" The Peach Garden has its Peach Garden rules! Since you have violated our rules, you must either obey or die!"
Number Zero's face was cold and aloof, his eyes devoid of warmth, and the Divine Seal of Time in his palm shone with a hazy, mysterious light.
Sun Wukong was alarmed, sensing that something was wrong with the space around him. His magical power had been put on hold and was no longer circulating, but his thoughts could still function.
" The Peach Garden operates on a timeline independent of the outside world. Time differs in some areas. For the next five hundred years, you will be responsible for guarding the six-thousand-year-old Peach Garden area to prevent fruit-eating insects from damaging the spiritual roots and fruits. A hundred years there is equivalent to a month in the human world."
"A hundred years is a month in the human world, are you serious? Don't try to fool me, old Sun!" Sun Wukong exclaimed in surprise, "Is there really such a wondrous place?"
"You foolish and ignorant fool! If no one had pleaded for you, I would have killed you on the spot. You wait here; someone will take you there shortly. Also, if you commit any crimes during your employment, your term will be extended!"
Sun Wukong's eyes flashed with fighting spirit, but it quickly died down. There were many powerful figures in this Peach Garden, and he wasn't even confident he could defeat this one directly. If he were to die in this Peach Garden, his clan would suffer a great tragedy.
Since he mastered his skills and returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain, he has defeated and killed many of the evil monsters that were causing trouble in the area, making Flower-Fruit Mountain famous far and wide, but also offending many demon leaders.
At present, the combat strength of Flower-Fruit Mountain is not high. It can be said that apart from him, the top combat power in the monkey troop still has a long way to go before it can grow to the Immortal level.
"I, Old Sun, will admit to stealing your peaches and I will never do anything wrong. But you can't wrong Little Purple. This has nothing to do with Little Purple."
Number Zero glanced at Sun Wukong and thought to himself that this foreign monkey demon was actually quite loyal and righteous.
"We are fair and impartial."
Sun Wukong was relieved; he could tell that this cold-blooded young man was a man of his word.
Before long, Sun Wukong was taken to the work site by the people ordered by Number Zero.
At the entrance to the Peach Garden, the Queen Mother of Yaochi arrived in person, accompanied by her Seven Fairies.
" Queen Mother! Fairy sisters! What brings you all here!"
A variety of figurine-style elves have appeared.
"It seems like it's not time to pick the peaches yet," a cute little girl thought with a blank expression.
The Queen Mother the West smiled gently, surveying the miniature figurines of spirits. "I'm looking for your Earth God; I have something to discuss with him."
"Is that so? But we don't know. Aunt Queen Mother, you should go find it yourself."
"Scatter, scatter!"
The Queen Mother couldn't help but chuckle; these little cuties were truly amusing.
The seven fairies also had smiles in their eyes. Many gods and immortals in the Heavenly Court regarded the figurine spirits in the Peach Garden as Primordial beasts, but only those of them who frequently came to the Peach Garden knew how approachable, cute and clingy these little guys were.
Meanwhile, as the Queen Mother led the Seven Fairies into the Peach Garden, Xiao Tian's avatar— the Peach Garden Earth God— summoned the ten elders of the Figure Spirit Clan, numbered from Number Zero to nine, who were also the strongest among them.
"Brother, I'm going down to the mortal realm to mooch a meal from Great Immortal Zhenyuan. While I'm gone, you must take good care of the Peach Garden."
The ten elder Figure Spirit Clan figures, numbered Number Zero through nine, were speechless, but they were used to the behavior of their brother, the Earth God.
Not long after.
The Queen Mother of Yaochi, accompanied by her Seven Fairies, found Sequence Number Eight, named Xiao Lan.
"Little Xiao Lan, where's your local Earth God?"
"It's Aunt Queen Mother and her seven fairy sisters. Brother Earth God has descended to the mortal realm to discuss the Dao with Great Immortal Zhenyuan. We don't know when he'll return."
The Queen Mother frowned and asked, "How long ago did you go?"
"Aunt Queen Mother has been gone for a long time, at least three days." Xiao Lan lied through her teeth, her big, innocent eyes wide open.
"It's been three days, what bad luck..." The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, then continued to ask, "So, did you notice that a demon monkey has broken into the Peach Garden?"
Xiao Lan immediately pouted and said angrily, "Auntie Queen Mother, this demon monkey stole our peaches and fled into the Time Forbidden Zone after being chased. That's a forbidden area for our clan, and only Brother Earth God can freely enter and exit. That demon monkey is so wicked!"
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression changed drastically.
" Xiao Lan, this demon monkey is involved in a very important matter. It must be released and taken to the Time Forbidden Zone."
"Aunt Queen Mother, the Time Forbidden Zone is very dangerous. Are you really going? Or should we wait for Brother Earth God to return?" Xiao Lan hesitated, her brows furrowed.
" Xiao Lan, lead the way. If anything happens, I will explain to the Earth God. Time is of the essence; this demon monkey is a serious matter that affects all the realms of the heavens."
When Xiao Lan heard how outrageous this was, she remembered the words that her brother, the Earth God, had told them before he left, so she nodded and led the way.
The Time Forbidden Zone is a place used to punish disobedient Figure Spirit Clan. Here, time is almost eternal for the Figure Spirit Clan. There is no noise, no color, just Chaos. Figure Spirit Clan elves really don't want to make mistakes and be locked up there to wake up.
For outsiders, it's a Asura place. The system will sense their intrusion and trigger Time Fault Spell, creating countless powerful illusions to trap and torment them.
The Queen Mother of Yaochi was aware of these things, but because she was at the Peak Quasi-Sage and a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, she was quite confident.
Before long, the Queen Mother of Yaochi saw a halo floating low in the Inside the Circle, emanating a strange aura that captivated people's attention.
"You all wait outside, I'll go and bring that demon monkey out," the Queen Mother of Yaochi said to the Seven Fairies.
"Yes, Your Queen Mother."
Yaochi entered Time Forbidden Zone, and the surrounding environment changed drastically.
In an instant, Yaochi's expression changed drastically as she realized she had returned to the Peach Garden.
" Queen Mother, something terrible has happened! His Majesty the Jade Emperor has been nailed to death with a sword by the Earth God in the Hall of High Heavens!"
The Yuegu, one of the Seven Fairies, rushed over in a panic to report.
The Queen Mother of Yaochi was horrified.
"What! Say that again!"
" Queen Mother, Heavenly Court is finished! The Peach Garden Earth God is too powerful; he has rebelled and wreaked havoc in Heavenly Court. Heavenly King Li and the God of Strength were both annihilated in a single round..."
"No!" The Queen Mother of Yaochi calmed down, her delicate hand piercing through the air, and with a single slap, she annihilated the Yuegu.
"It really was an illusion!"
"This Time Forbidden Zone is an illusion! It breeds the illusions I least want to see!"
The Queen Mother of Yaochi closed her eyes and concentrated, summoning the Western Plain Cloud Boundary Flag, one of the Five Innate Directional Flags, to protect herself.
"It's all an illusion! There's nothing to be afraid of!"
Hehehe!
Thunder rumbled all around.
"Ah!"
" Queen Mother, run!" came Yuegu's scream.
" Queen Mother, are you waiting to die?"
A mocking, cold voice echoed.
The Queen Mother of Yaochi opened her beautiful eyes and gazed at the Peach Garden Earth God, the incarnation of the Sage Xiao Tian, who had appeared.
This Peach Garden Earth God gave her a feeling of evil and demonic power.
"Illusion, destroy it, I will!"
Yaochi's delicate hand pierced the air, unleashing the power of Peak Quasi-Sage.
"Although we are both at the Peak Quasi-Sage, I, your brother, am the incarnation of Sage! Moreover, I am the only Sage Attaining the Dao through Strength."
The Queen Mother of Yaochi was shocked; her Great Annihilation Palm had been easily neutralized.
"Even though it's an illusion, it will still take quite a bit of effort to eliminate you."
"A hallucination? Queen Mother, have you gone mad from sleeping too long?! What virtue or ability does your Heavenly Court possess to oversee all the realms, command all the immortals and gods, and establish heavenly rules and regulations? Just because you and that brat Haotian are Hongjun's disciples?"
"Heh! Don't be ridiculous! In the eyes of us Sage, you're nothing more than pitiful laborers. Do you really think you're the Heavenly Emperor or the Heavenly Mother?"
The malevolent Peach Garden Earth God unleashed the Chaos Bell.
" Queen Mother, I've long heard that you and Haotian are clearly distinct. Although you were both disciples back then, you never became Daoist partners and didn't like each other. Is that so? Hehehe..."
boom!
The Chaos Bell's time-binding and spatial power arrived, causing the Queen Mother of Yaochi, Peak Quasi-Sage, to lose her composure.
"Damn it! Why is the gap so huge!"
The Queen Mother secretly regretted that she might have possessed Innate Supreme Treasure.
She really suffered because of that magic weapon!
" Yaochi, do you want to live or die? Hehehe!"
"I'll fight you to the death!" The Queen Mother revealed a resolute expression.
Countless Samsara of illusions passed, time seemed endless, but three days had already gone by in the outside world.
Inside the Hall of High Heavens.
"Your Majesty, the Empress is trapped in the Time Forbidden Zone of Peach Garden Earth God, and hasn't come out for three days."
Haotian frowned. Even his Haotian Mirror couldn't monitor the Peach Garden, let alone see what was going on inside that forbidden Time Forbidden Zone.
"Did that demon monkey really enter that Time Forbidden Zone?"
"Your Majesty, this is what Xiao Lan, the eighth elf of the Figure Spirit Clan, said. I also secretly asked a few other elves, and they all saw the demon monkey enter the Time Forbidden Zone."
Haotian's face darkened. Sun Wukong was a crucial link in the journey to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures and overcome the Great Tribulation; how could he be missing?
" Heavenly King Li! Descend to the Five Manors Temple to find the Peach Garden Earth God and bring him back to Heavenly Court."
"Yes, Jade Emperor!"
" Jade Emperor, something terrible has happened! Your nephew Yang Jian has split Peach Mountain in two!" A celestial official burst in.
Haotian was extremely troubled; all sorts of headaches seemed to be piling up all at once.
"Let's deal with this monkey demon first."
At Five Manors Temple, Great Immortal Zhenyuan watched the Peach Garden Earth God devour Ginseng Fruit and then began to ravenously eat the nine-thousand-year-old peaches himself, seemingly determined to recoup his investment.
"You've come to see me in less than half a month! Do you really think my newly cultivated Ginseng Fruit is as cheap as cabbage? How am I supposed to entertain my friends who come later?" Great Immortal Zhenyuan sighed, furiously devouring the nine-thousand-year-old peach.
"There's nothing we can do; it's your fault for not wanting to move the Ginseng Fruit Tree to the Peach Garden."
"Hmph! You make it sound so easy, but this is my lifeline." Great Immortal Zhenyuan was speechless.
"Ancestor! A celestial official from Heavenly Court requests an audience."
The young Daoist boy Qingfeng, arrived.
"Let them in."
Before long, Heavenly King Li and several heavenly generals arrived.
" Li Jing of the Heavenly Palace greets Great Immortal Zhenyuan!"
" Li Jing, are you looking for this fellow Daoist?" Great Immortal Zhenyuan glanced at the Peach Garden Earth God was ravenously devouring the newly cultivated simplified ginseng Ginseng Fruit.
"Yes, Master."
" Earth God, by order of the Jade Emperor, we request that you ascend to Heaven."
"What's wrong? Something happened at the Peach Garden?" The Peach Garden Earth God asked with an innocent expression.
Meanwhile, Zhunti, their faces Jieyin sorrow, arrived at the Pilgrimage Tower in the ancient starry sky to search for Xiao Tian.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path, please have your avatar release Sun Wukong."
Xiao Tian's clone blinked.
"Alright, but I can't leave here. How will I pass on the message?"
Zhunti and Jieyin looked even more distressed.