The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 232 The Heavenly Register

There are many ritual implements left behind by generations of people on Maoshan Mountain.

Each current elder has their own legacy to carry on.

The ancestors and they themselves had quite a few damaged ritual implements.

Since Li Jingxiao could repair the Fire Thunder Sword, then magic weapons that are one or several levels lower in power than the Fire Thunder Sword would certainly be easier to repair in the eyes of many elders.

If most of the powerful magical artifacts are repaired, Maoshan will surely return to its former glory.

Li Jingxiao didn't care what the elders were thinking at this moment, and used the excuse that he had used up a lot of magic power in order to repair the Fire Thunder Sword.

To repair the white jade talisman, it would take at least one or two months of cultivation to restore it to its peak condition.

No one doubted this statement; in fact, they thought it was normal.

At the same time, Li Jingxiao's status in Maoshan also rose sharply.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a Taoist priest of the Zhenwu School, some elders would have thought it would be better to let Li Jingxiao become the leader of Maoshan.

Then it will be much easier to ask Li Jingxiao for help in repairing the magical artifacts in the hands of the elders.

He doesn't even need to be paid.

Although Li Jingxiao didn't know what the dozen or so elders were thinking, he was certain that if he really became the leader of Maoshan...

In order to show their kindness, they would indeed help the elders repair one or two magical artifacts.

But it's impossible to get him to repair all the magical artifacts.

At most, each person can only have one or two items; otherwise, his position as sect leader would be rather worthless.

Unfortunately, no matter how good Li Jingxiao's relationship with Maoshan was, it was impossible for him to become the headmaster.

Master Xuanming personally led the Fire Thunder Sword, accompanied by more than a dozen elders, to the Demon Locking Tower.

Hang the Fire Thunder Sword on the main gate inside the tower.

Suddenly, the entire Demon-Sealing Tower was crackling with lightning, and dark clouds filled the sky.
Bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking the Demon-Locking Tower and flowing down the nine-story pagoda before being absorbed into the Fire-Thunder Sword.

Immediately, bursts of fire erupted from the ground, activating the formation within the forbidden area.

A large amount of fire-elemental energy also entered the Fire Thunder Sword along the formation.

Li Jingxiao instantly felt that the entire forbidden area had suddenly become an energy field of both lightning and fire elements.

The defensive and offensive capabilities of the Demon-Sealing Tower have increased by one or two levels.

Now, it will be much more difficult for the demons inside the Demon Locking Tower to escape.

The Maoshan people were overjoyed to see that the Fire Thunder Sword had indeed activated the forbidden area's formation.

After their initial excitement, they all bowed respectfully to Master Xuanming.

"Congratulations, Sect Leader! Heaven blesses Maoshan. From now on, we no longer need to worry about the demons escaping from the Demon Locking Tower."

Master Xuanming laughed heartily and returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "Congratulations to all my fellow disciples as well. From now on, each sect will only need to send one disciple here to guard this formation."

The rest of you can focus on your spiritual practice or go travel down the mountain.

The elders immediately beamed with joy.

Previously, it required 48 of the best disciples to guard the forbidden area, which was indeed a waste of a lot of manpower.

We only need 8 people now, but if we want to be on the safe side, we can have a maximum of 16 people.

Moreover, everyone can rotate every three years.

Unlike in the past, there aren't that many elite young men available for rotation.

Sometimes, even these elders have to stay in this forbidden area.

Of course, the person leading the team should ideally be an elder.

Li Jingxiao didn't really care about these things; all he wanted now was to get the Taoist magic from Maoshan as soon as possible.

After a while, Master Xuanming came to his senses and actually said that he would take Li Jingxiao to the Scripture Pavilion and let him choose for himself.

Li Jingxiao was overjoyed, but to his surprise, he had thought that the library would have at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of books.

But at first glance, there were only a dozen or so sealed wooden boxes inside.

Master Xuanming guessed Li Jingxiao's thoughts and said with a smile, "This is the Inner Scripture Pavilion."

It contains various cultivation methods left behind by the ancestors of my Maoshan sect, as well as some powerful unorthodox techniques.

"Junior brother, if you don't mind my nagging, I can pick one out for you, shall I?"

Li Jingxiao hesitated for a few seconds before nodding, and Xuanming Zhenren was not angry when he saw this.

He led him to the central platform and began to introduce the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing".

This true scripture is said to have evolved from the "Huangting Jing" and has been passed down in thirty-nine chapters.

But Li Jingxiao saw a total of 64 volumes.

Moreover, they are all engraved on gold sheets, which shows that they must have existed for many, many years.

The characters on it are all in Small Seal script, and Li Jingxiao had to guess what some of them were.

What surprised Li Jingxiao even more was that when Master Xuanming took out a jade tablet and waved it on these gold pieces, the small seal characters on it automatically changed their positions.

Li Jingxiao instantly understood that this was a method to prevent theft.

If you don't know it, and you secretly learn it or steal it and then learn it, you're definitely going to be in trouble.

This systematic cultivation method is definitely considered one of the top-tier cultivation methods in this world.

If one ascends to immortality in the future, one can become a disciple of the Three Mao Ancestors and learn more Shangqing School techniques from them.

Upon hearing the offer to become his disciple, Li Jingxiao immediately became hesitant.

This means that if one were to learn it, it would be tantamount to joining the Shangqing School.

Even if they ascend to the heavens in the future, they will still belong to the sect of the Three Mao Ancestors.

If you don't have a foothold in the world, then you might as well seek refuge with someone else.

I'll side with whoever offers the biggest benefits.

But then I think of those Yellow Turban warriors who came from the seat of the True Martial Emperor.

Li Jingxiao suddenly realized that his ancestor's status in the Heavenly Court was higher than that of the Four Heavenly Masters.

It is even higher than the Three Mao True Lords.

Giving up one's status as a True Martial Disciple for a single authentic scripture would not only be a loss, but would seem like a huge waste.

Sun Wukong was generally very casual when interacting with the bigwigs in Heaven.

When speaking with Laozi, he would occasionally address him as "Lao Guan".

But when they went to see the True Martial Emperor, they were as honest as could be.

After much deliberation, Li Jingxiao finally decided to take a gamble.

It makes no sense that the Shangqing School would be willing to give up the Great Cave True Scripture.

If I uphold my identity as a disciple of Zhenwu, my ancestor will surely grant me some benefits.

He gritted his teeth, shook his head, and said, "This scripture is too difficult and too profound; it's better not to learn it."

Upon hearing this, Master Xuanming sighed inwardly.

While he said it was "too difficult," what Li Jingxiao really meant was that "it's better not to learn it."

However, Li Jingxiao's act of downplaying his own talent to refuse was a way of saving face for everyone.

However, Master Xuanming still advised, "Junior brother, this scripture is a supreme and wonderful method, and not just anyone can learn the Sixty-Four Chapters Scripture."

Li Jingxiao shook his head again, "If you can't learn it or understand it, it's a waste of time. It's better not to learn it at all."

The more you persuade yourself, the greater the benefits may be.

But Li Jingxiao felt that the benefits would be greater if he refused.

Master Xuanming was truly ready to curse this time. The Maoshan sect already had only 48 volumes of its own lineage, and suddenly 64 volumes appeared. Just thinking about it, it was obvious that the patriarchs wanted to take Li Jingxiao as their true disciple.

Unfortunately, Li Jingxiao himself was unwilling to learn. What could be done?
Moreover, after Li Jingxiao refused a second time, the text on the gold tablet suddenly disappeared.

Li Jingxiao was taken aback and couldn't help but feel nervous. It seemed that he had offended the founder of Maoshan.

That makes sense, considering he's a grandmaster-level figure.

If you get rejected three times, that's really embarrassing.

Master Xuanming had no choice but to introduce other cultivation methods.

When Li Jingxiao heard this, his heart stirred.

He was able to draw talismans out of thin air, just like the effect after learning the Tongtian Lu (a type of talisman).

However, when the same talisman is stacked, the power of the talisman will be enhanced several times, ten times, or even hundreds of times.

The ability to draw and use multiple talismans simultaneously is quite extraordinary.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao did not hesitate much and chose the Tongtian Talisman as his reward.

This surprised Master Xuanming.

But since Li Jingxiao has already made his choice, there's no point in trying to persuade him further.

Moreover, once he repairs the other Maoshan artifacts, he can learn any Taoist techniques he desires, and Maoshan will generally not refuse him if they have them.

For Li Jingxiao, the sword control technique actually includes both the skill and the means of attack.

Instead of changing your cultivation method, it's better to first master the Lightning Thunder Fist, Sword Control Technique, and Longevity Technique.

In particular, the Everlasting Youth Technique, which rejuvenates each time it is used, increases physical strength and bone density, making Li Jingxiao realize the importance of this technique.

At this point, learning another skill is less worthwhile than increasing your strength.

To avoid the situation where the newly learned techniques are of little help in improving combat power when entering the third level of the Demon-Sealing Tower.

That would be counterproductive.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Jingxiao still entered the Demon Locking Tower, but just like before, he beat up Dang Kang.

拿到了18万点经验，人物等级从70升级到了71级（5.2万/42万）时

They discovered that the wild boar monster's injuries were just as bad as yesterday's, making it look like it would kick the bucket at any moment.

He stopped what he was doing and, while administering the medicine, fed the cattle and sheep.

This time, since the Fire Thunder Sword is already hanging on the Demon Locking Tower, there's no need to worry about the wild boar monster escaping.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao fed twice as many cattle and sheep this time as before.

And no matter how much you feed this wild boar monster, its belly is like a bottomless pit.

After feeding four cows and eight sheep, Kang's injuries not only fully recovered.

She's gotten a bit rounder than when we first met.

The wild boar monster was so amused that it started talking more.

Kang also took the opportunity to ask Li Jingxiao why the seal of the Demon Locking Tower had suddenly become several times stronger.

Li Jingxiao smiled to himself, thinking to himself that these demons had never given up the idea of ​​escaping.

But that's normal; nobody wants to be controlled.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I heard from the sect leader that they seem to have obtained the Fire Thunder Sword and hung it on the Demon Locking Tower."

The heavenly thunder and earthly fire activated the forbidden area's grand formation together.

"To prevent you unruly fellows from suddenly breaking free of the Demon-Sealing Tower's seal and wreaking havoc on the world."

Upon hearing this, Kang immediately collapsed to the ground, groaning, "Damn that stinky Taoist priest! I, Old Pig, was wondering why the pressure inside this Demon-Locking Tower is more than ten times stronger than before."

If this continues, I, Old Pig, will starve to death in a few decades.

Li Jingxiao chuckled upon hearing this.

Anyone who believes what demons say is a fool.

Don't be fooled by the wild boar monster's seemingly stupid and foolish appearance. Anyone who underestimates their wisdom and cruelty will die without even knowing how.

If they really starve to death, that will be decades later.

He had already reached level 100 and ascended to immortality by relying on the demons in the Demon Locking Tower.

Once I ascend to heaven, I won't care about the raging floods.

However, Li Jingxiao was still somewhat annoyed and suddenly sprang into action, giving the wild boar monster a good beating.

I gained another 12 experience points.
Level 71 (17.2 million/42 million)
This made Li Jingxiao feel that he didn't need to go up to the third floor of the Demon Locking Tower at all.

Every day, you can get tens or hundreds of thousands of experience points from this wild boar monster.

It might only take one or two years to reach level 90, or even level 100.

After being inexplicably beaten up, even the best-tempered wild boar was enraged.

Li Jingxiao watched as he suddenly transformed into a figure engulfed in flames, his eyes turning completely red.

I immediately worried that this boar monster, like the eight-armed demon, would suddenly go berserk and I would beat it so badly that I wouldn't be able to gain any experience from it for a long time.

He hurriedly swung out the Immortal Binding Rope, which wrapped around the wild boar monster's limbs, and then said with a smile, "You fool, you still wanted to trick me into giving you wine and meat while secretly gathering strength to escape. You really deserve a beating."

The boar monster, who was already almost blinded by rage, was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then roared angrily.

"Damn that stinking Taoist priest, even if I, Old Pig, wanted to escape, I can't just break through this damned Demon-Locking Tower by eating some meat."

When Li Jingxiao saw the wild boar say "damn it" twice, he knew that the guy had vented his anger and should have calmed down a bit.

Now that it has calmed down, its bullying and cowardly nature will surely resurface in this wild boar's mind.

His body floated up, his eyes crackled with electricity, and his entire body was flashing with lightning.

Flying above the wild boar, he frowned and said, "You seemed to want to fight me just now?"

Kang wasn't stupid; he realized that his limbs were bound by a magical artifact that resembled chains.

Lightning flashed around Li Jingxiao, making it clear that this stinky Taoist priest was looking for an excuse to beat him up again.

He hurriedly shook his head, "Master, you've wronged me, Old Pig. I was just stretching my body."

Li Jingxiao also knew when to quit while he was ahead; such a good punching bag.

If you really lose it, the one who suffers the most is yourself.

So instead of simply beating them up, it's better to offer some benefits so that the other party is willing to fight with you every day.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Since you are so sensible, what would you like to eat? I'll bring you some."

Consider this a reward for keeping me company while I stretch my muscles.

Kang cursed inwardly, "What do you mean by 'stretching your muscles'? I was the one being beaten up by this stinky Taoist priest!"
But Kang also knew that if he didn't agree, this stinky Taoist priest would beat him up without hesitation.

Since that's the case, we might as well try some other food and drinks to satisfy our cravings.

Incidentally, if they can get food regularly, they'll be able to survive longer in this Demon-Sealing Tower.

So the old pig quickly nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he had calmed the greedy wild boar down, Li Jingxiao took out his pocket watch and looked at it.

It was already past four in the afternoon, but after thinking about it, I went up to the second floor anyway.

The eight-armed demon was indeed sitting in meditation on the high platform with his eyes closed, completely ignoring my arrival.

It was obvious at a glance that he wasn't worried at all about being ambushed.

Li Jingxiao pursed his lips and went straight up to the third floor.

As soon as I went up, a melodious piano tune, accompanied by a pleasant floral fragrance, entered my nose.

(End of this chapter)