I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Upon arriving on the celestial vessel, Tu Lingbai immediately led Xue Baochai to a palace in the center of the vessel.

In the center of the hall sat a man dressed in an ochre-yellow immortal robe. Tu Lingbai stepped forward and bowed to the man, saying, "Reporting to the boat master, we were ordered to go to Chongyuan Realm to rescue the trapped Jin Clan Daoist. When we arrived, only this Fellow Daoist Xue Baochai remained among the Jin Clan Daoists who went to Chongyuan Realm."

"Xue Baochai?" The man's gaze fell on Xue Baochai, and Xue Baochai immediately felt a powerful pressure.

She could feel the man's divine sense constantly probing her body, and Xue Baochai froze, unable to move.

But just a few breaths later, the man finally withdrew his divine sense, and Xue Baochai immediately felt a sense of relief.

But the man then said, "The metal element power within you is so pure; the Daoist techniques you cultivate are no ordinary ones." He then looked at Xue Baochai's magnificent immortal robes and asked, "Are you from a mid-grade immortal sect?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Lingbai immediately turned her gaze to Xue Baochai, her eyes filled with surprise and envy.

Xue Baochai was new to the place and knew nothing, but she was clever and knew how to deal with it.

So she nodded in agreement with the man, saying, "Yes, Master."

The man smiled slightly after hearing this and said, "I also come from a mid-grade immortal sect. My name is Tu Feichen."

Xue Baochai quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Master of the Flying Dust Boat."

Tu Feichen nodded, then continued, "Most of your Jinxing clan members have already returned to the mortal world. You can wait here for a few more days, and I will arrange for someone to send you back to the Five Elements mortal world."

Xue Baochai's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. Did this mean she was to be sent back to the mortal realm of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao? Would that expose her?
After all, judging from Tu Feichen's words, the people of the Five Elements Heavenly Path all live in clans. If she went to the Five Elements Heavenly Path but did not belong to any of her clans, she would inevitably be exposed.

Thinking of this, Xue Baochai immediately asked, "Master, may I stay here?"

Xue Baochai's idea was to stay here and slowly learn about the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. Once she had a grasp of the situation within the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, she could then find a way to obtain an identity to go to the Five Elements Heavenly Dao in the mortal world without any problems.

But Tu Feichen was somewhat surprised to hear this and asked, "Why? Your Metal element clan is not suitable for conquering the Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder. The power of Metal has no advantage over Thunder magic."

Xue Baochai said, "Master, you may not know this, but I have the art of warding off lightning, which is why I was able to survive in that Echongyuan Realm."

"Oh?" Tu Feichen raised an eyebrow. "You actually possess the art of repelling lightning? So you intend to stay on the front lines to fight?"

“Yes,” Xue Baochai said. “Please allow me to stay, Master. If I wish to return to the mortal world in the future, I will inform you.”

Hearing this, Tu Feichen pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, since you are willing to stay, I will grant your wish. If you wish to return to the mortal world in the future, you can come to find me anytime."

Xue Baochai was overjoyed and quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master of the Boat."

Tu Feichen nodded and then said to Xue Baochai, "I happen to have a team from a mid-grade immortal sect that needs members. Why don't you go to their team?"

Then Tu Feichen said to Tu Lingbai, "You may leave."

Tu Lingbai immediately bowed and accepted the order, but Xue Baochai quickly bowed and asked, "May I ask, Master of the boat, if I may go with Fellow Daoist Tu Lingbai and the others?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Tu Feichen looked at Xue Baochai with a surprised expression, as if he couldn't believe why she would say such a thing.

Even Tu Lingbai was astonished, and then quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Baochai, everyone in our team comes from a low-grade immortal sect."

Seeing Tu Feichen's surprised gaze and Tu Lingbai's astonished expression, Xue Baochai knew she had made another mistake, but she reacted quickly and immediately said, "Master, Fellow Daoist Tu Lingbai and the others saved my life, so let me go with them."

"Oh." Tu Feichen nodded in realization and said with a smile, "As expected of someone from my mid-grade immortal sect, you know how to repay kindness. Alright, then you can go to Fellow Daoist Tu Lingbai's team."

Xue Baochai was overjoyed and quickly bowed again, saying, "Thank you, Master of the Boat."

Tu Feichen then dismissed them. Tu Lingbai was both excited and apprehensive, as she had never before interacted with a cultivator from a mid-grade immortal sect.

Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief. If she were to associate with people from mid-level immortal sects, she would definitely be exposed. First of all, she wouldn't be able to answer any questions about her family background.

This problem doesn't exist when you're with Tu Lingbai and the others. Firstly, they're acquaintances, and secondly, those from lower-grade immortal sects probably don't know anything about mid-grade immortal sects, so it's easier to fool them.

"Fellow Daoist Lingbai, I will be grateful for your care from now on," Xue Baochai said with a cupped hand and a smile to Tu Lingbai.

Upon hearing this, Tu Lingbai quickly returned the greeting, saying cautiously, "Fellow Daoist Baochai, you flatter me, you flatter me."

Seeing her so cautious, Xue Baochai was surprised. She hadn't expected that the Five Elements Heavenly Dao valued family background so much. A mid-grade immortal sect's identity could command such respect from someone from a low-grade immortal sect.

Just then, Xue Baochai suddenly heard a loud bang behind her. She turned around abruptly and saw that a huge crossbow on the celestial ship had fired.

Then a dazzling light shone in the realm below. At this moment, Tu Lingbai said, "It's the Yilu Heavenly Bow that was fired. Fortunately, we came out in time."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai subconsciously took a few steps toward the edge of the celestial boat, then looked down and saw a dazzling white light below, while the 'Chongyuan Realm' where they had been was now shattered to pieces.

"This..." Xue Baochai was stunned. "Then the small world of Fang Xiaoqian was directly destroyed?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Lingbai laughed, "Is this the first time Fellow Daoist Baochai has come out to attack another Heavenly Dao?"

Xue Baochai realized she had said the wrong thing again, but she did not panic. Instead, she nodded calmly and said, "Indeed, this is the first time I have followed someone out to attack the other side of the Heavenly Dao."

Tu Lingbai thought to herself, "Just as I thought. These disciples from high-ranking immortal sects are used to living a life of luxury. They would never be like us disciples from low-ranking immortal sects who have to go out and fight so early."

So Tu Lingbai explained, "This is the usual practice. Whenever the enemy's Heavenly Dao manifests in a minor world, once all the living beings inside have been cleared out, this world must be completely destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai froze on the spot. She didn't understand what 'cleansing away living beings' meant, but she understood that it meant destroying this small world. "Isn't that too wasteful?" Xue Baochai asked. "After all, it is a small world."

Tu Lingbai said with a smile, "It's not a waste, it'll all be the same sooner or later."

After spending several days together, Xue Baochai finally understood her situation completely.

In short, the cultivators attacking the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao are from the Earth Element Clan within the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, and they are currently on a 'Five Elements Heavenly Boat' in the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's attacking army.

This Five Elements Celestial Boat is equivalent to a city, capable of carrying 30,000 immortal cultivators and supplying them with various resources.

Each celestial boat is an independent war unit, and the 'boat master' is the one who commands these 30,000 immortal cultivators.

Moreover, Xue Baochai also discovered that both the Five Elements Heavenly Dao and the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao belong to the same realm system as the 'Mysterious Sect,' namely, Mysterious Immortals and Golden Immortals, without any distinctions such as Loose Immortals, Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, or Taiyi Golden Immortals.

Xue Baochai was very glad that she hadn't rashly discussed matters of cultivation with Tu Lingbai and the others; otherwise, no matter how clever she was, she wouldn't have been able to justify her statement.

"It seems I can only help them fight the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao people here for now, and then settle down in the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's mortal realm after I have a thorough understanding of its situation," Xue Baochai thought to herself. Just then, there was a knock on her door, and then Tu Lingbai's voice came in: "Fellow Daoist Baochai, are you there?"

Xue Baochai immediately sat up straight and said, "Fellow Daoist Lingbai, please come in."

The next moment, Tu Lingbai pushed open the door and entered. Xue Baochai's gaze sharpened. Today, Tu Lingbai was wearing a yellow robe covered with talismans, and her hair was tied up with a yellow turban also covered with talismans.

"Fellow Daoist Lingbai, is there anything I can help you with?" Xue Baochai asked Tu Lingbai.

Tu Lingbai stepped forward and handed Xue Baochai a set of yellow robes and a yellow turban, saying, "A new cleanup mission has been assigned. We have three hours to reach the mission point. Quickly change into this 'Xuan Tu Robe' and then come with me to the fore-bow deck to assemble."

Xue Baochai took the heavy black earthen robe and examined it closely. She felt that the earth element power on it was very strong, which made the metal element power in her body flow more smoothly.

“This Xuan Tu robe can defend against the power of wind and thunder. Your group of Golden Clan cultivators were attacked by a Golden Immortal cultivator from the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao because they weren’t wearing this Xuan Tu robe. You should know this,” Tu Lingbai said.

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai nodded, her expression somewhat unpleasant, as if she were recalling some unpleasant memories.

Of course, all of this was an act by her. Afterwards, Xue Baochai put on the heavy black robe and then came to the bow deck of the Tianfang with Tu Lingbai.

On this vast deck, a dense array of cultivators had already gathered, each wearing a heavy robe of dark earth.

However, Xue Baochai also keenly noticed that the black earth robes worn by some cultivators were more beautiful, refined, and sturdy, unlike those worn by most other cultivators.

Tu Lingbai said, "Those wearing Xuan Tu armor are all disciples of mid-grade immortal sects, just like you, Fellow Daoist Baochai."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai nodded secretly, and then went to the team with Tu Lingbai.

The other four members of the team were already waiting there. Upon seeing the two arrive, they quickly greeted them, and the six of them soon lined up, with Tu Lingbai at the head.

But just then, a voice came from ahead: "Xue Baochai, who is Xue Baochai?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai immediately raised her head, and Tu Lingbai quickly said to her, "It's the vice-captain, hurry over."

So Xue Baochai quickly stepped forward and came to a middle-aged man, who was the boat owner.

"Xue Baochai greets the Vice-Captain," Xue Baochai said, bowing with her hands clasped.

The captain nodded, then took a set of magnificent black earth armor from a servant and handed it to Xue Baochai: "This set of black earth armor is for you."

Many eyes turned to Xue Baochai, who was somewhat surprised, but quickly realized that this must be a benefit of her status as a 'middle-grade immortal sect'.

"You can change into it now," the vice-captain said to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "It's not too late to change later."

The vice-captain nodded and said nothing more. Seeing this, Xue Baochai also bowed slightly and then retreated to her own squad.

At this moment, many team members around looked over. Xue Baochai was still confused, but Tu Lingbai had already straightened her back.

Facing the questioning gazes of the squad leaders around him, Tu Lingbai felt extremely proud, after all, his team had a disciple from a mid-grade immortal sect.

Xue Baochai put away the Xuan Tu armor, and her teammates were all very envious. "I heard that the Xuan Tu armor has three times the defensive power of the Xuan Tu robe," said Tu He, a member of the team, curiously.

Tu Lingbai nodded and said, "That's right, I saw the record in the jade book last time."

Another team member, Tu Qianqian, said, "Tu He, don't be envious. When you've accumulated enough merit points and advanced to a mid-grade immortal, you'll be able to wear this armor too."

This is a set of promotion rules within the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. Disciples of lower-grade immortal sects can be promoted to middle-grade immortals through merit, and their status is the same as that of disciples of middle-grade immortal sects.

After becoming a mid-grade immortal, marrying another mid-grade immortal allows one to establish a mid-grade immortal sect. However, marrying a low-grade immortal only allows one to establish a low-grade immortal sect, but one's status as a mid-grade immortal remains unchanged.

Tu He just smiled without saying anything after hearing this. Tu Qianqian then asked Tu Lingbai, "Sister Lingbai, your merits should be almost enough, right?"

Tu Lingbai laughed and said, "I'm still short ten merit points."

Upon hearing this, the rest of the team expressed their envy, but Xue Baochai asked curiously, "These ten merits shouldn't be too difficult to obtain, right?"

Tu Lingbai laughed and said, "It's difficult in some ways, but not difficult in others. All we need to do is complete ten more cleanup missions like the one in Chongyuan Realm."

"I see," Xue Baochai nodded and said.

As the group lined up and chatted, time slipped by unnoticed. After what seemed like an eternity, the Five Elements Sky Boat suddenly stopped. The group swayed slightly, and then the entire bow of the deck fell silent.

"Quick, stop talking," Tu Lingbai said hastily. "We've arrived."

Immediately, everyone lined up neatly. Soon, the ship's captain, Tu Feichen, came out with two vice captains and said to the ten thousand immortal cultivators lined up on the deck: "This mission is to wipe out the 'Flowing Cloud Realm.' Ten thousand immortal cultivators have been dispatched. Now, each squad leader, step forward to receive the order."

Tu Lingbai immediately stepped forward, and saw two thousand squad leaders take turns receiving a talisman and then return to their ranks.

After the tokens were distributed, the ship's master, Tu Feichen, immediately ordered, "Let's go!"

Ten thousand immortal cultivators accepted the order in unison. Without any command, they took off in small teams at top speed, riding the clouds and flying out of the Five Elements Heavenly Boat, heading down towards the 'Flowing Cloud Realm' below.

Xue Baochai's team was also among them. Looking at the small world below shrouded in the vast flowing clouds, one of the team members, Tu Mo, asked, "Sister Ling Bai, why don't we use the Yilu Tian Gong (a magical bow for killing demons)? Why do we cultivators have to go down and clear them out every time? Wouldn't using the Yilu Tian Gong solve the problem immediately?"

Tu Lingbai laughed and said, "You're being lazy again, aren't you? Although the Yilu Tiangong can destroy a small world, it can't kill the soul, so it can't completely wipe them out. If we can't wipe them out here, and their souls escape and are reborn, we won't be able to weaken the power of the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao. So every time, we have to carry out a thorough cleanup first before using the Yilu Tiangong to destroy this world."

"Oh, I understand," Tu Mo nodded and said.

At this moment, everyone had entered the Flowing Cloud Realm. As they were passing through the layer of clouds and mist above the realm, a series of explosions suddenly rang out from all directions. Then, a fierce wind howled and swirled through the sky, and thunder rolled and lightning flashed.

Meanwhile, the Xuan Tu robes worn by many cultivators around them immediately activated their defenses, transforming into streaks of dark yellow immortal light that protected their bodies.

Xue Baochai was startled by this sudden change, but Tu Lingbai and the others remained calm. Tu Lingbai shouted, "Enemy attack! Activate the Xuan Tu Robe defense immediately and prepare to counterattack!"

Then Tu Lingbai said to Xue Baochai, "Fellow Daoist Baochai, it is a cultivator from the Flowing Cloud Realm who has set up an ambush here. Quickly inject your magic power into the Xuan Tu Robe to activate its defense."

Xue Baochai nodded and immediately poured her magical power into the Xuan Tu Robe. As a dark yellow light shone, Xue Baochai was immediately protected by the Xuan Tu Robe.

The next moment, cultivators from the Flowing Cloud Realm burst forth from the layers of flowing clouds, their killing intent surging, and they surrounded them with lightning speed. Xue Baochai immediately summoned her Flying Yuan Golden Sword and, along with Tu Lingbai and the others, charged forward. (End of Chapter)