Shangyuque

Chapter 209 The wild elephant is too much trouble, and Yu Hongdou can't stand it anymore (1.04 million words)

The Qunqing Pavilion is a place in Qunqing Immortal City, which serves as the headquarters of the Immortal Alliance, and is used to receive Golden Core Immortal Venerables.

Aside from the lack of formations, this place boasts top-tier features in every aspect, making it one of the best in the entire world.

Despite its name being a 'pavilion', the Qunqing Pavilion actually encompasses five sacred mountains within its grounds.

Using the essence of heaven and earth, one can outline a place where spiritual energy surges; this is called a spiritual eye, and a top-tier one at that.

The main building of the Chung Ching Hall is located in the very center of the Spirit Eye.

Even at the transition between day and night, that is, between dawn and dusk, the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will cause spiritual clouds and mists to solidify into a tangible form.

A pale white mist of spiritual energy drifted through the Qingyun Pavilion. The courtyard was deep and secluded, with carved beams and painted rafters, adorned with spiritual herbs and celestial flowers. It was a fairyland on earth, a blessed land of immeasurable fortune.

To reside in a Golden Core cave with the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment—this is the honor of being the Vice Leader of the Immortal Alliance.

In fact, this was the first time in Wang Yulou's life that he had come into contact with a spiritual land of such a high level.

While his cultivation speed in the Qunqing Pavilion wasn't exactly a thousand miles a day, it was still more than ten times his normal cultivation speed.

With an unlimited supply of resources relative to the needs of Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, coupled with the abundant spiritual energy of the Qunqing Pavilion, any cultivator who comes here will be captivated by it.

A rare elixir?

Eat it like candy!

A top-grade spirit-gathering array that consumes tens of thousands of spirit stones a day?
Just use it and you're all set!

Within the Immortal Alliance order, Wang Yulou has reached a certain pinnacle; there's not much room left to go further.

Only the most unlucky low-level cultivators need to fight desperately to avoid becoming one in thirty million.

If Wang Yulou were still struggling like an ordinary cultivator, worrying about cultivation opportunities, then the Immortal Alliance would seem rather low-class.

However, the benefits of being the vice leader are not for nothing. The burden on Xiao Wang's shoulders could even crush a Zifu with insufficient Dao heart.

Upon noticing the arrival of Bailu and Yu Hongdou, Wang Yulou immediately stopped his breathing exercises.

He waved for Bai Lu to leave, then ignored Yu Hongdou's greeting and asked directly.

"Fellow Daoist Red Bean, have you already prepared a comprehensive selection plan?"

Yu Hongdou's attitude was actually very good. She even paid her respects to Xiao Wang, whose cultivation was inferior to hers, despite her own cultivation level being that of a Purple Mansion cultivator.

However, Wang Yulou and she belonged to different camps, and no matter how good her attitude was, Wang Yulou would not take it seriously.

Internal strife is still strife. If you let your guard down or give up benefits just because the other party is good-looking or has a sweet tongue, that would be incredibly foolish.

"No, Fellow Daoist Yuque, Hongdou brought you a gift this time."

Speaking of which, Miss Yu Hongdou had made careful preparations, as she was well aware of Wang Yulou's penchant for marrying Daoist partners.

I came here today and made sure to dress myself up like a young girl in her late teens.

She wore a pale yellow robe that conveyed a sense of purity, with a red silk belt around her waist and a small white flower adorning her head, emphasizing a delicate and innocent look reminiscent of a lotus emerging from water.

When she spoke, Hongdou Zhenren also adopted a affected and pretentious tone, which was quite strained.

Coupled with that feigned aggrieved expression and her red lips lightly biting her lip, that green tea vibe just popped up all at once.

However, Wang Yulou only felt absurd and annoyed by the fawning of this woman who was several hundred years old.

As for it?
When Shenguang first met me, in order to deceive me when I was still a young person, she resorted to any means necessary, pretending to be a female cultivator with the cultivation level of a Golden Core cultivator.
You, Yu Hongdou, couldn't take the heat of my teasing anymore, so you secretly came over today to deliver a gift, pretending to be innocent and trying to fool me.
Do you think I'm an idiot or a coward?

How come in your eyes I, Wang Yulou, seem like a lecherous glutton?

"No need for gifts. You and I are colleagues in the Immortal Alliance, and we both aspire to serve all cultivators in the world."

We share the same goals and interests, and that's the best way to get along. We don't need any gifts to affect our relationship.

Xiao Wang has now developed a whole repertoire of nonsense.

Truth and falsehood are intertwined; if you have to act, then act.

He is now one of the leaders of the Immortal Alliance and has a say in its development.

Therefore, his narrative standards must align with those of the Immortal Alliance—the deputy alliance leader's status is not something to be taken lightly, nor can one abuse it and act like a fool. Wang Yulou must play his role well.

There are many different narrative systems in the world, none of which have anything to do with the truth or justice. In the end, they all come down to interests, and different narratives serve the interests of different groups.

Only when supported by vested interests can a narrative be widely accepted.

Yu Hongdou was surprised that Wang Yulou was so difficult to talk to. He didn't even look at the free gift or ask any questions. She felt helpless.

After all, being bitten as soon as you rinse it in, and then being roasted over a high flame, would be stressful for anyone.

"The Wanli Mirror of Wanli Terrace was specially prepared for Fellow Daoist Yuque by someone I asked. It can be considered a half-step magic treasure."

You will certainly be ranked among the immortals in the future, but you are too talented, and you became the leader of the Immortal Alliance before you were even a hundred years old.

Therefore, Hongdou had no choice but to resort to this less-than-ideal method: using a half-step magic weapon to ensure that the telescope could be connected to the Telescope Platform while also being activated by you.

You will certainly rise to the rank of Sendai in the future.

But You're Too Genius

Despite feeling disgusted, in order to successfully deliver the gift, Yu Hongdou stopped pretending and started fawning over the gift.

Holding a round, bronze mirror about the size of a plate, Yu Hongdou looked pitifully at Wang Yulou, her eyes almost brimming with tears.

"Fellow Daoist Red Bean, what do you mean by this?"

Wang Yulou glanced at the telescope in Yu Hongdou's hand, then looked at Yu Hongdou and asked.

He wasn't asking about the gift-giving; he simply couldn't understand Yu Hongdou's motives.

Everyone's making it clear they're going to fight over the reform, and you suddenly say you want to vote?

That's not appropriate.

It's really not suitable. Putting everything else aside, just from the perspective of usability, a punching bag like Yu Hongdou is a scarce resource.

A few days ago, on the Immortal Platform in Immortal City, the conservative cultivators gathered together to use Yu Hongdou for a team-building activity to boost loyalty. It was quite a grand occasion, and everyone gained a lot.

If Yu Hongdou votes, where will Wang Yulou find such a good punching bag to help him unite his colleagues?

"Alliance Leader, Hongdou was careless that day and did something wrong. It was Hongdou's fault."

However, as the Purple Mansion, there are many things I have no choice but to do.

But that's all I've done; I only hope the Alliance Leader can understand.

Yu Hongdou pretended to be aggrieved.

She wasn't a frontrunner for the reform movement; she was just testing the waters.

But Wang Yulou's reaction was so extreme that he dragged Yu Hongdou onto the grill with him.

But Wang Yulou gets paid for his position as the vice leader of the Immortal Alliance, while Yu Hongdou, a Purple Mansion cultivator, can only get so much.
After so much stability, from local sects to the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Platform, everything that should be divided and could be divided has been divided up.

Wang Yulou's position as deputy leader was a prepayment for Mang Xiang's reforms, a price paid for Wang Yulou's loyalty.

Yu Hongdou couldn't take that much, so she considered it her duty to make one last push.

After a moment's thought, Wang Yulou asked solemnly.

“Fellow Daoist Hongdou, I would like to hear your true attitude toward the reform, as well as the true attitude of the major sects of the reform faction in your Shiguo Prefecture toward the reform.”

In the current situation, many conspiracies and tricks are useless.

A frank and open discussion might actually be surprisingly effective.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yulou ignored the generous gift and instead seriously inquired about the reform, leaving Yu Hongdou speechless for a moment.

“Fellow Daoist Yuque, the Reform Faction is indeed called the Reform Faction, but the reforms we want are not the same as the reforms that our Master is currently promoting.”

Therefore, while everyone disagreed with the reforms promoted by the Master, they were also reluctant to intervene.

Our biggest consensus is that I'll give you a try.

As for myself.”

Yu Hongdou sighed softly, her sigh revealing a hint of helplessness.

"I am merely a newly promoted Purple Mansion cultivator; how dare I presume to speak on matters of reform? Even my so-called selection suggestions are just..."

The old woman was halfway through her sentence when she looked at Wang Yulou again and started playing the pitiful card.

If you hadn't dragged me into this and tortured me, would I have bothered to use something that was impossible to implement as an excuse?
Ultimately, not everyone is like Wang Yulou, forced to fight for their lives by the force of the wild elephant.

Yu Hongdou is qualified to be a cuckold's grandson, and of course she's happy to be one.

Even if she really does become a hermit, she is still a member of the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansion, and she can still receive her annual income.

The reforms within the Immortal Alliance are fraught with complexities. The conservative faction has internal contradictions regarding the details of the reforms, such as the conflict between Changshui and Wang Yulou. However, exploiting the contradictions of the enemy to divide them is merely an ideal 'strategy'.

If it were actually used, then Changshui and Wang Yulou might just be acting.
"The immortal venerables are unwilling to intervene? Where did you get that conclusion?"

Wang Yulou ignored Yu Hongdou's expression and pressed for an answer.

"You'll know once you use the telescope, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace. The Immortal Alliance has two faces."

One face is for those below the Purple Palace, and the other face is for those above the Purple Palace.

Three points are key: the annual allocation of resources, the voting rights on major events of the Immortal Alliance on the Immortal Platform, and the related secrets within the Myriad Mile Platform.

When you were in the Red Lantern District, you founded a large trading company. Your Daoist partner, Zhou Yingxi, also previously managed a trading company within the Red Lantern District.

However, there is also a "Cultivation Resource Trading Center" in Wanli Taichung. Since the proposal to respect the Master and reform the Dharma was made, the prices of various cultivation resources in the Cultivation Resource Trading Center have been falling.

It seems unlikely that a civil war will break out. The conservative immortal lords support the reform because the immortal alliance has reached a point where change is necessary.

It's either a civil war or reform; nobody wants to fight.

Therefore, I made that judgment.

Wang Yulou finally realized that Yu Hongdou, this old woman, was serious; she genuinely wanted to invest.

At the very least, she was secretly yielding in order to prevent Wang Yulou from using her as a punching bag every now and then and leading the conservatives in team-building exercises against her.

Wang Yulou raised his hand and took the telescope into his hand. He didn't say anything and silently began to refine it.

Yu Hongdou stood in front of him, obedient like a young girl who was hundreds of years old but had never experienced the ways of the world.

The Mirror of Ten Thousand Miles is made of Grade 7 Green Yuan Copper as its base material, with some Grade 6 auxiliary materials added. It is a special magic weapon, but it has no offensive or defensive power. Its only function is to connect to the Ten Thousand Mile Platform.

Furthermore, the telescope that Yu Hongdou gave to Wang Yulou was a specially made half-step magic treasure, similar to the Huang family's Hundred Treasures Pavilion, which could be activated by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Therefore, its refining difficulty is very low, and Wang Yulou completed the initial refining in just a short while.

"Simply immerse yourself in it with your divine sense. The Myriad Mile Platform is one of the few first-grade immortal artifacts in the Immortal Alliance, similar to the Group Immortal Platform, while the Myriad Mile Mirror belongs to the Group Immortal Platform's secret core within the Myriad Mile Platform."

Once you activate it, the spirit of Wanli Terrace will automatically transmit relevant information from Wanli Terrace to you.

Wang Yulou probed his divine sense into the Wanli Mirror and immediately felt that he had entered a closed space.

This space had no up, down, left, or right; the laws of space were almost nonexistent. In just an instant, he was squeezed out of the space again.

When you look at the telescope again, you see densely packed tiny characters on it.

The first thing you see is information about Wang Yulou.

Wang Yulou
Cultivation level: Foundation Establishment

Food and provisions: Fifth-rank Purple Mansion

Wanlitai Authority: First-Class Purple Mansion

Affiliation: Lotus Immortal City - Red Lantern

Wanlitai balance: None

Then came the transaction information from more than fifty sects, as well as more than two hundred special entities, including the 'Cultivation Material Trading Center'.

Similar to online stores, they are directly affiliated with sects, individual cultivators, and immortal alliances, but the items or services traded are all items or services needed by the cultivators.

Finally, there were hundreds of densely packed personal transaction records of high-level cultivators.

The first few items were a dozen or so special messages in significantly larger font, giving off an advertising vibe.

"Chongxian Prefecture's Immortal Dragon Cliff has long been a buyer of dragon-type demonic beasts and spirit beasts. Fair prices, a 3,000-year-old reputation, and unlimited supplies available to fellow cultivators!"

'The Great Cangshan Mountain in Qunqing Prefecture has a long-term program for acquiring cultivators with unique talents.'

"The Taihe Water Palace in Huzhou is a long-term buyer of spiritual materials below the Purple Vein Core, Purple Tendon Core, Purple Spirit Bone, Purple Brain Marrow, Purple Immortal Flesh, and related materials below the Purple Mansion level. Prices are the highest in the entire Immortal Alliance, and can be even higher for large quantities (excluding Qi Refining cultivators)."

Beneath the special information lies a dense mass of ordinary information, all of which is also geared towards high-level cultivators.

"A new method for cultivating the Purple Mansion at Mingcheng Daoist Temple in Qunqing Prefecture has been developed. This method further improves the 'Purple Mansion Method with Magical Treasures,' optimizing both the speed and threshold for attaining Dao. Fellow Daoists who wish to open their Purple Mansion using this method can purchase it for reference. The price is fifty strands of Cave Heaven Essence (this method cannot be passed on twice)."

"The fourth-grade spiritual item, the Thorn Sun Lamp, from the Drywood Hall of Wunan Prefecture, is nearing maturity. The lamp will extinguish in three days. Fellow Daoists who wish to purchase one can pre-order. Each lamp contains eighty strands of celestial essence. Once sold, after-sales service is not guaranteed (do not cause trouble if you haven't used it properly within three days)."

The last message was rather special; it was from an old acquaintance of Wang Yulou.

'The Divine Light of the Western Sea in Wunan Prefecture is seeking the essence of a celestial cave, but it requires the exchange of spirit stones. An additional half a percent of spirit stones can be added (half is paid upfront, the remainder to be paid in four hundred years).'

Hmm... it still has to be Divine Light. Oh well, he's not important.

The Immortal Alliance had given Wang Yulou a lot of shock, and the great cultivators had also given Wang Yulou a lot of shock.

But when the world belonging to the great cultivators of the Immortal Alliance truly opened its doors to Wang Yulou, he realized why the Immortal Alliance had been able to exist for so long.

The order of the Immortal Alliance has never been just for the lower-level cultivators.

The so-called multi-layered, all-encompassing governance system covering six states is merely one aspect of the Immortal Alliance, simply the Immortal Alliance's order towards its subordinates.

It looks airtight, like a cage, but it is only a part of the Immortal Alliance system, not the whole of it.

Above the Purple Mansion, the Immortal Alliance is a different story—its mission is to serve all cultivators under heaven, but it prioritizes serving great cultivators.

Previously, based on the fact that the major immortal cities only served Foundation Establishment cultivators, Wang Yulou understood that transactions involving cultivators above the Purple Mansion level were infrequent and unlikely to form a stable market.

Only today did he realize that the world of great cultivators was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The first-grade immortal artifact, Wanli Platform, is designed specifically for high-level cultivators. It cleverly uses immortal techniques to create something similar to a system panel or mobile phone, serving as a trading platform for high-level cultivators.

In terms of service quality, the fact that the Immortal Alliance has been able to maintain stability for thousands of years is indeed impressive.

It can only be said that the great power of the great cultivators is indeed extraordinary.

Suppressing his shock, Wang Yulou looked at Yu Hongdou and asked.

"Fellow Daoist Red Bean, the ranking of Purple Mansion in the Immortal Alliance has nothing to do with cultivation level, right?"

Yu Hongdou's expression turned sour upon hearing Wang Yulou's question.

"It doesn't matter, the level is based on contribution. Newly opened Purple Mansions need to contribute to the Immortal Alliance within the Great World."

One hundred contribution points are required to advance one rank; the contribution required to advance to the next rank is doubled.

If I stay in the Great Heaven and Earth for twenty years, I can be promoted one level.

"I am now a fifth-rank Purple Mansion Jade Palace Daoist. The Myriad Mile Platform granted you the Purple Mansion rank?"

Yu Hongdou was indeed starting to lose her composure. She had painstakingly cultivated for hundreds of years, yet in the end, it seemed she wasn't as successful as Wang Yulou.

In terms of status, Wang Yulou is the vice leader of the alliance. The vice leader, who is less than a hundred years old, wears the same 'Six States Union' robe as the Golden Core Immortal Venerable.

Within the Immortal Alliance, Wang Yulou, with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, received benefits equivalent to those of the Purple Mansion level.
Yu Hongdou didn't take too many wrong turns. She did her best in her personal struggles, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to open her Purple Mansion.

Compared to Wang Yulou, who rose to prominence by riding the wave of the reform movement, her path seemed somewhat tortuous.

That's why Yu Hongdou's complexion was not good.

He sought enlightenment for hundreds of years, only to end up less accomplished than a mere child.
She could understand that Wang Yulou was of higher status than her, after all, Wang Yulou was the chief minister of the reform movement. But why should Wang Yulou be able to catch up with her in terms of treatment?
If one can enjoy the benefits of a Purple Mansion without opening one's Purple Mansion, then what about my hundreds of years of cultivation?
In Yu Hongdou's heart, the sky was about to fall.

Her Dao heart was fine; it was just that Wang Yulou's privileges were too infuriating.

"Hmm, but with Wanlitai so bustling, does Wanlifang need to send a lot of things?"

Yu Hongdou glanced at Wang Yulou with a strange look in her eyes and explained with a resentful tone.

"This is a very complicated issue."

To put it simply, before the Venerable Master attained the Golden Core stage, the cultivators of Wanlifang were very busy.

After the master attained enlightenment, the cultivators of Wanlifang had some free time.

While their revered master was inexplicably killing people all over the six states, the cultivators of Wanlifang were almost overwhelmed with work.

After the reform proposal from the revered teacher was passed, Wanlifang suddenly became quiet again.

Mang Xiang only made a slight move, but it was enough to make Yu Hongdou, the owner of Wanlifang, cry out that she couldn't take it anymore.

All I can say is that Lao Mang is just too much of a troublemaker.

Mang Xiang was alone, no, he had a faction behind him; in any case, Mang Xiang did indeed cause turmoil in the Immortal Alliance.

But Wang Yulou didn't feel any sense of pride; he was just a little scared.

The internal conflict within the Immortal Alliance was not the patriarch's trump card, but rather a second possibility that almost escalated into a full-blown war.

The goal of the Mangxiang Reform was to kill 30 million people, which is equivalent to 30% of the lower-level cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

However, if a civil war breaks out, it is estimated that several rounds of deaths will occur among the current Immortal Alliance cultivators before the situation stabilizes again.

Fortunately, fortunately.

Fortunately, the major reform of the democratic system at Qunsentai was effective enough to pull the Immortal Alliance back from the brink of civil war.

Wang Yulou's relief didn't last long, because stable development without civil war wasn't actually a particularly good thing.

In this special era, the small fish of the Golden Core stage need to flee far away, and the Golden Mountain at the peak of the Purple Mansion stage has no chance of becoming a Golden Core cultivator.

If this stagnation continues for too long, Wang Yulou will face the same problems that Kingsoft faces in the future.

“Fellow Daoist Hongdou, I really like the gift you gave me, but I can’t just take it for free.”

"Alright then, I have a seventh-grade, all-season parasol tree, which is worth something. I'll send it to your residence later."

Wang Yulou considered his options and devised a plan. He couldn't accept Yu Hongdou's gift for nothing. There were plenty of people who could deal with him, and he held considerable power; he couldn't afford to give anyone a handle to use against him.

"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace"

Yu Hongdou doesn't need a sycamore tree for all four seasons; she really enjoys the feeling of being part of a team-building activity.

Not all Purple Mansions can adapt to intense internal strife; at least not everyone can calmly face Wang Yulou's offensive. Fellow Daoist Hongdou is genuinely considering taking a step back.

Wang Yulou shook his head and waved his hand.

"Alright, that's enough. As long as you're willing to support the reform, I won't do anything to you."

"Go back and continue writing your suggestion to fully implement the selection system. I intend to give this a try."

Yu Hongdou's mind was spinning.

I'm practically begging you to let me go, but you still won't.

Wang Yuque, what exactly are you doing?
She couldn't understand Wang Yulou's skillful technique.

Jinshan reminded Wang Yulou to uphold righteousness, as long as he did so, the reform would not encounter major problems. However, Wang Yulou was past the age of listening to every suggestion.

To give an extreme, unreasonable, but applicable example, if you listen to others in everything, and Mang Xiang tells Wang Yulou to eat excrement in exchange for his support in obtaining the Golden Elixir, would Wang Yulou eat it?

Jinshan's words were fine, but Wang Yulou wasn't going to listen!

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, I..." Yu Hongdou still wanted to decline.

If she knew that her plan to ambush Wang Yulou would be taken seriously by him, she would have pretended to be mute that day.

The Immortal Selection Division of the Immortal Alliance is controlled by Taihe Water Venerable.

The full implementation of the selection system is threatening the interests of Taihe Water Palace!

Hongdou Zhenren was almost in tears. She had only been an immortal for less than a hundred years and had so much time and life ahead of her!
"Do it!"

The Vice Alliance Leader patted Red Bean Master on the shoulder, offering words of comfort.

"Don't worry, reforms are something that have to be done step by step."

It doesn't matter who does it, but once you've finished this, I'll never do it again, you understand.

Yu Hongdou wanted to continue making excuses, but she knew that if she didn't meet Wang Yuque's expectations, she would be put on the spot by Wang Yulou at the next meeting of the Immortal City Assembly, and forced to become the 'anti-reform vanguard of the reform faction'.
"Is this all?"

The older woman, who looked like a pure young girl, squeezed out a few tears. She didn't exaggerate the way the tears flowed, but only to make the performance more detailed and realistic.

"That's all!"
-
Wunan Prefecture, Fulong Temple.

Wang Yu'an stopped visiting the Sutra Repository long ago; that was his task when practicing Qi cultivation.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he currently works at the Dragon Jade Pool of the Fulong Temple, which can be considered a lucrative position.

The reason isn't complicated; it's because he has a good older brother.

Wang Yulou's legendary experiences are now essential reading for cultivators across the six states of the Immortal Alliance.

Yu Hongdou's ability to know every aspect of Wang Yulou's past is a glimpse into this phenomenon.

With Wang Yulou around, Wang Yu'an's development at Fulong Temple was bound to be limitless.

However, Yu'an also has his own troubles. As the patriarch of the Wang clan branch, he needs to find space and path for development for the younger generation of the clan.

This is not an easy task; it requires effort and, more importantly, a significant amount of money.

At the Lu Baoshan Temple, Yu An landed on the flying artifact given to him by his elder brother. He was about to find the steward of Lu Baoshan Temple to discuss the position of a newly entered inner disciple of the clan.

Suddenly, a voice entered his ears.

"Wang Yu'an, come to General Qinglin's residence."

Yu An stopped in his tracks, looking somewhat surprised.

The Azure Scale General's Mansion is different from the Purple Beard General's Mansion. The Purple Beard General's Mansion is the place where inner disciples belong, while the Azure Scale General's Mansion is simply a place for cultivation, the Daoist temple of Azure Scale True Person of Fulong Temple.

Could it be that General Qinglin wants to take me as an inner disciple?

Wang Yu'an felt a surge of excitement; this was the opportunity to pass on his true teachings.

Only by becoming a true disciple can one have the opportunity to open one's Purple Mansion. Although my elder brother said that I don't need to rush to open my Purple Mansion, it would be excellent if I could get the opportunity to open my Purple Mansion at Fulong Temple.

Thinking of this, he stopped looking for Steward Lu Baoshan and turned around to head straight for General Qinglin's mansion.

General Qinglin's mansion occupies the entire Ling Mountain, and halfway up the mountain, there is a fifth-grade spiritual object—Qingbo Lake.

Wang Yu'an arrived at the shore of Qingbo Lake and looked at the Grade 8 spiritual material, Qingchi Lead, which looked like ordinary stones on the lakeside. He felt a little sigh.

The Daoist temple of the Purple Mansion True Man is indeed extraordinary; it is probably not much inferior to Mangxiang Mountain.

All I can say is that Yu'an still has a lot to learn.

There aren't many spiritual creatures on Mangxiang Mountain because the Mangxiang has eaten everything it could and refined it all into its own cave.

The remaining amount was used to build the Five Spirits Abundance Pool to train disciples, but it was eventually confiscated by Wang Yulou.

The fact that General Qinglin's dojo still retains a fifth-grade spiritual object only shows that he still has a long way to go before he can achieve the Golden Core stage by any means necessary.

"crash"

The calm lake surface suddenly boiled, as if parting the sea, and a huge blue-scaled dragon lizard rose from the lake.

Staring at the head, which was over ten feet tall and as large as a mountain, Yu An felt his heart stop beating.

Master Qinglin glanced at him and said.

"Get ready, the Immortal Venerable has decided to send you to Qunqing Plain."

You will be responsible for the preparatory work of the outer courtyard of Fulong Temple, and you will be given 500,000 spirit stones as activity funds each year.

This amount of spirit stones is not small, so you should be careful when spending them and discuss it thoroughly with Jade Palace Immortal.

"You can only spend it if the Jade Palace Immortal agrees, understand?"

Suppressing her disbelief, Yu'an stuck out her buttocks and shouted loudly.

"I will obey the Master's decree, disciple understands!"

He couldn't refuse this 'kind offer'.

This is the trouble Wang Yulou is facing.

He himself was unwilling to do anything out of line by taking advantage of his position as vice leader.

When Da Tiantai Mountain offered him the Heaven-Stealing Treasure Spoon, he firmly refused. When Yu Hongdou offered him the Multiscope, which was at the level of a half-step magic weapon, he exchanged it for the Four Seasons Wutong Tree.

But what if someone or some powerful group sends gifts to the people around him with a clear purpose?

If Qing Lin dared to give Wang Yulou 500,000 spirit stones to his face, Wang Yulou would only sneer – Wang Yulou is not a beggar.

However, Qinglin, or rather the white-bearded general behind Qinglin who was the only one respected in Fulong Temple, chose to take a roundabout approach and capture Wang Yu'an, leaving Wang Yulou with no good options.

With the Azure Scale General, who has attained enlightenment through dragon lizard cultivation, right in front of him, would Wang Yu'an dare to refuse?
Compared to the enormous benefits of Wang Yulou's successful reforms, these 500,000 spirit stones are nothing—Wang Yulou's goal is not Shenguang!

Among great cultivators, the equivalent of exchange is the essence of a grotto-heaven; what are spirit stones compared to that?
Yan Kang arrived at the Qunqing Pavilion, puzzled, because he had actually received a message from Wang Yulou through his telescope.
The Mirror of Ten Thousand Miles is a standard magical artifact that only the Purple Mansion of the Immortal Alliance possesses. Yan Kang was not surprised that Wang Yulou had the Mirror of Ten Thousand Miles—Wang Yulou was already wearing the 'Six States Together' outfit.

The key point is what Wang Yulou said.

He wants to buy the newly developed and improved version of the Dharma Treasure Zaidai Zifu Dharma from Mingcheng Taoist Academy!

“Master Yan, please come with me, my husband is waiting for you.”

Jin Mingdu personally greeted him, and Yan Kang dared not put on airs at all.

Many things are not clearly defined. Given Wang Yulou's current status, coupled with Jin Mingdu's lineage from the Jinshan family, Xiao Jin's future may be limitless in some ways.

"You're too kind, Fairy Mingdu. I'm late, please forgive me."

When Master Zifu said "please forgive me," Jin Mingdu's heart was itching. She had grown up in the Azure Immortal City and had seen many geniuses and Golden Core disciples from the six states.

Often, the name of her ancestor doesn't carry enough weight.

During the two frontline incidents and the Red Lantern incident, Kim Myung-do, with Wang Yu-lou's backing, naturally held considerable influence.

But these are two different things. Returning home in glory is more than just a pleasant experience.

Now that she has risen in status thanks to her husband, Jin Mingdu has indeed returned home in glory. Every single one of her former close friends is green with envy.

He led Yan Kang into the Fragrant Pavilion of the Qunqing Pavilion, where Wang Yulou had been waiting for a long time.

The two sat down, and Kim Myung-do brewed tea beside them.

Yan Kang first glanced at Jin Mingdu, who had not left, then after a moment's thought, looked at Yu Lou and, without any hesitation, asked directly.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, you're opening your Purple Mansion so soon?"

There's nothing to worry about. The vice leader of the Immortal Alliance can't stay at the Foundation Establishment stage forever. Wang Yulou's Purple Mansion is inevitable—as long as he doesn't die, he'll be able to open his Purple Mansion!

Mingdu's hand trembled slightly as he brewed the tea, and Wang Yulou took the opportunity to point at Mingdu and tease him.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't frighten my wife. The matters of the Purple Mansion are quite complicated. The Ancestor's idea is that I need to prepare as soon as possible."

Kingsoft: I never said that!
Yan Kang suddenly realized what was going on, but his expression remained calm because he had thought of another problem.

Was Wang Yulou planning to jump off the train?

Or is it like riding a donkey to look at the ledger, glancing at it as you go?

He probably didn't jump out of the car; he wouldn't be that stupid. His power base is in the red light business.

"However, the Purple Mansion Technique, which carries the Dao through magic treasures, isn't very effective. Fellow Daoist Yuque should know that, right?"

The threshold for the Dharma Treasure Carrying the Dao to the Purple Mansion is special. It requires finding a Dharma Treasure that is compatible with the person opening the Purple Mansion. In addition, the lower and upper limits after attaining the Dao are both low.

It can be said that, apart from its speed, the Magic Treasure Carrying the Dao Purple Mansion Method has no other advantages.

Even among the more than two thousand cultivators in the Immortal Alliance, those who can open their Purple Mansions using magic treasures and the Dao-carrying Purple Mansion method are a minority.

There are too many methods to open the Purple Mansion. Those with a little ability and opportunity will choose the stronger method—such as the method of connecting acupoints to the Purple Mansion, which has a low threshold, a relatively high lower limit, and a relatively high upper limit.

"Of course, but I would still like to learn about your sect's improved methods. After all, they have been improved, so there should be some changes."

Wang Yulou picked up his teacup and calmly dealt with Yan Kang.

Whether to buy or not is another matter; let's take a look first.

"I understand. Fellow Daoist Yuque intends to first open the Purple Mansion using the Dharma Treasure-Carrying Purple Mansion Method, and then switch to the Grotto-Heaven Method?"

Yan Kang's imagination ran wild, and Wang Yulou didn't object, just smiled and nodded.

"It still depends on how well your sect has improved it. The key to the Dharma Treasure Carrying the Dao Purple Mansion Method is to determine what kind of Dharma Treasure is compatible with the person who opens the Purple Mansion."

"Sigh, it's tough. I feel like I'm quite compatible with spirit treasures and immortal artifacts, but I just can't seem to connect with them properly, hahaha."

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Yuque is joking."

Judging the compatibility of the magic treasure carrying the Dao in the Purple Mansion method is not difficult. It is nothing more than the species of spiritual materials, the cultivation method of the cultivator, the crafting of the magic treasure, and the correspondence with the cultivator's birth date.

The only advantage of cultivators who open their Purple Mansion using this method is that they naturally possess an extremely handy natal magic weapon.

The Immortal Venerable opened his Purple Palace using this method, and the spiritual treasure he used was the same magic treasure that carried the Dao.

Therefore, our sect has long been dedicated to studying this method.

As for the new research direction recently mentioned in Wanlitai, it is actually about the effects of thirteen different types of magic treasures on thirteen cultivators after they open their Purple Mansion.

Our research has produced fifty babies from the very beginning, and this has continued for hundreds of years.

These people also expended a great deal of effort, including countless spiritual materials, to achieve the results we have today.

If the Unholy Treasure-Carrying Purple Mansion Method were truly unpopular, it would be impossible for it to be sold with only fifty strands of grotto-heaven essence. It must have been to recoup costs, alas.

The term "fifty-times" is quite obscure.

The Purple Mansion Realm, which is beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators and is inaccessible even to those with information, is treated like a research subject by the Mingcheng Academy, just like pigs and dogs.

Wang Yulou's cultivation level was at the Foundation Establishment stage, but as the Vice Leader of the Immortal Alliance, he enjoyed the treatment of a Purple Mansion True Person.

Therefore, the world of the great cultivators was revealed to him, allowing him to see things he had never even imagined before.

From the information in Wanlitai, Wang Yulou had already figured out how his opponents ate people, demons, and even the heavens and earth.

But when Wang Yulou actually heard the term "fifty twins" from Yan Kang, a Zifu who had treated him fairly well, he was still somewhat moved.

Those who pursue the Way will not regret it even if they die nine times.

Those who pursue the Way are willing to face life and death to pursue it, and they don't even care about their own lives, so why would they care about the lives of others?
Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality—this kind of cultivation is indeed cruel.

But it is indeed interesting to compete with such formidable opponents.

Wang Yulou's heart had long since passed the stage of being easily frightened; his ambition had grown as luxuriantly as a towering tree.

No matter how strong the opponent, all he thinks about is how to defeat them.

But the prerequisite for winning is to keep going.

"Thirteen different types and species of magical treasures, corresponding to thirteen cultivators born on the same day, month, and year?" Wang Yulou asked.

Yan Kang put down his teacup and explained with a smile.

"No, they are all male cultivators, and their cultivation levels were exactly the same before they opened the Purple Mansion. Only their spiritual roots were different."

But spiritual roots aren't actually that important, since we've tried enough.

In conclusion, we have come to the conclusion that the most suitable magic weapon for the Purple Mansion Dharma is always the cultivator's own spiritual bones or spiritual skin.

The Living Body Refining Method is actually the best, for example, refining a heart or a kidney. However, the spirituality of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's heart and kidney is insufficient, resulting in a high failure rate, making it unusable.

There are many more specific details. Fifty strands of celestial essence are priced for outsiders. If Fellow Daoist Yuque wants them, I will plead with the Immortal Venerable to see if I can offer you a further discount.

Yan Kang was pondering that Wang Yulou was unlikely to use the "Magic Treasure Carrying the Dao Purple Mansion Method," but he seemed to have some interest in it.

He didn't care about the reason; he was worried that if the price was too high, Xiao Wang wouldn't buy it.

He was even a little worried that Wang Yulou might only hear a brief introduction and then not make a purchase.
Ultimately, the Dharma Treasure Carrying the Dao Purple Mansion Method is simply too obscure.

Not to mention that the method for cultivators to open their Purple Mansion, after being transformed into the Cave Heaven method, still has a great impact on the strength of different cultivators.

The fact that the starting point of the "Magic Treasure Carrying the Dao Purple Mansion Technique" is too low is a big problem—no one can beat the Purple Mansion that is opened. Well, maybe they can beat the Purple Mansion cultivators who use the "Heaven and Man Sensing Purple Mansion Technique".

But in this day and age, who still practices the Purple Palace Method of Heaven-Human Interaction?

That thing depends on the whims of heaven and earth from beginning to end. In this era, everyone is undermining the foundations of heaven and earth.

"So that's how it is, the magic treasure carries the Dao to the Purple Mansion. It contains one's own spiritual bones and spiritual skin."
Well then, Fellow Daoist Yan has come all this way to explain things to me, so Yu Lou can't let you come for nothing.

My idea is to pay for the five strands of celestial essence in installments, one strand at a time, over fifty years. What do you think?

The Wang family rule: When bargaining, first cut the price by 90%, a rule Wang Yulou will never forget.

A wisp of the essence of the grotto heaven means five ninth-grade spiritual objects, but it is more than five spiritual objects; it also requires a great cultivator to carefully refine it.

Therefore, the price of a wisp of grotto essence is roughly between 600,000 and 700,000 spirit stones, which is also the price that Divine Light charges for collecting grotto essence.

Five strands, which is three million to three and a half million spirit stones—if paid in installments, Xiao Wang can afford it.

Yan Kang's face twitched. After a long silence, he looked at Jin Mingdu twice more before finally speaking.

"can."

It wasn't that Yan Kang suddenly had a youthful urge and fell for Wang Yulou's wife; rather, it was that Yan Kang wanted to befriend Wang Yulou.

Things are different now; Wang Yulou no longer has any idiot opponents who would jump at him right away.

From Xi Zhu, to Yu Hongdou, to the white-bearded general he didn't know, and then to Yan Kang in front of him.

Whether it's opposing factions or the conservative faction of the Immortal Alliance that is close to Wang Yulou in terms of the overall camp.

Every single one of these people was trying to win over Wang Yulou and become friendly with him.

For Wang Yulou, practicality is the primary principle he must follow in his cultivation, and this applies to other great cultivators as well.

The Mangxiang Reforms have many implications, leading to layoffs within the Immortal Alliance and also affecting those outside the alliance.

Internal strife, internal rebellions, and conflicts between major powers—too many interests are intertwined in the new era of the Immortal Alliance during the Mangxiang Reforms.

Anyone involved knows that that old beast Mang Xiang is difficult to deal with.

But can't Wang Yuque, who is only eighty-seven years old, 'weak-hearted', and 'unsteady in his Daoist faith', be defeated?

Eighty-seven years old is the age of four generations living under one roof for short-lived species, but from the perspective of long-lived people, they are really just children.

Why did Wang Yulou initially feel only absurdity and anger when faced with Yu Hongdou's flattery?
Because these people truly treated Wang Yulou like a baby.
"Husband, are you about to open your Purple Mansion?"

After seeing Yan Kang off with Yu Lou, Jin Mingdu looked at Yu Lou with a puzzled expression.

Wang Yulou couldn't explain everything to Mingdu, so he made up an excuse.

"It's not that I want to open my Purple Mansion, it's that I need a magic treasure to carry the Purple Mansion technique. Do you remember when Old Li and I were refining magic treasures?"

"Of course, Master Haikuo took you to Gu Family Manor back then, and the spiritual tea we are drinking today was a gift from Master Gu at that time."

Old Yan gave Yu Lou a lot of face, so when entertaining Yan Kang, he naturally had to use the best spiritual tea.

Wang Yulou nodded slightly and spoke confidently.

"Yes, after watching Old Li refine the magic weapon, I realized that refining magic weapons, especially the basic, introductory, and simple ones, doesn't seem so impossible."

Jin Mingdu's eyes lit up; she knew, of course, that Wang Yulou was an expert in alchemy.

"Husband, then you can earn spirit stones in huge amounts."

Somewhat surprised, Wang Yulou nodded, but did not reveal the truth. He simply put his arm around Mingdu and replied with a smile.

"Yes, when I have money, I'll buy you a magic weapon robe too."

Sometimes, knowing less is a kind of happiness.

(End of this chapter)