Primordial Era: Jade Cauldron Forgot to Take on Disciples

Chapter 427 Havoc in Heaven

But he found that no matter how much force he exerted, it did not budge.

I felt a sense of powerlessness, as if I were an ant trying to shake the towering Jianmu tree.

Hongjun shook his head repeatedly: "The one in your hand is the former sage Zhunti. His body is so powerful that you can't possibly defeat him with brute force."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian took out his Vajra Bracelet and was about to smash it when he was stopped by the shimmering spiritual light on the blue and white porcelain plate.

"How about we play a game? If you win, you can bring in a primordial spiritual treasure to cook this delicacy."

Hongjun spoke as if he had expected it.

Yang Jian looked at Hongjun warily, thinking to himself, "So this is where they were waiting."

When he first encountered Hongjun, he gambled with him and won a lotus seed from him, which transformed into the Black Lotus of Annihilation.

At this moment, Hongjun brought it up again, making Yang Jian extremely wary.

He sneered, "Dao Ancestor, you are welcome to tell me."

"I have already noticed your and the other saints' plans. You intend to use that monkey head to contend with my Chaos Demon in the heavens. How about we use that monkey head as a wager?"

"How to gamble."

"In the primordial world, the only thing most suitable for resisting the chaotic demonic powers is the Mahayana Buddhism of the Tathagata. However, this monkey has not cultivated this path as I previously thought. Just now, I saw that the Heavenly Court summoned this monkey again. That fellow Haotian wants this monkey to guard the Peach Garden. It's truly absurd to have a monkey guard peaches. I suppose it's because the Mahayana Buddhism of the Tathagata has many restrictions, and one must undergo a test of one's character before achieving enlightenment. Am I right?"

Hongjun laughed.

Yang Jian remained silent.

Hongjun continued, "These crabs are indeed delicious, but they are extremely troublesome to eat. They require four tools: a small hammer, a small chisel, a small knife, and small tweezers, to eat them properly. Why don't we gamble on whether this monkey can truly achieve enlightenment as you have arranged, control the incarnations of all heavens, and contend against my Chaos Demon?"

I will make four attempts. Each time I break the deadlock, you will be able to use a primordial spiritual treasure to transform into a vessel for eating delicacies. Even if you only have one, it will only waste some time when eating, and it will not harm you.

Even if you lose, young friend, it won't matter. When I control the Heavenly Dao, I will naturally allow you to ascend to the Sainthood. Besides, those fellow Daoists will be in dire straits themselves and will be eager for you to achieve Sainthood so they can join forces against me.

After saying that, Hongjun continued to tempt him, "You and I can actually become friends. We can deploy our troops at the front and let those creatures fight to the death. In Zixiao Palace, we will be fellow Daoists who complement each other. No matter who wins or loses, it will be entirely beneficial to you. What do you think, young friend?"

After thinking it over, Yang Jian couldn't see any disadvantage for himself, so he nodded in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Hongjun stretched out one hand, and a jade plate appeared in his hand, which was the Creation Jade Disc.

The characters on the Jade Disc of Creation flowed, gradually revealing the scenery of the Heavenly Court, as if one were there in person.

Among them, a monkey is jumping around; it is Sun Wukong.

The two watched silently, neither making the first move.

The monkey was seen diligently guarding the peaches, after all, the Heavenly Emperor had bestowed upon him the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven, which was an extremely prestigious honor, so the monkey naturally reciprocated.

Upon entering the Peach Garden, he saw that the fruit was sparse and thought to himself, "No wonder the Heavenly Emperor sent me to guard it. These peaches must have been frequently visited by thieves, which is why they are in such a pitiful state."

He then personally took charge of the Peach Garden, using his seventy-two transformations to turn into a fine peach with red and white stripes, which he hung in a conspicuous place in the forest, preparing to catch that brat and make a name for himself.

One day, the Queen Mother of the West held a banquet, opened her treasure pavilion, and held the "Peach Banquet," sending seven fairy maidens to pick peaches.

The seven fairies entered the Peach Garden and picked a few fruits from the trees at the front. They found that the first few trees in the garden did not have ripe peaches, so they searched further back and found that the peach trees at the back were in an even worse state, with sparse flowers and fruits, and only unripe green peaches.

The seven fairies were horrified. The Peach Garden had been robbed! How could they afford a Peach Feast with so few green fruits?

Just as they were about to return to report to the Queen Mother, the fairy in green suddenly saw a fine peach not far away, so she went forward, picked it off with her hand, and put it in her basket.

Suddenly, I felt the basket become heavy, and I couldn't hold it. It fell to the ground, and a basket of green peaches rolled out.

The Great Sage leaped out: "Hey, what kind of monster dares to steal peaches of immortality? I've finally caught you!"

He pulled the golden cudgel from his ear, about to smash it down.

The seven fairies hurriedly knelt down in unison: "Great Sage, please calm your anger! We are not monsters, but were sent here by the Queen Mother of the West!"

The Seven Fairy Maidens announced that they would be hosting a Peach Banquet for all the immortals, but Sun Wukong was the only one who did not receive an invitation.

Wukong was displeased: "You all say you didn't come to steal peaches? I, Old Sun, need to find out for myself. You will have to wait here."

The seven fairies were naturally unwilling. They wanted to report the theft of the peaches to the Queen Mother, but Wukong froze them in place.

The Great Sage went to the Jade Pool and happened to meet the Barefoot Immortal who was on his way to a banquet there. From him, he learned that there really was such a grand banquet at the Jade Pool.

He felt a surge of anger. The Queen Mother looked down on him. Was he, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, not worthy of attending the banquet at the Jade Pool?

He sent the Barefoot Immortal away, transformed into his appearance, went to the Jade Pool, used his supernatural powers to ruin the Jade Pool Festival, got drunk, stole the elixir of immortality, and caused a great disturbance. After sobering up, he realized the evil he had done and regretted it too late. He also heard that he had been accused of stealing from his master and could not explain himself, so he hurriedly went down to the mortal world, entered Flower Fruit Mountain, and became the Demon King again.

The Heavenly Emperor was furious and dispatched Li Jing with 100,000 heavenly soldiers to descend to earth and capture the demon monkey.

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"Interesting, interesting!"

Hongjun clapped his hands and laughed, "What a great show!"

"Is the Dao Ancestor about to make a move?"

Yang Jian asked.

"Let's wait and see."

Hongjun smiled but remained silent.

In the scene, Li Jing, leading Nezha and 100,000 heavenly soldiers, threatens Flower Fruit Mountain.

After the Giant Spirit God was defeated by the single demon monkey in the first battle.

Li Jing dispatched Nezha to subdue the demon monkey.

Nezha had already cultivated a golden body and obtained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. However, he was unable to defeat the monkey who was a Taiyi Heavenly Immortal for a while, which was obviously a deliberate act of holding back.

He wanted Li Jing to take action, so he outwardly obeyed but inwardly disobeyed his orders.

"This Nezha is truly interesting! Let's watch a good show."

Hongjun's eyes lit up, and he reached out and took the Linglong Pagoda from Li Jing's hands.

Li Jing stood on a cloud, his eyes fixed on the battle below, when suddenly he felt a lightness in his hand, and the exquisite pagoda disappeared.

He was startled and looked around to see who was secretly making a scene in front of 100,000 heavenly soldiers.

But I didn't see anything.

Suddenly, he heard the fighting below slow down, and he panicked, thinking that Nezha had abandoned the demon monkey and come to kill him.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Nezha had been subdued by the monkey. The demon monkey raised his golden cudgel and smashed it down hard on Nezha's head, splattering blood and white fluid everywhere.

"That ferocious monkey!"

Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief, then ordered the heavenly soldiers to charge down.

Suddenly, he saw Nezha, who had been shattered by the demon monkey, turn into pebbles.

I heard a buzzing sound, like a whirlwind.

A sense of alarm rose in his heart. He turned around and saw Nezha riding on his Wind-Fire Wheels, holding his Fire-Tipped Spear, heading straight for him.

He shouted, "Li Jing, die!"

(End of this chapter)