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

At this moment, the White Tiger God said, "By the way! Although this thing now possesses my spiritual energy, it is still just an ordinary 'ghost coin.' If you want to awaken it, you will need a drop of your life essence blood. Once awakened, its wondrous uses will be endlessly beneficial to you."

The White Tiger God looked around Wushan and then sighed, saying, "This time, spiritual power has been discovered and the heavens have noticed. I'm afraid we can't stay in Wushan anymore."

As she spoke, the clothes she wore transformed back into the white tiger with golden stripes. However, this time, one of the golden stripes on the tiger's body was missing.

The White Tiger God was now completely naked, appearing before Yun Chonghua.

The White Tiger God rode on the back of the white tiger.

She smiled and waved to Yun Chonghua, saying, "Alright, little one. Don't forget what I told you. We'll meet again someday!" With that, the white tiger galloped off into the distance.

After fleeing far away, both the White Tiger and the White Tiger God transformed into wisps of light, dissipating into the distance. In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace.

Although Yun Chonghua didn't know what the "Mountain Spirit Coin" in his hand was, he still put it away for the time being.

Without delay, he immediately took flight and headed straight for the Heavenly Palace. Although he still had many questions in his mind, he believed that once he met the Empress and the White Crane Fairy and learned the whole story, he would soon understand them all.

Yun Chonghua flew over the South Heavenly Gate, crossed the Milky Way, and headed straight for the Jade Pool.

However, when he arrived at Yaochi, the fairy guarding Yaochi stopped him.

The fairy asked, "My lord, please wait!"

Although the fairy on duty recognized Yun Chonghua, the rules of Yaochi stipulated that, except for the Peach Banquet, male immortals could not enter Yaochi without the guidance of someone from Yaochi. This rule applied even to Yun Chonghua.

Yun Chonghua said, "Please inform Her Majesty, I have urgent business to discuss with her."

Upon hearing this, the fairy dared not delay and immediately rode a cloud to report to the Jade Pool.

A moment later, the White Crane Fairy slowly flew out from the Jade Pool. After landing, she revealed her human form and asked, "What's wrong? What happened? Her Majesty is still resting in the palace. Tell me if there's anything urgent, and I'll inform her."

As the White Crane Fairy spoke, she dismissed the maids who tried to stop her and led Yun Chonghua into the Jade Pool.

After the two entered the Jade Pool, the White Crane Fairy asked, "What happened? Did you encounter some difficulties in the mortal realm?"

After looking around to make sure no one was there, Yun Chonghua said, "Sister Baihe, while I was exorcising demons in the mortal realm, I unexpectedly encountered a major incident..."

Yun Chonghua then recounted to Fairy Baihe everything that had happened during his journey to Wushan to exorcise the demon at the invitation of the Azure-Backed Dragon. He also told her about his unexpected encounter with the White Tiger God and his battle with a powerful being of unknown identity.

Fairy White Crane was stunned upon hearing Yun Chonghua's words. She murmured, "Is what you said true? White Tiger! White Tiger is still alive!"

Yun Chonghua nodded and said, "Of course it's true. But I'm not sure if she's still alive. After all, the powerful being who possessed the tiger demon and the White Tiger God both said they only had their primordial spirit left, so they weren't really alive."

As he spoke, Yun Chonghua handed the "Mountain Spirit Coin" that the White Tiger God had given him to the White Crane Fairy.

"This was given to me by the White Tiger Goddess before she left. She originally wanted me to keep it a secret, but I always felt that such a big matter could not be kept from His Majesty and the Empress. However, the White Tiger Goddess did not allow me to report this matter to His Majesty, saying that if I reported it to the Empress, she would understand. So as soon as the matter was over, I came to Yaochi to report it without stopping."

The White Crane Fairy sensed the spiritual energy emanating from the "Mountain Spirit Coin" and said, "Indeed, this is the spiritual power of the White Tiger. And it seems there is even a trace of her essence within it."

As she spoke, Fairy White Crane took Yun Chonghua's hand and led him straight to the Empress's palace.

At this moment, the Empress was taking a nap in the palace. Upon hearing Bai He's report, she immediately asked Bai He to help her with her hair and makeup in preparation for receiving Yun Chonghua.

Inside the palace, the Empress listened carefully to Yun Chonghua recount the whole story and was quite surprised.

But in the end, the Empress gave a helpless smile, shaking her head as she said, "Alas! Baihu has always acted impulsively and unconventionally. Although her body perished, her spirit remains, which is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. If she hadn't seen your armor and been reminded of you, she probably wouldn't have risked exposure to fight you."

The Empress sighed and said, "Since she doesn't want to come back yet, let her be. Perhaps she'll come back on her own when she's had enough fun in the mortal realm."

The White Crane Fairy handed the "Mountain Spirit Coin" that the White Tiger God had given to Yun Chonghua to the Empress, and then asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do with this?"

The Empress extended her jade-like hand and examined the coin. She then said, "Judging from the inscriptions and spells on it, it's a puppet technique. Since it was given to Chonghua by the White Tiger, Chonghua, you may take it back."

After obtaining the Empress's permission, the White Crane Fairy returned the money to Yun Chonghua.

Yun Chonghua held the coin in his hand and then said, "Your Majesty, when the White Tiger God gave me this, his words were quite flippant. And he said it required my lifeblood to awaken it..."

The Empress understood Yun Chonghua's meaning and smiled, "Although Baihu is a playful girl, she wouldn't harm her own people. I don't see anything special about this opportunity she gave you. When you go back, you can try it with your essence blood."

Yun Chonghua replied, "Yes!"

Then Yun Chonghua and the White Crane Fairy left the Empress's bedchamber.

The Empress did not mention the identity of that mysterious powerful figure during their conversation. Yun Chonghua, being sensible, also refrained from asking further.

This time, the White Crane Fairy did not try to keep Yun Chonghua. She simply sent Yun Chonghua out of Yaochi and then immediately returned.

Looking at the White Crane Fairy's expression, Yun Chonghua knew that this matter was probably beyond his control.

He had already reported the matter to the Empress and completed his duty. As for the rest, that was beyond his control.

After leaving Yaochi, Yun Chonghua went straight out of the South Heavenly Gate and returned to his Sishui River God Palace. He wanted to see what exactly this thing that the White Tiger God had given him was.

After the White Crane Fairy returned to Yaochi, the Empress asked, "Did you send Chonghua away?"

The White Crane Fairy said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, they have already been sent away."

The Empress asked, "Did he ask you about the identity of the person behind it all?"

The White Crane Fairy shook her head and said, "Chonghua is a smart man. He has always been dutiful. Since Your Majesty has not told him, he naturally will not ask any further questions."

At this moment, the Empress sighed and said, "That's good. Although Chonghua is a loyal child, his foundation is still too shallow, and these matters are not something he can get involved in."

The Empress looked towards the gates of Yaochi, her delicate brows furrowed: "It's fortunate that he didn't openly break off relations this time. He only used puppets to persuade them to surrender. If he had taken action personally, Chonghua and that girl Baihu would probably not have escaped this calamity."

The White Crane Fairy said, "Your Majesty, since the other side has already made a move, shouldn't we bring Chonghua back to Heaven? He has done many good deeds and accumulated a lot of merit in the mortal realm over the years. I think that's enough for him to return to Heaven to take up his post."

After considering it, the Empress said, "How about this? The Peach Banquet is in a little over a hundred days. We'll promote him after the banquet."