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Chapter 334 Some were treated to a feast, some were beheaded, and some were taken in as dogs (1.04 million views, please vote for monthly tickets)
Wang Yulou had never been ambushed, and many Golden Core cultivators had also never been ambushed.

This is similar to 'everyone who gets on the train has a ticket'.

If you are ambushed, it means that your opponent is significantly stronger than you.

Moreover, they are not only strong, but they also secretly observe and wait for an opportunity to strike.

In this case, the person who was ambushed would most likely not survive, so how could they have a chance to cultivate to the Golden Core stage?
But the native cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms are different.

Furthermore, the mounts of great cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms possess a completely different combat acumen compared to those in the Great Heaven and Earth.

"ruthless~"

With a cry, the Hades Deathbeak Bird unleashed its innate divine ability, 'Netherworld Escape'.

Lu Zhishui's cultivation level is as high as that of a half-step Golden Immortal. He has found the path and is rapidly improving his strength on the way, making him quite powerful.

As his mount, the Underworld King's Deadbeak Bird was not highly skilled, but its special escape technique, "Netherworld Escape," was similar to the Formless Escape of the Formless Technique, possessing unique escape abilities.

Enveloped in the power of the Netherworld, the figures of the Netherworld Bird and Lu Zhishui instantly vanished from the vast world of the Four Spirit Realms, disappearing into the Netherworld, a realm even ordinary Dao Ancestors could not find.

At this point, Huanpei hadn't even had a chance to reveal her form!

However, Huanpei had no intention of giving up on the sneak attack.

They've already made their move; they either succeed or fail miserably. If they back down right away, wouldn't they really be as useless as Bai Shou said?

What's the point of seizing the Four Spirit Realms?

In order to stop Lu Zhishui from escaping, Huanpei directly abandoned her human form.

The true form of this loyal dog of the Dao Lord was revealed, instantly transforming into a gigantic azure jade ring that blotted out the sky.

More accurately, it should be Yushan.

A ring-shaped fairy mountain suddenly appeared between heaven and earth.

On the celestial mountain, there were no plants or trees; the mountain itself only revealed a warm, jade-like color, and its entire body was filled with countless rays of creation.

As an entity that masters more than a dozen different Great Daos, once Huanpei reveals its true form, even with the suppression of the Golden Immortal by the power of the Four Spirit Realms, Huanpei's strength can at least be unleashed and displayed at its full potential.

When a fully accomplished Golden Immortal fights a half-step Golden Immortal, the advantage naturally lies in the jade pendant.

The ring-shaped immortal mountain encloses a space with a radius of three hundred miles within the Four Spirit Realms.

Using the main body as a 'fence', the enclosed space is Huanpei's absolute territory.

Even if Cangshan were to come in, he might still get beaten black and blue.

With her jade pendants, she activated the grotto-heaven she had placed outside the Four Spirit Realms. Even though the Four Spirit Realms were repelling her with all their might, she still managed to mobilize most of the grotto-heaven's power.

A pure, jade-colored spiritual light, reaching to the heavens, was emanating from the top and bottom of Huanpei Immortal Mountain.

The spiritual light was like a wall of steel, reaching the highest heavens and penetrating the earth's veins.

Using the ring-shaped fairy mountain as a base, the Underworld King's Dead-Beak Bird and Lu Zhishui were completely imprisoned.

Within the cage, the power of the jade pendant's inner world was circulating. In just a few breaths, the jade pendant was still able to withstand the repulsion of the Four Spirit Realms.

The outcome will be decided in a matter of moments.

With the power of the grotto replacing the power of heaven and earth, the Netherworld, which belonged to the Four Spirit Realms and was where the Netherworld Bird resided, also began to collapse at an extremely rapid pace.

Fortunately, the Netherworld Escape was the Hades's Deathbeak Bird's innate divine ability, so it could barely maintain its current state.

Within the Netherworld, the pressure from the Jade Pendant Domain, through the influence of the Netherworld Escape Technique, made it difficult for the Underworld King's Dead-Beaked Bird to move an inch, and it cursed.

"It's Mu Fan who reached an agreement with Gong Shande!"
"Master, their plan to lure you out of the Dao Court was actually to ambush and kill you!"

Lu Zhishui's face turned ashen, and he shook a wooden slip from his hand, saying...

“We can’t escape, we have to fight. Take my magical artifact and ask the man surnamed Hong for help.”

After saying this, his figure also transformed into a multicolored boulder, appearing out of thin air inside the cage.

It turned out that Lu Zhishui had voluntarily withdrawn from the Netherworld Escape state, using himself as bait to buy the opportunity for the Netherworld Bird to deliver a message.

He didn't recognize Huanpei, nor did he know about her magical powers, but he knew he had encountered a formidable enemy.

Only with the help of allies can there be a chance of survival.

Therefore, Lu Zhishui was exceptionally generous in acting as bait himself.

Although the Dao Ancestor of Zhishui transformed into a multicolored boulder, Huanpei, through its spiritual power and the characteristics of the Great Dao, could naturally discern that the multicolored boulder was Lu Zhishui.

The enormous circular fairy mountain began to shrink rapidly.

The rejection from the Great Heaven and Earth was difficult to withstand, and in order to maintain her own strength, Huanpei had to mobilize the power of her grotto-heaven, which was no less than that of the Great Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, taking advantage of Lu Zhishui revealing his true form, she took the opportunity to 'shrink her circle', thereby reducing the repulsive pressure from the Four Spirit Realms and ensuring that her domain could be maintained for a little longer.

However, the battles of immortals are characterized by a lot of movement and change in any dimension, and the more changes there are, the more uncontrollable they become.

The jade-colored spiritual light cage that reached the heavens and the earth moved along with the shrinking circle of the immortal mountain. As it moved, Lu Zhishui seized the opportunity.

At Lu Zhishui's prompting, the Hades Deathbeak Bird rode directly onto Lu Zhishui's trump card artifact and rushed towards the jade-colored spiritual light wall.

His eyes were filled with unwavering resolve.

Within this cage, its Hades Escape will be weakened, and may even gradually collapse.

This is the absolute domain of the jade pendant, the power of a Golden Immortal, which can even erase the influence of the Great Dao in the world.

Such a brilliant method is truly terrifying. They must break out of there; only then will the two of them, master and bird, have a chance of survival!
Huanpei processed Lu Zhishui very quickly, but the cultivation method of the Golden Elixir in the Four Spirit Realms was truly unique.

Perhaps in terms of absolute strength ceiling and cultivation rate, the Transformation Dao Method of the Four Spirit Realms is not as good as the Dharma Aspect Method and the Divine Illumination Method.

However, even within the realm of the Jade Pendant, the Supreme Water Dao Ancestor, who transforms himself into the Dao and cultivates the Dao, can use the Dao he has transformed into as his support to resist the absolute suppression of the Jade Pendant.

Although the Cave Heaven Technique is powerful, in order to avoid the rejection of the Four Spirit Realms, Huanpei's cultivation level within the Four Spirit Realms is not actually a complete cultivation level. Although the Cave Heaven Power drawn from one's own Cave Heaven is easy to use, it ultimately cannot achieve the absolute suppression in theory.

Realizing that the Pluto's Deadbeak Bird was about to escape, Huanpei became determined not to let it get away, otherwise, this move would leave her with a major weakness.

The Golden Core cultivator possessed extremely high cultivation and abilities. Huanpei merely shifted the focus of the confrontation within the domain slightly, yet Lu Zhishui accurately detected it.

Realizing that sending the Hades Bird for help would put pressure on Huanpei, Lu Zhishui understood that he must not let Huanpei achieve its goal of stopping the Hades Bird.

This mysterious person is so powerful that Lu Zhishui's space for combat and strategic maneuvering is pitifully small under the suppression of this domain.

Therefore, to change the state of the game, one must strengthen the most effective leverage against the enemy and enhance one's own strengths.

The Earthworm Golden Core cultivator from the Four Spirit Realms, a master of combat, unleashed his strongest divine power.

Having advanced to the Dao Transformation Realm for many years and found his own path to becoming a Golden Immortal, Lu Zhishui possesses nine Great Daos.

These nine Great Paths encompass the Four Spirits, achieving a grand primordial chaos at the level of the Great Paths.

His accurate judgment was that this was the key to victory, and he had to use every trick in the book immediately.

Otherwise, when all hope is lost, no technique will be of any use.

The multicolored boulder, shattered and broken by the jade pendant, suddenly trembled and instantly turned into countless fragments of rock.

The Water Ancestor unleashed the full power of the nine Great Daos he had transformed into, much like an engine pulling its horsepower to its limit, pouring out all the accumulated power over the long term as fuel.

The nine Great Daos are the engine; in an instant, the understanding of cultivation, the Great Dao, techniques, and combat techniques reached the thermal efficiency limit of the Supreme Water Dao Ancestor—the limit of energy conversion and combat power output.

Amidst the scattered rubble within the cage, golden and iron roots grew and intertwined, and Huanpei stared in astonishment as the form of the Great Dao belonging to the Supreme Water Ancestor sprouted within her body.

It was an iron tree of unyielding strength. With the blessing of the acquired fire elemental path, the 'Burning Sand Path', the iron tree transformed into a fire tree. The raging Burning Sand Spirit Fire scorched the four walls of Huanpei's cage.

The power of the Huanpei Cave Heaven within the cage is incompatible with the nine Great Daos belonging to the Dao Ancestor of the Supreme Water, because they are either the innate Great Daos of the Four Spirit Realms or the acquired Great Daos controlled by the Dao Ancestor of the Supreme Water himself, and these are not things that Huanpei can control.

Therefore, in a short period of time, the raging iron fire tree actually withstood the suppression of the jade pendant, and even tried to break through the cage created by the jade pendant.

Unfortunately, no matter how well Lu Zhishui could grasp the key moments in the battle, he couldn't burn through the restraints of the jade pendant.

Jade pendants were originally made of celestial materials.
This is also the main reason why the Wuji Dao Master had so much confidence in Huanpei.

The five elements of the Four Spirit Realms are insufficient, and the upper limit of creation and nurturing by heaven and earth is only the upper grade of the Heavenly Rank, which is the second grade.

Even a celestial artifact crafted from second-grade spiritual materials can still break through the protective barrier of the jade pendant.

Even with sufficient strength and accumulated Golden Core, one could suppress Huanpei solely through sheer power.

But all of this comes at a price; Huanpei's inherent advantages are so great that it can easily win without lifting a finger.

Moreover, as the jade pendant of the Wuji Dao Master, Huanpei is someone who has seen the highest peaks, and its vision and judgment are first-rate.

In his counterattack, Lu Zhishui merged the Dao he had transformed into one, creating a unique Iron Tree Divine Power.

However, Huanpei could easily discern the mystery within the iron tree that Lu Zhishui had transformed into.

The Burning Tree of Fire is Lu Zhishui's strongest offensive form. He uses the nine Great Daos in alternation, which can handle most situations and even contend with beings like Huan Pei.

However, once this 'strongest output form' is achieved, it must be maintained with all efforts. If he were to withdraw hastily, even if Lu Zhishui had a complete grasp of all those Great Daos, it would still affect his condition and create a brief period of relative power vacuum.

Therefore, since he could neither burn through the jade pendant cage nor exit the explosive state, Lu Zhishui's counterattack was essentially a complete immortal cultivation version of the Long Live Charge—completely meaningless.

After determining that Lu Zhishui's Iron Fire Tree Divine Power would not affect her in the short term, Huanpei ignored Lu Zhishui's attack and instead focused all her efforts on easily dealing with the Hades Deathbeak Bird.

The Dao artifact, imbued with the Great Dao of the Supreme Water Ancestor, exploded at the last moment, as if detonating a star.

The dissipating spiritual light not only blasted the Hades' Dead-Beaked Bird into ashes, but also broke through the suppression of the jade pendant for a moment. The Four Spirit Realms outside the turbulent jade pendant spirit fish trembled slightly.

Unfortunately, it's all over now.

Those slight tremors don't travel very far.

Huanpei's sneak attack can be considered a success at this point.

The clash between the two sides lasted only a dozen breaths, but Lu Zhishui had already played his strongest cards.

Despite using his strongest divine power, he ended up in absolute defeat.

At the extreme point of a conflict, there is no room for maneuver.

No cards, you lose!
With Huanpei's full power, even the Supreme Water Dao Ancestor, who had not yet reached the Golden Immortal level, could only become a dead soul under Huanpei's command.

The enormous iron tree was gradually compressed by the jade ring that adorned the traveler's physical form, and was eventually completely imprisoned within it.

In his final moments before death, Lu Zhishui understood many things.

From the turmoil in the Four Spirit Realms over the years to the terrifying power of the Jade Pendant.

If Lu Zhishui hadn't seen the problem by the time he died, he wouldn't have made it this far.

"who are you?"

The burning iron tree swung its trunk and asked angrily.

Huanpei, of course, wouldn't answer. What she meant by fighting to the bitter end and making sure the other side died knowing why was something only the most righteous person would do.

It remained silent, only continuously shrinking the 'circle' of the jade ring.

A silent strangulation.

Huanpei knew that the moment Lu Zhishui died, the Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms, who had attained the same Dao as him, would immediately realize the problem.

Therefore, it didn't even rush to kill Lu Zhishui.

Instead, it is refined little by little.

Digest first, then kill.

In the end, the iron tree, which had been as connected to the sky as the cage of the jade pendant, was reduced to only a few hundred feet tall by the jade pendant.

It's not that Huanpei doesn't support the "Clean Plate Campaign," but mainly, if Lu Zhishui eats any more, his cultivation will collapse.

Just as Huanpei was about to take action and erase the last vestige of the Waterway Ancestor...
“You people will be dealt with by someone. As long as Fellow Daoist Jing Shui is here, there is hope for the world.”

boom!
Having waited in despair until the very last moment, and still receiving no hope, the Dao Ancestor of the Water chose to self-destruct.

This Golden Core cultivator from the Four Spirit Realms was worried that Huanpei, this demon from beyond the heavens, might have some special method to suppress the news of his death.

At the end of his life, the Water Ancestor ultimately did something good for the Four Spirit Realms that nurtured him.

However, even Lu Zhishui's self-destruction failed to harm Huanpei.

Huanpei simply shook her body, returned to human form, casually further disrupted the spiritual energy of the surrounding world, and then quietly left.

Clean water is hope?

Stop kidding, it's just like me.
If you die, he may not even be able to keep the surface hope!
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"Huanpei, Huanpei, you went to kill Lu Zhishui, do you think you're so clever?"
If you have the ability, you can go to Wang Yulou, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who goes by the pseudonym Jingshui!

They were hesitant and indecisive, afraid to do anything, so they started acting recklessly.

The act of wielding a hundred hands is an insult to Huanpei's character and an attempt to suppress her will.

It has clearly rebelled, and Wuji Daozhu has no choice but to tolerate it in order not to shake his overall position in the Four Spirit Realms.

Therefore, Bai Shou could have treated Huan Pei as an enemy, but Huan Pei had to feign compliance with Bai Shou.

This is like a tiger or leopard encountering a jackal or wolf; no matter how invincible you are, you must bow down and compromise your principles.

"You are merely at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. If you don't understand the mystery behind the Dao Lord's order for me to kill Lu Zhishui, then don't spout nonsense."

After Lu Zhishui dies, you should join the Water Replenishment Conference as soon as possible. Wang Yuque is the real scoundrel who hesitates and looks back.

His strength is insufficient, and compared to me, he dares not reveal himself, so he won't do anything to you.

Huanpei's eyes were somewhat deep, but she had given up on socializing with Baishou.

It's nothing more than a matter of self-interest; the alliance is temporarily serving the greater good, nothing more.

"Why don't you just kill him? If you kill him, many problems will disappear."

"What hidden people? You were able to kill Lu Zhishui, so what else is there to fear?"

Bai Shou wasn't crazy; of course he wanted Huan Pei to kill Wang Yu Lou so he could team up with the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms to take down Huan Pei.

At that time, they will be able to break free from the shackles of the Wuji Dao Master, and their future will be bright and boundless—again, driven by self-interest.

However, Fairy Huanpei simply stared calmly at the cold-blooded, venomous centipede, seemingly oblivious to Hundred Hands' barking, and remained silent.

Alternatively, continue cooperating with us at Tianwaitian.

Or, just turn against them directly.

She was fed up with Bai Shou's disgust and sabotage. Yes, she was also wrong, but why were the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's allies so cooperative with the Pure Water Replenishment Conference? Why did the centipede raised in the Outer Heaven want to devour its master?

There's only one reason—because a hundred-handed person is a pig.

Short-sighted, utterly worthless!

Because of his swift killing of Lu Zhishui, Huanpei, who had been under pressure for a long time in the complex situation, also felt a sense of satisfaction and revenge.

Bai Shou's strength is much weaker than Lu Zhishui's.

I really want to kill you, Hundred Hands.

But Huanpei knew very well that it wouldn't work.

Killing is a means, not an end.

The death of Lu Zhishui shook the balance of the Three Immortal States. Through Lu Zhishui's death, the situation in the Four Spirit Realms and the balance of power within the Water Replenishment Conference could be altered—these were the true objectives.

If Bai Shou also dies under mysterious circumstances, that would be a real problem, all sorts of problems.

"Okay, I know you're a coward, then I'll go and meet him!"

Bai Shou swiftly left the dojo of his eldest disciple, Sha Niu.

This Dao Ancestor, who attained enlightenment through centipede cultivation, transformed into a rainbow of light, burrowed into the ground, and quickly disappeared without a trace.

The purpose of this trip to the water replenishment conference is to help Wang Yulou dry his jade pendant!
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Lu Zhishui's death was certainly no small matter.

The death of Xiao Hu could ignite a chaotic era in the world, and the death of Lu Zhishui could also ignite a chaotic era in the Four Spirit Realms.

In the race to seize control of the Four Spirit Realms, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had an early start, while Jade Pendant Walker had a greater chance of winning, but both had to conceal their identities.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's advantage lies in the favorable situation he has created, but his disadvantage is time. He has not had enough time to cultivate, and his cultivation level is still some distance from the mid-stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, let alone comparable to Huanpei's former cultivation level.

Huanpei's advantage lies in her absolute upper limit of strength, but she cannot reach that limit overnight. The situation in the Four Spirit Realms may be chaotic, but as long as she can ensure that the cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms do not unite to attack her, she is confident that she can achieve victory in the future.

The standoff between the two sides achieved a balance in terms of each other's identification of the other.

Under the ironclad rule of Dao pursuers, "all cultivators who aspire to supremacy must obstruct the cultivator who is closest to supremacy," Huanpei dared not mess with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, limited by his strength, also dared not immediately mess with Huanpei—even if he united everyone, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could not guarantee that he would survive to the end.

No one in the Four Spirit Realms supported him; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable started his business alone in the desert, fighting against drought and defying the heavens on his own!

Therefore, the Wuji Dao Master set his sights on Lu Zhishui.

Since we can't directly touch Wang Yulou, we should first dismantle his chess game, stir up the waters of the Four Spirit Realms, and make those giant turtles in the pools move around to see what's really going on!

Therefore, killing is not the goal, but a means.

The method of the Wuji Dao Master personally providing guidance was, of course, exquisite!
Master Mu Fan is hosting a dinner party.

It is not well-known, but it is actually the second most powerful being in the Four Spirit Realms, the master of Mu Fanzhou, who, on a path with no way out, gradually became a legendary Golden Immortal.

In his prime, he was a man of great talent and charisma, with a head of thick black hair like a flourishing tree.

Another standard young immortal master
Dressed in purple, with a body ten feet tall.

He sat high on the golden platform, where all the immortals gathered.

Good Virtue Heavenly Emperor, Xuanji Dao Ancestor, Jiajiang Dao Ancestor, Heavenly Sound Venerable, Chehai God King, Jiaopomie Dao Ancestor, World Honored Dao Ancestor.
Mu Fan summoned almost everyone who was a significant figure in the Four Spirit Realms.

Compared to the grand feast of Dao Ancestor Mu Fan, the hydration gathering of Immortal Venerable Yu Que seemed like a kindergarten party, full of potential.

This is the strength of the second-best in the world.

If Gong Shande had invited them, he certainly wouldn't have had the same influence as Fan Mu, who could have brought so many people.

After all, the absolute strength to challenge the number one person is a simple desire deep in everyone's heart.

There's no way around it; everyone wants to be equal before themselves and to be the only one who matters above them.

However, at this moment, Mu Fan impatiently tapped the golden platform in front of him with his fingers.

Gong Shande sat beside him with his eyes lowered, without saying a word, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

Below the two, the other elders of the Four Spirit Realms were exchanging information with each other.

There were even two Daoist masters there, cultivating diligently as if no one else was around.

"Master, the message from the Zhishui Dao Court is that the Zhishui Dao Ancestor has already set off." Dusheng reported somewhat bewilderedly as he burst into the Mufan Daoist Temple in the Dao Court's Immortal Realm.

Even more shocked than Mu Fan was Gong Shande, who transformed into her full-fledged Dao Body activation state and instantly flew from her position to the opposite side of Mu Fan, standing far away in mid-air.

With just a slight move, the Wuji Dao Master could easily outwit those clueless fools.

Yes, in the eyes of the Dao Lord, these people from the Four Spirit Realms are all fools with no future.

This is the composure of standing outside the wall and throwing shit inside!

Perhaps only the truly top-tier Golden Core cultivators can catch the Dao Lord's eye and be considered something by him.

"What exactly are you trying to do?" Gong Shande demanded of Mu Fan, suppressing his anger.

Seeing the Empress standing there with her sword drawn, Mu Fan finally stopped tapping her fingers on the table.

"Sit down, Dusheng, and tell me what happened in detail."

This is because the Jade Palace is a mere illusion, unaware of the great changes to come; the grand banquet held by the trees has only brought chaos.

The path from Immortal Venerable to Immortal Venerable cannot be achieved by the wishful thinking of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable or any other Immortal Venerable.
Under his master's gaze, the Dao Ancestor of Salvation lowered his head and began to recount the information he had obtained.

Lu Zhishui had already set off two days ago.

Logically speaking, Lu Zhishui should have arrived at Mufan Daoting a day and a half ago, even if he was slow.

But everyone waited for two days.
"I didn't do anything. My laughter just now was meant to make people laugh at Mu Fan for not being able to win over Lu Zhishui."

Gentlemen, if you intend to use this to cause me trouble, then I must make one thing clear—aside from Mu Fan, whom I cannot kill, none of you are a match for me in ten rounds!

Even the most celestial beings who reach the pinnacle of immortality must risk their lives when it's time to slack off, let alone ordinary people.
If even the virtuous are treated this way on the path of ascent, how can the lower-level cultivators possibly have any leeway?

“I didn’t say it was you who did it, Fellow Daoist Shande.”

If Brother Zhishui were to encounter misfortune, it would be some of the fellow Daoists present here who would take action.

If it were you, you wouldn't have come here either; you would have simply returned to your heavenly palace after he was done with.

Mu Fan didn't want to destroy his own Daoist temple—nor was he confident he could easily defeat Gong Shande.

"What should we do? Lu Zhishui just died so inexplicably?" Tianyin really couldn't sit still.

There was no other way; his Tianyin Valley and Tianyin Dao Court were simply too close to Gong Shande.

"I do know a little bit about this, well, just a little, not much."

Suddenly, the World Honored One, who had been sitting in his seat cultivating as if no one else was around, spoke up.

All eyes turned to the World Honored One and the Dao Ancestor. The World Honored One and the Dao Ancestor nodded somewhat awkwardly in acknowledgment, and then spoke.

"Brother Zhishui died about two days ago. He had just left Zhishui Daoting when he met with misfortune."

"How do you know so much?" Tianyin asked.

"Well... one of the paths I've transformed into is the one I exchanged with Brother Zhishui. After he passed away, I sensed something was wrong."

However, Brother Zhishui not only gave me this acquired Dao, the 'Black Moon Devouring Heaven Dao,' but also gave it to Fellow Daoist Jiajiang.
Well, the two of us just... um, that's roughly how it is."

The main master of the acquired Dao died, and then the World Honored One and the Jiajiang Dao Ancestor, who controlled this Dao, began to compete for this Dao in Mu Fan's Daoist temple.
As for the death of Lu Zhishui...
Not urgent.

If Lu Zhishui's death goes unnoticed, the two of them can keep it a secret until everyone finds out.

It should be noted that Lu Zhishui's Great Dao has a total of nine gates.
If the Golden Elixir can be seen as a means of production with powerful productivity, then these are like the mother machine of an industry, capable of creating infinite possibilities through ingenious methods.

However, creating these possibilities requires strength, and the Great Dao is the most significant and crucial component for enhancing that strength, much like a supercomputer providing computing power to an industrial machine tool.
Old Lu has left, but the nine supercomputers he previously occupied have freed up a lot of computing power.

In order to compete for these computing powers, Jiajiang and the World Honored One naturally had to secretly hide the news that Lu Zhishui was dead.

Otherwise, there would be too many people vying for it.

"No...this...that...Fellow Daoist Jiajiang, is all of this true?"

Master Tianyin was completely numb.

These past two days, everyone has been chatting idly or discussing the Dao, while Chen Jiajiang and the World Honored One have been pretending to be cultivating.

He had also secretly complained that the two of them were both big spenders.

But now.
They've really messed things up, secretly stealing opportunities behind everyone's backs. These two big spenders are truly despicable.

"Pretty much. Anyway, Fellow Daoist World Honored One and I arrived quite early. Fellow Daoist Mu Fan can attest to that."

Chen Jiajiang, also known as Jiajiang Daozu, explained for a moment and then resumed his cultivation.

Seize the opportunity fiercely!

Silence fell over the dojo.

It was Mu Fan on the stage who spoke first.

"Things are complicated, but things should be clear in two years. Let's get together again in two years."

The group looked at each other, and finally left with heavy hearts.

Lu Zhishui's death was rather suspicious, and Mu Fan's reasons for exonerating Gong Shande were not unreasonable.

It's impossible for these two to have conspired to kill Lao Lu.
Therefore, it is only right to give them a push. If we don't figure out the mystery of Lu Zhishui's death, who would dare to make any rash moves?
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The Dao Ancestors had left, but Gong Shande secretly returned to the outside of Mufan Dao Court.

Master Mu Fan personally left the Daoist temple to meet him.

"Mu Fan, you're asking me to come again? Do you still doubt me?"

One was the most romantic empress in the world, and the other was a handsome golden immortal who had attained enlightenment over ten thousand years. When the two stood together, they looked like a perfect match made in heaven.

However, the two of them had nothing to do with love and romance. The idea of ​​someone with such high cultivation as the Supreme Being still wanting to fall in love is basically nonexistent in the Golden Core stage.

“Fellow Daoist Shande, come with me to find the place where Fellow Daoist Zhishui fell.”

Over the years, a lot has happened in this world, and I'm always worried, but I can't seem to find any problems.

The death of Mizudo-yu is no simple matter.

Wearing a purple robe, Mu Fan sighed with a touch of melancholy.

"You really don't doubt me?" Gong Shande asked.

Mu Fan smiled but did not answer. He simply summoned his mount silently.

The level of demon god, that is, the demon king at the Golden Core level, is the Heavenly Evolution Four Wonders Fan - the fan has become a spirit, similar to jade pendants and hanging seals.

On the surface of the Four Wonders Fan of Heavenly Evolution, there are four large eyes that dart around when they see Gong Shande.

"Master, are you no longer going to fool this silly woman?" the fan spirit asked.

Gong Shande could feel his scalp trembling.

She wanted to distance herself from Mu Fan, but she held back.

The old masters who have achieved enlightenment have all mastered the art of patience quite well.

Empress Seondeok realized that if she appeared too lacking in spirit, Mok Ban would truly look down on her.

"With foreign enemies at our doorstep, Seondeok, how long have we known each other?"

Mu Fan sat on the fan, smiling as he looked at the beautiful woman before him.

However, Gong Shande found it difficult to maintain his composure when faced with Mu Fan, who was mild-mannered and even friendly.

He sat right in front of her, but he was nothing like he used to be.

The previous Mu Fan was confident, powerful, ambitious, and ruthless.

His heroic and spirited appearance inspired awe in everyone who saw him.

But now, Gong Shande only felt that Mu Fan in front of him was extremely quiet, with a kind of transcendent detachment.

With the fruit of the Tao in hand, tranquility is naturally attainable.

There will always be exceptional individuals who can write their own legends in the most stagnant times.

There are always exceptional individuals who can transcend the constraints of their time and create great achievements that surpass the limitations of their era and everyone's expectations.

The title of the number one person in heaven and earth is not worth fighting for, and the so-called Heavenly Emperor is even more of a joke.

At this moment, Gong Shande felt like he was a clown.

She forced herself to remain calm and stepped onto the Four Wonders Fan, saying...

"It's been over 20,000 years, I think. I remember we fought because of a magical artifact."

Gong Shande was too embarrassed to say that she had won the magic duel because she was one step ahead.

If toes could build houses, Gong Shande would have already built a two-bedroom, one-living-room house—that's really ridiculous.

"Yes, we became friends after a fight, 27,429 years ago."

You are still as stunning as ever, and I look just as young as I did years ago.

But we're not young anymore.

Similarly, they are all trapped at the level of Dao Ancestor, unable to advance even an inch.

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Empress Seondeok's eyes.

Time is equally cruel for great cultivators.

She was no longer young, and all she longed for was spiritual cultivation.

Crisis is also an opportunity.

"To reach a higher realm," the Empress asked solemnly.

"When you say 'external enemy,' are you referring to the suddenly appearing clean water, or someone else?"
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There are actually a lot of external enemies, not just one or two.

A silent battle for supremacy is underway, with top-tier Golden Core cultivators embarking on a true age of exploration, reaching every corner of the world and the endless void.

The goal is simple—to seize all resources and changes, and gain leverage in the struggle for supremacy.

As a being within the Wuji Dao Master's Cave Heaven, Bai Shou is an important pawn of the Outer Heaven in the Four Spirit Realms.

But it did indeed harbor thoughts of defection.

Liezhou.

The great array of the Pure Water Dao Court slowly opened, and Bai Shou stood outside the array, looking at the palace hanging high in the sky, slightly surprised.

Houpu's thievery and Yuque's greed gave Baishou a small shock of arrogance.

In terms of wisdom, it is indeed inferior to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu. The battles and confrontations in the Four Spirit Realms are very brutal, but too simple. They have not yet been tempered by time, so many Dao Ancestors have relatively brain-damaged symptoms.

For Houpu and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the cost of cultivating the Dao Court was really just a small amount of money.

The key is the potential influence and intangible prestige it brings. Even if it's not necessary, the more the better, and adding icing on the cake isn't inherently wrong.

"Fellow Daoist Bai Shou, a rare guest, please come in," Jade Palace Immortal Venerable transmitted his voice.

He would certainly welcome the Hundred Hands.

Huanpei Xingzhe is the former master of the Wuji Palace in the Outer Heavens.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is a steward of the Seven Seas Palace in the Outer Heavens!
When using tactical deception, do not abandon the possibility that the tactical deception strategy may be effective.

A full-scale confrontation, you know.

"Senior Hundred Hands, please!" Black-haired grandson received the Immortal Venerable's decree and personally received Hundred Hands.

"What brings you here?" Hundred Hands had heard about Black Hair Sun becoming a disciple of Pure Water Sect many years ago, but it didn't care much.

"I yearn for hydration, and I am willing to serve hydration and serve the world."

"Black Hair Sun answered modestly."

"Ha!" Bai Shou echoed calmly, and then entered the Immortal Venerable's Daoist Temple of the Pure Water Daoist Court together with Hei Mao Sun.

Upon seeing Jing Shui, who was also known as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Bai Shou had only one thought—he just looked quite ordinary.

"How did Huanpei force you to come here?"

The Jade Palace Immortal's first words completely shut down Hundred Hands' brain.

No, aren't we in a confrontation?
Aren't we at risk of turning against each other at any moment and becoming enemies who wish the other dead?

Noticing Bai Shou's wonderful little expression, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable smiled, waved his sleeve, and a past secret appeared in the Spirit Pool.

With a hundred hands bowing their heads, they saw the water of the Spirit Pool, like a screen, displaying the past events of the Wuji Palace that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had experienced.

Seven Seas Palace Steward.
The Jade Palace of the Eastern Pole.
Nian Wuyai can also become a top-tier Golden Core cultivator; the Outer Heavens must support him.
Daoist Master, you must exert your strength to support us, these beasts of burden, to go further.
The Eastern Jade Palace Venerable directly confronted the Dao Lord.
After reading it, Bai Shou felt that his cultivation was fake, and that the Golden Core was just a dream.

Otherwise, why would my throat be so dry that I can't say a word?

The conflict between the Great Heaven and Earth was too intense. The little centipede that was free-range in the Four Spirit Realms was terrified after just one look.

"Fellow Daoist Bai Shou, let me tell you the truth."

The Four Spirit Realms. Ha, that is, this realm.

In the end, whether it's me or Huanpei, this realm belongs to the Dao Lord.

Her jade pendant is the Daoist Master's, but I don't think she respects you much.

Using your disciple's name to spread the Dao, and even dividing the Daoist court in two, tell me, aren't you feeling wronged?"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's move was based on information from Mangxiang, who lived right next to the Hundred Hands Dao Court.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable possessed all the information that Sha Niu had transformed into Dao and that the Hundred Hands Dao Court had split in two.

As for whether there is any contradiction between the jade pendant and the Hundred Hands, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable tends to think so.

It's a very simple logic—nobody wants a father to suddenly appear above them.

As a being of the grotto-heaven, Wang Yulou had serious doubts: once Bai Shou's cultivation reached the Golden Core stage, would he still be subject to the control of the Wuji Dao Master?

As someone who also possesses the Golden Core cultivation level, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is well aware of just how powerful the Golden Core is.

To put it simply, the Golden Elixir's 'ability to create' truly possesses the power to create.

By mastering even a single great principle, such as the wondrous method of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, one can develop endless wondrous applications.

It is precisely because the Golden Core is powerful enough that it is called the Immortal Venerable – that one has become an immortal.

Therefore, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is now gambling, betting that Hundred Hands doesn't really want to be loyal to Huanpei or to the Outer Heaven.

Picking dates, you know.

As for his role as a steward of the Seven Seas Palace, it was merely a psychological stepping stone for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to become a lackey for the Hundred Hands.

From Bai Shou's perspective, he could also use the excuse of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to explain to the Outer Heavens if they won and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable lost.

It can be said that all these calculations were indispensable and were designed by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable himself, which was enough to guarantee one possibility—at least the possibility of turning Bai Shou against his own side.

As for the rest, it's up to us to do it.

"Then why are you still fighting with Huanpei? She sees you as a thorn in her side!"

Even the Dao Lord has given instructions several times on how to deal with you. "Hundred Hands asked, puzzled.

Is this a case of not wanting to back down?

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was somewhat disappointed, and offered a reluctant explanation.

"Because I defected."

However, beings like the Dao Lord have lofty ambitions.

If I were willing to give him one-third of the Four Spirit Realms, he would tolerate my defection.

Besides, my falling out with him was mainly his fault.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has a small appetite; two-thirds is enough for him.

The Lord of Wuji wants more?

Sorry, that would attract the attention of top-tier Golden Core cultivators from the Great Heaven and Earth.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable believed that his greatest value to the Boundless Dao Lord lay not in the Four Spirit Realms.

It would be most beneficial for the Wuji Dao Master to wait until he returns to the Great World with the cultivation of a Golden Immortal and acts as a disruptive variable.

Not to mention the allies of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Therefore, Xiao Wang actually did have a second option.

It's nothing more than abandoning the 'Bifang-Boluo Alliance' and secretly siding with the Wuji Dao Master.

Of course, the strategy will definitely be to invest first and then sell later.

When investing, sell a batch of 'Bifang-Boluohui Alliance' to Wuji Daozhu and make a killing.

When selling, sell a batch of 'Wuji Daozhu Tianwaitian' to Bibo Alliance, and have a second round of feasting.

"In short, Bai Shou, think it over carefully. There's no need for you to follow Huan Pei."

Follow me, and together we'll make the Water Replenishment Conference a success and conquer the Four Spirit Realms.

"At that time, the Dao Lord will get one-third, you will get one-third, and I will get one-third. Wouldn't that be wonderful?" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable calmly swayed.

He had given up hope; he was simply executing tactical maneuvers.

Faced with the olive branch extended by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the Hundred-Handed Dao Ancestor fell silent. This was indeed an interesting choice.

The relationship between Huanpei and him had already fallen apart when Huanpei reported him to the Wuji Dao Master in an attempt to seize authority.
Under these circumstances, continuing to follow Huanpei will inevitably lead to being targeted in the future.
However, the cake that Wang Yulou offered was far too hard.

If Wang Yulou had said something like, "I'll give you one-tenth of it later," Bai Shou would probably have taken it seriously. But Wang Yulou's promise was, "You, Bai Shou, will get one-third, just like the Wuji Dao Master."

No matter how Bai Shou thought about it, he felt that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's promise was somewhat fake.
Lu Zhishui was beheaded by Huanpei.

Empress Seondeok was invited to a banquet by the old turtle grandson, Mok Ban, to discuss matters related to resisting foreign enemies.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who caused all this, was busy taking the Wuji Dao Lord's little centipede as his dog.

Everyone has a bright future.

(End of this chapter)