Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

For a moment, the hall fell silent.

The atmosphere quickly returned to a lively state.

"Congratulations to True Lord Lingyuan on his new military achievements!"

"Congratulations to True Lord Lingyuan for his great achievement!"

Whether it was Penglai or the Chixiao and Yaochi families, everyone's gaze turned to the handsome Taoist sitting behind the cloud platform.

Everyone knows that Jiang Sheng was initially stationed in the rear during the Battle of Cangzhou.

Even so, Jiang Sheng's performance still astonished everyone.

The Chi Ape and the Fei Xiao are both great demons with the cultivation of the first tribulation of the Integration Realm, while the Golden Dragon is even more powerful with the cultivation of the second tribulation!

Three great demons, two dead and one captured!
Leaving aside the Flying Beetles and those at the Refinement stage, the Tiger-Dragon and the Crocodile, one at the Second Tribulation stage and the other at the Third Tribulation stage, both perished at Jiang Sheng's hands. And this doesn't even include the Winged Tiger's achievements.

And then there's the Blood Jade, the Seven Rainbows, the Snail Pool, and the Dark Scales.
It's either the first or second kalpa of cultivation.

Upon closer examination, Jiang Sheng was facing powerful demons whose cultivation was far superior to his. These powerful demons from the Great Wilderness Realm were all of different kinds of dragon blood, and all of them were ancient demons.
The weakest among them have thousands of years of cultivation, while the strongest are renowned throughout the heavens and myriad realms.

Even so, these great demons still died under Jiang Sheng's sword.

What shocked everyone the most was that Jin'ao was also killed by Jiang Sheng: that was the chief steward of Bibo Pool, a dragon turtle with tens of thousands of years of cultivation, and it actually fell to Jiang Sheng's hands!

Suddenly, everyone's gazes toward Jiang Sheng became increasingly strange. Ling Qiu kept pulling at the numb Lin Fan, saying, "Senior Brother Ling Zhao, did you hear that? Senior Brother Ling Yuan has slain many renowned Nascent Soul Realm demons. I even know the names of those demons!"

Lin Fan nodded and said blankly, "Ah, I heard that. Senior Brother Lingyuan is truly unparalleled in divine might."

True Lord Yuming, True Lord Shihua, and other True Lords of Penglai looked at Jiang Sheng with smiles, their eyes full of satisfaction; the True Lords and female immortals of Chixiao Dao Sect and Yaochi Holy Land were either astonished or envious.

Among them, True Lord Cangwu, who had cooperated with Jiang Sheng, stroked his beard and said, "Fellow Daoist Lingyuan's swordsmanship is profound and his cultivation is high. It is only right that he has made such a contribution."

The Cangqu Zhenjun and Cangyou Zhenjun, who had been saved by Jiang Sheng, echoed, "Indeed, Lingyuan Zhenjun is incredibly powerful and truly deserves to be the leader of the Xuanmen sect in this era."

Fairy Suqin said softly, "Sister Yuejian, do you see that? This is the Lingyuan True Monarch, who is hailed as the leader of the contemporary Xuanmen sect. Back in Yanzhou, he had already slain a Five Tribulation True Monarch with his sword."

Moon Sword Fairy looked at Jiang Sheng with curiosity in her eyes: "The myriad realms are truly full of heroes. I can't believe I've encountered such an unparalleled figure."

True Lords of the Fifth Tribulation, such as Yuan Yi Zhen Jun and Xiao Yuan Zhen Jun, and Great Vehicle Immortal Lords, such as Chi Yun Xian Jun and Yu Zhen Xian Jun, also praised Jiang Sheng highly. Even the usually cold and arrogant Xiao Yuan Zhen Jun smiled at Jiang Sheng.

Huaguang Immortal Lord smiled as he watched Jiang Sheng rise and bow. He knew that after this battle, the contemporary Pure Yang Daoist of Penglai, the contemporary leader of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School and even the entire Xuanmen, would once again become famous throughout the heavens, establishing the power of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School.

After the celestial banquet, all the immortals dispersed.

After all, the war is not over yet. The three regions of Cangzhou, east, south and north, have not been conquered. After a period of rest, the immortals will set out again until they conquer the entire Cangzhou and completely sever the fortune of the Qiankun Dao Sect.

Jiang Sheng, meanwhile, had taken refuge on the Penglai Dharma Boat, seeking some peace and quiet.

There were so many congratulations from various parties. Apart from the True Lords and Fairies who were allies of the two holy lands, Chixiao and Yaochi, the immortal sects and families under the three holy lands also came to offer their congratulations or gifts after hearing the news.

These things were too complicated, so Jiang Sheng simply handed them over to Lin Fan to deal with, using the same excuse: he was injured while fighting the Golden Turtle Demon Lord and needed to recuperate.

Everyone understood, after all, it was a battle against a Five Tribulation Demon Lord, a renowned Five Tribulation Demon Lord with ten thousand years of cultivation. If Jiang Sheng hadn't suffered any injury, he would truly be a prodigy.

In reality, Jiang Sheng was completely unharmed, truly thanks to the magic bestowed by Daoist Chixiao.
The million-mile-long, Hengxu-class Penglai Dharma Ship stood amidst the fierce winds, thunder, and fire, erecting a five-colored spiritual light shield to resist the raging thunder and flames.

Ye Qian had just come out of the main hall of the Dharma Boat, his face still showing a hint of reverence, when he turned around and saw his master's ambiguous smile. Ye Qian was startled and quickly bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Master."

Lin Fan sighed, "Alas, I risked my life to avenge my disciple, hoping to earn his respect, but I never expected that my heartless disciple would turn around and worship someone else."

Ye Qian felt awkward: "Master, you can hit me or scold me if you want, but please don't do this."

Lin Fan laughed and patted Ye Qian on the shoulder: "Alright, go and rest."

"This Cangzhou is your hometown. Take a good look around and relax. It will be good for your future."

Moved, Ye Qian bowed deeply and said, "I understand Master's meaning."

"Disciple thanks Master!"

Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "Who told you to be my disciple? Go on, go on."

"By the way, is your Uncle Lingyuan still in the hall?"

Ye Qian hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Master, Uncle Lingyuan is still in seclusion."

Lin Fan nodded: "Understood."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Fan had already entered the main hall.

Upon entering the main hall, Lin Fan immediately sensed a powerful dragon aura and golden light emanating from it.

This caught Lin Fan off guard, causing his eyes to burn painfully. He instantly shielded himself with a protective aura and then used his magic to cleanse his eyes. Lin Fan said irritably, "You, Jiang Yuanchen, I kindly shielded you from those sycophants outside, and you secretly harmed me!"

Jiang Sheng didn't even raise his eyes, and said calmly, "Who told you to disperse your protective aura? On your own magic boat, you can choose not to raise your protective aura or cast a protective spell?"

"Have you completely forgotten about the Three Precepts and Seven Rules of Penglai, Chapter Fifty-Six?"

The Three Precepts and Seven Rules, comprising fifty-six chapters, are the precepts of Penglai that disciples of Penglai must remember and abide by. Each of these precepts is a lesson learned from experience, and each is a story told by predecessors.

Lin Fan scoffed dismissively: "The Three Precepts and Seven Laws, fifty-six chapters—that's a full seven volumes and one hundred and eight chapters! You memorized them all?"

Jiang Sheng nodded: "What, do you want me to recite it for you?"

Lin Fan quickly begged for mercy: "No, no, don't torture me." As he spoke, Lin Fan moved closer to Jiang Sheng and looked at the palm-sized tortoise shell with dragon patterns and gold marks in front of Jiang Sheng. His eyes were full of amazement: "Wow, a dragon tortoise shell that is tens of thousands of years old, it is really a good thing."

"If such a treasure fell into my hands..."

Jiang Sheng, who was refining the golden turtle shell, finally looked up and glanced at Lin Fan: "Stop daydreaming."

"Tell me, what is it that you came to see me about?"

Lin Fan sighed, his expression quite helpless: "Yuan Chen, you know I have a family and disciples to support, and I don't have your kind of foundation, so life is really difficult for me."

Listening to Lin Fan's complaints, Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "Just tell me what you want to take."

Lin Fan chuckled upon hearing this: "I've heard you have many treasures. I know you don't like demons, so I'll take any of the great demon flesh, hides, and bones you don't need."

Jiang Sheng snorted coldly: "You say you'll accept anyone who comes?"

"You're the one who needs to support a family. I have six disciples, four guard beasts, and my golden lion that leads the household."

"Which one doesn't need nurturing? Which one doesn't need rare and precious herbs?"

Despite saying this, Jiang Sheng still took out two great demons: "These are the physical bodies of the Chi Ape and the Fei Xiao, great demons at the Integration Realm, with their skin, bones, and flesh still intact. Take them."

Lin Fan blinked: "Don't you have some good stuff with dragon blood in it? Share some with me."

Jiang Sheng sighed and took out the crocodile's body again: "You can take this too, okay?"

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, that's enough."

Lin Fan hurriedly put away the three demon bodies and calculated, "I'll use their fur to make magic robes, their flesh to make pills, and their bones to make weapons. These three great demons will be enough for me to use for over a thousand years."

"As the saying goes, murder and arson bring wealth and honor. Murder and arson bring more wealth than hard work and self-cultivation."

Jiang Sheng frowned slightly: "You came to see me not just to steal something from me, right?"

Lin Fan laughed and said, "How could that be? I've come to tell you some good news."

As he spoke, Lin Fan raised his hand and waved it, using his magic power to condense a map of the Nine Provinces: "Yuan Chen, the war between Xuan Province and Hao Province is about to end."

"Qinghua and Tianhe have broken through the defenses of Huayun and Kongdong. Huayun Daozong and Kongdong Daozong are about to retreat to Jun and Bian states."

"Including the fact that Cangzhou will soon be taken by us, plus the sunken Yanzhou and Mingzhou, we have already obtained more than half of the fortune of the nine provinces."

"I heard from the Crimson Cloud Dao Sect that the patriarchs in the Chaos Star Sea have also gained the upper hand, and this calamity of the Xuanmen will soon be over."

Upon hearing the news from Lin Fan, Jiang Sheng's eyes lit up: "Oh, that's really good news!"

Lin Fan chuckled, then scratched his head: "It's just that we haven't taken Yangzhou yet, which is a bit lacking."

Jiang Sheng looked towards Yangzhou, and seeing the isolated city, asked suspiciously, "Didn't the Immortal Lords say when they would take Yangzhou?"

Lin Fan also looked puzzled: "I did ask Xu Yuanzi of Chixiao, and he said that Immortal Lord Chiyun had not mentioned this matter."

"Neither the Celestial Lord Xuanjing of Tianhe nor the Celestial Lord Junxiao of Qinghua have mentioned anything related to Yangzhou."

"The Jade Maiden Immortal Lord of Yaochi has only been here a short time, and the Radiant Immortal Lord Huaguang has not mentioned it either."

As he spoke, Lin Fan frowned deeply: "Why does it seem like Yangzhou has been deliberately ignored by our Eastern Heaven Daoist family? Could there be something shady going on there?"

"How about I ask Ye Qian to take a look when I have some free time?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "Since the immortal lords don't mention it, let's not go looking for trouble. With a great battle imminent, let's not do anything unnecessary."

"After pacifying Cangzhou, we can take over Junzhou and Bianzhou, and finally take over Yangzhou."

"Perhaps, those were left intentionally by the founders."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan seemed to be deep in thought: "To be honest, this time our Eastern Heaven Daoist School intends to promote the Kaiyuan Ancestor of the Heavenly River to the position of Heavenly Venerable."

"The structure of the Nine Provinces must be determined by the Founding Ancestor."

"Now that the Kaiyuan Patriarch has not arrived, everything is uncertain. In that case, Yangzhou might really be something the patriarchs deliberately left behind."

"But where is the patriarch of the Kaiyuan lineage now?"

As Lin Fan asked the question, Jiang Sheng also wondered: Yes, where is the Kaiyuan Patriarch now?

In the eastern region of the chaotic universe, amidst the desolate starry river.

Within this desolate starry sea lies a collapsed spacetime rift.

At this moment, in this gap in time and space where the river of time has been severed and the years have stood still, an unparalleled being who reaches the heavens and the earth surveys all directions.

Wearing a crown adorned with myriad stars, and with dark gold and blue tassels cascading down his face;
He wore a crimson gold pure yang robe and a myriad-laws-connecting cloak draped over his shoulders;
He wore a dragon-patterned belt around his waist, and a Xuan Yuan San Guang Jue pendant hung from his waist.
With feet treading on the Milky Way and riding the waves, the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams are suspended around.

Its divine power is awe-inspiring, shining through the ages; its Taoist methods are profound, and its supernatural abilities are heaven-reaching.

He is: the Daoist Master of the Heavenly River Sect, the Supreme Jade True Mysterious Law Connecting Heaven and Opening Origin Daoist Lord!
At this moment, no fewer than six or seven figures surrounded Kaiyuan Daojun, each radiating an aura of upholding the Dao.

Kaiyuan Daojun coldly stared at these Dao-holding beings who concealed their faces and auras, and said in a cold voice, "Since you've come all this way, why bother hiding yourselves?"

"Do you really think I wouldn't recognize you?!" (End of Chapter)