Heavenly River? Galaxy? (First Update)

"Marshal Tianpeng!"

Meng Qi's eyelid twitched. The image of a fat, pig-mouthed big man rose unbidden in his mind. Second Senior Brother, Zhu Bajie?

He hadn't been at Spirit Mountain at all, but had returned to the Heavenly Court? Or had the Heavenly Emperor appointed someone else to the position of Marshal Tianpeng?

Judging from the development of his own world, the Heavenly Court had fallen before the Demonic chaos on Earth, and before the Demon Saintess became a spear. Taking the various legends of Journey to the West into account, he could tentatively assume that the Great Sages had attacked Spirit Mountain alongside the Demon Saintess after the Heavenly Court fell, and that the Heavenly Court had fallen after Sun Wukong became the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

In other words, if this Marshal Tianpeng was the old pig, then he hadn't gone off to become the Altar Cleanser Envoy at all. After completing his mission, he'd returned straight to the Heavenly Court and taken command of the Heavenly River navy again.

The thoughts flashed through Meng Qi's mind. Judging by the old pig's personality and preferences, never mind whether the Altar Cleanser Envoy or Marshal Tianpeng held the higher rank; clearly, the strict rules and discipline were what he hated more. It made sense that he'd left Spirit Mountain after Journey to the West—provided the Buddhist sect hadn't stopped him. And for that, he'd have needed to cling tightly to the Heavenly Emperor's coattails.

Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu only knew from Six Paths' background information that Marshal Tianpeng had once been a member of the Journey to the West party. Their impressions were vague, and they weren't as deeply affected as Meng Qi. They quickly began inspecting their surroundings for anything they might have missed.

"I wonder if the