The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 180 "Binding Spirits and Commanding Generals"

Qin Keqing was also very tired last night, and at this moment she wished Li Jingxiao could sleep in Yuan Chun's room.

She hurriedly got up and said to Li Jingxiao, "My lord, it's getting late, I'll go back to rest now."

Li Jingxiao smiled and nodded, while Yuan Chun hurriedly got up and personally escorted Qin Keqing out of the main hall.

When she returned to her room, she pretended to be nonchalant and instructed Sister You Er and Sister You San to prepare hot water for Li Jingxiao to wash up.

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily, picked up Yuan Chun, and carried her to the west courtyard.

Yuan Chun gasped in surprise, then blushed and hid in Li Jingxiao's arms, too ashamed to look up.

After a night of fighting, Yuan Chun and Bao Qin, the mistress and servant, were just as exhausted as Qin Keqing and her two servants the night before, and fell fast asleep as soon as they touched their pillows.

I took a bath in the bathhouse tonight, and it lasted for almost an hour.

Yuan Chun and Bao Qin, the mistress and servant, were both carried back to the house by Li Jingxiao, one after the other.

Xiao carried Baoqin to the bed in the side room and covered her with a light blanket.

He then returned to the bedroom, embraced the already fast-sleeping Yuan Chun, closed his eyes, and focused his mind on the game.

Commanding the game character, I cleared out all the monsters, and they dropped more than a dozen level 40 red and blue potions and equipment.

Then, just like last night, I started practicing my Golden Bell Shield skill.

After the two hundred-plus archer demons ran out of arrows, the melee demons had long since been killed by the recoil from the Golden Bell Shield.

He took out the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, waved it a few times at the archers, and instantly burned the two hundred-odd lesser demons to ashes.

While picking up dozens of pieces of equipment and medicine, a 'Millennium Snow Ginseng' unexpectedly appeared.

Upon reading the description of the snow ginseng, Li Jingxiao's face lit up with joy.

The snow-white ginseng, about a foot long, resembles a fully formed baby.

It has a head, body, hands, and feet, and its skin is faintly tinged with blood.

It can cure terminal illnesses, detoxify all poisons, and has the power to revive the dead and prolong life.

Although it's not a miracle cure, extending life is still an incredible treasure.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao was worried about encountering an enemy who would use poison to attack.

Although he had the Tongxi Dilong Pill, Li Jingxiao was worried that since this was a cultivation world, the pill's "immunity to all poisons" might not be able to cure the poison of a demon like Liu Cuitong.

Now that we have this treasure, it's like having an extra layer of security.

It took more than two hours to max out the Golden Bell Shield to Mythic level (10/10).

The golden bells surrounding his body now truly resembled real golden bells.

The recoil is even more damaging and will produce a series of bell-like sounds.

Moreover, the sound of the bell caused a shockwave throughout the surrounding area.

While Li Jingxiao was excited, he was also somewhat troubled.

The reverberating toll of the bell doesn't discriminate between friend and foe.

Fortunately, after careful observation, Li Jingxiao quickly discovered that the range of the counter-vibration could be controlled, as could the sound of the bell.

Only then did I feel relieved.

No matter how many times I tried to get the Golden Bell Shield, it remained at the Mythical level.

Li Jingxiao frowned and thought for a moment. Could it be that his level was not high enough?
Or perhaps you've reached the limit of this skill, the highest level you can go.

Li Jingxiao leaned towards the second guess, since the Golden Bell Cover was a martial arts technique from the world of martial arts, and it couldn't be upgraded indefinitely.

As Li Jingxiao thought about it, he raised his hand and unleashed a Heavenly Frost Fist, striking Little Drill Wind.

The boss was instantly covered in frost. Although it could still move, its movement and attack speed were noticeably reduced by three points.

Long Zhan Yu Ye unleashed another move of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, sending Xiao Zuan Feng flying more than ten meters away.

With one-tenth less blood on his head, Li Jingxiao immediately realized that his strength seemed to have increased significantly.

Unfortunately, the attribute panel doesn't display the Strength or Agility attributes.

Otherwise, a power increase of +5 or even +10 would definitely occur.

When Li Jingxiao clenched his fists and they made a series of cracking sounds, he could clearly feel that his strength had indeed increased.

He rushed in front of Xiao Zuanfeng, unleashed a series of Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms moves, and then exploded.

Li Jingxiao immediately noticed a book gleaming with golden light and a Tier 2 spirit stone.

The spirit stones were used on the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan without hesitation.

Fire attack +22.

附带空中火+12、石中火+12、木中火+12、三昧火+12、人间火+12。

As for the golden book, it is a book on supernatural powers called "Binding Spirits and Commanding Generals".

I learned it without even thinking about it.

Soon, the supernatural powers and spells of 'summoning and commanding mountain gods and local deities, and employing underworld ghost messengers and Yellow Turban warriors' appeared in his mind.

Just as Li Jingxiao was about to give it a try, he suddenly remembered that he was still in bed with his wife.

If the mountain god or the local earth god were to come and see that he and his wife were completely naked, that would be disastrous.

If the underworld messengers are summoned and Yuan Chun is frightened, it will be you who suffers the consequences.

Suppressing his inner urges, he closed his eyes and began practicing sword control.

The next morning, Yuan Chun and Bao Qin helped Li Jingxiao wash up and get dressed.

When they arrived at the training ground, they indeed saw Qin Keqing already waiting with Baozhu, Ruizhu, and several maids serving in the room.

As usual, he used the excuse of teaching martial arts to gain experience from Qin Keqing, Baozhu, and Ruizhu.

Unfortunately, Qin Keqing seemed much more languid than Yuan Chun.

After losing only four or five times, she pouted and refused to continue practicing.

She stubbornly clung to him, refusing to move.

Helpless, Li Jingxiao could only take advantage of his wife, which made Qin Keqing blush and become obedient with a seductive look in her eyes.

Baozhu and Ruizhu, on the other hand, are very enthusiastic about learning martial arts.

After gaining 700 experience points, he had breakfast with the three of them.

During the meal, Qin Keqing asked, "My lord, shall we bring the three Jingxi sisters back?"

Li Jingxiao was taken aback and frowned, thinking, "Mid-Autumn Festival is over, why haven't my three younger sisters come back on their own?"
He nodded and instructed, "When the sisters arrive, subtly ask them if anything has happened at the old house."

Qin Keqing also thought of this.

In the past, when Jingxi and her two friends went back to spend the holidays with their uncle and aunt, they would return on their own no later than the third day.

But today is already August 19th, and they still haven't returned.

This made Qin Keqing worry that something might have happened at the old house.

After finishing breakfast, Li Jingxiao went out to Zhenwu Temple to formally preside over the prayer ceremony.

As soon as they stepped outside, they saw Jia Rong, accompanied by Jia family servants, chatting with the three brothers Shi Delong, Lin Yi, and Liu Hongshi.

During the six months of fighting in the north, Jia Rong and the three Shi brothers were in charge of logistics. Having worked together for so long, they had developed a fairly good relationship.

Upon seeing Li Jingxiao, one would find him dressed in a blue robe embroidered with gold thread, a gold and jade belt with three assistant ministers around his waist, and black satin boots embroidered with cloud patterns.

Holding a level 20 water-dispersing fan in his hand, he fanned it, and a cool breeze flew out from the fan.

The temperature dropped slightly within a two- or three-meter radius.

The three Shi brothers knew at a glance that this fan was a powerful water-based treasure.

The Duke wondered when he had started associating with powerful figures in the water, or even important figures in the Dragon Palace.
Otherwise, how did this fan end up in the hands of an adult?

As for whether it was crafted by Li Jingxiao himself or was a treasure left behind by Zhenwu Temple, Shi Delong and the other two simply did not believe it.

If Zhenwu Temple truly possessed so many powerful magical treasures, then the former abbot, Daoist Chonglin, and his disciples wouldn't have all perished in the southern borderlands.

Upon seeing Li Jingxiao, Jia Rong didn't hesitate; he lifted his robe and knelt down before Li Jingxiao.

"Nephew greets Uncle."

After speaking, he held up a memorial with both hands, "Yesterday, Commander Zhao came to inform my nephew and uncle of your intentions."

I wrote the memorial overnight and would like to ask my uncle for his instructions.

Li Jingxiao put away his fan, took the memorial, and gestured to Jia Rong to get up.

After reading through the memorial, he thought to himself that the Ningguo Mansion did indeed have capable people.

This memorial was not only flawless in its wording and sentence structure, but also in its distribution of rewards to the soldiers, with 70% of the credit going to the emperor and 30% going to the author himself as the "Deputy Commander-in-Chief" of the Palace Guard.

Li Jingxiao smiled and nodded, then handed the memorial back to Jia Rong, saying, "Just send it to the palace and give it to Eunuch Xia."

By the way, take your men to the Imperial Guard Command.

Tell the three thousand soldiers who followed you and the three brothers Shi on the northern expedition to behave themselves once they enter the Imperial Guard.

Don't let a few days of good fortune turn into a beating, or even the loss of your head.

Jia Rong nodded hurriedly, and a little sweat appeared on his forehead after a moment, showing that this kid was really afraid of Li Jingxiao.

After Li Jingxiao finished speaking, he mounted Zhuifeng and was about to set off for Zhenwu Temple.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly pulled on the reins, turned back to Jia Rong and said, "You are also a fourth-rank 'Cavalry Captain'."

He was a sixth-rank official in the Palace Guard and a fifth-rank deputy commander in the Left Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Since you've taken on this lucrative position of managing the Palace Treasury, you should act with caution.

If you can't control your servants and relatives, and they implicate you, you won't be able to shoulder any greater responsibilities in the future.

Your head might have mysteriously disappeared.

Jia Rong immediately understood that this was a reminder to him not to let a few flattering words from the household steward or relatives lead him to hand over tasks to them.

If these people are involved in embezzlement and resale of military supplies, I, as the warehouse official, will be implicated.

In serious cases, the death penalty is indeed a possibility.

After Li Jingxiao finished speaking, he thought for a moment before saying, "Since you are a deputy commander, go to your Jia family's estate and recruit a small squad of servants to serve as guards."

Otherwise, you'll end up wandering around with servants all day, making people think that your Ningguo Mansion can't even muster a few decent personal guards.

Also, don't think that just because I'm taking care of you, and you're only a supply officer, you don't have to fight on the front lines.

You've seen battles and carnage, where swords and spears have no eyes.

Since you lack martial arts skills, you should select a group of young villagers from your own estate and train them; they might come in handy in the future.

Treat these people kindly; they might save your life someday.

Jia Rong immediately thought of Jiao Da.

This old man followed the old man to the battlefield back then, and carried the seriously wounded old man back.

In an instant, Jia Rong suddenly felt that it was very necessary for him to keep Jiao Da by his side to obey orders.

Even though this old man is arrogant and speaks harshly, relying on his past achievements, he is still quite domineering.

But he was an old soldier after all, and the affairs of the household servants and personal guards really had to be handled by him.

Seeing Jia Rong nodding hurriedly, Li Jingxiao knew that the boy had taken his words to heart.

Then, he took the three Shi brothers and their guards and rode to Zhenwu Temple.

Since Li Jingxiao said yesterday that playing chess and martial arts would earn one jar of spirit wine every day.

Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong couldn't help but become more enthusiastic.

When playing chess, he became even more perfunctory.

In just 15 minutes, Li Jingxiao won 20 games and gained 2,000 experience points.

Then both of them looked forward to competing with Li Jingxiao and winning more spirit wine from him.

Li Jingxiao always valued efficiency, and since Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong were so cooperative, he couldn't let them down.

He had planned to continue his whip-fighting contest with Liu Cuitong, but unexpectedly, the woman shook her head.

"My lord, besides being skilled with a long whip, I also know some hidden weapon techniques and swordsmanship. Please do not hesitate to teach me."

Li Jingxiao immediately understood that the woman felt she had no room for improvement in her skills with the long whip.

That's why he wanted to improve his swordsmanship and hidden weapon skills through martial arts competitions and real combat.

Li Jingxiao's goal was to gain experience, and he certainly wouldn't let go of the opportunity to beat Liu Cuitong.

He casually took out two level 20 longswords from his inventory.

After tossing it to Liu Cuitong, the woman caught it and her attention was completely focused on the longsword.

The level 20 'Flying Radiance Sword' has +3 to its sturdiness, +3 to its sharpness, and +3 to its penetration.
In Li Jingxiao's eyes, it was nothing special.

It can't even compare to a level 20 'Flying Immortal Sword', let alone a level 30 or 40 flying sword.

Li Jingxiao didn't care, but in Liu Cuitong's eyes, this sword was no less powerful than the longsword she had used for many years.

Looking at Li Jingxiao, she couldn't help but feel a little eager.

After a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao understood that the longswords produced in the game had at least two attributes.

There are quite a few with three or four attributes.

It was nothing in his own eyes, but for a monster like Liu Cuitong who had no backing, it was nothing.

Elixirs, weapons, and cultivation techniques all depend on luck to find.

Or just rob it.

But if you resort to robbery, the consequences could be severe.

Hu Xian'er also has a great-grandmother, which immediately suggests a family-based power structure.

Moreover, that great-grandmother's strength is definitely much greater than Hu Xian'er's.

But Liu Cuitong was all alone, which is why she was so surprised.

Li Jingxiao casually said, "Alright, it's just a sharper longsword. Consider it a bonus for being my sparring partner."

Liu Cuitong was overjoyed. Although the longsword in her hand was not as good as her usual sharp sword, having a good weapon could sometimes save her life.

They bowed to Li Jingxiao with clasped hands, and the two attacked simultaneously, immediately becoming evenly matched.

Because Li Jingxiao had already mastered the art of sword control, he could understand the sword techniques produced by the game more deeply and learn them faster.

However, although he learned more than a dozen sword techniques, he didn't practice them much, so he only really mastered a few.

Fortunately, once you've learned it, you'll have a very high level of understanding of this sword technique.

Moreover, with the same type of martial arts, as long as you master one sword technique to an extremely high level, the complementary abilities of other sword techniques you learn are quite high.

When used again, it didn't seem like something a beginner would use.

In just over twenty moves, Li Jingxiao had clearly suppressed Liu Cuitong.

Instead of being angry, Liu Cuitong was delighted, as her purpose in the martial arts competition was to improve her swordsmanship.

Losing is nothing; improving is the most important thing.

So after a dozen or so moves, when Li Jingxiao's longsword was pressed against her shoulder, Liu Cuitong immediately admitted defeat.

With a smile on his face, he walked to the side and silently reviewed the fight.

(End of this chapter)