I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 25: Subdue the Demons and Deliver the Decree, the Divine Shadow Falls on the Sutra Platform

However, the Emperor of Zifu Shaoyang, the Supreme Lord of the Dongzhen of the Human World, received the memorial from the Guangci Mansion in the Lower World. After reading it, he said to the True Lord Xuandu and True Man Wenshi who were sitting beside him, "This Xiniu Hezhou is the Western Paradise after all. It has outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Even demons are more numerous than in the other three continents."

Xuandu Zhenjun and Wenshi Zhenren laughed loudly, and then Wenshi Zhenren stroked his long beard and asked, "Where is the demon causing trouble again?"

"It's Guangci Mansion." Purple Mansion Shaoyang Emperor said, "There is a person called Huo Ling Zhenxian who seized Tianci Temple, toppled all the Buddha statues in Guangci Mansion, and set up his own shrine for the people in Guangci Mansion to worship."

Xuandu Zhenjun and Wenshi Zhenren were extremely surprised when they heard this. Xuandu Zhenjun said, "Stealing Buddhist incense in Xiniu Hezhou? Who is this Huoling Zhenxian?"

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang said: "It is a wisp of spiritual fire between heaven and earth that has gained the Tao, and now it is the Tao of earthly immortals."

"What a pity." Xuandu Zhenjun shook his head and said, "I didn't know about this person earlier, otherwise I could have given her a chance to practice on the three islands of the Ten Continents."

The Ten Continents and Three Islands are the Taoist immortal paradises.

The three islands are Penglai Island, Kunlun Island and Fangzhang Island.

The ten continents are Yingzhou, Xuanzhou, Changzhou, Liuzhou, Yuanzhou, Shengzhou, Zuzhou, Yanzhou, Fenglinzhou and Jukuzhou.

The great and virtuous people of Taoism and the true saints of the immortal family all live on the ten continents and three islands. These ten continents and three islands are filled with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the treasures of all things, and are home to magical herbs, celestial herbs, and sweet liquids and jade essences.

There are also rare and precious animals, innocent fairies, and everything else.

The four major continents belong to Buddhism, while the ten continents and three islands belong to Taoism. Each has its own beautiful places and treasures, and each passes on infinite teachings.

Although Xuandu Zhenjun admired Huoling Zhenxian very much, after all, she was now causing chaos in the lower world and had offended Buddhism, so it would be difficult for him to save her.

Wenshi Zhenren said: "Since it is Guangci Mansion's business, let Lingtai Mountain God subdue the demons. There is no need to send the demon-subduing Zhenren down to the mortal world."

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang nodded and said, "That's exactly what I meant. The Lingtai Mountain God has great magical powers and can easily subdue an earthly immortal."

After saying this, Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu issued an imperial decree, ordering Zhuang Yan to go out of the mountain to subdue the demon and subdue the Fire Spirit Immortal.

When the decree fell from the shrine, Cundi Buddha Mother had already left. Zhuang Yan took out the decree and saw that it was exactly what he was waiting for, the decree to subdue the magic world.

He wanted to subdue the Fire Spirit Immortal and also take the credit. If he had subdued the Fire Spirit Immortal without this decree, he would have only accomplished something within his power.

But with the order to subdue the magic from the human world, if you can go and subdue the Fire Spirit Immortal and then come back to report the order, you can add an entry to your book of merit.

Zhuang Yan put the edict into his sleeve, then rode on the clouds and left Lingtai Mountain. A day later, he arrived at Tianci Temple.

As soon as Zhuang Yan arrived at Tianci Temple, he found it extremely lively. He landed without revealing his true form. After listening carefully, he found out that it was the Buddhist believers of Guangci Prefecture who had invited a senior monk from the "Fayan Temple" of Ni Ding Prefecture.

The monk's Dharma name was 'Zhengxin'. Zhuang Yan used his Cave Heaven True Eyes to take a look and found that he was at the Xuanxian realm.

At this time, a meditation platform had been set up outside Tianci Temple. The abbot Guangde and the monks stood under the platform, staring at the platform with hope and concern.

The people in the city were divided into two factions, one believed in the Fire Spirit Immortal, and the other was a devout Buddhist. They stood on both sides of the Zen platform and confronted each other.

On the Zen platform, Elder Zhengxin was debating with the True Immortal Huoling. Elder Zhengxin was, after all, a mysterious immortal, and his Buddhist teachings were much more profound than those of Elder Guangde.

In the first hour, Elder Zhengxin and Fire Spirit Immortal were evenly matched. In the second hour, Fire Spirit Immortal began to attack gradually. By the third hour, Elder Zhengxin was sweating profusely and was finally defeated.

As Elder Zhengxin was defeated, Elder Guangde below looked gloomy and sighed softly.

The followers of the Fire Spirit Immortal were all excited and smiling.

Elder Zhengxin stood up and bowed to the Immortal Huoling, saying, "Your words are profound, and I admire you."

Fire Spirit Immortal also stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "Thank you, fellow Daoist."

Elder Zhengxin said, "I have promised before that if I cannot win the debate, I will return to Ni Ding Mansion and will no longer be involved in Guang Ci Mansion's affairs. Now I must keep my promise."

After saying this, Elder Zhengxin flew down from the Zen platform and said to Elder Guangde below: "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I have done my best."

Elder Guangde returned the greeting and said, "Brother, there is no need to do this. I am already very grateful to you for coming here from afar."

Elder Zhengxin shook his head and sighed, then bid farewell to Elder Guangde. He turned around and turned into a ray of fairy light and flew up to the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

At this time, the Fire Spirit Immortal stood on the Zen platform and said to everyone: "Any Buddhist monk below the level of a celestial being, if they can defeat me in a debate on the Hinayana Buddhism, they can take it back to Tianci Temple and restore the Buddhist incense of Guangci Mansion. If they cannot defeat me in a debate, the incense of Guangci Mansion will belong to me alone from now on."

"Don't be complacent." A novice monk said, "Even if you can seize the incense offerings from Guangci Temple, you will not be able to achieve the right result. Buddha will not tolerate you, Taoism will not accept you, and heaven will not bless you. Let's see what kind of result you can achieve."

"That's right." Another novice monk said, "In the heavenly way, the mortals who have achieved longevity and merit can either become immortal officials or become Taoists or Buddhas. You set up an altar and receive incense from the gods in vain. Even if you cultivate until the kalpa comes to the world, you will hardly achieve the right result."

Listening to these mocking words, the Fire Spirit Immortal said calmly: "If you want to debate, go on stage. If you want to fight, make your move. I am incompetent in debate and cannot win in fighting. There is no point in talking too much."

After saying this, the Fire Spirit Immortal glanced at the Buddhists who were looking dejected below and asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to debate with me?"

There was silence below. The Fire Spirit Immortal sneered and asked again, "Is there anyone else who dares to come up and debate with me?"

"I will debate with you." A clear and divine voice suddenly came from the air.

Immortal Huo Ling immediately looked upwards, and Elder Guangde and other Buddhist monks also immediately raised their heads to look for the person who had spoken.

Everyone searched the air for a long time and finally saw a faint divine light rippling in the air.

Then, a tall and majestic figure shrouded in a faint divine light appeared.

The pupils of the True Immortal Fire Spirit shrank as he looked at the immortal robe on Zhuang Yan and the jade sash around his waist. Both of these showed the identity of the man in front of him: a seventh-rank immortal official in the Heavenly Court.

Elder Guangde was startled at first, and then he excitedly said to the disciples around him: "This must be the immortal sent by the Human Ministry to subdue the demons!"

He just fluttered his sleeves and flew onto the Zen platform. He flicked his sleeves and sat down cross-legged on the cushion where Elder Zhengxin had been.

Zhuang Yan placed his hands flat on his knees, with the long sleeves of his immortal robe hanging down to cover his legs. He looked directly at the True Immortal Fire Spirit with a clear gaze and said, "This god will debate with you."

Then he raised his hand and pointed at the cushion opposite him, and said in a dignified and clear voice: "Sit down!"

(End of this chapter)