Hell Emperor.

Chapter 621 Sun Wukong - Wrath

The position of celestial official not only signifies a status superior to that of mortals and unique powers, but also indicates the hierarchy among celestial beings.

Among the immortals in Heaven, while cultivation level is important, rank of celestial official is even more important.

Just as Ye Jie said, the Bi Ma Wen and the Tian Ma Mu Ren were both only second-rank celestial officials. Regardless of Sun Wukong's cultivation level, as long as he held this position, he had to pay great respects to any celestial official of a higher rank than himself.

In the Heavenly Court, second-rank celestial officials are basically among the lowest rank, only slightly better than new recruits who have just joined the Heavenly Court. If Sun Wukong were to bow to each of the celestial officials in the hall who are of a higher rank than him, it would probably take several hours to finish.

How could he tolerate this situation? He came here full of expectations, thinking that his cultivation had earned the Heavenly Court's recognition and that he would be granted an official position that all living beings envied. Little did he expect that they would use him as a gatekeeper.

However, he was still full of doubts and wanted to hear Ye Jie's explanation.

"I'm not lying to you. I used to be a Pegasus Shepherd, and now I'm a King. If you don't believe me, you can check my file."

Ye Jie spoke loudly, and his words drew angry rebukes from the group of immortals:

"Be bold!"

"What right do you have to presume to call yourself the Heavenly King? Shut up right now!"

Ye Jie did not answer, but instead looked at Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong strode forward, seemingly oblivious to the oppressive force of reincarnation that enveloped the surrounding space. He was completely unaffected, and as he moved, a vast divine might emanated from him, causing all the celestial officials to pale in fear.

He grabbed the Book of Life and Death and quickly browsed through Ye Jie's history of promotion to Immortal Official. Soon, his eyes narrowed:
"Guardian of the Mountain, Demon-Slaying General, Herdsman of the Heavenly Horses... You didn't lie to me, this Herdsman of the Heavenly Horses really is a second-tier official position!"

Ye Jie spoke up decisively: "The immortals here look down on you. Even I and that guy over there are Heavenly Kings. Your strength is clearly unparalleled in the Three Realms. You were invited here, but you only got a minor official position like Bi Ma Wen. In my opinion, they just came here to make fun of you!"

As the saying goes, a celestial official who doesn't aspire to high office is not a good celestial official. Even Ye Jie found the mere second-tier official position shabby. He wondered where the immortals here got the courage to offer such a lowly position to fool people.

Upon learning the rank of the official, Sun Wukong flew into a rage, throwing down the Book of Life and Death. His overwhelming divine power even shattered the power of reincarnation that had been suppressing Ye Jie, and he roared:
"I'm furious! How could you deceive me like this! Heavenly King? If you can be the Heavenly King, why can't I?"

Having said that, he glared angrily, and the Heavenly Kings in the distance shuddered. Before they could even speak, they saw an iron rod rapidly enlarging in front of them, followed by a piercing sonic boom.

With a loud bang, the entire Lingxiao Palace shook, and white mist billowed out, obscuring all vision. When the celestial clouds subsided, the scene before their eyes was astonishing.

Under that attack, the pipa of the Heavenly King Dhritarashtra shattered, and he knelt on the ground, blood continuously spilling from his mouth. The Heavenly King Vaishravana collapsed to the side, his life hanging in the balance. The remaining Heavenly Kings also looked grim, severely injured, and completely unable to fight any longer.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Jie quickly bent down and picked up the Book of Life and Death from the ground. He couldn't help but twitch his lips. This was the second time Sun Wukong had thrown down the Book of Life and Death. It was a first-grade divine artifact that ordinary people would covet, but he regarded it as nothing. Instead, he cared a lot about the title of celestial official.

This scene caused the surrounding immortals to turn pale, and Xuan Nu even rubbed her forehead, her gaze towards Ye Jie filled with a sense of speechlessness. This monkey was released by Ye Jie in her name, and now that it has caused such a disaster, she was afraid she could not escape responsibility.

"presumptuous!"

Seeing that Sun Wukong had injured the Heavenly King, the Jade Emperor finally made his move. The endless pressure of reincarnation descended, and the struggles and sufferings of all living beings in the cycle of reincarnation seemed to turn into an endless swamp, which immediately swallowed everyone. Ye Jie even had to use all his strength to take a breath.

"Oh no... So this is the true power of the Supreme Being Haotian..."

Ye Jie's heart sank. When the Jade Emperor was enraged, the reincarnation pressure he released was many times stronger than before. He was clearly thoroughly enraged. If the Jade Emperor had unleashed this power just now, Ye Jie would probably not have had any room to struggle.

Thinking of this, Ye Jie couldn't help but feel a little worried. He wondered if Sun Wukong in front of him could withstand such pressure.
The power emanating from the Supreme Being of the Heavens is the overwhelming might of reincarnation, the strongest force in the Three Realms. Any living being would bow down before that power!

Even the Mystic Maiden nodded secretly at this moment. When the Jade Emperor unleashed the power of reincarnation, condensed over countless eons, the outcome of the battle was already predetermined:
"It's over... huh?"

Upon closer inspection, the scene before Xuan Nu was slightly taken aback. Despite the suppression of the power of reincarnation, Sun Wukong was still standing there unharmed, showing no signs of being bound by the power of reincarnation.

He ignored the power of reincarnation that was enough to drag billions of lives into it, as if nothing had happened, his anger undiminished.

"That's impossible... No one can escape the shackles of the power of reincarnation. Anyone who has gone through one cycle of reincarnation can never escape its power... Unless, he has never entered the cycle of reincarnation at all, but is a newly born spirit!"

Thinking of this, even Xuan Nu's expression changed slightly, and her eyes showed a change for the first time.

The so-called newborn spirits are those souls that appear in the world for the first time and have never entered the cycle of reincarnation. In other words, Sun Wukong has no past life; his current life is his first reincarnation!
Not only was the Mystic Maiden herself shocked, but all the celestial officials nearby were also incredibly astonished by the identity of the newborn spirit.

"This is impossible... All beings born from a mother's womb are reincarnated spirits. Even those born from heaven and earth mostly undergo reincarnation. What is his origin that he is a newly born spirit?"

"The nascent spirits of ancient times are called the ancient ancestors. The ancestors have long been extinct. It is unbelievable that there is still a nascent spirit in the world!"

Even the Jade Emperor could not maintain his usual composure: "Impossible! How could a newly born spirit be a demon? Tell me! What kind of demonic magic did you use?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, but you've angered me!" Hearing the contempt in the Jade Emperor's words, Sun Wukong was furious. He had come here only to be used as a joke and to be treated with such disdain, which really annoyed him. So what if he was a demon? It was these pretentious celestial officials who disgusted him the most.

The Jade Emperor's gaze was majestic: "So what if you're a newly born spirit? Since you can't be tamed, I'll refine you into a pot of immortal pills! I'll use the purity of your newborn spirit to enhance the power of the immortal pills!"

Taking advantage of the chaos, Ye Jie realized that an opportunity had come. He never expected things to take such a turn for the better. His identity as a newly born spirit had attracted the attention of all the celestial officials. If he didn't escape now, when would he?

However, Ye Jie hadn't forgotten his important matter. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when he would be able to meet Sun Wukong again. He immediately said, "Wait a minute, please tell me the whereabouts of Fairy Zixia..." "Who did you say? Never heard of her!"

Sun Wukong didn't even glance at Ye Jie, and immediately flew forward, ready to fight the Supreme Being Haotian who suppressed the Three Realms!
This time, the Jade Emperor did not use the power of reincarnation. The heavy Haotian Dragon Seal on the table next to him rose into the air, emanating boundless power!

Ye Jie, who remained where he was, was somewhat dumbfounded. He never expected to receive such an answer.

Based on their previous interactions, Sun Wukong clearly had no reason to lie to him about such a matter. Therefore, there is only one answer: he was telling the truth and genuinely did not know who Fairy Zixia was, and naturally had no way of knowing her whereabouts.

"This is terrible... Where can I find a way back to my original timeline?"

Ye Jie took a deep breath. Sun Wukong's answer had undoubtedly disrupted his original plan. Now the road ahead was once again uncertain. Was he going to have to stay in this time and space for many years, or even for the rest of his life?

"Zixia? Where did you hear that name?"

A confused voice came from afar, which caught Ye Jie's attention. Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw that the one who spoke was none other than the Venerable Juzuyi, who had come with him.

Ye Jie was slightly taken aback; Ju Zuyi's reaction was truly unexpected: "I'm looking for her; I have important matters to discuss. Do you perhaps know her whereabouts?"

The man remained silent, but his expression said it all.

Seeing this, Ye Jie's eyes lit up. He never expected that the answer he had been searching for would appear in this way. He immediately activated his cultivation technique, grabbed the Juzuyi, and broke out of the hall.

The cultivation techniques at the Great Dao level are like cutting melons and vegetables when used to deal with ordinary heavenly soldiers and generals. No one can stop them. Ye Jie didn't have to exert much effort and successfully broke through with the Juzuyi.

Xuan Nu gazed at Ye Jie's retreating figure, her eyes filled with deep thought. In the end, she did not intervene and let him disappear into the distance.

Only after breaking out of the Heavenly Court and returning to Xiniu Hezhou did Ye Jie carefully examine the Venerable One with the pointed head, and asked once again:
Do you know the whereabouts of Fairy Zixia?

Juzuyi said calmly, "I know, but why should I tell you? I have long been prepared for martyrdom and am not afraid of you. Your threats are useless against me."

"Then what do you want?"

Ye Jie scratched his head. The Venerable One in front of him was completely unyielding. What should he do? How could he possibly get him to reveal the answer?
"Return the Book of Life and Death to the Ksitigarbha Palace, and I will tell you the whereabouts of Fairy Zixia."

The Venerable One's attitude was quite clear: without the Book of Life and Death, he would not have informed Ye Jie of the news.

Ye Jie simply shook his head: "That's impossible. Even when the Jade Emperor wanted to take away the Book of Life and Death, I didn't hand it over to him. How could I possibly hand it over to you now? Let's change the terms."

After a moment's thought, Ju Zuyi considered using this information to exchange for the Book of Life and Death, but Ye Jie would never agree to that, so he changed his mind and said:

"Without the Book of Life and Death, the order of reincarnation for all beings will completely collapse, and the entire Three Realms will be affected. Countless innocent souls will suffer as a result, and there may be a calamity. If you still have compassion for all beings, then return the Book of Life and Death to the Ksitigarbha Hall."

Ye Jie scratched his head: "Even if you say that, I still can't return the Book of Life and Death to you. I feel deeply sorry for the innocent people who have suffered, so I will do my best to help a small group of people to make up for this mistake, and that small group of people is my family."

Juzuyi, breathless, exclaimed, "What kind of remedy is this? It's clearly for your own selfish desires, causing suffering to all beings!"

Ye Jie glanced at him: "Demons are like this, celestial officials are like this, all living beings are like this, and so am I. What's so surprising about it? Could it be that the Venerable One is ignorant of the ways of the world and has gone mad from his solitary cultivation?"

Ju Zuyi did not answer and ignored Ye Jie, making it very clear that Ye Jie would not get an answer from him.

Seeing that the conversation had reached a stalemate, Ye Jie thought for a moment and said, "If your reason for asking for the Book of Life and Death is merely to worry about the collapse of the cycle of reincarnation, and not for the book itself, is there a way for me to keep the Book of Life and Death while maintaining the cycle of reincarnation?"

Juzuyi was slightly taken aback, but did not think about it in this way. After a moment of thought, he said, "Perhaps such a method exists, but it requires an extremely high level of mastery of reincarnation... If you have the same level of mastery of reincarnation as the Jade Emperor, there might actually be a chance, but I don't think you are proficient in the way of reincarnation, so it would probably be in vain."

Ye Jie glanced at him and suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute, you say you know the whereabouts of Fairy Zixia, what proof do you have? Could this be a lie you made up for the sake of the Book of Life and Death?"

As he spoke, Ye Jie couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious. Even now, there was no evidence to prove that Ju Zuyi was telling the truth. And what a coincidence that he happened to know Zixia Fairy's whereabouts! Ye Jie was more inclined to believe he was lying than that.

Seeing Ye Jie's doubts, Ju Zuyi spoke slowly: "The Zixia Fairy you mentioned, is she the one who rides the purple aura from the east and wields the Purple and Green Sword?"

Ye Jie's eyes flickered. Fairy Zixia was the one who controlled the purple aura from the east. Ju Zuyi was able to say this in one breath, so it seemed that she really knew some information.

"You're right... but how is that possible? How do you know her whereabouts?" Ye Jie frowned, his eyes revealing a thoughtful look. He felt that things were too coincidental, and he wondered how this Venerable One had gotten involved with Fairy Zixia.

Ju Zuyi glanced at him: "Fairy Zixia was transformed from the wick of the Sun and Moon Lamp before the Buddha's throne, and I am a disciple of the Buddha. Is this reason sufficient?"

"What……"

Ye Jie was slightly taken aback. He had thought that Ju Zuyi was just an ordinary temple guardian, but he never expected that he had such an identity behind him. He was obviously not ordinary. He then waved his hand and said, "So what if you are a Buddhist disciple? You still fell into the hands of the Underworld Emperor. If I hadn't saved you, you would probably be dead by now. Why didn't anyone come to save you?"

"To die for one's faith is the duty of a Buddhist. If I do not die, how will people understand the impending evil? I only hope that my death can inspire all beings."

Juzuyi spoke slowly, his tone revealing an unwavering determination.

(End of this chapter)