I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Xue Ming rushed into his backyard and bumped into a maid. The maid was startled and quickly knelt down, saying, "Master, please forgive me."

Xue Ming waved his hand and asked, "Where is Madam?"

The maidservant hurriedly replied, "The lady is in the young lady's room."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming immediately strode into Xue Baochai's boudoir. Since Xue Baochai left, the furnishings and layout here have remained unchanged.

When Xue Ming entered the room, he saw his wife sitting in front of Xue Baochai's dressing table, lost in thought. He knew that she was missing Xue Baochai again.

Xue Ming stepped forward and said with a smile, "Madam, I have good news for you. There's news about Baochai."

Upon hearing this, Xue's mother did not react. Xue Ming paused for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered in his wife's ear, "There is news about Baochai."

"Don't lie to me." Madam Xue sighed softly, "There's been no news for so many years, how could there suddenly be news?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Xue Ming said, "Ke'er and Baoqin have returned from Buzhou Mountain. This time, Ke'er and Baoqin were both on the list and obtained the rank of celestial official. At the celebratory banquet in the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm, Ke'er kept his promise and obtained the divine wish of the Great Emperor of the Divine Firmament, and told him where Baochai was."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light finally appeared in Xue's mother's eyes, and she looked up at Xue Ming, asking, "Really?"

"Really," Xue Ming said. "Father asked me to call you over. He'll give you an answer as soon as Ke'er arrives."

Mother Xue immediately stood up and, without waiting for Xue Ming to say anything more, strode out of the room and headed straight for the main courtyard. Xue Ming quickly followed her.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Xue Ding and his wife were already seated at the head of the table, while Xue Guang and his wife stood below. Both of them were beaming with joy and pride. It was no wonder, after all, their children had passed the imperial examinations with flying colors and become celestial officials with ranks in the Heavenly Court, with bright futures ahead of them.

Not to mention the two of them, even Xue Ding and his wife were beaming with joy, and they even changed into new clothes, their smiles clearly visible on their faces.

But as soon as Xue Ming and his wife entered the lobby, the smiles on Xue Guang and his wife's faces immediately disappeared.

"Greetings, Father and Mother," Mr. and Mrs. Xue said as they stepped forward to bow to Xue Ding and Old Lady Xue.

Xue Ding nodded and smiled, saying, "They've arrived. Today is a joyous day for the Xue family."

"Yes." Xue Ming also smiled and said, "Ke'er and Baoqin passing the imperial examination is indeed a joyous occasion. From now on, my Xue family will also produce celestial officials."

Wang Cuiwei, Xue Ming's wife, forced a smile but didn't say anything. Seeing this, Xue Ding and his wife comforted their daughter-in-law, saying, "Ke'er has asked the Great Emperor of Shenxiao for Baochai's whereabouts, so don't be sad."

Wang Cui nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

Just then, a burst of gongs, drums, and string and wind instruments suddenly rang out outside the Xue residence, and people were also setting off firecrackers, making it quite a lively scene.

Xue Ding quickly stood up and looked outside the mansion, saying, "It's Ke'er and Baoqin who have returned."

Soon, a steward came in to announce the good news: "Master, Madam, Young Master Ke and Miss Qin have returned. They are being escorted by the divine generals of the Southern Mountain Divine Palace. There are gongs and drums to announce the good news, and flags are being raised to clear the way."

Xue Ding quickly said, "Quickly, please invite them in."

"Yes." The steward beamed and quickly turned and ran out. Soon after, two teams of divine generals from the Southern Mountain Divine Palace entered the mansion with flags raised and drums beating, and proceeded to the outside of the main hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Xue Ding led Mr. and Mrs. Xue Ming and Mr. and Mrs. Xue Guang to the front of the hall to look around. They saw Xue Ke wearing a seventh-rank 'Nine Heavens Cloud Crane' celestial official robe with a 'green ribbon and white jade belt' around his waist, and Xue Baoqin wearing an eighth-rank 'golden silk and jade embroidered cloud pattern' celestial official robe with a 'white jade belt' around her waist. They strode in one after the other.

Upon approaching, Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin bowed to Xue Ding and his wife, saying, "Grandson Xue Ke (Xue Baoqin) greets his grandfather and grandmother."

"Hahaha." Xue Ding laughed loudly, then personally stepped forward to help Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin up, looking at the two of them with a smile, "Good, good, good, my family has produced a distinguished person now."

Then the divine generals from the Southern Mountain Divine Palace who came to escort him also offered their congratulations in unison. Xue Ding hurriedly ordered someone to bring purple coins as a reward, and said, "All the divine generals have had a hard journey. There will be a celestial banquet in the palace later to reward you."

The gods chuckled and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Xue."

Xue Ding summoned his steward to lead the group of divine generals to rest at Heyun Residence, and then invited his family into the main hall.

After they sat down, Xue Ding first inquired about the outcome of the exam, and Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin then recounted their exam experience, the questions, and the general situation.

When everyone heard that the top scholar was a reed demon, they couldn't help but show surprise.

They were especially envious when they heard that Lu Lingmao had received a jade ruyi as a reward from the Great Emperor Shenxiao, and that the jade ruyi was a treasure that the Jade Emperor had bestowed upon the Great Emperor Shenxiao.

"Lu Lingmao, being a mere minor demon, has received such an extraordinary opportunity; he is truly blessed by Heaven," Xue Guang exclaimed.

At this moment, Xue Baoqin mentioned that Xue Ke had asked Xue Baochai about it at the celebratory banquet, which also earned praise from the Divine Emperor. Xue Ming, who was standing nearby, immediately said, "Ke'er received praise from the Divine Emperor and was personally bestowed with an official rank. This shows that he is favored by the Emperor, and his future prospects are limitless."

"Indeed," Xue Ding said with a smile, "My family has its own exceptional talent; why envy the opportunities of others?" Everyone in the hall laughed, except for Xue Baochai's mother, Wang Cuiwei, who asked, "Ke'er, you asked the Divine Firmament Emperor back then; what was his answer?"

Xue Ke immediately put down the teacup he had just picked up, then cupped his hands and said to Wang Cuiwei, "Aunt, don't worry. My sister was summoned by the Chenhuan Jade Palace to spy on the situation in the Fenglei Heavenly Dao. She is currently serving under Grand Commandant Zhang Tianying as a 'Consultant Military Advisor'."

"What? The Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder has manifested in the world?" Wang Cuiwei's face froze, then she said weakly, her face pale, "So, my poor Baochai is in another Heavenly Dao? Does that mean she'll never come back?"

Xue Ming's reaction differed from Wang Cuiwei's. His first thought was that Xue Baochai was still alive and had even become Zhang Tianying's advisor.

"What rank is a Consultant Military Advisor?" Xue Mingchao asked Xue Ke.

Xue Ke shook his head and said, "I don't have an official rank yet, I just do some clerical work. However, the Great Emperor Shenxiao said that my sister has made a lot of contributions over there. If she is rewarded in the future, she will definitely be no less than us."

"Good, good, good." Before Xue Ming could speak, Xue Ding laughed and said, "It's truly double happiness! Ke'er and Baoqin just passed the imperial examination, and now we've received news of Baochai."

At this point, Xue Ding sighed and said, "Baochai has rendered meritorious service to the Pangu Heavenly Dao in this extraordinary world; this is a heroic act." He looked at Wang Cuiwei and said, "We should feel honored for Baochai."

Wang Cuiwei opened her mouth, but looking at Xue Ding, she didn't say the words, "I only want my daughter."

However, when Wang Cuiwei learned that Xue Baochai had not perished, her dead heart gradually came back to life, but her longing for her grew even stronger.

“Zhang Tianying won a battle recently, and Baochai, as the military advisor, must have made a great contribution.” Xue Guang looked at his elder brother Xue Ming and Wang Cuiwei and said, “Brother, sister-in-law, don’t worry, Baochai will definitely not let us down.”

With the appearance of the Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse after Zhang Tianying's great victory in Wudingjie.

The reason is simple: the Dao Lords of the Earth and Fire Element clans of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao have joined the battle.

In the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, besides the Fire Element Dao Ancestor and the Earth Element Dao Ancestor, the Water Element Dao Ancestor has also arrived.

She came to provide support, but she wasn't there to fight alongside the Fire and Earth Dao Ancestors against the Wind and Thunder Dao Ancestors. Instead, she came with a special purpose.

First, we must send Dao Lord-level combatants into the Wind and Thunder Manifestation World to suppress the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, the purpose of the Water Dao Ancestor's visit this time is to sit in charge of the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge and guide the great power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao to erode the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao.

Because the Earth Element Dao Ancestor and the Fire Element Dao Ancestor had to deal with the Wind and Thunder Element Dao Ancestors, the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, which was not guarded by a Great Luo Golden Immortal, could not bear the projection of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao's power. Therefore, the Water Element Dao Ancestor was needed to come and guard the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge.

The moment the power of the Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder was projected, the Water Dao Ancestor, who was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, lost more than half of his power.

However, the power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal is inexhaustible, and the large portion of power that had disappeared was quickly restored. Subsequently, the power in her body was continuously poured into the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge to maintain its stability.

Meanwhile, the immense power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao was continuously projected through the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge, instantly beginning to erode and wear down the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao.

This erosion and attrition is extremely slow, but it can suppress the Heavenly Dao of Wind and Thunder to the greatest extent, leaving it with no energy to attend to matters in the present world.

Therefore, when the power of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao invaded, the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao also responded immediately. The power of the two Heavenly Daos collided directly, and the surrounding space trembled and the void was annihilated in an instant. Everything within ten feet of the Wind and Thunder Heavenly Dao was destroyed. Only the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge that came from the Five Elements Heavenly Dao trembled violently under the impact of this power, but it was quickly stabilized by the power of the Water Element Dao Ancestor.

Ten days later, ten Dao Lords from the Earth and Fire clans of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao entered the Wind and Thunder Manifestation World. Eight of them went directly to the Heavenly Gate of the Wind and Thunder Great World, while the other two came to the outside of the Martial Realm.

Tu Xuanzi and Huo Lingkong led 500,000 Five Elements Heavenly Dao Immortal Cultivators to Wuding Realm. With just a wave of their hands, the 500,000 people sailed in celestial boats and surrounded Wuding Realm.

Within the Wuding Realm, the Great Sage Huangfeng led over ten thousand divine generals, ready for battle. This time, even Xue Baochai donned the Eight Treasures Armor.

That was originally Zhang Tianying's supply, but Xue Baochai, as Zhang Tianying's advisor and military advisor, was facing a Daoist-level combat force this time, so the Great Sage Huangfeng specially granted her an Eight Treasures Armor.

The pressure brought by the two Great Awakening Golden Immortals was extremely terrifying. Just by standing there, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the entire Wuding Realm was completely disrupted.

The next moment, Huo Lingkong's gaze swept over the 'Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation' in the sky above Wuding Realm, and he turned to Tu Xuanzi and asked, "This formation is quite ingenious, actually using earth energy as its support, it is truly extraordinary."

Tu Xuanzi smiled faintly and said, "I can't stand this. I'll break it down."

After saying this, Tu Xuanzi formed a hand seal and then gently commanded the Wuding Realm below. In an instant, a beam of earth-yellow immortal light passed directly through the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Formation and entered the Wuding Realm.

'Om'

In that instant, the entire Wuding Realm trembled. The earth-yellow immortal light fell upon the continent, instantly suppressing all the earth veins. The earth energy that had been rising into the sky to maintain the entire Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation was completely severed in that instant!

Yellow Wind Great Sage's pupils contracted. Just ten breaths later, the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, no longer supported by earth energy, dimmed. Ten breaths later, it collapsed completely. The massive array that had enveloped the entire Martial Realm shattered in an instant, leaving broken ripples across the Martial Realm's sky. (End of Chapter)