The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 397: He Admitted It Directly
Li Jingxiao entered the Dou Niu Palace and saw the Thunder Gods guarding the place.

There were three marshals from the Divine Firmament Thunder Control Bureau: Chen, Zhang, and Guan, who had previously led the campaign against the Flood Dragon Demon King in the North Sea.

While stopping to greet the three men and catch up with them, he also tried to get closer to the other thirty-three Thunder Gods and Marshals.

Sure enough, these people were eager to get closer to Li Jingxiao.

Unfortunately, these people were the Jade Emperor's trusted guards.

Back then, Sun Wukong was blocked here by the thirty-six divine generals of the Dou Niu Palace, along with Wang Lingguan.

That's why they didn't break into the Lingxiao Palace.

Otherwise, Li Jingxiao would definitely have invited them to Boyue Cave for drinks.

When Sun Wukong was first bestowed the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven, he spent his days making friends everywhere.

In the end, even the Jade Emperor found it troublesome and troublesome, after all, the monkey had not only been a mountain king, but also a rebel.

The Heavenly Court felt that continuing the fight was not worthwhile, so they reluctantly admitted that Sun Wukong was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

But after the monkey went to Heaven and became the Great Sage, he traveled all over the Heavenly Court, making friends with all sorts of wise men.

If it were the Jade Emperor, he would definitely be thinking the same thing.

Has this guy become rebellious again, and that's why he's trying to recruit people everywhere?
It can be said that Sun Wukong, who had just graduated from his apprenticeship, was a complete novice in officialdom.

He made every mistake imaginable and every mistake he shouldn't have made.

They were quite pleased with themselves, believing they were qualified and capable of sitting on the Jade Emperor's throne.

If it were Li Jingxiao, he would definitely be incredibly embarrassed.

Having served as the Duke of Xingguo for so many years, Li Jingxiao naturally wouldn't follow Sun Wukong's example and try to win over and befriend even the guardian deities around the Jade Emperor.

Lao Jun told him not to get too close to the people of the Thunder Department, and Li Jingxiao obeyed him without question.

At most, they'll just maintain a degree of familiarity.

However, everything has its blessings and misfortunes, and Sun Wukong suffered a loss in this regard back then.

But after he escaped from Wuzhi Mountain, the benefits of having extensive connections became apparent.

No matter who Heaven asked for help from, it seems that only the True Martial Emperor ignored him.

Li Jingxiao chatted with the thirty-six divine generals for a while before heading to the Lingxiao Palace.

Before even entering the main hall, he was personally greeted by Zhang Tianshi, who insisted on getting closer to him.

The old man's implication was simply that he wanted to ask his disciples and grand-disciples for some fifth- or sixth-grade golden pills.

Li Jingxiao shook his head without hesitation, but made the excuse that the number of golden pills produced in each batch was limited.

He also implied that if necessary, someone could be sent to find Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianshi nodded with a smile, as expected of a big shot like him.

Taking Li Jingxiao's golden pill for free is not as worthwhile as trading with Li Jingxiao.

Things that don't cost money are like incurring a favor.

And favors are the hardest to repay, so it's better to have a clear price list for peace of mind.

And in the Heavenly Court, there are countless immortals and gods like Zhang Tianshi with numerous disciples and followers.

Although the heavenly rules stipulate that celestial officials are not allowed to have mortal desires.

They absolutely cannot have children.

But before ascending to heaven, their descendants and disciples remained in the world.

They have quite a few family businesses and descendants.

As far as Li Jingxiao knew, most of the subordinates of the Four Celestial Masters were their descendants or grand-disciples.

The strongest among them ascended directly to the Heavenly Realm.

Those of the next rank will be assigned to positions in the underworld.

Many descendants without talent can be reborn into a good family as long as they don't make any major mistakes.

Of course, such descendants without talent will have their karmic ties severed after reincarnation.

This is considered an open secret in Heaven.

It is only natural for ancestors to take care of their descendants.

Let alone Li Jingxiao, who only produced seven or eight fifth- or sixth-grade golden pills from one furnace.

Even if the quantity increased tenfold or even a hundredfold, it still wouldn't be enough for these people's disciples and descendants to share.

But Li Jingxiao had to learn from Laozi, no matter how many fifth- or sixth-turn golden pills were refined in one batch.

The official statement is that only 10 pills are produced per batch. However, Laozi (the founder of Taoism) has always stated that only 12 Nine-Turn Golden Pills are produced per batch.

Things are valued for their scarcity; too little is no good.

If there are only a few in a year, the quantity is too small, and most people won't even bother with them.

If there's no market and no hope, then no one will need to ask you for anything.

Too much of it will make it worthless.

Even the Jade Emperor wouldn't want to see this situation occur.

After all, people don't care about things that are too easily obtained.

Not to mention gratitude.

Therefore, the Golden Elixir must take the high-end route.

This is a complete seller's market; take it or leave it.

One more customer won't make a difference.

If you're gone, I might be able to sell it for an even higher price.

Upon meeting the Jade Emperor, Li Jingxiao took out two jade plates from his inventory.

The pills contained 12 Nine-Turn Golden Pills and 5 Five-Turn and 5 Six-Turn Golden Pills, which were handed over to the female official beside the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor picked up a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, which the female official had presented and carefully placed on his desk, and examined it closely.

He even held it to his nose and smelled it, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

He looked at Li Jingxiao and said, "Minister Li, I have heard that in the past two years, the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir refined by Laozi has been controlled by you in terms of both the civil and military flames of the Eight Trigrams Furnace."

Is that why the golden pills presented recently are of slightly better quality than before?

Li Jingxiao muttered to himself, thinking to himself that the Jade Emperor was truly praising him.

Or is he trying to flatter himself to death?

Fortunately, after a moment's thought, I quickly realized that it didn't matter whether it was flattery or praise.

The facts are right in front of us.

Just nod and accept it.

In the past, Laozi himself would refine elixirs, and each elixir would only yield about fourteen or fifteen pills.

If the two brothers, Golden Horn and Silver Horn, had taken a nap during the forty-nine days of alchemy...

If the flames weren't properly tended, the number of golden pills produced from that batch might not even reach 12.

There have been instances before where only 9 eggs were produced from a single batch.

Enraged, Laozi had no choice but to send Golden Horn and Silver Horn down to the mortal realm to find Li Jingxiao and return to heaven.

Now, the number has stabilized at 18, which is undeniable.

It can't be hidden.

Since that's the case, we might as well just make things simpler.

So Li Jingxiao nodded directly, knowing that his days in Heaven would be much better from now on.

Even as long as it doesn't cross the Jade Emperor's bottom line, let alone just having a romantic relationship with the Peony Fairy by the Queen Mother's side.

Even if you manage to win over one of the seven fairies, you might still be able to do so.

The Jade Emperor probably only outwardly expressed his fury, but secretly dealt with the matter leniently.

They just gave him a cursory punishment and that was it.

Or, after imposing a heavy penalty, find an opportunity and a suitable reason after some time.

By having Li Jingxiao redeem himself through meritorious service, he was quickly exonerated.

The Jade Emperor and the dozen or so immortals in the Lingxiao Palace saw that Li Jingxiao had actually admitted it, which was indeed because of Li Jingxiao's assistance.

The quality of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir refined by Laozi became better.

They all looked at him with surprise and some confusion.

Fortunately, everyone was smart enough to quickly come to their senses.

He secretly thought that it would indeed be more advantageous for him if Li Jingxiao admitted to this matter.

It is common knowledge that Laozi enjoys a very high status and power in the Heavenly Court because he refines elixirs.

But it's no secret that Laozi got tired of refining elixirs.

(End of this chapter)