Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 454 Inspecting the Peach Garden and the Haotian Plan!

If there is a manager, then where did the manager who previously oversaw this vast peach orchard go?

The immortals and gods who receive the Heavenly Court's stipends have all received the Celestial Register, granting them immortality and endless lifespans. If they hold divine positions, they will remain stationed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Why did the previous manager step down so conveniently the moment he arrived?

This wasn't what puzzled Sun Wukong the most; what puzzled him the most was the Peach Garden!

Monkeys love to eat peaches, that's an age-old rule. Letting a monkey guard the peach orchard is like letting an extremely greedy and lustful person manage the national treasury—it's no wonder trouble is brewing!

Sun Wukong's silence made the local deity even more uneasy. Had he said something wrong?

"Does the steward have anything else to attend to? If not, this old man will take his leave now."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Sun Wukong waved his hand, indicating that the local earth god could leave, as he had already obtained the result he wanted from the earth god.

The land was immediately granted a pardon, and quickly turned into a wisp of smoke, drifting underground.

After passing through the Peach Garden and ordering all the strongmen to take their positions and carry out their tasks in an orderly manner, Sun Wukong stayed alone in the steward's room and began to ponder.

What is now certain is that the Great Celestial Venerable sent him to heaven not merely out of pity for his body, which was nurtured by heaven and earth and forged by the sun and moon, but rather because he had premeditatedly sent him to heaven.

Otherwise, he provoked the Netherworld. After causing trouble in the Netherworld, before the Netherworld even said anything, the Great Celestial Venerable overstepped his bounds and captured him. What kind of logic is that?

Having determined this, Sun Wukong now has two choices. The first is to escape from Heaven and return to Flower Fruit Mountain.

Secondly, he should observe the situation and see what kind of conspiracy the vast Heavenly Court was plotting against him.

Sun Wukong pondered for a while and decided to stay in the Heavenly Court for the time being. The Heavenly Court was powerful, and escaping from it might bring unwarranted disaster to the creatures on Flower Fruit Mountain.

Having determined the path ahead, Sun Wukong felt much more relaxed. The next morning, he got up early to prepare to thoroughly inspect the Peach Garden.

After the door was opened, the water carriers, peach repairmen, and hoeers were already at work. When they saw Sun Wukong open the door, they hurriedly came over to pay their respects.

Sun Wukong waved his hand, coughed a few times, and said righteously, "This is my first day in office, so I must be loyal to my duties and manage the Peach Garden well for the Great Heavenly Venerable. You all go about your work. I will personally go and inspect this Peach Garden."

"Sir, why don't we show you around?"

One of the water carriers spoke up, his face full of flattery.

Sun Wukong waved his hand, "No need, I can patrol by myself, you all go about your business."

"Yes, sir."

The strongmen nodded hastily.

Sun Wukong randomly chose a direction and swaggered around, surveying the area. Behind him, a wisp of smoke rose, and the figure of the Earth God appeared.

He stared in the direction where Sun Wukong was no longer visible, rubbed his temples, and felt a headache coming on.

Although he had only met the monkey once, the monkey's cautious and clever nature had been deeply imprinted in Tu Di's mind. He had already foreseen that the Peach Garden would not be peaceful in the future.

I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking, actually letting a monkey guard the peach orchard.

"What a turbulent time!" The land shook its head, then with a flash, it turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into the earth, never to be seen again.

The entire peach orchard is divided into three areas: small peaches that ripen once every 10,000 years, medium peaches that ripen once every 30,000 years, and large peaches that ripen once every 90,000 years, totaling more than 3,000 trees. Naturally, it covers a large area, and it took quite a while to reach the small peach area.

Looking at the old, gnarled peach tree, its roots bearing witness to the vicissitudes of history, and the dense clusters of small peaches hanging from it, Sun Wukong couldn't help but drool.

With a flash of golden light in his eyes, he surveyed the entire universe and, seeing no one around, the stone monkey swiftly plucked a small peach, put it to his mouth, and took a big bite. In an instant, juice splashed everywhere, and a rich peach aroma exploded in his mouth.

"Mmm, delicious, delicious."

Sun Wukong's eyes widened instantly, completely captivated by the taste of the peaches.

Seeing that no one was around and it was quiet, Sun Wukong simply climbed up the peach tree and began to feast. Before long, peach pits fell to the ground under the tree.

Although he wasn't full yet, he couldn't keep eating from the same tree forever. So Sun Wukong leaped down from the peach tree and continued walking towards the second area.

The Peach Garden has three main areas, and each area is separated by arrays and restrictions in order to lock in the spiritual energy within that area.

Otherwise, if all three thousand peach trees were planted together, the spiritual energy would be evenly distributed, and there would be no longer any distinction between ripening once every ten thousand years, once every thirty thousand years, or once every ninety thousand years.

As the manager of the Peach Garden, Sun Wukong naturally had the authority to freely enter and exit the three main areas.

Sun Wukong leisurely arrived at the second area, tasted the peaches there, and then went directly to the third area without lingering.

The peaches in the third region are truly treasures. After eating one, the sweet juice flows through your limbs and bones, and your magical power involuntarily begins to circulate. It takes several major cycles to complete the process, and your magical power has increased by several strands.

"Such abundant spiritual energy! If one could remain in this Peach Garden indefinitely, wouldn't it be possible to attain the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in an extremely short time?"

Sun Wukong was overjoyed. For a naturally born being like him, there were almost no bottlenecks before reaching the Great Luo realm. As long as the spiritual energy was sufficient, his cultivation would naturally improve day by day.

Time flew by, and several months passed. On this day, inside the Lingxiao Palace, Haotian, expressionless, asked those below, "That monkey has been in the Peach Garden for several months now. In these past few months, has the monkey shown any unusual behavior?"

Standing beneath the Lingxiao Palace was none other than an inconspicuous water-carrying warrior among the many strongmen.

The strongman replied respectfully, "Your Excellency, in the past few months, that monkey has been behaving well and has not done anything strange. However, there are many fewer peaches in the Peach Garden, which means that the monkey has probably stolen quite a few."

"Very good. Continue to monitor the monkey. Report back immediately if anything happens."

Haotian nodded slightly, his expression unchanged. These were just some peaches of immortality, but in the eyes of some minor cultivators, they were rare divine objects. Eating one could save them thousands of years of arduous cultivation.

But in his eyes, it was nothing special, and compared to the benefits gained from helping the West complete its great calamity, it was not worth mentioning at all.

As the strongman withdrew from the Lingxiao Palace, Haotian was left alone in the hall. He had a calm expression and seemed to be deep in thought.

Although the Heavenly Court is so powerful and wealthy that it doesn't care about a few peaches of immortality, if Sun Wukong continues like this, how will the great calamity be propelled forward?

Haotian thought for a moment and said to Tiannu beside him, "Go and invite the Empress here."

"Yes."

Tiannu received the order and hurriedly left.

(End of this chapter)