Shangyuque

Chapter 322 The Great Dao of Water Shakes the Eight Desolations, Houpu Obtains the Dao and Is Willing to Be a Friend!
Cultivating immortality is truly a fascinating process. The complex calculations, brutal confrontations, painful choices, powerful opponents, and frustrated bastards combine to create a breathtakingly beautiful landscape.

At this moment, when the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, in the guise of Pure Water, retraces the path of the Water Method Golden Elixir, Houpu is faced with a terrifying story.

With a single sentence, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable brought Houpu the old thief's escape light to an abrupt halt.

He even did a drift in the air.

Nonsense, you suddenly realize that your 'loyal subordinate' is just an act, and that you've fooled yourself like a fool. You're dumbfounded.

Moreover, many things don't need explanation for truly intelligent people.

The Pure Water Secret Realm was under the rule of the Blood Bone Dao Court, which had only been gone for a little over a hundred years—the ruins were created by water magic.

Everything matched up; Houpu had thought of all of this in an instant.

So how could he not be terrified?
If this so-called "pure water" were even slightly yin, Houpu might be the next Daoist temple to be smashed into ruins.

Even if the Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms can cultivate Hunyuan, just like the Golden Core Immortal Venerables in the Great Heaven and Earth, their greatest advantage in cultivating Hunyuan is still the path they initially cultivated.

Path dependence is not shameful, not shameful at all. Cultivation is about the effectiveness of treatments, not whether the names of the treatment methods are sophisticated.

"Clean, clean, clean water! Clean water, didn't you die long ago?"

Houpu truly couldn't understand it, but he knew about Jingshui. In the arid Four Spirit Realms, a water magic prodigy emerged, only to be killed by the Dao Transformation Technique.

The Four Spirit Realms have no water magic or great Dao at all. The five elements are out of balance, so dry that even if you wanted to transform into the Dao, there wouldn't be any for you to transform into!
Therefore, the water spirit was stuck at the bottleneck for a long time and eventually passed away in vain—just like the water spirit prodigies of the Four Spirit Realms in the past.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing Houpu, that bastard, curse his own master, Heilong immediately started spewing insults.

At this moment, Houpu recovered from the shock and looked at the black dragon at the feet of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Old Deng blinked incredulously, once, twice, and finally said.

"The Pure Land School, the Dragon Seeking Society, and the Pure Water Fellow Daoists are indeed shrewd and resourceful."

You could have hidden yourself beneath me and plotted against me gradually.

Linghu Mingfa's time in entering the Celestial Realm was far from sufficient for Dao Transformation; his accumulation and time were both inadequate.

But you still managed to break through to the Transformation Realm so quickly—tell me your purpose!

Communicating with intelligent people is so easy. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable only gave his name and revealed his 'identity', and Houpu was able to immediately realize the key to the problem.

Without needing to say a single word, Lao Hou, a top-tier shrewd person, understands too well the subtleties and realities between actions, methods, and ends.

Wang Yulou smiled slightly and said.

"Fellow Daoist Houpu, please come into our sect for a discussion!"
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There is an old man named Lao Deng in the Four Spirit Realms.

If Blood and Bone is the floor, then Blazing Sand and Murong are average.

Bai Shou is considered to be in the late stage of the Celestial Immortal realm, while Hou Pu, who is half a step into the Golden Immortal realm, is a powerful figure in his own right.

Above all powerful beings, there exist true Golden Immortals in the Four Spirit Realms.

This is not surprising, as a small world can allow someone with the cultivation level of Purple Mansion to traverse the Nine Netherworlds.

Even though the five elements are out of balance in the Four Spirit Realms, there is no shortage of powerful geniuses.

A love of combat can kill most unlucky souls on their path to advancement, but it can also nurture true killing gods—who might be even more ferocious than some, specific, or individual top-tier Golden Core cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth.

In terms of pure magical combat strength, the Gu King who emerged from the Four Spirit Realms is so powerful that even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must acknowledge it.

Therefore, the moment Jade Palace Immortal Venerable returned to the Golden Core realm after his transformation, Golden Immortals from the Four Spirit Realms sensed something amiss from the changes in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Mufanzhou, a forest that has stood for ages.

In a dense ancient forest, a huge rock suddenly began to move.

Those moss-covered, barely visible eyes even revealed a hint of contemplation.

The flow of the Great Dao River suddenly became much more intense.

What happened?
No, whatever happened, the change has already occurred, and we must find out where the change lies as soon as possible!
"Dusheng, the water spirits of the great world are surging, and there may be a drastic change. Go and find out the truth as soon as possible," said Mu Fan Daozu of the Mu Fan Dao Court.

"I, Dusheng, will humbly obey Master's decree!"

Cultivators in the Great Heaven and Earth can realize the importance of change even at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm.

With his cultivation as a Celestial Immortal, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable directly explored the unknown wilderness that only a reserve of Supreme Beings could comprehend.

Old Deng, the Golden Immortal of the Four Spirit Realms, still uses transformation as the guiding principle for his own cultivation practice.

That's good, but it all came too late.

Perhaps, if the Four Spirit Realms were given 50,000 years, the elders of this realm could also participate in the game of pursuing supremacy, just like the top-tier Golden Core cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth.

But clearly, the old guard at Da Tiandi won't give them a chance!
Three Immortal Continents, Heavenly Palace.

Inside the core of the Heavenly Palace, a scene of extravagant feasting and debauchery unfolded.

The wine is a divine brew, a top-tier spiritual wine even in the vast world, but here it is nothing more than a consumable for amusement.

The forest of flesh consisted of men who were either handsome, refined, scholarly, or rugged.

These men's cultivation levels started at the Celestial Realm, and there was even a Dao Ancestor at the Transformation Realm!
Gong Shande, the female deity of the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Court, the number one Dao Court in the Three Immortal States, was happily mingling with these male cultivators.

Cultivation is the pursuit of the carefree Dao fruit. Gong Shande has become the first Dao Ancestor of the Four Spirit Realms and has been crowned Heavenly Emperor.

After unifying the three immortal states, they will sweep across the four spirit realms.

What reason did she have to hold back?

Cool and it's over!
Just as Gong Shande finished savoring the taste of a new favorite and was about to find another 'beloved concubine' to enjoy himself with, she suddenly stopped smiling.

When the Heavenly Emperor smiles, a hundred flowers bloom; when the Heavenly Emperor changes color, a sea of ​​blood flows.

Those male cultivators who were entertaining Gong Shande noticed that the Heavenly Empress's expression was off, and they all shrank back.

"Shande, what trouble have Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui gotten into again?" Li Niang asked. She was the most powerful of Gong Shande's male concubines, having already reached the Transformation Realm.

Selling ditch to become an immortal is not a joke; the Golden Core realm and the carefree status are the greatest significance.

In the Great Heaven and Earth, there is Qian Cuihua; in the Four Spirit Realms, there is Dao Ancestor Li Niang. Both are top-notch experts in this field.

As for the Xuanji Dao Ancestor and Zhishui Dao Ancestor mentioned by Dao Ancestor Li Niang, they are the leaders of the other two Dao Courts in the Three Immortal Continents, and the opponents of the Heavenly Emperor Dao Court and the Heavenly Emperor Dao Ancestor Gong Shande.

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say, let's call it a day."

After driving the man away, Gong Shande put on his clothes and said to his first male favorite, Li Niang.

"Li Niang, I have a feeling that something has just happened in the world. Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui don't have that ability."

Go, take my Wanling List and go to Jinzhou for me. The situation in Jinzhou is not good.

The Blood Bone Dao Court was destroyed by the Water Law Dao Ancestor, but unfortunately, among the Dao Ancestors of the Four Spirit Realms, there were very few who understood water magic.
Be careful of Hundred Hands and Blazing Sand; if there's really a problem, it can only be those two.

Before, I could ignore it, but now, I can't.

The Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue was quite troubled by these thoughts.

Their strength has increased, but expansion is always limited.

The other states besides Sanxianzhou are all helping Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui to surround them.

However, if she tries to break the deadlock by herself, she will inevitably be pushed back by others, which will put her in danger.

Therefore, he could only grind it down little by little, constantly helping his useless subordinates to comprehend the Dao through dual cultivation.

But now, the world has clearly changed, and even the Great Dao is trembling. She can no longer be trapped in the current situation and needs a new way to break through.

Li Niang dared not disobey the Heavenly Emperor of Benevolence, so she immediately accepted the magic weapon and headed towards Jinzhou.

But when the Heavenly Emperor makes a move, it affects the fate of countless people.

The unpredictable changes stirred the heartstrings of the Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue, and she decided to escalate the situation further.

"All disciples of the Heavenly Palace above the Foundation Establishment stage, listen to my command! The Heavenly Palace Merit Exchange system will be upgraded to a higher level, regardless of cultivation level or merit level."

Furthermore, all disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage and above, regardless of their status, will receive an additional 100 Heavenly Palace Merit Points—which cannot be used to exchange for Spirit Sand!

Mobilize, mobilize, mobilize.

Great empowerment is mobilization, using benefits to attract those who still have desires, and to put their lives on the gambling table of the Heavenly Empress.

Unknown changes are taking place, and Gong Shande, the female Heavenly Emperor of the Four Spirit Realms, chooses to immediately mobilize further without hesitation.

What's wrong with being a country bumpkin?
Even among the most uneducated, there is no shortage of geniuses!
They were simply limited by their environment and the times, which restricted their level of understanding and vision. Their talents were never inferior to others!

As for the morality of keeping male concubines, it has no impact on the power of the female Heavenly Emperor Gong Shande.

Her name is Shande (善德, meaning goodness and virtue), her heavenly palace is built on merit to establish a ruling order, she obtained the title of Heavenly Emperor through her own strength, and she defines the morality of countless people!

If she had been born into this vast world, she might have become Cangshan or Qingrui!

Of course, it is undeniable that it is somewhat absurd for a mere Golden Immortal to call herself the Heavenly Emperor.
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From Mu Fan Daozu to the Heavenly Empress, and other Golden Immortals within the Four Spirit Realms.

These people all realized something was wrong the moment Jade Palace Immortal Venerable used the wondrous method of Mysterious Water Dao Transformation.

But Mangxiang didn't pay attention to these things. He sensed them, but he didn't have time to pay attention.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable pulled Houpu toward the Pure Land Sect's mountain gate. Old Mang didn't greet them, but instead slipped away!
Just ran away!

Mang Xiang doesn't know the character of Gambling King Yu Lou; he only trusts his own judgment.

His seemingly reckless judgment led him to lose repeatedly, but the logic remained the same: failure in a Golden Core battle was not necessarily due to the loser's incompetence—it was simply because the opponent was too strong.

At that moment, Mangxiang realized that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable might intend to overturn all plans, so he chose to run away immediately.

Extremely brilliant, brilliant beyond measure.

It could be said that none of Mangxiang's past decisions were as valuable as the decisiveness he displayed at this moment.

He managed to discern the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's murderous intent towards him and the inevitability of killing him from the twists and turns before and after the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's ascension to the Dao.

With their strength restored, they can now overwhelm the Mangxiang. Their control over the cooperative relationship has been further enhanced, and they may be able to kick Bifang out of the picture in terms of interests. They also have the opportunity to join forces with Houpu in the management of the Four Spirit Realms.
These possibilities have changed, but Wang Yulou ultimately did not make a move.

However, even though nothing happened, the elephant managed to spot, calculate, and escape!

Old Mang didn't really think that much about it; he just made one accurate prediction.

Despite warning Wang Yulou that using water magic to transform into Dao might attract attention, Wang Yulou still used water magic to transform into Dao, and directly provoked the Great Dao Net of the Four Spirit Realms. The whole set of actions clearly exposed his identity.

Mangxiang believes that filling a container with purified water is just a way to numb oneself!
Inviting Houpu is tantamount to inviting Houpu to kill you together.

Even if Bifang sends someone else after he kills himself, the Eastern Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who has returned to the Golden Core stage, will still have room to maneuver.

After the situation in the Four Spirit Realms was settled by the Eastern Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Mang Xiang truly died in vain!
Never forget that he and Wang Yulou have a deep-seated grudge!
Old Mang, you can laugh at Old Mang for being bad, laugh at Old Mang for being unlucky, but you really can't laugh at Old Mang for being incompetent.

"Isn't that Linghu Mingxiu, your... what?"

Noticing the fleeing elephant, Houpu Daozu belatedly asked a question.

"Realizing in hindsight" refers to realizing the relationship between Linghu Mingxiu and Linghu Mingfa only after the fact.

The Black Rock Sect had never had a Linghu Mingxiu before, but he hadn't paid any attention to this detail at the time.

Male cultivators, once their cultivation level rises, often enjoy engaging in these kinds of relationships: Daoist partners, disciples, and adopted sisters.

Having the same surname is quite interesting.

Looking back now, in hindsight, Linghu Mingfa had many problems.

"Ha, him? He's probably worried that you'll take action against me."

"A country woman like me, what does she know about spiritual practice? It's nothing respectable."

Wang Yulou looked in the direction Mang Xiang had left and replied indifferently, as if he didn't care at all about Mang Xiang's escape.

It's nothing but something that can't be presented in public.

Yes, this is the true thought of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Old Mang was right. He saw that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was intent on killing him, and he successfully escaped at the last minute.

But the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't really care that much.

Let him run away. Anyway, Wang Yulou hasn't made a move yet. If Bifang had any sense, he would have sent Mangxiang back to serve under the Jade Palace Immortal.

Perhaps Lao Mang will become a disciple of the Heavenly Outer Heaven?

Then that opponent is truly useless.

Without a foundation, without special characteristics, and without a future, he could only cause trouble for Wang Yulou in the Four Spirit Realms. In any case, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was determined to help Bifang and Boluo Hui crush the Wuji Dao Master, so he had no other choice.

“Fellow Daoist Jingshui, you must have endured humiliation and hardship all these years, right?”
"It's not easy, it's really not easy. You're the first Dao Ancestor in the Great Heaven and Earth to achieve the Dao Transformation Realm through the application of water magic. You've truly created something of awe and wonder."

Houpu certainly wouldn't kill Wang Yulou; the logic is simple—a rare commodity is worth hoarding.

The Four Spirit Realms have been suffering from drought for so many years that the Great Dao of Water has declined to its extreme. Naturally, the Dao Ancestors of this realm want to change this situation.

But it is very difficult, very difficult. The Dao of Water has declined to the point that no one can rely on it to transform into the Dao. How can it be easily comprehended and mastered?

As for the 'Water Ancestor', he is a genius of water magic and has realized the transformation of water magic into the Dao. The amount of water in him is self-evident—the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is the most watery Dao Ancestor in the Four Spirit Realms at this moment!

While reassuring the disciples and masters of the Pure Land School through telepathy, Wang Yulou responded.

"It's not difficult. With your help, fellow Daoist, it went quite smoothly. But actually, I am not pure water."

I called myself "Pure Water" simply to conceal my true identity, nothing more.

Houpu is a smart man. Wang Yulou cannot possibly fight his way through the Four Spirit Realms on his own—at least not now.

Therefore, cooperating with Hopu became a good option.

Qian Cuihua is trapped by the hardships of her youth, and the underlying nature of her behavior is hidden layer by layer, making it difficult to change in the end.

The same approach was taken by Houpu, the old thief who rose to fame as the leader of the Great Merchant Alliance, who built his empire step by step through desert trade.

Merchants are best at trading and scheming, and they are adept at balancing gains and losses. Houpu, as the founder of Taoism, was especially skilled in this art.

Houpu was somewhat taken aback by the Jade Palace Immortal's excessive candor. He paused for a moment, then continued to ask.

"Oh, I'd like to hear more about it."

The Jade Palace Immortal nodded slightly, waved his sleeves, and set up a tea table and tea set in front of him.

"Push the sixth-grade Gu Family Spirit Tea from the Great Heaven and Earth towards Houpu," guided the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"Yes, the ultimate Dao is nothing more than being the only one who is supreme."

Fellow Daoist Houpu, have you ever considered how you can cultivate to the state of supreme mastery?

When discussing the Dao, whether it be an immortal venerable or a Dao ancestor, no one cares about any specific Dao anymore.

What's the point of discussing supernatural powers, methods, techniques, and the Great Dao? In the midst of deceit and treachery, it's hard to tell what's true and what's false.

These specific things are not important; what is important are the abstract concepts and the underlying mindset of spiritual practice.

Ideology is never something insignificant, laughable, absurd, or narrow-minded. Like the old man with the winnowing basket's four-pronged hiding platform, it is a game that only the smartest, most powerful, and most extraordinary beings can touch.

"Fellow Daoist, what you say is truly ashamed. I am not just far from being the Supreme One, but I dare not even dream of it."

Houpu observed the Gu family's spiritual tea that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had taken out and had already made some judgments. As the leader of the Four Spirit Realms Merchant Alliance for tens of thousands of years, Houpu had a thorough understanding of the various products of the Four Spirit Realms.

The spiritual tea from the Gu family is of a different species entirely than the spiritual tea from the Four Spirit Realms.

"Yes, of course we dare not think about it, but one thing is certain."

In other words, before we achieve absolute dominance, we must never allow others to easily attain it.

This is exactly what the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wanted to say. A smart person doesn't need to go into so many details; just lay out the key core contradictions. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had full confidence in Houpu's intelligence.

"What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist? Could it be that someone in this vast world is about to become the sole ruler?" Houpu's expression turned serious.

It's not that I'm worried about the question of whether someone in the Four Spirit Realms might be vying for supremacy, but rather that the topic of the Eastern Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was set in such a high, wonderful, and sophisticated way.

The earthworms and golden elixir cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms gathered together, chatting about which Daoist court was fighting against which, which Daoist ancestor had cultivated a new wondrous technique, and which Daoist ancestor had found a new lover.

These topics are fine. Although we are all practicing spiritual cultivation, we still live in reality and need to have some exchanges. The topics can be broad and unrestricted, and even outrageous ones are normal.

However, comparing the topics that Houpu and the local folks in the Four Spirits Realm often discuss with the opening moves of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable when they are discussing the Dao is quite like an Indian chief holding a longbow facing a second-class British gunboat, a young punk from a county town riding a ghost fire encountering a Shanghai-plated supercar, an old construction foreman carrying a small leather bag accidentally wandering into a celestial paradise, or Li Hongzhang with a braid and wearing a cheongsam visiting Manhattan.

It's not about feeling ashamed or guilty, but rather a sense of powerlessness, an indescribable sense of powerlessness.

The two-dimensional foil arrives, but by the time you realize it's hurtling towards you, it's already too late.

Houpu was very clever, so he saw the two-dimensional foil that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had not yet mentioned.

"Great Heaven and Earth, ha, in the mouth of the Celestial King Bifang, the Immortal King who patrols the heavens, holds the precepts, and stabilizes the universe, your realm is called the Four Spirit Realms."

After speaking, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Bifang, Bifang, you'd better not have any backup plans and only sent me and Mangxiang.

Otherwise, it would be very troublesome to start a fight.

The stage behind the curtain is never a one-man show; the script is constantly changing.

After Huadao's most feared exposure, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must embark on a new path—he must rely on himself and his own plan to complete his Golden Immortal cultivation in the Four Spirit Realms.

If you don't become a Golden Immortal, you'll surely die if you go back.

To become a Golden Immortal, one must align the interests of Bifang and Rakshasa to one side.

Fighting against the Outer Heavens itself is already helping Bifang and the Boluo Society, isn't it?
The situation has developed to this point due to both unforeseen circumstances and decisive actions, but there is no need for further reflection.

Keep going, march towards victory! In despair and pain, in the most desperate situation with no one to rely on, on a road where there is no road, march towards victory! This is the only way out!
"The Four Spirit Realms, the Four Spirit Realms, fellow Daoist, why the Four Spirit Realms?"

Houpu was not surprised by the terrifying title of the Immortal King, nor by the "you" in the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's name. Instead, he was taken aback by the special title "Four Spirit Realms".

If the heavens have flaws, what about humans?

Heaven is flawed!

This pain, and the terrible fear hidden behind it, caused Houpu more despair than the title or the word "you".

Houpu suffered a pain unique to intelligent people, which the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable understood all too well.

“As for cultivation, once you take a few more steps forward, you’ll find that no matter which way you go, it’s a dead end. The lack of the five elements is not such a big problem.”

It's okay, bro, there's an even more painful situation waiting for you.

Those who have held their breath for tens of thousands of years, observing all changes and possibilities, leave newcomers with absolutely no way out.

In the Four Spirit Realms, there aren't that many old turtles.

"Is every path a dead end? Is there no higher realm than the Dao Ancestor realm?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was even more satisfied. Only someone as intelligent as him could be a reliable ally.

I'm not afraid of your greed or your evil. Which immortal in the vast universe is not greedy or evil?
I'm afraid you're stupid!
"The title of realm is not important. The difference between Dao Ancestors is greater than the difference between a True Person and a Dog."

In the true Great Heaven and Earth, the Lord of Limitless Dao and the Venerable of Limitless Dharma are vying for supremacy, while the Golden Core, also known as the Transformation Realm, is divided into four levels.

Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal, Top-Tier Immortal Venerable, and Limitless, or rather, Half-Step Supreme.

I have come here carrying the will of many top-tier immortals and Wuji Dharma Venerables to block the Wuji Dao Lord's Outer Heaven and prevent them from devouring the Four Spirit Realms!
"Fellow Daoist Houpu, congratulations. I believe you are qualified to join the game."

Faced with the guidance and olive branch from the Jade Palace Immortal, Houpu fell into a long silence.

Important decisions are never made easily, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable understands this perfectly.

He closed his eyes and began his practice.

He activated the Mysterious Water Path and once again teased the Heavenly Dao of the Four Spirit Realms. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could even feel the Heavenly Dao responding excitedly.

Like rain after a long drought, the water not only came to themselves, but also to their jade pendants.

That bastard Huanpei definitely possesses the Great Dao of Water Magic. She and I will embark together on a journey to combat drought in the Four Spirit Realms.

Whoever bestows the most blessings will ultimately prevail.

It's troublesome, but victory means entering a higher level of the game.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's efforts to combat drought and fight against the Outer Heavens in the Four Spirit Realms are essentially similar to the Immortal Alliance's reforms; he is still using this as an excuse to enter the game.

His strength is still far from being enough to enter the game and directly confront a top-tier immortal venerable based solely on his strength.

But it's different if it's a Golden Immortal.

"Fellow Daoist, how is my strength?"

Houpu actually wanted to ask about the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strength, but he didn't want to ask directly.

Because he keenly realized that Linghu Mingxiu, who had escaped, might be a serious problem.

The level of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's discourse on the Dao is quite subtle, with a quality that is difficult to determine.

Therefore, Houpu adopted a relatively conservative game strategy—assuming that what the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said was true, and as for the rest, they would deal with it slowly.

"A half-step Golden Immortal doesn't have the same vision as a half-step Golden Immortal. The cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms live in a very special environment."

The cultivation environment of lower-level cultivators has an absolute impact on Golden Core cultivators in the Transformation Realm.

The lives of the lower-level cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms are too difficult, which has led to a situation where cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms are sticking together more closely. The fierce confrontations between tribal immortal cultivation families and desert bandit groups affect everyone, and there is a strange trust in combat.

But in the vast world I came from, the most powerful beings often don't make a move even once in ten thousand years.

Houpu asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Don't you have magical duels over there?"

In his concept, his worldview, and his epistemology, there is no such thing as 'the strong do not fight,' and he has no such awareness at all.

Therefore, Houpu found it so hard to believe that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had given such a superficial introduction to the vast universe.

"No, there are many dimensions to combat. Fellow Daoist Houpu, I will only tell you one thing and you will understand."

The winner will always win, and win consistently.

The strongest pursuers of the Dao are all capable of mastering this kind of victory and realizing the transformation of their strength.

Only those who are not absolutely certain of winning will be tormented and forced into actively engaging in combat due to relative losses.

In the most extreme case, whoever initiates the attack loses!

The true teaching was contained in a single sentence; the true teaching was contained in a single sentence. Houpu fell into a state of utter stagnation.

The harsh natural environment of the Four Spirit Realms makes survival difficult for those at the bottom. In this difficult environment, the conflicts are intense and the groups are closely united, which has influenced the upper-level cultivators, making them more accepting of combat.

However, in battles of magic, low-level battles cannot produce the most powerful Gu Kings. The Great Heaven and Earth can nurture top-level Immortal Venerables, but the Four Spirit Realms do not have such fertile ground!
"The Lord of Wuji is the leader of the Outer Heavens, and you are the subordinate of the Wuji Dharma Venerable who patrols the heavens, upholds the precepts, and stabilizes the universe. You ask me for help."

So, Tianwaitian won, and you lost?

Jade Palace Immortal's eyes were full of respect. He admired other heroes, and when he was with Houpu, it seemed that spending even a breath more with Xuegu would be a waste of his life.

"Yes, we're about to lose, but cultivators always strive for victory in adversity."

If the path to the other side were so simple, we wouldn't be the ones to walk it, would we?

There's no need to hide anything. Houpu is a smart man. The cooperation between the two parties is based on mutual benefit, and honesty is enough.

The logic remains the same—we must trust Houpu's intelligence.

The old man fell silent for a long time before finally looking intently at the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?"

“Wang Yulou, they call me the Eastern Jade Palace Wonderful Dharma Immortal Venerable, but it’s all just an empty title. Fellow Daoist, just call me Jade Palace.”

You have to pretend when you need to; you can't really go on a clandestine trip, can you?
If he were to travel incognito, he might be pinned down and humiliated by some roadside bandits.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is here to win, not to act like a coward.

The situation has changed to this point, so there's no need to act so tough in front of Hopu, a potential ally.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, what are you planning to do now, and what do you need me to do?"

"To the outside world, I will continue to operate under the identity of a water purifier."

After attaining enlightenment, the first thing to do is to ride a dragon and travel through the seventeen states.

Let the cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms know more about me, the Water-based Golden Core Immortal Venerable.

To be frank, the Boundless Dao Master of the Outer Heaven has cultivated for 130,000 years, the Immortal King Bifang for 100,000 years, and the Old Man of the Basket Society for nearly 90,000 years.

Fighting against the minions of the Outer Heavens in the Four Spirit Realms is a daunting task.

I must seize the initiative as soon as possible to better prepare for the upcoming confrontation.

Houpu nodded knowingly. He didn't know how terrifying the Cave Heaven Technique was, but he understood that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strategy was to capitalize on the Four Spirit Realms' Dao Ancestors' desire for the decline of the Water Spirit.

Through this desire, they can further gather allies, thereby gaining an advantage in the confrontation with that outer heaven.

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"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, and who is the Old Man with the Winnowing Basket?"

Like the citizens of the Sun Kingdom who left the Sun Kingdom for the first time, Houpu had countless questions about the situation of the world.

"In the endless world, he is the third top-level immortal venerable who is close to being the only one to be supreme. We, the later ones, can only help him."

First, help Bifang and the Old Man with the Basket defeat the Lord of Wuji, and then help the Old Man with the Basket defeat Bifang.

"At least until these two tasks are completed, you and I can remain allies. This is in our best interest, isn't it?"

The Jade Palace Immortal replied with a smile.

"That's how it should be, that's how it should be, but... how can I guarantee you won't harm me, Fellow Daoist Yuque? This isn't something that can be done with empty words."

In the final stages of the cooperation, Hopu wanted a certain level of security, ultimately fearing being scammed.

"On three levels, firstly, I can share with you the victories in the Four Spirit Realms, from power to benefits."

Secondly, in reality, I intend to deviate from the interests of Bifang and the old man with the winnowing basket; the interests of you and me, the interests we actually gain, are the real interests.

Third, in the vast world, there are eleven top-tier forces and many top-tier immortals who can participate in the struggle for supremacy. I am a subordinate of Rakshasa Immortal King, the leader of the fourth faction of the Immortal Alliance.

Bifang is my boss, the old man with the winnowing basket is my bet, and Rakshasa is my true reliance.

These top-tier immortals might all send troops to the Four Spirit Realms during the struggle for supremacy.

Our alliance has the potential to last a long time. The final distribution of benefits in the Four Spirit Realms is far from over, and I will not easily abandon such a smart ally as you.

As for the rest, I doubt you, Fellow Daoist Houpu, would believe me.

So, are there any other questions?

"Why did you hide your cultivation level? Did you have some ulterior motive towards me before?"

Clearly, the old thief Houpu is still wary of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, which is not surprising.

If Houpu doesn't ask, then the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will find it strange.

"No, the Heavenly Dao of the Four Spirit Realms will send Golden Core cultivators from outside. Under the tribulation of lightning, I will be exposed to the eyes of the Golden Core cultivators of this realm, and the situation will become complicated."

Therefore, one needs to first disperse one's cultivation, then rebuild it, and in this way, regain a suitable identity in this world to return to the Golden Core stage.

Will the power of an imported elixir dissipate first?
So it's possible that what Wang Yuque said is true; there are still quite a few visitors from the Great World, but it's just not time for them to return to the Golden Core stage yet.

Thinking of this, Houpu pressed for an answer.

"Why should I cooperate with you? If other top-tier immortals also send people to enter the Four Spirit Realms, then I can actually have many partners."

After all, many of you Golden Core Dao Ancestors from the Great Heaven and Earth probably possess mastery of the Great Dao of Water.

The key issue is that, yes, Houpu could have made other choices, even more choices beyond the heavens.

"Because I am the first person to attain the Golden Elixir in the most complex and difficult situation in the newest era of the Great Heaven and Earth."

He is also the first person in the history of the Great World to achieve the Golden Core in the fastest way.

"Fellow Daoist Houpu, you will gradually come to understand me."

The Immortal Venerable of the Jade Palace of the East answered calmly, displaying complete confidence.

“Okay, let’s start by finding out why Linghu Mingxiu ran away. I don’t understand what reason she had to run away.”

Too perceptive, Houpu is too perceptive.

In the midst of a complex situation, they quickly grasped the key hidden in those seemingly insignificant details.

He knew nothing, but he still noticed the problem.

Mangxiang, being Bifang's subordinate, also possessed a large amount of resources that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had allocated to him in the previous plan.
Therefore, the question about Magnolia officinalis is actually difficult to answer.

But the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still has no regrets, whether it was his lightning-fast return to the Golden Core stage or his past excessive empowerment of the Mangxiang.

He had already adopted Qingrui's mindset: if he lost, he lost; there was no need to dwell on it, because the situation was never something that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could completely control—he was not the sole ruler.

Losing does not mean being wrong.

A defeat in the previous round will not necessarily carry over to the next round.

"Of course, it was because she realized that I was pretending to be Linghu Mingfa that she immediately fled after I revealed that I was Jingshui."

But, well, she's a minor character, insignificant, so why not let her off the hook?

Houpu laughed; he realized that the Eastern Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was lying.

When the elephant runs, its speed is... hey!
It's a good thing that he can lie; it shows that this Eastern Jade Palace Immortal Venerable isn't actually that powerful.

Intelligent people cherish intelligent people.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable respected Houpu, and Houpu naturally respected Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in return.

Jade Palace Immortal knew he was talking nonsense, and he also knew Houpu knew he was talking nonsense, but he still talked nonsense.

"I see, hahaha, I thought there was something more to it."

It's perfectly normal to have secrets; we can just wait and see.

He wouldn't be like Xue Gu, recklessly testing the waters—that would be like sugar (Little Tangren) going to extremes.

(End of this chapter)