Is Wang Xianzhou arrogant?
Wang Xianzhou, a strong cultivator who can compare with a foundation-building and possess supernatural abilities, is indeed abstract to an extreme.
Wang Xianzhou doesn't feel arrogant. With his talent, if there was no accident, he might be a foundation builder with supernatural abilities now.
Moreover, the existence of the Immortal Alliance is not entirely bad; any system that can operate stably for a long time must have its merits.
As a former member of the Immortal Alliance, Wang Xianzhou is very familiar with the rules of the Alliance. Drip Cave Heaven has already partially connected with the outside world, and Wu Jinyan's presence represents the Alliance's jurisdiction over Drip Cave Heaven.
No matter what kind of power lies behind the giant turtle, under the focused suppression of foundation establishment for over a thousand years, its affairs reported upward would be subject to death.
No one investigates the chaos caused by the Large Purple Palace cultivation at Qingxiu Alley because the source of the disturbance is the Large Purple Palace.
A mere demonic beast is actually bold enough to enslave cultivators to help it eat people. Such an act is considered a significant merit that the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance are eager to claim as their own.
"If the Supreme Immortal, if I'm not mistaken, you have reached the end of your life span, yet you haven't even broken through to the foundation cultivation stage."
However, as a mere cultivator of the Dantian level, how do you have the qualifications to represent the Immortal Alliance?"
Facing Wang Xianzhou's extortion, Shi Zu is not willing to easily compromise. He first spits at Wang Xianzhou and then says.
"Give me three Drip Stream Grass, and then get out of here!"
Wang Xianzhou's expression immediately became serious.
Alright, the nine-tenths of the Wang family have been eliminated.
The giant stone turtle doesn't follow the usual path; this beast first slashes away ninety-nine percent!
"Do you really want to die?" Wang Xianzhou angrily retorted without showing any fear.
The magpie took a step back, confident that it wasn't too eager to die.
Just now, when it was far from this great demon, it couldn't see clearly. Now that it is closer, it notices that the water element spiritual energy surrounding the great demon is boiling.
The Red Bird may not understand the capabilities of Shi Zu's underlings, but it understands the power of Shi Zu itself.
"Crazy guy, the price you asked for is too ridiculous. Instead of giving resources to you, I can give them to the three purple palaces of Drip Cave Heaven."
Do you think they would protect me? With their protection, how could I possibly have any trouble?"
Wang Xianzhou slightly relaxed and began to discuss the price actively.
"Do not fewer than six-grade spiritual objects. I can only accept three pieces of seven-grade ones, while the others remain unchanged."
"It's impossible to give you a six-grade spiritual object, nor can I spare my essence and blood. I can give you one seven-grade item, a piece of water jade, and the Drip Stream Grass and Green Blood Frog as you requested. This is my bottom line!"
It was just talking, and it's obvious that Shi Zu would never hand over the leverage to the purple palaces of Drip Cave Heaven.
Nowadays, Drip Cave Heaven is a vassal of Red Lanterns; Red Lanterns belongs to a sect that mainly relies on human refinement.
Shi Zu has committed a crime and can't leave the cave heaven, so Wang Xianzhou dares to extort him because he has calculated that Shi Zu is in a dilemma with no way out.
Of course, fundamentally, we still need to thank Master Mengxiang. The Master has not yet achieved Jin Dan, but the status of Wang's family has already risen a notch.
This is also one of the important reasons why Wang Xianzhou dared to take a gamble. In a sense, it is the Mengxiang elder who gave Guangzhou senior the courage.
After half an hour, the giant stone turtle said with a broken defense.
"I don't have six-grade spiritual objects, how can I possibly have six-grade ones? Even in the inner Drip Cave Heaven, the number of seven-grade spiritual objects is rare. The resources that are a bit better are tightly controlled by Drip Stream Heaven!"
Wang Xianzhou is truly skilled at bargaining; he negotiated piece by piece, gradually achieving most of his requests.
At present, the only thing that remains unresolved between the two parties is the six-grade spiritual objects.
Spiritual objects of the sixth grade, such treasure items are used for refining talismans, and often before they form, they are already noticed by others.
"If you can't provide a sixth-grade spiritual object, how about giving me a pair of your shed turtle shells?"
In fact, Wang Xianzhou had no hope of getting a six-grade spiritual object. This thing, even if there really were some, he wouldn't be able to get it.
The gap in strength is too large.
He was just negotiating to increase the price, but he didn't expect that the stone turtle, looking cunning beyond belief, was not very skillful in the negotiation process and actually gave Wang Xianzhou quite a bit of leverage.
Master Guangzhou only thought that the turtle had no experience and didn't consider much else. However, his desire for a turtle shell was truly there.
Yu Lou Lian Dao possesses excellent talent and will be able to refine artifacts using the turtle shells shed by the giant stone turtle in the future.
Moreover, given the stone turtle's cultivation, the shell it shed last time should be able to be refined into a spiritual artifact.
"Do you think I look like someone who has shed their shell? I cultivate the True Spiritual Armor, and from my early days as a demon in the first realm to where I am now, I have only had this one shell."
Wang Xianzhou's eyes immediately grew serious—the fact that he had cultivated the True Demon Armor in the lowest realm and had advanced to a level where he could cultivate a skill that makes spiritual energy boil, all in the realm of a great demon.
This giant stone turtle is a being that cultivates both demonic physical form and demonic methods.
During the cultivation process, demonic beasts will awaken their inherited abilities at random times and quantities based on their bloodlines and races.
And given that Shi Zu's demonic physical form and demonic methods are extraordinary, it can be seen that his talent is also outstanding among demonic beasts.
"Then you can add two pieces of seven-grade spiritual objects, how about that?"
Wang Xianzhou asked.
The giant stone turtle thought for a moment before replying.
"Human cultivator, you are too greedy. I only have three seven-grade spiritual objects, giving you two is already the limit."
But I also have an egg, in which my child is nurtured. The talent is supreme.
I can give it to you. In the future, you or the young genius from your family wants to bring it out of Drip Cave Heaven, what do you think?"
Wang Xianzhou was surprised. The giant stone turtle is clearly male, how can it have an egg?
Is there another stone turtle in the nearby area, whether it's a young demon realm or a great demon realm?
However, he didn't hesitate for long. After a brief moment of thought, he agreed.
From Shi Zu's current strength, the minimum level of his descendants will be a demon realm cultivator.
"OK!"
Wang Xianzhou nodded to accept, then opened his mouth and addressed the magpie.
"Go, fly thirty miles outside. I'll go and trade with it. If I don't come back, you must report this demon to Wu Jinyan and Wu Zhi."
The magpie understood Wang Xianzhou's meaning. They have been old partners for a long time.
The giant stone turtle in the distance also heard the words that Wang Xianzhou deliberately spoke. It shook its head, with a hint of regret in its eyes.
As Wang Xianzhou approached, the giant stone turtle finally saw his true situation.
"You have such powerful qi, more than twice that of a common peak refiner, but why haven't you cultivated the foundation stage?"
"Oh, I was slashed to pieces on one side during a battle with foundation cultivators. Don't waste time, let's get the handover over quickly!"
Shi Zu felt a sense of relief. Only such peak cultivators are bold enough to extort me.
"You are quite powerful to survive a battle with a foundation cultivation level while at the peak of your practice. As a human cultivator, you have proven yourself."
Under the moonlight, Wang Xianzhou looked up and slightly sighed, tilting his mouth in a wry smile.
"Actually, it was I who won."
The giant stone turtle bowed its head and looked at the elderly man in front of it with its two green turtle eyes. Wang Xianzhou remained calm and composed as he stared back at it.
An aged face, a burly figure, armor that shone with spiritual energy, and a large battle talisman box behind him.
If he was a foundation cultivator, there might not be any negotiations tonight, and all he would have to look forward to would be a fierce battle.
Shi Zu has never seen a cultivator from the Alliance of Immortals, but Wang Xianzhou is the first. This first encounter left a deeply unforgettable impression on Shi Zu.
"Here, two pieces of seven-grade spiritual materials, three pieces of water jade, twenty-six Drip Stream Grasses, thirteen Os, and fourteen Green Blood Frogs."
When the Green Blood Frog was given to Shi Zu, his spiritual awareness noticed another Green Blood Frog approaching on the small isle, so he used his spiritual power to capture it and added it as a bonus.
"Lastly, two drops of essence blood, give."
Human cultivator, I give you so much, not because I am afraid of you, but because I am aware that you are a difficult person to deal with.
So, I don't want to make an enemy of you. If you continue to pressure me, I may really have to become a vassal of the three celestial sages' disciples outside the cave.
Shi Zu said in pain, literally, it has only about 140 drops of essence blood, condensed with its cultivation and divinities.
Two drops may not seem like much, but it would take him at least a month to regain them through cultivation. How could it not be painful?
Receiving the two drops of green jade-like stone turtle essence, Wang Xianzhou didn't say anything. He simply quietly asked, "How will you return these?"
"Where is the egg?"
The giant stone turtle turned around and dove into the center of the isle's lake.
"I'll go get it for you. And wait, and wait. It will take half an hour. Don't let that damn bird misunderstand. You go notify it."
Half an hour later, Shi Zu came out again, with a turtle egg floating next to it, about the size of a watermelon.
Shi Zu nosed the egg, hesitated for a moment, and finally pushed it towards Wang Xianzhou.
"It still has two years until it hatches, and you can raise a spiritual creature to the level of a demon realm. You know how to raise turtles, of course."
Go, take it away. Leave the Drip Cave Heaven. That is my only requirement."
Wang Xianzhou nodded, accepting the turtle egg. However, before leaving, he hesitated and said.
"Outside, it's the same."
The giant turtle's face showed a momentary shock, followed by a sigh.
"I know, but it's always something to hold onto."
shook his head, Wang Xianzhou left with the turtle egg.
Shi Zu stood in the direction where the turtle egg disappeared, frozen for a long time, and then turned into a stream of spiritual light, flickering away. It seemed that it had been scared by the treacherousness of the human realm and chosen to begin a new period of seclusion.
——
"This old Cui, old Cui. We have overestimated him many times, but who could have thought that there is a big demon behind him?"
Stroking the huge turtle egg, Wang Yulou became a little dazed.
Cui Dingyi that dog thing is truly inhumane. He rose from a warrior to a refiner of qi, relying on sacrificing to the so-called Shi Zu.
Knowing the key now, the increasingly frequent attacks by demons on the river cove fishing port over the past seventy years can be explained.
All matched, all matched. It can only be said that the old Cui is too fierce.
"To be a cultivator and submit as a demon's slave, even if it can be excused due to circumstances, the crime is one that deserves punishment."
"But, Yulou, do you think we should explain to the Huachi Palace and Drip Cave about Cui Dingyi's death?"
Wang Xianzhou was actually testing Yulou's ability to respond quickly.
"He's not dead, just missing. That will do."
We don't have to do anything. Just missing a layer of cultivation, the Huachi Palace shouldn't suspect us.
Moreover, old Cui disappeared without a trace, which can also instill fear in his hands.”
Yulou gave his own response.
In the end, different identities and positions in this world have different values.
Is Cui Dingyi missing or dead? Will anyone really care?
No one cares. The so-called status as a Huachi Palace disciple is just his position in the screening and cultivation system of Drip Cave Heaven.
The same position, there are thousands of people.
"Haha, that's right, stillness is better than movement. We were concerned about the increasing number of demon attacks in the past and feared that it might lead to a change in the future."
"Now there's no need to worry. I swindled a big batch of resources from Shi Zu, which is enough for you to cultivate steadily towards foundation cultivation."
"Also, it will take ten times the speed to cultivate to foundation. Yulou, cultivate well. In the next step, your only task is to stay in Drip Cave and cultivate."
With spiritual pills, your cultivation speed is not to be compared with that of a single spirit root, and even faster than that of a golden dan family's cultivator. You can be considered as one of the fastest in the heavens and the earth!"
Being able to cultivate quickly is certainly good, but Yulou still had some other thoughts in his heart.
"Grandmaster, you have obtained a batch of resources. It is your own karma. Whether to exchange for elixirs of life extension or to offer to the clan, or to help other practicing cultivators in the clan reach the peak of refining energy, it can be used as you see fit."
At twenty-three years old, even if I cultivate at the fastest speed, it will take me around fifty years to reach the peak of refining energy. There are twenty-seven years in total.
Time is the greatest cause of change. We cannot predict the future, so it's better to use the resources at hand as quickly as possible to benefit the family's prosperity now.
Seeing Wang Xianzhou's unpleased expression, Wang Yulou quickly added.
"But, Grandmaster, if I really follow that fastest way to cultivate to foundation, once I reach foundation cultivation, I'm sure I will be the weakest among the foundation cultivators."
There's no need to think about it that way. We don't need to rush at all. Reaching foundation cultivation at the age of eighty is just fine as well."
In fact, it's all an excuse. Wang Yulou just can't bear the thought of relying on his parents."
Yes, Wang Xianzhou is willing to let him do it, but Yulou can't bring himself to accept it.
Grandmaster Xianzhou has dedicated his entire life to the family. To be used as the family's fuel at old age is something Wang Yulou cannot accept.
Perhaps it's naivety, or perhaps it's stubbornness, but in any case, Wang Yulou cannot bring himself to watch as Grandmaster Xianzhou burns himself and pushes him to cultivate quickly.
"Strength is indeed important. We no longer lack resources. Yulou, I plan to adjust your spiritual pill formula."
Reduce the duration of the efficacy while continuing to enhance the power of the medicine. In this way, you can still practice tracing the pulse while not delaying your cultivation speed.
The old man stood up, his eyes sharp and quickly analyzed.
"Previously, we agreed to give up tracing the pulse and let you focus on improving your cultivation. It was a necessity."
After all, at that time, our resources were not sufficient.
Now is different from before. As long as we sell the two seven-grade spiritual materials and the three pieces of water jade, plus my original savings, it will be enough to create a spiritual pill that can make you reach the peak of refining energy."
Wang Yulou could only smile bitterly. His words had not been heard by his grandmaster.
"Yulou still thinks that we shouldn't consider things too far in advance, and there are others in the clan who need this unexpected resource more than I do."
Listening to him say this again, the old master explained with a scornful look.
"What do you understand? Wang Rongyuan, Wang Rongjiang, and Wang Rongwen's foundation cultivation has already been arranged by the clan leader."
As for the others, there's this and that lacking. Even if I feed them resources, they may not necessarily reach foundation cultivation.
"Good fertilizer nourishes good crops, Yulou. You can cultivate with confidence. The old master has a plan in mind, and I will definitely not let you become the weakest among the foundation cultivators!"
——
After three months, at a valley located about ten or so miles outside the river cove fishing village.
Huge spikes shot up from the ground and lunged towards Wang Xianzhou's direction. In the air, two arrows of rapid vines attacked from different directions, sealing off Wang Xianzhou's movement space.
But the real deadly move was the purple copper magic sword controlled by Yulou, which moved like a nimble fish, flying amidst the rapidly growing vines of the rapid vine technique, hidden in the shadows, waiting for the moment of a decisive strike.
Facing such a 'ferocious' attack, Wang Xianzhou yawned, and activated the "Thousand-Mile Formation" spell, slightly speeding up his movements.
Then, it was a silky smooth roll, rolling twice and dodging the carefully prepared strikes by Wang Yulou.
"Too slow, too slow. And there's no secret moves. Why do you insist on using this broken sword?"
Rising from the ground, Wang Xianzhou swung his long spear, but dared not use the sharp edge of the blade to attack with it, only using the handle to block Wang Yulou's purple copper magic sword. For a time, they fought like warriors.
Wang Yulou was so frustrated that he turned red, pushing the purple copper magic sword to its limits. Unfortunately, there was no chance for him to surpass Wang Xianzhou's defense.
Yes, the purpose of Wang Yulou's combat training was to disrupt and break through Wang Xianzhou's defense.
He doesn't even have to consider whether he will hurt Grandmaster Xianzhou, just go all out.
Anyway, regardless of how he fights, it can only interfere with Wang Xianzhou's defense. It's probably another ten thousand eight hundred miles away from injuring Grandmaster Xianzhou.
Even with that, this was the result of Wang Xianzhou's combat with Wang Yulou using only the strength of a refining energy cultivator of the first layer. Wang Yulou was completely overwhelmed by Wang Xianzhou's experience.
The two fought for another dozen rounds. Wang Xianzhou reversed the tide, and Wang Yulou was quickly trapped with the spear at his throat.
Wang Yulou took a moment to calm his emotions and qi, explaining.
"The purple copper magic sword is the best to manipulate, and it consumes less spiritual energy, allowing for longer training."
"Alright, let's start with your own thoughts first."
Wang Xianzhou sheathed the spear, sat down on a log upended by the earth spike technique, and looked at Yulou. They began reviewing their combat training.
"The earth and wood arts are not my forte. No matter how I use them, they are not as smooth as the Jiu Water Hidden Edge Threading Needle. Grandmaster, is there really no way to solve this inconvenience caused by the spiritual root?"
Wang Xianzhou nodded, saying.
"Once you reach foundation cultivation, once you've solidified your base in earth and wood arts, you'll be able to use them with the same proficiency as cultivators of the same spirit root."
However, I had you cultivate the metal-wood earth arts not for you to rely on them to achieve success in combat.
Instead, I had you cultivate the metal-wood earth arts to hide your true strengths while also establishing a complete array of spells in combat.
The former can help you hide your weaknesses in front of opponents.
The latter can help you overcome cultivators whose inheritance is not comprehensive enough."
This is the difference between having a family lineage and not having one. This part of training should have been done within the clan.
But now that he's separated from the clan, he can take advantage of Wang Xianzhou's high-level combat skills to slowly train in the cave.
"However, your biggest problem isn't a lack of fluidity and control in spells, but a deficiency in reaction speed."
Reflective speed is something that requires thinking, and there is a process of thinking involved. The ultimate purpose of combat training is to help you turn your thought-out responses into habits.
"Recover your spiritual energy. Then, use the metal-water arts, combined with the Iron Steel Mirror Silver Shield, to practice defense."
Wang Yulou nodded, sat cross-legged in front of the old master, and began to recover his cultivation with the elixir.
Over the past three months, his cultivation rhythm has been very simple.
Refining energy to enhance the refining energy level, tracing veins to expand the meridian channels. Tracing veins while also exercising the spiritual awareness.
Once he feels mentally exhausted from cultivation, he is pulled out by the old master to practice combat.
Once combat training causes mental exhaustion, he takes a pill to restore his mental and spiritual state, then sleeps for an hour before starting a new round of cultivation.
After further reducing the duration of drug effect, the auxiliary cultivation pill Wang Yulou took increased his cultivation speed by more than six times.
With a sixfold increase in cultivation speed, coupled with the fanatical training that only allows for one hour of rest per day, Wang Yulou's cultivation naturally progressed at an alarming rate.
As the cultivation level of refining energy layer has no bottlenecks or difficulties, Wang Yulou reached the level of refining energy layer master in just three months.
Breaking through to the third level of refining energy may only take a few months.
This rapid increase in cultivation speed comes at a cost. Now, the elixirs he takes every day have a material cost of nearly thirty spirit stones, not to mention the nourishment of four spirit fish each day.
Simply calculated, Wang Yulou's cultivation costs about 1200 spirit stones per month.
Zhang Xuewu didn't spend this much spirit stone even when he went from refining energy cultivation to the fifth layer.
It can be said that Wang Yulou isn't cultivating, he's burning through spirit stones.
Wang Yulou's annual expenditure is about a third of the foundation resources that were directed by the master before.
That's because Wang Xianzhou is powerful, and he gained a lot in the battle against the Misty Peak Sect and the Valley God Cult. Later, he extorted a lot of money from the Grandmaster of the Profound Stone. This allowed him to afford Wang Yulou's such extensive expenses.
Compared to them, Zhou Yingxi's monthly cultivation expenditure may be less than half of Wang Yulou's, and Lin Ying is even further behind.
Both of them, although seemingly higher in cultivation than Wang Yulou, are merely ahead due to their own unique advantages. Wang Yulou cannot catch up in the short term.
Zhou Yingxi skipped the time for qi absorption, while Lin Ying has practiced for thirty years more than Wang Yulou.
One wins at the starting line, and the other wins due to age.
In the future, it is likely that they will not have as high an upper limit as Wang Yulou.
Now, Grandmaster Xianzhou has begun to consider how to find a legitimate Daoist spouse for Wang Yulou from a Zi Fu family with lineage.
After a quarter of an hour, Wang Yulou stood up, and Wang Xianzhou looked at him with some surprise.
"Your recovery speed seems to have increased a lot."
"After expanding the meridian channels, it's natural that the recovery of qi will be faster. At the same time, the refining of elixir energy also becomes faster."
"Very good, the Qiu Water Refining skill in Tracing Veins is getting weaker and weaker, which is the only advantage left."
"Grandmaster, when you attack next time, please don't be too fast. It's too fast for me to learn anything. Let's take things step by step, step by step."
"You cunning little thing, I know that even without you saying it. With your three-pawed level of skill..."
Okay, step back thirty cun, watch clearly how my attack strategy unfolds.”
The two of them pulled a significant distance apart. At this distance, as Wang Xianzhou began his offensive, Wang Yulou could clearly observe his movements and techniques.
Of course, this is also the result of Wang Xianzhou deliberately slowing down his actions.
Grandmaster Xianzhou has seen more cultivators at the refining energy level than Wang Yulou, and he has mastered over a hundred spells.
During each defense training session, Wang Xianzhou would launch attacks with different combinations of spells.
With such a master of combat training, Wang Yulou's future is certainly not going to be one of those quick cultivation high-level weaklings.
'Rapids Spell, followed by a methodical piece of herbs, a magical artifact?
So it's the Rapids Spell combined with other unknown spells for an aggressive attack, I should counter with fire arts.
As Wang Yulou was thinking about how to counter his old master's attack, the old master suddenly stopped moving and looked towards the direction of the River Bay Fishing Village.
Soon, Zhang Xuewu appeared in the air far away.
"Yulou friend, Rongzhou friend, the Hua Chi Palace has sent someone!"
Wang Yulou and the old master looked at each other and nodded. They flew their flying boat and headed towards Zhang Xuewu.
The old master shook his head in his heart, thinking that the efficiency of the Drops Cave was still quite high. It had a response within three months, and he had thought it would take at least half a year.
He found a large stone and lay down on it to take a nap. He believed that Wang Yulou could easily handle the guest from the Hua Chi Palace.
"How many have come?"
Wang Yulou and Zhang Xuewu flew side by side, asking.
"There are three, two dignitaries. Both of these are disciples of the Blue Water Palace, but not from a major family."
"A supervisor from Hua Chi Palace. He is quite special. He used to be the leader of the patrol team in the cave, and now he has taken a different, better position after joining the sect."
Zhang Xuewu explained quickly.
In fact, most of the management team at Hua Chi Palace are disciples of the Blue Water Palace. However, because there is almost no profit to be made in Hua Chi Palace, both dignitaries are ordinary disciples of the Blue Water Palace.
The Hua Chi Palace Supervisor, as the name suggests, is responsible for monitoring the situation of Hua Chi Palace disciples and holds significant power. It is a position that only disciples of major families or descendants of the senior elders from Drops Cave can occupy.
"What is their attitude?"
"This"
Zhang Xuewu glanced at Wang Yulou stealthily, too afraid to speak directly, and was stammering slightly.
"Straightforwardly!"
Wang Yulou's tone only slightly became serious, and Zhang Xuewu didn't dare to be casual. He answered hurriedly.
"Wang Yulou friend, those three are all interested in our Wufeng Fishing Village's anti-demon tower."
The Anti-Demon Platform refers to the golden tower that Wang Yulou built.
Built with gold, it was for refining the old Cui and to display his power.
Now that Wang Yulou has firmly established his position as the leader, it wouldn't be foolish to call it the Golden Tower. That would be too silly.
So, he named it the Anti-Demon Platform, which is its formal name.
"All right, let's go and take a look."
Wang Yulou nodded indifferently, accelerated the flying boat, and flew towards the location of the Anti-Demon Platform.
"Three esteemed guests have traveled a long way. Please join Wang Yulou in the mansion for a discussion."
From a great distance away, Wang Yulou greeted them, but he noticed that one of the three was someone he knew.
Wang Yao Hai. He is now the supervisor of the patrol team for the Hua Chi Palace.
The three of them were originally standing on the golden platform. When Wang Yulou approached, they each had a mixture of emotions in their hearts.
It's simple. They are all disciples of the Blue Water Palace. Among them, two are at the ninth level of refining energy, one is at the tenth level, and Wang Yao Hai is at the peak of refining energy.
Wang Yulou? He is only at the second level of refining energy!
Exercising at the second level was fine, but what was even more resentful was that Wang Yulou had become the guardian of the Wufeng Fishing Village when he was at the first level of refining energy——this was a very lucrative position, one that even the Yuan family wanted to snatch.
At first, the Yuan family chose the safer position of the mine guardian over that of the Wufeng Fishing Village, but that didn't mean the position of the guardian of Wufeng Fishing Village was bad.
Ji Yuansui, guardian of the Baimao Fishing Village, is a disciple of Yuan family's foundation building. Behind him is the largest foundation family in Drops Cave.
Lin Ying, guardian of Xian Gu Cave, is the eldest daughter of the Lin family and has two foundation building disciples behind her.
Wang Yulou became the guardian of Wufeng Fishing Village at the first level of refining energy, with two foundation building disciples sending him to his post. This matter is known to those who should know.
"Brother Wang Yulou, it's been a few months since I last saw you. You've already reached the second level of refining energy, truly young and talented!"
Seeing the supervisor speak so amicably to Wang Yulou, Zhang Xuewu's respect for Wang Yulou grew another layer in his heart.
Old Cui gone, Wang Yulou not only wasn't panicking, but remained calm. At the time, he simply thought Wang Yulou was too clever to be afraid of investigation.
Today, looking at Wang Yao Hai's attitude, there's no investigation at all! He wasn't coming to investigate at all!
"Brother Yao Hai, you are truly the talent of Drops Cave. Your next step is to reach the foundation building level."
Several brothers, come on, let's enter the mansion for a detailed talk. I and Brother Zhang Xuewu are actually also worried about the old Cui issue in our hearts.
By all rights, we should have notified you immediately, but as you know, Wang Yulou is not someone who lacks sentimentality, so that's why we delayed for so long."
The disappearance of a guardian cultivator is a big matter. Wang Yulou delaying it for so long was actually against the rules.
Of course, since no consequences were caused, and Wang Yulou's background is not in Drops Cave, such a rule violation is far from being as severe as when Yuan Si was dealt with.
"Understood, understood. Old Cui has been refining qi for a long time, and you all believe he will return in time, and there's no problem with that itself."
The work below is difficult, and we all know it." The supervisor of the practicing level ten in the Hua Chi Palace spoke in a thoughtful manner.
The three of them entered the Yulou mansion, which startled the Old Three Cranes.
Although Old Three Cranes has a rather eccentric personality, he is still a magical crane. Standing in the courtyard, he is both handsome and beautiful, and no one would dislike him.
Wang Yao Hai's evaluation of Wang Yulou in his heart secretly went up another level.
He glanced at Wang Yulou, who was ordering the banquet from Qin Chuoran, and thought to himself that this man was indeed a refined gentleman.
Raising magical cranes, beautiful concubines, and living in luxurious mansions.
This is the true cultivation. Think about it, when I was about to reach foundation building level, I only knew to seek a sect. Wang Yulou's ability to rise from scratch without seeking a sect is the true power.
"Come on, let's have some tea first. Although this tea is not a magical tea, it's still quite good. It's been carefully cultivated by our Wang family."
As they sipped their tea, they discussed the matter of Old Cui and ultimately determined that he had 'died at the mouth of a demon.'
Soon, the banquet began, Qin Chuoran sat next to Wang Yulou, and poured wine and served dishes for him.
Wang Yulou then introduced the eating methods of the magical fish to the members of the investigation group.
"The magical fish in Wufeng Fishing Village are not particularly special, but I came up with a way to cook them with magical wine."
"The fish today is flavored with nine-grade pear blossom spirit wine and also includes various magical herbs. Come on, everyone, please enjoy it slowly."
These three have no connection with Wang Yulou, so they don't qualify to drink the remaining crystalline light wine. Wang Yulou only used the pear blossom spirit wine to deal with them, but it was enough.
As the third round of wine passed, the magical fish were also almost finished. Wang Yulou put down his cup and leaned on Qin Chuoran's leg, opening his mouth with a meaningful look.
"Two dignitaries, I have a not-so-mature small idea. If there are any imperfections, I hope you can point them out."
Wang Yao Hai said beside him.
"Yulou, your words are polite. There's no such thing as mature or immature. We always make progress in our work, bumping into obstacles along the way."
Wang Yulou and Wang Yao Hai have met several times, becoming old acquaintances. They have already agreed on a price beforehand, and now is the time to take down the two dignitaries.
"This is the situation. Old Cui was a local of Wufeng Fishing Village, and now he has perished at the mouth of a demon. If we were to find an outsider from the Hua Chi Palace as his replacement, it wouldn't be conducive to carrying out the subsequent work."
"I was thinking that there are five cultivators at the Wufeng Fishing Village who have reached the late stage of cultivation. Perhaps after one of them breaks through to the level of refining energy and joins the Hua Chi Palace, they can be arranged as the guardian of Wufeng Fishing Village."
In this way, we will have met the requirement of three guardian cultivators, and one of them is a local of Wufeng Fishing Village, making our work easier."
"May I ask what the opinions of the two dignitaries are?"
The two supervisors looked at each other in confusion.
Wang Yulou, with his refining energy at the second level, trying to interfere in the personnel arrangement of Wufeng Fishing Village, is a bit overreaching.
A meal can't resolve all that!
"Pop! Pop!"
Wang Yulou saw that the two didn't speak, so he laughed and clapped his hands.
Bai Xiaoyu hurriedly entered, standing below the courtyard, shyly looking at the crowd gathered to eat.
The two supervisors looked at her through the door and understood at once. Wang Yulou was planning to let this person succeed as the guardian of Wufeng Fishing Village.
Refining qi at the tenth level, and it looks like she is not very old. She should be a double or triple spiritual root, able to break through to refining energy in a few years."
"Yes, Brother Wang Yulou, we can discuss this with the palace master, but..."
Wang Yulou frowned when he looked at the supervisor at the ninth level of refining energy, and he didn't dare to continue.
"Xiaoyu, right now, serve them the goods!"
"Master Wang, is this too much?"
"Xiao Qian, come here."
Bai Xiaoyu stepped in, took out two small boxes from her storage bag, and handed them to the two supervisors.
"Two hundred spiritual stones, a small gift from me."
Zhang Xuewu's hands were trembling, a box containing two hundred spiritual stones, two boxes amounting to four hundred.
Brother Wang Yulou, your extravagance always stings me unexpectedly, making me dare not look directly at you.
"What do you mean, you female cultivator?"
The supervisor at the tenth level of refining energy clearly disapproved of Bai Xiaoyu's gift but was looking at Wang Yulou. At the same time, they were communicating closely through telepathy.
"Brother Wang Yulou, this is not appropriate, too inappropriate."
"Refuse, make up for it later, and get the matter done as soon as possible."
"The relation with the palace master is difficult to overcome."
"Is it really difficult?"
"Add another fifty!"
Wang Yulou put down his wine cup, looked at Bai Xiaoyu, and communicated telepathically.
"It's done, you did well. But these two dignitaries have a generally good relationship, and they are apprehensive about accepting gifts simultaneously. You can go down with the boxes first."
That phrase goes like this, "You should tie the first button on your life's shirt. Bai Xiaoyu currently belongs to those who haven't tied it properly."
Bai Xiaoyu's poor gift-giving is a statement of allegiance. She has given her gift, and she will forever be under Wang Yulou's control.
People's hearts are hard to read, even if Bai Xiaoyu regards Wang Yulou as a benefactor, Wang Yulou cannot be genuinely naive and treat her like a tender vegetable.
The important matters have been settled, and the group chatted for a while longer. The death or disappearance of Lao Cui is just that, and the matter has been passed on.
The future direction of Wufeng Fishing Village being completely under Wang's control is also set.
After bidding farewell to the three Hua Chi Palace patrol group members, Wang Yulou and Zhang Xuewu stood by the Golden Terrace and began to chat.
"Brother Zhang, I plan to send you to the Azure Water Palace when you reach the sixth level of refining energy."
"The patriarch has killed two guardian cultivators in the past few months. In the future, when you enter the Azure Water Palace, move around a bit, and you may have a chance to take a guardian position."
How to run one's own power within a large system?
Grasp the timing and build a talent hierarchy, pre-position yourself in advance, and thereby achieve the goal of placing people in key positions at critical moments.
As one's own people occupy key positions, many things naturally become easier.
Wang Yulou's cultivation progress has been skyrocketing thanks to the daily nourishment of four magical fish, but four magical fish are far from the limit.
Lao Zhang has set sail for the wide ocean, and the position he leaves behind is naturally up to Wang Yulou to decide.
Eventually, everyone will have a bright future.
"Brother Wang Yulou, I..."
Wang Yulou simply stood there, calmly gazing at the multitude below the dais, appearing as an emotionless deity.
Zhang Xuewu's mind heated up, and in the terrified gaze of Qin Chuuran, he knelt on the ground and bowed his head to Wang Yulou several times.
The Demon-Quelling Platform has rotational cultivators, and the two present are both at the stage of refining qi. In addition to them, there are Qin Churan and Bai Xiaoyu by Wang Yulou's side.
It can be said that Zhang Xuewu kneeled before Wang Yulou, recognizing him as his master in front of four younger generations whose cultivation level was lower than his own.
He knows too well what Wang Yulou's promise means.
Without any background or lineage, a Hua Chi Palace disciple can only vie for entry into the Azure Water Palace after reaching the late stage of refining qi.
Among the twenty spots allocated each year, at least half are taken by the descendants of influential families, disciples, or consorts. Only a few spots remain for ordinary cultivators.
Zhang Xuewu can certainly manipulate personnel, but what resources does he have to mobilize?
In the past, he wasn't even able to compete with Cui Dingyi.
Now, the only way he can obtain additional resources is through the resources left behind by Wang Yulou.
Wang Yulou's promise has saved him at least ten years.
"Eleven decades, eleven decades. There are how many decades in a lifetime?"
"Get up, it's unbecoming of you. Brother Xuewu, you are a double spiritual root, and your future even has the possibility of joining Red Lanterns or even the Daoist Alliance. How could you demean yourself so?"
Zhang Xuewu only smiled bitterly.
Red Lanterns? Daoist Alliance?
For someone like Wang Yulou, a descendant of a great family with extraordinary talent, these things are merely ordinary.
But even being a door disciple within the Red Lanterns would be an unattainable dream for Lao Zhang throughout his entire life.
"All right, you must fulfill the mission I've entrusted to you. I have no time to keep tabs on it, but I want to see the results."
"Xuewu will give it his all!"
"Mm, Xiao Yu, you also need to work hard. You should aim to cultivate your qi as soon as possible. Otherwise, things may easily change."
After giving instructions, Wang Yulou boarded his flying boat and returned to the valley to continue practicing with the elders.
They exchanged blows for seven or eight rounds back and forth, and by the late night, the elder still guided Wang Yulou through two night combat practices before returning to the hall.
After listening to Wang Yulou's plan, the elder nodded in satisfaction.
"Previously, we only thought you had a talent for business. Now, we see that you can thrive within the sect as if at home."
Wang Yulou smiled and shook his head, saying that it was not his own ability, but rather the high starting point given to him by the Wang family.
"Wang Yulou dare not claim the credit, for example, the arrangement for Brother Xuewu still requires more preparation."
"I plan to have him become a disciple of the revered Master Jin Yan. At the same time, I want to have him marry a daughter from our Wang family. What do you think?"
Wang Xianzhou looked at Wang Yulou, his eyes revealing a sense of awe and reassessment, as if he were meeting this youngster anew.
"Good, very good. We can't let the Zhang family take advantage of our Wang family for free."
"But Master Wu Jinyan may not be so easily convinced to take Zhang Xuewu as a disciple."
Wang Yulou smiled and nodded, asking in return.
"Grandmaster, will the Wu family definitely produce another Foundation-Laying cultivator in the future? What if Master Wu Jinyan encounters trouble?"
"Allowing Iron Senior to attain Foundation-Laying cultivation demonstrates the tolerance of the Wang family."
"Among them, our gains are not merely the establishment of a foundation for an outsider."
Wang Xianzhou pondered for a moment, realizing Wang Yulou's arrangement in full.
He stared at Wang Yulou, slightly dissatisfied, and said.
"Are you going to persuade me again to spend less of my spirit stones on you?"
In the elder's view, Wang Yulou was truly peculiar. He thought that if someone did not benefit themselves, heaven would punish them and the earth would destroy them. Wang Yulou wouldn't even be satisfied with being given free spirit pills; he insisted that he had to contribute more to the family.
"I, Wang Xianzhou, have made so many contributions to the family. Is there still anything I can do?"
"By the time I'm old, I want you to run faster. You still have something to say? This is pure nonsense!"
"Grandmaster, it's not about spending less spirit stones."
"Let Xiao Bai take the position of Lao Cui, and I will discuss with Ji Yuan Dao Friend or Lin Ying Dao Friend. Let someone familiar with Xuewu take his position."
In this way, I can fully control the riverbank fishing village, and the spiritual fish I receive each day can be increased.
With more spiritual fish for nourishment, the consumption of spirit pills can naturally be reduced.
"How can you still let outsiders come?"
Wang Xianzhou naturally does not want outsiders to compete with Wang Yulou for resources.
"Alas, my grandmaster, Wang Yulou can't create a one-party state in the Drip Water Cave, can he?"
"It's not appropriate."
Wang Yulou naturally wants to enjoy the fruits of his labor, but in the realm of immortality cultivation, even if one's cultivation reaches a high level, unless one transcends, one must possess the ability to manipulate alliances and rivalries.
This place is too competitive. The Drip Water Cave is someone else's territory after all, and he can't act too selfishly.
"I think you should first marry Lin Ying, and then dump her after she achieves Foundation-Laying cultivation!"
Wang Xianzhou does not treat Wang Yulou as an outsider at all, speaking with no sense of propriety.
The old man is extremely good to him, and while the grandmaster's suggestion is not very polite, it is indeed a method that maximizes benefits.
What can Wang Yulou do in the face of such fierce old ancestor?
Only to coax him.
"I want to marry, but it doesn't necessarily mean the other person will agree. Grandmaster, you're talking too far ahead."
Wang Xianzhou gently looked at the polished jade he was holding, his eyes filled with pride and nostalgia.
As if reminded of something, the elder hummed and said proudly.
"Hmm, wait a few years until you break through to the fourth stage of refining qi, and by then, it won't be a matter of who you want to marry, but who you want to choose from!"
