The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 293 Enraging Sha Wujing
Li Jingxiao allowed the little demons of the White Bone Cave to close the gate.

Immediately, a notification popped into my mind: +5 experience points.

He continued to curse verbally, but inwardly he was quite pleased.

Including the two times I had sex with Baihua Xiu yesterday, and the five martial arts duels this morning, I have exactly 240,000/4.6 million experience points.

After cursing for a while, Li Jingxiao did not break into the cave, but continued flying eastward with a smile.

When passing by Wuzhuang Temple, the ginseng fruit tree can be seen in the distance from the sky.

Unfortunately, this is Zhen Yuanzi's dojo.

Even though Sun Wukong was so powerful, he was captured by Zhenyuan Daxian in one move.

Stealing his ginseng fruit is practically suicide.

As for becoming Zhen Yuanzi's apprentice, I think I'll pass on that idea.

They might not accept it.

Even if you accept someone as a disciple, it doesn't necessarily mean they will become your true disciple.

More importantly, even if it is a true transmission, one would have to go through countless years of trials to learn the master's secret skills.

Instead of spending hundreds or thousands of years undergoing trials, it would be better to upgrade more.

Maybe when you reach level 110, you'll be able to find powerful martial arts techniques in the game.

Moreover, although Zhen Yuanzi was powerful, his actual status was not high.

Located in Xiniu Hezhou, a Buddhist sanctuary.

Even the mighty ancestor of earth immortals was eventually forced to become sworn brothers with Sun Wukong, a stone monkey who had only been born for a little over five hundred years.

The predicament of Zhen Yuanzi and Wuzhuang Temple can be imagined.

From a conspiracy theory perspective, it could be that the Heavenly Court and Buddhism conspired to destroy Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit tree.

After all, according to Journey to the West, even immortals have a limited lifespan.

The only things in the world that can increase lifespan are the golden pills in Laozi's hands, the peaches of immortality from the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, and a very few spiritual fruits like ginseng fruit.

Once the ginseng fruit tree is gone, Zhen Yuanzi will just be a slightly more powerful immortal.

They no longer have the resources to continue recruiting rogue cultivators like Earth Immortals.

As Li Jingxiao continued flying eastward, he did not notice that in the Wuzhuang Temple, there was an old man with a sage-like demeanor watching his back.

Zhen Yuanzi is indeed very strong, but no matter how strong he is personally, without a few capable helpers around him, he will sometimes be hesitant and timid.

If we were to go to war with Mount Ling, we could certainly sever the lineage of Wuzhuang Temple.

With Zhen Yuanzi's strength and status, there was nothing left for him to care about.

Therefore, Wuzhuang Temple was indeed in a very difficult situation.

Of course, Lingshan will not actually go to war with Zhen Yuanzi; it will only continue to exert pressure and compress the sphere of influence of Wuzhuang Temple.

They forced Zhen Yuanzi to submit.

Otherwise, if we allow him to grow too powerful, it will also affect the interests of Lingshan.

There is no solution to this problem; ultimately, only one side can take the initiative to compromise.

Although becoming sworn brothers with Sun Wukong was out of necessity, it was actually quite effective.

The monkey itself is not the Buddha in the traditional sense.

In addition, due to his personality, he doesn't have that much filth.

By becoming sworn brothers with him, Zhen Yuanzi could both submit and maintain his independence.

If something really happens, the monkey will definitely help.

This achieves three goals at once, so why not? And this outcome is acceptable to both the Heavenly Court and Taoism.

After all, it wouldn't be good for Wuzhuang Temple to wholeheartedly align itself with Buddhism.

They lost face but gained practical benefits.

If it were Li Jingxiao, he would probably make the same choice.

Zhen Yuanzi had actually noticed Li Jingxiao when Li first flew east to find Zhu Bajie.

However, in his eyes, Li Jingxiao's strength was nothing special.

Therefore, when they looked at Li Jingxiao, they only thought of him as a talented junior in the Taoist sect.

It's worth paying attention to, but not worth betting on.

Li Jingxiao's personality is not suited to fighting like Sun Wukong.

Even Sun Wukong's personality changed a lot after he was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years.

To avoid being a pawn, frankly speaking, it all comes down to strength.

That's why Li Jingxiao was focused on leveling up and cultivating, while everything else was secondary.

Not long after, Li Jingxiao flew to the Liusha River.

'Eight hundred miles of shifting sands, three thousand miles of deep, weak waters.'

'A goose feather cannot float, but reed catkins sink to the bottom.'

The Liusha River is 800 li wide and 3,000 li deep, and nothing light can float on it.

For ordinary people to want to cross the river is basically wishful thinking.

By this calculation, Baoxiang Kingdom's geographical location is actually excellent.

There's basically no need to worry about any country to the east threatening Baoxiang Kingdom.

That's why Baoxiang Kingdom was able to become so powerful, and its capital city was not much worse than Chang'an.

The original text describes Baoxiang Kingdom as having 'farmable fields stretching to the horizon, and abundant new shoots of fragrant herbs providing ample food.'

A few families fish and angle by the winding stream, while woodcutters gather peppers from two peaks.

'The city walls are as vast as the fortress, the town is as impregnable as a fortress; the households are as numerous as the families, the families are as numerous as the households, they only fight for leisure.'

This is enough to show that the people live in peace and contentment.

Within the royal city, there are also the Taiji Hall, Huagai Hall, Shaoxiang Hall, Guanwen Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, and Yanying Hall.

There were also 'Daming Palace, Zhaoyang Palace, Changle Palace, Huaqing Palace, Jianzhang Palace, and Weiyang Palace'.

This also demonstrates the nation's strength, which is incomparable to that of ordinary countries.

Li Jingxiao stood by the Liusha River, staring at the surface of the river for a long time, but he couldn't see Sha Wujing anywhere.

After thinking for a moment, he looked around and picked up a large stone and threw it into the river.

Throw one and wait a while; if nothing happens, throw another one.

After throwing in seven large stones, a loud bang was heard on the river surface.

Then I saw a man with a bluish-black complexion, his face a dark blue-green, and he looked very unlucky.

With his red, bushy hair, bare feet, and sinewy body, his fangs resembled sword blades.

She wore a pale yellow cloak, with two white vines tied around her waist.

Nine skulls hung from his neck, and he held a magnificent staff, suddenly leaping out of the water.

He pointed at Li Jingxiao and yelled, "Where did this scoundrel come from, daring to throw stones at my head?"

Li Jingxiao chuckled: "I've heard that demons often devour people in this Flowing Sand River, so I've come here today to subdue you."

It is true that Sha Wujing ate people, and even Sun Wukong ate people when he was in Flower Fruit Mountain.

Li Jingxiao said this only to find an excuse to fight Sha Wujing.

Even as long as this guy continues to eat people, you can use this as an excuse to keep fighting him.

As for whether he could persuade Sha Wujing, Li Jingxiao had no interest in that at all.

Tang Sanzang was eaten by him nine times, and nine skulls were hanging around his neck, which were Tang Sanzang's nine previous incarnations.

Moreover, Sha Wujing was trapped in the Flowing Sand River and could not survive without eating people.

If this were the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, they would definitely kill each other outright.

But the premise is that it won't endanger your own safety; Li Jingxiao isn't that great and glorious.

Moreover, he can't beat Sun Wukong now.

Even if Old Pig really tried his best, he would probably only be half a pound.

Taking out his black gold and silver spear, Li Jingxiao shouted at Sha Wujing, "Demon, if you can defeat me today, I'll turn around and leave."

"If I can't win, and you eat people again, I'll beat you every time I see you."

Sha Wujing was furious.

Even the most good-tempered person will suffer the agony of being pierced by a thousand swords every seven days, and their temper will never be good.

Not to mention, he was trapped in the Flowing Sand River and was no longer a celestial being.

There were no fish or shrimp in the river, and if they didn't eat wild animals and people, they would starve to death. Li Jingxiao kept calling him "Grandpa."

How could Sha Wujing tolerate this? He grabbed his demon-subduing staff, jumped onto the riverbank, and attacked Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao was on high alert this time.

This guy is not Zhu Bajie from the Gao Lao Zhuang period.

Pigsy dared not reveal his pig form in order to marry Gao Cuilan, so he was full of concerns.

Sha Wujing was being punished in the Flowing Sand River, which was a living hell.

She's in a fit of anger right now, so she doesn't care about anything else.

Holding a precious staff, which was made of the sacred wood of the Moon Palace, he swung it upwards.

The stick was struck with a whooshing sound.

Li Jingxiao saw that this move was an attack made by Sha Wujing in anger.

They had no intention of confronting him head-on and immediately retreated to avoid him.

As it retreated, it opened its mouth and spat out a burst of flame.

Sha Wujing, burning from the flames, hurriedly swung his staff to defend himself, while a halo of light protected his entire body.

Taking advantage of the flames as cover, Li Jingxiao thrust his spear straight through the flames and aimed it at Sha Wujing's face.

Startled, Sha Wujing raised his hand to block the shot, but in doing so, he lost the initiative and his previous furious momentum.

Seeing the shift in attack and defense, Li Jingxiao was not about to let the opportunity slip by.

The combos in "The Hundred Strikes of the Wilderness" are unstoppable and relentless.

Sha Wujing fought back fiercely, blocking left and right, and for a time he was completely at a disadvantage.

Don't underestimate the Wildfire Hundred Strikes just because it's a spear technique from the martial arts world. In Li Jingxiao's hands, it's more powerful and faster.

He also combined the moves and concepts of the Dugu Nine Swords, and for a time completely suppressed Sha Wujing.

Moreover, this guy's actions lacked any masterly demeanor, and he would occasionally open his mouth and unleash a bolt of lightning.

The Lingbo Weibu and Spiral Nine Shadows techniques allow for unpredictable and elusive movements in close combat.

Sha Wujing only managed to hold out for a dozen or so moves before being struck in the arm by a bolt of lightning that suddenly shot out.

His arm suddenly went numb, and with this one opening, Li Jingxiao's attack suddenly became even more fierce.

After another four or five moves, he swept his spear across the room, sending Sha Wujing flying and crashing into the quicksand river.

For a long while, Sha Wujing did not show his face.

Judging from the looks of it, they're probably reviewing the battle they just fought in the river.

But for Li Jingxiao, the game quickly showed that Sha Wujing was too scared to come out after being beaten.

The notification of +10 experience points involuntarily echoed in my mind.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, then suddenly had an idea.

He took out a jar of monkey wine from his inventory.

He plunged the gleaming silver spear into the stone, opened the jar, and poured wine into his stomach.

Moreover, at least half of the monkey wine was directly spilled from the corner of his mouth, and soon his whole body was filled with the aroma of wine.

Even Sha Wujing, who was hiding in the Liusha River, swallowed a few times unconsciously after smelling the aroma of wine.

There wasn't even anything to eat, let alone drink alcohol.

Seeing Li Jingxiao gulping down the wine, he wasted at least half of it.

Sha Wujing felt both envious and increasingly angry.

In the dark, I, your grandfather, am trapped in this Flowing Sand River. Not only am I suffering from the pain of being pierced by ten thousand swords, but I can't even get a full meal.

You're such a busybody, it's one thing for you to meddle in other people's business, but you deliberately spilled that good wine just to annoy me.

Not a son of man.

As Sha Wujing thought about this, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

If I beat this kid, maybe I can not only have some drinks, but also tell him about my troubles.

Perhaps we will have a stable source of food in the future.

After all, I don't necessarily have to eat people. As long as I don't go hungry, steamed buns and fruits and vegetables are fine with me.

I refuse to believe that this young Taoist priest would refuse my request for the sake of the lives of passersby.

He immediately gripped the magic staff and leaped out of the river once more.

He pointed at Li Jingxiao and cursed him for being despicable, while Li Jingxiao chuckled.

When it comes to fighting, especially when you're unfamiliar with your opponent's strength, you'll naturally resort to any means necessary.

Now that we have a general idea of ​​Sha Wujing's strength, there's really no need to do anything too despicable.

But then I thought about it again, and with Sha Wujing's personality, the more unwilling he is to accept defeat, the more he will continue to fight in the future.

And I certainly don't want to end up like Old Pig, becoming friends while we're fighting.

There aren't that many reasons to pick a fight with him all the time.

Moreover, if wine and meat are used as stakes, Sha Wujing will surely agree to the duel.

After he had eaten and drunk his own food and wine, he would eventually feel grateful.

When the Journey to the West begins, he will find that he has a good relationship with both Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie.

Once they arrive in Baoxiang Kingdom, there's no way they'll attack me.

Moreover, west of Liusha River are Wuzhuang Temple and Baigu Cave.

Having suffered a great loss at the hands of Zhenyuan Daxian, Sun Wukong was driven away by Tang Sanzang during the ordeal at the White Bone Cave.

If I were a Bodhisattva, I wouldn't insist that Pigsy and Sandy fight to the death with someone I could consider a friend.

Even years later, if Pigsy and Sandy joined forces, they might not be a match for him.

Since he showed goodwill upon meeting her, neither Pigsy nor Sandy had any reason to fight him.

Li Jingxiao casually tossed aside the empty wine jar in his hand, chuckled, and said, "What morality is there to talk about with a man-eating demon like you?"

If you're capable enough to beat me, I won't interfere in your business.

I'll even buy you a drink.

Sha Wujing immediately became interested and grabbed his staff to strike.

The two were much more cautious this time. Their moves seemed fierce, but they actually held back some of their strength.

To avoid losing by making a single careless move.

One can't gain experience, and the other can't get a good drink.

As the fight progressed, Li Jingxiao felt that his martial arts skills had improved considerably. The two had already fought more than a hundred rounds on the riverbank.

Li Jingxiao became more and more energetic as the fight progressed, after all, he only needed to feel that he was running out of strength.

He would suddenly have a thought, and a red potion from the game would appear out of thin air in his mouth.

Swallowing it will quickly restore your strength and stamina.

If you feel mentally exhausted, the same blue potion will restore you in no time.

But Sha Wujing felt uncomfortable.

He used to be frequently pierced by thousands of swords. Although he wouldn't die, his strength did decrease considerably as a result.

With the rumors of man-eating demons in the Flowing Sand River spreading far and wide, fewer and fewer people dared to come to the Flowing Sand River.

Going hungry was a common occurrence.

Just like Pigsy, whose strength declines when he's not full, Sandy is in the same state at this time.

So after about 140 or 150 moves, Li Jingxiao could clearly feel that Lao Sha's speed and power in his moves were decreasing.

Li Jingxiao didn't feel like he was getting the better deal, and swallowed the red and blue pills again.

The offensive intensified instantly.

Now Sha Wujing could no longer stop him, and Li Jingxiao resorted to dirty tricks again.

Suddenly, a lion's roar shook Sha Wujing, causing him to slow down. Li Jingxiao seized the opportunity to send him flying with a spear, and he fell into the quicksand river.

This time, Sha Wujing didn't need to hide in the river; the system directly determined that Li Jingxiao had won.

Upon hearing the notification that he had gained +10 experience points, Li Jingxiao smiled.

Before Sha Wujing could hide and not come out, or jump out again to express his dissatisfaction.

He put away his spear and took out a bundle of firewood from his inventory.

He opened his mouth and spat out a flame to start roasting the lamb.

(End of this chapter)