Shangyuque

Chapter 306 Immortal Venerable Mangxiang believed that the Four Courts of Jinzhou fighting for the Spring was a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters and develop rapidly.

Feng Jianxian was an unknown figure who died in the West Sea. Even in death, he was just an ordinary peak Foundation Establishment cultivator with a few supernatural abilities. As for how strong or famous he was, he was far from being considered.

The role that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable played as the Wind and Earth Fiend in the Crimson Sand Realm was different.

This difference is actually quite interesting. The sword immortal was clearly a good person, yet he died without even the slightest power to resist.

In the Crimson Sand Realm, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable fully activated his climbing mode and made smooth progress all the way.

After discarding some elements, the development speed of the Earthly Fiend Lord reached a level that even the West Sea Wind Sword Immortal might not have been able to imagine.

But Jade Palace Immortal Venerable knew that even if the Sword Immortal knew which path was right, he would most likely still not choose it.

In the world of cultivation, Feng Jianxian's behavior seems incredibly foolish, yet this fool is the only friend recognized by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"Di Sha, I heard you've been here for quite some time."

"Fellow Daoist Feng, it's been a long time. I am..."

"Hahaha, Earthly Fiend, you probably don't know."

A few days ago, the Three Long Tents adjusted your ranking in the Heavenly Pride Register. Now, you are next after Black Hair Sun.

"Your Cloud Mist Sect is quite interesting, having two Celestial Realm experts in a row. You're really gaining momentum."

Most of the second-generation immortals in Blood Loulan know the Earthly Fiend Commander.

The cultivators of the Dao Court naturally looked down on the cultivators of the stinking vassal sects, but the Earthly Fiend Commander was the number one genius in the Cloud Mist Sect, and also a Water-based Foundation Establishment cultivator who was quite famous within the Blood Bone Dao Court, so he was naturally different from others.

The leader of the Earthly Fiends knew most of these people. After exchanging a few simple greetings, he sat down next to Huang Shaliu in a very familiar manner.

"A sect's rise to power is simply due to good luck."

Today we are the Cloud Mist Sect, tomorrow we might be the Mysterious River.

Moreover, Senior Brother Sun's journey to the Celestial Realm might be relatively smooth, but it's hard to say for me.

Therefore, they took the initiative to lead the team here, hoping to help the Dao Court acquire the spiritual land of Spring Spring Island.

After steer the conversation to Spring Spring Island, the Earthly Fiend Commander asked calmly.

"But Brother Shaliu, Master Ciqiu judged that the immortal pendant of the Hundred Hands Dao Court has the potential to become a Dao Ancestor. Will this affect our battle to seize Spring Sun Spring Island?"

Huang Shaliu looked down on Feng Di Sha, who was lucky and had a talent for water magic, but he always put on a good show.

"Of course it will have an impact. In this great battle, a Celestial Realm True Person will definitely take action."

"If the Immortal Pendant makes a name for herself, hey, Hundred Hands might actually give her a chance to become a Dao cultivator," Huang Shaliu analyzed.

"After all, the Hundred-Handed Dao Ancestor has been practicing Dao for ten thousand years, and it is time for him to expand his own power."

A slight silence fell over the crowd. This war surrounding the sacred land of Quanzhou in spring was not easy to win, not easy at all.

The Blazing Sand Dao Ancestor was slightly weaker than the Hundred Hands Dao Ancestor, and the Blood Bone Dao Ancestor was slightly weaker than the Murong Dao Ancestor.

If they had no other choice, they wouldn't have started a war so easily.

The Dao Ancestor of the Crimson Sand Realm often personally participates in battles, but he doesn't blindly join every situation.

Ultimately, the animosity between the two camps is too great.

Springtime in Quanzhou is a water-based spiritual land of the lowest rank in the heavens.

If Bai Shou and Murong get their hands on Quanzhou, Xue Gu and Zhi Sha will surely perish in the future.

Therefore, we must fight even if it's tough.

Under pressure, the Blood Bone Dao Court recruited nearly five thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators in its first wave of conscription of vassal sects, with even Blood Loulan and Yellow Sand Willow, the Blood Bone Dao Court's direct descendants, personally going to the front lines.

"Let's not talk about that. Come on, let's drink! Let's drink today and be merry today, and we can live for tomorrow.

They have real people over there, and we have real people over here, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

The leader of the Earthly Fiends raised a cup, not dwelling on the hardships of the war.

These second-generation immortals, after all, haven't experienced much hardship, and under pressure, some even turned pale.

But in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable, neither winning nor losing matters.

If the fight is too small, the Blood Bone Dao Court and the Blazing Sand Dao Court won't lose.

If the fight escalates, the Blood Bone Dao Court and the Blazing Sand Dao Court will have no chance of losing.

Given the current situation in the Red Sand Realm, there is room for maneuver in terms of cost-shifting, and the situation is far from dangerous.

After a dozen or so rounds of drinks, once all the young lads were knocked out, the Earthly Fiend Commander and Xue Loulan together sent them away one by one.

After seeing off Huang Shaliu, who was really unwilling to leave, Xue Loulan raised the array in the courtyard and couldn't wait to snuggle into the arms of the Earthly Fiend Commander.

Beauty loves heroism. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has tried his best to hide it, but his strength is undeniable, and sometimes he has no choice.

Their strength is too great to allow them to keep a low profile.

"Old Huang still can't forget it. If you ask me, you hurt him a bit too much."

Thinking of Huang Shaliu's mournful little expression before she left, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable felt a pang of sadness.

But the emotions of cultivators are never just emotions; Xue Loulan knew from the beginning what Lao Huang was scheming.

"He's like a toad trying to eat swan meat. He doesn't even know his own level. With the support of the Huang family, he's only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. How can he compare to you?"

But I still don't understand why you insist on hanging yourself in the Cloud Mist Sect. What future does the Cloud Mist Sect have?

Why not join the Blood Bone Dao Court and divorce that sick Zi Xirou directly?

Once we get married, with your talent, you won't need to make this trip to the front lines at all. You're guaranteed to be trained by the Dao Court to reach the Celestial Realm.

"I can also follow you and take a small step forward within the family."

Huang Shaliu's ancestor, Huang Ciqiu, also known as Ciqiu Zhenren, was the second disciple of Xue Gu Dao Zu, while Xue Loulan was the direct descendant of Xue Gu Dao Zu's family.

Therefore, Lao Huang had been thinking about this beauty for many, many years.

What he was really thinking about was the cake that Xue Loulan had painted for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

We can't really treat the cultivators of the Crimson Sand Realm as idiots. The cultivation world has never lacked intelligent people.

Xue Loulan's feelings for the Earthly Fiend Commander are also incredibly complex. The Xue family is too large, and she longs for the Earthly Fiend Commander to be like the Yellow Sand Willow, supporting her away from the dangers of personally going to the front lines.

Everyone is climbing, but Xue Loulan is destined to be disappointed.

"The sect gave me the opportunity to cultivate, and it is my duty to give back to the sect."

While the Earthly Fiend Leader's answer seemed to be full of affection for the Cloud Mist Sect, anyone with a normal cerebellum would know that the Earthly Fiend Leader and the Cloud Mist Sect had no real affection for each other.

Ultimately, it comes down to the choice of cultivation path. The Cloud Mist Sect represents the foundation that the Earthly Fiend Commander has built up over decades and carries lower risk.

Although the Blood Bone Dao Court is good, and Blood Loulan can provide great assistance to the Earthly Fiend Lord, everything comes at a price. Before his strength is restored to a certain level, the Earthly Fiend Lord is not willing to hang around in front of the Blood Bone Dao Ancestor.

Ultimately, there is never a standard answer to this choice of cultivation path. If the Earthly Fiend Lord's talent level is weak, he will not be able to rise rapidly within the Cloud Mist Sect, and becoming a functional son-in-law of a powerful clan will become an excellent shortcut.

“Di Sha, you were born in the wrong era. If you and I had been born three hundred years earlier, we could have both entered the Celestial Realm before the Battle of Quanzhou in spring. Why are we wasting our time on the battlefield like this?”

Xue Loulan is the pride of the Xue family, but even a pride isn't crazy. If you can improve your cultivation without fighting, who would want to fight?
Ultimately, it is the unique ecosystem of the Crimson Sand Realm's cultivation world that has shaped the flourishing of magical combat among cultivators, not that they genuinely enjoy it.

However, Xue Loulan's words are just nonsense.

This girl is even more ruthless than Zi Xirou; she dares to place bets and has gained the approval of the Immortal Venerable. Therefore, the Immortal Venerable decided to give her some pointers.

"Wrong. You need the spirit to persevere in any situation. That is the method of ascension that cultivators pursue."

From Bifang to Boluo, from Qingrui to Dishui, all the renowned immortals in the world follow this path.

Xue Loulan looked at the Earthly Fiend Commander's sharply defined, resolute profile with some confusion and asked.

"What about the strength and risks involved in the battle? Aren't you going to consider those?"

"Exceptional talent, powerful combat skills, the ability to avoid risks, and the knowledge to seize opportunities are all fundamental requirements."

If you lack any of these, you can't be considered a cultivator, and you'll never have the chance to reach the level that requires spirit. Think about it, and I'll understand.

Xue Loulan found the Earthly Fiend Commander's words quite interesting.

Cultivators in the Crimson Sand Realm don't pay much attention to this kind of thing, or rather, the level, vision, and the height of the Blood Loulan and Blood Bone Dao Court are not enough to support her in coming into contact with this cultivation path that belongs only to the most outstanding talents.

All the performances of geniuses are just the foundation. Only if you are a talent, a piece of material, can you be put into the game of the pursuers and be examined and weighed by your opponents.

Many people may wonder, the Earthly Fiend Commander said that being strong in combat is a basic requirement, but he was not good at combat in the past, yet he still became the fastest Golden Core legend in the Great World.

This is a valid question, but it also aligns with the statements that "the path to enlightenment is absolutely unrepeatable" and "every Golden Core Immortal who emerges is a legend among legends."
"According to you, cultivation seems a bit difficult," Xue Loulan said with some emotion.

"Knowing it's difficult means you're on the right path; an easy path won't take you far," commented the Earthly Fiend Commander.

"Then can I bring the people from my organization to join your team, Earthly Fiends?"

Unlike Zi Xirou, who made the wrong choice from the start, Xue Loulan increasingly felt that her choice was right.

The difference between the two women may lie in the intensity of the competition within their families.

The Zi family is still too small, and the internal family warmth makes the competitive pressure less intense.

The Blood Clan of the Blood Bone Dao Ancestor is different; their internal strife is fierce, but it has actually cultivated the insightful Blood Loulan.

"That won't work. If we act together, we'll be targeted. It's better to split up."

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no intention of teaming up with Blood Loulan to die; there was no rule in the Crimson Sand Realm that forbade Purple Mansions from intervening in the war.

Qi Refining ants form a massive army, covering the entire battle line; Foundation Establishment cultivators serve as the spearhead, penetrating deep into the enemy's territory; and Celestial Realm cultivators provide support, ready to strike at any moment.

The four major Daoist courts' struggle for Quanzhou is likely to be even more intense than the battle between the Red Lanterns and the Heavenly Serpent Sect.

It has a bit of a "the Immortal Alliance is great, no need to say more" feel to it.

For lower-level cultivators, cruelty is multi-dimensional. The Immortal Alliance restricts the cruelty of high-level cultivators in arbitrarily killing and exploiting lower-level cultivators. Although this is to allow the top-level cultivators to enjoy the exploitation more, it has a certain positive effect in a sense.

"Indeed, but I wonder when this war will end, and whether the Blood Bone Dao Court will still exist after the war."

Nestled in the man's arms, Xue Loulan, who was known to the outside world as a cold and arrogant genius, rarely showed such a girlish side.

"Hard to say."

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable answered calmly.

From one of the leaders of the Western Sea Demon Hunting Sect, to the leader of the Red Lantern Illuminating Heaven Serpent Sect War, to the leader of the Immortal Alliance, and then to one of the leaders of the Fourth Faction.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has experienced far too many struggles.

Therefore, even though the Four Courts' struggle for the Spring was incredibly cruel in the eyes of the cultivators of the Crimson Sand Realm, it was nothing special to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Winning and losing are both normal; they are all manifestations of the possibility itself developing in different directions.

The cultivation of immortals is about pursuing possibilities, seeking possibilities, mastering possibilities, and turning possibilities into power.

Change, possibilities, and new, stronger paths all emerge through constant elimination.

So what if it's dangerous? There's nothing to be afraid of.

"Di Sha, I always felt I wasn't ready, and I still am. But the war has already begun, and it's hard to say whether we'll even survive until after the war."

so."

The Fairy of Loulan is preparing to chisel with the Lord of the Earthly Fiends.

Before the war, cultivators would not send breakup letters, but would prefer to leave no regrets, because even the Loulan Fairy had to face the cruelty of war.

From this perspective, it's hard to say whether she had feelings for the Earthly Fiend Commander or was simply obsessed with leaving no regrets.

"No, doing that now would only leave a lingering attachment in our hearts. There's no need for that. Let's wait for a better opportunity later."

The Earthly Fiend Commander is no sexually repressed teenager; he's over two hundred years old. (He attained the Golden Core stage at 150, left the Great World after seven and a half years, entered the Crimson Sand Realm for thirty-six years to rule the Pill Cauldron Valley, and then went to war after twenty years of cultivation in the Pill Cauldron Valley.)
In terms of having a calm and unwavering Daoist mind, and remaining unmoved by women, the Immortal Venerable is truly first-rate.

Despite having mentally prepared herself, Xue Loulan never expected to receive such an answer.

At this moment, her mindset was somewhat similar to Zi Xirou's.

The powerful Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't care about their feelings; beneath his gentle methods lay extreme rationality and indifference.

This is certainly terrifying.

But those who pursue the Dao are like this; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who dares to compete with the eternal geniuses for the Dao Fruit, is like this.

If a Golden Core cultivator, having reached the level of a Celestial Venerable, is still tempted by women, then he has essentially given up on his future, with only one path left: to be served at the table.
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The Earthly Fiend Commander's team consists of seven people.

He himself cultivated the water method, Zi Xi Rou cultivated the wood method, and the three Zi clan members who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage were Zi Xi Huo cultivated the fire method, Zi Xi Quan cultivated the metal method, and Zi Xi Jie cultivated the metal method.

Among them, Zi Xijie is Zi Xirou's younger sister, but she only has the cultivation level of the early Foundation Establishment stage.

The last two were Shi Xunshui, a Foundation Establishment Steward of Dan Ding Valley who came from a rogue cultivator background, and Li Taiyan, a Foundation Establishment Steward of Dan Ding Valley who came from a minor Qi Refining clan, respectively cultivating earth magic and fire magic.

Double Gold Method, Double Fire Method, One Earth Method, One Water Method, One Wood Method.

It looks like a dual-core explosive output build of gold and fire, but in reality, it's all about turning the fighting style into earthly evil, and water magic is invincible for sneak attacks.

Besides the Zi Clan and Dan Ding Valley's core base, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also received the assistance of King Chu, who gifted him a powerful demon with innate magical abilities, the 'Six-Fingered Black-Tailed Monkey'.

The wondrous method is supernatural power. The six-fingered black-tailed monkey is proficient in earth magic and metal magic, and also possesses three innate supernatural powers.

The King of Chu's gift was quite extravagant, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable intended to kill the monkey immediately.

The reason is simple: the immortal venerable one dislikes being monitored.

There was no need for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to suffer any grievances when dealing with a mere Celestial Realm cultivator like King Chu.

To the surprise of the Earthly Fiend Dao Master, the Cloud Mist Sect's enthusiasm for participating in the war was extremely high after his mobilization.

The core disciples of the Blood Tower Sect were eager to serve their own sect and came quickly, while the other affiliated sects were quite slow to arrive.

As a result, they spent two whole months recuperating on the front lines before receiving the notification of a full-scale war between the Blood Bone Dao Court and the Blazing Sand Dao Court.

The four courts vying for the spring is no small matter. Xue Hanshuang, the military commander of the Blood Bone Dao Court, is the second person in the Jade Register of Heavenly Pride, ranking after Heimao Sun and before Feng Di Sha.

Before officially shifting from passive defense to full-scale war, this 'Frost Immortal' specially hosted a banquet for all the core Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Dao Court who came to the front lines.

Inside the palace, the high-ranking officials were all seated, and their starting point was at least the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

In the Crimson Sand Realm, battles are thriving, and many mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators are able to fight against late-Foundation Establishment and peak-Foundation Establishment cultivators, which is why there are situations where mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators are entrusted with important tasks.

Frost Immortal sat at the head of the table. The Earthly Fiend Commander, because of his great reputation, early arrival, and being in a relationship with Blood Loulan, was given the third seat on the right by Frost Immortal.

He was the sixth person below the Celestial Realm cultivators in the front-line cultivator ranks.

There was no other way. The Earthly Fiend Lord was a prodigy, but there was no shortage of prodigies everywhere. There were three like Wang Xianzhu, whose "path to cultivation was cut off, but whose strength was invincible among those of the same level." The two Great Dao Courts sent three of them.

Bloodfrost ranks first in the sequence, and Sand Punishment of the Blazing Sand Dao Court ranks second. These three invincible half-step Celestial Realm elders occupy three spots.

Therefore, the Earthly Fiend Commander actually rose to the position of the third person in the Foundation Establishment stage in the Blood Bone Dao Court and Blazing Sand Dao Court alliance in less than forty years (Black Hair Grandson is not included in the ranking).

In the eyes of the Immortal Venerable, this time and speed were nothing special, neither fast nor slow. After all, he was a senior Immortal Venerable cultivator, and of course he could be fast if he wanted to.

Looking at the crowd of Foundation Establishment cultivators, Xue Hanshuang felt much less pressure.

The war was difficult, but it had to be fought, and they had to strive to win. Naturally, he was under the greatest pressure.

"Fellow Daoists, when the two Dao Courts summoned you before, they mentioned three rewards: sect rewards, Dao Court rewards, and frontline military command rewards. But now the situation is different. The two Dao Ancestors have ordered a new reward."

Spring Spring Island, as a low-grade Heavenly Realm spiritual land, is extremely important. Cultivators who distinguish themselves in the battle for the spring, provided their merits are sufficient, can immediately gain the opportunity to enter the Celestial Realm!

A thoughtful look flashed in Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's eyes. It was still the Great Power that had been overused by the top forces of the Great World.

However, he changed from an empowerer to an empowered one.

Once you've secured a promise and a possibility, you have to fight tooth and nail for it.

fair enough.

Even in the Crimson Sand Realm, where the difficulty of attaining enlightenment has been greatly reduced, cultivators are still very excited to receive a promise of the opportunity to enter the Celestial Realm through military merit.

Seeing that the feedback from the crowd was quite positive, Xue Hanshuang continued.

"In addition, there have been quite a few cases of cultivators defecting recently. Come, bring them up!"

The hall fell silent immediately.

The Crimson Sand Realm is vast. Following the Dao Court and major sects is certainly the bright path, but being a rogue cultivator can also lead to boundless possibilities.

Compared to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who entered the Crimson Sand Realm with a mission from Rakshasa, needing to build up his power, for the other Foundation Establishment cultivators who were conscripted this time, running away became a more worthwhile option to consider.

Most of them didn't run away when they were conscripted, but after arriving at the front lines and feeling the pressure of the four courts vying for supremacy, they actually ran away a lot.

Upon receiving Xue Hanshuang's order, the core disciples of the two Dao Courts escorted the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had deserted their posts to the open space in the center of the palace.

Noticing that Xue Loulan was looking at her, the Earthly Fiend Commander smiled and nodded at her.

Seeing this, Huang Shaliu immediately swung his whip and lashed the bound Yunwu Sect disciple several times.

Feng Di Sha, you are the leader of the Cloud Mist Sect. If I strike him, it's the same as striking your face.

Little Huang, Little Huang, he definitely has ideas.

But the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's shamelessness
To put it simply, even if he bombarded it with cannons, he couldn't break through!
The last time Jade Palace Immortal Venerable broke through the defenses, it was too late to trace back. The Immortal Venerable's main strategy was to maintain a stable mindset.

There's no way around it; to attain enlightenment in this vast world, the environment is too difficult, and an unstable mindset is unacceptable.

Sha Fazui, from the Blazing Sand Dao Court, spoke calmly as the Deputy Commander of the Army.

"The Dao Ancestor has given the order that anyone who deserts in the face of battle, regardless of their status, will be executed immediately and their entire clan exterminated!"

First, they distributed opportunities fairly and generously in the Celestial Realm, and then they directly used killing as a weapon.

The Immortal Venerable's assessment was that the method was a bit crude, but still somewhat effective.

For the cultivators of the great clans under the two Dao Courts, they understand the complexity of cultivation in the Crimson Sand Realm.

Water is everything. Without the constraints of the spiritual root system, everyone has a certain talent for cultivation, similar to the era of innate cultivation in the Great Heaven and Earth.

Without water, there is no family; one's potential as an individual is limited.

There are certainly geniuses who can create their own success, and there are quite a few of them, but no family cultivator with a sound mind would gamble on being the 'unique' genius amidst a sea of ​​failures.

Therefore, Foundation Establishment cultivators from families like the Zi family, with their higher level of knowledge, are less likely to defect blindly.

Moreover, even if Zi Xirou or Zi Shuihuo were to defect mindlessly, Xue Hanshuang and Sha Fazui's 'clan extermination' would be stopped by the Earthly Fiend Commander.

As long as the major clans do not betray the entire clan, the punishment will never befall them. It's the same everywhere.

For a faction to maintain its overall competitiveness, it needs to unite capable individuals.

Those who deserted during the Four Courts' Battle for Springs were unwilling to take responsibility and were naturally worthless in the fierce battle between cultivators.

They were all executed in the massacre.

Death is not the end. If you are unwilling to create value for the Dao Court in the battle, then use your life to create value for the Dao Court.

Flesh, bone, hair, and even their blood will be collected.

After the cultivators in the main hall finished their work, Sha Fazui finally spoke.

"They are examples. Disciples from all sects, if they dare to run away, we will hunt them down and kill them."

Fellow Daoists, war is not to be feared. Cultivation is about continuous progress; who doesn't want to reach higher levels of cultivation? Fighting, on the contrary, presents many opportunities.

The vassal sects and ordinary disciples of the Dao Court serve as consumables, while the core disciples of the Dao Court serve as the supervisory team.

The red sand boundary of the gully is no different from the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

The only difference was that the supervisory team was changed from cultivators from the Jade Palace to core disciples of the Dao Court.

Even compared to the Immortal Alliance's preparations for reforms during a chaotic era, the Four Courts' struggle for the Spring was much less intense.

What's so surprising about a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm making a move? Back then, the Jade Palace oversaw the core executive levels of various local powers.
But shallow water is actually a good thing for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

It is precisely in this relatively low-pressure environment that one can hone one's skills; the situation in the vast world is a true dead end—the new Golden Core and the old Deng are completely unequal.

"Hahaha, don't be afraid. Here, each of you will receive a Celestial Realm Mystic Escape Talisman."

Fight well. Both Dao Ancestors are watching this battle. Those who perform well will have a bright future.

After Sha Fazui finished playing the black face, Xue Hanshuang took over the white face role.

The system employs a three-tiered reward system: first, granting significant power upon reaching the Celestial Realm; then, making an example of someone to deter others; and finally, bestowing Purple Mansion Divine Power Escape Talismans upon the core executive disciples of the Daoist Court, such as the Earthly Fiend Commander.

The war has begun.

This was the third major battle that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had experienced, and in this battle, he voluntarily stood on the dangerous front line.

Just as Rakshasa said, one day he would have to face a situation where he had to draw his sword against a being stronger than himself.

Therefore, one cannot always rely on external forces or always hide; those are merely means. But relying solely on fixed methods will never lead to the other shore desired by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

We need to change our methods, otherwise we'll be completely outmaneuvered and will die no matter what we do.
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This was the first time that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had participated in a war as a front-line cultivator, and at the very beginning, he faced a rather complex problem.

"Senior Brother Di Sha, it seems that none of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were invited to participate in the mobilization of the Military Command with you have gone to the front lines?"

When asked about the Daoist practice of the Dan Ding Valley, Shi Xun Shui was a cultivator who practiced earth magic and was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He was considered one of the Earthly Fiend Lord's own people.

This understanding is roughly correct for Cui Baihao or Wang Yaohai in the Red Sand Realm version.

However, as the leader of the Earthly Fiends, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's main persona is one of boundless heroism, believing that anyone talented can become his brother.

Therefore, Shi Xunshui had no psychological burden.

“The situation is different. I am proficient in cultivation, but I am still relatively inexperienced and need to advance further on the battlefield.”

Our mission as a group of seven is not complicated. As for those battle lines and such, that's naturally the responsibility of the Military Command and has nothing to do with us.

Our mission is to penetrate deep into the territory of the Murong Dao Court and, when the opportunity arises, eliminate as many of the cultivators residing in the Murong Dao Court's rear as possible.

Teams led by Foundation Establishment cultivators are all elite units.

The Crimson Sand Realm is too vast, and the number of Golden Core Dao Ancestors is too small.

The Daoist court's control over those below was far from sufficient.

Therefore, Foundation Establishment cultivators were given room to operate within enemy territory.

"Xi Jie, you and Xun Shui fly slowly ahead. Use the breath-concealing technique I taught you to lower your cultivation level to the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

Taiyan, you and Xihuo are both late-stage fire magic cultivators. You are secretly providing support to them from their left side.

My lady, Xiquan, you two come with me and follow behind Xijie and Xunshui.

"Once they encounter the enemy, I can take the two of you and quickly go to help them."

Two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators served as bait, two top-tier fire magic cultivators provided cover, and finally, the Earthly Fiend Commander, along with his Daoist partner and another Foundation Establishment stage cultivator from the Zi family, Zi Xiquan, were hidden behind as a second backup plan.

The seven-person team was divided into three groups, a three-on-three system, but in a cultivation-themed style.

This thing sounds abstract, but it is indeed mutually reinforcing, and it is one of the most efficient combat modes that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has selected from his many experiences in presiding over wars.

It can be said that it is an experience proven by endless death, and the only thing that can compare with or even surpass it is the mobile array combat method.

However, a movable array would be too conspicuous in the way warfare takes place in the Crimson Sand Realm, and would inevitably attract the attention of powerful cultivators at the Celestial Realm level.

Normally, it would be highly likely that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would be taking risks if he led people into the territory of Murong Dao Court.

In reality, however, each invasion was backed up by powerful cultivators at the Celestial Realm from both the Blood Bone Dao Court and the Blazing Sand Dao Court, so the fighting was never that serious.

If Bai Shou and Murong Daoting, both at the Celestial Realm, were to make a move, they would run into the Celestial Realm master who was holding the fort.

Of course, this game of mutual ambushes and attempts to gain the upper hand will never end.

Nothing is perfect or absolutely safe; this is war.
Of course, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was confident that he could survive.

The group had already practiced their skills and coordination for a long time, and their teamwork in three separate groups was already quite proficient.

Seeing that Zi Xi Rou's younger sister, Zi Xi Jie, and Feng Xiao Jiang had already reached a distance of twenty miles from where they were searching for water, and that Li Tai Yan and Zi Xi Huo were also in position, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable transmitted his command.

'Following the pre-planned route, we slowly advanced northwest.'

Survive on the battlefield, seek opportunities, earn battle merits, receive rewards, and improve your cultivation and strength.

The cultivation path of the most ordinary cultivator is finally about to be taken by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"My lord, it is said that Spring Spring Island is currently occupied by the Murong Dao Court. We don't know if we will be able to run into them on our way here." Zi Xirou said with some anticipation.

In the spring of Quanzhou, within the Lingquan area, spring is eternal and the vegetation is lush. It is a low-grade spiritual land of the Heavenly Rank that attracts four Dao Ancestors to fight over.

"It's best not to encounter them. Let the Blood Bone Ancestor take the lead in the Scorching Sand, and let the Murong Dao Ancestor take the lead in the Hundred Hands."

The strongest Dao Ancestors on both sides were hidden in the back, showing great patience and seemingly in no hurry at all.

This means that the great battle for the spring among the four courts is going to be fierce.
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Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is already seeking an opportunity to advance to the Celestial Realm on the battlefield.

The Mangxiang had only recently been sent to the Crimson Sand Realm, though within the Bifang camp, the Crimson Sand Realm was known as the 'Four Spirits Realm'.

In Black Tiger Prefecture, nestled in a desolate mountain valley within a crimson desert, lies a market town frequented by cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.

Wrapped in a tattered robe, Mang Xiang, whose cultivation level was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, sneaked out of the market.

After entering this realm, he hid for more than two months. Once his cultivation level recovered to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and he was able to use some of the Formless Techniques, he finally came out to move around.

Today I've come to this desolate little market town to investigate some of the peculiarities of this world.

"The Four Spirits Realm is in a state where the Five Spirits lack water, hence the name Four Spirits."

With abundant resources but scarce water, families are closely united, and even Golden Core cultivators are forced into battles due to the circumstances.

Hey, if that blockhead Wang Yulou were here, would he even have a chance to attain enlightenment?

Mang Xiang sighed with emotion; there was nothing he could do, Wang Yulou was the source of his lifelong pain.

Even he had to admit that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was a top-tier genius.

He seized the best opportunities to enhance his abilities, achieving several phenomenal advancements in cultivation and status, ultimately attaining the position of Golden Core Immortal Venerable at the age of 150.

However, since he cultivates water magic, his combat abilities are also lacking.

Therefore, if Wang Yulou had been born in this Four Spirit Realms, he would most likely not have had the chance to attain enlightenment.

On the sand dunes, a savory elephant wrapped in a tattered robe was walking slowly, daydreaming about feasting in the Four Spirit Realms, increasing its strength, and then returning to the Great Heaven and Earth to torture the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Suddenly, he looked down at the sand dune, and without moving his hand, the aura of formlessness dissipated, and a gray chain emerged from his body.

In the Crimson Sand Realm, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, with his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, was able to activate some of the effects of the Mysterious Water Dao, a profound and wondrous method of the Acquired Water Attribute Great Dao.

Mang Xiang is also a true immortal, so of course he can also activate his own formless Dao.

The gray chain, like a giant serpent, swiftly burrowed into the ground, and when it emerged, it had grabbed a 'Century Earth Spirit'.

The centipede was suddenly captured and struggled fiercely, letting out a hissing roar.

Inside the translucent shell of the Earth Spirit Centipede, the dozen or so cultivators were trembling with fear.

This demon is kept by humans and is a commonly used travel beast for cultivators in the Crimson Sand Realm. Occasionally, it also serves as a bus for cultivators.

Walking underground, the special shell can isolate one's divine sense, and the speed is also fast. In short, it is much safer than other ways of traveling and has a very high cost-performance ratio.

Unfortunately, this time, the Earth Spirit Centipede, and the 'passenger' inside it, were precisely defeated by the Earth Spirit Centipede's carapace, which could isolate divine consciousness.

If Immortal Venerable Mangxiang could see the situation clearly, he wouldn't have made such a meaningless move.

Mang Xiang raised his hand and slightly clenched it, and the gray chains binding the Earth Spirit Centipede disappeared, along with the Earth Spirit Centipede and the cultivators within it.

A gray cloud was inhaled into the nostrils of the savage elephant and instantly refined.

Bifang has its big stomach, and Mangxiang has its big nose.

At their level, they can eat anything, including the heavens and earth, let alone the plants that grow within them.
There is no difference between humans and plants; the only difference is that humans can talk, are organized, and might be attacked by moral guardians after being eaten.

Since the plants and trees had no power to resist, they simply ate them.

However, in the world of cultivation, there have always been demon gods created from the spirits of plants and trees. There is no difference between humans and demons, humans and objects, and humans and other living beings.

Yes, it has always been just a difference between those who cultivate at a high level and those who exist at a low level, and between those who are the sole masters and those who are not.

This is also part of cultivating immortality—productivity determines production relations, after all.

The Mangxiang is a demon god whose Dao body is pure Qi. It appears that the gray clouds that Wuxiangfa instantly refined entered its nostrils, but in fact, they were absorbed into its cloud body. Its human appearance can change in countless ways.

Even though it could refine the savage elephant in an instant, it was still somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's still a bit slow; doing it yourself is always slower."

We still need to build up our power base and leverage its support to improve the efficiency of our cultivation.

At the same time, with greater power, it would be easier to find the Outer Heaven if it still exists.

The Four Spirit Realms are so vast, it's a perfect opportunity to traverse tens of thousands or even millions of miles.

Bifang seeks a sure win, while I seek to use this opportunity to quickly improve my skills, so I don't have that kind of pressure.

With this in mind, Mang Xiang did not hesitate. He transformed into a wisp of pure energy and headed straight south.

The four courts vying for the spring is no secret; the Red Sand Realm also has various mechanisms for the flow of intelligence and information.

In the eyes of the Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable, chaos is a ladder.

With one's own strength, experience, abilities, and methods, one can achieve rapid ascent through this ladder.

The version of cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms is too outdated. The local Dao Ancestor can take one step by using the ladder, while Mang Xiang can take at least three steps by using the ladder!

In short, you can't rely on yourself to find the other side of the world; that would be too slow.

The Four Spirit Realms are so special that they are the vast world where the Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable can fully display his talents.

However, considering that it's inappropriate to reveal oneself as an outsider—that would create too many enemies—it's not advisable.
In short, the Immortal Mangxiang believed that the four courts of Jinzhou vying for the spring was a good opportunity for him to take advantage of the chaos and develop rapidly.

Strong winds swept across the sand dunes, stirring up storms of red sand.

An almost invisible stream of pure energy is rapidly moving towards the possibility of taking another step forward.

Heading to Jinzhou.

(End of this chapter)