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

Sun Wukong lay dozing on a peach tree branch, but his golden eyes scanned the entire peach orchard through the slits of his eyelids. The nine-thousand-year-old purple-veined peaches trembled slightly on the branches, emitting an enticing fragrance.

The fragrance contained a faint, almost imperceptible, rotten smell, as if something had been decaying at the roots of the peach tree for millions of years.

Sun Wukong pondered to himself, and secretly made a hand seal. A wisp of chaotic energy seeped into the ground along the tree trunk, instantly stirring up an invisible ripple.

The soil of the entire Peach Garden was shimmering with a faint golden light. Countless ancient demonic runes appeared, revealing it to be the sealing array of the ancient demon court.

Suddenly, a muffled thud came from underground, and Sun Wukong's hair stood on end. He clearly felt countless eyes opening up from underground, their gaze piercing through layers of soil and straight to his back.

A hoarse whisper sounded in my ear, as if it were a call from the deepest hell, sending chills down my spine.

Sun Wukong suddenly flipped and leaped up, his golden cudgel already in his hand. The surrounding peach trees swayed without wind, and the nine-thousand-year-old purple-veined peaches all turned towards the tallest peach tree in the center.

A crack appeared in the soil near the tree roots, from which a dark red liquid seeped out. One could even vaguely see the remains of a demon hidden beneath the crack.

The local earth god of the Peach Orchard suddenly poked half his head out from underground. His face filled with panic, he said, "Great Sage, you mustn't do this! Otherwise, if the Peach Orchard is lost, even a hundred deaths wouldn't be enough to atone for it..."

Before the Earth God could finish speaking, Sun Wukong slammed his staff into the Earth God's forehead, scaring the old man into shrinking back into the ground.

He ignited the true fire of the sun at his fingertips and flicked it towards the crack. The flames, upon touching the crimson liquid, emitted a shrill scream, and the entire Peach Garden instantly howled with a chilling wind.

In the Jade Pool Wonderland, the Haotian Mirror suddenly trembled violently. The crystal cup in the Jade Emperor's hand shattered with a crack, splashing celestial nectar all over him.

The Queen Mother of the West abruptly stood up, the beads on her phoenix crown jingling. Her face filled with disbelief, she exclaimed, "How is this possible? How could that monkey have triggered the restriction?"

The Jade Emperor's face was ashen, his fingers constantly calculating within his sleeve. He suddenly turned his head to look west and sneered.

"Even those two old bald monks, Lianyin and Zhunti, dare not point fingers in my Heavenly Court. How dare you scheme against me? Do you really think I dare not take action against you?"

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall. Venus stumbled in, even holding the whisk upside down.

He hurriedly spoke to the Jade Emperor, saying, "Your Majesty! The guard of the North Heavenly Gate reports that a million demon soldiers have gathered in Beiju Luzhou."

The Jade Emperor sneered, then suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying to Venus, "Issue my decree: the Twenty-Eight Constellations shall immediately seal off the four directions of the Peach Garden. The True Martial Emperor shall lead 100,000 heavenly soldiers to ambush outside the South Heavenly Gate. Also, invite the Purple Star Emperor to the Lingxiao Palace for a meeting."

The Queen Mother of the West suddenly grabbed the Jade Emperor's arm, shook her head at him, and said, "Brother, wait a minute. Look what that monkey is doing."

The sight in the mirror caused his pupils to contract, and Sun Wukong actually forced out three drops of his essence blood to drip into the crack. The moment the blood touched the ground, a crimson pillar of light rose from the entire Peach Garden, piercing through the thirty-three heavens.

In the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons in Beiju Luzhou, the Bull Demon King was studying a tortoise shell map with five other demon kings. Suddenly, all the demonic script on the map turned blood red, revealing an image of Sun Wukong in the Peach Garden.

"Seventh Brother is in danger. If we do not send troops to attack the Heavenly Court soon, I'm afraid Seventh Brother's life will be over." The Lion Camel King suddenly stood up and knocked over the bronze wine vessel.

The Flood Dragon Demon King stared at the crimson pillar of light in the image, his expression changing drastically. Then, a smile actually appeared on his face.

He immediately said, "Brothers, don't worry. Seventh Brother seems to be awakening something. He's not in danger."

The Monkey King, however, remained unusually silent and quietly took two steps back. A rosary slipped from his sleeve; it was a token of the Medicine Buddha of Buddhism.

Little did he know that his every move was being watched by the Roc Demon King. Before he could even turn his prayer beads, the Roc Demon King's golden wings suddenly unfurled, and lightning blocked the Macaque King's retreat. "Fifth brother, what are you holding in your hand? Why don't you take it out and let the brothers see it together?"

The Bull Demon King revealed his true form, a hundred feet tall, and smashed his iron cudgel, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to crack. "You monkey king! You actually colluded with the Western Buddhist sect to plot against us!"

The Monkey King grinned maliciously, twirling the prayer beads in his hand, and said to the Bull Demon King, "It's too late to realize it now."

As he spoke, a black light flashed across the Monkey King's body, and he transformed into a golden Arhat with three heads and six arms.

"Buddha knew long ago that when the Jade Emperor rebuilt the Heavenly Court, he collected the corpses of billions of demons as nourishment for the Peach Garden."

"Then find a suitable opportunity to let the monkey see it. Given the monkey's personality, it's impossible for it to let it go so easily."

"As long as that monkey makes his move first, your plan to gather the power of the demon race to attack the Heavenly Court will be thwarted..."

Before he could finish speaking, a halberd pierced his chest. Yu Rong Wang had appeared behind him without anyone noticing.

His eyes flashed with an eerie green light: "It seems that Seventh Brother was right after all. You, the Macaque King, really are a traitor to my demon race."

The Monkey King slowly turned around, looked at the Yu Rong King with a disdainful smile, and said, "You think you can kill me?"

The next moment, the Monkey King's physical body transformed into a relic. It then flew directly towards the Western Paradise. The demon kings didn't even have a chance to react before the relic vanished.

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In the Peach Garden, Sun Wukong plans to use his own life essence to awaken the billions of demon souls imprisoned beneath the peach garden.

Suddenly, the sound of chanting filled the sky. The golden bodies of the Eighteen Arhats appeared in the clouds, and the alms bowl in the hand of the Arhat Subduing Dragon shone with Buddhist light: "You actually tried to release a hundred billion demon souls, what exactly is your intention?"

Sun Wukong roared and slammed his golden cudgel directly at the Buddha's light. Before the Arhat Subduing Dragon could react, he was swept off the cloud by Sun Wukong's golden cudgel.

Then Sun Wukong leaped up and, with his own strength, took over the other Arhats in mid-air.

Most of the eighteen Arhats were at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Only the Dragon-Subduing Arhat and the Tiger-Taming Arhat reached the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, but even they were only at the mid-stage.

Therefore, when facing Sun Wukong, they were almost powerless to resist. In a short while, they were beaten to pieces by Sun Wukong.

Originally, the eighteen Arhats could have formed the Arhat Formation and unleashed quasi-saint level combat power. Unfortunately, before they could even form their ranks, the Dragon-Subduing Arhat was smashed away by Sun Wukong.

So in just a short while, Sun Wukong dealt with the eighteen Arhats. Although he didn't take their lives, they were all banished from Heaven.

Just then, a burst of golden light suddenly shone brightly in the sky, accompanied by the resounding sound of Buddhist chants. A colossal image of the Buddha appeared in the clouds, none other than the Medicine Buddha of the Western Buddhist tradition.

The moment the Medicine Buddha appeared, a shadow fell over the Jade Emperor's face.

"When did it become your Buddhist sect's business to interfere in the affairs of my Heavenly Court?" (End of Chapter)