Today, Dragon Slaying

Jiang Li's lips twitched as he looked at the three options before him.

He had thought the spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" would not be as troublesome as the cultivation method "Profound Yellow Heart Refining Art," but it seemed he had celebrated too soon.

When it came to adding drama to themselves, neither was any less outrageous than the other.

One clamored every day about slaying demons and defending the Dao, upholding justice.

The other wanted to slaughter dragons.

Hey, hey, hey.

Get a grip.

The host's life was a life too.

I just want to lie low and cultivate.

Though he said that, Jiang Li still looked over with a reluctant body and an honest heart.

There was no other reason.

The rewards were simply too generous.

Even the simplest Option One mission could reduce the spell's progress requirement by 30%, allowing him to reach the proficient realm faster.

There was even less need to mention Options Two and Three.

One granted spell proficiency, while the other granted minor mastery.

They could save him an unknown amount of time.

Of course.

The corresponding missions would also be more difficult.

Jiang Li carefully analyzed them.

Of the three options, one was to observe a dragon, one to eat a dragon, and one to slay a dragon...

Observing a dragon was the least difficult.

There was no need to fight.

Eating a dragon and slaying a dragon both required directly confronting dragon-type creatures.

Jiang Li pondered whether the dragon-type creatures mentioned by the system referred to pure-blooded True Dragons or demon beasts containing dragon blood.

If it was the latter, then there was still a chance of completing it.

After all.

Pythons could also be considered a type of dragon and carried thin traces of Dragon Race blood.

Such demon beasts were not uncommon in the Cultivation World.

After considering it again and again.

Jiang Li chose Option Three, which offered the greatest reward.

The benefits brought by minor mastery of the Dragon Slaying Sword were simply too great.

With his Qi Refining Layer 4 cultivation supplemented by a minor mastery spell, he could kill late Qi Refining stage cultivators head-on.

In the ever-changing situation within the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land, he needed this strength.

The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" began to act.

The familiar cold mechanical voice appeared.

Jiang Li once again lost control of his body.

He could only watch as his system-controlled body opened the Cave Residence's formation and ran toward the Mountain Gate.

Jiang Li was not surprised.

The Demon Race and humanity were like fire and water.

The proud Dragon Race was even less likely to be enslaved by humans.

If he wanted to find dragon-type creatures, he could only leave the Holy Land and search elsewhere.

In this regard, the system was the strongest intelligence agent imaginable.

The three Yin Puppet Sect spies from before had been one example, and this dragon hunt was another.

It was worth mentioning that the spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" did not plan to rigidly run all the way to its destination. Instead, it went to the Mountain Gate and rented a small Flying Skiff.

Before he had even had time to warm them, fifty of his five hundred Spirit Stones were gone.

What a profiteer.

It cost fifty Spirit Stones for a single rental.

And fuel was not included.

He had to pay Spirit Stones himself as the source of spiritual power.

Jiang Li thought that the system truly did not know the price of rice and firewood when it did not manage the household. It spent Spirit Stones whenever it had them, without even bargaining.

Amid his muttered complaints.

The system controlled Jiang Li's body and set off.

The Spirit Boat flew out of the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land and headed west.

During that time.

The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" did not stop moving.

While controlling the Spirit Boat's flight, it compressed Mana at its fingertips and condensed a faint white gaseous sword shadow in its palm.

One Spirit Stone after another floated into the air.

After their spiritual power was drained, they crumbled into powder.

Throughout the process.

The sword shadow grew increasingly solid.

It changed from a mist-like form into a three-inch sword radiance.

Sharp fluctuations swept outward.

Was the system... making preparations before battle?

Jiang Li's heart jolted.

As a Foundation Establishment Realm spell, the Dragon Slaying Sword consumed a huge amount of Mana each time it was used. The more Mana was infused into it, the greater its power.

He counted carefully.

From just now until this moment, the system had already consumed a full hundred Spirit Stones.

And there was no end in sight.

The number of Spirit Stones being consumed was still increasing.

From one hundred to two hundred, it was closing in on three hundred.

The Mana infused into the three-inch sword radiance already equaled that of a late Qi Refining stage cultivator.

Such control could only be achieved by the spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" itself.

No cultivator could endlessly stack Mana in this manner.

Not even Foundation Establishment Realm or Golden Core cultivators could do it.

This was an ability unique to the system.

And the Dragon Slaying Sword driven by it could absolutely rival the full-force strike of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

Fuck.

Could this dragon-type creature be a Foundation Establishment Realm demon beast?

System, you bastard, you wanted a tiny Qi Refining Layer 4 cultivator like me to slay a Foundation Establishment Realm dragon beast?

You really were not afraid of getting me killed.

After complaining.

Jiang Li secretly grew excited.

Because this ability to endlessly stack Mana was definitely a major trump card.

As long as he had enough Spirit Stones, he could completely let the spell take over before battle and condense a strike comparable to the Foundation Establishment Realm or even the Golden Core Realm, ambushing anyone to death.

After all.

Who would expect a Qi Refining stage cultivator to unleash strength that crossed one or two major realms?

Not bad, not bad.

His sense of security had risen again.

An hour later.

With the small Spirit Boat flying at full speed, Jiang Li had already traveled more than a hundred kilometers.

The outline of a towering city entered his sight.

Jiang Li knew this city.

It was the mortal town closest to the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land, named "Frostfeather City."

It belonged to the Cloudmist Dynasty.

However, the Spirit Boat did not enter Frostfeather City's territory.

Instead, it stopped above a cold pool deep in the mountains, ten kilometers away from the city.

The cold pool was not large.

It was only about the size of a lake.

The water glimmered softly.

It was rich in spiritual power.

It was a rare and excellent place for cultivation.

"Looks like this is the place."

Jiang Li murmured.

Just then.

Movement by the cold pool's shore caught Jiang Li's attention.

The system-controlled Jiang Li lowered his gaze at the same time.

Three people and one Flood Dragon were engaged in fierce battle.

One side consisted of cultivators: one elder and two youths.

The white-haired elder leading them displayed Mana fluctuations belonging to Qi Refining Level 9 as he fought.

Beside him were a male and female disciple, both at Qi Refining Layer 4.

The other side was a massive juvenile Poisonous Serpent.

It was over thirty meters long, its black scales covered in savage spikes. Its pair of fangs could corrode even spirit artifacts.

Its cultivation was at Qi Refining Level 7.

Logically, one Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator leading two Qi Refining Layer 4 cultivators against a Qi Refining Level 7 opponent should have given the former side an overwhelming advantage.

Yet...

The situation on the scene was the exact opposite.

The Qi Refining Level 7 Poisonous Serpent was beating the Qi Refining Level 9 elder into submission.

Whenever its serpentine body swept out, it sent the elder vomiting blood, his aura growing increasingly feeble.

The two Qi Refining Layer 4 assistants were in even worse condition.

Merely being struck by the aftershocks caused their defensive spells to collapse, leaving them seriously injured.

They had completely lost the strength to resist.

Jiang Li watched it all.

He was not surprised.

No matter how thin the Dragon Race bloodline within the Poisonous Serpent was, it was still one of the most supreme bloodlines. Anything touched by it could not possibly be weak.

Its powerful physical body was unmatched among those of the same realm.

As he was thinking.

The elder below seemed to notice Jiang Li's arrival as well. He suddenly raised his head, and upon seeing Jiang Li riding a flying spirit artifact, joy appeared on his aged and haggard face.

"Young friend, I am the Rogue Cultivator Huang Fei. We accepted Frostfeather City's extermination mission and came here to eliminate the Poisonous Serpent, but we never expected its strength to be so terrifying. Please take my two disciples away as well and inform Frostfeather City of the situation here."

The elder's thoughts were clear.

Rather than asking Jiang Li for help, he asked him to seek reinforcements in Frostfeather City, which would also save his two disciples.

He would hold the creature here.

Jiang Li said nothing.

A Rogue Cultivator—no wonder he was being pressed down and beaten despite being two minor realms above the Poisonous Serpent. Given a Rogue Cultivator's cultivation conditions, they could only prioritize one among spells, cultivation methods, cultivation, and spirit artifacts.

His cultivation looked decent, but his foundation was actually shallow.

He was not completely bare-handed, but he was not much better off.

"Young friend, do you have any concerns? After this is done, this old man will surely reward you generously."

Huang Fei was anxious beyond measure.

The longer he dragged this out, the worse his condition became.

By then, he would no longer have the strength to stall for time.

Jiang Li still said nothing.

He stood unmoved aboard the Spirit Boat.

His gaze remained fixed upon the Poisonous Serpent.

At once.

A system notification sounded in Jiang Li's mind.

The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" looked at the Flood Dragon before it, and an impulse surged within its heart as it recited: Today, dragon slaying.

"Today, dragon slaying."

Jiang Li opened his mouth.

Those two words slowly left his lips in a completely emotionless tone.

The next moment.

An incomparably dazzling streak of pale white sword radiance slashed downward.

The light of heaven became one color.