The maiden was well-versed with the star domain of the Brahma Void Heavenly Court.

Under her guidance, ten days later, Sun Wukong and his companions arrived at Shisù Three.

The maiden mentioned that there was a place called Langya Pond, a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, not too far from them and quite difficult for the White Robed Venerate to find.

Sun Wukong transformed into a human and searched Shisù Three for three days, but could not find the Langya Pond described by the maiden.

"Did you take the wrong path?"

Immortal Zhenyuan couldn't help but ask.

"No."

The maiden replied, "This place has undergone significant changes; perhaps the name of Langya Pond has also changed."

"We really should reveal our identities and ask someone for help."

Immortal Zhenyuan said, "What's there to be afraid of the White Robed Venerate?"

"It's all right."

Wukong shook his head, "It's better to be cautious."

From the maiden, he knew that the cultivation of Hidden Soul needed time. Since the White Robed Venerate had sensed their existence, he would definitely continue to send people to investigate and not let them cultivate in peace.

Being low-key could avoid unnecessary trouble, so they might as well keep it low-key as much as possible.

Sun Wukong saw a city called Xiao Yang City ahead and decided to go inside for a brief rest.

As they approached the city, large hail suddenly began to fall from the sky.

"Just a moment ago, the sun was blazing; how come there is now sudden hail?"

Immortal Zhenyuan looked up at the sky, puzzled.

As they entered the city, they saw that the pedestrians continued their activities despite the falling hail.

In the bustling city, some carried loads on their shoulders, others drove ox carts for deliveries, and some led mule-drawn carts, but each person had an iron pot on their head to shield themselves from the hail.

Immortal Zhenyuan couldn't help but laugh, "These people don't use pots for cooking; instead, they use them to block hail."

The maiden curiously observed the scene: "It seems like they are used to this."

Sun Wukong nodded.

There was no sign of panic on the faces of the pedestrians, indicating that the city was frequently hit by hail; that's why they were so adept at dealing with it.

The group found a small shop in the city and sat down.

"Waiter, bring us some good wine,"

Immortal Zhenyuan called the waiter over.

The maiden curiously looked around, perking up her ears to pick up the conversations of nearby people.

"Hail during daylight, the demoness of Wushan must be angry again."

The conversation of a few old men at the street corner caught her attention.

"That demoness is terrifying; she must be dissatisfied with the man offered to her last month, and now she's punishing us once more."

"There are hardly any young and handsome men left in the city to offer; who knows when she will be satisfied."

The old men sighed.

"Fortunately, I wasn't handsome enough when I was young to catch her eye."

"I have body odor; I also couldn't catch her eye."

"You're all lucky; I was unfortunate, naturally handsome, and had to disfigure myself to avoid that demoness."

The scar-faced old man said with a sigh.

After listening for a while, the maiden's eyes flickered, and she whispered a few words to Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong nodded slightly. Once the waiter brought the wine, he dipped his left hand in it and drew a circle on the table.

"Go."

With a soft command, a streak of water light flew outside and entered the body of the scar-faced old man.

"Have you heard of Langya Pond?"

Sun Wukong asked.

"Have you heard of Langya Pond?"

The scar-faced old man asked the surrounding old men.

"Langya Pond?"

Upon hearing this, the old men all shook their heads, "We haven't heard of it."

"Who says they haven't heard of it."

Only one of them nodded and said, "When I was young, I heard from my grandfather that the original name of Wushan Pool was Langya Pond."

A gleam of light flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes inside the small shop.

"Found it,"

he declared.

Immortal Zhenyuan took a sip of wine, "Ask about the affairs of Wushan Pool."

Sun Wukong nodded, then asked, "Where is the Wushan Pool?"

"Where?"

The old men were somewhat puzzled by their companion's question, "It's in the Wushan to the southwest!"

Sun Wukong inquired further and found it was only about a hundred li away, not too far.

The old men said that Wushan had a demon woman who, as long as they could remember, forced various kingdoms to select a handsome man each month to present to her. If the king failed to comply, the demon woman would flood the kingdom.

Nearly a thousand men were sent to the demon woman each year, but to this day, not a single one has returned alive.

What's more serious is that over the years, the demon woman's demands for men have grown increasingly high. Even if the kingdoms paid their tributes on time, if she was unsatisfied with the offerings, she would punish the kingdoms by sending down three days of hail.

"Preposterous."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Zhenyuan couldn't help but say, "Younger brother, let's go to Langya Pond now and capture that demon woman."

Sun Wukong nodded slightly.

After a brief rest, they arrived at Wushan.

Atop Wushan was a vast lake, shrouded in mists, breathtakingly ethereal.

"Is this Langya Pond?"

Sun Wukong asked a maiden.

The maiden closed her eyes and felt for a moment, "There's a trace of Langya Pond's aura here, but it's very faint."

She opened her eyes and said, "It probably suffered damage during a great disaster and has not yet recovered."

Sun Wukong looked at the lake, "Can one still cultivate here?"

"Yes."

The maiden said, "One only needs to sort out the underlying spirit veins and find some auspicious beasts to preside over, and I have a way to restore it."

Sun Wukong nodded.

"Where's the demon woman? I don't see her."

Immortal Zhenyuan looked over the lake, "There's no demon aura here."

"I'll find her."

Sun Wukong blew a breath toward the lake, and the clouds and mist scattered, revealing an Immortal Palace.

This Immortal Palace floated on the lake's surface, with auspicious light rising, holy and peaceful.

"How is it an Immortal Palace?"

Immortal Zhenyuan couldn't help but ask.

This was a palace where immortals resided, as one could tell from the light it emitted that there couldn't possibly be a demon woman within.

Sun Wukong stepped onto the lake surface and strode towards the Immortal Palace.

The others followed behind.

Not far into their walk, over a hundred figures suddenly flew out of the Immortal Palace.

"This is the residence of the Goddess of Wushan; who are you?"

The figures descended and asked.

"So it's indeed a demon woman..."

Immortal Zhenyuan lamented as he looked at these figures.

These descending figures were all handsome male Taoists, each as elegant as fragrant orchids and as majestic as jade trees.

"Have all the men who were captured turned into Taoists?"

Sun Wukong thought as he observed those Taoists, it seemed the world's understanding of the demon woman of Wushan was flawed.

But whether things were as he thought, he still had to see.

"We are cultivators from the North, who have heard of the renowned name of the Goddess of Wushan, and have come to pay a visit."

The young girl stepped forward to speak.

"Lies."

The male Taoists sneered, "What fame does the Goddess have outside? You clearly have no good intentions!"

"I do not welcome females and demons here; the little girl, the Heavenly Dog, and the Heavenly Horse should stay behind."

At this moment, a soft voice came from the Immortal Palace, "Those two Taoists, you may enter."

The Goddess of Wushan had spoken.

Immortal Zhenyuan smiled at Sun Wukong, "Younger brother, fortunate that she cannot see through your true form."

"She can't see through the Ginseng Fruit Spirit either."

Sun Wukong responded.

Immortal Zhenyuan was left at a loss for words.

"This isn't fun anymore."

He muttered and followed Sun Wukong into the Immortal Palace.

The male Taoists looked at the two men with faces full of hostility, as if they were looking at love rivals.

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