Chapter 353 Following the Right Person
The Water Ape King looked at the broken Zen staff, feeling confused.
This Zen staff had accompanied him for most of his life. He was either beaten by the Zen staff or using it to beat others.
He was a demon, the demon king in the water. Logically, he would never use the Zen staff as a weapon.
But this Zen staff was used by the monk who enslaved him. Seeing this Zen staff reminded him of the past and spurred him forward.
It was for this reason that he could become the demon king step by step.
Now that the Zen staff was broken, it seemed that the energy that had been spurring him on was also lost.
Yes, he had been the demon king for many years, and no one had bullied him.
He had been the demon king for many years, but he had been the demon king for so many years and had not made any further progress.
Because the next heavenly tribulation was ahead, he was still afraid in his heart and did not dare to face it, but he never admitted it.
For so many years, he worked hard to become stronger and finally faced the past experience.
But it has never been able to face the fear in its heart.
It was not until this moment that it was defeated by humans again, and it was defeated miserably, that it finally let go and finally accepted the fact that it was timid and cowardly.
There is nothing wrong with being timid and cowardly!
At this moment, Li Xiuchang felt that the Water Ape King seemed to have changed into a different person. His temperament had changed a lot, and he relaxed completely.
"I lost. I was wrong before and offended you a lot. Now I will let you deal with me. I just hope you can spare my life."
The Silver Falcon King and the Golden Falcon were stunned.
They were relatively familiar with the Water Ape King. Was this still the Water Ape King they knew?
Hasn't this monkey always been irritable and unpredictable like a psychopath?
When did he learn to bow his head?
Li Xiuchang shook his head: "You are not my pet, so how can I deal with you? It's just a little conflict. You offended me, and I fought back. It's fair. Of course, if you feel bad, it's reasonable to give some compensation."
For this little conflict, Li Xiuchang didn't want to kill the monkey, nor did he want to take it in as a younger brother.
He already had enough younger brothers. It wouldn't be of much use to take the Water Ape King, and he would have to feed another mouth.
And he was taken in halfway, and his cultivation was higher than his own, so his loyalty could not be guaranteed.
The Water Ape King was stunned for a moment before he reacted and quickly took out a storage bag:
"Here are some of my savings, I'll give it to you, fellow Taoist, as an apology."
Li Xiuchang was not polite, he took it directly, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and nodded with satisfaction... Not bad, he is sensible.
He thought to himself that what the Silver Falcon King said was indeed right, this monkey deserved a beating.
After a beating, his attitude was completely different.
"Call your son over."
Seeing that the Water Ape King had been subdued, Li Xiuchang gave the order directly.
The Water Ape King hesitated for a moment, then he boldly asked:
"Can I ask what the two Taoist friends are here for this time?"
Having always heard Li Xiuchang and the others say that they were here to give him an opportunity, the Water Ape King couldn't help but feel curious.
Being curious is also the nature of their apes.
Li Xiuchang briefly told the story.
After listening, the Water Ape King's eyes lit up: "Why don't you let me go? I also have the blood of a divine beast, which is much purer than my son's. My son is too weak, and I'm afraid it will be a mistake."
Li Xiuchang was speechless, and he still wanted to rob his son of his opportunity.
Although what the Water Ape King said was right, Li Xiuchang had his own considerations.
This time, Wenwen only went in his clone, and Jinjiao was only a sixth-level monster.
And Li Xiuchang himself did not have the blood of a divine beast, so he could only wait outside the secret realm.
If the Water Ape King is allowed in, he will completely crush Jinjiao and Wenwen in terms of strength, and he may have to seize Jinjiao's opportunity in the secret realm.
Therefore, Li Xiuchang is definitely unwilling to let the Water Ape King enter the secret realm.
He directly refused: "The purpose of that secret realm is to cultivate powerful young monsters, and only young monsters can enter."
The Water Ape King had to give up and asked his subordinates to call his young son.
The Water Ape King has many wives and concubines, but he has never had any offspring. The outside world says that he seems to have some unspeakable secrets.
It was not until a few hundred years ago that a concubine gave birth to a son for him. The Water Ape King treasured him so much that he named him Yuan Bao and doted on him very much.
Therefore, he became good friends with the Golden Falcon, who was also spoiled. The two monsters colluded with each other and caused trouble everywhere.
Li Xiuchang soon saw this Yuan Bao, who was also a black monkey, but he looked far less strong than his father, and even had some thin arms and legs, and looked weak.
His cultivation level was only the fourth level.
As a second-generation ancestor, it is obvious that Yuan Bao is far less talented than the Golden Falcon.
Yuan Bao had obviously been instructed, and behaved very respectfully in front of Li Xiuchang, calling him "senior" all the time, and he didn't look like a spoiled second-generation rich kid at all.
Li Xiuchang took a look and thought, not bad, a weakling, very suitable for his needs.
Yuan Bao and the Golden Falcon, the two monsters together can't break the defense of the Golden Horn, so they can be ravaged at will.
The last candidate is Jing Jing, the daughter of the Silver Moon King near the sea, and I think her strength is not that strong.
After Yuan Bao learned the whole story from the Golden Falcon, he was very excited and begged the Water Ape King to let it go.
The Water Ape King didn't dare to refuse at this time, and nodded in agreement: "When you get there, you will be obedient and don't make trouble."
The Silver Falcon King took the initiative to ask: "Water Ape King, do you want to go to the secret realm with me to wait?"
The Water Ape King directly refused: "I feel relieved if you, Silver Falcon, go, I won't join in the fun."
Hearing that it cannot enter the secret realm, the Water Ape King has no interest in this trip.
Li Xiuchang could tell that the Water Ape King didn't seem to care about his son Yuan Bao that much, and he was not as keen on his son as the Silver Falcon King.
Probably Yuan Bao is too useless and can't do anything, and has disappointed the Water Ape King.
"The Water Ape King will stay and say goodbye."
The Water Ape King said hurriedly: "Fellow Taoist, come and sit here if you have nothing to do."
"Absolutely." Li Xiuchang promised, driving the pelican and getting ready to take off.
Whoops!
The pelican flaps its wings, stirs up strong winds, and soars into the sky.
At the moment of taking off, the pelican opened its mouth and swallowed the ape king who was standing by watching them.
The pelican was so frightened that this was the legendary ferocious ape king. It would be normal for him to blow his head off the next moment!
It spit out the Water Ape King as quickly as possible.
But he saw that the Water Ape King didn't care at all and kept the smile he had at the beginning without showing any signs of annoyance.
Pelican is not stupid either. He knows that the previous Silver Falcon King and the current Water Ape King did not care about it because of Li Xiuchang's face.
Otherwise, it would have to work for these two demon kings for at least two hundred years to pay off its debts, or else it would lose its life.
Of course, if it weren't for Li Xiuchang, it would have been difficult to come into contact with demon king-level existences on weekdays, and would have no chance of offending them.
At this moment, the Pelicans truly felt that they were with the right person.
Following Li Xiuchang, he could swallow anyone he wanted without having to work to make amends, and he also swallowed the Silver Falcon King he had always wanted to swallow.
Pelican secretly made up his mind to find a way to stay with Li Xiuchang!
Next, Li Xiuchang and his group flew directly to the offshore area.
It was said that it was a "group of people", but in fact it was just Li Xiuchang alone, leading a group of demons.
The Silver Falcon King thought the pelican flew too slowly, so he took over the task of traveling and let Li Xiuchang sit on its back.
No monk has ever enjoyed such treatment, having a cold demon king like Silver Falcon as his mount.
Li Xiuchang was naturally happy to save some time, so he said goodbye to the pelican and let it leave on its own.
He made an agreement with the pelican from the beginning to let the pelican act as his guide on the sea, and then let it go when it was done.
Unexpectedly, the pelican refused to leave at all, and took the initiative: "Immortal, I would like to stay by your side and serve you."
You want to keep me but you don't want me... Li Xiuchang is in a dilemma. The strength of the Pelican can't help him. The key is that he likes to offend people.
He swallows everyone he sees, and if he gets into trouble one day, he will be implicated.
Pelican quickly sent a message to promote himself: "Chief Immortal, I have been practicing in this sea for many years and have served many demon kings. I know the situation of each family. I have flown over most areas of this sea and know most of the demon beasts." There is no one who knows the situation at sea better than me..."
Having said so much, I just want to prove that I am useful.
Li Xiuchang thought in his mind. In fact, nothing the Pelican said moved him. He was not very interested in these demon kings at sea.
He has no idea of unifying the entire sea, so what does he do if he understands this?
Until Pelican said: "I also know where treasures are hidden in the sea and where there are hidden strong men. I have also seen many strong human beings hiding on the islands..."
Li Xiuchang's heart moved slightly and he asked: "Are there many strong human beings on the sea?"
There are human loose cultivators at sea, that's for sure.
But humans can only live on islands, and most of the islands are occupied by monsters.
It is difficult to connect the deep sea area to the land, and there is basically no trade. The human cultivators living in the deep sea have a limited range of activities. They are surrounded by monsters and lack resources. It is difficult to give birth to truly strong people.
But from what Pelican said, it seems that he has seen a lot of strong human beings gathering, which is very abnormal in the deep sea area.
Li Xiuchang had a gut feeling that this might not be simple, and he had a vague idea...
"In that case, just follow me first."
"Thank you, Master!" Pelican immediately changed his mind and wanted to make progress.
Li Xiuchang put the pelican into the beast-control bag first, and then sat on the back of the Silver Falcon King.
The Silver Falcon King grabbed the Golden Retriever Falcon and Yuan Bao with two claws on each side, and instantly increased his speed, immediately having the illusion of traveling through time and space.
In terms of flying, falcon-like birds and monsters are indeed talented. The Silver Falcon King's flying speed is much faster than that of Li Xiuchang.
On the way, King Silver Falcon took the initiative and said: "Leave it to me to convince King Silver Moon later. Although I am not familiar with it, I have dealt with it after all, and I know how to communicate with it."
Back then, the golden retriever falcon abducted someone else's daughter and planned to elope, but was finally captured by the Silver Moon King.
It was King Silver Falcon who came to negotiate with King Silver Moon in person before he got the golden-haired falcon back.
"Of course that's the best." Li Xiuchang agreed, feeling at ease.
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As the Silver Moon King's territory, Li Xiuchang really became the hands-off shopkeeper, leaving everything to the Silver Falcon King to negotiate.
Silver Moon King was the first humanoid monster Li Xiuchang saw during his trip.
After the Silver Moon King transformed into a human form, he was a strong man with a face as red as a date.
The reason why he was willing to transform into a human form was that his original body, the Silver Moon Whale, was too big to move.
Secondly, as offshore monsters, they have more contact with human monks. In fact, they are not as resistant to humans as deep-sea monsters.
Therefore, when meeting Li Xiuchang, a human monk, Silver Moon King acted calmly and showed no hostility.
I don’t know what King Silver Falcon and King Silver Moon said. King Silver Moon pondered for a moment, and then he agreed so easily.
However, he looked cold and glanced at the Golden Falcon with an obvious warning: "Tell your boy not to hit on my daughter!"
The Silver Falcon King smiled and said: "Although my son is naughty, he has good talent and is hardworking in cultivation. Both our families are of the blood of divine beasts. It is not a bad thing to become relatives."
The Golden Falcon boy also said repeatedly: "Uncle, I am sincere to Whale Crystal!"
The Silver Moon King snorted coldly: "Don't I know you? You deceived my daughter just to give birth to Kunpeng."
"I want to have a child with her because I love her!"
Seeing that the Silver Moon King was about to lose his temper, the Silver Falcon King hurriedly said: "Silver Moon King, if Kunpeng is really born, wouldn't you be happy? Even if Kunpeng is not born, with the strong combination of our bloodlines, giving birth to a divine beast seed comparable to the Golden Winged Dapeng bloodline, it is also a happy event."
The Silver Moon King was stunned and looked thoughtful.
If he could really produce offspring with blood comparable to the Dapeng, and his daughter really liked the Golden Falcon, it would not be impossible for him to agree to this marriage.
Like the Silver Falcon King, the Silver Moon King was not of the blood of a divine beast.
The blood of their children all came from their spouses.
The difference was that the Golden Falcon's father, the Golden Winged Dapeng, had ascended to the upper realm, while Jing Jing's mother had died in an accident.
Therefore, Jing Jing's blood of the Red Carp was the only one left, and it depended entirely on Jing Jing's descendants to pass it on.
But if he could produce offspring with any non-divine beast bloodline, the blood of the Red Carp divine beast would only be diluted.
If he could combine with the descendants of the Golden Winged Dapeng, it would indeed be a good choice.
"Let's talk about it later."
The Silver Moon King said perfunctorily, but his attitude was obviously softened.
After a while, Li Xiuchang saw the Silver Moon King's daughter, the Princess Jing Jing.
A huge whale!
Compared to a normal Silver Moon Whale, Jing Jing's size was much smaller, all because of the influence of his mother's bloodline.
The red carp is not a huge monster.
After seeing the whale crystal, Li Xiuchang's first thought was, how is the golden falcon going to make a little Kunpeng with the whale crystal?
These two don't seem to be compatible in terms of size or other aspects.
And reproductive isolation between monsters seems to exist.
The only way is for both monsters to transform into human form... This can solve all problems, including reproductive isolation.
But a fifth-level monster can only transform on the surface at most. If you want to completely transform from the inside out, you need to have a seventh-level cultivation.
King Yinyue looked at Li Xiuchang and said, "These three little guys are handed over to you. Opportunities and other things are up to fate. I only have one request, to ensure safety!"
Li Xiuchang nodded: "If there is any danger, I will let them leave the secret realm immediately, so there is no need to take risks."
King Yinyue also planned to escort his daughter personally, but was persuaded by King Yinfeng. In the end, Li Xiuchang and King Yinfeng took the five little beasts to the Holy Beast Secret Realm together.
Li Xiuchang had already informed Brother Chen Changsheng in advance and was working on setting up a teleportation array leading directly to the entrance of the Holy Beast Secret Realm.