The Celestial Thearch looked displeased and said to Taibai Jinxing,""Sun Wukong looked down on the heavens and left without saying goodbye. Did violating the heavenly rules…require a high-sounding reason?”
"It is true that 'avoiding the horse plague' violates the heavenly rules, but there is a reason for it.”Taibai Jinxing continued to report," I heard that Nezha, the son of Heavenly King Li, the commander of the Heavenly Army and the vanguard of the Heavenly Army, went to the Imperial Horse Bureau to borrow a royal horse. Because of a disagreement with Sun Wukong, the two gods fought. When Emperor Guan Sheng and the Six Divine Generals heard the news, they rushed to the Imperial Horse Bureau and let Nezha go. They pressed Sun Wukong down and beat him up indiscriminately, and even said some insulting words to Sun Wukong. They said that Sun Wukong was just a low-level character in the Heavenly Court. Sun Wukong couldn't bear the humiliation and started fighting with Emperor Guan Sheng and the Six Divine Generals. Emperor Guan Sheng and the Six Divine Generals were no match for Sun Wukong. After being injured, they escaped from the Imperial Horse Bureau. Soon after, Sun Wukong might have offended the gods and was afraid of retaliation in the future, so he left without saying goodbye and privately rode his royal horse into the Heavenly Court. This was the truth that Little God knew about this matter. It could be seen that the cause of this matter was not Sun Wukong.”Taibai Jinxing said this in one breath and then looked up at the Celestial Thearch." Please send the Immortal Official of the Imperial Horse Supervision. We will know once we ask."”
The Celestial Thearch was both shocked and angry when he heard this. He was shocked that a small stone monkey could have such great magical power. He was angry because if this matter was really as Taibai Jinxing said, then Sun Wukong would definitely spread this matter everywhere in the lower realm when he returned. Wouldn't the humans, gods, demons, and beasts in the lower realm think that I'm powerless to manage the three worlds, causing the immortals and gods of the celestial heavens to commit crimes and knowingly break the law? If that's the case, it will damage my prestige in the Three Realms. It seems that this matter is no small matter. The Celestial Thearch asked Emperor Guan Sheng angrily,""Guan Qing, how can you say that the 'Horse Plague' is a role in the Heavenly Court? One had to know that the gods in the celestial heavens were equal.‘Avoiding Horse Plague is just a steward who raises horses, but like me, we all serve the living beings of the three worlds. It's just that our positions are different, the division of labor is different, and the responsibilities are different.”
Emperor Guan Sheng had always been very conceited. He did not expect that he would be reprimanded and suspected by the Celestial Thearch for his loyalty and helping the wicked. His face immediately turned red like a ripe tomato as he muttered,"Celestial…Celestial Venerable, Tai…Tai Bai Jin Xing is…a load of nonsense. How could this little god join forces with the Six Divine Generals to bully the 'Horse Plague' who had just become an Immortal in the celestial heavens? The little god was in good health now. When had he been injured? Just now, it was Taibai Jinxing who lied and slandered the little god. Please judge me, Celestial Venerable."
The Great White Golden Star Saint Emperor snorted and mocked,""Humph! You and the Six Divine Generals couldn't defeat Sun Wukong even if you joined forces. Of course, you won't do such things that overestimate yourself in the future.”
Emperor Guan Sheng's face turned red with embarrassment. He pointed at the Venus Star and said,"" You…You…" She was speechless.
Heavenly King Li was afraid that Emperor Guan Sheng would say too much, so he quickly went forward and reported,""My son, Nezha, is the vanguard of the Heavenly Army. He has his own magic weapon, the Firestorm Wheels. This is well known. How can he borrow a royal horse from the Imperial Horse Bureau? It could be seen that this was Taibai Jinxing's sinister intention to slander my son. I am willing to accept the imperial edict to go down to capture the demon monkey, then I will know the truth.”
This time, Taibai Jinxing had caught Heavenly King Li's little pigtail, so how could he let it go so easily? He quickly reported loudly,""Little God has always been open and aboveboard in doing things. The Celestial Venerable can send the Imperial Horse Supervisor to the Divine Wind Palace. When he is examined in the palace, he will know that 'avoiding the horse plague' violates the rules of heaven and there is indeed a reason for it.”
Heavenly King Li's heart trembled when he heard this."Those officials will definitely tell the truth.”In his shock, he quickly reported,"Most of the officers in charge of the Imperial Horse Bureau are criminals who have violated the heavenly laws and have been demoted to the Imperial Horse Bureau." The Divine Wind Palace was the place where the Celestial Venerable summoned all the gods for a meeting. How could they allow these criminals to come and offend the Heavenly Might? Blasphemy against the Temple? Avoiding Horse Plague violated the heavenly rules. Now that he had escaped from the celestial heavens, if he was not captured and killed in time, that demon monkey would probably run amok in the lower realm and cause trouble again.”
"Although Sun Wukong is a rank-less manager, he is still an immortal of the Heaven Realm. If he violates the Heaven's rules, he should first be investigated by the supervising spiritual officer before being convicted. They couldn't just slaughter them like they did with the demons.”Taibai Jinxing argued.
The Celestial Thearch saw that the two gods were arguing and understood most of it. Suddenly, he had an idea and said,""The evidence of Sun Wukong violating the heavenly rules is conclusive.”After pausing for a moment, he suddenly raised his eyebrows in joy. He swept his gaze across the immortals and gods in the hall and continued,"I've been cultivating a Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror recently. The dark side could see everything that had happened in the past 500 years. The Yang side could see what would happen to everything in the next five hundred years. Although the mirror had not been successfully refined, the Yang side already had some functions. I want to use the mirror to test what happened yesterday and see what the result is before deciding how to deal with Sun Wukong.”
The civil and military immortals in the hall were all shocked when they heard Heavenly Emperor's words. If the Celestial Thearch had such a precious mirror, wouldn't the words and deeds of the officials be in the Celestial Thearch's control in the future? Especially Heavenly King Li, he was even more flustered. His heart felt as if there were fifteen buckets of water in it. He was in a mess and uneasy. He thought for a moment and asked the Celestial Thearch,""The Yin-Yang Mirror developed by the Celestial Venerable can really investigate the words and deeds of all living things over the past 500 years? If there really was such a mirror, it would be a blessing for the Three Realms and the Kingdom of Heaven. Little God congratulates Heavenly Venerable. In the future, he will be able to control the Three Realms without leaving the palace.”Although he was nervous, he pretended to be happy and congratulated the Celestial Thearch.
The Celestial Thearch smiled and nodded." I've spent many years refining the mirror. I've only achieved some results today. As for whether it can achieve the desired effect, I'm not too sure." Of course, the function of the precious mirror is only my wish. I will only know the effect after I successfully develop it.”
When the gods heard this, they were relieved. That's right, if the Celestial Thearch really had such a mirror, how could the gods have any privacy to speak of? Everyone knew how terrible life was without privacy. Which person had never said or done something out of line before or behind his back? Immortals were no exception. As long as the matter was not exposed, everything was normal and natural. However, once these things were exposed, embarrassment was not a big deal. It was a big deal to break the heavenly rules and lose his head. After the gods heard the Celestial Thearch's explanation about the mirror, they thought in their own wishful thinking: This was only the Heavenly Emperor's wishful thinking. It was impossible to succeed. As the Heavenly Emperor, he naturally hoped to have such a mirror. However, such a mirror could only be a fantasy and could not be realized. When the gods thought of this, they felt much more relieved.
After the Celestial Thearch finished speaking, he pointed his finger at the sky. A golden mirror immediately appeared in the sky above the hall. The Celestial Thearch pointed at the mirror and said to the gods,""Dear ministers, let us witness the use of the mirror and see if Sun Wukong can escape this calamity and live to 500 years later.”
After the Celestial Thearch finished speaking, he silently recited the mantra and secretly activated his divine art. A golden light shot from his finger toward the mirror. The gods in the temple could clearly see the snowflakes flickering on the surface of the mirror.(Like a black-and-white television screen that did not receive any signal), they could not even see a human figure. The Celestial Thearch sat on his throne and continued to use his power on the mirror. White steam was already rising from his head, but other than some intermittent snowflakes on the mirror, there was still no human shape. The Celestial Thearch did not give up and persisted for a while. Seeing that there was still no image on the mirror, he said weakly,""It consumes too much true energy. If I insist on it, if there is no image, I will never study this mirror again.”
When the gods heard this, they cheered in unison. The Celestial Thearch concentrated on circulating his cultivation while looking at the civil and military immortal officials in the hall in surprise. He asked in confusion,"Why are you cheering?"
When the immortals and gods in the hall heard Celestial Emperor's question, they immediately came to their senses and realized that they had been too happy just now, so much so that they had shouted out their thoughts. The gods looked at each other and didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, Heavenly King Li was smart. He quickly stepped forward and bowed to the Heavenly Emperor."Reporting to Celestial Venerable, we all know that the creation of the mirror consumes too much True Qi and Essence Qi. Although the mirror was precious, it was nothing compared to the Celestial Venerable's body. The gods cheered for the sake of the Celestial Venerable's body.”
The Celestial Thearch sighed wearily and said gratefully,""It's rare for you to be so loyal to me, so I won't develop it in the future.”He looked disappointed. Just as he was about to concentrate and stop, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted,"Look! Look! There was a human figure in the mirror! There's a human shape!" After saying that, he jumped up from his throne. There was no trace of his usual solemnity and dignity on his body. He was as happy as a child.
The gods looked at the mirror and saw a blurry human figure on it. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a Buddha wearing a kasaya. Looking at the indistinct and blurry human figure on the mirror, the gods felt a chill in their hearts and fell silent. Only the Celestial Thearch's excited voice echoed in the hall."It's Sun Wukong's figure! It was Sun Wukong! Zhen's precious mirror has been successfully developed!"
The Celestial Thearch smiled and sat back on his throne. He carefully observed the human figure on the mirror and said with some emotion,""I didn't expect that the Horse Plague would be fated with Buddha! No wonder when the stone monkey was born back then, the Dao Ancestors and Old Lords once said,"'Since the stone monkey is born from heaven and earth, let nature take its course.'Unexpectedly! He really didn't expect it! Sun Wukong was indeed extraordinary. He actually had the ability to become a Buddha after 500 years!”After saying that, he put away the mirror and carefully put it away. Then he looked at the civil and military immortals in the hall with a smile and said happily,"Today, I have successfully developed the precious mirror. Through the experiments of the mirror, I have proved that Sun Wukong will become a Buddha in 500 years. Since this was the will of heaven, Sun Wukong could not be allowed to associate with demons in the lower realm. If he thinks that the Imperial Steed Supervisor isn't of a high rank, then please take a look at it. Is there a higher-rank position suitable for Sun Wukong?”
The appearance of the mirror caused Sun Wukong's fate to take a 180-degree turn. Civil Star flashed out of the civil class and went forward to salute,"Heavenly Venerable, as far as I know, all the tribes are full of immortals. It's difficult to have an empty seat for Sun Wukong. However, the celestial heavens still had some empty titles that were specially prepared for immortals and gods with great achievements and contributions. Little God felt that the title of 'Great Sage, Heaven's Equal' was more suitable for Sun Wukong.”
Heavenly King Li was shocked when he heard this. He knew that although the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal had no power, he had an extremely high celestial grade. He thought that if Sun Wukong became the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, he would be on the same level as him. At that time, it would be even more difficult to kill him for revenge. Thinking of this, he quickly went forward and reported," Heavenly Venerable, the 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven' is specially set up for those who have made great contributions to the celestial heavens or made great contributions, or those who are highly respected in the immortal world. Moreover, Sun Wukong had not made any contributions to the Heavenly Court, and he had violated the heavenly rules by stealing the imperial horse. He should have been killed, so how could he be conferred the title of 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven' with his guilty body? I'm afraid that the immortals of the celestial heavens won't be convinced. Little God, please reconsider.”
After hearing Heavenly King Li's words, the Celestial Thearch couldn't help but twirl his beard and ponder…Before he could express his stance, Heavenly Master Zhang, the leader of the Four Heavenly Masters, glanced at Heavenly King Li and went out to report,""Just now, the Heavenly Venerable used the precious mirror to measure that the 'Horse Plague' would become Buddha after 500 years.‘The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal had no power. He only raised Sun Wukong in the Heavenly Court to restrain his wildness and prevent him from causing trouble. He could also help him cultivate to become a Buddha as soon as possible. Why not make Sun Wukong the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal? I feel that if you forgive Sun Wukong's sins today, he won't forget about your kindness and help us when he becomes a Buddha 500 years later.”
The Celestial Thearch was delighted to see that the Yin-Yang Mirror that he had painstakingly developed for many years finally had some effect today. Therefore, he was in a particularly good mood. After hearing Master Zhang's words, he nodded and said,"Let Sun Wukong be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. -- Taibai Jinxing, since you've been to Huaguo Mountain, you'll have to go through the trouble again and receive my decree to summon Sun Wukong to the lower realm to quickly come to the Heavenly Court to assume the position of 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven'. Dismissed!"
Taibai Jinxing was overjoyed when he heard this and happily accepted the order.
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