Xiao Xie pulled the stopper from the Puppet Gourd and released the seven Spider Demons from within.
"Your servants greet Master!"
Upon seeing Xiao Xie, the seven Spider Demons hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed to him in unison.
"No need for such formalities. Rise!"
With a wave of his right hand, Xiao Xie used an invisible force to help all seven Spider Demons to their feet.
"Thank you, Master. Master, allow your servants to attend to you?"
As soon as they finished speaking, the seven Spider Demons giggled and surrounded Xiao Xie, massaging his shoulders and pounding his legs.
"Not yet. I have something to ask you. Who is your master?"
Xiao Xie waved his hand, stopping the Spider Demons' movements as he questioned them.
The Spider Demons' senior brother was the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, so they should also have a master. Xiao Xie was rather curious about who their master was.
"Master, our master is Lishan Laomu, though we are merely her nominal disciples. Senior Brother Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord is Lishan Laomu's formal disciple."
The leading Spider Demon bowed to Xiao Xie as she answered.
"So that was it! No wonder..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xie immediately understood why no one had stopped Son Goku when he killed the Spider Demons in the original story, while Bilanpo Bodhisattva had intervened when he tried to kill the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.
Lishan Laomu was also known as Lishan Holy Mother. Her true identity was actually Holy Mother Wudang. Like Daoist Duobao, she was a direct disciple of Master of the Heavens.
During the battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, Holy Mother Wudang had withdrawn early under her master's orders, preserving a spark of life for the Intercept Sect. Later, she practiced under the identity of Lishan Holy Mother