The immortals pretended to discuss, and after a while they said, "Reporting to the Jade Emperor, there are no vacancies in any of the major or minor official positions, except for the position of Bi Ma Wen (弼马温), which is still unfilled by any immortal."
The Jade Emperor nodded and said to Zhang Mu, "Sun Wukong, what do you think of the position of Bi Ma Wen?"
Is this a high-ranking official position?
Zhang Mu asked, feigning ignorance.
"this..."
The Jade Emperor hesitated, so Taibai Jinxing quickly stepped forward to explain, "Your Majesty, this is a great position. You don't need to do any work every day, just patrol the territory. The rest of the time is easy and comfortable. It's perfect for you."
Zhang Mu nodded, feigning happiness: "Okay, this position will do."
The Jade Emperor nodded in satisfaction, and then officially issued a decree: "Sun Wukong is appointed as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, in charge of all the heavenly horses!"
The immortals congratulated Zhang Mu with smiles, and Zhang Mu returned the greeting with a smile as well.
He knew perfectly well what these guys were up to.
They'll be crying later.
So Zhang Mu came to his territory to inspect the celestial horse, and after patrolling around, he began to meditate and cultivate.
It has to be said that the spiritual energy in the Heavenly Court is truly abundant, making cultivation much faster than in the mortal realm.
A hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, many immortals came to pick fights and mock Zhang Mu, all in an attempt to provoke him.
But Zhang Mu wasn't about to fall for it. He didn't care how much they mocked him now, but once a real fight broke out, he'd see if he showed any mercy.
The Heavenly Court's strategy of recruiting officials gave Zhang Mu ample time to cultivate.
With a legitimate identity, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, neither the Heavenly Court nor the gods and Buddhas can do anything to him.
Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face to the Heavenly Court, greatly diminishing its prestige in the Three Realms.
Today, Zhang Mu went for a walk after finishing his patrol, just like he always does.
Over the course of a hundred years, he became quite familiar with most of the immortals in Heaven, and the purpose of doing so...
Zhang Mu soon arrived at the Tushita Palace.
"Laojun, I've come to play with you!"
Zhang Mu smiled and pushed the door open to enter.
Laozi looked at the newcomer helplessly. For the past hundred years, Zhang Mu had come to chat with him whenever he had nothing to do. He didn't know what had gotten into him.
What do we have to talk about?
But Zhang Mu always acted like he knew everyone, and he couldn't get rid of him no matter what.
"Laojun, aren't you bored refining elixirs here every day? Why don't you go out for a walk?"
Zhang Mu asked.
"Alchemy is anything but boring. Did you need something from me today?"
"Hehe, look at what you're saying. Can't I come to you for no reason? You know, I only came to keep you company because you seem lonely doing the same thing every day."
Upon hearing this, Laozi was so angry that his beard bristled. "What do you mean I'm lonely? You're the one who's lonely!"
I was happy to have some peace and quiet without you, but now you bother him every day, making him so distracted while refining pills that he almost lost focus and caused the furnace to explode.
"Laojun, is it true that your alchemy skills are the best in the Three Realms?"
Zhang Mu rolled his eyes and said casually.
"Hmph, that goes without saying. Within the Three Realms, if I claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be first!"
"The Supreme Lord Laozi said arrogantly."
"Really? Do you have any refined elixirs? I've never seen what an elixir looks like in my entire life. Show it to me and broaden my horizons."
Zhang Mu said with a grin.
"Huh? You monkey, you wouldn't be after my elixir, would you?"
Laozi became alert, his eyes narrowing slightly. No wonder he had been bothering him all this time; so this was his purpose.
"Cough cough... How could that be? I can't cause any trouble under your nose. I just wanted to see. You wouldn't be so stingy, would you? Or are you saying your alchemy skills are just for show? You haven't even accumulated any pills all these years?"
Zhang Mu spoke up.
"Hehe, your reverse psychology won't work on me, but if you promise me you won't bother me anymore, I'll let you see it."
Lao Tzu stroked his beard and said.
"Alright, I promise you, as long as you let me see something new, I won't bother you anymore."
Zhang Mu nodded with a smile, but in his heart he thought: Now that I've got the pills, who would bother you? I'll just hide away and cultivate.
For years, his cultivation level had been stuck at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, which was extremely frustrating for him.
So Laozi stood up and led Zhang Mu into the innermost part of the Tushita Palace.
That place was full of his stockpile, countless elixirs.
"Look, do you see? These gourds are full of pills that I refined."
Laozi pointed arrogantly at the gourds on the surrounding shelves, showing off slightly.
"So many? Could they be counterfeit?"
Zhang Mu chuckled, and that chuckle immediately broke Laozi's defenses.
"Hmph, I won't bother with a monkey like you."
Laozi waved his hand, and a gourd flew over from the shelf.
Then he opened the gourd, poured out a magic pill, and said, "This magic pill can make any mortal instantly become an immortal."
Zhang Mu quickly stepped forward, intending to reach out and take it.
"Hey! I said I was just showing you, not telling you to touch it."
Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) quickly intervened.
Zhang Mu gave an awkward smile, but in his mind he immediately thought, "Copy."
[Ding! Copy successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained one Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.]
[Ding! The Nine-Turn Immortal Pill has received a hundredfold boost and transformed into a Nine-Turn Golden Pill!]
Zhang Mu's lips curled up slightly.
If I don't want to touch it, then I won't. Anyway, the system can copy things as long as they are within a certain range.
"Yes, this elixir does seem to be as you described, but who knows if this is the only gourd containing an elixir of this quality?"
Let me check if any counterfeit goods have been mixed into the other gourds for you.
Zhang Mu immediately began to devour the elixirs in the other gourds.
As soon as he got close to the other gourds, he frantically shouted "Copy!" in his mind. Hearing the dense barrage of notifications in his head, he was grinning from ear to ear. He was going to strike it rich! It was worth bothering Laozi for a hundred years to finally get into this place.
The Supreme Lord Laozi's lips twitched as he watched Zhang Mu running around the room like a madman. However, as long as he didn't do anything outrageous, he let him wander around.
Anyway, with me here supervising, he figured the other guy couldn't cause any trouble. That's his confidence in his own abilities.
Before long, Zhang Mu had copied all the elixirs in the room, and these elixirs were also amplified a hundredfold, greatly improving their quality.
"Ahem, Laozi, do you have any other particularly precious elixirs? Show them to me and broaden my horizons."
Zhang Mu approached Laozi and said that he was now eyeing the elixir on Laozi's body.
The elixir that Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) carried on his person must be far superior to any elixir kept in a room.
"It's gone."
Laozi shook his head, wanting to get rid of Zhang Mu as soon as possible.
"Laojun, you're being immoral! If you don't show it to me, I'll keep coming back to you. Anyway, you broke the agreement first, so you can't blame me."
Zhang Mu said shamelessly.
Laozi's face darkened: "Fine, fine, I'll give in to you. Here you go."
So he took out some high-quality elixirs from his person. These elixirs could greatly improve the cultivation level of even a quasi-saint, and if they were placed in the outside world, they would be enough to trigger a great war.
Zhang Mu was overjoyed and immediately had the system copy it.
"Is there any more?"
Zhang Mu shamelessly continued to ask.
"You're kidding me! You think the elixir is candy?!"
Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) laughed in anger.
"Ahem, if it's not there, it's not there. Why are you getting angry? I'm leaving now."
"Let's get going!"
Laozi immediately chased them away.
Zhang Mu didn't linger there any longer; he was going back to cultivate!
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