Shangyuque

Chapter 293 The Inevitable Desperate Situation: A Prodigy Emerging from the Cruelest World of Cultivation (1.07 views, requesting monthly votes)
Crossing boundaries is the invincible path; you'll reign supreme in that new world.

This is roughly equivalent to saying, "Come to northern Myanmar! Although it's remote, plagued by warlords, and has unstable electricity, there are high-paying jobs here that can earn you 50,000 a month."

Great opportunity, lots of money, come quick!

But a very simple truth is, why should Rakshasa, who isn't a great philanthropist who has cultivated for nine lifetimes, give such a good opportunity to someone else?
"Demon Emperor, stop trying to fool me. Let's be honest. I'm sincere too."

Xiao Wang stared longingly at the Demon Emperor, hoping that the amount of nonsense in his words would be less.

Keep it simple, keep it simple, keep your way of speaking simple.

"Are you sincere? Your first master, Hongmei, was turned into something unrecognizable by you; your second good master, Zhou Fujiao, died without a burial place; and your third good master, Mangxiang, was just a nobody. He was the one who was truly unlucky."

Wang Yulou, your reputation in the world is comparable to Qingrui's—basically nonexistent.

I dare to use you, so you should cherish this opportunity.

Don't even think about asking for a price; the vast world is your dead end.

A dead end is a dead end; change is the only way to make a move.

You gave me a chance to change before, and now I'm returning the favor. We have a basis for cooperation.

No wonder they can become top-tier immortals. You're given a chance to risk your life and you're expected to be grateful. You do nothing and end up owing Rakshasa three buckets of gratitude. What a load of crap.

"What I mean by 'the vast world' is my dead end."

Or rather, when did the vast universe cease to be a dead end for me?
During the Qi Induction stage, I wasn't allowed to cultivate much. During the Qi Refining stage, I had to be humble and hypocritical in order to establish my foundation. After establishing my foundation, I fought for decades for the opportunity to reach the Purple Mansion stage.

To prove this golden elixir of immortality, he even risked his life.

Your Majesty, along the way, there are many things I have not been able to do perfectly.

This has nothing to do with my abilities. I am the number one prodigy of this era in this vast world. You want me to work for you, yet you say I bring bad luck to my predecessors.

Yu Lou only wanted to ask one question: Is it really necessary for you to compare yourself to those worthless scoundrels?

At this point, Xiao Wang stopped pretending. After all, he had become a Venerable One, so what was there to hide?
When it's time to ask for a price, you have to ask for a hefty one.

“Even though the journey has been so difficult, I have now attained enlightenment. Don’t try to scare me with the difficulty of the road. I’ve already overcome dead ends, so what’s a little more danger?”

Rakshasa Old Dog: Go, child, this is a rare opportunity. Say thank you and I'll send you to be my slave.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable: What's with all this and that? It may be difficult, but I'm not afraid. Don't treat this alliance as a favor!
They hardly talk about loyalty anymore. What is loyalty? Everyone here is enlightened and understands it.

It's just one part of the game, but this part doesn't apply to them, the Golden Core Immortals.

You can't expect two fighting armies to resolve a conflict like kindergarten children do, with a salute and a handshake.

It's absurd to say that the two generals' unwillingness to "salute and shake hands" resolves the issue because they weren't obedient enough—isn't that a complete joke?
Old Luo didn't expect Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to be so tough, completely fearless, and his attitude in demanding prices was so skillful.

'Do you really have to compare yourself to those worthless scoundrels?'
Rakshasa wanted to say he hadn't compared, but that explanation would make him seem anxious—disgusting!
But it has to be this disgusting Deng that's worth investing in. If it were someone easier to manipulate, Russia might let him go, but when he'd be brought back is another matter entirely.

It's entirely possible that they'll say something like, "I see you have potential, so I'll reward you with 30,000 years of dedication to my supreme position."

"What do you know? You're just a latecomer to the Golden Core stage, and you've been lucky for a hundred years, so you think you've seen through everything."

Wang Yulou, you're too young; you're oversimplifying the problem!

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is tough, Rakshasa Old Dog is pretentious; these two scoundrels are evenly matched, neither wanting to easily reveal their needs.

Do you know why the winnowing basket can be used to distinguish between Golden Immortals and Celestial Immortals?
you do not know!

Do you know how old the Wuji Dao Master, the number one person in the Great Heaven and Earth before Bifang, was when he died?

you do not know!

Do you know when the King of No Fixed Dharma, the number one person in the Great Heaven and Earth, died?

You don't know either!
Wang Yulou, you know nothing.

If this were the world 70,000 years ago, with my current cultivation level, I would be the number one person in that world.

You dare to be arrogant with me? What right do you have? You think those rules are useful? But if I kill you now, there will be no consequences.

This is utter nonsense! What exactly constitutes a genius?
I have countless geniuses under my command, and there are dozens of them whose fighting strength is stronger than yours!
"You're over a hundred years old, yet you dare to bark at me so arrogantly? Who do you think you are?"

Applying extreme pressure, Rakshasa, Rakshasa.

Wang Yulou didn't actually feel any pressure; instead, he was thinking about what he really meant to Lao Luo.

"Your Majesty, seventy thousand years ago, with a lifespan of nearly sixty thousand years, you could be considered the strongest being in the entire world, even if you were to boast about it."

Correspondingly, the Wuji Daozhu before the Wuding Dharma King was already extremely powerful 70,000 years ago.

The upper limit of the Great Heaven and Earth has been continuously raised in the process of development from ancient methods to modern methods. The distinction between Golden Immortals and Celestial Immortals is an additional modification after the long-term continuation of the state where the difference in strength between Golden Core Immortals and Venerables was too great.

You've said so much, but you still want me to do things for you willingly.

"But Your Majesty, you yearn for supremacy, while I yearn for the Golden Immortal realm. If you don't give me the chance to become a Golden Immortal, I can't help you either." Jade Palace Immortal Venerable calmly began to raise his price.

"Haha, alright, alright, go find Bifang and see if he's willing to give you the chance to become a Golden Immortal."

Luo Yonghao didn't try to bargain; he just told the Jade Palace Immortal to get lost.

It's hard to say whether it was hurt by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's statement that "in the dimension of self-praise, he is the strongest in the Great World".

"I am the Celestial Venerable of the Fourth Faction, so of course I follow you."

Even if we don't go to any outer world, within the vast universe.

With your leadership, I also believe that the Fourth Faction will become an important participant in the future grand game of chess.

"The sticky, clingy tactic won't work," Luocha bluntly stated.

“If you lose again next time, I won’t help you. Your value has already been exhausted in the process of attaining enlightenment.”

Your past foundation cannot support your cultivation after reaching the Golden Core stage, at least not under the current competitive intensity.

Wang Yulou, being stubborn won't solve anything.

Stubbornness won't solve anything, so why are you telling me all this?
The interaction between Jade Palace Immortal and Rakshasa Old Dog is just like a blind date. They are clearly talking about interests, but Old Dog insists on mixing in feelings.

You should be grateful for the opportunity I'm giving you, and you should be extremely grateful to me for taking over your worth, since you're already a worthless asset.

Bullshit!

The idea that circumstances are stronger than people doesn't exist in the world of cultivation. Even though Bifang is strong enough, he still has to bow down to circumstances.

The good thing about the quagmire is that it forces those whose power has reached a certain extreme to check and balance each other because of their fear of the ultimate power.

Neither the Bo Luo Society nor the Bi Fang Society dared to say they could win, so what gives you, Luo Sha, the confidence to be so confident?
Ordinary yet confident!

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's confidence was a bargaining tactic. Both Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Rakshasa understood that this confidence alone could not immediately change reality.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's use of confidence as a strategy is not problematic, but your Rakshasa confidence is truly stubbornness.

You're already at the very top of the table, and you're still arguing with the Jade Palace Immortal about such petty gains? You're being so pathetic.
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Moonflower reduced the price from eighty strands to two strands, which was because Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was weak and shameless.

As the leader of your faction and the one who raised the flag, what are you being stingy about?
When did the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable become stingy with his Jade Generals again?

If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable truly has no value, then you can simply tell him to get lost.

Rakshasa Paradise is your own paradise. You don't even need to lift a finger; with a thought, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will promptly disappear.

So why not just get rid of Wang Yulou?
It’s so hard to guess.

"Your Majesty, I apologize for my presumption. You are right, but I still want to try and see what happens."

In the end, Xiao Wang gave up on his compromise negotiations with Luocha.

If he still has to be a dog after becoming a celestial being, without any composure, then the rank of celestial being is far too low.

The number of immortals in the vast universe is only a mere thousand.

The Immortal Alliance has only 145 Immortal Venerables—and the actual number is even fewer.

Correspondingly, the actual number of Golden Core cultivators in the Great Heaven and Earth may not even be a thousand.

The number of immortals in the fourth faction is less than twenty.

If Rakshasa wants to play, then so be it. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable doesn't believe he's so tasteless and lowly that anyone could replace him.

"Yu Lou, please wait."

Old Luo managed to keep Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in the end. He frowned and cursed.

"You're too calculating; you'll suffer the consequences sooner or later!"

Faced with the oppressive power of a top-tier immortal, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable calmly spoke, expressing his feelings.

Sooner or later, sooner or later, time is the most wonderful thing, Your Majesty.

The things you worry about are none of my concern.

In fact, the difference between a Golden Immortal and a Celestial Immortal is something I won't be concerned about for thousands of years.

I kept winning and winning until I lost; my skills were just too weak.

We're not competitors. If I improve my skills, you'll be more at ease in the future, and you won't suffer any losses.

The immortals are playing a game about an unresolved future, but it's pointless for Rakshasa to threaten the little king with the future, the past, and the increasingly stagnant state of the world.

He needs tomorrow and the day after tomorrow before he can have the day after that and only then can he have a future.

The unresolved issues that Rakshasa saw were not the unresolved issues that Wang Yulou was most worried about.

Based on this level of strategic maneuvering, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strategy ultimately proved effective, which can be seen as the ultimate expression of 'balancing short-term and long-term benefits'.

Balancing strengths and weaknesses doesn't mean always considering both. In this round of fighting against the Rakshasa, Xiao Wang completely abandoned the strengths and only focused on the weaknesses.

is it wrong?
That's right!

Winning is the answer; as for whether we can continue to win in the future—we need a future first.

Yes, Rakshasa is very powerful, a top-tier Golden Core cultivator and faction leader, who seems qualified to control the fate of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

In reality, as an old leader, Rakshasa also needs to invest in the younger generation. He doesn't have the attitude of "I'm strong, so I can show off and treat the younger generation like slaves, slapping their left cheek after their right"—there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Those who can attain the Golden Core stage in this damned environment of the Great Heaven and Earth, every single one of them, is a genius.
The Rakshasa made this up; Wang Yulou wouldn't give a damn, he wouldn't accept a drop of water, and he looked down on Donglai.

Okay, so where will he find allies?
Who will he choose as an ally?

Should I support a few 'Mila's' myself?

joke!

Yes, Wang Yulou lacked strength, he achieved enlightenment late, and he had great ambition.

But does having strong abilities and achieving success early mean having smaller ambitions?
Stop joking, it will only be bigger than the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!
Moreover, they might not even be satisfied with the conditions that Rakshasa offered to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Furthermore, if others are much stronger than Wang Yulou, what kind of alliance would Rakshasa and their allies form?

Wang Yulou's advantage lies in his weakness; he has no direct competition with Rakshasa.

The so-called wondrous method of controlling Golden Core Immortals is impossible to achieve in the vast world. Which of these Golden Core Immortals who have attained enlightenment is truly completely controlled by others?
They all fought their way out of prison, and when they say they'll pay any price, they're willing to make themselves the price.

If Luo wants to control anyone's actions or do good deeds, he can only do so by returning to the level of an alliance.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has enough potential and room for development, asks for a low price, and has no direct competitive relationship with Rakshasa. This is the model of a good ally.

Furthermore, Rakshasa and Wang Yulou share a tacit understanding: they will inevitably turn against each other in the future.

But this does not affect their current collaboration.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is calculating right and wrong, and so is the Rakshasa Old Dog.

Will they turn against each other in the future?

Let's do it! Who's afraid of who!

Has Xiao Wang truly overcome his fear after being tormented and frightened by the Rakshasa in various ways?

Asking all the immortals and venerable beings in heaven and earth, who among them harbors fear in their heart?
They won't accept their fate unless they're facing certain death.

This is perhaps a special kind of "my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven".

"That place is somewhat special. I discovered it a long time ago, but I haven't fully absorbed the first outer realm I've explored yet."

This new place is farther away from us, so it is difficult to develop, and the situation in this vast world has reached a critical point.

At times like these, I dare not leave for too long; if I leave even slightly for an extended period, something terrible will happen.

Sending ordinary men is fine, but Yulou, you are a promising talent.

The times create legends of geniuses, but the era of the great world is gradually sinking and dying.

That's why Mang Xiang was so outstanding back then, and was unanimously recognized by the elders of Qunxiantai and us, and presided over the reform.

On the one hand, there is a need for the era to become even more silent; on the other hand, the changes that emerge from this silence are of great importance.

You are another kind of wild elephant, with shortcomings and advantages compared to the real wild elephant.

Therefore, I'm willing to support you. Perhaps ten thousand years from now, twenty thousand years from now, my support will bear fruit; who knows?

Rakshasa finally laid his cards on the table; there was nothing more to say about the outer world, and he remained remarkably vague.

However, this bastard's judgment of Wang Yulou was pretty much the same as Wang Yulou's own expectations.

A fundamental fact is that the genuine elixirs of the Great Heaven and Earth are all of considerable value.

Shenguang and Qiu Mile were accidents, while Mangxiang was the normal case.

The severe injury to the savage elephant heralded the beginning of a chaotic era. This terrifying cause-and-effect relationship corresponds to the supreme status of the savage elephant immortal.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is also a genuine Golden Core cultivator of the Great Heaven and Earth. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is an extraordinary genius, and he could even be called the chosen one of the times.

Of course, of course, as a top-tier Golden Core cultivator, Rakshasa has no shortage of geniuses under her command; these geniuses are merely the threshold for becoming her lackeys.

However, the differences between these prodigies are so great that, compared to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who is at the level of the Chosen One of the Era, the prodigies under Lao Luo's command are somewhat unreliable.

Whoever I employ, they may—no, they will all inevitably—be disloyal in the future.

So why not use Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable holds the record for the fastest Golden Core in the history of the Great World, and he achieved his Dao in the most decadent and desolate era. We cannot deny everything about Jade Palace Immortal Venerable because of his weak strength.

"It's a little different from what I expected, but I still thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"Oh, what are you thinking?"

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you still remember the scene when Qingrui first brought me to the Basket Gathering?"

"The Immortal Alliance's reforms, by the way, ever since you took a stroll through the Bamboo Shoots Fair, the reforms of the Great Heaven and Earth have accelerated immediately."

Jade Palace Immortal shook his head and replied.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that Venerable Daoxuanhu once asked me what the cultivators at the bottom of the Great World were thinking."

Wang Yulou had already reminded him, and Luocha instantly recalled the scene at that time, and he sighed.

"Before he was even a hundred years old, he was already discussing the Dao and the heavens."

There's a reason why you attained enlightenment so quickly.

"No, Your Majesty, I see another possibility."

As times move forward, even the legends of the past inevitably suffer setbacks under the test of time.

The eternal law has never existed. For ten thousand or a hundred thousand years, ordinary people at the bottom have still followed the law of the jungle.

But for cultivators, once they reach higher realms, it's no longer just a matter of the survival of the fittest.

Within the Golden Core realm, the strong can devour the heavens and the earth, while the weak die silently, without causing a ripple.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was unaware that the divine light had been inside the Immortal King's stomach for quite some time. What he was actually lamenting were the demon gods who had perished along with the Immortal Extinction Domain.

Millions upon millions of years of accumulated experience are as fragile as a chicken egg under the influence of major trends.

Those old men who actually did it even watched the fish on the chopping board kill themselves bit by bit before they started to eat them.

Even the most formidable former heroes are nothing but prey in the surging tide of the new era.

After all, the new era is not always positive; it simply brings change, but this change is not good for everyone.

"Your Majesty, Yu Lou only sees that there is no eternal law in the world, and ancient laws have been lost, but some have been preserved."

The key is to determine which ancient methods are preserved and which new methods can become the strongest as new methods are constantly innovated.

I actually believe that my greatest value lies in proving that the cultivation world has reached a point where change is imperative.

Is it simply because of my abilities that such a small Purple Mansion can cause such a huge upheaval?
No, it's just the way things are; I'm merely riding that wave, moving a little faster.

Rakshasa fell into deep thought. It wasn't that it was stupid, but as an ancient being tens of thousands of years old, it couldn't understand this simple principle.

The key issue is that the dimensions of reality differ from different people's perspectives.

They are all cultivators, and they are all close to the truth, but their understanding of the truth is different.

Just as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said, it is precisely in these same events that we can discern the true differences between them, which is the key to understanding the changing times.

After the waves subside, what remains? What makes them stand? What does their presence signify?
It's all problems.

Even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, as the weakest latecomer, saw 'the impossible of the eternal law' from a very personal perspective.

These things, at the level of immortals, fall under the category of discussing the Dao.

From this perspective, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation path was close to the Dao, enabling him to become the fastest Golden Core cultivator in the Great Heaven and Earth, and there is a traceable lineage to follow.

Ordinary cultivators yearn for stronger methods, higher-grade spiritual objects, better magic weapons, and more powerful forces.

However, when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was in the Purple Mansion, he only cultivated the Heavenly River Escape, and he never coveted spiritual objects. He has not even started refining his natal magic weapon yet. He stepped down from the position of vice leader and distributed the Jade Palace, which he founded himself.

All these 'cultivation' practices, so different from those of ordinary cultivators, ironically cemented the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's position.

The contrasts and differences are truly thought-provoking.

There is no eternal law in this world, and ancient methods are being obsolete. So, did the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who attained enlightenment so quickly, remove the strongest method of the current era?

"There is no eternal law in this world, there is no eternal law in this world, the Great Dao is within it, Fellow Daoist Yuque, you have the potential to become a Golden Immortal."

Fellow Daoist Yuque. This is the first time a top-tier Immortal Venerable Rakshasa has treated Immortal Venerable Yuque as an equal.

"But your strength definitely needs to be improved, greatly improved."

Haha, everyone else is just pretending to be strong, or rather, pretending to be weak.

I have been practicing for so long, and I have met countless people.

Your weakness has reached a legendary level, leaving no room for pretense.

Disappear for two thousand years, and when you reappear, you will truly be a Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

As for your reward, I will support the establishment of Shengxian Immortal City and the opportunity to become a Golden Immortal. We'll talk about that when you return.

Other promises are meaningless. In the immortal city of Shengxian Prefecture, I will allow you to arrange four Purple Mansion cultivators. How about that?

Now, the question returns to the starting point—is there a hidden trap in Rakshasa's suggestion and invitation?

"Yes!" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gave his answer.

We must have confidence in our own talents, confidence in our own faction, and confidence in the world beyond our own.

Despite Rakshasa's scheme against Jade Palace Immortal, Jade Palace Immortal still agreed.

One important reason is that after confirming that "the distinction between Golden Immortals and Celestial Immortals is an additional modification after the long-term continuation of a state of excessive difference in strength," Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally gradually understood what the Boundless Dao Lord had done.

The death of Xiao Hu disgusted everyone and directly ushered in the climax of the chaotic era. However, due to the fear of the Outer Heaven and the mutual fear, the Great World fell into stability again.

But in reality, the move by the Wuji Dao Master was intended to bring the world into stability.

The cause cannot be determined, yet this is the result.

The "reform of the reckless elephant" (a metaphor for a powerful, albeit weak, leader), which involved eliminating the lower classes to create a more stable and sustainable system, was actually aimed at ensuring continued stability.

The death of Xiaohu, the threat of throwing excrement, also correspond to a stable continuation.

The matters of Wuji, Wuji, Wuji are not yet for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to ponder.

Balancing short-term and long-term goals requires a clear understanding of the balance between short-term and long-term interests, rather than blindly pursuing everything.

What he should do now is improve his strength.

At the very least, we must not fall into that pathetic, tragic, and laughable state of 'turning a win into a loss' again.

"There are still seven years left. Let's hurry up and prepare. Nothing else matters. The key is to improve our combat strength."

That's a new world I've discovered; it's hard to say whether other like-minded people are eyeing it.

But they are also inevitably trapped in the situation of the Great World at this time. In fact, although we have been talking for so long, most of my energy is still being used to monitor the Great World.

So, even if someone gets there first, don't worry, the Golden Immortal can't get there.

If it were a celestial being...

At this point, Rakshasa paused.

"The cultivators in this world are among the most pressured to survive in the endless void."

Therefore, even an ordinary Golden Core cultivator can easily become the most powerful in other worlds.

Yu Lou, you may face a powerful opponent, but remember, I have no intention of harming you.

One day, you will face a desperate situation—you must draw your sword against a stronger opponent and win the battle.

By relying on powerful forces and depending on them for support, you can achieve numerous victories, but this will not make you truly powerful.

If you were to face this hurdle in the vast天地 (heaven and earth), given the accumulation of your cultivation over the years and the unique nature of your cultivation process, you would almost certainly die.

Only by changing the world can there be a chance.

The world is vast and full of opportunities; this is your path to survival, and also the opportunity I'm giving you—don't turn your back on me. I don't need your thanks; I just hope that when you betray me in the future, you won't be so confident.

Don't forget, it was I who gave you the way forward today.

The reforms will help you attain enlightenment; I, the Rakshasa, will guide you on your path.

But the reforms destroyed many of your foundations, and I, the Rakshasa, can also cut off your path!

This is an unreasonable world of cultivation. Rakshasa gave Wang Yuque a chance, but when she did, she knew that Yuque Immortal Venerable would inevitably betray him in the future.

But you can still give it.

It's hard to describe what kind of friendship this is, but that's just how things are. Even Xiao Wang is too lazy to pretend to be loyal.

If Lao Luo cares about even this, then he really seems a bit too fragile.

In fact, not shouting "loyalty" is perhaps a way of showing respect for Luo Yonghao's wisdom and strength.

"Your Majesty, could you please arrange a celestial artifact for me, a second-grade one will suffice, and it must have a spirit that can protect me on my path?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is a genius at extorting money. So what if he is a top-tier Immortal Venerable in the Great Heaven and Earth? He will take what he deserves.

"I can give it to you, but it's useless."

When you arrive in that world, only your natal magic weapon will still work—the rules of heaven and earth have changed.

Not only are immortal artifacts useless, but they will also cause you trouble when facing the tribulations of heaven, just like you, an outsider.

Yu Lou, you are a top genius who has emerged from the most cruel world of cultivation. Wherever you go, you will rise to the top.

I trust you. "

The Inevitable Desperate Situation: Drawing Swords Against a Stronger Opponent and Winning the Battle

You are a top-tier prodigy who fought your way out of the most brutal cultivation world.

You'll rise to great heights wherever you go.

"I trust you"

That bastard Luo knows how to spur people on. After saying so much, even if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had many questions in his heart, there was no need to ask them anymore.

Because we can't get around that underlying logic.

The distinction between Celestial Immortals and Golden Immortals is not a recent phenomenon, but rather an inevitable consequence of the long-standing differentiation in strength among Golden Core Immortal Venerables.

The desolation of the world is increasing as the lifespan of the strongest beings grows.

Of course, there are still almost infinite possibilities within the Great World, but compared to the number of Golden Cores in the Great World, the number that each person can get is negligible.

Therefore, we still need to go, to seek more changes, and to make up for the lack of accumulation caused by taking shortcuts for so long.
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Two years later, the Jade Palace Immortal returned to his loyal Wunan Prefecture once again.

Inside the Treasure Hall of Nine Aperture Valley.

"Fellow Daoist Baoqiao, you've worked hard, haha, it's not easy to ask you to do this once."

Facing the Dharma form of the Treasure Aperture Immortal Venerable, he said he had worked hard, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was just being polite.

Times have changed. He is no longer the peasant who used to scare people with his life. Therefore, we should respect the treasure.

"It's alright, but Fellow Daoist Yuque should know the price I offered, right?"

The golden body of the Treasure Aperture Immortal Venerable looked like a big fat chef, his whole body was cast in spiritual gold, and when he spoke, he had a solemn and dignified appearance.

But no matter how dignified one's appearance, one still needs to make a living. Having over a hundred lovers and hundreds of children is normal. And with so much to eat and use, one naturally has to charge a fee for such services.

"Ten strands of the essence of the grotto heaven, understand? I will pay in installments, one strand every five years."

Fellow Daoist Baoqiao knows I'm also struggling. I owe so much for achieving Dao; alas, the pressure is immense.

He got it all for free; five years later, even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was no longer in the Great World.

It seems immoral, petty, untrustworthy, and tasteless.

But as I said before—don't define the Golden Core Immortal Venerable from the perspective of a mortal.

When the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable returns alive, will ten or a hundred strands still be a problem?

If taking too many strands of the essence of the cave heaven affects the foundation of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and he fails to return alive, then everything will be over!
Survival is paramount. Even after reaching the Golden Core stage and attaining the Venerable position, it's still not a time to rest easy.

Take Baoqiao as an example. It looks dignified and majestic. Relying on the special immortal stones in the Nine Aperture Valley, it has extensive connections and a great reputation within the Immortal Alliance.

However, if a top-tier Golden Core cultivator were to target him, Baoqiao and his disciples and grand-disciples would all be implicated and punished.

"I understand, I understand. How about this: one thread every eight years, settled in eighty years, how about that?"

Baoqiao was just trying to make friends; after all, helping Jade Palace Immortal Venerable refine his natal magic weapon was no difficult task.

To the Immortal Venerable Baoqiao, this thing was like a master craftsman doing a craft project for his kindergarten grandson—he held it in his hands and pinched it.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is the grandson of Treasure Aperture. This needs to be clarified, otherwise Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will once again top the popularity charts in the Five Realms Heavenly Gathering.

"Okay, my requirements are simple: leave enough redundancy, while ensuring a little bit of offense and defense, with the core being a functional aid to the cultivation of Tao."

This cauldron is my natal magic weapon. Fellow Daoist Baoqiao, the conflict between the Fourth Sect and Immortal Venerable Qingrui is just a misunderstanding. We are all comrades in the Immortal Alliance, and I trust you.

Once the matter was settled, the golden body of the treasure aperture finally moved. The golden colossus, acting as a vessel for the power of the immortal, descended from its high seat and gradually transformed into a normal human form, though it still retained its fat head and large ears.

"Haha, don't worry, I wonder what kind of magic weapon Fellow Daoist Yuque wants to refine?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable raised his hand, and a piece of purple copper was heated by spiritual fire into the shape of a small cauldron.

"I designed a cauldron myself. This is its approximate shape. Fellow Daoist Baoqiao, please take a look."

Five ears correspond to the Great Primordial Chaos, and four legs correspond to the ancient methods of earth, water, fire, and wind.
With earth, water, fire, and wind as its foundation, the five elements and their cyclical changes are derived; this foundation is sufficient.

However, how to refine the Yin-Yang ginseng into it, or how to leave room for advancement, still requires Fellow Daoist Baoqiao's guidance.

This cauldron is named the Four Extremes Primordial Yin-Yang Cauldron, which is the natal magic weapon that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable improved based on the Nine-Legged Five Spirits Cauldron.

Of course, the premise is that it can be made.

Based on earth, water, fire, and wind, and tracing back to the essence of ancient methods, it is difficult. In this era, it is extremely difficult for Xiao Deng to master this.

Based on the foundation of earth, water, fire, and wind, the transformation of the five elements into a unified cosmic cycle is even more difficult. It requires harmonizing ancient and modern methods, a level that only immortals skilled in refining the Dao can achieve.

Of course, when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable seeks out a treasure aperture to refine his natal magic weapon, he wouldn't be setting himself up for trouble—the treasure aperture most likely wouldn't dare to cause any problems.

After all, Xiao Wang was also a Xiao Deng with profound cultivation in the Dao of Refining, and he could understand the techniques and key points of refining treasures.

However, the most difficult part of the Four Extremes Primordial Chaos Two Forms Cauldron is the interaction of Yin and Yang.

The foundation of earth, water, fire, and wind is adjusted downwards; the changes of the five elements' generation and restraint in the primordial cycle are adjusted in the middle; and the interaction of Yin and Yang is adjusted upwards.

Only a top-grade magic weapon can support it, and the potential it can support is the standard potential of a celestial artifact, or even the potential of a top-tier celestial artifact that reaches the very pinnacle.

“The ancient method is the Four Extremes, the modern method is the Five Elements, the Yin and Yang are the Two Forms, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, these ten strands of celestial essence are not easy to obtain.”

Looking at the small cauldron in the hands of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Baoqiao pondered for a long time before finally speaking with emotion.

"Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. I started refining my natal magic weapon a bit late, so my requirements are naturally higher."

It's not that you're too late; you belong to the category of beings who use their limited lifespan to continuously break through the limits of the cultivation world.

The fastest Golden Core record in the entire universe is yours (this refers to the opportunity to obtain the Golden Core and the Immortal Venerable status at the Golden Core level).

The record for the weakest Golden Core cultivator in the entire universe is also yours.

The record for the latest person in the entire universe to refine their natal magic weapon is also yours.

Despite his inner complaints, Baoqiao still gave Xiao Wang face on the surface.

"It's not difficult, but there are requirements regarding the spiritual materials. It requires harmonizing eleven different properties, which also overlap and influence each other. The required sixth-grade spiritual materials are not eleven, but at least thirty-three."

Using thirty-three kinds of spiritual materials, three hundred and thirty layers of restrictions were inscribed, corresponding to three sets of interwoven affinity networks, to achieve harmony in three dimensions.

In this way, with the three foundations solidified, future advancements will shift from addition to subtraction, resulting in faster and stronger advancements.

An expert's touch is enough to tell the difference; those ten strands of celestial essence were not wasted.

Although it was just forging a magic weapon, the Treasure Aperture Immortal Venerable presented a plan for constructing an immortal artifact.

Refining the Four Extremes Primordial Yin-Yang Cauldron was just the beginning; it also helped Jade Palace Immortal Venerable reduce the pressure of future advancement and refinement.

In the practice of Tao, subtraction is certainly simpler than addition.

"Hmm, 330 is still a bit too much. Let's go with 165."

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not want his magical treasure to be completely known to others, or to be refined entirely according to the design of the treasure's aperture.

That's not appropriate.

Therefore, he proposed a relatively basic solution. In the future, he could refine it himself, changing the magical artifact's supernatural abilities and functions, as well as its potential weaknesses.

After all, back then, in intelligence gathering centers all over the world, whatever might be in Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's storage bag could be displayed and sold as intelligence.
"Haha, good, we have all kinds of spiritual materials in Nine Aperture Valley."

The spiritual materials that Fellow Daoist Yuque has prepared over the past few years can be replaced by an 'equivalent exchange'.

"Once the replacement is complete, I can start the furnace immediately. However, using only sixth-grade spiritual materials, with 165 layers of restrictions, the maximum quality will only be a mid-grade magic weapon."

Bao Qiao chuckled, not revealing Wang Yulou's little scheme—he understood.

"Okay, let's get started."

Half a month later, at the Treasure Hall of Nine Aperture Valley.

Lu Feng, along with four Nine Aperture Valley Purple Mansion cultivators, finally completed the initial refining process.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not make a move throughout the entire process; he simply stared intently, attempting to learn the Nine Aperture Valley's Dao-refining secrets.

Lu Feng wanted to accuse him of stealing the teacher's skills, but since Bao Qiao remained silent, he dared not say anything more.

"Immortal Venerable, that's enough. Please summon the Ancestor."

Seeing that the preliminary preparations were almost complete, Lu Feng respectfully reminded the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"No need, I'm watching."

The golden avatar at the head of the Treasure Hall spoke. This time, it was not an incarnation of the avatar. The Treasure Aperture Immortal Venerable directly used the divine power of the avatar method to infuse his own great power into the great avatar in the Treasure Hall.

The golden giant remained completely still, but the awe-inspiring power of its Dharma form, which made the hairs on everyone's heads stand on end, made it clear to everyone that the Immortal Venerable had indeed arrived.

The mysterious black flames extended from the Dharma form, narrowing to the size of a slender bamboo at one end of its body.

When it extended onto the embryo of the magical artifact, it transformed into a giant black hand.

Wang Yulou watched silently, understanding in his heart that this was the Dharma Image drawing upon the spiritual energy of the divine power, with Heaven and Earth praising the divine might of the Dharma Image, thus enhancing the power of the divine power and supplying it for operation.

In the Nine Aperture Valley, the Dharma form of the Treasure Aperture Immortal Venerable can easily mobilize the power of the home field, thereby achieving victory against all odds.

Similar to fortified villages in a dark and turbulent era, it was these difficult-to-handle Dharma Immortals who participated in shaping the current state of the world.

The Dharma Form Method constructs 'fortified villages' within the vast天地 (heaven and earth), while the Cave Heaven Method connects with the天地 (heaven and earth) and allows for the construction of 'fortified villages' a second time, which can be considered an enhancement of the Dharma Form Method.
For example, with Baoqiao's strength, if he were to fight Rakshasa head-on, it would be a matter of one strike, similar to how Xiaohu was treated by Rakshasa and Zhizhi Dragon God.

However, if Rakshasa or Zhizhi Dragon God were to go to the Nine Aperture Valley to exploit the treasure aperture, well, there are basically no ifs. If a fight breaks out, it will inevitably be a team-building exercise and an attempt to intimidate others with sheer power.

The mysterious black flame was something Wang Yulou couldn't identify, and Sha Bi, risking certain death, didn't bother to explain it to him.

However, under the control of the spirit fire of the Immortal Venerable Baoqiao, the Four Extremes Primordial Yin-Yang Cauldron completed the final refining process within half an hour.

This is the power of a Celestial Venerable. His disciple worked like a slave for half a month, while he himself appeared for only an hour in total, and yet he refined the magic weapon and obtained ten strands of the essence of the celestial cave.

Struggling fiercely.

With such entities participating in the magic weapon market, what can the new Purple Mansion and the new Golden Elixir use to compete with them?
This is the 'most cruel world of cultivation' that Rakshasa spoke of. No matter how skilled you are in cultivation before reaching the Purple Mansion, it's all useless.
Ten strands of the essence of the celestial cave!
No one can lower the price any further; even if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable becomes a Refining Master in the future, he won't be able to bring it down.

The mysterious black spiritual fire surged, and finally, the multicolored cauldron enveloped in the spiritual fire emitted a hum.

"Buzz!"

This was a sign that the magic weapon had been successfully made, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the bag exploded and had to be remade, it's always good to succeed on the first try.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, try the cauldron. Currently, it only possesses the power of the Four Extremes and Five Elements, corresponding to three kinds of divine abilities."

These are respectively the mobilization of the four poles, the mutual generation of the five elements, and the reversal of the five elements.

The Yin and Yang principles can only be revealed in a small part; there is no record of their supernatural powers.

If needed in the future, you can still come to me. Since attaining enlightenment, I have mastered 173 supernatural powers; choose whichever you prefer, hahaha.

As for magical artifacts, you can't expect something made from sixth-grade spiritual materials and refined into a mid-grade magical artifact through layers of restrictions to have any ability to reverse yin and yang.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cultivates water magic and possesses water and fire spiritual roots. Once the Great Primordial Chaos is replenished in the future, he will be able to connect with the two polarities and cultivate yin and yang.

At that time, why would he need the Treasure Aperture to help him refine and upgrade his natal magic weapon?
Raising his hand, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable brought the treasure cauldron to his side and used his magic power to carefully sense its condition.

Baoqiao truly lives up to its name; his disciple is no ordinary person either, having refined it to perfection.

There are certainly minor flaws, and quite a few at that.

But that's all trivial; perfection can never be achieved overnight.

To be able to harmonize so many spiritual materials to this extent is already quite remarkable.

These minor flaws, given the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's level and the unique nature of his natal magic weapon, can be resolved with a little nurturing and adjustment over three to five years.

"Excellent, excellent, this cauldron is truly remarkable. Fellow Daoist Baoqiao has put in a lot of effort."

"Haha, I trust Fellow Daoist Yuque's reputation. There's no rush for the essence of the cave heaven; we can take our time."

Xiao Deng, since you're satisfied, don't forget to pay the bill!

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I am here in this vast world, I won't run away."

Sorry, I'm going to risk my life. I'll pay you back if I come back alive.

If I can't come back, just consider it me risking my life to renege on my debt.

Xiao Wang is incredibly ruthless and uses extremely underhanded methods, but that's just how things are.

The first heavenly tribulation was drawing ever closer, and he had to run away; otherwise, he might truly be struck down and killed in each subsequent tribulation.
Transforming the cave seems like a way out, but after the transformation, what will he rely on to gain a relative advantage?
Cultivation is not just about improving your own level of spiritual attainment; you have to be faster than others.

Otherwise, you'll never surpass Old Deng!

(End of this chapter)