Arc 6Chapters 126–150

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Ch. 126You're Due for a Promotion

After waking in Yang Chan’s bed with his golden immortal Dao Fruit strengthened, Chen Wei resumed handling his Heavenly Court office’s affairs from Mount Hua. Ma Muzhi brought him accumulated case files and an unidentified trinket, which Chen Wei accepted after promising to recommend him for a promotion.

  • Chen Wei woke after thirty years in the mortal world and found his Dao Fruit larger, more complete, and stable.
  • Yang Chan told Chen Wei that Ma Muzhi had been waiting at the foot of Mount Hua and urged him to handle his official business.
  • Ma Muzhi presented the accumulated Case Files, and Chen Wei signed them to reaffirm his authority over the office.
  • Ma Muzhi said he had sent an unidentified confiscated trinket to Chen Wei’s Heavenly Court residence for him and Yang Chan to examine, and Chen Wei accepted it.
  • Chen Wei promised to recommend Ma Muzhi for a promotion, then asked what the trinket was; Ma Muzhi identified it as a peculiar Auspicious Cloud.

Ch. 127Who Would Dare Hold On to It?

After Chen Wei’s sentence ended, he returned to the Heavenly Court with Yang Chan and gave her a Purple Flame Auspicious Cloud, unaware it had been confiscated from the Green Ox Spirit. When the Green Ox Spirit learned where the cloud was, he headed for Tongming Hall to retrieve it.

  • Yang Chan announced that Chen Wei’s sentence was over, and he returned to the Heavenly Court with her.
  • Chen Wei presented Yang Chan with the Purple Flame Auspicious Cloud that Ma Muzhi had placed in his treasury, and she rode it away to test its speed.
  • A Heavenly Soldier told the Green Ox Spirit that the missing Purple Flame Auspicious Cloud had been seen with an Immortal Official near Tongming Hall.
  • The Green Ox Spirit recalled that he had given the cloud to a demon king in the Mortal Realm and that it had been confiscated during an investigation.
  • The Green Ox Spirit flew toward Tongming Hall, confident that he could reclaim the cloud.

Ch. 128What Kind of Immortal Second Generation?

Chen Wei confronted the Green Ox Spirit, who came to retrieve the Purple Flame Auspicious Cloud from Tusita Palace, but Yang Chan’s arrival forced him to conceal his purpose. The Green Ox Spirit offered Golden Cores as an official subsidy, while Chen Wei remained wary of accepting them.

  • Chen Wei returned to the Government Office and found the Green Ox Spirit demanding the Auspicious Cloud on behalf of Tusita Palace.
  • Chen Wei suspected the cloud was evidence of Tusita Palace’s dealings with demons and refused to return it after giving it to Yang Chan.
  • Yang Chan entered, and the Green Ox Spirit recognized her and feared she might expose his operation in the Mortal Realm.
  • Yang Chan pretended the seized item was a Precious Sword, and the Green Ox Spirit played along while offering three bottles of Golden Cores.
  • Chen Wei refused to accept the Golden Cores without proper grounds, so the Green Ox Spirit claimed they were an authorized subsidy for the Censorate.

Ch. 129Chen Wei's Scheme

Chen Wei used the Green Ox Spirit’s trouble on Jindou Mountain as leverage to arrange a meeting with Taishang Laojun and gain standing in the Heavenly Court. Yang Chan wondered why he would not simply use her connections, but Chen Wei insisted he needed to build his own reputation to win over Yang Jian.

  • Chen Wei revealed that he wanted more than golden cores: he aimed to gain Taishang Laojun’s favor and eventually influence Yang Jian.
  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan staged a good-cop, bad-cop act, hinting that the case files could expose the Green Ox Spirit’s activities in the Mortal Realm.
  • Chen Wei proposed taking the matter to Taishang Laojun to settle it internally, and the Green Ox Spirit agreed to meet them at Tusita Palace.
  • After the Green Ox Spirit left, Yang Chan asked Chen Wei about his scheme, and he admitted that he wanted a legitimate reason to meet Laojun and earn standing.
  • Yang Chan offered to arrange a meeting through her connections, but Chen Wei said he needed to build his own confidence to fulfill his promise to win over Yang Jian.

Ch. 130Qingquan, I can rest easy when you handle things

Chen Wei accompanied the Green Ox Spirit to Tusita Palace and persuaded Taishang Laojun to treat the Mortal Realm incident as demons misusing the Green Ox Spirit’s name. Taishang Laojun saw through Chen Wei’s motives and asked him to undertake another task, leaving its details unstated.

  • Chen Wei reported the Green Ox Spirit’s visit and his plan to Taibai Jinxing, who gave him a Command Token and approved his handling of the matter.
  • Chen Wei met the nervous Green Ox Spirit outside Tusita Palace and reassured him before they entered to see Taishang Laojun.
  • The Green Ox Spirit confessed and begged for punishment, while Chen Wei blamed the demons for fraudulently using his name and minimized the Green Ox Spirit’s responsibility.
  • Taishang Laojun pretended to threaten the Green Ox Spirit, but Chen Wei intervened and proposed a resolution that let Laojun preserve Tusita Palace’s dignity.
  • Taishang Laojun ordered the Green Ox Spirit to remain in Tusita Palace and then revealed that he had a task for Chen Wei.

Ch. 131Have a Baby!

Chen Wei received a bottle of Fetus-Nourishing Pills from Taishang Laojun and was ordered to deliver them to Bull Demon King and Madam Iron Fan. After he teased Yang Chan about having a baby, she struck him just as his subordinates arrived, and they pretended they had entered the wrong room.

  • Taishang Laojun gave Chen Wei a Jade Porcelain Bottle of Fetus-Nourishing Pills and ordered him to deliver it to Bull Demon King and Madam Iron Fan at Banana Cave on Green Cloud Mountain.
  • Chen Wei returned to the Government Office and reassured Yang Chan that Laojun had settled the matter of Green Ox Spirit and assigned him an errand.
  • Yang Chan mistook the pills for a sign that she and Chen Wei should have a baby, and Chen Wei teased her by confirming it.
  • Yang Chan realized Chen Wei had tricked her and struck him, sending him flying across the office.
  • Ma Muzhi, Pang Long, Xiao Yan, and Chu Feng saw Chen Wei on the floor and Yang Chan poised to strike, then pretended they had entered the wrong place.

Ch. 132He suffered cultivation deviation and died on the spot

After covering up the Green Ox Spirit case, Chen Wei received Taishang Laojun’s order to help the Bull Demon King and Madam Iron Fan have another child. He decided to enlist Sun Wukong and True Immortal Ruyi, leaving the difficult mission ahead.

  • Yang Chan struck Chen Wei and left, and he told his subordinates they had been exchanging pointers on Daoist arts.
  • Ma Muzhi reported that the Jindou Mountain demons had been dealt with, while Pang Long said the heavenly soldier who saw the Purple Flame Auspicious Cloud had died from cultivation deviation.
  • Chen Wei and his subordinates sealed the Green Ox Spirit case and arranged a payment for the dead soldier’s family.
  • Chen Wei revealed Taishang Laojun’s order to comfort the Bull Demon King and Madam Iron Fan and help them have a second child.
  • Pang Long proposed approaching Sun Wukong and True Immortal Ruyi, and Chen Wei agreed to recruit both to persuade the couple.

Ch. 133True and False Monkey King?

Chen Wei went to Spirit Mountain to ask Sun Wukong to mediate between the Bull Demon King and Madam Iron Fan, but Sun Wukong refused to go himself and sent Chen Wei to impersonate him instead. Sun Wukong hurled Chen Wei into the sky to teach him a Divine Ability, leaving Chen Wei unsure what was about to happen.

  • Chen Wei visited Sun Wukong at Pure Heart Temple and explained that Taishang Laojun had assigned him to help the Bull Demon King and Madam Iron Fan after Red Boy became a monk.
  • Sun Wukong refused to visit the couple, recalling his past conflict with Madam Iron Fan and fearing the humiliation of facing them.
  • Chen Wei praised Sun Wukong's loyalty, softening his resistance and prompting him to offer a substitute plan.
  • Sun Wukong gave Chen Wei one of his hairs and told him to transform into the Great Sage and persuade the couple in his place.
  • Chen Wei worried about impersonating Sun Wukong, but the Great Sage declared he would teach him a Divine Ability and tossed him into the sky.

Ch. 134Why Was There This Twist Too?

Chen Wei learned Sun Wukong’s Formless Mind Ape Technique and used it to disguise himself as the Great Sage before visiting Madam Iron Fan to deliver Laojun’s Pregnancy-Nurturing Pill. Madam Iron Fan’s anger over a secret past incident overwhelmed his explanation, and she blasted him away with her Banana Leaf Fan.

  • Sun Wukong taught Chen Wei the Formless Mind Ape Technique and gave him a monkey hair for his disguise.
  • Chen Wei traveled to Green Cloud Mountain, transformed into Sun Wukong, and approached Banana Cave intending to deliver Laojun’s pill and reconcile Madam Iron Fan with Bull Demon King.
  • Madam Iron Fan accused the disguised Chen Wei of once turning into a bug and crawling into her belly, a deed missing from the Heavenly Court’s case files.
  • Chen Wei invoked Laojun’s name and tried to retrieve the pill, but Madam Iron Fan refused to trust him and raised her Banana Leaf Fan.
  • Madam Iron Fan struck Chen Wei with the fan, hurling him tens of thousands of miles through the air.

Ch. 135I, Chen Qingquan, have no other hobbies-I just love sweets

After Madam Iron Fan blasted Chen Wei away from Green Cloud Mountain, he returned to the Heavenly Court and endured Yang Chan’s aggressively sweet tangyuan before explaining his failed errand. Yang Chan offered to borrow Yang Jian’s Wind-Controlling Banner to help him face Madam Iron Fan, leaving Chen Wei worried about whether Yang Jian would agree.

  • Madam Iron Fan’s Banana Leaf Fan sent Chen Wei from the Western Ox Continent to the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, and he decided to return to the Heavenly Court for help.
  • Chen Wei found Yang Chan cooking tangyuan, and she served him a bowl while addressing him as “Lord Chen.”
  • Chen Wei praised Yang Chan’s painfully sweet tangyuan and claimed he wanted it even sweeter, prompting her to cook a cauldron of enormous tangyuan for him.
  • After Chen Wei ate the cauldron, Yang Chan asked about his errand, and he explained Laojun’s Pregnancy-Nurturing Pills and Madam Iron Fan’s attack.
  • Yang Chan said Yang Jian’s Wind-Controlling Banner could counter the Banana Leaf Fan and offered to fetch it, leaving Chen Wei unsure whether Yang Jian would lend it.

Ch. 136So I Was the Fake All Along?

Yang Chan borrowed Yang Jian’s Wind-Controlling Banner for Chen Wei so he could face Madam Iron Fan, then insisted on accompanying him to Green Cloud Mountain. The pair disguised themselves as Chen Wei and Sun Wukong and set off for the Mortal Realm.

  • Yang Chan visited Yang Jian at Guanjiangkou and asked to borrow his Wind-Controlling Banner, while Yang Jian abruptly left after receiving a message and warned her not to let Chen Wei use it.
  • Yang Chan brought the banner to Chen Wei, who praised her and said he would return to Green Cloud Mountain to speak with Madam Iron Fan.
  • Yang Chan decided to accompany Chen Wei, partly because she did not want him meeting Madam Iron Fan alone.
  • Yang Chan transformed to resemble Chen Wei, and Chen Wei used the Formless Mind Ape Technique to take on Sun Wukong’s appearance.
  • Chen Wei teased Yang Chan in his Great Sage disguise, and she blushed before they set out.

Ch. 137You could have just come-why bring a man?

Chen Wei and Yang Chan went to Banana Cave under Taishang Laojun’s orders to deliver Pregnancy-Nurturing Pills to Madam Iron Fan. Madam Iron Fan’s flirtation with Chen Wei’s appearance turned to fury at the pills, and the chapter left Yang Chan intervening as the confrontation continued.

  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan arrived at Banana Cave disguised as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and Chen Wei, and Chen Wei called Madam Iron Fan his sister-in-law.
  • Madam Iron Fan ignored Chen Wei and flirted with Yang Chan, who was wearing Chen Wei’s face, while Yang Chan grew jealous.
  • Chen Wei handed Yang Chan the Pregnancy-Nurturing Pills, and Yang Chan explained that Taishang Laojun hoped Madam Iron Fan and Eldest Brother Bull would have another child.
  • Madam Iron Fan flew into a rage over the mention of Red Boy and used her Banana Leaf Fan to blast Chen Wei, but he claimed he had a Wind-Calming Pill.
  • Madam Iron Fan accused Chen Wei of taking advantage of Eldest Brother Bull’s absence, then stopped fanning when Yang Chan asked her to hear them out.
  • Yang Chan stepped in front of Chen Wei to block his view as Madam Iron Fan panted after fanning.

Ch. 138Tell Me, Who Am I Supposed to Have a Child With?

Yang Chan and Chen Wei visited Madam Iron Fan in Banana Cave to offer Pregnancy-Nurturing Pills, but Madam Iron Fan openly flirted with Yang Chan and recalled Sun Wukong’s past deceptions. The chapter ended with her testing Chen Wei by asking what Sun Wukong had called her while disguised as the Bull Demon King.

  • Yang Chan invited Madam Iron Fan inside, then warned Chen Wei not to look at her.
  • Madam Iron Fan hosted Yang Chan and Chen Wei in Banana Cave and flirted with Yang Chan while discussing the pills.
  • Madam Iron Fan lamented that the Bull Demon King was away with a fox spirit and asked who she was supposed to have a child with.
  • Chen Wei offered to visit Accumulating Thunder Mountain and persuade the Bull Demon King to return, but Madam Iron Fan challenged him to go at once.
  • Madam Iron Fan recalled Sun Wukong’s past tricks and asked Chen Wei what he had called her while disguised as the Bull Demon King.

Ch. 139Sister-in-law, you wouldn't want Red Boy to worry, would you?

Chen Wei and Yang Chan tried to persuade Madam Iron Fan to accept Taishang Laojun’s Pregnancy-Nurturing Pill, eventually invoking Red Boy to sway her. Madam Iron Fan accepted the pill and asked them to reveal their true identities, leaving her suspicious of the pair’s behavior.

  • Chen Wei posed as Sun Wukong and improvised an explanation for calling Madam Iron Fan “Sweetie,” while Yang Chan grew jealous and then realized Madam Iron Fan suspected the disguise.
  • Yang Chan tried to redirect the conversation toward the pill, but Madam Iron Fan refused it and teased her with a blunt suggestion about forcing Bull Demon King home.
  • Chen Wei reminded Madam Iron Fan that Red Boy might worry, then argued that accepting the pill would show her submission to the Heavenly Court; Yang Chan supported his appeal.
  • Madam Iron Fan accepted the pill and asked Chen Wei and Yang Chan to show their real faces.
  • Chen Wei and Yang Chan dropped their disguises, revealing Chen Wei as an immortal official and Yang Chan as the Third Holy Mother; Madam Iron Fan wondered what was strange between them.

Ch. 140In for a World of Hurt

Chen Wei and Yang Chan delivered Pregnancy-Nurturing Pills to Madam Iron Fan, whose teasing flustered Yang Chan before the Bull Demon King returned and mistook Chen Wei for the monkey who had visited before. The Bull Demon King attacked, and Madam Iron Fan and Yang Chan countered with their magical treasures.

  • Madam Iron Fan teased Chen Wei about calling her “sweetie,” prompting Yang Chan to crack the table in anger.
  • Madam Iron Fan accepted the pills and teased Yang Chan about discussing pregnancy and childbirth, leaving Yang Chan flustered.
  • The cave shook as the Bull Demon King arrived, and Madam Iron Fan briefly tried to hide Chen Wei before remembering he was on official business.
  • The Bull Demon King accused Chen Wei of being the monkey who had caused trouble at his home and attacked him.
  • Madam Iron Fan swung her Banana Leaf Fan while Yang Chan used the Treasure Lotus Lamp to strike back at the Bull Demon King.

Ch. 141Since We're Already Here

Chen Wei and Yang Chan drove the Bull Demon King away after he attacked Chen Wei at Banana Cave, and Chen Wei discovered that Niu Aitian had accidentally provoked the fight. Chen Wei then proposed a heart-to-heart to resolve the family’s grievance over Red Boy joining Buddhism, promising that Sun Wukong could bring Red Boy back for a visit.

  • Yang Chan rushed to check Chen Wei for injuries, then composed herself when Madam Iron Fan watched.
  • Chen Wei spotted Niu Aitian hiding in a cloud and learned that he had tipped off the Bull Demon King about Sun Wukong visiting Banana Cave.
  • Niu Aitian explained that the Bull Demon King had heard only that Sun Wukong was at his wife’s cave and had attacked without hearing the rest of the explanation.
  • Chen Wei realized the conflict had resulted from a misunderstanding and recalled Sun Wukong’s advice about dealing with the Bull Demon King.
  • Chen Wei proposed that everyone talk through their grievance over Red Boy joining Buddhism and offered to ask Sun Wukong to bring Red Boy back for a visit.
  • Madam Iron Fan brightened at the offer, and Chen Wei assured her that Sun Wukong could do it.

Ch. 142Yes, Bodhisattva, I Did Indeed Say That

Chen Wei used Sun Wukong’s authority to promise Madam Iron Fan that Red Boy would be brought back for a family reunion, while Yang Chan prepared to cover for him if the promise caused trouble. At Pure Heart Temple, Sun Wukong backed Chen Wei’s claim and Xuanzang supported releasing the Golden-Winged Great Peng after proper procedures.

  • Chen Wei told Madam Iron Fan he would arrange for Red Boy to visit, and she urgently contacted the Bull Demon King.
  • Yang Chan trusted Chen Wei but prepared sealed Imperial Decrees in case she needed to rescue the situation.
  • Guanyin Bodhisattva asked Sun Wukong to release the Golden-Winged Great Peng, explaining that she would seek the Great Heavenly Venerable’s approval.
  • Guanyin told Sun Wukong that an Immortal Official from Tongming Hall had come to Mount Potalaka to invite Red Boy to visit his parents in the name of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
  • Sun Wukong claimed he had indeed authorized Red Boy’s visit and agreed to follow Xuanzang’s suggestion to seek proper approval before releasing the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

Ch. 143This Fellow's Cultivation Was Utterly Unremarkable

Chen Wei resolved the Bull Demon King's attack as a misunderstanding and refused his public gift, while Niu Aitian repaired Banana Cave and ingratiated himself with Chen Wei. Yang Chan privately imagined having a child with Chen Wei, and Red Boy arrived at the mountain insisting that everyone call him Niu Aimin.

  • Madam Iron Fan scolded the Bull Demon King for attacking Chen Wei, then helped frame the incident as a misunderstanding, which Chen Wei accepted.
  • The Bull Demon King tried to give Chen Wei a Storage Bag, but Chen Wei refused it on official grounds, and Niu Aitian signaled that gifts should be handled privately.
  • Niu Aitian repaired Banana Cave's damaged ceiling and hung a banner praising the Heavenly Court, earning approval from Madam Iron Fan and Chen Wei.
  • Yang Chan wondered what a child with Chen Wei would be like while Chen Wei exchanged praise with the Bull Demon King, Madam Iron Fan, and Niu Aitian.
  • Red Boy arrived at the mountain and told the demons that his name was now Niu Aimin, not Great King Sacred Infant.

Ch. 144Was This Still My Son?

Niu Aimin returned to Green Cloud Mountain with a new name, new manners, and a fervent commitment to the Heavenly Court, shocking his parents and everyone at Banana Cave. The reunion ended with Niu Aimin formally pledging his mountain's support to Chen Wei, while Chen Wei and Yang Chan were left awkwardly contemplating a future child.

  • Niu Aimin ordered the lesser demons on Green Cloud Mountain to wear clean Daoist robes and polished shoes, then reassured himself that demonkind needed to align with the Heavenly Court.
  • At Banana Cave, Madam Iron Fan sensed Niu Aimin's return and rushed outside with the Bull Demon King, while Niu Aitian stayed behind Chen Wei and Yang Chan until they went out.
  • Niu Aimin knelt before his parents and staged an emotional reunion with music played by lesser demons hidden in the clouds, leaving the Bull Demon King bewildered.
  • Yang Chan wondered whether a future child with Chen Wei would be as obedient as Niu Aimin, and they both became flustered when they realized what they were discussing.
  • Niu Aimin approached Chen Wei and delivered a formal speech pledging Green Cloud Mountain's support for the Heavenly Court's principles and directives.

Ch. 145You Can't Treat Uncle Sun Like That!

Chen Wei helped Niu Aimin persuade his family and Green Cloud Mountain’s demons to embrace the Heavenly Court, then reconciled the Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong praised Chen Wei’s work and asked Yang Chan when she would address his disciple’s matter.

  • Niu Aimin urged Madam Iron Fan to have another child and convinced the Bull Demon King to rename himself Niu Zuntian, while Niu Aitian supported him.
  • Chen Wei proposed celebrating with dumplings, and Niu Aimin invited the Demon Kings of the Seventy-Two Caves to gather at Banana Cave.
  • The demon representatives arrived in clean Daoist robes and joined the gathering, while Chen Wei and Yang Chan approved of the peaceful scene.
  • Sun Wukong appeared from Chen Wei’s chest, and Niu Aimin protected him when the Bull Demon King angrily confronted him.
  • Madam Iron Fan reminded the Bull Demon King of his promise, and the Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong apologized and agreed to let bygones be bygones.
  • Sun Wukong congratulated Chen Wei on completing the assignment, then asked Yang Chan when she would address his disciple’s matter.

Ch. 146Dao Ancestor, I Hear You Have No Named Disciple Yet

After Sun Wukong teased Chen Wei and Yang Chan about their future child, Chen Wei promised to marry her openly and honorably. He completed his assignment for Taishang Laojun, who offered him another reward, and Chen Wei asked to become his Named Disciple.

  • Sun Wukong secretly advised Chen Wei to have a child with Yang Chan before seeking approval, but Chen Wei firmly rejected the idea.
  • Yang Chan considered Sun Wukong's plan, but Chen Wei promised to find a proper way to marry her and take her home as his bride.
  • Chen Wei traveled to the Thirty-Three Heavens and reported the completed assignment to Taishang Laojun, who praised his work and gave him a Jade Tablet.
  • Taishang Laojun invited Chen Wei to request another reward, and Chen Wei asked to serve him and become his Named Disciple.

Ch. 147Sharing power was a pretense; testing loyalty was the real aim

Chen Wei failed to secure nominal disciple status from Taishang Laojun but received the Six Ding Divine Fire Technique and displayed it in his office. He offered his trusted subordinates the chief official’s post to test their loyalty, and Ma Muzhi proposed merging the offices under Chen Wei’s leadership.

  • Chen Wei asked Taishang Laojun to take him as a nominal disciple, but Laojun refused and bestowed the Six Ding Divine Fire Technique instead.
  • Chen Wei hung the jade slip beneath the plaque in the Left Commissioner’s Office, where Ma Muzhi, Pang Long, Xiao Yan, and Chu Feng admired it.
  • Chen Wei announced that he would give up his concurrent post and invited his four subordinates to consider becoming chief official of the Censorate.
  • Chen Wei watched the four subordinates carefully, using the offered post to test their loyalty and awareness.
  • Ma Muzhi spoke first and suggested merging the Folk Customs and Morals Inspection Bureau, the Left Commissioner’s Office, and the Inspector’s Government Office under Chen Wei as chief official.

Ch. 148From Now On, You're the Director

Chen Wei tested his subordinates’ loyalty with the Chief Official’s Seal, then endured Yang Chan’s sweet-tangyuan test during a meeting. Yang Chan announced that the Great Heavenly Venerable had issued an imperial decree making Chen Wei a director, leaving his new promotion’s implications unknown.

  • Pang Long and Ma Muzhi rejected taking the Chief Official’s Seal and affirmed their loyalty to Chen Wei and Yang Chan, prompting Chen Wei to put the seal away.
  • Yang Chan entered the meeting with tangyuan and insisted that Chen Wei eat two bowls; Chen Wei ate three to satisfy her and set an example for his subordinates.
  • Chen Wei reprimanded Yang Chan for arriving late, and she accepted his criticism while planning to serve him molten-centered Black Sesame Tangyuan later.
  • Yang Chan presented an imperial decree from the Great Heavenly Venerable and congratulated Chen Wei on becoming a director.

Ch. 149You Have Over a Hundred Immortal Officials Under You Now-Quite the Powerhouse

Chen Wei received an imperial decree promoting his bureau into the Discipline Inspection Court and making him its director, a powerful position that drew immediate concern from him and Taibai Jinxing. After Yang Chan helped him fuse their dao fruits, Chen Wei visited Taibai Jinxing to affirm his loyalty, just as the Morning Court Assembly began.

  • The Great Heavenly Venerable's decree reorganized the Tongming Hall Folk Customs and Morals Inspection Bureau into the Discipline Inspection Court and promoted Chen Wei to Court Director.
  • Ma Muzhi, Pang Long, Xiao Yan, and Chu Feng left to handle the new court's preparations while Ma Muzhi sealed the hall with a soundproof barrier.
  • Yang Chan told Chen Wei she had brought the decree from Lingxiao Palace, reassured him about his new responsibilities, and summoned his dao fruit to fuse with her own.
  • After two hours of dao fruit fusion, Chen Wei went to see Taibai Jinxing and humbly placed the new court and its officials under the Star Lord's command.
  • Taibai Jinxing warned Chen Wei that many eyes were watching him and that the promotion carried serious significance; a bell then rang to announce the Morning Court Assembly at Lingxiao Palace.

Ch. 150His First Court Assembly

At his first Morning Court Assembly, Chen Wei learned how Heavenly Court officials presented only successful outcomes before Martial Virtue Star Lord challenged his appointment as director of the Discipline Inspection Court. Great Emperor Ziwei called Chen Wei forward to answer the objection, leaving every official watching him.

  • Chen Wei attended the Morning Court Assembly for the first time and observed the ranks of immortals and their reports.
  • Chen Wei realized officials presented resolved problems and successful results rather than asking the court to handle difficulties.
  • Martial Virtue Star Lord objected to Chen Wei's appointment, arguing that the Discipline Inspection Court's director needed greater seniority and standing because he wanted the position for his son, Wu Ji.
  • Chen Wei understood that Taibai Jinxing and the Great Heavenly Venerable would not intervene, so he had to defend his appointment himself.
  • Great Emperor Ziwei called for the Discipline Inspection Court's director, and Chen Wei stepped forward to answer.
  • Nezha told Li Jing that Chen Wei had once bested the Holy Manifestation True Lord and warned that Martial Virtue Star Lord might be asking for trouble.
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