The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 414 Everyone gets what they need
The so-called "grassroots soldiers" are not plant monsters, but rather makeshift troupes.

These 1,200 grass-root soldiers, or rather, grass-root gods.

It means "unofficial god," that is, a god who has not been officially appointed by the Heavenly Court.

To put it bluntly, they were all Yang Jian's private soldiers, and they only listened to Yang Jian.

When Erlang Shen Yang Jian was young, he carried mountains and chased the sun, and split Peach Mountain with an axe to rescue his mother.

Although he accepted the imperial decree from the Heavenly Court, he also made a three-point agreement with the Heavenly Court.

First, one shall not serve as an official in the Heavenly Court; in times of war, one shall obey orders but not summons.

This gave Yang Jian a great deal of autonomy.

Second, no one from the Heavenly Court is allowed to appear within a radius of 100 li around Guanjiangkou. If anyone needs to pass through, they must notify us in advance; otherwise, they will be killed without exception.

Third, Yang Jian does not need a single soldier from the Heavenly Court, nor should the Heavenly Court interfere with the activities of the army at Guanjiang Estuary.

Afterwards, Yang Jian, along with his celestial dog and the Meishan brothers, traveled all over the Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks, the Five Lakes and Four Seas, and the Four Great Continents.

They annihilated and subdued the demons, monsters, wandering ghosts, and rogue cultivators who originally roamed the mountains and forests, committing all sorts of evil deeds.

They recruited the most powerful among them, bypassing the Heavenly Court to form an army, and stationed them at Guanjiang Estuary.

Because it did not receive an imperial decree from the Heavenly Court, it was called the "Grass-Head God".

Therefore, although the number of these 1,200 grass-root gods is not large, each of them is an outstanding figure among all the demons in the world.

He possesses extraordinary magical powers and great supernatural abilities.

When Yang Jian attacked Flower Fruit Mountain, he defeated Sun Wukong's 48,000 monkey demons with 1,200 grass-headed gods.

If Yang Jian hadn't been unwilling to offend Sun Wukong, the Six Sages of Meishan and 1,200 grass-root gods alone could have wiped out all the monkeys and their offspring of Flower Fruit Mountain.

The Grass-Headed God has always used magical weapons such as broadswords, spears, bows and crossbows, javelins, and ropes as his weapons.

During wartime, they also had the assistance of eagles and hounds.

Furthermore, they were all born from demons, monsters, wandering ghosts, and unorthodox cultivators.

They have a deep understanding of the habits, fighting techniques, and combat styles of demons.

Therefore, it has a great restraining effect when facing various demons and wild beasts that have cultivated into fairies.

They can often take on three to five, or even ten or more, lesser demons.

Seeing that Yang Jian and his seven companions had all been thoroughly drunk, Li Jingxiao immediately turned his attention to the 1,200 peasant soldiers.

He was just about to invite the captains and commanders of the dozens of soldiers in the palace to drink.

Yang Chan immediately interrupted his thoughts.

The girl was initially worried that her man would be overpowered by her second brother and the Six Saints of Meishan.

So at the beginning of the banquet, she even complained about Yang Jian.

Now, Yang Jian and the others are drunk and starting to complain about Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao didn't care; he had already gained the experience.

With a wave of his hand, a divine light flashed, and Yang Jian and the others immediately regained their senses.

Yang Jian and the others were not having it. They were drinking for the sake of getting drunk.

If they really want to come to their senses, all they need to do is circulate their magical power.

Of course, some wines can indeed intoxicate even immortals and gods.

The Imperial Wine of Yaochi, the Jade Nectar of the Purple Palace, the Thousand-Day Intoxication, and the Divine Wine of the Three Lights can all intoxicate even immortals and gods.

In particular, the "Three Lights Divine Wine" that Zhen Yuanzi had secretly kept.

The Jade Emperor drank this wine and was drunk for three days.

In the Heavenly Court, there are also special elixirs for sobering up.

Ge Xianweng's hangover remedy was very popular.

Li Jingxiao could also refine this elixir, since Laozi had the recipe.

Li Jingxiao really wanted to refine it, but he just wanted to try it a few more times in the alchemy room in the game.

With experience, it becomes much easier to refine in the real world.

But Li Jingxiao wouldn't be foolish enough to compete with Ge Xianweng for business.

The mere possession of fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade Golden Elixirs is enough for Li Jingxiao to secure a stable life in the Heavenly Court. If he were willing to exchange them privately, he could certainly make a fortune.
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After Yang Jian and the others sobered up, in order to save face, they pulled Li Jingxiao to continue drinking.

Yang Chan then turned to complain about Yang Jian.

Unfortunately, neither Yang Jian nor Li Jingxiao would listen to her.

She glared angrily at Yang Jian, then secretly pinched Li Jingxiao's waist a dozen times.

To avoid his drinking capacity being too excessive and being discovered as a cheater, Li Jingxiao...

This time I'm really drinking.

Before long, Yang Jian and the others had gotten him quite drunk.

Let's just surrender.

Yang Jian saw that Li Jingxiao was indeed drunk and dazed, so he let him go.

She instructed someone to take Li Jingxiao to the guest room courtyard to rest, and Yang Chan, worried about Li Jingxiao, naturally went along.

This made Yang Jian, who originally wanted to chat with Yang Chan, complain again about how "a daughter is not meant to stay at home once she grows up".

Seeing this, Grand Commandant Kang comforted Yang Jian, saying, "My Lord, don't be upset. It is a great joy for Miss to have such a fine husband."

Seeing this, the others also chimed in to agree.

Moreover, judging from everyone's expressions, they all seemed to think that Yang Jian and Yang Chan had gotten the better deal.

In terms of closeness or distance, Li Jingxiao is certainly an outsider.

But it is precisely because we don't know much about Li Jingxiao that we feel his aura is even more dazzling.

Yang Jian couldn't help but recall three years ago, when he and Li Jingxiao fought their way from the Thorn Ridge all the way to Nan Zhanbu Prefecture, and then to Nan Tianmen.

After a seven-day, seven-night battle with no clear victor, a smug smile inevitably appeared on his face.

Moreover, with Li Jingxiao as his brother-in-law, the 1,200 soldiers will no longer have to worry about someone reaching the end of their lifespan and having to reincarnate.

Although Yang Jian is the Jade Emperor's nephew, he also has an independent small kingdom in Guanjiangkou.

It's not difficult to feed 1,200 grass-root soldiers, but ensuring that all the grass-root gods live long lives is truly not easy.

Yang Jian himself did not serve as an official in Heaven, so the Peach Banquet had nothing to do with him.

At the last Peach Banquet, Yang Jian and Yang Chan wouldn't have been qualified to attend if it weren't for the Queen Mother's personal invitation.

He would not be invited to the Jade Emperor's "Dan Yuan Assembly".

In the world of Journey to the West, except for the most powerful gods, Buddhas, and demons, everyone else has concerns about their lifespan.

Yang Jian and the Queen Mother hit it off immediately not only because Yang Jian felt that Li Jingxiao was a good match for his sister.

There are also many selfish motives involved.

Firstly, it would allow them to borrow the prestige of Laozi, or even the Three Pure Ones, through Li Jingxiao.

Secondly, Li Jingxiao's ability to refine elixirs was indeed something Yang Jian urgently needed.

Thirdly, having Li Jingxiao and Yang Chan together would prevent his own sister from suffering the same fate as his mother, Fairy Yunhua, from descending to the mortal realm to marry a mortal because of her longing for worldly life.

At that time, Yang Chan will not be spared from being punished by the Heavenly Laws.

The child born is also in danger.

For Li Jingxiao, just drinking with Yang Jian and his seven brothers gave him 172 million experience points.

The benefits would be enormous.

If you were to invite a dozen or even dozens of leaders of the local deities to drink together...

You might be able to gain millions of experience points in one go.

You don't need to drink it every day. Just drink it two or three times a month, and you can level up one or two times a year.

Therefore, he will definitely come to Guanjiangkou frequently in the future.

The next morning, Li Jingxiao got up early and dragged Yang Chan to teach her "Sword Control Technique" and "Diving into the Abyss and Shrinking the Earth."

What Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that his new wife looked weak, virtuous and gentle.

But in reality, he didn't like using swords.

He grabbed Li Jingxiao's arm and insisted that he teach him marksmanship.

(End of this chapter)