Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 79: Sending Sun Wukong to the Western Heaven Would Be Good

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Sending Sun Wukong to the Western Heaven Would Be Good

His Majesty the Jade Emperor returned to Tongming Hall, accompanied by Taibai Jinxing.

"He always does things unexpectedly," the Jade Emperor said as he took off his crown and donned a moon-white robe, feeling very pleased.

"The Great Sage Equalling Heaven possesses both virtue and talent, and has repeatedly achieved remarkable feats. Indeed, he is greatly gifted," Taibai Jinxing, smiling, praised, then added, "However, this is also due to Your Majesty’s sagacity in discerning talent, promoting worthy ministers to high positions,

"In my opinion, Your Majesty and the Great Sage Equalling Heaven will become an example of a harmonious monarch-minister relationship, which will surely be widely celebrated throughout the Three Realms."

"Li Changgeng, Li Changgeng, that mouth of yours is all you have left," the Jade Emperor laughed heartily.

"Your servant thanks Your Majesty for the compliment!" Taibai Jinxing bowed deeply in respect.

"Then what position should I bestow upon Sun Wukong this time?" the Jade Emperor suddenly asked.

"This..." Grasping his beard, Taibai Jinxing pondered hard before speaking, "Your Majesty, I am too dull. I do not know. I am at fault."

As a servant, how could he make decisions for His Majesty?

The Jade Emperor knew his temperament well, and after reprimanding him with a pointed remark, he did not press further because he too had not made up his mind about which position to grant.

According to his own expectations and the regulations submitted by Sun Wukong, the martial arts tournament was intended to suppress the Chan teachings and intimidate the Buddhist Law through military array martial arts and changes in ranking.

But unexpectedly, the tournament veered into the unknown right from the start.

First, Tai Yi Zhenren arrived with his disciple Bai He seeking troubles with Sun Wukong, only to have Sun Wukong publicly expose his past disgraceful behavior, resulting in a loss of face for the Chan teachings.

Although Guang Chengzi tried to bully others with his strength, it only added fuel to the fire.

The situation worsened with more members from the Chan teachings getting involved, with each action leading to more mistakes.

Latter, Ne Zha publicly renounced his master-disciple relationship and distanced himself from the Chan teachings, bringing their reputation to an irreparable state.

Just when it seemed it was over, at the end of the martial arts tournament, Sun Wukong brought another shock to the immortals of the Three Realms.

"The spiritual guiding device..." Starlight seemed to swirl in the Jade Emperor’s eyes as, being the ruler of the Three Realms, he naturally understood what the advent of such a treasure meant.

It could be said that Sun Wukong, while perfectly fulfilling his duties as the grand marshal of the tournament, also achieved a colossal military exploit. If the appointment were too minor, I fear that monkey would definitely harbor discontent.

After all, he already showed resentment the last time he was summoned.

After some thought, the Jade Emperor swiftly came to a decision. He asked Taibai Jinxing, "How is the Earthly Fiends Marshal’s department doing?"

With respect, Taibai Jinxing reported, "To inform Your Majesty, ever since the Martial Emperor no longer presides over it, each division has remained relatively stable."

After saying this, he hesitantly expressed his doubts, "Your Majesty, if you promote him to Earthly Fiends Marshal now, I fear it may not command the respect of the others. Furthermore, it might not subdue those proud and fierce generals."

The Heavenly Court, apart from the forces under the Four Imperial Great Emperors and various chief gods, mainly consists of three heavenly armies: the Celestial Worthies, the Earthly Fiends, and the Heavenly River Navy, where each marshal wields great authority.

Currently, the Celestial Worthies are led by Marshall of the Central Altar Ne Zha, the Heavenly River Navy is overseen by Marshal Tian Peng, leaving only the position of Earthly Fiends Marshal vacant.

He knew that His Majesty the Jade Emperor had always intended for Sun Wukong to succeed the Martial Emperor, taking over the closely watched Earthly Fiends department, which is why he continually gave Sun Wukong opportunities to accrue merits.

But clearly, Sun Wukong’s accomplishments were still insufficient. After all, commanding an army isn’t about one’s Artifact Refining skills or fighting prowess.

Of course, the Jade Emperor was aware of these principles. He was just inquiring.

From the current situation, he actually hoped that Sun Wukong would encounter more accidents and accumulate even more merits.

After all, the current Heavenly Court was not dictated by him alone, the position of the Earthly Fiends Marshal could not remain vacant for too long.

As he was contemplating this, a guardian deity from outside the hall entered to report that Buddhism from the Western region’s Fearful of Staying Sun Buddha and the Honored Golden Cicada were seeking an audience.

"Buddhism is even more anxious than the demonic sects, let them in," said the Jade Emperor with a light chuckle, apparently having anticipated this.

Tai Bai Jin Xing remained silent.

Soon, a chubby monk and a handsome monk entered the hall.

"Greetings, Your Majesty," Fearful of Staying Sun with one hand forming a palm and Honored Golden Cicada with hands clasped in prayer, both paid their respects simultaneously.

"The Martial Arts Tournament has ended, why have you not returned to the Western region?" the Jade Emperor asked with majesty.

"Your Majesty, the West has always been a place of hardship," Fearful of Staying Sun said with great sorrow, "today, having witnessed the spiritual guidance device refining methods created by the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, it is truly marvelous,

I deeply feel that this method is profound and could surely resolve our Western hardships, therefore, I have come specially to request Your Majesty to bestow this method upon the West. Our Buddhist monks would be eternally grateful and will always remember Your Majesty’s great virtue!"

His sorrowful voice echoed within the Tongming Hall, the Jade Emperor and Tai Bai Jin Xing remained expressionless, but Honored Golden Cicada widened his eyes, clearly not expecting Fearful of Staying Sun to make such a statement, nor to be so direct in asking for rewards from the Heavenly Emperor.

After a short silence, the Jade Emperor said, "Since you speak so highly of the spiritual guidance device refining method, what if I send Sun Wukong to the West, to make spiritual guidance treasures for you?"

"Your Majesty, Sun Wukong is also a virtuous minister, he should be sharing Your Majesty’s concerns in the Heavenly Court," Fearful of Staying Sun said earnestly, "please rest assured, Your Majesty, although the West is hardship-ridden, our Buddhist monks have never feared difficulty, and we will surely cut through thorns with unswerving determination to revitalize the West!

If Your Majesty could bestow upon us the method of refining spiritual guidance devices, our West would surely be able to escape hardship sooner, and all beings from the West will be grateful for Your Majesty’s heavenly grace!"

The Jade Emperor knew that people from Buddhism did not understand the word ’no’, the higher their Buddhist Law cultivation, the more so, hence he couldn’t be bothered to address it, merely knocking on the table with his hand.

Tai Bai Jin Xing immediately stepped forward, stroking his beard with a smile, "The method of refining spiritual guidance devices is the unique creation of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, he has not yet stated he will donate the method to the Heavenly Court, it wouldn’t be good for Your Majesty to force it.

If Fearful of Staying Sun Buddha wishes to seek the method, why not ask Your Majesty to summon the Great Sage Equalling Heaven here, so you can request his guidance in person?"

"Good," Fearful of Staying Sun nodded his head, then with one hand forming a palm, requested a decree from the Jade Emperor.

"Then you go and call Sun Wukong," the Jade Emperor ordered Tai Bai Jin Xing to summon him.

Tai Bai Jin Xing left with a smile, heading towards the Jade Pond; the Great Sage Equalling Heaven’s mansion was right by the side of the Jade Pond, near the right side of the Peach Garden.

In his view, to deal with a rascal, one had to find someone who seemed to be reasonable, yet was utterly unreasonable.

And Sun Wukong had just this capability; this Great Sage Equalling Heaven not only was the creator of the spiritual guidance device, but also had a history of grudges with Buddhism over the matter of soul fetching from the underworld, undoubtedly the best choice, bound to relieve His Majesty of his worries.

At this time, Sun Wukong had just returned from the Milky Way, preparing to open the three treasure chests he had received for completing suggestions during the Martial Arts Tournament.

One was for completing the suggestion "Recruit Ne Zha and Yang Chan into the Tournament Organizing Committee," for which he received a fourth-rank treasure chest.

Another was for completing the suggestion "When opposing the Teachings of Enlightenment, be even more shameless than them and gain the upper hand," for which he received a fifth-rank treasure chest.

The third was for completing the suggestion "Put a dent in the Teachings of Enlightenment’s prestige at the Martial Arts Tournament, intimidate Buddhism, and satisfy the Jade Emperor," for which he received a sixth-rank treasure chest.

Upon hearing that Tai Bai Jin Xing was summoning him on the Jade Emperor’s orders, he had to stop for the moment and went out to meet him.

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