What kind of Journey to the West is this?

An Yanxia brought the gift she had prepared. Hong Funu thought it was an ordinary item and asked the maid to help her take it away. But after taking a closer look, she was surprised: What a beautiful box!

This box is truly a work of art, a true masterpiece. Otherwise, the Monkey King wouldn't be so obsessed with it.

When I opened the box, I could smell a faint fragrance before I saw what was inside. It was so refreshing when I inhaled it, like drinking a glass of nectar or biting into a piece of crispy mountain. It was so wonderful that it was hard to describe.

Even the little girl Lan Qiao was intoxicated. After taking a closer look at the precious medicine in the box, she immediately started drooling.

I happened to see a piece of white jade-like lotus root inside, which looked like a jade carving, but when I looked closely, I saw water droplets hanging on it, which was crystal clear and a priceless treasure.

Hong Fu Nu sighed and said, "They all say that immortal treasures are immortal treasures. Now I have seen the true appearance of the immortal treasures, and they are indeed extraordinary! This thing is really precious, Xiao Lanqiao, but I can't give it to you."

"But you said you have a connection with my child. But I don't know if it's my eldest son or my second son?"

"I wonder which one is Da Lang and which one is Er Lang?"

"Dalang is only twenty years old now and has been transferred to an outer prefecture. Erlang is only sixteen years old and is still studying."

An Yanxia smiled and said, "Neither of them. It's the one in my wife's womb. I have some connection with him."

When these words were spoken, Hong Fu Nu was suddenly surprised.

Lan Qiao, standing nearby, explained the situation to An Yanxia, who finally understood the whole story: Hong Fu Nu had become pregnant five months earlier, and Li Jing had just been transferred to Yangzhou. However, after Li Jing arrived in Yangzhou, he frequently suffered from headaches, neck pain, and sometimes woke suddenly in a cold sweat.

At first, Hong Fu Nu thought it was just a case of acclimatization, but later Li Jing sent another letter saying that he dreamed of a little ghost, a ghost king with three heads and six arms, who was holding swords, spears, and halberds and screaming to scare him, saying that he was Li Jing's creditor from his previous life, and now he had reincarnated to become his child to collect the debt from him.

Hong Fu Nu didn't shy away from the topic and spoke frankly, "But I think he's talking nonsense. When I was pregnant with Da Lang and Er Lang, I often had pregnancy pains and anorexia, and I couldn't sleep well. But now that I'm pregnant with this child, I'm like an old oyster with a pearl. Lately, I've been sleeping soundly, and it seems like I'm often protected by the gods at night. My appetite is also good, and I eat more than usual. As a result, my health is not only not bad, but better than usual."

"I've consulted the Taoist doctors at Zongsheng Palace, the imperial physicians at the palace, and even Master Sun. They all said my pulse was steady and I was healthy. We are one, husband and wife. If my unborn child is truly a debt collector, why is he only collecting his debts? And not mine?

"How can this kid be a debt collector? I think he looks like one."

An Yanxia suddenly realized that he was the reincarnation of the great god of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly. The spiritual wisdom he had in the womb had not yet subsided, so he used the blood relationship to scare his father for fun.

This condition is actually quite treatable. People say it "unravels the mystery of the fetus"—this bit of spiritual awareness is the manifestation of the Yin spirit, a Yin entity. During the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy, when the fetus gradually develops into Yang energy and flourishes, this spiritual awareness from the previous life will naturally be suppressed and dormant.

That means just wait until the baby is born...

Hong Fu Nu continued, "I wonder if the Master can tell what's wrong with my old ghost?"

An Yanxia thought about it and felt that this was a difficult matter to handle.

She was a cultivator, not a police officer, so how could she mediate a family dispute? She thought about it and came up with the best, middle, and worst options.

Xiao Lanqiao questioned, "Can you do it? Master Sun didn't even notice anything wrong. Don't lie to me."

An Yanxia originally felt that it was not possible, but now it is okay.

She boasted, "Master Sun is Master Sun, and I am me! We both have our own strengths."

"Eh! How shameless! Master Sun is the Grand Master of my Zongsheng Palace. He has saved countless lives. How many people have you saved? And yet you say you and Master Sun are both equally capable?"

"Huh? I've killed more people than he's saved. How can that not be considered a meritocracy?"

“——Ehhhhhhhhh!”

Xiao Lanqiao looked terrified and quickly hid behind Hong Funu.

Hong Fu Nu laughed and said, "Master Qingling Fude, you don't look like a murderous devil. Let's stop teasing Xiao Lanqiao. May I ask what is the best strategy, the middle strategy, and the worst strategy?"

The Supreme Immortal's Journey to the West: Chapter 317 [Destroying Du Fuwei's Family]

An Yanxia said, "The worst option is simple. You just need to have Lord Li carry a pagoda with him. The middle option is also convenient. This isn't a physical illness, but a mental one. Once the baby is born without any problems in ten months, the mental illness will naturally heal. As for the best option, that's more difficult and tricky."

"Please give me some advice."

"It's easier said than done. All it takes is a sincere heart as a parent."

"It's easier said than done. Thanks for your advice."

Hong Funu felt something in her heart, her stomach shook, and a faint ray of light flew out and landed on An Yanxia's palm, revealing the word "敕".

The handwriting was hidden between the shadows and the light, and was difficult for ordinary people to read. Only Xiao Lanqiao, with a pure heart, could see it at a glance.

When she saw that the writing flew out from Hong Fu's belly, she understood that the person in the womb was not an ordinary person. She was surprised: No wonder this evil Taoist from overseas said that he had a destiny with the young master. It turned out that it was not a destiny in this life, but a destiny in the previous life!

These were all secrets, and if revealed, they might ruin the harmony of the family, so she swallowed them all and tried to forget about them.

After An Yanxia and Hong Funu finished chatting and had a quick meal, when they were about to leave, she tiptoed to An Yanxia and said:

"It turns out that I misunderstood you, but it's wrong for you to lie and scare people. How could you possibly kill more people than Master Sun saved?"

An Yanxia's heart was filled with joy. In a flash, her spirit flew into the filthy lake in the Kidney Palace and she shouted into the lake, "Eyes see joy! Ears hear anger! You five demon kings, quickly return to your positions. The real person needs your help!"

The five demon kings were overjoyed and were all led out of the kidney palace by An Yanxia and taken for a walk in the mud pill.

At that moment, a fierce look emerged from An Yanxia's back, and her eyes were filled with bloodshot, like a devil crawling out of hell, a grinning devil on a mountain of knives. She looked at Lan Qiao and said with a grin, "Then you are wrong."

Xiao Lanqiao was stunned after taking a look. He felt that he could not move his whole body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave and was in hell. He shivered and burst into tears.

After scaring the child, An Yanxia dispersed the six roots, pinched Lan Qiao's cheek, and asked, "What else did you want to say?"

Xiao Lanqiao wiped away her tears, not daring to look up, and sobbed, "Master, Master said that the monks from Famen Temple will come to the palace for a debate tomorrow. I should tell any fellow cultivators I meet and invite them to attend the ceremony..."

"Oh! I see."

"Can I, can I go now..."

"Go back. Remember not to walk with strangers on the road. Go home early and close the door tightly. Cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep at night, otherwise..."

Xiao Lanqiao trembled, "Otherwise, otherwise?"

Yan Xia smiled and said, "Otherwise you'll catch a cold. Go back quickly."

Little Lanqiao finally wiped her tears and prepared to leave Li Jing's house. But before she could even step over the threshold, An Yanxia suddenly called out, "I'm going to Zongsheng Palace tomorrow and I'll need you to lead the way, Lanqiao!"

"Woooooooooo~~"

The little nun immediately ran away crying, got into the carriage without looking back, and had tears in her eyes all the way.

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Yanxia was having a lot of fun playing with the children. Just as she was about to go home, she saw a small official from the palace who was raising horses standing under a tree on the street in front of her house. He was leading a horse and staring at the gate of her house in a daze.

She asked curiously, "Who is this?"

She thought he was in some trouble, so she stepped forward and asked, "Brother, are you in trouble?"

The official gave a bitter smile and didn't answer. He simply said, "I was just thinking about some past events. Is your wife from Changlefang?"

"Not really. I'm from out of town, just staying here temporarily."

"I see, I see. Living in Chang'an is not easy..."

The minor official gave an irrelevant answer and left with his horse.

Not far away, Luo Sushang and Xue Shier also returned from Zongsheng Palace.

An Yanxia asked curiously, "Xue Shi'er, do you recognize who that is?"

Xue Shier's face was full of question marks. She had never been to Chang'an City!

Luo Sushang saw the back of the minor official and pointed out, "This is the eldest son of the Du Fuwei family."

An Yanxia knew this person and asked, "Is he the one who rebelled and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and then his brothers used his name to start a rebellion?"

Xue Shi'er didn't understand the world and asked in confusion, "Since you've already surrendered, why are you starting another rebellion?"

An Yanxia said, "He didn't start the rebellion himself. He was a leader in the Jiangnan area. Back then, he and his brother Fu Gongtuo rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. Five years ago, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was crowned King of Wu. The year before last, he even went to Chang'an to live and pay homage to Li Yuan. But last year, his brother Fu Gongtuo started another rebellion in Jiangnan, and he used his name. And he's in Chang'an now, so it's natural that there will be big problems."

Although the Wude period was the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it was actually the end of the Sui Dynasty, and heroes were everywhere.

Xue Shier frowned, "Could he have been killed?"

"He died this year after taking an elixir. Later, Li Jing led his army to quell the rebellion in Jianghuai. I just went to Li Jing's house and heard that he had been transferred to Yangzhou a few months ago. This must be the case. But since he's already dead, how could his family have suffered such a tragic end?"

Luo Sushang said: "Someone accused him of being the mastermind of treason."

An Yanxia felt that the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty were indeed following the magical Jin Shu catalogue - in the seventh year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, the King of Wu, who was under house arrest in Chang'an and strictly monitored, was able to remotely control the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River thousands of miles away. It was really magic.

Let's put these aside for now. An Yanxia and Luo Sushang Xue Shier returned to their own house. Luo Sushang went to the East Market to buy some food, drinks, clothes and daily necessities, and made beds for them both.

The snow lion saw that Luo Sushang had prepared two rooms, and meowed around Luo Sushang.

She defended herself, "I usually live in the same room with the Taoist priest. It saves space."

Luo Sushang was speechless and said, "You little lion, I don't know what you are thinking."

"It will only take you half a year to slay the Red Dragon. Practice abstaining from sex and lust. When you have cultivated the true nature of the sun and the Yang spirit, I will consider letting you and Yanxia live together."

"Ugh! Damn it!"

Xue Shi'er cultivates the Sun's true nature internally and the Moon's form externally. After cultivating the Sun's true nature, he will be able to produce the Yang Spirit, at which point he will become a True Immortal. A True Immortal's breath of pure Yang is completely leak-free, and their essence, energy, and spirit are contained within. At this point, there is no need for emotional calamities, sexual calamities, or abstaining from meat or alcohol.

The cat returned to the house and worked hard to cultivate.

An Yanxia was just coming out of the main room, holding a chicken drumstick, and muttered, "Is it really effective to urge her like this?"

Luo Sushang thought the chicken leg was a filial gift to her, so she took two bites and swallowed it, saying, "It all depends on her character. But you guys are really playing too much, you need to be more restrained in the future. If you haven't reached a certain realm, you will regress. Arhats fall into the Otherworldly Heaven, and Bodhisattvas turn into monsters. A single thought can lead to eternal damnation."

"Well... Tomorrow, Famen Temple will hold a discussion at Zongsheng Palace. I've been invited by Sect Leader Qi Huizi to go elsewhere for some matters. Why don't you go to Zongsheng Palace? Tell me my name, and someone from Zongsheng Palace should take you in."

"I'd definitely go. But I've already found Xiang Dao!"

An Yanxia looked at the chicken leg and reminded, "By the way, I gnawed that chicken leg."

Luo Sushang was stunned and looked at the chicken leg that she had eaten most of.

"......"

Swish, swish, swish. There is a grape vine in the yard. The breeze blows, the branches tremble, and the fruits sway.

Journey to the West by the Supreme Immortal: Chapter 318 [First Question in the Zongsheng Palace]

From the west of Chang'an, it rises into the clouds for one hundred and fifty miles, first passing Wugong and then arriving at Zhouzhi, where you will see a magnificent palace.

This is where Guan Yinzi, the Taoist master of Wenshi, observed the stars. The ancient thatched tower for observing the stars is now the main gate of the Louguan Sect. It was here that Laozi was stopped by Guan Yinzi when he was leaving Hangu Pass. He was forced to keep the Daodejing and the two classics, totaling 5,000 words.

A faint pale dawn rose in the east, casting its light on the renovated Zhou Dynasty Observatory. The wooden building bore a plaque, inscribed with the words "Purple Cloud" in large, carved characters. Atop the tower's swooping eaves, a celestial rooster was carved. As the sun shone on it, the rooster came to life, crowing with a thud:

——Cuckoo~

——Gugugu~~

The day of Mao is the Rooster. At the hour of Mao, the cock crows, and all things return to life. The Taoist priests on duty at Zongsheng Palace strike the bells and drums, ringing them twelve times before beating the drums thirty-six times. Each has its own length and shortness: the long ones whistling like wind, the short ones, thump-thump, quick and powerful like rain.

Afterwards, morning prayers began. The Taoist priests on duty swept the courtyard, offered offerings, and burned incense. Those without other duties practiced their gong and meditation, each doing their own thing. This continued until the hour of Chen, also known as the "Food Hour," when breakfast began. However, at the Nanshan Gate of Zongsheng Palace, monks from Famen Temple had already arrived.

The leader was Monk Daoxin, followed by the Four Heavenly Kings invited from Famen Temple, namely:

There were the monk Fashun who governed the Huayan school, the monk Da Ming who governed the Lotus school, the monk Seng Ye who governed the Three Treatises school, and the monk Tan Yin who was known as "Little Monk Dragon" in the Jingying Temple.

Among these four, one is at the seventh stage of Bodhisattva, one is at the sixth stage, and the remaining two are at the fifth stage. Daoxin's practice is similar to Fashun's, also at the seventh stage of Bodhisattva, but his wisdom and merit have reached the eighth stage. He can at any time penetrate samadhi and attain the state of non-birth dharma patience, thus achieving the state of immovable fruition.

Any one of these five people, if placed in Lingshan, would be a proper Bodhisattva. This can be said to be a very luxurious lineup.

The monks first arrived at the Zongsheng Palace, where the Taoist priest in charge treated them to some simple meals such as pickled vegetables and porridge, and then invited them all to the Zhizhen Hall to prepare for the third round of Buddhist and Taoist debates.

There are also monks from all over the place, nobles from the capital, and devout believers who come here because of its reputation, and some of the lucky ones will be invited to the Zhizhen Hall.

An Yanxia arrived even later. She originally wanted Xue Shier to come with her.

But Xue Shier suddenly became determined today and said something like "I won't come out until I become an immortal", so An Yanxia had no choice but to buy some dry food and buns to send to her room as cat food, and came to Zongsheng Palace alone.

There was a boy in front of the mountain gate. Seeing her coming on the clouds, he called out, "Shangxian! Do you have a guide?"

An Yanxia handed over the jade envelope that Luo Sushang had sent. The boy saw that it was indeed real and said in surprise, "So it's the immortal who came from the Three Mountains Holy Land! But there are so many believers in our palace, and we are really short of manpower. It's difficult to guide the immortal. How about I ask for a crane?"

An Yanxia said, "Isn't there someone named Lan Qiao in your palace? Just say that An Yanxia from Sanshan Fairy Island specifically asked her to lead the way. She will definitely come."

"Oh! So Lan Qiao is Shangxian's friend. I'll go call her right away!"

The boy fled and went to the palace to find the small blue bridge to drink water. It turned out that the blue bridge had just entertained the devotees who came to the palace and was tired and thirsty. He drank several large bowls of cold water and was resting.

When she heard that it was An Yanxia who came to see her, she felt the urge to pee. She wanted to go to the toilet but was afraid that An Yanxia would be waiting anxiously and catch her to eat her, so she cried and held her pee to entertain Yanxia.

An Yanxia took one look and asked in confusion, "Why is your face so red?"

Lan Qiao cried, "It's okay!"

As I was entering the palace, I first passed the South Mountain Gate, then the Qizhen Hall, Wenshi Hall, and Sanqing Hall. There were many Taoists practicing morning lessons, and some were practicing boxing and self-cultivation outside the hall.

Seeing Little Lanqiao's face flushed red, and he was leading the way with his legs tucked under his arm, many Taoists whispered, "Is Lanqiao feeling unwell? Should we ask Uncle Sun to take a look at him?"