converged into a mighty river of power, which surged and swept across the void and instantly landed on the Metal Element Dao Ancestor.

Jin Xing Daozu's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood essence. In the blink of an eye, his aura weakened by 40%.

The other four Dao Ancestors wanted to come to their aid, but Laozi, Buddha, and Hongjun immediately intensified their attacks, holding back the four Dao Ancestors and preventing them from coming to their aid.

Just as Jin Xing Daozu was struggling to hold on, four beams of immortal light and divine energy fell upon him. Instantly, Jin Xing Daozu's aura surged and his power increased dramatically. He immediately recovered to his peak condition, and the five elements of immortal light and divine energy—wood, fire, earth, metal, and water—appeared behind him.

The Golden Dao Ancestor was overjoyed, realizing that the Five Elements Heavenly Dao was empowering him with the four laws of wood, fire, water, and earth. With the empowerment of these laws, the Golden Dao Ancestor's power surged, immediately pushing back Zhuang Yan's power.

A glint flashed in Zhuang Yan's eyes, and he activated the 'Limitless Infinity' technique. His immense power poured out without limit, creating a tug-of-war with the Golden Dao Ancestor, both of them beginning to wear down each other's power.

With renewed confidence, Jin Xing Dao Zu stabilized his Dao body and, with the support of the Five Elements Laws, began to clash with Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan naturally sensed the power of the Five Elements Laws on the Golden Element Dao Ancestor, which was precisely his purpose. Their goal was to restrain the Five Elements Dao Ancestor and part of the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, so that the generals of the various camps and the forces below could attack the Five Elements Manifestation.

As for the Jade Emperor, he is to be in charge of the Pangu Heavenly Dao. And just as the Five Elements Dao Ancestor thought, the Pangu Heavenly Dao's projection of power from the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge is too far, and how much power can the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge project?
Therefore, they can only be used to restrain them. Fortunately, Zhuang Yan is the most suitable person. Although he can only restrain a small part of the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, it is enough!

With his objective accomplished, Zhuang Yan was enveloped in a nine-colored auspicious cloud. He sat cross-legged atop the cloud, his immense power surging forth as he battled and clashed with the Golden Dao Ancestor, while simultaneously issuing a talisman behind him.

Behind the Liangtian Divine Bridge, Erlang Shen, having received Zhuang Yan's edict, immediately ordered the Grand Commandant Chi Ling, the Grand Commandant Hu Da, and the Grand Commandant Nezha, who were standing before him: "His Majesty has decreed that the three armies of the Zhechong Camp, the Zhen'e Camp, and the Bi'ou Camp shall immediately set out to attack the Five Elements Manifestation World. All actions shall be carried out in accordance with the order and without error. The Lingtai and Shenxiao shall obey the law."

Erlang Shen issued talismans to the three Grand Commandants, who, unable to contain themselves any longer, accepted the talismans and bowed with excitement and high spirits, saying, "As you command!"

Then, the great banner of Haotian was unfurled, and the three great banners of the Zhechong Camp, Zhen'e Camp, and Bi'ou Camp fluttered in the wind. The three armies marched majestically along the Liangtian Divine Bridge and stormed into the Five Elements Manifestation World. (End of this chapter)