Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 200 Lu Ya, appears!

Xiao Chen knew that this was most likely the "Zhu Gu Quan" (the bathing pool of the seven fairies and the seven spider spirits).

"It is indeed a good spring water, full of spiritual energy."

Seeing that Mo Xiao looked so proud, Xiao Chen also praised him in response.

When he arrived at his host's house, he praised his host, showing that King Golden Horn did have some social skills.

This Mo Xiao wanted to show off his master's background so that the Golden Horn King could know the strength of his master, so he asked:

"Golden Horn Shopkeeper, do you know that in ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky, which burned crops and killed plants?"

"Of course I know that."

Xiao Chen smiled when he heard this.

"These ten suns were transformed from the three-legged golden crow. Later, Yi shot down nine of the suns, and the golden crow fell."

"Now there is only one star, the Golden Crow, which is the true fire of the sun."

"The places where the nine three-legged golden crows fell formed nine hot springs between heaven and earth."

"The nine springs are Xiangleng Spring, Banshan Spring, Wenquan, Donghe Spring, Manshan Spring, Xiaoan Spring, Guangfen Spring, Tang Spring, and Zhuogu Spring. They are all transformed from the crows."

"This is the cleansing spring."

Mo Xiao thought that Xiao Chen didn't know the name of this Zhuo Gu Spring, so he introduced it to Xiao Chen very carefully.

"Yi shot down nine suns and the golden crow fell. The nine crows fell to the ground and turned into nine springs."

Xiao Chen knew about this Zhuo Gu Spring. After all, this Zhuo Gu Spring was the place where the seven spider spirits and the seven fairies in the sky took a bath. Everyone knew it.

But he didn't know the origin of this Zhuo Gu Spring in such detail.

After all, there are too many hymns and short introductions in Journey to the West, and it was easy for him to skip over them when he read it before.

"So, this Zhuo Gu Spring is the incarnation of the Three-legged Golden Crow."

"It can even be said that this Zhuo Gu Spring is the tomb of the Three-legged Golden Crow, where its bones are buried."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen looked at the Zhuo Gu Spring, thinking about something and feeling sad.

After all, he had fragments of the Donghuang Bell on him, which helped him a lot in the early stages.

He also learned the Golden Crow clan's "Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow" technique, which can be said to be an inheritance of the Golden Crow clan.

All in all, he actually received a great favor from the Golden Crow clan.

"Ok?"

"Is there a Taoist priest next to the Zhuo Gu Spring?"

Xiao Chen focused his eyes and suddenly found that next to the Zhuo Gu Spring, there was a tall and thin Taoist wearing a bright red robe and a fishtail crown on his head.

But the Taoist's face was blurry and he couldn't see it clearly.

"Shopkeeper Mo, I wonder who this Taoist is?"

"Is it your Grandmaster?"

Xiao Chen asked curiously.

Since this Taoist appeared in Pansi Cave, I wonder who he is in Pansi Cave?
Could this Taoist be the Pansi Immortal?

"Hmm..., this Taoist seems to be a friend of Master."

"He...seems to come here every few decades."

"Every time I come here, I stay by the spring for a long time."

"Master told us to leave him alone."

Mo Xiao had no impression of the tall and thin Taoist in the bright red robe. He thought for a long time before speaking uncertainly.

"Oh."

Xiao Chen took another look at the tall and thin Taoist in a bright red robe, then withdrew his gaze and followed Mo Xiao down from the clouds to the Pansi Temple next to the Pansi Cave.

……

Beside the washing spring.

Lu Ya looked at the depths of the underground Zhuo Gu Spring with a sad look on his face. After a long silence, he slowly said:

"Ninth brother, Sixth brother is here to see you."

"Lu Ya" is his pseudonym. His real name is "Lu Ya". He is the sixth son of Emperor Jun and Xihe, and the only survivor among the ten golden crows.

The demon race values ​​strength and respects strength.

The demon race is more casual in naming. Unlike humans, the demon race does not have so many requirements for naming.

Back then, Xihe gave birth to ten little three-legged golden crows at once. This was a headache for the demon clan who were not good at naming.

After thinking for a long time and looking at the ten little golden crows, Di Jun finally came up with an answer and gave them names, calling them:
"One crow", "two crows", "three crows", "four crows", "five crows", "land crows", "seven crows", "eight crows", "nine crows", and "ten crows".

Lu Ya is the same as Lu Ya.

He is the sixth child in the family. His real name is "Lu Ya" and he travels the world under the alias "Lu Ya".

Lu Ya looked at the direction where Xiao Chen was going away, his eyes were full of meaning, and he said:

"Golden Toad, Golden Horn."

……

Mo Xiao brought Xiao Chen and Huang Fengguai down from the clouds and came to a Taoist temple about a mile away from Pansi Cave.

Looking from a distance, this Taoist temple really looks like a fairy cave.

It is:

"The mountains surround the pavilions, the streams wind around the terraces. There are dense trees in front of the gate, and the wild flowers outside the house are fragrant and bright."

"The egrets that roam here and there are like flawless jade in the smoke; the yellow orioles that sing among the peach trees are like colorful gold in the fire."

Xiao Chen walked in to take a look. There was a stone slab embedded on the door with the three characters "Pansi Temple" written on it.

There were already a few little Taoist children waiting to greet them in front of Pansi Cave. When they saw Mo Xiao and Xiao Chen coming over, they said respectfully:

"Please come in, Shopkeeper Jin. Master has been waiting inside for a long time."

When Xiao Chen walked in, he saw a young Taoist priest with a sage-like appearance, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes waiting in front of the hall.

This Taoist priest looked exactly like:

"He wears a bright red crown with gold, a black robe, a pair of green shoes with cloud-shaped tops, and a yellow belt. His face is as hard as iron, and his eyes are as bright as stars." The moment Xiao Chen saw this person, he was sure of his identity:
"Master Baimu, that is, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord Centipede Monster."

The moment the young Taoist saw Xiao Chen, he put on his hairpin, straightened his clothes, and came down the steps to greet him:
"Shopkeeper Jinjiao, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please take a seat."

"Master Baimu, please."

Xiao Chen also saluted with a smile.

"Hurry up and show the tea to Shopkeeper Jin!"

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord ordered.

The two entered the hall and Xiao Chen just sat down.

Two little Taoist boys served tea and candied fruits with great courtesy.

Xiao Chen took the tea and took a closer look. It turned out to be a bowl of red date tea.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord said with a smile: "It is the season for red dates now. These are the immortal dates I cultivated. They have some effect of prolonging life. I hope that Shopkeeper Jinjiao will not dislike them."

"How dare you?"

"I just love eating dates."

Xiao Chen spoke politely, but he was actually still a little wary in his heart.

Although he knew that the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord had no ill will towards him, he still felt a little timid when faced with the jujube tea offered by the "Breaking Bad" actor.

Don’t eat anything made by a poison master.

Xiao Chen raised the red date tea and took a sip slowly. In fact, he was activating the magical power of "The Universe in the Stomach" and stored all the tea in the "Small World in the Stomach".

After three rounds of tea, the two started talking about business.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord said, "I heard from my disciples that Shopkeeper Jin wants to buy a poison that can kill Taiyi Jinxian?"

Xiao Chen nodded and said, "That's right. I have heard of the name of Taoist Master Baimu for a long time, so I came here to ask for help."

"I see that Shopkeeper Jin is also a poison user?"

"Is every weapon in the room poisoned?"

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord asked with a smile.

His disciple Mo Xiao introduced him to many things about the Golden Horn King. One of them was that the weapons of the Four Powers House were all poisoned, which made him very interested.

You know, in this world, poisoning is considered a despicable act and is shameful for many people.

However, the King of Golden Horn did the opposite and was not shy about it.

Hearing this, Xiao Chen thought to himself, "It seems that I have hidden my feet well."

"This centipede monster doesn't know that I, the Golden Horned King, am a toad that has transformed into a monster and one of the Five Poisonous Creatures. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked this question."

In fact, in the world of Journey to the West, it is really difficult to tell someone's background as soon as you meet them.

Even Sun Wukong, who possessed the flaming eyes, failed many times and could not tell that the person in front of him was a demon.

For example, after Sun Wukong saw Manjushri Bodhisattva's green-haired lion demon transform into Tang Monk in the Kingdom of Wuji, he was faced with two Tang Monks and couldn't tell them apart after looking for a long time, so he could only ask Tang Monk to recite the Tightening Curse.

For example, in Chechi Kingdom, Sun Wukong looked at the immortals Tiger Power, Deer Power, and Sheep Power, but could not realize that they were monsters.

After the three Tiger-Power Immortals died and revealed their true forms, Sun Wukong realized that the three Taoists were actually a tiger, a deer, and an antelope.

At Huanghua Temple, Sun Wukong looked at the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, but did not realize that the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord was actually a centipede demon.

In the Spider Cave, Sun Wukong looked at the seven spider spirits, but he couldn't tell that they were spiders that had transformed into spirits. It was only after he asked the land god that he found out that their true forms were spiders.

For example, the Scorpion Spirit, the Jade Rabbit Spirit..., all of them revealed their true forms, and only then did Sun Wukong know what kind of animal their true forms were.

There are many examples that cannot be seen. Sun Wukong's flaming eyes and golden pupils have failed many times, and there are not many things that can be seen at once.

His nickname outside is "Golden Horn". How do others know that he is a toad that has transformed into a spirit?

"Brother Baimu, I believe that a weapon that can kill others is a good weapon."

"As long as you can kill people, there is no such thing as right or wrong."

"And this poison can kill people invisibly, using the weak to defeat the strong, and is even more of a deadly weapon!"

"The way of poison is also the way of the Tao."

Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"Good, good, good!"

"Brother Jinjiao's words really suit my heart!"

Upon hearing this, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord said "good" three times in a row.

He has been immersed in the art of poison for many years, but he actually has very few fellow Taoists.

Most people think that the study of poisons is a minor subject, and not many people devote themselves to studying poisons.

Even his junior sister, a monster that was transformed from a poisonous spider, did not practice the art of poison.

Therefore, he and his junior sister had many disagreements.

"Fellow Daoist Jinjiao, do you know what is the most poisonous thing in the world?"

When it comes to poison, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord was very interested and looked like he wanted to discuss poison with Xiao Chen.

"What is the most poisonous thing?"

"Among all the poisons in the world, the five most respected ones are centipedes, venomous snakes, scorpions, geckos, and toads."

Xiao Chen said casually after hearing this.

"Hahaha, no, no, it's a misunderstanding that the gecko is listed as one of the five poisonous creatures. I have personally caught thousands of geckos to test it."

"This is enough to prove that this gecko is not poisonous."

"The gecko is not worthy of the title of one of the five poisonous creatures."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord stroked his long beard and explained with a smile.

"Hmm? This Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord is also a great experimentalist? He dares to directly deny the existing theory."

Xiao Chen was stunned when he heard this, and then he praised: "Daoyou Baimu is very rigorous!"

"As for the poison of toads, scorpions, and venomous snakes... the poison of centipedes, although they are also poisonous, they are not poisonous enough!"

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord said seriously.

(End of this chapter)