The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 555 'Three Talents Position' Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation
Despite having tens of thousands of disciples, having a large number of people isn't always a good thing.

Not only are they difficult to manage, but their disciples are also of varying quality.

Even a saint like the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't keep track of every single disciple.

They can only be divided into direct disciples and outer disciples.

Just this one point makes things easier, though.

However, with the distinction between insiders and outsiders among the disciples, management naturally becomes very lax.

This inevitably leads to the emergence of people who don't follow the rules.

Despite the seemingly united nature of the Jie Sect, Li Jingxiao was the man of Shiji and Caiyun.

They knew very well that while these two peripheral disciples of the Jie Sect were loyal to their mentor, Tongtian Jiaozhu, it did not mean that they were also loyal to the entire Jie Sect.

My feelings for my fellow disciples were mostly superficial, barely even acquaintances.

Even strangers.

It's impossible to risk your life for a fellow disciple with whom you have little to no relationship.

Moreover, the mistakes and consequences caused by those reckless disciples of the Jie Sect were ultimately all attributed to the Jie Sect.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable always felt that the Tongtian Sect Leader was too lenient with his disciples.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be evil cultivators and demonic cultivators who dig out hearts and eat people, nor would there be disciples of the Blood Demon Path and the Plague Path.

However, the Tongtian Sect Leader established his sect based on the principle of "education for all, to provide a lifeline for all beings."

This meant that not all of his disciples would be upright people.

Perhaps, in their eyes, as long as one can cultivate to become an immortal, any cultivation method is merely a means to an end.

Even in the eyes of most people in the Jie Sect, humans are no different from lions, tigers, cows, pigs, sheep, or flowers and plants.

But in Li Jingxiao's eyes, this was a battle of stances and ethnicity.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao was spiritually inclined towards the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Everyone yearns for freedom and unrestrainedness, and hopes to defy fate and achieve great things.

They even transcend the distinction between immortals and mortals, achieving immortality and seeking eternal life.

On a rational level, however, they would not hesitate to side with Chanjiao.

Laozi was the one who understood things best: what was the point of having so many disciples?
One person who can pass on his mantle is enough.

Therefore, there is a fundamental core conflict between Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu.

The relationship between the two brothers will inevitably drift further apart after they establish their own religions and become saints.

These ideological and doctrinal differences are, to a certain extent, impossible to resolve.

It was destined that a fight would break out, and the battle would only end when a victor was determined.

Neither Laozi nor Yuanshi Tianzun expected that Tongtian Jiaozhu would suffer defeat after defeat.

He actually thought of 'refining earth, water, fire, and wind again, and changing the world.'

This directly angered Ancestor Hongjun.

This led to the rule that after the Investiture of the Gods war, sages were not allowed to leave their own sacred sites.

Moreover, in the eyes of Hongjun Laozu, Tongtian Jiaozhu was indeed wrong.

But Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun, the two elder brothers, actually joined forces with outsiders.

That is, the four of them, including the Guide Daoist and the Zhunti Daoist, fought against the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Moreover, the Western religion is not considered part of Taoism, so the punishment for Tongtian Jiaozhu was merely to imprison him in Zixiao Palace.

Although the Jie Sect disbanded, the Shangqing lineage continued to be passed down in the future.

In many cases, they even fared better than the Taiqing and Yuqing lineages.
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Li Jingxiao reassured Yunxiao and the others, and then instructed the seven women to pay their respects to Laozi frequently while he was at the Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain, the abode of Taiyi Zhenren.

The so-called courtesy to many people is not surprising.

Even if Laozi doesn't receive you every time, at least the proper etiquette is observed. The old man may not say it, but he must be very satisfied in his heart.

If Grand Master Xuandu had something to entrust to the sisters, they wouldn't need to worry about this or that.

After speaking, Li Jingxiao then told Yunxiao and the other seven about Xuandu's constant desire to hand over all the affairs of the Eight Views Palace to him.

The seven women were immediately surprised when they heard this.

There are indeed people in this world who do not crave power.

However, the higher one's level of cultivation, the more power-hungry one becomes.

Therefore, Xuandu's actions did indeed surprise and impress Yunxiao and the others.

However, Yunxiao was no young girl; her husband was Laozi's personal disciple and the only junior brother of the Grand Master Xuandu.

No one will say anything if he takes over the power to manage all affairs of the Eight Views Palace.

But with seven sisters, she couldn't manage everything.

Therefore, Yunxiao made up his mind that if it was a small matter, he would handle it actively and seriously.

When it comes to the secrets of the Taiqing lineage, it's best to avoid discussing them if possible.

If you can't refuse, wait until your husband comes back and then let him handle it.

If Li Jingxiao knew Yunxiao's thoughts, he would definitely praise her for knowing when to advance and retreat and for understanding boundaries.
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After bidding farewell to his seven wives, Li Jingxiao took Yang Jian, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and Ao Bing and flew to the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain.

Perhaps it was because the Chan Sect members and Li Jingxiao had fought to a draw during their last debate that their enthusiasm suddenly surged.

So this time, not only were all twelve Golden Immortals present, but the Antarctic Immortal, Yun Zhongzi, and the White Crane Boy also came.

The only thing missing, as always, was the presence of the Vice Leader, Daoist Ran Deng.

Li Jingxiao knew without guessing that the members of the Chan Sect had been tacitly ostracizing Daoist Ran Deng.

Seeing the smiling faces of the Chan Sect members, Li Jingxiao could only bow and express his gratitude.

But inwardly, he just grimaced.

It's obvious without even guessing that this person thinks they can do it.

He plans to win back all the face he lost in the past in one go.

As for the White Crane Boy, don't underestimate him just because he is merely a servant boy by the side of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

But in reality, their cultivation level is quite high.

Moreover, if we really want to be particular about seniority, Baihe Tongzi can be considered a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect.

Even if you say he is the third-generation senior disciple of the Chan Sect, no one would have any objection or opposition.

Moreover, it would be better to befriend the White Crane Boy than the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

If this guy were by Yuanshi Tianzun's side, saying a few bad things about Li Jingxiao would be more destructive than the Twelve Golden Immortals complaining.

Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun was not so easily fooled.

But sometimes, when you're suing someone or resorting to underhanded tactics, you don't actually need to speak ill of them.

Praising you with kind words might actually be a form of sabotage.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao was self-aware; no matter how much the Primordial Celestial Venerable valued him, he could not be as close as his own direct disciples.

Ultimately, if an important person suddenly values ​​you, it's either because you have something to offer them.

Either you need to win over the elders or powerful figures behind you.

Or perhaps, it's meant to send you to your death as cannon fodder.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao didn't have to worry about Yuanshi Tianzun wanting to harm him.

After all, he really had no reason to offend Laozi at this moment.

Li Jingxiao also did not show any hostility towards the Chan Sect.

Moreover, when interacting with anyone in the Chan Sect, they would argue heatedly until their faces turned red.

But in private, he is always very humble.

As a second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, naturally no one hated him.

Moreover, drinking also earns experience points, so Li Jingxiao is always very generous when treating people to drinks. He also particularly likes to use 'Immortal's Intoxication'.

Even a saint would likely get drunk on this wine.

Therefore, even the members of the Chan Sect, when drinking with Li Jingxiao, all wanted to get him drunk.

But the result was that before Li Jingxiao himself passed out drunk, he would drag at least seven or eight others down with him before he would stop.

Ultimately, it's all about gaining experience.

But once they're at the dinner table and a little tipsy, their competitive spirit inevitably surfaces.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao has stopped cheating when drinking in recent years.

The reason he could drink so many people under the table was because of the super-strong physical body brought about by the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.
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After exchanging pleasantries and pleasantries with the members of the Chan Sect, Li Jingxiao got straight to the point.

As expected, the people of the Chan Sect were extremely well-prepared this time.

He did not debate with Li Jingxiao about the Dao of Jade Purity and Supreme Purity.

He also did not debate with him about Taoist methods, supernatural powers, or the orthodox methods of the Xuanmen sect.

Only talk to him about unorthodox methods and the ways of private curses.

This completely stunned Li Jingxiao.

Although Li Jingxiao knew quite a few unorthodox methods, he only had a superficial understanding of them.

He only has a superficial understanding of the art of curses.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao had never encountered inner demons, so he had never cared about it.

If Li Jingxiao hadn't kept changing the subject, they would have definitely lost this debate utterly.

However, losing wasn't all bad; at least Li Jingxiao took the opportunity to learn a lot of unorthodox techniques.

And how to defend against and fight back against these evil and heretical methods.

Although I lost face, I learned real skills.

In particular, the methods for controlling demons and monsters were indeed very useful in Li Jingxiao's view.

Of course, with Li Jingxiao's current strength and all the magical treasures he possesses, he could simply unleash a Taiqing Divine Thunder upon encountering any demons or monsters, killing ninety-nine percent of them.

No matter how powerful the remaining few demons were, they couldn't withstand the many powerful magical treasures in Li Jingxiao's hands.

Frankly speaking, in the Investiture of the Gods, Journey to the West, or even the prehistoric world, no matter how high one's cultivation level is, it can't compare to a supreme innate treasure.

Even a saint, without a powerful magic weapon in hand, lacks the confidence to speak.

Zhunti Daoist was very well-behaved in front of the Three Pure Ones.

If you anger the Tongtian Sect Leader, this guy really dares to go and fight his way to the Western Paradise all by himself.

They even set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation outside the Western Paradise Spirit Mountain to block the entrance.

The faces of the "Guiding Daoist" and the "Zhunti Daoist" were as if they were being trampled and rubbed under the feet of the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Lee Kyung-hyo kept steering the conversation toward topics he was familiar with, which allowed him to gain a lot of experience.

Although I gained less experience than in the previous few games, it wasn't by much.

人物等级从236级（4.1亿/4.6亿），顺利的升级到了237级（0.2亿/4.7亿）
What Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that after being suppressed by the Chan Sect for five days...

The White Crane Boy and the Antarctic Immortal intentionally or unintentionally steered the conversation toward the formation.

At first, Li Jingxiao didn't think much of it and wondered if they were just trying to save face for him by deliberately changing the topic to the Dao of Formations.
After all, there were times when I deliberately held back during past discussions.

He knew he should give them some face, but the members of the Chan Sect were unreasonable; they would seize any opportunity to humiliate him severely.

If that happens, we won't be able to be friends anymore.

Only after Li Jingxiao broke through several of the Chan Sect's formations...

When the Antarctic Immortal set up another new formation, Li Jingxiao quickly became suspicious.

He pretended to be thinking about how to break the formation, but in his heart he kept pondering.

It wasn't long before Li Jingxiao slowly came to his senses.

It seems he wants to use himself as a litmus test to avoid being at a disadvantage in terms of formations when facing the Jie Sect in the future.

Perhaps they are even testing the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation of Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao.

With this guess in mind, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but curse inwardly.

But on second thought, letting the Chan Sect know the power of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation might not necessarily be a bad thing.

From Li Jingxiao's perspective, at least the Sanxiao are the people he needs to protect.

He didn't really care whether Zhao Gongming lived or died.

Even though Zhao Gongming was the sworn brother of his three wives, Li Jingxiao's relationship with him was actually just so-so.

There was no friendship built up over countless years of mutual support.

There was no brotherly affection after they swore brotherhood.

When Li Jingxiao fought Zhao Gongming, Zhao Gongming held back, and Li Jingxiao also didn't use his full strength.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao only cares about the Three Immortals.

The reason why all three of the Three Immortals of Sanxiao were included in the Investiture of the Gods was largely due to the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation and the overwhelming power of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket.

Of course, Li Jingxiao wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal his wife's secret skills to the Chan Sect.

If he really did that, he wouldn't be helping his three daughters-in-law; instead, he would be actively pushing the three Yunxiao sisters out of his arms.

So Li Jingxiao thought about it and decided to scare the people of the Chan Sect.

Li Jingxiao had long since mastered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and he had even figured out how to incorporate smaller formations within larger ones.

In one go, another Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation was set up.

Moreover, the method of using talismans was used to replace the 361 flags needed for setting up the formation.

Not only can it be used to quickly set up formations, but it can also compress talismans because the Tongtian Talisman can compress them.

The banner made of 361 talismans compressed a hundredfold is far more powerful than the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation set up by Yunxiao.

Moreover, in theory, Li Jingxiao could even set up 361 Nine-Bend Yellow River Formations to form a super formation.

Unfortunately, after this idea took shape in his mind, he never put it into practice.

Therefore, even Li Jingxiao himself didn't know how powerful this super formation would be when it was actually set up.

However, Li Jingxiao did set up a formation consisting of three Nine-Bend Yellow River Formations in the game, using the Three Talents Formation's orientation.

The new formation subtly aligns with the "cycle of the heavens," and also possesses the combined effects of Heaven, Earth, and Man, as well as the power to confuse and bewilder.

After the formation was set up, a chilling wind and black mist filled the area, and waves of murderous aura rushed straight to the target's mind.

In addition, Li Jingxiao used the Haotian Mirror to replace the Hunyuan Golden Bucket as the array's core.

At the same time, it directly sealed off the five senses and six consciousnesses of Di Jun, the boss guarding the level 230 map.
They also kept Di Jun frozen in place.

Even after Li Jingxiao defeated the BOSS, Di Jun in the game was still unable to break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation of the 'Three Talents Position'.

Li Jingxiao was somewhat worried by Wei Li's power, fearing that someone might imitate him and use a formation within a formation to deal with him.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao eventually realized that if everyone had the same cheat codes as him, he wouldn't be the only one in the world who understood and thought of formations within formations.

In fact, the concept of a formation within a formation had been conceived and implemented by others long ago.

The reason he is not famous is simply because no one else has as much talent, strength, and opportunity as him.

The Ten Heavenly Kings of the Jie Sect set up the Ten Deadly Formations, which were actually quite powerful.

Otherwise, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, the Antarctic Immortal, Yun Zhongzi, and the Burning Lamp Daoist would not have been helpless.

They could only send their peripheral disciples into the Ten Deadly Formations to their deaths while taking the opportunity to observe the formation and devise a way to break it.

The flaws in the Ten Deadly Formations were so obvious, yet none of the Ten Heavenly Lords had considered combining the ten formations into one.

Or rather, they cooperate and integrate with each other.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I lack the ability and talent.

(End of this chapter)