Shangyuque

Chapter 178 Harming Jade Tower: A Strange Child Emerges at Sunrise; Battle Against the Heavenly Serpent Sect: First Level Up (1.04 Million Words)

The Heavenly Serpent Sect is a very special sect.

Some sects were founded by powerful cultivators who transformed into demons with supernatural abilities. Although these cultivators had transformed into demons in order to achieve immortality, they were originally human.

The Heavenly Serpent Sect is different. The Heavenly Serpent Sect started its cultivation from an unknown species of snake and gradually rose through the ranks.

Many snake demons follow the cultivation path of the innate bloodline of the dragon race. This path is relatively easy to walk, and one can naturally find an organization along the way. For example, the Fulong Temple in Wunan and the Biluo Spring in Qunqing Plain are both excellent places for dragon races.

Such forces, built around dragons, are not lacking in the four seas, five regions, and eight wastelands.

However, the Heavenly Serpent managed to cultivate its serpent species to the extreme, establishing the Heavenly Serpent Sect, which was famous throughout Wunan. Even on the Immortal Platform, it dared to persistently act foolish and extort other Immortal Venerables.

With such a founder, the Heavenly Serpent Sect naturally has no shortage of elders from various demon races.

The mountain-flipping dragon, whose body was broken in half by the wild elephant, was one such creature, and the melon master, contacted by Jin Xian, the 'traitor' of the Red Lantern, was another.

"Those elders of the Red Light District like to act all righteous and serious, but they always have a lot of bad ideas in their hearts."

If we're talking about the worst kind of person, it has to be the hypocrite!
Since he, the Immortal Venerable Zhuzhao, is so powerful, why doesn't he take action himself?
"Asking us to scout the center line might just be a scam, Master Gua, please don't be fooled by those people!"

The sect leader of the Heavenly Serpent Sect, Gu Shen Qingyuan, earnestly tried to persuade Gua Zhenren not to fall for the Red Lantern Sect's trap.

What kind of good seat could it be if even the cuckolded guy, Gushin Aohara, could sit in it?
Anthony Wong appears to be in control because Mang Xiang needs him and supports him.

"Qingyuan, you can arrange the people."

Gua Zhenren, riding atop a silver-backed oriole, spoke.

This demon king is only the size of an infant's fist, but the demon king's strength is never related to the size of his body. The demon king Black Dragon, who was invited by the divine light to lead the team to smash the West Sea, is also very small. Does this affect its ability to roam the West Sea?
You can tell how strong Gua Zhenren is just by looking at his mount.

This one has the same setup as the Mangxiang Immortal Venerable, both riding on the same Purple Mansion. That Silverback Oriole might even be able to kill Li Haikuo!

Faced with Gu Zhenren's order, Gu Shen Qingyuan dared not continue to offer advice.

Ultimately, his rise to power was due to the efforts of several True Persons from the Valley God Sect. But now that the Red Lantern Sect and the Heavenly Serpent Sect are at war, he, as the sect leader, has even less control over the situation.

"It's not difficult to arrange people, but arranging too few won't be very useful, and arranging too many will inevitably be noticed by the Red Lights."

"To break through the center line, you need a truly skilled player, you see."

The powerful and experienced Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Heavenly Serpent Sect are beyond the reach of Valley God Qingyuan.

In theory, as the sect leader, he can issue sect leader orders, and those who receive the orders must obey them.

In reality, Gu Shen Qingyuan could do that, but the first person to settle scores with him would be the ancestor of the Gu Shen family—similar to how Qiu Mile crushed Qiu Lianpu in the street.

Wang Yulou often used the name of Mangxiang to do things, but he always knew very well that the kindness of the patriarch was not for them, his disciples, to misuse. Therefore, he always acted very carefully.

Gua Zhenren did not answer, but instead opened his mouth slightly.

"Qua~"

On the silverback oriole, the little frog croaked softly and then stopped; the Valley God Qingyuan didn't even sense any particular change.

"Alright, I have already notified the relevant people. More than a hundred people at the peak of Foundation Establishment will participate in this operation."

"Qingyuan, do a good job. The Purple Mansions that Mangxiang promised his disciples are fake; the opportunities for the two new Purple Mansions promised by the Immortal Venerable are real."

It turns out that Master Gua cultivated the Dao of Sound, and at an extremely advanced level.

That seemingly ordinary shout had already spread throughout the Heavenly Serpent Sect, and those who needed to know had been notified.

Gu Shen Qingyuan was naturally happy to accept Gua Zhenren's empty promises.

"Qingyuan will do everything in his power to fight for the glory of my Heavenly Serpent Sect!"

Gua Zhenren rode away on a silver-backed oriole, who was also at the Demon King level. Gu Shen Qingyuan, who had been kneeling on the ground, finally got up and threw himself into the stressful and stressful work of becoming the sect leader.

However, Gu Shen Qingyuan knew perfectly well that the Gu Shen family already had two Purple Mansion cultivators, and the two Immortal Venerables of the Heavenly Serpent Sect would not allow the Gu Shen family to have a third.

That beast Mang Xiang has blocked the way for many people.

The Immortal Venerable Mang is amazing. Not only did he support Li Haikuo to become a Purple Mansion, but he also took in Zhou Fujiao.

The Three Purple Palaces instantly transformed into the Five Purple Palaces, prompting Zhu Zhao to exclaim that they had been implicated for eighteen generations.

The immortals of Qunxiantai will not repeat this mistake.

You ask why it's a lesson?

The same cake has little impact if one more Foundation Establishment cultivator eats it, but it starts to have an effect if one more Purple Mansion cultivator eats it, and if one more Immortal Venerable eats it, the impact is far too great.
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While Jin Xian and the Heavenly Serpent Sect were plotting their scheme, Wang Yulou, completely unaware of it, was refining spiritual artifacts in the Jade Palace.

His weapon-refining room can no longer be described as a weapon-refining room.

It should be called the Candlelight Palace.

As one of the most prominent figures in the Red Lanterns on the two front lines, Wang Yulou currently has no shortage of men under his command.

Although most of them were brought in as a compromise between factions within the sect, once they come to Jade Palace, they must listen to the words of fellow Daoists of Jade Palace.

For example, right now, four weapon-refining masters, whose skills are so high that they can easily refine mid-grade spiritual weapons, are personally assisting Wang Yulou, but their only responsibility is to help Wang Yulou process materials and control spiritual fire.

Spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts are different. Low-grade magical artifacts have value, but low-grade spiritual artifacts have no value.

Or rather, the value is so low that even if it is refined to a high standard, it is often difficult to cover the cost of materials.

The reason is simple: Foundation Establishment cultivators have very long lifespans and are relatively few in number. Skilled Foundation Establishment weapon refiners can easily acquire the ability to refine mid-grade spiritual weapons after investing a sufficiently high cost.

As the demanders of spiritual artifacts, Foundation Establishment cultivators are not usually lacking in spirit stones, at least not as 'absolutely scarce' as lower-level Qi Refining or Qi Induction cultivators. Therefore, they tend to be more extravagant in their choice of protective treasures.

This supply and demand relationship has resulted in low-grade spiritual artifacts often only being able to focus on functionality. For example, the spiritual artifact pen, which was once awarded as a prize in the Talisman Master Competition, is a representative of low-grade spiritual artifacts with functional features.

This situation also affected those cultivators who wanted to change their fate by refining magical artifacts. The reason is simple: the cost of refining and learning magical artifacts is too high. Artifact refiners who can refine mid-to-high-grade magical artifacts have blocked the path for newcomers.

Of course, if they could be like Wang Yulou, relentlessly pursuing their alchemy skills regardless of cost, manpower, or losses, they would still have a chance to become high-level Foundation Establishment weapon refiners.

Carefully, the restrictions were outlined inside the material, and then the different restrictions were carefully connected together.
"boom!"

With a blank expression, he casually gathered the residue from the forging furnace and gave it to one of the four people who were assisting him in forging the weapon.

This weapon refiner is skilled in material reduction and separation, which can recover 30% of the cost.

"continue!"

Wang Yulou spoke calmly, and the others quickly began their work as well.

Well, Fellow Daoist Yuque's refining skills are actually quite high. Although he still hasn't refined a single spiritual weapon, at least the average time for the weapon to explode has been extended.

At first, Wang Yulou would refine and explode the spirit essence during the matching stage. Later, he refined and exploded the spirit essence during the engraving of the restriction stage. Now he has reached the stage of connecting the restriction and is about to break through.

Of course, compared to the loss of 200,000 spirit stones, this progress is not excellent, but Wang Yulou is after all seeking speed rather than saving, so wasting spirit stones is not a big deal.

Moreover, a significant reason why Wang Yulou's crafting was so poor was that he skipped the stage of crafting low-grade spiritual weapons and started by learning how to craft mid-grade spiritual weapons.

High cost, high investment, quick results, and high returns—this method of cultivation is unique in the world.

Wang Yulou had his own reasons for making this choice.

He opened the Special Hall of Merit for the Frontline, and he also decided how to arrange the spiritual artifacts displayed inside.

If Wang Yulou can reach the level of refining mid-grade spiritual weapons as soon as possible, he can take advantage of the Frontline Special Merit Hall, a market that is currently infinitely large for him, to fully promote his cultivation in the Dao of Refining.

No matter how high one's cultivation level is, it cannot directly help Wang Yulou solve the problems on his path to enlightenment.

However, when Mang Xiang drew his sword and the two sects clashed, drawing countless cultivators to their deaths, and when Wang Rongyuan died silently and without a burial place on the front lines, Wang Yulou realized something.

In this world of cultivation, if he wants to become someone who can decide his own destiny, he needs to follow Mang Xiang, a great cultivator who is about to achieve enlightenment, in the short term. But in the long run, Wang Yulou will eventually have to face Mang Xiang.

Mangxiang, the great cultivator served by the Wang family, caused a stir among the people of Hongdengzhao, who were terrified, and stirred up waves in Wunan and even the Immortal Alliance. He was an old demon who had cultivated for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

A person trapped in the Immortal Alliance's cage, preparing to break through the restrictions and obtain the Golden Core through sheer strength.

How could Wang Yulou possibly overcome such a wild and unruly opponent?

The Dharma treasure carries the Dao in the Purple Palace.

It is very weak. Among the seven Purple Mansion Techniques given by the Divine Light, only two are weaker than it: the Heavenly Man Interaction Purple Mansion Technique and the Transformation Mansion Seizing the Dao Purple Mansion Technique.

However, magic treasures can quickly open the Purple Mansion, allowing for rapid cultivation and formation. As long as a magic treasure suitable for someone's nature, aptitude, cultivation method, and talent can be found, the upper limit of their Purple Mansion after opening can be increased.

This means that if Wang Yulou's cultivation level is high enough, he can not only mass-produce Purple Mansions, but also empower his subordinates' natal magic weapons by passing on his cultivation talent, thereby increasing the upper limit of his strength!
Compared to such a future, is the 200,000 spirit stones that Wang Yulou is currently investing in his cultivation expensive?

What's so expensive?

This is an absolute steal!
A step ahead is a step ahead in everything. Wang Yulou is not even 60 years old yet, and every year in the future he will benefit from this investment.

However, the joyful time of crafting weapons did not last long.

Guo Chengtai arrived and, led by Li Changming, waited at the entrance of the Candlelight Palace.

"Let's stop here for now. That's enough for today. Thank you all for your hard work, fellow disciples."

While cursing Wang Yulou in their hearts, the four of them smiled and said goodbye to him.

They were sent to the Hall of Special Merit to share the cake made by Wang Yulou because of the interests of factions within the sect, but they were treated like cattle by Wang Yulou. It would be strange if they were not resentful.

"Why are you here? Did something happen at Xiangzhufang?"

Guo Chengtai, who was appointed to guard Xiangzhufang Town in place of Wang Yulou, should not have come without a reason.

Although Xiangzhufang was close to the front line, it was ultimately a market town behind the front line, and was already considered the heartland of the Red Lantern.

With the Purple Mansion not intervening, both front lines of the two sects are protected by Foundation Establishment cultivators forming a continuous line, so the Fragrant Bamboo Workshop in the rear will not be troubled by the war.

That's why Wang Yulou was worried about Guo Chengtai's arrival.

Old Guo remained silent, his face showing an expression of difficulty in speaking.

Wang Yulou shook his head and said.

"There's nothing you can't say, just say it!"

With the two wars raging, internal strife within the sects intensifying, and chaos gradually emerging in the Immortal Alliance, the situation was already very difficult. Wang Yulou did not believe that anything could defeat him.

"Lian Chengxian, the deacon of the Immortal Alliance, led a team to capture Junior Sister Lin outside the northern border."

Senior Brother Konggu is currently dealing with Lian Chengxian and his men. I was worried he might not have informed you immediately, so I came here personally to report this as soon as I received the news.”

Lin Ying is a Qi Refining cultivator, but she is Wang Yulou's Daoist partner. Therefore, Guo Chengtai, who is a senior Foundation Establishment cultivator, calls Lin Ying "Junior Sister Lin".

But none of that matters.

Seeing Wang Yulou standing silently, seemingly brewing a thunderbolt, just waiting for an outlet to vent his anger, Guo Chengtai anxiously added.

"I have already sent two-thirds of the Foundation Establishment cultivators from Xiangzhufang to support Senior Brother Konggu."

Wang Yulou opened his mouth, wanting to say no, that woman wasn't important.

Just like when he told Yan Keyi that Uncle Rongyuan was not important.

But he hesitated for a moment, unable to utter a single word.

Lien Sung-hyun, Lien Sung-hyun, you really are a big idiot.

Compared to him, Yuan Wu looked like a real Qilin.

Faced with all these difficulties, Lian Chengxian's arrest of Lin Ying is just a minor issue; it won't even have a significant impact on the overall situation.

But for Wang Yulou, his heart wouldn't allow him to utter those insincere lies anymore.

A lie is a useful tool, but it can't fool yourself.

Senior Sister Lin had followed Yu Lou for many years, but she never enjoyed any leisure time, and their relationship was often rather lukewarm.

Xiao Lin doesn't know how to fall in love, and Wang Yulou's love isn't pure either, but in terms of feelings, how could Wang Yulou not have invested real feelings?
It didn't have a progress bar or specific values, but Wang Yulou knew he couldn't just sit idly by and watch Lin Ying be harmed by that idiot Lian Chengxian.

"go!"

He spoke succinctly, without the slightest hesitation, and three spirit-grade tokens were released from his hand.

He mounted the black dragon horse and, led by Lao Guo, headed straight north.

Three special spiritual artifact tokens were sent: one to Yan Keyi, one to Wang Jingyi, and one to the Xuanzhuan True Person in the sect.

It was very willful, but Wang Yulou didn't regret it.

If you're so pathetic that you have to endure even your Daoist partner being captured, what's the point of cultivating immortality?
Green Fairy?
Turtle Immortal?
Forget it, Wang Yulou can't accept that!
On the other side, red lanterns illuminate the mountain.

Yi Zou Ri lay on his couch cultivating, while Zou Tianxing paced excitedly around the hall, giving a passionate analysis.

“I have studied his experiences in Qingxifang, Dishuidong and Xihai more than a dozen times.”

I have led a team to analyze every single one of his orders and decisions in detail.

Senior brother, I'm quite certain that Wang Yuque is a hypocrite!

The competition Wang Yulou faced meant that his actions would be closely watched and analyzed.

Yi Zouri has so many resources at his disposal that he can easily achieve this.

The reason for targeting Wang Yulou so much is because Wang Yulou has too many resources at his disposal and his position is too crucial.

The benefits were there; Wang Yulou couldn't kneel down and beg others to stop watching him.

If you can't hold on, then you really can't hold on.

Zou Tianxing turned around, looked at the Easy Walk platform he had stepped on, and added.

Why do you say he's hypocritical?
Three points reveal this. First, he created a "blind box" in Qingxifang, but he didn't actually earn much spirit stone. Many shops that followed his lead earned more than him. This highlights his hypocrisy. He had clearly found a way to exploit lower-level cultivators, but he chose not to use it properly and instead made it almost like a 5% discount.

Secondly, inside the Dripping Water Cave, he once fought a power struggle with a low-level Qi Refining cultivator. That person was at the third level of Qi Refining, but…

Yi Zouri couldn't hold back any longer. He raised his hand to signal Zou Tianxing to stop and asked with some doubt.

"You mean that person is at the third level of Qi Refining? Wang Yulou is fighting for power with a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining?"

Zou Tianxing laughed with disdain, showing his contempt for Wang Yulou.

"Yes, the most outrageous thing is that he didn't seem to win the argument, and in the end he had to kill that person to solve the problem."

In my opinion, Wang Yulou could have killed that person from the beginning, but he insisted on fighting him first, and only killed him when he couldn't win.

His contradictory behavior is so ridiculous it's childish!

When he arrived at the Western Sea and carried out the purge of Shenguang, he displayed his hypocrisy to the fullest extent.

Did you know that in the prison cell of the penal court, Wang Yulou met his friend, Xihaihu?

Xihai Hu was captured along with Xihai Long Hu and was severely tortured. When he saw Wang Yulou, he asked Wang Yulou for help.

Guess what? Wang Yulou actually let the West Sea Tiger go!

Yi Zouri's eyes lit up immediately.

"You mean, Wang Yulou is colluding with the Divine Light Poison?"

My senior brother, Wang Yulou's ineffective cleanup was dealt with by Mang Xiang and Xuan Zhuan. Why are you so agitated?
It can only be said that Wang Yuque has made great strides in the two front lines, and Yi Zouri has long been restless.

Zou Tianxing said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"No, no, no, why do I say Wang Yulou is hypocritical? It's because he only stopped the jailers from continuing to torture and extract confessions from Xihaihu."

Then, he still stood by and watched as the Xihai Tiger was purged!

What is this if not hypocrisy?

Yi Zouri nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

"Yes, there's another matter. Wang Yulou let those rogue cultivators who had reached the Qi Refining stage go and sent them to the front lines."

Being purged meant death, and going to the front lines also meant death. Wang Yulou seemed to have given them hope, but most of them would never see that hope and would only die on the road to pursuit.

This is also hypocrisy; hypocrisy is practically tailor-made for Wang Yulou.

Hypocritical, feigning benevolence—from this perspective, Lien Sung-hsien made the right move.

Upholding righteousness while employing unconventional tactics—Jin Xian's collusion with the Heavenly Serpent Sect to directly sell red lanterns is 'upholding righteousness'—and it's effective very quickly.

It was quite unexpected that Yi Zouri had Sha Bilian Chengxian plot against Wang Yulou's Daoist partner; this move was designed based on Wang Yulou's personality traits.

"If you want him to die, first make him go mad. Wang Yulou has been arrogant enough; it's time for him to die."

This will cloud his judgment; as long as he can't shake off his hypocritical nature, he's bound to fall into this trap!

Zou Tianxing spoke with great confidence.

However, the hypocrite they speak of, Wang Yulou, actually rose through the ranks from the bottom, and his actions cannot be described simply as hypocrisy.

It's simply that they were too arrogant to see the extraordinary qualities in Wang Yulou.

Born into prominent families, they naturally enjoy the privileges of their lineage and can easily access resources that many people cannot even imagine.

They will never be able to understand what kind of person Wang Yulou really is, or rather, no one can truly know the Wang Yulou who is disguised by himself.
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Lian Chengxian inexplicably appeared on the northern front and kidnapped Lin Ying. Could Wang Yulou not know if there was something wrong with this?
But just as offering land to Qin could not yield good results, even knowing it was the enemy's scheme, Wang Yulou could not back down.

The significance of sacrificing a pawn to save the chariot lies in the protection itself. Wang Yulou doesn't face any obvious danger, so what is he afraid of?
If you're afraid of this, then you shouldn't even bother cultivating immortality.

This is nothing; it's just a battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators in the middle ranks of a major sect.

At the level of Purple Mansion or even Immortal Venerable, the battles are even more merciless, and death is not necessarily the worst outcome.

The greater the benefits, the greater the conflicts. Even under the rule of the Immortal Alliance, the tendency for these conflicts to escalate to extremes has been greatly suppressed. Failing to protect Lin Ying and feigning weakness will only allow his enemies to advance ten more steps—ten steps, not one.

Seventy miles southeast of the northern border, where the garrison guarded, Lian Chengxian, a deacon of the Immortal Alliance, was leading five members of the Immortal Alliance when they were blocked by a densely packed group of more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Kong Gu, his face dark with suppressed anger, tried to reason with Lian Chengxian in a gentle and patient manner.

“Junior Brother Chengxian, why do you have to do this? It’s not necessary, it really isn’t necessary.”

Do you think I don't know if she has a problem? We're all pretty much the same, why make things difficult for a female cultivator in the Qi Refining stage?

Kong Gu didn't inform Wang Yulou, not because he harbored any ill will towards Wang Yulou, but simply because the matter was too absurd and shameful.

Wang Yulou sent his Daoist partner to the northern front. Although he was appointed as an inspector, he didn't care about anything and was very respectful to Kong Gu.

However, under Kong Gu's care, Lin Ying was taken away by the Immortal Alliance steward, and Kong Gu did not know how to send a message to Wang Yulou.

Junior Brother Yulou, I've run into a little trouble. I'm useless; my sister-in-law was snatched away by that idiot Lian Chengxian.

No, the thought of saying that to Wang Yulou made Kong Gu feel numb from head to toe.

Junior Brother Yulou, I've tried my best, but Lian Chengxian is coming on strong.
Forget it, I can't bear the embarrassment. Even Cheng Xian's level is known to those who understand Wang Yulou.

Kong Gu had naturally studied Wang Yulou quite a bit, so he couldn't bring himself to say something that disgusted him.

Therefore, Kong Gu did not inform Wang Yulou.

Of course, this did not mean that Kong Gu would sit idly by. He led more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators to surround and intercept Lin Ying, all in order to snatch her back.

However.
"Difficult? The Immortal Alliance Walkers and Immortal Alliance Stewards are only responsible to the Immortal Alliance. It's not your place, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator from Miaofeng Mountain, to interfere!"
For many years, Lin Ying has failed to pay taxes to the Immortal Alliance during transactions, which has violated the Immortal Alliance's laws.

I've come here to arrest her!

There are countless laws and regulations of the Immortal Alliance, and few cultivators can fully understand them all. As long as you do anything other than breathing and eating, you may be involved in violating the laws and regulations.

There are always countless hats waiting to be put on your head.

Kong Gu felt as if a pile of shit had been smeared all over his face.

Looking at Lian Chengxian's disdainful expression, the guard of Konggu on the northern front couldn't help but have a thought rise in his mind.

I really want to kill him!

You can think about it, but you can't do it. Lian Chengxian is a member of the Lotus Immortal Venerable family.

Lian Chengxian was bloodthirsty. With Kong Gu's cultivation level, he could turn Lian Chengxian, who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, into mincemeat in three moves, or even just half a breath.

However, explaining this to the lineage of the Lotus Immortal is difficult.

When Wang Yulou arrived, he saw Lin Ying being tied up by a member of the Immortal Alliance, sitting to one side with a look of panic on her face.

Lian Chengxian stood with his hands behind his back, showing no fear whatsoever. However, the Immortal Alliance members beside him were starting to have second thoughts.

They treated the Immortal Alliance's members and stewards like kidnappers.

absurd!

From a great distance, Kong Gu noticed the aura of the great demon Black Dragon Horse. The Black Dragon Horse was extremely fast, like a black lightning bolt drawing in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it flew from more than ten miles away to the front of everyone.

"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace"

Kong Gu stammered a greeting, his face full of helplessness and embarrassment.

What’s going on!
"Wang Yulou, did you come here to rescue your little Daoist partner as well?"

Instead of answering Shabi's question, Wang Yulou spoke to Lin Ying first.

"Don't worry, the fact that no one from the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansion came to his aid means that he was acting rashly after being manipulated. You will be fine."

Wang Yulou didn't bother to guess who was using Lian Chengxian; he couldn't possibly guess, as he had too many enemies now.

The Candlelight Sect and the Floating Smoke Sect are both broad classifications. The forces within the Red Lantern Sect are the great cultivators represented by the fifteen spiritual mountains, totaling fifteen sects. Wang Yulou has offended about ten of them so far.
That's the situation. It's frustrating, but Wang Yulou has enjoyed the benefits from the front lines, so he's happy to hold the line and push forward.

However, it seems that Senior Sister Lin has been influenced by him and has become a pawn for others to attack him, or rather, a pawn to disgust him.

Lian Chengxian is a good-for-nothing who can't cause any big trouble, but his privileged background makes him extremely disgusting.

Yi Zou Ri's unexpected move had a serendipitous, almost magical quality, like a gazelle hanging its horns on a tree.

It might not directly harm Wang Yulou's interests, but it could certainly cause him immense disgust—like having shit smeared on his face.

“Fellow Daoist Chengxian, we’ve dragged this out for so long, and the Immortal City hasn’t sent anyone to support you. Why don’t we just let it go? I’ll make the decision and treat it as a misunderstanding, as if nothing ever happened.”

Kong Gu took a deep breath and tried to persuade Lian Chengxian again, while secretly communicating with Wang Yulou telepathically.

"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, how about 100,000 spirit stones?"

Times have changed. Now, 100,000 spirit stones have about two and a half times the purchasing power of those before the spirit stone crisis, which is 250,000 spirit stones.

Kong Gu is a straightforward person, and of course, Wang Yulou has given him plenty of opportunities to get away with things.

"Okay, but if Lian Chengxian disagrees, I'll go up and talk to him to distract him, and you take some men to snatch her away!"

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Yulou finally yielded to the offer of 100,000 spirit stones.

This 'friendship maintenance fee' must be collected.

The current 100,000 spirit stones are enough to nurture a cultivator with five spiritual roots all the way to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even if it's against yourself, you can't go against spirit stones, right?

"Wang Yulou, you are nothing but a petty person who rose to power by relying on women. What right do you have to obstruct the law enforcement of the Immortal Alliance here?"

Whether you provide support or not is unimportant; do you really think you can kill me here?

Lian Chengxian sneered, he just wanted to annoy Wang Yulou.

The power the Immortal Alliance gave him was meant to be used; he never considered being responsible to the Immortal Alliance that granted him that power.

Seeing that this official was still so arrogant, Wang Yulou frowned. He took a few steps forward and stopped five zhang away from Lian Chengxian.

"Lian Chengxian, you're only at the Foundation Establishment stage, isn't it a bit too much for you to bully a Qi Refining cultivator?"

"She violated the laws of the Immortal Alliance, and I took some disciplinary action against her according to the rules of the Immortal Alliance. How can that be considered excessive?"

"I know we owe taxes, we'll pay them back, double the amount!"

"Impossible! What are you trying to do?"

Lian Chengxian realized halfway through his sentence that Wang Yulou was just trying to attract his attention, and that four peak Foundation Establishment cultivators from Miaofeng Mountain had already crept up behind him.

Kong Gu stopped hiding and instantly used a teleportation technique to rush straight towards Lin Ying. With his strength, he was confident that he could save Lin Ying with all his might.

The main reason we didn't do this before was because we were afraid of accidents happening and having to take responsibility ourselves.

After all, even if Lian Chengxian kidnaps Lin Ying, he might not kill her directly. If he angers this idiot and Lin Ying dies, it will be his responsibility—although it is already his responsibility that Lin Ying was kidnapped.

Kong Gu was afraid that his own mess would get even bigger, but now that Wang Yulou had given him instructions, if he took action again and something went wrong, it wouldn't all be his fault.

Logically, Lin Ying got into trouble because she broke the law.

But in reality, Lin Ying being taken away by the suddenly appearing Lian Chengxian is Kong Gu's responsibility. Wang Yulou sent his Daoist partner to the northern front, but she was taken away by the Immortal Alliance steward. If Kong Gu doesn't take the blame, who will?
Faced with the ferocious charge of numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators, Lian Chengxian hurriedly tried to pull Lin Ying back.

However, no matter how fast he is, he has only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage. How could he possibly compare to the Foundation Establishment stage expert, Deng Konggu?

The mistake of the easy day has finally occurred.

Having someone study Wang Yulou's behavior was brilliant.

His Daoist partner targeted Wang Yulou's weakest point, cleverly using him to simply annoy Wang Yulou.

It was clever of them to trick and guide Lian Chengxian, this idiot from a privileged background, into becoming the executor.

He could succeed because of Lian Chengxian, and he could also fail because of Lian Chengxian.

Because Lian Chengxian is such an idiot, he came to arrest Lin Ying.

Because Lien Sung-hsien is such an idiot, he became the weakest link in the Easy Walk Day design.

The power of the unity of opposites and mutual transformation of contradictions is revealed at this moment.

Amidst immense contradictions, even the slightest overflow of risk can overwhelm those involved, leaving them breathless.

Do you want to attain enlightenment?

Sorry, this is a narrow bridge that only the most outstanding, ruthless, and intelligent geniuses among millions of cultivators are qualified to compete for. Are you ready?

Yi Zou Ri is ready, Wang Yulou is ready, but is Lian Chengxian ready?
of course not!

Seeing Lin Ying being taken away by Kong Gu's magic, Lian Chengxian's face turned a deep shade of liver.

"Konggu, how dare you snatch someone from my hands? I am a deacon of the Immortal Alliance, I am a member of the Immortal Alliance!"
Wang Yulou, how dare you! I will report this to the Immortal City, I will report this to the Immortal Venerable!

He was incompetent and furious, but not completely incompetent. Even Chengxian's identity and background were real, and these two points must be respected.

However, the fact that people from high-ranking families like Yi Zouri and Lian Chengxian cannot understand is...

Power and influence do not inherently depend on strength; different entities have different rates of influence conversion based on their strength.

Lian Chengxian has a powerful background, and his position as a deacon of the Immortal Alliance carries considerable weight. He disgusts Kong Gu and Wang Yulou so much that they feel as if they have been smeared with excrement.

But all of this does not mean that he can do whatever he wants.

Kong Gu is the garrison commander of the northern front, and Wang Yulou is a steward of the Hall of Special Merits. They have no shortage of support behind them.

When Lin Ying was being held captive by Lian Chengxian, Wang Yulou had to give him face. Now that the beauty was back in his arms, he naturally didn't need to worry about that anymore.

“Go and report to Lian Chengxian that even after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, you still haven’t realized who you really are.”

Give a proper account of yourself, and you'll be able to see yourself clearly sooner.

Remember, if you weren't surnamed Lian, you'd be dead by now!

Wang Yulou held Lin Ying in his arms, gently wiping away her tears while threatening Lian Chengxian without any restraint.

"you!"

Lian Chengxian hadn't expected Wang Yulou to be so arrogant. Compared to when they were in the West Sea, when Wang Yulou would only secretly isolate him by pulling together people with above-average intelligence, now Wang Yulou was directly humiliating him to his face.

"What do you mean, Lian Chengxian? Go back and thank the person who sent you here to frame me. He has given you a great opportunity."

This isn't over yet, Kong Gu, are you still going to watch? And Lao Guo, all of you senior Foundation Establishment cultivators, come at him together and break all four of his limbs!
No, the limbs!

Guo Chengtai was still somewhat hesitant, but Kong Gu was sensible and knew that Lian Chengxian would not have a good ending.

The functional stupidity of the powerful clans, to the point of being as stupid as Lian Chengxian, has become more harmful than functional. The very value of their existence was destroyed by themselves after this incident of harming Wang Yulou.

What's there to be afraid of if it's a worthless, functional piece of trash?

How could Purple Mansion True Persons and Golden Core Immortals possibly stand up for a fool like Lian Chengxian?

The best solution for a great cultivator to deal with the useless members of his clan was for Qiu Mile to crush Qiu Lianpu.

"Limbs? What ignorance?"
I'm not ignorant, you are! You all assaulted the Immortal Alliance deacons, and you'll all be arrested and imprisoned at the Locking Platform!

Lin Ying, who was crying with tears streaming down her face, couldn't hold back and laughed. She even made a funny snot bubble, which got directly onto Wang Yulou's Wanye Yongming robe.

"You'll soon find out what the fifth limb is!"

Kong Gu grinned maliciously as he held Lian Chengxian down. He didn't use any spells or even magic power; he just kicked him.

With just one kick, Lian Chengxian's face turned into a bitter gourd.

"I will not let Wang Yulou get away with this."

Wearing the robes of Wanye Yongming, Yulou waved his sleeve and sneered.

"I will not let you go. The battle between the Red Lantern Sect and the Heavenly Serpent Sect is in full swing, yet your Lotus Immortal City's Immortal Alliance deacons and Immortal Alliance members are coming to the northern front of the Red Lantern Sect to arrest people."

I will report this matter to the sect, to Qingrui Immortal Venerable, and to Mangxiang Immortal Venerable.

Lian Chengxian, do you think you can still live?

This matter is heavy whether it's weighed or not, but Wang Yulou decided to put it on several scales at once!

His target was no longer Lien Sung-hsien, but the person who instigated Lien Sung-hsien to harm and disgust him.

Even if Lian Chengxian, that good-for-nothing, were to take Lin Ying away or kill her, he would also die, but Wang Yulou would most likely be affected in his state and Dao heart.

This malice and evil deed was both convoluted and meticulous, and it even involved Lian Chengxian, a complete idiot. In short, the person behind it is not simple.

Wang Yulou characterized Lian Chengxian's detention of Lin Ying as "the Immortal Alliance favoring the Heavenly Serpent Sect in the war between the two sects," but it's unclear whether Lian Chengxian understood.

But even if he understood, it was useless, as Lian Chengxian could no longer speak, and red foam was coming out of his mouth.

"satisfied?"

Wang Yulou casually used the priceless Wan Ye Yongming robe to wipe away the beauty's tears and asked softly.

"Why don't we stop? Husband, after all, he is a disciple of the Lotus Immortal Venerable."

My senior sister is still the same senior sister, sensible and even so mature that she's almost pitiful.

"It's alright, the Immortal Venerable doesn't need this stupid junior. Keep hitting him, shatter all five limbs!"

However, in response to Lin Ying's suggestion, Wang Yulou calmly added another piece of advice.

Keep fighting!
"Husband!" Lin Ying exclaimed anxiously.

This girl has always been like this, always willing to consider Wang Yulou's feelings. Even when Wang Yulou insisted on getting her expensive monastic robes, she refused to accept them.

'Strike hard enough that if they can't investigate further, it'll give them a reason to negotiate.'

Wang Yulou sent a telepathic message to Lin Ying, who immediately understood.

It turns out that crippling Lien Sung-hsien and handing over chips to the opponent was also a strategic design.

This is Wang Yulou's current skill level.

The two factions are locked in a fierce battle, and the winds are high and the waves are turbulent. If you don't have enough skills, you won't be able to survive here!
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To Gu Shen Qingyuan's astonishment, Gu Zhenren actually appeared at the preparation site for the first wave of the general offensive.

The fact that war does not take place in the Purple Mansion is the last resort for the Red Lantern Sect and the Heavenly Serpent Sect to control the intensity of the war.

But now that Master Gua has arrived at the front lines, the implications of it send chills down Gu Shen Qingyuan's spine.

Come to think of it, the Mangxiang Sect is strong, but when has the Heavenly Serpent Sect ever been weak?
Is Tian She truly afraid of Mang Xiang?

No, the Heavenly Serpent doesn't fear any powerful cultivator. Without such strength, what makes it dare to be so arrogant?

You should know that the Heavenly Serpent is so arrogant that it randomly grabs Immortal Venerables at the Immortal Platform and extorts them.

Of course, no one gave it anything—Yuehua promised to give it a ninth-grade spiritual item, but that was practically an insult.

With such a Heavenly Serpent in charge, the Heavenly Serpent Sect's proactive escalation of the war can actually be seen as a brilliant move to seize the initiative.

"Quack~ The plan has changed. We still have to fight along the central line, but our goal is to push the front line forward by 300 miles."

I will be the first to charge into battle, using the Sound Dao Technique to launch an indiscriminate attack on the core six hundred li of the central line.

After the attack ends, Silver Oriole will lead you to follow my lead, rushing for three hundred miles before landing directly in the great formation.

Then, we'll hold our ground within the formation, waiting for the Red Lanterns' battle line behind us to be completely swallowed up by the sect!

Previously, Gu Shen Qingyuan knew that the Purple Mansion could be very powerful.

But this was the first time he had learned that Gua Zhenren was so powerful that he could attack all living beings within a 600-mile radius at the same time.

This is no longer just scary, it's terrifying.

"Quack~ Any other questions?"

The frog-shaped Gua Zhenren called out again and asked once more. At this moment, a senior cultivator from the Heavenly Serpent Sect stepped forward.

“Master, escalating the war is not a good thing. We haven’t suffered any losses yet, so there’s no need to escalate the conflict so drastically; it’s too dangerous.”

Master Gua did not answer, but simply opened his mouth. A pink light flashed, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had voiced his opposition was instantly swallowed by Master Gua.

"Caw! Disrupting morale, you deserve to be executed!"
In recent years, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of sects have become increasingly ignorant of the rules.

I asked if there were any problems so you could fill in the gaps, not to oppose me!

Gua Zhenren couldn't understand the thought process of that Foundation Establishment cultivator just now—no, you actually offered your opinion, huh?

It only felt that the disciples of the Heavenly Serpent Sect were becoming worse year by year.

"Any question?"

The crowd looked at each other, and then all turned to look at Gu Shen Qingyuan.

The man in the green hat spoke tremulously.

"No problem, I will obey the Master's decree!"

Everyone followed.

"No problem, I will obey the Master's decree!"

(End of this chapter)