Journey to the West Arrives: Start by becoming an apprentice of the Tongtian Sect Leader!

Li Jing was stunned for a moment upon hearing Li Xuancang's words.

What does it mean to discuss things together?

The way you're saying that makes it sound like you're the real marshal...

Even if someone were to say that, it would be me, the Marshal, saying, "What are you, the Deputy Marshal, pretending to be all high and mighty for?"

While Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, was inwardly criticizing Li Xuancang, Li Xuancang was also thinking about something.

"Hehehe...Let's discuss it...That's a classic line from Commander Li!"

"When war breaks out, the troops of the Three Realms will be mobilized, and the entire Heavenly Court will have to listen to me! Who do you think you are, Li Jing?!"

"Don't even mention managing the Heavenly Army; even matters of daily life are none of your business!"

And so, both of them kept secretly criticizing each other.

Yet, on the surface, it appears exceptionally harmonious...

They even held hands tightly, as if they were working together in perfect harmony, each of them intertwined with the other.

The Heavenly Court's assembly ended in such an eerie atmosphere...

In fact, some other matters were also discussed at the court meeting.

Take, for example, the location of Marshal Li Xuancang's mansion.

To ensure the smooth implementation of the orders of the two marshals, the Jade Emperor finally decided to build a marshal's mansion next to the palace of Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

This made Li Jing even more distressed...

There was already an extra person to share power, but now they have to watch as the other party builds another Marshal's Mansion right next to their own Heavenly King's Mansion.

Excessive!

That's absolutely outrageous!

Your Majesty… Even if I am a traitor, isn’t this going a bit too far?!

snort!

I must have a serious talk with the Bodhisattva!

Li Jing only dared to think these words in his heart, and then he would go to Cihang Bodhisattva to report them.

Although Cihang Bodhisattva was a traitor to the Xuanmen sect and a Bodhisattva from the West, he still held a position in the Heavenly Court, and it was not a low position; he was one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions.

Even if the main body is not in the Heavenly Court most of the time, there will be a wisp of the avatar sitting in the Heavenly Court to handle various affairs.

Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, arrived at the place where Cihang Bodhisattva was with a bitter face.

"Disciple pays respects to the Bodhisattva!"

Li Jing was a disciple of Dipankara Buddha. He didn't learn any other skills, but he did learn Dipankara Buddha's shamelessness perfectly.

Dipankara Buddha was the vice leader of the Chan Sect. In terms of seniority, Dipankara Buddha was half a rank higher than disciples like Cihang...

Even after going to the Western Paradise, Dipankara Buddha was still one of the Buddhas of the Three Worlds.

In terms of status, they are still one or half a level higher than Bodhisattvas such as Cihang, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra.

Therefore, strictly speaking, as a disciple of Dipankara Buddha, Li Jing did not need to refer to himself as a disciple in front of Cihang Bodhisattva.

Even if we don't follow this generational ranking, we can follow another generational ranking.

Cihang Bodhisattva and Taiyi Zhenren are of the same generation, and Nezha is Taiyi Zhenren's disciple, so Li Jing and Taiyi Zhenren are of the same generation.

In other words, Li Jing and Cihang Bodhisattva should be considered to be of the same generation, not to mention that Li Jing was also the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army, holding great power over the Heavenly Army!

But Li Jing was so shameless in his desire to curry favor with the Western Buddhist sect.

He directly called himself a disciple in front of Cihang Bodhisattva...

Seeing how sensible Li Jing was, Cihang Bodhisattva nodded in satisfaction.

"What brings you here today, Heavenly King Li?"

Because when Li Jing met Li Xuancang before, he had already informed Cihang Bodhisattva about the suspected appearance of Jiejiao disciples in the prehistoric world.

Therefore, Cihang Bodhisattva knew of Li Xuancang's existence...

So Li Jing recounted everything that had happened in the Lingxiao Palace.

It was simply a matter of the Jade Emperor sharing power and the Jie Sect being personally introduced to the Heavenly Court.

Upon hearing these words, Cihang Bodhisattva slowly frowned...

The great calamity of Journey to the West has now begun, yet the Jade Emperor insists on causing trouble in the Heavenly Court at this crucial moment.

This is not a good sign.

And most importantly, the other party was actually a direct disciple of the Jie Sect!

The fact that a direct disciple of the Jie Sect entered the Heavenly Court at this time is hard not to speculate about...

Especially since Li Xuancang had only just entered the Heavenly Court, he had already caused the Jade Emperor to severely weaken the influence of Western Buddhism in the Heavenly Court.

What is the Jade Emperor trying to do?

How can this be allowed?

What use is a deputy marshal of the army to a celestial court like yours?

The more Cihang Bodhisattva pondered the calamities of the Journey to the West, the deeper her brow furrowed…

However, even Cihang Bodhisattva could not change anything about this matter.

Because the Jade Emperor is the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Three Realms, it would be very easy for him to arrange a few positions in the Heavenly Court.

Even though Cihang Bodhisattva was one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions, he could not stop it.

Thinking that the two Western saints had entrusted her with the heavy responsibility of the Journey to the West, Cihang Bodhisattva dared not cause any trouble for the time being.

In response, Cihang Bodhisattva could only decide to remain unchanged in the face of all changes!

Anyway, the great calamity of Journey to the West has already begun, and the chosen one has already been born.

The destiny of the West to prosper is irreversible.

The Jade Emperor is only at the peak of Quasi-Saint, not even a Saint. Even though he is the ruler of Heaven, he cannot defy the heavens!

Even the Tongtian Sect Leader, a saint, failed to defy the heavens during the Investiture of the Gods calamity, let alone the Jade Emperor, a near-saint at the peak…

Thinking of this, Cihang Bodhisattva felt somewhat calmer.

However, Li Jing in front of us still needs to be appeased a little.

After all, the upcoming Journey to the West tribulation still needs Li Jing as a pawn, to do his best for the Western Buddhist sect.

The two Western Saints entrusted the heavy responsibility of the Journey to the West to Bodhisattva Cihang, who naturally had to make use of all available resources.

Li Jing was the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army, holding a high position and great power.

Such chess pieces are naturally very useful!

Then I thought of the Compassionate Bodhisattva here, and spoke softly…

"Amitabha Buddha~ Excellent, excellent~"

"Li Tianwang, please calm down. It's just a mere deputy marshal position. You are not only a marshal of the Heavenly Court, but also the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. The power of the Heavenly Court's army is still in your hands!"

"That Li Xuancang is just a human, with a cultivation level of the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and his position is only that of Deputy Marshal, your deputy..."

"Looking at it this way, it's actually a good thing."

"The deputy marshal is naturally your subordinate, the marshal. When the time comes, won't you be able to manipulate him however you want?"

"With military power in your hands, do you think you, the mighty Heavenly King Li, are no match for a mere Li Xuancang?"

Upon hearing these words from Cihang Bodhisattva, Li Jing's mind was immediately enlightened!

Yes!!!

I had always thought that Li Xuancang was here to take away my power.

But after the Bodhisattva's guidance, it was as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun...

I am the head, and he is the deputy.

From now on, I can manipulate him however I want!

"Thank you for your guidance, Bodhisattva..."

"Disciple understands!"

"I, Li Jing, have commanded the Heavenly Army for many years. I can mobilize millions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals at will. That vibrant scene of life and the flourishing of all things is still vivid in my mind!"

"In short, I am the Marshal, and he is the Vice Marshal; the advantage is on my side!!!"