Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Milky Way condenses into axes and halberds, opening up passes and mountains for ten thousand miles.

As the majestic, million-mile-long Star River Axe parted the sea of ​​clouds, dispelled the fierce winds and thunder, and crashed down on the war ships of the Tianyuan Holy Sect with the force of Mount Tai, a clamor immediately arose on those war ships.

As the spiritual light flickered, layers of spiritual energy barriers rose up to protect the magic boat, and one after another, war artifacts were activated. These war artifacts, which were hundreds or even thousands of feet long and were specially designed for attacking cities and capturing strongholds, lit up with layers of light. Then, surging spells shot into the sky and struck the giant axe that opened the heavens.

In an instant, flames surged like pillars, ice spikes shot into the sky, and the aura of metal and spears crisscrossed, while thunder and plasma surged endlessly.

All war artifacts are primarily offensive. Various offensive techniques such as fire, water, metal, thunder, and wind are engraved within them. When activated by human power or spirit stones, the spiritual restrictions within the war artifacts are activated, and the power unleashed by the engraved techniques under the blessing of these restrictions far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators casting spells.

At this moment, the war artifacts on these dozens of war ships were activated simultaneously, and various spells poured down as if they were endless, but they were extinguished by the gale and thunder stirred up by the Star River Axe before they even reached it.

War artifacts are far too weak in the face of the Profound Dao Fruit, like insects trying to provoke a giant, unable to cause the slightest ripple.

On the warship at the very front, Zheng Qing slowly said, "Stop everything."

As Zheng Qing's voice echoed throughout the heavens, the war weapons poised to strike on the dozens of magic ships immediately fell silent, allowing the star-river axes to fall without any resistance.

This shows how high Zhengqing's prestige was among the people of the Tianyuan Holy Sect.

"Your techniques are only good for conquering cities and bullying ordinary people in the lower six realms. They won't work on Mingxian."

“He is not a mortal in the middle or lower six realms, nor is he an ordinary Void Refining cultivator. He is Tianhe Mingxian, the chief of the Ming generation of the Tianhe Dao Sect of the Dongxuan Dao Fruit.”

"How can we underestimate such a being?"

Before he finished speaking, a Dao wheel slowly spread out from the back of Zheng Qing's head. At the same time, a Yin-Yang Bagua diagram also took shape between heaven and earth.

"Watery bank, cold edge".

"Fire Separation - Crimson Flame".

As Zheng Qing softly chanted, a Yin-Yang Bagua diagram appeared in the sky above the clouds, with the Kan and Li positions bursting forth with mysterious light of water and fire, with ice condensing into sharp blades and red fire surging into waves.

In an instant, ice grew wildly and crimson fire raged, the collision of water and fire stirring up thousands of waves and towering tidal bores.

"Kanli - Profound Flame Frost Slash".

With a gentle tap, Zheng Qing unleashed a deep blue ice blade formed from the condensation of water and fire, which, amidst a raging inferno, transformed into a devastating weapon that pierced towards the Star River Axe.

In an instant, the Star River Axe and the Water and Fire Weapon clashed together. Accompanied by a deafening rumble of thunder, a terrifying aftershock suddenly spread out and swept across the sky, clearing away the clouds for millions of miles and forcibly repelling the spiritual energy within a radius of five million miles, creating a vacuum.

With just one collision, a bottomless ravine appeared on the Lan Plain, while in the corresponding sky, the north and south were divided, with the Milky Way flowing and surging in the north, and water and fire clashing endlessly in the south.

The collision of the power of stars and the breath of water and fire caused the sky to be filled with two colors of light, and the surging winds, thunder and fire constantly washed each other, turning into the chasm that manifested in the sky.

Between heaven and earth, between the iron wall and the war vessel, Mingxian and Zhengqing stared at each other. In just a moment, Mingxian disappeared between heaven and earth, and Zhengqing also left the war vessel.

The two were locked in combat the moment they stepped into the void. As the saying goes, enemies are especially hostile when they meet. Mingxian and Zhengqing, the current chief disciples of Tianhe Dao Sect and Tianyuan Holy Sect respectively, had fought for countless years and battled countless times. They had also lost countless fellow disciples. The conflict between the two was no longer just a simple sect feud.

Upon meeting again, Mingxian laughed and said, "Zhengqing, I thought your Tianyuan Holy Sect had hidden away in the depths of chaos and wouldn't come out."

“I went to the depths of chaos to look for you before, and found traces of you several times, but I was just a little short.”

"I thought I wouldn't see you again before this great calamity was over, but I didn't expect you to come to me on your own initiative."

As he spoke, Mingxian raised his hand and summoned the Starlight Flame, which transformed into a Milky Way of Myriad Stars that suppressed heaven and earth, and then descended upon Zhengqing.

In an instant, the myriad stars of the Milky Way, imposing their majestic power, suppressed heaven and earth and covered mountains and seas. Their grandeur drew upon the power of all the stars, and even the sun and moon had to lower their flags and let them be suppressed.

Faced with Mingxian's descent of the Milky Way Myriad Stars Seal, Zhengqing simply turned his hands, drawing upon the thunder of the Zhen position and the fire of the Li position. As the heavenly thunder roared and the earthly fire surged, Zhengqing made a hand seal, instantly summoning the heavenly thunder and the earthly fire.

"Delivered to our doorstep?"

"Mingxian, in the past, how much did my Tianyuan Holy Sect lose and how much did your Tianhe Dao Sect win in the battles of the Tianyuan Realm? Can you really not see clearly?"

"It's all a case of insatiable greed. Your Tianhe Dao Sect has gone from occupying a continent in the Shanhe Realm to seizing my Tianyuan Realm, and now you've invaded the Nine Provinces Realm. Do you think your Tianhe Dao Sect can swallow up the entire Xuanmen Nine Realms?"

"The more you eat, the more you vomit. If you don't even understand such a simple principle, Mingxian, you'll stop here."

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Qing unleashed a magic seal in his hands, and in an instant, thunder and fire surged, shaking the heavens and the earth. The shockwaves erupted, resonating with the heavens and the earth. This was: Thunder and Fire Without Error!
The brilliant blue sky thunder and the purple-red earth fire clashed endlessly, the surging and vast power of thunder and fire dominating the heavens, spreading out layer by layer, transforming into a constantly flowing thunder and fire Bagua diagram.

The instant the Thunderfire Eight Trigrams Diagram and the Milky Way Myriad Stars Seal came into contact, the power of thunder and fire collided incessantly with the power of stars. The might of the laws manifested between heaven and earth. Ten thousand thunderbolts roared and raging flames condensed into the shapes of thunder dragons and fire phoenixes; meandering star rivers and shimmering stars transformed into the shape of a starry sea Kunpeng. For a moment, the Milky Way Myriad Stars Seal and the Thunderfire Eight Trigrams Diagram were evenly matched, while behind Mingxian and Zhengqing, the phenomena of a starry sea Kunpeng and a thunder dragon and fire phoenix respectively condensed, completely dividing the north and south above Lanyuan, forming a dual spectacle of incompatible water and fire.

Inside the Linhai Dao Palace, Han Yuan, Lian Ri, Shao Yang, Jin Yang, and others watched Ming Xian and Zheng Qing battling it out between heaven and earth. Whether it was the previous contest between the Star River Axe and the Water and Fire Weapon, or the current clash between the Milky Way Myriad Star Seal and the Thunder and Fire Eight Trigrams Diagram, it all broadened their horizons.

Although they had paid attention to the battle between the Tianhe Dao Sect and the Tianyuan Holy Sect for control of the Tianyuan Realm, they had not personally experienced it, nor had they witnessed Mingxian and Zhengqing going all out.

Now, with Mingxian and Zhengqing going all out, their divine powers shook the heavens and earth, stirring up the winds and clouds, truly allowing Hanyuan and the others to witness the demeanor of the chief disciples of the Xuanmen who had emerged from the flames of war.

Han Yuan asked, "In this battle between Fellow Daoist Zhengqing and Mingxian, can you fellow Daoists clearly see who won and who lost?"

Shao Yang shook his head: "I can't see clearly, and I can't understand it. The two are of equal cultivation and have similar supernatural abilities. If they were unfamiliar with each other, they could use tricks, but they are too familiar with each other. How can it be so easy to determine a winner?"

Lian Ri pondered and said, "In war, one must consider morale, courage, and momentum. Right now, Fellow Daoist Zheng Qing and Ming Xian are evenly matched in morale and courage. To determine the winner, we can only rely on momentum."

Han Yuan and Jin Yang were both quite interested in Lian Ri's words. Jin Yang said, "Oh? Please explain, Fellow Daoist Lian Ri."

Lian Ri pointed to the almost intertwined starry river and thunder and fire in Tian Qiong and said, "Power is not only the power of the two of us, but also the assistance of heaven and earth, and the assistance of people's hearts."

"To put it bluntly, it's about seeing who is more favored by heaven and has more help from others."

"Now the calamity shrouds heaven and earth, and the way of heaven is obscured. Only those who are more courageous and diligent in the midst of this great calamity can gain the attention of heaven and forge ahead without hesitation."

"Whether it's Fellow Daoist Zhengqing or Mingxian, it all comes down to who's more willing to fight to the death and who's more willing to pay any price."

Jin Yang pondered, "If both of them are equally brave and fearless, then wouldn't it be up to fate and the help of others?"

"If we were to get involved, we could lend Fellow Daoist Zhengqing a hand."

Shao Yang interrupted Jin Yang's thoughts: "There is still something to be done in the chaos of battle, but right now it is just a duel between two people. Both our side and their side are watching closely, and there is no chance to make a move."

"Moreover, even if we could help, Fellow Daoist Zhengqing probably wouldn't be willing."

"The fact that these two met this time is both a matter of fate and destiny."

"Between Fellow Daoist Zhengqing and Mingxian, there must be a winner and a loser. Without the loser risking their life to fill the gap, without the loser's Dao Fruit and fortune as resources, how can the winner break through the tribulation and attain the Unity Dao?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Yang sighed helplessly.

With the onset of the great calamity, the heavenly rules and restrictions loosened, the laws of heaven and earth became more active, and breaking through realms became easier.

Want to break free from this predicament?

Want to fight for another chance at life?
simple.

kill!

Fight your way out, carve out a smooth path, and use the blood, flesh, and fruits of others to forge your own road to heaven.

This is the most righteous path in the midst of the great calamity, a path that everyone can see and touch.

Mingxian and Zhengqing are now clearly entangled in cause and effect, each wanting to use the other's Dao Fruit and flesh as resources to refine a precious pill for breaking through to the next realm. Whoever rashly interferes now will become their common enemy.

Jin Yang looked at Ming Xian and Zheng Qing, who were fighting endlessly, and suddenly felt a little envious: "Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Zheng Qing and Ming Xian are also lucky. They found the person with whom they were entangled in karma early on. Once they settled the karma, they could prove the Dao of Integration."

"But for us, finding that person destined by fate is difficult."

At this moment, Crown Prince Youhua said quietly, "It doesn't matter if we can't find him for a while. In any case, it's better than running into that person. If that person doesn't break through to the next realm and merge with the current one first, we'll really be in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Jin Yang fell silent.

He knew all too well who the Crown Prince Youhua was referring to: Penglai Lingyuan!

In all the myriad realms, apart from Jiang Sheng, who roams the heavens alone with his sword and is invincible in this era, who else could be the one that Prince Youhua spoke of?

As Prince Youhua said, if Jiang Sheng hadn't broken through first, which of them would have dared to break through easily? They would have likely attracted Jiang Sheng's Heaven-Slaying Sword on the spot.

Jin Yang sighed, then said with a bitter smile, "If he doesn't break through to the next realm, we don't even dare to make a move. It's really..."

"A real headache." (End of Chapter)