Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Jinhua Mountain lineage is different from other so-called immortal sects and schools.

Originating from Jiang Sheng, it is the first immortal sect to be welcomed in the Mountain and Sea Realm after hundreds of thousands of years of destruction and changes in gods and demons. It is also the latest Taoist sect to be introduced after being lost in the Mountain and Sea Realm. It not only represents the fortune of the return of Taoism, but also the merit of the revival of immortals.

Moreover, Jinhua Mountain is the place where Jiang Sheng first established the lineage of guardian deities and the Dao of Immortals, and can be said to be the ancestral home of the Dao of Immortals and guardian deities.

Therefore, the Jinhua Mountain lineage represents not only the fortune and merit of the reopening of the immortal path in the realm of mountains and seas, but also the fortune of the immortal path and the merit of the guardian deities.

It is precisely because of these two blessings and merits that the people of the Jinhua Mountain lineage are so highly valued by the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School and each has been granted a title; as long as they remain within the Jinhua Mountain lineage, their future achievements will surely be extraordinary.

The master of Jinhua Mountain may even gradually develop into a Heaven and Earth Fruit Master in the future, and such a Heaven and Earth Fruit Master may even reach the Pure Yang Realm.

Jiang Sheng understood this clearly, as did all the immortals of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School. The Jinhua Mountain lineage represented the Dao of Immortals and was the starting point for the revival of the Immortal Dao in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Its fortune and merit were extraordinary. If someone could occupy the position of the master of Jinhua Mountain, when their position was fully formed in the future, they would become another pure Yang being in the Three Realms.

However, Kaiyuan Tianzun's choice to make the Mountain and Sea Realm a separate continent, and even to merge the Eastern Spirit Hua Continent, the Small Earth Xuan Continent, and other realms with the Mountain and Sea Realm, clearly demonstrates Kaiyuan Tianzun's attitude.

Dongling Huazhou was originally the Linghua Realm among the myriad realms, which Jiang Sheng personally brought into the Three Realms. Xiaodi Xuanzhou was the first minor world that Jiang Sheng introduced into the Mountain and River Realm.

Not to mention the original ruler of Dongling Huazhou, the current Emperor of Dongtian Lingxian Shanhai Huaguang, who addresses Jiang Sheng as a fellow Daoist. This emperor was appointed by Kaiyuan Tianzun to guard Dongshan Haizhou, while Xiangyu Xianjun, who originally fought alongside Jiang Sheng in Shanhaizhou, was appointed as the Eastern Heavenly Protector Xuanji Dongyang Emperor, one of the Zhou Tian Ri Xing.

The two Mahayana Immortal Lords, one in heaven and one on earth, jointly guard Dongshan Haizhou and protect Jinhua Mountain. Is this legacy meant for the two Mahayana Immortal Lords?
Looking at the original Jinhua Mountain lineage, Shen Yao, the disciple personally recognized by Jiang Sheng, is now the Lord of Jinhua Mountain, appointed by the Heavenly Venerable. Zhao Yanling is the guardian goddess of Jinhua Mountain, and the other seven Xuanqing disciples each have their own appointments, guarding various mountain ranges of Jinhua Mountain.

Each and every incident has demonstrated the ownership of the Jinhua Mountain lineage.

Those outside the Eastern Heaven Daoist School have no right to compete, and those within the Eastern Heaven Daoist School will not compete either. The immortals of the Eastern Heaven know perfectly well who Jinhua Mountain truly belongs to.

Jiang Sheng looked at Shen Yao. He was not only his disciple, but also the former Heavenly Emperor of the Mountain and Sea Realm. He was a great contributor who protected the Mountain and Sea Realm for two Yuanhui and brought about its new life. His reincarnation was, to some extent, something that the Mountain and Sea Realm had won by sacrificing its own origin.

Shen Yao's accumulated fortune and merits are beyond question: the merits of saving the world, the merits of being a former Heavenly Emperor, the merits of opening the path to immortality, the merits of protecting all living beings, and the merits of being the master of Jinhua Mountain.
These blessings and merits are something others might not be able to accumulate even after ten lifetimes of cultivation, let alone hold onto.

But Shen Yao is different. Not only can he protect this fortune and merit, but he can also turn this fortune and merit into his own use.

Whether Jinhua Mountain will become the ancestral home of the Immortal Dao in the future depends on Shen Yao. This former Heavenly Emperor of the Mountain and Sea Realm has become the ancestor of the Immortal Dao in this life. He has achieved Pure Yang again through the Immortal Dao, which can be considered as fulfilling the karma of two lifetimes.

This was not Jiang Sheng's arrangement for Shen Yao, but rather the arrangement of the three Heavenly Venerables of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School. Shen Yao had become a pawn in the hands of the three Heavenly Venerables, an important pawn used to solidify the foundation of the Immortal Daoist School and to completely incorporate the Immortal Daoist School into the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School.

However, among all the heavens and myriad realms, who is qualified to become a pawn in the hands of the Heavenly Venerable?
If Shen Yao weren't Jiang Sheng's disciple, even if Shen Yao were the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor of the Mountain and Sea Realm and protected by the fortune and merit of the Mountain and Sea Realm, the three Heavenly Venerables would not have chosen Shen Yao to promote the fortune of the Immortal Path.

It can only be said that every sip and every bite is preordained by fate, and through this bond between master and disciple, Shen Yao will become the patriarch of the Immortal Path in the future, and use this to break through to the Pure Yang Realm; after Shen Yao breaks through to the Pure Yang Realm, Jiang Sheng will also receive a share of the fortune and merit bestowed by heaven and earth.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Sheng sighed softly: "Shen Yao, the Three Realms are different from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and also different from any other Great Thousand World among the myriad realms."

"Some things cannot be understood simply by reading various classic texts and scriptures, nor by listening to others. Only when you see them with your own eyes and experience them firsthand will you understand the differences in this vast world of the three realms."

"You have too much karma, luck, and merit on you. There's no guarantee that someone won't have their eyes on you. When you encounter problems, think more and stay calm."

"Think more about why these things have fallen on your shoulders. Calm down and observe the subsequent changes. If you encounter something that you really can't understand, go to Emperor Huaguang. If Emperor Huaguang can't solve it, then come to me."

After saying that, Jiang Sheng handed a jade token to Shen Yao: "This is my personal identity jade token. Anyone who holds this jade token is a disciple I have recognized. The one in your hand is the seventh one. With my identity jade token, if you encounter any problems that you cannot solve, you can go to Penglai, Qinghua, or Tianhe in the Three Realms. You can even go to Jinchan Temple, Tianlong Temple, or Demon Emperor Palace to hide."

"Beyond the Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds, all the immortal sects and schools within the Middle Thousand Worlds to which my Eastern Heaven Daoist School belongs can provide you with assistance."

Shen Yao took the jade tablet and immersed himself in his divine sense. He saw that a batch of coordinates had been marked on the jade tablet. In addition to the Three Realms, the Canghai Realm of the Side Path, the Jurong Realm of the Demon Clan, and the Zhuming Realm of the Demon Clan were all included.

Aside from the various Great Thousand Realms, not to mention the Eastern Heavenly Daoist sects of Penglai, Qinghua, and Tianhe, a large number of renowned Pure Yang Holy Lands from all the heavens, such as the Chixiao Daoist sect, Yaochi Holy Land, Canglang Holy Sect, Jilei Mountain Holy Land, Nanhuo Divine Palace, Jinchan Temple, Tianlong Temple, and Demon Emperor Palace, are all recorded in the jade tablet.

Among the markings of these Pure Yang Holy Lands are also the coordinates of the cave dwellings of a group of outstanding Daoist masters.

Canglang Holy Sect Four Seas True Lord, Southern Fire God Palace Crested Ibis Demon Lord, Jilei Mountain Kuiyue Demon Lord, Golden Zen Temple Guangwen Venerable, Golden Zen Temple Guanghui Venerable, Demon Emperor Palace Kongzhen Demon Lord, Demon Emperor Palace Jinqiong Demon Lord
Shen Yao looked at Jiang Sheng with some surprise. Although he had only recently entered the Three Realms, he had heard of these holy lands before. Xiang Yu Immortal Lord had told him a lot about the things in the myriad worlds.

According to the information provided by Immortal Lord Xiangyu, and looking at the records in this jade tablet, not to mention the Xuanmen sect in the myriad realms, his master also had connections with the unorthodox sects, the demon race, and the Buddhist sect. This made Shen Yao realize that he had underestimated his master's connections.

Jiang Sheng chuckled as he looked at Shen Yao's astonished expression: "Although I prefer quiet and don't like to move around, I still have a few fellow Daoists in the myriad realms who have some standing."

"When did the East China Sea become so vast?"

Above the vast East Sea, two magnificent lion-like beasts pulled a cloud chariot at breakneck speed through the air. The chariot shimmered like waves on both sides, surrounded by golden rainbows, making it extraordinary and instantly recognizable as the mount of an immortal from the Upper Three Realms.

This was Jiang Sheng's cloud chariot. Since leaving the East Mountain Sea Border, Jiang Sheng had been speeding across the East Sea for more than a month, but along the way, apart from the vast expanse of water, he had not seen many islands, let alone other continents.

As the Xuanmen sect and its followers merged into the Three Realms and integrated into the Eastern Heaven, the Eastern part of the Three Realms became increasingly vast.

The original Eastern Three Realms was comparable to several Great Thousand Worlds, and now the Eastern Heaven of the Three Realms is even more vast and immeasurable. Even with the two lion beasts traveling at a speed of 100,000 miles in an instant for three months, they still couldn't find a trace of Luzhou. If Jiang Sheng hadn't been able to sense that the Eastern Heavenly Gate was right in front of him, he would have almost thought that he was standing still.

After some thought, Jiang Sheng decided to stop speeding through the air and ordered the two lion-like beasts to dive into the East Sea. Jiang Sheng then went to find the Dragon Lords of the East Sea to ask them for an explanation.

The blue waves ripple with iridescent colors, and the crystal forests stand tall with the shimmering light of coral.

Inside the underwater dragon palace, the crystal palace is filled with colorful corals that shimmer and sparkle, and pearls that gleam. Mermaids and clam maidens dance gracefully, while shrimp soldiers and crab generals make a fool of themselves, creating a lively scene.

"Since you have come from afar, I have nothing to offer you but a cup of wine. Please accept it."

Ao Huilong raised his wine cup with a smile, and Jiang Sheng returned the toast with a smile as well.

After finishing one cup of wine, Ao Huilongjun raised his cup again: "It is all thanks to the True Lord that I, the little dragon, managed to gain a bit of luck and merit during the Xuanmen Calamity. Although it is insignificant, it is enough to make me stand out in the East Sea and be able to guard this vast sea. I, the little dragon, toast the True Lord again."

After saying this, Ao Huilongjun drank it all in one gulp.

This was not Ao Huilongjun's intention to praise Jiang Sheng. At the beginning of the Xuanmen Calamity, the Eastern Heaven Daoist family's place of residence in the Nine Provinces was Zhuzhou. At that time, they were very fortunate to have the help of the Seven Absolutes Goddess and other demons who were born and raised in Zhuzhou. The reason why the Seven Absolutes Goddess wholeheartedly helped everyone was because of Ao Huilongjun's instructions.

Under this entanglement of cause and effect, although Ao Huilongjun did not personally take action, he still had a share of merit and fortune in the Xuanmen Great Calamity. Although this merit and fortune could not compare with Jiang Sheng, let alone the True Lords who participated in the battle in the Eastern Heaven or even the Middle Thousand Worlds, he did not have to go to the battlefield and was almost free.

Moreover, even the slightest bit of luck and merit is still luck and merit. With a trace of luck and merit, even if Ao Huilongjun is a member of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School, you have no choice but to acknowledge it.

Therefore, after all the great realms of Xuanmen merged into the Three Realms, Ao Huilongjun obtained the fortune and merit of heaven and earth, and then became the guardian dragon lord of this vast ocean, which can be described as carefree and unrestrained.

Therefore, it is indeed a matter of fate that Ao Huilongjun expressed his gratitude to Jiang Sheng.

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "That's your destiny, Dragon Lord, why thank me?"

"Speaking of which, the Seven Absolutes Goddesses and the others made great contributions in the early days of our Eastern Heaven Daoist family's entry into the Nine Provinces. This time, with the arrival of good fortune and merit, they have also obtained the Heavenly Fruits."

"Did the Dragon Lord contact the Seven Absolutes Lady?"

Ao Huilong smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "I have contacted Qi Jue, but I already have a wife here, and Qi Jue is unwilling to come to the East Sea, so I asked other dragon brothers to help take care of her."

With a wife at home and concubines outside, it must be said that Ao Huilongjun's life was indeed carefree and leisurely. After three sips of wine, Ao Huilongjun finally asked, "May I ask, True Lord, what brings you to my humble abode this time?"

Jiang Sheng sighed and explained the whole story: "I didn't expect that this sea area was guarded by you, Dragon Lord. I originally just wanted to borrow the teleportation array."

Upon hearing this, Ao Huilongjun said, "True Lord is a celestial being. He is either cultivating in the blessed land of Luzhou or in the Heavenly Court. He may not be aware of the changes in the mortal world."

"The little dragon lives in the East China Sea and is very clear about the changes in the East China Sea."

"True Lord, you may not know this, but since the end of the Xuanmen Great Calamity, Kaiyuan Tianzun has merged all realms into the Three Realms and opened up the four continents of Tianhua, Jiuxuan, Xuanshi, and Shanhai above the East Sea. Now, the five continents in the east of the Three Realms stand side by side, which can be said to change every day."

"What has flowed into the eight great worlds is not just the continent, but also countless aquatic creatures and boundless oceans. The vastness of the East Sea is now so great that even a dragon like me can hardly fathom it. And the changes in various parts of the East Sea are probably only known to the Heavenly Venerable."

As he spoke, Ao Huilongjun pointed to the west: "Does True Lord know how many miles it is between Dongshan Haizhou and Dongsheng Shenzhou?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head.

Ao Huilongjun said with a wry smile, "The distance between Dongshan Haizhou and Dongsheng Shenzhou is countless. Even if you, True Lord, could traverse tens of millions of miles in a single thought and run tirelessly for ten years, you still wouldn't be able to see it!"

A single thought can travel a thousand miles; even if you run tirelessly for ten years without sleep, you still won't see it!
Jiang Sheng was startled. This distance was far beyond the comprehension of ordinary cultivators. Not to mention ordinary cultivators, even immortals of the upper three realms would feel their scalps tingle upon hearing it. The distance between Dongshan Haizhou and Dongsheng Shenzhou was more than 300 billion miles. Just how big was the East Sea now?!

Ao Huilong carefully took out a map and said to Jiang Sheng, "True Lord, please take a look. This is a map of the East Sea recently drawn by my East Sea Dragon Clan. Although the East Sea has become a thousand times larger, the teleportation arrays between different parts of my East Sea Dragon Clan are still usable and can continue to transmit messages."

“True Lord, the current Five Continents of the East are centered on the Eastern Victory Divine Continent. The Eastern Mountain Sea Continent is to the east, the Eastern Heavenly Flower Continent is to the west, the Eastern Nine Mysterious Continent is to the south, and the Eastern Mysterious Chamber Continent is to the north. If you wish to go to the Eastern Heavenly Gate, you must be on the Eastern Victory Divine Continent.”

"The area that Dongtianmen can currently sense is only Dongsheng Shenzhou."

Jiang Sheng looked at the brand-new map of the East China Sea. Five continents were evenly distributed across the East China Sea, with almost no difference in distance between them.

This means that if Jiang Sheng doesn't go through the Eastern Heavenly Gate, he would have to cross two continents, the Eastern Divine Continent and the Eastern Nine Mysterious Continent, and then cross the vast Eastern Sea to reach the South Sea if he wanted to return to Little Penglai.
This distance would probably take Jiang Sheng nearly a century to run without sleep or rest.
If those two lion-like beasts were to pull the cloud chariot, at that speed of 100,000 li per breath, it would take them several thousand or even tens of thousands of years to run!
Rubbing his temples, Jiang Sheng asked, "How much longer can the teleportation array of the East Sea Dragon Palace still function?"

After thinking for a moment, Ao Huilongjun said tactfully, "If True Lord wants to go to Dongsheng Divine Continent through the Dragon Palace's teleportation array, why not go directly back to Dongshan Sea Continent and borrow Emperor Huaguang's teleportation array?"

“True Lord, the current Dongshan Haizhou is a merger of the Shanhai Realm and the original Dongling Huazhou. On Dongling Huazhou, there is a teleportation array set up by the Dongtian Daoist in the past, which can directly teleport to the original Dongyu Luzhou.”

"The teleportation array can even be sensed by the Eastern Heavenly Gate, allowing the True Lord to quickly arrive at the Eastern Heavenly Gate."

"Although my Dragon Palace's teleportation array has maintained its original scale, the East Sea is now too vast, and the continents are too far apart. The new teleportation array has not yet been fully set up. With the current scale, a True Lord can only teleport three more Dragon Palaces from here. At that time, a True Lord will probably have to travel for another seven or eight years."

Listening to Ao Huilongjun's description, Jiang Sheng slowly exhaled: "I was mistaken."

"I originally thought that since I hadn't been back to the East China Sea for a long time, I would take a look at the scenery along the way and reminisce about the past."

"Now it seems that I was not thoughtful enough."

Ao Huilongjun said, "It's no wonder, True Lord. The East Sea has undergone earth-shattering changes. Even we, the Dragon Clan of the Dragon Sea, feel that things have changed and the world has turned upside down. How much more so for True Lord?"

“The True Lord fought for the Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds outside. When he returned, he was unfamiliar with everything. In the end, it was because we who stayed behind in the Three Realms did not do our job well enough.”

Listening to Ao Huilongjun's words of comfort, even though he knew the other party was intentionally trying to reassure him, Jiang Sheng felt much better.

Seeing this, Ao Huilongjun said, "Little Dragon, the teleportation array here is just enough to reach Dongshan Sea Continent."

"True Lord, you might as well use the teleportation array here with Little Dragon to return to Dongshan Sea Continent first, and then use Emperor Huaguang's teleportation array to go straight to Dongtian Gate."

Jiang Sheng nodded, and then followed Ao Huilongjun to the teleportation array to return to Dongshan Haizhou.

After Jiang Sheng left, Ao Huilongjun breathed a sigh of relief. The dragon girl beside him asked curiously, "This True Lord seems very gentle and friendly. Why does my husband look so wary?"

Ao Huilongjun gave the dragon girl a disapproving look: "Gentle? Friendly?"

Do you know who that is?

The dragon girl shook her head.

Ao Huilongjun said, "That one's Daoist name is Lingyuan!"

Lingyuan?!
The Dragon Girl's heart skipped a beat: "Which Lingyuan?"

Ao Huilongjun couldn't help but laugh: "Which Lingyuan again?"

"Under the whole heavens, in the entire Three Realms and even in all the myriad worlds, how many Spirit Abysses are there?"

"It is none other than the Spirit Abyss of Penglai!"

In an instant, the Dragon Girl's face turned pale, as if she were recalling unbearable memories.

Seeing this, Ao Huilongjun calmed down: "Now you know why I've been so cautious, right?"

"You know his reputation without me having to say more. Putting aside the past, he is a promising talent favored by the three Heavenly Venerables, the future Pure Yang Dao Lord."

"To befriend someone, we have to see if they are willing to do so."

“A hundred years ago, when people celebrated their birthdays, countless people from all over the Three Realms went to Little Penglai to send congratulatory gifts. Back then, I couldn’t even find a way to send a gift. Now that people are willing to acknowledge me, that is a blessing for both of us.”

The Dragon Girl nodded, then asked, somewhat puzzled, "But I heard that when Kaiyuan Tianzun bestowed titles upon immortals in the Tongtian River Realm, this person didn't gain any benefits either?"

Ao Huilongjun sneered: "Everyone knows that this person didn't get any benefits. So tell me, compared to those who all benefited, who is the one who got it all?"

Sometimes, having no benefit is already a huge benefit.

After saying that, Ao Huilongjun sighed deeply: "I heard that a hundred years from now, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor will hold a banquet in the Pixiang Hall of the Dou Niu Palace to entertain all the gods, immortals and Buddhas."

"At that time, the first batch of Heaven and Earth Fruits will be born in the Three Realms."

"It's a pity that I wasn't qualified to see that kind of golden age."

"The Nine Heavens Palace!"

Ao Huilongjun murmured as he looked up at the sky, as if he was hoping for something, but in the end it turned into a helpless sigh.

The East Sea Dragon Clan of today is not the same as the Mountain and River Realm Dragon Clan of the past. (End of Chapter)