I am a fairy in Journey to the West

After Tongtian Daojun left, Bodhi Patriarch came forward and said to Zhuang Yan with a smile: "My friend, you came just in time this time, so I am not hurt at all."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "It's not that I arrived in time. I was just watching the fun from outside."

At this time, Amitabha Buddha came forward with Amoghavajra Buddha and Ratnasambhava Buddha, and bowed to Zhuang Yan with their palms folded in thanks.

Zhuang Yan said, "Buddhas, you don't need to thank me. Just don't blame me for making peace with Xuanjiao on your behalf."

Amitabha Buddha smiled and said, "How can I blame the True Lord? The Taoist Master Tongtian is really powerful, especially with his countless magic weapons. If it weren't for the True Lord Lingtai coming to the rescue, the outcome of today's battle would be uncertain."

Ratnasambhava and Amoghasiddhi Buddha also nodded repeatedly. Then Zhuang Yan asked Patriarch Bodhi: "Where are you going next, fellow Taoist? Why don't you go to my Qingping Mountain and sit for a while?"

Patriarch Bodhi turned to Amitabha Buddha and asked, "Daoyou, we are going to the Holy Land of Bliss first, right?"

Amitabha nodded and said, "That's right. Mahavairocana Buddha is in charge of the overall situation in the Holy Land of Joy. Now that the golden body of the Immovable Buddha has been broken, we must go and discuss with Mahavairocana Buddha how to deal with it."

Patriarch Bodhi nodded and said to Zhuang Yan, "My friend, I will go to Miaoxi Holy Land first, and then I will come to Qingping Mountain to see you."

Zhuang Yan smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Afterwards, Patriarch Bodhi, Amitabha and the other three Buddhas bid farewell to Zhuang Yan, and each rode on a lotus platform of Buddha light and flew from the void into the world, heading straight for the holy land of Miaoxi in the Dongsheng Continent.

After Patriarch Bodhi and others left, Zhuang Yan did not stay in the void for long. He took a step and returned to Dongsheng Shenzhou in an instant.

Dongsheng Divine Continent, Mount Tai, and Tianqi Divine Palace.

The Great Emperor Dongyue was dressed in a feather robe and sat in the pavilion with his wife, Queen Dongyue Shuming.

At this time, Emperor Dongyue looked solemn and frowned. The battle in Kunxianze had caused the Dongyue Divine Palace to lose all its power. Only he had to bear such a heavy responsibility.

Empress Shuming looked at her husband who looked worried, and made him a cup of hot tea, then handed it to him, and said, "I shouldn't have said anything about the affairs of the Divine Palace, but seeing that Your Majesty is worried now, I have to say something."

Emperor Dongyue looked at Empress Shuming, and she said slowly, "Since your majesty obtained the 'power to govern', you have been full of confidence and want to expand your achievements and spread your power and virtue to Dongsheng Shenzhou. Not only your majesty, but also the generals of the Shenfu, and even Bixia and San'er are all overconfident. To the point that your majesty can't even listen to the advice of Lingtai Zhenjun, which is really wrong."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Dongyue sighed and said, "The Xuanjiao stirred up the great calamity, causing the Xuanxian Great Calamity to get out of control. All living beings in the world are in the calamity, and I, Dongyue, am no exception. Therefore, I was blinded by the calamity energy and caused a great disaster."

Empress Shuming said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but this will not convince the gods and living beings in heaven and earth."

Emperor Dongyue nodded slightly and said calmly, "I understand what Madam said."

Empress Shuming nodded, and then asked Emperor Dongyue: "What are you going to do about San'er?"

Emperor Dongyue frowned, and then asked Empress Shuming, "What do you think, Madam?"

Empress Shuming thought about it, then sighed and said, "Although San'er is my biological son, he is after all the Crown Prince of Dongyue and a god in heaven. His death is inevitable. The underworld has its own laws, and it is not appropriate for us to interfere."

Emperor Dongyue nodded. Although he also had the power over life and death in the underworld, he was not the only one in the underworld.

In addition to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Buddhism, there is another supreme ruler in the underworld, that is, the 'Emperor of Beiyin Fengdu'.

The laws of the underworld come from the Great Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin, who is the real ruler of the underworld.

"Nine of the ten great protectors of Mount Dong have died, all the divine soldiers and generals have fallen, and tens of thousands of genuine immortal officials have also died. Such a big thing cannot be covered up." Queen Shuming said.

The Great Emperor Dongyue nodded, then stood up and said, "I will write to the Heavenly Court and apologize to the Great Emperor Siyu."

At this point, the Emperor of Dongyue added: "San'er and all the gods and soldiers of Dongyue have reincarnated according to the Yin Law. As for Sanxiao, Chisongzi, Guangchengzi and tens of thousands of immortal officials, I want to plead for them. Even if we can't fight for rebirth, we must strive to enter the reincarnation of the Heavenly Gods."

When Empress Shuming heard this, she immediately stood up and praised, "I support Your Majesty."

The "third son" the two were talking about was their third son, Duke Bingling, the third prince of Dongyue.

After Emperor Dongyue wrote a letter to apologize, he hosted a banquet in the Tianqi Divine Palace to entertain the three Bodhisattvas, Huayan, Riguang and Yueguang, and allocated elixirs from the Tianqi Divine Palace to give to the three Bodhisattvas to heal their injuries.

Bixia Yuanjun took the initiative to ask for forgiveness from the Emperor Dongyue, but the Emperor Dongyue did not punish her because he had already taken all the blame.

The campaign against the Xuanjiao failed, and the battle at Kunxianze caused the loss of all Dongyue's strength. Even eighty to ninety thousand of the genuine immortal officials of the Dongsheng Continent died. It can be said that the power of Heaven was greatly weakened in the Dongsheng Continent.

Not everyone can shoulder this responsibility, only Emperor Dongyue can do it.

So, three days after the Emperor of Dongyue wrote a letter to apologize, the imperial edict of the Emperor of Four Emperors came down.

The Four Imperial Emperors first made one point clear in their edict: the policy of "the Five Emperors' governance" had already been implemented and was a foregone conclusion, so the Emperor of Dongyue had the power to act independently.

Based on this point, Emperor Dongyue has the authority to independently decide on the matter of attacking Xuanjiao.

Therefore, the expedition failed, resulting in casualties among soldiers and generals, and the death of tens of thousands of immortal officials. Naturally, all these responsibilities should be borne solely by the Emperor Dongyue.

But the Four Emperors also made it clear that they would not punish him for this, because the Heavenly Court had already approved the "Five Emperors' Governance" policy, so on the basis of Dongyue Emperor's independent authority, he would not be punished.

However, Heaven will not provide you with a guarantee, let alone bear the loss.

Therefore, no matter whether it is the lost divine generals and divine soldiers, or those righteous immortal officials, the Heavenly Court will not give you any replenishment.

Since you have the authority to act independently, you will be responsible for any consequences of your actions.

At the same time, no matter whether it is Lord Bingling or those divine soldiers and generals, or those righteous immortal officials, if they died in battle, they died in battle. The Heavenly Court will not give them any special treatment because of the decision made by the Dongyue Divine Palace.

Therefore, one day after the Four Emperors issued an edict that did not punish anyone but clarified the powers and responsibilities, an edict from the Jade Palace of Divine Heaven also came down.

An imperial edict was issued from the Taixuandu Province of the Divine Heaven Jade Palace, revoking the official positions of Duke Bingling and all the divine generals and divine soldiers of Dongyue who had died in battle, including the official positions of tens of thousands of divine officials who had died.

But this action is nothing big, because the Emperor Dongyue holds power in the world and can confer titles on these priests in the future.

But since the Heavenly Court is no longer providing support, the selection and promotion of immortal officials will have to be done by the Dongyue Divine Palace itself.

As the Taixuan Province took back the official positions, the fate of all the immortal officials who died in the battle in Kunxianze was also determined, and there would be no more changes, that is, reincarnation according to the Yin Law. In addition, the Shenxiao Jade Mansion also took back the "Luxian" rank of the fallen Sanxiao, Chisongzi and others.

As the 'Luxian' of the Heavenly Court, these ancient immortals are leaving the stage of the Heavenly Court one by one. In the next life, they may be a great immortal, a master, or a great virtue.

But they can no longer receive the "fortune" of heaven, nor will they have the privilege of "avoiding disasters" granted by heaven.

The withdrawal of these ancient immortals in response to the calamity is undoubtedly a good thing for the Heavenly Court.

Afterwards, the Emperor of Dongyue wrote to the Divine Thunder Jade Palace, requesting that Wen Qiong, Marquis Youling and Marquis Huiling be transferred back to the Dongyue Tianqi Divine Palace to serve.

Needless to say, Wen Qiong is the leader of the Ten Great Guardians of Mount Dongyue and one of the four great marshals of the Heavenly Court, Ma, Zhao, Wen and Guan, 'Marshal Wen'.

Youling Hou is the eldest son of Dongyue Emperor, the eldest prince of Dongyue. Huiling Hou is the second son of Dongyue Emperor, the second prince of Dongyue. These two are now serving as "officials" in the Thunder Department. It is not difficult to guess that Dongyue Emperor wants to transfer these three people back, just because Dongyue Divine Palace has no one available now.

But this letter was quickly rejected by Lei Zu himself. First of all, Wen Qiong is now the Marshal Guangling of the Eastern Thunder Center of the Thunder Department and a third-rank immortal official of Shangyuan. It is impossible for him to be transferred back to Dongyue to serve.

Secondly, Youling Hou is the chief official of Wuleiyuan, assisting Tianpeng Zhenjun in managing Wuleiyuan affairs. Huiling Hou is the chief official of Quxieyuan, assisting Tianyou Zhenjun in managing Quxieyuan affairs.

These two people hold important positions in the Thunder Department. Not only will the Divine Thunder Jade Palace not let them go, but even the Thunder Department will not let them go either.

Emperor Dongyue was very dissatisfied when he saw Leizu rejected his talisman book, and immediately handed the book to Leizu again. Wen Qiong put it aside and said, Marquis Youling and Marquis Huiling are his own sons. Why wouldn't you, Leizu, let them go?

Lei Zu saw the talisman that Emperor Dongyue handed over again, and wrote another straightforward reply: "Heavenly Court affairs are public, and family affairs are private. Now they are first and foremost the gods of Heavenly Court and the immortal officials of the Thunder Department, and only secondarily are they the sons of you, Emperor Dongyue. How about your own son? I won't let him go even if he's my own son."

When Emperor Dongyue saw Leizu's reply, he was so angry that he smashed a glass bottle on the spot. It was only after Empress Shuming comforted him that he calmed down.

But after calming down, Emperor Dongyue was helpless. As long as Leizu refused to release them, there was nothing he could do even if Marquis Youling and Marquis Huiling were his own sons.

For example, the gods of heaven govern heaven, and the gods of earth govern earth. The gods of heaven do not interfere in the affairs of their earthly counterparts, and the gods of earth cannot interfere in the affairs of heaven.

But now the Dongyue Divine Palace is facing a situation where no one is available, and the Dongyue Emperor is very helpless and worried about this.

Seeing her husband so troubled, Empress Shuming once again suggested: "Your Majesty, at this moment, please ask Lingtai Zhenjun to come to Tianqi Divine Palace to discuss it."

"Lord Lingtai." Emperor Dongyue raised his head slowly, and after a moment he said to the attendant beside him: "Lord Xuan Bixia is here to see me."

The attendant bowed and took the order and left. Soon after, Bixia Yuanjun came to the hall to meet the Emperor Dongyue.

Different from her radiant and confident state many days ago, Bixia Yuanjun now has a gloomy face and a depressed spirit, which shows how much of a blow the battle in Kunxianze has dealt to her.

"Your Majesty, your son, pays homage to you, Queen Mother." Bixia Yuanjun bowed and said.

Emperor Dongyue looked at Bixia Yuanjun and saw that she no longer had her former calm and natural demeanor, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Empress Shuming smiled and nodded to Bixia Yuanjun, saying, "My son, you must know that life and death are unpredictable, and victory and defeat are inevitable. Now that the situation is like this, you should cheer up and turn the tide, and don't be depressed and give up."

Bixia Yuanjun was slightly refreshed upon hearing this, and bowed, saying, "Yes, I will follow your instructions."

At this time, Emperor Dongyue said, "My son, listen to my orders."

Upon hearing this, Bixia Yuanjun immediately bowed and said, "I will obey your order."

The Great Emperor Dongyue said, "I want you to go to Qingping Mountain quickly and invite Lingtai Zhenjun to come to Tianqi Divine Palace to discuss matters."

Hearing this, Bixia Yuanjun's eyes lit up slightly, and then she bowed and said, "I obey your order."

After saying this, Bixia Yuanjun bid farewell to the Emperor of Dongyue and Empress Shuming, left the Dongyue Divine Palace, and rode her fairy mist straight to Qingping Mountain.

But when Zhuang Yan returned to Lingtai Treasure Land, a ray of Buddha's light fell on Qingping Mountain.

As soon as Baojie and Xiuhuang noticed it, they went forward and saw a peerless Bodhisattva in white clothes emerging from the Buddha's light.

When Baojie and Xiuhuang saw the Bodhisattva, they saw how beautiful and dignified she was, how pure and holy she was, and they did not have the slightest intention of blaspheming her. They immediately bowed and said, "Greetings to the great and merciful Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva."

Guanyin Bodhisattva clasped his hands together in greeting, then asked with a smile, "Where is Lingtai Zhenjun?"

Baojie bowed quickly and said, "Buddha, the master is in the temple."

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "Okay, I'm just going to see him."

Xiu Huang said, "Then Bodhisattva, please follow me."

Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, little donor."

Xiu Huang repeatedly said he dared not, and then led Guanyin into the Lingtai Treasure Realm. After entering the treasure mirror, Guanyin said to Xiu Huang: "Little donor, go and do your work. I will go to see Lingtai Zhenjun myself."

Xiu Huang bowed and said, "Yes." Then he left the Lingtai Treasure Realm.

Guanyin Bodhisattva raised her head to take a look at this fairyland, then took light steps and flew towards the top of the sacred mountain ahead.

When Guanyin landed on the mountaintop, Zhuang Yan had already been standing there waiting. As soon as Guanyin landed, he came forward and bowed, saying, "The Bodhisattva Guanyin has come to visit us. This has really brought honor to our humble abode."

However, Guanyin rolled her eyes at Zhuang Yan and said, "The most untrustworthy person in the world is none other than you, Lingtai Zhenjun."

Zhuang Yan was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Why does the Bodhisattva say that?"

After saying this, he smiled again and said, "Buddha, please come into the pavilion and sit down to drink tea. We can talk about the rest later."

Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded slightly, then walked to the mountain pavilion with Zhuang Yan and sat down. A fairy brewed tea and served it to them. Guanyin Bodhisattva picked up the jade cup, smelled the fragrance of the magical tea, and took a sip.

When she put down the teacup, Zhuang Yan asked with a smile: "The Bodhisattva said that I was untrustworthy, but why?"

Guanyin stared at Zhuang Yan with her beautiful eyes, as if asking a silent question. After a moment, Guanyin said in a clear voice: "Have you forgotten the 81 difficulties you encountered when you went west to obtain the scriptures?" (End of this chapter)