Traveling Through Journey to the West: I Am the Dragon King

Yun Chonghua was overjoyed to have become human again.

But his joy lasted only two seconds before shame replaced it.

Because at this moment he realized that he had just taken human form and was completely naked.

The fairy in front of him had seen his entire body.

Just as Yun Chonghua was feeling ashamed, the White Crane Fairy looked at him from the left and right like a curious child, and then circled around him.

Seeing this, Yun Chonghua covered his body with his hands and asked, "Why is the fairy staring at me like that?"

The White Crane Fairy noticed Yun Chonghua's embarrassment and took two steps back to distance herself from him.

The White Crane Fairy said with great enthusiasm, "It's nothing, I'm just a little curious." As she spoke, two white feathers floated down from the White Crane Fairy's feathered robe and flew straight towards Yun Chonghua's chest and the top of his head.

The moment the feather touched his body, a flash of light appeared, and one feather transformed into a brocade robe that Yun Chonghua wore. Another feather transformed into a cloud-shaped crown to bind his hair.

With this attire, coupled with Yun Chonghua's appearance and temperament, she truly resembled a celestial being.

Yun Chonghua looked at his attire and quickly cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, fairy."

But the White Crane Fairy seemed uninterested in listening to him. She continued to circle around him, looking left and right, and even touched his forehead.

The White Crane Fairy muttered, "There really are no dragon horns."

After muttering to herself, the White Crane Fairy retreated. She looked Yun Chonghua up and down and exclaimed, "Hmm! Not bad. He certainly has the appearance of a celestial being. But it's rather strange."

Faced with the gaze of the White Crane Fairy, Yun Chonghua asked in bewilderment, "Oh? What's so strange about it? Please enlighten me, Fairy."

The White Crane Fairy replied, "Naturally, it's because you were originally a dragon, but now you've changed into a human."

Yun Chonghua asked, "Huh? I've transformed into human form. Is there anything wrong with becoming human?"

The White Crane Fairy said, "Of course that's not right. You are a dragon, though a dragon transformed from a fish, you are still a dragon. Although dragons are the leaders of scaled creatures, they are still beasts. Within the Three Realms, any beast that transforms into human form will inevitably retain some beastly characteristics if it doesn't expend its magical power to change again."

Then the White Crane Fairy pointed to herself and said, "Take me for example. Although I have cultivated by the Empress's side for many years and am no different from a human, I still retain some characteristics of my true form as a white crane."

The White Crane Fairy pointed to her feathered robe and the crimson hairpin in her hair, and continued, "For example, this feathered robe I'm wearing is made from my own feathers. And this hairpin in my hair is the crimson crown of my true white crane form."

"But you are different. Although you are a dragon, after transforming, you don't resemble a dragon at all. After careful observation, I found you to be no different from an ordinary person. You have neither a dragon's head nor a dragon's tail, nor the scales and horns that are most difficult to refine. You don't look like a scaled insect to me, but rather like a human immortal."

"A celestial being?" Yun Chonghua thought of something and then said, "I've heard that the peaches of immortality in heaven are rare and precious treasures. If you eat a three-thousand-year-old peach, you can become an immortal and attain enlightenment, becoming light and healthy. If you eat a six-thousand-year-old peach, you can ascend to heaven and live forever. And if you eat a nine-thousand-year-old peach, you can live as long as heaven and earth, as long as the sun and moon. Isn't my current state thanks to these peaches?"

Upon hearing this, the White Crane Fairy shook her head.

The White Crane Fairy explained, "Although you know a lot, you've forgotten one thing. Only 'humans' who eat the peaches of immortality will have such effects. But you are a scaled insect, and I am a feathered insect, neither of us are human. Although humans are classified as insects, our ancestor was the Goddess Nuwa, who took the pure air of heaven to create water, and the turbid air of earth to form her body, and molded it from clay. This also created the human race's innate physical form and its status as the most intelligent of all beings."

"Although humans have a lifespan of only a hundred years, their cultivation speed is ten or even a hundred times faster than that of us beasts. That's why the peaches of immortality, which are six thousand years old, can grant humans the ability to ascend to heaven and achieve eternal life. But we, the five insects and animals, are merely born of the earth, not of nature. Our bodies are burdened with heavy turbid energy, and our cultivation speed is far slower than that of humans. Even if we consume spiritual objects, their effects are only half as good as those of humans, and are greatly reduced."

"But just now you transformed into golden scales, grew five claws, and became a celestial dragon radiating light, clearly an omen of ascending to immortality. But upon closer reflection, that shouldn't be the case. Unless..."

Yun Chonghua asked, "Unless what?"

The White Crane Fairy said, "Unless you are originally human, possessing human talents. The dragon's immortal body combined with human talents would naturally produce such miraculous effects from consuming the peaches of immortality. Otherwise, I can't think of any other explanation."

But then the White Crane Fairy laughed and said, "That's impossible too. You're a scaled insect, everyone has seen it with their own eyes. How could you possibly be human?"

After hearing this, Yun Chonghua thought to himself, "How is that impossible? Could it be that my extraordinary fortune is because I am a transmigrator, and thus born with human cultivation talent?"

However, this is just his guess.

Now that I've returned to being human, I've been given a great opportunity. There's no need to think about so many things anymore.

So Yun Chonghua casually replied, "Perhaps I have some special destiny."

Although the White Crane Fairy couldn't understand it, she didn't pursue it further. After all, the way of heaven is both constant and unpredictable, and it's not strange for some extraordinary people to appear by chance.

The White Crane Fairy said, "Your transformation from a common dragon to a celestial dragon is indeed an extraordinary stroke of luck. Although there are many dragons of all sizes in this world, there are only three celestial dragons now."

"Huh? Three? Then aren't the Four Sea Dragon Kings considered Heavenly Dragons?" Yun Chonghua asked.

Fairy White Crane shook her head and said, "Of course not. Although the Four Seas Dragon Clan rules over the Lower Yuan Water Realm, they are merely true dragons. As for the ascended celestial dragons, besides you, there are only Kang Jin Xingjun among the Twenty-Eight Mansions and Chen Long among the Six Ding and Six Jia. The 'Jing Zhong Long' who guards the Sky-Supporting Column for His Majesty, although also in the Upper Realm, is just a true dragon."

Yun Chonghua nodded after hearing this and said, "I see."

Hearing that his status in the dragon race was higher than that of the Dragon King of the East Sea, Yun Chonghua was overjoyed.

Compared to him, the Dragon King of the East Sea is now like a "loach".

The White Crane Fairy then said, "Alright, quickly drink the imperial wine and swallow the golden pill. In this way, your Heavenly Dragon Body will become a pure golden body, allowing you to survive those thirty-odd bolts of heavenly lightning."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chonghua didn't delay any longer. He took the golden pill out of the box and put it in his mouth. Then, he swallowed the golden pill with the mellow imperial wine.

As the elixir entered his stomach and the fine wine was consumed,

A feeling of power filling my entire body suddenly washed over me.

The elixir and fine wine had completely permeated his internal organs and flesh, and his body felt an unprecedented sense of lightness, fullness, and wonder.

He felt the warmth and comfort of his Jade Palace. Living a life of blissful oblivion—that was perhaps the feeling he was experiencing now.

Finally, he let out a burp, exhaling a fragrant, intoxicating aroma.