Journey to the West: Starting by becoming an apprentice of Emperor Donghua

As she spoke, the female ghost began to weep:

"It's all my mother's fault for repeatedly slandering you to your father, harming many virtuous people. Now... I truly regret it!"

The emperor then looked at the other figure. This figure was a man.

"Father...Father Emperor?"

When the emperor saw the other person clearly, his expression immediately became strange:

"Young Master Hong, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, the ministers' expressions changed drastically, as if they had realized something terrible. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ji Sheng was somewhat confused.

What, Grand Tutor Hong? Wasn't it the late Emperor who summoned him?

Master Hong hurriedly knelt down:

"This humble subject greets Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked at Ji Sheng:

"Master, what exactly is going on? Where is my father?"

Ji Sheng felt a sense of unease. Indeed, the people he summoned were the emperor's biological parents; how could he be wrong?

I closed my eyes and tried it again, and it was indeed correct.

So...

Ji Sheng looked at the two of them, and a bad feeling suddenly popped into his mind.

"Mother, why isn't my father with you? Did he ascend to Heaven?"

The Empress Dowager covered her face with her sleeve and hesitated before saying:

"This... I don't know either..."

The emperor then looked at Grand Tutor Hong:

"Young Master Hong, do you know where my father is now?"

Master Hong said:

"This sinful subject is unaware that I am currently being punished in the Copper Pillar Hell and have never seen the late Emperor."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief:

"If that's the case, does it mean we're not in hell?"

Just then, another person emerged from the billowing, dismal fog.

This man was in an even worse state than the other two; his body was almost entirely covered in unscathed skin, and he was in a dazed and confused state. Then the emperor called out:

"Father!"

The man stopped, immediately came to his senses, and seeing where he was, tears streamed down his face.

"I never imagined I'd be back here!"

The emperor pressed on, asking:

"Father! What's going on? Have you gone to hell too?"

The late emperor said:

"When I was alive, I plundered the people and abused them, committing heinous crimes. Therefore, I have been cast into the Stone Mill Hell and the Saw Hell, and it will be hundreds of years before I am released."

"My son, since you have a way to summon your father here, do you have a way to rescue your father?"

The emperor was immediately stunned and looked at Ji Sheng. Ji Sheng shook his head:

"Sins are created by oneself. Those who commit evil deeds in life deserve to be sent to the eighteen levels of hell after death. This is their just punishment and cannot be changed."

Upon seeing Grand Tutor Hong and the Empress Dowager, the Emperor immediately exclaimed:

"Oh, so it's you two adulterers!"

One sentence immediately shocked all the officials and ministers, and even the emperor's face changed drastically.

Master Hong immediately knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Your Majesty, I have long since confessed my sins and have now been sent to the Copper Pillar Hell for adultery to atone for my transgressions."

The Emperor said:

"Do you mean I...I am...?"

The Empress Dowager stood silently by, tears streaming down her face, her sleeve covering her cheeks; Grand Tutor Hong knelt on the ground, trembling all over; the late Emperor gritted his teeth, his face ashen.

The Imperial Advisor called out from the side:

"Your Majesty, this man is a treacherous and malicious individual, a wild ghost he's somehow found, who dares to defile the imperial court! He must be killed!"

The emperor's expression changed rapidly, and he flew into a rage:

"As expected, they dared to deceive me! Imperial Advisor, quickly annihilate these wandering ghosts, let their souls be scattered and never be reincarnated!"

The three-headed demons cried out in unison:

"My son, are you truly so heartless?"

The emperor turned to look at Ji Sheng:

"A sorcerer! He really is a sorcerer! Guards, seize this man!"

Armored soldiers rushed forward, one on the left and one on the right, one wielding a sword and the other a spear. The swordsmen slashed fiercely, while the spearmen thrust their spears in a flurry of attacks.

With a flick of his sleeve, Ji Sheng caused the desolate fog and the man and woman within it to vanish instantly.

A crimson cloud suddenly rose beneath their feet, crashing through the roof of the Guanglu Temple in an instant and soaring into the sky.

"You evil Taoist, where do you think you're going!"

The Imperial Advisor shouted, and with a whoosh of wind beneath his feet, he chased after Ji Sheng.

The moment his head peeked out from the roof, a flying sword, entirely emerald green and emitting a hissing blue light, came slashing down at him.

The imperial advisor was startled, and with a sharp twist of his head, the sword sliced ​​across his cheek. A cry of pain rang out from him.

"My ears!"

The Imperial Advisor's ear was severed by the flying sword. He broke out in a cold sweat, flew into the air, and cried out.

A surge of demonic energy instantly enveloped him, completely covering him.

Ji Sheng was also very surprised, thinking to himself, "What a powerful fairy!"

The attack Ji Sheng just unleashed was not activated by the wisteria heart, but by the lotus stem.

Having nothing better to do, he named the two flying swords.

The one with the wisteria heart is small and exquisite, so it's called Purple Sparrow. The one with the lotus stem is as swift as a soaring serpent, so it's called Azure Python.

Although the green python was not as fast as the purple sparrow, it was still incredibly fast, had a powerful frontal stance, and was even stronger than the purple sparrow. Unexpectedly, it couldn't be defeated in one move.

Ji Sheng knew that this Imperial Advisor was no ordinary person, so he dared not be arrogant and dealt with him with caution.

The imperial advisor had already activated the dense fog, transforming it into a fog dragon that attacked Ji Sheng.

While maneuvering his flying sword to strike the Grand Preceptor, Ji Sheng made a hand seal, inhaled sharply, and exhaled sharply.

With a whoosh, billowing flames spewed from its mouth, directly confronting the mist dragon.

This fire is no ordinary fire; it is the Lesser Li Fire recorded in the True Secret of Controlling Fire with the Three Qi.

Once this fire touches you, it's like a maggot clinging to your bone; it won't stop until it has burned you to ashes.

Upon seeing the small flame, the mist burst into flames, transforming into a fire dragon that burned towards the Imperial Preceptor.

The Imperial Advisor was startled, and seeing that even the thick fog enveloping him was about to catch fire, he hurriedly fled out of the fog.

Ji Sheng then set fire to the opponent, but the Grand Preceptor pulled a bright red gourd from his waist.

He opened the gourd's mouth and said something to the raging flames:

"receive!"

The next moment, a gust of wind swept out from the gourd's mouth, and the raging fire was sucked into the gourd in one breath.

Ji Sheng was startled and stopped his spell. With a flick of his finger, he sent the flying sword slashing at the Grand Preceptor's right hand, which was holding the gourd.

Secretly, the purple sparrow she had been hiding in her bosom was also quietly activated, circling around to a distance of several miles behind the Grand Preceptor. She was ready to launch a sneak attack at any moment when the Grand Preceptor was not paying attention.

The Imperial Advisor was indeed skillful. As the green python slashed towards his wrist, he loosened his right hand, dodging the flying sword, and the gourd fell into his left hand, which he caught steadily.

"You wicked sorcerer! I'll show you the power of this fire!"

The Imperial Advisor laughed loudly, and using some kind of magic, his figure scattered into the sky.

For a time, Ji Sheng was surrounded by the presence of the Imperial Advisor.

The imperial advisors from all directions patted the bottom of the gourd and shouted in unison:

"put!"

The raging flames immediately surged from all around, completely enveloping Ji Sheng.

The fire burned for quite some time, until the entire roof of the Guanglu Temple was red-hot, and the bronze beasts on the roof turned into molten copper.

He unleashed all the flames from the fire gourd in one breath, then the Grand Preceptor retracted his numerous clones, put down the gourd, and laughed heartily.

"You evil Taoist, now you know how powerful I am, don't you? I'll make sure you don't even leave behind a handful of ashes!"

However, when the flames subsided, Ji Sheng was still standing safely on the roof of Guanglu Temple, his clothes not even slightly burned.

His cheeks puffed out, making him look like a pufferfish ready for battle.

Upon seeing this, the imperial advisor's expression changed drastically. He realized something was wrong and, as if a gust of wind had risen beneath his feet, he prepared to dodge.

However, he was a step too slow. Ji Sheng suddenly opened his mouth, and with a bang, a huge fireball was spat out and exploded in front of the Grand Preceptor.

The imperial advisor hastily activated his magical artifact for protection, but the artifact's light vanished in an instant. A mushroom cloud exploded in mid-air.

This fire was also cultivated by Ji Sheng from the Three Qi Fire Control Technique, and it corresponds to the Lesser Li Fire, so it is called the Greater Li Fire.

Unlike the small flame which burns continuously, the large flame explodes upon contact, possessing immense instantaneous explosive power.

The imperial advisor escaped from the fire, looking extremely disheveled, his clothes completely burned off.

His face, hair, and beard were charred black in clumps, and his skin was covered in patches of red and black.

"Good lad, let's fight again another day!"

Seeing that things were not going well, the imperial advisor knew that he would have difficulty gaining any advantage from Ji Sheng.

If they had escaped too late, they might not have been able to save their lives.

Therefore, without hesitation, he decided to use magic to escape.

Just then, two more large holes were smashed into the roof of the Guanglu Temple. Lü Dongbin and Nezha flew out from them, revealing their true forms and blocking his path.