Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 2 Use me to make elixirs?

The old man happily carried the beast-taming bag and flew westward on his sword, leaving Aolai State. About five or six hours later, he arrived at a mountain Taoist temple in Donglai State.

This dojo is located on the mountainside, with huge rocks hanging above it and surrounded by lush old trees, making it look quaint and quiet.

There is a black wind chime hanging at the entrance of the Taoist temple, swaying in the wind and making pleasant sounds. The words "Xuankong Temple" are written in large letters on the plaque of the main hall.

As soon as the old man entered the Taoist temple, a fat boy and a thin boy came to greet him.

The old man casually threw the beast-taming bag to the fat boy and instructed the two of them:
"Qingfeng, Huo Nu, come, take good care of my Toad Treasure. I will start refining the precious elixir tomorrow."

"Qingfeng obeys Master Xuankong's orders."

"Fire slaves, listen to your orders."

The fat boy took the beast-taming bag respectfully, while the thin boy skillfully took out an iron cage made of fine steel and prepared it.

The fat boy untied the beast-taming bag and dumped the toad in the bag into the iron cage. Xiao Chen felt his body lose weight for a moment, and was thrown into the cage.

Suddenly freed from his trap, Xiao Chen opened his mouth wide, revealing a row of sharp teeth, and bit the cage with all his might. However, the cage was extremely tough and his actions did not cause any damage to it.

"This little toad has just arrived and is still very wild. He needs to be taught a lesson before he can behave himself!"

The thin boy took out an iron rod and hit Xiao Chen's head hard several times.

The iron rod touched Xiao Chen's head and a strong lightning struck. Xiao Chen only felt his limbs go numb, he became incontinent, and his whole body ached. He could no longer move.

Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with ferocity as he stared at the thin boy with hatred.

"This boy will definitely eat him alive if he gets the chance."

The thin boy carried Xiao Chen to the inside of the Taoist temple. Xiao Chen knew that he could not resist at the moment, so he simply explored the surrounding environment in order to find a chance to escape.

At the same time, Xiao Chen released the poison which quietly blended into the air, trying to poison the thin boy and make him faint. However, his skills were not good enough and the poison was shallow, so it was of no use.

In the lobby of the Taoist temple, three incense sticks were being lit, and people were worshipping a statue of a god holding a sword and wearing golden armor, with smoke all around.

After passing through the lobby, there is an alchemy room, in the middle of which is a huge alchemy furnace. This furnace is about ten feet high, simple and heavy, with exquisite patterns carved on it. The furnace has three legs, and red flames are burning underneath.

"This alchemy furnace looks like an incredible magic weapon."

Xiao Chen secretly looked at the alchemy furnace, thinking about how to find an opportunity to touch it.

Next to the alchemy room is an armory, with knives, guns, swords, and halberds neatly placed on the shelves. In the most conspicuous position is a black sledgehammer, which looks very murderous.

"This war hammer is not bad either. It's a magic weapon."

Xiao Chen paid attention to the location of the war hammer again.

The thin boy didn't care about the little toad's actions. He directly carried the iron cage containing Xiao Chen to the innermost room. On the door were three big words "Demon Taming Room".

"Such a strong demonic aura! This Taoist temple actually raises so many demonic beasts."

Feeling dozens of fierce demonic auras in the room, Xiao Chen was a little surprised. He wondered what the old Taoist was going to do with so many monsters.

Opening the door of the demon-taming room, there were quite large compartments inside, and Xiao Chen was placed in the middle compartment.

The thin boy glanced casually and left.

Xiao Chen looked around him. There were all kinds of monsters here, including eerie patterned venomous snake monsters, fierce tiger monsters, scorpions as big as washbasins, centipedes seven or eight feet long, and geckos four or five feet long...

These monsters have probably practiced Taoism for several decades, but the tiger monster next to Xiao Chen is the most powerful, with a practice of hundreds of years. It has already refined its transverse bones and transformed into half human form.

However, the tiger demon had many wounds and scars on its limbs and neck, and looked quite miserable. Even the tiger whip and two bells under its crotch had been cut off. "It's over, it's over. Master Xuankong has collected all the materials to refine the Five Poisons Elixir. You poisonous bugs won't have a good life for a few days."

This tiger eunuch seemed to be quite talkative. As soon as he saw the thin boy leave, he started to make strange noises, with a look of gloating on his face.

Upon hearing this, the snake demon, scorpion demon, centipede, and gecko all had ferocious eyes and looked at Xiao Chen hatefully, appearing to be quite resentful.

"Quack, quack, quack~"

Xiao Chen was somewhat confused and uttered a strange language, asking what Eunuch Hu meant.

Seeing that a demon finally paid attention to it, the tiger eunuch said proudly: "Little Toad, do you know that Master Xuankong is the alchemist of the Beast Taming Sect of Donglai Kingdom? He captured us here just to make alchemy."

"I heard from this skinny boy before that they have always wanted to catch a different species of toad to gather the five poisons and refine the five poison pills to increase their cultivation. They gathered the four poisons half a year ago, and only you are left."

"Quack, quack, quack~"

Xiao Chen uttered a demonic voice, asking how long Eunuch Hu had been there.

Eunuch Tiger took a deep breath, as if recalling his past glory, and said with a proud and glorious face:

"Humph, I, Hu Li, was originally a patrolling demon of the Black Evil Cave, and I also had dozens of small demons under my command. It was just that during the battle with the Beast Taming Sect two years ago, I was careless for a moment and was captured by Master Xuankong."

"Hehehe, little toad, I'm different from you. Master Xuankong needs me, so I won't die. Moreover, I'm the king's trusted little demon. My Black Evil King will definitely not forget me. He is so majestic and powerful that he will break through the Beast Taming Gate and rescue me sooner or later."

"Quack, quack, quack~"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen became curious and asked Hu Li in a demonic voice why he was so sure that he would not die, and if he had any life-saving tricks he could teach him. Xiao Chen would be very grateful.

When asked about this, Hu Li blushed and said timidly, "Well, well, my tiger blood has the effect of strengthening yang. They keep me mainly for blood collection, which is different from you."

"Hmm? To invigorate blood circulation and strengthen yang?"

Xiao Chen widened his round toad eyes and glanced at the tiger eunuch's crotch with a little pity.

I see. No wonder Hu Li has lost his tiger whip and bell. I guess they were cut off for use as aphrodisiacs.

As if he saw Xiao Chen's sympathy, Hu Li slapped the iron cage and said in a pretentious manner:
"I already have tiger sons and grandsons, what's the point of that! I heard that there are many ways to cut off the head in the world, but now I can save the tiger's life. There will be a day when I can regenerate my broken limbs."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen looked at Hu Li very seriously, and began to admire Hu Li. It is easy to survive with a broken tail, but it is difficult to survive with a broken arm. As for surviving with a broken leg, that means completely giving up the dignity of a male demon.

But it is really rare that Hu Li can still be so full of fighting spirit and have such a tenacious mentality.

However, is there any difference between noble and despicable in the act of survival?
"This thief Taoist wants to use me to make pills!"

Knowing that his life was in danger, Xiao Chen became extremely alert and thought seriously about how to escape.

Xiao Chen chatted with Hu Li for a few more sentences and learned that Master Xuankong had reached the realm of refining Qi and transforming into spirit, which was roughly equivalent to a great demon from the demon clan with 300 years of cultivation.

I have only been practicing Taoism for more than 20 years. If I fight against Taoist Xuankong head-on, there is no hope of escape.

Goldfinger! Yes, my own goldfinger! The game equipment panel of "Black Myth: Journey to the West"! The equipment panel that can copy magic weapons and synthesize and upgrade magic weapons!

A glimmer of hope shone in Xiao Chen's eyes.

Master Xuankong's flying sword, the black hammer in the armory, and the alchemy furnace all look like extraordinary magic weapons.

……

(End of this chapter)