Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 167: You Can’t Live by Causing Your Own Misfortune

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: You Can’t Live by Causing Your Own Misfortune

Lingxiao Treasure Hall was the place of supreme authority in the Three Realms. The deities who participated in the court meetings here were either powerful, of notable heritage, or both.

With their knowledge, they certainly understood what the records of the Three-Life Stone implied.

It was a divine treasure personally established by Lady Nuwa beside the Naihe Bridge of the underworld, which recorded the past, present, and future lives of all spirits and beings.

And with Houtu presiding justly over the underworld, it could be said that unless she approved, absolutely no one dared to tamper with the Three-Life Stone.

After all, who in the Three Realms could rival Lady Houtu in the underworld?

Moreover, this saint of earthly ways was renowned for her compassion and fairness since the Primordial Era, and her reputation continued to this day; no one believed she would act out of bias.

Thus, the moment Taibai Jinxing mentioned that Lady Houtu could testify, it amounted to saying that what Sun Wukong stated was true.

But the immortals understood that this evidence was not sufficient.

Indeed, they heard His Majesty the Jade Emperor say, "These only prove that your marriage fate was altered, but they do not confirm who altered it."

Sun Wukong clasped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty makes a reasonable point, so Old Sun also checked the marriage fates of Princess Yaoji, Princess Weaver Girl, and Princess Long Ji in the Three-Life Stone, and found that according to destiny, none of them were to have husbands."

Hearing this, all the immortals were shocked—this was a tremendous discovery!

These three princesses were all closely related to His Majesty the Jade Emperor, and the marriage disasters they had experienced had caused quite a stir at the time, sparking many controversies.

Especially Princess Yaoji, for whom Yang Jian had later caused an uproar in the Heavenly Court to save his mother.

If what Sun Wukong claimed was true, then this scheme involving their marriage fates was too harsh!

So who exactly had tampered with the marriage fates of the North Celestial Venerable and the three princesses?

The group of Immortal Officers and Divine Generals in the grand hall already had an idea.

Then, with visible trepidation, the Old Man of the Moon knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, these matters have nothing to do with me. I only took over the Marriage Destiny Book after the Divine Enthronement."

He had more to say, but dared not; the marriage fates of the princesses had occurred before the Divine Enthronement.

Just then, activity was heard outside the hall.

Soon, Ne Zha entered, dragging a battered, bruised old man in brocade back to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Seeing the old man’s condition, all the immortals fell silent, and even Li Jing did not stand up to blame Ne Zha.

Ne Zha threw the man before the hall, clapped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I looked around and found Fu Yuan the Immortal Elder sneaking out of the western gate, so I chased after him,

Once I caught up with him, it turns out that this old immortal was unwilling to come to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. I had to invite him over,

but they never expected him to resist, and then I used a little force, and he ended up like this."

The gaze of the Jade Emperor fell on Fu Yuan the Immortal Elder, and he said solemnly, "Fu Yuan, do you know your guilt?"

Fu Yuan the Immortal Elder, knowing that his deeds were exposed, regretfully said, "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment, disliking the domineering behavior of the North Celestial Venerable and thought to use the marriage fate to scheme against him. I did not expect it to cause such a turmoil. I beg Your Majesty to impose a punishment."

"Heh, you old fellow, even at death’s door, you’re still playing games!" Sun Wukong sneered, "His Majesty gave you a chance, yet you tried to be clever, using such a feeble excuse!"

He was directly admitting to the crime, but his deeds were far from limited to these.

Many immortals shook their heads; some wanted to remind him, but dared not.

Fu Yuan the Immortal Elder’s face changed, sensing something ominous but not understanding what was happening.

He saw Yang Jian and Sun Wukong fighting and knew the matter was exposed, so he had hurriedly left the Heavenly Court; thus, he was utterly unaware of what had transpired afterward.

At this moment, the Jade Emperor sighed, "Fu Yuan, it did not have to come to this."

Taibai Jinxing also shook his head, stroking his beard to remind him, "Fu Yuan, Sun Wukong also discovered the marriage fates of the three princesses in the underworld."

Hearing this, Fu Yuan the Immortal Elder’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.

He knelt on the ground in a panic, repeatedly kowtowing, "Your Majesty, your servant acknowledges his guilt, acknowledges his guilt!"

His Majesty the Jade Emperor asked in a deep voice, "I ask you, why would you do this?"

Fu Yuan, the Immortal Elder, however, remained silent, clearly unwilling to reveal the person behind the scenes.

"One who commits sins must not live." His Majesty’s expression was stern, "Upon inspection, the Master of the Hall of Marriage Fates, Immortal Elder Fu Yuan, arbitrarily altered the marital fates of the North Pole Supreme Lord and the Imperial Lady, disrupting the order of marriage destinies and causing chaos in the Heavenly Dao. His sin is unforgivable, and he shall be cast into reincarnation, never to ascend to the path of immortality again!"

"This is not satisfying, not satisfying at all," Sun Wukong thought. He knew His Majesty was definitely aware of who was behind all this, but now was not the time to truly tear off the facade.

All the immortals could guess a thing or two. They looked toward Fu Yuan, the Immortal Elder, only to see desperation on his face.

Fu Yuan himself knew very well that if he divulged who instigated him, His Majesty would definitely not issue such severe punishment. He might even show extra mercy, only making him descend to the mortal world once.

But things were not that simple; once he spoke out, he would offend another party, and his end would be just as miserable.

So, who was to blame for all this?

"Haha, what a Heavenly Emperor!" he finally roared in reluctant laughter, "Hao Tian, ever since you became the Heavenly Emperor, I have followed by your side. I may not have merits, but I have suffered hardships. Yet, what have you given me? To this date, I am just a lord of one hall, merely a position of a regular deity."

The Jade Emperor was indifferent, unmoved.

Tai Bai Jin Xing sighed lightly; this old fellow had little ability and even less insight into his own situation. He deserved this fate.

"With such a vision and mindset, no wonder you can only serve as a regular lord of one hall," Sun Wukong directly mocked.

The immortals all remained silent.

At last, the guard celestial generals outside the hall came in, shackled Fu Yuan, and dragged him away to receive punishment.

The magnificent hall returned to tranquility.

Tai Bai Jin Xing approached and said, "Your Majesty, the position of Master of the Hall of Marriage Fates should not be left vacant. I suggest Lord Tianxi take the position as the Master of the Hall of Marriage Fates."

The attention of all immortals immediately turned toward the unkempt figure.

Immediately, an immortal officer from the Chan Teaching refuted, "Lord Tianxi is merely a position of a high god; how is he qualified to be a master of one hall!"

"Your Majesty, Lord Tianxi cannot hold the position of Master of the Hall of Marriage Fates."

"Your Majesty, I concur."

"I concur!"

Following this, many immortal officers and divine generals stood out.

The immortals of the Sect of Interception and the former officials of Yin Shang, however, could only remain silent.

Because this was the Heavenly Court, they could not assert that Di Xin, being a human king, was qualified to be the master of one hall.

At that moment, Di Xin still said nothing, merely observing with a cold gaze.

Yet, Sun Wukong laughed, "Since Lord Tianxi cannot be the Master of the Hall of Marriage Fates, why not substitute in Lord Tai Yang?"

The eyes of Tai Bai Jin Xing lit up.

The face of the immortals from the Chan Teaching changed.

Only to hear Sun Wukong continuing, "During the previous chaos of the Tai Yin Star, I could not understand how, when Di Xin and Empress Jiang were husband and wife, one became the Tai Yin Star Lord and the other the Tian Xi Star Lord by the time of the Divine Enthronement.

As a married couple, they naturally should correspond to the gods of Tai Yang and Tai Yin, thereby maintaining the proper order of the Heavenly Dao.

Now that Lord Tai Yang, Xu Gai, has died, since some say Di Xin is not qualified to be the Master of the Hall of Marriage Fates, my proposal is to reinstate Di Xin as Lord Tai Yang!"

The immortals from the Chan Teaching wanted to argue, but they didn’t know how to refute, especially when Sun Wukong brought the Heavenly Dao into the conversation!