I became the Demon Emperor in Journey to the West

Chapter 3 Bottleneck (please collect)

Early the next morning, the green-haired lion monster was practicing swordsmanship at the martial arts training ground outside the Lion Camel Cave.

This sword is a large sword, more than a foot long, more than three feet wide, and weighs 3,300 kilograms. It comes from the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.

When Sun Wukong went to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea to ask for weapons, the Dragon King of the East China Sea Ao Guang took out this big sword for the first time, but Sun Wukong didn't take a fancy to it.

The green-haired lion monster has two major abilities, one is its sword skills, and the other is its big mouth and big belly.

Back then, he transformed his Dharmakaya in front of the Nantian Gate, opened his mouth wider than the city gate, and swallowed it with all his strength, so that all the heavenly soldiers and generals did not dare to fight with him and quickly closed the Nantian Gate.

Therefore, there is a saying that one swallows one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals.

This is a bit of a boast. At that time in Nantianmen, he actually couldn't even swallow a single heavenly soldier or general.

However, the green-haired lion monster became famous because of this.

The tens of thousands of demons on Shituoling are also proud of this, and they often tell others that the king of my family once swallowed a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals in one go.

After the green-haired lion monster finished performing a set of sword skills, Zhang Yuan, who was waiting at the side, quickly stepped forward and handed over a large bowl of tea that had just been poured.

"Your Majesty, please have tea."

The green-haired lion monster took the tea bowl and drank from it.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Zhang Yuan took the opportunity to say.

"But it doesn't matter."

"The Great King yesterday ordered the younger one to keep an eye on the Tang Monk who was traveling from the Eastern Land to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. The younger one was afraid of missing the Great King's important event, so he planned to break the tradition of patrolling the mountains once a month. Today he will go to the North Mountain, Nan Mountain, and the East Mountain. Can you please go to the west intersection and give them some instructions so as not to miss Tang Monk by accident?"

"Go, go today, kid. From today on, you will patrol the mountain every day. If you see Tang Monk, come and report it as soon as possible." The green-haired lion monster said.

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he was secretly happy.

Being liked by the green-haired lion monster was a good thing, but it was also a bad thing.

The good thing is that he became the little red demon on Shituoling, and no demon dared to bully him.

The bad thing is that the green-haired lion monster always tells him to do this and that, so much so that he doesn't dare to go anywhere except patrolling the mountains.

It's better now. He can go out for a walk every day and doesn't have to suffer in the lion camel cave.

Naturally, there was plenty of time to observe the dead bodies.

"Your Majesty, if this happens, I won't be able to come back every day to report to you. If I miss Tang Monk on the way back, it would be a pity that my Majesty won't be able to eat Tang Monk's meat." Zhang Yuan said in a pretentious manner. .

"There is no need to be so troublesome during this period. You only need to come back and report after you see Tang Seng. Remember, Tang Seng has three apprentices. Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha are not to be afraid of, but Sun Monkey is the master of causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace. You must not take action against him for the sake of greed, otherwise not only will your life be in danger, but you will also miss out on the good things of this great king."

"I understand, I will never fight with them, I will only come back to report them."

"Well, let's go!"

"A small farewell."

After leaving the sight of the green-haired lion monster, Zhang Yuan stopped and thought for a moment. He decided to go to the east intersection of Beishan and Nanshan and the west intersection.

This trip, even if he traveled very quickly, took Zhang Yuan three full days.

Along the way, he gave instructions to the little demons on duty at various intersections and patrolling the mountains. Once he saw Tang Monk, he should report it to him immediately.

If you can't find him for a while, go directly to the Lion Camel Cave and report to the two kings.

Sharpening the knife does not waste time chopping wood. If Zhang Yuan handles this matter properly, he can watch the dead corpses with peace of mind and improve his demon level.

Next, Zhang Yuan shouted all the way to the southwest.

Not seeing the little demon along the way, Zhang Yuan ducked into the cave.

Another three days and three nights passed.

This time, although Zhang Yuan could feel that his demonic power had been greatly improved compared to three days ago, he did not achieve any new breakthrough. Zhang Yuan left the cave and came to Nanshan.

The little demons in Nanshan all smiled charmingly when they saw Zhang Yuan.

"Is there any news about Tang Monk and his disciples?" Zhang Yuan stopped several little demons and asked.

"Chief, no, no."

"Leader, whenever we see Tang Monk, we will report it to you."

"Chief, we don't dare to delay the matter you told us. We are keeping an eye on it at every intersection every day."

...

Several little demons said hurriedly.

"Well, not bad, not bad." Zhang Yuan showed a very satisfied look.

"Leader, if we encounter Tang Monk and his disciples, where should we go to report to you?" asked a little wolf demon.

"Didn't I tell you guys! I want to patrol the entire Lion Camel Ridge, and my whereabouts are erratic. After you see Tang Monk, if you can't find me, go to the Lion Camel Cave to report to the two kings. It's my responsibility to report. This is a good opportunity for you to meet the two kings."

After saying that, Zhang Yuan banged his bangle, rang his bell, and shouted all the way towards the east.

"The king asked me to patrol the mountains, and I'll take a look around the world..."

After walking about a mile to the east, Zhang Yuan took advantage of the fact that there were no little monsters around, went around in a circle, picked some wild fruits, and then returned to the cave to continue observing the dead bodies.

Nine days later, the demon level was raised to the second level.

Zhang Yuan left the cave again. This time, he went around Beishan, but he still didn't hear any news from Tang Monk.

Eighteen days later, a mechanical, cold voice sounded.

"You observe the withered corpse for eighteen days, and the demon level will be raised from the second level to the third level."

"It took three days from the little demon to reach the first level, twelve days from the first level to the second level, and eighteen days from the second level to the third level. The speed is getting slower and slower." Zhang Yuan I thought, feeling a little sad in my heart.

"You find that not only is your speed of improving the demon level getting slower and slower, but you have also encountered a bottleneck, which will make your next breakthrough protracted."

"The body you are occupying is originally an insect-like monster on the green-haired lion's strange incarnation. It is born with insufficient blood and imperfect soul. It has huge flaws in itself. Only by making up for these flaws can you break the bottleneck and obtain A new breakthrough."

"No matter how good your understanding is, if your foundation is not good, you still can't break through. If your foundation is not strong, the earth will shake!" Zhang Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

"However, this is consistent with common sense. The third-level demon is equivalent to the realm of refining the void and combining the realm of immortality. There is an insurmountable barrier between this realm and the realm of earthly immortality."

"You need a drop of the Demon King's true blood to transform your physical body, strengthen your qi and blood, and perfect your soul. As long as you solve the current bottleneck, your later cultivation will be smooth."

"You can also absorb three drops of the true blood of a fourth-level demon, but this can only make some progress in your cultivation and cannot fundamentally transform your body."

"Demon King, this is an existence at the same level as Taiyi Golden Immortal!" Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered to himself, "There are two demon kings in Shituo Ridge, and there is also one in Shituo City, but they are really Blood, how can I get it?”

True blood is different from ordinary blood. It is the condensed energy and spirit of a monster. It is extremely precious. There are only a few drops in a monster. If a drop of true blood is lost, the vitality will be severely damaged.

Of course, true blood has many wonderful uses, whether it is cultivation or alchemy, it has great effects.

For low-level demons, a drop of true blood from a high-level demon can completely transform them and greatly enhance their cultivation potential.

Even though his strength has now reached the third level, Zhang Yuan knows very well that if the green-haired lion monster and the yellow-tusked old elephant want to slap him to death, they don't have to waste the second slap.

And the fourth-order demon is also an invincible existence for him.

After thinking for a while, suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zhang Yuan's mind.

He slapped his thigh fiercely, "We have a solution!"

(End of this chapter)