Shangyuque

Chapter 298 I wanted to buy osmanthus blossoms and share wine, but it's not like the carefree days of my youth (First update, 1.2 words, please vote)
half a month later.

"You'll still have your uses here. There are some things that can't be brought in, so you'll have to keep an eye on them for me, Black Dragon," the Immortal Venerable said helplessly.

The Pure Water Secret Realm is a special underground space where natural and acquired formations are nested together to maintain a unique balance.

If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to bring spiritual treasures and magical artifacts into the secret realm, he could directly disrupt the balance of the secret realm. Therefore, he needs to leave many treasures outside the secret realm.

If the Black Dragon's demonic form were discovered by the three Foundation Establishment cultivators who opened the secret realm, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Therefore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable chose to leave the Black Dragon outside to guard the treasure, thus resolving his dilemma.

The treasure was hidden in an underground tunnel 700 miles east of the Cloud Mist Sect's mountain gate, and it was there that the two were having their conversation.

The main reason is that Heilong doesn't want to stay.

"Master, as long as I am by your side, I feel at ease. I would be content even if I died with you."

The black dragon was actually afraid that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would die.
Everyone knows how strong Xiao Wang is in combat. Even though the Immortal Venerable entered the secret realm and became close with the Qi Refining cultivators, the Black Dragon was still a little worried.

The path to becoming the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is extremely unique, requiring both exceptional talent and extreme weakness. If he were to die in the secret realm, Black Dragon's future would be essentially over.

Although fighting at the same Qi Refining level as a Celestial Venerable is a cross-level battle and seems easier, Jade Palace Celestial Venerable's cultivation ultimately fell to the same Qi Refining level, leaving behind the aura of a Celestial Venerable.
The aura of an immortal is hard to define.

You say the aura of the Immortal Venerable is strong? Of course it is strong, strong enough to support the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's position as an unparalleled genius in the most cruel world of cultivation.

But brute force cannot defeat magic, and glaring at an opponent will not kill them.

Although the Black Dragon had also lost its power, its demonic body, which was at the level of a demon general, remained.

Once inside the secret realm, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't need any other secret techniques or magical artifacts; he simply used the most mindless 'Black Dragon in Sleeve'.

If the black dragon is released, Little Black will devour the Pure Water Secret Realm until only air remains!

It's like a dragon entering a fishpond and eating all the fish eggs.

"I know you're worried, but you guys..."

Wang Yulou let out a long, helpless sigh and said.

"Everyone says I'm weak, everyone says I'm weak, of course I'm weak, but I'm only compared to other Golden Core cultivators who are also Immortal Venerables."

Compared to those old things, who have accumulated wealth over tens of thousands of years, I certainly can't compare.

But compared to my peers, I'm confident that my fighting skills are still quite good.

While practicing Qi cultivation, inside the Dripping Water Cave, I was already preparing for the Immortal Alliance's selection process, where thousands competed to cross the river. My sparring partner was none other than a Qi cultivation-stage killing god like Ancestor Xian Zhou.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he frequently sparred with other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the West Sea Battle Arena.

Actually, I do possess combat skills; I just haven't had any real experience in actual battles.

This matter is actually quite strange. Wang Yulou has never actually fought against cultivators, but he has become the fastest Golden Core cultivator in the entire world.

This, however, demonstrates the high level of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's abilities, enabling him to maintain a relative advantage in complex situations for an extended period.

This level of maintaining a relative advantage and thus not losing is not the level of internal strife, but the level of self-cultivation.

Internal strife was merely a method of cultivation he chose in his past practice, not the only method he knew.

"How about you peel some dragon skin off my body and forge it into a precious armor for protection?"

Wang Yulou's gaze sharpened, and he gave the black dragon a deep look.

"No need, but you've reminded me that I need to forge a small shield just in case."

As the Immortal Venerable's cultivation level decreased, most of his divine sense disappeared, but even now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's divine sense is still at the Foundation Establishment level.

They can easily survey areas several miles in territories, and their grasp of opportunities during combat is extremely high.

Therefore, as long as one has a good enough shield, and is not surrounded, it is not a problem for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to kill through Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

As for skinning the black dragon, that's far from the truth.

He acted on his thought immediately. Because Rakshasa had not made it clear to Wang Yulou that he needed to disperse his cultivation and start over to avoid being targeted immediately, he did not bring any magical artifacts.

Of course, the secret methods still exist, and the mastery of the wondrous Xuan Shui Dao remains.

Relying on the Black Dragon in his sleeve and the wonderful techniques he had mastered in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, Wang Yulou killed the tribal cultivators who thought he was easy to bully and tricked him into joining a team to enter the secret realm, but then suddenly attacked him. Only then did he obtain a few usable magic artifacts.

He wants to refine weapons, but he doesn't even have a suitable refining furnace.

However, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is an Immortal Venerable; for him to refine magical artifacts is roughly equivalent to asking a top scorer who just finished the college entrance examination and scored 751 points to do elementary school math problems.
You asked how to get 751 out of 750?

Because the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable possesses the power and spirit to turn the impossible into the possible.

As the spiritual fire rose in his hand, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable threw the magical artifacts he had obtained from the corpses of the Tribulation Cultivator into the spiritual fire one by one, leaving only a mid-grade magical artifact-level robe.

Compared to the Golden Elixir, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's accumulation of cultivation is far from sufficient.

However, the level of the Golden Core is like the difference between 999 and 10,000 floors, while the difficulty of dealing with these magical artifacts is at most the level of 100 floors.

Without a refining furnace, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable managed to create a refining furnace in just two hours by hand-rubbing spiritual fire, decomposing magical artifact materials, and then redesigning and refining them on the spot.

The eighteen layers of restrictions are nothing fancy; they're just simple—effective!
The Immortal Venerable also had a very long-term vision, leaving behind a design for it to be upgraded to a spiritual weapon; otherwise, he wouldn't have only crafted eighteen layers of restrictions.

With the strength of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, he could easily create thirty-two layers by hand!
With a proper weapon-refining furnace at hand, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was even less in a hurry.

He leisurely swallowed an unknown spirit-replenishing pill he had looted from a corpse, and then took out the most familiar red candle spirit fire.

Let's do it!
"Master, this 'Spiritual Liquid Amber' is at the level of a seventh-grade spiritual material. With your Qi Refining stage cultivation, can you refine it well?"

Xiao Wang glared at the black dragon like he was a fool, but didn't answer.

It is difficult for a Qi Refining cultivator to control a Grade 7 spiritual material, and it is also difficult for an ordinary red candle flame to properly stimulate and control the spirituality within a Grade 7 spiritual material.

But none of that mattered. Under the skillful hands of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the spiritual liquid amber was refined into three portions.

He took one of the pieces, combined it with a piece of sixth-grade 'Qi Gang Yu', and used the most mindless inlaying method to refine it into a low-grade magic weapon.

The seven layers of restrictions are all manipulable, controlling the highly conductive spiritual liquid amber to activate the 'Qi Gang Yu' embedded in it for defense.

(Just think of it as similar to the weapon crafting system, otherwise it'll seem like I'm just rambling.)
Take another batch. This one can't be refined casually, otherwise every piece will be top-quality, and if someone targets it, it will be troublesome.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable used red copper spirit sand, which he found while touching a corpse and possessed the spirituality of an eighth-grade spiritual material, as the main material, combined with spiritual liquid amber, to refine a red sand spirit bead.

Nineteen layers of restrictions seem utterly useless, but under the Jade Palace Mystic Technique, the Crimson Sand Spirit Pearl has absolutely no superfluous restrictions; it's purely a cannon.

If used properly, it can achieve the effect of fighting two opponents when fighting one.

The third portion of spiritual liquid amber was used by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to refine a mid-grade magic artifact bell.

Wang has considerable experience in maximizing audio attack power.

Even the little fish's dripping scallops follow this path.

In her teachings to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable on strengthening his foundation, there was a great deal of inheritance and experience in this regard.

Then come the magical artifacts that achieve the ultimate in various functional aspects.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has prepared all the methods to interfere with the five types of spiritual energy: methods that can only be used for attack, methods that can only be used to activate poisonous mist, and methods that can only be used to interfere with spiritual energy.

No matter what kind of magic the opponent cultivates, it is difficult for them to exert their full effect under the Immortal Venerable's offensive.

Moreover, these highly functional magical artifacts are all of low quality—with all resources fully utilized, there is absolutely no need to forcibly pursue higher artifact grades and more layers of restrictions.

The greatest advantage of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is that even after dissipating his power, he still retains the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This would allow him to have more energy to operate more magical artifacts.

The powerful divine sense, the profound magical power remaining after dissipating his cultivation relative to Qi Refining, the unparalleled mastery of the Dao in crafting magical artifacts, and the terrifying vision of a Celestial Venerable—all these combined to create a chemical reaction that gave Jade Palace Celestial Venerable the confidence to become a Qi Refining War God.

When the battle starts, with seven or eight magical artifacts at full power and controlled to their maximum, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator might not be able to withstand it!
Of course, being a Qi Refining War God isn't something to be proud of.
“Master, you can also use my teeth. Four of them have reached the level of sixth-grade spiritual materials.”

Seeing that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had almost finished refining, the Black Dragon hurriedly said.

The Immortal Venerable glanced at the little dragon and shook his head.

It was the black dragon's tooth that inspired the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Once, I cultivated the Gui Water Qi of the Meridian Tracing in the Dripping Water Cave. I was so engrossed in it that I felt like I was dying, but the intensity was ridiculously low.

This method has a corresponding attack spell, Gui Water Concealed Needle.
For someone like Wang Yulou back then, it would have been utterly useless.

The situation is different now; the properties of the weakest water can effectively achieve a stealthy effect.

But what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was pondering was whether or not to refine a set of magical flying needles.
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who had prepared diligently for many years for the selection of the Immortal Alliance's Walking Contest, ultimately did not participate in the selection and embarked on a different path in life.

This matter is actually a small regret for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

I was so well prepared back then, and I had a chance to avoid being labeled as a weakling in combat from the start.

That was not a pleasant path, but one that the Immortal Venerable had never walked.

And people always like to feel lost and nostalgic about the path they didn't take in the first place.

At that time, in addition to his fighting prowess, Wang Yulou's cultivation level was also very high, reaching the level of Hongmei. However, all these preparations were rendered useless by Mangxiang's powerful attack.

In the end, Wang Yulou was unable to use the magical artifacts he had forged to showcase the brilliance of the Wang clan's prodigy on the stage of the Immortal Alliance's selection competition.

This is certainly a pity.

It's been a long time since then, but now that we have the chance to try again, why not?

This might be another effect that the dissipation of his cultivation and the need to rebuild his skills had on Wang Yulou—it gave him a somewhat carefree and playful attitude towards life.

Within the confines of this vast world, he dared not relax for a moment.

Now, I've truly left that cage and can finally relax a bit.

Without hesitation, Wang Yulou found a piece of cold iron and a piece of purple copper, and casually added some auxiliary materials before starting the refining process.

A master of alchemy might be cautious when crafting magical treasures, but when it comes to crafting magical artifacts, he truly reaches a level of unparalleled ease and mastery.

The flying needle is already very fine; to achieve the effect of tracing the weakness of the Gui water qi in the meridian, one must focus on fineness.

However, if the ritual implement is too small, it is difficult to inscribe the restriction.

Therefore, there are many flying needles in spiritual energy, and they are even considered a popular type of spiritual weapon, but flying needle magic weapons are extremely rare.

However, the immortal's divine sense and experience in refining the Dao provided support for him to refine useful magical flying needles.

In just three hours, Wang Yulou forged thirteen mid-grade magic weapon-level cold iron flying needles and eleven mid-grade magic weapon-level purple copper flying needles.

The former can effectively break through a single point, while the latter can break through the enemy's spells and magical artifact defenses.

Because they are so thin and have so many engraved restrictions, these flying needles are basically disposable. Once activated at full power, they will be ruined regardless of whether they are effective or not.

However, its concealment is excellent. How should I put it, it is indeed not dignified for a Celestial Venerable to ambush a Qi Refining cultivator in the Pure Water Secret Realm.

However, Wang Yulou found it interesting, and that was enough.

The vast world was teeming with powerful cultivators.

As a latecomer, Wang Yulou found it difficult to be happy, and it was even more difficult for him to be himself.

Once you reach the Crimson Sand Realm, the best part is that you don't have to worry about so many things. The so-called Three Sects are just three Purple Mansion Sects, so there's nothing to worry about.
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The Cloud Mist Sect is named after clouds and mist, but it has nothing to do with clouds and mist in reality. The reason for choosing this name is unknown.

The cultivators of this sect mostly practice fire magic and metal magic.

The one who led the group of cultivators exploring the secret realm to open it was Ye Gubai, a true disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect.

This person's name sounds extraordinary, but he's actually just a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

During the peak of the Immortal Venerable's power, there were at least several hundred, if not a thousand, of the Jade Generals who had reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, when Ye Gubai solemnly reprimanded the scattered cultivators and tribal cultivators, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, hiding at the edge of the crowd, only felt bored.

"You are now outer disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect, therefore, anything you brought out from the Pure Water Secret Realm must be handed over to the sect."

As he spoke, this bastard took out a gleaming silver mid-grade spiritual artifact mirror from his storage artifact and said...

"This is the Mirror of Inquiry. When you come out of the secret realm, everyone will have to pass the test in front of the Mirror of Inquiry."

Anyone found hiding them will be executed without mercy!

The execution is absolute, and no one will be spared. Spiritual weapons have no effect on the mind; they are merely for scaring people and killing those who are not mentally strong enough as hidden criminals.

The Immortal Venerable stared intently at Ye Gubai, completely ignoring his nonsensical ramblings.

"Alright, Senior Brother Gu Bai's words were a bit harsh, but as a prestigious sect in Jinzhou, the Cloud Mist Sect's rules are not to be underestimated."

"You don't need to be afraid. As long as you come out alive, regardless of what you gain, you will all become inner disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect and have the opportunity to establish your foundation."

Another female cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, dressed in a purple gauze robe, spoke up.

Zi Xirou, a member of the Zi family from the Zicao branch of the Yunwu Sect, is similar to Li Haikuo of Miaofeng Mountain, but with a lower cultivation level.

Ye Gubai can be understood as Danri or Xuanzhuan of the Red Lantern Sect, with Chu Tianwang, a Celestial Realm True Person of the Cloud Mist Sect, behind him. He is called Chu Tianwang, similar to Zhuzhao but with a lower cultivation level.

Even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable couldn't understand what these worthless creatures were thinking. How should I put it, their names gave off a feeling that they wished they could die right now.

The Immortal Venerable was thinking about how to quickly establish his foundation, gradually take control of the Cloud Mist Sect, and thus manage Jinzhou, so as to regain his Golden Core status as soon as possible.

The Crimson Sand Realm is vast, roughly twice the size of the Great Heaven and Earth, yet its number of Golden Core cultivators is only one-fifth that of the Great Heaven and Earth.

From this, you can see what those old bastards in the world have done. They're all gluttons, stuffing themselves to death, not even afraid of bursting their own stomachs.

After half a month of investigation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable learned that the Crimson Sand Realm has seventeen states, each of which is relatively independent.

Those two hundred Golden Core cultivators—or, according to the cultivation system of the Crimson Sand Realm, Dao Ancestors—were scattered across these seventeen states.

Jinzhou only had thirteen people, corresponding to nine 'Dao Courts'.

The Dao Ancestor, so calling it the Dao Court would also be appropriate.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not understand the thoughts of these local Golden Core cultivators, but he respected them.

The Cloud Mist Sect, Imo Fortress, and Mysterious River, which jointly control the Pure Water Secret Realm, are vassal forces belonging to the Blood Bone Dao Court of Jinzhou.

In theory, if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could directly join the Blood Bone Dao Court, he could rise to power even faster.

The specifics don't matter; the Immortal Venerable is confident in ascending to the highest ranks—slaying through everything, slaying through everything quickly, clearing levels in every sense of the word.

Don't ask why I'm so confident, don't ask what method the Immortal Venerable has come up with, it's just simple confidence.

Having traversed the most difficult paths, the intensity of the Crimson Sand Realm is nothing to fear.

However, considering that the local Golden Core cultivators should still be respected, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable ultimately chose to start with the Cloud Mist Sect.

Moreover, the Pure Water Secret Realm is a very good opportunity, in every sense of the word.

The entrance to the Pure Water Secret Realm is underground. The cultivators from the Cloud Mist Sect were the first to arrive, and as time passed, the cultivators from Imo Fortress and the Mysterious River also came.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Bai, quite a few cultivators from your Cloud Mist Sect have come this time. What, are you planning to empty the Pure Water Secret Realm?"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator from Mysterious River was dressed in a dark-colored spiritual artifact robe, a low-grade spiritual artifact of the water element, but his cultivation level was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. However, he was still full of confidence when facing Ye Gubai, who was at the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable understood that this was the special status of water-based cultivators in the Crimson Sand Realm.

In the vast world, only strength holds power. In the Crimson Sand Realm, besides strength, there is another power—the power of water.

Water-based cultivators are rare and naturally superior to others in this world.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be the story of Pure Water True Man becoming a guest of honor of Dao Ancestor with his Heavenly Human Realm cultivation.

"Shenliujiang, when has it not been your Mysterious River that takes the most? Enough with the nonsense. Now that the three factions have gathered, we should share the treasure talisman and open the Pure Water Secret Realm."

As one of the few sects in the Crimson Sand Realm with a lineage of water magic, the cultivators of the Mysterious River naturally have an advantage in exploring the Pure Water Secret Realm.

"No rush, let me give you some instructions first."

The mysterious river, named Shenliujiang, was where the foundation-building process began. He then led four Qi Refining Perfection cultivators from the mysterious river and gave them instructions on the details of exploring the Pure Water Secret Realm.

The Immortal Venerable had long noticed these special Qi cultivators among the three sects: four from the Mysterious River Sect, five from the Cloud Mist Sect, and five from the Immo Fortress.

These people were all dressed in magical artifacts and robes, and their cultivation levels were all at the peak of Qi Refining. Even though they were all extremely cautious, there was a childish and undisguised 'pride' in their eyes.

We are the pride of the nation!
The number of these people corresponds to the number of Purple Mansion cultivators in the three sects. Combining the shared treasure talisman to open the secret realm, the special circumstances of the Pure Water, and so on, there are naturally some obvious answers.

But the immortal was too lazy to think about it.

He came here to experience life and to experience the battle of wits.

These trivial matters are neither worth his time, ability, nor importance; he has no right to waste his brainpower on them.

To put it simply, those Celestial Realm True Persons from the three sects would fight tooth and nail for the right to be dogs in front of the former Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!
It's questionable whether the fourteen Purple Mansion cultivators from the three sects combined could defeat Kongkong, Fuyan, Jinshan, and Hansong working together—they probably couldn't even beat Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's dog!
After the three sects' Foundation Establishment experts finished giving their final instructions to the geniuses within their sects before the trial, they jointly used the precious talisman.

In the dim underground, the precious talismans, guided by the secret techniques of the three sects, emitted gray, white, and yellow light, activating the great formation of the place.

Soon, a portal appeared on the great formation.

"Hurry, hurry in. There is no sun or moon in the secret realm. Everyone keeps track of time in their own minds."

The secret realm will reopen in 120 hours. You must come out in time, otherwise…

Ye Gubai gave instructions to the cultivators participating in the treasure hunt trial.

The immortal venerable paid no heed to this or that, and immediately joined the crowd, rushing into the Pure Water Secret Realm.

This time, it's my turn to perform the welcoming ceremony!
The three sects had a total of about four hundred cultivators participating in the exploration of the secret realm.

There are quite a few, but the Pure Water Secret Realm is quite large.

Upon entering, the Jade Palace Immortal was teleported to a cave.

This random teleportation ensures that incoming cultivators will not immediately engage in a battle royale.

After first spreading his divine sense to investigate, he discovered that there were fourteen cultivators within a radius of seventeen miles centered on himself. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable then realized that this secret realm was probably quite large.

If the teleportation is random and uniform, then the radius of this secret realm is probably within a hundred miles.

That's quite large for an underground space.

Only in the special environment of the underground could such a massive array be constructed by utilizing the natural structure and features.

The Immortal Venerable casually put on the mid-grade magic artifact robe he had obtained from looting the corpse, and then leisurely began his treasure hunt based on the information detected by his divine sense.

In the Crimson Sand Realm, spiritual materials are classified as Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, corresponding to eight levels.

The Yellow-grade superior quality is roughly equivalent to the eighth grade of the Great Heaven and Earth.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable completely abandoned low-grade Yellow-level spiritual materials and herbs, only collecting high-grade Yellow-level and above.

As a closed space, the special feature of the Pure Water Secret Realm is that it is rich in water-related spiritual energy.

It has a concentration of about half that of the water-attribute spiritual energy of the Great Heaven and Earth—but this concentration is ten times that of the normal water-attribute spiritual energy concentration in the Crimson Sand Realm.

Nevertheless, the amount of water-related spiritual materials that grow and produce is still pitifully small.

But these scarce water-related treasures are worth the great effort of the three sects to collect, and even to protect and sustainably collect.

Sometimes, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would think that if such a thing as fate existed, then his mission in entering the Crimson Sand Realm might be to combat drought.

He brought with him several cultivation guides for the acquired water-related Great Dao, such as the Mysterious Water Dao. If these water-related Great Daos are cultivated in the Crimson Sand Realm, they can disrupt the balance between the water-related Great Daos and other Great Daos in the Crimson Sand Realm.

Gradually, the current situation in the Red Sand Realm can be improved.

Of course, these things are still far off. What Jade Palace Immortal Venerable needs to do now is to achieve a mediocre ranking in the treasure hunt in the Pure Water Secret Realm.

In the future, when he reveals his talent in water magic and rises step by step in the Cloud Mist Sect, there will be an explanation—that he had a fortuitous encounter in the Pure Water Secret Realm, obtained some magic technique, or consumed some precious pill.

This is one of the greatest significances of the Pure Water Secret Realm to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

In addition, we can try to find the Purple Mansion, which is the Celestial Realm, and the information about the lineage or methods of the Pure Water True Man.

Let's examine what kind of water-based methods have developed under this unique situation, so as to gain insights by analogy.

Just because Pure Water Immortal is weak doesn't mean we shouldn't take him seriously. In the Crimson Sand Realm, where water magic is weak, he was able to cultivate to the Celestial Realm.
If you place pure water within the vast universe, it might become a Pure Water Immortal or a Pure Water God.

On the other hand, the key to understanding the path of cultivation of others lies not in the level of their cultivation, but in the difference between them.

The water purification technique was cultivated in an environment where water-related spiritual energy was extremely rare. To put it simply, the immortal venerable was quite tempted by it.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have gone through all that trouble to make this trip. You don't really think the Immortal Venerable is just here to have some fun, do you?
Like a picnic, after wandering around the Pure Water Secret Realm for most of the day, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had basically taken all the treasures he wanted.

Yes, clear it.

Not a single battle took place; all the demonic beasts and cultivators were avoided by the Immortal Venerable.

There was no real competition for the treasure, but there were a few times when the Immortal Venerable and other Qi Refining cultivators almost clashed over it.

He guessed that those people might have a map of the secret realm, but the Immortal Venerable used his powerful divine sense and a small magical artifact to lure them, scaring them like frightened birds, so there was no confrontation at all.

Faced with absolute power, those Qi Refining cultivators didn't even have a chance to make a move against the Immortal Venerable.
But the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also knew that this was not a good idea.

We've finally come here to experience life, how can it end so easily? That would be so boring.

Freedom is not just a state of mind, but also a feeling.

A ridiculous fact is that the Immortal Venerable cultivated for a hundred years and gradually attained the Dao Fruit, but never once experienced the feeling of suppressing someone with sheer magical strength.

This is similar to a virgin who has been holding back for a hundred years. The Immortal Venerable has suffered so much and endured for so long, and now that the environment and conditions allow it, he really should experience it. However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is not a real virgin; he has a strategy.

Among the five core trial disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect, there are two female cultivators. One of them is exceptionally beautiful, and her magic robe is quite good among mid-grade magic artifacts.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has set his sights on her.

He wasn't trying to kill her, but rather waiting for an opportunity to play the hero and save the damsel in distress.

This is why the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable felt no pressure when climbing the ranks in the Blood Bone Dao Court or the Cloud Mist Sect.

In cultivation, once you've traversed seemingly impossible paths and made them clear, in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable, the Crimson Sand Realm is truly a place where paths abound.

There are plenty of methods; anyone can open the Purple Mansion. Proving the Golden Elixir is more difficult, but it's definitely simpler than the Great Heaven and Earth.

With the cultivation level of a Celestial Venerable, tailing a female cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining would be extremely easy.

But after following for half a day, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable realized something was wrong.

This woman seems a bit ruthless.

They killed seven groups of people, a total of ten cultivators, in half a day.

The other two are outer disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect.

"interesting."

From afar, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable monitored the female cultivator who had just finished a battle and was recuperating with his divine sense, which was beyond his level. He sighed softly.

She's beautiful and pleasing to the eye, which gives my immortal lord some emotional value.

The magical artifacts are extravagant, the person comes from a good background, and has a natural foundation for future development.

Ruthless, cunning, decisive, and possesses considerable potential.

Combining these factors, it's clear at a glance that he's a promising talent with a purple abode.

To be honest, the Immortal Venerable was somewhat tempted.

He came to the Crimson Sand Realm with a mission, and he needs to give Lao Luo an explanation.

Moreover, if the Crimson Sand Realm is managed well, why can't the Jade Palace Venerable of the Eastern Pole attend the Basket Gathering?
Coming to the Crimson Sand Realm is about replenishing our foundation and strengthening our power. In two thousand years, anything is possible.

Is the threshold for the Basket Fair really that high?
In short, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable needs capable subordinates, very much so.

If this female cultivator is properly trained, she could very well become a combination of Xu Zhongyu, Jin Mingdu, and Qin Churan.

Yingxi is too soft-hearted. She is a good Daoist partner, but not a good ally. Perhaps she will have a chance to attain the Golden Core when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gets closer to the Supreme Being.

With her mana almost fully replenished, You Wanzhen ended her meditation and began looting the corpse.

Despite her exceptional talent, You Wanzhen was born into a minor clan, and in this situation, her beauty became a backlash.

Therefore, she regarded the Pure Water Secret Realm Trial as an important opportunity.

For some reason, there didn't seem to be many treasures and spiritual materials in the Pure Water Secret Realm this time.

Even though she had some treasure maps left behind by the Cloud Mist Sect disciples, she still didn't gain anything significant, as it seemed that others had already gotten there first.

Therefore, she had no choice but to kill.

A person who pursues the Way is not bound by morality; she only wants to go higher. What's wrong with that?
After touching the corpse, You Wanzhen lost interest.

The late-stage Qi Refining cultivator who died at her hands during the battle only had one mid-grade magic weapon and two low-grade magic weapons on him.

In total, it's worth about four to five thousand spirit sands.

Come to think of it, if someone had wealth, why would they come to this secret realm to seek death?

Inside the dark cave, You Wanzhen looked up, her eyes burning with fire.

With ninety-four hours remaining, we can only start with those thirteen people.

When he entered the family, with the help of his family and the blessings of his master, he possessed two high-grade magic artifacts, three mid-grade magic artifacts, and various elixirs and talismans, making him quite wealthy.

The thirteen core disciples of the sect who, like him, participated in the trial and competed for the opportunity to establish their faction's foundation should be about the same.

Kill one, and you'll be rich.

Kill two, and your Foundation Establishment is basically secured.

Kill three—
Following behind You Wanzhen, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable pursued her while meticulously investigating the details of the Pure Water Secret Realm for the second time.

He hoped to find the relics of the Pure Water Immortal, but it's possible that this secret realm has already been thoroughly explored by powerful cultivators, so there was little to be found.

However, checking it again won't take much effort, and I'm just killing time anyway.

Suddenly, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable stopped exploring the details of the secret realm and focused intently on observing the changes in You Wanzhen's direction. His figure was completely concealed in the dim tunnel as he quietly made his way towards You Wanzhen.

The opportunity for a hero to save the damsel in distress has finally arrived.

"We are all core disciples of the three sects. Why did this fellow Daoist from the Mysterious River attack me?"

Even among core disciples, there are differences. You Wanzhen is strong, but she has little experience in combat against the rare water magic.

“You have the aura of a Mystic River cultivator.”

Since they've killed us, there's no need for them to pretend to be innocent.

"Die!"

Mysterious River, a Qi cultivator, could unleash an ice spike with a mere wave of his hand. You Wanzhen, however, practiced earth magic, making it relatively easy for her to defend against the ice needle technique.

The problem is that after the opponent's Ice Needle Technique exploded, it turned into ice shards all over the sky, which directly became the seed of the water magic secret technique 'Ice Mist Technique'.

The rare Ice Mist Technique was unleashed by the Mysterious River cultivator, and under the onslaught of the ice mist, You Wanzhen's movements slowed down slightly.

However, in a battle of wits, even the slightest slowness can become the dividing line between life and death.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After several water cannon shots, You Wanzhen was struggling to defend herself.

The water cannon disintegrated, transforming directly into water arrows, and continued the assault.

You Wanzhen had never experienced such a rhythm of combat before, and many of these water-based techniques were new to her.

Just as a water arrow was about to pierce her fair neck, a hand caught it.

Did you manage to grab the water arrow?
You Wanzhen and the Water Qi Cultivator from the Mysterious River stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing Jade Palace Immortal. They couldn't comprehend what kind of madman would use his hands to catch a spell.
Fried fish, that's how it is.

"Your repairs aren't up to par yet. I'll spare your life, now get lost!"

Wang Yulou instantly refined the water arrow, transforming it into three hidden needles of Gui water, which shot towards the Qi Refining cultivator from the Mysterious River with lightning speed.

From water cannons to water rockets, and then to water needles.

Water magic is easy to use, as long as there's water.

It may not be strong enough, but once you get the hang of it, it will never be weak.

You Wanzhen suppressed her surprise and quickly drew a golden sword, slashing at the mysterious river cultivator from the side.

Although we don't know what's going on with this water-based cultivator who suddenly appeared, at least he's benevolent, and that's enough.

The previous technique, "Gui Water Concealed Sharp Needle," seemed unlikely to work, but the one who activated this spell was someone capable of catching water arrows with their bare hands.

On the side was a golden saber of extraordinary power, slashing and unleashing several golden blades of wind at the same time.

Faced with a situation of one against two, the mysterious river cultivator immediately activated his escape talisman and used it to quench his thirst!
Then, he crashed headfirst into the purple copper flying needle of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The flying needle pierced through the protective shield erected by the magical artifact as easily as piercing a sheet of paper, entering the skull of the mysterious river cultivator from the bridge of his nose.

The disposable needles had no further use and exploded inside his brain.

Even on his deathbed, he couldn't understand—hadn't that person already told him to get lost?

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable simply raised his hand and casually set up a small array.

After putting on an act, he turned to You Wanzhen and calmly asked.

"Is Junior Sister injured?"

Upon hearing that magnetic and weathered male voice, You Wanzhen belatedly realized that although the man was wearing a Dharma robe, he was actually a disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect.

"Unharmed, Wanzhen thanked her senior brother for saving her."

You Wanzhen was puzzled because it seemed that there was no such temporary disciple wearing a Dharma robe in the Cloud Mist Sect before she came in.
Yes, judging from the voice characteristics, this is a very experienced person, possibly over a hundred years old, so he is quite cautious.

Moreover, judging from his hooded appearance and considering his strength... well, he's probably an old calamity cultivator who has hidden his identity and entered a sect!

"Hurry up and adjust your breathing," the hoarse man said again.

Poor Heaven, on his very first magical duel, Xiao Wang was labeled an old calamity cultivator...

"I don't know my senior brother's name yet. My name is You Wanzhen, and my master is Ye Gubai," You Wanzhen asked curiously.

Upon hearing the name, Wang Yulou immediately frowned slightly.

You Wanzhen, among the major forces of the Cloud Mist Sect, isn't there anyone with the surname You?
Never mind, let's just consider this a breakthrough point for getting involved in this world.

This is not the reality of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. The cultivation of an Immortal Venerable does not concern itself with so much decorum; the main focus is on speed.

If it can help him return to the Purple Mansion as soon as possible, what's wrong with marrying a hundred more Daoist partners?
Suffering injustice is one thing, but attaining enlightenment is the most important thing.

"Feng Di Sha, Fellow Daoist Wan Zhen, do you know if the legendary treasure of the Pure Water Immortal in the Pure Water Secret Realm exists?"

I've heard this treasure is extremely rare, and possessing it can grant one superhuman status. However, after searching extensively, I haven't found a single clue.

In truth, there was nothing to hope for from the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable; it was merely a casual conversation.

However, You Wanzhen's eyes flashed, and she said.

"Brother Di Sha may not know this, but several of our You family ancestors have ventured into the Pure Water Secret Realm to explore, and three of them came out alive."

Based on their information and mine, if there are any remnants of purified water, they are most likely not underground or underwater.

As she spoke, You Wanzhen stretched out her delicate hand and pointed to the top of her head.

Those beautiful eyes blinked, the implication couldn't be clearer.

Actually, there was no ancestral exploration involved; she just wanted to lure 'Senior Brother Feng' into the rock strata above the secret realm, and then...
How can one achieve immortality without striving?

You Wanzhen's thoughts are actually the true thinking of most low-level cultivators who have no understanding of cultivation.

They may seem mindless, but they have no other options—they have no room for choice.

You Wanzhen had calculated that there were many underground rivers and lakes in the Pure Water Secret Realm, and the place where the group was fighting right now was next to an underground river.

Fighting a water-based cultivator here would definitely result in a huge loss.

She was beautiful, so she tricked Feng Di Sha into going into the rock formation.
Old Deng, having entered the sect through tribulation, must possess many treasures. If this attempt succeeds, he might earn even more than killing the core disciples who came for the trial.

Well, Yu Wanzhen had dreams.

He deceived the immortals by practicing Qi cultivation.

Searching the heavens and the earth, to the four corners of the universe, she is one of a kind.
From the changes in her heart rate and blood flow, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable sensed that something was wrong.

However, the Immortal Venerable did not care.

Half an hour later, You Wanzhen felt that her strength had returned to its peak, so she spoke softly and weakly.

"Senior Brother Feng, Wanzhen is almost ready. She can come with you to investigate."

"I have no way to repay my senior brother for saving my life, but any discoveries I make are all thanks to him."

"You all came in here to compete for the Foundation Establishment opportunity, aren't you sure you don't want it?" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable asked with amusement.

You Wanzhen was slightly taken aback, but immediately broke into a big smile.

“My master said it’s just a formality. As long as we return alive, we will immediately receive the Foundation Establishment Pill.”

In any environment or system, there will always be people who get more fairness and opportunities.

The Immortal Venerable nodded and said.

"I see. Then I'll accept your kindness, junior sister. Let's start our exploration from here and move upwards."

"Okay, just listen to senior brother."

The two senior students made a plan and immediately began the civil engineering project.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable guessed that You Wanzhen was up to no good, so he deliberately exposed his side to her.

However, You Wanzhen calculated the distance between the two of them and the dark river, and stubbornly endured it for most of the day.

After both sides explored a large area and dug a tunnel more than ten miles long, she estimated that Feng Di Sha would no longer be so vigilant. Only then did she quietly move a mid-grade earth-attribute magic weapon, a stone spike, from her hidden storage bag to the cuff next to her wrist.

He certainly has the potential to become a Purple Palace Master!

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was increasingly satisfied. He was dark-skinned and ruthless, quite energetic, no, he had potential.

"Senior brother, look! Look at the soil here!"

The clumsy You Wanzhen is still trying her best to perform.

Jade Palace Immortal looked in the direction she pointed, and while looking, he casually caught the hidden stone spike magic weapon that she had fully activated.

You Wanzhen was stunned for a moment. The way the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable fried fish was too supermodel-like.

Catching a water arrow with bare hands is already outrageous enough.

Now, catching a fully activated magical artifact with bare hands is completely beyond You Wanzhen's understanding of Qi Refining cultivators.

She quickly realized she had been tricked and immediately activated a rare earth-shattering and mountain-collapsing talisman.

The earth-shattering and mountain-collapsing technique used by this talisman is similar to the Wang family's "Wandering Through the Forest," a powerful secret technique with the power to shatter mountains.

Clearly, she wanted to destroy the earth's veins and obstruct the wind and earth spirits, giving herself a chance to escape.

However, Wang Yulou used only a binding rope to trap him like a rice dumpling, making him completely unable to move.

A battle of wits?

Sorry, the thrilling combat experience that the Immortal Venerable desires cannot be provided by those who have reached the Qi Refining stage.

Too many fish roe
As for that powerful force that could shatter mountains, it was nothing but a joke in the face of the Immortal Venerable's wondrous Mystic Water Shield.

Although he lacked the strength of a Golden Core cultivator, he still possessed mastery of the Mysterious Water Dao. Even with his Qi Refining cultivation, his use of this method, which relied on the Mysterious Water Dao, was still ridiculously powerful.

The Immortal Venerable was actually quite helpless. He wanted to experience the passion of fighting, but fighting against a Qi Refiner was ultimately a crushing defeat.

Having experienced the regrets of the past, it's not very interesting anymore.

He rescued a beautiful woman, but there was absolutely no excitement like that of a young hero.

Moreover, this beauty is a femme fatale who wants to challenge an immortal with her Qi cultivation.

The whole process was full of expectations, but the experience was terrible.

Having left that cage, life in the Red Sand Realm was indeed relaxing, but ultimately somewhat boring.

True strength is what matters; those regrets and anxieties about the past are not so important.

If you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus with wine, it doesn't seem like you are a teenager.

We still need to move forward, return to the Purple Mansion as soon as possible, take root in the Crimson Sand Realm, and gradually prove the Golden Core again, making up for our shortcomings and increasing our strength.

"Xiao You, you're very naughty."

Upon hearing that hoarse voice, You Wanzhen trembled and closed her eyes.

Failed.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not kill her. Instead, he followed the earth veins disturbed by the Earth-Splitting and Mountain-Crushing Technique and entered a hidden cave that had been opened by chance.

You Wanzhen is a bad woman, but this bad woman seems to have truly brought good fortune to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The hidden cave is several dozen feet in circumference, with an ancient stone platform in the middle, which is octagonal and contains an oval stone sphere.

A grand formation was operating above the octagon; the Immortal Venerable understood its function at a glance.

Spiritual guidance, the most basic form of spiritual guidance.

However, the source of spiritual energy for attracting spirits is the underground rivers and water veins that are scattered throughout the Pure Water Secret Realm.

It is conceivable that some high-grade water-attribute treasure must be sealed within the great formation, which is why it needs the nourishment of water spirits.

After examining it closely for a long time, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable confirmed that the oval stone sphere on the stone platform was the secret treasure that the spirit-guiding array pointed to.

But faced with the seemingly simple grand formation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hesitated.

Having fought his way out of the most brutal world of cultivation, Wang Yulou developed a habit that's hard to say whether it was good or bad.

Faced with this opportunity, his first thought was of Old Deng watching him.
This treasure was left behind by Old Deng, and the Pure Water Secret Realm was also left behind for this treasure.

Even if Old Deng isn't watching me, I'll still be hunted down once I take the treasure.

With that in mind, he began to examine the four stone walls of the hidden cave.

There is also a formation on the stone wall, a hidden formation, set up using the earth's veins. It is a combination of natural and acquired formations, and its level is extremely high.

Even for ordinary peak-level Purple Mansion formation masters in the Great Heaven and Earth, setting up such a formation would be very difficult, which may be why this place has remained undiscovered for so long.

The combination of natural and acquired formations is not costly, but extremely fragile.

The effect of the Earth-Splitting and Mountain-Crushing Talisman affected the local earth veins and stone walls, directly destroying the foundation of the formation.

After hesitating for a long time and waiting for more than eighty hours, just before the end of the secret realm trial, the Immortal Venerable finally stepped onto the stone platform.

After all, there really aren't any other special formations here.

As a Golden Core cultivator, with the guidance of Xiaoyu, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable certainly has this much insight.

Moreover, the Crimson Sand Realm is different from the Great Heaven and Earth; this realm is both vast and empty.

The Pure Water Secret Realm is a full four thousand miles away from the Blood Bone Dao Court.

At such a great distance, if the hidden formation is too well concealed, it will inevitably lack sufficient power, and the information will not be able to be transmitted.

The trial in the secret realm will end in a moment.

They grabbed the treasure and ran immediately. The Black Dragon provided backup, and they fled five thousand or ten thousand miles away.

Plan passes.

Moreover, there might not even be any communication formation at all?
The spirit-attracting array on the stone platform is only the most basic one. The method of attracting spirits is still to connect with the water veins, which is a natural method of attracting spirits, hidden and difficult to detect.

Everything seems normal; the hidden meaning is concealed. What's there to investigate?
Turn over every inch of soil here?

Leaving aside whether the territory of a Celestial Realm cultivator is worth the Golden Core cultivator of the Crimson Sand Realm doing this.

Destroying the fragile, pure water realm itself would mean losing a place with a high concentration of water-related spiritual energy.

In the Red Sand Realm, water is extremely precious, and water-related treasures are even rarer.

In addition, the formations on the stone wall are a combination of natural formations and acquired formations.

Even the Pure Water Secret Realm itself is a product of the combination of natural and acquired formations.

If this place was arranged by the Pure Water Immortal, it fully demonstrates that the Pure Water Immortal's cultivation and accumulation are extremely profound.

Formations are an integral part of cultivation; the deeper one's understanding of cultivation, the higher one's level in formations.

"Pure water," the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable murmured softly.

This master water magic cultivator at the Celestial Realm level is very likely to have his path to the Golden Core blocked by the decline of the waterways in the Crimson Sand Realm!
Thinking of this, the Immortal Venerable's gaze toward the stone platform became even more fervent.

A quarter of an hour, half a quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour. It's almost time to leave the Pure Water Secret Realm.

Without further hesitation, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable appeared on the stone platform in a flash.

As expected, there was only a spirit-summoning array.

The purpose of attracting spirits is to nourish the stone sphere in the center of the stone platform, which is a mysterious treasure of the water element.

The moment the Immortal Venerable's hand touched the oval stone sphere, he heard a call.

"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy!"

The Jade Palace Immortal was stunned.

It turns out that a life was being conceived inside this stone sphere.

It's not a stone ball, it's an egg!

Moreover, it is an egg that is conscious, intelligent, and even capable of telepathic communication.
(End of this chapter)