Shortly after the Three Stars received their mission from the Jade Emperor.
The trio actually got lost.
They were forced to halt in the border zone between the Southern Jambudvipa and the Western Niu He Continents, above the Heavenly Realm. They were too proud to ask for directions, yet completely clueless about where to go.
It was utterly laughable!
In the end.
They had to resolve it internally.
"Uh, Shou Xing, you often descend to the mortal realm for blessings, don't you? Tell us, is Wuzhuang Monastery located in the Southern Jambudvipa or the Western Niu He Continent?"
"Although the nineteenth tribulation is still far off, we are nonetheless under the Jade Emperor's command. If we are squeezed out by the disciples of the Heavenly Saints, we dare not delay."
"If we arrive late and Monkey King miraculously heals the Ginseng Fruit Tree by other means, not only will we lose our merit rewards, but we will also be berated by the Jade Emperor."
"You wouldn't want to face the Jade Emperor's punishment, would you?"
"That guy, they say ever since our Majesty colluded with the demon race, his methods have become incredibly cruel and vicious. No one dares to test him."
Among the Three Stars, Shou Xing, who frequently descended to the mortal realm for blessings, was the most cheerful.
But sometimes, he was also the most petty.
Lu Xing also descended to the mortal realm from time to time, bestowing fortunes upon people.
Thus, he was relatively outgoing.
However, as the youngest, he had always resented Shou Xing for being the eldest.
Only Fu Xing, because happiness is difficult to describe concretely and cannot be specifically bestowed upon any worshipper, had developed a silent disposition.
So.
Seeing all three lost, and Fu Xing being reluctant to speak, they had no choice but to entrust the task of questioning to Lu Xing.
However.
As soon as Lu Xing asked his question, without any intention to pressure Shou Xing, Shou Xing mistook it as Lu Xing deliberately trying to embarrass him. Recalling that among the three, Lu Xing was the most envious of his elder brother's position.
Shou Xing's eyes filled with even more rage.
He immediately exploded!
"Third brother, what do you mean by that?"
"What do you mean by saying that because I often descend to the mortal realm for blessings, I should know how to get to Wuzhuang Monastery?"
"If we're going by that logic, aside from second brother Fu Xing who rarely descends to the mortal realm, you do so frequently as well. Why don't you ask yourself why you don't even know this simple route? It's disgraceful!"
As expected of the most petty person, Shou Xing's words, instead of helping, only enraged Lu Xing further, and the already strained relationship between the three brothers.
A gap that could not be easily mended instantly appeared!
"Shou Xing, what do you mean by that?"
"I was just casually asking to see if you knew the way, and you got angry? You're too petty, how can you be our elder brother?"
"If you ask me, why not let Fu Xing be the elder brother? Perhaps he knows the way better than us. Otherwise, I'm not going on this trip."
"Damn it, all these years, outsiders thought the three of us, Shou, Fu, and Lu, were like family."
"But I never imagined that you, the elder brother, would have such a temper just because I asked a simple question. You think you're so great, then bear the Jade Emperor's mission all by yourself."
"But, if I recall correctly, during the Heavenly Court's siege against Monkey King back then, you were the most cowardly and the quickest to flee?"
"Could it be that you knew and deliberately didn't say, wanting to sabotage our mission and avoid provoking that Monkey King?"
It had to be said.
Among the three, although Shou Xing was petty and prone to suspicion, when it came to venomous words, the third brother Lu Xing was the master.
With his words, Shou Xing, who was already fuming, became even more infuriated.
Especially.
Lu Xing exposing his cowardice from back then, made it impossible for Shou Xing to remain calm and not confront Lu Xing!
"Good for you, third brother."
"We were both cowardly and fled together back then, and we agreed never to speak of it. Yet you bring it up now?"
"Don't say I don't know how to get to Wuzhuang Monastery, even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Second brother, watch closely, it's this scoundrel who wants to rebel, not me bullying the weak."
As he said this, without waiting for Lu Xing to react, the hot-tempered Shou Xing actually gave an order, intending to join forces with second brother Fu Xing to suppress Lu Xing.
Seeing this.
Lu Xing's expression changed instantly. He knew their cultivation levels were similar, but if the eldest and second brothers teamed up, he would definitely be defeated.
He quickly tried to retreat.
But Shou Xing threw a longevity peach at him, blocking his path!
The two actually began fighting over such a trivial matter.
It was only then that the usually calm and silent second brother, Fu Xing, seeing a familiar figure below, quickly called out to stop them!
"Elder brother, third brother, stop fighting."
"The three of us, Shou, Fu, and Lu, are after all among the most famous loose immortals in the Heavenly Court. How can we fight amongst ourselves just because we can't find the way?"
"In my opinion, if it's really necessary, we can descend and ask those mortals. They look very amiable, and should not trouble us."
"Of course, if you're too embarrassed to lose face and be misunderstood by mortals, I'll go myself."
"However, you'll have to give me a larger share of the merit reward later."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Shou Xing and Lu Xing, who were wrestling, were reluctant to give up the merit reward so easily. But to avoid the embarrassment of asking for directions themselves.
They could only agree to second brother Fu Xing's plan.
Hearing both brothers nod, Fu Xing wasted no time and led them down from the clouds, preparing to approach and speak.
Who would have thought.
Before these three unlucky fellows could even open their mouths, one of the mortals below, Sun Kong, had already activated his Fiery Golden Eyes, seeing their identities and origins.
With a little calculation, he understood the cause and effect.
He couldn't help but laugh!
"Are the eighteenth and nineteenth tribulations really attracting so many people?"
"Just now I saw Guanyin and her two companions, whom I used to call 'sister,' but now our relationship is strained, and they no longer call me brother."
"Now, here come the Three Stars, Shou, Fu, and Lu, who are even more unreliable than them. Is the Jade Emperor out of his mind?"
"Knowing that the next two tribulations are significant, yet he sends such people?"
"Is this a sightseeing trip or participation in the Journey to the West?"
Before Sun Kong could finish his rant.
Hearing his words, Jin Chanzi, Wu Zhiqi, Zhou Wuxian, Nezha in the guise of the White Dragon Horse, and the Six Ding Six Jia, who were also under the Jade Emperor's command.
Also witnessed the scene and couldn't help but laugh.
The difference was.
Sun Kong and the others were simply mocking the Jade Emperor's poor arrangement of personnel.
Whereas the Six Ding Six Jia, twelve individuals, seeing their fellow disciples, the Three Stars, in such a pathetic state, fighting while shamelessly asking for directions, were utterly speechless.
They decisively approached the Three Stars!
"I say, what's going on with you three loose immortals?"
"You don't even know the way to Wuzhuang Monastery, what are you doing here?"
"The people you were asking for directions from earlier were not just anyone, but Sun... Alas, I thought saviors were coming, but instead, it turns out to be three directionally challenged individuals?"