Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 188: Subduing Kuiba with a Trick
Dou Eqing and the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast remained silent for less than half an incense stick. Just as Dou Eqing was about to speak, the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast sent a telepathic message to Dou Eqing first, as if it saw through Dou Eqing's intention to speak.

"Boy, you need a favor from your Grandpa Long. That little bit of food isn't enough!"

The fact that it spoke first and what it said showed that the Taotie Dragon Turtle obviously wanted to take the initiative in the negotiations.

This shows how high his intelligence is.

Although the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast is only in its infancy, it has lived for thousands of years after all.

Even though I was asleep most of the time, I experienced a lot.

"What else does a Taotie want besides eating? Isn't devouring everything your clan is all about?"

Dou Eqing knew that he had met a negotiating rival and was not in a hurry to make an offer.

"My bloodline is inclusive. The Taotie bloodline is only a part of me. I am a descendant of the noble dragon turtle. Treasures are my greatest treasure. Hurry and offer your treasures. Perhaps I will take a liking to them. If you have any difficulties, I will help you solve them."

The Taotie dragon turtle beast boasted without taking a breath.

"Yes, I will first test your abilities. I will see how much knowledge you can dig out from the bloodline inheritance. As long as you can help me identify what this hand seal is, I will offer you the treasure."

Dou Eqing said as he opened a corner of a storage ring filled with miscellaneous items so that the Taotie dragon turtle beast could take a look.

This move of his fascinated the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast, and the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast immediately urged Dou Eqing to perform a hand seal:

"Okay! It's no big deal. Hurry up and show me the hand gestures. My Dragon Turtle clan has a long bloodline, and even you humans know many things from ancient times."

"Come, eat while you watch me perform the hand gestures."

Dou Eqing put Wei Rushan's body into a soul-trapping formation, giving it to the gluttonous dragon turtle beast to eat.

His trick is called "If you want to take it, you must give it first."

"You are a sincere boy. Grandpa Long will never treat you unfairly."

The Taotie dragon turtle beast smacked its lips and used its telepathy to praise Dou Eqing.

Dou Eqing did not respond, but used the beast-controlling hand gestures from the [Demon-Raising and Beast-Controlling Technique].

He intentionally made mistakes in the order of some hand gestures and performed them very quickly.

"Huh? Why does it look familiar, but why can't I match it up?"

The Taotie dragon turtle beast was puzzled.

Dou Eqing gave Wei Rushan to the Taotie dragon turtle beast to eat as a gesture of goodwill to it, but he never expected that he would turn around and set a trap for it.

"Didn't you see clearly? Let me show you a few more times."

"What? You still don't see it clearly? Okay, let me perform it again."

"Too fast? I'll do it more slowly."

Dou Eqing made quick hand gestures over and over again, muttering to himself, but he spoke very loudly, as if the Taotie dragon turtle beast was really asking him a question.

"You haven't seen it clearly yet? You don't know, do you?"

He spoke to the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast with an expression as if he was tired of pinching.

“It feels like it, but it’s not.”

The Taotie dragon turtle beast appears to be very honest.

"Brother, you're not going to give up until you see the rabbit. Tell me the origin of this hand gesture, and all twelve treasures will be yours."

Dou Eqing directly took out twelve golden treasures from the storage ring and tempted him.

In fact, these twelve treasures are just twelve exhibits made of gold, namely a golden spear, a golden stick, a golden hammer, a golden bowl, a golden sword, a golden harp, a golden flute, a golden pipa, a pair of golden swords, a pair of golden boxing gloves, a golden halberd, and a golden drum. They are not of much real value.

But the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast liked it very much and wanted to get it into its pocket immediately.

Unfortunately, the honest Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast got stuck in a rut. He clearly felt that the hand gestures were similar to the [Demon Raising and Beast Taming Technique], but he didn't say it out loud.

The stalemate lasted for a stick of incense, and Dou Eqing deliberately placed twelve golden treasures next to it to make the Taotie dragon turtle beast jealous.

"Brother Long, are you not sure about the hand seals? In fact, you have some guesses? Why don't you feel the hand seals yourself, maybe you can remember them."

Dou Eqing said this as he sent the golden drum into the soul-trapping formation.

When the Taotie dragon turtle beast saw the golden drum, it immediately swallowed it into its stomach, as if it was afraid that Dou Eqing would take it back.

The Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast, like the Taotie, has an independent space inside its belly, which is equivalent to a monk's storage ring and is used to store things.

However, their independent space will inevitably become larger as they advance.

If it swallowed the golden drum, it would not be regarded as food.

Seeing this, Dou Eqing threw another golden hammer to the Taotie dragon turtle beast.

The gluttonous dragon and turtle beast happily accepted them all.

"Brother Long, I think a powerful and domineering person like you deserves a resounding name like a king."

He found that the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast was still somewhat wary of him, so he did not try his skills on it immediately, but instead diverted its attention.

"Just call me Dragon Turtle."

"Dragon Turtle is too common a name, and you're not the only dragon turtle in the world. How about I give you a more powerful name?"

Dou Eqing raised his golden fists as he spoke.

What he meant was that if he agreed, the pair of golden fists would belong to him.

"You can start it. If it doesn't sound good, I won't agree."

The Taotie dragon turtle beast muttered.

While it was communicating with Dou Eqing through its spiritual thoughts, it was also saying the same words in its animal language.

"Kui Ba! How about this name?"

Dou Eqing gave the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast this name after a little thought.

"Okay, I like this name."

"Okay, from now on you will be called Kui Ba."

As he spoke, he threw the pair of golden boxing gloves into the soul-trapping formation.

This time, the Taotie dragon turtle beast did not swallow the pair of golden fists directly into its stomach, but put on the boxing gloves with its forelimbs.

Dou Eqing wasn't sure whether it was the transformation of the boxing gloves as a magic weapon, or the ability of the Taotie dragon turtle beast, that allowed the gloves to fit perfectly on its forelimbs.

However, this action is enough to show the extraordinary intelligence of the Taotie Dragon Turtle Beast.

Therefore, he paid special attention to the Taotie dragon turtle beast, which he named "Kui Ba", and treated it with caution.

Under Dou Eqing's various pretexts, eleven of the twelve gold artifacts were given to Kui Ba, leaving only the golden bowl that he coveted the most.

If there wasn't a word "dou" engraved on the golden bowl, Dou Eqing wouldn't have called it a golden bowl.

Although the golden bowl is a bowl, it has been made into a strange shape. It looks like neither a measuring bowl, nor a cloak, nor a funnel, nor a hat. Instead, it looks like a tortoise crown tailor-made for Kuiba.

"Kui Ba, I gave you almost all my treasures for free, and you still haven't helped me figure out what that hand seal is.

I see you really don't know, so I'll keep this golden bowl for now. When you figure out the origin of the hand seal, I'll give it to you."

What a good move of retreating to advance, he really played it well.

"You're right, kid. If we let Grandpa Long sense the hand seal, we should be able to completely confirm its effectiveness. Now that we know the effectiveness of the hand seal, we should know that its origin is not simple."

As Kuiba finished speaking, Dou Eqing had already made the hand seals, and the runes formed by the hand seals fell on the turtle's eyebrows.

Dou Eqing's previous deception had already made Kui Ba let down his guard.

The rune fell on the turtle's eyebrows, and Kuiba accepted it directly.

"The soul-nourishing and controlling technique that was popular in recent times!"

Kuiba spoke human words directly.

It reacted immediately after the words came out of its mouth and knew that it had fallen into a trap.

"Alright, alright! Good boy, you tricked me! But, do you know how big of a challenge you'll face in the future if you're involved with Grandpa Long?"

Kui Ba spoke to Dou Eqing through telepathy with an air of old age.

"What are you talking about the soul-nourishing and soul-controlling technique?" Dou Eqing didn't care about the cause and effect, but was attracted by the "soul-nourishing and soul-controlling technique".

From the Demon Lord Kuanhai's memory, he clearly remembered that the hand gestures came from "The Art of Raising Demons and Taming Beasts".

However, his memory of this technique was only partial and incomplete, and he did not have a specific description of the name of the hand seal.

“Most beast taming methods are implemented through contracts. Although the soul is involved, the contract is needed as a medium.

The contracts were all created by monks through exploration, and many of them are not perfect. As long as the corresponding cracking method is found, the beast taming contract can be completely unlocked.

There is also a more advanced method of taming beasts, which is to place restrictions on the beast's soul, so that the life of the monster beast is controlled by the cultivator and can only obey orders.

However, there are humans who dare to commit suicide, and there are also animals that would rather die than surrender. The laws prohibiting this are also very limited.

Only the Soul-Nourishing Technique can perfectly control beasts..."

Kuiba introduced to Dou Eqing in detail the various ways of taming beasts.

This is also the effect of the soul-nourishing and soul-controlling technique. Because Dou Eqing particularly wants to know the soul-nourishing and soul-controlling technique, this will is transmitted to Kui Ba's soul through the subordinate relationship between the two, and it will involuntarily answer Dou Eqing.

Although Kuiba's introduction was very detailed, Dou Eqing still did not understand it very thoroughly.

In short, he knew that the Soul Nourishing Technique was particularly powerful in taming beasts, and there was nothing else to worry about.

Dou Eqing also did not forget the purpose of looking for Kui Ba.

"Do you have anything to clean up here? You have to leave here with me soon..."

He stated his purpose without hesitation.

Before he subdued Kuiba, he was exhausted from pretending to be a grandson.

At this time, he was able to break the soul-trapping formation for Kui Ba.

"Come with me, I'll take you to a place to see if you are the one."

Kuiba seemed to have entered the role of Dou Eqing's spiritual pet, no longer calling himself Grandpa Long, but instead calling himself "I".

"Wait a moment."

Dou Eqing immediately escaped from the ground.

He first brought Hao Yun over to reunite with other monks.

After Hao Yun introduced Dou Eqing to his fellow disciples, Dou Eqing immediately said:

"Here's your reward. Get out of here as soon as possible."

He threw a storage ring to the Moon Worship Fairy pointed out by Hao Yun, and then teleported away without looking back.

After separating from the Demon Worship Altar, he escaped underground and rushed back to reunite with Kui Ba.

"Those small fry could have been killed and silenced, but they still paid a price to bribe them. You know, human greed knows no bounds. Only four people would keep a secret."

Kui Ba failed to control his old habits and directly gave Dou Eqing some advice.

"I'm not trying to bribe them, but rather a trade reward. Your trail was discovered by their ancestors thousands of years ago, and I came here specifically to find you."

Dou Eqing explained casually.

"Boy... the master is even more sinister and cunning than I am."

Kui Ba originally wanted to criticize in his heart, but he didn't expect that his thoughts could be transmitted through his telepathy, so the master who didn't want to be called out had to call out.

"You don't have to call me master, you can call me whatever you want. There's nothing wrong with calling me kid."

Dou Eqing comforted him.

"What's your last name, kid? I wonder if you're a descendant of a great human family."

As Kuiba spoke, he led Dou Eqing to find the way ahead.

"sinus."

"The surname Dou should be a changed surname. The man should have taken his mother's surname..."

Kuiba talked freely.

Soon they arrived at a position three hundred meters underground, and Kui Ba found the direction of their journey.

There is a narrow cave passage leading to the depths.

Kuiba turned into a turtle only the size of a fist and let Dou Eqing lead him along this narrow path.

Because the road was not easy to walk on, and Dou Eqing tried to escape underground but failed, he had to crawl forward in some places. After half an incense stick of time, he reached a depth of 900 meters underground.

The shoulder of the narrow path suddenly became open.

Dou Eqing looked up and saw a tall palace gate.

The palace gate was only about one meter higher than Dou Eqing, but it looked as if the entire palace gate was towering and majestic, like a passage leading to another world. Ancient and mysterious runes were carved on it, flashing with faint light.

On both sides of the palace gate, there are two stone-carved mythical beasts guarding. They are lifelike with their fangs and claws bared, as if they are silently guarding the tranquility and secrets of the underground palace.

The door was closed, and on the door plaque were written four ancient black characters:
"Emperor Yuan's Underground Palace."

Just these four words made Dou Eqing feel unfathomable.

"Perhaps I can gain enlightenment from these few words, but unfortunately my current cultivation level is not high enough."

He had never heard of the name "Emperor Yuan".

Dou Eqing tried various methods, but he could neither open the door nor get in by escaping underground.

"Emperor Yuan existed in ancient times, so there must be few records of him now..."

Kuiba looked at Dou Eqing's depressed expression and explained:
"If you can obtain this opportunity, it is not impossible for you to reach the Refining Void Realm. Come back ten thousand years later to receive the complete inheritance, and you will be able to lay the foundation for becoming an immortal."

It can be seen how incredible the opportunity behind the door is.

However, Dou Eqing could only sigh in despair now, not knowing whether the time had not come yet or if this opportunity belonged to another cultivator.

"go!"

Out of sight, out of mind. After spending almost a day here, Dou Eqing felt that he couldn't waste any more time here.

Dou Eqing returned to the original place, and when he reached a hundred meters underground, he directly disappeared underground and appeared on the ground, but he didn't expect that there was someone above him.

This person is none other than the Moon Worshiping Fairy, the master of the Moon Worshiping Altar.

Dou Eqing was already an old hand in the world of women, and he could tell at a glance that this woman was still a virgin, but she looked like a mature and beautiful woman with great charm.

The Moon-Worshipping Fairy disliked wearing shoes, and so she stepped barefoot upon a lotus blossom brimming with spiritual energy. Her plump breasts, wrapped in a constricting crimson satin dress, rose high, stretching through her clothes. Her even breathing caused them to tremble, threatening to tear Dou Eqing's clean clothes.

He only took a glance at the other person's place, and suddenly felt his blood boiling and desire aroused.

So, he couldn't help but move his gaze down to look at another part of her scenery.

The Moon Worshiping Fairy was wearing a tight-fitting bright red silk satin dress. The wideness of the long skirt could not cover the outline of her high hips, and the slender waist seemed to be only to match her beautiful round hips.

Dou Eqing's attention had been on Kui Ba before, and he didn't pay much attention to this person at that time.

He quickly suppressed the restlessness in his heart and looked at her face.

Her holy and beautiful face and a pair of clear eyes immediately made Dou Eqing suppress all his evil thoughts.

Now it seems that this name is really well chosen. The person lives up to his name. There is a bright crescent moon between his eyebrows, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Obviously, she was waiting for him.

"Senior, the opportunity below may belong to me. Can you take me down?"

Fairy Baiyue pleaded.

Her words made Dou Eqing's heart move.

To be honest, the opportunity of Emperor Yuan's underground palace not only attracted Dou Eqing, but also deeply aroused his curiosity and thirst for knowledge, forcing him to want to uncover its mystery and push open the door.

"How do you know there's an opportunity down there? Do you know what it is?"

He resisted the urge to immediately take Fairy Baiyue back to the gate of "Emperor Yuan's Underground Palace" and pretended to be puzzled, as if he had not found any opportunity below.

(End of this chapter)