The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 219 "Three Heads and Six Arms"

Li Jingxiao exaggerated on purpose and said something to Xia Shouzhong.

'That house is filled with resentment; otherwise, it wouldn't have attracted my attention.'

Fortunately, the osmanthus tree protected more than a dozen wronged souls by itself, allowing them to retain some of their goodness.

It also dispelled the malevolent spirits of the dozens of unjustly deceased souls over the years.

Otherwise, dozens of vengeful ghosts committing evil together would surely cause a great disaster.

Upon hearing this, Xia Shouzhong immediately lost all interest in pleading for the other person.

He was still thinking that when he got back, he would have the Eastern Depot mobilize, arrest all the people behind this, and confiscate their property.

Moreover, these people have committed evil for decades, and they feel no psychological burden whatsoever when their homes are ransacked.

Immediately, attention was focused on the osmanthus spirit.

Li Jingxiao immediately gave an irrelevant answer, changing the subject.

Since the osmanthus tree spirit has its own uses, it naturally won't reveal its origins or background.

Seeing that Li Jingxiao had changed the subject, Xia Shouzhong sighed helplessly.

If this guy doesn't want to talk, there aren't many people who can force him to.

At least Xia Shouzhong knew that he certainly didn't have the status or qualifications to force Li Jingxiao to answer.

The following afternoon, Li Jingxiao was at Zhenwu Temple, watching the tree demon's soul transform into a little girl who was learning to read and write beside Liu Cuitong.

Erfu quickly walked over to report.

This morning, the imperial guards were mobilized and not only arrested a vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but I also heard that the prefect of Tongzhou was imprisoned.

Upon hearing the name of the Tongzhou government office, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but recall his own trip to Tongzhou.

Upon encountering the prefect You Shiheng, he hurriedly asked, "Do you remember Lord You? How is he?"

Erfu naturally remembered You Shiheng.

When they went to Tongzhou with Li Jingxiao, it was the first time that they, a dozen or so people, had witnessed true Taoist magic.

Therefore, his memory is as deep as Li Jingxiao's.

He nodded with a smile: "Not only is Lord You alright, but I also heard that Eunuch Xia learned that Lord You and you, my lord, have a past relationship."

It seems they even said a few kind words in support.

If nothing unexpected happens, the position of Prefect of Beitongzhou might very well belong to Lord You.

Li Jingxiao smiled; his old friend's promotion was indeed something to be happy about.

He smiled and said to Erfu, "Have that kid Zhao Junheng take some people to Tongzhou to deliver some gifts and offer congratulations."

By the way, tell Lord You that we must be especially cautious at times like these.

Erfu nodded hurriedly, bowed respectfully, and went out to find that kid Zhao Junheng.

The fact that the people from the Left Garrison Command came to congratulate him confirmed that You Shiheng and Li Jingxiao had a relationship.

In the following days, Li Jingxiao finally played a game of chess with the tree spirit girl and gained 100 experience points.

Hu Xian'er, however, just pursed her lips.

The master of the secret passage really has a wicked sense of humor, actually bullying a little kid who has just learned to play Gomoku.

Li Jingxiao didn't care about any of that.

In a good mood, I flew to Nanling and checked on the progress of the underground palace excavation.

Most of his energy was devoted to using his clairvoyance to search for evil spirits all over the world.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao also discovered that the more sparsely populated a place was, the more likely it was to be haunted by evil spirits.

For a time, his figure could be seen in the Taihang Mountains, Yinshan Mountains, Yanshan Mountains, Liupan Mountains, Helan Mountains and Qinling Mountains.

Although the number of evil spirits and monsters killed each time is not large, the total number is still large.

In just one week, I earned 6 experience points.

In addition, there's the experience I gain from playing chess and fighting with my wives, Hu Xian'er, Liu Cuitong, and the Tree Demon Doll every day.

The character level increased from 62 (24.8/32) to 63.

However, there was a time when Lee Kyung-hyo appeared at the beach and looked into the depths of the sea.

Suddenly, a giant Kun, at least several hundred meters long, was seen sleeping on an island.

I was so scared that I immediately stopped looking.

It was clear at a glance that the giant Kun was definitely beyond his current ability to deal with.

Fortunately, his gaze moved away quickly. The giant Kun opened its eyes in confusion and looked around.

Finding nothing unusual, he continued to sleep with his head closed.

Meanwhile, news came from the Nanling Underground Palace that the underground palace had been completely opened up.

Unfortunately, the so-called 'elixir of immortality' was nothing more than a black lotus, a spiritual flower that had grown for hundreds of years.

If you want to achieve immortality through this black lotus, you'll have to wait until the lotus grows to be a thousand years old before it's useful.

Unfortunately, not only was the black lotus burned, but some of the rare flowers and herbs in the underground palace that liked to grow in extremely yin places were also burned.

Li Jingxiao knew he was the one who set the fire, but he still pretended to fly into the sky.

The flight was rapid, and it only took a little over an hour to reach Nanling.

When hovering above the Stone Forest, the entire Stone Forest was soon visible, now riddled with dozens of huge pits of varying sizes dug out by 200 golden-armored warriors.

Long stone tunnels were revealed inside the underground palace.

It seems that the group from Maoshan is directing the golden-armored warriors to dig open the entire underground palace from above.

In this way, no matter how powerful your mechanisms are, they're all useless.

Moreover, after being exposed to sunlight for more than ten days, the already limited yin and evil energy in the underground palace was further depleted.

They will all be burned away by the sun.

The Maoshan disciples also found a large number of weapons, armor, gold and silver treasures in the underground palace.

Unfortunately, most of them were burned or destroyed by Li Jingxiao's Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan.

They only found a lot of melted gold and silver nuggets.

This caused the four old Taoist priests of the Xuan generation to look at Li Jingxiao with a hint of frustration and reproach in their eyes.

Li Jingxiao smiled awkwardly, realizing that his previous actions had indeed been somewhat too harsh.

Otherwise, with professionals like those from Maoshan around, they would definitely be able to find a lot of good stuff.

However, Li Jingxiao was only embarrassed for a few seconds before he forgot about it.

Anyway, I don't lack good things.

Moreover, burning it down destroyed the underground palace, but it also prevented an accident.

If one or two Maoshan disciples die, I will also bear responsibility.

But just because he didn't care about the so-called 'elixir of immortality' doesn't mean that others didn't care.

Especially for older people, few can truly accept death calmly when faced with the prospect of it.

Fortunately, Master Xuanming and his ilk have powerful backers.

Even if they pass away, they will most likely remain in the underworld to serve.

The eldest of the Three Mao Patriarchs, after becoming an immortal, attained the divine position of "Siming Zhenjun Dongyue Shangqing".

The third brother is responsible for "leading the record of life, governing all ghosts, and guarding the gate of the Yin Palace".

Maoshan wields considerable influence in the underworld.

What people fear most is disappearing after death.

Having a way out, the true people of Maoshan naturally don't take life and death too seriously.

Seeing that Li Jingxiao looked down on the gold and silver that had been dug up, as well as some flowers and plants that had been preserved by chance.

Xuanming Zhenren then instructed the golden-armored warriors to fill the underground palace with soil and rocks.

Finally, even the entire underground palace was completely buried in soil.

Only then did he feel relieved and report back to Li Jingxiao, preparing to return to Maoshan with his disciples.

Before leaving, he repeatedly invited Li Jingxiao to visit Maoshan.

He also reminded Li Jingxiao that while the One-Horned Ghost King from the north was indeed powerful, his greatest skill lay in stealth.

It's not that no one can defeat him, but rather that many times, the Ghost King simply cannot be found after he has gone into hiding.

Moreover, the Ghost King possessed a treasure that not only released raging flames but also carried fire poison.

When Li Jingxiao encounters the Ghost King, he must be extremely careful of the poisonous fire.

Li Jingxiao nodded. The underworld had wanted to capture the Ghost King before, but he had been able to roam freely for countless years.

It's impossible without some kind of support.

For the six months after Li Jingxiao returned to the capital, he spent two or three hours every day.

It also included all evil spirits and monsters within a thousand miles around the capital.

After cleaning it again.

My character level has only reached level 65 (1.1/35).
体质38、根骨33+12、悟性36+6
Seeing that the number of evil spirits was decreasing, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In times of chaos, the number of demons and monsters would certainly be ten times, or even a hundred times, greater.

They could only turn their attention to countries outside of the Great Zhou.

Fortunately, in addition to gaining experience every day, cultivating the three divine skills also takes up a lot of time.

At this point, the Lightning Thunder Fist had been cultivated to the legendary level (70150/10).
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should take at most two months to upgrade to Mythic level.

His actions of subduing demons and monsters over the past six months have also forced many evil spirits within the Great Zhou territory to leave the Great Zhou.

Many ghosts and demons simply went to seek refuge with the One-Horned Ghost King in the north.

In the past six months, Li Jingxiao has used the "Mysterious Light Technique" to check the lair of the One-Horned Ghost King in Huanggangliang more than once.

They even flew to the grasslands, hundreds of miles away, and stood on a mountain peak looking towards Huanggangliang.

Until a few days ago, we finally saw some evil spirits challenging the one-horned demon king and vying for the position of leader.

That battle, though short, lasted only about ten minutes.

However, this also gave Li Jingxiao a general understanding of the One-Horned Demon King's strength.

That Ghost King's close combat skills were indeed not very strong. At least in Li Jingxiao's opinion, he could take on two of them without fear in close combat.

But the old ghost held a black banner, and once he started to wave it, poisonous flames would suddenly burst into the sky.

The monster that challenged the Demon King only had a trace of poisonous fire on its foot, and it burned all the way up the monster's body.

Moreover, no matter how much you pat it, it not only won't extinguish, but it also gets on your hands and burns even more intensely.

If you try to extinguish a poisonous fire with water, the fire will be extinguished, but you will develop a lot of blisters all over your body, and the poison's harmful effects will double.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself, "Just as Master Xuanming said, this poisonous fire is indeed very powerful."

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao felt more confident. He knew that if he wanted to leave, the Ghost King would definitely not be able to stop him.

Moreover, although the black banner was powerful, the speed of the poisonous fire was not as fast as expected.

Li Jingxiao was certain, at least, that his speed was much faster than that of the poisonous fire.

Moreover, during the past six months, I farmed level 60 bosses every day, and not only did I get a full set of level 60 equipment, but I also managed to get it.

The three bosses, General Yin, Lord Xiongshan, and Master Te, actually dropped a book called "Three Heads and Six Arms".

He wielded the black gold and silver spear with both hands.

He held the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan and the Demon-Subduing Mace in one hand.

In his other hands he holds the Sun and Moon Golden Wheel, or the Big Dipper Sword, or the Immortal Binding Rope.

Moreover, when they fight, the three heads either breathe fire or lightning, making them equally difficult to defend against.

Before resting that day, Li Jingxiao and his wife, as usual, used the "Mysterious Light Technique" to take a look at Huang Gangliang.

Nine or ten o'clock at night is the time for humans to sleep, but for eerie and evil spirits, it is the time when they are most energetic.

Therefore, every time Li Jingxiao used the "Mysterious Light Technique" to investigate, he was able to glean some useful clues from the behavior of the minor demons and monsters.

Just like today, when Li Jingxiao saw dozens of little demons boiling water in a large pot, his first thought was...

Tonight, some powerful demon or evil spirit will likely visit the One-Horned Demon King.

He hurriedly told Qin Keqing that he suddenly remembered that he had something important to do and rushed out the door, disappearing in a flash.

This made Qin Keqing pout and mutter a few words of dissatisfaction.

Then I started to worry again.

Li Jingxiao didn't care what his wife thought at the moment. After flying into the sky, he flew at full speed on his sword.

When they were still more than 300 miles away from Huanggangliang, they lowered their altitude and stealthily headed towards Huanggangliang.

Meanwhile, in Huanggangliang, in the lair of the One-Horned Ghost King, the One-Horned Ghost King naturally sat in the very center.

Sitting next to him was a beautiful young woman, who should be the Ghost King's new wife, and also the granddaughter of the Old Dragon King of Tianchi.

Three middle-aged men sat on the left, while several of the One-Horned Demon King's generals sat on the right.

The matter discussed by the monsters was quite simple: they wanted to invite the One-Horned Demon King to come out of seclusion and help them deal with Li Jingxiao.

Moreover, if the One-Horned Ghost King agrees, then not only will that old mudfish from Changbai Mountain participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate Li Jingxiao.

Even a Japanese demon with a thousand-year cultivation level will participate.

But the One-Horned Demon King remained hesitant.

The father-in-law went to Hongze Lake, but was nearly beaten to death by that Taoist priest surnamed Li.

In the end, it was the City God of Yangzhou who intervened, and he was imprisoned in the underworld for a hundred years.

That old bastard, the Dragon King of Tianchi, was unwilling to let his son be bullied, so he went to cause trouble for that guy surnamed Li.

But to my surprise, they weren't intimidated at all.

In their first fight, they beat that old geezer so badly that he had to retreat back to Tianchi.

Later, they were attacked again.

Japan abandoned even the Dragon Palace and fled through the underground river.

I heard that the entire Tianchi Dragon Palace was almost emptied out by that Taoist priest surnamed Li.

The Taoist priest didn't even spare the tables and chairs.

It's like a locust swarm has swept through.

This made the One-Horned Demon King hesitate, as he had no grudge against that man surnamed Li.

He volunteered to join forces with that old geezer from Tianchi to deal with the Taoist priest.

If it succeeds, that's fine, but what if someone gets away with it?

That's trouble.

Moreover, that Taoist priest surnamed Li was not alone; it is said that he had an excellent relationship with Maoshan.

If you invite the old Taoist priests from Maoshan, or even the old Taoist priests from the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Soap Pavilion, you can invite them over as well.

Then I might end up like that old geezer, the Dragon King of Tianchi, getting beaten so badly that I don't even dare to go home.

Just as the Ghost King hesitated, his newlywed wife, the Dragon Girl, became unhappy.

“If my husband does not agree to my grandfather’s request, then I will have no choice but to go to Japan and serve my grandfather.”

So that he won't be so old and have no one to care for him.

A few months ago, the One-Horned Demon King wouldn't have cared about the Dragon Girl's words at all.

But unexpectedly, this woman was also quite formidable.

Having tried to persuade him so many times without success, he simply stopped trying and focused solely on having fun with the Ghost King.

Unexpectedly, a few months later, the woman actually became pregnant with the Ghost King's child.

Now, I speak with a completely different confidence.

If this dragon girl were to go to Japan, it's hard to say whether her child would still recognize her as his father in the future.

What if this woman decides to have an abortion?

She even found other men to cuckold her, and even fathered a child with one of them, claiming it as her own.

The One-Horned Demon King was furious when he thought about it.

(End of this chapter)