Shangyuque

Chapter 305 Does the Immortal Pendant Possess the Qualities of a Dao Ancestor?
Rain falls on the rich and the poor, on the righteous and the unrighteous.

It seems the rain is fair.

In fact, the rain is not fair, because it falls on this unfair human world.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, having cultivated his water magic, realized that with his current level of cultivation, he should not have caused any localized celestial anomalies.

But the Immortal Venerable is a true Immortal Venerable. The Immortal Venerable achieves enlightenment quickly, but speed does not mean bad.

Because of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's mastery of the Mysterious Water Dao, even in the special environment of the Crimson Sand Realm, he still possesses many extraordinary supernatural powers.

These extraordinary supernatural abilities are not even summarized in any widely circulated form in the cultivation world—those who understand them will not pass on the methods, and those who cultivate can only explore them on their own.

The torrential rain and swaying willows during the enlightenment ceremony marked the first interaction between the Mysterious Water Path, an acquired water magic path, and the Crimson Sand Realm.

The seemingly insignificant rain was actually the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable unleashing his Dao upon the arid Crimson Sand Realm.

The mystery of it was something that even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable marveled at after waking up from his enlightenment.

Why the sigh?
Just as the Mangxiang would shamelessly refer to the newly proven path of enlightenment of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and want to reform the Bifang, many things can only be confirmed by cultivators after they have actually seen them.

For example, right now, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, in addition to comprehending the Dao through the water magic of the Mysterious Water Dao, has also developed a new understanding of the Dao through a state of partial interaction with heaven and earth.

"The ultimate profundity of the law never lies in understanding, but in practice," the Earthly Fiend Commander sighed softly.

These things cannot be understood without going to the edge of the great path and trying to comprehend them through trial and error.

He used to follow a practice model of first seeing the path clearly before proceeding.

The uncontrollable enlightenment that just occurred, and the resulting convergence and collision of the Great Dao tides of the Mysterious Water Path and the Crimson Sand Realm, were situations that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could never have imagined.

The teachings imparted by the little fish helped him overcome the most difficult hurdle for a newly ascended Golden Core Immortal Venerable. They also allowed the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to learn many key points of Immortal Venerable cultivation, including the cultivation methods of different major categories such as Dharma Form, Divine Illumination, Nascent Soul, and Boundless.

However, it does not include what would happen if one cultivated the Mysterious Water Path—Little Fish himself also possessed this Great Dao.

The reason I didn't tell Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wasn't because I was stingy, but because these cultivation processes were something Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had to go through himself.

The Mysterious Water Dao of Wonderful Methods is not really that powerful; it is even similar to the 'Infinite Spiritual Potential' at the Great Dao level, which mainly relies on using mysterious water to perform wondrous methods.

Despite this, it was still able to achieve a certain degree of interaction with the Crimson Sand Realm, even with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation level only at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

That seems a bit too strong.

However, what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable comprehended was not something like "I only discovered the Mysterious Water Dao is quite powerful after practice." If he really comprehended that, he wouldn't need to be an Immortal Venerable. This thing is just not very powerful, but it's useful, so he'll cultivate it first.

The Immortal Venerable realized that "the end of cultivation can only be truly understood after one has walked through it." This is not some empty rhetoric, but a genuine part of the Immortal Venerable's cultivation.

Even those old masters of the Great Heaven and Earth, why wouldn't they dare to easily confront them?

It is known that the cultivation of the Golden Core is about capturing change and embracing possibilities, thereby achieving a leapfrog improvement in absolute strength, maintaining one's competitiveness at the Golden Core Immortal Venerable level, and seeking the opportunity to catch up with the old man ahead.

The participants in this competition are all exceptional talents—Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is indeed a prodigy, without a doubt. He chose internal strife not because he only knows how to fight internally, but because internal strife can help him quickly overcome many potentially time-consuming and arduous cultivation paths.

The Immortal Venerable chose internal strife because it was effective, not because he only knew how to engage in internal strife and therefore sought to attain enlightenment through it.

In short, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, a prodigy, saw an exciting possibility in this enlightenment.

The purpose of seeking change and innovation in the Golden Elixir is to surpass others, and the purpose of surpassing others is to avoid being crushed in strength. However, this pursuit of innovation inevitably faces the possibility of failure due to going down the wrong path.

It may not seem very reliable, but at the end of the Great Way, the wondrous application of the Law is beyond what can be predicted.

This may not seem like a good thing, but for latecomers, it also hides endless opportunities.

The Golden Elixir contains immense power within itself, using the Great Dao as its aid. From the Dharma Form Method to the Divine Illumination Method, and even the now-obsolete Boundless Method, all kinds of wondrous methods have unlimited potential (except for the Boundless Method).

What the Immortal Venerable saw was that, relying on the strength of their own energy level and using these cultivation methods, every later prodigy, as long as they experienced a certain amount of accumulation and trial and error, and did not die, could rapidly improve their strength.

A Foundation Establishment level Earthly Fiend Lord can cause the Mysterious Water Great Dao to interact with the Crimson Sand Realm, once he returns to the Golden Core stage.
Just as the Jade Palace Immortal was savoring the gains from his enlightenment, a shout rang out, disturbing his thoughts.

"Senior Brother Earthly Fiend? Senior Brother Earthly Fiend?"

Surrounding the Earthly Fiend Palace are the residences of the other core disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect.

Although the recent localized rainfall was localized, it was still rain, and Zhao Honglu and the others naturally noticed the anomaly and rushed over to inquire immediately.

Xiao Zhao had no ill intentions; he was simply worried that his elder brother, a member of the Earthly Fiend Clan, might have encountered some problems in his cultivation. Moreover, such interference was almost negligible for Foundation Establishment cultivators, as everyone possessed a stable Dao heart.

"It's nothing, just a sudden insight from my practice."

The leader of the Earthly Fiends remained as composed as ever, and even extended a generous invitation.

"My cultivation has improved another level today, hahaha, fellow Daoists, let's drink together."

The invitation was a facade, but the Earthly Fiend Commander was merely being polite.

"Brother Di Sha, you still like cultivation too much. Maybe that's just how you geniuses are."

"The newly appointed sect leader, Senior Sister Qing, just activated the war mobilization signal. We should assemble now; there's no time for drinking," Zhao Honglu reminded him, sounding somewhat helpless.

In the cultivation world, there aren't that many idiots who look down on people of humble origins. The higher one's family background, the more one admires those like the Earthly Fiend Lord who fought their way up from the bottom.

Those who are unclear about the principles are often not qualified to reach the Foundation Establishment stage and are simply eliminated from the family.

"Oh? I see. Let's go together, let's go together."

If it were Wang Yuque, facing Zhao Honglu's flattery, admiration, and even jealousy, he would only humbly say, "Not at all."

However, the character of the Earthly Fiend Commander is a drought-fighting prodigy of the Crimson Sand Realm, and he follows a heroic and ambitious path. It is actually a good thing to obtain the title of prodigy early on.

As a vassal of the Blood Bone Dao Ancestor of Jinzhou, the Cloud Mist Sect has become a major sect in reality.

The sect, with five powerful cultivators at the Celestial Realm level in charge, had a rather grand and imposing sect leader's hall, and the rare spiritual water was directly enclosed to create a spring landscape.

In the spring water, spirit fish frolic, a testament to the prestige and depth of the Red Sand Realm.

As a recognized Celestial Realm seed within the Cloud Mist Sect and the Fire Master of the core department, Dan Ding Valley, the Earthly Fiend Master naturally stood at the forefront of all Foundation Establishment disciples and stewards, and even at the center.

With one arm around his Daoist partner Zi Xirou, he waved the other hand up and down like he was playing an accordion, chatting enthusiastically and passionately with his fellow disciples.

Low key?

Sorry, the existence of the Pure Water Immortal has given the Earthly Fiend Commander the right to be anything but low-key.

It can only be said that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is extremely powerful in the cultivation of immortality. His preparations and calculations back then are now having a huge effect.

The new sect leader of the Cloud Mist Sect, Qing Tinglin, is a female cultivator, incredibly alluring. Seeing that most of the people had arrived, she spoke up.

"I suppose you all know why I've gathered all of you here today."

It's still about the "Springtime in Quanzhou" issue. After so many years of debate, it's finally impossible to suppress it anymore.

Water-based spiritual lands are scarce, and even the Dao Ancestor was unwilling to give them up easily.

As a vassal of the Blood Bone Dao Court, although our Cloud Mist Sect is not on the front line, we still need to send 450 Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate in the battle.

Rest assured, the sect will not mistreat the disciples who participate in the battle. The rewards will even be divided into three categories, starting with the Dao Court's...

It's similar to the farmers at the village entrance fighting over water for irrigation.

In the unfortunate Red Sand Realm, where water is scarce and rare, great cultivators have no choice but to grit their teeth and compete for water in order to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Realm.

If you don't compete, you won't have enough water spirit to cultivate Hunyuan. If others have Hunyuan but you don't, it will be difficult to deal with them in a fight.

Cultivating Hunyuan is never exclusive to the Great World or a particular world, but rather a process that cultivators must go through when they reach a certain level.

It can only be said that the Great Heaven and Earth have their own tense standoffs with the old men of the Great Heaven and Earth, and the Crimson Sand Realm also has its own unique tearing standoffs.

It was truly a struggle between mortals for water and between Taoist ancestors for spiritual energy; everyone was driven to despair by the scarcity of water spirits.

Before Sect Leader Qing Tinglin could finish spouting his nonsense about giving out three rewards together, offering numerous benefits, and making filling in the blanks a chance to get rich quick, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable took the lead in expressing his opinion.

"I go!"

The leader of the Earthly Fiends shook off Zi Xirou's arm, which he had been holding in an attempt to appear friendly, and strode forward to the front of the Cloud Mist Sect disciples.

"Since joining the sect, the Earthly Fiends have received the sect's protection and the recognition of their fellow practitioners. The sect's kindness to the Earthly Fiends is as heavy as a mountain."

Now, the summons from the two Dao Ancestors, Blood Bone and Blazing Sand, has reached the sect, and the Earthly Fiends are willing to be the first to accept this decree and fight for the sect.

Hey, that's really good at spouting high-sounding rhetoric!

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Cloud Mist Sect immediately cursed in their hearts.

When the same thing happens, some people sing praises, some actively promote it, some passively resist it, and some stand by and watch coldly.

The reason why the leader of the Earthly Fiend Order is so high-profile is because he has reached the point where 'the interests of the sect are my interests'.

If the war goes smoothly and the Cloud Mist Sect performs well, the Earthly Fiend Commander who is the first to jump out and express his opinion even faster than the proxy arranged by Qing Tinglin will receive a huge reward.

However, for other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Cloud Mist Sect, the Earthly Fiend Commander is somewhat similar to a scab.
They naively and simply assumed that the Earthly Fiend Lords were all at the Foundation Establishment stage. However, their shallow cultivation experience and understanding prevented them from comprehending the fundamental difference that the Earthly Fiend Lords were only at the same level of cultivation as them, but completely different in other aspects.

The Earthly Fiend Commander and his people were never on their side.

On a more psychological level, cultivators seek individual transcendence; they don't really care about having so many "own people."

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable may be gentle, or he may harbor some kindness, but the objects of that kindness are never any particular individual.

Whether you are Yi Zouri or Jing Jianjia doesn't matter, loyalty or disloyalty doesn't matter, because there aren't that many people on our side—only Wang Yu'an, Xiaoyu, Yingxi, and Cui Baihao, those whose interests are intertwined with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and cannot be easily separated, can barely be considered as our side.

If you can keep up with the Immortal Venerable's actions, regardless of your status, the Immortal Venerable will not mind giving you a chance.

Can't keep up?
I'm sorry, but it's not the time for the Immortal Venerable to bear the consequences for others.

"It's certainly a good thing that Senior Brother Di Sha is willing to fight for the sect, but you are in charge of the Pill Cauldron Valley, which is a crucial position."

Qing Tinglin didn't have much of a desire to protect his own people; he simply didn't want to cause any trouble.

The position of the Earthly Fiend Commander in charge of the Fire Order had only just been stabilized. If he were to die on the front lines, the sect would once again be embroiled in conflict over that position, and Qing Tinglin would still be the one bearing the pressure.

"Senior sister, if I, a disciple who joined the sect halfway through, hide everything, what will others think of me?"
Senior sister need not say more; the Earthly Fiends have already made up their minds to leave.

My Daoist partner, Xi Rou, will also be going with me.

Our Purple Grass branch is willing to send three more people to accompany us this time!

All in, all in, all in!

They responded positively, participated actively, had decent skills, and possessed exceptional talent.

What kind of concept is this Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?

Taking the 'Immortal Alliance-Four Seas Alliance' war, which Jade Palace Immortal Venerable once participated in leading, as an example, in the Red Lanterns-Heavenly Serpent Sect war, Wang Yuque, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, could guarantee that the Red Lanterns frontline cultivators would receive as many war merits as they could.

Even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who had attained the Dao, could not guarantee that the frontline cultivators in the 'Immortal Alliance-Four Seas Alliance' war would receive 100% of their war merits—he couldn't even fully guarantee their compensation.

This is pretty much the same in the Red Sand Realm. Fairness is a rare thing; it's never taken for granted.

In any era and power, there is no shortage of noble young men who rush to the front lines and elegant ladies who are adept at social maneuvering.

But the Earthly Fiend Lord's powerful entry wasn't about seeking some pitiful achievement of perfect merit and reward.

What he wants is for me to be the flag bearer, to achieve ten successes, and to receive at least thirty to fifty percent of the reward!
Because there are no eternal and unchanging laws in the cultivation world, the rules of sects are based on the rule of man by great cultivators.

The merits of the Earthly Fiend Commander are quite difficult to calculate, especially considering that he supported the sect along with the Zi Clan.

As long as the key support is secured, and assuming the Earthly Fiend Lord returns alive from the war, the Celestial Realm can truly be opened with ease—this cultivation model is not opportunistic, but the true path to enlightenment.

Anyone with a sound mind wouldn't intentionally seek out suffering.

It's good to achieve enlightenment quickly and easily; if you experience too many hardships, you'll likely die on the path to enlightenment.

"This," Qing Tinglin's beautiful face seemed to freeze.

The extraordinary and heroic demeanor displayed by the Earthly Fiend Commander even seemed somewhat aggressive in the eyes of these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Anyone with a brain who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage can see that the Earthly Fiend Commander is vying for the opportunity of Heaven and Man, openly and unabashedly competing.

Undoubtedly, this is a kind of confidence, a powerful confidence.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators standing behind the Earthly Fiend Commander even fantasize about how wonderful it would be if they could have such a spirit.

But if they were really allowed to fight like that, they wouldn't dare.

Not all cultivators can figure out how to walk their own path of cultivation.

'Let him go!'

The message from the King of Chu has finally arrived.

The sect leader, Qing Tinglin, immediately shuddered and naturally dared not persuade the Earthly Fiend Commander to give up.

Given the Earthly Fiend Commander's determined demeanor, further persuasion would be tantamount to obstructing his path.
The battle did not begin immediately. After the sect leader had arranged everything, Zi Xirou, with a heavy heart, followed her husband Feng Disha back to the Disha Palace.

“Di Sha, you shouldn’t have directly promised three Foundation Establishment cultivators on behalf of the Zi Clan.”

This matter is far more complicated than you think. The Zi Clan has fewer than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. If too many are lost, the Zi Cao branch might not be able to hold out.

Even Zi Xirou, his Daoist partner, was extremely cautious when facing the Earthly Fiend Lord who had already begun to openly display his ambitions and strive for the Celestial Realm.

Even when giving a warning, it is done with extreme caution.

If you ask her if she regrets it, of course she does.

If they had taken this marriage more seriously and shown more respect to Feng Di Sha, their relationship wouldn't have become so awkward.

"It's no big deal, you just need to come with me. I'll arrange a safe place for you."

As for the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zi Clan, they can be found among the rogue cultivators and easily fooled.

The Earthly Fiend Commander showed great respect for his cheap Daoist partner. Although he seemed impolite, he actually respected the Zi family quite a bit when it came to benefits.

This is enough.

"Looking for this among independent cultivators, wouldn't that make us look like we're fooling the sect?"

Feng Di Sha's words, "just get by," still had a significant impact on Zi Xi Rou.

The Immortal Venerable, who stands above the rules, wields such ruthless methods.

There aren't that many ridiculous rules; he knows all too well what rules are.

When the true master of the Cloud Mist Sect, the thoughts of the Zi Clan, and the interests of the Earthly Fiend Lord are intertwined, the thoughts of the Zi Clan become less important.

"It's alright. When I enter the Celestial Realm, I will ultimately see the attitudes of the Heavenly King and True Man Ye Sheng."

As for the Zi family, if they are willing to support me, I will gladly accept.

"Unwilling? Ha, I can understand. After all, sending three Foundation Establishment cultivators to the front lines is indeed dangerous."

The Immortal Venerable clearly understood that his talent, water magic talent, sect status, and potential combined to make him a truly promising individual.

Zishi was unwilling to increase his stakes, but some others were willing to.

Leveraging existing resources is never a shameful thing.

Faced with such an 'open and honest' Earthly Fiend Lord, Zi Xirou felt a sudden sense of fear for no reason.

Can the Murasaki clan guarantee its independence by cooperating with such a person?

If he becomes a Celestial Realm True Person, wouldn't the Zi Clan also be used as a pawn for him?
"I need to go back and discuss this with Uncle Menghai. It would be best if you came along too. The Earthly Fiend Realm and the Celestial Realm are not easy to enter."

Zi Xirou tried to raise her own value, but clearly, the Immortal Venerable could understand her embarrassment without even thinking.

The Zi family placed their bet early, but Zi Xirou's foolishness ruined the possibility of realizing the Zi family's investment in the Earthly Fiend Lord, or at least a large part of it.

Now that the Earthly Fiend Commander wants to fly, she secretly tries to pull him down. How laughable!

"Well, I need to prepare for the war and don't have time. Could you go for me and give my regards to Fellow Daoist Menghai?"

The Earthly Fiend Commander responded calmly.

In Zi Xirou's eyes, Feng Di Sha's calmness was almost an insult, but she could only endure it.

Strength determines everything. In the world of cultivation, geniuses always receive preferential treatment, no matter where they are.

The Earthly Fiend Commander has not lost yet, and is planning an even bigger victory.

Even though he had no real cards in his hand, it wasn't difficult for him to fool Zi Xirou and scare the Zi family with cards he created out of thin air.

“Alright, no matter what Uncle Menghai thinks, I will accompany you on this journey. After all, we are Daoist partners.”

Realizing she couldn't budge the Earthly Fiend Commander, Zi Xirou spoke bitterly, trying to make amends.

"Haha, either way is fine, either way is fine."

Xi Rou, don't be nervous.

"Your Zi clan has been of assistance to me, and I will never forget that assistance."
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What Zi Xirou thought was none of Jade Palace Immortal's concern. He had just seen off his Daoist partner when he welcomed Ye Gubai.

"Senior Brother Gu Bai, you shouldn't have come to see me," the Earthly Fiend Commander said with displeasure.

As a disciple of King Chu, even a fart from Ye Gubai would affect the atmosphere of the Cloud Mist Sect. His personal visit was not a good thing for the Earthly Fiend Commander.

Being high-profile doesn't mean the Earthly Fiend Lord likes mindless arrogance, nor does it mean he likes being led by the nose.

"You're too hasty; your current accumulation is far from sufficient."

He has only been in the Foundation Establishment stage for a mere sixty years, how could he have already entered the Celestial Realm?

When you accumulate more knowledge and solidify your foundation, you can then strive for a higher level.

Only in this way can we be truly secure.

Stick a scallion into a pig's nose and pretend it's garlic.

Ye Gubai was merely a disciple of King Chu. Putting aside this relationship, he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage; how could he possibly understand the cultivation of the Celestial Realm?

“Senior Brother Gu Bai is right. However, after entering the Foundation Establishment stage, the Earthly Fiend has been cultivating in seclusion for sixty years. It’s time for him to go out and gain some experience.”

Regardless of this or that, even the Celestial Venerable and the Heavenly King Chu were not so wary. What he was doing now was to forcibly seize the Heavenly Man's Secret of the Cloud Mist Sect amidst blood and fire.

Ye Gubai gave the Earthly Fiend Commander a deep look and praised him.

"Good, as expected of someone Master has chosen."

Earthly Fiend, if you have faith, you will be able to see your master.

"Go, your master summons you there; it's in that underground cloud-like spiritual abode."

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's eyes flickered slightly.

What a scoundrel Ye Gubai! This dog was actually testing me on behalf of King Chu, probably to see if I was determined about the future.
It's hard to say, but these country bumpkins from the Red Sands region are actually quite adept at it.

It's just a broken palace, perhaps this is what a turtle in a shallow pond looks like.

"Senior Heavenly King's Underground Cloud Realm Spiritual Abode is a legendary immortal's residence. Earthly Fiends have long heard of it, but they don't know where the Spiritual Abode is located."

King Chu was sincere; as the leader of the Cloud Mist Sect, he primarily cultivated within his own spiritual abode.

Inviting the Earthly Fiend Commander to visit his spiritual abode, away from the sight of the Cloud Mist Sect disciples, is actually a sign that they truly consider the Earthly Fiend Commander as one of their own, and their use of him even carries a hint of caution.

However, this made the Earthly Fiend Lord look down on him somewhat – he wasn't ruthless enough, his mind was too cluttered, and he was unlikely to achieve the Golden Core.

"Just head east after leaving the sect. This Crimson Sand Golden-haired Fox can guide you." Ye Gubai summoned a golden-red fox the size of a donkey from his spirit beast pouch.

This fox demon was actually a powerful demon. Wang Yulou examined its beautiful fur and thought to himself that if he were to peel it off and use it to make talismans, its power would probably be extraordinary.

The number of monsters in the Crimson Sand Realm is enormous, and they are often scattered due to competition for water resources.

Becoming a demon hunter or cultivating beast taming in the Crimson Sand Realm are actually quite good cultivation paths.

Many families have been able to survive for a long time as cultivation families in the harsh environment of the Crimson Sand Realm because they have mastered the demon beasts that can generate water.

In the Crimson Sand Realm, taming beasts is of great assistance to both individual cultivators' practice and the propagation and development of families.

Of course, the path of beast taming is far less fast and stable than the path that the Earthly Fiend Lord is currently taking.

"You gave it to me?"

The spirit beasts were captivating, and the Earthly Fiend Lord looked at Ye Gubai expectantly, hoping that the old Ye would give him face.

Actually, it's not just about the spirit beasts; this interaction is also a process of befriending Ye Gubai.

What Old Ye thinks is beyond the control of the Earthly Fiend Commander, but he can control the intimacy of the relationship between the two.

King Chu is smart enough; the Earthly Fiend Commander can rest assured about this.

However, if you cultivate a good relationship with someone like Ye Gubai, it can make the Earthly Fiend Commander more composed in the upcoming great battle.

"Nonsense, you'll have to pay me back later. I've worked so hard to train you, and you think you can just fool me away with a few words?"

When his expectations were dashed, the Earthly Fiend Commander lowered his asking price.

“This spirit fox is really beautiful. Here’s what we’ll do: give me a few lesser demon realm foxes. You won’t lose out; I’ll offer an equivalent amount of spirit sand.”

Old Ye hesitated for a moment before finally speaking in reply.

"I'll give you two, no more. These are the foundation for my future expansion and the establishment of my family."

"Oh, Brother Ye, you're still a long way from establishing your own family. You're not even three hundred years old yet. Once war breaks out, you'll have a lot to achieve."

After chatting with Ye Gubai for a while, the Earthly Fiend Commander rode his spirit fox and soon arrived at the Underground Cloud Realm Spirit Mansion.

The Underground Cloud Realm—just from the name, you can tell this place is mysterious and powerful.

King Chu was quite a clever man. In order to find a decent place for cultivation in the Red Sand Realm, he came up with a wonderful method to collect clouds and rain and hide them in underground caves.

This underground mansion, filled with rain clouds and possessing nearly a third of the water-based spiritual energy of the Pure Water Secret Realm, is known as the 'Earth Cloud Spirit Mansion'.

While the water element in the Earthly Cloud Spirit Mansion may seem to be only one-third that of the Pure Water Secret Realm, it is actually more than three times the average level of the Crimson Sand Realm.

Riding on the large golden-red fox raised by Ye Gubai, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable entered the Earth Cloud Spirit Mansion without any hindrance.

He noticed that the people responsible for using their magical powers to maintain the cloud formations of the Earth Cloud Spirit Palace were actually a group of six-fingered gray monkey demons.

'Using a demon beast as a long-term laborer. That's interesting. This guy surnamed Chu probably doesn't trust people.'

That's right, my background as a desert bandit cultivator is fake, but his experience as a desert bandit cultivator is real.

It's normal for someone who survived in a terrorist environment to distrust people.

After walking a short distance, the great fox led the Jade Palace Immortal to a simple hall.

This is the most rudimentary cultivation ground that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has ever seen since he began his cultivation.

Four pillars of different materials stand in the four directions, corresponding to a small spiritual pool in the center of each pillar.

This was done in order to build the lowest-cost Hunyuan, so we chose extreme pragmatism. It looks shabby, but it's actually not bad.

Seated within the Spirit Pool is Chu Tianwang, the founder of the Cloud Mist Sect, a legendary figure who rose from bandit cultivation, and a peak Celestial Realm cultivator.

This scoundrel calls himself a king, and he is indeed handsome. At first glance, he doesn't have any bandit-like air about him at all; instead, he looks like a rich young master.

"Senior Chu, the Earthly Fiends have arrived."

King Chu, still immersed in the spiritual pool, did not open his eyes but instead asked in a sultry tone.

"Should I call you Earthly Fiend, or Fellow Daoist Pure Water?"

It's difficult to maintain composure, but what kind of cultivation does the Immortal Venerable possess?
The Immortal Venerable's cultivation level allowed him to remain composed even when facing the Earth King of the Crimson Sand Realm!
"Heavenly King, you may call me Earthly Fiend. As for the many rumors that I obtained the inheritance of the Pure Water True Man from the Pure Water Secret Realm, or that I was possessed by the Pure Water True Man, or that I am the reincarnation of the Pure Water True Man, they are all unbelievable."

"Then where did you get your water-based cultivation method from? Also, don't you think your alchemy talent has improved a little too quickly?"

"It's not right that a Foundation Establishment cultivator specializing in water magic has a better grasp of spirit fire alchemy than many cultivators proficient in fire magic."

Heaven have mercy, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has been keeping a low profile enough, but he was still targeted and caught!

"The method of cultivating water magic was an opportunity I obtained by finding the remains of an ancient cultivator in a deep valley cave."

As for using water magic to manipulate spiritual fire for alchemy, neither the Heavenly King nor the Earthly Fiend knew.

However, based on observations over the years, the water-based techniques of the Earthly Fiends seem to be able to assist in regulating and controlling the intensity of spiritual fire.

This is just being stubborn, and what follows is the logic behind all the mystique being concealed by this stubbornness.

Without revealing his true identity, the leader of the Earthly Fiends immediately probed the King of Chu: "You little bastard, are you willing to support me in entering the Celestial Realm? Give me a straight answer."

Xiao Chu didn't dare expose the Immortal Venerable's lie; they needed each other, but he still decided to play dumb for a while.

"Springtime in Quanzhou is a newly born aquatic spiritual land in Jinzhou in nearly a thousand years."

According to the classification of spiritual lands, my Earth Cloud Spiritual Mansion is merely a low-grade Earthly Realm, barely able to achieve the most basic mutual generation of the five elements.

In the classification of spiritual lands, Quanzhou in springtime can be considered as a lower-grade Heavenly Realm.

You are skilled in water management, and this is indeed an excellent opportunity to compete for Quanzhou, but you must be careful.

"Alright then, since you like spirit beasts, I'll give you a powerful demon that possesses innate magical abilities to protect you!"

The Heavenly King's kindness is such that anyone else would probably kneel down in gratitude.

But the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had already planned ahead, intending to use someone else to do his dirty work the moment he arrived on the battlefield.

Find a strong Foundation Establishment cultivator to help him kill the surveillance monkey sent by King Chu.

However, none of these things affected the fact that both sides actually reached the final stage of cooperation through futile probing.

King Chu sent the Earthly Fiend Commander to the Celestial Realm, whereupon the Earthly Fiend Commander would become an ally and repay King Chu for his support.
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As time went by, the day finally arrived when the Cloud Mist Sect was needed to join the battle.

The war in the Red Sand Realm and the war in the Great Heaven and Earth are completely, completely, completely different things.

As a leading cultivator who presided over the Red Lantern Sect-Heavenly Serpent Sect War and participated in presiding over the Immortal Alliance-Destroying Immortal Domain War and the Immortal Alliance-Four Seas Alliance War, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable understood the differences all too well.

In the vast world, due to the relative scarcity of resources and the mismatch between the large number of cultivators and their needs, a situation arose where a group of cultivators were locked in a stalemate on a small piece of land.

However, the Red Sand Realm is very large, and the battle line cannot be defended by using formations as the core and Foundation Establishment cultivators running around putting out fires.

The conflict between the Blood Bone Dao Court, the Blazing Sand Dao Court, the Hundred Hands Dao Court, and the Murong Dao Court is a unique pattern of mutual betrayal.

The territory is too large to defend.

While the two sides engaged in a large-scale confrontation, staring at each other and playing a cultivation-style positional war using formations in Quanzhou in the spring, they also mobilized a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators to form teams composed entirely of Foundation Establishment cultivators, turning them into sharp knives to stab the opponent's weak points deep within their forces.

South of Quanzhou in spring, the front-line fortifications of the Blood and Bone Daoist Temple.

As a core member of the Cloud Mist Sect, the Earthly Fiend Commander had just led the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Cloud Mist Sect to the front line when he was personally received by the Dao Court's head servants and assigned a very nice independent courtyard.

This is not surprising at all. The leader of the Earthly Fiends came to the front line with the intention of 'earning ten points of merit and receiving a reward of several tens of points'.

Xue Hanshuang, the commander of the Daoist army at the front, is an old servant of the Xue family, so of course he knows what the Earthly Fiend Order is all about.

As long as the leader of the Earthly Fiends is willing to lead the disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect to join the hunting team and charge into the heart of the Hundred Hands Dao Court and the Murong Dao Court to fight, Xue Hanshuang would not mind giving the leader of the Earthly Fiends the highest reward.

At this moment, in the small courtyard of the Earthly Fiend Commander, Zi Xirou was giving a worried reminder.

“Di Sha, you don’t need to join the Foundation Establishment Hunting Team at all. You can stay in the camp with me and serve. It’s just a matter of sending more people.”

“I am very satisfied that your Zi clan is willing to send three people to support me.”

However, I have my own plans regarding how to cultivate myself. Comfort is desirable, but it is not my aspiration.

Comfort is nice, but it is not what I desire.

At that moment, Zi Xirou saw a burning ambition in the eyes of the Earthly Fiend Commander.

Born into a bandit sect, he joined a major sect and, over sixty years, rose step by step from an ordinary Qi Refining disciple to become the sect's top Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The ambition of the Earthly Fiend Commander is blatantly obvious.

Actually, she had no ambition at all; it was all just something Zi Xirou imagined.

She became obsessed and regretted it for decades. Now, her Daoist partner, Feng Di Sha, whom she once looked down upon, has reached the threshold of the Celestial Realm.

Only Zi Xirou herself understood the pressure she was under; she felt suffocated by it.

Seeing that Feng Di Sha had once again revealed his ambition, Zi Xi Rou couldn't hold back any longer, thinking about how she had made Uncle Meng Hai's face turn purple with anger.

“Di Sha, then I’ll go with you. Now that my cultivation has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, we’ll be more confident together.”

It knows to shake its nose when snot is in its mouth, and knows to find a hole when poop is peeing. It's hard to keep up with.

The Immortal Venerable was actually used to this kind of trivial matter.

To put it simply, each of the geniuses who have attained enlightenment has their own extraordinary qualities.

Meanwhile, some cultivators trapped at the bottom of society each possess their own extraordinary abilities.

For the sake of saving face, Zi Xirou has kept a tight rein for so many years, but now, she finally can't hold it in anymore.

However, the leader of the Earthly Fiends is no villain; he is known for his heroic spirit.

"Haha, good, with my wife here, it's naturally good."

The Murasaki clan still has some value, and to achieve extraordinary feats, one must make good use of various assistants.

Even if Zi Xirou is as stupid as a pig in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable, a pig with the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage is still useful.
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A hunting team composed of Foundation Establishment cultivators is not so easy to assemble.

Cultivators proficient in different methods need to be found gradually, and once they are assembled, they still need to work together and prepare.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was not in a hurry. He waited for half a month at the Blood Bone Camp in front of Spring Spring Island until Blood Loulan and other core cultivators of the Blood Bone Dao Court arrived before he prepared to lead his team to set off.

However, upon learning that the Earthly Fiend Commander was still in the camp, Xue Loulan, who had just arrived at the front line, took the initiative to extend an invitation to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to attend a gathering of their core disciples from the Blood Bone Dao Court.

There was no way around it; in the 'Blood and Bone Prodigies Register,' the Earthly Fiend Lord was the one whose ranking had risen the fastest in recent years.

Currently, he is ranked third. The first place is held by Hei Mao Sun, who is currently in seclusion in the Heavenly Realm.

As the direct descendant of the Blood Bone Dao Ancestor, Xue Loulan was assigned a courtyard that was even worse than that of the Earthly Fiend Lord.

All I can say is that Xue Ning Shuang, the Daoist military commander who led the cattle and horses and bore the pressure of victory or defeat in the war, was truly exceptional.

He even possesses some of the imposing presence of Wang Yuque during the great battle between the Red Lanterns and the Heavenly Serpent Sect, making him a veritable mini-Yuque.

Working with someone like that is extremely comfortable for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

I'm not afraid of bad allies, I'm afraid of stupid allies.

Bad behavior can be restrained by self-interest, but stupidity knows no bounds.
The Earthly Fiend Lord arrived a little late. In Xue Loulan's courtyard, seven or eight juniors of the great Daoist cultivators were already gathered together drinking and discussing Dao.

"My ancestor said that the immortal pendant that brought the Daoist disciple of the Hundred Hands Dao Court to the Dao Court Immortal Realm to discuss the Dao last time has the potential to become a Dao Ancestor!"

As soon as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable entered, he heard these words and immediately became interested.

Springtime in Quanzhou, a sacred land of water, is a battleground for the four great Daoist temples.

The Earthly Fiend Commander belongs to the Blood Bone-Burning Sand faction, while the Immortal Pendant Master, known as a prodigy, belongs to the Hundred Hands Dao Court.

However, Huang Ciqiu, the second disciple of the Blood Bone Dao Ancestor, bluntly stated that the Immortal Pendant possessed the qualities of a Dao Ancestor.
(End of this chapter)