I am a fairy in Journey to the West

The next day, before dawn, Bai Suzhen sat in front of Baoan Hall, Xiaoqing was still sleeping in, and Xu Xian was sitting with Zhuang Yan and Lao Jun discussing the prescription.

However, it was mostly Xu Xian and Laozi discussing things there, with Zhuang Yan only occasionally interjecting.

After an unknown amount of time, Marici Bodhisattva finally arrived outside Baoan Hall. Seeing Bai Suzhen sitting in front of the door, she asked, "Bai Suzhen, are you ready?"

Bai Suzhen immediately stood up, and the Six Realms Cloud Sea Bottle appeared in her hand. "Bodhisattva, I have made my decision and will not go with you."

Marici Bodhisattva sighed and said, "Since that's the case, then don't blame this humble monk."

After saying this, Marici Bodhisattva directly revealed her wrathful form, and Bai Suzhen also stood up at this moment, raising her hand and throwing the Six Realms Cloud Sea Bottle out.

The Six Realms Cloud Sea Bottle smashed onto the image of Marici Bodhisattva, and with a loud crash, the wrathful image of Marici Bodhisattva was instantly shattered into pieces.

In her shock, Marici Bodhisattva hastily withdrew her wrathful form and restored her celestial form. She then channeled all her magical power to protect the wrathful form, thus stabilizing it.

When Marici Bodhisattva looked up, she saw that Bai Suzhen had already retrieved the Six Realms Cloud Sea Bottle and was now holding it in her palm, staring at her menacingly.

"Bodhisattva," Bai Suzhen said to Marici Bodhisattva, "this disciple is unwilling to fight to the death with the Bodhisattva. Please have mercy and spare this disciple."

Marici Bodhisattva looked solemnly at the Six Realms Cloud Sea Bottle in Bai Suzhen's hand. After a long while, she withdrew her gaze and slowly said, "Alright, since you are so stubborn, this humble monk will not bother with you anymore. Let fate decide everything."

After saying this, Marici Bodhisattva rode away on auspicious clouds. Watching Marici Bodhisattva disappear into the horizon, Bai Suzhen finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

"My lady, she's gone?" Xu Xian asked as he came out from inside.

Bai Suzhen put away the Six Realms Cloud Sea Bottle, nodded to Xu Xian, and said, "I'm leaving."

Meanwhile, inside the Yunchao Cave on the Qiantang River, as soon as Buddha entered the cave, a boy greeted him, "Your Majesty, Lords Earth and Lord Wood have arrived."

"Lords Earth and Wood?" Tathagata was only puzzled for a moment before quickly realizing that they were the Earth Dao Ancestor and the Wood Dao Ancestor.

Soon, the boy led Tathagata to a simple cave hall, where the Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Wood Element Dao Ancestor were already sitting and waiting in the center.

Upon seeing the arrival of the Buddha, the two immediately stood up. The Wood Dao Ancestor laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Water, it's one thing for you to appear in the world in this form when you're out there, but why do you still need to show yourself like this when you return to your own cave?"

The Buddha chuckled and said, "After pretending to be Guanyin for so long, I've gotten used to it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of divine light appeared on Tathagata's body, and he truly transformed into the appearance of the Water Element Dao Ancestor.

Upon seeing this, the two Dao Ancestors, Earth and Wood, smiled slightly.

Although the Great Dao Master repeatedly instructed them not to contact each other after Pangu appeared in the world, almost no one followed this instruction after they actually arrived.

However, although the four Dao Ancestors of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wood communicated with each other, they did not contact the other Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Firstly, we don't know each other well. Secondly, since we don't know each other well, there's no need to contact each other. Otherwise, it would be unpleasant if one of us had a problem.

"Fellow Daoist Water Element, how did things go on this trip?" asked Daoist Ancestor Earth Element.

Buddha smiled and said, "It's all taken care of. I will bestow upon Bai Suzhen a magic weapon, enough for her to defend against the enemy before her."

Tu Xing Dao Zu nodded, then said, "It's a pity that we don't dare to show our faces all the time, and Bai Suzhen is just a cultivator who can't cause any big waves."

The Buddha said, "Now that we have attracted the Bodhisattvas of Buddhism, how can you say that we cannot stir up any big waves?"

“But the righteous gods of Heaven never interfere,” said Mu Xing Daozu. “What we want is to shake Heaven. It’s meaningless to just fight with the gods of Taoism and Buddhism.”

“Yes.” Tu Xing Dao Zu nodded. “If Bai Suzhen can kill some celestial officials and gods, she will surely cause a storm in the Southern Continent. Those who originally did not submit to the Heavenly Court after Pangu’s appearance will all rise up.”

The Wood Dao Ancestor also said, "At this time, if we help Bai Suzhen overthrow the Southern Mountain Divine Palace and disrupt the divine path of the Southern Continent, followers will surely flock to us."

"At that time, all the immortals and cultivators in the world who are not convinced by the Heavenly Court will gather here. If we secretly help them then, we will surely be able to gather a force that can shake the Heavenly Court," said the Earth Path Ancestor.

But after saying that, both the Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Wood Element Dao Ancestor sighed and lowered their heads. "It's a pity. No matter how much trouble Bai Suzhen causes, the righteous gods of the Heavenly Court are unwilling to get involved. Do those Heavenly Court officials just turn a blind eye to such a clear violation of the Heavenly Law?"

The Wood Dao Ancestor looked at Tathagata and said, "Fellow Daoist Water, can you give Bai Suzhen another push? Can you get her to take the initiative to raise the banner of rebellion against Heaven?"

After a moment of contemplation, Buddha said, "Giving her another push is no problem, but Bai Suzhen's cultivation is a bit low, and I'm afraid she won't dare."

“That’s easy,” said Tu Xing Dao Zu. “We are all Great Luo Golden Immortals. Giving her some of our cultivation would be enough for her to directly advance to the Great Awakening Golden Immortal level.”

"But that would make the foundation unstable. Although one might gain the power of a Great Awakening Golden Immortal in a short time, it would ultimately not be one's own and would eventually vanish into nothingness," said the Wood Dao Ancestor.

Tu Xing Dao Zu laughed and said, "She is just a pawn, why care so much? Besides, if we can really succeed and work with the Dao Lords to break Pangu's Heavenly Dao, are we afraid we can't protect her?"

Mu Xing Dao Zu nodded slightly and said, "That's true." Tathagata said with a worried look, "However, if we are to pass on our skills and teachings, we will inevitably have to use our own Great Luo power. In that case, I'm afraid Pangu Heavenly Dao will notice."

The Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Wood Element Dao Ancestor exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing instantly. "This matter is quite troublesome," said the Earth Element Dao Ancestor.

The Buddha said, "If only one Great Luo Golden Immortal transmits the power and incantation to Bai Suzhen, and several other Great Luo Golden Immortals protect her, using their combined power to cover it up, as long as the time is well controlled and not too long, Pangu's Heavenly Dao will not be able to detect it."

Earth Element Dao Ancestor and Wood Element Dao Ancestor's eyes lit up, and they said, "That's a good idea, but... there are only three of us."

The Buddha said, "Aren't there other fellow Daoists? Call them all over."

"No." Earth Path Ancestor directly opposed the suggestion. "The three of us contacting each other already violates the instructions of the Great Evolution Dao Lord. How can we contact other people?"

"Besides, those people aren't familiar with us, and they might not agree with our plan," said the Wood Dao Ancestor.

Tu Xing Dao Zu said, "Even if we disregard the instructions of the Great Evolution Dao Master, and even if they agree with our plan, we have no connection with them and do not know each other, so we cannot contact them for a while."

“It would be too much trouble to go looking for them one by one.” Mu Xing Dao Zu shook his head and said, “This time, we have a total of twenty Grand Luo Golden Immortals who entered Pangu’s appearance world. In addition, Fellow Daoist Huo Xing has been exposed and captured, so there are still nineteen Grand Luos. If we contact them one by one, how much time would it take? It’s not appropriate.”

The Buddha smiled broadly, surprised that this conversation had yielded so much information.

"Eh? Fellow Daoist Water, why are you laughing so happily?" Daoist Ancestor Wood asked Tathagata.

The Buddha chuckled and said, "I suddenly thought of a good idea."

"Oh?" Daoist Mu Xing hurriedly asked, "What good idea is it?"

The Buddha said, "Why should we elevate Bai Suzhen's cultivation to the level of a Great Golden Immortal? We only need to elevate her to the level of a Celestial Immortal, give her some of our magic treasures, and teach her some of our supernatural powers and spells. That will be enough for her to roam freely in the world where Pangu appeared. As for dealing with the Heavenly Court, don't we have our support behind the scenes?"

The Buddha continued, "If all we need to do is elevate her to the level of a Celestial Immortal, then two Great Luo Protectors will suffice. In other words, this matter can be accomplished by the three of us."

“That’s right.” Dao Ancestor Wood clapped his hands and said, “That’s exactly right! Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Water, you’ve thought of everything.”

"Very well, very well," said Earth Dao Ancestor. "This matter is settled then. As for Bai Suzhen, I will leave that to you, Water Dao Fellow."

The Buddha nodded and smiled, "Good."

As night fell, the Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Wood Element Dao Ancestor each departed, and for safety's sake, the three did not establish their Daoist temples together.

After the Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Wood Element Dao Ancestor left, Tathagata immediately left Cloud Tide Cave, went to Hangzhou, and sent a message to Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan immediately invited Laozi and Buddha Tathagata into the Lingtai Treasure Realm. After the three of them sat down, Tathagata immediately told Zhuang Yan and Laozi about his conversation with the two Dao Ancestors, Earth and Wood.

After listening, the two couldn't help but show their delight. Laozi said, "I didn't expect to get so much information out of them. So, there are a total of twenty heretical Great Luo cultivators who entered Pangu's appearance world?"

"Yes, after removing the Fire Dao Ancestor and the Water Dao Ancestor, there are still eighteen people left," said Tathagata.

Zhuang Yan said, "It seems that the Great Evolution Dao Master instructed them to fight separately after entering the Pangu Manifestation World and not to contact each other. So among these eighteen people, those who were originally in the same Heavenly Dao may contact each other, but those who did not originally belong to the same Heavenly Dao are probably not in contact with each other."

“Yes,” said the Buddha. “Right now, we can only track down the whereabouts of the two Dao Ancestors, Earth and Wood.”

Laozi said, "Should we play the long game and not take action against these two for now?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "If we don't harm them, then we must make Bai Suzhen accept the transmission of her skills and teachings, and we must also raise the banner of rebellion. Heaven's laws are merciless; we cannot harm her like this."

Bai Suzhen only ever wanted to repay a debt of gratitude and stay with Xu Xian. She never harmed anyone, nor did she harbor any resentment towards the Heavenly Court.

"Moreover, doing so may not force others out; it would only cause more trouble," Zhuang Yan said. "The Heavenly Court should try not to get involved in this matter. The officials of the various divine palaces are maintaining stability in the mortal world; there is no need to disrupt all of this."

The Buddha asked, "Shall we close the net first?"

Zhuang Yan immediately made a decision, saying, "Let's close the net and eliminate Tu and Mu first. Tu and Mu did have some dealings with the remaining sixteen people after all. When we banish the two of them into eternal silence, it won't be difficult to gather information about the other sixteen people."

Tathagata nodded. At this moment, Laozi said to Tathagata, "After you go back, contact Tu and Mu and tell them that everything is arranged here. Bring them over directly. As soon as they arrive, Master Zhuang and I will immediately suppress them."

The Buddha asked, "Where should the location be chosen?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Nine Luminaries Mountain outside the city."

Tathagata nodded and stood up, saying, "Alright, I'll go back and contact the two of them now. Master Zhuang, please see me out."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Alright." With that, he waved his hand and left the Spirit Platform Treasure Realm with Laozi and Tathagata. Tathagata did not linger, returning directly to the Cloud Tide Cave in the Qiantang River and beginning to contact the two Dao Ancestors, Earth and Wood. (End of Chapter)