Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 50: The Monkey King Ascends to Heaven
It is said that the King of the Underworld, Qin Guangwang, brought a memorial from the Bodhisattva Di Guangwang, the leader of the underworld, to the court.

All the gods in heaven were a little surprised. The King of Hell seldom came to heaven often. Could something have happened in the underworld?

"Xuan."

The Jade Emperor looked dignified and spoke calmly.

Soon, Prince Qin Guang put on his official robes, tidied his appearance and entered the Lingxiao Palace. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

After the worship, a fairy boy will lead the way and then present the memorial.

King Qin Guang said with a sad face:
"Your Majesty, the netherworld is the underworld of the earth. There are gods in the sky and ghosts on earth, and the yin and yang rotate. Birds are born and beasts die, and male and female are repeated."

"From birth to birth, a girl becomes a boy. This is the natural number and cannot be changed."

"But now there is a demon fairy in the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain, claiming to be the Monkey King Sun Wukong, and he refuses to obey the ghost officer's summons."

"He flaunted his magical powers, acted violently, and caused chaos in the underworld. He destroyed the Senluo Palace, injured countless ghost soldiers and ghost messengers, and forcibly cancelled the Book of Life and Death, causing many demons to be free and annihilate the cycle of reincarnation, without any life or death."

"What a blasphemy against the majesty of heaven. I beg you to dispatch the divine soldiers to subdue this monster, sort out yin and yang, and bring eternal peace to the underworld. Respectfully request."

When King Qin Guang said this, all the immortals and gods in heaven looked at each other in surprise, and then they began to discuss in a low voice.

After reading the memorial, the Jade Emperor's expression did not change at all, he still looked calm and composed.

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly and said, "Tell the Lord of Hell to return to the underworld, and I will send my troops to capture him."

Upon hearing this, King Qin Guang bowed his head and thanked him and left.

The Jade Emperor sat on the Jade Emperor's throne, looking down at the group of immortals and gods, and asked calmly:
"My dear ministers, do you know the origin of this demon monkey and how it has such ability?"

As soon as the Jade Emperor finished speaking, the Thousand-Li Eyes and the Wind-Ears appeared from the immortal group and said:

"This monkey is a stone monkey born from heaven forty years ago. I didn't think much of it at the time. I don't know where he has been practicing in the past few years to become an immortal, subdue dragons and tigers, and force his death record to be cancelled."

"Forty years?"

The words of the Thousand-Li Eyes and the Wind-Hearing Ear had just fallen.

"Forty years! Is that so capable?"

All the gods in heaven were shocked and started talking about it. They all felt that this matter was not simple.

Even the Jade Emperor's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. His eyes moved slightly, and his fingers slowly tapped the Jade Emperor's throne, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, the Jade Emperor asked, "Which god will go to the lower world to subdue him?"

The immortals and gods looked at each other and hesitated for a moment.

At this time, the Heavenly King Li and Nezha the Third Prince suddenly appeared in the squad and said, "Your Majesty, I am an incompetent official. Please allow me to subdue this monster."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

Taibai Jinxing glanced at the Jade Emperor, stepped forward and stopped him:

"In my opinion, it is better not to start a war."

"In these three realms, anyone with nine orifices can cultivate immortality."

"Since this monkey was born from heaven and earth, and has now become an immortal, it is no different from a human."

"Your Majesty, why don't you recruit him to surrender? Bring him to heaven and give him an official position. If he obeys the will of heaven, he will be promoted and rewarded later. If he disobeys the will of heaven, then arrest him now."

"Ah."

The Jade Emperor groaned for a moment, nodded, and said, "As you say."

Afterwards, the Jade Emperor ordered Wenquxing to draft an imperial edict and Taibaijinxing to recruit the invaders.

Taibai Jinxing received the order, went out of the South Heaven Gate, pressed down the auspicious clouds, and went to the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain.
I saw that the Flower-Fruit Mountain was covered with flags and demons were everywhere on the mountain. They had set up camp and were brandishing swords and clubs. A quick count showed that there were more than 100,000 of them.

The entire Flower-Fruit Mountain was filled with a huge momentum and the evil spirit was overwhelming!
Seeing this, Taibai Jinxing was also shocked and thought to himself: "It seems that this demon king is not a quiet person."

For a moment, he did not know whether this trip was a blessing or a curse. Since he had come here and received the imperial edict, Taibai Jinxing had no choice but to bite the bullet and find a monkey demon who looked like a leader. He said:
"I am an angel sent by heaven. I have a divine decree here. Please, my king, go to the higher realms and report it quickly!"

The monkey outside the cave passed the message to the depths of the cave, saying, "My king, there is an old man outside with a document on his back. He said he is an angel sent by heaven and has a decree to invite you."

Sun Wukong was at a very proud and proud moment at this time. He had gained immortality, and so had his monkeys and grandchildren.

He had already traveled all over the world, including the Netherworld and the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. Now the only place he hadn't been to was the heaven. He wanted to go there and take a look at what it was like, so he said quickly:

"Please come in quickly!"

Soon, Taibai Jinxing entered the Water Curtain Cave and saw the majestic Monkey King, wearing a golden crown and golden armor, waiting for him. He couldn't help but sigh:

"As its name suggests, it is indeed a handsome monkey king!"

Taibai Jinxing walked into the middle, stood facing south and said, "I am Taibai Jinxing from the West. I have come down to the mortal world on the orders of the Jade Emperor to invite you to go to heaven and receive the immortal record." Sun Wukong smiled and said, "Thank you very much, old star." Then he asked the little guys to prepare a banquet to entertain him.

Taibai Jinxing said: "The imperial edict is with me, I dare not stay for long, please go to the upper realm as soon as possible."

Sun Wukong said, "Thank you for your patronage, old angel. You go first, I will follow soon."

……

On this day, Xiao Chen was practicing, and Qingmian came over to report: "My king, the Monkey King from the Flower-Fruit Mountain is here to visit you."

Xiao Chen stood up and chuckled, "Please come in."

"Toad, I, Old Sun, am going to become an official in heaven."

Sun Wukong met Xiao Chen, hugged Xiao Chen, and said with a smile:
"I'll go up there first to explore the way, and then I can take you up there to live with me later."

Xiao Chen naturally knew what was going on and sighed:

"What was supposed to come finally came."

Xiao Chen patted the monkey on the shoulder and advised him:

"Monkey, life in heaven is no more comfortable than life on earth. You should stop being a king and just be a good official in heaven."

"Heaven is also good, leisurely and happy, like a god's day."

"If you become successful in the future, you can also take care of me, Toad."

……

Xiao Chen tried to persuade Sun Wukong in various ways.

……

However, Sun Wukong seemed to have listened to it, but also seemed not to have listened to it.

"Toad, I know, I know."

Sun Wukong agreed readily.

Then, Sun Wukong said with a smile: "Toad, I will go and see what the sky looks like. When the time comes, I will find you a position as a celestial official."

Xiao Chen naturally had no intention of becoming a celestial official, but time passed quickly in heaven, so it would be nice to let the monkey stay in heaven longer.

So, he also chuckled and said:
"Well, monkey, you should stay in the sky for a while, get along well with the gods, and avoid conflicts. This way, you can find a position for me, Toad."

"Of course, hehehe, okay Toad, I won't say any more. The old angel is still waiting for me in heaven, so I'll go now."

Sun Wukong chuckled, said goodbye to Xiao Chen, flew up on his somersault cloud, and headed straight up to the sky.

Xiao Chen watched Sun Wukong's figure disappear into the sky. He clenched his fists and remained silent for a long time, but then he let go helplessly.

Xiao Chen called Qingmian over and ordered, "From now on, I, Your Majesty, will be in seclusion to practice. Apart from bringing me some food and water on a daily basis, do not disturb me at all!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Qingmian agreed.

"Also, ask the mosquito demon Shu Wen to go to Huaguo Mountain and inform me if there is any movement over there."

"Yes!"

……

There are no years in the mountains, and the years of cultivation are endless.

Twenty-two years have passed in a flash.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and the aura of a mid-level True Immortal emanated from him, and then was retracted into his body.

Xiao Chen called Qingmian over and asked about the recent situation in Huaguo Mountain. He was relieved to learn that nothing happened in Huaguo Mountain. The monkey might have listened to some of his words.

"After more than 20 years of seclusion, it's been so hard. I should get some delicious food, drinks, and fun things to reward myself and indulge myself."

"You are already a monster who wants to be a king, don't make yourself suffer!"

So, Xiao Chen said to Qingmian:

"Pass my orders, tell them to prepare a feast! Play music! Dance!"

"Today, my king, I am going to have a great time!"

(End of this chapter)