The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 255 A golden statue stands before the Buddha, withered bones grow beneath him.

Li Jingxiao has been in this world for more than two years and knows that among friends, unless they are "close family friends", they are considered friends.

It was impossible for him to meet with female relatives.

However, considering that the world of cultivation is one where the strong are respected, many rules and regulations are not so strict.

Seeing that the Crown Prince had invited him repeatedly, Li Jingxiao roughly guessed what the man was thinking.

She was simply trying to use her beauty to win him over.

There's a saying that goes, "Eat the sugar coating, throw the cannonball back."

If the profit is big enough, I'd even swallow up the cannonballs.

Upon entering the inner quarters of the Dragon Palace, they paid their respects to the Dragon Mother.

Sure enough, the dragon maidens of the Dragon Palace were all dressed in their finest attire, serving their mother.

The rumors about the secret passage were indeed true; these dragon maidens were all incredibly beautiful.

But that look in his eyes was enough to make even a seasoned veteran like Li Jingxiao feel uneasy.

If I had agreed, I might have been overwhelmed by a sea of ​​women.

He couldn't help but feel smug, but he wasn't going to take just any woman.

Li Jingxiao knew very well that dragons were inherently lewd.

If we're going to take a bus, we might as well go back and eat Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong.

He made up an excuse, saying he wanted to test the martial arts skills of the princes.

The Dragon Mother had long heard that Li Jingxiao was not only a master of Taoist magic, but also a very skilled martial artist.

Since Li Jingxiao took the initiative to speak, it was naturally because he hoped that his sons could learn some skills from Li Jingxiao.

Even if you can't learn Taoist magic or supernatural powers, improving your martial arts skills is still a good thing.

Seeing that the Dragon Mother was busy ordering people to open the training ground and having her sons prepare, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but smile.

The eldest prince's heart skipped a beat, wondering if this Master Li was planning to take the opportunity to beat him up.

Sure enough, when everyone entered the training ground, they saw Li Jingxiao take out his black gold and silver spear.

The princes no longer dared to compete with him.

They all shook their heads.

He kept saying that the gun would cause injury if it hit him, and that it would shatter his bones if he touched it, so he didn't dare to make a move.

Helpless, Li Jingxiao could only put away his black gold and silver spear.

He selected two ordinary iron spears from the weapon rack in the training ground.

One of them was given directly to the Crown Prince, while he himself brandished the iron spear in his hand a few times.

The iron spear, weighing dozens of kilograms, felt as if it were nothing in his hands.

It just shook a few times, and then it made a 'whooshing' sound.

The eldest prince and the other princes were so frightened that their faces tightened.

He thought to himself, "This person's strength is indeed extraordinary."

After the competition began, Li Jingxiao did not rush to attack.

Instead, he sparred with the Crown Prince for more than a dozen moves before realizing that the guy's martial arts skills were actually quite good.

However, compared to the eight-armed demon, it is far inferior.

Li Jingxiao flicked his spear, instantly creating a flurry of spear flowers.

The Crown Prince, who was in the middle of a fierce fight, was forced to take a few steps back to avoid the spear tip.

Li Jingxiao smiled, thinking that the Crown Prince of the Dragon Palace must have mastered very high-level martial arts.

Unexpectedly, after a dozen or so moves, Li Jingxiao quickly discovered that the Crown Prince's spear technique actually bore the imprint of the Yang family spear style.

Just as he was feeling puzzled, it suddenly occurred to him that if the demon race were as 'blessed by nature' as the human race, there would be no need for the human race to occupy this land.

When using the Yang Family Pear Blossom Spear, it was clear within a few moves that it was the same spear technique.

When used by Li Jingxiao and the Crown Prince, its power was incomparable.

After another five or six moves, the tip of Li Jingxiao's spear was already pressed against the Crown Prince's neck.

It only takes a few inches to pierce the crown prince's neck.

After receiving a notification in Li Jingxiao's mind that he had gained +2000 experience points, he smiled, put away his gun, and began to instruct his opponent.

The two taught each other while practicing, and gained 1.5 experience points.

The other princes, who hadn't dared to go on stage just moments before, immediately had tea brought to them.

Under the pretext of quenching Li Jingxiao's thirst, he actually pushed the eldest prince aside and let the second prince take over.

Li Jingxiao saw through it but didn't say anything, treating it as just gaining some experience out of boredom.

However, after defeating the Second Prince, he only gained 1500 experience points.

As for the Third Prince and the youngest Fourth Prince, one only has 800 points, and the other has even fewer, only 500 points.

Li Jingxiao immediately lost interest in these three guys.

Given the same amount of effort and time, anyone would choose to gain more experience.

But since we had to go all the way, we had to suppress our emotions and give each other some pointers.

He wanted to fight the Crown Prince a few more times, but then he saw a girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a beautiful face and a slender figure.

The dragon girl stepped out, making the most of the appropriate spaces.

She curtsied to Li Jingxiao and said, "Master, I am Ao Qingqing. I have loved wielding swords and spears since I was a child. Please give me your guidance."

Li Jingxiao's eyes lit up when he saw the dragon girl.

Previously, a dozen or so dragon maidens stood together, each with their own unique beauty, some plump and some slender, some graceful and delicate. They were all beautiful, but none of them stood out.

But now, when this girl comes out, she suddenly seems to have a youthful face and a very hot figure.

Leaning on her gun, Ao Qingqing nodded, her face immediately lighting up with joy.

Immediately, two maids dressed as servants came out carrying a bright silver plum blossom spear.

The fact that it takes two people to lift it tells you that this gun must be quite heavy.

But when Ao Qingqing held it, it casually flicked out a spear flourish.

Li Jingxiao immediately became interested; the stronger she was, the more experience he would gain when he defeated her.

Li Jingxiao, holding his iron spear, clasped his hands in a salute, assuming a fighting stance, signaling the opponent to attack first.

Ao Qingqing had already realized that the Taoist priest in front of her was far more skilled with a spear than her four brothers.

Since Li Jingxiao told her to make the first move, Ao Qingqing certainly wouldn't hold back.

With a sharp cry, she thrust her spear forward.

Although the shot was extremely fast, Li Jingxiao recognized it at a glance.

This shot not only held back three-tenths of its power, but was also a feint.

As he raised his spear, he immediately felt a considerable force travel from the iron spear to his hands.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao's strength at this moment meant that any move he made could exert a force of three to four thousand jin.

With both hands gripping the gun barrel, he easily neutralized the force transmitted from the gun.

After exchanging more than twenty blows with Ao Qingqing, it became clear that this girl's marksmanship was indeed far superior to that of her four brothers.

Moreover, the spear moves with agility, yet the plum blossom spear in her hand weighs at least two hundred pounds, indicating that this girl has grasped the principle of 'effortless mastery'.

Just based on this alone, let alone the eldest prince, even if all four princes attacked together, they probably wouldn't last more than twenty or thirty moves against Ao Qingqing.

However, for Li Jingxiao, simply making things easy is not enough.

"The Wilderness Hundred Strikes" has not only been upgraded in quality, but has also entered a completely new realm.

Furthermore, the Dugu Nine Swords had already been upgraded to legendary level, although the Eight-Armed Demon went mad after losing.

He was almost beaten to death by Li Jingxiao, and after regaining his senses, he went into seclusion.

Therefore, the Dugu Nine Swords failed to improve its grade, but Li Jingxiao had already grasped the realm of "making light things seem heavy" and "no moves are better than moves".

I just sparred with Ao Qingqing for over twenty moves to determine the proficiency of her marksmanship.

Li Jingxiao lost interest in continuing to play with her.

In just five moves, just like the Crown Prince before, Li Jingxiao deflected his plum blossom spear with his iron spear.

The tip of the gun was pressed against Ao Qingqing's neck.

The notification sound of +6000 experience points echoed in his mind, making Li Jingxiao look at the girl in a new light.

You can roughly tell your opponent's strength just by the amount of experience they have gained.

However, that's not entirely true. If someone possesses a powerful magical weapon, their combat strength is impossible to accurately estimate.

But Li Jingxiao was still certain that Ao Qingqing was much more capable than his older brother.

They're not even in the same league.

After Li Jingxiao put away his gun, not only the Dragon Mother and the Dragon Daughters looked at him with surprise and shock.

The eldest prince and the other three princes watched as Li Jingxiao so easily defeated their most powerful sister.

He knew perfectly well that Li Jingxiao had just been playing around with his four brothers.

Let alone using their true skills, they might even think that the martial arts skills of the four brothers are as naive as children's.

The four brothers blushed slightly, and were too embarrassed to continue the competition with Li Jingxiao.

When Ao Qingqing looked at Li Jingxiao again, her gaze held seven parts admiration, three parts curiosity, and two parts inexplicable emotion.

Li Jingxiao saw the same look in the girl's eyes as he had in You Sanjie's eyes, after she had put in her whole heart.

In the past, when Sister You San sparred with him, every time she lost, her eyes were filled with admiration and affection.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but smile.

After learning a whole host of skills, all that's left is to become invincible and have beautiful women in your arms.

Li Jingxiao's current level of thinking is so vulgar.

Moreover, this guy is fond of fine food, fancy clothes, and beautiful women. He's also vain and selfish. You could say he has no special advantages. If someone like him were to try to cultivate immortality, he would definitely go astray and become possessed by evil spirits.

Just as he was thinking about whether to give her some more pointers and take the opportunity to gain more experience, Ao Qingqing bowed.

With a slightly flushed face, she carried the plum blossom spear and ran back to the Dragon Mother and her sisters.

Helpless, Li Jingxiao casually tossed the iron spear in his hand, and it landed precisely on the weapon rack.

He bowed to the Dragon Mother and then returned to the main hall with the eldest and second princes to drink tea and chat.

Li Jingxiao waited until 3 p.m., and he was getting impatient.

The old Dragon King was dressed in a black robe, and his face showed he was at least sixty years old.

An old man with a gloomy face walked in.

He bowed respectfully to Li Jingxiao and began to introduce them.

“Master, this is my cousin Xiao Wang, whose surname is Jiang and given name is Boyan. He currently resides in Xuan Tan, Kunlun Mountain.”

Li Jingxiao was secretly startled; Jiang Boyan had arrived very quickly.

The Kunlun Mountains are at least five or six thousand miles away from Dongting Lake, and in some places, they can be as far as seven or eight thousand miles away.

It only took five hours to reach Dongting Lake.

Furthermore, Li Jingxiao speculated that there must be some kind of Taoist magic or magical artifact between the Dragon King of Dongting and this Jiang Boyan that allowed them to quickly communicate.

However, it's not appropriate to ask these questions openly.

Li Jingxiao thought about it and decided it was best not to ask.

Just like how you don't like others prying into your privacy.

And even if someone answers, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true.

After some polite exchanges, Jiang Boyan, though wearing a poker face, was actually quite courteous to Li Jingxiao.

He knew in his heart that he couldn't beat his own wretched son.

But this Taoist priest in front of me beat my own wretched child so badly that he didn't even want the Heavenly Pool Dragon Palace anymore.

They fled to Japan for refuge.

The difference in strength is obvious.

And just as Li Jingxiao guessed, no matter how much Jiang Boyan hated his son...

But when it comes to actually killing him myself, I still find it hard to bring myself to do it.

So I learned from my cousin that Li Jingxiao planned to imprison that wicked creature in the Maoshan Demon Locking Tower.

On the way here, the more I thought about it, the more feasible and suitable it seemed.

Since Jiang Boyan, the aggrieved party, and the employer have agreed, the matter is settled.

But Li Jingxiao's heart stirred, and he asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Jiang often resides in the Western Regions. Do you know what powerful demons and monsters are rampant there?"

Jiang Boyan and the Old Dragon King of Dongting were both stunned for a moment. After regaining their senses, they couldn't help but start muttering to themselves.

Could it be that Master Li accidentally killed other imprisoned demons besides the mother and child ghosts in the Demon Locking Tower?

If that's the case, then the danger level of this Master Li would rise several levels.

Not only because they were wary of Li Jingxiao's strength, but also because they were worried that he was fiercely opposed to evil.

They cannot tolerate any demons causing harm.

Jiang Boyan's heart skipped a beat.

The Kunlun Mountains are a harsh and cold place. Although they are rich in natural treasures, they are much more chaotic than the Central Plains.

Moreover, the local tribes and chieftains were far more ruthless and cruel than the powerful and wealthy people of the Central Plains.

That's truly treating people like they're not human.

A sheep is worth more than a slave.

In the eyes of Tibetan nobles and monks, slaves were more useful and cheaper than cattle and horses.

A golden statue stands before the Buddha, while withered bones grow beneath it.

Is it Buddha or demon? Who can say for sure?
Think of Lion Camel Ridge in Journey to the West, which is so close to Mount Ling.

Let's look at the description of what Sun Wukong saw with his own eyes in the book.

Skulls piled up like mountains, and bones formed a forest.

People's hair turned into felt pieces, and their skin and flesh turned into mud.

The tendons of the human body were entangled in the tree, dry and shiny like silver.

It was really a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and the stench was really unpleasant.

The little demons in the east capture living people and butcher them; the wicked devils in the west boil and cook human flesh.

Just thinking about that situation made Li Jingxiao unable to feel any goodwill towards the Buddha of the Western Paradise.

In his previous life, he had never considered going to Tibet.

Once some things are revealed and their darker aspects are exposed, they can overturn your understanding.

Jiang Boyan, having settled in the Western Regions, was certainly not a virtuous person.

Fearing that Li Jingxiao would find out what he had done, Jiang Boyan quickly shook his head: "Please don't be offended, Master. I have been injured twice by my own wretched son over the years."

He mostly stayed home to recover from his injuries and didn't travel around or visit friends, so he really didn't know much about the situation in the Western Regions.

But Li Jingxiao also had his own agenda.

I could tell right away that this guy wasn't unaware, but rather unwilling to say.

Or perhaps they're afraid to tell themselves.

As for the reason, Li Jingxiao guessed that it was simply because there was a real great demon, which was why he dared not mention it.

Or perhaps, this guy himself isn't a good person.

Of course, I don't want to go to the Western Regions to exorcise demons.

However, Jiang Boyan was overthinking it.

Lee Kyung-hyo's concern for demons was never out of a sense of justice.

A person like him would even rather see more chaos outside of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

They would never genuinely want to save foreign tribes.

Seeing that he couldn't get the information he wanted from Jiang Boyan.

It was almost four o'clock, and tomorrow was New Year's Eve. If he didn't go home soon, his wives and concubines would definitely complain.

I was just about to say goodbye.

But Jiang Boyan was genuinely worried that Li Jingxiao was targeting him.

The secret passage reads: "I've heard that Master Li has many wives and concubines, so he must indeed have a great interest in and need of the essence of Ren water."

Since that's the case, we might as well give him some more.

When they finally find out what they did in the Western Regions, they will forgive them for their lack of the essence of Ren water and their filial piety.

They might just pretend they don't know.

(End of this chapter)