Shangyuque

Chapter 129: The bitter sea of mortal life, the long road to immortality (1.33W monthly ticket requested!)

In Wang Xianmao's magical power, Yulou was reporting the information revealed by Lin Ying to the clan leader and the ancestor.

After passing the test of life and death, the two became true Taoist couples, so Lin Ying told Lin Mengyao about his guess.

"Yulou, what do you think?" asked the patriarch.

Wang Xianzhou found it hard to believe that Wang Yulou had actually caught the master's eye so early on. This was too outrageous no matter how you looked at it.

"I am afraid. If I enter the Dripping Water Cave, it is indeed a chess move by the Grandmaster to gain a position. Then why does Yulou gain the Grandmaster's favor?
The clan teaches that if a cultivator wants to gain a foothold in the world, he must have the ability to provide value to others, whether through cultivation, the ability to assist, the ability to take responsibility, and so on.

To those great monks, I, Wang Yulou, was just a mere Qi-inducing master at that time. This favor from an unknown source even made me feel like I was being stared at.

It was as if I had returned to the time when Qingxifang was controlled by a mysterious monk. "

When Wang Xianmao heard Yulou mention the past of Qingxifang, he was a little speechless.

There is still no result on that matter.

The authority and rules of the Immortal Alliance restrict the foundation-building stage and below. The underlying logic is to protect the leeks and promote sustainable development.

To the real masters of the Immortal Alliance, those rules and authorities are bullshit.

There is no leader above Master Jiusheng!

Therefore, unless the mysterious monk caused too much harm, no one would seek justice for the Wang family.

“Don’t mention the mysterious overhaul anymore, Yulou, we have to move on after all.

As for whether the Grandmaster instructed you to enter the Dripping Water Cave, we cannot ask about this. The key lies in where your Purple Mansion opportunity is. "

Wang Xianzhou analyzed in distress that the great monk's ideas were too far-fetched, and as the cattle and horses of the Mangxiang lineage, the Wang family could only obey orders most of the time.

Yuan Daoshen was ruthless enough to negotiate terms directly with Gong Jiusheng because the layout of the Dripping Cave was special and Gong Jiusheng himself was a lone wolf.

If Gong Jiusheng also had two Purple Mansion disciples, would Yuan Daoshen dare to kowtow and force the emperor to abdicate?
If he dares to threaten him, Gong Jiusheng will kill him directly!

The patriarch nodded slightly and added.

“In fact, this is not a question of how to choose, but a question of whether or not you believe that the ancestor can become a golden elixir.

If the ancestor can become a golden elixir or a jade tower, you can take advantage of the resources and support of the Dripping Cave and take a big step forward.

If that doesn't work, joining the Immortal Alliance is the best option.

There is no rush now. You are just thirty now and you still have thirty years to go.

Thirty years should be enough.”

Wang Yulou and Patriarch Xianzhou looked at each other and nodded silently.

Since the great increase in favors nearly twenty years ago, Patriarch Mangxiang has been striving for the golden elixir for twenty years. If there is no result in another thirty years, the Wang family will have to start preparing for certain things.

Now, how great it is for Mangxiang to use his golden elixir to overpower Hong Dengzhao. But if he fails in the future, the counterattack from the hostile factions and mountain leaders will be even more fierce.

"Then let's change the plan. For example, we can practice in the Dripping Cave until we reach the peak of Qi training, and then go to the Red Light. What do you think, Chief?"

Stay in the Dripping Cave for a few more years to solidify your identity as a 'Dripping Cave disciple' so that you can join the Dripping Cave's battle for the Purple Mansion as a member of the sect in the future.

"No, we still have to go, but we'll go on a mission. Yuan Daoshen has made such a mess this time, we can take advantage of the situation and ask Chu Hongyi to arrange a new mission for you.

For example, you can be the communication deacon of the Red Light Post in Dripping Cave, and go to practice with Jingyi. This way, I can feel more at ease.

Don’t worry too much about whether your foundation will be affected by your departure and delay your future fight for the Purple Mansion opportunity.

This matter does not depend on you, but on the master.

If the master's golden elixir goes well, then you, Wang Yulou, will be a good disciple of the Dripping Cave. If there really is an opportunity to reach the Purple Mansion, everything will be easy.

If the master's golden elixir is not successful, no matter how solid the foundation is, the Yuan family and the Nine Victories Master will not let you get what you want easily, even if it is not a fight for the Purple Mansion opportunity, they will not let you get what you want. "

The patriarch was quite capable and pointed out the key point directly.

Regardless of whether Wang Yulou is Mangxiang's chess piece or not, regardless of whether there will really be an opportunity for the Purple Mansion in the Dripping Cave in the future, it is time for him to leave the Dripping Cave.

Yuan Daoshen has attacked Yulou twice, how can he guarantee that there won’t be a third time?

The first time he was blocked by Wang Xianzhou who had been hiding for three years. The second time he was blocked by Baili Xiaoyao Fu and Golden Eagle Falls. What about the next time?

Will Yuan Daoshen be careless next time?

Bao won’t!

Yulou had been in the Dripping Cave for many years, and had obtained the resources to practice all the way to the foundation-building stage. He had also formed two small factions, and finally married three good Taoist companions. All these gains added up were enough.

The protection of Master Hongli can provide a sense of security, but it is only a sense of security.

When the struggle started, Hongli's orders were of no use to Yuan Daoshen.

At the beginning, Hongli threatened to kill Wang Yulou and kill Yuan Daoshen as compensation. Did this influence Elder Daoshen to send Yuan Zhengju as the driver and take the robbers to hunt down Wang Yulou?
No!

“It’s just that, Patriarch, although the communication deacon stationed in the Red Lantern Palace of Dripping Water Cave is called a deacon, he follows the level of the Red Lantern Palace and is usually appointed by the foundation-building elders of the sect.

I'm afraid Yulou can't do it with his current cultivation level, right?" Wang Yulou reminded the clan leader.

The Dripping Cave belongs to a subordinate sect of the Hongdengzhao. The elders of the Dripping Cave are at the foundation-building stage, while the elders of the Hongdengzhao are at the purple mansion stage.

Although they seem to have the same name, the implied levels are different, and this applies to all levels.

"Just get a title of deacon assistant, these things are not difficult.

Chu Hongyi is the product of factional compromise and is a complete clay Buddha.

Sitting in his position, he would not want to see you and the Yuan family continue to fight." The clan leader analyzed.

After saying this, he looked at Patriarch Xian Zhou who was somewhat silent.

"Xian Zhou, how many more years can you hold on? Or should you just return to your tribe?"

Yulou then realized that if he went to Hongdengzhao to wait for the success of the master's golden elixir before choosing a path, he would no longer need Ancestor Xianzhou to protect him.

In the Red Lantern, the Mangxiang lineage is now the dominant one, and all other factions are avoiding the edge of the Mangxiang founder. No one would be willing to take action against Wang Yulou at this time.

Wang Xianzhou looked at Yulou, smiled and nodded to the silly child, saying.

“Brother, you know that I have taken too many elixirs.

Although the injury has not been healed, the body's essence is not lacking, and it can last at least another 20 years.

If you take the longevity pill, even if it's thirty years, you can be two hundred years old.

Thirty years later, it’s just time to see the day when Yulou becomes a successful person and is still able to move around.

Therefore, I want to go to the West Sea.

Going to the West Sea, on the one hand, can help the family solve the troubles of the Immortal Alliance's decrees in the next thirty years.

Also, try to buy another longevity pill, hahahaha."

The Immortal Alliance decreed that every foundation-building family must send a Qi-cultivating cultivator to the front line of monster hunting in the West Sea as consumables all year round. This is a targeted harvest of the grassroots of Wunan, preventing the foundation-building immortals from becoming too powerful easily.

Because, for the Foundation Establishing Immortal Clan, people like Wang Xianzhou who are willing to take the initiative to shoulder responsibilities and fight for the family on the front line for a long time are unexpected. Most of the time, such not-so-good tasks need to be taken in turns.

Taking turns is not the best solution for the family from a rational point of view, but it is in line with human nature.

Of course, those who are more wealthy can also find independent cultivators to receive the decree on behalf of the family, but this is also in line with the starting point of this measure of the Immortal Alliance - to specifically harvest the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan and prevent the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan from becoming too powerful easily.

Wang Xianmao lowered his eyebrows. How could he not feel regretful about what happened to his genius brother?
"Have you figured it out?"

Nodding, the white-haired old ancestor Xian Zhou took the initiative to comfort his elder brother who was still young.

"Brother Mao, you know my temper.

Xianzhou didn't want to die in his clan.

Xihai
There is no shortage of rare treasures in that place. Two hundred years ago, there was even a fifth-level spiritual creature.

If you go there, you may have another chance. "

Yulou understood that the ancestor was talking nonsense.

At his current age, even if he builds a foundation, it will not extend his life for too long.

His path had been cut short long ago, yet he managed to live this long. In a sense, this was actually a tragedy.

"Okay!" Wang Xianmao nodded, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he could wait until Wang Xianzhou went to the West Sea and then prepare a few life-saving talismans for him.

"Clan leader, my future cultivation path will be to go to Hongdengzhao to participate in the Immortal Alliance's battle selection, and at the same time wait for the golden elixir of Mangxiang Patriarch. What do you think?"

Why did they just set a waiting period of thirty years?
Because, thirty years from now, it will be the time for the Immortal Alliance to select for the battle, and by then, a decision must be made.

"That's the only way. Fortunately, my Wang family now has five people who have established their foundation (three legitimate children and two outsiders).

Your uncle Rong Yuan is preparing to build his foundation. Uncle Rong Wen, Uncle Rong Sheng, and that Hong Mei also have the opportunity to build their foundation.

To be conservative, there are at least seven of them, seven who have established their foundation. That is enough to push you to try to pass the Purple Mansion Pass.

Therefore, every step of your practice is very important, and the time, starting point, and path must all be carefully planned.

Initially, we planned to let you enter the red light early and become an inner sect disciple.

Now it seems that the master may have blocked your position in the Dripping Cave, so the best strategy is to stay in the Dripping Cave in the name of communication, practice under the red light, and wait for the master to come up with the result.

Of course, everything is changing. If there are any changes in the future, you must discuss it with your ancestor Jingyi in time. Do you understand?"

After the general direction was decided, Patriarch Xian Zhou left first, while Yu Lou and the clan leader began the truly crucial conversation.

“Patriarch, three questions.

First, Yuan treated me like this, so why don’t we respond?
This is not because Yulou is dissatisfied with the family or the Yuan family, it is just a matter of attitude, you understand. "

Wang Xianmao nodded with satisfaction. The fact that Wang Yulou could point out the problem of posture showed that he had really grown up.

Posture is very important for individuals who develop in an organization.

Different people need to show appropriate attitudes in order to gain a better foothold. The complexity involved has ruined the lives of too many ignorant people. They face the best opportunities but lose them because of their unfamiliarity with the attitudes.

When they belatedly realized that there was something wrong with their posture, it was already too late.

At the beginning, Yuan Daoshen was unwilling to compromise on the issue of the Iron Crocodile Dragon and instead chose to exert extreme pressure because, as the leader of the Yuan faction, he could not undermine his own stance.

Yuan Daoshen’s choice was not wrong. If it weren’t for Hongli’s protection, it would be hard to know how things would have developed in the Dishuitian Palace that day.

For example - what if Gong Tieyan didn’t come to stop Yuan Daoshen?
The situation that day underwent three changes.

The first change was the initiative of Dishuitianwaizhuo Sect and Yulou turning into worry when they saw Gong Tieyan coming.

The first change forced Zhuoyinsheng to change his expectation of how to win to "how not to lose".

However, Gong Tieyan actually stabbed Lao Yuan in the back and opened up Yulou's eyes, which was the second change.

The situation that Yulou faced changed from 'how can we not lose' to 'what's going on' - it was too weird that Gong Tieyan backstabbed Lao Yuan.

This is also one of the reasons why Wang Yulou reminded Yuan Zhengju that it is still unknown what Master Jiusheng’s attitude towards the Yuan family is, which moved Yuan Zhengju.

When the red carp appeared, it was the third transformation. At that moment, Yulou was truly safe.

"You have already won a lot, so let's be merciful. Yulou, we all know Yuan Daoshen's purpose. He is just afraid that you will block the opportunity for the future Purple Mansion of Dripping Water Cave.

But we may really want to rob, and in the future, there may be a time when we have a complete fallout.

Therefore, it is better to endure it for the time being, pretend to be a coward and wait for him to make another move and reveal his flaws.

Internal fighting is different from fighting with strategies. Fighting with strategies is about seizing the initiative of rhythm. No matter whether it is the arrangement of offensive or the arrangement of secret techniques, secret treasures and other killing moves, they all serve the rhythm. It is easy to win if you seize the rhythm.

The key to internal fighting is to ensure that you are doing well while waiting for your opponent to make a mistake, and then to remain calm when it is time to remain calm.

When your opponent makes a mistake, it will be easier for you to win over the people in the middle, thus gradually allowing you to take the real initiative.

This is one of the secrets why our Wang family has survived a thousand years under the red light law and is still standing firm.

You understand the importance of posture, very good. The next step is to learn how to win people's hearts and minds in internal struggles and to gain momentum and eliminate dissidents.

But everything revolves around your cultivation, so I hope you can leave the Dripping Cave as soon as possible.

When you achieve foundation building early, you will be considered to have truly entered the game. Now it is just a small fight."

This is the family tradition. The Wunan immortal cultivation world is shrouded by the Immortal Alliance system. How to get by in the system is a secret that no one is willing to tell to outsiders.

This thing may be more valuable than any useful martial arts technique.

Wang Xianzhou said so much, but there are only two main points.

Play dumb and don't make mistakes, wait for your opponent to make mistakes, and then get a chance to win by counterattacking.

Also, everything revolves around cultivation, which is the foundation.

"Clan leader, Yulou has remembered that the second question is about Ancestor Jingyi. She..."

Raising his hand to interrupt Yulou's words, Wang Xianmao had a strange expression on his face.

It's like a volcano that's calm but seems like it will erupt at any moment, or it's like being so sad and lonely that one loses control of one's facial expressions and becomes numb.

The only thing Wang Yulou could understand was that the patriarch’s mood was too complicated and he didn’t understand it.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry that Jingyi will compete with you for Zifu resources.

Yulou and An Ning Cave have been snatched away by Xuan Zhuan.

But it is also possible that in short, a few years ago, just before you took Chu Ran and Xiao Yu as concubines, Jing Yi's cave was taken away.

I only learned about this from Jingyi last year when I went to Hongdengzhao to give the annual gift to the ancestor."

Yulou was shaken by the terrible news and felt his heart beating wildly.

It turns out that Wang was really just an ox and a horse, really just an ox and a horse.

The so-called master-disciple relationship and the so-called loyalty of a servant for a thousand years are nothing more than this in the eyes of the great monk.

"Are we a few people?"

Yulou thought that it might be because he, Yu'an and Uncle Rong Shi were practicing in An Ning Cave, and their cultivation was not right, which led to such a result.

“No, don’t blame yourself, it has nothing to do with you.

If you want to become a Purple Palace after building your foundation, you need to know how to practice.

The Red Lantern has this information, but it won't be given to the foundation-building cultivators, so Jing Yi can only ask Xuan Zhuan.

What she told me was 'ask, something goes wrong'.

I asked her what happened, but she just shook her head and didn't say anything more."

Wang Xianmao recalled painfully.

How can it not be painful?

He gave the chance of enlightenment to his second sister, but this opportunity was eventually snatched away by Wang's benefactor.

Mangxiang is now about to become a golden elixir. When the ancestor really becomes a golden elixir, no matter how many complaints the Wang family has, they can only bow their heads loyally.

Wang Yulou doesn't care whether the monks at Hewan Fishing Port are truly loyal. Similarly, Mangxiang and Xuanzhuan may not care whether their vassals are truly loyal.

After a long while, Yulou, having digested his emotions, spoke with difficulty.

"Ancestor, then should I go to the Immortal Alliance?"

“No, Yulou, we don’t have a choice.

Jingyi said that if the ancestor could become a golden elixir, he would become the de facto number one cultivator in Wunan for a short period of time, and this short period would be at least a few hundred years.

In a few hundred years, Jingyi and I would have passed away by then, and you can gain more opportunities through this process.

Therefore, we must endure and continue to be loyal members of the Anbei Wang family under the tutelage of our ancestors.

Waiting for thirty years is waiting for the selection of the Immortal Alliance for the battle, and waiting for the results of the founder's golden elixir, not for you to change your allegiance.

If the master's golden elixir cannot be achieved, joining the Immortal Alliance is your best choice. Joining the Immortal Alliance in advance can also make you more at ease.

As long as you can make a name for yourself in the Immortal Alliance, the Purple Mansion opportunity in the Dripping Cave will still be yours, and you can also compete for the Purple Mansion opportunity in the Immortal Alliance.

If the master's golden elixir can be made, Yulou"

Wang Xianmao didn't want to accept these horrible realities. Even though he had seen so many bad things in the world, he still didn't want to accept it. But he had no choice but to accept it.

After a pause, the patriarch told the reality that he did not want to accept.

"If the Grandmaster's golden elixir can be made, Yulou, you must strive to become the Grandmaster's disciple. Jingyi and I will do our best to make this happen even if we have to beg on our knees!"

The tribe leader's statement at this time actually pointed out what he did not dare to say just now, that An Ning Cave Heaven was taken away by the wild elephant.

"Yulou understands everything. Yulou understands everything."

Wang Yulou repeated in a daze. He didn't expect the truth to be like this.

At this moment, he hoped that Mang Xiang would die, but he also hoped that Mang Xiang could become a golden elixir.

The human heart, oh the human heart, reality makes people feel miserable, but they can only accept it.

The complexity of human nature is not only reflected in Yuan Zhengju's decision, but also in Yulou's heart.

The sufferings of this world are nothing more than this.

"You said you had three questions, Yulou, keep asking." Wang Xianmao reminded calmly. He had already freed himself from the painful torment he had felt when he first came into contact with the news.

He hopes that through communication, he can help Yulou find her backbone as soon as possible in the face of this terrible truth, so as to avoid putting too much pressure on Yulou.

“Clan leader, our ancestor attained the Golden Elixir, forcing the clan to transform its long-term accumulation into the current grand occasion of multiple foundation-building masters.

But from the perspective of the entire red light photo, it is not that Wang’s foundation is more, but that the overall foundation is much more.

There are two reasons for the price increase of foundation-building resources. The ancestors used secret teachings, various methods, etc. to exchange for resources, resulting in a reduction in resources.

On the other hand, independent cultivators got the opportunity to build a foundation through the Red Light Merit Hall, which caused a surge in the number of people who built a foundation.

The water level in Hongdengzhao and even in Wunan rose, and all the boats rose together. The Wang family had built a foundation, and many other families had also built foundations.

The future will be full of storms and waves. Without the previous accumulation, our Wang family will have a hard time getting through it, so Yulou has an idea. "

Is it necessarily a good thing to have more foundation building?
It’s hard to say. For a small force like the Xiuxian Family, its position in the Red Lantern System is a relative one.

When all the boats are raised together, the families with relatively low ecological niches will be overtaken by the greed overflowing from the families with high ecological niches.

Favorable positions are scarce resources. Scarce resources are limited, and now the competition is even more intense.
An Ning's small cave was taken away because the greed of the higher ecological niche squeezed out the margins of the lower ecological niche.

If this trouble is not handled properly, Wang's foundation will become a decoration that cannot create value, and the family will fall into trouble.

Sending Wang's talents to the West Sea and the East Desert is certainly a good way to relieve internal pressure.

But the Wang family is not the Immortal Alliance. When Wang Xianmao and Wang Rongjiang are both at the foundation-building stage, why should Wang Rongjiang become a price?
If the Wang family was unfair, then Wang Rongjiang actually had reason to ask back - just because I used two and a half portions of foundation-building resources, does the family have to treat me so harshly?

This is enough reason. Whether to ask or to argue depends entirely on Wang Rongjiang's emotional and moral bottom line. Uncle Rongjiang is certainly reliable, so he won't really argue.

But to govern a force of nearly 300 people, you cannot rely solely on emotions, as that would be a recipe for disaster.

"The wind is high and the waves are rough, this is a good word, this is a good word.

Yulou, I am actually dissatisfied with the way you have been showing off in the Dripping Cave.

You are just a little monk, you should sink into the mud, practice well, and improve your cultivation.

But you are the unique son of the Wang family, so I should give you more resources to help you complete this path of cultivation better.

But now the resources of the clan...

So, even if you provoke the Yuan family and I am not happy, I am too embarrassed to mention it. "

An ordinary fool might say that it was the Yuan family that provoked me, but Yulou is not Yuan Si or Yuan Wu.

He understood the patriarch's painstaking efforts.

"Yulou will eventually grow to a point where the family can no longer protect her. She will have to face the sufferings of the mortal world and the wasted time on the immortal path all by herself. It doesn't matter if it happens sooner or later.

Besides, Chief, you have given me enough...why don't we sell the red lantern magic weapon?"

Wang Xianmao smiled with relief. Attitude, attitude. In fact, he couldn't understand Wang Yulou anymore, but he was satisfied with Wang Yulou's attitude, and that was enough.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me what you think."

After rejecting Wang Yulou's suggestion to sell red lanterns, Wang Xianmao asked about Yulou's last incident. In fact, he was also looking forward to some new insights Yulou could come up with.

“After being in the Dripping Water Cave for so long, Yulou has gained some understanding of the sect’s strengths and weaknesses.

Yulou thought, why can’t our Wang family establish a small sect?
When a family develops to a certain stage, it reaches its limit. The balance between emotion and reason requires an extremely high level of ability from the helmsman, but there will always be younger generations with mediocre abilities who are unable to maintain this balance.

By changing the Anbei Wang family into the Anbei Sect, disciples and guest officials from other families can build their foundation and become members of the new sect together with the direct descendants, so it will be easier to strike a balance between reason and emotion.

More importantly, the family model has an upper limit on the number of monks it can accommodate, and two or three hundred people are already difficult to maintain.

The sect has a higher upper limit and can easily accommodate thousands of people. With thousands of people serving our Wang family, we can move forward more steadily and further."

Ambition, Wang Xianmao saw infinite ambition in Yulou's eyes.

What Wang Yulou was talking about was not thousands of people serving the Wang family, but thousands of people serving Mangxiang and him - there is no conflict!
Mangxiang is an existence that the Wang family cannot avoid. If the Wang family can build a sect with a thousand people, then the status of the Wang family in Mangxiang will naturally rise, and Yulou's status in Mangxiang will also rise accordingly.

Why did Yuan Daoshen dare to threaten Gong Jiusheng to support him?
Because Yuan Daoshen is useful to Gong Jiusheng, and in the structure of the Dripping Cave, he is irreplaceable to a certain extent!
"Yes, but it's unrealistic. It doesn't mean that you can immediately gain benefits by establishing a sect. Yulou, you should understand."

Wang Xianmao reminded with a wry smile.

Yulou naturally understood what the patriarch meant. Wunan’s resources were unlimited, but within a limited time scale, the resources were also limited.

Limited resources cannot support so many big crocodiles. The Immortal Alliance is a platform for allocating resources, and the targets of distribution are great monks.

The surplus left over from the Immortal Alliance's distribution supported small sects like the Dripping Cave and Miaofeng Mountain. The next smallest was Cui Baihao's Mangrove Sect - there was no middle layer.

The middle layer is occupied by foundation-building families such as the Wang family and the Yang family.

Families have their own advantages, sects have their own advantages, and with different sizes, there are naturally different choices.

"I see. Yulou is just overthinking."

There were thousands of words and hundreds of thoughts in her mind, but Yulou didn't say them out loud.

The clan leader’s words are very true, only after building the foundation can you enter the game.

Don’t be too anxious, build the foundation first!

"You are very good to be aware of the problem of family model.

However, I am not dead yet, so the Wang family’s business should be able to continue.

The future is in your hands, Yulou, so practice well.

In addition, you will marry Lin Ying in two days, so I should meet Xiaoyu and Chu Ran in advance.

I haven't met your two concubines yet, so I can take this opportunity to teach them a lesson."

"Patriarch, what's the point of living or dying? Who knows, you might become an immortal someday. When that happens, you will enjoy eternal happiness, and our Wang family will prosper for thousands of years."

Yulou's flattery was completely nonsense, but the old patriarch was still very happy to hear it.

"Hahaha, kid, you've really grown up now and dare to tease me!"
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While Yulou was chatting with the clan leader, Zhang Xuewu sneaked from Baimao Fishing Port to Hewan Port.

He had been in Hewan Port for so many years, so naturally he had a few confidants. As soon as Wang Xianmao arrived, they informed Zhang Xuewu, and Lao Zhang rushed over immediately.

Wang Yulou was his benefactor, and Wang Xianmao was the patriarch of the Wang family, a top leader among top leaders.

Zhang Xuewu couldn't curry favor with others because he was too far away from them and he didn't have any resources.

However, Lao Zhang naturally understood the principle of saving the country through a roundabout way.

If you can't curry favor with Wang Xianmao, you can go to Qin Churan to persuade him!
It is difficult to determine whether pillow talk is effective, but inaction will definitely not be effective!

As Yulou gradually gained a foothold in the Dripping Cave and the news of his marriage to the first female fairy in the Dripping Cave, the cave flower Lin Ying, spread, the number of people who gathered around Wang Yulou increased literally.

Even a big shot like Yuan Wu didn't dare to call Yu Lou his junior brother, so even the dogs started to become inward-looking. Therefore, Lao Zhang couldn't afford to be careless.

"Twenty spirit stones. Junior sister, you should know that I, Old Zhang, can only earn forty spirit stones a year. I really can't make more." Old Zhang said pitifully.

"Twenty coins? The most I can say is learning to write. Are you sure you want me to talk nonsense like that?"

Xiao Qin rolled his eyes and asked back.

"What do you mean by learning characters?" Zhang Xuewu didn't understand.

"It's 'There is a man called Zhang Xue', six characters, four spirit stones for each character, the extra one is a free gift, after all, we are good friends."

Having worked with Yulou for many years, Xiao Qin's bargaining skills are very high.

Four spirit stones for one word, and one is given to you for free. Isn’t that nice?

Old Zhang's face suddenly turned ugly. Four spirit stones for one word. This price couldn't even be described as exorbitant.

But he thought on the other hand, Qin Churan's asking price showed that he was really determined to get the job done. From this perspective, the pillow talk service of four spirit stones for one word was a good deal.

He gritted his teeth and said.

"Eighty spirit stones, twenty words, a brief mention, a compliment, how about that?"

Xiao Qin narrowed his eyes.

No, how could he possibly take out eighty spirit stones at once? Could it be that Old Zhang was doing something behind my husband's back?

Thinking of this, she decided to try again.

"Brother Zhang, I want to buy a pair of jade bead earrings, but they cost 120 spirit stones, which is a bit expensive."

Lao Zhang doesn't want to send it off.

I work so hard as a dog for Wang Yulou. The only resources I earn for cultivation in a year, minus the spiritual fish I eat, is only forty current spiritual stones. And you just asked for three years' income.

So cruel!

But if he doesn't send it now, he will offend Wang Yulou's wife - a concubine is also a wife. He is in a dilemma.

“Junior sister, let me tell you the truth. I only have 60 spirit stones. I want to give you 60 first and 20 later.

One hundred and twenty, Lao Zhang, I really can’t afford it.”

Qin Churan's eyes moved slightly, and he spoke in a gentle voice.

"It's good that you have this intention"

Lao Zhang thought that there was no need to give gifts. Xiao Qin was moved by him and decided to help him persuade him for free, which made him very happy.

"Just sixty pieces, I'll take the spirit stones and help you naturally."

With a bitter look on his face, Zhang Xuewu emptied the spirit stones in his storage bag and was about to leave.

Xiao Qin called him and said.

"You can stay in the mansion tonight. Maybe Yulou will see you tomorrow."

Lao Zhang was overjoyed and thanked repeatedly. Finally, he left with full of expectations.

Madam Qin, I will never be able to repay your kindness!
Xiao Qin told this story to everyone as a joke.

After hearing this joke, Wang Yulou chose to raise his glass helplessly to cover up the embarrassment.

It seemed that Patriarch Xian Zhou was very satisfied. He had encouraged Yu Lou to marry Xiao Qin because he saw that Xiao Qin was a down-to-earth girl who knew her limits.

Now Xiao Qin not only accepted the gift, but also helped Zhang Xuewu to show his loyalty to Yulou. She also showed her sensible and capable character. More importantly, she fully pleased Wang Xianzhou and Wang Xianmao, the two elders of the Wang family.

It can be said that everyone is winning in Xiao Qin’s operation. This is the greatest significance of a force striving to maintain a new prosperous state.

When a force is on the rise, many bad things can turn into good things. Zhang Xuewu’s unfair competition can make his loyalty more prominent - Yulou also needs people who are willing to get close to it.

"Chu Ran, you did a good job. Very good. Here, keep this broken water jade bead and let Yulou make a pair of earrings for you. Hahahaha."

Wang Xianmao didn't expect that the two concubines that Yulou married were so interesting. Xiaoyu won't say much about it. Qin Churan doesn't look that good, but the way he does things is really pleasing to the eye.

The most important thing is that this girl knows exactly what she should do and how to do it. She has a very clear mind.

So, he directly helped Xiao Qin realize his wish - the Wang family had no shortage of this little resource.

"Brother Xianmao, what are you laughing about so happily?"

A slightly hoarse voice sounded. It turned out that it was Tieqinhe who was riding a small spirit crane at the peak of the demon realm and landed in the courtyard of the mansion.

This outsider who is at the foundation-building stage is a friend of Wang Xianzhou. Now his cultivation has also reached the foundation-building stage, and he is of the same generation as the clan leader and Jing Yi. Wang Rongjiang calls him Uncle Qinhe.

Yulou stood up and invited Elder Qinhe to take the seat, the clan leader beside him said.

"My friend, you're finally here. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to come, so I thought about calling Jingyi over before tomorrow."

Tie Qinhe, a skinny old man, started to explain with a smile.

"Patriarch, I have always remembered what happened in Yulou.

He is the rare talent of our Wang family, but this is the first time we meet each other. He is indeed extraordinary.

Yulou, don't blame me for being late. I flew three thousand miles all the way back from Miaofeng Mountain."

Miaofeng Mountain?
Hearing this, Yulou curiously asked about the war between Miaofeng Mountain and Gushen Sect, and Tieqinhe naturally told him everything he knew.

These two sects have been fighting for more than ten years and are still fighting now. This can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations.

Behind the scenes is the game between the Tianshe Sect and the Red Lantern Sect. Otherwise, given the size of both sides, the game would have ended long ago.

The reason why the Tieqin Crane stayed in Miaofeng Mountain was to breed the spiritual cranes in Miaofeng Mountain. If the population of spiritual beasts was not properly replaced, their talents and bloodlines would degenerate.

Degeneration is not reversion. The ancestor of the spiritual cranes between heaven and earth is the eternal demon god Bifang, whose strength is comparable to that of a true immortal.

Bifang is still alive and well, so he will naturally not let any wild monster return to his ancestral bloodline - he is not worthy of having anything to do with it!
The dinner party mentioned by the clan leader ended with the clan leader scolding Xiao Qin and Xiao Yu. Faced with Lao Deng's "good intentions", Yu Lou, who wanted to explain for the two beauties, could only choose to remain silent.

If you follow the Wang family, you naturally have to obey your parents' management.

"Don't be dissatisfied with Yulou's marriage. Many immortal cultivators have a bunch of Taoist companions and concubines, regardless of gender.

Feelings are one aspect, the other, and more important, aspect is strength.

For example, Xiaoyu, if you become a real person, even if you keep hundreds of lovers like the Immortal Venerable Qingrui, our Wang family will not have any objection - as long as you can give Yulou a little help at that time.

In order to open the Purple Mansion, Li Haiping of Miaofeng Mountain married three Taoist companions from three immortal families in the sect, which was a prerequisite for him to gain the support of the immortals in the sect.

Yulou is the unicorn son of the Wang family. Lin Ying will not be his last Taoist partner and he may marry again in the future.

You should relax and do your duty. We in the Wang family will not treat you unfairly!"

He acted very fatherly, but Wang Yulou understood that the clan leader was actually playing the good guy. He said bad things about him, and Wang Yulou pretended to be the good guy after something good happened.

Generally, smart girls will question why you didn’t speak up to defend him at that time, but truly smart girls won’t ask.

Bai Xiaoyu listened silently without saying anything. The little stone turtle that was eating food voraciously on her hand heard someone calling Bai Xiaoyu's name, raised its head to look at Wang Xianmao, and then lay down again to continue eating.

"Grandfather, please stop teasing Xiaoyu."

But in fact, Yulou still spoke up to defend him in person.

After all, he likes both Xiaoyu and Churan, and Yulou considers himself lucky to have a good relationship with these two beauties.

Xiaoyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Yulou's protection was of great significance to her.

“Hahaha, it was the old man who said too much and made Qilinzi unhappy, so let’s stop here.

Oh, sir, go and call the guy named Zhang." The clan leader said with a smile.

Li Changming, who was serving on the side, knelt down hurriedly to receive the order, and ran to call Lao Zhang.

Soon, Lao Zhang excitedly knelt down in front of the clan leader and Tie Lao.

"Zhang Xuewu pays respect to the two ancestors!"

These were the third and fourth Wang family foundation builders that he had seen. Wang Yulou was in fact the leader of the next generation of the Wang family. The Wang family itself was a family that was not inferior to the Yuan family and the Zhuo family.

After all, Yuan Zhuo works for the real person, and Wang also works for the real person. Although Mangxiang has a lot of cattle and horses, the strength of the Mangxiang lineage and the Three Purple Mansions is also very strong.

"You don't have to bow to us, you are from Yulou." Tie Qinhe reminded.

He is an outsider of the Wang family who laid the foundation. Although the Wang family's water is fair, Lao Tie is very self-aware.

"Okay, get up now. Xiao Qin said that you knew I was getting married, so he sent me 60 spiritual stones as a gift.

I don't need your little spiritual stone. Instead of giving it to me as a gift, you should exchange it for cultivation resources and break through to the later stage as soon as possible. That's the right thing to do."

Hearing Yulou's words, Patriarch Xianzhou took out a Shui Zhen Bao Dan from his storage bag and threw it to Zhang Xuewu.

He prepared this thing for Yulou - just in case it was needed, but Zhang Xuewu also practiced water magic, so it could be eaten.

"This pill is given to you. If you can break through the bottleneck of the late stage with just one pill, you will have the opportunity to build a foundation."

Wang Xianzhou gave the elixir to Zhang Xuewu out of Yulou's consideration.

Tie Qinhe was the foundation built by him, and Zhang Xuewu can become the foundation built by Yulou in the future. Considering Lao Zhang's loyalty in giving gifts on credit, he still has some support value.

Old Zhang is in his early sixties. He has almost mastered the sixth level of Qi training and has a chance to reach the peak of Qi training before he turns a hundred.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

On the question of whether the human head is harder or the floor is harder, Zhang Xuewu gave the answer - the floor is still harder, and the head of a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training is not very good.

Shui Zhen Bao Dan, one of the Five Zhen Bao Dan, although it cannot break through the realm 100%, the price of just one pill is worth more than 1,400 spirit stones.

Even if Wang Xianzhou himself is an alchemist, the price just considering the cost of materials would be more than 800 spirit stones.

More than 800 spirit stones were easily given to such a big shot, which was worth it for Zhang Xuewu to desperately explore which was harder, the human head or the floor.

"Stop knocking, get up, do you want to trick the ancestor into giving you another healing pill?"

Yulou helplessly used his spiritual energy to transform into a large hand and lifted Lao Zhang up.

"Learning martial arts. I have no such intention in learning martial arts. I just want to say that I am willing to be a running dog of Daoist Fellow Yuque forever."

The blood was gushing out, and Xiao Qin suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.

We are all living hard
In the world of immortal cultivation where immortals like the Wang family have to work like slaves, small cultivators without any followers can actually live well without working hard - as long as they are willing to give up their cultivation, they can go down to the mortal world and do whatever they want.

Unfortunately, cultivation is poisonous, just like all cultivators who have just broken through the Qi training stage will suffer from cultivation madness. As long as the cultivator embarks on the path to immortality, they are unwilling to give up that slight possibility.
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Two days later, Hewan Fishing Port was decorated with lights and colors.

Different from the last concubine ceremony, this time Yulou is marrying a formal Taoist partner, so the ceremony is naturally more complicated. This is also a respect for Lin Ying and the Lin family.

On the other hand, Yulou's status has also changed.

The exchange ceremony was held, the head-on collision with the Yuan family and joining the Zhuo faction camp, the respect of the real person who was rescued by the real person Hongli himself, the family background of the marriage partner Lin Ying, etc., all these things added up, as a result, today's guests have reached nearly two hundred people.

Among the nearly two hundred people, more than twenty are in the foundation-building stage, and most of the others are in the late stage of Qi training.

"Husband, are you nervous?"

In Yulou's bedroom, Bai Xiaoyu looked at the man who was getting dressed and asked casually.

"I have two things on my mind right now. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Wang Yulou, who would never be led by the nose by anyone, asked back.

His eyes moved slightly, a hint of cunning flashed across them, and Xiaoyu asked quickly.

"The one that concerns me."

"I will also arrange for you to wear high-quality robes, but I have to wait until you reach the late stage of Qi training. Isn't it too late?"

When she heard about Yulou Cake, the girl's eyes suddenly lit up with smiles, and she shyly put forward her little request.

"No need for top quality, I want the same as Kong Shan Xin Yu."

In her eyes, the only difference between high-quality robes and mid-quality robes is the price, but the robes for men and women like Kongshan Xinyu are different and have different meanings.

"Okay, that's one top-grade robe, and two of them belong to us. Um, the Taoist couple robes."

"Ah? Did I spend too many spirit stones?"

Xiaoyu suppressed the corners of her grinning mouth and pretended to help Wang Yulou save spirit stones.

Perhaps because she was not very good at pretending, or perhaps because she was too excited, she pinched the turtle's tail with a little force, and the turtle cried silently in pain.

You two guys, you guys are in love, why am I the one getting hurt?

"When you reach the later stage of cultivation, I may have already established my foundation. By then, the spiritual stones for buying robes will not be a big deal. I can earn them by refining two spiritual tools."

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and Yulou kissed Xiaoyu on the cheek and said.

"Xiao Yu, you know me well. I am kind but too cowardly and irrational. Some people say that smart people are like this.

How does the saying go? A gentleman will not lie, but will remain silent and dare not express his dissatisfaction with things he dislikes. In summary, it is incompetent kindness.

To me, at first, you meant something like a fig leaf to cover up my incompetent kindness. Ha, don't laugh, I'm serious.

But now, both you and Chu Ran are very important to me.

But if I want to go further, I have to make some choices. There is a limit to what a person can bear.

Only by giving up some things can you get other things. There is no distinction between high and low, only different choices made by different people.

Senior Sister Lin is a good girl, and you are also a good girl. I hope you can understand my greed and ambition. This is my choice.

The world is a sea of suffering, and the road to immortality is long. I want to go further.

Of course, if you don’t understand, you can pretend to understand. This will make me happier and you won’t have to worry about the resources for practice.

Wait until you have established your foundation before kicking me out. Even if I am angry, I will not dare to abuse you—the Immortal Alliance is watching over me."

Yulou blinked, hoping Xiaoyu could understand what he meant.

This girl is different from Chu Ran. Chu Ran has chosen his own path to where he is today.

However, in his relationship with Xiaoyu, he felt that he was repaying a favor and got something in return, so he always felt guilty.

Bai Xiaoyu fiddled with the little stone turtle in his hand without looking up, but felt a little confused.

So, you want to drive me away?

But I didn’t do anything wrong?

"Wang Yulou, go get married. I won't kick you out."

Noticing Xiaoyu's unhappiness, Yulou wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally turned back before leaving.

“The right to choose is the most luxurious power in this world of immortal cultivation.

Until just now, when I married Senior Sister Lin today, Xiaoyu, I realized belatedly that you actually didn’t have the right to choose.”

Having said that, Yulou laughed somewhat self-deprecatingly.

“Although I don’t think I’m stupid, there are too many things to worry about, too many.

So, I didn't realize this at the time, and now, I give the choice to you.

Xiaoyu, you can choose your own path, think about it carefully. "

After Wang Yulou left, Bai Xiaoyu lay on the round table in the bedroom, supporting her chin with her left arm, and looked sideways at the small stone turtle under her right fingertips.

The little stone turtle has crawled into its shell, but because the stone turtle's shell is a symmetrical and angular circle, there is a small shell tip on its lower abdomen.

When it retracts into its shell, it becomes a perfect spinning top, spinning under the little fish's fingers.

Looking at the rotating turtle shell, Bai Xiaoyu's eyes also showed a bit of confusion.

Love is troublesome, and she finds that she doesn't understand how to play it.

The little stone turtle didn't understand what sin he had committed to deserve being used as a spinning top by his owner.

It is a spiritual animal, not a toy! ——
On the Golden Stage, as the nominal leader of the Dripping Cave, Chu Hongyi naturally sat next to Wang Xianmao.

'Hongyi, the Yuan family sent someone to attack and kill Yulou, and now no one is coming to Yulou's wedding. Elder Daoshen may be crazy.

I want to assign Yulou to the Red Light Office as the assistant deacon of the Dishui Cave Exchange. What do you think? Wang Xianmao transmitted the message.

It is no secret that Yuan Daoshen is insane. What is popular among the top leaders of the Dripping Cave now is the extent of his insanity, not whether he is crazy.

Those disciples who never returned to the cave have become infamous and have nowhere to seek justice, but they still have their families. In the past two days, there have been several disturbances in the Dripping Cave.

There were even two veterans who ran to the gate of the Yuan family and hugged the gate and cried, "Immortal, please open your eyes and see what the Yuan family has done." Their only child died outside the Dripping Cave.

Everyone knows what the Yuan family has done, but unless Gong Jiusheng speaks out, Yuan Daoshen’s guilt cannot be determined.

For small cases, look at the law; for medium cases, look at the impact; for big cases, look at __.

As one of the leaders of the Dripping Cave, Yuan Daoshen's affairs are the sensitive skin of the internal struggle of the Dripping Cave, and no one dares to touch it easily.

Zhuojia dares to touch it every day, but because he touches it every day and there is a lot of shit behind his butt, the effect is not very good.

"I understand what you mean, Senior Brother. So, the exchange deacon of the Red Light Station in Dripping Cave will be replaced in three months. Yulou will be there in three months. What do you think?"

Without much hesitation, Chu Hongyi readily agreed.

He didn't understand why Wang could endure it, but he understood that it was a good thing for him if Wang didn't make trouble.

Unfortunately, Master Hongyi had never heard of the story of the drum of grievance.

The reason why the drum of injustice is not sounded is not because there is no injustice, but because the injustice is not great enough!
The Wang family was waiting, waiting for Yuan Daoshen to continue making mistakes, and waiting for the right time to beat the drum again.

The Wang family is waiting for the results of Mangxiang's golden elixir. Too many things are related to the ancestor.

"That's good, Hongyi, thank you."

"You're welcome, brother."

After the two of them finished communicating, Lin Ying also got off the giant flying boat that flew all the way from the Lin family.

The spiritual flying boat made of mahogany itself carries a festive meaning, and it is also decorated with many red flowers and trees, which is very beautiful.

After the two-story flying boat stopped, Yulou, wearing the Kongshan Xinyu robe, hurried forward and waited at the door.

Lin Ying came out accompanied by her maid, and then, together with Yu Lou, began a solemn and lengthy ceremony.
Half an hour later, the two finally stood in front of Wang Xianmao and Lin Mengyao.

Wang Xianzhou, the host today, sang "Bai" loudly, and Yulou and Lin Ying bowed together.

The difference in the Taoist rituals for cultivators is revealed here. Ordinary mortals would say "live a good life", "love each other", "respect the elders", and "have more children" at this time.

Wang Xianmao asked in a solemn voice.

"The road to immortality is long, Lin Ying, do you know how to proceed?"

Lin Ying looked towards Yu Lou and spoke firmly.

"We should work together and go to the great road together!"

Next, it was Elder Meng Yao who started asking. The order in which the two spoke had nothing to do with status, cultivation, or the identities of the male and female elders. It was purely because of age, so the older elder asked later.

Obviously, marriages between immortal cultivators are the most profitable, but the profit factor is completely discarded in the process, giving off a sense of "the less there is, the more emphasis there is".

"The road ahead is full of twists and turns, Wang Yulou, have you thought about how to face the difficulties in the future?"

To Lin Mengyao's surprise, Yulou directly grabbed Lin Ying's hand.

Looking at this silly girl who was not very smart, Yulou said solemnly.

"Life and death depend on each other!"

He originally wanted to marry someone to fulfill his ambition, but he ended up marrying a real beauty.

Pass the test of life and death, see true love, and forge a golden bond.

In this case, we should cherish it.

After hearing Wang Yulou's words, Lin Ying, who had been nervous just now, suddenly forgot how many people were watching her and her tears of emotion flowed uncontrollably.

Wang Yulou reached out to wipe it and spoke softly.

"Don't cry, it's a happy day."

Lin Ying spoke while sobbing and laughing, her voice was very soft and cheerful.

"Wang Yulou, it's like I had a long dream. After waking up, I found that everything in the dream was not a dream. We have indeed become Taoist companions."

The process was interrupted by the two young men. Wang Xianzhou spread his hands to his elder brother and said that he didn't want to interfere.

Wang Xianmao and Lin Mengyao looked at each other, and the two senior foundation-building masters tacitly decided to cancel all subsequent procedures. From the perspective of elders, the fact that Yulou and Lin Ying could love each other was more meaningful than any perfect process.

"My fellow Taoists, the ceremony ends here. I am very happy that you are all here."

Wang Xianmao stood up, looked around, smiled and nodded to Elder Zhuoyinsheng, and finally said.

“Yulou is cultivating in the Dripping Water Cave and cannot do without your care. Xianmao is here to pay his respects.

Finally, come on, serve the wine and feast, and don’t leave until you are drunk!”

Today's wine is all ninth-grade bitter leaf wine, and the dishes range from spiritual fish to Wang's specialties of spiritual donkey meat and spiritual fruit.

Banquets can promote relationships. The more than 200 monks invited to Wang Yulou’s wedding are all the most loyal descendants of the Dripping Cave.

Establishing good relations with these people is of great significance for the continued development of Yulou's power in Dripping Cave after his departure.

Yulou may not be in the cave for a long time in the future, but as long as his Taoist partner Lin Ying is there, Yulou is there in a sense.

After all, Bai Xiaoyu and Qin Churan's cultivation was too low and their starting point was too low, so they could not support the status quo after Wang Yulou left.

Lin Ying has reached the ninth level of Qi training at a young age, and has a great potential to build a foundation in the future. The Lin family behind her has the veteran foundation builder Lin Mengyao.

This is also one of the meanings of marriage.

(End of this chapter)