Mango crystal wine, it's a good thing.
The most powerful medicinal herbs often contain the precious stones in their components, the same applies to spiritual wine.
As an eighth-level spiritual object, mangocrystal stone, due to its unique properties, is difficult to refine into a powerful magical tool. Therefore, some master distillers have developed it into a special spiritual wine.
Drinking too much can improve a cultivator's spiritual practice speed, and slightly change the cultivator's spiritual energy attributes, making it join the characteristics of mangocrystal.
Of course, there are also negative effects. If a qi guide cultivator drinks mangocrystal wine, perforating the intestines and stomach is common, and even drinking to death is not unusual.
Therefore, this stuff is different from the monkey wine brewed from spiritual fruits; it can only be consumed by cultivators who have reached the stage of practicing Qi.
In the side hall of the mansion, four small tables were lined up side by side. Yulou held a wine jar and served each of the three cultivators a full cup.
In fact, he actually wanted to bring Zhang Xuewu and Cui Dingyi along as part of his strategy to demonstrate his strength through connections, and also to calm down the old Cui.
But Lin Ying showed up uninvited, which made it difficult to arrange the dinner party. Poor old Zhang and old Cui were naturally not fortunate enough to enjoy the spirit wine.
Looking at the faintly glowing mangocrystal spiritual wine inside the bamboo cup, Lin Ying pursed her lips and looked at Yulou's profile as he introduced the spiritual wine to Wu Faxian, slightly stunned.
Wang family, Wang family, a vassal of Honglouzhao, have such strength?
Actually, this spiritual wine has nothing to do with the Wang family; it's all because of Yulou's ability to cause trouble and trouble himself.
When Yulou initially ran the large goods shop, there was a unlucky guy who bought the contract but stubbornly refused to bear the loss and insisted on delivering the goods. In the end, he went bankrupt and had to sell all his assets to the large goods shop.
Among them, there are several bottles of mangocrystal wine.
Such a spiritual wine was too potent for Yulou's initial cultivation level, and he couldn't bear to sell it either, so he kept it.
Just in time for the current occasion to show off.
"Gentlemen, when you first drink the crystal brilliance wine, you might feel as though there are needles pricking your tongue."
Don't mind, drink it down. The unique properties of mangocrystal stone will stimulate our energy sea, the effect is extraordinary.
"Let's drink to this!" said Wang Shan.
Wang Yulou held up the wooden cup made from a bamboo joint, smiling and extending the invitation.
It's not that the mirror silver cup isn't practical, but the bamboo cup is more down to earth.
In the face of Zhang Xuewu and Cui Dingyi like this hammer, the mirror silver cup is just right. In the face of three disciples from Bishui Palace, all of whom are also disciples of the same door, using the mirror silver cup again would seem too artificial.
It's all about the details.
Since Lin Ying and Wang Yulou are younger, they sit side by side on one side.
Perhaps the girl was always a lady when it came to drinking, or perhaps she wasn't giving face. When Wang Yulou said "let's drink to this," she only took a small sip.
"Good wine, I remember that the crystal brilliance stone is produced in the Nine Orifice Valley. It's not easy for us to get our hands on crystal brilliance wine at Drip Water Cavern."
"I don't mind if you laugh, everyone. After all these years, I've never tasted such an unusual spiritual drink before. Hahaha."
Wu Faxian has no background, no master, and has achieved what he has today largely due to his natural talent and his quick-witted heart.
When it comes to creating a lively atmosphere, no one understands it better.
"That's perfect, I'll give each of you three a half cask to enjoy at your own pace when you return."
Don't worry about the amount. I actually don't have much stock of this spiritual wine myself.
It's also a way to thank you three for your help today."
After some polite exchanges, it's clear that today Wang Yulou took down Cui Dingyi with the help of the three, and this was indeed done neatly. It's just right to receive half a cask of eighth-grade spiritual wine, and in the end, they all accepted.
They chatted about some recent amusing events in the Drip Water Cave, and Yulou turned his gaze to Lin Ying.
This female cultivator is very smart and agile. When she felt Yulou's gaze, she also turned her head and smiled at him faintly.
"Why did Lin sister suddenly visit today?"
Yulou asked, though his gaze was drawn to the spiritual pet in Lin Ying's hand.
That was a orange-red lizard spiritual pet, but in fact, it wasn't a lizard; it was a small creature similar to a salamander.
It was entirely orange-red, three inches long, and extremely small. It was lying on Lin Ying's hand, smaller than her delicate hand.
At this moment, it was raising its head to drink the crystal brilliance wine from the bamboo cup, as if deeply immersed in the drinking.
But Yulou could feel that the salamander spirit beast had an initial realm aura of an Xiao Yao, which was indeed remarkable.
"By the way, this matter is also related to Brother Fan and Uncle Zhuo. Yuan's fourth son, Yuan Laosì, is to be executed, so I came here specifically to inform Yulou junior."
When this female cultivator spoke, her voice wasn't as good-looking as Yingxī's, but her big single-pupil eyes were extraordinary, as if they could lock onto something automatically.
Whenever the topic turned to Brother Fan, her eyes would flash with a hint of sparkle, leaving Master Fan so embarrassed that he started picking up vegetables.
When mentioning "Yulou junior," her eyes would be fixed on Yulou without blinking, combining her expressive eyes with those lively drooping eyebrows. It was as if she were speaking with her eyes, conveying some kind of message.
Yeah, Yulou also picked up a piece of food.
"Yuan Laosì is going to be executed?"
Wu Faxian is the most difficult to maintain his composure. He can't imagine that someone from the Yuan family would be executed—this is a colossal event!
In contrast, Master Fan and Yulou are maintaining their composure tightly. It's just that another batch of imbecilic waste from the most prominent families has died, which isn't worth paying attention to.
There are many family members in the Wang family who have fallen due to lack of caution, and Yulou is even used to it.
Old Fan knows the truth, but he has no need to say it in detail to these fellow disciples. After all, the squabbles above don't involve the common folk below.
They are small fry, and even without the right to affiliate themselves with any faction.
"Yes, on the fourth day, in front of Bishui Palace, Yuan Laosì will be executed publicly with the dean of the school supervising the punishment."
The disciples of Bishui Palace are responsible for monitoring the cultivators, and they are to observe the execution for learning and self-reflection."
This time, Master Fan couldn't take it anymore, so he put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a silk scarf. He then asked,
"Dean of the school supervising the punishment?"
The abbot of the Drip Water Cavern is currently from the Yuan family, but it's through a marriage alliance.
It's interesting no matter how you slice it. The abbot of the Yuan family can't protect his son, Yuan Si, and he even personally supervises the execution.
"Yes, I came to find Yulou junior. I just want to remind him to remember to go at that time. The execution will take place at noon, so don't be late."
Old Fan was silent in thought, while Wu Faxian glanced at the two across from him, starting to calculate in his mind.
If I remember correctly, Lin Ying's cultivation has reached the eighth level of Qi and has made some progress, which was the seventh level of Qi when I last saw her three years ago.
Then she should be under fifty years old, with an age between forty and fifty.
Wang Yulou should have a single-water spiritual root. Both of their future foundation-laying ages should be within a hundred years.
At present, Lin Ying is specifically looking for her junior brother, Yulou.
That night at Baimao Fishing Village, only a tail of the alligator was left, which was also taken by Yulou.
A hero protecting a beauty?
Interesting, interesting.
Today, Wu Faxian at least received three pieces of information.
Wang Yulou has impressive skills, and the Wang family is highly skilled at cultivating their own.
Wang Yulou's strength is also quite formidable. The three of them cut down a tail of the alligator, and all of them were taken by him.
These two might have a future together, so they should be friendly with Wang Yulou!
This junior brother of mine has boundless prospects. If I am unable to reach the foundation cultivation stage, then I can arrange for one of my children to become a disciple of Wang Yulou, ensuring all is secure.
——
After a simple banquet, the guests and hosts were both pleased. Upon sending off the three fellow disciples, Yulou first found Qin Chu Ran.
"Go, bring the five late-stage Qi cultivators and the seven mid-stage Qi cultivators. I have something to arrange for them."
Qin Chu Ran followed the command and left. Wang Yulou then took out the small shield he had refined, shaped like a human face with scales from a snake.
Meng Xiangqi helped the whole Wu Nan by providing them with divine pills to obtain a gold core, as he had the qualifications to distribute blessings.
Now, Yulou has also become the leader of the Bay Fishing Village. In fact, he is also qualified to distribute blessings.
However, Wang Yulou is naturally not as fierce as Meng Xiangqi. Meng Xiangqi was able to refine Qi into foundation cultivation by reaching the peak of the Purple Palace realm.
While Wang Yulou is currently at the Qi level, his cultivation is only as high as the late stage of Qi, and he needs to carefully and gently cultivate, so it's a willing agreement between him and those who can be cut.
In this way, they can live long and prosperous lives.
That's not right; when it's a willing agreement, it's not called 'cutting,' but 'win-win!'
At this point, Yulou smiled, his heart was not so ruthless after all. He could be tough on enemies and opponents, but he was far from the level of Meng Xiangqi's ancestor or the dripping water respecter.
The figure of the respectable cultivator in front of him was still as usual. He looked at him impolitely for a long time before sighing softly.
To be harsher, to be harsher, to learn from Jiang Bao bian and Mu Chunze, and to learn from the one who directly chops his son, Cui Dingyi.
These people are the true ruthless individuals.
Some have taken on the true transmission at a young age, while others have risen from the bottom to become important members of prominent families, and some have even progressed from being a mortal to achieving the Qi level.
Each one is much more ruthless than Wang Yulou.
But have they really been free and grasped the opportunity for enlightenment?
None of them have - then, not being ruthless enough!
Yulou quietly watched the image of the respected cultivator. After a long time, a voice finally came from outside the quiet room.
Bowing slightly, closing his eyes, and using his spiritual awareness to scan the dozen or so cultivators behind him.
"Come, let me lead you first to bow to the respected cultivator."
The Qi cultivators were surprised by the image of the respected cultivator in the quiet room, with a ninth-grade white mulberry wood figure. Wang senior is really generous.
However, after bowing to the respected cultivator under Yulou's guidance, the cultivators looked at Yulou in his Bishui Palace disciple robe and felt something different.
Young and talented, with cultivation at the Qi level, profound background, broad social connections, adept skills, and prestigious position within the sect - he has an endless future!
If one can cling to this thigh, they will not only be able to reach the Qi level, but also have a chance to found their base.
After bowing to the respected cultivator and borrowing their authority, Yulou turned around and gave instructions.
He had a calm expression, but his voice was full of power and conviction, and those who heard him felt respectful.
"I have three things that need to be done for me."
First, find out exactly how many spirit fish are being caught each day by the Bay Fishing Village.
"I have stopped the leakage in the Qiao family. I won't enjoy this glory alone, but before I want to share some resources with you, my dear friends."
Yulou paused for a moment, looking at the five high-stage Qi cultivators. His eyes held a kind of pressure that felt as if it were tangible, with a fierce gaze.
". Before that, I need to know exactly how many spirit fish are produced every day, every single day!"
"I'm not appointing specific people. Just do it, those with abilities will naturally show their results through their actions."
The second thing is to re-plan the location of Bay Fishing Village. The dock will be built inside the water gate, and fishing boats should also be docked inside the water gate at night.
Build the houses of the village away from the lake shore, at least 500 meters away. I don't allow any household to live within 500 meters of the lake.
The fewer people die, the more people there will be to catch fish.
"Who wants to do this? Take two steps forward!"
Four people stepped forward almost instantaneously, and Yulou nodded in satisfaction.
"Okay, each of you four will be responsible for the relocation and reconstruction of a specific area."
Qinchuan, you need to divide the tasks among them, supervise them well, and make sure they don't get sloppy.
I only care about the results, and only the best performer will receive a reward!"
Reward?
The four of them immediately thought of Li Changming's kid who got a low-grade artifact, and their hearts burned with excitement.
The sect is good, and the upper limit of what a sect's disciples can obtain is high, but the lower limit of the sect is too low. These Qi cultivators are just the representatives of the lowest limit.
For them, it is very difficult to earn a low-grade artifact under the careful calculations of the sect.
In the merit hall of Qingquan Palace, there are many low-grade artifacts, but they can't afford them!
A little merit in Bishui Palace is worth five spirit stones, while in Qingquan Palace, it's only half a spirit stone. A high-stage Qi cultivator earns only ten points of Qingquan Palace merit per year.
"Wang senior, how do we divide the areas they will be responsible for relocating and rebuilding?" Qin Chu Ran dared to ask boldly.
In fact, this is a means of demonstrating status. You are too afraid to speak and shrink like a quail, but I, Qin Chu Ran, dare to.
The girl's ambition is written on her face, and Yulou appreciates it.
After all, mediocre people are afraid of their subordinates being too strong.
Is Wang Yulou a mediocre person?
If he is a mediocre person, then Drip Cave would be full of idiots!
"Mmm, the transfer of the dock counts as one area, and the migration of both banks of the river counts as another. For the fourth piece, build a few large halls under Jinxia Mountain. I will use them in the future."
"These things are quite complicated, so you four can stay back later, and I will give some more instructions."
Wang Yulou felt a bit helpless. Those who become leaders have a lot of people they can use like oxen and horses, but when it comes to doing things, they themselves also have to keep a close eye on them.
"Now let's talk about the third thing. I plan to hold a small competition in Bay Fishing Village three months from now. Any Qi cultivator at the middle stage or above can participate."
Compare combat techniques and compare the skills that should be mastered by the cultivators of Bay Fishing Village.
Add the scores of Qi cultivators at the middle stage and above, and then arrange better positions according to the scores from highest to lowest.
Old Cui's Cui family has neither existed in the past nor in the future. You, have you understood?”
Wang Yulou looked at the subordinates and relatives of Old Cui, and they were immediately frightened, their faces pale, and they nodded repeatedly.
But in addition to being scared, they also felt a sense of excitement.
Even Qin Chu Ran had some shimmering looks in his eyes.
No one expected that Wang Yulou had such a broad mind and was willing to continue using people from Old Cui's group after defeating him.
Finally, Wang Yulou looked at everyone again and encouraged them with a smile.
"The Xiu Shui Lake is beautiful, with many valuable spirit fish in it. These precious spirit fish constitute the existence of Bay Fishing Village."
But there are also demon beasts there, which will attack fishing boats and villages. They are not good things.
But should we not catch spirit fish just because there are demon beasts in the Xiu Shui Lake?
No, spirit fish and demon beasts are both the output of the Xiu Shui Lake. We accepted the spirit fish, we have to accept the existence of demon beasts.”
Seeing these people looking confused and not understanding, it's unclear whether they're feigning ignorance to flatter or if they truly don't understand, but Yulou was still willing to make promises and paint a rosy picture.
This is called "concentrating the masses, pushing forward courageously, and composing a new era for Bay Fishing Village!"
"That applies to you as well. Everyone has their own shortcomings and weaknesses, but also strengths."
By playing to your strengths and avoiding using your weaknesses, that's what I should do.
"I only hope that Bay Fishing Village gets better and better. I hope you can take on more responsibilities, so that I can focus on my cultivation and have a bit more ease, hahaha."
Everyone has left, but what happened on the Golden Pavilion today is just the beginning.
The storm created by Wang Yulou's rise to the position of a true leader has only just begun.
Wang Yulou pointed out the direction for the four Qi cultivators and saw them off one by one, then wanted to sit down to continue his cultivation.
But he noticed that one of the four female cultivators hadn't left, but instead, was creeping around the entrance of the quiet room. He spoke up and asked.
"What is it? Are you here to report someone too?"
"No, Wang senior, Little Fish just doesn't understand what you want the big hall to be used for."
You have clearly stated the size, but the interior structure requires beams and columns for support. It would be too cumbersome to renovate it after completion.
If you specify the requirements in more detail, these halls can be put to use sooner."
The girl stood nervously at the entrance of the quiet room. Yulou gave her a glance and found that she was quite distinctive.
Her black hair was topped with white tips, and her small and weak frame seemed so delicate that a gust of wind could easily blow her over.
But her cultivation is at the tenth level of Qi practice, making her the most highly cultivated among the five Qi high-level cultivators and eight Qi middle-level cultivators just now.
"What kind of cultivation root do you have?"
Yulou's brow furrowed as he asked.
Bai Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, stood there dazed for a long time before replying.
"Double cultivation root, soil and water dual cultivation root."
"How old are you this year?"
Looking up and down at Bai Xiaoyu, Wang Yulou's eyes shone even brighter, and his mind was filled with vivid imaginings.
Bai Xiaoyu, who may not have had much contact with Qi cultivators before, forgot about this promising material.
A double root, a tenth-level Qi practitioner with a double root. Can the Anbei Kingdom house of kings attract talent from Drip Cave?
Or should I just marry her and add another foundation-laying seed to the family?
No, Qi cultivators with double cultivation roots cannot stay in places like Bay Fishing Village.
Even if their origins are not good, they will be placed in safer places for early-stage cultivation as soon as possible, at least to the level of Qi practice?
"Twenty-seven just reached the tenth level of Qi practice. Wang senior, let's talk about building the grand hall instead."
Seeing Bai Xiaoyu's scared appearance, Wang Yulou no longer asked and decided to take things step by step.
Be too like Wang Yuan, hmm, no problem.
By the way, how is Yuan at Fulong Temple?
Yulou's eyes flashed a trace of bitterness, but he quickly let it go and started to carefully explain.
"Four grand halls, two residences, a small garden, and two martial arenas."
It sounds like a lot, but as long as you build them on the vacant land after the relocation, the difficulty isn't as high.
Find some ordinary builders to help, among whom, the key is every one.
The first one is the Immortal Lord Hall.
The second hall, I call it the Records Hall, which is responsible for recording and storing the archives of Bay Fishing Village. For example, if a demon beast attacks, details like the situation of the attack, casualties, and the type of demon beast should be recorded meticulously.
In the residential area, one will be the village guardian cultivator's mansion, which is my direct place of accommodation and reception. It is responsible for receiving and ensuring the safety of important guests.
The other house is bigger. I plan to use it as the residence for Qi cultivators. You need to ensure that each Qi cultivator has a small yard, with two buildings, six rooms, and two halls.
All Qi cultivators must live there when they are not on duty.
If they don't want to live there, it means they don't want to follow the management of the sect. After that, I will arrange things accordingly. Hmm?
Don't look at me like that. Qi cultivators living together can better respond to demon beast attacks with me and respond faster.
And, this arrangement has other benefits for them, understand?"
"Understood, understood, Little Fish understands!"
"Good, understand. The small yard should be beautifully designed, not all covered with grand halls or houses. It needs to be greened to stabilize their mental state."
Lastly, there are two training arenas, one facing the martial arts cultivators and the other facing the Qi cultivators.
The reason for gathering the Qi cultivators together is also here. They can live together, practice spells and cultivation daily, and cooperate naturally. When defending against demon beasts, they can be more adept."
Bai Xiaoyu didn't expect Wang senior to plan so carefully. For a moment, he was surprised. However, Yulou, after explaining the detailed arrangements, added in a somewhat sighing tone.
"It can also let them die less. Ah."
Bai Xiaoyu bowed to Wang Yulou and looked at this senior who is about the same age as himself, speaking seriously.
"Wang senior, it's good to have you as the village guardian cultivator of Bay Fishing Village."
"Go ahead, work hard. If I find out you're fudging things, I'll have my apprentice Qin beat you with a whip!"
Seeing that his hard work can be understood by others, Yulou first encouraged a few words with a smile and didn't forget to threaten a couple of sentences.
Bai Xiaoyu trembled all over when she was scared. Yulou felt somewhat guilty again. This girl is very responsible and even turns back to ask for all the details clearly.
Originally, he had planned to let them start the construction first and then scold them every now and then. Finally, he intended to train these four people into submission and recruit them as close disciples.
Now that they are being taken in, it's no big deal. Hmm?
"First, let the ordinary builders draw a rough blueprint, and then I will give some suggestions."
This is the seal of my mansion. As long as I am in the mansion, you can enter with this seal to make requests.
Bai Xiaoyu picked up the small Jingyin seal and handled the shining Jingyin seal as if it were a treasure, putting it into his chest and leaving to do his duties.
Looking at her back, Yulou finally asked the question.
"With your double cultivation root qualifications, why would you stay in Bay Fishing Village?"
Suspiciousness is the nature of the Wang clan.
If you're not suspicious, you don't deserve to be a Wang family member.
However, the small-sized girl didn't answer Yulou's question immediately, instead standing there for a long time.
Just as Yulou used divine sense to investigate, Bai Xiaoyu finally turned around, with tears filling her eyes.
"Wang senior, you are actually a great benefactor to Little Fish. Master Cui wanted me to marry his son to change the lineage of the Cui family, so... Wuuwuwu, when he tested my cultivation root, he bribed people from the sect, and that's why I was left with a five-element cultivation root in Bay Fishing Village."
Yulou's pupil shrank, but a sigh escaped his heart. Old Cui, you really are too much.
He could understand Old Cui's motivations, completely understood, but that didn't mean Wang Yulou would let Old Cui go.
"Why didn't you report this to the other guardians?"
"The girl is already in tears, but Wang Yulou is still suspicious."
That's how the Anbei Kingdom House of Kings is.
The cultivator Wang Xianzhou who was refining elixirs in another quiet room in the residential area had noticed Wang Yulou and the girl's conversation earlier and had praised Wang Yulou verbally.
"Hmm, very good, a pureblood son of the Anbei Kingdom House of Kings."
However, it was worse for Bai Xiaoyu. The more Wang Yulou asked, the harder she cried.
"Wu Wu Wu Cui, Cui, he controlled my mother, my mother is over fifty years old this year, and I haven't seen her for many years."
Wang senior, Little Fish didn't say it because I didn't want to be ungrateful. I mean, I want to repay you quietly.
Qin senior is always someone who dares to dream and act. I can't do that. You just punished old Cui and the old ghost.
I said this right away, which made it seem like I. I.
Little Fish doesn't want to be like that.
The girl cried like a pear blossom with raindrops, making her already small and weak figure even more pitiful.
Moreover, since cultivation can delay aging, although she is actually twenty-something years old, she looks like a little sister who has just turned eighteen.
Looking like this, any man would feel sorry for her.
"Yulou, I feel that Little Fish can be a master of the main house, and then you can marry Little Qin as a secondary spouse."
"As for Lin Ying, if there's an opportunity, you two are suitable for a strong alliance. The feeling is not that important."
An elderly man who was refining elixirs alone gave his own opinion.
"Forget it. I and Lin Ying are impossible. She has such a personality, smart as a ghost, and she's already older. She can take on three Zhou Yingxi! I can't handle her!"
Wang Yulou had a deep impression of Lin Ying. This remark was too harsh, and it was hard to tell whether he was complaining about Lin Ying's intelligence that could take on three Zhou Yingxi, or saying that Lin Ying's age was equal to three Zhou Yingxi.
If the latter, then he was somewhat impolite, as Lin Ying's age is only twice and a half that of Yingxi cultivator.
Of course, for cultivators like us, age is not a big issue.
"You like that little niece from the Zhou family? I disagree - Gu Chunze is not worthy of you such a good husband!"
Wang Xianzhou was nearly biting his teeth in frustration. That scoundrel Gu Chunze, what gives him the right to be Wang Yulou's father-in-law?
"Master, you continue to refine your elixirs. Alas, I just want to practice well."
After encrypting the communication between them using divine sense, Yulou spoke to Bai Xiaoyu, who was still crying.
"Old Cui can't mistreat you anymore. If he causes trouble, come to me again, and I'll deal with him for you!"
Bai Xiaoyu had tears in her eyes and looked at Yulou stonily. She slowly walked to the door of the quiet room.
She knelt at the threshold and bowed many times.
Finally, unable to bear it, Wang Yulou personally helped her up.
Of course, this girl and Little Qin have different personalities and wouldn't do something as silly as hitting their head and spurting blood.
"Alright, go. Reunite with your mother."
"Yulou, you haven't asked yet whether she has married the son of the Cui family!"
Wang Xianzhou is anxious. He starts to speak excitedly, as if he's going to yell right in front of everyone.
"Alright, I'm not someone who takes advantage of favors."
Wang Yulou is such a good person. He is straightforward and has no sexual repression.
Whether Bai Xiaoyu wants to be with him or not, there is a bond between them here, and it is worth nurturing.
This infuriated Old Master Xianzhou, who directly put down the alchemy cauldron and burst out of the quiet room, startling Bai Xiaoyu.
Wang Xianzhou, an almost senile old man, didn't have many concerns, but Wang Yulou's marriage was one of them.
And besides, since he's almost at the end of his life, what's the harm in acting like an old rascal? Old Master Xianzhou didn't hesitate for a moment.
Looking at the startled Bai Xiaoyu, he squinted and asked with a wry smile.
"Little girl, did you and the Cui family's tortoise son, well, um?"
Wang Yulou helplessly pressed his temples, feeling ashamed and turning his face away.
"My dear old ancestor, you. Ah!"
Bai Xiaoyu naturally understood the old ancestor's question. She seemed to have thought of something, holding the hem of her clothes, shyly replied.
"Master Cui's cultivation is not as strong as mine, and he can't control me. Old Cui the thief wanted to force himself on me, and I said that if I became pregnant, I would commit suicide."
"So, he let Master Cui practice quickly, and didn't let me practice well. I was supposed to wait for Master Cui's cultivation to be almost the same as mine before being forced."
Bai Xiaoyu was still somewhat intelligent, managing to find a chance to breathe in the face of pressure from the Cui family father and son, waiting for the moment Wang Yulou destroyed the Cui family gang.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xianzhou patted Little Fish on the shoulder and praised her.
"Good daughter, smart!"
"Go ahead and do what you need to."
Bai Xiaoyu blushed and ran away, and Wang Yulou spoke softly.
"Old ancestor, I"
"Enough, her roots are of water and soil, yours are of water and fire, both with double spirit roots and water spirit roots. The first child will probably have a water spirit root."
At least, you can have a child with a three-element root. If you're lucky, there's a chance for a single water element root, and the Wang family can add another Foundation Establishment cultivator!
"Grab it, you little guy, you must grab it!"
"Dripping water is like a paradise for humans. It is truly nourishing, especially for girls! Hahaha!"
Old Master Xianzhou's original task was to guard the path, but now he has realized that his most important task is to find more partners for Yulou and match him with a big batch of them!
Little Qin has a good personality and is a three-element root cultivator with wood, water, and gold. Gold generates water, and she practices the Decide to Harvest Gold and Transform Water, while Yulou practices Xue Shui. This is a perfect match, symbolizing great luck and prosperity. Good.
And this Bai Xiaoyu is even more remarkable, with direct double spirit roots, which is even better.
That Lin Ying is just right for an alliance. The Lin family has two Foundation Establishment cultivators, which is also a family, and it's good.
Thinking of these, Wang Xianzhou instantly felt confident. He took out two bottles of spiritual elixirs and handed them to Yulou, saying.
"Hurry up and cultivate. These are pain-relieving elixirs I specially made for you. Try them first."
Only by improving your cultivation can Wang Yulou take on more disciples and have more children.
With more children, the Wang family will flourish.
Sitting back down with a wry smile in front of the immortal throne, Yulou first poured an elixir from a jade bottle inscribed with 'Golden-Eyed Snake' and was about to take it.
Beginnings!
The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from within.
"Wait a minute, I need to tell you something first. This elixir is made from the venom of the Golden-Eyed Snake, and it follows the principle of using poison to counterpoise poison."
After you take it, the effect should be that all five senses are lost, and you won't feel pain. However, it won't affect using divine consciousness to aid in tracing veins.
I've controlled the effects of this elixir quite well. It should only last for about half an hour, at which point you'll feel the pain sensation or one of your five senses returning, indicating that the elixir's effects are nearly over.
Its unique point is that, when you first feel all five senses lost, it will be very torturous, but after enduring it, this method of depriving all five senses can actually help you better cultivate your divine consciousness."
Looking at the spirit elixir that was a deep purple, about the size of a finger tip, Yulou's face showed distress.
"Old ancestor, using poison to counteract poison, are you sure it's okay?"
Wang Xianzhou sneered, his eyes filled with disdain.
"For a refiner at the refining stage, ordinary refiners refine spirit elixirs, good refiners refine gold elixirs or poison elixirs. ”
Because in low-grade spirit elixirs, the domineering power of gold elixirs and poison elixirs is the easiest to achieve.
While I no longer use elixir formulae during the practice of Qi Cultivation, of course, I mean the elixir formulae during the Qi Cultivation stage.
As long as I have spirit herbs and materials, I can formulate different spirit elixirs.
Eat this Golden Snake Poison Elixir, I've specially prepared it according to your spirit roots and cultivation level.
Wang Yulou nodded seriously without saying any unnecessary thankless words.
Old Master Xianzhou's alchemy technique was cultivated to treat his damaged Dao Base, which was naturally unparalleled, but he could not fix that damned Dao Base no matter what.
Now, he is making this auxiliary elixir for his own cultivation, no, a poison elixir, of course with full confidence.
Just as he was about to take it, Wang Xianzhou suddenly stopped him, speaking with a sense of shame and gravity.
"Wait a minute, it's been too long, and I don't remember everything so clearly. I just remembered another point."
After taking the sensory deprivation elixir for the first time, you will lose your sense of self. You won't feel where you're sitting, or what position your body is in. All you'll feel is infinite emptiness.
At this time, what you can rely on are two things. First, your mind. Your thoughts can allow you to think and move forward.
The 'moving' here refers to the movement of divine consciousness. As long as you use your mental thought to mobilize your divine consciousness, you can instantly find your body and start tracing the veins.
At the same time, because the interference of five senses has been lost, your divine consciousness will be extremely sensitive, as if returning from a bustling city to a peaceful forest.
Alright, I can't describe it well, you try it yourself.
In summary, the spirit elixir made from the Golden Snake poison is mainly used by cultivators to practice their divine consciousness.
When you use a similar five-sense deprivation elixir to practice your divine consciousness in the future, remember to find a place that is absolutely safe for yourself before depriving yourself of five senses.
Well, start!”
Yulou wasn't that scared to begin with, but after the old ancestor said this, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.
Yulou turned around and looked at the old ancestor who was leaning against the door frame.
Old ancestor's eyes were filled with encouragement: Go, Yulou, don't lose face!
Yulou thought no more and took a direct bite, sending the tiny red elixir pill straight into his abdomen.
This Golden Snake Poison Elixir was wrapped in a jade millet made coat, and Yulou slightly activated spiritual energy to make the coat quickly disappear, revealing the true spirit elixir inside.
It was something the size of a soybean, golden and red. Old Master Xianzhou had adjusted the effects of the medicine, so this size was only enough to incapacitate Yulou for three periods.
It has disappeared?
I disappeared?
Hearing, tasting, seeing, smelling, touching—after losing the five senses, a person feels as if they have disappeared. Yulou could even no longer control his own speech.
Yulou used his mental thought to control his divine consciousness, and in an instant, the world opened up before him.
Without the five senses, he seemed to have a new understanding of everything again.
The loud sounds of blood flowing would no longer disturb him, nor would the subtle effects of the heart's vibration.
Under divine consciousness, everything—people, objects, even vile birds—all seemed to be much more real than before.
Yulou could feel that those things existed there, existing in a clarity he had never experienced before.
Yulou controlled his divine consciousness, mobilized the Gui water spiritual energy, and began tracing the meridians.
Half an hour had passed, and he felt nothing at all.
A quarter of an hour had passed, and he felt nothing at all.
After three quarters of an hour, the progress Wang Yulou had made in tracing the meridians was roughly equal to the sum of all his previous achievements in tracing meridians!
The five senses gradually recovered, and the world once again became noisy. However, Yulou found that he had actually become accustomed to this noise, and there was no special feeling about it.
"How is it?"
"Spiritual elixir!"
"One costs 13 spiritual stones, lasts for three quarters of an hour, and can be used to block out all five senses. Is it not amazing?"
Seeing that Yulou's face was stern, Wang Xianzhou lightly tapped his forehead and laughed.
"Just eat your elixir well. Come on, try the second one!"
Old ancestor doesn't lack this kind of spiritual stone, and Yulou naturally understands.
But he still felt a bit bitter in his heart. Sigh, if the old ancestor could establish a foundation, how could he serve as a protector for him? He could have pursued his own path long ago.
"How come it's moving?"
Looking at the green spiritual elixir in his hand, Yulou wondered.
The elixir was slightly larger than the previous golden pill, about the size of a quail egg. However, there was an undulating motion within it, and even a fool could tell that it was definitely extraordinary.
"This is a top-grade Qi Cultivation elixir, which I call the Silkworm Elixir. It contains an entire frozen spirit silkworm inside."
When this spirit silkworm dies, it will release a special toxin that paralyzes the predators, giving other spirit silkworms an opportunity to escape.
Therefore, I must live-seal it so that when you swallow it, it dies inside you, triggering the special toxin effect.
This elixir has a longer effect, about two hours and a bit more, which mainly varies according to the size of the spirit silkworm.
This elixir won't seal off your five senses, but it will make you completely paralyzed, and it can also cause loss of pain sensitivity.
The other auxiliary materials should be able to enhance the activity of your meridians, which can improve the efficiency of your meridian tracing.
Try it, don't have any psychological burden. I've raised this spirit silkworm with spiritual water; it's cleaner than you are."
Looking at the green spiritual material, Yulou closed his eyes and opened his mouth, swallowing it all at once.
Soon, the effects emerged. His body could no longer move, but his visual and auditory senses remained intact.
Yulou sat cross-legged like a vegetable, mobilizing his divine consciousness to begin tracing the meridians.
With the loss of the divine consciousness amplification that sealed off the five senses, the speed of tracing meridians slowed down somewhat. However, because Master Xianzhou added the effect of stimulating the activity of meridians in the spirit silkworm elixir, overall, the efficiency of tracing meridians in terms of unit time actually surpassed that of the golden poison elixir.
In the end, Yulou found that after taking the silkworm elixir, the effect of tracing meridians for two and a half periods was roughly equivalent to that of using the golden snake poison elixir for three quarters of an hour.
As the elixir's effects began to fade, Yulou paused his meridian tracing and praised eagerly.
"Old ancestor, this silkworm elixir is even more amazing!"
Drowsy Wang Xianzhou shook his head and smiled, too early to celebrate.
"You foolish child, look at the condition of your meridians before you speak. Both these elixirs are extremely powerful, and you have traced the meridians while taking them. First, see if your meridians have been injured."
After a moment of divine consciousness inspection, Yulou found a total of six places where meridians were damaged.
"Six meridian injuries…Old ancestor, this…"
Wang Xianzhou replied calmly.
"Don't worry, I will refine and heal your meridians again. You can slowly cultivate first, and I will think about how to make it the lowest cost."
Meridians are the operation grounds for cultivators' spiritual qi, which can be said to be absolutely crucial and cannot be neglected in any way.
Therefore, all the medicinal materials that can be used to refine elixirs for treating meridians, regardless of their inherent types being spirit herbs, spirit trees, or spirit metals, are not cheap.
After all, everyone fears accidents. When going out to adventure, it's always good to have a couple of elixirs to treat spiritual meridians.
"I have two Dan formulas for supplementing meridians, attached to the deci water gas for tracing meridians. I can share them with you," Yulou said.
"Not every cultivator who practices tracing meridians with the deci water gas can refine elixirs by themselves, so the formulas can naturally be shared outside."
Of course, the technique still needs to be kept secret—the rules of the sect, each disciple can only practice by themselves, and not pass it on to their tribe.
That's also the reason why Red Lantern's Merit Hall was so lively when it first arrived in Qingxi Courtyard.
At that time, the Red Lantern's Merit Hall allowed cultivators who had private transmissions of secret techniques to exchange and pass them down.
"These two are not good. The formulas are too old, and the times have changed."
"These two are not suitable; the formulas are too old, and the times have changed greatly. The names of some materials in them are different from what is commonly used now, and accordingly, certain associations may have been completely lost.
Even if this formula is refined, you would not dare to eat it.
Rest for two days and take care of yourself first. I'll keep thinking about it."
——
A few days later, there was a rare flow of people in front of the Azure Water Palace.
In fact, it was not many, only about two hundred people. After all, the disciples of the Azure Water Palace were just over a thousand.
These are the Qi Cultivation guards from the Drip Water Heaven realm, who have come here today to participate in a special study activity to execute Yuan Si.
Yulou, who was unfamiliar with the place, had few acquaintances and had to stand together with Lin Ying.
Ji Yuan did invite Yulou over, but he was a bit hesitant.
Yuan Si was about to be beheaded, and Yuan family's ship was unpredictable. Yulou had no need to rely on them.
Moreover, he reckoned that he actually belonged to the Wild Elephant branch of Red Lantern. As for the various small mountains in Drip Water Heaven, whether or not they were included made little difference.
Today, Wu Fangxi and Fan Gaozhu did not come. They were not town guard cultivators, so naturally they did not have the luck to watch someone die and learn what it means to have a constant warning bell ringing.
Crammed into an unremarkable corner with Lin Ying, they chatted idly with each other.
"What do you think, since Yuan Si was killed, was it that the Yuan family did not want to save him or could not save him?"
Today, Lin Ying wore a white robe, more beautiful than the green one. Among a group of cultivators wearing the standard Azure Water Palace robes, she was like a lotus flower blooming in a lotus leaf, standing out.
Many male cultivators occasionally cast glances at Yulou's direction, but Yulou instead maintained a composed expression and did not look at Lin Ying.
Yulou is a deep-thinking big demon; as long as there are other acquaintances, Yulou would not associate with her.
"I don't know. I've only been here for a few months and understand nothing."
While answering, Yulou subtly moved a bit closer to the crowd, maintaining a safe distance of three feet at all times.
Yulou worried that a sudden admirer of Lin Ying's might appear and cause him trouble, just like in those stories of cultivation.
Women surrounded by trouble, Yulou had a bit of brains and wouldn't involve himself with such issues.
"You say you don't understand, but when you were attending to Cao Dingyi's cultivation, didn't you seem to have trouble with that?"
Lin Ying's words made Yulou's desire to kill Cao Dingyi grow stronger by a fraction.
How could a Qi Cultivation level three cultivator know so much?
Wu Faxian knows him, Ji Yuan knows him, and now, even Lin Ying knows him.
Old Cao, you're really able to stir things up.
"How do you also know him?" Yulou asked tentatively.
"You first answer, did the Yuan family save him or not? Once I clarify this for you, we can exchange them, isn't that fair?"
Lin Ying's thin single eyelid blinked, and her body leaned slightly closer to Yulou.
"I'm not familiar with the Yuan family at all; we haven't had any dealings." Yulou noticed that the person in front of him was moving.
In fact, they have also had dealings. One person from the Yuan family took away Yulou's position as a town guard cultivator in the mining village. However, in the end, there was no real conflict between the two parties.
The Wang family smoothly endured it, and their patriarch Wang Xianmeng didn't utter a single word—there was no need to make an enemy over this trivial matter.
On the steps in front of the Azure Water Palace, a middle-aged, chubby man in a blue robe appeared with a solemn expression. His arrival caused the crowd to fall silent immediately.
"It's starting, let's watch first."
After confirming that Yulou was as tight-lipped as a sealed jar, Lin Ying had no choice but to temporarily give up her pursuit.
She asked Yulou, "Because you have the Zhu Cha Pool behind you, various other families have teamed up to scheme against the Yuan Family. As for me, my family is just one of many."
Therefore, she needed to find key information. Yulou appeared to be weak and soft-spoken, but who knew if he could be useful?
"All Drip Water Heaven disciples, heed my command, be silent, be still!"
The head elder of the Azure Water Palace appeared, accompanying the patriarch to maintain order. After the crowd was silent, the patriarch finally spoke.
"The Drip Water Heaven disciple Yuan Bengan, who did not respond to his fellow disciple's request for aid, will be sentenced to endure hard labor in the mine for ten years."
Gathering a crowd for indecency (a silver party) and thereby affecting the duties of a town guard cultivator is utterly absurd. His cultivation should be cut off, and he will henceforth be a commoner forever.
"Violate the laws of Drip Water Heaven, insult the teacher, and behave abnormally. He should be punished with fifty strokes of the Penetrating Palm Hammer."
"The Red Carp True Sovereign Decree 'Yuan Si deserves to die. The Azure Water Palace is also quite lax. Execute him at the front gate of the Azure Water Palace, and let those garrisoning the Azure Water Palace disciples remember this lesson well.'"
At this point, the patriarch paused for a moment.
Yulou could clearly hear that the disciples present all made a simultaneous gulp, as the sound of swallowing was so synchronized that it even had a low, thunderous effect.
This was to scare.
Unknowingly, as the thunderous sound echoed in his ears, Yulou's gaze was inexplicably drawn to Lin Ying, and he found that the girl was staring at him straightly.
Seeing that Wang Yulou suddenly looked at her, Lin Ying slightly raised her corners of her mouth, revealing a polite smile and even winking at Yulou.
Oh my god, this scared Yulou so much that he immediately recited the family rules in his mind several times.
She truly is a big witch; she must be guarded against!
"The decree of the True Sovereign is as follows, so come, drag Yuan Bengan up."
Two cultivators in the patrol team's robes of Drip Water Heaven pressed Yuan Si, who looked lifeless like a dead dog, and walked to the steps of the Azure Water Palace.
At the top of the steps stood the patriarch and two elders of Azure Water Palace, both cultivators.
At the bottom of the steps were over two hundred town guard cultivators with Drip Water Heaven disciple status.
Yuan Si, upon seeing his second uncle, finally showed a glimmer of life in his withered expression. He wanted to speak to the patriarch.
"Hu~ Hu~ Hu~"
It turned out that his tongue had already been removed.
Yuan Si wanted to transmit a message, but two soul-fixating spikes had already been nailed into his skull.
The patriarch did not even look at him, but looked in the direction of the distance, as if he had entered a transcendental and carefree realm.
"Cut him down, it's about time."
However, judging from the patriarch's words, he is not really in a state of true freedom.
No one wanted to undertake the task of executing Yuan Si, no one, even the Zhu family had no interest.
Therefore, the task of beheading Yuan Si was entrusted to a peak Xian beast—a water monkey.
It is a Xian beast raised by Azure Water Palace. It usually lies around in different corners of the palace to sleep, tricks people into feeding and caring for it, which gives it a sense of being spoiled.
Today was the day for it to sacrifice itself for Azure Water Palace.
Xian beast at the level of Little Immortal are indeed quite smart. Water monkey, being with humans for a long time, is naturally very smart.
It knows that Yuan Si can't be killed. This unfortunate Yuan family member is just like three hundred pounds of decaying dog shit from years ago, and no one wants to touch it.
But Wu Faxian, that scoundrel, gave it two pots of eighth-grade monkey wine, and after getting drunk on it, it naturally had the courage to do it.
The monkey nodded in the gaze of everyone, approached Yuan Si step by step, and held a middle-grade cultivation tool sword in his hand.
The monkey was nearly one zhang in length and had arms that were also exceptionally long. The sword he held was dragged on the ground, and with him being drunk, he walked slowly, making a 'ding dang ding' sound that made people feel an inexplicable muddiness in their hearts.
The water monkey wouldn't use the sword to its full potential; he was merely using the sharpness of the blade, nothing more.
Seeing that he was about to be beheaded by the monkey, Yuan Si wildly twisted and turned, but it was too late.
It seems that he is bearing the cost for the Yuan family, or perhaps merely for his own reckless actions.
In any case, Yulou knew that he had unwillingly become the cost of some kind of struggle.
The monkey raised the sword, and Yuan Si closed his eyes resignedly, but the sword did not fall for a long time.
The crowd began to murmur, for the water monkey had taken a half jar of wine from its armpit and stuffed it into Yuan Si's mouth.
Yuan Si drank and drank, choking himself. He coughed heavily and felt dizzy.
Seeing that he was dizzy, the water monkey's arm gently lowered, and the sword flew up, beheading Yuan Si.
The burst of blood or wine that came out could not be distinguished, spreading all over the ground.
The water monkey held Yuan Si's head and pressed it against his neck, even going so far as to use its saliva to stick it in place.
Under the orders of the elders, Wu Faxian unwillingly emerged from the corner and dragged away the drunken water monkey.
Yulou was even shocked by his perfect technique of blending in seamlessly, and if it wasn't for Wu Faxian's action, Yulou wouldn't even realize he had been hiding there until the event ended.
The two cultivators who had brought Yuan Si up lifted his body and carried it away.
In this way, the only remaining evidence of a deceased person here was the bloodstain on the green bricks in front of the steps.
The patriarch looked at the mixture of blood and wine, remaining silent.
Since he didn't speak, neither Yulou nor the Azure Water Palace disciples who were town guards dared to speak.
In admiration of the patriarch's behavior, Yulou pretended to be learning and remained vigilant, watching the bloodstain.
"Plash Plash~"
A large amount of water flushed over, washing away the bloodstain on the ground. This proved that Yuan Si's blood, which had various significances in the world, was thoroughly cleaned by a diligent cultivator at the level of Initial Qi.
The little cultivator held a bucket and, seeing that everyone was staring at him, blushed and bowed, then ran off in a small step.
He looked at most to be fourteen or fifteen years old, with a refining qi level of three layers, and was extremely young. Everyone knew that he was a simple-minded child.
The patriarch finally snapped back to reality. When he spoke, his voice was hoarse as if a middle-grade cultivation tool sword had been stuck in his throat.
"Yuan Si is dead. Everyone should learn from his lesson."
"The family rules are as firm as iron, and your duties are the heavy burdens on your shoulders."
The patriarch's speech became faster and more forceful as he continued, until he seemed to be expressing his anger and looked at everyone sternly.
"If the family rules apply, no matter how powerful the background is, they are all equal in front of the rules!"
"If it is a duty, no matter how great the danger faced, it is all equal in the face of duty!"
Yulou wanted to say that there was a grammatical error in this sentence, but considering the patriarch's abnormal state at the moment, he didn't dare to speak truly.
"In the future, I will hold all of you to the standard of Yuan Si, everyone, I mean everyone!"
The patriarch's eyes began to scan the void, and every descendant of a family that had struck at Yuan family was coldly 'cared' for by him.
"Child, I remember you. You'll definitely have some good fruit to eat!"
Silence, dead silence.
The town guard cultivators were not sure what to say; they didn't know what they should say, because the patriarch's words were correct—the rules must always be followed, and responsibilities can never be abandoned.
So correct, so great, so fair. At least in the Drip Water Cave, very few people can argue.
From the slight bite of Lin Ying's pearl teeth, Yulou saw his own bleak life —— even she is afraid, the patriarch and the Yuan family might be playing for real.
Just took over the position of the leader of the River Bay Fishing Port, which I've been longing for.
As a result, the deities of the sect fought a battle. Some people lost, but they didn't really lose.
So, they decided to start a crackdown — it can't just be their own children who pay the price (here's no allusion... there's really no other better word).
At this moment, Yulou's heart can only contain a single word.
Fuck!
