Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1757 Who is stronger, a rabbit or a scorpion?

After leaving the capital of Xiliang, the Nine-Headed Insect did not return to Jisaiguo, but instead went to the Pipa Cave on Poisonous Mountain where the Scorpion Demon lived.

This place is not far from the capital. Before she encountered the Nine-Headed Insect and the Six-Eared Demon, the Scorpion Demon even disguised herself as a common woman and went to the Women's Kingdom of Xiliang to play a tune for the queen.

If this had happened in the Tang Dynasty, it would have been completely impossible. A commoner woman walking into the palace and wanting to play music? She would have been shot dead before she even touched the gate.

But in a country where even a post station official can report to the emperor, this wouldn't be unusual.

The Scorpion Demon is the only monster in the entire Journey to the West whose appearance is not described directly.

When Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie were about to break into the cave, the first thing she did was not to fight them, but to order, "Minions, quickly boil water to wash your faces and do your makeup."

The enemy is already at your doorstep, what kind of strategy is it to put on makeup first?
Regardless of her appearance, having known her for many years, Nine-Headed Insect had never seen his sworn sister's true face.

Poisonous Enemy Mountain, Pipa Cave.

Nine-Headed Insect looked resentful as he recounted being rejected for marriage.

The scorpion demon asked with great interest, "A holy monk from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East? Are you referring to a plump, fair-skinned monk?"

The demon race has little etiquette in private. If there is a mutual benefit, they are brothers; otherwise, they are strangers. Although the Nine-Headed Insect and his companions are sworn brothers, they are all proud and would never use words like "brother" or "sister" on their lips.

At this point, he said, "He is indeed a rather plump and fair-skinned monk. Are you eyeing Tang Sanzang's flesh? Legend has it that eating a piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh can turn white hair black and make lost teeth grow back. It is indeed a miraculous use."

Initially, the rumor was that eating a piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh could grant immortality. Later, the story became increasingly fantastical, and after so many years of development, the specific effects are now being discussed. It's unclear who came up with these claims.
The Nine-Headed Insect is not a monster; it is a primordial alien species with a long lifespan. It has no need for Tang Sanzang's flesh at all. He thinks it might be the Scorpion Demon who needs it.

This made him feel a sense of contempt for the scorpion demon; after all, she was a demon with a short lifespan.

The Scorpion Demon had a past connection with Jin Chanzi when they were at Mount Ling, and this had long become a demon in her heart. She ignored the Nine-Headed Insect's sarcasm. She did indeed covet Tang Sanzang's flesh, but the flesh she wanted was not the same as the flesh the other party was thinking of.

"So what if it is?" the scorpion demon replied.

Nine-Headed Insect chuckled sinisterly: "This is a good thing! Tang Sanzang's three disciples are all quite capable. I can't fight them all with my bare hands, and it will be difficult for me to snatch the Princess of Xiliang back. We can join forces. You snatch Tang Sanzang, and I'll snatch the princess. How about that?"

"It's a deal?"

"A word is settled!"

The post station in the capital of the Western Liang Women's Kingdom.

Tang Sanzang went to bed early to rest. Usually, he would recite scriptures and calculate his Amitabha debts, but not today. Today, his mind was in turmoil. As soon as he closed his eyes, Bai Xingming's bright smile appeared in his mind. She was so beautiful!
One moment he thought of the arranged marriage and the words of his parents, the next he thought of the principle that a ruler's word is law. He had thought his devotion to Buddhism was very firm, but now he asked himself honestly and realized that he was still far from it. He hadn't been bewitched by those female demons before, simply because they were not pretty.

I drifted off to sleep.

Not long after, he heard someone calling his name.

"Elder Tang?"

"Elder Tang?"

He slowly opened his eyes and was startled to see a fish-headed, human-bodied monster calling to him.

"Elder Tang, I am Benbo Ba, the master of the Jade Pool in Luanshi Mountain. I came specifically to see you in this dream." Hearing it was a dream, Tang Sanzang's confidence swelled considerably: "What business does Your Majesty have with this humble monk?"

Benbo Ba sighed heavily: "I have failed in managing my subordinates and have come here to apologize."

"What crime has Your Majesty committed?"

"To be honest, Wan Jiu, who came to harass Elder Tang today, comes from Bibo Pool. This fellow is a rare species from the primordial era, nicknamed the Nine-Headed Insect. He is arrogant, domineering, and reckless. He is usually good at winning people's hearts in Bibo Pool, trying to seize the position of the master of this cave. Today, he offended Elder Tang and your disciple, simply because he wanted to drag the secluded Bibo Pool into a dead end."

So that's what it was about. Tang Sanzang had spent most of his time on Bai Xing during the day, leaving the Nine-Headed Insect entirely to Sun Wukong, and he hadn't thought about it in detail.

At this point, Benbo Ba was trying to distance himself from the situation on one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to use someone else to kill the pest.

Tang Sanzang pondered for a moment and said, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We can definitely cooperate in this regard."

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what supernatural powers does that nine-headed worm possess?"

"I was just about to tell Elder Tang about it. That fellow originally had nine heads, representing nine lives. Over a thousand years ago, he offended a powerful being from the primordial era. After a fierce battle, he was left with only one head. At the time, I thought he was weak, so I took him under my command. Who would have thought that this fellow was so ambitious and unwilling to be subservient to anyone?"

Tang Sanzang had just told Sun Wukong about the Nine-Headed Insect's weakness.

The Nine-Headed Insect's revenge came, faster than expected.

Just three days later, a sudden rain of blood struck the Women's Kingdom of Xiliang.

Sun Wukong looked at the sky. The aura in the blood rain felt strangely familiar to him, but he couldn't quite place it.

"Fool, you're so knowledgeable, how could you possibly discern the origin of this blood rain?"

Pigsy looked miserable, groaning and muttering without saying a word.

Sun Wukong said anxiously, "You must know! Speak quickly!"

Old Pig examined it more closely: "This seems to be the power of Buddha's relics. Legend has it that the remains of a saint fell into the primordial world and were burned by the Jade Emperor with the Southern Bright Fire, eventually turning into eighteen relics. This should be one of them."

Sun Wukong touched his chest; the relic that Kui Mulang had given him years ago had been swallowed before he could even see what it looked like. (Chapter 1675)
So many years have passed, and the relics have long since become one with his bloodline, inseparable from each other.

The fusion with the relics not only healed his old injuries but also brought about a complete transformation in him.

Hearing that there were eighteen of these wonderful items, he became somewhat tempted.

Old Pig was banished to the mortal realm because of the relic, so he dared not hide it. He repeatedly instructed you that once you got your hands on it, you must hand it over to the authorities and never keep it for yourself.

"I know, I know!" Sun Wukong replied perfunctorily, ignoring the corrosive effects of the blood rain, and relying on his copper skin and iron bones, he wielded his golden cudgel and charged towards the nine-headed insect in the clouds.

the other side.

The Scorpion Demon, who was trying to steal Tang Sanzang, bumped into the Jade Rabbit. The Jade Rabbit was capable of fighting Sun Wukong from day to night. The Scorpion Demon only exchanged thirty blows before realizing she was no match for him. She immediately twisted her hips and used her Poisonous Sting technique. Caught off guard, the Jade Rabbit was stung on the back of her hand by the Scorpion Demon and was instantly poisoned.

The Scorpion Demon tried to abduct Tang Sanzang, but the undetermined-sex chicken that Kong Xuan had given her jumped out, bluffing and scaring the Scorpion Demon away.

(End of this chapter)