A rare clamor of voices rose at the entrance of the Gu Family Tea House in Lotus Immortal City.
The reason was simple: everyone wanted to know what had happened.
The two Immortal Venerables, Qingrui and Lianpeng, along with the True Persons under their tutelage, might know the truth, but not everyone had access to those channels.
Therefore, the Gu Family Tea House beca an excellent alternative.
In the cultivation world, what was the most precious commodity?
It was hard to say.
At the very least, the so-called "treasures" at the Immortal City Auction House in Lotus Immortal City were far from truly precious.
Being able to buy whatever you wanted with money was a privilege bestowed upon individuals only in certain beautiful eras.
In the Immortal Alliance, having money did not guarantee you could buy things. Instead, you were more likely to be frad—often by the very people who constantly preached about the righteous cause of the Immortal Alliance, using the alliance's na to set you up.
Rare information, however, definitely ranked among the precious.
Qiyuan Zhenren's business of selling spirit tea on the surface while secretly selling intelligence perfectly targeted the cultivators' pain points.
Startled by the recent upheaval in the world, cultivators crowded into the Gu Family Tea House, negotiating intelligence prices with the multitasking Gu Qilang.
Speaking of which, Gu Qilang, the Great Elder of the Gu Family, was quite an interesting figure. He was dispatched wherever the demand for intelligence was highest.
Previously, he had served as the manager of the Gu Family Tea House in the immortal city at the Immortal Alliance headquarters in the Cyan Plains. Later, when turmoil arose in the West Sea, he was urgently transferred there.
Now, with the great war between the two sects in the northwest corner of Wunan, quasi-immortal venerable Mang Xiang had first entered Heavenly Serpent Valley to start a massacre, followed by True Person Gua killing ten billion living beings with two roars.
Finally, two Immortal Venerables from power factions within the Immortal Alliance, Frog Emperor and Zhuzhao, directly intervened—forcefully staying Mang Xiang's hand just as he reached to press the button for full-scale civil war.
Despite this, any discerning eye could see the tension in Wunan and the terrifying prospects facing the Immortal Alliance.
As the battle intensified, the demand for intelligence naturally surged in Lotus Immortal City, the central immortal city in northwestern Wunan.
No one wanted to fight a civil war, but Mang Xiang's process of Attaining Golden Core had turned into such a disaster that everyone watching felt a lingering dread—they had no choice but to take precautions.
In fact, many Foundation Establishnt cultivators who previously had no real concept of Immortal Venerables completely gave up on their vain hopes of achieving the Dao after witnessing Mang Xiang's path toward becoming one.
True Person Gua had roared to death tens of thousands of cultivators, tens of millions of mortals, and ten billion living beings, yet it was only considered a minor episode on Mang Xiang's path to enlightennt—an insignificant interlude.
Tens of thousands of dead cultivators sounded like a lot, and it indeed was a lot; it could be understood as half the Red Lantern Illumination Sect dying.
However, Mang Xiang's lackeys chose to continue conscripting other cultivators under the jurisdiction of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect to the front lines as cannon fodder, without the slightest hesitation.
This scene was horrifying in the eyes of many.
The truth, previously hidden under layers of concealnt, was completely exposed after the mask was torn off, and many naive cultivators simply could not accept it.
It turned out that low-level cultivators really were just expendable materials.
It turned out that Foundation Establishnt was also just the bottom tier, and the most severely restricted bottom tier at that.
In the past, the internal pressure within the Immortal Alliance had not reached its current extre, but after Mang Xiang failed the five discussions for Golden Core, the eruption of conflict beca an inevitability.
Systemic violence equally crushed all existence, first crushing those at Qi Induction and Qi Refining during the great war between the Valley Spirit Sect and Wondrous Peak Mountain, and then crushing Foundation Establishnt and the so-called seasoned Foundation Establishnt cultivators during the great war between the Red Lantern Illumination Sect and the Sky Serpent Sect.
The Immortal Alliance's slogans were, in the end, too pleasant and heartwarming. Among cultivators, there were actually quite a few who had been brainwashed by them in the past.
After all, when the sample size was large enough, even the smallest subcategory contained a massive number of people.
But the vast majority of people would, at most, only imagine cultivators slaughtering each other. In their relatively shallow accumulations and foundations, there were no records of bizarre events like the wrath of heaven and earth.
Weren't heaven and earth supposed to be emotionless?
Why would heaven and earth get angry?
For an ordinary Foundation Establishnt cultivator wanting to know the answers, the Gu Family Tea House was naturally the best choice.
With clearly marked prices, one could obtain intelligence just by handing over spirit stones. The key point was that it ca with no strings attached in the form of owed favors, which was why Gu Qilang was so busy that he needed to use multi-line sound transmissions to satisfy custor demands.
However, upon noticing the arrival of Wang Yulou and An Hening, Gu Qilang surprisingly went straight to the main entrance to welco them.
"Fellow Daoist Jade Palace, upon learning that you temporarily ca to the immortal city to participate in the grand auction, I wanted to welco you personally. However, you were truly too busy, and I felt bad taking up your ti.
"I didn't expect you to actually co knocking on my door. My humble abode is truly graced by your presence, truly graced!"
Old Gu was a fascinating person. Previously, when Wang Yulou was in the West Sea, he used to call him 'Uncle'.
"You are being too distant, Uncle. Let's go inside to talk."
After exchanging smiles and pleasantries with the old custors, Wang Yulou stated his purpose for coming from within the core formation array of the Gu Family Tea House.
Old An waited outside. Given Wang Yulou's extraordinary status and their old friendship, Gu Qilang didn't dawdle. He raised his hand to activate the formation array, then spoke straightforwardly.
"Yulou, you hail from Dripdrop Cave. This matter is a good thing for you—a great thing.
"Immortal Venerable Di Shui has freed herself and once again returned to the true level of an Immortal Venerable.
"We don't possess much inside information, but there are two key points.
"First, Immortal Venerable Di Shui withstood ninety-nine Heavenly Tribulations and appeared completely unscathed in the end.
"Second, throughout the entire process, not a single Immortal Venerable tried to stop her."
This highlighted Wang Yulou's current prominence. Anyone who cared to look knew all about his past!
It seed as if Old Gu and Wang Yulou had little interaction, but in reality, Gu Qilang had reviewed Wang Yulou's performance in Wang Family Mountain prior to the age of thirteen no less than three tis.
Hearing Gu Qilang's words, Wang Yulou felt a complex mix of emotions—no, it wasn't just a mix, it was a chaotic swirl of a hundred, a thousand different feelings.
Whether it was a good thing or not, wouldn't he know better than anyone?
Back when he was still at Qi Induction, he had been targeted by Mang Xiang and controlled by Shen Guang.
Later, during Qi Refining, he was targeted by Immortal Venerable Di Shui.
How could this possibly be a good thing?
Wang Yulou wasn't an idiot, so he didn't take Bai Xiaoyu's feelings for him seriously.
The logic was simple: in this wretched cultivation world, could any of those high-and-mighty grand cultivators truly be innocent white lotuses?
Bullshit!
Besides, even if Bai Xiaoyu was a kind, beautiful girl who was deeply in love with him while also being Immortal Venerable Di Shui, could Wang Yulou blindly trust that to be the truth?
It was always better to be cautious. Being careful in the cultivation world never led to major mistakes.
"Uncle, you must be joking. How do I count as a disciple of Dripdrop Cave? Others might not know why I went there, but surely you do?" Wang Yulou smiled bitterly.
Although Old Zhou had been used as bait to hook Shen Guang, and he never actually consummated their marriage, he had indeed gone to cultivate Source Vein Gui Water Qi solely to enter her bridal chamber.
What Wang Yulou didn't know was that it was precisely because things had developed this way that Hong Li worried he was also bait—bait ant to lure White Li to her death.
"Hahaha, let's not talk about that, let's not talk about that. Do you have any other questions?
"Right, consider that previous piece of intelligence a gift from . Free of charge."
Old Gu laughed it off, refusing to admit he knew the truth.
Wang Yulou was in no rush. He enjoyed the free rank-six spirit tea Old Gu provided while casually shooting the breeze.
Only after thoroughly spending four thousand spirit stones on seven or eight different questions did Wang Yulou suddenly ask about Di Shui breaking free.
He couldn't appear too eager. He was Mang Xiang's subordinate, not Di Shui's. Why rush forward so eagerly?
"The details of this matter will cost twenty thousand spirit stones. Yulou, news regarding Immortal Venerables is not to be spread lightly."
"Twenty thousand? I'd consider two thousand too much! Uncle, I call you Uncle, but you can't just fool like a child."
With that, Wang Yulou bantered with Gu Qilang a bit longer, raising his total expenditure from four thousand to six thousand. However, none of these new questions had anything to do with Immortal Venerable Di Shui, making it seem as if his earlier inquiry was just a passing thought.
After asking enough, Wang Yulou stood up and headed for the door.
He genuinely intended to leave.
Lotus Immortal City, Lotus Canopy Grotto-Heaven.
Given Bai Xiaoyu's miraculous nature within Dripdrop Cave, Wang Yulou worried that Immortal Venerable Lianpeng could easily know his every move here if she wanted to.
For soone under the tutelage of Mang Xiang to spend fifty thousand spirit stones on news about Immortal Venerable Di Shui—what was he plotting? Was it even appropriate?
"Never mind. You'll likely have the chance to learn this news in the future anyway, so I'll just give it to you as a gift."
Old Gu smiled bitterly in resignation, though the smile remained genuine enough.
The Gu Family's intelligence business relied on selling the sa information multiple tis. As long as they sold enough, the profits would be high, which was why he dared to give it away.
"Uncle, there's no need to gift it. Let's make it one thousand five hundred. I'm genuinely curious about what could possibly trap a Golden Core Immortal Venerable."
Nothing else—just pure curiosity and a desire to broaden his horizons.
Pulling Yulou back down to his seat, Gu Qilang spoke.
"Over a millennium ago, it was rumored that Immortal Venerable Di Shui perished while resisting a Demon God. In truth, she was suppressed by the combined efforts of multiple Immortal Venerables.
"They failed to keep her suppressed, and now Immortal Venerable Di Shui is alive once more. I'm telling you this to give you a warning.
"Yulou, with your side fighting the Sky Serpent Sect up to this point, the war itself has beco an opportunity in the eyes of others. Think about it."
Old Gu was being a true friend, and his final warning showed his insight, but Wang Yulou couldn't be sure if this free advice was the complete picture.
This was a glimpse into the cruel nature of the cultivation world. The information was right there, but no matter how curious Wang Yulou was, he couldn't easily buy it, nor could he easily ask.
......
The news obtained from the Gu Family Tea House didn't affect Wang Yulou's decisions. After all, he had no real relationship with Immortal Venerable Di Shui.
This was likely Immortal Venerable Di Shui's intention as well; otherwise, Stone Ancestor wouldn't have acted that way.
Wang Yulou's hypothesis about his own situation was that he was currently being targeted by both Shen Guang and Di Shui. Mang Xiang might be keeping an eye on him, or he might not.
After all, under the ancestor, he was mostly treated as a tool—a beast of burden working for the ancestor, often placed in expendable positions.
For example, having Wang Yulou establish the special rit Hall was essentially making him clear a minefield.
The current situation was that Wang Yulou had succeeded, but... if he had failed, the trouble would have been imnse, and the subsequent backlash inevitable.
As Mang Xiang's subordinate, before ascertaining Immortal Venerable Di Shui's true attitude toward him, Wang Yulou hadn't forgotten his primary duties.
Because he had previously served in the West Sea's Information Gathering Court, Wang Yulou nad all the dispatched branch agencies of the Central Line Defense Pass the "Information Gathering Departnt."
To push forward his plan of scooping up Foundation Establishnt cultivators from around Lotus Immortal City, he transferred Wang Yaohai back to the Central Line Defense Pass and stationed An Hening here.
Old An hadn't done anything wrong; Wang Yulou simply needed him to help recruit people.
However, truly pulling "rcenaries" from Lotus Immortal City couldn't be done without the approval of the immortal city's upper echelon.
Therefore, before returning to the Middle Front, Wang Yulou personally paid a visit to the City Lord's Manor in Lotus Immortal City.
The City Lord of Lotus Immortal City was typically a Purple Mansion True Man.
Unlike the West Sea, this place didn't face the imnse pressure of the front lines, so there was only one True Person stationed here.
"Wang Yulou, town guard of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect's Middle Front, pays his respects to True Person Lufeng!"
Qiu Mile was a key general under Immortal Venerable Qingrui. If he went to the West Sea, he was soone who would dare to directly humiliate Shen Guang. He wouldn't easily co out to do grunt work.
True Person Lufeng was different. Even though he was a notch stronger than Old Li, he was still just at the rock-bottom level of the Purple Palace realm. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned the grueling task of toiling away inside the Lotus Canopy Grotto-Heaven, which was connected to the Great Heaven.
"Yulou, I know of you. You've done well on the front lines. What brings you here?"
Lufeng didn't put on any airs. Wearing an ordinary magical robe, he sat cross-legged in the embrace of several female Foundation Establishnt cultivators.
His appearance was that of a kindly grandfather from next door, his beard twitching whenever he smiled. However, judging by the outfits of the female cultivators surrounding him, this man probably wasn't quite as kindly as he looked.
"True Person... There are too many Foundation Establishnt cultivators, making it difficult for everyone. That's why our Red Lantern Illumination Sect had to fight.
"Lotus Immortal City faces a similar problem. I was previously approached by that piece of trash, Lian Chengxian. He is incredibly stupid, yet even he managed to reach Foundation Establishnt.
"Does the immortal city really need so many Foundation Establishnt cultivators?
"A thorough culling now will make things much easier in the future."
Were Wang Yulou's words correct?
Yes, because from the perspective of Lotus Immortal City's upper echelon, having too many Foundation Establishnt cultivators would indeed hinder the immortal city's developnt.
Hah. Calling it "developnt" was just a nice way of saying sustainable harvesting.
More Foundation Establishnt cultivators ant the pie had to be divided into more pieces. After all, Foundation Establishnt was nominally considered the middle tier of the Immortal Alliance.
'Yulou, I'm an outsider. The title of City Lord is an empty one. Seeking out is useless. If you want results, you still have to seek out the Lian Clan or True Person Mile.'
The suggestion was a good one, but Lufeng didn't even dare to openly agree, forced to explain via sound transmission.
He was a new Purple Palace cultivator from the Cyan Plains—though "new" ant over a hundred years ago.
Lufeng had seen plenty of young upstarts like Wang Yulou.
He knew very well that Wang Yulou's heart was entirely consud by ambition.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be fighting so fearlessly on the Red Lantern Illumination Sect's front lines.
However, Lufeng was already past the age of risking his life.
Furthermore, even if he were to fight, Lufeng wouldn't do it for the sake of Lotus Immortal City's interests.
Ultimately, Lufeng coming here was equivalent to serving a prison sentence. He had to complete a full twenty-year term before he could catch his breath, waiting for his next term in the Great Heaven.
"I still hope Senior can make an introduction..."
Wang Yulou imdiately offered one hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones.
In truth, it was just a small storage bag, but it contained his resolve to front the funds and up the stakes for victory in the war!
"Hahaha, this is too much. Let's do this..."
Lufeng politely declined Wang Yulou's small gift, closed his eyes, and began to communicate.
A mont later, True Person Lufeng opened his eyes and spoke with an odd expression.
"It's done! True Person Mile has agreed. He will dispatch a first batch of two hundred Foundation Establishnt cultivators over.
"However, it's two hundred for the Sky Serpent Sect and two hundred for the Red Lantern Illumination Sect—do you still want them?"
Wang Yulou's heart sank to rock bottom.
Motherfucker!
His so-called chips, so-called gasmanship, and so-called negotiations were all a joke in the eyes of others.
You were screwed over by the Lian Clan?
I don't care.
You think Lotus Immortal City needs to temper its Foundation Establishnt cultivators?
I don't care.
You think you can get a good deal?
Ah, that I care about.
So, the Sky Serpent Sect wants two hundred. How many do you want?
"I understand. But True Person, how will the price be calculated?"
Seeing Wang Yulou endure this, Lufeng offered no further comnt. Plunging his head between a female disciple's snowy peaks, he said,
"Go find Qiu Mingshen."
A True Person appointed by the Immortal Alliance?
Sorry, this is Lotus Immortal City!
The local power factions of the cultivation world truly had the guts to challenge the so-called leading authorities of the major powers.
——
Returning to the Central Line Defense Pass weighed down by his thoughts, Wang Yulou systematically resud his role as a heavenly genius of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect.
War, managent, cultivation.
Until one night, an unexpected guest interrupted his cultivation.
The woman in the courtyard wore a pale cyan magical robe, a small white dot resting on her forehead like a pearl ornant, giving her a natural beauty.
Inside the hall, Wang Yulou looked up at the woman with her fresh and natural aura. He stared blankly for a long ti before speaking dryly.
"Immortal Venerable, where is my Little Fish?"
Old An waited outside. Given Wang Yulou's extraordinary status and their past friendship, Gu Qilang didn't beat around the bush. He raised his hand to activate the formation array and spoke straightforwardly.
"Yulou, you hail from Dripdrop Cave. This matter is a good thing for you—a truly great thing.
"Di Shui Xianzun has escaped her trap and returned to the true level of an Immortal Venerable.
"We don't have much inside information, just two key points.
"First, Di Shui Xianzun endured ninety-nine bolts of Heavenly Tribulation and erged completely unscathed.
"Second, during the entire process, not a single Immortal Venerable tried to stop her."
This was exactly why Wang Yulou was currently so prominent; anyone who cared to look knew all about his past!
It seed like Old Gu and Wang Yulou hadn't interacted much, but in reality, Gu Qilang had already reviewed Wang Yulou's performance at Wang Family Mountain before the age of thirteen at least three tis over.
Hearing Gu Qilang's words, Wang Yulou felt extrely conflicted—no, a thousand different emotions swirled in his heart.
Could he really not know whether this was a good thing or not?
'Back when I was still in the Qi Induction realm, I was targeted by Mang Xiang and controlled by Shen Guang.
'Later, during Qi Refining, I was targeted by Di Shui Xianzun.
'How could this be a good thing?'
Wang Yulou wasn't an idiot; he wouldn't take Bai Xiaoyu's feelings for him seriously.
The logic was simple: in this wretched cultivation world, could there really be any innocent white lotuses among the grand cultivators at the very top?
Bullshit.
Besides, even if Bai Xiaoyu was a kind and wonderful girl deeply in love with him, and simultaneously Di Shui Xianzun, could Wang Yulou just blindly assu this was the absolute truth?
Being cautious and acting carefully in the cultivation world was never a mistake.
"Uncle, you must be joking. How do I count as a disciple of Dripdrop Cave? Others might not know why I went there, but surely you do?" Wang Yulou smiled bitterly.
Even though Old Zhou had been used as bait to hook Shen Guang, and he hadn't actually consummated the marriage with her, his initial reason for going to cultivate the Source Vein Gui Water Qi had indeed been to consummate their marriage.
Wang Yulou had no idea that because things had developed this way, Hong Li worried he was also bait—bait to lure White Li to her death.
"Hahaha, let's not talk about that. Are there any other questions?
"Oh, right. Just consider the intelligence I shared just now a gift. No charge."
Old Gu laughed it off, neither confirming nor denying it.
Wang Yulou was in no rush either. While casually freeloading the sixth-grade spirit tea Old Gu provided, he began chatting aimlessly.
Only after spending a hefty four thousand spirit stones and asking seven or eight other questions did Wang Yulou suddenly ask about Di Shui's escape.
He couldn't appear too eager. He was a young general under Mang Xiang, not Di Shui. What was the point of rushing in so enthusiastically?
"The details of this matter will cost twenty thousand spirit stones. Yulou, news regarding Immortal Venerables cannot be passed around lightly."
"Twenty thousand? Even two thousand is too much. Uncle, I respectfully call you Uncle, so you can't just fool like a child, right?"
After saying that, Wang Yulou chatted with Gu Qilang for a while longer, his spending increasing from four thousand to six thousand spirit stones. However, none of these new questions had anything to do with Di Shui Xianzun. It seed as if his earlier question was simply a passing thought.
After asking enough questions, Wang Yulou stood up and headed for the door.
He really was going to leave.
Lotus Immortal City, Lotus Canopy Grotto-Heaven.
Given Bai Xiaoyu's miraculous nature within Dripdrop Cave, Wang Yulou was worried that every single one of his actions here could be known by Immortal Venerable Lianpeng if the latter wished to know.
As soone under the tutelage of Mang Xiang, what would be his motive for spending fifty thousand spirit stones to buy news about Di Shui Xianzun? Was it appropriate?
"Never mind. You might have the chance to learn this news in the future anyway. Just treat it as a free gift from ."
Old Gu smiled bitterly in resignation, though his expression was mostly amused.
The Gu Family's intelligence business could sell the sa piece of information multiple tis. As long as they sold it enough tis, the profits were high, which was why he dared to give it away for free.
"Uncle, let's skip the free gift and settle for one thousand five hundred. I'm genuinely curious about what could trap a Golden Core Immortal Venerable."
There was no other reason; he was purely curious and wanted to broaden his horizons.
Pulling Yulou back to his seat, Gu Qilang said, "Over a thousand years ago, it was rumored that Di Shui Xianzun had fallen while resisting a Demon God. In truth, however, she was jointly suppressed by multiple Immortal Venerables.
"In the end, they failed to keep her suppressed, and now Di Shui Xianzun is alive again. I'm telling you this to warn you.
"Yulou, with the fighting between you and the Sky Serpent Sect reaching this point, the war itself has already beco an opportunity in the eyes of others. Think about it."
Old Gu was being a true friend, and his final warning showed his keen insight. However, Wang Yulou wasn't sure if this free warning was giving him the whole picture.
This was the cruel silhouette of the cultivation world. The information was right there, but no matter how curious Wang Yulou was, he couldn't just easily buy it or easily ask about it.
...
The news obtained from the Gu Family Tea House did not affect Wang Yulou's decisions. After all, he had no relationship with Di Shui Xianzun anyway.
This might also be Di Shui Xianzun's intention; otherwise, Stone Ancestor wouldn't have acted the way it did.
Wang Yulou's assumption regarding his own situation was that he was currently being targeted by both Shen Guang and Di Shui, while Mang Xiang might or might not be keeping an eye on him.
After all, working under the ancestor, his role was mostly that of a tool. He was purely slaving away as a beast of burden for the ancestor, and many tis, he was even placed in a position where he could be sacrificed.
To give an example—having Wang Yulou establish the special rit Hall was essentially making him walk through a minefield.
Wang Yulou had succeeded, but if he had failed, the consequences would have been disastrous, bringing down all sorts of unavoidable backlash.
As a subordinate under Mang Xiang, until he could confirm Di Shui Xianzun's true attitude toward him, Wang Yulou had not forgotten his primary duties.
Drawing on his past experience at the Information Gathering Court in the West Sea, Wang Yulou nad all the dispatch agencies of the Central Line Defense Pass as the " Information Gathering Division."
To advance his plan of scraping together Foundation Establishnt cultivators from around Lotus Immortal City, he transferred Wang Yaohai back to the Central Line Defense Pass and left An Hening stationed here.
Old An hadn't done anything wrong; Wang Yulou simply needed his help to recruit people.
However, truly recruiting rcenaries from Lotus Immortal City required the approval of the immortal city's upper managent.
Therefore, before returning to the Middle Front, Wang Yulou personally paid a visit to the City Lord's Manor in Lotus Immortal City.
The City Lord of Lotus Immortal City was typically a Purple Mansion True Man.
This place was different from the West Sea. Without the sa frontline pressure, only a single True Person was stationed here.
"Wang Yulou, stationed guard of the Middle Front for the Red Lantern Illumination Sect, pays his respects to True Person Lufeng!"
Qiu Mile was a key general under the tutelage of Qingrui Xianzun. Back in the West Sea, he was soone who had dared to directly humiliate Shen Guang, so he wouldn't easily step forward to do grueling labor.
True Person Lufeng was a different story. Even though he was a notch stronger than Old Li, he was still at the rock bottom of the Purple Mansion realm. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned the bitter task of slaving away in the Lotus Canopy Grotto-Heaven, which connected to the Great Heaven.
"Yulou, I know of you. You've done well on the front lines. Why have you co?"
Lu Feng didn't put on any airs. Wearing an ordinary magical robe forged as a spiritual artifact, he sat cross-legged, surrounded by the embrace of several female Foundation Establishnt cultivators.
With his twitching beard and smiling face, he looked like a kindly grandfather from next door. However, judging by the revealing attire of the female Foundation Establishnt cultivators around him, he probably wasn't all that kindly.
"True Person... there are too many Foundation Establishnt cultivators here. It makes everyone uncomfortable, which is why our Red Lantern Illumination Sect has to fight.
"Lotus Immortal City has a similar problem. I was approached by that piece of trash Lian Chengxian before. He was unspeakably stupid, yet he still managed to reach Foundation Establishnt.
"Does an immortal city really need so many Foundation Establishnt cultivators?
"Properly cleaning things up now will actually make the future much easier."
Was Wang Yulou right?
Yes. From the perspective of Lotus Immortal City's upper echelon, having too many Foundation Establishnt cultivators would indeed hinder the immortal city's developnt.
Hah, calling it "developnt" was just another word for sustainable harvesting.
With more Foundation Establishnt cultivators, the pie had to be split into more pieces. After all, Foundation Establishnt cultivators were nominally considered the middle class of the Immortal Alliance.
"Yulou, I am just an outsider, and my title of City Lord is an empty one. Seeking out is useless. If you want to talk, you still need to find the Lian clan or True Person Mile."
It was a good suggestion, but Lu Feng didn't even dare to state his position openly; he could only explain via sound transmission.
He was a new Purple Mansion cultivator who had erged from the Cyan Plains. Of course, "new" ant over a hundred years ago.
Lu Feng had seen plenty of young upstarts like Wang Yulou.
He knew very well that Wang Yulou's heart was overflowing with ambition.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so bold and aggressive on the front lines for the Red Lantern Illumination Sect.
However, Lu Feng was past the age for such aggression.
Moreover, even if he were to fight, Lu Feng wouldn't do so for the sake of Lotus Immortal City's interests.
When it ca down to it, Lu Feng was essentially here serving a prison sentence. He had to finish his twenty-year term before he could take a breather, all while waiting for his next deploynt in the Great Heaven.
"I still hope Senior can provide a recomndation..."
Wang Yulou imdiately offered up one hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones.
Physically, it was just a small storage bag, but inside, it held his determination to front the capital and increase their odds of victory in the war!
"Hahaha, this is too much. Let's do it this way..."
Lu Feng politely declined Wang Yulou's small gift, closed his eyes, and began to communicate with soone.
A mont later, True Person Lufeng opened his eyes and spoke with an odd expression.
"It's done! True Person Mile has agreed to send over a first batch of two hundred Foundation Establishnt cultivators.
"However, it will be two hundred for the Sky Serpent Sect and two hundred for the Red Lantern Illumination Sect—do you still want them?"
Wang Yulou's heart sank to rock bottom.
Fuck your mother!
So-called bargaining chips, so-called strategy, so-called tugs-of-war... in the eyes of others, they were all just a joke.
You were screwed over by the Lian clan?
I don't care.
You think Lotus Immortal City needs to temper its Foundation Establishnt cultivators?
I don't care.
You think you can get a good deal?
Ah, that I do care about.
So, the Sky Serpent Sect wants two hundred. How many do you want?
"Yulou understands. It's just... True Person, how will the price be calculated?"
Seeing Wang Yulou swallow his anger, Lu Feng did not state a position. He buried his face in the snowy bosom of his female disciple and said, "Go find Qiu Mingshen."
A True Person appointed by the Immortal Alliance?
Sorry, this was Lotus Immortal City!
The local power factions in the cultivation world truly had the guts to challenge the so-called leading authorities of major powers.
—
Returning to the Central Line Defense Pass with a heavy heart, Wang Yulou thodically resud his role as a heavenly genius of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect.
War, administration, and cultivation.
That was, until one night, when an unexpected visitor interrupted his cultivation.
The woman standing in the courtyard wore a pale cyan magical robe. A small white dot rested on her forehead like a pearl ornant, exuding a natural beauty.
From inside the hall, Wang Yulou looked up at the woman and her fresh, natural aura. He stared blankly for a long ti before speaking dryly.
"Immortal Venerable, where is my Little Fish?"
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