Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 101 - 101 101 Existence Beyond Saints

101: Chapter 101 Existence Beyond Saints 101: Chapter 101 Existence Beyond Saints “Pilgrim, you’re only telling me the route.

Do you think I could really report such a matter to His Majesty?”

Marshal Tianpeng frowned, he had already offered something so valuable, yet this Pilgrim still seemed so suspicious, and it truly made him somewhat dissatisfied.

As for Sun Wukong, he had already found several routes.

Telling the other party about a few that he did not want to choose was not really a problem.

“Since the Marshal has said so much, it’s not that I, Old Sun, can’t tell you.

However, just to be on the safe side, I would still prefer the Marshal to take an oath first!”

“Take an oath?”

Marshal Tianpeng’s brows furrowed upon hearing Sun Wukong’s words.

It was just the issue of a route; was it really necessary to make a fuss about it?

He wanted to ask Sun Wukong about the routes he had found, to compare them with his own understanding of the celestial Court.

Just as Pilgrim said, better safe than sorry.

“Since the Marshal is a disciple of the Human Teachings Sect, let’s swear by the name of Daoist Ancestor Taiqing that you absolutely won’t leak anything that I, Old Sun, tell you today!”

Just as Marshal Tianpeng was preparing to casually take an oath to get it over with, Sun Wukong added another condition.

Marshal Tianpeng’s mouth twitched at these words, but thinking about how anxious Sun Wukong was about his route, it did seem to be an excellent one, so he had no choice but to do as Sun Wukong said.

While Marshal Tianpeng and Sun Wukong were discussing the celestial Court’s routes.

Outside the Imperial Horse Censor’s office, another person arrived.

It was Martial Virtue Star Lord.

“We meet Martial Virtue Star Lord!”

“We meet Martial Virtue Star Lord!”

Seeing Martial Virtue Star Lord had arrived, all the registrars and Supervisor Assistants in the Imperial Horse Censor hurried over to pay their respectful salutations to him.

“Hmm!”

Martial Virtue Star Lord nodded slightly.

His gaze shifted through the crowd, but he did not see Sun Wukong’s figure.

His brow raised immediately, and he spoke, “This Star Lord has come here today for a routine inspection.

Why haven’t I seen Pilgrim?”

Naturally, this Pilgrim referred to Sun Wukong.

“This…”

Seeing Martial Virtue Star Lord ask in such a manner, all the officials in the Imperial Horse Censor started to stutter and were unsure of how to respond.

Martial Virtue Star Lord had come here looking for an opportunity to accuse someone, and now, he didn’t even need to search for one—it was right in front of him.

He couldn’t help but snort coldly, then continued, “A mere Pilgrim neglects his duty.

It’s one thing for him not to greet this Star Lord personally when I arrive, but it’s quite another for him not to even show his face in the Imperial Horse Censor.

I must report this to the Ninth celestial Palace!”

Having coldly snorted, Martial Virtue Star Lord turned to leave.

Such a good opportunity—he couldn’t possibly let it slip away.

He was eager to complete the task given to him by celestial King Li.

However, just at that moment.

“Star Lord, do not go, Star Lord, do not go!”

Seeing Martial Virtue Star Lord turn to leave, all the small and large officials from the Imperial Horse Censor hurriedly chased after him, anxiously calling out.

“Hmm?”

Martial Virtue Star Lord paused momentarily, turned his head, and looked at the Duty Officer who had spoken, “Why do you ask this Star Lord to stay?

If you do not give a good reason, today I will include you in my report as well!”

This time he had good reason, naturally he was not afraid of what these people might say.

“Not at all, not at all!”

Seeing that Martial Virtue Star Lord was even willing to include him in the report this time, the Duty Officer who had spoken was scared out of his wits.

He was just a lower-ranking Immortal.

If he was really included in Martial Virtue Star Lord’s report, losing his position was a minor issue, but he might also end up on the Immortal Slaying Stage.

Suppressing the terror in his heart, the Duty Officer then spoke, “Your Excellency Star Lord, it’s not that Lord Pilgrim is not in the government office.

He is in the back hall, currently meeting with Marshal Tianpeng.

If Star Lord is looking for Lord Pilgrim for important matters, I will immediately go and inform him!”

The Duty Officer bowed slightly, his tone was even more respectful and polite.

“Marshal Tianpeng?”

Upon hearing these four words, Martial Virtue Star Lord was momentarily stunned.

Why would Marshal Tianpeng come looking for Sun Wukong?

Marshal Tianpeng was none other than Master Xuandu’s registered disciple.

Although not a direct disciple, given the sparsity of disciples in the Human Teachings Sect, Marshal Tianpeng’s status in the celestial Court was still very high despite being a registered disciple.

Even when he ascended to heaven, the Jade Emperor had personally come out to greet him, displaying great respect.

Moreover, he was put in charge of the celestial River Naval Forces.

Over thousands of years, he had also gained quite a network in the celestial Court.

Even the Pagoda-Carrying celestial King Li had to treat him courteously upon meeting.

Not to mention himself, a little Martial Virtue Star Lord with neither power nor backing.

Of course, even if Martial Virtue Star Lord had some backing, it couldn’t compare to that of Marshal Tianpeng.

Martial Virtue Star Lord was quite self-aware about this.

Therefore, upon hearing the Duty Officer of the Imperial Horse Censor’s words, he immediately stopped, deciding not to leave.

If he made a report now, wouldn’t it offend Marshal Tianpeng?

Offending Marshal Tianpeng just to gain entrance to Buddhism was not a good idea.

So, he had to wait until Marshal Tianpeng had left before picking a quarrel.

At this moment inside the back hall of the Imperial Horse Censor.

Marshal Tianpeng looked at the detailed route map before him and couldn’t help but feel astonished.

This Pilgrim truly had capabilities; some of the routes were so obscure that even he, who had been in the Celestial Court for thousands of years, had never seen them.

This Pilgrim really was reliable.

In this way, should a day come when something truly happened, or if the structure of the Three Realms shifted drastically and the Celestial Court faced collapse, he would have a chance for self-preservation.

Looking at these unfamiliar routes, he also began to feel excited.

Such value in this bottle of Immortal Brew.

What was crucial was that the map already had escape routes marked out by Sun Wukong, not just one route but ten—ten routes connecting their own four gates each.

It could be said that he had considered everything thoroughly.

Of course, for someone like him who had been in charge of the Naval Forces for so many years, he could also sense some deficiencies.

However, the fact that Pilgrim had come up with such a map despite being in Heaven for just a short time showed the effort he had put into it.

And given such detail, he also believed that Pilgrim had been completely honest.

Obtaining such a map meant that his trip this time was worthwhile.

At that moment, Marshal Tianpeng was extremely satisfied and stored the map very solemnly, looking toward this unremarkable, short, and bearded face of Thunder Duke, finding him more and more pleasing to the eye.

Sincere people like this were rare to find, and also so steady—perhaps they could become companions in future events!

Such a friend, Tianpeng naturally did not want to let go of.

Now that he had the map, he was curious why Pilgrim had this idea in the first place.

After all, even he had never considered it.

Or was it because Sun Wukong knew something he did not?

He stood up and walked over to Sun Wukong, then personally poured him a cup of Hundred Flowers Immortal Brew.

Marshal Tianpeng then spoke, “I see your map is very detailed, and you must have put in a lot of effort.

However, I don’t understand why Pilgrim would expend so much energy for such a minimal possibility.

Or have you actually discovered something?”

Sun Wukong felt quite proud upon hearing Marshal Tianpeng’s praise, having indeed spent a great deal of thought on this route map.

Since his arrival in the Celestial Court, besides dealing with the affairs of the Imperial Horse Censor, most of his thoughts had been on this map.

It had wasted a lot of his Monkey Fur.

Although he had fur to spare,

it was all worth it, after all, in the unfamiliar environment of the Celestial Court, where it seemed all the Orthodox Deities around him wanted to deal with him, and the Demon Race from Beiju Luzhou might also attack—it was necessary to be cautious.

“That’s not the case, it’s just to be prepared for any eventuality!”

Upon hearing Tianpeng’s question, Wukong thought for a moment then shook his head and replied.

He wasn’t deceiving Marshal Tianpeng with this statement; after all, he didn’t know what could transpire in the future, it was just about preparing a contingency plan for possible future events.

One must always be prepared, for if something truly did happen, would you not be utterly lost and doomed?

However, after hearing Wukong’s words, Marshal Tianpeng stared at him with a skeptical expression.

Going through such lengths for a map, just to be prepared for any eventuality?

At least Marshal Tianpeng did not believe it.

Who would do such thorough preparation when nothing seemed amiss—it was absurd.

Moreover, the map nearly included every palace of the Celestial Court, detailing where the Celestial Soldiers and personnel were, which places were accessible and which were not.

Even guard shifts were marked out—do you tell me this is merely being precautious?

A fool might believe that, but not Tianpeng.

Still, since the other party was reluctant to speak, it was inconvenient to inquire further on this point!

“Pilgrim, your preparedness for things that haven’t happened has impressed Tianpeng truly.

However, I have another question I wish to ask, if you would be willing to share!”

“Hmm?”

Seeing Marshal Tianpeng being so polite aroused some suspicion in Sun Wukong that he might be about to ask something particularly important.

Thinking of Tianpeng’s sworn oath and considering the gift of the Hundred Flowers Immortal Brew, Wukong nodded and said, “Marshal, please ask!”

“Pilgrim, you once stated there are realms beyond Saints.

Do you have evidence for your claim?

Could it be that Fellow Daoist has encountered beings beyond Saints?”

This question had been troubling Marshal Tianpeng for several days, and he had always wanted to ask but never found the opportunity.

He simply did not believe in the existence of anything beyond Saints, having neither seen nor heard of such before.

But Tianpeng’s direct query heightened Wukong’s alertness.

After all, he thought his own senior brother was that existence which surpassed Saints,

and he had sworn not to disclose anything about this person.

Tianpeng also noted the hesitation on Wukong’s face.

Perhaps there really was such an existence?

Of course, he knew that the matter was of great significance, as even the premier disciple of the Human Teachings Sect was unaware of it, indicating the depth of its secrecy.

Only the topmost beings of the Three Realms might be privy to such information.

Now he could only hope that Sun Wukong would disclose it.

Sun Wukong shook his head and said, “I did not wish to hide it from you, Marshal, but I have sworn not to speak of that predecessor’s whereabouts or any affair concerning him, so I hope you will not ask further!”

“This…”

The declaration left Tianpeng shocked.

Hearing Wukong’s words had conveyed to him one thing for certain—the existence beyond Saints was real!!!