Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

After a long silence, the Styx Ancestor finally sighed, "Fine, since even my master has spoken, I will accept this son-in-law."

"As for the punishment, let's just remember it for now. If you ever dare to wrong Rakshasa in the future, don't blame me for settling all my old and new scores with you."

Overjoyed, the Bull Demon King hurriedly kowtowed three times to the Styx Ancestor and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Father-in-law!"

The Styx Ancestor snorted coldly: "Don't be too happy yet. Since you want to be my son-in-law, you must stay in the Blood Sea to cultivate for the time being. You can only leave when you have mastered the Blood God Child's clone technique."

The Bull Demon King looked troubled and glanced at Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong smiled slightly: "Brother Bull, please go ahead without worry. I, Old Sun, will handle the matters of Flower Fruit Mountain for now."

Sun Wukong was well aware of why the Styx Ancestor had instructed the Bull Demon King to cultivate the Blood God's clone. After all, having accepted this son-in-law, he had to consider his safety.

If the Bull Demon King can master the Blood God's Clone Technique, he can create countless clones with his cow hair. Although he won't be able to survive until the Blood Sea dries up or the Styx River dies, he will definitely be able to save his life.

Therefore, Sun Wukong naturally wouldn't plead for the Bull Demon King anymore, but instead threw him directly into the Netherworld Blood Sea, letting him cultivate under the guidance of the Styx Ancestor.

After all, his next task was to attack the Heavenly Court. Giving the Bull Demon King greater strength would be a huge help to him, wouldn't it?

After leaving the Netherworld Blood Sea, Sun Wukong rode a cloud at breakneck speed, heading directly towards Flower Fruit Mountain. After all, Sun Wukong was somewhat worried that the Heavenly Court might take action.

Just as Sun Wukong had predicted, the atmosphere inside the Lingxiao Palace of Heaven was tense and ready to fight.

Marshal Tianpeng, clad in silver armor, clasped his hands and pleaded for command: "Your Majesty, this humble general has mustered 100,000 heavenly soldiers, ready to march upon Flower Fruit Mountain at any time!"

The Taoist Ran Deng watched coldly, secretly annoyed. He had originally wanted to lead the troops himself, but the Jade Emperor had directly appointed Marshal Tianpeng.

After a moment of contemplation, Daoist Ran Deng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, that monkey is skilled in military strategy and has the support of the demon race. Ten thousand heavenly soldiers alone will likely be insufficient to achieve victory. Perhaps it would be better if I..."

Before the Taoist Ran Deng could finish speaking, the Jade Emperor interrupted him, saying, "Emperor Ziwei is overthinking it."

"For this expedition, I have ordered the Four Heavenly Kings, the Nine Luminaries, and the Twenty-Eight Constellations to accompany me, with the True Martial Emperor also in command. How could we possibly fail to subdue a mere monkey demon?"

The Taoist Ran Deng was speechless. Although the True Martial Emperor was nominally under his jurisdiction, he actually acted independently and even the Jade Emperor had to give him some face.

The Zhenwu Emperor, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

The Jade Emperor looked at the True Martial Emperor and said, "Please speak freely, True Martial Lord."

The True Martial Emperor said in a deep voice, "That Sun Wukong has an extraordinary background and is involved with many forces. I suggest that we try to win him over with courtesy first, and send an envoy to offer him amnesty."

Marshal Tianpeng exclaimed urgently, "No! That arrogant monkey demon would never accept amnesty!"

He didn't want to miss this opportunity, after all, it was his only chance to make a name for himself in the Heavenly Court.

If this battle can subdue Sun Wukong, even if I embark on my journey to the West in the future, the Buddhist sect will not dare to underestimate me.

But to Marshal Tianpeng's surprise, the Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said.

“What Zhenwu Qing says makes sense. Taibai Jinxing, go down to the mortal realm with my decree to offer amnesty. If that monkey doesn’t comply, it’s not too late to start a war.”

The Taoist Ran Deng sneered inwardly. He had long predicted that Sun Wukong would not accept the offer of amnesty, and that Taibai Jinxing would only be making a fool of himself by going there.

As for whether Marshal Tianpeng could defeat Sun Wukong, Daoist Ran Deng was equally pessimistic. Even with the assistance of the True Martial Emperor, Daoist Ran Deng didn't believe they could win. After all, he had personally witnessed the Daoist sect's fierce protection of its own. In that perilous Investiture of the Gods war, did any disciple of Qinglian Island make it onto the Investiture List?
The reason for this is simply the harmony among the Taoist disciples; when one is in trouble, many come to their aid. Even saints would personally intervene.

For Marshal Tianpeng and Emperor Zhenwu to think they could destroy Sun Wukong was nothing short of a pipe dream.

He'll have to step in to clean up this mess. And what he needs to do is use his connections with Western Buddhism to get them to deal with Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong was destined for the Journey to the West, and even if the Buddhist sect intervened, it wouldn't be appropriate for Qinglian Island to get involved. He was destined to claim the credit for this achievement.

……

Meanwhile, inside the Great Thunderclap Temple on Mount Ling, Guanyin Bodhisattva respectfully bowed to the Buddha and spoke.

"My goodness, Sun Wukong has persuaded the Styx Ancestor, and the Bull Demon King has officially submitted. Presumably, the other five demon kings will also submit to Sun Wukong soon."

"The Heavenly Court has also dispatched Taibai Jinxing to Flower Fruit Mountain to recruit Sun Wukong. As for whether it will succeed, this humble monk dares not say."

The Buddha, with a calm expression, said, "It's not time for our Buddhist sect to intervene yet. Let the Heavenly Court deal with it themselves."

"What our Buddhist community needs to do now is to pay attention to the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi. We must not allow any mistakes to occur, otherwise the eastward transmission of Buddhism will be subject to change."

Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded and said, "Don't worry, Buddha. Jin Chanzi's second reincarnation has ended. Everything is under our control, and there is not the slightest flaw."

After listening, the Buddha nodded and gave some further instructions. Then he continued preaching at the Great Thunderclap Temple.

……

Sun Wukong returned to Flower Fruit Mountain and found that the Heavenly Court had not dispatched troops. He felt somewhat relieved, since he was not yet capable of directly confronting the Heavenly Court.

Sun Wukong clearly remembered his master's instructions. Although the havoc in the Heavenly Palace was just a formality, he still wanted to take this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the Heavenly Court.

As for helping the demon race reclaim the Heavenly Court, Sun Wukong was merely talking. After all, the Heavenly Court now represents the Way of Heaven, so how could the demon race possibly regain control of it?

Although Sun Wukong was unaware of the demon's awakening, even if he had known, he wouldn't have believed it was related to reclaiming the Heavenly Court.

Just as Sun Wukong entered the Water Curtain Cave, he saw the Six-Eared Macaque clone carrying a pot of wine, walking over with a smile.

He then said, "Your Majesty, let's get thoroughly drunk today."

Sun Wukong naturally understood the meaning behind the Six-Eared Macaque's words. It meant getting himself completely drunk so that his soul would be taken by the ghost messengers of the Netherworld.

So he couldn't help but sigh and say, "I'm just a monkey, why do I have to do so many things?"

"Think of Jiang Ziya under that lantern pole, and then think of me, Sun Wukong. It seems that being the chosen one is really not an easy job."

He kept muttering complaints, but his hand had already taken the wine jug. He then ordered all the monkey leaders and the seventy-two cave demon kings to go to the Water Curtain Cave for a banquet.

After the banquet, a tipsy Sun Wukong walked straight out of the Water Curtain Cave. He lay down on a flat, large rock and drifted off to sleep. (End of Chapter)