I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 10: Demons and demons are doing evil, and the land is coming

After refining all of the 80,000 strands of acquired purple qi, Zhuang Yan's cultivation had made great progress, increasing by three or four levels.

Zhuang Yan dispersed his spells, put away his skills, stood up and flew out of the mountain temple.

Arriving outside the mountain temple, Zhuang Yan raised his head and looked towards the sky, then activated the "One Thought Concentration".

A ray of light flashed in the sky that only Zhuang Yan could see. The light disappeared in a flash, and Zhuang Yan gained nothing.

"It seems that I can only collect the power of heaven next month. An eighth-rank immortal official can collect two points every month. I wonder how much I can collect after practicing the art of returning to the void." Zhuang Yan thought secretly in his heart.

At this moment, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and a flash of lightning fell from the sky and exploded in Lingtai Mountain.

Soon, Lingtai Mountain was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and in a moment a strong wind blew up, and a drizzle began to fall from the sky.

"It seems that I will have to sit in the monastery for three days this time." Zhuang Yan turned around and went back to the mountain temple.

Zhuang Yan returned to the mountain temple and calculated the time. It was exactly 9 o'clock.

Whenever it rains from heaven, clouds appear at the Chen hour, thunder sounds at the Si hour, rains fall at the Wu hour, and the rain is heavy at the Wei hour.

It should be noted that this is only the case when the Rain Department of Heaven is ordered to rain. There are no such rules for normal rainfall, and it all depends on the dragon gods from all sides to make it rain on their own.

The drizzle continued until noon, and finally turned into heavy rain. At noon, several previously surveyed mountaintops in Lingtai Mountain began to collapse, with mountain torrents flowing into the ravines and mud and rocks surging.

After the hour of Wei, the heavy rain turned into light rain, but mountain torrents, mudslides and earthflows surged down and rushed towards several villages at the foot of the mountain.

However, because of the news brought back by Woodcutter Wu, all the villagers in those villages made preparations in advance. When the heavy rain really came, all the villagers in the villages fled to the mountains for refuge.

However, except for Wushan Village, villagers from several other villages had just fled to the mountains when they saw a black cloud flying from a distance.

After a while, two blood-red lights suddenly appeared from the black clouds, and then black smoke rose from the mountains where the villagers were hiding.

When the black smoke dissipated, all the villagers disappeared.

Only the villagers of Wushan Village escaped the disaster safely in the mountains. They returned to the village after the rain stopped. However, by then, Wushan Village had been completely destroyed by the mountain torrents.

For Zhuang Yan, this rainfall was just an ordinary thing in his duties as a mountain god, until an uninvited guest arrived.

One day, a short old man wearing a clerk's hat and the robes of a ninth-rank immortal official rushed into the mountain temple, panting.

"Mountain God? Is the Mountain God here?" the little old man shouted repeatedly.

Zhuang Yan slowly showed up. When he saw the old man wearing the robes of a ninth-rank immortal official, he asked, "Who are you?"

When the old man saw Zhuang Yan appear, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I am the landowner of Xiaotian Village at the foot of the mountain. I am here to pay my respects to the mountain master."

Zhuang Yan looked at the local god of Xiaotian Village and said, "Since you are the local god of Xiaotian Village, why are you coming to my mountain temple?"

The land god said, "Shanjun, something terrible has happened down the mountain."

"What happened down the mountain?" Zhuang Yan asked.

The land god said, "Two days ago, a demon took advantage of the rainfall in Lingtai Mountain and the villagers at the foot of the mountain went into the mountain to avoid it. The demon used its demonic power to capture more than 2,000 mortals from a town and three villages, including Xiaotian Village where I live."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhuang Yan frowned, "Why didn't you report it?"

The land god immediately shrank back and said, "Well, well, I don't dare."

"Don't dare? Are you afraid that the demon will take revenge on you?" Zhuang Yan asked.

The land god nodded and said, "We, the land gods, have little magical power and are unable to fight against the demon. Therefore, after discussion, we decided that I would go into the mountain to ask you, the mountain god, for help."

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized, and looked at the land god and said, "You are afraid of offending the demon, so you want me to do this offensive job? Yes and no."

The land god said with embarrassment: "The mountain god is right."

"Okay, you guys." Zhuang Yan looked at the land god and said, "You are all human cunning, but I am not an innocent person. If the creatures under your rule are captured by demons, it has nothing to do with me, the Lingtai Mountain God."

The land god sighed and said with a sad face: "Mountain King, you don't know that our lands are weaker and poorer than each other."

Zhuang Yan interrupted, "You are all more cowardly than the other."

The land god was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right, but we have a skill, that is, we can directly report to His Majesty Hou Tu Huang Di Zhi. As long as you can help us deal with this matter, we will jointly write a letter to His Majesty Hou Tu Huang Di Zhi to ask for credit for you."

Zhuang Yan asked doubtfully, "Since you have the power, why don't you report this matter directly to His Majesty Hou Tu?"

"Eh," the land god looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "Shan Jun, you are wrong."

"What do you mean?" Zhuang Yan asked.

The God of Land said, "Who is Her Majesty Hou Tu? She is one of the Four Heavenly Emperors, the emperor who assists the Jade Emperor in managing the power of the Three Realms. It's a joke to disturb her for a small demon from the human world."

Zhuang Yan said, "Then if you ask for merit for me in the future, won't you still disturb His Majesty Hou Tu?"

"That's different." The land god said, "We land gods have to submit a special report to His Majesty Hou Tu every season. When the time comes, we just need to mention your contribution in the report."

Zhuang Yan touched his chin when he heard this and said, "Logically speaking, if there are demons in the human world, shouldn't the Heavenly Court be responsible for exterminating them?"

The land god looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "Shan Jun, you are mistaken again. Heaven does rule the Three Realms, and the Jade Emperor is the master of the Three Realms. But Heaven has no obligation to be responsible for the order of the human world. The affairs of the human world should be managed by the 'Human Emperor' and the 'Human Immortal Saints'. Heaven will only intervene in the affairs of the human world when necessary."

Zhuang Yan said, "I know the Human Emperor, but how do you define the Immortal Saints?" The Land God said, "All the holy immortals who live in the human world in the Three Realms are immortal saints, such as the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea, the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in Mount Emei, the Great Emperor of the Five Mountains, the Erlang Zhenjun in Guanjiangkou, the Jade Ding Zhenren in Jinxia Cave, the Yunzhong Zhenjun in Mount Zhongnan, the Taiyi Zhenren in Mount Qianyuan, or the Tathagata Buddha in the Xitian Great Leiyin Temple in Xiniu Hezhou, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Lingshan, they are all immortal saints. Of course, there is also you, the mountain god, and us land gods..."

Zhuang Yan understood what the land god said. To put it simply, the gods living in the sky are only responsible for the normal operation of the three realms and generally do not interfere in specific matters on earth.

At this point, the land god looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "These people are not something that we, a small land, can invite."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "I need to think about this matter."

When the land god heard this, he said hurriedly, "Please don't, Mr. Shan. Even if you don't agree, you have to help us report it to the higher authorities."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "That's not a problem."

After saying this, Zhuang Yan wrote a memorial, stating the details of the matter, and then reported it from the shrine.

Not long after, Zhuang Yan's report appeared on the desk of the envoy of the "Human Ministry". After reading it, a envoy immediately stood up and delivered the report to the "Dongzhen Palace" of the Human Ministry.

The Human Department is under the jurisdiction of the Divine Jade Palace, and its seat is located in the first heaven, the 'Taixuan Zhenfu'.

The Dongzhen Palace is the office of the Dongzhen Shangqing of the Human World Department, the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor. Shaoyang Emperor took the report and took a look at it, then asked the immortal officials and attendants beside him: "Which of the eight demon-suppressing immortals is in the palace?"

The attendant immediately replied, "Master Lan Caihe is now in the palace on standby."

Emperor Shaoyang nodded slightly and said, "Pass the decree, order the Demon Subduing Master Lan Caihe to immediately go down to the mortal world to subdue the demons and save the lives. Forward this report to Master Lan Caihe, and leave immediately."

The immortal servant took the report, then bowed and said, "I will obey your order."

An hour later, a handsome immortal wearing a blue dress with floral patterns, a wooden belt around his waist, a flower basket in his hand, a hairpin in his hair, and beautiful female makeup descended from the sky and landed in the Lingtai Mountain Temple.

Zhuang Yan was talking to the land god when he looked up and saw a beautiful fairy holding a flower basket appearing before him. He immediately bowed and asked, "Excuse me, where did you come from, fairy?"

Lan Caihe stared at Zhuang Yan for a moment, then asked, "What did you call me?"

His voice was very neutral, and it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman, so Zhuang Yan said, "Is there anything wrong with my name being Fairy?"

Lan Caihe said: "I am a man."

"Ah" Zhuang Yan suddenly let out an ambiguous exclamation, and then quickly said: "Oh, that's normal. I've never heard that men can't wear women's clothes."

Lan Caihe's face turned dark. What was originally a very normal thing seemed a little strange after Zhuang Yan said that.

The land god reacted and hurried forward to bow and said, "Could it be that the immortal is Lan Caihe, one of the Eight Immortals, who is now the demon-suppressing envoy of the human world?"

Lan Caihe said: "You, the land god, have quite a keen eye, much better than this mountain god."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "You two can chat. I'll go back to the abode first."

"Hey." Lan Caihe grabbed Zhuang Yan and said, "You are the owner of this mountain temple. You let us two guests talk outside while you, the owner, hide in the temple. Is this reasonable?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't mind."

“.”Lan Caihe: “I mind.”

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized, "I didn't expect the Immortal to be so polite. Then please ask the Immortal and the Land God to go outside and talk, so that they won't disturb me."

Lan Caihe rolled his eyes and glanced at Zhuang Yan. After a moment, he said, "So you are just practicing the Taoism of returning to the void. Why should I, a celestial being, bother with you?"

Then Lan Caihe said to the landowner, "You are the landowner of Xiaotian Village, right? Let's go to the place where those villagers were abducted."

With the support of Lan Caihe, the God of Land felt more confident and immediately said to Lan Caihe, "Please come in, Immortal."

Lan Caihe rode on the fairy light and flew out of the mountain temple with the land god. Zhuang Yan stood there and said, "Go slowly, immortal."

Xiniu Hezhou, the dark golden cave in Dzang Mountain.

The cave was filled with evil spirits and blood. The ground was covered with human bones and the walls were covered with human skins.

Resentment was rising to the sky, cries of grief were everywhere, and teams of monsters were driving groups of mortals into prisons in various caves.

When these mortals saw the scene in the cave, some cried, some howled, some fainted, and some fell down.

In a spacious cave hall at the deepest part of the Dark Gold Cave, a demon with golden wings on its back and a long pointed beak was holding a bloody human leg in his left hand and a bowl of human blood wine in his right hand. He first took a bite of the meat, then took a sip of the wine, and then shouted in delight.

"Your Majesty," said the demon general below, "We have captured more than 2,000 mortals this time, enough for you to enjoy for several months."

The demon laughed loudly upon hearing this and said, "Well done, you did a great job. My king will reward you handsomely."

Upon hearing this, the demon general immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The demon put down the human leg and the human blood wine, took out a silver pestle from his arms and threw it in front of the demon general, saying: "Biyi Luo, this 'Three Dharma Treasures Silver Pestle' was given by the Bodhisattva before. It is a magical treasure. Now I give it to you."

The demon general named Biyi Luo received the Three Magical Silver Pestle and bowed with excitement, saying, "Thank you, my king, for the reward."

The demon was busy eating meat and drinking wine. After he had finished gnawing on a whole human leg and drinking a whole pot of blood wine, he lay on the throne and said, "What a relief! Being in Lingshan is like being in prison. I chanted Buddha's name and ate vegetarian food every day. My mouth is sore from all the sores!"

When the demon generals heard this, they immediately said to the demon: "When the king comes back this time, we will make sure that the king will eat and drink to his heart's content!"

(End of this chapter)