The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 550 We still need to have a long-term vision.
Since Grand Master Xuandu wanted to learn Tai Chi Sword, Li Jingxiao naturally wouldn't hide it from him.

It's just a sword technique. If it can attract Xuandu to spar with me from time to time, then I'll have made a huge profit.

Li Jingxiao was even willing to teach his junior senior brother many of the sword techniques he knew, including sword control.

To put it bluntly, given Xuan Du's status and position, even sword control techniques are not considered extraordinary.

His willingness to ask for advice was a way of showing goodwill towards Li Jingxiao.

It would be foolish not to respond.

If Xuandu were to say a few good words to Laozi during the future Investiture of the Gods war, he could spare the sins of his own women who came from the Jie Sect.

Then all those investments made today will have been recouped.

Xuandu was indeed initially drawn to this sword technique.

But as Li Jingxiao recited the incantation of the cultivation method, this guy actually started to ponder the principles within the incantation.

Xuandu understood immediately, after all, the man was a true descendant of Laozi.

But the combination of Tai Chi and swordsmanship did pique his curiosity.

He would often ponder for a moment, then draw his sword and spar with Li Jingxiao again, engaging in debate and discussion.

As Xuandu's swordsmanship improved rapidly, Li Jingxiao also gained experience points at an alarming rate.

In just over two hours, he gained more than six million experience points from Xuandu.

When Li Jingxiao looked at his junior brother, his eyes were incredibly kind.

The disciples who watched from the sidelines also benefited greatly.

It's not that Tai Chi swordplay is particularly powerful, but rather that experiencing the principles of Tai Chi through this swordplay is a fortunate opportunity.

Unfortunately, Xuandu improved too quickly, and when Li Jingxiao sparred with him again, it was difficult for him to win easily.

Seeing that efficiency was decreasing, and ultimately having to save face for Xuandu.

So after deliberately fighting Xuandu to a draw, Li Jingxiao simply ignored this junior brother.

They set their sights on the dozens of children and Yellow Turban warriors present.

For the next ten days or so, he spent his days either teaching these people swordsmanship or taking them out for drinks.

Gaining experience is much more efficient than staying home with your wife.

After all, he only had seven wives, but he had hundreds of disciples and followers of the Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals in the Eight Views Palace.

等级也从236级（1.2亿/4.6亿），涨到了236级（3.4亿/4.6亿）。

The only thing that Li Jingxiao regretted was that he had never been able to compete with the Yellow Turban Warrior, who was mentioned by Xuandu and whose strength had reached the Great Luo Realm.

In Li Jingxiao's eyes, this meant he was losing millions of experience points every day.

Early that morning, Li Jingxiao once again acted as the head instructor, giving lectures and martial arts competitions to hundreds of celestial children and Yellow Turban warriors in a bamboo forest outside the Eight Views Palace.

Then a boy appeared, leading Yang Jian and the tiny, short-statured Tu Xingsun, and they came quickly towards them.

Li Jingxiao then remembered that he was supposed to discuss the Dao with many second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

However, things are different now. With 20 million experience points coming in every day, Li Jingxiao is less willing to argue with the Chan Sect and others until they are red in the face.

At Hakkeikyo Palace, everyone respects themselves.

No one dared to disobey them.

Preaching, spreading the Dharma, fighting, and drinking are all ways to gain experience easily.

Incidentally, both Laozi and Grand Master Xuandu were concerned about their willingness to preach to the disciples of the Taiqing Sect.

Not only were they satisfied, but they also felt that this was a genuine recognition of their status as the direct descendant of the Taiqing lineage.

When the old man was in a good mood, he would occasionally call him over to his side and answer his questions.

Li Jingxiao's biggest desire right now is to upgrade the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts," and he's been taking advantage of Xuandu these past few days to challenge him to a duel every day.

Li Jingxiao now had a sufficient excuse to ask Laozi for the cultivation method of the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

As one of the creators of this divine skill, Laozi was extremely familiar with it.

Li Jingxiao even suspected that the Three Pure Ones had actually practiced this technique.

After only three consultations, his proficiency in the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" increased by nearly 400,000.

Compared to cultivating on my own, the speed was several times faster.

Laozi was once again impressed by Li Jingxiao's talent.

When your cultivation reaches a certain level, your strength and realm will not rise simply because your master answers your questions.

No matter how clearly the master explains it, the disciple just can't understand it.

Or perhaps they only grasped one or two tenths of it.

Just like mathematicians, without the talent, the heights they can reach are often very limited.

As for Li Jingxiao, his proficiency will increase as long as you explain it to him.

For any master, this would be an exceptionally talented and precious disciple.

Therefore, Laozi was happy to give Li Jingxiao special training, and Li Jingxiao, having benefited from this, became even more enthusiastic about lecturing and teaching martial arts to the disciples of Taiqing Sect.

Not to mention, he can also gain a lot of experience from it.

However, Li Jingxiao really didn't want to go to the Chan Sect this time. He felt that discussing the Dao with the people of the Chan Sect was not as comfortable as staying in the Bajing Palace, and the experience gained was actually not much different.

Moreover, the more times the members of the Chan Sect lose, the more their tempers will be affected, and the more obsessed they will become with winning.

In the end, they might even harbor resentment.

But then I thought, since I had agreed to the monthly discussion, it was not good to go back on my word.

At worst, I used to win 7 and lose 3, but now I'll let them win and we can just draw.

Or, let them win once or twice in the future.

However, if they directly refuse, their favorability towards Yuanshi Tianzun will inevitably decrease significantly.

If the Celestial Venerable doesn't preach to me in the future, I'll suffer a great loss.

With that in mind, Li Jingxiao quickly agreed to Yang Jian and Tu Xingsun's request to go to Ju Liusun's Jialong Mountain and Feiyun Cave three days later.

Yang Jian and his companion, however, refused to leave the Eight Views Palace.

Li Jingxiao could clearly see that the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect intended to cultivate Yang Jian as the main fighting force of the third generation of the Chan Sect.

So that after the Investiture of the Gods war begins, the twelve fellow disciples won't have to come to the rescue for everything.

Therefore, it is indeed necessary to train Yang Jian.

As for which Golden Immortal's cave he visited each time, disciples from that family would come along with Yang Jian to invite him.

All I can say is that those guys from the Chan Sect are opportunistic and always try to take advantage of any opportunity they see.

However, Lee Kyung-hyo didn't care, and to be honest, he was actually that kind of person himself.

Moreover, the Primordial Celestial Venerable preached the Dao three times, and indeed bestowed many benefits upon the recipients.

Therefore, for Li Jingxiao, having Yang Jian, Tu Xingsun, and other third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect by his side was not only a valuable experience package but also a bond to deepen their relationship.

The more powerful Yang Jian becomes in the future, the more grateful this kid will be.

This can also be seen as an exchange of benefits with the Chan Sect.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao's attitude towards Yang Jian has always been good.

Since Yang Jian and Tu Xingsun stayed behind, Li Jingxiao instructed them to sit to the side.

He listened to the lecture along with hundreds of disciples of the Taiqing School.

When it came time to get down to business, Yang Jian was immediately confronted by Li Jingxiao under the pretext of checking if he had been slacking off lately.

They beat him up several times, gaining over two million experience points, before finally letting him go.

Yang Jian, who was beaten, not only showed no resentment, but also seriously reflected on why he was defeated so quickly.

With his talent, hard work, and humble learning attitude, it's no wonder that Yang Jian became the number one third-generation disciple of the Three Pure Ones.

But Tu Xingsun made Li Jingxiao frown.

This kid relies on his superb earth-walking skills, but his martial arts are terrible, and he knows very few Taoist magic and supernatural powers.

When Li Jingxiao ordered him to go all out, he quickly realized that this kid only knew how to sneak up from behind and attack his target with a stick. Ordinary generals or immortals would indeed easily suffer losses if they encountered him.

But in Li Jingxiao's eyes, the idea of ​​"one trick to rule them all" is utterly foolish.

Even the most powerful Taoist techniques and supernatural abilities can be restrained.

Not to mention that Earth Element Technique is, in essence, just one of the Five Elements Escape Techniques.

Li Jingxiao was already proficient in the Five Elements Escape Technique in Journey to the West.

In his eyes, Tu Xingsun was nothing more than someone wielding a broadsword in front of Guan Yu.

There's no need to use the 'Turning Earth into Steel' technique, which is specifically designed to counter earth-based magic; all you need to do is stomp your feet on the ground a few times.

That would shake the kid out from underground.

However, the reason why Li Jingxiao was able to so easily crush Tu Xingsun was because Li Jingxiao was too familiar with his earth-moving techniques.

There are absolutely no secrets between them, which is why it's so easy to control this kid.

It's normal for people who don't know him well to be ambushed by him.

If Tu Xingsun had the Immortal Binding Rope, he could indeed catch his opponent off guard.

Moreover, this kid's earth-movement technique is indeed the most skillfully used among all the people Li Jingxiao has ever seen.

Tu Xingsun was easily defeated by Li Jingxiao five times, and he was completely afraid of Li Jingxiao.

People became more obedient.

Seeing that the kid only had a little over 200,000 experience points, Li Jingxiao lost interest in him.

Not to mention, this kid is not only ugly, but also short and stocky.

There's always an inexplicable sense of superiority in his tone and demeanor.

Li Jingxiao simply couldn't bring himself to like it.

Of course, Li Jingxiao disliked Tu Xingsun also because, in the original story, this kid relied on his status as a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect.

He forced Deng Chanyu to marry him.

Although Deng Chanyu is now Li Jingxiao's woman.

But every time Li Jingxiao saw Tu Xingsun, he felt a bit uncomfortable, so it would be strange if he liked him.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao knew that this kid was a traitor, so he naturally disliked him even more.

When this young man went down the mountain, Ju Liusun repeatedly instructed him to go to the Western Zhou camp as soon as possible to help Jiang Ziya fight against Shang.

But as soon as the boy went down the mountain, he immediately forgot Julusun's instructions.

Before leaving, he even stole Ju Liusun's Immortal Binding Rope.

When he became a subordinate of Deng Jiugong, Deng Chanyu's biological father, he knew perfectly well that the people opposite him were his fellow disciples, such as Jiang Ziya and Yang Jian.

Completely disregarding camaraderie among fellow disciples, they showed no mercy when they attacked.

Quite a few generals of the Western Zhou Dynasty died at the hands of Tu Xingsun.

Once Tu Xingsun was captured, Jiang Ziya was determined to kill him.

However, Ju Liusun only had one disciple, and after pleading repeatedly, he finally spared Tu Xingsun's life.

However, after Ju Liusun took the Immortal Binding Rope away, the kid's strength immediately dropped several levels.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao really couldn't like Tu Xingsun.

If you don't like it, then ignore it.

Li Jingxiao's attitude made Tu Xingsun very uneasy.

Before Li Jingxiao and Laozi established their master-disciple relationship.

Those who follow the Chan sect can comfort themselves by claiming to be disciples of a sage and belonging to a prestigious sect.

No matter how powerful you, Li Jingxiao, are, you're just a rogue cultivator.

Even if it is speculated that Li Jingxiao is a descendant of Laozi, this relationship must be revealed before it is confirmed.

Perhaps Laozi disliked Li Jingxiao, which is why he never had him by his side to learn martial arts.

But things are different now, after Laozi accepted Li Jingxiao as his disciple.

Although it wasn't announced to the world in a grand manner, the Chan and Jie sects quickly learned about it.

Now Li Jingxiao is the junior brother of Guang Chengzi and the other twelve Golden Immortals, and the grand-uncle of Yang Jian and other third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

Tu Xingsun was worried that if Li Jingxiao grew tired of him, it would incur the displeasure of his master and senior uncles.

They were even more worried about leaving a very bad impression on their grandmaster Yuanshi Tianzun and grandmaster Taishang Laojun.

Moreover, one can see this from the attitudes of Yang Jian, Jinzha, Muzha, Nezha, and other fellow disciples of the Chan Sect towards Li Jingxiao.

If he really displeases Li Jingxiao, then Yang Jian and others will most likely ostracize him in the future.

This made Tu Xingsun feel immense pressure.

In front of Li Jingxiao, he suddenly became extremely obedient.

The more respectful and obedient you are, the more well-behaved and disciplined you will be.

This finally improved Li Jingxiao's opinion of him somewhat.

Three days later, Li Jingxiao was preparing to go to Ju Liusun's Jialong Mountain and Feiyun Cave.

But then they saw the messenger boy beside Laozi carrying a jade gourd and walking quickly over.

He respectfully raised the jade gourd high and said to Li Jingxiao, "Reporting to Senior Brother."

The Sage Master instructed his disciple to present three Nine-Turn Golden Pills, which his senior brother had personally refined some time ago, to the Jade Purity Sage Master for his evaluation.

Li Jingxiao immediately understood Laozi's meaning.

Knowing how to refine both the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir and the Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Elixir means that he has truly made it clear that he is not only Laozi's disciple.

He was a direct disciple who received the true teachings.

As for whether Laozi intended to show off to Yuanshi Tianzun, Li Jingxiao could only say, "I see through it but don't say it."

Upon arriving at the Jade Void Palace and presenting the three Nine-Turn Golden Pills to the Primordial Celestial Venerable, one could clearly sense that the Celestial Venerable's smile was somewhat forced.

However, his attitude towards Li Jingxiao became increasingly kind and approachable.

Lao Jun boasting is a matter between him and Lao Jun.

But Li Jingxiao is now a true disciple of Taiqing, and his grand-nephew of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Moreover, they are talented and strong.

He also knows how to behave properly and respects his senior fellow apprentice.

Even though Yuanshi Tianzun wanted to vent his anger on Li Jingxiao, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

The more satisfactory Li Jingxiao was, the more it made the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect seem inferior to his junior brother.

In particular, when he learned that Li Jingxiao had only been a disciple of Laozi for thirty years, yet had risen from a newly-become immortal to a Great Luo, and even to a Quasi-Saint at the Three Corpses Severing Realm.

Looking at his disciples, he became increasingly dissatisfied.

However, this could not be said outright. He could only instruct the Antarctic Immortal who served him to make it seem like a discussion between fellow disciples of the Taiqing and Yuqing sects.

We must not only fulfill our duties as hosts.

We must hold these events regularly and do them diligently.

The Old Man of the South Pole immediately understood the dissatisfaction in his master's tone.

Looking at Li Jingxiao, there was both helplessness and a hint of envy in his eyes.

The reason for their helplessness is obvious: more than a dozen second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect couldn't defeat Li Jingxiao alone.

The reason for the envy is that, among the disciples of the Three Pure Ones, it seems that only Li Jingxiao is valued and favored by the three sages of Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing.

The Tongtian Sect Leader was even willing to let the Three Immortals of Sanxiao become Li Jingxiao's Daoist partners.

His own master, the Sage Yuqing, had clearly stated that Li Jingxiao could also come and listen to the lectures given to his disciples every year.

(End of this chapter)