Chapter 71

Sun Wukong was dead drunk; after being carried back by Nezha, he fell onto the bed and slept soundly, still muttering about wanting to drink more.

Su Chen, however, had no drunkenness at all. After taking care of the drunk Sun Wukong, he returned to his room.

This banquet allowed him to successfully connect with Marshal Tianpeng.

As long as he could go to the Lunar Star with Tianpeng, he would have a chance to obtain the True Fire of the Sun.

Once his Jin Dan's Fire attribute was perfect, he would be able to break through to the Earth Immortal realm.

Only then would he be considered to have a little bit of self-preservation power.

Su Chen recalled the way Marshal Tianpeng held his hand and was reluctant to part when he left, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth.

This Marshal Tianpeng was indeed a person of temperament, or rather, a simple and honest person with no schemes.

As long as you stroked his fur in the right direction and made him happy, things would be much easier to handle.

The three-day appointment arrived in a flash.

Early this morning, Su Chen greeted Sun Wukong.

"Monkey Brother, I'm going out for a while to see a friend."

"Hmm, little brother," Sun Wukong rubbed his sleepy eyes and scratched his cheeks, "Which friend? Do you want me, Old Sun, to accompany you?"

"No need," Su Chen shook his head with a smile, "It's just that Marshal I met at the banquet last time; didn't I promise him last time to patrol the Tianhe with him."

"Fine, then you go yourself. If anyone dares to bully you without eyes, come back and tell me, Old Sun, and I, Old Sun, will fight my way to their door!" Sun Wukong waved his hand carelessly.

"Understood, Monkey Brother."

Su Chen replied and turned to leave the Great Sage's Mansion.

He drove his clouds and flew all the way toward the Tianhe.

The Tianhe was a natural moat of the Heavenly Court, running through the thirty-three heavens.

The river water was not ordinary water, but weak water; ordinary immortals could only exert six or seven parts of their magic power in it, while Tianpeng could exert twelve parts of his power in it, which was also the reason why he could manage the Tianhe.

The station of the Tianhe water troops was set up in a special star domain, far away from the center of the Heavenly Court.

Su Chen flew for about an hour before he saw a continuous camp floating above the brilliant star river from afar.

That was the Tianhe water troops camp.

Before he even got close, a murderous, iron-blooded aura rushed toward him.

He saw countless Heavenly soldiers in silver armor, holding long spears, patrolling inside and outside the camp.

The atmosphere here was completely different from the vibrant, peaceful, and comfortable immortal Qi in other parts of the Heavenly Court.

"What a Tianhe water troop, truly the elite of the Heavenly Court."

Su Chen praised in his heart.

As soon as he approached the camp gate, two teams of Heavenly soldiers immediately stopped him.

"Who goes there? This is a restricted area of the Tianhe water troops, idlers keep out!" The leading Heavenly general's voice was like a bell, his gaze staring sharply at Su Chen.

Su Chen was not flustered and bowed: "This little Daoist Su Chen, Chief Assistant Official of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Mansion, is here to visit by the order of Marshal Tianpeng."

The Heavenly general heard this, looked Su Chen up and down, and saw that his temperament was extraordinary; although he only had the cultivation of a Human Immortal, he did not change his expression when facing their military murderous aura.

"So it is the Marshal's guest, please wait a moment, I will go and report."

Soon, the Heavenly general returned, his attitude much more respectful: "Chief Assistant Official, the Marshal invites you in."

Su Chen followed the Heavenly general into the camp.

Once inside the camp, Su Chen discovered that it was much larger than it looked from the outside.

On the drill ground, tens of thousands of Heavenly soldiers were practicing military formations, their shouts shaking the sky and earth.

Their movements were uniform, and the momentum emitted from their bodies gathered together to form a terrifying pressure.

Su Chen was secretly shocked; these Heavenly soldiers, whose cultivation was not as high as his own, gathered together using military formations, and even a Heavenly Immortal would probably have to avoid their edge.

Arriving at the central military tent, Su Chen saw Marshal Tianpeng, who had long been waiting here.

Today's Tianpeng was not wearing the gorgeous clothes he wore to the banquet, but had changed into a set of pitch-black mysterious armor, making his already burly figure look even more majestic and extraordinary.

He sat on the main seat, the simple smile from the wine table gone, replaced by a majesty of someone who had long held a high position.

"Brother Su Chen, you're here!"

Seeing Su Chen, the majesty on Marshal Tianpeng's face instantly dissipated, replaced by an enthusiastic smile, and he stood up to welcome him.

"Little brother greets the Marshal." Su Chen cupped his hands and saluted.

"Hey, how many times have I said it, we address each other as brothers, what Marshal." Marshal Tianpeng affectionately grabbed Su Chen's arm and led him to sit on the side. "Today I am patrolling the Tianhe, you came at just the right time. Let's go, follow me, let's talk as we walk."

Soon, the two boarded the largest Tianhe warship.

The warship started slowly and sailed into the vast main road of the Tianhe.

Marshal Tianpeng stood beside him, pointed to a star emitting a cold radiance in the distance, and said: "Brother Su Chen, look, that place is the Lunar Star."

Su Chen looked in the direction he pointed and saw a huge silver star floating quietly among the stars of the universe.

It emitted a soft and cold light; that was the moon, the Lunar Star.

"Truly a good place," Su Chen praised, then changed the subject, looked at Marshal Tianpeng, and pretended to be thinking for him.

"Marshal, please forgive this little brother for being blunt, we just look at it from so far away, I'm afraid it's of no use."

"Oh?" Marshal Tianpeng became interested. "How so?"

"This is like looking at a person through a veil, no matter how you look, you can't see clearly," Su Chen analyzed. "We have to get closer to look, it's best to see Fairy Chang'e. Only then can this little brother tailor a plan for you that can truly move the fairy's heart."

Marshal Tianpeng felt it made sense, but then showed a difficult expression: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to get closer, it's just that the Heavenly rules are strict. The Lunar Star is the place where the Lunar Star Lord cultivates and is listed as a restricted area; ordinary immortals and gods are not allowed to get close. If my warship gets too close and is seen by the patrolling divine generals and poked to the Jade Emperor, it will be no small trouble."

Su Chen patted Marshal Tianpeng's arm, lowered his voice, and guided him step by step: "Marshal, this is wrong. We are not going to break in, just on the edge, get a little closer, and feel the aura. What is this called? This is called taking risks for love! For your lifelong happiness, Marshal, taking such a small risk is worth it!"

"Besides, who are you? You are the Great Marshal in charge of 100,000 Tianhe water troops! Your warship, in your jurisdiction, slightly adjusts the patrol route, who dares to talk too much? Who dares to question?"

Marshal Tianpeng was flattered by Su Chen, and the little bit of scruples he had about the Heavenly rules in his heart was instantly suppressed by his desire for Fairy Chang'e.

He gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and made up his mind.

"Good! I'll listen to you, brother!"

He turned around and shouted to the messenger behind him: "Pass my order, the warship is to advance toward the Lunar Star."

"Marshal, this..." The messenger hesitated.

"Execute the order!" Marshal Tianpeng glared.

"Yes!"

The messenger didn't dare to say more and immediately conveyed the order.

The huge warship slowly turned its bow in the Tianhe and sailed toward that cold silver star.