The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 223 Demon Locking Tower

When I broke through the Lightning Thunder Fist at sea last time, it attracted the attention of many sea monsters.

Li Jingxiao wouldn't make the same mistake again this time, so after much deliberation, he still felt that going to Maoshan to break through was the safest option.

Moreover, achieving a breakthrough at Maoshan can be seen as a way of giving back to Maoshan.

After all, sometimes you can discover something just by watching.

It might be of some help to Master Xuanming, who also practices the Lightning Thunder Fist.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao was certain that Maoshan would do everything in its power to protect him when he made his breakthrough.

With Shi Delong flying on his sword, they arrived at Maoshan in just over an hour.

Shi Delong, who had just disembarked from his flying sword, was filled with excitement.

If I could also control a sword, then I could roam freely throughout this world.

Fortunately, Shi Delong wasn't stupid. He understood that no matter how much he practiced sword control, it might take decades to reach Li Jingxiao's level.

Instead of wasting these decades, I'd rather continue to focus on cultivating the Lightning Thunder Fist.

Moreover, there are also powerful techniques of divine speed or flight within Maoshan.

While it may not be faster than Li Jingxiao's sword control technique, it shouldn't be too much slower.

The leader of Maoshan Sect, Master Xuanming, quickly led more than a dozen elders out of the temple to personally welcome them.

After some pleasantries, Li Jingxiao explained his purpose.

The old men looked at each other, utterly shocked.

Eight or nine months ago, Li Jingxiao's mastery of the Lightning Thunder Fist had already shocked the Maoshan Sect Leader and the three core elders.

But only a short time has passed, and they're already saying they're about to break through again.

Master Xuanming sighed inwardly. Fortunately, when the gap widened to a certain extent, it was no longer a matter of envy.

It was not out of helplessness, but out of desperation.

Since there's nothing we can do about it, we can't bring ourselves to compare ourselves to others, and consequently, we don't feel any envy.

They even wished they could receive guidance from Li Jingxiao.

When Li Jingxiao broke through at Maoshan, Master Xuanming understood the benefits of it.

He hurriedly ordered people to make preparations, and even closed Maoshan Mountain for half a month.

Li Jingxiao has always been very concerned about his safety, so he naturally wouldn't be hypocritical and say that there's no need for such trouble.

However, before making the breakthrough, he still listened to the advice of the sect leader, Master Xuanming.

Instead of rushing to break through, I bathed, changed clothes, and fasted for three days, and visited various scenic spots in Maoshan.

He also had a discussion with Master Xuanming, Elders Xuanlin, Xuansong, Xuanqing, and more than a dozen other elders.

Li Jingxiao naturally wouldn't refuse.

Sometimes, engaging in philosophical discussions yields more benefits than simply meditating alone.

Three days later, even though Li Jingxiao did not actively cultivate, his Lightning Thunder Fist still reached the legendary level (99999/10).

Then he got up and flew towards a mountain peak behind the mountain.

We have officially entered the breakthrough phase.

The suppressed thunderous power within his body could no longer be contained and automatically upgraded to the 'mythical' level.

In an instant, the world went dark.

The sky was not only covered with dark clouds, but also filled with countless lightning bolts that danced among them.

It looks like the end of the world.

Meanwhile, in the Demon-Locking Tower, a forbidden area in the back mountain, the demons suppressed there dared not utter a sound.

People within a radius of a hundred miles could see countless bolts of lightning striking down in one direction as soon as they looked up.

As the bolts of lightning struck Li Jingxiao, they were actually merging with the purple lightning nurtured within his body, forging each other with thunder and fire.

While removing the subtle impurities from the lightning nurtured within Li Jingxiao's body, it also continuously purifies the purity of the purple lightning.

Only when all the lightning within his body turned purple did the Lightning Thunder Fist technique stabilize.

At the same time, Li Jingxiao endured so much lightning, which forged his true body.

The body's defense level increases directly.

The Maoshan people watching from afar all wore expressions of horror upon seeing this apocalyptic scene.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao stayed in the minefield, seemingly undergoing a tribulation and constantly being bombarded by lightning.

But in reality, these lightning bolts not only did not harm him, but instead continuously tempered the lightning power he had cultivated within his body.

Incidentally, it also continuously tempered his physical body and soul.

He continued until his entire body radiated light, truly stabilizing at the mythical level of the Lightning Thunder Fist.

The dark clouds and lightning in the sky gradually dissipated.

Li Jingxiao opened his eyes and stood up, feeling the surging thunderous power within his body.

In addition, his physical strength has increased several times over, and his power has increased significantly.

The moment they shook hands, the kneading of their fists felt like it was crushing the air itself.

With a flick of the wrist, a golden bean flew several times faster than before, traveling hundreds of meters before striking a large rock.

It actually pierced right through the rock.

Around the hole, which was about the size of a finger, the rocks were turned red and softened by the impact of the enormous kinetic energy, and finally began to molten and smoke.

This startled Li Jingxiao.

With a casual flick of the wrist, the power was several times, even ten times, greater than that of a high-powered sniper rifle from his previous life.

If this hits a person, it will turn them into dust.

Moreover, the Finger Flicking Divine Skill has been upgraded directly from the Great Master to the Grandmaster (1.2/2).

If Li Jingxiao remembered correctly, just one strike increased his proficiency by a full three thousand points.

He reached out and flicked out another golden bean, which indeed increased his proficiency by 2800 points.

Grandmaster (1.48/2)
Li Jingxiao couldn't help but flick his finger again. (1.73/2)
The rate of increase in proficiency only slowed down after upgrading from Grandmaster to Legendary level.

Legend (600/5)
Li Jingxiao chuckled, explaining that it was similar to how Zhang Wuji, after mastering the Nine Yang Divine Skill, could quickly learn any martial art.

He focused his attention on the "Shangqing Divine Thunder Technique".

This lightning technique has automatically upgraded to minor mastery (500/1000).

Li Jingxiao waved his hand, and a huge bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air in the sky.

A bolt of 'Shangqing Divine Thunder' struck a distant mountain peak.

The explosion seemed to have struck the mountain peak with a heavy missile, creating a huge crater in the massive rocks on the peak.

Li Jingxiao was quite taken aback by what he saw.

This power is at least one or two times greater than the lightning summoned by the previous Lightning Strike Fist when it strikes.

This is only the minor-stage 'Shangqing Divine Thunder'.

The higher the proficiency level, the greater the power will be.

Moreover, it appeared out of nowhere without any warning.

The difficulty for the opponent to defend against it has increased many times over.

Then, he threw a 'Shangqing Divine Thunder' at the flat ground in the distance.

With a deafening roar, a crater several hundred meters in diameter was blasted into the muddy ground.

Not to mention Li Jingxiao, everyone in Maoshan was terrified and uneasy by this power.

Li Jingxiao's clone took a step and covered several hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

He took a few more steps and appeared in front of Master Xuanming and the others as if he had teleported.

A dozen or so Taoist priests of the Xuan generation and dozens of disciples of the 24th and 25th generations instinctively bowed in salute.

They congratulated him in unison, "Congratulations to Master Li on your mastery of profound arts! Now you can roam freely across the world and have no rivals." Li Jingxiao knew immediately that the congratulatory message must have been prepared in advance.

He couldn't help but burst into laughter and returned the greeting to everyone.

With a wave of his hand, dozens of level 10 game swords appeared, along with hundreds of spirit dates produced by the spirit date tree in the level 40 map.

It floated in mid-air in front of everyone.

"I am in a good mood today, so these are gifts from me, your 24th and 25th generation disciples, as your senior uncle and grand-uncle."

Master Xuanming and other Taoist priests of the Xuan generation couldn't help but burst into laughter.

These swords are extraordinary, as can be seen from the gleaming light emanating from their blades.

Li Jingxiao was truly generous this time, and the disciples watched as the sect leader and elders all smiled and nodded.

Excitedly, he casually took the sword and the jujubes that were floating in front of him.

Then they all bowed deeply to Li Jingxiao in gratitude.

Li Jingxiao had already accumulated hundreds of these level 10 weapons.

As for the spirit dates, they ripen once a month on the map, and there are plenty of them.

Compared to the benefits he received from Maoshan, Li Jingxiao realized that he had indeed been a bit stingy before.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao is not entirely without requirements.

He cupped his hands and asked Master Xuanming, "Master, I have heard that there is a Demon-Locking Tower in the forbidden area of ​​Maoshan."

"May I be allowed to enter the Demon-Sealing Tower for a trial?"

Master Xuanming was taken aback. He was about to advise Li Jingxiao that no matter how powerful a person was, once they entered the Demon Locking Tower, they would eventually be corrupted by the demons inside.

Li Jingxiao replied, "Master, rest assured, I merely wish to test my current strength."

Once inside, you'll only fight those evil spirits; you won't waste time on nonsense like letting go of your obsessions.

"If it were me, I would simply perform a ritual to release the evil spirits from their clutches; why would I suppress them and leave trouble for future generations?"

Master Xuanming and the other elders gave Li Jingxiao a funny look.

But no one doubted the truth of his words.

Of all the demons and monsters that opposed Li Jingxiao or encountered him, it seems that only the old Dragon King of Tianchi escaped unscathed because he ran fast.

He killed all the others.

No, there's also the One-Horned Demon King of the North.

But that was because Judge Zhong of the Punishment Department specifically named and ordered the Ghost King to be taken back to the Underworld for punishment.

Otherwise, they would inevitably become victims of Li Jingxiao's forces.

So Master Xuanming thought about it for a moment and quickly nodded.

The demons in the Demon-Sealing Tower definitely need a capable member of their own to go in and put them in order.

Or rather, they would only behave if someone went in and beat up those demons.

Some elders even thought that it would be great if Li Jingxiao could kill the demons in the Demon Locking Tower.

Maoshan wouldn't need to expend so much manpower and resources to guard the Demon-Locking Tower.

Of course, this cannot be said outright, otherwise it would be questioning the decisions of our predecessors.

Master Xuanming personally led Li Jingxiao to the forbidden area behind the mountain. When he saw the six-story pagoda, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but curse himself inwardly for not visiting Maoshan sooner.

This Demon-Sealing Tower is an excellent source of experience for me.

You don't need to kill the demons inside; just go in every now and then and fight them.

Winning grants experience points, and you can easily earn several thousand, or even twenty or thirty thousand, experience points per game.

This gives me far more experience than fighting with my wife.

When I reach level 99 or 100, I might ascend to immortality.
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Upon arriving outside the Demon-Locking Tower, Li Jingxiao quickly discovered that the forbidden area was sealed off by several large formations.

Outside the Demon-Sealing Tower, there were two elderly Taoist priests.

They led 48 Taoist priests of considerable skill to guard the Demon-Locking Tower at all times.

Li Jingxiao shook his head. It was such a waste to have so many elites guarding the tower.

However, upon deeper reflection, Li Jingxiao realized that everything has its good and bad aspects.

To some extent, the Demon-Sealing Tower is also forcing Maoshan to cultivate more elites.

If we think about it this way, the fact that the ancestors of Maoshan left behind the Demon-Locking Tower and the demons inside can be seen as a form of discipline for their descendants.

With the sect leader personally leading the way, the journey was naturally smooth.

Moreover, when Li Jingxiao improved his Lightning Thunder Fist, the thunder that filled the sky was also seen by these disciples.

Therefore, none of these people had any objections to Li Jingxiao entering the Demon Locking Tower.

Many disciples and elders even thought the same thing: they couldn't wait for Li Jingxiao to enter the Demon Locking Tower and beat up the demons inside.

After activating the Demon-Locking Tower, Master Xuanming gave Li Jingxiao a token.

"Junior brother, you can only enter and exit the Demon Locking Tower with this token. Otherwise, anyone who leaves the tower will be attacked by the great formation. Do not lose it."

Li Jingxiao took the token and flew into the pagoda. His body seemed to enter another dimension, and he appeared on the first floor of the pagoda.

Before Li Jingxiao could even take in his surroundings, a faint whooshing sound came from the air.

The Sun Wheel automatically triggered its defense mechanism, and a blue halo protected Li Jingxiao from all directions.

However, Li Jingxiao was no pushover either. He instantly took out his Demon-Subduing Mace and lashed it with a whip at a bone knife.

Not only was the bone knife knocked away, but the blade was also chipped by the Demon-Subduing Mace.

Moreover, the demon-subduing and evil-slaying power of the Demon-Subduing Mace dispersed most of the evil energy on the bone knife.

The huge, boar-like 'Dang Kang' grunted pitifully.

Li Jingxiao wasn't going to waste time talking to the demons in the tower; he was only going in to gain experience.

After finishing one, find the second one.

So he took the Demon-Slaying Mace and lashed it down on the head.

This creature resembles a wild boar and naturally has enormous tusks.

Moreover, with a height of three or four meters, he intended to use his size and strength advantage to defeat Li Jingxiao.

But Li Jingxiao's power far exceeded his expectations.

When the whip struck Dang Kang's fangs, it actually cleaved the more than one-meter-long fangs in two.

The immense force traveled along his body, sending him flying more than ten meters away.

Li Jingxiao succeeded in his move, then flashed above Dang Kang's head and stomped heavily on Dang Kang's head.

With a loud 'boom,' the boar was trampled to the ground, and the Demon-Subduing Mace pierced slightly into its forehead.

It was as if he wouldn't back down and would pierce his head with a single blow.

'Dang Kang' was originally an auspicious beast symbolizing abundant harvests, so this wild boar is naturally not a true Dang Kang.

Rather, it has a trace of the bloodline of a divine beast.

He once enjoyed the offerings of the local people, but he was a villain in the area. In the end, he was subdued by a senior master from Maoshan and imprisoned in this Demon Locking Tower.

Hopefully, this guy can repent and become a bountiful and auspicious beast like his ancestors.

Unfortunately, demons are not so easily reformed.

Even among the gods and immortals in heaven, there are many who secretly descend to the mortal world to eat people and commit evil deeds.

That Kui Mulang was a genuine member of the Twenty-Eight Constellations. During his secret rendezvous with Princess Baihuaxiu, he would occasionally eat several people.

From the perspective of the demon race, it is only natural for demons to eat humans.

But even gods can eat people, which shows that some things can never be changed.

Perhaps in the eyes of all the gods and immortals, mortals are no different from ants.

(End of this chapter)