I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 184: Retribution for the Two Generals

Liu Jin carried Jiu Ling Zhenren back to Lingtai Temple. Seeing that Zhuang Yan was not at the cliff where he usually sat, he walked into the temple while shouting "Master Guangtu" and went straight to Zhenjun Hall.

As soon as he entered the Zhenjun Hall, he saw Zhuang Yan standing in the hall. Liu Jin was about to speak, but Zhuang Yan pointed to the ground and said, "Put her down."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin quickly and gently laid Jiu Ling Zhenren flat on the ground, then knelt down and cried to Zhuang Yan, "Master, you must save my uncle."

"Don't cry." Zhuang Yan walked forward and smiled at Liu Jin, "The dying person lying on the ground didn't cry, why are you crying when you are still safe and sound?"

After saying that, Zhuang Yan sat down cross-legged beside Master Jiu Ling. He raised his hand and pointed. A ray of fairy light appeared and Master Jiu Ling's injuries were healed instantly.

But her celestial immortality had been wasted. That pestle broke her heavenly gate, her Taoist foundation dissipated, and her Taoist fruit withered. Her body was not dead, but her Tao was gone.

Jiu Ling Zhenren lay on the ground weakly, her face pale and her breath weak. She raised her hand and gently stroked Liu Jin's face, saying softly: "Don't cry, do you remember the sentence I said to you the most?"

Liu Jin nodded and said with sobs: "Remember, life and death are natural laws."

Jiu Ling Zhenren smiled, pinched Liu Jin's face, and said, "The sun and the moon do not change, the scenery lasts forever, this life is over, we will see each other in the next life, what is there to cry about?"

Liu Jin cried and said, "Master is dead, and you are dead too. From now on, I will be alone."

"No." Jiu Ling Zhenren said: "You will make many friends and meet many Taoist friends in the future. How can you be alone?"

Liu Jin lowered his head, tears dripping onto the floor, "Uncle Master, I'm the one who hurt you."

Jiu Ling Zhenren smiled and shook his head, saying: "I have lived enough in this life. As an ancient immortal, even the Heavenly Court doesn't like me. I should have died long ago. Even if you weren't here, the calamity would still come. Now I have you by my side, which is my luck."

Liu Jin cried even harder and couldn't make a single sound.

At this time, Jiu Ling Zhenren patted Liu Jin and said, "Liu Jin, go and guard outside the hall. I want to talk to this Taoist Guang Tu for a few words."

Liu Jin looked up at Zhuang Yan, then lowered his head and said, "Uncle Master, you must call me when you are done talking, okay?"

"Okay." Master Jiuling said with a smile.

Liu Jin stood up, wiped his tears, walked out of the Zhenjun Temple, looking back every few steps, then squatted on the ground leaning against a pillar outside the temple and cried.

At this time, True Person Jiu Ling struggled to sit up from the ground. At this moment, she was completely terminally ill and dying.

"True Lord." True Man Jiuling called out.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "You have established Lingtai Temple here, which has given me a temple in Dongsheng Shenzhou. This is a great merit. As long as you ask, I can immediately resolve your calamity, restore your Taoism and foundation, and heal all your injuries."

“But.” Zhuang Yan changed the subject and said, “You are an ancient immortal. You don’t have any way to avoid disasters, nor do you have any great merits. Even if I can save you this time, the calamity power accumulated by your countless epochs will continue to come. One day you will not be able to avoid it.”

True Man Jiu Ling nodded. She naturally understood this principle. The reason why there were no disasters in the past was because the Heavenly Court had always protected them and helped them avoid disasters.

But now that Heaven no longer protects these old immortals, the calamity that has accumulated on them over the years will continue to befall them. They can escape it on the first day, but not on the fifteenth day.

Only after death and reincarnation, will the calamity force be completely eliminated along with the demise of this body.

Simply put, these old immortals have lived too long, but have not gained great merit or achieved great results, so they will continue to accumulate calamity power.

Previously, the Heavenly Court had given them golden elixirs, peaches and other treasures to avoid disasters and calamities. Although these treasures had helped them avoid disasters time and time again, the "general account" of the disasters of heaven and earth was still there, and would be settled sooner or later.

The way to clear the total account is to die, be reincarnated, or gain great merit and achieve a great level of achievement, which can also immediately eliminate the power of calamity.

Therefore, Zhuang Yan’s words were very clear. He could save Master Jiu Ling this time, but he could not count on Zhuang Yan to save him every time.

Jiuling Zhenren smiled and said, "I was afraid of the calamity before, and I built this Lingtai Temple to do some good deeds. But now that I have already faced the calamity, I feel more at ease with it. Zhenjun, you don't have to save me, just let me reincarnate."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded slightly and said, "You are the master of Lingtai Temple. I will bless you. In your next life, you should return to the immortal path and become a disciple of Lingtai Temple again."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and pointed at Master Jiu Ling, and instantly a magic door appeared in Master Jiu Ling's soul.

Zhuang Yan said, "I will give you a copy of the 'Nine Palaces Heavenly Sword Art' and light a spiritual light in your soul. When you are twelve years old in the next life, this spiritual light will awaken your wisdom from your previous life, and you can practice the 'Nine Palaces Heavenly Sword Art' at that time."

Upon hearing this, True Man Jiu Ling immediately bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your gift, True Lord."

Then Jiu Ling Zhenren stood up and said to Zhuang Yan, "Zhen Jun, after I die, can Liu Jin take over the position of the master of Lingtai Temple?"

Zhuang Yan smiled calmly and said, "This is your business. You are the abbot, so you decide who will take over."

"Yes." Master Jiuling responded respectfully.

Then Zhuang Yan stood up and said, "Okay, you don't have much time left, so have a good talk with her."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan walked out of the Zhenjun Hall and smiled at Liu Jin who was still crying there, "Don't cry, your uncle is calling you."

Hearing this, Liu Jin hurriedly stood up, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and then rushed into the Zhenjun Palace.

Zhuang Yan walked out of Lingtai Temple directly, raised his hand and pointed lightly towards the sky.

The next moment, in the residence of Jade Extreme True Lord of the First Heaven, the Demon Subduing Assistant Liu Yan immediately received the imperial edict from Zhuang Yan.

As soon as Liu Yan saw the talisman, he stood up and shouted outside, "General Manager Dufeng!" A gust of divine wind flew into the Demon-Subduing Hall, and the Great Sage Huangfeng appeared and asked Liu Yan, "Old Liu, where are the demons causing trouble again?"

Liu Yan shook his head and said, "There are no demons this time. It is the order of the True Lord. You are asked to go to Lingtai Mountain in Xiniu Hezhou to call the Tiger Vanguard, and then go to Lingtai Temple in Xuanhe Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou to obey orders."

Upon hearing that it was Zhuang Yan's decree, Great Sage Yellow Wind immediately bowed and said, "Okay, I'll set off right away."

After saying that, Great Sage Huangfeng turned into a gust of divine wind and flew out of the Palace of True Lord Yuji, then descended from the sky to Danchi Ridge on Lingtai Mountain.

When the Great Sage Huangfeng met the Immortal Fire Spirit and explained the purpose of his visit, the Immortal Fire Spirit did not dare to neglect him and immediately summoned the Tiger Vanguard and asked him to follow the Great Sage Huangfeng.

When Tiger Vanguard heard that it was Zhuang Yan's order, he followed the Great Sage Yellow Wind to the first level of heaven without saying a word. Then, under the guidance of the Great Sage Yellow Wind's Wind-moving Technique, they arrived outside the Lingtai Temple on Xuanhe Mountain in just an incense stick of time.

Zhuang Yan stood outside the temple, revealing his aura. The two of them sensed it and hurried forward to bow and say, "Greetings, Master."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand, and the two of them stood up straight. Then Zhuang Yan raised his hand and waved, and the whole process from Hui Lian to Jiu Ling Zhenren's death was immediately presented in front of the two of them.

After the two understood the whole story, Zhuang Yan said, "You two are now temporarily appointed as the guardian gods of Lingtai Temple. The temple master was killed, and all those involved will be punished."

After that, Zhuang Yan began to call out orders: "Great Saint Huang Feng, you go and avenge Qin Yue. After the matter is settled, you will meet up with Tiger Vanguard. Tiger Vanguard, you go and avenge Xiangji Temple."

The Great Sage Yellow Wind asked, "True Lord, how should we handle this matter of retribution?"

Tiger Vanguard also looked at Zhuang Yan, wondering how to control the degree of this report.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "As long as innocent people are not implicated, you can control the degree by yourselves. There is no upper limit and no lower limit. If there is any problem, I will take care of it."

"I obey the order of the law." The two men bowed and then flew away on a cloud.

As soon as the Great Sage Huangfeng and Tiger Vanguard left, the cry of Liujin was heard in the temple.

Zhuang Yan walked in and came to the Zhenjun Temple, only to see Liu Jin kneeling there crying, while Jiu Ling Zhenren had disappeared.

Zhuang Yan knew that it was the Nine Spirits Immortal who had passed away in meditation, which is commonly known as "corpse transformation". It is the most dignified way for an immortal to die, where the body directly transforms into a wisp of green smoke between heaven and earth.

Zhuang Yan walked forward, looked at Liu Jin who was crying and said with a smile: "Shouldn't you first set up a shrine for the master of Jiuling Temple?"

Liu Jin raised his head and looked at the smile on Zhuang Yan's face. He immediately sobbed and said, "How can you still laugh? Is this the time to laugh? Don't you remember the kindness of your uncle taking you in?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "If you don't laugh, then you should cry? Crying is useless. Besides, reincarnation is only a few dozen years, which is just a blink of an eye for people in the immortal way. When you bring her back, won't you be able to meet again?"

"But, without the memory of my past life, I am no longer that person." Liu Jin said while wiping away tears.

Zhuang Yan laughed, then looked at Liu Jin and said, "Fellow Daoist Jiu Ling said you are naive, but I don't think so. You are actually stupid. As long as a cultivator becomes an immortal, he can awaken the wisdom of his previous life. As long as the memory of his previous life is restored, what is the difference between the previous life and this life?"

Liu Jin was stunned when she heard this. "Really?" She asked, "But why didn't I awaken my wisdom from my previous life when I became an immortal?"

"That means you don't have a past life." Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

At this moment, Liu Jin remembered what her master, the immortal Yang Mei, had said to her, saying that she was a brand new creature in the world.

When Liu Jin thought of this, he immediately wiped away his tears with his sleeves and said, "What you said seems to make sense."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Of course it makes sense. Well, go and set up a tablet for your master. From now on, your Lingtai Temple will have a tablet for the first generation of its founder, and it will have a legacy."

"Oh, okay, I'll go right away." Liu Jin stood up and said.

After an incense stick of time, the spirit tablet of the first abbot of Lingtai Temple, Jiuling Zhenren, was placed on the altar in the side hall on the left side of Zhenjun Hall, and this side hall was officially named "Ancestor Hall".

"Okay." Zhuang Yan said, "Go and lock the gate of the Taoist temple, and follow me."

Liu Jin was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where are you going?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Just now Lingtai Zhenjun appeared and said that the people of Xiangji Temple dared to kill the master of Lingtai Temple. It was simply lawless, so he ordered his guardian gods Tiger Vanguard and Yellow Wind Great Sage to go down to the world to punish the monks of Xiangji Temple. Don't you want to go and see?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin was surprised and asked, "The Spiritual Master appeared?" Then she asked, "But why didn't I know about it?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "You were crying so hard at that time. Lingtai Zhenjun is most afraid of people who cry easily, so he didn't inform you."

"Is that so?" Liu Jin was a little disappointed when he heard this and said, "Then I'll cry less in the future."

Zhuang Yan said with a smile: "Then do you want to go and see those people get their comeuppance?"

"Go!" Liu Jin nodded and said, "I want to see!" But he hesitated as soon as he said that, "But, Taoist priest, if you come with me, will I cause trouble for you again?"

"Hahaha." Zhuang Yan laughed loudly, raised his sleeves and said, "No."

"Why?" Liu Jin asked curiously.

Zhuang Yan sighed first, then said with a hint of melancholy: "Because this is what being invincible is like."

(End of this chapter)