Shangyuque

Chapter 265 Heading East, Until the Sky Collapses! (1.05 views, requesting monthly votes)
When the Han emperor mobilized the empire for the Northern Expedition, the tides of the times affected the fate of everyone.

The marquises of Guanzhong would consider how to send their family members to join the empire's conquests, thereby maintaining their lineage and achievements, and bringing them closer to the center of glory.

But the farmers in the Nanyang Basin who were conscripted for corvée labor would secretly curse the ancestors of the Han emperor for eighteen generations over and over again.

Yet, the people of Chang'an, though also ordinary citizens, would praise the prosperity brought about by the mobilization of the empire. Resources were concentrated in Chang'an, which, for the people of Chang'an, was a benefit of the times.

Given the vastness of an empire, it's impossible for all its interests to be aligned, making governance inherently complex.

The difficulty of governance calls for a more efficient system, but a more efficient system will dismantle the old order itself.

Thus, everything returned to the old path of Zhou, an old state that was undergoing a period of renewal.

When Wang Yulou was practicing Qi cultivation and building his foundation, he would consider the differences between short-lived and long-lived species, thus seeking a better running posture in his cultivation.

But as he has come to this point, he has become increasingly aware that whether they are marquises of Guanzhong in the Han Dynasty or unfortunate laborers in the Nanyang Basin, they are all members of the Han Dynasty.

The rise and fall of the Han Dynasty affects everyone's fate, but also exerts varying degrees of influence.

The Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Alliance is a cultivator, and the Qi Refining cultivator of the Immortal Alliance is also a cultivator. Everyone is struggling in the sea of ​​suffering, and there is nothing special about them.

For thousands of years, Cangshan has been playing the guise of Shuizun and Qingrui. After Qingrui's reforms, Shuizun was so tormented that he needed to secretly win over Wang Yulou to ensure that the situation would not get out of control.

Leaving aside other aspects, the teachings of the Old Ancestor of Jinshan are genuine, the result of long and arduous contemplation while standing at the threshold of the Golden Elixir stage.

The past order and opportunities have been locked up by the current victors. To break through the threshold of the Golden Core stage in the cultivation world, which is full of shackles, one needs to bet on future changes.

The problem is that you can lose if you gamble, and your bets will attract attention.

The grand chess game of the universe is gradually ruined. Even if the Boundless Dao Master of the Outer Heavens doesn't make a move, Qingrui, Huangrui, or Qingniao will intervene from another dimension to disrupt the future changes.

Bifang was being pulled along and could no longer stand alone, which seemed a bit outrageous.

The even more outrageous fact is that anyone who wants to secure a great victory in the future faces the same problem as the Celestial King Bifang.

What makes you think you can win?

You can't win!
If you win, the other Golden Core cultivators will lose in comparison!
The transition from Qi Induction to Qi Refining is virtually barrier-free, because no matter if you are a commoner or a lowly soldier, you cannot break through the iron chains of the empire's order.

There are thresholds from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, and Foundation Establishment is even more strictly restricted because the desire of Foundation Establishment cultivators to possess benefits becomes a source of instability when the pie is divided up cleanly.

For the vast majority of cultivators, progressing from Foundation Establishment to Purple Mansion is almost a dead end. If one is unwilling or unable to become part of the interest system, there is no chance to participate in the distribution of benefits.

The difficulty of progressing from the Purple Mansion to the Golden Core stage has reached a point where it cannot be quantified.

Wang Yulou needs to use his Zifu cultivation level to face a problem of the Bifang level in order to find an opportunity to win.

If winning once isn't enough, win twice; if winning twice isn't enough, win three times.

This is a road without any progress bar, without any clear boundaries, and it's even difficult to see the end.

Chaotic times may make opportunities easier to obtain, but the difficulty of problems will not decrease. Competitors who covet the advantage of change are like jackals and tigers blocking the way.

But those who blocked the way were not wolves or tigers, but old monsters who had blocked countless people before.

Just like Qingrui detonating the hidden agent of the Immortal Extinction Domain, she seemed to be merely going with the flow, accelerating the time of the Immortal Extinction Domain's collapse. However, she actually further disrupted the situation, forcing the top Golden Core cultivators in the Boluo Society to make a crucial decision to gamble with Bifang as soon as possible.

Using the demise of a top power as a pretext, it harms others without benefiting itself, sacrificing countless lives, all to make chaos worse and accelerate the times, forcing a slowdown through acceleration.

This process is both an open conspiracy and a clear bet and entry into the game. Under various circumstances, the immortal venerables of the Immortal Alliance still have to play along with Qingrui.

However, Qingrui and Shuizun were able to make moves of similar skill level, and they made them time and time again.

Other top-tier Golden Core cultivators are similar; given preparation, they can also perform operations of this level.

They are stronger than you, more cunning, and more cautious—to the point of not making a move for ten or twenty thousand years. They also have a deeper grasp of crucial information than you.
If you want to attain the Golden Core stage, you can't avoid these people.

Does it feel numb?
Even if you let Bi Fang, that old man, go through it all again with a completely different appearance, without being reborn, Bi Fang would still be numb.

However, on the other hand, it is precisely because of such high intensity and difficulty that the Golden Core cultivators of the Great World are not ordinary people. Thus, based on mutual respect, the status and power of the Golden Core Immortal Venerables are further maintained.

If you can get up any path along the road, then the quality of the Golden Elixir is questionable.

From Wang Yulou's personal perspective, it wasn't that he was afraid of the difficulty of the climb, but rather that he felt a lot of pressure.

If you don't enter the game, others will gradually lock in the winning opportunities, while you will find it difficult to make any breakthroughs, which will put you under pressure.

Taking the initiative might seem powerful, but it also carries the risk of being directly attacked, and there is pressure involved.

Even after entering the game, one must still painstakingly prevent failure due to certain shortcomings.

It's easy to say 'launch a full-scale counter-offensive,' and it's not difficult to formulate a 'bump and run' plan and have the subordinates execute it. It's just that those who die are mostly low-level thugs, and it's highly unlikely that Wang Yulou will die on the battlefield.

The problem is that he spearheaded the counter-offensive, so he must be responsible for its outcome.

Therefore, Wang Yulou is more inclined to believe that this counterattack is a test of the Immortal Alliance's reforms over the years.

Reform is a very abstract concept. At this point in time, its core lies in the generosity of empowering the lower-level cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, the calculation of mobilizing them, and the transformation of the Immortal Alliance's order towards efficiency.

This process was very difficult. In order to make it successful, Wang Yulou married hundreds of Daoist partners, opened the Purple Mansion, and built the Jade Palace. He was busy with all sorts of things. He was not so much exhausted as to be completely worn out, but he was indeed mentally and physically exhausted.

However, its effectiveness has not actually been verified. Everyone expects that the Immortal Alliance has already gained the upper hand, but they haven't tried it.

Wang Yulou's sudden order for the frontline cultivators to launch a full-scale counterattack was a test of the results of the reforms.

If the reforms proceed as smoothly as anticipated by Qunxiantai, Shuizun, Wang Yulou, and others, then the counter-offensive will inevitably succeed as well.

In the future, when other top forces collide within the 'corpses' of the Immortal Extinction Domain, they will most likely not suffer a crushing defeat.

But what if the reform does not go smoothly?
The cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth will probably use 'Wang Yulou, the number one aerial acrobat of the Great Heaven and Earth' as ​​an example in their leisure time.

Xiao Wang will quickly go from being the most outstanding talent in the world to the one who takes responsibility for the failure of the reform and the setbacks in the war.

Perhaps he won't be purged immediately—the Jade Palace faction, shaped by the reform movement, and the reform faction surrounding the Jade Palace faction will all be influenced by Wang Yulou.

This influence is Wang Yulou's protective charm, ensuring he doesn't die immediately.

But sometimes, not dying is almost the same as being dead.

When Wang Mazi led the people of Donkey Town to attack the watchtower, Master Huang was still alive, but in reality, he was practically dead.

However, despite such concerns, Wang Yulou still took the initiative to step forward and drive the frontline cultivators to launch a full-scale counterattack.

Because he couldn't wait, couldn't place his hopes on the future, and couldn't foolishly expect a better opportunity to write more beautiful articles in the future.

Time flies like an arrow; can the time spent presiding over the Immortal Alliance be eternal?

Time flies like an arrow; the past failures have provided Wang Yulou with experience, and he needs to decisively enter the game and move forward!
The immortals on the Immortal Platform have even set an example for Wang Yulou—Qingrui, Shuizun, and Cangshan must take the initiative to step in at crucial moments!
Wang Yulou's cultivation is in the present moment, and the future can only be the future of the present moment.

When the game is chaotic and the future is uncertain, fate's test is fair.

Wang Yulou didn't know the future, nor did those top-tier Golden Core cultivators, or even the Immortal King Bifang of the Immortal Kingdom!

That's the situation, which is why the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable rarely revealed his true strength.

The mountains of Qunqing were rugged and majestic, and it was these rugged mountains that shaped the great Immortal Alliance.

Wang Yuque was also remarkable, and the remarkable achievements of Yuque enabled the reform to be realized.

The greatest heroes of all time were also magnificent, their boundless ambition crushing the future of heaven and earth.

Let's give it a try.

Let victory and defeat measure the glory of the Immortal Alliance, let victory and defeat measure the glory of the Jade Palace, let victory and defeat measure the glory of the eternal geniuses.

With the world at peace for so long, how many immortals, during this pause in their cultivation, have pondered when to usher in a new era of competition?
I'm afraid it's not just one person.

How could a mere encounter with Bifang possibly lead to an easy return to stability?

Impossible. In just a few years, too many accidents have already happened.

Those immortals who lost wouldn't lower their heads and say, "Haha, then I admit defeat." That's not how it works.

The only difference this time is that the one attempting to initiate a new round of competition is the current number one prodigy of the Great World, Wang Yuque.

Will it win?
No one knows the answer.

The Immortal Alliance, which originated in the Azure Plains, is strong; the Four Seas Alliance, which dominates the Four Seas Lake, is also not weak; and other top forces are each strong in their own way.

But Wang Yulou had done everything he could; he couldn't possibly rush up alongside the Ashes of the Immortal Alliance.

Standing above the second guard post, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's gaze fell on the far east.

The destruction of the Immortal Realm is inevitable. The question is, how will the other four major forces involved in the division of the Immortal Realm respond to the Immortal Alliance's proactive attack?

I hope there will be another easy target.
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Xu Zhongyu's expression was somewhat frightening. She was locked in a fierce battle with a powerful demon. All the cultivators in the camp had participated in the great counterattack, but not everyone was with her.

She didn't dare to be with those cultivators who were dissatisfied with her. After all, in the midst of war, the death of Xu Zhongyu seemed too ordinary, and no one cared who killed him.

Laws do not exist on the front lines; what prevails here is the power of strength.

Even in the eyes of the Celestial Venerable, the war of the Ash Tribulation was almost like child's play, and in fact it was.

After all, a Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of a Golden Core Immortal Venerable is like an unarmed child facing Mike Tyson at his peak, wielding the Supreme Sword of Transcending the Void and possessing Golden Core cultivation—not that Tyson is strong or invincible, but that Foundation Establishment cultivators are so weak that there is no point in comparing them.

But for Xu Zhongyu during the war, every moment of the counterattack was a matter of life and death.

Her only thought was to rush down, to rush as far as possible.

An opportunity, oh an opportunity! The chance to open her Purple Mansion was right there. She craved merit, she craved it desperately.

However, the great demon that destroyed the Immortal Realm was not the silly donkey from the Silly Donkey Plain.

The powerful demons are even more terrifying, possessing formidable demonic bodies, unpredictable supernatural abilities, innate combat experience, and the ability to appear in large groups.

Even the great demons of the Immortal Extinction Domain can use spiritual artifacts and formations—of course, they call themselves demon formations and demon artifacts.

In reality, they are all the same thing, with only some differences in details.

The powerful demon that fought Xu Zhongyu was a huge duck covered in iron feathers and with a body as large as a small mountain.

Along with this powerful demon, there were six ordinary Iron-Feathered Duck demons and more than seventy lesser Iron-Feathered Duck demons.

Clearly, this is a 'monster family' or 'monster tribe' similar to a Foundation Establishment family within the Immortal Alliance.

The Immortal Realm was destroyed, but the demon beasts at the bottom still needed to survive. The chief of the Iron Feather Duck clan keenly realized that the most dangerous place was the safest place.

As it is devoured by other top powers, the Immortal Extinction Domain will inevitably become a death trap. Only by rushing to a corner of the Immortal Alliance and hiding there can it find a chance to survive the catastrophe.

Therefore, the powerful demon chief of the Iron Feather Duck clan led the core members of the clan into an underground river that he had discovered before, intending to escape underground all the way to the Immortal Alliance, hide for ten or eight years, and then seek a new opportunity.

Clearly, his idea coincided with Xu Zhongyu's.

As a cultivator using earth magic, Xu Zhongyu chose to lead a team of cultivators eastward through the underground river during the full-scale counterattack.

She's been waiting for a clever demon who likes 'reverse thinking'!
As a former demon-hunting cultivator who once roamed the Western Sea, Xu Zhongyu understood the cunning of demon beasts all too well. Demon beasts at the Great Demon Realm were no different in strength or intelligence from human Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Upon encountering the Iron Feathered Duck Clan in the underground river, she first led her team to initiate the battle, holding off the powerful demons of the Iron Feathered Duck Clan. At the same time, she immediately activated the summoning artifact for reinforcements.

In the midst of the great battle, the lives of the Ashbringers are merely numbers, but victory is the only pursuit of the Immortal Alliance, and the corresponding preparations are naturally substantial.

If Xu Zhongyu can hold them off for even a little while, these clever Iron Feather Ducks will be thoroughly devoured, without wasting a single feather.

However, the Iron Feather Duck Chieftain's strength is at least a large margin compared to Xu Zhongyu's. Its supernatural power is a special defensive power. When it is used, it can turn all the iron feathers on its body into one, forming an impenetrable cliff.

A top-grade spiritual weapon, a golden hammer, carrying immense force, crashed heavily towards the Iron Feather Duck Clan Chief under the cover of more than a dozen talismans.

A battle of wits isn't about back and forth; it's about using skillful tactics to break through a stalemate.

If the shield is strong, don't bother figuring out how to break it; instead of trying to break it, just smash it head-on.

Without breaking the shield, simply use the overwhelming shock and crushing power to kill the master hiding behind the shield.

Xu Zhongyu's plan was ultimately shrewd, but his calculations were inaccurate.

With its dark golden feathers undulating gently, the Iron Feather Duck controlled its supernatural powers, neither abandoning its defense nor failing to neutralize the golden hammer's attack through the replacement of its feathers.

After Xu Zhongyu's attack failed once again, a ferocious look appeared in the eyes of the Iron Feather Duck Chieftain.

"Gah!"

With a fierce roar, the entire duck transformed into a massive black rock, like a meteorite from outer space, and plunged straight into the depths of the earth.

Run!
Forget about the duck tribe, what matters is staying alive.

If we don't have a solid foundation in the future, then so be it. The future may be tough, but it's still better than being dragged down to death by this human female cultivator!

Realizing that he would have little chance of catching up with the powerful demon determined to escape, Xu Zhongyu didn't dwell on it and immediately shifted his focus to dealing with the remaining powerful demons of the Iron Feather Duck clan with his team members.

"One powerful demon has escaped, but none of the remaining powerful demons can escape!"

She loudly reminded the cultivators in the team, adding a final sentence in case they were unwilling to give their all.

"This time, the one leading the counterattack is Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, not the Second Guardian of the Pass, True Man Jiu Nian. The merits we gain in this counterattack will definitely be higher than before. Fellow Daoists, seize this opportunity!"

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Xiao Wang has been considered a 'hypocrite' for so long, but now his value has been revealed.

In battles where life and death are constantly at stake, even if you are a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it's difficult to spare the mental capacity to calculate things that are far away.

Not everyone can see the difference between Wang Yulou leading the counterattack and Du Jiunian leading the counterattack.

Reminded by Xu Zhongyu, the team members who were reluctant to go all out just now immediately realized that the situation was indeed different, and they all urged themselves to go all out.

Seeing that those people had suddenly become much stronger, Xu Zhongyu was so angry that his chest ached.

So you're just going through the motions without putting in any real effort, always keeping a lot of energy to yourself, just waiting for something to go wrong so you can run away, right?
This is a war among cultivators, and it is very characteristic of cultivators.

Mortal soldiers can be easily deceived, but Foundation Establishment cultivators are often over a hundred years old, and there are plenty of those who are three or four hundred years old and about to die but still come out to fight. These old men are all very shrewd.

For example, right now, even though Xu Zhongyu, the young general who is close to Miao Yu, is watching and supervising the battle from the sidelines, and even though the cultivators who are fighting alongside Xu Zhongyu have the idea of ​​getting closer to Xu Zhongyu, and even though they have already gone all out, their fighting style is still very interesting.

The Iron Feathered Duck demons were not weak, but they weren't overwhelmingly strong either. The cultivators fought the demons to a standstill.

But as a powerful demon began to show signs of weakness, suddenly, the Foundation Establishment cultivators, who had already given their all, began to vie for battle merits as if they had gone berserk.

"Don't fight! Don't fight! I'm watching. I'll give you the fairest calculation. Don't fight, just do your best!" Xu Zhongyu shouted.

So, you guys fired two shots into the sky at the beginning, while I made promises before I even started aiming.

Only when the opponent's head was about to fall did they truly unleash their trump card.

It's utterly absurd, but in fact, this absurdity also hides an inevitable underlying logic.

That is, because the war has entered a full-scale counter-offensive, everyone is eliminating demons within the territory of the Immortal Extinction Domain.

In this situation, the previous rules for calculating battle merits when defending the front lines and fortified camps are no longer applicable, which is why such an absurd situation has occurred.

Xu Zhongyu was filled with rage. How could he possibly launch a full-scale counterattack against the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable while working with these insects?
The smoke of war is spreading across the front lines.

Several top-tier Golden Core cultivators from the Immortal Alliance are leading the elders from the Immortal Platform to attack the grotto-heaven outside the void.

Meanwhile, Wang Yuque, who was guarding the second pass and preparing for the full-scale counterattack, received an unexpected guest.

A chubby-faced little Taoist boy appeared out of the void, swaying his braid as he flew to Wang Yulou's side.

The arrival of the Immortal Venerable Donglai, who came uninvited, even startled Xiao Wang. He hurriedly bowed, but Donglai paid no attention and simply waved his hand, addressing Chuan Jiangyue and Yu Hongdou.

"Go ahead and keep watch to prevent the demon generals of the Immortal Extinction Domain from causing trouble."

By the way, when you see them, tell them not to resist.

Of the demon generals from the Immortal Extinction Domain, 30% will ultimately be retained. You can slowly fight for that 30%; rushing won't help.

For the losers, this is a path to survival bestowed by the victors, but in the case of the destruction of the Immortal Realm, such a path to survival can truly be considered a blessing.

Ultimately, it's not that the immortals are kind, but rather that they can't bear to see the lower-level beings in their mortal realms resorting to desperate measures, so they always have to give those who are stronger a way out.

Yu Hongdou and Chuan Jiangyue accepted the order and left, while Wang Yulou asked in confusion.

"Ancestor, is it the other forces who suggested leaving the Purple Mansion of the Immortal Realm intact?"

The young Taoist priest nodded solemnly and said.

"Yes, the Holy Land, the Four Seas Alliance, and the Paradise all support it. We oppose it and the Wutian Sect, but for the sake of the overall situation, we have no other choice."

Among the Purple Mansion cultivators of the Immortal Extinction Domain, half are at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, which is equivalent to the peak of the Demon General realm. These Demon Generals have some value in being recruited.

Wang Yulou nodded knowingly. Just as he had predicted, no matter what kind of immortal venerable or demon emperor they were, no one dared to say for sure what the future would hold.

The situation is completely unclear; the game has been thrown into disarray, utterly chaotic. That's why other forces are attempting to win over some of the peak Purple Mansion cultivators from the Immortal Extinction Domain, preparing for a future era of chaos.

Not stupid.

Donglai continued to ask, his tone quite serious.

"Yu Lou, why did you suddenly show yourself and push for a full-scale counterattack?"

They even instructed the cultivators at the front lines to charge forward without end, to clash with cultivators from other forces.

The implications of this are far-reaching; have you truly considered them?

He was the Immortal Venerable who presided over the Immortal Alliance War, which is why he did not participate in the battle between the Water Venerable and other Immortal Venerables of the Immortal Platform against the Immortal Venerable of the Extinction Immortal Domain. He had time to come to the front line to instruct Xiao Wang.

His attitude can actually be seen from Donglai's question. As the chaotic era has progressed to its current stage, big shots like Donglai and Niu Mo are starting to place their bets.

It's a two-way selection process; Wang Yulou needs more allies, and the old Dengs also need more new allies.

In the terrifying power struggle at the Immortal Venerable level, sticking together for warmth is the best way to avoid looking bad.

“Ancestor, I don’t have a good chance of winning the bet between the Bo Luo Association and Bi Fang. Even if the bet is successful, it will be difficult for the world to return to peace.”

When people's hearts are as turbulent as the tide, even if Bifang joins forces with all the immortals of the Boluo Society, he cannot suppress the ambitions of you immortals.

Under the conditions of the Bamboo Shoot Gathering, you and Senior Bull Demon King will be considered celestial beings. Are you willing to accept that?

Complexity is a fundamental characteristic of the power struggles at the Golden Core Immortal level, where complex dimensions of interests abound.

But within complexity lies simplicity, provided you have sufficient skill and judgment to see the crux of the problem from that mountain of messy accounts.

Despite the current chaotic situation, several main themes are still discernible.

The cake that destroys the Immortal Realm, the terror of Bifang, the scheme of the Winnowing Basket to change the laws of the world, and the possible future reforms of the Wild Elephant—these are either the main themes of the current world or the main themes facing the Immortal Alliance, and are things that Wang Yuque needs to deal with.

Among them, it seems that only the first and fourth are related to Wang Yulou, but in fact, if he wants to move up, he must deal with all four things well - the number one genius in the world needs to maintain his 'pride content' in turmoil.

There is no standard for what constitutes "handling it well" here.

Because the Celestial Venerable can define truth and falsehood, and can change reality, victory itself is built on hindering the expectations of others and realizing one's own bets.

In this process of game and competition, there are no standard answers. The only standard answer is that you cannot lose.

You have to not lose to win.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with being a celestial being. There are plenty of celestial beings out there, and they wouldn't dare to do anything right away," Donglai muttered.

Nonsense, he didn't want to appear so weak in front of Wang Yulou.

Deep down, Donglai and Niu Mo were naturally very resistant to becoming celestial beings; otherwise, they wouldn't have started thinking of joining Xiao Wang.

We were living a good life. You, Qingrui, are Golden Core Immortal Venerables, and I, Donglai, am also a Golden Core Immortal Venerable. We are both Golden Core Immortal Venerables.

Now you're messing things up, wanting to become Golden Immortals while making us, the later-stage Golden Core cultivators, become Celestial Immortals.

No one wants to come!
However, seeing that Wang Yulou's expression was extremely calm, still with that arrogant "Ancestor, I understand you" attitude, Donglai stopped pretending.

"Of course, if the winnowing basket draws the line a little lower, well, 25,000 years would be just right, I would be even more satisfied." Donglai Immortal Venerable chuckled, revealing his thoughts.

Above me, everyone is a Golden Immortal; below me, those unlucky souls are all Celestial Immortals.

The Eastern Immortal Venerable's idea was wonderful, but unfortunately, he also knew it was impossible.

"But what does this have to do with you actively instigating a full-scale counterattack by the Immortal Alliance on the front lines, and even instructing frontline cultivators to clash with those forces?"

He didn't believe that the decision of the Boluo Society would change because of Wang Yulou's actions. It had nothing to do with skill level; it was simply a matter of life and death for the ashes of the calamity. In terms of the differentiated classification of celestial immortals and golden immortals, it had no influence or weight.

"Ancestor, please change!"

Wang Yulou gave a very high-level answer, and Donglai nodded thoughtfully.

but
"Drip Water and I are Daoist partners. Qingrui sent her to destroy the Immortal Realm to recruit people, and then suddenly detonated it, which will inevitably push the situation of the world to change further."

After the collapse of the Immortal Realm, the conflict between the Winnowing Basket Society and the Immortal King will be difficult to prolong.

The situation within the alliance is now too complicated.

Some people stand at the center but think of splitting things apart; some openly collude with outsiders; and the Water Lord still wants the Immortal Alliance to exist as a whole, to get through the chaotic era together.

Seek change, seek change. When change comes, someone will always take over.

Ancestor, Yu Lou believes that Xiao Hu's death is a big problem, and the Bo Luo Society should not take action with Bi Fang Immortal King now.

That would cause a major mess; rather than a major mess, it's better to create a minor one first.

Wang Yulou finished speaking.

It was like throwing huge rocks into a calm lake, making Donglai dizzy.

For a long, long time, Donglai did not answer; he was thinking.

“Yu Lou, you don’t need to test me. I dare not ask too much about the Dragon God’s situation, that’s one point.”

Secondly, there are issues with Xiao Hu's death, but with things in such a mess, thinking about 'minor troubles' is a bit too much. Hmm, I understand what you mean, but it's unrealistic.

It's unrealistic to delve too deeply into Xiao Hu's death. The fact that those who might be hiding in the shadows dared to set up such a scheme shows that they're not afraid of scrutiny.

Thirdly, even if Immortal Venerable Qingrui and His Majesty the Immortal King have some kind of relationship, it's not a big deal. They argue fiercely, but it's all fake.

How many of the veteran Golden Core Immortals of the Great Heaven and Earth are not involved with Bifang?

Finally, your approach to seeking change is correct; at least, your approach to seeking change is correct.

At this point, the young Taoist boy shut his mouth again.

trouble!

It's not that it's afraid to get involved, but the stakes are far too high—it's like 30,000 years of cultivation. If it makes a mistake, all its efforts could be in vain. How can it not be cautious?
Donglai came to see Wang Yulou today to finalize the betting, but Wang Yulou's ambition was too outrageous.
“Ancestor, Xiaoyu cultivated in the Immortal Kingdom for many years and also achieved the Golden Core there. Later, she joined the Immortal Alliance and secretly belonged to Qingrui’s camp as a spy.”

My husband and I have only one wish now: to survive this chaotic era.

Rakshasa was invited by us, which is why Immortal Venerable Qingrui behaved that way on the Immortal Assembly Platform.

Yu Lou's idea was that the Immortal Alliance was large enough to accommodate a new faction, and that the cultivators on the front lines could give this new faction more room to maneuver.

"The Dragon God of Jin Valley Garden has already bestowed upon me a large sum of grotto essence, and the Immortal Dragon King's Immortal Dragon Cliff is also a direct descendant of Chongxian Prefecture. What do you think?"

Note that Wang Yulou's revelation of his relationship with Xiaoyu is not madness, it really is not madness.

It is closer to a display of value.

Having reached this point, Wang Yulou had no choice but to move forward.

With the collapse of the Immortal Extinction Domain, five major forces in the vast world are vying for a piece of the pie called the Immortal Extinction Domain, while the bet between Bifang and the Boluo Society has not yet begun.

What is the window of opportunity?

Now is the window of opportunity!

If not now, when?

Should we rush in when the opportunity for change is gone and the future is locked in again?
Chaos is opportunity; chaos is both an abyss and a ladder. Just charge forward!

Of course, Wang Yulou's charge was not the kind of charge that was on the front line of the counterattack; that kind of charge belongs to the lower-level cultivators.

Similarly, he was not qualified to participate in the game of the Immortal Alliance's Immortal Venerables sharing the Golden Core of the Destroying Immortal Realm.

Therefore, among many options, Wang Yulou proactively chose the current method of rushing forward.

Without a doubt, this method is by no means the most ingenious or sophisticated, nor does it yield the greatest benefits.

You can find countless points to criticize Wang Yulou, saying he's a good-for-nothing, an idiot, and a fool, but Wang Yulou's choice is still worth trying, or at least worth trying.

Ultimately, you can't say I don't eat beef just because it doesn't smell as good as donkey meat.

They would starve to death.

Take a bite first, seize the window of opportunity to take a bite, that's where the value lies.

You must keep going, whether you're kneeling, crawling, or even wriggling like a pupa. You must keep going no matter what. If there's no path, tear one open and keep going—this is the essence of spiritual practice itself.

The logic remains the same: the profits from the large trading post are quite good, but who can predict the future? After it's donated to the sect, even if the current profits are less, it's still better than not getting anything at all tomorrow.

The future will only be a future based on the present.

Donglai remained silent, holding his breath in silence, but Wang Yulou was in no hurry.

There's no rush. You're facing a difficult situation, but Donglai is in a much better one.

Forget it, we're all just unlucky souls in this vast, chaotic quagmire, why are you pretending to be a foreigner!
You need me!

Finally, the young Taoist priest spoke in a complicated tone.

"Yu Lou, the Immortal Dragon King has agreed. Bai Xu has not replied. Jingu Garden said he needs to consider it. The Five Dragons Sect is gone."

"Along with Fellow Daoist Niu Mo, Fellow Daoist Li Xian, Fellow Daoist Xian Long, and others, there are six conservative Immortal Venerables from Chongxian Prefecture willing to participate."

Donglai ultimately accepted Xiao Wang's invitation!
The window of opportunity is everyone's window of opportunity. Since Xiao Wang is willing to take the lead, everyone else is naturally not stupid.

A new round of infighting within the Immortal Alliance has begun!
"There's another problem. It's impossible for all the people Rakshasa brought to survive this great battle. We need to assume that half of them will die, which means there will be eight left."

Eight plus six, fourteen, fourteen. Hmm, actually, that's about enough.

Wang Yulou's eyes flickered as he asked eagerly.

"Ancestor, where is the Dragon God?"

Dragon Gods, Dragon Gods, the Heavenly Dragon Hall has several Dragon Gods, all of whom are capable of discussing the Dao at the Basket Gathering.

But when Wang Yulou asked Donglai, he was naturally referring to the close friend of the Drunken Sword Master of the Purple Extreme Sword Sect, Donglai's uncle-in-law, and the leader of the Four Seas Alliance, Zhizhi Dragon God.

In the world of cultivation, you can't just look for opportunities within your own ranks; otherwise, you'll inevitably be crushed by your cunning rivals.

You need to build up alliances, build up a lot of alliances.

From this perspective, it's perfectly normal for Qingrui and Bifang to be exchanging glances.

For the newly formed fourth faction of the Immortal Alliance, if they could gain the support of the Four Seas Alliance, a second-tier power outside the Immortal Alliance, their future in the realm of internal strife would be truly limitless.
Donglai smiled wryly and asked in return.

"Yu Lou, do you think we are disciples of the Dragon God?"
"Our master's offerings were actually limited, and we've long since used them up."
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Two days later.

Thanks to the power of cultivators and the replenishment of spiritual pills, Xu Zhongyu led his team and finally caught up with the main force that was counterattacking.

Dealing with those Iron-Feathered Duck Demons ultimately delayed their progress.

However, the reason why the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance rushed to the front lines was not because they were stupid or willing to sacrifice their lives for the greatness of the Immortal Alliance.

The Immortal Alliance belongs to the Golden Core Immortal Venerables. All they need to do is risk their lives for the mortals. Offering loyalty is just an act, and anyone who takes it seriously is a complete idiot.

The reason they rushed so hard was simply because the grand scene of the five major forces jointly destroying the Immortal Realm was similar to a special version of the Great World event, and the situation was very special.

The number of demons in the Immortal Extinction Domain was already smaller compared to the cultivators of other forces, so they had to be robbed!

For example, in the same area of ​​a thousand miles, offering alms to cultivators can support fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators, but offering alms to great demons may only support thirty great demons.

There were originally only thirty monsters, but five forces came to compete for them, and the cultivators who were willing to go to the front lines were all eager to make contributions and even advance further.

In addition, there are still many demon gods and demon emperors in the Immortal Extinction Domain who have chosen to betray the cause. Many of these big shots' subordinates have been taken away and excluded from the 'legally allowed monster-hunting' area.

Thus, a situation arose where everyone was vying for the monster.

Frontline cultivators of the Immortal Alliance like Xu Zhongyu, who wanted to advance further, were all fiercely involved.

In her quest to steal monsters, Xu Zhongyu charged forward relentlessly. The amount of elixirs she consumed in the past two days was equivalent to several years' worth of elixirs in the past, to the point that her physical body was almost severely compromised.

Noticing the magical pagoda in the distant sky, Xu Zhongyu raised his hand, and the entire team's escape lights stopped in unison.

A dozen miles apart, the team members quickly formed a battle formation and scattered in all directions, ready for any battle that might break out at any moment.

"Fellow Daoists ahead, which sect or guardian do you belong to?" Xu Zhongyu asked loudly.

The spirit artifact pagoda trembled slightly, and a senior Foundation Establishment cultivator dressed in the Sword Rain Pagoda robe led the way, speaking with some surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Zhongyu? Is it Fellow Daoist Zhongyu?"

I am Jian Daxing, a disciple of Sword Rain Master of Sword Rain Tower, and I am considered the second-ranking guardian cultivator.

With Xu Zhongyu's immense reputation, he certainly wouldn't dare to misbehave on the front lines under the guise of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

For the cultivators of Sword Rain Tower, meeting Xu Zhongyu meant gaining a group of reliable teammates.

In a frontline rife with deceit and intrigue, where players might even fight each other for monsters, encountering the renowned young general Xu Zhongyu is certainly a good thing.

"Oh, so it's Fellow Daoist Jian Daxing. Well, Fellow Daoist Jian Daxing and I have met before, hmm?"

Just as Xu Zhongyu was about to tell his team members to relax and not be so vigilant, he suddenly noticed something amiss in the distance.

Jian Daxing, a disciple of Master Jianyu whose cultivation was a level higher than hers, naturally noticed the problem much faster.

In the valley to the east, two bull-headed leopards covered in blood were fleeing at top speed.

Following the bull-headed leopard was a group of cultivators dressed in standard robes, giving chase with all their might.

There were six people in total. The one with the highest cultivation level was a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, and there were three late Foundation Establishment cultivators and two mid Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Jian Daxing and Xu Zhongyu's eyes met briefly in mid-air, and Xu Zhongyu nodded knowingly.

The true disciple of Sword Rain Tower raised an eyebrow, and finally nodded in agreement.

The Jade Palace Immortal's decree was to travel eastward, without specifying an end point.
However, the eyesight of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is already extraordinary due to the feedback from their cultivation level.

Moreover, neither Xu Zhongyu nor Jian Daxing had concealed themselves beforehand. When they spotted the fleeing bull-headed leopard, the bull-headed leopard and the group of cultivators behind it naturally spotted them as well.

Stop, retreat, deploy, take drugs, and withdraw, but very slowly.

The group of cultivators had devised a countermeasure within a few breaths.

We can't run too fast, that wouldn't be appropriate, because this isn't a dinner party, it's a war between top powers.

But not running away wasn't an option either, since the Immortal Alliance's traitors outnumbered and outgunned.

Xu Zhongyu did not hesitate and immediately shouted.

"on!"

Then, the female cultivator activated her supernatural powers, talismans, and spiritual artifacts all at once, heading straight for the group of cultivators and charging to the front.

Immortal Venerable, can your gaze, which hangs high above the nine heavens, see her loyalty?

Jian Daxing remained silent, but also unleashed his flying sword with all his might. Wrapped in lightning-fast sword light, it charged even faster than Xu Zhongyu.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators might slack off, but the desire to grow upwards drove Xu Zhongyu and Jian Daxing to launch an offensive against a powerful enemy.

However.
"boom!"

The sky has fallen!

They collapsed on the way Xu Zhongyu and Jian Daxing rushed towards the group of cultivators.

The space of the universe was torn apart by the immense power, and the dissipated energy, like a storm, swept outwards from the point where space was broken, creating a wind of death.

With the immense power of a Golden Core Immortal Venerable, how could a Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly have a chance to escape?
Under the death winds that shattered space, Xu Zhongyu, Jian Daxing, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators who followed them all turned to dust.

Welcome to the Age of Chaos.

Just a moment ago, you were sprinting up the stairs.

You have nothing, so you stake your life on the gamble, charging forward on the orders of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Alliance, hoping that the hypocritical Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will at least give you some reward.

He will give it to you; you have that confidence. After all, even if he's faking it, he's been faking it for so many years.

However, all your expectations for the future are suddenly wiped out in the face of the possibility of unexpected events.

Your expectations, your desires, your perseverance, your courage—all are nothing in the face of absolute power.

The cave of the One-Horned Flood Dragon Demon God returned to the Great Heaven and Earth. This demon god, who once presided over the reform of the Immortal Realm, uttered a desperate curse, like the howl of a demon from hell.

"Come on! Rakshasa, come on!"
Either you die, or I die!
My paradise is right here, come on over!

(End of this chapter)