Li Jing's vision went black, and, just like the other immortals before him, he toppled straight to the ground.
"Dare to look down on me." Sun Wukong watched Li Jing sprawled on the ground, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, let's see if you still have the nerve to show your face in Heaven after this."
Soon, everything Li Jing had on him was stripped away, leaving him in nothing but his underwear.
"That's that." Sun Wukong looked at his handiwork and burst out laughing. "This old Sun is off!"
And so, one immortal after another in Heaven was knocked out from behind. Some were immortals Sun Wukong already knew, while others were strangers to him.
Fortunately, Sun Wukong realized he hadn't run into any Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
If he had encountered one, his journey of ambushing people with cudgel blows would probably have ended right then and there.
He could only say that Sun Wukong was lucky.
Immortals at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level generally weren't in this area.
At one point,
"Sun Wukong!" An angry voice rang out from somewhere.
After the immortals had been getting knocked out for a while, someone finally discovered what was happening.
This prompted the Jade Emperor to issue an order to capture Sun Wukong.
He had stolen the treasures of Heaven's immortals. Sun Wukong really was an unrepentant demon.
"Heh..."
Feeling that terrifying fury, Sun Wukong chuckled. "Since they've found out, I'd better leave. I've made quite a haul this time."
Compared with what he'd gotten in the underworld, Sun Wukong realized his haul from Heaven was even bigger.
Even Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear had become targets for Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong regretted that Yang Jian hadn't been in Heaven. Otherwise, he would have liked to let Yang Jian experience the taste of a blow from behind, too.
If the As-You-Will Golden-Bound Cudgel had a mind of its own, it would probably have felt sad that it had gone from being the Sea Calming Needle to a tool for knocking people out.
"This old Sun is off!"
Sun Wukong laughed heartily, then turned into a streak of light and flew back toward Flower-Fruit Mountain.
These treasures should let him keep reading Journey to the West.
"So he's leaving already?" After Sun Wukong departed, Bixiao appeared in the area.
"Maybe I could go down to the mortal realm and have a look, too." Bixiao's eyes lit up.
Since becoming an immortal, Yunxiao had rarely gone down to the mortal realm.
Yunxiao, who was rather lively and loved to be on the move, was starting to feel she couldn't stand it any longer.
Now that this had come up, surely there was no harm in going out for a look.
"I'm sure my sisters won't have anything to say when they find out. I'm going to catch Sun Wukong, after all." Bixiao nodded to herself.
A flash of azure light, and Bixiao vanished from the area as well.
Heaven, Marshal Tian Peng's residence.
Ever since hearing what his teacher, Grand Master Xuandu, had told him, Marshal Tian Peng had been beside himself with worry.
According to his teacher, he would become part of a future calamity involving Buddhism.
What that calamity would be like, and what would happen to him, were both unknowns.
But Tian Peng understood that with only the strength of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he would be powerless to resist in the midst of a calamity.
"My future..." Marshal Tian Peng thought again of Sun Wukong's words.
A pig demon.
Marshal Tian Peng Leads One Hundred Thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals
"Could I, the dignified Marshal Tian Peng of Heaven, really become a pig demon?" Marshal Tian Peng murmured to himself.
As the commander of eighty thousand Heavenly Soldiers, Marshal Tian Peng didn't think becoming a pig demon could possibly be a good thing.
He'd rather not have that fate at all.
Perhaps the Marshal Tian Peng of the original story understood this, which was why he had put in no effort along the way.
Otherwise, could Tian Peng, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, really have been so useless?
"Marshal! Marshal, something terrible has happened!" a Heavenly Soldier called from outside, his voice tense.
"Come in." Frowning at the Heavenly Soldier who entered, Tian Peng asked, "Has something happened in Heaven?"
"Yes, Marshal." The Heavenly Soldier hurriedly explained, "Sun Wukong stole the treasures of many immortals in Heaven and then rebelled against Heaven. His Majesty has summoned all the immortals to court."
"Sun Wukong stole so many treasures?" Marshal Tian Peng was taken aback.
Sun Wukong really had surprised him.
If he had rebelled against Heaven because his official position as Bimawen was too low, that would have been understandable.
After all, during his clash with Sun Wukong, Marshal Tian Peng had learned just how powerful he was.
He was no ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Among Grand Unity Golden Immortals, Sun Wukong was probably one of the very strongest.
For a powerhouse like that to become Bimawen really was an insult.
At the time, Marshal Tian Peng had found the Jade Emperor's decision rather baffling, too.
Wasn't this just pushing Sun Wukong into rebellion?
Based on what Tian Peng knew of Sun Wukong's character, it had always been only a matter of time.
He just hadn't expected Sun Wukong to act so quickly, or for his rebellion to have nothing to do with his position. Instead, he had stolen the treasures of so many immortals.
That was rather strange.
"My future is to become a pig demon." Marshal Tian Peng thought of what Sun Wukong had said.
Could it be...
A gleam flashed in Tian Peng's eyes. "Sun Wukong knows the future."
Perhaps that was the only explanation for why Sun Wukong knew that he would become a pig demon and the Zhu Bajie Sun Wukong had spoken of.
Without realizing it,
Tian Peng gradually began to believe what Sun Wukong had told him. That was also because his teacher, Grand Master Xuandu, had spoken to him about it.
Without Grand Master Xuandu's words, Marshal Tian Peng would have dismissed Sun Wukong's story as idle talk.
But his teacher had told him that he would be closely tied to a future calamity.
Then anything was possible.
A Grand Unity Golden Immortal was nothing in the midst of a calamity. What did becoming a pig demon matter?
Tian Peng had heard a tale about the Witch-Demon Calamity in the distant past.
Even Quasi-Saints had been caught up in that calamity and had no way to escape.
The more recent Investiture of the Gods Calamity had been somewhat less severe, but even the sects of the Saints had failed to transcend it.
Even Saints couldn't stop a calamity. That showed just how terrifying one could be.
"Perhaps Sun Wukong can tell me what fate awaits me." Marshal Tian Peng's gaze grew resolute.
If he didn't know his fate, Marshal Tian Peng couldn't do anything but wait.
But now, there was still a glimmer of hope with Sun Wukong. That gave Marshal Tian Peng some hope.
He didn't want to become a pig demon.
"Sir, sir!" the Heavenly Soldier below him called.
Seeing his marshal lost in thought, the soldier quickly called out to him.
After all, the Jade Emperor had summoned the immortals to a court meeting.
If his marshal didn't go, something bad might happen.
"All right, I know." Marshal Tian Peng nodded. "I'm heading to the Hall of Lingxiao now. You may leave."
"Yes, sir. This subordinate takes his leave." The Heavenly Soldier acknowledged the order and left the residence.
Marshal Tian Peng didn't delay. He headed for the Hall of Lingxiao.
The Hall of Lingxiao.
When Marshal Tian Peng arrived, the atmosphere was rather somber.
Many immortals stood on either side, while the Jade Emperor sat on the high throne above them.
Seeing the scene, Tian Peng took his place and waited for the other Immortals and Gods to arrive.
Time passed, and one immortal after another arrived.
"Taibai Jinxing, do you know where Li Jing is?" the Jade Emperor asked gravely.
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