714: Chapter 255 Displeasure_6 714: Chapter 255 Displeasure_6 But the Ancestral Dragon treated them very differently.
If you despised us, why didn’t you just plaster us on the wall at the beginning, or why did you give birth to us at all?
“Let’s go to my Fruit Mountain.”
Sun Wukong laughed heartily.
As top-level Great Divine Venerates, these three were still disdained by their own father, which was quite a tale in itself.
Take the peacock and the Golden-Winged Roc, for instance; such useless creatures, yet both Phoenix and the Primordial Phoenix were quite fond of them.
Upon learning of their death, they were even more enraged.
In comparison, the Ancestral Dragon was truly a failure as a father.
Inside Fruit Mountain, laughter and joy were unending.
Taotie and the others felt that residing permanently in Fruit Mountain was actually not an unacceptable idea, at least it was much more comfortable than the Dragon Palace.
However, they ultimately departed.
After all, Fruit Mountain was above the East Sea, and residing there permanently could lead to discovery by their father, which would be rather awkward.
They went to the Heavenly Court and directly asked Great Emperor Ziwei for a position.
Great Emperor Ziwei was very surprised, for these were three top-tier Heavenly Venerates.
Now that they had come to him willingly, he naturally would not overlook them.
After giving it some serious thought and asking for their opinions, Great Emperor Ziwei gave them a high-ranking position that did not involve too many duties.
This pleased Taotie and his peers very much, and they were filled with gratitude toward Great Emperor Ziwei.
They thanked Great Emperor Ziwei and joyfully accepted the position.
In this way, they now had a reason not to return to the Dragon Clan.
Even the Ancestral Dragon could not fault them for anything.
Ao Zhan came to congratulate them, highly approving of the brothers’ decision.
He was all too familiar with their awkward situation within the Dragon Clan.
Now, having taken positions in the Heavenly Court, they would no longer face such embarrassment.
Unless necessary, they hardly needed to return to the Dragon Clan.
Before long, the Primordial Phoenix ascended to the Heavenly Court.
This made all the gods of the Heavenly Court very nervous, as the Primordial Phoenix was a Supreme Level powerhouse, and if she caused an uproar, it could be much more terrifying than Sun Wukong’s Havoc in Heaven.
Great Emperor Ziwei, however, was unconcerned.
Seated upon the imperial throne, his gaze was unwavering and authoritative as he stared at the Primordial Phoenix and asked, “Primordial Phoenix, what brings you here?”
The Primordial Phoenix looked deeply at Great Emperor Ziwei, but all she saw on his face was calm and authority.
Clearly, facing a Supreme Level powerhouse like herself, Great Emperor Ziwei was entirely indifferent, not even considering her worthy of concern.
Lowering her proud head, the Primordial Phoenix said to Great Emperor Ziwei, “I have come this time to ask that the Ziwei Heavenly Venerate bestow upon me something.”
The immortals were astonished, somewhat surprised.
The Primordial Phoenix asking for something from the Heavenly Court?
That seemed a bit far-fetched.
Although she phrased it as a bestowal, coming from a Supreme Level being, if the Heavenly Court refused, it would seem disrespectful to someone of such stature.
“Please speak, Primordial Phoenix.
If it is something too important, I will not agree, as the Heavenly Court is not solely mine; I cannot take what belongs to the court to give away to others,” said Great Emperor Ziwei gravely.
He made it clear that while lesser things could be given, important things were absolutely off-limits.
If the Primordial Phoenix desired something of significance, she might as well not bother asking.
Hearing Great Emperor Ziwei’s words, the Primordial Phoenix said in haste, “What I desire is of no use to the Heavenly Court, but it is of great importance to me; I implore Great Emperor Ziwei to grant it.”
However, the Primordial Phoenix was also somewhat nervous, dreading that the Great Emperor Ziwei might destroy that thing.
The Great Emperor Ziwei found it peculiar, why would the Primordial Phoenix want something useless.
“Speak, if it can be given to you, We will not be stingy,”
Great Emperor Ziwei said in a stern voice.
Seeing the Great Emperor say so, the Primordial Phoenix was slightly excited.
She quickly said, “Please Great Emperor Ziwei, return my son’s skull to me.”
The Great Emperor Ziwei was taken aback for a moment, the Primordial Phoenix’s son.
He thought for a moment, and immediately knew the Primordial Phoenix was referring to the peacock’s skull.
So it was that thing; no wonder the Primordial Phoenix said it was useless to the Heavenly Court.
He smiled and said, “The peacock’s skull is not in the Heavenly Court, We have already sent someone to return it to the Buddhist Realm, to be properly buried.
If the Primordial Phoenix wants the peacock’s skull, you can go to Mount Ling to retrieve it.”
Hearing the words of the Great Emperor Ziwei, the Primordial Phoenix immediately turned and left, heading towards Mount Ling.
Many powerhouses in the Heavenly Court found her impolite behavior quite intolerable.
“This is too much, no manners at all,”
an Immortal Official said angrily.
“Indeed, too impolite, this is a contempt of the Heavenly Court’s dignity.”
“She must be taught a lesson, let her know the majesty of the Heavenly Court.”
…
A few Immortal Officials said angrily.
Although they said so, in reality, they were just trying to assert themselves, to show that they feared no one and were loyal to the Heavenly Court, ready to uphold its honor should it ever be compromised.
Nezha glanced at them, sneering and said, “You Immortal Officials are so angry, why didn’t you speak up when the Primordial Phoenix was here?
Now that she has left, who are you speaking to?
If you are dissatisfied, you can go after her right now and give the Primordial Phoenix a lesson.
I believe that would indeed earn our admiration.”
The several Immortal Officials were suddenly at a loss for words.
“Hmph, in my life, I despise those who seek popularity by catering to the gallery the most, it’s revolting just to think about it.
If I see you acting like this again, I will directly throw you out of the Heavenly Court,”
Nezha said coldly.
The Immortal Officials were frightened by Nezha.
However, in their hearts, they were quite dissatisfied and couldn’t help but complain to the Great Emperor Ziwei.
“Great Heavenly Venerate, we definitely did not mean that.”
“We beseech Your Majesty to be our advocate, Nezha bullies others with his power, suppresses others with his might, please be our advocate, Your Majesty.”
“Exactly, Nezha is arrogant and tyrannical, far too presumptuous, we plead for Your Majesty to be our advocate!”
…
The several Immortal Officials said to the Great Emperor Ziwei.
The others looked at these Immortal Officials with pity, not understanding whether they realized that, whether in terms of closeness or usefulness to the Heavenly Court, Nezha was many times more important to them.
Unless the Great Emperor Ziwei’s brain was out of order, he would certainly not reprimand Nezha.
Moreover, more than ninety percent of the Immortal Officials felt that Nezha was right.
The Heavenly Court is a place for getting things done, not for their sycophantism.
What good are just some beautiful words?
If they had the capability, they could go find trouble with the Primordial Phoenix themselves or accuse her directly while she was present, rather than waiting for her to leave and then farting rainbows behind her back, which was just ridiculous.