I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Buzhou Mountain, Huoling Palace.

Lu Hanzhi presented a memorial sent from Mount Ling to the Fire Spirit Immortal. After reading it, the Fire Spirit Immortal said to Lu Hanzhi, "A decree has already been issued that all matters concerning Xiniu Hezhou must first be submitted to the Western Heavenly Lord."

Lu Hanzhi's face stiffened, and she quickly apologized, "It was my oversight. I saw that this memorial was sent by the Demonic Sect, so I thought..."

"Everything must be done according to the law; you cannot have your own ideas." True Immortal Huo Ling said, "A fine of three thousand purple coins will be imposed, and this will not be repeated. After you leave, go to the Jade Palace Tower to pay the fine yourself."

Lu Hanzhi quickly cupped her hands and bowed, saying, "Your subordinate obeys the order and thanks Your Excellency for your mercy."

Fire Spirit Immortal pressed down the memorial, waved for Lu Hanzhi to leave, and then said to the boy beside him, "Go and invite the Western Heavenly Lord to come here."

"Yes." The boy acknowledged the order and then turned and left the Hall of Three Talents.

Soon after, Lord Huang Zhou and the boy arrived at the Hall of Three Talents. Upon entering the hall, they bowed to True Immortal Huo Ling and said, "Did the Lord summon me?"

Fire Spirit Immortal pointed to the left side of the main hall and said, "Please sit down, Lord of the Western Heaven, and serve tea."

"Thank you, Lord Huang Zhou." Lord Huang Zhou bowed in thanks, then sat down to the side, where a young boy offered him some spiritual tea.

After being seated, Lord Huangzhou accepted the spirit tea offered by the servant boy, took a sip, and then placed it back on the table, asking, "I wonder what orders Your Excellency has for me?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal instructed his attendant to present the memorial to Lord Huang Zhou, saying, "Take a look at this memorial."

Huang Zhoujun took the memorial, opened it, and read it carefully. After a moment, he said with a look of surprise, "The Demonic Sect has filed a complaint against the Holy Mother of Lingshan?"

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "The Demonic Sect says that the Holy Mother of Mount Ling disobeyed the decree of the Great Emperor of Shenxiao and, as a righteous god of the Heavenly Court, failed to perform her duties and made things difficult for the Demonic Sect at every turn. They request that the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm elect a new mountain god for Mount Ling."

Huang Zhoujun looked at the memorial in his hand and immediately fell into deep thought. After a moment, he looked up and said, "This must be a conflict between the Demonic Sect and the Holy Mother of Mount Ling."

Fire Spirit Immortal laughed and said, "Now that you are the Western Heavenly Lord and in charge of the affairs of Xiniu Hezhou, I would like to ask Lord Huangzhou to make a trip in person and see what is going on."

“Okay.” Huang Zhoujun readily agreed, then stood up and said, “I’ll go now.”

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded and said, "I will have Grand Commandant Zhechong accompany the Heavenly Lord."

As a pure civil official, Huang Zhoujun could naturally use the authority of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain to mobilize the power of the rules when he was the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain. However, now that he has lost the honor and authority of the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain, he can no longer mobilize the power of the rules belonging to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

Huang Zhoujun himself knew this, so he did not refuse. A moment later, Chi Ling arrived by imperial decree. After the Fire Spirit Immortal gave her personal instructions, the two set off.

Eight days later, Huang Zhoujun arrived at Mount Ling, where the Heavenly Demon Lord Luo Hou personally led thousands of demons to greet him at the mountain gate.

Although they were making a great commotion with gongs and drums, Huang Zhoujun showed no smile on his face.

Since the last battle at Mount Ling, in which the Buddhist sect was completely driven out of Xiniu Hezhou, Lord Huangzhou has gradually come to his senses.

He realized that he had likely been tricked by Mara or those three from the Brahma sect. Because the fortune he had increased for Buddhism had made it difficult for them to break through, they decided to attack him instead.

Since he had such a big weakness as the Third Holy Mother and Liu Chenxiang, it would be a waste not to take advantage of such a good opportunity.

"Welcome to the Western Heavenly Lord and the Grand Commandant of the Vanguard to Mount Ling. We are here to greet you on the orders of the Demon Ancestor." Rahu quickly stepped forward and bowed.

Huang Zhoujun nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and Chi Ling returned the greeting with a cupped hand. She then said directly, "I won't say anything more. Xi Tianjun has come to inquire about the matter of the Holy Mother of Mount Ling."

Upon hearing this, Luo Hou said, "That's right, that's right. Please, Lord Xitian and Grand Commandant, go to the Great Thunderclap Temple and take your seats. We will report in detail."

Huang Zhoujun said, "Then let's go."

So Rahu led Huang Zhoujun and Chi Ling to the Great Thunder Temple's 'Great Transformation Hall', where the Demon Ancestor Bo Xun sat high on the hall, with various Demon Lords sitting on either side.

Of course, the Demon Lord of Power did not come, because he was still recovering from his injuries; he had been severely injured by the Qiankun Seal that day.

Huang Zhoujun and Chi Ling entered the Great Transformation Hall and bowed to Bo Xun above. Bo Xun immediately returned the bow and said with a smile, "The arrival of the Western Heavenly Lord and the Grand Commandant Zhechong at Mount Ling truly brings glory to our humble abode. Please have a seat."

Four earth demons immediately stepped forward to greet them, leading Huang Zhoujun and Chi Ling to sit down on the sandalwood chairs in the upper left corner of the main hall.

Then four more demons offered them spirit tea and spirit fruit for the two to enjoy.

Huang Zhoujun did not drink tea, nor did he take any spiritual fruit. Instead, he said in a businesslike manner, "I have come here on the orders of Lord Huoling to investigate the matter of the Demonic Sect suing the Holy Mother of Lingshan. What are the details? Please tell me in detail."

Bo Xun smiled slightly, his gaze sweeping over the demon lords below. The Asura Heavenly Demon Lord, Po Zhi, immediately stepped forward and began to reiterate the same words he had spoken to the Holy Mother of Mount Ling.

"As everyone knows, it was the Divine Emperor who presided over the retreat of Amitabha Buddha and others from Xiniu Hezhou. After that, Mount Ling was taken over by our Demonic Sect."

“Our Demonic Sect has established itself on Mount Ling, and all the blessed lands and grottoes on Mount Ling belong to our disciples. It is only right and reasonable for us to ask those wandering immortals who are living on Mount Ling to leave.”

“The Holy Mother of Lingshan had previously received a Buddhist title, so she was unwilling to accept the Demonic Sect’s withdrawal from Lingshan, and thus she made things difficult for us at every turn.”

After Po-zhi recounted everything in detail, Huang-zhou-jun listened and said, "Is that all?"

“You can’t say that,” said Guangfa Tianmo Jiyu Mozun. “This is no small matter; it’s a major issue concerning the altar of my Demonic Sect.”

Huang Zhoujun said, "In my opinion, this is a minor matter. The words and actions of the Holy Mother of Lingshan are reasonable. Those who wanted to leave have already left, and it is wrong for you to forcibly drive away those who did not want to leave."

“I disagree with the Western Heavenly Lord’s statement,” said Kasyapa, the Dharma-holding demon. “Mount Ling is the altar of my demonic sect. Tell me, who would want another temple to exist within their own altar?”

Huang Zhoujun said, "Hasn't Buddhism always allowed the Golden Peak Immortal's Jade True Temple to stand at the foot of Mount Ling?"

"..." Kasyapa paused for a moment, then said, "That's different. The Golden-Crowned Immortal is on good terms with Buddhism, which is why Buddhism allowed him to establish a temple at the foot of Mount Ling."

Huang Zhoujun coldly said, "Your Demonic Sect is just looking for trouble. The Golden Peak Immortal's Jade True Temple has been at the foot of Mount Ling for a long time, even before you arrived. You come here and immediately want to destroy the temple and drive people away. There's no reason for that." "Western Heavenly Lord, you're showing favoritism towards the Golden Peak Immortal," said Yaksha King.

Huang Zhoujun said, "I am just doing my job. I think the Holy Mother of Lingshan did nothing wrong. The Jade True Temple of the Golden Peak Immortal has been there for a long time. Why are you driving him away?"

"Strictly adhering to official procedures?" Kasyapa said, "I'm afraid you have ulterior motives. When you were the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, didn't you have any dealings or friendship with the Golden Peak Immortal?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhoujun flew into a rage, slammed his fist on the table, and pointed at Kasyapa, saying, "Are you interrogating me?"

"How dare I?" Kasyapa said, "How could I dare to offend the divine might of the Western Heavenly Lord? I'm just reminding the Western Heavenly Lord that when we attacked Mount Ling, it was an event personally overseen by the Great Emperor Shenxiao."

Huang Zhoujun stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me the documents."

Kassapa was stunned, and after a moment asked, "What document?"

Huang Zhoujun said, "Since you claim that the Great Emperor Shenxiao bestowed the title of Mount Ling upon your Demonic Sect, you must have the official document of the Great Emperor Shenxiao's decree. Otherwise, it is a forgery!"

Upon hearing this, the demons in the hall instantly changed color. Even Bo Xun's face stiffened for a moment, and he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "Lord Huang Zhou, it was indeed the Great Emperor Shenxiao who presided over the matter at that time, as everyone witnessed. As for the documents, there were indeed none."

Huang Zhoujun said, "Don't confuse right and wrong. At that time, the Great Emperor Shenxiao was in charge of getting the Buddhist sect to withdraw from Xiniu Hezhou, not of bestowing Mount Ling upon anyone."

At this point, Huang Zhoujun said directly to Chi Ling, "Chi Ling, I think there's no need to investigate anymore. The matter is already very clear. The Holy Mother of Lingshan did nothing wrong. It was the Demonic Sect that stirred up trouble. We should go back and report to Lord Huoling."

Chi Ling stood up and said, "Okay."

"Wait a moment," said Bo Xun. The next moment, hundreds of earth demons rushed forward and blocked Huang Zhoujun.

Huang Zhoujun immediately stopped in his tracks, frowning as he looked at Chi Ling.

Chi Ling, however, remained expressionless and turned to Bo Xun, asking, "Bo Xun, what do you want to do?!"

Mara was also enraged by his subordinates, and with a wave of his hand, he sent them all flying. "A bunch of bastards, who gave you permission to come up here?"

After reprimanding his subordinates, Bo Xun laughed and said, "Lord of the Western Heaven, Grand Commandant Chi Ling, please don't misunderstand. I just asked the Heavenly Demon Lords to see you two off."

After saying this, Mara addressed the Demon Lord of Extreme Desire and the others, saying, "You will escort the Western Heavenly Lord and the Red Silk Grand Commandant on my behalf, and you must not be disrespectful."

Upon hearing this, all the demons rose and bowed, saying, "Disciples obey."

Afterwards, the demons escorted Huang Zhoujun and Chi Ling out of Mount Ling, but the two did not leave directly, but instead went to Yuzhen Temple.

Upon seeing where the two had gone, the group of demons exchanged glances and then went back to report to Mara.

After hearing the reports from everyone, Bo Xun could only wave his hand helplessly and said, "It seems that we can only allow the existence of this Golden-Crowned Immortal for the time being, and think of a solution later."

Kasyapa said, "Demon Ancestor, this disciple senses that Lord Huang Zhou harbors hostility towards our Demonic Sect."

Po-zhi and the others nodded and said, "We felt it too."

Bo Xun laughed and said, "Of course. I schemed against him back then, causing him to lose his position as the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain. I think he has figured it out by now, so it is only natural that he is hostile to my Demonic Sect."

At this point, Mara told everyone about his schemes against Liu Chenxiang and the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain, and finally said, "I didn't tell you beforehand because I was afraid you would reveal heavenly secrets. Now that we have taken over Mount Ling, it doesn't matter anymore."

Upon hearing this, the demons were both shocked and impressed. They never expected their Demon Ancestor to be so formidable that even the Great Emperor of the Western Peak had been outmaneuvered and lost his position.

Then Mara said, "Don't worry about Yuzhen Temple for now, let it stay there. From now on, you must guard it closely and not let anyone enter Mount Ling to establish a temple."

Upon hearing this, all the demons bowed and said, "We will obey your decree."

Meanwhile, Huang Zhoujun and Chi Ling arrived at Yuzhen Temple, where they learned some information from the Holy Mother of Lingshan and the Golden Peak Immortal. Without lingering, the two set off back to Buzhou Mountain.

Upon returning to Buzhou Mountain, Huang Zhoujun informed Huo Ling Zhenxian of what he had learned on the trip, and Huo Ling Zhenxian then understood what the Demonic Sect was planning.

On that same day, True Immortal Fire Spirit replied to the Demonic Sect, informing them that the Demonic Sect had established its sect on Mount Ling, but Mount Ling was not the private property of the Demonic Sect. However, given the location of the Demonic Sect's altar, the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm would not deliberately interfere with the Demonic Sect's dojo on Mount Ling.

However, the Demonic Sect cannot expel the cultivators who have already established their dojos in Mount Ling, nor can it use the name of the Divine Firmament Emperor as a pretext. If this happens again, it will be seriously investigated!
In addition, the Fire Spirit Immortal also gave the Holy Mother of Mount Ling a decree, instructing her to monitor the situation. If the Demonic Sect continued to force cultivators who had already established dojos in Mount Ling to leave, she was to report it directly to the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm.

Of course, the Fire Spirit Immortal also told the Holy Mother of Mount Ling not to interfere too much with the Demonic Sect's control over Mount Ling. True gods should not get involved in mortal affairs; this is the bottom line.

The Holy Mother of Mount Ling, who received the edict from the True Immortal of Fire Spirit, naturally had no objections. However, now that only the Jade True Temple of the Golden Peak Immortal remained in and around Mount Ling, she didn't have much to monitor. She only needed to keep an eye on the Jade True Temple to prevent it from being destroyed by the Demonic Sect and the Golden Peak Immortal from being driven away.

The reason why Huang Zhoujun and Huo Ling Zhenxian were in such a hurry was that the Buddhist Dharma assembly in Nanzhanbuzhou was about to begin.

An hour after the Fire Spirit Immortal issued the edicts to the Demonic Sect and the Holy Mother of Mount Ling, Xiuhuang Boy and Baojie Boy, on Zhuang Yan's orders, came to find the two to meet outside the gate of Mount Buzhou.

When the two arrived at the mountain gate, they saw that Zhuang Yan was already waiting for them. So the two quickly ran up to him and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Rise," Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

The two rose to their feet, and then the Fire Spirit Immortal asked, "Your Majesty, won't you ride in the jade carriage?"

As the Heavenly Emperor, Zhuang Yan was accompanied by the imperial carriage provided by the Heavenly Court.

But Zhuang Yan shook his head and laughed, "Sitting there is too much trouble. It's better to come and go freely by myself. Alright, it's getting late, let's set off."

Having said that, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and immediately rode on a nine-colored auspicious cloud, carrying the two boys Baojie and Xiuhuang, along with the Fire Spirit True Immortal and Huang Zhoujun, directly breaking through the void and heading towards the Southern Continent. (End of this chapter)