Shangyuque

Chapter 325 Jade Palace Battle Against Good Virtue: The Black Dragon Was Sent Out as an Apology?
The Heavenly Emperor of Benevolence welcomed the Jade Palace Immortal's request for an audience and immediately opened the great array of the Heavenly Palace Immortal Realm.

Among the early cultivation organizations in the Four Spirit Realms, the Heavenly Palace of the Heavenly Empress Gong Shande was the most outstanding, and it was quite magnificent.

To put it simply—it has the feel of a rainy day.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's Daoist companion, Bai Li, resides in the Dripping Heaven, a palace complex suspended in the sky. Just from the fact that it is suspended in the clouds, it is a standard celestial aura.

As for those living inside, it's just a minor issue of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment. If the Water Immortal Venerable is willing, he can make the cultivation system in the Water Immortal Cave Heaven start with the 'Heavenly Emperor' and peak with the 'Dog Slave'.

But the Heavenly Palace is different. If we were to find a power analogy for the Heavenly Palace in the vast world, the analogy that Wang Yulou is most familiar with would be the former Purple Extreme Sword Sect.

This illustrates the difference in global development models. For instance, Europe had already begun its Industrial Revolution, but the islanders on Easter Island were still relying on carving giant stones, consuming human labor to maintain a fragile ecological balance—not that there was a significant difference between Industrial Revolution-era Europe and Easter Island, but rather that they were completely incomparable.

The different versions of the world have created many situations in the Four Spirit Realms that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has never seen before.

Perhaps the supreme immortals can know everything, but at least the current Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still doesn't quite understand why the Heavenly Palace can have more than two hundred Celestial Realm True Persons.

The Heavenly Palace has six Dao Ancestors at the Transformation Realm, but more than two hundred True Persons.

This ratio is actually quite outrageous compared to the Immortal Alliance, which has two thousand Purple Mansion cultivators and over one hundred and forty Golden Core cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist Jing Shui, you've traveled so far, you've practically explored the entire world." Li Zhen pointed at Jade Palace Immortal Venerable with her orchid-like fingers.

The fact that the Heavenly Empress's first male favorite personally greeted him made the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable somewhat wary.

Because, no matter how you listen to it, it seems like Lizhen didn't quite manage to hold back her fart.

The Four Spirit Realms don't bear the name of your Heavenly Palace.

What's wrong with Gong Shande? He's been having passionate interactions with his male lovers every day. Has he lost his mind?

Did he think that by calling himself the Heavenly Emperor, he could rule over everything in the Four Spirit Realms? Did he consider the Four Spirit Realms as his own possession?
"Yes, the heavy responsibility of fighting drought in this world rests on my shoulders."

With the water element harmonized, fellow cultivators will be able to advance further in their cultivation, and I too will be able to leave my insignificant name in the eternal legends of the world.

How could the water purification system dare to rest? Naturally, it would work tirelessly to facilitate the process.

Unable to understand the Heavenly Palace's attitude, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable chose to make a grand statement first.

He had previously encountered Li Zhen, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had a clear judgment about this female Heavenly Emperor's male favorite—he was a pure idiot-type Golden Core cultivator (relatively idiot, not absolutely idiot).

The Heavenly Palace is strong, but the Dao Ancestors of the Four Spirit Realms also have a strong desire to combat the drought.

"Ha, Fellow Daoist Pure Water, please."

Li Zhen responded somewhat exaggeratedly, and then personally led the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable into the depths of the Heavenly Emperor's Daoist Temple.

At this moment, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was truly in a dilemma.

Did the Heavenly Empress Gong Shande have Lizhen deliberately test me?

Yes, even if Lizhen is stupid, she can't be this stupid. She's almost sitting at the same table as Lian Chengxian.

Considering the intensity of the power struggles within the Heavenly Empress's harem, the top male favorite who managed to emerge victorious from it might be a fool to outsiders, but he must be quite capable in terms of methods and vision.

Therefore, the truth is most likely that Lizhen was deliberately putting pressure on the purified water in Ganghuadao.

The Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms may be lacking in some aspects due to version issues, but their level of probing right from the start is still quite impressive.

After pondering for a moment, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable quickly came up with a proper solution.

You should pretend to be worried and anxious!

However, given that everyone here is an old fox, an old fox, and considering Jing Shui's lifespan, experience, status, and cultivation level, her worries and anxieties are likely to be subtle.
then
Looking at his chest, which was as high as a fighting rooster's, and his appearance, Gong Shande frowned. Even if matchmakers from all around came, they wouldn't be able to find a good match for the Pure Water Dao Ancestor.

The Golden Immortal's cultivation was genuine; the Benevolent Heavenly Emperor understood the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's thoughts perfectly.

She lay on her side on the precious couch, her exquisite cherry lips moving slightly, yet emanating a chilling aura.

"Clean water, what are you afraid of?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable just wants to say, "Stop pretending!"

Not to mention the Rakshasa Demon Emperor, even Cangshan doesn't act as pretentious as you!

If you understand it, you understand it. Why insist on explaining it clearly? Aren't you just taking advantage of the fact that I've only recently achieved enlightenment?

"Your Majesty, of course Jing Shui is afraid. Your Majesty's strength is awe-inspiring, and the Heavenly Palace is a first-rate power in the world."

Since entering the cultivation world more than a thousand years ago, Jing Shui has heard of His Majesty's illustrious reputation.

It could be said that Jing Shui grew up listening to His Majesty's legendary stories.

Xiao Wang's nonsense is so tasteless.

Standing before the Heavenly Empress's bed, Li Niang even revealed a hint of disdain in her eyes. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable only thought that Li Zhen needed to express his desire and care for her to the Heavenly Empress, and his admiration for her sexual charm, so he paid no attention to it at all.

In reality, neither good nor evil can be found in the Jade Palace.

Gong Shande discovered that the water purification company was intelligent and ambitious, so he immediately began to apply pressure. His purpose was very clear—to gain more benefits in the process of replenishing water.

He may seem domineering, and he is indeed domineering, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has encountered far too many domineering beings over the years of his cultivation.

Among them, there are countless beings whose rank is higher than that of the Heavenly Empress.

The Heavenly Empress's overt oppression, well, it feels rather childish.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable even felt somewhat relieved in the face of this situation.

There's no way around it. Compared to the Water Venerable's intangible and imperceptible domineering power, yet everything unfolds according to his will, compared to Qingrui's domineering power that shakes the tides of the world, compared to Bifang's domineering power that makes all cultivators tremble with fear simply by sitting in his cave, there's no way to compare.
The Heavenly Empress's domineering attitude of "I have a big fist and strong strength, so I will bully you and take more than I need" is, well, hard to judge.

What scheme did the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable set up before?

The peak competition involving top immortals of the Great Heaven and Earth—of course, in that level of competition, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could only be a river crab in the river or a small monster on the battlefield, not very important.

But having already played in the peak tournament, the psychological pressure on Jade Palace Immortal Venerable isn't as great when playing in a lower-level match like the Four Spirit Realms.

This is no longer the arrogance he had when he first entered the Four Spirit Realms, but rather a confidence similar to that of Huanpei and the Lord of Wuji.

It's somewhat similar to what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable once realized: "One must first have the spirit of a great cultivator before one can become a great cultivator." However, due to the change in strength, it's not entirely the same—after Jade Palace Immortal Venerable regained his Golden Core, he had the strength to carry out his own will.

"Are you saying I'm old?"

Jade Palace Immortal's flattery backfired, and the Benevolent Heavenly Emperor's expression grew even more unfriendly.

What seems like absurd and childish is actually Gong Shande creating cards out of nothing.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable refused to accept it at all.

"You are an existence that lives as long as heaven and earth, how could you grow old? As long as heaven and earth exist, you will remain forever young."

"Once the Water Replenishment Conference sets the direction for harmonizing the five elements of heaven and earth, and the five elements are replenished, you might even be able to advance further."

You idiot, stop beating around the bush, I don't have time to play with you!
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable actually preferred to see Gong Shande as an ordinary celestial being, so his mindset couldn't be better.

“Yes, you’ve been eternally youthful for a long time,” Li Zhen echoed, following the example of the Jade Palace Immortal.

Gong Shande stared at the Jade Palace Immortal for a long while with an expressionless face, and then asked.

"The waterways of heaven and earth have declined. After I transformed into the Dao, I devoted myself to studying the waterways for two thousand years. Although I have not made any progress, I have not made any progress at all."

However, the mastery of the Great Dao of Water is still a long way off, with no clear direction or threshold in sight.

"Pure Water, you're just a cultivator at the Celestial Realm, what makes you think you can use water magic to transform into the Dao?"

The Heavenly Emperor's residence was eerily quiet, with only the sound of golden carp paddling in the pond.

After several rounds of probing and tactful exchanges, Gong Shande finally voiced his doubts.

And this is also the problem that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is truly worried about.

The ordinary cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms lack sufficient understanding of cultivation. They see the Pure Water as a manifestation of the Great Dao and believe that there will always be outstanding talents who can forge new paths through hardship.

However, for beings like the Heavenly Empress Gong Shande, who are at the Golden Immortal level, her cultivation and accumulation have been going on for far too long.

She devoted herself to studying water magic for two thousand years—but gained nothing of value (relative to the needs of a Golden Immortal), except that she realized the difficulty of transforming water into the Great Dao within the Four Spirit Realms.

This actually verifies that Bai Xiaoyu, the Water Immortal, was right—later cultivators can learn by analogy and cross the river more efficiently. Those who crossed the river at the very beginning probably took many detours. Lifespan is an important standard for distinguishing strength levels, but it is not an absolute or the only standard.

In short, simply put, Gong Shande is knowledgeable in the field.

Under her scrutiny, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had to be careful.

"This pure water was stuck before the Celestial Realm for a long time, and we considered other methods..."

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable brought up the same excuse he used to fool Li Zhen last time, and then brought up the Dragon Seeking Society and the Black Dragon, which led to the introduction of Houpu, who supported the Dragon Seeking Society.

"Fortunately, with the support of the Daoist Master Houpu, I was able to successfully transform into the Dao."

Though the waterways are arduous, our determination to purify and repair the waterways remains unwavering!

Whether there's a problem or not is up to you. Anyway, I've given you the reasons. Whether you take the opportunity or not is up to you, Gong Shande.

But you'd better watch out. If you're not willing to back down, I, Jing Shui, am not one to be trifled with.

In terms of strength, you are stronger, but I am currently the hope for water replenishment and the savior against drought in the Four Spirit Realms.

You touched me, hey.
Even the strongest jade pendant still has to eat shit.

You, Gong Shande, call yourself the Heavenly Emperor, but you are still far from controlling the Four Spirit Realms.

Among the vast sea of ​​cultivators, countless geniuses and legends were born, creating countless supernatural abilities.

Courage and decisiveness, even without the name of supernatural powers, can be more useful than most supernatural powers when used well.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's courage and decisiveness were forged in the purgatory-like world.

Now that these two supernatural powers are used together, controlling Gong Shande is almost as easy as controlling a dog!
It wasn't that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable looked down on Gong Shande, but rather that even though the mysteries of the world are almost infinite, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had truly reached the pinnacle of cultivation.

In that ignorant wilderness, the biting cold wind constantly battered the heart of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Beyond the realm of actual strength, and above the abstract realm of cultivation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is ahead of Gong Shande—he is ahead.

He was oppressed by Old Deng, tormented by the situation, and tortured unexpectedly. The process was very painful, but the Dao heart and cultivation realm he forged were also extremely powerful.

It is even something that cannot be replicated.

Because everyone is so protective of their own possessions, there are no reference points, which makes it seem as if the Dao Heart of the 'Ignorant Wilderness Realm' obtained by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is nothing special.

But it is very powerful, powerful enough to suppress Gong Shande, or even look down on Gong Shande.

Let alone her calling herself the Heavenly Emperor, even if she called herself the Limitless Heavenly Emperor, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wouldn't be afraid—she's already done the Limitless Dao Lord, what's one more Limitless Heavenly Emperor?
"Jingshui, you are a smart person. I actually really enjoy dealing with smart people."

Even within the harem, those I favor most are often the intelligent ones. Li Niang, tell me about it.”

Upon hearing the address "Li Niang," the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable managed to suppress his emotions and control his expression.

There was nothing he could do; a male cultivator at the Golden Core level was taken into someone's harem and given the name Li Niang.
However, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not underestimate Dao Ancestor Lizhen.

In the magnificent world of cultivation, selling one's private parts to cultivate is not a heretical path. For most cultivators, this path is so difficult that they can't even get started.

Lizhen's ability to rise soar along this path, just like Qingrui, is also a testament to his skill.

“Yes, Your Majesty is right.” Dao Ancestor Lizhen looked at Gong Shande with fascination and echoed.

"Pure Water, do you understand what I mean?" the Heavenly Empress asked Jade Palace Immortal Venerable again.

Xiao Wang was a little nervous. He had specially transformed himself into Zhong Deng's appearance, and made him look particularly ugly, so he was clearly not interested.

Why do you have to test me like this?
Do you really think I'm a useless person who cultivates myself by living off a woman?

"Your Majesty, the water is dull."

“You are dull-witted, and Houpu is just a porter selling goods. If you follow him, you will never be able to sit at a table in your life.”

What about hydration and the five elements harmonization? Let's not even talk about whether it can be done. Even if it is, how much of it would you get?
Even, will you live to see that day?

Standing at the forefront of the storm may seem glamorous, but when the waves come crashing in, they can crush you.

"Switch sides, join our Heavenly Palace, and I'll offer you the position of Vice Palace Master!"

Gong Shande was right, but it was useless.

It still follows the logic of using those who are capable and those who are effective; this is precisely where the difficulty for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable lies.

He is currently in the true late game stage, but he is still far from being the player, yet he is no longer willing to be a piece.

If I'm just a pawn in the vast universe, and I'm still just a pawn in the Four Spirit Realms, then what's the point of my trip to the Four Spirit Realms?

Bi Fang's attempt to win him over was quite considerate, wasn't it?

The Boundless Dao Lord of the Outer Heavens is powerful enough, isn't he?
Did the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hang them?
No!

The Immortal Venerable doesn't want to work anymore!

I don't want to lick the plates or drink the dishwater anymore!
As long as you're willing to bear the consequences, there will always be endless consequences to bear.

As long as you're willing to work, there's always work to be done.

As long as you're willing to be a beast of burden, you'll be a beast of burden forever.

It can be said that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is in a 'transitional period', which is why he chose Houpu, a half-step Golden Immortal level ally.

He would tell the truth when facing Houpu, but when facing the Goddess of Good Virtue, he would avoid the topic and make excuses.

This is similar to how, in the past, the old masters in the Great Heaven and Earth valued the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable for being weak enough. However, in the cooperation with Houpu, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is the one who values ​​Houpu for being weak enough.

This shift in behavioral strategy and careful choices in practice are also part of spiritual practice.

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Palace is the greatest power in the world, and it is also at the forefront of the storm."

In Jing Shui's view, only Daoist Houpu or someone similar to Daoist Houpu can truly ensure the harmony of the Five Elements. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable expressed his opinion.

Gong Shande certainly understood these things.

Bi Fang is strong enough, but those around him have died round after round in endless battles.

The complexity of many things lies in the fact that no choice is entirely right; each option has its own advantages and disadvantages.

"Ha, you, alright, tell me your specific thoughts on the harmony of the five elements."

After several attempts, Gong Shande finally gave up his obsession with inviting Jingshui into the Heavenly Palace.

The reason is simple: Gong Shande also hopes that the Four Spirit Realms will succeed in fighting the drought.

If she were to host this event, the number of people who would come to support her might not be as large as if Houpu were to host it.

"I have no ideas. Jing Shui doesn't understand the other four spirits' related principles, so how could I have any ideas? I just want to gather suggestions from my fellow practitioners and take it one step at a time."

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable does not intend to achieve the harmony of the five elements too quickly.

The goal is to gain the upper hand by quickly establishing a presence and creating momentum.

By organizing a conference to combat drought and replenish water, they have already gained an advantage.

We've already gained the upper hand, why rush things?
This is the same as if the money for the house has already been received, so there's no need to build the building.

Top-level cultivators must possess the courage to gather momentum and act decisively.

There are no such things as a given. The world has never had a rule that 'promises and empty promises must be fulfilled.' (Chang'an is not making excuses for real estate developers, but rather describing a core concept that instantly refines the flesh and blood of all living beings to form one's own path—it's too similar.)

Reversal is the movement of the Tao. Rules themselves are not sacred; they are simply a line.

As for the rewards and costs that come after going astray, these will only be revealed when the dust settles.

If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to handle things too early, it would be like implementing reforms too quickly, which might not necessarily be in his best interest.

“You want advice? Well, I do have one.”

This has nothing to do with any Daoist principles. Since you like getting involved with Houpu, let him handle these matters for you. What I'm trying to say is that the Water Replenishment Ceremony doesn't necessarily have to be held at Houpu's Daoist Temple.

"In the Three Immortal Continents, I support the harmony of the Five Elements, but with Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui, it's hard to say."

At this point, Gong Shande finally began to resemble a Golden Immortal.

At least, she saw through the fact that the hydration conference was just a smokescreen. This whole affair was spearheaded, led, and driven by water purification, making the outcome a complex process that was difficult to predict.

But through the process of the hydration conference, there are many things that can be done.

A more abstract understanding can be that the female celestial emperor Gong Shande, through her own judgment and cultivation level, was able to see the differences, key points, and crucial aspects between her opponent's behavior and purpose.

This level is extremely high, the kind that even many immortals in the Great Heaven and Earth cannot fully master.

"Your Majesty, the invitations for this water replenishment conference have already been sent out. We'll definitely do it next time, next time!"

Saying "next time is definitely not" is just to fool her; "next time is definitely not certain."

It is only now, with Wang Yulou's people still in the Heavenly Palace, that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is giving Gong Shande some face.

Once he returns to Houpu Dao Court, or if his strength improves further and his escape techniques become more refined, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will no longer give Gong Shande even the slightest face.

Heavenly Emperor, Heavenly Emperor, you dog-footed Heavenly Emperor!

It is precisely because there are no top-tier Golden Core level beings in the Four Spirit Realms that Gong Shande is so arrogant.

"Alright, you are the first person in the Four Spirit Realms to achieve the Dao of Water. What is the name of your Dao? Have you cultivated any wondrous techniques? Show them to me, please?"

The Heavenly Empress remained reclining on her couch, treating the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable as a clown in her performance.

Come on, give me a performance.

Of course, there was some probing involved, and it was probably the main thing, but as for her attitude...
"Your Majesty, I have named the waterway formed by the pure water 'True Dragon's Wondrous Method Transformation Waterway'."

When the water element of heaven and earth was depleted and the water spirit was weakened, the waterway was no longer visible. Therefore, I used the method of the True Dragon inheritance to transform the other four spirits into water spirits and obtain this waterway.

You see, the 'True Dragon Wonderful Water' that I transformed is a manifestation of this method.

As my understanding of the True Dragon's wondrous method of transforming water into a deeper understanding, the spiritual water I create contains more and more spiritual energy and wondrous uses.

I divide it into nine grades. The first grade of spiritual water corresponds to a low-grade Yellow Rank spiritual item.

Fifth-grade spiritual water is considered low-grade Earth-rank, and so on.

With a mere wave of his hand, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable summoned the wondrous Mystic Water Technique. Of course, to match his story, he had to use the Black Dragon to complete the tale.

In fact, this was also Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's predicament; he had to be wary of that old Bi Deng from the Nine Netherworlds.

He himself made the existence of the Black Dragon public, so Jiuyou could no longer use it to threaten Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Cultivation is so complex, with challenges everywhere, even for immortals.

The mysterious and wondrous water permeated the Heavenly Emperor's sacred space. When Lizhen touched it with her finger, she shuddered.

Water belongs to the Great Way!

Water belongs to the Great Way!

Water belongs to the Great Way!

This is the first time that Daoist Lizhen has come into contact with the Great Dao of Water after many years of cultivation.

His fingers were even trembling slightly.

The Heavenly Emperor's male favorite looked at the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable with some longing and said.

"If fifth-grade spiritual water is only low-grade Earth-rank, then what about ninth-grade spiritual water?"

"Yes, in my mind, it should be possible to advance the spiritual water to the legendary Heavenly Rank or higher level through continuous spiritual transformation and refinement."

But right now, my limit is only a tiny bit of low-grade Xuan-level spiritual water.

In fact, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is currently refining the Xuan Water at five levels, which is five revolutions, corresponding to fifth-grade spiritual materials, low-grade earth-rank materials, which can be used to participate in the refining of spiritual treasures.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also likes to tell little lies, so he kept a secret.

The terrifying aspect of cultivators lies in this: from the perspective of productivity, the immortals standing above the nine heavens possess extremely advanced and irreplaceable productivity.

Therefore, no immortal venerable would pursue fairness in the cultivation world. The zero-sum confrontation between the supreme beings creates the most life-or-death game.

"Ah, I thought you, Fellow Daoist Jingshui, could use the Black Dragon's wondrous method to transform waterways and break through the upper limit of spiritual materials from heaven and earth." Lizhen shook her head with some regret.

The Four Spirit Realms are incomplete in terms of the five spirits, so they lack first-grade spiritual materials and items similar to those in the Great Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, the eight levels were divided into heaven, earth, black, and yellow, but in fact, this is one level less.

Being incomplete in all five elements is just so embarrassing!
It's roughly equivalent to the fact that the basic code of the Four Spirit Realms has a problem, making it impossible to run at the 'ultimate efficiency' of creating first-grade spiritual materials.

"I'd like to see the black dragon you brought. With the black dragon appearing, spring has arrived in Quanzhou, and the water is clear. Do you think these changes are due to you, the black dragon, or the revival of the water spirits of heaven and earth?"

At this moment, in the eyes of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Gong Shande looked even more like a Golden Immortal.

Her aggressiveness, level of understanding, judgment, and sensitivity to change have reached their peak in this tug-of-war between the two sides.

How can this kind of confrontation not be a battle of wits?
It is a battle of wits in reality, where the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must fight for survival and for a better life at any time.

Xiao Wang answered with a bitter face.

"Your Majesty is unaware that the black dragon has already been borrowed by Dao Ancestor Julehu for breeding, therefore..."

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is just using Julehu as a front.

As an ally, Houpu can handle these trivial matters.

Houpu—Julehu, the alliance of the two Dao Courts, has six Dao Ancestors. If you include the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, that makes seven Dao Ancestors.

Thus, this alliance can be regarded as one of the top forces in the Four Spirit Realms, although it may be lacking in absolute strength. It has enough quantity but not enough quality.

"Ha, that's a bit of a shame. Can I make a reservation? After Julehu is finished, let me use Black Dragon to make some."

The Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue spoke with some regret.

For some reason, images of the black dragon being tortured by Gong Shande appeared uncontrollably in the mind of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Little Black, you have no idea who's got their eyes on you. How could you possibly resist a woman like Gong Shande? She might just drain you of all your essence and kill you.

As Xiao Hei's master, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable naturally had to consider Xiao Hei's well-being.

"Of course, of course, it is an honor for that beast to be favored by His Majesty."

Is this the story of "The Battle of Jade Palace against Good Virtue, with the Black Dragon being sent out as an apology"?
of course not!

It's just a charade.

This is just like saying, "The next water replenishment conference will definitely be held in Sanxianzhou," which is all nonsense.

After the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable leaves today, he will not recognize you.

This situation is just like Emperor Gaozu entering the Feast at Hongmen.

As long as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can leave, anything is negotiable, and any promise can be made.

If we can get through this wave, everything will be much easier once the hydration conference is over and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable faces the Benevolent Empress again.

The tide is in my hands!
In terms of behavior and spirit, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is rapidly approaching Qingrui, who once single-handedly stopped the tide of the times.

In fact, it corresponds to a kind of cultivation process, climbing step by step, facing more challenging problems in new situations and new realms, and then winning them.

But even though Qingrui lost, Yuque Immortal Venerable might not necessarily lose.

Although he appeared to be struggling under pressure from Gong Shande, he actually didn't suffer any specific losses, so how could it be considered a failure?

The improvement in cultivation level also contributed to this.

If the pure water in the Heavenly Palace today were only at the peak of the Celestial Realm, it would surely have been drained and completely refined by Gong Shande in an instant.

However, the pure water at the Dao Ancestor level is more difficult to obtain—its value is higher, its absolute strength is higher, and its relative influence is higher.

"Alright, Li Niang, see Fellow Daoist Jing Shui off. It's not easy to replenish water for heaven and earth."

Empress Seondeok's decree was naturally obeyed by Ryeojin.

However, after seeing off the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and returning to the Empress's side, their conversation was not so warm.

"What do you think of this purified water?" the Empress inquired.

Lizhen thought it over carefully before speaking.

"He's not simple, not simple at all. He's very confident."

"Yes, confidence, confidence, but his confidence is definitely not about hydration or harmonizing the five elements, so what makes him confident?"

"Your Majesty, why isn't the confidence of the Pure Water Sect due to the Water Replenishment Conference and the Harmony of the Five Elements?" Li Zhen couldn't understand it at all.

"Pulling Li Niang into bed," the Empress replied.

"A water replenishment conference can not be easily convened, and the harmonization of the five elements is not something that can be accomplished in a day."

He handled the pressure I put on him so perfectly that he might be hiding some kind of secret.

That's why I'm letting him go.

"You're letting him go even if he has secrets?"

"Yes, because I need him to stir up the situation in the world."

The predicament of Sanxian Prefecture is difficult to break through. Only by creating chaos outside can I take action.

"The Heavenly Palace already has more than forty peak Celestial Realm cultivators. We can easily produce at least seven or eight more Dao Ancestors within a few years."

Your Majesty, what is there to be afraid of? Just fight! First kill Hong Xuanji, then destroy Lu Zhishui.

After that, only that old geezer from Mu Fanzhou remained; his power was far inferior to ours.

"It's easy to say. I've come this far over the years, how can I act rashly?"

Empress Seondeok sighed softly and said nothing more.

She felt that Lizhen might never understand her troubles.

In reality, it's just that Lao Deng is getting old, and the sunk costs he's invested in his spiritual practice are too huge, so he's become more afraid of death.

The old men of the world also gradually transformed into the ultimate, breathless, suffocating tortoises in this way.

Every action has a cost. Under the pressure of intangible and tangible costs, winning little is losing, and winning much is the only way to win. But the opponent is strong, and the consequences of failure are too severe.

So, I held my breath, held my breath, endlessly held my breath.

Wait for the one who can't hold it in to jump out and deliver, and then start a new round of holding your breath.

This level of cultivation, though extremely arduous, is the 'most efficient' strategy—there is no better strategy.
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The Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue was troubled by his path to becoming the supreme ruler of the Four Spirit Realms.

Huanpei, on the other hand, was troubled by her attempt to break through to the Transformation Realm.

The transformation of the Four Spirit Realms is a direct and partial mastery of a Great Dao in one step, thereby achieving a breakthrough at both the conceptual and absolute power levels.

However, Huanpei possessed far too many profound principles.

The Wuji Dao Master said that the jade pendant could pierce through the Four Spirit Realms. This was not some mindless confidence or a low-level misunderstanding of the opponent.

The strength of the jade pendant is self-evident.

The mere fact that the Wuji Dao Master's jade pendant led him to enlightenment is enough to plunge many opponents into despair once they learn the truth.

The simplest point is that anyone with a brain can realize one thing—is the jade pendant used by someone like the Wuji Dao Master just ordinary jade?

The Wuji Dao Master picked up a piece of jade by the roadside and then wore it on his body.
Of course not.

The jade pendant itself is made of first-grade spiritual material, which is also known as first-grade immortal material or superior immortal material.

The name doesn't matter; what matters is that the pendant's true form is called Star Refining Jade. It's jade made by refining stars.
Back when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was cultivating in Dripping Water Cave, he wore a spiritual artifact belt, which allowed him to withstand two hundred full-force attacks from the Lesser Demon Realm Human-Faced Serpent using only its spiritual energy.

But how many celestial beings, half-step golden immortals, and golden immortals would have to perish to break or damage the jade pendant?

However, despite its already formidable power, Huanpei still faces the challenge of choosing a path to enlightenment.

The strongest Dao she herself possesses is called the 'Star Destroyer Dao', which is a pure offensive Dao without any inherent attributes, and it is also a special offensive Dao.

From the Star Refining Jade to the Star Destroying Path on the jade pendant, both represent the Wuji Dao Master's attempts to expand the boundaries of his combat strength.

The Star Destroyer Path is very powerful. After choosing this path and transforming into the Dao, the Immortal Pendant could not explain to the outside world who were staring at her—"Well, my Great Dao of the Sand Ox Ancestor is just this special."

Whether one transforms the immortal pendant into a Daoist being, or transforms it into a Daoist being as Sha Niu, one will still be watched; this is unavoidable.

The difficulty of the choice made Xianpei feel that Wang Yuque's move of revealing Jingshui's identity was truly ingenious.

She currently only has two choices.

Firstly, we should choose the path of Sha Niu, which follows the earth element and is a stable and reliable way to avoid failure.

Secondly, they are taking the path of water-based transformation, competing with the Jade Palace Immortal for the ecological niche of being the pioneer in drought relief.

However, the first mover has the advantage.

Before Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, he didn't care about Old Mang running away or the Water Seeking Society going out of control. He was focused on making a big splash and had already seized the initiative!

Now, Huanpei is trying to compete with the Jade Palace Immortal for a drought-resistant ecological niche by claiming that water belongs to the Great Dao and transforming it into the Dao. This is a foolish move.

"The Legend of the Fastest Golden Elixir in the Great Heaven and Earth. Bifang and the Chess Piece of the Winnowing Basket Society. Wang Yulou, Wang Yuque, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. Pure Water!"

Muttering Wang Yulou's name, Huanpei finally chose the most conservative approach—to play dumb to the end.

Water belongs to the Great Dao and its transformation is undesirable; Wang Yulou's foresight was unavoidable.

The strongest Star Destroyer Dao cannot be used, for fear that the manifestation of the Great Dao during the Dao Transformation process would expose him too much.

Anyway, once she transforms into a Daoist, she will be able to indiscriminately utilize the power of the Star Destroyer Dao—similar to how the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can utilize the power of the Mysterious Water Dao at any time.

Feeling the earth elemental energy gathering outside her body, Huanpei chose the 'Flourishing Earth' path from the three earth elemental paths she had mastered.

This path is the acquired Earth element Great Dao, which has more auxiliary functions than strong power.

As long as Huanpei doesn't easily use the 'life-generating' ability of this path, outsiders won't be able to see exactly what's going on. They'll just think it's a not-so-special earth-elemental Dao, which fits Sha Niu's character of having average talent.

Huanpei did all this not to deceive Wang Yulou into thinking she was a local—that wouldn't work.

After the Dao Lord opened her Heavenly Eye, Huanpei was quite certain that the damned Jingshui, also known as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, absolutely knew that the Immortal Pendant belonged to her.

Behind her feint was her hope that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wouldn't think her strength was too great.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's water replenishment event was a matter of seizing the rhythm, the momentum, and the initiative. In reality, it showed that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wasn't that strong.

Having received the Dao Lord's mission to conquer the Four Spirit Realms, Huanpei must do her best.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would worry that Bifang might still have spies in the Four Spirit Realms, and Huanpei would also face such pressure.

Therefore, before the enemy is fully exposed and before the information is fully grasped and confirmed, she needs to conceal a portion of her strength.

The situation where the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable seized the initiative and gradually built up his power and gathered allies is certainly worrying.

However, if Huanpei makes a rash move and exposes her full strength, and is suddenly eliminated by Bifang or other pawns of the Boluo Society, then Huanpei will be truly doomed.

It might even affect the battle for supremacy between Wuji and Wuji.

(End of this chapter)