I am a fairy in Journey to the West

"Although Buzhou Mountain is incomplete, its majestic aura surpasses all others in the heavens." Prince Teng stepped out of the Yuzhen Immortal Boat Ferry Platform, looked at the majestic Buzhou Mountain, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Yan Junzhi asked Wang Ziteng, "Is this your first time visiting Buzhou Mountain, Brother Wang?"

“It is indeed the first time.” Wang Ziteng did not hide anything. “My family has been subordinates of the Southern Mountain for generations. When it came to me, I was blessed by my ancestors and received the grace of the Southern Mountain Emperor. I was granted the title of Shenzhou Divine Lord.”

Yan Junzhi smiled and said, "To be honest, this is my second time here."

Wang Ziteng said, "Brother Yan was a top talent who passed the first Heavenly Examination. He is much better than us who are blessed by our ancestors."

"Not at all." Yan Junzhi waved his hand and said, "We are all subjects of the Jade Emperor, so how can there be any distinction between strong and weak, noble and lowly? I envy Marquis Jiangzhu. He has never been protected by anyone and has been ennobled solely through his own merits. He is the role model for us."

Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu's face revealed a hint of reserved pride, and she immediately cupped her hands and said, "Lord Yan, you flatter me."

At this moment, Wang Ziteng asked, "This is my first time visiting Buzhou Mountain. I didn't expect the area at the foot of the mountain to be so prosperous. Since we're here, how about we have a meal first? It's my treat."

Yan Junzhi said, "We are here on the orders of the Shezhen King. Let's go to the Chenhuan Jade Palace to report first, and then do other things."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ziteng nodded slightly, then looked at Lin Daiyu and asked, "What does Marquis Jiangzhu think?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Let's pay our respects to the Prince of Shezhen first, and then we can have dinner later."

“Alright.” Wang Ziteng smiled and said, “Then we shall go up Buzhou Mountain first and report to the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm to await an audience.”

Lin Daiyu and Yan Junzhi both nodded, and then the three of them arrived at the entrance of Buzhou Mountain. After having their celestial official jade tablets examined by the guard Zhang Tianying, they entered the mountain and climbed to the top.

It took the three of them an hour and a half to reach the top of the mountain. Looking down, they saw the vast Central Continent and the boundless mountains and seas stretching out before them.

Wang Ziteng couldn't help but sigh again. Then the three of them arrived at the mountain gate, where the mountain gate general, Mosquito Taoist, stepped forward and asked, "What brings you to the mountain?"

Lin Daiyu and the other two immediately took out the Fire Spirit True Immortal Talisman they had received, saying, "We have come to pay our respects on the orders of the True King Shezhen."

After the Mosquito Taoist received the talisman and verified its authenticity, he waved his hand, ordering the heavenly soldiers behind him to let him pass.

The three bowed to thank the Mosquito Taoist, and then went straight to Tongcheng Temple to wait for Taichung.

Upon seeing the three people, the clerk of the Tongcheng Academy in the waiting area immediately stepped forward, bowed, and asked, "What brings you three fellow Daoists here?"

The three presented the talisman again, and the scribe, after examining it, immediately reported to Lu Hanzhi. Lu Hanzhi personally led the three to a side hall outside the Sancai Hall of the Fire Spirit Palace to wait for tea and an audience.

"Lord Jiangzhu and the two deities, please wait a moment. King Shezhen is currently meeting with Erlang Zhenjun and will be summoned shortly," Lu Hanzhi said.

The three quickly cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Dean Lu."

Lu Hanzhi smiled slightly, instructed the servants present to take good care of her, and then bowed and took her leave.

About half an hour later, a fifth-rank celestial official came into the side hall. Upon seeing this, the three of them quickly put down their teacups and stood up.

The celestial official smiled and stepped forward to greet him, saying, "I am Zhao Chengyou, the Minister of the Three Talents Hall. By order of His Highness the True King, the Marquis of Crimson Pearl, the God of Governance of Yangzhou, and the God of Governance of Shenzhou are here to pay their respects. Please follow me."

The three quickly straightened their clothes and followed the celestial official out of the side hall and into the Three Talents Hall.

Inside the hall, celestial attendants stood in attendance, while subordinate celestial officials lined up on both sides according to their ranks. The three followed Zhao Chengyou into the hall, where Zhao Chengyou reported, "Your Highness, Marquis Lin Daiyu of Crimson Pearl, Yan Junzhi, the God of Governance of Yangzhou, and Wang Ziteng, the God of Governance of Shenzhou, are here to pay their respects."

Lin Daiyu and the other two immediately bowed and said, "Your subject Lin Daiyu (Yan Junzhi and Wang Ziteng) pays respects to the Regent King."

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "Rise, and take a seat."

"Thank you, True King Xie Congshe." The three bowed in thanks, rose, and then sat down on the sandalwood chairs brought by the boys.

As soon as the three of them sat down, they heard the Fire Spirit Immortal call out, "Prince Teng."

Prince Teng quickly rose and bowed, saying, "Your subject is here."

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "I remember you. Back then, you were still the Divine Lord of Shenzhou. One of your nephews broke the Heavenly Law, and you upheld the law impartially, even receiving a reward from the Jade Palace, right?"

Prince Teng hurriedly replied, "Yes, my nephew's name is Xue Pan. He killed a mortal and disrupted the order of the human world. I executed him according to the law of Heaven. Later, the Jade Palace rewarded me and bestowed upon me a five-colored blue dragon robe."

After saying this, Prince Teng bowed and showed off his five-colored azure python robe.

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded, then asked, "In the case file attached to Marquis Jiangzhu's memorial, is there a mention of your own sister violating the Heavenly Law?"

“Your Highness, it is indeed so. My younger sister, Wang Zhuo, married Jia Zheng, the son of Marquis Rongxiang, Jia Daishan, in her early years. Now she has violated the laws of heaven and has been sentenced to death,” Wang Ziteng said.

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "First your nephew broke the law, then your own sister broke the law. Your family members and relatives are committing crimes frequently. Is it because your family has a bad reputation? Or is there another reason?"

This seemingly ordinary question instantly made Wang Ziteng break out in a cold sweat.

Wang Ziteng immediately knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "I am writing to you, Your Majesty, because they were born into wealthy families and were spoiled from childhood, they have developed a lawless and domineering personality. If they have powerful backers and hold power and wealth, they will do evil things."

“Your Highness, the True King,” Prince Teng bowed and said, “This matter is not unique to my family; all the ancient immortal clans have had this person and this matter, but my family has never concealed or covered it up.”

"Hahaha." True Immortal Fire Spirit chuckled, then nodded and said, "Well said, get up and sit down."

Wang Ziteng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, bowed in thanks, and sat down.

Then, True Immortal Huo Ling asked Yan Junzhi, "After Wang Zhuo, did you continue to investigate related cases in Yangzhou?"

Yan Junzhi quickly replied, "Reporting to the King of Shezhen, I have already arranged for the Chief Clerk of the Divine Palace to take charge on my behalf and thoroughly investigate similar crimes within the territory of Yangzhou."

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded, then asked Wang Ziteng, "Have all similar cases within your Shenzhou territory been investigated and tried?"

Prince Teng replied, "I cannot guarantee it, because time is limited. I have only been able to investigate three related cases. After I return, I will immediately begin a thorough investigation within the territory."

"Hmm." True Immortal Huoling nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now that my Pangu Heavenly Dao is fighting against other Heavenly Daos, and countless soldiers are fighting and bleeding on the front lines, I, Pangu, absolutely cannot allow such parasites that harm living beings to exist within my mortal realm. After you two return, immediately begin an investigation within your territory, and show no leniency to any found! No matter which gods or immortal officials are involved, handle what you can yourself, and report what you cannot to Marquis Jiangzhu."

Yan Junzhi and Wang Ziteng, their faces solemn, immediately bowed and replied, "Your subjects obey the decree."

Then, the Fire Spirit Immortal said to Lin Daiyu, "Marquis Jiangzhu, you have a year's vacation after your trip, right?"

Lin Daiyu bowed and said, "Your Highness, that's right."

The Fire Spirit Immortal said, "I wish to appoint you to carry my imperial edict and preside over the investigation of all similar cases in the Great World of Jambudvipa. I wonder if you are willing to give up your vacation and take on this important task?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu became excited and immediately stood up, saying, "I am willing to give up my personal life for the greater good, to rid the world of harm and eliminate the thieves."

Fire Spirit Immortal exclaimed with admiration, "Excellent! This is truly a loyal minister of the Heavenly Court."

Having said that, the Fire Spirit Immortal immediately issued an edict, appointing Lin Daiyu as "Inspector of the Human Realm," specifically in charge of investigating crimes of "feeding demons with humans" and disrupting the order of the human world, and assigning one thousand Heavenly Generals of the Heavenly Camp to serve under her command. Subsequently, the Fire Spirit Immortal bestowed upon Lin Daiyu a talisman to save her life, and dispatched Zhao Chengyou, the Palace Attendant, along with his subordinate "Collators of Books," to assist Lin Daiyu in investigating and judging cases and recording documents.

“During this period, you will obey my orders directly,” Fire Spirit Immortal said to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu accepted the imperial edict and the mandate, and kowtowed in the center of the hall, saying, "Your subject will certainly not fail the expectations of the Regent King."

After Lin Daiyu accepted the talisman and the mandate, the Fire Spirit Immortal said to Yan Junzhi and Wang Ziteng, "You two should not leave yet. Rest for the night at Buzhou Mountain. Tomorrow I will summon you to inquire about some matters concerning the Southern Continent."

The two immediately bowed and said, "Your subjects obey the decree."

Finally, the True Immortal Huoling ordered people to go to the Court of State Ceremonial to arrange residences for Yan Junzhi and Wang Ziteng, and also ordered people to build a divine palace in the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm as Lin Daiyu's residence and workplace.

Lin Daiyu's divine residence was called the "Human Inspector's Divine Residence". An hour after Lin Daiyu moved in, Zhao Chengyou, the Minister of the Three Talents Hall, led twenty seventh-rank proofreaders to the Inspector's Divine Residence to report for duty.

Lin Daiyu received everyone in the main hall and then personally arranged and assigned them their respective rooms.

After finally finishing these miscellaneous tasks, another heavenly soldier on duty came to report that someone from Zhang Tianying had arrived.

Lin Daiyu came out to greet her again, but when she saw who it was, she was filled with surprise and delight. "Sister Bao?" Lin Daiyu quickly stepped forward and called out.

With a smile on her face, Xue Baochai bowed to Lin Daiyu and said, "Xue Baochai, Military Advisor of Zhang Tianying, pays respects to Marquis Jiangzhu."

Lin Daiyu quickly helped Xue Baochai up and said with a smile, "Sister Bao, there's no need for such formalities. Come in with me."

Back in the main hall, Xue Baochai said to Lin Daiyu, "I have been ordered by the Heavenly Pivot Province to lead a thousand heavenly soldiers to receive orders."

Lin Daiyu was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly grasped Xue Baochai's hand, saying, "With Sister Bao's help, I will be able to investigate the affairs of the world of mortals with half the effort and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Xue Baochai just smiled. At this moment, Lin Daiyu seemed to remember something and quickly said, "Oh right, come down the mountain with me for dinner later. You'll never guess who's hosting us today. Please allow me to keep it a secret for now."

Xue Baochai nodded and smiled, "Okay."

So, three hours later, at the 'Immortal's Pavilion' on the imperial road at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, Xue Baochai was stunned when she saw Prince Teng.

Wang Ziteng was a little embarrassed when he saw Xue Baochai, but as an elder, he quickly recovered and nodded and smiled at Xue Baochai, saying, "Baochai is here too."

Xue Baochai came to her senses, glanced at Lin Daiyu, and then calmly bowed to Wang Ziteng, saying, "Greetings, Uncle."

Wang Ziteng nodded and smiled, "Sit down, let's have dinner together."

"Yes," Xue Baochai replied, and then sat down with Lin Daiyu.

Just as a massive and far-reaching investigation was about to be launched in the Great World of Jambudvipa, the situation regarding the manifestation of the Five Elements also saw a breakthrough.

The Monkey King, after all, had a heart of compassion to save all living beings. After he came to the Five Elements Realm, he changed the 'evil rule' previously implemented by Nezha and others.

First, he issued a decree that all living beings under the rule of Pangu's present world would enjoy equal treatment with the living beings in Pangu's present world, which is 'equality of all beings'.

The law stipulates that all living beings that do not explicitly resist Pangu's appearance in the world are subject to the principle of 'equality of all beings'.

Therefore, the previous order forcing the beings of the Gold Element clan to pay 'Pure Essence Gold' on schedule was abolished and replaced by the 'Merit' system.

Now, the payment of Pure Essence Gold is no longer mandatory, but voluntary. Every living being who pays Pure Essence Gold will receive a point of merit for each payment.

One merit point can be exchanged for fifty purple coins, while ten merit points can be exchanged for a superior gold-elemental Taoist technique, a superior gold-elemental spell, or a gold-elemental magic weapon.

Of course, there is an even more important point: the Supreme Heavenly Sacred Palace imparts mid-grade metal element Daoist techniques to all metal element beings under the jurisdiction of the Golden Element Immortal Palace.

If you are willing to ask or request anything from any of the heavenly soldiers, they will impart the Daoist teachings to you.

Only three months after its promulgation, this decree was supported by all beings of the Gold Element clan. Various forces that openly or secretly resisted Pangu's Heavenly Army gradually lost the support of the beings under their jurisdiction and were uprooted by the Heavenly Soldiers of each camp.

Therefore, the original names Platinum Immortal Realm and Golden Path Immortal Abode have completely disappeared, and have been replaced by the name 'Golden Spirit Realm'.

"We've been at peace for four or five months now, have you decided which one to attack first?" Nezha was throwing a tantrum again.

Tiger Vanguard sat on the sandalwood chair, looking at Nezha with dissatisfaction, and said, "Can't you be a little more composed? You always yell and shout."

Nezha rolled up his sleeves and said, "What? You have a problem with that?"

"I have a problem with it, do you want to fight?" Tiger Vanguard stood up and shouted.

Nezha roared, "Let's go, let's go outside and fight!"

"Fine, I'll go!" Tiger Vanguard said, walking out of the hall, adding, "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Seeing this, Nezha was about to leave the hall as well. Sun Wukong, who was sitting at the head of the table, could no longer tolerate this. He raised his hand and cast a "freeze" spell, freezing Nezha and Tiger Vanguard in place.

Then Sun Wukong said impatiently, "Every time we have a meeting, you two are always arguing here. I'm tired of it, even if you're not."

After saying this, Sun Wukong said to the Peacock King Bodhisattva, "Bodhisattva, throw these two guys into the sea to 'reflect on their mistakes.' This time, I will only use the Vanguard Camp for the attack."

Upon hearing this, Chi Ling quickly put down the fairy fruit in her hand, stood up excitedly, and said, "Thank you, Great Sage!"

Nezha and Tiger Vanguard, who were frozen in place, had their eyes darting around frantically, but Sun Wukong had already made up his mind, so the Peacock King Bodhisattva received the order, stepped forward, grabbed the two of them, and flew away.

As Nezha and Tiger Vanguard were thrown into the Little Sea of ​​Bitterness, the immobilization spell on them was immediately lifted.

However, their bodies sank directly into the seabed, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not rise to the surface, simply because Sun Wukong had transformed this sea into a small sea of ​​suffering where the five aggregates were submerged using Buddhist teachings.

Those who cannot see through the suffering of the five aggregates will sink into the sea of ​​suffering and be unable to be liberated.

Although this place won't cost Nezha and Tiger Vanguard their lives, for them, sinking into the sea of ​​suffering is destined to be a double torment of mind and body.

Therefore, Nezha had no choice but to send a telepathic message to the Peacock King from the bottom of the sea: "Bodhisattva, go back and tell the Monkey King and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven that I know I was wrong and let me join the battle. I would rather die in battle!"

Tiger Vanguard also transmitted his voice, saying, "I have done nothing wrong. It was Nezha who was being rude and causing trouble. Why should I be imprisoned?"

The Peacock King Bodhisattva responded, "How can the Great Sage's decree be changed? You should reflect on your actions here. This humble monk takes his leave."

Watching the Peacock King fly away, Nezha and Tiger Vanguard simultaneously blurted out, "Scrap-feathered Peacock!" Suddenly realizing the other's presence, the two shut up and rushed forward to attack.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong had already decided on the main attack direction, "Xuanshui Immortal Realm." Sun Wukong said, "Chiling Grand Commandant, please immediately issue an order for all the heavenly soldiers of the Zhechong Camp to assemble and await orders outside the Heavenly Gate of Xuanshui Immortal Realm."

Chi Ling immediately stood up, acknowledged the order, and then bowed and left the Tianqi Palace. (End of Chapter)