"Oh ho ho~"
Zhang Mu laughed heartily, feeling incredibly satisfied.
Upon returning, he immediately went into seclusion to cultivate. As for managing the Pegasus? He could simply create a clone.
Inside a sealed room.
Zhang Mu took out a large number of elixirs and poured them into his mouth.
"Great, great, it tastes fantastic!"
Chewing the elixir in his mouth, as he swallowed it, it transformed into a vast amount of energy that filled his entire body's meridians.
Zhang Mu immediately began refining it.
Two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.
He also consumed all the elixirs he had obtained from Laozi.
With the blessing of the elixir, his cultivation level soared, rising from the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm to the late stage of the Quasi-Saint realm.
That breakthrough speed is truly terrifying!
We also have to thank Laozi for those high-quality elixirs; with the system's enhancement, they are even more incredible.
"call..."
Zhang Mu exhaled a breath of stale air, felt his own cultivation level, and grinned.
"I feel so safe now, I'm finally not a weakling anymore."
His eyes gleamed as he pushed open the door to the secret room and went out.
The Heavenly Court was bustling with activity as all the immortals gathered.
He calculated the timeline: "Looks like it's almost time for the Peach Banquet... the peaches..."
Zhang Mu seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes turned to the Peach Garden.
"Anyway, knowing their nature, they definitely won't host a banquet for me, so I'll just go to the Peach Garden and eat and drink to my heart's content!"
He flashed into the Peach Garden.
The first thing you see is the Seven Fairies picking peaches here.
"Certainly!"
Zhang Mu used his supernatural powers to freeze the seven fairies in place.
"I'll copy it once, then you can slowly pick it out."
So they began to plunder the Peach Garden. Since it was a copy, the Jade Emperor wouldn't be able to detect it.
One by one, the peaches were copied and stored in the system space by Zhang Mu.
In no time, Zhang Mu had copied all the peaches, not even the ones that were decades old, since they were all treasures after being amplified by the system.
"The Heavenly Court is truly a wonderful place!"
Zhang Mu released the Seven Fairies from his control and then made a hasty escape.
The seven fairies did not notice anything amiss.
Who told them to have such low cultivation levels? In front of a Quasi-Saint, they're nothing but weaklings, easily manipulated.
......
While Zhang Mu was refining the peaches.
The Heavenly Court was bustling with activity.
But amidst this lively scene, only Buddha remained somber.
Since Zhang Mu was reincarnated into this world, time has been delayed time ...
How much merit must Buddhism have gained from this? No wonder he's unhappy.
Seeing that Buddha's face looked like that of someone who had lost his parents, the Jade Emperor remained silent and continued drinking.
With all the immortals present, the Peach Banquet officially began.
Buddha sat to the side, eating peaches with a sullen expression. What used to be incredibly delicious now tasted like chewing wax.
If it weren't for the Jade Emperor's face, he would have already started questioning the Jade Emperor about what happened.
Centuries have passed, and the matter of the monkey is still not resolved.
The Jade Emperor beckoned to Venus, who immediately understood.
"Did that stone monkey know anything about the Peach Banquet?"
"Your Majesty, we have already sent someone to inadvertently reveal this, but he is not angry at all, and even admitted that he is not strong enough to participate in this Peach Banquet."
Venus said helplessly.
The Jade Emperor's face darkened. He was now in a dilemma, as Zhang Mu was completely unmoved by their trap.
They had no reason to act; to act without a reason would be a slap in the face to the Heavenly Court. Now, the very position they themselves had bestowed upon him had become his shield, so the matter could only be postponed indefinitely.
"Don't you know to send someone to sow discord between him and others?"
"Your Majesty, over the years we have sent many people to provoke him, but that stone monkey is completely indifferent to desires. He doesn't get angry when we scold him, and he acts like he's very familiar with the immortals, treating it as a friendly banter."
Venus was utterly helpless.
"knew."
The Jade Emperor was feeling agitated and could only wait to communicate with Buddha to see if the latter had any ideas.
The banquet soon ended, and all the immortals departed, leaving only Buddha alone.
The Jade Emperor led the Buddha to a courtyard.
"Your Majesty, why haven't you started implementing the plan yet? How many years have passed?"
Buddha frowned and asked.
"Ahem, we can't blame the Heavenly Court for this. We've been looking for an opportunity, but that monkey is clever and won't fall for our tricks. We have no reason to take action."
The Jade Emperor said helplessly.
"No reason to make a move?"
Buddha was taken aback, his face darkening. He continued, "Do we need to find a reason? In the Heavenly Court, isn't everything decided by His Majesty? A fabricated charge is enough, so Your Majesty, please act quickly."
Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor sighed inwardly, thinking that the Buddhist sect's methods were indeed the dirtiest. They appeared glamorous on the surface, but the things they did behind the scenes were all incredibly dark.
"Understood, it will be arranged in the coming days. We will need the cooperation of the Western Paradise at that time."
"Very well, then I'll wait for Your Majesty's good news."
Only then did Buddha nod in satisfaction and leave the Heavenly Court.
As Buddha left, the Jade Emperor summoned a few people and said, "You few, throw some peaches over where the stone monkey is."
The group was taken aback for a moment, then understood the meaning, and immediately took a few of the remaining peaches and threw them onto Zhang Mu's workstation.
A grand meeting to catch stolen goods was thus launched.
The Jade Emperor summoned all the immortals again, saying he had something to discuss.
As soon as a coded signal was given, a powerful figure immediately ran out and said:
"Reporting to the Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Peach Orchard has been stolen!"
"How dare you! You dare to extend your reach into the Heavenly Court! Where is the dignity of my Heavenly Court? Can you find out who did this?"
The Jade Emperor was furious.
"We sealed off the exits of Heaven immediately, and after a search, we found the stolen peaches at the stable boy's place."
He took out a few peaches and played a video of the search, which showed that the peaches were indeed found at Zhang Mu's workstation.
However, everyone knows whether it's true or not, since it's full of flaws. This is just an excuse for the Heavenly Court to get rid of Zhang Mu.
So all the immortals cooperated and put on a show.
They angrily denounced Zhang Mu's crimes, making a mere fabricated charge sound like an unforgivable sin.
"Guards! Seize this demonic monkey!"
The Jade Emperor slammed his fist on the table and said.
The heavenly soldiers and generals immediately rushed towards Zhang Mu's location.
Zhang Mu was completely unaware of all this; at that moment, he was still happily refining the peach essence to improve his cultivation.
"Um?"
Suddenly he opened his eyes, because a group of hostile heavenly soldiers and generals appeared in his consciousness.
His figure flashed and appeared in the outside world.
"Gentlemen, what brings you here?"
Zhang Mu asked, frowning.
"Sun Wukong, you stole the peaches of immortality! The evidence is irrefutable. We have come to arrest you as ordered!"
The heavenly soldiers and generals rebuked them.
"I stole peaches?"
Zhang Mu was stunned. How could he be discovered just because he copied the peaches once?
"Do you have any evidence?"
He refused to believe it; with his quasi-saint cultivation, he was certain he could have sensed it if there had been someone else nearby.
The heavenly soldiers and generals immediately used their magic to play a video.
Looking at the content of the video, Zhang Mu laughed. He thought to himself that he couldn't possibly be discovered, but it turned out to be a frame-up.
I guess they couldn't wait any longer because I'd been lying low for too long.
However, he was already at the late stage of Quasi-Saint, so he was no longer afraid of them.
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