Almost at the same moment when the man in white stood up, a group of immortal officials who had descended to the earth found a lake in the forest designated by the God of Black Tortoise.
"careful!"
Now it was night, and some of the original forms of the immortal officials were not good at night vision, so their movements became slower. One immortal official saw his companion was about to step into a strange place, so he quickly pulled him back.
The companion paused, and when he saw what was in front of him clearly, he felt a little scared.
There was a quiet lake in front of me. The lake was not very big, with vegetation on both sides. The moonlight was dim tonight, and the shadows of the trees in the forest covered the lake. This lake located in a remote part of the forest was inconspicuous in the dark and would be mistaken for flat land if you were not careful.
"so close!"
The immortal official who nearly stepped into the lake cried out.
They are gods, so it would be fine if they fell into the lake normally. But if they fell in when they were caught off guard like this and got covered in water, it would be very uncomfortable.
Another immortal official looked at the lake in wonder and asked, "Did we see this lake before when we came here?"
When this sentence came out, the immortal official was also stunned: "I don't know, I have no impression."
They had already searched the area. With the words of the Black Tortoise God in mind, everyone was very careful and searched every corner. However, they did not have a strong impression of the lake in front of them.
But it's hard to say. Today, everyone has been checking for too long and seen too many things in the forest. This is indeed not a lake with a very eye-catching feature. This forest is close to sacred mountains such as Xinglin Peak, and there are many spiritual springs and fairy pools. It is normal that the impression is not deep.
One of the immortal officials asked, "What should we do? Xuanwu Divine Lord said we should be careful. Should we go in and look for it?"
"Into the lake?"
The immortal official was startled, then he reached his hand into the lake to probe a little, and said, "The water is quite deep. We need to find an immortal official who knows how to swim."
It happened that these two immortal officials were not good at swimming, so they immediately went to look for other immortals nearby, and soon found one who could swim.
The immortal official took a deep breath, and his immortal aura changed slightly, and he suddenly turned into a huge water dragon! The water dragon groaned in the air, and then jumped into the water! Ripples surged in the water, and the waves splashed up a foot high. Soon, there were waves of the water dragon swimming.
The two immortal officials squatted by the lake and waited quietly.
About half an hour later, the Water Dragon Immortal Official swam up from the bottom of the water, poked his head out of the water and shook his head at them.
An immortal official said disappointedly, "No clues? No wonder. The Nine-tailed Fox Tribe doesn't like swimming, so they wouldn't hide underwater on purpose."
Another immortal official said, "I see. But Xuanwu Divine Lord said that we should look more carefully this time and not let our guard down. Could you please look again?"
The Water Flood Immortal Official nodded good-naturedly and dived back into the water.
The two immortal officials thought that they had already checked once and that the Water Dragon Immortal Official should come up soon. However, this time he actually spent longer than before hiding below. It was almost an hour before the immortal officials saw a few bubbles appearing on the surface of the lake, and then the Water Dragon Immortal King leaped out swiftly!
"There is an empty space under the water!" Water Dragon Immortal Lord jumped out of the water and immediately said in shock, "I can't open that place by myself, quickly find some people who can swim!"
"What!"
The two gods on the shore were both surprised.
They did not dare to delay and immediately went to look for other gods.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the lakeside was brightly lit, and all the gods scattered in the forest gathered together.
Most of the twenty-eight palm star beasts are walking animals. Among the immortal officials who came to help, there are not many who can swim. Only the Jiao clan, the dragon clan and a part of the snake clan are relatively good at it. All of them went into the water, and after trying several methods, everyone simply worked together to drain all the water in the small lake, exposing the entire bottom of the lake.
At first glance, the bottom of the lake looked nothing unusual, with a lot of messy stones piled up and moss growing near the lakeside.
However, the most respected god among the crowd went up and knocked, and actually found an empty space at the bottom of the lake. It was unknown what means were set on it, and it was surprisingly difficult to open.
The God immediately said: "Send someone to the Ninth Heaven to inform the Black Tortoise God and other Gods and Immortals. The others will join me in forcing this place open!"
"yes!"
The immortal official who came with him quickly accepted the order.
At one time, those who went up to the sky went up to the sky, and those who gathered gathered together, with a clear division of labor.
The leading god and the others were marching forward aggressively, and were about to force open the space at the bottom of the lake, but they saw that the previously silent bottom of the lake suddenly trembled, and a strange fairy air floated up.
The gods and their companions immediately took a defensive posture, but unexpectedly they saw the stones scattered at the bottom of the lake disperse by themselves, revealing two stone-like doors at the bottom of the lake, and then the doors opened.
There was indeed an open space under the lake.
But I can feel a faint sense of immortality.
The leading god was very surprised, because he felt that there was a door to the fairyland here, and it was a rare large fairyland! However, such a large fairyland had only such a weak trace of fairy air. If the other party had not actively released the breath, they might not have been able to discover it.
The God's heart was beating very fast.
There is no doubt that the location and concealed hiding method of this fairyland are very similar to what Fairy Xueli and Lord Xuanwu had estimated. If - maybe - it is very likely - it is the fairyland where the Nine-tailed Fox Clan is located!
The God's heart almost rose to his throat.
Not only him, all the gods present were extremely nervous.
But at this moment, the faint fairy air of the fairyland gate shook, and a clear male voice came from inside, and he seemed to say a string of words.
The gods present reacted immediately.
"It's the fairy language of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan!"
Someone shouted.
A group of immortals hurriedly rummaged through the things on their bodies. Some of the older immortals who understood the fairy language of the Nine-tailed Fox tribe took the initiative to step forward, while the other immortals quickly took the communication pills that had been modified by Fairy Xueli.
Thanks to Fairy Xueli's sincerity, the Tongyu Pill can now understand the language of the foxes. This time when everyone went out to look for the whereabouts of the Nine-tailed Fox, they naturally brought it with them.
The man inside the fairyland gate seemed to have considered that people outside might not understand him, so he took the time to prepare and even tried several different fairy languages.
I only heard him ask politely: "Hello, may I ask which immortal friend is passing by?"
When the God heard the man's steady voice, he immediately felt a liking for the people in the fairyland.
He said, "We are not just passing by. We are gods from the Ninth Heaven, and we have come down to earth to look for someone. May I ask... are you from the Nine-tailed Fox Clan?"
The man inside the Fairyland Gate seemed slightly relieved after hearing his explanation.
"Yes. Behind this door is the fairyland of the fox clan."
The man answered, and from his calm tone, he seemed unaware of the uproar the disappearance of the Nine-tailed Fox had caused in the entire fairy world over the past thousand years. When he admitted that he was a fox, the faces of the fairy officials outside were all filled with extreme horror, and they could not remain calm at all.
Because they were so shocked, the God and the immortal officials didn't know how to respond for a moment.
The fox man could not see the stunned expressions of the people outside the fairyland, and he tried his best to explain: "We are the fox tribe that also lived in the Ninth Heaven a thousand years ago, including the entire nine-tailed fox tribe. When we moved to the fairyland a thousand years ago, we were attacked without any warning. The opponent was the Moon God who was unaware of the situation!"
"At that time, most of our gods had already used up most of their immortal power in order to move the fairyland, but the Moon God was surprisingly strong and used strange spells that were different from the past. We were really unable to resist and had to hide in the fairyland and flee. Who knew that during the fight, the Moon God used a stronger immortal spell to seal us in the fairyland, and we have been unable to escape for a thousand years..."
"Over the years, we have been avoiding the Moon God's pursuit while trying to unlock the magic that sealed the fairyland, but we were found again more than a decade ago..."
When he said this, the man's voice became deep, as if he had touched a sore spot.
He sorted out his thoughts before continuing, "In short, we are seriously injured and have no choice but to find a way to hide here temporarily. During this period of time, we have been afraid of being found by the Moon Goddess, but we have not found a chance to ask for help from others. Fortunately, someone finally came."
The fox man was afraid that people outside the fairyland would not understand him, so he kept his story short and gave a general account of what had happened over the past thousand years. The truth was actually far more sinister than what he said.
Especially when he mentioned the Moon Goddess, perhaps because he was afraid that they would not believe it, he emphasized it with a stronger tone.
This made the gods outside the fairyland smile bitterly.
They were indeed surprised when they first found out it was the Moon Goddess, but the Nine-tailed Fox Clan didn't need to tell them about this, as they had already listened to the analysis of the Black Tortoise God. Now they were a little bit amused.
However, the most urgent task at the moment is to see if the nine-tailed fox can be released first.
It just so happened that the fox man obviously thought so too. He asked humbly, "I wonder if you have any way to unlock the magic used by the Moon God in this fairyland? Even if it's just to weaken it a little bit, it will be fine."
The God stepped forward and said, "Let me see."
But when he put his hand on the door to the fairyland, the god was surprised: "It's so tight!"
This fairyland is protected by no one knows how many layers of barriers, it is so tightly guarded that the God's exploration even gave him a headache.
When the fox man heard him, he seemed to smile and said, "Don't be scared. Most of the barriers are set up by the Nine-tailed Fox Clan themselves. You only need to look at the one with a different aura. We can solve the rest ourselves."
The gods above the Ninth Heaven had all heard that the Nine-tailed Fox was very good at hiding and protecting itself, but seeing this level with their own eyes was still shocking. Over the past thousand years, even though the Nine-tailed Fox clan had been cut off from the fairyland and isolated in the fairyland, it had probably developed a lot.
The god explored carefully and found that there was a barrier that was not facing outward but inward. It was a spell that blocked the people in the fairyland. The aura was different but extremely powerful and could not be easily broken.
The God King had no choice but to shake his head and said, "My cultivation is not very good, and I am not good at this kind of immortal arts. I am afraid my ability is limited and I can't help you. We have to wait for more powerful God Kings and Immortal Kings to come down."
But he paused for a moment, and then comforted the fox tribe in the fairyland, saying: "Don't worry, I have just sent people to the Ninth Heaven to deliver the message. I think Xuanwu Divine Lord and his men will be here soon."
The Lord of Xuanwu is originally a divine tortoise. When it comes to magical arts such as protection, the Lord of Xuanwu has a natural advantage. He is also a senior in the fairy world. Just by saying his name, it seems as if the situation is almost guaranteed.
Sure enough, when the foxes in the fairyland heard the name of Xuanwu God, they also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then thank you very much."
There was a brief silence on both sides, as if they were waiting.
The God actually had a lot of things he wanted to ask the people in the fairyland about the Nine-tailed Fox Clan in recent years, but there were too many questions and he couldn't figure it out at the moment, so he paused for a moment.
And at this moment, the people in the fairyland seemed to be unable to hold it back anymore.
The fox tribe took the initiative to speak: "Um... Immortal friend, I have another question to ask, I wonder if you can answer it?"
"What? Tell me."
The God was puzzled.
The fox man in the fairyland took a deep breath and asked hesitantly, "I want to ask my fellow fairy, have you ever heard of a fox fairy named Xueli in the fairyland?"