I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Accompanied by Xiaoyu, Liu Chenxiang climbed Lingtai Mountain. Xiaoyu ran very fast, so she scouted ahead for Liu Chenxiang.

Xiao Yu channeled his magic power into his feet and sprinted through the forest, leaving Liu Chenxiang far behind.

There's no need to worry. Over the years, stone steps have been built along the paths up and down Fangcun Mountain, so you won't get lost as long as you follow them.

"The spiritual energy in these mountains is so abundant." Xiaoyu arrived at a mountain ridge, looked at the sea of ​​clouds and the sun shining on the mountains and rivers, and couldn't help but sigh.

Just then, a series of 'thump-thump-thump' sounds of chopping wood rang out in the forest. Xiaoyu looked in the direction of the sound but could not see anyone. However, the sound of chopping wood was clearly audible.

Xiaoyu was curious, so she followed the sound into the woods and searched for a while before finally finding the source of the sound.

A man dressed in a blue-green Taoist robe was seen chopping wood with an axe, and neatly bundling the felled firewood with rattan.

Xiaoyu glanced at the Taoist priest, her eyes darting around, and a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

She leaped nimbly onto a large pine tree, plucked a pine cone, and tossed it down to the Taoist priest below.

A pine cone hit the Taoist priest on the head with a 'snap'. The priest paused for a moment, then ignored it and continued binding the firewood.

Seeing this, Xiaoyu curled her lips, then picked two more pine nuts and threw them down, hitting the Taoist priest squarely on the back, while she herself hid among the dense pine branches.

But after waiting for a long time without any response, Xiaoyu peeked out and looked down, only to see that the Taoist priest was concentrating on chopping wood, completely absorbed.

"I don't believe it," Xiaoyu thought to herself, then raised her hand and threw five or six pine nuts, all of which hit the Taoist priest.

Despite this, the Taoist priest continued doing his own thing, undisturbed by anything outside of himself.

Xiaoyu immediately deflated, "How boring." With that, she jumped down from the pine tree.

But just as she jumped, a vine suddenly sprang up from under the pine tree and wrapped around her feet with a 'snap'.

Xiaoyu gasped in surprise, then her feet were bound by the vines, and she was hung upside down from the pine tree.

Xiaoyu hurriedly propped herself up to untie the vines, but to her surprise, the moment her hands touched the vines, all the magic power in her body was instantly drained by them.

"Ah!" Xiaoyu felt a wave of weakness wash over her, her vision blurred with dizziness, and her upper body slumped limply, hanging precariously in mid-air.

The Taoist priest acted as if nothing had happened, focusing intently on chopping wood without even glancing back.

"Xiaoyu, where are you?"

"Xiaoyu? Wait for me!"

Liu Chenxiang's voice came from the mountain path not far away. Xiao Yu, who was feeling dizzy, suddenly woke up and shouted at the top of her lungs, "I'm here! I'm here! Come and save me!"

As Xiaoyu called out, she kept looking in the direction of the Taoist priest. Seeing that the priest ignored her, she continued to shout to guide Liu Chenxiang.

Liu Chenxiang quickly found the place and saw Xiaoyu hanging upside down from the tree. She rushed over and asked, "How did you get up there?"

Xiaoyu rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think I posted it myself?"

"What else can we do?" Liu Chenxiang said, "Who could hang you up such a tall tree?"

Xiaoyu was momentarily speechless, and could only point to the vines on her feet and say, "I was climbing the tree just now, and my feet got caught on the vines when I came down."

Liu Chenxiang suddenly realized what was going on and said, "Why did you climb so high for no reason? I was just trying to see if I could save you."

After saying that, Liu Chenxiang looked around for tools, and even thought about climbing the pine tree to untie the vines.

But the pine tree was thick and tall, and Liu Chenxiang couldn't climb it even after climbing for a long time, until he saw the Taoist priest cutting down the tree.

Liu Chenxiang's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over, bowing behind the Taoist priest and saying, "Taoist priest, my friend is hanging from a tree, can you help me?"

The Taoist priest finally stopped what he was doing and slowly turned around.

The moment the Taoist priest turned around, Liu Chenxiang was startled, then her face filled with astonishment, "Sister Liang? You... what are you doing here?"

Ms. Liang looked somewhat surprised, then smiled slightly and said, "What? You can come here, but I can't?"

"No, no, no." Liu Chenxiang quickly waved her hand, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Sister Liang, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

"Just ordinary," Ms. Liang said with a smile.

Liu Chenxiang said, "Is something going wrong just because it's ordinary? Has Sister Liang encountered any difficulties?"

Ms. Liang smiled and said, "Isn't a simple and ordinary life good? What's wrong with it?"

Liu Chenxiang was taken aback for a moment, then scratched her head and said, "Oh, I see. Then if Sister Liang says it's good, then it's good."

At that moment, a voice on the verge of collapse came from behind: "Liu Chenxiang, you're still chatting with someone, aren't you? Help me!"

Liu Chenxiang suddenly realized what was happening and quickly asked Liang Nu for help, "Sister Liang Nu, this is my friend. She's hanging in the tree. Can you help me get her down?"

Liang glanced at Xiaoyu, then said to Liu Chenxiang, "Your friend is a bit mischievous."

After saying that, Liang pointed her hand at Xiaoyu's feet. A pure and spiritual light flashed, and the vine instantly retracted into the ground, while Xiaoyu fell directly from the height.

'boom'

A cloud of dust and leaves rose high into the air, and Xiaoyu let out a scream as she fell, completely disoriented.

Liu Chenxiang quickly went up to help Xiaoyu up, "Are you alright, Xiaoyu?"

Xiaoyu sat there groaning for a long time before finally recovering. "Luckily, I'm a cultivator, otherwise I would have been killed by the fall." After saying that, she changed the subject and looked at Liang Nu, asking Liu Chenxiang, "Is she your friend?"

Liu Chenxiang nodded and said, "Yes, Sister Liang once saved me."

"Oh." Xiaoyu stood up with Liu Chenxiang's help, and then the two came to Liang Nu. Xiaoyu spoke first: "Did you put that rattan cane there just now?"

Ms. Liang smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Xiaoyu said, "I think it was you who did it. You're not a proper Taoist nun. How did that vine drain all my magic power in an instant? What kind of evil magic did you practice?"

"Xiaoyu, how can you talk like that?" Liu Chenxiang quickly said, as "Daoist nun" is a derogatory term.

The smile on Liang's face also disappeared, not because of the word 'Taoist nun,' but because she said that she practiced evil magic.

“My Taoist arts were bestowed upon me by my master, who is a person of supreme virtue and righteousness in the world. How dare you slander him here?” Liang said coldly.

Seeing that Liang was angry, Liu Chenxiang quickly stepped forward and apologized to her, "I'm sorry, Sister Liang, she doesn't know how to speak."

Xiaoyu turned her head away and snorted coldly.

Liang didn't want to argue with her, but instead asked Liu Chenxiang, "What brings you to Fangcun Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Chenxiang quickly said, "I've come to find the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

"Oh?" Ms. Liang asked, "What do you want with him?"

Liu Chenxiang then told Liang Nu his purpose. After listening, Liang Nu smiled and said, "So you want to become my disciple. Then I do know where the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is."

Liu Chenxiang's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Please tell me, Sister Liang."

Liang Nu said, "Just keep walking along the mountain path. When you reach a fork in the road, turn left and keep going until you reach the end. That will take you to the cave of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven."

After hearing this, Liu Chenxiang repeatedly bowed and thanked her, "Thank you very much, Sister Liang."

Liang waved her hand and said, "It's getting late, you should hurry up and go. I also need to carry the firewood back."

Liu Chenxiang asked curiously, "Sister Liang, are you also cultivating in these mountains?"

“Yes,” Ms. Liang nodded.

Liu Chenxiang's face lit up with joy, and she said, "That's great! If I ever have any questions in the future, I can ask Sister Liang for help."

Liang smiled slightly and did not speak. At this moment, Liu Chenxiang said, "Sister Liang, let me help you carry the firewood back."

Xiaoyu, who was standing to the side, snorted again and said, "It's getting dark. Are you going to go and become an apprentice or not?"

Liu Chenxiang was a little embarrassed. Liang Nu directly refused Liu Chenxiang and said with a smile, "This is my cultivation. I don't need anyone else's help. You should go and find a master first."

Liu Chenxiang scratched his head and then said, "Alright, then I'll take my leave now."

Ms. Liang smiled and nodded. Xiao Yu turned and left immediately, and Liu Chenxiang hurriedly chased after her.

Watching Liu Chenxiang and the other person leave, Liang Nu turned around, picked up a bundle of firewood, and then took her axe and went back to Xieyue Sanxing Cave.

Upon returning to the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, Bodhi Patriarch's disciples rushed forward to greet Liang Nu.

Liang smiled and said, "No need to trouble you senior brothers, this bundle of firewood is no problem for me."

"Hey, junior sister, you're overthinking it." A disciple took the firewood from Liang Nu's back and said, "Everyone's waiting for you to bring this bundle of firewood to start a fire and cook."

Ms. Liang laughed and handed over the firewood. The group first delivered the firewood to the demolished house, and then started a fire to boil water and cook rice.

Yingming walked over and said to everyone, "Have you boiled the water yet? The Patriarch wants to drink tea." "It's boiling, it's boiling!" Everyone laughed and added water.

Upon hearing this, Liang immediately said, "I'll go and brew tea for the patriarch."

Upon hearing this, Yingming quickly stopped Liang Nu and said, "Junior sister, you've been chopping wood all day, so take a rest. I'll take care of brewing the tea."

This Yingming was the most senior disciple under Patriarch Bodhi, having joined Patriarch Bodhi's school a few years earlier than Sun Wukong.

As mentioned before, Bodhi Patriarch's disciples graduated and left the mountain in batches, but Yingming, citing his own stupidity, stayed here and refused to leave.

In the end, Patriarch Bodhi tacitly allowed him to stay. Hundreds of years have passed, and Yingming still looks the same as he did back then, without aging at all.

Therefore, he was naturally very familiar with Zhuang Yan. In addition, Zhuang Yan is now the second patriarch of Xieyue Sanxing Cave, so he also took good care of Liang Nu.

"Brother Yingming, why don't you let Junior Sister Liang go? With your clumsy hands and feet, how could you possibly make tea better than Junior Sister Liang?" a fellow disciple said with a laugh.

Yingming said, "Nonsense, what does brewing tea have to do with the size of your hands and feet?"

Liang picked up a few pieces of wood from the side and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Yingming, let me go."

After saying that, Liang picked up the firewood and left the kitchen, heading towards the cave.

Upon meeting Bodhi Patriarch, Liang set up a small red clay stove, lit a fire, added water and tea, and then began to brew tea for Bodhi Patriarch.

Bodhi Patriarch looked at her and asked, "Are you getting used to life in the mountains?"

Upon hearing this, Liang smiled and said, "I'm used to it. Here, the mountains are green and the water is clear. In the morning, there is a purple aura, and in the evening, I can watch the sunset. A gentle breeze enters the window and the air is always filled with spiritual energy. I wouldn't trade this kind of carefree life for the throne of an emperor."

The Bodhi Patriarch stroked his beard and smiled, "Didn't you rise from that position?"

Liang nodded and said, "Now that I have transcended the mortal world, I look back and realize that everything in the world is false. Only in this world can one find true truth."

Bodhi Patriarch nodded slightly and said, "With this understanding, your path to immortality will surely be smooth sailing in the future."

Liang Nu said, "Master is too kind. This disciple should listen to Master's teachings more. This is also the reason why Master asked me to come here."

Bodhi Patriarch laughed and said, "Your master is not a seed of cultivation. It would be difficult for him to teach you cultivation."

After all these years of friendship, the one who understands Zhuang Yan best is still Patriarch Bodhi.

Zhuang Yan himself possesses boundless power and has never valued cultivation. The only external method he possesses is the "Jade Purity Divine Firmament Great Dao Treasure Record" given to him by Laozi, and Zhuang Yan himself is still cultivating this Daoist method.

Therefore, it was really a bit difficult for Zhuang Yan to personally teach Liang Nu cultivation.

If others had spoken of Zhuang Yan in this way, Liang Nu would probably have turned hostile on the spot, but when Bodhi Patriarch spoke to her, Liang Nu simply smiled and remained silent.

After all, Zhuang Yan had said long ago that the relationship between Bodhi Patriarch and him was extraordinary, like that of brothers, so these words were naturally different when they came from Bodhi Patriarch's mouth.

As they were talking, the tea was ready, and Liang Nu poured a cup for Bodhi Patriarch.

Bodhi Patriarch took the teacup and drank a sip, then flipped his hand and took out a small porcelain bottle, handing it to Liang Nu, "Tomorrow, deliver this porcelain bottle to your brother."

"Brother?" Liang asked curiously, "Master, where would I have a brother?"

Bodhi Patriarch laughed and said, "Do you know that your master has a nephew?"

"I don't know," said Ms. Liang.

Bodhi Patriarch sighed and said, "I knew your master wasn't suited to take on disciples. It seems he didn't tell you anything except to impart the Daoist teachings and give you magical treasures."

Liang could only scratch her head and say, "My master is a righteous god in Heaven, he must be very busy."

"What is he busy with?" Bodhi Patriarch smiled and said, "He is the one who is most idle."

After saying this, Patriarch Bodhi told Liang Nu, "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven on the North Mountain is your master's nephew, so you should call him elder brother."

"Ah?!" Liang Nu exclaimed in shock. "But our patriarch, isn't that Great Sage Equaling Heaven the Victorious Fighting Buddha of Buddhism? How could he be my master's nephew?"

Bodhi Patriarch smiled and said, "You'll know when you meet him and ask him yourself. By the way, you should have met once before."

Liang was full of doubt. She didn't have a deep impression of Tang Sanzang and his disciples because she was switched with someone from another world by Zhuang Yan at the very beginning of the calamity in the Women's Kingdom.

In the end, she only returned to process the travel permits for Tang Sanzang and his disciples, so she was indeed very unfamiliar with them.

Liang took the small porcelain bottle, then bowed to the Bodhi Patriarch and said, "Yes, this disciple will deliver it tomorrow."

The reason why Liang Nu was familiar with Sun Wukong's place was not because she had been there, but because the Bull Demon King often went there and would tell her about it when he came back, so she naturally knew.

Liu Chenxiang and Xiaoyu followed the path pointed out by Liang Nu and walked until dusk. Finally, they saw an open space in the mountain valley ahead, and a cave dwelling deep in the valley.

"This must be the place," Liu Chenxiang said with a delighted expression.

Xiaoyu said, "Remember what I told you, be more polite."

"I understand." Liu Chenxiang nodded, then tidied her appearance and quickly walked outside the cave.

Liu Chenxiang looked up and saw a wooden plaque hanging on each side of the cave, with a couplet written on it.

The first line is: "Seeing one's true nature and sincerity, turning around reveals the sacred mountain."

The second line is: Uphold truth and righteousness, only in times of reaction can the true Buddha be seen.

"So profound!" Liu Chenxiang finished reading the couplet. "I can't understand it at all."

Xiaoyu was also completely baffled. After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out and could only shake her head and say, "I don't understand either."

Just then, a steady voice rang out from inside the cave: "Who is making a commotion outside?"

Upon hearing this voice, Liu Chenxiang and Xiaoyu shuddered, especially Xiaoyu, whose face showed a hint of reverence.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven—this name serves as a role model for all demons. He is the only demon to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace after the creation of the world, and his prestige is self-evident.

Liu Chenxiang knelt down and bowed towards the cave, saying, "Liu Chenxiang, son of the Third Holy Mother and Liu Yanchang, has come to request an audience with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

"Oh? So it's the son of an old friend. Come in and talk." Sun Wukong's voice rang out again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chenxiang responded and then entered the cave with Xiaoyu.

Upon entering the cave hall, one finds it bright and spacious, containing only a stone platform, two stone tables, eight stone stools, and some cooking utensils such as pots and pans.

On the stone platform in that cave, two people were sitting cross-legged.

The person on the left is wearing a golden kasaya, a Buddhist hat, and covered in golden monkey fur. He sits cross-legged, looking majestic and divine, with a dazzling halo of Buddha behind his head.

On the right, a burly man dressed in cloth sat casually. He was tall and very strong, with piercing eyes that were extremely intimidating.

Liu Chenxiang would never mistake him; the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was also the Victorious Fighting Buddha, so he must be the one wearing a cassock and a Buddha hat.

He quickly stepped forward, knelt down in front of Sun Wukong, and said, "This humble one, Liu Chenxiang, pays respects to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Overwhelmed with excitement, Xiaoyu quickly followed suit and kowtowed, saying, "This little demon greets the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Sun Wukong reached out a hand to help him up, saying, "No need for formalities, please get up."

"Thank you, Great Sage." Xiaoyu bowed and stood up, then stood there respectfully, her eyes occasionally glancing at Sun Wukong.

Liu Chenxiang continued to bow and said, "I, Liu Chenxiang, have a request for the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to grant."

Sun Wukong smiled and asked, "You want to become my disciple? Is that right?"

Liu Chenxiang was startled and hurriedly replied, "Great Sage, you are truly insightful. I do indeed wish to become your disciple and cultivate immortality."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "If you were an ordinary person, I would send you down the mountain, but you are the son of the Third Holy Mother, and I happen to owe her a favor."

"Very well, since you've come to ask to become my disciple, it's fate that I'm repaying this favor." With that, Sun Wukong said, "I'll accept you as my disciple."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chenxiang was overjoyed. He had thought that becoming an apprentice would be very difficult and that he would have to go through many trials, but he didn't expect to succeed so easily. After all, connections really do work!

So Liu Chenxiang immediately performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony for Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong said, "There is something I must say first: taking you as my disciple is merely to repay a favor to your mother. Before you graduate, I am your master. But after you graduate, our master-disciple relationship will be severed."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chenxiang naturally had no objection. His original intention was to learn skills from Sun Wukong in order to save his mother and seek revenge against the Buddhist sect, so he immediately replied, "I will follow Master's words."

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "There is no room left in this cave, so you can build your own house outside. I will start teaching you magic from tomorrow."

"Yes," Liu Chenxiang bowed and replied.

Xiaoyu then asked, "Great Sage, may I become your disciple and learn your skills?"

Sun Wukong glanced at Xiaoyu, then smiled and said, "I, Old Sun, don't teach foxes. But there's someone here who often deals with foxes. Ask him if he takes on disciples." He then looked at the Bull Demon King beside him.

The Bull Demon King rolled his eyes. Xiao Yu glanced at him and saw that he was sitting casually and behaving in a rough manner, without any semblance of a superior being. She then said, "Since the Great Sage doesn't accept disciples, then forget it."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong burst into laughter, while the Bull Demon King was furious, his nostrils flaring with anger. He glanced at Xiaoyu, inwardly fuming: 'You little fox spirit, looking down on me, the Bull Demon King! You want to become my disciple? I don't want to take you in!' (End of Chapter)