We bear people have power

Trapped Sky Mountain is a steep cliff with an exquisitely crafted archway on it, decorated with intricate patterns and colorful decorations. This is where the bottomless pit is located.

At the foot of the mountain below the archway lies a large rock, roughly ten miles in circumference; in the very center is a hole the size of a vat's mouth, completely smooth. This is the entrance to the bottomless cave, through which the white-haired rat usually enters and exits. This demonic cave is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it an ideal place for an ambush.

Led by the white-haired rat, the demon kings entered the cave, while the lesser demons remained outside.

This bottomless cave is winding and narrow, so even a large number of lesser demons cannot spread out. Therefore, only powerful demons at the Golden Core stage can be used to ambush them.

Led by the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge, the Spider Demon, Centipede Demon, Yellow-Eyebrowed Ancestor, Scorpion Demon, and other famous monsters from the Journey to the West filed in one after another, closely following behind the White-Haired Rat.

The bottomless pit was winding and deep, and they were afraid that they might go astray.

After walking about seventy or eighty li, the cave and corridors suddenly opened up, revealing a magnificent and luxurious place. It turned out that a palace had been carved out from the ground.

Winding paths, elegant windows, the sun shines on fresh apricots, the moon reflects on banana leaves. Ten thousand willows surround the white walls; crabapple trees line the quiet pavilion. Pavilions everywhere, layer upon layer, reflecting in the sunlight; the terraces are majestic, inscribed with calligraphy in bird-and-bird script.

There is a clear pond reflecting golden scales; pavilions floating with green ants; hundreds of flowers and trees, thousands of colorful stones. In terms of scenery, let's not boast of fairylands or Penglai; in terms of fragrance, let's not compare to the Yao Huang or Wei Zi. If one were to leisurely play games with grass in the spring, the garden would only lack the Jade Qiong flower.

Such a wonderful place amazed even the demons.

The green lion spirit said, "Even in our Lion Camel Kingdom, we don't have such a good place. It's a bit of a shame to use this place as an ambush site."

The Six-Eared Macaque said, "This is perfect. Who would have thought we would go to such great lengths to destroy these pavilions and towers for an ambush? The more we do this, the less likely we are to be caught when we lure you into our trap."

The other demons nodded in agreement; what the Six-Eared Macaque said did indeed make some sense. However, this underground palace was clearly something the White-Haired Rat had painstakingly built; they hadn't expected her to use it as bait.

The Golden-Winged Roc had quite a bit of magnanimity. He said to the White-Haired Rat, "Fellow Daoist, you have sacrificed a lot this time, but as long as you destroy the Great Zhou Kingdom, you can choose three items from the spoils of war first."

Upon hearing this, the other demons, though somewhat envious, had nothing to say. After all, this person had staked everything on a gamble, and they, who were simply reaping the benefits, could only accept it.

The white-haired rat said to the golden-winged roc, "Roc King, there's no need for such formality. This mere palace is nothing compared to the great things we are about to accomplish."

"Fellow Daoist, your righteousness is truly admirable," the Golden-Winged Roc said with utmost respect.

Most monsters live in seclusion. Even if they take in some lesser monsters, they only use them as servants. Most of them are selfish and self-serving. It is rare to find a monster who is wholeheartedly devoted to the public good.

Without further ado, the white-haired rat said to the group of monsters, "Gentlemen, my palace may seem delicate and fragile, but it is actually protected by an array. I will point out the locations of several life gates in the array later, and you can choose one to hide in. When the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom appear, I will use the array to divide them, creating a situation where we outnumber them, and then victory will be assured."

With a light touch of her delicate white hand, the white-haired rat conjured up wisps of mist that obscured the view from the magnificent palace. However, the pavilions within shimmered with jewel-like light.

"The place where the precious light is is the Gate of Life. Choose one for yourselves. Only three people can be at each location at most," said the white-haired rat.

Each of the demons chose a spot, strode into the precious light, and then disappeared.

Soon, only the three demons of Lion Camel Kingdom, the Six-Eared Macaque, and the White-Haired Rat remained in the center of the palace.

"Brother Six Ears, how do you plan to lure the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom here?" asked the Golden-Winged Roc.

"Simple, just watch." The Six-Eared Macaque's ears twitched, and he released the unconscious Princess Lingxiu once again.

Then, the Six-Eared Macaque chanted incantations and formed hand seals, seemingly using some powerful magic.

The three demons of Lion Camel Kingdom were watching the Six-Eared Macaque's actions intently, but they didn't notice that the White-Haired Rat had quietly disappeared into the mist.

After a while, the Six-Eared Macaque shouted, "Attack!"

The three demons of Lion Camel Kingdom were confused and didn't react for a moment, but then they saw the unconscious Princess Lingxiu suddenly leap up and turn into a golden light, crashing into the arms of the Green Lion Demon.

This attack came without warning and with incredible speed, leaving the three demons of Lion Camel Kingdom completely unable to react.

All that could be heard was the cracking sound of bones breaking. The Green Lion Spirit, whose strength was originally comparable to that of a Great Sage of the Demon Clan, was hit by this collision and broke countless bones, immediately suffering serious injuries.

At the same time, the magic gathered by the Six-Eared Macaque instantly took shape. Two streams of energy, like dragons, flew towards the white elephant demon, intertwined with each other, and twisted around the white elephant's neck, severing its head.

The poor white elephant spirit died a violent death before it could even use any of its tricks.

In an instant, one of the three demons of Lion Camel Kingdom was dead and another was injured, leaving only the Golden-Winged Roc looking completely bewildered, seemingly not understanding what had happened.

It wasn't until the golden light that had severely injured the Green Lion Spirit flew back and transformed into the Six-Eared Macaque... no, it should be transformed into the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, that the Golden-Winged Roc realized that he had been tricked and set up.

"Good, what a ruthless scheme!" the Golden-Winged Roc squeezed out through gritted teeth.

“Likewise, your original plan wasn’t bad either,” said the Six-Eared Macaque.

The Golden-Winged Roc sneered, "But do you think this guarantees a victory?"

A jade bottle appeared in the palm of the Golden-Winged Roc; it was his magic treasure, the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle. With the activation of his magic power, he could put both monkeys inside.

However, the Six-Eared Macaque remained fearless and said, "Don't forget that we have placed a restriction on this bottle. If you try to put me in this bottle, you will be put in yourself too."

"Hmph, you can't pretend, but I can pretend..." Before the Golden-Winged Roc could finish speaking, he saw the Six-Eared Macaque and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven merge together and transform into a whirlwind.

After the wind and clouds subsided, the two monkeys were still standing in front of him. However, they said in unison, "Now you can see who can pretend and who can't."

The Golden-Winged Roc was immediately stunned. "What the hell?!"

What left him speechless was that the two monkeys pounced on him at the same time, one sweeping his head and the other his foot with their golden cudgels.

Although he knew one of them was definitely fake and wouldn't dare to actually attack him, the other was the real Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Even though the Golden-Winged Roc considered himself several times more powerful than Sun Wukong, he still didn't dare to take a blow head-on.

The Golden-Winged Roc transformed into a streak of golden light and flew out from between the two staffs, successfully dodging the attack. It had originally intended to use the opportunity to create some distance, but unexpectedly, after flying only two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters), it crashed headfirst into an invisible barrier.

Having gone through so much trouble to lure these monsters into the bottomless cave, how could they possibly have any chance of escape? The Golden-Winged Roc was incredibly fast, its wingspan even faster than a somersault cloud, yet under the control of this formation, it didn't even have a chance to unleash its power.

Before him, the Six-Eared Macaque and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven attacked from both sides. Each of them was an extremely formidable opponent, and the two worked together as if they were telepathically connected, completely overwhelming the Golden-Winged Roc.

However, the Golden-Winged Roc was still the leader of the three demons of the Lion Camel Kingdom, and its true strength was a notch above that of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, so it could barely hold on.

However, those monsters who were tricked into the formation by the white-haired rat were not so lucky.

That so-called "life gate" of the formation is actually the biggest trap.

Meanwhile, the seven spider demons of the Spider Cave were divided into three groups. As soon as three of them entered the place of the treasure light, they saw a little baby, as delicate as a carved jade, appear before them.

"Hey, isn't this Princess Lingxiu? What's she doing here?" the three spider demons asked in confusion.

Upon closer inspection, besides Lingxiu, there was also a graceful and elegant woman and a barefoot boy with disheveled hair.

Lingxiu clapped her hands and said, "Haha, I didn't expect them to be three female demons. Master, why don't you take them all as your maids?"

The elegant woman laughed and said, "The palace is not short of manpower. These three are even in the way of firewood and cooking."

These disdainful words enraged the three spider demons, who immediately opened their mouths and spat out their dead bodies, intending to bind all three of them.

However, before these spider silks could even get close, they were burned to ashes by the suddenly appearing three-colored divine fire.

The disheveled, barefoot boy stepped forward and said, "I think it wouldn't be bad to capture her and make her a weaver."

Scenes like this played out throughout the formation. This time, Guan Bo had used every trick in the book, not only sending out ninety percent of the cultivators and demons of the Great Zhou Kingdom to ambush them, but also making a special trip to the Heavenly Palace to invite many heavenly soldiers and generals down to help.

If it weren't for Li Jing's favor, why would the White-haired Rat be willing to betray the demons and help Guan Bo set up this huge trap?

This white-haired rat recognized Li Jing as her godfather and considered herself his daughter. It was thanks to her help that they were able to carry out the ambush that brought them to their deaths.

The luckier demons might manage to hold out for a while against the Golden Core demons and cultivators of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but those who were unlucky were slaughtered in no time when they encountered powerful figures. For example, the Thousand-Eyed Centipede Demon and another spider demon were among the unlucky ones. When they walked into the exposure together, they saw a fiery red spear.

The Great God Nezha of the Three Altars and Seas had been waiting for a long time, and with a single spear thrust, he annihilated the spider demon. The Thousand-Eyed Centipede Demon even tried to take off his clothes and use his Thousand-Eyed Divine Power to deal with Nezha, unaware that Nezha was an incarnation of a lotus flower and was completely unaware of such divine powers.

The Fire-Tipped Spear was used again, and the centipede demon was killed.

Within the formation, shouts of battle rose and fell, filled with the stench of blood and demonic energy. But before long, these cries of battle gradually subsided.

When the fog dissipated, only the wrecked corpses of monsters remained scattered throughout the formation. After this battle, the Great Zhou's unification of the Western Regions was no longer an obstacle.