The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 516 The Azure Fan - Fire Mage Nemesis
After three days of discussions with the members of the Chan Sect, Li Jingxiao felt that if he continued to win like this...

Those people from the Chan Sect might just eat me.

Although you don't win every time, winning seven or eight out of ten times will definitely infuriate your opponent.

Moreover, he debated with fourteen people, and among them, several of them never won even once.

They were all proud and arrogant people, and they felt ashamed in front of Li Jingxiao.

They also embarrassed themselves in front of their fellow disciples, making those who had never won seem like useless trash.

This is worse than killing them.

As a result, Li Jingxiao had to deliberately go easy on others, partly because his goal was to gain experience, not to make others suffer.

Secondly, we need to take a long-term view.

So that in the future, none of these people will be willing to continue debating with Li Jingxiao.

Even those who had no grudges against each other could become enemies just because of a verbal argument.

Then the gain outweighs the loss.

Furthermore, if the debate continues, some aspects of the techniques and concepts will begin to involve the core techniques.

Li Jingxiao naturally didn't want to continue, so he continued to give the other party leeway while deliberately guiding the conversation towards areas the other party was good at.

I glanced at the character's level.

A surge of joy welled up inside me.

In just three days of discussion, the number of followers increased from level 231 (1.3 million/4.1 million).

It has risen to level 231 (2.4 million/4.1 million).
The experience that Li Jingxiao has gained over the past few decades is a total of 1.1 million.

This was the most experience I gained on average each day.

When they looked at the fourteen guys from the Chan Sect again, the sharp edge of 'competing to see who could win' had long since disappeared from their eyes.

They became kind and friendly.

His change of heart was seen by the members of the Chan Sect as a sign that he was unwilling to make enemies.

Moreover, everyone is smart enough to see that Li Jingxiao deliberately went easy on Li Jingxiao in the later debates.

Some people think that Li Jingxiao knows how to advance and retreat, and understands the principle of self-preservation.

Some people felt that Li Jingxiao deliberately let them win and looked down on them.

However, the hostility and resentment towards Li Jingxiao in my heart have indeed lessened considerably.

When making friends or doing business with others, the worst thing is to encounter a fool who, despite having the upper hand, still mocks you.

If you encounter this kind of person, stay as far away from them as possible.

To avoid getting upset while that idiot is smugly thinking he's something special.

They might even look down on you from the bottom of their hearts.

This kind of person is not a friend, but an enemy.

However, Li Jingxiao saved face for the members of the Chan Sect, which made them feel much better.

I truly felt ashamed this time.

Among his fourteen fellow disciples, only Yun Zhongzi could rival Li Jingxiao in weapon crafting.

Add to that the Jade Cauldron Immortal, whose understanding and mastery of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts are enough to give Li Jingxiao a fair and square debate.

However, Li Jingxiao could clearly sense that Master Yuding was holding back when discussing the Dao.

In other words, it's about hiding one's true abilities.

Yu Ding Zhenren could also sense that Li Jingxiao's cultivation in the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" was definitely no lower than his own.

In other words, both of them should be at the sixth level of the profound skill.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Jingxiao was unwilling to continue discussing the Dao.

Otherwise, one of their trump cards, their cultivation techniques, would be completely exposed to the disciples of the Chan Sect.

If Master Yu Ding's "Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques" is indeed at the sixth level of cultivation...

In Li Jingxiao's eyes, among the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, if they did not use magic weapons...

The one with the highest combat power is definitely Master Yu Ding.

But if we're talking about using magic weapons, without a doubt, it should be Guang Chengzi.

Among these magical treasures are the Heaven-Turning Seal, the Soul-Losing Bell, the Male and Female Swords, the Eight Trigrams Purple Longevity Immortal Robe, and the Cloud-Sweeping Robe.

The Heaven-Turning Seal is so overpowered; it's practically a bug-level magic weapon.

Even those who have mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts are not afraid of the Heaven-Turning Seal.

Yang Jian withstood the Heaven-Turning Seal without injury.

However, the Soul-Sinking Bell can restrain those who primarily cultivate their physical body.

The Eight Trigrams Purple Longevity Immortal Robe and the Sweeping Clouds Robe are defensive treasures.

With his mastery of both offense and defense, Guang Chengzi truly deserves to be the leader of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

However, Guang Chengzi in the Investiture of the Gods was also the catalyst for the all-out war between the Chan and Jie sects.
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Since none of the fourteen fellow disciples could defeat Li Jingxiao.

No matter how angry or hot-tempered the members of the Chan Sect were, they could only endure it.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that when he got back, he would definitely get all his fellow disciples together for a proper discussion.

They specifically chose areas where Li Jingxiao was not good at, discussed and pondered them together, and then debated with Li Jingxiao.

However, everyone in the Chan Sect forgot that the day when Yuanshi Tianzun would preach to his disciples was not far off.

So three days later, after the members of the Chan Sect had discussed their options, they decided to challenge Li Jingxiao to a duel once again.

The debate had only been going on for less than an hour when suddenly a bell rang in everyone's ears.

The disciples of the Chan Sect, who had just been arguing heatedly with Li Jingxiao, all changed their expressions drastically.

Then, in frustration, they slap their forehead or mutter with a guilty expression, "Oh no, oh no."

However, not everyone has forgotten the sermons of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

The reason he didn't remind the other fellow disciples who had forgotten about it was simply to avoid Li Jingxiao noticing the problem.

Li Jingxiao was just wondering when he saw a white figure flying towards him at an extremely fast speed.

Li Jingxiao quickly looked over and soon realized that the person who came was a huge white crane.

In the world of immortals and gods, and in the world of mythology, there are quite a few powerful figures who use white cranes as attendants.

Yuanshi Tianzun had a white crane attendant by his side, who was not only a close attendant but also a messenger.

The White Crane Boy also appears alongside figures such as the Antarctic Immortal, the Burning Lamp Taoist, Yun Zhongzi, the Yellow Dragon True Man, and Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The most famous of them are the two attendants beside Yuanshi Tianzun and Antarctic Immortal.

The white crane beside the Antarctic Immortal was the one that almost killed Bai Suzhen.
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The members of the Chan Sect also noticed the white crane in the sky at this moment.

They immediately quieted down and respectfully bowed to the White Crane Boy.

Don't underestimate Baihe just because he's a boy; it depends on whose attendant he is.

The saying "A seventh-rank official before the prime minister's gate" means that even the gatekeepers of the prime minister's residence are arrogant and disdainful.

The attendants of Yuanshi Tianzun, nominally holding a position in the Chan Sect, were indeed far inferior to his direct disciples.

In reality, none of the disciples of the Chan Sect would be foolish enough to treat the white crane as a servant.

Of course, as a direct disciple, he would not elevate the status of the White Crane Boy to that of his own generation.

For example, Li Jingxiao in Journey to the West is also close to Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

However, Li Jingxiao would not treat Jinjiao and Yinjiao as his junior brothers.

Moreover, the two brothers, Jinjiao and Yinjiao, who are as powerful and have high personal strength as Li Jingxiao, treat him like a young master.
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After the members of the Chan Sect paid their respects,

The white crane boy transformed into a handsome young man dressed in white brocade and landed in front of everyone.

He opened his mouth and said, "By imperial decree, today is the day for a lecture. Why are you all absent?"

Although the Antarctic Immortal is in charge of all affairs of the Chan Sect, his title of Vice Leader is merely nominal. The Lamp-Burning Daoist, as Vice Leader, is 'in name only' without real power.

The Old Man of the South Pole, however, is 'powerful but nameless'.

As the eldest disciple, Guang Chengzi was naturally the one to step forward when it came to important matters.

After the explanation, Baihe Tongzi looked at Li Jingxiao with curiosity and surprise.

Seeing that this guy was more handsome and younger than himself, he couldn't help but admire him.

Moreover, being a close attendant of a sage, he felt envious but not jealous.

However, the question-and-answer session between Baihe Tongzi and Guang Chengzi was just for show.

As a sage, Yuanshi Tianzun only needs to calculate with his fingers that there are few things in this world that can be kept from him.

Even what are the disciples thinking?
What are they plotting?
Even Yuanshi Tianzun, his master, could roughly guess the situation.

Since that's the case, we might as well cooperate.

After all, all the scheming of the Chan Sect was ultimately just to protect the future and Dao attainment of a dozen or so disciples.

To avoid being listed on the Investiture of the Gods and being bound by it and the Heavenly Court for life.

Moreover, once a true spirit is listed on the Investiture of the Gods, its cultivation will never advance further.

Even if one achieves physical sainthood, one will still be subject to the guidance of the Jade Emperor.

Therefore, when necessary, Yuanshi Tianzun is also willing to cooperate with his disciples' plans.

After Baihe Tongzi and Li Jingxiao got to know each other and exchanged pleasantries...

He suddenly paused for a few seconds, looking at me intently, before his expression turned to surprise.

At a glance, one could guess that someone had used the technique of transmitting sound over long distances to tell the White Crane Boy something.

Sure enough, after a moment of surprise, the White Crane Boy bowed to Li Jingxiao.

“Master, my master invites you to the Jade Void Palace for a chat.”

Now it was Li Jingxiao's turn to look surprised.

However, when Li Jingxiao talked with Taiyi Zhenren and Yun Zhongzi at Chentang Pass, he had the idea of ​​visiting Yuanshi Tianzun once he found a suitable opportunity.

Now that the Primordial Celestial Venerable has taken the initiative to invite me, only a fool wouldn't go.

Moreover, as the White Crane Boy just mentioned, today is the day that the Primordial Celestial Venerable is giving a sermon.

Li Jingxiao was not so easily fooled. How could he believe that the members of the Chan Sect would forget such an important matter just because of a debate and in order to save face?
After a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao guessed that this was just a tactic to win him over.

Of course, I agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Li Jingxiao had agreed, the members of the Chan Sect couldn't help but smile and feel relieved.

They each set up auspicious clouds, taking Nezha and Lei Zhenzi along as well, to meet their ancestor.

Lest those two brats in the future not truly consider themselves disciples of the Chan Sect.

As they flew rapidly, Li Jingxiao soon discovered that the flying skills of the Chan Sect members were indeed not very good.

This was quite unusual for Li Jingxiao, who was used to traveling tens of thousands of miles in an instant.

However, although the speed of the Chan Sect members was slow in Li Jingxiao's eyes, it was still faster than in the original story, after the Twelve Golden Immortals had their three flowers on the top of their heads and their five qi in their chests removed.

Using the "Golden Light Across the Land" technique to travel was such a waste; it only took several hours to cover six thousand miles.

It is possible that the people of the Chan sect at that time deliberately walked slowly.

So that whoever arrives first doesn't become the one leading the charge.

Of course, it's also possible that his cultivation level was just reduced, which is why he can't fly very fast.

However, even the person with the lowest cultivation level among them, Huanglong Zhenren, was flying at a speed of seven or eight thousand miles per hour.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at Yuxu Palace.

Li Jingxiao tidied his clothes outside the palace and straightened the three-peaked phoenix hat on his head.

Then, feigning nonchalance, he took out a blue-green fan from his inventory and used it to brush his clothes and sleeves.

This was done intentionally for the benefit of the Chan Sect members and Yuanshi Tianzun.

The purpose, of course, is to show respect.

Otherwise, with Li Jingxiao's cultivation level, where would he get dust on his body?
However, Li Jingxiao originally wanted to put the precious fan with a blue fan surface, which had been transformed from the banana leaf fan he had obtained when he upgraded to level 230, back into his inventory.

But Lei Zhenzi grabbed his sleeve.

He muttered to himself as he brushed the dust off his clothes.

Li Jingxiao immediately guessed that this brat must have been corrupted by Nezha and Ao Bing.

Sweeping away dust was just an excuse; he had his eye on the treasured folding fan that had been transformed from the banana leaf fan in his hand.

Nezha is full of magical treasures, and Ao Bing, as the third prince of the East Sea, is naturally not lacking in magical treasures either.

Even Biyun and Yunxia, ​​the two senior and junior siblings, were rewarded with several magical treasures by Li Jingxiao.

Only Lei Zhenzi, who has been studying under a master for a year and a half, has not yet obtained a single magical artifact.

Naturally, one would feel anxious.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes at Lei Zhenzi; the cyan fan was indeed beautiful.

Not only is it 'surrounded by spiritual energy and radiating precious light'.

One wave of the fan could send a person flying 86,000 miles.

If the physical body is not strong enough, it can blow a person's bones and flesh into powder.

Moreover, after being enhanced to +9, a celestial weapon can not only send a person flying 86,000 miles away, but also make the target's 'bones and muscles go limp'.

It also includes methods for 'summoning wind and rain' and 'praying for sunshine and rain'.

At the same time, spell power is increased by 120%, and spell cost is reduced by 80%.

It can also restrain fire-based Taoist techniques such as the Five Elements True Fire, Five-Colored Flames, Nanming Li Fire, Six Ding Divine Fire, and Samadhi True Fire.

To put it simply, this treasure can not only render the target incapable of resistance.

It is still the nemesis of most fire mages.

Even the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, a magical artifact, contains the Samadhi True Fire and the Six Ding Divine Fire, which Li Jingxiao is skilled in.

It was also completely countered by this +9 celestial artifact, the Banana Leaf Fan.

It would be strange if Li Jingxiao would pass on such a precious treasure to his disciple.

Moreover, this is the main base of the Chan Sect, and the +9 immortal artifact, the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, is quite different in appearance from the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan in the hands of the Pure Void Moral True Lord.

Li Jingxiao was worried that the disciples of the Chan Sect might not be able to see the problem, but they could not hide it from Yuanshi Tianzun.

Only then did he take out the folding fan that he had been holding, which was transformed from the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, with a red fan surface and a jade frame.

It was replaced with this blue-green precious fan.

The appearance of the cyan fan immediately caught the attention of the members of the Chan Sect.

These guys all possess innate spiritual treasures, and being disciples of sages, their discerning eyes are quite sharp.

One look at the blue-green fan and you know it's an extraordinary treasure.

Seeing that Lei Zhenzi was actually clamoring for this treasure, everyone in the Chan Sect looked at Li Jingxiao.

Yun Zhongzi, in particular, wished he could snatch this treasure from Li Jingxiao and give it to Lei Zhenzi.

Unfortunately, Li Jingxiao, who seems generous, is actually not only selfish but also very stingy.

Any magical artifact that could threaten Li Jingxiao himself, not even his apprentice or wife could touch it.

Holding the blue precious fan, he gently tapped Lei Zhenzi's forehead.

The pain was so intense that the boy almost jumped up.

Then Li Jingxiao tapped Nezha on the head again.

(End of this chapter)