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

The result was that the heavenly soldiers and generals suffered greatly. Now, all twelve celestial bodies were wounded, and three of the Nine Luminaries had already died at the hands of Sun Wukong.

If this continues, his army will be completely wiped out at the foot of Flower Fruit Mountain.

Even if he managed to escape back to Heaven, he probably wouldn't be valued by the Jade Emperor again. His fate might very well be that of the Curtain-Raising General today.

At this point, the True Martial Emperor couldn't care less about anything else; preserving his strength was his primary concern. He immediately ordered a retreat, euphemistically calling it a withdrawal to the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Watching the True Martial Emperor lead the heavenly soldiers and generals away, Sun Wukong revealed a cold smile. Then he turned his gaze to the Curtain-Raising General.

"General Curtain Roller, Marshal Tianpeng has now led 80,000 Heavenly River Navy troops to attack the South Heavenly Gate in cooperation with my elder brother, the Bull Demon King, and his million demon soldiers."

"I wonder if you would be willing to come with me to the South Heavenly Gate and personally find that old Jade Emperor to vent your anger?"

At this moment, General Curtain-Roller no longer cared about anything else. After all, the moment he fought with Emperor Zhenwu, he had already become a traitor to the Heavenly Court.

Without further ado, he brandished his Demon-Subduing Staff and charged straight toward the South Heavenly Gate without answering Sun Wukong.

This couldn't help but bring a smile to Sun Wukong's face, and he muttered to himself, "Sure enough, this guy is the epitome of a ruthless man who doesn't talk much."

Then, Sun Wukong instructed his three monkeys to split themselves and retrieve the three-thousand-year-old peaches from the Peach Garden to heal the wounded soldiers on Flower Fruit Mountain.

At the same time, we must not be careless in the slightest, lest the Heavenly Army return and, while we are away, inflict a terrible price on Flower Fruit Mountain.

The three monkey clones simultaneously acknowledged the order and began treating the wounded demon soldiers and generals while ordering those still capable of fighting to re-form their battle formation.

Only then did Sun Wukong feel relieved and head towards the South Heavenly Gate. After all, the key to the outcome of this great battle lay not in Flower Fruit Mountain, but in the South Heavenly Gate.

When Sun Wukong arrived at the South Heavenly Gate, General Curtain-Roller had already joined the battle, fighting alongside Marshal Tianpeng against Daoist Burning Lamp.

The five great demon saints, including the Bull Demon King, were only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level. If it were during the Investiture of the Gods war, they probably wouldn't even have had the chance to participate.

However, the cultivation levels of the righteous gods on the Investiture of the Gods list today are suppressed by the list and are no longer comparable to those at the time of the Investiture.

Therefore, the five great demon saints, including the Bull Demon King, did gain a slight advantage. However, they did not successfully breach the South Heavenly Gate, and heavenly soldiers and generals were still fighting outside the gate.
Even if one were to manage to break through the Southern Heavenly Gate, they would be forced back by the Jade Emperor's divine might. They would be unable to even take a single step into the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Just as the Bull Demon King was becoming increasingly anxious, he finally saw Sun Wukong arrive. He hurriedly withdrew from the battle and spoke to Sun Wukong.

"Seventh brother, I didn't expect that the Jade Emperor has already become a saint. Fortunately, he didn't make a direct move, otherwise we would have been reduced to ashes in an instant."

"Even if he didn't make a move, the sage's pressure has sealed off the Southern Heavenly Gate. It's unlikely that we'll be able to storm the Heavenly Court today."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Brother, we can't deal with sages. What we need to do is deal with the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Heavenly Court, as well as the righteous gods on the Investiture of the Gods list."

"As for that sage Jade Emperor, someone will naturally handle it for us. Why should we brothers worry about it?"

No sooner had Sun Wukong finished speaking than two massive armies surged forth from the primordial wilderness towards the Southern Heavenly Gate. These were the human army led by the Human Emperor Fuxi, and the dragon army led by the dragon ancestor Ao Ping. Although Ao Ping had not yet attained sainthood, he was already at the half-step saint level. With him charging into battle, the dragons quickly occupied most of the area outside the Southern Heavenly Gate.

The fact that Ao Ping did not attain sainthood does not mean that Fuxi and the others were not saints. Moreover, those who came with Fuxi this time included Emperor Shennong, Emperor Xuanyuan, and the Five Emperors of the Human Race.

However, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race would not act rashly; they came to reason with the Jade Emperor, hoping to get an explanation from the Heavenly Court for the human race.

However, besides the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there was another person in the human army. He held the Xuanyuan Sword, had the Nine Tripods of Yu the Great on his head, and the Xuan Bird totem behind him emitted loud bird calls.

Indeed, the person who came was none other than the last human emperor, the former Shang Dynasty king Di Xin.

Di Xin held the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally and strode towards the South Heavenly Gate. He also spoke as he did so.

"Jade Emperor, you have sent 80,000 naval troops from Heaven to pollute the primordial world with the Weak Water. This has crossed the line for my human race. If you cannot give me a satisfactory explanation, I will not hesitate to kill you, the ruler of Heaven."

The oppressive aura of the sage within the Southern Heavenly Gate had absolutely no effect on Di Xin. In an instant, it was completely neutralized by Di Xin's sage power.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Wukong had the Bull Demon King lead a million demon soldiers to storm the Heavenly Court, completely breaching the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Emperor Xin attained sainthood by following the path of the Great Dao and laws, achieving the status of a Primordial Golden Immortal. This is incomparable to the Jade Emperor, a saint who took shortcuts.

Knowing he was no match for Emperor Xin, the Jade Emperor immediately notified the Queen Mother of the West. They hoped that the two of them could withstand Emperor Xin and reclaim the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Just then, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors appeared behind Emperor Xin. Fuxi spoke directly, saying, "Jade Emperor, even if all the Heavenly Saints have arrived, your Heavenly Court must give an explanation to my human race today."

The Jade Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Fuxi, you are a veteran sage. How dare you openly make a move today? Aren't you afraid of being condemned by Heaven?"

While the Jade Emperor was still arguing with Fuxi, the Queen Mother of the West had already crushed the token and notified Hongjun.

After all, the Queen Mother of the West did not believe that she and the Jade Emperor could resolve the current situation by joining forces.

Only by having his master, Hongjun, intervene could the Heavenly Court be prevented from falling today. Otherwise, this Heavenly Court of the Heavenly Dao would fall back into the hands of the demon race.

Little did they know, Hongjun was already fully aware of everything that was happening in the Heavenly Court. Now, upon receiving the Queen Mother's plea for help, he couldn't help but sigh.

Turning to the calamity and destruction beside him, he said, "Fellow Daoists, the Heavenly Court is in grave danger. We will have to trouble you two to make a trip there."

The reason Hongjun didn't personally appear was because he was worried that if he did, Chen Xuan would come. If Chen Xuan came, the Heavenly Court would truly be unable to hold on.

Calamity and Destruction naturally understood this principle, and thus vanished directly from Zixiao Palace. Hongjun was not idle either, and similarly disappeared from Zixiao Palace.

However, Hongjun didn't go to the Heavenly Court; instead, he went directly to Qinglian Island. He wanted to find Chen Xuan and ask him how he wanted to resolve the matter.

After all, Hongjun had long understood that things had developed to this point beyond the capabilities of a mere monkey demon like Sun Wukong. (End of Chapter)