I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

Silently gazing at the bag, Qin Yao pondered for a long time before finally giving up the idea of ​​using the system to unseal it.

The reason for giving up is simple: with the Human Seed Bag impervious to all magic, if he were to release Sun Wukong and the other two, he would have no way of explaining how he did it. If this attracted the attention of the Buddha of the East, it would be a very difficult situation for him.

In contrast, he could have achieved his goal through other means, such as... asking God for help!

The Heavenly Realm, the Lingxiao Palace.

The Great Celestial Venerable, dressed in a golden imperial robe and with the appearance of a middle-aged man, sat on a golden chair. Below him, the hall was filled with gods, all listening to the reports of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.

After a while, when the Dragon King of the North Sea finished his final report and returned to the ranks of the gods, the Jade Emperor smiled and looked at the assembled deities, asking softly, "Do any of you have anything else to report?"

"Your humble servant has a report to make." At this moment, the Water Deity Star Lord stepped forward from the ranks, holding a court tablet, and bowed deeply.

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly and asked, "What is it you wish to report?"

The Water Deity said, "Your Majesty, after the Jing River Dragon King was killed by Wei Zheng in a dream, the Jing River fell into a state of being without a master. Moreover, since the Jing River Dragon King has great power, I dare not act on my own authority. I hope Your Majesty will nominate him for a title."

The Jade Emperor said, "If the Water Deity hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about this matter... Do any of you ministers have any suggestions regarding the selection of the Jing River Dragon King?"

No sooner had the words been spoken than Erlang Shen in the crowd was about to offer his advice when a celestial official rushed over, knelt down with a thud outside the Lingxiao Palace, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Xuanzang requests an audience."

"Xuanzang?" The Jade Emperor asked in surprise, a hint of curiosity in his voice, "Summon Xuanzang to an audience!"

"Yes, sir!" The celestial official clasped his hands in acceptance of the order, and immediately transformed into a beam of divine light, disappearing in front of the door in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Yao, led by him, slowly arrived in front of the Lingxiao Palace, put his hands together, and bowed slightly: "This humble monk Xuanzang greets Your Majesty."

"Come in," the Jade Emperor beckoned.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Yao thanked him respectfully, and then stepped into the central aisle of the hall under the watchful eyes of everyone, until he reached the jade wall on the platform.

"Xuanzang, what brings you here?" The Jade Emperor asked bluntly from his throne.

Qin Yao looked around and said softly, "Please allow me to report this privately, Your Majesty."

The Jade Emperor raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and slowly stood up: "Then come with me."

He could not dismiss the court assembly just because of Xuanzang's private report, but he could bring him to a side hall to hear what Xuanzang wanted to say to him privately!
Given Xuanzang's past life identity and his mission in this life, it's enough to make him treat it this way...

Lean less.

In the side hall.

The Jade Emperor lifted the front of his robe, sat upright on his throne in the hall, and looked up at the white-robed monk below the steps: "There are no outsiders here, so speak your mind."

Qin Yao nodded and asked softly, "May I ask if Your Majesty still remembers the Roc Spirit?"

The Jade Emperor said, "Of course I remember, the peacock's child... What happened to him?"

"Recently, my master and I passed through the Kingdom of Gaochang and learned from the king that there were three demons in the country who were acting arrogantly and domineeringly. They were the Roc Demon, the Elephant Demon, and the Lion Demon."

We originally intended to rid the people of this scourge, but we never expected that these three demons, together with the Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor of the Western Paradise, would capture my three disciples and the Six-Eared Macaque with their human seed bag.

After that, I went to great lengths to retrieve the human seed bag, but I couldn't open it. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask God for help.

"Your Majesty, please summon the three demons here, perform the incantation, and open the bag."

Qin Yao explained the whole story in the simplest terms, and then summoned the Human Seed Bag and presented it to the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor's expression gradually turned serious, and he understood why Xuanzang had requested to speak to him alone.

"Somebody come!"

After a short while, he silently calmed his anger and called out loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a white-robed celestial official appeared at the gate and knelt down to pay his respects: "Your Majesty."

"You must hurry to Gaochang Kingdom and order that scoundrel Dapeng to bring his two brothers to see me immediately," the Jade Emperor commanded.

"This servant obeys the decree." The white-robed celestial official kowtowed and accepted the order, then instantly transformed into countless specks of light and disappeared in front of the side hall...

Gaochang Kingdom.

Qianshou Palace.

The Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor sat upright at the banquet, his gaze fixed on the Roc Spirit opposite him, and said in a deep voice:
"Although I cannot retrieve the Human Seed Bag remotely, it is an acquired treasure, impervious to all magic. Without knowing the activation incantation, the opponent certainly cannot release Sun Wukong and the others. Therefore, from the opponent's perspective, the most important thing right now is undoubtedly to obtain the incantation from you..."

The Great Roc immediately waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, even if I fall into a trap or ambush, and the other party holds a knife to my neck, I will not reveal the incantation! If they torture me, as long as they don't kill me, I will turn around and go to my mother and grandmother and ask them to stand up for me."

Following his words, and thinking of the Peacock God and the Phoenix Venerable, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor nodded slightly, feeling somewhat relieved.
“That may be true, but we can’t do nothing. After all, prolonged defense will inevitably lead to defeat. You three wait here for me. I’m going to the Western Paradise to ask Master to use the Mysterious Mirror to find out where Xuanzang is and what he’s doing.”

The roc spirit rose with him and said sincerely, "Thank you so much for your help this time..."

Old Ancestor Huangmei waved his hand and said, "Remember to be more careful in the future, otherwise we will all be in trouble like this time!"

Dapeng was in the wrong first, so he could only nod in agreement. But after seeing the other party off, his face immediately turned gloomy, and he spat out, "You dog, you actually started lecturing me. If I didn't still need you, I would have told you to tuck your tail between your legs and get lost long ago."

The lion spirit said, "Brother, why don't we retreat and pretend nothing happened... To be honest, ever since the human seed bag was stolen, I've been feeling uneasy and have a bad feeling."

"Bah bah bah."

The Great Roc Spirit spat several times and said seriously, "Do you really want to just keep muddling along like this? You'll muddle along for decades, centuries, or even millennia, and still not get ahead. You'll just be stuck in the human world, bullying and oppressing others!"
I don't want that. I want to be a Buddha, a supreme Buddha. I want all the gods and immortals of the Three Realms and Six Paths to pay homage to me and respect me, not because of my lineage!

Just as he was envisioning the future and delivering an inspiring speech, a beam of silver light suddenly appeared before the palace gate, manifesting as the figure of a white-robed celestial official. He looked at the three demons who were looking at him and said, "The Jade Emperor has decreed that the Great Roc God of Gaochang Kingdom be summoned to an audience."

The roc spirit suddenly stood up, his face beaming with smiles, and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, why have you summoned me?"

The white-robed celestial official humbly replied, "Reporting to the Great Roc God, this humble immortal also does not know the reason. Please come with me to heaven now."

Dapeng felt a sudden jolt, followed by a sense of foreboding.

The fact that the angel dared not utter a word about it clearly shows that the person summoned this time was not well-intentioned and was more of a curse than a blessing!

"Great Roc God, let's go." Without waiting for a response, the white-robed celestial official transformed into a silver rainbow and instantly flew out of the palace.

The roc exhaled a long breath and turned to say, "Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

"Brother, can we go with you?" the lion spirit asked expectantly. "I've never been to the Heavenly Court before..." The roc spirit waved his hand, transformed into his true form, and said, "The Heavenly Rules are strict. Without the Jade Emperor's summons, you certainly cannot enter the Heavenly Court. My two brothers, I'll go first."

Before he finished speaking, his figure shot out like an arrow and disappeared from the two demons' sight in an instant!
Lean less.

The white-robed celestial official led the Great Roc Spirit to the outside of the side hall, stood at the door, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Great Roc Spirit has arrived."

"Great Roc, get in here." The Jade Emperor called out softly from inside the side hall.

The Great Roc took a deep breath, straightened his back, and stepped into the hall. But when he saw the figure of "Tang Sanzang" in the hall, his eyelids twitched, and his posture suddenly became less straight...

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Stop bowing." On his throne, the Jade Emperor slowly rose, looking down at the other party: "Great Roc Spirit, do you know your crime?"

The roc spirit blinked and said, "This humble subject does not know, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

The Jade Emperor snorted coldly: "You're pretending to be confused when you know the truth. Let me ask you, why do you want to obstruct Xuanzang's journey to the West?"
Don't you know that Sha Wujing in the westward journey was the former Curtain-Raising General?

Or perhaps you don't know what this means?

The Great Roc hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise. Your humble servant truly had no intention of hindering the journey to the west. I only wished to replace Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie and continue to escort Master Xuanzang on his westward journey."

I mentioned this to Master Xuanzang when I first took in three Dharma protectors on their journey to the West.

If Your Majesty does not believe, you can use the Wheel of Time to rewind time and verify this matter.

The Jade Emperor's lips twitched slightly; for a moment, he didn't know whether to scold him for being stupid or praise him for being clever.
"What's there to verify? Is your idea of ​​replacing Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie correct?"
Do you know how much they paid to shoulder this destiny?

What makes you think you can replace them?

The roc spirit's eyes flickered slightly, and as if struck by a sudden inspiration, it knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I misunderstood."

After he knelt down and admitted his mistake, the anger that had just risen in the Jade Emperor's heart dissipated, and he sat back on his throne, which was shimmering with divine light: "Since you know you are wrong, tell Xuanzang the secret formula for deciphering the Human Seed Bag."

The Great Roc lowered its head, concealing the glint in its eyes, and said softly, "Your Majesty, that Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor only told me the 'Gathering' technique, but didn't pass on the 'Unraveling' technique to me!"

The Jade Emperor slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "Great Roc, do you know what the consequences are for the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
You knowingly break the law; neither your mother nor your grandmother can protect you!

If you honestly reveal the secret to deciphering the words, I might be lenient with you.

"But if you insist on deceiving the emperor, then I will cripple your cultivation, strip you of your immortal bones, and reincarnate you as a vulture, where you will only be able to feed on carrion in the future."

Upon hearing this, the Great Roc Spirit shuddered violently, no longer daring to harbor any ulterior motives. With a flick of his sleeve, he used his magic to condense characters...

Qin Yao quickly memorized the incantation by reading three lines at a glance. He then took out the Human Seed Bag and used the Unraveling Technique. The bag's ropes immediately untied, its opening bulged, and four streams of light emanated from it.

The streak of light landed and instantly manifested into the three guardians and the Six-Eared Macaque. Upon seeing the Roc spirit, the guardians were enraged and summoned their divine weapons to attack...

"stop."

Seeing the Jade Emperor's brow furrow slightly, Qin Yao immediately rebuked him, "How dare you brandish swords and spears before the Great Heavenly Venerable?"

Upon hearing their master's voice, the three of them noticed their surroundings, slung their weapons behind their backs, and looked toward the Jade Emperor on the throne.

The Jade Emperor's brows gradually relaxed, and he said in a deep voice, "The Great Roc Spirit's obstruction of Xuanzang's journey to the West is a heinous crime. However, considering his contribution of the Human Race Bag and the spell to unravel the mystery, as well as his being misled and deceived, he will be punished leniently. He will be stripped of his position as the chief deity of Gaochang Kingdom and demoted to a mortal immortal. He will not be re-employed for five hundred years."

The Roc spirit secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said before Sun Wukong could speak, "This humble god obeys the decree."

"Wait a minute!" Sun Wukong protested, raising his hand to stop him. "Jade Emperor, isn't this punishment too lenient?"

The Jade Emperor shook his head and said, "Sun Wukong, don't push your luck. If it weren't for the Great Roc Spirit offering the secret to deciphering the words, you still wouldn't be able to get out."

Moreover, none of you have suffered any losses, but I have already stripped Dapeng of his spiritual position. What more do you want? To kill him?

Sun Wukong said, "Killing him wouldn't be fair, but crippling him wouldn't be unfair. If we don't make him a role model, and gods everywhere follow suit, the worst we'll suffer is losing our official positions. Wouldn't that be a huge problem for us on our pilgrimage?"

The Jade Emperor waved his hand and said, "This situation will not occur. Everyone knows that the Roc is the grandson of the Phoenix. Without a grandmother of Phoenix caliber, doing such a thing would naturally be severely punished."

Moreover, from this perspective, if I were to truly cripple the Roc spirit, the Phoenix, unable to exact revenge on me, would instead direct its hatred towards you, and you would be the ones in trouble then.”

Sun Wukong: "..."

"Master Xuanzang, what do you think?" After a moment of silence, the Jade Emperor asked Qin Yao.

Qin Yao nodded slightly: "This humble monk believes that Your Majesty's words are absolutely correct."

The Jade Emperor smiled and said, "Then you may continue your westward journey from Gaochang..."

"This humble monk takes his leave," Qin Yao said, bowing slightly with his hands clasped together.

"Wait a minute," the Roc suddenly said, "Master Xuanzang, now that you've released Sun Wukong and the others, can you return the Human Seed Bag to me?"

"Why should I return it to you?" Sun Wukong's eyes widened as he snapped, "Just because it's yours doesn't mean you should keep it!"

Dapeng, in a fit of rage, exclaimed, "This isn't yours either!"

“Why not?” Pigsy said, “These are our spoils of war. If you want them, you can take them back if you have the ability.”

Qin Yao chuckled to himself.

It seemed that his two apprentices had already said everything, so he didn't even need to say anything to refuse.

"Your Majesty, we beg you to do the right thing."

The Roc spirit had no other choice but to pray to the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor shook his head and said, "You are not as skilled as others and have lost your magic weapon. How can I use my power to help you get it back?"

Moreover, what is your purpose in demanding the Human Seed Bag? Do you intend to return it to that Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor?

He tricked you into becoming enemies of Tang Sanzang, harboring malicious intentions from the start. Do you still want to help him recover his losses?

The Roc Spirit: "..."

Why are you all bullying me all the time?! (End of Chapter)