Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

The words of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable were like the light that cleared away the clouds, making Wen Jiao's confused heart suddenly feel clear.

As soon as she was in a good mood, she couldn't help but make a joke. So she raised her eyes and smiled: "Master, this time when I came to heaven, the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, the Three Pure Ones, the Four Heavenly Emperors and other elders all gave me gifts. I wonder what good things Master wants to give me?"

The Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable stroked his long beard and glared, "The dragon soul and snake soul sealed in your Dragon Snake Sword are the souls of two of the six demon kings in the past. Their cultivation is only three points lower than that of my two generals, the turtle and the snake. If you can summon them to help you, you will be able to dominate the three realms. What else do you want? First refine the things in front of you to purity, and then ask for other things. Being selfish and lustful is not the way of immortals."

Wen Jiao was not frightened by his fierce look. After the previous chess game, she felt close to her majestic master whom she had only met twice. She smiled and said, "Disciple will work hard to practice and summon the two souls as soon as possible. But Master, please see, it is a rare opportunity for me to ascend to heaven. I don't ask for any magical tools or treasures. Otherwise... Master, can you just give me a decree?"

"Oh? What decree do you want?" The Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord became interested.

Wen Jiao said sternly, "Outside the Southern Continent, there are also demons and monsters running rampant. Humans, ghosts, monsters, and immortals are all mixed together and difficult to distinguish. I want to follow Master's example and guard the mortal world so that all paths can return to their true nature. I hope Master will help me."

"Think about it carefully. The world is full of muddy waters. How can it compare to the peaceful and carefree fairyland?" The Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable raised his eyebrows.

Wen Jiao's eyes were firm, and her dark pupils were like black mercury. "To do what you want is to be free." She tugged at the bright yellow shawl fluttering in her arms and smiled mischievously. "Besides, I am only willing to guard the human world, but I don't say I have to spend every day in the human world. When I want to rest, I will naturally come back to heaven to enjoy the bliss. Will the master send the two generals, the turtle and the snake, to tie me up and take me back by then?"

"If you want, I will order them to throw you out right now." The Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord said unhappily.

"So Master submitted an official document to the Jade Emperor, saying that I have a carefree personality and am most suitable to protect the people and spread the Dharma in the mortal world, so he asked me to stay in the human world permanently." Wen Jiao concluded.

She looked at the bamboo-fenced huts around her and the clear water and green mountains in the distance. It was almost noon, and smoke was rising from the roofs of the houses. The sweet smell of millet permeated the air.

In the breeze, the rings and pendants on her body tinkled slightly, and she looked like a freely growing green bamboo: "I am indeed more suitable to stay in this world. After all, besides the common people, there are also many people I care about."

An ambiguous smile suddenly appeared on Wukong's monkey face, and he poked his head and asked, "That Taoist priest Yuan?"

He thought Wen Jiao would give a shy and vague answer, or talk about something else, but he didn't expect Wen Jiao to nod calmly and said naturally: "He and I have become a Taoist partner since the day I ascended to heaven."

Wukong blinked and said, "Madam, you came down this time, but you didn't go to see that Xiao Yuan...Master?"

As for the Buddha Tathagata, it is obvious that one’s own son will always be closer to one than one’s step-husband.

Wen Jiao guessed what strange words were going on in his mind and rolled her eyes at him: "So you're leaving now."

Yuan Tiangang had connected her life to the newborn stars that day, which was an unprecedented feat in the Shuzi Sect, but he was also seriously injured. Even though he absorbed a lot of spiritual energy from the opening of the Heaven Gate when she ascended, he was still bedridden for several months. It was not until Wen Jiao asked the green ox of the Laojun family, who had come to the world on official business, to bring a longevity peach - the peach was specially asked by the Longevity Star when she visited the Three Stars of Fortune, Longevity and Happiness, and eating it could increase one's lifespan by 500 years - that he recovered after taking it.

Yuan Tiangang was also a person who could not sit still. As soon as he could go out, he led his magician team and a group of elite soldiers given by Princess Wencheng to go to Jiang State, where one of the thirteen dragon veins was located. It took him three months to help Jiang State, which was short of salt, find several large salt mines. He was regarded as the national teacher by Jiang State for a while, and he also accepted Jiang State's prince Yula as his disciple.

The Crown Prince of Jiang State was also an extraordinary child with supernatural powers. He regarded Yuan Tiangang, who was able to predict the future, as a god. As a result, he was led by Yuan Tiangang to convert to Taoism and worshipped the gods with extreme piety.

Why did Wen Jiao know so clearly? Because the deity that Prince Yula worshipped was, coincidentally, herself.

The temple built under the leadership of Yuan Tiangang was her Temple of the Goddess of Subduing Demons, and it was located right on the Dragon Head of the Jiang State.

On the day when the temple was completed, Prince Yula bowed his head devoutly. When he kowtowed, the earth veins of Jiang Kingdom hummed for thousands of miles. Several salt lakes emerged from the ground under the urging of Wen Jiao, who had obtained the luck of Jiang Kingdom.

As the landscape changes, you can faintly hear the majestic echo of faint Buddhist sounds.

The emotion deep inside was definitely not joy.

Wen Jiao suddenly felt something in the subtle and mysterious changes and couldn't help laughing.

Yuan Tiangang's move actually snatched Prince Yula, the reincarnation of Gesar's younger brother in heaven, the little god son who was specially sent down to the earth by Guru Padmasambhava to help Gesar achieve his hegemony, and put it into their name.

On purpose, he definitely did it on purpose.

Wen Jiao received the decree and came down to earth, and the first thing she wanted to do was to go see him. But she suddenly felt that Xuanzang had drunk the water of the Zimu River, so she changed her route immediately.

After all, Yuan Tiangang was there, but if Xuanzang had arrived a moment later, the confinement period would have been over.

It would be unjust for a mother to miss such a fun thing.

Now that we've had enough of the excitement, it's time to set off.

Wen Jiao reminded him, "Great Sage, I forgot to mention this just now. There is a piece of clothing in your treasure bottle. I borrowed it from Master Zi Yang for Xuan Zang. Remember to send him to change into it after he has bathed."

Wukong agreed and watched her fly away into the sky on the blue cloud before returning to the house.

At this moment, Xuanzang and Bajie had expelled the fetal qi from their bodies. They had both drunk the red fruit porridge brought by Wen Jiao, so even though they had gone through the ordeal of pregnancy and transformation, they were still full of energy and spirit. However, the bloody smell and the strong smell of sweat were very strong all over their bodies. Bajie was fine with it, but Xuanzang couldn't stand it, so he immediately asked Sha Seng to go to the kitchen to boil some water for a bath.

Wukong heard this and said, "That's right, that's right. Junior Brother Sha, please boil some water quickly. When Master finishes taking a bath, Grandma has some nice clothes for Master to change into."

As he spoke, his spiritual sense searched rapidly, and in an instant he had found the clothes that Wen Jiao mentioned.

Suddenly, the rosy clouds were shining brightly, casting a brilliant purple light on the walls. Xuanzang looked closely and saw that Wukong was holding an apricot-colored straight collar in his hand. It was ordinary in style, but it was purple. Although it was not as colorful as his brocade cassock, he knew it was something from the immortals.

Xuanzang was deeply moved. After bathing, he put on the straight-necked robe. The rays of light behind him immediately disappeared from the robe, and with the robe tied on the outside, there was no sign of any difference from his usual attire.

Bajie also changed into the clean clothes that Wukong took out, and came forward with his ears flickering to look at his master's new clothes. His ears, as big as a palm fan, accidentally caught a strand of ribbon hanging from Xuanzang's hat.

He screamed and jumped away: "They are going to kill the pig. Where did the thorn come from? My old pig's ears are swollen!"