Shangyuque

Chapter 321 Aspiring to be the only supreme being means turning the impossible into the possible!

After seeing off the preoccupied Mang Xiang, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable sat alone in the quiet room, lost in thought.

If action and execution are the means to reach the other shore, then at this moment, when the direction of action and execution has changed once again, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must carefully consider his actions.

It's somewhat like the saying "good things come to those who wait." Mingming had already discussed everything with Mangxiang and Bifang, and it was clearly Yuque Immortal Venerable who made the decision himself.

But at this moment, he inevitably fell into self-examination of his behavior once again.

The journey has been incredibly difficult; Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cannot afford to lose.

Since entering the Four Spirit Realms, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has gained the freedom not to be directly controlled by anyone.

The immense pressure that he had to constantly consider in the vast world had temporarily disappeared. No one was pressing down on Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's head, and on the other side of the contradiction, he lost his protection and reliance.

To use an extreme analogy, the Jade Palace Immortal's adventures in the Four Spirit Realms are just like a young person leaving home for the first time.

Taihe Water Venerable, Qingrui Immortal Venerable, Rakshasa Demon Emperor, and even Bull Demon, Donglai, and Little Fish—all these former rivals, allies, assistants, and enemies have vanished.

He has only one distant goal, which concerns the interests of Rakshasa, is also closely related to Wang Yulou himself, and upon closer examination, even involves the ultimate confrontation between the top immortals of the Great Heaven and Earth.

But in summary, it's actually quite simple—to utterly destroy everything in the Four Spirit Realms.

If the supreme being represents the end of change and possibility, then the process of seeking supreme status is the plundering of change and possibility.

So-called magic weapons, cultivation techniques, inheritances, talents, supernatural powers, elixirs, sects, forces, factions, and endowments are all merely carriers of change and possibility.

If we examine the essence of the Water Magic of Freedom and Perfection to understand the cultivation of the Jade Palace Immortal in the Four Spirit Realms.

You'll find that Xiao Wang's departure was very ugly.

It wasn't even ugly, but rather extremely ugly.

Wang Yulou himself would also reflect on what he had done wrong.

In the end, the answer he received was that nothing was wrong.

Qingrui suffered a de facto defeat in the conflicts within the Immortal Alliance and in the conflicts between the Boluo Society and Bifang.

But in the specific moments of the confrontation, were the countless choices Qingrui made at those times really wrong?

Setting aside all the basic conditions—the basic conditions for standing on the stage of the confrontation between immortals—the participants in the game created an extreme confrontational environment.

No one can be completely at ease in a confrontation; none can.
For the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, it was both a good thing and a bad thing.

Once peeled back layer by layer, the cruelty that transcends the level of conceptual definition is hell for the ordinary, but for beings like the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, it is actually a form of protection.

"Qian Cuihua, now I finally understand what that saying, 'Even if there is no road, you must keep going,' really means."

That seemingly insignificant exchange from the past now surges like turbulent waters in the heart of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

This feeling can only be cherished in retrospect, for at the time it was already a regret.

The bewilderment of that time has now transformed into a clear understanding in the heart of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, this understanding also distanced him further from his original self.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable raised his eyes, and his entire body had already teleported to the edge of the palace on the mountain peak of the Pure Land Sect.

The desolate landscape of the Four Spirit Realms unfolded before him.

He didn't want to do anything; he just wanted to move around.

Like a fish trapped in a dry rut, it wants to breathe.

The fish didn't know what to do, and the Jade Palace Immortal didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong.

At the end of his quest for truth, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable stood amidst the great terror of ignorance.

The movement of the body in space is merely a concrete release of a certain fear born of his ignorance.

Meaning is an abstract concept, but for those who stand at the pinnacle of the Great Way and among all living beings, meaning is the very essence of self-cultivation.

For example, the authenticity of a water vessel can be defined, so most of the time the authenticity doesn't matter.

The former Jade Palace Immortal Venerable often struggled to seek the truth, pondering what Bi Fang's plan was, what Qing Rui's hidden scheme was, and what kind of interests Xiao Yu was hiding behind the scenes.

At that time, every gain would be reflected in the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's broadened vision and increased knowledge, and in his deeper understanding of the cultivation world and cultivation itself.

But when one stands at the end of the pursuit of truth, exposed to the fear of ignorance about the road ahead, the pursuit of truth can no longer bring any concrete or intangible reward.

"I should not feel fear, but rather a sense of bewilderment?" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable muttered to himself in front of the empty palace.

Actually, describing Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's state of mind as fear is not entirely accurate.

His cultivation had already helped him distance himself from the weak Wang Yulou, and the concept of fear as an emotion and psychology was basically impossible for him to remain in his body and soul.

To describe it accurately, it should be described as bewilderment.

What are you confused about?
There really is no road left.

Before the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, there is no ready-made, correct path, no path that can be completely trusted for reference and can provide certain benefits, and no higher, farther, or more mysterious level.

What happens when one reaches the pinnacle of cultivating immortality and mysticism?
All conditioned phenomena, all causal actions, all spiritual wisdom and holiness, all mysteries, mediocrity, strength, perseverance, transcendence, and ordinariness—the mundane world, the bustling marketplace, the clamor of the Immortals' Platform, the endless scheming of the Winnowing Basket Society, the chaotic battles of the Four Spirit Realms—all these things in the world are merely changes.

When he truly realized that there was no way forward for him, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally stood at the end of his individual cultivation and transcendence.

The so-called realm name is the least important. A Golden Core can be called a Golden Core, or a Dao Ancestor, a Golden Immortal, a Saint, and of course, a Heavenly Emperor, a Fire Shadow, or a Supreme Being.

The level of power does not depend on fame, but on absolute strength.

The path to absolute power seems to require venturing into the wilderness of ignorance.

This is difficult.
Because of his 'knowledge', the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, with his cultivation level that wasn't even half a step into the Golden Immortal realm, saw the arduous ignorance of cultivators at the end of the Great Dao.

Seeing something doesn't mean you can solve it, which is why he felt lost.

"The truth or falsehood of information is concealed layer by layer, and the long-term planning makes the confrontation difficult."

Their strength is hard to gauge precisely; they often hold their breath like turtles, or even feign death to deceive their opponents. These people…

Thinking about his opponents' actions, Xiao Wang felt a little uneasy.

The strongest beings chose the most prudent approach to practice.

In fact, it's not even a matter of not giving opportunities to those who come after.

Instead, those who came later in the eyes of Bifang and the Dao Master of Wuji might have been classified as being at the level of Golden Immortal or higher.

Why isn't it the top-tier immortals who intend to exclude everyone except those few dozen people from the system when the rules of the universe have changed?
Right?
The more he thought about it, the more complicated his thoughts became. In the end, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no choice but to suppress all the distracting thoughts in his mind and once again immerse himself in cultivation.

He is not wrong, he was not wrong in the past, and he is not wrong now.

Doing things right doesn't mean everything will be alright, or that you'll win.

He needs to find his own path in the wilderness of ignorance and continue to win.

For example, his current path is to kill the Immortal Jade, boil the Four Spirit Realms, and achieve the realm of Golden Immortal!
The rule of becoming a Golden Immortal after 30,000 years is merely an external manifestation of the core principle. The real key is to find one's own path of cultivation and rapidly increase one's strength.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, I am confident we can win!
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Twenty years later.

In the mysterious void, stars are arranged in a celestial array.

Suddenly, a nine-headed golden dragon appeared from the edge of the void.

The already wary Black-haired Sun, upon seeing the legendary dragon, momentarily forgot everything around him, even the need to be vigilant.

Those were dragons, nine dragons, nine golden dragons.

Moreover, each dragon possesses the cultivation level of a Celestial Realm cultivator, and the scales on its body subtly accumulate immense power.

Their claws were so beautiful, their bodies so elegant, that for a moment, Black Hair Sun was mesmerized.

How could one not be infatuated?
Suddenly, Hei Maosun noticed that behind the nine dragons, a huge palace was being pulled by bronze chains.

With its carved beams and painted rafters, ancient and grand style, Taoist charm, and majestic aura, the palace, though just a solitary building, exudes boundless power.

what is the problem?

Black-haired Sun glanced around at the people in the room without making a sound.

The crowd was seen either meditating, exchanging secret messages with other cultivators, or standing alone at the edge of the group, deep in thought.

Even when the spectacular sight of Kowloon Pulling the Temple appeared, many people didn't even bother to look up.

They didn't seem too surprised?

Hei Maosun looked around again, trying to find one or two familiar faces, but he regretfully discovered that he seemed to be a country bumpkin and didn't know anyone.

As a seasoned cultivator, even though he was somewhat confused, Black Hair Sun didn't act rashly or ask questions. Instead, he suppressed his initial shock, pretended to be calm, and silently stood at the edge of the crowd, joining the ranks of those who were lost in thought.

In fact, unbeknownst to Hei Maosun, the other members of the Water-Seeking Society were secretly exchanging information.

'This newcomer seems promising, with peak mid-stage Celestial Realm cultivation.'

'Of course, his name is Heimao Sun, a member of the Blood Bone Dao Court. He escaped the destruction of the Blood Bone Dao Court and has now joined the Hundred Hands Dao Court.'

Although he joined late, he has a real knack for it, gradually establishing himself and now becoming a core member of the Hundred Hands Martial Arts Academy.

'I've heard of him too. He's from the Blood Bone Dao Court. They say the Divine Lord ordered us to find the cause of the Blood Bone Dao Court's destruction, but we've searched high and low without finding a single clue. Could Black-haired Grandson bring some new information?'

The nine golden dragons finally stopped moving, but their actions did not end. Instead, they circled the bronze hall and transformed into coiled dragons above it.

Well, Lao Mang is quite thoughtful in his work.

In terms of creating a sophisticated and high-class atmosphere, they have a very good grasp of it.

"Buzz~ Buzz."

The massive bronze gate in front of the bronze hall slowly opened inwards, and Hei Maosun's pupils widened in shock upon seeing the scene inside.

The main hall was filled with bones!
Countless skeletons—bones of demonic beasts, cultivators, even half-humans and half-demons, and even human bones with bird wing bones on their backs!
Above the layers of white bones was a magnificent chair, upon which sat a middle-aged man dressed in mystical robes, his eyes closed in meditation.

Despite having no information whatsoever, Hei Maosun was certain that he hadn't stumbled upon bad luck, but rather an opportunity!
He followed the crowd and discreetly entered the bronze hall.

"Buzz~ Boom!"

The door slammed shut again, and the man opened his eyes.

He looked at Hei Maosun, who immediately lowered his head as if he had been electrocuted, indicating his obedience.

However, Mang Xiang did not explain a single word. In just a moment, he used the power of the cave to infuse the Hei Mao Sun's mind with information about the Water-Seeking Society.

The core is just a mere sixteen characters.

Leaking secrets is punishable by death; loyalty goes unrewarded; only ability matters, and everything is exchanged for its equivalent.

High monks always understood what fairness meant, but they often preferred to play dumb.

The core selling point of the Mangxiang Water-Seeking Association is that it provides fair returns to everyone without discrimination, as long as they can provide value.

What the Seeking Water Club needs to know is simply what those Dao Ancestors in the Four Spirit Realms have been doing recently.

"Let's begin. After Xiao Sun comes in, all the cultivators from the seventeen states of the Four Spirit Realms will be present."

He glanced at the black-haired grandson, smiled nervously, and said nothing more.

An organization that only cares about interests and doesn't even care about loyalty, like the Seeking Water Society, can indeed put pressure on people.

After a moment's thought, Hei Maosun realized a crucial problem—if only interests were considered and loyalty ignored, then the Water-Seeking Society would have to offer its participants benefits that were so enormous that they were rare even in the Four Spirit Realms.

This is the only way to ensure that the participants do not inform on the Water Search Society's potential rivals.

Every organization has a purpose, and where there is a purpose, there will be a struggle for interests, and where there is a struggle for interests, there will be rivals.

The fact that the Seeking Water Society completely disregards the identities of its participants, namely those at the Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment stages, demonstrates that this 'Divine Lord' of the Seeking Water Society possesses immense self-confidence.

"Nothing major has happened in the Three Immortal Prefectures recently. By the way, Dao Ancestor Julehu bought a low-grade Heaven-rank spiritual material at the Jiazi Grand Market, which cost six million catties of high-grade spiritual sand."

"Very poor, just a drop of water magic," the deity commented.

"Master Tianyin of Qinzhou is preparing to accept disciples again, opening his mountain gates wide and holding a disciple-acceptance ceremony, seeking only those musical geniuses who can catch his eye."

"Lower middle, three dots of water."

Clearly, this news was kept more secret, and the deity bestowed a slightly higher reward.

After everyone had spoken, Hei Mao Sun had also grasped some of the standards for evaluating the value of intelligence from the information provided by others.

He figured that since it was his first time there, he couldn't be too conspicuous, but he also couldn't be too low-key.

One inevitable fact is that cultivators who have just joined this mysterious gathering of the Water Seekers often bring in valuable new information.

If the information you provide is too irrelevant, it's highly unlikely that it will be recognized by that terrifying-looking deity.

so.
"Sha Niu Zhenren of the Hundred Hands Dao Court is preparing to break through to the Transformation Dao stage. As the eldest disciple of the Hundred Hands Dao Ancestor, it is not surprising that he has reached this point."

Black-haired Sun presented what he considered to be moderately valuable intelligence, which was closely related to the Dao Ancestor and was quite secretive, yet not directly related to any existing Dao Ancestor.

"Lower-middle-lower, fifteen points of water skill."

Considering that this was Hei Mao Sun's first time participating, Lao Mang gave him some preferential treatment, slightly raising the rating of this intelligence.

In fact, what the Seeking Water Society is most concerned about is the situation of the newly promoted Dao Ancestors in the Four Spirit Realms, but they cannot show their thirst for such information too obviously.

For example, even though Mang Xiang clearly knew that Wang Yulou was responsible for the disappearance of the Blood Bone Dao Court, the Seeking Water Society still placed this matter in a key position for investigation.

Posture is equally important for organizations.

Moreover, if someone could provide different forces' assessments of the Blood Bone Dao Court's destruction, collecting these opinions from the local forces of the Four Spirit Realms would also help Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wild Elephant assess the extent to which their actions were perceived as wrong in the Four Spirit Realms.

Complex problems never have simple solutions. Both Lao Mang and Yu Que Xian Zun are top-tier Dao pursuers, and they handle even the smallest details with remarkable precision.

"Alright, go back and continue gathering intelligence. We have new recruits today, so I'll emphasize this again."

Intelligence can be falsified, but the cost of falsification should never be forgotten.

Our Seeking Water Society's outer sect, Seeking Dragon Sect, has resumed its activities within the Great World.

This also signifies that the Water Seeking Society will return to the wider world!
Remember, no matter your cultivation level, no matter who is behind you, betraying the Seeking Water Society means certain death!

"I will obey the divine decree!"
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When his consciousness returned to the Hundred Hands Dao Court, Black Hair Sun was drenched in sweat.

He subconsciously threw the jade slip in his hand, then hesitated and took it back.

The jade slip contains a special method for cultivating spiritual awareness, which can give cultivators a unique characteristic to their spiritual awareness.

That is, it is even more concealed by the divine sense of cultivators who have not practiced this method of divine sense cultivation.

It was just a clever trick by Lao Mang; he simply painted a picture of a pie in the jade slip, and the bumpkins of the Four Spirit Realms treasured this method.

After being given to those who wish to develop through appropriate means, these cultivators who have obtained the 'special divine sense method' will secretly cultivate it.

It's impossible to sell it. Not to mention whether it would even sell, if it were sold and more people started practicing, I would lose my own interests.

Moreover, the cultivators of the Seeking Water Society developed by Mangxiang are often at the peak of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from the Celestial Realm, or even the Celestial Realm itself.

These people, even within the Four Spirit Realms, are all people who don't lack spiritual sand.

It was all ingenious. So, after Hei Maosun obtained this method by chance, he began to practice it diligently.

Who knew that while repairing, he would end up joining the Seeking Water Society?

"Nine Dragons Pulling the Palace, Bronze Palace, Throne of White Bones, Unfathomable God, Water-Seeking Society."

Black-haired grandson murmured as he rubbed the jade slip containing the special divine sense method with his large hand.

This opportunity truly stirred his emotions.

The statement, "The outer sects have begun to operate within the Great World," immediately sparks a lot of speculation.

Moreover, the Seeking Water Society, the Nine Golden Dragons, and the Seeking Dragon Sect, when linked together, constitute a very large force.

Perhaps, in the future, I will be able to use this power as a foundation to achieve the position of Dao Ancestor.
As long as it can provide value.

Troublesome. They don't care about loyalty, they only care about the value of intelligence. Oh, and water skills!
Thinking of the fifteen points of water skill he had received, Black Hair Sun hurriedly recalled the information that the wild elephant had stuffed into his mind.

Looking at the items on the redemption list, Xiao Sun didn't touch them for a long time.

'The Great Celestial Immortal Seeking Water Scripture - One Million Points of Water Technique (this thing is completely fake, it doesn't exist at all, it's just something to make up), directly pointing to the realm of the Dao Ancestor, with infinite wonderful methods, the top-level technique among top-level techniques.'

Zhou Tianxing's degraded nerves—950,000.

Having traveled from the top-tier cultivation technique costing one million points of water energy to the 'Five Elements Primordial Essence - Celestial Realm' worth three hundred points of water energy, the penniless Black-haired Grandson finally stopped looking.

Fair exchange; as long as you make contributions, you can exchange anything (Old Mang Cave is the strongest means of production).

For Daoist masters like Heimaosun, who are not considered direct descendants, the Xunshui Society's model is simply perfect.

"A million points, I probably won't be able to save that up in my lifetime, but three hundred points, I can manage with a bit of effort."

The country bumpkins in the Four Spirit Realms are so pitiful. Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Black-haired Grandson did not accumulate enough experience.

He was still focused on finding a powerful enough technique to advance his cultivation to a higher level.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's level is so high that the 'basic conditions' he needs to participate in the confrontation are enough to stop almost everyone in the world.
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Qinzhou, a market town where cultivators gather.

Jing Shuran, who has already entered the Celestial Realm, has recently hidden herself here.

There was no other way; the Seeking Dragon Sect was divided into inner and outer factions. The outer faction was just a deception of Houpu, while Jing Shuran was both the nominal head of the Seeking Dragon Sect and a core figure in the inner faction.

Her cultivation level improved too quickly, which would arouse Houpu's suspicion early on.

Therefore, she used the excuse of "doing projects" in various places around the world to legitimately leave Houpu's sight.

Twenty years may be a blink of an eye for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but for others in the cultivation world, it is a long time.

Now, Jing Shuran has grown into a standard great cultivator.

With two Celestial Venerables behind them, it's that easy—cultivation is difficult, but not for the direct descendants of the Celestial Venerables.

In the properties of the Seeking Dragon Sect located in this market town, Jing Shuran was instructing her disciples.

Although the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not reveal the past life of the reincarnation of Ancestor Jingyi, he helped Jing Shuran accumulate a decent amount of cultivation experience through several initiations.

Therefore, she did a fairly good job as the head of the Dragon Seeking Sect.

"It's not worth it to completely stop the Dragon Seeking Sect's secret realm during the Qi Refining stage in the future."

Even if there are some small gains, it's still too much trouble.

The sect's plan is to focus on managing the Dragon Seeking Sect Secret Realm, which is in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Your assessment will be to achieve at least double the rewards in three secret realm events, ensuring no one dies.

One of the disciples smiled wryly.

"Ancestor, Qinzhou has been utterly ruined. Many people are stirring up trouble here under the name of our Dragon Seeking Sect. We..."

Jing Shuran raised her hand, stopping his complaint.

"Don't worry about what outsiders do. Over the years, the sect's secret realm model has matured."

As long as the sources of information about the secret realm are controlled, cultivators at the late and peak stages of Foundation Establishment will inevitably bring other Foundation Establishment cultivators along to participate, rather than seeking interference from True Immortals.

Outsiders may misuse our name, but it doesn't matter; cultivators at the Celestial Realm don't care about such gains.

Even if they use their Foundation Establishment cultivators to do it, too much reckless behavior will inevitably lead to accidents and make it unsustainable.

The more they mess things up, the more popular our legitimate artificial secret realm becomes.

Everyone knew they were gambling with their lives, but cultivators often just love to gamble.

As long as one or two people occasionally survive, and the number of survivors accumulates, the wondrous nature of this man-made secret realm will become even more renowned.

The artificial secret realm industry created by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable may seem like hell, but it actually accelerates the process of the most talented cultivators in the lower levels of the Four Spirit Realms striving to rise to the top.

The Dragon Seeking Sect didn't lose out; the victors made a fortune.

The cost was shifted to the monks who died in the artificial secret realm project.

This system, incubated by Houpu Daoting, ensured its vitality through a special model and gradually expanded into part of the foundation of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in the Four Spirit Realms.

Moreover, the pace of growth of this foundation shows no signs of slowing down.

It is said that the Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves forward.

However, the established figures in the cultivation world are too strong, and there are too many newcomers, so there is no shortage of ambitious people who want to take a chance.

“Ancestor, I know, it’s the one you mentioned, ‘Young cultivators crave opportunities like they crave water,’” a sycophant chimed in.

Jing Shuran wanted to say that she hadn't said it, but in the end she didn't speak. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Mangxiang Immortal Venerable wouldn't allow her to expose the Houpu Dao Court and Pure Land Sect behind the scenes.

"You, stop saying all that, okay? Hmm?"

Halfway through giving her instructions, Jing Shuran suddenly froze.

"Ancestor?"

She looked at her disciples and said.

"Everything is going according to plan."

The disciples of the Dragon Seeking Sect exchanged bewildered glances; clearly, their sect leader was about to leave.
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The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is about to pass away; return quickly!

In theory, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable should not have issued such a decree, but after all, Jing Shuran is the reincarnation of Ancestor Jingyi.

If the path to enlightenment does not go smoothly, or if an accident occurs, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must ensure that Jing Shuran is by his side at that moment.

In this way, the reincarnation of Ancestor Jingyi will not be in danger.

Mang Xiang, a follower of the Pure Land School, offered his advice.

"Yu Lou, Linghu Qishang is not practicing water magic, but earth magic."

I was too hasty back then; I shouldn't have urged you to return to the Golden Core realm so quickly.

If you use water magic to transform the Dao and return to the Golden Core stage, the heavens and earth of the Four Spirit Realms will surely react.

Even if Houpu is easy to deal with, then we'll have no room to maneuver or time left.

shit!

Old Mang, you'll always be such a despicable beast.

He had been slowly cultivating the power that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had previously relinquished to him for many years.

Now that he has a good grasp of the situation, Lao Mang is no longer in a hurry.

This old man really doesn't consider Wang Yulou one of his own.

Even in terms of loyalty to Bi Fang, he was far inferior to Wang Yulou.

The gluttonous king asked him and Wang Yulou to help the immortals in the Great Heaven and Earth win the Four Spirit Realms, not just to let the raging elephant win.

At this point, even if there were a reason, it would be quite absurd to try to stop the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

That's pure fraud!
All I can say is that Lao Mang is all too good at prioritizing his own interests.

“Master, in these twenty years, I have done much more than just cultivate water magic.”

Wang Yulou dismissed Mang Xiang's nonsensical suggestion without comment, and then said...

"You said that Hei Mao Sun learned that Bai Shou's eldest disciple, Sha Niu, is preparing to break through to the Dao Ancestor realm."

In my opinion, the problem in Jinzhou most likely lies with Bai Shou and that Sha Niu, or with the Immortal Pendant.

Jiuyou and Murong were also in cahoots with them.

If Sha Niu's transformation into Dao goes smoothly, this small alliance will consist of four Dao Transformation Realm cultivators.

Therefore, we must move forward as quickly as possible; we cannot delay any longer.

Wang Yulou's thinking was remarkably clear; the implication in his words was that they should be wary of Bai Shou and Murong Daoting in Jinzhou.

In reality, the true meaning of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, which is 'not just practicing water magic,' refers to the fact that he has already broken through to the level of ignorance.

The level of ignorance sounds ridiculous.

But in reality, it refers to the most cutting-edge boundaries in the cultivation practice and understanding of immortals.

Because we have knowledge, we continue to explore.

Then, we reach the level of ignorance.

This level may seem useless, but others are also ignorant—inevitably ignorant in the process of making the most crucial choices in spiritual practice, not knowing where the road ahead leads.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has a clear goal regarding where he wants to go.

"Alright. I'll prepare an array for you and protect you once more."

Back when you were in the Purple Mansion stage, I protected you once. Now that you've returned to the Golden Core stage, I'll protect you once more.

We, master and disciple, are truly a model of a good master and disciple, hahaha.

For some reason, Lao Mang made a rather awkward interaction.

"Master, please don't trouble yourself, I can do it myself!" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable politely declined.

Nonsense, how could he dare to let Mang Xiang set up a transformation array for him?

How is this any different from a lamb willingly stripping itself naked and offering itself to a wolf?
If Mang Xiang were to pull some tricks and kill Wang Yulou, then shift the blame to the lightning tribulation, wouldn't Wang Yulou become a complete clown?
He gave Lao Mang a lot of power so that Lao Mang would take the lead, not so that Lao Mang would replace him.

The battle for ecological niches must be approached with caution!
"Haha, whatever. If you don't let me come, I'm happy to have some peace and quiet. Yeah, that's right."

Clearly, Lao Mang's disappointment was palpable.

A healing and spirit-replenishing formation, defensive magic items, and some elixirs should be enough.

In fact, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has many, many more clever tricks that he can use to overcome tribulations.

However, in such an unfortunate place as the Four Spirit Realms, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to attain enlightenment too ostentatiously, it would frighten the local bumpkins.

Standing quietly in mid-air above the formation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally stopped suppressing his magical power and his exquisite Dao essence.

I am a prodigy, what difficulty is there in regaining my Golden Core?

It's not difficult at all!

However, as the tribulation clouds in the sky gradually gathered, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's expression also darkened.

The thing I feared most is happening.

He had always harbored a suspicion—that he had brought the Mysterious Water Path to the Four Spirit Realms, thus disrupting the fundamental balance of the Five Spirits.

The foreign Water Law has already impacted the underlying code of the Four Spirit Realms.

At that time, I was still in a state of dissipated energy.

Now, I am going to return to the Golden Core stage!
Why did Wang Yulou continue to ponder and make choices after he had finished talking with Bi Fang, delegating power to Mang Xiang, and setting a strategy?
That's exactly why I'm worried!

He had to consider the possibility that once he returned to his Golden Core state, he would inevitably be unable to hide it any longer!
Even with this possibility, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still did not intend to hide any longer. He did not believe that ending his infiltration prematurely was a mistake or necessarily a bad thing!
This has nothing to do with the wonders of the Water Technique of Ultimate Freedom; it's simply that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no better solution.

On the ignorant path of cultivation, Qingrui, who kept losing, was not wrong; Bifang, who was deceived for 30,000 years, was not wrong; and Yuque Immortal Venerable was certainly not wrong either.

To aspire to a unique and supreme existence is to turn the impossible into the possible.

With the strongest spirit, fight your way out of the most messed-up situation!
The lightning tribulation was so powerful that even the Pure Land Sect's mountain gate trembled, yet Jade Palace Immortal Venerable took the initiative to leave the cover of the healing and spirit-replenishing formation and went straight to meet it.

You're pretty arrogant, kid.

Like Mang Xiang and Sha Bi, not only did they fail to realize immediately that the Jade Palace Immortal's attainment of enlightenment had already affected the Water Spirit (he reminded the Jade Palace Immortal that there would be problems with attaining enlightenment through water magic, but he did not realize that the balance of the five elements had been changed by the Jade Palace Immortal), they also had the mood to mock him in their hearts.

The spirit of victory is overwhelming.

Electricity surged like a sea, a hellish inferno.

Facing the tribulation of lightning, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable thought of the Mangxiang and Qiu Maitreya of the past.

The monstrous elephant attained enlightenment, transforming into white mist to withstand and refine the lightning tribulation.

When Qiu Maitreya attained enlightenment, he swallowed the tribulation cloud in one gulp!
The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was far inferior back then, appearing extremely lacking in prestige.

However, this time, he has the opportunity to make up for his regrets.

After all, Shui Ling had been greatly affected, and the worst guesses had become reality.

It's no longer a question of whether to hide it or not.
Old Mang is laughing, but once Jade Palace Immortal Venerable attains enlightenment, he will immediately take back everything he gave Old Mang twenty years ago!
With a gentle manipulation of magical power, the Mysterious Talisman Body, which carries the wonders of the Mysterious Water Path, is fully activated.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in the Thunder Sea swam as easily as he swam.

catastrophe?

For the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who was determined to pursue the path of supreme dominance in the wilderness of ignorance and the wilderness of no way, the heavenly tribulation was a joke!
The Golden Core has no lifespan limit; its lifespan is determined by how many tribulations it withstands.

If one's strength cannot keep up with the speed at which the tribulation of lightning strengthens them, death is inevitable.

However, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's endowment and aptitude, as well as his strength and foundation, have been accumulated over many years in the Four Spirit Realms and no longer have any obvious shortcomings.

He didn't even feel the slightest threat during the tribulation of lightning in the Four Spirit Realms.

Even without the Cave Heaven Technique, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was confident that he could withstand tens of thousands of years of lightning tribulation simply by relying on his own strength!
The dark tribulation clouds and surging tribulation lightning brought with them abundant water element.

Under the wondrous mystical waters of the Eastern Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the lightning tribulation did not even damage his robes, and he was easily overcome.

Having absorbed the tribulation clouds and refined the water spirit, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable officially returned to the Golden Core realm amidst the shocked gazes of the Pure Land Sect cultivators.

He looked at the Houpu tree that appeared on the distant horizon, offered no explanation, and silently summoned the black dragon.

Holding the Yin-Yang Cauldron in his hands, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, riding a black dragon, calmly spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Houpu, my name is Jingshui!"

(End of this chapter)