In fact, the western tiger under the door of Shen Guang is very ambiguous about Zhou Fu Jiaon. This point, Wang Yulong has not shown, but he is very clear in his heart.
The Western Sea is the frontier of the Immortal Alliance.
It is well known that the authority of rule decreases with proximity to the ruling center.
Great cultivators can easily travel several ten thousand miles a day, and with the divine communication of cave heavens, they can ignore distance.
But even with their abundant energy and time, for great cultivators within the vast territory of the Immortal Alliance system, it is still like a drop in the bucket.
Many things ultimately require the efforts of those at the bottom. The strength of cultivators allows for many things to happen from top to bottom, but the organization of cultivators inherently contains a necessary bottom-up approach.
These two sets of rules have no high and low distinction, they only exist objectively——this belongs to the true reality that has not yet been changed.
Wang Yulou is clear that the so-called "Xingxian City" system introduced by the Immortal Alliance, from the Lianhua Immortal City to the Xihai Immortal City, these headquarters cities of the alliance in different regions being mere low-end copies, their actual function is not to strengthen the authority of the Immortal Alliance, but merely to provide a sufficiently close and representative platform for local strongmen to engage in interest negotiation.
It serves as a buffer zone, buffering the relationship between Golden Core Sects like Hongdeng Temple and Tianshe Sect and the Immortal Alliance. No matter whether these sects come to the city or not, neither the front door nor the left path has absolute authority over them.
The power of the Immortal Alliance does not lie in the presence of so many Immortal Sages, but in the consensus among the great cultivators on the Immortal Platform regarding benefits.
What Wang Yulou did not expect was that the authority of the Immortal Alliance had declined so severely in the Western Sea.
Or is it said that the legendary Shen Guang Immortal is also a potential enemy of Mangxiu Anshi?
Wang Yulou couldn't understand it; he only knew that the list of master enemies given to him by Jingyi Anzi did not include the name of Shen Guang Immortal.
Another possibility is that it is simply the Western Sea Tiger having some grudges against Zhou Fuzhua, rather than against the master.
However, what the Western Sea Tiger said may not be representative. Wang Yulou suppressed his doubts in his heart and smilingly asked the Western Sea Tiger about the newly mentioned South City Expansion Bureau.
"Brother Hu, you just said that you've recently been transferred to the South City Expansion Bureau, busy exploring the earth's veins in South City with Second Ancestor."
The South City Expansion Bureau sounds like it's not an ordinary place, is it even more powerful than the Urban Enforcement Team?"
Wang Yulou actually wanted to ask who the Second Ancestor referred to by the Western Sea Tiger was.
"Hahahaha, Yulou, you don't know everything. The city we are currently in was once the only one of its kind."
The South City Expansion Bureau was set up for the expansion and establishment of South Affiliated City."
At this point, the Western Sea Tiger solemnly stood up and bowed deeply towards the southeast.
Then he sat back down next to the petite female cultivator and continued chatting as they played.
"The Master personally entrusted the Second Ancestor with the task of starting the preparatory work for the construction of South Affiliated City. Thus, he transferred me from the Urban Enforcement Team to the South City Expansion Bureau to assist."
This is the second change that Wang Yulou has noticed since arriving in the Western Sea.
Although Mangxiu may not necessarily be a good person, when Wang Yulou was practicing under the banner of Hongdeng Temple, mentioning that he was a disciple of the Master often proved very useful, even earning respect from senior cultivators like Yuan Daoshen and Zhuoyin Sheng.
But the Western Sea is different; the master referred to by the Western Sea Tiger just now is Shen Guang Immortal, who has great influence in the Western Sea, not Mangxiu Anshi.
"Yulou, you don't understand; it's not easy to live in the Juxian City. The housing prices in the Immortal City are too expensive, while those in the Affiliated City are relatively lower."
However, over the years, as more cultivators have come to the Western Sea, the Affiliated City has expanded and is now almost as large as the Xihai Immortal City itself.
Simply expanding to the east is not beautiful, South Affiliated City expands from the Xihai Immortal City to the south, and when completed in the future, the Western Sea will be even more prosperous.
So, the South City Expansion Bureau is naturally much more powerful than the Affiliated City Enforcement Team. Your brother Hu has taken a big step up by following Longhu Ancestor's footsteps."
As more cultivators come to the Western Sea, Shen Guang's special status in the Western Sea naturally increases his influence.
Wang Yulou dimly felt some genuine meaning.
This Immortal Sage is essentially using the Western Sea to alleviate the internal pressure in Wu Nan, and with the marginalized people under the internal pressure of Wu Nan, he has built his own system. The methods are undoubtedly formidable.
He suppressed his thoughts and looked curiously towards the Western Sea Tiger, asking.
"Longhu Ancestor? Jinshan True Man?"
Feng Jianxian threw a spiritual fruit to Wang Yulou and reminded him.
"Hahaha, no. The Second Ancestor is named West Sea Dragon and Tiger, and has nothing to do with the True Man of West Sea Dragon and Tiger of the Immortal Alliance."
Seeing that Feng Jianxian had explained, the Western Sea Tiger took the opportunity to change the subject.
"Yulou, you don't know that the South Affiliated City is different from the East Affiliated City."
The East Affiliated City was built up piece by piece, and many places are not as well-organized as within the Xihai Immortal City.
The South Affiliated City is different; after our South City Expansion Bureau explores the earth's veins, we will adjust the spiritual mechanisms and move the spiritual meridians.
You can say that the South Affiliated City is built according to the specifications of the Immortal City, but the land prices are much cheaper than within the Xihai Immortal City.
If you are interested, you can buy some land in South Affiliated City now, and when it's built into a mansion in the future, not only will it be comfortable to live in, but you'll also make a profit if you decide to sell it."
The Western Sea Tiger's figure is rotund, and he is now promoting it in a gentle voice, which is rather strange.
He doesn't know that Wang Yulou is thinking about where to buy a mansion, but as a member of the South City Expansion Bureau, it's just an instinctive behavior when he discovers potential customers.
"Cough cough, Fat Tiger, why drink so much wine? Even the Seven-Star Lihua Liquor can't stop you from talking?"
Wang Yulou originally had some hesitation, what is the South Affiliated City, just the new area of Xihai, he understands.
But Feng Jianxian's words made him realize something was off.
The Xihai Immortal City is the territory of the Immortal Alliance, and although Shen Guang Immortal is formidable, building a new affiliated city outside the Xihai Immortal City is like driving a excavator day and night to undermine the corner of the Immortal Alliance.
Building South Affiliated City is not much different from building a new district in a city, but building a new district in a city is an official function, not something that can be built by just one influential person.
With Shen Guang Immortal doing this, how could the situation be simple?
Yes, he is very powerful, with strong cultivation and great influence in the Western Sea, but if the Golden Core Sects of the Immortal Alliance are abundant, how could others not have objections when he starts to undermine the cornerstone of Xihai Immortal City?
"Hahaha, I apologize for being presumptuous, Yulou. This is my emblem. You have just arrived in the Western Sea, and if you happen to encounter some unenlightened devils, it can still be of some use."
"As for the South Affiliated City, Old Feng, I'm not deceiving Yulou. It's better to buy late than early. The land prices in the East Affiliated City have already increased by ten or fifteen times since the beginning. Don't you know that?"
Feng Jianxian doesn't want to be used like a crop, and with a gentle touch of his finger, the door opens, revealing a beautiful woman in a bright white dress sitting outside, plucking the strings of a guqin.
"Don't mention that. Hua di, please come in and play."
Hua Di, holding the guqin, entered the room with a look of resentment mixed with petulance, addressing Feng Jianxian.
"Master, I thought You didn't like me."
"Hahaha, how could that be? This is Wang Yulou, who has come here for the first time today. Play at your best level and don't embarrass me, Feng Jianxian."
Hua Di, upon hearing this, naturally dared not be lazy. She didn't know who Wang Yulou was, but being able to sit with the Black-hearted Tiger and Feng Jianxian must mean that he was no ordinary person.
The melodious and ethereal sound of the guqin echoed in the room. Looking at the pale-green Lihua Jiujiang Liquor, Wang Yulou's heart was very clear.
Why did Feng Jianxian suddenly call Hua Di in?
He helped Wang Yulou twice at the banquet, once with a reminder, and this time by having Hua Di play the guqin to interrupt the conversation between Wang Yulou and the Western Sea Tiger.
The meaning behind this is hard to say.
Western Sea Tiger, South City Expansion Bureau, Shen Guang Immortal, and the Second Ancestor whose name collides with Dragon Tiger True Man are all not simple.
Thinking of this, Wang Yulou tucked the emblem given to him by the Western Sea Tiger into his pocket.
Who knows, maybe it will come in handy?
The Western Sea Tiger naturally noticed this gesture from him. This rotund tiger raised his wine cup, but Wang Yulou smiled and poured a drink for Feng Jianxian first, and then lifted the cup with Feng Jianxian.
'Ding!'
The three of them drank it in one go, and then listened to the melodious guqin music again, but each of them had their own thoughts.
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Black Dragon Horse is thoroughly satisfied and is now pulling the golden carriage with great vitality, its hooves moving particularly happily.
In the golden carriage, Feng Jianxian explained.
"Wang Yulou, it's not that I'm saying he's a bad person. Good or bad, no one can say for sure. The Western Sea Tiger may seem impulsive, but he's pretty much within the rules."
However, there are many people in the Xihai who belong to Shen Guang's lineage, scattered throughout both the Immortal City and the outer areas. Among them, there are good and bad people, which is inevitable. Get to know the Western Sea Tiger for now, and wait until you reach the foundation stage before deepening your relationship.
Moreover, the matter of the South Affiliated City is very complicated. You must not lightly buy land there. You might end up wasting money."
Feng Jianxian's words were quite considerate, and Wang Yulou felt grateful.
"The meaning of Senior Swordsman is clear to me, but what does the Second Elder referred to by the Western Sea Tiger refer to?"
Name is important, it is the tag of cultivator, Gu Qilang is the tag of Gu's status in Gu family, and Mengxiang school is one of Wang Yulou's bottom cards in the spiritual world for a long time. It may even be the most important bottom card.
Upon hearing Wang Yulou's question, Feng Jianxian pondered for a moment before replying.
"Call me Feng Jianxian, it sounds grand and intimate. As for the Second Elder, it depends on the context."
It refers to the Second Elder of Shenwu Temple, there are many forces under Shen Guang Immortal's door, but all of them are small forces.
In my view, so-called organizations like the Affiliated City Enforcement Hall, the Town God's Pavilion, and the Source of All Methods Flowing Core, etc., essentially only exist in two factions.
One is the Yanji Tang lineage, the Western Sea Tiger and his sister, Western Sea Long, as well as their benefactor and Second Elder Western Sea Dragon and Tiger, all belong to the Yanji Tang lineage. They have their own system of calling within their clan.
The other is the group of people under the Immortal's command. Compared to the orphans in Yanji Tang, there are more of them, but not many are truly favored by the Immortal. They often just do their regular work.
If there is a major event like establishing the South Affiliated City Expansion Bureau, it would still be the Western Sea people who would take the lead.
But these things are far from you, so you don't need to think about them.
Fat Tiger suddenly came over, and we didn't get to discuss any serious matters. What did you come to see me about today?"
Wang Yulou took out a small package containing twenty high-quality spiritual stones from his storage bag and handed it to Feng Jianxian, saying.
"Wang Yulou, among the disciples who have come to Xihai from Diushuidong, there are two other Wang family members besides me. I want to find a free cultivator to take their place in the hunt for demons."
Two thousand spiritual stones should be enough. A nice mansion in the Xihai Immortal City is only a few tens of thousands of spiritual stones.
And 'the first house for free cultivators in the Immortal City' only costs 5,000 spiritual stones, and 2,000 spiritual stones are enough to buy half a house.
"Hmm? Wang Yulou, you're treating me as if I'm not a friend?"
Feng Jianxian's face showed dissatisfaction as he pushed away Wang Yulou's hand, and then directly said.
"Your family's affairs are mine. You can rest assured that I will take care of it as soon as I return. However, you should not find cultivators with too low foundation. At least Mid-Level Foundation, right?"
Seeing that Feng Jianxian really wouldn't take the spiritual stones, Wang Yulou had to take them back, feeling a bit touched.
This Feng Ji Dashai, his name sounds fierce, but he is actually very loyal.
Whether it's true or not, at least it looks like it's worth making friends with.
"Understood. By the way, Feng Jianxian, I will notify you as soon as I set a date for my grand wedding."
Letting Feng Jianxian lead the disciples of Diushuidong to make a show of strength is just for appearance, but Wang Yulou's real intention is to consolidate the outer courtyard of Diushuidong, thus further cultivating his own people inside Diushuidong.
He cannot decide on the foundation-setting supplies for Diushuidong, but there are many alchemists in the Wang family who can refine various auxiliary foundation-setting elixirs. At that time, these people can provide their own spiritual stones, and Wang Yulou can contact the Wang family to sell some relatively inexpensive foundation-setting auxiliary elixirs, which will be a token of friendship.
The major shareholder of Diushuidong Cave is JiushENG Zhenren and Hongyi Zhenren. All Wang Yulou needs is a role similar to Lao Yuan.
"Hmm, if I were to say, it's quite interesting. You don't even know your own wedding day as the groom?"
Feng Jianxian is someone who has seen a lot of things, and Wang Yulou's situation is the first time he has encountered it.
"Focused Dragon Immortal has set a time, but there is no one from the Zhou family communicating with me about the process. Just wait, I haven't even met Zhou Yingxi yet."
Speaking of this, Wang Yulou is also curious. Don't let her face veil hide the true identity behind it. It's possible that she could be a pig-nose woman, or more likely, a deer-nose one.
"It's really strange. But Wang Yulou, you should understand that the key when marrying a daughter from an immortal family is not about the woman's appearance."
Feng Jianxian is persuasive and gentle. He is afraid that Wang Yulou may not understand and being able to marry a daughter from the Purple Palace Realm, his future is certain to be smooth.
Muyuniu is a perfect example. He started out as a free cultivator and rose to the position of the Seal Keeper of the Punishment Hall in Xihai Immortal City, thanks to his special relationship with Shuangjiaodiao Zhenren.
"Understood."
The two of them talked about the customs and phenomena of Xihai along the way. The golden carriage entered the Immortal City, and stopped at the entrance of Windhearing Court.
The alliance of gods in Xihai names its core institutions after the name of the court, which actually has a long historical origin.
In the beginning, when there was no Xihai Immortal City, the great cultivators of the Immortal Alliance led the cultivators of Wunan to resist monsters in Xihai. Many facilities were set up temporarily.
The War Merit Hall and the Demon Suppression Hall at that time were just large courtyards, hence the name.
After the establishment of Xihai Immortal City, such a name was carried on, as the later established Direct Court, Windhearing Court also followed suit and called it "court".
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From Feng Jianxian's golden carriage, Wang Yulou bid farewell and stepped into the majestic palace courtyard with the Windhearing Court signboard.
Regardless of the size of the power and amount of affairs handled by the various bureaus of the Immortal Alliance, they are often constructed with great beauty.
On one hand, it is to demonstrate the grandeur of the Immortal Alliance, and on the other hand, occasionally renovating can allow related people to make some small profits.
This is similar to the "law weapon fireworks" orchestrated by Jiang Bao when he left Qingxi Pavilion, which was just a ploy to earn spiritual stones.
"Friend, please wait. May I ask why you have come?"
Wang Yulou didn't expect that Windhearing Court, one of the Immortal Alliance's bureaus, also had guards at the entrance.
The guard is hidden by the inner wall of the palace courtyard. There is a thin old man who has reached the peak of refining qi. He jumps out upon seeing Wang Yulou and inquires.
"Red Light Guiding Wang Yulou has come to work here. May I know your name?"
Wang Yulou noticed that the old man guarding the entrance of Windhearing Court not only reached the peak of refining qi, but also wore a pair of seaside dike, flourishing law robes of Xihai Immortal City's Immortal Alliance Disciples.
This person is a regular employee, and the situation of redundant staff in the Immortal Alliance is not optimistic.
"Chen Niang, you can call me Old Chen. Do you have the order mark of the Red Light Guiding?"
Old Chen, the man guarding the door, noticed Wang Yulou's refining qi cultivation of the seventh layer. In fact, he didn't have much doubt in his heart. His task was to block out idle people from entering and disturbing their cultivation, and Wang Yulou's young and promising appearance didn't look like he was looking for trouble.
However, since Wang Yulou reported his identity as a Red Light Guiding disciple, it wouldn't hurt to check.
"Here it is, Brother Chen. Is Windhearing Court afraid of any trouble in the Immortal City?"
Wang Yulou naturally has the order mark of the Red Light Guiding, although it's not official. The relevant people in Red Light Guiding wouldn't cause him any trouble.
Chen Niang looked at it and then laughingly explained.
"Little brother Wang Yulou doesn't know that inside the immortal city, it is safe. But there are always many free cultivators who don't understand the whole picture and don't know how to be grateful. They always want to make trouble."
Windhearing Court has a special responsibility. I'm guarding here, though it's just me, but I do half the work of Windhearing Court, so it's better for you all to have an easier time."
This sentence made Wang Yulou speechless.
Windhearing Court is the product of multiple pavilions merged together. Currently, it has three responsibilities: persuading free cultivators to eliminate demons for the protection of mankind, collecting and compiling activities and changes of monsters in Xihai, and most importantly, investigating on behalf of the Immortal Alliance whether the people in the immortal city have violated Immortal Alliance regulations.
The first two responsibilities have nothing to do with 'free cultivators causing trouble.' Free cultivators causing trouble is only likely related to the last point.
Chen Niang guarding the door is indeed like blocking people from knocking on the witness stand to cry injustice. It can be very useful.
The Immortal Alliance, the Immortal Alliance, it has existed for too long. The grievances that are not weighed on the scale have accumulated for too long.
So, although this old man seems to be just a gatekeeper, his duties are incredibly important.
"I understand, Brother Chen. Thank you for your hard work. I will go in first."
"Okay, you keep walking and turn left. That's the yard of the Deputy Seal Keeper. The Seal Keeper is not in, so you can report to the Deputy Seal Keeper for your duties."
"By the way, there's another person coming for their job today, but they're not much earlier than you."
Wang Yulou was slightly stunned and quickly said.
"Thank you, Brother Chen."
As Wang Yulou's hurried silhouette disappeared around the corner deep within the palace courtyard, Chen Niang slowly tucked away the smile on his face, finally transforming it into a subdued dissatisfaction.
He grumbled "big cultivator's dog" before quickly disappearing back into the door post on the palace wall.
Immortal Alliance cultivators are also ranked, and many who have joined the alliance can only start from the very bottom. Chen Niang is even considered to be one of the better ones.
The Immortal Alliance has another system of its own. The Red Light Guiding offers three positions of Immortal Alliance Traveler every fifty years, and those who obtain them can rise to fame in a single step, directly entering the core cultivation sequence of the Immortal Alliance.
While Wang Yulou has taken up a position in the Xihai Immortal City Windhearing Court, his own foundation is not in the Immortal Alliance or in Xihai. It would be difficult for him to climb the ranks within the Xihai system if he wants to advance further.
However, as a disciple of the Mengxiang sect who is 'valued' by the school, Wang Yulou's prospects in the Red Light Guiding and within the Mengxiang sect are bound to be promising.
The Immortal Alliance is like a communal pot, with a large number of people, but the distribution is also spread thin.
The Red Light Guiding is like a small canteen, with a smaller number of people, but the distribution is more concentrated.
The ancestral master currently commands the Red Light Guiding, and with his rise, the Mengxiang sect is temporarily enjoying both a large and a small feast. As long as the ancestral master can achieve Golden Dan, this small feast will continue.
Of course, from the perspective of the opportunity to obtain a Purple Mansion secret, the Immortal Alliance's complex power structure actually offers more vast horizons.
After all, the Purple Mansion of the Mengxiang sect has already been sufficient.
Wang Yulou guessed that there were no new Purple Mansions in the ancestor's door because of the quotas, but rather because the Mengxiang sect's resources and expansion space had reached a certain ceiling, and the ancestor did not want to see new people come to share his cake.
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After entering the yard of the deputy seal keeper, Wang Yulou was introduced to the side hall by a qi refining medium-level cultivator in Xihai Immortal City's law robes.
In the side hall, a female cultivator was seated at the last position. Upon seeing Wang Yulou being led in, she smiled and nodded to him.
This woman is dressed in a special leather law robe, which is a unique product of Xihai. It combines the practicality of combat with the comfort of wearing, but sacrifices aesthetics. It is a kind of law robe that is good to use but not to look at, which is different from ordinary law robes.
It can also be said that it is not a law robe, but simply a clothing-type artifact.
The guide offered Wang Yulou some spiritual tea and then explained with a smile.
"Brother, you can wait here for a moment. Master Imprint hasn't come yet, I have already sent a message to him."
Wang Yulou thought to himself, if both the Seal Keeper and Deputy Seal Keeper didn't show up, then Windhearing Court is really a good place.
However, he was actually curious about another question.
"I understand, but you are also a member of the Immortal Alliance."
Upon seeing Wang Yulou pointing to his law robe and the meaning behind it, the person naturally understood.
"Oh, Brother, you see, we who run errands are assistants hired by Windhearing Court."
As for the law robe he's wearing, it was bought with his own spiritual stones, unlike yours."
The helper explained his identity and then bowed and left.
Shaking his head, Wang Yulou thought of many things in his heart.
Immortal Alliance, Immortal Alliance, it really does have some interesting things.
The seal keeper is not in the court himself.
If one person doing half the work can make the work disappear, then wouldn't there be no work left?
Temporary workers dressed in Immortal Alliance clothes are taking on the responsibilities of the seal keeper's office.
Although it seems unreasonable, as long as the high-level cultivators of the Immortal Alliance remain in power, no matter how much resentment there is below, it will not cause truly serious consequences.
"Do you think this situation is inappropriate as well?" the female cultivator sitting opposite Wang Yulou asked.
This girl's voice has a unique feature, carrying an extraordinary force, but it's not rough, it's just firm in belief.
Their positions are quite interesting. Both of them have chosen the last position in the side hall in a tacit agreement, sitting opposite each other, neither of them trying to take the other's place.
"Ah?"
Hearing the female cultivator's question, Wang Yulou was somewhat taken aback.
Feng Jianxian is already outspoken. Now, he sees another cultivator with unique ideas.
It can only be said that Xihai is a place that nurtures people.
There are too many cultivators with extraordinary abilities in the world. Even high-level cultivators have advantages at the Qi refining stage, but there are still too many.
However, in sects like Dixidong and Red Light Guiding, no matter how outstanding your talent is, you can only rise to power through connections.
In Xihai, it's different. Here, as long as a cultivator can kill monsters, there is an opportunity to rise in the ranks.
Of course, after a while, it will be limited, and the Immortal Alliance controls all the foundation. It is more worried about foundation than monsters.
"Mozheng from Hanyong Sect comes to take office as the Windhearing Officer. How about you, Brother?"
Realizing that she had blundered, Mo Yunshu awkwardly smiled and stopped bringing up topics that should not have been mentioned.
Hanyong Sect?
Hanyong Zhen is one of the eight Grand Masters of the Purple Mansions who walked up from Xihai, and the Dao Couple of Wang Jiahu from Zhikuan Restaurant in Xihai Immortal City, and the disciple of a Peak Foundation old ancestor in his family background.
Thinking of this, Wang Yulou replied with a smile.
"Wang Yulou from the Red Light Guiding, as for the position I will be assigned to, I'm not quite sure yet."
Upon hearing the Red Light Guiding, Mo Yunshu suddenly said, "Ah."
"Are you with the sea-encircling cultivator or the python-binding cultivator? It should be the python-binding cultivator."
"Yes, I am the new disciple of my master."
Wang Yulou nodded and openly stated his identity.
Mo Yunshu is somewhat unclear about Wang Yulou's background.
Normally, the disciples of the Grand Masters of the Purple Mansions are all Peak Foundation starters, as they are used for labor.
It's unusual to have a Qi Refining-level disciple, and they might also have to bear the cost of helping them reach Peak Foundation.
If Peak Foundation-level disciples are taken in, they can be sent out to do things directly, earning the crystal points that the true person takes the majority of, while the disciple gets the remaining small share.
Finally, when the disciple dies of old age, the Grand Master of the Purple Mansion will summon them back into the cave heaven, and they can also use the spiritual essence dissipated when a foundation-level cultivator dies to add a thread to the depth of the cave heaven.
But Wang Yulou's cultivation is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, yet he has become a disciple of the Purple Mansion true person Zhou Fuzhao. This is quite special.
"Wang Yulou, Junior Brother, you have such opportunities. Your future is certain to be a Peak Foundation and boundless."
They chatted for a while longer, and Wang Yulou gradually got to know this future colleague.
Although Mo Yunshu is from the main line of the Hanyong Zhen family, the way Hanyong Zhen cultivates his family disciples is even harsher than the Wang family.
The Wang family follows the talent, those with a chance to reach Peak Foundation will have to go to Xihai for ten years of experience after reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining.
Hanyong Zhen demands that all the disciples in his family, regardless of talent or blood relationship, once they break through the exercise gas, they will go to scouts and hermits together to hunt monsters. They will continue hunting until they reach the late stage of Qi Refining.
Any who survive to the late stage of Qi Refining have value for cultivation.
Of course, not many can survive to the late stage of Qi Refining.
There's a kind of meaning of refining gold in fierce fire.
Mo Yunshu is like this; after breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining, she returned to her family for cultivation, and now her cultivation has reached the peak of Qi Refining.
With the opportunity given by Li Haiping and Zhou Fuzhao to send people to Xihai Immortal City, Hanyong Zhen also sent her to Windhearing Court.
But unlike Wang Yulou, she joined Windhearing Court simply to have a position and receive a salary, avoiding the quest for hunting monsters while accumulating her record in the Immortal Alliance, and she will definitely leave Xihai in the future.
Mo Yunshu comes from Hanyong Sect and will develop in Xihai, so she will not leave. Therefore, the two of them are not competitors.
After confirming this point, the two of them chatted more relaxedly.
"Yunshu, I was injured in Xihai recently and couldn't come. I apologize for making you wait."
As they were chatting, Mo Xunzhou, the Deputy Seal Keeper of Windhearing Court, walked in. He was also from the Hanyong Zhen family and could be considered an elder to Mo Yunshu.
This Deputy Seal Keeper is also a senior foundation-level cultivator, wearing the specialized Crowd of Immortal Reigns Law Robe for foundation-level cultivators in the Immortal Alliance, with blue all over his body and frost on his eyebrows. It's likely that he is also in a state where he has not mastered the Essence of Creation.
Foundation-level cultivators practice spiritual skills, usually starting with the Infinite Spiritual Power. Both Wang Xianmao and Yuan Daoshen have used this spiritual skill.
This spiritual skill is very useful and easy to learn. Among senior foundation-level cultivators, its popularity is similar to something that is commonplace.
After a brief explanation, Mo Xunzhou looked at Wang Yulou and smiled.
"You're Wang Yulou, right? I've been informed about your affairs by Liang Zhuo, and like Yunshu, you will be serving as a Windhearing Officer."
Compared to other departments, the Windhearing Court is the one with the least benefits, but the good thing is that it's relatively quiet.
Large and small matters are handled by the assistants. The actual duty of the Windhearing Officer is to occasionally emphasize to hermits the significance of hunting monsters.
Other times, you don't even need to be in the Windhearing Court. Just focus on cultivation."
With a salary without having to work, Wang Yulou naturally wouldn't be dissatisfied.
He can save the time spent on public duties and use it for refining weapons or cultivation. By saving more resources, he can consolidate his raised cultivation base and become a foundation-level cultivator as soon as possible.
Initially, Li Haiping had arranged a group of Mo Feng Mountain disciples under the Red Light Guiding into Xihai Immortal City, and Zhou Liangzhuo gave Wang Yulou three choices.
The Lingbao Platform is because Zhou Fuzhao can decide with a single word.
The Xingfu Court is due to its danger and complexity, no one wants to go there.
And the Windhearing Court, it's probably because there's no profit to be made there.
Wang Yulou is currently the head of the Wang family in Xihai, and he has plenty of wealth and people under his command. He has confidence in making crystal points on his own, and whether the Windhearing Court has profit or not, he is not too concerned.
Moreover, where there is profit, there is likely to be competition and conflict.
Fighting within the Dixidong is not too dangerous because there's the ancestor teacher Mangxiang standing above.
Xihai. Although there are the two true people of the Red Light Guiding, namely Zhou Fuzhao and Haikuo, the situation is complicated and it's better to stay low-key at certain times.
"Wang Yulou will strictly follow the instructions of the Seal Keeper," Wang Yulou replied respectfully.
Mo Xunzhou smiled and didn't say much more, instead looking at Mo Yunshu.
"You, Yunshu, take Wang Yulou to the Dragon and Tiger Platform to obtain the relevant items of the Immortal Alliance disciples."
Mo Yunshu felt it was too quick, and asked in confusion.
"Uncle Mo, what should we do after we obtain the items?"
The Deputy Seal Keeper has already taken the seal and used it on the decree of the Windhearing Court.
He shook the decree and handed it to Mo Yunshu, saying.
"Return to cultivation, there is nothing important in the Windhearing Court. My biggest accomplishment this year is to arrange your employment."
With this decree, go to the Dragon and Tiger Platform and find the Seal Keeper of the Dragon and Tiger Platform to use the seal again. In this way, you will officially become members of the Immortal Alliance.
The tenet of the Immortal Alliance is to serve all cultivators in the heavens and the earth, and you should always keep it in mind.
"Just the cultivators of the heavens and earth are too many. We will temporarily serve the Grand Masters first, hehehe."
In the end, Mo Xunzhou also made a joke, and Wang Yulou laughed along with him.
Mo Yunshu naturally laughed along, but in the depths of her eyes, there was a deep suspicion.
Just as the Immortal Alliance only serves the Grand Masters, what about my fellow hermits who have accompanied me in hunting monsters and helped me reach this day? What do they count as?
She couldn't figure it out.
It could also be that she actually understands, but is unwilling to admit it.
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Wang Yulou smiled and greeted the old Chen at the door, then left the Windhearing Court with Mo Yunshu.
The regulations in the Xihai Immortal City are unique. This place is the front line where the Immortal Alliance battles with monsters, and there are many foundation-level cultivators here, so it is not only prohibited to fly but also foundation-level cultivators are not allowed to fly.
Additionally, because of the numerous monsters in Xihai, many cultivators here have raised spiritual beasts, so it is a common practice for them to ride on spiritual beasts when traveling in the Xihai Immortal City.
This is somewhat similar to the West Sea Special Edition, where cultivators ride phoenixes.
The West Sea is not about robes, not about phoenixes, but only about spiritual beasts.
Young Dao Friend Yunshu is a remarkable person, and her spiritual beast is an early-stage white-armored bear, weighing over two thousand seven hundred jin, almost a zhang in height when lying down.
This bear is black and yellow all over, with shiny fur and a huge white bone plate on its chest, hence the name White Armored Bear.
The bear's physical strength is powerful, just standing there emits a wild and ferocious aura. Mo Yunshu didn't warn Wang Yulou, and he almost scared him.
The giant white-armored bear has small green eyes, and Wang Yulou looked at them again and again, disappointedly finding that his small stone turtle was only as big as one of the bear's eyes.
With it being like that, not only riding it but even bringing it out, Wang Yulou was not willing to do so.
Just be afraid to compare with others!
"Oh, let's walk together, younger brother Yulou."
Mo Yunshu, after realizing it, noticed Wang Yulou's embarrassment and hurriedly said.
The two walked together towards the Dragon and Tiger Platform, but poor little white-armored bear, just summoned by its master and not yet able to breathe properly, was again stuffed back into the spiritual beast bag.
"I understand the Red Light Guiding True People of the West Sea, the true people in charge of guarding, but as for the Dragon and Tiger True People, it always sounds a bit odd. Why would the Immortal Alliance name them this way?"
When a man and a woman walk together, even if it's for official business, they still need to find some topics to talk about. Wang Yulou then actively found a topic.
Born into the Hanyong Zhen family, Mo Yunshu is a standard representative of the West Sea's native people, so she naturally understands these things and begins to tell Wang Yulou what she knows.
"When the Immortal Alliance was just established, Wu Nan had been in chaos for a long time, and the cultivators on the West Sea coast had been pushed back to the West Sea embankment by monsters. There was nowhere left to retreat."
Therefore, the West Sea Embankment is also known as the West Sea Customs, and the name "Guardian of Customs" was given later when the Immortal Alliance was established.
The Red Light Guiding True People are somewhat special, as they possess the Up-grade Spiritual Gem Jinguang Column, a spiritual gem with extremely strong power. It is said that if used properly, even demon kings can be suppressed.
The Dragon and Tiger True People, being the most powerful of the three true people, their title corresponds to the ability to catch dragons and subdue tigers, and they would select a Purple Mansion True Person of great strength to take on this role.
The Dragon and Tiger Platform is the real center of the Xihai Immortal City. After our appointment is sealed by the Windhearing Court, we need to seal it again at the Dragon and Tiger Platform to officially take effect.
It is said that your Red Light Guiding's Haikuo True Person had a quarrel with Jinshan True Person the other day, seemingly because he had too many people placed there, which did not sit well with Jinshan True Person."
Wang Yulou had a thoughtful expression and smiled bitterly without expressing his stance.
Li Haiping is from Mo Feng Mountain. The Wang family and Mo Feng Mountain have a good relationship. Wang Xianzhou once took the Wang family to assist in battle at Mo Feng Mountain, during which he didn't spare much effort to fight for Mo Feng Mountain.
One of the reasons why Wang Yulou was able to make so many crystal stones when he set up the grand merchant house in Qingxi Fang was because Wang Xianzhou's unique ability as a god of war at the front lines of the two sects was too special.
His talents are naturally those of a celestial being. If things go smoothly, he could at least become an experienced foundation-level cultivator.
However, he was stuck in the Xingqi period and became a "killer" of that period.
By fighting for Mo Feng Mountain, Wang Yulou earned crystal stones during the wars, which means that Li Haikuo, the True Person of Mo Feng Mountain, can be considered as a half-ally of his own.
Jin Mountain is a Grand Master from the Immortal Alliance, and their interests are different from Li Haiping's, which is very normal.
"So, the specific functions of the Dragon and Tiger Platform can be understood as that of a city government?" Wang Yulou asked.
As for the matters of the True People, it's enough to just listen; Wang Yulou himself wouldn't dare to voice an opinion.
"Mmm, almost the same. Haha, we've arrived. Look, the Dragon and Tiger Platform."
The two made a turn, with two li away, Mo Yunshu pointed to the high platform in the distance and said.
The Dragon and Tiger Platform has no dragons, no tigers, just a high platform. It's a bit similar to the Guardian Platform Wang Yulou built in the Bay of the River.
But, it's much more high-end than Wang Yulou's Guardian Platform.
The Windhearing Court is guarded by only one withered old man, Chen, while outside the Dragon and Tiger Platform, there are two rows of a total of twenty-four foundation-level cultivators.
They are dressed in gray armor and white cloaks, the armor emitting a faint spiritual energy, but it is jumping excitedly between the plates, as if it can't wait to join the fierce battle.
"Those elders are the Dragon and Tiger Guards. Although the West Sea frontline has moved far away from the city and deep into the West Sea, the Dragon and Tiger Guards have been preserved."
In the event of danger at the West Sea outposts, they can provide support at any time.
"I used to have an experience where I was saved by the timely arrival of the Dragon and Tiger Guards. That time, I almost died."
Mo Yunshu spoke casually, as if it wasn't her who almost died that time, and Wang Yulou's heart tightened slightly as he listened.
The monsters in the West Sea are different from those in Wu Nan and also different from those in the Drip Cave.
The monsters in the West Sea have a legacy.
There are many demon generals and king in the West Sea, and countless powerful demons. The three thousand foundation-level cultivators in the Xihai Immortal City are only a part of the front line for resisting the beasts.
There are cultivators of the Immortal Arts everywhere around the outposts, with the Xihai Embankment guarded by the Cult of Celestial Serpents and the Hall of withered Trees, so that they can maintain the frontline against the monsters.
"Yes, it's not easy. Yunshu, every hunter of demons on the frontline in the West Sea is not easy."
Wang Yulou replied with a sense of awe.
In reality, Wang Yulou was actually thinking that such filling in of people in the West Sea to relieve pressure would only slightly ease the pressure on the lower-level cultivators in Wu Nan.
Without the West Sea, it would not be possible for the current rule of the Immortal Alliance to exist in Wu Nan.
Sending people to the front line of the West Sea to die is itself unethical.
But if you view them as a part of the cost of the greater cause, as a kind of sacrifice that brings peace and stability to the billion ordinary people of Wu Nan, then perhaps such events are not so cruel.
Compared to the hundreds of thousands or even millions of people turning into flesh and dust, the annual death of a few thousand or even tens of thousands of foundation-level cultivators is not so terrifying.
Wang Yulou couldn't understand this, which was somewhat akin to a higher-level dilemma of the trolley.
Any system requires individuals to become cogs, existing in a less comfortable niche within the ecosystem. This kind of problem has been accompanying the birth of organizations and groups from the beginning, and it seems there is no possibility of resolution.
"Wang Yulou, you may not have experienced the life of a scattered cultivator, which is also hard and difficult. "
When the scattered cultivators are in trouble, they can be seen as three.
When you and I are in trouble, what can be seen is thirty.
When the Grand Masters are in trouble, what can be seen is three hundred.
On the Dragon and Tiger Platform, Mo Yunshu was walking along, and with a somewhat pensive expression, she opened her mouth.
Wang Yulou raised an eyebrow, realizing that Mo Yunshu was more special than the Wind Sword Immortal.
The Wind Sword Immortal is a type who maintains balance if it's not clear and has great loyalty and passion.
Mo Yunshu is different because her upbringing by Hanyong Zhen has allowed her to deeply integrate into the scattered cultivators. She spent years living among them, hunting beasts with the scattered cultivators in the depths of the West Sea, and finally returned alive.
Her words were so unique that Wang Yulou looked deeply at her back, not knowing where to start or what to say in response.
