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Chapter 318 Jade Palace Immortal Venerable Decides to Send His Master to Test the Strength of the Immortal Pendant (104 Million Views, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The Jiazi Grand Market was never a simple market, just as the World Expo was never merely a fantastical spectacle.

If we compare the Four Spirit Realms and the Great Heaven and Earth, we can understand the situation of the Four Spirit Realms by comparing them to the tribal alliances of the early Xia civilization, while the Great Heaven and Earth has developed into a more complex top-level power, a top-level Golden Core version of the Cold War era.

However, the power of cultivators is truly unique, so this way of understanding can only be described as similar, but not entirely the same.

The Dao Ancestors at the Transformation Realm in the Four Spirit Realms are also constantly progressing and developing.

The more uninvited guests from outer space there are, the faster the Four Spirit Realms will develop.

Whether it's the Seventeen States Wind and Rain Tower or the "Ten Thousand Miles of Red Sands Seeking Water Meeting"—a tarot-themed event organized by Mang Xiang—both are external variables that have stirred up the situation in the Four Spirit Realms.

Compared to recklessly gambling with their lives, both Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable have ample patience when it comes to holding their breath.

To plan, to build influence, to create leverage points, and to capture changes, but at the same time, one must not easily expose oneself—the Dark Forest Law, an otherworldly version.

This arduous cultivation process was not too difficult for the two immortals. So far, in terms of the level of planning they had made after arriving at Houpu Dao Court, they had done an excellent job.

This excellent level of practice, when reflected in the development process, appears rather bland—there aren't that many difficulties; after Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable joined forces, many so-called difficulties could be easily overcome.

For example, in the case of the Five Realms Together Gathering in the Four Spirit Realms version, also known as the Seventeen States Wind and Rain Pavilion, distributing special magic treasures to the great cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms is actually quite difficult.

If you don't distribute enough, not many people will use it, and the effect will be negligible.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's goal is to emulate the Five Realms Unified Gathering and build an efficient information exchange platform in the Four Spirit Realms. This platform needs a sufficient number of 'users'.

However, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable directly asks someone to come, he would be as conspicuous as a light bulb in the dark—he would be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.

Therefore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable devised a slightly more circuitous method.

Taking advantage of the platform of Houpu Daoting, and seizing the opportunity of the Jiazi Grand Gathering when a large number of cultivators from the Four Spirit Realms gather at Houpu Daoting, we will distribute the special magical treasures of Fengyulou.

How to send?
They create artificial secret realms, lure people in with the promise of unexpected opportunities, and then smoothly pass on special magical treasures and the methods for refining them to the participants.

To achieve this goal, the first hurdle is to win over Houpu Daozu.

"Little fox, your suggestion of creating a secret realm is very interesting, but there are four problems that are quite troublesome."

First, if too many people go in, some will die. Participants will be mentally prepared, but there will definitely be some who cause trouble when they lose too much.

Secondly, if we place fewer "opportunities," it makes our Houpu Daoting seem stingy. If we place more opportunities, we can't underestimate the strength of others. Placing too many opportunities will definitely result in a loss.

Thirdly, regarding the issue of placing opportunities, we must design some concealment measures to ensure that cultivators participating in the artificial secret realm to seek opportunities have room for competition and confrontation, rather than simply entering and plundering, and then setting up formations on the spot, which would be meaningless.

However, it is inappropriate to place an opportunity too discreetly, and it is even more inappropriate to place it too obviously—this is related to the second problem.

Fourth, we definitely need to send someone in to "cover," but if that person is weak, they might get caught and killed; if they're strong, others won't want to go in.

Those who take action always see many troubles. This is not because Houpu Daozu lacks confidence in his own abilities, but simply because he is genuinely considering Yuque Xianzun's suggestion.

“Ancestor, Linghu is dull-witted. I did not expect that this suggestion had so many flaws. I made the suggestion rashly and wasted your time. Please punish me.”

Houpu Daozu was just like a picky client, but Yuque Immortal Venerable didn't explain at all.

He's the type to fire a shot and run, not caring how he lands, because he doesn't intend to bleed any money—nor does he have the status to do so.

As for the difficulties in the theory of Magnolia officinalis
"You, you're just a non-stick pan. I shouldn't call you a little fox, I should call you an old fox."

The more I think about this idea of ​​an artificial secret realm, the more interesting it becomes.

"Linghu, what do you think? Could we spread more information about 'true secret realms' and 'true opportunities' throughout the cultivation world, thus earning resources through a mix of truth and deception?"

Houpu's four questions were all false, or rather, unimportant.

His true nature lies in his inhumanity.

The old man understood immediately. With just a little guidance from the Jade Palace Immortal, Houpu realized just how deep the waters of man-made secret realms and man-made opportunities could be.

It's not enough to just target the Yuanzi of the Celestial Realm; we also need to target the Yuanzi of the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages!
Since the Four Spirit Realms are so water-scarce, those who cultivate in this realm should naturally embrace all kinds of water.

It's hell.

The Four Spirit Realms haven't even developed to the level of the Great Heaven and Earth yet, but the old thief Houpu has already learned the mindset of the top immortals of the Great Heaven and Earth: 'scalpel down, scrape the bone and shave the flesh.'

"Ancestor, our Dao Court does legitimate business. Doing things like this will probably damage the reputation of the Dao Court!" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable reminded him with some concern, his behavior was simply the epitome of a scheming woman.

He was the one who gave the suggestion, but he pretended to be innocent and naive. However, the Jade Palace Immortal's reminder was also correct.

The development of influence requires a certain attitude and philosophy. Houpu Daoting has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles over the years and has accumulated a great reputation.

These positive reputations are extremely valuable, even priceless.

For example, the Jiazi Grand Market was not something that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could organize.

The reputation and prestige of Houpu Daoting solved the most difficult problem of trust, thus enabling cultivators to gather once every sixty years for the Jiazi Grand Gathering.

Houpu, that old thief, could guess all of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's little schemes, and even figure out the purpose behind every single word Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said.

He stood up, paced back and forth a few times, and finally stared intently at the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The appreciation and warmth from before were gone from his eyes, replaced by an aggressive pressure.

"Little fox, would you like to become my disciple?"

How do you get into the inner circle of a big shot?
It's that simple: provide value, offer development paths, and bring possibilities; the big shots will naturally welcome you.

Even if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable fails once, he can achieve his goal after two, three, or ten attempts.

However, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable never actually considered becoming a disciple.

Are you worthy?
In fact, Houpu's level of half-step Golden Immortal is already quite remarkable in the Four Spirits Realm, and even in the fiercely competitive Great World, he is not just some nobody.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable really didn't think much of him.

If one were to truly take a half-step Golden Immortal as their master, they would have achieved something in this lifetime—something they wouldn't have otherwise.

"Linghu Yuan will treat you with the same respect and devotion as he did to his first master!"

Although he didn't intend to actually become an apprentice, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still put on a grand symphony of gifts—it didn't matter, it really didn't matter.

It's hard to say who Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's first master was. He did have an apprenticeship ceremony when he became Red Eyebrow's disciple, but in reality, he was just learning skills.

Later, when he became a disciple of Mang Xiang, the two turned against each other and became mortal enemies.

However, whether you consider Hongmei or Mangxiang as the first master of Yuque Immortal Venerable, their endings are actually quite similar.

Anyway, Houpu couldn't tell there was anything wrong, so Jade Palace Immortal Venerable just brushed it off.

"Alright, alright, get up. The reputation of Houpu Daoting must not be easily damaged."

But the model of creating artificial secret realms, using opportunities to lure cultivators into participating, and then profiting from those participants' wealth, is excellent.

The meaning of Houpu Daozu is not complicated.

He wants fame, and he wants money.

so.
"Master, your disciple is willing to share your burdens and take charge of all matters related to the creation of the secret realm!"

There's no need to hide his talents. Master Linghu Mingfa has been in Houpu Daoting for nearly a century and is known for his clear thinking, shrewdness, and resourcefulness.

The core purpose of this exchange between Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu Dao Ancestor was precisely this.

It was precisely because Houpu understood the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's purpose that he took this opportunity to become his disciple.

"Well, my idea is to directly establish a new sect, a new sect that focuses on creating artificial secret realms."

Let's call it 'Dragon Seeking Sect'. There are no dragons in the world, but your sect is called Dragon Seeking, which immediately gives it a sense of mystery.

Linghu, you must understand that running a sect is no different from doing business.

Using the name of the Dragon Seeking Sect, and with my secret encouragement, we've built up a lot of momentum.

Then, by spreading rumors, some true and some false, such as "The Dragon Seeking Sect is good at finding the caves of great cultivators" and "The Dragon Seeking Sect's mission is to find dragons, but occasionally they will find some secret caves with great opportunities," the mystery of the Dragon Seeking Sect can be spread throughout the world.

Haha, if we add some secret disciples of the Dragon Seeking Sect and titles like Dragon Seeking Envoys of the Dragon Seeking Sect, we can fool ordinary cultivators into giving away their fortunes to create artificial secret realms.

And you, as the sect leader of the Dragon Seeking Sect, if you manage the artificial secret realm business well, I will naturally support you in reaching the Transcendent Dao Realm!

From the initial planning to the execution of the plan, and finally to the unveiling of the grand vision, everything was done seamlessly.

Houpu, that old thief, is quite skilled and very perceptive of human nature.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was somewhat moved.

Although the Great Dao is not manifest and the Immortal Path is not flourishing in the Four Spirit Realms, they are not lacking in intelligent people and geniuses.

The old man from the Nine Netherworlds who had just attained enlightenment was a hidden dragon lurking in the abyss.

Houpu Daozu, the renowned leader of the Great Merchant Alliance in the Four Spirit Realms, possessed exceptional skill in strategic planning and insightful understanding of human nature.

As for blood and bones, they are like the downward discrete extreme value in a random number distribution.

If we take the giant mountain elephant that once stood in front of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable as an example, we can regard the giant mountain elephant that proved the Dao in the Great Heaven and Earth as the 'standard base number' in the Golden Elixir.

In terms of overall ability, Houpu is at least at the level of a half-wild elephant, one and a half wild elephants.

As for the blood and bones, they are probably between a quarter and a half of a Mangxiang, but definitely less than half.

After all, Blood and Bone could drive Old Mang to the point of breaking his defenses.

Its performance is far from the basic level of the Great Heaven and Earth Golden Elixir.

Even the 'defeat' suffered by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable in the Blood Bone Dao Court was the inevitable result of their sowing the seeds of reaping the rewards.

If you want to find a truly powerful tool to focus on for future development, you must accept that this powerful tool will backfire—this is the potential extension of the logic of the unity of opposites.

"Master, Linghu of the Dragon Seeking Sect understands, but for this Jiazi Grand Gathering, are we still going to use an artificial secret realm to increase the enthusiasm of cultivators to participate?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't care, because his main purpose was understood and accepted by Houpu Dao Ancestor, who also provided the 'Guidelines for the Establishment of the Dragon Seeking Sect'.

In the future, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can use the platform of the artificial secret realm to continuously distribute the refining methods of special magic treasures to the world—the Houpu Question—and then pass them off as left behind by those who participated in the secret realm.

However, while Jade Palace Immortal Venerable may not care, Linghu Zhenren must.

"It's a bit troublesome. We need to consider severing the relationship between the Seeking Dragon Sect and the Houpu Dao Court. So... well, no need to worry, I'll find a fellow Daoist to cover for us."

"The Dragon Seeking Sect can't rely on just one Daoist court for support. Only with the participation of more different Daoist courts can it operate more steadily and prosper." Houpu Daoist Ancestor offered his opinion.

Keep recruiting people!

Jade Palace Immortal's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of many things.

The changes in the Three Immortal States and the Jin State are altering the situation in the Four Spirit Realms. Houpu, the old thief, has also taken new countermeasures, using the Seeking Dragon Sect to begin planning to gather more people and form a potential alliance.

External pressure and pressure from competitors are objective realities. Houpu Daoting, with its large business alliance model, has four Dao Ancestors, which were very prominent in the past.

Even the weakest Dao Court in the Three Immortal Continents has four Dao Ancestors.
The model of a Daoist sect relying on a single Golden Core cultivator will inevitably be eliminated in the course of development.

This is similar to different tribal alliances constantly merging and reorganizing, gradually moving towards states, then from states towards unification, and then slowly evolving into a top-level power struggle similar to the Great World, with a bunch of Golden Core cultivators in each top-level power.

In spiritual practice, it is precisely by seeing the direction of development within these changes that one can better cultivate oneself.

Those who can only passively wait for the storm to hit them and belatedly be swept along have no right to go higher or farther.

"Then Linghu will wait for Master's good news."

"Yes, stay a few more days and meet with your senior brothers and sisters. The Jiazi Grand Gathering is coming soon, and they should all be back soon."

From beginning to end, Houpu Daozu never doubted that Yuque Xianzun might have a problem.

This is not surprising. Even when someone is scheming against someone else, Bi Fang and the Old Man of the Basket will be outmaneuvered by the Daoist Master of Wuji, and those former Golden Core Immortals who died in Bi Fang's stomach will also be outmaneuvered by Bi Fang.

Great cultivators cannot be absolutely omniscient and omnipotent; they also have their limits and boundaries.

If there truly were an omniscient and omnipotent being, there would be no need for others to compete—
"The Dragon Seeking Sect? A man-made secret realm? Is this how you deployed the special magical artifacts of the Wind and Rain Pavilion?"

Sometimes, Lao Mang also feels powerless.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's skill in leveraging external forces is beyond question.

From this moment on, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has once again cleared the small plot of land belonging to the Houpu Dao Court.

Victory is certainly a long way off, but the path to victory is clear, and that is enough.

For the two who are seeking enlightenment in the mire, having a path to follow is winning, and they are bound to win!

"Indeed, but since the Seeking Dragon Sect is newly established, I don't have any specific ideas on how to proceed."

Houpu, that cunning old merchant, offered some suggestions on how to embellish the mystery of the Dragon Seeking Sect, but the specifics of establishing the sect and its system are for me to figure out.

Even though the Jade Palace Immortal was complaining, Lao Mang just thought he was showing off.

If we consider Houpu Daoting as a group company, then the Pure Land School, where the two individuals belong, is a branch of that group company, and a branch company that is not in the main business.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's persuasion of the Houpu Dao Ancestor to establish the Dragon Seeking Sect and engage in the artificial secret realm business was part of the group company's major development strategy, essentially creating a new business group.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is the specific operator of this business group. As long as there are achievements, Houpu can support Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to enter the Dao Transformation Realm, thus becoming the vice president of Houpu Daoting Group.

Once Houpu kicks the bucket, can the other chickens and dogs fight against the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable clearly came to the Four Spirit Realms to replenish his experience in combat and his cultivation foundation.

But as he continued his cultivation, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable returned to this most familiar and fastest path.

There was no way around it; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was under immense pressure. Bi Fang's approval wasn't given away for nothing; the Boundless Dao Lord had definitely sent someone, either in the Three Immortal States or the Golden State.

He must return to the Golden Core realm as soon as possible. Even if Dao Ancestor Houpu does not give Immortal Venerable Yuque this opportunity, Immortal Venerable Yuque's fifty-year promise to Mangxiang is still true.

"There are far too few disciples in the Pure Land School, Yu Lou, how about I transfer some people from my grotto-heaven?"

As always, Lao Mang had many hidden thoughts. In a sense, this was also a test by Mang Xiang to see if Wang Yulou's attitude towards him had changed.

Xiao Wang has his own troubles, and Lao Mang has his own troubles.

“Okay, my idea is for Houpu Daoting to contribute one-third, Pure Land Sect to contribute one-third, and you to transfer one-third from the cave heaven.”

At the beginning, everyone was treated equally; during the development process, more opportunities were given to those who came out of the cave.

Master, the waters of the Four Spirit Realms are very deep. Houpu's plan to bring together other Dao Ancestors to jointly build the Dragon Seeking Sect shows that he is also thinking about change.

We still haven't identified the henchmen of Tianwaitian and Wuji Daozhu, so we need to be wary. We'll definitely have to fight them again in the future.

However, we must still be wary of these Golden Core Dao Ancestors native to the Four Spirit Realms.

We, master and disciple, should unite as one and move forward together; only in this way can we ensure the safest path.

When the wild elephant probed, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable immediately gave a positive response.

The logic of "Transcending Ease and Moving Forward" reappears – Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is confident in managing the current situation. If the Wild Elephant becomes a problem, it means that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is facing a more serious problem than the Wild Elephant.

Mutual trust requires cultivation, and shared interests are the best bond. Only by giving Mangxiang enough security can Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gain Mangxiang's assistance.

Lao Mang is not just some random person on the roadside; he is a prodigy who emerged from a stable era and attained the Golden Core stage. If used properly, he can play a tremendous role.

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Lao Mang never expected Wang Yulou to agree so readily.

At this moment, the way he looked at his disciple was different from before.

There is a person you watch grow step by step, developing under your wing. He hates you, respects you, learns from you, wants to surpass you, and plots to kill you.

Later, he really did defeat you once, time and time again, and finally surpassed you.

For Mangxiang, this process was not pleasant.

The Jade Palace Immortal's 'magnanimity' actually concealed a kind of pressure that suffocated the mad elephant.

Master, I am not afraid of you!

Younger than Mang Xiang, he is a prodigy like Mang Xiang, or even more so. His spirit is never inferior to others, and he can master a great path in just a few decades of cultivation. His methods and strategies are also terrifyingly strong.

How could such a good disciple not cause Mang Xiang pain?
The relationship between Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable, viewed separately from certain stages, is very, very similar to that between Prison and Prison Beauty.

The title of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable evolved from Wang Yulou to Wang Yuque, then to Jade Palace True Man, then to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and finally to Eastern Pole Jade Palace Venerable.

Mangxiang went from being called Immortal Venerable Mangxiang, to Master, then to Fellow Daoist Mangxiang, and now to 'Old Mangxiang'.

The differences are such that anyone would find it difficult to maintain composure.

Of course, Lao Mang is Lao Mang after all. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable defeated him and gained absolute glory. He is a true seeker of the Dao.

Therefore, Mangxiang quickly adjusted his mind and spoke.

"clear."

As he spoke, Mang Xiang reached out with a complicated expression, and a portal to a grotto appeared before him.

Upon seeing the person emerge from inside, the Jade Palace Immortal's expression quickly turned cold.

She was a female cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, and she looked youthful, beautiful, and full of vitality.

The sudden pulling of the elephant clearly frightened the little girl, causing her to tense up considerably.

Although she no longer looked like Wang Jingyi, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could still guess the truth from Mangxiang's expression.

"My good master, why didn't you save her life last time?" Here, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was referring to the time when he trapped the monstrous elephant.

Mang Xiang was initially at a loss, but eventually he had to ask Bi Fang for help. However, he did not use the reincarnation of Jingyi Patriarch to blackmail him.

The female cultivator was terrified by 'True Man Mingxiu' and 'Ancestor Linghu'. She immediately tried to summon her magic weapon to protect herself, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable suppressed her with just a glance, rendering her unable to move.

"Will it work? Yulou, everything is changing. You are no longer the person you used to be."

Old Mang answered with a wry smile.

When it comes to being disgusting, Mangxiang is truly a master.

It would be too simplistic to interpret his disgusting behavior towards Wang Yulou as simply 'how could Mang Xiang be so wicked'.

In fact, Mang Xiang's behavior is consistent with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's principle of "not neglecting small gains." His efforts to disgust his opponents to the extreme are a manifestation of his cultivation.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time before responding.

“Master, I cannot bear the karma of everyone, but Ancestor Jingyi is my closest ancestor, no different from Ancestor Xianmao.”

What you did went too far, really too far.

“Yu Lou, you understand, you can’t even protect yourself, and neither can Bi Fang, Bo Luo, and the Wuji Dao Master.”

The cruelty of the cultivation world becomes clearer the higher you go.

An excessive obsession can actually lead you astray.

"Shouldn't we stick to some things?"

"No, persisting in the wrong direction is meaningless. The purpose of cultivation is to transcend, nothing more."

Those means and processes are merely methods to achieve the goal, not the goal itself.

In the most intense confrontations where the costs cannot be transferred, if others can do it but you cannot, you will lose.

I don't hate you, but I don't want to lose.

This pair of good master and disciple from the vast universe suddenly had a discussion on the Dao.

The specific hatred was removed by the two Dao Pursuers. What the Immortal Venerables were concerned with were the boundaries and limits of purpose and behavior, as well as the value of meaning.

They are all the most outstanding talents, possess the strongest self-confidence, and are both formidable and ruthless.

Therefore, the principles and value judgments of many things and behaviors are far removed from those of ordinary cultivators and so-called mortals, so far that it is unknown how far they are.

"Little one, what's your name?"

The Jade Palace Immortal looked at the little girl whose eyes revealed both clear naivety and immense fear, and asked.

"Jing Shuran, senior."

Jing Shuran could see the two talking, but she couldn't hear a word, and she couldn't even move.

Based on her experience of being suddenly dragged to this place, she naturally understood that she had encountered a legendary opportunity, or perhaps an inescapable great crisis.

A good name

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable looked at Old Mang and said.

"She's a promising talent, let's make her the Holy Maiden of our Dragon Seeking Sect."

The reincarnation of Ancestor Jingyi became a being in the Mangxiang Cave Heaven, and from then on, his cultivation and life would be subject to Mangxiang.

Therefore, in order to appease Lao Mang and to ensure that Jing Shuran, the reincarnation of Ancestor Jingyi, could cultivate more smoothly, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no choice but to compromise.

Lost?
It's hard to say, because the essence of this compromise is to ensure that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's next key victory can be more secure.

By setting aside secondary conflicts and relinquishing interests in less important areas, the main interests can be guaranteed to be realized steadily.

Throughout the process, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable certainly did not achieve a comprehensive, eternal, solid, or absolute victory, but he further ensured that he could achieve a relative, general, and acceptable victory.

It's somewhat similar to taking a step back in order to advance to the next three.
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Jinzhou, the Hundred Hands Taoist Temple.

The centipede spirit, transformed into a hundred hands, sat at the lower position, while the Immortal Pendant, whose cultivation was only at the late stage of the Celestial Realm, sat in the honored seat that belonged to the hundred hands.

“The rare resources of the Great World are under absolute control, but this world is different.”

It is said that many excellent items will appear at the Jiazi Grand Market, and even Heaven-rank spiritual materials will be put up for auction.

In the context of the Great Heaven and Earth System, the Heavenly Rank corresponds to the Third Grade and the Second Grade.

Unfortunately, due to the imbalance of the five elements, the Four Spirit Realms do not have anything that corresponds to the first rank.

However, it's enough for me to make a trip.

"You stay at the Dao Court and keep an eye on Murong. That wretched bird might have sensed something's wrong with me; it's troublesome."

Who is Huanpei?

The Jade Pendant of the Wuji Dao Master Achieved Dao!
From an ecological perspective, Black Dragon, as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's driver, is one of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's closest subordinates.

The jade pendant is even more important to the Wuji Dao Lord than the Black Dragon is to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—she is the Wuji Dao Lord's White Dew!

Xiao Bai and Steward Bai are nothing special, but within the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's camp, they often directly represent the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable himself.

Huanpei is the White Steward of the Wuji Dao Master.

Therefore, when she faced Bai Shou, it was similar to Bai Lu facing Yu Xiaojiang; Bai Shou naturally had to obey her orders.

"Why don't we just kill Murong?"

Bai Shou isn't stupid; in fact, physical elimination is a very good strategy.

If you lay the wheels flat and crush your opponent's spine into dust, what chance will there be of retaliation?
"We need to talk about methods, we need to talk about methods. Besides, the reason why Xue Gu died so mysteriously is something I always feel is wrong."

Huanpei spoke in a low voice, but hesitated greatly.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wild Elephant Immortal Venerable must face the pressure from Bi Fang. Under Bi Fang's strong pressure, they must put aside their grudges and stand together.

Huanpei also faces her own pressures.
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Houpu Daoting has been located in the center of Liezhou for over ten thousand years, and has held more than two hundred grand gatherings every sixty years.

It's time for the Jiazi Grand Market again.

As the Holy Maiden of the Dragon Seeking Sect, Jing Shuran, who had rapidly established her foundation and was about to reach the mid-stage of foundation establishment, arrived at the Dao Court Immortal Realm with several disciples of the Dragon Seeking Sect.

Of course, they came under the guise of independent cultivators. After all, the Dragon Seeking Sect is a 'top-tier hidden sect' in the Four Spirit Realms, so they need to keep a low profile.

The top-tier reclusive sect—this is the 'sect setting' created for the Dragon Seeking Sect by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu Dao Ancestor.

If someone asks why I've never heard of the Dragon Seeking Sect before, I can use this excuse to fool them—you ignorant fool, you've never even heard of the Dragon Seeking Sect, what kind of immortal are you cultivating?

The most ingenious thing is that the Dragon Seeking Sect, a sect that suddenly appeared and operates in secrecy, is bound to attract the attention of other extraterrestrial visitors in the Four Spirit Realms.

At that time, Houpu will enter a state of 'randomly kicking his leg'. Once Houpu kicks his leg, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can take over Houpu's Dao Court as Linghu Mingfa.

At the auction, the greeters refused Jing Shuran's offer to participate in the bidding.

"I'm sorry, fellow Daoist, only those at the Celestial Realm or those at the Foundation Establishment stage who hold the decree of a Celestial Realm cultivator can participate in the Dao Court's Jiazi Grand Auction."

This has nothing to do with the amount of deposit; the rules of major auctions have remained unchanged for many years, and we cannot make an exception for you, fellow Daoist.

Houpu is a real business savvy; he handled the high-class aspect of the 60th anniversary auction quite well.

"Fellow Daoist, if I wish to buy this decree from a Celestial Realm True Person, is it possible?"

Jing Shuran, being the reincarnation of Ancestor Jingyi, was quite quick-witted and grasped the key point.

The monk who greeted guests at the auction shook his head and said.

"It's hard to say, but the Jiazi Grand Market has everything. Fellow Daoist, you can try your luck and take a look around."

As he spoke, the welcoming monk pointed in a certain direction with his left hand.

Strict rules are a means to create prestige; the real purpose is to accumulate resources. The old thief Houpu doesn't mind that the storage bags of Foundation Establishment cultivators aren't full enough.

Instead, allowing more Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate in the Jiazi Grand Auction as agents of Celestial Realm True Persons would be more in line with the interests of that old thief Houpu.

Holding the 'Heavenly Realm True Person's Decree' obtained at the cost of eight hundred high-grade spirit sands, Jing Shuran finally managed to sneak into the Dao Court's Jiazi Grand Auction.

However, she wasn't actually there to buy anything.

Following Linghu Laozu's instructions, Jing Shuran found the auction house's sixth appraiser.

"I want to sell a valuable opportunity. Would your Jiazi Auction be willing to take it on?"

The Dragon Seeking Sect was born!

The script was personally designed by Houpu Daozu, so how could there be any accidents?

The auctioneer was shocked and kept asking for instructions, causing quite a commotion in the auction house before reporting the incident to his superiors.

Finally, the opportunity offered by the Holy Maiden of the Dragon Seeking Sect was put up for auction.
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With all four of Xianpei's eyes closed, she sat cross-legged in a VIP room of the auction house, waiting for the auction to begin.

The Jiazi Grand Auction often lasts for half a month, and all kinds of treasures from the endless territory of the Four Spirit Realms will be brought up for auction one by one.

Heavenly-grade spiritual materials and other heavenly-grade treasures will be randomly put up for auction, so those who are interested will participate throughout the entire process.

As for the large gathering outside the auction house attended by many cultivators, it was not important to the great cultivators.

In addition, Xianpei participated in the Jiazi Grand Auction in order to judge whether there had been any changes in the situation of the Four Spirit Realms that she had not noticed by comparing the differences between this auction and the previous ones.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is seeking change, and the other Golden Core cultivators certainly won't lie low. Huanpei is even considered quite ambitious—she has the strength of a Golden Immortal, yet she personally takes charge of the Jiazi Grand Auction.

"This is a special secret realm. It can be confirmed that the master of this secret realm is at least a Dao Ancestor who has lived for ten thousand years."

However, this Dao Ancestor may have already passed away, making it impossible to determine his specific identity, and the great formation has a self-destruct design.

If a Dao Ancestor at the Transformation Realm enters, the great formation will explode along with the treasures within it.

Therefore, this is a rare opportunity specifically for those at the Celestial Realm.

With the confirmation of Dao Ancestor Houpu and Dao Ancestor Julehu, this opportunity from the Holy Maiden of the Dragon-Seeking Sect can now be auctioned!

Instead of finding a Heavenly Grade spiritual material, she stumbled upon a Dao Ancestor's hidden treasure realm. Immortal Pendant was somewhat tempted and opened her eyes, but the auctioneer hadn't finished speaking yet.

"However, the formation is dangerous, and the price of this opportunity is hard to determine."

Therefore, we plan to divide it into twenty portions and sell them to twenty Celestial Realm True Persons.

Those who obtain the opportunity to enter the great formation under the protection of Houpu Daozu can search for treasures in the secret realm.

Of course, everyone has to rely on their own abilities in this process. If you get caught in the formation, don't expect us to take responsibility. Just do what you can.

Finally, fellow Daoists, please rest assured that the Seeking Dragon Sect is a top-tier reclusive sect in the world, and both Dao Ancestors have confirmed that the opportunity is genuine. You can purchase with confidence.

There are twenty lots in total, each with a starting bid.

With the backing of Houpu Daoting, the cultivators participating in the auction certainly understood that the opportunity was real—reputation and credibility are indeed very useful once they've been built up.

However, this opportunity must be divided into twenty parts, and if only Celestial Realm True Persons can enter the secret realm, there will inevitably be struggles within it.
In short, it can be understood that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Houpu Dao Ancestor, and Julehu Dao Ancestor joined forces to launch a cultivation version of 'search, attack, and withdrawal'.

Tickets are required, and the image below is dangerous, but the potential for profit is also quite high.

Even if there's nothing inside the grand formation's secret realm, the other Celestial Realm cultivators who enter can still be part of the opportunity.
What Xianpei was thinking of was not some kind of opportunity, but rather an excuse for herself to quickly attain enlightenment by using the Great Array Secret Realm to obtain such an opportunity!
Wherever they are, these idiots always have their own unique characteristics and extreme behaviors.

Intelligent people, in their pursuit of maximum efficiency, will inevitably stumble upon similar ideas.

After a few rounds of bidding, Xianpei managed to secure a 'participation' opportunity.

It only consumed 57,000 catties of spirit sand, measured in catties, and the measured quality was top-grade spirit sand.

Fifty-seven thousand catties of spirit sand is equivalent to twenty-eighty-five thousand high-grade spirit sand grains.

For the relics of the Daoist patriarch, this price is quite reasonable.

After all, because the benefits were uncertain, Houpu Daoting distributed this opportunity to too many people.

Many people lack the confidence to survive in a closed environment, so they can only watch their chance slip away and shed tears.

Whether it's a matter of chance or not, those who understand will understand.

However, since the artificial secret realm project is no small matter, this is the first time that the Seeking Dragon Sect has made an appearance. Both Dao Ancestor Houpu and Dao Ancestor Julehu have spared no expense and have filled the artificial secret realm with many treasures.

Seeing that the first few spots hadn't been filled at the agreed price, Houpu Daozu immediately became anxious.

If things don't go well from the start, and we end up losing money, wouldn't we become a laughing stock?

Thinking of this, he secretly sent a telepathic message to several of his disciples, instructing them to start bidding against each other.

At the same time, a Celestial Realm True Person from Julehu Dao Court was instructed to impersonate Houpu Dao Ancestor's disciple, Zhimo True Person, when he revealed his identity in order to grab a share of the opportunity (this was also deliberately designed).

"Zhimo, your Houpu Dao Court is quite something. When the items you put up for auction don't sell for the price you want, you personally step in to act as a shill?"

After emerging from the VIP room, Zhi Mo first bowed helplessly to the cultivators in the auction hall before smiling wryly.

"This opportunity was put up for auction by the Holy Maiden of the Dragon Seeking Sect at the last minute. We had no prior knowledge of it. After all, it is the legacy of the Dao Ancestor. Even though I am my master's disciple, I still want to try my luck."

Fellow Daoists, seeing the prices of these opportunities rising higher and higher, I, Zhimo, became somewhat anxious. I apologize for this.

This little cross-dressing act is extremely restrained, and very subtle.

But it was precisely this half-truth, half-concealment, and half-concealment that ignited the participants' enthusiasm for bidding.

This is the art of controlling the heat!

Seeing that the price of each opportunity had doubled, and that the price of newly auctioned items continued to rise, Houpu the old thief finally smiled with satisfaction.

By auctioning off opportunities in a dispersed manner, most of the costs can be recovered.

Once the man-made secret realm officially opens, send a powerful henchman from your own ranks to cover the losses, and making a profit won't be a problem.
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The Jiazi Grand Auction was suspended for half a month to allow time for the exploration of the Dao Ancestor's legacy and secret realm.

This exploration of the artificial secret realm, a version of the cultivation world's version, is a bit like a warm-up event halfway through a large-scale activity. Everyone is quite supportive, just watching the excitement.

Houpu Daozu, along with a group of true people who had bought the opportunity and several of his disciples, arrived at the location of the man-made secret realm.

Upon arrival, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable noticed the suspicious immortal pendant.

Upon learning that she had also purchased the qualification to enter the Lost Realm, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable subconsciously thought of his own experience entering the Pure Water Realm.

If this fairy pendant truly intends to use the same strategy as me, then there's no need to doubt it anymore—she is the Jade Pendant from the Outer Heavens!

"These are the rules. The exploration period is two days."

Sending you in will disrupt the operation of the formation, which can be considered as breaking the balance.

Two days later, the great formation will self-destruct, and those who have not yet escaped will never have another chance to do so.

So, plan your time carefully!

Houpu Daozu had finished his rambling, but Yuque Immortal Venerable hadn't listened to a single word from beginning to end.

His gaze was fixed on Master Mingxiu, and it burned intensely with desire.

Tolerating Lao Mang might seem against human nature and lack the satisfaction of revenge, but at this moment, the significance of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable sparing Mang Xiang's life becomes clear.

“Master, it wouldn’t be appropriate for all of our senior brothers and sisters to go in together.”

However, within the vassal sects under the main sect, there is never a shortage of cultivators who want to take a gamble.

I, Linghu Yuan, lead the Pure Land School to share your burdens, Your Majesty!

Before the man-made secret realm, the eyes of many great cultivators focused on Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable changed the subject and said.

“Let’s send Mingxiu in to replace Senior Brother Zhimo. That way, Senior Brother Zhimo will be safe, and we can also reduce the gossip from outsiders.”

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable decided to send his master, Mang Xiang, to test just how tough the Immortal Pendant really was.

The female cultivator hiding behind Linghu Patriarch looked up in disbelief. Old Mang hated Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to the extreme.

'This isn't what we agreed on, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace. Are you planning a surprise attack?'

"No, no, if I really let my clumsy senior brothers and sisters in, the reputation of the Dragon Seeking Sect will be ruined."

Don't forget, the Dragon Seeking Sect is our shared foundation, as is the Wind and Rain Pavilion. Everything is interconnected, and it is up to you, Master, to break this deadlock.

Furthermore, Master, aren't these Celestial Realm Purple Mansions native to the Four Spirit Realms just vegetables in your hands?

When you go in, please remember not to kill them all. Leave at least five outsiders, okay?

Strictly speaking, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not lie, because the jade pendant was not a Celestial Realm Purple Mansion native to the Four Spirit Realms.
Old Mang was actually somewhat tempted by what the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said.

On the one hand, it's a chance to make a name for yourself; on the other hand, it can also earn you some savings.

He planned to spare four people besides himself, and kill the rest!

Xiao Wang's flattery was quite skillful; his phrase, "Please don't kill them all," hit the nail on the head.

'In that case, I have no further objections.'

"I am full of confidence," Mangxiang replied telepathically.

(End of this chapter)