The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 205 Rocket-like Cultivation

This year, the emperor simply didn't hold a New Year's banquet.

The court officials understood that the emperor was worried about an accident happening again, just like last year.

Everyone is happy to stay at home and reunite with their families.

Before we knew it, the Lantern Festival had passed.

Character level 48 (65700/9.6)
Lightning Thunder Fist has also reached the Grandmaster level (33456/4).
Li Jingxiao did not stay at home any longer, but flew to Yangzhou on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

In less than an hour, they disappeared and landed in Yangzhou City.

I wasn't in a hurry to go to the City God Temple; this was my first time in Yangzhou in two lifetimes.

I took a stroll around the bustling city center to relax and even had a meal at the biggest restaurant.

I intended to visit Lin Ruhai and, while I was at it, see Lin Daiyu.

But I decided against it; she's just a young, blond girl, nothing special to look at.

Only then did they leisurely head to the City God Temple.

When they found the City God and explained the purpose of their trip, the City God's expression twisted, and then he gave a mocking look.

"Duke Xingguo, do you know how far Maoshan is from my Yangzhou?"

Li Jingxiao was taken aback at first, then gave an awkward smile.

Maoshan is only about 150 or 160 li (70 or 80 kilometers) from Yangzhou.

If any powerful evil spirits harm people, the news will reach Maoshan in three to five days at most.

Moreover, in recent decades, the propagation of Maoshan has been restricted to the local area, so the Taoist priests on Maoshan do not have much free time.

In the past, unless it was a powerful monster or something strange, the Taoist priests of Maoshan were not willing to pay much attention to ordinary evil spirits.

But now, wherever strange things happen within a radius of two or three hundred miles around Maoshan, there will be idle Taoist priests coming down the mountain.

This is also to strengthen the local people's recognition of Maoshan.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to recruit disciples.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao misjudged the intentions of the City God of Yangzhou.

In the capital, he was a local bigwig, and even the City God had to give him face.

However, in Yangzhou, the City God was unwilling to let outsiders interfere in the affairs of their local underworld.

If the superiors in the underworld knew, they would think that everyone in Yangzhou was a bunch of good-for-nothings who couldn't even handle some monsters and strange creatures.

If all else fails, then go find a Taoist priest from Maoshan.

The two sides have been cooperating for so long that they have long since reached a tacit understanding.

Moreover, it also benefits the disciples of Maoshan to subdue demons and monsters. After they pass away, they can basically get a minor official position in the underworld.

If you don't want to stay in the underworld, you can be reincarnated into a wealthy family.

In other words, this is their own private territory for farming monsters, and they don't want outsiders to interfere.

Li Jingxiao had an excellent relationship with Maoshan, so naturally he wouldn't have a conflict with them over such a small matter.

Li Jingxiao shook his head helplessly, secretly lamenting his unsuccessful start, and bowed to the City God of Yangzhou.

However, before leaving, the City God of Yangzhou gave a hint.

It is said that there are powerful demons in the country outside of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Li Jingxiao quickly realized that the most prosperous times for the Central Plains dynasties were also the most prosperous times for humanity.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had passed its peak and had many problems, society was still relatively stable.

Since there are no major disasters or wars, evil spirits are on the rise.

Or they could go and stay in what the Great Zhou considered a barbaric land.

After leaving the City God Temple, we went straight to Jieshou Lake.

He landed outside the bamboo grove on the shore, took out a table and chairs and started playing the Yulongqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).

As the music ended, a ripple rose from the lake.

Then Jia Zhu, dressed in a magnificent robe and carrying a crystal tray, stood smiling on the back of an old turtle and stepped onto the shore.

Li Jingxiao smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to Jia Zhu, who put down the tray and returned the greeting.

Then he smiled and said, "Brother, what brings you here to see your elder brother?"

Li Jingxiao naturally wouldn't mention the time he was humiliated by the City God in Yangzhou.

Instead, he smiled and said, "Today I'm on my way to Yangzhou to meet with the City God. I happened to pass by Jieshou Lake, so I naturally came to visit my brother-in-law."

Jia Zhu was relieved and exchanged a few polite words with a smile.

Pointing to the small gold box on the crystal tray, he opened it and said, "Brother, you've come at the right time. This is the Turtle Spirit Pill, a pill that my father-in-law refined a few days ago."

"Eating one will increase your internal energy by ten years. I'll give this to my worthy brother."

Li Jingxiao picked up the gold box, held it to his nose, and immediately smelled a faint fishy odor.

There was also a faint aura of alchemical fire, which immediately killed his interest.

There's no need to guess; his alchemy skills are definitely not great.

Moreover, the raw materials were probably not legitimate natural treasures, but rather unorthodox or even evil concoctions.

Li Jingxiao's cultivation speed was already quite fast, so he never thought of using pills obtained through alchemy to improve his strength.

Strength gained through external forces always carries inherent risks.

However, Li Jingxiao did not refuse. He would not eat it himself, but take it back to show Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong.

The Dragon King of Jieshou Lake is a carp spirit, and since they are both monsters, he might be of great help to them.

Li Jingxiao put away the gold box, but didn't forget to have his game character take the Turtle Spirit Pill to the game's pharmacy.

Place it in the transaction window, and a line of text will quickly appear.

Turtle Spirit Pill - made by boiling and refining a hundred-year-old spirit turtle with fifteen kinds of herbs, containing a small amount of elixir fire poison, which can enhance one's cultivation level.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself, "I knew this thing wasn't good."

He looked at Jia Zhu and asked, "Brother Zhu, have you taken this Turtle Spirit Pill?"

Jia Zhu smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, my brother. I have been taking it for five days and have already cultivated magical power."

You can take it with complete peace of mind.

Li Jingxiao sighed inwardly, but had no intention of trying to persuade him.

Maybe they don't care about those side effects at all.

Or rather, he considered that little bit of poison from the elixir fire to be perfectly normal.

In fact, in the eyes of all cultivators of the external alchemy school, as long as the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, a pill is a good thing.

If that bit of poison from the elixir enters the body, we just need to find a way to neutralize it.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself, "No wonder the external alchemy school is getting weaker and weaker."

This person was so focused on taking shortcuts that they became mentally impaired from taking too many pills.

After chatting with Jia Zhu for a while, Li Jingxiao realized it was getting late and was thinking of returning to the capital to have dinner with his wife.

But then Jia Zhu clapped his hands and said, "That's right, I almost forgot."

My father-in-law has received a reply from the Dragon King of Dongting Lake regarding the matter I asked you to discuss last time.

It is said that the amount of water flowing into Dongting Lake from the Xiangjiang River has been decreasing year by year in the past two years. The Dragon King of Dongting suspects that there are demons causing trouble in the Nanling Mountains, which has led to local drought and reduced rainfall.

If my worthy brother is willing to go and investigate, the Dragon King of Dongting Lake will gladly reward you with generous gifts.

Li Jingxiao curled his lips. If they didn't agree on a specific amount of compensation beforehand, how much they would give after he had sorted out the trouble would depend entirely on the Dragon King of Dongting Lake.

Li Jingxiao could sense that arrogance even though it was just Jia Zhu relaying a message.

So he refused without even thinking.

Anyway, it's not you who's in a hurry. Once you come to me for help, the initiative will be in my hands.

Moreover, if the Dongting Dragon Palace had the ability to solve the problem, it wouldn't have dragged on for two years without being resolved.

Back in the capital, Li Jingxiao has been in a bad mood for the past few days.

As a result, everyone in the family and at Zhenwu Temple was extremely cautious.

Hu Xian'er also found the Turtle Spirit Pill quite distasteful.

This fox spirit has a great-grandmother and a family of fox demons, with a clear lineage and naturally extraordinary knowledge.

Liu Cuitong, the lone wolf demon, was quite interested in the elixir. However, Hu Xian'er retorted that while taking the elixir now might bring her great pleasure in cultivation, it would also bring her double the trouble later.

Not to mention the Turtle Spirit Pill, not only was the heat control poor, but the alchemy skills were also subpar.

Anyone who eats that is a fool.

This instantly dispelled Liu Cuitong's idea of ​​taking the Turtle Spirit Pill.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but think of Jia Zhu, who had already taken the pill.

A smile involuntarily appeared on my lips, and my mood instantly improved.

Before I knew it, it was early February, and my character level had reached 49 (600/98,000).
Lightning Strike Fist has also reached the Grandmaster level (38784/4).
When Li Jingxiao thought that it would take about three more days to upgrade to legendary status, he suddenly thought of the Dragon King of Tianchi.

I wonder if that old mudfish has recovered from his injuries.

If the other party's injuries haven't healed yet, then once my lightning magic cultivation has improved, I can definitely go and cause him trouble.

If possible, I'd strike while the iron is hot and kill you.

Li Jingxiao originally wanted to fly to Changbai Mountain, but then he thought that he knew the 'Mystic Light Technique', so why would he need to make the trip?

He cast a spell at the wall, and soon the image of Tianchi appeared on the wall.

Unfortunately, although he could see the Heavenly Lake, Li Jingxiao had never entered the Dragon Palace beneath it.

Therefore, you can only see the mountain peaks and the lake surface, but not what's below the lake surface.

For three consecutive days, Li Jingxiao would use his Xuan Guang Technique every morning, noon, and evening to check if the old dragon had emerged from the lake.

Unfortunately, nothing has happened yet.

That night, when the Lightning Thunder Fist was about to break through to the legendary level.

Li Jingxiao did not stay at home to break through his limitations, but instead exchanged a few words with Qin Keqing and Jia Yuanchun.

It flew out of the capital and headed towards the East China Sea.

When I took Jingxi, Jingrong, and Qin Zhong on a trip to the East China Sea last time, we actually discovered quite a few uninhabited islands.

I randomly picked a nice little island and landed on a cliff.

He took out a stack of talismans, blew on them, and they transformed into dozens of paper figures.

They began exploring the island.

Once he was sure everything was alright, Li Jingxiao took out the purple-gold gourd and took a big gulp of wine.

He also ate a few spirit dates before he began his breakthrough.

In just over ten minutes, the data for Lightning Thunder Fist became legendary (3 out of 10).
The power of thunder within his body suddenly increased more than tenfold.

Moreover, the lightning within his body was previously only tinged with purple, but now half of it has begun to turn purple.

Just looking at it makes you feel that this thunderous power could devour your soul.

Its power is several times greater than before.

Moreover, as the purple lightning traveled through the body, it was constantly stimulating the meridians and the physical body.

The pain was so intense that Li Jingxiao almost cursed.

The sky was already covered with dark clouds, and lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Bolts of lightning descended from the sky and struck Li Jingxiao.

Fortunately, the max-level mythic Golden Bell Shield was indeed powerful, withstanding dozens of lightning strikes without breaking.

After waiting for a while, no more lightning struck down from the sky.

Only then did Li Jingxiao release the Golden Bell Shield. When the wisps of electricity around him fell on his body, he not only felt little pain, but also felt his physical defenses being enhanced.

Li Jingxiao instantly knew that this was the Thunderfire Refining Golden Body.

He couldn't help but regret having kept the Golden Bell Shield's defensive power at its maximum.

If one were to risk being struck by lightning, the effect of refining the physical body might be even stronger.

Fortunately, after dozens of lightning strikes, there were still many strands of electricity running around.

He busily activated the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, and sure enough, the amount of current he absorbed increased and increased rapidly.

The body's defenses are also constantly improving.

Suddenly, Li Jingxiao had a thought.

Thinking back to a while ago, I found the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill in the newbie village map.

This martial art belongs to the supreme protective divine skill of the Tantric sect, and is divided into thirteen levels.

The first level of skill is very simple; even a foolish person can master it within one or two years if they receive instruction.

The second layer is twice as deep as the first layer and will take three to four years to complete.

The third layer is twice as deep as the second layer, and it takes seven or eight years to complete.

As the numbers increase exponentially, progress becomes increasingly difficult.

Once you reach the fifth level, it often takes more than thirty years of hard work to advance to the next level.

Even the most exceptional individuals would need over a thousand years to reach the thirteenth level.

But Li Jingxiao asked himself if he had 34 points of innate talent and 37 points of comprehension.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he has extraordinary talent.

In addition, the body is surrounded by electric currents, which not only strengthens the physical body but also creates a large amount of energy around it.

So Li Jingxiao tried to absorb the electric current while simultaneously practicing the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.

Sure enough, he mastered the first level in just a dozen breaths.

The second and third floors only took five or six minutes.

By the fourth, fifth, and sixth stages, the body absorbed the electric current at a rate that suddenly doubled.

It only took me half an hour to master it.

Suddenly, I felt my whole body filled with power, and when I threw a punch, it had the force of at least a thousand pounds.

It is much more powerful than the tenth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, which only has the effect of generating a thousand catties of force.

After a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao guessed that it was related to his 30-point constitution.

After all, his own strength was already considerable, and if he further cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, it would definitely be greater than 1+1>2.

Seeing that the scattered electric currents around his body were decreasing, Li Jingxiao had a thought and decided to actively gather the dark clouds.

Soon, a bolt of lightning struck Li Jingxiao directly.

But he was always cautious, and when he was attacked, he still released a level 4 Golden Light Spell.

After neutralizing at least seven or eight layers of lightning, the remaining lightning that struck him only caused his whole body to go numb.

Then, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill successfully broke through from the sixth level to the seventh level.

His strength increased significantly again, and his physical defense also improved greatly.

Seeing that it was working, Li Jingxiao released the Golden Light Spell while simultaneously commanding the lightning in the sky to strike himself repeatedly.

It took more than a dozen weakened lightning strikes to break through to the eighth level.

Thunder rumbled all night around this nameless island in the East China Sea.

As the first rays of morning sunlight shone through, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill successfully broke through to the eleventh level.

By this time, Li Jingxiao's physical body was able to withstand lightning strikes from the sky.

Although each strike requires a recovery period of ten to twenty minutes, the fact that the human body can withstand lightning strikes is already quite remarkable.

Li Jingxiao felt that he was invulnerable to swords and spears, and impervious to thunder and fire, based solely on his physical body.

He wanted to continue cultivating, but his meridians were already throbbing with pain after being struck by lightning in the middle of the night.

I know this is because I've overdone it in my cultivation.

Since I can control lightning anyway, I'll use this method to cultivate again once my body recovers.

I don't believe that the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill can't be cultivated to the thirteenth level.

As for physical defense, with enough experience of being struck by lightning, one day one can cultivate it to the point where being struck by lightning feels like being tickled.

Soon, the dark clouds in the sky began to dissipate.

When the sunlight shone on Li Jingxiao, he looked like a golden-armored general.

Seeing the dozen or so water monsters that were spying on them in the middle of the night, they became even more hesitant to approach.

(End of this chapter)