The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 398 Only those who offer benefits are worth winning over.
One batch of Nine-Turn Golden Elixir takes forty-nine days to produce, and too much time is spent on it every year.

No one would be happy about that.

Moreover, if you do something for thousands or tens of thousands of years, very few people can maintain that level of enthusiasm.

Before Li Jingxiao became a disciple, Laozi had to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

Sometimes he even had to refine five, six, seven, or eight-stage golden pills, which made the old man even more annoyed.

Since Laozi is unwilling to do it, he would be more than happy for Li Jingxiao to accept the task.

Therefore, the higher Li Jingxiao's talent and strength in alchemy, the greater the benefit to everyone.

In particular, upon learning that with Li Jingxiao's assistance, the number of Nine-Turn Golden Pills had stabilized at 18 per batch, down from fourteen or fifteen.

In other words, the portion offered to the Jade Emperor is deducted.

Laozi, and even Li Jingxiao, must have possessed a considerable number of Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs.

A single golden elixir can make a person an immortal.

There's an example like Zhu Bajie (Pigsy).

Even those who achieve immortality through the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir only have a power ceiling at the level of Pigsy (Zhu Bajie).

Compared to Li Jingxiao and Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie is indeed inferior.

However, let's compare the strength of the marshals, generals, constellations, and star lords who are openly recognized in the Heavenly Court.

Zhu Bajie definitely ranks among the top-tier combatants.

Therefore, for the immortals and gods in Heaven, it was already an extremely good opportunity for a descendant like Zhu Bajie to emerge.

If three or five of them emerge, their lineage will definitely see a significant increase in strength within the Heavenly Court.

And the power of the human realm will expand exponentially.

After all, an immortal only appears once every hundred or two hundred years, so this sect will inevitably be extremely praised by mortals.

It would be difficult for them not to prosper.

The dozen or so immortals and gods in the Lingxiao Palace all wanted to exchange one or two Nine-Turn Golden Pills with Li Jingxiao.

Even if there are no descendants, or only disciples with exceptional talent.

The fact that a single Nine-Turn Golden Elixir can heal any injury is just one example.

Keep it, it will definitely come in handy someday.

The Jade Emperor originally thought that Li Jingxiao would, as in the past, find an excuse to say that the credit for refining the elixir belonged entirely to Laozi.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingxiao readily agreed this time.

Left with no other choice, he had to reluctantly agree to personally deliver the gift to Li Jingxiao.

But Li Jingxiao had little interest in promotions or treasures.

The Jade Emperor would not actually reward Li Jingxiao with a powerful magic weapon.

They wouldn't actually appoint him to a high-ranking official position with real power.

There are far too many conflicts of interest involved here.

Not only did the Jade Emperor have many issues to consider, but Li Jingxiao himself was also unwilling to get involved in these troubles.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao did not want any rewards, but only asked the Jade Emperor to preach to him.

The Jade Emperor merely glared at Li Jingxiao with annoyance before having no choice but to take him to the side hall.

He earnestly taught Li Jingxiao kendo for three days.

Of course, I didn't talk about it all the time during those three days.

Instead, he would summon Li Jingxiao to the Lingxiao Palace only after finishing his daily official duties.

Then, inside the Pixiang Hall, he was given a four-hour lecture.

Even so, Li Jingxiao's "Sword Control Technique" increased by 3 proficiency points.

Li Jingxiao was very satisfied and hinted that he would bring the golden pill every time he came to deliver it in the future.

He only asked the Jade Emperor to continue preaching to him, and he didn't want any other rewards.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor was so angry that he almost kicked him out.

Fortunately, after calming down, I quickly realized...

If I preach to Li Jingxiao more often, even without the formal title of master and disciple, it will be possible to achieve this.

They also showed kindness in passing on their skills and resolving doubts.

Just like Guanyin Bodhisattva, if she needs anything, she can simply go to Li Jingxiao. This is a good thing for everyone.

Upon thinking this, the Jade Emperor's expression immediately became kind and approachable.

However, Li Jingxiao had just left the Pixiang Palace and had not yet left the Lingxiao Palace area.

She was then invited to the Jade Pool Wonderland by the Peony Fairy sent by the Queen Mother of the West.

Along the way, Li Jingxiao wanted to get closer to the Peony Fairy.

But the woman dared not.

All they could do was beg Li Jingxiao to behave himself.

After all, she wasn't Li Jingxiao; she lacked both strength and powerful backing.

Moreover, there are far too many female immortals and officials who are jealous of her relationship with Li Jingxiao.

Finally, the Peony Fairy agreed to a series of conditions imposed on Li Jingxiao, and only then did Li Jingxiao become obedient.

Of course, Li Jingxiao wasn't truly brainless, nor was he a lecherous lunatic.

It's nothing more than taking this opportunity to get the Peony Fairy to agree to unlock some special requests when they meet again on Earth.

Upon arriving at Yaochi, the Queen Mother ostensibly hosted a banquet for Li Jingxiao, but in reality, they spent most of their time talking about other things.

It's actually related to swordsmanship.

Li Jingxiao immediately knew that this was another attempt to curry favor and win him over.

Although it only took one day to teach, Li Jingxiao still gained 3 proficiency points.

Now, Li Jingxiao will definitely visit Yaochi much more often than before.

Furthermore, she secretly gave the Peony Fairy a Nine-Turn Golden Pill, asking her to pass it on to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was overjoyed and began to value the Peony Fairy even more.

As for Li Jingxiao, not to mention that the Queen Mother had repeatedly tried to win him over.

Even if this big shot didn't show any goodwill towards me.

Li Jingxiao was more than willing to get closer to the Queen Mother with just one Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

To put it bluntly, the Queen Mother is indeed the head of all female immortals in the Three Realms.

The benefits of the Queen Mother inviting Baihua Xiu, the Peacock Princess, Ao Huiji, and Ao Xin to a banquet in heaven are numerous.

Since the Queen Mother controls the peaches of immortality, it's possible that Li Jingxiao might need her help someday.

Then Li Jingxiao was blocked outside the Jade Pool Immortal Realm by the Five Directions Protector.

Because of Li Jingxiao's delays, Sun Wukong and his disciples wasted three or four months in Yuhua County, a county in Tianzhu Kingdom.

In order to appear more normal, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing even took on three disciples.

The book also spends much more time teaching the three princes than in the original story.

When Li Jingxiao was escorted and begged by the Five Directions Protectors, he arrived at Yuhua County.

They met up with the other gods and Buddhas responsible for protecting Tang Sanzang, and then went directly to the largest restaurant in Yuhua County to treat everyone to drinks.

Only then did Sun Wukong and his two brothers begin to follow the script.

That yellow lion spirit was quite a character.

He seized the mountain and became king, gathering many demons as his subordinates.

They never robbed or plundered, much less ate people.

Even when stealing the weapons of Sun Wukong and his companions and holding a feast with rakes, the Yellow Lion Demon paid his two wolf demon subordinates to do it.

That is, "tricky and eccentric" and "strange and cunning" go down the mountain to buy.

Since drinking and eating meat are both purchased with money, robbery is probably impossible.

Li Jingxiao did indeed admire the Yellow Lion Spirit quite a bit.

The secret passage: If it weren't for saving his life?
But then I thought, what's wrong with saving this yellow lion demon?
With those skills, he couldn't even beat Pigsy or Sandy, so he was utterly useless to him.

Besides, if the Yellow Lion Demon doesn't die, the Nine-Headed Lion has no reason to make a move.

If the old lion doesn't make a move, the majesty of the Supreme Celestial Venerable cannot be displayed.

Perhaps the more difficult this hurdle is, the more benefits Taiyi Tianzun will receive from Buddha.

(End of this chapter)