The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 213 Live Broadcast: The Money Was Worth It

Ordinary walking corpses and zombies would have their heads smashed by the Yellow Turban Warrior in just a few punches.

The Yellow Turban Warrior, facing a dozen or so jumping zombies, would also be reduced to shattered copper beans after taking a dozen or so hits.

Li Jingxiao, however, was completely unconcerned about the losses of the Yellow Turban Warriors. He was staring at the scene within the Xuan Guang Technique while happily watching the constantly increasing experience bar.

In just over ten minutes, I went from level 50 (62100/10).

Leveled up to level 52 (3100/12)
At this point, only seventy or eighty Yellow Turban warriors remained fighting.

But Li Jingxiao didn't see any sign of the number of walking corpses and zombies decreasing at all.

It is clear that it is impossible to estimate how many corpses were buried in this stone forest back then.

After all the Yellow Turban warriors died in battle, my experience level reached 52 (11800/12).
Two attribute points are added directly to the Root Bone.

体质30、根骨28+8、悟性36+4.
Seeing that the most powerful zombie in the Stone Forest was just a hairy zombie, Li Jingxiao smiled.

He didn't believe that only Mao Jiang lived in this stone forest.

The fact that the real boss didn't appear means that these hundreds of Yellow Turban Warriors are basically no threat to the real Corpse King.

If it were any other Taoist priest, they would definitely be filled with worry.

But for Li Jingxiao, it was a great thing.

With enough blue potions, one can create countless Yellow Turban Warriors.

If this scourge isn't eradicated tonight, it could take tomorrow, the day after, or even a month.

Moreover, his targets had always been ordinary walking corpses and zombies.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful Mao Jiang is, he can't withstand the encirclement of dozens or hundreds of suicidal paper figures with level 5 talismans.

Only if the dozen or so zombies who were the main fighting force were unharmed would the true zombie king in the stone forest feel that his safety was not in danger.

Therefore, they will not show themselves, nor will they run away.

Li Jingxiao was able to level up by constantly killing low-level zombies and ghouls.

It's already 3:30 in the morning, and the roosters will be crowing soon.

Li Jingxiao left behind dozens of paper figures as spies, while he himself secretly headed towards the Dragon Palace of Dongting Lake.

We arrived at the Dragon Palace at just past four in the morning.

Li Jingxiao didn't care about anything else. He hadn't been home for so many days and was thinking about finishing his business with the Dragon King of Dongting Lake as soon as possible so he could go back to the capital and spend some time with his wife.

Landing above the Dragon Palace of Dongting Lake, he cast a 'water-avoiding spell' and headed straight for the Dragon Palace.

The gatekeepers, like shrimp soldiers and crab generals, immediately bowed to him upon seeing him.

Then a crab general hurriedly ran into the Dragon Palace to report to the Dragon King.

When the old Dragon King got up from his dragon bed to meet him, Li Jingxiao was already lying on the Arhat bed in the Dragon Palace, drinking wine and eating the delicacies of the Dragon Palace while holding a purple-gold gourd.

The Dragon King felt a growing displeasure upon seeing this.

But before he could speak, Li Jingxiao sat up and complained, "Old Dragon King, I've suffered a huge loss on this trip."

After saying that, he began to embellish his story and recount the things that had happened to him in the past few days.

At first, the old Dragon King didn't take it seriously, thinking they were just some zombies.

But after hearing that there were at least several thousand, tens of thousands, or even more zombies and a dozen or so hairy zombies, his expression changed drastically.

If the Dragon Palace were to send troops to conquer it themselves, who knows how many casualties would result?

If we suffer countless casualties and still can't win, then we'll have suffered a huge loss.

Moreover, if countless people die or are injured, it might shake his position as the ruler of Dongting.

They might even be ousted from their positions or killed outright.

At that moment, the old Dragon King felt extremely fortunate and asked Li Jingxiao to scout the way.

Moreover, the fact that Li Jingxiao was able to escape from more than a dozen hairy zombies, or even more powerful zombies, shows that his strength is indeed extraordinary.

But Li Jingxiao's visit was not for the purpose of seeking assistance.

In his eyes, the shrimp soldiers and crabs of the Dragon Palace were just cannon fodder.

Once they reach land, their strength will be even greater.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao's primary objective was to exaggerate the danger and difficulty of the situation.

To avoid putting in so much effort only to have the employer feel it was too easy and that he was taken advantage of.

Secondly, let's see if we can make another quick buck.

Third, a large number of copper beans are needed, preferably gold beans made of a gold-copper alloy.

Upon hearing "golden beans" and "copper beans," the Old Dragon King immediately guessed that Li Jingxiao intended to use the magic of scattering beans to create soldiers and wear down the zombies.

It can be transformed at will.

A foundational entity that takes decades or even centuries to evolve into a black zombie.

Let alone spending a few months or years, even if it takes one or two years, or even three or five years, as long as we can exhaust tens of thousands of zombies and walking corpses.

The remaining hairy zombies, and even flying zombies, will be much less of a threat.

The old Dragon King then realized that Li Jingxiao's statement that he had suffered a huge loss seemed to be true.

After all, spending so much time on this is really not worth it.

But the old Dragon King didn't care about any of that.

Having received benefits from the Dragon Palace, one must ensure the matter is handled properly.

However, the old Dragon King increasingly recognized Li Jingxiao's credibility.

After all, if he didn't go back to the Dragon Palace to tell them about this, he could just casually say that he had killed hundreds of zombies and the zombie that the Prince had transformed into.

It's plausible to say that the problem has been resolved.

So the old Dragon King immediately ordered the Turtle Prime Minister to refine gold beans of gold-copper alloy for Li Jingxiao.

Moreover, as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the Turtle Prime Minister to prepare two thousand taels of gold and six thousand taels of brass.

After giving the instructions, I felt uneasy again.

He also instructed Prime Minister Gui to prepare even more for Li Jingxiao, including tens of thousands of pure gold beans.

Anyway, there's plenty of gold, silver, copper, and iron in the Dragon Palace.

In the eyes of the old Dragon King, tens of thousands of taels of gold were not even worth as much as the amount consumed by the Dragon Palace in three to five months of alchemy and weapon forging.

Gold has always been one of the materials used by immortals and gods in alchemy and weapon crafting.

Anyone who specializes in these two skills is essentially throwing money into the sea.

Seeing that the old Dragon King was so cooperative, Li Jingxiao smiled and said, "If the Dragon King has some free time tonight, why not come with me to take a look?"

So that you won't feel that I've taken a bribe and therefore won't do my best.

You might even think I'm deceiving you.

The old Dragon King shook his head without even thinking.

Even if Li Jingxiao really lied to him, he would only lose some material possessions.

But if we go to Nanling with Li Jingxiao, we might encounter some deadly danger.

So whether Li Jingxiao was lying to him or truly fulfilling his promise, he was unwilling to go to the front lines.

If Li Jingxiao knew what the old Dragon King was thinking, he would definitely give him a thumbs up.

This is the way to secure one's livelihood and protect oneself wisely.

But Li Jingxiao insisted that he see it with his own eyes, otherwise he wouldn't be able to show how much effort he had put in.

This also lets him know that the reward he gave was well worth the money.

It will be easier to do business again next time.

The old Dragon King, being a shrewd old man, saw Li Jingxiao's repeated invitations and, with a quick twitch of his eyes, misunderstood Li Jingxiao's intentions.

And not only was he not angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If you want more benefits, just say so.

He was now living in constant fear, worried that Li Jingxiao might try to rob and kill him. However, this time the Old Dragon King wouldn't bestow any magical powers upon Li Jingxiao.

When Li Jingxiao left, his inventory contained many new ice silk robes, just like those worn by the Dragon Girl and the Dragon Granny.

Even in the sweltering heat of summer, this thing won't make you feel hot.

Moreover, it has built-in functions of repelling water and fire.

Even the Dragon Palace only obtains a dozen or so bolts of ice silk each year.

Li Jingxiao would definitely not refuse something given away for free.

He's not very ambitious, but luckily he has a cheat code. Otherwise, with his temperament, unless he has extraordinary talent, his cultivation level would definitely be limited.

Upon returning to the capital, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun were relieved to see that he had come back safe and sound.

But when they heard that he was going out again that night, they couldn't help but get annoyed.

Li Jingxiao hurriedly said that he would still come back during the day, and that he should be done in ten days to half a month at most.

The two daughters-in-law were then relieved.

When I saw the ice silk robe, I wasn't as excited as I was when I saw the silk from the Heavenly Pool Dragon Palace last time.

After breakfast, Li Jingxiao said he was going to sleep, but actually, while in Qin Keqing's room, he would drag her into a game.

In the afternoon, I took a nap at Yuan Chun's place, and inevitably had another match with her.

Before it got dark, they flew away invisibly and arrived at the Dragon Palace of Dongting.

The old Dragon King had already prepared 4,000 gold-copper alloy beans and 1,000 pure gold beans.

It's not that there's a shortage of gold and copper, but rather that there's too little time. It's already quite good that so much can be made in one day.

Moreover, among those thousand golden beans, 200 were engraved with runes of the Great Strength Technique.

The old Dragon King picked up a handful of rune-inscribed gold beans and explained, "Master, time is a bit tight. The craftsmen under my command only had time to inscribe the Great Strength Technique on 200 gold beans."

"But rest assured, Your Excellency, I have people working in shifts, around the clock, to create gold beans and inscribe runes for your use."

After listening, Li Jingxiao gave the old Dragon King a thumbs up.

This guy is incredibly arrogant, but working with someone like him is definitely worry-free and comfortable.

No wonder he was able to hold the position of Dragon King of Dongting Lake for countless years.

He was much more generous and straightforward than the Dragon King of the East Sea in Journey to the West.

But Li Jingxiao forgot that when the Dragon King of Dongting first saw him, he was just watching him bravely withstand the thunder in the sky.

When Sun Wukong first went to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, he was just an unknown mountain king.

After the monkey wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the Dragon King of the East Sea met him and was just as kind and amiable as the Dragon King of Dongting Lake.

Li Jingxiao put away the gold and copper coins and intended to leave.

But then his eyes darted around, and when he saw a large crystal screen, his expression brightened with delight.

Walk over and unleash a "Mystic Light Technique" on the screen.

Soon, the Dragon King, his son, the Turtle Prime Minister, the Ao General, and the Turtle Captain saw the stone forest from the previous night.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, "Old Dragon King, since you're unwilling to go to Nanling to see for yourself..."

"Then let's use this Mystic Light Technique and see how much effort this humble Taoist will need to put in to help you resolve this calamity."

The old Dragon King nodded hurriedly. Although he was afraid of death, he also had curiosity and a desire to watch the drama unfold.

If his safety could be guaranteed and he could witness Li Jingxiao quell the rebellion firsthand, that would be something he would be more than happy to do.

As soon as Li Jingxiao left, the Dragon Granny, Dragon Girl, and Dragon Grandchildren who were waiting in the side hall all hurriedly came out.

Staring at the mysterious light technique on the screen, I saw the jumbled rocks and the ruins left after last night's battle.

Everyone couldn't help but feel curious and expectant.

Only the Old Dragon King and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance, secretly realizing that Master Li's Xuan Guang Technique could actually exist even from a thousand miles away.

It is evident that his cultivation in this art must be extremely high.

Just then, he suddenly saw Li Jingxiao's figure appear in the image of the Xuan Guang Technique.

I was immediately startled.

This is much faster than expected.

Through the mysterious light technique on the screen, he saw that Li Jingxiao had also used a mysterious light technique on his palm.

The scene was actually in the Dragon Palace, with his entire family there.

The old Dragon King's face turned black upon seeing this.

Li Jingxiao guessed what the old Dragon King was thinking, chuckled, adjusted his direction, and waved to the sky.

Only then did he cancel the Xuan Guang Technique in his hand.

After dark, Li Jingxiao did not wait until midnight to make his move this time.

He took out about a hundred gold-copper alloy beans, and with his hands crackling with electricity, he imbued the beans with the power of lightning.

With a casual toss, hundreds of gold and bronze beans fell towards the stone forest.

When they were still a hundred meters away from the stone forest, they transformed into yellow-turbaned, bronze-armored warriors whose bodies shimmered with golden light.

The thunderous crashes continued through the stone forest, knocking down the stone pillars and shaking the earth.

It immediately woke up the walking corpses and zombies underground.

They rushed towards these bronze-armored, yellow-turbaned warriors.

This time, the Yellow Turban Warriors' defensive capabilities have clearly increased to a higher level, since the gold-copper alloy can absorb more spiritual energy and lightning.

One punch is enough to kill a zombie, white zombie, or black zombie.

By the time Mao Jiang appeared, Li Jingxiao had already reached level 52 (11800/12).

Leveled up to level 52 (85100/12)
Li Jingxiao had just thrown out a hundred Yellow Turban Warriors and had already consumed two blue potions.

At this moment, he grabbed two handfuls of golden and copper beans with both hands, imbued them with lightning, and threw them down.

He only stopped fighting and took medicine to replenish his mana when his mana was reduced to only 30%.

There were already six or seven hundred bronze-armored warriors below.

The killing was so fierce it was like the sky was falling.

The Dragon King, Dragon Prince, Dragon Mother, Dragon Daughter, and Dragon Grandchildren were watching.

They saw thousands upon thousands, even tens of thousands, of walking corpses and zombies covering the mountains and fields, as well as a dozen or so hairy zombies jumping around.

Even when the flying zombies could fly, the expressions on their faces were one of utter shock and fear.

If this were to attack the Dragon Palace, although the aquatic creatures would have an advantage in the water, it would be extremely difficult for them to withstand such a large number of zombies.

They were all secretly relieved that they had invited this Master Li.

At this moment, Li Jingxiao's strength in the heart of the Dongting Dragon Palace had increased by at least one level.

He even thought that he could defeat the Dragon Palace all by himself.

No one could withstand an enemy like Li Jingxiao, who could turn beans into soldiers and play a game of attrition with you.

After Li Jingxiao's magical power recovered to more than 80%, he took out the golden copper beans and scattered them out again.

Now, neither the hairy zombie nor the flying zombie could keep up with the speed at which Li Jingxiao was scattering beans.

As the fighting continued, although many of the golden warriors were shattered, the number of warriors on the battlefield increased.

When the number of warriors exceeded 1, Li Jingxiao had already leveled up to level 55 (2100/15).
The three attribute points were added back to the Root Bone.

体质30、根骨31+8、悟性36+4
He's just a few attributes away from reaching 40 points in both physique and comprehension.

Moreover, in the past two days, my Root Bone has increased by 5 points, my understanding of the "Scattering Beans to Create Soldiers" technique has deepened, and the Yellow Turban Warriors I summoned have become stronger.

The battle was raging in the stone forest when suddenly several surrounding mountain peaks trembled.

Li Jingxiao knew at a glance that the big boss must have appeared.

Without even thinking, it flew straight into the sky.

(End of this chapter)