The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 485 Watching the Fun

If you eat a dozen or more of the Nezha-themed Nine-Flower Rain and Dew Pills in a row, you can recover several thousand or even tens of thousands of points of health.

Even if that old fellow Ao Guang suffers a minor injury, he can recover from it quickly.

Even a serious injury can be healed to a minor one.

In Ao Guang's eyes, this was already quite good.

If used on low-ranking soldiers or generals in the Dragon Palace.

The effect was very obvious.

The cost is minimal; the Dragon Palace can cultivate these spiritual flowers and herbs on its own.

Even using spiritual flowers and herbs as raw materials to refine the Nine-Flower Rain Dew Pill will make its medicinal effects even stronger.

After all, the Nine-Flower Rain and Dew Pill is merely a medicinal pill found only in the world of martial arts.

The materials used in the refining process cannot be spiritual flowers or herbs.

Even using spiritual flowers and herbs would be somewhat wasteful.

But for Ao Guang, these spiritual herbs and flowers, since they could be planted and cultivated, were worthless junk.

All you need to do is give the order to Prime Minister Turtle, and there are plenty of Dragon Palace maids who can plant them in large quantities.

Ao Guang immediately placed an order with Nezha and his three fellow disciples, sending them more alchemy materials in exchange for the enlarged Nine-Flower Dew Pills.

It was distributed as a welfare benefit to officers and soldiers of lower and middle ranks.

This instantly ignited the enthusiasm of Nezha and his companions for alchemy.

After the ginseng qi-tonifying pills were successfully refined, the four brothers, as usual, increased the size of the pills.

Moreover, after careful research and experimentation, the new Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pill has stabilized and can restore 500 points of health.

The Ginseng Qi-Boosting Pill restores 1000 points of mana.

With the availability of pills to replenish mana, the Dragon Palace became even more enthusiastic about purchasing them.

He even became a middleman, selling the two kinds of pills to the Dragon Kings of the South China Sea, the North China Sea, and the West China Sea.

In the process, Ao Guang was also showing off to his three younger brothers.

They also told the three dragon kings about Li Jingxiao's knowledge of alchemy and his teaching of Ao Bing the art of alchemy.

In this way, even if the three dragon kings looked down on this kind of pill.

But for the sake of my nephew, I still replaced some of them.

The Dragon Palace of the Four Seas has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, hundreds of generals, and over a thousand captains.

The output of Nezha and his four fellow disciples was simply not enough.

Even if Nezha and his companions worked non-stop for 24 hours, exhausting themselves to death, they still couldn't meet the needs of the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas.

Moreover, Nezha and Ao Bing had to get up early every day to practice martial arts with Shi Ji and the four women, along with Li Jingxiao.

It won't affect the brothers' progress in martial arts and Taoist cultivation.

Otherwise, Li Jingxiao would have found another opportunity to teach those two brothers a lesson long ago.

The time available for alchemy is even less.
As for Biyun and Yunxia, ​​who are siblings, Li Jingxiao did not strictly require them to practice martial arts or cultivate Taoism.

All you need to do is diligently practice the "Five Qi Gathering Sword" every day and arrange your own time to complete your daily practice tasks.

After all, they are not the main characters in the Investiture of the Gods, and they do not need to become the vanguard of the Chan Sect and fight on the battlefield like Nezha.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao would not strictly require the two of them to practice martial arts or cultivate Taoism.

The two siblings naturally devoted more time and energy to alchemy.

Now, his alchemy skills have surpassed those of Nezha and Ao Bing.

After just a few transactions with the Dragon Palace, Biyun and Yunxia became wealthy.

The brother and sister had been with Shiji since they were little, and had basically never seen money.

Although most of the pills were replaced with spiritual flowers and herbs, there was still a considerable amount of silver.

Fortunately, although the two of them are somewhat stingy, they are also filial.

When they had money, they knew to buy nice things and give them to Shi Ji and Li Jingxiao.

The gifts given to Caiyun, Qiongxiao, and Daji were less than those given to Shiji and Li Jingxiao.

However, this made Caiyun and the other two very satisfied and pleased.

He began to praise the two boys more often.

This made Biyun and Yunxia happy, and their enthusiasm for alchemy even greater.

Li Jingxiao didn't care whether the two of them focused on cultivating pills, martial arts, or Taoist magic.

Often, interest is the greatest motivation.

Whether it's alchemy or anything else, once you reach a certain level, it can serve as a means of making a living.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao is not short of helpers, and it is foreseeable that Nezha's talent and potential in martial arts and Taoist magic will definitely be greater than Biyun and Yunxia.

Li Jingxiao therefore had no need to require each disciple to become his henchman.

Being a laborer in alchemy is essentially working for yourself.
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Li Jingxiao taught his four apprentices the art of alchemy, and also spent his days practicing with his four wives, cultivating their teamwork and practical experience.

On this day, a message traveled from Chaoge City to Chentang Pass.

Knowing that his youngest son had found a powerful master, Li Jing was not only grateful to Li Jingxiao but also held him in high esteem.

However, due to his lack of talent in cultivating Taoism and his failure to achieve anything, he could only descend the mountain like Jiang Ziya to enjoy worldly riches.

Therefore, I felt somewhat embarrassed to face someone as accomplished as Li Jingxiao.

On the contrary, Nezha's biological mother, Lady Yin, would often invite Shi Ji and the other three women to the General's Mansion as guests.

Li Jing and Nezha did not get along well; the father and son disliked each other.

Nezha simply stayed at his master Li Jingxiao's house all day long, and Li Jing naturally wouldn't come to Li Jingxiao's house unless there was nothing else to do.

However, the news from Chaoge City this time was too significant, and Li Jing felt a little uneasy.

Thinking that Li Jingxiao was exceptionally capable, and that he was unsure of what to do, he decided to listen to Li Jingxiao's advice, hoping that it might come up with a good solution.

After arriving at the door, the host and guest exchanged greetings and drank tea, and only then did Li Jing explain the purpose of his visit.

Upon hearing that Queen Jiang of King Zhou had died and that the four major vassal states had entered Chaoge City, Li Jingxiao immediately realized that the Nine-Tailed Fox was purging her rivals.

They targeted the queen and concubines around King Zhou in order to gain exclusive favor in the harem.

After the four vassal states of the Shang Dynasty entered the capital, their fates were not good.

Marquis Jiang Huanchu of Dongbo was King Zhou's father-in-law and Empress Jiang's father.

However, King Zhou ordered him to be chopped into mincemeat.

Marquis E Chongyu of the South was the first of the four major feudal lords to raise an army against the Shang dynasty.

He was executed by burning alive, a truly gruesome death.

Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, was a man of great virtue and benevolence, and even King Zhou of Shang had to consider his reputation for virtue and benevolence.

Originally intended to release Ji Chang back to Xiqi, he was imprisoned in Chaoge for a full 7 years by King Zhou due to the instigation of treacherous officials.

During this period, there was also an incident where the eldest son, Boyi Kao, was chopped into minced meat and made into pies for Ji Chang to eat.

Fortunately, Ji Chang was skilled in divination and foresaw that King Zhou was wary of him and had deliberately given him meat pies.

If you don't eat it, then you've figured out that the meat pie is made of human flesh.

King Zhou would certainly not tolerate him.

If he ate it, it would prove that Ji Chang was just a mortal.

This also dispelled the rumor that Ji Chang was a sage.

In the end, Ji Chang endured humiliation and was able to return to Xiqi to rebel against the Shang dynasty.

Meanwhile, Chong Houhu, the Marquis of Beibo, aided and abetted King Zhou's tyranny, becoming King Zhou's henchman and cruelly oppressing the feudal lords.

He also sent troops to attack Xiqi, but was eventually killed by Ji Chang through a scheme.

Li Jingxiao had no interest in the fate of these people. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that this matter would not affect Chentang Pass, so he naturally cared even less.

After calming Li Jing down, he returned to the backyard and saw Daji holding a sword.

Enraged, he roared and threatened to kill a certain witch. But he was stopped by Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao.

When the four women saw their men return, Shi Ji and the other two felt relieved.

Daji also put away her sword, looked aggrieved, and threw herself into his arms, sobbing.

Li Jingxiao hurriedly put his arm around his wife, wondering to himself, "Who has offended the usually gentle and kind Daji?"

Or perhaps something happened to Su Hu or his son Su Quanzhong?

Then Shiji said, "Husband, Su sister heard that in Chaoge, because of the death of Queen Jiang, the court officials and people are cursing Daji as a wicked woman who brought disaster to the country."

That's why the younger sister of the Su family was so indignant.

Li Jingxiao was taken aback at first, but then quickly understood.

The nine-tailed fox now resembles Su Daji.

The name Su Daji naturally came into use.

Therefore, all the evil deeds committed by the nine-tailed fox were attributed to Daji, who was in her arms.

In her rage, Daji probably didn't care about anything else, and Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao found out that she was Su Daji, the daughter of Su Hu, the Marquis of Yizhou.

The imposter in Chaoge City was a nine-tailed fox spirit disguised as a demon woman.

Li Jingxiao quickly comforted Daji.

However, given the matter of a woman's reputation, the usually docile Daji was not so easily swayed this time.

Li Jingxiao couldn't say that the Nine-Tailed Fox's chaos in the Shang Dynasty was on the orders of the Goddess Nuwa.

So after thinking for a moment, he told the story of King Zhou killing Queen Jiang and summoning the four feudal lords to Chaoge.

Incidentally, judging from a speculative tone, it is highly likely that King Zhou will not let Dongbo Hou Jiang Huanchu go.

Once Jiang Huanchu is killed, the heir of the Marquis of Dongbo will inevitably rebel against the Shang dynasty.

The other three major vassal states, along with eight hundred minor vassal states, would also be filled with unease.

Moreover, there was the Beihai Rebellion at this time, which Grand Tutor Wen had been suppressing for many years.

Not only did they take away a large number of the elite troops of the Yin Shang Dynasty, but they also spent countless amounts of money and grain, yet they were never able to completely quell the rebellion.

If the heir of the Marquis of Dongbo were to raise an army against the Shang, the foundation of the Shang dynasty would be shaken.

At that time, King Zhou will be in a terrible predicament, and he might actually lose his eight-hundred-year-old Shang dynasty.

This can be considered revenge for the siege of Yizhou and the forced entry of Daji into Chaoge.

Therefore, the more reckless a nine-tailed fox acts, the worse it may actually be.

As for Daji's reputation, she should endure the humiliation for a few years. In the future, Li Jingxiao promises not only to take Daji but also to personally kill the nine-tailed fox.

He would also speak out for her in front of the whole world and clear her name.

After hearing this, Daji stopped making a fuss.

Moreover, this was to reward Li Jingxiao and prevent him from going back on his word in the future.

That night, Daji used every means to serve Li Jingxiao.

This woman forced herself to endure the embarrassment of using some yoga poses that she wouldn't normally do.

All of it was used on Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao enjoyed all the good fortune in love.

Meanwhile, the situation in Chaoge unfolded exactly as Li Jingxiao had predicted.

That day, as usual, Li Jingxiao used his clairvoyance to look towards Chaoge and suddenly discovered that Jiang Ziya seemed to be getting married.

He quickly transformed into a Taoist priest and flew to Chaoge to watch the spectacle.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao had a residence in Chaoge, and not only did he bring gifts when he visited, he also drank a cup of wedding wine.

But to be honest, this Jiang Taigong, who is famous throughout the ages, was actually quite unlucky.

Being able to become a disciple of the sage Yuanshi Tianzun shows that one is indeed very fortunate.

But he really didn't have the talent for cultivation. He studied in Kunlun Mountain for forty years and was over 70 years old, but he still hadn't achieved immortality.

It could even be said that Jiang Ziya not only failed to become an immortal, but he also didn't learn many Taoist magic and supernatural powers.

Otherwise, his hair and beard wouldn't have turned white with age, making him look old and frail.

In the eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, there was indeed no need to waste time and energy seeking immortality.

Jiang Ziya's heart was very firm in his pursuit of Taoism, or rather, his desire for immortality was very firm.

Naturally, he was unwilling to leave the mountain.

But the Primordial Celestial Venerable sent him down to the mortal realm, saying that the Shang dynasty was immoral and deserved to be overthrown.

He couldn't refuse the offer to let Jiang Ziya go down the mountain to find a wise ruler and enjoy worldly riches and honors.

Otherwise, it would be disobeying his master's orders, and the consequences would be far beyond what Jiang Ziya could bear.

When Jiang Ziya descended the mountain and entered Chaoge, he soon discovered that his sworn brother was still alive.

Decades passed in the blink of an eye, things changed, but with his sworn brother still alive, Jiang Ziya naturally cherished this bond of brotherhood.

Moreover, his sworn brother Song Yiren was indeed very good to him.

So when Song Yiren said he would find him a wife, Jiang Ziya had no choice but to agree, no matter how unwilling he was.

At this time, Jiang Ziya was already 72 years old, had no money or power, and was arrogant and aloof.

Which girl would be willing to marry him?
Finally, having no other choice, he had to go on a blind date with a 68-year-old spinster named Ma.

I wonder if Song Yiren truly cares about Jiang Ziya?

Or did they deliberately find him a 68-year-old shrew to harm him?
If it were Li Jingxiao, even if his own father came, he would never agree to this marriage.

But Jiang Ziya actually agreed.

Sure enough, there's a reason why no one wants a 68-year-old spinster.

Ma was a sharp-tongued, mean-spirited, mercenary, and greedy man.

After marriage, she forced Jiang Ziya to abandon Taoism and go into business, but Jiang Ziya's business ventures were plagued by bad luck.

He first tried to sell the sieves he made himself, but by the time it got dark, he had only sold one sieve and lost four coins.

He opened a tavern and stockpiled wine because of the hot weather, but in the end, the tavern failed and the wine was no longer drinkable.

The flour I bought was also soaked by the torrential rain, resulting in another complete loss.

For his third venture, Jiang Ziya planned to sell livestock.

They were driving dozens of livestock, preparing to enter Chaoge City.

Then Chaoge suffered a drought, and the court prayed for rain, prohibited the killing of livestock, and officials banned the market.

Not only were dozens of livestock confiscated, but Jiang Ziya himself almost got caught if he hadn't run away quickly.

He eventually set up a fortune-telling stall, but considered himself extraordinary.

He hung up a long banner that read, "The universe is vast in my sleeve, and the days and months are long in my pot," to boast about himself.

He also stipulated that the price for divination should be three or four times the market price, thus alienating the masses and naturally no one would seek his services.

Mrs. Ma was naturally unhappy to see that she had married such a useless husband.

She was incredibly harsh and sarcastic towards Jiang Ziya, and in the end, she even divorced him.

Li Jingxiao followed the whole thing closely and got to see what a spectacle it was all about.

Unexpectedly, Yun Zhongzi suddenly arrived at the door that day with a little child.

After exchanging greetings, Li Jingxiao realized that this child was actually the future Lei Zhenzi.

When Yun Zhongzi descended the mountain to travel, he unexpectedly encountered Ji Chang and his entourage, who had been summoned to Chaoge by King Zhou.

Ji Chang was skilled in divination and seemed eager for others to know it.

After leaving Xiqi, Lei Zhenzi would consult the oracle from time to time. It was Ji Chang who predicted that this child was destined to be his 100th adopted son.

Only then did they follow the sound and find Lei Zhenzi, who had been abandoned in the wilderness.

(End of this chapter)