I am a fairy in Journey to the West

A group of minor demons erected a cenotaph for Bai Weixian, the wife of the Great King Xixuanliu, which was noticed by the Earth God of Xishan.

Back at the Earth God Temple, the Earth God of West Mountain said to the Earth Goddess with a worried look, "Old woman, those monsters, Nine Rabbits and Mynah Spirits, are building a cenotaph for Bai Weixian."

"A cenotaph?" The Earth Goddess was taken aback for a moment, then said, "It's not surprising. Bai Weixian is usually quite kind to the little demons in the mountains."

The local earth god said, "But Bai Weixian was just punished by the Five Thunder Heavenly Lord with lightning. She is a sinner. The little monsters built a cenotaph for her. As the local earth god, I cannot turn a blind eye to this."

The Earth Goddess asked, "So what do you want? To arrest them all? Or to punish them?"

“Hey, these little demons haven’t done anything wrong. Even if they build a cenotaph for Bai Weixian, it’s just out of gratitude. Why should I punish them?” said the Earth God.

The Earth Goddess asked, "Then what did you mean by those words?"

The local deity said, "I'm afraid that if I don't report this matter, the Great Emperor Shenxiao might punish me if he finds out."

The Earth Goddess said while reeling silk, "Then you should report it."

The Earth God picked up his teacup, took a sip, then shook his head and sighed, "You saw what happened today. The Five Thunder Heavenly Lord only said he was acting on the orders of the Divine Firmament Emperor, and then he wiped out the entire Liuzhen Cave. Those little demons were all good children; they didn't deserve this."

The Earth Goddess said, "How can you be so sure that the Great Emperor Shenxiao will also wipe out those lesser demons?"

The local deity said, "You don't understand."

The Earth Goddess was unconvinced and put down her tools, saying, "Tell me, why don't I understand?"

The Earth God looked at the Earth Goddess and said, "You don't understand. In the eyes of great gods like the Great Emperor Shenxiao, it doesn't matter how many lives die. Because of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, these lives simply reincarnate and come back to life with a different identity."

"So, those little demons may seem like good kids to us, but in the eyes of the Divine Emperor, they might be remnants of the Western Xuanliu True King's forces. Since they are remnants, they must be exterminated. After extermination, their souls will be reincarnated and become new beings in the world." The Earth God said, "At the level of the Divine Emperor, his divinity already outweighs his humanity."

The Earth Goddess finally understood something and immediately said, "In that case, let's report it."

"Why?" the Earth God asked in surprise.

The Earth Goddess said, "If you report it, it will only result in the death of a few minor demons. But if you don't report it and the Great Emperor Shenxiao finds out in the future, you will be guilty of deceiving Heaven."

"It's not that serious. I am an eighth-rank Earth God of the Heavenly Court, unlike those monsters. The Divine Emperor will simply strip me of my post."

At this point, the Earth God slowly said, "These little demons are, after all, creatures under my rule, but I can't bear to do this."

Having said that, the Earth God waved his hand and said, "My mind is made up. Let's pretend we don't know anything about this."

Then the Earth God went out, and the Earth Goddess sat there watching his back. After a moment, she picked up her tools and continued reeling silk.

But after a while, the Earth Goddess still felt uneasy, so she put down her tools again, got up, and went out to find the Earth God.

After searching for a long time without finding it, they guessed that the local earth god had gone out on patrol again.

Thinking of this, the Earth Goddess had an idea and went to the Earth God Temple shrine, where she wrote a memorial and put it into the shrine.

A flame rose from the shrine, and a moment later the memorial appeared in the Tongcheng Courtyard of the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm, and was then delivered to Lu Hanzhi.

Lu Hanzhi opened the memorial, glanced at it, and then took the memorial with her to the Fire Spirit Palace to meet the Fire Spirit True Immortal.

After reading the memorial, Huo Ling Zhenxian said to Lu Hanzhi, "From now on, all memorials related to Xiniu Hezhou should be forwarded to His Majesty."

Lu Hanzhi bowed and said, "Yes, Your Excellency."

Upon returning to the Tongcheng Academy, True Immortal Huoling directly forwarded the memorial to Aoyun Palace. Inside Aoyun Palace, the attendant holding the staff immediately presented the memorial to Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan took the memorial, glanced at it, and then smiled and said, "Even a few mountain demons know how to repay kindness and righteousness; they deserve a reward."

Having said that, Zhuang Yan said to the boy holding the staff, "Go to West Mountain yourself and convey my decree to the local earth god of West Mountain."

A moment later, the boy holding the staff took his orders and rode on a cloud to the Earth God Temple in the Western Hills.

Just then, the Earth God of Xishan returned from his inspection tour and saw a celestial cloud descend in front of his temple. He hurriedly went to greet it.

"Immortal!" The Earth God of West Mountain hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Immortal's arrival is a great honor. Please forgive my failure to greet you properly."

Bao Jie turned around and looked at the Earth God of the Western Mountain. The Earth God of the Western Mountain stopped and was taken aback, not expecting that the visitor was a celestial child.

But he quickly smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "I am the Earth God of the Western Mountain. May I ask what brings you here, celestial boy?"

Bao Jie looked at the Earth God of the Western Mountain and said, "I am a servant of the Great Emperor Shenxiao, and I have come here to deliver his decree."

The smile on the face of the Earth God of Xishan froze instantly, and a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind in a flash.

Finally, he focused his thoughts on the matter of the cenotaph, thinking to himself, "How did the Divine Firmament Emperor find out so quickly?"

But without any hesitation, he quickly knelt down and bowed, saying, "This humble deity obeys the decree."

The attendant holding the jade tablet took out Zhuang Yan's decree and read: "There are the little demons of the Western Mountain, such as the Nine Rabbits and the Eight-Brothers. Although they are demons, they know the meaning of gratitude and righteousness. They repay kindness and are the best of the best. Therefore, I hereby bestow upon them Taoist magic and purple coins as a reward for their moral deeds. The Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament of the Spirit Platform and the Bright Eyes decrees this decree!"

After finishing the reading, the boy holding the staff said, "Earth God, please take me to find the little demons, Nine Rabbits and Mynah, the Great Emperor of Shenxiao has bestowed a reward upon them."

After hearing the decree, the Earth God of Xishan breathed a sigh of relief and then bowed to the sky, saying, "Great Emperor Shenxiao is merciful."

Then the Earth God of the Western Mountain stood up and said to the boy holding the staff, "This humble god will now lead the way for the immortal boy."

Then, the Earth God of Xishan led the way, guiding the boy with the staff to where the Nine Rabbits and their group of little demons were, while saying, "The Great Emperor Shenxiao is indeed all-knowing and all-seeing. This matter has only been going on for less than two days, and His Majesty already knows about it."

The attendant carrying the staff said, "The Lord is naturally all-knowing, but he cares deeply for the Three Realms and wouldn't deliberately pay attention to such trivial matters. It was only because someone reported this to His Majesty that he learned of it." Hearing this, the Earth God of West Mountain was taken aback and asked, "Reported? Who reported this to His Majesty?"

"Who else could it be?" the boy holding the staff laughed, "Your Earth Goddess."

The Earth God of West Mountain's expression changed, and he paused slightly. The boy holding the staff asked, "Earth God, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing." At this point, the Earth God of Xishan quickly laughed and said, "I never thought that my old woman would also understand righteousness and reason."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Earth God of the Western Mountain looked up and pointed to a mountain range with strangely shaped rocks in front of him, saying, "Look, fairy boy, the Nine Rabbits are right here."

After saying this, the Earth God of Xishan took the lead and went up the mountain ridge. Then he used his divine power and shouted, "I am the Earth God of Xishan. Everyone, come to me quickly. I have good news to tell you."

A moment later, many little demons emerged from caves and tree nests throughout the mountains. They called out "Earth God" and surrounded him, asking, "Earth God, Earth God, what good news is there?"

At this moment, the boy holding the staff pressed down the celestial light and flew down behind the Earth God, causing the surrounding little demons to exclaim in surprise. Nine Rabbits was even more envious. The boy in front of them looked about the same age as her, but he could already fly.

The Earth God pointed to the boy holding the staff and said, "This is a celestial child under the command of the Great Emperor Shenxiao. He has come here to bestow gifts upon you."

"The Great Emperor of Shenxiao?" Upon hearing this name, the little demons were all startled.

Nine Rabbit tugged at the clothes of the myna spirit in front of him and gave him a wink, making the myna spirit a little nervous.

"Does the Divine Firmament Emperor know about our cenotaph?"

"Won't he kill us?"

The little demons whispered among themselves, while the boy holding the staff listened to their discussion without showing any expression.

The local deity of Xishan hurriedly said to the demons, "Everyone, please be quiet for now. Please have the celestial child read out the decree of the Great Emperor Shenxiao."

The little demons all looked up and saw Bao Jie take out the talisman and read it aloud.

After the imperial edict was read aloud, the little demons below looked at each other in confusion, as if they had not understood it.

The boy holding the staff looked towards the Earth God of the Western Mountain, who quickly said, "Please forgive me, fairy boy. These wild demons are illiterate and naturally cannot understand His Majesty's decree. May I translate it for them?"

“Yes,” the boy holding the staff nodded.

Having received permission, the Earth God of the Western Mountain immediately addressed the little demons: "Listen up, everyone. The Great Emperor Shenxiao greatly appreciates your act of erecting a cenotaph for Baiwei Immortal. This demonstrates your gratitude and understanding of righteousness. Therefore, the Great Emperor Shenxiao has dispatched his celestial attendants to reward you."

A little demon asked, "Why are you bestowing rewards upon us? Didn't Lady Baiwei break the heavenly rules?"

The Earth God of Xishan laughed and said, "Bai Weixian's violation of the Heavenly Laws was her own evil. You showed your gratitude by building a cenotaph for her, which is your good deed. That's why the Great Emperor of Shenxiao wants to reward you."

"Oh." The little demons nodded, a hint of understanding appearing in their confused and bewildered eyes.

At this moment, the boy holding the staff took out a mustard seed bag and said to the demons below, "Come up one by one to receive your reward."

The local deity of West Mountain hurriedly came down and arranged for the little demons to line up to receive their rewards, with Nine Rabbits placed at the very front.

"Are you the Nine Rabbits?" asked the boy holding the staff.

Nine Rabbits, their cheeks flushed, looked up at the boy holding the staff and nodded slightly after hearing the question.

The boy holding the staff took out thirty purple coins and a book from his mustard seed bag and handed them over, saying, "This is your reward: thirty purple coins and a book of the Daoist teachings of the Pure Spirit Primordial Dao."

Nine Rabbits stared wide-eyed at the shimmering purple-gold coin, quickly reached out and cupped it in their hands, then tucked it into their sleeves.

The Daoist principles in the book "Qingling Hunyuan Dao" piqued her curiosity. After taking a look, she felt dizzy and said, "I can't read. Can I not take this?"

Upon hearing this, the local deity of Xishan quickly stepped forward and said, "This is a valuable item, how can you refuse it? If you don't understand it, you can ask me."

Nine Rabbits asked, "Is it better than Purple Coins?"

The Earth God of Xishan said, "This is a Taoist method created for all living beings by the Celestial Saint Ancestor Bixia Yuanjun. You can directly cultivate to become an immortal with this."

Upon hearing the words "cultivating to become an immortal," even a little demon like Nine Rabbit instantly realized the significance of this book and quickly tucked it into its bosom.

At this moment, the Earth God of Xishan said again, "Quickly, pay respects and thank His Majesty the Great Emperor Shenxiao."

Upon hearing this, Nine Rabbit immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, saying, "This humble demon Nine Rabbit thanks the Great Emperor Shenxiao for his reward."

The boy holding the staff nodded and said, "Get up, next one."

Nine Rabbits stepped aside amidst the envious glances of the lesser demons behind them, and then stepped forward one by one to receive their rewards.

Subsequently, the myna spirit and seven other little demons received the same reward as the nine rabbits, while the other little demons received less, with each of them receiving only fifteen purple coins, but each of them received a copy of "Qingling Hunyuan Dao".

Although the "Qingling Hunyuan Dao" is a Daoist method created by Bixia Yuanjun for all living beings, all living beings in heaven and earth can cultivate and become immortals through it.

However, not everyone can cultivate to become an immortal. Even one in ten is extraordinary. But Zhuang Yan bestowed this Daoist technique upon the lesser demons only as part of his 'education'.

The Pure Spirit Primordial Dao is a Daoist practice created by Bixia Yuanjun by combining the strengths of the three religions. Any living being that cultivates it will naturally be influenced by the teachings of the three religions.

Half an hour later, the boy holding the staff finished rewarding the demons, then bid farewell to the Earth God of the Western Mountain, rode the clouds and soared into the sky, returning to the Aoyun Palace to report back to Zhuang Yan.

As for the responsibility of teaching these little demons to read and write, it was entrusted to the Earth God of the Western Mountain.

After the attendant carrying the staff returned to Aoyun Palace, the Five Thunder Heavenly Lord, having just received Zhuang Yan's edict, left Aoyun Palace to meet with Chi Ling. The two exchanged greetings outside the palace before departing separately. (End of Chapter)