Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

They soared away in the rosy clouds, their ethereal glow lingering.

With a flick of his sleeve, Jiang Sheng summoned a confluence of water and fire elements, which transformed into a wisp of mist that carried him into the air.

Looking over, Tian Ming'an and the other three could see that Jiang Sheng's arms were wrapped in swirling cloud bands intertwined with wind and thunder, and that his body was radiant with auspicious blue and red colors.

As Jiang Sheng rode away into the distance, Tian Ming'an and the other three looked at each other in bewilderment. Li Jianchun said enviously, "Master's cultivation has indeed improved again."

"I don't know why, but the first time I saw Master, I felt that Master seemed to never age."

Qiu Buyu said softly, "The immortals of the upper three realms are inherently ageless and have inexhaustible lifespans. With Master's cultivation, he probably already has long since attained immortality."

Immortality!
These four words made the four of them yearn for it: We cultivate ourselves and pursue the Great Dao, isn't the goal to achieve immortality?

Suddenly, Li Jianchun seemed to have thought of something and asked suspiciously, "Senior Sister Buyu, this pot of medicinal soup uses so many major herbs of both yang and yin attributes, and a considerable number of them are not currently available to us. How did you analyze each herb and its dosage?"

As Li Jianchun asked the question, Huang Ping'an and Tian Ming'an also looked at Qiu Buyu with curiosity. Although they did not have as many doubts as Li Jianchun, they also wanted to know if Qiu Buyu had made further progress in the path of alchemy.

To everyone's surprise, Qiu Buyu merely glanced at the three of them and said, "I am but a minor Nascent Soul cultivator; how could I possibly comprehend Master's prescription?"

"You all heard Master's last words. Master wants to take us to the Sun Star, so we need to have a certain ability to protect ourselves."

"So from the very beginning, Master had already laid out the answer clearly, but you subconsciously ignored it."

"Take a good look at the inner wall of this medicine cauldron, don't always ignore the things around you."

Li Jianchun was stunned for a moment, and then quickly extended his divine sense to discover that the inner wall of the medicine cauldron was clearly engraved with the medicinal materials and their quantities. Even the time when the furnace was opened, when the medicine was added, when it was prepared, how much fire was used, how much was refined, and how much was dispersed were all clearly marked.

This left Li Jianchun speechless, mainly because he never expected that his usually serious master would make such a joke with them.

"Master, you're actually joking with us?"

Not to mention Li Jianchun, Tian Ming'an and Huang Ping'an were also somewhat bewildered. In their memory, Jiang Sheng was always unfazed by any cataclysmic events, a serene and aloof figure who rarely smiled and made such small gestures or jokes.

Even Tian Ming'an couldn't help but say, "Master's temperament seems to have really changed a bit."

But Qiu Buyu, who was always aloof, asked in return, "Isn't this change in Master a good thing?"

“You all used to say I was aloof, but compared to Master, who is more aloof?”

“My master used to be like an intangible and unclear cloud, unfathomable and unapproachable.”

"But Master is more gentle now, isn't that a good thing?"

After thinking it over, Li Jianchun and Huang Pingan immediately nodded in agreement.

Qiu Buyu turned to Tian Ming'an: "Senior Brother Ming'an, what do you think?"

Tian Ming'an recalled his first encounter with Jiang Sheng at Qingping Mountain and nodded: "Buyu is right, this is a good thing."

"Master's change must be due to some enlightenment gained in the Taiyin Illusion."

“Our master has his own insights, and we cannot fall behind. Now that the formula and pharmacology are right here, the four of us should study them diligently and deduce the Guanghan Jade Palace Powder as soon as possible.”

"I suppose Master inscribed this formula on the cauldron so that we could help each other. After all, once we ascend to the Sun Star, Master can't protect us all the time. We'll need to work together as one."

Qiu Buyu also said, "I am quite familiar with some of these medicinal herbs. I will deduce this part first, and then I will help you."

Huang Ping'an also hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Ming'an, Senior Sister Buyu, I also have some spiritual herbs that I am quite familiar with. I will now deduce their pharmacology."

Inside the medicine cauldron, the four people hurried to work. As they focused their minds, the mist formed from the medicinal liquid in the cauldron continuously seeped into their bodies, repairing their damaged physical bodies and nourishing their fragile souls.

At this moment, Jiang Sheng, who had already traveled tens of millions of miles, sensed the situation of the four people inside the medicine cauldron and nodded in satisfaction. While the four people working together was Jiang Sheng's goal, another goal was to make the four of them use their spiritual power to speed up the medicine's effects.

Otherwise, why would Jiang Sheng bother to have them reverse-engineer the prescription?
"They think they can figure me out based on their limited understanding?"

"It's still far from good enough."

Jiang Sheng smiled, sensing the traces of Penglai as he sped away.

In the central region of the Xuanhuang Continent, at the Penglai Villa.

Over the years, Penglai Villa has been renovated to be exceptionally magnificent and imposing.

Starting from a Taoist temple that originally occupied a mountain peak, it gradually spread to more than ten mountain ranges, forming a Taoist palace covering tens of thousands of miles.

Palaces and pavilions stretch endlessly, towering buildings everywhere, and celestial palaces hanging high in the clouds.

The corridor spans two mountains, the cloud platform floats upside down, flowing springs and waterfalls, exotic flowers and rare herbs, auspicious clouds and rosy light reflect endlessly, spiritual mist and immortal energy linger around, and from a distance one can see colorful colors like an inverted dome protecting the entire mountain range and palaces, and various cultivators ride the clouds or ride magic boats in and out.

At this time, Penglai Villa was already a renowned immortal sect overlord in the Xuanhuang Central Region, the hope for protecting the human race in the Central Region. Jiang Sheng flew over and looked at the colorful radiance that enveloped the villa's palace. With a little perception, he knew who had done it: "This is the Five Elements Spiritual Light Array set up by Senior Brother Lingwei. Although it is limited by the current decline of spiritual energy and scarcity of natural treasures in the Xuanhuang Realm, this array can at least defend against the fierce attacks of late-stage Void Refinement cultivators."

"Senior Brother Lingwei's array formation skills have indeed improved again."

In the art of formations, it is said that a formation is made of a certain grade of material.

However, even with the same materials, the formations will vary depending on the location, the influence of celestial secrets, and the level of spiritual veins.

This Five Elements Spiritual Light Array is a commonly used array in the Void Refining Realm. Although it cannot be called a top-grade array, the fact that it can be arranged to this extent with the available materials in the current situation of the Xuanhuang Realm is an extraordinary skill and can be called the work of a master.

Moreover, through his perception, Jiang Sheng could clearly sense that the flow of energy within this formation was perfectly suited to the disciples of Penglai. Any disciple of Penglai could freely enter and exit, and the formation would even have different levels of monitoring depending on the disciple's cultivation level, ensuring that the disciple's safety was not being imitated or replaced.

It is evident how much effort Lingwei put into this Five Elements Spiritual Light Array. Many of the monitoring and perception arrays have been enhanced with scanning capabilities for the divine soul and true spirit, cultivation level, and the ability to break concealment spells. Such a large array must have taken Lingwei at least two years of effort to complete.

Just as Jiang Sheng was sensing the formation, a ripple suddenly formed a channel in front of him, indicating that the formation had sensed Jiang Sheng's aura and granted him access.

"This formation actually senses my aura; Senior Brother Lingwei is truly amazing."

Jiang Sheng smiled, a warm feeling welling up in his heart. Even though he hadn't participated in the construction of the Penglai Villa from the beginning, nor had he contributed any effort, the formation still retained his authority and left traces of his presence.

Jiang Sheng admired Lingwei's attention to detail, especially in such subtle ways. As the senior disciple of the sect, he considered everything meticulously and took care of everyone.

As the array passage opened, Lingwei's voice followed: "Now that you're back, what are you doing standing outside?"

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "Isn't this just to experience the profound mystery of Senior Brother's formation first?"

"But since Senior Brother has spoken, Junior Brother will come right away."

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng's figure vanished into pure energy, and in an instant, he appeared before Ling Wei.

At this moment, Lingwei was in the hall sorting out their gains in the Xuanhuang Realm over the past few years. After sensing Jiang Sheng's return through the formation, she said those words.

No sooner had Jiang Sheng's voice come than wisps of pure energy gathered into a human shape inside the hall, and then Jiang Sheng stepped out from it.

Lingwei raised an eyebrow: "Lingyuan, your cultivation has improved again."

Jiang Sheng smiled and bowed to Ling Wei, saying, "Senior Brother, Junior Brother is back."

Looking at Jiang Sheng's personality, Ling Wei felt uneasy no matter how she looked at him: "If I didn't sense that your aura and soul were still the Ling Yuan I knew, I would really suspect that the Ling Yuan in front of me was someone else impersonating you."

"Are you sure you haven't been possessed by some old monster, or had your heart changed by something?"

Jiang Sheng said helplessly, "Not to mention which old monster in the Xuanhuang Realm can hide it from being discovered, even if he really wanted to possess my body, the luck and merit on my body are not something he can withstand."

"Moreover, the patriarchs are watching us; who would dare to possess us?"

Lingwei nodded upon hearing this: "That's true."

"But when did you change your personality?"

"I always thought you were aloof and lacked humanity, but after being away for four years, you've suddenly developed so much humanity?"

Jiang Sheng was truly helpless. His disciples said he was aloof, and even his senior brother said he lacked humanity. What was he really like in their eyes?
"Don't blame your senior brother for being so suspicious."

"You, I've heard that after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, you don't eat meat or fish, and you eat very little vegetables. You either eat the essence of the sky and consume spiritual fruits and pills."

"After you attained the Golden Core stage, you stopped consuming pills altogether. You would occasionally eat a few spiritual fruits or drink tea. You would not eat any meat or vegetables. Even dragon liver and phoenix marrow were not as good as a cup of tea in your eyes."

"In addition, you are aloof and do not like people. You don't like to talk much with people. You are either practicing magic in seclusion or traveling outside."

"This kind of temperament, to put it nicely, is called otherworldly; to put it bluntly, isn't it just a lack of humanity?"

“We were worried that if you continued to cultivate, your divinity would gradually replace your humanity, making you more and more indifferent and aloof, and in the end you would either merge with the Dao or become one with the heavens.”

"But now, you seem to have become more human. It seems that you haven't been wandering around aimlessly for the past few years."

Upon hearing her voice, Jiang Sheng knew that Ling Yu had arrived.

This senior sister is really unforgiving; she gave Jiang Sheng a lecture before she even showed herself.

Jiang Sheng had no choice but to beg for mercy: "Senior Sister Lingyu, please stop. Junior Brother just doesn't like to join in the fun. How did you make him into some aloof and otherworldly deity?"

Lingyu pursed her lips, found a seat, and said, "Now that you're back, tell us where you've been all these years without a word.

Lingwei and Lingyu are Jiang Sheng's senior brothers and sisters. As true disciples of the same generation, they are family by nature, so Jiang Sheng naturally has nothing to hide from them.

"Senior brothers and sisters, this is a long story." (End of this chapter)