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

With Hongjun and Chen Xuan reaching a consensus, the Four Sages of Heaven and the Three Pure Ones appeared in the Heavenly Court. However, they did not come to assist in the battle, but rather to order both sides to cease hostilities.

Although both sides were unwilling, they knew that this was the decision made by Hongjun and Chen Xuan, so they had no choice but to obey.

Sun Wukong ordered the Bull Demon King and his four brothers to lead a million demon soldiers back to Beiju Luzhou. He himself, along with Marshal Tianpeng and General Juanlian, returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

As for the 80,000 naval troops under Marshal Tianpeng, they naturally could no longer remain in the Heavenly Court. Otherwise, they would inevitably be punished by the Jade Emperor.

As for how to arrange these 80,000 naval troops, Marshal Tianpeng was also somewhat troubled. After all, he couldn't very well lead them down to the mortal realm to become demons.

He himself was destined to be a Journey to the West, but the 80,000 naval troops were not. If they were to descend to the mortal realm as demons, it would be tantamount to ruining their future.

Finally, Fuxi spoke, allowing Di Xin to bring 80,000 naval troops back to the primordial world. They were assigned to guard the rivers for the human race and became gods of humanity, which could be considered a good ending for them.

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In Flower Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong hosted a banquet for the five great sages, including the Bull Demon King. Marshal Tianpeng and General Rolling Curtain were also at the banquet, and for a time they toasted and drank, having a very pleasant time.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Marshal Tianpeng said, "Brother Monkey, I have a favor to ask of you, and I would appreciate your help."

Sun Wukong put down his wine cup and said to Marshal Tianpeng, "We brothers have lived and died together, so what is there to ask for or not ask for? Just ask if you need anything, and as long as it's within my power, I will not refuse."

Marshal Tianpeng nodded and said, "I wish to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation, and I would appreciate it if Brother Monkey could safeguard this physical body for me."

Upon hearing that Marshal Tianpeng actually wanted to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation, everyone present was taken aback. After all, once one re-enters the cycle of reincarnation, one's cultivation will be lost forever.

Even if Marshal Tianpeng could rebuild his cultivation, reaching the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal would not be an easy task.

Marshal Tianpeng naturally knew what everyone was thinking. He said with a helpless expression, "My cultivation was originally only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, which is comparable to that of you Great Sages."

"I have achieved my current cultivation level as a Great Luo Golden Immortal because I took the elixir bestowed upon me by the Jade Emperor. Therefore, I do not want to owe him this karma."

The Curtain-Rolling General beside him nodded in agreement, saying, "Tianpeng is right. I am also a part of the matter of reincarnation. After all, I am bound by this karma, and I will inevitably be bound by it in the future."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "What nonsense about karma? At worst, we can have our Uncle-Master Styx use the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Lotus to resolve your karma. Why bother with reincarnation?"

As soon as Sun Wukong finished speaking, the Red-Bottomed Macaque clone, who had been silent until now, suddenly showed a jolt of emotion and spoke up.

“Little brother, Marshal Tianpeng and General Juanlian have never owed the Jade Emperor any karma. On the contrary, it is the Jade Emperor who owes them karma.”

"The Jade Emperor forcibly boosted their cultivation levels with elixirs, which is tantamount to cutting off their path to immortality. Their cultivation will forever remain at the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and they will never be able to improve even a fraction further."

"So it was that old Jade Emperor who plotted against General Curtain-Raising and Marshal Tianpeng, not because they received any favors from him. How could they owe him any karma?"

"As for their reincarnation in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it can be an opportunity to break through and rebuild. Their future achievements should be more than just those of a Great Luo Golden Immortal."

Upon hearing the Red-Bottomed Macaque's explanation, Marshal Tianpeng and General Rolling Curtain couldn't help but reveal a helpless, bitter smile. At this moment, Sun Wukong's eyes lit up. He knew that the one controlling this clone must be his elder brother, Wuzhiqi.

He spoke directly, saying, "Brother, how should I preserve the physical bodies of Tianpeng and Juanlian? I can't just seal them away, can I?"

Before the Red-Bottomed Macaque's clone could speak, the Six-Eared Macaque's clone spoke first: "Little brother, you don't need to worry about their clones. I will take them back to Green Lotus Island and store them in the Three Lights Divine Water Pool."

"The Three Lights Divine Water will purify their bodies, and when they complete their mission, the limitations left by the elixir in their bodies will be completely washed away."

As soon as the Six-Eared Macaque clone finished speaking, the Long-Armed Ape clone beside him laughed and said, "I'm afraid they'll look down on these two original bodies."

"After all, after this reincarnation, they will have to complete the Journey to the West Tribulation. As long as they successfully complete the Journey to the West Tribulation, they will surely receive merit rewards, and condensing a merit true body will be a piece of cake."

"However, the original physical body is not useless; it can be refined into an avatar to increase one's combat power."

"After all, that's what Jin Chanzi did. He would leave behind two bodies with each reincarnation. By the tenth reincarnation, he would have eighteen bodies. If he could cultivate them into clones, his combat power would be unimaginable."

To the great demons, the three monkey clones had never been considered significant figures. They were simply seen as capable warriors under Sun Wukong's command.

Now, when I hear them, they not only call Sun Wukong "little brother," but they also analyze things in such a logical and reasonable way.

This inevitably caused the Bull Demon King and the others to look at Sun Wukong with puzzled expressions. Sun Wukong didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"General Bengba, the Red-Bottomed Macaque; Marshal Ma Liu, the Long-Armed Ape; and the Strategist, the Six-Eared Macaque, are merely clones of my three elder brothers."

"It was all so that they would stay by my side and protect my safety. Now that my three older brothers have come in person, it's naturally different from before."

As soon as Sun Wukong uttered these words, everyone instantly understood the key point. They all rose and bowed to the three monkeys in respect.

Wuzhiqi smiled and waved his hand, helping everyone to their feet. He then said directly, "The three of us brothers have come here today not just to answer your questions."

"The Great Tribulation of Journey to the West is about to officially begin, and the cultivation levels of the five of you are simply too low. With your cultivation levels of Taiyi Golden Immortal, I'm afraid you are not able to help your little brother."

"So for the next period of time, the three of us brothers will give you special training and teach you the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique."

"I hope that when the great calamity of the Journey to the West truly begins, your cultivation will all reach the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm."

Wuzhiqi's words immediately stirred the blood of the Bull Demon King and the others. After all, he wasn't talking about a Quasi-Saint, but a Primordial Golden Immortal.

Without hesitation, he bowed to the three monkeys of Wuzhiqi again, and even bowed to them as a master and disciple, but was stopped by the three monkeys of Wuzhiqi.

Yuan Futong went straight to the point and said, "Let's still call each other brothers. After all, there are three of us brothers. However, I am teaching on behalf of my master, so I dare not accept the formalities of a master."

Upon hearing that the three monkeys were teaching on behalf of their master, Sun Wukong couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that Master intends to take them as disciples?" (End of Chapter)