Chapter 1: A Soldier in the World of Journey to the West
Eight feet tall.
Sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.
Wearing silver helmet and silver armor, he looks very heroic.
The man in the mirror looked to be in his twenties, with a handsome face and an upright posture, exuding a sense of vigor and vitality from the inside out.
If such a young talent was placed in other places, he would at least be a son of a noble family or a general, but here, he is just a jailer!
"I actually traveled to the world of Journey to the West and became a celestial soldier guarding the prison in heaven..."
Li Anran looked at the unfamiliar self in the mirror, feeling shocked and surprised, yet unable to suppress his joy.
"Is there really a saying in this world that good people are rewarded?"
A day ago, when he was crossing the traffic light, a car suddenly lost control and hit him.
He subconsciously pushed away the pregnant woman next to him, but was hit by the car and flew out.
When I regained consciousness, I was here.
Xi Niu Hezhou, Wenyang country's casual cultivator, the second level of Lian Shen Hua Xu cultivation, the Bull Demon King, the Heavenly Palace...
The real and clear touch of his body and the memories that kept emerging in his mind made him realize that he had really traveled through time and space, and had traveled to the world of Journey to the West.
"This wave of huge profits!"
A smile appeared on Li Anran's face.
Coming back from the dead is already a blessing from God!
Not to mention, he also traveled through time to the world of Journey to the West that he, no, should be the world that every Chinese person dreams of!
Riding on clouds and mist, calling the wind and rain, controlling the heavens and the earth, and achieving immortality...
The Queen of Daughters, the Peacock Princess, the Fairy Chang'e, the Jade-faced Fox...
Li Anran's eyes lit up and he felt excited just thinking about it.
In his previous life, he was only concerned with watching monkeys, but in this life he must experience the beauty of the world of Journey to the West with his own eyes!
But soon, Li Anran couldn't laugh anymore.
More recent memories were like a bucket of cold water, chilling him to the core.
Three days ago, my predecessor passed the selection of Heaven and became a new heavenly soldier.
Because he did not bribe the immortal officials under the command of Wude Star Lord, he was sent to the Heavenly Prison to be a jailer.
That’s fine!
The end of the universe is the establishment!
Even those orthodox descendants of the Three Pure Ones in Dongsheng Shenzhou, after they have attained enlightenment and become immortals, most of them would choose to be included in the immortal class.
For a casual cultivator like my predecessor who has no background, no magic weapon, and average cultivation level , being able to become a heavenly soldier guarding the Heavenly Prison is already good...
Bullshit!
Li Anran was browsing through the contents of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Prison in his memory, and he felt sick all over.
No weekends, no holidays, can’t come down to earth, can’t have any worldly desires, and there’s no deadline!
This isn't even a job position, it's just a contract of sale!
Heavenly soldiers are a combination of slaves and eunuchs!
And the heavenly soldiers guarding the Heavenly Prison are the most miserable of all the heavenly soldiers!
Other heavenly soldiers can at least be promoted to heavenly generals through training.
However, it is basically impossible for the heavenly soldiers in the Heavenly Prison to do this!
All kinds of demons and monsters are imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and the evil and resentful aura is deeply rooted.
In a place like this, let alone practicing, it would be good enough if you could avoid having your foundation damaged and your lifespan shortened by these evil and resentful energies!
"What was your previous life thinking? Why didn't you want to be a good monk and come to heaven to work like a slave?"
Li Anran quickly found the answer from his memory.
What he didn't expect was that all this was actually related to monkeys!
One hundred years ago, monkeys caused havoc in Heaven, shocking the three realms.
Although they were finally suppressed by Tathagata under the Five Finger Mountain, the majesty of Heaven was destroyed and the heavenly soldiers and generals suffered heavy losses.
Since then, demons and monsters have been rampant in the three realms, doing whatever they want.
The Qingxin Temple where his predecessor lived was slaughtered by monsters, and he was the only one who managed to escape with his life. On the way, he happened to see the Heavenly Court recruiting soldiers, so he decisively surrendered to the Heavenly Court.
Before this, he had no idea about the specific situation of the heavenly soldiers and generals.
After that, it was too late for him to regret.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A rapid knock on the door interrupted Li Anran's thoughts.
A man's voice came in.
"Brother Li! Today is the day we go to the prison to work, why don't you hurry up! The heaven is not like the lower world, the rules are strict. If we go late and miss the time, we will be punished!"
Li Anran was stunned for two seconds, then came to his senses and shouted, "I'm already up! Wait for me, I'll be out soon!"
No matter what, let's deal with today's task first.
According to the rules of heaven, those who fail to show up for duty will be whipped.
Li Anran picked up his spear and sword and walked out.
Outside the door was a heavenly soldier dressed the same as him.
Chen Yang, a native of Dongsheng Shenzhou, has a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks slightly older than Li Anran, about thirty years old, but is actually over two hundred years old.
He and his predecessor were the only two poor and independent cultivators among this group of heavenly soldiers who were sent to the heavenly prison to serve as jailers.
"Brother Li, let's walk faster!" Chen Yang urged.
Li Anran was a little confused: "Brother Chen, it's not even five minutes before the 11th hour of the 11th hour, we don't need to be so anxious, right?"
The Tianlao is located behind the Guansuo Hall, the main hall of the Tianlao Palace.
The place where they lived was in a side hall of the Tianlao Palace, only about ten minutes away at most.
It is not yet 5:54 am, and there are still a full 3:54 am, or 45 minutes, until roll call. It is more than enough time no matter how you look at it.
"You don't understand this!"
Chen Yang explained as he walked: "These gods in the sky seem to be detached from the mundane world, but in fact they are no different from mortals!"
"We were sent to the prison as guards without any gifts. We may be harassed by the old guards in the prison today. The sooner we go, the less they can hold us responsible."
"Brother Chen is right."
When Li Anran heard this, he thought it made sense and quickly quickened his pace.
The journey of more than ten minutes took the two of them less than five minutes.
From a distance, I could see that the gate of Guansuo Palace was closed and the courtyard was empty, with no one in sight.
Li Anran didn't think much about it at first, thinking that they came too early. He stood side by side with Chen Yang in front of Guansuo Hall, chatting casually while continuing to sort out the memories of his previous life.
He discovered that he was not reborn in another body, but that his wisdom was awakened after reincarnation.
"That's good news."
Li Anran felt much more at ease.
In a world like Journey to the West with gods, Buddhas, demons and monsters, taking over the body of a heavenly soldier is no different from dancing on a tightrope.
As time passed, Li Anran gradually realized that something was wrong.
"Brother Chen, have we come to the wrong place? It's almost dawn, why is there still no one here?"
"It should be here..."
Chen Yang was also a little unconfident. He took out his waist badge and scanned the rules with his spiritual sense. He immediately felt confident: "It's right here! Inside the Heavenly Prison Palace, in front of the Guansuo Hall! Let's wait a little longer!"
Time flies.
Mao time, ...
It was almost three quarters past the hour of Mao and Li Anran could wait no longer.
"Could it be that the Heavenly Court has changed the rules? Why not report here at Guansuo Palace? Why don't we go to the Heavenly Prison to take a look?"
"Yeah." Chen Yang hesitated for a moment and agreed to Li Anran's proposal.
The two men walked along the corridor on the left towards the sky prison behind the Guansuo Palace.
The road was deserted and the silence was eerily quiet.
It was not until they reached the open space outside the prison that they finally saw two figures—
In front of the Heavenly Prison gate, two Heavenly Soldiers supported their bodies with their spears, dozed off against the stone statue of Bi'an, and nodded their heads like chicks pecking at rice.
Chen Yang: “???”
Li Anran: “???”
Heaven's rules are strict?
A prison cell?
Right here?!
The two looked at each other.
Chen Yang stepped forward: "Two big brothers."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the two heavenly soldiers woke up in shock, hurriedly picked up their weapons, and asked loudly, "Who is it?"
"We are the new soldiers in the prison. This is our badge."
Li Anran and Chen Yang hurriedly handed over their identity badges.
"New here?"
The two heavenly soldiers were stunned for a moment before they remembered that this seemed to be the case.
After taking the badge and confirming it was correct, he heaved a sigh of relief and scolded, "It's already past three o'clock in the morning, why are you here just now?"
Chen Yang quickly explained: "The Heavenly Rules say that the Heavenly Prison roll call is outside the Guansuo Palace. We have been waiting there before..."
As he was speaking, a auspicious cloud floated in from afar and landed at the gate of the prison.
The man on the cloud was tall and thin, with an ugly face, his hair sticking up on both sides, he was wearing a red and yellow long gown, and holding a double-edged long sword in his hand, he looked murderous.
Behind him followed four heavenly soldiers.
They were in groups of two, escorting two monsters with animal heads and bloody bodies.
A thumb-thick chain pierced through their scapula and dantian, sealing their magical powers, and was tightly wrapped around their bodies, binding their limbs and making them unable to move.
Li Anran noticed that although the four heavenly soldiers were also wearing silver helmets and silver armor, the armor on them was obviously different from his. The color was thicker and more solid. Just by looking at it, he could feel that it was much better than his.
The gatekeepers immediately stopped caring about Li Anran and Chen Yang and rushed forward: "General Yao."
"Why are there only a few of you here?" General Yao looked displeased.
Without waiting for the two heavenly soldiers to reply, he waved his hand and had his men throw the two monsters to the ground: "Lock these two evil beasts in cell number C. My second master will interrogate them later."
After saying this, he rode on the auspicious cloud and left in a hurry.
Commander Yao? Second Master?
Are these the Meishan brothers and the Grass-Headed God?
As Li Anran was thinking, he heard the round-faced soldier next to him say to them, "You two, take one each and drag them in!"
Li Anran and Chen Yang didn't dare to say anything more. They dragged the monster obediently and followed him into the sky prison.
The moment Li Anran stepped into the gate of the Heavenly Prison, his eyes suddenly became dazed, and an ancient book appeared in his mind and slowly opened.
On the left page is a picture of a giant black python, and on the right are lines of text information.
[Prisoner: The Black Scale King of Wushui Mountain]
[Sin value: 2 stars]
[Cultivation: True Immortal Level 1]
[Status: Escorted]
[Capture participation: 1%]
[Benefit: 20 experience points/day]
This is... my system cheat code?
Li Anran's breathing stagnated.
My heart started beating wildly.
