I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Jin Xing Daozu was suddenly horrified to discover that a gaze was being cast from the vast and boundless ocean, staring intently at his primordial spirit.

"Oh no!" Jin Xing Daozu exclaimed in horror, "My origins have been exposed."

Jin Xing Dao Zu hurriedly used his divine sense to communicate with the four Dao Zu of Wood, Fire, Earth and Water, telling them that his origins had been exposed.

The four Dao Ancestors were engaged in a battle of magic with Laozi, Buddha, and Hongjun when they heard the divine message from Jinxing Dao Ancestor, and they were all extremely surprised.

"How did your innate talent become exposed?" Dao Ancestor Shui asked. "Is it because of interference from various great forces, causing your primordial spirit to misperceive your true nature?"

Jin Xingdaozu said, "It's impossible that my senses are wrong. There is a force in the vast ocean that is watching my primordial spirit. I can't escape it. This must be because my origins have been exposed."

The Wood Dao Ancestor asked, "Then how did your background come to light?"

After a moment of silence, Jin Xing Daozu said, "Previously, I sensed that a great immortal cultivator with the power of Pangu had appeared in the Platinum Immortal Realm, so I wanted to use his body to invade the Pangu world. I didn't expect that there was also a Great Luo Golden Immortal in the Pangu world, whose cultivation and power were far above mine."

Upon hearing this, the Wood Dao Ancestor fell silent, while the Water Dao Ancestor's tone carried a hint of accusation, "Why didn't you discuss this matter with us before taking action?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Jin Xing Dao Zu did not argue, but said, "I was too reckless in this matter, but no one could have imagined that there would be such a powerful Great Luo Golden Immortal in the world after Pangu's appearance. Now that my background has been exposed most likely, what should I do?"

Earth Dao Ancestor said, "If your roots are exposed, you risk being banished to eternal oblivion. Metal Dao Ancestor, you can no longer make a move. Return to the mortal world."

Jin Xing Dao Zu said, "If I were to return to the mortal world, who would deal with Shenxiao Tianzun?"

“This Divine Firmament Celestial Venerable should request the Heavenly Dao to exert its power to stop you. After you return to the mortal world, you can still preside over the affairs of the mortal world,” said the Wood Path Ancestor.

Jin Xing Dao Zu nodded and said, "Alright, then I will return to the mortal world now."

After saying this, Jin Xing Dao Zu began to gather his great power, and at the same time used his primordial spirit to report to the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, explaining the situation and asking the Five Elements Heavenly Dao to personally order his great power to stop Zhuang Yan.

Soon after, three of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's laws descended upon this place, transforming into a blank and ethereal divine statue that stood there, continuously releasing its power to resist Zhuang Yan's power.

Seeing this, the Golden Dao Ancestor was relieved. After gathering all his power back, he returned to the Five Elements Realm.

But the moment the Golden Dao Ancestor returned to the Five Elements Manifestation World, the 'Five Elements Manifestation World' before his eyes suddenly 'drifted away' from him.

Jin Xing Daozu immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly used his great power to protect himself, glancing around.

The next moment, Jin Xing Dao Zu's hair stood on end, because at this moment, there was no Five Elements manifesting in his surroundings, but rather a vast and boundless chaos.

"How could this be?!" Jin Xing Daozu was greatly shocked. He had clearly returned to the Five Elements Realm, so how could he appear in the Chaos?

Just then, a figure appeared before Jin Xing Dao Zu. Upon seeing this figure, Jin Xing Dao Zu's pupils instantly contracted. "Shen Xiao Tian Zun?"

Zhuang Yan smiled slightly, cupped his hands towards Dao Ancestor Jin Xing, and said, "Fellow Daoist Jin Xing, in this chaos, we can finally have a battle without any worries."

As soon as Zhuang Yan finished speaking, his immense power swept over him in an instant, enveloping Jin Xing Dao Zu.

Jin Xing Dao Zu was shocked and immediately used his great power to resist. However, Zhuang Yan's great power was boundless and vast, and it crushed down without mercy, eroding his great power.

Within this chaos, the Golden Dao Ancestor's foundation was controlled by Zhuang Yan, and he was also crushed by Zhuang Yan's great power. He could only suffer in silence and struggle to hold on. Without the support of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's laws, he was no match for Zhuang Yan in terms of cultivation and power alone.

While whittling down the power of the Golden Element Dao Ancestor, Zhuang Yan asked him, "Your Five Elements Heavenly Dao have successively destroyed the Profound Law Heavenly Dao and the Illusory Reality Heavenly Dao. You have obtained the immense profound power of these two Heavenly Daos, so why are you performing so poorly?"

Instead of answering Zhuang Yan's question, Jin Xing Dao Zu asked in return, "Who is the one who saw through my true nature?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Naturally it is the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable. He is in charge of my Pangu's appearance in the world. You are really audacious to dare to project your great power over there."

Jin Xing Dao Zu sighed, then asked, "Just now I clearly returned to the Five Elements Realm, so how did you force me into the Chaos?"

You should know that he had been at the Five Elements Manifestation World Gate all along and had never left the sphere of influence of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.

As a Great Luo Golden Immortal, it is even more impossible for him to be deceived by illusions, even those cast by fellow Great Luo Golden Immortals.

So his appearance in the chaos now is clearly due to some mysterious means by Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan said, "Do you really think those people who communicate with you through divine sense are the four Dao Ancestors of Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water?"

Jin Xing Dao Zu's pupils contracted, and he asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhuang Yan laughed heartily and immediately showed the previous communication between Dao Ancestor Jin Xing and the other four Dao Ancestors, saying, "The four Dao Ancestors who communicated with you before were actually lying to you."

“Impossible,” Jin Xing Daozu said decisively. “Even if you can intercept my message, you cannot impersonate the four Daozu of Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water.”

"Why not?" Zhuang Yan smiled faintly, then activated 'Creation of All Things', and four innate divine energies immediately appeared on his body: Wood Spirit Primordial Energy, Primordial True Soil, Innate True Fire, and Innate True Water.

Only then did the Golden Path Ancestor realize that Zhuang Yan possessed the innate Five Elements Qi that their Five Elements Ancestors also possessed.

Jin Xingdaozu suddenly realized the truth, felt a chill in his heart, and could no longer remain calm.

Immediately, the Golden Dao Ancestor said, "No, even so, you cannot expel me from the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's protection and send me into this Chaos."

"Why not?" Zhuang Yan laughed. "You don't know the mystery of the 'Great Dao is formless.' My great power followed your roots into the Five Elements Manifestation World, but the Five Elements Heavenly Dao couldn't detect it for a while. So I manipulated the long river of time and space in the Five Elements Manifestation World and sent you into this chaos without a sound."

Upon hearing Zhuang Yan's words, Jin Xing Dao Zu felt nothing but deep despair.

"It seems I cannot escape this calamity today." Jin Xing Daozu said, pushing his own power to the limit, and the 'Mysterious Beginning True Gold' divine energy around him began to pour out, constantly surging into his own power.

Zhuang Yan sensed the ever-increasing power of the Golden Dao Ancestor and knew that he was making a final desperate attempt.

Zhuang Yan then stopped holding back, and the blessing of 'Limitless Infinity' was strengthened once again. Zhuang Yan's great power flashed with brilliant and magnificent Jade Purity Immortal Light and pressed down. The great power of the Golden Path Dao Ancestor was suppressed and worn down like dry leaves.

Just one year later, Zhuang Yan had already worn down ninety percent of the Golden Dao Ancestor's power, and the remaining ten percent was on the verge of collapse.

At this time, the Golden Dao Ancestor was no longer the man he once was; he looked like an old man on his last legs.

Jin Xing Dao Zu slowly raised his head to look at Zhuang Yan, and suddenly revealed a smile, "Shenxiao Tianzun, you are very strong, and your Pangu Manifestation is also very strong, but there are some things you cannot foresee. I have gone to Eternal Silence first, and I will wait for you in that Eternal Silence Realm."

After speaking, the body of the Golden Dao Ancestor slowly dissipated, and his primordial spirit was enveloped in the divine energy of 'Mysterious Beginning True Gold', gradually sinking into eternal silence under Zhuang Yan's great power.

Zhuang Yan did not relax in the slightest, continuing to completely expel the primordial spirit of the Golden Dao Ancestor into eternal silence. Only after watching his primordial spirit disappear into the chaos did he slowly withdraw his great power.

But just as Zhuang Yan thought he had accomplished his mission and was about to leave, he was surprised to find a light flashing in the spot where he had just banished the Golden Dao Ancestor to eternal silence.

"Hmm?" Zhuang Yan frowned and immediately used his power to envelop the area where the light was flashing.

Under the influence of Zhuang Yanwei's power, the shimmering light finally emerged from the chaos; it was actually a ball of 'golden energy'.

Zhuang Yan simply took the 'golden qi' into his hand, and then he immediately felt a weight in his hand. Then the golden qi directly merged into his body.

A sudden realization flashed through Zhuang Yan's mind, and he was filled with astonishment. This ball of 'golden qi' was actually the 'Taiji Golden Qi'.

The so-called 'Taiji' refers to the state before the separation of Yin and Yang when the Dao of Heaven was first created. And this 'Taiji Golden Qi' is the primordial Qi of all 'gold' in the pre-heaven and post-heaven, containing all 'gold' phenomena.

Zhuang Yan never expected that after banishing the Golden Dao Ancestor into eternal silence, this thing would be born in the chaos.

But Zhuang Yan did not hesitate at all and immediately integrated this 'Taiji Golden Qi' into his 'Creating All Things' function.

The next moment, Zhuang Yan's 'Creation of All Things' ability was greatly enhanced and upgraded to 'Tai Chi - Creation of All Things'.

However, Zhuang Yan could clearly sense that the function of 'Taiji - Creating All Things' was not yet perfect. It must be that there was only 'Taiji Golden Qi' at present. Only when the original primordial Qi of the other four elements was gathered could it achieve great perfection.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Yan's eyes flickered slightly. As 'Creation of All Things' was promoted to 'Tai Chi - Creation of All Things', his own power was directly doubled.

However, he was unsure whether he was the only one who could obtain the 'Five Elements Ancestral Qi' after banishing other Great Luo Golden Immortals into eternal solitude, or whether all other Great Luo Golden Immortals could obtain it. Zhuang Yan was truly uncertain about this.

Therefore, he decided not to act rashly against the other four Five Elements Dao Ancestors, but to first clarify the matter.

However, now that the Golden Dao Ancestor has been banished into eternal silence, the advantage of Pangu's appearance over the Five Elements' appearance has been established, and we can slowly make plans from here on out.

With a twist of his power, Zhuang Yanwei returned to the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge.

During the time he was away, the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao Laws fell directly onto the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, but the power of Pangu Heavenly Dao had also been added to the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, blocking the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.

Zhuang Yan's return immediately attracted the attention of Laozi and Buddha. The two immediately sent a message through their divine sense: "Great Emperor Shenxiao, what was the result of your battle with Jin Xing Daozu?"

Zhuang Yan replied, "I have banished the Golden Dao Ancestor into eternal silence."

The gazes of Laozi and Buddha sharpened slightly. After a brief silence, Laozi said with emotion, "Indeed, heroes emerge from among the young. If that Golden Dao Ancestor were handed over to me, it would take me at least a year and a half to banish him to eternal silence."

The Buddha said, "This humble monk is also at this time. The Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament is indeed infinitely powerful."

Zhuang Yan said, "Laojun and Buddha are too kind. My Pangu's appearance in the world has already established an advantage over the Five Elements' appearance, and the destruction of the Five Elements' appearance is a foregone conclusion."

"Hmm," said Laozi, "There is just one thing we need to be wary of."

The Buddha said, "Laojun is saying that the Five Elements Heavenly Dao previously destroyed the Mysterious Law Heavenly Dao and the Illusory Reality Heavenly Dao. They don't know where they used the great power of these two Heavenly Daos?"

“That’s right.” Laozi said, “Judging from the fact that the Divine Emperor suppressed the Golden Dao Ancestor, at least the Golden Dao Ancestor did not receive any of the power of these two Heavenly Daos.”

The Buddha said, "The Wood Element Dao Ancestor may have received his share, but the Water Element Dao Ancestor, Earth Element Dao Ancestor, and Fire Element Dao Ancestor probably didn't receive theirs."

Laozi said, "If that's the case, then where did the extra two portions of Heavenly Dao power go? Judging from the power of this Wood Element Dao Ancestor, he should have received a share, but not much."

Zhuang Yan's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly said, "Could it have been devoured by the Five Elements Heavenly Dao?"

After a moment of contemplation, Laozi and Buddha said in unison, "It is possible. The Five Elements Heavenly Dao has at least devoured ninety percent of the power of the Mysterious Law Heavenly Dao and the Illusory Reality Heavenly Dao, but the Five Elements Heavenly Dao has not yet revealed such power, which is truly unfathomable."

At this point, Laozi suddenly asked Zhuang Yan, "Great Emperor Shenxiao, what method did you use to send the Golden Dao Ancestor from the Five Elements Realm into the Chaos?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I have a method that can temporarily evade the perception of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. Therefore, after mastering the foundation of the Metal Element Dao Ancestor, I used the method of manipulating the Five Elements Realm Time and Space River to send him into chaos."

"Such a wondrous magic exists, capable of temporarily evading the perception of the Heavenly Dao?" The Buddha was extremely surprised.

However, Laozi knew something about Zhuang Yan's origins and had long known that Zhuang Yan's magic was quite profound, so he was not too surprised.

Although the Buddha was surprised, his surprise dissipated when he thought about how long it had taken Zhuang Yan to achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

"When you entered the Five Elements Heavenly Dao just now, did you feel the operation of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's laws? How is it different from my Pangu Heavenly Dao?" Laozi asked.

Zhuang Yan thought about it carefully, and then he actually remembered the feeling he had of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao when he used the 'Great Dao is Formless' to enter the Five Elements Manifestation World a year ago and moved the Golden Element Dao Ancestor through the River of Time.

Upon recalling this, Zhuang Yan felt a sense of dread. "At that time, my perception of the operation of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao Laws seemed to have a breathing quality."

"Breathing?" Lao Tzu and Buddha exclaimed in surprise at the same time. "How can the workings of Heaven have the appearance of breathing?" Buddha asked.

After hesitating for a long time, Laozi finally answered, "The workings of Heaven have a breathing quality; could it be that the Five Elements Heavenly Way has come to life?"

The Way of Heaven has come alive. This does not correspond to the natural concepts of 'death' and 'life', but rather to the fact that the Five Elements and the Way of Heaven have developed 'self-awareness'.

The Way of Heaven has a 'will', and this will operates in accordance with the laws of the 'Way'. Therefore, the Way of Heaven cannot have 'self-awareness'; it only has a 'will' that operates in accordance with the laws of the Way.

Now, Lao Tzu says that the Five Elements Heavenly Dao has come alive, which means that the Five Elements Heavenly Dao may have developed self-awareness.

“If that’s the case, then it’s terrifying,” said the Buddha. “If the Five Elements Heavenly Dao develops self-awareness, then it can completely abandon the Five Elements in the mortal world and directly suppress us into eternal oblivion.”

Upon hearing the words of Laozi and Buddha, Zhuang Yan suddenly recalled the words spoken by Jin Xing Daozu before his eternal death.

“By the way, before the Golden Dao Ancestor entered the Eternal Silence, he said, ‘There are some things you cannot foresee,’ and also said that he would ‘go ahead’ to the Eternal Silence to wait for us,” Zhuang Yan said.

Upon hearing Zhuang Yan's account, Laozi and Buddha were greatly alarmed. "It seems that the Five Elements Dao Ancestors must know something we don't, but whether it's about the Five Elements Heavenly Dao is still uncertain."

Zhuang Yan then said, "In that case, we can only continue to intensify our attacks on the Five Elements in the present world and see if we can weaken the great number of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao."

Laozi and Buddha agreed, and Buddha said, "This matter should also be reported to the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Since the Golden Dao Ancestor has fallen into eternal silence, I will personally return to the mortal realm of Pangu and meet with the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Laozi said, "Alright, leave this to us."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Okay."

However, as soon as the three finished speaking, the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao that had previously landed on the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge was suddenly completely withdrawn.

Subsequently, the power of Pangu's Heavenly Dao also retreated from the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge. Zhuang Yan frowned slightly upon noticing this and looked towards the direction of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.

Did the Five Elements Heavenly Dao know that the Metal Element Dao Ancestor had fallen into eternal silence, and therefore voluntarily withdrew its great power? Zhuang Yan was unsure.

However, the news that the Golden Dao Ancestor had fallen into eternal silence subsequently entered the spiritual realms of the four Dao Ancestors of Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water in the form of a heavenly secret.

The four Dao Ancestors were shocked. They had been dealing with the enemy in front of them and had not paid attention to Dao Ancestor Jin Xing. How could Dao Ancestor Jin Xing have been banished to eternal silence so suddenly? And without any prior notice.

The news was so sudden that the four Dao Ancestors found it hard to accept at first, initially thinking that the secrets of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao had become chaotic.

However, the Five Elements Heavenly Dao descended this heavenly secret three times in a row, and the four Dao Ancestors were shocked to realize that it was not that the heavenly secret of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao had become chaotic, but that the Metal Element Dao Ancestor had truly been banished into eternal silence.

Moreover, the fact that the Five Elements Heavenly Dao sent down the same heavenly secret three times in a row shows how intense the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's reaction was.

Of course, it was intense. Someone, without a sound or a whisper, without even the Five Elements Heavenly Dao itself noticing, sent the Great Luo Golden Immortal protected within its manifest world into chaos, then banished it into eternal silence. It wasn't until the Golden Element Dao Ancestor's primordial spirit was separated from the Heavenly Dao and entered the realm of eternal silence that it discovered this. This was simply intolerable for a Heavenly Dao! (End of Chapter)