Traveling Through Journey to the West: I Am the Dragon King

Chapter 6 Ascending to the Heavenly Palace, Seeking Help from the Fairy Sister

Not only did his plea for help from the Dragon King go unanswered, but he was also betrayed by him. Yun Chonghua's spirits plummeted to rock bottom.

Now he desperately hopes for some kind of system to help him.

Unfortunately, the two celestial officials dragged him to the Western Heavenly Gate, but neither the system awakened nor any savior appeared.

Although he did not see a savior, he witnessed the realities of the Journey to the West world along the way.

The two celestial officials who captured him, though treated with courtesy by the Dragon King in the mortal realm, could only fawn over others in this sacred celestial palace.

Upon entering the Heavenly Gate, the Heavenly King was extremely respectful to the marshal stationed there.

The exquisite beauty of this heavenly palace surpasses that of the mortal realm by several times.

Although his death was imminent, he was still deeply attracted by the beauty of the Heavenly Palace.

This reminded him of when he first watched "Havoc in Heaven," when Taibai Jinxing described the holy heavenly palace to the Great Sage, which was truly "glorious everywhere, with exotic flowers and rare herbs all over the land, stars forming the Milky Way, and rainbows forming flying bridges."

Those thirty-three heavenly palaces and seventy-two grand halls were all shrouded in celestial mist, appearing and disappearing in awe. It was truly a breathtaking sight.

The immortals in the upper realm, whether they are celestial children, celestial maidens, or celestial officials, are all handsome and have an air of otherworldly grace, except for those who are transformed from beasts.

Especially those fairies and celestial maidens; in terms of beauty, any one of them would surpass many mortal women. No wonder the highest praise for a mortal woman's appearance is described as "as beautiful as a celestial being, with a fairy-like grace and jade-like skin." No wonder mortal scholars all want to marry a celestial being.

"No wonder the Great Sage wanted to seize this Heavenly Palace. The scenery of the mortal world is truly far inferior to that of the Heavenly Realm. It's just a pity that I don't know whether the Heavenly Palace was ever in turmoil. But I'm afraid I won't live to find out. But seeing the magnificent scenery of the Heavenly Palace before I die, I can say that my life has not been in vain."

Yun Chonghua was filled with mixed emotions. He was no longer just depressed, he was in despair.

Although he felt down and hopeless, he wasn't particularly afraid, because this was a mythical world with the six realms of reincarnation. If he died, he could simply be reincarnated; he just didn't know if he would be a cow or a horse in his next life.

Upon arriving at the Heavenly Palace, the two Heavenly Officials were quite considerate. They would greet any passing immortal, regardless of rank, and if anyone struck up a conversation, they would introduce Yun Chonghua's background, saying that the brothers had captured a dragon that had leaped over the Dragon Gate and could speak human language during their descent to the mortal realm.

Unfortunately, most of the celestial maidens and officials who spoke to them were just like them, minor servants in various celestial mansions, and were not qualified to take them in.

Those powerful immortals who were qualified all came and went in a hurry, completely disregarding minor immortals like them.

Even when they bowed to him, he completely ignored them. He had even less interest in a talking dragon.

After all, in this Journey to the West world, dragons are not particularly rare mythical beasts, especially in a place like the Heavenly Realm.

Even in the Western Paradise, the Golden-Winged Roc can eat five hundred dragons a day.

Therefore, Yun Chonghua no longer held any hope. Now, he only wished to see the beautiful scenery of the Heavenly Palace and catch a few more glimpses of the celestial maidens before he died, so that his trip wouldn't have been in vain.

Along the way, the two brothers had taken Yun Chonghua on a tour of most of the Heavenly Palace, and they were quite hoarse from talking so much.

The three of them walked to the outside of the Pixiang Palace and stopped temporarily beside the Yunlou Palace.

The fox spirit took a sip of the sweet spring water from his waist and said to Yun Chonghua, "Little Dragon, you've seen it yourself. We brothers have done our best for you. It's just a pity that we are of lowly rank and can't help you much. Although we are the ones who sent you into that abyss of certain death, we hope that when you become a victim of the God of Food's blade, you won't blame us. May you be reborn as a human in your next life, and never be food again."

Yun Chonghua replied helplessly, "The two immortals have done their best. Perhaps this is my fate. To be able to visit the Heavenly Palace before I die is enough to make this life worthwhile."

As the two were talking, the official saw a figure hurrying towards them in the distance and said, "No! Don't jump to conclusions. Others may not be able to save you, but perhaps the person before you can!"

The fox spirit looked ahead and laughed, "Hehe, what a stroke of luck! It's actually the Seventh Princess! Little Dragon, it seems your life isn't meant to end here. In this Heavenly Palace, the Seventh Princess is the kindest. Although she is a princess of the Heavenly Court, she never puts on airs with us lower-ranking immortals. She's much easier to get along with than the other star officials. When we stop the Seventh Princess, you can go up and beg her. As long as the Seventh Princess speaks, unless His Majesty and the Empress personally issue an edict, no one can kill you."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chonghua was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you for your guidance, Great Immortal!"

The two then dragged Yun Chonghua toward the Seventh Princess, who was also hurrying toward them.

When the two sides met, the two celestial officials immediately bowed and said, "This humble immortal greets the Seventh Princess!"

When Yun Chonghua saw the seven fairies before him, he couldn't help but admire them.

The word "beautiful" is no longer sufficient to describe her beauty. Although the fairies I had seen before were all beautiful, they all paled in comparison to the legendary Seven Fairies.

The Seventh Fairy Maiden looked anxious, but she still politely said to the two men who were bowing to her, "Get up. You don't need to be so polite when you see me in the future!" Then she walked around the two men and was about to leave.

Seeing the Seventh Princess's hurried appearance, the two knew she seemed to have something urgent to attend to. But this was Yun Chonghua's only chance to survive, so the fox spirit kicked Yun Chonghua, sending him flying in front of the Seventh Princess.

Yun Chonghua arrived at the feet of the Seventh Fairy. Although he could only see her embroidered shoes and not her beautiful face, the situation was urgent. With his last bit of strength, he stretched out his dragon claws and grabbed the Seventh Fairy's leg, crying out, "Seventh Princess! Seventh Princess, save me! Seventh Princess, save my life!"

The Seven Fairy Maidens seemed to be lost in thought, and walked absentmindedly until Yun Chonghua grabbed her feet with his dragon claws, which brought her back to her senses.

The Seventh Fairy Maiden angrily retorted, "Where did you come from, you wild dragon, daring to block my path?" She then turned irritably to the two celestial officials beside her and asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Seeing the Seventh Princess's angry expression, the two celestial officials were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.

The fox spirit replied, "Your Highness, this little dragon is a fish that leaped over the Dragon Gate in the mortal realm and transformed into a dragon. With the Peach Banquet approaching, we were ordered to go to the mortal realm to collect ingredients for the banquet. We captured him and brought him to heaven, intending to escort him to the kitchen and hand him over to the God of Food. However, when we bowed to Your Highness just now, we failed to restrain him properly, thus offending Your Highness. Please forgive us." After saying this, both of them kowtowed repeatedly.

After hearing this, the Seventh Fairy looked at Yun Chonghua, who hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, I was originally a carp in the Xiang River. After cultivating for a hundred years, I leaped over the Dragon Gate of the Divine Capital and transformed into a dragon. I was captured immediately after transforming, and I do not wish to be eaten. I beg Your Highness to have mercy and save me. If Your Highness is willing to save me, I am willing to serve Your Highness for the rest of my life. Whether I am your mount or your guard, I only ask to be spared!"

The commotion outside Yunlou Palace also piqued the interest of another person. He walked to the window and silently watched the scene unfold before him.

The man leaned against the window, watching the pale golden dragon clinging to the Seventh Princess's leg and pleading desperately, while a disdainful laugh escaped his lips.

He muttered to himself, "Sigh! The dragons are still the same as before, kneeling and begging for mercy just to survive. But this little dragon actually leaped over the Dragon Gate to become a dragon, which is better than that old mudfish in the East Sea who relies on his innate dragon body and bullies the weak and fears the strong. At least he has cultivated on his own."