Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

All of a sudden.

The sky formed by the Azure Lotus Array Diagram was filled with gentle breezes in the east, roaring purple lightning in the west, raging red fire in the south, and surging black water in the north. The power of the four elements and the energy of the three calamities and destruction, enhanced by the Azure Lotus Array Diagram, became increasingly rich and profound, gradually evolving into wisps and strands of mist and cotton-like shapes.

At this moment, Jingxing Zhenjun sensed the suddenly intensified aura of calamity and killing intent around him. He was about to use his magic again when he suddenly groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood!
When Jingxing Zhenjun looked down, he realized that the wound on his chest had not healed!

For the three realms of immortals, the regeneration of severed limbs is nothing special. Even if they lose their physical body or even their head, they can still rebuild it with the help of their True Spirit Dao Fruit.

Moreover, for the three realms of immortals, unless it is a method imbued with the laws and Daoist principles, it is perfectly normal for wounds to heal instantly.

As for True Lord Jingxing, a True Lord of the Fifth Tribulation, he has already achieved the Five Qi Convergence and attained the state of endless life. Even if he is beaten down to the point of only having a piece of flesh left, he can recover instantly. Rebirth from a drop of blood is the symbol of a True Lord of the Fifth Tribulation. Even if the injury damages the soul or the Dao Fruit, a True Lord of the Fifth Tribulation can repair it.

But at this moment, the wound that pierced through Jingxing Zhenjun's heart, from front to back, could not be healed!

How can this be? !
It's already astonishing that a First Tribulation True Monarch could injure a Fifth Tribulation True Monarch, but the wound still can't heal—this is simply unbelievable!
At this moment, Jingxing Zhenjun could not care about Jiang Sheng examining his wound. He then discovered that above the pierced heart, there was a condensed and persistent Three Calamities Annihilation Sword Qi. The sword qi had even begun to erode other organs and spread through the meridians and flesh. Under the erosion of this Three Calamities Annihilation Sword Qi, the Five Elements Cycle of Jingxing Zhenjun had been disrupted, which was why Jingxing Zhenjun was unable to heal his wounds on his own.

However, just as Jingxing Zhenjun was trying to remove the Three Calamities and Annihilation Sword Qi that was lingering over his internal organs, he felt an even colder and more terrifying power invade his Dao heart and soul!

That is the power of the end times and the final calamity!

The sword energy of the Three Calamities and the breath of the final calamity are not independent entities, but rather complementary methods.

The heart-piercing strike of the Immortal-Slaying Sword had already infused the sword intent of the Three Calamities and the power of the final calamity into the body of True Monarch Jingxing.

At this moment, the three calamities eroded the internal organs and meridians, and the final calamity and fortune disturbed the Daoist mind and soul. Jingxing Zhenjun felt a blur before his eyes and his body became somewhat unsteady.

"How can this be?!"

"It's just the power of a single sword strike."

Jingxing Zhenjun found his condition unbelievable. It was bad enough that his physical body was injured, but now even his soul and Dao heart were being affected. What kind of evil magic did Jiang Sheng use?!

"If it were just the Immortal-Slaying Sword, it wouldn't be able to harm a True Monarch. But what if it had a Dao Seed attached to it?"

As they spoke, a spirit seed, entirely emerald green and exuding boundless Daoist charm, emerged from the Four Symbols Revolving Sword Pavilion of the Immortal Sword, resembling the source of all waters.

This kind of pure Yang energy, combined with the essence of waterways, is like the source of all streams, thus permeating layers of Daoist rhyme and evolving into countless laws.

Its position is that of a pure Yang Dao seed!
Jingxing Zhenjun couldn't help but raise his head and look at the spiritual seed that exuded boundless Daoist charm and moisture: "Daoist Seed?!"

"A Pure Yang Dao Seed?!"

"You actually possess a pure Yang Dao Seed?!"

At this moment, Jingxing Zhenjun looked at Jiang Sheng with disbelief, as if he were looking at an unimaginable monster. The simple Juexian Sword could not hurt him, but with the Dao Seed attached, it was equivalent to being attached with the Pure Yang Dharma Essence. Even if it was only the power of a single sword, it was not something that he, a Five Tribulations cultivator, could stop.

No wonder Jiang Sheng was able to pierce his body with a single sword strike; no wonder Jiang Sheng had such confidence!

It was originally a seed of the Dao!
However, with Jiang Shengyi's cultivation level, how many times can this Pure Yang Dao Seed be activated?
In the next instant, the aura around Jingxing Zhenjun burst forth, and three flowers spun above his head, while the Qi Yun Hua Gai unfolded, unleashing boundless Qi Yun power to suppress the calamity and injuries within his body.

At this moment, a flickering light appeared in Jingxing Zhenjun's eyes: "The seed of the Dao, the seed of the Dao!"

"If one could obtain a seed of the Dao, then the path to the Great Dao would be within reach!"

Thinking about this, Jingxing Zhenjun's Dao heart became extremely hot. What did this little injury matter?
If he can snatch the Dao Seed from Jiang Sheng, he will surely be able to advance further!
Although the Water Path Seed is not as compatible with him as the Moon Path Seed, it is sufficient for his needs!

At this moment, Jingxing Zhenjun was completely unaware that he had been enveloped by the aura of calamity. His eyes were full of joy and surprise. The magnificent aura of a Fifth Tribulation Zhenjun burst forth once again. Jingxing Zhenjun suddenly rose up and tried to snatch the Water Dao Seed from Jiang Sheng's hands!
"Ling Yuan! You will die today!"

The thunderous roar of Jingxing Zhenjun reverberated in all directions, like a thunderclap. The powerful pressure of the Five Tribulations Zhenjun, as deep as an abyss and as deep as a prison, crashed down, causing the heavens and earth to lose their color and the four elements to surge.

Jiang Sheng remained expressionless, seemingly unaware of the overwhelming pressure emanating from True Lord Jingxing. He casually pressed the Water Dao Seed into the Immortal-Slaying Sword, and once again formed a hand seal. Instantly, the four colors of sword light—azure, purple, vermilion, and black—surged, and the four swords of annihilation, trapping, and extinction scattered in all directions, pinning down the four corners of the world.

In an instant, under the blessing of the Azure Lotus Formation Diagram, the already surging power of the Four Symbols became even more terrifying. Within the sword formation, the east, west, south, and north were already shrouded in wind, thunder, water, and fire. The violent and surging power of the Four Symbols stirred up the deep and condensed aura of the Three Calamities and the breath of the final calamity, which transformed into wisps of killing intent that enveloped and surrounded True Monarch Jingxing.

In an instant, the sword energy of the four swords surged and raged, enveloping Jingxing Zhenjun like a sword net. The four-colored sword light continuously cut around Jingxing Zhenjun. These sword energies, which were enough to kill even those in the extreme stage of the Void Refining Realm or the early stage of the Body Integration Realm, splashed out three-colored ripples when they landed beside Jingxing Zhenjun. They were obviously blocked by the three flowers on the top of Jingxing Zhenjun's head!

"These tricks won't stop me!"

With a roar, Jingxing Zhenjun shattered the Moon Sword. With a crisp cracking sound, the Moon Sword broke into thousands of fragments, which stirred up layers of sword light that swept towards Jiang Sheng. Each fragment was powerful enough to shatter stars and break through the void. When they all came at once, it was clear that they wanted to turn Jiang Sheng into a sieve.

Even with the Four Symbols Sword Qi protecting him, Jiang Sheng, a True Monarch of the First Tribulation, would likely not be able to stop him.

However, he couldn't stop him, nor did he intend to. But Jiang Sheng casually pointed and said, "Execute!"

In an instant, a gust of green wind howled, and a green rainbow fluttered in, instantly opening a line in the sky, breaking through the three flowers of Jingxing Zhenjun's aura and slashing straight across his head. Before Jingxing Zhenjun could sense anything, he felt a dense aura of calamity bursting from the top of his head. Looking up, he was shocked to see that the three flowers gathered at the top of his head had been cut off by Jiang Sheng's sword!
The azure rainbow swirled and transformed into an incomparably sharp azure immortal sword, known as the Immortal Slayer.

With a crisp shattering sound, the Three-Flower Lotus Platform fell and disintegrated, turning into scattered fragments of three-colored radiance.

Without the Three-Flower Lotus Platform, the Qi Luck Canopy also became unstable and began to fluctuate. Fortunately, it was still supported by the ever-rotating Five Qi, which allowed Jingxing Zhenjun's Qi Luck Canopy to be maintained for the time being. However, the shock brought to Jingxing Zhenjun by this sword was too great: When will this Zhuxian Sword be able to cut off his Three-Flower Lotus Platform in one strike?!

Before Jingxing Zhenjun could even react in surprise, Jiang Sheng pointed again: "Slay!"

In an instant, purple lightning roared, a purple streak of light pierced the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it whipped up a chain of lightning that stretched for thousands of miles, sweeping across the heavens and earth and stirring up a monstrous aura of slaughter!
Jingxing Zhenjun was shocked. His mind cleared up a bit and he immediately cast a spell to defend himself. However, the bright moon was shattered by the purple lightning the moment it solidified. Then, the purple lightning continued its momentum and blasted through Jingxing Zhenjun's protective qi, penetrating his chest and exploding the injuries that Jingxing Zhenjun had managed to suppress.

Lightning passed through his body, transforming into a fierce-looking purple immortal sword, known as the Immortal Slayer.

This sword strike not only shattered the suppressed injuries of True Lord Jingxing, but also severely damaged his internal organs once again, disrupting his ever-renewing Five Elements creation.

One sword cuts through three flowers, one sword shatters five elements!

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation unleashed its power and sharpness, startling True Monarch Jingxing. The Three Flowers Dispersed, the Five Qi Collapsed, and the Qi Luck Canopy could no longer hold on, immediately collapsing and shattering. Without the Qi Luck Canopy suppressing the tribulation qi, the suppressed tribulation qi and the power of the final tribulation and the final fortune surged back up, and True Monarch Jingxing regained his clarity.

Only then did he realize with a start that he was already enveloped by the aura of calamity. The wisps of calamity aura surrounded him like a cocoon, leaving no room for escape. When did this happen?!

Suddenly, Jingxing Zhenjun recalled the sword that had pierced his heart, and the aura of the Three Calamities and the breath of the final calamity that had invaded his body.
Is it possible?
Just as Jingxing Zhenjun was reflecting, Jiang Sheng struck again: "Trap, Absolute!"

The Immortal-Trapping Sword and the Immortal-Slaying Sword were unleashed simultaneously, and in an instant, crimson flames soared into the sky, transforming into a raging sea of ​​fire that swept across the land. Within this sea of ​​fire, a crimson immortal sword sped through the air, piercing through the abdomen of True Monarch Jingxing. The raging crimson flames immediately spread throughout True Monarch Jingxing's body, carrying with them boundless calamity energy.

As the crimson flames surged from Jingxing Zhenjun's internal organs, limbs, and bones, Jingxing Zhenjun's Dao heart and soul were also enveloped in the crimson flames, and he once again became dazed and confused.

Just then, the Immortal-Slaying Sword arrived!
The moment this jet-black immortal sword, enveloped in mysterious water, appeared, it carried the power of time and the power of the final calamity. As the sword pierced through the brow of True Lord Jingxing, True Lord Jingxing's true spirit instantly cracked and disintegrated under the erosion of the power of time and the burst of the power of the final calamity!

A mournful cry was heard, and endless Taoist charm permeated the air.

Within the Zhuxian Sword Formation, the bright moon and destiny star that illuminated the heavens and earth were suddenly shrouded in calamity energy and began to become mottled.

At this moment, True Lord Jingxing had already shattered his three flowers and scattered his five qi, and was on his deathbed, but his eyes had become extremely clear.

Jingxing Zhenjun looked at Jiang Sheng and suddenly laughed: "I didn't expect this, I didn't expect this."

“I thought I would die at the hands of Yuan Yi, Hong Yi, or Zhao Zhen, or at the very least Yuan Lin or Zhao Hong, but I never expected that I would die at the hands of you, Penglai Lingyuan.”

"No wonder you are an unparalleled genius of the Penglai Dao Sect, no wonder you are the number one Xuanmen in the myriad worlds today, it turns out it's because of this Dao Seed."

"However, you used the power of this Dao Seed to kill me, and you still have some strength left. How can you use this Dao Seed to ascend to Pure Yang?!"

Jiang Sheng looked calmly at Jingxing Zhenjun and said softly, "The so-called number one in the contemporary Xuanmen of the Heavens is just flattery from others. I have never claimed to be so."

"As for whether I am a peerless genius of Penglai, it has nothing to do with the Dao Seed. I might as well tell you, True Lord, that I obtained this Dao Seed in the Buzhou Realm."

"Moreover, I never intended to use the Dao Seed to ascend to Pure Yang."

“My way is not the way of others. Others’ methods can be observed and learned but not practiced. Others’ ways can be understood and pondered but not adopted. I am clear about this principle.”

"As for how much strength I still have, True Lord, you need not worry."

Jingxing Zhenjun suddenly burst into laughter, and with a gust of wind from his sleeve, a snow-white moon toad with the aura of a fourth tribulation leaped out!

No one expected that Jingxing Zhenjun would have hidden such a moon toad in the end!
The Moon Toad, with its cultivation at the fourth level, must be a spirit beast with whom True Lord Jingxing shares a life-or-death bond!
Looking at this Moon Toad, a being with four levels of cultivation and a ferocious appearance, Jiang Sheng felt a chilling aura envelop him, as if it were about to freeze and shatter his physical body and soul.

Looking at Jiang Sheng, whose brows were slightly furrowed, Jingxing Zhenjun couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you hadn't said so much, I wouldn't have been overthinking things."

"This shows that you are indeed at your wit's end!"

"Yes, although I am about to perish, how much better off can you, a mere cultivator at the first stage of cultivation, possibly be?"

"Kill! Kill Ling Yuan!"

"Such a monstrous talent is neither something my Qiankun Dao Sect can have, nor can Penglai!"

"Moon Toad, kill him! We cannot leave such a scourge for the sect to deal with!"

The moon toad turned its eyes to Jiang Sheng, then suddenly leaped forward with its legs full of power. In an instant, the icy moon soared into the sky, and an endless chilling aura, carrying with it cold mist and frost, roared in.

Jingxing Zhenjun looked at Jiang Sheng with great satisfaction in his eyes: he was betting that Jiang Sheng had run out of strength. Even if a First Tribulation True Lord fought desperately to replace him, a Fifth Tribulation True Lord, he would have no strength left!
However, to Jingxing Zhenjun's astonishment, Jiang Sheng simply pointed and said, "Zhu Xian, Lu Xian, go."

In an instant, the swirling blue wind and purple lightning howled in again. The Immortal Execution Sword and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, which had already restrained their ferocity, suddenly surged with overwhelming ferocity. The power of the wind and thunder and the intent of calamity they stirred were enough to chill even the True Lord Jingxing to the bone.

"Go!"

With a flick of Jiang Sheng's finger, the Zhuxian Sword and the Luxian Sword crossed paths, severing the head of the moon toad suspended in mid-air.

"How can it be?!"

"How can it be?!"

Looking at the Moon Toad, whose head had been severed by two swords, Jingxing Zhenjun felt as if something had been destroyed, leaving him with a bewildered and helpless expression.

Jiang Sheng, however, casually made a move, and the Zhuxian Sword and Luxian Sword spun back, dancing around Jiang Sheng together with the Xianxian Sword and Juexian Sword.

Within the Zhuxian Sword Formation, beneath the Azure Lotus Formation Diagram, Jiang Sheng gazed at the surging wind, thunder, water, and fire in the east, west, north, and south, looking at the Great Dao Laws hidden behind them, and said softly, "This humble Daoist has never said that there is only one Dao Seed."

Upon hearing this, Jingxing Zhenjun looked astonished.

Then, to Jingxing Zhenjun's utter astonishment, a Dao Seed emerged from each of the four immortal swords—azure, indigo, crimson, and dark—within their respective sword pavilions.

In an instant, four Dao Seeds—cyan, crimson, purple, and azure—floated erratically, emanating endless pure Yang energy around Jiang Sheng. This, in turn, drew upon the four Great Daos of Wind, Thunder, Water, and Fire, transforming them into a vast and overwhelming Daoist power. The manifestation of the four Dao Seeds caused the Wind, Thunder, Water, and Fire within the sword formation to display various wondrous powers. Infinite Daoist rhymes and energy surged and intertwined, condensing with the calamity energy into wisps of sharp sword energy.

Four Dao Seeds!

Jiang Sheng actually possessed four Dao Seeds!
The shock this brought to Jingxing Zhenjun was so great that it almost broke his mind: "Four pure Yang Dao Seeds, four pure Yang Dao Seeds!"

Jiang Sheng casually retrieved the four Dao Seeds into his body. The Four Swords of Slaughter, Traps, and Annihilation once again flowed and stood in the east, west, south, and north, together with the Azure Lotus Array Diagram to conceal the secrets of heaven and destiny. Jiang Sheng raised his palm and grasped it, and the Azure Lotus Sword slowly manifested in his palm.

The power of the Four Symbols and the energy of the Three Calamities circulated and transformed, finally becoming the mottled Heaven-Slaying Sword Qi on the Qingping Sword. Jiang Sheng looked at True Monarch Jingxing and said calmly:
"True Lord, it's time to set off." (End of Chapter)