Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

Immortal Gathering Hermitage.

The voice of the Great Dao Scripture echoed through the night, imparting an ethereal feeling.

Innumerable nameless spirit tablets within the Immortal Gathering Hermitage bathed in the words of the Great Dao Mantra, as countless malevolent energies slowly dissipated.

Ruyi True Immortal guarded the Abortion Spring of the Women's Kingdom. Those who sought the water of the Abortion Spring to induce abortions naturally harbored angry and resentful souls, transforming into resentful spirits.

Thus, Ruyi True Immortal had built this Immortal Gathering Hermitage, using spirit tablets to worship these infants.

The words of the Great Dao Mantra continued to flow forth, purifying the malevolent energies within the hearts of these resentful spirits using Taoist magic, and then sending them into reincarnation, to be reborn.

On this particular day, to Ruyi True Immortal, nothing seemed amiss; under his purification, the countless malevolent energies were slowly dispersing, rendering the environment exceptionally serene.

Ah!

Yet, beneath this calm anger, suddenly, a silent roar sounded.

Following that, the ghost of an infant girl with dense malevolent energy suddenly appeared, roaring loudly.

As the roar sounded, the entire spirit hall became chaotic in an instant.

Countless spirit infants, almost cleansed of their malevolent energy, panicked and hid, while a few Yuanlings with heavier malevolent energies seemed to also burst into anger under the influence of this roar, roaring incessantly.

"It's been so long, why is your resentment still so strong? Calm down already!"

Noticing the roar of this resentful spirit, Ruyi True Immortal's expression slightly changed. Thereupon, he executed a sophisticated spell, attempting to forcefully cleanse the sins from the resentful spirit with Taoist magic.

Just as this resentful spirit was about to be subdued under the suppression of Ruyi True Immortal, suddenly, from who knows where, a thick cluster of dark clouds drifted in, seeming as if it might rain at any moment.

Boom!

Amidst thunderous claps, a ferocious lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking directly at Ruyi True Immortal.

Unexpectedly struck by lightning and caught off guard, Ruyi True Immortal felt his power pause momentarily under this thunderstrike.

Naturally, the Taoist magic suppressing the resentful spirit also revealed a crack.

The resentful spirit, previously immobilized by the Taoist magic, sensed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and immediately escaped through the crack, rapidly fleeing toward the distance.

"Drat, she escaped!" As he watched the resentful spirit swiftly disappear into the changing sky, Ruyi True Immortal's face turned pale, and he exclaimed in shock.

He dropped a horsetail whisk to suppress the other resentful spirits in the Spirit Platform, preventing them from leaving. Then, Ruyi True Immortal leapt into the air, chasing after the direction in which the resentful spirit had fled.

Flying mid-air, Ruyi True Immortal looked at the sky, now thick with dark clouds and continuous thunder, seemingly about to drop thunderbolts at any moment.

Ruyi True Immortal furrowed his brows slightly.

The lightning strike on himself just now was too coincidental, could it be? Was everything that just happened the will of heaven?

Could it be that heaven wanted the resentful spirit to escape from the Immortal Gathering Hermitage?

With thoughts spinning quickly in his mind, Ruyi True Immortal's speed in pursuit did not slow. Trailing behind this resentful spirit, he soon descended.

As it turned out, the place where the resentful spirit landed was the Royal Palace of the Women's Kingdom.

"Where did she go? I clearly saw her near here!" After landing, Ruyi True Immortal looked around, but could not find the resentful spirit he had seen earlier, leading him to mutter quietly to himself.

At the same time, he expanded his own mana to search for the resentful spirit's whereabouts.

Just as Ruyi True Immortal landed here and was quietly searching for the trail of the resentful spirit, suddenly, he noticed that many palace maids in the Royal Palace were in a rush, some preparing hot water, others getting ready the white cloth needed...

"This? Could it be..."

Watching this scene, Ruyi True Immortal's heart tightened, realizing something, and he suddenly understood the reason behind the resentful spirit's outburst.

Using a spell of invisibility, Ruyi True Immortal silently moved toward the private chamber of the King of Women's Kingdom.

Indeed, he didn't even need to enter to see it; just by observing the busy demeanor of the palace maids and hearing their low discussions, Ruyi True Immortal understood—the Queen of the Women's Kingdom was about to give birth after ten months of pregnancy.

"That resentful spirit, was it the fetus dropped by Xuanzang? Now, the infant being born between him and the King of the Women's Kingdom, did that stimulate the resentful spirit, causing her to rampage?" After understanding the truth, Ruyi True Immortal sighed quietly to himself.

At the same time, thinking back to the coincidental lightning strike that allowed the resentful spirit to escape, Ruyi True Immortal heaved another quiet sigh.

Could it all be the will of heaven?

Unable to find the resentful spirit's whereabouts, but after mulling over the causes and effects, Ruyi True Immortal could guess that the resentful spirit had likely entered the birthing room.

With the towering malevolent energy of the resentful spirit, once inside, it would certainly pose a threat to the King of the Women's Kingdom and the child about to be born.

Logically, Ruyi True Immortal should have rushed in to stop it.

However, with this woman giving birth, it was highly improper for him, a man, to barge in.

Using the spell of invisibility, he paced anxiously at the doorway of the delivery room like an ant on a hot pan.

After hesitating for a moment, Ruyi True Immortal clenched his teeth. Human lives were at stake—two lives, in fact—so he could no longer concern himself with propriety. He stepped forward and walked into the delivery room.

Suddenly, a piercing pain struck!

Ah!

With a cry of pain, Ruyi True Immortal clutched his foot and screamed, and at the same time, his invisibility spell dissolved.

All of a sudden, a man appeared at the doorway of the delivery room. Having dispelled his invisibility spell, his sudden appearance shocked numerous palace maids coming and going.

"You despicable, shameless creature, what are you trying to do? Sneaking into the delivery room while a woman is giving birth!"

Almost simultaneously, a sharp rebuke rang out, and then, an exceptionally beautiful woman appeared, blocking the doorway, glaring fiercely at Ruyi True Immortal.

This woman was none other than the Scorpion Demon.

"Quickly, go in and help, hurry..." Seeing the Scorpion Demon appear, although he was attacked, knowing she was a woman, Ruyi True Immortal bore the severe pain and urgently called out to her.

"Hmph, trying to trick me into going in so you can take the chance to escape?" However, the Scorpion Demon scoffed at Ruyi True Immortal's words.

She had been staying in the Flame Cloud Entertainment City these past days, living quite well there, mainly because it was under Master Xuanzang's influence. Thus, the Scorpion Demon, assuming the identity of the Sect Hierarch's wife, also considered Flame Cloud Entertainment City her home.

Of course, having departed from the Women's Kingdom, the Scorpion Demon always kept in mind the pregnancy of the King of the Women's Kingdom.

Sensing that the King of the Women's Kingdom was about to give birth and considering herself an elder sister, who should show some generosity, the Scorpion Demon personally came to check.

Yet, she never expected to find a man, hiding his presence, attempting to sneak into the delivery room. It was only natural that the Scorpion Demon attacked.

"No, I am Ruyi True Immortal of Immortal Gathering Hermitage. After Master Xuanzang induced the abortion, the infant turned into a resentful spirit. I have been enshrined in Immortal Gathering Hermitage trying to cleanse the spirit of its malevolence, but today, as the King of Women's Kingdom gave birth, it triggered the malevolence of the spirit, and she has already rushed in..."

Hearing the Scorpion Demon's suspicion, Ruyi True Immortal knew her formidable nature and did not intend to force his way in, but quickly started explaining.

"Is that so?" Although she did not trust Ruyi True Immortal, she couldn't deny that what he said was true.

After all, she was aware that Master Xuanzang had induced the abortion, and the child in the belly of the King of Women's Kingdom belonged to Master Xuanzang. Therefore, hearing Ruyi True Immortal's explanation, the Scorpion Demon became somewhat skeptical.

"Ah!!!"

Just then, suddenly, a loud scream from the King of the Women's Kingdom echoed from the delivery room.

However, the scream was not merely one of pain; it also included tones of terror.

"Ghosts!"

Almost at the same time, several palace maids rushed out of the delivery room, screaming in fear.

"It's bad, something truly has gone wrong!"

Seeing this, the Scorpion Demon believed Ruyi True Immortal's words and hurried inside.

She saw the King of the Women's Kingdom lying on the bed, her breath frail, obviously on the brink of death.

"Child, child..." Barely maintaining a breath, the weak King of the Women's Kingdom murmured softly.

The Scorpion Demon glanced over and saw a naked baby girl by the bedside.

However, the baby's appearance was malevolently evil and, rather than crying loudly like a normal infant, she stared coldly with a smirk at her.

It was hard to believe that a newly born baby girl could look at her with a cold smirk, her malignance palpable, no wonder the palace maids were frightened and ran away.

"Has the resentful spirit possessed her? Turned into a demon infant?"

Looking at the newborn baby girl smirking at her, the Scorpion Demon furrowed her brows. She wasn't frightened but realized the difficulty of the situation.

Given such a state, expelling the resentful spirit seemed almost impossible, unless she killed the resentful spirit within the infant.

However, since the resentful spirit was also a child of Master Xuanzang, if she killed it, who knew how Master Xuanzang would react?

After a moment of silence, the Scorpion Demon opened her list of contacts and sent a message to Master Xuanzang.

"Master Xuanzang, one of your children is about to kill another one of your children and your young wife. What should I do now? Online and waiting, urgent!"