I am a fairy in Journey to the West

After finishing the ginseng fruit, it was time to get down to business. Wang Shu wiped her hands on her immortal robe, then took out a jade book and handed it to Zhuang Yan, saying, "This is the jade book of Yu Huan Lou. It records all the stolen goods confiscated by Marquis Jiangzhu during his investigation of crimes in the Five Continents."

Zhuang Yan took the jade book and examined it carefully. He saw that each category was recorded very clearly:

There are 1.38424 billion purple coins, 6,200 pieces of top-grade precious materials, 14,000 pieces of medium-grade precious materials, and 169,000 pieces of low-grade precious materials.

There are 50,000 top-grade spiritual herbs, 120,000 mid-grade spiritual herbs, and 290,000 low-grade spiritual herbs, as well as 764 rare and precious items.

After Zhuang Yan read it, he handed the jade book back to Wang Shu and said, "Except for the purple coins and those rare treasures, send all the other precious materials and spiritual medicines to the 'Second Heaven of Divine Refinement'."

Wang Shu put away the jade book, nodded and smiled, "Understood."

Then Zhuang Yan looked at Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai and called out, "Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai."

The two women had kept their heads down and dared not look directly at Zhuang Yan since they arrived. Now that they heard Zhuang Yan call their names, they quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Your subject is here."

Zhuang Yan said, "Sit down and answer."

The two women quickly thanked him and then sat back down. After they were seated, they raised their heads and looked in Zhuang Yan's direction, ready to listen attentively and respond at any time.

Zhuang Yan looked at Xue Baochai and said, "Xue Baochai was the first of all the women who were individually conscripted, wasn't she?"

Xue Baochai hurriedly replied, "Yes, it is the manifestation of wind and thunder that has gone."

Zhuang Yan said, "I heard that when you were summoned, you threw a tantrum and argued with the Southern Heavenly Lord and the Erlang True Lord in the main hall?"

Xue Baochai was immediately embarrassed and cupped her hands, saying, "I am ashamed. I was ignorant and followed the crowd at that time, so I harbored resentment. It was only after experiencing the battles in the world of wind and thunder that I understood the Heavenly Court's profound plans."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "What you learn from books is never enough; you must put it into practice to truly understand. This is also the path to your spiritual cultivation and enlightenment."

“Yes,” Xue Baochai said, “Looking back now, I was really naive back then.”

Zhuang Yan smiled slightly and said, "You have made new contributions with Marquis Jiangzhu this time, which is truly commendable."

Xue Baochai quickly replied, "This is all my duty; I dare not take credit for it."

Zhuang Yan ignored Xue Baochai's humble words and directly asked the Fire Spirit Immortal, "How will Xue Baochai's merits be rewarded?"

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "You will be promoted to the sixth rank of official, and will be rewarded with 100,000 purple coins and five golden flowers. Your divine position will remain unchanged, and you will still serve as the advisor to Zhang Tian Camp."

After listening, Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai immediately rose and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."

Zhuang Yan told her to sit down, and then called out the names of Yao Gonglin, Guo Shen, and Zhi Jian. The three men had met Zhuang Yan before, so they were not nervous and bowed in accordance with etiquette.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Although you three are celestial officials under Erlang Zhenjun, you have made great contributions this time. Is there any reward you would like?"

The three were taken aback. Did Zhuang Yan mean that they could choose their own reward? That was far too broad a range.

After a moment of surprise, Yao Gonglin spoke first, asking, "Your Majesty, is any reward acceptable?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Sure, as long as it doesn't exceed the scope of your contributions."

The three exchanged glances upon hearing this, and then Yao Gonglin said, "We wish Your Majesty to bestow upon us seven jars of 'Yuan Shen Imperial Wine' and seven 'Yin Yang Great Rejuvenation Pills.' We humbly request Your Majesty's permission."

"Oh?" Zhuang Yan chuckled upon hearing this, "Don't you value official rank?"

Guo Shen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since we six brothers are of one mind and work together, it would be best if we could all be promoted to higher ranks together. Therefore, we only want the two kinds of rewards mentioned above."

Zhuang Yan smiled. The three of them had just requested the right amount: seven jars of Yuanshen Imperial Wine made from ginseng fruit, which made up the seven of them—the Six Sages of Meishan plus Erlang Shen.

The Yin-Yang Great Rejuvenation Pill is a healing elixir refined by Laozi. As long as one pill is taken, no matter how severe the injury or illness, it can be healed and restored to its original state in an instant.

As for why there are seven grains, the reason is the same as the seven jars of imperial wine mentioned above.

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Approved."

As soon as the words fell, a flash of divine light appeared, and the seven jars of Yuanshen Imperial Wine and the seven Yin-Yang Great Rejuvenation Pills, enveloped in golden light, flew before the three of them.

The three of them quickly stood up to express their gratitude, then put away the imperial wine and elixir, thanked the emperor again, and sat down again.

Finally, Zhuang Yan turned his gaze to Lin Daiyu and called out with a smile, "Marquis Jiangzhu."

Lin Daiyu bowed and replied, "Your subject is here."

Zhuang Yan said, "The Fire Spirit True King has already reported your deeds to me, and she praised you as a pillar of our Heavenly Court."

Lin Daiyu quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not accept such praise. I am merely fulfilling my duties as a celestial official and a being born from Pangu."

Zhuang Yan clapped his hands and laughed, "Well said! Marquis Jiangzhu has the heart of a child and the talent of an outstanding person. He will surely become a pillar of our Heavenly Court in the future."

After saying this, Zhuang Yan turned to Huo Ling Zhenxian and said, "This time, Marquis Jiangzhu has made a great contribution by investigating the crimes of the Five Continents. How do you intend to reward him?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said, "He is hereby granted the title of Demon-Subduing Heavenly General, promoted to the fifth rank, and appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the military affairs of Yangzhou, Shenzhou, and Suzhou."

Zhuang Yan said, "Let's add one more: bestow upon him the Azure Jade Dragon Qilin Robe."

Huo Ling Zhenxian cupped his hands and said, "Yes." Then he looked at Lin Daiyu and said, "Marquis Jiangzhu, why don't you thank the heavens for their grace?" Lin Daiyu was stunned. Being promoted to the fifth rank and given the title of Demon-Subduing Heavenly General was already quite an achievement, but she was even allowed to establish her own government and oversee the military affairs of three prefectures.

This means that she will now have military power over Yangzhou, Shenzhou, and Suzhou, and will have the authority to command and mobilize the divine generals of all the major and minor divine palaces within these three prefectures.

Upon hearing of the honors bestowed upon Lin Daiyu, not only Xue Baochai, but even Yao Gonglin, Guo Shen, and Zhijian were filled with envy.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Lin Daiyu immediately stepped to the center, kowtowed to Zhuang Yan, and said, "Your subject Lin Daiyu kowtows to thank Your Majesty for your divine grace!"

The Five Elements manifest in the world, in the realm of the Water Spirit.

Sun Wukong personally read out the imperial edict of conferring titles and honors upon Ping Shui Daojun—no, Ping Shui Zhenwang—by the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm. After the edict was read, Ping Shui Zhenwang accepted the honors and expressed his gratitude according to proper etiquette.

He had just received the imperial edict when he felt something appear within his mind.

Ping Shui Zhenwang was startled and hurriedly used his divine sense to examine it. It was a jade tablet that exuded awe-inspiring divine power. The front of the tablet read "Imperial Decree of the Heavenly Court for Immortal Officials" and the north side read: Ping Shui, the Water Spirit True King, Third Rank Immortal Official of the Heavenly Court.

Ping Shui Zhen Wang was startled. The Heavenly Court was so responsive that it could generate this celestial official's jade tablet in an instant, even in the Five Elements world.

Sun Wukong noticed that Ping Shui Zhen Wang's expression was unusual, so he asked, "Ping Shui Zhen Wang, what's wrong?"

When King Ping Shui came to his senses, he said, "Just now, something called the Jade Tablet of the Immortal Official appeared in my mind."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled faintly, summoned his Celestial Official Jade Register as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and showed it to Ping Shui Zhen Wang, saying, "All Celestial Officials of the Heavenly Court possess this Celestial Official Jade Register. Rest assured, this item is merely proof of your status as a Celestial Official of the Heavenly Court and has no other function."

Upon hearing this, King Pingshui smiled and said, "I see."

At this moment, Bi Zhen, the Minister of the Water Spirit True Palace, and Bi Huo, the Inspector of the Water Spirit True Palace, stepped forward and bowed to the True King of Pingshui, saying, "Your subject Bi Zhen (Bi Huo) pays respects to Your Highness the True King."

King Ping Shui smiled broadly and reached out to help the two up, saying, "From now on, I will have to rely on you two."

Bi Zhen and Bi Huo cupped their hands and said, "We have been sent here by divine mandate and will do our utmost to assist His Highness the True King."

Ping Shui Zhen Wang laughed loudly, then pointed to the former Ping Shui Immortal Sect, which had been renamed 'Shui Ling Zhen Fu', and said, "Quickly prepare a banquet."

The immortal lords all accepted the order and hurriedly went to their palaces to prepare for the immortal banquet.

Ping Shui Zhen Wang then said to Sun Wukong, "Please invite the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and all fellow Daoists present to enter the mansion for a banquet. We shall not stop until we are drunk."

Meanwhile, on the golden warship where the Zhechong Camp was located, the imperial messenger from the Chenhuan Jade Palace was reading out the imperial edict of reward.

Grand Commandant Chi Ling, for his meritorious service in conquering and destroying the Xuan Shui Immortal Realm and killing the enemy Dao Lord, is hereby rewarded with a 'Azure Jade Qilin Robe', three Yin-Yang Great Rejuvenation Pills, ten jars of Yuan Shen Imperial Wine, and ten golden flowers, to be distributed by the Dust World Jade Palace.

The Deputy General of the Zhechong Camp, the Holy Mother Guiling, and General Tianwu, for their meritorious service in defeating the enemy and destroying the Xuan Shui Immortal Realm, are each awarded three Yin-Yang Great Rejuvenation Pills, five jars of Yuan Shen Imperial Wine, five golden flowers, and one hundred thousand purple coins, to be distributed by the Chenhuan Jade Palace.

Each of the 190,000 soldiers of the Zhechong Camp was rewarded with 10,000 purple coins and three Zhou Tian Yuan Dan pills, to be distributed by the Qitian Holy Mansion.

The Zhen'e Camp and Bi'ou Camp have made meritorious contributions in assisting in the blockade and siege of the Xuan Shui Immortal Domain. The deputy generals of these two camps will each be rewarded with a jar of Yuan Shen Imperial Wine, three golden flowers, and 100,000 purple coins, which will be distributed by the Chen Huan Jade Palace.

All soldiers of the Second Battalion will be rewarded with one thousand purple coins and one Zhou Tian Yuan Dan pill, distributed by the Qi Tian Sheng Fu.

In addition, each of the three camps was awarded 30,000 jars of spirit wine for use in the victory celebration banquet.

After the imperial edict of bestowal and rewards was read aloud, everyone bowed in gratitude. Then, someone shouted, "Pangu, the Way of Heaven will surely prevail!" At that moment, hundreds of thousands of people from the three camps present shouted in unison:

"Pangu's Heavenly Way will surely prevail!!!"

After the celestial banquet at the Water Spirit True Palace ended, Sun Wukong returned to the Qitian Holy Palace.

The Golden Element Immortal Abode and the Water Element Immortal Abode have been destroyed. Now is the time to launch a full-scale attack on the remaining three immortal abodes.

Therefore, Sun Wukong ordered that the four Grand Commandant Zhuanxu, Grand Commandant Nezha, Grand Commandant Chiling, and Grand Commandant Huda immediately come to the Qitian Holy Mansion in the Lingbai Realm to discuss matters and prepare for a full-scale attack to completely destroy the three immortal mansions of fire, earth, and wood.

However, after the order was issued, Nezha, Chi Ling, and Hu Da responded immediately and set off for Lingbai Realm.

However, Emperor Zhuanxu did not respond for a long time. Just as Sun Wukong was about to give another order, a reply from the Emperor's camp disrupted Sun Wukong's plan.

The Emperor's Camp replied that they had launched a general offensive against the Yellow Earth Immortal Realm ten days ago and had already breached the Heavenly Gate defense line of the Yellow Earth Immortal Realm. Now, the Emperor's Camp army of 150,000 men has entered the Yellow Earth Immortal Realm.

Moreover, the Earth Spirit Dao Lord, Earth Dragon Dao Lord, and Earth Dao Trust Dao Lord of the Earth Path Immortal Mansion have been killed, leaving only Earth Evolution Dao Lord leading the remaining 400,000+ immortal cultivators of the Yellow Earth Immortal Domain in a stubborn resistance.

Upon seeing the reply from the Human Emperor's Camp, Sun Wukong was completely stunned. How could the Human Emperor's Camp have acted so quickly?!

Finally, Sun Wukong, realizing what was happening, quickly contacted Nezha, Chi Ling, and Hu Xianfeng, who had already set off, instructing them to immediately stop their journey to Lingbai Realm and return to their respective battle camps on the golden warships to prepare to receive and execute orders to attack Qingmu Immortal Realm and Chihuo Immortal Realm.

Therefore, the three Grand Marshals who had already set off, after receiving the order from Sun Wukong via the Heavenly Jade Talisman, although they did not understand why, immediately returned to await Sun Wukong's order for the final attack.

Just one day later, Sun Wukong issued the order:

Tiger Vanguard led 200,000 heavenly soldiers of the Zhen'e Camp to attack the Crimson Fire Immortal Realm, while Nezha led 200,000 heavenly soldiers of the Bi'ou Camp to attack the Green Wood Immortal Realm.

Chi Ling led 190,000 Heavenly Soldiers of the Zhechong Camp to rest and await orders, ready to support the battles of the Human Emperor, Bi'ou, and Zhen'e Camps at any time.

Thus, three months after the destruction of the Xuan Shui Immortal Realm, Pangu, the Human Emperor, and the three major battle camps of Bi Ou and Zhen E, totaling 600,000 heavenly soldiers, launched a final all-out attack on the remaining three immortal realms: Huang Tu, Qing Mu, and Chi Huo. (End of Chapter)