The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 521 The Soul-Slaying Bell is Obtained

If the Six-Eared Macaque's "Willful Iron Rod" or Li Jingxiao's +9 Immortal Artifact Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar were in Sun Wukong's hands.

Both weapons are capable of making a great name for themselves in the Three Realms.

So in this round, Li Jingxiao took out the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff), which was actually a deliberate act of letting the opponent win.

Of course, you still need to gain experience.

Gaining experience without provoking the Chan Sect isn't actually that difficult.

Li Jingxiao even considered that if the members of the Chan Sect still had any sense of shame...

Even if he wins the second game, he might still say it's a draw.

But while Li Jingxiao was letting the enemy off the hook, he was actually eyeing an even more powerful magic weapon in the hands of the Chan Sect.

The second generation of the Chan Sect wanted to understand Li Jingxiao's magical treasures, just as Li Jingxiao wanted to understand the true nature of the Fantian Seal or the Soul-Losing Bell.

As for the Yin-Yang Mirror and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, Li Jingxiao really didn't care about them at this point.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao had obtained the Yin-Yang Mirror in the game a few years ago.

Naturally, they were even less willing to let the Chan Sect bring out this treasure for a competition.

After discussing it for a while, the members of the Chan Sect finally came up with only a few magical treasures that they could actually offer.

Guang Chengzi's Fan Tian Seal and Luo Hun Bell were directly listed.

The remaining items are the Yin-Yang Mirror, the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, the Dragon-Hiding Stake, the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, the Heart-Grabbing Nail, the Immortal-Binding Rope, and the Pure Glass Bottle.

But apart from the Heaven-Turning Seal, the Soul-Losing Bell, and the Yin-Yang Mirror, the other magical treasures are just so-so.

Moreover, when Li Jingxiao first arrived in the world of Investiture of the Gods, he had already witnessed the Yin-Yang Mirror and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.

In particular, the fact that Chi Jingzi's use of the Yin-Yang Mirror was ineffective against Li Jingxiao has always astonished and puzzled Chi Jingzi.

Although this matter was not widely known within the Chan Sect, Taiyi Zhenren, Guangchengzi, and the Antarctic Immortal were aware of it.

Some of the other fellow disciples also learned about this through various channels.

So although no one came forward to bring it up, it was to save face for Chi Jingzi and Taiyi Zhenren.

However, everyone subconsciously ignored the Yin-Yang Mirror and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.

In this way, the only things that can truly be used for comparison are the Heaven-Turning Seal and the Soul-Losing Bell.

Li Jingxiao had guessed beforehand that the magical treasures the Chan Sect would bring out during the second weapon-refining competition would probably be these two.

They clearly won, but they called it a draw.

At the same time, Li Jingxiao was familiar with the personalities of the disciples of the Chan Sect, knowing that they were all proud and arrogant and obsessed with saving face.

This is how they were able to repeatedly control the choices of the members of the Chan Sect.

Sure enough, the members of the Chan Sect couldn't help but look at Guang Chengzi.

Guang Chengzi never even considered backing down.

His only thought was which of the two magical treasures he possessed was more difficult to counter.

Although the Fantian Seal is a magical artifact crafted later in life.

But this thing was personally crafted by Yuanshi Tianzun, and the materials were made from the collapsed half of Buzhou Mountain.

As for the Soul-Losing Bell, it was a primordial spiritual treasure that Yuanshi Tianzun obtained when the Dao Ancestor was distributing treasures at the Treasure Distribution Cliff.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Guang Chengzi finally concluded that the Fan Tian Seal was more difficult to imitate.

The fact that the raw material was half of Buzhou Mountain meant that anyone who wanted to imitate it would first have to obtain a material similar to Buzhou Mountain.

However, when Guang Chengzi decided to use the Fan Tian Seal, he was immediately met with strong opposition from seven or eight of his fellow disciples, including the Antarctic Immortal and Chi Jingzi.

It is the most powerful and famous magic weapon in the hands of the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

Even if Li Jingxiao could not replicate the same product using the same raw materials, he would still be unable to produce a counterfeit with the same power.

However, if Li Jingxiao breaks the Fantian Seal, then the deterrent power of this treasure will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the Heaven-Turning Seal is so powerful not only because of its large weight but also because of its strong attack power.

This is also because once this item is thrown, it has the characteristic of automatically tracking the target and ignoring evasion.

If Li Jingxiao cracks this, then forget about controlling him in the future.

Perhaps Li Jingxiao can forge a magic weapon with the same tracking and unavoidable attributes.

Not only will other cultivators suffer, but the Chan Sect will also become increasingly wary of Li Jingxiao.

The Soul-Sinking Bell involves attacks on the soul and music, making it an extremely powerful magical artifact among innate spiritual treasures.

Everyone understands the principle that the more powerful something is, the harder it is to crack.

After much deliberation, Guang Chengzi finally agreed with his fellow disciples.

Li Jingxiao felt a pang of regret when he saw that the Chan Sect had brought out the Soul-Sinking Bell.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao thought again that he had cultivated the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" to the sixth level, and was already unafraid of the Heaven-Turning Seal.

Yang Jian will be able to withstand this treasure without injury in the future.

So having the opportunity to break the Soul-Slaying Bell is actually not bad.

Li Jingxiao casually tossed the Ruyi Jingu Bang to Guang Chengzi, who caught it but couldn't quite manage to hold it steady.

He quickly switched to using both hands and finally managed to hold the divine weapon firmly.

Seeing this, the other members of the Chan Sect finally believed that the weapon was indeed heavy.

Now, all the second-generation disciples who had apprentices were extremely curious about the Golden Cudgel.

Of these, the one with the greatest interest was Master Yu Ding.

There is no clear evidence to suggest that Yang Jian in Investiture of the Gods is the nephew of the Jade Emperor or the Supreme God of Heaven, as he is in Journey to the West.

However, it is an indisputable fact that Yang Jian from both worlds cultivated the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" and reached a high level of mastery.

Master Yu Ding also cultivated this divine skill, and his cultivation level was the same as Li Jingxiao's, at the sixth level.

So when the old Taoist heard that the golden cudgel weighed 23,500 jin, he was already very curious about this weapon.

If the newly made weapon is even more powerful than the Golden Cudgel, then Yang Jian will undoubtedly be the one to truly benefit.

Throughout the entire Chan Sect, let alone among the third-generation disciples, there is no one who can wield such a heavy weapon.

Even among second-generation disciples, only Master Yu Ding has the strength and power to wield such a heavy weapon.

But Master Yu Ding had always kept his abilities hidden, so naturally he wouldn't compete with his disciple Yang Jian for this treasure.

What surprised the members of the Chan Sect was that the difficulty of breaking the Ruyi Jingu Bang was no greater than that of breaking the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords.

Instantly, the members of the Chan Sect felt as if they had been tricked.

However, Li Jingxiao had already taken the Soul-Slaying Bell into the previous thatched hut and stored it in the weapon-refining workshop in the game for analysis.

Furthermore, the members of the Chan Sect had already spent almost a whole day just learning about the Golden Cudgel.

Previously, the weapon-refining workshop analyzed the male and female swords, but it took 8 hours, or 16 hours.

Now, analyzing the Soul-Sinking Bell, we find 14 hours.

But after more than a day, when the members of the Chan Sect realized they had been tricked...

The weapon-refining workshop only needs a little over an hour to completely analyze this magic weapon.

Although the members of the Chan Sect felt they had been deceived, they were unsure whether to go to Li Jingxiao's door now to retrieve the Soul-Losing Bell.

Moreover, the +9 celestial artifact Ruyi Jingu Bang has +500 attack and +500 armor penetration.

It can be any size and is indestructible.

The attributes that increase critical hit chance by 50% and deal double damage are indeed real.

This also made Yun Zhongzi, a master craftsman, feel that although the difficulty of crafting this magic weapon was not too demanding.

But the power of this weapon is indeed ridiculously great.

In particular, with two strikes, one of them would inevitably deal double the damage, which, in Yun Zhongzi's view, was more powerful than the magical weapons in the hands of all his fellow disciples.

In fact, apart from the Heaven-Turning Seal, no other magic weapon has physical damage as powerful as this divine weapon.

Upon hearing this, the members of the Chan Sect quickly calmed down again.

Upon closer examination, he suddenly realized that Li Jingxiao's act of bringing out this treasure was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

While hesitating, the weapon-refining workshop in the game had already analyzed the Soul-Sinking Bell.

If the members of the Chan Sect were to take back this treasure at this point, it would have no impact on Li Jingxiao.

As for whether the Golden Cudgel could be countered, Li Jingxiao stopped caring about it the moment he took it out. In terms of power, the Golden Cudgel didn't even rank in the top ten among the so-called magical treasures in Li Jingxiao's possession.

Moreover, the +9 Immortal Weapon, the Iron Staff, is no less powerful than the Golden Cudgel.

This divine weapon weighs 23,800 jin.

Attack +600, Fortitude +600, Armor Penetration +600.

It can transform into any long weapon at will.

Gun draw speed +60%, critical hit rate +40%.

In terms of attributes, the Unfettered Ironclad Soldier is naturally more powerful.

Moreover, this weapon can transform into a long spear, which is more suitable for Li Jingxiao's habits and martial arts skills.

The reason someone would upgrade the Golden Cudgel to +9 is simply because they have an obsession with it.

But ever since Li Jingxiao obtained this weapon in the game and upgraded it, he has only used it once or twice.

After using it so often during morning exercises, my interest in the Golden Cudgel naturally diminished.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so mindless as to release it and let others crack it.

Moreover, it doesn't matter whether it's the Chaos Bell, the Purple Lightning Hammer, the Banana Leaf Fan, the Vajra Bracelet, or the Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe.

It still includes the God-Slaying Whip, the Yin-Yang Mirror, the Tai Chi Talisman, the Haotian Mirror, the Taiyi Five Smoke Robe, and the Tai Chi Glow Robe.

In fact, they are all much more powerful and important than the Golden Cudgel.

Even the Yin-Yang Two Qi Gourd, the Immortal Binding Rope, the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, and the Sun-Shooting Bow.

Furthermore, the Five Directions and Five Thunder Pearls are more useful than the Golden Cudgel.

A simple weapon is sometimes hard to compare with a magical artifact whose attack methods are unpredictable and rule-based.

Even someone as powerful as Sun Wukong would suffer a setback against the Binding Immortal Rope and the Yin-Yang Two Qi Gourd.

Now that Li Jingxiao has cracked the Soul-Losing Bell, he naturally wouldn't fail to replicate it.

Fortunately, he has collected quite a lot of things over the years.

Especially in Journey to the West, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn are used as intermediaries.

They used the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade golden pills to exchange for many good things with the immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao is not an honest person, as he is the young master of the Tushita Palace.

Even though he didn't like getting involved in things, he still assisted Laozi in refining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

Moreover, the refined Nine-Turn Golden Elixir is kept by him, and even if Laozi did not explicitly say so, the treasury of the Tushita Palace is under his control.

In reality, Li Jingxiao could indeed freely enter and leave the treasure vault.

In those years, almost everything he set his sights on ended up in his pocket.

Laozi remained completely indifferent to this matter.

In any case, in this old man's mind, the truly good things and treasures were always kept in his inner treasury.

The old man didn't care at all about the materials, spiritual flowers and herbs, and various magical treasures in the outer warehouse.

Li Jingxiao indeed looked down on the magical treasures in the outer treasury.

So the things that were stolen were basically all kinds of rare and precious materials and rare herbs and plants.

Moreover, the Soul-Slaying Bell involves the soul and music, so Li Jingxiao carefully searched his personal storage compartment and game item inventory.

He actually found a level 140 bell-type musical instrument artifact.

Using these two small bells as the raw material, along with various rare and precious materials.

In just one day, a replica of the Soul-Sinking Bell was forged in the game's weapon-refining workshop.

It looks like a copper bell, but it's two sizes smaller than the authentic Soul-Sinking Bell.

When worn on the wrist, it resembles a small, decorative copper bell, no bigger than a thumb.

With the wrist concealed in the sleeve, a slight wiggle can catch an opponent off guard and fall victim to the weapon's sneak attack.

Moreover, this thing specifically attacks the soul.

After clearly seeing the original attributes of this treasure, Li Jingxiao directly upgraded it to a +9 immortal artifact.

+9 Immortal Artifact Soul-Sinking Bell -- Sonic wave power +115%, spell power +115%, spell cost -90%.

When the copper bell rings, the sound is soft, yet it can travel for miles.

Not only are they extremely difficult to detect, but they also specialize in targeting the opponent's soul.

It can also make people lose their senses, tremble, and lose their fighting ability.

It also has the effects of causing confusion and drowsiness.

Li Jingxiao's face lit up with joy as soon as he saw all the attributes of the treasure.

It hangs directly on the wrist, on the +9 Immortal Binding Rope.

But then I thought, even though the movement of shaking my wrist was small, it wasn't impossible for my opponent to notice it.

So after thinking about it, Li Jingxiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Looking at the blue treasure fan that the banana leaf fan in his hand had transformed into, he immediately had an idea.

It is common for fans to have a pendant hanging on them, and a small copper bell is used as an ornament, although it is somewhat unconventional.

But if the blue fan is held in one's hand all day, the little copper bell will shake countless times.

People who know each other well have probably long since gotten used to it and don't care anymore.

When encountering strangers, Li Jingxiao would simply put on a show, open his fan, and fan himself a few times.

The opponent will gradually stop paying attention to these little gadgets.

However, when actually using the Soul-Slaying Bell to attack an opponent, all that is needed is to shake the blue treasure fan a few times.

The opponent was ambushed without their knowledge.

Moreover, the two +9 immortal artifacts can be combined into one magic weapon.

A spell's power is increased by 120%, and its cost is reduced by 80%.

Another sonic wave has increased power by 115%, spell power by 115%, and spell cost by 90%.

That alone is equivalent to a 235% increase in spell power.

If a sonic attack is used, it is equivalent to a 350% enhancement.

With so many additional elemental attacks, Li Jingxiao grew increasingly fond of the cyan treasure fan in his hand.
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After the Soul-Sinking Bell was upgraded to a +9 Immortal Artifact, the game indeed gave him another 680 million experience points.

The logic is simple: no matter how powerful the replica of the Golden Cudgel is, it is still just a weapon.

The +9 Immortal Artifact Soul-Slaying Bell, in terms of attributes and power, actually surpasses the Golden Cudgel.

In other words, unless the members of the Chan Sect forge a replica of the Golden Cudgel that is far more powerful than the original +9 Immortal Artifact Golden Cudgel.

Only then can we possibly win this game.

But that possibility is virtually nonexistent.

After a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao revealed a knowing expression.

The spirit stones and immortal stones used for enhancement come from the game.

As long as Li Jingxiao isn't foolish enough to give spirit stones and immortal stones to the members of the Chan Sect.

Counterfeits can never reach the level of magical artifacts considered celestial weapons in the game.

Of course, Li Jingxiao's guess may not be correct.

But he doesn't care.

All you need to do is gain experience and learn from others to forge the Soul-Slaying Bell.

He also planned to forge a Soul-Slaying Bell, which, while not very powerful, looked quite impressive, to use in the competition.

Otherwise, if he had won the first weapon-forging round, there would have been no need for further competitions.

Anyway, he got his hands on the experience and the magic weapon of the Chan Sect, which meant he had achieved his goal.

Next came the refining of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, ostensibly for the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect to see.

It was actually meant for Yuanshi Tianzun to see.

(End of this chapter)