Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 102 - 102 102 Li Jing Wants to Harm Me

102: Chapter 102 Li Jing Wants to Harm Me 102: Chapter 102 Li Jing Wants to Harm Me At this thought, Marshal Tianpeng was incredibly shocked.

For him, as the Marshal Tianpeng, it was simply unimaginable.

“I understand, it was presumptuous of me, Tianpeng!”

Knowing that such beings truly existed within the Three Realms, it was natural for Tianpeng to not have to continue asking.

Moreover, to surpass such existences, to utter their names would invoke a response, equivalent to offending a powerful being.

“Although Old Sun cannot reveal the details of that senior, if you wish to know about the realms beyond saints, Old Sun can share a bit!”

Sun Wukong hesitated slightly, but when it came to understanding realms, he didn’t have much restriction and could speak of it.

“The realm above saints is nothing but encompassing myriad Daoist techniques, accomplishing the Realm of Dao!”

“Encompassing myriad Daoist techniques, accomplishing the Realm of Dao?”

Hearing this, Marshal Tianpeng couldn’t help but be taken aback.

Could such a realm truly exist in the world?

It is said that there are three thousand Great Daos and endless Minor Daos, and to comprehend any complete Dao could lead to the achievement of sainthood, even his Ancestral Master Taiqing Daode Tianzun only realized the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.

Yet even so, he had become the foremost person under Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

If one truly reached the realm that Sun Wukong spoke of, encompassing ten thousand Daos, he couldn’t imagine how powerful, how terrifying that would be.

Could this be the legendary Great Dao?

That would certainly be quite terrifying.

With this thought, the way Marshal Tianpeng looked at Sun Wukong now also carried a bit of reverence.

At first, he only thought of this Pilgrim as some hillside monkey; who would have thought he had seen an existence that surpassed saints?

Even so, he remained cautious and prudent, approaching things that showed no sign of trouble with precaution.

One could imagine how important it was to revere the unknown.

As for himself, he was merely a leading disciple of the third generation in the Human Teachings Sect, perhaps too flamboyant and unaware of how many orthodox deities he had offended.

By comparison, he felt far behind Sun Wukong.

It seemed he needed to be more cautious in the future.

If he were to encounter a being with a supporter as powerful as the one behind Sun Wukong, his Ancestor Master might not be able to save him.

“No wonder Fellow Daoist is so cautious, thank you for the reminder!”

Now having made up his mind, Marshal Tianpeng, upon looking at Sun Wukong again, had become much more humble and no longer referred to Sun Wukong as Pilgrim, instead addressing him as Fellow Daoist.

Seeing Marshal Tianpeng like this, Sun Wukong couldn’t help feeling somewhat helpless.

When he first learned of the dangers within the Three Realms, he wasn’t much better than Marshal Tianpeng.

The Three Realms were unpredictable and perilous.

Even with his eldest senior brother’s realm, he remained vigilant and cautious, and as a mere Daluo Golden Immortal, he really had no grounds for arrogance.

One must be prudent in all matters and not be overly conspicuous.

Lest one invites trouble upon oneself.

Indirectly, even Marshal Tianpeng was slightly changed by this.

“Fellow Daoist, what do you think of the current situation in the Three Realms?”

Sun Wukong looked at Marshal Tianpeng and asked.

Although there was already a formation around them, Sun Wukong, to be cautious, set up another one himself to ensure that no one else could hear their conversation.

“The current situation?”

Seeing Sun Wukong’s actions and hearing him mention the matters of the Three Realms, Marshal Tianpeng was slightly taken aback.

Perhaps Sun Wukong knew something that they did not?

Now upon further reflection, it seemed quite possible.

After all, behind Sun Wukong, there was an incredibly terrifying existence; if he truly knew nothing, it would be somewhat unlikely.

“Fellow Daoist, please speak freely, Tianpeng is all ears!”

Thinking of this, Marshal Tianpeng became anxious, and his expression turned serious as he spoke.

“Alright, if that’s the case…”

In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

While it had been just a few days in the celestial Court, years had gone by in the world below.

Martial Virtue Star Lord sat in the grand hall of the Imperial Horse Censor, observing the Duty Officers, Supervisor Assistants, and Deputy Supervisors daily washing and leading the horses, feeding them.

Then again, washing and feeding the horses.

If this had been in the human world, he might have gone mad just watching.

He even began to voluntarily take over Sun Wukong’s responsibilities.

If it weren’t for celestial King Li sending a message to him on the third day reminding him, he would have almost forgotten his purpose there.

But Martial Virtue Star Lord had no choice.

With Marshal Tianpeng not emerging, it wasn’t appropriate for him to disturb; what could Martial Virtue Star Lord do?

Despite Buddhism showing signs of great prosperity and the Daoist Sect gradually waning, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse.

As Martial Virtue Star Lord had no background or support, even if he wanted to rely on Buddhism, he had to do something for Buddhism first.

He dared not disturb Marshal Tianpeng.

So, after much hesitation,

He realized he couldn’t delay the matter entrusted by Pagoda-Carrying celestial King Li, for the longer it was put off, the more likely problems could arise.

He needed to handle it as quickly as possible, so after much thought, Martial Virtue Star Lord finally made up his mind to check on what these two were doing.

After all, waiting like this is not a solution.

He needed to finish this task as soon as possible; clinging to Buddhism was the key point.

Only then could he stand tall in the celestial Court, and with the protection of Buddhism, Marshal Tianpeng would not be able to do anything to him.

With that thought, he took a deep breath and then passed through the front hall.

However, as he neared the rear hall, he saw a formation coiling in front of him, blocking his path and preventing his advance.

“Hmph, it’s just a mere formation, watch me break it!”

As he spoke, Martial Virtue Star Lord raised his hand and cast a spell that hit the formation.

With a crackling sound,

his spell merged with the formation, and though the formation itself showed no change, he saw a shield’s light flash.

Then, he seemed to vaguely make out a figure about to walk out of the formation.

“Hmph, so you’ve finally decided to come out, Pilgrim!”

Martial Virtue Star Lord scoffed, concluding that it should be no other than Sun Wukong who could come out from there, according to reason.

He immediately reached out to grab the person.

As he caught hold of the person, he forcefully pulled, intending to drag him out.

“You insignificant Pilgrim, dare to neglect your duties like this?

Come with me to the Ninth celestial Palace, and I’ll make sure to report your misconduct before His Majesty; let’s see what you have to say for yourself!”

Martial Virtue Star Lord shouted repeatedly, yet when he got a clear view of the person’s face,

the hand he held the other with started trembling uncontrollably, shaking incessantly, and his voice stuttered.

“Low, lower official, Martial Virtue Star Lord greets, greets, greets Marshal Tianpeng!”

Seeing the man before him dressed in a silver battle armor, with a handsome face, Martial Virtue Star Lord was dumbstruck; his legs trembled uncontrollably, and he hurriedly bowed to Marshal Tianpeng.

This is bad.

Now he had offended Marshal Tianpeng.

Can I, Martial Virtue Star Lord, continue to stay in the celestial Court?

It was said that back in the day, Marshal Tianpeng used to walk sideways through the celestial Court.

Those who offended him would just vanish from this world, and for this reason, Marshal Tianpeng was essentially someone not to be provoked.

After all, as the highest-ranking disciple under the Grand Dharma Master of the Daoist Sect, and the foremost among the third-generation disciples, provoking him would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest.

Even though Martial Virtue Star Lord had mentally prepared himself, asserting that even if he encountered Marshal Tianpeng, as long as he could cling to Buddhism,

Marshal Tianpeng would mean nothing.

But upon truly facing Marshal Tianpeng, he completely lost his courage.

“Oh, it’s Martial Virtue Star Lord, isn’t it!”

Just when Martial Virtue Star Lord thought he might disappear from the Immortal Realm or be killed by Marshal Tianpeng, he saw Marshal Tianpeng simply clasped his hands in greeting, gave him a friendly smile, and then casually walked away.

However, before leaving, he did give Martial Virtue Star Lord a deep look.

Strangely enough, Martial Virtue Star Lord seemed to see a trace of wariness in Marshal Tianpeng’s eyes.

He was sure he had not misseen.

After all, as an Orthodox Deity of the celestial Court, how could he be mistaken in such a place?

However, he wondered in his heart where this wariness could have stemmed from.

Certainly, there were few things that could invoke such a feeling in the foremost disciple of the Daoist Sect’s third generation, and if indeed there were, it would most probably relate to Buddhism.

“Could it be…

could it be that Marshal Tianpeng already knows about my allegiance to Buddhism?”

At this moment, Martial Virtue Star Lord couldn’t help but murmur in his heart.

But the more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Considering the weakening of the Daoist Sect and the flourishing of Buddhism, the foremost disciple of the third generation might feel wary knowing about his allegiance to Buddhism,

And that he had also formed ties with Pagoda-Carrying celestial King Li.

It was not impossible.

However, his allegiance to Buddhism was supposedly known only to him and celestial King Li – no third party should be aware of it, right?

The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed to Martial Virtue Star Lord.

Having no major backing in the celestial Court, every action he took was extremely cautious, aiming to avoid entanglement as much as possible.

If it weren’t for the overbearing nature of the Orthodox Deities close to the Daoist Sect in the celestial Court, he would not have sought the protection of celestial King Li and his affinity with Buddhism.

But now, in the gaze of Marshal Tianpeng, he faintly sensed that he might have thrown away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds.

His allegiance to Buddhism, his role in pressuring Sun Wukong – all must have been revealed by Li Jing to other Immortals.

Otherwise, Marshal Tianpeng wouldn’t have looked at him like that.

So, what should he do now?

After all, such a scenario seemed all too possible.

Moreover, the Jade Emperor had not shown any significant bias towards either Buddhism or Daoism.

He had been neutral so far, and perhaps he could have become a trusted person of the Jade Emperor, but after this incident, things would be different.

What would become of him then?

This was, after all, the Jade Emperor’s territory.

Although the Western Buddhist Sect and the Daoist Sect both had their influences here, the Jade Emperor could eliminate any Orthodox Deity without difficulty.

Now Li Jing was spreading rumors to coerce him, to bind him with Buddhism with no way back.

“This cannot be done!”