The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 206 Treasure Hunt
Li Jingxiao consumed several level 40 red pills, Dan Gui Wan, and blue pills, Gui Shen San, quickly replenishing the minor injuries he sustained from lightning-forged body training and the large amount of energy he had expended.

The swelling and pain in the meridians alone cannot be completely relieved by red medicine.

So he wasn't in a hurry to leave.

Instead, he sat in place to meditate and cultivate stillness, using his true energy to nourish the meridians throughout his body little by little.

Seven days had passed by the time my body had fully recovered.

With each breath, it felt as if dragons and elephants roared within him, and electric light seemed to flow around him.

Upon opening his eyes, he felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of the demon race that had never left the sea in the distance.

It felt as if we were being targeted by a natural enemy, and a sense of fear ingrained in our genes arose spontaneously.

Some powerful demons knew that this was the demon race's instinctive fear of thunder.

After thinking it over, they decided to dive into the deep sea to avoid Li Jingxiao using them as targets for practice after he woke up.

However, Li Jingxiao is not stupid; he has no problem subduing demons and monsters.

He could provoke a large group of demons, including many powerful ones, and he would likely be ganged up on.

Feeling relieved that many of the demons around him had left, he thought to himself, "I feel much better now."

Looking at those silly little demons in the sea not far away, I couldn't help but feel tempted again.

With a quick glance, he bit his tongue, then channeled his inner energy into his face.

His face immediately turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He braced himself against the rock, pretending that he had messed up his training.

Sure enough, quite a few dim-witted little demons began to stir with restlessness.

But there were still a few monsters who, upon seeing him like this, turned and ran without hesitation.

Or perhaps it dives into the sea, whether it escapes or hides and waits.

A dozen minutes later, Li Jingxiao, who was meditating and pretending to recover, thought to himself that none of these monsters were fools.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound erupted from the sea near the island.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself, "Good thing they came."

Suddenly, he took out a +2 Dragon Halberd and slashed it fiercely in front of him.

With a loud bang, the steel fork was cleaved in two by the halberd.

If I didn't start it, I have no reason to blame myself.

In an instant, a large number of dark clouds gathered in the sky.

The monster that had ambushed them in the sea then realized that it had been tricked by Li Jingxiao.

I was trying to escape, but no matter how fast I was, I couldn't outrun lightning.

With a deafening roar, lightning bolts rained down from the sky.

When it struck the sea surface within a radius of several hundred meters, it was a dazzling display of lightning, with thunder spreading across the entire surface, and even the seawater began to hiss.

Not only were the monsters on the sea electrocuted and charred, but the sea monsters were also electrocuted.

Many monsters that lurked from beneath the sea also suffered.

He was also shocked and his whole body trembled.

Several more waves of lightning struck, each with dozens of bolts, and Li Jingxiao's mind kept hearing notifications of +1000 and +1500.

Within minutes, it went from level 49 (11100/9.8)
It has reached level 49 (45600/9.8).
On the sea surface, the corpses of shark monsters, octopus spirits, yakshas, ​​and giant turtles began to emerge one after another.

However, some managed to escape despite the lightning.

Li Jingxiao then saw a giant beast, 140 or 150 meters long, suddenly burst out of the sea.

It roared at Li Jingxiao before flying away.

Startled, Li Jingxiao had no choice but to stop, fearing that if he continued to act recklessly, he would be met with a powerful monster.

Moreover, judging from its size alone, that giant beast was probably more powerful than the Heavenly Lake Dragon.

Including the monsters in the sea, there are definitely more of them than on land.

Their strength will likely be somewhat greater.

After glancing at the large number of floating corpses on the sea, Li Jingxiao thought for a moment, and then the purple-gold-red gourd suddenly appeared.

They collected the souls of the monsters one by one, and then set up an altar to perform a ritual.

A three-day ritual was performed to eliminate the malevolent and evil spirits surrounding the island.

Sure enough, once the ritual was over, the faint sense of oppression in the surroundings truly disappeared.

Li Jingxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself, "Damn it, the sea monsters are indeed more powerful than those on land."

He quickly activated his sword control technique and soared into the sky with a whoosh.

Moreover, to guard against being ambushed, it not only hid in the clouds.

It even stealthily flew towards land.

Fortunately, the islands mentioned earlier were only about 600 or 700 kilometers from the mainland.

The coastline came into view in less than half an hour.

Li Jingxiao originally intended to return to the capital, but as he flew, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

He casually released a 'Mystic Light Technique' to check on the movements of the Heavenly Pool Old Dragon.

Unexpectedly, instead of seeing the old mudfish, they discovered a pack of jackals and tigers leading over a hundred ragged people, struggling to make their way up the snow-capped peak.

Li Jingxiao frowned and thought for a moment, then quickly guessed that it was probably the old mudfish's men who were forcing these people to fill the old mudfish's stomach.

Li Jingxiao's anger flared up instantly.

Although most of these people, judging from their clothing and hairstyles, are barbarians from the grasslands, they are still human beings after all.

Li Jingxiao couldn't accept the idea of ​​wild beasts eating people, but he also knew it was the law of nature.

But the idea of ​​monsters eating people in droves is even more unacceptable.

However, Li Jingxiao ultimately considered himself a citizen of the Great Zhou, so he had no interest in saving these barbarians.

So, Li Jingxiao made a whooshing sound, turned around, and flew to Changbai Mountain.

But they didn't rush to travel at full speed.

When he arrived above Tianchi, he saw that the hundreds of barbarians had been surrounded on a mountainside.

Li Jingxiao not only didn't try to save the person, but he also hid in the clouds, waiting for that old mudfish to come out of the Heavenly Pool.

Incidentally, he also refined all the souls of the sea monsters that he had absorbed from the purple-gold-red gourd.

Shake the gourd a few times, and the spiritual energy inside will liquefy.

With a smile, he thought, "This time when I go back to the City God, I should be able to get some good things in return."

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, a ripple appeared at the bottom of Tianchi Lake, and soon a hundred-meter-long dragon roared and flew out of the lake.

It rushed straight toward the mountainside a few hundred meters away.

As soon as Li Jingxiao saw the old Dragon King appear.

He immediately took out his +2 Demon-Subduing Mace, and while carrying the 'Wu Yue Sword' on his back, he rushed down from the clouds at high speed, his body crackling with lightning.

A large number of dark clouds quickly gathered above Tianchi Lake, emitting bursts of thunder and lightning.

That day, just after the Dragon King of the Pool swallowed fifteen or sixteen barbarians, he felt the sky darken.

He hurriedly looked up.

He saw a figure rushing towards him amidst the raging thunder.

He was immediately frightened out of his wits.

Without a second thought, they rushed towards Tianchi.

However, no matter how fast a dragon's body is, it can't outrun lightning.

Moreover, his 100-meter-tall body had become a huge target.

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the old mudfish directly.

This lightning strike was much more powerful than the one that struck the mountains north of Jizhou last time.

Although a large amount of lightning was generated, it was still blocked by the cold air and ice armor released by the old dragon king.

But just one lightning strike, with hundreds of bolts, shattered the ice armor on the old dragon king, sending ice shards flying everywhere.

He paused for a moment after being electrocuted, and Li Jingxiao then recited the immobilization spell.

With this pause, even more lightning bolts continued to fall from the sky, striking the enormous dragon's body.

The entire Tianchi Valley was filled with electric light, resembling the end of the world.

Li Jingxiao also charged down, wielding his +2 Demon-Subduing Mace with both hands. He brought it down heavily on the old dragon's head.

The old dragon thought to himself, "Oh no!" Without thinking, he opened his mouth and spat out the jade tablet to block Li Jingxiao's attack.

It then transformed into human form, instantly increasing the distance between itself and Li Jingxiao by several tens of meters.

He held the green banner in his hand and waved it continuously.

A large amount of cold air rushed out of the banner, making Li Jingxiao feel as if the air itself was freezing.

Fortunately, his physical defenses had greatly increased, and with the addition of the Golden Bell Shield, the chilling air from all directions did not harm him.

When the mace struck down heavily, the old dragon didn't even bother with his defensive treasures.

Moreover, when transformed into human form and smaller in size, it is actually easier to dodge and escape within a small area.

With a splash, it plunged straight into the Heavenly Pool.

Li Jingxiao struck the jade pendant hard with his mace, instantly cracking it.

With a loud clang, it was cleaved and sent flying over a hundred meters, crashing into the mountainside.

It even smashed into the mountain wall with a loud bang, creating a large hole.

Suddenly, the 'Wu-Yue Sword' on his back was unsheathed, multiplying from one to two, from two to four, and from four to hundreds and thousands.

The Myriad Swords Technique formed a circle, blocking the chilling energy that kept rushing towards him.

With a flash, he retreated several hundred meters.

That's how they completely escaped the biting cold.

With a whoosh, Wu Yue's sword flew back and automatically returned to its sheath.

Li Jingxiao landed on a mountain peak and, looking at the old dragon that had vanished without a trace, began to curse.

After cursing for several dozen seconds, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

Flying to the vicinity of the jade pendant, they searched around and quickly found a palm-sized jade pendant with more than a dozen cracks, yet it had not broken.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, grasped the jade pendant, and a thought crossed his mind.

Sure enough, it was added to my inventory.

Commanding the game character, I took the jade pendant to the jewelry store.

Click "Repair" in the transaction window, and the jade pendant will look brand new.

She also shares a deep connection with Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao was overjoyed.

This thing wasn't broken even after being hit by the Demon-Subduing Mace; it truly is a treasure.

The Millennium Jade Plaque is formed from the spine of a thousand-year-old dragon when it took human form, and it can freely change size.

Defense +10, comes with the Mind-Clearing Technique, which can greatly eliminate inner demons.

Upon seeing the properties of the jade pendant, Li Jingxiao smiled and said, "What a treasure!"

Leaving aside defense, any magical artifact that can resist inner demons is a treasure.

Li Jingxiao chuckled and used a gold thread to hang the jade pendant, which he then wore around his neck.

A refreshing feeling immediately welled up in my heart.

Then, he put the jade pendant into his inventory and had his game character use +1 and +2 spirit stones to upgrade the jade pendant by two levels.

Defense +12.

What displeased Li Jingxiao was that wearing this jade pendant around his neck would conflict with his level 40 Bagua pendant necklace.

Fortunately, this guy was always clever. He tried hanging the jade pendant on his waist, and sure enough, it no longer clashed with the Bagua pendant.

The old dragon hid in the Heavenly Pool, intending to summon the jade tablet back.

But he soon discovered that he had lost contact and perception with the jade pendant.

Old Long immediately became anxious.

That jade pendant was transformed from an extra piece of spine that appeared during its transformation.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a 'companion' treasure.

He hurriedly darted out of the Dragon Palace, his head emerging from the lake, and saw that Li Jingxiao had his own cold jade pendant hanging from his waist.

The old dragon was so angry that he almost rushed up and killed the young Taoist priest.

Unfortunately, before he could act, a huge bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.

Another enormous sword shadow cleaved down from the mountain peak where Li Jingxiao was located.

The old dragon hurriedly sank to the bottom of the lake, but was still trembling all over from the electric shock.

Having obtained the sword light, he plunged it dozens of meters below the lake's surface, cutting a gash in his arm.

They dared not remain on the upper surface of the lake any longer.

After he hid in the underwater palace hundreds of meters deep, he became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and at the same time, he felt more and more uneasy.

How long has it been since?

The young Taoist's lightning magic and sword control techniques had clearly improved significantly.

Although I used to fear his thunder magic, it was only out of apprehension.

But just now, a hundred bolts of lightning struck his body, almost shattering his ice armor and injuring his true form.

And the sword control technique is also clearly more powerful.

During our last battle, I didn't use that move I just used—the sword technique where the flying sword transforms into a giant sword tens of meters long.

It's getting harder and harder to beat him now.

They also feared that Li Jingxiao might guard the Heavenly Pool, or even risk going into the water to directly attack the Dragon Palace.

After much deliberation, I realized that this old dragon was indeed getting old.

The more afraid of death one becomes, the less courageous one naturally becomes.

They even abandoned the Dragon Palace.

They went through the fracture layer at the bottom of Tianchi Lake, walked through the underground waterway, and went directly to the sea, heading to Japan on the other side.

Monsters that can't survive in the Central Plains usually hide in the wild and desolate lands surrounding the Central Plains.

The north is too cold; even many demons cannot endure the constant sub-zero temperatures, sometimes reaching hundreds of degrees below zero.

Tianchi is located in the northeast of China, so the old dragon instinctively fled to Japan.

As for heading west, this old dragon has a major adversary in the Western Regions.

And he was his own father.

Seeing that the old mudfish wouldn't come out, Li Jingxiao used lightning to strike the Heavenly Pool, but if the water was deep enough...

The current will gradually weaken, and it should have no effect after a distance of 100 or 200 meters.

After cursing him as a piece of trash, Li Jingxiao's gaze involuntarily fell on the pack of tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves.

He turned and flew out of the Heavenly Pool, chasing after the dozens of monsters who had already fled.

The 'Wu Yue Sword' on his back was unsheathed and transformed into dozens of flying swords, chasing after these lesser demons in the mountains and forests.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao's speed was far greater than that of these lesser demons.

Even if they escape for seven or eight minutes, once he sets his sights on them, he can catch up in no time.

They were pierced through the heart by a flying sword that fell from the sky, or surrounded and beaten by several flying swords, and were killed in a few moves.

Then the purple-gold-red gourd flew out, not even sparing the soul.

It quickly leveled up from level 49 to level 50 (100/10).
He wandered around Changbai Mountain a few more times, and whenever he saw something strange or evil, he would immediately kill it if it dared to bare its teeth at him.

Soon, the entire Changbai Mountain seemed to become much quieter.

Level 50 (17100/10)
After wandering around for a few more times without finding his target, Li Jingxiao realized that whether it was a monster or a ghost, they were all so frightened by him that they hid and dared not move.

They could only return to Tianchi dejectedly.

After waiting for two days, Li Jingxiao got tired of it and reached out to touch the cold jade pendant at his waist.

I wanted to cast a golden light spell on myself before going into the water.

But then he thought again, took out a talisman from his inventory, and blew a breath of spiritual energy into it.

The talisman transformed into several paper figures, and Li Jingxiao threw out several Golden Light Spells.

Sure enough, a halo could be placed over the paper figure.

Several paper figures hugged a stone and jumped into the water with a splash.

(End of this chapter)