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

Originally, Li Xuancang thought that after becoming the deputy marshal of the Heavenly Court's army, it would still take some effort to sideline Li Jing.

However, after carefully studying the various armies of the Heavenly Court, including the duties of the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Court's armies...

Li Xuancang was surprised to discover.

It seems that the plan to sideline Li Jing was almost successful the moment he became the deputy marshal of the army…

Because disciples of the Jie Sect were present in every department, large and small, of the Heavenly Court.

It can be said that the overall operating framework of the Heavenly Court was built by the disciples of the Jie Sect.

After that, it will be obvious who the real Marshal of the Heavenly Army will be!

However, Li Xuancang was not prepared to let Li Jing off so easily.

Because the Jade Emperor granted Li Xuancang immense power. Although he held the title of "Deputy" compared to Li Jing, the Grand Marshal of the Army, his authority was in no way inferior to that of Li Jing.

Li Jing had a standing army under his command, belonging to the Heavenly Court.

Among them, Li Jing was the marshal, Nezha was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Giant Spirit God was the vanguard general.

This army is also one of the most core forces of the Heavenly Court.

It was under the direct jurisdiction of the Jade Emperor.

Now, the Jade Emperor has given Li Xuancang the same treatment, allowing him to establish a standing army just like Li Jing.

This army was commanded by Marshal Li Xuancang, and was also directly under the command of the Jade Emperor.

To put it bluntly, this action was partly a benefit bestowed upon Li Xuancang by the Jade Emperor, and partly a way for the Jade Emperor to put Li Jing in a low light.

Having the power to establish an army corps, Li Xuancang naturally wanted to make use of it.

However, Li Xuancang currently has no one he can use. Although there are many disciples of the Jie Sect in the Heavenly Court, they all hold official positions.

Therefore, Li Xuancang still needed to find some decent generals for his 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals.

Li Xuancang has already put the Water and Fire Child to use.

The two attendants, Shui and Huo, used to be the attendants of Tongtian Jiaozhu. They even helped Tongtian Jiaozhu handle many affairs of the Jie Sect when they were in Biyou Palace in the East Sea.

Now, in the Heavenly Court, helping Li Xuancang handle some affairs of the Marshal's Mansion is a piece of cake.

However, having only the Water and Fire Boys is not enough.

Li Xuancang couldn't help but start thinking for a moment.

Li Jing had the Giant Spirit God, the Four Heavenly Kings, and Nezha under his command...

So I can't afford to lose to Li Jing!

If Li Jing alone can have six great generals under his command, then it's not unreasonable for me, Li Xuancang, as a direct disciple of the Sage, to have sixty vanguard generals, is it?

We can try to recruit Nezha later. Besides Nezha, my junior brother Sun Wukong is also a good candidate.

However, the first time Sun Wukong went to Heaven, he was assigned to be the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses. It's unclear whether these arrangements were already made...

Perhaps we should first discuss this matter with our own martial uncle, the Jade Emperor.

Just as Li Xuancang was still thinking about whether he should communicate with the Jade Emperor first,

at the same time.

In the primordial world, in the Eastern Continent of Victory, at Flower Fruit Mountain in Aolai Kingdom...

After returning to Flower Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong lived a carefree and leisurely life.

He spends his days playing with a group of monkeys and their offspring all over the mountain. When he's thirsty, he drinks some monkey wine, and when he's hungry, he eats a few big peaches.

On this day, Sun Wukong drank some good wine, but he missed his senior brother and master.

"Ah... if only my senior brother were here, how wonderful that would be?"

"Master forbids me from mentioning him, but my senior brother doesn't have that requirement."

"I wonder if my senior brother is still at Fangcun Mountain..."

Just then, an old monkey nearby seemed to notice that its king was somewhat unhappy, so it asked him what was wrong.

"Your Majesty, why do you seem somewhat unhappy today?"

Sun Wukong shook his head.

"It's nothing, nothing. I, Old Sun, was just thinking about some things. Let's drink!"

Seeing that his king didn't say anything, the old monkey's eyes darted around, and he couldn't help but think to himself.

Your Majesty is in a bad mood today. It seems we must think of a way to cheer you up!

Just then, the old monkey had a flash of inspiration!

Seeing that his king had neither a decent set of armor nor a suitable weapon, he immediately spoke up.

"Your Majesty, you are now a demon king, you should have some decent armor and weapons!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't the monsters from other mountains look down on our monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain?!"

Upon hearing these words, Sun Wukong indeed perked up.

I couldn't help but think, "That old monkey is right!"

Right now, I don't even have a decent set of armor, let alone any weapons.

This looks so lifeless, it's a disgrace to Flower Fruit Mountain!

Without a decent set of equipment, how can one bring out the spirit and energy of the Monkey King?

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong hurriedly asked the old monkey.

"Since you mentioned wearing armor, do you know where I can get some good stuff?"

The old monkey smiled when he saw that his king had perked up.

"Your Majesty, east of our Flower Fruit Mountain lies the sea. I've heard that there's a Dragon Palace in the East Sea, where the Old Dragon King lives..."

"The Dragon King's palace is full of treasures!"

"Your Majesty, now that you've mastered such extraordinary skills, a trip to the Dragon Palace is guaranteed to yield some treasures!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately beamed with joy.

"Oh? Turns out our neighbor has a hidden gem!"

"In that case, my children, you take good care of Flower Fruit Mountain. I, Old Sun, will go and visit our old neighbor."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Sun Wukong somersaulted towards the East Sea.

East Sea Dragon Palace...

This is the territory of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea.

Since the Dragon-Han Calamity, the Dragon Clan has completely declined and has never regained its former glory in the ancient primordial era.

Although the dragon race has declined, its foundation remains.

The Four Dragon Kings now have the Heavenly Court as their backer and each governs one of the four seas, with all the aquatic creatures of the four seas obeying their commands.

At this moment, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, was feasting in the Dragon Palace.

A cup of celestial wine, a bite of celestial fruit—they ate with utter delight.

Inside the Dragon Palace, a group of beautiful aquatic female demons danced gracefully.

These aquatic fairies are all incredibly flexible.

Like seaweed essence, conch essence, clam essence, scallop essence, mantis shrimp essence, kelp essence...

Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, watched with great leisure.

However, at that moment, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals suddenly rushed in in a great panic.

"Dragon King! Something terrible has happened! A monkey has broken in!!!"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the East Sea was instantly stunned.

What monkey?

They even broke in?

This is the East China Sea…

Monkeys can swim?!

Just as Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, was completely bewildered, Sun Wukong had already swaggered into the East Sea Dragon Palace, and the group of aquatic soldiers who were blocking his way were no match for him.

With just a few casual punches and kicks, Sun Wukong routed these aquatic soldiers, sending them fleeing in disarray.

Upon arriving at the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, even Sun Wukong was momentarily overwhelmed by the sights.

The monkey swallowed hard...

Good guy!

This is the Dragon Palace of the East Sea?!

I never expected my neighbor, Old Sun, to be so generous!

This palace looks incredibly luxurious!

With such a luxurious dragon palace, this old neighbor must have plenty of treasures to offer.

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong quickly put on a smile.

"Hehe... Old neighbor~"

"Congratulations, Old Sun, on your fortune!"