Chapter 1428

However, this perfectly suited his temperament.

"Excellent!" the substitute monkey rejoiced. "Let the Yama Kings be busy for a while."

At the thought, an incarnation descended straight to the lower realm to look after the monkeys.

The true body, meanwhile, donned his official robes and, led by the Immortal Historians, went to the South Pole Palace of the Emperor of Longevity to report for duty.

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Elsewhere.

Six-Ears fought several more battles with the Heavenly Court and won.

During this time, some immortals suggested having the newly ennobled Longevity True Lord step forward, but Taibai Jinxing blocked them each time with the excuse that the True Lord had gone to report for duty.

Taibai Jinxing was the Jade Emperor's trusted confidant and understood the Jade Emperor's thoughts perfectly well.

The investiture of Sun Wukong was for the sake of fortune, not simply because of his vast supernatural powers.

After all, when it came to supernatural powers, many demons in the Earth Immortal Realm were no inferior to the current Sun Wukong.

Yet none of those others had been ennobled as a figure of real power in the Heavenly Court.

That was the difference.

Sun Wukong was a figure meant to stabilize the Heavenly Court's fortune, a treasure of the Heavenly Court — how could the Jade Emperor be willing to let Sun Wukong take the field again?

It wasn't as if the Heavenly Court lacked generals who could fight.

Besides, the play had not yet reached that part; the Heavenly Court's war generals had no need to act.

"Your Majesty, that demon monkey wants to be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven — why not simply grant him the title?"

Under Taibai's world-shocking suggestion, Six-Ears, just as in Sun Wukong's script, became the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and took charge of the Peach Garden.

"What wonderful fortune!"

Six-Ears entered the Peach Garden, his heart bursting with joy.

Of course there was the joy of the peaches and Jin Dan soon to be in hand, but even more, it was the elation of his own plan succeeding.

"Looks like my plan worked — the seat of the Victorious Fighting Buddha is secure. From now on, I'm a famous great figure of the Three Realms too."

Following Sun Wukong's script, the benefits were about to be in hand; Six-Ears scratched his ears and cheeks, nearly leaping up.

He steadied himself, only then turning his thoughts to the peaches.

"Now, I need to find a way to enjoy these fruits. Hehe, with these fruits and Laojun's Jin Dan as a foundation, I can forge an indestructible body and achieve boundless supernatural powers in the future."

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High above the void, the true Sun Wukong lay hidden, his heavenly secrets a chaos, unseen and unknowable.

"Good thing Master 3.0 is here — otherwise, wouldn't this fortune of the peaches and Jin Dan have been entirely seized by this Six-Ears?"

Just as he was thinking, he saw comments appear on the screen.

Su Xiao: "Great Sage, hurry up and pick the peaches."

Xiao Yan: "After that you can still get Laojun's Jin Dan — how wonderful. Six-Ears bears all the risk, but the Great Sage reaps the benefits."

Great Sage Equal to Heaven: "Don't be impatient — it's not yet time. I have to wait until Six-Ears begins to act before I can fish in troubled waters."

Su Xiao: "Coward. And to think I begged Brother Taixuan to personally draw you a concealment talisman. Yet you don't have the nerve to act early?"

Sun Wukong: "Easy for you to say — why don't you do it yourself!"

Great Sage Equal to Heaven: "True, Master's talisman is certainly powerful, but the Heavenly Court has Quasi-Saints within it. If I'm not careful, won't I be exposed?"