Chapter 274 Journey to the Desire Realm

What did you see?

The Queen Mother led Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and Nezha to the fourth heaven of the Desire Realm.

Standing on the high platform, it was as if a dreamlike veil was shrouding the surroundings. The boundless starry sky unfolded mysteriously and profoundly around us, with stars twinkling like a dream, as if hiding endless mysteries.

Nezha, the most impatient of all, spoke first, asking, "Queen Mother, why did you bring us here specifically?"

The Queen Mother did not answer, but looked at the surrounding starry sky and asked a question: "What do you see?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian, Yang Chan, and Nezha all stared intently at each other. But after a long while, all three of them remained completely bewildered.

Yang Chan shook her head and replied, "Nothing."

The Queen Mother did not show any surprise, but said gently, "You must look carefully and not just look at the surface."

The three followed his instructions and once again focused intently on observing their surroundings. Yang Jian even opened his Heavenly Eye, but still found nothing.

Suddenly, the Queen Mother began to walk around on the high platform, pointing in a direction: "Over there, do you see it? A glittering golden mountain."

Seeing that the three did not react, he walked to the other side: "And over there, a crown adorned with jewels, with a fist-sized luminous pearl on it, and a crystal-clear scepter..."

The three remained unmoved.

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly both regretful and satisfied: "It seems you have no desires."

Yang Jian frowned: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

The Queen Mother waved her hand, gesturing for them to look around: "This is the fourth heaven of the Desire Realm, filled with all kinds of desires, but you have no desires, so naturally you can't see anything."

"so what?"

Nezha did not understand what she was trying to say.

"Therefore, you are the most suitable deities for the Heavenly Court. To serve as an official in the Heavenly Court, one needs such a pure and untainted heart. Too many desires can easily lead to losing oneself and forgetting one's mission. The three of you are pure in heart and undisturbed by worldly desires, making you the most suitable people to take on important responsibilities in the Heavenly Court."

The conversation eventually circled back to the topic of becoming an official. Yang Jian asked disdainfully, "Are immortals truly unaffected by worldly desires?"

"Of course not. Yao Ji and Ruo Shui, didn't they all have lustful thoughts..." Seeing the ugly faces of the three, the Queen Mother changed her tone and said bluntly, "And His Majesty, didn't he also have greedy thoughts?"

The three of them were somewhat stunned that the Queen Mother would say it so frankly.

The Queen Mother sighed, looked around, and said in a voice that sounded both wistful and confused: "Desires are hard to suppress, even the ruler of the Three Realms is no exception, but!"

The Queen Mother turned around, regained her composure, and said with unwavering conviction, "This is also why we need the Heavenly Laws, and why we need more immortals who uphold them and have pure hearts!"

The Queen Mother looked directly at the three of them and continued, "I don't care what your attitude is towards the Heavenly Court, or what your opinion is of me and the Jade Emperor. But I hope that you can become officials of the Heavenly Court and become part of maintaining peace in the Three Realms."

"I think you have already experienced how terrifying it is when the rulers of the Three Realms, without any restraint, are driven by desires."

The Queen Mother practically said that as long as you become officials, you can restrain the Jade Emperor.

"And what about you?" Yang Chan looked at the Queen Mother. "Can't you restrain him?"

The Queen Mother smiled: "Your Majesty is the true ruler of the Three Realms."

Knowing what they wanted to say, the Queen Mother explained directly: "The desire for power is also a desire, and I cannot cause turmoil in the Three Realms for my own selfish reasons. But I have been influencing His Majesty and upholding the Heavenly Laws in my own way. So I hope you can join the Heavenly Court and use your methods to maintain the Three Realms and restrain His Majesty."

The disaster brought by the Milky Way still flashed through their minds, and the three of them had mixed feelings. It was hard not to be moved by the Queen Mother's words.

"Second brother..."

Yang Chan and Nezha were both moved, but they both looked at Yang Jian. The Queen Mother also looked at him. She knew very well that among the three of them, Yang Jian was the one who truly made the decision.

Yang Jian sighed, took two steps forward, and said, "There is one condition for us to agree to."

"you say."

"Yang Jian has no desire to command any troops in Heaven, nor does he wish to serve as an official in Heaven. From now on, he will continue to live in the mortal realm."

“Me too, me too,” Nezha nodded in agreement. “Anyway, I’m not an official, so what would I do in Heaven? And my third sister, she’s already been sealed up on Mount Hua, so of course she can’t stay in Heaven either.”

Yang Chan agreed: "That's right."

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, then asked, "If the Heavenly Court is in trouble, what if we ask for your help?"

"We will only obey orders, not decrees. We will not listen to anything except the Jade Emperor's decree. Of course, the premise is that the Jade Emperor's decree is for the peace of the Three Realms."

"Second brother is right. If something like the Milky Way happens again, I don't care what the Jade Emperor thinks. I'll just fight it out again!"

Nezha brandished his fire-tipped spear in a show of defiance.

The Queen Mother nodded: "Don't worry, that won't happen. I've also promised you this on behalf of His Majesty. Whether you are in the mortal realm or the Heavenly Court in the future, I hope you can all contribute to maintaining peace in the Three Realms."

Yang Chan nodded: "Of course."

...

"So, you've infiltrated the Heavenly Court?"

Inside the Yang residence, listening to the three people's stories, even Master Yuding's voice cracked with disbelief.

"We obey orders, not proclamations. Besides, we're not going to be officials in heaven."

Nezha explained it to him carefully, and Jade Cauldron Immortal couldn't help but sigh: "That's still an official..."

Does Heaven really think there aren't enough traitors within its ranks? Why are they actively recruiting others back? Is the Queen Mother waiting to retire, or are she having marital problems and trying to use Yang Jian and others to get rid of the Jade Emperor?

Not understanding what Master Yuding was sighing about, Nezha patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, Uncle-Master, my second brother, third sister, and I will not disown you. Even if Master runs away, I still care about him."

"Who cares about your concern? That's not what I meant."

Yu Ding Zhenren remained silent and waved his fan to slap Nezha away.

"So what do you mean?"

"I... never mind, never mind, I can't explain it to you."

"How can I understand if you don't tell me?"

"You just don't understand."

"Then tell me!"

Nezha and Yu Ding Zhenren started arguing again, while Yang Jian and Yang Chan watched the spectacle. Yang Jian's gaze swept around the house several times, and seeing that his parents had come out to call them for dinner, but he still couldn't see Yang Jiao, he couldn't help but ask, "Where's my elder brother?"

“Brother Yang has gone out,” Ao Bing said quickly, sitting down at the table first and picking up his rice bowl. Hearing the question, he answered nonchalantly, “He said he sensed his destined monkey.”

"A monkey with a special destiny?"

Yang Jian and Yang Chan looked at each other in bewilderment. Nezha knocked away Ao Bing's chopsticks, which were trying to snatch food from him, and calmly invited them to eat, acting more like the host than the host himself. "Relax," Nezha said. "Dragons with affinity are sitting here, so what problem could a monkey with affinity possibly have?"

Ao Bing glared fiercely at the guy who was trying to steal his vegetables: "What did Youyuanlong do to you? You should have had Brother Yang use lotus root to make your body back then, Youyuan lotus root!"

"Ha, as if your opinion is useful! Let go of this piece of meat! You're a dragon, what are you doing eating fish? You're going against the heavens!"

"Eat, eat! We'll eat the fish head and the tail, we won't leave you a single bit!"

"Respect your teacher! Leave some for your uncle!"