Picking Up Whatever I Could

Although the Profound Heaven Sword Intent summarizes the Dragon Slaying Sword Technique with the phrase "pierce through the reverse scale," there are actually quite a few intricacies involved.

Oldest One, within the Beichen Sword Sect, there was a sword training method renowned as the "Threading the Needle Sword Technique." As the name suggests, it involved using sword control techniques to manipulate the eye of a needle, focusing on accuracy. During the examination, a handful of flying needles would be scattered from the sky, and the practitioner had to string them all together with the thread before they landed to pass. Once mastered, this technique would allow one to hit the eye of the needle in sword duels, and in combat, a casual strike would naturally be enough to strike the enemy's vitals.

This Dragon-Slaying Sword Technique is essentially a practical application of the Threading the Needle technique, replacing the flying needle with a flying dragon and the needle's eye with a reverse scale. It's just a change in form but not substance, with the addition of some experience from predecessors in slaying dragons and details favored when fighting dragons.

For example, the dragon you're going to slay—how big is it? How long is it? Is it a jiao, a python, a fish, or a real dragon in disguise? What are its attributes? Does it ride the clouds or the mist? Does it control the wind or escape into the water? Does it move by spiraling inwards or circling outwards? In short, you need to train until you can pierce its weak point with your sword no matter how it dodges or moves, even picking out its tendons. These details are all important and require careful consideration.

However, threading a needle is an advanced sword technique. Li Fan's Ruyi Sword Scripture cultivation is not even a hundred years old yet, so the Profound Heaven Sword Intent never intended to teach him this. At this moment, it was just mentioned incidentally while discussing the Dragon Slaying Sword Technique.

Even someone with Li Fan's high level of comprehension had to follow behind the two dragons stealthily, listening to the Profound Heaven Sword Intent analyze the Chi Jiao for a long time as if it were a corpus teacher, and swimming around with them for a while before observing the dragons' body shape, simulating it in his mind, gaining a certain understanding, and making plans.

Both dragons before them exuded the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm. The young general had already transformed into human form, possessed dragon blood, had undergone Nascent Soul Stage body tempering, and was equipped with divine weapons and armor; naturally, he could not be underestimated. The Chi Jiao beneath him was also clearly a powerful demonic beast at the Nascent Soul Realm. Judging from the level of the previous flagfish, its dragon scales were probably impervious to blades and spears; piercing its reverse scale would be utterly futile.

While killing monsters of a higher level is a common practice for transmigrators, taking on two monsters of a higher level still carries a slight risk.

Therefore, Li Fan was prepared to fight head-on if his first strike failed. He even chewed a Dragon Fetus Feathering Pill before seizing the opportunity. He made a hand seal, spat out the Zhu Hong, and thrust his sword straight into the gap of the semi-oval red scale on the dragon's chest.

Caught completely off guard, the Golden Horned Chi Jiao suddenly felt a sharp pain in its chest and let out a deafening howl, startling the young general who was riding on its back and searching for the assassin who had just broken into the military camp.

"Red Slave, why are you suddenly yelling... Ah--!!"

Li Fan is so fair in his dealings; if he has the opportunity to go first, he'll naturally share the spoils equally, so how could he leave out this young general?

So he immediately unleashed the Golden Dragon White Star swords, first severing the opponent's hands and removing their weapons, then twisting the two swords left and right like scissors, pinning the opponent's collarbone.

The two dragon demons were instantly and severely injured, and the demons were subdued.

... Wait, how did he fall in one move? You guys should have at least dodged and countered! He was subdued right from the start, what's the point of his game? Did you immobilize them with your sword intent?

' The Profound Heaven Sword Intent says, why does it need me to take action every time? This time, it was its own distraction.'

Garbage...

Li Fan had even taken drugs, was speechless for a moment. A feeling of emptiness, loneliness, and coldness suddenly welled up in his chest, as if he hadn't even exerted any effort before the general collapsed. However, he didn't stop. He appeared and flicked his left hand, throwing out an Imprisoning Immortal Rope that wrapped around the general's neck and pulled him over. He then stepped on the general's throat.

With his right hand, he hooked his fingers and grasped the Zhu Hong horizontal sword that had broken out of the dragon's nostril. A ring of pinkish-white dragon tendons, like a rein, was wrapped around the spine of the sword, tethering the beast beneath him that was howling incessantly.

"Ah! You, who exactly are you?!" The long dragon was instantly subdued, utterly terrified, and spoke in human language.

Li Fan rolled his eyes at it, "Qingyue, the Mu Long of Ink Bamboo Mountain."

The dragon probably didn't know who Ink Bamboo Mountain was, but it was being ridden by someone, and its dragon tendons were being pulled out of its nose and held in Li Fan's hand. It was quite obedient and immediately shut up and admitted defeat.

The general, suddenly subdued, was momentarily stunned and confused. Hearing the word "dragon" brought him to his senses. He instinctively struggled, glaring angrily at Li Fan, "You lowly wench, you're asking for death!"

Oh my god? You dare to be so foul-mouthed??

Enraged, Li Fan grabbed the general and pulled him up. Two hands sprouted from his shoulders and began slapping him across the head repeatedly. He slapped it a hundred times, turning the little dragon general into a pig-headed monster, teaching it to recognize its current situation. Only then did he ask, "What's your name, you beast?"

"Your humble servant Chi Jiao." Although he wasn't hit, the unicorn dragon, being a servant, was quite sensible and immediately yielded.

"Waaaaah..." The pig-headed general's jawbone and cheekbone were smashed to pieces, and one of his eyes was blinded. His mouth was full of blood, flesh, and broken teeth, and his speech was slurred.

Meng Bing said, "You lowly servant, once I escape, I'll eat your flesh and drink your blood."

Ha! So tough? I beat him until his hand went numb...

' The Profound Heaven Sword Intent Dao, you idiot, you only feel the pain when you transform into your true form!'

You should have said so earlier!

Li Fan rolled his eyes. The power emanating from the Dragon Fetus Feathering Ascension Pill made his white hair stand on end. He simply waved his hand, retrieving the Golden Dragon White Star, and the Imprisoning Immortal Rope. He then grabbed Meng Bing by the scalp and flung him away. "Fine! Come on! Don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

The young general let out a deafening roar, his demonic power surged, and his body swelled up, revealing his true form!

Li Fan charged forward against the demonic wind, pointing with his left hand. The Qiankun Flying Dragon Sword coiled around his arm, forming a four-zhang-long black and white sword of energy. The instant the demonic dragon transformed, he swiftly sliced off large patches of its scales, plunged the sword into its chest and abdomen, and pulled out its intestines. He then wrapped the intestines around the Dragon Head, holding them in his hand as if they were reins. His voice boomed like thunder, "What are you yelling about, you beast!"

The general had transformed into a White Dragon golden horns, but it had deer antlers. However, its belly had been cut open and it was being held in someone's hand, howling in pain.

The Chi Jiao Slave was also implicated, a long section of its dragon tendon being pulled out. It screamed in agony, "Call me Meng Bing! Call me Meng Bing! He's a grandson of the Ling King!"

"I wasn't asking you!" Li Fan raised his hands, pulling the two long snakes together and slamming them into a ball. He then leaped onto Meng Bing's head and kicked out one of its dragon horns. "What are you yelling about, you beast!"

"Aww--! I am Meng Bing, the grandson of Tianyi Ling King and the son of Divine Lord Meng Guang!" The White Dragon lost a golden horn, along with a large piece of scalp, and was covered in blood. He was in excruciating pain and could only scream in panic and submit.

"You audacious beast, how dare you call yourself king in front of your grandfather!" Li Fan grabbed the dragon tendons and intestines in his hand again, "How many people have you eaten! Speak!"

"You beast Meng Bing! You beast Meng Bing!" Meng Bing screamed and howled, "I really don't remember! Spare me!"

The Chi Jiao Servant also wailed, "The Dragon King feasts once every seven days, eating a pair of children, and holds a grand sacrifice every month, eating ten men and ten women. This lowly servant only gets to eat the leftovers!"

"Heh heh! You good-for-nothings! From now on, one of you will be called White Sheep! And the other Red Sheep! Understand?"

Having seen the 'delicacies' served at the Tianyi Divine Palace banquet, Li Fan had a better understanding of the daily diet of these Demon Race. Moreover, after hearing what the Red Sheep said, he realized it took a lot of strength to suppress his murderous intent, so he didn't bother to waste any more words with these two beasts. He put away his flying sword and tore off the intestines and dragon tendons in his hand.

"Awooo--!" "Got it, got it! Red Sheep, white sheep! Red Sheep, white sheep!"

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent said, 'I already killed them with a single sword strike, why are you still keeping them for the New Year?'"

Killing him like this is too easy, especially since this Aries is a dragon's son or grandson. Such a weakling, he's probably just here to gain experience. Those two Divine Transformation stage demons will surely have to send troops to rescue him, right?

When they were fighting over the eyeballs earlier, wasn't that demon general mustering his troops for battle? Although it's unclear where the demons were attacking, as long as Li Fan had the Ling King's grandson in his hands, the demons wouldn't have time to carry out their other plans, right?

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent said, 'You intend to use these two sheep as bait to disrupt the Demon Race's plans and distract them from their attack on the South China Sea? But what if those demons are heartless and refuse to help?'"

It's better not to save them. He's already lost three dragons from his sect, so we can use these two to pay off his debt. If they can have two more offspring, then we'll have another brood.

'The Profound Heaven Sword Intent says, but both of them are male.'

Tsk, then let's take them back and extract their bile! The Dragon Fetus Feathering Pill is quite addictive to chew... Anyway, we can't let them die so easily!

Anyway, Nascent Soul Stage demons are very tough and not so easy to die, so Li Fan rode the two dragons out of the water, disemboweled them, and skinned them, flying north in a bloody mess.

The battle on his side was earth-shattering, with dragons roaring and the sound like thunder, which naturally alerted many demon soldiers and generals who came to investigate.

However, as long as it wasn't the Divine Transformation Demon King himself who came, Li Fan wasn't afraid of them. Taking advantage of the fact that the effects of the Dragon Fetus Feathering Pill hadn't worn off and his killing intent was still high, he immediately used the Golden Dragon White Star to slash wildly, killing one if one came, and killing two if two came.

Sure enough, in less than half a day, thousands of demon soldiers and generals were drawn to chase after him. Seeing Li Fan holding two dragons hostage and Sword Light extremely powerful sword light, they were all terrified. They dared not go forward to help, yet dared not stand by and watch him die. So they followed behind, and from a distance, the scene was one of turbulent waves and raging demonic winds.

Just as Li Fan had predicted, the chaos and demonic energy here caused were so great that the rogue cultivators of the South China Sea noticed it from afar. They couldn't possibly be suddenly attacked and ambushed.

They watched from afar as two Nascent Soul demonic dragons and a large number of sea monsters followed, terrified that so many demons had suddenly appeared and were causing trouble. They kept their distance and dared not approach. Li Fan had originally wanted to gather a group of helpers, not to resist the army, but at least to spread the news of the Ling King.

But to his surprise, when he flew over on his dragon, these cowardly cultivators actually scrambled to back away, leaving Li Fan speechless...

In the end, both the Demon Race Human Race were actually dragged along by Li Fan and his two dragons, and were forced all the way to the waters near a large island in the northeast. The Human Race's rogue cultivators could no longer retreat, and seven or eight Nascent Soul stage cultivators formed a battle formation to guard the island. The Demon Race also came over with six or seven demon generals and more than twenty sea beasts, leading three thousand demon soldiers and nearly twenty thousand water monsters, who rushed towards the large island in a chaotic manner.

The situation had escalated, and finally a streak of light flew towards Li Fan to negotiate. The woman who appeared was a Nascent Soul Stage, dressed in opulent attire and carrying a wooden staff. She looked quite old, probably the matriarch of the powerful clan that ruled the island.

Li Fan was about to ask for help, requesting the other party to gather the cultivators on the island to help exorcise the demons, but unexpectedly, this person lowered his head and bowed to the two demonic dragons first, smiling obsequiously, "The two Dragon Kings have graced Juku Isle with their presence. Yang Pozi has failed to greet you properly. My family has already submitted a memorial of submission, stating that we dare not oppose the Ling King. May I ask what brings your esteemed army here?"

If there has been any disrespect, please be lenient and spare my family's life. If there's anything the servants need to do, just give the order; please don't let this cause any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan felt a surge of anger, but he suppressed his rage and chuckled, "These two consume four pairs of boys every seven days and forty boys and girls every ten days. I wonder how many meager gifts the old woman prepared, and how many people are left in the household. Is it even enough to fill their teeth?"

Upon hearing this, the two sheep, Red Sheep and White Sheep, became even more apprehensive, trembling and daring not to utter a sound.

Only then did the old woman notice Li Fan standing on the dragon's back. By now, the effects of the medicine had worn off, and he only had the cultivation level of the Golden Core Stage. However, his cultivation level far surpassed that of the cultivators in the South China Sea. Moreover, the way he was holding the reins and controlling the dragon made the Yang Pozi stunned. She couldn't fathom his strength for a moment, nor did she know what was going on with this combination of riding two dragons.

But this display of power, along with the Demon Race army that had come with them, was not to be underestimated. Yang Pozi, not daring to offend Li Fan rashly, still smiled obsequiously, "I wonder what it is? It's just about some food, isn't it? Although this island is small, it has a population. If the Dragon Lord likes it, there are three to five thousand barbarians captured from the South Border to work on the island. We can send them to Ling King as a welcoming gift."

Now Li Fan understood. This old bastard wasn't just pretending; he had surrendered long ago, just like the Lü Family. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. "So you, old hag, have been having an affair with the Ling King all along. That makes sense. Only in this way can these demons hide right under your nose and plot against Crocodile God Island."

"The parasites that cause dam collapses and dike breaches are everywhere. It's a pity that the entire Shi Family of righteous men were harmed by petty scoundrels like you. Your two families are neighbors; don't you feel any remorse?"

Upon sensing something amiss in the conversation, Yang Pozi's expression changed. "The Shi Family is overestimating themselves and defying the Ling King. How dare my Yang Family get involved in this mess... May I ask who you are...?"

Li Fan's smile faded. "Yang Pozi, is it? I'll show you a way out now. See those monsters behind you? Go over there and shout three times, 'The Yang Family of Juku Isle is irreconcilably opposed to the Ling King. We swear we will not be human until we have wiped out the Ling King's entire family!' Then I'll show you leniency and let your whole clan escape north. We'll consider your affair with the demons forgotten. How about it?"

Yang Pozi was terrified. She first held her wooden staff horizontally, then activated her magic weapon and pulled out a talisman for defense. "Who exactly are you, sir! We are merely rogue cultivators, how could we possibly resist the Ling King's army? The Yang Family's centuries-old foundation rests here, how can it be destroyed in my hands? Nor is there any reason for us to abandon it with just a few words from you! We've always kept to ourselves, why are you so relentlessly pressuring us and cutting off my family's path to survival..."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan could no longer hold back and coldly cursed, "You old pig! You don't know what's good for you! Only your family needs a way to survive! What about the Shi Family's way to survive! What about those rogue cultivators who went to help E Shenyu? Do they even have a way to survive? So many monstrous talents are lurking in the trenches, and you don't know anything about it? Did you even remind your islanders of a single thing?"

I'll say it one last time: humans and transvestites are irreconcilable enemies! You old beast, if your knees are weak, then take your people and get out of here! If you're determined to surrender your entire tribe, then I will kill you traitors who willingly become transvestites!

When Yang Pozi heard him turn hostile, her expression changed drastically, and she instantly revealed a fierce and furious look, as if she wanted to kill him!

But being an old and shrewd woman, she saw that Li Fan had captured two demonic dragons alive and knew she couldn't underestimate him. So, she disregarded all pride and transformed into a streak of green light, flying back towards the island. It seems the Yang Family is determined not to get involved in this great battle, choosing to stay behind closed doors and hope that surrendering to the Ling King will allow them to escape this calamity and preserve their foundation.

Seeing that the old woman had made her decision, Li Fan didn't rush to pursue her, but simply observed her coldly. He watched as she returned to Juku Isle with three Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, activated the talisman array, and resolved to guard the island and not leave. The other cultivators, though somewhat confused, followed suit and retreated to the island, not daring to go out to sea to confront the powerful Demon Race army.

Li Fan sighed, then burst into laughter, deflecting the attack with his magic. The sound was like rolling thunder, echoing throughout the heavens and earth.

"Fellow Daoists! Meng Guang the Demon Dragon, has led his troops to invade our territory! He has already wiped out the entire Crocodile God Island! I have abducted his demon sons and grandsons, and I will now lure the demon troops away! Any righteous warriors who are not afraid of death, please break through the encirclement and inform the islands of the invading enemy troops so that they can prepare for defense!"

Furthermore, I've heard that the defensive formations of the Ten Continents and Seven Islands have been completely leaked to the Demon Race by the Lü Family! Please be extremely careful of treacherous traitors who have forgotten their roots and are secretly colluding with the demon Demon Race! Please remain calm and hold your ground on Juku Isle for a few more days! Farewell!"

After saying that, he pulled on the 'reins,' causing the two dragons to roar and fly north around Juku Isle.

The Demon Race army followed in a chaotic manner, continuing their pursuit northward.