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

Tearing...

A seven-foot-long, silver-white spear, its tip gleaming coldly, with wisps of purple lightning crackling around its shaft.

boom!

A spear thrust forward, a flash of light, whoosh...

The lightning-fast spear struck a hundred-meter-long earthen slope with a loud bang, shattering the slope and sending rocks flying in all directions. Zhou Yi felt the long spear in his hand.

"What a wonderful treasure! What a wonderful treasure!"

"What superb marksmanship the True Lord displayed!"

Venus laughed heartily and clapped his hands as he spoke.

"You flatter me, Star Lord. My marksmanship is at most only good enough to impress people in the mortal world. It can hardly be considered a supernatural power," Zhou Yi said modestly.

Zhou Yi was extremely pleased!

Although the Jade Emperor had abandoned him before, the compensation he received this time was incredibly generous!

Grand Judge of the Three Realms! A Second-Rank Celestial Official!

It possesses independent judicial power and discretionary authority! It can monitor celestial officials throughout the Three Realms and also subdue demons and monsters throughout the Three Realms!

He held the same rank as his superior, Yang Jian, but in terms of power, he seemed to be even higher than Yang Jian!

This seems to be an official recognition of his authority as the Celestial Lord!

Although the department was not specified, it seems that I will no longer need to clock in at the Sitian Law Enforcement Department, and can be considered a free agent.

"That's about the same as Sun Wukong's position as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! A commander without troops!"

A second-rank celestial official is a high rank, but he has no subordinates, no government office, so he's just a commander without troops. But Zhou Yi thinks it's not bad; he gets a salary and is happy to have a leisurely life!

Most importantly, the Jade Emperor also bestowed upon him a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Divine Firmament Demon-Slaying Spear!

Ten peaches that are nine thousand years old, and one ginseng fruit!

Hiss...

Previously, Zhou Yi felt abandoned by the Jade Emperor and wanted to wait until he attained the Great Luo Dao to find a good place of cultivation in the Three Realms, far away from the Heavenly Court, a place of right and wrong.

Let's just focus on developing and cultivating ourselves quietly!

I also want to become a Heavenly Court cultivator like Yang Jian, who obeys orders but not summons.

However, it seems that the Heavenly Court still has its advantages. The Jade Emperor is indeed very generous, giving away innate spiritual treasures that countless Golden Immortals in the Three Realms do not possess!

In particular, many rogue cultivators who have reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage are unable to advance to Quasi-Saint level because they lack innate spiritual treasures and are therefore unable to sever their corpses.

The fact that he, a mere Golden Immortal, could obtain a top-grade innate spiritual treasure is enough to show how highly the Jade Emperor values ​​him.

Of course.

Zhou Yi was also self-aware. The reason why Haotian was so eager to win him over was probably because he valued his talent for refining pills, and not just any ordinary pills.

Ninth-tier divine pills are very precious to other cultivators!

However, for the Jade Emperor, it was just a slightly higher-grade candy, since it did not help his cultivation in the slightest.

and so!

The Jade Emperor's purpose is very clear!

That is the Dao Pill!

"True Lord, you have no idea. His Majesty actually wanted you to establish your own government and take charge of a first or second-rank government office. However, the saints did not agree, saying that you, True Lord, have not made any contributions to the Heavenly Court, yet you want to take charge of a second-rank government office on your own, which is against the rules!"

His Majesty also debated this, saying that the True Lord is Pangu, and that we could relax the definition a little!

Alas…

As he spoke, Venus shook his head, practically implying that the Jade Emperor was willing to offend the saints for his sake.

I was a little confused by Zhou Yi's explanation. Was I that important?

"Qinglian is grateful for Your Majesty's trust in me. However, my cultivation is shallow, and as the Sage said, I have not made any contributions. I am indeed not qualified to establish my own government. It is already very fortunate that I have been promoted to the second-rank Grand Judge of the Three Realms."

Zhou Yi said sincerely.

"Haha, it's good that you're so open-minded, True Lord. However, according to His Majesty's wishes, as long as you can make contributions, His Majesty can help you obtain the power to establish your own government and military headquarters."

Venus spoke in a mysterious, soft voice.

Establish a government office and build a dental clinic?

"Qinglian has some questions, please enlighten me, Star Lord."

"Speak freely!"

"Indeed, the position of the Celestial True Lord is too special. If it were just me alone, it would be fine. But if I were to establish my own office and command, it would conflict with the authority of the Celestial Enforcement Department and the Arctic Exorcism Institute."

"Isn't Your Majesty afraid that this will cause unnecessary problems?"

Zhou Yi indeed doesn't quite understand this.

"Alas, since the True Lord has asked, I may speak freely. The True Lord must know the purpose behind His Majesty's bestowal of a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure and this second-rank celestial official, right?"

Zhou Yi nodded. He did understand this point, which meant that he would be the Jade Emperor's man from now on.

At least in terms of his stance, he will now belong to the Jade Emperor's faction!

Zhou Yi did not reject this idea. In any case, in the Heavenly Court, one had to choose sides. The Three Pure Ones and the Six Emperors did not manage affairs. The real rulers of the Heavenly Court were the Six Emperors and the Eastern Emperor, who were seven Heavenly Venerables.

Among the Six Emperors, the Jade Emperor is the Great Heavenly Venerable, while Houtu Niangniang holds the divine authority of the Underworld and is unrelated to him.

Gouchen Emperor is in charge of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and is in charge of military affairs. However, he does not have specific authority in the Heavenly Court. Military power is basically divided among the Jade Emperor, Ziwei Emperor, and Changsheng Emperor!

Of course, if Emperor Gouchen insists on interfering in the Heavenly Court's military power, he can still get involved, and they can't do anything about it!

The problem is that behind the Jade Emperor is Hongjun Daozu, behind the Antarctic Longevity Emperor is Yuanshi Tianzun, and behind the Ziwei Emperor is the Human Dao Saint Emperor Fuxi.

Faced with a backer of this caliber, what could Gou Chen do?

We have no choice but to give up!

The Purple Star Emperor Zhou Yi is out of reach now, the Eastern Flower Emperor has already been missed, and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor... he seems to be the senior brother of the Taiyi Immortal!

It can be said that, in the entire Heavenly Court, the only powerful figure Zhou Yi can find is the Jade Emperor.

Although the Jade Emperor is quite ruthless.

But is it valuable?

It's about mutual benefit and getting what you need.

Anyway, it's impossible for Zhou Yi to work for free. He's already had enough free overtime in his previous life on Earth. Don't even think about making him work for free in the mythological world.

"Yes, now that you, True Lord, have become His Majesty's man, you should know that the entire Heavenly Court does not belong to His Majesty alone!"

In fact, His Majesty's power in the entire Heavenly Court is mostly dependent on the whims of the Ziwei Emperor and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, especially the Antarctic Longevity Emperor!

Because the Primordial Sage bestowed upon him a primordial Qi of Pangu.

This also granted him the identity of Pangu!

With his identity as Pangu and his position as Heavenly Venerable, he held important positions such as the Thunder Department, the Finance Department, and the Plague Department. In terms of power, no one in the entire Heavenly Court could rival him!

The Arctic Exorcism Academy is jointly managed by the Antarctic Longevity Emperor and the Ziwei Emperor.

Although the Ministry of Observance and Law Enforcement is under His Majesty's control, Yang Jian is not only His Majesty's nephew, but also a disciple of the Chan Sect and a protector of the Xuanmen. Therefore, he often does not pay much attention to the affairs of the Chan Sect.

His Majesty's intention is to establish a truly unique department that integrates oversight and justice, targeting all living beings in the Three Realms, including the Heavenly Court!

"Does the Jade Emperor want to establish the Western Depot?"

Upon hearing Venus's words, this was Zhou Yi's first thought.