Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Hidden within the raging sea of ​​fire lies a lotus throne, its five colors and five flames coalescing into a sacred space.

Amidst the vast sea of ​​fire, five flames clustered together. In this flame that burns the body and soul, extinguishing all cause and effect, a lotus platform of azure and black rose from the ground, standing out alone. Despite being scorched and roasted by the raging fire, it showed no sign of withering or decaying.

Before we knew it, more than six years had passed.

Jiang Sheng, who was sitting cross-legged amidst the raging flames on a lotus platform, finally made a move.

For the first three years, he experienced the essence of the sun and moon, and for another three years, he comprehended the wonders of the primordial chaos. This Emperor's Essence, which combined the essence of the sun and moon with the primordial chaos, was too pure and too profound. Even Jiang Sheng spent six years to refine only a small portion of it.

"call"

He slowly exhaled a breath of white air. Having spent too long on this sun and star, Jiang Sheng's breath had unknowingly become tainted with fire essence, and his exhalation carried a scorching heat as if it would burst into flames at any moment.

Sensing the Emperor's Essence within his body, Jiang Sheng frowned slightly: "I spent only five years before and after the Taiyin Star, but now I have been staying on this Sun Star for nearly seven years."

"If I continue refining it, by the time I finish refining this Emperor's Essence, I will be too heavily corroded by the power of the sun. At that time, not only will my physical body and all my magic power be transformed by the power of the sun, but my soul and Dao Fruit will also be inevitably tainted."

"With my current strength, breaking through to the third tribulation is enough. I can't hesitate, I must break through immediately and leave this place!"

After saying that, Jiang Sheng directly put the unrefined Emperor's Essence into his Purple Mansion, and then turned his five hearts toward the sky, connecting the liver wood and heart fire in his body.

The Five Elements have a sequence of order and reversal. The sequence is Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, while the sequence is Earth, Water, Fire, Metal, and Wood.

The five tribulations of the Integration Realm are the five signs of decay for both Heaven and Man, each a difficult and challenging hurdle, each requiring a single breath.

When all five breaths of true qi enter the internal organs, the five elements circulate endlessly, which is a great creation, also known as the Five Qi Returning to the Origin.

Jiang Sheng has now overcome the physical decline caused by the liver affliction and the lifespan decline caused by the heart affliction. The wood and fire energies are stored in the liver and heart, thus the wood and fire energies are in harmony, and he will live long and never grow old.

The third difficulty is the decline of the primordial spirit represented by the spleen, which is also a calamity of the earth element.

"Liver, heart, spleen; wood, fire, earth."

"According to the order of the Five Elements, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth, which is the order of the Five Elements."

"Therefore, if I want to pass through the third tribulation of the five signs of decay in heaven and man smoothly, I must overcome this decay of the primordial spirit."

Jiang Sheng muttered to himself, saying that according to Taiyin Yuanjun's words, after he replenished the power of the sun and harmonized yin and yang on the sun star, he would have the confidence to survive the three tribulations.

Sensing the abundant immortal essence within his body and the fiery energy flowing through his meridians and blood vessels, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but admire the high level of vision of the Taiyin Yuanjun.

It is indeed a pure Yang powerhouse who has reached the Dao realm, and he was able to come up with a way to use the fire of the sun to help the heart fire transform, so as to nourish the spleen earth qi and promote the decline of the primordial spirit.

The fiery essence circulating within Jiang Sheng's body has indeed become the key to his breakthrough through the three tribulations.

At this moment, as Jiang Sheng gradually connected the wood and fire energies, the green wood in his liver slowly rose and stirred the red fire in his heart. Then, the red fire swirled and entered the spleen, where it generated the yellow earth energy.

During this process, the wandering fire essence in Jiang Sheng's body seemed to be attracted by something, and continuously gathered into Jiang Sheng's heart, making the red fire energy more and more turbulent, like a flood pouring into his spleen.

Under the influence of a large amount of heart fire energy, earth energy slowly grows in Jiang Sheng's spleen, transforming into a thick, yellow earth essence.

As this essence of earth was nurtured, the fiery energy within Jiang Sheng's body surged even more fiercely, beginning to nourish his spleen and cultivate earth energy without regard to cost. Under the continuous nurturing of liver wood and heart fire, the second and third essences of earth in Jiang Sheng's spleen were formed one after another, and then a powerful and profound wisp of earth energy, symbolizing the earth, was born leisurely.

Once this first wisp of earth energy was conceived within Jiang Sheng's spleen, the tribulation of his primordial spirit descended without him even realizing it.

When the physical body decays, it decays and turns into rotten wood; when lifespan declines, lifespan burns away and turns to ashes.

Now that his primordial spirit has declined, Jiang Sheng's incomparably powerful primordial spirit power decayed to its extreme in an instant, almost shattering.

Therefore: when the primordial spirit declines, it decays and turns into rotten mud.

Just as Jiang Sheng's primordial spirit was decaying and his soul was about to collapse, this sea of ​​five-colored true fire, which had remained silent for tens of thousands of years, experienced its first stirrings after the change of eras.

In an instant, the five-colored sea of ​​fire seemed to come alive, with clusters of real fire swirling and circling around Jiang Sheng, as if waiting for something.

Meanwhile, within the magnificent and vast Great Sun Palace, a voice also rang out: "He has begun to overcome the decline of his primordial spirit; it is my turn to step in."

"This is his tribulation of fusion, and also my tribulation of rebirth."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of golden fire essence rose from the Great Sun God Palace and then disappeared into the five-colored sea of ​​fire.

As this essence of gold and fire fell into the five-colored sea of ​​fire, the sea of ​​fire suddenly began to churn and burn violently, as if a blazing sun had crashed into it, causing the entire five-colored sea of ​​fire to boil.

Not only the five-colored sea of ​​fire, but the entire sun trembled and vibrated with the emergence of this golden fire essence. In an instant, the flames on the great sun burned more and more fiercely and brightly.

If one were to look up at the sky at this moment, one would see the sun and stars shining brightly in all directions, dazzling and radiant.

This change in the sun and stars can be clearly perceived even by humans. The Crested Ibis Demon Lord, who was accumulating power in the southeastern volcanic land to complete the transformation of his bloodline and rank, could also clearly sense the restlessness of the great sun and stars.

However, the Crested Ibis Demon Lord remembered Huo Wu's words and didn't bother to look at the changes in the sun and stars. She buried her body deep in the volcano, with her head under her wings. She didn't plan to come out of the volcano before breaking through to the Unbreakable Realm and merging with the Heavenly Stem.

She had done everything she needed to do. The first thing she did upon returning to the mortal realm was to go to Penglai Villa to contact Lingwei. She told her about the strange changes that had occurred above the sun and stars, the possibility that the person might wake up, and the fact that Jiang Sheng and Lin Fan were suspected of being trapped above the sun. She also asked Lingwei to inform the other sects not to look up at the sun.

Unfortunately, Lingwei didn't seem to take the danger Jiang Sheng and Lin Fan's situation seriously. The current senior disciple and leader of the Penglai Dao Sect simply smiled indifferently, thanked the Crested Ibis Demon Lord, and then saw the Crested Ibis Demon Lord off.

“Hey, Lingyuan, I really want to help you, but your senior brother seems to be too optimistic and overestimates your abilities.”

"According to Huowu, that person is the Lord of the Great Sun of the previous Yuanhui, the Pure Yang Daojun. Once he wakes up, you probably won't be able to escape."

"I am powerless to help you right now. If I can cross the Integration Realm, I will travel to the Sun Star again to find you. If I cannot cross it, then..."

"No further discussion."

As he spoke, the Crested Ibis Demon Lord shrank his head and fell into a deep sleep, while the volcanic clusters in the southeast of the Xuanhuang Continent also fell silent.

In the Xuanhuang Central Region, amidst towering mountains lies Penglai Pavilion.

In front of the main hall of Penglai Villa, Lingwei, the thirteenth generation true disciple of Penglai Dao Sect and the current head of Penglai Dao Sect, stood in front of the jade railing outside the hall, looking up at the increasingly dazzling and radiant sun in the sky.

"Big brother"

Lingyu's voice rang out, but Lingwei shook her head, signaling Lingyu not to say anything more.

"Do not speak, for what you say will be known to them, and what you think will be felt by them." "This place is not the center of a great calamity like the Nine Provinces Realm, where the calamity energy is mixed and the secrets of heaven are obscured; nor is it the Three Realms Great Thousand World where my Eastern Heaven Daoist School and all the patriarchs are sitting and protecting it."

"This is the Xuanhuang Realm!"

Lingwei's few words were enough to suppress Lingyu's many doubts.

Looking at his senior brother, Lingyu simply nodded and then turned to leave.

Lingwei, however, continued to gaze at the sky, refusing to look away even as the scorching rays of the sun stung her eyes.

"Ling Yuan, you've really taken a risk this time."

With a silent sigh, Lingwei shook her head and turned back to the main hall.

Lingwei understood what the Crested Ibis Demon Lord had said, but there were some things he couldn't tell the Crested Ibis Demon Lord. The fact that the Crested Ibis Demon Lord wasn't from Penglai wasn't the whole reason; more importantly, some things couldn't be spoken, only understood intuitively.

If Jiang Sheng can safely undergo his tribulation on the Sun Star, then this place is still considered safe, and everything will be fine. However, if Jiang Sheng fails to safely undergo his tribulation on the Sun Star, it means that even with Jiang Sheng's trump cards, he is not strong enough to cope with the changes in this world. In that case, we will have to write to the Ancestral Master and ask him to completely destroy this world.

At the same time, above the sun and stars, in the five-colored sea of ​​fire, the five true fires of red, gold, purple, white and blue burned fiercely, surrounding an extremely tiny thought as it slowly fell.

This thought, seemingly real yet illusory, existed between reality and illusion. It ignored Jiang Sheng's Four Symbols Sword Qi, crossed Jiang Sheng's protective Qi, and avoided Jiang Sheng's Qi Luck Canopy and Gathering Three Flowers. Finally, it entered Jiang Sheng's brow gate and landed in Jiang Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness.

In an instant, the entire sea of ​​fire suddenly quieted down, the five-colored flames swaying like the tide, as if nothing had ever happened.

Within Jiang Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness, the golden-red seed shone like a great sun, radiating boundless brilliance and shattering all the wind, thunder, water, and fire within his consciousness. Whether it was the Qingping Sword projection that Jiang Sheng used to suppress his own fortune and protect his spiritual heart, or the Four Swords of Slaughter and Annihilation that stabilized the four cardinal directions and stabilized the four celestial poles, they all retreated under the blazing sun.

Jiang Sheng's entire sea of ​​consciousness was now filled only with his soul, which sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, and the golden sun that shone brightly for eternity.

Just as Jiang Sheng was at the peak of his spiritual decline, with his divine soul power almost completely gone, he was powerless to resist the great sun that descended from the sky. As the sun continued to descend, the azure color on Jiang Sheng's body gradually faded, and then it was re-plated with a layer of golden-red light.

The Great Sun is the Great Sun; it immediately began to forcibly cleanse Jiang Sheng's soul and transform his very essence.

Jiang Sheng was completely powerless to resist this force.

Let alone the fact that Jiang Sheng's spiritual power is now almost completely gone, even if Jiang Sheng's spiritual power were at its peak, Jiang Sheng does not think he could resist this power.

After all, this was a crushing defeat from the Pure Yang level.

If it weren't for that person being concerned about his fragile soul and wanting to possess everything he had, Jiang Sheng's soul would have been evaporated into ashes the moment the great sun appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

At this moment, Jiang Sheng was enduring the decay and rot of his primordial spirit while struggling to resist the cleansing and transformation by the power of the great sun. His already fragile soul was cracked, as if it were about to shatter.

Finally, the Great Sun transformed into a human form and landed on the lotus platform, examining Jiang Sheng's soul: "You seem not at all surprised by my existence. Can you tell me why?"

As this being spoke, Jiang Sheng struggled to raise his eyes to look at the dazzling, unbearably golden-red figure before him: "Everything went too smoothly."

The man in golden robes tilted his head: "Hmm?"

Immediately, the man in gold and red understood: "So that's how it is."

Jiang Sheng continued, "I had this feeling when I was on the Taiyin Star."

“I am a being born in this era, not an old friend of yours from the previous era; even if I am highly talented and have extraordinary potential, why would a Yuanjun at the Dao-holding realm favor me so much, even at the cost of damaging his own remnant soul to protect me?”

"I don't think that even if I am the last chosen one of the Xuanhuang Realm, the one destined to face calamity, I could ever receive such treatment."

"Not to mention that the will of heaven and earth in the Xuanhuang Realm is already broken and powerless to affect Chunyang; even if the will of heaven and earth were intact, it would be impossible for a Chunyang being at the Dao-holding Realm to willingly die for the calamity."

"So, ever since then, I've been wondering, why did the Yuanjun protect me so much?"

"Why is the Yuanjun teaching me with all her heart?"

"What is the purpose of the Primordial Sovereign's instruction for me to undergo two tribulations on the Taiyin Star and then a third tribulation on the Taiyang Star?"

The golden-red person laughed and said, "She did not deceive you. She used the power of the moon to make gentle water to help the liver wood energy to generate heart fire to overcome the second tribulation; then she used the power of the sun to make blazing fire to drive the heart fire energy to generate spleen earth to overcome the third tribulation. This is the best method of overcoming tribulations in all the heavens and myriad realms."

"You also come from a sacred Daoist sect, so you should know the five tribulations of the Integration Realm, also known as the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. It is not only about making your physical body, lifespan, primordial spirit, magic power, and Dao heart undergo final transformation, but also about completing the Five Elements Reincarnation and achieving the great fortune of endless life."

"Only by achieving the Five Elements Converging at the Origin, coupled with the Essence, Energy, and Spirit Gathering at the Crown of the Three Flowers, can one hope to withstand the various tribulations of breaking through to the Pure Yang realm and attain true immortality."

"The best way to break through the Five Elements Realm is to choose a suitable place with the Five Elements and pass through the tribulation in the order of the Five Elements."

"If we're talking about water vapor and fire vapor, is there anywhere in the world better than the moon and the sun?"

Jiang Sheng countered, "In that case, I should be thanking the Moon Goddess."

The man in gold nodded, then shook his head: "Since you had doubts back then, you can see them now."

"Everything she does is for your own good, or more precisely, for the good of your physical body and your attainment of enlightenment."

“Your innate talent and comprehension are extraordinary, but I don’t care. What I value is your physical body and your Dao attainment.”

Physical body and the fruit of enlightenment!
This person's intention is clear: to usurp Jiang Sheng's place and completely replace him!

Jiang Sheng sighed: "I see. So all my gains on the Taiyin and Taiyang stars were prepared for me by the two of you, right?"

"First, let me obtain enough Yin energy to survive the second tribulation. Then, due to the erosion of Yin energy, I will have to enter the Sun and stars to harmonize Yin and Yang."

"At that time, I will find the cultivation techniques and resources left by the two of you on the sun and stars. As long as I use these cultivation techniques and resources, I will be completely tainted by the karma of the two of you."

"And now, it is time for me to repay this debt of karma."

The man in golden red nodded: "That's right. You have the fortune and merit of the Xuanhuang Realm, as well as the abundant fortune of other great worlds. I can't possibly harm you by force."

"However, every gain you make on the Taiyin and Taiyang stars in the Xuanhuang Realm, whether it be cultivation techniques, tools, precious medicines, or celestial treasures, deepens the karmic bond between us."

"But cause and effect must always be repaid."

At this moment, Jiang Sheng suddenly remembered the words of Sun Xing, the True Monarch of Heaven-Turning, when he fought against the Anti-Heaven Alliance on behalf of the Heavenly River Dao Sect in the Southern Region of the Mountain and River Realm.

Everything must be repaid! (End of Chapter)