I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Xue Baochai arrived at the Nanyue Divine Palace in full regalia. Each of her clothes and accessories was worth no less than 100,000 purple coins.

So when Wang Fu, the Southern Envoy, saw Xue Baochai, he was first taken aback, and then thought to himself, "Are all women these days so obsessed with beauty?"

However, he didn't say much; it's their freedom to choose what clothes they want to wear.

"Are you Xue Baochai?" Wang Fu asked as he approached Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai bowed and said, "Xue Baochai, granddaughter of Xue Ding of Yangzhou and daughter of Xue Ming, pays respects to Envoy Wang Zuo."

"Hmm." Wang Fu nodded, then bid farewell to the Great Emperor of the Southern Mountain and Ye Meicang, before taking Xue Baochai and riding the clouds back to Buzhou Mountain.

Xue Baochai's attention was focused on the two generals on either side of her. The armor and weapons they wore were far more impressive to her than what she had read in the local gazetteer.

Having just attained the Dao Fruit of Earth Immortal at the young age of sixteen, Xue Baochai couldn't help but feel a little proud.

But this pride vanished immediately upon seeing the two powerful generals, for the imposing presence of their armor and the chilling light emanating from their weapons posed a significant threat to her protective aura.

From the very beginning, her Dao heart was constantly warning her, telling her that there were two extremely dangerous things around her that could threaten her life at any time.

The warnings gradually ceased after an hour, not because the threat disappeared, but because Xue Baochai had adapted to the environment and no longer felt threatened by the Daoist warnings.

Ten days later, Wang Fu and Xue Baochai finally arrived at the gate of Buzhou Mountain. Xue Baochai stood in front of the gate and looked back. Suddenly, the sky was high and the earth was vast, and all things were far away.

Standing atop Mount Buzhou, it felt as if the entire five continents were laid out before her, and the feeling of looking down upon the world filled her with immense joy and exhilaration.

But when the sound of armor clashing rang out, Xue Baochai was immediately awakened. She quickly turned her head and saw a team of a hundred divine generals patrolling past the mountain gate.

Xue Baochai stared in shock at the divine generals. One hundred three-meter-tall generals, clad in eight-treasure armor, moved past her like a high wall.

Their aura and power were astonishing, as if they could crush anything that stood in their way.

“Come with me,” Wang Fu said to Xue Baochai.

The two divine generals bid farewell to Wang Fu and returned to the Tian Shu Du Province to report back. Wang Fu then led Xue Baochai into the Buzhou Mountain gate and arrived at the 'Nanji Yuanshe Tianjun Mansion'.

After entering the Divine Palace, Wang Fu led Xue Baochai to the outside of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace. Xue Baochai looked up and saw that the palace was named "Red Heart Palace".

"Please wait here," Wang Fu said to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai responded, and then Wang Fu stepped into the hall. By this time, Xue Baochai had calmed down after parting with her family. All of this did not seem like the selection of an empress or a concubine.

Just as Xue Baochai was lost in thought, a celestial boy came out of the main hall and said to Xue Baochai, "The Heavenly Emperor has ordered Xue Baochai to enter the hall for an audience."

Xue Baochai bowed and accepted the order, then tidied her appearance and stepped into the Chixin Palace.

She lowered her head and looked at the jade ground beneath her feet. She walked to the center of the main hall and stood there. Then she bowed and said, "This humble fairy, Xue Baochai, pays her respects to the Antarctic Primordial Heavenly Lord."

"Rise." A dignified and steady voice came from above. Xue Baochai bowed and stood up. When she straightened up and looked up at the throne, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

On the main hall sat a tall and imposing man, dressed in golden armor, covered with a divine robe, his hair tied up and wearing a crown, his face ruddy, and especially his long, beautiful beard that reached down to his chest.

Xue Baochai was greatly surprised, believing that anyone from the Southern Continent would recognize the great deity before her.

That's right, it was none other than the red-faced, loyal, and incomparably righteous Marshal Guan Yu. He was originally the Marshal of the Thunder Department, but was later transferred from the Divine Thunder Jade Palace by Zhuang Yan's order to become the Antarctic Primordial Heavenly Lord.

"Xue Baochai, do you know why the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm summoned you?" Guan Yu asked Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this humble fairy is unaware."

Guan Yu nodded slightly and said, "Let's rest in the side hall first. You will come with me to Tian Shu Du Province later."

Xue Baochai frowned. Was she being summoned to Tian Shu Province to become a divine general? The thought of that three-meter-tall, majestic divine general clad in precious armor made Xue Baochai imagine herself wearing it.
However, once she arrived here, she had no right to speak, and soon she was led by a fairy boy to a side hall to drink tea and rest.

About two hours later, another celestial boy came to the side hall and said to her, "Fellow Daoist Xue, the Heavenly Lord summons you."

Xue Baochai quickly stood up and followed the fairy boy out of the side hall, but instead of going to the Red Heart Hall, they arrived at the outside of the Heavenly Emperor's Mansion.

A group of divine generals were seen guarding a jade chariot and a golden carriage. Guan Yu, the Southern Heavenly Lord, was sitting in the carriage. When he saw Xue Baochai arrive, Guan Yu raised his hand and pointed to his jade chariot and said, "Get on."

Xue Baochai accepted the order and immediately boarded the golden carriage, standing to the side of the two attendant celestial boys.

Then, the heavenly horse in front moved on the clouds, bringing the jade carriage and golden chariot all the way to the outside of Tian Shu Du Province. Guan Yu then stepped down from the golden chariot and said to Xue Baochai, "Come with me."

Xue Baochai quickly followed, and the two entered the Tian Shu Province and arrived at the Tian Shu Palace.

Inside the Tian Shu Hall, the three Grand Commandants and the Six Sages of Meishan stood on both sides of the hall. Xiaotian Dog lay on the steps of the hall, and Erlang Shen sat high on the hall, his gaze falling on Xue Baochai.

Guan Yu cupped his hands and said, "Erlang Zhenjun, Xue Baochai has been brought."

Upon hearing the title "Erlang Zhenjun," Xue Baochai's expression changed. At this moment, Erlang Shen in the hall also spoke up, saying, "Marshal, you've worked hard. Please sit down."

Guan Yu thanked him and then walked to the right side of the hall and sat down.

Then Erlang Shen called out again, "Xue Baochai."

Xue Baochai trembled and immediately bowed, saying, "This humble immortal Xue Baochai greets His Highness the True Lord of the Pure Source Wonderful Way, the Blessed and Benevolent King." Erlang Shen said calmly, "Rise."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xue Baochai bowed and stood up nervously. Her heart was pounding. It was hard to remain calm in front of a great god like Erlang Shen.

"Xue Baochai, the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm has summoned you here because there is an extremely important matter for you to handle," Erlang Shen said.

Xue Baochai was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was being asked to do something? But what was it that she had to do herself?

Just as Xue Baochai was in a daze, Erlang Shen continued, "Do you know that there are other Heavenly Realms beyond Pangu's Heavenly Realm?"

Xue Baochai immediately understood and said, "Your Highness, I understand."

Erlang Shen nodded and continued, "Several months ago, the Heavenly Court found a Heavenly Dao in the vast chaos. This Heavenly Dao is called the 'Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao'."

"This Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder is being attacked by the Heavenly Dao of the Five Elements, but my Heavenly Court knows very little about that Heavenly Dao. And because of the existence of the Heavenly Dao boundary, the Heavenly Venerables and Great Powers cannot enter this Heavenly Dao silently."

"Therefore, we need you to infiltrate this world where the Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder has manifested, gather information and details, and bring it back."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai raised her head and asked, "But Your Highness, I am merely a cultivator who has just attained the Dao Fruit of Earth Immortal. Even the great celestial beings cannot infiltrate here. How could I possibly be worthy of such a feat?"

Erlang Shen smiled calmly upon hearing this and said, "Of course, this is related to your past life."

"My past life?" Xue Baochai asked blankly.

Erlang Shen nodded and said, "That's right. Before you were reborn in your previous life, your primordial spirit was nurtured in the Six Paths of Reincarnation. At that time, some changes occurred in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, causing your primordial spirit to disappear for a period of time. However, not long after, your primordial spirit returned to the Six Paths of Reincarnation without any changes."

At this point, Erlang Shen raised his right hand, and a strange five-elemental celestial light appeared in his hand.

"This is the Five Elements Immortal Light that the Great Emperor Shenxiao extracted from your primordial spirits. This is the power of the Five Elements that does not belong to the Pangu Heavenly Dao. Therefore, the Great Emperor Shenxiao, the Dao Ancestor, and the Buddha Ancestor speculated that the spatial rift of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao appeared in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and it just so happened to appear in your location. So your primordial spirits briefly traveled to the Five Elements Heavenly Dao through the spatial rift."

"At that time, you had no cultivation or magical power, so your primordial spirit was nourished by the Five Elements Heavenly Dao Law. After you returned, your primordial spirit carried the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao."

After saying this, Erlang Shen threw the Five Elements Immortal Light in his hand towards Xue Baochai. The Five Elements Immortal Light flew straight towards Xue Baochai and then entered her brow.

The next moment, Xue Baochai felt completely comfortable, as if she were a baby entering the womb, warm and cozy. In that instant, even her fever subsided considerably.

Upon seeing this, Erlang Shen immediately said, "It seems that the Great Emperor Shenxiao was right; things are indeed as they are."

Soon after, Xue Baochai came to her senses and looked at Erlang Shen, who said, "It seems that this matter is none other than yours."

Xue Baochai was silent for a moment, then said, "Even so, I still don't understand what this has to do with my infiltration of the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao into the mortal world?"

Erlang Shen said, "Because your primordial spirit was once nourished by the Five Elements Heavenly Dao Laws, you are considered half a 'Five Elements Heavenly Dao' person. And the Five Elements Heavenly Dao is currently attacking the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao, so as long as we send you to the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, you can enter the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao as a 'being' of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao without attracting the attention of anyone, including the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao itself."

Erlang Shen's tone softened at this point: "Therefore, I hope you can help us to understand as soon as possible everything that is happening within the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Path, and the situation there."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai fell silent again. After a moment, she suddenly looked up and asked, "Can I not go?"

The atmosphere in the hall instantly became extremely heavy. Erlang Shen asked with a smile, "Why?"

Xue Baochai said, "I just want to live a quiet life as a hermit, a hermit in the mountains, and I don't want to get involved in these wars and killings."

"childish."

"Innocent."

"madness."

These three soft curses came from the mouths of the three Grand Commandants: Chi Ling, Tiger Vanguard, and Yellow Wind Great Sage. Xue Baochai heard these three soft curses, but she did not respond. She simply said, "Whether it is childish or naive and foolish, I only want to follow my heart and do not want to get involved in any worldly affairs."

"It seems you will be disappointed," Erlang Shen said. "You cannot refuse this matter. As a being of the Pangu Heavenly Dao, you have an obligation to fulfill all your responsibilities for the Pangu Heavenly Dao."

"If you refuse, it will trigger the newly promulgated 'Yihai Decree' of the Dust and Jade Palace, and you will be transferred to the 'Heavenly Law Court' for punishment."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai was filled with despair. She said, "Even if you force me to go, there's no guarantee I can fulfill the task you give me."

"You will," Erlang Shen said. "If you can complete the mission and return successfully, the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm will bestow upon you unimaginable honors and rewards, your family will become even more illustrious because of you, and your family will be proud of you."

Finally, Erlang Shen said calmly, "Glory or disgrace is the only choice you can make. You have no other choice."

After saying that, Erlang Shen raised his hand and waved to the Six Sages of Meishan, saying, "Take her to the First Realm of True Spirit to preserve her true spirit, and then send her directly to the Third Realm of Crossing to prepare for her to infiltrate the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao into the mortal world."

The Six Sages of Meishan immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "As you command."

Then the Six Sages of Meishan stepped forward and said to Xue Baochai, "Fellow Daoist Xue, please come with us."

Xue Baochai looked at the menacing Six Sages of Meishan, then at Guan Yu, the Great Sage of Yellow Wind, Chi Ling, and Tiger Vanguard, and finally at Erlang Shen. She said in an angry tone, "The Heavenly Court uses its power to oppress people and force a sixteen-year-old to do something she doesn't want to do. Is this the Heavenly Court or a den of thieves?"

Erlang Shen was not angry, but just smiled and said, "Child, we have no choice but to accept the fate of Pangu's Heavenly Dao."

As Erlang Shen's words faded, Xue Baochai was taken away by the Six Sages of Meishan. (End of Chapter)