The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 38 Recommendation and Appointment

Sun Wukong knew what these people were thinking.

The immortal officials and generals in the hall all seem to be in high positions, but only a few of them actually hold real power.

However, the positions of the Lord of the Underworld, King Qin Guang, and the Dragon King of the West Sea hold real power.

Especially the Lord of Hell, who is considered the top among the middle-level gods.

However, now there are three more positions, and everyone seems to not know which one to fight for.

After the heavenly generals guarding outside the hall came in and carried out the former North Sea Dragon King Ao Shun and Qin Guang King Jiang Ziwen, the real fight began.

The Jade Emperor slowly spoke, "Let's first decide on the position of Dragon King of the West Sea. Do any of you immortals have a suitable choice?"

The Water Virtue Star Lord came out and said, "Your Majesty, the Dragon King of the Wei River is diligent and hardworking, and he is worthy of being the Dragon King of the West Sea."

Siming Xingjun then said, "Your Majesty, Ao Run is now unemployed. He has been the Dragon King of the West Sea for many years. It would be better to let him return to his original position."

The Wood Virtue Star Lord said, "Ao Run's personal morality is lacking, and he is not qualified to take on this important task. I believe that Ao Bing, the former Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon King and the current Huagai Star Lord, can be the West Sea Dragon King."

Li Jing said, "Ao Bing is foolish and cowardly. If he were to take charge of an ocean, power would easily fall into the hands of others."

As soon as he, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King and the Great Marshal who subdues demons, opened his mouth, everyone stopped immediately, as if they were all waiting for him to recommend someone.

Sun Wukong scratched his hand thoughtfully. Seeing Li Jing was about to continue speaking, he suddenly smiled and said, "I have a candidate."

Li Jing frowned, but said nothing more.

Because the Jade Emperor's gaze also dropped.

Sun Wukong bowed to the sky above the hall and said, "Your Majesty, the son of the former Dragon King of the West Sea, now the Bodhisattva Ao Lie of the Eight Heavenly Dragons, can be the Dragon King of the West Sea."

When these words were spoken, all the immortals were shocked. This was truly an unexpected candidate.

What was even more surprising was that the Mahavairocana Buddha, who had just been arguing with Sun Wukong, actually spoke up: "Your Majesty, I think that what the Fighting Buddha said makes sense."

But on second thought, everyone felt it was natural.

Because no matter how many contradictions there are, it cannot change the fact that the Fighting Buddha is already the Buddha of Lingshan.

Besides, Ao Lie, the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea, is now a Bodhisattva in Buddhism.

However, Sun Wukong did not feel grateful to Mahavairocana Buddha for this. Instead, he began to wonder what this guy was planning again.
Seeing that all the immortals were silent, the Jade Emperor slowly said, "The Bodhisattva Guangli of the Eight Heavenly Dragons will be the Dragon King of the West Sea. As for the positions of the Lord of the Underworld and King Qin Guang, who do you think is suitable?"

Now, all the immortals became excited again.

Taibai Jinxing said, "Your Majesty, the King of the Chakravartin of the Tenth Hall of the Underworld can be the Lord of Hell."

Wu Qu Xingjun said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Chujiang in the Second Hall of the Underworld can be the Lord of the Underworld!"

Another Star God of Destiny said, "Your Majesty! Lord Bingling, the True God of the Three Mountains, is the son of the Lord of Mount Tai. He is also well versed in the order of the underworld. He can be made the King of Qin Guang and take over the position of Lord of the Underworld."

Next, more gods came out, and each of them recommended the Wheel-Turning King, the King of Chujiang, and the Duke of Bingling.

Before Sun Wukong made trouble in Heaven, he stayed in Heaven for quite some time, so he was quite familiar with the factions of these gods.

For example, Taibai Jinxing is a close minister of the Emperor of Heaven and is undoubtedly a member of the Emperor's faction.

Wu Qu Xingjun was an old minister of the Shang Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty was close to the Jie Religion, so it was the Jie Religion sect.

Although the Star Lord Siming mentioned the title of the Great Emperor of Dongyue and the Lord of Mount Tai, the person he recommended, Huang Tianhua, the Duke of Bingling, was a disciple of the Chan sect, so he certainly belonged to the Chan sect.

At this moment, Sun Wukong saw that the three parties were arguing endlessly, and originally wanted to recommend King Yama as the King of the Underworld and Danzhu, the City God of Junzhou, as the King of Qinguang, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea.

Because the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. The matter he wants to investigate is very involved, and if the relationship between them is exposed, it will easily harm the other party.

Besides, he has already got a real vacancy, so the rest is up to them to fight for.

Next, perhaps because there were only two vacancies left, the gods from the three factions, namely, the Tiandi faction, the Xianjiao faction, and the Jiejiao faction, argued fiercely with each other, but in the end, nothing came of it.

"Interesting, interesting." Sun Wukong looked like he was watching the fun.

In the end, it was the Emperor of Heaven, who sat high on the throne in the sky, who made the final decision for them.

The Jade Emperor said solemnly, "Prince Chujiang will take over the throne of the Underworld Lord, and Duke Bingling of the Three Mountains will concurrently take over the throne of Prince Qinguang. The court is dismissed."

The dispute was settled and the immortals bowed respectfully.

But before the Jade Emperor could stand up, Sun Wukong suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten something?"

The immortals were not surprised when they heard this, because this was still the same Monkey King, who was still unmannered and had no rules.

But everyone was thinking, what did His Majesty really forget?

The Jade Emperor himself was also puzzled, and then he asked in a deep voice: "Sun Wukong, what else do you want?"

Sun Wukong put on a playful expression again: "Your Majesty, you asked me to come to Heaven, isn't it because you want to give me an official position?"

Hearing this, Taibai Jinxing was surprised and wondered if the Great Sage was just joking before or if he really wanted to return to Heaven to serve as an official?
None of the immortal officials and generals in the hall could understand.

You, the Monkey King, have already become a Buddha, and you still come here to ask for an official position?
Those who had just advised people to be good were now sneering or mocking in their hearts.

Although Buddhism has always claimed to be on par with Taoism, in reality it is only in a corner and cannot even control Xiniu Hezhou.

And the heaven is the world of Taoism.

Among the Three Pure Ones, Four Emperors, Five Elders, Six Officials, Seven Elements, Eight Poles, Nine Stars and Ten Cities, Buddhism only occupies two of the Five Elders.

Besides, in such a vast heaven, how many monks can we see?

You, the Monkey King, caused trouble in the Heavenly Palace, then entered Buddhism, and now you want to return to Heaven to be an official?
Dreaming!
At this moment, Vairocana Buddha was also frowning.

Just now, apart from agreeing with Sun Wukong in recommending Ao Lie to be the Dragon King of the West Sea, he did not participate in the subsequent events.

But Sun Wukong's action of asking for an official position surprised him and was something he had never expected.

He decided to see what was going on.

At this moment, the Jade Emperor tapped the Nine Heavens Throne with his finger and asked, "What kind of official do you want to be?"

The immortals couldn't believe it. Was the Emperor of Heaven really going to appoint an official?
Sun Wukong scratched his hands, his bright eyes rolled around, and he suddenly jumped in front of Wu Quxing.

Then, under the puzzled gazes of the immortals, he patted the other person's protruding belly and asked with a smile, "Martial Qu Star Lord, I want to ask you, is Bi Ma Wen, the chief steward of the Imperial Horse Administration, a high-ranking official or a low-ranking official?"

Wu Quxingjun panicked and tried to step aside, but his clothes were grabbed. He could only force a smile and said cautiously, "I'm just... just a small... official who raises horses."

"Hehe!" Sun Wukong's face suddenly turned cold. "Then why did you, you bastard, use this petty official position to humiliate me back then? You're so brave to ask Taiyi Jinxian to raise horses!"

Wu Qu Xingjun trembled with fear and said hurriedly, "I was confused for a moment, confused for a moment. Great Sage... Fighting Victory Buddha, please forgive me, please forgive me."

"Hmph!" Sun Wukong let go of his clothes and didn't pursue the matter any further.

But in the eyes of the immortals, this was a sign of holding a grudge and bringing up old scores, and many people immediately became alert.

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