The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 318 Going Ahead to Scout the Way
The monkey didn't hide it either.

Moreover, he had nothing to hide about the King of Wuji Kingdom.

After listening, Li Jingxiao pretended to be annoyed and said, "Brother Monkey, you asked Laozi for the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir just for the sake of being the king of a mortal kingdom."

"Isn't that such a waste?"

The monkey chuckled.

This guy not only knew this principle, but he also deliberately came to Laozi to beg for money.

In his eyes, he had finally found a weakness in Laozi.

We'll definitely have to squeeze ten or eight pills out of the old man to eat.

She even looked around, then smiled and whispered to Li Jingxiao.

“Brother, once I, Old Sun, get ten or eight of them from Laozi, I’ll give you one to try.”

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this: "Ten or eight? Do you think they're candy beans?"

Lao Jun gave you one because you did it to save someone.

If you want more, don't bother.

The monkey chuckled nonchalantly, though he knew in his heart that one was the bottom line.

Two is a profit.

Seeing that the monkey was indeed only trying to freeload, Li Jingxiao felt relieved and checked his inventory.

Take out a Fuling Shouwu pill.

Although it was just a pill that spawned in a level 30 map.

However, the description of this elixir clearly states that it has the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life.

"I have also achieved some success in alchemy, and this is Fuling Shouwu Pill."

It uses Poria cocos that is over a thousand years old, plus Polygonum multiflorum shaped like a human.

It is made with precious medicinal materials such as thousand-year-old ginseng and pearl powder.

It not only has the effect of bringing the dead back to life, but also has a miraculous nourishing effect on people who are weak, short of breath, and have weak bones.

Great Sage, why don't you try my elixir first?

If that doesn't work, then go back to Laozi.

If it's useful, I think you don't need to waste Laozi's favor for the sake of the King of Wuji Kingdom.

So that if we need help in the future, we won't have any reason to ask Laozi for help again.

The monkey thought for a moment and realized that it was indeed a waste to use Laozi's favor on mortals.

So he nodded quickly.

He took the pill and said with a smile, "Brother, wait a moment, I'll be right back. We must have a good drink together today."

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily, knowing that the monkey wanted some wine.

He nodded hurriedly, "Great Sage, please go ahead. I will certainly wait for you."

The monkey bowed respectfully and then flew out of the South Heavenly Gate.

At his speed, returning to Wuji Kingdom would be a piece of cake.

It's really fast.

However, monkeys don't usually like to do somersaults.

He himself had told Guanyin Bodhisattva that exposing a monkey's buttocks was really indecent.

It seems that once a person reaches a certain age and acquires a certain status...

It's inevitable that people will pay more attention to their image.

Moreover, monkeys have been around for hundreds of years, and they've long since mastered much more than just somersaulting.

Lee Kyung-hyo can perform "Riding the Clouds and Mist," "Diving into the Abyss and Shrinking the Earth," and "Flying on a Sword."

Sun Wukong must have mastered many flying techniques as well.

In particular, once he himself was no longer willing to do somersaults, he would inevitably learn other flying techniques.

Li Jingxiao didn't have to wait long before the Heavenly King of Growth returned with a lot of celestial fruits and celestial wine.

The first thing Li Jingxiao noticed was a bright red fruit, as beautiful as ruby.

Upon seeing this, the Heavenly King smiled and said, "True Man, this is Qilin Cliff, the cave dwelling of the Fire Qilin clan, which is home to the unique Pure Yang Qilin Fruit."

It can break through most of the cold poisons in the world; eating one will give you a pure yang body.

For those who cultivate pure Yang techniques, this is indeed an extremely valuable treasure.

Li Jingxiao asked directly, "Heavenly King, how many fruits are there, and how do we exchange them?"

The Heavenly King of Growth could tell that Li Jingxiao definitely wanted the Qilin Fruit.

But he was worried that if he asked for an exorbitant amount, Li Jingxiao might feel cheated in the future.

They'll come looking for trouble with him.

So after thinking it over for a while, he said, "How about one pill for ten jars?"

A jar only weighs five jin (2.5 kg), and Li Jingxiao immediately nodded in agreement.

For Li Jingxiao, the wine produced by the game was essentially free.

Of course, he is not stupid.

You may think it's free, but it's in the eyes of those who need it.

It's something that can save your life, or a treasure you've been longing for.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao would never do something that is given away for free.

In Li Jingxiao's eyes, exchanging ten jars of Immortal's Intoxication for a single Qilin Fruit was indeed a profitable deal.

After all, one can have as much Immortal's Wine as one wants, while Qilin Fruit is a rare commodity for him.

Li Jingxiao took out 40 jars, each containing 5 jin (2.5 catties) of "Immortal's Drunkenness" wine.

They exchanged the four Pure Yang Qilin Fruits from the Heavenly King of Growth.

Without hesitation, he popped one into his mouth.

I immediately felt a scorching heat, like hot liquor entering my stomach.

Li Jingxiao quickly sat cross-legged and began cultivating without a care in the world.

Upon seeing this, the Heavenly King of Growth wondered if he was mocking Li Jingxiao's audacity.

I still admire Li Jingxiao's frankness.

However, the Heavenly King of Growth did indeed spontaneously protect Li Jingxiao.

When Li Jingxiao ate the Qilin Fruit and began practicing the Pure Yang Everlasting Spring Technique...

A large amount of pure Yang energy was continuously refined.

The proficiency level also increased from 'Master' (2554/5) to (12554/5).
In other words, this Qilin fruit is the same as the essence of Ren water from back then.

Eating one will increase your proficiency by 1 points.

After refining the pure yang energy within his body, Li Jingxiao swallowed another one.

By the time Sun Wukong returned, Li Jingxiao had already eaten three pills.

The skill "Pure Yang Everlasting Spring Technique" has reached the Master level (32554/5).
It was clear that even if they ate the last one, they still wouldn't be able to level up.

Li Jingxiao simply took out some wine and continued drinking with the monkey and the Heavenly King of Growth.

Incidentally, the monkey mentioned that Fuling Shouwu Pill had indeed saved the King of Wuji Kingdom.

The king did not actually die; his body was perfectly preserved by the Well Dragon King.

Forget about Fuling Shouwu Pills, they might even be able to be awakened by a soul-reviving technique.

If the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir were truly used, it could not only bring the dead back to life, but might also grant immortality.

Only someone like Sun Wukong, who ate the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir like candy when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Only then could he do something like using a golden elixir to save someone he had never met before.

After the King of Growth got drunk, Li Jingxiao gained 12 experience points.

Then he whispered to Sun Wukong, "Great Sage, today Golden Horn and Silver Horn came to see me. I guess Laozi deliberately made me wait for you."

Sun Wukong was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and patted Li Jingxiao on the shoulder.

"Brother, don't overthink it. It is your good fortune to be noticed by Laozi."

Sun Wukong said this, but he was actually very happy inside.

He thought to himself, "I really consider him a brother; he actually told me such a confidential matter."

As for Laozi, Sun Wukong actually remembered Laozi's kindness.

After all, although the old man was reluctant to part with the golden elixir, he hadn't arranged for his virtuous brother to help him rescue the King of Wuji Kingdom.

The two chatted for a while longer, then Sun Wukong glanced at the sky and decided to return to Wuji Kingdom first.

However, before leaving, he still smiled and asked Li Jingxiao a question.

"Brother, if you have nothing else to do, why don't you come with me to Wuji Kingdom to subdue the demon?"

Li Jingxiao thought about it and realized that the lion demon was not only the mount of Manjushri Bodhisattva.

He's still all alone.

Since you can't kill them, and there are no demons or monsters among their subordinates, you can't gain any experience.

Li Jingxiao naturally lost interest.

But then I thought about it again. Although that lion demon wasn't very skilled, his transformation abilities were still quite impressive.

After transforming into Tang Sanzang, even Sun Wukong's fiery eyes couldn't distinguish between the real and fake Tang Sanzang.

If one could learn such transformation techniques from the lion demon, it might prove very useful in the future.

So Li Jingxiao nodded and agreed.

The two left the South Heavenly Gate and headed straight for the Wuji Kingdom in Xiniu Hezhou.

That lion demon couldn't even beat Pigsy.

They were no match for Li Jingxiao at this time.

So after meeting Tang Sanzang, Li Jingxiao originally planned to go directly to him.

But Pigsy's nose was very sensitive, and he easily smelled the alcohol on Monkey and Li Jingxiao.

Even though the two were drinking "Immortal's Intoxication," Old Pig could easily smell it.

They immediately started making a scene.

They say the monkey is disloyal; he's not included when there's wine to drink.

He also said that Li Jingxiao was stingy, and that he had invited him to drink several times, but had always served him ordinary wine and water.

Helpless, Li Jingxiao could only take out a five-jin jar of Immortal's Intoxication and give it to Old Pig.

But look at Sha Wujing, and his third brother-in-law who transformed into a white dragon horse.

Li Jingxiao simply invited the master and his disciples to drink, and then took out spirit dates and pastries from his inventory.

Incidentally, observe the true king of Wuji Kingdom, who has already been revived.

Upon hearing that Li Jingxiao was a Taoist master, the king instinctively showed a look of disgust.

Li Jingxiao was taken aback at first, then he realized what was going on.

The lion spirit first transformed into a Taoist priest.

As his friendship with the king deepened, he probably also observed the king for quite some time.

He felt that once he transformed into a king, no one would be able to see through his disguise.

That led the king to a deep well.

They killed the king and pushed him into the well.

Little did they know, there was actually a well dragon king living in the bottom of this well.

The Dragon King recognized him as the King of Wuji Kingdom and was afraid of being implicated.

Only then was the 'Face-Fixing Bead' used to fix the corpse in place, preventing it from being damaged.

Then the king's ghost appeared, seeking justice from Tang Sanzang late at night.

He asked Tang Sanzang to help him expose the fake king, and if possible, to avenge him.
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During the meal, Li Jingxiao also observed the king for quite a while.

Then he told the monkey that he would go and scout the way on his own.

If possible, observe from a distance to see where the fake king came from.

Sun Wukong was eager for someone to help him, and quickly thanked Li Jingxiao.

Little did they know, Li Jingxiao went straight to the royal palace.

With the abilities of invisibility and wall-penetration, the entire palace was completely unguarded against him.

Moreover, Wuji Kingdom was not large, so its royal palace was naturally far inferior to the Forbidden City of later generations.

It's probably no bigger than two or three football fields.

The Forbidden City is as large as 101 standard football fields.

Even the royal palace of Baoxiang Kingdom is several times larger than that of Wuji Kingdom.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao easily found the fake king drinking alone in a bedroom.

Moreover, this lion demon's cultivation level was indeed not high.

Even though Li Jingxiao was invisible, he didn't sense any danger when he walked behind him.

On his wrist, the 'Immortal Binding Rope' that had transformed into a bracelet suddenly turned into a chain, easily binding the lion demon.

Li Jingxiao's hand also grabbed the lion demon's throat.

The lion spirit, who was about to shout, immediately dared not make a move.

There was a silence for more than ten seconds. The lion spirit felt that the person who attacked him was probably not there to assassinate him.

Only then did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He asked in a low voice, "Sir, is there some misunderstanding about Xiao Wang?"
"I am willing to explain and offer a thousand taels of gold, begging you, sir, to spare my life."

Li Jingxiao saw that he was already tightly bound by the Immortal Binding Rope.

So they stopped hiding it.

He walked to the left, sat down, picked up the wine pot, and smelled it.

And I must say, the aroma of the wine is wonderful; it's definitely a good wine.

Use a clean glass to pour yourself some wine.

He said with a smile, "You thieving Taoist priest, how dare you ruin the life of the King of Wuji Kingdom."

He even impersonated the king, damaging the reputation and image of my Taoist sect.

My master sent me to take a look, and I never expected it to be a lion demon.

After saying that, Li Jingxiao took a sip of wine and frowned.

He thought to himself that this wine smelled good, but tasted far inferior to Peach Blossom Immortal Wine.

It's not even as good as monkey wine.

But Li Jingxiao's words were like a thunderclap to the lion demon's ears.

The guy was so scared that he started sweating.

Moreover, no matter how he struggled in the dark or silently chanted incantations, he could not break free from the chains binding him.

He knew he was in big trouble.

Looking at Li Jingxiao again, although he looks young, his Taoist robe exudes spiritual energy.

His entire being exuded a powerful sword aura, clearly indicating that he was a true cultivator of the Dao.

Moreover, they are likely to specialize in swordsmanship.

These Taoist priests are not only incredibly powerful, but they also show no mercy when it comes to killing demons.

Then look at the immortal sword on the Taoist priest's back; it faintly flashes with lightning.

As a sword cultivator, and with his sword imbued with lightning, he is doubly effective against demons.

And this lion spirit is actually a coward.

Other mounts and attendants that descend to earth either eat people or rob passing merchants for money.

Aside from eating, drinking, and managing state affairs, he basically did no evil deeds.

To put it bluntly, this guy is terrified of being held accountable later.

That's why he's so honest.

Given this, he was naturally afraid that if things went wrong, Li Jingxiao would chop off his head.

So I didn't hesitate much.

He then said to Li Jingxiao, "You misunderstand, I did not actually kill the King of Wuji Kingdom."

After saying that, he began to explain why he had come to the Kingdom of Black Chicken.

He also explained why he impersonated the king.

It turns out that King Wuji had always done good deeds and had been kind to monks.

They would frequently send vegetarian meals and gifts to temples and monks.

The Buddha recognized his potential for wisdom.

Let Manjushri personally go to Wuji Kingdom to guide him to Mount Ling and help him quickly attain the golden body of an Arhat.

Since Manjushri Bodhisattva could not appear in his true form, he transformed into an ordinary monk and asked him for alms.

If that were all, it would be fine.

But the Bodhisattva intended to test him, but unexpectedly, King Wuji felt that he had been humiliated by a mere mortal monk.

They actually ordered people to tie up the Bodhisattva.

It was submerged in the Imperial River for three days and three nights.

Thanks to the six golden statues, the Bodhisattva was saved.

The Bodhisattva returned to Mount Ling and told the Tathagata about his experience.

The Buddha specifically ordered this lion spirit to go to King Tuina of Wuji Kingdom and go down into the well.

The king was to be submerged in water for three years to avenge the flood that had submerged the Bodhisattva for three days.

After hearing this, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but purse his lips.

The Ling Mountain in Journey to the West, in many ways, is actually more like a Taoist.

Anyone who displeases the monks must repay them double or tenfold.

However, in Li Jingxiao's view, this is actually normal.

After all, if it were me, having suffered such a huge loss, I'd be lucky if the other person didn't die.

(End of this chapter)