Chaos Spirit Field

Before nightfall, the three of them arrived at the hilltop where the Guanyin Temple was located. Sun Dasheng looked at the overgrown road and asked in confusion, "Jielong, Guanyin Temple has a formation set up by our master, so it should be very popular. How did it become like this? Even the path up the mountain is gone. Is this what you meant by the peaceful coexistence of humans and demons?"

Long Shisi pondered for a moment and said, "Xi Niu Hezhou is the headquarters of the Western Religion. The battle there is in full swing. As the main force, Guanyin Bodhisattva must be busy fighting and naturally has no time to cultivate believers. Humans are very practical. If the cult stops working, who will come to worship it? In the long run, it will be abandoned. Monkey, I noticed that you have become more courageous after reincarnation as a human. What's the big deal?"

Hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately became furious. His eyes widened and he angrily retorted, "Humph! I, Sun Wukong, once caused a riot in the Heavenly Palace. Who else in the Three Realms has done the same?"

Zhao Yunduo interrupted, "My father did it. He even killed the Emperor of Heaven. That's what my second brother told me."

Sun Dasheng said angrily, "Of course I can't compare with Master. He is really bold and dares to do anything. Junior Sister Yunduo, something is wrong here. We may encounter monsters soon. Be prepared to escape."

Long Shisi said with disdain, "Monkey, you don't know how powerful Master's deterrent power is in the Three Realms. If the monsters knew Junior Sister Yun Duo's identity, they would be eager to curry favor with her."

As the three of them were talking, they arrived at the Guanyin Temple. A monk came out and said, "I, Jinchi, have been waiting for you three to seek the scriptures for a long time. Please enter the temple."

The Monkey King shouted, "Monster, don't even think about hiding from my eyes. Show yourself." As soon as he finished speaking, he took out his golden cudgel and prepared for battle, ready to kill Jin Chi.

Zhao Yunduo quickly spoke up to stop him, "Sun Dasheng, don't do it. Monk Jin Chi is not a monster. Didn't you get the message?"

Sun Dasheng asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Junior Sister Yunduo, my Fiery Eyes can tell that this Monk Jinchi is not human. What message did you receive?"

Zhao Yunduo quickly explained, "Sun Dasheng, Monk Jinchi is the temple spirit of Guanyin Temple, responsible for guarding and suppressing the demons here. The purpose of our journey west is to clear out the demons suppressed in the temple."

Sun Dasheng asked, "Junior Sister Yunduo, you said there are demons here."

Zhao Yunduo said in a positive tone, "Not only that, but there are many more. A total of eighteen demons are imprisoned. You will have a lot to do soon."

Upon hearing this, Long Shisi quickly said, "Junior Sister Yun Duo, the demons are all at the Golden Immortal level. It would be difficult for a monkey to deal with just one, let alone eighteen. Let's go."

Zhao Yunduo shook his head and said earnestly, "Fourteenth Senior Brother, if we can't even pass the first level, how can we even talk about traveling west? Sun Dasheng, are you afraid?"

The Great Sage Sun said proudly, "Junior Sister Yun Duo, I don't even know how to write the word 'fear'. Please wait outside the temple for a while. I will kill these demons and then we will continue on our journey."

Zhao Yunduo said, "Brother Sun, you alone cannot defeat these demons. Let's go in. This is my mission, and I can't escape it."

Inside the Great Leiyin Temple in the Western Heaven, Guanyin Bodhisattva stood respectfully before the Tathagata Buddha, her tone tinged with worry. "Buddha, Sun Dasheng hasn't fully recovered yet. While Long Shisi's cultivation is decent, his combat effectiveness is extremely poor. He might have trouble coping with eighteen demons. If anything happens to Zhao Yunduo and I can't explain it to the Zhao family, I'd better go to the Guanyin Monastery."

The Tathagata Buddha looked far and deep in thought, and replied earnestly, "Bodhisattva Guanyin, your temple holds many demons captive. You have a heavy responsibility and cannot afford to fail. The Zhao family is not one that is powerless. It is best to wait and see how things develop before making a final decision."

Meanwhile, Zhao Yunduo, Long Shisi, and Sun Dasheng had already entered the Guanyin Monastery. As the temple gates slowly closed, a massive demon materialized before them. Nearly ten feet tall, its entire body covered in a gleaming black carapace, resembling a solid suit of armor. Its sharp fangs gleamed with a dazzling, chilling light, sending chills down one's spine. The destructive aura it emanated filled them with a powerful, oppressive feeling; it was clearly not a formidable opponent.

Long Shisi said in horror, "This is an Ironclad Beetle! The Western Cult is truly reckless. Junior Sister Yun Duo, this thing is invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to immortal magic. We can't defeat it at all. Let's run."

Zhao Yunduo said, "Fourteenth Senior Brother, the temple gates are closed. It's too late to escape now."

Long Shisi said, "Junior Sister Yun Duo, Senior Brother and I can break through the temple gate together."

Zhao Yunduo shook his head and said, "Fourteenth Senior Brother, once the temple gate is breached, the demons will threaten the Three Realms. You must not act recklessly."

The Great Sage Sun shouted, "Bastard Dragon, you protect Junior Sister Yun Duo while I take care of this giant bug! Monster, take this stick from me!"

After saying this, Sun Wukong swung his golden cudgel and rushed towards the ironclad beetle like a gust of wind. With a loud bang, the golden cudgel hit the ironclad beetle's extremely hard shell hard, and a strong spark burst out instantly. However, at the same time, a strong recoil force was transmitted from the golden cudgel to Sun Wukong's hand, almost causing the golden cudgel to slip out of his hand. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a hard shell!"

At this time, Long Shisi hurriedly reminded him, "Big Brother, the ironclad beetle's shell is as hard as a post-natal spiritual treasure. Only by attacking the part of it not covered by the shell can it be effective."

Hearing this, Sun Dasheng said with some annoyance: "Why didn't you say it earlier, you bastard dragon? Such a good opportunity was wasted just now."

At this moment, the ironclad beetle, awakened by the blow, stared intently at the tiny human with eyes filled with rage. It was completely frantic, its sharp fangs darting forward as if to poke a transparent hole through the other's body.

Sun Wukong quickly used his golden hoop to parry, instead of countering the opponent's moves, he managed to avoid being at a disadvantage for the time being. As time passed, the battle between the two became more intense, and it was difficult to determine the winner for a while.

Long Shisi said to Zhao Yunduo, "Junior Sister Yunduo, please be careful. I will go up and lend a hand to Senior Brother."

Zhao Yunduo intervened, "Fourteenth Senior Brother, please don't act! This is only the first one. If Sun Dasheng can't slay the demon on his own, how will he handle the remaining seventeen? Let's just wait and see."

Long Shisi thought about it carefully and felt that what Zhao Yunduo said made sense. His bad mouth broke out again, so he boasted, "Junior Sister Yunduo, I'm not bragging to you. If it weren't for this monkey practicing, I could get rid of this demon in a minute."