The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 355 Three Peaches Acquired
Li Jingxiao was thinking about how to get more imperial wine.

But unexpectedly, Lao Tzu's voice came to their ears.

It is said that the Jade Pool Imperial Wine is also an imperial wine from the Heavenly Court.

However, the Yaochi Imperial Wine is produced only from a single spiritual spring in the Yaochi Wonderland, and eight or nine tenths of it are consumed each year just for holding the Peach Banquet.

These kinds of good things have long been divided up by top-tier big shots within their own small circles.

Li Jingxiao immediately shook his head regretfully.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; the better something is, the rarer it is.

But it’s not like nothing.

If we could establish a connection with the Queen Mother, we could definitely gain a lot in return.

While the various bigwigs were chatting, Li Jingxiao took the opportunity to pour wine for Sanqing.

Every now and then, he would use Laozi's wine gourd to pour himself a cup or half a cup of wine as a toast to Laozi.

Lao Jun glared at him several times, telling him to behave himself.

Li Jingxiao pretended not to see it, which made Lingbao Tianzun laugh heartily.

Then he gestured to Li Jingxiao that he should also offer him a toast.

Now, much of the imperial wine in the wine pots in front of Lingbao Tianzun and Yuanshi Tianzun ended up in Li Jingxiao's stomach.

As he drank, he quickly discovered that his proficiency in the "Pure Yang Everlasting Spring Technique" was constantly increasing.

With just seven cups of imperial wine, my proficiency increased by 14.

It has reached the 'Legendary' rank (31/60).

A faint aura of pure Yang energy also appeared around his body.

If it weren't for the worry of making a scene and disrupting the Peach Banquet...

Li Jingxiao will definitely drink a few more cups.

However, the Sanqing were quite satisfied with the move of knowing when to stop.

It's not greed that's the problem; cultivating the Tao is inherently defying the heavens. The problem is not knowing how to restrain oneself.

Or insatiable greed.

After that, Li Jingxiao truly became a servant boy, attending to his master and two senior uncles.

While secretly seeking guidance from Lingbao Tianzun on the use of the Purple Lightning Hammer and the cultivation of Thunder Escape, he began to ask about the application of the weapon.

If this weren't the Jade Pool, the place of the Peach Banquet, and if Li Jingxiao had taken out his +9 Purple Lightning Hammer...

Perhaps he can even make Lingbao Tianzun look at him with new eyes.

Although the +9 Purple Lightning Hammer only enhances the lightning magic's all-elemental attack by 37 points.

45% of the power of all lightning magic.

However, for such top-tier treasures, every bit of enhancement is extremely rare.

Based on this skill alone, it's safe to say that in the eyes of the Three Pure Ones, Li Jingxiao's talent in weapon crafting must be extraordinary.

After Lingbao Tianzun explained the experience of lightning escape to Li Jingxiao, his speed indeed increased from 3 li to 3.5 li.

This made Li Jingxiao so eager that he wanted to go to the Yu Yu Heaven·Shang Qing Realm of the thirty-fourth heaven as soon as the Peach Banquet was over.

Listen more to the teachings of Lingbao Tianzun.

As long as Li Jingxiao persists shamelessly, Lingbao Tianzun might actually preach to him.
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Then seven female immortals dressed in seven-colored robes walked in, carrying bamboo baskets and peaches.

First pay respects to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, then pay respects to the Three Pure Ones.

However, when they saw Li Jingxiao behind Yuanshi Tianzun, the seven female immortals were all surprised for a few seconds.

He quickly composed himself and continued to bow to the other important figures.

Finally, following the instructions of the Queen Mother, they began distributing the peaches.

Li Jingxiao had thought that he would at least be able to get a peach from a peach that had been blessed for six thousand years this year.

If you're lucky, you might even get one that ripens only once every nine thousand years.

But to their surprise, they didn't even get a peach that ripens once every three thousand years, let alone a peach that's nine thousand years old.

I immediately felt indignant.

Fortunately, he's not Sun Wukong, so he won't show his emotions on his face.

What Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that it was Laozi, his master, who was the first to be involved.

He directly handed himself his own nine-thousand-year-old peach.

Then Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Daozun laughed and gave themselves two nine-thousand-year-old peaches.

Li Jingxiao wouldn't be foolish enough to refuse.

Not only did he put it directly into his inventory, but he also bowed deeply to his master and two senior uncles in gratitude.

The Three Pure Ones were pleased to see that he was so straightforward in his request.

This is what they mean by "when someone likes you, they'll do anything for you."

When someone doesn't like you, everything they do is wrong.

Sanqing smiled and waved his hand, then continued chatting with the other big shots.

While Li Jingxiao continued to serve the three, his gaze occasionally swept over the many female immortals and officials present.

It must be said that every woman around the Queen Mother was a stunning beauty, to the point that Li Jingxiao was somewhat face-blind.

I always think this is beautiful, and that is beautiful too.

Suddenly I realized there are just too many beautiful female immortals to appreciate them all.

His actions elicited silent smiles from many influential figures.

The rumors in the secret passage are true; although this kid has high talent, his shortcomings are also very obvious.

However, being fond of women doesn't seem to be a serious weakness.

On second thought, it's normal for someone with such high talent in alchemy, Taoist cultivation, and martial arts to have some preferences or shortcomings.

Having flaws is actually a good thing.

Otherwise, if one focuses solely on cultivating the Tao, one might end up like Yuanshi Tianzun or Lingbao Daozun.

They stay in their own territory all day and don't care about outside affairs.

Even if someone is incredibly strong, it doesn't really matter to them.

After all, you can't even see the person, let alone reap any benefits.

On the contrary, people like Li Jingxiao have desires and needs.

This would create an opportunity for mutual exchange, allowing everyone to get what they need.

Li Jingxiao's gaze finally settled on a fairy dressed in white with a peony in her hair.

This woman was not only incredibly beautiful, but her all-white outfit made her even more attractive.

The Peony Fairy also noticed that Li Jingxiao was looking at her, and her face flushed slightly.

After curtsying, he took a few steps back, using the jade pillar to block Li Jingxiao's view.

Lee Kyung-hyo snapped out of his daze and gave a slightly embarrassed smile.

He knew that his look and expression just now would definitely be laughed at by the many big shots present.

But Lee Kyung-hyo has no intention of changing his womanizing nature.

The more important he becomes in the future, the more female demons, officials, and immortals Li Jingxiao will seduce.

As for the Heavenly Rules, just look at Kui Mulang; if you have connections, the Heavenly Rules are sometimes just for show.

The monkey wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, but in the end, nothing happened to him.

After the peaches were distributed, Chang'e, the Moon Goddess, led dozens of female immortals in a dance.

Li Jingxiao then understood why Zhu Bajie was so infatuated with Chang'e.

After getting drunk, he even tried to force himself on me.

The censors discovered it and even knocked down the pillars of the Dou Niu Palace.

That's why the Jade Emperor banished him to the mortal realm and reincarnated him as a pig.

However, the word "arch" actually indicates that when Zhu Bajie was still Marshal Tianpeng.

Maybe it was a wild boar that attained enlightenment.

Being reborn as a pig again is just being a wild boar once more.

Fortunately, although Li Jingxiao was a womanizer, he knew which women he could touch.

When the pilgrimage team encountered the Jade Rabbit Spirit, Chang'e descended to earth to capture the Jade Rabbit.

As soon as Pigsy saw Chang'e, he flew into the sky and started groping her.

Although this scene wasn't shown in the TV series, Li Jingxiao remembered that it was indeed written that way in the original novel.

Li Jingxiao didn't believe that there was nothing wrong with Old Pig and Chang'e.

Of course, it's also possible that Pigsy was blinded by lust and took advantage of the fact that the pilgrimage team was about to reach the Western Paradise, thus forcibly taking advantage of Chang'e.

Although Chang'e is famous, she actually has very little power in the Heavenly Court.

To put it bluntly, she was just a female official with no real power or connections, whose only job was to dance.

Moreover, she was not a fairy who attained enlightenment through cultivation or was created naturally.

Therefore, her status in the Heavenly Court was relatively low, and she was uniquely associated with the Moon Palace. If it weren't for the protection of the Queen Mother of the West, there would definitely be many people in the Heavenly Court who would bully her.

With the banquet over, the Peach Banquet was essentially coming to an end.

One by one, the big shots got up, some going straight home, others forming small groups in the Jade Pool to chat.

Li Jingxiao originally wanted to follow Laozi, but the old man waved his hand, indicating that he was free to act as he pleased.

Li Jingxiao looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Daozun, but his two senior uncles had no time to deal with him at the moment.

Li Jingxiao then turned his attention to the others, intending to talk to the Four Heavenly Kings or the Twenty-Eight Constellations.

But before they had gone far, they saw Guanyin Bodhisattva approaching with Muzha and Red Boy.

Li Jingxiao hurriedly bowed, and then cupped his hands in greeting to Muzha and Hong Haier.

Muzha must have attended the Peach Banquet with the Bodhisattva many times, because he looked very relaxed.

Red Boy was different. Although the boy was smiling, Li Jingxiao could tell that he was a little nervous.

Moreover, this kid has always looked like a little child, and he can't float in this fairyland.

So he had to look up at everyone, which made Red Boy very unhappy.

But one powerful figure after another could easily suppress him.

No matter how unhappy they were, they dared not show it.

The smile on the kid's face returned to normal after he saw Li Jingxiao.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jingxiao simply took out a nine-thousand-year-old peach and handed it over.

"Don't say I didn't take care of you. I just got three peaches. I'll give you one, and my wife and I will eat the other two."

Red Boy was taken aback, and the Bodhisattva, Muzha, and some of the surrounding gods and Buddhas also looked at Li Jingxiao with surprise.

Then, looking at Li Jingxiao, some people praised him, while others frowned.

Red Boy was almost in tears, but he was still very quick to accept the peaches.

This guy captured Tang Sanzang for the sake of immortality.

Although he was forced to become a disciple of the Bodhisattva, he also thought of relying on the Bodhisattva to seek longevity.

Unexpectedly, it was only through his brother's help that he was able to achieve this wish.

At this moment, Red Boy truly regarded Li Jingxiao as a brother.

Li Jingxiao's thoughts were actually quite simple; at first, he just thought that he and this kid did have a good relationship.

It's very comfortable to be around them.

So I didn't think that much about it.

But when the peaches were taken out, my mind suddenly became more complicated.

Red Boy and his father, the Bull Demon King, are considered high-level combatants in the Journey to the West world.

Although it's not necessary for the father and son to risk their lives for you, strengthening your friendship will benefit you in the future.

Moreover, this kid is now a disciple of the Bodhisattva, which is tantamount to him showing goodwill to the Bodhisattva.

If there are benefits in the future, I believe the Bodhisattva will also think of me.

As for learning Taoist arts and supernatural powers, that began after he became a disciple of Laozi.

If you want to learn something and are capable of learning it, just go directly to Laozi.

Even praying to the Primordial Celestial Venerable and the Lingbao Dao Venerable is easier than praying to the Bodhisattva.

Laozi had previously stated that he wanted to pass on his "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

He refused because he wanted to first master the "Sword Control Technique," "Pure Yang Skill," and "Divine Lightning Five Thunders."

To avoid learning everything and becoming proficient in nothing.

Moreover, some of the techniques and supernatural powers in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts are actually the same as or similar to the Thirty Transformations of the Heavenly Gang and the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends.

There's no need to rush to learn it.

Red Boy finished his meal in a few bites and soon felt a difference in his whole being.

The Bodhisattva then instructed Muzha to take Red Boy to a side hall to meditate and refine the spiritual energy of the peaches.

Incidentally, one can adapt to some of the changes that come with immortality.

No, that's not right. Peaches that ripen once every nine thousand years can grant a person the same lifespan as heaven and the same age as the sun and moon.

From now on, I will never have to worry about lifespan again.

However, in the world of Journey to the West, immortality does not mean immortality.

After Muzha and Hong Haier went to the side hall, the Bodhisattva's gaze toward Li Jingxiao became even more benevolent.

Li Jingxiao couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he quickly asked the Bodhisattva if there was anything he could do for him.

The Bodhisattva then smiled and said, "Jingyou, before attending this banquet, I originally planned to ride my mount, the Golden-haired Hou, to the Heavenly Court."

Unexpectedly, the servant boy came to report that the wicked child had bitten through the iron chain three years ago while the servant boy was dozing off.

They stole my Purple Gold Bell and fled the South China Sea.

They occupied the Xiezhi Cave on Qilin Mountain and called themselves "Sai Tai Sui" (a powerful deity).

Of course, Li Jingxiao knew who the Golden-haired Hou was.

This guy is actually the ultimate simp; he fell in love at first sight with the Golden Saintess of the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom.

He kidnapped the empress to be his wife, but unexpectedly, Master Ziyang gave her a five-colored fairy robe.

So much so that whenever Sai Tai Sui touches the goddess, his hand hurts.

For the past three years, Sai Tai Sui has not only been completely obedient to Lady Jin Sheng Gong, but has also trusted this woman implicitly.

He handed the Purple Gold Bell to the Empress several times, but it was eventually stolen by the monkey.

Sun Wukong himself said that he had no way to deal with the Purple Gold Bell.

This Purple Gold Bell was also a treasure forged by Laozi.

These purple-gold bells can release fire, smoke, and sandstorms.

When the first golden bell is waved, three hundred feet of flames burn people.

The second golden bell banner wafted, and a cloud of smoke, three hundred feet high, filled the air.

The third one is a sight to behold, with three hundred feet of enchanting yellow sand.

Sun Wukong is not afraid of fire, but he is afraid of smoke and sandstorms.

It can indeed control monkeys.

But if it were Li Jingxiao, he would have plenty of ways to subdue that golden bell.

Putting aside others, Li Jingxiao is equally unafraid.

If smoke and sandstorms come, just open your mouth and exhale the Samadhi Divine Wind, and you can easily blow the wind and sand back.

As for martial arts, Sai Tai Sui and the monkey fought for more than fifty moves before Sai Tai Sui ran out of energy.

Li Jingxiao understood the Bodhisattva's meaning after hearing it.

He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Bodhisattva. In a few days, I will go to find that golden-haired beast and bring him back to Mount Luojia."

The Bodhisattva smiled and nodded, then pulled Li Jingxiao aside and began to explain to him the Peach Banquet, the Jade Pool, and some of the rules of the Heavenly Court.

It also implies that if one cannot bear to part with his wives and concubines, then one should not hold a real position in the Heavenly Court.

Being a minor official means having a low salary but few rules and regulations.

There are also few rules and regulations governing it.

Li Jingxiao had already learned all this from Kui Mulang.

Moreover, that guy Kui Mulang muttered a lot to him about how to evade the Heavenly Rules.

Methods to mitigate punishment.

They even used Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) as an example.

Back then, Pigsy's flirting with Chang'e wasn't really a serious crime.

Even if someone admits their guilt well, the Jade Emperor might just give them a perfunctory punishment and let it go.

But Pigsy made a terrible mistake: after drinking, he bumped into the jade pillar of the Bullfighting Palace.

He also clashed with the Inspector General.

To a certain extent, this is extremely disrespectful, and even has the suspicion of rebellion.

The Jade Emperor had no choice but to punish him severely.

(End of this chapter)