I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Liu Chenxiang met Zhuang Yan again, but the scene was different from the solemn and dignified one he had imagined. After Prince Moang paid his respects and submitted his decree, Zhuang Yan summoned Liu Chenxiang and Xiaoyu in the main hall of Aoyun Palace.

"Sit down," Zhuang Yan said, pointing to the sandalwood chair beside him.

Liu Chenxiang and Xiaoyu exchanged a glance, then Liu Chenxiang straightened his back and, limping, led Xiaoyu to sit down at the table.

A servant boy carrying a staff stepped forward, picked up a teapot, poured a cup of tea for Liu Chenxiang and Xiaoyu, and presented it to them.

Xiaoyu stared blankly at the steaming teacup in front of her, then turned to look at Liu Chenxiang.

Liu Chenxiang picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said, "Good tea."

Zhuang Yan smiled but didn't say anything, only gazing calmly at Liu Chenxiang.

Even though Liu Chenxiang was usually calm, he couldn't help but feel a bit of pressure under Zhuang Yan's gaze. He shifted his body uncomfortably in the sandalwood chair, and then asked Zhuang Yan in what he thought was a very calm tone, "What does the Divine Firmament Emperor intend to do with me?"

"Death penalty." Zhuang Yan smiled. "This has already been agreed upon."

Liu Chenxiang snorted coldly and said, "If that's the case, then why did the Divine Firmament Emperor summon me and offer me tea? Does he want to hear my repentance?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head again and smiled, "No."

Liu Chenxiang frowned and said, "If you don't want to hear my confession, then you want to enjoy the pleasure of victory?"

Zhuang Yan laughed heartily, looking at Liu Chenxiang and saying, "What joy do I get from beating someone like you? If it weren't for giving the people below a chance to earn merit, would the two of you have been able to escape Yunlan Mountain?"

Liu Chenxiang immediately fell silent. Given the terrifying power Zhuang Yan displayed that day, if he didn't want Liu Chenxiang to escape, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape.

"Then what is it for? Is it just to invite the two sinners to tea?" Liu Chenxiang asked.

Zhuang Yan said, "Someone once tampered with you and manipulated the secrets of heaven. I want to use you to trace the source and find out the origin of this person."

Liu Chenxiang looked puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhuang Yan smiled without saying a word, but simply raised his hand and pointed at Liu Chenxiang. The next moment, Liu Chenxiang's pupils immediately became dilated.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Chenxiang's eyes regained their clarity. After a moment, Liu Chenxiang finally understood what Zhuang Yan was talking about.

He realized that the dream he had of his mother being arrested was something that Zhuang Yan had just pointed out, and that someone had been manipulating the secrets of heaven.

"I understand." Liu Chenxiang smiled calmly. "It seems that this person wanted to use me, so he stirred up my destiny and made me dream of my mother."

Zhuang Yan said, "That's why I need to know who this person is."

Liu Chenxiang said calmly, "I don't care. On the contrary, I don't hate him at all. I'm grateful to him. If it weren't for his manipulation of the heavens, I might never have known that I had a mother who was imprisoned under the mountain."

Zhuang Yan said, "It's only human nature."

After speaking, Zhuang Yan stood up and slowly walked to Liu Chenxiang.

Xiaoyu raised her head and tightly hugged Liu Chenxiang's arm with both hands. Liu Chenxiang gave her a reassuring smile.

Then Zhuang Yan reached out and pressed his hand on the Heavenly Gate above Liu Chenxiang's head. The two functions, 'Search Heavenly Secrets' and 'Rewind', were activated simultaneously. In an instant, Liu Chenxiang's past trajectory was laid out like silk threads and presented before Zhuang Yan's eyes.

Zhuang Yan's gaze swept across the area and finally landed on a trajectory. He then reached out and grabbed the trajectory in his hand, beginning to trace its origin.

The trajectory then branched into countless threads, one of which led directly to a silent, empty space.

When Zhuang Yan traced back to this empty and silent space, a violent aura of annihilation suddenly swept in from the front, instantly obliterating the trajectory and Zhuang Yan's method of tracing back.

Zhuang Yan withdrew his hand from above Liu Chenxiang's head and slowly uttered six words: "Outside the heavens, the chaotic energy."

Zhuang Yan came from beyond the heavens and was extremely familiar with the aura that annihilated Liu Chenxiang's trajectory and his own tracing power. That was the chaotic energy born from the boundless chaos beyond the Three Realms.

So although the chaotic energy annihilated that trajectory, Zhuang Yan already had the answer: in the past thousand years, besides himself, the only ones who entered the mortal world from beyond the heavens were the Primordial Elder (Hongjun Daoist) and the Buddha-Demon Mara.

The Xuan Sect of the Hunyuan Elder is located in Dongsheng Shenzhou, which has nothing to do with Xiniu Hezhou, so there is no need for him to come to Xiniu Hezhou to cause trouble.

Then there is only one outcome: Buddha and Mara. Zhuang Yan only needed to think for a moment to understand why he did this.

When the Third Holy Mother was captured, she was originally to be executed, but many Buddhist bodhisattvas traveled a long distance to plead for her life. In the end, the Third Holy Mother was spared the death penalty and was suppressed under Tao Mountain.

Therefore, to express his gratitude to these bodhisattvas, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak used his authority to strengthen the fortune of the mountains and rivers where the Buddhist sects of Xiniu Hezhou were located. Thus, the Buddhist sects of Xiniu Hezhou, under the leadership of Amitabha Buddha, have been able to protect India from the combined attacks of demonic forces and the Brahma religion, all thanks to the Great Emperor of the Western Peak who enhanced the fortune of the mountains and rivers for them.

Liu Chenxiang is the grandson of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and the son of the Holy Mother of the Three Realms. If he knew that his mother was being suppressed, he would definitely try to find a way to rescue her.

It is impossible not to break the Heavenly Laws during this process. If Liu Chenxiang violates the Heavenly Laws, it will inevitably implicate the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

If the Western Peak Emperor is implicated, his imperial throne will be threatened, and the fortune of the earth veins and mountains that the Western Peak Emperor has added to Buddhism will inevitably be affected.

Now it seems that Buddha Mara's scheme was very successful; he successfully used Liu Chenxiang to overthrow the current Emperor of the Western Peak.

Zhuang Yan sat back down. Liu Chenxiang felt as if her mind had gone blank for a moment, as if she knew nothing at all.

He recovered and looked at Zhuang Yan, asking, "Who is that person?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "This is no longer your concern."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan waved his hand, and Giant Spirit God and Jiang Han immediately stepped forward and grabbed Liu Chenxiang's shoulders on the left and right.

Liu Chenxiang slowly stood up, and Xiaoyu followed suit; they both knew it was time.

"They said they would spare your life and spare your head, so you were struck dead by lightning," Zhuang Yan said to Liu Chenxiang.

Liu Chenxiang nodded and said, "Thank you."

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "I have another question."

“Ask away,” Zhuang Yan said.

Liu Chenxiang said, "You could have captured us all that day at Yunlan Mountain, so why did you let me go?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "It's very simple. If we don't let you go, why would someone like King Yanling take the initiative to jump out? There are also anti-heaven forces overseas, which is something I didn't expect. But don't worry, your death is not the end. More heads will roll in the future."

Liu Chenxiang's expression changed, then she said with a look of despair, "So all of this was your scheme. I never imagined this world was so filthy, filled with scheming."

Zhuang Yan said, "You only see the scheming in the world, but you don't see the freedom in the world. If you can live a peaceful and content life, then who can scheme against you? It's like blaming the water for your own dirty feet—that's not reasonable."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Take him away and execute him."

"As you command." Giant Spirit God and Jiang Han accepted the order and led Liu Chenxiang out. At this moment, Five Thunder Heavenly Lord also stepped forward, but they stopped Xiaoyu, saying, "You don't need to go."

Liu Chenxiang paused, turned around sharply to look at Xiaoyu, who also looked bewildered, and said to the Five Thunder Heavenly Lord in front of her, "I want to be executed with him."

Zhuang Yan's voice came from behind: "You have rendered meritorious service, you will be spared death."

"What?" Liu Chenxiang's gaze sharpened, and she looked at Xiaoyu with suspicion.

Xiaoyu looked puzzled and turned to Zhuang Yan, asking, "Great Emperor Shenxiao, what do you mean by this?"

Zhuang Yan stood up and said, "You persuaded Liu Chenxiang to give up resistance in the West Sea, which saved the West Sea Dragon Palace from many casualties. This is a merit, so you can be spared death."

"No!" Xiaoyu shook her head hurriedly upon hearing this, and knelt down on the ground, pleading, "This is not my intention, Divine Emperor Shenxiao, please let me die with him!"

Zhuang Yan said calmly, "My decree has been issued; how can it be changed? You may leave."

As soon as Zhuang Yan finished speaking, two divine generals stepped forward and pulled Xiao Yu away. Xiao Yu kept pleading loudly, and when she passed by Liu Chenxiang, she clung tightly to Liu Chenxiang's leg, tears streaming down her face, refusing to let go no matter what.

After learning the whole story, Liu Chenxiang breathed a sigh of relief. He was happy that Xiaoyu had survived, but his face remained expressionless. He simply kicked Xiaoyu away with a cold face and said, "You bitch, so that's what you were thinking. I really misjudged you. Get out of my way."

Xiaoyu was kicked and rolled several times on the ground before stopping. Then, she was held down by several divine generals. She struggled and explained while crying and wailing, but she couldn't change anything. In the end, she could only watch helplessly as Liu Chenxiang was taken away.

Liu Chenxiang was then taken outside Aoyun Palace. After his identity was verified, Tiger Vanguard read out the verdict: "He has rebelled against Heaven and caused chaos, and his crimes are heinous. He shall be subjected to the extreme punishment of Heavenly Thunder, and his soul shall be cast into the Underworld, turning into bricks of the Bridge of Helplessness, never to be reincarnated for a hundred lifetimes. This is the decree of the Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament of the Spirit Platform!"

Subsequently, the Five Thunder Gods simultaneously formed hand seals, summoning down the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. Purple lightning illuminated half the sky, and Liu Chenxiang was then reduced to ashes by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

At the same time, his soul was bound by Zhuang Yan's talisman and flew into the underworld, arriving at the Bridge of Helplessness, where it turned into a piece of blue stone bridge brick, which fit perfectly into a damaged spot on the Bridge of Helplessness.

It turns out that not long ago, the karma flowing from the mortal realm to the underworld was too great, causing the River of Oblivion in the underworld to swell and wash away a brick on the Bridge of Helplessness. Therefore, Zhuang Yan decreed that Liu Chenxiang's soul should be transformed into a brick to repair the missing piece of the Bridge of Helplessness.

Thus, Liu Chenxiang, the Little Sage Equal to Heaven, was struck dead by heavenly lightning, his soul transforming into a stone brick on the Bridge of Helplessness, to be trampled by the gods and demons of the underworld, never to be reincarnated. (End of Chapter)