Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The divine light of Yin and Yang's annihilation!

In an instant, the Yin-Yang power flowing from Jiang Sheng's fingertips transformed into a streak of interwoven blue and black light that swiftly shot out.

Boo!
The golden crow cried out, and with the flapping of its wings, wisps of golden flames from the sun transformed into an overwhelming sea of ​​golden flames that poured down on Jiang Sheng. The golden flames blotted out the sky, and even the mountains and seas seemed to have the power to overturn the heavens. Under the mighty power of the sun, Jiang Sheng, who sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, was like a fragile mayfly, and could perish at any moment.

However, as the Yin-Yang Annihilation Divine Light swept out, the power of Yin and Yang transformed into the Annihilation Divine Light that annihilated everything, washing away chaos and consuming all things. The sea of ​​fire formed by the golden flames of the great sun also collapsed inch by inch under this great power of Yin and Yang, eventually returning to nothingness.

After realizing that the golden flames of the sun could not burn Jiang Sheng to death, the Golden Crow let out another cry and then transformed into a blazing sun, crashing into Jiang Sheng once more.

This time, it was like the sun setting over the sea, the mighty sun descending with a deafening roar.

"Ha! A desperate last stand?"

"It does indeed resemble the true form of the Great Sun."

Jiang Sheng smiled, and the Yin-Yang power flowing in his hand changed again. Yin and Yang appeared, and the clear and turbid separated. As Yin and Yang and the clear and turbid connected and merged, the ethereal and chaotic meaning was born. The Yin-Yang power in Jiang Sheng's hand also turned into a mottled chaotic color.

"The wondrous method of Yin-Yang annihilation, the three transformations, and the five elements."

"The Yin-Yang Calamity extinguishes the Mysterious Light."

In an instant, the chaotic light swept away, and before the golden crow and blazing sun could reach Jiang Sheng, his fortune and luck had already dissipated and collapsed. Then the golden crow disintegrated, emitting a blood-weeping cry.

When the chaotic light swept across the sea of ​​fire for tens of millions of miles, both the Golden Crow and the original fire spirit had already vanished without a trace.

At first, the crested ibis was anxious when it heard the crow's cry, but as the crow let out a mournful cry, the crested ibis suddenly felt a surge of confidence.

Following the cry of the golden crow to the front of the sea of ​​fire, the crested ibis looked at the five-colored flames and felt that something was not right.

As expected of a divine bird of fire, the crested ibis was horrified to discover after careful perception that the spirit nurtured in this sea of ​​fire had been forcibly erased. The seemingly blazing and surging sea of ​​fire had no spirituality whatsoever, and it was extremely weak, as if it had just gone through a calamity.

Just as the crested ibis was filled with surprise and doubt, as the sea of ​​fire parted, a figure with a green crown and black robe walked out leisurely.

"Fellow Daoist Crested Ibis?"

The crested ibis looked up and breathed a sigh of relief: "Lingyuan."

But then, sensing something, the crested ibis's eyes widened again: "You, you've already undergone the third tribulation?!"

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "After going through a series of tribulations, I can say that I was lucky to escape them."

"To be honest, I haven't congratulated you on breaking through to the next realm and merging into the next body yet. You've been through so much in this Xuanmen Tribulation. Once you return to the Zhu Ming Realm, I think the first and second tribulations won't have much of an impact on you."

The crested ibis looked at Jiang Sheng, who was sincerely offering his congratulations, opened its mouth but couldn't say anything.

Should I be happy that I've overcome the hurdle of merging?

Of course we should be happy.

But how does he compare to Jiang Sheng?

Jiang Sheng broke through the Void Refining Realm one after another during this tribulation, reaching the Body Integration Realm, the First Tribulation, the Second Tribulation, and now the Third Tribulation!

How many years has that added up?
Compared to Jiang Sheng, what is there to be excited about in my hard-won breakthrough and fusion?
Sighing inwardly, the crested ibis still showed a hint of joy on its face: "Congratulations, congratulations! Compared to you, we people are truly just ordinary folks."

"Enough of this. Lingyuan, have you seen any trace of Lingzhao?"

Jiang Sheng frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Ling Zhao?! What, he didn't return to Penglai Villa?"

The crested ibis then recounted her experiences over the years to Jiang Sheng, from her return to the Xuanhuang Realm to sensing the fluctuations of the Great Sun's energy, to the changes in the human world over the years, and the edicts issued from the Nine Provinces Realm.

Listening to what the crested ibis said, Jiang Sheng seemed to be thinking: "The war in the Nine Provinces is coming to an end, which is undoubtedly good news."

"But where can Lin Fan run off to?"

Jiang Sheng thought for a moment, then took to the air, looked around, and headed straight for the Great Sun Divine Palace.

After Jiang Sheng survived the three tribulations and attained immortality in his physical body, lifespan, and primordial spirit, he began to resemble a Mahayana immortal lord who had achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Qi Converging at the Origin.

After all, wood, fire, and earth can already complete a simple cycle of the three elements, and can even drive metal and water, barely constructing a cycle of the five elements.

In addition, Jiang Sheng was already highly skilled in cultivation, and it was only natural that he could rival a True Monarch of the Fifth Tribulation with his Tribulation cultivation level. Furthermore, with the fall of Sun King Jin Hao, there was nothing left on the entire Sun Star that could pose a threat to Jiang Sheng. This is why Jiang Sheng was able to fly directly across the Sun Star.

Jiang Sheng flew all the way to the Great Sun Divine Palace, but after sensing the surroundings, he could not find any trace of Lin Fan.

"If Lin Fan isn't at the Great Sun Divine Palace, then where could he be?"

As he pondered, Jiang Sheng inexplicably turned his gaze to the bright moon beyond the sun and stars.

"The Moon and its stars."

The moon and stars, the cold palace and the vast hall.

Lin Fan was tightly bound by a silver rope of unknown material, and he couldn't use any of his Void Refinement power.

This silver rope not only bound Lin Fan's hands and feet, but also continuously absorbed Lin Fan's magic power to imprison him. This feeling of being trapped by his own magic power made Lin Fan extremely helpless.

What puzzled Lin Fan the most was that he was comprehending the mysteries of the Great Sun on the Sun Star, but somehow he ended up on the Moon Star and was even tied up by this aloof and beautiful female immortal in front of him.

"Hey"

"I say, fairy, I have no grudge against you in the past or any enmity with you recently, so why have you captured me?"

"I've been locked up here for years, and my senior brothers and sisters must be looking for me frantically. Fairy, why don't you let me go back so that my fellow disciples and I can be reunited?"

"I promise that I will never reveal the fairy's whereabouts to anyone."

Lin Fan made a sincere oath, but the female immortal sneered, "What?"

"I'll let you go back, and then you can inform your ancestor to seize my Taiyin Star and use my land as an opportunity for your sect?"

Lin Fan was taken aback: "Why would a fairy have such a thought?"

The female immortal snorted coldly and said to herself, "Don't worry, I wouldn't stoop to harming you."

"Or rather, I will not only not harm you, but I will also give you an incredible opportunity."

What an incredible opportunity?
Lin Fan was somewhat surprised and uncertain. The great opportunity this person spoke of didn't seem so easy to seize.

The female immortal then smiled and said, "You have the body of the blazing sun, naturally close to yang fire, and you have found an opportunity on the sun and stars. Tell me, would you be willing to become the master of the sun and stars?"

Lord of the Sun and Stars?!
Lin Fan couldn't help but shudder. How could the sun and stars be so easily occupied?

Moreover, to be the master of the sun and stars, wouldn't that mean having to share life and death with the sun and stars?

If it were the true sun hidden in the chaos, that would be one thing, but the suns and stars in this vast world are ultimately just projections, and their status isn't that high. Such an opportunity to become an Earth Immortal might be an immense blessing for others, but Lin Fan wouldn't stoop to it.

Do you really think being the lord of the sun and stars is easy?
That would truly be a mortal immortal, bound to that sun star for life. Furthermore, Lin Fan knew that neither the Eastern Heavenly Daoists, the Heavenly Court, nor even the Western Heavenly Buddhist sects would allow the sun and moon stars to have owners. Even if he currently occupied the sun star in this Xuanhuang Realm, once the realms merged, his rank would plummet, and he'd be lucky to maintain his Mahayana realm; he'd likely never be able to ascend to the Pure Yang realm again.

Lin Fan would never do something that would jeopardize his own path!

Seeing Lin Fan hesitate, the female immortal said calmly, "As you know, in all the myriad realms, the Xuanmen lineage is nothing more than the Heavenly Immortal Method and the Earthly Immortal Method. The Earthly Immortal Method may not seem as carefree as the Heavenly Immortal Method, but it is also a method of transcendence and a pure Yang path."

"Moreover, no matter how carefree the Celestial Immortal Technique is, can it transcend the 129,600-year Yuanhui Tribulation?"

"But if one cultivates this Earth Immortal Technique well, passing through the Yuanhui Tribulation will be a piece of cake."

"This is true immortality. As long as the sun and stars do not fall, you can sit and watch the rise and fall of all realms. No matter how powerful the pure yang of those celestial immortals is, it will all be nothing but smoke and clouds after the Yuanhui calamity."

The female immortal spoke sincerely, but Lin Fan took it all as a joke. He was a true disciple of Penglai and cultivated the most orthodox Xuanmen Heavenly Immortal Method. How could he possibly specialize in Earthly Immortal Method?
Unless one is truly unable to forge their own path and create their own Pure Yang True Scripture, who would be willing to follow in someone else's footsteps?
Lin Fan has a bright future ahead of him and would absolutely not want to cultivate this female immortal's earth immortal technique.

Moreover, Lin Fan could vaguely sense that this female immortal harbored ill intentions and was definitely not doing it for his own good by asking him to become the Lord of the Great Sun Star.

Lin Fan couldn't figure out what this person was up to, but one thing he was very clear about was that there was no such thing as a free lunch. The idea of ​​inexplicably landing in a cave and encountering a predecessor passing on their teachings was something that even the lowest-level cultivators knew only existed in stories. Anyone who believed it would become someone else's good fortune.

Seeing that Lin Fan was unmoved by reason, the female immortal simply stopped trying to persuade him: "If you are unwilling, then I will not force you, but you shall stay here for now!"

"I'll come back when you've figured things out!"

As the female immortal was about to leave, a clear voice rang out from outside: "Yuanjun, I will not agree to imprison my Penglai disciple here."

Lin Fan's face lit up with surprise: "Yuan Chen?!"

The female immortal's expression instantly darkened: "Ling Yuan!"

Suddenly, a gentle breeze seemed to rise, and the power of the moon stirred the doors, causing the palace gates to open wide.

Jiang Sheng, dressed in a blue crown and black robe, strolled over, glanced at Lin Fan who was bound and unable to move, and then looked at the female immortal in front of him: "Yuanjun, not only did you trick me, but you also want to trick Lingzhao. Do you really intend to be enemies with my Penglai?"

The female immortal before me is none other than Taiyin Guanghan Yuanjun!
At this moment, the Taiyin Guanghan Yuanjun's cultivation level has inexplicably fallen from the realm of upholding the Dao, and she is even struggling to maintain her pure Yang state.

Sensing the aura of Taiyin Guanghan Yuanjun, Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment and then understood: "Yuanjun, you and that Sun Lord used the method of deceiving the heavens to deceive the Yuanhui Great Calamity by sacrificing your physical body to preserve your soul. By separating your physical body and soul and simultaneously applying the time freeze, you achieved a state of feigned death to seek life."

"But as you and that Sun Emperor sense the awakening of the calamity energy one after the other, the Yuanhui calamity that was postponed forty thousand years will also fall upon the two of you."

"That Sun Lord has lost his physical body, leaving only his soul. You keep urging me to enter the Sun Star, and you also pass on your cultivation techniques to me and help me through the two tribulations. All you want is for me to become that Sun Lord's physical body."

"Unexpectedly, his soul also awoke with the aura of calamity. While it was the external tribulation that helped me overcome the three tribulations of the Integration Realm, wasn't I also the final tribulation of that Sun Lord?"

"Now that Sun Lord has completely vanished into the cycle of reincarnation, only you, Yuan Lord, are left to struggle on."

"What, you want to use my Penglai True Teachings to cover your wounds and let you live for tens of thousands more years?"

As Jiang Sheng spoke eloquently, the expression of the Moon Goddess grew increasingly indifferent. In the end, this Goddess was like the unyielding ice of the Moon Goddess, coldly and indifferently looking at Jiang Sheng: "Ling Yuan, do you think that just because you have survived the three tribulations, I cannot deal with you?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "That's not the case."

“Yuanjun, I do not wish to discuss the past karma between you and me at this moment.”

"But now, Yuanjun, your realm is unstable. It is likely that you are being severely suppressed by the final tribulation of the Yuanhui. It is even possible that this world may not be able to tolerate you."

"If that's the case, why should Yuanjun fight me to the death?"

“Why don’t we each take a step back? I will leave with Ling Zhao, while you continue to remain frozen in this Taiyin Star.”

"Of course, if Yuanjun is willing to leave the Xuanhuang Realm, this humble Daoist can also introduce Yuanjun to a place."

Taiyin Yuanjun remained silent.

Her condition is indeed not good right now.

She only managed to survive the final calamity of the Yuanhui by faking her death; otherwise, she and the Sun King Jinhao would not have been asleep for 40,000 years on the Taiyin and Taiyang stars before barely waking up.

Moreover, as their souls revived, the Yuanhui End Calamity, which had already dissipated, reappeared like a shadow, as if it had locked onto their true spirits, forcing them to risk their lives to survive.

The final calamity of the Yuanhui is a catastrophe that even those who uphold the Dao and are of pure Yang cannot escape. Each final calamity of the Yuanhui is a reorganization of the heavens and a cleansing of pure Yang.

It seems that the chaotic heavens do not allow so many old-brand pure yang to exist. As new pure yang are born, all the old pure yang must enter the tribulation to maintain the yin-yang balance of the chaotic heavens.

Do you know why I am unwilling to reincarnate?

The Primordial Goddess of the Moon finally spoke.

Jiang Sheng said solemnly, "I'm all ears."

Lin Fan also pricked up his ears, listening to this Yuanjun recount the secrets of the past.

"At the end of the Yuanhui era, the old atmosphere of the world was cleansed to usher in a new era."

"This final tribulation of the Yuanhui is aimed at us Pure Yang. At the end of each Yuanhui, the Pure Yang of that Yuanhui must undergo tribulation and reincarnation so that a new generation of Pure Yang can grow."

"What do you think we Pure Yang are?"

What is Pure Yang?
There are many answers, such as the ruler of the universe, the demigod of chaos, or the master of the Great Dao.
No description can adequately capture the immense power of Pure Yang. As the indestructible Pure Yang Dao Lord, he has long transcended the vast universe. Even if he perishes, he can return from the long river of time. His supernatural powers are truly boundless.

Jiang Sheng pondered, but unexpectedly, Taiyin Yuanjun mocked, "If we compare this chaotic universe to a pasture, all living beings are seen as grass and trees, cultivators are seen as insects that gnaw on the grass and trees, and we Pure Yang are like cattle and sheep that draw power from the Great Dao of Chaos to nourish ourselves."

"The grasslands need us cattle and sheep to maintain their balance, but they don't need too many cattle and sheep to disrupt that balance. That's why there are tigers and wolves like the Yuanhui Mojie that specifically target us pure Yang beings."

"Therefore, no matter how powerful one is, even if one holds the Dao of Pure Yang, one's glory is only for a single period of time, and in the end one will have to enter the cycle of reincarnation."

"This cycle of alternation has continued for millions of years throughout the myriad realms."

“We cattle and sheep continuously cultivate the Great Dao and the Laws to perfect ourselves. After the final cycle of reincarnation, both the Great Dao and the Laws merge into the chaos and nourish the universe, making the chaotic universe more and more perfect, and the Great Dao and the Laws more and more complete.”

"And this cycle becomes increasingly difficult to break."

After saying this, Taiyin Yuanjun let out a soft sigh: "Pure Yang entering the calamity can indeed return from the long river of time."

"But is the returned Chunyang still the same person he was?"

“Lingyuan, you only think that my wife and I are greedy for life and afraid of death, but how could you know that we simply do not want to follow the will of this chaotic universe, and do not want to give back our own path and the methods we have cultivated to the world, and hand them over to others.”

Sighing, Taiyin Yuanjun waved her hand listlessly: "My husband and I originally planned to use the Earth Immortal Technique to avoid the final calamity of the Yuanhui, but in the end we found that neither the Heaven Immortal Technique nor the Earth Immortal Technique could escape that final calamity."

"This chaotic universe does not allow those who possess pure Yang to live for more than one Yuanhui. It must be because they are wary of something. It's just a pity that we can hardly catch a glimpse of that true form."

"Alright, alright, you may take him away."

"However, your junior brother is indeed well-suited to the Way of the Sun; it would be a real pity if he didn't become the Sun Lord." (End of Chapter)