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Chapter 292 Winning Extremes Losing, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's Win-Win-Win is Still Too Meaningful (1.18 Million Views, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The difficulty in choosing magical treasures is just one aspect of the challenges faced by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in his cultivation after attaining enlightenment.

The cultivation of the Immortal Venerable has completely broken free from most of the rules governing the low-level cultivation of immortals.

The alteration of the rules of the universe is a manifestation of those at the pinnacle personally changing the rules.

Standing above the rules, the rules themselves become part of the cultivation process.

Being far removed from the constraints of the rules also means losing their protection. Coupled with a generally mild environment where they are always winning, this creates a unique living condition for the immortals.

The division between the upper and lower rules caused the chips that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had accumulated under the rules to depreciate rapidly, but it did not mean that all of his previous chips disappeared—some were still retained.

In the Immortal City, ambassadors from other factions gathered at the Jade Palace within the Ambassador's Hall.

Meanwhile, the White-Haired Immortal, the top general under the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, is attempting to extort money to celebrate the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's attainment of enlightenment.

"Fellow Daoists, regardless of the Immortal Venerable's strength, the Immortal Venerable has promoted the innovation of the exchange model among different forces in the Four Extremes, Five Domains and Eight Desolations."

As envoys from other forces to the Immortal Alliance, your future cultivation prospects in the Great World are closely related to the innovation of this communication model.

If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can rise to great heights, we will all share in his glory.

I won't say anything empty here; I just hope everyone can show some sincerity.

In this way, the Immortal Venerable can stand more firmly on the Immortal Platform.

And we can all benefit from it.

With the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable attaining enlightenment, and the Winnowing Basket Society and Bifang also compromising, the world seems to be stabilizing once again.

However, the internal strife continues, and the governance system of the cultivation world, which has evolved from the characteristics of the top immortals' strength and the power dynamics, is also constantly changing.

Shui Zun and Cang Shan may not like things like the Ambassador's Friendship Hall, but the newcomers on Qunxiantai like it, as do the newcomers from other forces.

In internal strife, you can't just seek victory within the game itself; opportunities for change often arise from external factors.

The newer immortals are too fond of the power struggles among the top forces. More exchanges can help them reshape their internal values ​​from the bottom up and 'borrow external forces' in the process of vying for interests with the top immortals within their own factions.

In the past, the situation in the world was determined by absolute strength, and it still is now. However, the more points of contention there are in internal strife, the more relative strength there is to counter absolute strength.

It's essentially still something that adds icing on the cake, but it still has value.

The Ambassador's Friendship Pavilion and the 'value of the late-stage Immortal Venerable's strategic focus' it represents are part of the relative advantages that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still holds after attaining enlightenment.

Even the Bull Demon King didn't realize this.

After all, it's a new thing, and it hasn't played any concrete role yet.

But the fact that it is currently useless does not mean that it is truly useless; the fact that it remains unresolved is itself a dimension of the game.

“Fellow Daoist Baihao, we so-called envoys have no real power. All we can do is report information and exchange information about changes.”

"The Jade Palace Immortal has attained enlightenment, so of course we are filled with joy, but..."

Yang Fengzhou, the envoy from the Divine Cave, spoke, and by the end, his meaning was quite clear.

No money!

This brings us to a rather disgusting point: while the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is doing good deeds, not everyone wants to improve.

Many people, despite being born into humble circumstances, are inclined to dedicate themselves to the overall interests of top-tier immortals and so-called top powers. This is similar to the phenomenon of being consumed by gratitude towards Mang Xiang, shedding tears at the thought of Mang Xiang's kindness, and completely forgetting what the Wang family sacrificed for Mang Xiang's kindness.

What Cui Baihao is doing is strengthening the power exchange system, which benefits everyone within the system. However, there are always people who are eating this food but not doing any work.

But they weren't truly grateful; they just seemed to be. If they were that stupid, they wouldn't have become real people.

"Fellow Daoist Feng Zhou, you are a disciple of the White Cloud Divine Venerable."

You may not care, but I suggest you think about other people when you do things.

"You have a way out, you have a very good way out, but what about the others?" Cui Baihao didn't give Yang Fengzhou any face.

You're just a lackey of a top-tier Golden Core cultivator, so stop barking so frequently.

The establishment of a power exchange system benefits the lower-level Purple Mansion and Golden Core cultivators, not the upper-level ones; it may even hinder the implementation of the will of the upper-level beings.

Similar to a silent resistance, those immortal venerables who did not want to become the price, and who were unwilling to directly confront the top immortal venerables inside and outside their own factions, used the new internal power struggle through the communication system to fight covertly.

"Okay, you're right. I'm suggesting that other fellow Daoists also think about what kind of person Cui Baihao is."

Wang Yuque's dog is nothing more than the weakest Golden Core cultivator in the entire universe. If he wants to instigate us to cause trouble, he sends out this dog to bark.

"Little Cui, don't make that face. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has a great reputation, but within the Golden Core stage, there's still a lot to accumulate!"

Inside the Eastern Pole Sect, Old Cui knelt on the ground, tearfully recounting these trivial matters.

“Immortal Venerable, after you attained enlightenment, they did not show any appreciation or say anything, and they completely disregarded you.”

Bai Hao only regretted that he was preoccupied with official business at the time and couldn't directly confront him; otherwise, it would have been…

The Jade Palace Immortal smiled and asked in return.

"Even if it's to go up and die, should we die with honor?"

He appears loyal, but he's really just a coward; he genuinely wants to kill Cui Baihao to vent his anger.

But he cannot be killed. Old Cui has handled things so disgracefully that even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cannot deal with him.

If someone else's performance is so incredibly loyal, even if you're just faking it, you should at least pretend to be a wise and benevolent deity.

"No, whether I'm upright or not, I'm just a worthless life, like a pig or a dog. If I die, I die."

"Immortal Lord, what I'm thinking is to go up and bite him, even if it kills me, I'll tear off a piece of flesh from his body to avenge the deep hatred he inflicted upon you!"

You've insulted my head!

It's all your fault for messing things up! You're using my enlightenment as an excuse to collect gifts!
It's enough to collect them within the Jade Palace Sect; you also need to collect them from other ambassadors within the Ambassador's Neighborhood.

That's not all; you were treated like trash, making me lose face, and then you came back to me pretending to be well-behaved.

Damn it!

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can disregard his reputation and the daily updates of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable jokes on the Five Realms Heavenly Collection platform.

But he couldn't stand Cui Baihao's attitude of "I'll take a dump and you have to clean it up."

But he couldn't stand it; he had acquired a good bargaining chip, only to have it ruined by Cui Baihao so prematurely.

The idea that a chess player has an unlimited number of pieces is a lie. Even Qingrui doesn't have many valuable pieces when she reaches the level of a Celestial Venerable.

Anyone who tries to acquire more chips will make a move and will be targeted.

It can be said that Cui Baihao directly depleted Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's few remaining bargaining chips. He didn't exhaust them all, but he overdrawn a lot of them.

Thinking of this, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said coldly.

"You don't need to bite him, he's already dead."

As for you, you shouldn't stay at the ambassador's friendly embassy either.

Invite the sea!

"Immortal Venerable, please invite Hai!"

Wang Yaohai, who had been secretly pleased with himself for most of the day while waiting inside the Dongji Hall, suddenly jumped out in a shiver.

"Take over from Old Cui, go to the Immortal City to open your Purple Mansion, visit various major forces, communicate more, and avoid messing around."

"The ambassador's embassy and neighborly embassy will remain untouched for at least two thousand years. Don't be as hasty as Old Cui; haste will lead to mistakes."

Cui Baihao never expected that his dedication to loyalty would end up being criticized as 'making mistakes'.

He had a lot on his mind, but in the cold, hard-won struggle for interests above the rules, those eager little schemes would only hasten his failure.

Even if Qingrui gets anxious, she will still lose, let alone the newly enlightened Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.
Wang Yaohai happily accepted the order, while Cui Baihao asked expectantly.

"Immortal Venerable, what about me?"

Wang Yulou remained silent, his brows furrowed as he pondered for a long time.

"White Hair, the situation I face after attaining enlightenment is different from what I used to be."

You, including Yao Hai and all the other cultivators of the Jade Palace Sect, should all keep a low profile.

You've experienced a setback now. Go back to the Eastern Pole Sect and cultivate diligently to improve your strength. When the future requires your help, I will naturally use you.

In fact, Cui Baihao's motives and actions were correct, and his purpose was good.

At the same time, he went with the flow, but it was useless, and the result was still a mess and a complete disaster.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was more skilled in cultivation. He directly communicated with his colleague from the Outer Heavens, White Cloud Divine Venerable, and finished off Yang Fengzhou, the one who led the charge into his Divine Cave Purple Mansion.

In this way, he was not truly affected by this ridiculous little setback.

However, this is not Cui Baihao's responsibility or problem alone, but rather the problem that the development of the forces under the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's disciples has not kept pace with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's development after he attained enlightenment.

Before attaining enlightenment, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable needed to strive, and his subordinates also needed to strive.

For the sake of attaining enlightenment.

However, after attaining enlightenment, just as Xiaoyu said, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable needed to start balancing short-term and long-term interests.

The balance here doesn't mean that short-term and long-term interests are equally important, but rather that good planning and strategizing are essential.

In the past, the goal was to attain enlightenment; now, the goal is to achieve enlightenment within ten thousand, twenty thousand, or even fifty thousand years.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's problem is not Cui Baihao, but rather the question of how the Jade Palace Sect should proceed after the great division and upheaval.

"This white hair bows in gratitude to the Immortal Venerable for his leniency. Immortal Venerable, this white hair..."

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable seized the opportunity to strip away the prestige of the number one disciple of the Jade Palace Sect, but Old Cui could only continue to spout nonsense.

This is similar to the relationship between Jade Palace Immortal and Qingrui. Now, it's Jade Palace Immortal's turn to turn against Cui Baihao.

but
"Alright, these are the cultivation secrets for transforming into a grotto-heaven and a purple mansion, and for over 130 kinds of supernatural powers to transform into demons. Choose one, first to prolong your life, then transform into a grotto-heaven."

"Baihao, I have no problem with you, but things have changed. You people need to keep a low profile."

Clearly, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was not stupid; he ultimately gave Old Cui a chance and a future.

"Keep a low profile? You mean... I understand, I understand."

Shabi thought he understood, but the Immortal Venerable only felt exhausted.

He's reached the point where even a fart he makes is met with suspicion about whether it was intentional or not, but that only leads to exhaustion and has nothing to do with authority.

"If you leave, those people will naturally know to keep a low profile. Focus on your cultivation and stop thinking about other things."

Cui Baihao's old face twitched, and he finally lowered his head.

After attaining enlightenment, for the sake of long-term benefits, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable needs to retreat in some areas and advance rapidly in others.

However, this process of withdrawal will affect the fate of too many people.

However, not retreating is not an option, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is not a saint; she cannot allow everyone to live the life they want, nor can Bifang do so.

Wang Yaohai and Cui Baihao left the Dongji Palace with different thoughts, but the Immortal Venerable's summons did not stop.

Floating smoke, empty space, golden mountain, cold pines arrive.

These few are the key subordinates of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable after he attained enlightenment.

"Greetings, Immortal Venerable!"

"Please sit down. There are two things. First, the Eastern Pole Sect doesn't have enough Purple Mansion slots."

Leaving aside Kong Kong, I have granted each of you three a formal Purple Mansion quota.

This is very troublesome, I…

The three people, who thought the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was giving them a warning, immediately began to offer their loyalty after the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had only spoken half of his words.

"Immortal Venerable, I don't want that spot anymore. I'd rather be your disciple."

"Immortal Lord, I am already eternally grateful for your rescue from the perilous situation of the Red Light District. How could you possibly..."

"Immortal Venerable, your attainment of the Golden Core stage brings me the same joy as you. Our destiny is intertwined."

Those three bastards were in Xianzhong, and Kongkong's face turned green with rage.

what should I do?
what can I do?
There are four True Immortals on Miaofeng Mountain. Should I pick two to kill to entertain the Immortal Venerable?
This idea was arguably insane, but the pressure of the three men offering their loyalty was quite real. Kongkong gritted his teeth and followed Xiandao.

"Immortal Venerable, I think Li Haiping is peaceful."

Jade Palace, Loyalty!
Following Wang Yuque, who is at a minor Golden Core stage, is precisely because these minor Golden Core cultivators crave change.

Kongkong is after his own Dao fruit, but as for his followers within the sect, someone always has to pay the price, and Kongkong will never forget their sacrifice.

"enough!"

The Celestial Venerable intervened and saved Old Li, who had worked diligently for nearly a century and whose life in the Purple Mansion had become a living hell, from the brink of death.
The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was truly helpless.

In the pursuit of cultivation, once one reaches a high level, most of one's humanity has been abandoned.

Extreme selfishness, extreme ruthlessness.
To be so self-serving as to immediately sacrifice a part if it benefits the whole—that kind of rationality is simply terrifying.

But these people are only at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, while what about his opponents?

The intensity of a Celestial Venerable's cultivation...
After stopping the three from offering their loyalty, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable continued.

"What I want to say is that the official Purple Mansion quota may have to wait, and this waiting period is related to the second thing I want to talk about."

Since the establishment of Shengxian Prefecture, there is no immortal city yet. I plan to take the lead in building one, which will be located in the Unicorn Dragon Cave Heaven.

This grotto will either be destroyed or occupied.

In any case, it would be perfect to build a celestial city in its location.

On the one hand, it facilitates the long-term distribution of profits.

On the other hand, we can leverage the collective strength of the Immortal Alliance to defend the eastern region of Shengxian Prefecture.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would never be able to compete with the old Dengs for existing benefits.

Fortunately, the unicorn dragon died cleverly, quite cleverly, leaving behind a cave that was precisely the unresolved increment.

This is actually quite interesting. The Immortal Alliance's reforms were so successful that it needs war to deplete the power at the bottom and the forces that are growing upwards.

Therefore, the Unicorn Dragon Cave Heaven was bound to be taken over by the Immortal Alliance.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was the biggest beneficiary of the reforms.

The reformist cultivators rose up and won the battle for the Immortal Realm on the Immortal Platform, thus helping the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to attain enlightenment.

The reformist cultivator perished amidst the changing times, burning himself out to win the Unicorn Dragon Cave Heaven for the Immortal Alliance, thus helping Jade Palace Immortal Venerable obtain a 'great tonic pill' during his weak period after attaining enlightenment.

Reform is good, reform is good! Such reform is certainly good for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, the logic behind it is somewhat cruel.

If this were a world where morality was paramount and only the most moral beings could attain enlightenment, then the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would likely be forever barred from achieving enlightenment.

In reality, the Celestial Platform and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hold the power to define morality. Therefore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, as the winner, is indeed one of the most moral people in the world.

This is just like the world that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable saw when he was at the bottom. The group of great cultivators who took the most benefits not only ate people, but also demanded gratitude from those they ate.

In the process of changing reality, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable accepted part of reality, so he successfully changed himself first.

Losing Wang Yulou and gaining the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—this process, though seemingly murky, was indeed murky in reality. Yet, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's success ultimately changed many things.

Countless geniuses went against the tide during the reform era. A large number of the old men who destroyed the Immortal Realm died, and many of the reform cultivators during the reform era also opened their Purple Mansions.

Many people who might never have had the chance to establish their foundation have now done so.

These changes are, of course, real.

You cannot say that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not do a good enough job just because he did not enable everyone to attain enlightenment, sainthood, or veneration.

Compared to those beings who are even more ruthless, the personification of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is already quite high.

The Immortal Alliance's all-out effort to capture the Unicorn Dragon Cave Heaven will result in many deaths, but the Immortal Venerable is still involved in the situation. He can still provide compensation to those who have made contributions and reward those who have rendered meritorious service with commensurate rewards for their achievements—just by doing this, he already appears almost like a saint in this world.

Criticizing him for things that even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable couldn't do is somewhat delusional, but fantasy can't reach the other shore, and fantasy can't even make a cultivator open his Purple Mansion.

Even if you peel back the layers of the changing times, the grand narrative of reform and the messy power struggles between immortals are nothing more than a bunch of new people replacing the old.

True equality and justice are like the boundless in a finite world; they are not yet visible, and even the hope of seeing them is scarce.

In a sense, even Bifang, the number one person in the Great Heaven and Earth, had to be tortured by the quagmire of the cultivation world, let alone the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?

But it is precisely those who can emerge from such an extreme quagmire who are honored with the title of 'Immortal Venerable' and who can obtain the Dao Fruit that perhaps only one person in an entire era can touch.

How could such a Jade Palace Immortal Venerable possibly be afraid of a quagmire?

In any case, if you keep going, things will change; if you die, there will be no change, no possibility, and no future. Just keep going.

Cui Baihao, as a subordinate, defecated on the head of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable really had the ability to clean it up. Despite the pressure from within the Immortal Alliance and from outside the Great Heaven and Earth on this late-blooming Golden Core cultivator, he could easily come up with a new plan for the construction of the Immortal City.

We need a solid foundation externally and effective methods internally; then we'll fight!

"Build a new immortal city? Immortal Venerable, that's a good idea, an excellent idea!"

Kongkong Zhenren immediately expressed his support.

After all, he had his doubts about actually killing two allies.

However, if a celestial city were built in Shengxian Prefecture, relying on the cave of the Unicorn Flood Dragon Demon God, it would be a win-win situation for all parties.

On the one hand, the overall strength of Shengxian Prefecture will increase.

On the other hand, the new Immortal City will inevitably be presided over by the Fourth Faction, and a lot of Purple Mansion positions will be created, which will make it easier to arrange the Purple Mansion quotas granted by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to Fuyan and others.

"Yes, so we need someone to step up. Who among you wants to take on this troublesome task?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable nodded slightly and began distributing flyers.

The men hesitated for a moment, then immediately started grabbing.

The first to speak was Han Song.

“Immortal Venerable, when you were in the Western Sea, I could see that you were exceptionally talented, and I wanted to follow you then.”

But things in this world change too quickly; not to mention me, even Shenguang couldn't predict them.

Although I became your disciple later than others, my respect for you has never been less than that for anyone else.

Your affairs are more important than mine. If I were to establish the Immortal City, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, even if it takes fifty years or a hundred years, I would still be able to push things forward.

The core competitiveness of the Cold Pine Tree is that it is a tree spirit that has attained enlightenment and is extremely resilient. In this era where the cave heaven method is flourishing, the Cold Pine Tree has not changed its cultivation method and is not afraid of losing its lifespan.

Therefore, the advantageous conditions he offered were also related to lifespan—fifty years, one hundred years, I can stay in the Great Heaven and Earth to serve you, Immortal Venerable.

Seeing Han Song's shamelessness, Jin Shan cursed under his breath and also began to charge.

"Immortal Venerable, I, Old Jin, am not good with words and do not understand many rules. I only know that I am where I am today because of you, Immortal Venerable."

Everything I have is yours; if you need it, you can even take my life.

Old Jin is no longer capable. He used to be able to act like a senior in front of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but now even when he threatens Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, he has to do it indirectly.

Xiao Wang, I've supported you a lot to get where you are today, so you should share this cake with me first!

However, when faced with Fu Yan's next words, Lao Jin's Dao heart ultimately proved somewhat lacking.

"Immortal Venerable, I have spent half my life drifting in the mist. I lost my father when I was young and my clan was wiped out in middle age. Later, I was fortunate enough to become a disciple of the Crimson Bright Sect and embark on the path of immortality."

But Chi Ming is dead. It was you, Immortal Venerable, who gave Fu Yan a second life!
Immortal Venerable, you are Fuyan's parents. You have saved Fuyan's life with a debt of gratitude that is even more important than that of her biological parents.

"I, Fuyan, am willing to serve you, Immortal Venerable!" What are you willing to sacrifice to attain enlightenment?
Fuyan's answer was—everything.

Bottom line, principles, honor, morality, face, and even personality and dignity can all be abandoned if they do not contribute to enlightenment.

The Eastern Palace fell silent. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable looked at Fuyan, smiled, and said.

"Not really, but I understand your desire to serve. Go, first take the disciples of the sect and help Jiu Nian take down the Unicorn Dragon Cave."

Kongkong remained silent, observing Jinshan and Hansong's expressions with amusement running through his mind.

The phrase "let the floating smoke go" corresponds to the reality that half of the disciples of the Eastern Pole Sect are from the Red Lantern School.

You two have no foundation, yet you want to compete for the Dao Fruit?
In the future, if Venerable Dongji Yuque and Venerable Dishui Xianzun truly grant their disciples the opportunity to achieve the Golden Core stage in order to seek change, it will be a contest among Fuyan, Hongli, and Kongkong.

Even the still turtle king in the pond didn't have a chance, so how could Jinshan and Hansong possibly get a chance?

These two are purely greedy.

Of course, Kongkong was unaware of the special relationship between Lao Jin and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who were also colleagues in the Outer Heavens.

Adding to this special, secretive relationship, Jinshan's chances of achieving enlightenment are actually the greatest among all members of the Eastern Pole Sect.
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Two years later, the Jade Palace became a vassal sect of the Eastern Pole Sect.

Li Changming, the master of Jade Palace, rode his escape light and landed directly in the Jade Palace Hall.

As times have changed, the Jade Palace, which was once directly under the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, has become a vassal sect of the Eastern Pole Sect.

The reform became a historical term, and the Jade Palace cultivators who served the reform were largely reassigned.

Those who remain in the Jade Palace, a vassal sect of the Eastern Pole Sect, are mostly those who cannot leave.

Li Changming also wanted to follow the path of cultivators, but he knew that there were very few truly grateful and naive people among them. He was well aware that with the attainment of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's status, the space for progress for the Jade Palace cultivators was actually locked down.

At the summit of the Eastern Pole Sect's mountain gate, on the right side of the central axis, among the disciples of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, there are so many peak Purple Mansion realm cultivators and Purple Mansion realm cultivators. The Purple Mansion realm spots for those who advance later still need to be divided among a bunch of Jade Generals and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's Daoist partners.

In this situation, it will be difficult for Yu Xiaojiang.

Therefore, it is normal for a large number of people to leave, and it is also normal for Li Changming to want to leave.

However, the label of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable on him was too strong, to the point where he wanted to leave but dared not.

In addition, it was because he was highly experienced and a veteran of the river bend fishing port.

Therefore, he still longed for a glimpse of the Purple Mansion realm, and thus ultimately stayed.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable treated him quite generously—he was put in charge of the Jade Palace.

This position suggests that one might have some connection to the Purple Palace (a concept in Chinese astrology).

But Li Changming was not happy.

His benefactor is Qin Churan, Madam Qin, and as a person from the Dripping Water Cave, his path to enlightenment requires the approval of the Dripping Water Immortal.
In other words, he had to serve the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the Dripping Water Immortal Venerable, and Lady Qin, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's wife.
Qin Churan cultivates in the Jade Palace; she is the one who truly governs the Jade Palace, not the Ox and Horse Palace Master.

"Madam, these are spiritual materials sent by the cultivators of Jade Palace at the front. Hearing that the Immortal Venerable is going to refine a treasure, the disciples of the sect are very supportive, and all spiritual materials of grade seven and above have been offered up."

Niu Ma Xiao Li glanced at the beautiful and radiant Madam Qin, dressed in her monastic robes, then lowered his head, not daring to look any longer.

This one is getting closer and closer to the Purple Mansion.

But it's most likely a second-rate Purple Mansion, after all, she also came from the Water Drop Heaven.

Over the years, those below have gradually come to sense the 'battle of wits' between the Jade Palace Immortal and the Dripping Water Immortal.

All the Jade Palace Sect cultivators who originated from the Dripping Heaven Sect have opened a second-grade Purple Mansion. In the short term, there is no difference in strength, but in the long run, there is no future for them; they have only solved the problem of lifespan.

It can be said that by doing this, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can both reward Water Drop Immortal Venerable with a large sum of future 'rewards' (the Second-Class Purple Mansion returns to Water Drop Heaven when its lifespan ends, to give back to Water Drop Heaven), and express his respect for his ally while his current strength is relatively weak.

The Purple Mansion faction within the Eastern Pole Sect was evenly matched, but Wang Yaohai, Qin Churan, Zhang Xuewu, and others were nominally under the control of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but in reality, they were subject to the control of Dripping Water Immortal Venerable.

This achieves multiple goals at once: it resolves the issue of rewarding meritorious service among factional cultivators, addresses the issue of mutual trust between the ally and Dripping Water, and Dripping Water's reminder to "carefully consider both short-term and long-term interests" has finally taught Jade Palace Immortal Venerable a lesson.

In this silent game between the two sides, Xiao Wang is a short-term 'winner' but a long-term 'winner'.

However, short-term gains can affect the stability of long-term interests, so overall it's a win. It sounds abstract, but that's exactly how Jade Palace Immortal Venerable designed and laid out his strategy.

Only with such meticulousness and caution can one secure the position of Immortal Venerable.

After a thousand years, when the lesser Purple Mansions have died out and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strength has increased, he will be able to rebalance his power with the Dripping Water Immortal Venerable once again.

The things we give away now are considered protection money, which is actually very worthwhile and cost-effective.

The feelings between the immortal venerables may be genuine, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must take them seriously and nurture them; these are not contradictory.

"Good, well done. Keep them on their toes."

The sect can't offer much reward, but they can still punish you.

Establish a ranking list for treasure refining contributions, and all Jade Palace Foundation Establishment cultivators should participate in the calculation.

The three ranked lowest will be sent directly to the front-line suicide squad!

Hearing how ruthless this woman was, Li Changming trembled violently, but in the end he obeyed the order and left.

Chu Ran gradually began to resort to any means necessary. Before her fate was sealed, she longed for the Immortal Venerable to show her more mercy—at any cost.

After collecting the spiritual materials offered by the cultivators, Madam Qin, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, sighed softly.

She thought of the great increase in Mang Xiang's kindness. Although she had not witnessed it with her own eyes, what was happening in the Eastern Pole Sect was no different from the great increase in Mang Xiang's kindness.

While the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was refining treasures, the Jade Generals below were frantically scavenging and offering them as gifts. Qin Churan dared not lag behind.
She didn't want her fate to be locked in; she hoped for some change.

Qin Churan arrived at the Eastern Pole Sect with the spiritual materials, but found nothing. Chi Jing Turtle King pointed her in the right direction.

"Since the Immortal Venerable is not here, Fellow Daoist Chu Ran can go to the Immortal City to pay his respects."

Chu Ran asked in confusion.

"Immortal City? Is the battle in the Unicorn Flood Dragon Demon God's Cave Heaven about to have a result so soon?"

The cultivators of Jade Palace are still enduring hardship on the front lines, with no signs of the situation becoming clearer.

"Indeed, fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but the replenishment of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Four Seas Alliance can no longer keep up with the Immortal Alliance's replenishment speed."

The expansion of the Unicorn Dragon's Cave Heaven at Qunxiantai is gradually yielding results; the dying demon god is essentially doomed.

Chi Jinggui Wang, being a legitimate Purple Mansion, was well-informed and explained the details to Qin Churan.

"The upper echelons of the Four Seas Alliance have actually given up on the matter of vying for the Cave Heaven, but they cannot produce results directly."

After all, there are still many Foundation Establishment Peak members in the Four Seas Alliance who haven't gone to the battlefield.

An easy defeat and withdrawal would create an imbalance of morale within the alliance.

Therefore, the fighting has effectively ended, but the war will not end in a short time.

Only when the cultivators of the Four Seas Alliance are so fiercely opposed to going to the front lines that they would rather die than go to war can the conflict truly end.

"I see." Qin Churan sighed somewhat. They had already won, but they still insisted on fighting. What kind of logic was this?
What is this?
The Fourth Faction was besieged by the Immortal Alliance!
On the platform of immortals, Immortal Venerable Mingcheng spoke, launching a tirade.

"Why hold back the battle line and not push forward when you've already gained the upper hand?"

Go, the fourth faction should go and be the vanguard for the Immortal Alliance, and fight for the Immortal Alliance.

The Rakshasa lowered her eyes, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.

Wang Yulou was directly responsible for the incident, but he was physically weak and couldn't bear such a heavy burden.

Finally, it was Immortal Venerable Li who took the initiative to speak up and provided crucial support for the Heavenly Dragon Hall's Zhizhi Dragon God not to sit at the table.

"The Tianlong Hall is powerful, and we cannot easily make moves against it."

Moreover, it can kill a fierce tiger in an instant. With such strength, who would dare to try it lightly?
"So, if things really come to a head, would you, Mingcheng, be willing to fight Zhizhi the Dragon God?"

As is widely known, the Fourth Faction absorbed the Five Dragons Faction of the Immortal Alliance, which led to its current prominence.
The fourth faction, the Benevolent Heavenly Dragon Hall and the Knowing Dragon God, under the guidance of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's "three-year plan to produce results" and "building an immortal city" plan, and with the full support of the Immortal Alliance's consumption of lower-level cultivators, is about to crush the lower-level cultivators of the Four Seas Alliance.

The situation is so awkward that no one knows what the 'correct' course of action is.

The blame definitely lies with Xiao Wang.

He hadn't expected the reform cultivators recruited during the Immortal Alliance's reform era to be so formidable.
The cultivators selected and then recommended, with only a few decades of cultivation, were able to defeat the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Four Seas Alliance so badly they cried for their parents.
The battle lines absolutely cannot be pushed any further because Jade Palace Immortal Venerable dares not further deplete the core Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Four Seas Alliance.

If the core foundation-building members of the Four Seas Alliance are truly depleted, the chaotic era of the Great World will directly enter the next phase.

"There is another possibility: this may be a conspiracy by the Heavenly Dragon Hall. The fact that Zhizhi Dragon God is unwilling to have a proper talk now is because he is waiting for our Immortal Alliance to get more deeply involved."

"We've already taken the spoils of the Immortal Realm's destruction; we shouldn't continue taking risks. Fellow Daoists, don't let the current victory blind you. The consequences of going all out are extremely complex."

It was Yuehua who spoke; Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, steward of the Seven Seas Palace of the Outer Heaven, had made his move.

The mess is already littered with excrement; if it's not cleaned up soon, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will be forced to pay the price.

He has already achieved his greatest victory relative to himself, obtaining the Dao Fruit. What Jade Palace Immortal Venerable needs now is stability.

“Nothing is extremely complicated. If Bi Fang takes action, we are not in danger. If Bi Fang does not take action, we are still not in danger.”

In short, we all underestimated the advantages brought by the Immortal Alliance's reforms. Fellow Daoist Yuque did a good job; this advantage should not be wasted.

"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, you also spearheaded the war against the Four Seas Alliance. Tell me, how should our Immortal Alliance continue the fight?"

The Water God enters the game, setting the direction—how to continue the game?

Wang Yulou knew that this reflected a desire, both at the level of the Boluo Society and within the Immortal Alliance, for further betting and re-entry into the game.

Stability is possible, but that doesn't preclude acquiring another alliance like the Four Seas Alliance, and then stabilizing again.

In his position as vice leader, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not put himself in a dead end despite winning too many victories.

However, after the reform ended and he stepped down from his position as vice leader, the reform he had led, which shaped the grassroots forces of the Immortal Alliance during the reform era, used their victory forged in blood to corner the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

You presided over the reform and promised that everyone would have the right to cultivate themselves, but after you attained enlightenment, you discarded us like worn-out shoes!
Wang Yuque, this is what you owe us!
The overwhelming counterattack and the reversal of the tide pressed down on the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who had already attained enlightenment.

All eyes on the Immortal Platform were focused on Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, while Water Venerable, Azure Mountain, and Azure Bud were all eager to make their move.

The collective interest is rising again.

Wang Yulou looked at Luosha and asked.

"Demon Emperor, do you think our Fourth Faction should support the Immortal Alliance in continuing its war with the Four Seas Alliance?"

Old Deng, stop pretending. I can't resolve the conflicts between the Five Dragons Sect and the Heavenly Dragon Hall, the Fourth Sect and the Four Seas Alliance, and the overall interests and factional interests of the Immortal Alliance. You have to clean it up for me!

Even though the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has attained enlightenment, he still has to clean up Cui Baihao's messes because interests are interdependent, and his and Old Cui's interests are even very much aligned.

Rakshasa is already a top-tier immortal, but she still has to clean up after Jade Palace Immortal for the same reason.

"I'll just say one thing—the Immortal Alliance shouldn't take the lead anymore; it's unnecessary."

Winning by a little is a win, but winning too much will backfire.

You are pressuring Wang Yulou today because Wang Yulou is weak.

But the fourth faction is not weak and can help him withstand the backlash.

The waters of the Immortal Alliance are as deep as the waters of the vast world.

If you win by a little more, Tianlong Hall will definitely make a move. Water Venerable, that's enough.

When the backlash from the heavens and earth crushes the Immortal Alliance, we will all be like drifting duckweed.

The Demon Emperor proposed a new idea, and his work was very skillful.

Winning can lead to losing!

Even after attaining enlightenment, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was still winning, winning and winning, until finally, the winners started to lose.

The backlash is not a threat, but rather an objective possibility without a concrete form.

Rakshasa's idea of ​​"turning victory into defeat" is quite thought-provoking. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's winnings are still too much of a win. Considering the unlucky victories of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the lowly beasts on the Immortal Platform can indeed have a very direct feeling about it, and for a moment they fell silent.

However, beneath the surface of the turbulent currents, there are undercurrents.

Yuehua firmly stated her price.

"Eighty! That's the lowest I can go; I'm saving your life!"

However, the Jade Palace Immortal's answer was even more resolute.

"Two strands, that's impossible. If all else fails, I'll pretend to be a turtle's grandson, I'll surrender to the Rakshasa or the Bifang, and become their beast of burden!"

Even after winning so many times, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was actually helpless.

What can I do?
At worst, he'd just become a beast of burden; he's not going to be taken advantage of and let Yuehua fleece him like a fool.

"Wang Yulou, have you no shame? I've put on this act for so long, built up this reputation for so long, and I'm only offering you eighty strands of celestial essence to save you? That's already a friendly price, a fellow Daoist price, an ally price!"

Yuehua never expected Wang Yulou to be so stubborn and stingy. In order to get a higher price, Yuehua used all sorts of terms like "friendship," "fellow Daoists," and "allies" so quickly that she was practically shouting, "We're all family, place your order now!"

"Two strands, I told you, there can't be more."

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable already has enough debts on his backside. He has to consider whether there is any future for his path to becoming an Immortal Venerable if he continues to owe so much.

Issuing IOUs is a sign of strength, but if you do it too often, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will truly be a fool.

"You can't possibly be content to be a beast of burden, Wang Yulou. Do you really want to be ridiculed for thousands, even tens of thousands of years?"

Left with no other option, Yuehua resorted to provocation.

However.
'It's okay. I've endured so much hardship and humiliation all these years, I'm used to it, and sometimes I even feel a sense of security.'

On the contrary, after attaining enlightenment, one suffers daily hardships and torment; the path is incredibly difficult. Perhaps finding a powerful patron and working like a slave would be more comfortable.

I'm sorry, old sister-in-law, but I, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, have my own reasons for being here.

As a newly enlightened cultivator, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable not only possesses, but also has a wealth of experience in serving as a beast of burden.

'You little thief, two strands it is, give them to me now!'

"I'll pay you back later."

On the Immortals Platform, Yuehua, who felt she might have fallen from first to second place in personification, took a deep breath, and instantly, everyone's eyes were on her again.

A persona is really important. Yuehua has cultivated a reliable persona for so long, so of course everyone will give her some respect and listen to what nonsense she has to spout.

The bargaining between her and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was extremely fast, completed in an instant, so no one has offered their opinion yet after Rakshasa.

Yuehua's brows furrowed solemnly, and her tone was somewhat worried.

"I don't entirely agree with what Fellow Daoist Rakshasa said. When you can win, you should charge forward instead of worrying about this or that."

However, we agree on one point: after all, the situation can never be completely ideal.

Given the current situation, is it necessary for the Immortal Alliance to risk seeking further victories when they have already won so much?
Wait a minute. If the Four Seas Alliance's defeat in the war is an opportunity, other forces will naturally step in.

We are right next to the Four Seas Alliance; by then, it will be too late for us to make our move.

Don't be a pioneer, don't take risks, go with the flow—that's the safest approach, and the only way to win steadily.

It sounds like Yuehua's idea was just to postpone the problem, but it was actually a way to relieve the pressure that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had to immediately withstand.

When all the top powers start attacking the Four Seas Alliance, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can actually win relatively steadily as well.

Although absolute safety is no longer an option, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has already won so many battles. He can't really treat his opponents like air and his allies like idiots, can he?
Just like Yuehua, she clearly wanted to save Yuque Immortal Venerable, and she would have saved him even if he hadn't given her a single penny (she was the one who pulled Yuque Immortal Venerable into the Outer Heaven), but Yuque Immortal Venerable still gave her two strands of the essence of the cave heaven.

This is how you show respect to your allies; giving a little something won't hurt you.

As for those who consider whether cutting eighty strands into two strands will damage their relationship, they basically have no chance of reaching the level of "turning victory into defeat" of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

With differing opinions, the debate on the platform of immortals went on for a long time before finally reaching an inevitable decision.

The outcome, of course, was that the idea of ​​disagreeing with the immediate escalation of the war prevailed.

Between the old guard's desire for stability and their desire to win, the desire for stability ultimately prevailed.

The reason is simple: the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's ability to turn extremes into losses is not fake.

In this chaotic era, the Immortal Alliance has already won a wave of victories, so it's best to play it safe now.

We've come back to that old flirt Qingrui's saying, "You have to win to lose."

Would you dare laugh at Qingrui for being a clown?
Nobody dares!
His consciousness returned from the Immortal Ascension Platform to the front lines, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable noticed that there was an extra person in the temporary hall.

Just as Chu Ran was nodding, Rakshasa's voice transmission came.

"What's so great about that damn immortal city? Come see me."

It's best to hand over the war to someone else, preferably a Purple Mansion directly under the Immortal Alliance to take the blame; Kingsoft would be a good choice.

Just one word: Lose. Lose for a few years straight before we talk about anything else.

A resounding victory disrupted the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation rhythm and left Rakshasa utterly humiliated.

The Five Dragons Gang and the remnants of the Purple Extreme Sword Sect within the Fourth Faction have put the Demon Emperor in a difficult position.

The Demon Emperor summoned him; there was nothing he could do.

Having accepted the spiritual materials sent by Chu Ran, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't have time to say much to his Daoist partner before flying directly towards the Rakshasa Kingdom.

In the blink of an eye, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable disappeared, leaving Chu Ran standing there bewildered, not even having a chance to say a word to her Immortal Venerable partner.

There was no time to spare for the carefully prepared offerings, the yearning for the future, or the longing for the long-lost Daoist companion.

There was no other way; the big boss had just personally cleaned up the mess for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and he had done it quite diligently.

This is, of course, a genuine act of kindness, not a forced gift.

The Demon Emperor's kindness is different from Yuehua's kindness, and I dare not owe it to him indiscriminately.
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It was still that same dilapidated and desolate place, and Xiao Wang was instantly teleported to the Demon Emperor's dojo.

Upon arriving, Rakshasa immediately launched into a barrage of insults.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Endless lifespan, what's your hurry?
Between immortals, cultivation and competition often involve hundreds of years of tug-of-war and strategic planning. What's the rush for you?

Urgent! And then what? Being forced to go to the front lines as expendable supplies, what's the point?

Take it slow, will it kill you to go slower?

The elder brother's greeting was very kind, and Xiao Wang was not embarrassed at all, he just lowered his head and replied.

"Yu Lou knows her mistake."

There was nothing he could do; he was winning all the way to the point where he almost lost. Who would have thought that?
It can only be said that after attaining enlightenment, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable underestimated his influence as an Immortal Venerable when setting the 'three-year' period, the 'construction of the Immortal City', and the 'rewards for every merit'.

Those 'Glory Purple Mansions' he pulled up to the top played the role of flag bearers to the fullest extent.

The lower-level cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, who were empowered during the reform era, saw the brutal war presided over by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable as the last chance for the Immortal Alliance after the reforms had subsided.

Sadly, they weren't wrong.

Therefore, they used blood and death to bring Jade Palace Immortal Venerable a wave of victory that he could not contain.

The world of cultivation is cruel and harsh. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's salvation can only save a small number of people, and countless people fight tooth and nail for that small chance.
"So, can you now feel the benefits of my plan to send you to other worlds to cultivate?"

You surely understand that moving to a less stressful place would be very suitable for your spiritual needs at this stage.

Within this vast world, top-tier forces are clustered together, and various powerful figures exert pressure on you, making it impossible for you to be carefree. In fact, even winning can turn into losing.

Ha, winning can lead to losing; it's laughable, pathetic, and terrifying.

Let's move to a different place and properly accumulate two thousand years of experience.

When you come back, you won't be afraid of being bullied like that again.

I won't treat you unfairly—crossing boundaries is the invincible path; in that other world, you'll reign supreme.

(End of this chapter)