Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 308 Top-Tier Demon King (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

“Young friend, the master of this place is a figure from seven thousand years ago, the Jade Spring Hermit! I have never met this master either. I am a descendant of the first generation of the Long-Armed Ape! Look inside this cave, there are the remains of the powerful figures of my Long-Armed Ape throughout the ages!”

As they spoke, the gibbon pointed its finger, and a stream of light shot into the cave, illuminating the dark cave and allowing Li Yunjing to see the skeletons lined up on the ground.

"This……"

Li Yunjing was extremely shocked. Inside was almost a small mountain of bones. He wondered how generations of gibbon monkeys had reproduced and how only one remained in front of him.
"Hehe! I'm curious how the whole tribe disappeared? Is I the only one left?"

The gibbon sneered, "Those who are born weak will naturally die and become food, while the strong can barely survive, activate their bloodline power, and become demons."

"But even demons have their lifespan come to an end!"

"The Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, and Golden Core Realm are all different!"

"Now, those who deserved to die and those who didn't, are all dead, leaving only me!"

"If I cannot escape this place and reach the highest realm within two hundred years, and advance to the fourth rank, I will still inevitably die of old age!"

"I see!"

Upon hearing the gibbon's words, Li Yunjing's expression hardened. Only then did he realize how difficult it was for the gibbon to survive.

Li Yunjing then asked, "Where are the other demonic beasts here? Is it only your Long-Armed Ape clan?"

While asking the questions, Li Yunjing kept recalling the contents of the "Shenxiao Jade Book" in his mind, trying to find information about the Hermit of Yuquan.

Surprisingly, there is no record of this in the "Shenxiao Jade Book," which is from seven thousand years ago!

This made Li Yunjing feel a little uncomfortable!

Since no information could be found, all that could be said was what the gibbon said and what it said, and it was impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"Of course there are other demonic beasts as well, but their fate is similar to that of my Long-Armed Ape clan. They have been abandoned for more than seven thousand years. Those clans are not as lucky as my Long-Armed Ape clan, which has managed to survive."

At this point, the gibbon's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile.

"Ugh!"

Li Yunjing sighed dramatically, seemingly sympathizing with the plight of these demons.

In reality, Li Yunjing remained completely unmoved.

If these demon races had truly recuperated and multiplied into huge groups over the past seven thousand years, it would have been a tremendous disaster for the human race!
Now, Li Yunjing had only one thought in his mind: "May God bless the human race!"

"Alright! You know what you need to know. Will you help me get out of here? Once I'm out, you'll reap huge benefits, and those people behind you won't be a threat anymore."

The gibbon continued.

"Okay! No problem!"

Li Yunjing nodded, but he didn't move. Instead, he continued to ask, "Senior, what about the chains on your body?"

"These chains are nothing! They can seal my own life force, so I won't waste it in this godforsaken place!"

As he spoke, the gibbon reached out and pulled off the chains that bound his limbs, hanging them on his body.

"Good heavens! These chains have actually become this demon king's magic weapon!"

Li Yunjing nodded and smiled, "Rescuing you, senior, is no problem at all! Now, I ask you to make a heavenly oath! First, you must not repay kindness with enmity or harm me; second, you must retrieve everything in the study for me; third, if the two groups behind me attack me, you must protect my safety!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's three requests, the Long-Armed Ape's face turned extremely ugly. In its mind, it would have been easy to use Li Yunjing to open the cage, crush this nobody, and then have some blood to eat.

Unexpectedly, this ant was extremely cunning and had actually devised a plan to target him.

Heavenly oath!

What a terrifying oath!

In particular, the Long-Armed Ape's cultivation has reached the eighth level of the Golden Core Realm, and there is a high chance that it will advance to the Nascent Soul Realm and live for another thousand years!

The oath of Heaven must never be broken; otherwise, it would be almost impossible for the Long-Armed Ape to advance smoothly to the Nascent Soul Realm!
This made it extremely uncomfortable!
"Okay! I agree! I swear it now!"

Seeing Li Yunjing's resolute expression, and knowing that he would not be rescued without making a vow, the Long-Armed Ape had no choice but to agree to the vow.

The gibbon didn't try anything funny. It knew Li Yunjing was not someone to be trifled with, so it could only obediently follow Li Yunjing's instructions and make the oath to Heaven.

"Very good! Senior! You can now guide me in picking the lock!"

After hearing the oath, Li Yunjing smiled and quickly followed the demon's instructions, channeling his magic power into the Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang in the order instructed by the Tongbi Ape.

"Click..."

Sure enough, this time, the door lock opened.

After the gate opened, the gibbon emerged from behind it.

"Congratulations on your escape, senior! You have a bright future ahead of you!"

Li Yunjing smiled and bowed, then spoke to the gibbon.

"Okay! Let's go! I'll take you to get your things from the study first!"

Looking at Li Yunjing's annoying smile, the Long-Armed Ape felt extremely disgusted. Now, all it wanted was to fulfill its oath to Heaven and get away from this annoying human.

"Okay! Thank you, senior!"

Li Yunjing was overjoyed and followed the gibbon back to the study in the second courtyard.

This gibbon was indeed incredibly powerful. With a single grab of its large hand, the restrictions crackled and popped, and almost instantly, all the restrictions were shattered.

On the desk, the four treasures—brush, ink, paper, and inkstone—flew up, releasing the unique energy of magical artifacts that swept in all directions!

However, all the brilliance was shattered under the giant hand of the Long-Armed Ape. With a single grasp, all four treasures fell into its hands.

"Alright! I've subdued all four magical treasures. Here you go!"

The gibbon looked at the four treasures in its hands, a hint of reluctance flashing in its eyes. However, because of its vow, it reluctantly tossed the four treasures to Li Yunjing.

"Thank you for your kind words, senior!"

Li Yunjing's face broke into the brightest smile as he repeatedly thanked the gibbon for its generosity.

If he were to make a move, he would be no match for the restriction and would die instantly!
Only such an extremely powerful demon king could destroy the restrictions and subdue these magical treasures so easily!
"Well! Let's go!"

The gibbon responded coldly and started to walk away.

"Wait! Senior, could you please bring me these books from the bookshelf?"

While they were talking, Li Yunjing was also busy moving the desk and chairs away.

These are all top-tier Tier 2 items. Once you take them back to "Qiwu Manor," you can immediately upgrade your study, raising it by two levels!

"You want these books too?"

A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the gibbon. It had originally wanted to play dumb and trick Li Yunjing into leaving behind these books, but it didn't expect this kid to actually know their stuff!
Forced by the oath of Heaven, the Long-Armed Ape had no choice but to repeatedly break the restrictions on the bookshelf and snatch the books one by one.

However, instead of handing it to Li Yunjing immediately, it first glanced at it and quickly flipped through it to write down the contents if there was anything suitable for it.

Long-armed apes are very intelligent. They can read quickly and accurately, and record things clearly. They can quickly memorize the content they want in their brains.

Seeing this, Li Yunjing nodded secretly.

Demon king-level monsters are incredibly intelligent.

Li Yunjing believed that this demon king was far more intelligent than the average prodigy.

Li Yunjing didn't care about the demon king learning knowledge; knowledge is meant to be shared, and whether one can truly master it depends on their own abilities!

Li Yunjing was content as long as he got the books in the study; what others could get from them was of little concern to him.

Books were tossed to Li Yunjing from the gibbon's hands. Li Yunjing glanced at the titles briefly and then put the books away.

Through observation, it was found that the books were mostly about local customs, exotic locales, and historical records, with only a small portion containing content on cultivation.

These books don't cover very advanced topics.

Most of them are second-level books, with only a very few being third-level books.

As for higher-level books, there wasn't a single one. It's clear that these books were just left here to make up the numbers, and were basically abandoned by Yuquan Jushi.

The important figures didn't care, but Li Yunjing happily put it away.

These books were incredibly helpful to him, especially the ones about exotic places and historical documents—they were absolutely top-notch. "Oh no! Someone has already entered 'Jade Spring Manor'!"

Suddenly, the gibbon's expression changed. It sensed that someone had entered the first courtyard, and the remaining group, who were destroying the third level, were about to enter as well.

"How to do?"

Li Yunjing's expression also changed, and he couldn't help but ask the demon king a question.

"The first courtyard doesn't have any powerful protective spells, so it's difficult to stop these people! In the second courtyard, let's go to the 'mechanism room' and get some 'puppet mechanical beasts' to increase our strength!"

The long-armed ape saw Li Yunjing using "puppet mechanical beasts" to get here step by step, so it went from disdain for these "puppet mechanical beasts" to great interest.

"it is good!"

Li Yun nodded and agreed to the plan.

There was no way to collect the books on the second shelf. Li Yunjing felt very regretful, but he also knew that this was definitely not the time to continue collecting them.

Li Yunjing could only console himself that receiving these things was already an immense blessing, and one should not be greedy.

Soon, led by the gibbon, Li Yunjing and his companion entered the "mechanism room".

The layout here is like a warehouse, with "puppet mechanical beasts" piled up everywhere on the ground. They come in all shapes and sizes, including those of demons, humans, sea creatures, and some mechanical ones.

"It seems that this Hermit Yuquan is quite the top puppeteer!"

Li Yunjing could tell at a glance that most of the "puppet mechanical beasts" here were second-tier, with only one eagle-shaped "puppet mechanical beast" being third-tier.

The Long-Armed Ape possessed boundless magical power, and with a series of grabs, the restrictions were swept away, and the eagle-shaped "puppet mechanical beast" was captured in its hand.

As for the other second-order ones?
They wouldn't even consider the gibbon!
Seeing that the demon king had no interest in the other "puppet mechanical beasts", Li Yunjing made a series of moves and put the remaining thirty-six peak second-tier "puppet mechanical beasts" into his "storage bracelet".

The long-armed ape glanced at Li Yunjing and gave him a dismissive look.

Those junk pieces won't be of much use going forward.

"Give me some of the high-grade spirit stones you have!"

"The gibbon asked."

"it is good!"

Without hesitation, Li Yunjing took out one hundred high-grade spirit stones and handed them to the Long-Armed Ape.

"That's it?"

The gibbon asked suspiciously.

“Senior! These high-grade spirit stones are enough to activate that 'puppet mechanical beast'. These things are the currency used by Golden Core cultivators. I am already extremely lucky to have some.”

Li Yunjing gave a wry smile and explained repeatedly.

Only Li Yunjing himself knows the truth.

If it weren't for the enormous benefits he received from the Long-Armed Ape, Li Yunjing wouldn't have been willing to give away even a single high-grade spirit stone.

"All right!"

The Long-Armed Ape was very clever. It quickly fiddled with the eagle puppet, stuffing all the spirit stones into it, and then probed into the central part of its body with a wisp of its divine sense to control the eagle.

With the cultivation level of the Long-Armed Ape, coupled with this "puppet mechanical beast," its confidence increased considerably, giving it the strength to deal with those eight Golden Core Realm experts.

Not long after, Master Canglan arrived at the second courtyard and encountered Li Yunjing and the Long-Armed Ape at the entrance.

"It's you!"

Suddenly, upon seeing Li Yunjing, Canglan Zhenren was greatly surprised, especially when he glanced at the Tongbi Ape, he was even more shocked. Where did this third-tier demon king come from?

"You ants! Die!"

Before Master Canglan could say anything, the Long-Armed Ape unleashed a punch. With a "bang," Master Canglan, who had just blocked the attack with his magical flying sword, felt a tremendous force strike him and was sent flying backward. Several bones in his body were broken, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Even if the punch didn't actually hit him, the aftershocks of the blow injured his body!

Peak Golden Core Realm!

Master Canglan was a discerning person. He was sent flying backward, his eyes filled with horror. He had blocked a punch and was seriously injured. His arm was broken, and his precious flying sword was buzzing, indicating that it had suffered great damage.

"Huh? You survived my casual strike? Your primordial spirit is strange! Are you a Golden Core cultivator? Have you fallen in cultivation level?"

The gibbon was also quite surprised. Two golden lights shone from its eyes as it carefully observed the Canglan True Man and immediately realized that this person was unusual.

"Good! A wounded Golden Core cultivator! You're top-grade food! I'll eat you!"

Although the Long-Armed Ape was somewhat surprised, it still prepared to kill Canglan Zhenren as food.

Monsters are a great source of nourishment for humans; from another perspective, aren't human cultivators just as beneficial to monsters?
Especially those cultivators at the Golden Core stage, who are the essence of the human race, are highly beneficial to eat. The Long-Armed Ape has not tasted blood food for seven hundred years and has long been craving it.

"Wait! Demon King! We can cooperate! There are many powerful figures behind me, who are also my enemies. If they encounter you, they won't let you go either!"

When Master Canglan saw the fierce glint in the eyes of the gibbon, he immediately explained.

"Hmm? What's their background?"

The long-armed ape's heart stirred, and it suppressed its killing intent slightly, asking curiously.

"The Shenxiao Dao Sect, the Louguan Dao Sect, and several other sects and families have also come here to explore! A demon king like you is a demon that the Xuanmen must kill. Only if we cooperate can we have a better chance of winning!"

Knowing that life and death hung in the balance, Master Canglan immediately spoke up.

"Ok!"

The long-armed ape's eyes flickered, as if it was weighing the pros and cons, deciding whether or not to kill Canglan Zhenren.

At this moment, Master Canglan pointed at Li Yunjing and said, "Demon King, the person next to you is from the 'Shenxiao Dao Sect.' He is also your enemy. You must be careful!"

"Ok?"

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow and his face darkened. After Canglan Zhenren appeared, Li Yunjing had a vague sense of unease. It seemed that his prediction had indeed come true.

That old bastard is really turning on himself.

"Kid, is what he said true?"

The gibbon turned its gaze to itself, its eyes gleaming with barely concealed murderous intent.

"Senior, how would I know? I was the first one to come in, and I have no idea what happened afterward. Even if elders from other sects come in, it has nothing to do with me! Even if the worst happens and they become enemies with you, I would never become an enemy with you!"

Li Yunjing quickly offered an explanation.

"Ok!"

The Long-Armed Ape nodded, seemingly agreeing with Li Yunjing's explanation. In secret, he quickly relayed a message to Canglan Zhenren: "Go and kill this person, and I will form an alliance with you!"

"it is good!"

Master Canglan's eyes lit up; finally, there was a glimmer of hope!

As for why the Long-Armed Ape, who could easily crush Li Yunjing, didn't intervene and instead made him do the work, Li Yunjing had no idea.

At this time, Master Canglan had no time to learn about the sordid affair between Li Yunjing and the Tongbi Ape.

"Whoosh..."

Having received instructions from the Long-Armed Ape, Master Canglan consumed several healing pills in succession, summoned his flying sword, and charged towards Li Yunjing to kill him!

The gibbon, on the other hand, stood still, motionless.

Li Yunjing sneered and immediately understood that the demon and the human had secretly reached an agreement. The Long-Armed Ape was bound by its oath to Heaven and could not target him, so it intended to use Canglan Zhenren to kill him.

"Well done!"

However, Li Yunjing was no pushover either. Facing the injured Canglan Zhenren, he immediately countered with his "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword".

"when……"

The two swords clashed, and Li Yunjing was slightly at a disadvantage!

However, Li Yunjing immediately steadied himself, slapped his palm, and unleashed a "Binghuo Divine Thunder" towards Canglan Zhenren!

　There are only two days left of double monthly tickets. I beg you gods and big shots to grant me some monthly tickets!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)