Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Qiankun Dao Sect, Huayun Dao Sect, Kongdong Dao Sect, and even the sects, families, spirits, and strange creatures throughout the Nine Provinces.
From the highest-ranking immortals and gods to those just beginning their cultivation, everyone was swept up in this great calamity of the Xuanmen, just like countless insects being swept away by waves and instantly vanished.

As the waves receded, the blood and flesh left on the ground transformed into resources, nourishing this great calamity and giving birth to countless Dao fruits.

Looking at Jiang Sheng, who had a faint smile on his face and stood tall and straight like a pine tree, even with his experience and cultivation, Long Weng couldn't help but admire that every few years, a batch of naturally born cultivators would emerge in the myriad realms.

Do you not see the Penglai Spirit Abyss? Its bone structure is superb, and it is born with a face like jade and a handsome appearance. At this moment, putting aside its cultivation of the Integration Realm, just standing there, it is like a crane standing among chickens. It is truly extraordinary and a born cultivator of profound arts.

Although he was impressed by Jiang Sheng's appearance and demeanor, Long Weng was also clear about Jiang Sheng's purpose: this man was clearly there to question the Eastern Heavenly Daoist sect.

The weight of the four words "Eastern Heaven Daoist School" in the myriad realms is something that even a minor Golden Core cultivator like Yongkang Daoist, who has never left Cangzhou in his entire life, doesn't know. How could Long Weng not know it?
Especially during this great calamity of the Xuanmen, when the Eastern Heaven Daoist School had already defeated the three sects of the Nine Provinces Realm so badly that their lineage was about to be severed.

Facing the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School, which was poised to dominate the Xuanmen sect with its overwhelming momentum, required courage.

Long Weng knew he didn't have that kind of courage, which is why he chose to show himself and meet Jiang Sheng, and that's why he didn't show any of the arrogance one would expect from someone at the Mahayana level.

“True Lord, I have no intention of protecting any remnants of the Three Sects.”

"You've seen these people now; they're all trying to avoid trouble."

"They didn't want to fight; they just wanted to live out the rest of their lives in peace."

"As the saying goes, the Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, with one being eliminated. The Daoists value the harmony between Heaven, the Dao, and humanity. True Lord is not a bloodthirsty person. Please, True Lord, spare them."

The old man spoke with utmost sincerity and seemed to be a kind-hearted person.

But can a kind-hearted person with no one to rely on really reach the Mahayana realm and still stand out quietly in the Nine Provinces, living a peaceful life in a corner?
Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment, and after recalling Yu Zhen Xianjun's words, the smile on his face faded a bit: "Once a member of the Qiankun Dao Sect, always a member of the Qiankun Dao Sect."

"Having already joined the Qiankun Dao Sect, reaping its benefits and enjoying its blessings, to think you can just leave now is nothing but a fool's joke."

"The fates and karma of these people are already inextricably linked to the Qiankun Dao Sect."

At this point, Jiang Sheng suddenly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, does Elder Long know what the struggle for orthodox lineage is?"

Long Weng was taken aback, a sense of foreboding creeping over him: "Please enlighten me, True Lord."

With a casual flick of his wrist, Jiang Sheng conjured a painting amidst a misty aura: "The so-called struggle over the orthodox tradition is not about right or wrong, winning or losing, but about the survival of the legitimate lineage."

"Of the two sides, one must perish while the other survives."

"To destroy a lineage, it is not enough to simply clip its wings and kill its strong members. All its disciples, servants, spirit beasts, soldiers, and even every magic weapon, spirit stone, and garment must be spared."

"The continuation of the lineage is not only about the disciples, but also about its reputation that spreads throughout the world, the methods that are disseminated to countless beings, and the names that exist in the memories of all living beings."

"Even if it means destroying mountains and temples, slaughtering all their disciples, servants, Taoist soldiers, and spirit beasts, wiping out all living beings within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, and severing their memories."

"As long as its methods continue to circulate throughout the myriad realms, and as long as its magical artifacts are still being used by people, this lineage still has the opportunity to make a comeback."

"Those powerful beings of the Pure Yang realm who have long since perished can also rely on their remaining methods and artifacts, and those one or two ignorant rogue cultivators who unknowingly joined the Daoist lineage, to make a comeback from the long river of time."

"And the remaining fortune and merit of the Taoist lineage will protect those few remaining people, allowing them to turn misfortune into good fortune, to avoid misfortune and to grow up and rebuild the Taoist lineage."

"Nobody knows how many people they will drag down with them, or how many forces they will find to help them."

"Once that time comes, the two lineages will once again be linked by fate and entangled by cause and effect, which will be another catastrophe that will affect all the heavens."

Jiang Sheng spoke slowly, but Long Weng felt a chill run down his spine.

The brutality of the struggle for orthodoxy far exceeded what Long Weng had imagined.

This is not only a life-or-death struggle between the cultivators of both sides, but also a life-or-death struggle between the mortal realms and countless living beings of both sides.

When one side is defeated, all of them must be wiped out to completely sever their lineage and prevent them from having any chance to make a comeback.

Do you not see those Pure Yang Holy Lands of the previous Yuanhui? Even though the Pure Yang Ancestor has long since perished, even though the sect has long since disappeared into the past, even though its existence has long been buried by history, as long as one of its magical artifacts is unearthed and one of its methods is found, then this Pure Yang Holy Land may still break free from the long river of time and return to the present world.

The Pure Yang lineage cannot be destroyed so easily.

After saying that, Jiang Sheng looked at the old man in front of him and said, "Old man, you rely on your supernatural powers to protect the remnants of the three sects. Do you harbor the ambition to use them to fight against my Eastern Heaven Daoist family again?"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Elder repeatedly denied it: "Even if I had the greatest courage, I would not dare to be an enemy of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School."

"I don't even dare to provoke the Qiankun Dao Sect. I only opened up a cave at the ends of the earth to protect some reclusive people. I don't want to get involved in such a huge karmic debt!"

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "But now, you've already been tainted, haven't you?"

"Otherwise, why would I be here?"

Long Weng paused, sighed, and pointed behind him: "True Lord, look at that Taoist. His cultivation is only at the Golden Core stage, and his lifespan is less than three hundred years. How can he possibly bear the destiny of the Qiankun Dao Sect?"

Jiang Sheng pointed to the two children beside Daoist Yongkang: "Those two children have exceptional talent and are also very intelligent. Judging from their curiosity, does Elder Long really think they would be content to live out their lives in obscurity and mediocrity?"

"That Golden Core Daoist really won't teach them the methods of the Qiankun Dao Sect?"

"How can Long Weng guarantee that he, a mere Golden Core Daoist, could escape the flames of war in Cangzhou and bring his entire family to hide here, without the influence of the Qiankun Dao Sect's Qi?"

"How does Long Weng know that those two children weren't chosen talents by the Qiankun Dao Sect? Were they not members of the Qiankun Dao Sect's Residual Fire Project?"

The old man was speechless for a moment: "This...this..."

Jiang Sheng chuckled lightly: "Old Dragon, do you think that a Pure Yang Dao Lord, a Mahayana Immortal Lord, or a True Lord at the Refining Void Integration Realm can hide?" "Old Dragon, think again, can a True Person at the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, or Divine Transformation Realm evade the Heavenly Eye of my Eastern Heavenly Daoist School?"

"As long as he has cultivation, he won't be able to escape!"

“The Great Vehicle Immortal Lords and the True Lords of the Upper Three Realms are like the stars in the sky; they are doomed to die and have no chance of escaping.”

"But the lower three realms of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment are rarely paid attention to. Just like fishing nets will let small fish go when catching fish, these realms can't cause any major upheavals."

"And those who have no cultivation and are still young are even less cared for. Who knows what level they will reach in their growth?"

Jiang Sheng's questioning left Long Weng speechless.

At this point, Jiang Sheng flicked his sleeve, and a sky-blue magic sword exuding a fierce aura hung in front of Long Weng.

Long Weng stared intently and saw that the magic sword was three feet six and a half inches long, with a sky-blue color all over. The sword body was marked with chaotic wind marks, sharp and fierce, and the meaning of the three calamities and destruction flowed on it. Looking at the sword's sword stand, it was like the four symbols flowing and transforming into a lotus platform containing yin and yang, and the meaning of the end of the calamity and the end of the fortune was hidden inside.

Just a fleeting glance was enough to make Long Weng feel an unbearable stinging pain in his eyes, as if the magic sword would pierce through his brow and shatter his soul in the next instant.

“Old Man Long, you said you had absolutely no intention of being enemies with the Eastern Heaven Daoist School.”

"Very well, please, Elder Long, take this sword and exterminate all the remnants of the three sects on this island. As for those minor sects, factions, and aristocratic families, all those who are associated with the three sects, please exterminate them as well."

As Jiang Sheng spoke, he slightly raised his finger, and the Zhuxian Sword hovered in front of Long Weng, no more than a foot away from Long Weng's face. Long Weng could easily grasp it with a simple gesture.

Sensing the ferocity of the magic sword, Long Weng hesitated.

Seeing this, Jiang Sheng asked, "Does Elder Long feel that my presence makes him lose face?"

"Then I can go out for now, and come back in after Elder Long has finished cleaning up, how about that?"

The magic sword hummed, and the Immortal Execution Sword emitted a series of sword chants, clearly dissatisfied with the Dragon Elder's hesitant attitude. It was eager to try and prepare to annihilate all the remaining villains.

However, the Dragon Elder hesitated to draw his sword, which made the Immortal Execution Sword increasingly dissatisfied. With a humming sound, sword energy was already slashing straight at the Dragon Elder's face.

"Hey"

With a helpless sigh, streaks of mysterious light flashed before Long Weng, blocking the sword energy of Zhuxian.

Long Weng immediately looked at Jiang Sheng, his eyes filled with anger: "True Lord Lingyuan, why are you forcing this old man like this?"

"What exactly does the True Lord want?"

"Rare and precious materials? Miraculous elixirs? Or some kind of cultivation technique or Taoist scripture?"

"Whatever this old man possesses, if the True Lord desires it, this old man will grant it without fail."

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "Old Man Long, do you think my Eastern Heavenly Daoist School needs your little something?"

"What the Eastern Heaven Daoist School wants is not your so-called resources, but your attitude."

Long Weng's heart sank completely: the attitude that the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family wanted was not easy to deal with; it required a pledge of allegiance.

The blood oath was really as simple as just exterminating these so-called remnants of the three sects who came to the island.
For a moment, the cave was solemn, as if a wind was rising and thunder was rumbling, but all of this eventually returned to calm and nothingness. There was no wind or thunder in the world, only a faint radiance.

After a long silence, the old man finally spoke: "May I ask, what attitude does the Eastern Heaven require of this old man?"

Jiang Sheng said, “Immortal Lord Wanxian of Qiankun Dao Sect, Immortal Lord Dongri of Yuanyang Dao Sect, Golden Ape Demon Lord of Wanshou Forest, and Dragon King Fuhai of Jiaolong Sea, please choose one of these four.”

“Old Dragon should know that I am not a bloodthirsty or belligerent person, which is why I am here to reason with you instead of attacking you directly.”

"If Elder Long is unwilling, I will not force him. When I return to Cangzhou, the one who will come here again will not be me, Lingyuan, but the Jade Immortal Lord of Yaochi Holy Land."

Long Weng pondered for a while, then asked, "If I am willing to accompany the True Lord on this journey, then what about the creatures on Long Weng Island?"

Jiang Sheng said, "As long as we don't leave Longweng Island, nothing will happen."

After receiving Jiang Sheng's reply, Long Weng nodded, a hint of relief and liberation on his face: "In that case, this old man will accompany the True Lord on this journey!"

Cangzhou, the main ship of Yaochi.

After the Dragon Elder paid his respects to the Jade Immortal Lord, the Jade Immortal Lord invited Jiang Sheng over again: "Ling Yuan, what do you think of this Dragon Elder?"

Jiang Sheng thought for a moment and slowly said, "As the saying goes, great loyalty can appear as treachery, and great falsehood can appear as truth. But it's hard to say whether this old man Long is loyal, treacherous, true or false."

"However, in my opinion, what does it matter whether someone is true or false, loyal or treacherous? As long as they can do something for me, they can be used."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Yuzhen laughed and said, "Indeed, this is a time of war and chaos. Where can we find so many upright gentlemen and virtuous scholars?"

"In the midst of this great calamity, anyone with a skill can be put to use. Isn't this old dragon just putting on an act to attract our attention?"

"He doesn't truly care about those remnants of the three sects. He's just putting on an act to let us know that there's still someone like him, Dragon Elder, in the Nine Provinces."

"Don't be fooled by how difficult it seemed for him to agree at the time. After he received the benefits from my Eastern Heaven Daoist family, he was quicker than anyone else to clean up the remnants of the three sects on Dragon Island."

As she spoke, Jade Immortal Lord's face remained calm and composed: "However, what does that have to do with my Eastern Heaven Daoist School?"

"It was not we who destroyed the last remaining lineage of the three sects. What can we do about the remnants of their fortune?" (End of Chapter)