After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2576 Geng Yue Returns to the Palace
Thinking of this, how could he not be nervous?
Just then, a rustling sound came from the nearby woods, attracting the attention of the guards. More than ten bows and arrows were immediately aimed at that spot.

However, what emerged from behind the bushes were several strangely shaped little monsters.

Night Demon.

Seeing the scene at Yanxia Bay, the Night Demons were terrified and quickly raised their hands.

The vanguard was shouting, "What are you doing?"

"Come back and hand in the mission!" Night Demon stammered, his scalp tingling as the arrow pointed at him. "We just came back from White Pine City and need to return to Eagle Beak Town to hand in the mission."

These Night Demons had been working diligently in White Pine City, unaware of what was happening in Misty Bay. They had come to hand over their embryonic sacs as required, never expecting to encounter this scene.
"Lingyun Palace is closed today. No entry or exit is permitted!"

The garrison and the Night Demons originally belonged to different systems and rarely interacted, so it was even less likely that they would show any sympathy now.

"Huh?" The Night Demons were stunned. "What about the things we're supposed to hand over?"

"It will spoil if left out for too long!" The bags they were carrying didn't keep the heat in good condition; the embryo sacs would spoil by tomorrow morning.

If this were to actually happen, the Night Demons wouldn't even dare to imagine what their fate would be.

"If we don't hand it in on time, we'll be punished!"

Seeing the little monsters chattering away, Commander Zhao had no patience. He pointed at the night demons, and dozens of soldiers behind him simultaneously raised their bows and arrows, aiming at the night demons.

"If you don't leave, you'll die."

Four concise words silenced the chattering night demons, who turned and fled back into the jungle.

This little incident did not relax Commander Zhao's tense nerves.

Just a few breaths later, his personal guard pointed to the northeast sky: "Sir, look!"

Commander Zhao looked up and immediately ordered the troops to prepare:
A streak of light flew towards us from the sky, faster than a shooting star.

However, after seeing the other person's face clearly, Commander Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief:
The visitor was Geng Yue, a powerful and highly recognizable deity serving the Heavenly God Helu.

Putting aside everything else, just the fact that He possesses the pass seal for the Lapis Lazuli Sea shows that He enjoys the deep trust of Helu Tian.

There are only eight such talismans in the entire Lingyun Palace.

As soon as the other person landed, he quickly stepped forward to pay his respects: "Divine Lord Geng Yue!"

The goddess Geng Yue didn't even look at him directly, but coldly asked, "The enemy hasn't attacked?"

"No."

"No suspicious signs or people?"

The gods have always treated their human servants this way. Commander Zhao lowered his back even further: "We just drove away a few night demons."

At this moment, the army parted, and another person walked over: "Why are you the only one who came back? Where are the others?"

This person had bluish skin and two rows of cheeks near his ears, making him appear to be a merman. However, he spoke in the language of the Heavenly Demons.

This is the Heavenly Demon Yuhe, who, like the Heavenly Demon Gengyue, descended to the mortal realm in an avatar.

In his left hand he held a staff, on the top of which was a large, orange-sized eyeball that was spinning around.

When Geng Yue looked over, this eyeball was also staring at him, but it didn't react.

This is also the Demon Eye, capable of seeing through most illusions, disguises, and invisibility. Yu He is guarding this place to prevent the enemy from sneaking in.

After all, Lingyun Palace had already deduced that the enemy was skilled in disguise.

"The battle is still raging. I've come back to report first," Geng Yue replied, then turned and walked towards the entrance of Lingyun Palace.

Commander Zhao and the garrison dared not stop him; instead, they saluted him and then respectfully stepped back a few paces.

Yu Heshen quickened his pace and walked alongside Geng Yue: "I'll go with you."

Geng Yue's cultivation level and status were higher than His, so logically He should have lagged behind by half a step. However, Yu He was currently on a mission, so Geng Yue glanced at him, said nothing, and jumped into the rocky beach in a few quick steps.

The reason no objection was expressed was because this was an arrangement made by the Heavenly God Helu before his departure:
Yuhe guards the gate of Yanxia Bay. Anyone who returns and needs to enter or leave Yuntai must be accompanied by Him.

Clearly, Helu Tian wasn't entirely comfortable with just letting the gimbal operate and make its own judgments; he needed an extra pair of eyes to keep an eye on it.

This also shows that whether or not Helu Tian's avatar personally oversees the Cloud Platform makes a big difference.

The next second, Geng Yue entered Eagle Beak Town.

This town is actually a buffer zone between Lingyun Palace and the real world, used to store soldiers and supplies. It is usually very busy, since 80% of the people serving the entire Lingyun Palace live here - not counting slave laborers.

However, in Yingzui Town at present, logistics have basically come to a standstill, and people are no longer busy. Only military patrols come and go.

When they saw the gods, they all bowed respectfully.

Geng Yue ignored him, maintaining her usual aloofness, and walked straight towards the cloud bridge without looking to the side.

The reason why the people of Eagle Beak Town have nothing to do is because Lingyun Palace is sealed off from both inside and outside. They cannot enter the Million Mountain Small World, nor can they return to reality—all communication between the inside and outside has been cut off.

Yuhe, who was standing nearby, asked, "Who exactly is the enemy?"

Geng Yue walked quickly: "Lingshan, True Monarch Tan Yang is leading the team."

Yu He was taken aback: "True Lord Tan Yang has arrived!"

This is a very famous immortal from Mount Ling, whose strength surpasses that of Fairy Wuyu. Upon hearing this, Yuhe's heart sank; this battle would be difficult.

"Indeed, more than twenty immortals from Mount Ling have come, well prepared, making them very difficult to defeat."

Yu He couldn't help but ask, "Why did our focus on Duan Heyun disappear?"

"A small world. We chased after them, and they put the battlefield into a small world."

Before Yuhe could ask any further questions, Gengyue spoke first: "Where is Wang Maoshi?"

"He is in Lotus Valley, receiving inquiries from the Holy One."

In the blink of an eye, Geng Yue walked onto the stone bridge and disappeared into the clouds.

The cloud platform remained as quiet and empty as before. However, as soon as Geng Yue stepped in, a white, ethereal thing emerged from the ground and stretched into a giant white python in front of him.

The python's body was covered in pure black patterns, but its eyes shone like rubies.

Geng Yue remained motionless, staring directly at the cloud python.

He knew that this was also one of the concrete manifestations of the gimbal, probably used to detect visitors and distinguish between friend and foe.

The python even stuck out its forked tongue and hissed twice, almost touching Geng Yue's face.

This is to detect his scent while also detecting anomalies in the air.

Yes, nothing unusual. This is indeed Geng Yue, the Celestial God.

The cloud python retreated back to the ground, and Yu Heshen arrived as well: "Let's go, the Holy Venerable is also waiting for the battle report from the front."

Just as he was about to open the cloud gate leading to Lotus Valley, Geng Yue shook his head: "He Lu Tianzun instructed me to rush back to Liuli Sea to handle a matter."

Yu Heshen was taken aback: "What task could be more important than meeting the Holy One?"

He invoked the name of the Holy Venerable Lingxu to intimidate him, but Geng Yue retorted, "On the way back, I already informed the Holy Venerable! This trip is specifically to return to the Glazed Sea. The spies from Mount Ling infiltrated the Glazed Sea earlier, and may have left some hidden dangers. Heavenly Venerable Helu instructed me to go and investigate immediately! Can the talisman in your hand go to the Glazed Sea?"