Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The general was defeated.

This is what Jiang Sheng called these so-called geniuses of holy lands who were famous throughout the heavens.

Indeed, these people are unparalleled geniuses and prodigies in any world, capable of rising to great heights and earning a resounding reputation throughout the myriad realms.

But in Jiang Sheng's eyes, these people were nothing special.

In the past, he couldn't even win against a fourteen-on-one opponent, so how could he possibly win against Jiang Sheng, who possesses four Dao Seeds and is about to enter the Integration Realm?

When they heard Jiang Sheng address those people in that way, neither Xuan Yi, Ming Xian, nor Ling Yu felt anything was amiss.

Xuan Yi, who had fought alongside Jiang Sheng in the Buzhou Realm, looked at the familiar faces and laughed, "These guys may look imposing, but if they were to encounter Ling Yuan, every single one of them would probably be terrified."

"There's nothing to be afraid of when you encounter them."

Ming Xian also didn't take Crown Prince Youhua, the three beauties, and the others seriously. In the eyes of this current chief of the Tianhe Dao Sect, perhaps only Jin Yang, the current chief of the Yuanyang Dao Sect in the Huayang Realm, could be considered a person.

"They're just a few more Void Refining cultivators, nothing special. Let them rest and reorganize, then we'll weigh them in seven days."

Once Mingxian made up his mind, Jiang Sheng and Xuan Yi naturally wouldn't object. After discussing it, the group left separately. Jiang Sheng prepared the alchemy furnace and a series of spiritual herbs and immortal treasures for refining the Qingming Heart Pill, intending to refine a batch to feed Lingluo and Duobao.

After preparing all the necessary tools, Jiang Sheng sat cross-legged in the hall and casually released the mirage dragon from his sleeve. The enormous creature, which was originally a million miles in size, flew out of Jiang Sheng's sleeve and was only three feet long, as thin as a snake, and had no imposing presence whatsoever.

The mirage dragon could no longer stir up any trouble. Looking at the terrifying Taoist in front of it and sensing the countless powerful auras around it, the mirage dragon trembled and curled up into a ball.

Jiang Sheng looked at the mirage dragon that was curled up like a ball in front of him, his eyes slightly narrowed as he examined something. The mirage dragon felt as if its physical body and soul had been pierced through, and all its thoughts were exposed under the Taoist's blue-gold eyes.

"Speaking of which, I remember that no true dragons have appeared in the Nine Provinces Realm for a long time. Where did you, Mirage Dragon, come from, and why are you being raised by Mo Wenxin in the Realm of the Unreal?"

"Could you tell me about it?"

As Jiang Sheng spoke, the Mirage Dragon felt a thunderous roar explode in its ears, the power of the Daoist Heavenly Sound shaking its very soul. The Mirage Dragon involuntarily revealed the whole story.
As Jiang Sheng waited for the Mirage Dragon to explain the situation, he frowned slightly. The reason he believed that the Mirage Dragon was being raised by Mo Wenxin was because of Duobao.

But the Mirage Dragon said that it was not Mo Wenxin who placed her in the Realm of Non-Truth, but someone else.

Unfortunately, she didn't know exactly who it was. At the time, she was still inside the dragon egg, and the person's aura was ethereal. Although he said a few words to her, she didn't remember a single one.

Unable to recall its name, remember its aura, or sense its specific existence, even the Mirage Dragon itself doubted how it had arrived in this Nine Provinces Realm and how it had entered the Realm of the Untrue.

After the Mirage Dragon revealed these secrets hidden in its heart, Jiang Sheng's brows never relaxed. Jiang Sheng had been using Taoist divine voice to question the Mirage Dragon's heart, and the Mirage Dragon's cultivation and Taoist practice could not possibly be faked in front of Jiang Sheng, so what the Mirage Dragon said was true.

"Unable to express, unable to remember, unable to perceive."

"The Realm of Non-Truth, the Realm of Non-Truth"

Jiang Sheng murmured softly, looking at the three-foot-long dragon in front of him. The mirage dragon was cowering and curled up, waiting for Jiang Sheng's judgment.

Jiang Sheng pondered for a long time before saying, "Whether you are innocent or not is difficult to prove at the moment, but your aura is indeed pure and has not been tainted by external spiritual energy, which makes you a rare innate body."

"In that case, stay by my side for now. Once this calamity is over, I will send you away."

The mirage dragon paused for a moment, then nodded and slipped into Jiang Sheng's sleeve. Clearly, the aura around Nine Head Mountain was too powerful and terrifying, making her truly afraid.

Currently, within the area of ​​Nine Heads Mountain, there are three Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs, no fewer than five Second Tribulation True Monarchs, and dozens of cultivators at the Refinement of Void level. A vast teleportation array is now set up above Nine Heads Mountain, and every moment, a large number of Dao soldiers and resources arrive at Nine Heads Mountain from the Emerald Cloud Continent of the Heavenly Origin Realm. Behind that teleportation array, there is also a majestic and awe-inspiring aura that remains dormant.

Everyone knows that a great war is about to break out. If this mirage dragon were to run around in Yanzhou now, it would be good if it were captured and used as a mount. It would be more likely to have its scales stripped off and its tendons extracted to be used to make magical artifacts.

Clearly, the Mirage Dragon was aware of the danger in Yanzhou, which is why it took the initiative to hide in Jiang Sheng's sleeve. The reason it hid in such a hurry was because of another aura.

"Junior brother."

Lingyu came out of the side hall with a rather unpleasant expression.

Seeing Lingyu's appearance, Jiang Sheng knew that Lingyu hadn't gotten anything out of Mo Wenxin, but he still asked symbolically, "Senior Sister, how is it?"

Lingyu's expression was somewhat strange. She stared at Jiang Sheng for a while, then asked hesitantly, "Junior brother, is it really Mo Wenxin over there?"

Jiang Sheng was somewhat suspicious: "Of course, I personally cut it down."

However, Lingyu said, "But there is no true spirit of Mo Wenxin in the head."

Jiang Sheng was stunned: "What?!"

The life soul exists in the sea of ​​consciousness from the very beginning of a living being's birth, and is the foundation that supports a living being's actions.

Once living beings are able to cultivate, starting from the Foundation Establishment stage, their life soul begins to nurture a true spirit step by step. The essence of dragon and tiger gives birth to the golden elixir, and the divine soul transforms into an infant to obtain the true spirit.

It is normal for the Earth Soul and Heaven Soul to be absent from the body, but if the Life Soul is absent from the body, how can a person live and support their actions? What difference is there between them and an empty shell?
The life soul and true spirit reside in the sea of ​​consciousness, which is located between the eyebrows of living beings. It is said to be the central hub that governs the five elements.

But now Lingyu says that Mo Wenxin's true soul is not in his head or in his sea of ​​consciousness. So where did Mo Wenxin's true soul go?

Lingyu said, "Junior brother, perhaps what you killed was a dharma body clone?"

But then Lingyu immediately contradicted herself: "Even if it is a Dharma body or an avatar, there should be a trace of divine thought within it. How can it be so empty?"

Jiang Sheng was also filled with doubt. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Please seal the head properly, Senior Sister. I will first refine a batch of Qingming Heart Pills for Lingluo and Duobao to feed. Then I will take the head to Uncle Yuanyi to ask about it."

Lingyu said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do for now."

A cultivator from Penglai must be proficient in all arts and crafts.

Alchemy, arrays, talismans, and artifacts are merely the basics.

Jiang Sheng's greatest skill is naturally talisman making. In Jiang Sheng's view, the way of talisman making is the best way to cultivate one's character and calm one's mind.

Jiang Sheng was also quite skilled at alchemy.

With a flick of his sleeve, the True Fire of Refining Emptiness blazed fiercely. Unlike the True Fire of others, Jiang Sheng's True Fire of Refining Emptiness was dark yet tinged with blue, blue with purple, and purple with a hint of green.

The dark blue-purple color is an omen of Yin Fire, Wind, Tribulation, and Thunder, indicating that Jiang Sheng has reached the pinnacle of the Refining Void realm and attained the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

That hint of green represents the first tribulation of the combined cultivation path, and also the first achievement of the Five Elements Creation, the Wood Element's Qi of Returning to the Origin.

With his current cultivation level, Jiang Sheng could reach the Integration Realm in the blink of an eye. The reason he was still suppressing himself in this Nine Provinces Realm was to eliminate a few more Void Refinement Realm troublemakers for the Eastern Heaven Daoist family.

As long as Jiang Sheng remains stuck at the peak of the Void Refining Realm, dealing with those people from the Qiankun Dao Sect will only take a few sword strikes.

As the true fire ignited the alchemy furnace, Jiang Sheng tossed various spiritual herbs and immortal treasures into it. With the hand seals and the activation of his supernatural powers, the various spiritual liquids and immortal elixirs within the furnace began to condense, gradually transforming into round and flawless pills.
Several days passed, and on this day, clouds gathered above the palace where Jiang Sheng was, followed by lightning and thunder. Xuan Yi, Ming Xian, Xu Yuanzi, Kong Zhen and others rushed over upon hearing the noise, and upon seeing the gathering blue-purple clouds, they all gained some insight.

"When the qi turns bluish-purple, it gathers brilliant colors and moves the celestial phenomena, which is the tribulation of the finished product of the superior elixir."

"What kind of elixir is Lingyuan refining?"

As the leader of the Seven Immortals of the Crimson Cloud Sect, Xu Yuanzi immediately recognized that Jiang Sheng was refining some kind of precious elixir.

Xuan Yi explained, "Princess Lingluo of the Rakshasa Realm and Lingyuan's friend, True Lord Duobao, encountered some trouble, so Lingyuan specially refined a batch of Shangqingming Heart Pills for them to use."

Upon hearing the name "Qingmingxin Dan," Xu Yuanzi's eyes lit up.

The full name of the so-called Shangqing Mingxin Dan should be Taiyi Shangqing Sanzhuan Mingxin Dan.

Its grade is between the Refinement of Emptiness and the Integration of Body, and it is a superior elixir. It uses more than ten kinds of elixirs and spiritual materials, each of which is a rare treasure that cannot be found in the thousands. Such an expensive elixir has outstanding effects.

It can not only help people understand their true nature and break through the obstacles of inner demons, but also purify their soul and cleanse their heart, allowing them to return to their original essence.

Such elixirs are rare even for those at the Refining Void stage, and Jiang Sheng's ability to not only refine them but also trigger such a phenomenon demonstrates his extraordinary skill in alchemy.

Kong Zhen said quietly, "I only know that Ling Yuan's talisman making is first-rate in this world, and his talismans are worth a fortune, but I didn't know that his alchemy is also so extraordinary."

As they spoke, the azure and purple clouds above the palace coalesced into a cloud of tribulation. Then, with a muffled thud from within the palace, the alchemy furnace shattered, and three-colored rays of light shot out for tens of thousands of feet, ripples of pure energy and rainbow light spread out, and bolts of tribulation lightning struck the few spiritual pills that shone with brilliant light.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds and thousands of lightning bolts struck down.

The tribulations involved in forming such a precious elixir are no less terrifying than the tribulations of attaining enlightenment through the Void Refining stage.

However, despite the torrent of thunder, only a soft shout echoed from within the palace: "Disperse!"

Suddenly, it seemed as if a sleeve embroidered with bamboo and cranes swept through the air, scattering the sky full of lightning tribulations. Immediately afterwards, a slender white jade hand reached out from the sleeve, took the precious pills, and brought them back into the hall.

Clearly, the elixir was complete.

Seeing this, Xuan Yi laughed and said, "Let's go, let's go see the immortal pills of Lingyuan. If there are extras, we might be able to get one for ourselves."

Mingxian also smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, let's go take a look."

Xu Yuanzi, Kong Zhen, Ling Yu and others also entered the hall. They saw that the alchemy furnace in the hall was still burning red. In front of the alchemy furnace, Jiang Sheng, wearing a green crown and black robe, just managed to withdraw his hand. In his palm, a radiant light could not be hidden.

Xuan Yi chuckled, "Congratulations to Ling Yuan on refining the elixir! Congratulations!"

Mingxian and the others also stepped forward with smiles to offer their congratulations.

Seeing their expressions, Jiang Sheng immediately understood what they were up to and said, "Fellow Daoists, please don't flatter me. If you gain more, you can take it yourselves. But for now, let me feed Lingluo and Duobao the medicine and see the effects."

Mingxian and the others nodded repeatedly: "That's how it should be."

Immediately, Jiang Sheng brought Lingluo and Duobao, who were still bound by the Immortal Binding Rope. Seeing the two struggling, Jiang Sheng pried open their mouths and fed each of them a precious pill that shone with light.

Before long, the precious pill began to be refined. Lingluo and Duobao's bodies trembled, and the dark color in their eyes faded slightly before returning. The two struggled continuously, but it was obviously not very effective.

"How could this be?"

Xuan Yi frowned and stepped forward, taking a pill from Jiang Sheng's hand and examining it carefully. The pill was entirely blue, surrounded by three pale silver tribulation marks, and emitted a delicate fragrance that made one's ears and eyes sharp and one's mind clear and refreshed. It also had a radiant, immortal glow that calmed the mind and made one's Dao heart as one.

This is clearly a superior Qingmingxin Dan (a type of elixir for clearing the mind and mind) without a doubt!

Mingxian, Xuyuanzi, Kongzhen and the others also gathered around, looking at the pill in Xuan Yi's hand. No matter how they looked at it, they couldn't see anything wrong with it. It was indeed a top-grade precious pill that Jiang Sheng had refined.

"Lingyuan, give her another one and see."

As he spoke, Xuan Yi fed Duo Bao the Shang Qing Ming Xin Dan in his hand, and Jiang Sheng also picked up one and gave it to Ling Luo.

The two had taken the pills, but they continued to struggle. They wriggled their bodies at Jiang Sheng, their expressions crazed and bizarre, their eyes as black as ink, as if they were possessed by demons.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yi, Ming Xian, Kong Zhen, and Xu Yuanzi all changed their expressions: What a strange supernatural power!
Jiang Sheng's smile vanished completely.

Lingyu looked at Jiang Sheng with some worry. She knew how much effort her junior brother had put into refining this batch of Clarity Heart Pills, and now that it had no effect, how could she not worry? "Lingyuan."

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "It's alright. If it succeeds, it's fortunate; if it doesn't, it's fate."

"This shows that the two of them are destined to face this tribulation. Whether it succeeds or not, I have done my best."

With that, Jiang Sheng put Lingluo and Duobao back into the restricted room, using magical and spiritual restrictions to suppress them, and then went to the hall where Yuanyi Zhenjun was in seclusion.

Watching Jiang Sheng's departing figure, Xuan Yi and Ming Xian exchanged a glance: "Ming Xian, can you refine the Shangqing Mingxin Pill with the triple tribulation marks?"

Mingxian shook his head: "Two layers of tribulation marks are no problem, but three layers of tribulation marks will require some effort."

Xuan Yi said quietly, "Yes, I can't refine the Shangqing Mingxin Pill with three layers of tribulation marks either. Logically speaking, the Shangqing Mingxin Pill with three layers of tribulation marks should be very useful even for cultivators at the Integration stage, but it's useless for Lingluo and Duobao."

Xu Yuanzi thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I call Dan Jingzi over and have him and Yan Huazi refine pills together? With their skills, refining the Shangqing Mingxin Pill with four layers of tribulation marks will not be a problem."

Among the Seven Masters of the Crimson Clouds in the present era, Dan Jingzi and Yan Huazi are the most skilled in alchemy and herbal medicine. One is skilled in physical alchemy, and the other in qi alchemy. When the two of them work together, refining superior elixirs is incredibly easy.

As soon as Xu Yuanzi made this suggestion, Mingxian and Xuanyi both agreed: "In that case, please ask Fellow Daoist Xu Yuanzi to bring the Pill Mirror."

However, just as the group was discussing having Dan Jingzi and Yan Huazi refine pills together, Jiang Sheng hurriedly returned.

The group looked at Jiang Sheng, who appeared calm and unreadable.

"Brother Mingxian, the army will set off in a few days. From where will it begin?"

Mingxian replied without hesitation, “Since the Western Regions of Yanzhou, the Daoist soldiers of Dao Yi Palace and Yin Yang Orthodox Sect are now stockpiled in the Western Regions of Yanzhou, and half of the main force of Qiankun Dao Sect is also there. Breaking through the Western Regions is equivalent to breaking through half of Yanzhou.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sheng said, "In that case, shall I be the vanguard?"

Mingxian was taken aback and was about to speak when Xuanyi gently patted Mingxian's arm. Mingxian looked at Jiang Sheng's calm appearance and nodded: "Since Junior Brother Lingyuan has this intention, then you shall be the vanguard general."

Jiang Sheng slowly nodded and looked at Xuan Yi, Ming Xian, Kong Zhen, Xu Yuanzi and the others: "Please rest assured, I will be the vanguard and will definitely destroy at least seven of his Dao Palaces."

"Anyone who goes into battle shall be executed!" (End of Chapter)