Shangyuque

Chapter 354 If I become the Immortal Emperor one day, I will make lotuses bloom everywhere! (1.1 views, please vote!)
Only able to win, never lose?
wrong!

We can only win, we can't afford to lose!

But using "only wins, never loses" sounds more sophisticated.

This isn't the Celestial Venerable fantasizing again; rather, the Celestial Venerable sometimes needs to consider the emotional value of his subordinates.

The path of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was chosen and walked by himself.

He voluntarily stepped onto the pinnacle of the Four Spirit Realms stage, and thus had to bear the pressure of that pinnacle position!

For example, Bi Fang was humiliated to his face by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and in the future, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable may also be humiliated to his face by some minor figures.

These things don't even need to happen; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can foresee them in advance.

If you want to master, dominate, and control everything, you must bear all the possible backlashes.

"But, my husband, your current situation is like cooking oil on a raging fire."

Just as you once taught me, the moment of victory is often the most dangerous moment.

The old forces have vanished, and no new forces have been born. Furthermore, Emperor Luo and the others cannot directly support you now. Aren't you worried?"

What is our own people?
Qin Churan is a true confidant of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—to directly criticize the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is something that ordinary people dare not or can not do.

Despite being given such advice by his young Daoist companion, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was actually in a very good mood.

Having wandered alone in the Four Spirit Realms for so long, only a black dragon and a silly artifact spirit have been able to relieve my boredom.

Now that Chu Ran has arrived, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has gained another close confidant.

"Hahaha, you're right, you're right, but you've overlooked one problem."

My cultivation level has improved, and I've won so many times.

"My status as a ruler in a peaceful and prosperous era is not a boast, but my actual position."

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was not pleased with himself, but rather felt a sense of melancholy.

The former King Yuque and Jade Palace Immortal faced risks and backlash with extreme caution.

Now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable faces terrifying risks and backlash, yet he remains calm to the point of being almost unrestrained.

why?
Because he has won far too many times.

The momentum of victory is enough to make those with ill intentions hesitate.

The mere fact that he was 'confronting the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable' was enough to make many Golden Core cultivators, lacking confidence and courage, immediately back down.

"You mean, they'll have ideas, but they won't dare to act?"

As the Daoist partner personally chosen by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and a young prodigy gathered around him for his own ambitions, Chu Ran has made great progress over the years.

"Indeed, in my current situation, even if I wanted to lose, it would be very difficult."

Temporary losses may occur, and partial losses are inevitable, but a true loss of momentum is unlikely.

When it really comes to that point, my safety and my ups and downs can shake the balance of endless world conflict.

For example, if I suffer a humiliating defeat in the Four Spirit Realms, would the Lord of Wuji really dare to launch a full-scale attack on me and completely kill me?
No, it might even suspect—you Wang Yuque, are you trying to seduce me?

The ebb and flow of tides, the fruits of countless ages, and my merits and demerits are far beyond the level of ordinary people's understanding.

The process of development is very complex. In the current situation, the types of variables and influencing factors have been reconstructed.

Size is a crucial factor.

The scale here can be understood as the sum of changes and possibilities controlled and influenced by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—that is, the comprehensive influence on the Four Spirit Realms and on the confrontation with the Sovereign.

Given the size of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, it is possible that he could affect the balance of power in the struggle between the two supreme beings!
It's not that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can be completely carefree and do whatever he wants, but rather that his tolerance for mistakes will be greatly increased.

On the Immortal Platform, the immortals may dress Qingrui up for a group activity, but will they really kill her?
Mu Fan, Gong Shande, Houpu, Mangxiang, Fenshui, and Heling. They were dissatisfied with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's arrogance and domineering attitude, but they dared to harm the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable knew without even thinking that someone was secretly conspiring against him, but to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, it was really no big deal.

This is a battle between Golden Core cultivators, not a dog fight in the village!
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's position, power, and size have reached a point where it is very difficult to completely lose (this does not mean that the concept of losing immediately upon making a move is invalid; the difficulty in completely losing here is relative, and the corresponding premise is that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must ensure that he has the key qualities to control the situation).

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did not understand the killing intent of the Boundless Dao Lord, but he was certain that his victory was real!

It's so real that it commands respect from many people!
"Husband, are you saying that Chu Ran is stupid?"

Xiao Qin answered in a timid and cowardly manner, looking extremely well-behaved.

"Haha, not at all, but your cultivation level is indeed insufficient."

Furthermore, if I send you out to keep an eye on those fools, you'll need to be quite active in the Four Spirit Realms.

How about this, Little Black?

Upon receiving the Immortal Venerable's summons, one foot swiftly rose from the spirit pool.

The Black Dragon God transformed into a cute little snake, coiling around the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's hand.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable raised his hand and handed the little snake to Qin Churan, saying.

"Let Xiao Hei follow you for now, so you can show your face more often in the Four Spirit Realms. When the time is right, I will transform your Dao Golden Core into one!"

Once, in the Red Lantern Illumination of Mangxiang Mountain, Danri performed a ritual to bestow blessings upon the Jade Palace Immortal.

On that day, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable felt the anxiety of a caged bird.

Now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has completely broken free from his cage in the Four Spirit Realms.

A caged bird?
Do not!
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is now a supreme ruler, but limited to one realm.

It's a bit like having too many modifiers, implying that everyone is a prodigy and the strongest, but ultimately, the modifiers for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable are not many.

In the shallow pool of the Four Spirit Realms, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has now cleared at least half of the challenges.

The remaining troubles are only a few dozen or a hundred, which can be resolved gradually.

"My lord, you shouldn't accept rewards without merit. My sister Yingxi and the others should accept them too."

I will help you attain enlightenment and bestow upon you the Golden Elixir.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's boundless creation was only slightly revealed, yet it made Chu Ran feel dizzy and disoriented.

But she hadn't lost her mind; she still had a brain.

However, when we delve into the specifics of real-world interests, many things change.

The Jade Palace Immortal smiled and said softly.

"They are them, and you are you."

Chu Ran, I don't know if you remember, but you were the second person to follow me.

They all came later.

Putting aside the ridiculous romantic feelings between men and women, on the way to the real Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the first person who was loyal to the Immortal Venerable was Bai Lu, and the second person who was loyal to the Immortal Venerable was Chu Ran!
Zhou Yingxi?
Born into a powerful family, they schemed for their own interests and exploited each other. Taking the opportunity of opening the Purple Palace by combining their mansions, they became Daoist partners with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

White Fish?
The Immortal Venerable underwent a transformation, enduring a long trial and embracing the changes. He achieved the Golden Immortal Path through the transformations brought about by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and later even left the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable for a considerable period of time—if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had not survived, there would have been no subsequent story.

Kim Myung-do?
Ha. That's true for all of them.

In reality, Qin Churan was also aligning himself with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable for personal gain.

In matters of the heart, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was willing to believe that these fairies and beauties had genuine feelings for him.

But if, even today, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still cannot escape the sexual repression of mortals and the reproductive desire in the genes of naked apes, then isn't his Dao Fruit a joke?

Setting aside the emotional perspective, Qin Churan is simply one of the jade pendants beside the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Compared to old masters like Bi Fang and Wuji Daozhu, the fact that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has more jade pendants around him is one of his few advantages.

Therefore, when it's time to accelerate Chu Ran's progress, we must do so as soon as possible.

Only in this way can we have more leverage points.

As for the Immortal Venerable's disciples and allies, they are far inferior to Chu Ran, who has been the Immortal Venerable's Daoist partner for a very long time.

"My dear husband, sometimes I am afraid too."

I was just an ordinary repairman at the River Bay Fishing Port. I'm already lucky to have gotten to where I am today, and Chu Ran is already satisfied.

I was satisfied when I reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but you must help me attain the Dao Fruit.
What if I can't handle the pressure and things go wrong, leading to unexpected results for you? Wouldn't that ruin your plans?

Qin Churan was genuinely scared.

Golden Core, Golden Core, how could I possibly be worthy of becoming a Golden Core cultivator?
Back when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was still in the Great World, Qin had been by his side and had seen a lot of the world, so he knew how big the gap was between him and the Golden Core stage.

The Golden Elixir of the Great Heaven and Earth is of extremely high value.

Even the most outrageous Divine Light type are still genuine ultimate powerhouses, peerless geniuses, outstanding talents of their time, and exceptionally gifted.

And she
"Good, you know fear, which means you haven't been misled by the Dao Fruit. You have basic manners."

Everything else is simply accumulation.

The overall situation in the Four Spirit Realms is unlikely to be settled in the short term, and even if it is, my own situation will not be settled in the short term.

This is all time for you to grow. If you keep up with your growth, the upper limit of your Dao fruition will be very high.

Even if I can't keep up, it can still be a help to me.

Don't worry, I'll make arrangements and try my best to keep you from taking unnecessary risks.

If Qin Churan couldn't keep up and died in certain situations, it would be the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who paid the price.

Ordinary low-level cultivators bear the consequences, and that's that; their cultivation level isn't high enough, so they can only accept it.

If Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to bear even a fraction of the cost, he would strive for a tenfold return—whether this is feasible is another matter, the key point is that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has the strength to 'collect the debt'.

He seemed rather cold-hearted, as if Qin Churan had become a tool.

But in reality, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable isn't a nanny who cleans up messes, and he can't manage everything. The gift of giving away Dao Fruits for free is already the most generous of all.

To put it another way, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to reveal to the outside world that he was giving away Dao Fruits for free...

His doorstep will probably be overcrowded with people from the Purple Mansion.

"My lord, Chu Ran's success today is not due to my own efforts, but simply because I followed you."

"If needed, Chu Ran is willing to do anything for her husband."

"What is it?" asked the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"Of course!"

Upon hearing the question from the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Qin Churan was initially puzzled, but then became somewhat expectant.

It's been so many years since the last chisel was dug. How long has it been since Xiao Wang left this world? How long has it been since Qin Churan lived alone in this empty room?

Having fallen in love with the girl who was the fastest Golden Elixir Legend in the world and the most outstanding genius of the era, how could she possibly be interested in anyone else?

However, after examining the black dragon in his hand, Qin Churan felt that it was somewhat in the way.

"Very well, extract some bones so I can refine your natal magic weapon." Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said calmly.

Heilong, who was watching the drama unfold, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It recalled the time when it was refined and left with only one leg. Although the dragon claw grew back later, psychologically, the incident was almost unforgettable.

"what?"

Xiao Qin, whose face was flushed, was no longer embarrassed; her small face was full of confusion.

"What do you mean 'ah'? I've made great progress in my cultivation over the years, which will allow your natal magic weapon to advance further, thereby enhancing your self-protection capabilities."

The Immortal Venerable of Jade Palace's cultivation path was truly authentic.

It can be said that Qin Churan got a great deal.

"Of course, but which bones do I need to remove?" Qin Churan replied through gritted teeth.

Being a Daoist partner is difficult; being a Daoist partner of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is even more difficult.

What can we do?

smoke!
Wang Yulou's Daoist heart was as firm as iron, and his Daoist partner followed suit.

"Twelve ribs, four leg bones, four arm bones, spine... never mind the spine, the hip bones will suffice."

Oh, and the finger bones from both hands were also extracted; they're the perfect size, and can be used to patch any leaks during the refining process.

Seeing that Qin Churan neither moved nor spoke, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable smiled and continued to ask.

"Scared?"

Qin Churan, who was usually very difficult to keep up, managed to maintain her composure.

"It's not that I'm afraid. They say that beautiful women are nothing but bones with flesh hanging on them."

But after all those bones were removed, I…

It's really hard to hold on. There are only so many bones in my body, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable directly removed the main bones.

The Immortal Venerable's Dao Heart was so extraordinary that even though Chu Ran knew it before, he was still shocked at this moment.

"Haha, don't worry, just cultivate in the spirit pool. I'll give you the best elixirs, and you'll recover quickly."

The impact of extracting bones and refining weapons during the Purple Mansion stage is less than that after attaining the Golden Core stage. I've done this to Black Dragon before, so don't worry.

"Little Black, don't you think so?"

Seeing the Immortal Venerable looking at it, the black dragon shuddered, feeling the foot that had been left behind begin to hurt, and it quickly said.

"Yes, yes, yes, the compatibility of a natal magic weapon will be further improved after it is refined with one's own bone material."

"Fellow Daoist Chu Ran, rest assured, my master's cultivation is... well, it's absolutely amazing."
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In Qinzhou, within the former territory of the Diyong Daoting, a dramatic change is taking place.

The cave heaven of Jin Xian Nian Wuya gradually collapsed more than half a year after his death, and completely collapsed into the Four Spirit Realms.

The fall of Nian Wuyai released a tremendous aftershock at the moment of his death, which was then consumed by the Golden Core cultivators who were participating in the team building activity.

However, its cave did not burst open directly.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the other Golden Core cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth initially thought that Nian Wuyai had only converted a small portion of his strength into a Cave Heaven, thus gaining the life-extending advantage of the Cave Heaven Technique.

Therefore, the genius of the cave did not cause any changes when he fell.

This conjecture is actually quite reasonable. Many Golden Core Immortals in the Great Heaven and Earth are extremely wary of the Grotto Heaven Techniques created by others.

Especially after the reappearance of the Wuji Dao Master, those Golden Core Immortal Venerables who had once transformed a large portion of their strength into Cave Heavens found themselves in dire straits.

However, Nian Wuyai's cave heaven is actually not small. It's just that as a Golden Immortal, he has his own improvements to the cave heaven method—he's afraid that the Daoist Master Wuji might leave him a back door.

Therefore, its cave did not explode directly when it fell.

However, six months after Nian Wuyai's death, his grotto appeared in Qinzhou.

Tianyin was the first Jin Dan from Qinzhou to realize this.

After all, it had taken over most of the territory of the Earth Surge.

The boundless cave manifests in the world of the Four Spirit Realms, and its most distinctive feature is the abundance of water.

The abundant water elemental energy dissipated rapidly in the arid environment of the Four Spirit Realms. Tianyin dared not hesitate and immediately summoned her natal magic treasure, the Peak Qin.

The thunderous sound of the zither, with its intangible tones, stirred the tangible world, transforming into a vast net that captured the scattered water spirits.

The water is so fresh and white, it can't be wasted; the Four Spirit Realms are so short of water.

However, the giant net also attracted the attention of fellow Daoists.

"Fellow Daoist Tianyin, what's going on?"

Julehu noticed the sudden playing of his natal zither and had some questions.

The Cave Heaven Method is not a good method, but the natives of the Four Spirit Realms had no chance to know about it.

"The spiritual energy here is strange, and even this area looks different from before."

Old Ju, look at those mountains. The plants on them couldn't possibly have grown in just a few years.

Tianyin wasn't quite sure if she remembered correctly, but Julehu was certain that those peaks didn't exist before.

He landed between the mountain peaks and began to observe a spiritual plant that had emerged after the collapse of the cave.

After a long while, he finally spoke softly.

"This spiritual herb shows no signs of being a spiritual herb found in the sand."

From the very beginning of its growth until now, it has never lacked water, meaning that this suddenly appearing mountain may not even belong to our world.

Based on the growth state of the spiritual herbs and their unique characteristics that distinguish them from the spiritual herbs of the Four Spirit Realms, Julehu guessed some answers he had never thought of before.

This is a secret technique from the Outer Heavens, revealing its true form to the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms for the first time.

"Influenced by those Dao Ancestors from outside?"

While pondering how to share these treasures that emerged from the collapsed cave with Julehu, Tianyin asked.

"It's not just about being influenced; go in that direction, that's where the inspiration is most active."

Spiritual opportunity is the gathering and manifestation of spiritual energy, but it is different from simply abundant spiritual energy. Spiritual opportunity is the most easily accessible opportunity for change.

The Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms may not understand the importance of the mechanism of change, but they are naturally quite familiar with the spiritual mechanisms that can help in combat.

Following the difference in the density of spiritual energy, the two Dao Ancestors from the Four Spirit Realms found a dilapidated stone hall.

Half of the stone hall is missing, and the remaining half lies crookedly in the ravine between the mountain ridges.

After investigating, Julehu exclaimed in surprise.

"This is... the aura of Nian Wuyai. This dilapidated stone hall, along with the newly formed mountains and plains outside, are all related to Nian Wuyai?"

The many Golden Core cultivators and Jade Palace Immortals who supported him in the Great Heaven and Earth all thought that Nian Wuyai's cave was too small, so small that it couldn't even explode, and could only prolong his life. That's why it didn't explode when he perished.

So, such a mistake was left unresolved.

The real problem isn't that Julehu and others discovered the existence of the Cave Heaven Technique; this thing was bound to spread gradually.

With so much support for Golden Core cultivators, some people will inevitably want to cash in first.

Even the native Dao Ancestors of the Four Spirit Realms have a need to avoid tribulations, and they have to drink the poisoned wine even if they know it is poison.

The real trouble lies in the fact that the Cave Heaven Technique was intentionally spread by the Dao Lord of Wuji.
When Julehu and Tianyin were shocked to discover the secrets of the Cave Heaven Method, Wuji Daozhu, who was hiding in the Dao Court and dragging along many supporting Golden Core cultivators pretending to be turtles, also noticed these two native Golden Core cultivators from the Four Spirit Realms.

'Young friend, you guessed correctly. This technique is called the Cave Heaven Technique.'

They disrupt change, undermine the existing stable order, and provide a basis for the possibility of expanding their own interests.

This is the ordinary practice of Golden Elixir cultivation, but when it comes to real-world confrontation, it becomes endless deceit and treachery.
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More than a decade later, it was spring again.

Springtime in Quanzhou, Jinzhou, has once again reached its peak of prosperity.

Quanzhou, once a vital water source, has now become a source of nourishment for Jinzhou.

The water replenishment of Jinzhou revolves around Quanzhou—having an existing foundation is certainly faster than creating a water-rich land out of thin air. As the Dao Ancestor of the Murong Dao Court, Mangxiang benefits from the strong support of Jinzhou's number one Dao Court and has a superior cave dwelling in Quanzhou during the spring.

On this day, Old Mang, who was cultivating, suddenly twitched his brow.

With a wave of his hand, a magical talisman passed through the formation of the dojo and arrived in front of him.

"Darkness, come see me, the hydration festival is about to begin again."

The decree of the Daoist Master Murong.

The death of Jin Xian Nian Wuyai was almost like a great act of gratitude for the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms who participated in the team building activity that day.

Murong's strength has increased rapidly over the past ten years, and he has gradually seen the path to becoming a Golden Immortal, but he has not yet officially embarked on it.

Therefore, to be precise, his realm is still at the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

However, as the leader of the largest Daoist court in Jinzhou and an important ally of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Murong Daozu's prominence in Jinzhou and within the Daoist court is self-evident.

Old Mang accepted the magic item token and sighed slightly.

It's so difficult! His good disciple is too ambitious; he has the ability to betray his master and ancestors, yet he doesn't deal with the treacherous elephant.

As a result, Mangxiang lived in constant anxiety—fearing that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable might change his mind at any moment.

In theory, he could trust the Jade Palace Immortal's spirit, but in reality, Lao Mang knew the blood feud he had with the Jade Palace Immortal.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is in fact the ruler of the Four Spirit Realms. The water replenishment program has not stopped because of the arrival of the Heavenly Golden Elixir; on the contrary, it has developed even better in recent years.

Lao Mang once thought he had a chance to regain the upper hand in his rivalry with his good apprentice.

Now, after years of secretly comparing themselves, Lao Mang has actually begun to admit defeat and accept his fate.

This is actually the logic that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable firmly believes in. His core competitiveness is real. The momentum of victory accumulated through long-term victories is enough for him to suppress most of the resistance and opposition from his advantageous position without doing anything else.

The difficulty for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is an even greater difficulty.

Those beings who are inferior to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable are struggling because they cannot even maintain the current situation.

Old Mang knew the difference in their levels, so he didn't arrogantly try to confront Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. He's been quite well-behaved these past few years.

Murong Daoting's Daoist fairyland has now been moved to the edge of Spring Spring Island.

Most of the Taoist temples in Jinzhou were arranged in the same way—united as one, working together to replenish water.

The 'Seventeen Provinces to Nine Provinces' update within the Four Spirit Realms has not yet officially arrived, but the clever Golden Core Dao Ancestors have already begun to take action.

Survival is not a complicated problem. Those who have achieved the Golden Core have an instinctive sensitivity to how to survive better.

The version hasn't changed, but people's expectations have been raised to the max, which is why victories can happen one after another.

Inside the Daoist temple of Murong Daozu, Mangxiang sat discreetly beside Jiuyou.

Over the years, the main conflict within the Murong Dao Court has been between Mang Xiang, a renowned prodigy of the Great World, and Jiu You Lao Sou, the supreme ruler of the Small World, who have been feigning ignorance and playing tricks on Murong.

With the Nine Nether Dao Ancestor as the main force and the Dark Dao Ancestor (a pseudonym for Mang Xiang) as the assistant, they had Murong Dao Ancestor completely bewildered, and Murong Dao Ancestor wanted to explode against these two old beasts several times.

There's no way around it; one is the version with the strength of "Great Heaven and Earth," and the other is the version with the strength of "Sole Supremacy in One Realm." Both are top-notch heroes.

The strategy of these two old wall lamps seems to be similar to that of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable joining forces with Mu Fan to trick Gong Shande, but the similarity of such strategies is purely an inevitable result of efficiency-oriented thinking, nothing more.

"All three fellow Daoists have arrived. With Fellow Daoist Yuque's token, the next Water Replenishment Conference will be held at the Pure Water Dao Court."

"Considering the need to guard against the Sand Ox, I cannot move. Jiuyou, will you go in my place?"

Preventing the spread of slugs is a catch-all phrase; anything can be thrown into it.

Murong Niao's goal was simple: to get rid of the Nine Nether Elder and then properly deal with the internal strife within the Dao Court.

Over the years, it's almost been ruined by those two old guys.

“I think it would be better to send Junior Nephew Yuanwang. Junior Nephew Yuanwang has only recently attained the Dao and is in a period when he needs to broaden his horizons.” The Old Man of Nine Netherworlds immediately assigned the task to Yuanwang.

Yuanwang was Murong's disciple, who had just passed away ten years ago.

That's why it's said that spiritual practice without strategy is almost foolish.
Murong Niao first supported the Nine Nether Old Man's transformation into the Dao, and then supported the Dark Dao Ancestor's transformation into the Dao, resulting in the cultivation of two ultimate ingrates.

The Daoist court's resources have been squeezed out by these two old beasts. If they want to cultivate another junior Daoist ancestor to help them share the burden, they can only wait for an opportunity.

As a result, it took him several hundred years to finally cultivate his disciple Yuanwang to the Transformation Realm.

Murong Niao stared at the old man of the Nine Netherworlds for a long time before speaking.

"Sure! But we have to go to the Darkness too!"

Faced with an ally with wolfish ambitions, it has decided to pledge allegiance to the Jade Palace Immortal!
I'm surrendering!

The native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms have no reason to follow such a ridiculous logic as 'because they are members of the Four Spirit Realms, they must oppose the outsider Jade Palace Immortal Venerable'.

The internal strife was causing Murong great anxiety; it needed a stronger ally to provide more concrete support.

Mu Fan and Gong Shande are too far away, so it's more reliable to have the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who is in charge of the Water Replenishment Conference. The key point is that he is cost-effective - people like Mu and Gong are hard to invite, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who is from outside, is actually needed to win over Murong Niao.

Some things are quite illogical. For example, the core base has no value for united front work, but it is the "outsiders" who have the highest value for united front work.

Although he couldn't defeat the two pretentious old Bi Dengs, Murong Daozu could still see through these things.

Moreover, with the support of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Murong will be able to occupy a relatively advantageous position within one of the Nine Provinces in the future.

Even after this water replenishment conference, and the merger of Jinzhou and the neighboring Yizhou, it will be able to remain relatively calm.

In fact, the cruelty of Golden Core cultivation can be seen from the two old Bi Deng's feigned ignorance and Murong's response to the difficult internal situation—no one is weak, and everyone wants to win.

Once the window of opportunity has passed, the contradiction of the strong fighting for victory becomes extremely difficult to reconcile.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's supreme position of ruling the world was maintained precisely under such circumstances.
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Tianyin lowered her eyes and huddled in a corner of the crowd.

The Heavens Beyond the Heavens, the Struggle for Supremacy, and the Endless Worlds revolve around these three individuals. These are the highest-level cultivation secrets, known to only a handful of people within the Four Spirit Realms.

Therefore, Tianyin ultimately became Wuji Daozhu's servant along with Julehu.

Of course, they were still dreaming—to eat the sugar coating and ignore the bullets.

However, the Cave Heaven Technique was too advanced for its time. After obtaining it, Tianyin devoted herself to cultivation and now was the time to lie low.

That's why he kept such a low profile in the Heavenly Palace Dojo of the Three Immortal States.

Meanwhile, Gong Shande, sitting in the center of the crowd, was passionately describing the future map of the Four Spirit Realms.

"If the Nine Provinces don't work, then we'll have Ten Provinces, but no less!"

"why?
"Even a little less won't be enough to stop the infiltration and pressure from Wang Yuque!"

"He brought along a group of Golden Core cultivators from outside. They didn't seem very strong, but they had a lot of tricks up their sleeves."

"The bottom line I set for the reorganized forces is twenty Golden Core Dao Ancestors."

"In other words, if there is only one power per state, then that power must have at least twenty Dao Ancestors to be considered qualified."

"It can both block Wang Yuque's infiltration and pressure, and also guard against Sha Niu!"

The Four Spirit Realms currently have two cores: one is the Pure Water Dao Court, and the other is the Heavenly Palace of the Benevolent Heavenly Emperor.

Everyone supports hydration, but the distinction between imported and native Golden Core cultivators is also an objective reality.

Gong Shande and Mu Fan, as representatives of the native Golden Core cultivators, did their utmost in their fight against the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

If they don't take responsibility for this, then no one else will!

“Fellow Daoist Shande, I have a question. Regarding the matter of replenishing water, can’t we bypass external golden pills and do it ourselves?”

"You and Fellow Daoist Mu Fan have profound cultivation levels. After replenishing your water element for so many years, you must have mastered one or two major water-related Daos, right?"

A Golden Core Dao Ancestor asked.

Mu Fan didn't come, so the only person who could answer him was Gong Shande.

Empress Seondeok's feelings were quite complicated, and she said softly.

"It's best to avoid a complete breakdown in relations if possible."

why?
Because she and Mu Fan wanted to take things further, they had to face the threats from the Wuji Dao Master and the Outer Heaven.

Different levels of the Golden Elixir have different needs and desires.

Tianyin obtained a hidden cave technique and, like a fool, hid away to cultivate it happily.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable obtained the Cave Heaven Method long ago, but has not cultivated it yet, and has not even pushed the Great Primordial Chaos realm deeper.

After merely supplementing the basic foundation of the five elements, he continued to refine his water magic.

Is the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable a fool?

The Golden Immortal Nian Wuyai, who had just perished in the Four Spirit Realms, also did not cultivate the Cave Heaven Technique. Although the scale of his Cave Heaven was not small, it was not very large either, and he had modified it by himself.

Is Nian Wuyai a fool?
No, neither of them are smart.

The path to becoming the supreme being is very difficult to achieve through the cultivation of the Cave Heaven Method; at least, it is very difficult to reach the supreme being simply by cultivating the Cave Heaven Method.

Mu Fan and Gong Shande also wanted to become top-tier Golden Core cultivators and participate in the battle against the Supreme Being, so they had a strong desire to join forces with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to fight against the Outer Heavens.

The process of having to cooperate while also being wary seemed arduous, but everyone actually managed to cope quite well.

After all, they are all at the Golden Core stage; this trivial matter is no challenge for a Golden Core Immortal Venerable.

"Why? We have more people, so there's no need to be so afraid of those Golden Core cultivators from outer space, is there?" another Golden Core Dao Ancestor asked—a line of thinking characteristic of the Four Spirit Realms.

"Isn't a stable era good? The world has been stable for many years, and everyone's power has developed well, and their strength has improved at a fast pace."

If a fight breaks out, someone will definitely die. Back then, four Golden Core cultivators died in order to suppress Nian Wuyai.

If we, the native Golden Core cultivators, were to engage in a full-scale war with those from beyond the heavens, it wouldn't just be a matter of four or forty deaths; hundreds could very well perish.

Gong Shande replied.

Even the Heavenly Emperor of Good Virtue supports a stable era.

It looks strange, but it's not.

The complex relationship between competition and cooperation is as follows.

Just as Jade Immortal Venerable could not control the thoughts of his allies, Gong Shande and Mu Fan could not control how things would unfold.

When they first started working on the hydration project, their plan was to finish off Wang Yulou once the hydration was nearly complete, and then they would take over.

As they had predicted, over the years, the two number one and number two people in the Four Spirit Realms had also comprehended their own Great Dao of Water, which was enough to sustain their water replenishment.

However, Huanpei offered Jade Palace Immortal Venerable support in the opposite way in this matter.

The initial intention was bad, the actions were bad, and the result was mixed.
Because of the Heavenly Realm and the Jade Pendant, and because of their yearning for the fruits of climbing higher and farther, Mu Fan and Gong Shande, with clear eyes, chose to continue supporting Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's hydration.

After all, without the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, what if the Golden Core cultivators who come from the Great World are not as rational as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?

Even now, their plan is to first have Jade Palace Immortal Venerable take the lead to bait Huanpei's killing move, and then they will take over the remaining situation—taking advantage of the time difference between the support of the entire world and the death of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

“What this virtuous fellow Daoist said makes sense.”
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The Pure Water Garden is completely different from what it used to be.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, as the supreme ruler of the world, received no salary; all his gains had to be collected by his own people.

However, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has always been adept at managing his power, and his ability to manipulate things is naturally quite high.

With the support of the Great Heaven and Earth, the help of many Golden Core cultivators, and the assistance of numerous Purple Mansion oxen and horses, the development of the Pure Water Dao Court naturally entered a fast track.

Now, it can compete with Mu Fan Dao Court and Heavenly Palace for the title of the most prosperous Dao Court in the Four Spirit Realms—having many Golden Core cultivators does not necessarily mean having great power; the number of low-level cultivators under its command is also a crucial factor.

However, simply increasing the number of cultivators at the lower levels is not enough; related industries and smaller forces are also needed as carriers for their development.

In short, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did a pretty good job in this expansion process.

As an important ally of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Yuanwang and You'an from the Murong Dao Court received a warm welcome from Chongliu.

Meanwhile, because Sha Niu was up to no good, only ordinary Celestial Immortals and True Immortals attended this Water Replenishment Conference, representing their respective Dao Courts. The truly strongest Golden Core Dao Ancestors remained within their respective forces.

In short, the result was that Lao Mang and Yuanwang were placed in the most prominent seats.

More than 300 Taoist patriarchs and true masters gathered, and Lao Mang was actually able to sit in one of the frontmost positions.

This made him feel a little emotional.

There are only a little over a hundred people at Gunsendai!

Suppress Wang Yulou, utilize Wang Yuque, respect Yuque Zhenren, guard against Yuque Xianzun, and submit to Dongji Yuque Miaofa Huashui Xianzun.

False cultivation levels—from Qi Refining all the way to Golden Core.

The true cultivation levels—the changing relationship between Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Mang Xiang.

Wang Yulou's gradual ascent is the same path Lao Mang took, gradually becoming passive and eventually unable to resist the changes brought about by the Jade Palace Immortal.

"Fellow Daoists, Master has arrived."

Suddenly, Chongliu spoke up to remind him.

Xiao Deng Daozu straightened his chest and tensed up as he looked into the distance.

From the Pure Water Dao Ancestor to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the legend of the Supreme Ruler of the World is known to all cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms.

But Mang Xiang noticed that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable smiled and said something to Qin Churan beside him, and then Qin Churan looked at him.

This made Mangxiang feel somewhat ashamed. He didn't want to think about what the two adulterers were saying, but his intelligence allowed him to guess the content of their conversation without having to think.

'My lord, how could the Immortal Venerable Mangxiang be in the Four Spirit Realms?'

Haha, things in this world are sometimes so ingenious.

He's now begging me, asking me to help him and Jiuyou suppress Murong and seize Murong's Dao Court.

'incredible.'

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable greeted the several powerful Dao Ancestors who had come in person, and then leisurely sat down on the throne of honor.

"Everyone was already familiar with the topics of this hydration conference beforehand."

We must guard against sand oxen, replenish their water supply, and also increase their speed.

The current organizational model, combining these two approaches, is no longer suitable for continued operation.

The seventeen states were either merged into nine states to establish the Nine States Dao Court, or merged into ten states.

"Does anyone have any opinions? We can discuss them all. Once we've reached an agreement, we can get things done as quickly as possible."

This is something we really need to discuss. Although it has been piloted in various states for many years, we must ultimately bridge the differences as much as possible in the final stage to ensure efficiency.

There are two paths to supremacy: one is supremacy through absolute strength, and the other is supremacy through relative strength. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has not yet attained either, only a crumbling position as a ruler of the world.

Therefore, one must always maintain a sufficient level of preparedness to avoid being taken advantage of.

Of course, even a mediocre ruler has some merit; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's semi-supreme status within the Four Spirit Realms is genuine.

However, since everyone had already raised their expectations for victory to the maximum, the conflicts between the parties had already been worn down in the process of trying to gather strength.

Therefore, there really weren't many opinions.

Soon, the plan was finalized—the seventeen states would be divided into ten states.

Establish the Dao Court of the Ten Provinces to oversee the overall situation of the Four Spirit Realms, guard against the Sand Ox, and accelerate water replenishment.

"Good, the Dao Court is divided into ten states, and the immortals gather to replenish the water, which is truly a prosperous age for heaven and earth."

In this prosperous era, as an advocate of hydration, I cannot remain indifferent.

Fellow Daoists, I intend to hold the Trial of the Ten Continents' Prodigies at the Pure Water Dao Court.

Within each of the ten provincial Dao Courts, two cultivators at the Celestial Realm will be selected to assist them in achieving Dao transformation.

The underlying logic of the "Decree of Grace" is the redistribution of existing resources in the distribution of benefits.

Under normal circumstances, when the situation is stable and the order of interests is secure, it is naturally difficult to make progress.

However, the newly established Ten Provinces Dao Court was riddled with internal conflicts. Apart from the fact that they all agreed that sticking together for mutual support was the right thing to do, there was division and conflict of interests everywhere.

At this time, by leveraging the authority of the Water Replenishment Conference and taking advantage of the ambition and confidence of the various Dao Ancestors within the newly established Ten Provinces Dao Court (who must at least appear to believe in their own ability to win and that their disciples can win), it would not be so difficult to distribute opportunities to the Celestial Realm cultivators below.

The only problem was that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable unusually paid the price himself—helping twenty Celestial Realm cultivators achieve enlightenment.

This matter is actually quite outrageous.

Within the Daoist court, the cultivators exchanged bewildered glances, until it was Dao Ancestor Lizhen, a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor of Benevolence, who took the initiative to ask.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, how should the Ten Provinces Trial of Prodigies be evaluated?"

Furthermore, you said you were willing to help these Celestial Realm cultivators achieve enlightenment; how exactly would you help, and how much would you be able to help?

Mang Xiang nodded to himself, Li Zhen had gotten to the point.

Although few people have experienced fair selection, it is necessary at times. If Wang Yulou does not understand the concept of fairness, his plan will only offend countless people.

Furthermore, there's the question of how he will pay the price.

In Lao Mang's opinion, Wang Yulou was most likely going to play dirty tricks.

"Fourteen competitions including magic combat, water replenishment, weapon forging, and the creation of a new sect will be held, and the winners will be selected in the final ranking."

As for how to specifically help these people achieve enlightenment, hahaha, it's simple, I recently mastered a supernatural power.

Named 'Seven Treasures Jade Lotus', it contains the power of seven water-related great principles, with profound and wondrous methods and boundless creative potential.

Based on this supernatural power, and supplemented by the corresponding magical treasure, the Seven Treasures Jade Lotus, a cultivator in the Celestial Realm can immediately enter a state close to the Dao Transformation Realm.

In this state, they can perceive the specific shape of the Great Dao, thus quickly finding the opportunity to transform into the Dao.

After the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finished explaining his method, the old man sitting down suddenly changed his expression.

Those Great Heaven and Earth Support Golden Core cultivators who were secretly watching the Water Replenishment Conference all had rather interesting expressions on their faces.

The bumpkins of the Four Spirit Realms don't understand, but don't the Golden Core cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth understand?

The upper limit of the Dharma Treasure Carrying the Dao Purple Mansion Technique has been broken by that damned Wang Yuque!

The terrifying pressure of confronting the outer heavens and the endless internal conflicts within the faction.

The extraordinary talent of the fastest Golden Elixir in the Great Heaven and Earth.

In truly desperate situations, create hope for everyone.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't care how his allies and partners were trying to sabotage him; he only focused on moving forward, forward, and forward again.

Conflicts can never be completely resolved; breakthroughs in one's own strength are the fundamental and crucial solution.

Long-term accumulation of Dao cultivation, repeated practice of the Purple Mansion Method of carrying the Dao with magical treasures in the Four Spirit Realms, and long-term accumulation in Golden Elixir cultivation.

Finally, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable broke through the existing framework of the cultivation system at the boundary of the wondrous method.

The Golden Core cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth knew that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had actually seen his path to becoming a Golden Immortal!
As the saying goes:
If I become the Celestial Emperor someday, I will make lotus flowers bloom everywhere!

(End of this chapter)