The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 420 Don't do things that don't benefit you

Given Li Jingxiao's status and reputation at this point, there was no need for him to urge others to drink, let alone compete in drinking.

He merely granted these generals of the Qin army the right to sit down and drink with him.

They would each get themselves seven or eight tenths drunk.

Li Jingxiao picked up his wine glass again, making an excuse for everyone to drink a few more glasses, and his mind kept hearing notifications of +8, +12, +15 experience points.

After a drinking session, I actually gained over four million experience points.

It wasn't until Golden Horn and Silver Horn came to the Marshal's Mansion that they said Laozi had made all the preparations.

The banquet would only end once Li Jingxiao returned to assist Laozi in refining elixirs.

But Li Jing and his son also realized that Li Jingxiao's importance in Laozi's heart was even greater than they had imagined.

Among the gifts that Li Jingxiao had the white-haired rat bring were three golden pills of the fifth, sixth, and seventh stages that he had personally refined.

Li Jing and Nezha don't need it, but seven-year-old Li Zhenying definitely can.

Besides, even gods and Buddhas, who doesn't have relatives?

Even without poor relatives, there are still subordinates who can use the Golden Elixir.

Even if all else fails, just restoring 50%, 60%, and 70% of health and mana is still a valuable item, even if it's a fifth-grade Golden Elixir.

Moreover, no one would consider anything that can increase lifespan useless.

The only difference is whether you need it urgently or save it for future use.

The white-haired rat also decided to stay at the Marshal's Mansion, waiting for Li Jingxiao to finish refining the elixir before taking her back to the Immortal Realm.

As for visiting Laozi at the Tushita Palace, the white-haired rat never even considered it.

I didn't dare go.

He was a concubine, and strictly speaking, a wanted criminal from Lingshan.

Naturally, he was not well-received and dared not go to see Laozi.

When Li Jingxiao returned to the Tushita Palace, Laozi complained to him in a bad mood.

Li Jingxiao didn't argue with the old man.

Seeing this, Lao Jun glared at Li Jingxiao a few times, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, being late and drinking are not big problems, not even considered sins.

I just cursed a few times and that was it.

If Li Jingxiao gets really angry with the scolding, Li Jingxiao wouldn't dare to beat the old man up.

But if he hides among his women and doesn't come to the Tushita Palace to help the old man refine elixirs...

Then Laozi would need to expend even more energy and effort.

And to be honest, although Laozi was nagging and stingy, he was really good to his disciples and servants.

There was even some indulgence and pampering.

Seeing that Li Jingxiao was ignoring him, Lao Jun could only shake his head helplessly.

I started by explaining the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing" to him.

Three days passed in a flash, and the fifth level of the Taiqing Great Dao True Scripture (33/300) was reached.

With 9 skill experience points in hand, Li Jingxiao opened the top of the Bagua Furnace from a distance with a wave of his hand.

The prepared immortal herbs, spiritual flowers, and several precious materials were successfully sent into the alchemy furnace.

It opened its mouth and spat out the Six Ding Divine Fire. After the Eight Trigrams Furnace turned red-hot, it spat out five-colored flames.

The various runes on the Eight Trigrams Furnace were already glowing golden from the fire.

Moreover, seeing how skilled he was, Laozi, Golden Horn, and Silver Horn all thought...

This kid might already know how to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

As for the success rate, that's hard to say.

After Li Jingxiao lit the fire, he sat cross-legged near the Bagua Furnace.

He closed his eyes and began to ponder the contents of the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing" that Laozi had told him over the past three days.

Cultivating at this time will yield significantly more experience.

Upon seeing this, Laozi suspected that his disciple was hiding his true abilities.

But the old man wasn't sure if Li Jingxiao could refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir on his own.

However, Laozi was basically certain that his disciple could definitely refine the Eight-Turn Golden Elixir. Unfortunately, Li Jingxiao was unwilling to step forward, and Laozi still couldn't do anything about it.

The master and apprentice worked together seamlessly, with one of them specifically controlling the flames of the Bagua Furnace.

One person chanted an incantation and cast a spell, causing the immortal herbs and spiritual flowers to fuse with other materials into a golden elixir.

Moreover, after the two finished their assigned parts, they closed their eyes and sat in meditation to cultivate.

Now, Golden Horn and Silver Horn dared not slack off, nor did they have the chance to.

They could only take turns watching the Bagua Furnace and remind the two masters what to do when it was time.

Fortunately, without the two brothers reminding us, it was time, or at a certain stage, to arrive.

Lao Jun and Li Jingxiao will wake up on their own.

Forty-five days later, it was another 18 Nine-Turn Golden Pills.

But when Li Jingxiao used his purple-gold gourd to put away the golden elixir...

Lao Jun chuckled and asked Li Jingxiao, "Disciple, your control over the heat has improved considerably."

"Could the time required for alchemy be shortened further in the future?"

After hearing this, Li Jingxiao shook his head without hesitation.

Although it was indeed a waste to spend so much time refining pills each time, Li Jingxiao had long understood this in his heart.

In fact, his master didn't need 49 days to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

Since the old man is just killing time, it's obvious he's doing it for show.

Only a fool would do that.

Seeing this, Laozi didn't say much, just shook his head and sighed, telling Li Jingxiao to cultivate diligently.

They tried to shorten the time spent refining the elixir before leaving the alchemy room.

Li Jingxiao pursed his lips, unless Laozi agreed to shorten the alchemy time and then give him more lectures.

Otherwise, go somewhere cool and stay there.

After resting for a day, he spent three more days refining three batches of fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade golden pills.

It took 49 days in total. Now both Jinjiao and Yinjiao could see that Li Jingxiao had deliberately timed it to 49 days.

Looking at Li Jingxiao, I couldn't help but feel even more admiration.

There was also a hint of fear.

Alchemy may seem like a trivial matter, but Golden Horn and Silver Horn had followed Laozi for countless years and could see some of the problems.

Li Jingxiao's ability to control the timing and heat so well is a true testament to his skill.

The two brothers are now both doubting whether Li Jingxiao can truly refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir on his own.

Unfortunately, unless that day truly comes, whether it's Golden Horn, Silver Horn, or Laozi, it's all just speculation.

When he took the golden elixir to see the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor indeed became even closer to him.

Even when dealing with matters of the Three Realms, he was made to stand beside the Four Celestial Masters and listen to their opinions.

However, Li Jingxiao was not interested in politics and court affairs when he was in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber.

After ascending to the Heavenly Court, he became even less interested in these things.

However, it was not appropriate to interrupt the Jade Emperor, the Four Heavenly Masters, and the God of Literature and the God of War as they left directly.

He simply stood there, but his mind was wandering far away.

His expression made the Jade Emperor shake his head, secretly cursing that this kid was just like Yang Jian.

To put it nicely, he was ignorant of government affairs and disliked participating in court politics.

To put it bluntly, they lack ambition.

He only thought about cultivating Taoism and having fun.

The Heavenly Masters, the God of Literature, the God of War, and the divine generals and marshals all had different expressions upon seeing this.

Overall, however, the civil officials liked him, while the generals and marshals were wary of him.

One reason was that he wasn't worried about Li Jingxiao taking away his power, and he was also eager to befriend Li Jingxiao so that he could ask him for help if he ever got into trouble in the future.

The other group was worried that Li Jingxiao would take away their mission of exorcising demons, which would be tantamount to taking away their profits.

Yet they were also afraid of Li Jingxiao's strength.

(End of this chapter)