The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 567 Seizing the Right to Name the Formation

Perhaps we can use the Tongtian Sect Master's knowledge and strength in the art of formations to make up for the shortcomings of the new formation.

Incidentally, it also allows one to show off in front of the cult leader and solidify their position in his heart.

After the great war of the gods, when the leader of the sect has no one to rely on and no one to entrust with the affairs of the sect, then...

They would most likely think of Li Jingxiao.

If Li Jingxiao could inherit the legacy of the Jie Sect, he would be making a fortune.

Laozi, as the teacher, would most likely be happy to see this happen.

After all, Li Jingxiao was Laozi's personal disciple.

Li Jingxiao took advantage of this, which meant that the Taiqing lineage benefited.

It's better than having all the benefits taken by the Chan sect and the Western sect.

The Tongtian Sect Leader truly deserves to be called the one who has the deepest understanding and greatest skill in formations in the world of Investiture of the Gods.

The more skilled a person is in a certain area, the greater their achievements, which at least shows that they are very dedicated to what they are good at.

So when Li Jingxiao said that he had developed a new combination formation, he was surprised.

The cult leader immediately became interested.

To accommodate Li Jingxiao's wishes, they even included Duobao Daoren and the Seven Immortals who served him.

Yunxiao and the others were also driven away.

Alone, he discussed matters with Li Jingxiao in Biyou Palace.

The original Zhenwu Seven Intercept Formation was simply created by Zhang Laodao after observing Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain.

Moreover, Zhang Sanfeng truly lived up to his reputation as a grandmaster of martial arts, as he actually developed combined attack formations for two, three, and even seven people.

Moreover, the more people there are, the stronger the formation becomes.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Laodao was restricted by the distinction between immortals and mortals, he might have been able to play with groups of seventy or seven hundred people.

In the world of Journey to the West, Li Jingxiao wanted to increase the self-protection capabilities of his many wives.

Only then did they turn their attention to the formation.

Not only did he have extensive research on his own, but he also sought advice from Laozi and Lingbao Daozun.

This means that the new True Martial Seven Intercept Formation has received guidance and improvements from two Dao Ancestor-level beings in the Journey to the West world.

Therefore, in the world of Journey to the West, the True Martial Seven Intercept Formation had already transcended the scope of martial arts.

It became a true immortal formation.

Now, when used in formations, it lays the foundation for success.

However, people and formations are ultimately different, and the goal is to enhance the power of different formations.

The difficulty immediately increased many times over.

Even the Tongtian Sect Leader frowned and fell into deep thought.

Fortunately, the sect leader is a true master of formations, and he can play the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. This kind of combination formation is not difficult for him.

After just a short while, one can quickly learn to combine two formations to achieve both offense and defense, greatly increasing their power.

When the three formations are stacked, their power doubles.

A month later, the cult leader was able to stack four, five, and six formations.

It is equivalent to the power of eight, sixteen, and thirty-two Yellow River Formations.

Most importantly, attack power is secondary.

The combined defensive power of four formations significantly exceeds that of eight formations.

With the six formations stacked together, their defensive power became increasingly evident, far exceeding the defense of thirty-two Yellow River formations.

Li Jingxiao had long forgotten about his upcoming discussion with the people of the Chan Sect.

He devoted himself to staying by the side of the Tongtian Sect Leader and learning new formations.

The cult leader, while conducting research, was also happy to teach him.

In particular, Li Jingxiao had long been proficient in and familiar with the real-life version of the Immortal Martial Seven-Section Formation.

His own research and achievements in formations are also quite remarkable.

Therefore, when Tongtian Sect Master was in charge, Li Jingxiao's comprehension speed was much faster than that of the four direct disciples, including Duobao Daoren.

As a result, the more the cult leader taught, the happier he became.

He even secretly envied that his elder brother, Laozi, was able to accept such a gifted disciple as Li Jingxiao as his successor. Three more months passed, and the Tongtian Sect Leader was already able to unify the Eight Formations.

At this point, even the Tongtian Sect Leader himself could hardly believe it.

The real use of this formation is actually in defense.

If this continues to be added, the final defensive power might rival that of a defensive innate treasure.

However, when the eight formations were stacked, the Tongtian Sect Leader himself discovered this.

If you want to keep adding to it, it won't be so easy.

It's not something that can be calculated and researched in just a couple of months.

But this also freed the leader from the awkward situation of having only offensive treasures but no defensive treasures.

Moreover, this old guy even renamed the formation "Shangqing Eightfold Formation".

They not only wanted to seize the naming rights, but also intended to mislead outsiders.

The so-called 'Eightfold Formation' is only temporary; the leader will need to figure it out in a few years.

There might be ten layers of formations, or even sixteen layers.

Li Jingxiao naturally opposed it vehemently and even devised a plan.

If this formation were to be renamed, it should be called the 'Taiqing Bagua Formation'.

The Tongtian Sect Leader almost slapped him to death upon hearing this.

It's obvious that this is using Laozi to oppose him, the third of the Three Pure Ones.

However, the idea for this new formation was ultimately provided by Li Jingxiao.

Therefore, even though he, the Tongtian Sect Leader, deserved the most credit, he couldn't really force Li Jingxiao to bow down.

Moreover, given the obvious conflict between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect, the Tongtian Sect Leader would be even less likely to provoke Laozi.

In the end, neither of them could convince the other, so the Master of Heaven said, "Let's just call each other our own names."

But Li Jingxiao wasn't so easily fooled.

Once the names are different, it means there will be no chance to continue learning the subsequent combination formations from the Tongtian Sect Leader.

What if this old man really does figure out how to combine nine formations into one, or ten formations into one?

Even if all sixteen formations were combined into one, their power would be many times greater than that of all eight formations combined into one.

Li Jingxiao simply sent out a divine light, directly notifying his master, Laozi.

Upon seeing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader opened his mouth, attempting to stop the divine light.

But after thinking about it, I could only sigh in my heart.

It is clear that the cult leader is not a ruthless or heartless person.

No wonder Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun joined forces and schemed against him.

However, people like the Tongtian Sect Leader can indeed be trusted to have him as a teacher or friend.

But as the head of a religion, he is somewhat unqualified.
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In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Laozi appeared in Biyou Palace.

Moreover, it ignored the defenses of Jin'ao Island and Biyou Palace, and appeared openly in front of Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao guessed that the Tongtian Sect Leader probably also took the initiative to release the defensive formation, otherwise, even if Laozi and the Tongtian Sect Leader had been brothers for countless years, it would have been different.

It's impossible for them to come in directly.

As soon as Laozi appeared, he set his sights on Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao quickly got up and carefully explained the whole story.

Even Laozi was surprised to hear this.

A flash of annoyance crossed his eyes, but he remembered that Li Jingxiao had sent him a message.

They even dared to compete with the Tongtian Sect Leader for the naming rights, which made Laozi sigh helplessly.

He wondered to himself, "Could this be the will of Heaven?"
Originally, the Tongtian Sect Leader was strong in offense but weak in defense, and he didn't have any decent defensive magic weapons.

Otherwise, even if the four saints joined forces, they might not be able to defeat him.

Now look what's happened! His precious disciple has actually given him a chain formation with defensive power that rivals that of a supreme innate treasure.

This gave Laozi an even bigger headache.

(End of this chapter)