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

Li Xuancang's top-notch taunt left Li Jing speechless, wishing he could disappear into the ground.

But Li Jing's silence did not mean that Li Xuancang would let him off the hook.

All that could be seen was Li Xuancang peeking out and looking behind Li Jing...

"what?"

"King Li..."

"What about the monkey demon?"

"Could it be that Heavenly King Li is planning a surprise for His Majesty, or perhaps he's trying something new?"

"Lord Li, stop playing around! Please bring that demon monkey here immediately! His Majesty and all the celestial officials are waiting!"

"The banquet is now laid out in the Lingxiao Palace, and everyone is waiting to celebrate Li Tianwang's victory!"

At this moment, Li Jing felt extremely distressed.

They had already been physically beaten by the monkey, and now they had to endure the psychological attack from Li Xuancang!

After hearing Li Xuancang's words, Li Jing's face turned red, and he glared angrily at Li Xuancang.

"Li Xuancang! You!!!"

But Li Xuancang seemed to have discovered a new continent.

"Oh my, King Li, why is your face so red?"

Li Jing answered through gritted teeth.

"Hehe... This Heavenly King is full of energy!"

Li Xuancang pressed for an answer.

"Then why did it turn yellow again?"

"Hmph! Just wax to keep out the cold!"

The disciples of the Jie Sect burst into laughter.

The God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming, looked at Li Jing with utter amusement.

"Oh my goodness~~"

"This is the first time I've ever heard of someone being so energetic after a defeat!"

The plague god Lü Yue, who was standing to the side, also laughed heartily.

"Hahahaha... Who says otherwise? Li Tianwang's skin is almost thicker than the South Gate of Heaven in our Heavenly Court. Does he need to apply wax to keep warm?"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Jie Sect laughed even louder.

Li Jing didn't want to lose too much face, so he wanted to bite the bullet and say a few more words.

But just then...

boom! ! !

All that was seen was the Jade Emperor slamming his fist on the table.

"Li Jing, didn't you confidently declare in the Lingxiao Palace that you would definitely capture the demon monkey?"

"But where is the demon monkey? Where is the demon monkey?!"

Seeing the Jade Emperor's anger, Li Jing hurriedly went to the Jade Emperor's side and bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty, this battle... this battle was a defeat. I was unable to capture the demon monkey..."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor was so angry that he laughed.

Although he had already watched the live broadcast in the Haotian Mirror and seen Li Jing being beaten to a pulp by the Monkey King, the Jade Emperor was genuinely angry.

How can you, Li Jing, be such a useless general, when you are the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army?!

Even if you can't beat Sun Wukong, you should at least last a few rounds!

"Hahaha...Good! What a defeat!"

"Li Jing, this isn't just a defeat, you've utterly disgraced the Heavenly Court!!!"

"The mighty Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army, the mighty Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, was actually defeated by a mortal monkey demon and was completely defeated and had no chance to fight back."

"That demon monkey is a Taiyi Golden Immortal just like you, and your cultivation is even more profound than that demon monkey's."

"And the result? You, the mighty King Li, have been getting beaten up the whole time!"

"This is the majesty of Heaven you speak of? This is the face of the Emperor you speak of?!"

"You've completely disgraced me!!!!"

After giving Li Jing a severe scolding, the Jade Emperor felt much better.

Li Jing, on the other hand, was terrified and could only keep his head down, not daring to raise it...

"Your Majesty... I did suffer a defeat, but it was all because that demon monkey was too powerful."

"I originally thought that Sun Wukong was the only demon king in Flower Fruit Mountain."

"But then seven demon kings appeared in succession, including one Grand Luo Golden Immortal!"

"Please forgive us, Your Majesty, we are indeed no match for Sun Wukong and his companions..."

"However, I am willing to atone for my crimes by performing meritorious service!"

"I humbly beseech Your Majesty to issue a decree to once again mobilize the heavenly army and generals, and I will surely wipe out Flower Fruit Mountain completely!!!"

Upon hearing Li Jing's words, the Jade Emperor simply snorted coldly.

"Hmph! Haven't you embarrassed the Heavenly Court enough already?!"

"You're still being asked to go?!"

"Are you going to make me lose face again?!"

At this point, the Jade Emperor glared fiercely at Li Jing before looking at the group of celestial officials.

"Which immortal is willing to descend to the mortal realm and capture the demon monkey?"

Li Xuancang knew it was his turn to take the stage.

Li Jing has already been severely beaten, and Wukong's strength has been demonstrated, so a position as a stable boy is definitely not enough for him after arriving in Heaven.

It would be only natural to bring Wukong under my command at that time.

Even the demon kings around Wukong could be recruited along with them…

They are all promising candidates to become generals, how can we let them go so easily?

Li Xuancang immediately stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops down to the mortal realm to capture the demon monkey!"

"We might even force this demonic monkey to submit to the Heavenly Court and serve its purposes!"

To put it bluntly, the Jade Emperor and Li Xuancang were working together, so after hearing Li Xuancang's words, the Jade Emperor nodded in agreement without saying a word.

"Very well! In that case, Marshal Li shall lead his 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals down to the mortal realm to capture the demon monkey. If we can get the demon monkey to submit to our Heavenly Court, that would be even better!"

At this point, the Jade Emperor paused for a moment.

Remembering that Li Xuancang had always had some ideas about Nezha and wanted to bring him under his command.

Since that's the case, why not take this opportunity to transfer Nezha over there...

Now that Li Jing has suffered a defeat, he has no right to speak in the Lingxiao Palace.

Furthermore, it was entirely reasonable for Li Xuancang to send troops to subdue the demons and transfer Nezha there.

It's a win-win situation: it can send a great general to his own nephew and weaken Li Jing at the same time!

Having thought of this, the Jade Emperor spoke directly.

"Marshal Li's troops have just been formed, and apart from the two generals, Shui and Huo, there are no other capable and experienced commanders..."

"In that case, Nezha, obey my command! From this day forward, you will serve under Marshal Li and become his vanguard general!"

Upon hearing this, Nezha was immediately overjoyed.

Because Nezha knew that his uncle Li Xuancang had originally intended for him to switch sides, and now that His Majesty had spoken, the switch was perfectly legitimate.

Even that bastard Li Jing didn't dare utter a single word of dissent!

Before Li Jing could react, Nezha excitedly spoke up.

"I obey the decree!!!"

And just like that, another traitor to the Heavenly Court joined Li Xuancang's ranks!

Li Jing was speechless with bitterness at the sight, but there was nothing he could do.

Having suffered a defeat, even if His Majesty were to transfer Nezha away, he would have no way to refuse.

However, upon further reflection, Li Jing realized that with the Linglong Pagoda in his possession, even if Nezha was no longer under his command, would he still dare to disobey him?

Therefore, Li Jing was only slightly annoyed about Nezha being transferred away...