Lightning Technique

Zhang Li nodded and did not ask anything further.

He had seen demons on the first underground level of the Demon Subduing Pavilion. In terms of cultivation, they were only at Level 3 or Level 4 of the Spirit Refinement Realm. That was not comparable to his current realm. However, their bloodline and techniques were strange and difficult to deal with.

When these demons were strong, the joint efforts of great grandmasters were truly needed to defeat them.

However, if he encountered one, he would have a talisman on hand and a sword at his waist. They would be the perfect to subdue demons.

With that said, the demons in the mortal world were not limited to those on the first underground floor of the Demon Subduing Pavilion.

The red light that filled the eyes of the demons on the second level was the terrifying part about them.

"Right, what kind of demons are being suppressed on the second underground level?

"Are there any records of the last few levels?"

Zhang Li returned the scroll and looked at Yuanhe.

"Yes." Yuanhe nodded and scratched his head awkwardly. "The great grandmaster took those records away."

"Back then, Great Grandmaster Yu Ji was not only the Supreme Elder. He was also the elder in charge of the Demon Subduing Pavilion."

Daoist Yu Ji took the records away?

Daoist Yu Ji was most likely dead. What a pity.

According to Yuanhe, the later levels of the Demon Subduing Pavilion involved demons who had been suppressed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. No one knew if they were still alive.

Zhang Li did not know how powerful a great demon who could live for 10,000 years would be too.

How could there be such a powerful demon in the mortal world?

Shaking his head, Zhang Li walked down the stairs, followed by Yuanhe.

When they left the Demon Subduing Pagoda, Yuanhe took a few steps forward and said in a low voice, "Grandmaster, the cultivation world is really, really..."

Zhang Li turned his head to look at him and said with a smile, "Do you want to hear about it?"

Yuanhe quickly nodded.

"Maybe next time. I can tell you once I have time to cultivate." Zhang Li waved his hand and slowly walked forward.

"When I was in the cultivation world, an old friend with the surname 'Lin' once told me stories about the mortal world.

"Yes, the few tea trees that he planted in Yuntai back then have already been around for 1,500 years…"

Yuan He's expression was dull, and the disciple on duty in front of him was at a loss.

"One thousand and five hundred years... Is there really such a person in the cultivation world?

"Has he achieved immortality?" Yuanhe whispered softly.

He raised his head and saw that Zhang Li had already walked into the distance.

"Elder, who is that grandmaster?" The disciple on duty named Qing Mu looked at Yuanhe.

Even experts with innate talent could hardly live to 200 years old. How could there be someone in this world who could live to be more than 1,000 years old?

Yuanhe glared at him and pointed at his head.

Qing Mu shrunk back and quickly said, "I understood, I understood. I won't listen in or ask questions in front of the Demon Subduing Pavilion."

...

By the time Zhang Li returned to the courtyard, Zhu Yunshan was also back. He was sitting on the stone steps in a daze.

When he saw Zhang Li, he raised his head and revealed a confused expression. "Brother Zhang, why don't mortals fear death when they only have a 100-year lifespan?"

They did not fear death?

Zhang Li sat beside Zhu Yunshan and took out a wine pot.

Zhu Yunshan reached out to take it. Then, he unsealed it and took a sip before he let out a long sigh.

"Tell me, what happened this time?" Zhang Li chuckled.

"Liu Yue wants to go to the Luo River and return to the Rainbow Cloud Boat," Zhu Yunshan said in a low voice as he held the wine pot.

Return to the Rainbow Cloud Boat?

The Cloud Boat was a brothel, and it was filled with women who sold their skills in giving someone a good time.

The general of the Mystic Moon Guards and trusted subordinate of the eldest princess was addicted to that place?

Zhang Li gave Zhu Yunshan a look.

"There are demons on the Luo River."

"She wants to be the bait to lure the demons out."

Zhu Yunshan gulped down a mouthful of wine and looked at Zhang Li. "Tell me, is she being foolish? Is she looking for death?"

Acting as bait to lure demons?

Zhang Li had seen the demons in the Demon Subduing Pavilion. Although they seemed weaker than him, they were still at Level 3 or Level 4 of the Spirit Refinement Realm. They were on par with grandmasters and even certain great grandmasters.

Also, according to the records in the scroll, the demons were cruel and violent.

"She should have some sort of arrangement or something to rely on, right?" Zhang Li pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice.

At the end of the day, Liu Yue was the general of the Mystic Moon Guards. She could lead an army on her own, and she was already in the Spirit Sensing Realm.

With her status as the eldest princess' trusted aide, there should be experts in the imperial city who would help her.

Hearing his words, Zhu Yunshan slapped his thigh and replied in annoyance, "They're bringing a group of soldiers who aren't afraid of death and a girl who doesn't know a thing. Yet, they have the audacity to say that they're catching demons.

"Demons are powerful, cunning, and unscrupulous..."

"Didn't you say that the demon was pretty?" Zhang Li's words caused Zhu Yunshan to pause for a second.

"Ahem, continue." Zhang Li waved his hand.

Zhu Yunshan cursed as he roughly recounted what had happened in the imperial capital, Luojing, over the past few days.

Zhang Li frowned.

Another immortal cultivator was killed while he was guarding the city.

His meridians were not broken like in the previous case, and his center was not damaged. However, all of his belongings were taken.

Not only that, in the past seven or eight days, at least six people had either gone missing or gotten killed in the city.

The cries of injustice from the capital governor's side were constant, as the people in the city were in danger.

The third prince, Zhao Chong, was in charge of investigating the case. However, he was in a terrible state, and he had no clue.

The time limit given by the emperor had changed from one month to half a month, and it had been 10 days as of yesterday.

There was nothing he could do. Luojing was the imperial capital, and such chaos was really outrageous.

"The emperor has also assigned the eldest princess to help with the investigation.

"The Mystic Moon Guards have been mobilized."

Hence, Liu Yue had requested to go to the Luo River to lure the demons together with Princess Yuyan of the third prince's mansion.

That was the little girl who had previously been stopped outside the small courtyard.

Zhang Li did not expect someone from the royal family to have such courage.

However, in his opinion, if there really was a demon above the Luo River, neither Liu Yue nor Zhao Yuyan could stop it.

"Look, this is a problem for the mortal world to deal with." Zhang Li waved his hand and stood up.

So what if there was a demon? Even if the demon was powerful, it could not come to his small courtyard.

As for Zhu Yunshan, he was just looking for trouble.

He had not even touched Liu Yue's hand before, but he was already so worried about her.

Zhu Yunshan scratched his head and drank a few more mouthfuls of wine. He sat on the stone steps and shook his head. "You don't understand romance."

Glancing at Zhang Li, he muttered, "Shouldn't people like you be immersed in bitter cultivation in the cultivation world?

"What are you doing in the mortal world?"

Zhang Li was taken aback for a moment, and he did not respond.

If he could stay in the cultivation world, why would he come to the mortal world where spirit energy was nonexistent?

If he had stayed on Misty Cloud Mountain, he would be preparing to enter the inner court now that his cultivation had reached Level 5 of the Spirit Refinement Realm, right?

He dared not think about it.

Now that he was in the mortal world, he felt at ease.

"Hmm, this wine isn't bad." Zhu Yunshan shook the pot in his hand.

He was not paying much attention to it just now, but now that he was tasting it carefully, the wine clearly carried a trace of spirit energy. It was obviously something that could not be found in the mortal world.

Zhang Li turned around and left.

Although this wine was not the best, it was still brought from the cultivation world.

"How stingy…" Zhu Yunshan muttered as he held the wine pot. Nevertheless, his eyes shone brightly.

"This guy actually knows how to enjoy life," he whispered softly and carefully sealed the remaining half.

After he returned to the quiet room, Zhang Li set up the defensive array formation. Then, he took out a few jade slips and a book.

The book contained details of the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force that he had copied. It was a body-refining technique.

When he was in the Demon Subduing Pavilion, he had decided to cultivate this body-tempering technique.

The Demon Subduing Pavilion's vitality suppression chambers were the best places to cultivate the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force.

As for the other jade slips, they contained some other cultivation techniques.

"Found it!" Zhang Li muttered in excitement as he focused his attention on the jade slip in his hand.

There were many techniques in the jade slip. One of them was the Pure Vitality Lightning Technique.