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Chapter 295 Once you reach the highest heavens, there's no room for you to play it safe (1.26 views, please vote)
Zhou Yingxi was also looking at the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, her beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with more of an inquisitive gaze.

She had long since lost sight of the Jade Palace Immortal's true feelings.

She had no idea what the Immortal Venerable was thinking.

Or rather, she gave herself an answer, but after thinking about it, she didn't dare to confirm whether the answer was true or false a second time.

There are no absolute, eternal laws in this world, but the underlying logic of human nature will not change.

How could Yingxi, born into a noble family, possibly keep up with the pace of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?
She is far inferior to Donglai!

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's gaze continued to move, finally landing on He Songyu.

He Songyu, the pride of the Western Sea, was the last of his disciples.

Standing in the quiet East Pole Hall, for some reason, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable suddenly thought of the West Sea and the Wind Sword Immortal of the West Sea.

He cultivated immortality, eventually reaching the position of Immortal Venerable. Looking around, he was speechless with emotion.

All the good people are dead; those who remain are ruthless and decisive.

The process of cultivation is the process of survival for the ruthless.

In the Western Sea, in order to rescue those attacked and killed by demonic beasts, everyone knew there was danger, but Feng Jianxian still stepped forward.

And so, kind, reliable, loyal, and sincere souls became the price for their repeated acts of kindness.

Even now, many people standing in the Eastern Palace are completely disloyal to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The Immortal Lord doesn't care whether they are loyal or not, but he cares about the loyal souls who have died.

Kind friends willingly chose to become the price, and those who were willing to sacrifice themselves for loyalty also died.

The Jade Palace Immortal looked around the Eastern Palace, where all the immortals stood silently, yet not one of them could be trusted.

So, in the end, we came back to that seemingly most stupid and foolish choice.

The Immortal Venerable looked at Yingxi and then spoke.

"Yingxi, it's time for you to open your Purple Mansion."

First.

Before the tribulation, the Immortal Venerable seemed to be making arrangements for his final affairs.

“Mingdu, you should open your Purple Mansion too. Old Jin’s Purple Mansion quota is on Shengxian Mountain, you can take it.”

the second.

Wang Yulou created the "714" system, in which one mountain corresponds to four Purple Mansion slots, which are four mountain guardians.

This is his cake.

Throughout history, countless geniuses have vied for the Dao Fruit. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was a latecomer, but he too is one of those on the table.

Having fought so hard for the reforms and for the Immortal Alliance, the Immortal Alliance should certainly give his Jade Palace Sect a little space to survive.

"Chu Ran."

Wang Yulou did not continue speaking, because a drop of water suddenly appeared beside him.

The goddess descended to earth, her ethereal beauty as fair as jade, and even the Eastern Palace seemed to brighten up a bit.

'I asked you how you're going to survive the tribulation, and you changed the subject. Now you're acting like you're making your final arrangements. What are you really thinking?'

The Water Immortal's tone was quite serious. Wang Yulou's current behavior was like a young wife throwing a tantrum, completely inexplicable.

"Fifteen plus four, two more to the Jade Palace, making twenty-one Purple Mansions."

Among them, ten are formal Purple Mansion masters, and eleven are secondary Purple Mansion masters. How about that?

Jinshan, Hansong, Fuyan, and Kongkong are the four guardian deities under the Jade Palace Gate.

Correspondingly, there are also their six Purple Mansion followers, which means that the first three will each have a Purple Mansion spot, and the remaining three Purple Mansions from Miaofeng Mountain will be recruited into the Dongji Sect.

This is the ten people. In order to bring in this powerful reinforcement, Wang Yulou has pushed himself to the point where there is almost no cake left to share.

Cui Baihao, Wang Yaohai, Bailu, and others wanted to open the Purple Palace.

Zhou Yingxi, Qin Churan, Jin Mingdu, and others should also be given the opportunity to open their Purple Mansion.

The remaining five spots are definitely not enough to go around.

Within the Jade Palace Sect, a vassal of the Eastern Pole Sect, two were dealt with, and Wang Yulou supported them himself.

Within the '714' system, four cases were resolved on Shengxian Mountain, bringing the total to twenty-one, including those mentioned earlier.

However, it would not be appropriate to fully activate the Purple Mansion, so in the end there were still only ten people with formal Purple Mansion.

The issue of quotas is indeed complicated. Even when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, he couldn't understand it for many years.

I understand it now, but it's still incredibly difficult.

'I'm not as petty as you think, but isn't your immediate priority the tribulation? Or are you trying to force me by acting like you're settling your affairs?'

Dripping Water was really annoyed. Wang Yulou's actions were actually a form of coercion.

No, the reform has ended, and the war is about to end.

I just want to give my men a way out, that's all.

Once you reach the position of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, there are no longer any simple, beautiful, or comfortable methods of practice.

does not exist.

Complex problems have no simple solutions, and arduous practice calls for painful choices.

Did the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable not realize that his actions would cause trouble for the Dripping Water Immortal Venerable?
This is even a drop of water bearing the cost for Wang Yulou!
With more Purple Mansions in the Eastern Pole Sect, the hearts of the sect members will become more scattered, which is not a good thing for Di Shui!
Nevertheless, before leaving the Great World, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had to distribute a wave of Purple Mansions to his core subordinates.

Otherwise, when he returns, we will face a situation where there is no one available.

The immortal lamented that those who remained were all ruthless and decisive, but ironically, he himself was also such a person.

'I support you, but I'm more worried about your tribulation. Wang Yulou, I support you in achieving enlightenment, I support you in establishing your sect, and I support you in arranging your subordinates.'

But if you die under the lightning, it will be a betrayal of my trust. I want you to live!

Once again, Drip Water helped Jade Palace Immortal Venerable bear the cost. It is an ideal situation for sunk costs not to participate in major decisions, but her sunk costs are too great.

At least the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was willing to adhere to the bottom line of ten formal Purple Mansions, sigh.
"Greetings, Water Immortal!"

Upon seeing the dripping water arrive, the disciples of the Jade Palace Sect hurriedly bowed and paid their respects.

The little fish didn't speak, but simply nodded calmly.

Kim Myung-do guessed a lot of things, but she didn't dare to say much and just shrank into a corner of the crowd.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is very powerful, but the Eastern Pole Sect does not belong to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable alone. In fact, the path of these Daoist partners depends on the whims of Water Drop Immortal Venerable.

If you choose a partner with lofty ambitions, you must accept the consequences.

He could choose Zhou Yingxi or Jin Mingdu back then, and he can choose his own ambitions today.

So, is it still possible to open the Purple Mansion?
After opening the Purple Mansion, does one have to humbly submit to a drop of water for thousands or tens of thousands of years?

Kim Myung-do dared not think about these things.

At this moment, she actually resembled Yingxi more.

Those who advance by chance are ultimately weak in the face of real pressure and the fear at the very top.

This kind of weakness cannot be solved by saying "My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven"; it exists objectively.

The absolute power disparity creates an absolute inequality that no one can ignore.

"Chu Ran, you, Yao Hai, and Xue Wu are all people from the Dripping Water Cave."

Therefore, you can only open the second-tier Purple Mansion. You will remain in the Jade Palace Sect, and Jianjia will also remain in the Jade Palace Sect.

Jing Jianjia looked up in disbelief. She hadn't expected that her opportunity to awaken her Purple Mansion would come so easily.

Although according to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's wishes, he would only be a second-rate Purple Mansion like Qin Churan, this was already a huge blessing.

Attaining enlightenment is not something that can be achieved simply by having talent or making contributions.

There are countless geniuses in this vast world. Even the most outstanding genius in Wunan Prefecture, like Li Haikuo, would have to endure four hundred years before he could finally get his chance.

As for those like Yi Zouri who fought desperately on the front lines, countless people died before one or two could even make it into the ranks of the second-tier Purple Mansion.

Jing Jianjia was just an ordinary prodigy, but in the end, she managed to benefit from the aftershocks of the times.

Cui Baihao was also shocked, because he quickly deduced the true distribution mechanism from the words of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

He didn't understand the quotas for ten formal Purple Mansions and eleven secondary Purple Mansions, but he did understand that Zhou Yingxi's opening was definitely a formal Purple Mansion, and the 'Old Jin' that Jin Mingdu followed was Jin Shan, who was one of the Four Vajras along with Master Kongkong.

It is highly likely that Jin Mingdu opened the Purple Mansion, which also corresponds to the fact that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable listed Qin Churan, Jing Jianjia and others separately later.

The Four Vajra, the Three Purple Mansions of Miaofeng Mountain, Zhou Yingxi, and Jin Mingdu—these are the nine formal Purple Mansions.

Cui Baihao's achievements, status, seniority, and factional contributions are clearly far superior to those of Jing Jianjia and Wang Yaohai.

Therefore, it seems, possibly, probably, or even impossible, that I have the opportunity to formally ascend to the Purple Mansion.
Just as Cui Baihao was wavering, Wang Yulou finally called on him.

"Old Cui, you, Mingdu, and Yingxi should cultivate diligently at the Eastern Pole Sect."

Inside the East Pole Hall, the cultivators' breathing suddenly became louder.

Nepotism is not a problem, and it's even less of a problem for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to arrange for his close Daoist partners first. Everyone accepts this rule, after all, they are also part of the "family," it's just that they are not "family" with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in bed.

To everyone's surprise, the Immortal Venerable was so generous that he directly granted Cui Baihao a formal Purple Mansion status.
Many things don't need to be said explicitly; Old Cui had already started playing while crying.

"enough."

Wang Yulou raised his hand and used his magic to pull Old Cui up, then continued.

"Yao Hai, Xue Wu, and Song Yu will all stay in the Dongji Sect. Xiao Bai, you will go to Shengxian Mountain to guard the mountain."

Finally, there is one more spot.

The Four Vajra, along with the other three from Miaofeng Mountain—Yingxi, Mingdu, Cui Baihao, Wang Yaohai, Zhang Xuewu, and He Songyu—are the thirteen Jade Palace disciples of the Eastern Pole Sect.

Qin Churan and Jing Jianjia stayed in the Jade Palace, which was a vassal of the Eastern Extreme Sect.

Bai Lu, Wang Yulou's core subordinate, was sent by him to Shengxian Mountain.

At this point, all ten official Purple Mansion positions have been filled, and six of the eleven secondary Purple Mansion positions have been allocated.

Of the five remaining spots, two are for Fuyan and Hansong, and two are for Yu Hongdou and Chuanjiangyue.

Wang Yulou provided all the resources for the two Daoist couples' cultivation. They had left their original sect and no longer received the corresponding offerings from the Immortal Alliance.

However, Wang Yulou could still afford this amount of resources—the four guardians of Shengxian Mountain requested a formal Purple Mansion, but Wang Yulou directly crossed the line, using their nominal Purple Mansion request to create a secondary Purple Mansion quota for his own faction.

The provisions for the four Purple Mansion guardians were entirely distributed by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. (Dividing two thousand Purple Mansions into 30% is not a large amount of profit.)
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable ultimately did not fully keep his promise. After setting up the Dripping Water trap, he also snatched Old Jin's Purple Mansion quota and used a second-class Purple Mansion quota to fool Han Song and Fu Yan.

How should I put it? He's starting to look like a Golden Core Immortal.

What's even more subtle is that, since Qin Churan, Zhang Xuewu, and Wang Yaohai are all from the Dripping Water Cave, Dripping Water Immortal Venerable and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable have achieved a delicate balance in a certain sense.

Eighteen to eighteen. That's brilliant.

This tactic of advancing first and then retreating, then advancing again, had completely exhausted Xiaoyu, leaving her speechless as she looked at Wang Yulou.

As for?
You treat me like a mortal enemy, don't you?

In fact, Drip was quite certain that Wang Yulou was testing him.

If I don't fully support Wang Yulou, Wang Yulou will most likely do something irregular within the '714' system to resolve the Purple Mansion problem of his disciples.

However, in the future, his position in Wang Yulou's heart will become even more purely that of an ally.

very tired.

Xiao Wang, you don't know, I can't even fill all fifteen spots. You can just tell me and use my spot to solve your problem.

Of course, this was just something she was thinking to herself; if she were to actually make such a suggestion, she would feel uncomfortable.

"I have one last Purple Mansion spot left, and I'll reserve it for the future."

"Those who make great contributions to the Eastern Pole Sect in the future may be granted a second-grade Purple Mansion."

All four Purple Mansion slots at Shengxian Mountain belong to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but under the '714' system, Purple Mansions opened by crossing the line can only be second-class Purple Mansions.

There is a Purple Mansion level, but the issue of resources is quite complicated. The Immortal Alliance provides resources for those in office, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wants to embezzle these resources.

There was nothing that could be done about it—July 14th was an edict of grace applied to the level of the Immortal Platform, not to the Purple Mansions.

Its purpose is to enhance the rotation and iteration of the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansions, rather than creating nineteen more Purple Mansions out of thin air (seven in seven cities, eight in four sects, and four in the Immortal Mountains).

However, since Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was assigned to Shengxian Mountain, he had the opportunity to use this platform to establish four secondary Purple Mansions.

This is against the rules, extremely against the rules, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is an Immortal Venerable, and anyway, there are still seven cities and four sects, which correspond to fifteen Purple Mansions, so the front line of Shengxian Mountain will not collapse.

In short, after much maneuvering, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally managed to squeeze out a second-class Purple Mansion spot, which he could even keep to reward merit.

This is already a great supernatural power; no one has the right to ask the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to do more.

What do you think of the most anthropomorphic golden elixir in the universe?

"Brother, could we have the last spot with the Wang family?"

Yu An asked telepathically.

"It's meant for the Wang family, but I can't say it outright. The Water Immortal will arrange things in the future, so you can rest assured."

Wang Yulou gave a calm and composed reply.

Bai Lu, Cui Baihao, Wang Yaohai, Jing Jianjia, and He Songyu, a group of relatively 'outsiders,' took advantage of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's influence to become members of the Purple Mansion. Naturally, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hoped to give the Wang family a chance.

Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. During the early stages of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation, the Wang family gave him the possibility and a high starting point to reach where he is today. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was certainly aware of these things.

Inside the Eastern Palace, after everyone had paid their respects to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and distributed gifts, Dripping Water spoke.

"The Eastern Pole Sect has not been established for long. In the future, even a secondary Purple Mansion may have a chance to become a true Purple Mansion."

You must work diligently, especially those of you who have been assigned to Shengxian Mountain. The seven cities, one mountain, and four sects have brought increased benefits.

Our Eastern Pole Sect is located right next to Shengxian Mountain, and we also control the appointment of four mountain guardians. Responsibility, opportunity, and benefit are all intertwined. Whether you can advance further depends on your own destiny.

Little Fish is expressing her support for the arrangements made by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's actions integrated the Shengxian Mountain and Dongji Sect systems. The six extra second-class Purple Mansion positions he wanted corresponded to two rightful Jade Palace Sect positions, as well as the second-class Purple Mansion positions 'created by skirting the rules' using four Shengxian Mountain guardian positions.

That's against the rules, that's forcing it!
This is also why it's hard to refuse a drop of water.

With so many cultivators in the Jade Palace, who are also important assistants to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in his path to enlightenment, and a vassal force of the Eastern Pole Sect, it's not unreasonable for them to ask for two second-class Purple Mansion slots.

Shengxian Mountain was an incremental achievement created by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable himself. It was a reward from the Immortal Alliance for his contributions in the 'Immortal Alliance-Four Seas Alliance' war, as well as for constructing the '714' group of Immortal Platforms' hierarchical distribution model.

This was an increase created by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable himself, and Drop of Water had no reason to refuse it.

Furthermore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cleverly used three Water Drop Heavenly Realm experts of the second rank to balance the power between the two, which showed even more respect.

However, the Dongji Sect system and the Shengxian Mountain system are integrated, and they only exert their influence among the disciples of the Jade Palace Sect. Bai Lu is the only one who is confirmed to serve in Shengxian Mountain for a long time.

Regardless of what Han Song and Fu Yan choose, allowing their followers to receive the resources for the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage of the Second-Class Purple Mansion in the Eastern Pole Sect or Shengxian Mountain will not affect the overall situation—you cannot betray them just because the Immortal Venerable only gave you half the reward. At least the Immortal Venerable gave you half, which means he allocated you a Second-Class Purple Mansion position, which is already quite human-like.

The key to the overall situation lies with Bai Lu, the chief steward.

The whereabouts of the number one disciple of the Jade Palace Sect corresponds to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's backup plan—to prevent himself from returning with no foundation left.

Who knows what the future holds? Although Xiaobai is useless, she is the first follower of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

If Jade Palace Immortal Venerable becomes a leading Golden Immortal, or even a top-tier Immortal Venerable, then Xiao Bai will still be alive.

Then she truly has a chance to attain the Golden Elixir without pain—this is not a joke or a possibility, but an inevitability once the conditions are met.

In this respect, she has an even greater chance than Zhou Yingxi, Jin Mingdu, and others.

With Xiaobai managing things within Shengxian Mountain for a long time, Shengxian Mountain could become a kind of vassal of the Dongji Sect, or even a complete vassal of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

At the same time, by taking advantage of the independence of the '714' system, which belongs to the Immortal Alliance and obeys the orders of the Immortal Platform, this vassal can also prevent being excessively influenced by the Eastern Extreme Sect.

It's like a very special 'safe zone'!
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable naturally trusted his allies, the Fourth Faction, and the Demon Emperor. This had nothing to do with moral standards, but rather with self-interest.

But he must have a backup plan in case he loses all his foundation in the future.

He didn't want to experience the same lesson from the West Sea again.
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half year later.

The epic battle between the Immortal Alliance and the Four Seas Alliance is finally coming to an end.

The celestial chariot of Donglai Immortal Venerable landed at the Dongji Sect, and the core command center at the front line was also moved to the Dongji Sect fortress, following in the footsteps of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Donglai Immortal Venerable.

"Your fortress is not bad, it's somewhat resembling the Thirteen Caves of Chongshan."

The Thirteen Caves of Chongshan take advantage of the natural terrain, while this fortress is a defensive core built entirely by human intervention.

Excellent, very good.

Inside the Jade Palace Dojo at the top of the Eastern Pole Sect, the young Taoist boy-like incarnation of Donglai was having a tiff with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Not knowing what brought him here, the Jade Palace Immortal was not in a hurry.

"Haha, it looks ugly, but it has many advantages."

The cost of the formation alone is much less compared to sects with larger mountain gates.

The overall response speed during defense is much faster.

Fellow Daoist Donglai, if you have time, you can visit Junling Pavilion in the north. Fellow Daoist Beishan has gradually transformed his original sect into the Dongji Sect.

However, the Eastern Pole Sect's fortress was built later, while the Junling Pavilion was constructed by carving into the mountain, resembling a later version of the Thirteen Caves of Chongshan.

At the eastern end of Shengxian Prefecture, there are three sects: Dongji Sect is located in the center, and Junling Pavilion is to the north.

The Northern Mountain Immortal Venerable of Junling Pavilion is a mountain spirit who has attained enlightenment. He is a powerful demon god with 20,000 years of cultivation and is also a member of the Fourth Sect.

"Yu Lou, you know how to manage a household."

There's just one thing: you still owe my senior brother and me 120 strands of the essence of the grotto-heaven.

The tribulation is coming in a little over a year, and we're all worried you won't make it through.

Just tell me, do you have confidence or not?

Donglai was a straightforward person. He kept his senior brother's advice in mind and said what he meant. He told Wang Yuque not to answer questions and to try to give vague answers.

"Yes, as for those one hundred and twenty strands of celestial essence..."
Fellow Daoist Donglai, you are aware of my arrangements for Shengxian Mountain.

The essence of the grotto-heavens owed to the fellow Daoists of the Immortal Alliance will be repaid gradually.

The truth is revealed when the map is unrolled; those who owe a lot are truly ruthless.

Shengxian Mountain was the territory that the Immortal Alliance gave to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable as a reward for his merits, but the price was also very high, which required his disciples to constantly go there to endure hardship.

That scoundrel Wang Yulou broke the rules and created four second-rate Purple Mansions, sending them to Shengxian Mountain to receive the lifespan compensation that the Immortal Alliance had to pay for the proper Purple Mansions, despite their status as second-rate Purple Mansions.

It's obvious they're greedy.

Currently, no one has weighed this trivial matter on the Immortal Platform, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has already begun making arrangements in advance.

Fellow Daoists, you don't want me to renege on my debt, do you?
So, you should think carefully about how to support me.

"This"

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's method of receiving a salary without working was innovative.

After all, the Immortal Alliance didn't have the concept of a second-class Purple Mansion before.
Donglai was stumped, so it immediately sent a telepathic message to its senior brother for help.

'This little scoundrel is really wicked. He's openly using debt repayment to force support, so there's a high chance nothing serious will happen.'

After all, the war was won by our Fourth Faction and Wang Yulou, and the Eastern Extreme Sect was at the forefront.

Moreover, since Wang Yulou has set the precedent, the Seven Cities and the Four Sects will eventually follow suit.

Don't worry, what he's doing is for the good of the whole.

'Is it beneficial to the whole? Why?'

'Increase the iteration speed of the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansion level and gently promote the Purple Mansion blood exchange.'

At first, others followed his example, sending inferior Purple Mansions to fraudulently claim the official salaries of genuine Purple Mansions and stuffing the money into their own pockets.

In the future, it is highly likely that after a series of deaths, it will develop into a proper Purple Mansion, receiving the salary of a Second-Rank Purple Mansion, doing work that consumes lifespan.

The Immortal Alliance has over two thousand Purple Mansions, with nineteen positions, each corresponding to one hundred people. If each person takes thirty years, that's three thousand years.

This model operates with relatively little resistance, and things often develop in the direction of least resistance.

'So, he schemed against both the Immortal Platform and the Immortal Alliance's Purple Mansion?'

'No, as I said, it's beneficial to the whole, and it's a good thing for the immortals on the Immortal Platform.'

You don't need to worry about these things. Just make him return the essence of the cave as soon as possible. Once the debt is settled, you can continue with your business.

Sending you to the Eastern Pole Sect to oversee the end of the war was to express our support for him.

Xiao Wang is the fourth faction that supports the path to enlightenment, and among them, you and I support him the most.

Therefore, we must let him live. He owes us much more than just that little bit of essence from the cave.

The reason why Bull Demon King was even more ruthless was not explicitly stated by him.

The real key point is that, as the concept of distinguishing between celestial immortals and golden immortals gradually spread, the power of discourse among celestial immortals and golden immortals on the Altar of Immortals had already been redistributed even before the rules of heaven and earth had changed.

For example, the Heavenly Serpent has become less arrogant in recent years.

Because, after all, it is not a golden immortal.

In an era where Celestial Immortals were suppressed by Golden Immortals, for the sake of the overall interests of the Celestial Immortal level, the cost would inevitably be shifted further downwards.

What is below the Celestial Immortal?
The Bull Demon King's lament lies here.

Little Wang, you've turned the distribution of benefits in the Unicorn Dragon Cave Heaven, the end of the war, and the long-term development of the Immortal Alliance into a series of interconnected moves.

The strategy of using the "Decree of Grace" as the starting point, followed by the transfer of the cost of the strategy to the second piece, how could it possibly fail?

The Bull Demon was absolutely certain that this was the intensity of a battle between Immortal Venerables, and that Wang Yulou had already reached the level of a True Immortal Venerable.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, as long as he accumulates enough experience, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will inevitably become a Golden Immortal.

However, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wins, then who loses?

Having learned enough from the water buffalo, Donglai cleared his throat and continued.

“I know the situation here, Yulou. I can support you, but don’t try to fool us fellow disciples.”

There's one question I must ask—just how much essence of the celestial realm do you owe?

This is an important issue.

In fact, many people speculate that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's backside was full of debts—he only attained enlightenment after accumulating a huge amount of debt.

"One thousand three hundred, plus what I owe Qingrui, it's even more, but I don't plan to pay back the money I owe Qingrui."

She ate the West Sea! That's outrageous!

The wine cup was slammed heavily onto the table by the Jade Palace Immortal, expressing the young immortal's attitude.

I am mortal enemies with Qingrui!
"That damned Qingrui, she's truly a scoundrel. So, do you even have any confidence in the lightning tribulation?"

Upon hearing that it was only 1,300, Donglai breathed a sigh of relief.

On Shengxian Mountain, Wang Yulou embezzled a little each year, and after a few years, he paid off his debts.

"Of course, Fellow Daoist Donglai, please rest assured. I have been preparing for this day for so long before I reached the Golden Core stage."

However, there is something I'd like to ask you for help with.

Thinking about how long Wang Yulou had held back before achieving enlightenment, Donglai felt much more at ease. Yes, he would most likely be able to survive the previous tribulations.

However, considering the lowly status of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Donglai was wary of his request and asked suspiciously.

"What is it?" "Look, this precious cauldron is my natal magic weapon, but it's missing a spirit. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Donglai and Senior Brother Xian could help me find a being at the Purple Mansion level who is willing to volunteer to be the spirit?"

After examining Wang Yulou's Four Extremes Primordial Chaos Cauldron, Donglai sighed.

"You're quite ambitious, kid. You haven't even finished the Great Chaos Realm yet, and you're already preparing for the Yin-Yang cultivation."

As for artifact spirits at the Purple Mansion level, yes, there are, but only two hundred and eighty strands of grotto-heaven essence.

Don't underestimate the remnants of the Purple Extreme Sword Sect; these two fellow disciples have far more than a handful of valuable items.

Upon reaching the Immortal Venerable level, Wang Yulou's biggest realization was that every Golden Core Immortal Venerable possessed extremely profound foundations and accumulated knowledge.

"Two hundred and eighty, fellow Daoist, you rounded it up to a whole number, how about eighty strands?"

"Hahaha, Yulou, don't try to fool me. Your Wang family likes to cut corners in business, but I've always been honest."

Two hundred and eighty strands is already a friendly price; you could search the whole world and probably not find anything cheaper.

Even if there are any, there might be problems, and using them could cause even more trouble.

However, it's normal that you can't come up with 280 since you've just attained enlightenment.

I'll give it to you now, but you must remember to return it, otherwise it won't be polite, okay?

Everyone is familiar with Xiao Wang and his past, perhaps even more so than Xiao Wang himself.

Therefore, Donglai didn't follow up at all, and didn't even lower the price.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Yulou finally agreed.

Two hundred and eighty was actually a bit high, but he didn't point it out.

Pay later or use it now, it's worth the premium.

Moreover, for the current Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, being able to take it first is equivalent to getting it for free.
“Alright, I still trust Fellow Daoist Donglai,” Xiao Wang replied solemnly.

Donglai didn't speak, his little face tense, and his true form, hidden in the blessed land, began to act.

Soon, a pale purple light appeared in the hand of his avatar.

The light and shadow had a translucent purple body, and its appearance looked a lot like Qingrui's projection of the Great Dao on the Immortal Platform. It was similar to a small, round, pale purple apple, with nothing particularly special about it.

"This is?"

"The Purple Extreme Essence was originally the Purple Extreme Sword Essence, which was specially used to imbue immortal swords with spirit."

Later, my senior brother and I improved it, and it could be used as a spirit for all kinds of magical artifacts.

Using the Great Sun Purple Qi as its source, it takes nine hundred years to cultivate and reach the Purple Mansion level, but this is only the very beginning of the beginner level.

However, the power of a weapon spirit lies in the magical artifact itself; with gradual nurturing, its level can be raised.

Wang Yulou received the Purple Extreme Essence from Donglai and immediately heard its call.

'Master, master, I'm so cold, so cold.'

The immortal frowned, feeling somewhat deceived.

'Fellow Daoist Donglai, isn't this a bit foolish?'

'Haha, pure as ever, that's the advantage of a spirit. It will become smart with gradual nurturing.'

The spirit of the artifact cannot increase its cultivation level; it can only increase its compatibility with the artifact.

Your Four Extremes Primordial Yin-Yang Cauldron has immense potential. If it carries enough of the Great Dao, it can reach the level of a top-tier immortal artifact.

At that time, this Purple Extreme Essence will possess boundless wisdom; these are all things that require painstaking effort and cannot be bypassed.

Upon hearing the word "immortal artifact," Wang Yulou immediately thought of the Crimson Lamp.

"My Crimson Lamp's spirit was destroyed by Qingrui. Fellow Daoist Donglai, do you have a more mature spirit that you can transplant into the Crimson Lamp to help me use it as soon as possible?"

Donglai shook his head.

"Qingrui is disgusting, but this matter cannot be easily resolved. A mature artifact spirit is not as useful as you think; its intelligence is already human-like."

"Can you accept a spirit that you didn't cultivate wielding your protective treasure?"

Seeing that Wang Yulou remained silent, Donglai added.

"Patience, Yulou, you have already attained enlightenment, so there is no need to rush."

All that talk about winnowing baskets and the Bifang (a mythical creature), all that talk about changing times—it's all fake. Things don't happen that fast.

My senior brother's judgment

At this point, Donglai fell silent, not speaking explicitly, but instead conveying his thoughts through telepathy.

My senior brother's assessment is that there is unlikely to be any major problems for at least the next tens of thousands of years.

The top-tier Golden Core cultivators who entered the highest level from the acquired outer heavens, represented by Water Venerable, Rakshasa, and Upside-Down Pot Venerable, will not allow the situation to easily slip to its end.

But tens of thousands of years later, if you and I are still alive in the post-Bifang era, we should be standing at the center of the stage of heaven and earth.
This is why my fellow disciples and I invested in you, Yulou. Think it over carefully; we need to be more cautious and not rush things.

What is enlightenment?

This is enlightenment.

Smiling faces are everywhere, people are using IOUs to get free spirit artifacts, and they are constantly crossing the line by using face-saving fruits, frequently influencing the overall situation of the Immortal Alliance.

It can be said that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, standing on the rules, has already gone extremely far on the road to great freedom.

But we still have to hurry.

So many things are urgent; tens of thousands of years is too long, seize the day.
-
The gathering in the outer heavens came even faster than the thunderstorm on the Immortal Terrace.

It's that time of year again for the gathering at the Wuji Palace in the Outer Heavens.

After a rather pointless exchange of information, General Whitebeard was about to end the gathering.

After all, Tianwaitian currently only exchanges intelligence.

"Fellow Daoists, if there is nothing else, this gathering will now conclude."

After remaining silent for an entire period, using silence to express his indifference to the Outer Heavens, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally raised his head and spoke.

“I may not come back in the future. I have encountered some problems in my cultivation and need to enter a special state of cultivation.”

Lord of the Boundless Dao, speak!
Inside the Wuji Palace, everyone looked at each other, no one daring to challenge the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

This guy is the kind of person who treats the Wuji Dao Master like a fool; no one else has the arrogance of Xiao Wang.

Of course, this arrogance is just part of Xiao Wang's persona.

The underdog's humility is useless; standing in the center of the stage is more important.

"This Wuji Palace is a top-tier immortal artifact; it should be able to summon your Great Dao projection here, right?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Bai Xu took the initiative to speak.

“Fellow Daoist Yuque, you are, after all, a steward of the Outer Heavens. How can you just not come? It’s not appropriate.”

Wang Yulou glanced at it and ignored it.

Without the intervention of the Wuji Dao Lord, its power is meaningless.

Wang Yulou entered the Heavenly Realm with the aim of a better future.

But if the Daoist Master of Wuji can only offer him a little assistance, then one cannot blame Xiao Wang for being ruthless.

The grace of attaining enlightenment is utter nonsense. Wang Yulou has already attained enlightenment, so the grace of attaining enlightenment in the past is as good as non-existent.

Wang Yulou stirred up trouble in the Outer Heavens several times in order to attract the attention of the Wuji Dao Master.

He was eager to know what this old man was trying to do.

Of course, it's dangerous to be in the center of the stage, but Wang Yulou survived even the Reform Movement era, so how could he be afraid?
Faced with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who didn't take him seriously, Bai Xu didn't blush. He simply silently activated the Wuji Palace and contacted the Wuji Dao Master.

It is an ally of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and understands quite well what that bastard Wang Yulou wants to do.

Moreover, it was happy to see Wang Yulou charge into battle.

Unable to be controlled by secret methods, the Golden Core Immortal Venerables are very independent. The Boundless Dao Master has gone too far, and everyone is truly willing to turn around and seek refuge with their own patrons.

Bai Xu has the Heavenly Dragon Hall, Wang Yulou has the Rakshasa and even the Water Venerable, and almost all the other Heavenly Golden Elixir cultivators also have a way out.

Nian Wuyai then secretly communicated with Yuehua.

'Is Wang Yulou this arrogant even on your Immortal Alliance's Assemblies Platform?'

'No, he's never been arrogant.'

'What is he doing?'

Yuehua replied helplessly.

'If you don't leave the Wutian Cult, you should pledge allegiance to another faction.'

Judging from your level of understanding, I don't believe the Wutian Cult has a future.

The situation was crystal clear: Wang Yulou wasn't charging forward for himself, but for the Golden Core cultivators of the Outer Heavens.

Last time I helped Nian Wuyai, this time I won't help anyone, but I will directly communicate with Wuji Daozhu.

That attitude of not taking the Wuji Dao Master seriously corresponds to demanding that the Wuji Dao Master give away gold coins—of course, not just gold coins, but also other benefits.

In short, the core objective is to allow the Wuji Dao Master to reap huge profits.

After all, the Bo Luo Society and Bi Fang have already compromised. Although it's hard to say what the Wuji Dao Master's purpose was in disrupting the world, it at least seems to have failed.

Therefore, please win people's hearts and buy their loyalty, Your Excellency!
Can we say that Wang Yulou's behavior of seizing every opportunity to attack, using his century-old strength to attack the 130,000-year-old Wuji Dao Master, is idiotic?

Yes, you are free to think that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is an idiot.

However, Yuehua and Baixu showed respect to the Jade Palace Immortal.

This little scoundrel knows exactly what he's doing.

The Jade Palace Immortal's silence lasted only a moment before the voice of the Boundless Dao Lord echoed throughout the Boundless Palace.

“Wang Yulou, ever since you came to Tianwaitian, every gathering in Wuji Palace has become much more lively.”

You little punk, you come here looking for trouble.

"Haha, the fastest Golden Core cultivator to attain enlightenment in the history of the Great World, truly amazing."

Do you have that strength?
The fastest golden elixir in the Great Heaven and Earth?
wrong!
The weakest Golden Core in the entire universe!
If you don't have the ability, then shut up!
do you know?
"Leave if you want. There's no shortage of people in the Outer Heaven. You are all here. Leave if you want."

Fuck off!

I won't give up even a single penny of my interests; I'm confident I can do that!
The Wuji Palace was so quiet it was as if everyone was dead.

Suddenly, Wang Yulou twisted his neck, or perhaps he was shaking his head.

All eyes turned to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who smiled and immediately severed the connection with Wuji Palace.

Since they're all projections of the Great Dao, there's no loss.

As for the Wuji Dao Master's revenge?
No sense anymore.

The attitude of the Wuji Dao Master finally made the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable certain of one thing.

The Bull Demon's judgment in the Donglai Chronicle is utter nonsense, too shallow—the compromise between Bifang and the Boluo Society was probably all calculated by the Wuji Dao Master.

This shows that no matter how the situation in the universe unfolds, the Lord of Limitless Dao is confident of winning.

This is similar to Wang Yulou's confidence in the success of his reforms.

It was terrifying, but Wang Yulou wasn't actually worried.

The games played on the Terrace of Immortals are mostly open secrets.

The battles between top-tier Golden Core cultivators are most likely to be conducted with their cards in the open.

There are so many tall people, it's not Wang Yulou's place to be anxious.

In fact, on a dimension unknown to Wang Yulou, the behavior of the Wuji Dao Master and the old man of the winnowing basket were consistent—there was no Wuji Dao Master, he was just a gluttonous king in disguise.

Bifang's wickedness and cunning far surpass those of Shuizun.

After leaving Tianwaitian, Wang Yulou glanced in the direction of the Unicorn Flood Dragon Demon God's Cave.

Everything is planned, except for this cave.

But both the Rakshasa and the Easterner had warned him several times not to rush.

The power struggle at the level of Immortal Venerables involves an extremely long timeframe; how could all the changes be implemented within a few years?

The baby has already been born, so there's nothing to rush.

With this in mind, Wang Yulou decided to go see Rakshasa.

This is also why he wasn't afraid of the Wuji Dao Master—he left immediately.

It's impossible for Rakshasa to accurately deliver him to the original world of the Wuji Dao Master (the Outer Heaven is from beyond the heavens).

As for why they didn't wait for the tribulation lightning to arrive before leaving, they wanted to leave some room for maneuver.

Just as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was preparing to leave the Eastern Pole Sect, He Songyu suddenly came to request an audience.

"Immortal Venerable! Songyu pays respects to the Immortal Venerable!"

With a series of thumping sounds, Wang Yulou used his magic to lift him up.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's attitude was not very friendly, He Songyu felt even more frightened.

“Immortal Venerable, Songyu should not have the qualifications to have a Purple Mansion. Now that there is much discussion in the Jade Palace Sect, Songyu dares not stay in the Eastern Pole Sect.”

Song Yu is willing to go to the Shengxian Mountain defense line that is about to be established, to serve as the mountain's guardian, and to expand the territory for the Immortal Venerable.

Wang Yulou finally took a serious look at this fighting genius under his tutelage.

"Let them talk. You're from the West Sea, so I gave you a chance."

But if you want to go further, you really need to hone your skills in the most difficult places.

Bai Lu is useless; protect her and establish your base on Shengxian Mountain.

The Immortal Alliance's "714" system will undoubtedly continue to evolve and change in the future. Observe the pace of change, and your opportunity lies within it.

Old Cui, you're a really good person.

Perhaps it was because Wang Yulou was a disciple of Mang Xiang; in any case, he was not lacking in rebellious individuals, nor were his disciples lacking in such individuals.

He Songyu realized that staying in the Eastern Pole Sect would lead to his death, so he wanted to find a riskier place to survive.

"The 714 system will change? You mean I have a chance to become a true Purple Mansion?" He Songyu asked with some surprise.

Wang Yulou glanced at him, then left, leaving only the lingering echo of the imperial decree.

"Let Chi Jing make the arrangements. As for your matter, you'll have to rely on yourself."

He can't possibly predict the future.

Even the top-tier Golden Core cultivators of Bifang and Boluo Sect couldn't accurately predict it.

Whether he can return to the world alive is a question.
In a sense, He Songyu and he are facing the same situation.

Seeking stability, seeking stability—but in the highest heavens, where is there room for seeking stability?
In the game of strategy, the time scale has become longer. Being unable to rush and being stable are two different things. Being unable to rush is a forced state, and this state has nothing to do with being stable.

The cultivation of the Golden Elixir is both complex and simple.

The complexity lies in the fact that you must face the strongest opponents, engage in comprehensive confrontations across multiple dimensions, and wage war on a level where the future has not yet occurred.

The simple thing is that the underlying logic of the Golden Core Immortal Venerable's cultivation is still 'moving forward'.

If you don't advance, you retreat; if you retreat, you die.

Advancing slowly is also retreating, and dying later is better than dying later.

Even if you don't reach the fastest speed, you'll still die, or at least die a little later.

It was all inevitable.

What's frightening is that this inevitability is something even a Golden Core cultivator could see clearly.

Therefore, everyone is vying for those paths that might lead to survival.

This struggle revealed the most brutal reality of the cultivation world.

Damn it!
-
Rakshasa Heaven.

"I thought you were going to wait another year, Yu Lou, aren't you going to make some more preparations?" Lao Luo's anthropomorphism is alright today.

"I'm not waiting any longer. You wouldn't harm me now."

Xiao Wang answered frankly.

The logic remains the same—he has absolute confidence that he can fight his way out of that other world.

It's not that Lao Luo's chicken soup is particularly appealing, but rather that the Immortal Venerable's Dao heart is as firm as iron!
"What are you saying? We're not competitors."

As long as you don't betray me, I'll never hurt you, hahaha.

Luo Yonghao actually quite likes Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's frankness.

He's a nobody, but he's also quite something.

You're very clear-headed!
"Three questions. First, regarding your pretense that I hadn't left the Altar of Immortals, there's been a new development on my end."

Wang Yulou confessed to Lao Luo that he had turned four of the four Purple Mansion positions at Shengxian Mountain into four Second-Class Purple Mansion positions, which was a step below the required level.

Rakshasa pondered for a moment and then said.

"That's a small matter. What's the second one?"

The Bull Demon King's judgment was correct in this matter; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's move based on future trends was very skillful.

Stepping out of bounds without suffering any repercussions is a small, inevitable victory, a move in line with future trends.

"If I die outside, please kill Qingrui and Mangxiang, as well as the Black Dragon of the Immortal Kingdom for me."

"Your Majesty, your ambitions are lofty; Yu Lou's suggestion shouldn't be too difficult, should it?"

"No big deal, continue."

Rakshasa nodded. It was really nothing. He aspired to the highest position, so much so that he could promise Wang Yulou "a position of supreme honor for hundreds of millions of years".

Therefore, on the way to the top, killing some people who might stand in his way and fulfilling Xiao Wang's little wish is not stressful at all.

"Finally, Your Majesty, you asked me to help you explore the world beyond the heavens, but there are many problems with this whole matter."

I trust you, and I trust myself, so there are too many questions I haven't asked.

For example, how do I get back after I go there? For example, what is that place specifically like? For example…

Rakshasa waved his hand and said with a smile.

"It's nothing. I can explain it to you in detail now. You don't have to go after you hear it."

Wang Yulou stood up, respectfully bowed to the old beast who had helped him achieve enlightenment, and then looked up and said.

"Your Majesty, I don't have that many questions."

Those are all minor details, not important.

Moreover, no matter what lies ahead, I have confidence in myself.

However, I would like to remind you that there are no shortcuts to true supremacy, and your opponents will all be very strong.

Although Yulou is weak, she still has talent. You'd better not abandon me easily.

Betraying Hongmei was Hongmei's doing.

The "Breaking the Dragon" incident was actually Bifang and Qingrui performing a monkey show, and Shenguang even turned into a monkey.

The rebellious elephant is my only recourse.

I dare not promise to be loyal to you forever, but I will certainly be able to be your assistant on your path to absolute power.

Finally, if I were to be the sole ruler, I would gladly grant you that supreme position for countless eons.

Wang Yulou is indeed quite good at talking nonsense.

At first, Lao Luo was quite serious, but later he was amused by Xiao Wang.

It's not that we're laughing at Wang Yulou's arrogance, but rather at his cowardice.

"Haha, you're still scared."

Why would I possibly cheat you right now?

Don't worry, the fourth faction is great. I'm going to run it for at least ten thousand years.

You will come back.

In a sense, both of them are quite honest.

You can't possibly hurt me now.

Why would I possibly cheat you right now?

Both sides have full mutual trust in each other's charisma.

The struggles on the Immortal Platform, the struggles among top-tier Golden Core cultivators within the Immortal Alliance, the struggles between Wang Yulou and other top-tier Golden Core cultivators, and the struggles between Rakshasa and the Immortal Venerables of the Bo Luo Society—these have never been governed by the same set of rules.

The ultimate, supreme Dao fruit forces everyone to approach absolute rationality infinitely in complex games.

The cooperation between Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Rakshasa was supported by external pressure, internal motivation, factional support, and the evolution of their relationship.

At least for now, they are both honest and need each other.

“Then I may depart now, Your Majesty,” said the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Rakshasa nodded and raised his hand to tear open the space of Rakshasa Heaven.

A portal appeared before the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and outside the portal lay endless void.

"The void you experienced before was incomplete because your strength was insufficient and your understanding of the Great Dao of Space was inadequate."

True emptiness has no concept of length or distance, no distinction between left and right, up and down.

Time still exists within it, but spatially, it is completely different from the vast universe.

If we consider the vast universe as an egg, then our grotto-heaven is the grain of rice outside the egg.

The void is an ocean that holds eggs and countless other eggs.

To get from one egg to another, you don't need to walk in the direction of the first egg.

That's impossible, because without distance, length, left or right, up or down, the target itself cannot be defined or located.

For the Golden Immortals who were searching for the outer world for the first time, there was only one way to achieve their goal.

It means abandoning all supernatural powers and purposes, drifting aimlessly in the void, and waiting for luck to smile upon you.

As the world draws closer to the explorer, the explorer will be able to sense it.

"But of course I have my own clever methods, so, um, come on up."

Before Wang Yulou’s incredulous eyes, Rakshasa transformed into a large black-backed, white-headed dog.

The big dog turned around, looked at the dazed Wang Yulou, and said.

"never mind."

Raising its paw, the dog king captured the Jade Palace Immortal in its claws, then transformed into a dark, dim star and disappeared into the void.

(End of this chapter)