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

Chapter 310: The Routine of the Golden Horn King

Uttarakuru, Little Horn Cave.

The two demons, the Golden Horn King and the Scorpion Spirit, as well as the Golden Horn King's trusted demon, the Great Immortal Tiger Power, the three demons sat together in a hall.

In the center of the hall, there were two chubby little gourd spirits kneeling. One was yin and the other was yang, one was male and the other was female. They looked pitiful, weak and helpless.

The two little gourd spirits seemed like they could be swallowed up by this powerful evil spirit at any time.

"Adopted son, adopted daughter..."

Xiao Chen tapped his fingers lightly on the stone table beside him, his eyes deep as he was calculating how much profit he would make.
When you have a treasure in your hands, you naturally need to use it.

For him, using this pair of Yin-Yang gourds to refine them into magic weapons is actually too useless and not very beneficial.

The magic weapon is dead. After it is successfully refined, its power is limited and fixed.

If he were to refine an ordinary acquired spiritual treasure, he would have at least hundreds of such magic treasures, if not dozens. It would obviously not make much sense to add another ordinary acquired spiritual treasure.

The most powerful combination magic weapon, the "Yin Yang Two Qi Gourd", and his killing magic weapon, the "Yin Yang Two Qi Bottle", are repeated.

"The Yin Gourd Spirit, the Yang Gourd Spirit, the realm of the Taiyi Golden Immortal..."

Xiao Chen's gaze fell on the pair of gourd monsters.

Different from ordinary acquired spiritual treasures, these two gourd spirits are not only the embryos of magic treasures, but also two gourd spirits with life.

They have growth potential and have certain potential.

The talents of this pair of gourd spirits are indeed good. They possess the blood of the top-notch plant spirits in the Three Realms. They are far superior to ordinary monsters such as the green-faced fish monster, the iron-boned general, and the armored little monster under his command.

It is not impossible for these two little gourd spirits to grow into the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal within three hundred years.

Currently, among his subordinates, the only ones who can be regarded as great generals and possess the strength of Taiyi Golden Immortal are the Twin Wind Generals, Yellow Wind Great Sage and Black Bear Demon.

Other than that, nothing else.

He indeed does not have enough capable men under his command.

This is not him, the King of Golden Horn, and he cannot recruit any great demons at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Whether it is the Bull Demon King, the Lion King, or the Monkey King... they cannot recruit them, the most they can do is to bring them over by becoming sworn brothers.

The monsters that can reach the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal are all great demon kings. They are all arrogant and unruly and difficult to control.

Monsters of this strength don't need to rely on others at all. They already have the strength to occupy a mountain and rule over a region. There's no need for them to be humble and submissive. What's the point?

Even in the heavenly realm, this great demon at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal can serve as the leader of a constellation, or even the head of a constellation.

How could such a monster easily submit to others?

Such as the Monkey King, the Ape King, the Lion King, the Bull Demon King, the Hundred-Eyed Demon King... These Taiyi Golden Immortal-level monsters can only be interacted with as peers and treated with courtesy.

Want to subdue them? Make them bow down to you?
He, the King of Golden Horn, currently does not have the strength and qualifications to control this top-level Taiyi Golden Immortal monster.

As for the fact that he, the Golden Horned King, shook his tiger body, exuding a domineering aura, and all the monsters bowed down to him, that was a joke...

This is the real world of Journey to the West. These great monsters all have their own pride and pursuits. None of them is a mechanical, mindless NPC.

But there is no doubt that the value of a Taiyi Golden Immortal is definitely higher than that of an acquired spiritual treasure.

As long as there are good refining materials, acquired spiritual treasures can be produced in batches.

But to become a big monster in Taiyi Golden Fairyland, bloodline, talent, opportunity, time... are all indispensable, and they cannot be created by just piling up resources.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen glanced at the Great Immortal Huli next to him.

The Great Immortal Hu Li is a living example. Although he ate the big peaches and used up all kinds of natural treasures, his cultivation level still remained below the Golden Immortal realm, and he did not even reach the Golden Immortal realm.

And beings like Sun Wukong, Bull Demon King, and Yang Jian are now only at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal. You can imagine how difficult the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal is.

"The Yin Gourd Spirit and the Yang Gourd Spirit."

Xiao Chen glanced at the two gourd spirits again, judging their value.

No matter what happens to these two gourd spirits, whether they refine the weapons or not, whether they turn them into magic weapons or not.

The yin and yang energies are always in their bodies and will not disappear out of thin air.

The Yin Gourd Fairy is proficient in all kinds of Yin-related spells, and her abilities are similar to those of the ghost monkey King Yurong.

She can be said to be a "ghost gourd" and a yin magician.

The Yang Gourd Spirit is good at Yang magic, has great strength, and is extremely stubborn. He is a bit like a meat tank warrior like the Bull Demon King, and has the talent of a pioneer.

The Yin Gourd and the Yang Gourd complement each other. When the two gourd spirits, one yin and one yang, work together, they can even exert combat power far beyond their individual strength.

The purpose of King Jinjiao's trip to Uttarakuru this time was to recruit talented demons to expand his own power.

It would be nice to have a pair of adopted sons and daughters with outstanding talents.

Just like emperors like Ji Chang and Zhu Yuanzhang, when they were conquering the world, how could they achieve their ambitions without a bunch of adopted sons to serve as cannon fodder?
As for betrayal?

King Golden Horn does not need to worry about this problem for the time being.

First, there is the oath to heaven as a constraint, and if violated, one will suffer severe punishment from heaven.

Secondly, this foster father was not called that for nothing. Once the two gourd spirits recognized him as their foster father, they became father and son.

This is not only a binding relationship, but also means a subordination in power.

As an adoptive father, he has absolute control and command over his adopted sons and daughters. This is a recognized rule in the demon world.

To a greater extent, an adopted son is just a cannon fodder and a slave.

A demon general can switch to other demon kings and continue working in another place. This is normal. As a working demon, you can change your boss.

But adopted sons can’t do that.

Third, these two gourds are still small and their minds are not yet mature. In other words, the mind of a little baby is like a blank sheet of paper, which is easily influenced and shaped by the outside world.

Draw whatever you want on the paper.

Will these two little gourd spirits become bloodthirsty demons, warlike demons, or cruel demons in the future... It depends on how they are educated in the future.

He used some tricks and slowly brainwashed them, and it was easy for them to be loyal to him and become the most loyal generals under his command.

"As for raising..."

As for the current raising, if He Sanniang successfully becomes a disciple of the Demon Master Palace, then He Sanniang will be a member of the Demon Master Palace.

These two little gourd spirits can also be temporarily placed in the Demon Master Palace and raised as two little boys.

With Kunpeng around, no one dared to go directly to the Demon Master's Palace and attack the two gourd spirits.

From his own standpoint, Kunpeng will definitely take the initiative to protect these two gourd spirits.

Kunpeng will even completely dissolve the Yin and Yang energies in their bodies and completely fuse them with the gourd itself, thus eliminating the potential threat once and for all.

This is called using one's own force to counter another.

Although he, the King of Golden Horn, intended to use these gourds as cannon fodder, he naturally could not say so for the sake of his reputation.

Those who need to be brainwashed should naturally still be brainwashed.

The brainwashing process is not complicated, as King Golden Horn has rich experience and means.

He has a country of fairies and a mountain of fairies. He has tens of thousands of fairies soldiers and hundreds of fairies generals. There are all kinds of old fairies, evil fairies, fierce ghosts, evil ghosts, poisonous fairies...all of them are murderers and arsonists, bloodthirsty, vicious, cruel and brutal fairies.

In the mortal world, he is the king. Of course, in the demon world, he is the great demon king who has split the land.

The more brutal, fierce and cruel the monster is, the more he likes it, and the more he recruits.

The monster is too servile, his knees are too soft, he kneels too quickly, and he has no backbone at all, so he is really useless.

The monster that still retains its vicious nature is a good monster.

With hundreds of years of experience in ruling and employing people, he had already mastered various methods of controlling his subordinates naturally.

This... How difficult could it be for King Golden Horn to brainwash two little kids?
For him now, this kind of thing is just a matter of turning his hand, as easy as turning around.

Two little elves with immature minds will not know the truth from the false and will be completely devoted to you if you just give them a simple trick.

It's just a few words.

Xiao Chen glanced at He Sanniang beside him.

We are an old couple, so we understand each other immediately.

Xiao Chen glanced at the Great Immortal Huli nonchalantly again.

The great immortal Huli was well aware of the cunning and wisdom of the big brother Jinjiao.

"Brother Jinjiao, what does this mean? What do you want me to do?"

The Great Immortal Huli was secretly trying to figure out what Big Brother Jinjiao was up to.

at this time.

He Sanniang suddenly stood up, with a dark face and a cold look at the two gourd spirits.

He Sanniang's voice was very cold:

"My dear, I don't need this ice and fire gourd, but I still need this Yin and Yang gourd."

"Why not refine them for me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire hall instantly became solemn.

The Yin Gourd Spirit was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled even more violently.

Although Yang Gourd Spirit was very stubborn, he was still frightened by He Sanniang's cold eyes and the poisonous stake that had been used on him before, and was afraid of angering this vicious female demon again.

The Yang Gourd Spirit immediately stopped moving and making any noise.

The Yin Gourd Spirit quickly bowed to Xiao Chen again, with a hint of pleading and despair in his voice, trying to gain a glimmer of hope for himself and his brother, and said:

"King Jinjiao, if we two monsters join forces, we can perform some Yin-Yang magic."

"With the two working together, their power will definitely be extraordinary, surpassing that of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal demon."

The Yin Gourd Spirit's voice trembled slightly, but his tone was extremely firm:

"and."

"We can also hand over the gourd leaves and the essence of the original body to you."

"This is a sign of our loyalty."

"As long as you are willing to take us in, our life and death will depend on your decision."

"I will go through fire and water for you."

Xiao Chen's smile was as warm as the spring breeze, his face full of compassion. He gently patted the back of He Sanniang's hand and persuaded her in a gentle tone:

"Sanniang, forget it."

"I have always been compassionate."

"These two little gourd spirits are so pitiful and helpless. How can we bear to refine them?"

"Why not take him under your command?"

"As for the magic weapon, I will find some good refining materials and supply them to you."

He Sanniang heard this and nodded:

"My dear, if that's the case, then I'll do as you say."

Upon hearing this, the Yin Gourd Spirit felt relieved. She let out a long sigh and quickly prostrated herself on the ground, her eyes full of gratitude and awe.

The Yang Gourd Spirit, originally with its eyes wide open, wanted to open its mouth to yell, but was knocked to the ground by the Yin Gourd Spirit. The Yin Gourd Spirit held the Yang Gourd Spirit's head and kowtowed three times to Xiao Chen together.

The two gourd spirits saluted to Xiao Chen and said:
"Godfather, please accept our children's greetings."

"Good boy."

"Get up quickly."

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded. His voice was gentle and loving, as if responding to the expectations and desires of the two gourd spirits.

Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and gently touched the two gourd spirits' round heads, as if giving them his most sincere blessings.

He patted the two little gourd spirits' big heads that were as round as the heads of gourds, and signaled the Yin gourd spirit and the Yang gourd spirit to stand up. Xiao Chen smiled like a kind father, his eyes full of tenderness and expectation, and he chuckled and said:

"From now on, you will be my, King Jinjiao's adopted son and daughter."

"I will do my best to protect you and teach you, so that you can become famous in the demon world."

"Become a great monster that everyone is afraid of."

When the Yin Gourd Fairy heard this, her eyes sparkled with excitement. She took a deep breath, as if she wanted to condense all her gratitude and determination into this one sentence:
"Thank you for your mercy, foster father."

"I will follow my adoptive father from now on. I will do whatever he asks me to do."

"God is above, and heaven and earth are my witnesses. I will definitely..."

"If you break this oath, my soul will be shattered and I will never be able to turn over a new leaf!"

The Yin Gourd Spirit dragged the still somewhat confused Yang Gourd Spirit along, and together they made this solemn oath to the Heavenly Dao.

The oath is complete.

The Yin Gourd Spirit's eyes suddenly turned red, and a strange aura emanated from his body.

The Yin Gourd Spirit's chubby fingers flexibly manipulated the Yin Energy and began to form seals with his hands.

She muttered something and began to perform the soul-extracting technique, forcing out a drop of crystal clear essence blood from her own body and the body of the Yang Gourd Spirit.

Followed by.

The Yin Gourd Spirit then picked a piece of emerald green gourd leaf from each of its own and the Yang Gourd Spirit's gourds.

The veins on the gourd leaves are clear, as if they contain some mysterious power.

She carefully attached her original essence and blood to the gourd leaves, then held the two gourd leaves that carried their loyalty and determination in her hands, walked towards Xiao Chen, and prepared to hand them to him.

However, when Xiao Chen saw this scene, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.

Xiao Chen waved his hands, with a hint of anger and confusion in his tone, he said angrily:
"Children, what are you doing!"

"Are you doubting Father?"

"Since you have worshipped me as your father, we are one family. We prosper together and suffer together."

"How could your father not believe you?"

"These essence blood and gourd leaves are your foundation."

"Take it back, take it back quickly!"

"Father does not need these things to prove your loyalty."

"This, Father..."

Upon hearing this, the Yin Gourd Spirit and the Yang Gourd Spirit's eyes flashed with surprise and confusion, as well as a bit of unconcealed emotion.

They didn't expect the Golden Horn King to react like this.

They originally thought that handing over the original essence blood and gourd leaves could express their loyalty and determination, but they didn't expect that it would make the Golden Horn King angry instead.

She looked at the determined eyes of the Golden Horned King in front of her, a warm feeling surged in her heart, tears flashed in her eyes, and she was a little moved.

This is a great trust and care.

"Father, you... you really don't want us to hand over our essence blood and gourd leaves?"

The Yang Gourd Spirit couldn't help but ask.

"My children, you are my adopted children. I will naturally trust you and take care of you wholeheartedly."

"There is no need to constrain you in this way."

Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head.

"This……"

The Yin Gourd Spirit and the Yang Gourd Spirit looked at each other.

Although they are gourd spirits and possess a certain level of cultivation and intelligence, they are still two little kids after all.

Before they recognized him as their adoptive father, King Golden Horn seemed high and mighty, cold and unapproachable to them.

But after recognizing him as his adoptive father, King Golden Horn seemed to have become a different person, treating them with great care and concern.

Even their essence blood and gourd leaves were not wanted, but the Golden Horn King actually gave them such trust.

King Golden Horn truly accepted them and wanted to treat them as his own children. He believed in them.

To be honest, although they have Buzhou Mountain as their father and Xiantian Gourd Vine as their mother.

But after all, Buzhou Mountain and the Xiantian Gourd Vine are not intelligent and cannot give them true fatherly and motherly love.

Therefore, they are actually a few orphans without father or mother. In their young hearts, they have never felt the love of their father or mother.

And now, they seemed to feel it.

"Father, we will definitely practice hard and live up to your expectations!"

The two gourd spirits said in unison.

He Sanniang didn't say anything.

At this moment.

Hu Li Daxian suddenly realized, took a step forward, and persuaded Xiao Chen sincerely:
"Brother, your position as adopted son is high and powerful."

"This is the identity and glory that many demon children dream of!"

"Which of the little demons in Yuanshan didn't try their best to become your adopted son and receive your protection and teaching?"

"Although these two little gourd spirits are gifted, it may be difficult to convince others if they are directly adopted as your sons."

Huli Daxian paused and continued:

"I think we should give them some tests to let them prove their strength and loyalty."

"In this way, the brothers will be convinced."

"Otherwise, the brothers won't accept it either!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen looked embarrassed. He glanced at the Yin Gourd Spirit and the Yang Gourd Spirit kneeling on the ground and said in embarrassment:
"This……"

Upon hearing this, the Yin Gourd Spirit handed over the gourd leaf that he had prepared to give to Xiao Chen, and pleaded:

"Father, you better take it, otherwise the children will be worried."

"Please give us this opportunity to prove our strength and loyalty."

Yang Gourd Spirit also quickly echoed:

"Yes, father, please believe us, we will work hard to prove ourselves!"

"Hey……"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen sighed and reluctantly took the two gourd leaves. He said with a hint of helplessness and expectation in his tone:
"Oh, all right, kids."

"Then I'll keep this gourd leaf for you."

"In the future, when you are able to convince the people, your father will return the king to you."

Say it.

Xiao Chen casually took out two ordinary magic weapons and handed them to the Yin Gourd Spirit and the Yang Gourd Spirit. He gently touched the round heads of the two gourd spirits and said with a smile:

"Take it, this is a reward from your father."

"Remember, we are a family, we prosper together and we suffer together."

"Thank you, father, for this!"

Yang Gourd Spirit borrowed the two magic weapons without any hesitation. He was straightforward and had no affectation at all.

The Yang Gourd Spirit happily played with the magic weapon in his hand, and then without hesitation handed the slightly better magic weapon to the Yin Gourd Spirit, and said with a smile:

"Sister, this is for you."

He is the Yang Gourd Spirit, and his nature is masculine and straightforward, without too many thoughts and calculations.

In this world, the relationship between father and son is still ingrained in people's bones.

Before, although he was stubborn, that was just the way he was.

But now, since he has already accepted King Golden Horn as his adoptive father, he truly regards King Golden Horn as his father.

There are not too many twists and turns in the mind of Yang Gourd Spirit.

They have not had a name since they were born.

Now that they have a father, it is natural for their father to give them names. This is a natural thing to do.

He hoped that his father would give them a loud and nice name, so that in the future, they could use this name to carve out a place of their own in the demon world.

"Father, the child doesn't have a name yet."

"Please, father, give me and my sister a name!"

"This will make it easier for us to be ordered around."

The Yang Gourd Spirit opened its eyes wide and pleaded very obediently.

"Alright."

"Since you are my children, you should share the same surname as me, Jin."

"The main body is a gourd, so add the word gourd or reed."

"Well... then my sister will be called Jin Hu Duo Duo."

"My real name is 'Golden Gourd Duoduo', so my sister's alias outside is 'Golden Hu Duoduo'."

"Your real name is 'Golden Gourd Leaf', and your alias outside is 'Golden Hu Ye'."

"how?"

Xiao Chen found this Yang Gourd Spirit interesting, so he touched his gourd head and explained to him the difference between the two words "Hu" and "Hu", and then said.

"Golden gourd leaf, golden gourd leaf..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Gourd Spirit muttered a few words.

When Yang Gourd Spirit heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he muttered:

"Golden gourd leaves, golden gourd leaves, golden gourd leaves..."

He seemed to be very fond of the name.

The Yang Gourd Fairy was overjoyed when he got the name. He rolled over on the ground and shouted:
"Hahaha!"

"I have a name, I have a name!"

"My name is 'Golden Gourd Leaf'."

"Golden gourd leaf!"

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Chen looked at this scene and smiled slightly.

Plant spirits are different from humans.