Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 558 Making Trouble for Yang Jian
"Just now, at the entrance to the Thirty-Three Heavens, Monkey and I had a brief encounter with Yang Jian and the others."

Xiao Chen's tone was heavy. He paused, his brows furrowed, as if recalling that oppressive meeting:

"I wonder what great opportunity Yang Jian has received."

"Things are different now. His cultivation has increased dramatically, and he has probably already reached the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal."

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong let out a sneer, seemingly disdainful yet mocking, but a hint of fear flashed in his eyes. He then shouted loudly:

"That three-eyed fellow is a master of charlatanry, what a show of power he puts on!"

"What kind of judicial god? How could he possibly intimidate me, Old Sun!"

When Sun Wukong and Yang Jian clashed, the outcome was usually evenly matched.

However, it also depends on the stage.

A cultivator's strength can progress or regress, with significant differences between different stages.

In the original story of "Journey to the West".

Sun Wukong once hibernated in a stone embryo, never seeing the light of day; or he traveled across oceans, wandered through streets and alleys, seeking immortals and visiting Taoist masters in order to obtain the secret of immortality.

At this stage, Sun Wukong was naturally no match for Yang Jian.

At this time, Yang Jian had already cultivated a body full of profound supernatural powers, possessed great magical strength, and his fame spread far and wide.

At this stage, Sun Wukong couldn't even fly.

By the time of the "First Battle of Flower Fruit Mountain," Sun Wukong was a newcomer, showing his talent for the first time. However, his opponents were only Nezha and the Giant Spirit God, and his strength was perhaps slightly inferior to Yang Jian.

However, during the "Second Battle of Flower Fruit Mountain and the Havoc in Heaven", Sun Wukong ate all the "Queen Mother's Peaches of Immortality", drank all the "Jade Emperor's Imperial Wine", and stole the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir" from five gourds of Laozi.

Sun Wukong used the "Samadhi True Fire" to finally cultivate an "indestructible body," reaching the realm of "immortality," impervious to swords and spears, and immune to all magic, resulting in a surge in his strength.

At this time, Sun Wukong was extremely arrogant and looked down on everyone. When he saw Yang Jian, his contempt was obvious, and he shouted at him:
"You illegitimate child born out of wedlock..."

"You young man, how dare you contend with me..."

"If I strike you with this staff, I fear it will kill you. Retreat at once!"

His words were arrogant, revealing his arrogance.

At this moment, Sun Wukong fought alone against the Nine Luminaries, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, Prince Nezha, Li Jing the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Muzha... and all the gods of Heaven, as if he were in an empty land.

After a series of victories.

Sun Wukong could still fight Yang Jian for hundreds of rounds, and under the power of the Heavenly Law, it was difficult to determine a winner...

And after a fierce battle with Yang Jian.

Sun Wukong still had energy left, so he rushed to the mouth of the Guan River, transformed into the appearance of Yang Jian, and mocked his subordinates, acting recklessly.

Finally, Yang Jian received the "Diamond Bracelet" from Laozi, had the "Celestial Hound's sneak attack," and was aided by the "Six Sages of Meishan"...

Yang Jian and the Six Sages of Meishan "went forward together" and finally captured Sun Wukong.

Although Sun Wukong suffered from flames for dozens of days and his eyes were burned out during this period, he was still able to fight alone against Wang Lingguan, the leader of the five hundred spirit officials, and the thunder generals after jumping out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Its fierce momentum is just as the poem says:

"It cannot be burned by fire, nor drowned by water. Its endless transformations disturb the heavenly palace, and even the thunder generals and divine soldiers cannot capture it."

It wasn't until later, when the Buddha himself arrived and tricked Sun Wukong with a "bet," that he was finally subdued.

but.

After subduing Sun Wukong, the Buddha returned to Mount Ling and passed away, entering seclusion thereafter, having paid a considerable price.

At this time, Sun Wukong's strength may have slightly surpassed that of Yang Jian.

However, Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for five or six hundred years, suffering all kinds of torture and torment, and was unable to cultivate, so his magical power gradually weakened.

For the next five or six hundred years, Sun Wukong's strength stagnated, or even declined significantly.

After leaving the Five Elements Mountain, Sun Wukong's strength was further restricted by the Buddhist "golden headband," making it even more difficult for him to exert his full power, leaving him feeling constrained.

However, Yang Jian continued his cultivation normally, and he cultivated for another five or six hundred years longer than Sun Wukong.

Practicing Buddhism is like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will move backward.

On their journey west, by the time they reached the Bibo Pool at Luanshi Mountain in Jisaguo, Sun Wukong's strength had perhaps "regressed considerably," making him slightly inferior to Yang Jian.

This is clearly evident from how he addresses Yang Jian.

On their journey to the West, when Sun Wukong met Yang Jian, he no longer addressed Yang Jian as "young master," but instead respectfully called him "elder brother, the Manifest Saint."

When Sun Wukong met Yang Jian, he was very polite and said:

“True Lord, ... the Great Sage Equal to Heaven pays his respects here.”

Sun Wukong is usually only this polite to those who are stronger than him or no weaker than him; otherwise, he would be "Grandpa Sun."

However, after Sun Wukong completed his journey to the West and became the "Victorious Fighting Buddha" of Buddhism, he gained more merit from heaven and earth, and his strength increased dramatically.

That's hard to say.

However, one is the "Fighting God Buddha" of Buddhism, and the other is the "Heavenly God of War" of Taoism. Both are the strongest warriors of their respective sects, and their strength is difficult to distinguish. It is only up to future generations to judge.

……

At present, Sun Wukong is unparalleled in the way of fighting.

However, Sun Wukong only ate "a large number of peaches of immortality" and brewed some "monkey wine" for himself, and his "physical body was not yet perfect."

Sun Wukong has not yet fully cultivated his "indestructible body" and reached the "realm of immortality".

Therefore, Sun Wukong was at a slight disadvantage in his fight against Yang Jian.

Think about this.

Xiao Chen's expression was solemn as he spoke earnestly to Sun Wukong:
"As the saying goes, in strategy, one should despise the enemy; in tactics, one must take the enemy seriously."

"Yang Jian should not be underestimated."

“I observed the third eye between his eyebrows, and its power has now reached the point of seeing through the smallest details and pointing directly to the origin.”

"Its power is far greater than before."

"That celestial hound's nose can track down any scent within the Three Realms; it can search for scents across vast distances and even pursue souls and spirits..."

"If I hadn't had a powerful treasure to protect my body and conceal my aura just now, I'm afraid he would have seen through my true form in an instant!"

After speaking, Xiao Chen paused briefly, his gaze sweeping over Wan Sheng Long Nu and Huang Feng Da Sheng, a hint of worry in his eyes, before continuing:

"The true form of the magic weapon is on my body, which provides the strongest protection for me, so I am unharmed."

"But... with the concealing power of your aura bestowed upon you by the magic treasure, facing Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye and Xiaotian Dog's nose... there may be hidden dangers!"

"I'm afraid that when he takes office and tours the heavens, he will discover your identities."

Xiao Chen's worries were not unfounded.

He is the central point, the origin of the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, while Huang Feng Dasheng, Wansheng Longnu, and others are the points of dispersion.

The true form of the "Ancestral Dragon Pearl" is on King Golden Horn, so its concealment effect on his true form is naturally the strongest.

Although the Ancestral Dragon Pearl could conceal the auras of the Great Sage Yellow Wind, the Dragon Girl of Ten Thousand Saints, and Sun Wukong after absorbing their auras, the effect was certainly not as significant as when it was applied to him, and would be greatly reduced.

Just like Sun Wukong teased Huang Feng, Huang Feng had the smell of a rat that had crawled into an oil jar.

Wan Sheng Long Nu has a unique fishy smell.

Any trace of demonic energy that might leak from Huang Feng Dasheng and Wansheng Longnu could become a fatal flaw.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the room immediately became extremely tense.

Yang Jian's "Erlang Shen's Eyes" can see the origin of all things, looking up at the nine heavens and down into the nine netherworlds.

Coupled with the celestial hound that specializes in breaking through the aura of evil spirits, searching for energy across vast distances, and chasing souls and spirits, they are an unsolvable "surveillance weapon" of the celestial realm.

"What? The Howling Celestial Dog and the Soaring Eagle have both come up?"

"This is really like a dog catching a mouse, meddling in other people's business!"

Yellow Wind Great Sage's pointed rat face scrunched up, his voice filled with obvious irritation.

Actually, it's not just cats that are good at catching mice; dogs are good at it too.

As the saying goes, "A dog biting a mouse is meddling in other people's business."

Legend has it that the dog caught the mouse because it was dissatisfied with the cat's neglect of its duty.

Dogs are actually quite sensitive to the smell of mice.

Eagles are also good at catching mice, and they often catch mice to eat.

There's no way around it, mice just have a lot of natural enemies and are easily countered. Back then, this mouse was beaten by the Golden-Winged Roc, and later it was swallowed by the Golden-Horned King, a giant toad.

The Great Sage Yellow Wind was so anxious that he kept rubbing his paws together. His rat-like instinctive fear of his natural enemy made him extremely irritable.

"Eagle eyes watching, dog nose sniffing... damn it."

"With dogs' noses and eagles' eyes all working together, this business of catching mice with hawks and hounds is making it impossible for me, a mere mouse, to survive!"

Suddenly, a fierce, defiant fire ignited in Sun Wukong's eyes. He slammed his hand on the table, making the teacup jump, and shouted:

"Hmph! So what if Yang Jian has three eyes?"

"So what if the Celestial Hound has that dog nose!"

"I, Old Sun, refuse to submit to him!"

"Isn't Yang Jian's nephew, the newly appointed official, making a big show of 'patrolling the heavens, visiting one realm a day, and purging the lawless'?"

"Let's create some trouble for him and let him cause some chaos!"

"He'll be so busy he won't have time to keep an eye on us!"

"Let Yang Jian only care about his head and not his rear..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes lit up instantly, grasping the essence of Sun Wukong's words, and he clapped his hands in praise:
"Brilliant! The monkey's words perfectly capture the essence of 'warfare is based on deception'!"

As the art of war says: "When you are strong, make it appear weak; when you are weak, make it appear strong."

"What we need is to set off a bright, blazing fire, to tie Yang Jian down completely, to keep him busy and unable to attend to anything else..."

Xiao Chen's fingertips lightly tapped the tea table, his mind racing as he considered a solution:

"For example... creating a 'lawless criminal' who falls into his duty as a judicial god, someone he must personally handle but who is extremely difficult to deal with..."

"...Make a big enough commotion, and keep the clues subtle and elusive, keeping him hooked and dragging him down with the investigation!"

The study fell silent once again, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The aroma of tea remained, but it couldn't mask the turmoil in their thoughts.

The Great Sage Huang Feng is a rat spirit, with the most clever and cunning mind. He loves to steal and play dirty tricks, which is typical of a rat's lifestyle.

At this moment.

Yellow Wind Great Sage's little eyes darted around a few times. As the most cunning and scheming rat spirit, he quickly captured and magnified that flash of inspiration.

His small eyes darted around a few times, then he suddenly twirled the few sparse, yellowish-brown whiskers, a flash of understanding and cunning immediately appearing in his eyes:

"Hehehe! My lord is wise! I have a plan that will surely leave Yang Jian in a difficult situation!"

"Target the person he cares about most!"

"For example... Yang Jian's beloved sister, Yang Chan, the Third Holy Mother of Mount Hua!"

Once he started thinking about it, he felt his idea was more and more feasible.

The Great Sage Yellow Wind stroked his rat whiskers, his thoughts racing faster and faster:

"For example, he kidnapped his sister, Yang Chan, the Third Holy Mother of Mount Hua!"

"Now that Yang Jian has become the God of Justice in Heaven, is his precious sister still at the Mount Hua dojo?"

"Great Sage, your transformation skills are unparalleled, and your speed is incredible. With a single somersault, you 'tied up' Yang Chan without anyone noticing..."

The Great Sage Yellow Wind made a gesture as if to bind someone:

"Send Yang Chan to some remote place, somewhere no one can find her!"

"Guardian Yang Jian was so anxious he was jumping up and down!"

"Yang Jian is so devoted to his sister that he can't spare the time! With that three-pointed, double-edged sword of his, how could he possibly care about such trivial matters as stealing chickens and dogs in the sky?"

The moment Huang Feng Dasheng uttered these words, the atmosphere in the room froze instantly.

"Alas!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's brows furrowed instantly, his face filled with disdain, and he said:

"You rat spirit, you're full of filthy, shameful thoughts!"

"What kind of ridiculous idea is that!"

As the saying goes, misfortune doesn't extend to one's family!

"I, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, act with integrity and uprightness!"

"If you want trouble, just go and fight Yang Jian openly! Why go and mess with someone's girl? Aren't you ashamed!"

"This is not the act of a true hero; I, Old Sun, would disdain to do such a thing!"

talking.

Sun Wukong glared fiercely at the Great Sage Huang Feng.

Huang Feng, the Great Sage, naturally had no idea about the connection between Xiao Chen and Yang Chan.

Of course, Sun Wukong didn't know either.

"Tie up Yang Chan..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's lips twitched, and he said:

"This is not appropriate; let's just forget about it."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, each pondering a solution.

The room was filled with the aroma of tea, and the light seemed to dim, with a solemn expression on everyone's face.

The Great Sage Yellow Wind was scolded by Sun Wukong until his face turned red and then pale. He wished he could disappear into the ground. Embarrassed, he curled up in the corner and dared not say another word.

While Xiao Chen, Wan Shenglongnu, Sun Wukong, and Huang Feng Dasheng were pondering.

Xiao Chen's mind raced:

"Yang Jian is now the judicial god of the celestial realm, responsible for handling illegal matters in the celestial realm."

"Then find him a few outlaws to keep him busy and distract Yang Jian with some 'obvious targets'."

"If there's a ready-made 'lawbreaker' in the Heavenly Realm, and one who's high enough in status and troublesome enough, send him right under Yang Jian's nose..."

His mind raced with thoughts, and suddenly, a name popped into his head.

Xiao Chen suddenly thought of someone.

Kui Mulang!
Well, Kui Mulang of the Heavenly Realm was incredibly audacious. He had an affair with a Jade Maiden of the Fragrant Pavilion, engaging in a clandestine romance in the Heavenly Realm and disrupting the peace of the Heavenly Court!

Later, Kui Mulang ran down from the sky, raised a flag and became a demon, becoming the "Yellow Robe Monster".

The Jade Maiden of Pixiang Palace was reincarnated into the lower realm of Baoxiang Kingdom, becoming the Third Princess, whose nickname was Baihuaxiu.

The two ran away to the mortal realm and became husband and wife, continuing their previous love.

However, the affair between Kui Mulang and the Jade Maiden of Pixiang Palace is deeply hidden and must be very secretive.

It's just unknown whether the Yellow Robe Monster has already hooked up with the Jade Maiden of the Fragrant Pavilion at this time.

However, during the last rebellion of Donghua, when the rebellious army of Emperor Donghua stormed the Thirty-Three Heavens, Xiao Chen took advantage of the chaos in the Heavenly Realm and infiltrated the Tongming Palace to fight.

At that time, outside the Tongming Hall, Kui Mulang led his troops to support the Jade Emperor, thus making a great contribution by saving the emperor and following the dragon.

Since then.

Kui Mulang became the Jade Emperor's trusted and beloved general.

Xiao Chen possesses the "Great Sun Golden Eyes" technique, giving him exceptional eyesight, allowing him to scan all directions and discern the finest details.

He saw Kui Mulang and a beautiful fairy maiden entangled in the chaos of battle...

Yang Jian, a new official, needs to make a name for himself with his first three moves, and one of them is exactly what he needs.

If Kui Mulang had already hooked up with the Jade Maiden of Pixiang Palace by this time, then Kui Mulang should be thrown out as a "gift" for Yang Jian.

He has to answer the call, whether he wants to or not!
Yang Jian naturally went to capture Kui Mulang, and the Heavenly Realm was in complete chaos, with no one able to care about them.

This means: "Make the real appear real, and the real appear real."

Since Yang Jian was to "patrol the heavens and cleanse the lawless realms one by one each day," the Golden Horn King gave Yang Jian a grand "opening act."

By then.

The more than a thousand grass-root gods of the God of Justice have all come out to hunt down Kui Mulang, and chaos is sure to ensue in the heavens!

Even if Yang Jian had three eyes, he would find it difficult to focus his attention on a corner of Yaochi.

(End of this chapter)