The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 371: To put it bluntly, it's all about interests.

Upon hearing that the female immortal sitting next to the Queen Mother was the Jade Emperor's own niece, Li Jingxiao realized...

I immediately guessed that this was the Holy Mother of the Three Realms.

Yang Jian's younger sister.

The holder of the Lotus Lantern.

In the future, she had a son named Chenxiang with a scholar.

Not only did he split the mountain to save his mother, but he also got into a fight with his own uncle, Yang Jian.

Yang Jian also fought against the Heavenly Court to save his mother.

If you calculate it that way, neither the mother nor the daughter are peaceful people.

Even without the intervention of the Jade Emperor and many other powerful figures, Yang Jian, like Sun Wukong, wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court.

So if we're really going to nitpick, Yang Jian and Sun Wukong are already top-tier fighters.

Only a few big shots can reliably suppress the two of them.

The remaining 99% were like clay chickens and earthenware dogs in their eyes.

No wonder Li Jingxiao was Laozi's most beloved disciple, even more so than his own son.

In the eyes of Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Daozun, he is the new generation of guardian deity of the Daoist sect.

To a certain extent, it can even represent the face of Taoism.

Li Jingxiao defeated the Green Lion and White Elephant several times and captured the Golden-Winged Roc alive.

Scare away the Jiao Demon King.

They defeated the Yellow Wind Great Sage, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Monster, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, the Six-Eared Macaque, and others.

And it has indeed proven that he can confidently say that he is the number one person in the second and third generations.

That's why the Three Pure Ones valued and liked them so much.

Seeing that Yang Jian was so powerful that no one in Heaven could stop him, the Jade Emperor had no choice but to release Yang Jian's biological mother.

After all, he's my own nephew; I can't really kill him.

Although the Heavenly Rules were established by the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, their purpose was to maintain their rule while ensuring the stability of the Three Realms.

But if even one's own nephew is killed, and this nephew's purpose in attacking the Heavenly Court is...

He did it solely to save his mother, not because he wanted to become emperor himself.

Killing Yang Jian under these circumstances would definitely alienate the Jade Emperor and many other immortals and gods.

The price of killing Yang Jian was so high that if Li Jingxiao were the Jade Emperor, he would definitely pretend to be confused and let it go.

If the Third Holy Mother and Liu Yanchang were in love but did not have children...

This matter can definitely be kept secret.

Even if a supervising celestial official knew about it, he would most likely pretend not to know.

What the many powerful figures in Heaven fear most is not that immortals and gods fall in love, but that they have children.

Their lifespan is virtually unlimited, occurring every three to five years, or every ten to twenty years.

Over hundreds or thousands of years.

The Heavenly Court is absolutely overcrowded.

No, the Heavenly Court is actually bloated with personnel and institutions.

Ten or even a hundred times more of their own sons and grandsons.

Let alone the Heavenly Court, the resources within the Three Realms are not enough to sustain the descendants of the gods and Buddhas.

Therefore, once gods and Buddhas loosen their restrictions and continue to have children, they are not only undermining the foundation of the Heavenly Court.

They are also digging into the roots of the Three Realms.

At that time, where was there any way for ordinary people to survive?
Even the Three Realms cannot support so many immortals and gods.

Yang Jian probably understood this principle, which is why he attacked his own sister.

Otherwise, they might be beheaded.

Or perhaps they are banished to the mortal realm and reincarnated.

Then she would no longer be Yang Jian's biological sister.

As for Chenxiang rescuing his mother, sometimes making a fuss isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Even for many bigwigs, watching a show is a form of entertainment.

Anyway, it's Yang Jian who's the troublemaker; the ones who die are just some small fry.

The more people die, the smaller the Heavenly Court's staff will be.

It's possible that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were secretly enjoying the show.

This also allows Yang Jian, as the uncle, to experience and understand the feelings of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother back then.

Li Jingxiao thought of the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and how adorable his daughters were when they were young.

They become less cute as they grow up.

She immediately gave up the idea of ​​having children in this life.

Moreover, whether or not Lee Kyung-hyo wants to have children is entirely up to him.

Otherwise, there would be plenty of women in this life, and someone would have gotten pregnant long ago.

After thinking about all this, Li Jingxiao felt much less interested in Yang Chan when he looked at her again.

On the contrary, a beautiful fairy like the Peony Fairy, who is not involved in much power struggle or conflict of interest, is the first choice.

Talking about love and romance is not too much trouble.

If there's any real trouble, it's just that the Queen Mother is eyeing the elixir of immortality.

Li Jingxiao even felt that exchanging the Golden Elixir for benefits with the Queen Mother would be the most advantageous outcome for him.

So if the Peony Fairy really throws herself into his arms, Li Jingxiao will definitely accept this sugar-coated bullet without hesitation.

Even if the Queen Mother had something on her, she still had her needs.

To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than mutual exploitation, and Li Jingxiao can also gain the protection of the Queen Mother.

If his affair with the Peony Fairy were truly exposed...

Li Jingxiao never held a real position in the Heavenly Court, nor did he wield power or command troops.

To be honest, Li Jingxiao isn't even a celestial being.

If he's just a local immortal or a wandering immortal, plus a disciple personally taught by Laozi, even the Jade Emperor can't control him.

No, he could manage it, but he angered Li Jingxiao, who then disobeyed the Jade Emperor's decree.

The Jade Emperor wouldn't actually send troops to capture him.

After all, Sun Wukong caused such a huge uproar, and just to force Li Jingxiao to obey, he drove him to rebellion.

No emperor would be so brainless.

Therefore, during this banquet, Li Jingxiao was very polite to the Queen Mother and the Third Holy Mother.

But even a fool could tell that Li Jingxiao had no real interest in the Third Holy Mother.

After seeing Li Jingxiao off from Yaochi, Wang's mother couldn't help but feel uneasy.

In order to win over this kid, he even risked embarrassment by bringing Yang Chan over to sit with him.

However, Li Jingxiao was not interested in Yang Chan, but he had a good impression of Peony Fairy and several other female officials who were equally beautiful, graceful and elegant.

I checked it many times during that period.

The female officials blushed with embarrassment at the sight.

It's obvious she's been moved by the Red Phoenix Star and has fallen for worldly desires.

However, there are actually quite a few female immortals in the Heavenly Court who have fallen in love with mortals.

Leaving aside ordinary female immortals, Yang Chan and the Seventh Fairy were the Queen Mother's niece and daughter.

Even female immortals of this caliber descend to the mortal realm, demonstrating that even deities possess emotions and desires.

However, after calming down, the Queen Mother couldn't help but admire Li Jingxiao, saying that he was a smart man.

Most people would naturally choose a beautiful woman with a high social status.

But this kind of woman also means bigger trouble.

Choosing a woman like the Peony Fairy, who doesn't have much of a background or support, not only avoids more trouble.

This also reveals that Li Jingxiao has no ambition.

At most, he's just lustful and wants to have some fun.

This is nothing to the real big shots.

Even if you have flaws, as long as you are capable enough, they are actually a good thing in the eyes of the ruler.

The Queen Mother sighed helplessly, saying that it was indeed a good thing.

It's not a good thing, because if Li Jingxiao has no ambition, it will be difficult to win him over.

As for beautiful women, Li Jingxiao doesn't even have a female demon like the Golden-Nosed White-Haired Rat.

He even dared to lay a hand on Princess Wansheng, who was already married.

It's clear this guy only looks for pretty girls and those who don't cause trouble.

Other things like wealth or family influence are all irrelevant to him.

This left the Queen Mother feeling somewhat at a loss.

However, considering that Li Jingxiao has grown to the point of being comparable to Sun Wukong in just a few years.

If he were to use magical weapons, he could easily defeat Sun Wukong. He certainly has every right and strength to be arrogant and disregard whether the woman's family is powerful or influential.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother could only suppress her regret.

She chatted with the Third Holy Mother with a smile for a while, until her niece took her leave on her own initiative.

Only then did they turn their attention to the Peony Fairy and several other fairies.

Then I thought of Li Jingxiao, who was always ruthless towards demons.

That's something we can work on.

Li Jingxiao's behavior was indeed in line with the stance of many immortals and gods of human origin in the Heavenly Court.

However, not everyone in the Heavenly Court is human.

In the Doubu and Leibu departments, many immortals and gods are of demon origin.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao wasn't the type of person who would kill any monster he saw.

Looking at the demons Li Jingxiao has destroyed in the past, you either offended him or...

Or someone comes to him asking for help.

Moreover, since they've already taken action, it's only because they're demons with powerful backers.

Otherwise, don't blame Li Jingxiao for liking to eliminate all traces of the weeds.

In fact, if you really think about it, the cause and effect can't be attributed to him at all.

After all, many times it wasn't Sun Wukong who asked him for help.

It was Pigsy, Sandy, or even Laozi and Guanyin Bodhisattva who asked him to take action on their behalf.

Therefore, the attitude of the immortals and gods in Heaven who were of demon origin towards Li Jingxiao was...

Although I don't like him, I wouldn't think of killing him.

Of course, given Li Jingxiao's current strength and the magical treasures he possesses...

It's hard to say who will die first if someone wants to kill him.

The real big shots, out of respect for Laozi and the Bodhisattva, would never lay a hand on him.

The next level up, at this point, might not necessarily be able to defeat Li Jingxiao.

Moreover, now that Li Jingxiao can refine the sixth-level golden pill, the more powerful the person, the more they want to win him over.

Consider his disciples and their descendants.

Thinking this through, the Queen Mother ordered someone to summon the Peony Fairy.

Send her down to the mortal realm to the Fire Qilin Cliff to collect Pure Yang Qilin Fruits.

If the Peony Fairy knew that the Golden Horn and Silver Horn had been collecting these things for Li Jingxiao, she would have been mistaken.

It is believed that one can guess the Queen Mother's thoughts.

Unfortunately, Li Jingxiao's Pure Yang Everlasting Spring Skill was already at its maximum level, so the Pure Yang Fruit was no longer of any use to him.

When the Queen Mother learned that Golden Horn and Silver Horn had not exchanged the Pure Yang Fruit for several months...

I was so angry that my chest hurt.

Why not send the Peony Fairy down to earth to find rare and exotic flowers and herbs?

Moreover, the location is near Baoxiang Kingdom, Thorn Ridge, and Peacock Mountain.

I don't believe Li Jingxiao wouldn't have some ulterior motives when he happened to meet the Peony Fairy.

Unexpectedly, after Yang Chan left Yaochi...

After much deliberation, he finally went to Guanjiang Estuary to find Yang Jian.

Although Yang Chan's strength was not high, she had lived for countless years. How could she not see through the Queen Mother's intentions?
However, Yang Chan was indeed somewhat interested in Li Jingxiao, after all, this girl would be fooled by a scholar surnamed Liu in the future.

Not only did she have an affair, but she also had a child with the woman surnamed Liu.

He looks like a restless person.

He is at least not a quiet, inactive person who is devoted to the Tao.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to meet Li Jingxiao at the banquet in Yaochi with the Queen Mother.

But Li Jingxiao ignored her, which inevitably made Yang Chan feel depressed and dissatisfied.

Li Jingxiao sometimes felt that the immortals and gods in the Journey to the West world were not only selfish.

He returned credit to those who used power and strategy.

To put it bluntly, they are a group of extremely capable politicians.

The remaining part is proficient in all seven emotions and six desires, including greed, anger, and ignorance.

On the contrary, it is the middle and lower-level immortals and gods who are the models of strictly abiding by the laws and regulations of heaven.

The difference between them and the immortals and gods that Li Jingxiao had imagined was too great.

However, from another perspective, it's also a good thing for Li Jingxiao.

Immortals and gods have desires, and Li Jingxiao himself also has desires, which provides a basis for mutual needs.

That way, they can profit from it.

As for benefiting the common people, Li Jingxiao wasn't that great anyway.

That day, Li Jingxiao stayed obediently in Thorn Ridge, playing with Xingxian and Princess Wansheng for several days.

Taking advantage of the nice weather in the early morning, I accompanied Xingxian on a duet of qin and xiao.

Surrounding them were Princess Wansheng, dressed in her finest attire, accompanied by dozens of beautiful dragon palace maids.

When dancing to music.

Suddenly, I felt someone watching me from the air.

Li Jingxiao looked up and saw a very handsome guy.

He was dressed in a white robe.

Holding a folding fan in his hand, he frowned and hovered in the air, looking at himself.

Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and realized that trouble was brewing.

Although I've never met Yang Jian, this handsome man exudes an aura of power and possesses considerable cultivation.

Having met Yang Chan before, Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and guessed that this person was most likely Yang Jian.

He immediately felt that Baihuaxiu was the most suitable to be the first wife.

This girl never cared how many women she had outside the marriage.

She even generously allowed the sisters Ao Huiji and Ao Xin to serve her.

He even accompanied me to Thorn Ridge several times, and each time he was very generous to Xingxian and even Princess Wansheng.

Of course, if another woman were to compete with Baihua Xiu for the position of the first wife, then Baihua Xiu's intentions would be another matter entirely.

But what if he really gets together with Yang Chan in the future?

Putting aside Yang Chan's attitude, Yang Jian, as her brother-in-law, definitely wouldn't want to see his brother-in-law having affairs.

Thinking about it this way, Li Jingxiao suddenly felt a bit disgusted.

He stopped playing the jade flute and appeared in mid-air in a flash.

He bowed respectfully to Yang Jian, "Is this before Erlang Shen, the Manifested Saint True Lord?"

When Yang Jian looked at Li Jingxiao again, he couldn't help but have a new understanding of his strength.

At least in terms of speed, Li Jingxiao is definitely better than him.

He thought to himself, "No wonder that monkey once said that this guy surnamed Li is a genius."

Not only can they learn anything quickly, but they can also master it in just three to five months, or one to two years.

Moreover, his body is full of magical treasures, which even make the fearless monkey feel afraid.

There is one bad habit.

He was fond of women.

And it seems that as long as a woman is beautiful, her background is truly irrelevant.

Human princess, Dragon Palace princess, demon princess.

There are also female demons hiding in the desolate mountains and wilderness.

He even laid a hand on married women.

Thinking of this, Yang Jian felt a toothache and thought to himself that this kid really had a good appetite.

But then I thought, what if I really wanted to find a brother-in-law for my sister?

Li Jingxiao is the best candidate, both in terms of ability and backing.

Holding a folding fan, he smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

"I am Yang Jian, and I greet you, sir."

Seeing that Yang Lao Er's attitude was not bad, Li Jingxiao felt a little relieved.

He invited Yang Jian to come over for a drink.

Old Yang came to see Li Jingxiao this time, saying he was angry, but actually he was also thinking of making friends with him.

After all, he had been the Erlang Shen Zhenjun for so many years, and he was no longer the naive young man he once was.

Moreover, since they are beneficiaries of the existing system, their perspective is dictated by their vested interests.

Like all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, the dragon-slaying hero has long since become the evil dragon.

(End of this chapter)