Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 98 - 98 98 Sun Wukong That's because you haven't seen a truly strong person

98: Chapter 98 Sun Wukong: “That’s because you haven’t seen a truly strong person.

98: Chapter 98 Sun Wukong: “That’s because you haven’t seen a truly strong person.

Hearing Marshal Tianpeng’s question, Sun Wukong glanced back and shook his head, saying, “It’s nothing!”

“It’s nothing?”

No matter how he looked, Marshal Tianpeng couldn’t believe that Sun Wukong had nothing on his mind.

“Could it be that you are dissatisfied with the celestial Court, choosing to become a minor official with the purpose of plotting something?”

A flash of light crossed Marshal Tianpeng’s eyes as he seemed to think of something and frowned while speaking.

Though managing the celestial Court wasn’t within his responsibilities, he couldn’t let it slide if Sun Wukong intended to wreak havoc in the celestial Court.

“Marshal, don’t talk nonsense, Old Sun is merely pondering over Cultivation Technique matters!”

Sun Wukong said with a frown.

He didn’t want to entangle himself with this Marshal Tianpeng; he was just waiting to dispatch Marshal Tianpeng and then reconsider the best escape route thoroughly.

“What is this?”

Marshal Tianpeng frowned and glanced over Sun Wukong’s body, and with a flash in his eyes, he had already seen a corner of a piece of paper in Sun Wukong’s arms, clearly stuffed in haste and thus revealed.

Coupled with Sun Wukong’s strange demeanor, it gave Marshal Tianpeng something to think about.

His figure shifted instantaneously, and he flashed past in front of Sun Wukong.

In his hand, that piece of paper now appeared.

“Marshal, what are you doing?”

Feeling his chest, Sun Wukong realized that the map marked with routes had been taken by Marshal Tianpeng.

Marshal Tianpeng unfolded it and at first didn’t think much of it, just some lines, but the more he looked, the more peculiar it seemed.

Clearly, it was a map of routes in the celestial Court.

“This is?

A map of the celestial Court’s routes?”

Marshal Tianpeng turned sharply towards Sun Wukong and said, “Well done, Macaque, so you secretly sketched the celestial Court’s routes?

Could it be that you harbor malicious intentions?”

“Malicious intentions?

Marshal, you’re overthinking it.

Old Sun was just doodling.

Give that paper back to Old Sun!”

Sun Wukong extended his hand, hoping to snatch back the paper.

After going to the trouble of recording these routes, he didn’t want them to be just snatched away by Marshal Tianpeng.

Marshal Tianpeng snorted coldly: “This piece is evidence.

What exactly do you, the Macaque, intend to do?

It’s better to let the Jade Emperor decide!”

“Or you could tell me right now, what is it that you, the Macaque are planning to do?”

Marshal Tianpeng stuffed the paper into his chest, and his nine-toothed rake shone with light.

His gaze fixed tightly on Sun Wukong.

If Sun Wukong wouldn’t speak, he was ready to directly report to the Ninth celestial Palace.

“Do you really want to know?”

Seeing Marshal Tianpeng’s persistence and even bringing up the Jade Emperor, Sun Wukong couldn’t help feeling somewhat helpless.

“Of course, if not for that, why would I ask you!”

Marshal Tianpeng was quite curious about what the Macaque was planning to do.

“Fine, fine, since you want to know, it’s no harm for Old Sun to tell you!”

Sun Wukong reluctantly waved his hand, and a flow of Mystic Light enveloped both him and Marshal Tianpeng within it.

When he made his move, he only revealed the Cultivation Level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Seeing the changes around them and how it only shielded against the prying of others nearby, Marshal Tianpeng wasn’t worried, though it did surprise him somewhat.

He had heard that the Macaque was cautious, but he didn’t expect this level of wariness, that even a conversation needed to be masked with mana?

However, he didn’t say anything.

His curiosity was originally due to these routes, and now that Sun Wukong was behaving this way, his curiosity grew even more.

It seemed there were more secrets beneath the surface.

“I’ll ask you one thing, and you must tell me the truth!”

Instead of answering immediately, Sun Wukong was the one who started the question.

“Sure, speak freely!”

Marshal Tianpeng replied without hesitation.

“All right, I ask you, what do you think of the celestial Court?”

Sun Wukong inquired.

“Needless to say, naturally it is the treasure land of the world, the place that masters the operation of the Three Realms.”

Marshal Tianpeng spoke without hesitation.

“Hmm, indeed!”

Sun Wukong affirmed, then followed up with another question, “Do you feel that the celestial Court is safe?

Is there any possibility that it could be breached?”

Upon hearing this, Marshal Tianpeng was taken aback but quickly said, “Impossible, with the Jade Emperor presiding over the celestial Court and the presence of peak powers like Constellation Doumu and the Queen Mother of the West, how could anyone breach it!”

Immediately after, Marshal Tianpeng’s brow furrowed, and speaking coldly, he said, “What do you mean by saying this now?

Are you aware that if these words were spread, you would be taken straight to the Execution Platform for Demons!”

To dare utter such treacherous and blasphemous words was simply a death wish.

However, he didn’t detest this coachman; otherwise, he would have already presented the route map directly to the Jade Emperor and would not have listened to Sun Wukong’s nonsense.

“Old Sun was only discussing with you the possibility of a breach!”

Sun Wukong continued, “Whether the celestial Court can be breached, none of us knows, but I ask you again, do you know of Dong Huang Taiyi?

Di Jun?”

“What exactly are you trying to say, Macaque?

Of course I know Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun!”

Marshal Tianpeng scoffed, then said with a hint of pride, “Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun are Ancient Demon Emperors, one of the 3,000 powers within the Purple Cloud Palace when Dao Ancestor Hongjun preached.

They unified the myriad clans of the Primordial Continent and established the Demon Court.

Even our three Daoist Saints were contemporaries of Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun!”

Marshal Tianpeng was clearly aware of these matters.

He left one thing unsaid.

Compared to supreme powers like Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun, who established the Demon Court during the time of Ancient Chaos, the current Jade Emperor, who enjoyed the title of Ruler of the Three Realms, really couldn’t compare with them.

Whether in terms of influence or power, he couldn’t hold a candle to the two Demon Emperors.

Furthermore, the Jade Emperor could ascend to his present position thanks largely to the fact that he was a boy attendant to Hongjun.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy.

Of course, this was also one reason why the Jade Emperor, despite being treated with outward courtesy by several Saints, was actually looked down upon.

In the end, the Jade Emperor could only become the Ruler of the Three Realms because he was a boy under Hongjun.

Naturally, he couldn’t gain their acknowledgement.

But Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun were different; these two demon emperors formed the Demon Court, ruling over the heavens themselves.

In terms of strength, even Saints could rely on formations to contend with them to some extent.

However, the Jade Emperor could only intimidate the deities of the Celestial Court by relying on the Investiture of the Gods and the renown of Hongjun.

By comparison, the Jade Emperor was so much weaker it’s indescribable.

“What a pity, they’re dead!”

Before Marshal Tianpeng could react to why Wukong was asking this, Wukong’s voice suddenly rang out.

“This…”

Upon hearing Wukong’s words, Marshal Tianpeng couldn’t help but be slightly startled, and he gave a somewhat sheepish smile.

Though Wukong’s words were quite forthright, they were indeed not at all wrong.

Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun were already dead.

And it was precisely because of this that the Celestial Court of today exists.

But what does this have to do with Wukong mapping a heavenly route?

Could it be that Wukong’s map is because of Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun?

But there’s clearly no connection between the two, right?

“You still don’t understand?”

Looking at Marshal Tianpeng, who still seemed confused, Wukong seemed somewhat disdainful.

Wukong felt he had already made himself clear enough; how could Tianpeng not understand!

But seeing Tianpeng like this, he couldn’t help but think of himself in the past.

Was this how his senior brother felt when he was teaching him?

He wondered where his senior brother had been all these years.

At this moment, in the Southern Continent Jambudvipa, near the region of the Eastern Land, inside a small country,

Wang Yang sneezed.

“Who’s thinking about me again?

They haven’t found Tang Monk yet, probably never will!”

“But Wukong has actually ascended to heaven, and even changed so much of his trajectory, who knows if this will completely transform Journey to the West!”

Wang Yang murmured to himself; over the years, he had switched many identities in the search for Tang Monk, but unfortunately, without success.

From time to time, he would hear the system prompt about changes to Wukong’s destiny,

gaining many benefits and Cultivation Techniques.

His own Cultivation Level had also reached the peak of Great Luo Golden Immortal, just a step away from Quasi-Saint.

So he was even more eager to find Tang Monk and change his own fate.

Unfortunately, he had still not found him.

…

In the Celestial Court, after hearing Wukong speak, Marshal Tianpeng also felt somewhat embarrassed.

He wanted to say that he understood, but alas, he truly did not.

Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun were already fallen, what did that have to do with you drawing a map of the Celestial Court?

The two seemed completely unrelated!

Then Marshal Tianpeng seemed to think of something.

“Are you implying that the Celestial Court might one day fall like the ancient Demon Court did, possibly being breached by invaders?”

This was the only possibility he could think of.

But then he thought it unlikely again.

The Three Realms were no longer in the primordial state, and the Six Great Saints were in hiding.

But everyone knew that behind the Celestial Court stood the support of the Taiqing Daode Tianzun and Yu Qing Yuan Shi Tianzun.

Even the avatar of the Daiost Venerable, the Grand Elder of the Supreme Way, was seated within the Thirty-Three Heavens’ Helmet Armor Palace.

It was as secure as a fortified stronghold, nothing like the Demon Court of ancient times.

How could it possibly be breached?

He had assumed that voicing this, Wukong might shake his head to deny it, but instead, Wukong didn’t even shake his head.

He simply nodded seriously.

“Indeed, the reason Old Sun has drawn this map of the Celestial Court is precisely out of concern for this possibility!”

Having said that, Wukong’s gaze became solemn as he looked at Marshal Tianpeng, “Remember what Old Sun has told you, and…”

With these words, he swiftly slipped past the flustered Marshal Tianpeng, took the map from his arms, and stashed it in his own, then continued, “If this matter is leaked, the route map that Old Sun prepared will be exposed!”

Saying this, Wukong was utterly serious.

Marshal Tianpeng looked at Wukong’s serious expression, feeling no indication that Wukong was lying, and he couldn’t help but be stunned.

He found the whole matter incredibly absurd; if it weren’t for Wukong’s earnest demeanor, he might have thought Wukong was just fooling around with him.

After all, he was a registered disciple of Grand Dharma Master Xuandu.

The Human Teachings Sect’s prime disciple of the third generation, he had some understanding of the techniques of both sides.

Not to mention his Ancestor Master, the Daiost Venerable, even the Venerable’s avatar, the Elder Lord, possessed unfathomable powers.

And, there was the Jade Emperor, an unparalleled power who had followed Dao Ancestor Hongjun since the dawn of creation.

How could the Celestial Court possibly be breached?

“You macaque are really worrying over nothing.

How could the Celestial Court be breached by invaders?

Who would dare attack it?

You should know the Celestial Court is protected by Saints and has top-notch powerhouses like the Jade Emperor standing guard!”

“It’s impossible to fall!”

Wukong shook his head, speaking gravely, “Ignorance, you’ve never seen true power!”