Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 284 This gourd is destined to be with me, King Golden Horn!

"These seven gourds."

When the Jiao Demon King said this, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of regret in his tone:

"This innate gourd vine grew during the creation of the chaos, when heaven and earth were first separated. At that time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was as thick as substance."

"And this Buzhou Mountain is formed from the spine of the great god Pangu. The innate energy around it is crisscrossed and dense, as if it were real."

"This Xiantian gourd vine received such a great fortune from heaven and earth, so it produced those seven extremely extraordinary Xiantian gourds."

"However, times have changed."

The Jiao Demon King sighed:

"The current Buzhou Mountain has long been broken by Gonggong, and a section of it was cut off by Yuanshi Tianzun, making it desolate and barren. Even the last part of the Nine Heavens Xiran was dug away by Nuwa."

"Now, the spiritual energy of this world is no longer as rich as it was when the chaos first began."

"In addition, the innate five elements and yin and yang qi are now extinct."

"So, even though this Xiantian Gourd Vine has absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for countless years, the quality of the seven gourds it produced is much worse than the previous 'Xiantian Gourd'."

"They can only be regarded as 'acquired gourds'."

The Jiao Demon King said regretfully.

"It's a pity indeed."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. He understood the regret of the Demon King Jiao.

This innate gourd vine was once so glorious, and every innate gourd it produced was an earth-shaking existence.

However, with the passage of time, although the Xiantian gourd vine still exists today, the quality of the gourds it produces is no longer as good as before.

However, this is understandable.

It's like farming. The gourd vine is still the same gourd vine, but the soil and environment in which it grows have deteriorated a lot.

The Jiutian Xirang turned into ordinary land, and the innate energy became extremely thin. Naturally, the nutrients and spiritual energy of heaven and earth that this innate gourd vine could absorb were much less than before.

Therefore, the quality of the gourds produced by this innate gourd vine is naturally not as good as the previous gourds.

What's more, this innate gourd vine was cut in half by Nuwa and may have been injured.

Fortunately, this gourd vine is an innate spiritual root with extremely strong vitality. Even though it suffered such severe damage, it can still survive and continue to bear fruit.

The innate gourd vine has really... tried its best.

"Good, good, great."

When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt happy instead of worried.

This is certainly not a bad thing for King Golden Horn, it can even be considered a good thing.

If this gourd is also an innate gourd, it will definitely be fought over by those big guys, and finally fall into their hands and be divided up cleanly.

As for him, the King of the Golden Horn, he probably doesn't even have the chance to make contact.

“However, the seven gourds produced by the Xiantian Gourd Vine are not as good as the Xiantian Gourds before.”

The Jiao Demon King changed the subject, a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile:

"But it is a gourd that grew from an innate spiritual root after all, so it is definitely not an ordinary product."

The eyes of the Jiao Demon King flashed with brilliance, and he continued:
"Nowadays, this acquired gourd is still a first-class treasure. Its preciousness is almost as precious as some innate things."

"Each gourd contains unique power. If we can discover it, it will be a great treasure."

"And if we can combine several gourds to use together, their power will be unimaginable. Maybe they can really be comparable to innate spiritual treasures."

"Yes, that's right. Even if the power of one of these seven gourds is not enough, we can put all seven gourds together."

"Just refine the seven gourds and combine them into one..."

Xiao Chen nodded in agreement.

Whether it's the purple-gold red gourd of Taishang Laojun, the immortal-slaying gourd of Lu Ya Taoist, the demon-summoning gourd of Nuwa, the red gourd of Hongyun Taoist, or the purple-green gourd in the hand of the Jade Emperor...

Each of them is more powerful than the other. At least they are innate spiritual treasures, and some are even top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Although the quality of this second generation gourd cannot be compared with that of the first generation gourd, it is a bit worse.

But after all, they are all gourds grown on the innate gourd vine, so they are not much different. Their background and potential should not be underestimated.

“What a great gourd!”

"It seems that this gourd and my Golden Horn King are indeed destined to be together!"

Xiao Chen said in his heart.

How could he, the King of Golden Horn, not have a gourd?
Without a gourd, can you be called the King of the Golden Horn?

When he looked at these seven gourds, he felt that they had a special connection with the King of the Golden Horn.

If he really meets the "Golden Horn King" of Pingdingshan in the future, he can exchange gourds with him to see whose gourd is more powerful.

"So, your main purpose this time is to fight for these gourds?"

Xiao Chen inquired.

It is naturally better for him, the King of Golden Horn, to help the two snake demon sisters, Jin and Qing, to catch the gourd than to help his own brother, the Demon King Jiao.

If the Dragon Demon King could use this acquired gourd to refine some powerful magic weapon, wouldn't it be possible for me to take it first and touch it at will?
Upon hearing this, the Jiao Demon King's expression became more serious. He hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking:
"Yes, not really."

This ambiguous answer made Xiao Chen's heart tremble. He knew that what happened next was the key.

"It seems there is something else going on."

Xiao Chen knew that this matter might be of great importance, so he casually waved his hand and set up several soundproofing barriers to ensure that their conversation could not be spied on by the outside world.

The Demon King Jiao stood up, paced a few steps in the room, and said solemnly:

"If it were just a few acquired gourds, we wouldn't have to make such a fuss."

"After all, although this acquired gourd is precious, it is ultimately an acquired thing and not an innate thing."

“For us, it is also very rare, but not indispensable.”

Xiao Chen nodded in agreement.

He knew very well the origins and backgrounds of these descendants of the Demon Saint. They were basically descendants of innate strange beasts that were born when chaos was created.

These demon saints were born early and had many opportunities, so their offspring naturally had all kinds of precious magic weapons and secret techniques.

There is no need to fight over a few acquired gourds.

"Speaking of which, this matter is related to a demon saint."

The Jiao Demon King said in a deep voice.

"Related to a demon saint?"

When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but think of that night when Jiushou Qingjun came to him and promised him a favor from the Demon Saint.

He had a vague feeling that this matter might be related to the favor that Jiushou Qingjun had promised the demon saint.

"Could it be the Demon Saint Nine Infants?"

Xiao Chen seemed to have guessed something and asked tentatively.

"Yes, it is the Demon Saint Nine Infants."

"This is a secret that only the descendants of the Demon Saint and us know about."

"You actually knew that, too?"

The Jiao Demon King was surprised when he heard this.

"That's just my guess."

"I don't know the specific details." Xiao Chen waved his hand and explained.

"But, didn't this Nine Infants perish in the war between wizards and liches?"

Xiao Chen asked curiously.

The Demon King of Jiao groaned and said slowly:

"Everyone knows that during the war between wizards and liches, the five demon saints Bai Ze, Ying Zhao, Shang Yang, Ji Meng, and Fei Lian were still alive."

"And the demon saints such as Jiuying, Chitie, Guiche, Qinyuan, and Feidan have all fallen."

"However, what the world does not know is..."

The Jiao Demon King continued:
"This Jiuying is dead, but actually he is not dead."

"Jiuying is not dead?"

Xiao Chen was surprised when he heard this.

The Demon King Jiao began to tell the history unknown to outsiders:

"It's a long story. During the war between wizards and liches, the ancestor wizard of lightning, Yanzi, held wizard arrows and shot nine arrows in a row from the sky."

"Nine witch arrows simultaneously shot at the nine heads of the Demon Saint Nine Infants."

"But the Nine Infants Clan is extremely strong and physically powerful. They have already reached the point of being immortal. Even when compared to the Wu Clan, which is known for its strong physical bodies, they are not much inferior."

"In addition, the Nine Infants have no soul or spirit. As long as one of them is still alive, it can recover by collecting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Xiao Chen heard this and nodded in agreement:

"Yes, I know this. I have seen the battle between the sisters Nine-headed Qingjun and Nine-headed Jinni."

"They can quickly recover from their injuries by absorbing and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

The Demon King nodded and continued to explain:

"Yes, their clan is more dependent on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but as long as there is enough spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they can fight a hundred battles without any injuries. This is also the strength of the Nine Infants clan."

"And the Demon Saint Nine Infants has nine heads, one main head and eight secondary heads. The main head is the strongest, and the eight secondary heads are second."

"The eight deputy heads were shot by witch arrows and were severely injured. They were wiped out on the spot."

"Although the head of the Nine Infants was also shot by the witch arrow, it still had a glimmer of hope and was saved by the Demon Emperor Donghuang Taiyi, who handed it over to Bai Ze, the leader of the Ten Great Demon Saints."

"However, in the war between wizards and liches, both sides suffered heavy losses, and countless top demon warriors died."

"The Xuanmen of the human race, and later the Buddhist sect, took advantage of the situation and rose to power, becoming stronger and stronger."

"My demon race has been severely damaged and can only shrink in a corner of Northern Juluzhou. It is not easy to go out, otherwise I am afraid that I will attract suppression from both the Heavenly Court and Lingshan."

"But this Northern Continent has been polluted by the corpse of the black turtle. It is desolate and the entire continent is filled with miasma and filthy air. Where is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

"Although the leader of the Nine Infants still has a glimmer of hope, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth required to revive him is incomparably huge."

"Its requirements for the quality of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth are also extremely high."

"So this matter has been delayed."

"As for the Nine-Headed Green Jun and Nine-Headed Golden Rain, it is even more impossible for them to take the Nine Infants' heads out of Northern Juluzhou."

"The Nine Infants' head is in Northern Juluzhou, where it is still protected by Bai Ze, the leader of the demon saints. But if it leaves Northern Juluzhou and is discovered, I'm afraid the Nine Infants' head will be completely destroyed."

"Moreover, the spiritual energy in the outside world is no longer as dense as it was when the chaos first began. It is now very thin."

"Even those immortal caves outside, not only can their spiritual energy meet the conditions for the resurrection of the Nine Infants, but they are basically occupied by powerful people and used as temples."

"It's not easy to fight for these Nine Qingjun and Nine Jinni. If they are discovered, Jiuying will be in danger."

"Indeed."

Xiao Chen agreed.

The five demon saints and the demon master Kunpeng ran away from Uttarakuru. They were too sensitive.

In the last battle of Flower-Fruit Mountain, as soon as Kunpeng went out, he attracted the attention of countless enemies. The Four Emperors of Heaven came, and Zhen Yuanzi and others also came.

If these two sisters, Jiushou Qingjun and Jiushou Jinni, take out the Nine Infant's head, which is a ray of hope, and are discovered... the Nine Infant's head will definitely be completely destroyed.

It is better to stay in Uttarakuru and seek a glimmer of hope for survival.

"The innate yellow plum, the innate ginseng fruit tree, the innate bitter bamboo, the innate laurel tree...the innate spiritual roots are all in the hands of the Heavenly Court and the Holy Mountain."

"But on Mount Buzhou in the Northern Continent, there is still half of the Xiantian gourd vine left."

"This half of the innate gourd vine has a very strong vitality. It is taken care of by the Demon Saint Bai Ze. It constantly draws spiritual energy from deep underground in Northern Juluzhou through the power of the earth veins and stores it in the gourd. Gradually, these seven gourds have grown."

"These seven gourds represent the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and each contains the energy of the five elements."

"And the Yin-Yang Gourd, which contains the Yin and Yang energies."

"Now, the innate five elements qi and the innate yin and yang qi have long since disappeared."

"But this innate gourd vine is an innate spiritual root after all."

"The spiritual energy in these seven gourds, under the continuous purification and improvement of the Xiantian gourd vine, has become very close to the quality of the Xiantian Qi, and the quantity is extremely abundant."

"It can satisfy the needs of Jiuying's resurrection."

The Demon King Jiao narrated.

"So, isn't it a good thing that the Nine Infants are resurrected?"

"The demon race has gained another demon saint?"

Xiao Chen smiled.

"Oh, no, no."

The Jiao Demon King shook his head, his expression became complicated:
"My master... because of something that happened during the war between wizards and liches, his relationship with these demon saints is not good."

"understood."

Xiao Chen nodded.

Demon Master Kunpeng is considered the national master of the ancient Demon Court, and the Ten Demon Saints are considered the ten generals of the Demon Court.

During the war between wizards and liches, the ten great demon saints were fighting on the front line. However, the demon master Kunpeng took advantage of the chaos to steal the River Map and Luo Shu from the demon emperor Di Jun and stabbed Di Jun in the back, causing the demon clan to be completely defeated.

This matter of Kunpeng... has angered everyone and there is no way it can be let go.

The ten great demon saints probably hate Kunpeng very much, so it is impossible for them to have a good relationship.

However, this matter is very complicated. It is said that Kunpeng did not actually want to join the Demon Court at that time, and he never truly submitted to the Heavenly Court.

At that time, Kunpeng was fighting with Taoist Hongyun and was injured by Taoist Hongyun's self-explosion, leaving him in a weak state.

In order to win the hearts of all the flying creatures, Donghuang Taiyi jumped out at this time and hit Kunpeng with the Chaos Bell, seriously injuring him. He then suppressed Kunpeng and forced him to join the Demon Court.

In this situation, Kunpeng had no choice but to join the Demon Court.

History is often made up of countless complex causes and effects.

Who can tell the cause and effect, right and wrong?

"This matter of the previous generation..."

When the Dragon Demon King said this, he also felt a little headache.

Although he, the Jiao Demon King, is Kunpeng's disciple, he is also a member of the demon clan.

They are all from the same demon clan, and deep in his heart, he actually hopes that the demon clan can unite and become stronger. Only in this way can he have a chance for revenge.

But... he is Kunpeng's disciple after all. The teacher's kindness is as high as a mountain. The kindness of teaching and educating is no less than the kindness of raising him.

The butt of the Dragon Demon King will not sit crookedly.

(End of this chapter)