Chapter 151: Sealing the Great Sage Saint Qitian again, the Three Realms are in an uproar
Tathagata Buddha heard the Jade Emperor's praise and put his hands together: "The Great Heavenly Sovereign is too modest. This matter still requires the full cooperation of the Great Heavenly Sovereign; it must be done seamlessly so that the living beings of the Three Realms will be deeply convinced."
"This is natural." The Jade Emperor nodded, "I will let Taibai Jinxing handle this matter, and it will not reveal any flaws. At that time, I will arrange a grand sealing ceremony to proclaim to the Three Realms, letting everyone know that the Great Sage Saint Qitian, Sun Wukong, has returned to my Heavenly Court to be an official!"
"That is very good." Tathagata nodded.
After the two finished discussing, Tathagata released the Liu Er Mihou from the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
The Jade Emperor saw that his attire was exactly the same as when Sun Wukong went to heaven, only with a golden fillet on his head.
Tathagata Buddha gave the Liu Er Mihou some instructions, used supernatural powers to hide the golden fillet on his head, and let him follow the Jade Emperor's orders from now on, before leaving the Heavenly Court and returning to Lingshan.
After Tathagata left, the Jade Emperor immediately summoned Taibai Jinxing and told him the plan.
Taibai Jinxing was dumbfounded after hearing it.
He didn't expect that the Jade Emperor and the Buddha would come up with such a plan of "passing off the fake as the real."
"Your Majesty's wisdom is superior; this old minister is far behind." Taibai Jinxing hurriedly flattered after being shocked.
The Jade Emperor waved his hand, not taking credit, and said: "This is the plan of the World-Honored Tathagata, it has nothing to do with me."
"Jinxing, the subsequent matters will be left to you to handle. I hope you will not let me down this time."
"This minister will do his best to handle this matter well." Taibai Jinxing hurriedly bowed and replied.
"Hmm." The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, pointed to the Liu Er Mihou on the side and said: "Then you take him down, and when I announce the sealing matter, you bring him again."
"This old minister understands." Taibai Jinxing received the decree and let the Liu Er Mihou temporarily change into an immortal official of the Heavenly Court, before taking the Liu Er Mihou away.
Three days later, inside the Lingxiao Precious Hall, when the gods of the Heavenly Court were attending the morning court.
The Jade Emperor sat on the imperial chair and said:
"Demon monkey Sun Wukong, though you had minor faults previously, considering your intent to repent, My heart is greatly comforted. I hereby grant heavenly grace, once again conferring upon you the title of 'Great Sage Saint Qitian,' restoring your original rank, and ordering you to ascend to Heaven this very day to assume your post. So ordered!"
Thus, the next day, Taibai Jinxing brought the fake Wukong, the Liu Er Mihou, and entered the Heavenly Court specifically from the South Heaven Gate to meet the Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Precious Hall and receive the seal.
Subsequently, under Taibai Jinxing's specific instructions, the Jade Emperor's decree and the news of Sun Wukong's appearance in the Heavenly Court to receive the seal spread from the Heavenly Court and soon spread throughout the four major continents.
In an instant, the entire Three Realms knew the news that the Jade Emperor had invited the Great Sage Saint Qitian, Sun Wukong, to heaven to be an official again.
Sun Wukong, to be sealed as the Great Sage Saint Qitian again?
This news made everyone who knew the previous situation feel incomparable astonishment and confusion.
"What's going on? Didn't that monkey resign from office, return to Flower Fruit Mountain to stand on his own as king, and go against the Heavenly Court? Why did he accept the recruitment again?"
"Yes, I also heard that he set up some kind of Demon Alliance, with great momentum, why did he surrender as soon as he said he would?"
"This monkey, his bones are too soft, right?"
"Hey, what do you know? The Heavenly Court is powerful, how long can a demon monkey last? Those who know the times are heroes!"
Everywhere in the Three Realms, there was much discussion.
Some were disdainful, some were contemptuous, some were watching the fun, and some felt it was a matter of course.
And at this time, Flower Fruit Mountain, upon hearing the news, had completely exploded.
When the Jade Emperor's imperial decree reached here, the entire Demon Alliance, from the demon kings to the small demons, were all confused.
"What? The leader has been sealed as the Great Sage Saint Qitian by the Heavenly Court again?"
"That's what the Jade Emperor's imperial decree says! The Jade Emperor said it himself, can it be fake?"
"But isn't the leader in seclusion? When did he agree to the Heavenly Court?"
"Yes, the leader has been in seclusion for two years, how could he go to heaven to be an official?"
"Could it be that the leader left long ago? Seclusion is just a cover?"
For a time, panic and suspicion spread like a plague among the demons of Flower Fruit Mountain.
Sun Wukong was the banner of the Demon Alliance, but now, this banner had actually fallen by itself?
This was a devastating blow to the morale of the Demon Alliance.
"It's over! The leader doesn't want us anymore!"
"He ran to heaven to enjoy happiness by himself, what should we do?"
"Is the Demon Alliance going to scatter?"
Some small demons with weak will had already begun to waver, and even had the idea of leaving the Demon Alliance and fleeing for their lives.
Inside the Water Curtain Cave, the four Great Sages, the Flood Dragon Niu Mowang, the Lion-Shi Tuo Wang, the Yu Rong Wang, and the Yu-Rong King, had faces that were ugly to the extreme.
"Unreasonable!" The Flood Dragon Niu Mowang patted the stone table and roared, "What on earth is the Seventh Brother doing! He called us all here, established the Demon Alliance, and said he wanted to conspire for great things. Now it's good, he patted his butt and went to heaven to be an official by himself, leaving us here, what is this!"
He had always been a hot-tempered person, and hearing this, he was suddenly furious.
"Second Brother, don't be anxious yet." The Lion-Shi Tuo Wang frowned and said, "I think there is something strange about this matter. Seventh Brother is not that kind of person, he is still in seclusion, so I think this matter is fake news deliberately spread by the Heavenly Court."
"But I heard that on the second day after the Jade Emperor issued the decree, the Seventh Brother appeared in the Heavenly Court." The Yu-Rong King had a worried face, "The Jade Emperor personally sealed him, and the Three Realms all know it. And the Seventh Brother has indeed not shown his face for two years. Who knows if he really left secretly?"
"This..." The Lion-Shi Tuo Wang was also speechless.
Yes, Sun Wukong had been in seclusion for two years.
In these two years, he had never appeared. Whether he secretly went to the Heavenly Court, even the four of them could not guarantee.
Although they were sworn brothers, they didn't actually trust each other that much.
If it weren't for Sun Wukong having a great reputation, they wouldn't have gathered in this Flower Fruit Mountain.
Just when the several Great Sages were arguing endlessly and the Demon Alliance was in panic.
Su Chen didn't know this news because he had been comprehending the spatial Dao for the past two days.
This day, seeing that the discussion among the demons of Flower Fruit Mountain was getting louder and louder, the demon general responsible for intelligence collection under Su Chen finally couldn't help but come to find Su Chen to report.
Yan Que was a magpie spirit, because he was favored by Su Chen, he became one of the seventy-two demon generals of the Demon Alliance, specifically responsible for the Demon Alliance's intelligence.
As the demon general who spent the most time with Su Chen in the Demon Alliance, Yan Que trusted Su Chen very much, and at the same time, he also believed that the leader was not the kind of person who would abandon the Demon Alliance and go to heaven alone.
So when he saw that the suspicion of the leader in the Demon Alliance was getting more and more, he came to find Su Chen.
Su Chen was sitting quietly in the cave, comprehending the spatial Dao patterns, when he suddenly sensed an emergency contact signal from Yan Que outside the cave dwelling.
Su Chen opened his eyes, opened the restriction of the cave dwelling, and let Yan Que in.
"What happened?" Su Chen looked at Yan Que who entered the cave dwelling and asked.
"Advisor, there is indeed an urgent matter, that's why the subordinate came to disturb the advisor's cultivation." Yan Que bowed to Su Chen and said.
"Two days ago, the Heavenly Court announced that it had sealed the leader as the Great Sage Saint Qitian again. And yesterday, news came that the leader had appeared in the Heavenly Court and accepted the seal!" ===== CHAPTER 152 =====
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