"What is it, Immortal Elder?" Sun Wukong asked curiously.
He couldn't quite decipher the strange look in the South Pole Immortal Elder's eyes.
Angri Sun Xing Jun also remained silent, drinking his wine.
"Nothing, you can describe the characteristics of this centipede demon," the South Pole Immortal Elder replied casually.
Sun Wukong nodded and recounted the centipede demon's traits, especially its thousand eyes that shot out golden light, making him dizzy and difficult to damage due to its golden body.
The South Pole Immortal Elder smiled and said, "Angri Sun Xing Jun, do you have a way?"
Angri Sun Xing Jun sighed helplessly. Wasn't this South Pole Immortal Elder creating trouble for him?
He said, "Great Sage, our clan is the bane of this centipede demon. However, I have important matters and cannot descend. You should seek out my mother, Pilanpo!"
Sun Wukong rejoiced and quickly asked, "Star Lord, where is your mother?"
After Angri Sun Xing Jun provided the address, Sun Wukong ran off, incredibly fast.
He soon found Bodhisattva Pilanpo at the Thousand Flowers Cave on Purple Cloud Mountain.
At that moment, Bodhisattva Pilanpo was embroidering. Sun Wukong rushed over and offered his service, saying, "Bodhisattva, a little help, please!"
Seeing Sun Wukong, Bodhisattva Pilanpo smiled and said, "So it's the Great Sage Sun. What help do you need?"
Sun Wukong, seeing how approachable Bodhisattva Pilanpo was, grinned and said, "There's a centipede demon with a thousand eyes, very powerful. I can't defeat it. I heard you are their nemesis! Please accompany me on a journey!"
Bodhisattva Pilanpo said no more and smiled, "Then let's go!"
Sun Wukong looked around and chuckled, "Bodhisattva, aren't you bringing any magical artifacts? That centipede demon is very strong. Its thousand eyes can emit golden light that is quite dazzling!"
"No need, this embroidery needle is enough!" Bodhisattva Pilanpo smiled.
Saying that, she produced an embroidery needle.
Sun Wukong immediately pouted. An embroidery needle? He could conjure a thousand of them, but they were useless!
Seeing Sun Wukong's expression, Bodhisattva Pilanpo smiled, "Great Sage, you may not know, but this is a divine needle refined from my son's eyes. Its power is extraordinary and specifically counters this centipede demon!"
Hearing how powerful this divine needle was, Sun Wukong was overjoyed and quickly pulled Bodhisattva Pilanpo to go deal with the centipede demon.
Upon arriving at the Yellow Flower Temple, they saw the centipede demon about to boil Tang Sanzang. Sun Wukong was enraged and charged down. The Thousand-Eyed Centipede Demon disdained him, possessing the Wind-Calming Pearl, it was not afraid of Sun Wukong's magical artifacts!
It took off its outer robe, revealing its body covered in eyes, emitting golden light. Sun Wukong was helpless and shouted, "Bodhisattva!"
Bodhisattva Pilanpo smiled slightly and flicked her hand. The divine needle instantly multiplied into thousands, piercing the eyes of the Thousand-Eyed Centipede Demon and blinding it.
With another flick of her hand, the seven spider spirits were also pinned in place by the divine needle.
As Sun Wukong raised his Golden Cudgel to strike, Bodhisattva Pilanpo smiled, "Great Sage, hurry and rescue your master. These fiends are perfect for guarding my dwelling!"
Sun Wukong said no more and went directly to rescue Tang Sanzang and the others.
At this moment, True Master Du'e also arrived. Seeing the scene, he sighed and waved his hand. The Wind-Calming Pearl on the centipede demon flew back.
Sun Wukong, with his sharp eyes, saw this and immediately became furious. He thought, "No wonder my spiritual treasure was ineffective! So someone lent the centipede demon a magical artifact!"
He immediately rushed forward.
True Master Du'e was about to leave when Sun Wukong intercepted him. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Greetings, Great Sage!"
Indeed, although True Master Du'e was a rogue cultivator, he knew many deities, especially those from the Chan and Jie sects. Naturally, he knew that Sun Wukong was now the lord of this calamity.
"Good heavens, you scoundrel! I knew that centipede demon couldn't possibly resist my Banana Leaf Fan. You were the one secretly causing trouble!" Sun Wukong directly pulled out his Golden Cudgel and blocked True Master Du'e.
True Master Du'e was helpless; this monkey was not to be trifled with.
"Great Sage, you misunderstand. This demon stole my Wind-Calming Pearl. I was tracking its aura," True Master Du'e stated directly.
Sun Wukong looked at True Master Du'e suspiciously and then heard him continue, "Great Sage, the son of my disciple, Li Jing, has also helped you before."
Sun Wukong was stunned and then amazed. This fellow was quite formidable; he was Li Jing's master? However, Nezha had indeed helped him many times. He then smiled and said, "So you are a senior. Then there must have been some misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
True Master Du'e chuckled and quickly slipped away.
Only then did Sun Wukong descend. Bodhisattva Pilanpo had already taken all the fiends to Purple Cloud Mountain.
"Brother Monkey, that was True Master Du'e, a rogue cultivator from the Western Kunlun in the past. As for the centipede demon stealing his Wind-Calming Pearl, that's definitely nonsense. The centipede demon might even know this old fellow!" Zhu Bajie said immediately, completely disbelieving True Master Du'e's words.
A glint flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes. "Never mind. That old fellow ran fast, and with the Wind-Calming Pearl, there's nothing I can do to him!"
Thus, the four master and disciples continued their journey. Halfway, they saw a woman tied to a tree. Tang Sanzang's compassionate heart was moved, and he asked Wukong to save the woman.
Sun Wukong, using his Fiery Golden Eyes, knew it was a monster and smiled, "Master, in this desolate wilderness, where would a woman come from? She must be a demon in disguise. Master, you've suffered this kind of loss many times. Remember the Red Boy!"
Tang Sanzang hesitated. What Sun Wukong said was true; it was precisely because he had pitied the Red Boy last time that he was captured.
"But it could also be a human!" Tang Sanzang still said.
"Whether she's human or not, I'll know after I hit her with a club!" Sun Wukong sneered and flew over, swinging his cudgel.
The woman was greatly alarmed and quickly cast a spell, vanishing.
Only an embroidered shoe was left on the spot.
Seeing the outcome, Tang Sanzang finally understood that it was very difficult to encounter normal people on this journey.
In the distance, the woman reappeared and glared fiercely behind her, cursing, "Damn monkey, so powerful!"
Indeed, this woman was a demon, the Golden-Nosed White-Haired Mouse Spirit. She had become a demon after stealing and eating the incense and candles of the Rulai Buddha. She was eventually captured by Li Jing and his son. Li Jing, seeing her pitiable state, released her.
The demon was also clever and directly recognized Li Jing as her godfather and Nezha as her elder brother. Afterward, she became a demon in the Bottomless Cave of Trapped Void Mountain. In these years, she had committed many heinous acts.
Not only that, but she was skilled in using her feminine wiles to lure and devour monks.
Now, hearing that Tang Sanzang would pass by this way, she had transformed herself, intending to trick Tang Sanzang. She never expected to be driven away by Sun Wukong's club.
This demon's cultivation was not high, only at the Taiyi Xuanxian realm. To break through to Taiyi Jinxian, she needed a suitable Yin essence, which is why she had set her sights on Tang Sanzang. Unfortunately, Sun Wukong's cultivation was too high, and she dared not engage him directly.
However, there would always be opportunities. Today, when Sun Wukong went out to beg for alms, she immediately flew over and snatched Tang Sanzang away.
Zhu Bajie tried to stop her. His Nine-Toothed Rake struck, but it only left behind an embroidered shoe.
When Sun Wukong returned and learned that Tang Sanzang had been abducted, he was incredibly frustrated and could not fault Zhu Bajie.
Zhu Bajie also looked sheepish. There was nothing he could do. That female demon was too powerful and skilled at escaping. He was also helpless. This was a gap in cultivation; there was no other way.