The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 527 Almost Lost to the Point of Blood

Li Jingxiao did not disappoint the guys from the Chan Sect, but he would not directly say that he would refine the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill for everyone.

Instead, he took the initiative to discuss philosophy with these people, naturally focusing on alchemy.

Firstly, it's an opportunity to discuss theories and gain experience.

Li Jingxiao hadn't forgotten how he had earned 1.1 million experience points in just three days of discussions with the Chan Sect members.

Li Jingxiao has been staying in Kunlun Mountain for almost two months, and he has only earned a little over 40 million experience points.

If it weren't for the two sermons by the Primordial Celestial Venerable, his skill proficiency would have increased by nearly three million.

That would be a big loss.

Secondly, Li Jingxiao intended to pass on the Five-Turn Golden Elixir to the Chan Sect.

Guang Chengzi and others can refine the Jade Purity Creation Pill, which can increase lifespan and cultivation by a thousand years.

The Five-Turn Golden Elixir has the effect of extending life by 500 years and instantly restoring 50% of health and mana.

Comparatively speaking, the fifth and sixth level Golden Cores are more focused on combat.

To a certain extent, for disciples of the Chan Sect and even the Jie Sect, the Five-Turn Rejuvenation Pill is more practical than the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill.

After all, no one wants to actually die once and then be resurrected with a revival pill.

And as long as someone in the Chan Sect can refine the Five-Turn Golden Elixir, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable will most likely have to preach to Li Jingxiao again.

No, Li Jingxiao thought about it carefully. It was better to have the people of the Chan Sect refine the Five-Turn Golden Elixir.

It would be better to let them know the power of the Five-Turn Golden Elixir.

Instantly replenishing 60% of health and mana is actually a kind of miraculous potion.

Rather than teaching the Chan sect, it's better to sell it to the Chan sect.

Moreover, he doesn't need money or magic weapons; he only wants to discuss cooperation with the Chan Sect.

The Chan Sect would certainly be unwilling to use their powerful magic weapons in exchange for elixirs.

Li Jingxiao didn't even look at ordinary magical treasures, and his inventory was full of weapons and magical treasures.

Most of them are just items that I don't like, which is why they've been sitting in my inventory gathering dust.

After so many years of exploring game maps, I've equipped myself with tens of thousands of cultivators.

Arming thousands of cultivators to the teeth is still no problem.

There are even more items below level 100.

Li Jingxiao hasn't played maps below level 100 for several years now.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time.

However, I still farm it every time I upgrade to a level in units of 10, when the drop rate is extremely high.

Since all I need is skill proficiency.

The terms of the exchange were simple: he would also come to listen to the lectures given by the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

At that time, the proficiency in the "Taiqing Daodao Zhenjing" and "Bajiu Xuangong" will increase dramatically, which will be most beneficial to oneself.

If the Jie Sect found out, given the Tongtian Sect Leader's strong-willed nature, he would almost certainly summon Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao to Biyou Palace.

He also used the pretext of preaching to call Li Jingxiao over.

It's even possible that, in order to win him over, the Tongtian Sect Leader might tacitly allow Yunxiao and Bixiao to become Li Jingxiao's Daoist partners.

They are called Daoist partners, but in reality they are equivalent to husband and wife.

What your Chan Sect can give, my Jie Sect can give as well.

Incidentally, since there are many female disciples anyway, and in terms of actual status, the Three Immortals are only outer disciples.

If the benefits offered to the Jie Sect are sufficient, even if the Tongtian Sect Leader doesn't verbally agree, his four direct disciples will most likely persuade him to agree.

Or, they could simply not mention it to the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Once Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Li Jingxiao have become Daoist partners, then we can inform the Tongtian Sect Leader.

It's just about forming a spiritual partnership, not about betraying the religion.

Li Jingxiao must have earned the most from this kind of deal that kills three birds with one stone.

However, this is also a good thing for the Chan and Jie sects.

In the future, we won't be afraid of the depletion of our magic power when fighting, in case a core disciple dies unexpectedly.

It can also be revived using the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill.

In the future, during the great war of the gods, the people of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect might fight an earth-shattering battle.

But in the end, it turned out that the competition was about who had more pills.

However, this would be difficult for those outside of the Chan and Jie sects.

The two religions were already powerful, and they also had a sage as their backer.

If they suddenly aren't afraid of consuming their magical power, how are the other immortals and gods supposed to compete?
Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao suddenly felt that what if the Jade Emperor also knew?

It's entirely possible that Li Jingxiao will become a full-time alchemist in the Heavenly Court within the world of Investiture of the Gods.

Its status is equivalent to that of Laozi in Journey to the West.

Li Jingxiao thought about it and felt that this matter had potential.

Not only did he hold a high position, but he also had plenty of free time besides alchemy.

After all, Li Jingxiao's alchemy was actually more convenient and faster than Laozi's.

As for the idea of ​​Li Jingxiao imitating Sun Wukong to overthrow the Jade Emperor and become the Jade Emperor himself, that's just something to think about and forget.

The Jade Emperor was personally appointed by Hongjun Daozu as the ruler of the Heavenly Court; how could he possibly contradict himself?

However, if the Jade Emperor doesn't come to invite him to heaven, Li Jingxiao definitely won't fawn over him to get a position.

There's a huge difference between someone inviting you to become an official and someone you eagerly beg for one yourself.

However, the treatment of those who ascended to heaven before and after the Investiture of the Gods was different.

At this time, the Heavenly Court urgently needed powerful figures to expand its influence and strength.

After the Investiture of the Gods was completed and the 360 ​​righteous gods returned to their positions, it wasn't the Jade Emperor who was in a hurry anymore.

Li Jingxiao thought about all this in just a moment.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Jingxiao looked at the members of the Chan Sect and took the initiative to steer the conversation toward alchemy.

However, the members of the Chan Sect were preoccupied with obtaining the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill.

But what they really wanted to know was what Li Jingxiao had gained after listening to Yuanshi Tianzun's sermon for the second time.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingxiao cursed inwardly.

These second-generation good-for-nothings of the Chan Sect have no talent of their own, but are extremely jealous and defensive.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao was very perfunctory, wanting to just casually talk about his understanding of the Jade Purity Way.

But before the words were spoken, a thought crossed my mind.

By using the Dao of Jade Purity to debate with these guys, regardless of winning or losing, one has actually already won.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao was confident that his understanding of the Jade Purity Path was no less than that of the people of the Chan Sect.

He is at least more powerful than more than half of the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

In Journey to the West, Li Jingxiao was summoned by the Primordial Lord of Heaven from time to time to listen to his lectures.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun mostly spoke of the Primordial Dao, Li Jingxiao often couldn't understand it.

But Yuanshi Tianzun did give Li Jingxiao special training.

Now, having listened to the teachings of Yuanshi Tianzun from the Investiture of the Gods world, Li Jingxiao has indeed benefited greatly from the combination of the two.

They even understand it more deeply.

Let's just compete with those guys from the Chan Sect on the path of Yuqing.

If they win, the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect will never be able to hold their heads high in front of them again.

Even if some people are furious, the big boss, Yuanshi Tianzun, will definitely be very happy.

Firstly, he used Li Jingxiao, an outsider, to motivate his disciples.

Despite being a sage, Yuanshi Tianzun must have been quite annoyed that his twelve personal disciples could not break through to the Daluo realm.

But as annoyed as I was, there was nothing I could do.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be scheming about this or that; they would have already helped the Twelve Golden Immortals achieve the Great Luo Realm.

Therefore, the saying "disciples of the Chan Sect committed a bloody crime, triggering the Investiture of the Gods" no longer exists. Thus, in the eyes of Yuanshi Tianzun, using outsiders to motivate his disciples was a good method.

Incidentally, suppressing the arrogance and conceit in the hearts of the disciples of the Chan Sect is actually a good thing.

Secondly, despite possessing immense Taiqing magical power, Li Jingxiao showed remarkable interest and talent in the Yuqing Dao.

It would be strange if Yuanshi Tianzun didn't have a competitive spirit.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he and Laozi are allies and are working together to deal with the Tongtian Sect Leader.

However, these two brothers also have competition and different ideas.

In the eyes of Yuanshi Tianzun, instigating Li Jingxiao to learn the Yuqing Dao was tantamount to bringing Laozi's disciple to his side.

If Laozi were to suffer a hidden loss and be unable to do anything about it, Yuanshi Tianzun would be extremely pleased.

With this in mind, Li Jingxiao was no longer worried that winning the debate with the disciples of the Chan Sect would displease Yuanshi Tianzun.

Even if Li Jingxiao's speculations are merely his own wishful thinking.

But Li Jingxiao used Yuqing's items to defeat Yuqing's disciples.

It doesn't really mean that Yuqing was being humiliated; it just means that the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect weren't working hard enough.

Of course, Li Jingxiao sought out disciples of the Chan Sect to discuss Daoist principles, but only for the sake of gaining experience.

While doing so, they also promoted the Five-Turn Golden Elixir, thus facilitating cooperation with the Chan Sect.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao knew that it was completely unnecessary for him to actually defeat all the disciples of the Chan Sect.

All you need to do is lose more than you win, gain more experience, and maintain a semblance of dignity.

After making this decision, Li Jingxiao soon spoke publicly with the members of the Chan Sect about his understanding of the Jade Purity Path.

Guang Chengzi's fellow disciples all became excited.

They were eager to outdo Li Jingxiao in their area of ​​expertise.

As they talked, they started arguing.

Before long, several second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect were rendered speechless by Li Jingxiao.

It was an embarrassment in my heart.

Fortunately, there were many people in the Chan Sect. After Li Jingxiao left this person speechless, others immediately took over and continued to debate with Li Jingxiao.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao isn't invincible; after all, he's a direct disciple of Yuqing and has real skills.

But as soon as Li Jingxiao felt that the probability of winning was low, he would immediately admit defeat or give up and change the subject.

If you really can't argue with them, then use some of the concepts of Taiqing and Shangqing Dao to refute them.

Now it's Li Jingxiao's turn to have the upper hand.

The debate lasted for seven days, and Yang Jian, Jinzha, Muzha, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi all gained something from it.

Yet they were also stunned and filled with admiration for Li Jingxiao.

He fought against fifteen disciples of the Chan Sect single-handedly, and even the vice leader, Daoist Ran Deng, was eventually dragged down with him.

However, the score was still split 30/70, which meant they were completely defeated by Li Jingxiao, an outsider.

No matter how intense or fierce the debate was, it was still about the Way of Jade Purity.

No matter how angry or ashamed the disciples of the Chan Sect were, they dared not jump out to curse or actually become enraged.

Li Jingxiao glanced at the character's level and his face lit up with joy.

从论道前的232级（0.3亿/4.2亿），一路升到了232级（2.8亿/4.2亿）
With 2.5 million experience points gained in seven days, Li Jingxiao was overjoyed.

Their gazes toward the members of the Chan Sect were filled with an ever-increasing fighting spirit.

But this time even Guang Chengzi fell silent, and Li Jingxiao knew that there was no hope.

Fourteen second-generation disciples, plus the vice leader, Randeng Daoren, couldn't suppress Li Jingxiao.

This means the disciples of the Chan Sect have already suffered a complete and utter defeat.

Seeing the way the members of the Chan Sect were looking at him, Li Jingxiao realized that they all seemed to be blinded by defeat.

They quickly shifted the topic to alchemy.

With a wave of his hand, he released the +9 celestial artifact, the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Before the members of the Chan Sect could ask any questions they might have, the question was cut off.

He took the initiative to speak, saying, "I have gained much insight from listening to the teachings of the Sage Yuqing."

He devised a new elixir formula, which he named the 'Five-Turn Golden Elixir'.

Fellow Daoists, if you have the time, you might as well witness this and, while you're at it, assess the efficacy of this new elixir.

These words indeed diverted the pent-up frustration and anger from the members of the Chan Sect.

Li Jingxiao didn't bother arguing with these guys.

When others are so enraged by their defeat, saying too much will only make them more dissatisfied.

Let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point.

For Li Jingxiao, alchemy was his main job, especially since he was only at the fifth level of the Golden Elixir stage.

It's very easy.

However, he always liked to hold back, so he could only refine a batch of five-stage golden pills in a day.

Li Jingxiao insisted on dragging things out, and even included many completely unnecessary steps and alchemy techniques in the alchemy process.

Of course, even though it has become more complicated, it is still a form of confidentiality.

The more confusing or misleading something is, the harder it is to learn it secretly.

Moreover, this skill was learned from Laozi in the Journey to the West world.

This old man doesn't actually need forty-nine days to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

But he insisted on wasting that time, and even came up with many seemingly plausible but actually flawed steps and alchemy techniques.

The same applies to preventing others from stealing one's knowledge.

Moreover, the more troublesome and difficult it is to refine, the more precious the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir becomes.

The number of elixirs that need to be refined each year and the number of times elixirs need to be refined are also small.

During the forty-nine days of alchemy, Laozi actually spent most of his time meditating.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as refining only seven batches a year even if you work all year round.

Instead, one furnace is used per month.

They might have to refine a batch every ten days or half a month.

After Laozi created the method of making one batch of alchemy in forty-nine days, he could only produce four or five batches each year.

Occasionally, they would fire one batch and then rest for two months, so they only fired the furnace three or four times a year.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Although Li Jingxiao tried to hide it, he could not conceal his extreme control over fire magic.

He had mastered the art of manipulating the Six Ding Divine Fire.

His control over the temperature of the flames inside the Bagua Furnace was also extremely skillful.

At least in the minds of all the disciples of the Chan Sect, and even Daoist Ran Deng, their control over fire magic was far inferior to that of Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao didn't care about any of that; occasionally showing his strength wasn't actually a bad thing.

At least potential rivals, or even enemies, will not dare to attack you.

It can also save a lot of trouble.

Meanwhile, those who are jealous of you will only remain jealous.

Instead of being driven mad by jealousy, you'll have one less mortal enemy to turn against you.

It's actually quite satisfying to think that someone might be jealous of you their whole life, yet be powerless to do anything about it.

Li Jingxiao only managed to refine three five-turn golden pills in this batch.

After the elixir was completed, he waved his hand and put it into a jade box.

With a thought, the jade box flew automatically into the hands of the Taoist Ran Deng.

This action caused a hint of surprise to flash in the eyes of the Taoist Ran Deng, but he was secretly delighted.

At least Li Jingxiao's actions show that, in his heart, he acknowledges Li Jingxiao's identity and status as the vice leader of the Chan Sect.

However, the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect did not think so.

(End of this chapter)