Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Everything must be repaid!

Back then, the Sun family, a powerful and influential family in the Southern Continent of the Mountain and River Realm, was so powerful that they were awe-inspiring in the Southern Continent and could rival the Heavenly River Dao Sect on several occasions.

Especially with the support of the Great Golden Zen Temple in the Western Regions, Sun Xing, the head of the Sun family, actually ascended to immortality and attained the Dao Fruit, becoming the True Lord of Refining Emptiness!
But the result?

Whether it's the Sun family or Sun Xing, the True Lord of Heaven-Turning, they are merely props in the contest between the Great Golden Zen Temple and the Heavenly River Dao Sect.

That's why Sun Xing cried out before his death that everything had to be repaid.

The prosperity and strength of the Sun family, and the many opportunities that Sun Xing has had, are all thanks to the Great Golden Temple. He and the entire Sun family must repay this debt of karma!
This is why cultivators are so keen to explore the caves of their predecessors and seek out those untapped opportunities.

Accepting favors from others means becoming entangled in their karma, which you may have to repay at any time.

Even disciples of the Holy Land, while enjoying the resources and fortune of the Pure Yang Holy Land and being protected by it, are constantly tainted by the karma of the Holy Land, and are firmly bound to it, unable to extricate themselves.

Now, Jiang Sheng is above the Moon and the Sun, and has received great opportunities from these two stars.

Whether Jiang Sheng actively sought this opportunity or not, the cause and effect had already been tainted.

Seeing Jiang Sheng's understanding expression, the golden-red man continued, "When you were on the Taiyin Star, it was karma that she helped you escape the crisis and overcome the two tribulations; it was also karma that you were able to gain experience and obtain various rare and precious materials on the Taiyin Star."

"When you arrive on my Sun Star, it is cause and effect that you temper your physical body and soul with the true fire of the sun and receive my cultivation techniques; it is also cause and effect that you obtain the various cultivation techniques and pill formulas in the Great Sun Divine Palace and finally solidify your foundation."

At this point, the identity of the man with the golden red skin no longer needs to be concealed.

In the entire Xuanhuang Realm, the only one who can utter the phrase "my sun and stars" is the one from the Shuangyi Dao Palace of the previous Yuanhui.

Lord Huiyi Haogong!

Or, it could be said, the Sun, the Golden Sun Lord.

At this moment, as the Qi flowed and the light shone brightly, the Golden Sun Lord also revealed its true form before Jiang Sheng.

He wore a crimson and gold sun crown and a robe with dragons and flames. He was majestic and imposing, with a faint smile in his eyes. He looked kind but also seemed unapproachable, as if he was born to be an emperor who looked down on the three realms from the heavens.

As he revealed his true form, Jin Hao Ri Jun slowly said, "On the Taiyin Star, you were tainted by her fourfold karma, and on this Taiyang Star, you have also received my fourfold karma."

"Finally, the Emperor's Elixir, which gathers the essence of the sun and moon and the primordial energy, is the cause and effect between you and me, the sun and the moon, and even the primordial realm!"

"With these nine layers of karmic retribution, how will you repay them?"

Nine is the extreme number, with nine layers of cause and effect before and after. The yin is four and the yang is five, which perfectly matches the principle of yin being double and yang being single.

That's truly a grand undertaking, a grand plan.

Using the sun and moon as bait, they lure themselves in, then gradually lay the groundwork, using various resources as a price to deepen their causal connections, ultimately forcing themselves onto this path.

As expected of the Pure Yang Dao Lord, his actions involved the Yin and Yang duality of the Sun Star and the Moon Star, representing a vast universe. Moreover, he possessed various Pure Yang cultivation techniques and top-tier resources. Such a price was enough to offset Jiang Sheng's abundant fortune and merit.

With so many karmic consequences weighing on them, and the karmic consequences of the sun being the most significant, it becomes clear what price these two will have to pay.

In fact, if Jiang Sheng hadn't sensed something was wrong, he wouldn't have wanted to break through to the third tribulation realm so quickly; it was just that he had no choice but to do it when the time came.

As the saying goes, cause and effect always come back to haunt you.

With a sigh, Jiang Sheng said helplessly, "I'm burdened with all these karmic debts. If I were to repay them, I'm afraid I'd have no choice but to sell myself to the Xuanhuang Realm and to the two of you."

Jin Haori nodded: "That's right, your physical body, Dao fruit, magic power, and supernatural abilities are the price you pay for repaying karma."

As the two chatted, Jiang Sheng's life soul became increasingly fragile under the calamity of declining primordial spirit. If there were no external force, he might be able to spend time nurturing enough earth energy to overcome the earth tribulation with the continuous supply of fire energy.

But how could Jiang Sheng easily overcome the tribulation when he was in front of Jin Hao Ri Jun, a pure Yang powerhouse who held the Dao, and with all sorts of karmic burdens on him?
My entire being, inside and out, has long been reserved for someone else.

Jin Haori asked gently, "Is there anything else you want to understand?"

Such an attitude was not a kind reply from King Jin Hao Ri Jun, but rather because King Jin Hao Ri Jun knew that what he wanted was everything about Jiang Sheng intact. Even with all sorts of karmic consequences, it would still take some price to completely avoid Jiang Sheng's abundant fortune and merit.

Therefore, if Jiang Sheng could disappear clearly and without regrets, Jin Haorijun could more easily take over everything related to Jiang Sheng and replace him.

Jiang Sheng barely managed to keep himself from breaking down and asked, "I only have one last question."

"Please explain, Mr. Ri, how I will disappear?"

King Jin Haori smiled and said, "This is not difficult."

"All causes and effects must be repaid eventually; it's just a matter of sooner or later."

“Now you bear the ninefold karma between the Xuanhuang Realm and the two of us. With just a slight activation from the two of us, this karma will be activated.”

“Right now, you have swallowed the Emperor’s Essence that I left for you. Even if you only refined a little bit, it has already left my mark on your body. And now you are undergoing the Three Tribulations, which has caused your primordial spirit to decay. Therefore, my appearance is not an external evil, but your internal tribulation, because of the Ninefold Cause and Effect.”

"I will enter your soul with the tribulation to help you overcome the three tribulations. At that time, I will reaffirm the immortality of my primordial spirit, and then refine the Emperor's Essence in your body to break the tribulation of magical power and the tribulation of Dao heart. I will use the order of the five elements, the spleen earth, lung metal, and kidney water to suppress your liver wood and heart fire."

"You will naturally dissipate, and your physical body, magical power, supernatural abilities, and achievements will all belong to me."

As he spoke, Jin Haori nodded slightly and sketched a diagram of the order and reversal of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in front of Jiang Sheng.

Therefore, water extinguishes fire, metal cuts down wood, and earth occupies the center and lies horizontally to suppress wood and fire.

Watching the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) flow in and out of the flow before him, Jiang Sheng finally understood: "I understand, I understand everything."

"Your Majesty wants to live a second life in my body, but why did you choose me of all people?"

Jin Hao Ri Jun laughed and said, "You're curious about why you were chosen, but why don't you think about why it was you who came to the Xuanhuang Realm and appeared above the sun and moon?"

"Isn't this predestined opportunity between us the cause and effect of our fate?"

Jiang Sheng nodded: "I see."

"Speaking of which, the Lord said he wanted to reaffirm the immortality of his soul. Does that mean that the Lord only has a remnant soul left, which is why he needs my physical body to live another life?"

Jin Haori frowned slightly: "Hmm? What do you intend to do?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head, looked at his shattered soul, and laughed, "What can I do?"

"It's simply about opening up everything for you to use as you please."

Having said that, Jiang Sheng truly abandoned all means and laid his life soul and true spirit completely exposed before Jin Hao Ri Jun. Looking at Jiang Sheng's exposed life soul and true spirit, Jin Hao Ri Jun finally attached his own golden-red essence to it.

In the end, the only way to replace him is to refine Jiang Sheng's life soul and true spirit, otherwise it will be difficult to completely integrate with this physical body; therefore, no matter what tricks Jiang Sheng has up his sleeve, Jin Hao Ri Jun must do them.

As Jin Haorijun's thoughts landed on Jiang Sheng's soul and true spirit, they transformed into wisps of golden flames that penetrated deep into Jiang Sheng's true spirit along the cracks in his soul. In an instant, Jiang Sheng's soul ignited with brilliant golden flames, and the fragmented soul resembled a glass lamp, emitting dazzling brilliance.

At this moment, King Jin Hao Ri Jun had already intertwined his remnant soul with Jiang Sheng's life soul, thus enabling him to observe everything about Jiang Sheng.

From the moment Jiang Sheng ascended to the Sun Star and obtained various opportunities, to his return to the mortal realm to practice magic at the Penglai Villa, and then to his appearance on the Taiyin Star.
Kim Ho-il uses a reverse narrative to watch and experience Jiang Sheng's life, which is the necessary price to pay for completely replacing Jiang Sheng.

Jin Hao Ri Jun watched Jiang Sheng leave the Xuanhuang Realm and return to the Jiuzhou Realm. From Jiang Sheng's perspective, he experienced the magnificent Xuanmen Tribulation, which affected nine Xuanmen Great Thousand Realms and involved no less than thirty Pure Yang Daojuns. From Jiang Sheng's perspective, he also saw the divine war in the Buzhou Realm and saw one deceased god after another.

Whether it was the Xuanmen Calamity that affected all the heavens and brought down one powerful Daoist after another, or the four Pure Yang Dao Seeds that Jiang Sheng obtained within the Buzhou Realm, both of them made Jin Hao Ri Jun tremble with fear.

The former forced Jin Haorijun to consider the future格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the heavens and the universe), while the latter brought him joy.

Four Pure Yang Dao Seeds! After refining them, it will be enough for me to quickly return to the Pure Yang Dao realm.

As the scene replayed, Jin Haorijun saw Jiang Sheng fighting against various geniuses in the Jurong Realm, and witnessed Jiang Sheng's business development in the Tianyuan Realm, as well as his journey to the Shanhai Realm and the Linghua Realm.
Finally, Jin Haorijun, through Jiang Sheng's perspective, returned to the Three Realms and the era when the Three Realms were in power.

That was when the Three Realms were first established.

But the Taoist aura of the Eastern Heaven is magnificent, shining brightly in all directions. One after another, immortals and true beings are arrayed in the heavens, and pure sunlight shines for eternity.

The powerful Eastern Heavenly Daoist school and the strong Eastern Heavenly Immortals and Gods greatly shocked Jin Hao Ri Jun.

Penglai, Qinghua, Tianhe.
The appearance of one after another Pure Yang Master and Pure Yang Master who had entered the Dao made Jin Hao Ri Jun feel uneasy. The strength of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School seemed to have exceeded his and Guang Han's expectations.

As the experience continued to regress, finally, that day arrived.

Jin Haorijun, in the identity and perspective of Jiang Sheng, arrived at the shimmering, ethereal Penglai Qingyan Heavenly Realm and saw the being adorned with auspicious cloud pendants and seated on a vast cloud bed.

It can be named yet is not named, thus proving the truth in the realm beyond words.

The great elephant has no form, therefore it ascends to the realm of nothingness.

The supreme master of the Dao, the true Yang of the perfect man, is profound and mysterious, and is revered by Daoists as the Heavenly Venerable.

The one who appeared before Jin Hao Ri Jun at this moment was a Celestial Venerable.

The old man in hemp robes and bamboo hat had nine acres of auspicious clouds adorned with jewels, golden cups, and celestial lanterns and pearls hanging from his head. Behind his head floated a clear, shimmering wheel of light, a golden and mysterious radiance, majestic and boundless, a celestial being of immeasurable virtue.

Suddenly, King Jin Hao heard the Heavenly Venerable say, "I will grant you mountains and rivers."

"I will grant you the right to be free."

Land of mountains and rivers?

The right to freedom?

A talisman that can overcome all taboos?!
At this moment, Jin Haorijun finally realized the problem: why hadn't he seen the Unrestricted Talisman in Jiang Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness?!
Surprised and confused, Jin Hao Ri Jun suddenly looked up and saw that time had reversed again, returning to the time when the old man first attained the Heavenly Venerable status!
At that time, a hundred years after the initial union of the three realms of mountains and rivers, horizontal sands, and panfeng, under the blessing of the fortune and merit of heaven and earth, the third patriarch of the Penglai Dao Sect, Xuming Qingyan Daojun, finally took the last half step and attained the position of Heavenly Venerable.

After attaining the position of Heavenly Venerable, Qingyan Heavenly Venerable bestowed blessings upon the Three Realms and immediately recruited disciples of the Xuanmen to enter the Eastern Heaven and be granted fiefs.

When each immortal deity of the Xuanmen stepped forward to receive their title, Qingyan Tianzun would observe their fortune and then give them instructions. As one immortal deity after another was bestowed their titles, Yuanyi, Shihua, Haoheng, and Yuming were among them.
Finally, it was Ling Yuan's turn, which was the body of Jiang Sheng, the thirteenth generation true disciple of the Penglai Dao Sect, which was occupied by Jin Hao Ri Jun.

At this moment, Jin Hao Ri Jun's gaze suddenly met that of Qing Yan Tian Zun, and in that glance, Jin Hao Ri Jun heard Qing Yan Tian Zun's blessing once again.

"I will grant you mountains and rivers."

"I will grant you the right to be free."

However, in that blessing, there was an extra line: "Heaven cannot be taken away, earth cannot be deceived; call upon heaven and heaven will respond, call upon earth and earth will be divine."

For a moment, Jin Haori Jun was in a daze, his mind filled with the phrase "Heaven cannot be taken away, earth cannot be deceived".

These words echoed continuously within Jin Haorijun's soul, eventually transforming into numerous cyan-gold Xuanxuan Dao seals that floated and sank around him.

As the Daoist chant of Qingyan Tianzun resounded, the eight azure-gold Daoist seals transformed into a large net, trapping Jin Hao Ri Jun's divine soul and separating it from Jiang Sheng's life soul and true spirit.

Originally, Jin Hao Ri Jun's soul, which had merged with Jiang Sheng's soul through the power of cause and effect and the imprint of the Emperor's Dew, was so easily caught by the net without harming Jiang Sheng's soul in the slightest.

As his soul was retrieved, Jin Haori Jun, in his bewildered state, suddenly sensed a gentle breeze blowing.

This gentle breeze seems to come from the heavens above, from beyond the heavens; it seems to fall from the depths of time, from the vastness of space and time.

As the breeze blew, Jin Haorijun's soul began to melt away like snow and the blazing sun, eventually disappearing without a trace.

Just as Jin Haorijun's soul dissolved, in a daze, he seemed to be attached to the perspective of Qingyan Tianzun.

It was from this perspective that Jin Hao Ri Jun saw everything that Qing Yan Tian Zun had seen.

As Qingyan Tianzun attained enlightenment and mastered the true yang, he could see the endless future and past. The long river of time was no longer chaotic in front of him, and cause and effect and destiny were no longer unfathomable.

Therefore, Qingyan Tianzun saw the future of Penglai's outstanding disciples and followers, and naturally, he also saw Jiang Sheng's future.

Through the perspective of Qingyan Tianzun, Jin Haorijun saw more than 1,400 years later, which is today. He saw Jiang Sheng in dire straits, both internally and externally, and saw himself fall into Jiang Sheng's body, attempting to seize Jiang Sheng's physical body and take his place.

Using his pure Yang cultivation to scheme against the physical bodies of juniors, and employing various causes and effects to plot for fortune and merit, even Jin Hao Ri Jun felt somewhat ashamed at this moment.

Qingyan Tianzun, however, remained calm and showed no sign of joy or anger. After rewarding Jiang Sheng, he bestowed upon him a talisman that granted him freedom from all taboos.

Immediately, the talisman that grants freedom from all taboos reveals its true usefulness.

The gentle breeze swept away the spirit of Jin Hao Ri Jun, completely dissipating it and erasing all karmic ties between Jiang Sheng and Shuangyi Dao Palace, as well as between him and Guanghan Yuanjun.

Finally, King Jin Haori saw clearly what the talisman with no taboos looked like.

The talisman had actually been hovering in Jiang Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness, right under Jin Hao Ri Jun's nose, but his soul was bewitched and he could never see it.

On that talisman that seemed to have no taboos, Jin Haorijun saw a line of words:

All the scheming and plotting ultimately came to naught! (End of Chapter)