After Ian Song passed through the Southern Heavenly Gate and entered the Heavenly Court, he didn’t rush to see the Jade Emperor. Instead, he strolled leisurely through the palace grounds, and he had to admit—the scenery here was truly impressive.
Rare immortal grasses and flowers were everywhere, and all kinds of small celestial birds darted and soared among them.
The reason he didn’t hurry to meet the Jade Emperor was that he wanted to give the Heavenly Court enough time to gather their forces—then, he’d crush them all at once. Only by doing so could he truly make the Jade Emperor submit and abandon his plan to set up a human emperor in the mortal world.
According to the information he had, True Lord Erlang and Sun Wukong both possessed only peak Human Immortal strength.
Before being suppressed under Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha, Sun Wukong’s power was half a notch above Erlang Shen’s. But after he put on the Restriction Circlet and lost his ferocity, Sun Wukong’s strength declined considerably, at best equal to Erlang Shen.
Besides them, the Heavenly Court’s old good guy, Grand Supreme Lord Lao, should be at the early Earth Immortal level.
Don’t be fooled by Grand Supreme Lord Lao’s gentle demeanor—he’s the leader of Daoism, and his strength absolutely isn’t inferior to the Buddha’s. He just prefers to keep a low profile.
The Buddha’s strength should also be at early Earth Immortal level.
Right now, Ian Song’s strength is far beyond Golden Immortal. Even if Grand Supreme Lord Lao and the Buddha teamed up, he could suppress them with a wave of his hand. As for the true owner of the Exquisite Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, that person should be even stronger than the Buddha and Grand Supreme Lord Lao—but at most, they’d be late Earth Immortal tier.
It’s unlikely that person will show up, since Ian Song isn’t here to destroy the Heavenly Court—he just wants to make the Jade Emperor give up on establishing a human emperor in the mortal realm.
The Heavenly Court was vast—even without using his divine sense, Ian Song had no idea where he’d wandered.
"Immortal!"
Suddenly, a beautiful girl in a blue cloud-patterned dress raced over to him, her face lighting up with joy.
"Greetings, Sixth Princess!"
Ian Song greeted her with a smile.
"Immortal, there’s no need to be so polite!"
Princess Lana blushed slightly as she replied, but then remembered why she’d come looking for Ian Song. Flustered, she said, "Immortal, since you escaped from the Exquisite Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, you should have gone straight back to the mortal realm. Why did you barge into the Heavenly Court instead?"
Ian could tell that Princess Lana genuinely cared about him and was worried for his safety. He smiled, "I have some business to discuss with the Jade Emperor."
Princess Lana urged, "Immortal, you really should leave now. Otherwise, once True Lord Erlang arrives, you won’t be able to get away!"
"Do you think I’m no match for True Lord Erlang?" Ian Song asked with a smile.
Princess Lana quickly waved her hands. "That’s not it, Immortal! True Lord Erlang is Heaven’s number one war god, and there are so many celestial soldiers and generals. You really should leave, or you’ll be out of time!"
"Lana, come back with us!"
Just then, two figures—one in red, one in orange—flashed by. It was Princess Ruby and Princess Amber, the eldest and second of the Seven Fairies.
You had to admit, the Jade Emperor might not excel at much else, but he sure was good at having beautiful daughters. Both Princess Ruby and Princess Amber were stunningly gorgeous.
Suddenly, a green-clad figure appeared—a girl in green, just as beautiful as the others.
"Big Sister, Second Sister, wait up!"
Princess Lana called out to the two, then went back to urging Ian Song to leave quickly.
But Ian Song just shook his head and refused.
Princess Ruby and Princess Amber both glared at Ian Song, clearly displeased.
Princess Ruby put her hands on her hips and said to Ian Song, "Hey, what’s your problem? Lana risked being punished by Mother just to warn you—can’t you at least appreciate it?"