"Grandmaster, not only does the whole of Luojing know that there are demons around, but the entire world also knows that there are demons in Luojing," Yuanhe said softly on the fifth floor of the Demon Subduing Pavilion.
"Jing Yang Temple has already issued the Demon Extermination Order. All the experts in the world have gathered in Luojing. We must exterminate these evil demons."
Yuanhe's eyes shone with determination.
The moment the order was issued, the world was shaken.
It had been 100 years since the last time Jing Yang Temple was involved in something so grand.
For people like Yuanhe who dedicated their entire lives to Jing Yang Temple, the glory of the temple was their glory.
"Demon Extermination Order?" Zhang Li frowned slightly.
Daoist Yuanhe did not see Zhang Li's expression, and he continued to tell him about the recent events in Luojing with excitement.
Luojing had been in turmoil over the past few days.
The disciple of the great grandmaster had personally said that there was a demon in the Luo River, Prince Yu had reported his meritorious service to the emperor, Jing Yang Temple's Demon Extermination Order had spread all over the world.
In an instant, countless experts from the martial world had gathered in Luojing.
Although the Demon Extermination Order had not been released for a long time and not many people had actually received the news, Luojing was already quite lively.
"Before long, another demon will be locked up in my Demon Subduing Pavilion." Yuanhe clenched his fists and spoke in a deep voice.
At this point, he looked at Zhang Li with expectant eyes. "Grandmaster, are you going to destroy the demons?"
'Destroy the demons?
'Just for the little reward from the Demon Extermination Order?
'How much free time do you think I have?'
Zhang Li waved his hand and looked into the distance. With his hands behind his back, he nonchalantly said, "Let them go."
A look of disappointment flashed across Yuanhe's face, but it was immediately replaced with a hint of respect.
This grandmaster had seen the world-destroying war between Buddha and demons. Perhaps he was not interested in the demons in the Luo River?
He had already swallowed the pill that Zhang Li had given him the last time.
Although he did not know how precious the pill was, everything around him felt much clearer immediately after he swallowed the pill. His movements were much faster too.
That pill was definitely not something he could find in the mortal world.
When Yuanhe looked at Zhang Li's back, for a moment, it felt like he was looking into the abyss.
He thought that he was hallucinating, but he really was not.
Right then, Zhang Li was circulating the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force in his body. As it condensed his vitality, it affected the mind of the person behind him.
Zhang Li noticed that Yuanhe was being affected, so he said, "Yuanhe, I would like to take a look at the first underground floor of the Demon Subduing Pavilion again."
The pressure on the fifth floor was still a little weak.
The first underground level of the Demon Subduing Pavilion?
Yuanhe hesitated.
The last time, Zhang Li had gone down there just to broaden his horizons, so it was still acceptable.
After all, everyone was curious about the demons in the Demon Subduing Pavilion.
This time, he wanted to have another look. Did this grandmaster have ulterior motives?
Yuanhe was guarding the Demon Subduing Pavilion, and nothing would disrupt his duties.
"Grandmaster, I'll accompany you."
Accompany?
Was Yuanhe afraid that he would destroy anything in the Demon Subduing Pavilion?
Yuanhe was a very responsible person, so Zhang Li nodded.
With that, Yuanhe raised his hand to reveal the stairs. Then he took out a golden copper coin and placed it over his chest.
Worried, he grabbed a greenish-gray peach wood sword that hung on the wall and looked at Zhang Li.
Zhang Li proceeded to walk down slowly, and the two of them headed to the first underground floor of the Demon Subduing Pavilion.
Soon, verdant mountains appeared before them.
Yuanhe's face tensed up. He gripped his wooden sword tightly and looked around vigilantly.
His gaze then fell on the woodcutter who was running over with an ax in his hand and the white-bearded old man who was standing up in the pavilion. He quickly pointed his wooden sword forward and said, "No—"
"Greetings, Exalted Immortal…"
"Greetings, Exalted Immortal..."
Yuanhe was dumbstruck as he looked at the fiendish demons that he had seen before. They were bowing before the grandmaster with respect.
He did not realize that these demons were even more nervous than him.
The wolf demon called Chao Ji had yet to recover from his injuries, so he was still unconscious.
The strength of Zhang Li's attack was simply hard to fathom.
Everyone was frightened as they watched Zhang Li walk to the pavilion and sit down.
The vitality in his body surged like the roars of a dragon and a tiger.
Just then, his surging vitality transformed into an illusory mark on his back.
However, the traces were too faint, so no one could recognize what it was.
Nevertheless, the ability to use vitality to transmogrify was truly shocking.
"Grandmaster, are you cultivating?" Yuanhe's face was filled with confusion.
This grandmaster was using the Demon Subduing Pavilion's powerful suppression of vitality to cultivate!
On the first underground floor of the Demon Subduing Pavilion, even standing was difficult for him, yet this grandmaster was cultivating.
No wonder the grandmaster wanted to come to the first underground level of the Demon Subduing Pavilion!
The few demons looked at each other in surprise.
They were being held captive in the Demon Subduing Pavilion, and they knew how terrifying the vitality suppression power there was.
The human body could not last very long there.
However, the person before them had specially come to cultivate.
Not only did Zhang Li cultivated, but he also stood up and raised his hands and feet. He displayed a few fist techniques of the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force.
Everyone could not understand it, but they could feel its power.
Zhang Li's heart was filled with joy as he waved his fist.
The vitality suppression in the Demon Subduing Pavilion was indeed very effective in his cultivation of the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force.
Even though he had only gone through two rounds of fist techniques, he felt that his strength had increased by a level.
His body, bones, and muscles seemed to be tempered constantly, and power flowed through them.
Zhang Li still felt that it was not enough. He raised his hand and took out a jade bottle. Then, he immediately swallowed the pills that cost 20 spirit stones each.
The medicinal power was converted into spirit energy, vitality, and True Essence power, which poured into his body. This time, everyone saw what the phantom behind him was.
"An elephant…
"What kind of cultivation technique is this? This elephant was condensed from his vitality?"
The demons and Yuanhe were all stunned by this phantom, and their faces were filled with horror.
Yuanhe looked at Zhang Li, who kept throwing punches, with some doubt.
Was this grandmaster not from the cultivation world? Why would he cultivate such a martial arts technique?
Zhang Li cultivated for half an hour before his blood and spirit energy slowly converged.
He clenched his fist slightly and felt the explosive power in his body.
He had stepped into Level 3 of the Spirit Refinement Realm with a body-tempering cultivation technique!
He never expected to reach Level 3 of the Spirit Refinement Realm soon after he started cultivating the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force.
Was this because he was too talented, or was the Demon Subduing Pavilion well suited for such cultivation techniques, or was it because of the medicinal pills?
Hmm, it should be because he was especially talented.
Zhang Li ignored the other two reasons proudly.
Once he was done, he looked at the demons and Yuanhe who were standing carefully at the side.
"Oh, right, I'm a little curious. How did you all become demons?" His gaze landed on the old man with the white beard.
Zhao Hu was a white tiger demon.
"Exalted Immortal, I occasionally swallowed a 1,000-year-old Sesame Orchid, which caused my body to change. That's how I managed to condense demonic energy. After that, I absorbed the light of the sun and moon to become a demon." Zhao Hu hurriedly bowed.
"I awakened the inheritance of my race. It's said that the ancestor of my race was a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox. Unfortunately, I grew up in the wilderness and have no idea where my ancestor is…" Woodcutter Tu Zheng was slightly at a loss.
Compared to humans, it was even more difficult for demons to cultivate martial arts and immortal paths.
These demons had either accidentally obtained natural treasures, or awakened something in their bloodline by chance, or accidentally entered a secret place with a trace of spirit energy.
Zhang Li was rather interested in such secret places.
He looked at Yu Honggu who was standing behind him.
"My… My clan has a cultivation method." Yu Honggu hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
Clan?
Zhang Li looked up at her.
Did the demons in the mortal world have their own clans?