Journey to the West: The Eighty-One Tribulations of Being Hairless

Ping Yujia Yitian.

The Thirty-Second Heaven is ruled by the Eastern Emperor, who is in charge of the registers of celestial beings, the promotion of celestial officials, and the fate of all living beings. As the supreme immortal emperor, this place is the most noble and esteemed place. Ordinary people are not allowed to easily enter unless they are Golden Immortals or by order of the emperor.

Even the Heavenly Emperor, the Jade Emperor, must show deference to the Eastern Emperor.

This place is the true seat of supreme power in Heaven.

The ethereal clouds stretched as far as the eye could see, shimmering with countless rays of light. Phoenixes cried and dragons roared, and the colorful auspicious clouds adorned this world as a dreamlike paradise. No, this was indeed a paradise. Amidst the layers of clouds and peaks, a magnificent golden palace of divine light and jade stood proudly atop it.

The palace buildings were enormous, far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Looking into the distance, one could see the three ancient and profound divine characters "Taichen Palace" above the gate of the celestial palace. This place was none other than the palace and celestial abode of the Eastern Emperor in the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, inside the palace, Emperor Donghua curiously examined the young man before him, and the young man also looked at Emperor Donghua with some curiosity.

"Young friend Qinglian, you are truly blessed! You have successfully upgraded that Lesser Thousand World into a Middle Thousand World. It seems you must have received the blessings of the Great God Pangu!"

At this moment, Emperor Donghua looked at the young man, who was also known as Daoist Qinglian, and exclaimed in amazement.

As the one in charge of the register of immortals, any immortal who ascends to the Heavenly Court will report to him, where he will issue them the register of immortals and grant them the status of an immortal in the Heavenly Court. Ordinary immortals will be required to serve as heavenly soldiers or do menial tasks.

If you have connections, such as accumulating a lot of merit or being a disciple of a great sect, you can be granted an imperial decree to become a celestial official. The risks are not as great as those of heavenly soldiers, and the work is not as tiring as doing odd jobs.

Of course, this is just a theoretical matter!

In fact, he didn't need to personally concern himself with the matter of the celestial register; it was always done by the Four Celestial Masters who found someone to handle it.

The local areas are located in the first and eighth heavens.

The first heaven, the Supreme Emperor Huangzeng Heaven, has a huge Ascension Pool. Generally, those who do not have deep merit in the lower realm will be baptized in this Ascension Pool when they ascend to become immortals, and will become pure yang immortal bodies.

Besides the first heaven, there is also the eighth heaven, Taiji Mengyi Heaven. This heaven is also a place of ascension. The ascension pool here not only has endless immortal energy, but also the pure energy of the nine heavens. Those who are baptized in this pool will have their aptitude and physical attributes improved to a certain extent.

Promote at least one level.

However, the Taiji Mengyi Heaven requires those who have accumulated profound merits to ascend.

As such, this place is also a gathering place for spies from various forces. Anyone who ascends from here will be invited by various forces.

The young man before them, Daoist Qinglian, was one who ascended from the Ascension Pool of the Eighth Heaven.

"Alas, such is fate. Back then, my master used his great supernatural powers to calculate that those minor worlds must contain the legacy of the Great God Pangu. Therefore, he went to search for them, but found no clues whatsoever. I never expected this..."

But young friend, the person you just injured is no ordinary person!

He is a disciple of two Western Buddhist saints, and a nominal disciple of Jin Chanzi. Jin Chanzi cultivates the Great Dao of Time, which is somewhat related to the time-related supernatural power you just displayed!

"Jin Chanzi?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi was shocked, his pupils dilated, and he wore an expression of disbelief. Zhou Yi was his real name, while Qinglian was the Daoist name he had given himself.

"I never expected this! I really never expected this! Being transported to the world of ghosts and spirits in *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio* was bad enough, but the celestial realm I've ascended to is actually the world of *Journey to the West*!"

In fact, Zhou Yi was prepared for this.

Just as Donghua Dijun said, he did indeed receive the blessings of the great god Pangu!

But the Chinese mythological system is too complex, who knows which mythological system it belongs to? Besides, his main cheat ability is not a legacy of the great god Pangu.

"This matter was caused by that monk's attempt to seize my World Imprint, leaving me with no other choice but to act. I implore Your Majesty to see the truth!"

"Your flying knife technique is indeed mysterious, but it was indeed the Buddhist sect that was in the wrong. Don't worry, once you're registered in the Heavenly Court, you'll be a member of the Heavenly Court, and I doubt the Buddhist sect will dare to act recklessly."

But you also need to be careful about one thing: the allure of a middle-thousand world is irresistible to anyone who wants to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Besides, their Buddhist sect...

"Your Majesty, may I ask what the reason is for this?"

Zhou Yi was puzzled, while Donghua Dijun shook his head, casually tapped his forehead, and a golden light entered the Daoist's divine sea, whereupon a vast amount of information appeared in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yi understood the reason!

The world's importance is for no other reason than this.

Only two words!

Luck!

Yes, it is luck. Any cultivator needs enough luck to support their cultivation. Just like himself, if he only had the luck of an Earth Immortal, he would not be able to become a True Immortal now.

The potential and achievements of all living things in the world require sufficient fortune to support them.

For example, any cultivator who wants to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal must have at least one Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon's Qi.

Fortune also needs something to carry it.

One type is powerful forces, such as the Heavenly Court, the Establishment of a Religion, the Dynasty, and sects, all of which can bear great fortune.

Secondly, there's the matter of legal legitimacy!

Just like the Supreme Dao Ancestor who created the Golden Elixir Path, the more beings cultivate the Golden Elixir Path, the greater the lineage and fortune of this Golden Elixir Path.

And the third is the world.

Yes, it's the world!

Under normal circumstances, even the fortune of a minor world is enough for someone to become an immortal and attain enlightenment, and a middle world is even more rare!

Even in the lowest level of the Middle Thousand Worlds, there is more than one nine-clawed golden dragon with fortune!

Such worlds are extremely rare even in the Chaos. The main reason is that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal who possesses an innate spiritual treasure cannot guarantee returning unscathed from a journey into the Chaos to find such a world.

Seeing Zhou Yi, a mere True Immortal with the cultivation level of a Middle Thousand World, is like a child holding gold in a bustling marketplace.

"In Buddhism, there are three stages of enlightenment: Arhat, Bodhisattva, and Buddha. Among them, Bodhisattva is further divided into three levels: Messenger, Deva, and Chief Bodhisattva. To advance to the level of Deva Bodhisattva, one needs to acquire at least thirty small chiliocosms, while to advance to the level of Chief Bodhisattva, one needs to acquire at least one medium chiliocosm."

In Buddhism today, there are only four chief Bodhisattvas among those who have attained the Bodhisattva level. So, young friend, now you understand how important this world you hold in your hands is, right?

Emperor Donghua smiled as he looked at Zhou Yi.

Hiss...

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi realized that he was likely to become easy prey for the Buddhist sect.

And there were two saints...

"This isn't just a simple Journey to the West world; it's probably a Journey to the West world that has merged with the primordial era!"

Zhou Yi pondered to himself. After all, he had read Journey to the West, but there was no mention of Jin Chanzi being a disciple of a saint; it only mentioned that he was the second disciple of Buddha...

If the Journey to the West world were to incorporate the primordial worldview... then... everyone below the level of a sage would be an ant!

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi could only manage a bitter smile and remain silent.

I never expected that I would offend a saint's sect so soon after my ascension.

However, Zhou Yi did not regret it. After all, the other party wanted to seize his world. He had gone through a lot of trouble to promote that world to a middle-thousand world. It took him hundreds of years to open the Heavenly Court, establish the Underworld of Reincarnation, and reshape the Three Realms before he could promote the world to a middle-thousand world.

Now someone wants to seize the fruits of his victory. If he really hands them over, he fears his resolve will waver in the future.

Moreover, now that he has heard about the concept of destiny, he is even less likely to hand it over. With the destiny of this Middle Thousand World, at least he will not have to worry about not having destiny when he attains the Great Luo Dao in the future.

"I humbly request Your Majesty's guidance!"

This means they've directly surrendered.

There's no other way. Now that we've offended Buddhism, the best we can do to save our lives is to find a reliable backer. After all, this is Emperor Donghua, a supreme deity in any mythological system.

A supreme being whose status surpasses even that of the Buddha!

At that very moment, a divine light flew in, and a middle-aged Taoist priest with a long beard entered from outside the main hall. The priest held a golden tablet in his hand and said, "This humble official pays respects to Your Majesty!"

The man bowed and greeted Emperor Donghua, who nodded slightly in response.