135: Dingjiang Magic Needle

The Monkey King's interest was piqued after hearing Wei Xun's description.

"The Monkey King wants you to demonstrate!"

The bird demon Jiji relayed what the Monkey King had just told him.

"No problem!"

Wei Xun smiled, then took two steps forward with his iron rod and began to swing it.

Immediately after, Wei Xun infused Spiritual Qi into the iron rod, and it suddenly extended several feet, instantly increasing its swing range.

The Male Fox Demon standing behind Wei Xun was lucky to dodge quickly, otherwise he would have been hit in the head by the iron rod.

"What are you doing?" The Male Fox Demon, having narrowly dodged, immediately cursed at Wei Xun.

But Wei Xun acted as if he hadn't heard anything, continuing to spin and jump in place with the iron rod, forcing the Male Fox Demon to repeatedly dodge backward until he retreated to his seat to avoid being struck by the iron rod.

Then, with a slight flick of Wei Xun's wrist, the rod, which had become several feet long, instantly shrank to less than half a meter.

After Wei Xun swung the half-meter rod a few times with one hand, he thrust it into the ground, and the rod instantly returned to its normal length.

However, the next second, after Wei Xun flicked his wrist again, the iron rod suddenly thickened by several circles, becoming too large to hold with one hand.

After Wei Xun flicked his wrist again, the iron rod began to transform again, becoming both thick and long.

This miraculous transformation left all the demons present wide-eyed with astonishment.

Even the Monkey King, sitting on the stone chair on the high platform, showed a look of surprise.

"Monkey King, I have finished my demonstration!"

Wei Xun returned the iron rod to its normal size, then stepped back a few paces to await the Monkey King's evaluation.

A day ago, when the blacksmith gave him this iron rod, it was indeed very handy; at the time, he didn't even want to exchange it for Lingtao.

However, what Wei Xun didn't expect was that the blacksmith had forged two of them in one go.

Originally, Wei Xun hadn't held much hope for this rod, but he didn't expect it to have the functions of becoming longer, shorter, thicker, and thinner after being forged.

It was indeed somewhat similar to the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

However, the changes in this rod had limits; it couldn't truly extend as high as the clouds like the real Ruyi Jingu Bang.

At the time, Wei Xun had curiously asked the blacksmith why the rod had these transformations.

The blacksmith replied, "Think about it, this stirring rod must have these changes! Otherwise, if it's too short, it won't reach the bottom, and if it's too thin, it won't stir up waves..."

Although this iron rod was indeed originally a stirring rod forged by the blacksmith, it was certainly not bad as a weapon.

"What is this iron rod called?" The Monkey King asked personally, his voice hoarse.

"Ruyi Jingu Bang!" Wei Xun had no choice but to repeat it.

"Ruyi Jingu Bang!"

The Monkey King repeated these five words twice, then nodded with satisfaction.

"Let me try it!" After saying this, the Monkey King stood up directly from the stone chair and, with a light leap, landed in front of Wei Xun, his movements very agile.

The Monkey King extended a hand to Wei Xun, who, seeing this, had no choice but to place the rod in his hands with both of his own.

Then Wei Xun stepped back a few paces to avoid being affected, and the Monkey King immediately swung the rod around a few times in place.

It must be said that the Monkey King's rod techniques were formidable; holding the rod with one hand, he performed intricate flourishes in place, twirling it in circles like a spinning wheel, flowing smoothly and effortlessly.

"Handy! Not bad!"

The Monkey King praised as he wielded the rod.

Then the Monkey King tried to make the rod longer, shorter, thicker, and thinner, and only stopped when he was completely proficient.

"This Ruyi Jingu Bang is exactly to my liking!" The Monkey King laughed loudly as he propped the rod on the ground, then looked at Wei Xun and asked, "I wonder where this rod came from?"

"Reporting to the Monkey King!" Wei Xun stepped forward, cupped his fists, and replied, "I discovered this rod stuck in the mud when I was diving into the river to catch fish, and there was also a stone tablet nearby with several large characters written on it!"

"Oh?" The Monkey King became even more interested upon hearing Wei Xun's made-up story and quickly asked, "What was written on the stone tablet?"

"River-Calming Divine Needle!"

Wei Xun blurted out.

"It seems this is the rod's original name!" The Monkey King held the rod and nodded thoughtfully.

Just as the Monkey King was about to choose this rod, the Male Fox Demon who had just retreated suddenly stepped forward: "Please, Monkey King, try the treasure I have offered."

Hearing the Male Fox Demon's words, the Monkey King turned to look, then shook his head and refused: "This King only trusts his intuition. This rod is very much to my liking. Although your spiked club is also good, compared to this River-Calming Divine Needle, it's still a bit lacking. Just take it back!"

Hearing the Monkey King say this, the Male Fox Demon dared not say anything else. He could only retrieve the spiked club he had offered, then turned and retreated.

Next, the Monkey King walked up to Wei Xun and said, "According to the rules of my Great Assembly, since this King has chosen the treasure you offered, I shall naturally give you the Lingtao!"

After the Monkey King finished speaking, he flipped his palm, and a huge Lingtao appeared in his hand.

Seeing the size of this Lingtao, Wei Xun was dumbfounded.

This Lingtao was far larger than the Lingtao Pan Shan had shown him earlier.

The Lingtao in the Monkey King's hand was bigger than his head, roughly the size of the large circular stone bollards used to block cars by the roadside.

"Take it!" The Monkey King extended the Lingtao forward.

Wei Xun came back to his senses and immediately took it with both hands, only then realizing how heavy the peach was.

"Many thanks, Monkey King!"

Wei Xun thanked him politely.

"This is what you deserve!" The Monkey King smiled amiably.

Feeling the jealous gazes of the other demons who had come to offer treasures, Wei Xun immediately put away the Lingtao.

At this moment, the Monkey King smiled and said to Wei Xun, "I wonder, little brother, have you joined any faction yet?"

"What does the Monkey King mean by that?" Wei Xun didn't answer directly but instead asked a rhetorical question.

"Don't be nervous!" The Monkey King laughed, "Do you know why my Treasure Offering Assembly attracts so many other Demon Mountain to offer treasures here?"

"It must be because this Lingtao is extremely precious!" Wei Xun replied.

"Exactly!" The Monkey King nodded, "If you take this Lingtao back this time without a faction to back you, you might be targeted by other demons, and then you'll be in trouble!"

"I see!" Wei Xun then understood the Monkey King's meaning.

"If you are currently just a rogue demon!" The Monkey King smiled, "Why not join my Lingtao Mountain? Seeing that you are also in the Pure Yang Realm, I can definitely give you a general's position."

"Thank you for your kindness, Monkey King!" Wei Xun nodded politely, "However, I already have a faction backing me."

"Oh?" The Monkey King asked curiously after hearing this, "What might that be?"

"Currently at Jiaolong Lake!" Wei Xun answered truthfully.

"Ao Feng, huh!" The Monkey King smiled after hearing this, "Since that's the case, this King won't force you."

"However, if you ever wish to pledge allegiance to my Lingtao Mountain in the future, you are welcome to come at any time!"