I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Liu Chenxiang looked at Liang Nu in front of her, but could not see the slightest bit of goodwill in her eyes.

"Alas!" With a soft sigh, Liu Chenxiang took the initiative to bow and called out, "Sister Liang."

Liang Nu said calmly, "Please call me fellow Daoist. I don't deserve to be called sister."

Liu Chenxiang felt a pang of sadness, but then changed her form of address, "Fellow Daoist Liang, did you come here because of the Tianliu True Cave?"

"Liuzhen Cave?" Liang Nu said, "Do you think I'm that narrow-minded?"

Liu Chenxiang was somewhat surprised and asked, "Since you didn't come here for the sake of Liuzhen Cave, why did you attack the Flame Boat as soon as we met?"

Liang said, "I'm here to arrest you and take you back to be brought to justice."

Liu Chenxiang frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Liang, I really don't understand why you would do this. Apart from the conflict with Liuzhen Cave, we don't have any real hatred for each other, do we?"

Liang Nu said, "The Liuzhen Cave is a minor matter. I said I just want an answer. Even if the Golden Core was really stolen by Xiaoyu, I will not pursue it any further. I just want an answer to that matter."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chenxiang couldn't help but ask, "If that's the case, then why did you relentlessly pursue the two of us, even trying to attack us the moment we met?"

Liang Nu said, "Because you want to kill my master. A teacher is like a father. No matter what you do, even if it's against Heaven, it's none of my business. But if you want to kill my master, then I cannot let you go."

Liu Chenxiang was even more puzzled upon hearing this, and he asked, "May I ask who your master is?"

Liang Nu said calmly, "It's the Divine Firmament Emperor, whom you hate the most."

Liu Chenxiang's pupils dilated instantly, but quickly returned to normal. "So you're his disciple! Does that mean he plotted against me all along? Your two previous rescues of me were also part of his scheme?"

Liang laughed and said, "You are judging a gentleman by the standards of a petty person. The first time I saved you, I didn't even know who you were. The second time I saved you, I had no idea about the grudges between your families."

"Never mind." Liang waved her sleeve lightly and said, "I don't want you to repay any life-saving grace. I'm here to arrest you two and bring you back to justice."

Liu Chenxiang's tone grew colder: "Regardless of the circumstances, you have saved my life twice, so I can repay you now."

At this point, Liu Chenxiang's magical power surged, and a powerful aura emanated from him. "I will only destroy your physical body, ensuring that your soul remains intact and returns safely to the underworld. This is my way of repaying your life-saving grace!"

"This is a rather unique way to repay someone. Okay, I accept it."

As soon as Liang finished speaking, she raised her hand and waved the Ice Soul Immortal Silk. Instantly, a wave of cold air surged, freezing Liu Chenxiang and everything within ten feet of him into solid ice.

The cold air quickly invaded Liu Chenxiang's body, but soon the magic power within Liu Chenxiang's body began to surge, forcing the cold air out of her body in just a breath.

Then, Liu Chenxiang's magical power surged out, shattering the solid ice in an instant. Immediately afterward, Liu Chenxiang raised his hand and struck out with a palm. The ice cracked like smoke, and the palm force was like thunder, heading straight for Liang Nu.

Liang Nu immediately activated the Ice Soul Immortal Silk to build an ice wall. The palm strike hit the ice wall, and the ice wall immediately blocked all the power.

But when Liang looked toward where Liu Chenxiang was, she saw that he had suddenly disappeared.

Her expression tightened, and she immediately used the Ice Soul Immortal Silk to protect herself, then searched for Liu Chenxiang's location.

Just then, Liang Nu suddenly noticed a strange chill on her Ice Soul Immortal Silk, so she gave it a slight tremor.

Unexpectedly, the cold energy suddenly burst forth with extremely strong power. That cold energy was actually Liu Chenxiang's Seventy-Two Transformations. At this moment, Liu Chenxiang struck Liang Nu directly with a palm strike.

With a loud bang, Liang Nu's bones shattered, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, she was blasted down by the palm wind and crashed heavily into the turbulent West Sea.

Liang Nu, carrying ice crystals formed from the frozen Ice Soul Immortal Silk, sank deeper and deeper into the sea.

Liu Chenxiang watched the bloodstains and icy mist rapidly dissipate on the sea surface. Seeing that Liang Nu had sunk to the bottom of the sea, he turned around and flew straight back to the Flame Boat.

"The Little Saint Lord is indeed incredibly powerful, living up to his reputation." King Yanling led his subordinates to greet him, all looking at Liu Chenxiang with admiration.

Liu Chenxiang composed himself, waved his hand calmly, and said, "Don't linger, get out to sea as soon as possible."

King Yanling's expression turned solemn, and he cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will obey the decree of the Little Saint Palace Master."

As the fiery boat sailed away on the waves, only the seven-colored celestial crown swirled in the sky, emitting clear cries.

Beneath the surface of the sea, Liang's body continued to sink, while her consciousness entered an extremely mysterious state.

She knew her body was sinking deeper into the sea, but her consciousness couldn't change anything because she had fallen into a coma.

At this moment, Liang was conscious, and she immediately used her consciousness to activate the Daoist technique "Jade Purity Divine Firmament Great Dao Treasure Register".

The next moment, rays of pure and clear spiritual light emanated from her body, shining brightly in the dark and gloomy seawater.

Soon the Taoist magic began to circulate, and the magical power within her body began to return to normal, but Liang Nu found that her body still showed no signs of waking up.

Even though she was protected by the Jade Purity Spiritual Light, her body still sank down without rising or falling at all.

Finally, her body gradually sank to the bottom of the sea and landed on the dark and deep seabed.

It was dark and desolate here, with only the occasional giant, strange fish swimming by. These strange fish were extremely terrifying and looked very ferocious.

But each time they swam by, they only glanced at Liang's body and then ignored her.

Countless small fish and floating insects swarmed around, densely gathering around Liang Nu's body, but were blocked by the Jade Pure Spiritual Light and could not get close.

Upon witnessing this scene, Ms. Liang felt her scalp tingle and an overwhelming sense of fear welled up within her.

But amidst this fear, Liang couldn't help but ponder: her body seemed to be severely injured, unconscious, and sinking into the sea. So where did this wisp of her consciousness come from?
Is it the primordial spirit? Or the soul? Or simply a wisp of consciousness?
At this moment, she was somewhat confused. If she was already dead, why could she still circulate her magic? Why couldn't her soul leave her body?

One day, two days, three days passed, and Ms. Liang pondered deeply, but to no avail. Just then, a strange shrimp floated overhead. This shrimp caught Ms. Liang's attention, and as she looked closely, she saw that the shrimp was covered in a thick, hard shell, and its body was moving very slowly and laboriously in the water.

Liang watched as it chased a mayfly in the water. The mayfly struggled to move its legs, antennae, and tail, but could only move a short distance each time, which made Liang anxious for it.

In the end, the shrimp failed to catch the mayfly because its thick, hard shell made it extremely slow, and the mayfly would escape if it was not careful.

Ms. Liang sighed, thinking to herself, "If it didn't have that thick shell, it could freely prey on those mayflies."

But as soon as the thought arose, Ms. Liang felt a thunderclap in her mind, followed by a flash of inspiration!

“Body! Yes, body!” Liang Nu suddenly realized, and the text of the Jade Purity Divine Firmament Great Dao Treasure Scroll flashed before her eyes, and profound and mysterious principles unfolded in her mind.

"If one does not shed this mortal body, how can one ascend lightly to the heavens and roam freely in all directions?"

"This is neither spirit nor will, but my Three Flowers and Five Qi."

The saying goes, "If one thought is clear, all thoughts will be clear." It is just like this: "Long mired in the mire of the mortal world, one is unable to ascend to the heavens. But once one sheds the mortal body and understands, one can leap into the clouds and become an immortal."

In an instant, Liang Nu shed her mortal form, and her soul burst forth from the sea and soared into the sky.

At the same time, a ray of light shone directly into the soul of Goddess Liang, and then the vast Western Sea suddenly began to glow with points of clear light.

Those clear lights were the "divine essence" of the Western Sea, which gathered on the soul of the goddess Liang like twinkling stars. In just a moment, this divine essence of the Western Sea sculpted the "immortal jade body" for the goddess Liang. Instantly, her skin was as smooth as jade and her bones as pure as ice, her face as white as frost and her figure as elegant as frost. Her fairy clothes were radiant and beautiful.

As the immortal body took shape, the three flowers gathered at the top of Liang Nu's spiritual platform and the five energies converged at the origin. The three flowers and five energies lifted the primordial spirit and flew to the top of the spiritual platform to settle down.

Liang Nu's primordial spirit sat cross-legged on the Three Flowers and Five Qi, her eyes slightly closed, her hands forming a mudra. Within her mudra, a 'Five-Colored Golden Light Dao Fruit' gradually took shape and solidified under the flow of the scriptures of the Jade Purity Divine Firmament Great Dao Treasure Record.

Then, Liang Nu's primordial spirit opened her eyes, uttered a soft shout, and a pure and ethereal light instantly enveloped her.

At the same time, Liang Nu opened her eyes, her body enveloped in 'Jade Purity Immortal Light', auspicious clouds rose beneath her feet, and the auspicious light sprinkled onto the sea surface, quickly smoothing out the vast sea area.

At this moment, a crane's cry rang out, followed by the seven-colored celestial crown flapping its wings and slowly landing beside Liang Nu, standing atop the auspicious clouds.

Liang Nu raised her hand and pointed to the sea below. The next moment, the Ice Soul Immortal Silk broke through the sea surface and flew back into Liang Nu's hand.

Liang Nu lightly twirled her fairy ribbon, then smiled at the seven-colored heavenly crown beside her and said, "Little Cai, I'm fine. It turns out the opportunity I was looking for was right here. Now I have attained the 'Celestial Immortal Dao Fruit' and transformed from mortal to immortal."

The Seven-Colored Heavenly Crown also emitted a few clear crane cries, and then Liang Nu said, "I have also comprehended a divine power called 'Inevitable Golden Light Finger'."

Yes, as the Daoist method bestowed upon Liang Nu by Zhuang Yan, the "Jade Purity Divine Firmament Great Dao Treasure Record" naturally incorporates some of its own minor functions.

Therefore, the supernatural power that Liang Nu has now comprehended, "Golden Light Finger," has the words "sure to hit" added before it.

At this moment, Liang Nu attained the Dao Fruit of Celestial Immortality. In terms of Daoist cultivation and magical power, she was no less than Liu Chenxiang. So she dispersed the extraordinary phenomenon of her becoming an immortal, rode on a crane, and continued to follow the aura of Liu Chenxiang and the others.

About seven hours later, Liang caught up with the flaming boat, only to find that it had been captured by the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the West Sea Dragon Palace.

Meanwhile, King Yanling and the others were also bound hand and foot and guarded on the bow of the ship by shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

Seeing this, Liang immediately leaped down, and the swordfish general rushed up to stop her, shouting, "Who goes there? This is a forbidden area of ​​the Western Sea Navy. Anyone who trespasses will be killed!"

The woman said, "I am a disciple of the Divine Firmament Emperor. May I ask if there is a Dragon God here?"

Upon hearing this, the swordfish general's expression changed drastically. "A disciple of the Divine Firmament Emperor? The Divine Firmament Emperor of the Spirit Platform and Insightful Understanding?"

“Yes,” Ms. Liang nodded.

General Swordfish quickly sheathed his weapon, bowed and said, "This humble general greets the immortal. We have come with the orders of the Dragon King of the West Sea to capture the traitor Liu Chenxiang, accompanied by Prince Ao Chun."

As they were talking, a handsome man with a dignified bearing and tall stature stepped out of the cabin of the fiery boat.

The swordfish general hurriedly stepped forward to report. Upon hearing that the man was a disciple of the Divine Firmament Emperor, he quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "I am Ao Chun, the Eighth Prince of the Western Sea. I greet the Immortal. May I ask your esteemed name?"

The woman bowed and said, "My name is Liang Nu, and my Taoist name is Zhaoyan."

"So it's the Immortal Zhaoyan." Ao Chun asked, "May I ask what brings the Immortal Zhaoyan here?"

After Liang explained her purpose, Ao Chun immediately said, "So the immortal has also come to capture Liu Chenxiang. This morning, my father received a report from the creatures of the Western Sea saying that Liu Chenxiang has entered the Western Sea and intends to take the Flame Spirit King's Flame Boat to sea. Therefore, he sent me to lead troops to intercept and capture him."

Liang suddenly realized, and then asked, "Where is Liu Chenxiang now?"

Ao Chun shook his head and said, "It's my incompetence that allowed him to escape. I don't know what kind of magic he used, but he and the woman disappeared right before our eyes."

“That’s the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends,” Liang Nu said immediately upon hearing this.

Ao Chun suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is. The Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends truly live up to their name."

At this point, Ao Chun turned to Liang Nu and said, "Immortal Zhao Yan, my West Sea Dragon Palace has already issued an arrest warrant. As long as Liu Chenxiang remains within the West Sea territory, he will be exposed sooner or later. Now I need to escort these people back to the Reverse Dragon Palace to report back. Why don't you come and visit my West Sea Dragon Palace, Immortal Zhao Yan?"

Liang smiled and said, "Let's leave it at that for today. I will definitely pay you a visit when I have time in the future. I'll go and search in the Western Sea first. If I find Liu Chenxiang, I can capture him on the spot and avoid any unforeseen complications."

Upon hearing this, Ao Chun said, "Alright, then I'll take my leave. Liu Chenxiang is very powerful, so please be careful, Immortal Zhaoyan."

Ms. Liang cupped her hands and said, "Alright."

Afterwards, Lady Liang rode away on a crane, and Ao Chun led the Dragon Palace soldiers and generals, escorting King Yanling and the others back to the Dragon Palace. (End of this chapter)