The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 557 Being the senior disciple isn't necessarily a good job.
While Li Jingxiao was drinking tea and studying the chess game, the members of the Chan Sect, seeing him so relaxed, must have been certain that no one could break this formation.

So everyone was incredibly angry.

But everyone isn't stupid. If they wake Li Jingxiao up, he might enter the formation and take charge of it.

That would make it even harder to break the formation.

Taiyi Zhenren even winked at Nezha, but Nezha completely ignored him.

Pretending not to notice his cheap master's meaningful glance, he muttered to Lei Zhenzi and Ao Bing about his understanding of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation in the 'Three Talents Position'.

However, he was ultimately lacking in cultivation and knowledge. After talking for so long, in Li Jingxiao's opinion, he hadn't really made any sense.

Lei Zhenzi and Ao Bing were even less capable; these two were learning their skills from Li Jingxiao and were still in the foundational stage.

Forget about learning formations, he hasn't even learned many Taoist arts and supernatural powers.

However, because of this, what Nezha explained to them immediately left the two brothers completely bewildered.

Suddenly, he felt that his senior brother was unfathomable.

Even Yang Jian, Jinzha, Muzha, and Tu Xingsun, who were listening nearby, were affected.

Several third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, including Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and Wei Hu, were also fooled by Nezha and nodded repeatedly.

Despite being the strongest fighter among the third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, Yang Jian was essentially a novice in everything except fighting.

Therefore, throughout the entire Investiture of the Gods war, this guy and Nezha were always just pioneers.

Not to mention helping Jiang Ziya break the formation, Yang Jian was also helpless against many troublesome Taoist techniques and supernatural powers.

If it weren't for the unpredictable nature of the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" and its extremely strong physical defense...

Yang Jian had died countless times already.

However, in the entire Investiture of the Gods, this guy is indeed considered to have the greatest merit among the three generations of disciples.

Even at least half of the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect did not have as much credit as him.

For a fleeting moment, even Yang Jian began to envy Nezha and the three brothers Lei Zhenzi and Ao Bing for being able to become disciples of Li Jingxiao.

His master, Jade Cauldron Immortal, was indeed powerful, but compared to Li Jingxiao, who seemed to know everything, he was far inferior.

Moreover, Nezha is only 9 years old and has only been cultivating for a little over eight years, yet he has already reached the level of a Golden Immortal.

This comparison suggests that Li Jingxiao's ability to teach disciples is likely superior to that of the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect.

Not to mention Yang Jian, the brothers Jinzha and Muzha were equally envious.

In particular, Nezha once mentioned in a casual conversation with Lady Yin that his master, Master Li, had specially chosen a divine skill for him called the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique".

If you practice to a high level, you can directly reach the Great Luo Realm.

Moreover, as long as one has high talent and a solid foundation, the speed of cultivating this divine skill is extremely fast.

However, because the requirements for talent were too high, among the five disciples under his master, only Nezha was able to inherit this divine skill.

This made Jinzha and Muzha even more envious of their third brother.

But when he thought about how his and his brother's talents were only average in Li Zhenren's eyes, he realized that they were just average.

They could only look on in awe of divine power, feeling utterly helpless.

Not to mention, these two brothers aren't Li Jingxiao's disciples, so why should he pass on the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique" to them?
Li Jingxiao was not worried about outsiders finding out about this divine skill.

Besides, it's just a name; it doesn't mean the cultivation method of a divine skill has been revealed.

There's no need to punish Nezha for his big mouth.

However, this kid does like to show off sometimes, and he has mentioned a lot of his own things not only in front of Madam Yin.

While playing and drinking at the East Sea Dragon Palace, they would sometimes talk about things related to Li Jingxiao.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao kept the real secret from not only his disciples like Nezha, but even women like Shiji. Therefore, he wasn't worried about outsiders discovering his true fighting strength or the powerful magical weapons he possessed.

It could even be said that the only magical treasures Li Jingxiao actually used were the Purple-Gold Red Gourd, the Immortal-Binding Rope, the Haotian Mirror, the Eight Trigrams Cloud Robe, the Soul-Losing Bell, and the Banana Leaf Fan.

Items like the Vajra Bracelet, the Chaos Bell, the Yin-Yang Mirror, the Purple Lightning Hammer, and the God-Slaying Whip have always been kept as treasured artifacts and never used.
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Seeing that Nezha was ignoring him, Taiyi Zhenren felt helpless and annoyed.

The old man knew his own situation, and apart from giving Nezha a few magical treasures, he had basically never taught him anything over the years.

He was called a master, but in reality, he only held that title.

On the contrary, Li Jingxiao did indeed do his best for this kid.

Otherwise, Nezha could not have achieved the cultivation of a Golden Immortal in just eight years.

With the care and concern of his master's wives like Shiji, it's understandable that Nezha favors Li Jingxiao.

Besides, the initial purpose of taking Nezha as a disciple was to protect himself from disaster.

The more powerful Nezha is now, the greater the calamities he can withstand in the future.

Perhaps Nezha wouldn't even need to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods.

That is, 'you're good and I'm good,' which not only preserves the relationship between master and disciple but also avoids offending Li Jingxiao.

Therefore, Master Taiyi genuinely hopes that Nezha will become more and more powerful.

The only thing that worried Taiyi Zhenren and the others in the Chan Sect was what would happen when Nezha went down the mountain to help Jiang Ziya "revive the Zhou and overthrow the Shang".

If they encounter disciples of the Jie Sect, they might hesitate to exert themselves out of respect for Shi Ji, the Three Immortals, and others.

This led to the existence of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, all of whom tacitly agreed to improve Yang Jian's strength.

Therefore, it was Yang Jian who invited Li Jingxiao to the monthly Daoist discussion.

The purpose was simply to take the opportunity to stay by Li Jingxiao's side for a few days and have the chance to receive his guidance and test.
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Since Nezha refused to help, Taiyi Zhenren and the others from the Chan Sect could only get together to discuss and deliberate.

But after whispering and discussing for a long time, they all shook their heads with helpless expressions.

If you can't even tell what these three formations are, then there's no point in talking about breaking them.

In the end, everyone could only look to Guang Chengzi, the eldest disciple.

Upon seeing this, Guang Chengzi cursed inwardly.

But in the end, since he, as the senior brother, enjoyed more benefits and resources, he also had to take the lead in rushing to the front when something happened.

Otherwise, none of his junior disciples would respect him.

So Guang Chengzi had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit down on the stone bench next to Li Jingxiao.

He picked up the teapot from which Li Jingxiao had brewed the immortal tea and poured a cup of tea into a cup.

When Li Jingxiao saw that he didn't treat him like a guest, he almost laughed.

They immediately concluded that these guys were ignorant and incompetent, and couldn't even figure out what kind of formation it was.

He couldn't help but feel a little proud, but at the same time he realized that the new formation composed of three Nine-Bend Yellow River Formations was far more powerful than he had expected.

Guang Chengzi also knew that Li Jingxiao must be quite pleased with himself at this moment.

If you can't see the details of the formation, there's no point in saying anything more.

He could only take the initiative to ask, "Junior brother, since you've set up this formation for us to break, you should at least tell us what it's called first, right?"

Li Jingxiao smiled and thought for a moment before saying, "This is a three-element linked combination formation that my wife improved based on the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation."

A formation within a formation, its power far surpassing the original Yellow River Formation.

Upon hearing this, Guang Chengzi and the others from the Chan Sect immediately changed their expressions.

(End of this chapter)