Chapter 176

Now, except for Xuanzang's complexion which still looked slightly normal, even the Black Bear Spirit and Ao Mo'ang, who were not Ren Sect disciples, had faces of iron-blue.

"Do you still remember the Ruyi True Immortal I mentioned before?" The Queen of the Women's Kingdom looked at Xuanzang and the others and asked.

Everyone nodded and did not speak.

"Everything here was caused by that Ruyi True Immortal." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom looked at the group and said.

Yang Jian and the others did not speak; clearly, they did not believe this statement from the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

"My Women's Kingdom was established on the basis of the Child-Mother River. Because of the characteristics of the Child-Mother River, we know whether it is a boy or a girl in the first month of pregnancy. If it is a boy, according to the tradition of the Women's Kingdom, we will go to the Fetus-Falling Spring to drink a bowl of the spring water there, and the child will be aborted. At that time, the child had no soul at all, so the current situation did not exist. But everything changed after the arrival of the Ruyi True Immortal."

Seeing the Women's Kingdom speaking on her own, the group did not disturb her, but there was some dissatisfaction in their eyes.

"After that Ruyi True Immortal arrived, he occupied this Fetus-Falling Spring and began to demand flower money from the citizens of the Women's Kingdom. If this flower money did not satisfy him, he would not give us the Fetus-Falling Spring water at all. Fetuses conceived by the Child-Mother River cannot be aborted by ordinary medicine; only the spring water of the Fetus-Falling Spring can be used. Many people could not afford the flower money, and in the end, they could only give birth to the child and then strangle it. This is the only way we could think of." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom took a deep breath and said.

"Amitabha, Benefactor, why don't you raise these children? Since you gave birth to them, why not raise them?" Xuanzang asked. He was still quite curious about this matter.

"Because these baby boys cannot live to be ten years old before they die for various reasons. This may also be because of the Child-Mother River." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom's eyes were full of fatigue.

"Then how do you explain this?" Dapeng pointed to the pool of water in front of him and asked.

"After the Ruyi True Immortal occupied the Fetus-Falling Spring, the people of our Women's Kingdom could only give birth to the baby boys and then strangle them. And after those baby boys died, their souls could not enter reincarnation at all, but wandered around my royal palace. In the end, there was no other way, so I could only place them here, because only in this way could their souls be preserved. They were reincarnated into my Women's Kingdom; my Women's Kingdom could not watch them disappear into thin air."

"Then you kept us here just to let us help you solve that Ruyi True Immortal?" Ao Mo'ang asked.

"There is that reason, and another reason is to let the Holy Monk transcend the souls here." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom looked at Xuanzang and said, her face full of pleading.

"This poor monk will try." Xuanzang nodded. If he could transcend the souls here, it would also be a not-so-small merit. Although the main body did not need merit, he still needed it very much.

After Xuanzang finished speaking, he sat cross-legged by the pool and began to recite the Rebirth Sutra. The current Xuanzang was a proper Taiyi Golden Immortal—no, after devouring those demonic energies, Xuanzang had now become an early-stage Da Luo Golden Immortal.

Relying on his Da Luo Golden Immortal cultivation plus this Rebirth Sutra and the identity of a Saint's clone, when he recited the Rebirth Sutra, a golden light emerged from his body, which then spread to the entire underground space. After those souls came into contact with the golden light, they soon calmed down, and wisps of black energy emerged from the pool. After this black energy emerged from the pool, it would be dissolved by this golden light.

As more and more black energy emerged, the water level in the pool also began to drop significantly. Those souls also revealed their true faces. At this time, they had serene expressions, and black energy was also emerging from their bodies. As the black energy was extracted, a hint of azure appeared on these souls; this was the original appearance of the soul.

He didn't know how long had passed, but the black water in the pool had completely disappeared, and those souls had all turned azure.

Because these souls had not yet developed wisdom, they didn't know what to do next after being transcended. They just sat in the pool, looking at Xuanzang and the others with curiosity.

"Help people to the end!" Xuanzang looked at Yang Jian and said.

"Yes!" Yang Jian nodded, then vanished from where he stood.

After a few breaths, he appeared before Xuanzang and the others again. When he appeared, he held a token as black as ink in his hand. This token was exactly what he brought back from the Underworld.

Looking at those souls, Yang Jian crushed the token in his hand. After the token was crushed, a purple-black vortex immediately appeared. After this purple-black vortex appeared, those souls caused a stir. Although they had not developed wisdom, they had instincts. They instinctively knew that this purple-black vortex was good for them, so they scrambled to drill into this purple-black vortex.

A few souls had not reacted yet, and several tentacles stretched out from the purple-black vortex to bind them and drag them into the vortex. This took only about a dozen breaths, and all those souls were absorbed.

"Alright, solved!" Looking at the empty underground space, Yang Jian said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, are you satisfied?" Xuanzang said with a smile.

"Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied!" Upon seeing this scene, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom showed a joyful expression on her face.

Xuanzang and the others had solved her worries of many years. She had always been worried before that if the souls here accumulated to a certain number one day, what would the Women's Kingdom do then? Now it was good; there was no need to consider this problem.

After returning to the Imperial Garden, the look in the Queen of the Women's Kingdom's eyes toward Xuanzang changed. A different emotion that she herself had not noticed appeared in the depths of her eyes.

"The matter of those souls has been solved, so let's talk about the matter of the Ruyi True Immortal next." After sitting down, Xuanzang said to the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

"Alright!" The Queen nodded.

"That Ruyi True Immortal has been in my Women's Kingdom for nearly ten years. In these ten years, the population growth of my Women's Kingdom has been slow, because without the Fetus-Falling Spring water, we dare not give birth."

"I have a doubt." Dapeng interrupted the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

"Please speak!"

"There should be cultivators in your country, right? Otherwise, there wouldn't be that screen that could block divine sense. Am I right?" Dapeng asked.

"That's right, there are indeed cultivators in my country, but they are not the Ruyi True Immortal's opponents." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom nodded.

"Not necessarily, right? Your State Preceptor should at least have the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, right?" Dapeng said with a smile.

"Taiyi Golden Immortal? Their State Preceptor has the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal?" The Black Bear Spirit was full of surprise. How did he not notice it?

Upon hearing the Black Bear Spirit's words, the group laughed. He was busy eating at the time, so how could he have noticed that State Preceptor?

In fact, when they first met the State Preceptor, Dapeng and the others had already discovered the State Preceptor's hidden cultivation. It was when the Black Bear Spirit said, "If we don't leave, are we supposed to stay here?" that the Black Bear Spirit released a trace of killing intent, and then the State Preceptor instinctively mobilized the magic power in her body. Although it was very hidden, it was still discovered by Dapeng and the others.

"The State Preceptor does indeed have the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but that Ruyi True Immortal also has the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and he also has dharma treasures and divine abilities. We are simply not his opponents. Most importantly, I heard that he is the Bull Demon King's younger brother, and this Bull Demon King is the head of the six great saints of the Demon Race!" The Queen of the Women's Kingdom said with a bitter smile.

"The Bull Demon King's younger brother? Interesting. Leave this Ruyi True Immortal to us. I, Old Sun, would like to see how much ability this Ruyi True Immortal has." Sun Wukong agreed directly.

"Many thanks!" Upon hearing Sun Wukong's words, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom immediately stood up and bowed, fearing that Sun Wukong would regret it.

Seeing the Queen of the Women's Kingdom like this, Xuanzang and the others smiled. They had already promised to help the Women's Kingdom solve this Ruyi True Immortal, so they would definitely help them solve it. They were just asking about some situations, and the Queen of the Women's Kingdom actually thought they were unwilling.

"Rest assured, since we have promised you, we will definitely help you solve this so-called Ruyi True Immortal." Yang Jian also spoke up at this moment.

The next day!

Yang Jian and the others let the Black Bear Spirit take a step ahead to the Jieyang Mountain's Po'er Cave to scout the situation, and they would follow closely behind.

The Black Bear Spirit patted his chest and then flew away.

"Do you think that bear can solve this Ruyi True Immortal?" After the Black Bear Spirit left, Sun Wukong asked.

"He should be able to. He practices the inheritance of the Fire Bear. Now he can be considered half a Fire Bear. A mere Ruyi True Immortal should not be enough to look at." Ao Mo'ang said with a smile.

"I think so too. Although the bear is a bit greedy, his strength is still very strong. Dealing with a Ruyi True Immortal should not be a problem." Yang Jian also nodded.

However, they all overestimated the Black Bear Spirit, or underestimated the Ruyi True Immortal.

The Black Bear Spirit set off in the morning and returned to the post house at noon. After returning to the post house, Yang Jian and the others immediately surrounded him.

"How is it? Has that Ruyi True Immortal been solved?" Sun Wukong asked anxiously.

"No!" The Black Bear Spirit shook his head truthfully.

"That shouldn't be. Although your strength is also only Taiyi Golden Immortal, you practice the inheritance of the Fire Bear. Unless that Ruyi True Immortal also has a very powerful trump card, he simply cannot be your opponent." Ao Mo'ang looked at the Black Bear Spirit and said.

"I only used a dozen rounds to defeat the Ruyi True Immortal, but I didn't kill him!" The Black Bear Spirit looked at the group and said.

"Why?" At this time, Xuanzang also walked over.

"Because I feel that this Ruyi True Immortal is not a bad person. What he said makes a lot of sense." The Black Bear Spirit looked at Xuanzang and the others and said very seriously.

"Tell us everything that happened on Jieyang Mountain completely." Dapeng looked at the Black Bear Spirit and said. He instinctively felt that the Black Bear Spirit would say something that would shock everyone.

The scene returned to Jieyang Mountain, and the Black Bear Spirit soon landed in front of the Po'er Cave.

Looking at the Po'er Cave in front of him, a look of disdain appeared on the Black Bear Spirit's face, because he didn't feel any aura stronger than his own here, which meant there were no strong people in the Po'er Cave at all.

When the Black Bear Spirit arrived at the Po'er Cave, the Ruyi True Immortal immediately felt the Black Bear Spirit's aura. In the next second, he appeared before the Black Bear Spirit.

"Who is coming? Are you here to take the spring water of the Fetus-Falling Spring?" Upon seeing the Black Bear Spirit, the Ruyi True Immortal asked, with a look of disdain and disgust on his face.

"Are you that Ruyi True Immortal?" Upon seeing the person who came, the Black Bear Spirit asked indifferently.

"This seat is indeed the Ruyi True Immortal. Who are you?" At this time, the Ruyi True Immortal also reacted. This person should not be here to take the Fetus-Falling Spring water, but to find him.

"It's good that you are the Ruyi True Immortal!" The Black Bear Spirit nodded.

After the voice fell, the Black Bear Spirit struck instantly, knocking the Ruyi True Immortal away. Fortunately, the Ruyi True Immortal reacted and immediately made a defensive posture when the Black Bear Spirit's attack arrived, so the Black Bear Spirit's attack did not cause him any substantial damage.

Although it did not cause substantial damage to the Ruyi True Immortal, it caused the Ruyi True Immortal great humiliation. He immediately drew his weapon and charged over. The Black Bear Spirit let out a cold snort and fought with the Ruyi True Immortal.

After two hundred rounds, the Ruyi True Immortal fell into a disadvantage, and after three hundred rounds, the Ruyi True Immortal was defeated.

"Tell this seat, who are you?" The Ruyi True Immortal fell to the ground, looked at the Black Bear Spirit, and asked.

"I am the one invited by the Women's Kingdom specifically to solve you." The Black Bear Spirit said coldly.

"Hahaha! Do you also think that this seat is guilty of occupying this Fetus-Falling Spring?" Upon hearing the Black Bear Spirit's words, the Ruyi True Immortal suddenly laughed loudly.

"Do you know how many people in this Women's Kingdom have abortions every year?" The Ruyi True Immortal looked at the Black Bear Spirit and asked.

The Black Bear Spirit did not speak, because he did not know, but he knew how many people had abortions within ten years, because he had truly seen the souls in the underground space of the royal palace.

"Abortion itself is also a kind of killing sin. This seat occupies this Fetus-Falling Spring and charges them a high fee, just to make them commit fewer killing sins. Furthermore, when this seat occupies this Fetus-Falling Spring, for every bowl of spring water this seat gives out, for every innocent life that is aborted, this seat has to bear a share of karma. So, is it not right for this seat to charge them some yellow and white things?" The Ruyi True Immortal looked at the Black Bear Spirit and asked.

Upon hearing the Ruyi True Immortal's words, the Black Bear Spirit fell into deep thought for a moment. Initially, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom said that they strangled the baby boys directly. Isn't this a killing sin? Aborted fetuses and strangled fetuses are all killing sins!

"If you also think this seat is wrong, then do it." The Ruyi True Immortal looked at the Black Bear Spirit and said indifferently.

Upon hearing these words from the Ruyi True Immortal, the Black Bear Spirit was stunned. Subsequently, he put down the weapon in his hand, looked deeply at the Ruyi True Immortal, and then turned and left Jieyang Mountain.

After hearing the Black Bear Spirit's words, the group fell into deep thought, and even Xuanzang fell into deep thought. They seemed to have made the mistake of being biased. They just listened to the one-sided words of the Queen of the Women's Kingdom and concluded that the Ruyi True Immortal was a demon who persecuted the Women's Kingdom.

However, aren't the words of this Ruyi True Immortal also a kind of explanation? There was another point that Xuanzang and the others had no way to determine, and that was what the Queen of the Women's Kingdom said: baby boys in the Women's Kingdom could not live to be ten years old.

"It seems that this matter should not be as simple as it appears on the surface. There should be more secrets in this Women's Kingdom!" Xuanzang said.

(End of chapter)