The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 196 Invisibility

The water ghost, bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope, was pulled out.

When he saw Li Jingxiao, he only had time to shout "Injustice!" before he was already sucked into the gourd.

In Li Jingxiao's mind, a notification sounded that he had gained +100 experience points.

Li Jingxiao smiled, and in a flash, he appeared above a thatched hut in the mountains.

Soon, a faint, foul odor wafted from the thatched hut.

After a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao guessed that the smell was either from a fox spirit or a weasel.

And with such a strong smell, it's obvious she's not a beautiful fairy.

Most monsters and strange creatures are actually incredibly ugly; very few are beautiful once they transform into human form.

Many of the monsters were quite slovenly, and Li Jingxiao curled his lip in disgust, really unwilling to go down.

After thinking for a moment, several pieces of paper appeared out of thin air, and Li Jingxiao blew a breath of spiritual energy into them.

The paper quickly transformed into four paper figures, each the size of a normal person and holding a paper knife.

Under Li Jingxiao's command, he landed outside the house and cleaved the door open with a single blow.

Then a sound like a duck's quack came from the air, and Li Jingxiao immediately knew it was a weasel.

Sure enough, a figure about the size of a seven or eight-year-old child, dressed in clothes and wearing a hat, darted out of the house.

It opened its mouth and spat out a flame at the paper figure.

If it were a paper figure made by an ordinary person, it might have been burned to ashes by the flames.

But what Li Jingxiao did was definitely different.

The paper figure not only didn't dodge, but instead rushed towards the flames.

He cleaved the flames with a single stroke, and together with the other three paper figures who rushed up, he swung his sword and began to slash.

The weasel immediately shrieked and tried to dodge, but its body was suddenly frozen in place.

Now the weasel was even more terrified, knowing in its heart that a powerful expert must have come to take it away.

With a few swift strokes, the four paper figures easily chopped the weasel into several pieces.

A purple-gold gourd descended from the sky and collected the soul of the weasel inside.

A notification sounded in my mind: +500 experience points.

He wanted to leave, but the four paper figures suddenly vibrated, and Li Jingxiao could only endure the discomfort.

They landed outside the thatched hut and looked inside.

He immediately frowned.

This weasel not only lived in a thatched hut like humans, but it also imprisoned a five- or six-year-old girl inside.

Even without thinking maliciously, Li Jingxiao knew that this weasel had no good intentions.

With a thought, he poured the weasel's soul out of the purple-gold gourd.

He reached out and unleashed a palm strike of lightning, instantly obliterating the weasel's soul.

Unfortunately, to Li Jingxiao's disappointment, no experience notification sound came after he dispersed the weasel's soul.

He thought to himself, "What a pity."

As for the little girl, although Li Jingxiao felt sorry for her, he never thought of taking her in.

After thinking for a moment, he cast a calming spell on the girl's head.

With the little guy already asleep, I flew back to the capital and placed him in the courtyard of the health center.

Qin Keqing was a girl whom Qin Ye took as a mistress from the health center.

They also adopted a boy, but unfortunately, they couldn't raise him to adulthood.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao had a relatively good impression of this health center.

The thoughtful man covered the girl with a thin blanket and placed 10 taels of silver in her arms.

Then he flew away.

I looked at the sky, then took out my pocket watch and checked the time; it was already 4 a.m.

Li Jingxiao thought about it and realized that gaining 600 experience points in one night was a bit inefficient.

While leveling up is important, cultivation is equally important.

He shook his head inwardly and went straight home to cuddle with his wife and sleep for a while.

For the next two days, Li Jingxiao cultivated during the day and gained experience from his wife and the two female demons.

In the evenings, he would play with his wife and concubines before quietly going out.

However, he also set a time limit for himself, using only one to two hours each night to subdue strange and evil spirits.

Even if it only takes this much time each day, in just three days, all 21 monsters and strange creatures on the list were dealt with.

But wait until he appears at the City God Temple with a dozen or so souls or vengeful ghosts.

When the City God saw the souls and vengeful spirits released from the purple-gold gourd, his smile became somewhat forced.

Li Jingxiao glanced at the City God with some surprise, but the man's expression immediately returned to normal.

After exchanging pleasantries, the City God took out an ancient book.

He said with a smile, "I see that you always fly around so conspicuously whenever you go out, which is really inappropriate."

This invisibility technique is my reward for several days of hard work.

"If evil spirits and demons appear to wreak havoc around the capital again, I will ask for your help once more."

With pay and the opportunity to gain experience, Li Jingxiao was happy to work for someone else, even though he knew he was doing it for free.

Unfortunately, the capital city is the most virtuous place, so there aren't many evil spirits there.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but turn his attention to the City God of Yangzhou, or the City Gods of other prefectures.

Li Jingxiao only studied the invisibility technique once, probably because of his high comprehension.

After reading it and pondering it for a while, the figure quickly disappeared.

Even Liang Guangyuan, the City God, couldn't help but praise his high talent.

Li Jingxiao clasped his hands in a polite gesture and said, "Your Highness, please feel free to contact me if you need anything in the future."

Liang Guangyuan smiled and nodded. It was indeed a good deal for the City God to get a henchman by exchanging some magic.

After all, if Li Jingxiao were willing to put aside his pride, he could go to Maoshan to ask for or exchange for magic.

There are plenty of Taoist techniques in Maoshan for Li Jingxiao to learn.

If one gains the favor of the Three Mao Ancestors, some powerful, closely guarded secrets can even be passed on to him.

When Li Jingxiao returned home and landed outside the martial arts arena, he saw Jingxi with her two younger sisters and Qin Zhong practicing martial arts inside.

Watching the three little ones, under Jingxi's supervision, they had already learned fist and sword techniques quite well.

He wondered if he was being too stingy.

What was taught to the little ones was merely the fist techniques, sword techniques, and internal energy cultivation methods from the world of martial arts.

But then I thought, let's just consider it laying the foundation for them.

Moreover, the eldest Jingxi is only 12 years old, and there is no need for her to go out and exorcise demons. There is no need to force her to learn powerful martial arts techniques right away.

However, the Divine Speed ​​Technique that Wei Xiaobao learned was a censored version.

It doesn't require high internal strength, but its dodging ability is extremely strong.

Its main strength is its unparalleled ability to escape.

The only downside is that while this version of the Divine Speed ​​is extremely effective at dodging, it cannot be used to attack enemies.

But for his own women, three sisters, and brother-in-law, fighting or not was irrelevant; self-preservation was the top priority.

Li Jingxiao could teach the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to his wives, but they would need to know the I Ching and Bagua (another I Ching) first to master this skill.

Duan Yu was able to learn it so quickly because this kid was proficient in the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, and could easily get started.

Moreover, Duan Yu truly mastered the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) only after his internal energy had become very strong. Before that, he only knew a rudimentary version.

However, this lightness skill is indeed worthy of being top-notch; even with just a superficial understanding, it was enough to make the South Sea Crocodile God run around in circles.

Jing Rong, Qin Zhong, and Jing Yue didn't even know all the characters, so it would take them a long time to learn the I Ching and Bagua.

It would be better to learn the Divine Speed ​​Transformation skill first.

Once you've learned and mastered it, learning the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) will be much easier in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao revealed himself from his invisible state, startling the maids and servants guarding outside the martial arts arena.

Fortunately, after seeing Li Jingxiao clearly, he was relieved and bowed.

Li Jingxiao looked at Jingxi's personal maid Chuntao and asked, "Go and invite the First Madam, the Second Madam, and Baozhu and the others to come over."

Chun Tao nodded hurriedly and went to find Qin Keqing and the others.

As Li Jingxiao entered the training ground, Jingxi and the other three greeted him with smiles.

Jingrong, that little thing, hopped and skipped over to his side and reached out for a hug.

"Brother, why did you leave the office so early today?"

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily; he hadn't even gone to the yamen today.

Moreover, the Left Garrison Commander-in-Chief already had few tasks, and in the last three days, he had also swept through the area around the capital to investigate any monsters or strange occurrences.

There will definitely be less work in the near future.

However, Li Jingxiao had already made up his mind that from now on, the captains and strongmen of the Left Garrison Command must not continue to foolishly wait for the lower-level government offices to take the initiative to report matters of evil spirits.

If the Left Garrison Command doesn't take the initiative to investigate, even if the subordinate government offices receive reports, they will simply ignore them and leave them to gather dust.

To avoid affecting the performance evaluations of the county magistrate and inspectors after the report is submitted.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao planned to have the centurions and captains of the Left Garrison Commander-in-Chief wander around the City God Temple in the capital and the county whenever they had free time.

Although the City God, civil and military judges, and underworld officials from the Yin-Yang Division, the Swift Reporting Division, and the Investigation Division are not allowed to appear in person to summon the officials of the Left Garrison Command.

But the temple keeper of the City God Temple is a very good messenger.

The local temples and mountain god temples throughout the capital were also excellent sources of information.

Li Jingxiao not only planned to submit a report to the Ministry of Rites to repair the city god temples of all sizes.

Even the local temples and mountain god temples in the capital were renovated.

The money doesn't even need to come from the imperial court; all it takes is for a little word to get out.

Many local gentry and nobles were willing to pay the money.

Li Jingxiao rubbed Jingrong's head and said with a smile, "There's nothing to do at the yamen today, so I came back early to teach you a powerful footwork technique."

Once you learn it, ordinary people won't be able to catch you.

Jingxi, Jingyue, and Qin Zhong all showed a look of joy at the same time.

Jing Rong didn't really care. In her heart, with her older brother around, no one would dare to bully her.

But then he thought of his older sisters, who were forcing him to learn to read and practice martial arts, and the little guy pouted and became a little unhappy.

Li Jingxiao initially thought he had unintentionally offended this little devil, but when Jingrong whispered her complaint in his ear, he chuckled and pinched Jingrong's cheek.

Jing Rong grabbed Li Jingxiao's hand with dissatisfaction and took a bite out of it.

However, the little guy only took a light bite, but said in a very dissatisfied tone, "Big brother, if you pinch my face again, I'll really bite you."

After saying that, he muttered to himself, "I'll become ugly in the future."

This made Li Jingxiao burst into laughter.

He chatted with Jingxi and Jingyue, and the two girls were very enthusiastic and happy to hear Li Jingxiao talking to them.

Chattering away about his own affairs, Qin Zhong didn't seem to mind that no one was talking to him.

She just sat there with a smile, listening to the three Jingxi sisters and their brother-in-law chatting.

Li Jingxiao used to worry that he would neglect this kid, but after getting to know him better, he realized that the kid didn't talk much.

I prefer to be a listener.

Moreover, just having him around to listen makes him laugh and giggle from time to time.

The quiet, well-behaved brother-in-law, who never caused trouble, was indeed more likable than Jia Baoyu.

As they were chatting, Qin Keqing, Jia Yuanchun, Baozhu, Ruizhu, Baoqin, You Erjie, and You Sanjie walked in together.

They all bowed to Li Jingxiao.

The three Jingxi sisters and Qin Zhong also consciously bowed to their sisters-in-law.

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun sat on either side of Li Jingxiao. Qin Keqing asked with a smile, "Husband, is there something you want to tell me and Yuan Chun?"

Li Jingxiao shook his head, held his two wives' hands and said, "I've recently figured out a footwork technique."

I practiced it myself and after several attempts, I was sure I had no problem with it, so I decided to teach it to you.

This footwork technique has three levels.

Once you master the first level, traveling a thousand miles a day will no longer be a pipe dream.

Even for two children, Xiao Rong'er and Zhong Di, once they learned it, it wouldn't be difficult for them to travel three to five hundred miles a day.

Having mastered the second level, he could scale walls and enter houses as easily as walking on flat ground.

Upon hearing this, Qin Keqing and the others' eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Especially You Sanjie and Jing Rong, who were already fantasizing about what it would be like to become female knights-errant.

Li Jingxiao continued, "After you learn the third level, it will be extremely difficult for anyone to catch you."

Even without internal energy, you can still learn it. The only downside is a significantly weaker ability to dodge.

Those who possess internal energy can deflect external forces by rotating and vibrating the internal energy within their bodies.

That's why I said it's extremely difficult for anyone to catch you.

This made everyone even more enthusiastic about learning the footwork.

Li Jingxiao first taught Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun, while the others listened and watched from the side.

This version of "Divine Traveler" was actually tailor-made for Wei Xiaobao by his master, Master Jiunan.

When Master Jiunan commented on Wei Xiaobao, she said that this guy's talent for martial arts was extremely poor.

However, Wei Xiaobao was able to learn this footwork very quickly, which shows that it does not require a high level of talent.

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun learned quickly, so naturally they were not slow either.

In just one afternoon, the two women had already learned the first level.

Moreover, Qin Keqing had been practicing the Quanzhen Heart Sutra for seven or eight months and had drunk Monkey Spirit Wine many times.

Their internal energy cultivation has already reached a certain level.

Although Yuan Chun started practicing the Quanzhen Martial Arts more than two months later than Qin Keqing.

However, she had also drunk quite a bit of Monkey Spirit Wine, so the difference in their internal strength cultivation was very small.

They had both learned the Quanzhen School's lightness skill, the Golden Goose Skill, and the "Tendon-Changing and Bone-Forging Chapter" from the Nine Yin Manual.

Jia Yuanchun was still wearing the 'Spirit-Controlling Necklace' given to her by Li Jingxiao, which grants +1 to Comprehension and +10% to Magic Power.

The two of them practiced the simplified version of the Divine Speed ​​Transformation, which was twice as effective with half the effort.

However, Li Jingxiao also realized that Qin Keqing's talent was much higher than Yuan Chun's.

Even without the necklace that enhances comprehension, she learns faster than Yuan Chun.

When the two women learned the first level and practiced in the training ground, their speed was so fast that Baozhu and the other maids, as well as Jingxi, Qin Zhong and others, were dazzled.

Li Jingxiao suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "Would the two ladies like to have a contest?"

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun were excited. They looked at each other and nodded in unison.

As he used his lightness skill to rush towards Li Jingxiao, he brought his fingers together and simultaneously used the Quanzhen Sword Technique to stab him from the left and right.

(End of this chapter)