Shangyuque

Chapter 360 The Great Sun's Crucible of Life and Death, the Boundless Cycle of Heaven and Earth (1.04 Million Views, Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wanted to have a better Four Spirit Realms with Mu Fan, but Mu Fan wanted to kill Jade Palace Immortal Venerable because he was living a better life.

Therefore, it can be determined that Mu Fan is a person obsessed with demons and needs to be constantly vigilant—this is the real-world manifestation of limited logic. Too many limited behavioral logics, practical methods, and cognitive dimensions cannot serve as the basis for a cultivator.

In the cultivation of immortals, a very important part is to understand the intricate cause-and-effect relationships and the web of changes between various complex illusions and truths.

Faced with such a process, a passionate young man would believe that his fate is in his own hands, not in the heavens, while an old man like the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who has cultivated for thousands of years, would only take the fastest path.

The trolley problem never existed in the eyes of the immortals; they simply took whichever road was faster.

As for whether it would be immoral to run over five people?
Go, child. The person who asked this question is immoral, the invention of the tram that can run people over is immoral, the person who tied those five unlucky guys to the tracks is even more immoral, and the world and heaven itself that gave birth to all this is immoral to the extreme. Go, kill them, torture them, but don't torture the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable who only wants to hurry up and climb but is being pointed at by others.

The immortal lord doesn't care about such trivial matters, but even he gets disgusted by hearing about them too much.

For the Celestial Venerable, when faced with the path to becoming a Golden Immortal, there were actually many, many choices.

His forte, the Dao of Refining, has already seen a remarkable breakthrough.

The Magic Treasure Transformation Golden Elixir Method is not some shabby technique. Even a trashy golden elixir is still a golden elixir. Mass-producing top-tier laborers who can comprehend, utilize, and master the Great Dao can immediately transform the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable into a labor foreman.

Because of the unique nature of the method, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can maintain strong control over these Golden Elixir cultivators, thus gradually gaining an advantage in the long game of fighting against top Dao pursuers.

Therefore, this is the true path to becoming a Golden Immortal, which has already broken through the limits of the existing cultivation system.

Perhaps there are other Dao seekers who have also researched methods for mass-producing golden pills, similar to the method of transforming magical treasures into golden pills, but Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is very certain that the breakthrough he achieved based on his own mastery of the Dao of Refining is absolutely unique in the endless world.

Many people may have a question: Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cultivated for 1,500 years and was able to reach the half-step Golden Immortal realm, break through the limits of the cultivation system, and see his own Golden Immortal path—is this speed too fast and too unreasonable?

It's perfectly normal to have such questions, but in reality, the premise of these questions is wrong.

To achieve the status of a Golden Immortal, one must be reasonable, have sufficient accumulation, and be fully prepared.

Hey, those who truly understand spiritual practice know how far this logic is from the real path of spiritual practice.

Those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage within the Great Heaven and Earth face an opportunity to open their Purple Mansion with an absolute probability of almost zero—yet many people have successfully opened their Purple Mansion in any era.

For the Purple Mansions of the Great Heaven and Earth, the path to attaining the Golden Core is essentially a dead end—but from the Immortal Alliance's Immortal Platform to the Winnowing Basket Old Man's Winnowing Basket Gathering, there are countless young Immortal Venerables who rose from humble beginnings to the levels of Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal, and top-tier Golden Core.

The process of a practitioner becoming a seeker of the Way is the process of moving forward through dead ends.

It is normal for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to find his own path to becoming a Golden Immortal after 1,500 years.

Of course, there are also many Golden Immortals who have accumulated their power over a long period of time, but those Golden Immortals have basically reached the end of their lives.

From attaining the Golden Core realm over ten thousand years ago to now, when Xiaoyu is about to ascend to the Golden Immortal realm, the time spent is only a mere ten thousand years.

The distinction between Celestial Immortals and Golden Immortals is artificially established at 30,000 years. It's not that there's a ridiculous barrier preventing Little Deng, whose lifespan isn't long enough, from watching with wide eyes.

In conclusion, the breakthrough that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable achieved on the path to Golden Immortality through his self-accumulation and research in the Dao of Refining is an objective fact.

In other words, the Dharma Treasure Transformation into Golden Elixir Method, also known as the Dharma Treasure Proving the Dao Golden Elixir Method, is sufficient to allow the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to embark on a period of rapid growth in strength and become a Golden Immortal.

However, the complexity of spiritual practice is never subject to human will.

The distinction between Golden Immortals and Celestial Immortals has never changed. The core issue lies in whether one can break through the boundaries of the system, find their own path, and thus achieve a period of rapid growth in strength.

The problem lies in the 'rapid growth of strength'.

Growth and rapid growth are relative concepts.
Different Golden Immortal Paths, which break through existing cultivation systems and are unique to each individual cultivator, result in different levels of rapid growth in strength.

With his profound understanding of the Daoist practices of the Water Immortal Venerable, who possessed the wondrous methods of the Eastern Jade Palace, he was naturally well aware of the intricacies involved.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable knew that if he relied on the "magic treasure transformation and the method of proving the golden elixir" to think that his future would be worry-free, then he would definitely crash and burn in the future.

We must not be arrogant. This method is quite special. It can enhance the strength of our subordinates, thereby leveraging the advantages of our power to support Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, helping him to better cultivate the Dharma Aspect Method and acquire more resources.

However, in the dimension of 'directly affecting the current strength enhancement of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable,' the Golden Elixir Method of Enlightenment through Magic Treasures, as the Golden Immortal Method for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to break through the existing cultivation system, is not powerful enough.

It's not that this method is useless, but rather that it has its own advantageous range. Just like the Four Extremes Concealment Platform of the Old Man of the Basket, it is obviously extremely difficult to use, but can we say that it is not a top-level immortal artifact?

No!
To put it more abstractly, the Jade Palace Immortal's solitary cultivation is a grand process, while the Golden Immortal's cultivation is a smaller process built upon that grand process.

Currently, the contradiction facing Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is how to gain more advantages in various dimensions to achieve his Golden Immortal cultivation, while at the same time, making Golden Immortal cultivation a better support and focus for his already begun Sovereign cultivation.

It sounds a bit complicated, doesn't it?
It's actually not complicated; the core idea is just one thing—moving from existing victories to new victories that belong to the future!

We'll win!

Moreover, the fastest to win is the one who is willing to crush five unlucky guys on the tracks in order to achieve victory.

Therefore, the old cultivator Wang Yulou, in his own Daoist temple, initiated a chat request to the esteemed Wuji Dharma Venerable.

"Your Majesty the Immortal King? Your Majesty the Immortal King?"

Old Deng, come out here, let's get some coins!
Within Bifang's grotto, Old Bi naturally heard the Jade Palace Immortal's call.

It's a real headache.

Disgusting, vile, greedy, shameless, and utterly reverent Wang Yuque initiated communication with it.

In Bi Fang's view, it is highly likely that Xiao Deng has found another bargaining chip to ask for a higher price.

The Bifang bird twitched its rear end slightly, shifted to a more comfortable position, and continued to lie down, while responding.

"Say!"

In the Four Spirit Realms, the Bifang feather in front of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable moved slightly, and the Immortal Venerable immediately smiled with delight.

"Your Majesty, good news! I have basically figured out the situation within the Four Spirit Realms."

In the future, it's highly likely that you'll be able to take over the Four Spirit Realms and suppress the Outer Heavens, giving you a significant advantage in your confrontation with the Lord of Limitless Dao.

Ordinary cultivators can only watch the grand promises drawn by great cultivators, shedding blood and tears. Even if they accept their fate, they cannot, dare not, or are not allowed to lie down.

If you don't want to be the price, then be the price directly.

Those who have reached the level of the Eastern Jade Palace Wonderful Dharma Transformation Water Immortal Venerable are no longer simply looking at and eating pie – Wang Yulou directly painted a pie for Lao Bi!
"Keep it simple, be direct. Not a single bit of my power can be wasted, understand?" Old Biden replied.

Keep it simple, keep it simple, keep the way you talk simple.

Xiao Wang, I can see right through you. You just want a price, so just ask for it!

How can this not be grand in spirit?
Fighting the autumn breeze?
Fight anytime, we can negotiate!
Xiao Wang felt a little envious.

It has to be Old Bi Deng again. He truly deserves to be called the number one person in the Great Heaven and Earth, worthy of being able to compete with the Dao Lord of Wuji for supremacy.

I may never be able to learn this kind of arrogance.

The reason is simple—they were terrified of being poor.

As for Bi Fang's statement that "not a single bit of strength should be wasted," it's actually quite easy to understand.

Of course, Old Bi Deng had other ways to communicate with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—after all, Dingyu Dharma Venerable had traveled all over the endless worlds, so he still had that level of skill.

However, by relying on Bifang's feathers, the security of communication can be guaranteed, absolutely secure.

The concept of absolute security may sound far-fetched, but in a confrontation between the dominant and the subservient, it is actually a special kind of essential need.

Similarly, while ensuring absolute security of communication, Bifang should also conserve the power within its feathers.

why?
Because the feather of Bifang is not just a feather, but also its ultimate bargaining chip for sending out into the vast world.

With the Wuji Dao Master and top-tier immortals like Bifang and Boluohui facing off within the Great Heaven and Earth, sending out similar top-tier bargaining chips would become relatively troublesome.

Therefore, every bit of strength could be the deciding factor in a crucial moment, so it needs to be used sparingly.

"Your Majesty, I have now reached the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm, and the improvement in strength brought about by ordinary cultivation is now negligible."

Mastering the Great Dao has also entered a relatively smooth process; it's simply a matter of accumulating time.

However, the path to becoming a Golden Immortal is still not entirely clear to me. I wonder if Your Majesty could offer some guidance?

Old Deng, I need the secrets of the Golden Immortal Path!
Bi Fang did not answer for a long time.

The situation is very complicated.

Simply put, the most powerful method, the Cave Heaven Method, was not practiced by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. By bypassing the Cave Heaven Method, many other paths became less efficient.

When the Cave Heaven Technique was released, those who had already reached the Golden Immortal or Top Golden level could retain their past cultivation as a competitive advantage in the new era at a relatively low cost.

Even though many of the methods practiced in the past are not as effective under the great improvement of the Cave Heaven Method, the old monks have accumulated enough knowledge that there are still many wonderful methods that can continue to play a key role in the new version.

But the Jade Palace Immortal is different.

If one does not cultivate the grotto-heaven method but still wants to reach the Golden Immortal realm, then one can only study it from the perspective of ancient methods.

However, in terms of efficiency in improving absolute strength, the ancient methods are inevitably slower than the cave-heaven methods.

Cultivating the Cave Heaven Method, and...
The efficiency of cultivation and the relative speed at which strength increases are the core of the battles between Golden Core cultivators.

Therefore, Xiao Wang's request for help was not simply to get Bi Fang to cheer him on, but to extract the most valuable batch of gold coins from Bi Fang's pocket.

why?
It seems that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't say anything, right?
In fact, everything is perfectly transparent; the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is playing his cards openly.

You, Bifang, have given us, the little Deng, the Four Spirit Realms. In the future, you will surely be able to deal with us. Without that kind of alliance of loyalty, trust, and tearful regret for not meeting sooner, we will inevitably turn against each other in the future.

But if you sit idly by and watch the Wuji Dao Master and the Outer Heavens take over the Four Spirit Realms, then your sovereign confrontation will be in trouble, Lao Bi.

Therefore, Bifang needed to give Jade Palace Immortal Venerable a more efficient method to allow Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strength to continue to rise—the logic being the same as 'preferring to give it to Xiao Deng rather than Dao Lord'.

It can be said that the Eastern Jade Palace's wondrous method of transforming into the Water Immortal Venerable, with just a simple conversation, precisely grasped Bifang's most crucial needs.

"You should look for Taihe Water or Rakshasa. What's the point of looking for me? I'm not a member of the Immortal Alliance."

Lao Bi still wanted to struggle.

There's no way around it, it's just too disgusting.

It has actually entered a "let's take a shot" state—what if Xiao Wang really is an idiot?

Another factor is that, although Taihe Shui and Luosha are somewhat inferior to Wuji Fazun Bifang, they are still top-tier Golden Core level cultivators in terms of strength.

They also possess top-tier gold coins in their pockets, enough to help the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable quickly enhance his strength.

This ensures that even if Bi Fang doesn't personally shower Jade Palace Immortal with gold coins, Jade Palace Immortal can still defeat the power of the Boundless Dao Lord within the Four Spirit Realms with support from the top-tier Golden Core cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

"Your Majesty, I am a cultivator of the Great Heaven and Earth, and you are the number one person in the Great Heaven and Earth."

Yulou grew up listening to your legendary stories, back then…

Bi Fang really wanted to say, "Since you truly respect me, could you at least show a little more obedience?"

Did Wang Yulou respect Bifang?
Respect, very much respect, but sometimes too much respect.

Normal respect is 'I acknowledge you,' but Xiao Wang's respect is 'Old Deng, you're awesome, so you have to tolerate me'—it's really disgusting.

From picking dog poop at the winnowing basket meeting, to taking feathers in the Four Spirit Realms, and now shamelessly seeking my guidance.

Xiao Wang has gone beyond simply maximizing respect for Bifang—he's pushed it to the limit, to the point where even Bifang is struggling to keep up.

To put it simply, in Old Bi Deng's eyes, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was nothing but a stinky donkey dung ball, utterly disgusting.

Unfortunately, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was not the kind of person who acted without thinking.

A very simple question—why is Wang Yulou looking for Bi Fang now, instead of at some other time?

You can figure that out yourself.

Simply put, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is a true immortal, not some roadside child. It can be said that every step he takes is precisely calculated.

What is the current situation?
The native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms have begun to show signs of resistance under the pressure of the order established by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable!

The Heavenly Outer Heaven under the Wuji Dao Master, and the ever-watchful Huanpei, remain hidden in the shadows.

The two ends are blocked: Wang Yuque and the Golden Core cultivators who support the Great Heaven and Earth, as well as Bifang, the Limitless Dharma Venerable.

If, if, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to seek help from Bi Fang when he lacked sufficient external pressure, then it would be like saying, "Your Majesty is begging you"—meaning Ma Cheng would be acting as a woof woof woof for Bi Fang.

Wang Yulou had been a dog for so many years, he'd had enough.

Wang Yulou no longer wanted to be a dog.

The painful struggle, the arduous struggle, the desperate struggle, tormented everyone, but within it also lay endless changes and vitality.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, through his own abilities, vision, and cultivation, found that life-giving opportunity.

In the current situation, Bi Fang doesn't care. If Jade Palace Immortal Venerable loses, all the supporters of the Great Heaven and Earth will perish with him.

As for the situation in the Four Spirit Realms, there's basically no room for struggle anymore—possibilities have collapsed, and the space for variables to exist has been completely squeezed out.

At this point, with both ends blocked, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable crying out in despair, he sought help from Bi Fang, saying, "Old Deng, if you don't save me, I'll drag you down with me!"
If you don't help me, what if I drag all the supporters of the Great Heaven and Earth to die with me? Your arrogant face will only be harder to maintain!
Lao Bi has been running his business alone for so many years, and he has always walked his own path. His decisions and actions do not need to consider the opinions of others, but only his own interests.

Therefore, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strategy of kidnapping and coercion has a high probability of being effective.

Do you think that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's "everything is under his control" is just showing off?
Wrong spicy!

That is the cultivation of a Celestial Venerable.

The Immortal Venerable's cultivation has reached a state of true freedom and ultimate mastery.

Mobilizing the enemy, using the enemy's bargaining chips, using the enemy's actions as bargaining chips, and even using the enemy themselves as bargaining chips—this is what the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable did.

The road to supremacy sounds impressive, but it's never easy to walk.

Even the situation in the Four Spirit Realms was quite a mess. If it weren't for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable establishing order, everything would have been fine.

However, Immortal Venerable, so far, things have actually gone quite well.

Worrying about when Huanpei will make her move, and how the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's efforts will be ineffective after she does, is meaningless—just like worrying about 'people will die and the universe will eventually perish'.

The Celestial Venerable couldn't control Huanpei; all he could do was to do his best.

"Two Golden Immortal Roads".

One is the 'Great Sun Life and Death Furnace' of the Sword Master Ziji.

One is the 'Infinite Cycle of Order and Reversal' of the Dharma King of No Fixed Circulation.

Choose one. Either of these paths will allow you to easily catch up to the cultivation growth rate of an ordinary Golden Immortal.

Bi Fang had no idea where Jade Palace Immortal Venerable got his confidence from—he knew nothing about, nor did he care, why Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was now asking him for a price.

So be it.

Xiao Wang respects Lao Bi, although perhaps a little too much, but he truly respects him.

Old Bi respected Xiao Wang's decision and skipped the lengthy negotiation process, directly exploding the gold coins.

However.
Is the interplay of Yin and Yang the core of Golden Immortal cultivation?

Faced with Lao Bi's choice between the two options, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was more concerned with the commonalities in the cultivation of Golden Immortals.

In the real world of cultivation, there aren't that many ancient secret realms, and most of the so-called ancient methods are utterly worthless, offering no advantage whatsoever.

Even more outrageous is that Bifang, the Old Man of the Basket, the Master of Wuji, and other ancient figures have cultivated for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years and have never died.

Not only that, they also remained at the top, completely refusing to preach to those below them.

The so-called powers, including the Red Lantern Clan, Immortal Alliance, Eastern Pole Sect, Pure Water Dao Court, and Liezhou Dao Court that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable experienced, were all established for the purpose of seizing resources and fighting against each other, rather than for 'passing down the lineage'.

Therefore, the exchange of teachings decreases as one progresses through the ranks of cultivation.

The true essence of spiritual practice—well, you have to rely on yourself.

It's hard to hold back, but that's always been the case.

Therefore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cherished the opportunity to spread the Dao through Bifang and immediately sought out a commonality between the two Golden Immortal methods.

The Great Sun's Crucible of Life and Death—Life and Death.

The boundless cycle of the universe, its laws of forward and reverse—forward and reverse.

The concept of opposing nature is unified in specific cultivation methods. In the understanding of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, this is the manifestation of the Yin and Yang principles in cultivation methods.

"Yes and no, this is the simplest path. Okay, choose."

Old Bi urged, clearly indicating that this bastard didn't want to say too much.

"This"

Wang Yulou hesitated for a moment before starting negotiations with Bi Fang—he wanted two.

However, Bi Fang's only response to the Jade Palace Immortal was silence.

Finally, after four days and nights, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gave up.

"Then let's choose the immeasurable cycle of the heavens and the law of reversal of the Dharma King without fixed direction. Let's choose that."

Some bargains are not worth taking advantage of.

Just because Lao Bi is willing to spend gold coins doesn't mean he's a fool.

Such a large date could not possibly be knocked down by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable with just his words.

While it might seem a bit odd that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable chose the Boundless Cycle of Heaven and Earth from the Unfixed Dharma King, rather than the Great Sun Furnace of Life and Death from the Wine Sword Venerable Ziji, there were actually some considerations involved.

Theoretically, the Wuding Dharma King Golden Immortal Dharma, which is even further removed from the present era and is the Immeasurable Zhou Tian Shun Ni Law, is difficult to adapt to the current era's Immortal Venerable confrontation pattern.

Just as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable requested, and as Bifang said, the cultivation of immortals is about the relative speed of progress. Your cultivation level, as long as it's not the highest, isn't actually that important.

The key is speed.

It's essentially a race, a competition to see who can cultivate more spiritual fruits within the same amount of time.

Therefore, ancient methods, even those once used by the most powerful, are no longer as appealing. Even if they can keep up with the intensity of competition in the present era and ensure that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is no weaker than an ordinary Golden Immortal, their relative speed will never be high.

The old classics cannot explain the new contradictions in the new stage of productive forces and relations of production.

However, what Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was considering was that he wanted to see the understanding of cultivation of the former number one, the Unfixed Dharma King.

This is what is meant by 'making the cultivation path of the Golden Immortal subordinate to and serving the cultivation path of the Supreme Being'—not bad, but not quite right either, but it aligns with the current cultivation philosophy and aspirations of the Supreme Being.

"Hey, you little brat, take it!"

Upon hearing Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's choice, Bi Fang seemed to be thinking of something, and his expression appeared somewhat sarcastic.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable saw Bi Fang's feather tremble slightly, and a ray of spiritual light slowly entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

Great Sun Furnace of Life and Death
"His Majesty!?"

Wang Yulou looked up, but Bi Fangzhiyu had already fallen silent again.

He remained silent for a moment, and finally could only manage a bitter smile.

Old Bideng, Old Bideng, you're a real scoundrel, Old Bideng.

Whatever Wang Yulou wanted, Bifang wouldn't give him.

Because Lao Bi only wanted to ensure that the situation in the Four Spirit Realms would not collapse and would not be controlled by the Wuji Dao Master, and to ensure that Wang Yulou or the other minor gods could win.

Therefore, given that both of his methods were sufficient to annoy Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Bi Fang certainly didn't mind.

This is what it means to "do the work in the details"—to leverage small investments to make a big difference.

I'll disgust you!

Even Bifang's mockery might be a reflection of its perception that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable harbored ambitions to dedicate himself to the struggle for supremacy.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable silently put away Bifang's feather, but what he was thinking was Bifang's state of mind at that moment.

Are you worthy?
That should be the case.

Everyone here is intelligent. Bifang could certainly see through Wang Yulou's ambition in choosing the Wuding Dharma King's Immeasurable Cycle of Order and Reversal.

The mere act of choosing the old over the new reveals their true colors.

However, the real person should be worthy of it.

Having cultivated for over a thousand years and arrived at this point, if someone like me is not worthy of vying for supremacy, then who is more qualified than me?
The little fish preached that "the winner will surely be me," which was very simple, but it took the Immortal Venerable many years to understand this cultivation philosophy.

Now, he finally understood the true meaning.

Having traveled such a long road, experienced so many twists and turns, and moved forward amidst such perilous circumstances, we have sought transcendence in endless confrontations.
I have come so far in my spiritual practice, how could I possibly lose, how could I possibly admit defeat?
The idea that sunk costs should not be involved in major decisions sounds simple, but those truly involved will constantly be influenced by sunk costs in making important decisions.

That's not a sunk cost, but the path I came from.

I severed my original aspirations, abandoned my weak and original self, and cultivated step by step, attained the Golden Core, and achieved the supreme position of Immortal Venerable.

I am already a true seeker of the Way, and those past experiences are the embodiment of my yearning for the Great Way.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's previous confusion stemmed from his doubts about his own subjectivity.

At this moment, stimulated by Bifang, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable found many new sensations.

Subjectivity, subjectivity, is also something that is defined.

If a being's subjectivity is the core foundation of its self-worth system, then why can't my core foundation be different from everyone else's?

Of course they should be different!

Of course they should be different!

I am different.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to claim supremacy.

That kind of subjective foundation, similar to that of others, will absolutely not last until the end of the path to supremacy!
In the new confrontational landscape, the confusion of those who pursue the Dao is just as inevitable as the opposition to replenishing water by the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms, who were forced to comply with the order of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

But after a brief period of confusion over the wilderness of ignorance, only unwavering determination remained in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable.

This is actually a part of cultivation. The Dao heart rises and falls during the cultivation process, and then is once again baptized by the sea of ​​suffering in the mortal world, and continues to walk in the new confrontation with a new and clear appearance.

Of course, of course, the number of Dao hearts destroyed by the Sea of ​​Suffering is always greater than the number of Dao hearts that are cleansed and continue on the path.

However, the Immortal Venerable won once again, and there's not much to say about that.

The logic remains the same—a Celestial Venerable is a supreme being who can suppress Bifang and generate gold coins when facing new players, not just some random player on the roadside.

Disaster?
The Immortal Venerable doesn't feel any difficulty, because the Immortal Venerable has never had an easy time!
As for whether Bi Fang will take offense at Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's ambition to oppose the Sovereign, given that it was exposed to him, Bi Fang will take it to heart.
To put it simply, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable himself is not worried about this issue at all, not even in the slightest.

Since they've always been enemies, a celestial being would never beg for mercy from an enemy.

Only through severe torture and pressure can one successfully obtain Bi Fang's gold coins.
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Over there, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, with his half-step Golden Immortal cultivation, gradually approaching the level of understanding required to participate in the battle against top-tier Golden Core cultivators, and preparing for a rapid pace of cultivation to enter the Golden Immortal realm, has once again reached a consensus with Bi Fang.

Meanwhile, the infighting within Murong Daoting was far from over.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Bi Fang negotiated prices for four days, and the verbal sparring within the Murong Dao Court continued for four days as well.

Therefore, the constant bickering on the Immortal Platform is nothing special. Once the Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms adapt to the rhythm of part of the Great World, they will also enter a similar state—less fighting, more talking.

The reason is simple: cultivators who reach the Golden Core realm will always continue to advance.

Although the customs of the Four Spirit Realms are outrageous, everyone shares the same desire for progress.

"In the beginning of ancient times, the beginning of cultivating immortality, the path to the future."

Fellow Daoist Yuque's magnanimity can be seen from these three questions.

Zhi Sha, you all blindly oppose hydration, but Fellow Daoist Yu Que is a true cultivator.

He respects our interests, the interests of us local Golden Core cultivators, and that's for sure.

Having confrontational thoughts is fine; the world has been in conflict for so many years, it's normal to have similar ideas.

But the Four Spirits Realm is now in a new era, an era of hydration. We unite to hydrate, and everyone has a bright future. Is that so hard to understand?

Does everyone have a bright future?
wrong!

As a secondary and peripheral ally of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Murong Daozu can rely on the mutual trust with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the advantages of the original Murong Dao Court within the New Jinzhou Dao Court to obtain a relatively bright future in the Water Replenishment Era.

correct!

Murong Daozu's words are pure nonsense.

All that talk about magnanimity, respect, and the new era is utter nonsense.

Anyone who believes that is an idiot.

Consensus itself has no value; Murong can utilize consensus, so the consensus he advocates is what has value.

In reality, it's still a matter of interests.

The group led by Zhi Sha didn't gain much relative benefit from the water replenishment process, while the external Golden Core cultivators represented by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were themselves excellent targets.
Of course, the ideas put forward by Zhisha, such as "the Red Sand Desert is not cruel" and "water replenishment is relatively unfavorable to the native Golden Elixir cultivators", are also true.

The contradictions faced by the Water-Replenishing Golden Elixir practitioners and the anti-Water-Replenishing Golden Elixir practitioners are multi-dimensional, with specific practical interests, immediate interests, and long-term interests intertwined, making them fundamentally unsolvable.

Note that you shouldn't think that 'no solution' is terrible; such worries are actually a projection of 'growth anxiety'.

Those who still have anxieties about growth and believe that growth is always positive or that reform is always positive are not truly enlightened.

In reality, in many situations, it is the norm to find a solution that is unsolvable.

The absence of a path, a future, or higher and farther realms does not deter those who pursue the Way from continuing their journey.

On the contrary, it is precisely these hardships and tribulations that have created and highlighted the extraordinary achievements of those who pursue the Way.

"That was your new era; you have completely betrayed this endless red sand."

Dao Ancestor Zhisha's stance remained firm. After all, Mu Fan and Gong Shande were still in the Four Spirit Realms, so he was not too afraid of confronting Immortal Venerable Yuque.

Moreover, under the order of the Ten Provinces Dao Court, Wang Yuque has no jurisdiction over matters within the Jin Province Dao Court.

"Hahaha, alright, alright, you say betrayal? So what do you plan to do? Shall we fight now?"

All resistance turned into a desperate struggle; a new trend did emerge in the Four Spirit Realms, but it was ultimately not mainstream.

As a native Golden Core cultivator, Murong Niao had remained calm until now, but eventually, she could no longer suppress her killing intent.

"Murong, I don't know what you're thinking. It's like trying to get something from a tiger."

But our goal has never been you, but the Jade Palace of the King.

Therefore, I will not fight with you.

We, the native Golden Core cultivators, shouldn't have been so easily dragged into a life-or-death struggle by Wang Yuque's schemes.

At this point, Dao Ancestor Zhisha paused slightly.

It looked at the other Dao Ancestors in the Dao Court once again, and spoke with deep emotion.

"But our resistance to the water replenishment order should begin now. We absolutely cannot send anyone to participate in Wang Yuque's water replenishment exchanges!"

Zhi Sha wasn't cowardly; rather, he knew that things would take time to develop.

It saw an opportunity amidst the contradiction and chose to draw its sword, but after drawing the sword, it did not thrust it directly—a high acceptance of combat does not equate to a willingness to die.

What Daozu Zhisha is doing now is waiting for others to respond and for the Water-Replenishing Faction to make a mistake.

The pressure brought about by the water replenishment order is an objective reality. Absolute balance in distribution is an illusion; imbalance is the absolute reality—the greed of those involved in the distribution of benefits is eternal.

In the tide of people's hearts, a large portion will actively flow towards the conservative faction within the native Golden Elixir.

Those were the allies of the Scorching Sands.

Furthermore, he merely put forward slogans to inspire people, but rarely took action himself.

If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had dealt with it, he would have lost the greater good.

If left unaddressed, this confrontational behavior by a group of people will greatly hinder the water replenishment process.

During this process, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable may not make mistakes, but others in the Water Replenishment Sect will definitely make mistakes.

By then, Zhi Sha will have more like-minded native Golden Core cultivators around him, and the evolution of conflicts will be more opportune. That will be the time for Zhi Sha and his group to intervene and disrupt things.

This is a strategy that is close to an open conspiracy.

Either start a war now and admit that you, Wang Yuque, are a beast, a wicked seed, and someone who covets the Four Spirit Realms.

Either endure it, and be forced to accept our challenge when things become even more unfavorable for you in the future.

Zhi Sha's idea was beautiful and naive, and seemed reasonable, but in reality, it was utter nonsense.

Therefore, those whose cultivation level is insufficient will be gradually eliminated in the struggle.

Zhi Sha thought that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would play a turn-based game with it.

It can disrupt the Jade Palace Immortal's good deeds by inciting people to engage in non-violent non-cooperation and refusing to acknowledge or support the Jade Palace Immortal's water replenishment process.

Unfortunately, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't really care that much about hydration.
Hydration has always been a means to an end, always.

The purpose is to capture the changes and possibilities of the Four Spirit Realms.

While fighting against Murong Niao within the Murong Dao Court, Zhi Sha inadvertently helped Jade Palace Immortal Venerable gain a crucial change and possibility.
Pressing down on Bi Fang to explode with gold coins. This isn't even considered winning big, it should be described as 'winning until you're about to collapse'.

It seems unfair. It seems that the Blazing Sands of the Four Spirit Realms are pitifully bad, while Wang Yuque from the outside world is extremely wicked.

In reality, spiritual practice is inherently unfair.

Fairness for all and individual supremacy exist only in fantasy.

However, the differences in understanding of cultivation among different cultivators are enormous.

In Zhi Sha's eyes, the problem he had set for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was of no concern to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

In the eyes of the scorching sand, the water replenishment that would affect the future of the Four Spirit Realms was merely a means, a tool, and a point of focus for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Seeing that the future changes would benefit him, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable simply smiled and then silently continued his cultivation.

Let's fight!

It can be said that the Great Dao struggle faced by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has four dimensions.

Firstly, the struggle for supremacy is so intense that even the burning sand cannot be seen.

Secondly, in order to fight against the Outer Heaven, Zhi Sha could only vaguely see a glimpse of it.

Thirdly, Zhi Sha saw and took advantage of the struggle between Mu Fan and Gong Shande, who were vying for supremacy in the Four Spirit Realms.

Fourthly, there is the struggle for dominance and definition within the Water Replenishment Conference. The battle for this by Zhisha is essentially a battle fought on the home turf of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, because the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's battles in all four dimensions are crucial, he will not deal with the Blazing Sand despite it already barking wildly in the Murong Dao Court.

It is the secondary contradiction among secondary contradictions.
No matter how high you jump, it's still secondary, just like a monkey.

"You make it sound so easy, not participating, not participating."

Okay, if you don't want to participate, then don't participate.

Zhi Sha, I have seen foolish people, but I have never seen someone who destroys their own foundation.

The exchanges between the ten Daoist courts will further enhance the future potential of the disciples who participate in these exchanges.

"I'd love to know if your thinking will still be as stubborn as it is today, a thousand years from now," Murong Daozu said with a calm and mocking expression.

The power of order is invisible.

It exists objectively, but cannot be accurately described.

The Water Replenishment Order is not a particularly perfect order, but the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can still greatly influence the Four Spirit Realms through this order.

This system has a clear path to advancement, a clear long-term vision, and is supported by tangible benefits.

Participating in this system offers a real opportunity to profit, and the profits can be substantial.

Otherwise, Dao Ancestor Murong wouldn't have been so friendly to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, treating the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable from beyond the heavens as a potential ally and partner.

There is no love without a reason.

However, in Murong Daozu's eyes, Zhi Sha's uncooperative and arrogant attitude meant nothing more than showing off and making grand pronouncements.

"Ha, Murong, without Wang Yuque, does that mean we will stop cultivating?"
I don't think it's a problem if we don't participate in the hydration conference; we can organize it ourselves.

The prodigies within the Jinzhou Daoist Court are no less talented than those from other Daoist courts.

By strengthening communication within the Daoist temple, we can also provide a platform for the disciples below!

At this point, the concept, practice, and vision of Zhisha have been basically clarified.

The underlying principle is that replenishing water is not a good thing. The endless red sand is an advantage, not a disadvantage, for cultivators in the Four Spirit Realms. All foreign Golden Core cultivators are beasts.

The method of practice is to rely on the vast organizational system of the Ten Provinces Dao Court to establish an anti-water replenishment force within the Dao Court to oppose the order of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Vision and Expectations: To kill off the foreign Golden Core cultivators, to protect the best endless red sand desert, and to protect the beautiful Four Spirit Realms!
The underlying logic is simply to use an order that is more favorable to the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms to counter the Water-Replenishing Order of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

That's it.

"Haha, okay, okay, do as you please, I don't object to your antics."

The Jinzhou Daoting (Imperial Court) ultimately belongs to us, not just me.

Murong Daozu's response may seem somewhat cowardly, but it was actually inevitable.

There is no need to sacrifice one's own interests and possibilities for the sake of the order of allies.

The alliance with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was to leverage his influence, not to 'protect the best Jade Palace Immortal Venerable'.

The situation seemed unfavorable to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, but that's how it is at the half-step supreme realm; allies, opponents, and enemies are often the same group of people.

All the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can do is focus on his own cultivation.

I am the master, and I remain unmoved.
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The turmoil within the Murong Dao Court was constantly reported by Lao Mang, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable basically had all the information.

However, the things that Lao Mang cared about were no longer of the same concern to the Immortal Venerable.

A minor contradiction within a minor contradiction, a random leap into the sand—this backlash is inevitable.

The Immortal Venerable obtained the Golden Immortal technique 'Great Sun Life and Death Furnace' from Bi Fang, which belonged to the Drunken Sword Venerable of the Purple Extreme Sword Sect.

Now, he is more concerned with how to properly cultivate in the Great Sun Furnace of the Sword Saint, so that his absolute strength can reach the Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)