The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 486 The Disciple Delivered to the Door
Ji Chang discovered that Lei Zhenzi was still a baby, and had just confirmed that this boy was his 100th adopted son.

Yun Zhongzi, who was traveling, happened to see this scene. After thinking for a moment, he took the initiative to show himself and accepted Lei Zhenzi as his disciple.

To put it bluntly, it was only from Yuanshi Tianzun that he learned that the world would inevitably belong to the Western Zhou Dynasty.

This is an investment made in advance, and the profits will belong to the future of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the descendants of the Zhou people.

At this time, Lei Zhenzi was still a child.

It's far from the future where eating the 'Immortal Apricot' will turn you into a ferocious thunder god with a blue face, fangs, a spine bent to the side with wings growing from it.

Moreover, Lei Zhenzi's cultivation level increased rapidly and his strength greatly improved because he ate the 'Immortal Apricot'.

Strength gained solely through external means can have significant long-term consequences.

Among the three vanguard officers of the Western Zhou Dynasty—Yang Jian, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi—Lei Zhenzi was naturally the weakest.

But since he had a good adoptive father, during the great battle, Yang Jian and Nezha did all the dangerous, dirty, and tiring work.

Moreover, after the Investiture of the Gods, Lei Zhenzi became the Heavenly Venerable of the Thunder Department, a position higher than Yang Jian and Nezha.

It is evident that Jiang Ziya truly understood human relationships and worldly wisdom.

But what Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that after Yun Zhongzi took Lei Zhenzi as his disciple...

Instead of taking this kid back to Yuzhu Cave in Zhongnan Mountain, he brought him here to find me.

He also took out a 'fairy apricot' and said it to Li Jingxiao.

“Fellow Daoist, when I was traveling down the mountain, I happened to encounter the Marquis of Xibo adopting his second son as his godson, and I suddenly had the idea of ​​taking him as a disciple.”

However, after accepting the child, it would be inconvenient to continue traveling around with him.

I sent him back to Zhongnan Mountain to be raised by the child, but I was worried that my continued travels would delay my teaching of the child.

That's why I thought of sending it to you, fellow Daoist, and asking you to look after it for a while.

Li Jingxiao almost rolled his eyes when he heard this; not even a ghost would believe it.

He said he'd help look after Nezha for a while, but who knows, he might just dump Nezha on me like Taiyi Zhenren did and then abandon me.

Moreover, thinking deeper, it's entirely possible that the Chan Sect is using Nezha and Lei Zhenzi to win them over.

When the Investiture of the Gods was held, Nezha and Lei Zhenzi were both generals of the Western Zhou Dynasty and vanguards under Jiang Ziya.

With this connection, it was only natural to align oneself with the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Chan religion.

Even if he didn't agree, he would not take the initiative to become an enemy of the Western Zhou Dynasty and Jiang Ziya, out of consideration for Nezha and Lei Zhenzi being his disciples or having raised them for several years.

His mind is undeniably deep.

Li Jingxiao remained silent for a moment, recalling that when the gods were conferred in the future, Nezha would be appointed as "Marshal of the Central Camp" in the Heavenly Court.

Belonging to the Heavenly Court's combat order, commanding the Heavenly Court's 'Five Camps of Divine Soldiers'.

Equivalent to the commander of the Imperial Guard.

The Jade Emperor also granted Nezha the special privilege of wielding the "Fire-Tipped Spear" to monitor the Eight Gods and check for any dereliction of duty.

Despite his high status, he was essentially reduced to a henchman for the Taoist sect and the Heavenly Court.

Later, with the integration of Buddhism and Taoism, the title "Grand Master of Heaven" was added.

Lei Zhenzi was bestowed the title of Gouchen Xingjun, a righteous god of the Thunder Department, and the pacification envoy in charge of subduing demons and monsters.

Regardless of whether they are restricted or not, these two brothers are undoubtedly top-level celestial officials in the Heavenly Court.

With the power these two wield, my status as their master will definitely rise even higher in the future.

Therefore, after only a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao felt that accepting Lei Zhenzi was 'more beneficial than harmful'.

However, Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao were, after all, disciples of the Jie Sect.

In the future, they might fight against Nezha and Lei Zhenzi because they each serve their own masters.

But on second thought, with Nezha and Lei Zhenzi around, they could probably save the three women's lives by pleading for them.

Moreover, upon closer examination, although the Jie Sect had many disciples, most of the outer disciples did not actually have deep friendships.

To put it bluntly, there are too many fellow disciples, and it's impossible for everyone to love each other.

What Qiongxiao and Caiyun really care about are probably just Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Zhao Gongming.

Whether the others died or not, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao didn't go down the mountain to avenge them.

Even when Wen Zhong, a third-generation disciple, died, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao ignored it.

It wasn't until Zhao Gongming was tricked and killed by Lu Ya using the "Seven Arrows of Nailhead" that the Three Immortals left the island to avenge Zhao Gongming.

Li Jingxiao, holding the "Heavenly Book," is not only proficient in the Seventy-Two Arts of Earthly Fiends.

He had some knowledge of the Thirty-Six Arts of the Heavenly Gang, and the 'Seven Arrows of Nailhead' was something he could easily break.

Moreover, before the Investiture of the Gods, the Tongtian Sect Leader repeatedly emphasized that during the war between the Yin and Shang dynasties and the Western Zhou dynasty, his disciples should close the mountain gates and meditate in seclusion.

If anyone can't resist leaving the mountain, their death is their own business.

Until Qiongxiao and Bixiao died, Yunxiao was imprisoned under Qilin Cliff.

Moreover, it was Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun who made the move, bullying the weak with their superior strength, which thoroughly angered Tongtian Jiaozhu.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao took the 'Fairy Apricot' and ordered the little girl Yunxia Tong'er to take the still-baby Lei Zhenzi and settle him in.

This can be considered as agreeing to Yun Zhongzi's promise to raise Lei Zhenzi.

However, while he agreed, it wasn't in Li Jingxiao's nature to give away Yun Zhongzi's apprentice for free.

Yun Zhongzi understood this principle, so Li Jingxiao didn't need to hint at it.

The old Taoist priest smiled and took out a jade slip from his sleeve.

He smiled and said to Li Jingxiao, "Fellow Daoist, I have not learned much, but I am good at crafting weapons."

This is a book compiled from my many years of learning, which I now present to you, fellow Daoist.

Li Jingxiao was stunned when he saw the jade slip. Then he frowned and thought that in the world of Investiture of the Gods, it seemed that only Yuanshi Tianzun and Duobao Daoren were good at crafting artifacts.

I've never heard that Yun Zhongzi is also skilled in weapon crafting.

But Li Jingxiao soon realized that the Heavenly Fire Pillar that burned Wen Zhong to death seemed to be a magic weapon that Yun Zhongzi had refined himself.

There are eight bronze pillars, each over three zhang tall, arranged according to the eight trigrams.

Each pillar contains forty-nine fire dragons, capable of unleashing divine flames composed of five types of fire: fire in the air, fire in the stone, fire in the wood, samadhi fire, and fire in the human world.

This divine flame is similar to Li Jingxiao's Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan.

The only difference is the power of the five-colored flames released by the two magical artifacts.

Moreover, the portability of the Heavenly Fire Pillar is far inferior to that of the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan.

To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Fire Pillar is specifically designed to kill people like Wen Zhong who have achieved a high level of physical prowess.

It's somewhat like Sun Wukong being thrown into the Eight Trigrams Furnace and burned to death.

Li Jingxiao simply didn't value Yun Zhongzi's weapon-forging expertise.

During the Journey to the West, Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun were all masters of weapon crafting.

Even in Journey to the West, many of the famous treasures were made by Laozi.

Although Li Jingxiao learned alchemy from Laozi, it still took him a full forty-nine days to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

Laozi was either explaining the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing" to Li Jingxiao or explaining the "Dao of the Great Elixir of Taiqing" to him.

However, Li Jingxiao had long since mastered the art of refining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, and his interest in the "Taiqing Elixir Dao" had waned.

After Laozi noticed that Li Jingxiao was becoming increasingly distracted from alchemy, he simply taught him the art of weapon crafting.

This is the treatment of a direct disciple; as long as you can learn it, the master will teach you anything.

Therefore, although Li Jingxiao did not actively jump into the huge pit of weapon forging, he was not lacking in theoretical knowledge.

Moreover, since Li Jingxiao could farm treasures in the game, he was even less willing to waste his time and energy on refining weapons.

However, if he didn't want this weapon-refining knowledge, it seemed that Yun Zhongzi didn't have anything he wanted.

Despite Yun Zhongzi's higher cultivation level than the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, and the fact that he was known as one of the Two Immortals of Fortune and Virtue of the Chan Sect along with the Antarctic Immortal, Yun Zhongzi's cultivation level was still higher than that of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

In reality, Yun Zhongzi did not hold a high position within the Chan Sect. He was neither a direct disciple nor, like the Antarctic Immortal, deeply trusted and valued by the Primordial Heavenly Lord, serving as the deputy leader of the Chan Sect.

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Old Man of the South Pole became the Antarctic Longevity Emperor of the Heavenly Court.

One of the Four Emperors of Heaven, whose status is only half a rank lower than that of the Jade Emperor.

As for magical treasures, they include the Demon-Revealing Sword, the Illuminating Mirror, the Water and Fire Flower Basket, the Heaven-Reaching Divine Fire Pillar, the Giant Sword, the Golden Pagoda, and the Evil-Repelling Bead String.

These magical treasures seem numerous, but surprisingly, none of them were bestowed by the Primordial Celestial Venerable; they were all crafted by Yun Zhongzi himself.

Li Jingxiao naturally looked down on him even more.

So apart from the weapon-refining tips in this jade slip, Yun Zhongzi really didn't have anything else of note to offer.

In addition, the 'Fairy Apricot' that can transform Lei Zhenzi into the appearance of the Thunder God has also been given to Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao shook his head helplessly and put the jade slip away.

He gave an instruction to Biyun Tongzi outside the door.

Have someone prepare food and wine so that Yun Zhongzi can have a good meal.

Incidentally, I'll also gain some experience from Yun Zhongzi.

So Yun Zhongzi was forced to drink by Li Jingxiao, drinking nine times in three days.

He was dizzy all the time, and then he left without saying goodbye.

It seems this old man is truly afraid.

However, Yun Zhongzi's sneaking away could not be hidden from Li Jingxiao.

They watched the old Taoist priest fly away and continue his travels in all directions.

Li Jingxiao stood under the eaves for a while before letting out a sigh.

He thought to himself that perhaps Yun Zhongzi himself knew that his position in the Chan Sect was awkward.

Unable to connect with the Twelve Golden Immortals, he simply decided to travel the world, hoping to avoid their presence and annoyance.

As for Lei Zhenzi, the 'Immortal Apricot' has already been left to Li Jingxiao.

As long as Lei Zhenzi eats the 'Immortal Apricot', he will not only grow up quickly, but also transform into the Thunder God and achieve immortality.

As for his strength, Lei Zhenzi was Ji Chang's hundredth adopted son.

There was really no need for him to charge into battle.

Stay in the rear to protect Ji Chang.

After Ji Chang died, protecting Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya became the main task.

Li Jingxiao smiled and shook his head, then went to the back courtyard with his hands behind his back. There he saw Shiji, Caiyun, Qiongxiao, and Daji teasing the still-little Lei Zhenzi with smiles on their faces.

Biyun Tongzi and Yunxia Tongzi served by his side, but when the two boys looked at Lei Zhenzi, they also had a loving expression on their faces.

As for Nezha and Ao Bing, after fighting with Li Jingxiao every morning, these two brothers would basically run off to the outskirts of the city or wander around the Dragon Palace.

I'm always thinking about having fun, how could I possibly take care of a child in peace?

However, before dark, when Nezha and Ao Bing flew back to the Li residence.

They still brought a lot of food from the Dragon Palace for Lei Zhenzi.

Nezha found Lei Zhenzi cute, and since he was still a child like himself, he naturally developed a liking for him.

Ao Bing, on the other hand, extended his affection to Li Jingxiao because Li Jingxiao was Li Jingxiao's probationary disciple, making him Li Jingxiao's youngest junior brother in Ao Bing's eyes.

Naturally, it needs to be taken good care of.

It doesn't matter whether it's Nezha or Ao Bing.

It was still blue clouds and rosy clouds.

The care and protection shown to Lei Zhenzi lasted for less than six months.

It started when Lei Zhenzi could run and jump.

In the eyes of Nezha and his companions, this kid became a complete brat.

Moreover, Lei Zhenzi particularly liked to complain to Shi Ji and the other four women.

This caused Nezha and Ao Bing to be scolded by Shi Ji and others several times.

So much so that Nezha and Ao Bing had a terrible headache dealing with Lei Zhenzi.

I might as well run to the Dragon Palace to hide from this brat.
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In the past six months, Li Jingxiao has not only leveled up to level 219.

My proficiency with the "Taiqing Daodao Zhenjing" has also increased to the sixth level (47/500).

At the same time, Li Jingxiao had also made plans to teach Lei Zhenzi the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Zhang" (a martial arts manual), the Golden Bell Cover, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, the Lightning Thunder Fist, and the "Seventy-Two Transformations."

As for martial arts, he taught the boy a staff technique.

After all, in the Investiture of the Gods, Lei Zhenzi wielded a golden staff, or rather, a wind and thunder staff, and his strength was quite considerable.
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That day, Li Jingxiao was sparring with his four wives as usual when he suddenly saw Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao stop wielding their immortal swords.

Looking to the east, Li Jingxiao understood after a moment's thought.

It must be the sound of the bells summoning disciples to attend lectures once again from Jin'ao Island and Biyou Palace.

The Master of the Heavens would summon his disciples to listen to his lectures every year, and the specific day depended on his mood.

Just like last year, Li Jingxiao wasn't invited this time either.

Li Jingxiao had not received an invitation and dared not venture onto Jin'ao Island.

He could only watch as his three wives carried several kinds of celestial wine eastward to offer as tribute to the Tongtian Sect Leader.

After Shi Ji and the other two left, Li Jingxiao felt a little reluctant to part with them, but Daji secretly rejoiced.

The next day, he pestered Li Jingxiao, saying that he wanted to secretly go back to Yizhou to see his parents and brothers from afar.

Li Jingxiao hesitated for only a few seconds before agreeing.

With Shi Ji and the other two gone, there were three fewer stable sources of experience, so they could only spend their days playing against Daji.

Since the girl wanted to go home for a visit, Li Jingxiao thought about it and naturally had no objection.

When Daji was in a good mood, she not only became more proactive and enthusiastic in serving Li Jingxiao, but also became more resilient.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Jingxiao and Daji left, Nezha started causing trouble like a wild horse.

For the first few days, he only dragged Ao Bing around to play, but later he actually got the idea to go out and play like Li Jingxiao.

Although Ao Bing experienced a life-or-death ordeal and died once, he became more mature and hardworking than before.

But he was once a playboy, and some of his habits and personality traits are hard to change.

Upon hearing Nezha say he wanted to go out for a trip, Ao Bing was immediately tempted.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao and his four wives were not around, which meant that no one was there to restrain or discipline the two of them.

Go whenever you want.

Only Biyun and Yunxia, ​​being siblings, knew about their plans.

After trying to dissuade them several times without success, Biyun and Yunxia let Nezha and Ao Bing run wild.

After leaving Chentang Pass, Nezha and Ao Bing saw a vast ocean to the east.

Having frequently visited the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, I had long lost interest in the ocean.

Heading north, you might run into Li Jingxiao and Daji.

So Nezha and Ao Bing either flew west or south.

After a brief discussion, the two brothers instinctively wanted to stay away from Li Jingxiao.

Riding a dragon horse by land, we traveled south as if sightseeing.

Both brothers had already achieved immortality, and because they were constantly being suppressed and beaten by Li Jingxiao, they were not lacking in practical combat experience.

With their magical treasures, ordinary demons would have no chance against the two brothers.

(End of this chapter)