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

He recalled that Di Jun had once told him that the demon race's fortune was not yet exhausted and that a new saint would emerge so that the demon race could regain its glory.

At the same time, he also reminded Sun Wukong to be extremely careful of spies planted by various forces within the demon race. Apart from the Green Lotus Island lineage, he should never trust anyone.

The moment the Monkey King produced the tortoise shell, it aroused Sun Wukong's suspicion. After all, the tortoise shell's appearance was too timely, almost too coincidental.

At this point, Sun Wukong only had suspicions. He couldn't be sure that the Monkey King really had ulterior motives.

So at this moment, Sun Wukong suddenly said seriously, "My journey to the Heavenly Court will take at least three months, and at most a year. During this time, please act according to the plan, brothers."

He took out six command flags and distributed them to the demon kings. "These are communication flags that I made using chaotic energy. Burn them in times of crisis, and I will immediately sense it."

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Three days later, Sun Wukong arrived alone outside the South Heavenly Gate. The Heavenly King of Growth led 100,000 heavenly soldiers to greet him, appearing respectful on the surface, but in reality, they were like a forest of swords and spears.

Sun Wukong ignored them, carrying his golden cudgel on his shoulder, humming a little tune as he walked through the sword formation. Wherever he passed, the weapons in the hands of the heavenly soldiers trembled for no reason, almost falling from their grasp.

In front of the Peach Garden, the celestial officials and the chief of the celestial farmers responsible for tending the peach trees had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing that Sun Wukong was merely a monkey, the celestial officials and farmers couldn't help but show a hint of disdain on their faces.

The lead fairy in red coldly handed over an account book and said in a completely disrespectful tone, "Since the Great Sage is in charge of this garden, he must count the number of peaches every day. Missing even one peach is a serious offense."

Sun Wukong caught the ledger and tossed it aside; the ledger turned to ashes in mid-air. At the same time, Sun Wukong's hand had already gripped the red-clad fairy's neck.

"I don't care who you were before, now that you're my subordinate, you need to know the rules. If you dare to be so rude again, I'll make sure you're wiped out."

He then waved his hand and slammed the red-clad fairy heavily against the wall of the Peach Garden. Without even glancing at her, he strode into the Peach Garden.

As soon as Sun Wukong entered the Peach Garden, he was immediately shocked by the sight before him. Three thousand six hundred peach trees were arranged according to the stars in the sky, with the nine trees in the very center reaching a height of a thousand feet. The peaches on the trees were all purple-veined with yellow pits, and their fragrance condensed into a tangible spiritual mist.

The moment Sun Wukong stepped into the Peach Garden, he sensed that someone was secretly watching him.

This prompted Sun Wukong to instantly scan his surroundings. However, he didn't see a single person, nor could he sense even the slightest aura.

“Normally, the Five Directions Protectors and the Four Duty Officers secretly spy on me, but I can pinpoint their locations precisely.”

"But why haven't we found anything today? Could it be that the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sect have sent quasi-saint experts to monitor me?"

As Sun Wukong muttered to himself, he kept looking at the peaches on the peach tree.

Little did they know that Sun Wukong was already using his supernatural powers to observe the entire Peach Garden. After all, to move the entire Peach Garden, one had to do it without anyone noticing.

If I'm always being watched like this, forget about moving the entire peach orchard. I'm afraid even if I'm just eating a peach, they could use it as an excuse to make trouble if they want.

Meanwhile, in the Jade Pool Wonderland, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were looking at the Haotian Mirror before them. The image reflected in the Haotian Mirror was of Sun Wukong in the Peach Garden. This was the real reason why Sun Wukong felt someone was watching him, yet couldn't find the person—because they were using a magical artifact to monitor him, not personally present.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West smiled and said, "Senior brother, I really don't know what you were thinking. You actually let a monkey guard the Peach Garden. Aren't you afraid that he will ruin all our peaches?"

"Look at how impatient he is right now. I bet he won't be able to resist the temptation of those peaches until tonight. After all, monkeys love to eat peaches, it's in their nature."

The Jade Emperor spoke with great confidence, saying, "If he hadn't harmed our peaches, how could we have forced him to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace?"

"What worries me is that this monkey's cultivation has reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. If it really causes trouble in the Heavenly Court, it will be really difficult to deal with."

In fact, there are many powerful beings on the Investiture of the Gods list, whose cultivation has reached the level of Quasi-Saint or even Half-Step Saint.

However, they have always outwardly obeyed but inwardly defied the Jade Emperor, even though the Jade Emperor possessed the Investiture of the Gods. They showed no restraint whatsoever.

The reason they dare to be so arrogant is that they were once disciples of the three major sects of Xuanmen. Moreover, their current sect leader is not imprisoned in Zixiao Palace like Tongtian in the original prehistoric timeline.

Therefore, it might not be an easy task for the Jade Emperor at this time to command the gods on the Investiture of the Gods.

Furthermore, the team he assembled himself contained very few experts at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. As for the Quasi-Saint realm, there was only one person, the True Martial Emperor.

The Queen Mother of the West naturally knew the Jade Emperor's distress, and immediately said, "Isn't Daoist Ran Deng always thinking about completely seizing control of the Heavenly Court's military power?"

"Why don't you give him a chance, senior brother, and let him lead the army to capture this demon monkey? After all, whoever wins or loses will benefit us."

The Jade Emperor had originally planned to have Zhenwu the Great capture Sun Wukong, who had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. But upon hearing what the Queen Mother of the West said, his eyes lit up.

He immediately said, "Junior sister is right. We can use Sun Wukong to deal with these gods on the Investiture of the Gods."

"When the time comes, and the Daoist Ran Deng and his men can no longer handle that demon monkey, I can have Zhen Wu take action and use this opportunity to completely seize the military power of the Daoist Ran Deng."

Since the Investiture of the Gods, the positions and duties of the gods in Heaven have been completed. However, this has also led to the continuous dispersal of the Jade Emperor's power.

Furthermore, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West went to a secret realm to break through to the Saintly realm, creating a gap in their control over the Heavenly Court, which was then exploited by some unscrupulous individuals.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor's actual control over the Heavenly Court today is not much greater than it was before the Investiture of the Gods.

Now that he has the opportunity to reclaim his power, the Jade Emperor will naturally show no mercy. In fact, one could say that not kicking someone when they're down is already a good deed.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong still couldn't find anyone watching him. So he simply started to slack off, found a thick peach tree branch, and went up to sleep on it.

This caused the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother to lose interest in watching any longer. They simply closed the Haotian Mirror and began making arrangements for what was to come.

The instant the Haotian Mirror was deactivated, Sun Wukong opened his eyes. The feeling of being watched vanished in that instant. (End of Chapter)