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Chapter 371 Water Venerable Bursts Gold Coins, Immortal Venerable vs. Bifang! (1.06 Million Views, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
On this day, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was cultivating.

Confrontation is a daily occurrence, and difficulties are commonplace. Even when the sky falls, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable still prioritizes cultivation, believing that only by increasing his strength can he better face the crisis.

'Wang Yulou, I'

"There's definitely no five thousand strands of celestial essence. Stop pestering me, Water Venerable. If all else fails, just annihilate the Eastern Pole Sect to vent your anger."

It turns out that the Debt Collector, Water Venerable, suddenly went online and started playing the Great Dao Transmission game with Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Moreover, Jinglan's situation is very complicated. When I was in Tianwaitian, it was also a member of Tianwaitian, as was Nian Wuyai.

Both of them have problems. You don't understand the situation in the Four Spirit Realms. I spared Jinglan before killing her, which was already giving you face.

Clearly, while the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is not lacking in resources, he cannot possibly give away five thousand strands of the essence of the grotto heaven.

Jinglan must die; Shuizun cannot be saved.

Even in the eyes of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, even if this headless and muddled case were brought to the Boluo Society, he would not be in the wrong.

Shui Zun is just trying to take advantage of people; he won't give away even a single strand of the essence of the cave, let alone five thousand strands!
"It's not about the essence of the grotto-heaven, Wang Yulou. In your heart, am I such a petty person with no vision, only concerned with the essence of the grotto-heaven?" Water Venerable retorted.

"Why not? Well then, Water Lord, please don't be angry or keep me in suspense, just release it."

The Eastern Jade Palace's Wonderful Dharma Transformation Water Immortal Venerable urged impatiently.

It is very busy. The Four Spirit Realms are such a large place, with all sorts of demons and monsters surrounding it. It must also maintain its maximum speed in cultivation at all times.

Even with the mental strength of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, there would be times when he would feel exhausted during the entire process.

This kind of fatigue cannot be shown to outsiders or subordinates—one must always maintain the highest energy, the most confidence, the most courage, and the most wisdom.

However, when facing the Water Venerable, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can express his true self without any reservations—such as impatience and disgust.

Without a doubt, this is the same as how the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable treated Bifang, a manifestation of respect.

"Bifang secretly set up another expansion system in the Four Spirit Realms behind your back. Not only does Rakshasa know this, but it may have already divided the spoils with Bifang, because it also used very problematic and deceptive methods on me."

You've been sold!

The Water God spoke with absolute certainty, for everything it said was based on its complete conviction and deductions, meticulously and personally unraveled from the truth.

However, to the Water Venerable's surprise, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable only replied with four words.

'No, you're wrong.'

Within the vast天地 (heaven and earth), the Water Venerable was stunned for a moment in his own cave, completely speechless.

Damn it, that stinky sand dune Wang Yuque and Bifang are about to kill us both, and you're still pretending to be innocent here!
Fortunately, the Water Lord was already a mature old man, and his anger did not affect his behavior; the Water Lord's mind remained rational.

'Wang Yulou, I did nothing wrong, Shenguang.'

Shui Zun recounted the events as he had witnessed, as well as the strangeness of Rakshasa's behavior, to Wang Yulou, and then continued.

"Now that you've been betrayed, don't be so reckless. Let me finish one round of infighting within the Immortal Alliance and sort out the situation before you win. That would be the most prudent approach."

Our cooperation is a win-win situation; if we don't cooperate, we'll be in a much more passive position.

Only then did Wang Yulou realize that Shui Zun hadn't come to collect a debt.

There's no way around it; five thousand strands of celestial essence is no small amount, and the bottom line for top-tier Golden Core cultivators has always been exceptionally unconventional—each has its own extreme interpretation, all serving the needs.

We need to be careful.

However, after understanding the Water Venerable's concerns, his view of the situation, and his demands, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable ultimately did not quite agree with the Water Venerable's judgment.

"Water Venerable, you said Bifang has already secretly developed a system. I've actually investigated that as well, and we've come to the same conclusion."

In fact, the convergence of behaviors among top-tier cultivators in certain specific practices is not the problem; their differences are the real issue.

In some cases, convergence is actually the result of moving closer to the optimal strategy. Specifically, regarding the judgment of whether Bi Fang has developed another management system for the Four Spirit Realms, it is the process by which the Water Venerable and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable uncovered Bi Fang's ulterior motives from a glimpse.

It sounds a bit abstract. Just seeing a possible silhouette and you're already accusing Bifang of being cunning? Isn't that exhausting?

The problem is this—all those who complained about being tired died and ended up in Bifang's huge stomach.

If the Celestial King cheerfully tells you "You're good, I'm good, we're all good," and you take it seriously, then the Celestial King is truly good.

But the results of my investigation tell me that it's impossible!

Mangxiang, a piece of trash whose true colors are gradually being exposed.

Divine Light was a waste from the very beginning.

To put it simply, they are the kind of fools who could be passed down in stories for thousands of years.

How stupid must Bifang be to send these two rare talents from the Great Heaven and Earth Golden Core Realm to fight me in the Four Spirit Realms?
Think about it.

As he spoke, the Jade Palace Immortal's thoughts became increasingly clear.

Those complex situations, the intricate maneuvering on the Immortal Alliance stage, the chess game among the top Dao pursuers, the confrontation between Water Venerable and Bifang, the struggle between the Limitless and the Limitless, the turmoil in the Four Spirit Realms—all of it unfolded in his mind.

Becoming a supreme being is never a beautiful fantasy that can be achieved simply by having enough power.

Even if a low-level cultivator were given the same strength and cultivation as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and the Water Venerable, they would inevitably fall from grace in a very short time.

The more radiant the light of the supreme position above the nine heavens, the more intense the thunder and storms above the nine heavens.

However, the cultivation of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is genuine. His cultivation level has always matched his actual cultivation level, and sometimes it even surpasses it.

Therefore, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable quickly clarified some interesting facts.

"Wang Yulou, you make it sound so simple. Bifang puts the divine light and the wild elephant in front, but who knows what's hidden behind them?"

Listening to the Water Venerable's nonsense, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable laughed from the bottom of his heart, unable to suppress his laughter.

Hahahaha!

Laughter echoed, echoed, and echoed again in the empty Jade Palace.

What is the Immortal Venerable laughing at?
Water Venerable, Water Venerable, Taihe Water Venerable!

"Lord Water, my name isn't Wang Yulou. Is it so difficult to call me Fellow Daoist Yuque?"

The expression of Taihe Water Venerable, who was inside his own cave, changed, and his demeanor became completely calm.

"What do you mean?" Shui Zun seemed puzzled.

Stop pretending. Just tell me your terms; I don't want empty promises.

If Lao Luo's barking and mocking Shui Zun's cultivation as problematic is an almost unilateral declaration that Shui Zun has lost, then this is akin to declaring Shui Zun's defeat.

At this moment, the Immortal Venerable directly asked for a price because he realized the problem that the Water Venerable was facing.

Bifang did not develop a second system in the Four Spirit Realms.

It's a very simple logic—where does it get so many chips to recklessly bet within the Four Spirit Realms?
But Bi Fang might really be digging up the roots of the Water Venerable and the roots of the Immortal Alliance within the Immortal Alliance!
That's the real problem!
The Four Spirit Realms are too far away, while the Immortal Alliance is too close.

Since the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable could become the Water Venerable's pawn, the Water Venerable suddenly stopped paying the bill.

This is yet another concrete manifestation of the spiritual fruits attained by practitioners who have reached a high level of spiritual cultivation.

Even if Jade Palace Immortal Venerable does nothing, his value already objectively exists. As long as he has the potential to become a bargaining chip and variable, he can sell to relevant stakeholders at a very good price.

He truly sat in his own dojo, and victory came one after another.

Winning at mahjong is nothing; the ultimate level of winning is winning without even sitting still.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable directly asked for a price, even skipping the stage of expressing interest in cooperation.

Shui Zun understood that there was no need for him to pretend to be stupid, so he spoke directly.

'You are a Golden Core cultivator from the Immortal Alliance. You can't defeat someone like Bi Fang.'

Without a powerful force, you're just an ordinary celestial being, at best a Golden Immortal.

If you win in the Four Spirit Realms, you will surely return to the Great Heaven and Earth in the future.

At that time, you will be at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, a half-step into the level of a top-tier Immortal Venerable.

Maintaining the existence of the Immortal Alliance and preserving your foundation within it will be beneficial for your advancement from the peak of the Golden Immortal realm and the half-step top-tier Immortal Venerable level to the top-tier Immortal Venerable level of the Bo Luo Society.

Wang Yulou, it would be mutually beneficial for us to cooperate; the Immortal Alliance cannot be dissolved now.

At the very least, one must not become a sacrifice for Bifang in the struggle between the Limitless and the Limitless Dao Lord.

The Water Lord's demand is to preserve the independence of the Immortal Alliance, thereby maintaining the enormous advantages he possesses through the Immortal Alliance system and order.

Why is the independence of the Immortal Alliance in danger?

Because Bi Fang's sinister influence has never stopped, and in the specific confrontation between the two supreme beings, Bi Fang is likely to push the Immortal Alliance to fire the first shot in the attack on the southern underground demon cave.

Shui Zun was the one chosen by Bi Fang to lead the charge.

Under the fundamental principle of not wanting the Wuji Dao Lord to be the sole ruler, as long as Bifang puts enough pressure on the Water Venerable, considering the Water Venerable's cultivation method which turns half of the Huzhou region into its home ground, the Water Venerable can only charge forward.

You can't run away from the temple.

Therefore, in the face of an unresolved future situation, Water Venerable could only, under the pressure of Bi Fang and the loss of the Immortal Alliance's independence, rush to the front and become the first pawn to cross the river in the confrontation between Wuji and Wuji Duzun—considering Water Venerable's cultivation level, he could perhaps also be called the general who crossed the river.

If you don't go all in now, it will be too late when you're really being pressured and swept away!
The struggle within the Four Spirit Realms is just one aspect of the conflict between Wuji and Wuji Duzun, and this conflict is happening simultaneously in countless other aspects.

Furthermore, a deeper analysis of Bi Fang's acquisition of the Immortal Alliance reveals that Old Bi Deng had been making moves all along; the timing was simply a matter of when to act.

If the Wuji Dao Master hadn't suddenly appeared and been discovered by everyone, then Bifang might not have gradually revealed his deep plans for the Immortal Alliance.

"The Immortal Alliance may not necessarily become a sacrifice, Water Venerable. I can even get the Eastern Extreme Sect to fully support you."

If the demon's lair is divided first, the Immortal Alliance will win. You're really too worried!

At this moment, doesn't the Immortal Venerable seem like the kind of caring daughter who is especially considerate of the Water Venerable?

If you think that way, you're wrong!
Faced with the Immortal Venerable's continued rambling on about his mural, the Water Venerable's face gradually changed from calm to slightly red.

Damn you, Donkey King, you're such a show-off!
"If a fight breaks out, it's hard to say who will win or lose," Shui Zun mumbled, trying to brush it off.

"You'll definitely win! The Eastern Pole Sect fully supports you; we don't care if we wipe out the entire sect!"

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable hurriedly offered encouragement.

Shui Zun's face was no longer red, but rather turned somewhat green.

Note that, at this point, without any price negotiation, Wang Yulou has already begun to subtly and aggressively pressure Taihe Water to raise its price.

Saying things like "You'll definitely win, fight with confidence, I believe in you" and "The Eastern Pole Sect fully supports you" are all just attempts to force the Water Venerable to make offers.

Moreover, these murals of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable are a clear foreshadowing—Old Water, I want to eat my fill this time.

You shouldn't be so stingy. Otherwise, go to "Victory Bar" and get the Dongji Sect, who fully supports you, to win.

Because the Water Venerable has a brain; he couldn't possibly have listened to Wang Yulou's nonsense, those utterly disgusting words, and then actually believed them and recklessly charged forward.

That's so incredibly brainless.

Suppressing his nausea, the Water Venerable took a long breath and said.

'Wang Yulou, don't go too far.'

Of all the successes and failures within the Four Spirit Realms, the only thing of value to me is the window of opportunity.

That's all.

The Water Venerable's request was to prevent the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable from winning so quickly.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, being from the Immortal Alliance, and Water Venerable, had long been openly flirting.

This is similar to how Grand Secretary Yan, pressured by the Daoist Emperor, wanted Hu Zongxian to take things slowly in the southeast.

The Japanese pirates in the southeast are similar to the bandits outside Goose City; sometimes they must be wiped out, and sometimes they must be wiped out slowly—Gong Shande of the Four Spirit Realms is actually in a similar position.

What the Water Venerable seeks is for a Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to slowly win or slowly lose in the Four Spirit Realms. It doesn't matter. The key is to use external pressure to buy himself the opportunity to sort out the allies in the Great World and the situation within the Immortal Alliance.

The value of such a demand is not objectively priced.

These types of transactions only occur in extremely special situations, and only among the top practitioners who are most skilled in micromanagement and confrontation. There is no price judgment system involved.

From this perspective, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation truly represents attaining enlightenment.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.

If the Dao can be seen by everyone, then this Dao loses its value and is destined not to be able to achieve supreme status—the Rakshasa's concept of supreme cultivation is actually not so wrong.

The point of view is that 'the Water God is right, but that doesn't mean the Rakshasa is wrong.'

If you ask, 'They're both right, so why isn't one of them the sole ruler?'

That would be too much of a perfectionist approach. In reality, it is precisely because no one is the sole ruler that later generations have the opportunity to compete for supremacy.

Many roads, until you reach their end, until you reach the absolute dead end, how can you say they are absolutely wrong?

unable.

This is also the dimension that pursuers of the Way are most worried about—sunk costs not being involved in major decisions is a principle of interests under rational thinking, but it is not an absolutely applicable practical principle (similar to 'selecting but not cultivating').

'A time window, a time window, yes, just a time window, Water Lord, let me ask you a question first.'

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable sighed with emotion. After reaching the highest level of cultivation and striving for transformation to the extreme, he found himself in a situation that was difficult to describe.

As a top-tier Golden Core cultivator and the leader of the Immortal Alliance, what extent would Water Venerable go for a window of time?

'ask!'

Do you believe that the Lord of Wuji Dao and Bifang are the same person?

Shui Zun was taken aback. To an ordinary person, this question would sound like the one being asked was idiotic.

However, the one asking the question was the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, and the object of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's inquiry was the Water Venerable.

This is different.

In fact, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable asked the question because he was genuinely worried.

Of course I'm scared! How could I not be scared? Bi Fang is playing games in the Great World, and right in front of Water Venerable, he's almost turned Water Venerable, a top-tier Golden Core cultivator, into a price.

This confrontation is terrifying. Bifang's lifespan of 100,000 years and his status as the number one person in the world are terrifying.

When the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had just attained enlightenment and realized the Golden Core, he had no concept of the terror of the Bifang.

Later on, they didn't really understand the concept, so they used all sorts of methods to "respect Bifang" on Bifang, even barking at Bifang like dogs in the Boluo Club.

Now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable truly understands the terror of the Bifang, and has begun to doubt his past judgments.

Note that this behavior of doubting one's past judgments and grasp of changes in reality is not due to the Immortal Venerable's lack of self-confidence.

The logic remains the same—you must take Bifang very seriously, or you might end up in Bifang's big stomach.

Even if Lao Bi makes ten mistakes, he might not die, but it's hard to say about his opponents!

From this perspective, the Jade Palace Immortal's caution and his refusal to follow past judgments actually reveal his great courage.

The Immortal Venerable was not trapped by his own value judgments.

'It shouldn't be just one, otherwise, the winnowing basket would have started jumping already, right?'

The Water Venerable's answer was utterly absurd—a top-tier Golden Core cultivator who had attained enlightenment over 60,000 years ago actually pinned his hopes on the actions of another opponent.

The Jade Palace Immortal's absurd question elicited an absurd answer from the Water Venerable.

But this answer was actually quite sincere.

That's how much pressure there is.

'Yes, the old man with the winnowing basket can't be wrong. Even if Bifang really used the 'Limitless and Limitless are One' conspiracy to deceive the winnowing basket, this strategy of 'the Dao Lord of Limitless has been hiding for 30,000 years and suddenly pops out' can still remind the winnowing basket to be careful.'

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable accepted Water Venerable's answer, but Water Venerable instead fell into doubt.

'No, the old man with the winnowing basket actually hoped the situation would drag on, Yulou.'
No, if the winnowing basket wanted to drag it, and Bifang Wuji was originally a single person, the winnowing basket would drag it along.
No, no, we shouldn't have dragged it out like this. By dragging it out, the winnowing basket hasn't gained much of an advantage.

Therefore, Bifang and the Lord of Wuji are two different people; otherwise, the alteration of the rules of heaven and earth cannot be explained. The alteration of the rules of heaven and earth was orchestrated by the Lord of Wuji.

Shui Zun circled around and received the answer again. Across the endless void, the two fell into silence.

Pressure, the kind of pressure you can actually feel.

It was the Water Deity that broke the silence; it was very busy.

'Yu Lou, I can't give you too much.'

Whether the window of opportunity can become a real opportunity is a question.

Tell me, what do you want?

Asking Wang Yulou to quote a price doesn't mean asking him to overcharge; Xiao Wang certainly understands that.

He thought for a long time before asking.

"Water Venerable, you know the situation in the Four Spirit Realms. It's impossible for me to cultivate the Cave Heaven Method. Extending lifespan is relatively simple, and there are always various methods. But how can my fundamental method surpass the Cave Heaven Method? That's a problem."

You've studied water magic for so many years, and you've also been working on the Cave Heaven method for many years. You must have gained something. Could you give me the entire method to help me secure victory in the Four Spirit Realms?

As you know, I've always had a strong sense of justice, and I can tolerate even the most ruthless enemies.

If I ever achieve absolute power, I will certainly not tolerate you.

It wasn't that Xiao Wang was greedy, but rather that he had nothing worth taking.

As for the practical benefits, even if the Water Venerable did give them, given the vast distance and the absence of the Void Ten Thousand Mile Pavilion, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable couldn't obtain them.

It's not that Xiao Wang is arrogant, but everyone's level and cultivation are what they are; they all aspire to the highest level, so there's no need for them to pretend.

For Xiao Wang, it is extremely important to overcome the powerful cave heaven technique and not lose the chance of victory in the fight against it due to the disadvantage of the cultivation method.

The Grotto Heaven Technique is good, but it cannot be cultivated; at least, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cannot and dares not cultivate it now.

This has nothing to do with courage—there's no need to prove your bravery by risking your life; that's foolish, not courageous.

As for Xiao Wang's public image and promises, they are actually not that important.

Shui Zun wouldn't believe it.

When the Water Venerable is willing to believe, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will no longer care whether the Water Venerable believes or not.

I just don't know if that day will ever come.

'You really dare to ask for that?'

Shui Zun felt as if he had been taught a lesson by the newly promoted Xiao Deng.

Wang Yulou really doesn't consider himself an outsider; he dares to ask for anything.

As is widely known, the emergence of the Cave Heaven Technique marked a turning point, completely altering the cultivation practices of the immortals, cultivators, and those pursuing the Dao in the Great Heaven and Earth.

The Cave Heaven Technique of the Wuji Dao Master completely changed the era. As for Taihe Shuizun, a powerful figure who had already made a name for himself in the Great World before the Cave Heaven Technique appeared, his research into the Cave Heaven Technique was inevitable.

The method that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable desired, the Water Venerable indeed possessed.

After all, when they conquered the Immortal Extinction Domain, the four top Golden Core cultivators of the Immortal Alliance all displayed extraordinary strength.

However, the method that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wanted was actually almost the same as the Water Venerable's fundamental method.

The Cave Heaven Technique is very powerful, and it is very difficult to surpass it. It was only by combining all of Water Venerable's accumulated knowledge and wonderful techniques that he achieved this result.

Is it really going to be given to Wang Yulou?

Even the Water Venerable hesitated. Even a top-tier Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to be absolutely decisive when faced with this level of exchange of benefits.

"Water is not something I want, but something I must have."

The Four Spirit Realms is a good place, but I don't want to be trapped here forever.

The situation is being controlled and influenced by you. It seems I can only wait, trapped in this Dao Court, waiting and waiting.

But if I can break through the limitations of the Four Spirit Realms and cause the conflict to occur outside the Great Heaven and Earth, then, Water Lord, wouldn't your scheme be completely resolved?

That's not the temporary safety you're seeking now, but a complete solution.

My cultivation is insufficient, my level is low, and my seniority is short, so let me be the one to break through.

I beg you, Water Lord, give me the wondrous method.

In order to obtain the method that Water Venerable possessed, which could rival or even surpass the Cave Heaven Method, the Immortal Venerable made the most deceptive promise.

He certainly couldn't possibly reach the end point through the Water Venerable's methods, but it was still possible for the Water Venerable's methods to help him speed things up.

You have to survive first before you can seek better food.

In reality, many people mistakenly believe that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is living a good life in the Four Spirit Realms, which is actually a misunderstanding that omits a great deal of complex contradictions.

A simple question: Is Jade Palace Immortal Venerable really not in jail?

Yes!
Even the Liezhou Dao Court dared not easily leave. Huanpei was secretly thinking something. The Wuji Dao Master's strategy of holding his sword and not moving had already forced the Water Venerable to go all in. What did it matter if Wang Yulou was trapped in prison?

External expansion and the establishment of the Zhenxu Xuntian Palace could be seen as an attempt by the Immortal Venerable to break free from his confinement.

Here's an unethical joke—it's just like a drug lord sitting in jail, remotely controlling his underlings to sell drugs outside.

"It's not that I can't give it to you, Yulou, but your cultivation level isn't high enough. Even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't understand it. Why don't you choose another one?"

After hesitating, Shui Zun finally chose to refuse.

'If you don't exchange it and don't give it to me, I'll be in a dead end sooner or later in the Four Spirit Realms. Huanpei and Mufan are not easy to deal with.'

Water Venerable, if you really don't give it to me, I'll start charging. Bifang left a feather for Mangxiang, and now that feather is in my hands.

I used the feather to lure Huanpei and Mufan, killed one of them, and the situation in the Four Spirit Realms stabilized.

Your window of opportunity will quickly disappear.

Mu Fan died under Bi Fang's feathers, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was powerless to take the jade pendant. The Four Spirit Realms fell into the hands of the Boundless Dao Lord.

You're saying Bifang isn't cooperating?
It's hard to say. Bi Fang made moves at every stage, and it's no exaggeration to say that the situation of the Water Venerable in the Great Heaven and Earth is extremely precarious.

Huanpei died under Bifang's feathers, and the situation in the Four Spirit Realms was also locked. Whether Mu Fan or Yuque Immortal Venerable won, the Immortal King didn't care, and Shui Zun's window of opportunity also disappeared.

To put it simply, the Water Venerable's window of opportunity is only related to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

It can seize many opportunities at the same time, thereby increasing its own restructuring leverage and the control of the alliance system, but it is uncertain whether it will be able to win because of the absence of Wang Yulou.

This is similar to whether or not Mang Xiang killed Dan Ri and Xuan Zhuan before the tribulation. Mang Xiang definitely regretted it later, but if he had to choose again, he would still kill Dan Ri and Xuan Zhuan.

Shui Zun is so wise and experienced that he has a clear understanding of these situations.

It could even see that the Jade Palace Immortal's threat was a joke.

Shui Zun was absolutely certain that Wang Yulou would not take his life in retaliation for not giving him the method.

Even if the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable doesn't receive the Dharma teachings, he might still drag out the situation in the Four Spirit Realms.

What is a dead end or going to jail? They are all relative. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is also winning at the same time.

However, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also has the initiative and can win quickly; those possibilities are just that—possibilities.

This choice of interests has transcended the limits of thought, and after complex value judgments, Shui Zun finally gave the final answer.

'Here you go.'

Wang Yulou stood up with some delight and circled the Jade Palace several times in surprise. However, after actually accepting the Water Venerable's gift, he fell into deep thought.

'Wang Yulou, it is an obvious fact that we are both practitioners of water magic, and a battle is inevitable in the future. This is something we cannot avoid.'

I've given you the method; I haven't left any tricks up my sleeve, as you can see.

But ultimately, the choice is yours!

Shui Zun coldly uttered a few seemingly incomprehensible words before ending the telepathic communication.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable frowned, because he had already realized the problem.

The method given by the Water Venerable has no name. Its system is based on the forty-six Great Daos mastered by the Water Venerable. It can realize the pursuit of Dao results externally on the basis of the Dharma Form Method. In other words, it is the method that the Water Venerable created in the Huzhou area.

(It's not that the Water Venerable has mastered the forty-six Great Daos over the years, but rather that he used the creation of the forty-six Great Daos as the foundation to build this method.)

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable didn't master that many Great Daos, even if he had enough in number, and the types of Great Daos were different from those of Water Venerable. But that's not the problem. Because Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation accumulation and realm determined that these were minor issues. With Water Venerable's ideas as a reference, he could gradually overcome them.

The real problem is that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finds it difficult to be certain whether Water Venerable's method is correct or wrong.

Just as the Water Venerable said, as long as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable cultivates well, he and the Water Venerable will inevitably have a battle in the future—inevitably, for the control of various innate and acquired water-related Great Daos.

The Water Venerable's statement, "The choice depends on your own heart," corresponds to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's question of whether to cultivate or believe in the Water Venerable's "solution to resist and transcend the Cave Heaven Method."

The water vessel left no room for error, so searching for the truth is pointless—you'll never find it.

The immortals should not believe it, dare not believe it, but they need this method.

The mindset changes when you go from expecting something to actually getting it.

This is still one of the problems. Another problem is more complicated—the problems that the Immortal Venerable considers problems are all very complicated.

In other words, the Water Venerable seeks the Dao externally, relying on the Dharma of Form, and the path he takes is to transform a region, a local world, or even the entire world into support and assistance for his own cultivation, practice, and strength.

This is the path to supremacy that the Water Deity believes in, the path through which the Water Deity communicates with the Rakshasa.

Although Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was unaware of the Daoist debate between Water Venerable and Rakshasa, his knowledge and realm were sufficient to support him in making a basic judgment—this method is actually self-imposed confinement!
Water God, why go all in?
Huzhou is too special; the Celestial King may have taken a liking to it and wants the Water Venerable to conquer it.

So, does the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable really intend to cultivate the Water Venerable's 'Super Dharma Form Method' within the Four Spirit Realms?

Even the Celestial Venerable hesitated.

Is it a top-tier method?

Yes, there is no higher level. The Water Venerable's method, along with its corresponding understanding of the Great Dao and exploration of the pursuit of supreme supremacy, represents the limit of a certain path within the endless world.

Isn't it incredibly powerful, capable of countering the Cave Heaven Technique?

Yes, the Cave Heaven Method requires transforming resources and energy into one's own Cave Heaven, and then relying on the Cave Heaven to exert its effects. This has a bit of a "you get as much as you eat" feel to it.

Water Venerable's 'Super Dharma Form Technique' can leverage the resources and energy of heaven and earth and the region itself to achieve relatively high returns at low cost. The upper limit of this high return is at least at the level of the top ten Golden Core cultivators in the Winnowing Basket Society!
The top-tier techniques, powerful enough to rival the Cave Heaven Technique, were right in his hands, yet even the Immortal Venerable was truly helpless.

If it's repaired, then it's a real prison sentence.
Moreover, the Immortal Venerable could also see the Water Venerable's other intention in giving him this method.

In fact, the Water Venerable's heart is quite crooked. If the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable were to cultivate this method, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's victory in the Four Spirit Realms would be a long way off.

As long as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable wants to stay in the Liezhou Dao Court to cultivate the 'Super Dharma Aspect Method', Huanpei can only wait for an opportunity under the cautious approach of the tortoise-like Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Hey, this ensures that the Four Spirit Realms cannot win quickly, and the Water Lord's window of opportunity has been opened!
That's why the water vessel appears so 'generous'.

The idea that staying still guarantees victory, squatting to win, or holding your breath to climb a winnowing basket is truly absurd.

After a long silence, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally chose to contact Old Bi Deng.

Shui Zun had a big surprise, now it's Old Bi Deng's turn.

What troubles me?

When Bi Fang's voice came, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was thinking that Bi Fang probably didn't know about his conversation with the Water Venerable.

If Bifang knew all this, then there would be no need for Shuizun to go through all this trouble.

'Your Majesty, why are you avoiding me and establishing a separate system in the Four Spirit Realms?'

After extorting the Water Venerable and then the Bifang Venerable, the Immortal Venerable was indeed extremely free and at ease in his cultivation.

The person who wrongs you will always know better than you how wronged you are.

Bi Fang paused for a moment, then said.

"No, you had already secured victory in the Four Spirit Realms, hadn't you? With the changes, Huanpei was bound to lose."

Shui Zun's worries turned out to be half right and half wrong.

Bifang did not start from scratch, but had already begun digging a pit to bury the water vessel.

"Your Majesty, I wish you truly had as much faith in me as you claim. Aren't you going to explain the matter of Divine Light?"

Having ascertained the situation, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was relieved.

It's not that I'm worried about Bi Fang; Old Bi Deng is also under a lot of pressure right now, and it's impossible for him to continue investing more resources within the Four Spirit Realms.

The Immortal Venerable was relieved that the Water Venerable's situation was true.

The Water Venerable's request for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to delay in the Four Spirit Realms and slowly suppress the bandits and Japanese pirates is also true.

Correspondingly, that method is most likely fine—and even if there is a problem, it's unlikely to be a major one.

The Immortal Venerable's realm, accumulation, and knowledge determine that even in the worst-case scenario, he will not be too badly tricked by the Water Venerable.

The position of honor and the fruits of the path are real!

'Divine light? What divine light? I already ate that divine light long ago! What are you sending?'

Halfway through spraying, Bifang paused, as if it had realized something.

In that instant, within the Immortal King's Cave, Bifang's feathers nearly stood on end.

Immediately, he revealed his full true form, and his true body instantly appeared in the capital of the Immortal Kingdom.

Bo Luo also awoke from his cultivation, and in front of him was the Four Extremes Concealment Platform, whose striking waves made him shudder.

Old Bolu didn't hesitate and left the cave instantly.

But when he came out, he found that Bifang had disappeared again.

It seems that the Celestial King only came out for a moment before suddenly returning.

Confused, the old man with the winnowing basket communicated telepathically with Bi Fang while gathering the members of the Winnowing Basket Association to discuss the matter of the Golden Valley Garden Deity.

'You son of a bitch, you almost scared me to death! I thought you were implying that you were being controlled by the Dao Master of Wuji!'

Across the endless void, even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had no idea what had happened in the world, only that Bi Fang seemed somewhat bewildered.

"Of course not. The Dao Lord of Wuji wouldn't make the first move, would he? His strategy is to remain still and force us into internal chaos first," Jade Palace Immortal Venerable probed subtly.

The Wuji Dao Master's sword-holding stillness was too brilliant. Without investing any resources, he made all his opponents tremble with fear. Under such fear, the pressure was immense, and it was easy to make wrong judgments.

Absolute rationality cannot be fully realized when information is not complete.

Even if you think you know everything, there are still various discrepancies between what you believe to be true and what is actually true.

Upon hearing Wang Yulou's probing, Bifang remained silent for a moment, seemingly realizing what the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was saying, or perhaps simply remaining silent.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult! The Lord of the Boundless Dao is hiding his true strength very well. Our entire world needs to unite to better confront him."

We must unite to fight against a powerful external enemy.

How can we unite?
Of course, they will surround myself, the Immortal King Bifang.

The Japanese pirates and the Wuji Dao Master are now valuable commodities again.

Hey, that's really interesting.

Have you answered?

No reply?
What exactly were Bifang and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable talking about?
It's hard to say.

"But Your Majesty, the divine light has reappeared. What's wrong? Have you been having digestive problems lately?"

The topic was steered back to interests.

Bi Fang's overall situation was of no concern to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

If the sky falls, those of you who are tall will hold it up.

It's fine to get ordinary people to charge forward, but don't try to get the imperial court to charge forward with slogans and empty promises.

Stop fantasizing.

Equal rights and responsibilities are the foundation of mutual trust. I am not a commoner, and I will not pay any price for you!

'It's all so abrupt and incomplete. Shenguang is completely dead. You need to end this in the Four Spirit Realms as soon as possible. The Lord of Wuji Dao might have set a trap.'

As soon as Xiao Wang bent over, Bifang knew what kind of donkey droppings he wanted to produce.

Want profits?

No!

"What's there to fear from the Dao Lord of Wuji? I believe His Majesty will definitely win."

Your Majesty, get ready to explode the gold coins!
Jade Palace Immortal saw off Water Venerable, who was so ecstatic about accumulating gold coins, and welcomed Bifang, who also possessed a large amount of gold coins.

In short, use strategies that work well, and don't try to be innovative.

"Yeah, I'm sure I can win, but you're a real talent, it would be a shame if you died."

Old Badden completely ignored the challenge.

What was a significant change in the eyes of the Water Venerable was, in the eyes of the Immortal King Bifang, nothing more than a donkey dung ball.

His attempt to get gold coins was blocked by Bi Fang, and he was even cursed by Lao Bi Deng and died suddenly. It's tough.

Mutual respect is essential.

The Immortal Venerable raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and continued.

What scheme did the Master of Wuji Dao set up?

Bifang lazily shook its rump and spread its wings in the nest, then asked in return.

Let's continue talking about the divine light. Hey, this is the first time in all these years that I've encountered something so eerie.

The little thing I ate actually came back to life—how interesting!

That's nonsense. Bifang can do that too, and he's much better at it than Wang Yulou.

Xiao Deng, you're too green!
A thousand-year-old donkey king trying to pull a fast one on me, a hundred-thousand-year-old bird king? Do you even have that kind of skill?
"His Majesty has said it must be a misunderstanding."

"What misunderstanding? The Wuji Dao Master is ruthless. Tell me in detail, and I'll see what happened."

It's a huge trap; you might die, but I'm not going to tell you.

Don't you like to talk about divine light?
continue!

"Your Majesty, although Yu Lou has cultivated for many years, compared to Your Majesty, she is still very shallow."

Sometimes, there may be instances of disagreement; I hope Your Majesty will forgive me.

This is the story of: The Little Donkey King's extortion attempt failed, and the True Immortal Venerable bowed his head and became a tortoise.

Bi Fang couldn't hold back, but it was Xiao Wang who did. The way he knelt was ridiculous.

"I see you have quite a bit of ambition and talent."

'I am far inferior to Your Majesty and have much to learn from you.'

'The matter with Shenguang is quite troublesome. Aren't you worried at all?'

"Don't worry, it's just another conspiracy orchestrated by certain individuals. The overall situation in the Four Spirit Realms can't be affected by such petty schemes."

What the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said at this moment was the truth.

Because, whether or not the divine light is divine, even if Bifang really created a second system, it's not that scary—his arrangement of the Black Dragon and the Mangxiang was based on this logic.

There are many difficult things, but as long as the overall situation in the Four Spirit Realms is under control, it's not a big deal.

If there are difficulties, just overcome them.

The Water God was surprised, but it was nothing more than greed.

Just like now, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is demanding payment and extorting money, but he can't get any gold coins from Bi Fang.

However, if Water Venerable were to lead several top-tier Golden Core cultivators from the Immortal Alliance to extort money, the debt collection abilities of ordinary Golden Core cultivators and top-tier Golden Core cultivators would be on completely different levels.

Of course, it goes without saying that Shui Zun realized a new problem from the barking of the Rakshasa dogs during this process.

'Haha, that sounds more like human language, not bad, not bad.'

Bifang the Immortal King judged Xiao Wang to be human and then mocked him.

However, we are all seekers of the path. Laughter aside, after the game of blackmail and counter-blackmail is over, we still need to talk about serious matters.

'The Lord of Wuji Dao would likely be pleased to see us continuously sending disciples beyond the Great Heaven and Earth.'

It waits not for changes within the universe, but for changes outside of it.

Although, in a sense, it is also beneficial for us to have the opportunity to spare the energy of the Wuji Dao Master to leave the Great World.

But I don't want to do as he wishes. As for you, Wang Yulou, the Four Spirit Realms need to be taken over as soon as possible and managed well.

Otherwise, in the future, the Lord of Wuji might personally intervene, or send even stronger subordinates to reap the rewards.

All right!

Within the vast universe, Bifang needs to draw upon the energy and resources of the Wuji Dao Master.

Outside the Great Heaven and Earth, the Lord of Limitless Dao wants to use the bargaining chips sent out by the Golden Core cultivators of the Great Heaven and Earth.

However, for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who possesses the top-tier Water Venerable technique, the two ends of the new dimension have already been blocked.

(End of this chapter)