Jinpeng Pledges Allegiance and Offers a Suggestion, Sending Tathagata into a Faint

The Jade Emperor looked at Golden Peng with great interest and said, "Golden Peng, you're Tathagata's uncle. How did you suddenly become so bold?"

Golden Peng burst out laughing. "I mainly cultivate Yin Yang energy, not Buddhist techniques. Besides, I'm always bouncing around on Tathagata's head, so he can't do anything to me. By the way, Jade Emperor, you don't really think that kid Ao Lie could actually beat me, do you?"

At this, the Jade Emperor's expression hardened. "I knew something was off. You and that little dragon wouldn't happen to have joined forces and planned to cause another disturbance in Heaven, would you?"

Golden Peng shook his head. "Why would I be that bored? I just thought the Journey to the West was dull, so I wanted to find my nephew some fun. Well, it only says that there has to be a Journey to the West—it doesn't necessarily have to be about obtaining scriptures. Spreading the Dao works too, right? Come on, how about a deal? Laojun gives me all the Yin Yang energy techniques from Doushuai Palace. Then you, me, Ao Lie, and Monkey can spread the Dao together. That still counts as a Journey to the West, doesn't it?"

Ao Lie nodded. "When the time comes, we'll say that eating Laojun can grant immortality. That sounds much more reliable than eating a monk to become immortal. Maybe we could even scrape together enough merit."

Laojun chuckled and stroked his beard as he silently brought out various spiritual treasures. "Come, come, you two, get over here. This old Daoist will give you both a boost in wisdom. Eat me to become immortal? If you dare entertain that thought, it would probably go against your goal of living forever."

The Jade Emperor, however, said with great interest,