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

Chapter 456 The Power of Heartfire: A Monkey as Steadfast as Mount Tai!

Sun Wukong sat on the old peach tree, seemingly meditating with his eyes closed and oblivious to the world around him, but in reality, his eyelids were slightly open as he observed the seven fairies.

As the seven Chang'e left to pick peaches, Sun Wukong began to ponder. He had heard a little about the Peach Banquet.

The Peach Banquet was proposed by the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, and is held once every ten thousand years. All invited deities can come to the Heavenly Court to taste the unique immortal peaches of the Heavenly Court.

This strengthened the connection between the Heavenly Court, this colossal entity, and the immortals and gods of the Three Realms, both within and outside the heavens, and was also a means for the Heavenly Court to win over the hearts of the people.

But the Peach Banquet has always been held once every ten thousand years without any change. Why is it being held earlier, specifically during his tenure as the manager of the Peach Orchard?

Could this be yet another scheme orchestrated by the gods and immortals to target him?

Sun Wukong was really annoyed. He was just an ordinary monkey, so why did those powerful beings have to focus their energy on him?

Unable to figure out the reason, Sun Wukong closed his eyes and began to cultivate. The spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court was already comparable to the top blessed lands in the Three Realms, not to mention the Peach Garden, where the spiritual energy was unimaginably abundant. The key was that it was all innate spiritual energy. After circulating it through one cycle, it could be absorbed easily, without having to go through the tedious steps of refining and purifying it like acquired spiritual energy. The efficiency was increased by an immeasurable amount.

Half a day was spent in meditation. In Sun Wukong's ears, the gentle, sweet voices of the seven Chang'e once again rang, "Steward Sun, we have finished picking the peaches, so we will take our leave now."

Sun Wukong suddenly opened his eyes, jumped down from the old peach tree, and asked with a smile, "How many small peaches, medium peaches, and large peaches did you fairies pick? Please tell me so I can keep a record."

Several Chang'e looked up in surprise, seemingly taken aback by Sun Wukong's dutiful performance.

"That's natural."

The seven Chang'e quickly responded and reported to Sun Wukong the number and size of the peaches they had picked.

After pretending to take notes, Sun Wukong finally had a moment to ask, "I've heard that the Peach Banquet is held once every ten thousand years. But it hasn't been ten thousand years since the last Peach Banquet, has it? Do you fairies know why?"

"We were merely acting on the orders of the Jade Pool Goddess; as for why it was five hundred years ahead of schedule, we truly have no idea."

The Chang'e goddesses clearly didn't know the inside story either, and kept shaking their heads.

Sun Wukong showed no disappointment and continued to ask curiously, "In previous years, the Peach Banquet would invite many prominent immortals and gods from the Three Realms. I wonder who was invited this year?"

The Chang'e women knew some of these things, and said, "There's Zhen Yuanzi, the Great Immortal of Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain; there's the Queen Mother of the West of Kunlun; and there's the second-generation leader of the Human Sect, the Grand Master Xuandu."

After the Chang'e finished speaking, they covered their mouths and chuckled softly, saying, "Is the manager worried about whether he will be able to attend the Peach Banquet?"

Sun Wukong smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "Nothing can be hidden from the seven fairies after all."

The Chang'e waved their hands, "Don't worry about that, Steward. All members of our Heavenly Court who have received the celestial ordination and hold a divine position can participate in this Peach Banquet. Steward, you are naturally qualified as well."

"I see."

Sun Wukong pretended to suddenly understand and nodded repeatedly.

Then, as if remembering something, the red-clad fairy waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "I can't talk to you anymore, we still have a lot of things to do at Yaochi."

Watching the seven Chang'e figures depart, Sun Wukong suddenly smiled. Perhaps he was being too sensitive; perhaps this was just a perfectly normal Peach Banquet, only a few days earlier than planned.

Sun Wukong stopped thinking about it and sat on the old peach tree, continuing his arduous cultivation, accumulating magical power, and consolidating his foundation, waiting for the future when he would make a name for himself.

In Heaven, preparations for the Peach Banquet are still in full swing, with peaches, imperial wine, and delicacies being prepared non-stop.

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, Yaochi suddenly asked, "Brother Haotian, is that monkey really, as we predicted, rebelling against Heaven and descending to the mortal realm to become a demon?"

Haotian smiled, stretched out his palm, revealing a golden Bodhi seed, which lay quietly in his palm, emitting a dazzling golden light. "With this Western treasure, the Bodhi seed, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Alas, this monkey, born from the essence of the sun and moon, a product of the creation of heaven and earth, if not for this great calamity, actually..."

Yaochi sighed softly. Although she was also one of the players behind this great calamity, there were many things that she could not change.

Time flies like water, and half a month has passed. Soon, the list of attendees for the Peach Banquet was officially announced, and unsurprisingly, Sun Wukong's name was not on it.

Just a few days before the Peach Banquet, in the Lingxiao Palace, Haotian calculated with his fingers and felt that the time was right. He flicked his finger, and a golden light drew an arc in the air and flew towards the Peach Garden.

Looking towards the Peach Garden, Haotian's lips curled up slightly, feeling as if everything was under his control.

The sacred Bodhi seed of the West grows from the Bodhi tree, one of the ten supreme innate spiritual roots. After being refined and consecrated by Zhunti and Jieyin, it possesses a variety of incredible and wondrous uses.

At this moment, Haotian seemed to have already envisioned Sun Wukong's resentment upon learning that he was not among the attendees of the Peach Banquet, coupled with the catalyst of the Bodhi Seed, leading him to rebel against Heaven and descend to the mortal realm as a demon, before Heaven would then intervene and complete the scheme step by step.

When Sun Wukong learned that he was not on the list of invitees at the Peach Garden, he was not angry at all, but rather somewhat relieved.

He genuinely didn't know what was so good about attending the Peach Banquet.

How many peaches should I eat?

In the few days since he took office, he has eaten almost everything, so who would care about the few peaches at the banquet?

Instead of attending the Peach Banquet, Sun Wukong thought it better to use the saved time for cultivation. He shook his head, closed the door, and entered a meditative state.

At that moment, a golden light suddenly flew over and entered Sun Wukong's body.

A wisp of multicolored fire burst forth from Sun Wukong's heart, instantly covering his entire body like a streak of light.

The golden light entered Sun Wukong's body, but before he could do anything, it was instantly enveloped, refined, and submerged by the inner fire!

Sun Wukong opened his eyes in confusion, looking at the five-colored, pure and radiant inner fire covering his body, and asked in bewilderment, "What just happened?"

After checking and finding nothing unusual, Sun Wukong closed his eyes and continued his cultivation.

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, Haotian was intently waiting for Sun Wukong to make his move, but as the eve of the Peach Banquet approached, no news came from the Peach Garden.

Haotian frowned and ordered Taibai Jinxing to go and check. Taibai Jinxing hurriedly arrived at the Peach Garden to check the situation.

After inquiring with the water carriers and learning that Sun Wukong was in seclusion, he hurriedly returned to the Lingxiao Palace to meet with Haotian.

(End of this chapter)