The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 207 It's Like a Locust Swarm
Li Jingxiao waited for almost an hour.

Only one paper figure, its body somewhat tattered, floated to the surface of the water.

After gesturing wildly at Li Jingxiao, Li Jingxiao was so angry he almost jumped up.

He cast a golden light spell on himself and jumped into the water.

Using the "Water Dividing Technique," they descended rapidly, landing several hundred meters below the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake in just over ten seconds.

Wielding the Demon-Subduing Mace, he fought his way through dozens of Yakshas, ​​Shad Generals, and Mackerel Captains.

When my experience level reached 50 (34100/10), I grabbed a turtle prime minister and interrogated him until I learned the truth.

The old dragon, fearing that he would be attacked and enter the Dragon Palace, fled to Japan through a fault in the underground river at the bottom of the lake.

Moreover, before leaving, they packed up all the treasures in the Dragon Palace and took them with them.

Li Jingxiao was so angry that he almost crushed the turtle prime minister to death.

Fortunately, the old tortoise quickly said that although all the treasures had been taken away, there were still many gold, silver, copper, iron, pearls, gems, and other valuables left behind.

Li Jingxiao had long lost interest in gold and silver.

When there are too many of these, they become nothing more than lumps of iron left in the warehouse.

But then I thought, even if I don't care, I can't leave it to that old mudfish.

With an inventory, Li Jingxiao was like a locust invading his house; he would put anything that looked eye-catching into his inventory.

Even the house of the old dragon and his granddaughter and son, which was inlaid with a large number of gems and had a dragon bed made of gold and silver, were taken away by him.

There was also a glittering dragon throne and tables and chairs made of jade and gemstones.

Red coral, blue and white coral, gold and purple coral ornaments.

Jade, white jade, emerald, gold and silver wine jugs and utensils.

Crystal chandeliers, huge pearl curtains, amethyst curtains.

Finally, the white jade tiles, golden pillars, and a whole 3-meter-long and 2-meter-wide jade plaque used in the Dragon Palace were all removed and taken away.

Unfortunately, after searching around twice, there were hardly any magical artifacts, let alone ordinary weapons.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but curse the Dragon King of Tianchi as a coward once again.

In the end, he even looted all the floor tiles of the Dragon Palace to vent his anger.

After Li Jingxiao left, the old tortoise saw the desolate and deserted Dragon Palace, gritted his teeth, and went to collect some treasures and ran away.

When the old dragon sends someone back to check and then reports back to him...

Hearing the news that the Dragon Palace had been robbed, he was so angry that his hands trembled.

But the person he was cursing was his own dragon prince.

If it weren't for this kid insisting on going to the newly formed large lake, wanting to occupy the entire Gaoyou Lake and become the Dragon King.

And it wouldn't provoke Li Jingxiao, that scoundrel.

Upon returning to the capital, Li Jingxiao considered flying to Japan to cause trouble for that old dragon.

Moreover, he learned from the turtle prime minister that the old dragon was hiding in Japan.

I've only heard that the old dragon has a connection with the great Japanese demon Shuten-dōji.

He was also worried that the old mudfish would find other accomplices to gang up on him.

After all, according to that old tortoise, Japan may not seem like a big country.

But there are quite a few demons and monsters, and there are even a few powerful ones.

There are even rumors that thousands or tens of thousands of years ago, a great demon fled to Japan to avoid disaster.

If they're still alive, then they must be ancient monsters who have lived for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Li Jingxiao could only suppress his thoughts about the Japanese for the time being, and decided to enter the level 50 map to farm some resources and see what good items he could get.

After returning to the capital, Li Jingxiao did not rush home.

Instead, they went to the City God Temple.

The City God's eyes lit up when he saw the purple-gold gourd he took out.

This time, the gourd contained far more malevolent and spiritual energy than the last time.

So much so that the City God could only ask Li Jingxiao to leave the gourd with him for a few days.

Li Jingxiao didn't care about that, since he had six purple-gold gourds anyway.

If the City God offers a reasonable price, Li Jingxiao wouldn't mind selling one to him.

Unfortunately, the City God probably didn't have any extra magical treasures. After thinking for a while, he excused himself and went to the inner room.

When he came out again, he was holding a gold-threaded silver scroll.

Li Jingxiao opened it and found it was a book on the art of breathing flames.

After mastering the skill, one can not only breathe fire, but also absorb flames that are directed at them into their stomach.

However, after reading it, Li Jingxiao said with some dissatisfaction, "Your Highness, I have no shortage of fire-based attack methods. This Taoist manual is somewhat useless."

The City God rolled his eyes and said, "A magic weapon is a magic weapon; only when you know how to use it do you truly own it."

Furthermore, if you don't like it, next time I'll replace the Taoist magic with elixirs and weapons.

Li Jingxiao hurriedly waved his hand, but he secretly understood that he had actually gotten a great deal in every transaction.

Otherwise, how could one learn four highly practical Taoist techniques—Invisibility, Cloud Riding, Ground Transformation, and Flame Breathing—from just spiritual energy and malevolent energy?
Seeing that Li Jingxiao knew what was good for him, the City God stopped saying anything more.

After chatting with Li Jingxiao for a while, he picked up his teacup but didn't drink the tea. Li Jingxiao knew this was an indication that it was time for him to leave.

He cupped his hands in greeting, and just as he stood up, he suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Your Highness, is it possible for someone like the Dragon King of Tianchi to enter the capital and cause trouble or commit murder?"

The City God was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "Have you been going to fight the Dragon King of Tianchi these past few days?"

Li Jingxiao chuckled, "My cultivation has improved recently, so I went to find that old mudfish to have a contest."

Unexpectedly, the old dragon ran away as soon as it saw me.

Now I'm worried he's secretly entered the capital and might harm my family.

Upon hearing this, the City God looked at Li Jingxiao with renewed respect.

That was the Heavenly Pool Dragon King, who had roamed freely for hundreds or even thousands of years, yet he was beaten so badly by a young man who had cultivated for at most ten years that he had to flee at the mere sight of him.

If I told you, probably no one would believe me.

But since Li Jingxiao said so, we had no choice but to believe him.

After thinking for a moment, the City God said, "Don't worry about that. As long as the world is not in chaos, those long-established great demons and giant monsters will not dare to openly commit evil in the human world."

After saying that, he thought for a few seconds and felt a little uneasy.

In name only, the demons and trolls aren't fools; they know what they can and cannot do.

But there's always a fool who might jump out and cause chaos.

Moreover, Old Dragon of Tianchi was exceptionally bold.

Back when he was still a dragon prince in Kunlun Mountain, he dared to injure his own father and steal his treasure to hide away.

Only when he felt that his strength surpassed that of his father did he settle down in Tianchi.

Since Li Jingxiao has provoked that dragon several times, what if the dragon really comes to the capital to take revenge?

That would be slapping the face of the City God himself.

So the City God added, "I will order the day and night patrol gods to keep a close watch on any unusual activity in the capital."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingxiao thanked him verbally, but he was somewhat uneasy in his heart.

They even felt that the City God's words were meaningless.

Despite their great reputation, the strength of the Day and Night Guardians varies greatly from city to city.

Many of them were ordinary people in life, but were posthumously honored as local guardian deities because of their contributions to the community.

It's fine for dealing with ordinary people, or even common evil spirits and demons.

But if you encounter a powerful monster, you still have to run away.

Li Jingxiao had met the two wandering gods in the capital, and in his eyes, even if the two of them were combined, they couldn't beat him.

If you really encounter the Dragon King of Tianchi, you'll definitely have to run away.

However, the advantage of having a formal position is...

If you can't win, you can call for backup.

The civil and military judges, the heads of the twelve departments, the generals of cattle and horses, the day and night patrol gods, and a large number of soldiers all went up together.

That one that escaped was the old dragon. Once trapped by the formation, it's possible to capture it alive.

After all, the depth of the underworld is far beyond what a mere dragon like him can compare to.

Li Jingxiao was finally relieved.

On the way home, after much deliberation, I decided to continue practicing the Lightning Thunder Fist.

With the blessing of the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, the cultivation speed increased by two times.

First, master a powerful skill to its fullest extent; only then will its destructive power be maximized.

When he returned home, Qin Keqing, Jia Yuanchun, Jingxi, and the others were overjoyed to see him safe and sound.

Only then did they all feel relieved.

He pulled Li Jingxiao aside, showering him with concern and asking him all sorts of questions.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao had already spoken with Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun before going to the East Sea.

He said that his cultivation had reached a bottleneck and he needed to find a secluded place to meditate and seek a breakthrough.

So even though they were away for more than ten days, Qin Keqing and the others were not overly worried.

Li Jingxiao gave a few perfunctory replies and then changed the subject to the Dragon Palace treasure.

Of course, he didn't tell everything at once.

Instead, they took out the jewelry they had already selected.

As it is an item from the Dragon Palace, its craftsmanship and the quality of its jewelry are incomparable to ordinary items in the world.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao even ransacked all sorts of exquisite clothes that hadn't been used and were stored in the storeroom of the Heavenly Pool Dragon Palace.

The silk fabrics and embroidered items were all better than the tributes in the palace.

Qin Keqing wore a red, blue, and gold embroidered phoenix robe, which made her look elegant, noble, and incredibly beautiful.

Fortunately, this phoenix robe was not bright yellow, so it was not considered presumptuous for Qin Keqing, as the Duchess of the State, to wear it.

The robe presented to Yuan Chun was a red and black cloud-patterned garment, exquisite and luxurious, no less so than the phoenix robe.

Yuan Chun's face was also beaming with satisfaction.

As for the three Jingxi sisters and Baozhu and other concubines, Li Jingxiao directly took out more than a dozen bolts of silk of various colors and let them choose for themselves, and then asked female workers to come to their homes to cut and make them.

They were immediately drawn to the various colored silks and began whispering among themselves about what styles of clothes they wanted to make.

He had no interest in caring about Li Jingxiao anymore.

Li Jingxiao was also happy to have some free time, so he sat down with Qin Zhong to the side.

He took out a small jade pendant of excellent quality and handed it to Qin Zhong.

The young man glanced at the hand-held piece; it was crystal clear, and under the candlelight, it shimmered faintly.

Even if you don't know much about jade, you can tell at a glance.

This hand-held piece must be very precious.

He hurriedly waved his hand and said no.

Li Jingxiao smiled and patted his brother-in-law's head, saying, "Alright, this is a little trinket that your brother-in-law specially got from the Old Dragon King."

If I'm giving it to you, just take it.

When you get tired of reading, holding it in your hand and playing with it can calm your mind and is good for your studies.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhong became even more reluctant to accept the offer.

Li Jingxiao ignored all that and casually tossed the items onto the coffee table, which immediately made Qin Zhong feel a pang of heartache.

Afraid of bumping or knocking it, he quickly picked it up and examined it carefully.

Only after confirming that there was no damage did I feel relieved.

Looking at Li Jingxiao's gaze, there was a hint of reproach in it.

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily, saying that there were plenty of such trinkets in the Dragon Palace's treasure vault.

However, this jade pendant does have a calming effect.

It's not very useful for cultivators, but for ordinary people, this thing is definitely a treasure.

Moreover, there are still quite a few of these jade pendants, thumb rings, and hand-held pieces.

Li Jingxiao guessed that it was probably a small trinket made from scraps cut from a large piece of green jade.

Unfortunately, no large pieces of green jade were found. They were probably taken away by the old mudskipper or hidden away.

Seeing that the women's attention was still on the Dragon Palace fabrics, Li Jingxiao simply waved his hand.

He took out a black jade chessboard that he had looted from the Dragon Palace.

He taught Qin Zhong how to play chess.

The little guy is very eager to learn.

One was willing to teach, and the other was willing to learn; the two brothers entertained themselves in a harmonious way.

Qin Keqing was extremely satisfied with their actions.

Only Yuan Chun secretly cursed Jia Baoyu in her heart.

This kid initially quite liked staying at the Duke of Xingguo's residence.

Not only do she have three beautiful older sisters, Jingxi, Jingyue, and Jingrong, to play with, but she also really likes Qin Keqing.

Moreover, Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong got along very well, but the problem was that the three Jingxi sisters and Qin Zhong not only studied literature and martial arts.

His learning progress is also far better than that of the fickle Jia Baoyu.

Yuan Chun, being Bao Yu's older sister, naturally did not want him to be ranked last in his studies.

Especially the youngest, Jingrong, who also dislikes reading and memorizing.

But the little guy has quite a bit of talent and hard work when it comes to martial arts and practicing light footwork.

He's much better than Jia Baoyu, at least.

When Yuan Chun got anxious, she kept a close eye on Jia Baoyu as he studied and practiced martial arts.

As time went on, Jia Baoyu was no longer willing to stay with his brother-in-law and sister.

Taking advantage of the Double Ninth Festival, he returned to the Rongguo Mansion and never wanted to go to the Xingguo Mansion again.

Seeing her husband getting along so intimately with Qin Zhong, Yuan Chun naturally felt a little uneasy.

However, she did not blame Li Jingxiao and Qin Zhong for their ideas; she only felt increasingly dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu.

Li Jingxiao no longer cares much about the future prospects of the Jia family's children.

As long as they don't commit crimes, it doesn't matter whether they become successful or become parasites in the future.

Qin Zhong is still young, so he doesn't learn Go very quickly.

In fact, to be honest, his natural talent was not as good as Jia Baoyu's.

Fortunately, he knows how to work hard at such a young age.

Diligence can make up for clumsiness.

Moreover, there are many children with good natural talents, but not many of them will grow up to be successful and capable.

Many children are smart when they are young, but become ordinary when they grow up.

Li Jingxiao didn't have high expectations for Qin Zhong; it didn't really matter if he didn't have much talent for chess.

He instructed Qin Zhong not to spend too much time on playing chess.

If you don't have talent, no matter how hard you try, it's all in vain. You might as well focus your energy on what you're good at.

Qin Zhong was quite obedient, and he spent his days reading and practicing martial arts, and occasionally he would memorize medical books with Jing Xi, so he really didn't have much time to spend playing chess.

By the time Qin Keqing and the others had decided what style of clothes to make, it was already past nine o'clock.

It's already quite late.

Most ordinary people go to bed around 7 or 8 pm, or even as soon as it gets dark.

That's why I can get up at five or six in the morning, or even three or four.

Qin Keqing hurriedly sent her younger siblings back to their own rooms to sleep.

Then, after instructing Yuan Chun not to stay up too late with Li Jingxiao, she reluctantly took Baozhu and Ruizhu back to her own room.

Yuan Chun blushed with embarrassment at what was said, but when she looked at Li Jingxiao, her eyes were full of expectation.

(End of this chapter)