The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 260 Locked up and slowly looted

Li Jingxiao put away the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar and took out a pair of level 40, 96-jin plum blossom bright silver hammers from his inventory.

Although each silver hammer weighs only 48 jin (approximately 24 catties), each one is the size of a watermelon, which is an outrageous weight for a hammer-shaped weapon.

Level 40 Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer, Armor Penetration +15, Fortitude +5.
A hammer slammed down hard on Old Dragon's forehead.

Another muffled thud rang out, making the old dragon even more dizzy.

Seeing that his first blow hadn't done much damage, Li Jingxiao swung his silver hammer again.

With a few loud 'bangs,' it slammed down again.

The old dragon could no longer hold on and fainted.

Seeing that Lao Long had been knocked unconscious, Li Jingxiao immediately heard the sound of a +3 experience point boost in his mind.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but feel secretly pleased, as another stable source of experience was about to be obtained.

He put away the Plum Blossom Silver Hammer and pulled the +3 Binding Immortal Rope.

Fortunately, although the old dragon was heavy, it was still within its tolerance range.

Flying on a sword, carrying the hundred-meter-long dragon body, they soared into the sky.

The speed has decreased significantly.

Fortunately, after about ten minutes, they managed to land the old dragon on a cliff on Tsushima Island in the Tsushima Strait.

Li Jingxiao cast a spell, splashing a large amount of water onto the old dragon's head.

After a short while, the old dragon slowly woke up.

Opening his enormous dragon eyes, he saw Li Jingxiao holding a feather fan radiating five-colored divine light.

He instantly recognized the fan as the very same magical artifact that had burned him so badly.

Just as he tried to move, he found himself completely bound, and he became obedient.

Li Jingxiao didn't waste any more words with him and said with a smile, "Now I am the butcher and you are the fish."

If you honestly transform into human form, I will take you to Maoshan; there's still a way out.

"If you disobey, I'll kill you right now, skin you alive, and send you back to Kunlun Mountain to be given to your father, King Jiang Boyan, in exchange for some essence of Ren water and Daoist magic."

Upon hearing Li Jingxiao mention Jiang Boyan, the old dragon cursed his father in his heart.

He understood why that stinky Taoist priest had released his granddaughter last time and said he wouldn't bother him anymore.

Why did they suddenly run to Japan to launch a sneak attack on me?

It's definitely his shameless biological father. He couldn't beat him, so he turned around and sought help from Maoshan and this stinky Taoist priest.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao deliberately mentioned 'the essence of Ren water and the supernatural powers of Taoism' so that the old dragon would understand.

That stinky Taoist priest must have practiced some shortcut technique to be so young and yet have such a high level of cultivation.

The saying goes, "Heaven gives birth to Ren water, which is the origin of all things."

It is also said that "Ren water is yang, and its nature is to flow downwards, representing the beginning of life and the start of vitality".

The Way of Ren Water is both the principle of nature and the beginning of cultivation.

Old Long immediately assumed that there was a problem with Li Jingxiao's cultivation.

If Li Jingxiao knew what this guy was thinking, he would definitely give him a thumbs up.

Then, by cooperating, they could swindle some essence of Ren water from him.

However, with the old dragon captured, his life and death were in Li Jingxiao's hands.

Before he could even speak, she took the initiative to say, "If the True Man needs the essence of Ren Water, I have it too."

"Ten pills for Xiao Wang's life, how about it?"

Li Jingxiao smiled, but then punched the old dragon hard on the head with a loud 'bang'.

At this moment, any punch or kick he throws carries the force of four or five thousand pounds.

With just one punch, the old dragon's head started spinning again.

Just as he was about to beg for mercy, he heard Li Jingxiao say with a smile, "Once I lock you in the Demon Locking Tower of Maoshan, I'll have plenty of time to ask you for your treasures."

Upon hearing this, Old Dragon's heart skipped a beat.

This is like locking yourself up and constantly plundering, until one day you've been completely plundered, and then you'll be forgotten in the Demon-Locking Tower for a long time.

Although the days ahead are foreseeable to be tough, on second thought, it's still much better than handing it over to my utterly shameless father.

At least my life was saved, so there's still hope.

If they really can't stand it, they can simply seek refuge with Maoshan and become its guardian beast.

Although they were enslaved, they still had a certain degree of freedom.

Moreover, when they go into hibernation, they can sleep for several years or even more than a decade.

Sleep a few more times, and a hundred or several hundred years will pass.

At that time, things might change drastically, and you might be able to escape without even having to think of a way to do it yourself.

So in the end, the old dragon obediently transformed into human form.

However, the old man was still thinking about what would happen when he transformed from a hundred-meter-long dragon into human form.

Perhaps then I can break free from the chains binding me.

Even though he could transform into human form, the six Immortal Binding Ropes began to shrink, still binding him tightly.

Only then did the old dragon become completely obedient.

He was carried by Li Jingxiao on a binding rope and flew into the air, suspended by it, to Maoshan.

When they landed at the Demon Locking Tower, the two elders guarding the area, along with eight disciples, came to greet them.

Looking at the old Dragon King, he asked curiously, "Junior brother, who is this?"

Li Jingxiao chuckled, about to speak, but after thinking it over, he decided to give the old Dragon King some face.

He said to the two elders, "Lock him up first. I'll talk to you two when he comes out."

The two elders glanced at the old Dragon King and saw that he was filled with shame.

Knowing it's best not to go too far, he nodded to Li Jingxiao.

They watched as he led the old dragon into the Demon-Locking Tower, chained by the iron chain.

They intended to lock him on the fifth floor, but as soon as they entered the Demon Locking Tower, the wild boar monster Dang Kang started cawing.

This enraged the old dragon, who was so angry he wanted to tear the wild boar monster apart.

But Kang ignored him, even though the wild boar monster was indeed not very good in terms of combat power.

But in a fight, who wins and who loses isn't solely determined by who has the better martial arts skills.

This guy has an extremely strong regenerative ability, so he is not afraid of most monsters or other opponents.

Moreover, having been imprisoned in the Demon-Sealing Tower for countless years, his strength had long since declined significantly.

As long as you let him out to eat and drink to his heart's content for a while, his strength will immediately recover.

At that time, it wouldn't be so easy for Li Jingxiao to knock him away with one punch.

Li Jingxiao glared at Dang Kang, and only then did the guy calm down.

Then, transforming into human form, he approached Li Jingxiao and said, "Master, now that you've captured someone, shouldn't you release me?"

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes at Dang Kang and said irritably, "It's not hard to get out, but you have to give us a way that everyone can trust."

This proves that once you leave, you won't cause trouble for anyone.

So that the true men of Maoshan won't have to repay your karmic debts.

They even searched everywhere for you, going to great lengths to bring you back.

Kang nodded; he had thought about this issue during the Chinese New Year.

He said with a smile, "Master, I, Old Pig, will leave a wisp of my soul in this Demon Locking Tower. If I do evil outside in the future..."

With this wisp of spirit present, finding me will be incredibly easy.

If this wisp of divine soul is destroyed, I will be without a divine soul in the future.

Forget about improving your cultivation level; you'll most likely end up going insane, or becoming a fool who goes through periods of mental instability.

Li Jingxiao was stunned when he heard this. Was he really going to such lengths to get out?
Old Dragon, standing to the side, looked at Dang Kang as if he were a fool. If one's soul is in someone else's hands, what difference is there between this and being a slave?

But for Dang Kang, being imprisoned for hundreds of years, and always alone on the first floor of the Demon-Sealing Tower, it's already a miracle he hasn't gone mad.

As Kang himself knew, he was at least the third prisoner on this first level.

The first two were either insane or just slowly waiting to die.

Either they couldn't bear the loneliness of being locked up and ended their own lives.

Since the final outcome was so tragic.

It would be better to have Maoshan hold your lifeline; at least you could live a carefree life if you went out.

Of course, they might also join Maoshan and become guardian beasts or protector deities.

But this is actually no different from having a wisp of one's soul possessed by someone else.

They haven't yet enjoyed the freedom and comfort of being outside.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jingxiao shook his head.

At this point, Kang was willing to agree to any condition in order to get out.

But after he spent some time traveling and enjoying himself, his strength recovered to its peak, and even became stronger over time.

My thoughts back then are definitely different from what I have now.

Perhaps, they've already started thinking about how to reclaim that wisp of divine soul imprisoned in the Demon-Sealing Tower.

If he were to join forces with the three peach blossom demons who might also be released, they might not necessarily be able to defeat the dozen or so elders of Maoshan.

But Maoshan always has its weak moments.

For a great demon, a hundred or two hundred years might be the same as ten or twenty years for a human.

Whether Maoshan will still have its current strength in three to five hundred years is hard to say.

Therefore, leaving behind Dang Kang's spirit was most likely to cause trouble for Maoshan.

When Kang heard this, he wanted to say that he was a man of his word.

But he knew that no matter how eloquently he spoke, the young man in front of him would not believe him.

They could let him stay locked up and be beaten by Li Jingxiao every day.

The wild boar suddenly felt that it would be better to end its own life.

Fortunately, after a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao realized that the main problem was that he was worried the wild boar would stay well-behaved once it was out there.

The second concern was that he might retaliate against Maoshan.

Therefore, by shifting these two contradictions, the problem is solved.

So after a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao immediately thought of the underworld.

He asked with a smile, "How about I send you to be a general in the underworld at the City God Temple in Yangzhou?"

Kang's eyes lit up immediately, even though he didn't want to be managed by anyone.

But given my current situation, I am able to take up a position in the underworld.

Actually, it's better than running away from being the king of the mountain.

Or being forced to leave the Central Plains and live in barbarian lands would be far better.

Moreover, once one becomes a divine general within the underworld's city god system, one falls under the jurisdiction of the underworld's underworld.

With many powerful figures in the underworld keeping him in check, he didn't dare to act recklessly.

Even many big shots in the underworld are themselves ancestors of Maoshan.

One's own experience of being imprisoned in the Demon-Sealing Tower can actually become an asset for building closer relationships.

If you do well, you might even become a ghost king or a ghost general.

Having been imprisoned for countless years, Dang Kang was no longer as arrogant and domineering as he had been back then.

Just like Sun Wukong being imprisoned under the Five Finger Mountain for five hundred years.

Although it was still wild and untamed after being released, it was indeed much more restrained than when it graduated from Fangcun Mountain.

Dang Kang, who was also imprisoned for hundreds of years, was even more sensible than Sun Wukong.

He knew there were plenty of people who could defeat him, not to mention the patriarchs of Maoshan, just Li Jingxiao in front of him.

Even when Kang's strength returned to its peak, the boar monster knew in its heart that it still couldn't beat him.

Therefore, he agreed to Li Jingxiao's suggestion without hesitation.

Out of gratitude, she even planned to share her special skills with him.

He taught Li Jingxiao the innate ability to heal injuries using the body's own magical power and even fat.

But Li Jingxiao refused outright. Anyone else would have been eager to learn this kind of restorative supernatural power.

But Li Jingxiao has red and blue medicine, so he doesn't lack this ability at all.

On the contrary, the spells that Kang used in the past, which caused his body to change several times over and his strength to increase, were more suitable for him.

While Kang was still puzzled, the old dragon of Tianchi immediately realized what was going on.

Li Jingxiao's long staff, 'gold-wrapped white jade,' which had made him dizzy with just one blow.

Furthermore, if Li Jingxiao knew the 'Giant Transformation Technique,' he wouldn't have needed to be caught halfway to Maoshan.

Awaken yourself, force yourself to become human.

After directly transforming into a gigantic form, simply grab your dragon body and drag it back to Maoshan.

Moreover, once this stinky Taoist priest can grow to several times or even ten times his original size...

With his strength, he might be able to defeat any true dragon or jiaolong in the world with his bare hands.

Or other monsters of enormous size.

Old Dragon wanted to speak to stop Dang Kang, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the Immortal Binding Rope around his neck suddenly tightened.

He immediately realized that Li Jingxiao was warning him not to speak carelessly.

Realizing he was already under someone else's control, Lao Long became obedient.

Kang agreed without hesitation.

However, this wild boar monster certainly wouldn't reveal its second most powerful ability in front of the Heavenly Lake Dragon.

Li Jingxiao understood this principle, so he used the Binding Immortal Rope to pull the old dragon up to the fifth floor.

Once you're locked up, you can forget about escaping without a token from Master Xuanming.

If Li Jingxiao loses all his tokens, he will definitely be imprisoned in this Demon Locking Tower as well.

If you want to get out, someone has to come and rescue you.

Either break through the Demon-Sealing Tower and escape.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao confidently retrieved the six Immortal Binding Ropes.

Then, under the pretext of interrogating him about the 'essence of Ren water', he also demanded the green banner that the old dragon had used during his great battle with him.

The old dragon naturally refused to give it up, so Li Jingxiao took the opportunity to punch and kick the old dragon and beat him up.

The notification sound of "+3, +3 experience" kept echoing in my mind.

The more the old dragon refused to speak and the more stubborn he became, the more delighted Li Jingxiao became in beating him.

However, he was so focused on gaining experience that by the time he had amassed 18 experience points, the old dragon's head had been swollen up like a pig's head from being beaten so badly.

Li Jingxiao then stopped.

He left with the words, "Come back tomorrow. If you still don't tell me, then we'll keep fighting."

After going downstairs and beating up the Crimson Serpent Demon a few times, he earned 15 experience points as usual.

Upon reaching the third floor, he relayed to the three peach blossom fairies what he had said to Dang Kang.

However, these three flower fairies were unwilling to go to the underworld.

They actually said directly that they were willing to serve Li Jingxiao as their master.

If he were to accept the three of them, they would not only swear by their souls, but would also serve him wholeheartedly in the future.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this. If he were to take in these three flower fairies...

If they are to serve us from now on, it's hard to say who will benefit.

(End of this chapter)