Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Incense is burned to offer sacrifices at the Jade Palace, a place of ethereal mystery and longevity.

In the central region of Yanzhou, within the Wanshou Immortal Palace, as incense smoke curled from the incense burners, mingling with the fragrance of sandalwood and blue smoke, the melodious chanting of scriptures echoed from the main hall's pillars and dome.

"Heaven and earth have mysterious numbers, and thirty-six evolutions lead back to the same goal."

"The Great Way illuminates the world, and one out of four nines remains."

"Seventy-two supernatural powers, three hundred and sixty stars in a cycle."

"Having survived three calamities and five tribulations, one can truly ascend to immortality."

Accompanied by the sounds of chanting and performing rituals, a figure walked with faltering steps through the corridors and cloud platforms, through the surrounding corridors and pavilions, and finally arrived at the main hall of the Longevity Palace.

Looking up, one sees towering gilded green pillars in the main hall, with engraved images of immortals ascending to heaven on the walls on both sides. Blue birds flutter and white cranes stand among the carved beams and painted rafters, and the cranes holding candles and lampstands shine brightly. The screens are engraved with mountains, rivers, sun, moon, lakes and seas, and through the cloud-like curtains, there seems to be shimmering water and fish leaping and transforming into dragons.

This is the residence of the Purple Response Longevity Immortal Lord, and also the main hall of the entire Longevity Immortal Palace. Above the tall vermilion gate hangs a plaque personally written by the Longevity Immortal Lord: "The Great Dao is Formless".

"Now that you're at the door, why not come in?"

The voice of the Immortal Lord of Longevity came from inside the hall. The figure at the door no longer hesitated, stepped over the high threshold and entered the hall, slowly bowing to the figure behind the heavy curtains: "Jin Yang greets the Immortal Lord of Longevity, Zi Ying".

The one who appeared in the Longevity Immortal Palace was none other than Jin Yang.

At this moment, Jin Yang's face was pale, his energy was weak, and his cultivation had declined to the extreme. He was only able to stand in front of this palace because of the elixirs and precious medicines that sustained him.

Immortal Lord Wanshou saw through Jin Yang's true nature at a glance: "He took the Taiyi Three Lights Pill?"

Jin Yang nodded: "I can't hide it from the Immortal Lord. If it weren't for the Taiyi Three Lights Pill, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to stand right now."

Suddenly, a gentle breeze swept in, carrying the golden sun into the palace. In an instant, layers of cloud-like gauze curtains unfurled, revealing the imperial carpet with dragon and phoenix patterns in the center.

As Jin Yang was carried forward by the gentle breeze, he could see the earth's spiritual energy manifesting between the flowing mountains and rivers in the screens on both sides, he could see the cultivators ascending to immortality in the murals on the palace walls, he could see the cranes standing on the bronze pedestals blinking their lively eyes, and he could see the golden scales splashing and transforming into dragons in the square pool between the layers of gauze curtains in the center of the hall.
When the layers of curtains fell, all the strange phenomena returned to calm, without a ripple.

He was swept into the inner hall by that gentle breeze, and brought before the Immortal Lord of Longevity. Just as Jin Yang stood still, a soft cloud rose from beneath his feet and supported his figure.

"Sit down, I don't follow many rules here."

As he spoke, the Immortal Lord of Longevity slowly examined the golden sun before him.

It must be said that Jin Yang Dao Ren was handsome, with a solemn and resolute face, bright and piercing eyes, and the beard on his chin did not diminish his temperament, but rather added a kind of masculine beauty to him.

As the current chief disciple of the Yuanyang Dao Sect, his appearance alone would make him appear like a majestic and dignified immortal.

Immortal Lord Wanshou was extremely satisfied with Jin Yang's appearance. After nodding slightly, he said, "The Taiyi Three Lights Pill can help you for a while, but it cannot help you forever."

"It can only provide temporary relief; taking more is useless. Stop now, as taking more could endanger your life."

Jin Yang looked puzzled, paused for a moment, and bowed, saying, "Please enlighten me, Immortal Lord."

The Immortal Lord of Longevity explained: "The so-called Taiyi Three Lights Pill is made by taking the water from the three lights of the sun, moon and stars, condensing the rain and dew of the three realms, and gathering the essence of heaven, earth and man. It is used to make pills and medicines that can bring the dead back to life, revive the dead and heal the bones, generate immeasurable magical power, and create opportunities for creation."

"Therefore, no matter what kind of injury one suffers, whether it is a physical wound or damage to the soul, one can take the elixir to save one's life."

"But your injuries are different."

As he spoke, the Immortal Lord of Longevity raised his hand and pointed, and gold, silver, and lead-colored flowing light appeared before his eyes. Jin Yang looked around and saw that as the three-colored flowing light swirled, lotus petals gradually emerged and finally converged into a three-colored lotus platform.

The lotus platform took shape, small and exquisite, suspended in the palm of the Longevity Immortal Lord, emitting a clear and profound light that purifies the soul and soothes the mind.

"The three flowers are the essence of vital energy and spirit, and are the foundation of a person."

"The Way of the Threes gives rise to all things and spirits, namely Heaven, Earth, and Man; Sun, Moon, and Stars; and Essence, Energy, and Spirit."

"These three flowers are the fruits of your enlightenment after overcoming the three calamities, and they are also the flowers derived from your divine soul and true spirit. They are destiny, and they are also cause and effect."

Listening to the words of the Immortal Lord of Longevity, Jin Yang slowly nodded. Just as the Immortal Lord of Longevity said, the Three Flowers are not only a symbol of merit and achievement, but also the manifestation of fortune and karma. Therefore, the Three Flowers are extremely important. If the Three Flowers are broken, it is equivalent to having half of one's existence cut off, and the consequences are extremely serious.

The Immortal Lord of Longevity continued, "The Taiyi Three Lights Pill can heal the physical body and soul, but it cannot make up for deficiencies in one's cultivation and merit."

"Now that your three flowers have been broken, your fortune and cultivation are constantly leaking out. Taking one Taiyi Sanguang Pill to save your life is fine, but taking more will only make your fortune and cultivation leak out even faster, and may even affect your soul and spirit due to the medicinal power of the Taiyi Sanguang Pill."

"It's like a broken wooden bucket. Instead of thinking about how to patch the leak, you keep letting water in. The more water you let in, the bigger the leak becomes, and eventually it's too late to fix it."

"This is called 'the body cannot tolerate nourishment'."

The words of the Immortal Lord of Longevity made Jin Yang's body tremble. Although he was also the chief disciple of a Taoist sect, he was well-read and knowledgeable about the yin and yang of heaven and earth, the four symbols and the five elements.

However, Wanshou Immortal Lord's words undoubtedly told Jin Yang that his vision was still too limited and his knowledge too shallow. Compared with Wanshou Immortal Lord, his two or three thousand years of cultivation experience was nothing more than a toddler learning to walk.

Jin Yang knew that the reason Wanshou Immortal had summoned him was definitely not just to repair his damaged Three Flowers. Now that Wanshou Immortal was willing to tell him so much, Jin Yang's suspicions were confirmed. Therefore, he bowed again and said, "Please enlighten me, Immortal." Wanshou Immortal looked at Jin Yang with satisfaction and stroked his beard, saying, "Refine the Void to overcome the Three Calamities and condense the Three Flowers; combine the Body to undergo the Five Tribulations and gather the Five Qi."

"This is called the gathering of the three flowers at the top and the convergence of the five elements at the origin."

"However, the gathering of the three flowers at the top can also be reduced, and the convergence of the five elements can also be closed."

“Our Xuanmen Taoist school has no shortage of methods to cut off the three flowers and close the five qi.”

“In your case, it’s not that the three flowers have been cut off, but that the three flowers have been broken, so it’s not difficult to repair.”

The three flowers were broken?!
Jin Yang was puzzled by Wan Shou Xian Jun's words. He had personally witnessed Xuan Yi use the Ziwei Emperor Sword to cut off the three flowers on his head. Could it be that his three flowers were still there?
Seeing Jin Yang's puzzled expression, Wanshou Immortal Lord laughed and said, "Xuan Yi doesn't have the ability to cut off the three flowers on your head."

"Among your generation, the only one who truly has the ability to sever a person's three flowers is Penglai Lingyuan."

Penglai Spirit Abyss!

Hearing Jiang Sheng's name from the mouth of the Immortal Lord of Longevity, Jin Yang's heart trembled.

However, the Immortal Lord of Longevity did not care at all that he was praising the true disciple of the Penglai Dao Sect. He said to himself, "When that kid Qiyuan was still alive, he once competed with Lingyuan in the Tianyuan Realm."

"Qi Yuan was proud and arrogant, and Ling Yuan was even more arrogant. The two fought in the Tianyuan Realm. In that battle, Ling Yuan cut off the three flowers on Qi Yuan's head and almost knocked him back to the Nascent Soul Realm."

When Wanshou Immortal Lord mentioned the old stories of Qiankun Dao Sect and Tianyuan Realm, Jin Yang didn't dare to say anything and just listened quietly.

Unexpectedly, the Immortal Lord of Longevity changed the subject, looked at Jin Yang, and laughed, "Jin Yang, do you know how to attack someone's Three Flowers?"

Jin Yang shook his head.

The Immortal Lord of Longevity said, "The Three Flowers are the connection between essence, energy, and spirit, and the transformation of fortune and merit. The best way to cut off a person's Three Flowers is to start with fortune and karma, directly severing the connection between the Three Flowers and the original body, thereby cutting off the Three Flowers."

"Aside from this path, the other path is simple and brutal, using force to break all laws, shattering its three flowers, and breaking its causal entanglements."

“Lingyuan used the first method to deal with Qiyuan, cutting off Qiyuan’s three flowers by using swordsmanship to approach the cause and effect.”

“Xuan Yi also used the first method to deal with you, but his cultivation was not as profound as Ling Yuan's, and he could not use the law of cause and effect. So he used the art of fortune and destiny to find the connection between your true self and the Three Flowers and forcibly broke it.”

“But Lingyuan uses the sword to cut; while Xuanyi uses the sword to sever.”

"His swordsmanship is not as exquisite as Lingyuan's, nor is his cultivation as profound. Therefore, he was unable to completely sever your connection with your own Three Flowers, which is why you can still barely maintain your cultivation at the Refinement Void level."

"Otherwise, with the Three Flowers and One Slash, you would have already fallen from the Nascent Soul Realm."

Listening to the explanation from the Immortal Lord of Longevity, Jin Yang breathed a long sigh of relief: Fortunately, his Three Flowers are still intact!
However, Jin Yang was still puzzled as to why he could no longer sense the presence of the Three Flowers even though they were still there.

The Immortal Lord of Longevity seemed to see through Jin Yang's confusion and slowly said, "You should know that the best way to win in a battle is to overwhelm the enemy with force. This is the principle behind the saying that a Golden Core cultivator fights a Purple Mansion cultivator, and a Nascent Soul cultivator fights a Spirit Transformation cultivator."

"When we cross borders to suppress the enemy, we are always victorious."

"Therefore, the best way to suppress someone by cutting off their three flowers and sealing their five qi is to use a higher realm."

"Leaving aside the monstrous talent Lingyuan, you and Xuanyi are both at the peak of the Void Refining Realm and have both attained the Profound Dao Fruit. There is no significant difference in your realms, and your cultivation levels are almost identical."

"Xuan Yi's victory over you was nothing more than a clever trick."

"His own Dao fruition is extraordinary. The blessing of fortune and Dao cultivation brought to him by that Ziwei life star is too great, which is equivalent to forcibly raising him to a small realm. He is also proficient in fortune and star phenomena, so he was able to break your Three Flowers with one sword."

"But going any further, he can't completely destroy your three flowers."

"However, if I don't intervene and let you continue like this, as long as your Three Flowers cannot be repaired within seven days, then it will be equivalent to completely cutting off your Three Flowers."

Upon hearing this, Jin Yang bowed again and said, "Please, Immortal Lord, bestow upon me the Dharma."

Immortal Lord Wanshou smiled kindly and said, "Not to mention that Yuanyang Dao Sect and my Qiankun Dao Sect are allies, you have come to the Nine Provinces Realm to help my Qiankun Dao Sect, so I will not remain indifferent."

"However, I have two methods here, and you can choose one."

"Firstly, I will repair your three flowers and restore your original cultivation level. This method is the simplest and there is no need to worry about any future troubles. It is also the method I am most skilled at."

"Secondly, I will teach you a method to repair your Three Flowers yourself. This method is a bit difficult, but the Three Flowers you repair will be exceptionally tough. It will not be so easy for Xuan Yi to cut off your Three Flowers again."

Upon hearing the two methods offered by the Immortal Lord of Longevity, Jin Yang replied without hesitation, "Immortal Lord, I choose the second one! This time, I suffered a loss because of Xuan Yi's method of diminishing people's luck. How can I stumble into the same trap twice?"

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Lord of Longevity stroked his beard and laughed heartily: "Very good, very good, as expected of the chief disciple of the Yuanyang Dao Sect, with a flawless Dao heart."

"Therefore, you shall receive the Dharma, which is called..."

"The Mysterious Flower Marries the Crown Sutra." (End of Chapter)