Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Jiuyuan Tianyuan.

It was formed by the collision and fusion of the vast ocean and the abyss of the two great worlds, where the membranes of the Nine Provinces Realm and the Heavenly Origin Realm merge.

The Nine Yuan Heavenly Abyss stretches for 1.08 billion li from east to west. Its narrowest point is no more than 3 million li, while its widest point is over 10 million li. Its depth is unfathomable and leads directly to the Abyss of the Two Realms. Almost every moment, demons try to climb out of the Heavenly Abyss.

These demons are bizarre and even unsightly. Their bodies are filled with foul and demonic energy, which makes people dizzy just by looking at them. If one's cultivation is insufficient and one tries to approach them, there is a risk of having one's spiritual heart and soul corrupted.

In order to suppress this abyss, the Eastern Heavenly Daoist sect specially set up several major formations. The main nodes were suppressed by formations at the Integration level, the secondary nodes were suppressed by formations at the Refinement level, and the remaining areas were fully covered by formations at the Divine Transformation level.

Even so, faced with the hordes of demons that would occasionally emerge, the Eastern Heavenly Daoist sect had no choice but to station a large number of cultivators and Daoist soldiers here to be responsible for repairing and maintaining the magic arrays and magical artifacts, and operating the magic boats and mechanisms.

If someone were to look from a distance, they would see that the entire Tianyuan Sea area is covered with colorful radiance, as if there were flowing celestial light and clusters of auspicious clouds. These are the various strange phenomena triggered by the operation of the magic array.

About a thousand miles above the Heavenly Abyss, long-range magic boats, each a hundred miles long, patrolled back and forth, responsible for routine patrols; at the same time, a large number of disciples were stationed at various monitoring arrays, using monitoring artifacts such as the Heavenly Observation Platform and the Cave Abyss Pavilion to constantly observe the movements of the Heavenly Abyss.

Even with such strict defenses, some demons still manage to escape, forcing the Eastern Heavenly Daoists to send people to hunt them down.

Such abysses are few and far between at the point where the Nine Provinces Realm, the Heavenly Origin Realm, and the Huayang Realm merge. Therefore, the disciples of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School are scattered and stationed in various places. Among those stationed at this Nine Origin Heavenly Abyss are Tian Ming'an, Qiu Buyu, Li Jianchun, Huang Ping'an, Ye Qian, Huang Wensheng, and others.

Standing atop the Dharma Boat, a thousand miles high, looking down into the abyss below, one sees only pitch-black chaos, with boundless foul and turbid air surging and overflowing. The east and west are completely obscured, and even the north and south are difficult to discern in terms of width. It seems as if the entire world is shrouded in foul and turbid air, about to sink into the abyss.

Li Jianchun glanced down from the deck, casually took a gourd from his waist, and took a few gulps before anyone could see him. Before he could put it back, a cold snort rang out: "Drinking alcohol while on duty? You have some nerve!"

That cold snort was like a thunderbolt, startling Li Jianchun so much that his heart stopped and he immediately gasped for breath, coughing incessantly. As he coughed, he turned his head and, upon seeing Ye Qian, couldn't help but curse, "Cough cough cough cough Ye Qian, you scared me to death!"

Standing on another magic boat, Ye Qian chuckled mischievously, "You asked for it. It's patrol time, and you still dare to sneak in a drink. If the law enforcement supervisor catches you, do you think Uncle Lingyuan will protect you?"

Li Jianchun thought about what would happen if he were caught by the law enforcement supervisor and reported to Jiang Sheng, and couldn't help but shudder: "Hiss, Master will definitely not let me off easily."

Li Jianchun then added somewhat indignantly, "I've been in Tianyuan for over a hundred years, and nothing ever happened when I drank. How come you caught me this time?"

Ye Qian chuckled: "That's it. You're unlucky. I'm the only one who's seen it. You'd better hurry up and get some good stuff to shut me up, and no one else will know about this. How about it?"

Li Jianchun frowned: "Are you sure? I have this feeling you're going to eat me alive for the rest of my life?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qian casually fiddled with the communication jade talisman in his hand: "Anyway, we'll be stationed here in the Nine Yuan Heavenly Abyss for at least a hundred years. Do you think I'll eat you for the rest of my life?"

"Then this matter is a matter of opinion."

Just as Li Jianchun was about to haggle with Ye Qian, he suddenly noticed something. He saw a delicate gilded ball hanging from Ye Qian's waist emitting a soft glow. Realizing what was happening, Li Jianchun looked down sharply. Ye Qian reacted almost simultaneously with Li Jianchun, and the gilded ball at Ye Qian's waist also emitted a bright light, extremely eye-catching.

This exquisite gilded sphere was provided by the Penglai Dao Sect to all Nascent Soul level cultivators. Each Nascent Soul cultivator was responsible for leading a patrol boat, which was the main patrol force of the Nine Yuan Heavenly Abyss.

However, Nascent Soul cultivators have limited spiritual perception, and the foul and turbid air in the Heavenly Abyss can also affect the range of their spiritual perception, causing great mental distress. Therefore, the sects have created sensing artifacts crafted by True Monarchs of the three realms.

The sensing range of this exquisite gilded ball is not far. If there is any movement of demons within a radius of three thousand miles, the exquisite gilded ball will emit a faint light. If it is within a range of one thousand miles, the exquisite gilded ball will emit such a conspicuous light.

This means that the demons must have already approached the entrance to Tianyuan Cave!
The two exchanged a glance, then immediately took out a talisman for insight, tore it open, and looked down.

In an instant, the talisman shattered, and two beams of bright light shot straight into the Heavenly Abyss, opening up a hundred thousand miles of foul and turbid air. In the filthy chaos separated by the light, strange and grotesque demons were already appearing and disappearing, with the closest ones even approaching within a hundred miles of the Heavenly Abyss!
As the sunlight shone through, the demons, who had been concealing themselves with the foul and turbid air, realized they had been discovered and roared as they rushed toward the mouth of the abyss.

"All artillerymen, immediately take up your guns and fire, using the power of thunder and fire to repel these demons."

"The first, second, and third detachments immediately activated their Demon-Slaying Crossbows and used Ice Essence Demon-Slaying Arrows to seal the mouth of the abyss."

While issuing the order, Li Jianchun deftly took out a white talisman from his pocket, infused it with magic power, and the talisman soared into the sky. In less than three breaths, the talisman shot straight into the sky like a sharp arrow, covering tens of thousands of miles, and then exploded with a bang, transforming into a blood-red weapon shape.

This is an emergency communication talisman. When this talisman is used, it means that the situation here is critical.

The white talisman that exploded in the sky for 100,000 miles was clearly visible within a radius of 3 million miles, enough to allow all patrol vessels to prepare and for the guards of various magic arrays to be on high alert.

The instant Li Jianchun tore open the emergency communication talisman, Ye Qian also tore open his own emergency communication talisman.

Therefore, as the first crimson blade flashed, only two breaths later, the second crimson blade spirit mark appeared in the sky spanning tens of thousands of miles.

In an instant, all the patrol boats within a radius of three million miles were on high alert, and beams of multicolored spiritual light shot into the sky, indicating that the magic array was fully activated.

However, at this moment, countless demons rushed forward, some using their fleshy wings to take flight, others leaping on their three legs, heading straight for Li Jianchun and Ye Qian's magic boat to attack.

Despite the constant barrage of thunderous fire from the cannons of the two magic ships, and the continuous firing of bolts from the demon-slaying crossbows deployed on the decks, they were still unable to stop the massive number of demons.

Li Jianchun and Ye Qian used every means at their disposal to protect the Dharma Boat, they were almost ready to unleash their Dharma forms.

"Damn it, so many demons have sneaked in at Tianyuankou. What are those Observation Platforms and Cave Pavilions doing?"

"The surveillance artifact, built with so many spiritual materials, can't even detect the demons at Tianyuan Pass. Once I'm free, I'm going to report this to the Ji Ming Bureau. Someone is lining their own pockets!"

Li Jianchun cursed loudly, and bolts of fire and lightning swirled around him, transforming him into a thousand-mile-long dragon of thunder and fire. It roared and swooped down, repelling hordes of demons.

"Go to Ji Mingjian to file a complaint? When these monitoring artifacts were being built, the sect's True Lord personally supervised the process, and the craftsmen in charge of their construction were veteran masters from the sect's Array Pavilion and Mechanism Pavilion. Who are you accusing of embezzling funds?"

"Let's survive first." As Ye Qian spoke, he flicked out a hundred or so talismans from his sleeve. These talismans instantly ignited and transformed into fireballs the size of hundreds of miles, crashing down. In an instant, meteors rained down, smashing down swathes of demons. The exploding fireballs rose and fell one after another, illuminating vast stretches of the abyss, with deafening roars echoing everywhere.

At the same time, the magic ships within a radius of three million miles also started to move. Originally, the magic ships were planning to support Li Jianchun and Ye Qian, but after realizing that there were also demons attacking from their left and right, streaks of blood-red sword and weapon spirit marks rose continuously above the Nine Yuan Heaven Abyss, like a continuous beacon fire, and spread to a radius of tens of millions of miles in just a quarter of an hour.

Meanwhile, Li Jianchun and Ye Qian, who were at the center of this wave of demons, were already in dire straits.

They were patrolling in the center of the Nine Yuan Heavenly Abyss, where there were the most demons. In addition, they were the first to notice the demons' unusual movements, so the demons had a strong hatred for them and kept surging towards the direction where Li Jianchun and Ye Qian were.

In this Nine Yuan Abyss, although the calamity of demons occurs every moment, it is usually those mindless demons who act solely on instinct who rush to the mouth of the abyss.

However, every ten years or so, a large-scale demon tide will erupt to attack the magic array. The demon kings of the upper three realms, who are born in the Heavenly Abyss, will urge the demons to attack the magic array and weaken its power. In addition, since demons do not have much intelligence, they will not care about their own casualties. Therefore, the demon tide that occurs every ten years is particularly dangerous.

The demon kings would even deliberately drive demons to attack certain parts of the magic array in order to kill the Nascent Soul cultivators of Penglai, or even force the True Monarchs of the Upper Three Realms of Penglai to take action.

Although it is unknown what methods the Demon Kings used to deceive the monitoring array and allow a large number of demons to lurk near Tianyuankou, the Demon Kings' operation has already failed as soon as Li Jianchun and Ye Qian discovered the demons' unusual movements. Therefore, the Demon Kings do not mind using a large number of demons to eliminate Li Jianchun and Ye Qian.

Such paired actions were commonplace for the demons. After all, demons were constantly being bred in the Heavenly Abyss. Countless demons were born from the filth and turbidity in the Abyss. However, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators in the Penglai Dao Sect was limited. Having just experienced the Xuanmen Calamity, Penglai itself had suffered considerable casualties. At this time, it was quite difficult to divide its forces to guard various parts of the Heavenly Abyss.

However, Patriarch Dejing had explicitly forbidden summoning any affiliated sects, let alone requesting support from the Chixiao Dao Sect and the Yaochi Holy Land. Although the reason was unknown, the disciples of Penglai had to obey the Patriarch's orders and defend this place to the death.

"Elder Li, you can't hold on much longer!"

On the deck of the magic ship, a Nascent Soul cultivator, pale-faced, rushed to Li Jianchun's side. He was the cultivator in charge of all the ship's cannons, but at this moment, his magical power was almost completely drained. If it weren't for the pills that replenished his energy, he would probably be exhausted.

Li Jianchun was acutely aware of the situation on the Dharma Boat, but he had no better option at the moment. After all, he and Ye Qian were trapped here, and their fellow disciples on the outside couldn't provide any support in time. Sensing that all the Penglai disciples inside the Dharma Boat were exhausted, Li Jianchun could only grit his teeth and say, "Hold on, hold on at all costs!"

The Nascent Soul cultivator smiled bitterly and said, "Elder Li, everyone started taking pills a quarter of an hour ago. We Nascent Soul cultivators can still barely hold on, but those in the Golden Core realm have truly exhausted their mana and are already using their lives to activate their magical artifacts."

"Elder Li, if all else fails, don't worry about us and rush out. With your abilities, you should be able to survive."

run?
Run from the center of the monster tide?
Li Jianchun would never abandon his sect's disciples to save his own life, and neither would the entire Penglai Dao Sect. What Penglai disciple would flee during wartime?!

Therefore, Li Jianchun turned a deaf ear to the escape attempt and simply said, "Hold on firmly, if you hold on firmly, there will be a way!"

The Nascent Soul cultivator had no choice but to return.

The Nascent Soul cultivator was unsure, but Li Jianchun believed that as long as he held out for a while, he would surely find a way.

After all, whether it's him or Ye Qian, they both have a teacher.

Five million miles away from where Li Jianchun and Ye Qian were besieged, a flying Void-class magic ship, ten thousand miles in size, stretched across the sky like a dark cloud. On the magic ship, Tian Ming'an, wearing a purple-gold and bright jade crown and a gilded four-symbol robe, stood silently with his hands behind his back.

"The location where Jian Chun and Ye Qian are trapped is clear. They are in the center of the beast tide, and there are no reinforcements that can get there unless they can abandon the magic boat."

Qiu Buyu walked over and said softly.

Tian Ming'an nodded: "I know. Although Jian Chun is a bit impulsive by nature, he is a person who knows the big picture, values ​​what is important, and is loyal to his friends."

“He can’t abandon his fellow Daoists and run away on his own, otherwise you and I wouldn’t have come here to save him.”

Li Jianchun and Ye Qian were trapped in the center of the beast tide, unaware of the situation outside.

In fact, this beast tide in the Nine Yuan Heavenly Abyss has affected a range of 150 million miles. Countless demons are attacking the magic array, and in some places, even demon kings have appeared. Some of the sect's upper three realm True Monarchs have already made their moves.

On the occasion of the Penglai Dao Sect guarding this Heavenly Abyss for a hundred years, the demon kings within the Nine Yuan Heavenly Abyss presented the Penglai Dao Sect with a great gift.

"If it weren't for the need for the patriarchs to protect the various mystical sects and the vast world, to suppress the fortune and maintain the direction, this mere 1.08 billion li abyss would have been filled in long ago!"

When Qiu didn't speak, Tian Ming'an simply nodded without saying anything more.

As to why the patriarchs allowed these abysses to exist instead of directly eliminating them, his own master, Jiang Sheng, remained tight-lipped, for the patriarchs had their own reasons.

As the magic boat advanced, a large number of demons rushed over. Even the flying Void-class magic boats that could travel tens of thousands of miles were struggling to move forward. This is why the skies above the Nine Yuan Heaven Abyss are mainly occupied by long-range magic boats that can travel hundreds of miles.

The larger the magic boat, the more impossible it is to hide its spiritual power. A magic boat that reaches the scale of ten thousand miles is like a lighthouse shining in the dark night sky, and its location can be pinpointed by demons at a glance.

When it reaches the 100,000-mile mark, the magic boat moves like a star, and even in the void and chaos, the fluctuations of its spiritual energy are crystal clear, making it impossible to hide its tracks.

Therefore, Penglai chose to use magic boats of the Hundred Mile level for patrols. If any demons made any unusual moves, magic boats of the Heavenly Star level, Flying Void level, or even Cave God level would be dispatched to carry out destructive attacks.

After a moment of silence, Qiu Buyu asked with obvious concern, "Senior Brother Ming'an, do you think Jian Chun and Ye Qian will be alright?"

Tian Ming'an laughed and said, "Buyu, if you don't believe me, you should believe your master."

“Master will not give up on Jian Chun, and Uncle Ling Zhao will not give up on Ye Qian either.”

As he spoke, Tian Ming'an subconsciously glanced at his chest: "Inside there, let alone mountains of knives and seas of fire, even if demons were rampaging, they couldn't stop us."

In Tian Ming'an's arms, a palm-sized azure talisman was shimmering with a faint azure spiritual light. (End of Chapter)