After capturing the scorpion, the Guide Daoist, considering it to be a naturally extraordinary creature, brought it back to Mount Sumeru, intending to educate it and remove its malevolent aura.
For many years, the scorpion stayed on Mount Sumeru and behaved itself.
Ten thousand years ago, a scorpion accidentally drank a mouthful of water from the Mother Spring and gave birth to a baby scorpion.
However, because the scorpion itself has not been able to completely purify the bloodthirsty energy deep within its origin over the years, the baby scorpions it gives birth to inevitably carry some bloodthirsty energy as well.
Over the years, the mother and daughter have stayed on Mount Sumeru, receiving the purification and refinement of the Zen teachings from the disciples of Mount Sumeru.
The scorpion was alright; it had been converted over the years and had gotten used to it. But the little scorpion couldn't stand it. It felt like the scriptures were torture to hear and kept wanting to escape Mount Sumeru.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a suitable opportunity yet.
Just now, the two Venerable Ones held the Bodhi Dharma Assembly at Mount Sumeru, finally giving the little scorpion an opportunity.
While the two venerable ones were preaching inside the hall and the disciples of Mount Sumeru were listening outside, she secretly slipped away to the back mountain. After swallowing hundreds of relics in the stupa forest, she fled down the mountain without looking back.
Her mother was the first to react and chased after her, trying to bring her back.
Unexpectedly, the little scorpion was determined to leave. After some sweet talk, it actually persuaded the mother scorpion to change her mind. In addition, she heard that her daughter had secretly swallowed the relics in the pagoda forest, and she knew that she could not go back.
It should be noted that those relics were left behind by disciples of Mount Sumeru who perished due to various accidents, and they contained the spiritual power and cultivation of those disciples.
The reason it has been enshrined in the pagoda forest is that when those disciples return in their second life, they can retrieve the relics left behind by their previous lives, refine them, and then regain their previous life's cultivation and supernatural powers.
Now that the little scorpion has swallowed so many relics, it has essentially cut off the second life of cultivation for those disciples of Mount Sumeru, thus causing a great disaster.
If they were captured and taken back to Mount Sumeru, who knows how they would be punished?
As a result, they had no choice but to continue down this path to the bitter end.
Not long after the mother and daughter left, the disciples guarding the pagoda forest finally discovered the missing relics during their patrol.
They were initially horrified, but after investigation and some deduction, they finally learned what the mother and daughter had done.
In an attempt to atone for their sins, the group immediately chased after them down the mountain.
Finally, they chased them all the way to the mountain and cornered the mother and daughter inside, where a great battle ensued.
Then, Hu Le and his group passed by on clouds, and the murderous aura emanating from the mother and daughter severed their cloud path...
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After listening to the Medicine Master's explanation of cause and effect, Hu Le glanced at the cosmic light diagram in his hand and thought to himself: I didn't expect that this beast had some karmic connection with my disciple Guan Kong back then. No wonder we have the chance to meet today...
"So these two are actually monsters raised by your Mount Sumeru family. In that case, it's perfectly acceptable to return them to you."
"But she just killed so many soldiers and generals in my Heavenly Court. You, as their masters, should give them an explanation."
Hu Le would naturally not hand over the mother and daughter to the Pharmacist so easily.
"Rest assured, I will definitely give the Emperor an explanation."
The Pharmacist replied with a smile, and with a grab in the air with his left hand, a flower basket appeared in his palm amidst the changing spiritual light.
The flower basket was filled with many rare and precious herbs from the primordial world, and a faint fragrance began to spread in the clouds, entering everyone's nostrils.
The faint fragrance of medicine suddenly invigorated everyone, making them feel much clearer-headed...
The Taoist priest carrying a flower basket walked up to the wounded soldiers and took out a gourd of pills from the basket.
These pills are made from innate spiritual herbs, and are also mixed with water from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, which is specially used to suppress various evil spirits and even detoxify.
He poured out three pills from the gourd, then took out a bowl of celestial dew, put the pills into the bowl, dissolved them in the dew, and then had the wounded soldiers come forward and each drink a sip.
After drinking the elixir, the toxins in the soldiers' bodies quickly dissipated, and their wounds began to regrow new flesh and blood.
However, treating the wounded soldiers and generals was relatively simple; the real challenge lay with the heavenly soldiers and generals who had died but whose true spirits remained.
The Medicine Master still had his tricks up his sleeve. With a wave of his hand, all the fallen spirits floated to his front.
Then, he took out a bowl from the flower basket. The bowl was filled with golden water that shimmered and emitted wisps of auspicious light.
It is the true water of merit from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool of Mount Sumeru.
Although the two Western Venerable Ones possess many spiritual treasures, in terms of quality, if the Twelve-Grade Innate Merit Golden Lotus is the best, then the Eight Treasures Merit Golden Pool is definitely second best.
Not only do the twelve-petaled golden lotuses of merit originate from this pool of eight treasures of merit, but the pool water itself is also transformed from merit, capable of warding off evil spirits and bringing the dead back to life.
"Gentlemen! Please take a stroll inside my Lingbao."
The Medicine Master smiled and pointed, and the true spirits automatically threw themselves into the alms bowl. Washed by the water of the pool of merit, they were immediately blessed with good fortune and began to reshape their souls and bodies.
Before long, one by one, the heavenly soldiers and generals, perfectly intact, jumped out of the bowl.
The merit water in the alms bowl has already been mostly consumed.
"Alas! My teacher is too generous, actually ordering me to use this treasure on these heavenly soldiers and generals. It's really a pity."
Looking at the remaining water in the alms bowl, the Taoist priest felt a pang of regret.
These heavenly soldiers and generals, having survived this calamity, have actually gained immense fortune. In their future cultivation, they may very well transcend their status as ordinary soldiers and generals and become true immortals and gods.
"Clap clap clap..."
Seeing this, Hu Le clapped his hands lightly and laughed, "Good! The Western Great Law is indeed extraordinary."
The Taoist priest smiled reservedly, then returned to the cloud carriage carrying the flower basket.
"In that case, Your Majesty, would you please return those two wretched beasts to this humble Taoist priest?"
"Very well! I will give you face today, fellow Daoist."
Hu Le shook the Cosmic Light Map, and the Poison Scorpion Mother and Daughter immediately flew out of it.
At this moment, the mother and daughter were already lost in the illusion in the picture, and when they came out, their eyes were somewhat blank.
Before they could recover, the Taoist priest threw the flower basket into the air and silently chanted an incantation. The scorpion mother and daughter were instantly thrown into the flower basket.
"Thank you for granting my request, Your Majesty."
The Taoist priest reached out and recalled the flower basket, then bowed slightly to Hu Le.
"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so polite."
Hu Le nodded and put away the cosmic light map.
"I must return to hand them over to my master for disposal, so I will take my leave now."
After saying hello, the Taoist priest carried the flower basket and drifted away.
Let's continue our journey.
Hu Le returned to the cloud carriage and gave the order through the golden silk curtain.
"yes."
Kongkong'er agreed, sat down in front, grabbed a whip from beside him, and gently swung it, urging the celestial horse forward...
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