Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 193 - 186: Suffering a Combination of Blows and Catching Monkeys in the Lower World - Part 2

Chapter 193: Chapter 186: Suffering a Combination of Blows and Catching Monkeys in the Lower World - Part 2

All the celestial horses in the Celestial Court, when added up, would only total a few million. To lose a few hundredths of that number, even for the immense resources of the Heavenly Court, was heartrending.

"Did that monkey really just give away the celestial horses?" Taibai Venus asked incredulously. The single crime of giving away the celestial horses was more serious than everything Monkey had done so far.

"Yes!" affirmed Jiang Chen.

Seizing Jiang Chen, Venus rushed towards Lingxiao Palace: "Damn it! Come quickly with me to see the Jade Emperor."

Taibai Venus was a powerful figure and Jiang Chen could not free himself from his grip. He reluctantly instructed all the celestial soldiers to wait for him at the Demon Suppression Divine Palace.

Venus, being the essence of gold, was sharp and swift. Hence, under his lead, the two reached Lingxiao Hall very quickly.

At this moment, it was prime time for the morning court and all the stellar lords and marshals of the cycle were present.

After paying respects to the Jade Emperor, Jiang Chen stepped forward to relay everything to him.

The Jade Emperor remained unperturbed upon hearing of Sun Wukong’s defiance, his false imperial edicts, and his rash acts of war with mortals. However, when Jiang Chen mentioned Monkey’s act of giving away thousands of celestial horses, the Jade Emperor furrowed his brows.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, all the civilian and military court officials present were greatly astonished and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

The Jade Emperor thought for a moment before addressing the assembly: "Well, my lords, that demonic monkey is wildly arrogant and disrespects our authority. Who dare to descend to the mortal realm and arrest the demon to affirm celestial might?"

Before Jiang Chen could respond, the Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King and Nezha, the third prince, stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, despite our shortcomings, we are willing to request your order to descend to the mortal realm to capture the monkey demon and assert celestial might."

Seeing this, Jiang Chen also came forward, declaring, "I am willing to descend to the mortal world, use the might of thunder to slay the monkey demon, to let all beings in the Three Realms know of the Heaven Court’s power."

Several others stepped forward to volunteer their services to the Jade Emperor.

Seeing this, the Jade Emperor was pleased. He thus issued an order: appoint the Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing as the Grand Marshal of Demon Suppression; Nezha and Demon Suppressing Heavenly King Jiang Chen as the Grand General of Demon Suppression. They were ordered to immediately mobilize and descend to the mortal world to capture the monkey demon.

Once the order was issued, the morning court was dismissed. The immortal officials left Lingxiao Hall, engaging in heated discussions as they exited the South Heavenly Gate to attend to their respective duties.

Apart from the Heavenly Palace, the heavenly realm was filled with islands immersed in a sea of clouds, a perfect place for heavenly cultivation. Countless immortals made their homes there.

Whether it was Monkey or any other demon king, they did not concern themselves with these affairs unless it affected their homes; they preferred to focus on their cultivation.

The Heavenly Gods and Stars carried out their duties and obeyed Jade’s orders, whilst the other immortals were footloose and fancy-free.

Whether they were cultivating, playing chess, drinking, refining elixir, refining weapons, accepting disciples in the mortal realm, they were free and relaxed, content in their pursuits.

Leaving aside everyone else, the Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King, Nezha, and Jiang Chen took their orders and immediately returned to their respective divine palaces to mobilize their troops.

Heavenly King Li and Nezha gathered their troops, leaders, the Giant Spirit God as the vanguard, the Jellyfish Lady as the rear guard, and Yao Cha the military motivator, forming a massive formation heading towards the South Heavenly Gate.

Jiang Chen, who was responsible for distributing arms, was a step behind them. By the time he returned to the Demon Suppression Divine Palace, the new recruits had already delivered the ten thousand sets of equipment.

Hmm, all of them were common spiritual weapons.

Inferior to post-natal divine treasures, from high to low rank, there are spiritual weapons, precious weapons, magical weapons, mortal weapons. Spiritual weapons were not too bad, but they were certainly not top-notch.

Oh yeah, so-called post-natal divine treasures were a term from the Honghuang Era. In the current era, in the Three Realms, post-natal divine treasures have a more fashionable name: Immortal Artifacts, the tools used by Immortals.

Selecting three thousand elites, Jiang Chen distributed the three thousand sets of battle armor and three thousand battle spears he had gotten from his family. As for the rest, they had to make do with the equipment provided by the Heavenly Court for the time being.

After finishing this, Jiang Chen counted three hundred Mysterious Immortals and seven hundred Heavenly Immortals, totaling a thousand celestial soldiers and headed straight for the South Heavenly Gate.

As a deputy, he couldn’t lead too many troops; one thousand was just suitable. The remaining celestial soldiers were responsible for guarding the Demon Suppression Palace.

Hurrying along, Jiang Chen finally caught up with Heavenly King Li and his son near the South Heavenly Gate, and he joined them.

As for Jiang Chen, the Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King maintained a non-contact and non-conflicting attitude with him. This was a high-ranking figure who was respected in both the Taoist and the Buddhist paths.

In Heaven Court, he was a trusted advisor to the Jade Emperor, serving as the Grand Marshal to suppress demons. Meanwhile, in the Buddhist door, he was Master Randeng, a disciple of the Past Buddha, with a venerable status.

There were rumors stating that Heavenly King Li was first a follower of the authentic man, before becoming a disciple of Master Randeng.

However, this was not important. What mattered was that because of his unique status, it became difficult for him to interact with Jiang Chen. He couldn’t be too close, nor could he be too resistant.

So, he treated Jiang Chen as if he were air.

Seeing that the Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King took him for air, Jiang Chen certainly would not try to converse with him, and instead came to have a cheerful conversation with Nezha who was aside.

As a disciple of the Chan Teaching, the relationship between Nezha and Jiang Chen should be disharmonious according to the reason. But in Nezha’s previous life, he was from Emperor Wa’s palace. Those from Emperor Wa’s palace have always been intimate with the Human Race.

Put it this way, it’s no problem at all for any powerful member of the Human Race to call themselves disciples of Emperor Wa’s palace if they do not pose any personality problems.

Not only would Empress Nuwa not care, but if she was in a good mood, she might even bestow several magic treasures or teach some divine abilities.

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While Jiang Chen was having a casual conversation with Nezha, they all exited the South Heavenly Gate, and then, they bumped into the waiting Seven Fairy Maidens.

Under the guidance of Heavenly King Li, the people passed a salutation to the Seven Fairy Maidens and said, "Respects to the princess."

"Greetings to the Heavenly King!" After taking a look at Jiang Chen’s face, the Seven Fairy Maidens returned a salutation to Heavenly King Li, saying:

"I have heard that the Heavenly King wishes to descend to suppress the demons. We have not seen the sky soldiers suppress the demons before. So, we would like to follow and have a glimpse of it. May I know if the Heavenly King is willing to take us with you to enrich our experiences?"

Before Heavenly King Li could reply, Jiang Chen stepped forward and said, "Your Highness is joking. That demon monkey is cruel and violent. If the princess gets hurt, it will not be good."

"Furthermore, the battlefield is a place filled with violent and chaotic energies. The body of Your Highness is precious and revered, and it is absolutely inappropriate for her to enter such a place."

Although he did not know the intentions of the Seven Fairy Maidens, Jiang Chen just wanted to disrupt it. They were not following them to gain experiences, most likely they were plotting something against him.

Heavenly King Li, being a cunning man, noticed the conflict between Jiang Chen and the Seven Fairy Maidens. But as Jiang Chen pointed out, the battlefield was indeed not a place for the Seven Fairy Maidens.

Hence, Heavenly King Li was about to persuade the Seven Fairy Maidens to turn back. But before he could speak, the Fairy Maiden in the red dress had already spoken:

"Heavenly King Demon Suppression is joking. This time we descend to suppress the demons, with the Heavenly King and his son accompanying us. Do you fear you won’t be able to guarantee our safety?"

Once the Fairy Maiden in the red dress finished talking, the Fairy Maiden in the blue dress immediately followed up: "Perhaps the Heavenly King Demon Suppression just arrived in Heaven Court, and has not heard about the reputation of the Heavenly King and his son."

The Fairy Maiden in the white dress came to explain: "To let the Heavenly King Demon Suppression know, Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King Li is the right-hand man of my father, an enlightened being of the Three Realms who remains in seclusion."

The Fairy Maiden in black continued: "Prince Nezha became famous at a young age, striking awe in the Three Realms, and is a great war god in heaven."

The Fairy Maiden in the yellow dress added: "Behind the two, there are tens of thousands of celestial soldiers. How could all these people combined not be able to protect us sisters?"

At this point, the Fairy Maiden in green suddenly questioned Jiang Chen: "Or does the Heavenly King Demon Suppression believe that our Heavenly Soldiers are incapable, not being the opponent to the demon down there, hence, you don’t let us sisters go along?"

Goodness, this combination of punches clearly framed Jiang Chen as someone who looked down on the Heavenly Soldiers.

If this point were finalized, Jiang Chen’s days in Heaven Court would not be easy thereafter.