Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The profound laws reach the heavens and shake the universe; the great Dao resounds through time and stars.

As Kaiyuan Daojun raised the Heavenly River Boundary Ruler, boundless radiant light and laws condensed on that pure Yang treasure. In an instant, a stream of crimson gold light appeared, transforming into a magnificent Dharma form that rose from the ground.

Behind Kaiyuan Daojun's head, a halo of nine mysteries and twelve colors emanated from the three layers of Dao wheel of blue, gold, and purple. Various mysterious methods and supernatural powers manifested in succession, illuminating Kaiyuan Daojun's entire body and forming the pattern of the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces.

As the vast pressure of the Kaiyuan Daojun was unleashed, in an instant, streaks of dazzling lightning surged and a galaxy rushed forth. As the galaxy raced, it gradually spread out in a colorful array, transforming into a mottled and turbulent long river.

The long river of time that had been severed and dried up in this spatial rift was revitalized under the pressure of the Kaiyuan Daojun, stirring up waves of time that even made the Pure Yang Great Power change color.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of surging water, like muffled thunder, was heard. The power of time shone here, and traces of the Dao of Stars and the Dao of Time appeared in this world, intertwining like a net and sealing off all directions.

As the Dao of Stars and the Dao of Time manifested, the Dao Lord of Kaiyuan held the Heavenly River Boundary Ruler in his right hand and the Heavenly Kaiyuan Seal in his left. As his eyes, as bright as the sun, swept across the four directions, the majestic and vast pure Yang pressure seemed to overturn the universe and reverse chaos.

In an instant, under the oppressive aura of Kaiyuan Daojun, even the Demon Buddha Wujue, Futian Daojun, and Tianmo Moxuan felt an immense pressure, as if an immeasurable universe was pressing down on them, making it difficult for them to breathe.

The Great Sage of the Flood Dragon and the Great Sage of the Zhu Yan both changed color, and the Heavenly Evil Ancestor trembled all over, unable to help but touch his face and find that he was covered in sweat!
Such overwhelming pressure caused Zizai Xuanjun's expression to change repeatedly: This oppressive aura was far more than just surpassing that of many Dao-holding Pure Yang cultivators!

This pure Yang pressure clearly indicates that the person has reached the peak of the Dao-holding realm, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they have one foot in the Dao-mastering realm.

"Upholding the Dao is paramount; the Dao Lord of Kaiyuan truly did not speak falsely!"

At this moment, amidst the astonished expressions of the group of Pure Yang cultivators, Kaiyuan Daojun's crimson-gold immortal eyes, as bright as the sun, ignored both the Demon Buddha Wujue and the Heavenly Demon Moxuan. They fixed their gaze firmly on Futian Daojun's aura and figure, making Futian Daojun feel that what was in front of him was not a Pure Yang cultivator, but an invincible being with boundless Daoist powers.

"Tianjue and Tianjiu, who killed Dexian, have already been killed by me. Only you, Futian, remain!"

But then, the voice of the Daoist Master Kaiyuan was like a great bell, shaking the years and the universe: "If you have been hiding in the depths of chaos, it will be difficult for me to find you."

"But now, you shall die!"

Before he finished speaking, the Heavenly River Boundary Ruler in Kaiyuan Daojun's hand burst forth with immeasurable power. The severed River of Time transformed into mottled ribbons of time that wrapped around the Heavenly River Boundary Ruler. The power of time, enough to reverse the course of the universe, condensed into the radiance on the Heavenly River Boundary Ruler, causing Futian Daojun's expression to gradually turn horrified.

"Heavenly Path - Reversal of Time!"

In an instant, the immense power of time transformed into a mottled ribbon, locking onto spacetime and cleaving through the past and future.

Fu Tian Dao Jun was shocked and wanted to dodge, but he found that he was already locked on and could not escape by fate. He hurriedly said, "What are you still standing there for? Quickly come and help me!"

However, when Demon Buddha Wujue and Heavenly Demon Moxuan saw that Kaiyuan Daojun was not targeting them, they immediately chose to stand aside and watch, while Jiaolong Dasheng and Zhuyan Dasheng watched from the sidelines.

Fu Tian Dao Jun knew that the Great Sage of the Flood Dragon and the Great Sage of the Zhu Yan were his enemies, but he did not expect that the monk Wu Jue, who had just been talking about reconciliation between families to face a powerful enemy together, would turn around and choose to ignore his plea for help!
Are all Buddhist monks so untrustworthy and pretentious?!

Seeing that no one was willing to help, Fu Tian Dao Jun had no choice but to use the Heavenly Phoenix Bone to resist this incomparable power of time. The Heavenly Phoenix Bone was a bone claw left behind by the Five Virtues Phoenix, and it was also his most powerful trump card. With this, he should be able to stop that dazzling power of time, right?
In an instant, as the Great Dao of Time manifested in the chaotic heavens, the magnificent and vast River of Time flowed through the ages, dividing into countless realms. An invisible and immense power leaped out from the River of Time, transforming into a towering bolt of lightning that cleaved through the past and slashed through the future, locking onto the Blessed Heaven Dao Lord from all directions, past and future.

Fu Tian Dao Jun desperately activated the Heavenly Phoenix Bone in his hand. The phoenix's cry was clear and melodious. The Heavenly Phoenix Bone in Fu Tian Dao Jun's hand gradually transformed into an open phoenix claw, on which flowed the power of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, and radiated the brilliance of the five virtues.

"Five Virtues Phoenix Claw!"

In an instant, it seemed as if a true phoenix descended from this sealed space-time rift, its outstretched wings obscuring the light and time of the universe, its magnificent tail feathers prying open the passage of time.
However, this extraordinary phoenix only has one claw that is actually present.

As the phoenix claw, imbued with the power of the Five Virtues and Five Elements, fell, the ribbon of time tore apart the rotation of the Five Elements and shattered the light of the Five Virtues. The true phoenix cried out in anguish, its illusory image shattered, and Fu Tian Dao Jun was sent flying backward with a wail, crashing into the rushing river of time. He was struck by the waves of time, and his aura instantly weakened.

A once unruly chosen one of the ten thousand years of calamity in the Great Wilderness Realm, a half-human, half-demon, and incomparably powerful Pure Yang who possessed the bloodlines of both celestial demons and humans, was defeated in a single blow when facing the Kaiyuan Daojun.

Looking at the motionless Demon Buddha Wujue and Heavenly Demon Moxuan, Zizai Xuanjun felt extremely angry and almost vomited blood!
I spent so much effort and energy to find these people, and I even planned to have them join forces to stop Kaiyuan. But now, they are fighting their own battles!
Are the internal relationships among these guys so fragile that they're even weaker than those of the Heavenly Demons?!
Don't they realize who the real enemy is right now?!

Zizai Xuanjun continuously calculated with his hands, glancing at the powerful beings who once dominated the heavens and were renowned throughout the myriad worlds. As a black lotus bloomed, his figure gradually faded and then became transparent, finally disappearing silently into this space-time gap.

Clearly, Zizai Xuanjun realized that things were beyond saving and withdrew immediately.

However, right after Zizai Xuanjun disappeared, Mofo Wujue chanted a Buddhist prayer, and the twenty-four golden Buddhist beads he was holding scattered and transformed into twenty-four beams of Buddhist light that shot out.

Twenty-four beams of Buddhist light transformed into twenty-four layers of Buddhist heavenly realms, resembling twenty-four pure lands of crystal, blocking the Heavenly River Boundary Ruler of the Kaiyuan Daojun.

But then the Demon Buddha Wujue laughed and said, "The troublesome fellow is gone. Fellow Daoist Futian, rest assured, this humble monk will stand with you today and not let this Kaiyuan benefactor take your life."

As he spoke, the demonic Buddha made hand seals and performed a spell, transforming the twenty-four layers of pure land into twenty-four great worlds that pressed down upon Kaiyuan Daojun: "The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore. Benefactor Kaiyuan, please cease your acts of killing." "True Buddha's Twenty-Four Realms!"

As the Demon Buddha Wujue made his move, the Heavenly Demon Moxuan grinned, took out a ferocious Qilin seal with bared fangs and claws from his sleeve, and smashed it down on Kaiyuan Daojun's back: "Nine Yin Qilin Seal, give it to me!"

In an instant, with the Demon Buddha Wujue in front and the Heavenly Demon Moxuan behind, these two powerful Pure Yang cultivators unleashed deadly attacks, determined to take the life of Kaiyuan Daojun.

Immediately afterward, the Heavenly Evil Ancestor also summoned the Heavenly Evil Five Poison Furnace and pressed forward, saying, "Leave some for me, leave some for me, leave Kaiyuan's eyes for me!"

The weakened Daoist Futian staggered to his feet, looking at the unhealable wounds of time on his body and sensing the lingering traces of time within him. He revealed a sinister smile: "Besides the blood of the human race, do I also have the bloodline of the True Phoenix Clan in my body?"

"Although I don't have the immortal talent of the True Phoenix Clan, this injury won't kill me!"

As he spoke, Fu Tian Dao Jun directly activated the Subduing Demon Yuan Yi Zhuo, pushing this pure Yang treasure, which originally belonged to Tianhe Dao Zong De Xian Dao Jun, to its limit, and hurled it fiercely at Kai Yuan Dao Jun: "Didn't you want this thing? Then I'll give it back to you now!"

In an instant, the Demon Subduing Yuan Yi Zhuo hummed and disappeared into the void, transforming into a streak of light that traversed time and directly struck the past of the Kaiyuan Daojun.

As the Demon-Subduing Yuan-Establishing Technique was activated, Fu Tian Dao Jun, wielding the Heavenly Phoenix Bone, lunged straight at Kai Yuan Dao Jun's face: "Five Virtues - Heavenly Wind Phoenix Claw!"

In an instant, the four Daoist Pure Yang masters attacked from all sides. Even though the Great Sage of the Flood Dragon and the Great Sage of the Vermilion Bird had not yet made a move, Daoist Kaiyuan was still surrounded by enemies.

Chaotic Eastern Region.

Sometimes space and time are vast, and time is boundless.

A realm of ethereal nothingness, suspended above all realms, overlooking the nine heavens.

The old man in the bamboo hat and hemp robe raised his hand and began to calculate, then looked at the middle-aged Taoist opposite him: "After this tribulation, the road ahead for Kaiyuan is only two more tribulations away from being cleared."

"His journey has been quite difficult."

The middle-aged Taoist nodded: "He is no match for us. You and I are only able to reach the True Yang realm because of the legacy of Senior Brother Shangyang and the fortune of the Three Realms Cauldron. In addition, we had already taken that half step, so we were able to leap to the True Yang realm."

"Even so, we still faced immense pressure from the Panfeng Realm. Whether it was that emperor or the Buddha later, we were both in grave danger. In the end, it was thanks to the protection of Senior Brother Shangyang that we survived this ordeal."

"Now that the Three Realms have reached their zenith and all the heavens are about to unite, it is already difficult to ascend to the True Yang Realm. If it weren't for this great calamity of the Xuanmen, Junior Brother Kaiyuan would have had to wait at least ten thousand years until the calamity was finally resolved."

"Now, thanks to the opportunity of this great calamity of the Xuanmen, it is normal that Junior Brother Kaiyuan was able to ascend to the True Yang realm ten thousand years earlier, and he will face more tribulations."

"The Xuanmen, the Hexiemen, the demon race, the Buddhists, and the Heavenly Demons are all divine paths that will try to block your path. If you can get past them, then it will be a smooth road. If you can't get past them, then it's hard to say."

The old man in the bamboo hat and hemp clothing nodded, gazing at the desolate sea of ​​stars. Through the layers of time, he saw a great battle taking place in the past, present, and future within the space-time gap.

"External demons are blocking the way, alas."

"Ugh"

In an instant, a sigh from an old man echoed through the chaotic universe, its sound reverberating in the Nine Provinces Realm and also sending ripples through the spatial rift.

For a moment, the Twenty-Four Realms of Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli seemed to tremble;

For a time, the menacing Nine Yin Qilin Seal was blocked by time.
In an instant, the Heavenly Evil Ancestor's Heavenly Evil Five Poison Furnace became extremely heavy;

Suddenly, the Five Virtues Heavenly Phoenix Claw of the Heavenly Lord of Fortune disliked its master.

Neither Tianmo Moxuan, Mofo Wujue, nor Tianxie Laozu, nor Futian Daojun heard any noise, nor did they sense any presence passing by.

In that instant, their Daoist hearts and souls stirred, and their supernatural powers and magical treasures tilted, giving Daoist Kaiyuan a chance to counterattack.

That formless and intangible existence is like a mysterious and ethereal breeze, or a soft sigh, disappearing into the past and reappearing in the future.

It spans through the ages, yet leaves no trace in the long river of time or the great Dao of the heavens; only its lingering echo remains, like the sigh of an old man reverberating and dissipating in the chaotic universe.

"Sigh." (End of Chapter)