There is a Shen Jia Zi in the abbot who is guarding the cave, named Shen Qi, not like the thick bamboo pole Shen Wu, but a smart person among the new generation of Shen family.
Seeing that Wang Yulou left the cave, Shen Qi's eyes twinkled and he found an excuse to skip work, heading to the Yuan Dao's depths to deliver the news.
"You mean Wang Yulou left the cave together with Lin Ying?" Yuan Dao Shen was somewhat startled by this sudden news.
He doesn't know whether to praise Shen Qi as too smart, or to scold Shen Qi for showing off too much.
Therefore, he just waved his hand and sent Shen Qi away, and then continued his cultivation.
However, the profound experience unique to foundation-building cultivators is like a venomous snake in the heart.
The echoing roar of the venomous snake kept arising in Yuan Dao Shen's heart, making him unable to enter a state of cultivation.
After a long time, Yuan Dao Shen opened his eyes, summoned a charm and directly threw it out of the hall.
The charm was inscribed with a single character — Come!
In a moment, Yuan Zhengju arrived at the place of cultivation for the old patriarch Yuan Dao Shen.
With infinite unfurling of divine skill, the spiritual machine of purple covered the two foundation-building practitioners of Yuan family.
"Shen Qi, the guard at the entrance and exit of the cave heaven just came to report that Wang Yulou left the cave heaven with Lin Ying. Zhengju, what do you think about this?"
Uncle Zong's sharp gaze was filled with a chill, and Yuan Zhengju had no thoughts to express.
You have already made up your mind, and I will naturally follow your lead.
"Great Uncle, this is an opportunity!" Yuan Zhengju didn't specify what kind of opportunity it was, but both of them understood what they were discussing.
Yuan Dao Shen hesitated for a moment in the end and ultimately made up his mind.
If it could be a permanent solution, then it would be the best.
"You go and make the arrangements, and act on the way back."
Yuan Zhengju smiled bitterly.
"Great Grandfather, if Wang Yulou and Lin Ying died, the Yuan family will definitely be suspected."
Making the contradiction public is a form of protection for Wang Yulou, and now is the moment when that protection is revealed!
"Not to compete means that you will end up with nothing at all, Zhengju. If it truly gets out of control, the Jiu Sheng Patriarch still has to protect our Yuan family."
To dare to fight hand in hand is just a strategy, do not hesitate. Wang Yulou is no longer an ordinary disciple of the Bishui Palace, and we must resort to thunderous measures!"
Yuan Dao Shen originally had another plan to deal with Wang Yulou, but that plan was too complicated compared to directly killing him, so he wanted to try a small bet first.
If successful, it won't be necessary to kill through a roundabout way.
Where there is the way, the pursuit of benefit is itself a reason and a meaning.
"Great Uncle, Zhengju has no intention of hesitating, I just thought that if we are to kill, we should not only kill Wang Yulou and Lin Ying, but also some of the other disciples of the Drip Water Cave who have gone out on business, as well as ordinary disciples. In this way, we can create confusion and distract attention."
After being reprimanded by Wang Xianzhou, who is far less powerful in cultivation, Yuan Zhengju clearly reflected deeply. Now he at least knows what decisiveness means.
"Yes, you're right. I was influenced by that evil creature and forgot the point of creating confusion and distraction. "
But, it's not enough to just kill some. There were more than twenty people who left the cave with Wang Yulou. Let's kill ten of them.
"I remember that Shen Qi mentioned that the granddaughter of Long River Elder also went out. She is half a member of our Yuan family. If she were to die at the hands of a cultivator, I would also be able to take revenge and make it a clear case!"
Making it a solid case and so on are all secondary. Whether the plunderers live or die, they cannot turn the tide. They are just giving up Yuan family as the mastermind, and it is impossible to be trusted as evidence for the conviction of Yuan family.
What Yuan Dao Shen values is that if the granddaughter of the half-Yuan family member, Luo Changhe, were to die outside the cave heaven with Wang Yulou and Lin Ying, Yuan family would not be suspected by others.
"This"
Yuan Zhengju was about to say whether it was too harmful to do so to Luo Changhe, but seeing his great uncle's fierce gaze, he finally dare not speak.
"Zhengju, accept your orders. I'll contact the plunderers outside the cave heaven right away!"
Plunderers are all dogs of great clans, and the Yuan family naturally has acquaintances among them, and there are quite a few of them.
However, ordinary plunderers cannot pose a threat to the mainline disciples of Drip Water Cave, so he also needs to devise some small tricks for the plunderers.
For example, talismans drawn with muddy yin orchids exchanged from Drip Heaven — they are meant to confuse and muddle the waters, to fish in troubled waters, and are extremely cunning.
As the saying goes, "A person who is not ruthless cannot stand firm."
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Two days later, the ten murders arranged by Elder Dao Shen for Wang Yulou's burial were on their way, while Wang Yulou and Lin Ying, the young couple, were gradually approaching the Lotus Fairy City.
The Lotus Fairy City, the Lotus Fairy City, to ordinary people, it is natural to think that this fairy city must be related to lotus flowers in some way.
In reality, the Lotus in Lotus, refers to the Lotus Gourd Immortal, and the flower of Lotus refers to the Qing Rui Immortal.
These two Golden Core immortals are the first and second leaders of the Lotus Fairy City under the Immortal Alliance, and they also occupy the first row on the Gather of Immortals platform.
Therefore, this fairy city is called Lotus.
Several miles above the ground, Lin Ying looked on in some surprise at the ethereal entrance to the cave heaven in front of her, saying.
"I've heard that the Lotus Fairy City is also located within a cave heaven, but I didn't expect that the cave heaven of the Lotus Fairy City has no entrance and exit, but directly connects with this world."
Yulou lightly nodded, noticing that the entrance and exit of the Lotus Gourd Heaven were occasionally entered and exited by foundation-building cultivators.
It's no wonder that the Lotus Fairy City is one of the three major fairy cities under the Immortal Alliance in Wu Nan, it is indeed extraordinary. But I don't know if we need to pay for passage here.
Qingxi Pavilion charges a fee for passage, one jade stone per person.
Given the special status of the fairy city, if they were to charge a fee for passage, it wouldn't start at less than seven or eight jade stones, would it?
"Let's go, let's go in." Yulou pilots the flying boat and slowly approaches the entrance of the Lotus Gourd Heaven.
However, to Yulou's surprise, the Lotus Gourd Heaven where the fairy city was located didn't charge for passage, which was fine. But it even had no guards.
But when you think about it, it makes sense. If the Immortal Alliance's three major outposts in Wu Nan had to worry about the sneak peeks of scoundrels, then what would be the point of having the two Golden Core immortals stationed at the Lotus Fairy City?
Those with strong cultivation will understand the strength of true immortals, so they will not dare to mess around.
Those with weak strength and low horizons will dare to recklessly find death, but they won't cause much trouble.
As soon as the two of them entered the Lotus Gourd Heaven, they were immediately scared by its terrifying scope.
The Drip Water Heaven spans a radius of two thousand miles, nurturing thousands of cultivators from the Drip Water Cave and countless beasts in the Xiushui Lake.
The Lotus Gourd Heaven has a radius of at least three thousand miles, even larger than the territory of the Red Light Cult.
"This Lotus Gourd Heaven is so vast, Yulou, where should we go?"
The Lin family girl, who had never left home before, was somewhat panicked and pulled Yulou's hand so tightly that it hurt.
"Big Sister, just follow the direction in which that foundation-building elder is flying."
Yulou was very calm, having entered the Lotus Gourd Heaven, he naturally didn't have to worry about safety. He continued to drive the flying boat with all his might and soon arrived at the front of the city.
Unlike the flying appearance of Drip Heaven, the Lotus Fairy City was located on a cluster of mountains within the cave heaven, and from above, it was at least three to five times larger than Qingxi Pavilion.
With a capacity of a few thousand cultivators, Qingxi Pavilion meant that the Lotus Fairy City could potentially house tens of thousands of cultivators.
The fairy city doesn't restrict flying, but there seems to be some sort of special flying rule in place.
The ones practicing Qi fly downstairs, while the foundation-building cultivators fly upstairs, and they do not interfere with each other.
Yulou drove the flying boat around the fairy city a few times, discovering that everywhere there were formations and restrictions. Finally, he landed carefully in front of a restaurant named Zhiwei Pavilion.
"Zhiwei Pavilion is an industry of our Wang family. Although I don't know which uncle manages this place, it's always convenient to gather some information," Yulou explained.
Yulou, who had never been to the Lotus Fairy City before, naturally needed to ask for some general information about the city first.
Lin Ying, who was standing beside him, was secretly amazed. The Wang family of King Anbei indeed was extraordinary, as they could own an industry in the fairy city. Although it was just a mule meat restaurant, it was already impressive—the distance between the Lotus Fairy City and the Wang family was very far indeed, more than two thousand miles.
In fact, Zhiwei Pavilion in the Lotus Fairy City was established by Wang Xianzhou, the old ancestor. It has only been operating for about a century, and it is also the farthest reach of the Wang family's influence.
"Welcome to our establishment, esteemed guests. Please, follow me to your reserved table." The big waiter at Zhiwei Pavilion greeted Wang Yulou and Lin Ying upon entering.
Although Wang Yulou was not particularly handsome and did not seem very dignified, there is a saying in the cultivation world — one's partner is a reflection of the male cultivator's strength.
Wang Yulou may not be very dignified, but Lin Ying is!
And Lin Ying, with her appearance of a timid and obedient bird, actually had a higher cultivation than the unremarkable male cultivator beside her.
This indicates what?
This means that Wang Yulou is a very important guest, and he can directly butcher without worrying about over-butchering.
"No, I'm Wang Yuan from the King of Anbei family. May I know if there's an elder from our clan who is in charge of this business? As it's my first time coming to the fairy city, I would like to pay my respects."
Lin Ying first looked puzzled, then smiled with realization.
Wang Yulou, Wang Yulou, you really are cautious.
The big waiter, upon seeing the owner, how could he dare to be disrespectful? He quickly greeted respectfully.
"Uncle Wang Yuan, please go up to the second floor private room and wait there. I'll send the manager over right away!"
Yulou and Lin sister just sat down in the private room for a moment, and the door was pushed open.
An elderly man with snow-white hair and beard entered the private room with a joyful expression. As he was about to greet them, he suddenly stammered as if something was stuck in his throat.
"Yu-yu-yu-yu-yu-an! Wang Yuan, you little rascal, why did you suddenly come?"
Wang Yulou looked shocked at Rongshi uncle and couldn't help but burst into laughter for a moment. Even his heart felt a little embarrassed - the sound of Rongshi uncle choking like that was almost enough to make him breathelessness.
He had been too cautious, wanting to use whether they recognized him and Wang Yuan to test the specific situation of the elders in this clan, but he never expected that the host of this place was Rongshi uncle.
"Wang Yuan, it's been years since we last saw each other, and you've certainly changed a lot."
Wang Rongshi was pouring tea for 'Wang Yuan' while secretly communicating in a low voice.
'Yulou, it's not appropriate to fool female cultivators using your younger brother's name, is it?'
Wang Yulou took the cup of spiritual tea that Uncle Rongshi had poured for himself and casually handed it to Lin Ying, then said.
"Uncle Rongshi, I'm not sure who the host of this place is, so I used the name 'Wang An' to see if he could differentiate me and Wang An."
Since it's you, our uncle-nephew duo can talk openly, hahaha.
By the way, this is Lin Ying, my sister-in-cultivation from the Drip Water Cave. We haven't officially married yet.
This time coming to the Drip Water Cave, I wanted to buy some gifts for my sister-in-cultivation.
"I came to Zhiwei Pavilion to find out more about the fairy city."
Wang Yulou was very familiar with Wang Rongshi, as were Wang An, Wang Yulou, and Uncle Rongshi. The three of them had broken through to the Qi Practice stage together in the Anning Cave Heaven, and they were all familiar with each other.
It's not strange that he was sent to be the manager of the Zhiwei Pavilion, which is over 2000 miles away from the Wang family's territory.
He met Wang An in a foreign land, and Uncle Rongshi was too excited to come see, only to find that it was Wang Yulou, which made him stammer so hard in the name.
"Partner?"
Yulou said a lot, but Uncle Rongshi only heard two words.
He subtly inspected Lin Ying, as if he was evaluating her.
What kind of person is this sister-in-cultivation? A social whiz, she immediately sensed Uncle Rongshi's gaze.
She slightly lowered her head, still gently combing her hair with her hand, at this moment she was giving the performance of being very obedient.
Wang Rongshi appeared to be at the first level of Qi cultivation, but as Wang Yulou's elder, she needed to give him some face, so she acted very seriously.
"Not bad, Little Lin is indeed quite good, hahaha."
"Come, have a drink first. This is a rare eighth-level tea wine from the Lotus Gourd Heaven, which has both the aroma of tea and the taste of alcohol. It's called 'Gentleman in the Garden.'"
You've come to Zhiwei Pavilion to find out information, and you've found the right person. There are over seven hundred shops in the Fairy City, and the variety of goods they sell is quite extensive.
From spiritual plants to young spirit beasts, from formations to protective barriers on the outside of objects, and so on, there's an endless variety. You might need a whole two weeks to figure it all out if you go exploring on your own.
Among the over seven hundred shops, there are quite a few that cater to female cultivators, and they are mainly concentrated in three areas.
The first location is the west street of Baipu Hui Street. It mainly caters to early-stage female cultivators at the Qi practice stage, and most of the middle and high-stage practitioners also come here to shop. This is the area with the most shops.
The second location is Yunhou Fang. It mainly serves high-stage Qi cultivators and foundation-building cultivators, and although the prices are sky-high, the items there are all top-quality.
The third location, of course, is the Fairy City Auction House. This Fairy City Auction House is quite special, as it occasionally holds special dedicated auctions, sometimes with dedicated auctions for items suitable for female cultivators.
Every six months, the Fairy City Auction House holds a major auction, which features over a hundred rare and precious items of various kinds. Among them, there are many magical artifacts, spiritual potions, and magical robes that are suitable for female cultivators.
Such a major auction should not be missed. Even if you can't afford it, just to have a glimpse of the items is worthwhile.
Unfortunately, the last major auction just ended last month, so you missed it. Of course, if you can wait, another major auction will be held again in five months."
Looking at his sister-in-cultivation, Yulou naturally understood that they can't wait for another five months.
After chatting with Wang Rongshi for another two hours, Yulou reluctantly left Zhiwei Pavilion.
Led by the big waiter at Zhiwei Pavilion, the two of them went straight to Yunhou Fang.
The prices may be higher, but there are no big shops on Bai Pu Hui Street. It's mostly small shops, so it's not that interesting.
Yulou and Lin Ying were about to become partners, and now was the crucial time to invest heavily to enhance their feelings. He wouldn't spare any expense.
"Uncle Yulou, Yunhou Fang is one of the core areas in the fairy city, with many foundation-building elders. We should be cautious when we go there."
Sects' foundation-building is usually easy to deal with, but some of the foundation-builders in the Fairy Alliance are quite arrogant. They can beat people at any time, and there was an outrageous incident last year where a lone cultivator was killed by a foundation-building from the Fairy Alliance.
Of course, you two are disciples of the Red Lantern School, so you won't encounter any danger. Just be vigilant and you can avoid trouble."
The Fairy Alliance is the highest authority in Wu Nan cultivating world, and the families within it have much more relative advantages compared to those within sects.
The Yuan family, being the first family in the Drip Water Cave, has managed to produce a bunch of useless cultivators.
There are certainly plenty of useless cultivators among the families in the Fairy Alliance. Moreover, considering their backing by the Fairy Alliance and their greater access to resources, it's not surprising that they can push these useless cultivators up to the foundation-building stage.
As the three of them walked to Yunhou Fang, Yulou noticed that the more they got closer, there were more beautiful female cultivators around.
However, beauty is subjective, and Lin Ying's beauty does not lag behind any female cultivator.
Finally, they entered Yunhou Fang. The streets inside were lined with many flowers and plants, and each shop was decorated especially beautifully.
As Lin Ying had never left her home before and was now in such an extraordinary fairy city market, she was naturally amazed and her eyes were almost staring.
In her heart, Yulou nodded in satisfaction.
If she had never experienced the bustle and bustle of the world, Yulou would take her to see the vastness of it.
"Uncle Yulou, this shop called 'Sea and Mountain Interval' may sound ordinary, but it is the best shop in Yunhou Fang. Let's start from here?"
Yulou looked at Lin Ying, who worriedly pulled his sleeve, stopping him from continuing.
"Yulou, I'm not daring to accept anything too expensive."
Yulou waved his hand grandly and summoned his trough-style treasure.
"No worries, since we're here, let's just go in and have a look."
Thus, with Wang Yulou leading the way, Lin Ying cautiously stepped into Sea and Mountain Interval.
"Are you two new here?"
Looking at the mid-grade magical artifact-grade robe worn by the female hostess of Sea and Mountain Interval, Lin Ying was momentarily stunned.
Is this the fairy city?
Yulou wasn't the slightest bit flustered. What was there to fear in just browsing a luxury shop?
With so much dowry given by the Lin family, Wang Yulou naturally wanted to arrange for Lin Ying to have the corresponding dignity. The more expensive, the better—it would make this future sister-in-cultivation understand what kind of life she was about to step into.
In dealing with his sister-in-cultivation, Wang Yulou did not conceal his ambitions too much from Lin Ying. What he wanted was to achieve longevity on the Dao and to have a smooth path in the realm of immortals.
Therefore, he needed a partner with the same ambitions, so that they could support each other and go further together.
"It's the first time. Let's take a look at the robes first. We're about to get married, so we need to choose three medium-quality magical artifact robes. One to wear on the wedding day, and two as new additions."
Wang Yulou looked at the female cultivator in charge.
"Hmph, cultivators from outside are all stingy. They even have to buy wedding robes at the last minute. Don't you know that cultivators in the fairy city always have custom-made robes for their weddings?"
Lin Ying looked surprised in the direction of the voice, she had never imagined that there would be such brainless nobles in this world.
Shouldn't this idiot be locked up and not allowed to go out and cause trouble? Why is it let out?
Compared to this idiot, even the big loser Yuan Wu from Drip Water Cave seems cute.
"Don't look at him, such an idiot is a hassle. We are all going to become immortals and ancestors in the future. We can just kill him and his whole family when the time comes."
Yulou reminded his sister-in-cultivation while also pulling Lin Ying to follow the receptionist cultivator to pick out her marriage robe.
At this moment, a somewhat familiar female voice echoed, making many male cultivators accompanying their partners to buy robes in Sea and Mountain Interval feel their bones tremble.
"Wang Yulou?"
Lin Ying couldn't help but look back in the direction of the previous sound, and found that the idiot male cultivator was accompanied by a female cultivator wearing a veil and a moon-white magical artifact robe.
At this moment, the female cultivator was straightly looking at the back of Wang Yulou.
Wang Yulou awkwardly turned around, laughed loudly and said.
"Fellow Daoist Yingxi, I haven't seen you in years, but I never expected to meet you here."
Zhou Yingxi was also a bit embarrassed, but the fool by her side had no self-awareness at all.
"Oh, Xiyue, you know these two? Hmm?"
Yulou gave a quick glance and realized that the idiot indeed had reason to boast — the precious aura emanating from his body was so strong that it was about to dissipate into a human-sized sun.
"Chéngxián Brother, this is Wang Yulou Daoist, a cultivator from the Savage Elephant Clan. Yingxi and he are old friends, but it has been many years since we last saw each other."
Even Cheng Xian's eyes brightened upon hearing the Savage Elephant Clan, and he immediately took back the disdain in his brows and eyes. With a smile, he asked.
"Oh, from the Savage Elephant Clan, Daoist Wang. I saw you wearing a robe that resembles the ones from Drip Water Cave earlier. I made a mistake in recognizing you, and I hope you won't take offense."
Even Cheng Xian's face was as white as jade, his figure slender and handsome. With his cultivation reaching the peak of the practice realm, he was even more tyrannical when cursing those from rural areas, almost to the point of being brainless.
People like this, it's likely that they have a deep background.
However, Yulou didn't move an inch, merely replying without showing either deference or arrogance.
"Yulou is indeed a disciple of Drip Water Cave, and you haven't made a mistake. Yingxi, as time is tight, today we can't chat for long. You two can take care of your business first."
After that, Yulou pulled Lin Ying away without any intention of continuing the conversation with Zhou Yingxi and Cheng Xian.
Little Zhou is no longer the same Little Zhou as before.
The Little Zhou that used to be so stupid it made Yulou despise her is now also choosing to kneel before the rules of the Cultivation World.
Life, who can really determine how tomorrow will be?
"Drip Water Cave? Hahaha, Xiyue, when you interact with others in the future, you still need to be more careful."
A cultivation practitioner's life is short. Dao Sea is boundless. It's a waste of time to become friends with such insects."
Cheng Xian's fatherly, condescending lecture started with Zhou Yingxi.
The master of the Fairy Alliance is the true master!
Drip Water Cave?
Nothing more than beggars kneeling at the feet of the Fairy Alliance!
"Yingxi has recorded that," Zhou's eyes showed disgust, but he still smiled and answered obediently.
However, thinking of Wang Yulou's words, her heart always feels a bit empty.
"We're about to get married."
"Actually, you're not pursuing the Dao, but your heart doesn't belong to me."
There are too many people who once don't understand Wang Yulou and won't understand him in the future.
