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

Chapter 339: Ice Carp Navy
Xuanjin Mountain, Xuanjin Cave.

in the secret room.

The faint candlelight flickered, illuminating Xiao Chen's furrowed brows and solemn face.

Xiao Chen then called over the Water Gourd Spirit, the Fire Gourd Spirit, and the Earth Gourd Spirit to check one by one, and found that the result was the same as that of the Golden Gourd Spirit and the Wooden Gourd Spirit.

Their bodies and souls were intact.

Xiao Chen understood immediately.

The physical injuries of these five gourd spirits have indeed recovered thanks to the powerful self-healing abilities of the plant spirits themselves.

What they lost was the acquired five elements' qi. Their foundation was taken away and their roots were destroyed.

Therefore, at present, the Five Elements Gourd Spirit can be regarded as "acquired deficiency".

Since the gourd spirits' bodies and spirits were not injured, there was naturally no need for treatment.

Since the body and the soul are fine, another way of treatment must be found.

"Try the big-fruited peaches and see if you can make them whole again."

Xiao Chen decided to implement plan two.

at the moment.

Since the Precious Lotus Lantern plan didn't work, Xiao Chen naturally decided to try the "Big Fruit Peaches".

Let’s see if the big-fruited peaches can repair the foundation of these gourd spirits.

In fact, peaches and gourds are both fruits of innate spiritual roots.

But if we talk about the degree of cherishment.

The peaches are far inferior to the gourd.

After all, there are 3,600 peach trees in the Peach Garden, including 1,200 small-fruit, medium-fruit, and large-fruit trees.

If there are 200 peaches on a peach tree, that would be 720,000 peaches.

What's more, these peaches ripen once every few thousand years. After picking one batch, new fruits will soon grow again. This cycle will continue endlessly and you will never finish picking them all.

In contrast.

Since the beginning of the world, only two batches of gourds have grown on this innate gourd vine, with a total of no more than fourteen.

Of course, this is also closely related to the growers.

After all, the Queen Mother can be called "the number one plant cultivation master in the Three Realms" and "the number one botanist in the Three Realms."

In the mythological world, all kinds of magical herbs, elixirs of immortality... are all available at the Queen Mother's place.

For example, the Nine Elixirs of Gold, the Purple Flower of Rainbow, the Five Clouds' Juice, the Black Frost and Crimson Snow, the Leaping Three Yellows, the East Ying White Fragrance, the Eight Stones and Thousands of Ganoderma, the Wei Xi Nine Lights, the West Flowing Stone Gall, the East Cang Qingqian, the Ji Shi Qiongtian, the Sheng Yi Jinlan, the Chang Guang Crimson Grass, the Yun Tong Fei Qian... there are countless of them.

Under the careful cultivation of the Queen Mother, all kinds of rare plants can flourish.

There may have been only one innate peach tree at the beginning, but under the skillful hands of Queen Mother Queen Mother, it was cultivated to 3,600 trees.

I have to say: Queen Mother is awesome.

If this innate gourd vine were given to the Queen Mother to cultivate, I wonder how many gourd vines would be produced.

Of course, the innate gourd vine is not in the hands of the Queen Mother.

He is not familiar with King Golden Horn and Queen Mother.

"Hu San, Hu Si, come forward."

"Father has another treasure. Let you try it first."

"See if I can heal the wounds to your foundation."

Xiao Chen waved his hand, signaling the water hyacinth spirit and the fire gourd spirit to move forward.

Afterwards, Xiao Chen took out two sealed treasure boxes containing large peaches that he had prepared long ago and handed them to the water hyacinth spirit and the fire gourd spirit.

Since the main purpose was to try out the effect, he naturally didn't need to give each of the five gourd spirits a large peach. That would be such a waste.

The full name of this Xiantian Peach Tree is also called "Xiantian Renshui Peach Tree". From the name "Xiantian Renshui Peach Tree", we can see that this Peach Tree probably has the attributes of wood and water.

Among the five elements of gourd spirits, the water hyacinth spirit is born from the innate gourd vine and has water attributes, so it can be said to have both wood and water attributes.

The properties between the two should be the most compatible.

If the method of "eating large-fruited peaches to restore the foundation" is feasible, then the water hyacinth spirit is the most likely to succeed.

As for the Fire Gourd Spirit, it is the gourd spirit among the Five Elements Gourd Spirits that Xiao Chen wants to focus on cultivating.

"Thank you, father, for the reward."

The Water Hyacinth Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit spoke in unison, their voices full of sincerity and gratitude.

Subsequently,

The two gourd spirits stepped forward and took the box containing the large peaches.

"Open it, don't say anything, don't ask any questions, just eat it."

Xiao Chen nodded, indicating that they could open it.

The two gourd spirits immediately opened the treasure box impatiently.

In an instant, the alluring and exotic aroma of the large-fruited peaches filled the entire room.

The fragrance seems to have magical power, which makes people feel refreshed and relaxed.

Although the Water Hyacinth Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit have been doing odd jobs in the Nine Infants Mountains since they were born and have not seen much of the world, this desire from the depths of their souls is still obvious.

The two monsters knew that this was a good thing. After looking at each other, Hu San and Hu Si stuffed the big peaches into their mouths without hesitation and began to gobble them up.

The peach flesh is delicious and juicy, melting in the mouth, as if it contains endless power.

As the two demons swallowed the peaches, they felt a warm and powerful force surging in their bodies and began to digest them quickly.

Maybe it’s all because of the magical fruits of plants.

After the Water Hyacinth Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit ate the large-fruited peaches, they digested them very quickly.

But in just a moment, the essence of the big peach had been completely absorbed by them.

Previously.

The two little gourd spirits have only practiced Taoism for more than two thousand years, and can only be regarded as ordinary little demon generals in this Northern Continent.

However, after eating the giant peach, their cultivation levels soared directly to the level of celestial immortals, approaching the level of true immortals.

Just like the effect of peaches:
If people eat it, they will become immortal, live as long as heaven and earth, and be as old as the sun and the moon.

After taking the large peaches, the Water Gourd Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit's cultivation level soared. The two demons looked at each other, saw the horror in their eyes, and knew that they had gained a huge benefit.

This large peach saved them countless years of hard training.

The Water Gourd Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit were filled with joy. They bowed respectfully to the ground and said:
"Thank you, father!"

"Come forward again, and let your father see if your foundation has been restored."

Xiao Chen smiled and waved, signaling the two monsters to come forward.

He hoped that this large peach could fulfill his wish and help the two gourd spirits recover their foundation.

Subsequently.

Xiao Chen once again investigated the conditions inside the bodies of the Water Hyacinth Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit.

However, Xiao Chen was slightly disappointed.

At this time, the two gourd spirits had improved their cultivation a lot.

However, the acquired five elements' qi has not yet recovered.

"It seems that peaches are not enough..."

Xiao Chen pondered in his heart and felt a little disappointed.

He originally thought that this large peach could be a good medicine to heal the injuries to the two gourd spirits' foundations, but reality told him that things were not that simple.

However, Xiao Chen was not discouraged by this.

After all, this makes sense.

The magical herbs and fruits in the world have different effects.

Although the peaches are precious, their most important function is to improve cultivation and increase lifespan.

Healing wounds, healing the wounds to the foundation, is not the effect of the peaches.

but.

Xiao Chen quickly calmed down.

After all, his original intention of fishing out these five gourd spirits was to "pick up junk" and see if he could "make use of the discarded gourds".

It’s best to make use of it.

If he can’t use it, then he can’t use it. He won’t lose anything.

The reunion of the seven gourd spirits will also make Jin Hulu Duoduo and Jin Hulu Ye more grateful to him and loyal to him.

"Father, we have let you down."

After eating the large-fruited peaches, the Water Gourd Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit felt the condition of their bodies. Although their cultivation had improved, the injuries to their foundation had not healed. The two demons said with shame on their faces.

They could also see that the Golden Horn King really wanted to heal their wounds. After all, he even took out such a rare treasure and used it on them.

Who can do this without sincerity?

"It's okay, you guys go down first."

"This fundamental injury cannot be healed overnight. Father, please think of other ways."

Xiao Chen said to the Water Gourd Spirit and the Fire Gourd Spirit.

Since the large-fruit peaches are useless, there is no need for Xiao Chen to give this precious resource to the three gourd spirits of gold, wood and earth to try.

It would be a waste even if you gave it.

However, Xiao Chen did not show partiality. He looked at the three gourd spirits, Gold, Wood, and Earth, and said:

"Father asked Huaying to bring you some fire dates and pears."

"The Fire Dates and Pears are also rare spiritual fruits of heaven and earth. They will be of great benefit to your cultivation."

Upon hearing this, the three gourd spirits, Gold, Wood and Earth, were filled with gratitude and excitement.

They know that their father Xiao Chen has always been thinking about them. Even though they are currently unable to share their father's worries, their father has never given up on them.

"Thank you, father."

The three gourd spirits bowed to the ground together, their voices filled with sincerity and respect:
"We will practice diligently so that our father can use us soon."

"Okay, you guys go down first." Xiao Chen waved his hand and dismissed the Five Elements Gourd Spirits.

……

A few days later.

Next to the "Xuanjin Lake" of Xuanjin Mountain, Xiao Chen's figure appeared again.

Next to Xiao Chen stood the water hyacinth spirit.

As Xiao Chen's mind moved, the thousands of ice carps that were carefully caught from the North Sea were slowly spat out from his "small world in his stomach" as if pulled by an invisible force, and fell into the shimmering "Xuanjin Lake".

Uttarakuru is a bitterly cold place, bordering the North Sea, and its water quality is similar to that of the North Sea.

These ice carps have now been brought to the Xuanjin Lake by Xiao Chen. Although the environment has changed, they do not seem to feel uncomfortable. Instead, they swim happily in the water, creating splashes of water.

Xiao Chen looked at these ice carps and made some calculations in his mind.

Although he, King Golden Horn, is a water creature, there have never been any powerful water creatures under his command.

Therefore, naturally, he had no navy under his command.

The vacancy of the navy has always been a shortcoming in his mind.

In the mythological world, there is a saying that goes "carp jumps over the dragon gate".

That is, when a fish leaps over the Dragon Gate, it becomes a dragon, but only the carp can be like this.

Carp has the appearance of transforming into a dragon.

As a special species of carp, ice carp not only possesses strong vitality, but also has the potential to transform into a dragon.

If these ice carps can be trained, they will surely become a powerful force under his command in time. Their potential should not be underestimated.

However: "It is easy to get an army, but it is hard to get a general."

If you want to build an army, you must first choose your generals.

It is easy to build an army, but difficult to find a good general.

Xiao Chen knew very well that if he wanted to build a powerful navy, he must first find a general who could command these ice carps.

His previous subordinates had never had any powerful aquatic monsters to command these ice carps, only Silver Horn could be used.

But no one knew where Yinjiao had gone and there had been no news of him since.

However, now that the water hyacinth spirit has eaten the large-fruited peaches, its cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and it is now close to the realm of true immortal.

Although the foundation of this water hyacinth spirit has been destroyed, it is still extraordinary. It is a natural water spirit and can be used.

Therefore, his "Ice Carp Navy" can be initially formed and trained.

Of course, the most important thing, and what makes Xiao Chen happy, is that these gourd monsters born from Mount Buzhou seem to have the indomitable will of Mount Buzhou deeply imprinted in their bones.

Of course, in a sense, they are indeed the sons of Mount Buzhou.

These gourd brothers seem to be "the reincarnation of King Kong and the gods descending to earth". They are born very brave and passionate.

They are brave and fearless, and they move forward courageously. They are very stubborn and unyielding.

The Calabash Brothers, who possess this kind of spirit and qualities, are truly natural-born demon generals.

Xiao Chen felt that it was most appropriate to let the water hyacinth spirit lead these ice carps.

Among these thousands of ice carps, hundreds of them have developed intelligence and turned into monsters.

at this time.

The hundreds of ice carps that had gained intelligence and transformed into monsters saluted Xiao Chen one after another and shouted respectfully:

"Greetings, Grandpa King."

Then, they turned around and saluted the water hyacinth spirit:

"Greetings to Commander Hu San."

The uniform voice rang in Hu San's ears.

Feeling the respect from the ice carp demon soldiers.

At this moment, the water hyacinth spirit seemed to be enveloped by an invisible force. His back straightened unconsciously, and his eyes flashed with unprecedented determination and glory, ready to meet the upcoming challenge.

Xiao Chen looked at this scene and felt quite satisfied.

As a demon king for many years, he naturally knows the principle of "trust people when you employ them, and don't employ people if you don't trust them."

Xiao Chen's gaze stayed on Hu San for a moment, and he made up his mind completely.

He patted Hu San's shoulder gently. Although the action was light, it contained a heavy responsibility and entrustment.

Xiao Chen solemnly instructed the water hyacinth spirit:
"Hu San, I'll leave these Ice Carp Demon Soldiers to you."

"For now, I will let Yuan Tong come to assist you. You can learn some tactics of deploying troops from Yuan Tong."

Xiao Chen's voice was steady and powerful, and every word seemed to strike Hu San's heart:
"From now on, you will be in charge of this navy."

"You must lead them well and train a strong navy."

"Don't let your father down."

When Hu San heard this, his excitement surged like a tide and he could hardly suppress it.

After all, the demons admire the strong, the strong are respected, and heroes compete for the first place.

The concept of "the strong are respected, and only heroes dare to be the first" is engraved in the bones of the demon clan.

The belief of not being content with mediocrity is also engraved in the bones of the gourd brothers.

Although the foundation of the five gourd brothers was destroyed, they were never willing to become mediocre and lost among the little demons.

Before, Hu San was just a soldier doing odd jobs in Jiuying Mountains, and was unknown. But now that he has come to Xuanjin Mountains, he has not only been adopted as the adopted son of King Jinjiao, but also commands thousands of navy.

This is an important task.

This kindness made Hu San feel extremely honored and grateful.

It is:

"Little gourd, you have a lonely life."

“Even though the spirit is lost, the will is not lost.”

"Take the road to heaven and realize your ambitions."

Hu San straightened his chest, his eyes flashing with determination, and said excitedly:

"Don't worry, father. I will live up to your trust."

"Although our Gourd Brothers' foundation has been destroyed, the pride in our bones and our determination not to be mediocre have never disappeared!"

"I will do my best to train a powerful navy to bring honor to my father and make the Xuanjin Mountains famous!"

Xiao Chen's gaze stayed on Hu San. Hu San's determined eyes and passionate words burned like a raging fire, making Xiao Chen feel extremely satisfied and relieved.

These gourd brothers are indeed good gourds and good seedlings.

The gourd is broken, but the ambition is not.

Although the foundation of the Calabash Brothers was damaged, their ambitions remained.

"Well, Hu San, do a good job."

Xiao Chen encouraged and set a small goal for the water hyacinth spirit:
"Father has seen the navy of Heaven before. How magnificent it is."

"I hope you can surpass it."

Upon hearing this, the water hyacinth spirit's blood boiled, as if there was an invisible force pushing him forward.

He knew that the Heavenly Court's navy was one of the most powerful in the Three Realms, and could be called "the No. 1 navy in the Three Realms."

How easy is it to surpass the Heavenly Navy?
But Hu San did not show any fear or retreat. Instead, he became more determined and confident.

"Father, I will definitely try my best to do it!"

Hu San said with finality.

"Ah."

Xiao Chen nodded, his gaze lingering on the "Ice Carp Navy" for a moment, secretly calculating his current power in his heart.

Today, the people under his command, King Jinjiao, can be said to be strong in both soldiers and horses, with many monsters and generals.

nowadays.

The combined forces of his three continents already amount to as many as 40,000 demon soldiers, and three to four thousand sailors.

As for demon generals, there are also many talented ones.

There are three demon generals: the long-armed ape Yuan Tong, the heavenly dog ​​Gou Tianba, and the iron-boned general.

Among the demon commanders, the potential of the long-armed ape Yuan Tong is even more unlimited. He has a family background in military studies and is well-versed in the art of war. If Yuan Tong can grow into the next Yuan Hong, he will be no less capable than Li Tianwang.

There are two great generals among the monsters: the black bear demon Heifeng, and the Yellow Wind Great Sage Huangfeng, both of whom are great monsters in the Taiyi realm.

Scout: Mosquito monster Shu Wen.

Adopted sons and daughters : The seven Hulu brothers and sisters.

Among them, the golden gourd flowers and golden gourd leaves both have the appearance of Taiyi.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Technical talents in alchemy and refining: The Great Immortal Tiger Power, the Great Immortal Deer Power, and the Great Immortal Sheep Power can provide his demon army with a steady supply of weapons and magic treasures support.

Logistics Manager: A green-faced little fish monster.

Of course, there are also himself and his wife: King of the Golden Horn, the Scorpion Spirit.

This force is no less powerful than the Flower-Fruit Mountain force.

If all his forces were put together and placed outside, they would definitely be surrounded and wiped out by the Heavenly Court.

Not only that, but his brothers: Bull Demon King, Jiao Demon King, Lion Demon King, Monkey King, Hundred-Eyed Demon King, Yurong King, Beautiful Monkey King, Kun Demon King, Peng Demon King...

Foreign aid: Water Ape Great Sage Wuzhiqi.

It can be said that if a war breaks out.

As soon as the Golden Horn King raises his flag and calls on his friends, the demons from the four continents will gather to respond. Their power will be enough to shake one-third of the world.

However, Xiao Chen also knew that the environment of Dongsheng Shenzhou and Xiniu Hezhou was not suitable for raising demon soldiers. The target was too big, and it would be difficult to further expand the power.

To recruit and maintain soldiers, they still have to be in Uttarakuru.

Right now, he has only about 6,000 demon soldiers in Uttarakuru.

This is indeed too few. We need to recruit at least 100,000 demon soldiers.

(End of this chapter)