The cultivator himself is merely a traveler on the path of seeking enlightenment, but he is a special type of traveler.
Like Wang Yulou, the last time he thought about where his destination would be, the answer he gave was the Purple Mansion — marrying Zhou Yingxi.
Being an auxiliary husband, becoming the monkey version of the Purple Mansion, living for 700 years, and ensuring the continuation of the family is actually not that bad.
How wonderful it is, full of the fantasy of young cultivators.
The reality is that even if he becomes a fellow cultivator of Zhou Yingxi, the Zhou family might not necessarily be able to elevate them to the level of the Purple Mansion.
"The crowd of immortals does not agree, no one can attain enlightenment - cultivating is a deception," Anning's last will and testament weigh heavily on Yulou's heart like a heavy mountain.
However, Yulou was not too afraid. People do not need to be overly concerned about distant matters.
Compared to the difficulties of the future, the current predicament is what he should focus on solving more urgently.
As long as one's cultivation gradually improves, everything will get better. At the very least, even in the face of dangerous times, there will be more composure.
In this regard, Wang Xianmeng's ideas coincide with Yulou's thoughts. The communication between the patriarch and Yulou often returns to the simple but not simple focus on cultivation.
However, when Yulou truly left the family's protection, there was still some uncertainty in his heart.
In Wangjia Mountain, the high cultivators, large arrays, and the Immortal Union's order protect Wang Yulou.
In Qingxi Pavilion, the resident cultivator and the arrays, as well as the order of the Immortal Union, protect Wang Yulou.
But as he entered the Drip Water Heaven, Yulou discerned from the appearance of the turbid pool that there is no so-called order of the Immortal Union in Drip Water Heaven.
Wu Jinyan is an example. This supervisor from the Immortal Union was directly absorbed by Drip Water Heaven as an honored elder - quickly bought off, directly corrupted.
The common people in Drip Water Heaven have to study night and day in the Drip Water Heaven-designed education classes on benevolence, until the end of their lives.
As a guardian cultivator, the location of Yulou's work, Hé Wān Cūn, does not even have arrays.
No, there actually are array laws. The array law that Wang Xianmeng sent to Yulou through the turbid pool in his mansion is the strongest array law in He Wan Village.
"Heaven falling, there's someone tall enough to bear it, but here, I seem to be the tallest one?" Yulou sighed somewhat helplessly.
However, he had nothing to fear.
If he always hides under the protection of others, how can he become a truly self-reliant high-level cultivator?
Flowers grown in a greenhouse are incredibly fragile. Only those who dare to face storms and thunder can step by step reach that distant shore.
Yulou put on the cultivation robes of the Azure Water Palace disciple that the patriarch had given him, and stepped out of the residence made of spiritual wood - yes, spiritual wood.
So this must have been sent by the patriarch. Just looking at the turbid pool, it's impossible to have such a big hand.
Only, the patriarch's attitude is too complex, and Yulou decided to not think about it for the time being.
"Immortal teacher?"
"Greetings to the immortal teacher!"
"Immortal teacher!"
Suddenly, a celestial family mansion fell from the sky, and the villagers had gathered to watch the scene.
As soon as Yulou went out, they shouted "Immortal Teacher" and some even directly knelt down and bowed their heads.
Looking around, Yulou realized that they were not kneeling to him, but to the Azure Water Palace robes he wore.
Although the special benevolence education method of Drip Water Heaven sounds like hell, its effects are amazingly good.
Although these people are not all fishermen, the fishermen wearing cotton short shirts indeed make up the majority.
To the fishermen, the guardian cultivator of Drip Water Heaven can subdue demons and evil spirits, kill water monsters, and is a visible, tangible protector to them.
It is extremely respectful, and they even kneel and bow when they see it.
"Get out of the way, don't block the guardian cultivator's journey!"
As Yulou silently observed and thought, a group of warriors dressed in red appeared and began to drive away the villagers gathered in front of Yulou's mansion.
The captain of the red-clad warriors was a young woman in her twenties with a cultivation level of Six Layer of Spirit Energy. She wore the robes of disciples from the Qingquan Palace of Drip Water Heaven, also known as common disciples - more accurately, it was not really a robe, just a more stylish uniform.
The young woman looked enviously at the Azure Water Palace disciple robe on Yulou's body for a moment, and when Yulou looked at her, she quickly lowered her head. She bent down and opened her mouth nervously.
"Senior Wang, Elders Zhang and Cui are inviting you to a dinner, to welcome you and make you feel at home."
This is a new internal disciple of Drip Water Heaven at the level of Spirit Energy Formation Initial Stage. Moreover, he was accompanied by two senior cultivation cultivators who were at the stage of Foundation Establishment. Within half an hour, Yulou Wang's demeanor had spread among the cultivators of Drip Water Heaven in River Bay Village!
Such a high-ranking kirin, and her, and all the cultivators as well as the two guardian cultivators garrisoned in River Bay Village, belong to two different species without reproductive isolation.
Senior
Yulou sighed, having grown up in the Wang Family Mountain, where they have Foundation Establishment.
When he got to Qingxi Pavilion, he had people like Hong Mei, Wang Rongsheng, and so on above him.
By chance, Yulou even had the opportunity to meet many Foundation Establishment cultivators with the patriarch and even saw two from the Purple Mansion.
At that time, Wang Yulou was just a minor character, everyone was stronger than him, and everyone's cultivation level was higher than Wang Yulou's.
The Purple Mansion, with a lifespan that can reach tens of thousands of years, is like immortals.
The next day, he could do double the horizontal sky and press a head above the Sun. The defeated Zhou Fujie looked pathetic, but with his soul attached to the body of a dragon of demon general level, he was also formidable.
Moreover, the mysterious high-level cultivator who has no known origin or identity and is causing chaos is truly a dragon whose head and tail are both unseen.
But now, he can be called a senior by others.
The differences and distinctions made Yulou a bit dazed for a moment.
He smiled and nodded at the Qingquan Palace disciple.
"Lead the way in front, by the way, what's your name? Why did you lead a team of ordinary martial artists?"
The young woman arranged her subordinates to clear the way for Yulou, then carefully followed by his side, she replied in a low voice.
"Senior, I am cultivator Qin Churan. These martial artists are not all ordinary people; they belong to the postnatal realm of martial arts. If they can break through the pre-natal key, they can enter the stage of spirit energy formation."
"The postnatal cultivators practice martial arts techniques, which have considerable power. Many water monsters that harass the River Bay village are beginners in the chaotic realm of demons. They can handle them easily."
Yulou Wang nodded thoughtfully.
He was accustomed to foundation establishment cultivators using spells, spirit energy cultivators manipulating artifacts and practicing secret techniques, etc.
In his eyes, the early-stage cultivators of the spirit energy level can only use spells and play with magical talismans, and even later, they can only operate medium-grade magical artifacts, which are already weak.
But in the basic management unit of River Bay Village, Drip Water Heaven, a qingquan disciple of the sixth layer of spirit energy formation named Qin Churan actually counts as a leading-level strongman. His exercise in qingquan is even considered as an old ancestor.
Hm, how should I put it? It's a bit abstract, but when you think about it, it's also normal.
After all, Yulou Wang's starting point is too high, so he only understands the world of small cultivators today.
"My two, um, friends, what are their names, and what are their backgrounds?"
Yulou continued to ask, which was a matter of first understanding the situation within a mountainous area when one arrives in a new place.
As both Zhu Chi Pool and Wang Xianmou are too high-leveled, they would not pay attention to such details.
Perhaps in their eyes, how River Bay Village is, is irrelevant to Yulou, and Yulou has come here just to cultivate.
"This..."
Qin Churan did not expect the son of a high-status family to be acting in such a manner.
It's too arrogant, too arrogant.
You're here as the guardian cultivator, and you don't even know your fellow colleagues' information!?
In fact, she misunderstood Yulou. Yulou asked her because he had already tried to grasp the situation and collect information from the first moment.
Yulou is not arrogant at all, but he values it very much.
In the past at Qingxi Pavilion, there were many shopkeepers and customers around him who were at a high level of spirit energy cultivation. Yet, many of them, Yulou was too lazy to bother with, merely being polite on the surface.
Now, personally inquiring about the information of the two Drip Water Heaven spirit energy disciples is the most considerate of Yulou's life so far!
Although Gao Churan was shocked by Wang Yulou's arrogance, after a brief pause, she decided to take a chance. She whispered her report.
"The younger one is Senior Zhang Xuewu, and the older one is Senior Cui Dingyi."
"Senior Zhang has the opportunity to become a disciple of Azure Water Palace, and often acts domineering, so he and Senior Cui have some discord."
"Senior Cui is a local of River Bay village, and he has been refining his skills from an ordinary martial artist to his current level, but he has been unable to breakthrough to the fourth level of spirit energy for years."
"Hm? Are you saying they are both outer disciples?"
Yulou immediately understood.
My goodness, there are three Foundation Establishment cultivation guards in River Bay Village, but two of them are outer-disciple-level cultivators, while Wang Yulou is a disciple of Azure Water Palace - an inner disciple.
This... Did I just become the highest leader here?
"Yes, Senior Zhang and Senior Cui are both under the jurisdiction of the Azure Pool Palace." Qin Churan said.
Who can compete with you? I'm not sure which big family he belongs to, but he became a disciple of Azure Water Palace just after he reached spirit energy cultivation.
She couldn't imagine that the only reason why Wang Yulou did not directly join the inner circle of the Red Flag Cult was because he needed to practice the Qi Pulse Water from Drip Water Cave.
If Drip Water Cave didn't have such suitable qi for Wang Yulou, he might be sitting in Wang Jingyi's cave right now, happily cultivating his spirit energy.
"All right, I understand."
Wang Yulou nodded indifferently and didn't say anything else.
After seeing Wang Yulou into Senior Zhang Xuewu's mansion, Qin Churan stood outside the gate, feeling somewhat melancholic for a moment.
She couldn't quite figure out what she was feeling melancholic about. Maybe it was because her offer of loyalty had not received a response?
It could also be that she thinks about Wang Yulou's age, which seems to be around her own, but has already achieved proficiency in spirit energy cultivation.
From a big family, inner circle talent, extraordinary talent - perhaps it's single-rooted, such a person will have the chance to establish the foundation in the future?
The gap between people is too great, and Qin Churan felt more despondent as she thought more.
"Qin head, Wang senior is definitely the son of a big family. You must not think inordinate thoughts, hahahaha."
A warrior who is familiar with Qin Churan chuckled and teased.
"Rude words! Don't you hurry up to patrol?"
Yulou is still the first time entering the residence of a stranger cultivator.
Hm, forget about the residence of River Bay Village's guardian cultivator, it's a place where you can go in for jade stones.
"Senior Wang, please take a seat, please take a seat!"
Seeing Wang Yulou come, Senior Zhang Xuewu quickly stood up to welcome him.
At this moment, he had already changed into the clothes of a disciple of the Azure Pool Palace.
The uniform of Azure Pool Palace is made of fine silk, which looks better than that of Qingquan Palace. As an outer disciple, it's still better than a servant disciple, but it's still not a sacred robe.
Just by looking at the uniform of the Azure Pool Palace disciples, Yulou gained a new understanding of the governance mode of the sect.
Save what you can and do not provide it freely. You must motivate them to be active and strive for a better cultivation life.
"Yulou friend, have the two seniors left?"
"Senior Cui is a bit older, more stable, and may have fewer opportunities for cultivation paths, so he's not as proactive as Senior Zhang Xuewu. However, he's still very courteous."
"Hmm, you two don't need to be formal. I, for instance, have come here simply to seek peace and cultivate quietly."
But as a guardian cultivator of River Bay fishing village, I should still do my job properly."
"Do not be reserved, the two of you."
Though Wang Yulou was the guest of honor, and even though Senior Zhang Xuewu's cultivation level was a fifth-level spirit energy, which was significantly higher than him, Wang Yulou still took on the host's demeanor.
With that, he sat down firmly at the highest seat of the gathering.
Wang Yulou chose an incredibly flashy approach that was out of character for him.
Low profile and steady, as well as humility, is a good strategy, but that doesn't mean that being high profile is not a good strategy either.
The beauty of its application lies solely in one's resolve.
Given the situation of River Bay Village being full of small fry, if Wang Yulou were to stay low profile, he might be in danger.
The Zhu Chi Pool and the clan chief have already set up his public image. As long as Wang Yulou doesn't act foolishly, these fellow cultivators naturally wouldn't dare to have any bad thoughts towards him.
"Yes, Wang senior is young and talented, brave in handling matters, and dares to take responsibility. Now, he has set an example for me with his actions."
My elder brother is merely older in age, and in other aspects, there are many things I have to learn from Wang senior!"
After a rather passionate performance, Zhang Xuewu didn't sit down but waved his arms and shouted.
"Set up the banquet!"
Cui Dingyi smiled and didn't say anything, but took a sip of the spiritual tea silently.
Since it's hard for him to make further progress, he naturally has no motivation to flatter Wang Yulou.
"The two of you have been here for many years. I would like to know about the situation of the nearby beast attacks in River Bay fishing village. Who can tell me about it?"
Zhang Xuewu was about to speak, but Cui Dingyi took the opportunity.
"Senior Wang, I'm from River Bay Village. To speak of it, I've lived here for nearly a century."
Cui Dingyi doesn't want to kiss up to Wang Yulou, but he knows that he can't be too cold, otherwise it would seem like he has a problem with Wang Yulou.
Thus, he must actively demonstrate his value and attitude to ensure that he is at least safe.
In the presence of a young, talented, highly pedigreed cultivator who joined the inner circle of Azure Water Palace at the first level of spirit energy cultivation, Cui Dingyi's caution is actually a form of survival wisdom.
"Inner Door Heavenly Talents", a rather niche term.
"Stop, are there any specific records, such as the number of beast attacks that occurred in a certain year, the strength of the beasts that came, and so on?"
Cui Dingyi, as a guardian cultivator who has cultivated in River Bay fishing village, is naturally familiar with the local situation. However, his purely experiential summaries are incredibly vague, and Yulou wants to see specific data more.
"Yes, there are! I'll go and find it for you right away!"
Zhang Xuewu finally had the opportunity and quickly responded.
"Not in a hurry, let's enjoy the banquet first?"
Yulou originally wanted to say to eat the banquet first, but when he looked closely, he found that the banquet here was incredibly humble.
There were two steamed and one boiled spiritual fish as the main dishes, and there was no spiritual wine, but there was plenty of fine common wine. Other than that, there was only a bowl of spiritual rice and a cup of an unnamed spiritual tea for each person.
If the attitude of the two cultivators represented their intention to curry favor with Yulou, this humble banquet showed their true strength.
"This, Wang senior, is a bit humble, but please rest assured that when the next beast attack comes, we will use beast meat to entertain you!"
Cui Dingyi spoke this time, and it was his turn to lick.
River Bay Village has two special products: one is the spiritual fish that can be caught occasionally in the Great Lake, and the other is the attacking beasts - the beasts themselves are full of treasure!
Yulou smiled slightly, and took out a bamboo wine flask from his storage bag, saying.
"Here, taste the eight-grade Mangjing wine I brought. This wine is brewed with Mangjing stone as a refining agent and mixed with various special medicinal herbs, so the taste is quite unique."
Zhang Xuewu and Cui Dingyi's eyes widened upon hearing this. Is this the domineering manner of a noble from a big family?
An eight-grade spiritual liquor made with Mangjing stone, something I've never heard of!
Yulou, who has changed his low-key strategy today, took an active high-handed attitude and offered to entertain with an eight-grade spiritual wine. He did this to help his new acquaintances understand the situation clearly.
Follow me, Wang Yulou, and there's a bright future ahead!
Only then can he safely cultivate in River Bay Village.
"This wine, because it has been mixed with Mangjing stone, cannot be held in a gold or stone cup. Come, let me get two wooden cups for the two cultivators!"
Upon hearing Wang Yulou's order, Zhang Xuewu quickly got up as if he were rolling and crawling, urging the attendants to fetch the wooden cups.
Cui Dingyi, with his greater age and more experienced worldly affairs, noticed something was off. How could Wang Yulou have a silver cup? Shouldn't it be impossible to use such a precious item to hold Mangjing wine?
What? A ceremonial cup made of mirrored silver?
Cui Dingyi finally had a direct experience of the extravagance of the noble families. As they raised their cups and drank together, his gaze never left the cup made of mirrored silver.
So luxurious!
"Two cultivators, let's unite our hearts and work together in the future to jointly guard River Bay Village."
After saying that, Yulou finished the spiritual wine in his cup in one go.
Cui Dingyi has lived for over a hundred years and has never tasted an eight-grade spiritual liquor before. He didn't want to swallow it all at once, so he took several sips before finishing the cup.
This meal featured spiritual fish, spiritual rice, spiritual tea, and spiritual wine. They ate very happily.
Through his interactions with the two, Wang Yulou gradually understood some things about the Drip Hole and gained an insight into the situation of River Bay Village.
By the end, because the two took turns speaking, Wang Yulou even had a sense of confusion.
It seemed like he wasn't there to be a guardian cultivator, but rather to go through a temporary assignment for experience.
But it's not quite the same as a temporary assignment for experience. With Wang Yulou's background and his own strength, he has the ability to change someone's destiny with just a casual recommendation.
At least, the fates of these two people, Wang Yulou can change!
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Before entering the courtyard, Wang Yulou heard Helao San cursing, and he shook his head, realizing that he had completely forgotten about the bird.
"Old Three, stop cursing. Following me won't be a waste for you."
"Don't curse anymore, Old Three. Follow me, and you won't lose out. If you keep cursing, I'll send you back home, and then there will be others to deal with you."
After Wang Yulou reprimanded Helao San, Helao San naturally understood and shook his head angrily.
Following Wang Xianmang or Wang Yulou, the work they are doing is the same in essence, but clearly has varying levels. The poor bird has no choice but to accept the work assignment from the Wang family.
Thinking of this, it opened its mouth wide and began to cackle again.
"Here, one spirit blood pill a week. Is there any more?"
Wang Yulou tossed a spirit blood pill, which landed perfectly in Helao San's mouth, and then he said.
"Since the pill is taken, let's go to the Azure Water Palace."
After Helao San ate the spirit blood pill, he gained some motivation and did his job more willingly, becoming Wang Yulou's mount.
It's hard to figure out what the clan chief thinks.
Before leaving, he had a flying boat made for Yulou and also gave him an ethereal bird at the last minute. These two things overlap in function to a large extent.
As for why he wanted to go to Azure Water Palace, it's not clear.
Wang Yulou had already obtained the Qie Shui Qi Duan of the Jue Xue Duan, but at that time, two elders were present, and the list of achievements to be exchanged by disciples of Azure Water Palace was so long that Yulou couldn't see clearly.
This time, returning to Azure Water Palace was to see if there were any opportunities for earning merits that he could grasp.
The first four levels of the Shu Mao Qi Shui Qi Duan are worth 400 points of merit. Currently, Yulou owes Drop Cave 300 points, although merit points don't accumulate interest, paying off the debt early is still better than paying it off later and making things easier.
As a guardian cultivator in River Bay Village, Yulou can earn only 30 points of merit per year. If he simply spends time doing nothing, it would be foolish.
Cultivating Qi can use various spiritual pills to accelerate cultivation, and what Yulou wants to do is find a way to earn merit points, repay his debt as soon as possible, and raise his cultivation level as quickly as possible.
Hurry up, time is everything in cultivation!
He condensed qi at the age of ten and later became a purple palace cultivator.
Zhou Yingxi might condense qi before the age of thirty, even though she has a single spiritual root. At such a young age, condensing qi would give her a chance for future purple palace cultivation.
Wang Yulou's goal is not high, being able to build foundation before the age of eighty is enough. An Ning has shown that the period of building foundation can extend one's lifespan to nearly five hundred years.
He believes that in four hundred years, there can be too many possibilities, and nothing is impossible.
Wang Yulou sat cross-legged on Helao San's back. With a gentle flap of the white wings with grey feathers, which were supported by the beast's two legs, they soared into the sky.
At this moment, Zhang Xuewu, who was carrying the annual records of beast attacks in River Bay Village to 'report' to Wang Yulou, had just arrived at the entrance of Yulou's mansion. He witnessed the spectacle of Wang Yulou rising into the sky on a crane.
In the sky, the spiritual crane flew gracefully, and the young man in green spiritual robes subtly turned his gaze to Zhang Xuewu before soaring upward.
The spiritual crane's wings beat against the heavy clouds, dancing gracefully like an immortal walking on a celestial bridge. The bright spiritual light shone upon his green robes, indicating that he was embarking on a journey to Azure Water Palace.
When Zhang Xuewu saw Yulou leave, he still thought that Yulou's words during the welcome banquet were just a prelude for today's absence.
He held the documents and wanted to leave, but after thinking for a moment, he stood at the door, waiting, waiting.
There is no chance, so he is so humble and unwilling to give up in front of the possible opportunity, Yulou.
He has two spiritual roots, and the so-called exceptional talent is only average among the three thousand disciples of Huachi Palace.
If there is one cultivator with a double spiritual root in every fifty people, then there are sixty cultivators with double spiritual roots in Huachi Palace. However, only twenty people can become inner disciples each year.
Among those with three spiritual roots, there are also many powerful ones, and even those with four spiritual roots can find their way in. Therefore, the opportunities left for Zhang Xuewu are few.
If he can't become an inner disciple, what use is having a double spiritual root? It's useless!
...
Flying all the way to Azure Water Palace, Helao San landed steadily.
A newly refined practitioner riding a spiritual bird at the pinnacle of the Zawyujing Realm, noticing this combination, looked away, but seeing Yulou wearing the Azure Water Palace's spiritual robe, he understood and stopped looking.
Member of a great clan!
Actually, the Wang family of Anbei is not the most top-tier clan among the condensing cultivators. In terms of great clans, it can only be considered decent.
However, Da Hong Zhao Mengxiu Ancestral Master is now entering the stage to become a Golden Dan cultivator. In expectation, everyone believes that as the chickens and dogs raised by Mengxiu, the Wang family will also ascend to the heavens. Therefore, they are giving more face than usual.
At the Merit Hall, Yulou simply stated his purpose to the assistant disciple, who then gave him an jade tablet.
"This jade tablet is the list of exchanges available to Azure Water Palace disciples. However, it cannot be updated in real-time."
The sect's merit point exchange is not fixed. Sometimes, something exceptionally valuable suddenly appears.
If you want real-time updates, you can purchase the "New Product Notification" service.
"For only twelve spirit stones per year, after purchasing, we will notify you whenever the merit point exchange directory is about to be updated."
Yulou paused, quickly realizing that this was the cash cow method of the Azure Water Palace's Merit Hall Executives!
Yulou first took the jade tablet, then took out twelve spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to the executive, saying.
"Brother, you also know my situation. Now, I actually owe the sect a debt of merit."
"Therefore, I want to find some ways to earn merit points as soon as possible. I don't know if you have any recommendations?"
The executive, upon receiving the spirit stones, became more friendly and explained.
"Inner disciple merit points are often tied to tasks. Now that you serve as a guardian, in addition to the fixed merit rewards each year, you will also receive a reward if you kill any demon beasts."
In addition, your Azure Water Palace disciple token has a merit trading function, and trading with other disciples can also earn merit points.
However, the fastest method is to use spirit stones to buy merit points.
"Six spirit stones for one Azure Water Palace merit point. It's not expensive at all, hehe."
Yulou nodded; at six spirit stones per merit point, the cost of exchanging for the first four levels of the Qie Shui Qi Duan is 2,400 spirit stones.
With the rarity and power of this cultivation method, this price is very cost-effective.
To know, for high-value resources and inheritance, having both price and market is a rare opportunity.
But Wang Yulou naturally cannot exchange spirit stones for merit points. Spirit stones in his hands can be used for cultivation, and can be used to produce new spirit stones. If used properly, they are no worse than merit points.
"I am more proficient in refining paths, and I don't know if the sect accepts magical artifacts?" Yulou asked.
The executive paused and looked at Yulou for a moment before replying.
"Hm, yes, we do accept them, but Brother, our palace only accepts top-grade artifacts with at least 18 layers of restriction."
Known as a single-root cultivator who became a cultivator at a young age, Wang Yulou does not seem capable of refining top-grade magical artifacts.
He didn't know that Yulou's cultivation was achieved in a cave heaven, and the only person who has noticed that Yulou's cultivation does not match his spiritual root cultivation speed is Wu Jinian.
But old Wu is friendly with the Wang family and doesn't know about the situation of Wang's ancestral line, so he didn't dare to ask.
As for sending Yulei to Fu Long Observatory, there is no need to worry about her cultivation being noticed. Fu Long Observatory is thousands of miles away from Hongzhao, and no one other than Ning Yao recognizes Yulei.
The Wang family only allowed Yulou, Yulei, and Rong Shi to refine Qi and cultivate in the cave heaven because they considered that with more people, the risks would be unmanageable.
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As the pinnacle of Zawyujing, Helao San's back space can even seat two people.
Sitting cross-legged on Helao San's back, Yulou placed the jade tablet in front of his forehead and began to read it carefully.
"Golden Core" -- 110 points of merit per token.
The name is terrifying, Golden Core, but this stuff is literally a Golden Core, forged from various magical gold.
The pharmacological effect is extremely dominant and can break through all the bottlenecks of the Refining Qi stage.
Why not be dominant? It's using the essence of refining artifacts to refine elixirs.
The only problem is that after taking this elixir, there will be no further chance for advancement.
This is the Breaking Realm Elixir.
"Five True Treasure Pill" -- one pill for 260 merit points.
The meaning of "five true" is the same as "five spirit, five sound, and five color." It corresponds to cultivators who practice five different attributes of spiritual energy. Wood-attribute practitioners would consume wood true treasure pills, while water-attribute practitioners would consume water true treasure pills.
The treasure pill, once consumed, can also break the realm, but it's not guaranteed to be successful. However, it won't cause the loss of further advancement possibility.
This is a treasure pill, not a breaking realm elixir. Some dishonest merchants take advantage of solitary cultivators by selling breaking realm elixirs as treasure pills, just like selling big porkers as little pigs, which are rotten and smelly.
The advantage of a sect is that within the sect, those who want to harm you have the idea but lack the courage, so the chances of getting trapped are greatly reduced.
However, not everyone can enter a sect, and the big and small families at every level from the bottom to the top hold all the key positions within the sect.
Soon, Yulou found a spiritual pill that he very much needed in the list of medications.
"San Hong Sheng Sui Gao" -- 20 merit points per pound.
"San Hong" refers to Da Sheng Xue Cao (Great Lifeblood Herb), demon beast blood essence, and Hong Ling Shen (Red Spirit Ginseng). The "San Hong Sheng Sui Gao" is refined from these three main ingredients, and it can be applied to the body of a cultivator to strengthen the flesh.
Single-energy cultivators are not valuable, they can risk their lives. But after reaching the level of cultivation, any involvement in combat can easily result in injury. It is necessary to cultivate or maintain a stronger body.
But the lifespan of a refining cultivator is still too short. Without the foundation of body and law cultivation, only the condensation cultivators can truly exercise their bodies - if they don't want to open purple houses.
Within the limited lifespan, it is impossible to have both a strong body and strong combat capabilities. However, this does not mean that Yulou must be a glass cannon. Any cultivator with some aspirations will strive to strengthen their own body as much as possible.
Not pursuing all things to be broken, at the very least, don't let the spells you cast limit your hands and feet. That's enough.
After scanning through all kinds of spiritual pills, if there were a shopping cart, Yulou's current shopping cart would already be filled with favorite elixirs. Unfortunately, he can't afford any of them at the moment. His merit points are in debt to Azure Water Palace by three hundred points.
In fact, what Yulou is most interested in is the section for magical artifacts.
After all, Yulou has been developing towards the direction of alchemist from the very beginning of his cultivation.
"San Shi Er Ceng——Fei Hong Fa Jian" -- 2,100 merit points.
2,100 merit points are roughly equivalent to 10,000 spirit stones, and this price is quite abstract for a magical artifact.
Even if the flying sword is a top-grade artifact in the form of a divine dragon, the price of 10,000 spirit stones for a high-quality magical artifact flying sword is still too abstract.
However, after Yulou read the detailed introduction of the Fei Hong Fa Jian, he fell into silence.
The base material of the sword is eight-grade refined water-elemental cold binn iron, which has been infused with the blood of the eight-grade flame feather rooster's crest, giving it both water and fire attributes.
Eight layers of sharpness, eight layers of durability, eight layers of rapidness, and eight layers of various basic restrictions.
As a refiner who has entered the door of refining techniques, Yulou is very certain that this Fei Hong Fa Jian is not something a qi-cultivation refiner can produce. Even with Yuyi's assistance, he doesn't have confidence in his ability to refine it.
Not to mention anything else, simply refining an eight-grade water-elemental cold binn iron is something that only those who are not short of money or foolish would attempt -- since the cold binn iron itself is quite profitable when sold separately, there is no need to refine it for use.
As for infusing the refined water-elemental cold binn iron with the blood of an eight-grade flame feather rooster's crest, Yulou just feels a chill down his spine when he thinks about it.
There is a high-level expert in the dripping water cave who must have forged this flying sword.
Because the most formidable aspect of this flying sword is the restrictions on it. There are thirty-two layers of restrictions, all integrated into the sword body, pushing the entire sword to its limits.
The sharpness restrictions that Yulou can control for spirit metal materials, including An Ning's inheritance and Wang's family inheritance, are only seven. However, this refiner is able to control eight layers.
However, in terms of durability and speed, Yulou controls one more layer than this refiner. Of course, it's possible that this refiner didn't exert their full effort - eight layers are just the limit of the flying sword, not his.
Looking over the introduction of the Fei Hong Fa Jian once more, Yulou finally shifted his gaze away.
"Thirty-two Layers – Golden Corner Mud Turtle Shield" -- 600 merit points.
Seeing the familiar Golden Corner Mud Turtle Shield, Yulou first thought of Yulei, and then realized something was wrong.
600 points? Thirty-two layers?
There must be something wrong! I'm willing to stake my honor as a refiner!
Indeed, after reading the base material selection and restriction introductions, Yulou realized what was wrong.
The shield selected base material, besides the shell of the Golden Corner Mud Turtle, also used eight-grade wugang (black iron), but the issue is that monolithic and assembled magical artifacts are not the same thing.
The shell of the Golden Corner Mud Turtle is a dual-elemental metal, while Wu Gong (black iron) is a single-elemental metal, making the compatibility poor. Ultimately, it's still that the turtle shell has been pushed beyond its true potential.
"Thirty-two Layers – Ling Tao Ju Shui Dou" -- 800 merit points.
Made of multiple aquatic beast hides, blended with silk of divine silkworms, and imbued with thirty-two layers of restrictions, it has reached the top level of functional magical artifacts.
It can trigger multiple spell arts such as Tao Wù shù (Tidal Mist Art), Jī Liú shù (Raging Stream Art), and Shuǐ Hún shù (Water Shield Art). When combined, it can achieve some water elemental divinity effects, enhancing the fighting power of water elemental cultivators.
What a good thing!
Looking at these strongest magical artifacts available for exchange in the Azure Water Palace Merit Hall, Yulou thought of Hong Mei. When Hong Mei was stopped by the shopkeeper in the Golden Light Pavilion, it was because she had a custom-made thirty-two-layer restriction artifact that she had yet to refine.
Now looking back, then, there should have been a great secret about Hong Mei.
The top-level refiners from the Drip Water Cave can only refine artifacts up to thirty-two layers. How could a solitary cultivator like Hong Mei refine a thirty-two-layer artifact?
Too bad, when Yulou and Yue'an were young, they didn't understand the ins and outs.
If they had discovered An Ning's secret realm earlier.
Never mind, let's not think about the past.
Hu Lao San flew back to the upper air of He Wan Village, and Yulou saw Xiao Wu Zhang waiting at the entrance of his mansion, so he patted Hu Lao San and let it land at the entrance.
"Xue Wu Dao You, what are you doing?"
Yulou was well aware that Xiao Wu Zhang's waiting at the entrance for so long was a certain posture, to show to him and to others as well.
This person is quite ruthless to himself. Despite having a cultivation level of five levels of refining qi, he treats Yulou, who has just entered the realm of refining qi, with such respect.
"Dao You, you see, I have brought the information on the river bend village's encounters with demon beasts over the years."
Wang Yulou nodded with a smile and raised his hand to activate the array of his mansion.
"Inside to talk, inside to talk."
They arrived at the hall, and Wang Yulou sighed bitterly.
"This mansion was given to me by the late Zhu Chi elder. In my haste, I didn't prepare anything, not even a cup of hot tea. I hope you can understand."
Wang Xianmao's operation of having Zhu Chi give him treasures is actually quite interesting, and the essence of it is what Yulou is now.
"It's okay, it's okay. By the way, I will arrange someone for Dao You immediately"
Oh, I mean, I'll help you find some people who want to serve the immortal master, and then you can choose from them."
When the opportunity comes, I'll try my best. But in a hurry, I thought I said something wrong, and Xiao Wu Zhang was so nervous that he almost had sweat.
"Yes, it's indeed needed some people to manage, so, I think Qin Chu Ran is quite suitable. There are more than twenty practicing qi cultivators in the River Bend Village, and there's no shortage of her as the patrol team leader of the military unit."
Let her come to serve me, and while we're at it, let's also pick out a few clever young servants. Can you help me with that?"
Being high-profile, arrogant, and having a powerful background, Yulou has now set himself up as a lustful demon.
The human setting must be fully grasped to ensure that the two guarding cultivators dare not cause trouble, thus creating a good environment for oneself.
"Of course! Xiao Wu is determined to take care of everything for Dao You Wang in the best way possible!"
Xiao Wu wanted to call you "you", but he couldn't bring himself to be so obscene and subservient, so in the end, he hesitated and only called you "Dao You Wang."
Wang Yulou smiled. How can a true tyrant be held back by a word or a title?
From this point of view, Xiao Wu Zhang clearly lacks a bit of substance.
More accurately, it's because of the concern for himself that he lacks a bit of substance.
To put it another way, it's about being overly concerned with appearances. For example, even when Hong Mei was acting that way, Wang Yulou and Wang Xianmao were still worried that he was a tiger in sheep's clothing, a cunning tyrant.
It's not that Wang Yulou and Wang Xianmao are too weak or too stable. Rather, it's the terrifying stories of strong cultivators.
For them, temporary setbacks were just footnotes in their rise to power.
What's the matter with toiling over a fire and tasting bile, or being forced to eat one's son's flesh by enemies, offering one's wife and daughters, even one's son, to make enemies abandon their desire to kill?
Yulou remembered what the village chief said, "Stay patient and wait for the right time to act, like the transformation of dragons and snakes."
Village Chief, did you send me to train in the Drip Water Cave and sever my past so that I could be tempered into a true fine qilin talent?
The confusion in his eyes only flashed momentarily, and Yulou turned to Xiao Wu Zhang.
"Go ahead and arrange everything as quickly as possible."
Xiao Wu Zhang stood up, walked to Yulou's front, placed both hands in a bowing gesture, knelt down and bowed deeply, then quietly retreated.
Yulou evaluated him even higher - he has the potential to become a wise person.
If he wants to cultivate to the foundation realm in the future, then his power cultivation must begin right now.
Troublesome, cultivating immortality is truly troublesome. Cultivating cultivation, managing power, learning supportive spells, and cultivating magical beasts cannot be lacking.
With a bitter smile, Yulou opened the scroll with records of demon beast attacks and began to read silently. Data does not lie. To understand the risks he faces, the fastest way is to look for answers in past records.
Gradually, Yulou's expression became more and more serious.
Since seventy years ago, the frequency of demon beast attacks on River Bend Village began to increase, from two times every two years, once a year, to multiple times a year.
The strength of the demon beasts was also continuously increasing. Initially, they were all in the Jiao Yao realm, but later, there were beginning-level Xiao Yao realm demon beasts. In the past eight years, there have even been five intermediate Xiao Yao realm demon beasts...
Yulou uneasily realized that his position as a guard cultivator seemed to be a hidden pit.
But... it's not entirely bad either. As a guard cultivator, Wang Yulou can count the slaying of demon beasts as merit points.
And, he has three Baili Xiaoyao escape symbols, one rare symbol of Golden Eagle's Fall. When danger comes, he will trigger the Baili Xiaoyao escape symbols.
If the enemy is a foundation establishment cultivator, he would add another Golden Eagle's Fall symbol. This way, even a high-level cultivator at the middle stage of foundation establishment would have a hard time chasing him.
So, demon beast attacks for Yulou are like giving him experience. However, at the moment, this attack trend seems to be rising too quickly.
Should I ask Zhu Chi?
Just as Yulou was contemplating, Xiao Wu Zhang had already sent Qin Chu Ran, who had just bathed, burned incense, and changed into elegant clothes, to the front of Yulou's mansion.
Only half an hour!
Xiao Wu: Dao You Wang, I am too eager to make progress!
"Come in!"
Yulou is actually looking forward to it. As a person who has lived twice, this is the first time he is using a provocative approach to strengthen his image, and he has no experience with it.
Thinking about it, he added a sentence.
"Oh, Xiao Wu, there's no need for you to come in. We can talk about things tomorrow, tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu Zhang immediately became delighted, and he believed that he understood what Wang Yulou meant.
However, Gina Chu Ran, who was walking in front, felt a bit anxious, but she still walked into the array.
The array, the only array in River Bend Fish Village, the array that the foundation establishment elder Zhu Chi gave to this elder Wang's mansion.
She didn't know if this opportunity was good or bad, but she had no right to refuse it. Although she didn't think of refusing at first.
The choice rights that Wang Yulou and Wang Yue'an have enjoyed since childhood are actually very luxurious, very luxurious.
"Come in, don't just stand there foolishly!"
Upon hearing Wang Yulou's words, Qin Chu Ran turned back to look at Hu Lao San, and stepped into the main hall carefully.
The senior with gaseous water palace disciple's robes seemed to be reading a book. However, from his expression, his mood might be somewhat bad, which made Gina Chu Ran even more uneasy in her heart.
Is he dissatisfied with me?
"How old are you?"
Wang Yulou didn't lift his head at all, but directly asked.
"Twenty-three years old."
"Three spirit roots?"
"Yes, wood, gold, and water."
Yulou finally lifted his head, his face showing a serious expression.
Water magic, the water magic of Drip Water Cave is naturally unparalleled.
Wood magic, the most profound inheritance of Wang's family for a thousand years is the wood magic inheritance.
This female cultivator who volunteered to pledge allegiance still has some value for cultivation.
Thinking about it, Yulou spoke in a warm tone.
"All right, sit down. I didn't have you come in just for that."
At this time, Xiao Wu Zhang suddenly noticed something wrong outside the mansion.
Under the stone bridge in River Bend Village, it seems as if something is moving.
He swept his divine consciousness, and immediately turned pale. He quickly activated his power and shouted loudly.
"Demon beasts! Everyone, keep away from the riverbank!"
Yulou frowned, stood up directly, and took a few steps in a few seconds. He rushed towards the direction where Xiao Wu Zhang issued the voice from the mansion.
With the help of his divine consciousness, he could clearly see the demon beast hidden under the stone bridge.
The demon looked like a water snake, but its upper body was half-human, with the half-human body covered in scales.
The demon beast spat out its snake tongue, and Yulou could see the blood in its mouth. It seems that this demon has been hiding under the stone bridge and has already eaten several people who crossed the bridge.
"Cautious, Dao You Wang! It's a Middle-stage Human-faced Snake of Xiao Yao Realm!" Guo Defeng on the roof of one of the buildings warned.
He is reluctant to waste his precious spiritual power on showing off with his magical weapon flying, so he can only stand higher to get a better view.
The human-faced snake noticed that among the three guard cultivators, Wang Yulou's cultivation base was the lowest. Without hesitation, it drove up its demonic power and launched three streams of energy at Yulou!
With the cover of the stream technique, it wrapped itself in water currents and rushed straight towards Yulou.
Wang Yulou had a shocked expression - No, how do you think I'm a soft target?
Is it because my cultivation level is low?
Shouldn't someone with a lower cultivation level be bullied?
Fuck, even a cultivator with great power can bully people, and you demon beast dare to bully the weak!
Damn!
