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

Then Sun Wukong gave a command, and the Long-Armed Ape clones launched a general attack on the Heavenly River Navy.

The Red-Bottomed Macaque clone stood atop the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain, freezing the Heavenly River Water, the specialty of the Heavenly River Navy, preventing it from harming the monkey soldiers and generals.

The massive vortex formed by the 80,000-strong Tianhe Navy suddenly stopped, as if struck by an invisible hammer. The formation momentarily became slightly disordered.

Countless soldiers turned deathly pale, as if struck by a heavy blow, groaning and spitting out blood. The Weak Water Power that maintained the operation of the great formation was also momentarily slowed by this foundation-shaking attack.

"Stay calm. Keep your composure."

Marshal Tianpeng was the first to be hit. He felt an irresistible force pierce through the barrier of the Weak Water and slam into his chest. His blood and qi surged, and he felt a sweet taste in his throat. He forcibly suppressed a mouthful of blood.

His eyes were bloodshot as he desperately channeled his divine power, causing the nine-toothed rake in his hand to erupt with an even more intense black light in an attempt to stabilize the crumbling Weak Water Formation.

"Young warriors of the Milky Way, follow me to lead the Weak Waters to the Yellow Springs. Today, let these monkeys witness the true might of my Milky Way Navy."

He roared fiercely, disregarding the backlash to himself, and forcefully steered the Nine-Toothed Rake towards the golden light barrier that was struggling to hold up Huaguo Mountain below.

This time, it was no longer a simple outpouring, but a condensation. The viscous weak water in the vortex was compressed wildly, and two pitch-black water dragons actually condensed on both sides of the passage from which the giant fist had struck.

These two water dragons, one on the left and one on the right, dodged the unstoppable fist, like two venomous pythons from the deepest abyss, eager to devour the monkey soldiers and generals before them.

The monkeys mustered their remaining strength, and a giant ape phantom materialized on the light barrier. It let out a mournful roar, stretching out its arms to grab at the two water dragons.

The giant ape's hands slammed into the core of the Weak Water vortex, triggering a tremendous explosion that sent Weak Water splashing everywhere.

The filthy Weak Water, carrying the aura of ending all things, poured down mercilessly towards Flower Fruit Mountain like a world-destroying waterfall.

Blood trickled from Marshal Tianpeng's lips, but a cold, mad glint flashed in his eyes: "Monkey, your lair is finished."

Just as the filthy torrent of the Weak Water was about to engulf the creatures of Flower Fruit Mountain, the Red-Bottomed Macaque's clone unleashed an iron rod, which actually froze the boundless Weak Water in mid-air.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Long-Armed Ape clone led its army directly into the Heavenly River Navy. In just a moment, it had thrown the Weak Water Formation into chaos.

Marshal Tianpeng directly encountered the Long-Armed Ape's clone and engaged in a fierce battle.

The Long-Armed Ape's clone was only a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and compared to Marshal Tianpeng's current cultivation level, it was inevitably somewhat inferior.

So in just a few rounds, the Long-Armed Ape clone was already at a disadvantage. However, at this moment, the Six-Eared Macaque clone stepped forward.

Finally, even the Red-Bottomed Macaque's clone joined the battle. It became a three-on-one situation, and Marshal Tianpeng was completely overwhelmed.

As for the 80,000 naval troops, although they had a numerical advantage, they relied on the Weak Water Formation.

Now that the Weak Water Formation has been broken, it is somewhat vulnerable in the face of the monkey soldiers and generals who are proficient in battle formations.

With just a few changes in formation, they completed two breaches. This effectively reduced the 80,000-strong Tianhe Navy to a scattered and disorganized force.

If Sun Wukong hadn't sealed off the space of Flower Fruit Mountain beforehand, the underworld officials would probably have already come to take him away.

Now that things had come to this, Marshal Tianpeng knew he had lost. So he simply put away his Nine-Toothed Rake and said to the smiling Sun Wukong.

"I admit that my Heavenly River Navy is no match for your monkey soldiers and generals of Flower Fruit Mountain. After returning to Heaven, I will resign from my position as Marshal Tianpeng." As soon as Marshal Tianpeng finished speaking, an old voice, yet containing boundless power, resounded throughout the universe like a great bell.

"Jade Emperor, you dispatched troops to the primordial wilderness without authorization, causing boundless floods and widespread devastation. Shouldn't you give an explanation to our human race?"

Marshal Tianpeng's expression froze instantly, as if a bucket of ice from the deepest hell had been poured over his head, chilling him to the bone.

He stared intently at the ever-expanding expanse of dark yellow on the eastern horizon. An unprecedented chill shot from his spine to the top of his head, making even his soul tremble.

"It's the Human Saint of Fire Cloud Cave, questioning His Majesty. What exactly have I done?"

Once Marshal Tianpeng calmed down, he couldn't help but cry out in alarm. His voice was filled with uncontrollable horror and despair, realizing he had committed a terrible crime.

Just as Marshal Tianpeng was feeling utterly hopeless, he suddenly felt a spatial distortion around him.

The next moment, everything before him had changed. He found himself in a chaotic, indistinct space.

"Tianpeng, are you satisfied with this generous gift from Old Sun?"

Upon hearing Sun Wukong's voice, Marshal Tianpeng became incredibly calm. He even spoke in a completely emotionless voice.

"We have no past grievances or recent enmity, so why do you want to harm me like this?"

Sun Wukong appeared directly in front of Marshal Tianpeng and patted him on the shoulder.

"Old Sun doesn't want to harm you, but rather to save you, this pawn. If you don't want to end up like Jiang Ziya, used and then discarded under the lantern pole, then you'll have to finish this charade with me."

Marshal Tianpeng looked at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression and said, "Monkey, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Sun Wukong spoke up, "Don't you understand what I'm saying? Why pretend to be confused when we both know the truth?"

"If that doesn't work, we can also call General Curtain-Roller, and then the three of us can sit here and have an open and honest discussion about Journey to the West?"

Upon hearing that Sun Wukong also knew about Journey to the West, Marshal Tianpeng's expression calmed down. He then spoke directly to Sun Wukong.

"Since you know that we are all destined to contribute to the eastward spread of Buddhism, why do you have to trick me like this?"

Sun Wukong looked at Marshal Tianpeng and said, "Are you destined to contribute to the eastward spread of Buddhism? Have you ever considered what the price would be for doing so?"

"That means they'll find some excuse to banish you from heaven and send you back into the cycle of reincarnation. They might even make you be reborn as a pig, with a pig's head, to carry out the eastward transmission of Buddhism."

"And the crime they've accused you of is harassing Chang'e, the fairy of the moon palace. Not only have you been banished to the mortal world and mistakenly reincarnated as a pig, but your reputation has also been completely ruined."

"And what I'm doing today is to give the Jade Emperor a reason to banish you to the mortal realm, so as to preserve your reputation."

Upon hearing Sun Wukong say that he had been falsely accused of harassing Chang'e, Marshal Tianpeng couldn't help but sneer.

He then said with a self-deprecating laugh, "He really thinks highly of me. Is that Taiyin Star a place I can even set foot in?"

"If I were to actually go to the Moon Star to harass Chang'e, I probably wouldn't need to reincarnate; I would have been annihilated by Yi's arrow long ago." (End of Chapter)