Journey to the West: Become stronger by taking on disciples, start by recruiting a demonized Sun Wuk

boom!

The Jade Emperor swept everything on the table onto the floor.

The immortals in the Lingxiao Palace pleaded in terror, "We are guilty, please forgive us, Jade Emperor!"

The Jade Emperor laughed, a cold laugh: "You are innocent; it is I who am guilty!"

"It is because I have failed to discipline them properly that Zhao Gongming, Jinling Shengmu, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and all the other Jiejiao immortals dared to openly act out of favoritism!"

"I misjudged him by entrusting the Heavenly Army to a piece of trash like Li Jing!"

The Jade Emperor's voice echoed in the empty Lingxiao Palace.

No deity dared to respond to the Jade Emperor's words.

After a while, the Jade Emperor calmed down.

He immediately gave the order: "Listen up, everyone!"

The immortals immediately replied, "Your Majesty, we are here!"

The Jade Emperor's gaze pierced through space, pointing directly at Ying Zheng's location.

"I will personally lead the expedition!"

"I will personally lead the expedition!"

After the Jade Emperor finished speaking, all the gods were stunned.

So many years!

Since the Jade Emperor took control of the Heavenly Court, he has never said such a thing, even in the most difficult times.

Now, he has to personally lead an expedition because of a mortal dynasty.

This was completely unexpected by the gods in heaven.

An old deity stepped forward to dissuade him: "Jade Emperor, absolutely not!"

"You are the supreme ruler of Heaven. If you personally lead the expedition, what will become of Heaven's reputation?"

The Jade Emperor's gaze suddenly turned stern: "Face? The Heavenly army suffered a crushing defeat, what face do I have left?"

"What face do I have left!"

The Jade Emperor suddenly scanned the four directions of the Heavenly Court.

The four great emperors—the Western Gouchen Emperor, the Northern Ziwei Emperor, the Southern Changsheng Emperor, and the Eastern Qinghua Emperor—are prominently featured!

He thought to himself, "These great emperors must be laughing at me right now!"

Before the Investiture of the Gods, the Heavenly Court was not authoritative enough to rule the Three Realms.

But at that time, the Jade Emperor held absolute power!

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Jade Emperor believed that his power would be greater and that he would unify all the gods.

As a result, after the Investiture of the Gods, the Jade Emperor's power was divided into five parts, and many gods in Heaven outwardly obeyed but secretly defied him.

The fact that Zhao Gongming, Jinling Shengmu, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and other Jiejiao immortals often went through the motions without putting in any real effort is proof of this.

This put the Jade Emperor under constant control in Heaven.

The Jade Emperor's life is worse now than it was before the Investiture of the Gods!

If he tolerates the Heavenly Court's crushing defeat this time and allows the Heavenly Army to flee back in disarray.

The Jade Emperor will lose all prestige in Heaven.

"My immortals need not argue, I have already made my decision."

Upon hearing this, the immortals sighed inwardly and obeyed, saying, "Your subjects obey the decree!"

The decision to have the emperor personally lead the expedition was thus made.

When the Jade Emperor of Heaven goes on an expedition, the procession must be grand.

The chariot is pulled by a real dragon and decorated with phoenixes.

The Jade Emperor sat in his imperial carriage, surrounded by the celestial beings of Heaven, and departed from the Southern Heavenly Gate in a grand procession, flying towards the Southern Jambudvipa.

He exuded the aura of a peak Quasi-Saint throughout.

He deliberately made all the powerful beings of the primordial world aware of his actions.

As soon as the Jade Emperor stepped out of the Southern Heavenly Gate, he was noticed by the powerful beings of the primordial world.

Countless divine thoughts intertwined in the void, and everyone was extremely excited.

They thought the struggle between the Heavenly Court and the Qin Dynasty was over.

I didn't expect there to be a second half!

"The Jade Emperor has made his move; the real show is about to begin!"

"The Jade Emperor is so foolish! By personally intervening, he has utterly disgraced the Heavenly Court!"

"If the Jade Emperor doesn't intervene and the Heavenly Army suffers a crushing defeat, the Heavenly Court will truly lose face!"

"Indeed, even with the Order Tree Formation and his peak Quasi-Saint level strength, Ying Zheng couldn't defeat the Jade Emperor if he personally intervened!"

"It's a pity. We thought Ying Zheng would be safe after defeating the Heavenly Army, but the Jade Emperor personally intervened, and Ying Zheng is doomed!"

All the powerful beings of the primordial world believed that Ying Zheng would not survive and they all felt sorry for him.

……

Outside Xianyang City.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who were concealing their forms, were highly focused.

"Great! Fuxi, the Jade Emperor has really made a move!"

The Yellow Emperor said excitedly.

The Jade Emperor's personal intervention indicates that the person is about to appear!

Fuxi found Xuanyuan Huangdi's words laughable, but ignored him.

"Everyone, get ready! If the Jade Emperor makes a move against Ying Zheng, we'll immediately rescue him!"

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors all nodded, knowing full well what was going on.

They secretly circulated their cultivation, ready to launch a full-scale attack at any moment!

……

Deep within chaos.

When the five saints Nuwa, Taiqing Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Zhunti, and Jieyin saw the Jade Emperor personally take action, their expressions changed.

After a long wait, a reliable and powerful figure finally stepped in.

With the Jade Emperor's power, Ying Zheng and the Qin Dynasty certainly couldn't stop him.

In that case, Ying Zheng's master and the owner of that faceless statue should also appear!

……

Chaos, inside the Nuwa Palace.

Nuwa's gaze pierced through the void, locking onto Ying Zheng, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

"This human boy, Ying Zheng, surprises me time and time again."

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a thrilling match."

"Haotian has decided to shamelessly bully the weak; Ying Zheng definitely can't beat him."

"In that case, his master behind him will surely be unable to resist making a move."

Nuwa felt a little uneasy.

Because every time she thought Ying Zheng was doomed, she always managed to turn the tide and win.

She was now unsure whether Ying Zheng still had any means to deal with the Jade Emperor.

"If Ying Zheng truly has a way to fight against Haotian, then I can forget about finding any clues about his master from him!"

Haotian must prove himself; if he can't even defeat Ying Zheng, then he's been sitting on the Jade Emperor's throne for so many years!

……

Within the Realm of Chaos, inside the Jade Void Palace.

Yuanshi Tianzun didn't look at Ying Zheng, but stared at the Jade Emperor who came out of the South Heavenly Gate.

"Haotian, if you can't subdue Ying Zheng even if you personally intervene, then you should relinquish the Jade Emperor's throne!"

Yuanshi Tianzun had already decided that if the Jade Emperor couldn't defeat Ying Zheng, he would simply leave his position vacant!

Of the current emperors who hold power in Heaven, Emperor Gouchen (Lei Zhenzi) belongs to the Chan sect.

The Great Emperor Ziwei, Boyi Kao, was a follower of the Chan sect.

The Longevity Emperor, the Antarctic Immortal, is a member of the Chan Sect.

The Great Emperor of Qinghua, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, was his disciple, Taiyi Zhenren, who was also a member of the Chan Sect.

The Heavenly Court held five parts of power, with the Chan Sect controlling four.

To put it bluntly, the Jade Emperor is nominally the supreme ruler of Heaven, but in reality, he has long been sidelined by the Primordial Lord of Heaven!

The Jade Emperor's followers from the Jie Sect were distracted, and the Jade Emperor was in a dangerous situation!

Chaos, the Sanqing Courtyard.

Taiqing Laozi stared at the Jade Emperor Haotian.

He frowned.

I just performed a divination for the Jade Emperor.

The fact that the Jade Emperor's trip was destined to fail made Taiqing Laozi frown even more.

Taiqing Laozi frowned because his calculations were unclear.

I had expected the Jade Emperor to fail.

But the reasons for failure are what Lao Tzu cares about most!

Was it Ying Zheng's master who intervened, causing the Jade Emperor's defeat?

Or did Ying Zheng have a stronger trump card that led to the Jade Emperor's crushing defeat?

Or there might be other reasons...

This was extremely important to Lao Tzu.

Because it's about whether he can find clues about the person behind the faceless statue from what's about to happen!

……

Deep within chaos.

The Western Paradise!

Zhunti turned to Jieyin and said directly, "Senior brother, you already knew that Ying Zheng was not simple."

"Fortunately, we managed to keep the Buddhas of Mount Ling inactive, otherwise we would probably be finished like the Heavenly Army now."

Jieyin remained calm, but his tone was heavy: "Who is behind Ying Zheng is not important."

"Since such a huge investment was made to train him, we must have left him a way out."

The student asked, "Senior brother, do you think Ying Zheng still has any trump cards left to stop Haotian?"