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

Sun Wukong had just fallen asleep when two ghost messengers appeared in his dream. They recited the Soul-Binding Decree of the Nine Netherworld once and then bound Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong offered no resistance, but merely followed the two ghost messengers on the road to the underworld in a daze. However, it was not his true spirit that went on the journey, but his physical body as well.

When Sun Wukong came to his senses, he had already arrived in the Netherworld. Before he even entered the City of Senluo, Zhu Rong was already waiting there.

They simply grabbed Sun Wukong and headed straight for the Underworld. The whole thing—the chaos in the underworld and the forced erasure of his name from the Book of Death—never happened.

Instead, he was trained by the Twelve Sages of the Underworld for over ten years, which allowed Sun Wukong to reach a higher level of understanding of the laws of war. His cultivation even broke through to the mid-stage of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

After all, fighting these former ancestral witches every day has been of great help to Sun Wukong. Although he is only at the mid-stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, he is definitely capable of fighting against a peak Quasi-Saint.

In other words, as long as Sun Wukong doesn't encounter a half-step saint, he can act without any worries given his current fighting power.

Even if he encountered a near-saint, Sun Wukong could still win using his magical treasures and formations. After all, the Sun Wukong of today is not the same Sun Wukong from the original prehistoric era.

That Sun Wukong only possessed the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) and the golden headband that tormented him. Besides that, he had no other magical weapons.

Today, Sun Wukong appears to possess only an iron cudgel. However, the innate spiritual treasures he carries are far more numerous than just ten or eight.

If Sun Wukong were to use the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang to transform himself into Di Jun, and then set up the Innate River Luo Formation, even a half-step saint would have to think twice before attacking.

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye, and the news that Sun Wukong had finally returned from the Netherworld was naturally sent to the Buddhist sect and the Heavenly Court immediately.

Neither the Buddhist sect nor the Heavenly Court knew a thing about what was happening in the Netherworld. Now that they saw that Sun Wukong's cultivation had not improved, their worries subsided.

They had no way of knowing what Sun Wukong did during their ten years in the Netherworld, so they simply stopped caring.

After returning from the Netherworld, Sun Wukong began arranging an alliance among the demon race. After all, the Heavenly Army could attack Flower Fruit Mountain at any moment, and Sun Wukong didn't have much time left.

On this day, Flower Fruit Mountain was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers. Sun Wukong wore a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, a golden chainmail, and lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes.

Holding a Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff), he looked incredibly majestic.

Sun Wukong sat at the head of the table, followed by the Bull Demon King, the Flood Dragon Demon King, the Roc Demon King, the Lion Camel King, the Macaque King, and the Yu Rong King. The six great demon kings gathered to discuss important matters.

Sun Wukong raised his cup and said, "Brothers, today the seven of us brothers have gathered here to restore the prestige of our demon race."

The Bull Demon King, who had already returned from the Netherworld Blood Sea, immediately stood up and echoed, "Brother, you are incredibly powerful. From now on, we brothers will follow you."

The demon kings all responded. They had long been impressed by the strength that Sun Wukong had displayed.

Finally, someone suggested that the seven demon kings swear an oath of brotherhood in Flower Fruit Mountain. Everyone naturally agreed and immediately ordered people to prepare an incense table.

Just as the seven demon kings were drinking blood to swear brotherhood, a little demon rushed over in a panic: "Reporting, the Heavenly Court's envoy, Venus, is requesting an audience outside the cave."

Sun Wukong knew that Taibai Jinxing was definitely up to no good. He must have come here to trick him into taking a position in the Heavenly Court.

They intended to drive him away directly, but unexpectedly saw Venus, holding a whisk, slowly walking into the cave.

Seeing the seven demon kings gathered together, he was secretly alarmed, but on the surface he remained calm: "This old man has come by order of the Jade Emperor to recruit the Monkey King."

The cave fell silent instantly. All eyes were on Sun Wukong. He toyed with his golden cudgel, a half-smile playing on his lips: "Oh? What official position will the Jade Emperor give me, old Sun?"

Venus said solemnly, "His Majesty, mindful of the Monkey King's arduous cultivation, has specially bestowed upon him the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven, a first-rank official, in charge of the Peach Garden."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's eyes lit up. "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven? That's a good title. I'll take it."

"As for holding a first-rank official position, I, Old Sun, have no interest in that. So it's better not to go to the Heavenly Court. After all, I have no intention of serving the Jade Emperor any favors..."

"Wait, what did you say? You said that the Jade Emperor made me guard the Peach Garden?"

At this moment, Sun Wukong suddenly remembered that he had promised his ancestor, Tongtian, that he would prepare a few nine-thousand-year-old peaches for him.

So when he heard about guarding the Peach Garden, his eyes lit up. After all, he had spent decades on Qinglian Island and had never managed to sneak into Chen Xuan's Spirit Fruit Garden under the watchful eye of the Queen Mother of the West.

At this moment, Venus smiled and nodded, "What the Great Sage said is correct. He is a first-rank official and in charge of the Peach Garden."

"Of course, if the Great Sage feels the official position is too low, this old man can report to His Majesty and give the Great Sage an appropriate amount..."

Before Taibai Jinxing could finish speaking, Sun Wukong waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Go back and tell that old Jade Emperor that I will take up my post in Heaven in three days."

After saying this, he ordered the little monkey to lift up Venus and throw him out of Flower Fruit Mountain.

After seeing Taibai Jinxing off, Sun Wukong prepared to continue his sworn brotherhood with the six demon kings. Unexpectedly, the Bull Demon King spoke up directly.

"Seventh Brother, why did you accept the Heavenly Court's offer of amnesty? Have you already forgotten all your past boasts?"

Sun Wukong smiled mysteriously, then said with a cryptic expression, "To be granted amnesty? That old Jade Emperor is dreaming."

"I agreed to go to Heaven to take up a post because he put me in charge of the Peach Garden. And I had promised the Tongtian Ancestor that I would treat him with a nine-thousand-year-old peach."

"So we decided to take this opportunity to turn the tables on him and move the Peach Garden to Flower Fruit Mountain first."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the demon kings exchanged glances. After all, Sun Wukong's idea was far too audacious; they couldn't even dream of it.

At the same time, the demon kings had already gleaned a crucial piece of information from Sun Wukong's words: Sun Wukong actually addressed Tongtian, one of the Three Pure Ones, as his grandmaster.

This finally made the demon kings understand why Sun Wukong had such audacity. It turned out he had the backing of a Taoist sect.

Having grasped the key point, the worry on the faces of the demon kings vanished. They began to flatter Sun Wukong, saying that he was the true hero.

Sun Wukong immediately said, "Since I have become the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, then my six brothers should also be called Great Sages."

Sun Wukong's suggestion was immediately agreed upon by the other demon kings. They then began to consider what title they should adopt as their sainthood.

Finally, the Bull Demon King called himself the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, the Flood Dragon Demon King called himself the Great Sage Who Overturns the Seas, the Roc Demon King called himself the Great Sage Who Confounds Heaven, the Lion Camel King called himself the Great Sage Who Moves Mountains, the Macaque King called himself the Great Sage Who Knows All, and the Yu Rong King called himself the Great Sage Who Drives Away Gods.

With the addition of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Monkey King, the seven great sages of the demon realm were born at this moment. (End of Chapter)