[1] In the narrative, the Scorpion Demoness stands out as the sole character capable of harming both the Buddha and Sun Wukong.
Despite the Buddha and Wukong's bodies being as resilient as metal, they are unable to withstand the venomous sting of the Scorpion Demoness's tail.
[2][3] The Scorpion Demoness resides in Pipa Cave (琵琶洞) on Venom Mountain (毒敵山), near the Women's Kingdom.
Infuriated, the demoness ordered her servants to confine Sanzang and brandished a trident, challenging Wukong to a duel.
[4][5][6] While Sun Wukong is helpless, Guanyin Bodhisattva arrives to guide them, advising them to seek Maori Xingguan for assistance and revealing the demoness's origins.
Subsequently, the Buddha orders his disciples to apprehend her, but she manages to evade capture, fleeing to the Pipa Cave in the Women's Kingdom.
[8][9] The Qing dynasty Quanzhen Taoist master Wu Yizi stated that when scorpions become spirits, their poison is unparalleled; when women become licentious and wicked, they harm others even more.
These women of pleasure are seductive and follow a deviant path, straying from the true purpose of seeking scripture.
[10] Essayist Li Jing observed that the Scorpion Demoness's love for Tang Sanzang is remarkably pure.