I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 239: The road is blocked, and the disaster is strange

A puff of green smoke floated out from underground, and then an old man with white hair and beard, wearing the robes of a ninth-grade immortal official, appeared in the Yalong Cave.

The old man glanced at Baoer and Hongxian who were unconscious on the ground, smiled slightly, and then raised his hand and pointed.

Two beams of fairy light flew out from the old man's fingertips and landed on Baoer and Hong Xian. The two people lying on the ground shuddered immediately, then exhaled a long breath and woke up slowly.

The old man glanced at the four clay figures, then took a few steps back and actually passed through the 'air wall' and retreated outside the air wall.

"You're awake." Looking at Baoer and Hongxian who have woken up.

Baoer and Hongxian looked at each other dazedly, then looked at the old man and asked, "Old man, who are you?"

The old man stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "I am the land god of Yalong Mountain, my name is Yuan Ao."

"It's the Earth God." Bao'er quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Shu Bao'er greets the Earth God."

Hong Xian also stood up and bowed, then asked Yuan Ao: "Land God, did you save us?"

Yuan Ao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "You were poisoned by the fox-sniffing smoke of the Dragon-Suppressing Immortal, and you were bewildered and fainted here, so I appeared to wake you two up."

Hearing this, the two of them immediately walked out of the air wall and thanked Yuan Ao.

Yuan Ao reached out his hands to help the two of them up, then asked curiously, "I see that both of you have magical powers, where did you come from?"

Baoer said: "We are from the Southern Continent."

"Southern Continent?" Yuan Ao was slightly surprised and said, "Southern Continent is about 70,000 to 80,000 miles away from here. How did you get here?"

Baoer then told Yuan Ao how she and Hong Xian got here. After listening, Yuan Ao pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that we encountered a strange phenomenon in heaven and earth, and landed here by chance."

"Yes." Baoer said, "We wanted to go back, but we ran into a big peacock again. I guess he is still staring at us in the sky."

Yuan Ao asked with a smile: "Is it the golden peacock king that appeared in the mountains today?"

"It's him." Bao'er said angrily, "He wanted to eat us for no reason, and we can't go back to Jambu Continent."

“Hahaha.” Yuan Ao said, “I see. But there is nothing I can do. The Golden Peacock King is called Kong Ling. He is the mount of the Peacock Bodhisattva, the mother of the Buddha. I am not a small land god who can offend him.”

After saying that, Yuan Ao looked at the two and asked, "So, you can only walk back to Southern Continent?"

Hong Xian said: "A mountain god told us that if we catch Tang Monk, we can return to Jambudvīpa."

Yuan Ao was stunned and asked, "If we capture Tang Monk, we can return to the Southern Continent? How can this be possible?"

"We don't know either." Bao'er said, "That's what the mountain god said. He even saved us from the golden peacock."

Yuan Ao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "What's that person's name? Which mountain god is he from?"

Baoer thought for a moment and said, "I think I heard the Golden Peacock King say his name was Hu Da."

"Hu Da?!" Yuan Ao was slightly surprised and said, "As far as I know, there is only one mountain god named Hu Da, and that is the Lingtai Mountain God."

Baoer nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, he is the Lingtai Mountain God."

Yuan Ao's eyes flickered slightly, and then he smiled and said: "If it is really the Lingtai Mountain God, then this is his instruction to you, you just do it, but..."

"But what?" Baoer asked.

Yuan Ao said: "But the monk Tang is going to the West to obtain the scriptures, and he will not pass by here. How can you catch him?"

"Ah?" Bao'er and Hongxian were stunned when they heard this. "You won't pass by here?"

"Yes." Yuan Ao said, "If you want to go to the West to obtain the scriptures, you don't have to pass through Yalong Mountain, but go directly to Pingding Mountain."

Hong Xian said to Bao Er, "Did the mountain god really tell you that?"

Bao Er nodded and said, "Of course, he said that Tang Monk would pass by here in a few days, and he pointed to this mountain with his hand."

Upon hearing this, Hong Xian immediately turned to Yuan Ao and asked, "Land God, which direction is Pingdingshan?"

Yuan Ao smiled and said, "It's four hundred miles west of Yalong Mountain."

"." Hong Xian was stunned for a moment, then said to Baoer: "You idiot, the mountain god refers to Pingdingshan."

Bao Er pouted and said with grievance: "How should I know? He didn't tell me the exact location, he just pointed with his hand. How can I know?"

Yuan Ao laughed and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry. I have a way to let Tang Seng and others pass through this place."

Hongxian and Baoer asked quickly, "What method?"

Yuan Ao said: "As long as you can find a way to block Tang Seng's way to Pingding Mountain and make them take a detour to Yalong Mountain, it will be fine."

Hearing this, Baoer's eyes lit up and he said to Hongxian, "Your clay figurine."

Hong Xian also became more alert and asked Yuan Ao, "Land God, which roads should be blocked?"

Yuan Ao thought about it and said, "How about this, I will help you mark the road. Look south from Yalong Mountain. Wherever you see the 'white fog' gathering, that is the road that needs to be blocked."

Hong Xian and Bao Er were overjoyed and immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Land God."

Yuan Ao waved his hands with a smile and said, "It's just a small favor. I hope you can return to the Southern Continent as soon as possible."

After saying that, Yuan Ao's figure turned into a wisp of water-colored smoke and sank into the ground.

The next day came in a blink of an eye. Hongxian and Baoer walked out of Yalong Cave and looked towards the south. As expected, they saw patches of "white fog" gathering in the south.

Hong Xian and Bao Er set out immediately, using the "Earth-Kneading Boundary Method" to drive the clay figures and block all the roads leading directly to Pingdingshan.

After sealing it, Baoer said to the red line, "In this way, won't all living things be cut off and unable to pass through?"

"So what?" Hong Xian asked back.

Bao Er said: "This is not good. We are only trying to capture Tang Monk. We can't embarrass others."

Hong Xian tilted her head and thought about it after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Well, you are right."

After that, Hong Xian took out the portrait of Tang Monk, and then personally traveled through mountains and rivers to bring the portrait of Tang Monk in front of all the clay figurines, and imprinted the portrait of Tang Monk in the eyes of the clay figurines.

Then Hong Xian made a magic seal with his hands and issued a decree to the clay people, that this air wall could pass through wind and rain, humans and animals, immortals and demons, but Tang Monk could not pass through.

"Alright." Hong Xian clapped his hands and said, "Now only Tang Seng can't get through." Bao'er clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay, okay, then let's go back to the Dragon Cave and wait."

Hong Xian nodded, and then the two of them returned to Yalong Cave. However, there were always four clay figurines guarding them to prevent Kong Ling from launching a sudden attack.

At Yuhe Mountain, Tiger Vanguard listened to the report from the Grass Head God of Yuhe Mountain God's Mansion and asked, "So, your mountain god was robbed last night?"

The grass-headed god nodded repeatedly and said, "To the Lingtai Mountain God, I don't know when the mountain king met his calamity, but I just discovered the dharma body he left behind this morning."

Tiger Vanguard said: "Take me to see it."

The Grass Head God quickly bowed and replied, "Yes, please ask the Lingtai Mountain God to follow me."

Soon, the Grass-Headed God brought Tiger Vanguard to the Yuhe Mountain Divine Palace. As soon as he entered the temple, Tiger Vanguard saw a tall and mighty figure sitting there, but his life was already gone.

This was exactly the dharmakaya body of the mountain god of Yuhe Mountain. Tiger Vanguard walked forward and took a closer look, and finally concluded that it was the one who died in the calamity.

Hu Xianfeng was in a heavy mood. He didn't expect the disaster to be so severe that even the mountain god, an eighth-rank immortal official in heaven, was not spared.

"Mountain God, what should we do with the body of this mountain king?" The Grass-Headed God stepped forward and asked.

Tiger Vanguard thought for a moment and said, "Let's calm down first. Since the Yuhe Mountain God has died in the calamity, I will report to the Human World Department and ask for the appointment of a new Yuhe Mountain God."

"Yes." The Grass-Headed God bowed and said.

Then Hu Xianfeng returned to the Danchiling Divine Palace on Lingtai Mountain, wrote a memorial and submitted it to the higher-ups, reporting on the death of the Yuhe Mountain God.

Human Department, Dongzhen Palace.

The Supreme Lord of the Human World, Xuandu Zhenjun, was sitting in the palace, looking at the contents of the pile of memorials in front of him with a frown on his face.

Because Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu took all the blame for the "Chopping and Offering Order", Lianxu Zhi is still the official in charge of Dongzhen Palace.

Seeing Master Xuandu frowning, Lianxuzhi said, "Recently, all the gods in the various places in Xiniuhezhou have reported that they are all the righteous gods in the vicinity, or the gods of the land, the gods of the mountains, the gods of the city, or other gods who died in response to the calamity. In just one month, so many righteous gods in the lower realm died in response to the calamity. This is a bit too weird."

Xuandu Zhenjun put down the memorial, leaned back slightly, closed his eyes and said, "Are the dharma bodies left behind by those righteous gods still there?"

"Most of them are here." Lian Xuzhi said, "They have all been restrained."

Xuandu Zhenjun opened his eyes and said, "Immediately send a celestial general down to check and see if he really died in the calamity."

Lian Xuzhi immediately bowed and said, "As you wish."

Just one day later, True Lord Xuandu received a report from the heavenly generals who had gone to the lower realms to inspect the dharma bodies of all the gods who were destined to die in the calamity. Judging from the dharma bodies left behind by those gods in the lower realms, they had indeed all died in the calamity.

After hearing the report, Master Xuandu was also very puzzled, "Why do all the disasters come to the immortal officials and gods?"

But now that we have checked and it is confirmed that these gods did die due to the calamity, there is nothing to doubt about it.

After Xuandu Zhenjun asked the heavenly generals to leave, he said to Lianxuzhi: "Send a message to the Cave God Temple, asking them to immediately select new immortal officials and gods from all over Xiniu Hezhou, and submit them within three days."

Lian Xuzhi bowed and said, "As you command."

Lian Xuzhi left Dongzhen Palace to pass on the message, but Xuandu Zhenjun still felt a little strange when he looked at the more than 30 reports on the table.

"Is it really just a coincidence that more than thirty righteous immortal officials died in response to the calamity?" True Lord Xuandu fell into deep thought.

At this time, a celestial general came in from outside the palace and reported: "Your Excellency, the Minister of Fire Spirit wishes to see you."

Hearing the report from the Heavenly General, Master Xuandu raised his eyebrows, and immediately sat up straight and said, "Please come in."

The heavenly general took the order and left. Soon, True Lord Xuandu saw a figure in fiery red entering the Dongzhen Palace. True Immortal Huoling strode in with great grace and elegance.

The Fire Spirit Immortal walked to the center of the hall, bowed to the Xuandu True Lord and said, "I pay my respects to the Lord of the Cave True Lord."

Xuandu Zhenjun extended his hand to support him and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Minister Huo Ling. Please take a seat and have some tea."

The Fire Spirit Immortal bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Lord. But please don't bother me. I have only one thing to say to you."

Xuandu Zhenjun was slightly surprised when he heard this and asked, "What does Minister Huo Ling want to say?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said, "My Lord, regarding the large number of immortal officials in Hezhou, Xiniu, who died in response to the calamity, I think there must be a conspiracy behind this."

"Conspiracy?" Xuandu Zhenjun's expression froze for a moment, then he reacted and said, "Are you saying that someone is using the 'calamity' as an opportunity to deliberately kill the gods and immortals of the heavenly court?"

"That's right." Fire Spirit Immortal said, "I have investigated the records of the deaths of the true gods and immortals in Xiniu Hezhou in the past hundred years and found a pattern, that is, many true gods and immortals in Xiniu Hezhou have died in succession in the past hundred years, and the time intervals are not far apart."

At this point, the Fire Spirit Immortal took out a jade scroll from his sleeve and said, "Please read it, Your Excellency."

An immortal servant immediately walked down from the hall, took the jade book from the Fire Spirit Immortal, then turned around, walked up the steps of the hall and presented it to Xuandu Zhenjun.

Xuandu Zhenjun took the jade book and took a look at it. He then discovered the mystery in the jade book. "These righteous immortal officials died in response to the disaster. The time intervals seem to be regular?"

"Yes." Fire Spirit Immortal replied: "So there must be a conspiracy."

Xuandu Zhenjun placed the jade book on the table, and then asked Huoling Zhenxian: "Secretary Huoling, how do you know these things so clearly?"

Fire Spirit Immortal said: "My Lord, I, Jade Supreme Master, am in charge of the Demon Subduing Hall, so I naturally have the authority to investigate this matter."

Xuandu Zhenjun nodded and said, "What does Minister Huo Ling think about this matter?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said: "I still say the same thing, many of the righteous gods and immortals in Xiniu Hezhou have fallen due to the calamity, there must be a huge conspiracy behind this."

Xuandu Zhenjun asked, "You mean that the Demon Subduing Palace wants to intervene in this matter?"

"That's right." Fire Spirit True Immortal bowed and said, "I will personally lead the Demon Subduing Palace to investigate in the lower world. Regardless of whether these righteous gods and immortal officials really died in the calamity, I will give a clear and understandable report at that time. If there is really a demon behind this conspiracy, I can also perform the duties of the Demon Subduing Palace and destroy it in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, Master Xuandu nodded and said, "Okay, I'm confident that you, Minister Huoling, can handle this. But the Demon Subduing Palace is originally under your control. Do you have anything else to say when you come to the Cave True Palace this time?"

"Yes." Fire Spirit Immortal said, "I would like to ask you not to appoint new immortal officials to the vacant positions in the lower world. I will make the appointments after I have thoroughly investigated the matter."

When Master Xuandu heard this, he paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say, but you have to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you don't appoint a new immortal official for a long time, I won't be able to explain this to the Divine Sky Jade Palace."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Spirit Immortal bowed and said, "Yes, thank you very much, Your Excellency. I will do my best to investigate this matter as soon as possible."

After saying this, True Immortal Huo Ling took his leave, and True Lord Xuan Du immediately sent another decree to Dong Xuan Palace, revoking the previous decree and announcing that the appointment of all vacant immortal officials and gods in Xiniu Hezhou would be suspended.

This action certainly caused surprise and confusion among the human world and most of the immortal officials in the Dongxuan Palace, but it was a decree from True Lord Xuandu after all, so it did not cause any disturbance for the time being.

(End of this chapter)