Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Thunderclap Seal!
In an instant, a dazzling light appeared and thunder roared, making Fen Yuan dizzy and dissipating 30% of his circulating magic power.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the magic seal slammed into Fen Yuan's head, instantly causing him to bleed profusely and his head to cave in.

This Thunderclap Seal is one of Zhen Lei Zi's signature divine abilities. It unleashes the power of ten thousand thunderbolts, first shocking the soul and then bombarding the body. Even the heavens would be shattered by it, let alone a human body.
Although Fen Yuan was a True Monarch of Refining Emptiness, he was not a Cave Profound Realm cultivator. Even if his head was as hard as metal, it was still no match for divine weapons and immortal treasures. When he was hit by the Heaven-Shattering Seal, he felt his vision go black and he staggered and was about to fall down.

Before Fen Yuan could catch his breath, Zhen Leizi formed another hand seal and pressed it down on Fen Yuan.

Another thunderous roar, and the Thunderclap Seal slammed down on Fen Yuan's head. Fen Yuan's head seemed to burst open like a fruit, and his soul was instantly scattered!

The fire dragon cried out and turned into specks of fire feathers that drifted away and disappeared.

The Thunder Tiger, stretching ten thousand miles, roared to the sky, shaking the four directions.

Standing atop Lei Hu's head, Zhen Lei Zi looked down at the ashamed-looking members of the Qiankun Dao Sect and laughed loudly, "Fellow Daoists of the Qiankun Dao Sect, who else would like to step forward and fight?"

With immense grief and indignation, Shan Yuan watched as the headless Fen Yuan fell from the sky like a rag doll and crashed to the ground. He felt a surge of sorrow and anger rising within him.

"Zhen Leizi, I'll fight you!"

As he spoke, Shan Yuan soared into the sky.

Upon seeing this, Hu Yuan immediately said, "Count me in!"

Seeing Shan Yuan and Hu Yuan attacking from the left and right respectively, Zhen Lei Zi laughed and said, "Very well, let me test the skills of you two fellow Daoists!"

In terms of cultivation and supernatural abilities, Shan Yuan and Hu Yuan are not as good as Fen Yuan. Even if the two of them join forces, they are no match for Zhen Lei Zi.

Facing Shan Yuan and Hu Yuan, Zhen Lei Zi was truly awe-inspiring, fighting two against one with great gusto, finally venting the frustration he felt after his defeat to Shao Yang Zhen Jun.

The two men could not hold out for long before being killed by the thunderbolts.

The morale of the Qiankun Dao Sect army, having lost three True Monarchs of Refining Emptiness, collapsed in an instant. Everyone was in danger, especially the disciples and followers of Fen Yuan, Shan Yuan, and Hu Yuan, who were filled with anxiety and had no will to fight.

Seeing this, Xu Yuanzi waved his hand and said, "The Dao soldiers advance and annihilate the enemy!"

In an instant, accompanied by the soaring cry of "Fire, come!", the army formations advanced, and thousands of fiery dragons swept across the enemy ranks.

"Brother!"

"My three junior brothers, Shan Yuan, Fen Yuan, and Hu Yuan, have fallen!"

Wen Yuan told Han Yuan some bad news with great sorrow.

Standing atop the Heavenly Pavilion of the Lan Yuan Dao Palace, Han Yuan frowned as he gazed at the Heavenly Palace in the Northern Region of Yan Zhou. There, three stars suddenly shone brightly in the daylight before dimming and disintegrating, turning into meteors and falling to earth.

The collapse of the three celestial stars signifies the fall of three Void Refining Venerables.

The Yuan generation of the Qiankun Dao Sect was originally extremely prosperous, but now it has withered to such an extent that Han Yuan felt a chill in his heart and an endless sense of desolation rose up: "Shan Yuan and the others have perished. Who did it?"

Wen Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "It's Zhen Lei Zi!"

"Zhen Leizi lost to Fellow Daoist Shaoyang before, and he's been holding his breath ever since. Since he can't beat Fellow Daoist Shaoyang, he can only bully Fen Yuan and the others. He really has no shame!"

Han Yuan remained completely calm: "This is a life-or-death battle between Dao Sects. How can there be talk of the strong bullying the weak or the big taking advantage of the small?"

"We are all at the same level of cultivation, but life and death are determined by fate. If you lose, you lose."

"How are Uncle-Master Liufeng and the others?"

Upon hearing Han Yuan mention Liu Feng and the others, Wen Yuan said, "Uncle Liu Feng was seriously injured and on the verge of death, but was rescued by his disciple Ping Yu and brought back to the Central Region."

"And Uncle Yanfeng and the others have also perished."

The three True Lords Yanfeng, Hefeng, and Huofeng have perished, and True Lord Liufeng is critically injured and on the verge of death!

This caused Han Yuan's vision to go black. Of the forty-eight Dao Palaces and fifty-three True Monarchs that the sect had originally set up in the Northern Region of Yanzhou, only True Monarch Liufeng remained!
An indescribable emotion welled up inside Han Yuan, prompting him to ask, "Where is Crown Prince Youhua? Where have the others gone?"

Wen Yuan frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Youhua has already stopped Xu Yuanzi and the others outside the Central Region."

"However, Fellow Daoist Youhua and his group only brought five million Nine Treasures Dao Soldiers this time, while Xu Yuanzi and his group were followed by a full twenty million Fire Virtue Dao Soldiers. The difference is too great, and Fellow Daoist Youhua requested that we replenish our troops."

Hearing that Crown Prince Youhua had stopped Xu Yuanzi and the others, Han Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rubbed his temples and said with a helpless expression, "In that case, transfer the ten million Earth Element Dao Soldiers that the sect has transferred to Crown Prince Youhua."

Wen Yuan added, "Speaking of which, the situation in the Eastern and Southern Regions isn't very good either. Fellow Daoist Lian Ri and Fellow Daoist Shao Yang keep asking us to give them to people."

The eastern and southern regions of Yanzhou are the main battlegrounds for Penglai Dao Sect and Qinghua Dao Sect. Both of them have deployed 20 million Dao soldiers in one go. Now that they are launching a fierce attack, the manpower brought by Dao Yi Palace and Yin Yang Orthodox Sect is indeed insufficient.

Han Yuan felt utterly exhausted and waved his hand repeatedly: "Give the twenty million Dao soldiers sent by Kongdong Dao Sect and Huayun Dao Sect to Lianri and Shaoyang respectively."

"They will definitely contribute to this battle. You keep an eye on things here while I go to the Central Region to see the Immortal Lord."

Seeing Han Yuan's transformation from his initial high spirits to his current haggard state, Wen Yuan felt sorry for his senior brother and could only say, "Then, senior brother, please be careful. Leave this place to me." A great battle broke out, with flames roaring everywhere.

There is no peaceful place in the eastern, western, southern, or northern regions of Yanzhou.

The Penglai Dao Sect in the Eastern Region is advancing rapidly, and Lingyu, as the second true disciple of the Penglai Dao Sect, is undoubtedly the senior disciple.

Ling Yu, who was already exceptionally skilled, was appointed as the vanguard by Ling Wei. He swept through the enemy ranks in his Shangqing Xuanlei Shensha Zunxiang and teleported the three Refining Void True Immortals of the Qiankun Dao Sect onto the Investiture of the Gods within a single day.

Meanwhile, in the southern region of Yanzhou, the sworn brothers Xuan Yi and Xuan Xin cooperated perfectly, and their successive attacks not only gave them the upper hand in their battles against Shao Yang and Shao Yin, but also resulted in a great victory for their Dao soldiers, forcing Shao Yang and Shao Yin to retreat three million miles and surrender a Dao palace.

With the addition of the Chixiao Dao Sect, which has already pushed past Beitian Pass in the northern region of Yanzhou, the battle situation of the Dongtian Dao Family can be described as flourishing everywhere, leaving the Qiankun Dao Sect with less and less room to maneuver.

In other words, Mingxian and Zhengqing in the western region of Yanzhou were locked in a fierce battle with no clear victor. The old rivals, Tianhe Daozong and Tianyuan Shengzong, were no longer confined to Lanyuan to fight each other. The four Dao Palaces surrounding Lanyuan, covering nearly 20 million miles of mountains and rivers, had become the battlefield for both sides.

At first, it was Mingxian and Zhengqing, these contemporary masters, who were fighting each other.

Following closely behind were True Lord Longquan, True Lord Longding, and True Lord Longyue from the Long generation of the Tianhe Dao Sect, and True Lord Hengchuan, True Lord Hengxue, and True Lord Hengyou from the Tianyuan Sheng Sect.

A tremendous battle erupted between the Long generation of the Tianhe Dao Sect and the Heng generation of the Tianyuan Holy Sect outside Lanyuan, leaving both True Monarchs severely wounded.

Immediately following this, the Tianhe Dao Sect prepared to launch a surprise attack on the Tianyuan Sacred Sect, aiming to wipe out the Zheng and Heng generations of the Tianyuan Sacred Sect in one fell swoop.

After all, the two sides are blood enemies, so no amount of fighting is too much.

However, just as True Monarch Cangyuan, True Monarch Cangxu, and True Monarch Canglan launched a surprise attack on Lanyuan, True Monarch Zhaoyou, True Monarch Zhaoji, and True Monarch Zhaoxu of the Tianyuan Holy Sect unexpectedly emerged from between reality and illusion. Caught off guard, several True Monarchs at the Integration Realm from both sides engaged in a fierce battle.

Clearly, the Tianyuan Holy Sect had already made arrangements in the Nine Provinces Realm long ago. What was hidden deep in the Chaos was probably just a place for the Tianyuan Holy Sect to recuperate and thrive. The true main force of the Tianyuan Holy Sect had already arrived in the Nine Provinces Realm!

As both True Monarchs at the Fusion Realm joined the chaotic battle, the great war, which lasted for half a day, ended with the two sides hastily separating.

Lanyuan, the main camp of the Tianhe Dao Sect.

True Lord Cangyuan, True Lord Cangxu, True Lord Canglan, True Lord Longquan, True Lord Longding, True Lord Longyue, and others sat together with somber faces. Mingxian and Mingfang looked at these sect uncles and elders with their embarrassed expressions, exchanged glances, and sighed as well.

Cangyuan Zhenjun said in a deep voice, "Those guys from Zhaoyou definitely didn't come in a hurry. They were in the Nine Provinces Realm long ago, and they might have been waiting for us for a while!"

Takizumi Shinjun nodded: "But if that's really the case, why didn't Deyou suffer the same fate?"

Deyou Zhenjun.

His honorable name is Taiyi Dongxuan Feihong Deyou Zhenjun, who is the Fifth Tribulation Zhenjun of Tianyuan Shengzong.

Although the Tianyuan Holy Sect withdrew almost all its forces from the battlefield of Tianyuan Realm, it suffered too many losses in the previous great battle. Not to mention the cultivation of the Void Refining Realm, countless True Monarchs in the Integration Realm perished from the first to the fourth tribulation, and even few Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs survived.

This True Lord Deyou can be said to be one of the few remaining True Lords of the Five Tribulations in the Tianyuan Holy Sect.

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Cangyuan said, "If Deyou were to participate, Uncle-Master Zhaozhen would surely come. At that time, how many tricks would they have left?"

"Moreover, Jing Xiao of the Tianhe Dao Sect hasn't even shown up, so how could Deyou possibly participate?"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.

Cangyuan Zhenjun continued, "However, since Zhaoyou can appear here, it means that Deyou and the others can't escape either, and those Pure Yangs from Tianyuan Holy Sect might also be within the Nine Provinces Realm right now!"

The Pure Yang of the Heavenly Origin Holy Sect!
These words struck everyone like a thunderclap.

Although the Tianyuan Holy Sect withdrew from the Tianyuan Realm, its most important forces, the three Pure Yang Dao Lords, escaped unscathed.

If the three patriarchs of the Tianyuan Sacred Sect, Tianyu, Tianxuan, and Tianxing, were currently within the Nine Provinces Realm, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Tianhe Dao Sect.

Cangxu Zhenjun looked at Cangyuan Zhenjun: "Cangyuan, what do you mean?"

Cangyuan Zhenjun said, "What I mean is, report to the Immortal Lord and request the Ancestor to descend to the mortal realm!"

The patriarch has descended to the mortal realm?!
Everyone looked solemn, and even Mingxian couldn't help but say, "Uncle Cangyuan, if the Ancestor were to descend to the mortal realm, the war would not be limited to Yanzhou."

"Now it's easy to send the patriarch down to the mortal realm, but what about Qinghua and Penglai? The Chixiao Dao Sect and Yaochi Holy Land haven't made a move yet."

True Monarch Longquan also said, "Yes, we should at least communicate with Qinghua and Penglai, and we should also discuss what Uncle Zhaozhen and the others are planning."

“Otherwise, it would be easy for the patriarch to come down. At that time, not to mention the Qiankun Dao Sect and the Tianyuan Holy Sect, even the Kongdong and Huayun Sects would be restless. Then, our Tianhe Dao Sect would truly be facing a host of enemies alone.”

However, True Lord Cangyuan said, "I have already discussed this matter with Uncle Zhaozhen, and Uncle Zhaozhen agrees with my opinion."

As he spoke, True Monarch Cangyuan looked around at everyone and said, "The Tianyuan Holy Sect's retreat was too smooth. The current fortune of the Tianyuan Realm still rests on them. If we don't take this opportunity to wipe out the Tianyuan Holy Sect in one fell swoop..."

"Without the support of the Heavenly Origin Realm's fortune, could Ancestor Kaiyuan have truly taken that step with the fortune of the Nine Provinces Realm alone?"

"Everything must make way for the step that the Kaiyuan Patriarch took!" (End of Chapter)