The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 344 Having connections in the court makes things easier

Before the Bodhisattva began his sermon, he specifically asked Li Jingxiao which aspect of the teachings he wished to hear.

Li Jingxiao saw that "Sword Control Technique - Immortal Cultivation Edition" and "Pure Yang Everlasting Spring Skill" were already at the 'legendary' level.

So after only a moment's thought, he decided to upgrade the "Divine Firmament Five Thunder Subduing Demon Orthodox Method" first.

This lecture will last for three days.

The Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique had already successfully broken through to the legendary level on the second day.

The next day, the proficiency level continued to climb, eventually reaching Legendary (9/60).

That concludes the sermon.

For the next two weeks, Li Jingxiao stayed at Luojia Mountain to stabilize his lightning magic cultivation.

The leveling up was too fast, and Li Jingxiao had already vaguely realized that his cultivation was somewhat unstable.

He then went into seclusion to stabilize the Thunder Law.

Afterwards, I went through the Sword Control Technique and Pure Yang Skill again to make sure there were no problems.

Then he bid farewell to the Bodhisattva.

He intended to take Princess Peacock back to Wave Moon Cave, but the girl was unwilling to share a husband with other women.

All she asked was that Lee Kyung-hyo spend at least three months of his time with her each year.

Li Jingxiao naturally had no problem with this.

Moreover, in the world of cultivation, it's common for one or two months to pass by in a single meditation session.

One or two years, or even three or five years, is not considered long.

On the contrary, people like Li Jingxiao, who only go into seclusion for three to five or seven to eight days at most, are extremely rare.

Upon returning to Boyue Cave, it was necessary to first appease Baihuaxiu, as well as the sisters Ao Huiji and Ao Xin, who had already returned to Boyue Cave from the West Sea Dragon Palace.

After a long night of work, the three women finally stopped blaming him for being away for more than two months.

Li Jingxiao then presented three Jingxiu robes with a +6 rating.

He also gifted Baihuaxiu a pair of golden sun and moon wheels, one for offense and one for defense.

As for Ao Huiji and Ao Xin.

Li Jingxiao originally intended to give Ao Huiji a celestial sword, but unexpectedly, she didn't like cultivating with her and instead chose the Heavenly Dragon Slayer.

After refining, the pair of metal wings combine offense and defense, and also enable rapid flight.

The countless metal feathers on its wings can also transform into throwing knives, attacking targets like a storm.

When its wings envelop it, its defensive capabilities are only slightly inferior to those of the Sun Wheel.

If Li Jingxiao hadn't thought the Heavenly Dragon Slash was a bit childish, he would have chosen this treasure for protection long ago.

But Ao Huiji just liked it, and even said that she didn't actually like the true dragon form at all.

I always feel a sense of shame when I transform into a real dragon, like I'm not wearing any clothes.

Li Jingxiao found it somewhat difficult to understand.

As for Ao Xin, this girl also knows the art of "ambidextrous fighting" and likes to fight.

Li Jingxiao just gave her the +8 level 100 Demon-Slaying Sword and the Taiyi Dividing Light Sword.

He also taught her the art of sword control.

Having acquired two immortal swords, Ao Xin would drag Li Jingxiao into sword duels every day.

They often play for an entire morning.

Even though she lost every time, it didn't dampen the girl's enthusiasm.

Moreover, sometimes when the two were dueling with swords, they would fight and then...

They fought all the way to their bedside.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao gained experience from Ao Xin.

Not only were the frequency the highest, but the quantity was also the largest.

After spending half a month in Wave Moon Cave, he finally went to find Xingxian.

In addition to replenishing the drinks used for business, they were also served after Xingxian finished her service.

They inquired about the Bibo Pool.

Hearing from Xingxian that nothing was amiss, Li Jingxiao knew that this was because the pilgrimage team had not yet arrived at 'Jisaguo'.

After thinking it over, Li Jingxiao took advantage of the transaction with Bibotan to have Xingxian tell Princess Wansheng that he was in Thorn Ridge.

Upon receiving the news, Princess Wansheng immediately seized an opportunity to meet Li Jingxiao in Thorn Ridge.

This princess doesn't look like a good person.

But her beautiful face and alluring charm often gave Li Jingxiao a unique experience.

The saying goes, "A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a stolen one, and a stolen one is not as good as one you can't have."

After getting used to delicacies from land and sea or home-cooked stir-fries, it's nice to occasionally try some local specialties.

So during their secret rendezvous, Li Jingxiao thought long and hard, and finally gave Princess Wansheng a reminder.

This princess isn't stupid; she remembers the battle between the Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong a while back.

How could they possibly hide it from Bibo Pool, which is not far from the Flaming Mountains?

Not to mention, the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Saints, the Nine-Headed Insect, and the Old Ox were originally good friends.

Although they were mostly fair-weather friends bound by mutual interests, Li Jingxiao didn't believe that Bibotan wouldn't know about Lao Niu's accident.

So Princess Wansheng rushed to Thorn Ridge this time because she wanted to hear Li Jingxiao's advice.

Li Jingxiao naturally suggested to the princess that she push all the trouble and danger onto the Nine-Headed Insect.

If the Nine-Headed Insect is killed, this ordeal will be over.

Moreover, the Nine-Headed Insect has no powerful backing.

At least their backers don't belong to the Heavenly Court or Mount Ling, so killing them is no big deal.

Moreover, once this adulterer dies, the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Saints will submit to the Dragon Palace of the West Sea.

It's highly unlikely that Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, will hold a grudge.

After all, they were both dragons, and they had killed the adulterer.

Even if the old Dragon King was still angry, he wouldn't go too far.

Otherwise, the dragons in other rivers and lakes would inevitably feel dissatisfied and fearful.

Unexpectedly, Princess Wansheng hesitated.

Li Jingxiao could tell at a glance that this woman still had feelings for the Nine-Headed Insect.

Or rather, this woman wanted to have her cake and eat it too.

He was reluctant to part with the Nine-Headed Insect, but also wanted to maintain his relationship with Li Jingxiao.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao shook his head helplessly.

He thought to himself that since he had reminded her, he had done his best, and he wondered what the final outcome would be.

It all depends on her own choices and fate.

As for the relationship between Li Jingxiao and Jiu Tou Chong, it was nothing more than having drunk together a few times.

How could there be any real friendship?

Furthermore, Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen joined forces, and Xiaotian Dog bit off one of his heads.

After escaping to the North Sea, it is unknown when he will be able to recover from his injuries and regain his strength.

Their strength was even greatly reduced, so Li Jingxiao didn't care whether he would retaliate or not.

Besides, it wasn't Li Jingxiao who hurt him, so even if he wanted revenge, it wasn't Li Jingxiao's place to seek it out.

There was no reason for them to resent Li Jingxiao.

On the night before Princess Wansheng was to return to Bibo Pool, Li Jingxiao thought that perhaps tonight would be the last time they would meet.

So when riding a bicycle, you pedal as hard as you can.

But in Princess Wansheng's eyes, it was just that Li Jingxiao, that nemesis, couldn't bear to let her go.

While secretly pleased.

He couldn't help but put in all his strength to race Li Jingxiao to see who could ride faster.

Xingxian, who was watching the two compete from the sidelines, felt both envious and somewhat fearful.

Li Jingxiao was pedaling too fast, and the frame was making some strange noises.

I was afraid that if I made a mistake, the frame would fall apart.

What Xingxian never expected was that the harder Li Jingxiao pedaled the bicycle, the more excited he became.

Princess Wansheng was even happier.

Even when they were about to reach the finish line, he took the initiative to cheer on Li Jingxiao.

The next morning, probably because the ride I took the night before was too long and too slow.

Princess Wansheng looked exhausted, but before leaving, she was extremely reluctant to part with her fellow rider, Li Jingxiao.

They made a promise repeatedly that once she finished dealing with the matter at Bibo Pool, she would return to him and continue cycling together to enjoy the scenery along the way. Li Jingxiao agreed verbally, but in his heart, he felt that if this woman wasn't careful, she might not be able to get past this hurdle.

However, if this woman is smart, she only needs to call out her name if she encounters real danger.

I'm sure the monkey, pig, and sand will show leniency.

Otherwise, Sun Wukong and his two fellow disciples would truly be ungrateful.

Zhu Bajie and the others must have known about Li Jingxiao's womanizing ways long ago.
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After spending a few more days with Xingxian in the Thorn Ridge, Li Jingxiao went to the Heavenly Court.

When I passed by the West Heavenly Gate, I saw that the one on duty today was actually the Heavenly King of Growth.

I couldn't help but stop and greet him.

We agreed to have a drink together at a certain time before arriving at the Tushita Palace.

When they met Jinjiao and Yinjiao, the two boys were overjoyed to hear that Li Jingxiao was willing to use 10 jars of Immortal's Intoxication.

Replace it with a phoenix wing, a blue luan wing, a white crane wing, a swan wing, or an owl wing.

He agreed without hesitation.

Please, Li Jingxiao, come into the Tushita Palace and sit for a while.

In less than half a day, the two lads actually managed to get 15 fairy bird feathers.

The fifteen feathers were shimmering with light and sparkling with spiritual energy.

Li Jingxiao paid the money with exceptionally quick speed.

Unfortunately, of these 15 feathers, only the phoenix wings and the blue luan wings were up to standard.

The Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan has gained 40 points of fire attack.

It grants 40 points of five-colored flame attack power and increases the power of fire-based magic by 10%.

Jinjiao and Yinjiao thought they could easily get their hands on 150 jars of Immortal's Intoxication.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingxiao quickly threw back nine feathers to the two brothers.

Upon learning that the nine sticks were useless, Golden Horn and Silver Horn's faces darkened.

But then the brothers thought again, besides phoenix wings and blue luan wings.

The feathers of the other three celestial birds were obtained by randomly selecting nine feathers from three white cranes, swans, and owls in the celestial palace where the celestial birds were kept.

So when Li Jingxiao said that the nine feathers were useless, Jinjiao and Yinjiao opened their mouths, but in the end, they had no choice but to run out again to help Li Jingxiao find more.

After discussing it, the two went to the Antarctic Emperor of Immortality first.

Find the White Crane Boy and exchange some good items for three white crane wings.

He then went to the Queen Mother's Jade Pool Wonderland and asked the Seven Fairy Maidens for help, which is how he obtained six extremely powerful swan wings and owl wings.

But what Golden Horn and Silver Horn didn't know was...

These six feathers were not plucked from ordinary swans or owls.

Rather, it was found on the bodies of female immortals who had attained enlightenment through the actions of swans and owls.

The Seven Fairy Maidens couldn't openly tell Golden Horn and Silver Horn about this.

After Li Jingxiao received the nine new fairy bird feathers, he no longer cared about anything else.

The final attributes of the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan.

Increased to +257 fire attack
Fire spells are increased in power by 205%.
附带空中火+247、石中火+247、木中火+247、三昧火+247、人间火+247
This treasure is more than 1.5 times more powerful than before.

With a single wave of the fan, flames erupted and the sky was ablaze with fire.

Both Golden Horn and Silver Horn were dumbfounded.

He thought to himself, "This treasure seems to be even more powerful than Laozi's Banana Leaf Fan."

If Laozi were refining elixirs, he would use Li Jingxiao's treasure fan to fan the fire.

The temperature of the flames in the Bagua Furnace will definitely be higher.

The two brothers wouldn't have to exhaust themselves by constantly fanning themselves with banana leaf fans.

With that thought in mind, how could they possibly let Li Jingxiao go?

They dragged him to see Laozi.

When Laozi saw the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan that Li Jingxiao had transformed into a folding fan, his eyes lit up.

As a grandmaster in weapon crafting.

Even in the Journey to the West world, he is a master craftsman besides Yuanshi Tianzun.

Laozi could tell at a glance that this precious fan was a valuable item.

Moreover, to test the power of the fan, he even took Li Jingxiao into the alchemy room.

He instructed Golden Horn and Silver Horn to prepare the furnace and refine a batch of Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

After receiving the eighteen golden cinnabar powders and countless other cinnabar powders from the Buddha...

Laozi has indeed been refining elixirs much more frequently lately than before.

Incidentally, the bigwigs in Heaven who benefited from this have recently become closer to Laozi.

In particular, the Jade Emperor has recently become much kinder and more respectful towards Laozi.

Even Laozi suggested bestowing upon Li Jingxiao the title of "Marshal Li, the Great Spiritual Official Who Subdues Demons in the Capital".

The suggestion to dedicate oneself to guarding the human world and exorcising demons was approved after only a few seconds of thought.

And this official position is clearly not a 'proper' one.

But it does offer a high degree of freedom.

As long as Li Jingxiao kills a few evil demons every year, he can consider that he has fulfilled his duty.

From now on, they will be qualified to participate in the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet.

As for eating peaches that have been around for three thousand years...

Whether or not to eat peaches that are six or nine thousand years old, that depends on Li Jingxiao's true strength.

If one is powerful enough, one will be an honored guest of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

If your skills are average, then you can only sit at the bottom.

They didn't even receive an invitation to the Peach Banquet.

The golden pills distributed at the Peach Banquet or the 'Golden Elixir' conference convened by the Jade Emperor were actually the salary issued by the Heavenly Court.

However, even the Jade Emperor, the ruler of Heaven, sometimes has his own helplessness.

Simply put, even the landlord's family had no surplus grain.

Immortals and gods have extremely long lifespans, and those who ate peaches of immortality that were nine thousand years old lived as long as the heavens.

But now that these people no longer have to worry about their lifespan, they won't be polite to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

Once one's status and strength reach a certain level, eating peaches of immortality is no different from eating a single spiritual fruit.

But the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother still had to invite them to the Peach Banquet every year.

Otherwise, you'll be failing to see clearly and offending these big shots.

However, quite a few immortals ascend to heaven each year.

Over the years, some people will eventually rise to the level of a big shot.

As a result, the supply of peaches gradually began to fall short of demand.

Moreover, the peaches of immortality, which take three thousand years to ripen, only grant immortality and enlightenment when eaten.

To the countless gods and Buddhas, this thing is actually useless.

It takes six thousand years to ripen, and if a person eats it, they will ascend to heaven and live forever.

Peaches that take nine thousand years to ripen are said to grant one longevity equal to that of heaven and earth, and to be as old as the sun and moon.

Therefore, the Peach Banquet was destined to be a high-end event.

And that small group of people has been occupying the position for a long time.

Even the Jade Emperor was forced into a corner and simply assigned Sun Wukong to guard the Peach Garden.

Making monkeys guard the peach orchard is clearly a trap for them.

During the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, countless imperial wines, immortal fruits, peaches of immortality, and golden pills were eaten or consumed by the monkey.

But if you really think about it, how much can a monkey drink and eat all by itself?

It's obvious they're using Sun Wukong to 'settle accounts'.

The Heavenly Court launched several campaigns against Flower Fruit Mountain, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among its heavenly soldiers and generals.

But when the monkey was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain, it never said how much it had eaten or drunk.

In other words, Sun Wukong not only took the blame, but also helped the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and Laozi to "settle accounts".

At the same time, he was also the one who carried out the reduction of staff and the massive layoffs in the Heavenly Court.

With fewer heavenly soldiers and generals in the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court needs to pay less in salaries.

At the same time, it does not affect the interests of the big shots.

That's why everyone, from the Jade Emperor to Laozi, and all the big shots in Heaven, treated him with such courtesy.

(End of this chapter)