Shangyuque

Chapter 369 Moving Forward Amidst the Noise! ​​(1.03 Million Views, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
In Lao Luo's eyes, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable couldn't help, but in reality, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't need his help either.

Moreover, throughout history, there has never been a top-tier Golden Elixir cultivator who rose to power by sucking on a pacifier.

At the Jinzhou Dao Court, the black dragon, the mount of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, descended from the clouds like a god descending to earth.

Murong Niao's disciple, who was in charge of the overall affairs of the Jinzhou Dao Court, naturally received the Immortal Venerable Yuanwang personally.

"Fellow Daoist Black Dragon, you are a rare guest. May I ask what brings you here?"

He feigned an unfortunate appearance, as if his cultivation was weak and he couldn't even control his supernatural powers. The supernatural light emanating from his body directly blocked all the prying eyes from entering.

Jiuyou glanced at it and didn't continue. Inside the Jinzhou Dao Court, it was actually a member of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's water replenishment faction. Murong Bird's strength only made it more certain that it could win the final victory.

The reason is simple: if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wants to seize the Jinzhou Dao Court, he can only support Jiuyou, Mangxiang, and others.

First, let the water replenishment faction in Jinzhou Daoting win, and then let Murong Niao step aside.

As for the previous grudges between the Nine Nether Elder and the Black Dragon, the Nine Nether Elder did not regard the Black Dragon as a serious opponent, nor did he believe that the Black Dragon could influence the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's decisions.

This path is almost inevitable; there is no other choice.

The only two variables are Murong Niao's schemes and Zhi Sha's interference.

"Where is the darkness? Master has given it a decree."

Black Dragon still showed some respect to Murong Bird's disciple. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't have many powerful allies in the Four Spirit Realms, and Murong Dao Ancestor was one of them.

Moreover, Heilong hoped that after the Water-Replenishing Faction won in Jinzhou Daoting, Yuanwang would replace Jiuyou.
It was almost skinned and had its tendons pulled out by the Nine Netherworlds.

Of course, if you ask why the Black Dragon doesn't hate the Immortal Venerable since the Immortal Venerable also skinned and dismembered him—how can that be the same?

“Darkness? Fellow Daoist Darkness’s Daoist temple is in the southeast. Look, that’s the Spirit Mountain. I’ll personally lead Fellow Daoist Black Dragon there.”

Although Yuanwang is the Dao Ancestor and the nominal leader of the Jinzhou Dao Court, he is actually just a big ox or horse.

It's still the kind of cattle and horses that aren't at a very high level.

When the Jade Palace Immortal's mount arrived, it had to serve him. In this respect, although the Black Dragon was also a beast of burden, it had reached a new level of awesomeness compared to Yuanwang.

The black dragon naturally wouldn't refuse Yuanwang's goodwill; it represented not itself, but the Celestial Venerable.

In addition, it also wanted to establish a certain level of mutual trust with the Dao Ancestor of the Distant Horizon, so as to pave the way for future revenge and the slaying of the Nine Netherworlds.

The black dragon naturally had to follow the direction the Immortal Venerable pointed, but the direction the Immortal Venerable pointed was too broad, and who specifically carried on the Immortal Venerable's will was not that important.

This provides a foundation and space for top-tier Jade Generals like Black Dragon, who are disciples of the Immortal Venerable, to cultivate their influence within the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's sphere of influence.

Of course, the Immortal Venerable was aware of these intricacies, but he was certainly happy to see it happen.

Specific benefits, present benefits, and future benefits—these three approaches alone are not enough. In the confrontation in which the Immortal Venerable is involved, the sheer strength of the opponent and the despairing difficulty dictate that the Immortal Venerable needs to comprehensively bind his disciples.

Black Dragon is very loyal, but if you secretly help Black Dragon cultivate a Black Dragon Soldier, it will only become more loyal—by binding it with a system of interests belonging to Black Dragon, the cost of its betrayal will inevitably be higher.

Furthermore, the Immortal Venerable was confident enough to suppress the best among these Jade Generals.

“Fellow Daoist Heilong, Zhisha has been stirring up trouble in the Jinzhou Dao Court all these years. Some time ago, he even organized a selection of ‘Water Replenishing Relics’.”

While sending the Black Dragon to see the Mang Xiang, Yuan Wang immediately began to complain. The Black Dragon had no decision-making power, but after all, he was someone close to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

As a disciple of Murong Bird, Yuanwang's position dictates that it must do its utmost to find out as much as possible about the changes in the core of water replenishment for its master.

You ask who the core of hydration is?

Asking such a question at a time like this is clearly disloyal!

"A forgotten gem for hydration?"

The Black Dragon knew about this, but it couldn't express its opinion; outside, it was known as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Given that Huanpei might still be secretly watching, the Immortal Venerable could not act rashly. He did not even care about the requests for help from his peripheral allies, the Immortal Venerable Julehu of the Three Immortal Dao Court's Water-Replenishing Sect, and Tianyin. Therefore, he could only let the four Jade Generals of the Four Spirit Realms, such as Black Dragon, Chongliu, Black Hair Sun, and Yanmingyue, take more action.

The Black Dragon's purpose in coming here was to convey the Immortal Venerable's decree, to make that bastard Mang Xiang obedient.

Therefore, maintaining goodwill from a distance is acceptable, but creating unnecessary complications is not.

"Yes, the Water-Replenishing Pearls are two cultivators selected from among those Heavenly Realm cultivators who were not chosen by the Dao Fruit Selection of the Ten Provinces Dao Court, and they are helped to attain the Golden Core."

There are many twists and turns involved here. Zhi Sha doesn't have the methods of Fellow Daoist Yu Que. What it claims to help with the path to enlightenment is actually just providing some corresponding resources.

Specifically, it still depends on those two dissatisfied, wicked little beasts who are full of evil intentions to transform themselves.

After they were transformed into Daoists, they found it difficult to gain their place within the power structure of the Jinzhou Daoist court.

Therefore, it is unlikely to cause a major problem in the short term.

However, this practice of scorching sand, if continued in the long run, will be detrimental to the unity and water replenishment efforts of the Jinzhou Daoting.

The black dragon remained silent. It knew that the claim that it was detrimental to the Jinzhou Dao Court was a pretense; the real reason the Jinzhou Water Replenishment Sect wanted the support of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was.

After the establishment of the ten Dao Courts, the Dao Courts of Liezhou, Mufanzhou, and Sanxianzhou were special, controlled by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the Mufan Dao Ancestor, and the Benevolent Heavenly Emperor, respectively.

The other Daoist courts are basically in a state of infighting between the water replenishment faction and the native faction. Zhi Sha is just a representative figure in this situation, and he is the one with the loudest voice.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanwang, the matter concerning Zhisha and the others is quite complicated. The master believes that the counterattack of the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms is an inevitable process."

This process is currently only in the brewing stage; it hasn't reached the point of eruption yet, so we can't stop it now.

Sometimes, when Heilong thought about the situation facing Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, he felt like he didn't want to live anymore. The pressure was not just visible to the naked eye, but just thinking about it made his head ache.

Tianwaitian, Huanpei, and Wuji Daozhu are enemies.

Mu Fan, Gong Shande, Zhi Sha, and other native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms are enemies.

So-called allies, such as Houpu, Huxiang, Fenshui, Jiuyou, and Julehu, cannot be entirely trusted.

The so-called "core base" refers to those who support Golden Core cultivators from all corners of the world, and each one of them is more shrewd than the last.

Moreover, the Immortal Venerable has completely turned against the top Golden Core cultivators within the Great Heaven and Earth.

In particular, the Immortal Alliance, which was once the Immortal Venerable's core base, was also actively kicked out by the Immortal Venerable.

Even so, they couldn't make any rash moves. They knew perfectly well that the Golden Core cultivators native to the Four Spirit Realms, like Zhi Sha, harbored the most undisguised evil intentions, but they could only sit and watch them slowly accumulate potential energy.

In Heilong's view, the Immortal Venerable had gradually cultivated from the Jade Tower of the Western Sea King to the Water Immortal Venerable of the Eastern Jade Palace, but the situation he faced was becoming increasingly dangerous.

It could vaguely sense that this was an inevitable result of its exalted position, but because its Dao heart was insufficient (the golden core produced by the rapid growth of a chicken manipulated by the Immortal Venerable was naturally insufficient), it always had a sense of fear.

"Can't we stop them now? What does that mean? Are we just going to sit idly by and watch them stir up trouble?" Yuanwang felt somewhat incredulous.

This is utterly absurd no matter how you look at it.

"Yes, let them go crazy first, then we can clean up the mess all at once."

The Four Spirit Realms went from being divided into seventeen states to establishing Daoist courts in ten states—the whole process was too gentle.

A large number of remnants of the old era still remain. Master believes that these people need to be eliminated all at once so that the future of the Four Spirit Realms can go further.

Moreover, if they are kept around, most of them will still support the replenishment of water due to their changeable stance.

This process of making them pinch their noses to keep hydrated while waiting for them to gradually go crazy is unavoidable.

The separation of the ten prefectures into separate administrative regions was a standard, incomplete reform, a stopgap measure under excessive external pressure, achieving relative strategic effectiveness at the lowest cost.

Once the strategy proves effective and a new order emerges in the new development process, this temporary expedient must be changed.

Without a thorough cleanup, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cannot use the Four Spirit Realms as his base.

Of course, Heilong wasn't revealing any secrets by saying these things.

The Immortal Venerable's strategy was an open and aboveboard maneuver.

Furthermore, the majority of them are the native Golden Core cultivators who simultaneously follow the scorching sand's counterattack while continuously replenishing their own water supply.
Moreover, the Immortal Venerable's plan includes the future of the Water Replenishment Faction.

People are needed to get things done, and people are needed to fight enemies. Ordinary Purple Mansions and Celestials are no big deal, but powerful Immortal Venerables and Dao Ancestors are extremely valuable assets.

The Black Dragon represents the Immortal Venerable. Appropriately revealing the top-level design to Dao Ancestors of the Water-Replenishing School, such as Yuanwang and Murong Niao, can also have the effect of appeasing allies.

The situation is already so difficult; we can't let everyone become our enemy, can we?
"I see, I see. Fellow Daoist Yuque is truly brilliant. You watched the scorching sand dance wildly while those who outwardly supported it replenished their water, using their power to contribute to the water replenishment."

While reporting the information he had gathered to his master Murong, Yuanwang asked casually.

"However, what is the purpose of Fellow Daoist Black Dragon's decree to Fellow Daoist Darkness from Fellow Daoist Jade Palace?"

The internal strife is a complex web of smaller infighting, with the most fearless fighters from top to bottom, all exhausted from the constant infighting.

"Haha, that's hard to explain to you. My master and Fellow Daoist Youan have some past history."

Black Dragon remained noncommittal, keeping the situation a secret, and immediately, Yuanwang took the bait.

"I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Yuque and the Dark Realm had such a connection. This is truly unexpected."

Looking at you from afar makes me feel nauseous. You two, master and servant, are trying to win over my master while exchanging glances with You'an.

what is this?
He guessed that You'an had secretly colluded with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable when the two prodigies selected by the Jinzhou Dao Court were sent to the Liezhou Dao Court during the last competition for Dao Fruit among the Ten Provinces Dao Court.

Now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has begun to lead the cultivators of the Liezhou Dao Court to explore the void, indicating that he has a new need to expand his own power.

Therefore, it is feared that the Black Dragon sent its most influential force, the Jinzhou Dao Court, to choose the Darkness, which is clearly a pawn, in an attempt to manipulate something.

It can only be said that there are many ideas for looking into the distance, and different people have different perspectives.

Now that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable doesn't even care about Gong Shande, how could he have the mind to devour the Jinzhou Dao Court right now?

"No, it's not friendship, it's hatred, a deep hatred. Don't worry."

Black Dragon replied with a half-smile, and then secretly transmitted his voice.

'What the master actually wants to support is Jiuyou, but Brother Yuanwang, this matter is far off.'

Julehu was humiliated by Gong Shande riding on his head in the Three Immortals Taoist Temple. He sought help from his master, but his master was too lazy to care.

Over time, anything can happen. Jiuyou and I have a deep grudge, so I actually support you more.

But no matter how things unfold, there is no future for Murong Niao and You An in this story.

Therefore, fellow Daoist, you should think more about your own future.

The creature's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment; it never expected that its probe would yield such a result.

The organization has decided to make you the leader!

Looking into the distance—ah, me?

'I've only been a Daoist for a few years.'

The black dragon flicked its tail, displaying a certain dragon god-like majesty, and said.

'What are you thinking? We still need to deal with Zhi Sha first, then Murong, and then Jiu You.'

Of course, this solution is not a dead end.

What the master wants is the position of dominance, not to kill everyone who stands in his way.

Furthermore, the timescale may be much longer than you expect, which is why I'm reminding you now.

My dear brother, you should prepare yourself soon.

When opportunity and a tempting promise arrive, don't question its authenticity; just take advantage of it first.

As Wang Yu'an once lamented, the so-called right to choose is mostly a lie.

Looking into the distance, its cultivation level was too high to allow it to look far ahead. The fact that it had been pushed to the position of leader of the Dao Court had already revealed its unfortunate status.

So it gritted its teeth and chose to swallow the bait in front of it whole.

'Brother Heilong, how should I prepare? Please advise!'

The Black Dragon King's whiskers trembled, and he was still somewhat uneasy.

Master's Dao heart encompasses the whole world, and Master's realm is as high as the nine heavens. Master certainly wouldn't care about my little actions, right?
"My dear brother, within the Four Spirit Realms, from the Pure Water Dao Court to the Liezhou Dao Court, as well as the semi-hidden Wind and Rain Pavilion, the Dragon Seeking Sect, and the Seeking En, there is also the public Water Replenishment Conference."

These constitute the master's power and influence, but in reality, they are not what the master truly cares about.

I don't know if you've heard, but the master's Daoist temple within the Liezhou Daoist Court was renamed Jade Palace a few years ago?

Xiao Hei almost exposed the Water-Seeking Society as well. This thing was run by Mang Xiang, but in fact, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable knew it very well—Black Hair Grandson was the second person in the Water-Seeking Society.

No wonder the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was able to attain enlightenment. His cultivation, from the management of his power to his innate talent for cultivation, and even his specific strength, enlightenment, and methods, was rapidly advancing in almost every dimension.

The fact that the six major powers are ensuring their own competitiveness is just one aspect of this rapid and frenzied development!
Faced with the black dragon's question, Yuanwang also directly felt the immense size of the Immortal Venerable's Black Hand for the first time, and it answered nervously.

"I've heard that they appointed that Fairy Chu Ran—no, Fellow Daoist Chu Ran—as the Palace Master of Jade Palace."

Having established a strong presence in the outer regions, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable reactivated Jade Palace and began constructing the core Jade Junior General, Jade Middle General, and Jade Grand General system within the Four Spirit Realms.

Order is the foundation and extension of power. As the last top Dao pursuer to enter the game and compete for supremacy, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could see the helplessness of the Limitless Dao Lord and the predicament of Bifang.

Therefore, it is quite concerned about its own power.

'Yes, Jade Palace. Jade Palace is the core of the master's power. Every cultivator in Jade Palace is a powerful and influential figure outside.'

The Palace Master of Jade Palace, Immortal Venerable Chu Ran, was the Daoist companion whom the master had taken in at the very beginning of his cultivation.

If you want to prepare for your future position within the Jinzhou Dao Court, you must proactively align yourself with the Jade Palace and secretly become a member.

They actively baited the enemy, deliberately won them over, suppressed them, aroused their desires, and finally began to directly turn them against their cause.

If Black Dragon's move succeeds, at the very least, it will create a key traitor within the enemy's core forces for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

As for whether it can become a reference for those native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms who followed Zhi Sha in shouting "rebellion" while silently supporting the replenishment of water.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is not the only one who likes to sit on the fence; it's just that most people don't have Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's ruthlessness towards himself and his insight into change.

It gazed into the distance, somewhat silent, unsure whether to continue.

It's hard to believe that someone would betray Murong Daozu right now for a distant cake.

'You can take your time to consider it. There is a special merit exchange system in the Jade Palace.'

Supernatural powers, magical treasures, precious talismans, elixirs, wondrous methods, immortal materials, and everything else you can imagine—it's all there.

Anything the master possesses, the cultivators of Jade Palace have a chance to obtain.

But these are not the main points. The real key is that this system has two characteristics.

First, it is absolutely fair; as long as you make a contribution, you will receive the corresponding reward.

Secondly, everyone will be treated equally; you will definitely receive your reward.

"Our master is the most outstanding Dao seeker in this vast world. He is not afraid of us people overthrowing him from behind, so he has always been generous," the black dragon continued to bewitch.

Looking at it from a distance, it seems that the 'two characteristics' that Heilong mentioned are the same thing.

They are actually the same thing.

When the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable possessed the most unfair power, it instead dedicated itself to building absolute fairness within its own system. This is how the world of cultivation works; many things cannot be deduced using the concepts of mortals.

The desire for greater internal efficiency has always been the Immortal Venerable's aspiration; however, this certainly requires a strong foundation of power.

"Brother Black Dragon, stop talking, I want to join. How do I join? Do I need to write a secret message?"

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. As the aura of the immortal lord is repeatedly revealed to people, some people will indeed place some kind of illusory hope on the immortal lord.

Compared to Rakshasa's composure, Yuanwang's choice seemed foolish, but how could it not be resolute?

History is created by those who dare to go all out, dare to break out of their comfort zones, and dare to take a gamble—Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is one such person.

'What secret message? Come, repeat after me: "The wondrous Dharma of the Eastern Jade Palace, transforming into water, transmits the Dao, the Divine Illuminating Immortal Venerable."'

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's Dharma form cultivation is already on the path from minor success to major success. This major success is not close to perfection, but rather close to the highest level of individual immortality in terms of efficiency.

Moreover, his Dharma form method is based on the supreme and wonderful method of water and sand.

With the Four Spirit Realms filled with supreme magical water and sand, the Immortal Venerable could hear almost any call, no matter where it was made.

Therefore, it's not that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strength can compare with Water Venerable and Bifang, but rather that his cultivation is more unique and more 'transformed into the Four Spirit Realms'.

Furthermore, due to insufficient material quality, these magical water and sand formations could not easily bear the descent of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, unlike the Dharma images of the Water Venerable in Huzhou.

Its core is somewhat similar to Fengyujian, and can only be regarded as a series of small relay servers controlled by the same super administrator.

Furthermore, the title given by the Black Dragon was actually fake—"Eastern Jade Palace Wonderful Dharma Water Immortal Venerable" was enough.

The extra words were simply added to mislead outsiders.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable doesn't know everything, but he is very certain that it's always right to create more obstacles for outsiders to understand him.

Even if he couldn't fool those old folks who "watched Wang Yulou grow up," he could at least fool the later prodigies.

Upon hearing the black dragon's call, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable inquired.

"Black Dragon, what's wrong?"

'Master, Yuanwang wants to be your dog; he wants to improve his character.'

'Where's the elephant?'

I'll see you soon.

'Yes, I was too angry before. After you see him, have a good talk.'

Old Mang is a smart guy; it will know how to choose.

The black dragon was slightly taken aback, gaining a new understanding of its master's Dao heart.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's strategic resolve is indeed quite high; at least, he is not at a disadvantage in a confrontation with a top-tier Golden Core cultivator.

'clear! ’

'Also, are you dissatisfied with the Nine Netherworlds?'

The black dragon could feel its limbs getting cold. Even though the Immortal Venerable was not there, it seemed to sense the Immortal Venerable's calm eyes.

That silent gaze, with endless waves hidden in its eyes, though no one can see it clearly, everyone who sees that gaze will clearly realize what kind of awe-inspiring spirit the owner of that gaze possesses.

Spirit, spirit, spirit—these are abstract concepts, yet the Black Dragon could truly feel them emanating from the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. Now, the Immortal Venerable's spirit was revealed once more, his gaze unwavering, seeing right through the Black Dragon's ulterior motives.

Some, but not many.

'Understood. I will command it to create space for me, so you can avoid seeing it.'

Here, we can see that the situation of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Bi Fang facing the title of 'the number one person in the realm' is not entirely the same.

Lao Bi's position as the number one figure in the world is subject to far too many constraints.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's position as the number one person in the Four Spirit Realms is truly that of a near-unrivaled being.

Even though Jiuyou was still fighting Murong at the Jinzhou Dao Court, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was confident that he could easily manipulate Jiuyou's fate with his powerful black hand someday in the future.

Therefore, cultivation level is truly an absurd thing.

Bi Fang's cultivation level was high, and then he faced a situation where everyone was his enemy.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation level was relatively high, yet he obtained a half-step supreme position that seemed to have more practical effects than Bifang—of course, it was only in a shallow pool.
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Inside the Mangxiang's dojo, Old Mangxiang stared at the Black Dragon with a gloomy face.

A black horse gradually transformed into a dragon.

Even beasts can call themselves kindred spirits now, you son of a bitch.

But what he was even more dissatisfied with was that the arrival of the Black Dragon greatly risked exposing his hiding place.

Although his hiding in the current situation cannot fundamentally change the situation for him.

But within the Jinzhou Daoting, Lao Mang also had his own struggles, and the Black Dragon's influence was in this dimension.

This shows that Lao Mang is indeed somewhat like an unkillable cockroach, with a strong sense of perseverance. Even after losing to this point, he still doesn't want to give up.

"Immortal Lord Mangxiang, it's been a long time. Your master misses you very much."

The black dragon transformed into human form and landed in front of the savage elephant with a smile.

Old Mang forced a smile and said with dissatisfaction.

"You shouldn't have come directly; you're setting me up, Black Dragon."

But the next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Whether it's a scam or not, what is Han Station compared to that?"

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Old Mang's expression was quite interesting; he wanted to explain.

Because he really concealed himself very well, from head to toe, he was completely hidden, he shouldn't have been discovered.
However, Black Dragon continued.

"The Korean website has caused quite a stir, isn't anyone talking about it in Fengyujian?"

Mang Xiang opened the Mirror of Wind and Rain, glanced through it with a gloomy expression, but then his expression turned to doubt.

"What? How is that possible?"

Faced with the sudden and unexpected turn of events, Lao Mang couldn't hold back any longer.

This is like throwing mud at me and throwing flares at me!

The black dragon stopped laughing and instead revealed the Immortal Venerable's judgment.

"Master has already guessed the truth. His Majesty Bifang is dissatisfied with Master's behavior and has secretly established a line to expand into the Four Spirit Realms."

Among them, two key figures are you and Shenguang.

Setting aside the mirror of wind and rain, the old man raised his head.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Shenguang is a fool. Back in the Western Sea, he stepped into every trap imaginable."

It was completely out of the picture from that point on; His Majesty had already eaten it.

Moreover, His Majesty already has many Golden Core cultivators within his celestial abode, so there's no need to worry about this useless Divine Light.

If His Majesty's influence still exists in the Four Spirit Realms, it's most likely the beings within His Majesty's celestial realm are behind it; they don't even trust me anymore.

Lao Mang wasn't telling the truth.

Bi Fang's statement wasn't about distrusting the elephant; it was simply self-aggrandizement.

Bifang looks down on the wild elephant!
Even a useless piece has its value, but even if Bifang is short of players, it's not so short that it needs to continue relying on the Wild Elephant to extend its reach.

"What? Bifang ate Shenguang a long time ago?" The black dragon couldn't hold back; this news was simply too outrageous.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable guessed wrong.

Bifang, you've eaten Shenguang!

"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes. What did Shenguang do back then? He was completely useless, utterly incompetent, and then His Majesty..."
This happened within His Majesty's celestial realm; at the time, only Ghost Face and I were present.

Shenguang was just an ordinary loser. He achieved enlightenment through shortcuts, had low cultivation level, and lacked spiritual practice. His wisdom was unique but of little value, so it was normal for him to be eaten.

How could Han Zhan know about Shen Guang? He's a fool who's been killed by the tides of time. Han Zhan shouldn't know about him.

He knew that the actions of Taihe Shuizun and Sihai Zhizhi Longshen were understandable, but why did it have to be Shenguang?

Old Mang also felt very strange; Shenguang was definitely going to die, there was no need to consider that.

The key point is that Han Zhan shouldn't know about Shen Guang, but he still mentioned Shen Guang's name.

"If Shenguang is dead, then the person who knew that Han Zhan was a pawn you cultivated and then approached Han Zhan is utterly despicable."

"This can't just be a coincidence, can it?" Black Dragon didn't actually trust Mang Xiang, but Mang Xiang's logic was sound.

So, let's take it one step at a time, because a new problem has emerged in Black Dragon's eyes.

Who is it that deliberately seeks out Mangxiang, a pawn under Bifang's tutelage, and approaches this pawn in the name of Shenguang?
Could the sudden exposure of the Korean website be a pre-arranged scheme?

At that time, if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had done something wrong, or met some conditions, would he have been in danger?
Many things, when viewed individually, seem fine, but when connected, they resemble a conspiracy.

In reality, this was Mu Fan pulling out a huge lump of energy. Amidst endless changes, this massive lump surged and churned, colliding with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, creating a kind of 'noise' for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the Mangxiang, and the Black Dragon. (The noise here is actually a mathematical concept of noise; I can't think of a better way to express it right now.)

It's trivial yet incredibly complicated; all that energy is wasted.

This is also an inevitable path for those who cultivate to become supreme. No matter how high the level of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is, he will inevitably encounter incorrect and meaningless 'noise' in his judgment of changes.

The key question is how to overcome this noise.

As a loyal subordinate of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the truly loyal kind, what Black Dragon is doing now is clarifying the state of the noise itself, thereby creating the basic conditions for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to correctly grasp this change.

This is the significance of creating one's own order, building one's own system, and managing one's own power.

No matter how powerful an immortal is, a person's strength and energy are absolutely limited. The so-called "being powerful enough to multitask and be efficient enough in calculations" is not so detached in the face of "equally powerful opponents and extremely difficult situations".

The desolation of being in the wilderness of ignorance can only be truly felt by those who have walked up there.

"Absolutely impossible. But I contacted Han Zhan personally, and I always hid my identity."

Over the years, I've never done anything to reveal my identity, so who can tell that Han Zhan is my pawn?

Mangxiang frowned as if he had been kicked by a donkey, but Heilong replied quietly.

"Concealing your identity. Actually, Master immediately guessed it was you, Immortal Venerable Mangxiang, when he heard Han Zhan mention it."

Old Mang's expression immediately changed from confusion to embarrassment.

Having fought with Jade Palace Immortal for so long, Lao Mang believed that it was indeed possible for Jade Palace Immortal to be truly seen by him.

"I think the Four Spirit Realms are too complicated, and I'm afraid Yu Lou won't be able to handle it, so... well, as a master, I naturally think more about my disciple."

Old Mang mumbled something to make up his mind and continued.

"Could it really be His Majesty?"

The black dragon fell silent; this was also what it was worried about.

It wasn't that Mangxiang's judgment was correct, but rather that Mangxiang's judgment collided with Heilong's judgment.

His Majesty the Immortal King and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable have reached a consensus: as long as it's not the Boundless Dao Lord who eats it, the Four Spirit Realms will be given to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

However, Bifang, oh Bifang, that is Bifang.

None of Bi Fang's promises should be taken seriously.

Bi Fang's ambitions must be taken as the greatest possible.

Bi Fang's methods must be guarded against at all times.

Bi Fang's bottom line can only be described as having no bottom line at all.

Of course, every top-tier Golden Core opponent that the Immortal Venerable faces must be dealt with in this way, but Bi Fang is always the one who is 'different'.

Therefore, at this moment, the appearance of 'noise' to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has transformed into 'Bifang may be plotting something in secret, and I have already been targeted once'.

"Old Mang, at first, the master was actually very angry. He said at the time, you either die or completely submit."

Later, I pleaded with my master (not really, the Black Dragon King was just trying to take credit), and only then did my master agree to give you a chance.

Having claimed credit with one foot, and seeing that Mang Xiang had a gloomy face and showed no intention of responding, he continued.

"So, tell me the truth, is Shenguang really dead or not?"

The elephant closed its eyes; what is seen is not necessarily true.

But the problem it faces is not 'whether Shenguang is dead or not,' or at least not just that.

The key point is stance and attitude.

"The best course of action now is for Yu Lou to take the initiative to inquire with the Immortal King. In addition, it is necessary to stabilize the allies within the Great World, especially those top-tier Golden Core cultivators at the Basket Gathering."

He killed Nian Wuyai, and then Jinglan; he went too far.

Without answering Black Dragon's question, Mangxiang had his own ideas.

"As for me, I will not submit to it, never."

If it wants my life, then so be it.

"I, the true self, will wait for it here."

Meaningless courage, meaningless persistence, meaningless resistance.

He had been seeking the Dao for over ten thousand years, but at this very moment, Lao Mang lost his mind.

In the calm, it abandoned its investigation of the truth, because it realized that everything might have been a trap set by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—the same thing, in the case of the Wild Elephant, was further distorted by the 'noise'.

But Mangxiang believed that his judgment was probably correct.

Han Zhan took the Immortal Venerable's Dao Fruit, which is a Dao Fruit, so he has most likely already betrayed the Immortal Venerable.

The divine light in the trench was the bargaining chip that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable used to set up a trap and demand a price from Bifang.

The looming threat from the black dragon is the whip that forces me to submit.

In fact, in Mangxiang's eyes, that's how things are. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had already charged past Bifang once at the Basket Gathering, so charging past it again was nothing.

So they found Lao Mang to make the knife and asked him to be a 'witness'.

The more Lao Mang thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed, because it was too much like something that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable would do.

Ingenious, exquisite, and intricately linked, it ultimately made the raging elephant the price—all of this was too much like the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

'Master, the elephant has gone mad, it...'

The black dragon immediately began its report; however, the immortal's reply was far beyond its expectations.

'Sure enough, the person who set this up is very clever; I can't find out the truth.'

Whether it's true or false is no longer important, and it's impossible to find out anyway.

Go and talk to Murong about exploring the void. The Zhenxu Xuntian Prefecture cannot be sent by only our Liezhou Dao Court.

Let's involve Jinzhou, and ideally send Jiuyou away so that Lao Mang can handle the pressure himself. That's settled then.

It turns out that when Jade Palace Immortal Venerable told Black Dragon, "Don't push the mad elephant too hard," he had already realized the problem.

It wasn't that the Celestial Venerable knew that 'Divine Light is dead,' but rather that the Celestial Venerable could no longer engage in a direct confrontation with Bifang.

The reason I confronted Bi Fang at the Boluo meeting was because of self-interest, and because the two sides were true allies at the time.

Now, rushing towards Bifang at the moment when a consensus has been reached is out of fear, out of cowardice, and pointless.

Bi Fangzhen is plotting something; let's just go for it with real weapons. Cursing won't affect the outcome.

The key point is that the Immortal Venerable has now clearly broken ties with these top-tier Golden Core cultivators. He is leading the support of the great worlds to help these Golden Core cultivators establish a new order in the Four Spirit Realms; they are now enemies, not allies.

A gun can be pointed at an 'honest man,' but not at a 'real bandit.'

"Okay then." Black Dragon seemed a little bewildered.

Actually, it just started strong but ended weakly.

A huge upheaval ensued, and in the end, the Immortal Venerable completely abandoned any further attempts at confrontation.

It looks somewhat lacking in grandeur, passion, and spirit.

But in reality, the very act of defeating the 'noise' is quite absurd, even if it was an unintentional victory.

It can be said that the realm of the Immortal Venerable, his grasp of games and confrontations, and his judgment of interests and changes, have reached an indescribable level.

To see mountains as mountains and water as water is naivety.

It is neither mountain nor water, but a self-proclaimed enlightenment.

The third level, consisting of mountains and water, signifies true strength.

The realm of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is probably 'What the hell? I don't have time for that'—the key is to simplify complex problems and find the most crucial way to break the deadlock from many intertwined contradictions.

Instead of idly studying mountains and rivers all day long, that's pure nonsense.

They've gained the upper hand in the struggle for supremacy and are preparing to settle scores with you. You say, "Hahaha, I've reached the fourth level!" "What fourth level?" "The fourth level is seeing mountains as not mountains, and water as not water—the ultimate state of freedom, I think..."

"Freedom and perfection my ass! I'll just settle things with you and not listen to your nonsense!"
“Immortal Mangxiang, things have come to this point. I will explain the key points to my master. As for how to deal with you, that is up to my master.”

The black dragon gave the shrewd elephant a deep look, then left its dojo without turning back.

The shrewish elephant smiled disdainfully. It had figured it out; it was most likely destined to be a Golden Core cultivator, an ordinary Golden Core cultivator.

Xiao Wang is ruthless, Bi Fang is ruthless, and the Golden Immortals and top-tier Golden Core cultivators are all too ruthless. My own innate abilities can't withstand this level of confrontation.

Struggle, struggle, struggle, seek life amidst death, and attain enlightenment in a time of death and desolation.

Even the most formidable existence will inevitably encounter opponents stronger than itself.

This path, at least on the surface, seems to lead nowhere.

You ask—is there really no one who can be the only one in the world?
That's a difficult question to answer.

Generation after generation of beings from endless ages have left behind the strongest, countless in number. Then, endless worlds and endless ages have created countless geniuses, all vying for that one exclusive spot of supremacy. This is no longer a matter of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.

Don't forget, the Boundless Dao Master of the Outer Heavens was a prodigy who came from the outside world to seek supremacy in the Great Heaven and Earth. He came here by stepping over countless people.

Therefore, from the perspective of the actual probability of the outcome, the probability of a practitioner achieving supreme enlightenment is basically zero.
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Old Mang was secretly heartbroken, while the Jade Palace Immortal was beaming with joy in the Jade Palace.

"My lord, why are you laughing so heartily?"

Hearing the long-lost laughter of the Jade Palace Immortal, Chu Ran quickly woke up from her cultivation.

The Immortal Venerable has not truly laughed in a very, very long time.

"I laugh at myself for forgetting the old man with the winnowing basket. The winnowing basket, oh the winnowing basket, it is so unassuming."

Always hiding behind Bifang, Chu Ran, how many people do you think Bo Luo sent to the Four Spirit Realms?

Qin Churan was slightly taken aback and asked, puzzled.

"Why did you suddenly think of the old man with the winnowing basket? Is he related to Han Zhan's matter?"

She truly couldn't understand why the Immortal Venerable could laugh just by thinking of the old man with the winnowing basket; it seemed he must be quite ill.

"Regardless of who orchestrated the Shenguang and Hanzhan incidents, it won't affect the overall situation."

I laughed because, openly, the Old Man of the Basket didn't even send a single Golden Core cultivator to support me in the Four Spirit Realms.

He must have predicted that I would do this.

Why didn't they stop them or warn others?

Qin Churan knew that this was because the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wanted him to be the straight man—the Immortal Venerable already had the answer, and was only asking Qin Churan to show off.

"Yeah, why?"

Xiao Qin looked curious, her eyes filled with clear confusion.

Three possibilities.

Firstly, it can accept a situation where I win, but Bifang doesn't win, and Wuji Daozhu doesn't win; it is the one that wins.

Secondly, the winnowing basket has already acknowledged my cultivation and level of attainment; in its heart, I am already a chess player.

Thirdly, its influence in the Four Spirit Realms is far greater than we realize, and it's watching me step by step as I do all the work for it.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable held up three fingers, leaving Xiao Qin stunned.

"My lord, if the Old Man of the Basket has influence in the Four Spirit Realms, who could it be?"

However, the Immortal Venerable smiled dismissively and said.

"If you don't move, it's the same as not moving at all."

In the Four Spirit Realms, those who can fight me are few and far between.

So it doesn't matter who it is.

(End of this chapter)