Taibai Jinxing Recruits Sun Wukong, Who Ascends to Heaven to Become an Official

On Yingzhou Island, within Guardian God Hall, Wenzhong had already sent Yun Ting a message. "Martial Uncle, something's happened. Taibai Jinxing is strongly advocating recruiting Sun Wukong. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Ting replied, "Then recruit him. What's there to fear? He's just a monkey. Can he really turn Heaven upside down? Remember this: when the time comes, if the Buddhist Sect doesn't offer you any benefits, keep the Heavenly Court stable. But if they do offer benefits and they're not enough, then help the monkey make trouble..."

In Lingxiao Palace, Wenzhong was dumbfounded the moment he received Yun Ting's voice transmission. Good heavens, just like that, he wants me to help that monkey cause trouble? As expected of Martial Uncle Yun Ting. He doesn't take Haotian, the Jade Emperor, seriously at all.

Meanwhile, Taibai Jinxing accepted the Imperial Decree, left through the South Heaven Gate, mounted an auspicious cloud, and leisurely headed straight for Flower-Fruit Mountain in the Eastern Continent of Divine Glow. He had already carefully planned how to persuade that proud and arrogant monkey.

Inside Water Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain, the place was in an uproar.

Sun Wukong sat high in the seat of honor, clad in Chain Gold Armor, wearing a Phoenix-Winged Purple-Gold Crown, shod in Lotus Silk Cloud-Treading Boots, and holding the Ruyi Jingu Bang. He looked every bit as majestic and spirited as could be. Below him, the demon kings of the seventy-two caves, all manner of devil kings, the Four Stalwart Generals of Flower-Fruit Mountain, and countless monkey soldiers drank and reveled amid tremendous clamor. The demons all praised Sun Wukong's "heroic feats" of wreaking havoc in the Dragon Palace and forcibly erasing his name from the Book of Death, praising him to the heavens.

Sun Wukong was delighted