Shangyuque

Chapter 242 Qingrui is concerned about Youwushi, not that she wants Youwushi to die.
In the Immortal City, the ripples of the Immortal Alliance's ideological manifesto, initiated by Wang Yuque, have just begun.

The aftermath was spreading to the six prefectures under Wang Yulou's promotion, but Wang Yulou, as the person involved in the incident, was not in a hurry. Instead, he took the initiative to visit the Jin residence.

“Ancestor, the only thing Yu Lou can’t understand is the way the immortals on the Immortal Platform are turning.”

Did Immortal Venerable Qingrui not foresee the pressure she would face in initiating the Great Transformation of Heaven and Earth?
Or perhaps the Water Venerable's change of direction simply gave the Azure Bud Immortal Venerable an opportunity to act accordingly, which is why the Immortal Venerables on the Ascension Platform so easily supported her?

局势很复杂，水尊、青蕊、大天地的乱局、仙盟的未来、变法的成果，乃至于仙国的毕方，一切的一切杂糅在一起，即便是王玉楼也看不懂其中的真意。

Or rather, he could understand some of it, but wasn't sure.

That's why I need to seek advice from Jinshan Jin Laozu.

However, Lao Jin also found it difficult to remain calm in the face of Wang Yulou, who trusted him so much at this moment.

No, Xiao Wang, how can you trust me so much?

Yes, I am a spy planted in the Immortal Alliance by the Outer Heavens, but you can't let me utter such crucial information.

Isn't this just feeding someone?
Did this little brat guess who I am?

Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, in the end, everyone's sunk costs become too great.

While everyone can theoretically avoid incorporating sunk costs into major decisions, in the daily practice of cultivation, one is constantly caught up in these enormous sunk costs, thus creating a cultivation world version of the Dark Forest environment of mutual distrust and suspicion.

However, considering the change in Wang Yulou's status after Mang Xiang was seriously injured, Jinshan finally spoke up.

"When the Water God changed direction, everyone supported the Water God, that much is certain."

But the situation is different now, even fundamentally changed—the Immortal Extinction Domain is likely to be the first to collapse, possibly due to internal or external reasons.

Under these changing conditions, the basic logic behind the initial support of the immortals of Qunxiantai for the Water Deity's change of direction has undergone a fundamental transformation.

"Yu Lou, think about it."

The same thing was one thing then, but it's another thing now.
Wang Yulou suddenly realized that he had focused too much on Qingrui's influence and overlooked the fact that the top power of the Immortal Extinction Domain was visibly collapsing, and its influence on the Immortal Venerables of the Great Heaven and Earth, as well as on the Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Platform.

"I understand. Previously, the seniors on the Immortal Platform were worried that the Immortal Alliance would be the first to suffer the consequences, so the Water Venerable's proposed vision of shared interests could serve as a bond to unite the Immortal Alliance in the pre-chaotic era."

Now, the pre-chaotic era is turning into a quasi-chaotic era, so...yes, that makes sense.

Wang Yulou clearly understood, but Jinshan was cunning and a shrewd old demon who had lived for thousands of years. Of course, he noticed the fleeting disappointment on Wang Yulou's expression.

After a moment's thought, Kingsoft made its decision.

"Yu Lou, why do you seem a little disappointed?"

Human hearts are reciprocal. If Wang Yulou still has an ancestor, then there is only one and a half.

Half of it is Jinshan, half of it is Wang Jingyi, a quarter of it is Mangxiang, and a quarter of it is Qingrui.

Because Xiao Wang is indeed very good to Kingsoft, Lao Jin will sometimes show some affection towards him.

“Ancestor, after Yu Lou opened his Purple Mansion, he had a very clear feeling.”

以前修为低，对修仙界、仙盟，主要是群仙台，有种雾里看花的朦胧感。

Now that I can see it up close, I find that I can't understand it anymore.

Qingrui Immortal Venerable was very supportive of the reforms, and was even willing to take me to the Boluo Conference to broaden my horizons.

But seemingly suddenly, her interests and decision-making orientation underwent a radical change.

I'm not saying her changes are bad, but it seems exhausting to follow them.

If you don't follow Qingrui Immortal Venerable's pace, you will gradually be marginalized again.

Ancestor, do all the Immortal Venerables change their pace this quickly?

Jinshan nodded in satisfaction, then shook his head.

“You’ve noticed some truly critical issues, Yulou.”

只是这些问题还不是你该想的，你还记得自己在西海的布局吗？”

Wang Yulou and Jin Shan met in the West Sea, and their relationship began there. At that time, Jin Shan was the Dragon and Tiger Immortal of the West Sea, while Wang Yulou was the representative of the Wild Elephant lineage of the Wild Young Warriors of the West Sea.

"Which ones are you referring to?" Yu Lou asked, puzzled.

"Your initial plan was to expand the Wang family's businesses in the West Sea, and later you planned to expand the influence of the Mangxiang lineage in the West Sea."

This isn't because you want to help Mangxiang, but because the situation in the West Sea has changed. By using Mangxiang's name, you can gain more benefits.

Your plans in the Western Sea change with the changing circumstances, which is essentially no different from how the Celestial Venerable of Qunxiantai adapts his strategies to change.

However, practitioners at different levels have different grasps of key changes.

The greatest fear of a great cultivator is change, especially the sudden occurrence of changes that are detrimental to them.

But what great cultivators also crave is change; they yearn for changes that are beneficial to them.

从一个凡人，修行到引气、练气的过程是小变化，从练气修行到筑基、紫府的过程是大变化。

The process of cultivating from a low-level cultivator to the Golden Core stage is a tremendous transformation that defies the heavens.

Those who can attain the Golden Core stage have all gone through an arduous and extraordinary path of pursuing the Dao, cutting through endless thorns before standing at the pinnacle above all living beings.

The intensity and speed of their competition and struggle were both extreme.

Do you still remember your competition with Meng Bai and the others in the West Sea to purge the poisonous influence of the Divine Light?

The Western Sea was already a distant memory for Wang Yulou, but Jinshan's problem was like a key that unlocked the deep-seated contents in Wang Yulou's memory palace.

Wang Yulou's life in the Western Sea was not pleasant; it was a period of great upheaval in his cultivation journey.

After Shenguang retreated and Mangxiang Qingrui won, in the process of purging Shenguang's poisonous influence, Wang Yulou had to both convey loyalty to Mangxiang and was unable to bring himself to carry out indiscriminate slaughter—this was also the starting point for the spread of his reputation for hypocrisy.

Therefore, he chose to bring the rogue cultivators of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance to the Red Lantern Clan. Later, these people became part of Wang Yulou's core base.

Of course, with the conflict between Wang Yulou and Mang Xiang now almost public, this core group is in a precarious situation.

"I remember that I brought nearly three thousand rogue cultivators from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance to the Red Lantern, but less than two thousand of them made it to the battlefield alive."

Wang Yulou replied with a wry smile.

"You should compete with Meng Bai and the others, arguing to show that you have no designs on Shenguang and to demonstrate your loyalty."

But if you're unwilling to take up the butcher's knife, that's troublesome.

So you chose to create some change, to do something clever—to break free from the situation in the Western Sea and lead the loose cultivators back to the Red Lantern City.

However, the nearly three thousand independent cultivators you brought were seen as bringing negative changes to the Red Lantern Candlelight Sect cultivators.

So, Yi Zouri and that sect leader, what's his name?, intercepted you, hindered you, and caused you trouble.

如果世间的一切都是棋局，那你我都是棋局中的棋子，创造变化就是我们的价值。

Yulou, you've noticed the players' sharpness, but don't be intimidated by it.

Keep moving forward. There are no rules on the chessboard, but that doesn't stop extraordinary pieces from always standing out.

Xiao Wang fell into deep thought.

If Qingrui's preaching is an indifferent expression.

The one preaching at Jinshan was a cultivator at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, who explained the key points of cultivation to Wang Yulou in great detail.

“所以，老祖，棋盘之上真的没有规则，无所顾忌吗？”

"Haha, of course, your good master likes to talk about following the rules, and other Golden Core Immortals are pretty much the same."

But the purpose of following the rules is to build credibility and wait for the moment to break the rules in order to seek greater benefits.

The more something is emphasized, the more important it is to them; the more important the rules are, the greater the temptation to break them.

Wang Yulou felt this was too difficult.

If we analyze it from this perspective, then the actions and words of all Golden Core Immortal Venerables are unknowable in terms of truth or falsehood.
难绷，这还修个勾八的修？
Fortunately, Xiao Wang had already gone through enough trials to get to where he is today, so he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Grand monks like to put on airs, don't they?

No problem, I, Wang Yulou, also like to pretend!
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莲花仙城的氤氲湖中，易走日正在举杯狂吠。

"The hypocrite is at it again, the hypocrite is at it again. I'll wait and see what his expression will be when he can't keep up the act anymore and is stripped bare!"

Yi Zou Ri is probably insane.

There's no way around it; the Dao Heart isn't that mysterious. Seeing his former rival rise step by step to great heights, even able to contend with the Mang Xiang, he couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

Even if you're prone to walking, you might not be able to hold on.

"Forget it, Wang Yulou isn't the same Wang Yulou he used to be."

Lian Siqi, the head of the Lian family, spoke up to remind them.

"Hmph, no matter what, he's still a member of the Red Lantern Gang. I'll wait and see the day he's removed from his position as vice leader and can't even come back to the Red Lantern Gang!"

Yi Zouri actually overestimated himself. With his Foundation Establishment lifespan, he might not live to see the day when Wang Yulou is purged.

Of course, if he were willing to embark on the path of the 'Second-Grade Purple Mansion of the Immortal Alliance' initiated by Xiao Wang, he could extend his lifespan even further.

However, by then, Yi Zou Ri's feelings will likely be even more complicated.

"You don't know, but his Jade Palace now has thousands of cultivators who are nominally his private retainers, but they are actually his tentacles for controlling the Immortal Alliance organizations in various places."

前两天，玉阙宫直接派了七名修士到莲花仙城，说是辅助变法事、协调仙城内外。

With Wang Yulou's dog acting as a mediator, any nonsense you say might be overheard by Wang Yulou. Go away, watch your words!

Lian Siqi actually quite likes Yi Zouri's tearing Wang Yulou's song; it's pleasant to listen to, she loves listening to it, and she wants to listen to it more.

However, things are still very tense right now. Who knows what Wang Yulou's Jade Palace is planning to do by sending so many people to Lotus Immortal City? So, it's best to play it safe.

"Damn it, that bitch used so many of her personal connections to seize power in the Immortal Alliance, are the Immortal Venerables on the Immortal Platform blind and not doing anything about it?"

Yi Zouri didn't understand why Qunxiantai remained silent even though Wang Yulou had seized so much power.

Lian Siqi shook his head; he couldn't understand it either.

One of these two was a former core executive member of the Immortal Alliance's local forces, and the other was the head of a Golden Core Immortal Clan.

But their level of understanding was so low that they couldn't even comprehend Wang Yulou's chess moves.

It can only be said that some things cannot be accomplished overnight, and many differences are not apparent at the time, but are gradually realized later.

But by then, it was too late. Just like Yi Zouri and Lian Siqi now, they are the old generation of foremen of cattle and horses who are gradually fading away.

仙盟代有人才出，一代新人啊，换旧人。

"Ok?"

Lian Siqi suddenly looked towards the main hall of Yinyun Lake. Even through the soundproof array, he could hear the exclamations from outside.

“怎么了？”易走日放下酒杯，推开雅间的门，向廊道上的湖女问道。

那湖女也是一脸的惊惧，颤抖着对易走日道。

"Senior Yi, the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain have gone to war."

The news from Qunxiantai reached Lianhua Immortal City slower than Wang Yulou's actions outside Qunqing Immortal City.

The will of the immortal venerables manipulates the fate of cultivators in the six states, and every individual in the cultivation world can feel the awe-inspiring sense of the great wheel of time slowly moving forward.

They mistakenly believed themselves to be passengers on the giant ship and were even full of expectations for the future.

Standing at the entrance, Yi Zouri could hear the noisy chatter of the cultivators inside the main hall of Yinyun Lake.

"What's there to be afraid of! It's just a war between top powers; our path to enlightenment lies within it!"

“对，仙盟这次总要放开对我们筑基修士的限制了，只要能在战场上活下来，说不定我们也会有开紫府的机会。”

"Of course there is an opportunity to open the Purple Mansion. Jade Palace True Man is a famous True Man. He was very fair when the Red Lantern Sect presided over the great war between the two sects. Now he is the vice leader of the alliance. Our opportunity has come!"

"Hahaha, bring on the wine! I'm setting off for Chongxian Prefecture tomorrow, so let's drink to our hearts' content today!"

“Fellow Daoist, I also want to go. Why don’t we go together? That way we can look out for each other.”

"Indeed, indeed! I remember that Fellow Daoist Zhong joined the battle between the Red Lantern Sect and the Heavenly Serpent Sect during their war, and he has considerable experience in battlefield survival. With Fellow Daoist Zhong by my side, I'll drink this cup of wine."

易走日听着大堂内的聒噪声，只感觉自己的内心也聒噪了起来。

It turns out that Wang Yulou's stirring up trouble in the Immortal City wasn't just hypocrisy; it was because the Immortal Alliance was about to go to war with the Immortal Extinction Domain. As a former core member of the Red Lanterns' executive team, Yi Zouri could certainly see the connection behind it.

Even the fact that Qunxiantai tacitly approved of Wang Yulou's expansion of power through the Jade Palace corresponds to the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Realm.

If you want the foreman of the cattle and horses to run faster, you have to feed them grass!

"boom!"

Yi Zou Ri slammed the door shut, startling the lake maidens waiting in the corridor for their summons and causing them to shrink back.

回到酒桌前，将自己听来的消息和连思齐讲明后，连思齐陷入了沉思。

“这么说，王玉楼搞得那个‘所有仙盟修士都有资格修行’，是为战争做宣传上的准备？”

A cultivator must be qualified to practice.

This is the decree of Jade Palace Immortal, and can be considered a new round of governance initiatives at the Immortal Alliance level following the crackdown on rat holes in the Azure Immortal City.

It sounds absurd, but it's already the limit of what Wang Yulou can withstand.

He couldn't carry any more.

This ridiculous slogan, while accommodating the interests of many cultivators in the Immortal Alliance as much as possible, will not significantly alter the existing distribution of interests within the Immortal Alliance. At the same time, it also aligns with Wang Yulou's level of resilience.

It is a compromise, one of the few options available.

After all, ideological programs are not so special; they are essentially a tool for achieving a win-win situation at the level of rule and governance.

Users do not need to excessively glorify it. Of course, those responsible for believing in it need to believe that it is a divine and savior-like being, thereby shaping an ideological consensus and preparing for the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain.

"They're just tricking lower-level cultivators into willingly going to Chongxian Prefecture to their deaths."

You see, the story of Wang Yulou presiding over two major battles began to circulate widely.

With Wang Yulou around, there is fairness. Wang Yulou is the one who cares most about the lower-level cultivators.

Um? "

Yi Zouri suddenly froze.

In the past, he didn't have much understanding of the divergence between his own fate and Wang Yulou's; he simply thought that Wang Yulou had risen to prominence by following Mang Xiang.

However, the conflict between Wang Yulou and Mangxiang Immortal Venerable has now become public knowledge in the eyes of those involved. Not only is Wang Yulou's position as the vice leader of the alliance still secure, but he is also able to place Jade Palace cultivators in various immortal cities and sects to promote reforms.

Undoubtedly, this demonstrates Wang Yulou's absolute power, and corresponds to the support of the immortals on the Immortal Platform.

However, if we consider only the fact that Wang Yulou married a bunch of immortals as his Daoist partners, Yi Zouri would find it unacceptable.

Actually, that's not the case.

But at this moment, Yi Zouri thought of another possibility.

“老齐，你说，上面的人是不是早就料到仙盟会和其他顶级势力开战，所以才把王玉楼那个伪善的狗东西放在了副盟主的位置上？”

Yi Zouri's expression was one of disbelief, or rather, utter disbelief.

He could not accept that Wang Yulou had attained enlightenment through sufficient 'hypocrisy'.

This is ridiculous.

I can be hypocritical too, I can pretend to be a good person!

“有可能吧？
wrong!

You know what, it's actually quite possible.

打起来后，上面的位置如果坐的是个知名的冷血之人，下面的人，人心就难说了。

但如果坐的是王玉楼.他可是十几岁的时候就开始搞符箓大师的。

Do you know about the Talisman Master Competition? Back then, he was still hanging around Qingxifang, and he used the competition as a pure selection process, giving away opportunities to people who could draw talismans.

你说，这王玉楼还真有些邪性，伪善了这么久，伪善居然成了他的优势。”

连思齐什么都不懂，这是纯猜测。

It's also possible that his cultivation level was relatively low, so he projected his own situation onto them, hoping that the lower-level Ashes of Calamity would be slightly more important in the eyes of the Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Alliance, perhaps enough for the Immortal Venerables to meticulously plan and win them over.
However, what was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener, and Yi Zouri asked with a strange expression.

"When Wang Yulou was in charge of the two front lines, he would go to great lengths and persist in recording the merits of the scattered cultivators."

He's truly insane, but he's the vice leader now, and the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain can't be fought by Qi Refining cultivators, can it?

Yi Zouri seemed to have said nothing, yet said everything.

His expression was so strange, a strange combination of unbelievable resentment and a heart-wrenching longing.

After a moment of stunned silence, even Lian Siqi's breathing became tense.

"You mean?"

易走日点了点头，低声道。

“老齐，我们可能有机会开紫府了.”

The two seemingly close friends who had just been drinking and having a team-building activity with Wang Yulou had their mindsets overturned by the changes of the times.

If it were Wang Yulou, perhaps he would really give those Foundation Establishment cultivators who dare to risk their lives a chance to open their Purple Mansion.
Looking at the table full of spiritual wine and delicacies, Yi Zouri couldn't sit still. He got up as if to do something, but then slumped back down.

Back when Wang Yulou was in charge of the two front lines, Yi Zouri and his small team would spend every day figuring out how to torment Wang Yulou and make things difficult for him.

Later, most of the information about Wang Yulou that circulated widely throughout the world was also leaked out by Yi Zou Ri.

After all, he was the first person to study Wang Yulou with a magnifying glass.
The information sold by EasyGo even included the secret that Zhou Yingxi loves to eat donkey intestines.

It's fair to say that Yi Zouri went to extremes in offending Wang Yulou. Now that Wang Yulou is back in power, is it even possible for Yi Zouri to turn back and curry favor?

连思齐当然能猜到易走日因何而颓然，他思量着开口道。

"Zou Ri, you said it yourself, Wang Yulou is a hypocrite, he is a hypocrite."

If someone like you, his enemy, is willing to side with him, support him, and work for his plans and agenda, you will actually be fulfilling his hypocritical needs.

Instantly, Yi Zouri's eyes, like light bulbs that had suddenly lit up, radiated hope.

"This Siqi, the Alliance Leader is not a hypocrite, but rather cares for all cultivators under heaven."

Every time I think of that sentence, "All cultivators of the Immortal Alliance are qualified to cultivate," I am moved to tears.

The leader's heart is the heart of Heaven; we cannot understand it, so let's not speak recklessly!

Yi Zou Ri spoke with righteous indignation.
-

Qingrui casually played a royal flush, and the others at the poker table wouldn't just sit idly by.

The Great World is a big pot where everyone eats together. How can you, Qingrui, piss into it like that?

Therefore, in addition to the aftershocks shaking the lower levels of the Immortal Alliance, the aftershocks of the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain also stirred up the sounds of wind and thunder in the heavens.

North of Wunan Prefecture, beyond the Wunan Cliff erected to prevent invasion by the Immortal Alliance, lies the sacred land.

"Holy Land" is a general term. The evil monks have many holy lands, and together they govern this boundless Buddhist kingdom.

Compared to the democratic deliberation system of the Immortal Alliance's great cultivators and the feudal system of the Immortal Kingdom's dynasties, the Holy Land uses a rotating system of "next year it's your turn to take the lead."

Every two hundred years, each holy land takes turns ruling, becoming the leader of the holy land.

当然，这种领袖的权力也不是太大就是了。

This design ensures that no single power can monopolize any particular authority, while also adequately protecting the rights of the holy land's Buddhas.

The titles of the great cultivators in the Holy Land are different from those in the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Kingdom.

The Purple Mansion here is called Arhat, and is respectfully called Bodhisattva. For example, Zhu Bao Bodhisattva, who previously seized the Dao Mangxiang, had a cultivation level equivalent to the peak of the Arhat realm at the peak of the Purple Mansion.

而圣地的真菩萨们，则被称为佛尊，在上古存在的佛国中，这种尊称对应的是金佛——就是水尊说青蕊做过的那种金佛。

Within the holy lands, each leader is addressed by the single character "Buddha," a title above even the Buddha.

This aligns with the title of Taihe Water, which is also known as Taihe Water Venerable.

In other words, the great cultivators in the holy land are divided into four levels: Arhat, Bodhisattva, Buddha, and Single-Number Buddha, similar to the levels of Purple Mansion Great Cultivator, Purple Mansion True Person, Golden Core Immortal Venerable, and Water Venerable.

Although there are only two realms, they are subtly divided into multiple levels based on strength.

It can only be said that the top forces in the vast world are similar in certain dimensions.

However, the interests of the Yellow-Robed Buddha and Qingrui did not align, and it only felt disgusted by Qingrui's sudden change of heart.

穿着黄色灵宝佛衣的大老鼠趴在一堆灵谷灵果之上，悠哉的翻了个身子，对下面恭敬叩拜的朱保菩萨道。

"Let that bastard Gu Qiyuan stay in the Immortal Alliance!"

擦了擦额前的冷汗，朱保菩萨低声问道。

"Buddha, Gu Qiyuan asked him when he can return."

大老鼠拿起一颗坚果磨着牙，含含糊糊的回答。

When will you be back?
他在仙盟还能有点用，为我们通禀仙盟的情况，回来了又有什么用？

"Alright then, let him slowly consume the resources from the Immortal Alliance. Once he's fattened up, I'll let him come back."

Zhu Bao Bodhisattva secretly groaned; this yellow-robed Buddha was truly difficult to serve, but he was controlled by it and could only obey.

“Buddha, I understand. The other matter is the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain.”

此事牵扯甚大，佛国之内议论纷纷，其他佛尊希望您能拿出个处理意见来。”

The big rat stopped grinding its teeth and pondered before speaking.

"Seventy-three years later, our Holy Land can also join the Immortal Alliance to fight against the Immortal Realm."

还有七十三年，黄衣佛的千塔圣地就坐庄够两百年了.
顶级金丹仙尊们的决策同样具有趋同性，毕方等五百年是它够强。

The reason why the Yellow-Robed Buddha waited for seventy-three years was that it was not strong enough—compared to Bifang, so it did not want to get directly involved.

But they all chose to wait.

Let's see. Being late to the game doesn't necessarily mean losing. It's good to let the Immortal Alliance wade into the muddy waters first.

"Seventy-three years. I understand!"

Zhu Bao Bodhisattva left with a troubled expression.

He seized power once and was reduced to a household slave.

Thousands of years of cultivation, but just one wrong choice can cost you everything.
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At Qunqing Pavilion, Wang Yulou is receiving a special guest.

"Qiyuan pays respects to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Gu Qiyuan's strength is roughly equivalent to that of a hundred Wang Yulous—not that Gu Qiyuan is too strong, but that Wang Yulou is too weak.

However, there's no such thing as the absurd logic that strength equates to status in this world.

If you're not strong enough to be at the top, you'll be subject to the rules and order.

When Qi Yuan Zhenren played the floor symphony, he had no psychological burden whatsoever.

These are ancient things, thousands of years old. Should we let face affect our decision-making?
That's impossible.

"Old Gu, are you trying to flatter me to death?"

"Jiang Yue, go and help Old Gu up!"

Wang Yulou's expression was visibly grim as he ordered Chuan Jiangyue to fetch people.

Gu Qiyuan was calling him Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and bowing down, so he probably had a great request.

If Wang Yulou fails to meet his expectations, Old Gu might even come to hate Wang Yulou.

What kind of trivial things are these every day?
“玉楼，只有你能救我了！
玉楼，佛国就是个吃人不吐骨头的地方，我回去定是有死无生。

Only by staying in the Immortal Alliance can I have a future. I am not Shenguang or Xiaohu, I am a cultivator of the Immortal Alliance, and I have been a cultivator of the Immortal Alliance from the very beginning.

Back then, for the sake of the Immortal Alliance, I went straight to the Buddhist Kingdom to investigate the enemy's situation, which led to what happened later.

"Yu Lou, save me, Yu Lou!"

Chuan Jiangyue couldn't pull Gu Qiyuan, who was at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, so the old Gu crawled on his knees to Wang Yulou's front, hugged Wang's leg, and burst into tears.

He was telling the truth. The Immortal Alliance's rule was monstrous, but it never lacked cultivators willing to believe the Immortal Alliance's narrative.

一万万名修士啊，总有些恩情入脑的笨蛋。

老顾当初就是这样一个笨蛋，所以才接下了九死一生的探查任务，造就了自己佛国驻仙盟眼线的特殊人生。

This is why, when he first met Wang Yulou, he lamented that he had once been a fool and was far inferior to Wang Yulou.

Of course, as Gu Qiyuan spent more time in the Purple Mansion, his intellect and skill level also improved over time.

Looking at Gu Qiyuan with tears in his eyes, Wang Yulou felt no emotion whatsoever.

The past is the past, and the present is the present. Gu Qiyuan in the past may have been a cultivator loyal to the Immortal Alliance, but time and special circumstances can reshape a person's personality.

现在的顾启元，已经是标标准准的老妖了。

His tears were nothing more than crocodile tears of helplessness in the face of danger.

Wang Yulou even wished he could kick Gu Qiyuan, who was causing him trouble, just like Mang Xiang kicked him.

However, the difference in their cultivation levels was quite significant, so Wang Yulou dared not actually kick him. Otherwise, if Old Gu were to make a move, just the way he was holding Wang Yulou's leg would leave Wang Yulou with no room or time to react, and he would surely die.

"Old Gu, what are you afraid of? We're just increasing our surveillance on you."

If you're really afraid, then stay next to my Qunqing Pavilion to show your support for the Immortal Alliance.

Get up, don't make it look like you're at a funeral. You're far from dead.

Wang Yulou smiled and helped Old Gu up. Although the promise he made was ambiguous, it gave Old Gu some hope.

Gu Qiyuan wiped away his tears, held Wang Yulou's hand tightly, and said.

"Yu Lou, I am loyal to the Immortal Alliance, but I have no choice. I need to cultivate, I need resources, I..."

After a moment's thought, Wang Yulou made a further promise.

"Alright, no need to say anything more. The Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Alliance already know about your situation."

However, the cases of Shenguang and Xiaohu are too bad; they don't follow the rules, and we must take action.

The other two major powers' Purple Mansions are in a similar situation to yours; they also want to go back but can't.

Here's what we'll do: as long as you don't leave the Immortal City, I will order the relevant forces to treat you with courtesy, and you will remain a Purple Mansion member of the Immortal Alliance.

"Don't be so active in future activities. After all, a chaotic era has begun, and being too active will make you a target."

说到底，连带顾启元在内的三位其他势力眼线，都不过紫府修为，留在仙盟也翻不了天。

Wang Yulou's suggestion to restrict them on the Immortal Platform was merely to demonstrate that he, as the vice leader of the alliance, was doing his job well for the development and stability of the Immortal Alliance.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Wang Yulou harmed Gu Qiyuan, then scared Gu Qiyuan so much that he screamed, and then pretended to be a good person.

No, everyone chooses their own path. Although there are some difficult aspects, who in the cultivation world doesn't face difficulties?
Even Bifang, being watched by all the Golden Core Immortals of the Great World, would find it difficult.

"Yu Lou, I knew it!"

Old Gu tried to argue further, but Wang Yulou interrupted him directly.

"Haha, no need for further words."

Jiang Yue, go to the Immortal Alliance Construction Department and build a mansion for Fellow Daoist Qi Yuan and the other two next to the Qunqing Pavilion.

From now on, envoys and representatives from other forces stationed in the Immortal Alliance may operate within this area.

The Immortal Alliance has countless laws and regulations, but its diplomatic approach is quite inadequate.

The reason is actually not complicated: top-tier immortals can communicate even across tens of thousands of miles.

diplomatic?

Why go through all that trouble when you can solve something with a simple telepathic message?

However, from Wang Yulou's perspective, building a new department under his own leadership outside the existing system of the Immortal Alliance is part of expanding his own authority and demonstrating his importance.

Whether it's useful or not is hard to say, but doing it is always better than doing nothing.

That's always been his nature; even if preparation might not be useful, he'll still prepare properly.

"Yu Lou, this is..."

老顾说着就想从怀里往外掏东西，但圣地眼线的礼，王玉楼怎么敢收？

He immediately pushed it back, and after a long struggle, he finally managed to get rid of the old man, Gu Qiyuan.

"My lord, I feel that you can bring the spies of the three forces, including Master Qiyuan, under your command."

仙盟的信息很多时候都是公开的，真正秘闻流出的情况，你也管不来。

But these three are terrified now. If you show any intention to recruit them, you can create a small faction within the Immortal Alliance centered around you.

川江月开口建议道。

In her view, the immortals wouldn't care what trouble these three Purple Mansions could cause.

Wang Yulou now needs strong subordinates, and these three informants happen to be at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm.
What a great opportunity.

且，余红豆明面上在群仙台提议限制三位眼线，自己建议王玉楼拉拢这三位眼线。

In this way, in the future Jade Palace Sect, Chuan Jiangyue's status will be able to further suppress Yu Hongdou.

Wang Yulou smiled and sighed.

"Without a solid foundation, no matter how lush and verdant the branches may appear, it is all just a dream."

Chuan Jiangyue's gaze flickered slightly, and she dared not offer any further suggestions.

Wang Yulou used to have a solid fan base, but now, that base is gradually being lost.

This predicament seems inconsistent with Wang Yulou's winning streak, but, well, many things in this world are just unreasonable.

Wang Yulou's victory came in the final crucial moment when he tricked and stole the elephant, essentially digging his own grave for a more critical opportunity.

Is it worth it?

value.

Is it really worth it?

其实难说。

But if Wang Yulou hadn't broken with Mang Xiang, could he have really won today?
It's hard to explain.
-

Beyond the heavens, the Palace of Limitless Limits.

The latest session of the Wuji Palace Daoist Forum is underway.

不过这次，无极宫内似乎出现了争执。

Xiao Hu looked at the attendant with jade pendants at the head of the table and, suppressing his anger, asked in return.

"Is this what you meant by 'trying out Qingrui'?"
Why did Qingrui immediately start fighting as soon as I tried her?

你是不是和青蕊商量好了，灭仙域会成为代价，而我就是第一个代价？
Huanpei, don't forget, we used to be stewards of the Outer Heaven. I'm no worse than you!

If you don't give me an explanation, I'll go see the Heavenly Venerable myself!

The desire of the Outer Heavens is to create chaos in the world, but not in this way.

too fast.

Qingrui's turning and acceleration were too fast, as if she were about to slaughter the entire Immortal Realm for the sake of Mangxiang.

Many Golden Core Immortals were quite confused—they had never heard of any special relationship between Mangxiang and Qingrui.

其中，最尴尬的就是虓虎。

After he attacked and killed the mad elephant and fled, the Immortal Alliance argued for half a month, and it seemed that the matter was about to be resolved peacefully.

Suddenly, the Immortal Alliance turned its attention to destroying the Immortal Realm.

The chaos unfolded too quickly, and Xiao Hu faced immense pressure within the Immortal Extinction Domain.

Many demon gods from the Immortal Realm were even discussing whether to send Xiao Hu away to avenge the Immortal Alliance.
"Idiot, can't you see clearly?"
Qingrui knew it was a trap, but she still jumped in.

You thought I was setting you up, but actually Qingrui is fearless!

环佩骂了虓虎一句，而后语气缓和了些，继续道。

"We also have plans within the Immortal Extinction Domain, so you don't need to be afraid. If it really comes to the point where other forces share the Immortal Extinction Domain, you will be able to get through it safely."

Now, let's talk about the Immortal Alliance's arrangements for preparing to destroy the Immortal Realm. Jinshan, you tell us.

Upon hearing the Jade-Wearing Traveler mention his name, Jinshan dared not delay and immediately began to recount his story.
-

Letters travel freely between the five regions under the same sky; Qingrui cherishes the memory of her loved ones, whether they are there or not.

灭仙域，池静观。

Inside the dripping cave, the new dripping cave has been completed.

Behind the former Drip Heaven Hall, a small lake was built, and in the center of the lake were several acres of blue lotus.

A white carp rests quietly in the center of a blue lotus, in front of a special lotus flower.

It seems that the white carp is either cultivating itself or simply waiting.

This lotus has a green lotus seedpod, which is called the green stamen.

别忘了，青蕊莲蓬本一人的事情，就是滴水仙尊白鲤，同王玉楼确认的.
Moreover, Qingrui's concern about whether or not there is a time to live doesn't mean she wants to die without a time to live.
As for Qingrui's initial contact with the Frog King to have him test the White Carp, it was more of a performance for the other immortals in the Great Heaven and Earth.
Suddenly, the lotus seedpod twitched, and Qingrui's voice rang in the white carp's mind.

"Has Xiao Hu started making connections in the Immortal Extinction Domain?"

"My sister guessed right. I even ran into the person it was looking for."

"How many people have you contacted recently? Still six?"

"Seven, but three more have reached the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, making nine in total, for a total of sixteen."

"Forget about the peak Purple Mansion realm, it's useless. Let's contact the two more demon gods, and with you, we'll have about ten."

"Sister, are you planning to create a new top-tier power?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just do your job."

By the way, your little man is even more troublesome than you said; he's driving me crazy.

The white carp shook its tail and said helplessly.

"Don't joke around. You made him marry hundreds of new Daoist partners; how could he have time to bother with you?"

“哈哈哈，做事吧。

This time, I, the true master, will overturn this era!

(End of this chapter)