The Primordial Giant Spirit God captures Sun Wukong at the start.

Heavenly Court, Tongming Hall.

"What? You've broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm?"

The Jade Emperor stood up abruptly from his dragon throne.

With the three peaches of immortality and the ginseng fruit bestowed upon him, it wouldn't be difficult for the Giant Spirit God to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!

But the problem is, this is a bit too fast!

Even for ordinary innate beings in ancient times, it would take several years to fully refine three peaches of immortality and one ginseng fruit!

But the Giant Spirit God was merely an acquired being who had absorbed a trace of innate energy!

He actually refined it completely in just a few days and successfully broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!

He is truly gifted!

I knew I hadn't misjudged you!

"All of this is thanks to His Majesty's guidance and support!"

Shi Daju appeared to be a well-behaved and sensible person.

He originally planned to wait a little longer.

However, upon suddenly hearing that the Peach Banquet was about to be held, he had no choice but to reveal his cultivation level to the Jade Emperor ahead of schedule.

The Peach Banquet was a crucial moment in Sun Wukong's rampage in the Heavenly Palace, and he should not miss this opportunity under any circumstances.

Although he had opportunities to participate while staying in the Heavenly River Navy, it depended on the arrangements of the Jade Emperor and his ministers. He couldn't easily use cultivation cards, and his actions were constantly hampered.

Rather than that, it would be better to be promoted to Yuanjun sooner and become a regional lord of the Heavenly Court, which would give him much more freedom of action.

"Ha ha!"

"Well done!"

The Jade Emperor laughed and nodded, then glanced at Shi Daju with a meaningful look, "My dear minister, do you know why I have promoted you to the rank of Yuanjun?"

Shi Daju: "..."

To be honest, he hadn't really thought about this issue in depth.

They simply felt that they had acted loyal enough, and that the Jade Emperor was discerning enough.

However, upon closer reflection now, it seems that the Jade Emperor's arrangement was also secretly planned!

Seeing Shi Daju's bewildered expression, the Jade Emperor didn't keep him in suspense and explained directly, "My arrangement is in the hope that you will raise a new banner for me among the stars!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Daju raised an eyebrow slightly.

It turns out that the Jade Emperor still hasn't been able to control the stars in the sky!

But upon closer reflection, it's not surprising at all.

Doumu Yuanjun, the lord of all stars, was transformed from the soul and true spirit of Jinling Shengmu, the direct disciple of Tongtian Shengren of the Jie Sect.

She was forced onto the list of gods, so how could she have a sense of belonging to the Heavenly Court?

Below Doumu Yuanjun are the Seven Star Yuanjun, who are remnants of the ancient demon race who entered the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array in ancient times. They each govern the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Because they joined the Heavenly Court early and can utilize the remaining power of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array, they don't even respect the Five Emperors!

Next are the Nine Luminaries.

During the ancient demon race era, the Nine Luminaries Star Lord held a status no less than that of the Big Dipper Seven Star Lord, and perhaps even surpassed it!

Unfortunately, during the Lich War, the Nine Stars suffered annihilation due to the destruction of the Zhou Tian Star Array.

Although the Dao Ancestor redefined the earth, water, wind, and fire, the Nine Luminaries are far from being able to restore the splendor of the ancient times!

The current Nine Luminaries are only slightly higher in status than the Twenty-Eight Constellations.

On the surface, the Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Three Realms and in charge of all the stars in the heavens, but in reality, he can only control the Venus, one of the Nine Luminaries!

So that's how it is...

Even if the Jade Emperor were to bestow upon me the title of Yuanjun, I doubt the myriad celestial officials among the stars would recognize it!

Thinking this, Shi Daju fell silent.

"Why!"

Upon seeing this, the Jade Emperor sighed deeply.

"I know this task will be difficult!"

"If you find it difficult, you can still peacefully be your Heavenly King and peacefully command the Heavenly Navy!"

Shi Daju secretly rolled his eyes in his mind.

Having said all that, how could he possibly refuse?

If you refuse, even if the Jade Emperor doesn't turn against you on the spot, you'll definitely face endless trouble in the future.

Wanting to become a superstar is simply a pipe dream!

"Your Majesty, I am willing to share your burdens!"

He stood up straight, his eyes resolute, with an expression that said, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"

The Jade Emperor couldn't help but smile slightly. "Good!"

"Hurrah!"

"With loyal ministers and capable generals like you assisting me, how can I worry about the decline of the Heavenly Court?"

Having said that, he directly took out the imperial edict that he had prepared beforehand, "From this day forward, I hereby confer upon you the title of Giant Spirit Lord, who will command the Nine Luminaries and Twenty-Eight Constellations, holding a position equal to that of the Seven Star Lords!"

Shi Shida accepted the imperial edict.

I thought to myself, this Jade Emperor is shameless enough!

If they don't even want to give me a single soldier, how am I supposed to command the Nine Luminaries and Twenty-Eight Constellations?

never mind!

They come, the security!

Anyway, he never really intended to secure his position as the Yuanjun.

The important thing is to focus on the grand plan of Journey to the West!

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness!"

......

After leaving the Tongming Hall, Shi Daju took the imperial decree and headed straight for the Nine Luminaries Star Palace, intending to take up his post first.

As a result, I ran into an old acquaintance on the road.

It was none other than Venus, one of the Nine Luminaries!

At this moment, Venus was unaware of him and was sneaking away from the Chang Geng Star Palace towards the Milky Way, glancing back every now and then, as if afraid of being discovered.

He was ordered by the Buddha of Divine Light and Joy to go to the Milky Way and lure out the Giant Spirit God!

Although the Giant Spirit God was only a Golden Immortal, he was, after all, a Heavenly King bestowed by the Jade Emperor. If he rashly made a move against the Heavenly Navy, it would be a public slap in the face to the Heavenly Court, and even the Buddha of Buddhism would be severely punished.

Only by luring the Giant Spirit God out of the Heavenly Court before taking action can the impact be minimized!

He rehearsed his prepared speech in his mind, and after confirming that it was correct, he took a deep breath and prepared to use the Five Elements Escape Technique to head to the Heavenly River Navy.

Just then, someone patted my shoulder without warning, and a familiar voice rang in my ear.

"Old Star Lord, how have you been?"

Upon hearing this, Taibai Xingjun leaped more than ten meters into the air. He turned around abruptly, only to discover that the one who had attacked him was the Giant Spirit God!

"you……"

He was so angry that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Shi Daju didn't know what Taibai Xingjun was going to do, but he was certain that this guy was definitely planning to do something bad to him!

Although he used a cultivation card to escape from the real Peach Garden, the traces he left behind were captured by the Queen Mother of the West.

Although the Queen Mother of the West could not be certain whether he was the one who did it, she must have wanted to capture him and interrogate him for a long time.

Judging from Taibai Xingjun's guilty look, he is probably planning to lure him out of the Heavenly River Navy, then capture him and hand him over to the Queen Mother of the West for interrogation.

Thinking of this, his face turned cold.

"Venus, do you know your crime?"

Venus: "..."

He felt like he was hallucinating from anger.

By what right does a mere giant spirit dare to accuse him?

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"General Giant Spirit!"

"Why aren't you properly guarding the Tianhe Navy? What are you doing here?"

Shi Daju snorted coldly and expressionlessly took out the Jade Emperor's decree: "Venus Taibai!"

"Why don't you bow to your superior?"