Shangyuque

Chapter 373 The Greatly Compassionate and Merciful Qingrui Universal Salvation Buddha Pays Homage to the Dharma King! (1.06 Million Views, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
It's very difficult to cultivate to the highest level, but if you gave a Celestial Venerable the chance to choose to go back to raising donkeys, he wouldn't choose that path.

Since we're already here, and it's a battle for supremacy, we should fight for it.

Faced with the situation where the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had pointed out the Heavenly Outer Heaven, the Heavenly Sound Venerable, who was a ghost in the Heavenly Outer Heaven, immediately coughed and pretended to be worried.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, if this is a conspiracy by the Outer Heavens, will we also encounter their obstruction during our process of expanding the void?"

As a ghost within the outer heavens, Tianyin proactively suggested that we should be wary of the outer heavens. This "blind spot under the lamp" tactic is a basic quality of the Dao Ancestors.

However, the attitudes of the people towards Tianyin's question differed somewhat.

Everyone here is a smart person. When Jade Palace Immortal Venerable led all the Dao Courts to explore the void together, even the most prominent figures of the rebellious forces would send their disciples to share the spoils.

However, this process of sharing profits means equal opportunities, but it does not mean equal outcomes.

For example, as Jade Palace Immortal Venerable said, the Outer Heavens are already in such bad shape, so the first expansion of the Zhenxu Patrol Heaven Palace may be dangerous.

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"Haha, no problem, no problem."

If we encounter resistance from beyond the heavens, then let's fight them.

Fellow Daoists, there's no need to worry. In the endless world, how many Golden Immortals are there?

In this vast Four Spirit Realms, there are only two of us, Fellow Daoist Mu Fan and myself.”

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable deliberately acted like a fool, and only after seeing Li Zhen's expression suddenly break down did he belatedly try to make amends.

"In the vast Four Spirit Realms, there are only three Golden Immortals: myself, Fellow Daoist Mu Fan, and Fellow Daoist Shan De."

No matter how strong the Dao Lord of Wuji is, the number of Golden Immortals under his command is still limited!

So don't be afraid, just be bold and explore.

However, there's no rush right now; let's get Xiao Han accepted as an apprentice first.

The situation in the vast world, where immortals flourish and old beasts fill every pit and valley, is an exception.

Every Golden Immortal is someone who has reached the end of the path of cultivation, breaking through the limits of the system and their own limits. Such pursuers of the Dao are, in fact, rare.

Of course, comparing it to the top Golden Core cultivators at the Bamboo Grove Gathering would be even more absurd.

The Winnowing Basket Society was organized by the Winnowing Basket Elder, the third strongest being in the Endless World. Its original purpose was to fight against Bi Fang.

The Golden Core represents true enlightenment, while the Golden Immortal is already considered a supreme being. The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is currently a supreme being in the Four Spirit Realms, possessing the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal and reaching the pinnacle of cultivation.

Therefore, the apprenticeship ceremony he favored naturally needed to be a lively and festive affair.

Besides, the Burning Heaven Society, the Burning Heaven Ancestor, and the so-called Divine Light, although they are all worthless, are still variables in the game.

By combining Han Zhan's apprenticeship ceremony with the establishment ceremony of the Zhenxu Patrol Heaven Palace, and making it a grander affair, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was also expressing his determination to resist these scoundrels who were secretly watching.

I don't care about this or that. I will directly deal with the greatest power of the Four Spirit Realms. No matter how strong the so-called Burning Heaven Ancestor is, can he really appear in the Four Spirit Realms in his true form to fight against me?

If you can't do it, then obediently cower in the shadows and be a coward!

After the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable spoke, Fairy Chu Ran stood up from his side and presided over this highly anticipated apprenticeship ceremony in the Four Spirit Realms.

The guests in the temple were secretly exchanging information.

"Didn't Fellow Daoist Yuque already accept Han Zhan as his disciple? I remember that group of disciples were all Fellow Daoist Yuque, right?" Venerable Tianyin, not being familiar with the situation, asked Houpu with some regret via telepathy.

Houpu's expression remained unchanged as he watched the ceremony in the temple with a smile, expressing his support for Fellow Daoist Yuque while secretly responding.

'You may not know this, but Fellow Daoist Yuque's disciples are now divided into four levels.'

The first layer, the outermost layer, consists of cultivators who have contributed to the water replenishment efforts of the Liezhou Dao Court, as well as the prodigies from various factions, sects, and forces.

These people are usually at the Foundation Establishment stage and will temporarily join the Jade Palace as Jade Palace cultivators. Although they are not even considered registered disciples, they have the opportunity to become registered disciples.

It's similar to raising Gu poison. After several decades, those that survive become disciples of Fellow Daoist Yuque, while those that don't can still broaden their horizons with Fellow Daoist Yuque and return to the Dao Court, where they can also have a wide and open future.

The second level consists of registered disciples, selected from the most talented cultivators among those who have made meritorious contributions to the Liezhou Dao Court and the Ten Provinces Dao Court in replenishing water.

The former is selected from the disciples of the Jade Palace on the periphery, while the latter depends on whether the cultivators within the specific Dao Court are willing to join the Jade Palace.

The experiences of these nominal disciples are different; they can listen to the Daoist masters of Liezhou Daoist Court discuss the Dao and transmit the Dharma with fellow Daoists from the Jade Palace.

Generally, they are all at the Celestial Realm level of cultivation, but occasionally there are exceptions where someone with the peak Foundation Establishment level of cultivation is accepted into the sect.

The third layer, the one before Han Zhan, is considered to be the core disciples of Fellow Daoist Yu Que. But in reality, Brother Tian Yin, as you know, it's about eliminating those capable but unopportunistic True Persons from various Dao Courts.

These people have the potential to reach the Dao, but Fellow Daoist Yuque also has very high expectations. In short, they are already quite extraordinary.

The fourth level consists of Fellow Daoist Sun, Fellow Daoist Chongliu, and others—the true direct disciples of Fellow Daoist Yuque, all of whom start at the Dao Ancestor realm.

We call it the true lineage. When Han Zhan became an apprentice, he was seeking the position of the true lineage.

Each of Fellow Daoist Yuque's true disciples was entrusted with important responsibilities by Fellow Daoist Yuque.

In the future, this Korean website will inevitably carry out Fellow Daoist Yuque's will and stir up the storms he desires.

When Jade Palace Immortal Venerable accepts disciples, he only considers what the disciple can bring him.

In the past, during the Sweetwater Wai era, the first level of the outer perimeter was a place where one could enter and be considered a disciple.

Now, with the improvement of their Immortal Venerable realm and status, these outermost disciples can only truly feel the gratitude they owe the Immortal Venerable for decades of cultivation in the Jade Palace.

By selectively selecting the best members from various factions, forces, and sects within the Liezhou Dao Court, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable continuously deepened his control over the Dao Court at the operational level.

This is an open conspiracy. Those native Dao Ancestors and True Persons who want to obtain the Great Heaven and Earth Cultivation Philosophy mastered by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable must constantly send people over to serve as vessels for Jade Palace Immortal Venerable to instill loyalty.

The second layer corresponds to two types of people: the geniuses within the Liezhou Dao Court and the geniuses from outside who come to replenish water.

The former selects those who are less fortunate and less successful, while the latter selects ambitious speculators.

These people have different thoughts, but as long as they are willing to serve the Immortal Venerable like a slave and repay his kindness, they will have the opportunity to advance to the third level.

Through step-by-step operation, and by means of apprenticeship, the Jade Palace system has expanded its reach through a dual-track approach.

This approach is quite effective in terms of both profit distribution and legitimacy, allowing for a moderate victory and preventing the Dao Ancestors from easily rebelling.

Slow and steady wins the race. Once you establish a system that allows you to win slowly and at low cost, your victories will only accumulate.

'I didn't expect it to be four levels. I always thought it was only three. Those juniors sent to the Jade Palace Fellow Daoist's sect are useless. They can't see anything clearly.'

However, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, making things so complicated might not be a good thing in the long run.

Tianyin felt a bit disgusted when she thought about those idiots who were either pretending to be stupid or were genuinely stupid.

Is it really necessary to fawn over Wang Yuque like that?

Their system is clearly designed to squeeze every last drop of your potential, yet you still insist on fawning over them—how despicable!

Haha, it's hard to say. Maybe we don't have the same level of cultivation as Fellow Daoist Yuque.

Moreover, those minor cultivators often fail to distinguish the importance of things, while those who are slightly more discerning are hesitant to speak out due to concerns about Fellow Daoist Yuque's opinion.

We can't possibly envy the strength of a Golden Immortal.

In fact, among the cultivators who had previously joined Fellow Daoist Yuque along with Han Zhan, some have already completely aligned themselves with Fellow Daoist Yuque.

When Houpu talks about getting close to them, he is referring to those who were selected as having connections with the various prefectural authorities.

Even among these people with connections, some betrayed their original stance and camp, and directly joined the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's sect.

Tianyin fantasizes that all the cultivators under the Jade Palace are just sycophants, but it doesn't realize that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is at least willing to give them opportunities and pathways.

Many Dao Ancestors and Golden Core cultivators have already expended enormous energy and resources just to survive in the competition. How could they possibly have the resources to cultivate subordinates or even participate in the struggle for supremacy?
In fact, this is similar to a farmer who fantasizes about an emperor using a golden hoe. Tianyin and Churan are similar; their realm is no longer comparable to that of an Immortal Venerable.

Only those who have tasted the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's pie know how delicious it is, and they don't want too many competitors, so naturally they won't smack their lips.

Those Tang Dynasty people who are well-fed but still like to show off and seek attention are not qualified to enjoy the divine favor of the immortals.

'Fellow Daoist Yu Que, your ambition lies at the summit; for us... it's incredibly difficult.'

Tianyin wanted to say something, but in the end she held back.

Patience is not giving up, but faith; it is a confidence in one's own future development.

However, the situation Tianyin found itself in, whether it was the situation within the Three Immortals Dao Court or the larger situation within the Four Spirit Realms, forced it to hide its heart.

'What's so difficult about it, Brother Tianyin? You still don't understand. Let me tell you the truth: there are far too many geniuses in the cultivation world.'

In countless worlds, the cultivation world has developed for many years. What is our mere Four Spirit Realms compared to that?

You and I are heroes of our time, or as Fellow Daoist Yuque would say, merely waves surging in the tide of the times, or even just tiny white dots on those waves.

The development of the cultivation world is a process, not a completed one.

Bifang Immortal King and Wuji Dao Lord are beings that have survived through countless ages, and even they still need to work hard to fight against them.

What about us?
We must recognize our shortcomings; only by surviving can we have a future.

So, let go of your obsession, Brother Tianyin.

Fellow Daoist Yuque is a prodigy who emerged from the most brutal cultivation world of this era. It is normal that we are not as good as Fellow Daoist Yuque.

I have a suggestion for you: why not help Fellow Daoist Yuque shoulder some of the pressure by proactively sending one of your disciples to take the lead in exploring the void?

The effect of order is very abstract; it is not the choice of a single person or the success or failure of a single event, but rather a subtle and pervasive atmosphere.

The replenishment of water was led by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable; the transformation of the Seventeen Provinces Dao Court into the Ten Great Dao Courts was led by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable; the selection of water replenishment cultivators by the Ten Great Dao Courts was led by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable; the initiation of water replenishment strategies and experience exchange within the Ten Great Dao Courts was led by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable; and the fight against the Outer Heaven within the Four Spirit Realms was led by Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

From how the Four Spirit Realms developed and moved forward, to how to proceed in the process of development, to how to deal with the evil Outer Heaven, to giving opportunities to the cultivators below, and then to proposing new, temporary solutions that are directed towards the outside world of the Four Spirit Realms.

Along the way, the replenishment of water in the Four Spirit Realms has not yet been successful; the Ten Great Dao Courts have each enclosed their own territories and formed their own groups; the selection of cultivators for replenishment has been compromised in half and some have been selected through back channels; the exchange of experience in replenishment strategies has been fraught with difficulties; and the confrontation with the Outer Heavens has not yet resulted in victory.

Furthermore, there are even dissident forces represented by Zhi Sha who are opposing the Jade Palace Immortal in the Four Spirit Realms.

It seems that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable entered the game himself and played a game where the center blossomed, but in reality, he played it quite badly.

But those truly involved perceive the reality differently.

The fact that change has not reached its extreme does not mean that change does not exist.

The fact that neither the process nor the result is perfect does not mean that neither the process nor the result is meaningless.

"Keep going" may sound like empty words, but as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has come this far step by step in this complex situation, how can those involved not revere and respect the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable?
You're saying the Immortal Venerable failed?
Then you need to explain how you define failure.

At least in Houpu's eyes, the Immortal Venerable has not only not failed, but is moving from one victory to another, from winning one confrontation to winning more.

Therefore, within the order constructed by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, it will be more influenced by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's victorious momentum, making it difficult to say whether it passively or actively becomes the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's vanguard.

Loyalty is not a joke, but a real survival and spiritual practice strategy that Houpu is currently implementing.

"This honest advice is hard to hear. I understand Brother Houpu's good intentions, but you are also aware of the situation in the Three Immortals Dao Court. I just want to support Fellow Daoist Yuque, but I also face pressure regarding virtue."

I wonder if Brother Houpu could help me put in a good word and get Fellow Daoist Yuque to support me?

Tianyin, my heart is moved.

Without a doubt, Houpu's suggestion was malicious; Houpu was offering Tianyin as a small gift to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

It can both incite conflict and contradiction within the Three Immortals Dao Court and provide a pawn for the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. It's essentially making Tianyin pay the price, while the Immortal Venerable's favor and the generous reward are taken by himself.

However, don't forget that Tianyin and Julehu have already pledged allegiance to the Wuji Dao Master.

Like Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and Mu Fan, the Wuji Dao Master also believed that the greatest treasure of the Four Spirit Realms was Empress Gong Shande.

Therefore, for Tianyin, Houpu's treacherous advice, brewing from a string of nonsense, was actually very beneficial to her.

Why is everyone so concerned about who Jade Palace Immortal Venerable will send to lead the charge?
Because the Outer Heavens might launch a sinister sneak attack on the first batch of people sent out by the Zhenxu Patrol Heaven Palace.

But Tianyin is the dog of Tianwaitian. Isn't that a coincidence?

'I'll give it a try.'

Houpu agreed to Tianyin's request without much hesitation. Its understanding was that Tianyin was unwilling to bear the consequences casually and needed the basic support of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable as a guarantee.

As for whether Jade Palace Immortal Venerable supports it or not, Houpu doesn't really care. This attempt to persuade people to make sacrifices to share Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's burdens is just part of its daily cultivation routine.

The Jade Palace Immortal was satisfied and won.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was not satisfied, but at least he could see Houpu's effort. Houpu continued to win, albeit by a small margin.
Thinking of this, Houpu's gaze shifted slightly, looking at Chu Ran and the Immortal Venerable beside Chu Ran.

"The ceremony is complete!" Immortal Venerable Chu Ran said solemnly, then smiled slightly.

"Xiao Han, please greet your senior brothers."

It turned out that while Houpu and Tianyin were gossiping behind each other's backs, the apprenticeship ceremony had already been almost completed.

"Han Zhan greets Senior Brother!"

Chongliu nodded slightly.

"Han Zhan greets Second Senior Brother!"

Black-haired grandson smiled and stroked his beard.

"Han Zhan greets Senior Brother Black Dragon!"

The black dragon, which had been hiding in the sleeve of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, nodded its little dragon head.

Although the black dragon is not officially a disciple of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, in reality, it is a student of the Immortal Venerable, just like Chu Ran.

Therefore, it can accept Han Zhan's greeting openly and honestly.

At the edge of the crowd, Red-spotted Deer, sitting at the very back, looked enviously at Han Zhan, who was in the center of the crowd.

At this moment, Xiao Han is the chosen one of destiny in the Four Spirit Realms.

Wherever the Celestial Venerable's gaze falls, the destiny of the Four Spirit Realms will favor that person.

Because the Celestial Venerable is the highest and most powerful realm in the Four Spirit Realms!

But for the red-spotted deer, this story evokes mixed feelings.

The two cultivators, who had a fairly good relationship, both seized opportunities amidst the tides of the times.

Despite having greater talent, he didn't receive the same opportunities as Han Zhan.

Ultimately, the opportunity to make a contribution is extremely rare.

Especially with the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's position already so secure, opportunities to make contributions like Han Zhan's are truly rare and hard to come by.

After Han Zhan proved his loyalty through his actions, he naturally received even better treatment.

However, no one cared about the red-spotted deer's thoughts.

Seeing that Han Zhan had almost finished his work, Houpu was about to report to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable the Heavenly Sound's intention to offer his loyalty when suddenly...
The Golden Core cultivator, supported by the vast天地 (Heaven and Earth), was addressed by the Immortal Venerable Xihe of Wunan Prefecture.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque has accepted such a fine disciple today. As an elder, I am also delighted to see such a talented and promising young Han."

Come, Xiao Han, please accept this top-grade Earth-rank spiritual material, the Six-Fragrance Toad. You must take good care of your master in the future.

Your master has it tough; the future of trillions of beings in the Four Spirit Realms rests on your master's shoulders.

"If you ever acquire any treasures in the future, remember to give them to your master, understand?"

Han Zhan blankly accepted the 'Six Fragrant Toad' that suddenly flew towards him, feeling as if he had figured it out.

"Aren't you going to thank your Uncle Xihe yet?" Immortal Venerable Churan reminded Xiao Han.

"Thank you, Uncle Xihe!"

Tiger frowned slightly—something was wrong; why were they suddenly starting to drop gold coins?

We're here for a meeting, how could you, Wang Yulou, do this?

He glanced at Xihe, who was smiling warmly, seemingly not at all distressed.

He then looked at the native Golden Core cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms. This was the first time these people had witnessed the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's fangs and shameless appetite. Some of them, whose self-control was not strong enough, had already changed their expressions drastically.

Finally, Tiger Prime Minister turned his gaze to the Donkey King, who sat on the throne.

The donkey king, holding an empty wine cup in one hand, frowned even more than the tiger that had been suddenly attacked, muttering, "I can barely afford this spirit wine anymore."

Cao Nima's Donkey King!

You covet even this little thing? What kind of immortal are you?
This is the shortcoming of the Tiger's appearance. No wonder he has always been a half-step Golden Immortal. His shortcoming is that he still cares about that kind of empty fame and nominal face.

And the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is shameless.

Although such shamelessness would be despised in the mundane world, in the cultivation world, only the benefits in hand matter.

"Haha, Little Han, my name is Qi Taiyu, and I was a close friend of your master in my early years. (The ellipsis is not counted in the word count; this explanation is also within the free word limit.)"

Meanwhile, in the arena, the Buddha Venerable Qi Taiyu from the sacred land also began to generate gold coins.
What early close friend? He and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable only met once, had no connection whatsoever, yet he made up a 'close friend' story.

From Xihe to Qitaiyu, they were all planted by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Secretly, Xihe had already begun persuading Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"Fellow Daoist Tiger Xiang, Fellow Daoist Jade Palace said that the profits will be split 20/80."

We, the fellow Daoists of this great world, will give first, and then those bumpkins will give.

Finally, we returned everything we had. As for the income of those bumpkins, we'll split it 20/20.

The Outer Heavens are evil, but also very strong, so they cannot be wiped out immediately.

The Immortal Venerable has already decided that everyone should become like a dragon and cultivate the Water Venerable's methods.

It is well known that it is a good thing for everyone to become like a dragon, but the cultivation from human to dragon requires resources, and even the initial stage requires a massive amount of resources.

It is also well known that those who are willing to pay the price cannot truly become chess players, and Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has never liked to bear the price for others.

Therefore, the current step is to 'collect funds under the guise of suppressing bandits'.

The plot is terrible, but even though it's terrible, the immortal lord isn't a charity.

The Immortal Venerable has fought for the Four Spirit Realms for so long; it's not unreasonable for him to collect some interest first.

Let's analyze this further. The Immortal Venerable's purpose in collecting tribute is to make everyone in the Four Spirit Realms as powerful as dragons. The being sitting high at the Immortal Venerable's banquet today has, in the past, also sucked the blood of everyone in the Four Spirit Realms.
'Xihe, are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid? Wang Yuque is doing this by taking a little bit of benefit, or even benefit that others have borne, and using it to fool us into fighting for his authority.'

We led the way in tricking those fools into paying, seemingly hoping to get a share of the profits, but Wang Yuque got the credit.

Fame itself is difficult to translate into tangible benefits, but who is Wang Yuque? Following his lead is like raising a tiger to cause future trouble!

Tiger Xiang said that Wang Yuque was a tiger, and Xi He was raising a tiger to cause trouble. It can only be said that although it is absurd, Tiger Xiang's judgment is correct.

After all, Tiger Xiang was at least a half-step Golden Immortal, and having followed King Deding for many years, he had some experience.

"You might still want to argue with Fellow Daoist Yuque, but I've changed my mind. Let's move forward first, Brother Hu Xiang. Moving forward is the main thing."

Xihe's reply left Hu Xiang feeling somewhat uneasy.

People at different levels and in different positions really think completely differently.

Although they are all Golden Cores, the differences between Golden Cores are too great. It is not surprising that the cultivation philosophies and ideas of different Golden Cores are completely opposite.

"Alas," Tiger sighed deeply.

Now that things have come to this, what else can be done? Under Wang Yuque's leadership, they have pretended to be forced to join the thieves, which is to some extent contrary to the will of the top-level Golden Core cultivators and Immortal Kings of the Boluo Society. They can only continue on this path.

The principle is to oppose the idea of ​​"the heavens beyond the heavens."

However, their own interests and their future of independent development must also be guaranteed.

Although Wang Yuque was a lowly beast and had gained fame, at least he was willing to share 20%. Although it seemed like he was giving money away to a beggar, it was better than nothing.

Tiger Xiang finally accepted the offer to split the profits and decided to go ahead with it.

Note that it's not that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was lucky and could win easily.

Rather, it was the victory accumulated by the Immortal Venerable, the order cultivated and operated by the Immortal Venerable, that should have allowed the Immortal Venerable to win so easily.

This is a battle between cultivators, not the kind of struggle that mortals engage in.

Whether it's Xihe, Qi Taiyu, or Hu Xiang, they are all extremely intelligent people. They understand the cost of opposition better than ordinary people in a conflict, and they know better how to deal with risks and protect their own interests. It is precisely because they are all intelligent people and intelligent seekers of the Dao that the Immortal Venerable can win more easily when he has the opportunity to win.

"Little Han, I'm your Uncle-Master Fenshui. Here, this is a low-grade Heaven-rank item."

The Golden Core cultivators from the Great Heaven and Earth were helping the Immortal Venerable to urge for payment. Seeing the situation, the native Golden Core cultivators, who were experiencing such a scene for the first time, finally obediently started exploding with gold coins.

As Tianyin unleashed her power, she thought to herself, "I must cultivate to become a Golden Immortal and recoup today's losses."

Also, in the future, you shouldn't be at the forefront of anything, especially things like attending a banquet.

Too bad!
After a lively discussion, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally put down his empty wine cup, and Chu Ran quickly refilled it for him.

"The political landscape of the ten provinces is in turmoil, and it is at this moment that we cultivators truly begin."

Fellow Daoists, with the establishment of the Zhenxu Patrol Palace, the future of the Four Spirit Realms will no longer be confined to one realm.

This cup is offered by Yulou to the heroes of the past eras of the Four Spirit Realms, heroes who were buried by the times.

It's a pity they didn't make it to that day.

Don't blame me for being ruthless, but the very idea of ​​leading you all to greater heights is the biggest and most delicious pie in the sky.

In reality, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable doesn't owe these people anything.

We're all beneficiaries, so don't pretend you can't get any gold coins.

The order of interests established by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable is already fair enough. Doesn't it deserve their sponsorship and support?
Not sponsoring is disloyalty, disloyalty is being an enemy, and enemies will be refined by the Immortal Venerable sooner or later!

"Fellow Daoist Yuque is right."

"Yes"

The sounds of farting rose and fell. After chatting enthusiastically with everyone for a while, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable finally brought the topic back to the main point—this is rhythm control, a basic quality of a cultivator.

We can't just harvest without irrigating. Even if we don't provide water, we should pretend there's wind and rain, at least to make these people feel better.

This can be understood as having just harvested the韭菜 (a metaphor for exploited investors), and now it's necessary to provide good customer service to reassure the韭菜, so that they can move forward together sustainably—they are responsible for sharing the burden and paying the price, while the Jade Palace Immortal is responsible for moving forward.

"The Zhenxu Xuntian Prefecture is divided into two parts: the Zhenxu Prefecture and the Xuntian Prefecture. The Xuntian Prefecture is responsible for continuous expansion, while the Zhenxu Prefecture is responsible for in-depth management."

Currently, there is no world that has been successfully explored, so the most urgent task is to explore it first.

Fellow Daoist Tianyin, you are a leading Golden Core cultivator in the Four Spirit Realms, and you are not even the Dao Ancestor of my Liezhou Dao Court. I intend to give you this first opportunity to expand the Dao. What do you say?

Seeing the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's attitude, many Dao Ancestors quickly had a question in their minds—is it a good thing to be the first to act? Why is Wang Yuque in this posture?
Being the first to take the lead and pioneer is certainly not a good thing, but the Immortal Venerable has to make it look like a good thing.

As for Tianyin's motives for voluntarily stepping forward, the Immortal Venerable doesn't care.

"Fellow Daoist Yuque has a great spirit to explore the void. Although my cultivation is slightly inferior to yours, I am still a member of the Four Spirit Realms."

Exploring the void is crucial to whether the Four Spirit Realms will move towards a brighter and more beautiful future, or succumb to the endless struggles of the world.

As a cultivator from the Four Spirit Realms, it is my duty, Tianyin, to contribute to the expansion of the void!

The Celestial Master Tianyin passionately expounded on some kind of illusory ideological program, while the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

Yes, that's it, that's it.

Fate is intertwined, and everyone must pay the price.

Burn, burn, and then, everyone will be like a dragon, seizing even more transformations for the true self!

This is a real gamble, and the two sides in this gamble are not the Dao Ancestors, Golden Core cultivators, or Immortal Venerables present here.

Even those among them, like Hu Xiang and Tian Yin, who were half-step Golden Immortals, were merely pawns.

The core of the bet is that "Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can win the battle against the Sovereign in the process of seizing the changes" and "Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's enemies can suppress Jade Palace Immortal Venerable and cause Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation to collapse".

Caught in a dead end from both sides, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable ultimately failed to come up with a solution.

It's not that the Immortal Venerable is cowardly or incompetent, but rather that the Immortal Venerable has the right to give up answering the questions and embark on the gamble of fate he has chosen!

He abandoned the problem and instead began his own path to becoming the supreme being.

It doesn't matter what you, Shui Zun and Bi Fang, think.

I am neither in a hurry to win, nor do I win slowly.

With the sole aim of cultivating supremacy, they build their own cultivation system and a new, more comprehensive, and more efficient power and order.
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The cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms are almost all like dragons. Although the Immortal Venerable's design of making everyone like a dragon is roughly equivalent to everyone below him having loyalty and dedication from the perspective of his own cultivation, it does give those below him an opportunity.

Expanding into new spaces and providing fairer opportunities and platforms to those below are all examples of super-power empowerment.

However, in the great world where the Immortal Venerable rose to power, the situation remains the same as when the Immortal Venerable left.

Just as Cangshan said, this is a desolate era.

Of course, Xiaoyu's previous judgment was also correct: the world below the Golden Core stage was lifeless, while the world above the Golden Core stage was full of vitality.

Recently, there have been many vibrant people in the world, and Qingrui is one of them.

"Your Majesty, I'm scared. You know Water Lord, he's someone who's unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss."

Cangshan established the Immortal Alliance, and Shuizun immediately seized control of its core.

The reforms were initiated by others, but Shui Zun seized a large portion of control over them during the internal power struggle.

Now, the Water Venerable has already discovered Bi Fang's plan and has directly released the crucial trump card: that Jingu Garden is his disciple.

He arranged for Jingu Garden to lobby Tianlong Hall, while he himself was making various connections; the two of us were already at the forefront.

It turns out that the "Your Majesty" that Qingrui was calling out to was the Rakshasa Demon Emperor of the Rakshasa Immortal Kingdom.
The two adulterers had just finished their long discussion when Qingrui lay on the dog king's body like a lump of mud, pretending to be pitiful.

Holding this promiscuous woman, the most shameless woman in the world, and this venomous woman, the Rakshasa Demon Emperor smiled gently.

"What's there to be afraid of? Even if the plan to join forces with Jin Gu Yuan to suppress the water spirit is difficult to implement, Tianlong Hall will not easily intervene."

The idea of ​​the Immortal Alliance producing a fifth top-tier Golden Core cultivator is simply impossible.

The dragon gods of Tianlong Hall are not a united front, and the others at the Basket Gathering are even less united.

Even Cangshan would never agree to this.

Jingu Garden's influence is located near northern Huzhou, bordering Xinjingzhou. If it becomes a top-tier Golden Core cultivator, how can Cangshan expand?

Note that Shui Zun's judgment was correct; Qing Rui and Luo Sha are allies and intend to do what Bi Fang wants.

The logic remains the same—the thoughts of Golden Core cultivators at different levels and in different positions are completely incomparable.

Celestial immortals have their troubles, Golden Immortals have their difficulties, and even top-tier Golden Core cultivators have different needs depending on their strength and the relative situation.

Helping Bifang suppress the Water Venerable and forcing the Water Venerable to make a costly charge will not only play a role in resisting the era of the Wuji Dao Lord, but also reshape the interest structure within the Immortal Alliance, allowing Qingrui and Luosha to advance further within the Immortal Alliance.

These are all the practical interests that drive Qingrui and Luosha forward.

Therefore, it's not that Qingrui and Luosha, these two top-tier Golden Core cultivators, suddenly became mindless and blindly switched allegiance to Bifang.

Rather, the Immortal Alliance was never an unbreakable alliance, and Qingrui and Luosha were not that afraid of Shui Zun, nor did they intend to follow Bifang to the end.

What Qingrui was worried about was that the world was too stagnant; once things were revealed, they were all out in the open, leaving little room for maneuver.

Fighting a water spirit is easy, but landing safely is difficult.

However, it is clear that the Rakshasa Demon Emperor is truly not afraid of the Water Venerable.

"Your Majesty, the Water Lord's request to me is that the Golden Valley Garden be allowed to join the Bamboo Basket Society first, and its influence be expanded to the New Capital Prefecture. Then he will be willing to fight against the Demon Cave and be at the forefront."

Many people at the Winnowing Basket Assembly were hesitant about this matter; the Immortal Ancestor opposed it, but Venerable Inverted Pot and others supported it.

Those who supported it thought that infighting should be avoided; the water vessel should be fed first, and then it could be allowed to charge.

Old Luo rubbed his dog paws against the poisonous woman's chin, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"It's normal for those closer to Huzhou to oppose it and those farther away to support it, but we can't go along with Shui Zun's wishes."

The purpose of fighting the Water Venerable is to make the Water Venerable pay the price, not to let the Water Venerable eat his fill first.

If Shui Zun completely devours Xin Jingzhou within the Immortal Alliance, then Qing Rui and Luo Sha's alliance will have been for nothing.

Moreover, what if Shui Zun breaks his promise and doesn't continue after consuming Xin Jingzhou and enabling Jinguyuan to quickly break through to the top-level Golden Core stage?
Don't be delusional; this possibility not only exists, but is very likely.

Thinking of this, Rakshasa said.

"In short, if we talk to Cangshan, as long as our Immortal Alliance is united, the Water Venerable will have no choice but to acknowledge us."

Xinjingzhou must never be given to it.

Moreover, it is a smart person, and of course it should understand that the top-level Golden Core is a relative ranking of strength, not something that can be obtained simply by giving it a title.

Jingu Garden is still a long way off.

If achieving the Golden Immortal realm by breaking through the limits of the cultivation system can be considered a realm, then achieving the top-tier Golden Core realm by being recognized by the Old Man of the Basket, joining the Basket Society, and fighting against Bifang, the number one person in the Great Heaven and Earth, is no realm at all.

It's really a relative ranking of strength. If your relative strength is high enough, even if you don't join the Boluo Society, you'll still be a top-tier Golden Core cultivator.

Simply put, the Golden Core of the Bamboo Grove is a form of recognition, while the Top Golden Core is a relative ranking.

However, it often seems that only top-tier Golden Core cultivators are recognized, making it seem as if anyone who attends the Bamboo Grove Gathering can become a top-tier Golden Core cultivator. In reality, this reverses cause and effect.

"Yes, I'm worried about that too, but Bi Fang's thinking will most likely gradually shift towards being willing to let Shui Zun eat Xin Jingzhou."

In the final moments of the battle against the Wuji Dao Master, it's hard to say how much or how little we top-tier Golden Core cultivators, whose cultivation is not deep enough, can play.

Shuizun ranks high in the Boluo Association. If it expands further, its strength will continue to increase, which will be a great help to Bifang.

Bifang is still willing to continue applying pressure, simply because he wants to give it a try.

If the Water Venerable insists, and we and Cangshan cannot truly fight him, Bifang will definitely compromise.

After a long period of testing each other's attitudes, this pair of superficial allies and casual lovers finally got down to business.

Shui Zun's self-rescue operation was very successful.

The condition for Jin Gu Yuan to expand into Xin Jingzhou is to sacrifice the interests of Luo Sha, Qing Rui, and Cang Shan, and it can also cause the Immortal Alliance, the number one power in the world, to weaken.

In this way, many other top-tier Golden Core cultivators in the Great World will naturally have the option to support them.
Fighting against the Outer Heavens is the main quest, but you can also take advantage of it to trick the Immortal Alliance.
However, this was far from what Qingrui and Luosha had initially expected.

All I can say is that Water Venerable, as a top-tier Golden Core cultivator, is indeed ruthless.

What do the interests of the Immortal Alliance matter? Those two bastards and Cangshan want to help Bifang hunt me down, so I'll just destroy the Immortal Alliance!
Note that the path of Taihe Shuizun seems to be wrong under the definition of Rakshasa, as if Shuizun is useless in this dimension.

However, the water vessel is actually not useless.

Just like how the Celestial Venerable could easily win in the Four Spirit Realms.

Shui Zun discovered the problem and immediately went all in to counterattack, which naturally achieved some results.

Throughout the process, Shui Zun's swift reaction, decisive all-in approach, and ruthless strategy all determined that his resistance was indeed very likely to achieve great results.

If the Water Venerable had realized the problem and kept trying to change things without improving the situation, it wouldn't have gotten to where it is today, or reached the level of dominating the Huzhou region!
"New Jingzhou"

Rakshasa murmured with a somewhat solemn expression.

It didn't realize that the current situation was only because its barking was too wild, and its 'helpful' act of pointing out that the Water Lord was useless had actually made the Water Lord realize the real problem.

Otherwise, given Bifang's step-by-step strategy, how could Shuizun have realized that even Cangshan had become Bifang's pawn?
The Water Deity guessed wrong about the Four Spirit Realms, but it correctly predicted many things about the greater world.

In fact, even Qingrui and Luosha were unaware that Cangshan had secretly allied with Bifang—but their shared interest in suppressing Shuizun objectively existed.

This model, where everyone from the chess player Bi Fang to those involved in the game distrusts, suspects, and yet collaborates with each other regarding specific interests, is naturally extremely fragile.

"Your Majesty, what do you think would happen if we really fought the Water Lord, even just a minor skirmish?"

Seeing that Rakshasa hesitated, Qingrui guided her.

She knew what Rakshasa was thinking—assessing the pros and cons of two options: exchanging the new Jingzhou for the continued unity of the Immortal Alliance and for Water Venerable to take action, versus suppressing Water Venerable to take action, protecting the new Jingzhou, and even if it meant allowing the Immortal Alliance to split apart.

Even now, Shui Zun is still willing to talk and is open to discussing anything, while Lao Luo's Shengxian Prefecture is far from Xinjing Prefecture.

"There's no need to fight, let's wait and see."

Rakshasa shook its head. It could participate in Bifang's game, put pressure on Shuizun, and see if it could seize the opportunity to gain some victory.

But if it really comes to a head, it'll be like dogs fighting each other. Lao Luo only barks occasionally; he doesn't actually have rabies.

Making the Water Lord the price is the goal; if you personally engage the Water Lord in battle and force the Water Lord to charge, then you'll truly be a complete idiot.

"That's right. If Bifang isn't in a hurry, why should we be?"

Even if Bifang agrees to Shuizun's demands, we'll kick it away then!
Your Majesty, I'm really getting into it again.

The number one bitch in the world has sent out a duo queue invitation, wanting to team up with Dog King Rakshasa for another special match.

Luo hurriedly got up and ran away, leaving behind only the nonsense of "we'll fight again another day."

Long after Rakshasa left Qingrui Cave, Qingrui's heart finally relaxed completely from its tension.

She looked thoughtful, then gently waved her hand, and her fairy robes covered her exquisite body.

Then, summoning another crimson lotus from the Great Zhou Tian Hunyuan Manifestation Lotus Pond, the Azure Bud Immortal Venerable knelt down and spoke.

"The Greatly Compassionate and Merciful Buddha, who saves all beings, pays homage to the Dharma King!"

Soon, a mysterious voice responded.

"How is the Rakshasa?"

It was none other than the King of No Fixed Dharma, the master when Qingrui attained enlightenment, the master from the very beginning.

That was the strongest being from the era 50,000 years ago, before the Lord of Limitless Dao!
"It is unwilling to move; it is smarter than Cangshan Mountain."

The compassionate and merciful Buddha, Qingrui, answered.

Under the purple spiritual light of the crimson lotus of the Great Circulation of Primordial Chaos.

The Buddha's face was bathed in light, appearing almost sacred.

There was not a trace of the charm and allure of the number one slut in the world.

This is the meaning of: all beings suffer, all phenomena are empty, I enter hell to deliver all beings to the other shore.

Green buds, green buds, emerald flowers, emerald flowers, who exactly are you?

(End of this chapter)