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Chapter 336 It's finally Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's turn to teach the Boundless Dao Lord! (1.08 million views, please vote!)
Although they were about to be used as 'miracle pills' by the patriarch, the little ones who entered the Pure Water Palace with anticipation all behaved quite well.

It's clear that something might not be a good thing.

But when they stood before the Jade Palace Immortal, they all proactively adopted an attitude of 'I am loyal, I am willing, I am looking forward to it, I am offering it for free'.

These little ones are so obedient and compliant, like cotton balls, waiting for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to take action and mold them into the shape the Immortal Venerable needs.

They were practically saying straight out that any shape was fine.

There's no way around it, it's too complicated.

Rare resources are inherently irreplaceable. The value created by a Grand Master, who is a super productive force, at the individual level is like a mountain of gold falling between the fingers of a lower-level cultivator.

A Foundation Establishment like the one in Sweetwater Wai comes from an obscure little family. They barely managed to survive and reach the Foundation Establishment stage by using the resources they obtained within the family.

He looked quite respectable, and among the independent cultivators and lower-level cultivators, he was considered a semi-superior figure, somewhat like a 'cultivation version of a county-level Brahman'.

But to take another step forward—is as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

You can't define the difficulty of climbing the Four Spirit Realms as easy just because the Purple Mansion of the Great Heaven and Earth is something that no human can achieve, while the celestial beings of the Four Spirit Realms always have a slight chance.

Sweetwater Wai is not a single person, but rather one among hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people produced in batches over time.

But what about the chance to reach the Celestial Realm?

The odds are as low as one in ten thousand. The chances of reaching the Celestial Realm in the Four Spirit Realms are obviously not that rare, but they are still at least lower than one percent. It can be understood as being between one percent and one thousandth.

Compared to the 'zero' in the Great Heaven and Earth, the one percent in the Four Spirit Realms is almost infinitely higher in terms of absolute probability, but for the Foundation Establishment cultivators who are actually in it, it is actually no different from 'zero'.

From this perspective, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who came from a minor clan but was fortunate enough to embark on the fast track to enlightenment through the Wild Elephant Cultivation, initially benefited from the overflow of the Wild Elephant Cultivation path.

Even if Lao Mang is a beast, this is a fact.

The Immortal Venerable's gaze swept over the crowd, only to see one loyal head after another.

Killing is easy, massacre is even easier, but getting a bunch of people to genuinely dedicate their lives to someone else's spiritual practice is difficult.

Therefore, this thing needs to be packaged as a good opportunity, and then make the people doing it believe that it really is an opportunity, and not just a risk.

Sweetwater was trapped under the spell of the Spirit-Binding Technique, and no trace of spiritual energy could be felt.

He activated the techniques taught by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable with all his might, hoping to sense even a trace of the water spirit.

This special test will directly filter out those who lack talent, but as long as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is willing to give them a chance, there will always be people who will work for him.

On the contrary, the resources of the Immortal Venerable should not be given away indiscriminately.

The waste on a single individual is nothing more than a drop in the ocean for a celestial being with ten thousand donkeys.

However, 'investment efficiency' is one of the key aspects of the long-term struggle between the Golden Core cultivators.

Suddenly, Chongliu's expression shifted slightly, revealing a hint of excitement.

A middle-aged female cultivator opened her eyes with a mixture of unease and excitement.

She wanted to look at the Immortal Venerable, but she held back, lowering her head with trepidation and anticipation.

It turned out that she had already sensed Shui Ling.

"Master, this person's talent in water magic is the best among everyone, he has some of my own talent back in the day," Chongliu analyzed for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

As for being a disciple, Jing Shui has experience, and he has now fully adapted to his role as a disciple.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

Those who can sense the water spirit under the spell of the spirit-suppressing technique are all incredibly powerful, but after quite some time, only one person has succeeded.
It seems I haven't controlled the intensity of the spirit-suppressing spell well?
The Immortal Venerable was certainly not wrong; he simply lowered the restrictions imposed on the little ones by the blue ribbon.

By gradually reducing the difficulty, individuals with decent talent can be selected in stages.

Sweetwater Wai was where I felt the freshness of the water after the Immortal Venerable lowered the difficulty for the second time.

The blue veil left her body, and after observing the surroundings, Sweetwater Wai found that only about a third of the people had awakened from their meditation, which put his mind at ease.

Even if one cannot enter the Dao Ancestor's tutelage, with this talent, one can still gain some benefits, right?
Before long, after the Immortal Venerable lowered the difficulty for the third time, about half of the little Deng felt the water spirit.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable removed all restrictions and said.

"Those who did not sense the water spirit while under the spirit-suppressing state may leave."

Immediately, the eliminated players began to pledge their loyalty, hoping for another chance.
They were scrambling and fighting over it, making quite a scene.
Chongliu intervened on behalf of the Immortal Venerable and drove them out of the palace.

"Those with a lifespan of over two hundred years are not eligible to join my sect," the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable continued.

Thirty-five years old is out of the question; it's another life-or-death line.

The process of turning opportunities into rarity can greatly enhance the initiative of participants.

They cherish what they have fought hard for, and they are more determined when they hesitate in the future.
"Dao Ancestor, Wang Hongliu is already over two hundred and thirty years old this year. He's pretending to be young!"

One Foundation Establishment cultivator accused another Foundation Establishment cultivator of pretending to be young and refusing to leave.

"Don't you dare spout such nonsense! Dao Ancestor, Dao Ancestor, Hong Liu is only two hundred and three years old this year, Dao!"

Such farces are numerous.

Many people wanted to lie about their lifespan, but the Immortal Venerable's discerning eyes needed no further explanation. He simply pointed a finger, and Chongliu took action, driving away another batch of Xiaodeng who were begging for favors.

As for whether these people will hold a grudge and seek revenge in the future, or whether they will cause some kind of "thirty years of good fortune" or "if you bear this, you will bear that" law, then this situation will apply again.

(If you have to worry about even this, then you must be facing even bigger trouble.)

After chasing away the children who were begging for favors, Chongliu turned around and reported back.

"Reporting to Master, there are forty-seven people remaining."

Standing among these forty-seven people, Sweetwater Wai's heart pounded wildly.

Do we still need to screen it?
My age is fine, but I don't think I'm among the most talented.

After going through two rounds of selection, when the opportunity was really about to fall into her lap, Sweetwater Wai became even more fearful.

The expectations of the family, a turning point in fate, the most crucial opportunity of my life, the possibility of the future, and the hope of rising to the top in one step.

Everything in Sweetwater Wai now depends on the choice of the Pure Water Ancestor.

The fate of these junior cultivators was truly decided by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's single word.

They have cultivated themselves diligently for many years, overcome countless difficulties and crises, and only now have the opportunity to have their fate changed.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has actually cultivated to the point where he can easily change people's fate.

How can this not be becoming an immortal?

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is someone who has already become an immortal, a saint, or an ancestor.

The Golden Core is just a name for a realm; it's not called 'Saint' simply because that's not the preferred choice.
"Very well, you forty-seven people will now become my disciples, nominal disciples."

Sweetwater's body finally relaxed, and he even felt a little exhausted.

He seemed to have done nothing, but he was already covered in cold sweat—he was nervous.

"Meet the Master!"

One clever little mind took the lead, and everyone immediately chimed in.

"Meet the Master!"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable smiled and continued to transmit the Dharma. The "Free and Profound Spirit Nourishing Scripture" in Sweet Water's mind was fully revealed.

“Nourishing the nerves is a unique method I created, which leads directly to the realm of heaven and man.”

The only problem is that of the magical power you cultivate, five parts belong to you and five parts belong to me.

Those who wish to practice this method may stay; those who do not may leave.

Let's look at the specific content of the Dharma first. You have a choice. Even if you don't want to practice this sutra, I won't make things difficult for you.

The immortal's words seemed distant and carried a heavy sense of majesty. Sweetwater didn't think too much about it; he simply bowed respectfully and said, "I am moved by your words."

"Master, I am willing to give seven parts to you and three parts to myself. It is already my good fortune to be accepted as your disciple!"

Just like at the entrance of a village, when one dog opens its mouth, a pack of dogs bark in response.

The loyalty given by Sweetwater Wai is 73%.

Some people endured their hatred and followed the Seventh Mandate.

Some people, burning with ambition, increased it to 28.

Finally, with the words, "As long as I can enter the Celestial Realm, all of my magical power will belong to Master," the Immortal Venerable's dojo fell silent.

Chongliu pursed his lips in surprise, thinking to himself that these little Dengs really dared to shout.

He actually hates it too. What am I supposed to do when you guys do this?
Damn it!

"Haha, that's enough, no need to say anything more, I understand your feelings."

There's no need to mention 3/7 or 2/8, just 5/5.

Don't worry, I'm not some kind of demon; it's just that my cultivation method is a bit special.

If any of you are able to cultivate to the peak of the Celestial Realm in the future, I will naturally support your path to enlightenment.

"Alright then, I'll accept the top three who reach the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm as my formal disciples!"

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can devour people without spitting out the bones, but absolute exploitation only leads to absolute inefficiency.

Why was slavery eliminated?

That's so inefficient!

It's that simple, that mindless; all other reasons are secondary.

After the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable planted the Dharma seeds in the bodies of these nominal disciples, these disciples became means of production subordinate to him and under his control.

If you want them to get involved and grow grapes properly, you have to offer them discounts.

This is a fundamental rule, and it cannot be easily erased by any means.

Ultimately, what the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable seeks is a stable victory that lasts for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, rather than a short-sighted, short-term gain.

Therefore, the strategy should be to achieve a win-win situation.

Having received kindness, the young disciples went to cultivate, while Chongliu remained in the Immortal Venerable's Daoist temple.

"Master, I can also cultivate the Free and Profound Spirit Nourishing Technique to provide you with magical power!"

The workplace is competitive like this: other hard-working people are so ambitious that even those in the mainstream have to follow the crowd.

“Alright, come here, I’ll implant the seed of law into you,” Wang Yulou said with a smile.

Chongliu's expression was immediately paused, and it was quite a sight.

He was just putting on an act. He figured that if the Immortal Venerable was willing to take him as a disciple, he must have a great use for him and wouldn't treat him so harshly.

However.
"Alright, between us, let's just say what we mean and stop with the scheming."

There is another matter that requires you to take the lead in handling.

Seeing Chongliu's nervousness, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable withdrew his smile, somewhat bored.

There's absolutely no trust between the master and apprentice; it's a difficult situation.

This is also one of the biggest challenges he has encountered in his spiritual practice so far.

Trust, trust, it seems he can no longer build trust with anyone.

The most intimate relationship and bond that is formed after birth, such as master and disciple, seems to have no effect on Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Perhaps it's because of Red Eyebrows and Wild Elephant?
"Master, what do you need Chongliu to do?"

"As the Water Replenishment Conference has developed, it has gradually become a trend, and many Dao Ancestors have begun to follow suit little by little."

The wave has already formed, but to make its direction more controllable and to speed up the replenishment process, we need to employ some special methods.

Faster?

wrong!
Even slower!

Things are going too smoothly; the Jade Palace Immortal is about to cause trouble.

He didn't even know that Mu Fan planned to attack him once the initial results of the hydration were achieved, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still accurately dodged the invisible blade.

The form of the Great Dao is originally formless; it resides entirely within the heart of the Immortal Venerable.

One of the fundamental principles is: "Eat only what you are strong enough; if you don't have the strength, then eat chaff and bran!"
With interests and strength being relatively equal, the expansion of benefits brought about by the Water Replenishment Conference was too rapid, exceeding the rate at which Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strength increased.

Therefore, we need to accelerate our efforts to improve our capabilities while slowing down the process of replenishing our resources.

Apply the brakes firmly while simultaneously releasing the accelerator significantly; this is the only way to bring the car back to a safe state as quickly as possible.

This is different from the Immortal Alliance's reform. The reform faced too much resistance and backlash. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hoped to achieve consensus through compromise and realize the reform through consensus.

Reform is like dividing the cake internally.

Rehydrating is like making a new cake.

The underlying logic is that the cake of the Great Heaven and Earth has already been divided up by others, while the cake of the Four Spirit Realms still has a lot of room for growth, and it can even be said that there is room for growth everywhere.

They are fundamentally different.

Moreover, since Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is now running his own business and has no one to back him up, he has to be more careful and cautious in interfering with the hydration process.

"Based on your understanding of water methods, you have developed more ingenious uses for the magical water and sand."

There are four specific directions. First, materials for making talismans, magic weapons, and elixirs; the more directions, the better.

Secondly, as an aid to cultivation, it can be used as spiritual sand to create a batch of water-based cultivation methods specifically tailored to the characteristics of water sand, ranging from Qi cultivation to foundation building, numbering thirty to fifty.

Third, create an array based on the characteristics of water and sand. Ideally, the array should be used to transform water and sand into water-attribute spiritual materials, thereby motivating everyone to refine sand.

Fourth, within our Pure Water Sect's caravan, we will implement a dual-price system for rare goods: one price for spirit sand and another for water sand, making water sand slightly more affordable than spirit sand.

The goal is to fully motivate everyone to hydrate, and to accelerate the hydration process from top to bottom!

Consume water and sand, consume water and sand rapidly, and transform water and sand into another, rarer general equivalent.

The dual-track pricing system for rare goods in caravans was designed to foster a new trend.

They are used directly as currency and materials, resulting in heavy consumption and slowing down the water replenishment process.

Ideally, you should aim to achieve a state where you refine a lot and consume a lot of resources.

The process of replenishing water is like pouring water into a dry desert. The Four Spirit Realms are so dry that it would take a huge amount of manpower to bring the water spirit from almost nothing to one percent.

If we consider one percent as a critical point in the water replenishment process, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable expects this point to take at least five hundred years, and ideally, a thousand years.

Thus, given the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's mastery speed of one Great Dao every eighty years, he could master at least six or seven Great Daos before the first victory point of replenishing water arrives.

At that time, I was in the late stage of the Celestial Immortal Realm, and my strength was no longer that weak.

As long as there are enough reliable allies, with the cultivation level of the late-stage Celestial Immortal Realm, it is quite difficult to die if one does not act recklessly.

Delaying for two breaths gives you a chance to survive; delaying for three breaths brings allies; delaying for five breaths allows you to plan a counterattack; delaying for ten breaths is practically a win—if the other side wastes an opportunity, they lose; relatively speaking, even a win is still a win.

“Master, I have confidence in the rest, but the third point you mentioned, about using an array to transform water and sand into other water-attribute spiritual materials.”

This is extremely difficult; time is a crucial factor that is virtually unavoidable.

Increasing speed will reduce efficiency.

"To improve efficiency, you have to sacrifice time," Chongliu said with a wry smile.

Dao Zu was unwilling to exert himself, so as a disciple, he naturally had no complaints about doing things for Dao Zu. However, some more difficult matters should definitely be explained clearly from the beginning.

This is also a major difference in the Immortal Venerable's cultivation to this day.

The former Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, as a pawn who was "used for his abilities" and "used for his merits," often had to be at the forefront.

Now, he has become a true chess player, and can even start his own business in the small and arid Four Spirits Realm.

He doesn't need to worry about many things.

Allies, their subordinates, one's own subordinates, other participants willing to support the water replenishment agenda and vision, and the subordinates of other participants can all become assistants to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in his cultivation.

It can be said that this alone can save Jade Palace Immortal Venerable a great deal of time.

Saving one month's worth of money each year adds up to a huge improvement over time.

Moreover, because the Pure Water Sect has a territory of tens of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of disciples, and will inevitably have hundreds of thousands in the future, countless resources are constantly flowing to the Pure Water Palace.

It can be said that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has reached the point where he can have virtually unlimited resources and abilities within his capabilities without ever leaving his home.

When the decree was issued, it seemed that only Jing Shui received the order, but it was the many Pure Water Sect Masters and all the cattle and horses willing to accept the Immortal Venerable's favor that were mobilized.

It was true that once the needs were explained, the people below immediately worked hard to help the Immortal Venerable fulfill them.

Those kinds of situations where people rush to the front lines and take risks are basically impossible to happen again.

"Yes, we have to take it slow, and taking it slow is good too."

When fellow practitioners accepted the fact that 'Wonderful Method Water Sand' could become a water-attribute spiritual material, they formed the habit of using water sand to transform water-attribute spiritual materials.

The initiative of everyone to encourage cultivators within their own factions to refine sand will naturally increase significantly.

In the short term, the rate of water replenishment for sand refining will be slow.

But in the long run, it's faster.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had a profound understanding of the relationship between efficiency and speed; he grasped its essence from the very beginning of his cultivation journey.

The rule of diminishing marginal efficiency corresponds to the high operating costs of a complex system (here, "system" refers to any system of any size in any dimension, used figuratively), which is similar to entropy increase.

It is the opposite of the goal of cultivators who pursue the ultimate in individual efficiency, but the development of various external systems, such as power, magic weapons, overall strength, etc., can increase the efficiency limit of individual cultivators.

This is also a dimension of cultivation. What the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wants is for everyone to gradually transform water-based spiritual materials using sand.

Start slowly and then increase the speed, simmering over a low flame until the Jade Palace Immortal's strength increases, then reduce the sauce over high heat!
The brilliance of this strategy lies in its slow start!

Even increasing the effectiveness and applicability of water and sand in four directions is all for the sake of slowing down.

In short, the Immortal Venerable does not believe that he will be trapped by the threshold of Golden Immortal. Once he has accumulated enough, he will definitely be able to overturn the Four Spirit Realms!
"No one is more wise than my master."

“I am not wise, the cultivators of the Pure Water Sect are wise. We are counting on you for these matters.”

Do your job well. My arrangement for Xiao Sun is to oversee external affairs, while you will be in charge of the sect.

Chongliu, Chongliu, when your Dao Transformation Realm will be able to flow depends on the development of the Pure Water Sect.

The development of the Pure Water Sect is inseparable from the development of the Water Replenishment Festival; they are inextricably linked.

Whether the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is wise or not, how could Chongliu not know?
He was more concerned about the promise the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable made about his own Dao Transformation Realm.

As long as the water replenishment conference is successfully held, that will be fine. It's difficult, difficult, difficult. But this is also an inevitable process in cultivation. Even when the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable presided over the reform, it was difficult.

To ensure the smooth implementation of the reforms, he even sacrificed himself by marrying hundreds of fellow Daoist partners who were united in their beliefs.

Old Deng of Qunxiantai fought to the death, Qingrui and Shuizun, each more capable of causing trouble than the last.
During the most difficult times, even small matters like distributing compensation to fallen monks had to be compromised and carried out under pressure.

But we made it through, and it was precisely because of those difficulties that the path to the Golden Elixir was able to proceed so smoothly afterward.

Now, it's Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's turn to be the Water Venerable and the Azure Bud.

And Chongliu was the hydration pioneer he chose!
“Master, Chongliu is willing to push things forward for you, but Chongliu also has doubts in his heart.”

The Jade Palace Immortal's expression turned unusually serious.

"Say!"

This seems to be the first time that the master and disciple have had a heart-to-heart talk.
Daoguo's cakes are effective; they work for everyone, and they always do.

No matter how big, difficult, or hard the pancake is, it will work!
This is the fruit of the Tao!
"With the Water Replenishment Conference having developed to this point, are you going to accelerate it even further? Aren't you afraid of losing control in the future?" Chongliu asked worriedly.

The abbot, who was skilled in water-based cultivation, certainly possessed some understanding.

Success doesn't have to be achieved by me. For the sake of the world, what does it matter if I have to endure some hardships?

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable added with a smile.

"Furthermore, you may see that speed is not necessarily good, but you may not understand the changes in speed between rise and fall."

Experience it all, for there has never been such a grand historical process before this world.

That's why, like many Daoist masters, you can't understand or see through it.

Hearing the Jade Palace Immortal's guidance, Chongliu understood its profound meaning. He dared not ask any more questions, but after some thought, he made another request.

“Master, you should talk to Senior Houpu about the details again. If the measures to promote the refining of cinnabar were promoted collectively at the Houpu Dao Court level, the effect would be better.”

This is the stance of someone who truly intends to get things done; even his own master was mobilized.

Only then did the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable realize that Pure Water had truly become one of his own.

It can be said that we are now in a situation where "this moment is just like that moment".

It may seem a bit 'vulgar,' but things in this world are often that simple.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable achieved his current Dao attainment through continuous experiences and trials.

This echo between "this moment" and "that moment" is actually the process by which the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable progresses step by step from the bottom to the middle level, to the Nine Heavens, and then takes the lead in the game to strategize for victory or defeat.

The chess pieces of yesteryear have become true chess players.

Wang Yulou, who once sought support from Mangxiang and Shuizun, has transformed into the Wonderful Immortal Venerable of the Eastern Jade Palace.

This is the daily life between master and disciple, and also the daily life of cultivating immortality. It is also the path that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable came from, and the path that he will continue to walk in the future, step by step, to reach the highest point.

"You've reminded me, Lao Hou, how inconsiderate of me to have to pay the bill myself," Jade Palace Immortal Venerable replied with a smile.

It's all about support, here you go!
At Houpu's Daoist temple, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable arrived and encountered Guoshan and Shuangfeng fighting each other, with Houpu providing guidance from the sidelines.

A unique feature of the Four Spirit Realms is that these Golden Core cultivators truly treat combat as a daily routine.

The mutual enhancement and improvement of strength within the multiple Dao Ancestor Dao Courts will, over time, transform into a tremendous advantage over a single Dao Ancestor Dao Court, thereby propelling the Four Spirit Realms into a new era, and then gradually approaching the Great Heaven and Earth.

If the Great Heaven and Earth had not interfered with the Four Spirit Realms, perhaps fifty thousand years later, the Four Spirit Realms would have their own top power and the Basket Society, and there would also be a number one person who would be a public enemy.

"Brother Jingshui, who do you think will win?" Houpu asked.

"Fellow Daoist Shuangfeng, Fellow Daoist Guoshan held back, while Fellow Daoist Shuangfeng is going all out. In terms of offensive power, Fellow Daoist Shuangfeng definitely has the advantage."

Of course, if Guoshan also exerts his full strength, then Fellow Daoist Shuangfeng will face difficulties.

"Yes, you have to go all out in a battle of magic, and the same goes for replenishing water."

Over the years, many fellow Daoists have been involved in refining sand, but your Pure Water Sect has done very little.

Some even said that having a say at the hydration conference is useless; they're using you as an example.

Xiao Wang frowned slightly, guessing that Houpu probably knew he had come to settle his reward.

In the real world of cultivation, there aren't many nice guys. The benefits and changes that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable brought to Houpu did not mean that Houpu was willing to pay the price.

He had to go door-to-door to collect the debt, and at the same time, he hoped that Hopu would continue to endorse its behavior of seemingly speeding up the water replenishment process, but actually slowing it down.

Houpu's immediate attack was rather shrewd.

"Fellow Daoist, you know the situation of my Pure Water Sect. In recent years, we can only say that we have initially sorted out the sect. There are hundreds of thousands of mouths to feed and countless things to do. It's tough."

However, the speed of the Pure Water Sect's sand refining will increase in the future. As for the say in the Water Replenishment Conference, didn't we agree on that when we made the decision?

Without coercion or tangible benefits, yet still wanting people to participate, they can only offer things that might potentially translate into real benefits.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gave a brief explanation, without going into too much detail—"We can't let that old bastard Houpu take advantage of us."

He's here to collect a debt, not to pay it!
Houpu, that scoundrel, came from a merchant background. He's too clever; his nose is incredibly sharp. He immediately started accusing people, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could only hide.

"But when will it translate into tangible benefits? You need to give me a definite answer, fellow Daoist."

Back then, we outmaneuvered Lao Ju and Tianyin, but we had to face that pressure.

The death of Wu Hua was just the beginning; many people were tempted, and we couldn't stop them.

What should we do if someone uses the water replenishment conference as a pretext to seize profits?

This is a strategy that initially offers an advantage, but after it takes effect, it begins to have a negative impact.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"I don't care, I can't control it."

Perfectionism is undesirable; being able to run is a victory.

It's back to the logic of 'if you can't make ends meet, just endure it,' which can also be understood as 'strategic composure.'

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's current main task is to suppress the water replenishment process, but also to maintain the water replenishment operation and take the opportunity to quickly improve his strength and enhance his strength in all aspects.

If we endure him for five or eight hundred years, then these insects will have to submit to the will of the immortal!
There's nothing wrong with this strategy of using tactical retreat to achieve a major strategic victory.

"Ignore?" Houpu clearly hadn't expected the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to be so decisive.

"Yes, there's nothing we can do about it, but I do have some new ideas."
Our Dao Court is a large merchant alliance that has traded across half of the Four Spirit Realms. By promoting these four points together, using the Dao Court's caravans as the link and the Wind and Rain Pavilion as the network, we will gradually develop the process and order of water replenishment into the process and order of the Four Spirit Realms.

At that time, we will be able to reap the greatest benefits, Brother Houpu.

Therefore, dragging it out isn't a big problem; the longer it drags on, the more we gain.

"Staying unchanged is winning!"

What is dimensionality reduction attack?

This is the dimensionality reduction attack.

The unprecedented 'caravan agenda' and the unprecedented 'unchanging is winning' in the Four Spirit Realms held a fatal attraction for Houpu.

Even Lao Hou forgot to catch the phrase "Wind and Rain Pavilion" that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had mentioned.
"Staying unchanged is winning, staying unchanged is winning. The wave of water replenishment is led by us, so staying unchanged is winning."

By making a few simple moves along the water replenishment process, we can gain even more.

"Fellow Daoist Pure Water, you're now spreading the Dao!"

"Not really. You'll figure these things out on your own sooner or later. The key is that we must act as soon as possible."

The beauty of going with the flow lies in…

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable suddenly stopped speaking.

It turned out that a magical artifact-level talisman flew into the Taoist temple from outside Houpu's Taoist courtyard and was caught by Houpu.

Shuangfeng and Guoshan also stopped their battle and looked at Houpu Daozu.

A magic weapon-level talisman is not something an ordinary person can use.

He must at least be a famous Taoist patriarch!

Its appearance now means that something big has happened!

Houpu looked at the token, then looked at Jade Palace Immortal Venerable with a puzzled expression and spoke with a hint of doubt.

"Lu Zhishui is dead?"

Wang Yulou's expression also changed drastically.

How could Lu Zhishui have died?
He guarded against Gong Shande day and night, it became a habit, how could he have died?
"Something's not right, is it?" Guoshan asked somewhat uneasily.

Lu Zhishui is a half-step Golden Immortal.
There are many half-step Golden Immortals in the Four Spirit Realms because many Golden Core Dao Ancestors here are finding their own way, progressing step by step on their own.

They haven't even reached the point where they've summarized methods of alchemical cultivation such as 'immeasurable Dharma' and 'Dharma-form Dharma'.

However, among these half-step Golden Immortals, Lu Zhishui belongs to the strongest group.

He has come a long way on his own path!
"Let's go, Jingshui and Guoshan, we'll set off immediately for Tianyin Valley in Qinzhou. Shuangfeng, you stay and guard the Dao Court!" Houpu said through gritted teeth.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable frowned deeply.

He fast-forwarded the development of the Four Spirit Realms to the point where it possessed the characteristics of a top-tier power.

The Water Replenishment Conference is that force that resembles a top-tier power.

It's only superficially similar; it hasn't actually achieved a systematic operation in terms of benefits.

However, while the interests involved are not systematically managed, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu, as the initiators of the Water Replenishment Conference, need to bear certain responsibilities—perhaps not many, but they must bear them, otherwise the agenda may collapse directly.

Therefore, after receiving the news of Lu Zhishui's death from Tianyin, Houpu brought Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to the scene to provide support.

If we look at the current situation from the perspective of the principle of 'equal distribution of interests, power, and responsibility', then Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Houpu Old Thief are already somewhat forced to bear 'excessive responsibility'.

In the process of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's accelerated era development agenda, the death of Lu Zhishui, like a black swan event, is impacting the balance between the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's newly constructed 'water replenishment order' and the traditional order of the Four Spirit Realms.

However, this situation is inherently fragile. People like Tianyin, who have made little contribution but want to use the righteous cause for personal gain, are a concrete example of this fragility.

Lu Zhishui's death was an opportunity for ambitious people, both inside and outside the circle.
Once the window of opportunity is created, its attraction to ambitious individuals is reflected in the pressure of worrying about unfavorable changes for Jade Palace Immortal and Houpu in the situation.

All I can say is that the Lord of Wuji's methods are truly ruthless!
But that's actually normal. Having the strongest ability but refusing to participate, instead focusing on spitting shit from outside the wall, is bound to disgust people.
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At the original site of the Hundred Hands Taoist Temple, Hundred Hands is reporting good news to Huanpei.

"Wang Yulou is a clever man. His idea is to join our Tianwaitian directly."

The Water Replenishment Conference is the Water Replenishment Conference of the Outer Heavens. After the water spirits of the Four Spirit Realms recover, we will consume the Four Spirit Realms.

Only in this way can the benefits be maximized!

"Traveler, what do you think?"

Faced with such absurd words, Huanpei Xingzhe took several deep breaths to suppress his anger.

I just killed Lu Zhishui over there.

You tell me, hey, that little scoundrel Wang Yulou has decided to vote.

Isn't this nonsense?

If Bai Shou and Wang Yulou designed it this way, it would mean that Huan Pei killed Lu Zhishui in vain.

In fact, it wasn't a case of killing for nothing; he was achieving a lightning-fast GDP cycle all by himself.

Killing Lu Zhishui was to hinder the Water Replenishment Conference and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—how exactly he hindered them didn't matter, but the situation in the Three Immortal States and the centrifugal force within the Water Replenishment Conference were definitely enough to make Jade Palace Immortal Venerable eat a whole pool of donkey dung.

But now, am I, Huanpei, supposed to personally clean up the mess for myself, for Tianwaitian, and for Wang Yulou?

I grabbed his hand, thinking I was leading him to Wang Yulou's house, but it turned out I was being pulled into my own arms.
Self-produced and self-sold, sales figures skyrocketed!

So how could I not be angry?

Note that this is not because the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was a divine strategist who knew about Lu Zhishui in advance, but because the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable calculated that he would not lose immediately after making a bet.

Since that's the case, let's just go for the detachable rear end.

Dissatisfied with Huanpei's actions, Bai Shou simply pulled her along and shouted "Loyalty to the Lord!" There were no problems or pressures whatsoever—after all, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable never expected anyone to guarantee his interests.

No matter how difficult it is, you have to keep going on your own.

But.
The "Hundred Hands Throwing Water" event, along with the "Jing Pei Killing Lu Zhishui," was a double whammy of internal and external pressures.

As a result, at least half of it was cracked by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's "My heart has never left the Outer Heaven" - if it really continued to develop, Huanpei would be pure idiot, completely cracked!
"You mean we're on Wang Yulou's side now, and we're going to help him?"

"Yes, he also said that he has always been a steward of the Seven Seas Palace, and the Dao Lord has not dismissed him. Pilgrim, is what he said true?"

Huanpei stared intently at Baishou. If looks could kill, Baishou would probably be dead a thousand times over!

Is that damned Wang Yulou the master of the Seven Seas Palace?

Yes!
The Seven Seas Palace Master, who led the Immortal Alliance to Wuji Palace and demanded money from the Wuji Daoist!

'Master, what should we do now?'

The jade pendant calls out from the depths of its heart to its beloved master.

'Don't talk, my mind is a bit muddled.'

"This is what the Daoist Master Wuji replied."

So, what realm is the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?

It's hard to say.

When the Immortal Venerable attained enlightenment, he did so under the immense pressure of the highest level of the Great Heaven and Earth Golden Core, confronting the environment and facing pressure at the level of the Bifang.

Therefore, it's not surprising that he was able to pull off a move that left the Daoist Master of Limitless confused.

There was nothing they could do; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was utterly lacking in martial ethics, offering no resistance whatsoever and surrendering directly.
Does the Daoist Master of Wuji believe in the Immortal Venerable?

Reason told the Daoist Master of Limitless that he could not believe it.

This is a conspiracy between that bastard Wang Yulou and Bai Shou. They want to get their hands on Huanpei. They respect the Wuji Dao Master, but they don't respect Huanpei, the direct descendant of the Wuji Dao Master.

Emotions told the Daoist Master of Wuji that he could not trust them.

That bastard Wang Yulou is ambitious; he will definitely team up with the Boluo Society-Bifang Alliance to get rid of me and stop my path to supremacy.

But the prospect of profit tells the Wuji Dao Master that it's worth a try.

If everyone can truly join forces, the initiative Wang Yulou gained and the water replenishment process he established can become an important ally for the Outer Heaven to devour the Four Spirit Realms. This thing is really tempting—the initiative that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gained is definitely not fake. If it were fake, the Boundless Dao Lord would not have let Huanpei kill Lu Zhishui to cause trouble for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

He threw excrement, but Wang Yulou fed it directly into the mouth of the Wuji Dao Master.

As for how strong the taste is?
All I can say is that it tastes really good.

No matter which option you choose, it seems right, and it seems wrong.

Damn it!

The filthy swamp, like dog shit, buried countless heroes and geniuses. Even Qingrui was tormented to the point of howling, and was even forced to wear armor to fight alongside women.

Now, the swamp has spread from the Great Heaven and Earth to the Four Spirit Realms.

Now, it was finally Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's turn to teach the Boundless Dao Lord!
"In that case, ask Hundred Hands what that bastard's conditions are," the Wuji Dao Master instructed.

It seems a bit hesitant, not as swift as killing Wang Yulou directly, but this actually fully demonstrates the Dao heart of the Wuji Dao Master.

Feeding you shit, huh?

I ate it!
However, we need to talk about the price first.

In reality, Hundred Hands had confidence, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had confidence, and Wuji Dao Master also had confidence.

The confrontation has always been like this, with the Golden Core cultivators all carrying the determination to win.

"What are Wang Yulou's conditions?"

Bai Shou was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected that this matter could actually be negotiated.
However, he didn't hesitate. Only by keeping Huanpei and the Wuji Dao Master calm did he and Wang Yulou have a chance to kill Huanpei.

In the matter of Zai Huanpei, he and Wang Yulou were allies.

"Two conditions. The first is that we both have a path to immortality."

Secondly, he wants to rebuild the Wuji Palace within the Four Spirit Realms and become its master!

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's ideas for starting his own business were not complicated.

It means achieving comprehensive success, complete victory, multi-dimensional accumulation, and highly efficient improvement in cultivation and strength.

The Pure Water Sect, the Water Replenishment Conference, the Wind and Rain Pavilion, the Dragon Seeking Sect, the Water Seeking Association, and the Wuji Palace—six major forces, six major bases, and six major platforms—are building a hexagonal Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The Pure Water Sect is Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's core base, belonging to the circle of guaranteed benefits and core interests.

The Water Replenishment Conference is an expansion of our core base and a super-grand agenda, uniting numerous allies to create a new Four Spirit Realms.

The Wind and Rain Pavilion is an information exchange organization that crosses factions and regions, monitors changes in the Four Spirit Realms, and constantly seeks to gain benefits and opportunities.

The Dragon Seeking Sect is a special platform targeting cultivators at the bottom of the Four Spirit Realms. It expands the boundaries of its interests, forms an extended circle of interests, increases the 'monetization efficiency' of other forces, increases the total amount of resources acquired, and achieves a multi-dimensional improvement in strength.

Xunshui Society is a platform similar to Boluo Society and Wuji Palace, created in collaboration with Mangxiang. It aims to cultivate cross-domain forces outside of core forces, enhance power and expand influence beyond the enemy's sight, thereby breaking the deadlock through differentiation and placing more hidden pieces on the chessboard.

The Wuji Palace was an attempt to see if they could borrow the power of the Wuji Dao Master.

Yes, that means winning another round.

If it's not possible, then it's not possible. As long as Huanpei doesn't want to become the public enemy of the Four Spirit Realms, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable won't be in any major trouble for the time being. The act of targeting Lu Zhishui is actually a manifestation of Huanpei and Wuji Daozhu's unwillingness to take direct action.

With all six methods employed simultaneously, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation efficiency must be at least the best in the Four Spirit Realms.

As for whether it is the best in the world, that's probably a bit difficult.
After all, the old guard at Da Tiandi is still incredibly powerful; that much must be acknowledged.

In short, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's detachable rear end and power structure are all aimed at ensuring victory.

Just bear with it, cast your ball, it's a small matter.

Once the six major forces develop and form a positive interaction, promoting each other, everything will get better.

Even if Wuji Palace fails, Wuji Dao Master doesn't acknowledge Yuque Immortal Venerable's allegiance, so there can't be six forces.

Actually, five would also work, and the efficiency would be high enough.

Anyway, the Immortal Venerable has already calculated it.

Loyalty is worthless; only job hopping can bring a raise.

Jump once, eat your fill once; jump twice, eat your fill twice.

You asked what to do if you can't jump even once?
Human effort can make all things possible. Even the Immortal Venerable didn't expect it to actually succeed, and he had enough courage to accept failure!

(End of this chapter)