The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 193 After beating the younger brother, sure enough, an old guy came knocking on the door.
Li Jingxiao is truly not short of money now. The gold and silver he received from the carp spirit of Jieshou Lake alone totaled 120 million taels.

Including the jewelry, it amounts to several hundred thousand.

Moreover, a trip across the grasslands cost two to three hundred thousand.

There was also the silver melon stolen from the temple, worth another two hundred thousand.

There's really no need to keep so much silver gathering dust in the warehouse.

Besides, if you want to make more money, you can always go and beg the dragon kings of Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake for alms.

So Li Jingxiao hesitated for only one night before directly refusing.

Some people say he's stupid, that he doesn't know how to make money, let alone make several times the profit.

But some people praised him for being open-minded and intelligent.

Especially the emperor and the retired emperor.

The father and son were afraid that Li Jingxiao would make too much money, because only with enough money could he support a large number of soldiers.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful Li Jingxiao is, we only need to keep him in a sanctuary and he won't pose much of a threat.

For this reason, the emperor specially bestowed many fine gifts upon Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun.

The two women then stopped thinking about making money.
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The day arrived, the day he had arranged to meet Jin Yangjun at Yunmo Cave on Jiuding Mountain, north of Jizhen.

After getting up early, Li Jingxiao glanced at the character list.

The character's level has increased from level 44 (12070/8.8) a month ago.
Reached level 45 (18250/9)
I normally get 2 chess experience points from Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong every day.

In martial arts competitions, you can only get an average of 200 points per day.

Li Jingxiao felt that duels took too much time and were not worthwhile, so he only fought one match each against the two female demons.

As for the two wives and three concubines, as well as Sister You Er and Sister You San.

On average, I spend my days accompanying them in martial arts practice, competitions, and exercise.

It can also be around one thousand to one thousand two hundred.

Li Jingxiao was fairly satisfied with this speed.

As for chess, Yuan Chun was alright, but he beat the other women many times.

I never wanted to play chess with him again.

Even if you put in the effort to coax or offer benefits, you'll only work sporadically.

As for spending all day going out to fight and kill, that's a quick way to gain experience.

But killing a few demons and monsters is also very inefficient.

I'd rather stay home with my wife and practice my sword-controlling skills.

What could truly move Li Jingxiao now would be a large-scale battle or war between dozens or hundreds of demons.

As for skills, since they injured the old Dragon King's precious son in Tianchi and even imprisoned the prince in the underworld for a hundred years.

Li Jingxiao naturally didn't really believe that the Dragon King of Tianchi wouldn't dare to cause him trouble.

The principle is that even if you can't win, you must run faster than your opponent.

During this past month, Li Jingxiao was incredibly dedicated to practicing his sword control technique.

Moreover, during the Battle of Jieshou Lake, the level increased by 4 levels, plus the 1 level increase in the past month.

All five attribute points were added to Comprehension.

体质30、根骨26+8、悟性30+4。

At this point, the cultivation speed boost from the attribute points has reached +490%.

And +190% of the meridian width.

Just by meditating and practicing sword control techniques, one can gain 6.4 proficiency points per hour.

He practices sword control for at least 15 hours a day, even when he's resting at night.

With the added benefit of Monkey Spirit Wine, the Sword Control Technique has been mastered to the highest level (5960/1).

Although I haven't broken through a major level, the more proficient I become, the more skilled I am at understanding and using sword control techniques.

The speed has increased from 800 kilometers per hour to 1 kilometers per hour.

Li Jingxiao tried flying from the capital to Yangzhou, a distance of approximately 1 kilometers.

Using a pocket watch, it does indeed take only about an hour.

Unfortunately, it still didn't break the sound barrier.

However, when it comes to short-distance, extreme acceleration flight, he was already able to break the sound barrier and reach supersonic speeds back in Jinling.

However, this speed cannot last.

But it's very useful when you're trying to escape.

Li Jingxiao arrived at Yunmo Cave on Jiuding Mountain in just a few minutes. He frowned when he saw that the tiger demon was not waiting for him there.

However, considering that King Jinyang had indeed gone to Japan, and the journey there and back was not short, requiring a boat trip, he suppressed his dissatisfaction.

He took out the dragon-patterned halberd that belonged to the Heavenly Pool Dragon Prince and practiced the Overlord Spear Technique on a cliff outside the cave.

After the halberd came into Li Jingxiao's hands and was repaired at the blacksmith's shop, it was indeed restored from a bent state to a brand new state.

Panlong Halberd - Sharpness +10, Armor Penetration +10, Frost Attack +10.
A weapon with three attributes is already much stronger than the level 40 'Wu Yue Sword'.

Comparing the +2 Demon-Subduing Mace, looking only at the attribute points, the difference seems minimal.

However, the +2 Demon-Subduing Mace's +12 Demon-Subduing and Evil-Slaying effects make it exceptionally strong against demons.

However, after the halberd came into Li Jingxiao's hands, it was strengthened by the level 1 and level 2 spirit stones he had collected over the past month.

+2 Dragon Halberd - Sharpness +12, Armor Penetration +12, Frost Attack +12, with added cold poison.

Although the effects of the cold poison only occur with a certain probability, once you are affected, it means you will continuously lose health.

This is different.

So for the past month, Li Jingxiao would set aside some time each day to practice the shooting skills he had learned in the game.

He learned all the different styles of spear techniques, including the Yang family spear, the Overlord spear, and the Yue family spear.

Although his proficiency wasn't high, only at the level of mastery, Li Jingxiao could still be considered a skilled gun user at this point.

To outsiders, he was a one-in-a-million genius when it came to guns.

Only Li Jingxiao himself knew that the game cheat was equivalent to having martial arts skills completely imprinted in his mind.

That's why your skill level increases so quickly.

After practicing for half an hour, Li Jingxiao put away his spear, took out the purple-gold red gourd, and drank several large gulps. The heat in his body immediately subsided by more than half.
Just as he was thinking of taking out the Luohan Bed to continue practicing his sword control technique, Li Jingxiao's ears suddenly twitched.

Looking to the left, you can see a large tiger carrying an old man out of the forest.

Li Jingxiao recognized the old man at a glance; he was the same old fellow he had met in the Greater Khingan Mountains.

The fierce tiger was none other than Jin Yangjun, who had reverted to his demon form.

At this moment, Li Jingxiao wished he could just kill the tiger demon.

Jin Yangjun probably knew what Li Jingxiao was thinking, and quickly said, "My lord, please forgive me. It was not that I betrayed you."

"But yesterday, when I was searching for blood offerings in these mountains, I was subdued by the Dragon King and couldn't escape even if I wanted to."

Li Jingxiao snorted coldly and ignored the tiger demon.

When he looked at the Heavenly Lake Dragon King, he not only activated his Golden Bell Shield, but also took out the Demon-Subduing Mace from his inventory and held it in his hand.

When the Dragon Lord saw the Demon-Subduing Mace, he couldn't help but recall the battle he had fought against the old Taoist priest from the Lingbao Sect years ago.

He asked with a sigh, "Young Taoist priest, where is the former owner of this Demon-Subduing Mace now?"

Based on these words, Li Jingxiao began to believe that Jin Yangjun, that barbarian, had indeed not betrayed him.

This Demon-Subduing Mace was a weapon I had snatched from the tiger demon.

Moreover, it was this tiger demon who told him that the old Taoist priest of the Lingbao Sect, who had fought a great battle with the Dragon King of Tianchi, had died of serious injuries in Changbai Mountain.

It was only after encountering this tiger demon that he was able to find the broken Demon-Subduing Mace.

After Li Jingxiao snatched the weapon from the tiger demon, he not only repaired the Demon-Subduing Mace at the game's blacksmith shop.

It was reinforced twice more.

Its power is at least 30% stronger than when that old Taoist priest from the Lingbao Sect wielded it.

Therefore, when Tianchi Dragon Lord saw the newly renovated Demon-Subduing Mace, he felt fear.

He was still worried that the old Taoist priest from the Lingbao Sect had only passed on the Demon-Subduing Mace to Li Jingxiao, while he himself hid in the mountains, living a carefree life. If that old Taoist priest were still alive, the Dragon King of Tianchi wouldn't be entirely confident that he could defeat him a second time.

Moreover, since the Demon-Subduing Mace could be repaired and has now been passed on to Li Jingxiao, the Dragon King of Tianchi is basically certain that the Taoist priest and the Lingbao Sect must have even more valuable items in their possession.

Li Jingxiao wasn't stupid, so naturally he wouldn't tell the Dragon King that the old Taoist priest had already passed away.

And then he remembered his promise to the City God of Yangzhou.

If this old dragon comes to cause trouble for me, it's like slapping the face of the City God and the Underworld.

When that time comes, the underworld will definitely cause him trouble.

So Li Jingxiao threatened, "Isn't the Dragon Lord afraid that the Underworld will cause you trouble?"

The Dragon King of Tianchi laughed heartily, "There isn't even a single City God Temple in the entire Changbai Mountain area, so why would the City God of the Underworld come looking for trouble with me?"

Li Jingxiao was taken aback by these words, and then realized that the underworld couldn't govern just any place.

Moreover, the ghost messengers, ghost kings, and generals of the underworld are not immortal.

If you encounter a powerful demon, you have to run even if you can't win.

Li Jingxiao immediately realized that there was something to be gained from this.

If I were to build a City God Temple in Liaodong or even Goryeo, would the underworld reward me?

I don't need much, just a few powerful Taoist magic and supernatural abilities.

However, with a major battle imminent, Li Jingxiao's thoughts were now focused on the old Dragon King.

He silently cast a level 3 Golden Light Spell on himself, then looked at the many talismans in his inventory.

Having a fully mastered Thunder Control Talisman (4500/5000) is equivalent to having 4500 level 4 Thunder Control Talismans in hand.

My confidence immediately increased.

I refuse to believe that so many lightning talismans won't kill you, you mudfish.

Li Jingxiao asked one last question, "Old Dragon King, do you really want to have a fight with this humble Taoist?"

The Dragon King of Tianchi sneered, "My son lost to you, but that's because he was incompetent. He insisted on going to Jieshou Lake to seize the Dragon King's position. He can't blame anyone else for his loss."

But you shouldn't have, by any means necessary, allowed the City God of Yangzhou to imprison my child in the underworld.

"As long as we catch you, I don't believe the underworld won't release you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingxiao felt even more relieved.

At least this old dragon won't kill me for now.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao didn't believe that if he really released the Crown Prince of Tianchi, the old dragon would let him go.

If the prince hadn't been imprisoned, this old dragon might have attacked me right away.

They would never say that much to themselves.

He chuckled and said, "If you want to catch me, we'll see what you're capable of."

After saying that, he flew directly into the sky, his eyes flashing with electricity.

The lightning power within his body was running at full speed, and soon a large number of dark clouds gathered in the sky.

The Dragon King looked at Li Jingxiao with surprise, thinking that this kid was skilled in swordsmanship and sword control.

Unexpectedly, this kid's main skill was lightning magic.

The secret passage is in trouble.

But what he didn't expect was that, besides the thunderbolts gathering and striking down from the dark clouds, he was also greeted by...

There were also countless thunder talismans filling the sky.

Since Li Jingxiao felt threatened by the old dragon, he naturally wouldn't hold back in the slightest.

He carried the Wu-Yue sword on his back and held the level 30 Bibo Tan Jade Flute in his hand.

Although Li Jingxiao usually uses this flute to play the "Azure Sea Tide Song," he doesn't think much of it.

However, it has the attributes of +25% spell power and -25% spell cost.

When used in talismans and consumable spells, they are treasures.

Furthermore, a level 40 emerald ring increases spell power by 25%, and two rings would increase it by 50%.

Level 40 necklace with Bagua pendant, increases spell power by 30%.

The equipment alone increased the power of the talismans and the lightning in the sky by 105%.

He then channeled the lightning power within his body and took out over a thousand lightning-controlling talismans.

Once activated, the countless talismans instantly transformed into numerous electric snakes.

It slashed straight down at the old dragon.

Even in Jizhou Town and surrounding villages, which are dozens or hundreds of miles away, countless bolts of lightning could be seen falling from the sky.

That day, the Dragon King of the Pool roared and transformed into a dragon over a hundred meters long.

It roared at the sky, exhaling streams of cold air that blocked most of the lightning.

It actually swept its tail across Jin Yangjun, sending the tiger demon flying dozens of meters before crashing into a rock and remaining motionless.

There was just too much lightning in the sky, and it was moving too fast.

Three or four hundred bolts of lightning struck the enormous dragon's body in an instant.

The hundred-meter-long dragon body crackled with electricity, but it was still blocked by the ice on the old dragon's body.

Li Jingxiao cursed a few times, then glanced at Jin Yangjun, who remained motionless.

I couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But there was no time to worry about that now.

Water can conduct electricity, but ice does not conduct electricity in most cases.

But he was not discouraged; lightning is no joke when it comes to heat.

With a smile, I'm not afraid to outlast you.

With a thought, another thousand level 4 lightning-controlling talismans were conjured.

Without giving the old dragon a chance to catch its breath, it unleashed its full power once more, slashing down from the sky.

Old Long cursed inwardly, even feeling that this kid was more troublesome than that old Taoist priest from back then.

Who the hell would carry so many talismans around?

Moreover, the spells he used were even more powerful than those of the Taoist priest he had encountered years ago.

Li Jingxiao watched as five or six hundred of the second thousand thunder talismans struck the old dragon's body.

The ice armor on its body was also constantly emitting large amounts of mist, indicating that the old dragon's ice armor was being melted by the electric shock.

Knowing that the loach's defenses were slightly weaker than before.

Just as he was feeling happy, he took out another thousand thunder talismans, activated them, and struck down.

The old dragon opened its mouth and let out a huge roar, then recklessly charged towards the sky.

Li Jingxiao immediately flew back, and saw the old dragon open its mouth and spit out a jade tablet.

In an instant, it transformed into a halo of light spanning over twenty meters, directly blocking eighty to ninety percent of the lightning.

Li Jingxiao was shocked. Without thinking, he took out his dragon-patterned halberd and threw it fiercely at the jade tablet.

Hundreds of flying swords appeared around his body, and he raised his hand to shoot dozens of bolts of lightning that attached to the flying swords.

With a flick of his finger, a hundred flying swords swarmed towards the dragon that was charging straight at him.

The old dragon was terrified that his jade pendant would be damaged or even shattered by the dragon-patterned halberd.

He hurriedly opened his mouth to retract the jade token, and after dodging the halberd, he saw countless flying swords flashing with lightning, their cold light piercing towards him.

Old Long cursed inwardly again, turned around to avoid it, but it was too late.

It could only keep moving through the air, dodging a large number of flying swords, and constantly exhaling its breath.

Li Jingxiao intended to freeze the flying sword with cold air, but it was only a thought.

With a flick of his finger, dozens of frozen flying swords were instantly retrieved into his inventory.

When it was released again, it shot towards the old dragon once more.

(End of this chapter)