In front of the palace of the Emperor Tianguan, the dragon girl Fu Jia sent off her father, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The old Dragon King and his little daughter could be said to have been together less than they were apart, but neither side was overly sad.
After all, the old Dragon King is a deity in heaven, and the dragon girl Fu Jia is about to attain enlightenment, so they are sure to have a bright future. Both of them have endless lifespans, so there will be plenty of opportunities for them to meet again in the future.
Moreover, the dragon girl Fu Jia has a master like the Emperor of Heaven in Heaven. Within the Three Realms, no one dares to touch her as long as they don't provoke those golden immortals or even the heavenly masters.
But the situation is different for the other descendants of the Dragon King of the East Sea. In comparison, almost none of the brothers of Dragon Girl Fu Jia are capable of anything.
The eldest prince of the East China Sea Dragon Palace is approaching the limit of his lifespan, and it seems there is no hope for him to attain enlightenment in this lifetime. So he will see if he can go to the underworld and follow the path of a ghost fairy, or find a way to reincarnate and cultivate again.
Several other princes and princesses had either been enfeoffed as dragon gods of water lords or married far away to the Mermaid Kingdom or the Dragon Palace of the North Sea and the Dragon Palace of the West Sea. None of them had the potential to achieve immortality.
Even if one is the offspring of an immortal god, if one does not have enough aptitude and talent, even if one has inherited the all-powerful Taoism and has the support of the rich resources of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, one still cannot achieve enlightenment.
Looking at the Dragon King of the East China Sea riding the auspicious clouds away, this dragon god who was so majestic and high in the lower world, seemed inconspicuous in the upper world. During the Peach Banquet, he sat at the very end and was inconspicuous among the star gods and lords in the sky. At this moment, he left quietly.
After seeing off the Dragon King of Longhai, the dragon girl Fu Jia turned around and flew back to the palace of the Emperor Tianguan to bid farewell to her master. She had not yet attained enlightenment and was not even sure which path she would practice. Should she follow her master in practicing the Taiyin path, or choose to ascend to the Juntian realm, or walk her own path.
Therefore, the dragon girl Fu Jia needs to choose to return to the lower world to practice. The upper world is suitable for immortals and gods to live in, but for a practitioner like her who is in the tribulation period, it is better to experience the tribulation in the lower world.
The immortal officials affiliated with the Tianguan Emperor's palace in the Tianguan Temple were still busy. After the dragon girl Fu Jia asked the immortal servants who passed by, she learned that the Tianguan Emperor was not in the Tianguan Temple, but was practicing in the Immortal Garden, so she immediately went to find him.
The Great Emperor of Heaven was still strumming the immortal harp, but unlike the way ordinary people played the harp, he might only strum it once every one or two hours, as if he was feeling the rhythm of the harp and the connection with the Tao.
Dragon Girl Fu Jia waited for a long while before she saw the Heavenly Official Emperor put down his zither. The Heavenly Official Emperor seemed to know why Dragon Girl Fu Jia came. He stood up and said directly, "You are still worried about which avenue to choose for enlightenment, but you are at a loss. After all, even for most practitioners in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, being able to choose a avenue for enlightenment is already a blessing from heaven, but you have multiple choices, which makes you not know where to start."
Dragon Girl Fu Jia immediately said: "My disciple is too greedy!"
"Greed? Who isn't greedy? Not even saints can be free of desires. Only the dead can be free of desires. The more powerful a person is, the greedier they are. They are greedy for more life, for immortality, for the eternal path. Looking at the entire upper realm, all the immortals and gods are the greediest people in the three realms."
The Emperor of Heaven looked at Dragon Girl Fu Jia and said, "It's just that they know what they want, and they are not as confused as you."
"The Way of the Moon and the Way of Space that I practiced, as well as the Merit and the Way of the Juntian Realm, are not suitable for you. Fu Jia, you were born with the essence of the Way of Heaven and Earth, and you are the reincarnation of the ancient gods and demons. When you were born, the winds and clouds in the four seas changed color, and thunder and lightning struck. The Way of Water and Thunder may be more suitable for you."
"It just depends on your personal luck and your ability to grasp it. It's not difficult to achieve enlightenment and ascend. This is just the beginning. For you, you should proceed step by step and work slowly. There will always be a day when you can ascend. It won't be difficult at all."
“But later on, when immortals and gods comprehend the Great Dao and advance from a minor immortal to a lower immortal, a higher immortal, and finally a golden immortal, it is truly as difficult as ascending to heaven. If you choose the wrong path, a path of the Great Dao that is not suitable for you, you may be stuck at the threshold of a lower immortal or a higher immortal, and never be able to advance in your lifetime.”
"If you just want to be a minor immortal or a lower immortal for your whole life, your master will certainly not say much. If you want to go further, you have to think further ahead. So I hope you will choose carefully. Even if it is not the best, you must choose the one that suits you best. There are thousands of great ways, and they all lead to the same destination in the end. There is no distinction between high and low."
"Even if it's a little slower, don't rush it."
After hearing this, Dragon Girl Fu Jia understood what her master, the Heavenly Official Emperor, meant and knelt down to pay her respects: "Jia Er, I understand! I will definitely find the path that suits me best."
The dragon girl Fu Jia rode on a white jade chariot pulled by five dragon horses and went down to the mortal world again. The dragon horses descended from the highest point of the Tianguan Emperor's Divine Palace, passed through layer after layer of fairy mountains and floating islands, and finally passed through the Heavenly Gate. The four giant spirits guarding the Heavenly Gate passed by the dragon girl Fu Jia, and the token of the Tianguan Emperor's Divine Palace that she carried on her body flashed, and the four giant spirits withdrew their gazes.
However, when the dragon horse was pulling the white jade carriage along the road to immortality through the Heaven Beyond Heaven, a strong wind storm suddenly arose in the Heaven Beyond Heaven.
The strong wind storm swept down from outside the nine heavens, affecting a large number of cave heavens and star palaces. This situation was not uncommon in the heavenly realm and happened from time to time. However, each star palace had its own boundary barriers to protect it, and each star god had arranged a boundary-sealing immortal formation. These strong wind storms had no way of invading the cave heavens and star palaces, but they posed a considerable threat to the immortal gods walking in the heavens.
At this moment, Fu Jia, who was riding on the dragon-horse white jade chariot, ran head-on into this strong wind storm.
The dragon horse that was speeding down the heavenly road seemed to sense a strong crisis and stopped instantly. The dragon girl Fu Jia looked up at the sky from the white jade carriage and found that in the distance there was a terrifying strong wind storm, sweeping over thousands of miles, covering the whole sky and earth like a tsunami pressing down from high above.
"No! Let's go back quickly!"
The dragon girl Fu Jia's face changed all of a sudden, and she ordered the dragon horse to quickly return to the heaven along the immortal road. The dragon horse's hooves stepped out of the river map, and the entire white jade chariot formed a fairy formation, protecting the dragon girl Fu Jia as she quickly escaped.
But it was too late. The strong wind storm instantly caught up with the dragon horse and the white jade chariot, sweeping them up in it. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace.
The strong wind storm swept through, passing through countless caves and star palaces, and finally passed through a cave and star palace hidden in a corner below the heaven. The dragon girl Fu Jia and the River Map Array that was crumbling in the Nine Heavens Strong Wind Storm were suddenly shattered. The dragon girl Fu Jia felt that her magic power to maintain the array engraved on the white jade chariot and dragon horses was almost exhausted. Three of the five dragon horses disappeared without a trace in the strong wind.
There was a violent collision between the Gangfeng Storm, the River Map Array, and the Cave Heaven Barrier, and the White Jade Fairy Chariot was suddenly pressed into the Cave Heaven Barrier.
The magic power of the dragon girl Fu Jia was about to be exhausted, and her true form was revealed. A golden-red dragon roared out, rushed into the Star Palace, and rampaged on the boundary barrier, leaving scars all over her body, and finally fell into the cave.
It was an endless blue ocean, with the waning moon illuminating the ocean, and beneath the ocean, there was a solitary, steep fairy peak that was as sharp as a sword.