Shangyuque

Chapter 243 From Stability-Oriented to Efficiency-Oriented, Jingyi Purple Mansion, Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Yu'an, you're too kind, too kind."

Cranebeak Ridge is a breeding ground for the spirit cranes. If your Wang family is willing to provide another sales channel for the spirit cranes of Cranebeak Ridge, Cranebeak Ridge certainly has no objection.

"As for mortgaging spirit stones, forget about it. Fellow Daoist Yu'an's character is widely praised in the Immortal Alliance," said Xiong Yishan, the sect leader of Cranebeak Ridge.

Wang Yu'an's character is widely praised in the Immortal Alliance.
Incorrect.

It's Wang Yulou's influence that's making waves in the Immortal Alliance!
Yu An only needs to stand there, without saying anything, and his unlucky older brother, who is devoted to the cultivation of all cultivators, will speak for him.

This is what it means to be young, accomplished, and not ashamed—the eldest brother and vice leader of the Immortal Alliance.

"Fellow Daoist Xiong, you underestimate me too much. Although my brother is the leader of the alliance, business matters are handled according to business rules."

This is 900,000 spirit stones, which is the first batch of spirit stones used as collateral for the cranes. We will take 22 cranes first.

Two powerful demon cranes will be rented for thirty years, costing 300,000.

"Renting twenty little demon cranes for thirty years costs 600,000."

Wang Yu'an was ordered by his elder brother to come to Hezuiling to buy cranes, but his purpose was not to buy cranes.

Wang Yulou had a clear understanding of the future. He couldn't guarantee whether the Immortal Alliance could exist for a long time, so he had to start preparing in advance.

There are currently four forces associated with him.

The closest is naturally the 'Azure Serpent' group, then further back is the 'Small Immortal Alliance', which is directly affiliated with the Immortal Alliance, followed by the Water Venerable of Huzhou, and finally the Bifang Immortal King, whose true identity is hard to determine.

He came from the Red Lanterns under the rule of the Green Serpent clique, and Qingrui treated him fairly well, making him the best choice.

But Qingrui was too much of a troublemaker, and Wang Yulou couldn't take it anymore, so he needed to play it safe.

If Wang Yulou had to choose between the Water Venerable and the Little Immortal Alliance, he would prefer the Little Immortal Alliance. The reasons were simple: firstly, the Water Venerable's disciples had not produced any new Golden Core cultivators for a long time; and secondly, the Cangshan Immortal Venerable had just participated in the Bamboo Gathering, which was a good time for him to fight and take risks, and there were many opportunities.

But this kind of faction selection can't be rushed. After all, Wang Yulou's status as the vice leader of the alliance is what it is. He has to be fair to everyone so that the old bastards above won't cause him trouble.

Therefore, guided by the principle of prioritizing Qingrui and then Cangshan, Wang Yu'an received orders from Wang Yulou to contact Hezuiling.

Maintain contact, maintain a certain level of ambiguous contact.

Wang Yulou is like that scumbag, but he's still a simp at heart, only he simped a few more immortals at once.

Of course, as the vice leader of the Immortal Alliance, True Man Yuque couldn't possibly lie on the ground and bark loudly, so this is where the importance of a good younger brother comes into play.

"No problem, twenty-two spirit cranes at the lesser and greater demon realms will be arranged immediately."

In that case, Fellow Daoist Yu'an, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Our Cranebeak Ridge has no shortage of spirit cranes that want to broaden their horizons.

"Stop for two or three days, and I'll try to coordinate things for you and see if I can find a young male crane who wants to venture out. I'll send him to you for free then," said Xiong Yishan, the leader of Cranebeak Ridge.

The Crane Spirit Immortal Venerable is named after the Crane Spirit, and he started his career by raising cranes and using special Crane Spirit techniques. The sect structure of Crane Beak Ridge is also very unique.

Spirit cranes and cultivators are both disciples of a sect, but they are not entirely the same.

However, because there are a large number of cranes in Hezui Ridge, and there is no shortage of young male cranes that want to go out and explore, Wang Yu'an got a chance to get one for free.

Three days later, Wang Yu'an returned to Qunqing Immortal City with thirty-four spirit cranes to report back to his elder brother.

The waiting room of the Qunqing Pavilion was sparsely populated, but there were seven or eight guests waiting.

Compared to the past, the number of visitors has actually increased significantly.

After Wang Yulou successfully opened his Purple Mansion, it became much more difficult to see him, so naturally fewer people visited him.

But now that the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain are about to go to war, and the Immortal Alliance is openly preparing for war, it is a time of great turmoil, so the reception room of the Qunqing Pavilion is naturally crowded again.

"Yu'an? Fellow Daoist Yu'an? Why are you waiting with us? Fellow Daoist Yuque is your elder brother. You can go see him directly."

A cultivator from the Purple Mansion in the new capital recognized Wang Yu'an and immediately struck up a conversation.

In the past, when facing cultivators of the Purple Mansion realm, Wang Yu'an felt like an ant looking at an elephant, always feeling a sense of inexplicable fear and unease.

The immense strength and long lifespan of the long-lived beings exert tremendous pressure on the short-lived species simply by standing there.

However, the situation is different now. The Wang family has produced a Purple Mansion cultivator, and Ancestor Jingyi's Purple Mansion is also in the critical period of breakthrough.

When facing cultivators from the Purple Mansion realm again, Wang Yu'an was much more at ease.

“Senior, you may not know this, but my elder brother said that ‘when you work in the Immortal Alliance, you should be addressed by your official title and not take advantage of his name to get special treatment.’”

Yu'an always kept her brother's instructions in mind, therefore…

And so, Wang Yu'an, who had just returned from his business at Hezui Ridge, began to chat with the various Purple Mansions who were waiting in the reception room of the Qunqing Pavilion for the Alliance Leader to receive them.

Before long, Bai Lu came to call out the numbers. When she saw Yu An arrive, she immediately took Wang Yu An and the next person from the Purple Mansion into the room.

After the three left, the once quiet reception room of the Qunqing Pavilion became lively again.

"I heard a joke in Immortal City recently, saying that the cultivators of Jade Palace like to say 'I will never be given special treatment' wherever they go, and that the cultivators of Jade Palace are also Immortal Alliance cultivators."

As a result, while they claimed they wouldn't seek special treatment, they comfortably used the name of Fellow Daoist Yuque to do their things.

Wang Yu'an is different. This kid seems interesting; he might even go further in the future.

The cultivators of the Purple Mansion didn't have so many scruples. They weren't like Gu Qiyuan, who was in an awkward position in the Immortal Alliance. They were far from clinging to Wang Yulou's leg, crying and calling him the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

They could even gossip about Wang Yulou without hesitation.

After all, Wang Yulou married the disciples and descendants of the Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Alliance as his Daoist partners. In a sense, these great cultivators from the Purple Mansion who came to visit him could be considered Wang Yulou's 'distant relatives'.

Achieving 'small unity' within the Immortal Alliance through marriage is not some pipe dream. When the protagonist of the marriage is a shrewd and capable young woman like Wang Yulou, this strategy becomes highly practical.

"Speaking of Jade Palace, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace has ideas, and quickly made a breakthrough by relying on the Jade Palace system."

But after the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain began, he couldn't keep sending Jade Palace cultivators to the front lines, could he?
"Borrowing resources from the Immortal Alliance to support your own people, what kind of nonsense is that?" another Purple Mansion said.

There's nothing that can't be discussed, although from a certain point in time, the Purple Mansion of the Immortal Alliance has been excluded from the voting on the decisions of the Immortal Assembly from time to time.

But everyone here has connections, is a core member of local power, and is part of the Immortal Alliance. There's no need to fear any vice-leader—their benefactors are all Golden Core Immortal Venerables, far more prestigious than any Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

As for the Jade Palace issue...
Jade Palace is Wang Yulou's private residence, equivalent to a fantasy version of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but with unprecedentedly reduced power, limited only to promoting and supervising reforms.

However, the war between the two top powers is currently being prepared in full swing. If Wang Yulou takes advantage of the opportunity to participate in and preside over the war to further expand his Jade Palace, it would be like using an excavator to undermine the Immortal Alliance.

This matter hasn't been officially addressed yet, but everyone in the know is watching it closely.

You used to say that you were building the Jade Palace for the sake of reform, and everyone turned a blind eye.

Now that the pace of reform has been abruptly halted by Qingrui, what is your purpose in maintaining the Jade Palace with its thousands of cultivators?
Start your own sect?
Whose base are they trying to steal?

Wang Yulou has no right to touch the core territory within the Immortal Alliance, so the only option is to seize the core territory of the Immortal Alliance's conquered Immortal Domain.

But this
"Haha, you and I don't need to think about these things. These matters will naturally be taken care of by the Eastern Immortal Venerable and the Immortal Venerables on the Immortal Platform."

That's enough of the conversation. We can chat, but they're naturally unwilling to actually confront Wang Yulou and point out his faults.
-

After seeing off Zi Fu, who had come with Wang Yu'an, Wang Yulou looked at Yu'an and asked about his gains at Hezui Ridge.

After hearing Hezuiling's attitude, Wang Yulou nodded noncommittally and spoke.

"Well, the sale of spirit cranes is all under the jurisdiction of the Jade Palace. That bastard Li Haikuo came to me a couple of days ago, saying that he didn't have enough resources for cultivation and wanted to get another portion from the Jade Palace."

However, the Jade Palace's monthly expenses had already reached the level of two strands of celestial essence, so how could it possibly squeeze out any more resources for Li Haikuo?

"Yu'an, managing the finances and increasing revenue for the Jade Palace is a troublesome task, though not particularly difficult. I'm entrusting it to you; are you confident you can handle it well?"

A cultivator cannot have a voice without his own power.

The Jade Palace was Wang Yulou's own power base, but the management of the power base could not be separated from the planning of output and income.

If it weren't for the dowry she received, Wang Yulou's Jade Palace system would have collapsed long ago.

Even now, despite Wang Yulou's efforts to attract industries and generate revenue for the Yuque Palace, the Yuque Palace system itself still lacks sufficient self-sustaining capacity.

Ultimately, the space for profit within the Immortal Alliance has been largely allocated, leaving little room for maneuver; everything must be expanded outwards.

If Qingrui doesn't start a war, Wang Yulou's plan is to gradually disperse the cultivators of Yuque Palace to the local forces of the six states as the reform progresses, which is a step to enhance his influence in the Immortal Alliance.

However, the pace of reform had already been partially disrupted, and war had already begun. The Immortal Venerables of Qunxiantai had a strong ability to withstand the pressure of change, but Wang Yulou did not, and neither did Yuque Palace.

Therefore, he had to place Wang Yu'an within the Jade Palace system and fully utilize his influence to raise funds for the Jade Palace.

"Brother, rumors are already circulating within the Immortal Alliance."

Wang Yu'an spoke cautiously.

Wang Yu'an hadn't had any particular thoughts about his older brother before—he was just a good older brother.

But later, Wang Yu'an gradually realized that he couldn't take his relationship with his elder brother for granted.

Businesses that need to be run should still be run, and things that need to be respected should still be respected; only in this way can things last.

Looking at Wang Yu'an's cautious expression, Yu Lou felt a sense of melancholy.

This feeling can only be cherished in retrospect, for at the time it was already lost. This refers not only to romantic love, but also to brotherhood.

Time changes many things, and changes in cultivation and status further affect the essence of relationships.

This is a good thing, but not entirely a good thing.

"I know, but the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain is not yet ready to begin."

The other top powers showed no intention of following suit, so we couldn't just bite the bullet and go for it ourselves.

The Eastern Immortal Venerable is currently negotiating in Paradise. Let's wait for news.

If Paradise is willing to join forces with our Immortal Alliance to launch a pincer attack from the east and west, the situation will be much more manageable once the great war officially begins.

As for now, let them talk; the scale of the Jade Palace cannot be reduced.

What are less than two thousand cultivators?

Many of the vassal states of local sects are larger than the Jade Palace.

"Focus on managing the industries in the Western Sea, Red Lantern City, Immortal City, Lotus Immortal City, and the six local prefectures, and get them close to breaking even as quickly as possible. Don't overthink it."

Wang Yulou's tone was as calm as his inner thoughts.

In the eyes of the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansion, Wang Yulou's Jade Palace was merely an attempt to expand his power by taking advantage of his position as vice leader, thereby undermining the Immortal Alliance.

However, Wang Yulou knew that he hadn't dug anything up; he had merely used the Jade Palace to enhance his understanding of the situation in the six states and increase his influence over them.

After his conflicts with Mangxiang and Hongdengzhao became public, and he voluntarily abandoned some of his core support, the immortals of Qunxiantai gave him great trust and respect.

However, this high regard for Wang Yulou was not without ulterior motives.

Note that, firstly, it should be made clear that among all the options for "request" in this context, there is definitely no option to make Wang Yulou loyal.
Loyalty? It's worthless!
What the Water Lord wanted was for Wang Yulou to continue pushing forward with the reforms and to strike a balance between the Immortal Alliance's war and the further advancement of the reforms.

Qingrui wanted Wang Yulou to be able to preside over the war to destroy the Immortal Realm. Donglai was the person in charge, and Wang Yulou was the one who would drive it.

After all, none of the Golden Core Immortal Venerables in the Immortal Alliance could risk the accelerated tribulation by staying in the Great World for an extended period.

The only viable enemy, the Mangxiang, had already been crippled by Xiaohu before Qingrui even chose to start the war.
However, it is in the best interests of the Immortal Alliance members to have a conservative, marginal Immortal Venerable, the Eastern Immortal Venerable of Chongxian Prefecture, take charge of the core work of the great war.

Wang Yulou viewed all the changes and rhythms here as 'all part of a conspiracy'.

Of course, the existence of conspiracies is not a big problem. Xiao Wang's current level is such that he doesn't panic at all even if he sees a trap.

There would be a problem if there were no pitfalls. The Golden Core Immortals of the Immortal Alliance are all wolves, greedy beasts. Even if the things they gamble on are just illusions, it doesn't affect their decisiveness.

What they're calculating are those uncertain changes!

Therefore, the 'changes' that occurred in Mangxiang and the 'changes' in Qingrui's decisions and demands are all normal.

What Wang Yulou needs to do is to grasp the core tasks he needs to accomplish amidst these changing tides.

What task?
Winning the war between Foundation Establishment cultivators forces the Immortal Extinction Domain to use its more valuable assets first!
It can be said that Wang Yulou's only value over the years lies in this.

By carefully crafting the Immortal Alliance's small bargaining chips, the Immortal Alliance's opponents will be forced to make their big bargaining chips first!

How did you manage to do that?
This is not something that can be accomplished simply by Wang Yulou issuing a decree from the vice-leader, and the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance and the local sects of the six states obeying it.

Furthermore, the freezing of new selections for Immortal Alliance cultivators and the reduction of the number of Immortal Alliance cultivators in local Immortal Cities led to subtle resistance from Immortal Alliance cultivators against Wang Yulou's decree.

Therefore, the existence of the Jade Palace is necessary.

Before the chaotic era emerged, and before the status of the Grand Cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, namely the Golden Core Immortal Venerables, was challenged, the Immortal Alliance's ruling model pursued stability.

Conservative immortals consistently gain relatively high returns and win steadily within a stable order.

This was even one of the fundamental conditions that led Qingrui to push for reforms by all the top forces in the Great World.

Win, keep winning! After the reforms, the chaotic era will be delayed by several hundred years, allowing everyone to win for several more centuries.

At present, an era of chaos is dawning, and the dangers and uncertainties pose a challenge to the safety of the Golden Core Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Alliance. Other forces are also engaged in fierce warfare and reforms.

Under such circumstances, the stability-oriented ruling model must inevitably be transformed into an efficiency-oriented ruling model.

You can't just get the cattle and horses moving with a single decree. What Wang Yulou can do is rely on the Jade Palace, right?

Therefore, with the start of the great war, the Jade Palace will not only not disappear, but will also have the opportunity to expand further.

But this wasn't entirely a good thing for Wang Yulou either.

If he were a traditional local power, such as Xizhu or Yankang, he would often not need to take so many risks, and would naturally have a way out or a stable rear.

Even if they are defeated in the struggles and battles outside, they can return to their own territory to recuperate, and after hundreds or thousands of years, they can start the next round of adventures and struggles.

But now, Wang Yulou has been forced, or rather, has taken the initiative, onto a path where he must win every step of the way.

Either win to the very end, or die and perish.

It's hard to say whether this is good or bad, after all, there are very few good things in the cultivation world that are purely beneficial.

Of course, this excludes the reforms presided over by the Jade Palace Immortal.

For the lower-level cultivators who could gain a superior position through the reforms, Jade Palace Immortal's reforms were truly a boon to them.
-

Wunan Prefecture, red lanterns illuminate Mangxiang Mountain.

Inside Wang Jingyi's mansion, weeds grew rampant.

She has been in seclusion for many years.

Not everyone can break through to the Purple Mansion as easily as Wang Yulou.

In particular, Wang Jingyi himself cultivated the 'Formless Cave Heaven Purple Mansion Method,' a modified version of the Mangxiang technique that no one in the Great Heaven and Earth had ever cultivated before.

Among them, the Formless Method serves as the framework, the Cave Heaven Method as the foundation, and it references some of the essence of the Seizing the Palace and Transforming into the Purple Palace Method.

The reason for making things so complicated is, on the one hand, to control Wang Jingyi after he opens his Purple Mansion, just like how Mang Xiang once controlled his magic treasure, the Suspended Seal Diagram, and his spirit pet, the Chongming Bird.

On the other hand, it was also to allow Wang Jingyi to inherit the Xuanzhuan Cave Heaven left behind by Xuanzhuan Zhenren.

Mang Xiang, as a Golden Core Immortal Venerable, was quite skilled at creating methods, but compared to Qing Rui, who created the Immortal Purple Mansion Method using the Nascent Soul Method, he was clearly several levels below her.

Therefore, Wang Jingyi went into seclusion for many years.

That piece of trash, Ma Guai Mangxiang, gave us a Purple Mansion method that wasn't smooth enough!
However, after years of seclusion, Wang Jingyi has now reached a critical moment to break through her barrier.

She herself cultivated the new method of the cave heaven, but because she seized the cave heaven of the suspended seal, she did not need the mutual generation of the five elements and the initial essence of the cave heaven.

But in fact, this did not help Wang Jingyi avoid the process of breaking through; on the contrary, it increased the difficulty.

The Formless Cave Heaven Method is a Cave Heaven Method improved by Mang Xiang based on Wang Jingyi and the Formless Method, with Formless preceding Form.

As a senior Foundation Establishment practitioner of the Formless Dharma, Wang Jingyi possesses talent in the Formless Dharma.

Although this unfortunate method is weak, it is still a great path that can lead directly to the position of Golden Core Immortal Venerable, so the Formless Purple Mansion method is not that weak.

The pitiful and laughable weakness that Dr. Water describes is from the perspective of a Golden Core Immortal like Dr. Water.

If you, a Purple Mansion cultivator, use the Formless Method as your main cultivation method, you will have a certain specialized advantage in most combat situations. However, when you reach the peak of the Purple Mansion—the Golden Core Immortal Venerable stage—you will become quite weak because you cannot transform into pure energy like a wild elephant.

In short, the formless method is not absolutely weak in the Purple Palace Dharma Gate, but relatively weak.

However, for a powerful cultivation method, reaching the Purple Mansion Realm naturally requires more effort.

Wang Jingyi has spent most of her time these past few years refining her Formless Dharma power into the Suspended Seal Cave Heaven.

The power of the Formless Dharma, as a special kind of spiritual energy, is inherently more complex. Compared to the Anning Cave Heaven, the Suspended Seal Cave Heaven is much larger, covering an area of ​​fifty li in circumference.

The refining process alone lasted for six years. After that, various spiritual objects were refined into the cave to increase the proportion of the 'untainted' world within the cave.

The grotto-heaven left behind by Xuan Zhuan and the grotto-heaven he newly refined are two different things. Wang Yulou has been sifting through spiritual objects for Ancestor Jingyi quite a bit.

Through this process of refining the grotto-heaven, the influence left by the suspended seal can be weakened, thereby relatively increasing Wang Jingyi's mastery of the suspended seal grotto-heaven and increasing the success rate of the 'transformation palace seizing the Dao' process.

Normally, the Huafu Dao-Seizing Purple Mansion Method emphasizes the compatibility between the 'donor' and the one who seizes the Dao.

The goal is to find a 'donor' whose talent and endowment are similar to those of the Dao Seizer to provide the Purple Mansion.

However, since the Suspended Seal is a spiritual treasure and not even a person, it is naturally not a good match for Wang Jingyi.

However, through the process of refining the power of the Formless Dharma into the cave heaven and refining spiritual objects into the cave heaven, the Suspended Seal Cave Heaven gradually acquired the aura belonging to Wang Jingyi.

Moreover, Wang Jingyi is, after all, a practitioner of the Formless Dharma.

Therefore, in the final stage of seizing the Dao in the Huafu Palace, Ancestor Jingyi proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

As her primordial spirit gradually merged with the cave heaven, and her magical power was transmitted to the cave heaven through the Purple Mansion Palace, Wang Jingyi first felt an unprecedented emptiness.

She was completely devoid of magical power; apart from her formidable Daoist physique, she was now almost an ordinary mortal. But soon, the grotto-heaven that housed her Purple Mansion connected with her, and abundant magical power flowed back from the grotto-heaven to nourish her.

In an instant, Wang Jingyi unleashed a powerful Dao aura, far surpassing the Dao aura revealed by Mu Chunze and Wang Yulou when they opened their Purple Mansions.

The new method of creating a celestial palace has no other drawbacks besides being powerful, difficult to cultivate, and potentially subject to expulsion.

Because she was not used to controlling the rhythm of the Purple Mansion Dao Essence, even though Wang Jingyi tried her best to suppress it, the magnificent momentum still broke through the cover of the closed cultivation formation and rippled within the red lantern.

The current leader of the Red Lantern Sect is Dong Xinnian of the Mangxiang lineage. He immediately flew to Mangxiang Mountain to offer his congratulations.

"With this thought in mind, I congratulate True Man Jingming on opening his Purple Palace. May my Dao flourish and the red lantern shine forever!"

Congratulatory greetings echoed throughout the red lantern area.

Wang Jingyi did not answer. She looked in the direction of the Azure Immortal City with a complicated expression, and then began to consolidate her cultivation and realm.

Thus, after more than 1,300 years and sixteen generations of accumulated merit, the Wang family finally achieved the status of having two Purple Palaces within one family.

However, the malice of the mad elephant, the power struggles and division of interests within the Red Lantern Hall, and the flames of a chaotic era all illuminated the newly established Wang family of the Purple Mansion.

How far can Wang Jingyi and Wang Yulou go on this path of seeking truth?

It's hard to say whether the Wang family's hard work shaped the current state of the Zifu family, or whether the opportunities of the times gave the Wang family the chance.

Perhaps it's a combination of both, but right now, without a doubt, is the best time for the Wang family.

For the clan, the two Purple Mansion True Persons in the clan are like the rising sun, nourishing every member of the Wang clan.

However, on the other hand, both of these families' Purple Mansion True Persons have unique views on 'original intention' in their cultivation.
Perhaps this is why they were able to break through the heavy iron curtains that blocked the bottom of the cultivation world, which was like a cage, and reach the Purple Mansion.
-

The distance from Lotus Immortal City to Azure Plain Immortal City is only 40,000 li.

Yi Zouri arrived at Qunqing Immortal City in just five days.

It wasn't that he flew slowly, but that Yi Zouri understood that Jade Palace Immortal too well.

Wang Yulou, that despicable woman, loves to create a persona, loves to make grand pronouncements, is ruthless in her actions, and is extremely concerned about saving face.

Yi Zouri and Wang Yulou had a deep-seated feud, so in order to ease the tension between them, Yi Zouri prepared some insignificant little gifts for Yuque Zhenren.

These gifts alone were thoroughly looted by Yi Zou Ri. With Jin Xian's tacit approval, he carried out a four-day ransacking operation, torturing many of the vassal families of the Zhuzhao Sect.

Undoubtedly, the will of the candle shines within this.

However, Yi Zouri encountered a setback as soon as he arrived in the Immortal City.

The outer courtyard of the Red Lantern Altar was filled with the Mangxiang people. Yi Zouri wanted to visit Wang Yulou through the outer courtyard of the Red Lantern Altar, but the stewards of the outer courtyard did not help him at all.

Internal strife is always more brutal than external struggle.

I just want to disgust you!
Having no other option, Yi Zouri inquired from various sources and then waited outside Wang Yu'an's residence.

However, Yu'an had just been appointed by Wang Yulou to manage the finances of the Jade Palace, and was very busy. When Yi Zou came, he had just left the Immortal City for Shiguo Prefecture.

Wang Yulou's Daoist partner, Hongdou Zhenren, is also a model of a prodigy, and she also has businesses in Shiguo Prefecture.

Now that Yu Hongdou has become Wang Yulou's Daoist partner, her career and Wang Yulou's career are naturally the same thing.

Everyone prospers together and suffers together, so even if Yu Hongdou might not be willing deep down, she could only follow Wang Yulou down the road where they had to win every time.

And so, Yi Zouri waited for a full half month before finally seeing Wang Yu'an, who had returned from Shiguo Prefecture.

In front of the mansion, Wang Yu'an dismounted from the great demon crane, looked Yi Zouri over, and asked with some uncertainty.

"You must be Brother Zou Ri from the Red Lantern Gang?"

He had never actually met Yi Zouri, but as his elder brother's former mortal enemy, Wang Yu'an naturally knew him and could recognize his face.

Wang Yu'an's cultivation level was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, while Yi Zou was over three hundred years old and a senior Foundation Establishment cultivator who had mastered three supernatural abilities.

Logically speaking, it would be appropriate for Wang Yu'an, a cultivator from a vassal family of the Red Lantern Clan, to call Yi Zouri "Senior Brother".

"I dare not accept such praise. Just call me Xiao Yi. Fellow Daoist Yu'an, I have just learned of the Alliance Leader's..."
The Immortal Alliance and the Immortal Extinction Domain went to war, and the leader of the Immortal Alliance was a prodigy who had emerged from the Red Lantern.
I've collected quite a few things and good cultivation seeds from the Red Lantern Clan, hoping to lend a hand to our leader.

Yi Zouri, who is three hundred years old, looks like he is only in his twenties. He is still licking vigorously, just like a stray dog ​​on the roadside.

Wang Yu'an nodded noncommittally and said.

"You want to see my brother?"

He certainly despised Easy Walk Day.

Those around Wang Yulou knew how much trouble this scoundrel had caused him in the past.

Back then, Wang Yulou had been in charge of the Red Lantern Sect's battle against the Heavenly Serpent Sect for decades, and Yi Zouri had been relentlessly and painstakingly trying to annoy Wang Yulou for just as long.

However, Wang Yu'an is no longer a naive young man.
The expenses of Yi Zou Ri do not necessarily represent the expenses of his own Jade Palace, which are inseparable from the financial support provided by the industries built by Wang Yulou in Hongdengzhao and Xihai.

Even if you find this core member of the Candle Illumination Sect disgusting, you still need to respect him first.

"Yes! Yes! Fellow Daoist Yu'an, I was ignorant in the past and misunderstood the Alliance Leader's strategies."
This time, Zou Ri has come to offer support to the Alliance Leader and to apologize.

I implore Fellow Daoist Yu'an to grant Zou Ri an audience with the Alliance Leader and a personal opportunity to apologize.

As he spoke, Yi Zouri handed Wang Yu'an a top-grade spiritual artifact.

The red lantern with eighty-eight layers of restrictions
Yi Zouri went to great lengths to meet Wang Yulou.

As the representative magical artifact of the Red Lantern Sect, the red lantern is a highly sought-after item within the Immortal Alliance.

"Alright, Senior Brother Zou Ri, I'll take you to Qunqing Pavilion now."

Also, there's no need to be so nervous; your brother is actually very grateful to you.

After accepting the red lantern, Wang Yu'an's attitude immediately improved considerably.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Yulou is thanking me?"

Yi Zouri's eyes lit up immediately, thinking he had made the right decision.

However.
"Yes, my brother always says that you made him realize the dangers of the cultivation world and the difficulties of cultivation."

Without your decades of relentless targeting and attacks, my elder brother would not have become the Purple Mansion True Man he is today.

So, my older brother said he's actually very grateful to you.

Yi Zouri's smug face suddenly became incredibly interesting.

So this is how you express your gratitude?

He meekly agreed with Wang Yu'an's words, and followed Wang Yu'an to the Qunqing Pavilion with a chill in his heart.

However, seeing his obedient demeanor, Wang Yu'an became more wary.

That bastard is such a show-off!

"My lord, the other person's cultivation level is actually quite good."

When the time comes, we can refine magical artifacts together, and others can even assist you.

However, if the refining fails, don't blame others.

Chuan Jiangyue was nestled in Wang Yulou's arms, actively and diligently managing upwards.

Well, when your Daoist partner has over a hundred wives, you'll have to get involved too.
Besides being a disciple of Donglai Immortal Venerable, Chuan Jiangyue is also actively demonstrating his other values, hoping to replace Jin Mingdu, Zhou Yingxi and others in Wang Yulou's heart as soon as possible.

Now that the two top powers are at war, with Donglai Immortal Venerable in charge of pushing things forward at the top, Wang Yulou has naturally become much closer to Chuan Jiangyue.

This female cultivator from the Thirteen Caves of Chongshan was also shrewd and seized the opportunity in time.

The Immortal Venerable Donglai was watching from the sidelines (in a metaphorical sense, not literally standing by and watching the young couple being affectionate), so Wang Yulou naturally had to give Chuanjiangyue face.

"Haha, it's alright. I plan to start trying to refine magic weapons after I reach the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm. My wife, you should also start cultivating as soon as possible."

However, there's no need for you to be with me every day. You're a cultivator of the Cave Heaven method; you can certainly cultivate within the Cave Heaven."

Xiao Wang is very understanding; he understands the importance that major repairs place on lifespan.

Yu Hongdou is still carrying out the mission of the Immortal Alliance, so she must stay in the Great World for a long time.

Chuan Jiangyue stayed by his side every day, simply because she wanted to win him over.

There are always smart people who can see things clearly. Donglai Immortal Venerable invested such a large sum of money; he wouldn't send some idiot to Wang Yulou and ruin his investment.

Since Chuan Jiangyue was so tactful, Xiao Wang naturally reciprocated by respecting her as well.

With her fingers circling on Wang Yulou's chest, Chuan Jiangyue enthusiastically stimulated Wang's interest while speaking softly.

“My lord, now is a time when you are nervous, so naturally I should stay by your side to help you.”

Although our marriage was arranged by the Celestial Venerable, for Jiang Yue, to be able to become a Daoist partner with a great hero like you, the most outstanding genius of an era, is already an immense blessing.

Jiang Yue thought, "I'll help you as much as I can, even if it's just a little bit, and I'll help you ten times over."

I only hope that my husband won't despise Jiang Yue for her lack of ability; after all, Jiang Yue is far inferior to yours.

It maximizes emotional value, and maximizes other values ​​as well.

Wang Yulou never felt that emotions were anything complicated. It seemed that every female cultivator was attracted to him, even Qingrui. Well, not to mention Qingrui, Wang Yulou couldn't handle the situation with that old sister-in-law who had been around for tens of thousands of years.

Putting everything else aside, if Wang Yulou were to marry Qingrui, he would immediately gain tens of thousands more fellow Daoists. Does that seem reasonable?
"I understand your feelings, but a special friend has come to visit, hmm?"

Wang Yulou took Chuan Jiangyue's hand and pulled the beauty into his arms, saying...

"I'm not telling you to leave. This man is my enemy. Come with me to see him."

Chuan Jiangyue raised her divine sense to look outside and said knowingly.

"He... the Immortal Venerable Zhuzhao wants to win you over, my husband."

"Yes, it's difficult, sigh."

Led by Wang Yu'an, Yi Zouri walked deeper into the Qunqing Pavilion.

The courtyard is deep and secluded, with glazed tiles and purple eaves, shrouded in ethereal clouds and mist, and the high tower obscures the path to the celestial palace.

As Yi Zou walked through the ethereal, misty fairyland, he suddenly felt a little disoriented.

It's only been ten years, just ten years.

The mighty Elephant Immortal Venerable, who once dominated Wunan Prefecture, attained the Dao, but ended up almost losing his Dao Fruit, with his strength reduced by half.

Wang Yuque, who was bullied by his own gang every day in the Red Light District, rose step by step to become a powerful leader in the Immortal Alliance.

Despite having mentally prepared himself before the day's departure, walking through the Azure Pavilion, which the Immortal Alliance had prepared for Golden Core Immortal Venerables, still made him somewhat vulnerable.

Heaven and earth have never followed any particular order, and ethics are not the fundamental principles. Human hearts are merely flowing against the current, and destiny is hard to defy, like the waves crashing against the sea.

The unjust world was just as Wang Yulou had wished, and the defeated Mang Xiang had his master-disciple relationship overturned by Wang Yulou.

Wang Yulou's Dao heart was honed step by step, and he became the vice leader who united the Golden Core cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

One's fate is like the surging waves, with no clear direction for the future.

Will it go smoothly?

The tides of time are fleeting, and though I've pondered them daily, I can't quite understand them.

He numbly entered Wang Yulou's cultivation place, only to see Wang Yulou, who was at the Purple Mansion level and wearing the same robe as the cultivators from the Six Provinces, embracing a peerless female immortal who was also a Purple Mansion cultivator, whispering intimately in her ear.

The female immortal's face was flushed, seemingly dissatisfied with Wang Yulou using her as an ornament to put pressure on Yi Zou Rishang, or perhaps simply going along with Wang Yulou's interests.

What is true and what is false, Wang Yulou doesn't care; Yi Zou Ri can't understand; and Chuan Jiang Yue doesn't take it seriously.

The struggle of cultivators is not only about hard work, but also about direction and timing. Only by choosing the right direction and recognizing the right opportunity can one achieve extraordinary feats.

In just ten years, the difference between Wang Yulou and Yi Zouri has become like heaven and earth.

Seeing that Wang Yulou didn't even look at him, Yi Zouri knew that Wang Yulou was angry.

No matter how powerful a great cultivator is, he can't get past the fact that Yi Zouri has been disgusted by Wang Yulou for fifty years.

He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and knelt down with the force of a mountain collapsing and a jade pillar crumbling.

"Go! Pay homage to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!"

Wang Yulou smiled. He lifted Chuan Jiangyue's pretty face, and her captivating, exquisitely beautiful features were now gazing tenderly at the man before her.

This was a peerless prodigy of Chongxian Prefecture, but after a lifetime of struggle, she was sent to Wang Yulou's bed by the Eastern Immortal Venerable.

Chuan Jiangyue thought that Wang Yulou was holding her up because he wanted to kiss her, but Wang Yulou asked a rather jarring question.

What did he call me?

Instead of receiving Wang Yulou's kiss, the female immortal was met with a strange question, and she opened her eyes in confusion.

She saw Wang Yulou's cold eyes, rational, cruel, and full of hatred.

Chuan Jiangyue dared not think any further and quickly replied.

"My lord, he calls you the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable."

Still not looking at Yi Zouri, Wang Yulou spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"I can't hear you!"

After so many years, Wang Yulou has finally arrived at this day and can now show a part of his true self.

If we have to act subservient in every situation and at all times, then what is the Immortal Alliance? What is Wang Yulou's Purple Mansion cultivation level?
Yi Zouri's expression was somewhat numb. This mad dog, who had torn Wang Yulou apart for fifty years, lowered his head again without hesitation and shouted loudly.

"Go! Pay homage to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!"

"boom!"

"Go! Pay homage to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!"

"boom!"

"Go! Pay homage to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!"

"boom!"

"Walk the sun."

Wang Yulou and Yi Zouri had no blood feud, but the conflict between them stemmed from Yi Zouri's past obstruction of Wang Yulou's path.
Do you hate him or not?
I hate it so much!
Fifty years! Half of Wang Yulou's life was spent on the great war between the two sects that started for Mangxiang to prove his Dao.

For fifty years, Yi Zou Ri never gave Wang Yulou an easy day.

Can we kill him?

No!
He was a member of the Candle Illumination Clan, while Wang Yulou was a cultivator who came from the Red Lantern Clan.

A large part of his base was tied to the Red Lanterns and the Western Sea. In order to secure his position as the leader, he broke with Mangxiang and could not break with Zhuzhao as well.

Hearing the deafening roar of a skull that could have shattered the floor, Wang Yulou felt a rare sense of relief.

Easy Walk Day, you've finally met your match!
In the end, he held back.

If even the legendary Wang Mang could endure, why can't I?
However, even a fierce elephant has its limits.

He didn't want to be like the reckless elephant, displaying a defeated and arrogant demeanor; that would be a true sign of losing face altogether.

Pushing Chuan Jiangyue aside, Wang Yulou stood up and walked to Yi Zouri.

"That's enough, what do you want?"

Yi Zouri raised his head, his entire face was blood red, and when he opened his mouth, blood and teeth fell out together.

“Immortal Venerable, I was ignorant and didn’t know any better before.”

Now, Zou Ri only wants to open the Purple Mansion.

Walking the sun can become your horse bone.

"We are willing to serve you as our Lord."

Wang Yulou did not express his opinion, but continued to ask.

"Didn't the True Immortal and the Celestial Venerable say anything to you?"

The True Man, the sage of Jinxian, the ancestor of Yizou Ri.

The Immortal Venerable, the Immortal Venerable of Candlelight, is the object of Yi Zou Ri's loyalty.

Upon hearing Wang Yulou's question, Yi Zouri shuddered slightly.

Fear was evident in his eyes, and he spoke in a trembling voice.

"No, no."

Wang Yulou patted Yi Zouri's face, ignoring the blood on his hands, and said with a smile.

Does it bark?

Yi Zouri's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly.

"Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!"

(End of this chapter)