I am a fairy in Journey to the West

The Western Mountain Emperor's Palace, the Fire Cloud Palace.

The Great Emperor of the Western Mountain lay on a bamboo couch, his upper body clothes removed, leaving only a pair of fire silkworm tobacco trousers.

The three human emperors, Taihao Zhenwang Fuxi, Chiyan Zhenwang Shennong, and Xuanyuan Zhenwang Huangdi, stood in front of the bamboo couch, looking solemnly at the injuries of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

"Can it still be cured? It's so serious," Fuxi asked.

The Yellow Emperor shook his head and said, "It seems that it cannot be cured. Why don't we discuss who should succeed the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain?"

Shennong smiled and shook his head. Unlike Fuxi and Huangdi, he did not tease the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain. Instead, he took out a golden pill and put it into the mouth of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

"Fetch water," Shennong said, turning his head.

A fairy maiden from the imperial palace quickly handed over a cup of pure spirit liquid, which Shennong accepted and slowly fed to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

The spiritual liquid entered the mouth and immediately, carrying the medicinal power of the golden pill, it entered the body of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain. After only ten breaths, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain shone with a clear and ethereal light. After another ten breaths, half of the injuries on the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain had been healed.

The other half of the injury cannot be healed by elixirs or miraculous medicines. Even a simple beating by a Great Luo Golden Immortal carries the power of the Heavenly Dao Laws, and is not so easy to treat.

But after his injuries had healed by half, allowing the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain to catch his breath, he was finally able to speak.

The Great Emperor of the Western Mountain took a deep breath, and then waves of excruciating pain surged through his body. He grimaced as he endured it, and then looked at Fuxi and the Yellow Emperor, saying, "If you two want to be the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain, I absolutely do not covet power. Just say the word, and I will immediately abdicate!"

The first human emperor after Suirenshi separated heaven and earth, he called Fuxi and Huangdi "boys," which is perfectly appropriate.

Fuxi and the Yellow Emperor exchanged a smile, and then Fuxi stepped forward and asked, "When the captain of the Tian Shu Province escorted your imperial carriage back, he didn't explain clearly. Didn't the Fire Spirit True King ask you to go to the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm for a meeting? How did you get so badly injured?"

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak sighed, and then informed the three human emperors of what had happened in the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm.

After hearing this, Fuxi, Shennong, and Huangdi couldn't help but gasp. At this moment, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain looked at them expectantly and said, "Who among you wants to be the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain? I really can give up my position."

The three emperors shuddered and shook their heads, saying, "No, no, it's better for you to be the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain. We're not good at it."

After saying that, the Yellow Emperor asked again, "Then you signed the seal?"

The Great Emperor of the Western Peak said with a face full of grief and indignation: "The Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament knocked the five of us to the ground, beat us severely, and forced us to affix our seals and sign documents!"

Fuxi, Shennong, and Huangdi: "."

"By the way," said the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, "the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm is about to implement new policies. I certainly can't manage things in my current state, so I'll leave the rest to you."

The three emperors exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement.

Inside the Northern Mountain Imperial Palace, Empress Jingming sat by the couch, watching the Northern Mountain physicians feed the Northern Mountain Emperor healing pills one by one, repeatedly asking, "How is he? How is he?"

The leading physician turned around and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Although Your Majesty is seriously injured, he is not in any serious condition. He will recover after taking these elixirs."

Although these immortal doctors were not as skilled as Shennong, and their elixirs were not as potent as Shennong's golden pills, how could someone who could become an immortal through medicine not have some special skills?
So, half an hour after taking the elixir, the Northern Mountain Emperor's injuries gradually improved, and he recovered about 30%.

At this moment, Emperor Taiheng arrived in a hurry. As soon as he entered the palace, he called out, "Father? What's wrong, Father?"

Empress Jingming immediately stood up and scolded, "Stop shouting!"

Upon hearing this, Taiheng Jun immediately stopped speaking, stepped forward, glanced at the sleeping Emperor of the Northern Peak on the jade bed, and then asked, "Mother, how did Father suddenly get injured? What kind of villain dared to attack and kill the Heavenly Emperor?"

Empress Jingming was startled and quickly covered her son's mouth, saying, "Don't talk nonsense."

Taiheng removed his mother's hand from his mouth and asked, "Mother, what happened? Who did it?"

Empress Jingming said, "You are not allowed to go out and spread rumors."

Lord Taiheng frowned and looked at Empress Jingming, asking, "Who exactly is it?"

Empress Jingming said in a deep voice, "It is the Divine Firmament Emperor."

"Huh?" Taiheng Jun was stunned and didn't react for a long time.

Seeing his expression, Empress Jingming instructed him again, "You must not spread this matter around, do you understand?"

Taihengjun snapped out of his daze, his face full of confusion. "Mother, why would the Divine Firmament Emperor do this?"

Empress Jingming turned and glanced at the sleeping Emperor Beiyue on the jade bed, then said with resentment, "They're all a bunch of stubborn fools, holding onto power until their deaths. Sigh, I hope your father can be more open-minded after this."

Meanwhile, at the Zhongyue Imperial Palace, Empress Tianlingfei directly sent the Zhongyue Emperor's palanquin back to Buzhou Mountain.

Facing Lu Hanzhi, the head of the Tongcheng Academy who came to greet her, Tianlingfei pointed directly at the seriously injured and unconscious Emperor Zhongyue in the imperial carriage and said, "My Emperor is so badly injured that the immortal physicians of Zhongyue all say that he cannot be cured. Since that is the case, then I will send His Majesty back to Buzhou Mountain and let him die here, so as to avoid holding my Zhongyue ministers and immortal physicians accountable for their crimes."

Lu Hanzhi dared not delay and hurriedly reported the matter to Huo Ling Zhenxian. Huo Ling Zhenxian personally rushed to the scene and asked Tian Lingfei, "What is Your Majesty doing?"

"What are you doing?" Tian Lingfei asked, "Does your Chenhuan Jade Palace only care about killing people and not burying them? How can you beat someone like this and then send them home?"

Fire Spirit Immortal asked in surprise, "Has Her Majesty the Empress come to interrogate us?"

Consort Tianling said, "I am not here to interrogate you, but simply to get an explanation."

Fire Spirit Immortal asked, "What explanation does Your Majesty the Empress desire?"

Consort Tianling pointed at the Emperor Zhongyue inside the imperial carriage and said, "Emperor Zhongyue is so badly injured, he must need treatment, right? My Zhongyue doesn't have that many miraculous medicines."

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded and said, "I understand." Then Fire Spirit Immortal summoned a team of heavenly soldiers and said, "Quickly send the Great Emperor of Zhongyue to the Hundred Herbs Academy for treatment."

The heavenly soldiers bowed and accepted the order, then stepped forward to escort the imperial carriage of the Great Emperor of the Central Peak all the way to the Hundred Herbs Courtyard.

Fire Spirit Immortal looked at Heavenly Spirit Consort and asked, "Isn't Your Highness going to the Hundred Herbs Courtyard?"

"His Majesty is being cared for by the divine physicians over there. What use would I be? I would only be adding to their burden," said Consort Tianling.

At this point, Consort Tianling looked at Immortal Huoling and said, "My Emperor came here to discuss matters on the orders of Your Majesty, the King of Shezhen, but things have turned out like this. Shouldn't Your Majesty explain this?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Ling Zhenxian smiled slightly and immediately said to Tian Lingfei, "Please, Your Highness, move to the Qun Guang Palace for tea." Tian Lingfei did not stand on ceremony and nodded, saying, "Alright, I haven't had tea from Cong Shezhen Wang yet."

In the Hall of Radiant Light, Consort Tianling picked up the spirit tea, took a sip, and then put down the teacup.

"His Majesty Shenxiao went too far," said Tianlingfei. "How could he so easily beat the Heavenly Emperor? And so severely at that!"

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "As a subject, I should obey orders. The Five Great Emperors disobeyed His Majesty's decree, but His Majesty only personally beat them without invoking the Heavenly Law. This is already His Majesty Shenxiao's protection of the Five Great Emperors."

Consort Tianling sighed, "His Majesty Shenxiao's 'protection' is too heavy, making it difficult to bear."

At this point, Tian Lingfei changed the subject and said, "Cong Shezhenwang, the reason I sent the Zhongyue Emperor to Buzhou Mountain was twofold. Firstly, the immortal physicians of my Zhongyue Imperial Palace were unable to fully heal the Zhongyue Emperor's injuries and suggested that I send him to Buzhou Mountain for treatment. Secondly, there is an extremely important matter that I want to discuss with Cong Shezhenwang."

Fire Spirit Immortal sat upright, looking directly at Heavenly Spirit Consort and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Consort Tianling said, "The lifespan of Duan Yunzi, the Minister of the Central Peak, has come to an end, and his tribulation is about to be faced within the next few days. Originally, the Great Emperor of the Central Peak was in charge, so this matter was not reported in advance. Now that the Great Emperor of the Central Peak is seriously injured, this matter must be reported to the True King in advance."

Fire Spirit Immortal asked, "Did the Great Emperor of Zhongyue previously appoint a Minister?"

"Yes." Tian Lingfei nodded in response, then remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "Gao Xuanhou Tu Wudang."

Fire Spirit Immortal immediately recalled all the information about this Marquis Gaoxuan in her mind. Then she looked at Consort Tianling and said, "If I remember correctly, this Marquis Gaoxuan, Tu Wudang, is the eldest son of the Empress?"

"Yes." Consort Tianling did not avoid the question and said directly, "He is my eldest son."

Huo Ling Zhenxian nodded slightly, "Gao Xuanhou Tu Wudang has made great achievements in serving as the Divine Lord of Yinzhou over the years and has been respected by all spirits. He is a capable person."

After saying that, Huo Ling Zhenxian looked at Tian Lingfei and said, "Soon the Chenhuan Jade Palace will be implementing new policies. As the capital for implementing the policies of the Five Great Continents, the Five Sacred Mountains cannot be without a person in charge. Since the Central Sacred Mountain Emperor has already decided on a candidate, and this person is capable, I think there is no problem."

After saying that, Huo Ling Zhenxian said to Tian Lingfei, "After Your Majesty returns, you can submit a memorial in the name of Dongyue. I will handle the approval myself."

Upon hearing this, Tian Lingfei immediately rose and bowed, saying, "Yes, thank you for following the True King."

Fire Spirit Immortal rose and returned the greeting, saying, "Your Majesty, there's no need for such formalities."

Consort Tianling returned to the Zhongyue Imperial Palace, and soon a clerk came to report: "Your Majesty, Duanyun Gong has just regained consciousness and says he wishes to see His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Consort Tianling didn't even have time to change her clothes before immediately leading her entourage to Duan Yunzi's residence.

Inside the hermitage, Duan Yunzi lay emaciated on his bed. This Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, who had devoted himself to the Great Emperor of the Central Mountain, had finally met his end.

Duan Yunzi had no wife or children, only a few disciples, who were serving him at the moment.

After Tian Lingfei arrived, the disciples quickly made way for her. Tian Lingfei walked quickly to the bedside and looked at Duan Yunzi, who was already on his deathbed. Tian Lingfei couldn't help but feel extremely sad.

"Lord Duanyun." Consort Tianling sat by the couch and tightly grasped Duanyunzi's hand. "I've come, Lord Duanyun."

Duan Yunzi's gaze was no longer clear; his eyes were filled with turbidity. He looked at Consort Tianling and smiled slightly. "Your Majesty, where is His Majesty?"

Consort Tianling said, "His Majesty has gone to the Jade Palace in the Mortal Realm for a meeting and will not be back for a long time. What are your instructions?"

Duan Yunzi said, "There is only one thing: after my death, let Gao Xuanhou serve as the Minister of the Central Mountain. This is something I promised His Majesty before, so please don't forget it."

Consort Tianling nodded and said, "Yes, please rest assured, Lord Duanyun."

Duan Yunzi smiled and said, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty should take good care of yourselves. This old minister can no longer serve Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

Tian Lingfei also shed tears at this moment. When she officially married Emperor Zhongyue, it was Duan Yunzi who personally presided over the wedding. Emotionally, Duan Yunzi was like an elder to her.

But Consort Tianling did not cry. Instead, she asked, "Lord Duanyun, what are the arrangements for your disciples? You can tell me now."

Duan Yunzi shook his head and said, "My disciples are only of average appearance and have no great abilities. If they are determined to cultivate in seclusion, they can leave on their own after I die. If they are willing to serve the Heavenly Court, then Your Majesty and the Empress will have to send them to become heavenly soldiers."

Consort Tianling nodded and said to Duan Yunzi, "Don't worry, Lord Duan Yunzi, I know what to do."

Not long after, Duan Yunzi fell into madness again, losing consciousness and becoming possessed.

There's a reason why Mount Tai is considered the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains. First of all, the Taoist cultivation of the Great Emperor of Mount Tai surpasses that of the other four emperors.

During Zhuang Yan's beating, all four Great Emperors were seriously injured and fell into a coma. Only the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak endured the severe injuries and was able to remain conscious after returning to the Eastern Peak.

Empress Shuming of Dongyue looked at Emperor Dongyue with a face full of complaints and said, "Look at you! The establishment of the Nine Heavenly Lords by the Chenhuan Jade Palace was originally intended to directly govern the Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Seas. The decree of vertical governance was indeed unreasonable, but didn't Emperor Shenxiao abolish it? There is nothing wrong with the decree to supervise the Five Sacred Mountains. The Chenhuan Jade Palace already governs the Five Sacred Mountains, so it is reasonable to set up a supervisory office. And you still oppose it. If I were Emperor Shenxiao, I would beat you up too."

While taking the elixir handed to him by a fairy attendant, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak said, "What do you know about this woman's views? If we back down now, we'll have to back down countless times later."

"And what about now?" Empress Shuming said, "I was still beaten badly. Not only was I beaten badly, but I was also forced to affix my seal and sign. What's the point?"

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak straightened his back and said, "Then let the Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament know that my Five Peaks are not as easy targets as the Four Seas, who can be manipulated at will."

But soon the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak aggravated his injury by straightening his back, wincing in pain, sweating profusely, and collapsing onto the jade bed with a cry of pain.

Empress Shuming sneered, "Facts have proven that you are all pushovers. As long as you are beaten up, you will naturally affix your seals and signatures. If you are so capable, why don't you die rather than affix your seals and signatures?"

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak lay on his couch and said, "You don't understand this."

Empress Shuming asked, "What don't I understand?"

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak said, "You do not understand the great power of the Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament. Whether or not to affix the seal or sign the document was not something you could decide on your own at the time."

"That's terrible," said Empress Shuming. "They're just stubborn as mules, absolutely inflexible."

Ignoring Empress Shuming's sarcastic remarks, the Great Emperor of Dongyue summoned the newly appointed Minister of the Eastern Peak, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, and said, "Zhenjun, I'm afraid my injuries won't heal for at least a year or two. As my Minister of the Eastern Peak, you will henceforth have full authority over the Eastern Peak and the affairs of the Eastern Sheng Divine Continent. The Chenhuan Jade Palace will soon be implementing new policies, so please take good care of them."

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak went to great lengths to invite the Pure Void Moral True Lord out of the Xuanjiao sect to serve as the Minister of the Eastern Peak.

The Pure Void Moral True Lord bowed and said, "This humble Taoist will respectfully obey Your Majesty's decree. Your Majesty only needs to focus on recovering from your injury, and I will handle all matters."

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak nodded and said, "With the True Lord's words, I am relieved." (End of Chapter)