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Chapter 328 Replenishing water is like mending the sky; if it dares to obstruct the mending of the sky, it must be killed! (1.22 million views, please vote!)
The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's water replenishment conference in Liezhou was actually the highest-level event in the history of the Four Spirit Realms.

This is not something difficult to understand.

On the one hand, the Four Spirit Realms are still in the early stages of the Great Heaven and Earth Immortal Cultivation Realm, and their power and organization have not grown in scale.

On the other hand, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's identity is special enough, and the agenda he establishes is quite tempting.

Finally, it's because the Daoist patriarchs are usually not stupid; they can certainly see that a vehicle that could lead to a new era is being started.

Many people have this thought: if they don't get on the bus, will they be isolated?
Therefore, there were certainly more than nineteen people attending the hydration conference.

However, the Dao Ancestors' escape techniques were all too fast, so many people chose to wait until the official day to come.

Murong Daozu of the Murong Dao Court in Jinzhou did not come in person, but sent Jiuyou.

The Nine Netherworlds' new Daoist altar is meant for use.

However, even the weakest among the Dao Ancestors, Xiao Deng, was still a genuine Golden Core cultivator.

He didn't come alone.

More than seventy disciples of the Nine Nether Valley, with the support of their ancestor, accompanied the emperor.

There were four flying magical artifacts alone, leaving four magnificent trails in the sky, which were quite impressive.

"From the leading imperial carriage, Jiuyou's third disciple asked a question."

“Master, I heard that there are many cultivators participating in the Water Replenishment Conference, and there are even dozens of Dao Ancestors.”

"Will the place be a mixed bag then? Will we be in danger on this trip?"

These disciples were all taken in by Jiuyou from the Four Spirit Realms. As a former supreme ruler of a small world who once dominated his own realm, Jiuyou's vision and judgment were quite good, so the disciples he took in were all quite good.

Therefore, he put a lot of effort into training him.

"You are unaware of this. Within our vast world, water resources are scarce, and waterways are declining."

Your cultivation level is at the Celestial Realm, so you may only have a vague perception of the decline of the Water Spirit.

Once you attain enlightenment, you will realize the pain of the decline of the water spirit.

It is precisely because of this situation that the Water Replenishment Conference is a good thing for all the Dao Ancestors in the Great Heaven and Earth.

For example, the new realm above the Transformation Realm may open up to us cultivators as the Five Elements return to balance.

Therefore, why would anyone cause trouble?

Jiuyou said with some emotion, "The more I study Jingshui, the more interesting he finds him."

To be able to transform the Dao of Water into the Dao, and then offer a pie in the sky to all cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms, this method and the dimensions of doing things are extremely extraordinary.

In the future, if I want to go even higher, I might have to work with water purification.

I hope we'll never become enemies.

"It's hard to say. Neither of the two Dao Ancestors of the Hundred Hands Dao Court came. If the Hundred Hands Dao Court joins forces with the Blazing Sand Dao Court to annihilate our Murong Dao Court while you are away, the situation will be dangerous," the third disciple analyzed with some worry.

The Four Spirit Realms are not a large world; small forces without enough Dao Ancestors to back them up will be in danger because of the temporary departure of a Dao Ancestor.

Why not unite and form larger alliances?

The reason is simple: history hasn't progressed to that point yet. Around two hundred Golden Core Dao Ancestors can still eat their fill, so there's not much of a rush for anyone.

"No, don't worry."

Not to mention that Sha Niu has just reached the Dao stage, even if Bai Shou wanted to make a move, Zhi Sha might not necessarily join forces with him.

After all, Zhi Sha had also sent one of his disciples to participate in the Hydration Conference, and he had high expectations for it.

The Pure Water Daoist has envisioned a grand goal that has stirred the aspirations of many like-minded individuals. Anyone who stands in the way of this goal will become an obstacle to it.

A smart person wouldn't cause trouble at this time.

Therefore, not only are we safe, but all the Dao Ancestors who participated in the Water Replenishment Conference are actually very safe.

While Jiuyou's understanding of the situation wasn't exactly all-encompassing, it was still quite accurate.

"I see, I understand now."

"Hahaha, you just haven't accumulated enough knowledge. If you accumulate more knowledge over a few hundred or a few thousand years, you'll be able to understand the essence of cultivation."

Improving one's cultivation level is only one aspect, but if one only has cultivation level, one cannot achieve the most extraordinary feats.

"It's a very simple point: when your opponents are more powerful than you, and you can't defeat them, what should you do?"

"run?"

"Running away is the end. Those at the bottom in a confrontation can run away because the desperate situation they face is absolute."

Those in power during a confrontation can run away because they have enough chips to play.

However, there is a middle part in the confrontation. They can neither run away nor foolishly send themselves to their deaths. They need to find a way to survive in other directions.

The forms of struggle are never limited to mere brute force; strategy is essential. We need strategy!

Jiuyou was incredibly dedicated to training his disciples. He was an ambitious cultivator, and his goal was never to end once he reached the Dao Ancestor realm.

Suddenly, Jiuyou burst forth, transforming into a fierce gust of wind, and his flying magic weapon was instantly retrieved.

Those disciples riding on flying magical artifacts were protected by the gale.

The gale, like a storm, covered a large part of the sky.

In the direction the Nine Netherworld team was heading, a beam of orange-red light shot out from a node in the void, intersecting with the gale.

On the other three flying magical artifacts, the disciples that Jiuyou hadn't been able to protect in time were all perished under the orange-red beam of light.

From a distance, it looks like the sunset spreading and erasing a piece of the sky.

But death had already occurred quietly.

"An dare, thief!"

With a furious roar, Jiuyou unleashed his full power, transforming the gale into a moving thunderstorm rather than a mere breeze.

The full power exerted by the Dao Ancestor realm caused the heavens and earth to change color. Beneath the heavy clouds, the thunderball flew directly towards the direction where the orange-red sunset erupted.

As the sunset glow continued to emerge, its red light spread across the entire world, turning the crimson desert into a deep, blood-red hue.

The crimson world is like purgatory, where life is conceptually extinguished.

The Dao Ancestor who launched the sneak attack clearly had a murderous intent, but the lightning bolt dodged very quickly and was about to collide with the attacker hiding in the void.

Suddenly, the sunset clouds stopped.

The world turned crimson in an instant, but returned to its original color a few breaths later.

It turned out that the Thunder Group was completely empty.

Jiuyou had no intention of avenging his disciples and simply ran away.

He believed that he was at the bottom of the Dao Ancestor realm, and in the dimension of confrontation at the Dao Ancestor realm, there weren't that many things he couldn't afford to lose.

As long as you don't die, that's the greatest victory. Only by surviving can you gradually accumulate strength.

Therefore, Jiuyou ran away quite alone.

The attackers, who had failed to complete their attack, glared angrily in the direction where the Nine Ghost Machine had disappeared.

Murong Daoting's Nine Netherworld technique is so skillful; we can't catch up with him.

It turns out that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wasn't the only one whose first supernatural power was the art of escape.

Ambitious individuals are all meticulously studying escape techniques. In fact, apart from seemingly lacking ambition, this path has advantages in every way.

Even more so, he followed the same core cultivation principle as Bifang, the former strongest being in the Great Heaven and Earth.

Bifang Bird achieved its current cultivation level little by little by relying on its unparalleled escape technique.

"Master, didn't you say there was no way anything would go wrong? What should we do now?"

Within the fierce winds of the Nine Netherworlds, his third disciple asked with a bitter face.

It's not that the third brother likes to expose his master's shortcomings, it's just that...
To put it simply, out of trust in the superior methods of the Water Purification Ancestor and the need to cultivate disciples, Jiuyou, after judging that there would be no great risk in participating in the Water Replenishment Conference, brought out a large number of core disciples of Jiuyou Valley.

The purpose was simple: to broaden the disciples' horizons through this unprecedented grand event in the Four Spirit Realms.

Perspective is a crucial factor for cultivators; if those with a higher perspective had been, they might still be alive today.

Jiuyou's heart is undoubtedly kind.
but
Before the eye-opening hydration conference even started, most of the disciples had already died.

Three Celestial Realm cultivators even died directly, one of whom was a disciple of Dao Ancestor Murong.

It can be said that Jiuyou's foundation in the Four Spirit Realms was directly destroyed by this misjudgment.

Cattle and horses are easy to find, but core disciples who are slowly cultivated over time are not.

"What should we do? Let's go to the Water Replenishment Conference again and give that bastard Water Purification a tremendous stroke of luck!"

Jiuyou answered through gritted teeth.

Cultivating immortality involves more than just fighting and killing, but it's also impossible to avoid fighting and killing in the process.

He has to admit his mistake.

The earthworm Jin Dan from the Four Spirit Realms is too impolite and doesn't understand the rules; the Nine Netherworlds must acknowledge him.

His aura, that of a supreme ruler in a small world, was ultimately somewhat out of touch with reality.

At this moment, what he was experiencing was actually the same thing that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable experienced when he attained the Golden Core and entered the Four Spirit Realms.

There are always some people with cerebral palsy who can carve out their own niche through sheer recklessness and brute force.

However, the development of the Four Spirit Realms has not yet reached the more brutal stage of the Great Heaven and Earth—using a dead and stable state to confront and eliminate mindless idiots.

Therefore, these people with cerebral palsy can not only achieve enlightenment, but also build a great enterprise and become the most respected ancestors in the boundless desert!
Even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the Nine Netherworlds would misjudge this point.

In a sense, this is truly because the two immortal venerables are too high-level and their cultivation level is too high, making them somewhat incompatible with the heaven-defying matching mechanism of the Four Spirit Realms.

"Master, Second Senior Sister, Fourth Junior Brother, and all those junior disciples have perished at the hands of the attackers."

We're already in such a terrible state, what else can we offer to the Pure Water Ancestor?
Moreover, the Water Purification Ancestor had only just reached the Dao Transformation stage. The Water Replenishment Conference was not organized by his strength, but by his special status.

Can he really help us get revenge?

The third brother wiped away his tears and asked pitifully.

Before passing away, the Old Man of Nine Netherworlds had been running his business in Nine Netherworld Valley for many years, and his disciples had grown up together with him over those years.

The Nine Netherworlds' meticulous management and the deep bonds among their disciples naturally made them exceptionally well-connected.

But now, the confrontation between the great cultivators has suddenly erupted, and the aftershocks...
"I've said it before, cultivation is never just about improving one's strength. I've protected you too well."

At this point, Jiuyou was at a loss for words.

Too well protected?
No, it was his overconfidence that ruined so many of the disciples he had painstakingly trained.

In the end, he couldn't save those people either.

The Supreme Being from a small world is undoubtedly a true prodigy, but his understanding of the identity of a Great Cultivator and the confrontation between Great Cultivators has a certain naivety.

In this respect, he is not as good as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

But this is not only because the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is exceptionally outstanding, but also because of the influence of environmental factors.

The Nine Netherworld Elder came from a world where the upper limit was only the peak of the Purple Mansion realm. The battles there were far less brutal than those in the Four Spirit Realms and the Great Heaven and Earth.

Even when raising dogs, you develop feelings for them after raising many; the opposite of heartless is affection.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable appears exceptionally ruthless to many people, but he is always exceptionally affectionate towards his followers, represented by Bai Lu and Xiao Hei.

The same goes for Jiuyou; all those disciples were painstakingly cultivated by him to be his assistants!

Thinking of his disciples who died tragically under the orange-red sunset, Jiuyou clenched his fists in anger, his face even showing a slightly ferocious expression.

"Damn it, damn it, I never expected that the great cultivators of this realm would be so narrow-minded and lacking in vision!"

In fact, Jiuyou's defenses had already been somewhat breached.

They even used the term 'this realm'—without true supremacy, how can there be absolute rationality that is undifferentiated, unwavering, and constant?
However, the people he brought with him were all his absolute loyal followers, with the third brother, whose cultivation level was the highest, only at the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm.

No one realized what he said, and even if they did, they wouldn't betray their ancestor.

Wang Yulou's ancestor, Mangxiang, is an old turtle grandson, an ancestor in the eyes of the disciples of Jiuyou, a respectable, lovable, and reliable ancestor.

That's still different.
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The Nine Netherworld Dao Ancestor has his own Water Replenishment Conference to attend, and the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Cow Dung Department, Sweet Water Enclosure, also have their own Water Replenishment Conference to attend.

The wheels of time keep turning ever forward.

Even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu, who were driving the train, did not have a definite answer as to which direction the train was heading.

But the hydration conference was eventually pushed forward step by step, albeit with great difficulty.

When it comes to doing things, there is never anything that is perfect. The idea of ​​perfection is more of a fantasy that only exists in the minds of those little karami who never take responsibility.

The fact that it cannot be perfect has nothing to do with being a "makeshift team".

Sweetwater, dressed in the most beautiful robes from the tribe's treasure trove, nervously gripped the reins.

His camel was the chieftain's mount, possessing peak Lesser Demon Realm cultivation, and belonged to the Bao Bao Camel Clan.

The most distinctive feature of the Baobao Camel Clan is that their faces are much fatter than those of ordinary camels, with large bulges on both sides of their faces. This is the basis for the use of their special innate abilities, making them quite strong in combat.

However, for Sweetwater, wearing the monastic robes for the first time, paired with a chubby-faced camel, walking through the bustling Houpu Wonderland, she looked somewhat like a country bumpkin visiting the city.

However, Sweetwater Wai is not alone. With the news of the amazing Water Replenishment Conference, which only Dao Ancestors can attend, spreading, nearly 300,000 cultivators have flocked to Houpu Dao Court in the past two months.

What concept?
Cultivators are everywhere, Foundation Establishment cultivators are everywhere, and Qi Refining cultivators are as insignificant as dogs!
Countless people want to keep up with the times and seize opportunities at the hydration conference to accelerate their progress.

In fact, due to the large number of cultivators flocking in, the Daoist Immortal Realm of Houpu Daoist Court even saw a situation where "chickens and ducks in Houpu were expensive".

When you reach an intersection in Sweetwater Wai, at one corner of the crossroads, between two intersecting streets, stands a beautiful seventeen-story building.

The sign reads: "Seventeen Provinces Heavenly Beauty Pavilion." The open space in front of the building is crowded with cultivators.

Having witnessed the trials and tribulations of the Seventeen States, Sweetwater Wai was quite interested in the name, so he stopped his camel and began to observe it.

However, something that horrified him soon happened.

Suddenly, a semi-transparent magical veil extended from the window on the third floor of the main building of the Seventeen States Heavenly Beauty Pavilion.

A dozen or so beautiful male and female cultivators, dressed in the most revealing clothes, flew from different floors of Tianjiao Tower onto the unfolded spiritual artifact veil and began to dance.

Those 'heavenly beauties' female and male cultivators wore skirts and walked barefoot on semi-transparent spiritual gauze.

Beneath the spirit-veiled stage extending from the pavilion, the cultivators gathered to watch. At this moment, they all raised their heads without any hesitation, observing the dance from below.

The charm of the Taoist fairyland was so outrageous that it left Sweetwater Wai somewhat at a loss.

Is this the legendary Taoist paradise?
Is this the legendary hydration event?
How could this be?
Soon, the dazzling dance came to an end, and the auction for those 'heavenly beauties' began.

Poor, unaffiliated practitioners find amusement in this, providing emotional value.

Wealthy tycoons, clan cultivators, and disciples of high-ranking cultivators participating in the Water Replenishment Conference bid for spirit sand.

The most expensive of the beauties sold for six catties of spirit silk in just one day.

This gave Sweetwater Wai a huge shock.

Spiritual silk is not some roadside stone; six pounds of spiritual silk can buy the life of a peak Qi Refining cultivator.

But in the Houpu Daoting Wonderland, one can only buy a night of pleasure.

Although he himself had the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment cultivators were a common sight on the roadside in Houpu Immortal Realm.

Can I really find an opportunity here?
Sweetwater Wai was gripped by deep suspicion.

He was amidst the splendor of the fairyland, yet it felt as if he were thousands of miles away.

The arrogance of those disciples of powerful families and scions of prominent clans is something that Sweetwater Wai cannot even imagine.

At this moment, Sweetwater Village recalled the clan chief's teachings.

The prosperity belongs to the Taoist realm, to the venerable ancestor Houpu, and to those Taoist ancestors and true people.

All I can do is use this prosperous paradise to find opportunities that I can obtain and slowly accumulate them.

Don't rush things; the dazzling allure is too tempting. Be steady and cautious.

Sweetwater Wai silently observed the things he had never seen before in the fairyland, and soon arrived at Houpu Village, the very center of the Taoist Fairyland.

As the Water Replenishment Conference approaches, the items sold at the Houpu Grand Market have been completely upgraded. All items needed by the Qi Refining stage are no longer sold—the market is now only for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above.

He visited many shops but didn't buy anything in Sweetwater Bay. The reason wasn't that he was short of money; as the saying goes, "a poor family can travel with plenty of resources," and the clan chief had given him a considerable amount of spirit sand.

The main issue is that Sweetwater Wai's cultivation level is not high. His current cultivation is simply to improve his cultivation level, nothing more. He doesn't need much else.

Following the map, he arrived at a spirit material shop called 'Gathering Spirit Manor' and went inside with some anticipation.

But just moments later, he was kicked out again.

Inside Juling Manor, the elders of Tianshuiwei, including the 'Ninth Sister' from the Cow Dung Department within Jucai Sect, were thoroughly humiliated.

"Cow Dung Tribe, hahaha, junior sister, I laugh every time I hear the name of your tribe."

"Don't blame your senior brother for driving away your distant nephew; it's simply the sect's rules, and I couldn't disobey them."

Sects are never a form of protection; factions are the real entities. However, as representatives of blood-draining vassal families, the members of the Cow Dung Clan within the sect are simply not allowed to enter the core of any faction.

Despite his job search failure, Sweet Water Wai wasn't too discouraged. Although he lacked experience, he was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Although Foundation Establishment cultivators are as common as dogs in the Daoist Immortal Realm, it's still easy to find a job if you're willing to lower your standards.

His plan was to first settle in the Daoist Immortal Realm, and then look for opportunities.

Soon, he found a job at a shop called "Spirit Water Tea House" where he could transform spiritual energy into water.

"Forty taels of low-grade Yellow-rank spiritual water per month, with your early Foundation Establishment cultivation, it will take about twenty days."

With ten days left, you can use our secluded retreat room to cultivate, which is twice as efficient as outside.

That is, he works ten days a month and cultivates himself for twenty days, with a salary of three catties of ordinary spiritual sand, about one hundred grains.

"The teahouse provides food and lodging, and if you work there for a full year, you'll even receive an extra bottle of Leap Meridian Pills. What do you think, fellow Daoist?" the teahouse manager introduced with a smile.

Sweetwater Wai thought to herself, "How can you calculate it like that?"
In reality, I worked for twenty days, but it was all for nothing.

The remaining ten days can be used for focused practice, but ten days of practice time will still be wasted each month.

His salary was only three catties of spirit sand, which amounted to thirty-six catties a year. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator belonging to the Jucai Sect, he received ten catties of head tax each year, and other taxes and miscellaneous expenses amounted to twelve catties.

Thus, he could only accumulate fourteen catties of spirit sand throughout the year, roughly one catty per month.
However, there are too many grassroots cultivators in the Daoist Immortal Realm now, and the 'Spirit Transformation into Water' position, which has no threshold, is so shabby.

Thinking that at least he could stay in the fairyland for the time being, and that food, lodging and elixirs would be provided, and that he could save a lot of money on finding a place to stay, Sweetwater Wai finally nodded with difficulty.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Tianshuiwei, I knew your name would suit our Lingshui Teahouse perfectly."

Haha, come on, let me show you the place where you want to transform spirit energy into water. We teach this spirit energy transformation technique here for free, absolutely free.

The teahouse owner, carrying sweet water, wandered around the back courtyard of the teahouse, turning and twisting, until he entered the depths of the underground.

Along a grafted miniature spiritual vein, countless small grids were carved out on both sides of the underground passage.

In each small cubicle sat a cultivator, whose cultivation level was between the mid-stage of Qi Refining and the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Those at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage or above would look down on positions at the Spirit Water Teahouse.

Following behind the teahouse owner, and looking at his fellow practitioners who were confined to their small cubicles in the spiritual veins, Sweetwater Wai thought of the bees.

The bees were also trapped in the hive, only able to work, but the spiritual honey they produced was taken away by the cultivators.

Cultivators exploit bees, and the Spirit Water Teahouse exploits lower-level cultivators. It's like a circle; as long as one's cultivation level isn't high enough, one can't escape this cruel cycle.
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It was early morning, two hours before the water replenishment event officially began.

Another renowned Daoist patriarch has arrived in Houpu Immortal Realm.

Master Tianyin's tiger-head zither resembled a starship from a science fiction movie, enormous like a star, blocking out the sunlight and casting a heavy shadow over a large part of the Daoist fairyland.

"Fellow Daoist Tianyin, you've finally arrived! Come quickly and let's discuss the Dao together."

Julehu was quite familiar with Tianyin, so he took the initiative to invite Houpu on his behalf.

Listening to the voices of the Dao Ancestors conversing in the fairyland, Sweetwater Wai asked with difficulty.

"Shopkeeper, with my early Foundation Establishment cultivation level, how long would it take me to cultivate if I were to convert two ounces of spiritual water every day?"

The shopkeeper's smile faded. He glanced at the small cubicles on both sides of the passageway and, seeing everyone obediently dissolving in water, finally answered.

"Start slowly, ten hours at a time. Once you get the hang of it, it will be faster, and seven or eight hours will be enough!"

Sweetwater Wai's expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in shock and anger.

"I spend ten hours a day on this water-transformation technique that does nothing to improve my cultivation. Where is there any other way?"

The shopkeeper didn't answer, but silently made his move, leaving a magical mark on Sweetwater Wai's body before he could react. Just as Sweetwater Wai finally summoned his magical artifact and tried to resist, the shopkeeper stopped and said in a sinister tone.

"The teahouse is the property of the Twin Peaks Ancestor. Now that you're here, you'd better do a good job."

You may leave, of course, but the Fairy Discipline Division will show you what Fairy Law is!

You're not leaving until you've worked for at least ten years.

The formation will monitor the magical imprints on your body. If you dare to escape, there will only be one outcome—death!

Only then did the cultivators who had turned into water turn their gazes toward Sweetwater Enclosure.

The prosperous Daoist paradise was supported by these country bumpkin cultivators from other places.

But their suffering is not only due to their lack of strength and vision, nor solely due to their environment, but also because lower-level cultivators have no means to help others.

Not only did they dare not help each other, they didn't even dare to show the slightest thought of resistance.

The low wages at Lingshui Teahouse serve as a screening criterion.

Of these cultivators who accept the meager wages of the Spirit Water Teahouse, which one truly has the background to rebel or the opportunity to rebel in the future?
No!
In Houpu's Taoist temple, the venue for the Water Replenishment Conference was already filled with Taoist patriarchs. This was the first time they had ever had the opportunity to gather together, so they chatted in twos and threes.

As for the True People who came on behalf of the Dao Ancestor, they stood obediently around the large pool, not daring to sit down.

The renowned Daoist Master Tianyin from Qinzhou plopped down next to Julehu and asked.

“Gulehu, what is there for me to discuss with you?”

"And Shuangfeng, how's that kid's 'Ten Thousand Mile Camel Bell' refining going?"

It turns out that, as a Dao Ancestor who was proficient in the Dao of Sound, the practice of this method was not very popular in the Four Spirit Realms.

Therefore, Master Tianyin eagerly anticipates discussing the Dao with Shuangfeng, whose natal magic weapon is the camel bell, and the Dao of sound.

"Haha, it's outside receiving those True Immortals representing the Seventeen States. Don't worry, after the Water Replenishment Conference is over, I'll have it properly discuss the Dao with you," Houpu replied with a smile, stroking his beard.

Tianyin's cultivation level is considered relatively high among those at the half-step Golden Immortal level.

It has an extraordinary obsession with the Dao of Sound, indicating that it has found its own path of cultivation and is rapidly approaching the Golden Immortal realm.

However, the cultivation world of the Four Spirit Realms lacks sufficient accumulation at the overall level and in terms of its foundation.

Therefore, Tianyin's path to becoming a Golden Immortal requires him to grind and push forward little by little, so the progress is not so fast.

"Old Hou, I've come to the hydration conference in person, but I'm more concerned about how to hydrate."

"This must be Fellow Daoist Jingshui. I am Tianyin. I have a favor to ask. Would you be so kind as to manifest the Great Dao of Water that you have transformed into?"

Different Dao Ancestors have different personalities. Tianyin's personality is obviously much more straightforward. She dares to make such a presumptuous request, which is quite remarkable in the Four Spirit Realms.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable quite liked the old man's straightforwardness.

While procrastination and arguing are certainly Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strengths, Huanpei is always secretly watching, and who knows what kind of trouble she might cause.

With the momentum already in hand, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hoped it would move quickly and unleash its potential energy!
"This is no unreasonable request, it's a small matter. Fellow Daoists, please take a look."

All eyes turned to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who pointed with his left hand at a pool of spiritual water in front of him, and the Mysterious Water Dao began to refine the spiritual water.

"As all fellow Daoists know."

"The waterways between heaven and earth have declined."

"But how much decay exactly?"

"Do you all lack a standard for judgment?"

"I can offer a standard as a starting point."

"The waterway is less than one percent the size of the fireway."

"It is precisely because the waterways have declined to this extent that water-related spiritual objects are so extremely scarce."

"I did consider using other types of Dao to transform into Dao."

"But I'm really not willing to accept it."

"I know that in the past, there was no shortage of talented people who possessed the Water Method, but they took a different path and achieved the Transformation Realm."

"But I think that after practicing water magic for so many years, there must be a result."

"So, through deep thought, I came to understand this principle."

"I would call it the Mysterious Water Path of the Wonderful Dharma."

"Based on the wondrous method, it transforms water into mystery, and the mystery can connect with the spirit, nourishing heaven and earth."

"My transformation of the Dao is not merely about transforming the Dao, but also about nourishing the world and revitalizing the waterways."

"When the waterways prosper, the five spirits will be in harmony."

"When the five elements are in harmony, the heavens are balanced!"
"We are cultivators born from heaven and earth. Although cultivation is going against the will of heaven, our heaven is incomplete."

"If the heavens are flawed, how can cultivators achieve higher levels?"
"Actually, the Water Replenishment Conference is not just a Water Replenishment Conference. When we replenish the Water Spirit and restore the balance of the Five Elements, the Heaven is also replenished by us."

"Haha, of course, the name 'Mending the Heavens Assembly' sounds a bit inappropriate, so Fellow Daoist Houpu, Fellow Daoist Julehu, and I named it 'Water Replenishment Assembly'."

"Alright, fellow Daoists, please look, a pool of high-grade Yellow Rank spiritual water has already transformed into a quarter of a pool of low-grade Profound Rank spiritual water."

"Ordinary spiritual energy transformation into water is extremely wasteful, and it cannot be transformed into high-grade spiritual water of the upper level of the Xuan rank or above."

"Under the Mysterious Water Path of the Wonderful Method, I can currently refine it all the way up to the lower grade of the Earth Rank."

"And fellow Daoists, the method of replenishing water lies within the transformation of water!"

Replenishing water and the sky, harmonizing the five elements, the heavens are balanced.

Looking at the low-grade Xuan-level spiritual water in the hands of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the Dao Ancestors who came to participate in the Water Replenishment Conference fell silent.

It's a water purifier, and it's a bit big.

Ambitious goals are interesting things; there's always someone who gets more out of them.

Mangxiang set a grand goal: to make the Red Lanterns continue to be great, forever great. Then he became great and attained the Golden Elixir, proving the Dao of the Golden Elixir.

The Immortal Alliance set a grand goal: to stand at the forefront of the chaotic era and seize the greatest overall benefits. Thus, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable attained the Dao, and Taihe Water Venerable won to the point of exhaustion—winning by following the trend, winning effortlessly, winning without thinking, and winning continuously without exerting any effort.

Even though everyone participated at once, the result was truly a case of "Jade Palace Overturns, Green Bud Falls into Water, and the Venerable One Lies Lying Down and Wins, Wins, Wins."

“Fellow Daoist Jing Shui, you said that the method of replenishing water lies in transforming water, but how exactly does it work?” Tian Yin broke the silence.

Houpu did not let the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable fight alone, he said.

"Haha, fellow Daoists haven't all arrived yet. Those three from the Three Immortal Continents didn't even send their disciples. I guess they're planning to come together."

So, we're not in a rush. We'll wait for them to arrive and then talk together.

In fact, the key issues have already been clearly discussed by Houpu, Julehu, and Yuque Xianzun.

Their small alliance has even gathered twenty-one Dao Ancestors who support the replenishment of water.

Therefore, there is no need to publicly and clearly explain the key to replenishing water to those marginal Dao Ancestors who have not yet entered the game, represented by Tianyin.

It's best to coordinate secretly and plan quietly. If you make it public, you might get attacked.

First, they secretly made extensive connections. By the time the water replenishment conference officially began, the overall situation was either already decided, or the 'Yu Hou Alliance' had already devised a new strategy to address the situation.

In short, we shouldn't make the controversy too big too early on.

To win the conference, one cannot naively expect open competition to produce results—that might actually lead to bloodshed.

Open competition and negotiation do not guarantee victory, but covert collusion can at least ensure a minimum standard of success. Strategies can be adjusted continuously as the confrontation and game progress, so at least the defeat will not be too humiliating.

Secret collusion and underhanded dealings are not shameful; what is shameful is colluding and underhanded dealings behind the back of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—this is the dimension of humiliating the enemy and suppressing the opponent.

"Houpu, I think I understand what you're thinking. I support you, but the key lies with Mu Fan and Gong Shande."

Between these two, I've always thought Mu Fan was stronger, but Gong Shande jumped much better.

Only after you've dealt with those two can the hydration event proceed smoothly.

The clandestine collaboration had yielded results, and Tianyin was quite satisfied with the overall design devised by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and others.

Unconditional withdrawal at any time, fair competition, and distribution of overall benefits according to contribution—this design may seem unremarkable in its underlying logic, but public spirit is so rare in the Four Spirit Realms and the dimension of the confrontation between the Immortal Venerables.

"Understood, understood. Fellow Daoist Dusheng has already arrived, which means Fellow Daoist Mufan probably won't be coming."

Fellow Daoist Tianyin, please join us in persuading Dusheng. You are a perfectly suitable 'outsider,' and Dusheng will carefully consider your opinion.

First, secretly tally up the forces supporting the water replenishment conference; only then can the conference be guaranteed to at least not fail.

In short, the harmony of the five elements of heaven and earth is a good thing for everyone. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Tianyin. Houpu diligently serves the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable like a beast of burden.

This is the meaning of not hoarding everything; even at this stage of cultivation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still needs the help of his allies.

To be supreme is still a long way off.

His goal is to become a Golden Immortal.

"It's nothing. Mu Fan is actually the most supportive of hydration, as you know. And Du Sheng indeed agreed." Tianyin Shangren replied.

Immediately, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu exchanged a knowing glance, both with a hint of excitement in their eyes.

As expected, the Golden Immortal Dao Ancestor of Mu Fanzhou, Dao Ancestor Mu Fan, is willing to support the replenishment of water!

The hydration contest hasn't really started yet, but victory is practically secured.

why?
Gong Shande of Sanxian Prefecture is the number one person in the world, but he has two rivals who are holding him back. If Gong Shande does not support Mu Fan, the Golden Immortal of Mu Fan Prefecture, he will immediately support Mu Fan if Mu Fan supports him.

The situation in the Four Spirit Realms was that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was leading everyone, beating drums and gongs, to kill Gong Shande first!
Then, start replenishing water, and that's also a win.

With Mu Fan's support, Gong Shande's support, the water replenishment event will be a win; without Gong Shande's support, the water replenishment event will still be a win!

The hydration contest hadn't even started yet, but they had already won. Gong Shande hadn't even chosen, so it seemed like he had no choice at all.

It seems a bit outrageous, but it's actually quite normal.

A conference is for declaring victory, isn't it?
The potential energy of victory is so important and wonderful that it is worth pursuing diligently by the immortals.

Moreover, Gong Shande arrived so late, liked to act like the Heavenly Emperor, and liked to put on airs, giving everyone the opportunity to reach a consensus first. It's no wonder she had no choice.

At least they won't drive her to her death; that's already a sign of respect from the Dao Ancestors.

With only a quarter of an hour left before the start of the Water Replenishment Ceremony, the Houpu Daoist Temple was packed with more than eighty Daoist Ancestors.

There were also over a hundred True Persons representing the Dao Ancestor.

This grand event, which transcends the progress of the times, attracted the unanimous support of the elders of the Four Spirit Realms.

But Iron Fang Master from the Hundred Hands Dao Court only felt a little fear at this moment.

With so many people here, it must be mostly people who support the hydration event, right?

However, their own Hundred Hands Ancestor intended to oppose it, and Iron Fang was there to express his opposition on behalf of the Hundred Hands Dao Court.
It was very worried about whether it would be able to get back alive.
In the quiet Houpu Taoist temple, the Taoist patriarchs communicated freely in various private chat groups, but not a single one of them spoke openly.

The silence at this moment even took on a physical form, with numerous Dao Ancestors seated in a row, so oppressive that the True Immortals who had come here dared not even breathe.

"roar~"

"Sigh~"

"Yeah~"

A roar from a giant beast shattered the silence of Houpu Daoist Temple.

Gong Shande, Hong Xuanji, and Lu Zhishui, the three Dao Ancestors of the Three Immortal Continents, chose to come together despite their mutual distrust.
Gong Shande's mount is a Blazing Azure-Eyed Hou, possessing the bloodline of an ancient divine beast and the cultivation of a peak demon general.

Hong Xuanji's mount is a purple-backed two-headed snake, the king of the Red Sand Desert, which is said to be able to devour all living beings. It is a true demon king's mount, a Dao Transformation Realm mount!
Lu Zhishui's mount is the Underworld Deathbeak Bird, which can communicate with Yin and Yang. Its beak is so powerful that touching it will kill you instantly (this is an exaggeration, but in actual combat, it depends on the user's cultivation level, not a probability-based instant death judgment). Like Gong Shande's Blazing Jade-Eyed Hou, it is also at the peak of the Demon General level.

The three Dao Ancestors of the Three Immortal Continents arrived together, wary of each other. When the three demon kings and the three Dao Ancestors appeared above the Houpu Dao Court, all the cultivators submitted to the great cultivator's divine might.

Looking at the three demon king mounts, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable thought to himself, "Little Black, you need to improve your cultivation level quickly."

Otherwise, if I ride you out, it will make me seem like...
The Immortal Venerable has no competitive spirit, but there might be an opportunity to gain an edge over others and thus slightly increase the initiative in the game. Why not give it a try?

In addition, another thing that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable thought of was the development levels of different forces in the Four Spirit Realms.

Clearly, just by looking at the mounts alone, one can see that the three Dao Courts and the three Dao Ancestors of the Three Immortal Continents have already created a huge gap between themselves and ordinary Dao Courts.

"Fellow Daoists, please come in!" Houpu didn't say much more.

These three are practically brainwashed. If they show even a little favoritism towards any of them, they'll be held accountable. So, it's better to say less.

However, the Benevolent Heavenly Emperor, sitting on the back of the Blazing Fire Azure-Eyed Hou, did not fall down, but instead said.

"I'm here simply to say that I'm not against replenishing water, but I won't participate in it either."

As for the immediate and the water, what you think is up to you.”

Jade Palace Immortal smiled and shook his head.

The female Heavenly Emperor wants to stand outside the situation based on her power and status!
He even threatened Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui, saying that if they used their resources to participate in the water replenishment, it would affect their confrontation with him.

She wants the result of hydration, but she doesn't intend to contribute to it.

As long as she can hold onto Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui, her plan will succeed. In any case, she can at least guarantee the advantage of entering the game later. She is strong enough, so like Huanpei, she is confident that she can control the game even if she enters later.

The Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue's idea was indeed beautiful.

This was also the situation that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu and others were most worried about.

"Haha, alright, Fellow Daoist Shande, don't be impatient."

We've basically finished discussing our hydration plan.

Fellow Daoists, let's begin the vote.

Our vote count is irrelevant to the outcome; it only shows how many people are willing to participate in replenishing the water supply.

Those who do not wish to participate are free to choose not to participate; there will be no consequences.

"Fellow Daoist Tianyin, you go first," said Daoist Houpu.

"Of course I support it! The Five Elements are in harmony, the Heaven is balanced, and replenishing water is like replenishing the Heaven. Only by replenishing water and the Heaven can we cultivators have the possibility of advancing further!"

"support!"

"The plans proposed by Fellow Daoist Houpu and Fellow Daoist Jingshui are very comprehensive and fair, and I naturally support them."

"The Mufan Dao Court supports the Water Replenishment Conference and the Heaven and Earth Water Replenishment Plan," said Dusheng Daozu, a disciple of Mufan Daozu.

At this point, fifty-seven of the Daoist patriarchs who personally attended the water replenishment ceremony supported the water replenishment process.

They represent not fifty-seven Dao Ancestors, but seventy-three Dao Ancestors—more than a third.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable lowered his brows quietly, silently refining the Mystic Water of the Mystic Method in his hands.

The real people have spoken out, but their statements are not that important.

Because some Daoist masters made decisions on the spot through their disciples.

If many people support hydration, then support hydration; if few people support it, then don't.

Among the real representatives, those who originally supported the project, those who temporarily supported it, and the 73 votes from the Dao Ancestor who personally attended to support it, totaled 136 votes from Dao Ancestors supporting the water replenishment.

Forty-seven people opposed it.

Even though there were still thirty-one Dao Ancestors who did not participate in the Water Replenishment Conference, they were no longer important.

The wheels of time have officially begun to turn.

Those who didn't get on the bus can probably only chase after it and call out to the swallows.

"Alright, alright, Fellow Daoist Shande, are you still not going to participate in replenishing water?"

With his cultivation at the half-step Golden Immortal level, Houpu became the vanguard of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The transfer of control also means the transfer of responsibility. With the profits distributed, Houpu has to shoulder the burden.

This problem is no less serious than him jumping on Gong Shande's face and slapping Gong Shande's cunt from both sides.

"Haha, I was just kidding. Of course I support hydration!"

We were just joking around.

Gong Shande showed no dissatisfaction or loss of composure, smoothly shifting his stance—nothing is permanent, and there are no eternal villains.

The confrontation between the Golden Core cultivators is just like the master-disciple relationship between Wang Yulou and Mang Xiang—dynamically powerful and extremely dynamic.

However, Gong Shande, Hong Xuanji, and the others all looked towards the northeast.

The Nine Netherworlds have arrived.

Wang Yulou was just wondering if the people from Murong Daoting were intercepted halfway, or if that bastard Murong Niao and Jiuyou had played a trick on the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.
Seeing Jiuyou's weak and pathetic state, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally realized that he hadn't been tricked; it was simply that Jiuyou was unlucky.

This great sage of this small world has now found his greatest opportunity.

He rushed all the way to Houpu's place, and amidst the insincere and gloating concern of the crowd, he knelt down in front of the Pure Water Ancestor.

"Fellow Daoist Jingshui, I beg you to uphold justice for me!"
I'm leading our Murong Daoting."

Amid Houpu's doubts and the gradually serious expressions of everyone else...

Wang Yulou's eyes transformed into a true abyss.

Opportunity, or a trap?

Is the tide turning in our favor, luring the enemy deep into our territory?

How should I deal with this?
Go with the flow, or continue to lie low and wait for the right time to act?

'Nobody tricked you. I was really attacked and killed. I helped you out. You owe me a huge favor. That's all.'

"You want to use this opportunity to achieve your great cause, I understand, this is your chance." Jiuyou said telepathically as she knelt and wept.

Suppress the virtuous and take the opportunity to slaughter the entire Taoist court.

Make this hydration event a truly big deal.

Lao Hou, would you like to give it a try?

Wang Yulou was naturally tempted by the opportunity given by Jiuyou, and went with the flow. The sword was thus delivered by Jiuyou to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still needs to rely on the power of Houpu, which is also a sign of respect.

'But when things get to the most critical point, you have to push yourself.'

How to organize a hydration event?

Only kill!

Houpu's murderous intent was simple and undisguised.

Because this is an excellent opportunity—a golden pill of the Sandy type, a specialty of the Four Spirit Realms, is being offered to them.

If this opportunity is used well, the emerging agenda of the Water Replenishment Conference could become something hard to predict.

Houpu lacked the relevant knowledge in his thinking, and therefore could not accurately describe what that change was.

But his long-term accumulation of experience and his cultivation made him realize that even if it was risky, this opportunity was still worth trying.

Having figured out the key points, Houpu spoke up.

"Fellow Daoist Jiuyou, Fellow Daoist Jingshui, the Dharma gate is an orange-red light, which is quite rare."

I'm not sure who this person is, but not only is it not coming, it's also trying to ambush the Dao Ancestor who came to participate in the Water Replenishment Conference.

Tolerable or unbearable!
What do you think we should do?

Houpu (a type of Chinese herbal medicine) cannot be too blatant, otherwise it would seem inappropriate. There's no way around it; everyone here is a cunning old fox.

Even if Houpu didn't actually plot anything, if he made it look like a conspiracy, it would be like mud falling down his pants.

Therefore, he needs to put on a show with his allies.

Houpu asked what to do, and Jule immediately replied.

"Only kill!"

Hydration is the harmony of the five elements; disharmony of the five elements indicates a deficiency in the heavens.

Therefore, replenishing water is like mending the sky.

This person dared to obstruct the water supply and secretly sabotage it; this is no ordinary evil deed.

Kill it, fellow Daoists, let's find this person together and kill it.

Let all the cultivators of this world witness our determination to mend the heavens!

(End of this chapter)