Shangyuque

Chapter 319 The Mighty Elephant Battles the Jade Pendant, Old Mang is Turned to Ashes!
Old Mang, of course, had no idea that a pendant disguised as a fairy pendant would enter this man-made secret realm.

He has no idea about these things.

Chun Chun was tricked into going there by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Practical benefits, giving face to his good disciple, and supporting the cause of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—these things are like chains, and Mang Xiang is like a dog chained up.

I have to go.

To maintain consistency, he even had to find an excuse to make money by entering the artificial secret realm. In order to express his independent will and indomitable spirit, Lao Mang was still quite ambitious in his heart and planned to kill one more person, leaving only four.
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As soon as he entered the secret realm, Lao Mang sensed that something was wrong.

The secret realms of the Four Spirit Realms are often underground, which allows them to hide their existence in the endless red sand wasteland. The Pure Water Secret Realm is a prime example of this.

However, the secret realm built by Houpu Daozu and Julehu Daozu this time is somewhat different. It is not only underground, but also extends hundreds of miles underground.

As soon as Lao Mang entered, he realized that the abundance of earth spirit in this place had reached the point of affecting the effectiveness of supernatural powers.

However, as an old man who has attained enlightenment over ten thousand years, Mang Xiang is not a Golden Core Immortal Venerable who can be achieved quickly. His supernatural power system and combat system are quite complete.

Moreover, because he cultivated the Cave Heaven Method, Lao Mang's Five Elements Great Chaos Construction was completed as early as the Purple Mansion stage.

The first Golden Elixir of the Cave Heaven Method in the history of the Great World, a genuine Golden Elixir with the highest gold content.

Of course, the fast-track Golden Core of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also has its merits, but in terms of absolute strength, Old Mang is clearly superior.

In other words, his cultivation level didn't recover as quickly as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's, and he was also being suppressed by Bifang. Otherwise, Old Mang would have already beaten Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's buttocks to a pulp.

After meditating and regulating its breathing for a while, the monstrous elephant in the secret realm quickly completed the switching of its own supernatural power system—an ancient demon of ten thousand years, a being of the Five Elements Great Chaos, was indeed so domineering.

After adopting a new system of earth-based magical abilities, Mangxiang was able to adapt to the unique environment of the man-made secret realm where earth spirits were abundant.

The Formless Great Dao that he has mastered is a Great Dao that relies on specialization rather than attributes, so it can still be used.

Such a reckless beast would be as easy to kill as a chicken if it encountered other people who had entered the man-made secret realm.

This is one of the reasons why he dared to accept the invitation from the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—he's a tough guy.

"In terms of strength, no one should be stronger than me. However, the Celestial Realm cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms have all fought their way out, so anything can happen when they fight."

"Yes, it's better to play it safe."

Mang Xiang has the strength to win easily, but he won't blindly rely on strength alone. After all, he has the Wuxiang Technique, which can be used to change his appearance, making it incredibly convenient.

By adopting a similar appearance, one can avoid the possibility of 'Myung-soo Jin-jin' being exposed in the event of an accident.

If that were to happen, Mang Xiang believed that his good apprentice Wang Yulou, who had been implicated by him, would definitely take action against him.

The question is, who to become?

Many Celestial Realm cultivators entered the secret realm, but Mang Xiang was unfamiliar with none of them, so he chose the Immortal Pendant.

There are considerations here. If the enemy that Mangxiang encounters is weak, then he can easily eliminate the opponent without the opponent noticing him.

If the enemy that Mangxiang encounters is strong, he can use the appearance of the Immortal Pendant to deal with them. He can borrow the names of the Hundred-Hand Dao Ancestor and the Golden State Prodigy, and also have room for maneuver without fighting - don't fight first, and then hide and launch a sneak attack as a rat man.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the Houpu Dao Ancestor's establishment of the Dragon Seeking Sect was essentially the creation of a mass-production assembly line for searching, attacking, and dismantling dungeons in the cultivation version.

Participants need to invest 'startup capital' to enter this man-made secret realm, and they also need to bring a lot of equipment. There are also many treasures inside the realm.

Since cultivators at the Celestial Realm are all powerful individuals, camping out with each other and acting as rats becomes a highly profitable strategy.

Immortal Venerable Mangxiang never pursued any empty fame of being powerful and heroic. From the perspective of the efficiency of attaining the Dao, the cost of failure is almost infinite in the game of pursuing the Dao. The higher one's cultivation level, the more one should be a rat.

Using the Formless Technique to transform his appearance into that of the Immortal Pei Zhenren of Jinzhou, Mang Xiang then used Earth Escape to plunge into the underground cave of the secret realm.

He came with a mission, such as to place the special magical artifacts of the Seventeen States Wind and Rain Tower into the secret realm.

But before that, Mangxiang was more concerned about something else.

Let’s kill!

From attaining enlightenment through the Immortal Alliance to entering the Four Spirit Realms, regardless of whether he possessed the cultivation of an Immortal Venerable, Lao Mang was constantly losing.

Of course I felt frustrated; I'd endured it for so long. The monstrous elephant was indeed formidable.

But in this artificial secret realm, he finally didn't have to endure it anymore.
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Riding the wave of increased popularity for the Jiazi Grand Market, the mysterious Dragon Seeking Sect finally unveiled a little of its secrets to the cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms.

Houpu Daozu valued the creation of the artificial secret realm as a key step in unveiling part of its mystery.

Those Dao Ancestors of the Four Spirit Realms who personally participated in the Jiazi Grand Gathering were all invited to the outside of the secret realm.

The first-ever chaotic battle between the Four Spirit Realms was certainly worth witnessing!

The Dao Ancestors were also happy to come and join in the fun. The environment in the Four Spirit Realms was too harsh, and everyone wanted to enjoy themselves, but there was no good way to do so.

They've grown tired of the ordinary things, like endless sexual resources, endless honor, and endless wealth.

Why is the Jiazi Grand Market so popular?

A very important reason is that Houpu has gathered enough people, and gradually formed a kind of inheritance that is almost a 'habit'.

Within the magical treasures of Houpu the old thief's palace, more than a dozen Dao Ancestors were seated.

As Houpu's newly accepted disciple, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable naturally also has a seat, but he is at the very end.

During the meal, naturally some people had questions.

"Fellow Daoist Houpu, I don't think I've ever heard of the Dragon Seeking Sect before?"

Nonsense, of course I've never heard of it. The name was decided on the spot by Houpu and Wang Yulou.

"Haha, this is indeed quite interesting."

The disciple from the Dragon Seeking Sect needed to conceal his identity, which is why he didn't come today.

But I asked him the same question.

Fellow Daoists, what do you think the answer is?

Houpu, the old scoundrel, chuckled, stroked his handsome beard, and mysteriously began to keep everyone in suspense.

At the end of the table, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable remained outwardly calm, but inwardly sighed.

There has never been a shortage of beings with hearts of iron. These beings with hearts of iron have been engaging in one silent confrontation after another in almost infinite dimensions.

Houpu Daozu, who is currently charging forward for the 'mysterious Dragon Seeking Sect', is a prime example.

The greatest sound is silent, the greatest form is formless, and the greatest path is without trace. The so-called path is something that people gradually discover by exploring it.

Despite it being something whose feasibility had not yet been verified, Houpu still devoted himself wholeheartedly, personally acting as the Dao Ancestor of the Four Spirit Realms.

Dedicated!

"You old rascal, you love to keep people in suspense. Hurry up and tell me, or I won't come to support you next time," a Daoist patriarch who was familiar with Houpu urged and teased.

Houpu quickly added a comment to make amends, and then began to elaborate on the matter.

"This matter has to start with the emergence of Spring Spring Island and the destruction of the Blood Bone Dao Court."

I won't go into detail about Quanzhou in spring; it's a low-grade spiritual land, and also a water-based spiritual land.

Previously, it was only of the upper-grade Earth rank, but in recent years, it suddenly acquired the Water Spirit transformation.

Moreover, this transformation of the water spirit grew increasingly vast and mysterious, eventually directly gushing forth a spiritual spring, transforming the barren red sand dunes into a vast expanse of water.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable thought to himself, "You haven't seen the magnificent scenery of Huzhou. The desolate appearance of Quanzhou in spring is really unworthy of the description 'vast waters'."

"Why is it called Spring Day Quanzhou? Spring Day, Spring Day, the key is in the spring day."

Every year, Quanzhou only maintains its status as a low-grade celestial water-based spiritual land during the spring daytime, and then it will revert to its former appearance as a high-grade terrestrial land.

It's roughly between the months of Mao (卯) and Wu (午), and it happens every year. Therefore, this is located at the intersection of several major roads in Jinzhou.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no interest in paying attention to the nonsense that Houpu Dao Ancestor was spouting. It was nothing more than rambling and covering up, but because the Dao Ancestors lacked mutual trust, the cover-ups only made people more eager to know what was going on.

He was reminded by Houpu Daozu and finally realized that something was wrong with Quanzhou in the spring.

In the Mao month, spiritual water surges from the earth and turns into a spring island.

In the fifth month, spring is fading away, and we return to the earth's edge.

It might sound like there's nothing wrong with that, but don't forget, in the very beginning, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was born in the month of Mao (卯).
With steady hands, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable picked up the wine cup in front of him and slowly drank it down.

His tactical act of drinking water couldn't hide the shock in his heart.

When did the "Four Courts Competing for the Spring" incident begin?

Before I entered Dan Ding Valley and became the Earthly Fiend Commander, and after I entered the Crimson Sand Realm.

During that period, Quanzhou in springtime transformed from a high-grade earth-rank spiritual land into a low-grade heaven-rank spiritual land.

The Mysterious Waterway of the Wonderful Method, the Mysterious Waterway of the Wonderful Method, is it because of this that the waterway brought by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has disrupted the Great Dao Net of the Four Spirit Realms?
No one could tell the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable the answer: the Dao above the Golden Core stage is not that "the method cannot be lightly passed on," but rather that no one has ever passed it on at all!
Any method, any path, any great way, must rely on oneself. The transmission of knowledge through drops of water is an irreplaceable opportunity, and relying on oneself is the only answer for those who have attained the Golden Elixir stage to move forward.

"Therefore, springtime in Quanzhou is just the beginning, and the five spirits of the great world will surely be restored!"
The cultivators of the Dragon Seeking Sect witnessed this recovery process, which is why they shifted from complete seclusion to re-emergence.

Houpu, that old scoundrel, is really good at making things up.

By fabricating stories out of thin air and rambling on and on, they managed to make the story clear—a closed-loop strategy.

It's a bit like a liberal arts student who really wants to improve, trying hard to tell a story about the product, thereby packaging it to create a higher level of sophistication and capturing more of the users' minds in the market competition.

In the realm of cultivation, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must admit that his path of cultivation was absolutely correct. Even in the Four Spirit Realms, where the habit of combat is prevalent, once one reaches a higher level, these old men still have to engage in conflicts beyond combat.

"Fellow Daoist Houpu, are those cultivators from the Dragon Seeking Sect certain that the Five Elements will definitely be restored?"

Houpu, that old scoundrel, was making such outrageous promises that even the Daoist patriarchs he invited were tempted.

Water in the desert is so precious.

"It's hard to say. You all know about the Blood Bone matter, Jiu You. You must have personally seen the Blood Bone Dao Court ruins, right?"

Houpu gave a vague answer, then steered the conversation toward the newest Dao Ancestor in the Four Spirit Realms, the Old Man of Nine Netherworlds.

As Murong Daoting's second elder brother, he had only recently attained enlightenment and was attending the Jiazi Grand Gathering, which broadened his horizons.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no interaction with him, so the Nine Nether Old Man was unaware that Houpu's youngest disciple, Linghu, was the same Feng Di Sha from back then.

"Yes, I have seen it. It's the mess left behind by the great supernatural power of water magic. It seems that the Great Dao within a radius of several hundred miles of the Blood Bone Dao Court has been disrupted."

If I remember correctly, well, there aren't any fellow practitioners in this vast world who are proficient in water magic, are there?

The old man of the Nine Netherworlds guessed that the ruins of the Blood Bone Dao Court were created by the Wind Earth Fiend back then.

After the Blood Bone Dao Court, many disciples were accepted by the other three Dao Courts vying for the Spring.

Old Man Jiuyou secretly inquired and learned that Feng Disha left the front line and returned to the Blood Bone Dao Court before its destruction.

However, Lao Jiu was also a low-key person and did not directly state his guess.

The problems of the Four Spirit Realms are naturally addressed by those who are taller in the Four Spirit Realms; all that the Nine Netherworlds can do is to subtly mention them.

“Among our fellow Daoists, none are proficient in water magic, but Daoists like Bai Shou, Hou Pu, and Ju Le Hu have all cultivated to a high level, achieving perfect harmony of the five elements, and naturally understand water magic as well,” another Daoist Ancestor replied.

These words made Houpu wave his hands repeatedly in denial.

"What is my little bit of water magic? I just cultivated the water spirit to replenish the primordial energy, that's all."

Moreover, we have painstakingly cultivated the water elemental power, so how could we be willing to waste it?

The Blood Bone Dao Court was destroyed; the one who made the move must have been a master cultivator specializing in water magic!

Thus, the situation of the world became clear: several people had likely undergone major repairs of the water magic, and the water spirit was gradually recovering.

Dragon species that once disappeared have a chance to reappear under such circumstances.

Therefore, the Dragon Seeking Sect changed from a reclusive state to a world-renowned state.

After rambling on and on about various things, Houpu finally cleaned up the mess left by the Dragon Seeking Sect plan.

This is the significance of having allies. If Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had to handle it himself, the level of trouble would have increased several orders of magnitude.

The Dao Ancestors then discussed the possibility of the water spirits' recovery. In recent years, many seemingly nonsensical changes have been interpreted as signs of the water spirits' recovery in the Four Spirit Realms.

Sitting at the table, Jiuyou was thinking that with the cultivation of the Golden Core, his chances of crossing the void again were much greater.

Behind him lies a vibrant and abundant little world.

If I could go back and fully develop the water element of my home world, it should bring me faster cultivation efficiency.

The newly promoted Golden Core cultivator yearns for the possibility of advancing further on someone else's chessboard.

From the perspective of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the viewpoint has shifted to the chessboard.

To become a Golden Immortal, one must at least think like a Golden Immortal.

From Houpu's strategy of deceiving the Dao Ancestors, and from the Dao Ancestors' expectations for the future of the Four Spirit Realms, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable saw that changes were happening quietly.

Some things may change, but the Golden Core cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms have not become so intricately divided that 'methods, supernatural powers, talents, and abilities are the foundation, and the real key is to gamble on future changes and possibilities.'

Their current behavior, their expectation of the five elements of the Four Spirit Realms being replenished, is more like a vague yearning, just like living beings yearn for food. The root cause lies in an innate desire for power, rather than being driven by systematic behavioral guidelines.

This change must have been influenced by extraterrestrial beings.

If the centipede of the Hundred Hands Dao Court was a move made by the Wuji Dao Master long ago.

So, within the Four Spirit Realms, are Bifang's only pieces himself and the Mangxiang?

Hard to say.

Could he and Mangxiang be nothing more than bait in the open?

The more Jade Palace Immortal Venerable thought about it, the more he realized how arrogant he had been when he first entered the Four Spirit Realms.

He believes that this is more the fault of Lao Luo, who kept saying that he was the most peerless genius who emerged from the cruelest cultivation world. The praise was too exaggerated, and he even fooled the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable at the time.

There was no way around it; even the Celestial Venerable had to save face, and couldn't very well admit that he had just made a random, stupid mistake.
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The thoughts of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable are beyond the comprehension of Huanpei.

Her purpose in coming here is to seize all the rare resources of the man-made secret realm.

Huanpei had no intention of killing even a single person.

Their main strategy is to sneak into the village, take advantage of the situation, and leave discreetly.

Therefore, even if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable occasionally acts foolishly, his overall skill level remains high.

In the Pure Water Secret Realm, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable made preparations again and again, but in the end, he used the same strategy as Huanpei.

In this respect, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable possesses the qualities of a Golden Immortal—the kind who is self-taught.

Houpu the Old Thief and Julehu are both at the level of half-step Golden Immortal. The artificial secret realm they constructed is, in the eyes of the Immortal Pendant, almost transparent.

Even if her cultivation level has not fully recovered, she will not encounter any trouble as long as she puts in a little effort.

From the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's Qi Refining Cultivation ...

After easily breaking through a barrier and slaying a mountain-locking tortoise demon general, Huanpei obtained the treasure that had been placed there.

A few decent spiritual herbs were barely acceptable to Huanpei.

"Hmm, around the fifth rank, which is considered the lower-grade Earth Rank. With these, we won't have lost out this time."

Just as Huanpei put the spiritual herb into her pouch and was about to leave quietly, she suddenly stopped. In the dark underground cave, the female cultivator raised her eyes and looked at a certain wall of the cave.

Inside the wall, Mangxiang's divine sense was withdrawn in a flash, while he smoothly used an earth-attribute escape technique at the level of a Celestial Realm cultivator.

"The cultivators in this world are truly extraordinary, huh!" Mang Xiang exclaimed with deep emotion.

Because the jade pendant he had just seen had also changed his own appearance.

As a female cultivator, Huanpei didn't really want to transform into a male cultivator, but there were only a few female cultivators who could enter the cave to explore.

Therefore, without much thought, she chose to transform into the weakest form, 'Mingxiu Zhenren'.

When Mang Xiang saw with his divine sense that 'himself' had killed a Purple Mansion-level demon general, he was completely numb.

He knew this person would be difficult to deal with, so he chose to retreat first and wait and see what opportunities came his way.

But who is Xianpei?

A top-tier demon god with at least the strength of a Golden Immortal!

Perspective is a subjective thing, but Huanpei's perspective is definitely of a high standard.

She could tell from the speed at which Mang Xiang withdrew his divine sense and the sophistication of his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels) that Mang Xiang was no ordinary person.

Moreover, the fact that this spy was able to sneak up to a position extremely close to Huanpei (on the scale of a great cultivator in the Celestial Realm) and was only discovered by Huanpei after he used his divine sense to probe out also demonstrates the extraordinary nature of this spy.

Therefore, in order to determine the identity of the spy, Huanpei used her supernatural powers, powers at the level of a Golden Immortal.

Her eyes transformed into the shape of a jade pendant. In the center of the circular jade pendant, like a screen, the camera lens moved behind the fleeing elephant, closely following its escape, and soon saw the elephant's appearance.

The two great cultivators, Mingxiu from Mangxiang Temple and Xianpei from Huanpei Temple, met in such an absurd way.

After Huanpei withdrew her supernatural powers, even with her cultivation level, she was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

"This is getting a bit troublesome."

She planned to discreetly snag some of the most valuable items and then leave.
But now, there is a being of considerable strength, disguised in its appearance, sneaking around in the artificial secret realm.
There are three possibilities.

First, it was purely accidental—even if that were the case, Huanpei couldn't handle or deal with the wild elephant based on this possibility; that would be leaving one's fate to luck.

Secondly, someone saw that Xianpei had entered and wanted to cause her trouble—this didn't align with Huanpei's grand plan of secretly replenishing her cultivation. If Mangxiang caused a major disturbance after leaving the secret realm, Huanpei would be the one to take the blame, hence the need to intervene.

Third, it's possible that some adversaries are deliberately targeting us.
In the first round of the search and raid in the Four Spirit Realms, Brother Gua, the reckless elephant, ran into Sister Gua, the jade pendant!
Because of his strength, Mangxiang was unaware that Huanpei had seen him.

Yes, Huanpei is far stronger than Mangxiang; there's no need to elaborate on that.

So, after using his X-ray vision to glance at the jade pendant, he continued hunting.

Kill! Kill! Kill! With the mighty elephant immortal venerable taking action to deal with these minor figures from the Four Spirit Realms, how could there be any surprises?

Seeing the monstrous elephant that had transformed into her own image easily kill four Celestial Realm cultivators and let one of the stronger ones go, Huanpei finally couldn't hold back any longer.

I just sneaked in to grab a quick buck.

He used cheats, but he doesn't plan to kill green enemies.

After all, killing too many might attract the attention of the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms.

Even if they weren't afraid of having their accounts banned or their identities exposed, having their identities exposed would still affect the Dao Lord's grand plan.

But you're impersonating me and acting so recklessly. It's inappropriate, really inappropriate.

From Huanpei's perspective, the situation is developing towards a third possibility—that someone is trying to sabotage him.

In fact, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable only let the Mangxiang go into the secret realm to cause some trouble. He didn't have high expectations about whether the old mangxiang could run into the Immortal Pendant and find out that the Immortal Pendant's strength was problematic. It was more of a trial balloon.

But, you know, that bastard Lao Mang has a bit of an evil streak about him.

If Lao Mang hadn't pretended to be a celestial being, he wouldn't have directly drawn the grand prize that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was hoping for.

Unlike Huanpei, Lao Mang now runs the 'Ten Thousand Miles of Red Sand Water-Seeking Society' and needs to give rewards to the Foundation Establishment and Celestial Realm cultivators in the society.

This is part of the process of building one's own power, which is very costly.

Therefore, the True Immortal Pendant only takes the most valuable treasures, while the Fake Immortal Pendant is like a madman, taking whatever looks decent.

At this moment, he was using his magic to transform into a giant hand, digging out the spiritual soil from the walls of the cave.

The later Golden Core cultivators were like this; it wasn't that Lao Mang was stingy, it was just that he was poor.

'These spiritual soils are not bad, it would be a waste to use them to cultivate spiritual herbs. The earthworms in the Four Spirit Realms are quite happy eating the Golden Stone Pills, there is no need to give them good pills.'

Take this spiritual soil back and let Wang Yulou refine more low-level magic treasures to reward the unsophisticated cultivators in the Water-Seeking Society. That would be just right.

As long as one is willing to consume the Golden Stone Elixir, one can have an endless supply of Golden Stone Elixir. Furthermore, the Seeking Water Society has few competitors, and the Mangxiang Immortal Venerable has very little obligation to bestow favors.

A small act of kindness can trigger a huge change; this is the differentiated advantage gained by staying away from the highly competitive and cutthroat world.

Just as Lao Mang was preoccupied with planning his future cultivation, a subtle, dark magical power spread toward him.

The Mangxiang Immortal Venerable was always surrounded by a triple warning system to prevent him from being ambushed.

The first layer is the outer 'Primordial Formless Array', which uses the Formless Great Dao and the Five Primordial Elements as its framework and the creative power of the Immortal Venerable level to build a loose early warning network.

It's a low-cost system that maintains a relatively clear early warning system. You can bypass this system, but I will still be able to see it.

Of course, this warning was basically useless for Huanpei; with her strength, it was very easy for her to evade the Five Elements Chaos Net.

The second level is the "Forty-Eight Directions Reverse Spirit Sea" supernatural power cultivated during the Mangxiang Zifu stage. This supernatural power relies on the magic treasure "Forty-Eight Directions Reverse Spirit Seal" and uses forty-eight reverse spirit nodes to monitor the changes in spiritual energy in the reverse spirit sea.

Whenever someone triggers a change in the spiritual energy within this area, the Reverse Spirit Seal will issue a warning to Mang Xiang, thus helping him anticipate the enemy's moves.

This level of warning is quite difficult to avoid, because spiritual energy is a very sensitive thing, especially when monitored by special magical artifacts.

However, Huanpei's attack had nothing to do with 'spiritual inspiration'; what she was activating was the Great Dao itself.

Therefore, it can be easily overcome.

The third warning, which is the one closest to Mang Xiang, is his own passive divine ability 'Formless, Shapeless, and Spiritless Heaven', which is a domain effect of formlessness, shapelessness, and spiritlessness.

In theory, any 'change' that triggers this early warning ability can be detected.

The opposite of "nothingness" is concealment. Where there is no form covering, even the slightest fluctuation, however minute, can be detected by the savage elephant.

The intangible aspect is that this warning is hidden within this area; without sufficient expertise, it cannot be detected.

The absence of spirits means that when the monstrous elephant was operating this most tightly controlled early warning system, it drained the surrounding spiritual energy and inspiration, using the most mindless method to avoid being ambushed.

The final "heaven" is actually a wild claim, representing the ambition of a reckless elephant, but it also corresponds to the actual effect of a domain.

It's fair to say that Huanpei was able to avoid the first two obstacles, which is normal.

However, the third warning system is the ultimate combination of Mangxiang's formless Dao and his own cultivation experience and accumulation, and it is the talent that a prodigy has blossomed.

Even a true immortal would not be able to completely avoid the effects of this warning.

Therefore, the dark magical power belonging to the jade pendant began its final sprint the moment it collided with the Mangxiang Wuxiang Wonderful Method.

Old Mang, who had been approached to the last warning level, was so frightened that he threw the spirit herb to the ground and hurriedly activated his divine power, which caused it to dissipate into the air.

Lao Mang's true form was a wisp of pure energy, so smooth that it could dissipate in the wind at any moment.

The raging elephant fought the jade pendant, but after one strike, the raging elephant turned to ashes—that's how the situation appeared in the eyes of the native inhabitants of the Four Spirit Realms.

But as an old man who has been around in the world, does Huanpei not know the nameless nobody Feng Disha, or Mangxiang?
A wild elephant?!?

She stopped abruptly, ceasing her attack.

If it's a wild elephant, then it hasn't actually been exposed?

Was it really an accident that the monstrous elephant transformed into the shape of the fairy pendant?

Huanpei was thinking that if Mangxiang, as Bifang's dog, knew that she was 'Huanpei', it wouldn't dare to come to the secret realm to disgust her, no matter how much courage it had—that would be suicide.

Therefore, the elephant didn't know my identity. It pretended to be a fairy pendant simply because it wasn't a thing.

These ancient people, who lived for tens of thousands of years, were not stupid at all; on the contrary, they were all incredibly intelligent.

The elephant's occasional behavior was easily deciphered by Huanpei the moment it revealed its identity.

Now, Huanpei faces an even more complex choice.

First of all, Mangxiang had no idea who had just ambushed him, and he could have remained hidden if he had continued to hide.

However, if I were to clash head-on with the raging elephant, the commotion would be immense, and the secret realm might be destroyed.

The third warning from the raging elephant was extremely accurate. It corresponded to the fact that, as a fellow cultivator at the Celestial Realm, he would find it difficult to deal with the raging elephant easily and would definitely cause a huge commotion.

In that situation, killing the elephant would likely expose him.

In other words, killing the elephant would be close to a lose-lose situation.

Victory in killing or combat is by no means a mechanical equivalent to total victory.

There are no simple solutions to complex games.

Faced with a host of choices—whether to reveal her identity, how to protect the Dao Lord's interests, and whether to kill Mang Xiang or not—Xian Pei chose to remain silent.

By enduring this setback and gambling that we haven't been exposed yet, we can avoid a lose-lose situation, preserve the foundation of the Hundred Hands Dao Court, and strive for greater victories in the future!
Thinking of this, Huanpei shook her head.

Mangxiang, Mangxiang, the formless Dharma is indeed quite interesting.

In reality, the two opponents, Mangxiang and Huanpei, who were full of concerns, were truly defeated with a single blow after meeting.

Huanpei was unwilling to throw away her chips easily; she had greater ambitions and expectations.

The mad elephant is not worthy of wasting her chips.

Even if it was a conspiracy, Huanpei was confident that she would survive, so she decided to take the gamble.

As for Mangxiang himself, he was terrified.

Old Mang was already quite remarkable to be able to escape from the clutches of a Golden Immortal, but he himself didn't realize it!

The power of the Formless Dao is so great that even Xiao Deng, who has just attained Dao, can sense the attack of a Golden Immortal.

The potential of this great path is something that would make even the most discerning person envious.
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A few days later, the secret realm reopened.

Nine Celestial Realm cultivators flew out. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable glanced at True Person Mingxiu with some confusion, a slight doubt in his heart.

Back then, Yuan Daoshen and Wang Yulou together slaughtered the disciples of Dishuidong who were leaving the cave, causing the disciples of Dishuidong to scream in agony.

The secret realm only had twenty people, yet they let in two vicious wolves, Huanpei and Mangxiang, and in the end, nine of them managed to come out alive.

So, did Lao Mang really run into Huan Pei?
Unlike the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Houpu Daozu was quite satisfied with the outcome of the nine people returning home.

It's good if many die, and it's also good if few die. As long as the Dao Ancestor is powerful enough, he can define good and bad.

The exploration of the secret realm of victory has ended, and the Jiazi Grand Auction continues.

Meanwhile, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was having a private chat with Mang Xiang in the VIP box of the Jiazi Grand Auction.

Given their strength, there's no need to worry about being overheard.

"Yu Lou, you don't know, I met a mysterious cultivator who can break through..."
But in the end, I still didn't reveal my identity. Do you know why?

Still shaken, Mangxiang shared his experiences exploring the secret realm and even took credit for it.

The old man who wanted credit was right.

'Why? ’

Wang Yulou sensed something was wrong. He didn't care whether Mangxiang died at the hands of the Immortal Pendant or in the secret realm—Houpu was a smart man, much better than Xuegu.

But not only did Mangxiang not die, it also failed to expose the Immortal Pendant, which is somewhat regrettable.

Moreover, according to Mangxiang's statement, it seems as if Mangxiang has been exposed?
The fact that so many people survived despite both Mangxiang and Xianpei's intervention, and that Mangxiang didn't even see Xianpei making the move, suggests that Mangxiang was the one who was tricked.

Immortal Pendant didn't kill too many and continued to hide, thus thwarting Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's entire plan.

'I disguised myself as the Immortal Pendant. If there are problems in Jinzhou, the Immortal Pendant could be one of the sources of those problems.'

This time, I was ambushed while disguised as the Immortal Pendant, and after escaping, someone will be eyeing the Immortal Pendant!

"Immortal Venerable Mangxiang analyzed."

Wang Yulou was even more confused. The mangxiang, disguised as a celestial pendant, was ambushed by a powerful mysterious figure, but escaped.
"What if the person who attacked you was a celestial being?" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable asked in return.

Even now, he hasn't directly told Mang Xiang that the fairy pendant is actually a jade pendant.

This is a core working resource; Lao Mang has no right to know about it.

'It can't be such a coincidence, can it?'

Mang Xiang was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Wang Yulou to make such a guess—there were too many assumptions.

Assuming the celestial pendant is extremely powerful, and assuming that the one used in the attack is the celestial pendant, this presupposes that the celestial pendant has a problem.

It's hard to say.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable shook his head, constantly pondering the changing situation.

He knew there was something wrong with the Immortal Pendant, and through Mang Xiang's experience, he confirmed that the Immortal Pendant was most likely a disguised jade pendant. The opponent was so powerful that even Mang Xiang couldn't see the opponent, yet was still able to be ambushed.

The Immortal Pendant knew that Mang Xiang was suspicious—since she was already impersonating the Immortal Pendant, Mang Xiang's identity had definitely been exposed. Old Mang was a well-known Purple Mansion in the Great Heaven and Earth, and the Immortal Pendant must know Mang Xiang's characteristics.

But I shouldn't have been exposed, right?
Within the vast universe, the Supreme Dharma Venerable joined forces with the Basket Society to oppose the Supreme Dao Lord. This confrontation extended to the Four Spirit Realms, where the Jade Elephant Master and his disciples confronted Huanpei, Baishou, and others.

However, both sides have now discovered some of each other's strengths and weaknesses, but none of them have completely ascertained the situation.

Beyond the complexity lies an even more intricate situation, even causing the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to find it difficult to maintain his composure.
'Then how should we deal with this? I shouldn't have entered this man-made secret realm. You've always been so clever, but letting me in this time was a huge mistake!'

Old Mang was really anxious.

There was nothing he could do; he felt like he'd been tricked by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"It's alright. With so many people coming out, how could the fairy pendant possibly be certain who exactly is impersonating her?"

Mang Xiang fell silent.

The moment he fled, he transformed into his true form!
If the fairy pendant is similar to himself and Wang Yulou, and also comes from the Great Heaven and Earth, it will surely recognize his pure qi body.

'Yu Lou, I'm afraid you'll have to return to the Golden Core stage of cultivation soon.'

Fortunately, this artificial secret realm experiment was quite successful, so you can use the Dragon Seeking Sect's system to accelerate your cultivation.

Houpu is a smart man, an extremely smart man. Even if he has suspicions like Xuegu, he won't easily do anything to you.

But the threat posed by those lurking adversaries is real, and it concerns the success or failure of our schemes to conquer the Four Spirit Realms!

Both your strength and mine should ideally return to the Golden Core level as soon as possible.

'Let me think, Master. At least for now, we are still in the shadows.'

It's not difficult to quickly regain strength, but does regaining strength really help in fighting against opponents?
I need to think about it carefully.

(End of this chapter)