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Chapter 286 What Makes One an Immortal—Jade Palace Golden Elixir Chapter 1
Wang Yulou already had a fairly comprehensive understanding of the lightning tribulation.

Little Fish is a true immortal, he's been struck by lightning countless times, so he's very familiar with it.

Therefore, Xiao Wang had anticipated the possibility of being struck by lightning and killed.

Well, with his current strength, if he tries to force his way to the Golden Core stage on his own, he's very likely to be killed. And by "very likely," I mean about 99%.

There's nothing to be ashamed of. Although compared to the legendary Han Tianzun, Alliance Leader Fang, and Emperor Ye, Xiao Wang, who still has to worry about being struck by lightning, seems a bit silly.

However, considering the special circumstances surrounding his attainment of Dao in this cultivation world, and the speed at which he achieved it, it's normal that Wang Yulou, as the fastest Golden Core legend in the entire world, couldn't withstand the tribulation.

You can't expect it to be fast and good. If there were such a good thing, it wouldn't be Xiao Wang's turn to enjoy it. The old men on Qunxiantai would have already snatched the opportunity.

However, being struck by lightning doesn't mean you can't overcome it.

The old masters of the Great Heaven and Earth have accumulated quite a few methods and a whole host of ways to cope with the tribulations, having been struck by heavenly tribulations for so long.
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Inside the blessed land of Dripping Water, Xiaoyu and Wang Yulou were discussing his preparations and progress in obtaining the Golden Elixir.

Sects are tools for governance, not tools for inheritance.

After Mang Xiang left, Wang Yulou, who had already opened his Purple Mansion, had no chance of becoming a disciple.

Therefore, his path often requires the help of close people like Xiaoyu, or big shots within factions like Dongluoche and Luosha.

Regarding Wang Yulou's attainment of the Golden Elixir, if we were to ask who in the entire world cares most about it, besides Old Mang, who has been grinding his teeth in hatred for him several times, it would be Little Fish.

Little Fish didn't care as much as Old Mang; after all, hate is more unforgettable than love.
"My lord, there is no need to worry. I have thirteen methods for dealing with calamities."

One method can withstand one tribulation of lightning; thirteen methods would mean thirteen. Combined with the life-stealing techniques of the grotto-heaven method, it would be enough to get you through the initial weakness after achieving the Golden Core stage.

The lifespan of a Golden Core Immortal Venerable can theoretically be infinite, but each tribulation is stronger than the last, so this infinity is greatly limited.

A newly ascended Immortal Venerable who has just reached the Golden Core stage will be severely struck if he is even slightly weak, given the current speed of the tribulation that occurs only once every ten years in the Great World.

However, if one masters the method of dealing with tribulations, one can more easily survive the tribulation of lightning; this is the power of the method of dealing with tribulations.

However, in many cases, the methods for overcoming tribulations are specifically tailored to the individual cultivator and the characteristics of the tribulation. They can help you pass the tribulation, but they may not necessarily help improve your cultivation level or strength.

It is similar to a special tool, but the physical form of this tool is an abstract method of cultivating immortality.

"We can't use all thirteen types at once. It's better to improve our strength and foundation first before starting to work on the Golden Core stage."

Wang Yulou shook his head; he had his own plans.

There may be fewer than ten thousand methods for dealing with tribulations among cultivators in the vast world, but there should be several hundred.

However, different cultivators use different methods, and the number of methods they can master to cope with tribulations is limited; the total number is not unlimited.

The tribulation of lightning has no end, but the methods to mitigate its danger are finite. Even if these methods are constantly being innovated, purchasing and exchanging them incurs costs.

The process of earning exchange costs and mastering skills will not necessarily translate into cultivation level.

The changes and possibilities that a Golden Core Immortal Venerable can control are limited, meaning the boundaries of their interests are finite.

In the same amount of time, if you use more of your resources to survive the lightning tribulation rather than to improve your own strength in the long run, you will inevitably fail in the longer game.

Therefore, relying solely on methods to overcome tribulation may offer a way to survive in the short term, but it will lead to certain death in the long term.

Of course, this does not prevent Wang Yulou from mastering several techniques first, so that he can be prepared at all times during the process of obtaining the Golden Elixir and prevent accidents from happening and ensuring that he is not killed.

The balance between long-term and short-term interests may not be so important for ordinary people, because their lifespan is fixed and can't be extended much further.

However, for long-lived species, considering long-term interests is an inevitable factor in their decision-making.

"The direction of the foundation is nothing more than helping the fourth faction consolidate its foundation. As for tightening the collection of the Immortal Alliance offerings from the Qingrui faction, it is estimated that it will be difficult to push forward."

But my dear husband, in which areas do you plan to improve your skills?

Xiaoyu wanted to devise a plan to improve Wang Yulou's strength, but then she realized that the only supernatural power Wang Yulou cultivated after reaching the Purple Mansion realm was the Heavenly River Reversal Technique, also known as the Heavenly River Escape Technique.
The ability to escape through the Milky Way is useless against Xiao Wang's ability to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation.

It's fair to say that Xiao Wang has many shortcomings and doesn't know where to start to improve them.

But this is not Xiao Wang's style. He opened his Purple Mansion at the age of ninety-three and quickly passed the threshold of the Great Heaven and Earth Golden Elixir at the age of one hundred and twenty.

During this period, which lasted only twenty-seven years, Wang Yulou, as the leader of the government, still had a lot of things to do, which also delayed some of his cultivation time.

The remaining time should be mostly used to hone one's cultivation skills, that is, to improve one's realm. So, the remaining time is only enough to cultivate a life-saving divine power.
In twenty-seven years, he went from entering the Purple Mansion to reaching its peak. Along the way, he also cultivated Purple Mansion supernatural powers, drew many supernatural talismans at the Purple Mansion level, and fulfilled the duties assigned to him by the Immortal Alliance.

This Xiao Wang is already a superman in the cultivation world; we can't ask for more from him.

"I expect to accumulate for at least another thirty years. During this time, the process of consolidating one's cultivation can proceed simultaneously with the accumulation itself, so I will not refine my cultivation but will rely solely on the precious pills to maintain it."

The key is to cultivate two methods for responding to calamities, then cultivate two supernatural abilities to stabilize the Dao body, and finally cultivate a defensive supernatural ability at the Golden Core level.

They wanted me to improve upon the supernatural powers at the Golden Core level and learn a portion of them first.

In this way, one can prepare for the tribulation before attaining enlightenment and lay the foundation for cultivation after achieving the Golden Core stage.

Xiao Wang has a plan, specifically a three-pronged approach: a method to cope with calamity, a method to stabilize one's physical body, and a method to defend oneself.

First, prove the Golden Elixir, then we'll talk about the rest.

"The idea is fine; it's right not to compete for the empty title of the fastest Golden Elixir in the world."

More than 30,000 years ago, the Hot Sea Battle Venerable of Luoyunting attained the Golden Core stage at the age of 137, which was unique and there was nothing to compare it to.

On the one hand, he first cultivated the method of interaction between heaven and man, opened his Purple Palace at the age of sixty, and later received the infinite changes of the collapse of the outer heaven.

On the other hand, he was fortunate enough to survive his fight his way up, possessing exceptional combat skills and extraordinary talent.

Even though he achieved the Golden Core at the fastest speed, he still perished later.

Without a stable foundation, it is impossible to stand firm in a confrontation at the level of a Celestial Venerable.

Moreover, my lord, Rehai opened his Purple Mansion at the age of sixty and attained the Golden Elixir at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven, which took seventy-seven years.

You opened your Purple Palace at ninety-three and attained the Golden Elixir at one hundred and fifty, which took fifty-seven years.

You are twenty years younger than him, and that's only because you were delayed by the rule that you can't cultivate much during the Qi Induction stage.

From this perspective, even if you attain the Golden Core stage thirty years later, you will still be the fastest Golden Core legend in the entire world.

Hearing Xiaoyu's words of comfort, Xiao Wang shook his head with a wry smile.

There's no point in comparing them. If you're going to compare, compare yourself to yourself. There's no comparison between the paths to enlightenment of any immortal.

"Let's not talk about that anymore, my wife. I still need to cultivate water magic for these supernatural powers."

The spiritual root has a great influence on supernatural powers. If I continue to cultivate the water magic that I am relatively proficient in without completing the replenishment of the five elements, the speed may be faster.

However, I hope my wife will take the time to advise me on which specific supernatural abilities to cultivate.

This is how it works when someone lives off a woman: Xiao Wang only needs to say what he wants to eat, and Xiao Yu has to think about the rest.

“There’s no trouble at all. The method to overcome the calamity is readily available, and I also have the supernatural power to stabilize my body.”

Simplifying the Golden Elixir Divine Power is not difficult; it's just a matter of a day or two.

"There's only one thing: haven't you considered cultivating a combat-specific magical ability?"

Because Xiaoyu also attained enlightenment through water magic, her accumulated supernatural powers could be smoothly transformed into a version suitable for Wang Yulou, thus helping Wang Yulou complete the preparations before attaining the Golden Core stage.

Wang Yulou planned to cultivate two divine abilities to stabilize his Dao body because lightning tribulations could really kill people, and he also had time to cultivate them.

During the Foundation Establishment stage, Foundation Establishment cultivators who cultivate the new Purple Mansion dare not waste time cultivating supernatural powers to stabilize their Dao bodies, nor dare they waste time polishing their Dao bodies. But that is the predicament of Foundation Establishment cultivators, not Wang Yulou's predicament.

The only thing Xiaoyu couldn't stand was that among the rumors circulating in the Great World, there was a ridiculous claim that Wang Yulou couldn't defeat a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator.

This matter does not actually harm Wang Yulou's interests, but the fact that Wang Yulou still does not cultivate combat magic is a bit worrying for Xiaoyu.

They worried that Wang Yulou might be afraid of difficulties in magical combat, and even harbored subconscious fear. It was precisely under the control of this fear and apprehension that Wang Yulou found it difficult to cultivate magical combat abilities.

This is a big problem. When you, Wang Yulou, were not a Celestial Venerable, you didn't need to cultivate combat techniques, because it wouldn't be of much use anyway.

You're almost a Celestial Venerable, and you still don't cultivate combat skills? What kind of person are you?
Internal strife is very useful, and playing the game of strategy is indeed the right path to self-cultivation, but in the end, many things still require a showdown.

Just like on the Terrace of Immortals, when everyone couldn't hold back anymore because of Qingrui's disgusting behavior, the conflict also reached its extreme - either split up or fight. If the situation developed into a fight, Xiao Wang would definitely die!

Fortunately, the other three top-tier Golden Core cultivators in the Immortal Alliance were clear-headed, preventing the situation from spiraling out of control. But even if it doesn't spiral out of control this time, next time, or the time after that, there will always be a day when it does.

When things get out of control, long-suppressed contradictions will erupt all at once, and the resulting chaos will be enough to bury everyone.

That's why she reminded Xiao Wang that he should perhaps learn a magical fighting technique.

"We need to replenish our strength for combat, so let's also improve our Golden Core supernatural abilities to prepare for continued cultivation after reaching the Golden Core stage."

Little Fish's worries were unnecessary; how could the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable be afraid of a battle of magic?

He doesn't engage in magical combat simply because he hasn't had the opportunity for a long time, and his cultivation method allows him to achieve a faster cultivation speed.

Each stage of cultivation has its own path. Wang Yulou, who is standing at the threshold of the Golden Core stage, has indeed reached a critical juncture where he needs to completely resolve the problem of insufficient combat strength.

"Um, no rush, let's choose a supernatural power first. I have many supernatural powers that stabilize my body, mostly water-based ones."

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After some deliberation, Wang Yulou chose the water-based supernatural power 'Quiet Sea Gathering Flow' and the 'Mysterious Talisman Body' which purely enhances the strength of his Dao body.

The ability to absorb spiritual energy from the heavens and earth or to transform one's own magical power can transform the body into a tranquil sea, thus strengthening the body.

After cultivation reaches perfection, it can be regarded as a permanent passive supernatural power, continuously increasing the strength of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's Dao body.

The Mysterious Talisman Body was recommended by Xiaoyu to Wang Yulou, a kind of divine power to strengthen Wang Yulou's Dao body.

Its core is to cultivate and develop the acquired 'Mysterious Record', which is then inscribed on the body.

When needed, the Xuanlu can be adjusted to quickly increase the strength of the Dao body in a short period of time.

When you're not in a rush, you can change the composition of the Mysterious Talisman to enhance the cultivation effect of the Still Sea Flow.

Similar to spirit patterns in some cultivation novels, but much more complex, only those who are masters of alchemy can cultivate well.

To put it simply, the threshold for the Xuanlu Body is not talent, but accumulation.

"This Mysterious Talisman Body is most suitable for you. However, in addition to accumulating knowledge in the Dao of Refinement to enhance your mastery of inscribing the Mysterious Talisman, you also need to accumulate understanding of different supernatural powers and cultivation itself, so as to bring out the role of the Mysterious Talisman in strengthening supernatural powers and enhancing the results of cultivation."

This accumulation process is unavoidable, which is why I chose the Xuanlu Body for you.

You need to consistently and proactively accumulate knowledge over a long period of time to gradually stand out.

"My lord, your cultivation path is built upon the foundations of Daoist practice and water magic. The Still Sea Absorbing Flow and the Mysterious Talisman Body, one water magic power and one Daoist practice power, are both perfectly suited to you."

Finding a good teacher is enough to make all the difference. At this moment, Xiaoyu is not only Xiaowang's Daoist partner, but also Xiaowang's ally and teacher.

"Understood, but it's about defensive and combat techniques."

The little fish shook its head and said.

"No rush, I need to prepare for you carefully. First, cultivate the Tranquil Sea Flow and the Profound Talisman Body, as well as those two Tribulation-Responding Methods. That will be enough for you to cultivate for several decades."

Your most urgent task right now is to establish our new sect in the shortest possible time.

Furthermore, there is the rebuilding of the foundation of the fourth faction, which is a relatively long process; thirty years may not be enough.

Their new sect is very important; it will be the foundation for their future.

Rebuilding the power base of the many rebels from the Immortal Realm within the Fourth Faction, and consolidating Xiao Wang's influence and position within the Fourth Faction, is equally important, extremely important.

"First suffer a defeat, then reinforce your troops, maintain a stalemate for a few years, and then adapt to the situation after the stalemate ends."

At the same time, a large number of Jade Palace Sect cultivators within the Immortal Alliance can also be converted into members of those sects.

"After all, if we were to incorporate the entire Jade Palace Sect into our sect, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators would be far too great." Wang Yulou slowly began, offering his thought process.

In fact, the game here is extremely complex.

Firstly, Jade Palace Sect cultivators may not be willing to return to local forces. What they seek is opportunity and to build up their status within the Jade Palace Sect. If they return to local forces, much of their previous efforts will be wasted.

Therefore, after Wang Yulou stepped down from his position as vice leader of the alliance, these cultivators were to be dispersed and placed in different forces to ensure that they had more opportunities.

Secondly, there were more than 9,000 Red Lantern Cult members who left with Wang Yulou, more than 1,000 more than expected. With these people crammed into the new sect, Xiao Wang took half of the benefits within the new sect.

Half is enough. The two Venerables rule together. Wang Yulou and Xiaoyu are Daoist partners, but Dishui Immortal Venerable and Yuque Immortal Venerable are allies. Half is already more than enough.

Thirdly, there will definitely be a group of Jade Palace Sect cultivators who are still willing to follow Wang Yulou, even after he steps down from his position as vice leader.

Therefore, the Red Lantern Sect cultivators and the Jade Palace Sect cultivators will inevitably diverge, with some of them being reassigned to the territory of the new sect and becoming the foundation of grassroots governance within the new sect.

Therefore, it's not that there are too many Foundation Establishment cultivators, but rather that there are too many Jade Generals.

Whether the Immortal Alliance's reforms and expansion will continue after the Bo Luo Society and Bi Fang reached a compromise is hard to say.

Preparing in advance and respecting the Water Immortal's every move is the Jade Palace Immortal's duty—one must not be too greedy!
"Understood. We'll proceed according to your plan. But with the four Purple Mansions of Miaofeng Mountain, the Red Lantern Illuminating the Floating Smoke, plus the Cold Pine of the Western Sea, and myself, Red Carp, and Chi Jing, there are only eight Purple Mansions in total."

The new sect needs to add at least twelve more Purple Mansions. How should these Purple Mansions be designed?

What makes one an immortal?

There are too many things that need to be carefully considered and prepared. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the Dripping Water Immortal Venerable are very illustrious, but they also need wings and a foundation.

If they are a big tree, then these Purple Mansions are the strong root system of that tree.

The fine roots extending out from these root systems are the foundation builders, that is, the cornerstone of rule and the executive layer of local power.

Only through this system can the goal of "unifying all spirits into one" be achieved. Once the efficiency of this system is increased, "unifying all spirits into one" can be transformed into "unifying all spirits into two, and then into five."

If the efficiency of 'transforming all spirits into five' can truly be achieved, then Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Dripping Water Immortal Venerable will gain a huge relative advantage in the game of a stable era.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Dripping Water Immortal Venerable are the pillars of stability, Purple Mansion Immortals are the foundation supporting the sect, and Foundation Establishment Immortals are the extension of the foundation.

Therefore, it is very important who the Purple Mansion chooses to enter.

"Within the new land of the Immortal Extinction Domain, many demon generals are still secretly clinging to life. Some of them can be absorbed into the territory."

In addition, they also poach people from the Purple Mansion directly under the Immortal Alliance.

"Twelve Purple Mansions, you choose ten, I'll choose two, we'll each pick our own, how about that?"

Upon hearing Wang Yulou's proposal, her beautiful, watery eyes flickered slightly.

The Water Immortal is sixth, the Jade Palace Immortal is fourth, and Little Wang is quite a respectable person.

It can be said that this sense of propriety and clear-headedness is one of the reasons why Wang Yulou has been able to get to where he is today.

"Then how about your Daoist partners?" Xiaoyu asked a question that Wang Yulou found difficult to answer.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had been trying to cunningly avoid the question, but Water Drop still managed to find out.

Yu Hongdou and Jiang Chuanyue are both at the Purple Mansion realm. Among the remaining hundred or so Daoist couples, there may be two or three more who will reach the Purple Mansion realm.

Even if we assume five, that means there will eventually be around thirteen Purple Mansion disciples under the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's tutelage.
"They will not join the sect, but will remain in the Jade Palace. The Jade Palace will not disband, but will continue to exist as a vassal force of a certain size."

They placed it on the edge of the sect's territory, continuing their standoff with the Four Seas Alliance.

After pondering for a moment, the Water Immortal asked.

"Your plan is for several Purple Mansion cultivators from Miaofeng Mountain to directly join the sect, so you're going to support Kongkong in achieving the Golden Core stage?"

If Jade Palace becomes an appendage of the new sect, then Wang Yulou will no longer be able to make Miaofeng Mountain an appendage sect. That would result in two rather large appendage sects, with profits not coming from one source, which would pose a potential threat in the future.

"We need to let him see the radish first. With Li Haikuo supporting him outside, Kongkong's lifespan is still quite secure."

After the rules of the universe change, those who become wandering immortals will actually have new opportunities.

It's simply a matter of some dying and others attaining enlightenment.

If there aren't many powerful Loose Immortals within the new sect, then in the future, you and I will be subjected to various means.

Master Kongkong of Miaofeng Mountain is a good friend of Mangxiang and a senior peak Purple Mansion cultivator, considered one of the more advanced peak Purple Mansion cultivators.

The title of "Random Immortal" established by the Boluo Association contains many possibilities. Isn't "Random Immortal" the same as "Random Cultivator"?
Even though many Golden Core cultivators have died in the chaotic era, the restrictions on the actions of those at the Purple Mansion level and above were only lifted when the Immortal Extinction Domain collapsed, and now they have been restricted again as the overall situation has stabilized.

When the Purple Mansion transforms into a scattered immortal in the future, the situation will inevitably change. Therefore, Wang Yulou not only needs to pull Kongkong, but also Fuyan, and even plans to pull Jinshan.

With more powerful and powerful peak-level Loose Immortals, he and Xiaoyu can secure their positions as Immortal Venerables amidst the chaos of the future.

"Then design more Purple Mansion locations. Don't be shy, twelve Purple Mansions per person, plus eight more Second-Class Purple Mansions."

In this way, including the sect and its vassals, there were a total of forty people.

There are twenty-four Purple Mansions who receive regular stipends and sixteen Purple Mansions with a lifespan of seven hundred and twenty years.

If things change, the latter can be quickly converted into leverage, how about that?

The Water Immortal offered a more ambitious plan: the more food the lower body ate, the less the two of them would eat—a risky decision.

Wang Yulou felt that Xiaoyu's idea was too dangerous, as it was a gamble that things would change again in the near future.

But now, the outer heavens are watching us like tigers, and the variables that the collapse of the Immortal Extinction Domain has injected into the situation of the world have reached their limit. Will things really change in the near future?

"Thirty people, twenty normal Purple Mansions and ten secondary Purple Mansions. Too many wouldn't be good."

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable prefers to believe that even if things change in the future, the incremental gains the Immortal Alliance made during the collapse of the Immortal Extinction Domain will ensure that the Immortal Alliance's great cultivators will bleed relatively low.

Wang Yulou was personally involved in creating the past victories and glories, and he had that confidence.

After much deliberation, Xiaoyu finally compromised. Xiao Wang was dignified, and so was she. This was the tacit understanding between Daoist partners and the respect between allies.

"But one last question, what will the new sect be called?"

This is a big problem, and a very important one.

It's not just the sect's name itself; the name can also represent the sect's stance and development expectations. Sects like the Red Lantern Sect, the Hidden Dragon Temple, and the Moonflower Sect, which are named after their founders, are all examples of poorly structured sects.

On the contrary, the once seemingly insane Tiantai Mountain, by abandoning the narrow-minded design of its founder's name, has become the sect with the most Immortal Venerables in the Immortal Alliance.

The Immortal Alliance is an extreme example of this trend. The reason why top-tier forces can become top-tier forces is because they have achieved greater inclusiveness in their construction.

What makes one an immortal?
You need to have influence, not just strength.

The idea of ​​becoming an immortal through strength only applies to two of the most powerful beings in the world: the Old Man of the Basket and Bifang.

No one else has the right to be so arrogant.

This is similar to the fact that the paths to enlightenment of other immortals cannot be referenced. It may sound unreasonable, but the underlying logic is objectively and truly real.

"Let's call it the Eastern Pole Sect. It will stand at the easternmost point of the Immortal Alliance, guarding the easternmost territory of the Immortal Alliance," Wang Yulou suggested.

"The land we were allocated isn't the easternmost; the Rakshasa's is," Little Fish reminded her.

Most of the new land in the Immortal Alliance's Immortal Extinction Domain was acquired by the Immortal Venerables of the Fourth Faction.

Among them, Rakshasa volunteered to take the outermost southernmost territory, which it wanted to defend in order to maintain its influence within the Immortal Alliance.

This is actually quite interesting. Apart from Cangshan, the founder of the Immortal Alliance, the territories of Qingrui, Shuizun, and Luosha were all located on the edge of the Immortal Alliance.

It's certainly no coincidence; these are top-tier Golden Elixir cultivators.
The territories of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Dripping Water Immortal Venerable are located in the central part of the new land of the Immortal Extinction Domain, adjacent to the Unicorn Flood Dragon Demon God Cave Heaven, which is contested by the Immortal Alliance and the Four Seas Alliance.

To the north lies the territory of another rebel who destroyed the Immortal Realm.

It's hard to say whether this outer territory is good or bad. It may seem like there's potential for expansion, but it's also more likely to become a situation where other forces expand and seize it.

However, since both the Water Immortal and the Jade Palace Immortal were eager to advance, they chose this risky place.

"These things are nobody's business and they're not important; what's more important is to avoid using a closed-off name."

Our future foundation is the Fourth Faction, and we have four core allies: an alliance with the remnants of the Purple Extreme Sword Faction, an alliance with the Five Dragons Faction of the Immortal Alliance, an alliance with other cultivators of the Fourth Faction, and a potential alliance with Immortal King Bifang.

"By choosing to be by the side of the Rakshasa Demon Emperor, and with proper management, things will be much easier."

The drop of water was certain that it understood the meaning of 'it's easy no matter how you do it'.

The Four Seas Alliance – Zhizhi Dragon God – Donglai and Niu Mo, descendants of the Purple Extreme Sword Sect.

Zhi Zhi Long Shen – Tianlong Hall – Five Dragons Sect.

The fourth faction – the Rakshasa Demon Emperor.

Bifang Immortal King - Rakshasa Demon Emperor.

With a little arrangement and combination, a whole host of possibilities can emerge.

Everything in this world is closely related to every Golden Core Immortal Venerable. This connection extends to the highest levels of power, and is therefore highly valued by everyone.

Isolated entities will inevitably be put on the table. Even Bifang, in addition to being the sole ruler in terms of power, has begun to explore the possibility of another path to supremacy.

Power itself has altered the social structure and distribution of benefits among cultivators, and the ideal state of absolute strength corresponding to absolute amount has never been truly realized.

Real interests are not just about deceit and treachery, but also about life and death. Even Qingrui complains about the quagmire, which is certainly not a place where ordinary people can survive.

If a mindless lucky person were to easily attain enlightenment, it would be obvious that this lucky person would become resources for others in the shortest possible time after becoming a Celestial Venerable.

Having understood Wang Yulou's ambition, and looking at the composed Wang Yulou, Xiaoyu asked softly.

"My lord, do you think we can make it to the end?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's eyes were somewhat cold as he thought of those terrifying opponents.

What is the end?
Bifang's honorific title is Wuji (limitless).

The title of the Lord of the Outer Heavens is also Wuji (limitless).

The Water Immortal remained silent.

Wuji, Wuji, is there really such a thing as an 'end'?
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The Eastern Pole Sect plans to recruit thirty Purple Mansion cultivators, of whom twenty will be normal Purple Mansion cultivators.

Jiang Chuanyue and Yu Hongdou count as two, Miaofeng Mountain has four, and Fuyan and Hansong are two more, making a total of eight.

In other words, Wang Yulou still has two legitimate Purple Mansion slots and five secondary Purple Mansion slots.

This is the Purple Palace of the fifteen Jade Palace Immortal Venerables.

It's outrageous. Those generals, lieutenant generals, and junior generals fought to the death, but in the end, they could only get scraps.
But this is the real world of cultivation. Wang Yulou wanted the heroes of Miaofeng Mountain, wanted to squeeze more money out of Zhuzhao, and wanted to gain the help of Master Kongkong. In doing so, he had to give up some of his profits.

Respecting the strong, respecting these heroes, just like respecting Mangxiang, Shenguang, Qingrui, Shuizun, and Luosha, is a must-learn lesson for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

This is also a necessary cultivation for becoming an immortal. If you can't gather heroes from all over the world, then what kind of hero are you?
Moreover, cultivators of the Jade Palace Sect need a large amount of resources to grow to the Purple Mansion level or even the peak of the Purple Mansion.

From a self-interest perspective, rather than supporting too much of them, it's better to win over the established, powerful ones.

With Wang Yu'an opening a Purple Mansion at Fulong Temple, and Jinshan taking up one normal Purple Mansion spot, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will only have one normal Purple Mansion spot and five secondary Purple Mansion spots left.

Zhou Yingxi, Qin Churan, Bai Lu, Jin Mingdu, Zhang Xuewu, Cui Baihao, Wang Yaohai, He Songyu, and even Jing Jianjia and Li Changming can only compete for these six spots.

The Immortal Venerable seems extremely cold-hearted.

In reality, they could never repay the Immortal Venerable's kindness in this lifetime.

Without the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, which of these people could have attained enlightenment?
When the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable attained enlightenment, his chickens and dogs followed him and opened their Purple Palaces.

Yes, they deserve it.

But even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable faces difficulties. The competitive landscape he is in dictates that if he is even slightly foolish, he will only continue to lose.

Even the supplies provided by the vice leader of the Immortal Alliance could not support the normal cultivation of a Golden Core Immortal Venerable.

Returning to the true and stable trajectory of local power development is a victory for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must also ensure that his cultivation resources and growth rate can reach the average level of the Immortal Venerable level, or at least the Heavenly Immortal level.

The idea that everyone is happy, and that everyone ultimately enjoys perfect happiness, is merely a shallow fantasy.

Of course, everyone has the right to fantasize.

But no one can arrogantly take what they believe to be reality as the law of the world.

Defining truth from falsehood is something only beings at the level of a Water Venerable can do.

If you don't reach that level, or possess the power required, you can speak and act recklessly, but you'll have to bear the consequences.

Fantasy cannot change reality; even a budding flower must bear the consequences in the final stage of the real game.

Therefore, even if one becomes an immortal venerable, even if one can say in many situations that one doesn't care about this or that.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must still abide by the true rules of the game in the game that belongs to the Immortal Venerables, and respect the terrifying power and strength of his opponent.

Therefore, the highly prepared Miaofeng Mountain is exactly what Wang Yulou needs. It can ensure that even if the world is in chaos for a short period of time, the Eastern Pole Sect's wings will remain as stable as Mount Tai.

Therefore, Hansong, Fuyan, and Jinshan, these solo peak Purple Mansion cultivators, are also what Wang Yulou needs.

Compared to the Jade Palace Sect, which requires a lot of resources to cultivate those with insufficient cultivation, the already formed peak Purple Mansion realm cultivators are much more useful.

Therefore, even if anyone believes they are qualified to openly criticize Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's ruthlessness or secretly condemn Donkey King's heartlessness, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will not change his will.

The world is crowded, it used to be crowded, and it is still crowded now.

In fact, their ability to participate in the formation of the fourth faction and gain a foothold in the Immortal Alliance is already a great victory.

In short, the Eastern Pole Sect, which has no room for expansion, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Dripping Water Immortal Venerable, which also have no room for expansion, must abide by the rules of the Great Heaven and Earth.
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Inside the Celestial City's Azure Pavilion, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is refining the Crimson Lamp.

As a mid-grade immortal artifact, or a second-grade immortal artifact, the Crimson Lamp looks like a small red lantern.

But in reality, its size can be increased or decreased at will.

Under the control of the artifact spirit, the Crimson Lamp can even unleash the power of the Golden Core level—without the participation of cultivators, it can unleash the power of the Golden Core level.

However, Qingrui is truly despicable. The reason why Wang Yulou had to go through the arduous process of refining the treasure was because Qingrui erased the original spirit of the Crimson Lamp!

Of course, Xiao Wang didn't hate Qingrui that much—he was used to it.

Having dealt with Qingrui for so long, doesn't Xiao Wang understand Qingrui's personality?
It's nothing more than adding another note to one's mind.

Upon noticing Jinshan's arrival, Wang Yulou stopped refining the Crimson Lamp.

Led by Bailu, Jinshan finally met the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who had returned from Wunan Prefecture.

"Immortal Venerable! Little Jin pays respects to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!"

Upon entering Xiao Wang's cultivation place, Jin Shan immediately sensed from the dissipated water-elemental Dao essence that Wang Yulou was already preparing for the Golden Elixir.

The scattered Dao essence clearly possessed an extraordinary level. The fact that it was scattered itself indicated a loss of control, yet it was still extraordinary, suggesting that Wang Yulou's supernatural powers or secret techniques were quite unusual.

This unusual cultivation method, combined with the fact that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has already passed the Golden Core discussion at the Immortal Assembly Platform, means that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has begun his Golden Core breakthrough.

"You're too kind, Fellow Daoist Jinshan. I invited you here because I want you to join the Eastern Pole Sect as the Second Elder."

The Eastern Pole Sect will be established soon, and the Immortal Alliance is rife with affairs, which I find difficult to manage properly.

Therefore, it is Hongdou who is assisting Chi Jing in establishing the sect. The process has been fraught with difficulties, and you are needed to support her.

This matter cannot be entrusted to Fuyan and Hansong. The establishment of the Dongji Sect is very important, and only Lao Jin can reassure Wang Yulou.

Fate can be so strange sometimes. When Lao Jin invested in Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang was just a beginner.

Less than a century later, the two met again; one was about to attain the Golden Core stage, while the other was still at the peak of the Purple Mansion stage.

Moreover, what's even more interesting is that if Wang Yulou joins Tianwaitian, then Jinshan would be Wang's subordinate in a dual sense.

Because even if he couldn't serve as a steward like Xiao Hu, Yu Que Xian Zun was at least at the level of a disciple of the inner sect of the outer heavens.

"Immortal Venerable, this..." Jin Shan appeared respectful, but his words seemed hesitant.

Old Jin still didn't want to join the Eastern Pole Sect, or rather, he didn't want to leave the Immortal City.

Xiao Wang is no longer the vice leader of the alliance, so it's hard to say whether the intelligence he can obtain is better or worse than the intelligence in the Immortal City.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't care about Old Jin's hesitation. If Jin Shan were a normal cultivator, he wouldn't have refused his invitation.

One is a Purple Mansion directly under the Immortal Alliance with no foundation, and the other is a Purple Mansion of a local power with a foundation, influence, development, future, and potential. Anyone can tell which of these two positions to choose.

"Come, I will grant you the true Golden Core status."

Listening to Xiao Wang's discus, Jinshan was in agony.

Because even though it was a discus, he had no reason to refuse.

Most of the time, those directly under the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansion have absolutely no chance of proving the Golden Core. Even though Jinshan once expressed his confidence, it was on the premise of 'waiting for the right time' and because of the secret support from the Outer Heavens.

But he really wanted to refuse. He couldn't help it; he was a spy, based in the Outer Heavens, not some true immortal.

Amidst the bitterness, in order to maintain the normalcy of his public image, Jinshan could only nod gratefully.

"I, Old Jin, will repay the Immortal Venerable's kindness with my life!"

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable nodded slightly and answered calmly.

"Don't be grateful, don't thank anyone."

You have achieved what you have today through your own hard work.

The opportunity has been given to you; ultimately, you have to walk the path yourself.

(End of this chapter)