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

Sun Wukong, in alliance with the Jade Emperor, drove away the Buddhist monks from the West. He also sent the billions of demon souls beneath the Peach Garden into the cycle of reincarnation.

This inevitably changed the Jade Emperor's opinion of Sun Wukong considerably. He even became somewhat less vigilant towards the million demon soldiers gathered in Beiju Luzhou.

Of course, the Jade Emperor didn't truly believe in Sun Wukong. Everything he did was merely a ploy to lure Sun Wukong into a trap; after all, the Jade Emperor's real goal was to force Sun Wukong to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Little did they know that Sun Wukong's purpose in doing so was not to help the Jade Emperor. In reality, he wanted to collect these million demon souls to enter the cycle of reincarnation, thereby gaining merit through earthly means.

After all, when Sun Wukong was in the Netherworld, Houtu mentioned it more than once. He could gain merit by converting wronged souls and vengeful ghosts, and with accumulated merit, one would be fearless.

In order to change his fate, Sun Wukong was also extremely eager for merit. So naturally, he couldn't give up such a good opportunity.

On this day, Sun Wukong finally sent the last demon soul into the cycle of reincarnation. The resentment in the Peach Garden vanished completely, replaced by abundant innate spiritual energy.

With nothing to do, Sun Wukong began to wander around the Heavenly Court. Whether you were one of the Nine Luminaries or one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, Sun Wukong befriended them all.

On this day, Sun Wukong arrived at the banks of the Milky Way and happened to see Marshal Tianpeng training his navy. He couldn't help but recall what his master had once said: this guy was also part of the pilgrimage team.

So he decided to tease Marshal Tianpeng first, and stood aside shaking his head and sighing, saying, "The mighty Tianhe Navy has been trained into a bunch of useless trash."

"It seems that the Yellow Emperor was right. This is what is meant by a bad soldier, which is bad for one person, but a bad general makes a bad army."

Sun Wukong not only didn't suppress his voice, but even amplified it. This made it clear to Marshal Tianpeng, and even the 80,000 naval troops heard it clearly.

Marshal Tianpeng instantly felt that his reputation had been damaged. He immediately turned to look at Sun Wukong and said angrily.

"Where did this scoundrel come from, daring to point fingers at me? Even His Majesty has praised my training of the Heavenly River Navy several times. How dare you spout such nonsense?"

Sun Wukong took a step and arrived directly beside Marshal Tianpeng. He shook his head and sighed, saying, "These 80,000 Heavenly River Navy soldiers you trained certainly look impressive. It's a pity they're useless on the battlefield."

Marshal Tianpeng naturally recognized Sun Wukong, after all, he knew that this was his future senior brother. They would even be eating from the same pot on their journey to the West.

So he decided to test Sun Wukong. He said directly, "Since you say that my 80,000 naval troops are useless, then I'd like to hear where the heavenly soldiers and generals are truly capable of fighting."

Sun Wukong shook his head and sighed again, saying, "Emperor Ziwei is in charge of the Ministry of War. Even if there are millions of heavenly soldiers and generals, they are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs."

"Only the Northern True Martial Emperor has a few capable fighters under his command. Unfortunately, they are nothing more than slightly stronger ants."

"Don't glare at me. If you're not convinced, let's have a match. Then we'll see who's better."

Marshal Tianpeng was also provoked by Sun Wukong, and he said directly, "Since you look down on my Heavenly River Navy so much, then today I will let you know what the consequences of being arrogant are."

As he spoke, Marshal Tianpeng raised his nine-toothed rake, and the 80,000 Heavenly River Navy instantly changed formation, directly surrounding Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong couldn't even muster the desire to attack these 80,000 naval troops. He simply shook his head and said...

“If I, Old Sun, were to personally take action, it would inevitably be seen as bullying. How about this, you take these 80,000 naval troops down to the mortal realm and head to Flower Fruit Mountain.” “Old Sun has 47,000 monkey soldiers and generals in Flower Fruit Mountain. Let’s have a battle and then we’ll see who prevails.”

"Don't worry, I'll make a call to the Netherworld. I guarantee no ghosts or underworld officials will come to collect souls, and not a single one of your 80,000 naval troops will be lost at Flower Fruit Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Marshal Tianpeng couldn't help but feel worried. After all, leading troops down to the mortal realm without permission was no small matter, and he couldn't afford to bear the consequences if the Jade Emperor were to investigate.

Just as Marshal Tianpeng hesitated, Sun Wukong scoffed and said, "If you don't dare, then forget it. Anyway, your 80,000 naval troops are just for putting on airs for the Jade Emperor."

"As for how strong your combat power is, it's not that important. Anyway, the Heavenly Court won't need you when it sends out troops; the True Martial Emperor alone is enough."

After saying this, Sun Wukong turned to leave. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the generals of the Heavenly River Navy, who pleaded with Marshal Tianpeng to give them a chance to prove themselves.

Little did they know that this was exactly what Sun Wukong wanted, his goal being to get Marshal Tianpeng to lead the Heavenly River Navy down to the mortal realm.

Then, I can use the excuse that the Heavenly Court sent troops to conquer Flower Fruit Mountain first, and launch an attack on the Heavenly Court.

Meanwhile, the human race's Fire Cloud Cave could also use the pretext of the Heavenly Court's unauthorized deployment of troops into the prehistoric world to send a large human army to support their attack on their natural enemy.

At this moment, Marshal Tianpeng still had some sense of reason and naturally knew what kind of situation it would be if he really led 80,000 Heavenly River Navy troops down to the mortal realm.

However, with the instigation of the Heavenly River Navy generals, Marshal Tianpeng was gradually and completely enraged. He directly addressed Sun Wukong, making a decision.

"Alright, I agree to this. Let's go find His Majesty now and have him witness our exercise."

Sun Wukong never expected that Marshal Tianpeng, who had not yet become Zhu Bajie, would be so clever.

If he were to actually report to the Jade Emperor, and the Jade Emperor were to send someone to the Fire Cloud Cave to give him a heads-up, his own plan would be completely ruined.

So Sun Wukong naturally wouldn't let that happen, and instead asked directly, "Are you trying to use this opportunity to borrow someone from the True Martial Emperor?"

"Actually, I'm not worried. Even if the two of you send troops together, I'm confident I can make you kneel on the ground and sign your submission."

"However, this means our exercise will completely alarm the gods of Heaven. If you lose again, you'll have nowhere to hide your face."

"In order for you to continue to live a life of ease and comfort in Heaven, I, Old Sun, have no choice but to admit defeat. After all, I am a very hospitable person, and I would rather make ten friends than make one enemy."

"Oh, and this rake of yours. In my Flower Fruit Mountain, even ordinary little demons wouldn't use it. Why do you treat it like a treasure?"

"Here's what we'll do, Old Sun will get you something better. Don't go around carrying around that old, broken rake for plowing the fields, making a fool of yourself."

To be honest, Sun Wukong's tongue was incredibly sharp. A few words were enough to completely enrage Marshal Tianpeng. (End of Chapter)