Yuan Zhengju is a standard drip cave monk, with profound water skills and the ability to move clouds and mist.
Certainly, as the name implies, this divine power excels in speed, making it an auxiliary type of divine power.
Compared to ordinary foundation-building, Yuan Zhengju's speed is much faster. Therefore, he can become the driver of a cloud-carrying bus for attacking Jade Building cultivators, killing Wang Yulou fiercely?
Since they had already brought people to kill him, there was no need to hesitate, negotiate or debate. Wang Yulou pulled his future wife-in-law and ran directly.
With a hundred miles of free escape, the escape speed equivalent to the mid-stage of foundation cultivation instantly loaded. Wang Yulou, who pulled his soulmate and ran in the air, turned into a white beam of light, running as fast as lightning.
With the assistance of the Gentle Swan Soaring character and the Swimming Fish Galloping on the Waves character, the former can support Wang Yulou in semi-suspension, while the latter can increase the potential energy of the evasion technique as it continues.
Under the influence of the Gentle Swan Soaring character, the white beam of light on Wang Yulou's tail became slightly gray.
Furthermore, with the support of the Swimming Fish Galloping on the Waves character, the beam of light Wang Yulou's escape technique began to expand rapidly due to continuous accumulation of potential energy.
At the moment of life and death, there is no need to spare it. Wang Yulou decided to add another extremely special Golden Eagle FALL. This thing is made of Golden Eagle feathers and is rare even in foundation cultivation charms.
After the Golden Eagle FALL was activated, the speed of Baili Xiaoyou Evasion Charm increased immediately by two percent, which was the difference between life and death in many cases!
However, as Wang Yulou had guessed, the Gentle Swan Soaring character and the Golden Eagle FALL are standard characters of the same type, with similar production methods and effects. Once the Golden Eagle FALL took effect, it directly covered the effects of the Gentle Swan Soaring character.
That is to say, Wang Yulou used a Gentle Swan Soaring character, but this cannot be blamed on him. He only had one Golden Eagle FALL, which is expensive and rare. In the past, he did not dare to try it.
With the support of four escape technique charms, Wang Yulou's flight speed approached that of a foundation cultivation late-stage cultivator, just one step away from being on par with ordinary foundation cultivation late-stage cultivators.
However, this speed is still not enough compared to Yuan Zhengju's ability to move clouds and mist; it is far from enough.
Wang Yulou can increase his speed with charms, thus achieving a result close to that of a foundation cultivation late-stage cultivator – if not with Lin Ying, he can even reach parity with foundation cultivation late-stage cultivators.
But Wang Yulou can accelerate, and Yuan Zhengju, a senior foundation cultivator, can also accelerate. Moreover, foundation cultivation cultivators have more means at their disposal. Therefore, the cloud cluster is still quickly approaching the two fleeing individuals.
Lin Ying could probably feel that their escape speed had reached nearly 3,000 miles per hour. At such speed, the air they collided with felt like a knife piercing their face, causing severe pain.
However, when she used her spiritual consciousness to investigate the pursuers behind her, she found that their speed was still rapidly closing the gap. It seemed that they would catch up in just a moment.
At that time, both she and Wang Yulou would be in trouble.
"You go!"
Breaking free from Wang Yulou's hand, Lin Ying stops, turns around, and activates the lotus root thread charm given to her by Lin Mengyao.
White threads rapidly grow in the world and heaven, although not as good as using it in water, it should be able to temporarily block Yuan Zhengju for a while.
The lotus root thread technique, "Lotus Threads in the Gap," is a secret technique from the Lin family's inherited "White Lotus Growth" skill. The lotus threads produced are as tough as gold and iron, and can maintain a mesh-like structure effectively blocking enemies as long as they are not destroyed simultaneously by more than half or crushed with overwhelming force.
However, what Lin Ying did not expect was that the cloud force activated by Yuan Zhengju directly penetrated through the lotus root thread net she had been fully activating.
Yes, moving clouds and mist, Yuan Zhengju's divine power is about clouds and mist, how could clouds and mist be blocked by lotus root threads?
The cloud cluster had reached in front of them, Lin Ying closed her eyes, feeling somewhat helpless and choosing to face this absurd destiny.
Heaven's will, it really does not favor anyone. Under the perspective of a sufficiently long time scale, all people who are eventually going to die are just cows dung.
In a world of two hearts beating in harmony, when she meets the right man, before the wedding, when the distant fantasy gradually becomes reality at the final push before the door, she was to die here quietly and without sound.
Perhaps, this is the materialization of the suffering sea.
However, Lin Ying did not wait for Yuan Zhengju's thunderous strike. When she realized something was wrong, she found that the sand-trained Wang Yulou did not run.
This dog man stands behind her at a distance of seventy-eight zhang, a calm appearance pretending to be composed.
"Why don't you run?"
Lin Ying asked with shock and anger.
What's the so-called feeling of true love willing to die together? At least, it doesn't exist at this moment.
Are you an idiot?
I've already risked my life to give you a chance to live, so you should use all your strength to run away and make sure you can kill the Yuan family in the future to avenge me.
If you stay now, didn't I die in vain?
Lin Shijie was both shocked and angry, but she quickly realized something was off—the cloud cluster of Yuan Zhengju had stopped right there, not moving at all.
It seems like the terrifying pursuit just now was just an April Fool's joke, and now he suddenly doesn't want to play anymore.
Yuan Zhengju is not joking, and when Wang Yulou was madly accelerating, he was also accelerating the pursuit.
The pursuit just now was real, and now Yuan Zhengju stopping is also real.
"Zhenju old ancestor, indeed, the Yuan family has big idiots like Yuan Sì and Yuan Wǔ, but there are also smart people like you. You deserve to be the number one family of Dripping Cave."
Taking his time, Wang Yulou opened his mouth to compliment him, then calmly steered the flying boat and pulled up his dumb girlfriend.
He had ambitions to marry himself, but he didn't expect to accidentally marry a true beauty.
This is great good fortune, high-level cultivators don't lack concubines, but they lack truly trustworthy people. However, Wang Yulou's pressure is even greater.
If it's just for interest, it will be very simple. Once it involves emotions, many things will become complicated.
Of course, matters of the heart are not urgent now.
At present, how to dissuade Yuan Zhengju, the Yuan elder, is the focus.
Lin Ying has completely understood, Wang Yulou and Yuan Zhengju did not even exchange words. They have seen something or understood the situation, so they have reached a weird tacit understanding.
She, it seems, has become like Yuan Sì and Yuan Wǔ, a loud and prominent big idiot. She still hasn't figured out what's going on.
Yuan Zhengju remained silent for a moment, and promptly removed his cultivation technique. The white cloud cluster dissipated like flowing clouds into the sea, and he absorbed it into his body.
The four plunderers he brought to kill Wang Yulou were directly turned into pulp by the passing clouds, not even having the chance to struggle.
Wang Yulou's expression changed slightly in surprise. Yuan Zhengju's Clouds Moving and Mist Evading technique is interesting, not only having special changes in evasion and combat techniques but also having a certain effect of an infinite field.
Feeling bitter in his heart, Yuan Zhengju paused for a moment before speaking, "I've heard that you are not an easy opponent."
"Yulou, when I just came back from the divine city, I found that these four bandits were following you, so I quickly captured them."
However, you seem to misunderstand my meaning. I just wanted to bring them to show you and let you determine if they are enemies.
I didn't expect you to use so many evasion technique charms all at once. Haha, that's why there was such a big misunderstanding."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ying was stunned.
No, old master, do all foundation cultivation cultivators talk like this when they're shooting their mouths off?
Totally without any sense of shame or modesty, just arbitrarily making things up, right?
Just now, you didn't say a word, but used your cultivation technique to chase us relentlessly as if we were unlikable fools. Wasn't it you? I should have no memory mistake.
She didn't dwell on Yuan Zhengju's specious lies, but only cared about one thing.
"Old Ancestor Zhengju, how did your family know my whereabouts?"
Seeing that the excuse did not work, Yuan Zhengju was not disappointed.
In fact, as soon as Wang Yulou's escape speed was activated, Yuan Zhengju realized that things were difficult.
The Wang family values this disciple too highly. Giving him a single escape cultivation charm was not enough; they also gave him an enhanced cultivation charm that even he himself couldn't recognize (Golden Falcon's Descent).
You see, cultivation charms for Foundation Establishment cultivators are not rare. These are essential for cultivators, and everyone would usually have a few on hand.
However, the cultivation charms that can amplify the effects of Foundation Establishment cultivation are quite different. Not only are they rare, but they're also very expensive!
The Golden Falcon's Descent, for instance, is made from the flying feathers of a great demon golden falcon. In fact, it's crafted using materials that could be used to refine spirit tools!
From the moment Wang Yulou calmly stopped, he knew that his uncle's ridiculous scheme had again gone wrong.
Wang Yulou, a qi refiner, was able to escape at a speed comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator. If he were to die, it would definitely be due to the actions of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and there would be no other possibilities. It could also be due to the actions of a true realm cultivator, but that possibility is so low as to be irrelevant and meaningless.
Considering that so many Dripping Cave disciples have died, and Wang Yulou is also on the death list, the record of Yuan Zhengju exiting theCave of the Dripping Sky is his death warrant.
The Thundering Elephant line has three Purple Palaces. As long as any of the three Purple Palaces is mentioned, it doesn't matter if anyone appears on the scene, just issue a divine edict to investigate the truth, and Yuan Zhengju will be cut into pieces.
So, when Yulou voluntarily stopped, the internal turmoil in Yuan Zhengju's heart about whether to kill or not had already become about how to wrap things up.
"There is a method, of course, but it is a secret technique of our Yuan family and cannot be disclosed."
"Yulou, if there are no more problems, let's go back together with our families. I can also protect you and Xiao Lin on the way."
Unable to kill and unable to flip the table of the Ten Families System of Daoist Alliance, what can Yuan Zhengju do?
Make an offer, Wang Yulou. Make an offer.
"Old Ancestor Zhenju isn't sane long ago, it's just that you all fear his power and dare not seek medical treatment for him."
I guess, you set up a lot of people to kill me as well. You also had a few people to kill the disciples who came out of Dripping Cave and were similar to me, right?”
This scene was so absurd that Lin Ying felt a bit dazed.
It was so absurd that Lin Ying felt a bit dazed.
Wang Yulou, your courage is indeed extraordinary.
Witnessing this scene, Lin Ying's heart had some sense of complete submission.
It's not that the humble lady doesn't strive, but rather that her husband is too capable.
"I don't want to say much about the elders' matters, but it's true that Ancestor Dao Shen has been acting rather poorly in recent years. Ah, maybe it's because he's getting old. When I go back, I will contact several of the other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family to discuss the candidate for the next head of the Yuan family."
Yuan Zhengju did not answer Wang Yulou's speculation because he felt a bit scared.
On one hand, he used the replacement of Yan Dao Shen as the clan leader as a bargaining chip. On the other hand, he began to weigh his words carefully.
After hearing Wang Yulou's perceptive guess, he felt a surge of killing intent once again.
So smart, he could become a big trouble for the Yuan family in the future, so he should be killed!
Actually, it's not that Wang Yulou is clever; it's just that everyone has converged on the same decision made by Dao Shen, like me.
"I don't care about these things, but as a leader of the family, you should be able to distinguish between the important and unimportant matters of the family and your own."
"Once the family flourishes, everyone in the family will benefit naturally, but sometimes, certain specific individuals may become the cost of the family's journey towards prosperity."
A group always needs someone to bear the burden and become the bearer of pressure within the group.
The Wang family has three ways to solve this problem: absorbing a large number of outsiders to serve the Wang family, thus transferring the contradiction; on the basis of treating the male lineage equally, increasing emotional cohesion to seek their willingness to bear responsibility voluntarily; and biased cultivation of certain exceptionally gifted individuals to display potential increments in hopes of giving hope to all cultivators in the family.
The three methods all have their pros and cons.
When too many outsiders are absorbed, it will lead to disputes over actual interests, which is reflected in Hong Mei's inability to immediately cultivate at the Foundation Establishment level. This is even more critical than Hong Mei's potential hatred for the Wang family.
The principle of treating everyone equally makes it a major challenge to ensure fairness in resource distribution. In order to address this problem, the Wang family has begun to focus on expanding their resources as well as developing potential increases in talent, which is a countermeasure for this problem.
Displaying potential increments to give hope can only fool the young. Older people don't fall for that. From the perspective of the principle of interests, there's a case with Wang Rongshi. Wang Rongshi initially offered himself to the family because of his son Wang Yuming, not out of deep love for the family. As for his statement before An Ning Cave Sky, whether true or false doesn't affect the family's decision to reward his son Yuming.
"Wang Yulou, you're the one who's giving me advice?" Yuan Zhengju asked with a tone of disbelief.
"There are so many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Yuan family, but how much use can they be? The location of Dripping Cave cannot be monopolized by your family."
Big trees attract wind, and even the NineVictorious Immortal may not like it.
Perhaps Yan Dao Shen has long expected that his plan would fail, and at that time, you would be the scapegoat given by the Yuan family for trimming its branches.
Returning to the task of stopping me that you took on, this alone shows that your position in Yan Dao Shen's heart is still lacking something.”
It's a simple tactic of sowing discord, similar to the idle excuses that Yan Dao Shen uses. Whether it works is another matter, but trying won't cost you anything.
Unless, right?
"NineVictorious Immortal has a magnanimous tolerance for others, Wang Yulou, you are sowing discord."
Seeing that Yuan Zhengju's tone was unfriendly, Lin the elder sister tightened her grip on Wang Yulou's hand slightly.
"Old Ancestor Zhengju, I would never have the courage to sow discord. You must know, Yulou also respects Ancestor Dao Shen."
"How many times have you found trouble with the Yuan family? What is your true intention?"
This is a point that Wang Yulou has been struggling to understand for a long time. In the past, he thought that the Yuan family was afraid that he would develop the Wang family's power in the Dripping Cave, thus affecting the interests of the Yuan family.
But after the exchange of power at the spiritual gathering, through playing against Xin Zhaoshang and the other six elders, Wang Yulou realized that even if he truly pulled out a Wang family support, what they would initially seize wouldn't be the interests of the Yuan family.
With more than 200 Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Dripping Cave, two major forces represented by Yanhuo and Wu are occupying one-third of it. The Wang family support will compete for the remaining two-thirds in the future.
First, squeeze the most unstable ones, and only then would it be possible to squeeze into the Yuan family. Whether this result can be achieved is still uncertain.
To be straightforward, as long as the NineVictorious Immortal doesn't give the okay, no matter how much chaos there is within the Dripping Cave, the Yuan family can only resolve it within the framework of "punishing three cups".
Of course, if the Yuan family caused trouble to Daoist Alliance, it wouldn't be a situation decided by a single word from NineVictorious Immortal. Therefore, during the process of the final decision for Tiehuo Dragon's fate, Wang Yulou and the old ancestor both had thoughts of escalating the conflict.
"Hah, I thought, with your cleverness, you would already know the answer." Yuan Zhengju was surprised that Wang Yulou would ask this.
Why are you specifically targeting me? This is a good question.
But he couldn't say that our family is worried about your potential to have the resources of the Purple Palace, which might compete with the Yuan family for the opportunity in the future. This statement sounds rather foolish.
"All right, Elder Zhengju, let's not walk together. You go back to the sect first."
Facing the riddle man, Wang Yulou also didn't hesitate. If he couldn't figure it out, he could ask Lin Mengyao or Zhuoyinsheng. After all, they were elders, and respect should be shown to them.
As long as Wang Yulou treats them as elders, the consistency of interests and the pressure of the "the younger generation pushing forward the older one" will compel them to be Wang Yulou's 'kind, reliable, and amiable old grandfather'.
However, Wang Yulou was in a hurry to leave, but Yuan Zhengju did not move.
"What specific conditions do you want this time?" he asked seriously, his expression terrifyingly fierce.
"What conditions, didn't you say that you would help me kill four tailing cultivators?"
Wang Yulou asked in a puzzled and amused tone.
"Don't play dumb, Wang Yulou. We both know what's going on. You've been deliberately guiding and sowing discord. Isn't it too late now to pretend to be naive?"
After calming down the worried Lin the Elder Sister, Wang Yulou answered calmly.
"Wang Yulou has never thought of becoming an enemy of the nobility. However, with the situation now in this impasse, there must be a dignified resolution."
The Wang family in Anbei Kingdom has grace, the Yuan family in Dripping Cave has a reputation, and besides, I think you also have your own grievances.
After returning to the Dripping Cave, you can tell Ancestor Dao Shen that I escaped using a secret treasure given by Master Hanging Sealing. I flew too fast, and you couldn't catch up.
As for the ultimate outcome, Lin the Elder Sister and I are to be married soon, and at that time, my ancestor will personally come to the Dripping Cave. Then he will talk with Ancestor Dao Shen properly.
The Wang family has its influence, and the Yuan family also has its influence. In terms of the overall direction, they don't want to break their faces.
At the same time, not letting you become the cost, all of this is blamed on Master Hanging Sealing's undue favoritism towards his disciples. This way, you also have a face to show for yourself.
Wang Yulou made such a statement, and Yuan Zhengju was momentarily at a loss for words.
This kid is terrifying. I want to kill him, I really want to kill him.
But if I kill myself, I will owe my life to Wang Yulou.
Seeing that Yuan Zhengju was silent, Wang Yulou decided to play it safe one more time.
"Elder Zhengju, can I sign a Dao Contract with you? Everything I just said can be written in it, is that acceptable?"
Wang Yulou has never forgotten the teachings of the ancestor, that we cultivators should guard our bodies and wait for the heavenly timing, to wait for our own timing.
The existence of the Daoist Alliance largely limits the intensity of struggles within the Alliance system, but the cultivation world ultimately depends on strength.
Facing multiple concerns, Yuan Zhengju's mind was in turmoil for a long time and could not make a response. For now, being a turtle isn't much of a humiliation.
Being able to survive from the hands of such a senior Foundation Establishment cultivator fully demonstrates Wang Yulou's wisdom and bravery.
Looking deeply at Wang Yulou, Yuan Zhengju spoke.
"Alright! However, your Dao Couple also needs to sign!"
As he spoke, he took out a Dao Contract made for Foundation Establishment cultivators, which was made of the skin of a large beast and stamped with the seal of the Daoist Alliance. He looked at Lin Ying.
"The elder, I listen to Yulou's," Lin the Elder Sister naturally understood that this was the critical moment, and whether Yuan Zhengju would let them go depended on this moment.
The previous caution can subtly restrict Yuan Zhengju's actions, but this negotiation is the final game of chess.
Wang Yulou nodded to Yuan Zhengju, indicating his recognition of his request, and Yuan Zhengju began to write rapidly.
In a moment, a Dao Contract with dense restrictions was completed.
Wang Yulou took a look at it twice, then showed it to Lin the Elder Sister as well. Both were surprised by Yuan Zhengju's 'rule-abiding' behavior.
This Yuan Zhengju not only restricted the two of you but also restricted himself.
It can be seen that Wang Yulou's previous guiding and sowing discord had some effect, and Yuan Zhengju began to consider the possibility of being betrayed by his father-in-law Yan Dao Shen.
That is why he was so accommodating and honest with them.
Wang Yulou and Lin Ying put their own blood on the contract, and then Yuan Zhengju also did the same, thus making it the approval of all three.
After that, the Dao Contract made from the skin of a large beast and stamped with the seal of the Daoist Alliance, which was in Yuan Zhengju's hands, turned into ashes after being stimulated by him.
Yuan Zhengju finally took a long, relieved breath to himself.
Only then did he realize that he really didn't want to kill Wang Yulou and didn't want to become the price of the Yuan family's rise.
"The surroundings of Dripping Cave are not safe. I will escort you to fifty li outside the cave, and then you should stay outside the cave for two days before returning. This way, it can match with the 'truth' we have agreed upon in the Dao Contract, is that possible?"
The blame is almost shifted to Yan Dao Shen, and Elder Zhengju is still not reassured, wanting to add one last kick.
"The surroundings are not safe? So you have indeed prepared extra disciples for me to sacrifice?" Wang
Wang Yulou asked in a slightly gloating manner.
He had previously worried that Ancestor Xiaozhou's arrangement was not detailed enough.
Now it seems that the Yuan family is taking the blame willingly.
"Yes, there are quite a few arranged around the Dripping Cave within a two-hundred-li radius."
Wang Yulou, I have no intention of making an enemy of you. You too are a cultivator from our family, and you naturally understand what it means to be unable to do as one wishes."
Yuan Zhengju is indeed an interesting old guy. Yan Zhou Ancestor did not curse him for having small courage, and he was indeed right.
Just now, he kept saying Wang Yulou 'intentionally led' and 'stirred up trouble'. Now he doesn't mention it at all, but instead says 'cannot do as one wishes'.
"Yulou understands. Master Dao Shen's illness needs to be properly examined."
This sentence is still something Wang Yulou learned from Lin Mengyao. Now applying it to Yan Dao Shen, it fits quite well.
After all, Wang Yulou's madness had a purpose, while Yan Dao Shen's madness was like having rabies.
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Wang Yulou's words were too insulting, and Yuan Zhengju did not respond. However, he also had some doubts in his heart.
Uncle Yan Dao Shen's level, whenever he meets Wang Yulou, he will be unusually low.
Certainly, there are factors within the Wang family's philosophy of survival and achievement. For example, Ancestor Wang Xianzhou's ability to hide for three years and then suddenly break out, cutting down the large beast of the horned dragon with a roar, or Wang Yulou having a rare talisman that can amplify the effect of the foundation cultivation escape talisman.
But if you carefully consider it, Yuan Dao Shen's choice to continue to provoke enemies after failing and being kidnapped, and then killed, is indeed quite crazy.
Accompanying Wang Yulou all the way to the Dripping Cave, Yuan Zhengju handed him a bottle of spirit pills and then left with a heavy heart.
"Why did he give you spirit pills?" Lin Ying was quite puzzled.
"Yuan Zhengju is an interesting person. If the Yuan family acts like this towards me today, it is certain that the Sword Master of the Future will teach Yuan Dao Shen. Perhaps the future head of the Yuan family will be Elder Zhengju."
Wang Yulou answered while operating the flying boat to land in a grassy area by the stream. He then spat out a mouthful of blood, which scared Lin Ying and caused her to rush over to check.
"It's fine. You suddenly pushed me away, and I was afraid you might really be killed by him. I stopped too abruptly, and the escape talisman's effect forced out a bit of injury. Don't worry."
Lin Ying listened to his words and felt some comfort - you have some conscience after all.
After two more mouthfuls of blood, Wang Yulou finally took a deep breath.
After inspecting the medicine given to him by Yuan Zhengju, Lin Ying said.
"It is the Fish Spirit Generating Blood Pill, a healing pill made from spirit fish. It has average medicinal properties but can replenish blood and qi, which is just right for your current injuries."
Elder Lin has a high level of alchemy skills, and with her judgment, Wang Yulou dares to sell this pill.
He has better healing spiritual liquid to cleanse his meridians, and there are only three left, which are very powerful.
Two hours later, Lin Ying, who was protecting him, saw that his qi had calmed down to a certain extent and asked.
If the Yuan family wants to kill you, why do you still want to compromise with them?
Wang Yulou was helplessly smiling and asked two questions in response.
"The Yuan family is the dog of the Sword Master, and who can move them if the Sword Master does not speak up?"
And if we don't sign the Dao Contract with Yuan Zhengju, can we really survive and return to the Dripping Cave?"
To put it bluntly, Dripping Cave is the drops of water of the Sword Master and the Red Carp True Man. Wang Yulou wants to intervene in the establishment of his own business in Dripping Cave and needs to respect these two major leaders.
Even if Master Gong Jiu Sheng is the benefactor of an enemy, he must still be respected; this is the duty of a minor cultivator.
Those who like to mouth "My life is not mine, but not mine" are long gone, crushed by the cruelty of cultivation.
Even if such a sandy thing is born into a big family, the big family often just buries them at home.
Take the Wang family as an example; they would be sent to tend to donkeys.
At first, Wang Yuanan was only slightly more impulsive because he was young, and he would have almost been sent back to the family by Wang Rongyuan.
The little rice of the Daoist Alliance does indeed raise shabbiest people, but it doesn't raise the type who says "My life is not mine, but not mine".
The distant heaven is illusory, and in this region of Wunu, the heavens of the great cultivators truly determine too many things.
"I estimate that this matter will not be easily resolved. Yulou, the conflict between you and the Yuan family has escalated to this extent, there must be a conclusion and explanation. Otherwise, Yan Daoshen's mad dog will continue to bite you." Lin Ying reminded.
"There is a possibility. The Yuan family has already crossed the line with their actions. It's still uncertain what attitude Master Gong Jiu Sheng will take."
However, Yan Daoshen is still his disciple. With his status, it is possible that he will try to take advantage of me again.
But, sister-in-law, you and I are both disciples of Dripping Cave. The trouble is here because we have enjoyed the convenience brought by the sect and have to bear the trouble brought by the sect."
Power, obligations, and responsibilities are corresponding. Wang Yulou has the protection of the Wang family, the favor of the Red Carp, and the backing of the legendary strong elephant, which means he has gained many benefits.
But he is still a disciple of Dripping Cave, and Yan Daoshen can use many means to deal with him.
"What should we do?"
Lin Ying also felt a headache. Her beloved is the ideal husband, but he is too outstanding, becoming a thorn in others' eyes.
Looking up towards the direction of Dripping Cave, Wang Yulou opened with a trace of worry, a touch of bravery, and a bit of arrogance.
"With a general coming, one will use a general; with water coming, one will use earth. If the Yuan family has gone too far, I can also ask for requirements in return. It's nothing but continue to fight."
Sister, the resources in the heavens and earth are nearly infinite, but on a short time scale, the total amount of resources is limited.
Longevity is one of the basic foundations of cultivators. For those with the same talents and longevity, how far they can go depends on how much they can acquire in terms of resources.
So, struggle is the eternal theme. Even if the rules of Daoist Alliance limit the intensity of conflict, it does not mean that conflict does not exist.
In my eyes, Yan Daoshen's harassment is not even despicable; it's just an inevitable process that I must go through on my path.
In the future, there will be more enemies waiting for me. If I can't even withstand Yan Daoshen's tricks and schemes, how can I talk about ascending?"
This is Wang Yulou's understanding of cultivation. At least, it is part of it, and Lin Ying listened with her eyes shining with excitement.
As her relationship with Wang Yulou grows closer, she is also gradually approaching, approaching the true Wang Yulou, which Wang Yulou has hidden away layer by layer.
At this moment, what she saw on Wang Yulou's body was not the fifth level cultivator Wang Yulou, but Wang Yulou with an aura that does not inferior to any major cultivators.
How should I put it, this is the image she has been expecting for her partner.
The only unrealistic part is that Wang Yulou is too outstanding.
Steady and restrained, with a heart as deep as a well, but when he should be fierce, he is fierce to the point of being terrifying. Lin Ying always feels like she can't quite see through him.
"Yulou, do you know why the Yuan family wants to deal with you?"
Lin Ying asked suddenly, and Wang Yulou looked in surprise towards his partner.
The elder sister turned her head, avoiding his gaze, and explained.
"Master Meng Yao and I talked about this, and Master Li Haiping of the Miaofeng Mountain has become the Purple Palace. The Miaofeng Mountain now has four Purple Palaces."
In the future, Dripping Cave should also produce a Purple Palace, thereby continuing to exist alongside the Miaofeng Mountain.
Coincidentally, the ancestor is about to attain the golden core, and you joining Dripping Cave at this time seems like the cardinal bishop move of the ancestor.
So.
The rest of the words were not said by Lin Ying, but Wang Yulou understood naturally.
He slightly shook his head and smiled.
"I am not the cardinal bishop of the ancestor. Initially, it was the previous day.”
He suddenly stopped speaking.
On the previous day, the disciple of the fierce elephant, who recommended Wang Yulou to cultivate the Dripping Cave's retraced path of Jue Shui Qi.
The Bai Liao Xuan is a store in the Bao Bao Fang of the Yellow Qiu Sheng family, a slave of the Fierce Elephant.
Dripping Cave, a place that the descendant of the Fierce Elephant has never dared to enter.
All of that is correct!
Why did the Red Carp favor him?
We have an answer!
Seeing Wang Yulou hesitating, Lin Ying did not speak, but simply supported her chin with her hand and silently watched her beloved.
Wang Yulou was thinking, whether he should continue to follow the path his family had designed for him, to join the Heavenly Alliance and build a foundation in order to seek the opportunity for a Purple Palace.
The thoughts of the great cultivators were like misty clouds in the sky, unseen and untouchable. Wang Yulou couldn't figure them out at the moment.
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Yan Daoshen was obviously not mad, but after listening to Yuan Zhengju's report, it was almost the same as being mad.
"You said Wang Yulou has a secret treasure given by a true immortal, which can fly faster than your control of divine arts?"
This is the third time he has asked the same question.
Longer Old Yuan understood the shock of his uncle, so he replied cleverly and fearfully.
"Yes, after activating that secret treasure, he turned into lightning and shot across the sky."
"Even if I use my full divine arts, I can't catch up to him, and the distance between us is actually getting further and further."
Yan Daoshen was also scared, and he cursed.
"This kind of thing can't be maintained for long. Why don't you keep pursuing him?"
"Idiot, if you keep pursuing him, you might catch up!"
"The direction he is flying in is towards the territory of the most recent foundation cultivation family, which also has several foundations. There is a high probability that there are foundations present in the territory."
Moreover, when I fly with a jie cultivator, the speed doesn't increase. And even if I manage to catch up without them, I can't attack."
What Yan Zhengju said was not entirely false, it was about three-true and seven-false. Because when Wang Yulou escaped, he indeed aimed for the nearest foundation cultivation family's territory as a destination.
The advantage of one-elementary leadership in Daoist Alliance becomes obvious, as long as everyone is part of the Daoist Alliance system, Wang Yulou can easily borrow support.
Even if others do not want to get involved in trouble, the fact that Wang Yulou sought assistance at someone else's family territory can become an important clue for investigating the truth by faction and camp elders after his death!
"Alright!"
Yan Daoshen sighed deeply with pain and said.
"I will go see my master. Don't worry, the situation is not too troublesome yet."
This faction leader continued to maintain his face after the second conspiracy against Wang Yulou failed again.
The facade cannot fall; if it does, people's hearts will scatter as well.
This applies even to family members.
There is no such thing as something because of the proximity of blood that leads to mindless obedience in the world. A leader, a character who is both upright and evil, or rather, a 'villainous leader', also needs to maintain the posture of a leader.
Zhengju, don't panic, even if the sky falls down, our Yuan family still has Master Gong Jiu Sheng's support!
"Zhengju understands!" Yan Zhengju replied respectfully.
However, what he was thinking about was Wang Yulou's words.
How did Master Gong Jiu Sheng respond to these matters?——
Master Gong Jiu Sheng, one of the three purple palaces of Dripping Cave, and even the first among the three.
This can be seen from the fact that Master Gong Jiu Sheng's underlings, the Yuan family, are oppressing the Zhu family.
However, it is difficult to meet him. Yan Daoshen's flying boat directly landed on Dripping Heaven, first entering the water and then the earth, before finally arriving at the deepest part of the cave in Dripping Cave, where Master Gong Jiu Sheng was in seclusion.
The four walls of the earth cave were inlaid with many Yongming Lantern Stones, illuminating the interior brightly.
After kneeling in front of a prominent stone wall for a long time, Yan Daoshen's master finally appeared.
From the stone wall, a humanoid figure made of rock walked down.
The figure first walked in front of Yan Daoshen, then kicked him hard with a foot, sending the old Yan flying into the opposite rock wall.
It did not spare him at all, mainly using a fierce kick to discipline the disciple.
The stone person, transformed by Master Gong Jiu Sheng, cursed.
"You've caused trouble, and you know to come find me?"
Do you want me to wipe your ass?
To take you as a disciple, the master has to do your errands for you. Useless!
Dao Shen, tell me, what is the significance of me taking you as a disciple?"
Yan Daoshen silently jumped down from the wall and knelt before the stone figure to bow his head.
He didn't explain; he just kept bowing his head.
After a long time, Master Gong Jiu Sheng grew impatient.
"Speak up!"
Oh, f*ck!
I'll clean up this good disciple of yours!
Master Gong Jiu Sheng is very powerful, but he cannot make a decision with a single word. A single sentence cannot produce a large number of useful new dogs.
Qing Hexian can do it, but he is not a Supreme.
Is Yan Daoshen's continuous kneeling and bowing a sign of loyalty?
No, Yan Daoshen has no respect for Master Gong Jiu Sheng in his heart at all.
He is making profit by extortion, forcing Master Gong Jiu Sheng to help him!
Without the Yuan family, Dripping Cave still has many foundation cultivators eagerly waiting for Master Gong Jiu Sheng to visit, but can those insects fight against Chun Yu Sheng under Red Lotus?
Even a person with a rock head can see through this; it's impossible.
The Palace family naturally has many people, but most of the Palace family members have not experienced real great hardships, and they cannot bear the intense struggle.
If Master Gong Jiu Sheng is indubitably strong, he can certainly ignore Yan Daoshen, but now, he can't do it.
Wang Yulou's compromise with the Yuan family is because he is afraid.
Master Gong Jiu Sheng's compromise with the Yuan family is because he is too rational.
"Seven years ago,"
So, I thought, we must get rid of this pawn of the fierce elephant as soon as possible.
This is also good for Master Gong Jiu Sheng.
I'll take the blame and consequences.
As a disciple, it is my duty to consider everything wholeheartedly for Master Gong Jiu Sheng."
Master Gong Jiu Sheng cursed while suppressing the anger in his heart.
"I had Iron Rock remind you not to touch him."
Now you're saying that you were plotting against him for my sake.
Dao Shen, you've grown, I think you should become the master and I should be your disciple!"
Yan Daoshen was not the least bit flustered. Having served Master Gong Jiu Sheng for many years, he understood Master Gong's tactics.
Compared to Wang Yulou, who has countless hidden hands, it seems that the terrifying and constantly insulting Master Gong Jiu Sheng is actually easier to deal with.
Because, Master Gong Jiu Sheng only cares about profits, only looks at profits, and only worries about profits.
As long as the Yuan family, and Yan Daoshen can still bring benefits to Master Gong Jiu Sheng, and the benefits they bring are higher than the cost Master Gong pays, he will be willing to be a good master who is devoted.
"Master, talking about these things is too late now. The situation now is."
Dao Shen, the old man, reported on the latest progress, but did not wait for a reply from the master.
Master Gong Jiu Sheng is truly determined to kill this rebellious disciple.
It's not because you're greedy for the purple palace opportunities of the sect's future, and afraid that Wang Yulou and your Yuan family will seize them, is it?
You even said you would serve me wholeheartedly, that I should be your disciple, and that you would take the blame and consequences.
If you're going to bear the consequences, why come to see me?
Disgusting!
But Master Gong Jiu Sheng is not an idiot, so he naturally knows the limits. He gave out some calm advice.
"Don't let it become a big deal as long as you don't take action. Just keep your mouth shut and don't be as tough as before. Don't let Red Lotus jump out again to extort ten thousand spiritual stones from you."
Thinking about those ten thousand spiritual stones, Yan Daoshen felt some pain, and he began to complain about Red Fish's bias, and emphasized three times in a few sentences that Red Fish suddenly appeared and appeared very quickly.
"Enough, I am in a critical stage of cultivation, and often cannot appear in person. If Iron Rock goes, it's as if I go myself."
At the end of the day, if your methods were not so absurd, it would not be so easy for Red Lotus to take advantage of you.
"Killing Yan Daoshen, who is at the fourth layer of cultivating qi, in Dripping Cave, do you think this accusation is fair?"
Yan Daoshen fell silent. He hadn't anticipated that Chun Yu Sheng would so firmly support Wang Yulou.
In short, it's still because you underestimated the influence of Wang Yulou.
He didn't realize that the logic behind this was that Chun Yu Sheng also saw the possibility that Wang Yulou was a pawn of the fierce elephant.
However, Yan Daoshen chose to suppress this possibility.
Chun Yu Sheng knew that after the Zhu family fell, they might be in a low state for a long time, so he chose to lure them.
The confrontation between contradiction and unity is so terrifying.
Any contradictions will present unity at certain moments and in certain aspects.
Any unity must present opposition at certain dimensions.
Yuan family's strength has shaped the present Yan Daoshen. The ambition, inflated by power, drives him to where he is now.
Zhu family's relative weakness in the past gave Chun Yu Sheng great psychological pressure, which helped him obtain a more peaceful state of mind and won the support of 'Wang Yulou, who might be a pawn of the fierce elephant.'
"Master, your instruction, I have remembered. At that time, I was indeed in a hurry."
"Master, are we no longer going to interfere with Wang Yulou?"
Is he asking about 'Just watching the fierce elephant lay down a layout and control positions, seizing the chance for the purple palace of Dripping Cave?'?
Master Gong Jiu Sheng smiled and asked in return.
"You won't be able to become a purple palace. Thinking so much is useless. The future generation will have its own fate."
Dao Shen, let go of your attachment. There are many purple palace families in Wuning, and which one is willing to have a second purple palace?
In the end, there's nothing that is inevitable, and nothing that is impossible.
The opportunity for a purple palace can be encountered but not sought. Having a deep attachment is not good."
This piece of advice came from the heart, but it was not because of the master-disciple relationship, but because Master Gong Jiu Sheng did not want to see his good dogs become useless.
Training a dog is a troublesome thing. Finding the right dog is difficult.
Yan Daoshen attacked Wang Yulou twice, both times due to attachment.
After the first time he failed to make a move, Gong Tieyan reminded him, and Red Fish beat him. He should have been more aware.
The second time he made a move, it showed that his attachment was deep.
If he doesn't awaken in time, there might be a third attempt in the future. By then, even if Master Gong Jiu Sheng wanted to save this dog, he might not be able to.
"Nothing is inevitable. Master, what do you mean?"
Yan Daoshen understood Master Gong Jiu Sheng's advice, but he didn't care.
Attachment is just attachment. What's to fear? He's not really a fool.
The failure of the two plots against Wang Yulou wasn't because Yan Daoshen was weak, but because Wang's family was too steady, too concerned about Wang Yulou, and he was hiding too deeply.
Dao Shen, the old man, still has a level of skill. The cap of seemingly cultivating qi at the fourth layer with the intent to kill the first foundation base of Dripping Cave is not that impossible if Red Lotus hadn't rescued the scene and seized the opportunity to slaughter Wang Yulou with sectarian law.
"I said that nothing is impossible, why did you only hear the first part?"
His meaning is no longer clear, Yan Daoshen bowed a few times and left without looking back.
Seeing his act, Master Gong Jiu Sheng shook his head, feeling a bit of regret.
The stone figure returned to the cliff wall, and the cave fell silent once more. Master Gong Jiu Sheng continued his cultivation.
He is indeed at a crucial stage of cultivation.
——
A few days later, at the entrance of Dripping Cave, Yan Qi was on duty in a state of confusion and frustration.
He could vaguely sense the major moves of the Yuan family. After all, with the arrival and departure of Zheng Changlong, many disciples who went out with Wang Yulou have not returned for days.
As of now, no one has realized anything amiss. It's quite normal for disciples to return late, and it's also normal for a few to report encountering robber cultivators who ambushed them.
What Yan Qi couldn't have imagined was that the real master, Wang Yulou, had reentered Dripping Cave two days ago.
At that time, he saw Wang Yulou, arm in arm with the well-known cave flower Lin Ying from Dripping Cave, enter the heavenly realm with a self-satisfied look (as seen by Yan Qi).
Yan Qi immediately thought of many things, such as—perhaps the Yuan family had taken another small fall.
Unlike Yan Wu, Yan Qi is smart. These days, he has been worried because he is concerned that he may have reported the wrong information and might be blamed by the family elders in the future.
However, a deep green meteor appeared in the sky in the distance, dispelling Yan Qi's restlessness.
Studying the deep green elixir light for a while, Yan Qi was sure that it was not the elixir light of the many elders of Dripping Cave. He knew most of their elixir lights; among the dozen or so who cultivate wood arts, none used this kind of elixir light.
The meteor stopped in front of the entrance to the cave heaven.
A middle-aged man of average appearance sat on a fruit nucleus elixir tool, smiling as he spoke.
"I am Wang Xianmao, a Gongji Building in the Red Lantern Illumination Sect's Southern North Kingdom Wang family. Our clan disciples will marry in the cave heaven soon, so I have come."
Yan Qi dared not be negligent. Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, he opened the cave heaven portals with great respect, and also kindly pointed out the direction of the river bay port in the cave.
As soon as Wang Xianmao entered the cave, Yan Qi's smiling face quickly turned dark.
Yuan family, Yuan family... It feels like there's a sense of impending storm.
