Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 627: Subduing the Qiongqi
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"Oh? Still not dead? Not bad, not bad..." Ancestor Minghe’s figure floated in mid-air, above him was an endless Blood Sea, looking down on the great canyon formed by the swing of the Yuan Slaughter Sword. Naturally, he could feel that Qiongqi was still alive, his eyebrows raised slightly.
In the midst of speaking, the Yuan Slaughter Sword was raised again.
Standing beside, Lingyu glanced at Qiongqi lying in the canyon, her eyes somewhat sad. Although he was a bad person, after all, he seemed quite nice to her before, even telling her jokes to listen to.
However, her master now intended to kill him. Lingyu wanted to speak up and stop him, but the master was very strict, and she didn’t dare to speak.
Moreover, he was a bad person; he even wanted to eat her father’s flesh.
Lingyu, young as she was, found herself in a difficult position at this time, unsure of what to do.
"Wait a moment, Sect Hierarch!"
With Lingyu cradled in his arms, watching her conflicted expression, Jiang Liu could roughly guess what she was thinking, and immediately called out.
Following Jiang Liu’s shout, Ancestor Minghe did not continue to attack. His gaze, however, was fixed on Jiang Liu, watching him calmly.
Jiang Liu’s gaze then fell on Lingyu, and a smile appeared on his face as he said, "Xiaoyu, would you like a gift from father? How about father gives this Qiongqi to you as a mount?"
"Yay, I love whatever father gives me!" Upon hearing Jiang Liu’s words, Lingyu’s face immediately showed a joyous smile.
"Xuanzang..."
Hearing what Jiang Liu said to Lingyu, Ancestor Minghe’s eyebrows knitted slightly, "Keeping Qiongqi by Xiaoyu’s side is extremely dangerous, you should know this!"
"Don’t worry, of course I know!" Jiang Liu nodded after hearing Ancestor Minghe’s words.
As they spoke, Jiang Liu opened his storage space and took out the last Prohibited Hoop.
As his gaze swept over the Prohibited Hoop, the corresponding attribute information appeared before Jiang Liu’s eyes.
Prohibited Hoop (Special Prop): Placed atop the target’s head, chant the incantation to seal all the target’s actions, effective for targets below level 90.
The three Prohibited Hoops were all similar, only differing in function. Effective for levels below 90 implies that it has no effect on anyone who has reached the level of a Quasi-Saint.
Conveniently, Qiongqi’s level was at 90, so it would work.
To hold one’s daughter hostage, yet not be able to strike down cruelly.
In the face of Ancestor Minghe’s attack, he directly returned his daughter to him.
All these factors had lessened the hatred in Jiang Liu’s heart towards him.
Of course, the main reason was the Blue Quality attribute at level 90 and the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak. If he could use it for himself, it would be a high-end combat power.
The effectiveness of the three Prohibited Hoops depended on the person who put the hoop on the target, even if they knew the incantation.
Therefore, Jiang Liu took out this Prohibited Hoop and gave it to Xiaoyu, then let her put the hoop on Qiongqi’s head.
"Alright, father!" Lingyu naturally wouldn’t oppose what her father asked of her, nodded, and followed Jiang Liu down. She took out the Prohibited Hoop and placed it directly on Qiongqi’s head.
As the Prohibited Hoop was affixed, it rooted into the flesh, looking completely impossible to remove.
Thereafter, Jiang Liu taught the corresponding incantation for the Prohibited Hoop to Lingyu.
Guanyin Mantra, Hand of Healing.
As the Prohibited Hoop was set on Qiongqi’s head, Jiang Liu followed up by casting a Guanyin Mantra and the healing effect of a Hand of Healing on him, quickly restoring his Health Points to about half.
Although the injuries were still severe, at least they no longer affected normal movement and communication.
"What is this?"
Transformed into his Taoist Body, Qiongqi grasped at the hoop on his head, trying to pull off the hoop, but no matter how hard he tried, it wouldn’t budge.
"Xiaoyu, give it a try!" Seeing Qiongqi’s attempts, Jiang Liu whispered to Lingyu.
"Okay, father!" Hearing Jiang Liu’s prompt, Lingyu obediently nodded and then quietly chanted the incantation of the Prohibited Hoop.
As the incantation was chanted, Qiongqi, who was struggling to remove the hoop, suddenly became as if he was hit by an Immobilization Technique, unable to move at all.
It was clearly very effective.
"Not bad, very useful!" Seeing this, Jiang Liu nodded secretly to himself.
As long as Qiongqi did not break through to the level of a Quasi-Saint, the Prohibited Hoop would be effective.
It seems that the functions of the three Prohibited Hoops are somewhat akin to the abilities of the Laws.
Considering that a Quasi-Saint is an entity that has grasped some power of the Laws, does this mean these three hoops carry the Tathagata’s Laws Power?
Jiang Liu pondered this possibility in his heart.
After the test, Lingyu did not continue chanting the incantation, stopping instead. After a while, Qiongqi was able to move again.
However, he no longer attempted to remove the hoop from his head and seemed to have given up, his expression returning to calm.
"Haven’t you wasted a Dharma Treasure then?" With a much calmer demeanor, Qiongqi’s gaze fell on Jiang Liu as he asked.
"Why do you say that?" Holding his daughter, Jiang Liu asked in return.
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"This hoop is very powerful, it can subdue a strong subordinate, but using it on me would be a waste, as I don’t have many years to live!"
He shook his head. This time, his scheme had failed, and it seemed that Qiongqi could now face his own death head-on, so his mind was unusually clear.
"Hmm, you do have a point there!" Jiang Liu nodded slightly in agreement.
If he wasn’t going to live for much longer, putting the Prohibited Hoop on Qiongqi’s head would indeed diminish its effectiveness, wouldn’t it?
After some thought, Jiang Liu opened his storage space and took out a Ginseng Fruit.
Originally, when passing by the Wuzhuang Temple, Jiang Liu had three Ginseng Fruits, one of which he had given to Zixia; this was the second one.
"Ginseng Fruit?!" Qiongqi’s eyes lit up at the sight of the Ginseng Fruit in Jiang Liu’s hand, overjoyed.
Whether Xuanzang’s flesh and blood truly had the effect of longevity was only hearsay, and Qiongqi couldn’t be certain of it.
But the Ginseng Fruit’s ability to extend life was a concrete fact.
Could it be? Was he intending to give one Ginseng Fruit to him?
Just the idea of eating the Ginseng Fruit and gaining a long life was indeed a joyous matter.
But from then on, would he become someone else’s mount? Qiongqi’s mood chilled again.
If he had been willing to submit, he wouldn’t have been imprisoned for so long in Maitreya’s prison.
After taking out the Ginseng Fruit, Jiang Liu had no intention of giving it to Qiongqi but instead handed it to Lingyu.
"Xiaoyu, this Ginseng Fruit is for you. It’s a great treasure that can give you a very, very long life. Qiongqi will be your mount from now on. If it behaves, you can give it the fruit to eat!" Jiang Liu said this directly in front of Qiongqi, without any intention of hiding it.
"Hmph, eat the Ginseng Fruit and always be someone’s mount? Underestimating me too much. In that case, I would rather die!"
Hearing Jiang Liu’s words, which clearly hinted that he had to behave to get the Ginseng Fruit, Qiongqi felt irritated, his expression growing cold.
If he hadn’t said that, maybe it wouldn’t have been a big deal.
But now that he did, it only stoked Qiongqi’s rebellious heart even more.
Behave?
Hmph, just when my life is nearing its end, I will cause trouble deliberately and make sure you cannot live in peace!
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Suddenly, a fragrant scent wafted through the air, making Qiongqi’s irritation freeze for a moment.
The Ginseng Fruit was right in front of him; just a whiff was refreshing to the spirit, and it felt like his lifespan was slowly increasing.
Qiongqi looked up in astonishment to see Lingyu standing in front of him, holding the Ginseng Fruit and smiling, "Auntie, can you stop eating my father? I’ll give you this fruit!"
Auntie!
This title, and Lingyu’s words, softened Qiongqi’s heart, and the anger that had risen in his heart immediately dissipated.
"Okay!"
After a long silence, Qiongqi nodded, gave a single affirmative response, and then opened his mouth, biting into the Ginseng Fruit.
In no time at all, Qiongqi ate the Ginseng Fruit.
With the consumption of the Ginseng Fruit, Qiongqi’s appearance underwent notable changes.
He had looked like an ancient, decrepit old man with few teeth left, and his hair nearly all fallen out.
But now, some black and white hair began to grow back, teeth started to sprout again, and the deep wrinkles on his face seemed to lighten.
In appearance, while still resembling an old man in his sixties or seventies, he seemed much more hale and hearty than before, vastly better indeed.
Lower one’s head, wag one’s tail, and be pitiful to become someone else’s mount?
As one of the top ten demon gods of ancient times, Qiongqi was naturally unwilling! He would rather die than submit!
However, the thought of becoming the mount of little girl Lingyu?
Somehow, his heart didn’t feel much resistance to the idea.
Perhaps this arrangement wasn’t so bad after all?
Jiang Liu, who was nearby, saw that Lingyu had given the Ginseng Fruit to Qiongqi, his eyebrows slightly raised, but he said nothing.
Since both the Ginseng Fruit and Qiongqi were given to Xiaoyu, how she chose to handle them was her own affair; of course, he respected her choice.
However, it seemed that his daughter was more magnanimous in her dealings than he was.
Seeing this, and noticing that Qiongqi had indeed seemingly submitted, a look of surprise flashed in the depths of Ancestor Minghe’s eyes. He was well aware of Qiongqi’s pride.
Nevertheless, he didn’t say anything more and his figure transformed into a wisp of blood-colored smoke and dissipated.
As he left, the turbulent Blood Sea in the sky also dispersed, and at the same time, a voice came through.
"Xiaoyu, remember, you don’t have much time left!"
