Shangyuque

Chapter 353 I am the sovereign ruler of the Four Spirit Realms; I will only win, I will never lose.
Hopu Taoist Courtyard.

Houpu, that old scoundrel, is deep in thought.

Guoshan, Shuangfeng, and Zhimo sat below, all with their heads bowed, unwilling to provoke Houpu's brow.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable won, but Houpu is rapidly sliding into the abyss of utter defeat.

The victory of allies will reshape the rules of profit distribution in cooperation. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's growth rate is fast, while Houpu's growth rate has fallen into a relatively slow situation.

Winning big in the overall direction doesn't affect losing in some internal parts—this is also a major driving force behind the never-ending internal conflicts.

"Zhimo, Fellow Daoist Yuque plans to relocate the Water-Replenishing Spiritual Land of Liezhou to the border between the Dao Court and its Pure Water Dao Court. What do you think we should do?"

Houpu certainly had many thoughts in mind, but at this moment it also wanted to hear other people's perspectives.

The further one goes, the more vigilant one becomes against arrogance and overconfidence.

The long lifespans and brutal struggles of cultivators have led them to deviate from the 'extraordinary' in the mundane sense, entering a state that sometimes seems ordinary but is actually suited to their survival.

On the surface, Houpu was seeking a plan, but in reality, this was just a small step in his self-reflection, and it does not mean that Houpu was a fool.

Having been singled out by his master, Zhimo dared not refuse, after all, his attainment of the Dao Transformation Realm was achieved with Houpu's help.

Just as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's early base relied on Red Lantern and Mangxiang, Zhimo was tightly controlled by Houpu.

But the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was no simple character, so Zhi Mo could only stammer in response.

"The water-replenishing spiritual land involves a great deal of issues, including the Liezhou Dao Court and several other Dao Courts. Why not bring those Dao Ancestors along to persuade Fellow Daoist Yuque together?"

This was actually the only solution that seemed useful; however, Houpu knew that this path was a dead end.

Whether it succeeds or fails, its alliance with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will be impacted.

In theory, by making enemies of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, one can gain many new allies.

In reality, being an enemy of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could mean being put on the list by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable before new allies arrive.

"Hey"

With a long sigh, Houpu ultimately decided against taking the risk.

It already knew the division of cultivation among the Great Celestial Venerables and was also clear that its own cultivation was at the level of a half-step Golden Immortal.

The complexity of interests influenced him, prompting him to favor insurance and stability.

Becoming a Golden Immortal first is the most appropriate course of action.

"Here's what we'll do: you and Shuangfeng take the lead and get this done."

Placing the water-replenishing sacred site of Liezhou within the Houpu Daoting is indeed not a good thing.

Ultimately, the Water Replenishment Conference was organized by Fellow Daoist Yuque.

The potential energy of victory is an objective existence that cannot be described in terms of specific quantity. Under the victory potential energy of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, even an existence like Houpu can only temporarily avoid its sharp edge.

Many people might think that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's killing of Nian Wuyai when Nian Wuyai entered the Four Spirit Realms seemed hasty and foolish.

However, when you have sufficient resources, proactively increasing risk leverage to seek greater returns is actually an extremely effective strategy.

In the life of a person or a spiritual practitioner, there may be many crucial opportunities, but some opportunities are lost forever.

If you grasp it, you can achieve a leapfrog transcendence.

If you don't seize this opportunity, it will be difficult to have another chance to do so in the future.

It's perfectly reasonable to worry about this and that, but in the end, those who create history and legends are the ones who are willing to take action.

“Relocating the Water-Replenishing Spiritual Site will definitely affect the Dao Court’s income. If you ask me, could we relocate the Dao Court as well, and follow the Water-Replenishing Spiritual Site?” Guo Shan asked tentatively.

"Furthermore, that Sha Niu, who is also problematic, is hiding in the shadows, and his most likely target is Fellow Daoist Yu Que."

"Being closer to Fellow Daoist Yuque means we can be among the first to participate and respond to whatever happens."

Productive forces determine relations of production. By replenishing water, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable restructured the direction of productive forces development in the Four Spirit Realms, thus gaining a dominant position in the relations of production.

Even an ally like Houpu Daoting, and even though Jade Palace Immortal Venerable respects the interests of his allies, the order he establishes will still benefit him in infinite dimensions.

Guoshan's suggestion wasn't even intentional; it was simply a proactive action driven by self-interest.

However, what corresponds here is that winning or losing in the short term or on a one-sided basis is not as important as controlling the overall situation and having the upper hand.

Xiang Yu won victory after victory, until finally, he reached the point where he committed suicide at the Wujiang River.

The victory of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is fundamentally different from the victories of Xiang Yu, which were victories that ultimately led to his suicide.

"Guoshan, you want to join Wang Yuque, don't you?" Zhimo immediately charged forward, somewhat annoyed.

It understood its master's distress.

Teaming up with Wang Yulou will lead to victory, but it will also gradually diminish the initiative in the collaboration.

For example, Guoshan's expression of goodwill towards the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable at this time is a manifestation of Houpu Laozei gradually losing the initiative with his good ally.

Human hearts are prone to change, and the heart of a cinnabar being even more susceptible to change.

"What are you saying? The Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms are always united. We are just using those outsiders to help us replenish our water and fight against the Sand Ox and the Outer Heaven."

When I said, "Whatever happens, we can handle it," I was actually leaning towards the other possibility: you misunderstood me.

Guo Shan gave a passionate explanation, which could be considered as speaking his mind.

Its idea represents the ideas of a large number of native Golden Core cultivators from the Four Spirit Realms.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is powerful, the water replenishment agenda is crucial, and the hidden enemies are also formidable.

Therefore, we should first cooperate with the unfamiliar Golden Core cultivators from outside the region to overcome the current difficulties.

As for future liquidation, it will still need to be done.

Did the old Native American chiefs not know that the foreign forces harbored treacherous ambitions?

I know that development is just as important. Simply confronting each other is meaningless. Of course, the fact that my scalp was later cut off to make boots was indeed because I lost the confrontation.

But no choice is perfect. When no one wants to bear the consequences, it's not surprising that things will develop in the direction of least resistance.

"Let the millstone be used, and let Guoshan speak!" Houpu said in a deep voice.

"That Wang Yuque is so meddlesome, stirring up trouble everywhere, and even killed his quasi-ally Wuya."

"Clearly, Wuyai is the strongest among those who support it."

Guo Shan went on and on, embellishing the story, until Hou Pu's head was spinning.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is winning, but both killing and winning have backlash.

The fact that Nian Wuyai was so powerful and important that even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had to kill him was, in Houpu's view, a horror story.

No matter how important or powerful you are, what difference does it make compared to Nian Wuyai?

This is the most difficult point for Houpu to handle since the Qinzhou incident began.

"In short, someone will definitely make a move; it might just be that Sha Niu hiding in the shadows."

When Wang Yuque dies, our Daoist Court will be located next to the Pure Water Daoist Court.

If we share the spoils, we can naturally get more benefits. Zhimo, you've really misunderstood me.

I was born a person of the Four Spirits Realm, and I will die a ghost of the Houpu Dao Court; I would never be a two-faced villain!

Despite already being victorious and having secured the de facto momentum of victory, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was seen by his allies as nothing more than a skeleton in a tomb.

In fact, that's exactly the case.

Capacity and strength create extraordinary achievements, extraordinary achievements bring boundless karma, and boundless karma overwhelms the 'newcomers' who are 'relatively lacking in capacity and strength' at the new stage of cultivation and level of existence.

These risks are unavoidable.

“That makes sense. Fellow Daoist Houpu, we are now at the stage where we can see the royal palace being built.”

No matter how tall its buildings are built, they will still collapse in the future, because the foundation of these outside Golden Core cultivators is ultimately insufficient.

"Once the hydration is nearly complete, the future of the Four Spirit Realms will be decided by our native Golden Core cultivators!" Shuangfeng declared decisively.

The future of the Four Spirit Realms is determined by the native Golden Core cultivators.

There is no solution to this problem.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable doesn't help others; he can't fight against the Outer Heavens on his own, and his vision of replenishing water may not be successfully realized.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gained an advantage in the confrontation by pulling people in, but this also put pressure on the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms.

As a result, former allies began to drift apart.

They even gathered together to anticipate the death of the Jade Palace Immortal.

Attraction of potential energy, conflict of interests, rifts within alliances, and perilous future.
In a seemingly unsolvable situation, finding a path to change does not mean that you can reach the end in one step.

The journey has truly just begun.

"You've gone too far, really gone too far. Fellow Daoist Yuque is our good ally, and we should support him when necessary."

Houpu, the old thief, remained silent for a long time before finally taking the initiative to calm his men's restless hearts.

There is some uncertainty about whether the "water-replenishing site" will be relocated.

"Move!" Houpu glared at Guoshan.

Shuangfeng and Guoshan were overjoyed.

I'm afraid that old scoundrel Houpu won't be able to see things clearly and will blindly follow Wang Yulou.

In the end, Wang Yulou became an immortal and a patriarch, while Houpu, along with the Daoist court and the three of them, became the price to pay.

That would be outrageous.

"Master, where is the Dao Court?" asked the Dao Ancestor Zhimo.

"Also moved."

Houpu answered in a low voice, very low.

It seemed as if they were afraid the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would hear them.

I'm craving it, but I don't dare to crave it too much.
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The tide rises from the heavens, and those who are enlightened hear its sound first.

When even the Dao Ancestor of Guoshan in Houpu Dao Court could hear its voice, those truly enlightened beings in the Four Spirit Realms would naturally also be able to see the changes taking place.

Mufanzhou, a town inhabited by ordinary people.

Old Dengmu Fan and Old Denggong Shande, who rarely had some free time, actually chose to meet here.

Of course, the main reason was that Gong Shande was afraid of being tricked by Mu Fan, so he chose a place where he couldn't be tricked to invite Mu Fan to meet.

"When exactly did you and Wang Yuque get involved?"

As soon as he arrived, Gong Shande bombarded him with questions.

The Heavenly Emperor was getting anxious.

Unfortunately, she was facing a situation that required considerable resilience.

The most difficult position to maintain in the entire world is Bi Fang's position—the fact that Lao Bi can firmly hold the number one position itself shows how terrifying it is.

The second most difficult spot to hold is where the elderly person with the winnowing basket sits.

Gong Shande was second in strength but the number one in name. He was just unlucky and had to bear the consequences for a very long time.

Later, the situation improved slightly, only to be interrupted by a major upheaval in the Four Spirit Realms—it was this upheaval that changed her situation.

However, the subsequent changes gradually exceeded Gong Shande's comprehension.

The arrival of the Great Heaven and Earth Golden Core cultivators brought with it a greater intensity of conflict within the Great Heaven and Earth. The sudden turn of events between Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Nian Wuyai was so intense that even Mu Fan couldn't hold back, let alone Gong Shande.
Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue does indeed have many worries about the old fairy.

"What do you mean by 'hooking up'? We're all like-minded. We share some similar ideas about hydration, so we've been in touch a little more often, that's all."

Mu Fan gave a vague and evasive answer.

In fact, he had already cooperated with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable when he joined forces with him to make Gong Shande the number one person in the Water Replenishment Conference.

Otherwise, the Four Spirit Realms would not have experienced their first period of stability.

A stable era doesn't simply come about because time has passed; rather, it arises from a consensus reached by all parties.

"Stop playing dumb, Lao Mu. You need to think this through. Wang Yuque is so arrogant. Sooner or later, we'll have to turn against him."

Mu Fan thought to himself, "Do you need to tell me?"
A falling out is inevitable!

Mu Fan fully supports and enjoys the hydration event organized by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Therefore, it naturally hoped to kill the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and monopolize the Water Replenishment Conference.

But before that, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had promised Mu Fan a "pie in the sky" by 'taking you into the world'.

So, they hung Mu Fan up.

Now, a large number of Golden Core cultivators have arrived in the Great World, so Mu Fan's choice is no longer limited to Wang Yulou.

In other words, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's rarity regarding Mu Fan has decreased significantly.

"That's the future. We can't turn against it now. We must join forces with the Golden Core cultivators from outside to deal with that hidden Sand Bull carefully."

Different internal and external pressures, different interests of different people—it's that complicated.

However, it would have been better if Mu Fan hadn't mentioned Sha Niu, because as soon as he did, Gong Shande became dissatisfied.

"Then why don't you support my efforts to expedite the restructuring of the water replenishment model for the seventeen states?"

It's the same old story. Gong Shande isn't bringing up past grievances, because this matter still hasn't been resolved.

The relocation of Houpu Daoting to a sacred site for replenishing water actually corresponds to this event.

Liezhou was the state with the best progress in water replenishment, but it still faced many obstacles. The situation in other places was even worse and more difficult to advance than in Liezhou.

"Nonsense, everyone knows why you're pushing this forward!"

This was a warning, after all, Gong Shande's ulterior motives were all too obvious.

Simply put, if the water replenishment model of the Three Immortal States is reorganized, the Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue will truly be the only one of supreme rulers in the state.

Hong Xuanji and Lu Zhishui are finished. The Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue is the only number one in the Three Immortal States. She can easily crush the remaining Dao Ancestors.

Therefore, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Mu Fan, and even the other half-step Golden Immortals in the Water Replenishment Conference were unwilling to immediately begin the reorganization of the Water Replenishment Mode in accordance with Gong Shande's wishes.

Of course, this is also because Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Mu Fan were unwilling to bear the consequences.

In short, we should stall for as long as possible. Sha Niu can't kill everyone at once. Once Sha Niu, also known as Huan Pei, starts to make his move, things will be much easier.

After all the states reorganized and replenished the spiritual land, Gong Shande's dominance in one state was naturally not so exaggerated.

"With great power comes great responsibility. I just want to protect the Three Immortal Continents and our world. What have I done wrong?"

Besides, Old Mu, you don't need to pretend. You've already taken control of Mu Fan Prefecture. What's my control of San Xian Prefecture compared to that?

Gong Shande has the Three Immortal Prefectures under his control!
This is the will of the Heavenly Emperor, and she will never give up on it.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is making progress, Wood Prosperity Dao Ancestor is making progress, but if Benevolent Heavenly Emperor does not make progress, she will inevitably die.

“You’re right, I support you, but the others in the Mu Fan Dao Court won’t. In short, we need to give the other Dao Courts in the Three Immortal States time to organize their disciples and personnel to leave.”

Mu Fan wouldn't stop Gong Shande, but that's for the future.

The best course of action would be to first drain the blood from Sanxianzhou and then give it to Gong Shande.

Within the dimension of the Hydration Conference, the 'Yu Hou Alliance' has already shown signs of collapse.

In their scheming against the Four Spirit Realms and their confrontation with the Outer Heavens and the Jade Palace Immortal, Mu Fan and Gong Shande found it difficult to fully trust each other.

"You'd better keep your guard up against me. But if you keep doing that, I might end up being killed by Sha Niu or Wang Yu Que. Then you'll be all alone."

The old fairy complained unhappily.

In her view, Mu Fan was indeed a formidable opponent.

Disgusting, incredibly tolerant, powerful, and well-managed in terms of influence; his operational and confrontational thinking is far superior to mine.

It's hard to hold back.

Faced with the Heavenly Emperor's anger, Mu Fan felt helpless and said...

"You won't die, I have faith in you."

Gong Shande's complaints are just that—complains. Don't take them seriously.
Her reasons seemed reasonable, but they were actually nonsense.

"Old Mu, I don't have that much confidence. Aren't you afraid?"

Those people—Wang Yuque, Nian Wuyai, and Sha Niu—were all difficult to deal with.

Despite being surrounded by so many of us, Nian Wuyai was still able to kill four of them.

If things proceed as Wang Yuque planned, will there still be a place for us in the Four Spirit Realms in the end?

Gong Shande was being too optimistic; she actually fantasized that the Four Spirit Realms would eventually offer her a place to stay.

Given the current situation, if she falls even slightly behind, she won't be able to wait until the so-called end!
"What's the use of being afraid?"

Mu Fan's pupils were so cold and stern.

Gong Shande's position as the Clown King may seem difficult, but in reality, he will not be purged as long as the situation does not completely collapse.

Moreover, Gong Shande also has the support of Mu Fan, which provides a safety net (relatively speaking, there is a stronger support).

Mu Fan is the true number one person in the Four Spirit Realms.

Standing on the front line against the extraterrestrials, Mu Fan had nothing to rely on.

The pressure it faces is much greater than that faced by Gong Shande.

To put it simply, if Mu Fan can't hold on in this confrontation, there will truly be no place for native Golden Core cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms.

Even if they exist, they are most likely to have been transformed into loyal beings by the Heavenly Golden Elixir.

"So you should support me more instead of being wary of me, right?"

There are heavens beyond heavens, people beyond people, and even above immortals, there are still immortals.

This is a good thing for us; we still have a long way to go, and we haven't reached the end of our rope yet.

But this is also bad for us. We should unite, not unite with the celestial elixir.

Wang Yulou is a ruthless beast with boundless killing intent. One day, he will also turn against you and me.

As for the sand cow, it is certainly a problem, but that doesn't mean we're going to cooperate with Wang Yuque to the end!

Can there really be any 'fellow-townsman sentiment' among the indigenous Jindan people?

It's hard to say.

The Golden Core cultivator is no longer human. The concepts of Dao Ancestor and Heavenly Emperor are even further removed from the definition of human than the 'Immortal Venerable' of the Great Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, it's normal that they are not human and lack the camaraderie of fellow countrymen.

However, in dangerous situations, from latecomers like Guoshan and Shuangfeng to established figures like Gong Shande and Mu Fan who stand at the pinnacle of the cultivation system in the Four Spirit Realms, all need to find more leverage points.

Therefore, the non-existent bond of hometown ties was brought up.

In reality, Wang Yulou was an evil dragon, Mu Fan was a fierce tiger, Gong Shande was a jackal, and Houpu was a hyena—none of them were easy to deal with.

"How do you want me to support you, to stand under Wang Yuque's gaze and the pressure from others, and to support your dominance of the Three Immortal Continents?"

Mu Fan truly didn't want to bear the consequences. Those who reach the top have a very clear understanding of the costs and benefits.

Moreover, Gong Shande, this ally, is completely unreliable.
"No, Lao Mu, haven't you figured it out yet? I'm willing to be at the forefront of this matter. You just need to give me a little support."

It's the same plan I proposed before. Wang Yuque provided the framework, and we just need to fill in the details.

As things progressed step by step, our goal was achieved.

Gong Shande has transformed from a passive clown into an active clown because his relative position and chance of winning in the top-level chess game of the Four Spirits Realm are the lowest.

Therefore, she had to charge forward.

This isn't even a case of trying only after failing; at most, it's a case of failing halfway, almost losing but not quite losing.

If we charge now, there's always a chance to turn the tide.

"Seventeen states were changed to nine states, which was simple. The Dao Court then united the nine states as separate entities, which was also simple."

Moreover, by reducing the number of major Dao Courts and forces after the reorganization, we can increase our scale and enhance our bargaining power with Wang Yuque.

However, Mu Fan was still unwilling to budge.

He recognized the changes and was enlightened by the opportunities brought about by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, as a Golden Core cultivator from the Four Spirit Realms, his long-standing conflict with Gong Shande is also real.

Supporting one's enemy to advance further is too counterintuitive and goes against one's conscience.

The bad habits of the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms are still at play here.

At the Basket Gathering, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable almost denounced Bi Fang as a great traitor, a great villain, and a great beast. However, after obtaining Bi Fang's feather, Old Bi still recognized and supported Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Because this is a win-win situation for both sides, stabilizing the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is valuable—with Wang Yulou's pride as the fastest Golden Core legend in the Great World, it's impossible for him to give it away to the Limitless Dao Lord for exclusive supremacy.

Bifang can support the enemy, and many Golden Core cultivators in the Great Heaven and Earth, including Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, can do the same, but this does not mean that such a practice is common.

At least, Mu Fan found it difficult to accept at first.

After a long while, Mu Fan finally spoke, his words tinged with bitterness.

"Goodness, goodness, do you know that beyond this realm, there are endless worlds?"

Our opponents are not simply outsiders, but the strongest group of outsiders in the endless world.

"If you can't win, you can only try to avoid losing."

The massive ships of the Naval Gun Empire shattered Mu Fan's dignity. The sheer intensity of the battle brought by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, even from a glimpse, allowed Mu Fan to clearly see the heart-wrenching gap in their strength.

"How can we not lose? It's not about letting you quickly conquer the Three Immortal States, but about dragging out the situation."

That jade palace awakened me, and it awakened the Dao Ancestors of the Four Spirit Realms: a stable victory is more helpful to our cultivation than a risky gamble.

Therefore, I will not support you immediately. We should wait and, ideally, fully support the confrontation between Yuque and Shaniu.

But apart from that, try to do nothing, let your subordinates rebel, so you can find excuses to fool him.
"The longer we drag this out, the better it will be for us."

Mu Fan ultimately approved Gong Shande's design, reducing the seventeen states to nine, thereby further expanding the expected scale of the forces involved in the new water replenishment era, and thus eliminating the influence of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the Heavenly Golden Core cultivators on the Four Spirit Realms.

However, Mu Fan did not intend to do so now; he preferred to drag things out for longer.

"Old Mu, are you stupid? We are trapped by the upper limit of this world, and our understanding of cultivation is weaker than that of the Golden Core cultivators from beyond the heavens."

"If this drags on, it will be at our disadvantage!"

Putting aside his past dark history of being forced to play the clown, Seondeok Jaejin's level of skill is still quite impressive.

"You are you and I am me."

Mu Fan has disappeared, but he still answered the questions of the Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue.

For Mu Fan Daozu, who had reached the position of the de facto number one person in the realm, his cultivation had progressed rapidly after someone pointed out that cultivation was about cultivating transformation.

For example, all Golden Core cultivators are prodigies. Back then, Bai Li was able to achieve his own path and enter a period of rapid growth in strength through a simple and abstract opportunity for change brought by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

This is what makes the prodigies different; even with just a slight change, they can seize the opportunity and make good use of it when the time is right.

Despite being outmaneuvered by Mu Fan, Empress Seondeok was not angry. She simply stood there for a long time before leaving with a furrowed brow.

They've all come quite close to the future in terms of strength, but the future is becoming increasingly unclear.
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Liezhou, Jingshui Daoting.

All the Golden Core cultivators who came to support the Great Heaven and Earth were kept by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's side.

That is, they were assigned to the Pure Water Dao Courtyard.

There's nothing wrong with it; I'm afraid of the jade pendants I wear.

Even though Nian Wuyai is dead, Huanpei is still alive. Even with Bifang's feather as a backup, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wouldn't dare to take any risks.

Anyway, these people came with a mission, which is to seize the creation of the Four Spirit Realms.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable killed Nian Wuyai, who wanted to start a fight, and Jinglan and Fenshui were quasi-allies of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable (one was a disciple of Water Venerable, and the other was a disciple of Zhizhi Dragon God), not to mention Xihe, Qi Taiyu and others.

Adding to the three other Golden Core cultivators already in the Pure Water Dao Court, it's as if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has become a prisoner, simultaneously keeping the support Golden Core cultivators from making any rash moves while using them as his bodyguards.

The sacred site for the water-dividing area is Guheishan, a name that sounds unlucky, but it is actually an excellent spiritual place.

On this day, a red streak of light descended into the mountains, and Fen Shui hurriedly went to personally receive it.

The newcomer was none other than Tiger Prime Minister, a disciple of the King of Deding.

Fine food and celestial wine, beautiful women dancing with swords—the carefree life is beyond words, and the Jade Palace Prison is quite good for these Golden Elixir cultivators.

But after a few rounds of drinks, the matter of rebelling against the Jade Palace still needed to be discussed.

They might take advantage of the Jade Palace Immortal's sweet talk, but they were all seasoned cultivators who knew what was good for them.

"The Dragon God previously looked down on Wang Yuque, but he never expected that Wang Yuque would cause such a mess in the Four Spirit Realms."

Fen Shui, dazed and confused, spouted nonsense. Since it was all drunken ramblings, neither he nor Hu Xiang took it seriously.

Even the mighty Dragon God must respect change itself, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is no nobody in the vast universe.

"But now it seems that after Nian Wuyai died, we were actually suppressed even more."

Tiger Xiang's words carried a hint of regret—in truth, it was all nonsense; he had been persuaded little by little by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

At that time, killing Nian Wuyai, who had the highest cultivation level and was most likely to devour the Four Spirit Realms alone, would have been beneficial to everyone.

However, with Nian Wuyai dead, the struggle has now entered a new phase.

So, instead of crying, you should cry a little.

The dead can sometimes be just as useful as the living, and in rare cases, even more useful.

"The celestial pendant was hidden in the shadows, but the Heavenly Outer Heaven's covetousness of the Four Spirit Realms won't just disappear into thin air."

As long as we wait for Wang Yuque and the people from Tianwaitian to clash, we'll pretend to hold back and ideally let them both suffer heavy losses.

"In that case, things will be much simpler, and our influence will be greatly enhanced," said the Water Immortal Venerable.

Nian Wuyai is dead, but ambitious people will always exist.

This is the situation facing the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"I am more concerned about the Water Replenishment Conference. Fellow Daoist Fen Shui, you are a great cultivator with profound knowledge of water magic."

If you ask me, you should try to join the process of replenishing water in the Four Spirit Realms right now through Wang Yuque.

In this way, should the future change, we will have the opportunity to leverage the Water Replenishment Conference system to build a corresponding organization and thus plan for the Four Spirit Realms.

Tiger Prime Minister's ambition is not only to regain the right to speak; he even wants to seize the agenda and vision personally shaped by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"I'll give it a try." Fen Shui shook his head. He didn't think that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would allow him to participate in the water replenishment process in such a short time.

They're all old foxes; it's not easy to deal with them.
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From the Jade Immortal Venerable's early ally, the 'Jade Thick Alliance,' to the Jade Immortal Venerable's ally Mu Fan Gong Shan De, who controlled the Four Spirit Realms and the power of guiding spirits, and then to the Jade Immortal Venerable's most recent ally, the Great Heaven and Earth Clan, who supported his Golden Core.

After the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable achieved victory, these good allies unanimously embarked on a journey to oppose the Jade Palace.

The tides rise and fall, and it seems that the tide of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has entered the falling phase.

This is actually reasonable—a peak is not necessarily followed by an even more glorious peak; the naked ape's fantasy and reality are two different things.

However, in the Immortal Venerable's Daoist temple at the Pure Water Daoist Court, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable remained calm and unhurried, embracing his little lover Qin Churan with carefree ease.

"They said, 'Emperor Luo has already sent you, my lord. It would be inappropriate to send the Eastern Immortal Venerable here as well.'"

"Therefore, we had no choice but to seek refuge with the Western Immortal Venerable, which is how we came to the Four Spirit Realms," Qin Churan explained.

"If Donglai could come, breaking the deadlock would be much easier, but unfortunately..."

Looking at her man's profile, Qin Churan thought to herself, "You don't seem to really feel any regret."
"My lord, aren't you worried about the backlash? Nian Wuyai's death was the triggering and resolution of the conflict at that time."

But as soon as old problems are solved, new ones will emerge, so you need to prepare in advance.

Stroking Chu Ran's fragrant shoulder, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was somewhat moved.

It was through Qin Churan that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable first realized that the cultivation world was not lacking in geniuses.

There are many geniuses, great geniuses, and incomplete geniuses, but there are too few opportunities in this era, and many people are trapped.

Chu Ran is a case in point.

"You're teaching me now, haha," Wang Yulou teased.

"What, am I right?"

Qin Churan asked again, somewhat embarrassed.

"No, no, it's just that your perspective on the issue is too shallow, and your judgment is too one-dimensional."

Above the Golden Immortal level, one must observe the ebb and flow of the tides.

The tide will rise, rising as if the sky were collapsing.

The tide will recede, and it will recede. Everyone will be treated equally.

Therefore, I am not surprised by anything that happens now or in the future.

Understanding the logic of change will never be outdated.

Everything in the world, from survival to spiritual practice, is contained within this.

The so-called supreme status is nothing more than the ultimate state of change and possibility.

"My lord, what if..."

"There is no 'what if'. I am the supreme ruler of the Four Spirit Realms. I will only win, not lose."

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable responded generously.

(End of this chapter)