The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 530 Fulfilling the Wish

After Li Jingxiao understood the meaning of what the Old Man of the South Pole had said.

He bowed respectfully to the Antarctic Immortal.

If it weren't for this old man's reminder, I would still be using the businessman's approach to deal with Yuanshi Tianzun.

In the original Journey to the West world, Laozi was the master.

Even though the old man liked to be cautious, in Li Jingxiao's heart, Laozi was indeed very good to him.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao was indeed much less hesitant to speak with him.

She would occasionally annoy the old man.

However, in the world of Investiture of the Gods, the relationship between Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu is not as close as that between the Three Pure Ones in Journey to the West.

Dealing with people using a business mindset would indeed seem overly calculating.

In the minds of the ancients, it was not wrong to talk about business, but it was not acceptable to do so openly.

Especially for people of higher status and position, such directness is unacceptable.

Of course, as long as it's not about money directly, but about exchanging resources, then it doesn't count as being a "money-grubbing, profit-driven" scoundrel.

However, given Yuanshi Tianzun's status, he won't negotiate with you.

If we're going to talk, it should be about our relationship.

When feelings are there, everything is negotiable.

As for how to build closer relationships and friendships, resource exchange is the way to go.

You have what I want, and I have what you want.

Finding a suitable reason to thank Yuanshi Tianzun under the guise of giving a gift is indeed much more subtle.

And they can get things done.

To put it bluntly, it's still a matter of face and reputation.

Having figured all this out, Li Jingxiao smiled and said to Guang Chengzi, the Antarctic Immortal, and the Burning Lamp Daoist, "I believe that the Five-Turn Golden Elixir I have refined has some effect."

"How about we exchange some Jade Purity Creation Pills with you fellow Daoists in the future?"

There was no reason for the three—the Antarctic Immortal, Guang Chengzi, and the Burning Lamp Daoist—to refuse.

However, Li Jingxiao was not one to suffer losses.

The Jade Purity Creation Pill was just an excuse; the pill was actually useless to him.

If it were to be exchanged, it would probably only be useful to Lei Zhenzi, Biyun Tong'er, and Yunxia Tong'er.

Women like Shiji now frequently eat ginseng fruit, and their lifespans have long since increased to countless tens of thousands of years.

As for increasing cultivation level, the ginseng fruit obtained in the game is much more effective than the Jade Purity Creation Pill.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao added: "If any fellow Daoist of the Chan Sect were to debate with me, and could defeat me, I would certainly reward you with a Five-Turn Golden Elixir."

If you can win ten consecutive matches against me, I will offer you the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill.

Using a five-stage Golden Elixir or even a nine-stage Rejuvenation Elixir as a wager is, of course, just an excuse.

The purpose was to gain experience from the Chan sect and others under the pretext of discussing doctrines.

For the members of the Chan Sect, as long as the benefits are great enough, they are willing to do anything, even get beaten up by Li Jingxiao, let alone discuss the Dao.

Furthermore, although Li Jingxiao won both debates, the odds were still 30/70.

No matter how powerful Li Jingxiao is, he can't possibly outshine his fourteen fellow disciples from the second generation of the Chan Sect in every topic.

Moreover, this guy is actually quite shameless, deliberately seeking out a few of his fellow disciples with lower cultivation levels in the Chan Sect to discuss Dao first.

If these people can't answer, they get experience.

Then the others who were expounding the teachings offered their help.

In other words, Li Jingxiao was specifically keeping an eye on these people, which meant he had a guaranteed source of experience to draw upon.

However, with a few powerful second-generation disciples, Li Jingxiao couldn't keep winning all the time.

In other words, if they frequently discuss Daoist principles in the future, it will not be difficult for the fourteen second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect to obtain the Fifth-Rank Golden Elixir.

It's even possible that after each Dao discussion, one could obtain a dozen or even dozens of fifth-grade golden pills.

With these level-five Golden Elixir guarantees, the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect have already made a good profit.

Then there's the idea of ​​planning the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill. Just thinking about it makes me feel like it's a viable business.

However, winning ten consecutive matches against Li Jingxiao is no easy feat.

But as long as Li Jingxiao is willing to take out the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill, the rest is just a matter of putting in more effort and thinking.

Moreover, they often discussed the Dao together, which was actually a good thing for Li Jingxiao and the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

Only through failure can one truly recognize one's own shortcomings and weaknesses.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Li Jingxiao did not mind that the Chan Sect surpassed him.

Guang Chengzi and the other two exchanged glances, understanding the benefits involved.

Even if you put aside your pride and don't care about winning or losing.

Frequently discussing principles and learning from each other with someone of Li Jingxiao's strength is very beneficial to improving one's own abilities.

So the three of them not only agreed immediately, but also hinted that in the future, before the Primordial Celestial Venerable began his lectures...

Everyone arrived at Kunlun Mountain and met at Li Jingxiao's newly built manor outside Yuxu Palace a few days in advance.

First discuss the Way, then listen to the sage preach the Way.

After Yuanshi Tianzun finishes speaking, you can take the opportunity to raise any questions or doubts you may have during the discussion, and Yuanshi Tianzun will answer them for you.

However, Li Jingxiao felt that once a year was too infrequent.

Ideally, once a month.

But this makes it difficult to get all fourteen people together.

Not everyone can gain a large amount of skill proficiency just by meditating and cultivating for a few hours every day like Li Jingxiao.

Sometimes, a seclusion period of two or three months is considered short.

It's common for it to take a year or two.

If it weren't for the fact that Yuanshi Tianzun, like Tongtian Jiaozhu, preached the Dao to his disciples once a year.

It wouldn't be surprising if someone went into seclusion for three to five years, or even seventy or eighty years.

But Lee Kyung-hyo didn't seem to care at all when he heard that they couldn't get everyone together.

As long as you're willing to come, whether it's just half a group or eighty or ninety people, it's all valuable experience.

Moreover, the second generation of the Chan Sect often came to Li Garden in Chentang Pass to discuss the Dao, and had more contact with the three disciples of the Jie Sect, Shiji, Fairy Caiyun, and Qiongxiao.

The relationship between them should become more amicable.

After all, they were all Li Jingxiao's women. Even if they didn't care about the Jie Sect, they should at least give Li Jingxiao face.

In the future Great War of the Gods, they will not kill Shi Ji and the other two.

As for women like Shiji, they will likely stay away during the future war between the Chan and Jie sects.

If things don't go as Li Jingxiao expects, the three women of Shiji and the dozen or so members of the Chan Sect simply won't be able to get along.

At worst, Li Jingxiao could simply go to the caves of these people from the Chan Sect every month to gather.

One cave dwelling per month, and in a year, you'll have visited all twelve Golden Immortals' homes.

If anyone is in seclusion, then go to the cave dwellings of Yun Zhongzi or the Antarctic Immortal.

You could even go to the cave of the Taoist Ran Deng.

In this way, at least seven or eight second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect could be gathered together.

A three- or seven-day discussion could yield at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of experiences.

This provides far more experience than simply killing monsters, and it's also much more stable.

After all, the world of Investiture of the Gods is not like the world of Journey to the West, where there are so many monsters occupying mountains and ruling over others, making it easy for Li Jingxiao to kill them.

In a world where saints can roam freely, no matter what kind of colossal demons or chaotic old devils they are, they all have to behave themselves.

As for ghosts and monsters, they don't even have the right to appear.

They trembled and avoided the disciples of the three major sects.

It could be said that the world of Investiture of the Gods was the most prosperous period for Buddhism and Taoism. No, wait, there was the Grandmaster Hongjun suppressing it.

At this moment, neither the Western Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, dared to deny their status as disciples of the Dao Ancestor.

Even though everyone knows that Western religion has long since lost all connection with the Taoism founded by Hongjun.

However, the two Western Saints still carry the titles of "Guiding Daoist" and "Cundi Daoist" as they walk in the world.

It was only after Laozi converted Duobao Daoren, leading to the attainment of Duobao Tathagata and the establishment of Buddhism, that the Buddhist doctrine was truly clarified.

In other words, this was the most prosperous and glorious period for Taoism.

Only after the Investiture of the Gods war did people other than saints have the opportunity to rise to prominence.

No wonder they say, "As long as there are saints, there will be thieves."

Only when the six mountains pressing down on us are gone can a hundred flowers bloom.

However, everything has its good and bad sides.

Without a sage to keep them in check, all sorts of demons and monsters can jump out and wreak havoc on the world.

But for Li Jingxiao, he certainly didn't want someone to be above him.

Moreover, with the world in chaos, there are more monsters to grind for experience.

It would be more beneficial for him.

Besides, even if a sage doesn't appear, isn't there still the Heavenly Court maintaining order in the world?

A few demons and monsters may cause some trouble, but they won't cause too much chaos.

At the same time, Li Jingxiao can also occasionally go out to subdue demons and monsters.

Moreover, even the most powerful demons are no match for the Chaos Bell.

Even without the Chaos Bell, the Samadhi True Fire, the Six Ding Divine Fire, and the Sun True Fire are all extremely effective at suppressing any demons.

Or perhaps the Taiqing Divine Thunder, Yuqing Divine Thunder, Shangqing Divine Thunder, and the Five Divine Thunders of Shenxiao created by Li Jingxiao would strike down.

I don't believe we can't blast those demons to death.

At worst, the saints were only restricted in their movements, not all of them died.

If a demon capable of shattering the world of Investiture of the Gods were to appear, not only would Hongjun Patriarch not allow it, but the six sages would also not allow it.
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After Li Jingxiao and Guang Chengzi made their agreement, they also greeted the other members of the Chan Sect.

They entered the Jade Void Palace together and met the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Li Jingxiao offered three Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pills as a token of gratitude for the teachings given to him by the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Upon hearing this, the smile on Yuanshi Tianzun's face immediately brightened.

Everyone likes a person who is grateful and repays kindness.

Not to mention that the Primordial Celestial Venerable was indeed eyeing the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill refined by Li Jingxiao.

Now, Li Jingxiao, in the name of gratitude, directly presented three Resurrection Pills, saving Yuanshi Tianzun a lot of trouble.

He wouldn't have to be criticized by outsiders for being a saint who would actually try to take advantage of a junior.

Li Jingxiao was so sensible that Yuanshi Tianzun was pleased and, as he praised him, he became more and more talkative.

He began to consult with Li Jingxiao about alchemy.

Li Jingxiao's heart stirred, and he chatted with Yuanshi Tianzun about many Taoist methods related to alchemy.

They then deliberately steered the conversation little by little towards other Taoist practices.

The two of them asked and answered questions, which was equivalent to the Primordial Celestial Venerable constantly resolving his doubts.

Moreover, they first inquired about the Way of Jade Purity, and later asked about the Way of Supreme Purity.

My proficiency with the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing" immediately began to soar.

Unfortunately, the conversation was a bit too short this time.

In just one afternoon, the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing" only gained a few hundred thousand experience points.

Moreover, the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" only increases proficiency very little.

However, Li Jingxiao was already quite satisfied, considering it was only half a day.

Having already dealt with Yuanshi Tianzun and the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, Li Jingxiao still had Tongtian Jiaozhu and the Jie Sect people on his mind.

The next morning, Li Jingxiao appeared outside Yuxu Palace with Nezha and Lei Zhenzi.

When bidding farewell to Yuanshi Tianzun, he gave him many instructions before letting Li Jingxiao and his disciples return to Chentang Pass.

The disciples of the Chan Sect personally escorted him for thirty miles before truly bidding him farewell and wishing each other well.

They agreed on the time and place for their first gathering, then exchanged greetings and waved goodbye.
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Li Jingxiao hadn't been able to reunite with his wives for three months. The thought of going home ignited a fire within him.

Grabbing Nezha and Lei Zhenzi by the back of their collars, the 'Taiyi Five Smoke Robe' suddenly emitted five-colored clouds of smoke, protecting the two little ones.

In a flash, one can travel tens of thousands of miles.

After flashing a few more times, it instantly appeared at Chentang Pass.

It landed in its own yard and was discovered by the Seven Monsters of Meishan.

They saw that it was their master who had returned with Nezha and Lei Zhenzi.

Yuan Hong and the others hurriedly bowed in greeting.

Then a maidservant quickly ran to the backyard to inform Shi Ji and the other women.

The five women were overjoyed when they saw him.

We had originally agreed that when Li Jingxiao returned, we would all go and cause him trouble.

To avoid the possibility that in the future, someone might leave and not return for months at a time.

But after seeing Li Jingxiao, let alone Daji and Deng Chanyu.

Even Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao couldn't help but move closer to him.

Daji threw herself into his arms, her voice trembling with tears, blaming him for not coming back to visit for so long.

Li Jingxiao quickly comforted him.

Meanwhile, Nezha, holding Lei Zhenzi's hand, secretly slipped out of the courtyard.

This kid has been traveling with Li Jingxiao for so long, and he really misses Ao Bing, Bi Yun, and Yun Xiao.

Upon seeing Ao Bing, he immediately clamored to go play at the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Ao Bing immediately knew that his senior brother definitely wanted to go to the Dragon Palace for a drink.

However, Ao Bing also misses Nezha and Lei Zhenzi quite a bit.

So he readily agreed and took Biyun and Yunxia with him to the Dragon Palace.

As for serving Li Jingxiao and Shi Ji, don't be fooled by the fact that Biyun and Yunxia are still children.

But the two senior and junior students already knew quite a bit about matters of the heart between men and women.

Their husbands and wives are probably busy catching up and being affectionate right now.

There's no need for these boys to serve us anymore.

After his five disciples left, Li Jingxiao, with his arms around Daji and Deng Chanyu, headed towards the large indoor swimming pool used for bathing.

Upon seeing this, Shiji, Caiyun, and Qiongxiao exchanged glances.

Everyone's faces gradually turned red with embarrassment, but in the end, it was Caiyun, who had a more cheerful personality, who chuckled.

They pulled Shiji and Qiongxiao along, one on each side.

Soon, bursts of laughter and playful chatter filled the room.

Before long, the sounds of zither and flute were heard again, accompanied by the melodious singing of opera.

Li Jingxiao hadn't tasted meat for three months, so he naturally put all his strength into practicing his martial arts.

Unfortunately, while inflicting 800 casualties on the enemy, we also suffered 1,000 casualties ourselves.

Fortunately, when they woke up, the five women had completely changed their lazy and resentful demeanor from the previous night.

Not only did she have a rosy complexion, but she also exuded a charming and languid aura.

Seeing this, Li Jingxiao wanted to fight the five of them again.

(End of this chapter)