The Scorpion Demoness and Lady Earth Flow returned to the Kingdom of Chechi.

"Big sister, we should make a quick escape!"

The Scorpion Demoness was still frightened and started to pack her belongings promptly.

Lady Earth Flow looked at her in surprise, "Why should we flee?"

"Do you really want to spend your life working for the Great Saint?"

A shiver ran through the Scorpion Demoness's heart.

Their choice on the barren plains was, candidly speaking, to abandon Buddha and seek refuge under the banner of Wanling.

But that was due to the coercion of circumstances, the Scorpion Demoness had no genuine intention of serving Sun Wukong.

"Sister, why can't we dedicate ourselves to serving the Great Saint?"

Lady Earth Flow saw deeper than the Scorpion Demoness and, with a laugh, said, "He needs us. As long as we help him control various kingdoms, there will be benefits in it for us."

The Wanling Country was constrained by the Heavenly Rules, there were things Sun Wukong couldn't do, but the two demons could.

This was also the reason why Sun Wukong spared them.

Lady Earth Flow spoke, "I used to hear about the Great Saint causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and I regarded him as just a wild monkey, never thinking of him on the same level as Buddha."

She paused, her voice filled with a trace of admiration, "Today I've realized, the Great Saint is not much weaker than Buddha himself."

The Scorpion Demoness nodded, "He truly is powerful."

Thinking back to the events of the past few days, she still felt terrified.

Sun Wukong's might was at the pinnacle of the Three Realms, indescribable; to him, the two demons were as insignificant as ants.

In reality, with just one maneuver, Sun Wukong had subdued the sky full of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

"There actually exists a demon in this world capable of such incredible power!"

Every time the Scorpion Demoness recalled it, she felt as if she were in a dream.

"We underestimated him before."

Lady Earth Flow spoke, "The demons of the Wanling Country outnumber humans. It should have been our first choice to seek refuge there."

The Scorpion Demoness nodded, then sighed.

"But sister, Buddha can grant us immortality, yet I've never heard that the Great Saint possesses such Divine Skills."

"He definitely does," Lady Earth Flow replied, her eyes shining with certainty.

"If he can divide the Three Realms and achieve the position of a Heavenly Venerate, then winning his favor will surely grant us immortality."

The Scorpion Demoness wanted to object, but upon deeper consideration, it didn't seem impossible.

"So we're not fleeing?"

"We shouldn't flee, and we can't."

Lady Earth Flow nodded, reminding her, "The Great Saint let us go, he must have a contingency in place. If we attempted to flee, it would not end well."

"... Big sister has a point."

The Scorpion Demoness extinguished the thought of escape.

"But sister..." She then looked at Lady Earth Flow, "Why do you have such faith in the Great Saint?"

Lady Earth Flow sighed, "I realize now that all this time, I've just been toyed with by him."

But she had a fondness for cunning men.

The two female demons then began discussing how they could be of assistance to Wanling.

They persuaded the King to purchase herbal medicines in large quantities while quietly consolidating their own riches, preparing to leave the kingdom.

However, some Independent Immortals were unwilling to pledge allegiance to Wanling, and after lying low for a while, their restless thoughts grew active once more.

Three months later, a group of Independent Immortals quietly met in a valley outside the Kingdom of Baoxiang, ready to travel together to seek refuge with the Heavenly Venerate Gouchen.

"The Great Saint claimed to have control over our names, but nothing has happened in these past months; he must be bluffing!" the leading Independent Immortal announced, and the rest nodded in agreement.

But just as they were preparing to set off, a cold wind suddenly howled, darkening the entire sky.

"Daoist Master Bailin, your lifespan has come to its end."

A eerie voice sounded.

The Immortals then saw a Ghost Judge emerge from the ground.

In his hand, the Judge carried a Judge's Pen and made a mark in a book.

As soon as his pen stopped moving, the leading Independent Immortal let out a wretched scream and fell to the ground, lifeless.

Immediately after, Black and White Impermanence appeared and took away the soul of the Immortal.

Independent Immortals felt as if they had plunged into an ice cave.

"Th-The Book of Life and Death!"

Someone recognized the ledger and started trembling with fear.

"The Great Saint holds sway over the lives of all beings in the Western Continent, and the Book of Life and Death is under his control as well."

The Ghost Judge looked at everyone with his ghastly eyes: "The Great Saint has given authority to King Yan, who can offer you a 'special reception'."

In plain terms, King Yan and Judges were not allowed to alter the Book of Life and Death at will, but now they could.

Sun Wukong had handed over the list of Independent Immortals to King Yan, who could now freely determine their fates.

The Independent Immortals immediately found it hard to breathe, not even daring to draw a heavy breath.

They had forgotten — no matter how one put it, Sun Wukong was a Heavenly Venerate,

and on this land in the Western Continent, as soon as he knew your name, you could never escape again.

The somber voice of the Ghost Judge rang out again: "Daoist Masters, what are you doing gathered here today?"

The Independent Immortals snapped to their senses.

"I was just passing by here."

"Me too, I was just passing by!"

"What a coincidence, me too!"

While speaking, the Independent Immortals left the valley as quickly as souls being reincarnated.

Only after the chill wind had dissipated did a few Independent Immortals close to Daoist Master Bailin come back and buried him in a spot.

"Daoist Master Bailin, why did he have to play the role of the leader when he could do anything else?"

One of the Independent Immortals sighed looking at his tombstone, and then suddenly asked, "Could we escape the Book of Life and Death by changing our names?"

The other Immortals looked his way, thinking this fellow was a genius!

"Good idea, do you want to try?"

"No, better not..."

The more rational Independent Immortals immediately waved their hands to refuse.

After this, no one dared to run away anymore.

Heavenly Venerate Gouchen left the Western Continent, and with a lack of leadership, many Independent Immortals began to act alongside two female Demons.

The female Demons consolidated their assets and led a large commercial caravan out of the Royal Capital of the Kingdom of Chechi.

"Sister, I still feel somewhat reluctant to leave."

The Scorpion Demoness sat in the carriage, still fondly attached to her status in the Kingdom of Chechi.

"Listen to your sister, the Great Saint might have spared us, but he will not spare the Kingdom of Chechi."

Lady Earth Flow said, "He hasn't cleared the Golden Path yet. He will definitely use the Kingdom of Chechi to demonstrate his power; the sooner we detach ourselves the better."

The Scorpion Demoness seemed to half-understand.

Then, in less than a month, Wanling Country introduced a new type of Fetus Stabilizing Pills.

The method of refining these pills and the procurement of ingredients were simpler than the formula used in the Kingdom of Chechi, and ordinary humans were also able to partake in the refining process.

Wanling Country's abundant undeveloped workforce was put into use, resulting in extremely high production of the Fetus Stabilizing Pills.

The large quantities of Herbal Medicine purchased by the Kingdom of Chechi, as well as the Fetus Stabilizing Pills they refined, became worthless overnight due to their exorbitant production costs.

Furious, the King of Chechi fell ill and was confined to bed.

Not long after, the Kingdom of Chechi sent representatives to sign a trade treaty with Wanling Country.

Ao Luan signed the treaty, still somewhat in disbelief.

"Isn't this considered coercion?"

She asked Sun Wukong.

"We never sought them out proactively, how did we coerce them?"

Sun Wukong answered indifferently, "We developed new products; it's merely normal competition."

All the nefarious deeds were done by 'unrelated people'. The Kingdom of Chechi gave in on their own, what did that have to do with Wanling?

With the Kingdom of Chechi signing a trade treaty with Wanling Country, the remaining states along the Golden Path got wind of the news and finally understood the Heavenly Venerate's authority was not to be challenged.

They dared not waste words anymore and sent envoys one after another to sign treaties with Wanling Country.

In one fell swoop, the Golden Path was cleared.

Meanwhile, Lady Earth Flow's caravan moved towards the western side of the Western Continent.

Gradually, the Western Continent came back under Sun Wukong's control.

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