Chapter 866: Returning to the Ground

Lingyun held the unconscious Reisen in one hand and waved the other casually; the space around him shattered instantly, and a spatial channel formed by his side. Through the channel, one could see a massive lake—it was Lake Biwa.

"Teacher! Sister Kaguya!" A phoenix burning with flames descended from the sky and transformed into Fujiwara no Mokou in front of Lingyun.

"Mokou? Your strength?"

Looking at the powerful energy on Mokou, a trace of surprise could not help but appear on Kaguya's face. Although she had left the Hourai Elixir for Mokou, it was absolutely impossible for the Hourai Elixir alone to have raised Mokou's strength to this level!

"This is thanks to Teacher!" Mokou reached out and hugged Lingyun's arm.

"Yakumo Yukari, we are leaving first." Lingyun waved at Yakumo Yukari and took the three of them, Kaguya included, through the spatial channel.

Watching the disappearing spatial channel, Yakumo Yukari looked at the Youkai beside her. Although there were many losses, her goal had been achieved.

"Everyone, take our wounded companions; it is time for us to go home!"

As Yakumo Yukari's voice fell, the Youkai present cheered in unison. Although this battle was ultimately ended by the arrival of the Dragon God, in the eyes of the Youkai, they had already achieved the victory they wanted.

Watching the Youkai retreating in an orderly fashion under the leadership of Yakumo Yukari, Watatsuki no Yorihime gripped the Samurai Sword in her hand, a hint of resentment in her tone: "Master, are we just going to let those Youkai retreat like this?"

"Do you think that in the current state of the Moon Capital, you can still intercept these Youkai who are in such high spirits?" Yagokoro Eirin glanced at her and said.

"Then, can we destroy the Earth-Moon Channel set up by that Sage of Youkai?"

"That won't work!" Watatsuki no Toyohime said, waving the fan in her hand. "When the Youkai were coming over, I tried to destroy that Earth-Moon Channel, but that place seemed to be protected by some kind of power; my attacks had no effect at all!"

"What about your fan?" Watatsuki no Yorihime knew how powerful the lethality of the fan in her sister's hand was.

"That won't work either! That Sage of Youkai has something in her hand that can calm the wind fanned by the fan!" Watatsuki no Toyohime waved her hand and said.

"How could that Sage of Youkai have so many strange things in her hands?" Watatsuki no Yorihime gritted her teeth and said. Since the establishment of the Moon Capital, they had never suffered such a big loss.

"The power protecting the Earth-Moon Channel and the power calming the wind of the fan may not necessarily be Yakumo Yukari's power!" Yagokoro Eirin said leisurely.

"Master, what do you mean? Kaguya's teacher?"

"That man is the most mysterious man I have ever seen to this day. In fact, I have never been able to see through him!" Yagokoro Eirin said. "I cannot even judge whether he used his full strength when confronting Tsukuyomi this time!"

"That is too exaggerated!" The Watatsuki sisters could not help but open their mouths wide.

"So, do not go testing this person casually, otherwise, even I might not be able to protect you when the time comes," Yagokoro Eirin said, looking at the Watatsuki sisters seriously.

"Yes, Master!" Facing Yagokoro Eirin's cautious reminder, the Watatsuki sisters could not help but become serious as well.

Beside Lake Biwa, a spatial channel unfolded, and Lingyun and his group of four walked out from the channel.

After his feet touched the ground, Kaguya jumped up and hung directly on Lingyun's back.

"I really missed the scent of the ground; it's much better than that stuffy Moon Capital!"

Looking at Kaguya, who was hanging on his back and refusing to come down, Lingyun smiled, then looked in the direction of Lake Biwa.

"Teacher, let me hold this Rabbit!" Mokou reached out and took Reisen, who was being held by Lingyun, into her own hands.

The surface of Lake Biwa remained calm, and the reflection of the moon appeared clearly on the lake surface.

Suddenly, the reflection of the moon on the lake surface shook violently, then began to expand continuously, eventually forming a huge channel.

After the channel opened, one Youkai after another flew out from the channel and landed on the lakeshore.

Yakumo Yukari was the last to walk out of the channel, clearly serving in the role of rearguard. And this kind of thing clearly carried great risk, because no one knew if the people of the Moon Capital would launch a surprise attack while they were retreating. Yakumo Yukari taking responsibility for this clearly meant she was taking the risk upon herself. Thinking of this, the gazes of the Youkai present towards Yakumo Yukari held a few more parts of respect.

Looking at the Youkai on the lakeshore, Lingyun was also slightly stunned. Compared to when they attacked the Moon Capital before, the number of Youkai here had decreased by more than half, and many Great Youkai had been lost. However, this was something that had to be done for Yakumo Yukari; the vast majority of those Youkai who were lost on the Lunar Surface battlefield could not accept the existence of Gensokyo, and for the sake of her grand plan, Yakumo Yukari could only let them disappear!

The shadow under Lingyun's feet twisted slightly and seemed to expand a little, but it quickly returned to its original state.

After closing the channel, Yakumo Yukari waved the fan in her hand with high spirits: "My kin, the battle on the Lunar Surface has come to an end. Although we failed to take the Moon Capital due to the interference of the Dragon God, we have already shown the Moon Capital the dignity of us Youkai; this is an unquestionable victory. As for the matter of opening up a new world for Youkai, I have new ideas after seeing the Moon Capital, and I will surely give everyone an explanation in the future. Now, retreat to recuperate and revel to celebrate our victory!"

As Yakumo Yukari's voice fell, the Youkai present cheered at the same time. The huge sound spread far away, and even the distant Heian-kyo could hear this voice.

Watching the many Youkai leave one by one with fanatical expressions, Lingyun could already imagine the flustered state of Kamo no Tadayuki.

"Yukari, Lingyun, we are leaving first!" Ibuki Suika carried her large wine gourd, waved at Lingyun and the other with a grin, and then left with Hoshiguma Yuugi and the Oni.

Having fought such a big battle on the Lunar Surface was definitely a very satisfying thing for the bellicose Oni. However, this battle also caused the Oni to lose quite a few people, and the remaining ones were all injured and needed to go back to recuperate properly.

Kazami Yuuka on the side glanced at Lingyun indifferently, then her figure quietly disappeared into the dark night.

"Alright, we should go home too. Yukari, are you interested in coming to my house for a sit-down?" Lingyun said to the Sage of Youkai beside him.

"Yes, yes!" Saigyouji Yuyuko's eyes lit up instantly. She hugged Yakumo Yukari's arm and said with an excited face.

"Since Brother Lingyun has invited me, how could I have any reason to refuse?" Yakumo Yukari closed her fan and said with a beaming smile.

"Then let's go!" Lingyun pulled open a spatial channel and said with a smile.