People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

"This immortal stone was extraordinary to begin with, and after thousands of years of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon, it cracked one day."

"boom!"

"A deafening roar was heard, and all the birds and beasts of Flower Fruit Mountain fled in terror. Even the celestial beings of the Thirty-Three Heavens heard it."

"The immortal stone shattered, and a stone monkey emerged from it. He had all his features and limbs, his eyes were closed, his ears were pointed, and his body resembled a monkey that ate pine cones. Although he looked like a human, he lacked cheeks. His fur was exquisitely beautiful, and his face was the most beautiful among monkeys."

"Later generations called him the Monkey King."

The Monkey King?

The listeners could only picture a handsome and extraordinary figure in their minds.

But this figure turned out to be a monkey!

Li Qiye continued.

"The Monkey King opened his eyes, and in an instant, two golden beams shot straight into the sky, piercing through the clouds and reaching the Lingxiao Palace, which soared into the heavens."

"The Lingxiao Palace is the palace where the Jade Emperor, the ruler of Heaven, resides. The golden light emanating from the Monkey King's eyes shot straight into Heaven, causing the Lingxiao Palace to tremble and the entire Heavenly Court to shake violently."

The listeners swallowed hard.

Although we don't know exactly how powerful the Heavenly Court is, even someone like Ao Guang in the movie "Ne Zha," who led 100,000 demons and the East Sea Dragon Clan, could only be subordinate to them.

This suggests that the Heavenly Court was incredibly powerful.

To be able to make the Heavenly Court act this way, one can imagine how powerful it must be.

"The birth of the Monkey King shook the Heavenly Palace. Even the birth of Nezha had no such power."

Some people couldn't help but say.

"Yes, the commotion surrounding their births seems to pale in comparison to that of the Monkey King!"

After hearing this, Li Qiye laughed and said, "The birth of Nezha is indeed not as dramatic as that of the Monkey King. The birth of the Monkey King can be described as shocking the gods and ghosts of the thirty-three heavens and making the eighteen levels of hell weep."

This was earth-shattering, enough to make even the gods and spirits weep!

Gulu, this is how one is born; what will happen afterward?

Li Qiye continued his storytelling.

The Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace was astonished by this strange phenomenon.

"He summoned the all-seeing eye and the all-hearing ear to investigate whether any extraordinary monster had been born."

"The Thousand-Mile Eyes General, as the name suggests, possesses the divine power to see things from tens of millions of miles away."

"The God of Hearing the Wind has a pair of ears that can hear sounds from thousands of miles away."

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Wei Yuan and Huai Qing were greatly shocked upon hearing this.

Why?

The two men knew how terrifying the Heavenly Court was simply because they possessed the ability to see and hear things from afar.

They can observe the enemy from thousands of miles away and even hear their schemes.

Li Miaozhen was still regretting that she missed the story of the Demon Child Havoc in the Sea, but she was very interested in Li Qiye's new story of Havoc in Heaven.

Just as Li Qiye was about to continue his storytelling.

Wei Yuan asked.

"Mr. Qiye, how is the celestial rank of this General Who Can Hear the Wind and See a Thousand Miles?"

This unexpected question piqued the curiosity of everyone at the table.

Princess Huaiqing also wanted to ask.

Li Qiye was quite surprised; he hadn't expected Wei Yuan to ask a question.

Seeing the curious looks from the listeners.

Li Qiye told them the cruel truth.

"The Thousand-Mile Eyes and the Wind-Following Ears are relatively low-ranking divine generals; they are better than the heavenly soldiers and generals."

what!

A low-ranking divine general?!

"Mr. Qiye, do you mean that the status of the two divine generals in the mortal realm is only slightly better than that of a common soldier?"

Li Qiye nodded in agreement.

Wei Yuan's eyes widened in shock.

Such a divine general!

Are the talents in Heaven really that terrifying?!

The listeners were all horrified.

"These divine generals are only slightly better than heavenly soldiers?"

"No wonder Ao Guang surrendered. How could the Dragon King of the East Sea be a match for such a Heavenly Court?"

They dared not even imagine the power and might of high-ranking deities.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiye also said, "The Heavenly Court is indeed full of talented people nowadays. What Immortal Wuliang said is true. The immortals do indeed dominate the world."

The listeners were surprised and couldn't help but ask Li Qiye to explain.

"Mr. Qiye, tell me about the Heavenly Court."

Li Qiye thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll talk about the current gods and immortals in Heaven."

We need to be more rigorous, after all, the Heavenly Court before the Investiture of the Gods didn't have such a wealth of talent.

he said.

"Actually, the duties of the Heavenly Court and the earthly palace are not entirely the same; they are just described differently. Let me talk about the earthly palace."

"The Jade Emperor of Heaven and the Queen Mother of the West are the supreme rulers of Heaven. You can consider them to be the most powerful and supreme beings. Below them are the Censorate, the Secretariat, the Ministry of Personnel, the Chancellery, and the Underworld."

"The Censorate has six great immortals: the Purple Star Emperor, the Pure Void Emperor, the Cave Yin Emperor, the Fire Official Emperor, the Salvation from Suffering Immortal, and the Barefoot Immortal."

"The Secretariat has four immortals, while the Department of State Affairs is the most powerful, and it is under the control of the True Martial Emperor."

"The Secretariat is headed by the Great Emperor Gouchen, the Great Emperor Qinghua, and the Great Emperor Changsheng."

"The underworld is home to the Eastern Peak Emperor, the Fengdu Emperor, the Five Ghost Emperors, and the Ten Kings of Hell."

"Under the True Martial Emperor are the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Justice, which can be referred to by human names."

"The Ministry of Personnel has the Wenqu Star, the Wuqu Star, the Six Star Lords of the Southern Dipper, and the Seven Star Lords of the Northern Dipper!"

"The Household Department is divided into the Marriage Hall, the God of Wealth Hall, and the Fate Bureau. Although they are not the main forces for killing gods and immortals, their strength is enough to destroy demon kings at the Earth Immortal level."

Wow!

Those who listened to the lecture felt their scalp tingle.

The fact that even the gods who govern marriage and wealth possess such a level of attainment is beyond the comprehension of the various emperors who were just now.

Suddenly someone said...

"Mr. Qiye, the Heavenly Court is so powerful, how are Ao Guang and Nezha doing now?"

This statement piqued their curiosity.

Yes, a thousand years have passed since the time of Nezha. What happened to Nezha, Li Jing, and Ao Guang?

Li Qiye laughed, "Don't rush, Nezha is next!"

Nezha!

Nezha has entered the Heavenly Court?!

They were somewhat surprised.

Li Qiye took a sip of tea and continued speaking.

"Next up are the equivalent of the military generals and marshals of the Ministry of War. They are Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Nezha, the Third Prince, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals!"

Everyone was surprised by these words.

"Li Jing, Nezha has become the Marshal of the Heavenly Army!"

"What the hell happened?"

They looked at each other, puzzled.

Li Qiye told them.

"To explain this, we have to start with the Investiture of the Gods war, because in that war, Li Jing, Nezha, and even Shen Gongbao all entered the Heavenly Court."

This statement only fueled their curiosity.

What exactly was the Investiture of the Gods war? What happened? How did Nezha, Li Jing, and Shen Gongbao become gods in Heaven?

"I will have the opportunity to tell you about the Investiture of the Gods after the war. Now, please listen to my account of the Heavenly Court."

The listeners fell silent upon hearing this.

Li Qiye then continued to introduce the Heavenly Court.

"Next is the Ministry of Works, with the Ten Directions Heavenly Venerables, the Nine Rivers Water Emperor, the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess, the Five Lakes Great Gods, and the Four Seas Dragon Kings."

Dragon Kings of the Four Seas!

Ao Guang also became an immortal.

The listeners listened attentively.

"Next is the Ministry of Rites, Venus, Taiyi Zhenren, the Sixty Jiazi Gods, and the Nine Luminaries."

"Finally, there is the Ministry of Justice, with Marshal Tianpeng in charge of the Milky Way, and the judicial deity Erlang Shen Xiansheng Zhenjun..."

"This is the Heavenly Court today."

The listeners were all trembling upon hearing this; would anyone really dare to cause trouble in such a heavenly court?

Putting aside the True Martial Emperor, just consider Nezha among them. What kind of demon would dare to invade the Heavenly Court?

Little did they know, Nezha was one of the biggest traitors.

The three traitors of Heaven are a monkey, two pounds of lotus root, and a three-eyed man with a dog.

Li Qiye coughed, "Alright, that's how the immortals of the Heavenly Court are distributed. Of course, there are also some in the Underworld, but we'll talk about that later."

"Let's start with the Monkey King."

"The Monkey King caused a stir, and those with clairvoyance and clairaudience saw it in an instant because of the birth of the Monkey King."

The Jade Emperor glanced at it and thought it was nothing special, just a divine being descended to earth, so he paid it no further attention.

"At this moment, the stone monkey was born. He ran in the water and cheered. Soon he found many monkeys, but these monkeys seemed different from him. He could stand on two feet."

"The monkey and the stone monkey were playing together when the stone monkey discovered a waterfall. The monkey told him that whoever could cross the waterfall would become the monkey king."

"Upon hearing this, the stone monkey immediately leaped over the waterfall with ease. The scenery behind the waterfall astonished the stone monkey."

"Behind the waterfall is an iron plank bridge. On the other side of the bridge, there seem to be houses. The stone monkey jumps over the middle of the bridge and looks around. He finds a line of large characters: 'Blessed Land of Flower and Fruit Mountain, Grotto Heaven of Water Curtain Cave.'"

At this point, they realized that the one who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace was none other than the Monkey King!

But how could a monkey cause trouble in Heaven?

They had no choice but to listen to Li Qiye explain in detail.

"The stone monkey was overjoyed and went back to tell them. Soon after, he was revered as the mountain king by the macaques, apes, and gibbons. He roamed Flower Fruit Mountain in the morning and the Water Curtain Cave at night, living a very happy life. This is how he got the title of Monkey King."

"After three or five years, one day the Monkey King suddenly felt annoyed while playing with the monkeys."

A monkey asked: "Why is Your Majesty troubled?"

"The Monkey King told the monkeys that he was troubled by his lifespan. Although he had lived happily for the past three to five years, enjoying himself every day and not being restrained by the emperors of the human world, he had seen the old monkey pass away and knew that death was inevitable."

"He wanted to break free from this lifespan limit. After hearing this, the monkey told him that by becoming an immortal, a Buddha, or a saint, he could escape reincarnation, become immortal, and live as long as heaven and earth."

The Monkey King asked, "How can one become one of these three?"

The monkey replied that he had become a disciple of those powerful beings in the ancient caves and immortal mountains.