I am a fairy in Journey to the West

After much deliberation, Lord Taiheng finally approached Zhuang Yan and explained his thoughts to him.

After listening, Zhuang Yan smiled at Taiheng Jun and said, "You're scared by this task, aren't you?"

"Yes." Lord Taiheng bowed to Zhuang Yan and asked, "May I ask what grudge or conflict you have with the True Martial Emperor?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I have no enmity or grudge against the True Martial Emperor."

"Then why do you assign such tasks to those chosen ones?" Taihengjun asked, knowing that damaging altars and temples was a very serious matter.

Zhuang Yan said, "The matter of Beiju Luzhou cannot be established without destruction."

Taihengjun still couldn't understand, "Even so, the temple of Zhenwu the Great should not have been destroyed. He is a revered god of our Heavenly Court."

At this point, Lord Taiheng bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "Please, True Lord, rescind this order."

Zhuang Yan asked, "If I don't take it back, what will you do?"

Taihengjun said, "That humble god would absolutely not dare to issue missions to those chosen ones. Please, True Lord, understand my situation."

"I understand. Give me the scroll," Zhuang Yan said.

Upon hearing this, Taihengjun quickly handed the mission scroll to Zhuang Yan. However, after receiving the scroll, Zhuang Yan did not modify the mission. Instead, he smiled at Taihengjun and said, "Alright, I borrowed you from the Great Emperor of Beiyue back then, and you have worked hard these past few days. I will remember your contribution. Now that you have completed your mission, you can return to Beiyue."

Taihengjun was taken aback when he heard this. It meant that he was no longer needed, but this also made him breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't say much, but simply cupped his hands and bowed, saying, "Thank you, True Lord."

He didn't want to get involved in these matters. No matter what Zhuang Yan wanted to do, he couldn't afford to offend either side.

Not to mention that the mission involved both Taoism and Buddhism, which were things he couldn't get involved in.

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Don't overthink it. I understand what you're thinking, so I won't make things difficult for you. If you don't want to do it, that's fine. Just remember to know what to say and what not to say when you get back."

Taihengjun hurriedly bowed and said, "Please rest assured, True Lord, if I were to reveal even the slightest detail about the Mandate of Heaven, I would surely be condemned by Heaven and Earth."

"Hmm." Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Since you're going back, those one hundred divine generals will have to go back with you."

Upon hearing this, Lord Taiheng quickly replied, "If the True Lord still needs them, then use them without hesitation. There are still hundreds of divine generals in the Divine Palace who can be commanded."

Zhuang Yan glanced at Taiheng Jun, his face still smiling, but his opinion of Taiheng Jun had dropped a few points.

Taiheng Jun was afraid of being involved in his 'fight' with Zhenwu Emperor, so he dared not be the one issuing missions anymore. This was only natural, and Zhuang Yan did not blame him.

But since you were afraid of being implicated, you ran away in advance, leaving those hundred divine generals behind without considering them at all. This shows that you didn't treat those divine generals as human beings.

Still unable to shake off his arrogant young master habits, Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Those one hundred divine generals were borrowed from the Great Emperor of Beiyue by me. Now that I'm returning you, these divine generals must also be returned."

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and pointed. In an instant, a hundred beams of immortal light flew up from all over Beiju Luzhou and landed in front of Zhuang Yan. They were the hundred divine generals.

Upon seeing Zhuang Yan, these divine generals immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, True Lord Lingtai."

Zhuang Yan said with a smile, "You have all worked hard these past few days. Now that the time has come, I must return you to the Great Emperor of Beiyue. You may return to Hengshan with Lord Taiheng."

Upon hearing this, the generals had nothing to say. They didn't need to think too much; they just did whatever their superiors told them to do.

So the gods all bowed and accepted the order, and then Lord Taiheng led a hundred gods to bid farewell to Zhuang Yan and return to Mount Heng.

After Taihengjun left, Zhuang Yan looked at the mission scroll in his hand and thought, "I still need to find a suitable person to issue the missions."

"What do you think of me?" Suddenly a voice rang out above his head, followed by a beam of divine light that fell directly in front of Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan looked closely and saw that it was a Taoist priest with disheveled hair, bare feet, and carrying a long sword.

The Taoist smiled at Zhuang Yan and said, "True Lord Lingtai, how about I issue the mission for you?" Zhuang Yan wasn't surprised, as if he already knew this person was nearby, but he asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist is willing to do such a thing?"

The Taoist smiled and said, "The True Lord Lingtai's words 'No destruction, no construction' are very well said. I agree with them very much, so I came here to lend you a hand."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "It seems you already know, fellow Daoist?"

The Taoist nodded and said, "I have temples all over Beiju Luzhou. Besides, I have been wandering around Guanlingzhou for more than half a month. If I still don't know anything, then wouldn't all these temples have been built in vain?"

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Alright, since you are willing to take on this task, then you can do it."

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan handed the mission scroll to the Taoist priest and said, "Fellow Taoist, you should have an alias."

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "Let's call him 'The Taoist with Disheveled Hair'."

“Good,” Zhuang Yan said with a smile, “It’s just as its name suggests.”

The Taoist with disheveled hair laughed heartily, and then said, "There is something I need to discuss with True Lord Lingtai. Let's exchange it for my more than one hundred temples."

Zhuang Yan said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

The Taoist with disheveled hair said, "All living beings in Beiju Luzhou who die because of the will of Heaven shall be treated well after death. After all, I have received their incense offerings for so many years, and I cannot fail to repay all living beings."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I thought it was something serious. This is a small matter. The preferential passage opened in the underworld for the 'Journey to the West' is still in place. Just include the lives of those who died in Beiju Luzhou because of the Heavenly Mandate."

To facilitate the journey to the West and the setting up of tribulations, the Heavenly Court specially opened a special passage in the Underworld, just to give preferential treatment to the beings who died during the tribulations.

The journey to the West is not yet over, so this passage will still exist. All we need to do is discuss it with the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Underworld.

After the Taoist with disheveled hair received the mission scroll, it naturally merged into his body.

Soon, a mysterious and powerful force enveloped him, allowing him to break free from the restrictions of the laws of heaven and earth in Beiju Luzhou, and even rendering all attacks in the world ineffective against him.

The Taoist with disheveled hair sensed this power very clearly, and a look of shock instantly appeared on his face. He sighed and said, "I never thought that your cultivation had reached this level, Lingtai Zhenjun. It is truly beyond my reach."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. I am still a bit inferior to the Dao Ancestor and the Buddha."

The Taoist with disheveled hair: "."

After a moment of silence, the long-haired Taoist cupped his hands and smiled, "Alright, there's no time to lose. I'll go and distribute the tasks to those chosen ones first. Farewell."

Zhuang Yan stood up, cupped his hands in return, and nodded with a smile, saying, "Okay."

After the disheveled Taoist left, Zhuang Yan rode on a cloud of divine light and arrived directly at the Netherworld Palace outside the Netherworld City of Fengdu.

Upon seeing the newcomer riding on auspicious nine-colored clouds and enveloped in divine light, the ghost generals, ghost soldiers, and ghost commanders guarding the palace were terrified and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, saying, "We guards at the Netherworld Palace pay our respects to the Supreme God. May we ask your name?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I am the 'Grand Master of Fate in the Human Realm' and 'True Lord of the Jade Platform, Manifesting the Wonderful Jade' appointed by the Jade Emperor. I have come here to see His Majesty the Great Emperor of Fengdu. Please inform him of my arrival."

Ghost General hurriedly bowed and said, "So it is True Lord Lingtai. True Lord Lingtai, please wait a moment. I will go in and inform him."

But before the Ghost General could finish speaking, the gods of the Six Heavens of Luo Feng walked out of the hall in a row. The leader, the God of the Yin Heaven Palace of Zhou Jue, blocked the Ghost General's path. Upon seeing this, the Ghost General quickly bowed and then stepped aside.

Then the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng came before Zhuang Yan, with the God of the Yin Heaven Palace of Zhou Jue at the head. They bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "We have come to welcome the True Lord of Lingtai by order of His Majesty the Great Emperor of Fengdu."

As he spoke, the gods of the Six Heavens of Luofeng stepped aside to make way, and bowed to Zhuang Yan, saying, "True Lord Lingtai, please."

Zhuang Yan nodded, said "please," and then strode into the Netherworld Palace.

Upon seeing this, the gods of the Six Heavens of Luo Feng quickly followed Zhuang Yan into the Netherworld Palace. (End of Chapter)