The Tathāgata Must Fail

Chapter 367: The Heavenly Emperor's Journey


The next day, Immortal Zhenyuan came before Sun Wukong with a carriage.

The glamorous carriage shimmered with countless gold foils, and golden light twinkled from the gold-encrusted wheels and body, even the windows were covered with golden curtains.

"I custom-modified this carriage just for you."

Immortal Zhenyuan said proudly, "What do you think?"

"...It's alright."

Sun Wukong resisted the urge to refuse; the carriage was reflective as the sun, but still better than being multicolored.

"Where is your Phoenix?"

Sun Wukong continued, noticing that instead of a Phoenix, four immortal horses were pulling the carriage.

"It's gone to a matchmaking."

Immortal Zhenyuan remarked, "I got these immortal horses from the Heavenly Palace for you to make do for now."

"Okay."

Sun Wukong approached the immortal horses, stroking their manes: "Please take me to the Northern Continent."

All four immortal horses, being sentient beings, replied in agreement.

Sun Wukong boarded the carriage, which made a soft noise and took off, leaving behind a long trail of flames as it flew toward the Northern Continent.

The demons of Huaguo Mountain all witnessed this scene.

"How splendid!"

The demons exclaimed, watching the sky where the carriage wheels passed, leaving behind a rainbow.

This event, naturally, caught the attention of the Inspector Spirit Official monitoring Huaguo Mountain.

"Sun Wukong has left Huaguo Mountain in a carriage."

The Inspector Spirit Official relayed the message to Yuqing, who was playing chess.

"What?"

Yuqing was a bit puzzled: "What is he going to the Northern Continent for?"

"I don't know."

The Inspector Spirit Official shook his head; he was aware of the movements of immortals in the Three Realms, but Sun Wukong's actions this time had no apparent reason.

"Send Thousand-mile Eye and Sharp-Hearing Ear to keep an eye on him."

Yuqing instructed.

The Inspector Spirit Official acknowledged the orders and exited.

"A carriage? Did he use immortal horses?"

A thought unavoidably emerged in Shangqing's mind, "Sun Wukong's departure from Huaguo Mountain must have a reason; perhaps a probe is necessary."

He instructed a servant by his side, "Call the manager of the Imperial Stables."

The servant promptly summoned the manager of the Imperial Stables.

Shangqing asked, "Sun Wukong has taken immortal horses to the Northern Continent, do you have a way to stop him?"

"This..."

The manager hesitated for a moment: "I can only drive away those immortal horses, but I cannot stop the Heavenly Emperor."

"That will do."

Shangqing nodded: "Go and give him a setback."

"Your servant will do it immediately."

The manager of the Imperial Stables bowed and went off to carry out the task.

As soon as Sun Wukong arrived at the Northern Continent, he suddenly heard the sound of a horn, coming from the west.

Upon hearing the horn, the four immortal horses, like startled birds, suddenly took off and flew away in different directions.

Sun Wukong opened his eyes from meditation.

"Presumptuous little immortals dare to act recklessly."

A streak of golden light shot out from his body, and in the blink of an eye, a muffled grunt echoed in the distance, and a figure was struck from the sky down to the Mortal World.

The golden light returned, and Sun Wukong now held a horn in his hand.

This was an immortal artifact used to control horses.

Sun Wukong put away the horn, got out of the carriage, and noticed that three of the four immortal horses had fled, only one remained.

"Why didn't you run when the horn sounded?"

Sun Wukong asked.

"My parents were both from the Dragon Clan, who were transformed into horses by the Jade Emperor as a punishment, and later they gave birth to me."

The horse proudly answered, "Strictly speaking, I am a dragon, not a horse, and not driven by that horn."

Sun Wukong immediately became curious. He scanned with his Eyes of Golden Flame and found that it was just an ordinary immortal steed, without any aura of the Dragon Clan.

"Interesting."

Sun Wukong thought to himself, this is a horse that has been tricked by its parents into thinking it is a dragon.

"Since that is the case, then exert some more effort!"

Sun Wukong did not look for other immortal steeds, and let the Dragon Horse drive the Auspicious Cloud, traveling along the way.

He released his Divine Power, and wherever he went, within a hundred miles, it seemed as if Immortal Light flickered, and all devils hid away in fear.

The Mountain Gods and land gods felt this presence, and wherever Sun Wukong passed, the Mountain Gods trembled and knelt in their homes, daring not to move.

That was the dignity of the Heavenly Emperor.

Once touched, the consequences were unimaginable,

A Mountain God defied Sun Wukong's control, and when Sun Wukong flew over his territory, he did not kneel down in submission.

However, after Sun Wukong flew over, the Mountain God suddenly felt the immortal power within him destabilize, and the Mountain God plaque left his body.

"What's happening?"

The Mountain God plaque left the Mountain God, and all creatures in the mountains were stunned.

After the surprise, some demons who had reacted quickly rushed over, trying to seize the Mountain God plaque.

"Do not, do not snatch it!"

The Mountain God shouted, but it was futile.

Eventually, a demon got the Mountain God plaque.

After obtaining the Mountain God plaque, the demon paused for a moment, realizing that there were four new words on it.

"Granted by Heavenly Emperor."

Understanding the meaning of these four words, the demon immediately knelt on the ground and bowed several times in the direction Sun Wukong had left.

Only those who submit to the Heavenly Emperor have the right to rule over mountains and rivers.

Sun Wukong flew over Northern Continent, and though his face was not seen, his dignity as Heavenly Emperor was demonstrated thoroughly.

The land gods and Mountain Gods dared not neglect their duties anymore.

In the Barbaric Northern Continent, wherever Sun Wukong passed, flowers and grass bloomed everywhere.

The Immortals from the Three Realms were watching this, trying to figure out what exactly Sun Wukong intended to do.

But Sun Wukong did nothing; he did not even pause, appearing just as everyone saw, simply out for a leisurely heart-clearing.

"Could it be a strategy of misdirection?"

The Immortals remained alert, secretly investigating for a long time, but they still found nothing unusual.

In this way, Sun Wukong traveled across the entire Northern Continent over four months.

He finally stopped in Hetu Country.

To be precise, it was not him who stopped, but the immortal steed.

The immortal steed, bathed in Sun Wukong's Immortal Light over time, suddenly achieved a Dao Fruit, transformed into a dragon in Hetu Country, and soared into the sky.

"So the technique of transformation can also be used in this way."

Sun Wukong watched the direction the White Dragon had left, thinking.

The White Dragon had obtained a Dao Fruit and successfully transformed; while demons typically transform into human forms, it uniquely transformed into a dragon form.

After its transformation, it was no different from a true member of the Dragon Clan.

In Hetu Country, all the citizens witnessed the scene of the White Horse transforming into a dragon and fell to the ground in awe.

Sun Wukong was about to leave.

"Heavenly Emperor, can you cure my daughter's eye disease?"

The old King of Hetu suddenly said.

Sun Wukong gave him a glance and calculated with his fingers.

"So it was her."

He found the source of this trend.

Sun Wukong looked at the old king.

"Heavenly Dao has its own way of resolution; there is no need to rely on me."

After saying this, he turned and left.

The old king looked baffled and the observing immortals were also surprised.

Sun Wukong's journey this time, without any action, left the closely-watching Immortals puzzled.

Unbeknownst to them, the seeds of Heavenly Dao had already been sown.

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