I am a fairy in Journey to the West

After a while, Jia Yuan stepped forward, bowed to Li Zhicheng and Zhang Xianzong, and then asked, "May I ask what brings you two divine generals here?"

“Didn’t we say so?” Zhang Xianzong said, “We are ordered by the Fire Spirit Lord to inspect the gods in various places in the Southern Continent.”

At this point, Zhang Xianzong pointed to the old ginseng king beside him and asked, "Why is this fellow Daoist wanted by the authorities?"

When Zhang Xianzong asked him a question, Li Zhicheng stepped forward and approached the old ginseng king. The old ginseng king turned his head to look at him, and Li Zhicheng shook his head at him.

The old ginseng king slightly withdrew his stance. He trusted Li Zhicheng and Zhang Xianzong; after all, if those two wanted to arrest him, they wouldn't have let him go in the first place.

At this moment, Li Zhicheng whispered to the old ginseng king, "If you trust us, then just follow us. If you don't trust us, then you can make your move now."

Upon hearing this, the old ginseng king immediately said, "I believe in the two divine generals."

"Okay." Li Zhicheng smiled and patted the old ginseng king on the back.

Upon hearing Zhang Xianzong's question, Jia Yuan immediately replied, "This matter concerns my Southern Mountain Divine Palace and has nothing to do with you two Generals of the Vanguard, does it?"

“What do you mean it has nothing to do with us? I’m asking you whether the Southern Mountain Divine Palace is under the jurisdiction of the Mortal Jade Palace?” Zhang Xianzong asked, pointing at Jia Yuan.

Jia Yuan's face darkened, and he said, "I am a sixth-rank celestial official of the Heavenly Court, and I am the 'Marquis of Ningxiang' appointed by the Great Emperor of the Southern Mountain. Are you trying to humiliate me by pointing your finger at me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzong withdrew his hand, cupped his hands, and smiled at him, saying, "I'm sorry, Lord, it's just a habit. But please answer my question: Is the Southern Mountain Divine Palace under the jurisdiction of the Mortal Realm Jade Palace?"

At this moment, Jia Yan stepped forward and said, "The Southern Peak Divine Palace is naturally under the jurisdiction of the Divine Firmament Emperor and the Mortal Realm Jade Palace, but what rank are you two to interfere in the affairs of my Western Peak Divine Palace?"

“I already said,” Zhang Xianzong said, “we are here to inspect the Southern Continent on the orders of Lord Huoling.”

Jia Yan reached out and said, "Could you show us Lord Fire Spirit's warrant?"

Zhang Xianzong took out a talisman from his sleeve and said, "The warrant is here, please take a look."

Jia Yan took the warrant and read it with Jia Yuan. It was indeed a warrant from the True Immortal Huo Ling, ordering Zhang Xianzong and Li Zhicheng to come to the Southern Continent to inspect the affairs of the gods in various places. Moreover, it also had the precious seal of the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm on it.

Upon seeing the precious seal on the edict, Jia Yuan and Jia Yan's expressions turned solemn. This was a symbol of power; as long as one held this seal, one could bestow official titles of any rank within the Three Realms, including the Five Sacred Mountains.

Zhuang Yan handed over this precious seal to the Fire Spirit True Immortal for safekeeping, while Zhuang Yan himself also possessed a precious seal belonging to the Divine Firmament Emperor, which was his Immortal Official Jade Register.

Once Zhuang Yan's Divine Emperor Seal appears, even the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors will have to bow down and obey him.

However, having been a righteous god for so many years, Jia Yuan quickly found the flaw in the warrant: "The Fire Spirit True Immortal allowed you to tour and investigate the affairs of the gods in the various places of the Southern Jambudvipa, but did not give you the power to interfere in the politics of the Southern Jambudvipa."

Jia Yan added, "That's right. You two are just divine generals on inspection tours, not imperial envoys. This warrant does not grant you the power to interfere in the affairs of the various divine palaces in the Southern Continent."

Zhang Xianzong was stunned, but Li Zhicheng stepped forward and took the warrant back from Jia Yuan's hand, saying, "What you two lords say is right. Lord Huoling did not give us the power to interfere in local affairs. However, we must inspect and investigate. Why is this old ginseng king wanted by the Southern Mountain Divine Palace, and why did you arrest him? We have the right to find out the situation so that we can report back to Lord Huoling afterward."

“Yes, yes, yes.” Zhang Xianzong nodded in agreement. “We came here on the orders of the Fire Spirit Lord. We have the right to know and record everything that happens in the Southern Continent. This is precisely our duty as inspectors.”

"This..." Jia Yuan glanced at Jia Yan, and Jia Yan had nothing more to say.

At this point, Zhang Xianzong continued, "Either you cooperate with us to understand the situation, or don't even think about taking Old Ginseng King away. We need to find him to understand the circumstances of this case."

Upon hearing this, Jia Yan suddenly changed his gaze and said, "Well then, since you two divine generals are responsible for patrolling, it is only right that you observe and record. But this old ginseng king is a wanted criminal of the Southern Mountain Divine Palace. If you two divine generals really want to understand this case, then come with us."

"Where to?" Zhang Xianzong asked.

Jia Yan said, "We have been ordered by the Minister of the Western Mountain Divine Palace to arrest the Old Ginseng King and send him to the Huoshan Divine Palace for punishment."

Upon hearing about the Huoshan Divine Palace, the old ginseng king's expression changed drastically, and he took several steps back.

Upon seeing this, Li Zhicheng immediately asked, "What kind of place is the Huoshan Divine Palace?"

Jia Yan laughed and said, "Of course it's the divine palace of the Huoshan Mountain God. You two divine generals, you are carrying out your duties. Are you going to interfere with our arrest of criminals?"

“Who’s bothering you? Old Ginseng King is the main culprit in this case, so of course we need to find him first to understand the situation.” Li Zhicheng said, then turned to Jia Yuan and Jia Yan and said, “The two of us will accompany Old Ginseng King to the Huoshan Divine Palace with you, but you are not allowed to detain Old Ginseng King during this time.”

Jia Yuan said, "What kind of logic is this? Are you two generals determined to overstep your authority?"

At this point, Jia Yuan and Jia Yan said at the same time, "If the two divine generals insist on overstepping their authority, then we will have no choice but to arrest them both first, and then report to the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhicheng and Zhang Xianzong's faces darkened, and they shouted, "What are you trying to do?"

Jia Yuan said, "Of course, we are here to capture the criminal Old Ginseng King of the Southern Mountain Divine Palace. We urge the two esteemed divine generals of the palace not to block our way, otherwise we will be considered accomplices of the criminal and their lives will be at stake!"

“If that’s what you’re saying, then go ahead and fight.” Li Zhicheng and Zhang Xianzong exchanged a glance, then looked at the old ginseng king.

Old Ginseng King immediately prepared to make a move, and Zhang Xianzong and Li Zhicheng, seeing his posture, immediately dispersed to both sides.

Seeing this, Jia Yuan assumed that the two had given in, and immediately drew his sword and said, "All soldiers, listen to my command and immediately capture the criminal, Old Ginseng King."

"Yes, sir!" the thousand generals shouted in unison, then charged toward the old ginseng king with their weapons in hand.

Seeing this, the old ginseng king simply said, "Well done." After saying that, he circulated his magical power and performed a double-step movement.

The old ginseng king moved like the wind, stepping out three steps of the Qi technique. In an instant, a gust of wind rose around the old ginseng king.

Facing the divine generals rushing towards him from all sides, the Old Ginseng King stepped into the Three Steps of Qi, his body enveloped in a qi wind, and his hands channeled qi power. None of the divine generals could withstand a single palm strike from the Old Ginseng King.

The old ginseng king's palm strike carries a fierce wind; if it touches your armor, you'll be injured. If you're hit by a real palm strike, you'll be crippled even if you don't die.

In just a few dozen breaths, a large number of divine generals had fallen to the ground, but the old ginseng king's power remained undiminished, and he was still invincible. No divine general could withstand a single round in front of him.

Seeing that one or two hundred people had been killed or wounded in just a few dozen breaths, Jia Yuan and Jia Yan could no longer sit still. The two stepped forward at the same time, one holding a sword and the other holding a golden knife, and charged towards the old ginseng king with fierce momentum.

Old Ginseng King struck down several divine generals with a palm strike, then turned to see Jia Yuan slashing at him with his sword. However, a gust of wind emanating from Old Ginseng King blocked Jia Yuan's blade. Then, Jia Yan slashed down from the front, but a gust of wind deflected Jia Yan's sword away.

Old Ginseng King laughed loudly, and with a burst of fierce wind, he struck Jia Yan squarely in the chest. The wind was truly powerful; with a swirling and twisting motion, it tore Jia Yan's chest to shreds, leaving it a bloody mess.

Jia Yan screamed and collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest. The surrounding generals rushed to his aid.

Then Jia Daishan rushed to Jia Yan's side, hugged Jia Yan on the ground and looked at his chest, then his face turned pale with horror.

There was a large, bloody hole in Jia Yan's chest, and the bones and flesh inside had turned into a paste, like minced meat chopped up with a sharp blade.

At that moment, there was another 'poof' sound. Jia Daishan felt a heat on his body. He looked down and immediately saw a gust of wind emerging from Jia Yan's left back, followed by a spray of broken flesh and blood.

It turned out that the strong wind had entered Jia Yan's chest, pierced through his entire chest area, and wrecked everything inside.

"Father!" Jia Daishan cried out in alarm, but Jia Yan had already died.

Hearing Jia Daishan's exclamation, Jia Yuan, who was in front, hurriedly turned his head and immediately saw the empty blood hole in Jia Yan's chest.

Jia Yuan was horrified, and at that moment he heard a gust of wind. It turned out that the old ginseng king was striking him with another palm.

With a gust of wind, the sword in his hand was instantly shredded to pieces. Jia Yuan hurriedly retreated, but was still caught up by the old ginseng king and struck in the chest with a palm strike.

Jia Yuan felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his chest, and then his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

"Lord Ningxiang!" the surrounding generals exclaimed, and they all rushed over.

Jia Daishan, who had dragged Jia Yan's body to the back, saw Jia Yuan fall down as well. His blood boiled, and he charged at the old ginseng king with his spear in hand, yelling, "You old bastard, give me back my father's and uncle's lives!"

But before Jia Daishan could even get close to the old ginseng king, he was sent flying by a powerful palm strike. The palm strike was delivered from five steps away, and the fierce wind instantly shattered Jia Daishan's armor and clothing, leaving more than thirty bloody wounds on his body.

Jia Daishan fell to the ground, his blood flowing everywhere. He suddenly got up, but the pain from his wounds caused him to scream, and blood gushed out even more.

At this moment, a divine general led a spirit horse and rushed forward, saying to Jia Daishan, "Young master, hurry up! Things are not going well today. Please leave quickly."

Jia Daishan looked at the divine general before him, who was none other than Jiao Da, a retainer of Marquis Ningxiang, Jia Yuan.

With bloodshot eyes, Jia Daishan stared at the old ginseng king, who was surrounded by many divine generals, and said, "You old scoundrel, you have a blood feud with me for killing my father. How can I just leave like this?"

Jiao Da said urgently, "Young master, this villain is formidable, and we are no match for him. Please return to the Southern Mountain Divine Palace immediately to report. If we die here, how can we avenge our father's death?"

After saying that, Jiao Da pulled Jia Daishan onto the horse.

Jia Daishan still resisted, but by then all the divine generals in front of him could no longer hold on and were all knocked to the ground by the old ginseng king, either dead or injured.

At this moment, when the old ginseng king saw that Jia Daishan wanted to run away, he immediately broke through the encirclement of the group of divine generals and attacked this side.

Upon seeing this, Jiao Da grabbed Jia Daishan and pressed him onto the horse's back without saying a word. "Young master, we've caught him!" With that, he slapped the horse's back, and the spirited steed neighed and then carried Jia Daishan into the sky.

Jia Daishan was carried by the spirit horse and soared into the sky. He gripped the reins tightly and looked down, only to see Jiao Da already charging towards the old ginseng king with his knife raised.

With each step the old ginseng king took forward, more than a dozen divine generals would fall to the ground and never get up again.

Soon Jia Daishan could no longer see the scene there, as his spirited horse had already begun to gallop, and in a short while it had flown a thousand miles away.

After Jia Daishan fled, the mountain peaks beside the Seven Gorges Stream were already filled with the aura of blood and evil spirits, and the ground was littered with mutilated corpses.

Seeing this, Zhang Xianzong and Li Zhicheng looked at each other in disbelief. They had not expected that the 'Three Steps of Qi' technique obtained by the old ginseng king would be so powerful, killing all one thousand divine generals and two marquises of Nanyue.

"Hahahaha!" The old ginseng king was covered in blood, even his snow-white beard was stained with blood.

"That feels great! I've been hiding and holding back for so many years, and today I've finally gotten my revenge!" Old Ginseng King laughed heartily.

Zhang Xianzong then spoke up, "But you killed the divine generals of the Southern Mountain Divine Palace, including two fifth-rank celestial officials. This is no small matter. The Southern Mountain Divine Palace will not be making small-scale moves like this anymore."

Li Zhicheng said, "Logically speaking, we should arrest you now, since you killed a celestial official from the Heavenly Court."

Upon hearing this, the old ginseng king visibly tensed up and quickly said, "Coco, I have been wronged."

Zhang Xianzong said, "We know that too. How about this, you come with us to Lingtai Dao Palace again. We need to ask the master."

"Lingtai Dao Palace?" The old ginseng king was stunned for a moment. He had comprehended the Three Steps of Qi at Lingtai Dao Palace when he saw the Dao Stele.

As for that gentleman, "Are the two deities referring to the deity from that night?"

“Yes.” Li Zhicheng and Zhang Xianzong nodded and said, “If you really have a grievance, then come with us to see him.”

“Alright.” The old ginseng king said without any hesitation, “I will go with the two gods immediately.”

So Zhang Xianzong and Li Zhicheng led the old ginseng king away from Qixiajian and headed towards Lingtai Daogong.

But shortly after the three left, a person suddenly moved among the pile of corpses of the gods, then pushed aside the corpses on top of him and got up.

This man also had seven or eight bloody wounds on his body, but none of them were fatal. Upon closer inspection of his face, it turned out to be Jiao Da, the one who had escorted Jia Daishan away earlier.

Jiao Da crawled out and immediately checked on Jia Yan, but Jia Yan was already dead. Jiao Da wept and mourned for a moment before starting to search for Jia Yuan.

Soon after, he found Jia Yuan among the corpses, and to his surprise, Jia Yuan still had a breath left; he was not dead!
Jiao Da was overjoyed and quickly checked Jia Yuan's body. He saw that Jia Yuan was wearing a 'spider silk armor'. At this moment, the spider silk armor was shattered, but it was precisely because of the existence of this armor that the gale did not shatter Jia Yuan's heart.

Jiao Da dared not delay, immediately carrying Jia Yuan on his back, then climbed out of the pile of corpses and staggered down the mountain. (End of Chapter)