I am a fairy in Journey to the West

However, after Zhuang Yan left the Vedic Kingdom, he came to the Danchiling Divine Palace in Lingtai Mountain. Upon hearing the news, Tiger Vanguard hurriedly led everyone in the divinity palace to greet him.

After so many years, the Danchiling Divine Palace has not changed much. It is still exactly the same as when he was the God of Lingtai Mountain.

The only change is that the peach forest on Danchiling has grown more luxuriantly. Each peach tree is very strong and dense. It is still early spring, but the trees are already full of flower buds. It seems that this year's peach harvest will be good.

"Your subordinate greets you, Master." Tiger Vanguard brought all his subordinates from the Danchiling Divine Mansion to Zhuang Yan and bowed to greet him.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Everyone, get up."

"Yes." Tiger Vanguard responded, then stood up and introduced the people behind him to Zhuang Yan one by one.

These people from the Divine Mansion are all fairies who have achieved great success in their cultivation in Lingtai Mountain over the years. They are all recruited by Tiger Vanguard and obey his orders.

This is a good thing, at least the goblins in Lingtai Mountain rarely come down the mountain to cause harm. And after the lesson of offering raw peaches to the Jade Emperor last time, Tiger Vanguard specially arranged a group of capable goblins to guard the peach forest.

In the peach forest now, no one except Tiger Vanguard can pick the peaches at will. Tiger Lailai and Tiger Ququ are especially the targets of special precautions.

Tiger Vanguard accompanied Zhuang Yan on a walk on Danchi Ridge, and then said to Zhuang Yan: "Master, I have ordered people to prepare wine and food, please come in and enjoy it."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Just let everyone eat. Go get some good wine and food, and we'll go to the Eight Immortals Pavilion to eat."

Tiger Vanguard was startled when he heard this, but then he reacted and immediately bowed, "Yes, Master."

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly, then stepped on the auspicious clouds and flew up, turning into a ray of fairy light and falling into the Eight Immortals Pavilion on Baizhang Peak.

A gentle breeze blew into the Eight Immortals Pavilion. Zhuang Yan stood in it and looked out at Lingtai Mountain. He saw towering peaks and misty clouds. It was truly a beautiful paradise.

At this time, Hu Xianfeng had already brought good wine and delicious food into the pavilion and placed them on the table one by one.

"Hu Da, you can sit down too." Zhuang Yan said, pointing to the opposite side.

Tiger Vanguard bowed and accepted the order, then sat down on the ground.

Zhuang Yan leaned his left hand on the table, picked up the wine cup and drank a glass, then said, "Do you know how this Eight Immortals Pavilion came about?"

Tiger Vanguard replied: "I know it was given by the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave, and it stands on this Hundred-foot Peak."

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, when the Eight Immortals were here, I was good friends with them. Although the Eight Immortals have gone through the calamity and entered the world, they will return within a hundred years."

Tiger Vanguard smiled and said, "That's great. If the Eight Immortals return, this Eight Immortals Pavilion won't be as deserted as it is today."

Zhuang Yan nodded, and then said: "However, since I gave the Eight Immortals Pavilion to you first, I should repay you later."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan raised his right hand and grabbed in the air. In an instant, golden light appeared. Under Zhuang Yan's divine power, the clear and mysterious energy of heaven and earth condensed into eight exquisite and translucent wind chimes that sparkled with precious light.

Then Zhuang Yan raised his hand and waved, and the eight wind chimes immediately flew to the eight eaves around the Eight Immortals Pavilion and were hung up.

When Tiger Vanguard saw this scene, he couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Master, what is this?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Tiger, obey your orders."

Tiger Vanguard quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "I am here."

Zhuang Yan said, "I order you to take care of this place until the reincarnation of the Eight Immortals comes to take the treasure wind chime."

Upon hearing this, Tiger Vanguard suddenly realized what was going on and bowed, "Master, rest assured, I will take good care of these eight wind chimes."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "You don't need to look at the wind chimes, just look at the Eight Immortals Pavilion."

Tiger Vanguard understood and bowed again, saying, "I will follow the orders of the True Lord."

After saying that, Tiger Vanguard asked again: "Master, I will order someone to clean Master's residence right now."

"No need." Zhuang Yan stopped Hu Xianfeng and said, "I don't want to stay here for long. I'll have a few drinks and leave. Please sit down."

Tiger Vanguard was stunned for a moment, then responded, "Yes."

Half an hour later, Zhuang Yan left on a auspicious cloud with the farewell of Tiger Vanguard. Tiger Vanguard looked at the direction Zhuang Yan was going and couldn't help but grin.

Just as he expected, Zhuang Yan went to Fangcun Mountain.

When Zhuang Yan arrived outside the mountain gate of the Xieyue Sanxing Cave on Fangcun Mountain, he saw a group of monks practicing martial arts and studying magic, and they did not notice Zhuang Yan's arrival.

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Yan stepped forward and joined the crowd to watch the monks who were demonstrating martial arts and magic.

At this time, a young monk said "good", then glanced sideways, then frowned, why is there a stranger?

He turned his head to take another look, and indeed it was a stranger. He immediately bowed and asked, "Where are you from, fellow Taoist? How come I have never seen you before?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and asked, "How long have you been a disciple of Bodhi Patriarch?"

Upon hearing this, the monk said, "I have been practicing under the ancestor for five years."

"No wonder you didn't recognize me." Zhuang Yan smiled and asked, "Is the master not at home today?"

The monk shook his head and said, "No, the master was invited by the Western Buddha Tathagata to go to the Great Leiyin Temple in Lingshan to discuss Buddhism and preach."

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly. At this moment, a voice exclaimed from the side: "Master Lingtai?"

Zhuang Yan turned his head and saw a middle-aged Taoist priest approaching him with a look of surprise. He bowed and said, "Yingming pays homage to the True Lord of Lingtai."

This Yingming also has the character "Ying" in his generation. Just by listening to his name, we can tell that he is a disciple of the same period as Zhuo Yingfan and is one generation older than Sun Wukong.

However, the seniority system among Bodhi Patriarch’s disciples is not that complicated. The first one to come is the senior brother, and the later one is the junior brother.

Moreover, Patriarch Bodhi was very straightforward in teaching his disciples. As long as they had learned what he taught, they could leave the mountain. This had been the case for thousands of years.

So there was still a disciple named Ying left here, which made Zhuang Yan feel strange. He looked at Yingming and smiled, "It's you. You haven't graduated yet?" Yingming's face was a little embarrassed, and he said, "I have a low talent and a stupid nature. I can never learn the Taoism taught by the ancestors, so I have never graduated."

Zhuang Yan glanced at him upon hearing this. Seeing that his internal Qi was harmonious, his power was pure, and his spirit was concentrated, he smiled slightly and said, "So that's how it is."

Yingming felt a little flustered when he saw Zhuang Yan's gaze, as if he had been seen through. He quickly lowered his head and said, "Master, wait a moment. I will go and inform Senior Brother Guhe."

After saying that, Yingming hurriedly turned into the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave. Soon he saw the Solitary Crane Boy leading the way and rushing out to greet him.

"My Lord, you have arrived. I am sorry for not coming to greet you in person. Please forgive me." The boy named Solitary Crane came in front of Zhuang Yan and bowed.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Don't be like this, boy. I'm here to visit a friend."

Upon hearing this, the solitary crane boy quickly replied, "Let the True Lord know that the ancestor has gone to Lingshan and is not in the mansion at the moment."

"No problem." Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "I want to stay in Fangcun Mountain for a while and wait for fellow Taoist Bodhi to come back."

Hearing this, the solitary crane boy said hurriedly: "Then please stay in my Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon. There is a cloud room in the cave, and you can choose to stay at your choice."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, then take me there."

The Solitary Crane Boy responded and then led Zhuang Yan into the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.

At this time, the new disciples gathered around and talked about it. The disciples with the name "Wu" had all graduated long ago, and the oldest one was undoubtedly the "stupid" Ying Ming. So everyone came forward to ask about Zhuang Yan's background.

Yingming did not say much, but told everyone about Zhuang Yan's past as a mountain god and his friendship with Patriarch Bodhi.

It is said that Zhuang Yan settled down in the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon in the Fangcun Mountain. On the other side, in the Leiyin Temple of Lingshan Mountain, the Buddhist sect also discovered the existence of the demon Poxun because of the fight between him and Zhuang Yan, in which Poxun was exposed.

At this time in the Great Hall, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were seated on lotus pedestals, high up in the hall.

This time, it was Dingguang Tathagata, the ancient Buddha Randeng, who spoke first, saying, "I didn't expect that the body of Mara in the world was not Rama, but was hidden in the Vedas in advance."

"Yes." Medicine Buddha said, "He has joined hands with Brahmanism and will eventually become a great threat to the world and the old enemy of Buddhism."

Hearing this, the guardian of Buddhism, the Bodhisattva of the Temple, stepped out and bowed, saying, "Please, Buddha, give me an order. I only need to lead the 18 temples, 500 arhats, and 500 vajra to wipe out the Vedas and eradicate Brahmanism, thus eliminating a great harm to Buddhism and all living beings!"

Maitreya Buddha immediately looked over and said to Galan Bodhisattva, "Are you saying that you want to lead the Eighteen Galans, Five Hundred Arhats, and Five Hundred Vajras to attack a kingdom on earth?"

Bodhisattva Kāla was stunned. Bodhisattva Samantabhadra beside him said, "Isn't this bad? It will damage the reputation of our Buddhist sect."

"You can't do that." Manjusri Bodhisattva sighed, "If you really do that, the destruction of Buddhism in all the countries of the world will not be far away."

Bodhisattva Kāla stiffened his neck and said, "Manjusri Bodhisattva is wrong. If this matter gets out, will the countries in the world still dare to destroy Buddhism?"

Manjusri Bodhisattva said, "What about that law? You take the Kāla Arhat Vajra to fight mortals, and think that the Heaven is blind, right?"

Bodhisattva Galan said: "Isn't the Heavenly Palace now divided into Heaven and Earth? The gods in Heaven don't care about the affairs of the human world anymore."

Manjusri Bodhisattva asked, "So you mean that the Lingtai Zhenjun who guards the human world on behalf of the heaven is also blind?"

The Bodhisattva of the Kālacakra was now completely speechless. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He could only bow to the Buddha and then retreat.

At this time, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva asked: "Can you bring disaster to the Vedas?"

"It's useless." Zhunti Bodhisattva said, "The power of the Brahmanism Tri-God is enough to compete with our Buddhism. Even if a disaster comes, it will be resolved."

"Besides," said Guanyin Bodhisattva, "When the Buddha Tathagata descended, he was born in Brahmanism. With this cause and effect, it is not easy to deal with."

Hearing this, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas looked at Tathagata Buddha.

The Tathagata Buddha did not refute this statement, but said openly: "What the Bodhisattva Cundi said is true. When I founded Buddhism and formed the Sangha, I also borrowed part of the power of Brahmanism. Later, Buddhism flourished, took root in the Western Niuhe Continent, and spread to the three realms and ten directions. It has flourished for countless generations. Now that the destiny has returned, with this cause and effect, it is inevitable that the trend of heaven will return to Brahmanism."

After hearing what Tathagata Buddha said, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas felt a little tired. They were not afraid of anything except the word "trend".

Whoever this trend falls on will prosper, and this cannot be reversed by anyone, not even the Buddha.

And there is only one general trend. If the East family loses, the West family will be gone. If the West family loses, the East family will decline. There is absolutely no way to break it.

All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas frowned, only Guanyin Bodhisattva folded his hands and bowed, "May I ask my Buddha, is there any way to break the impasse?"

The Tathagata Buddha was not panicked at all, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, wait until the pilgrims arrive at Lingshan Mountain."

After hearing this, the eyes of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas suddenly lit up. Yes, the great task of obtaining the scriptures has not yet been completed.

You have to know that the Buddhist mission of obtaining Buddhist scriptures is also a sign of prosperity. It is possible that it will be able to resolve the trend of Brahmanism and make it return to Buddhism.

The frowns on the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas immediately relaxed, and Tathagata Buddha said, "But, before the pilgrims reach Mount Lingshan, we need to limit the power of Brahmanism to the Vedas. Who can take on this important task?"

Bodhisattva Kāla immediately stood up again and said, "Report to the Buddha, I will go."

But the Tathagata Buddha waved his hand and said, "You are the leader of the Eighteen Monasteries and have the responsibility to protect the religion. It is not appropriate for you to go to the lower world. Who else is willing to go?"

At this moment, Indra stood up and said, "Report to the Buddha, I am willing to lead the Bodhisattvas to the world to stop the expansion of Brahmanism."

The Tathagata Buddha nodded and said, "Good. Then you will lead the Bodhisattvas to descend to the mortal world and stop the gods and immortals of Brahmanism from spreading their teachings before the pilgrims reach Mount Lingshan."

Indra and other bodhisattvas immediately stood up, put their palms together and bowed, saying, "Disciple, I receive the command."

Just as Indra received the order, Bodhi Patriarch, who had been silent, spoke up: "Buddha, worldly affairs need to be resolved by worldly principles. It is important for Indra and his followers to come to the world, but there must be a foolproof method. The Vedic country respects Brahmanism, and Brahmanism respects the Vedic country as its religious country. This is also acceptable to Buddhism."

When the Tathagata Buddha heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Miaosheng Tathagata, this is very good. Venerable Indra, do you understand?"

Indra was also an extraordinary person. He understood immediately and bowed ten times on the spot, saying, "I understand. Vaiyan is adjacent to Vedic Kingdom. The country has half of its followers, Brahmans and half of its followers, and there are endless internal conflicts. There is also external pressure from Vedic Kingdom. This time, I must open up the situation from Vaiyan."

The Tathagata Buddha smiled and said, "Good, good." (End of this chapter)