I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Tao Mingzi was conflicted. He wanted Zhao Wuji's protection, but he was also afraid that Huan Xu, who came to support Gushan Divine Mansion, would harm him inside the mansion.

However, when Wang Yizhi and the others arrived in Jinling Prefecture, Tao Mingzi finally breathed a sigh of relief and went to meet up with them immediately.

More than a month had passed since He Yan and his group caused the disturbance. Not only had the people from the six cave dwellings, including Wang Yizhi, arrived, but Huan Xu and the people from Yuanqiao Cave had also arrived in Jinling Prefecture.

After Huan Xu led Huan Tan and Huan Yu into Jinling Prefecture, he immediately began to exterminate the demons in Jinling Prefecture. All demons with a cultivation level of more than one hundred years were indiscriminately exterminated.

During this month, He Yan had already integrated the demon realm of Jinling Prefecture, so as soon as the people from Yuanqiao Cave entered, He Yan immediately received the news.

He Yan divided his forces into two groups. He had 1,200 demons with 500 years of cultivation and more than 2,000 demons with between 300 and 500 years of cultivation.

Therefore, He Yan handed over these two thousand men to He Jing, ordering him to defend against Yuan Qiao Cave.

Meanwhile, he led the 1,200 men to guard Hengtian Cave, to welcome the upcoming masters of the six caves: Langya Cave, Zhuoling Cave, Yangxia Cave, Daoyuan Cave, Shanqiao Cave, and Yujian Cave.

He Jing led three thousand demons in a great battle against Yuan Qiao Cave in Ximing Mountain. In this battle, He Jing blocked Yuan Qiao Cave's attack, but lost more than eight hundred of his own.

Although the attack on Yuanqiao Cave was thwarted, only a little over a hundred people were lost. However, Huan Xu remained very cautious and temporarily halted the attack after the battle, confronting He Jing in Ximing Mountain.

Zhao Wuji led the Six Spirit Generals to patrol the area, ensuring that the battles between the various factions did not affect any living beings in the human world.

Furthermore, Zhao Wuji personally went to Ximing Mountain to see Huan Xu, but Huan Xu did not seem to be very happy about Zhao Wuji's arrival.

"I have come here by the decree of the God of Yintai Mountain, bearing the imperial talisman, to quell the demons causing chaos in Jinling Prefecture. This battlefield is treacherous, and weapons are merciless. I urge the God to return to his abode and await my message." Huan Xu first offered Zhao Wuji a cup of tea, then said with a smile.

Zhao Wuji retorted, "Are you saying that if I don't leave, I'll die here?"

Huan Xu choked for a moment, then quickly said, "Lord Zhao, you misunderstand. That's not what I meant. What I meant was that if a fight breaks out, those rebels might hurt you."

Zhao Wuji said, "This doesn't need Master Huan's reminder, but I must remind Master Huan that although you were sent by the Divine Lord of Guanling Prefecture and carry the talisman of the Guanling Prefecture Divine Palace, once you arrive in Jinling Prefecture, you will have to listen to me."

At this point, Zhao Wuji pointed to the talisman standing next to Huan Xu and said, "The talisman is merely a symbol of the Divine Lord of Guanling Prefecture, while I am the true Divine Lord of Jinling Prefecture. I hope Lord Huan can distinguish between the primary and secondary roles."

Huan Xu's expression changed, and he finally realized that the person in front of him was a deity of the Heavenly Court, and was not someone he could underestimate.

Therefore, Huan Xu immediately adjusted his mindset, put away his previous contempt, and hurriedly cupped his hands to Zhao Wuji, saying, "What you say is true, Divine Lord. I was being presumptuous."

Seeing that he had changed his attitude, Zhao Wuji nodded slightly and then said, "I will continue to patrol Jinling Prefecture. There is only one purpose: no matter how you fight among yourselves, you must not let it affect the lives of ordinary people."

Huan Xu said solemnly, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I am not a demon. Why would I harm mortal beings for no reason? I only eliminate rebels like He Yan. I will not harm any mortal beings."

"That's good." Zhao Wuji stood up and said, "Please remember your words, Master Huan."

Seeing Zhao Wuji stand up, Huan Xu quickly stood up as well and asked, "Is the Divine Lord leaving already?"

Zhao Wuji glanced at Huan Tan, Huan Yu, and the demons of Yuanqiao Cave behind Huan Xu, and said, "Since you do not welcome me, why should I stay here any longer? I have said my piece, so it is time for me to leave."

Huan Xu quickly stepped forward and pulled Zhao Wuji back, saying, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. We absolutely do not have any intention of not welcoming Your Majesty."

Huan Tan and Huan Yu, realizing what was happening, stepped forward and said to Zhao Wuji, "Your Majesty, we have no such intention. Please stay a little longer and have a meal before you leave."

Zhao Wuji slowly pushed away Huan Xu's hand that was holding him, and then said with a smile, "It's good that you don't mean it that way, but I can't stay for dinner either, I have to go to the other side."

"Go to the other side?" Huan Xu and the others were stunned. The other side? Wasn't that the camp of their enemy, He Jing?

By the time Huan Xu realized what was happening, Zhao Wuji had already led the Six Spirit Generals outside. Huan Xu quickly chased after them, saying, "My Lord, please wait."

Zhao Wuji stopped in his tracks, turned around and asked Huan Xu, "Does Cave Master Huan have anything else to say?"

Huan Xu said, "Does the Divine Lord intend to go to the enemy camp?"

“That’s right,” Zhao Wuji said. “Since we’ve already greeted your Yuanqiao Cave, we should naturally greet them as well.”

Huan Xu asked in astonishment, "But they are rebels, how could you go to their camp, Divine Lord?"

Zhao Wuji said, "They are indeed rebels, but they dare not do anything to me. They are rebelling against Hengtian Cave."

“But,” Huan Xu said, “we are here to support Lord Yan on his orders. Lord Yan, what are you doing?”

Zhao Wuji laughed and looked at Huan Xu, saying, "You don't actually think I begged the Divine Palace of Guanling Prefecture for support, do you?"

Huan Xu wanted to say, "Isn't that right?" but he didn't say it, because judging from the situation, it seemed that it really wasn't.

Zhao Wuji said, "Sending you to Jinling Prefecture was the will of the Guanling Prefecture God, not my request. Furthermore, the rebels He Yan and others have not directly offended or threatened me with force."

Huan Xu was speechless for a moment, frozen in place, unsure how to respond.

Zhao Wuji glanced at Huan Xu, then smiled and turned to leave with the Six Spirit Generals.

"Big brother."

"Father."

Huan Tan and Huan Yu stepped forward and called out, which brought Huan Xu back to his senses. He then quickly led Huan Tan and Huan Yu to chase after them, only to find that Zhao Wuji and Liu Lingjiang had already headed to He Jing's camp on the opposite side.

“Father, they really have gone to the camp on the other side,” Huan Yu said.

Huan Xu did not speak, but stared intently at the opposite camp and Zhao Wuji and others outside the camp.

Soon, Huan Xu and the others saw He Jing personally walk out of the camp and come to the camp gate to greet Zhao Wuji, and he was very respectful.

Seeing Zhao Wuji and the others enter He Jing's camp, Huan Xu immediately turned around and went into the reed hut.

"Brother," Huan Tan asked, looking at Huan Xu's expression, "Why are you so worried?"

Huan Xu said, "You saw it with your own eyes. These rebels had no intention of harming that Zhao Shenjun at all. In fact, they were not even hostile to the Jinling Prefecture Divine Palace."

“That’s true,” Huan Tan said. “But what’s the problem?” “The problem is huge,” Huan Xu sighed. “Since the rebels in Jinling Prefecture have no hostility towards the Jinling Prefecture Divine Palace, why did Lord Yan send us to support the Jinling Prefecture Divine Palace?”

"Uh..." Huan Tan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Brother, I've always been a simple person, and I can't figure out such complicated things. Why do you think that is?"

Huan Xu hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I don't know either."

Huan Yu said, "Father, no matter what Yan Shenjun's purpose is, this matter is still more beneficial than harmful to us."

Huan Xu looked at his son and said, "Continue."

Huan Yu said, "We have only two objectives for this trip: first, to destroy the power of Hengtian Cave; second, to annex Hengtian Cave's assets. As long as we achieve these two objectives, this trip will be a success."

"Hmm." Huan Xu nodded and said, "Yu'er, you have indeed grown up. Not bad. As long as we can achieve these two goals, it will be worth it even if we have to be a pawn of Lord Yan."

“Yes.” Huan Yu was in a good mood after receiving Huan Xu’s praise, and continued, “Besides, we are not passive in this trip. If things don’t go well, we can just retreat back to Guanling Prefecture. It’s no big deal.”

Upon hearing this, Huan Tan praised, "Brother, I think Yu'er is right. Don't think about it so much."

Huan Xu finally smiled and said, "That's true. Alright, let's focus on dealing with the enemy before us now."

Huan Tan and Huan Yu both responded. At this moment, a demon cultivator from Yuanqiao Cave walked in and said to Huan Xu, "Cave Master, I have found out about Tao Mingzi."

"Oh?" Huan Xu asked immediately upon hearing this, "Where is he?"

The demon cultivator said, "Tao Mingzi sought help from the six cave masters of Langya Cave, Zhuoling Cave, Yangxia Cave, Daoyuan Cave, Shanqiao Cave, and Yujian Cave. Now, the six cave masters have led their troops from the northeast into Jinling Prefecture. Tao Mingzi has joined them and they are heading towards Hengtian Cave."

Upon hearing this, Huan Tan and Huan Yu's expressions changed drastically, and they both exclaimed, "This is bad!"

Huan Yu then said, "Although the Six Cave Masters have a relationship with our Yuanqiao Cave, they will not sit idly by and watch us destroy Hengtian Cave since they have come to help Tao Mingzi."

Huan Tan said, "Moreover, since the Six Cave Masters are willing to come and support Tao Mingzi, they might help Tao Mingzi stabilize the situation. In that case, we will be at a disadvantage."

They then turned their attention to Huan Xu, who frowned and said decisively after a moment: "I didn't come here with the intention of destroying Hengtian Cave directly, but it seems that annexing Hengtian Cave's assets is not an option now, so the only option is to destroy Hengtian Cave."

After saying this, Huan Xu said to Huan Tan and Huan Yu, "You two go down immediately to inform everyone to prepare for battle. He Jing must be eliminated within three days. Then, ransack all of Hengtian Cave's properties in Jinling Prefecture. Take away all the spiritual plants, herbs, fish, and other spiritual items that you can carry, leaving nothing behind. Secondly, destroy all the spiritual fields and pools, as well as all of Hengtian Cave's branch altars and caves in Jinling Prefecture. Kill all of them, including the demon cultivators of Hengtian Cave, leaving no one alive."

"While the six cave masters are besieging He Yan, we must destroy all of Hengtian Cave's foundations and industries. After we've done all that, we must not linger, but immediately retreat back to Guanling Prefecture," Huan Xu said with a ruthless expression.

Huan Tan and Huan Yu's eyes turned cold, and they immediately bowed and said, "Yes." Then they turned and walked out of the thatched hut.

Just as Huan Xu and He Jing were confronting each other, Tao Mingzi had already met up with the leader of the Six Caves.

Not long ago, the seven of them were drinking and discussing Taoism in a sacred mountain in Guanling Prefecture, and this happened so soon after.

Tao Mingzi, in particular, was on the verge of losing his family and his life, which made everyone sigh with sorrow.

After comforting Tao Mingzi, the cave leaders introduced the men and women they had brought with them.

Wang Yizhi brought six hundred disciples from Langya Cave, all of whom were demons with five hundred years of cultivation.

The other five cave masters each brought five hundred people, all of whom had more than five hundred years of cultivation.

The six caves together have a total of 3,100 people, and all of them are demons with more than 500 years of cultivation.

Tao Mingzi and his son naturally expressed their deepest gratitude to the Six Caves Master, who in turn stated that helping Tao Mingzi was also helping himself.

He Yan's slogan was too frightening and could easily trigger a chain reaction in other states.

If we don't suppress and eliminate them quickly, their own disciples in their caves might follow suit, and that would be terrible.

Therefore, the six cave masters were very proactive. Although they didn't bring many people, they were all elites from their respective caves.

After the two sides met, Tao Mingzi and the Six Cave Masters had a brief gathering before setting off in a grand procession towards Hengtian Cave.

Three hours later, the Six Caves Allied Forces arrived outside Hengtian Cave. At this time, Hengtian Cave was already well-defended, as tight as an iron barrel.

The Six Caves Allied Forces, led by Wang Yizhi, discussed the matter with the others and decided to surround Hengtian Cave and annihilate the rebels, including He Yan, inside, ensuring that no one escaped.

An Shi Gong said, "The rebels at He Yan must be completely wiped out. Not a single one can be let go, otherwise they will become a great threat to us."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed with An Shi Gong's statement. Then, the Six Caves Allied Army quickly set up an encirclement around Hengtian Cave, completely surrounding the mountain where Hengtian Cave was located.

At this moment, Sun Cuo said to Tao Mingzi, "Brother Tao, in this way, it will be difficult to protect your wives and children who have fallen into the hands of the bandits."

Upon hearing this, a flash of sadness crossed Tao Mingzi's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

Then Tao Mingzi said resolutely, "Fellow Daoists, you don't need to worry too much. The cycle of life and death is the natural order of the universe. No one in the world can escape the cycle of life and death; it's just a matter of time. Fellow Daoists, just focus on eliminating the bandits. I, Tao Mingzi, will take care of everything else."

Hearing Tao Mingzi's resolute and decisive words, the Six Cave Masters felt relieved. The worst thing about such matters is being indecisive and timid. Now that they saw Tao Mingzi's decisiveness, they had no more worries.

Therefore, under Wang Yizhi's arrangement, the six cave masters launched an attack on He Yan and his group who occupied Hengtian Cave.

Inside Hengtian Cave, He Yan, who commanded 1,200 elites, faced the attack of the Six Caves Allied Army. Without saying much, he ordered his men to bring out Tao Mingzi's wife, children, and all the Tao clan members in the cave. He then killed them all in front of Tao Mingzi and the Six Caves Masters, and began to focus all his efforts on dealing with the attack of the Six Caves Allied Army.

Tao Mingzi and his son were furious, and Tao Xun was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot. He was carried back to the thatched hut.

Tao Mingzi's eyes were bloodshot, his gaze wide and his teeth clenched in fury. He wished he could rush over and devour He Yan and the others alive, for this was a true case of family ruin and death.

Although he had already decided to abandon these people, witnessing his relatives being killed still dealt a huge blow to Tao Mingzi, because from then on, only he and Tao Xun remained in his Hengtian Cave Tao clan.

Wang Yizhi quickly gave a wink, and then Yangxia Cave Master Anshigong and Zhuoling Cave Master Suocun hurriedly stepped forward, helped Tao Mingzi turn around and leave, and also went into the reed hut to rest.

Subsequently, Wang Yizhi and the other three cave masters personally led the six-cave allied forces to attack Hengtian Cave, and a bloody battle immediately unfolded on the mountain where Hengtian Cave was located. (End of this chapter)