The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 519 Winning Half the Battle First

After seeing Guang Chengzi, the second thought that came to mind for the members of the Chan Sect was the Wu Hook Twin Swords in the hands of the True Man Puxian.

These two swords may not seem very famous, but in the hands of Muzha, the disciple of the immortal master Puxian, they have made quite a name for themselves.

When not in combat, it can automatically track the presence of enemies.

In battle, when combined with the "Taiyi Dividing Light Technique" taught by Master Puxian, it can divide sword shadows into sword arrays to unleash maximum power.

In this respect, it is similar to the 'Taiyi Dividing Light Sword' in Li Jingxiao's hands.

The 'Taiyi Dividing Light Sword' alone can transform into hundreds or thousands of flying swords.

The Wu Hook Twin Swords require two swords to work together with the "Taiyi Dividing Light Technique" to form an array.

It immediately fell to the lower level.

Moreover, in the Investiture of the Gods, Muzha's master was not Cihang Daoren, who is the future Guanyin Bodhisattva, but Puxian Zhenren.

This is different from the story in Journey to the West.

Jinzha's master was Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, whose magic weapon was the Dragon-Hiding Stake, which was even more powerful.

The Immortal Puxian had already bestowed the Wu Hook Twin Swords upon Muzha.

Therefore, at this moment, Puxian did not make eye contact with his fellow disciples.

As most people probably know, the Wu Hook Twin Swords have already been bestowed upon Muzha.

Moreover, the Yin-Yang Sword in Taiyi Zhenren's hands was given to Nezha in the original story.

In this world, it was Li Jingxiao who gave Nezha a pair of precious swords.

But others were unaware of the cause and effect, and automatically assumed that Taiyi Zhenren's Yin-Yang Sword had already been given to Nezha.

Then everyone focused their attention on the Immortal-Slaying Sword in the hands of Jade Cauldron Immortal and the Moye Sword in the hands of Pure Void Moral True Lord.

Before Taiyi Zhenren and the others could speak, Guang Chengzi, as the eldest disciple, hesitated for a few seconds.

He stepped forward and used magic to make the twin swords fly into the air and deliver them to Li Jingxiao.

But to be honest, Li Jingxiao really looked down on the twin swords, both male and female, and also on the Wu hook swords.

In the Investiture of the Gods war, any magical weapon that was not famous or had little fame was included.

This means there's a 99% probability that it's not some powerful magic weapon.

Moreover, don't be fooled by Li Jingxiao's extremely high and profound level of mastery of the "Sword Control Technique".

However, he had long since stopped using the Immortal Sword and replaced it with the God-Slaying Whip.

A single strike of the God-Slaying Whip can shatter most Taoist techniques and magical artifacts of the same level.

The ability to break through an opponent's magical artifacts alone, combined with the thousands of flying swords in the "Sword Control Technique," can increase the destructive power several times over.

It can also suppress evil spirits, increasing damage by 180% while increasing damage to immortals and gods by 360%.

The higher the level of the deity, the greater the power of the God-Slaying Whip.

Especially in the world of Investiture of the Gods, all the demons and monsters in the world have long been suppressed by the Chan Sect, the Jie Sect, and the Western Sect to the point of being unable to breathe.

Li Jingxiao has been in this world for six or seven years, and he has never heard of any powerful demon daring to cause trouble.

Moreover, at this time, Goddess Nuwa held the 'Summoning Demon Banner' in her hands, and ninety percent of the demons in the world were under her command and control.

If you jump out and cause trouble, you won't be able to get past the Empress.

Only after the Investiture of the Gods war could the sages not appear, which was equivalent to them being confined by the Grandmaster Hongjun.

Without the suppression of the sage, demons dare to step forward.

Li Jingxiao took out the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords merely to test the waters.

Just as Li Jingxiao had predicted, the members of the Chan Sect took out the male and female swords.

Having obtained the two immortal swords, Li Jingxiao used the excuse that he needed a quiet place.

Upon entering a thatched hut, the 'Taiyi Five Smoke Garland' on his body released five-colored clouds and smoke, obscuring any outside detection.

Furthermore, when the 'Taiyi Five Smoke Silk' is enhanced to +9, it has the effect of concealing one's aura and hiding one's form.

Only then did he put the two immortal swords into the weapon-refining workshop in the game.

Seeing that he ignored the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, the members of the Chan Sect also didn't care that Li Jingxiao went into the thatched hut to avoid everyone's attention.

The group huddled together, all thinking about quickly deciphering the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords.

If we can't win this round, then there's no point in competing in the alchemy and formation rounds later on.

And to be honest, the Thunderflame Sword is shrouded in lightning, and the Heavenly Strike Sword is made of bright silver metal that looks like bamboo leaves; it is an extraordinary sword just by its appearance.

It even looks better than the pair of male and female swords.

Yun Zhongzi, an expert in weapon crafting, accepted the two immortal swords.

I gasped.

The combined power of the two swords will increase dramatically, but to successfully combine the two swords, the two wielders must be of one mind.

Otherwise, if one forces its use, it will suffer a backlash from the two immortal swords, and the user could be annihilated, body and soul.

Li Jingxiao didn't have any worries about that, as both of the immortal swords were obtained through gameplay in the game.

Once he got his hands on it, he immediately recognized it as his master and used it however he wanted.

However, Li Jingxiao further enhanced both immortal swords to +9 immortal artifacts, increasing their power to another level.

This artificially increased the difficulty for the followers of the Chan Sect.

Fortunately, Yun Zhongzi's cultivation level was extremely high, and it was not difficult for a Great Luo Golden Immortal to wield two immortal artifacts from the Shu Mountain world.

The Shushan world is a world of its own, and its world level seems to be lower than that of the Xianxia world.

But the world of Shushan is not lacking in immortals.

Some of the ancestors' cultivation levels were as high as Golden Immortal.

A very few were at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and they simply couldn't suppress their cultivation anymore, so they had no choice but to ascend to the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, Yun Zhongzi easily suppressed the riots of the Heavenly Strike Sword and the Thunder Flame Sword.

But if it were Huanglong Zhenren or Julusun, disciples of the Chan Sect, they might suffer a great loss.

Once Yun Zhongzi had calmed down the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, the members of the Chan Sect immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of these two immortal swords.

While marveling at the sight, they also felt a pang of envy for Li Jingxiao.

However, the more powerful the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords were, the happier the members of the Chan Sect were.

No one thought that they, as true disciples of the Chan Sect, would be unable to handle these two immortal swords.

It was only after the fourteen second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect had a basic understanding of the two immortal swords that they were able to get acquainted with them.

His facial expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Analyzing just one of the immortal swords was not difficult for Yun Zhongzi and the others.

After all, he was a disciple of a sage, so he was not lacking in knowledge and experience.

It was another case of fourteen people discussing and researching together; they certainly had some skill.

However, the combined power of the two swords increases dramatically, raising the difficulty by at least one level.

If the counterfeit swords cannot be combined in a powerful way, it's as if the swords have already lost half the battle before even being compared.

It can be said that Li Jingxiao had already won half the battle from the very beginning.

Even the Primordial Celestial Venerable, who sat high in the Jade Void Palace, became interested in these two immortal swords.

It wasn't that the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords were particularly powerful, but rather the concept of combining the two swords that piqued the saint's interest.

He secretly wondered if he should also forge two similar magical artifacts and bestow them upon his disciples.

But Yuanshi Tianzun was now having a headache over which disciple to give it to.

Among the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, neither Huanglong Zhenren nor Lingbao Dafashi possessed a single magical weapon.

Even if they were to forge a powerful acquired magic weapon, they still wouldn't give it to the two of them.

Even Yuanshi Tianzun himself felt that it was somewhat unreasonable.

After much deliberation, they finally decided to refine the spiritual treasure first. Meanwhile, Li Jingxiao took the twin swords into the weapon-refining workshop.

As soon as Li Jingxiao had a thought, he began to 'analyze'.

Sure enough, a message popped up saying "Eight hours are needed".

More than ten hours passed in the blink of an eye.

After Li Jingxiao fully absorbed the forging principles of the male and female swords through the weapon-refining workshop in the game.

As I prepared to search my inventory for the materials needed to forge these immortal swords...

The members of the Chan Sect were still busy figuring out how to combine the two swords.

A dozen or so people were arguing back and forth, and the argument was getting out of hand.

While having many people can be powerful, it's not always a good thing.

Without someone in control of the overall situation, it will inevitably descend into countless arguments.

Then, as the arguments escalate, resentment grows, and friends and brothers turn into strangers, or even enemies.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao never gets too close to his friends or acquaintances, maintaining a certain distance. Although it makes it difficult to make true friends, it also saves him a lot of trouble.
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Once Li Jingxiao had actually forged the replicas of the twin swords, a notification immediately popped into his mind that he would gain 680 million experience points.

While Li Jingxiao was overjoyed, he was soon surprised.

The joy stemmed from gaining experience, which meant that the game had already declared Li Jingxiao the winner of this round.

The reason for the surprise was that the fourteen second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect combined only had 740 million experience points.

He quickly turned his attention to the notification bar and saw that Yun Zhongzi had 62 experience points and Antarctic Immortal had 69 experience points.

Guangchengzi: 59.

In other words, this senior disciple of the Chan Sect was just one step away from achieving the Great Luo Realm.

Most of the other Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect have between 400,000 and 500,000.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but feel sorry for Guang Chengzi.

No wonder this senior disciple of the Chan Sect underwent a drastic change in temperament after the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation; he seemed like a completely different person.

When they went to Jin'ao Island, they repeatedly provoked the Jie Sect.

This led to the full-scale war between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect.

However, if it were Li Jingxiao, he would definitely end up like Guang Chengzi.

He was just one step away from achieving the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, but the Three Immortals used the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation and the Hunyuan Golden Bucket to destroy the five qi in his chest and the three flowers on his head.

He went from a promising immortal to a mortal in an instant.

Even if one can regain their cultivation level and realm, the lack of mental state becomes a hurdle to overcome.

To a certain extent, this severed the foundation upon which Guang Chengzi would achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

It even severed the foundation of the Dao of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Perhaps Julusun, Puxian Zhenren, Cihang Daoren, and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun betrayed their religion and joined the Western religion.

The purpose was to find another way to break through to the Great Luo realm.

However, the one who provokes first is despicable.

The Chan Sect repeatedly schemed against the Jie Sect, and the Jie Sect disciples were free to retaliate.
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Now that Li Jingxiao had gained experience, he naturally wouldn't deliberately provoke the emotions of the Chan Sect members.

He deliberately stayed in the thatched hut to meditate and experience the crafting methods of the twin swords.

Then I focused my attention on the "Taiqing Daodao Zhenjing" and the "Bajiu Xuangong".

The combined increase in proficiency from these two techniques exceeds 150 million.

There was a lot of feedback.

Upon careful reflection, Li Jingxiao indeed gained a great deal.

In particular, with the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing," the deeper one's understanding of Daoist practices became, the more proficient Li Jingxiao was.

I feel that the more I use various Taoist techniques and supernatural powers, as well as the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, the more proficient I become.

As for the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts," it naturally enhances physical defense.

They are also more skilled at defending against various Taoist techniques.

If the divine power of 'Law of Heaven and Earth' is used at this time, its power will be much greater.

Indeed, cultivating immortality cannot be done simply by closing oneself off to cultivate.

If there is a sage preaching the Dao, he has lived for countless years, and his understanding of various supernatural powers and Daoist methods is far superior to that of Li Jingxiao.

Even just a few pointers can greatly benefit you.

This is what is meant by 'standing on the shoulders of giants' – only then can we achieve greater and higher things.

However, Li Jingxiao felt increasingly grateful and nostalgic for the Three Pure Ones in the Journey to the West world.

Although Laozi intentionally suppressed Li Jingxiao's cultivation, the old man was doing it for Li Jingxiao's own good.

After all, when Li Jingxiao breaks through, as long as his proficiency is high enough, there will be no obstacles that hold him back.

There's really no need to rush into making breakthroughs repeatedly in a short period of time.

This led to an unstable state of mind.

Therefore, Laozi's actions, though seemingly oppressive, were actually well-intentioned.

However, it is true that Laozi had some reservations about Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao had already seen this out, but he didn't actually hate the old man.

Li Jingxiao himself had reservations about his daughter-in-law and even his children.

So don't blame his master for holding back some things from him.

The saying "Teach your apprentice, and you'll starve" is not just a casual remark.

The reason this happens is that there are too many ungrateful and heartless people in history and in life.

Throughout history, there have always been many ungrateful people and few grateful ones.

Moreover, even biological sons can be unfilial, so expecting all disciples to be filial is simply foolish of a master.

Li Jingxiao had a very open and clear-headed view of things.

He took Nezha, Ao Bing, and Lei Zhenzi as his disciples because, frankly, he thought it would be profitable.

He only took in Biyun and Yunxiao, the brother and sister, because he was comfortable using them.

From becoming a child disciple to a nominal disciple, one is still essentially a child disciple.

Moreover, the techniques, martial arts, and magical treasures that Li Jingxiao taught his five disciples were all of inferior or even third-rate quality.

Let alone threatening Li Jingxiao, they could easily suppress them with a single move.

What if the five apprentices were bullied because they were not skilled enough?

That's a good thing for Li Jingxiao. He has enough reason to fight back, and it might be a good opportunity to gain experience.
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The fact that Li Jingxiao had been meditating and cultivating in the thatched hut for seven days was also discovered by Yuanshi Tianzun with a little investigation.

The Celestial Venerable sighed inwardly, wondering for the first time if he had been too hasty in accepting disciples back then.

The twelve direct disciples, plus Yun Zhongzi and the Antarctic Immortal who played the roles of "protectors," were all no match for Li Jingxiao alone.

As for the other second-generation disciples such as Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao, Deng Hua, and Xiao Zhen, Yuanshi Tianzun simply ignored them.

Just thinking about how I set up various test formations when I took on disciples back then, it was a selection of the best of the best.

The only pity is that he only accepts humans and innate spirits with excellent backgrounds.

As for Huanglong Zhenren, although his talent was not good, he was still a true dragon.

At that time, the dragon race was one of the overlords of heaven and earth, and their origins were actually not low.

But when I think about how Li Jingxiao has cultivated for less than a hundred years and yet has already reached the Great Luo Realm.

Their combat power was also formidable, which made Yuanshi Tianzun feel that all his disciples had lived countless years in vain.

(End of this chapter)