The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

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At this moment, Li Jingxiao not only recovered all his true energy, but also felt that the amount of his true energy seemed to have doubled compared to before.

The true qi within the dantian condensed from a semi-liquid state to a fully liquid state.

When channeling energy, the amount of true qi released increases several times over.

In addition, his strength has obviously increased, and his palm makes a cracking sound when he clenches his fist.

This made Li Jingxiao feel somewhat uncomfortable.

When I was holding the cup in the quiet room, I almost lost control of my strength and crushed it.

Fortunately, all those superb skills and martial arts training weren't for nothing; he gradually adapted in just over ten minutes.

Li Jingxiao assessed his current strength.

A casual punch should have a force of three thousand five or even four thousand jin.

He opened his mouth and exhaled a breath that instantly turned into white mist, extending all the way to the wall and creating a small dent in it.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, while the old Taoists outside heard the commotion.

They had no time to practice their boxing or play chess; they all stood up nervously.

Some people even flew directly onto the surrounding rooftops, constantly scanning their surroundings.

Inside the house, Li Jingxiao took out the towering white jade pillar.

This divine weapon weighs 7200 jin (approximately 360 catties). I was able to lift it when I held it in my hand before.

However, when waving the arms, they start to ache after only a few swings.

But this time, it was obvious that the divine weapon seemed a bit lighter.

Although it is still too heavy to be used as a weapon for an extended period of time.

But its strength has indeed increased significantly compared to before.

After putting away the towering white jade pillar, Li Jingxiao waved his robe, shook off the dust, and walked out of the meditation room feeling refreshed.

He saw that the old Taoist priests outside and on the roof were all looking at him nervously.

A feeling of gratitude welled up in my heart.

He bowed to everyone and said with a smile, "I have successfully completed the task and it is all fixed."

After speaking, he took out his sword, robe, and token.

With a casual toss, it appeared in front of the three old Taoists, Xuan Lin, Xuan Song, and Xuan Qing.

But after the three old Taoists reached out and took it, they, like the other elders, all stared intently at Li Jingxiao.

After a long while, the sect leader sighed and asked, "Junior brother, has your cultivation improved again?"

Li Jingxiao chuckled, knowing he couldn't hide it from these old men.

He bowed again and said nonsensically, "When repairing the divine weapons and magic treasures of my three senior brothers, Xuanlin, Xuansong, and Xuanqing."

Indeed, I've gained some insights; without even realizing it, my divine skill has advanced to the next level.

"This is outrageous!" As soon as Li Jingxiao finished speaking, the old Taoist Xuanqing muttered, "Why does Heaven show such mercy to this kid?"

"I've cultivated for over sixty years, yet I'm no match for his ten years of cultivation?"

Xuan Song, standing to the side, rolled his eyes at Xuan Qing.

Then he said, "Fourth junior brother, when Jingyou broke through the Lightning Thunder Fist at my Maoshan last time, you were already no match for him."

"Right now, even ten of you wouldn't be a match for Junior Brother Jingyou."

Xuan Qing was taken aback, then sighed deeply: "Oh well, never mind, comparisons are just odious."

"I, a humble Taoist priest, will not compare myself to such a monster."

After speaking, he took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

After feeling envious and jealous, others suddenly felt powerless.

Gradually, the comparisons stopped.

One by one, they began to focus their attention on the magical treasures in the hands of the three old Taoists, Xuanlin, Xuansong, and Xuanqing.

The three old Taoist priests also came to their senses and were pleasantly surprised to find that the magic weapon in their hands had not only been repaired.

It even seems to be three times more powerful than what my master and grandmasters said back then.

But in reality, it wasn't that their master or grandmaster was wrong.

However, these three magical treasures already had problems when they were passed down to the master and grandmaster.

Now that it's fully repaired, it's like restoring the three magical treasures to their peak condition, which naturally leads to a cognitive bias.

However, this is a good thing for Lee Kyung-hyo.

The old Taoist priests were now looking at him with even greater fervor, as if he were a rare treasure.

Anyone who dares to harm him in the future...

These dozen or so elders will go down the mountain and skin that person alive, not to mention...

They would send their souls to the eighteenth level of hell to vent their hatred.

Soon, several old Taoist priests hurriedly flew away, leaving behind several similarly damaged magical treasures in front of him.

"Junior brother, now that your cultivation has made a breakthrough, why not go through the trouble again and help me repair the treasure passed down by our master?"

Li Jingxiao wouldn't mind helping out again.

After all, repairing these magical artifacts only consumes game currency.

But before he could speak, the old Taoist Xuanlin shouted, "Get out, get out! It is precisely because you have just made a breakthrough that you need more time to meditate."

"We've waited for so many years, what's another ten days, half a month, or a month or two?"

Seeing this, the others couldn't help but purse their lips.

Thinking to myself, the three of you aren't in a hurry.

After all, the baby has been repaired, but we can't afford to be in a hurry.

There are more than a dozen people in line. If you act too late, you might have to wait for one or two years, or even several years.

Not to mention, there are also three Maoshan artifacts that need to be repaired: the "Three Mao Golden Bells," the "Five Directions and Five Emperors Golden Coin Sword," and the "Shangqing Suppressing Evil Banner."

Sure enough, Master Xuanming stepped forward and said, "Alright, once Junior Brother Jingyou has recovered to his full strength, we still need to ask him to repair the 'Three Mao Golden Bell' first."

"The treasures in my fellow disciples' hands, we'll talk about them another time."

Once the sect leader spoke, everyone, no matter how unwilling they were, had to hold back.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao repaired all three magical artifacts in one go this time.

Even if you're unlucky and end up at the very end of the line, if you do the math, you'll probably only have to wait another two or three years.

Only then did the dozen or so old Taoist priests regain their composure and resume their demeanor as highly accomplished masters.

But after spending a long time with these old Taoists, Li Jingxiao realized that they were actually nothing like the image of a serene, inactive, and otherworldly sage.

Boasting and cursing are common occurrences for them.

When some of them were young, anyone who offended them would face endless retaliation.

His murderous intent was no less than his own.

He often says, "Whoever makes me unhappy, I'll make them even more miserable than I am."

There was also an old Taoist priest named Xuan Yang who, before the New Year, pulled Li Jingxiao aside and talked about how he used to exorcise demons and indulge in unrestrained pleasure when he was young.

He even thought Li Jingxiao looked more like an old man than he did.

They say that when you're young, you should experience as much of the world's glory and romance as possible.

It's almost as if to say outright that female demons are actually quite nice.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this.

Do you really think you don't know that when you were young, you old geezer Xuan Yang, you secretly pledged your life to a flower fairy?

He was almost expelled from Maoshan by the previous sect leader.

If it weren't for the fact that Master Xuan Yang's grandmaster was still alive at the time and pleaded with the previous sect leader, this matter would never have been resolved so easily.

However, although Xuan Yang is relatively junior among the elders of this generation, his strength is definitely among the top five.

Even in the top three.

Perhaps only the sect leader, Master Xuanming, and everyone's senior brother, Xuanlin, could truly overpower him.

Even though Xuan Yang has restrained himself somewhat over the past few decades, his relationship with that flower demon has never been completely severed.

Last time, this old guy vaguely mentioned that he knew a girl who was incredibly beautiful and gentle. Marrying her would definitely be the best thing ever.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes at the old man, and later learned from Xuanlin Zhenren that the girl was definitely the daughter of Xuan Yang and the flower demon.

Moreover, they lived in a village at the foot of Maoshan Mountain.

However, Master Xuanlin also said that the girl was indeed very good.

But Li Jingxiao remained unmoved at that time.

With many wives and concubines at home, if another flower fairy is brought home, there's no guarantee that things won't turn upside down.

Moreover, flower fairies are mostly people of deep emotions and strong personalities.

Those who have lived at the foot of Maoshan Mountain since childhood are more likely to be upright and tend to have deeper feelings.

You can't say that you'd give up an entire forest for one woman.

That would be better than provoking other female demons.

Anyway, there are plenty of beautiful female demons in the world.

However, many more female demons and ghosts are not only ugly in real life.

Many of them are also very sloppy.

Very few people actually have beautiful real appearances after transformation.

Therefore, beautiful women exist in all dynasties.

Regardless of whether it's a world of gods and demons or not, it's a scarce resource.
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After leaving Maoshan, Li Jingxiao thought about how it was the fifth day of the first lunar month and decided to go to Jinling instead.

I bought some gifts in town and then went to the Wang family's house.

When Wang Boteng and his son Wang Ren saw him come to their door, they were overjoyed.

Wang Xifeng was not the principal wife, and she went to the capital with Li Jingxiao.

In the eyes of the Wang family, Li Jingxiao could not and should not come to pay New Year's visits.

I heard that Li Jingxiao went to Maoshan on business the day before yesterday and only finished this morning.

The Wang family breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that the Wangs had come to pay their respects during the New Year.

Otherwise, the Wang family would all think that Li Jingxiao would only come to the temple if he had something to ask.

It's possible that something bad is about to happen.

Since it was their son-in-law visiting, the Wang family naturally treated him with great hospitality.

Not only did they stay for dinner, but they also prepared many gifts for him to take back with him.

Incidentally, they also prepared some food and supplies for Wang Xifeng.

In the afternoon, Li Jingxiao returned to his home in the capital and mentioned that he had gone to the Wang family and brought back some things that his family had prepared for Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng's eyes reddened with emotion, and she had long forgotten that Li Jingxiao hadn't been home for several days.

As Yuan Chun was, after all, the Wang family's niece, she could only praise Li Jingxiao for his thoughtfulness in this matter.

Even though Qin Keqing was angry, she was isolated and helpless at the moment, and was quickly calmed down by Li Jingxiao.

However, Li Jingxiao was still required by his two wives to not leave the capital again until after the first month of the lunar calendar.

Li Jingxiao was immediately outraged; this was outrageous.

That evening, he dragged Qin Keqing aside and gave her a good scolding.

He only let her go after she begged for forgiveness and deeply realized her mistake.

The same method was then used on Yuan Chun, and the effect was indeed quite good.

He only went to Wang Xifeng's courtyard, and the woman didn't need him to teach her a lesson at all.

She took the initiative to pull Ping'er along, letting him enjoy the pleasures of her gentle embrace.

This made Li Jingxiao feel that this was not like the jealous and controlling Wang Xifeng in the original novel.

But for Wang Xifeng, her husband was not only powerful and influential, but also gentle, considerate, and understanding.

How could I possibly be angry or jealous!
The next morning, Li Jingxiao went to Maoshan again, gained experience in the Demon Locking Tower, and then returned to the capital.

Before he knew it, the Lantern Festival had passed. On this day, Li Jingxiao finished grinding for experience and successfully leveled up to level 91 (18.8/220).
With his attribute points allocated to comprehension, Li Jingxiao began preparing to go to Japan.

Moreover, during these eight days, he took one dose of Ren Water Essence every day.

The Longevity and Immortality Technique was based on previous legends (3045/10).
I got the legendary (37820/10).

This made Li Jingxiao want to get another ten or eight Ren Water Essences from the Dongting Dragon Palace.

The speed at which this proficiency improved was at least ten times faster than cultivating on my own and drinking monkey spirit wine.

With just ten more pills, the Everlasting Spring Skill can be upgraded to 'Mythical' level in half a month.

Not only can it reverse aging, but true energy also nourishes the body, and one's constitution and physical attributes will definitely experience a third major boost.

The speed of cultivation will inevitably increase.

Moreover, the internal energy can double again.

Its strength will also increase significantly, bringing it closer to using the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar as a weapon.

After grinding for experience again the next day, Li Jingxiao flew directly to Japan.

Cross-sea flights are nothing new to him.

However, recalling how I upgraded my Lightning Strike Fist and even went to a deserted island at sea...

They thought the sea would be safer, but they were almost surrounded by sea monsters.

Therefore, when Li Jingxiao flew on his sword this time, he flew quite high.

After arriving in Japan without incident, Li Jingxiao did not rush to attack the country.

Instead, on a mountain peak near Saikaido, he opened the third eye on his forehead.

Use your clairvoyance to look down into the mountain stream where the old mudfish is hiding.

However, this time they did not see the opponent's enormous dragon body.

Fortunately, after a short while, in a Japanese garden on the mountainside near the stream, the old loach transformed into human form.

His granddaughter was still sitting beside him, drinking with a child-like person and some Japanese monsters.

The old dragon and the boy occasionally smiled, seemingly discussing something pleasant.

Li Jingxiao frowned immediately. After thinking for a moment, he thought of Shuten-dōji, one of the three great demons of Japan, who sometimes appeared in the form of a child.

Li Jingxiao had been dragging his feet because he was worried that this old mudfish had a powerful demon as an accomplice.

Moreover, last year when this old dragon's father came to try to capture him and take him back, he was injured and forced to retreat by this old dragon and several other great demons.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jingxiao simply took out the Purple Gold Red Gourd and summoned more than a dozen golden-armored warriors to guard him.

He sat cross-legged on the mountain peak and began to meditate and cultivate.

We've already waited for over a month, what's a few more days?

I don't believe that Shuten-dōji will stay in this old dragon's house forever.

Even after the demon king leaves, he can easily capture him and lock him up in the Demon Locking Tower.

Moreover, according to legend, this demon king had countless demons under his command and was a major force in Japan.

If we capture him and force him to lead the way, we might be able to level up by killing the demons under Shuten-dōji's command.

What Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that he would encounter an accident while hiding here to cultivate.

Before an hour had passed since they began meditating, a dozen or so golden-armored warriors suddenly roared in anger.

Who is spying here?

Li Jingxiao finished his practice, opened his eyes, and looked in the direction of the golden-armored warrior.

Then, on another mountain peak a few hundred meters away, you can see...

A creature with long ears, a white tail, and holding an exquisite paper umbrella.

A beautiful woman wearing a green embroidered robe and a jade pendant hanging from her waist.

She was looking at me with a smile.

Li Jingxiao only glanced at her a few times before deciding that this woman was even prettier than his own wife, Qin Keqing.

(End of this chapter)