Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The sky is vast and the sea is wide, with clouds rising and blue waves flowing.

On the vast and clear sea, the sky was bright and the clouds stretched for thousands of miles. Two golden lights streaked across the sky like flowing light, causing the sea of ​​clouds to surge.

If there were immortals from the three realms present, they would discover that the two golden lights were actually two golden lions, each three zhang in size.

These two golden lions possessed cultivation levels no less than the Nascent Soul Realm. They had enormous heads, soft and fluffy manes, four hooves treading on fire, and tails pulling at flowing clouds. When they ran, they could travel 80,000 li in a single breath.

These two magnificent lion-like beasts were merely charioteers; the two golden lions, with reins in place, pulled a seven-zhang-long cloud chariot across the sea and sky.

The Taoist priest in the blue crown and black robe on the cloud chariot laid out the five fragments of law he had obtained and nodded in satisfaction.

The Taoist priest was Jiang Sheng. Jiang Sheng's purpose in attending this trade fair was to acquire a few fragments of laws and, incidentally, to see if there were any other novel items.

After obtaining the fragments of the Law of Calamity from Ling Guanjun and collecting a few more Sword Bamboo Enlightenment Fruits, Jiang Sheng didn't find anything else of interest. However, he didn't leave prematurely.

Instead, they waited until the trade fair was completely over before leaving and returning to Cangzhou.

Jiang Sheng casually stroked the fur of the moon-tailed fox beside him, then put away the fragments of law and pondered the gains from this Xuanmen calamity.

The greatest gain was severing a series of karmic ties and personally experiencing the power of Yin and Yang in the Xuanhuang Realm, which elevated my understanding of the Yin-Yang Dao to a new level, resulting in my current level of cultivation.

From the Void Refining Realm to the Body Integration Realm, spanning three minor stages of a single realm, a level that typically requires thousands of years to achieve, was accomplished in just over a hundred years during this great calamity. This is another benefit of the great calamity.

As long as your cultivation is strong enough, as long as you are determined to make progress, and as long as you do not shy away from life and death, then when you settle your karmic debts and eliminate your enemies, the great calamity will actively push your realm to rise.

Jiang Sheng's sword has killed countless Void Refinement and Integration True Monarchs. Not to mention the current true disciples of the Seven Sects of Xuanmen, even three Five Tribulation True Monarchs have died at Jiang Sheng's hands. The Great Tribulation likes people like Jiang Sheng who can advance triumphantly in the midst of calamity, otherwise Jiang Sheng would not have such a level of cultivation today.

This is not just the blessing of good fortune, but also going with the flow of destiny.

This great calamity is not only a calamity for the Xuanmen, but also an extension of the unfinished 10,000-year calamity of the 40,000-year Yuanhui. Otherwise, it would not have affected so many worlds. However, such a calamity is not a catastrophe for true geniuses, but a great opportunity.

Have you not seen how many people have made great progress in their cultivation during this calamity? Some have even ascended from the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Refinement stage right before the battle, truly geniuses that are rare to see in three thousand years.

The genius who came from the Middle Thousand Worlds, fought alongside the Eastern Heaven Daoist School, and ascended to the Void Refinement Realm in the midst of battle, was also accepted by the Heavenly River Daoist Sect and recorded in the Ming generation of the Heavenly River Daoist Sect.

The actions of the Tianhe Dao Sect were undoubtedly contrary to the consistent rules of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School, but Jiang Sheng expressed his understanding. After all, the Tianhe Dao Sect had indeed suffered heavy casualties in this Xuanmen Calamity. First, they fought fiercely in the Tianyuan Realm, and just when they caught their breath, they faced the chaos in the Nine Provinces Realm. Even the True Monarchs of the Tianhe Dao Sect, who were as strong as steel, would be worn down.

Jiang Sheng witnessed firsthand how the familiar names of the Tianhe Dao Sect were transformed into jade tablets and hung in the Hall of Longevity. From the Ming generation of true disciples to the Long generation of senior uncles and Cang generation, even the veteran True Monarchs of the Zhao generation suffered casualties. If it weren't for the fact that the Pure Yang realm was still intact, the Tianhe Dao Sect would have been severely damaged once again.

Therefore, it's not unusual for the Tianhe Dao Sect to promote a group of geniuses from the Middle Thousand Worlds to deal with the emergency. If Penglai had suffered such a great loss, Penglai would have done the same.

As Jiang Sheng pondered, a message from his senior brother Ling Wei came through the communication jade pendant at his waist: "Ling Yuan, the sect has sent word that all True Monarchs of the sect must immediately proceed to Zhu Zhou. This is the decree of Patriarch De Jing."

The Dharma decree of Master Dejing?

Jiang Sheng replied to Lingwei that he understood, and then said to the two golden lions, "Turn around and go to Zhuzhou."

The two golden lions immediately turned around and pulled the cloud chariot to Zhuzhou.

Looking around, Jiang Sheng could see streaks of light changing direction between the sea and sky. These were cloud chariots and ceremonial processions. The True Monarchs of the Upper Three Realms of Penglai Dao Sect were all heading towards Zhuzhou, while the stars in the sky poured down towards the northwest.

The border of the Nine Provinces, Zhu Province.

As the first continent in the Nine Provinces to be occupied by the Eastern Heaven Daoist School, Zhuzhou has always been regarded as the main base of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School in the Nine Provinces.

When the Eastern Heaven Daoist School conquered various continents such as Yanzhou and Mingzhou, Zhuzhou was the most reliable base for the Eastern Heaven Daoist School and also a major supply camp.

This time, all the True Lords of Penglai gathered in Zhuzhou, allowing Zhuzhou to once again witness the dazzling spectacle of stars from that time.

When Jiang Sheng's cloud chariot arrived in Zhuzhou, he saw a group of Penglai disciples riding a magic boat that soared into the sky.

"This disciple greets True Lord Lingyuan."

Upon seeing Jiang Sheng, the disciples of Penglai on the Dharma boat immediately stopped the boat and bowed.

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly: "Where are you headed?"

The leading disciple said, "Reporting to True Lord, we disciples are on the orders of the elders to go to the Tianyuan Realm."

Tianyuan Realm?
Jiang Sheng nodded thoughtfully, signaling the Penglai disciples to leave.

As Jiang Sheng's cloud chariot entered Zhuzhou, he encountered sect disciples in a hurry along the way. These disciples were either piloting magic boats or riding cloud beasts, and their destinations were either Tianyuan Realm or Huayang Realm. Seeing this, Jiang Sheng had a better understanding of the purpose of Ancestor Dejing in summoning the people of Penglai.

In the central region of Zhuzhou, at the Penglai Grand Camp.

When Jiang Sheng's cloud chariot landed, most of the immortals from the upper three realms of Penglai had already gathered here.

When Yu Ming Zhenjun saw Jiang Sheng arrive, he smiled and waved, "Ling Yuan is here, come quickly, come quickly."

Jiang Sheng stepped forward: "Uncle-Master Yuming, Uncle-Master Yuche."

Yu Che Zhenjun stroked his beard and laughed, "You arrived quite quickly. Speaking of which, these two lion-like beasts are the pair bestowed upon us by the sect, aren't they?"

Yu Ming Zhenjun said, "The two lion-like beasts of Lingyuan have an extraordinary origin. Yu Che, do you remember the two Pixiu at the entrance of the sect's scripture pavilion?"

"The bloodline of Lingyuan and his two lion-like beasts is half from the two Pixiu and the other half from a Suanni in the sect. Don't be fooled by the fact that he is only at the Nascent Soul stage, he is already able to break through the void and shatter the sky, and even traveling through the void is no problem for him."

Jiang Sheng hurriedly said, "They're just two lion-like beasts. They're not as good as Uncle Yuming described. If you like them, Uncle can take them to play with."

Yu Ming Zhenjun laughed and said, "What are you thinking? I'll take them to play with, I'll feed them for you, and then you can take them back when they reach the Refinement Void Realm, right?"

"Ling Zhao is a bad guy, and I don't think you, Ling Yuan, are honest either."

Jiang Sheng was somewhat taken aback. Hearing Yu Ming Zhenjun's words, it seemed as if he had been tricked by Lin Fan. Did Lin Fan have such audacity to trick the senior uncles of the Yu generation?
But Jiang Sheng thought about it again and realized that Lin Fan might actually do such a thing. After all, Lin Fan had a likable personality and a good relationship with all the senior uncles in the sect. With his silver tongue, his senior uncles would probably give him something as a junior.

Yu Ming Zhenjun's next words confirmed Jiang Sheng's guess: "Ling Yuan, you don't know, that kid Ling Zhao is full of bad ideas. He got a nest of Jade Flowing Bees from somewhere and gave it to your Uncle Yu Che as a gift. Your Uncle Yu Che worked hard to raise them and they were about to produce royal jelly when that kid Ling Zhao found an excuse to take them back. It's really outrageous."

Yu Che Zhenjun laughed and scolded, "That kid is indeed outrageous. If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll probably cause a huge commotion." Although it seemed like a reprimand, Yu Che Zhenjun's expression clearly indicated that he was talking about a naughty junior, without any intention of blaming him.

As they were talking, they heard Lin Fan's familiar, cheerful laughter: "Oh? Yuan Chen? And also Uncle Yu Ming and Uncle Yu Che."

The three looked up and saw Lin Fan descending from the sky riding a fiery-tailed tiger. After dismounting from the tiger's back, Lin Fan cheerfully took out two wine gourds from his robes and handed them to True Monarch Yu Ming and True Monarch Yu Che respectively: "This is a spirit wine that your junior nephew bought at the trade fair. It is not a product of the Three Realms, but a medicinal wine unique to the Suspended Pot Realm, called Suspended Heavenly Nectar. Please have a taste, my two senior uncles."

Yu Ming Zhenjun laughed and said, "We were just talking about you. Now that you're here, how's that nest of jade bees coming along?"

Lin Fan chuckled: "Thanks to Uncle Yu Che, I've accumulated quite a bit of royal jelly over the years. I instructed my wife long ago to send a portion to each of my uncles' residences."

As he spoke, Lin Fan looked at True Monarch Yu Che and whispered, "Uncle, don't worry. The portion you received was the largest. I even specially sent you a You Tan Cloud Flower. Using the petals of that You Tan Cloud Flower mixed with the royal jelly of the Jade Flowing Bee can calm the mind and nourish the spirit, which is very beneficial for studying and cultivating the Dharma."

Yu Che Zhenjun was both amused and exasperated: "You, Ling Zhao, when will you ever stop having these petty schemes of yours?"

Lin Fan said smugly, "Uncle Yu Ming, tell me, in our Ling generation, Senior Brother Ling Wei is steady and reliable and is the head of the family, Senior Sister Ling Yu is intelligent and decisive and is a capable assistant, and we also have Yuan Chen, who is the strongest fighter in the contemporary generation. But they are all taciturn. If there weren't a few like me, wouldn't the Ling generation be too boring? Who would invite you to drink and chat?"

Yu Ming Zhenjun was speechless, and had to admit that Lin Fan's words made sense.

As the eldest disciple of the Ling generation, Lingwei was groomed to become the sect leader. He was required to be calm, reliable, responsible, and able to protect his junior brothers and sisters. Therefore, Lingwei was calm and composed, but also appeared somewhat mature.

Lingyu is intelligent, but too straightforward. Perhaps because she practices thunder magic, Lingyu exudes a sharp and fierce aura both internally and externally, often resorting to drastic measures.

One was kind-faced and gentle, the other ruthless and cruel, which suited the sect's needs.

However, both of them were somewhat introverted, and Jiang Sheng was also indifferent to worldly affairs. The entire Ling generation really lacked a sufficiently sophisticated and charming character, otherwise they wouldn't have deliberately cultivated Ling Yan later.

However, it is clear that Ling Yan is not as insightful as Lin Fan. In the myriad realms, there are many who speak ill of Lin Fan, but there are also quite a few who speak well of him.

This mixed reputation only proves Lin Fan's excellence, and Lin Fan is indeed likable. Compared to the rigid and proper Ling Wei and the aloof and quiet Jiang Sheng, Lin Fan, who can be described as unruly, is more liked by his senior uncles.

With a chuckle, Lin Fan moved closer to Jiang Sheng and said, "Don't say I don't take care of my brother. I've also saved you some royal jelly, and you'll get your share of the You Tan Yun Hua. When your Yin Yang Fruit ripens in Xiao Penglai, don't forget to save me a few."

Jiang Sheng was both amused and exasperated: "What's the difference between my little Penglai and your second home? Every time something is ripe, haven't I already told you before you even arrived?"

“You remember the maturity dates of all the spiritual creatures in my little Penglai better than I do, and you even told me not to forget to save some for you. If I don’t remember, I’m afraid you’ve already pocketed them all.”

Lin Fan said with a touch of pride, "I'm just keeping an eye on my fellow disciples."

"Not to mention your little Penglai, I remember exactly when all the spiritual creatures in Senior Brother Lingwei's house matured."

As Lin Fan was speaking, a voice rang out from afar: "That's right. Once when I went to his cave, I saw a wall with records of the maturation times of various spiritual creatures as soon as I entered."

"At first, I felt it was familiar, but when I looked closer, I realized that all the spiritual creatures in that area were from my cave."

Before he finished speaking, Lingwei had already descended from the clouds. Jiang Sheng turned his head and saw that Lingwei, Lingyu, Lingxuan, and Lingqiu had all arrived together.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Yuming and Uncle-Master Yuche."

Lingqiu stepped forward gracefully and bowed, then asked curiously, "Second Uncle, do you know why Patriarch Dejing has summoned us here?"

Yu Ming Zhenjun said, "Let's not talk about this now; you'll find out soon enough."

"It should be known that the great calamity of the Xuanmen has ended. Now, whether it is the Nine Provinces Realm, Tianyuan Realm, Huayang Realm, Xuanhu Realm, Xuanhuang Realm, Jiushi Realm, Zuoshen Realm, or Shanhai Realm that are now merging, they are all moving closer to the Three Realms Great Thousand World."

"In another two hundred years, it will be integrated with the Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds."

"The reason why Master Dejing summoned us here is to stabilize the situation in all sectors."

"The three realms of Kyushu, Tianyuan, and Huayang have already merged and were the first to be merged with the Great Thousand World of the Three Realms. Therefore, we must be extra careful. Merging three Great Thousand Worlds into the Three Realms at once is no small matter."

"Especially at this critical juncture, any mishap could disrupt our Eastern Heaven Daoist plans."

Lin Fan said solemnly, "Yes, the Kaiyuan Ancestor is about to prove the Dao of True Yang. At this critical juncture, we can't be too careful."

Seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, True Monarch Yu Che smiled and said, "But there is no need to be so nervous. At present, neither the Heavenly Court nor the Western Buddhist sect will cause any more trouble, because the fortune and merit have already belonged to my Eastern Daoist family. If they cause any more trouble, it will only delay things for a while. It will not help the matter and will only cause them to break ties with my Eastern Daoist family."

"So what we need to be more careful about is internal issues."

"Let's wait for Master Dejing to tell us the specifics."

Jiang Sheng and the others waited for a few more days until all the True Lords of Penglai arrived. Then, as the bells and chimes rang out and the chimes resounded, the doors of the main hall opened, and the true disciples of the Penglai Daoist sect entered the hall one after another.

"I have met Master Dejing."

The crowd bowed to Daoist Dejing, who sat upright on the cloud bed, with auspicious clouds above his head and auspicious rosy light behind him, and then took their seats on either side.

Daojun Dejing nodded slowly: "The reason I have summoned you here is not for anything else, but for the stability of the three realms of Jiuzhou, Tianyuan, and Huayang."

"The calamity has just passed, and the Nine Provinces seem to be clear and bright. Although the calamity has receded, the demonic and foul energy has not dissipated, and evil spirits are everywhere. In addition, with the waves of the fusion of the three realms, the calamity of demons has already begun to rise in the sky."

"Originally, the demonic calamity in the Nine Provinces was dealt with by the Qiankun, Huayun, and Kongdong families. But now that the three families have been destroyed and their affiliated clans have been razed, this burden will naturally fall to our Eastern Heaven Dao family."

"I have discussed with Yue Heng and Miao Yan that the foul air, evil spirits, and demonic chaos at the point where the three realms merge will be quelled by our three families respectively, without troubling our allies such as Chi Xiao and Yao Chi."

"The Heavenly River Dao Sect is indeed facing some difficulties right now, so we, Penglai and Qinghua, need to shoulder more of the burden."

As he spoke, Daoist Dejing raised his hand and waved it, and as water and fire flowed, a decree condensed into form: "This decree of mine!"

Jiang Sheng and the other disciples of Penglai stood solemnly awaiting the arrival of Daoist Dejing, who then spoke:

"All the true teachings of the Penglai Shi generation, Yu generation, and Ling generation will be sent to the place where the three realms merge to suppress the sea abyss and prevent the scourge of demons from spreading to the human world for two hundred years."

All the disciples bowed in unison:
"In accordance with the ancestral master's decree!" (End of Chapter)