Shangyuque

Chapter 355 The Meaning of Being a Half-Step Sovereign!

The supreme ruler of the Four Spirit Realms is planning to bestow favors for free.

Emotionally, none of the Golden Core cultivators present wanted to believe that this was true.

They endured countless hardships in their cultivation, risking their lives, and even serving old beasts they disliked, before finally attaining the Dao fruit.

As it turned out, it was with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Hey, Daoguo wholesale, the best of the best.

This isn't how you bestow great power. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's exploitation was too extravagant, and even the Dao Ancestors of the Four Spirit Realms who had come ashore couldn't help but be tempted.

Many people will have this question in their minds: If I had had a similar opportunity back then, would I have suffered much less?

"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, with such a profound method, has your cultivation progressed to a new level?"

Under Houpu's coercion, Daozu of Guoshan reluctantly began to probe.

Being the opponent of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is unlucky.

As an ally of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, one needs to withstand pressure.

Cooperative relationships do not naturally last; the distribution order will inevitably change as the strength of those involved in the distribution changes.

Therefore, as an ally of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Houpu was quite concerned about the Immortal Venerable's cultivation.

"The question about crossing the mountain is presumptuous, but this trivial matter is no challenge for the Immortal Venerable," the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable replied casually.

"No, that's not true. As all of you fellow Daoists know, I'm incredibly dull-witted, and all I can do is rack my brains."

After much agonizing thought and prolonged research, I've finally achieved some negligible results, nothing more.

Because they are strong enough, they can pretend to be weak without any restraint.

If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wasn't strong enough, he wouldn't be able to use this obviously feigned ignorance strategy—people would take it seriously.

Wang Yulou was being modest, but the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms and the Golden Core cultivators supporting the Great Heaven and Earth at the Water Replenishment Conference dared not take it as mere modesty.

The Immortal Venerable merely made a move, merely revealing the intention to move, without actually making a move, yet he had already made many people, including some of the Immortal Venerable's allies, feel suffocated.

The reason for this is that the power and size of the Immortal Venerable have reached the point where a single thought can change the fate of countless beings.

Countless people will be swept along, heading towards death and despair.

Countless people will be impacted and easily reach new heights in their lives.

Is it good?

Is it evil?

Neither. It's just that the dimensions of evaluation have become unprecedentedly complex—you can't expect the immortal Dongji Yuque Miaofa Huashui Xianzun, who has endless lifespan and boundless creation, to follow the morality of the short-lived naked ape community—or a morality shaped by acquired rules.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has undergone multiple breakthroughs in cultivation: 'utilizing rules, influencing rules, creating rules, ignoring rules, redefining rules, and thoroughly mastering the wonders of change'.

Standing in the position of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, even his ally, the Dao Ancestor Houpu, had to test and be wary of his every move.

This process is very difficult, but in return, it offers treatment almost equivalent to that of a top-tier Golden Core cultivator.

Just as the Golden Elixir Masters of the Great Heaven and Earth looked at Bi Fang and the Winnowing Basket Elder, just as the Golden Elixir Masters on the Immortal Platform looked at Qing Rui and the Water Venerable.

Respect, awe, longing, fear, defensiveness, confrontation, hatred. Faced with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the mentality of many Golden Core cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms is so complex.

What is a ruler who governs the world?

The people below are loyal and obedient—that's the chief steward of Wangba Pond.

It is precisely because the situation in the Four Spirit Realms is difficult to maintain, the future is uncertain, and the external pressure is considerable that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who is able to integrate this complex situation in a certain dimension, is able to become the de facto ruler of the world and obtain the status of being half-step supreme in the Four Spirit Realms.

If the subordinates are obedient, the situation goes smoothly, there is no external pressure, and future expectations can be easily achieved, then why would other Golden Core cultivators respect Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?
However, despite the fact that many Golden Core cultivators were obsequious and hesitant under the immense favor bestowed by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, they dared not directly criticize the Immortal Venerable's favor as perhaps being too excessive.

But the Four Spirit Realms are not lacking in heroes, and Mu Fan's disciple, Du Sheng, took the initiative to step forward.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque is too modest. The Seven Treasures Wonderful Method Jade Lotus, such a supernatural power, cannot be conceived through mere contemplation."

With such preparations, fellow Daoist, the competition among the geniuses of the ten states should proceed smoothly.

However, I have a concern.

The original forces and sects in each state formed new state courts due to the need for both water replenishment and defense against the sand oxen.

The Daoist court was reorganized and re-established, but powerful enemies were eyeing it from the outside. The new Daoist court itself also gathered around the sacred land of replenishing water.

The development of a sect or power depends not only on the number of powerful True Persons and Dao Ancestors, but also on the sect's ability to provide resources.

The reorganization of the Ten Provinces Dao Court was a contraction, intended to replenish water more efficiently and better counter the Sand Bull. However, it actually reduced the resource supply level originally possessed by each province Dao Court.

Under such pressure, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, wouldn't it be better to postpone the competition among the Ten Continents True Persons for a few years?

Mr. Wang, don't be so pretentious. Everyone knows why you're reaching out with your dirty hands, how you intend to do it, and what kind of evil intentions are hidden behind the favors you've shown.

Be more dignified, be more dignified, make the process of moisturizing more dignified.

Otherwise, the battle will break out before the water replenishment is even completed!
With Dusheng backing them up, the Golden Core cultivators' mentality stabilized somewhat.

Mang Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief—if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could successfully extend his favor, the resulting gains would be enough to give him an overwhelming relative advantage.

A stable system does not exist, but a relatively stable order does. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable achieved a relative victory within this relative order through cultivation, and in the future, he has the opportunity to transform this into an absolute victory—and the possibility of this opportunity is not low.

This matter is actually quite terrifying; it is the most complex confrontation hidden beneath the beautiful facade of a stable era and stable order.

Too many people cannot comprehend this dimension; even those who have attained the Golden Elixir of Enlightenment may not be able to understand it directly.

Those Golden Core cultivators who sensed something was wrong mostly acted on instinct. Old Mang's ability to recognize this was also due to something amiss. It should be said that his long-term struggle against Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had enabled him to cultivate at a rate of progress far exceeding that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

With Dusheng, a disciple of Mufan, taking the lead, and based on very realistic reasons, it seems that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no choice but to bow his head.

But
"Oh? Does Dao Ancestor Mu Fan object to giving the True People of the Ten Provinces a chance?"

What if you can't go on?
Break!
What to do when things are difficult?
Force it!

Cultivating oneself, cultivating oneself for so many years, isn't it all for this day?
In the past, you had to read this person's expression, consider that person's stance, and respect the interests of those involved, even your opponents.

Now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is qualified to 'start from the perspective of strength and status'.

"No, my master knew nothing about this matter."

Seeing that Wang Yulou was so unforgiving, Dusheng had no choice but to remove Mu Fan Daozu from the list first.

However, this does not mean that Dusheng should sit idly by and watch Yuque Immortal Venerable push things forward little by little.

"It's not just me who's against it. Besides the fact that the Ten Provinces' courts are unstable, there's another reason for my opposition."

In other words, Fellow Daoist Yuque probably never discussed this matter with my master or Fellow Daoist Shande, did she?

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wants to expand, and he intends to do so by leveraging the Water Replenishment Conference system.

This logic seems 'normal', but the problem is that the Water Replenishment Conference is not exclusive to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

When he uses this system to serve his own interests, the others in the system naturally stand against him.

For the lesser cultivators in the cultivation world, it doesn't matter how much they fight against figures like Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Wood Prosperity Dao Ancestor. Their pursuit of expansion is also very simple.

However, those who stand at the top have a very clear understanding of many things, such as expansion, distribution of benefits, and the balance of power and responsibility.

You, Wang Yulou, have crossed the line, and we will immediately retaliate!

We explicitly oppose it and resolutely oppose it.

Giving Dao Fruits to those people so easily only fuels their ambitions and increases your ability to interfere with the Four Spirit Realms.

Wang Yulou's threat that "Mu Fan doesn't give his subordinates any opportunities" was completely meaningless to Du Sheng.

Even a thousand Celestial Realm True Persons couldn't break through the great formation of the Mu Fan Dao Court.

The power of the Golden Core cultivators never comes from the overwhelming human emotions, but solely from their own strength!
'Not only did he not communicate with Mu Fan and Gong Shande in advance, but he also kept us in the dark!'
Judging from Wang Yuque's actions, if he can't withstand this backlash, the situation in the Four Spirit Realms may become unstable.

Privately, the Golden Core cultivators from the Great Heaven and Earth were also analyzing this matter.

The integration of the various forces of the seventeen states into the ten-state Dao Court had been in the works for many years, and many places had already fully entered the integrated state before it was officially advocated at the Water Replenishment Conference.

Without any prior communication, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable forcibly bestowed favors upon the other Golden Core cultivators. How could they possibly accept this easily?

The complex attitudes of the many Golden Core cultivators towards the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and their wariness of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's increased favors, are actually quite interesting.

It gives the feeling that all the Golden Core cultivators in the vast universe are working together to prevent the Sovereign from acting recklessly.

Therefore, being the supreme ruler in a peaceful world, or even being half-step into supreme power, is still supreme power.

Little Wang has now truly embarked on the path of cultivation befitting a supreme being.

"Master, something's not right. Should I help you contact the core members of the Dao Court, as well as Guoshan, Shuangfeng, and others?"

Black Dragon noticed that the situation was getting out of control, and he hurriedly sent a telepathic message to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

It's still best to use someone from your own side.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's favor has greatly increased, but this has harmed the interests of all Golden Elixir cultivators.

When there are too many new golden pills, the gold content of the old golden pills will decrease.

Logically, it should be very difficult to achieve for the Golden Core to lead the subsequent Golden Core.

Black Dragon, despite being one of the victims, would charge forward for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Don't laugh at Black Dragon for having only one leg; from a loyalty standpoint, Black Dragon is still quite good.

"Everything is under control!" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable replied calmly.

So many things are truly like, "This feeling can only be cherished in retrospect, for at the time it was already a regret."

Back then, Qingrui preached the Dao, Xiaoyu preached the Dao, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable listened to them all.

The unwavering belief that "there must be a supreme leader, and I must be one of them," and the determination to "keep going even when there is no road."

The Immortal Venerable listened to everything at the time, but he was far from fully understanding it.

Now, facing the current situation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable understands even more the value of Qingrui's words, "Even if there is no road, we must keep going."

Once the cultivation of the Golden Core reaches the depths of conflicting interests, there is truly no easy path to take—and if there were, it would be out of the reach of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

'Master, you mustn't be arrogant! Please don't make a foolish mistake!'

Black Dragon could clearly see the expressions on the faces of those Golden Core cultivators.

Everyone's expression was the same—the same numbness.

Amidst the turmoil, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable established order, and then, relying on his advantageous position, began to bestow favors upon others.

Ordinary Golden Core cultivators have no way to deal with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, nor dare they show any hatred; they can only respond with numbness.

But beneath this numbness lies anger and hatred.

Black Dragon believed that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable should not have taken the risk. If someone had seized the opportunity, the backlash would have been even more severe than it is now.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable no longer answered the black dragon's reminder; the black dragon could not keep up with his cultivation.

"Dusheng, you have a problem with me."

But you should know that in recent years, the water in the world has recovered a lot.

Of the five spirits, they account for nearly one percent of the total.

The Immortal Venerable sighed and said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing Wang Yulou's nonsense, the monstrous elephant tilted its head slightly and looked towards the crowd, no longer focusing on the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—it knew that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was determined to extend the favor.

Knowing that Wang Yulou was not a fool, and that Wang Yulou intended to forcibly increase the amount of favors bestowed, Mangxiang easily came to a conclusion.

This deal has a high probability of succeeding.

"The future of this world has never been decided by us Golden Core cultivators, but by every living being in the world."

Those creatures, born and raised here, are naturally part of the Four Spirit Realms.

Therefore, we must find those truly gifted individuals, give them opportunities, and provide them with a larger stage.

Only in this way can hydration be achieved more efficiently.

Suppression can only provide temporary relief, Fellow Daoist, it's better to guide than to block.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable spouts one load of nonsense after another.

It's as if the cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms, due to drought, don't understand that it's better to dredge than to block.

In reality, the distribution of benefits within the Four Spirit Realms has not yet reached its limit, and there is still a lot of room for growth.

Even if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable does nothing, as time goes by, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms will continue to increase.

At this juncture, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's act of bestowing favors not only coincides with the rapid expansion period within a realm after the establishment of its order, but also aligns with the further acceleration of the Water Replenishment Conference. Moreover, he can expand the prestige of his own position through the improved and enhanced 'Magic Treasure Carrying the Dao Enlightenment Method'.

These are all abstract benefits that cannot be quantified, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is confident that he can transform these abstract benefits into his own real benefits.

Therefore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is determined to make the matter of "the ten continents' geniuses vying for the Dao Fruit, and the Jade Palace's favors greatly increased" a success.

As for why we didn't communicate with Gong Shande and Mu Fan beforehand, it was pointless.

Negotiation is merely a means to an end; it doesn't guarantee the outcome. Furthermore, when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable demands to expand his own true interests, no one else will easily give him the opportunity.

Therefore, instead of stubbornly engaging in difficult negotiations, it's better to launch a surprise attack, then quickly cut through the mess and make it a fait accompli!

This is also the way of thinking, completely different from the gradual operation of turning seventeen states into ten, but it is also correct—contradictions have particularities, and specific contradictions should be analyzed specifically.

Faced with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who remained steadfast in his unyielding core despite repeated pronouncements, Du Sheng fell silent.

It desperately hoped that its master was right now in the Pure Water Dao Court, sitting in the Water Replenishment Assembly.

That way, it wouldn't have to endure such intense pressure.

It's a pity that if Mu Fan were really here, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable probably wouldn't have directly raised the issue of the ten states' geniuses competing for the Dao Fruit.

Meanwhile, the Golden Core cultivators from the Great Heaven and Earth were also making plans.

They were considering whether or not to support Wang Yuque.

'We shouldn't support them. On one hand, they use the numerous Golden Core cultivators from the Four Spirit Realms to pressure us, and on the other hand, they use us to bargain with the Golden Core cultivators from the Four Spirit Realms.'

It's one thing to profit from both sides, but now it's not even going to pretend anymore. What about giving the real people below a chance? It's all just for its own selfish interests!

Those newly formed golden elixir cultivators who transformed under his supernatural powers and magical treasures would naturally be drawn to him.

Who knows, that supernatural power might have some other tricks up its sleeve, and then the situation would become even more troublesome.

Therefore, we must never support it!

The Tiger-faced Dharma King was genuinely annoyed.

Giving Dao Fruits, sending Dao Fruits, hey, how generous! It makes you, Wang Yuque, seem so generous.

What are you pretending for? You're just rambling on and on, aren't you just trying to take more than you can get?

Scumbag!

'If we don't support it, we'll have to go to the Ten Prefectures Court. We both know Wang Yuque's methods and habits.'

If expansion is unsuccessful, this setback will make its decisions more inclined to other interests.

For example, maintaining control over the Water Replenishment Conference and ensuring that the overall situation of the Four Spirit Realms is not controlled by the Outer Heaven.

"The real intention is still to have us at the forefront, so we might actually have to support it," analyzed a Golden Core cultivator from the Divine Cave.

That's actually quite right. If attempts to break through the secondary contradictions are thwarted, so be it. Maintaining control over the primary contradiction is also a victory.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's assessment that he was "hard to lose" was not false.

One mechanical, one-sided, simplistic, and diode-like way of thinking is that when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable raised the topics of "Seven Treasures Wonderful Method Jade Lotus" and "Ten Provinces' Heavenly Pride Sending Dao Fruits," but was stopped by other Golden Core cultivators, it was considered that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had failed.

In reality, this judgment is so naive that it is roughly equivalent to the level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Great Heaven and Earth realm.

In the actual confrontation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's attempt to expand failed, so he will not expand for the time being, that's all.

This shift in choice is not difficult at all, and the price to pay is extremely low for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's current size and status.

Failure is still an outcome. By observing the failures of certain attempts, we can see that different choices in different directions will yield different results, and thus we can change our methods and strategies – this is the right approach.

It's somewhat similar to 'Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's expansion succeeds and he wins' and 'Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's expansion fails and he also wins', but they are not the same thing.

Because the discussion of the Great Heaven and Earth Golden Core goes a step further than that of the Golden Core cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms, in terms of the level of 'unresolved' issues—that's the advantage of this version.

The changes and choices involved were not mindless declarations of victory, but rather genuine confrontations, real choices, and a real victory.

They can win easily, and even if they encounter obstacles, they won't lose.

What is meant by "half a step to supremacy"?

This is the meaning of being half-step into supremacy!
Of course, this is limited to the Four Spirit Realms, and specifically to the Four Spirit Realms in the current situation.

"Yes, if Wang Yuque's strategy changes and shifts to maintaining the overall stability of the Four Spirit Realms, we might really be dispatched to the Ten Provinces Dao Court."

"At that point, we'll be in danger," He Ling echoed.

'He Ling, stop pretending to be a good person. You and Wang Yuque are both Golden Core cultivators in the Immortal Alliance, you're in cahoots, so don't pretend to be doing this for our own good.'

Crane Spirit is a disciple of Cangshan Sect, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is a disciple of Rakshasa Sect. These are things that the Golden Core cultivators are well aware of.

Therefore, Heling's opinion is utterly worthless and has no reference value.

'What do you mean I'm pretending? Fellow Daoist Yuque is struggling to make a living in the Four Spirit Realms.'

Of course we should do our part and support him when he needs it.

What, you really want to wait for Fellow Daoist Yuque to lose his current advantageous position for some reason, and then jump out to replace him?

Let me remind you, fellow Daoist, stop dreaming!

With her identity and stance set in stone, He Ling stopped pretending.

When Yuque wins, Heling wins too.

For this reason alone, it has to work hard to garner support for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, what He Ling said was actually right. The position of the ruler of the Four Spirit Realms may seem prestigious, but it's not a position that just anyone can hold.

If you replace them with someone else, they'll most likely do a worse job than Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

My opinion is also supportive, but I can't support too much.

Replacing two positions with each of the ten states is a bit excessive.

How about one person from each of the ten states, for a total of ten?

Fen Shui actually wanted to support Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but
Well, to put it simply, Xiao Wang's eating habits were so outrageous that everyone from the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms to the Golden Core cultivators who were supported by the Great Heaven and Earth all murmured in unison.

I first heard about competitive eaters, questioned them, and then became one myself.

When they eat, both allies and rivals frown.

Judging solely from this appetite,

The Jade Palace Immortal's appetite has already surpassed that of Bifang.

"That's appropriate. Supporting Wang Yuque will benefit us."

But we also need to make him back down; only then will it be more beneficial for us.

This demonstrated our value, controlled the risks, and limited his expansion.

"I still don't support it, but we need to express our stance together, otherwise we'll just fall apart."

'Difficult, difficult, difficult! Once or twice, how will it end in the end?'

'If we don't support it now, we'll become the ones who suffer the consequences.'

Wang Yuque is growing too fast; he has now definitely found his own path to becoming a Golden Immortal.

If things don't go well, it throws us out to take the hits.

If it cultivates for another few thousand years, it might just reach the top-tier Golden Core stage.

Therefore, we still need to focus on this hydration conference he's built, and win alongside him to ensure we don't fall too far behind.

'Who will take the lead? Fellow Daoist Tiger, why don't you do it?'

'He Ling, you're from the Immortal Alliance, you come here.'

"Fellow Daoist Tiger Xiang, you have the highest cultivation level, so you should receive the most rewards."

Go ahead and don't worry, we all support you.

They both support and oppose it.

They were both wary and helpless.

They wanted to win alongside Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but they were also afraid that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would win too much.

In spiritual practice, everyone has their own perilous peaks to climb.

For those in the Golden Core stage who know their cultivation speed is not fast enough, facing a gifted individual like Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is quite hopeless.

The only option is to go with the flow and drag things out as far as possible.

Only by dragging down Bifang, dragging down Boluo, dragging down the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, might I have a chance—there aren't that many better options.

Just think about it, and you'll know that this process will be very difficult to manage, much more difficult than the situation faced by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"Cough cough."

In a corner of the hydration event, Tiger deliberately cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque is right, replenishing water is important. But Fellow Daoist Dusheng also has a point."

In that case, I don't think we need to give opportunities entirely through selection.

Each of the ten Daoist courts recommends one True Person who has made meritorious contributions to replenishing water, and in addition, selects one more.

This way, it's fair and also takes into account the needs of more fellow cultivators.

Tiger-faced Dharma King was actually just making a side note, not daring to directly undermine Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Otherwise, they would become enemies even more detested by the Immortal Venerable than those who save lives.

Wang Yulou stared at Hu Xiang without making a comment.

Fairness, fairness, fairness—in all his years of cultivation, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has never experienced even one fair selection process.

But instead, he reached the highest level of the cultivation world.

In this process, whenever the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable tries to promote fairness and empower others, he always encounters resistance.

Even today, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who is half-step into the supreme realm of the Four Spirits, still encounters resistance in the process of promoting fairness.

It's difficult; the reasons are too complicated.

After a long while, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally spoke.

"Dusheng, what do you mean?"

Hearing that emotionless voice, Dusheng felt a slight tremor in his heart. He merely bowed and then sat back down in his seat.

The Great Heaven and Earth supported the Golden Core cultivators, and in this round, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable effectively took the lead in escalating the confrontation.
Is it necessary to fall out with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable for the sake of some newly promoted Golden Core cultivators?

Given the complexities of the water replenishment agenda, the future of the Four Spirit Realms, the struggle for supremacy in the Great Heaven and Earth, and the pressure from the lurking Sand Ox, if the Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms were to clash with those of the Great Heaven and Earth, they would only suffer mutual destruction.

In Dusheng's view, the meaning of "tiger's appearance" is the same as that of "Jade Palace Immortal Venerable".

Therefore, even if Mu Fan himself came, he could only try to find a more equal condition to accept the concessions made by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

You can't say you can't go on living just because your allies are too ruthless—that would make life unbearable.

This is not about forbearance for the sake of the country; it is simply a ripple on the path of cultivation, nothing more.

"Alright, then so be it. Fellow Daoist You'an, I wonder if you could trouble you to deliver this token to Fellow Daoists Mu Fan and Shan De?"

At the last moment, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still wanted to put pressure on them further, so he chose Old Mang as the messenger.

Why look for Lao Mang?

The heart of a great cultivator can control the heart of heaven, but what about the heart of a supreme being?

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was unaware that he simply wanted to further explore his master's potential.

In his past cultivation, for a long period of time, the enlightenment of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was related to the Mangxiang.

At that time, the cultivation of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable in the early stages of his cultivation was also related to Mang Xiang.

Lao Mang is bad, Lao Mang deserves to die, but Lao Mang is like a benchmark.

Even cultivators sometimes have to follow their own inherent nature.

The Immortal Venerable did not want to kill Lao Mang easily. He hoped to give Lao Mang a kick and see if Lao Mang could help him unleash more changes and possibilities.

When the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable suddenly appointed his generals, Old Mang's expression was as interesting as if a dye shop had been opened.

He took a deep breath, stood up, and returned the greeting.

"Darkness, I humbly obey your command, fellow Daoist."

Mang Xiang was excited at this moment, and he was pulled back onto the table by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.
Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, however, simply smiled.

Perhaps Lao Mang still thought that his good apprentice was willing to give him a chance?
The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

The battle for the Dao Fruit of True Persons in the Ten Provinces of the Four Spirit Realms has basically been decided.

Correspondingly, the twists and turns in the process become less important.

The lack of prior communication, and the fact that Yu Que is all hypocritical and selfish, are all minor issues.

The prestige of being a "half-step supreme being" is not false. As long as the general direction, core contradictions, and distribution of benefits are handled properly, it would be too easy for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to win.

(End of this chapter)