The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 270 Court Discussion
Duty room.

Ding Lin recalled what the Seven Fairies had said: the thirty-six transformations contained three thousand hidden laws, and such a vast and profound array of laws was naturally as boundless as the ocean.

As for this initial feeling, Ding Lin felt it was chaotic and disordered, and he didn't know where to begin.

It seems that to master the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, one must dedicate many years to the practice, and perhaps only then will one have a flash of inspiration and occasionally achieve some success.

The process of contemplation must not stop.

However, it is clearly inappropriate to devote all of one's time to it, just as one would to the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends.

Not to mention the difficulty of comprehending it, the introduction itself contains a dense collection of related classic texts, far exceeding the number of the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends.

If the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique" deals with small hills, then the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends are towering mountains, and the Thirty-Six Transformations of Heavenly Dippers are so vast that they can be described as an ocean.

Even with Ding Lin's current level of celestial immortality, it might take him several years to memorize all the classic texts.

As for mastering one or two of them and achieving some results, who knows when that will take?

In the short term, accumulating magical power is more effective than focusing on mastering the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang.

After all, Ding Lin's dragon body has already evolved again. The most difficult step has been passed. He only needs to accumulate enough magic power to advance to the next realm without any obstacles.

Once one becomes a Golden Immortal, everything changes dramatically.

The accumulation of magical power only requires time and resources. Even without resources, in the heavens where the pure energy rises, one can achieve it simply by accumulating time.

In everything, one must make choices.

Ding Lin rearranged his cultivation plan.

There are six hours in a day. Before reaching the Golden Immortal level, five hours can be used for cultivation, and only one hour can be used to comprehend the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang. In this way, one can take care of the latter without affecting the accumulation of cultivation.

An hour has passed for today; it's time to cultivate my magical power.

Ding Lin closed his eyes again.

……

Yaochi.

"Is he the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses?"

A voice rang out from the front of the procession, followed by a great deity in purple robes and a jade belt.

“In response to Lord Wuqu,” the scarlet-robed civil official hesitated for a moment before replying, “Indeed.”

"Hmph!" Wuqu Xingjun snorted coldly, raised his tablet, and bowed towards Yuntai, saying, "When I summoned this stone monkey to heaven last time, he was directly granted the rank of sixth grade and appointed as the chief of a supervisory office without any examination. What a great imperial grace!"

"But this monkey not only did not concentrate on his duties, but also wandered around every day, disrupting the atmosphere of the Heavenly Court. Later, he also secretly let the heavenly horses crash into the naval exercises in the Milky Way. He should have been severely punished at that time, but the Empress spoke up and could not bear to send the army out and spend so much money. In addition, the monkey was dismissed out of fear of punishment, and it was thought that he still had some respect for the Heavenly Court. Therefore, she did not investigate further and finally just decided to never be employed again."

"Now it seems that he is a vile demon with no remorse. He has even committed such a disrespectful act in the mortal realm. In order to uphold the strictness of the heavenly rules, I believe that this time we must not be lenient and tolerant. We should immediately send heavenly soldiers to the mortal realm to capture the demon monkey, bring him back to the heavenly court, and punish him severely!" said Wuqu Xingjun.

There was a brief silence.

"What Minister Wuqu said is not without reason. What do you all think?" the Queen Mother asked.

Once someone took the lead, the difficult matter became easier to handle, and the other celestial officials readily agreed.

"In that case," the Queen Mother said, looking at the immortal holding a pagoda at the front of the procession, "King Li, you will lead your troops down to the mortal realm, along with Nezha, the Third Prince, with the Giant Spirit General as the vanguard, to capture demons."

"First, capture the demon monkey and take him to heaven. As for how to punish him, we'll discuss that later. What do you think, Your Majesty?" The Queen Mother looked at the stand-in beside her.

"Then I will do as the Queen Mother says..." The stand-in opened his eyes, about to respond as before, when suddenly his voice stopped and his eyes changed in an instant.

It was the same aura. The Queen Mother turned her head and saw that look in his eyes. She immediately realized that the thoughts in this body had changed and were now those of the real Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor's majestic gaze swept downwards and landed on Venus. The latter's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood. Holding his scepter, he stepped out from the ranks.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty,” said Venus, “What Wuqu Star Lord and his colleagues have said is all reasonable. However, I believe that the best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting, the next best is to subdue their alliances, and the last best is to subdue their ministers. Once the army moves, there will be losses regardless of the outcome. If Your Majesty and Your Majesty agree, I am willing to go down to the mortal world again to persuade the Monkey King to relinquish his title and go to Heaven to plead guilty. In this way, we can avoid fighting and preserve the dignity of our Heavenly Court.”

"Lord Taibai, do not forget the last time. The wild monkey was unruly and difficult to tame. If you do not punish it severely and keep trying to smooth things over, what happened today may very well happen again in the future!"

Wuqu Xingjun said that the Jade Emperor's change was not concealed in the slightest, and he had certainly seen it. Knowing that things were beyond saving, he removed his scepter, turned around, and returned to his seat.

Venus did not answer, but simply bowed his head and awaited the Jade Emperor's decree, but there was complete silence above.

Did I misunderstand?

Venus's eyes flashed.

It's not a misunderstanding.

It's not enough, it's far from enough!
The Jade Emperor looked at Taibai Jinxin below the steps and knew that he had done his best. Even his minister, who was usually the most understanding of his mind, could not fully guess his plan, simply because the plan was too shocking. Or rather, before today, he himself would not have believed that he would make such a decision, but the situation forced him to do so.

Survival is always more important than saving face.

I have no choice but to step in myself.

“What Minister Taibai says makes sense,” the Jade Emperor sighed inwardly, and then said, “Minister Taibai, please go down to the mortal realm and summon that monkey back to the Heavenly Court. He was born from the stone that mended the heavens. If he is unwilling to relinquish the title, he can still be called the Great Sage Equal to Heaven with his background. So let us summon the heavens and bestow upon him the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven. As long as this title does not fall outside the Heavenly Court, it will be fine.”

"His Majesty!"

"How could this be!"

"Absolutely not!"

Upon hearing this, the assembled officials immediately erupted in uproar.

The Jade Emperor's cold gaze swept over them, and as his eyes fell upon those he saw, the accumulated power he had always maintained remained, and their voices fell silent one by one.

"Taibai, why haven't you accepted the decree yet?" the Jade Emperor said.

"Your subject...accepts the decree!" A bitter smile appeared on Taibai Jinxing's lips, knowing that in the end, he would have to take the blame for this mess.

"Taibai, you shall go to Flower Fruit Mountain now," the Jade Emperor said, then looked at the other ministers and waved his hand, "And you all, disperse as well."

The immortals bowed in unison and then filed out.

The Queen Mother then waved her hand to dismiss Tiannu and the other maids.

In an instant, only the Emperor and Empress remained in the Jade Pool.

"Jade Emperor, the situation has reached this point, is it really necessary to do this?" The Queen Mother asked with a worried expression.

“It will only be worse than you imagine,” the Jade Emperor said. “I need to go see my senior sister Nuwa again.”

(End of this chapter)