"Fang Xiu, may I ask you a question?"
"Ask away."
"What will the future of this world be like?" The Jade Emperor's voice became low and deep, as if his mood had also become heavy.
In an instant, Fang Xiu thought of the present world being constantly invaded by strange forces, of the present world being almost completely swallowed up, leaving only the Xia Kingdom, and of the Nine Provinces that were desperately defending in the Other Shore, and of the Yun Province that almost fell.
He calmly said, "When the Three Realms are shattered, the world will come to an end."
The Jade Emperor's expression immediately hardened, and he remained silent for a long time, seemingly unable to accept that the result of the three Heavenly Venerables' union with the Dao was such an ending.
After a long silence, he finally said, "Fang Xiu, what brings you here?"
"Queen Mother of the West".
"You've come for the Queen Mother?"
"Indeed, the Queen Mother of the West has become a demon, and this Peach Banquet she is holding is to corrupt the gods."
Even the Jade Emperor, with his vast knowledge and experience, couldn't help but change color slightly upon hearing such remarks: "The Queen Mother has fallen into demonic possession? I never imagined even the Queen Mother... Then was it you who caused Sun Wukong's havoc at the Peach Banquet...?"
"Yes, I sent him."
A hint of appreciation flashed in the Jade Emperor's eyes: "When one's own strength is insufficient, one knows how to rely on external forces and successfully destroy the Peach Banquet without alerting the enemy. A fine tactic."
Fang Xiu did not explain that his actions were actually based on later myths and were not his own original creations; his focus at the moment was elsewhere.
"Don't you have any doubt about what I said?"
This was what caught his attention, because he discovered that the Jade Emperor had actually believed what he said about the Queen Mother of the West being possessed by a demon, without even a hint of doubt.
Even if you come from the future, people from the future are not necessarily incapable of lying; on the contrary, they can spread false information about the future.
He didn't believe that the Jade Emperor hadn't even considered this much.
Faced with Fang Xiu's question, the Jade Emperor smiled faintly: "If it were someone else from the future, I might have doubts, but I would never doubt you."
Fang Xiu frowned slightly, sensing that there was something more to the other person's words: "Why?"
"Because you are the chosen one, and the only one."
His brow furrowed deeper and deeper; he hated riddle tellers.
The Jade Emperor seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled slightly: "I'm not trying to be mysterious, I can feel the aura of being chosen on your body. Since you have been chosen by that being, I naturally believe in you."
Seeing his expression, Fang Xiu knew that he wouldn't get anything out of him, so he simply stopped asking and started discussing countermeasures.
"Although I managed to stop this Peach Banquet, the Heavenly Court will always be in danger as long as the Queen Mother of the West remains. Moreover, according to my observations, some of the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court have already been secretly corrupted by the Queen Mother of the West. Therefore, we must not only eliminate the Queen Mother of the West, but also wipe out all those corrupted immortals and gods!"
"I never imagined that the Heavenly Court would be infiltrated so deeply; it is my dereliction of duty." The Jade Emperor sighed softly, "Do you know which celestial beings have been corrupted?"
"Currently, we only know of one Yue Lao (Old Man of the Moon). Under the protection of his divine body, the demonic energy has not leaked out at all. If Yue Lao hadn't been injured by Sun Wukong this time, I wouldn't have been able to discover that Yue Lao had been corrupted."
"The Old Man of the Moon?" The Jade Emperor's gaze darkened. "Just now in the Lingxiao Palace, the Old Man of the Moon was also present, but I did not find anything unusual. Looking at this infection of demonic energy, it is impossible to detect it using traditional methods. We can only use the most rudimentary method: break the bodies of the immortals and gods, injure them, and then you can observe whether there is any leakage of demonic energy from the wounds."
Fang Xiu nodded, agreeing with the method. Although it was clumsy, it was the best option at the moment.
"But..." The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, "With so many gods and immortals in the Heavenly Court, are we going to injure them one by one to determine if they are infected? Doing so would not only easily alert them, but it might even provoke the gods' resentment. In particular, among those infected is the Queen Mother of the West. I am worried that the Queen Mother of the West will use this matter to her advantage."
Fang Xiu instantly understood the Jade Emperor's concerns. Indeed, compared to the Queen Mother of the West, who was bestowing peaches upon everyone, and the Jade Emperor, who was about to injure all the immortals and gods, it was clear to anyone with discerning eyes that the Jade Emperor was more likely to be infected.
The Queen Mother of the West holds a position in Heaven second only to the Jade Emperor, and her influence is equally strong. She cannot be easily subdued by the Jade Emperor with a single word. If the Queen Mother of the West were to turn around and accuse the Jade Emperor of being corrupted, Heaven would truly descend into chaos.
So, how can we injure the gods without alerting the enemy?
Suddenly, Fang Xiu thought of a person, or more precisely, a monkey, the most famous monkey throughout history.
Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, from the Water Curtain Cave of Flower and Fruit Mountain!
Why not just let Sun Wukong wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and injure all the gods?
According to mythology, after Sun Wukong wreaked havoc at the Peach Banquet, he fled to the mortal realm, was captured by the Heavenly Court, and because he could not be killed, he was thrown into Laozi's alchemy furnace, where he was eventually refined into having fiery eyes. After that, he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
However, having just experienced the real Peach Banquet, Fang Xiu vaguely understood where this myth came from. He believed that if he didn't persuade Sun Wukong to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the play might really not be able to continue.
Putting everything else aside, it's uncertain whether Sun Wukong, with his strength, could wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
He had sensed Sun Wukong's strength before, and it was indeed very strong, but not as strong as the Jade Emperor. Just now, the Jade Emperor briefly manipulated space, and the aura he inadvertently revealed had already surpassed that of Sun Wukong.
Fang Xiu was not surprised by this. After all, the Jade Emperor was the ruler of the Three Realms, and his strength was absolutely unfathomable.
With that thought in mind, he spoke his mind directly.
After listening, the Jade Emperor greatly agreed: "Good idea. Now that Sun Wukong has caused a great disturbance at the Peach Banquet, preventing the gods from eating the peaches, he has already incurred the wrath of the people. It is justified for the Heavenly Court to send troops to arrest him, and it is not easy to alert him."
After capturing him, throw him into the alchemy furnace in the Tushita Palace. He has stolen too many elixirs and will definitely not be able to digest them in a short time. The alchemy furnace will help him digest the medicinal power of the elixirs, which can also be regarded as a reward for him for ruining the Queen Mother's conspiracy.
Then let him wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and find the corrupted gods and immortals hidden in the Heavenly Court.
However, before we begin, I need to conduct a separate assessment of the most powerful immortals and gods in Heaven. I must first determine whether they have been corrupted; otherwise, if we allow them to act freely, Sun Wukong's charade won't be so easy to continue."
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