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Chapter 100: A Monkey That Can Cause Trouble (Please Subscribe)

In the Lingxiao Palace.

The central throne was bathed in divine light, with auspicious energies crisscrossing the area. A golden dragon with a sun above its head was coiled on a pillar, its eyes open and closed, exhaling wisps of cloud that swirled around the roof of the palace.

On the main hall's crossbeams, a phoenix with rosy clouds flutters its wings, circling back and forth, scattering auspicious and spiritual energy, illuminating the hall with unparalleled brilliance.

Soon.

It was as if a majestic divine light, capable of illuminating countless worlds, shone forth from the central throne.

Upon seeing this, all the immortals in the court bowed down in unison and chanted, "Honoring the Supreme Heavenly Venerable, the Jade Emperor of the Golden Palace who opened the heavens and held the talisman, who pardons sins!"

Amidst the majestic divine light, a towering figure gradually emerged.

The Jade Emperor sat on his throne, majestic and awe-inspiring, his divine light radiating boundless compassion. He looked down at the hall, his gaze filled with utmost benevolence, kindness, fairness, and impartiality, as if all things in the universe and all spirits in the world were no different in his eyes.

"At today's grand court assembly, do any of you immortals have anything to report?" The Great Heavenly Venerable asked in a majestic voice, his gaze sweeping over all the immortals and gods.

"Your Majesty, the King of Guangde of the East Sea in the Water Element Realm and the King of Yama in the Underworld have a memorial to present." Zhang Tianshi took out the memorial from his sleeve and presented it to the king.

"Oh?"

The Great Celestial Venerable showed no surprise. He reached out and took the memorial, casually flipped through it, and said, "Summon King Guangde and King Yama to the palace for an audience."

Zhang Tianshi responded and turned around, saying, "Summon King Guangde and King Yama for an audience."

The heavenly deity guarding the palace gate immediately relayed the message: "Summon King Guangde and King Yama for an audience."

Among all the civil and military officials.

Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, held the pagoda in his hands, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

Nezha, the Third Prince, stood behind Li Jing, his eyes lowered and silent.

Venus flicked his whisk, seemingly lost in thought.

The God of War looked around, the God of Literature was calm and composed, the God of Fire's eyes shone with a red light, and the God of Water held his breath. All the gods and immortals showed their own expressions, seemingly not taking Ao Guang and Yama seriously.

However, the golden dragon that was perched on the Heavenly Pillar heard the words "King Guangde" and looked up at the outside of the palace with eager eyes.

Soon.

Ao Guang and Yama arrived in the hall on clouds, bowed and paid homage to the Jade Emperor on the throne, and then waited quietly in the center of the hall.

"King Guangde, speak!" The Great Celestial Venerable looked down at Ao Guang and said in a calm tone.

"Reporting to the Great Heavenly Venerable, I have submitted a detailed account of the whole story."

The Dragon King of the East Sea, trembling with fear, knelt down and said, "Sun Wukong, the demon immortal from Huaguo Mountain in the East Sea, descended from the Water Elemental Realm, seized the divine iron treasure of the Dragon Palace to stabilize the sea by force, disturbed the aquatic creatures, and committed a grave crime. I beg Your Majesty to send troops to capture him."

The Great Celestial Venerable nodded slightly, turned his gaze to Yama, and asked, "Yama, why don't you speak as well?"

King Yama glanced at Ao Guang, then bowed and said, "My underworld was also wreaked havoc by the demon immortal Sun Wukong, as evidenced by the fifteen volumes of the Book of Life and Death that were forcibly destroyed."

As he spoke, he took out the Book of Life and Death, whose names had been destroyed, from his sleeve and handed it to the table.

The Great Celestial Venerable looked at the Book of Life and Death and nodded: "Indeed, he's a troublesome monkey. In that case, let the heavenly soldiers and generals descend to the mortal realm to capture him!"

The words trailed off.

Venus stepped forward from the ranks of immortals, bowed, and said, “Your Majesty, in the Three Realms, all beings with nine orifices can become immortals. This monkey is a body nurtured by Heaven and Earth and created by the Sun and Moon. Now that he has become an immortal and attained the Dao, he possesses considerable supernatural powers. Why don’t Your Majesty bestow your great grace, issue a decree, and recruit him?”

"Firstly, we should inform the celestial realm that if he harbors any rebellious intentions, all the immortals will immediately capture him, thus avoiding a major conflict."

“If he has no rebellious intentions, he can be given an official position to restrain his behavior.”

"Secondly, this monkey is highly skilled and ruthless. If we can transform him for the use of the Heavenly Court, it would be a good way to subdue the demon," Venus said calmly, holding his whisk.

"Excellent!" The Great Celestial Venerable nodded, picked up a golden invitation card, and said, "The matter of offering amnesty shall be entrusted to Lord Chang Geng!"

The golden invitation drifted down and landed in the hands of Venus.

"Your subject obeys the decree." Venus bowed his head and accepted the order.

"This……"

When Ao Guang and Yama saw the Great Heavenly Venerable issue the decree, they exchanged a glance. This seemed to be different from what they had expected.

The Great Celestial Venerable lowered his eyes and looked towards the throne, saying gently, "My fellow immortals, is there anything else you wish to report?"

"I have this memorial."

Another deity stepped forward from the procession. He was dressed in a feathered robe and crane cloak, with a canopy above his head and divine light emanating from behind his head. Holding a scepter, he said, "Your subject is in charge of the western realm. During my recent inspection, I have noticed a demonic light appearing in the west. I fear there may be an impending change. Therefore, I request the Great Heavenly Venerable to discern the cause through his divine eye!"

"Seven Qi Heavenly Lords, there is no need to worry. This is not a calamity for the Heavenly Court," the Great Heavenly Venerable said calmly.

"Now that Your Majesty is aware, I am relieved." The Seven Heavenly Lords of the West bowed and returned to their ranks.

"Do any of you immortals have anything else to report?" The Great Celestial Venerable looked around at the assembled immortals and gods, and seeing that no one spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Since there is nothing else, let's end today's court assembly here!"

"Respectfully seeing off the Great Heavenly Venerable!" All the civil and military officials bowed their heads in respect.

The divine light on the central throne dissipated.

The civil and military officials in the court immediately relaxed. They turned around, whispered among themselves, and left the Lingxiao Palace in twos and threes.

Only Venus was stopped by Ao Guang and Yama and was unable to escape.

"What does Venus mean?"

Ao Guang stopped Taibai Jinxing, his face somewhat grim, and asked, "The Grand Celestial Venerable already approved the troop deployment at the court meeting, so why do you still request amnesty? Could it be that the demon immortal has a past with you?"

Upon hearing this, Yama echoed, "The Star Lord is so protective of the demon immortal; either you have a past relationship with him, or you've accepted his bribes, which is why you want to recruit him to serve as an official in Heaven!"

Venus smiled and shook his head, saying, "You two are overthinking it. Heaven cherishes life, and rashly resorting to force will only increase bloodshed. It would be better to appease him and give him a chance to turn hostility into friendship."

"Humph!"

Ao Guang sneered, "He stole the Dragon Palace's treasures and expects me to make peace with him? Dream on!"

Compared to the resentment of the Dragon King of the East Sea.

Yama, on the other hand, was calmer. He pondered for a while and thought to himself, "What that demon immortal destroyed was the Book of Life and Death of the Three Realms. It wasn't my treasure, nor was it my dereliction of duty. Now that I have a chance to resolve the rift with him, it's not bad."

after all……

The demons and immortals of Flower Fruit Mountain are truly powerful and difficult to match.

As the saying goes, "Having more friends means having more paths, while having more enemies means having more walls to block your way." Now that Chang Geng Xingjun has the opportunity to recruit you, resolving your differences with him is a good option.

“King Guangde is mistaken.”

Seeing the changes in Ao Guang and Yama's expressions, Venus laughed and said, "That demon immortal claimed to borrow your divine weapon. Although he stole the Dragon Palace's treasures, he still owes you a favor, doesn't he?"

"With his strength, he owes a favor to the East China Sea."

"If the East China Sea faces any danger in the future, will we still be afraid that no one will help us?"

"not to mention……"

Venus waved his whisk, a half-smile on his face, and said, "The Divine Iron that Stabilizes the Sea has already been stolen. Even if King Guangde doesn't put aside his grudges with that demon immortal, do you think the stolen treasures of the Dragon Palace will return to you on their own?"

Ao Guang was speechless.

(End of this chapter)