Shangyuque

Chapter 307 Wild Elephant: Wind Earth Fiend, this name seems familiar.
The second disciple of Blood Bone Dao Ancestor was named Thornball True Man, whose name corresponds to the Thornball Fruit in the Crimson Sand Desert.

Other cultivators in the Crimson Sand Realm often have similar characteristics in their names.

The yellow sand willow corresponds to the sand willow, and the names include Seeking Water, Enjoying Water, Listening to Rain, and Dreaming of the Sea. The main selling point is "I want water".

However, it would be rather unbecoming of a Celestial Venerable to simply assume that the cultivators of the Crimson Sand Realm's preference for straightforward naming is an expression of their inner desires under drought conditions.

The drought caused by water scarcity has created an almost endless difference between the Red Sand Realm and the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

Among the mortals of the Red Sand Realm, there are special "hairy tribes" who habitually eat the flesh and blood of their own kind.

The unique characteristics brought about by this drought are ubiquitous.

The scarcity of water resources prevented the Red Sand Realm from developing overly complex systems, so there was never any etiquette or morality, only a simple survival of the fittest.

This bottom-up approach influenced the organizational structure of the Dao Ancestors of the Crimson Sand Realm.

If it can influence the actions of the Dao Ancestor, its impact on ordinary cultivation families in the Crimson Sand Realm will naturally be even greater.

The scenery within the territory of the Murong Dao Court was no different from that of the Blood Bone Dao Court; both were extremely arid.

Cultivation families are mostly built in deep valleys in the desert, and some who are good at enduring even hide directly in the dark underground.

There are fish, but they won't bite at all, that's troublesome.

Therefore, even though Zi Xijie and Shi Xunshui had tried their best to fish, they didn't get any good results.

The leader of the Earthly Fiends and his party spent three days causing trouble at the border of the Murong Dao Court, but still came up empty-handed.

Finally, it was Lan Cao Zhenren, who came from the Zhi Sha Dao Court and was stationed with the Foundation Establishment elite team at the front line, who couldn't stand it any longer and urged the Earthly Fiend Commander in charge to take the initiative.

"Di Sha, the other teams have already achieved success. You're just wandering around the border of Murong Daoting every day, it's useless."

The boundary is a boundary because there is no water there; you need to find a place with water.

These Daoist masters usually don't concern themselves with the trivial matters on the front lines, but they still have to strive for their own cultivation, so they are actually under pressure to achieve performance targets.

The team assembled by Feng Di Sha clearly has great potential, and Lan Cao Zhenren will not sit idly by while Di Sha Lingzhu leads the way in slacking off.

"Master, isn't it too dangerous for us to go any further north?"

The leader of the Earthly Fiends was still uneasy; he still wanted to play the relatively easy "choose an idiot first, then go for the kill" mode.

Going to each gathering point with water to take down enemy positions is a bit like delivering food to someone's door—you can't guarantee that the other side's weakness isn't feigned.

"What's there to be afraid of? More than fifty True Immortals from the Four Great Dao Courts have arrived. The Grand Masters of the Celestial Realm at the front have already fought six rounds of battles. You have the Celestial Realm's Escape Talisman, so there's nothing to fear," True Immortal Lan Cao replied.

If one were to say that his sister-in-law Zi Xijie and his subordinate Shi Xunshui were bait for the Earthly Fiend Commander's team.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Daoist Master Lancao of Zhisha Daoting, the entire group of the Earthly Fiend Commander was also his bait.

The young monk yearns to forge his own legend and win enough glory to go further in the war.

This was the sentiment shared by almost all the participants in the war.

Therefore, the Earthly Fiend Commander's suggestion that the team continue deeper into the north was surprisingly not met with any obstruction.

Death is not scary. For most Foundation Establishment cultivators who are not at the level of Earthly Fiend Lord, having a chance is a victory in itself.

"Then let's change direction, instead of going back and forth along the border, let's go three hundred miles deeper."

Everyone wanted to make a contribution, and the Earthly Fiend Commander couldn't stop them, since that was also his goal.

However, the formation in which everyone had been running back and forth in the northwest-southeast direction had to be changed. Instead, the bait group would be in front, with the other two groups following behind.

They burrowed underground and swept along valleys along the way, and following the map issued by the Daoist court, they soon arrived at the edge of a settlement.

As dusk fell, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's expression turned somewhat serious as he watched the plumes of dust rising from the hidden settlements in the deep valley in the distance.

He rarely killed anyone directly. As a leader-type cultivator, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could easily deal with many problems by leveraging his own power and that of his allies.

This is also the leeway that comes with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's high status. In many cases, he doesn't even regard specific individuals as enemies, but merely as part of a 'problem that must be solved'.

However, after Jade Palace Immortal Venerable entered the Crimson Sand Realm and became the 'Earthly Fiend Commander', a low-level cultivator, he could no longer rely on the Crimson Sand Realm's system to achieve enlightenment without lifting a finger, just like the Great Heaven and Earth.

From the perspective of the Great Heaven and Earth, the order of the cultivation world seems to revolve around a few dozen top-tier Golden Core cultivators.

However, after arriving in the Crimson Sand Realm, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable became convinced that the ultimate order of the cultivation world depended not only on the top-level cultivators, but also on the characteristics of the cultivation world itself.

In short, in a world where leading cultivators prefer to hold their breath and act like cowards, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can quickly attain enlightenment without engaging in combat. His ability to make the right choices, select the right path of cultivation, and avoid enemies earns him recognition and respect.

In the Crimson Sand Realm, where even Golden Core cultivators readily engage in duels, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can no longer rely solely on internal strife; otherwise, he will fail to gain the complete respect of these bumpkins.

The Three Long Tents might have given him the evaluation of a minor prodigy because of the Earthly Fiend Commander's level of infighting, but what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wanted to do was never to be a minor prodigy, but to rightfully become a True Person of the Celestial Realm.

Under the pressure of the celestial pendant, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable dared not delay.
In addition, it was time for him to gain more practical experience in combat.

But when the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable actually stood outside the enemy's settlement, he fell into a reverie.

War, the most intense form of conflict, has seen Jade Palace Immortal Venerable fight three or four wars since the Great War of the Heavenly Serpent Sect and the Red Lanterns.

In every cultivation world, war has never been something to be ashamed of.

A cultivator who doesn't have the determination to fight to the end in a war will likely not go very far even without a war.

However, the most intense outburst of this contradiction, in the specific and minute details of the war, appears somewhat—immoral.

In fact, while Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was not facing the choice of 'flattening the wheels', the situation he faced was that if he killed all the cultivators of a Crimson Sand Realm family tribe, the remaining mortals would basically all die within a short period of time.

'Original intention' is a very special thing. For a considerable period of time, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's original intention was simply that he did not want to become a price to pay, so he needed to move upwards.

Therefore, he merely glanced at the black smoke rising from the valley, and all his thoughts were over.

To know me or to condemn me, the premise is that I am still alive.

Having cultivated for over two hundred years, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still possessed any excess of a saintly heart, he would have been crushed to death long ago because of his fondness for bearing the consequences.

“Shi Xunshui, Xiquan, and Xijie, the three of you go forward and press down on this muddy valley to see the condition of the Chen family.”

According to intelligence, their clan has five Foundation Establishment cultivators and is a vassal of the Nine Nether Valley under Murong Daoting, belonging to a relatively large group.

But there's no need to worry; it's impossible for all five Foundation Establishment cultivators to be present.

The leader of the Earthly Fiends Order was not someone to be trifled with. He immediately sent out three members of the seven-person team who were only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Try it. If the other side calls for reinforcements, immediately use the Bone Needle to launch a strong attack!"

"Gentlemen, Master Lan Cao has been urging me for two days now. We can no longer waste time on the outskirts; we must achieve victory."

Seeing the crowd agreeing and obeying the order, the Earthly Fiend Commander thought to himself that he had indeed had his share of good fortune in this vast world.

Born into a prestigious family, with a master named Mang Xiang who often holds important positions, he faces perilous situations despite his weak cultivation.

It was precisely because the Immortal Alliance had strict rules and complex internal conflicts that the weak Wang Yulou had room to maneuver.

The Red Sand Realm is different; there aren't so many twists and turns.

Foundation building requires a lot of hard work, and the Purple Mansion also goes to the battlefield, even bearing a certain amount of 'performance pressure'.

If we disregard the issue of insufficient Five Elements, the more than two hundred Dao Ancestors in the Crimson Sand Realm are actually extremely powerful. They are all Dao Pursuers who survived the struggles, and the number of battles they fought on average may not be lower than the average number of Golden Core cultivators in the Great Heaven and Earth.

However, they ultimately cannot compare to the vast universe; the cultivation methods of the Crimson Sand Realm seem to be too outdated.

This is most likely because the Golden Core cultivators in the Crimson Sand Realm underwent rapid elimination in their mutual struggles, leaving fewer people behind. This resulted in a lack of intense competition and confrontation, leading to a significant stagnation in innovation in cultivation methods.

This logic is hard to maintain, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable believes that his guess is probably pretty accurate.

Shi Xunshui probably finds it hard to imagine that while he was charging on the front lines, the Earthly Fiend Commander was distracted in the rear.

At this moment, the earthen foundation-building technique of Dan Ding Valley was directly approaching the underground water intake site of the Chen family in Lan Ni Valley.

The intelligence work during the great war was done exceptionally well by the major Dao Courts. Therefore, even though Shi Xunshui had never been to this place, he knew the general layout of the Chen family here.

The Chen family of Lanni Pit is a family of cultivators who started by farming and are skilled at growing various crops underground.

After becoming a family of cultivators, they also developed a talent for business. They raised earth spirit centipedes by using their underground planting skills, and became one of the well-known merchant families within a radius of thousands of miles.

Shi Xun Shui immediately went to the Chen family's underground water source because he was certain that this family, skilled in planting, would not want to waste the large amount of crops they had worked so hard to grow because of the war.

This kind of thing was done by the Bishop of the Earthly Fiend Order.

Giving up such resources would be simple, and the potential losses wouldn't be significant, but none of the Chen family elders were willing to make such a decision. The Chen family's origins dictated that they dared not easily abandon the spiritual materials and herbs they had cultivated.

The Earthly Fiend Commander's judgment was certainly correct. Given a choice, who would want to risk war?
It's just that the choice only appears to be an option.

If the war doesn't start, the Chen family can't give up the spiritual materials and herbs they've cultivated; if the war does start, the answer will be the same.

The great cultivators launched a war for their ambitions. In the cold eyes of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the beings below were a group without any special characteristics, a necessary sacrifice when the price had to be paid.

But these 'costs' are all borne by specific individuals, each with their own principles.

In the center of the Chen family's water source in the mud pit, Shi Xunshui did not find water, but instead saw a giant maggot, a maggot at the peak of the Great Demon Realm.

The maggot was about three or four stories tall, its body was pure white like jade, and it was about twenty feet long.

The maggots' white bodies were now soaking in an underground mud pit filled with black mud.

The large, white maggots illuminated the dim underground. Shi Xunshui only needed to use his divine sense to scan the area once before the maggots, now at the Great Demon Realm, noticed him.
"Sigh~"

The great demon didn't utter any harsh words, but simply roared as usual, and then used an earth-attribute escape technique that was far superior to the earth-based foundation-building technique to attack Shi Xunshui.

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators who remained in the clan's territory were also alarmed.

The fact that the Silkworm King was startled was a major event, but during the great battle, the Chen family did not dare to send out their entire force.

Considering the strength of the Silkworm King, only a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with relatively high cultivation was sent out to provide support, which was a flexible option.

Shi Xunshui and the other two began their desperate escape.

A maggot king at the peak of the Great Demon Realm was rampaging on the ground, biting Shi Xunshui tightly, seemingly determined not to stop until it devoured him.

A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was attacking from both sides in mid-air, and while pursuing them, he was also suppressing Zi Xiquan and Zi Xijie with his strength. It was clear that the two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zi clan were in danger.

However, these are all necessary costs. When a cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage goes to the battlefield, isn't his job to act as bait?
Using someone as bait in the early stages of Foundation Building is a sure way to get away with it; it's a pure cost.

A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator can act as bait; they are both mobile and combat-ready, possessing great potential. Therefore, there is no shortage of mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators seeking opportunities in war.

Therefore, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable ignored the perilous situation of the three people and immediately used the 'Mysterious Water Instant Escape Technique' to rapidly approach the Chen Clan's residence in the Muddy Valley along the fragile water veins left underground by Time Seeking Water.

Don't underestimate the Foundation Establishment Divine Power, and don't underestimate the Divine Power created by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!
The Mysterious Water Instant Escape Technique is a copy of the Purple Mansion Water-based Escape Technique, the Escape to the Heavenly River. It is no, it is borrowed from the Golden Core Divine Power, the Seven Spirit Water Dragon. It is a high-level technique that is rooted in the Purple Mansion Divine Power and aims to reach the level of the Golden Core Divine Power.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also drew inspiration from the divine power "Primordial Five Elements Escape" created by the great cultivator Jing Shui of the Crimson Sand Realm, giving the Mysterious Water Instant Escape technique the characteristics of the Crimson Sand Realm's native divine power. This is a pragmatic approach based on reality.

Finally, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable believed that it was somewhat undignified of him to have cultivated escape techniques when he was in the Purple Mansion stage, and to have created his own supernatural powers, which were also escape techniques, after he reached the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, he borrowed the characteristics of the 'Alligator Dragon Water Escape' and added some combat capabilities to the Mysterious Water Instantaneous Escape technique.

Don't ask why the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't copy the Purple Mansion Divine Power, but instead copied the Alligator Dragon Water Escape Technique.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is already over two hundred years old (the previous chapter underestimated by twenty years), and he sometimes fantasizes about being young again, using his powerful divine abilities to beat those damned alligator dragons until they howl in pain.

In short, the Mysterious Water Instant Escape Technique embodies the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's clear understanding of his current actual strength, and also explores certain possibilities towards the Golden Core Immortal Venerable level. At the same time, it also continues his past cultivation insights.

Finally, and most importantly, these different powers and possibilities are connected by the profound water-related Dao of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

He has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, but he has mastered the Great Dao of Water, and the supernatural powers he uses are ridiculously powerful, reaching the level of 'one-quarter to three-quarters of the Golden Core'.

The Immortal Venerable's fried fish was just so ordinary. With the help of the Mystic Water Technique, he instantly entered the underground core territory of the Chen Clan in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Chen's distress signal artifact had just been activated, exploding into a dazzling blue distress signal in the sky.

After scanning the core of the underground water vein, which was the location of the Chen family's underground water intake, the Jade Palace Immortal's gaze became somewhat strange.

This is yet another family that treats powerful demons as ancestors.
The bones were no longer exposed in the wild, but piled up like mountains.

Mountains of white bones correspond to endless flesh and blood, and the black mud from the water source is the perfect composting pit.
Starting with planting spiritual plants and herbs
It's hard to say whether the great demon exploited the Chen family's greed, or the Chen family exploited the great demon's greed.

What is certain is that neither side is entirely innocent in this collaboration.

Unfortunately, just like the Great World, the Crimson Sand Realm doesn't distinguish between demonic sects and righteous paths. As long as you're strong enough, you're a celestial sect or ancestor. Therefore, no one cares what the evil Chen family has done.

"An dare, thief!"

Chen's foundation-building process rushed into the underground water extraction site, but the last bit of burden in Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's heart also disappeared.

Perhaps he shouldn't have had this burden in the first place.

Long-lived species are no longer the same as short-lived species. The construction of the concepts of group and same species is also a social issue that is worth discussing. If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, as a cultivator, wants to be the only one who is supreme, he cannot be numb and foolishly trapped in the thinking of mortals.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable understood these principles, but this was, after all, his first time on the front lines of war and his first time taking action against cultivators, so it was normal for him to experience some emotional fluctuations.

"Where did your Chen family find such a powerful demon? That giant maggot doesn't look like it could survive in the Crimson Sand Realm."

The Earthly Fiend Commander is merely the Fire Master of the Pill Cauldron Valley, while the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's vision is boundless. A maggot, in the environment of the Crimson Sand Realm where demonic beasts roam freely, should have no chance of becoming a great demon.

After all, maggots are just the larval stage of flies. Once they grow to a certain size, they undergo metamorphosis, which can significantly boost their racial talents.

Even in the most prosperous times, there was never such a heaven-defying creature as the Maggot Demon.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's words seemed to have touched a nerve with Chen's Foundation Establishment cultivation, causing the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator to blush.

"What giant maggot? That's the Silkworm King!"

As he spoke, this Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Chen clan activated more than thirty precious talismans towards the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Hey, cannibals always know what's going on and what they're cooperating with, but they can always find excuses and reasons.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was different in this respect; he never made excuses.

Survival and protecting one's own interests are the best reasons.

"Hahaha, so where did you find the Silkworm King?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's figure constantly changed position in the air. He was not in a hurry to fight, but instead had the mood to ask questions.

It turned out that the Immortal Venerable had used his strongest killing move—the Black Dragon in His Sleeve.

The black dragon flew out from the Immortal Venerable's large sleeve, its demonic body instantly erupting like a mountain. The treasure talisman used by Chen Shi's Foundation Establishment stage struck the demon general's body with a force that was basically like a massage, at most only scratching the black dragon's skin.

Upon observing the power of the talisman, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's eyes lit up. The Crimson Sand Realm still had some good things. Although the talisman was made using ordinary methods and the base material was a wood-based spiritual material, its effect was much stronger than the Immortal Venerable had expected.

Among the methods that enhance power and carry greater potential, those methods are extremely valuable in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable.

"Black Dragon, you deal with him, don't kill him, I want him alive."

After confirming that the Chen family member who was blocking him was indeed only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable assigned the task to Black Dragon and directly used Earth Escape to reach the ground space above the Chen family's underground water extraction site.

With a wave of his hand, he released the great demon 'Six-Finger Black-Tailed Monkey' that King Chu had given him. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable activated the Four Extremes Primordial Chaos Furnace, and with one furnace, he smashed the black-tailed monkey's head into pieces.

Thus, the black-tailed monkey demon that King Chu had placed beside Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, putting him in a dilemma, could no longer be an obstacle preventing the Immortal Venerable from unleashing his full power.

This is the significance of making oneself powerful. When climbing the great world, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable often had to humble himself and act like a coward.

Of course, only those who reach the Lesser Ninja Purple Mansion, the Greater Ninja Immortal Venerable, and the Ultimate Old Turtle Grandson can achieve the top-tier Golden Core, but doing it this way is ultimately somewhat frustrating.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cultivates in the Crimson Sand Realm. Not only is he not a coward, but he also relies on arrogance. He can attribute anything to the 'Pure Water Inheritance' or even the 'Pure Water Possession'. Being a little arrogant is nothing to him.

The patriarch of the Chen clan only had the cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage. When he saw the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable suddenly appear, he felt extremely powerless.

While sending a telepathic message to the younger members of the Chen clan to scatter and flee, he charged toward Wang Yulou with a death-defying resolve, preparing to buy time for his clansmen to escape.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable first summoned a great demon, and then smashed the great demon he had summoned to death. This behavior was so outrageous that the Chen Clan Chief had some hope.

A wild and unpredictable person is often easy to bribe.

"Fellow Daoist, my Chen family is one of the seventeen non-family clans of the Nine Nether Valley. The elders of our sect are coming soon. I advise you not to be so stubborn. Run now, it's not too late!"

The Chen family is willing to offer a million spirit sands, fellow Daoist. Isn't that safer than risking your life?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not answer. Instead, he used the superior-grade flying artifact, the Free and Easy Shuttle, to constantly change positions in the air while manipulating the artifact, the Red Lantern, to begin roasting Chen Shi.

It was the same red lantern that was traded for at the large marketplace. The clan leader decided to give it to Wang Yulou, but the Immortal Venerable kept it by his side and did not bestow it upon the young general Yu.

This red lantern has eighty-eight layers of restrictions, making it a top-grade spiritual artifact. It possesses two supernatural abilities: 'Red Lantern Fire' and 'Flowing Flame Flying Fire'. The effect of Flowing Flame Flying Fire is simple: it's roughly equivalent to summoning a meteor shower. Whoever it hits will die instantly without a sound.

However, the flowing flames and flying fire will disrupt the balance of the five elements in the environment, greatly suppressing the effects of wood and water magic, and making them more difficult to cast.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was merely a fire-based cultivator in disguise, not a true fire-based cultivator. Therefore, he only used 'Red Lantern Fire' to continuously burn and burn.

The orange-red flames looked warm, but they were actually deadly fire serpents, and no amount of resistance could withstand them.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cultivates water magic, but also fire magic for refining the Dao. When it comes to using fire, the Immortal Venerable is a professional.

The Chen clan chief wanted to run, but with the red lanterns spreading and the entire sky burning red, there was no room for him to escape.
In just four rounds, the patriarch of the Chen clan was rendered speechless by the Immortal Venerable's burning.

He then used his spiritual fire to burn almost all the Chen clan cultivators who had not yet escaped far away. Wang Yulou then hurriedly went to support Shi Xunshui and the other two.

Actually, he didn't need to be in such a hurry.

While he was swiftly traversing the Chen clan's territory alone, the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Chen clan and the peak-level Great Demon Maggot King were being besieged by the other six members of the group.

A six-on-two situation won't result in being counter-killed.

Not all cultivators understand cultivation like the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. These bumpkins from the Crimson Sand Realm have plenty of combat experience.

They had fought their way up, and the six against two made it easy for them. Moreover, by cooperating with each other, they could limit the possibility of the Maggot King and the Chen Clan's Foundation Establishment Escape.

Seeing the Earthly Fiend Commander flying from the direction of the Chen clan's territory, Zi Xirou, Li Taiyan, and Zi Xihuo felt a sudden reduction in their pressure.

As planned, there were a maximum of five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Chen clan's territory. With everyone holding off two of them, the Earthly Fiend Commander easily dealt with the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan's territory.

With everything going smoothly, the three of them held nothing back. As late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, their combined strength was not much less than that of the Maggot King and the late-stage Chen Clan cultivators.

However, since they were not confident of victory earlier, they always tried to hold back in case of unforeseen circumstances. Now, they went all out, and after a long period of training, they immediately defeated the Maggot King, who dared not charge recklessly. Chen, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, began to consider retreating.

In fact, the last late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Chen clan had just noticed the red flames in the clan's territory, but since the Maggot King was the true ancestor of the Chen clan, he was not too willing to abandon the Maggot King and leave.

After all, reinforcements from Nine Nether Valley might arrive soon.

But now, he has to leave.

If you can't save the green hills, at least save your life, right?
While pondering, Chen Shi used an extremely rare 'Mist Mirage Escape' talisman during his Foundation Establishment.

As the mist rises, the illusory mirage obstructs the enemy's senses. By using the mist activated by the talisman, one can perform a water escape technique, thus achieving the effect of escaping with the aid of the illusory mirage.

"Silkworm King, let's go!"

Even at the very last moment, the Chen family's Foundation Establishment cultivators were reluctant to part with their ancestor, the "Silkworm King."

The Silkworm King is a rare and powerful demon that cultivates all five elements. If they can escape together, why should the Chen family be unable to make a comeback?
"Seven Star Formation, stop them! At least leave that Silkworm King alive!"

Li Taiyan, the Foundation Establishment Steward of Dan Ding Valley, was the second most knowledgeable person in the team after Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. He immediately judged the best blocking plan for everyone and the current situation.

Before entering the territory of the Murong Dao Court, the group trained for half a year, practicing various different combat formations and techniques.

The Seven Star Formation isn't just about foolishly displaying the Big Dipper; it's about locking down the opponent's judgment space in seven directions.

This place doesn't have east, west, south, or north; there's only north.

Due north, northwest, northeast, slightly below due north, slightly below northwest, slightly below northeast, and directly below.

Murong Daoting is located further north, so blocking the north would block the direction in which the enemy could escape.

Even if the enemy flees south, there's no need to worry. Just chase after them. The south is the Blood Bone Dao Court, and the enemy won't dare to blindly run south!

With Li Taiyan's reminder, everyone immediately took their positions in the six blocking directions according to the Seven Star Formation plan that was most suitable for different people to choose from at the moment.

Why six?

Because the Earthly Fiend Commander intended to show these bumpkins from the Crimson Sand Realm his skills.

He summoned a magical green gourd and spoke.

"Photography!"

The mirage created by Chen's Foundation Establishment technique using the Mirage Escape Technique immediately transformed into a white cloud dragon, which was then captured by the green gourd artifact before it could be fully activated.

The Chen family's Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was hiding in the mirage and planning to find an opportunity to escape, turned green with rage.

But the Immortal Venerable didn't care about this or that, and immediately commanded everyone to surround and kill them.

Why can't we practice our fighting skills when there are many of us fighting against one?
Every time the ultimate turtle descendants of the Great Heaven and Earth besiege the number one turtle descendant, it's not a case of many against one.

Every single time!

If you let the old man with the winnowing basket do it himself, he'll just say, "Immortal King, I'm going to help you kill these beasts."

So, although it may seem that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is playing a multi-against-one game, he is also cultivating as an Immortal Venerable, and even at the level of a top-tier Immortal Venerable!
"Hoo~ho~ho~"

The 'Silkworm King' within the mirage finally couldn't hold on any longer.

What about the Celestial Realm cultivators in Nine Nether Valley?

Why haven't the powerful cultivators at the Celestial Realm of Nine Nether Valley come to the rescue yet?
Help!

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had long understood that relying on himself was better than relying on other immortals.

He had long strived to avoid becoming a victim, precisely to avoid falling into the same predicament as the Silkworm King and the Chen Clan who had established their foundations.

In a major battle, there aren't many opportunities for fair combat. If you encounter danger, no matter how much you struggle, it's probably useless.

Therefore, instead of thinking about how to survive in the great battles and cruel world of cultivation, you should focus on getting yourself away from the most dangerous situations—this is the most profitable approach.

Of course, there's no comparison now that the Immortal Venerable is entering the fray; this thing has its own unique characteristics.

Faced with the crazed Silkworm King, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable transmitted his voice to instruct the others to deal with Chen's Foundation Establishment first, and then he himself confronted the great demon spirit maggot.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was somewhat envious of this great demon. His alchemy skills were now very profound, and he was confident that he could refine this great demon into a precious pill. Although it was likely not as good as the half-step immortal pill Blood Marrow Treasure Pill that Zhou Fujiao refined in the Western Sea, it would at least be a top-grade precious pill.

According to the Red Sand Realm's classification, it's at least a low-grade Xuan-rank or a half-step high-grade Xuan-rank. If the Black Dragon eats it, it can help the Black Dragon recover its strength as a demon general more quickly.

Maggot demons are a type of juvenile form. There are many similar demons. Their growth and accumulation are for the purpose of 'molting' into a higher form, thereby achieving a leap in their talents.

In their larval stage, they often cultivate the five elements, and the profound foundation they cultivate is in preparation for metamorphosis. However, this giant maggot did not metamorphose, so its body is quite interesting, isn't it?
As for refining the maggot king into a precious pill and having the user consume it, isn't that like eating excrement? Anyway, it's the Black Dragon that eats it, not the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Even so, countless demons would love to eat this but never get the chance!
Dealing with the Maggot King was not difficult, but considering that it could not be harmed, and that the Immortal Venerable could sense that Orchid Grass True Person was also watching, and that it was no longer the chaotic killing within the clan's territory as before, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable chose to summon a mid-grade spiritual artifact, the Immortal Locking Rope, and said.

"You demon, if you are willing to become my spirit pet, I will spare your life today!"

Martial ethics?

Those who like to talk about martial virtue are the ones who can't win!
However, the Maggot King only cursed.

"You deserve it too!"

As it spoke, its body revealed a five-colored spiritual light, and the flesh beneath its white jade skin seemed to wriggle.

"interesting."

Lan Cao Zhenren, who was secretly waiting for the bait to be caught, noticed the changes in the Maggot King, sighed, and reminded the Earthly Fiend Commander.

This giant maggot is about to undergo a transformation before battle. Its bloodline is mixed, and it has accumulated so much in its pre-transformation larval form over the years; it's hard to say whether it will actually transform.
Huh? They're here!

Halfway through his conversation, Master Lan Cao noticed the celestial beings from Nine Nether Valley who had finally come to their aid, and immediately went to greet them.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable suppressed the soaring battle intent within the Four Extremes Primordial Chaos Cauldron nurtured by his Dao Body, silently glancing towards the direction from which the Celestial Realm cultivator from Nine Nether Valley had come, and then at the giant maggot that was undergoing metamorphosis.

Could this thing have been deliberately kept by the people of Nine Nether Valley within the Chen family?
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Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is fighting for the future of the Crimson Sand Realm, the Great Heaven and Earth, and the myriad worlds of the universe, while his cheap master, Mang Xiang, only knows how to eat rotten meat noodles at a roadside stall.

Mangxiang was eating in a small market near Quanzhou in spring.

After finishing a bowl of noodles with rotten meat and drinking seven large bowls of tea, he pretended to be a rogue cultivator and secretly listened to almost all the news within a few miles.

This market is the market of the Murong Dao Court. Many cultivators under the Murong Dao Court are discussing the 'List of Prodigies' issued by the Dao Court.

The bounty is not for the prodigies of one's own faction, but for the prodigies of the opposing faction.

They simply copied the lists of geniuses from the Blood Bone Dao Court and the Blazing Sand Dao Court, then added a bounty reward after the names, such as how much for capturing someone alive, how much for killing them, how much for providing intelligence to help kill them, and so on.

As everyone knows, the Earthly Fiend Commander was recognized as a prodigy by the Blood Bone Dao Court's intelligence agency, the "Three Long Accounts," due to his exceptional talent in water magic, his skill in internal power struggles and climbing the ranks, his adeptness at marrying Daoist partners and plotting against the Zi family, his profound mastery of Daoist cultivation and control of the Fire Commander, and his ability to find powerful patrons from all sides. He was ranked third in the Blood Bone Prodigy Register.
Huanpei wasn't very familiar with Wang Yulou. When Huanpei was in charge of Wuji Palace, Wang was still just a minor figure, used by Shuizun and Qingrui for his merits, rather than truly joining the game.

Therefore, Huanpei was not familiar with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and only knew a little about his past. As for many details, she was not so concerned.

But the wild elephant is different.

As the beloved master of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Mang Xiang knew what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had done in the Western Sea.

As a master, of course you should care about your disciples.

The stall owner came to add tea for Mangxiang.

Seeing that this poor fellow had taken a few sips of tea and was grinning from ear to ear, the stall owner felt that anything could join the fray.

The four courtyards vying for the spring is no big deal. How dare such a poor, pretentious fellow come here?
Setting down his teacup, the rogue cultivator Mangxiang, wrapped in a tattered robe, smacked his lips in a pretentious manner and sighed silently.

"Feng Di Sha, that name sounds familiar?"

Having lived for ten thousand years, Mangxiang was certain that he was never as happy as he was today, not even on the day he attained enlightenment.

My dear disciple Yulou, your master misses you so much!

(End of this chapter)