Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 451 Peony's Death
Fangzhang Fairy Mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist, and is filled with fairy air.

In Taiyuan Palace, smoke was curling up and the sounds of bells and chimes could be heard faintly.

In the Imperial Garden, flowers are in full bloom, with colorful flowers blooming in competition with each other in beauty.

Wang Lingguan stood in the imperial garden holding the "Golden Whip for Beating Gods", his eyes as sharp as torches, scanning the surroundings.

"open!"

The third eye on Wang Lingguan’s forehead suddenly burst into a brilliant divine light, which cut through the void like a sharp sword and instantly revealed the location of the Taiyuan illusion.

In an instant, the traces of the Taiyuan illusion hidden in the void were exposed under Wang Lingguan's divine eyes.

"Thunder comes!"

Wang Lingguan had a stern look on his face, muttered something, clasped his hands together, and activated his thunder magic.

I saw the "Golden Whip of the God of Law" in his hand shining brightly.

Above the golden whip, lightning flashed, accompanied by rumbling thunder, as if thousands of thunders were roaring inside the golden whip.

"break!"

Wang Lingguan shouted loudly, and the golden whip in his hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea, with endless power, he whipped fiercely towards the Taiyuan Illusion.

Wherever the golden whip passed, the space was distorted, as if it could not withstand such a powerful force.

The Taiyuan fantasy world seems like an independent fairyland.

Exotic flowers and plants are in full bloom, colorful flowers emit strange light, and fairy mist lingers around, just like a fairyland.

In that exquisite curtain.

The spring is full of beauty and there is a charming atmosphere in the air.

At this moment, Emperor Donghua was practicing the "Innate Pure Yang Gong" to have sex with the beautiful Peony Fairy, and to harmonize yin and yang.

Emperor Donghua was extremely devoted, as if the whole world had nothing to do with him and only this dual cultivation method was everything to him.

This "Innate Pure Yang Kung" is the supreme skill of the immortals. The dual cultivation is at a critical juncture. The pure Yang true energy in Emperor Donghua's body is like a surging river, flowing freely in his meridians.

If it is interrupted, at best, all your cultivation will be wasted, and all your cultivation will come to nothing; at worst, your soul will be shattered and disappear between heaven and earth, and the consequences will be disastrous.

suddenly.

There was a loud "boom" and the Taiyuan illusion began to collapse.

A golden whip came whistling from the sky like a dragon emerging from the sea, bringing with it endless power, like a mountain pressing down on one's head, sweeping directly towards Emperor Donghua.

At this moment, Emperor Donghua was immersed in the "Innate Pure Yang Gong", devoting his whole body and soul to this crucial moment of dual cultivation.

A layer of faint purple light surrounded the body of Emperor Donghua, which was a manifestation of the "Innate Pure Yang Gong" operating to its extreme.

At this moment.

With a sudden shock, Emperor Donghua's "Innate Pure Yang Power" suddenly stagnated, and the essence in his body was like a dam bursting, leaking out thousands of miles away.

Emperor Donghua felt weak in his hands and legs, short of breath and exhausted, unable to extricate himself.

at this time.

Emperor Donghua only felt a powerful force coming from behind, and cried out in his heart:

"not good."

Being interrupted at this critical moment, his "Innate Pure Yang Power" was already somewhat stagnant and his breathing was disordered. If he were to be hit by this whip again, I'm afraid all his power would be dissipated.

Seeing the golden whip coming towards Emperor Donghua like a meteor, Emperor Donghua was still at the critical moment of finishing his attack.

The Peony Fairy was extremely anxious, her eyes full of worry and determination.

"Donghua!"

The Peony Fairy hurriedly pushed away Emperor Donghua who was lying on her.

Afterwards, the Peony Fairy quickly tidied her clothes, flashed, hugged Emperor Donghua's back, and stood behind him.

She used her body to build a line of defense for Emperor Donghua.

The beautiful face of the Peony Fairy is full of determination and affection.

In an instant, a huge white peony appeared behind Emperor Donghua.

The white peony petals were layered, as soft as clouds, yet with a tenacious texture, emitting a soft light, blocking behind Emperor Donghua.

This is exactly the true form of the Peony Fairy - "White Peony".

There was a poem comparing Wang Lingguan's golden whip with the Ruyi Jingu Bang:
"The iron rod is fierce, the golden whip is fast, each rod and whip are full of divine power. The golden whip and the iron rod are both powerful, and both are divine weapons of the palace."

It can be seen that Wang Lingguan's golden whip is enough to compete with Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Think about Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang, which weighs 13,500 kilograms. With one blow from it, even the Xuanhua Axe of the Giant Spirit was broken.

The six-eared macaque fought with him, but was eventually beaten to death by the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Even Maitreya Buddha's personal magic weapon, the golden cymbal, was smashed to pieces by the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Even Maitreya Buddha’s magic weapon could not withstand the heavy blow from the Ruyi Jingu Bang, let alone a blow to a human body.

……

The blow of Wang Lingguan's golden whip contained endless power of thunder and lightning, and its power was astonishingly powerful.

There were flashes of lightning and crackling sounds on the golden whip, as if the thunder in the sky was drawn by it, and it was lashing towards the place where Emperor Donghua and Fairy Peony were with the momentum of destroying the world.

Although the Peony Fairy transformed herself into a huge white peony flower to resist, she concentrated all her magic power on the petals, trying to block this fatal blow.

But the divine golden whip was like a force of nature, piercing through the peony flowers in an instant.

Wherever the golden whip passed, petals shattered and the white peony flowers were instantly defeated.

The Peony Fairy died before she even had time to make a sound.

I saw the white peony petals floating in the wind, fluttering in the air, like a sad and beautiful peony rain.

Each petal seems to carry the affection and reluctance of the peony fairy, slowly falling to the ground, adding a touch of sad beauty to this small world.

It is:

"The beauty dies, and the peonies fly all over the sky."

At this moment.

The Taiyuan Illusion, which was once like a dreamland, was now shattered like glass, turning into points of light and dissipating between heaven and earth.

Emperor Donghua seemed to have just woken up from a dream and slowly came back to his senses from his previous shock.

He had a dull expression as he slowly straightened his disheveled clothes. He stood there like a wooden sculpture.

"peony……"

Emperor Donghua stared blankly at the peony petals floating all over the sky. The petals fluttered like snowflakes, and each one was like the last tenderness of the Peony Fairy.

Emperor Donghua was filled with thoughts, and all the memories of his past with the Peony Fairy flooded into his mind like a tide. Time seemed to freeze at this moment, leaving him with only endless regret and sorrow.

He has a "Nine-Turn Taiyi Huandan" that can cure all living things in the world, but cannot heal flowers, plants and trees.

What's more, the conditions for refining the Nine-Turn Taiyi Huandan are extremely harsh. It requires collecting countless rare spiritual herbs from the world, going through tens of millions of years, and undergoing countless tempering in the alchemy furnace before one pill can be refined.

Emperor Donghua once obtained a Nine-Turn Taiyi Huandan in the past. Later, in exchange for the support of the East China Sea Dragon Clan, he gave it to Ao Bing to take and saved Ao Bing.

The latest Nine-Transformation Taiyi Huandan is still in the furnace and has not yet been successfully refined.

……

In fact, Emperor Donghua did not really show much love to the Peony Fairy.

What he coveted in his heart was nothing more than to utilize the Yuan Yin energy of the Peony Fairy to practice dual cultivation with her in order to achieve the harmony of Yin and Yang, practice the "Innate Pure Yang Gong", and increase his cultivation level.

After all, he is Wood Master, and the Peony Fairy is a peony flower that has cultivated into an immortal. The wood spirit energy in her body is of the same origin as his, which is just right for his cultivation.

At that time, the Peony Fairy went down to the human world for a tour.

When Emperor Donghua learned about this, he secretly planned a scene in which a hero saves a beauty.

He secretly arranged spies to release the three-headed demon dragon he had raised.

He let the three-headed magic dragon deliberately lure the Peony Fairy into danger, and then he stepped forward like a god from heaven and killed the three-headed magic dragon.

He saved the Peony Fairy and practiced dual cultivation with her.

In the immortal cave, the candlelight flickered and the fragrance filled the air. They were immersed in the state of dual cultivation.

The three-headed demon dragon was naturally silenced and knew nothing.

……

The gods act, and their ears and eyes do the work for them, and then they silence them.

This is the most basic method used by those in power.

There is no reason for those in a higher position to do the dirty work themselves.

They always have layer upon layer of white gloves, hiding themselves behind the scenes and controlling everything, yet they can keep themselves out of trouble and remain unaffected by cause and effect.

...Emperor Donghua originally boasted that he had seen through the vanity of love and thought that the Peony Fairy was just an insignificant tool on his path to spiritual practice.

In his eyes, the Peony Fairy was like a handy magic weapon that could help him improve his cultivation at certain times, and once it lost its value, he could discard it at will.

But he didn't expect that the Peony Fairy was so deeply in love with him.

The Peony Fairy wanted to leave the immortal list with him, abandon the prosperity and loneliness of the long immortal journey, and stop being an immortal.

The two of them went to the mortal world together and became an ordinary couple.

In the imagination of the Peony Fairy, there is curling smoke from cooking fires and the sounds of chickens and dogs in the mortal world. They can work from sunrise to sunset, support each other, and grow old together.

But compared with the temptation of royal power and hegemony, which was as heavy as a towering mountain, and the love for a beautiful woman, Emperor Donghua naturally chose royal power and wealth without hesitation.

In his view, royal power and hegemony are the most dazzling existence in the world, the supreme glory, and the authority to control the fate of the three realms.

Beauty's love is but a gentle breeze in spring, which can bring a moment of comfort, but how can it be compared with the authority that dominates the three realms?
With royal power and hegemony, why worry about not having beautiful women to accompany you?
There are as many beauties in this world as stars. As long as he has power, he can get as many beauties as he wants.

If Emperor Donghua could one day ascend to the throne of Heavenly Emperor, the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms, Fairy Chang'e, would have no choice but to dance before him and let him play with her.

"Royal hegemony..."

Emperor Donghua muttered to himself, his voice low and hoarse, as if telling of the desire and struggle deep in his heart.

He slowly stretched out his hand and took a falling peony petal. The petal was soft and tender, just like the gentleness of the Peony Fairy.

Emperor Donghua's eyes were filled with complex expressions, including obsession with power and guilt towards Fairy Peony.

"peony……"

He recalled every moment he had spent with the Peony Fairy. All that tenderness and affection they had once had seemed now like an absurd farce.

He stood there blankly, letting the peony petals all over the sky drown him, as if he was trying to find a trace of true love that he had long forgotten in this ocean of petals.

……

"This……"

Wang Lingguan was feeling anxious at the moment, veins on his forehead were throbbing slightly, cold sweat was running down his cheeks, wetting his temples.

He usually enforces the law impartially and vigorously, but today something went wrong and he accidentally killed the Peony Fairy.

Although the Peony Fairy is just a small flower fairy and her status in heaven is not high.

But with such serious consequences, he will certainly be held accountable when he returns.

Emperor Donghua is extremely famous in the fairy world. As the head of the male immortals and a legitimate emperor of heaven, he has an extremely respected status, far above the True Lords, and his strength is even more unfathomable.

Even though Wang Lingguan is quite capable, as the law enforcement general of heaven, he has experienced countless battles and has many extraordinary supernatural powers.

But it would be very difficult for him to defeat Emperor Donghua.

That's why he took the initiative to attack at that time, hoping to capture Emperor Donghua when he was not prepared.

But he never expected that the Peony Fairy was so infatuated that she blocked the attack for Emperor Donghua regardless of her own life, but she herself died.

But now that things have come to this, Wang Lingguan can only bite the bullet, hold on to his courage, and shout loudly:

"Emperor Donghua, you are the emperor of heaven, but you have an affair with Fairy Peony. This is a blatant violation of the heavenly rules and a heinous act."

"The rules of heaven are strict and all immortals must abide by them. As an emperor, you should set an example. But now you have done something so shameful. It is simply intolerable!"

"Now that we have caught the adulterer, and there are witnesses, what else do you have to say?"

"Can you plead guilty?"

After saying this, the fifty law enforcement spiritual officers behind Wang Lingguan all had solemn expressions, as if facing a great enemy. They all looked at Emperor Donghua, with the magic weapons in their hands flashing cold light, as if they were ready to take action at any time.

At this moment.

I saw General Juanlian leading a group of members of the Heavenly Court Catching Team, standing not far away, with solemn expressions and cold eyes, serving as witnesses of this adulterous operation.

"What do you mean by catching turtles? This is clearly catching an adulterer!"

Xiao Chen was not far from General Juanlian. When he saw this scene, he understood it at this moment.

Catching an adulterer requires witnesses.

These people were brought here naturally to act as witnesses.

Someone wants to deal with Emperor Donghua.

Who is Emperor Donghua?

That was the first generation Lord of Heaven.

Today, he is the lord of the overseas immortals in the Three Realms, the chief of the male immortals, in charge of the ten continents and three islands, and commands all the overseas immortals, known as "the first immortal in the mist and clouds."

In the Heavenly Palace, it can be said that Emperor Donghua is the 'chief of all immortals'. That is, those who want to become immortals must first worship Emperor Donghua before entering the Heavenly Palace.

Who dares to attack Emperor Donghua?
……

"King Jinjiao, it is said that the rules of heaven are strict, but I didn't expect that the immortals in heaven would also have an affair in private?"

Princess Halloween was quite surprised and asked Xiao Chen.

"The immortals in the heavens are not puppets after all, so they still have emotions and desires."

Xiao Chen responded.

……

At this moment.

Emperor Donghua was in this tense and treacherous situation, and his mind was as clear as a mirror. It was obvious that all this was a deliberate arrest plan against him.

Who is the person behind this?

Naturally needless to say.

……

At this moment.

Dongfang Shuo, the confidant of Emperor Donghua, who was usually responsible for delivering information between him and the Peony Fairy, and was shrewd, cunning, and eloquent, walked forward with steady steps.

Dongfang Shuo was wearing a moon-white robe and a square scarf on his head. He had a thin face and a clever look in his eyes.

Dongfang Shuo bowed slightly to Wang Lingguan, with a sincere smile on his face, and said:

"Spiritual Officer, there must be a misunderstanding here."

"My emperor is the emperor of heaven, famous and virtuous, how could he do such a shameful thing?"

"It was actually the Peony Flower God who took the initiative to seduce my Emperor."

"The Peony Flower God saw that our Emperor was extremely graceful and charming, and fell in love with him. She took the initiative to seduce him, hoping to cling to the rich and powerful and ascend to heaven in one step."

As he spoke, Dongfang Shuo carefully took out a document from his bosom. The document was made of fine brocade and exuded a faint scent of ink.

He held the document in both hands, handed it to Wang Lingguan respectfully, and said:

"This is the confession of the Peony Goddess. It is written in black and white, every word is clear, and there is also her signature and seal, which is enough to prove everything."

"You will know at a glance that my Emperor is an innocent man."

It turned out that after the Peony Fairy and Emperor Donghua had an affair, she had been feeling uneasy and had already anticipated the disaster that would happen today.

She knew very well that Emperor Donghua was of noble status and could not be implicated because of her, so she prepared her own handwritten confession early.

In her confession, she recounted in detail how she seduced Emperor Donghua and took all the responsibility on herself.

She had already been prepared to sacrifice her own reputation, even give up her immortal status, be thrown into reincarnation, and suffer untold hardships and torture, just to protect Emperor Donghua.

……

In the quiet peony garden, the Peony Fairy sat alone in front of the window, the flickering candlelight illuminated her beautiful yet sad face.

She held the brush in her hand, tears welling up in her eyes. The tip of the brush moved slowly across the silk, and every word was written with tears in her eyes.

In her confession, she recounted in detail how she seduced Emperor Donghua, taking all the responsibility on herself and portraying Emperor Donghua as an innocent person who was bewitched by her.

……

"Peony, confession?"

When Emperor Donghua saw this, he was shocked as if struck by lightning, and stared at the letter of confession with his eyes fixed.

He had mixed feelings. How important was a woman's reputation under the feudal dynasty's strict hierarchy and iron rules of etiquette?

In the ancient mortal world, if a woman violated the code of conduct for women, she might be thrown into a pig cage, sunk to the bottom of a pond, and be condemned by thousands of people, leaving a bad reputation for eternity.

What's more, in this heaven, the rules are as strict as cold iron laws, and even emotional attachment is strictly prohibited.

A complex emotion surged in Emperor Donghua's heart.

Emperor Donghua knew very well that once this confession was accepted, he might be able to avoid some of his guilt by relying on his power and status.

But the Peony Fairy will fall into an abyss from which there is no escape, and will completely disappear from this world, with no possibility of reincarnation.

(End of this chapter)