I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 56: Tiangongyuan dispatched Sun Wukong to ask

Zhuang Yan's memorial to build the shrine was submitted to Tongchengyuan via Taixuan Zhenfu, and then directly sent to the 'Jingming Palace' of Taixuandu Province.

Jingming Hall was where the Taixuan Envoy "Cangjie" was in office. After the Tongchengyuan Shuling Envoy delivered the memorial to the Jingming Hall, the Jingming Hall Shuling Envoy would sign for it and then present it to the Taixuan Envoy Cangjie.

After Cang Jie took the memorial and read it, he picked up the red pen and wrote his approval on it, then handed it to the scribe and said, "Send it to the Tiangong Academy immediately."

"Yes." The envoy took the memorial and left.

Soon after, the memorial was delivered to the head of Tiangong Academy, Xu Shen. Xu Shen picked up the memorial and took a look at it. He then asked Lu Xun, the head of Tiangong Academy, "The newly appointed Lingtai Dongming Lord of the Great Heavenly Venerable wants to build a divine palace. Which immortal master can Tiangong Academy send?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun said, "Master, right now only Immortal Master Lu Ban is waiting in the academy."

Xu Shen said: "Then please ask Master Lu Ban to come over."

"Yes." Lu Xun bowed and accepted the order, then ordered Master Lu Ban to come to the main hall.

Not long after, a Lu Ban wearing a sixth-grade immortal official robe and covered with various treasures walked into the hall.

"Master, are you looking for me?" After entering the hall, Lu Ban bowed to Xu Shen and Lu Xun, and then asked.

Xu Shen smiled and asked, "Master Lu Ban, there is a Lord in the lower world who wants to build a divine palace. Do you have time to go there now?"

Lu Ban said, "I have nothing to do, so I wonder where the Lord of the Mansion lives?"

Lu Xun smiled and said, "It is at Danchi Ridge, Lingtai Mountain, Guangci Prefecture, Xiniu Hezhou. He is currently the God of Lingtai Mountain."

"Yes." Lu Ban nodded and said, "I will go now and ask the dean to issue me a letter and seal."

"Okay." Xu Shen nodded slightly, then issued Lu Ban a pass to the lower world and a business letter.

After the letter and seal were issued, Lu Xun personally stepped forward to take it and handed it to Lu Ban, saying, "Master, go and come back soon."

Lu Ban nodded and said, "Master, rest assured, I won't stay in the lower world for long."

"I'm not worried about that." Lu Xun said with a smile, "After all, the lower world is not as peaceful as the heaven. The immortal master's magical skills cannot be damaged in any way."

Lu Ban smiled and said, "With the protection of the heavenly soldiers, nothing will happen."

Lu Xun nodded and said, "It's better to go early and come back early."

"Okay." Lu Ban nodded and said goodbye.

Although Xu Shen is the dean of Tiangong Academy and Lu Xun is the person in charge of Tiangong Academy, they cannot show off their official authority here.

This is because the Tiangong Academy is full of people with supernatural skills like Lu Ban, and each of them is completely uninformed by the bureaucracy. If you respect them, they will respect you, but if you use your power to show off your authority, they will ignore you.

But after Lu Ban said goodbye, he was escorted by a team of heavenly soldiers and went out of the Western Heaven Gate to the lower world, holding the letter and seal.

At this time, Sun Wukong had arrived at Danchi Ridge, met Zhuang Yan and handed the jade slip to Zhuang Yan.

"Did fellow Daoist Bodhi ask you to give this jade slip to me?" Zhuang Yan asked with a smile.

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Fu. Master also asked me to congratulate you on being conferred the title of 'Lord of Lingtai Dongming'."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Thank you." Then he opened the jade slip and began to read it. What he saw were six large, shining characters: "The True Secret of Refining Magic to Eliminate Sins."

Seeing these six words, Zhuang Yan already knew what kind of practice this was. "Daoyou Bodhi really knows everything."

Zhuang Yan smiled and closed the jade slip, then called out to the front, "Tiger Vanguard, come here."

Hearing Zhuang Yan calling him, Tiger Vanguard immediately stood up and trotted over, "Master, what can I do for you?"

Zhuang Yan used his magic power to send the jade slip to Tiger Vanguard and said, "This is the technique given to you by Bodhi Patriarch in the Three Stars Cave of the Slanting Moon. Take it and practice it well."

Hearing this, Hu Xianfeng hurriedly took the jade slip. He also admired this Bodhi Patriarch very much.

Because there is a living example of the Fire Spirit Immortal right in front of us. Just by receiving the "Fire Control Technique" from Patriarch Bodhi, the power of his true fire has been increased a hundred times.

So when he heard that the jade slip in his hand was the technique bestowed by Bodhi Patriarch, he immediately opened it and took a closer look. Then Tiger Vanguard said doubtfully: "Master, I don't seem to be able to practice this technique."

Zhuang Yan asked: "Why?"

Tiger Vanguard said: "From the perspective of this technique, it is a technique to refine the power of evil karma and enhance one's own magical power, but I don't have that much evil karma to refine."

Zhuang Yan smiled faintly, raised his hand and summoned the Tiannie Sword.

In an instant, a force of evil karma came towards them, and the sky above the entire Danchi Ridge immediately became covered with dark clouds and cold winds.

"This is..." Tiger Vanguard's pupils shrank, and he asked, "Master, what kind of weapon is this?"

Zhuang Yan said, "The immortal weapon forged by the Ashura tribe is the Heavenly Sin Sword. The skill in your hand is designed to work with the Heavenly Sin Sword."

Tiger Vanguard was greatly surprised and said, "Immortal weapon? This this this. Lord, how can I be worthy of using such a precious sword? Lord, you should keep it for yourself."

"Magic weapons are useless to me." Zhuang Yan said, and threw the Heavenly Evil Knife to Tiger Vanguard, "Catch it."

Tiger Vanguard hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch it. As soon as the knife touched his hand, he felt it sink. When he raised the knife, a sharp knife force emanated from it.

Just by feeling the force of the sword, one can tell that this is a top-grade sword. Tiger Pioneer loves this sword so much that he can't let it go.

Zhuang Yan looked at Tiger Vanguard and said, "This sword is a divine weapon. Your current level of cultivation is not enough to control it. From now on, I will give you three days off. Go back and practice your skills and refine your sword."

Upon hearing this, Tiger Vanguard immediately put his knife on the ground, then knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zhuang Yan, saying, "Thank you, Lord, for giving me the knife. Lord, I will never forget your kindness."

"Okay, okay, stop saying such disgusting things and go." Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said with a smile.

Tiger Vanguard thanked him again, stood up, and then left Danchiling with a sword in his hand in a majestic manner.

Seeing Tiger Vanguard getting the magic sword, Sun Wukong's eyes were full of envy. He also wanted a powerful weapon that was handy.

Zhuang Yan looked at Sun Wukong's expression and couldn't help but laugh: "Wukong, what are you looking at?"

Sun Wukong scratched his head, then looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "Master, you are so kind to your subordinates. You are willing to give such a magical weapon to your subordinates. I would definitely not be willing to do so."

“Hahaha.” Zhuang Yan laughed, “You monkey, when did you learn to flatter people?”

Sun Wukong waved his hands quickly and said, "No, no, this is definitely not flattery, Lord, I am speaking from the heart."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded, then said to Sun Wukong, "But don't envy Tiger Vanguard. In the future you will have a magic weapon better than this Heavenly Sin Sword."

"Oh?" Sun Wukong's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed and said, "May I ask for your guidance, Lord?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "I can't tell you now. When the opportunity comes, you will know."

When Sun Wukong heard this, he scratched his face and asked, "Master, who has higher attainments between you and my master?"

Zhuang Yan smiled but did not answer. He said, "Wukong, the level of Taoism does not mean everything. An earthly immortal may not be inferior to a celestial immortal, and a celestial immortal may not be inferior to a golden immortal. Supernatural powers, magic weapons, spells, and incantations all have their own miraculous effects. If used properly, an earthly immortal can also defeat a celestial immortal."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong was a little puzzled again, and said: "Master, since the realm of Taoism does not completely represent strength, then what is the use of the realm of Taoism?"

Zhuang Yan asked, "Let me ask you, why did you come out to seek immortals and learn about Taoism?"

Sun Wukong said: "Of course it is for immortality."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, although the realm of Taoism does not completely represent strength, it does represent your position as an immortal between heaven and earth, and represents your understanding of the way of heaven. A higher level of Taoism does not necessarily mean a stronger strength, but a higher level of Taoism definitely means that a person can more easily avoid and eliminate the three disasters and nine difficulties. In other words, a person with a higher level of Taoism has a longer lifespan, greater blessings, and is less likely to die."

Zhuang Yan finally said, "Immortality has nothing to do with how powerful you are, but only with the realm of Taoism. Those powerful people have reached a very high realm of Taoism, and can comprehend the Way of Heaven and evolve the laws of heaven and earth. They have truly transcended everything, are immortal, and have no beginning or end. They entrust their own 'Tao' to the Way of Heaven and transform it into 'Tao Fruit' to manifest in the world. The 'incomparably noble, immortal and free from disasters' Taoism and Buddhahood come from this, do you understand?"

Sun Wukong was immediately shocked and said, "My master never mentioned this."

Hearing this, Zhuang Yan reached out and patted Sun Wukong on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "If you don't ask, how can he tell you?"

"Remember," Zhuang Yan said to Sun Wukong, "If you don't cultivate magical powers, you won't be able to protect yourself. If you don't cultivate your realm, you won't be able to live forever."

(End of this chapter)