The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 187 One-Sided Crushing Victory
The carp spirit and other monsters have a penchant for self-aggrandizement.

It's the same principle as how the Tang dynasty tried to establish its legitimacy by associating itself with the sage Laozi (Li Er).

But when the carp spirit said that she shared the same surname as Li Jingxiao, Li Jingxiao felt a little annoyed.

But since the person said his surname was Li, Li Jingxiao really couldn't stop him, nor did he have any excuse to do so.

I can only hold my nose and admit it.

After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down according to their status as hosts and attendants.

The wine and dishes served this time were several levels higher than before.

Dozens of pearl maidens and clam spirits continuously served dishes.

Not only are there many different kinds of items, but even the bowls and plates are made of gold and jade, which shows how luxurious they are.

Li Jingxiao was quite wary; when he put the food and wine in his mouth, he didn't actually eat them.

Instead, it was put into the inventory as soon as it entered the mouth, without even being touched by the tongue.

The game character brings wine and food and puts them on the pharmacy's trading board.

If anything is poisonous, the food and drinks will be classified as poisonous.

When sold to the system, the price is even higher.

His practice of tasting every dish and wine he prepared was seen as a sign of trust by the carp spirit and many other aquatic creatures.

Of course, many people also secretly cursed him for being stupid.

But Jia Zhu felt that Li Jingxiao was doing this to give face to his brother-in-law.

He thought to himself, "Fortunately, I was the one who insisted on marrying Yuan Chun to him."

Now we've finally received some reward.

But if Li Jingxiao knew what this kid was thinking, he would definitely spit in his face.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Li Jingxiao was already half full.

To be honest, the delicacies from the water are indeed quite good.

However, it still can't compare to the food from the sea.

After all, there are only a few dozen kinds of things that grow in the lake.

The carp spirit knew that Li Jingxiao was not easily fooled, so it went straight to the point.

It would be easy to ascertain the evil deeds of the black fish spirit, since Li Jingxiao knew the art of summoning spirits and commanding generals.

We can ask the City God to investigate and find out.

Even the Dragon King of Jieshou Lake, whether he had committed any evil deeds in the past, could be found out from the City God.

Li Jingxiao now believed the carp spirit. As for whether it had already bribed the city god with money or other means, Li Jingxiao didn't care.

I've never heard of demons causing trouble and floods in Jieshou Lake.

Actually, the main reason is that the floodwaters from the Huai River, Hongze Lake, and the Yangtze River flowed in from behind.

Jieshou Lake, Baoying Lake, and many other lakes of varying sizes have historically served as flood discharge areas.

In modern society, Baoying Lake has actually been reduced in size by several times due to artificial water diversion.

In the 1960s, Baoying had an area of ​​more than 300 square kilometers, but by the 1980s, it had only grown to more than 160 square kilometers.

Moreover, when the Sanhe Sluice Gate of Hongze Lake was built in the 1950s, the area of ​​Baoying Lake was actually reduced by 60-70%.

In other words, before the 1950s, Baoying Lake covered an area of ​​more than 400 square kilometers.

In addition, in the 19th century, the Yellow River shifted northward away from the Huai River, which greatly reduced the area of ​​many lakes.

At this time, Baoying Lake was connected with other lakes of varying sizes, such as Jieshou Lake and Baima Lake.

Its area is at least seven or eight hundred square kilometers.

Including Hongze Lake, the total area is five to six thousand square kilometers.

With its dense network of waterways and numerous swamps, it's no exaggeration to call it a water kingdom.

No wonder it was so difficult for northern forces to attack southern forces in ancient times.

Not wanting to waste time, Li Jingxiao simply went to Yangzhou and went directly to the City God Temple.

As soon as he left, the carp spirit breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Jia Zhu, since he had only recently become a ghost, he would have been in danger if not for the protection of a treasure.

He can't even stand in the sunlight.

After Li Jingxiao left, Jia Zhu was taken back to the water by Zhu Nu and handed over to the Third Princess for care.

The third princess was actually different from what Li Jingxiao had guessed; although the whole family had schemed against Li Jingxiao.

But he genuinely liked Jia Zhu.

Having watched and listened from underwater for so long, I still don't think that someone as virtuous and accomplished as Li Jingxiao is a truly good match for me.

On the contrary, because Li Jingxiao repeatedly tried to persuade and frighten Jia Zhu, Jia Zhu already harbored resentment and dislike towards Li Jingxiao.
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Upon entering the City God Temple, Li Jingxiao naturally offered incense and prayed respectfully.

Although the City God's rank in the underworld is not high, in the human world, the 'Capital City God' is a genuine first-rank official.

His title was "King Chengtian Jianguo Simin Shengfu Mingling".

The City God of a prefecture is of the second rank, the City God of a state is of the third rank, and the City God of a county is of the fourth rank.

The City God of Yangzhou was granted the title of "Jiancha Simin Chenghuang Weiling Gong", which is the same rank as Li Jingxiao's Xingguo Gong.

Therefore, when Li Jingxiao bowed, the City God of Yangzhou Prefecture responded.

He then appeared and invited Li Jingxiao to the backyard, where they served tea and exchanged courtesies as host and guest, before finally getting down to business.

The City God readily agreed and asked Judge Wen to produce the Book of Life and Death.

He let Li Jingxiao see everything that was available for him to see.

But after putting away the Book of Life and Death, this man actually smiled and said, "Judge Zhong of the Punishment Department has recently acquired a precious fan."

I even showed it off while drinking yesterday.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this. He didn't believe that a level 10 fan could be better than the treasure of a big shot like Zhong Kui.

To put it bluntly, it's just telling his colleagues that his fame and status in the world are far greater than yours.

Moreover, unless Li Jingxiao is stupid, he would never give the City God the same level 10 'Azure Cloud Fan'.

Doing that would be a slap in the face to Zhong Kui.

So this thing is a wholesale item, yet he flaunts it like a treasure in front of his colleagues. He's utterly inhuman.

After thinking it over, he still presented him with 10 jars of Monkey Spirit Wine, and the City God then saw him off with a smile.

This wine is probably not a good thing for the City God.

But it's a rare thing in this world; the sentiment behind it is more important than how precious the gift is.

However, before Li Jingxiao left, the City God still said, "If Duke Xingguo doesn't mind the trouble, he should go to Maoshan and ask for some help. It would be better than fighting alone."

Li Jingxiao refused. If he really invited the head of Maoshan Sect, all the demons and evil spirits would be killed by him, and how would he gain experience?
However, since the City God had said so, Li Jingxiao suspected that the black fish spirit might have an even bigger backer.

As for how powerful that black carp spirit is, you can tell from the fact that it couldn't even handle the carp spirit that its strength is definitely not that great.

So Li Jingxiao thought about it and decided to play it safe.

He thanked the City God, then gripped the 'Wu Yue Sword' and soared hundreds of meters into the air with a whoosh.

Then they headed towards the capital.

With two henchmen, Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong, why bother inviting a master from Maoshan and owing them a huge favor?

Anyway, it's less than 2,000 li from Yangzhou to the capital. Flying on a sword at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour is 1600 li.

Arrived in just over an hour.

When he arrived in the capital, it wasn't even dark yet. He landed at the Zhenwu Temple, and with the bewildered Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong in tow, they flew back on two other flying swords.

However, this was the first time he had used his mind to control a flying sword carrying two people.

So at first, the flight speed was not fast. After he got used to it, it was already past seven o'clock in the afternoon, and he was only about three hundred miles away from Jieshou Lake.

Li Jingxiao thought it was slow, but Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong were extremely envious and jealous.

Despite their ability to travel by turning into the wind, their speed is at most three or four hundred miles per hour.

Moreover, traveling at full speed consumes a lot of energy.

The two female demons were determined to learn sword control from Li Jingxiao.

They would gladly become slaves.

The three landed outside the bamboo forest they had been in before; it was just getting dark.

When the carp spirit and the earth god were surprised to see Li Jingxiao return with two beautiful mature women, they quickly sensed the familiar aura emanating from Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong.

He immediately realized that these two women were actually powerful demons.

When he looked at Li Jingxiao again, his expression was different.

The fact that two female demons with hundreds of years of cultivation were willing to serve as his maids shows that this Duke of Xingguo must be more extraordinary than imagined.

The carp spirit busied himself preparing a feast, treating Li Jingxiao, Hu Xian'er, and Liu Cuitong with great hospitality.

The next morning, the carp spirit summoned three thousand shrimp soldiers and crabs.

Leading the Turtle Prime Minister and a dozen or so Mandarin Fish Generals, Carp Captains, and Eel Commanders, they were fully prepared and headed straight for the Black Fish Demon's territory.

Li Jingxiao, along with Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong, followed from a distance on a large boat.

Although Li Jingxiao and his two companions are formidable, fighting in the water is indeed a problem.

So they agreed to place the battlefield in shallow water.

Only after the carp spirit and the black carp spirit clash will Li Jingxiao fly out to kill the soldiers and gain experience.

The two sides had already fought several times. The carp spirit's people had traveled more than fifty miles in the water when they were discovered by the black carp spirit's scouts.

The two sides quickly clashed in a shallow, muddy area.

The carp spirit and the black carp spirit fought to a draw, but the black carp spirit had more than a dozen powerful demons under its command, including the blue-faced demon, the red-haired demon, the drowned demon, and the Yaksha General.

Li Jingxiao immediately understood that the Black Fish Demon only had about two thousand soldiers under his command.

However, its high-level combat power is much greater than that of the carp spirit.

However, the third princess was no ordinary woman; she single-handedly dealt with two evil spirits with a long spear and was undefeated.

Seeing that the battle situation was basically clear, Li Jingxiao could no longer sit still.

Let Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong stay on the big ship.

He flew on his sword, skimming the water's surface as he charged toward a red-haired monster.

When they rushed to within a dozen meters of the red-haired monster, a dozen flying swords suddenly appeared out of thin air, and bolts of lightning suddenly erupted from his body.

More than a dozen bolts of lightning attached to the flying sword, transforming into streaks of light that slashed left and right.

The red-haired monster blocked the two flying swords on the left and right, but was struck by the lightning on the swords, causing his arm to go numb and his body to stiffen.

His neck was easily severed by two flying swords that came down from above, followed by his body.

The notification sound of +800 experience points immediately popped into my mind.

Li Jingxiao was now even more motivated to kill the enemy.

Relying on his invincible shield, he wasn't afraid of being ganged up on and charged straight into the group of Black Fish Demon's minions.

The dozen or so flying swords around his body moved swiftly, each bolt of lightning completely disregarding whether the shrimp soldiers and crab generals on the carp spirit's side were accidentally injured.

Large swaths of lightning shot out in all directions, causing the lake surface to crackle and hiss.

He cleared out the soldiers within a radius of several dozen meters in one fell swoop, and kept hearing notifications of +100 and +200 in his mind.

Fortunately, he had already turned the volume down to the minimum. He glanced at his level and saw that he had already gone from level 40 (67170/8) at the beginning.
Leveled up to level 41 (1570/8.2)
Li Jingxiao was overjoyed and charged into the black fish demon's minions once again.

Another bolt of lightning struck, killing dozens more soldiers.

Neither side dared to approach him, and many soldiers even rushed onto the mudflats.

To avoid staying in the water and getting struck by lightning, which would kill them even if they weren't struck by lightning.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingxiao was even happier.

He hovered in the air and took out the +2 Five Fires Seven Birds Fan, which shimmered with precious light.

He kept waving his precious fan towards the mudflats, and instantly dozens of five-colored flames blazed like the might of heaven, turning the entire mudflats into a sea of ​​fire.

The notification sound of gaining experience kept echoing in Li Jingxiao's mind.

Moreover, just as several Yaksha demons, blue-faced ghosts, and drowning ghosts were enduring the flames on their bodies and rushing into the lake.

The flames on his body, however, did not go out.

Li Jingxiao's eyes lit up immediately. Since these five fires could burn in water, it was even simpler.

He kept fanning the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan towards the lake, and soon, a large area of ​​the lake was ablaze.

Not only was the black fish demon terrified, but it was also completely disoriented and its soul almost left its body.

Even the carp spirit and the aquatic creatures of Jieshou Lake lost their will to continue fighting.

Otherwise, if Li Jingxiao went mad and waved his precious fan at them, they would truly be unjustly killed.

Even so, at least several hundred shrimp soldiers and crab generals of Jieshou Lake were still burned to death by him.

Even more died on the Black Fish Demon's side.

In just a short while, Li Jingxiao had already reached level 41 (1570/8.2).

Leveled up to level 43 (60570/8.6)
Not only did I level up three times, but I'm also only 2 experience points away from level 44.

Killing another one or two hundred aquatic creatures would not be difficult for Li Jingxiao.

Flying into the air, he swallowed several Rejuvenation Pills that spawned in the level 40 map to replenish his consumed true energy.

Then a strange light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and bursts of lightning flashed in them. The sky, which had just been clear and sunny, quickly gathered a large number of dark clouds.

Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky.

Wherever aquatic creatures gather, lightning will immediately strike.

The lake surface was covered in electric light, and moments later, a large number of shrimp and crab soldiers would emerge.

After several attempts, I not only leveled up to level 44, but also gained 12070 experience points (8.8).
Seeing that the soldiers on the Black Fish Demon's side had either disappeared without a trace, or had been electrocuted or burned to death.

Li Jingxiao's eyes flashed with lightning as he looked towards the soldiers on the other side of Jieshou Lake.

The carp spirit and its many subordinates were so shocked by what they saw that their hearts almost stopped beating.

Even Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong, who were on the big ship, were too frightened by Li Jingxiao's gaze to meet his eyes.

The power of thunder is more effective against evil spirits than sword control techniques, and the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan can even set a lake on fire.

In the eyes of these demons, it was even more threatening than the sword control technique.

Fortunately, even though Li Jingxiao had a thousand thoughts in his mind, wanting to kill all the aquatic creatures in Jieshou Lake, he still had some sense of reason.

Turning to look at the black fish spirit that was fleeing at high speed, he withdrew his lightning power and, with a bang, unleashed a sonic boom from the 'Wu Yue Sword'.

In a matter of seconds, it appeared above the black fish demon's head.

He threw the Binding Rope from his wrist, which instantly transformed from a bracelet into a 10-meter-long chain that plunged into the lake.

They chased after the black fish demon.

(End of this chapter)