Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Moon Lord of Taiyin Guanghan!

Cold-Clad Frosty Palace, Primordial Sovereign!

As this person revealed his name, Jiang Sheng was momentarily stunned: the title of "Moon Lord" could only be obtained by someone who governs the Taiyin realm.

The Xuanhuang Realm is a vast world, and the lowest rank of the Lord of the Taiyin Star is the Mahayana Realm. Moreover, this venerable one is the Cold Frost Sovereign!

Among all the heavens and myriad realms, the most renowned Yuanjun of our time is the Queen Mother Yuanjun, the mistress of Yaochi in the Kunlun Realm.

The Golden Mother Yuanjun is a powerful and awe-inspiring figure who upholds the Dao and commands respect throughout the heavens!
As for the Cold and Frosty Sovereign before him, Jiang Sheng immediately recalled her origins in a moment of distraction:
The Daoist Canon of Penglai records in the "Great Thousand Era" that the rulers of heaven and earth in the Xuanhuang Realm during the first Yuanhui were two supreme immortals; one male and one female, who respectively held the power of the sun and the moon.

The one who governs the sun is revered as the Golden Sun Lord, also known as the Radiant Palace Dao Lord; while the one who governs the moon is revered as the Moon Lord of the Vast Cold Moon, also known as the Frosty Palace Lord of the Cold Moon.

The lineage founded by these two individuals is the predecessor of the Yin-Yang Orthodox School of the Xuanhuang Realm, the Shuangyi Dao Palace.

The "Twin Symbols" refer to the Radiant Palace Dao Lord who governs the sun and stars, and the Frosty Palace Yuan Lord who governs the moon and stars.

Looking at the aloof, ethereal, and dignified figure before him, Jiang Sheng was somewhat incredulous: "You are the mistress of the Shuangyi Dao Palace, the Frost Palace Sovereign?!"

"But."

Frosty Sovereign asked calmly, "But what is it?"

"The Shuangyi Dao Palace ceased to exist at the end of the first Yuanhui period, right?"

"Your knowledge is limited, but I don't blame you."

"But who told you that all the old guys from the previous Yuan Dynasty really perished?"

"When you were at the end of the Yuanhui era, after the old lineage had fallen, how did the new lineage manage to regain control of the realm so quickly?"

“Some lineages rely on the end of the Yuanhui era to destroy the lineages of their predecessors, seize vast fortune, and grow by devouring the legacy of their predecessors.”

"Some lineages are passed down in an orderly manner, with the foundations accumulated in the previous era being passed down intact to the next generation, ensuring the overall inheritance is flawless."

"I do not know how the other worlds choose to proceed, but in my Xuanhuang Realm, the inheritance is orderly."

Listening to Frost Sovereign's words, Jiang Sheng realized for the first time that even at the end of the Yuanhui era, the situation faced by each Great Thousand World was different.

But then Frost Sovereign continued, "My Xuanhuang Realm is the orthodox lineage of the Xuanmen and the vast world of immortals."

“Although the lineages may seem different in each new era, what is actually passed down is the principle of Yin and Yang.”

"During the Upper Yuan Festival, the one who will rule the Xuanhuang Realm is the Hunyuan Wanfa Daojun of the Hunyuan Dao Sect. He holds the Dao of Yin and Yang and is also proficient in the methods of wind and thunder, and his power will shake the world."

"My husband and I are not from the Hunyuan Dao Sect. We started from humble beginnings, supported each other, and grew together, but were suppressed by the Hunyuan Dao Sect."

"During that period, my husband and I either hid in the east and west or fought against the Hunyuan Dao Sect. In the end, the Hunyuan Dao Sect even forced us to leave the Xuanhuang Realm and flee to the outside world."

"It was during that time that we both achieved success in our cultivation. When we returned to the Xuanhuang Realm, there were less than 10,000 years left until the end of the Yuanhui Tribulation."

"During those ten thousand years, the Primordial Dao Lord of Myriad Laws had countless opportunities to eliminate the two of us, but due to various coincidences, we ended up together."

"My husband and I thought that we were protected by the great calamity and that it was destined for us to overthrow the Hunyuan Dao Sect. But it wasn't until our final battle with Hunyuan Wanfa Daojun that he told us that he had personally chosen us to be the destroyers of the Hunyuan Dao Sect."

"In this vast world, every hundred years there are people born to meet their destiny, every thousand years there are children destined for greatness, and as for extraordinary geniuses, there are always a few every ten thousand years."

Why should we be the ones to have the last laugh?

"It is because my husband and I uphold the Way of Yin and Yang and cultivate the methods of water and fire that Lord Hunyuan Wanfa chose us to inherit the legacy of the Hunyuan Dao Sect, just as Lord Hunyuan Wanfa inherited the legacy of his predecessors and established the Hunyuan Dao Sect."

"My husband and I received the legacy of Hunyuan Wanfa Daojun, and accepted the complete Daoist canon and cultivation methods of Hunyuan Daozong. Then we established Shuangyi Daogong."

"At the end of the previous Yuanhui, my husband and I also personally selected a young man who also practiced the methods of water and fire. He reversed yin and yang with water and fire, and was the most suitable person to receive the legacy of the Shuangyi Dao Palace."

When Frosty Sovereign reached this point, she stopped speaking.

Jiang Sheng also knew that the being who cultivated the methods of water and fire, and reversed yin and yang with water and fire, was: the master of the original Yuan Society of the Xuanhuang Realm, the Yin-Yang Dao Sect, and the Hunxuan Dao Lord!

However, Lord Hunxuan died at the hands of the Eastern Heaven Daoist family, or more precisely, at the hands of Lord Dejing of Penglai!
This made Jiang Sheng break out in a cold sweat: his own ancestor had just destroyed someone else's lineage that had lasted for countless eons, and the next moment he was recklessly barging into that person's hometown to die.

With a slight smile, Han Yi Shuang Que Yuan Jun looked at Jiang Sheng in front of her and asked with a smile, "I have already stated my name, background and identity. May I ask what your name is, young friend, and from which realm of the Great Thousand Worlds, and from which Pure Yang Holy Land?"

Although Han Yi Shuang Que Yuan Jun did not show any hostility, and even showed a rare smile to Jiang Sheng, this Yuan Jun, who was known for her coldness and indifference in "The Great Thousand Era", still felt as if an infinite pressure was pressing down on him, as if a whole world was pressing down on him.

That feeling was as if Jiang Sheng was about to be crushed, his bones broken, and his flesh turned to mush.

Looking at the smiling Frost Sovereign before him, Jiang Sheng straightened his back and solemnly performed the Daoist bow: "Replying to the Sovereign, I am Ling Yuan, born in the Penglai Daoist Sect of the Mountain and River Realm, and am the thirteenth generation true disciple."

Frost Sovereign paused, seemingly lost in thought: "Mountain and River Realm, Penglai Dao Sect."

“During the last Yuanhui, there was no Penglai Dao Sect in the Mountain and River Realm. At that time, the one who ruled the Mountain and River Realm was called the Heavenly Court.”

For a moment, Frost Sovereign seemed to be lost in memories. Silently, many magnolias and cold fungus grew, eventually transforming into a moon gate. Above this moon gate, fragrant with magnolias and cold fungus, hung a cloud bed.

As if exhausted, Frost Sovereign leaned against the cloud bed's armrest and whispered:

"In the last Yuanhui, the Heavenly Court was established in the Mountain and River Realm, and was revered by both immortals and gods. It had a considerable reputation in all the heavens and myriad realms and had good relations with several great worlds."

"Speaking of which, the status of your Mountain and River Realm is indeed special. Other Great Thousand Worlds may only have one or two Pure Yang Realm members in a single Yuanhui, or at most three or five Pure Yang Realm members; but in your Mountain and River Realm, more than a dozen Pure Yang Realm members can emerge in a single Yuanhui!"

"I'm curious, what's so special about your Mountain and River Realm that allows you to support so much pure Yang energy and acquire so much fortune?"

“During the last Yuanhui, my husband and I visited your Mountain and River Realm and met the Heavenly Emperor of your Mountain and River Realm at that time. That Heavenly Emperor’s cultivation was truly boundless and powerful. He could be said to have reached the pinnacle of the Dao.”

"At that time, your Penglai ancestor, the Penglai Dao Lord, was just a newcomer to the Heavenly Court who had just entered the Dao realm. Unexpectedly, he was able to overthrow the Heavenly Court and establish his own Dao lineage. He was truly a prodigy."

As she spoke, Frost Sovereign looked at Jiang Sheng again, as if she were looking at some kind of monster: "Looking at your bone age of over 1,700 years, you already have the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Your Mountain and River Realm really is full of monsters."

Jiang Sheng was startled by the words of the Frost Palace Goddess.

Jiang Sheng had seen many Pure Yang beings, including his own ancestor Qingyan Tianzun, who was at the True Yang Realm, as well as Mingyang Tianzun of the Qinghua Dao Sect and His Majesty in the Heavenly Court; and he had seen even more Pure Yang powerhouses at the Dao-holding and Dao-entering realms.

Those he had met before were either people with whom he had no enmity or his own ancestors and elders; Jiang Sheng had never been so close to a pure Yang master like the one before him, who was from the previous Yuanhui and had a grudge against his own sect.

Jiang Sheng's mind raced, frantically considering his chances of escaping from this Yuanjun if he used the four Dao Seeds; and when the sect's patriarch would arrive to help if the news got out. After much deliberation, Jiang Sheng realized he couldn't find much hope.

Facing a Pure Yang powerhouse at the Dao-holding realm, who was also the Dao-holding Supreme Being of the previous Yuanhui who controlled the Taiyin Star, Jiang Sheng would have no chance against him unless he directly advanced to Pure Yang.

No matter how great the gap is between the three realms, it is not as great as the gap between the ninth realm of cultivation and the Pure Yang realm.

The former is merely a world apart, while the latter transcends heaven and earth, traversing the universe—an unimaginable crushing defeat.

Just as Jiang Sheng was pondering, Shuangque Yuanjun looked him up and down and said, "I have to say, seeing you from a distance is quite different from seeing you up close like this."

"He has a handsome appearance, excellent bone structure, and superior aptitude and comprehension. He carries a hint of wind and thunder, as well as a hint of water and fire."

"No! Wind and thunder, water and fire, are all just appearances!"

"The Path of Calamity"

"The Three Calamities of Refining Void? The Five Tribulations of Uniting Body? No, it's the final tribulation and the end of the cycle, the method of Yin and Yang."

With just a few glances, Frost Sovereign could see right through Jiang Sheng, inside and out. As Jiang Sheng grew increasingly alarmed, Frost Sovereign was more and more astonished: "I thought it was fine that you cultivated the method of calamity and used the Three Calamities of Refining Emptiness and the Five Tribulations of Integrating the Body to prove your Dao. After all, you have a master, and you have profound luck and someone supporting you. Perhaps the myriad realms could accommodate a Pure Yang Dao Lord who is in charge of the Three Calamities and Five Tribulations."

"But the foundation of your cultivation is the Yin-Yang method, which is in the final calamity and the end of the world. This is simply going against all the heavens and myriad realms."

"If you wish to reach perfection, you must face the final tribulation of the Yuanhui. But who in all the heavens and myriad realms can tolerate you regarding such a great Dao and its laws?"

“Lingyuan, with your innate talent, comprehension, and Dao heart, why do you insist on embarking on this path?”

"In the chaotic universe, there are three thousand Great Daos. It is not uncommon for pure Yang beings to wield a single Great Dao. There are also strange beings who wield two Great Daos and master the Great Daos of destiny, cause and effect, and fortune."

"But how many of those who hold sway over destiny, cause and effect, and fortune can truly explain their own fate, understand their own karma, and see through their own fortune?"

Those who manipulate destiny will die a violent death under the sway of fate; those who control cause and effect will be trapped within the cycle of cause and effect; those who distort fortune will drown at the bottom of the sea of ​​destiny.

"And those who attempt to control the calamity will also perish violently within the tribulation."

Frost Sovereign Yuanjun, like a loving elder, earnestly advised Jiang Sheng: "Lingyuan, in all the heavens and myriad realms, if a pure Yang cultivator wishes to go far, he should not look at the strength of the Great Dao, but at the ease or difficulty, and whether he follows the Dao of this chaotic universe."

"Whether it's the Five Elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), the Four Symbols (earth, water, wind, fire), or the Great Dao of Poison, the Great Dao of Plague, the Great Dao of Calamity, the Dao of Stars, the Dao of Time and Space, the Dao of Years, or even the Dao of Time itself."

"With so many great paths, whether you focus on a single one or combine similar ones, you can go far. Even if I don't explain the reasons, your elders in your sect should have taught you."

"With your talent, you might as well give up the last calamity and the last fortune, and even if you were to take charge of the three calamities and five difficulties, your path ahead would be less rugged."

"If you are willing to cultivate the Yin-Yang Dao, with your understanding of wind, thunder, water, and fire, plus your talent, within ten thousand years, a new Pure Yang Dao Lord will surely emerge in all the heavens and myriad realms."

Jiang Sheng was somewhat suspicious of Frost Sovereign's last words: This sovereign was actually advising him to specialize in the Way of Yin and Yang?

Why is this?

Looking at Jiang Sheng's slightly suspicious expression, Shuangque Yuanjun looked up at the sky with a calm and composed expression: "Although I have only recently awakened, I am not unaware of what the Xuanhuang Realm looks like now."

"In this realm, demons run rampant, evil spirits roam freely, the Way of Heaven is obscured, and humanity is in dire need of survival. Living beings struggle to survive, while heretical cultivators and otherworldly beings act with impunity."

"With the Xuanhuang Realm reduced to such a state, Hunxuan must have perished. I suppose the well-established Yin-Yang Dao lineage of my Xuanhuang Realm has also been overthrown?"

Jiang Sheng remained silent, only nodding quietly.

Frost Sovereign continued, "Although I do not know whether your Penglai has anything to do with the downfall of my Xuanhuang Realm's lineage, you certainly could not have caused the Hunxuan to perish."

"Moreover, your coming to the Xuanhuang Realm to cleanse the demons is of great benefit to the Xuanhuang Realm, whether for the sake of its fortune or merit."

“Judging by your actions rather than your intentions, your behavior is without fault; moreover, if it weren’t for your appearance and the disturbance caused by your battle with those demons, I would probably have remained asleep until the source of the Taiyin Star was exhausted.”

"At that time, I fear I will perish along with the moon."

Jiang Sheng listened to Shuangque Yuanjun's words, his doubts undiminished: "Is it because of these things, Yuanjun?"

Frost Sovereign's expression returned to its cold and aloof demeanor: "Is this not enough?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "My Lord, I am a disciple of Penglai."

Frost Sovereign, however, remained calm and casual: "Does being a disciple of Penglai mean you must cultivate the Penglai methods?"

"If all the disciples of Penglai cultivate the methods of your Penglai Patriarch, how many Pure Yang cultivators could Penglai produce in 40,000 years?"

"Within a sect, disciples should flourish in a hundred ways, with each having their own ideas and opinions, so that the sect can prosper in the long term."

"Judging from the techniques you possess, you have the foundation of at least three or four Pure Yang masters. Do all the Pure Yang masters of Penglai cultivate the methods of their founding patriarchs? Do they all practice the way of the founding patriarchs of your Penglai sect?"

"Since that's not the case, why can't you cultivate the Way of Yin and Yang? I don't believe that your Penglai would refuse another ancestor who holds the power of Yin and Yang."

Even after Shuangque Yuanjun said that, Jiang Sheng still shook his head: "Yuanjun, my path of cultivation was already determined when I broke through to the Void Refinement Realm."

"Whether it is wind and thunder, water and fire, they are all external phenomena; my way originates from the three calamities, extends from the five difficulties, and is based on yin and yang to transform calamities and return to the end of the cycle."

“My path is set, and my heart will not change. Why should I talk about cultivating other paths?”

Frost Sovereign looked at Jiang Sheng with slight surprise: "Even if the Yin-Yang Dao can reach the Dao-holding realm, it doesn't change?"

Jiang Sheng laughed: "I believe that the Way of Yin and Yang can lead to the realm of upholding the Way; but how can the Primordial Sovereign be so sure that my Way of the final tribulation and the end of the world cannot go any further?"

Looking at Jiang Sheng, who appeared humble but was actually proud and unyielding, Shuangque Yuanjun couldn't help but show a hint of annoyance in her eyes: "You juniors are the most annoying!"

"He appears humble and polite, but is actually arrogant to the core. He looks down on everyone and thinks that no one in the world is as good as him. He is truly arrogant beyond measure."

"I, a dignified Dao-holding realm cultivator, am speaking politely to a junior like you in the Integration realm, yet you make all sorts of excuses. Could it be that the collapse of the Dao lineage of my Xuanhuang Realm is truly related to your Penglai?"

Looking at the seemingly murderous Frost Sovereign, Jiang Sheng remained neither humble nor arrogant: "The Sovereign once said that this humble Taoist possesses great fortune and merit."

Before Jiang Sheng could finish speaking, Shuangque Yuanjun waved her sleeve, and a vortex of cold light appeared, pulling Jiang Sheng into it.

"I'm too lazy to kill you, but you're arrogant and rude. Why don't you come to my Taiyin Illusionary Realm, feel the cold wind, and sober up!" (End of Chapter)