Shangyuque

Chapter 235 The Golden Ancestor of the Outer Heavens Meets the Limitless, and the Jade Palace Changes Direction Again in the Transformation of the Dharma!
South of Huzhou lies a den of demons.

As a top-tier power on par with the Immortal Alliance, the Demon Cave hides a prosperous underground demon kingdom beneath its endless desolate mountains.

Of course, the official name for the Demon Cave is the Divine Cave, just as the Demon Kingdom is called the Immortal Kingdom and the Demon Monk's Domain is called the Holy Land.

The great cultivator didn't care about such trivial matters, but being presentable wasn't a big deal either.

The Divine Cave is a huge underground cavity, about two hundred miles high and tens of thousands of miles in circumference.

Supported by endless natural columns, the complex interweaving of which forms countless underground passages.

One theory is that no one can discern all the paths within the cave.

Those cultivators who committed offenses within the Immortal Alliance or other forces around the Divine Cave all liked to run to the Divine Cave.

Although burrowing underground still presents endless threats from monsters and half-human, half-demon creatures, at least you won't have to worry about being wanted every day.

If you're stronger, you can survive for a longer period of time.

Of course, going any further is impossible.

The underground was dark and devoid of any light; there were no glowing mushrooms or luminous stones embedded in the ceiling of the cave.

The monsters and demons living here have long been accustomed to the darkness, and creatures that are not adapted to the darkness cannot survive in the cave.

Suddenly, a dim golden light darted through the cavity of the cave, seemingly drawn by some force, rapidly heading deeper into the earth beneath the cave.

Along the way, the golden light passed through thick rocks, through the bodies of predatory monsters, and through the sacrificial ceremonies of the demon tribe, but nothing noticed it.

Even the high priest of the demon tribe, who was comparable to a Purple Mansion cultivator, did not notice the dim golden light that passed by him while he was presiding over the sacrificial ceremony.

It was so 'conspicuous' that it should have been noticed by the demon cultivators, yet no one noticed it.

This is actually quite terrifying.
And so, the golden light traveled at lightning speed, covering more than 200,000 miles in just a moment, and landed directly inside a small underground temple.

This small temple is about two zhang tall, and its size is similar to that of ordinary earth god temples and city god temples, but inside, there is a completely different world.

As a special spiritual artifact that is half a magic treasure, Huang's Hundred Treasures Market can build a cave within the artifact, thus realizing the function of a mobile market with a unique cave.

This small temple takes the concept of a hidden paradise to its extreme.

Inside the small temple lies a solemn and imposing palace complex, with green tiles, golden bricks, jade railings, and carved beams—truly a little-known celestial realm.

However, the palace was unusually quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

It is clearly a blessed place for spiritual practice, but it seems that no one is practicing there.

The magnificent palace carried a profound aura accumulated through countless historical changes, yet its exterior appeared remarkably new.

An eerie golden light, an eerie little temple, an eerie silence.

This is the Outer Heaven, the Wuji Palace!

No one knows that the core of the ancient top-level power, Tianwaitian, which has been famous throughout the world for many years, is now hidden in the deepest part of the endless underground of the Demon Cave.

It is called the Outer Heaven because it is hidden underground.

Want to find the outer heavens?
Alright, let's search in the heavens, let's search in the endless void—the outer heavens, you know.

Not all top-tier powerhouses are as honest as the Pirate King, who simply tells you where the treasure is.

Anyway, the great cultivators of the Outer Heavens are very cunning. They treat the people of the Great Heaven and Earth as fools and have no psychological burden at all.

The dim golden light fell into the Wuji Hall of the Wuji Palace, and upon landing, it transformed into a small giant with a body of metal and stone.

However, his body carried a somewhat illusory quality. Clearly, Jinshan's true form did not come; what arrived was a Dharma body summoned by the secret method of the Outer Heaven.

Inside the Wuji Hall, more than a dozen people had already taken their seats. Each of them, like Jinshan, had arrived in an illusory form.

Jinshan kept a low profile, found a seat near the entrance of the Wuji Hall but not at the very back, and then began to close his eyes and rest.

After a while, more people came in, and gradually, there were more than twenty people sitting in the hall.

Finally, an ancient and majestic aura emanated from the void of the Wuji Palace, and a small window opened in the heavens and earth.

A gray-furred rabbit jumped out of the window.

This rabbit is no different from an ordinary wild rabbit, except that it looks a little fatter, has shinier fur, and has a little more lively eyes.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the rabbit, all the cultivators, including Jinshan, stood up and bowed.

"Greetings, Jade-Wearing Traveler!"

Huanpei Xingzhe is the current Palace Master of Tianwaitian.

However, Jinshan and the others did not know exactly what it was all about.

To put it simply, within the vast world, from various forces to the Five Domains of the Heavenly Assembly, there is no information about the past of the Jade Pendant Traveler.

But this rabbit-shaped jade pendant-wearing traveler is indeed a genuine Golden Core Immortal Venerable, and his strength seems to be quite formidable.

More than three thousand years ago, when Jinshan first participated in the Daoist Debate at Wuji Palace, the one who presided over the debate was Huanpei Xingzhe.

More than three thousand years have passed, and Huanpei Xinghe remains exactly the same as before.

This lack of change implies at least two things.

Firstly, the Jade-wearing Traveler has extremely strong control over his own cultivation.

Secondly, in the process of resisting the laws of heaven and earth and interference, the Huanpei Walker withstood it with ease.

Both events correspond to the same fact: the strength of this Jade Pendant Walker who likes to appear in the form of a rabbit is probably extremely high.

"Hmm, Jinshan, what's the situation with the Immortal Alliance?"
"Are you out of your mind? You actually went to work as a brothel owner for that Wang Yulou?"

Huanpei Immortal's words were quite vulgar, directly insulting both Wang Yulou and Jinshan.

However, since they've already transformed into wild beasts and are so powerful, no one can say it's inappropriate for them to be vulgar.

His colleagues in the Wuji Hall all turned their heads in disapproval, and Jinshan also felt immense pressure.

Huanpei wasn't insulting him, but rather subtly provoking him.

Their core mission as disciples of the Outer Heavenly Gate is to monitor the movements of various powerful forces and top-tier immortals.

Jinshan initially found Wang Yulou interesting and decided to invest in him – marrying Mingdu to Wang Yulou. At that time, Wang Yuque was not called Wang Yuque, but Wang Yulou, the leader of the cattle and horses in the West Sea.

Who knew that Qingrui and Bifang would go so far, and Xiao Wang soared to the heavens.

Wang Yulou was stirring up trouble in the Immortal Alliance, and Jinshan was completely paralyzed by it, yet he still had to hold his nose and support Wang.

Then Xiao Wang kept asking Kingsoft for help, but Kingsoft simply disappeared and ran away.

Afraid!

As a result, Qingrui revealed the winning tile, and the top forces and top immortals of the Five Regions and Eight Desolations reluctantly followed suit—Qingrui's skillful hand was too amazing.

During this process, Xiao Wang was lifted up by the wind and flew even higher.

At this point, Jinshan could no longer ignore Wang Yuque's attention, especially since Wang Yuque had invited them with a 10% share of the profits.
In short, Jinshan, as a disciple of the Heavenly Outer Sect, crossed the line, and Huanpei's scolding of him was actually a direct challenge to him.

"Traveler, the Immortal Alliance is united in its reform efforts, and Wang Yulou has secured the position of the key figure in its implementation."

He invited me several times and asked for my help. If I keep making excuses, I'll only expose myself more easily.

I have no choice. I am loyal to Wuji Palace and to you.

Jinshan was truly suffering inside; he had tried his best to hide his presence.

However, Wang Yulou repeatedly invited him, constantly increasing the investment, hoping to make Jinshan another focal point.

Furthermore, the reforms of the Immortal Alliance suggest that the situation is very promising.

In this situation, it would be strange if Kingsoft didn't get involved.
Of course, receiving a share of the 10% dowry was also part of the reason.

The Heavenly Outer Heaven is not a charity; its disciples sometimes have their own interests and desires to generate revenue for themselves.

By using a mountain of gold to smash another mountain of gold, Wang Yulou indeed achieved his goal.

As a result, Lao Jin was verbally abused by Huan Pei inside the Wuji Palace.

"Jinshan, you should keep a low profile in the future and stop making so many excuses. It's only because that idiot Tianshe is there that you haven't been exposed. He can draw attention to you and keep you out of trouble."

By the way, according to our internal system for evaluating implosion, at what level do you think the possibility of the Immortal Alliance imploding right now is?

Huanpei tapped Jinshan a few times, then skipped over Jinshan's questions and asked about the internal pressure and implosion situation of the Immortal Alliance.

Jinshan pondered for a moment, then said.

"There is basically no possibility of it imploding within a thousand years. That bastard Wang Yulou has married all the disciples and descendants of the Golden Core Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Alliance."

As long as he remains in the position of vice leader or leader, given his stature and abilities, it will be difficult for the Immortal Alliance to implode.

Wang Yulou is special, which is why he was able to obtain the position of Vice Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance, but he is not that special either—the world has never lacked heroes and geniuses.

But Wang Yulou has never lost, so any evaluation or consideration of him will naturally give him a higher regard.

If you don't lose, you'll win.

Qingrui's assertion may seem ridiculous, but it is actually a simple truth.

The implication is similar to how even elementary school students can do 'one plus one equals two,' but only Qingrui can prove 'one plus one equals two' under strict mathematical logic.

It can be said that Qingrui's assertion is potentially consistent with the importance of Jinshan to Wang Yulou in maintaining the overall situation and stability of the Immortal Alliance.

The gray rabbit nodded and looked at the other person.

"How about the Immortal Extinction Domain?"

"They're all vying to sell it. By the way, Drip Water should have arrived in the Immortal Extinction Domain. She's also recruiting people to form groups and compete for the opportunity to sell the Immortal Extinction Domain first."

"Paradise?"

"It's a long way off. The situation is similar to that of the Immortal Alliance. The Paradise has long allowed Golden Core Immortal Venerables to take charge of the overall situation, which makes it much more stable."

"A celestial realm?"

"The situation is special. If Bi Fang doesn't move, the others won't move either. It's hard to say when it will implode."

"Holy place?"

Inside the Wuji Palace, the Jade-wearing Traveler went around asking questions, confirming the power structure and changes within the vast world.

This is:

The tides surge and the universe contends with change, yin and yang rotate and compete for renewal.

Beyond the boundless heavens, surveying the eight directions, who reigns supreme in the art of strategic maneuvering?
The truth of the development of the times has always had almost infinite dimensions.

Cui Baihao is pursuing his own path, and he has no regrets even if the stakes are his own life.

Wang Yulou is doing everything he can to secure his position as leader of the Immortal Alliance, and he can even endure marrying female immortals from all six states.

Amidst the surging tides of the times, Jinshan boldly chose to bet on Wang Yulou, only to be filled with both fear and struggle, making its journey extremely agonizing.

For all sorts of absurd reasons, the lowest-level beings in the Five Regions and Eight Desolations began the first round of reshuffling, a complete transformation of the world.

Qingrui, Bifang, and other top-tier Golden Core cultivators stood high in the sky, coldly monitoring each other and calculating the possibility of victory.

These are not the truth.

The only constant truth is that the world is constantly changing, and all things and processes inherently possess the fundamental principles of change.

What is not easy is also easy.

The observation of the five regions and eight wastelands from beyond the heavens is also a quest for the "I Ching".

"Continue to observe, and remember, no one is allowed to emulate Kingsoft!"

After asking around, Huanpei Xingzhe glared at Jinshan.

After giving his explanation, he concluded the discussion on the Dao from beyond the heavens.
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Immortal City, Qunqing Pavilion.

Fang Xinqian, accompanied by his Daoist partner, chatted happily with several familiar fellow Daoists.

To celebrate the opening of his Purple Mansion and to thank the Immortal Alliance cultivators who have long supported the reform efforts, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable decided to host a banquet at the Azure Pavilion.

The invitees ranged from cultivators at the Immortal Alliance headquarters in Qunqing Immortal City to cultivators from local immortal cities in the six states, as well as core disciples from various sects, covering cultivators from all walks of life within the Immortal Alliance.

More than four thousand invitation posts were sent out alone.

To put it simply, all the cultivators from the six states, from the Immortal Alliance level to the core executive level of local forces, were invited by Wang Yulou.

"I was the one who prepared today's spirit wine, and we used two kinds."

One is the cypress sap golden dew of Datiantai Mountain in Wunan Prefecture.

The other one is Xiao, the general of Shenwei Mansion, to whom Hongdou Zhenren used to belong.

"These are all seventh-grade spirit wines. Fellow Daoist Xinqian, since you brought your Daoist partner, you can drink more of the Cedar Wine Golden Dew, hahaha."

Shanye Jinlu is known for its aphrodisiac properties and is considered one of the most famous medicinal wines.

"I don't need that kind of thing. Putting that aside, do you know why the alliance leader invited so many people over?"

Fang Xinqian patted the area of ​​his kidney meridian, confidently stating that he didn't need any aphrodisiacs, which made his Daoist partner blush.

"Promote reforms, that's what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable attained enlightenment through reforms."

Sigh, sometimes I think that perhaps only someone like the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could withstand the pressure and go against the tide, pushing the reforms through step by step.

Hearing that no one else had any inside information, Fang Xinqian was looking for a fun topic to liven up the waiting atmosphere.

Suddenly, a bell rang.

Then, Yu Hongdou, dressed in a brocade-embroidered moon-white magic robe, flew up from the depths of the Qunqing Pavilion and said.

"Come in together. Cultivators from different immortal cities and different states, please sit according to your region."

Yu Hongdou is now a well-known female cultivator in the Great World. There's no way around it; with her Purple Mansion cultivation, being betrothed to a Foundation Establishment cultivator is something that would shock anyone.

It can be said that the turmoil around Wang Yulou could make those around him stand out with just a slight ripple.

In the tides of the times, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is of such critical importance.

Fang Xinqian led his Daoist partner into the depths of the Qunqing Pavilion. As a place for the Immortal Alliance to receive Golden Core Immortal Venerables, the extravagance of the Qunqing Pavilion left Fang Xinqian speechless.

In the temporarily expanded plaza, more than four thousand seats were arranged around the perimeter, with a high platform in the center.

Following the instructions of the welcoming monks, Fang Xinqian found his place step by step, and his tension eased somewhat.

The core cultivators of the Immortal Alliance have all come to the banquet. If I were to make a fool of myself, I would lose face big time.

In fact, most of the monks who were invited to the banquet had a similar mindset, so the entire process of preparing for the banquet went very smoothly.

On the high platform in the center of the square, Jinshan suppressed his helplessness and finally confirmed with Wang Yuque.

“Yu Lou, you have opened your Purple Mansion, but it is not your place to do things like reforming and changing the direction of the law.”

The change of direction for the Water Venerable was also implemented in order to take into account the interests of more Immortal Venerables in the Immortal Alliance.

But you

Old Jin was considerate and didn't say what he was going to say next.

Do you deserve it?

It seems that it's not your place to do things like reform and change direction, is it?
Wang Yulou simply smiled and nodded, gazing into the distance as he calmly responded.

“Ancestor, Yulou knows what is important.”

Following Wang Yulou's gaze, Jinshan also looked towards the horizon.

There, the deep twilight chased after the setting sun.

It was dusk.

Oh, it’s getting dark.

(End of this chapter)