Jackie Chan Adventures: I have everything I need now

Over the long years, all living beings in the primordial world arrived as promised, heading to the land of the primordial stars.

When the sun and moon meet, and starlight converges, a magnificent palace stands tall amidst the starry sky.

Its plaque bears the name Wanling Palace.

Just like the name of Reincarnation Purple Heaven, it corresponds to all living beings in the human realm.

Reincarnation corresponds to the cycle of rebirth in the underworld.

Zixiao corresponds to the Heavenly Dao.
All spirits are human beings.

Seeing the Wanling Palace so close at hand, the countless beings of the prehistoric world rushed into the palace without the slightest hesitation.

Upon entering the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits, a closer look revealed three thousand prayer cushions.

Many ancient powerful beings who have survived from the distant past realized that the several prayer cushions in front might be the positions of saints of humanity, and thus began to vie for them.

Until a rogue cultivator, a quasi-saint, sitting on a futon in the first row, was shaken back by a mysterious force.

This made many beings present realize that it wasn't enough to just sit on it; one also needed a connection.

Thus, everyone sat upright on their prayer mats in tacit agreement, but none of them received the mats' approval and were shaken back several steps.

Until the demons arrived, led by Donghuang Taiyi, and accompanied by the ten great demon saints, both old and new, to the Wanling Palace.

Donghuang Taiyi glanced at the futon in front of him and recalled the scene of the Six Saints' futon at Zixiao Palace.

With light steps and a shrinking distance, Donghuang Taiyi sat on the futon in the blink of an eye, right before everyone's eyes.

This scene left many ancient quasi-saints who have survived to this day utterly astonished!

Why is it that Donghuang Taiyi of the demon race can sit on the throne of the human realm?!
But they can't?!

Amidst the shock of many powerful beings, the Four Dragon Kings of the Dragon Clan strode over, their eyes fixed on the prayer mat ahead. Recalling the words of the Ancestral Dragon, Ao Guang was the first to plop down on it.

They were not repelled by that force.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Shen Du saw this scene and frowned.

What is the First Emperor doing?!

I already said I wanted a dragon with exceptional talent.

You bastard, find an old dragon to come over here!

How dignified!

The position of a sage of humanity is not to be held by a dragon that has lived from the era of witches and demons to the present day and whose cultivation level is still at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

In an instant, he directly repelled Ao Guang.

Ao Guang, who thought victory was assured, was shaken off the prayer mat and gave an awkward smile.

The surrounding creatures dared not mock Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea.

This is because the dragons of today are no longer the dragons they once bullied.

The might of the former Dragon-Han Overlord has already faintly reappeared!
"Fellow Daoist Shen Du, it was my fault. Perhaps my Dragon Clan should relinquish the position of Human Saint!"

Upon hearing these words, the capital city, which was waiting for the First Emperor's reply, was completely stunned.

After a moment's pause, he said, "Since Fellow Daoist Zulong doesn't want it, then forget it."

"This is a sacred position for humanity belonging to the dragon race. Let's keep it for now. If in the future, if any dragons in Fellow Daoist Ancestral Dragon's dragon race have outstanding talents and the potential to become Primordial Beings, you can speak of it."

"But we must hurry, after all, the path to sainthood must be perfected, and we cannot afford to delay!"

The sound reached the bottom of the East China Sea, reaching the attention of the First Dragon.

"Alas, my dragon race is all useless, not even as good as the original Qilin and Yuanfeng races, alas!"

"We still have to rely on this ancestor!"

After sighing repeatedly, Zulong immediately said, "Someone, find me some beautiful female immortals. I want to have more offspring!"

"..."

At the same time, while the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were still playing chess in the Fire Cloud Cave, a decree with dazzling golden light pierced through the void and arrived.

The voice emanated from the decree.

"From this day forward, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Human Race will no longer need to suppress the fortune of the Fire Cloud Cave!"

"If any holy force obstructs us, we may invoke this decree!"

"Beneath the starry sky, within the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits, the Holy Throne of Humanity must belong to one of the Three Sovereigns or Five Emperors. Go quickly!"

"This is the spokesperson for humanity—the Imperial Edict of the Capital!"

The imperial edict, its light dimmed, slowly descended onto the chessboard of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

"What do you mean?"

"Everyone?"

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who had not yet recovered from their shock, were all stunned.

But soon they realized that they did not need to suppress the human destiny of the Fire Cloud Cave, and from now on they could roam freely in the prehistoric world.

Among the eight of them, one could even obtain a Saintly position in the Human Path.

Realizing this, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors did not hesitate at all and immediately rushed to the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits under the starry sky.

Even the gods had little idea that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race would be able to assume the position of a saint of humanity.

After all, within his budget, the human race does indeed have a saintly position.

Nuwa's position as a saint of humanity was created from the creation of the human race. The position was originally intended for Nuwa, but due to the lack of revival of humanity and the suppression by the Heavenly Dao, Nuwa ultimately became a saint of the Heavenly Dao and passed away.

Currently, the Dragon Clan has relinquished the position of Saint of Humanity, resulting in a vacancy in the position of Saint of the Dragon Clan.

In that case, he couldn't possibly give up the two positions of human sainthood.
Leaving aside the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, at this moment, inside the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits...

Kong Xuan of the Phoenix Clan, the Golden-Winged Roc, and the Qilin Clan's Four-Unlikes were all seated on the prayer mats.

The three sovereigns and five emperors of the human race also arrived at this moment, each trying out the position of the futon.

In the end, only the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, Ji Xuanyuan, sat on the futon that belonged to the sage of humanity.

The reason for choosing the Yellow Emperor is simply because he was a pure human.

The Heavenly Emperor Fuxi and the Earthly Emperor Shennong were both reincarnations of powerful beings from the primordial era.

Among the Five Emperors, none is as good as Emperor Xuanyuan.

Soon, all living beings were seated in the main hall of the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits.

Despite its seemingly cramped size, the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits is actually as spacious as a vast world, large enough to hold billions of living beings.

As time slowly passed, two figures stepped into the Wanling Palace, startling everyone present.

These two are none other than Nuwa, the Goddess of the Heavenly Dao, and Tongtian Jiaozhu, who was stripped of her Heavenly Dao Saintly position.

The moment the two arrived, they sat on the prayer mat belonging to the saints of humanity.

For a moment, the masses were stunned, but soon became furious.

Nuwa and Tongtian were already saints, so why were they still sitting on the sacred cushions of humanity?!

This is absolutely unfair!

He was furious and about to vent his anger.

However, as Nuwa's all-seeing gaze swept over the entire scene, a powerful aura of a Primordial Golden Immortal enveloped them, leaving these discontented beings with no choice but to suppress their grievances and act willfully.

Following Nuwa's ascension to heaven, the gates of the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits opened once more, and an aura filled with pure killing intent slowly swept in.

A creature with a human body, bull hooves, four eyes, six hands, ears and temples like swords and halberds, and horns on its head came into view.

"Chi You!?"

"He's still alive?!"

"..."

For a moment, all the creatures that had witnessed the battle for supremacy were startled.

Turning his gaze to the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan merely said, "Lord of War, it's been a long time." "Hmph, it's been so long since we last met, and you're still as self-important as ever!"

Based solely on this conversation, someone unfamiliar with the situation might think that the Yellow Emperor and Chi You were friends.

Little did they know that during the battle for supremacy, the two sides were mortal enemies.

Inside the Wanling Palace, everyone looked at Chi You's enormous body and couldn't help but give way.

Upon realizing this, Chi You quickly transformed into his true form as a Wu clan member, accompanied by a flash of light. He became a rough-looking man and, under the gaze of the masses, slowly approached the chapel of the Human Saint and sat down on it.

There was no rejection, no driving them away, which left everyone dumbfounded!
It's simply unbelievable that someone filled with murderous intent could sit in the position of a saint.

The capital city, shrouded in darkness, felt slightly bewildered.

But then something else came to mind.

Also!

Chi You was a great shaman of the Wu tribe. He was reincarnated as a human shaman in the Battle of Zhuolu to compete for the throne of the human emperor. He was defeated by Xuanyuan and his human shaman form was killed and suppressed in various places.

However, Chi You's backer was Hou Tu, who did not truly die, but returned to the Nine Netherworlds, hiding from the world's eyes.

Now, the primordial world has been reshaped, and the warlord Chi You has reappeared.

Looking at Chi You's body, which was covered in a murderous aura, yet possessed a pure primordial spirit, even the gods were astonished.

Wasn't it said that the witch clan was corrupted by evil energy and had no primordial spirit?!
Then why does this great shaman Chi You possess a primordial spirit?
I can't figure this out, but I can vaguely confirm that this was Houtu's doing.

It seems that when the eleven ancestral witches of the Wu tribe return, they will likely possess a pure primordial spirit, just like Chi You.

In that case, the Witch Clan might be even more terrifying than during the Lich Age.

A pure, untamed man, no one will fear him.

But a reckless person with intelligence isn't someone you can just joke around with.

I originally thought the Witch Clan would follow the Dragon Clan in giving up this sacred position of humanity, but I never expected Houtu to make such a move. It's truly unpredictable.

now.

Kong Xuan of the Phoenix Clan, Qilin Clan's Four Unlikes, Demon Clan's Donghuang Taiyi, Human Clan's Xuanyuan Emperor, Witch Clan's Chiyou, Pangu's True Lineage Shangqing Tongtian, and the Primordial Divine Nuwa.

With the seven candidates for the Human Saints already in place, there's no need for him to remain hidden in the void any longer.

As for the remaining two Human Saint positions, one was given to Daoist partner Chang Xi by the God of the Capital, and the other has no one to choose yet, but it is reserved by the Dragon Clan.

It's unclear when a powerful and capable prodigy will rise from the dragon race, but we'll just have to wait and see.

Soon, the figure of the Divine Capital descended upon the world with a divine radiance and slowly sat down above.

There were no many words spoken, no many instructions given.

He immediately spoke, saying, "Humans are among all spirits, among all living beings, and the Way is..."

"..."

The narrator's chattering voice echoed throughout the starry sky, and those beings who had just arrived in the starry sky and had not yet entered the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits also heard this sermon. They immediately sat cross-legged and listened to the true words of the Great Dao.

"..."

The starry sky tells of human truths, in the distant Western Buddhist land.

The Buddha of Many Treasures had a gloomy face. At this moment, the Buddhist sect in the Western Paradise was no longer under his control.

On the throne of the Buddha, Cundi and Jieyin sit in solemn repose.

The reason why Buddhism was previously entrusted to the management of the Tathagata Many Treasures was because the sage was bound by the prohibition against setting foot in the primordial world.

But now everything is completely different. The primordial world has been reshaped, and the rules of the world are no longer solely determined by the Heavenly Dao. Sages can naturally set foot in the primordial world.

Hongjun did not mention the old ban.

This led to the situation where the Buddha should have been the sole authority in Buddhism being taken over by Zhunti and Jieyin.

If he, the Tathagata of Many Treasures, were still the Buddha, after the Journey to the West ended, he might have been able to forcefully break through to the realm of a saint by virtue of his merits and fortune.

But now, judging from the current situation, there is absolutely no chance.

He's now just like Dipankara Buddha, a nobody by the roadside.

The reason why Dipankara Buddha is a past Buddha is because before Prabhutaratna Buddha came, he was the present Buddha.

Now, the Tathagata Prabhutaratna is the Buddha of the past, and the Buddha Dipankara is the ancestor of all Buddhas.

The fact that the Buddha is now referred to as the Buddha of the past is a demotion in status.

How could the Tathagata Prabhutaratna possibly bear this burden?!
It was clearly agreed at the beginning that Mahayana Buddhism would be merged into Hinayana Buddhism, and that Ratnasambhava would be the World-Honored One.

Now that Zhunti has gone back on his word, Duobao is so frustrated he feels like vomiting blood.

Zhunti and Jieyin didn't care what Duobao was thinking; all they knew was that they had regained control of Buddhism.

Zhunti then spoke up, “Amitabha, everyone, for our Buddhist sect to flourish, it must go through eighty-one tribulations. Our Buddhist sect will be responsible for the five great tribulations.”

“Maitreya Buddha, you will bear one tribulation. The remaining tribulations are for you to discuss among yourselves.”

Having said that, Zhunti Jieyin waved his hand casually, and a ray of light flashed, lifting up Maitreya Buddha and disappearing above the Mahavira Hall.

This scene left all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas present completely bewildered, unaware of what was happening.

The calamity has been averted?!
Each of them was lost in thought, and no one spoke.

But soon, everyone's attention turned to the Buddha of the past, Prabhutaratna.

While appearing silent, the Tathagata of Many Treasures was actually beginning to consider his escape route.

Before long, Tathagata Duobao came up with an excellent idea and said, "Everyone, I feel that my cultivation has made a breakthrough, so I will take my leave first!"

Having said that, Tathagata Many Treasures disappeared from the Vulture Peak Palace without the slightest hesitation.

His destination was the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits in the starry sky.

He didn't obtain the Heavenly Dao Saintly Position in Zixiao Palace, but is it possible for him to obtain the Human Dao Saintly Position?

With this thought in mind, Tathagata Many Treasures rushed to the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits without stopping.

Following the Tathagata Prabhutaratna, the three great Bodhisattvas, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, were like grasshoppers on a rope. Through tacit understanding, they each spoke their intentions and then left the Vulture Peak Hall.

The ancestor of all Buddhas, Ran Deng, had long since disappeared.

Sun Gufo was detained, and people were also prevented from entering the premises.

At this moment, only Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who had just returned from the underworld, remained in the main hall.

"Amitabha Buddha, if you have anything to say, you can speak to me!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was filled with bitterness, having just escaped from the underworld, he was about to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

Ultimately, no conclusion could be reached regarding this calamity in the Journey to the West.

It's just that the deities Zhunti and Jieyin were talking nonsense and didn't explain clearly what was going on.

The only possible outcome is for the Buddhist saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, to make the judgment.

"..."

It's not just the Tathagata Prabhutaratna, but also the three great Bodhisattvas and the two ancient Buddhas.

Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the earth immortals, also went to the Starry Sky Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits.

Beneath the Nine Netherworlds, in the Netherworld Blood Sea, the Asura Clan's ruler, the Styx Ancestor, went to the Myriad Spirits Palace to listen to the Dao, just like the former.

The same applies to the Queen Mother of the West in West Kunlun.

Despite being rejected by Zixiao Palace, they gained much profound knowledge from Hongjun's teachings.

I had just finished processing what I had learned when I realized that the humanitarian advocate was preaching, so I went there immediately without pausing.

However, since the sermon has already begun, their arrival is merely an added bonus.

As for their purpose, it is naturally to obtain the position of a saint of humanity.

Unfortunately, these positions of sainthood in the human race were already reserved; none of them were saints appointed by the human race.

(End of this chapter)