I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Tiger Vanguard felt very awkward about being reassigned to an administrative position, but since he was the one who caused the trouble, he was too ashamed to go to Fire Spirit Immortal to complain.

However, this result is not bad for Tiger Vanguard. He was not punished or sidelined; he was just given a different position.

After returning, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak immediately dispatched Minister Zhi Du and ten celestial officials from the Western Peak Divine Palace to Buzhou Mountain to interrogate the thousand divine generals.

The Fire Spirit Immortal entrusted this matter to Chi Ling, who, representing the Dust World Jade Palace, would examine the thousand divine generals together with the people of the Western Mountain Divine Palace.

This time, however, there was no torture involved. Chi Ling couldn't grasp the situation, so she went to ask the Fire Spirit Immortal for help.

Fire Spirit Immortal said, "Just conduct a factual investigation. With the Third Holy Mother as leverage, we can clear Hua Yue Erlang's name."

“I understand,” Akane replied.

Afterwards, True Immortal Huoling left Buzhou Mountain and went to Beiju Luzhou, because the Northern Mountain Divine Palace had already captured all 7,214 criminal officials and was waiting for True Immortal Huoling to come and punish them.

After arriving at the Northern Mountain Divine Palace, the Fire Spirit Immortal immediately came to meet the Northern Mountain Emperor.

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak hosted a banquet, during which he stated frankly, "There are indeed many people who oppose the Jiaxu Decree issued by the Grand Master of Fate."

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "This is within my expectations. I have repeatedly emphasized that there is no crime in opposing the Jiaxu Decree. The crime of these people is that they reported to higher authorities. They bypassed the Five Sacred Mountains Divine Palace and the Mortal Realm Jade Palace, and directly complained to the Divine Firmament Jade Palace, which does not manage human affairs. This is the main crime."

"I know that too." The Great Emperor of Beiyue nodded and said, "Actually, I also have some opinions about the Jiaxu decree issued by the Grand Master of Fate."

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled and said, "Please speak plainly, Your Majesty."

The Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain said, "If there were some virtuous and talented people among my relatives, employing them would surely bring blessings to all living beings. But because of the existence of the Jiaxu Decree, aren't these talents being buried?"

Fire Spirit Immortal replied, "Since you are truly virtuous and talented, you will surely pass the test if you come to Buzhou Mountain for the examination. So why be afraid?"

At this point, True Immortal Huo Ling also said frankly, "Forgive my bluntness, but truly talented and virtuous people are not afraid of the assessment. On the contrary, it is the incompetent and mediocre who are afraid of the Jiaxu Decree, because they have no other ability except to rely on privileges."

Emperor Beiyue said with a smile: "What the commander said makes sense."

At this moment, Empress Jingming of Beiyue also said with a smile: "There is something strange about this. There is a deity under our Beiyue Divine Palace. He is my junior. He became a deity through my connections. However, in this Jiaxu Decree incident, he chose to support the decree of the Grand Master of Fate."

Fire Spirit Immortal asked, "Is the Empress referring to Yan Xiezhi?"

Empress Jingming nodded and said, "That's right. He is my nephew. At that time, Beiju Luzhou was in need of manpower, and because of my connection, he was conscripted to be the Divine Lord of Guanling Prefecture."

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "I know this person. He is exceptionally capable and has governed Guanling Prefecture very well, which shows that the Empress is also discerning in recognizing talent. His support for my Jiaxu decree is enough to demonstrate his noble character and suitability for this position."

Hearing this, Empress Jingming and Emperor Beiyue were very happy, and the banquet was naturally a joyous occasion.

The next day, True Immortal Fire Spirit issued an edict in the name of the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm, sentencing all 7,214 criminal officials to one hundred strokes of the iron rod and a five-year sentence, with the Northern Mountain Divine Palace in charge of carrying out the executions.

After the execution, these celestial officials were sent back to continue their duties, while the Fire Spirit True Immortal went to the Eastern Continent.

Upon arriving at the Eastern Peak Divine Palace, the situation was slightly more complicated than that of the Northern Peak Divine Palace, but not by much.

Since the officials of the Eastern Peak Divine Palace are all Zhuang Yan's men, they naturally carry out the laws of the Mortal Realm Jade Palace without fail.

Therefore, although there were many people in Dongyue who opposed the Jiaxu Decree, Dongyue Divine Palace was the first to arrest all the criminal officials after the Fire Spirit True Immortal issued the order.

Therefore, after the Fire Spirit Immortal arrived at Dongyue, he also issued a decree of punishment from the Mortal Realm Jade Palace, punishing 12,322 criminal officials from Dongsheng Divine Continent.

Afterwards, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak also hosted a banquet to entertain the True Immortal of Fire Spirit. It was during this banquet that the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak brought up the matter of returning personnel.

Fire Spirit Immortal almost immediately understood that the Eastern Peak Emperor had sensed a crisis during this Jiaxu Decree and was about to appoint his own people.

Fire Spirit Immortal did not object and immediately said to the Eastern Peak Emperor, "Your Majesty, after I return to the Jade Palace in the Mortal Realm to make some arrangements, Liu Yan and the others will be able to step down from their posts in the Eastern Peak and go to Buzhou Mountain to take up their posts in at most one month."

When the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak saw that the True Immortal Huo Ling readily agreed to the matter, he didn't say much, but simply smiled and replied, "Alright."

So the Fire Spirit Immortal left the Eastern Continent and returned to Mount Buzhou.

Two months had passed since the people of the Western Mountain Divine Palace came to Buzhou Mountain to interrogate the divine generals, and the results of the investigation were now in.

These gods were tortured into confessing by the Lingtai Divine Palace; Hua Yue Erlang did not rebel.

When Huo Ling Zhenxian returned to Buzhou Mountain, Chi Ling and Xi Yue Shangshu Zhi both reported the matter to Huo Ling Zhenxian.

The Fire Spirit Immortal was overjoyed and immediately cleared Hua Yue Erlang's name. Zhi Du immediately offered to take Hua Yue Erlang back to the Western Peak, but the Fire Spirit Immortal told him to wait.

Zhi Du asked, "May I ask, Grand Master of Fate, how long will it take?"

Fire Spirit Immortal laughed and said, "I need to speak with Marquis Jinming in an hour."

"Alright." Zhi Du smiled and nodded when he heard that it would only be an hour, and then sat down with the others in the Sancai Hall to wait.

Then, the Fire Spirit Immortal arrived at the place where Hua Yue Erlang was imprisoned in Zhechong Prefecture. Hua Yue Erlang had been well taken care of for the past two months, and since he was an immortal, his mental instability had been greatly reduced.

However, something still seems off. Hua Yue Erlang looks like a lost and dejected person, which is definitely not good.

Fire Spirit Immortal took out a jade box from his sleeve. After opening the jade box, a fairy fruit with clear spiritual light and ethereal aura appeared before him.

Fire Spirit Immortal picked up the immortal fruit and handed it to Hua Yue Erlang, saying, "Eat it."

Hua Yue Erlang stared blankly, mechanically reaching out his hands to catch the immortal fruit, and then mechanically began to eat it.

This celestial fruit is none other than the 'Sola celestial fruit,' a gift from Bodhisattva Cundi. Consuming this celestial fruit can not only increase one's spiritual cultivation but also nourish the soul and restore one's essence, energy, and intellect.

As Hua Yue Erlang ate the entire Solo Immortal Fruit, his eyes gradually became clear, and his energy and spirit visibly returned.

Just ten breaths later, Hua Yue Erlang suddenly realized what was happening and looked around. "Where am I?"

Then he saw the Fire Spirit Immortal, his expression changed, and he quickly cupped his hands and bowed, saying, "Hua Yue Erlang greets the Fire Spirit Grand Master of Fate."

The Fire Spirit Immortal helped him up and then told him everything that had happened after he lost his mind.

After saying that, Huo Ling Zhenxian looked at Hua Yue Erlang and said, "You should make your own decision on this matter. If you choose to pursue Tiger Vanguard, I will not stop you, but Chenhuan Yufu will also pursue the matter of the Third Holy Mother."

After listening, Hua Yue Erlang remained silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Hahaha, Grand Master of Fate, you flatter me. I became acquainted with Lord Hushan through a fight, what grudge do we have? It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Fire Spirit Immortal laughed and said, "So that's how it is. Good, it was a misunderstanding."

But Huo Ling Zhenxian changed the subject, saying, "However, Tiger Vanguard is no longer the God of Lingtai Mountain."

"Huh?" Hua Yue Erlang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "This..."

Huo Ling Zhenxian said, "I have transferred him back to Buzhou Mountain to serve as the head of the Examination and Appointment Department."

Hua Yue Erlang instantly understood. Huo Ling Zhenxian punished Hu Xianfeng, but not completely. This punishment was just a slap on the wrist, a warning not to be repeated.

However, his Western Mountain Divine Palace was not a holy and sage's palace, and it was not clean in this conflict either, so he immediately bowed and said, "I understand what the Great Master of Fate means."

"Good that you understand. You can leave now. Zhi Du and the others are waiting for you at the Three Talents Hall to return to the Western Mountain Divine Palace together," said True Immortal Fire Spirit.

Hua Yue Erlang bowed to Huo Ling Zhenxian again to express his gratitude, and then left Zhechong Mansion with Huo Ling Zhenxian, returning to Sancai Hall.

Upon returning to the Sancai Hall, Zhi Du and the others immediately came to check on Hua Yue Erlang. Seeing that Hua Yue Erlang was mentally and physically sound, they bid farewell to Huo Ling Zhenxian and returned to the Xiyue Divine Palace.

As for those thousand divine generals, even if the Western Mountain Divine Palace still took them in, they wouldn't dare go back.

Therefore, the Fire Spirit Immortal took charge and dismissed the thousand divine generals, sending them back to the mortal realm.

But after all this commotion, Chi Ling suddenly realized a problem and said, "Da Siming, it seems like we're back to square one."

Indeed, after all this trouble, those corrupt officials from Xiniu Hezhou still haven't been arrested.

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled faintly and said, "It's not about returning to the starting point."

After saying this, the Fire Spirit Immortal summoned Lu Hanzhi and issued an edict, instructing Lu Hanzhi to send it to the Western Mountain Divine Palace: "The Western Mountain Divine Palace is to arrest all criminal officials within three months, otherwise the Mortal Jade Palace will have the right to temporarily take over all affairs of the Western Niuhe Continent. Do not say you were not warned."

Upon receiving the imperial edict, Shangshu Zhidu and Huayue Erlang, who had returned to the Western Mountain Divine Palace, were completely at a loss. Although Huoling Zhenxian could not control the Western Mountain Emperor, as the Grand Master of Destiny of the Mortal Realm Jade Palace, she had absolute authority over all people and matters except the Western Mountain Emperor.

The word 'temporary' sounds nice, but a day is temporary, and a hundred years is also temporary. It's easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away; it all depends on what the Fire Spirit Immortal says.

It's clear that True Immortal Fire Spirit has lost patience with the Western Mountain Divine Palace. If you don't follow the decree of the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm and are deliberately going against the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm, then don't blame True Immortal Fire Spirit for not giving face to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain.

The Fire Spirit Immortal's meaning was clear: "My Dust Realm Jade Palace is lowering itself to offer a toast to the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain, and you refuse? Then don't blame me for overturning your table. We'll see who looks worse then." (End of Chapter)