Shangyuque

Chapter 130 What kind of road must we take to reach the other side we long for? (1.19W)

One and a half months later, Hewan Fishing Port.

Yu Lou, who had just broken through the sixth level of Qi training, personally received Fan Zhugao who came to purchase the spiritual crane.

There was no custom of riding cranes in the Dripping Cave before, and disciples often liked to use flying boats as flying tools.

But after Yulou brought the Tie family's spiritual crane to the Dripping Cave, an indescribable sense of comparison emerged.

From a rational point of view, for disciples like Fan Zhugao from the Dripping Cave, they should use all their resources and energy on building the foundation instead of spending a large amount of spirit stones to buy a spirit crane.

However, female practitioners like to buy robes, and male practitioners like to buy spiritual cranes. This kind of consumption itself can satisfy psychological needs, and psychological satisfaction is its value.

Monks are also human beings and cannot be absolutely rational. When Lao Fan noticed that many of his fellow disciples were already riding on spirit cranes, his restless heart drove him to the Jade Tower.

"Brother Fan, to be honest, our Wang family's spiritual cranes are no worse than those of other families. Even if you go to the market outside the cave to buy them, you will get what you pay for each spiritual stone.

Your two good senior brothers bought adult spiritual cranes from outside the cave. Well, they have more spiritual stones, so they can build them however they want.

The Linghe I have here has only one advantage, which is that it is cheap.

Four hundred spirit stones can buy a little crane. As long as you take good care of it, it will grow up slowly.

Instead of spending thousands of spirit stones to buy an adult spirit crane, why not do something else with the saved spirit stones?
Besides, Linghe has been nurtured since childhood, so we are closer emotionally, don’t you think?"

Yulou smiled and took Senior Brother Fan for a stroll in the Linghe Garden. The last time Elder Tie came, he brought four pairs of breeding cranes with him. Now there are a total of seven pairs of breeding cranes in the Linghe Garden.

Assuming that each pair of breeding cranes gives birth to one and a half litters a year, and taking into account the one-fifth mortality rate, the number of cranes produced by Hewan Fishing Port each year is about eight to ten.

Most of the spirit stones earned will be given to the Tie family, but Yulou can keep 40%. Excluding cost factors, the annual profit can be around 2,000 spirit stones.

"Four hundred spirit stones? With such a low price, it won't die halfway through raising it, right?"

Because Yulou offered a low price, Lao Fan became suspicious.

"Brother, the cranes are not ordinary birds, so they don't die easily. As long as you feed them on time and don't feed them too much, most of them can grow up without any disease or disaster.

Even if there are some minor problems, you can come to Linghe Garden in Hewan Port to find Ningbing to solve them in time. The only little crane that died in the past two years was the one that the senior brother’s Taoist partner doted on and fed too much to death.

You should pay attention to this after you buy it." Wang Yulou reminded helplessly.

There are many things that you can’t imagine how outrageous they are unless you do them yourself.

Only a fool can come up with such an abstract task as drawing a dead crane.

There is no shortage of fools who have no common sense among the immortal cultivators, and there are quite a few of them. They may be very adaptable to the rules of the immortal cultivation world, but they are surprisingly stupid about some seemingly simple things.

Often this kind of occasional ignorance is positively correlated with the person's background. The better the background, the more likely it is to show the characteristics of occasional ignorance.

"Okay, the Iron-crowned Crane starts at 400 Spiritual Stones, what about the Black-backed Crane?"

Actually, Lao Fan had a limited budget, and originally wanted to get an Iron-crowned Crane that did not require any spirit stones to feed. However, the price of the crane cubs sold in Yulou was too low, so he decided to tiptoe and give it a try.

"The black-backed crane is expensive, fifteen hundred, brother, if you ask for the price at the market outside the cave, it's the lowest price."

One thousand and five?

"Why is it so much more expensive than the Iron-crowned Crane?" Fan Zhugao was puzzled.

“Brother, the Iron-Crowned Crane’s intelligence is not good, so it can only lay two or even three eggs every year. Their racial talent is also poor, and most of the time they reach their peak when they are cultivated to the middle stage of the Miscellaneous Demon Realm.

The Black-backed Crane is different. The three pairs of Black-backed Crane breeding cranes here are all unwilling to have more children no matter how much you beg them.

It's not enough for them to lay one egg a year, but sometimes they will pretend to be pregnant in order to trick others into giving them feed to nourish the fetus.

Moreover, the black-backed crane has the opportunity to break through to the lesser demon realm.

Although the chance of breakthrough is slightly lower than that of the best Red Spirit Crane, it still exists and is very high.

The starting price of a spirit bird in the Lesser Demon Realm, regardless of its species or talent, is around five to six thousand spirit stones, so fifteen hundred is not expensive."

Talking about the Black-backed Cranes cheating people out of feeding their fetuses, Wang Yulou felt helpless.

At that time, Tie Ningbing actually reminded him, but he still didn't believe that Linghe could be so smart.

“Why don’t you breed them?”

Fan Zhugao had some experience in breeding livestock and knew that livestock could be bred.

“Crane species are intelligent, and forced breeding will provoke resistance from them. Cranes that can become breeding cranes are already willing to cooperate in laying eggs.

Those wild cranes may only lay four to seven eggs in their lifetime when they just enter adulthood, and then stop laying eggs.

Moreover, the cranes are special spiritual birds that are committed to their lifelong mates. Even if the male and female cranes do not resist after forced breeding, it may affect their relationship and result in forced breeding in the future.

The most troublesome thing is that when the eggs of those forced breeding cranes are laid, many female cranes will eat them directly."

If it weren't for the trouble of raising spirit beasts, Wangjiashan would have been filled with them long ago. Spirit beasts are intelligent but inhumane and are extremely difficult to tame.

He Lao San is an example. He is clearly decisive on important matters, and in the end he used his life to protect Yu Lou from being whipped by the giant crocodile dragon water whip, but he is usually very naughty.

"I see. How much is that red crane?"

Fan Zhugao pointed at the two most beautiful red cranes in Linghe Garden and asked.

Following Senior Brother Fan's hand, Yulou smiled at the two red cranes and then transmitted his message.

"Four thousand two, Brother Fan, if you leave me, you may not be able to find it in the whole Wunan at this price."

The Little Red Crane is both beautiful and talented, but because of her talent, the mother crane has to hold her eggs for two years, which is much longer than the five months of the Iron-crowned Crane and the eight months of the Black-backed Crane.

These two breeding cranes have only been here for a month and a half, and two eggs have already been ordered. If you want to buy one, you have to wait at least five years.

Don't tell us the price. Yidianhong is too smart. If she hears that her eggs are worth so many spirit stones, she will quarrel with us.'

The Iron-crowned Crane is similar to an entry-level hatchback private car with four wheels and a few sofas, while the Black-backed Crane is similar to an entry-level large sedan or luxury car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But the case with the Little Red Spirit Crane is different, its chance of being promoted to the Lesser Demon Realm is very high. After entering the Lesser Demon Realm, it will be a top-notch luxury car, only slightly inferior to the Silver-breasted Colorful Bird that Senior Sister Lin recently obtained.

You know, Boss He of the Wang family has reached the bottleneck of breaking through the big monster, and maybe he will be able to break through at any time.

Of course, Yidianhong has good talents, and the growth process and resources required are also many, so it can be said to be expensive and difficult to raise.

However, for monks who can afford a little red, the cost of training is often not a problem.

'Two have been ordered? Who bought them?'

Old Fan also started the conversation very cautiously through voice transmission. His awe for the Red Crane's intelligence made him want to own the crane even more.

"Yuan Wu and Gong Xiangqiao, I suggest you get a black-backed crane. Cranes are for riding, and only these dandies would pursue the most expensive ones."

When he heard the two famous names of the big Shabi, Lao Fan felt a little complicated.

These two guys are far inferior to himself in potential and character, but they were born in high-class families. The Yuan family is in opposition to Wang Yulou, but these two younger generations of the Yuan family started to make deals with Wang Yulou.

The fighting between the big families and the noble families is all fake. As the masters of the Dripping Cave, they will always be one family.

Thinking of this, Fan Zhugao was no longer troubled.

"Forget it, let's just get an iron-crowned crane, hahaha."

Lao Fan actually misunderstood Wang Yulou. He, Yuan Wu and Gong Xiangqiao were not on the same side at all. It was simply because these two big fools were easy to fool, so he made a lot of money from them.

“Okay, the Iron-Crowned Crane is really good. I’m riding an Iron-Crowned Crane now. And there’s no need to wait in line for the eggs of the Iron-Crowned Crane. I’ll have them in two months.

Senior Brother Fan, we brothers should not say anything nonsense. You can pay 360 Spirit Stones, and I will give you 80 Dragon Tiger Dried Fruits, which are the favorite food of Spirit Birds. "

Old Fan had helped Yulou a lot. Although he was working for Zhuochi and it was Zhuochi who accepted Wang Xianmao's spirit stones behind the scenes, Old Fan was the person in charge after all and he worked very hard.

Yu Lou sold Xiao He to him at the price of 360 spirit stones. He really couldn't earn much spirit stones, so it was a purely friendly price.

"Iron-crowned cranes also want to eat dragon and tiger dried meat?" Old Fan hesitated a little.

He bought the Iron-crowned Crane because he thought it was easy to raise. If the Iron-crowned Crane also required spirit stones to purchase various feeds, the subsequent feeding costs would be high.

"Hahaha, Xiaohe needs to grow, so he can't give birth. When he grows up, he won't need to be fed Longhu anymore." Yulou explained.

"I see. But, Yulou, there is one more thing.

The number of participants in the exchange Dharma meeting two days ago exceeded one hundred.

I privately consulted a few fellow disciples who didn't come often, and it turned out that they were frightened by the Yuan family's brutality.

I don’t know why the Yuan family killed so many people, making the exchange meetings more and more conspicuous. I feel that a big tree attracts the wind, which is not necessarily a good thing. "

Yulou narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and replied.

"Brother Zhu Gao, don't worry. The head and assistant elders have already made a judgment on the situation of the Dharma Assembly. They said, 'It's not a bad thing. Let's just do it and see.'

Moreover, whether those disciples were attacked and killed by people sent by the Yuan family is still unclear. Although Elder Daoshen is a little crazy, he should not do such a rebellious act. "

Yulou had someone spread the news, how could he not know what was going on?
It was just a soft knife handed over to the Yuan family to make them restrain themselves. The main reason was that Wang Yulou's action coincided with the time when the Yuan family took action.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a soft knife now.

Fan Zhugao was very surprised to see that Wang Yulou actually took the initiative to defend the Yuan family.

But he was a cautious man and did not ask any random questions. He chatted with Yulou for a few words, set a time to pick up the crane, and left quickly.

Yulou returned to the mansion and immediately asked Xiaoyu about the details of the exchange ceremony.

Nowadays, he would not attend the exchange conferences directly unless he had nothing to do. As the initiator, if the exchange conferences developed well, he needed to keep a low profile, and Xiaoyu became his shadow at the exchange conferences.

".The income is obviously higher, but not too much. Senior Brother Yao Hai told me that the prices of the things sold at our exchange meeting are generally about half a percent lower than those in the market under the Red Lantern."

The Yuan family's decision to find someone to bury Yulou actually increased the number of visitors to the exchange ceremony.

The original intention was to harm Wang Yulou, but in the end it helped him. This matter is somewhat absurd.

“Yes, this half-achievement is the secret to the success of the Exchange Dharma Assembly. If there is more, the advantages of the Exchange Dharma Assembly will be gone.

In addition, Xiaoyu, in half a month I will change my mission and go to the Red Light Station as an assistant exchange deacon.

You will take over the position of the monk guarding the Hewan Fishing Port and look after our family business for me. Do you have any thoughts or pressures?"

No problem, no pressure, Bai Xiaoyu had already prepared herself mentally for this. In the past two years, she had actually taken over the power of Hewan Fishing Port.

If Shi Zu and the Yuan family didn't act like evil, there wouldn't be so many monsters attacking the Hewan Fishing Port. One Qi training garrison would be enough.
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After comforting Xiaoyu, Yulou returned to the villa.

He didn't like Golden Terrace, which was located in the center of the Hewan Fishing Port. The surrounding area was messy and full of people and horses.

Originally, he built the Golden Terrace in order to consolidate power and build authority, but now he often lives in a secluded villa.

This is because, after all these years of operating in the Dripping Cave, the Hewan Fishing Port faction and the Exchange Dharma Assembly faction founded by Yulou have both gotten on the right track.

The former is a faction attached to him, and the latter is a faction with vested interests close to him. In the future, as long as the Qi-cultivating monks in these two factions gradually build their foundations, Wang Yulou's voice in the Dripping Cave will increase step by step.

Therefore, the so-called Golden Terrace is not important.

The stream and pond system in the villa was built by Senior Brother Fan and his team. The lotus pond in it is even bigger than the one where Lin Mengyao practiced. Lin Ying likes it very much.

When Wang Yulou made the engagement with her, although there was no love between them, he treated her with all his heart. This lotus pond was the heart of Yulou.

Now the relationship between the two is already very strong. Lin Ying practices in the lotus pond every day and rarely returns to the Fairy Mushroom Cave - because the Yuan family has ceased its activities, and no one wants to cause trouble for Wang Yulou and his Taoist partner, so no matter how long she is away from work, no one will jump out to cause trouble.

"Senior Brother Wang has been here. The position of the cultivator guarding Hewan Fishing Port in Maosheng has been decided. So after you leave, Hewan Fishing Port will be mainly small fish, with Maosheng as the auxiliary. The position of Kong will be arranged after Hewan Fishing Port's Qi Induction breaks through Qi Training."

Seeing Yulou coming back, Lin Ying, who was practicing on the stone platform in the middle of the lotus pond, spoke.

The Lin family's inherited martial arts technique, Qing He Sheng Bai Gong, is extremely special. To practice it, one needs to observe the lotus and by observing the lotus, one can stimulate the lotus rhythm and practice the martial arts.

After building the foundation, you can use the lotus pond to refine the lotus rhythm. Practicing is equivalent to cultivating spiritual rhythm. It can not only improve your cultivation, but also earn spirit stones. There is no shortage of magical powers and techniques.

It was precisely because of this martial art that the Lin family was able to gain a firm foothold in the Dripping Cave step by step.

"Got it." Yulou nodded and held her senior sister's hand.

“Yulou, don’t just say you know. Senior Brother Wang has a good relationship with you, but he left in a hurry today, seemingly affected by your relationship with the Yuan family.

I wonder if we can express our gratitude to him through someone, as he has done a great job in Maosheng's work."

Lin Maosheng was one of the two Qigong practitioners that the Lin family gave to Lin Ying as a dowry. The other one was named Lin Chenhui. Both of them were direct descendants of the Lin family, but both had four spiritual roots. They were brought as dowries for Wang Yulou.

Both of them are disciples of Huachi Palace. Now, Lin Maosheng has been arranged to be the monk guarding the Hewan Fishing Port, while Lin Chenhui has been assisting Lin Ying in the Xiangu Cave.

"Thank you? Hahaha, no thanks, Senior Sister, you probably don't know yet, Senior Brother Yao Hai is our man."

Lin Ying didn't understand what Yulou was saying. It was a bit counterintuitive for a person at the peak of Qi training to submit to a person at the sixth level of Qi training.

"What's wrong? Hasn't he always been on good terms with you? He has been on good terms with you despite the conflict between the Yuan family and you. We should give him something in return."

Despite the fierce factional struggle, the young calf horse king Yao Hai was still willing to be friends with Yu Lou. Senior Sister Lin thought that such a person was very considerate.

“I will be heading to the Red Light Office in half a month. In the future, the family business I left behind in Dripping Cave will depend on you to maintain it.

Brother Yaohai’s master, Elder Luo Changhe, had a granddaughter who was killed by Yuan Daoshen. Elder Luo felt very sad.

If it is done properly, in the future, Brother Yao Hai may be able to obtain a complete set of foundation-building resources. After you and I have built our foundation, there will be four people in our family who have built their foundation."

Lin Ying finally understood what the phrase 'our people' meant.

She lowered her voice and asked with some anticipation and disbelief.

"You mean, Elder Luo also..."

"No, that's not the case. Elder Luo is a marginal figure in the Yuan family, and Brother Yao Hai is the only one left among his disciples who can build his foundation.

When I said it was done properly, I meant that if I can hold on to Wang Yaohai now, I will have the opportunity to hold on to Elder Luo in the future. It’s the future, not now.”

Hearing her husband say this, Lin Ying was a little speechless.

"We are still far from building our foundation. Isn't it too early to think about this?"

The Lin family has never fiercely participated in the power struggle in the Dripping Cave. At most, they just cooperated and assisted one side, and never took the lead.

If Wang Yulou loses the fight, the worst that can happen is that he goes back to Hongdengzhao and Wangjiashan.

The Lin family can't play like this. If they lose, they will be completely defeated and it will be difficult for them to make a comeback.

Therefore, Lin Ying, who came from such a family background, was not very adaptable to Yulou's huge ambitions.

Noticing that the senior sister's bare feet were still stained with pool water, Yulou squatted down, took out a piece of silk cloth, and began to wipe them carefully.

Feelings are feelings, and due respect and action are always necessary.

However, what he said had nothing to do with the behavior of a young husband who pities his wife.

“Planning ahead will lead to success, while lack of planning will lead to failure. The significance of making moves in advance is that you can be prepared for any eventuality.

If everything is arranged after the foundation is established, how can there be so much time to waste after the foundation is established? "

This has always been Yulou's idea. The life development of an immortal cultivator cannot rely solely on impromptu decisions. That would be no different from a loud jerk.

It's just a little more obscure. You can fool others but not yourself.

You must have foresight, a sense of risk, ambition, and the courage to match your ambition.

Only the courage and spirit to remain calm even when the mountains and seas collapse before one is worthy of the great throne that millions of cultivators yearn for.

Yulou raised her head, looked into her senior sister's eyes which were filled with infinite love, and said.

"Senior sister, if you marry me, you must have the same ambition as me to reach higher places.

With the support of the Grandmaster and Red Carp Master, I, Wang Yulou, am determined to gain the power of Dripping Water Cave!"

After saying this, he stood up and threw the silk cloth in his hand into the lotus pond. The spirit fishes in the pond immediately swarmed together.

The foolish spirit fishes tore at and fought for the silk cloth as if they were fighting for food.

Lin Ying didn't understand Yulou's actions, but she noticed that Wang Yulou was staring at the spirit fish tearing the silk cloth in a trance, as if his soul and consciousness had drifted to a distant place unknown to her.

Without saying a word, the senior sister leaned silently on Yulou's shoulder and watched with him the ridiculous scene of the spirit fish fighting for the cloth.

After a long time, Yulou sighed.

"Summer melts, rivers overflow, people become fish and turtles
Can we really see the road ahead?

Not necessarily.

Perhaps, we are no different from these spirit fish.

If you don’t fight, you will die. If you fight, there is still a glimmer of hope.”

Only then did Lin Ying realize that she had never understood Wang Yulou.

"What are you arguing about? I don't want to eat these spirit fish!" Lin Ying's eyes moved and she chose to change the subject.

Wang Yulou was stunned at first, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, what we are fighting for is to be the foot binding cloth for the great monks."

Resources above the sixth grade are not allowed to circulate, and the only way to ascend is through the Immortal Alliance’s fighting selection.

Even so, the great monks gave priority in allocating places, but there were only three places available, and if they were given priority, outsiders would have no chance.

All ten sects have the method of advancement to Zifu, as do the Dripping Cave and Miaofeng Mountain, but it is not open to those who are building a foundation, forcing all those who want to move up to follow the great cultivators.

This system is very good, very good for the great monks.

The great monks eat meat, and the foundation-building immortals drink the water used to wash their feet. After they are full, they can help the great monks suppress the lower classes.
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Dripping sky, Yuan Mansion.

"How are the arrangements going?"

Yuan Daoshen, with his back to the visitor, spoke in a deep voice.

"We have contacted thirteen disciples, and each of them has been given fifty spirit stones. They will bring the people around them to make trouble together."

The Wang family has its own Qilin son, and the Yuan family also has its own Qilin son, Yuan Wenbin, who was in charge of the matter, hurriedly replied.

"Okay!" Elder Daoshen nodded with satisfaction.

After summarizing the lessons from the two attacks on Wang Yulou, Elder Daoshen realized that he could no longer lead the Yuan family to charge forward, so he decided to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Borrowing Chu Hongyi as a sword, borrowing the disciples of the Dripping Cave as a sword, borrowing the Immortal Alliance's decree as a sword, and borrowing the sect. Elder Daoshen is sure that so many swords working together are enough to kill Wang Yulou.

"Ancestor, there is something Wenbin is unclear about. Why do we still have to deal with Wang Yulou?"

Yuan Wenbin was not only confused, he was also too young and impatient, so he wanted to take the initiative to advise the ancestor.

Only a young man like him, who is favored by his family, would dare to do such a thing.

There are so many people in the Yuan family who have established their foundation, but no one came to remind Yuan Daoshen. Is it because they are stupid?

“Needless to say, I know people are saying I’m crazy.

Wenbin, do you also think that I am crazy?"

Yuan Daoshen knew whether he was crazy or not.

The so-called struggle is nothing more than interests, cause and effect, and contradictions.

Elder Daoshen clearly sees the pros and cons, and he also clearly sees the consequences of his actions.

"Wenbin doesn't dare."

Yuan Daoshen smiled, he turned to look at Yuan Wenbin, and spoke gently, as gently as a kind old man advising his younger generation.

"Kid, you are far inferior to Wang Yulou.

It is not easy for the Wang family to produce a Wang Yulou. He is the most ruthless type of cultivator, just like me.

No, it's different. I'm not as good as him. It was only when I was seventy years old that I had the same grace and elegance as he has now.

You know, a large number of those who died were killed by Wang Yulou's people.

Among those tribulation cultivators, there were actually people from Wang Yulou!
terrible!
I don't understand what he is doing, you know, this is the most terrifying thing. Wang Yulou is not your fifth brother, how could he do such a stupid thing without knowing the reason?
No, no.

Therefore, we cannot leave this big trouble to you.

My ancestor, it is time to make a decisive decision. "

It is bullshit that Elder Daoshen does not believe in the wisdom of future generations. It is just talk to shirk responsibility.

He believed that as the first foundation-building master in Dripping Water Cave, he could shoulder the responsibility of the Yuan family and should also shoulder the responsibility of the clan.

You have brought trouble upon yourself, so you should resolve it yourself.

"Ancestor, Wang Yulou has the Wang family behind him, can his death put an end to it?

We may not be as good as Wang Yulou, but we are not fools.

In the future, Wang Yulou may be very powerful, but at least we can stand firm, so what is there to be afraid of? "

Although Yuan Wenbin didn't want to admit it, Wang Yulou was indeed much stronger than him, so he just said, "at least he can stand firm."

Wang Xianmao, the patriarch of the Wang family, once told Yulou that the Wang clan could provide outstanding disciples of the Wang family with a starting point that would not be inferior to that of disciples from any large family in the Qi training stage.

Yulou made full use of the advantages of this starting point and built up his current foundation in the Dripping Cave. Among his peers, there are indeed very few who can match him.

Even though Lin Ying and Yuan Wenbin were actually much older than him, and Wang Yaohai was over a hundred years old, these people were all on equal terms with him.

Well, Brother Yao Hai is transforming into the state of calling Yu Que. This doesn’t mean he has regressed, but Yu Lou is making progress.

“It can be concluded. The Dripping Water Cave is semi-independent. As long as the Nine-Victory Immortal is here, he will know that the Immortal Venerable may still be alive.

Even if Mang Xiang had become a golden elixir, he would not dare to come in easily, not to mention that there was no way he would stand up for a person from a vassal family.

That little thief always brings up the Mangxiang as an issue. I think he is just using the tiger's skin as an excuse and is nothing to be afraid of.

And he may not die, I just forced him to leave with a resolute attitude. After leaving the Dripping Cave, he can go to the red light."

Seeing that the ancestor had made up his mind, Yuan Wenbin stopped trying to persuade him and just continued to work quietly.

Old Yuan stood up with mixed feelings and went to the residence of the head of the sect, Chu Hongyi.
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Half a month later, in the other courtyard.

The fire in the furnace was rising, and Yulou was trying to refine the first thirty-layer forbidden magic weapon in his life.

The upper limit of a top-grade magic weapon is thirty-six restrictions. If there are more, it will be uneconomical for a Qi-cultivating cultivator to activate it.

However, in the exchange list of the Merit Hall of the Bishui Palace, the upper limit is the thirty-second level.

This is because for most monks, in actual use, a few more or fewer levels does not make that much of a difference.

Too many restrictions will consume all your energy, so it is better to save some energy to deal with unexpected events during the fight.

The red light was like a tongue licking delicious food, greedily licking every part of the eighth-grade Qingchi Lead. Yulou planned to use the eighth-grade Qingchi Lead as the base material to refine a special thirty-layer restriction top-grade magic weapon with all the ingenuity in the restrictions.

Compared with more complex spiritual weapons, the secrets of the differentiation of magic weapons lie in four points: the nature and combination of the base material, the treatment of the base material properties by the refining technique, the type of restrictions, and the engraving of the restrictions.

The latter two seem similar, but they are very different. Yulou’s ingenuity lies in the engraving of the prohibition.

Bai Xiaoyu is a cultivator with dual spiritual roots of water and earth. Qingchi Qian happens to be a cultivator with dual spiritual roots of water and earth. Although fire refining is not suitable for him, Yulou's attainments in fire refining are high enough, so it is not considered a disadvantage.

Since Yulou was planning to refine a large lead bead, there was no need to worry about the type of restriction.

Only in the engraving of the forbidden artifact, Yulou adopted the layered engraving method that is only used in refining spiritual tools.

Considering that Xiaoyu's cultivation was only at the second level of Qi training, he divided the Qingchi lead beads into two parts for refining.

The small lead bead inside is engraved with fourteen restrictions, and the outer shell is engraved with sixteen restrictions.

In this way, when Bai Xiaoyu activates the lead ball, he can use the mental power to manipulate the fourteen levels of restrictions and bring out some of the special power of the eighth-grade spiritual material Qingchi Lead.

After her cultivation level is improved, Yulou can connect the small lead bead with the restriction of the shell in the refining space she left behind, and the power of the thirty layers of restriction can be fully exerted.

Wang Xianzhou has reached the level of being able to make elixirs for the Qi training stage without using a recipe, just by looking at the medicinal properties.

As a weapon refiner, Yulou has been refining weapons for many years, and his attainments in refining magical weapons have gradually developed in this direction.

Of course, compared to the ancestor's effortless alchemy skills, Yulou still has a long way to go.

Today he used the layered engraving method, which is only used in refining spiritual weapons, to refine the restrictions of the magic weapon. This was his first attempt, but with the help of the Ruyi Golden Light, the process went smoothly.

Finally, through the layered burning method, Yulou actually refined one more level.

Using three pieces of eighth-grade Qingchi lead, a Qingchi lead bead with thirty-one restrictions was refined. This is hard to say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, mainly because bead-shaped magic tools are at the bottom level among magic tools.

A sound transmission note was sent, and Xiaoyu soon arrived at the villa.

But to Yulou's surprise, her senior sister also came.

"Husband, what do you want to talk to me about?" Bai Xiaoyu didn't pay much attention to Lin Ying and stood beside Yulou.

Yulou first looked at his genuine Taoist partner and explained.

"Sister, I am about to go to the Red Light Photo Gallery, but Xiaoyu has been practicing Qi for several years and still doesn't have a handy magic weapon.

So I used two pieces of Qingchi lead to refine a magical instrument for her. With this treasure, she will be able to deal with troubles in the future."

Changing three into two is difficult even for Wang Yulou.

"That's right. If Xiaoyu wants to be independent, she needs some magical tools. But the characteristics of Qingchi Lead are not very suitable for fighting. Are you sure this is enough?"

Lin Ying nodded, indicating her approval of Wang Yulou's arrangement, and generously stated that Wang Yulou could continue to give treasures to Bai Xiaoyu.

"Qingchi's lead, water and soil are of dual nature, which is consistent with Xiaoyu's spiritual roots. What's more, I am refining lead beads. Xiaoyu, you can try it first."

After taking the lead ball, Bai Xiaoyu used his spiritual sense to explore it for a moment, and then started to activate it.

The green lead ball floated in the air in the room and moved around for a few times. Then Yulou and Linying felt that there was a blockage in the circulation of their spiritual energy.

This is why Qingchi Lead is chosen as the commonly used base material for refining furnaces. Its power is to suppress spiritual power and spirituality. When used in refining furnaces, it can make the spiritual materials being refined in the furnace more gentle, thereby helping refiners to refine better.

"Keep pushing, it hasn't reached its power limit yet." Yulou reminded Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu didn't answer, but just nodded slightly.

In an instant, the Qingchi lead bead floating in the air suddenly vibrated, which was a sign of full force.

Under the effect of the lead ball, Wang Yulou could feel the spiritual power in his body changing from the agile swimming fish to the slow snail.

In a battle of wits, this is a matter of life and death.

"Hmm? Not bad, it seems the refining was quite successful.

But, little fish, the Qingchi lead is not strong enough, so don't use this lead ball to block the attack of magic weapons.

Of course, it should be no problem to beat ordinary little demons and ordinary low-grade magic weapons." Yulou reminded.

Lin Ying stepped forward and grabbed Xiaoyu, warning her in the tone of an older sister.

"Sister Xiaoyu, when you use lead beads around us, we can't block them, so the effect is very good.

But when fighting, don't place the lead beads too close to the enemy, just keep a distance that allows them to be effective."

I didn't like Lin Ying in the first place, and Bai Xiaoyu had a unique personality and often didn't hide his intentions.

Therefore, in the face of Lin Ying's kindness, she just nodded and said yes, then went back to Wang Yulou.

Lin Ying waved her sleeves and turned to leave, her face visibly unhappy.

Family conflicts are not suitable to be discussed publicly, and Yulou was good to her, so she just endured it, and Yulou could only smile bitterly and shook his head.

What can I do? I'll just make do with it. How can I leave?
Moreover, from a utilitarian and purely rational point of view, after Wang Yulou left the Dripping Cave, Bai Xiaoyu and Lin Ying would compete with each other, which would just ensure that his foundation would not be taken away by Lin Ying.

Of course, Senior Sister Lin doesn’t have such plans at the moment.

"After I left, the affairs of the Hewan Fishing Port and the Exchange Dharma Assembly were handed over to you. Both of them are not difficult, but the problem of the reproduction of the spirit cranes is that don't laugh, those spirit cranes are very smart.

If you solve this problem, you can earn thousands more spirit stones every year. You need to pay more attention to it.

The general direction should be based on what I have decided, and I will appeal to their emotions and reason with them at the same time.”

Fiddling with the spiritual bracelet on Wang Yulou's hand, Bai Xiaoyu didn't want to worry about Linghe's fertility problem at this time, so she asked quietly.

"My husband, tell me, if I suddenly die while waiting for you to come back, will you avenge me?"

Yulou was a little dumbfounded.

"Ah? Senior Sister Lin is not that kind of person. If you treat her better, she might even try to win you over."

Bai Xiaoyu buried her head in Yulou's shoulder and whispered.

"I mean Yuan Daoshen. Yuan Daoshen will not attack Lin Ying of the Lin family, but he might attack me and Chu Ran."

Lin Ying is a disciple of the Lin family, a key member of the Zhuo faction, but Bai Xiaoyu and Qin Churan have no foundation. Xiaoyu's worries are not unreasonable.

The beautiful woman's body had a unique fragrance, Yulou was somewhat intoxicated by it, but could not be truly intoxicated.

Although the land of gentleness is nice, you can’t stay there for too long.

"It's so hard to have a good night's sleep, Xiaoyu, if I stay here, we won't be absolutely safe.

If you don’t want to pay the price, you have to move forward, to the point where no one can regard you or me as a price.”

There is no choice but to move forward.

Bai Xiaoyu was quiet for a while again. Compared to those cruel things, she would rather be a simple existence.

Xiaoyu took out a small bag woven from blue rice stalks from his arms and stuffed it into Yulou's hand.

“Well, here, your great weapon refiner gave Xiaoyu a top-grade magic weapon, but Xiaoyu is not very good at refining weapons, so I’ll give you a sachet instead.

When you leave the dripping cave, take it out and look at it whenever you miss the little fish. Don’t forget the little fish.”

Yulou took the sachet and was about to speak when a sound of chimes came from the dripping sky.

One tone, two tones, twelve tones, pause, and then twelve more tones.

"Call all the disciples of Bishui Palace?" Yulou realized that something was wrong.
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A moment later, Yulou brought Xiaoyu and Lin Ying to the square in front of the Dishuitian Palace.

At the call of the sect's chime, the disciples of the Bishui Palace in the cave also gradually arrived.

"Xiao Yu, wait here. I'll go find Uncle Wu to ask about the situation. Senior Sister, go find Senior Meng Yao."

The two of them acted separately, and Wang Yulou soon saw Wu Jinyan in the hall, but Old Wu and Chu Hongyi were standing together, seemingly arguing about something.

Yulou hurried forward to salute, and then asked.

"Master, Uncle Wu, what happened?"

"You ask him!" Wu Jinyan pointed at Chu Hongyi dissatisfiedly.

Facing Yulou's puzzled look, Chu Hongyi's eyes were somewhat evasive, and he just said that he would talk after everyone gathered.

However, without waiting for everyone to gather, Zhuo Yinsheng brought a group of Zhuo Sect's foundation-building people to the Dishuitian Hall.

He nodded to Yulou first, and then his first sentence made the situation clear to Yulou.

“Hongyi, you know very well how you became the head of the sect.

When you choose sides, your position as the leader is over, do you understand?"

Chu Hongyi, that bastard, chose to join the Yuan family!
Wang Yulou's heart began to sink. He used his own thoughts to guess Yuan Daoshen's thoughts and figured out that Old Yuan might continue to target him, so he chose to follow the leader's path and change his mission to go to the Dripping Cave.

The clan leader also recognized this point.

However, before the transfer order came down, Chu Hongyi, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, surrendered to the enemy first!

"Master, can I still go to the red light station?" Wang Yulou asked directly.

Chu Hongyi sighed and smiled bitterly.

"Yulou, I have no choice. Sorry."

Suddenly, Yulou's face turned pale.

Old Yuan, Old Yuan, you are not crazy after all.

A madman, who couldn't even think of inciting the leader to rebel, and dragged the disciples of the Bishui Palace to set a trap for himself.

Soon, the foundation-building disciples of the Dripping Cave and the disciples of the Bishui Palace gathered outside the Dripping Heaven Hall.

The sound of the chimes only referred to the disciples of the Bishui Palace, but Old Yuan was planning a sneak attack, so the foundation-building disciples in the cave naturally came out of concern.

Yuan Daoshen was the last to arrive, and he brought with him more than thirty foundation-building people from the Yuan family. They had just been waiting with Old Yuan in Yuan’s mansion, waiting to appear together in the end.

After communicating with Uncle Liu, the assistant elder of the Zhuo Sect, Yulou also understood Lao Yuan's strategy of attacking, but the more he listened, the more confused he became.

Old Yuan was very careful in preparing this sneak attack, and he is in big trouble.

After two failures, Lao Yuan’s third wave of attack came fiercely and vigorously.

After Yuan Daoshen and Zhuoyinsheng exchanged a few words in front of more than 700 disciples of the Bishui Palace, they ordered Chu Hongyi to start the show.

"Master Chu, we can begin now."

From the quarrel between the two well-known foundation-building masters in the sect, many disciples of the Bishui Palace saw for the first time the sword-fighting and shadowy power struggle in the Dripping Cave.

It turned out that when the tall and far-reaching foundation-building elders fought, they only used those words and methods, nothing special.

But this struggle, which is nothing special, has nothing to do with the vast majority of people, because they are not even qualified to join.

"Wait, Elder Daoshen, do you really want to make enemies with my Wang family?"

Wang Yulou spoke up. He tried to talk to Yuan Daoshen at the last moment before he could make his final move - what if?
"How arrogant! Wang Yulou, you have no right to speak here!"

The Yuan faction's foundation-building master who had forced Wang Yulou to perform a salute in the master's hall began to scold.

But Yulou didn't even look at him, but just stared at Yuan Daoshen.

Old Yuan shook his head at Yulou and said.

"Don't talk nonsense. I made suggestions to the Sect Master after hearing the voices of the disciples of Huachi Palace. They are all the Sect Master's ideas."

The disciples of the Bishui Palace on the Dishuitian Square certainly noticed the conversation between Wang Yulou and Yuan Daoshen. Most of them knew Wang Yulou, but they did not expect that Wang Yulou would be regarded as a thorn in the side by the first foundation-building master of the Dishui Cave.

After saying that, he looked at Chu Hongyi and said.

"You haven't started yet?"

Chu Hongyi silently took out a decree of the Immortal Alliance and sang.

"The monster plague in the West Sea is caused by the Dripping Water Cave. We are calling for fifty disciples of the Dripping Water Cave to rush to the West Sea within three months. There must be no delay!"

Many of the disciples of the Bishui Palace realized that something was wrong, and Lin Ying transmitted a message to Yulou.

'The ancestor said that Yuan Daoshen must have been planning this for a long time and wanted to force you to go to the West Sea. True Man Jiusheng agreed. Under the Immortal Alliance's decree and the sect's rules, True Man Hongli might not be able to stop him.

Yulou, what should we do?

"Then I'll go and find a safer position on the West Sea front!" Wang Yulou replied helplessly.

Chu Hongyi has taken out the second imperial edict belonging to the Dripping Cave.

"One hundred and seventy-three disciples of Huachi Palace jointly wrote a petition, weeping and complaining about the distribution method of the sect's West Sea monster hunting mission.

After consultation between the headmaster and the six assistant elders, the following changes are made:

Hunting monsters in the West Sea is a training for the disciples of the Dripping Water Cave. It cannot only train the disciples of the Huachi Palace and not include the disciples of the Bishui Palace.

Among the disciples of the Bishui Palace, those who have not yet reached the late stage of Qi training will draw lots to go to the West Sea. There are ten places. The winner will receive a prize, and those who refuse will have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from the sect!"

Everyone says that Yuan Daoshen is crazy, but actually Old Yuan is not crazy. He is only slandered because his methods and targeting of Yulou failed.

But his methods themselves are not brainless.

The first attack was an all-in in a sense, as ten iron crocodiles destroyed the foundation of Wang Yulou River Bay Fishing Port.

If Wang Xianzhou had not been there, Wang Yulou's path of cultivation in the Dripping Cave would have been forcibly interrupted. Yulou could run away, but he would have no future. The sect would not reuse a cultivator who deserted the battlefield.

Later, the hard link of 'the fourth-level Qi training person intends to kill the first foundation-building person in the Dripping Cave' looked like a joke, and in fact it was a joke.

But if it weren't for Master Jiusheng's warning and Master Hongli's intervention, this hat might have really crushed Wang Yulou to death, in the physical sense.

The second time he made a move, he let more than a dozen people be buried with Wang Yulou, which was cruel enough. The killing caused the people in the Dripping Cave to be filled with resentment. He took the game to the extreme of sparing no expense, fully displaying the viciousness of the leader of the old foundation-building family.

If Wang Yulou didn't have that rare golden eagle seal, Yuan Zhengju might have really taken action.

Now, the overall situation is obviously not favorable to Yuan Daoshen, but since he has made enemies with the Wang family, Yuan Daoshen does not back down.

He continued to take action, and this time he reflected on his experience and did not let the Yuan family come forward at all. Instead, he used the Immortal Alliance's decree, the threats from his disciples, and the sect's laws to pressure Wang Yulou, forcing him to go to the meat grinder in the West Sea to survive the tribulation.

Was Yuan Daoshen’s choice wrong?

It’s hard to explain. As long as Gong Jiusheng doesn’t fall, he has offended Mang Xiang.

The Yuan family is Gong Jiusheng’s dog, not Mang Xiang’s dog.

With Yuan Daoshen's multi-level leverage, his intimidation was legitimate.

On the other hand, Gong Jiusheng had to respect the demands of Yuan Daoshen, the leader of the Yuan faction, but Mang Xiang could not really stand up for a young disciple from a vassal family.

Under the tactics of Elder Daoshen, Wang Yulou was actually on the brink of danger locally, at this time, at this moment.

He let out a long sigh, what trouble!

Just because he took some spirit stones and cultivated faster, he became a thorn in the eyes and flesh of others.

You know, he once respected Elder Dao Shen very much.

Yulou has experienced the ruthlessness of the world of immortal cultivation and the cruel methods used by immortal cultivators.

What kind of path must we take to reach the destination we desire?
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Wang Yulou was not the only one who was dissatisfied with the Yuan family's mess, but the disciples of the Bishui Palace were also talking about it.

Everyone is working hard as an inner disciple in the Dripping Cave, enjoying the sect's welfare benefits.

But suddenly you told us that we might be sent to the West Sea to be used as consumables.

Isn't this pure nonsense!
However, the Immortal Alliance's decree required the Huachi Palace disciples to shed tears and threaten, using the leader's sect's laws to put pressure on them.

Old Yuan's move can be said to have maximized legitimacy, and no one can resist so many "trends" at the same time.

Dashi Dashi, which is homophonic with Dashi, is roughly equivalent to great monk.

No one can resist the trend, mainly because no one can resist the great monk.

"Okay, stop talking, Master, and start drawing lots!" Yuan Zhengju said.

Chu Hongyi took out a funnel filled with gold sand, and the gold sand was stimulated into the air like rain.

"Come one by one, each of you take a grain of gold sand. There are two kinds of gold sand, one is purple gold sand and the other is red gold sand.

Don't use your spiritual sense to investigate. Each person will receive one. Those who get the red gold sand will not go, but those who get the purple gold sand will go."

Yulou sent a message to Elder Yinsheng, trying to ask for help, but Elder Yinsheng only said that he might not be the one to be drawn in the draw.

How is it possible that I can’t draw Wang Yulou?
Wang Yulou saw it clearly. This kind of lottery was full of loopholes. It was visible to the naked eye.
Only then did he realize that his leaving the Dripping Cave might not be a bad thing for the Zhuo family.

Old Yuan's attack this time damaged the interests of the disciples of the Bishui Palace and consumed the resources and reputation of the Yuan faction.

It seems that Lao Yuan won the game, but in the long run, Zhuo Jia actually benefits more.

Therefore, for Zhuo Yinsheng, watching Lao Yuan accomplish this task is more cost-effective than rescuing Wang Yulou!

(End of this chapter)