Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Dongshan Haizhou, Linghua Mountain.

Linghua Mountain is a brand new mountain range formed after the fusion of the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Eastern Linghua Continent. It stretches 15 million miles from east to west and 8 million miles from north to south. It is a rare blessed land with spiritual veins. After the collision of a Great Thousand World and a Middle Thousand World, the veins of the two worlds merged. With the blessing of the Three Realms, Linghua Mountain, which is 100,000 miles high, was born. Linghua Mountain can also be regarded as the most prominent landmark of the Linghua Realm in the Three Realms.

This brand-new blessed land naturally attracted countless gods, ghosts, demons, spirits, and monsters to gather, either to establish Taoist temples to spread the Dharma or to gather in caves to roam the area. Whether they were Taoist priests, mountain gods, local deities, or demons and spirits, all those who lived in the Linghua Mountains would enshrine a deity in their Taoist temples or caves.

This is because the master of this place is the Eastern Heavenly Manifestation Mountain and Sea Radiance Emperor.

That magnificent and awe-inspiring Lingxian Huaguang Imperial Palace stands atop Linghua Mountain, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles.

Even from a great distance, one could see the towering pavilions and palaces amidst the sea of ​​clouds, bathed in the glow of the heavens and shrouded in auspicious mist. A divine radiance, comparable to the sun, hung high above the imperial palace, illuminating all directions, causing immortals and gods to bow down and demons and ghosts to prostrate themselves in submission.

Celestial birds linger and mythical beasts roam freely; countless immortals and deities have come and gone from Dongshan Haizhou.

When Tian Ming'an arrived at Linghua Mountain from Dongtianmen, the first thing he saw was the mountain-guarding demon god at the foot of Linghua Mountain.

It was a burly and powerful tiger demon who had been fortunate enough to become a disciple of Emperor Huaguang and become the guardian deity of Linghua Mountain. Emperor Huaguang rarely went out, and when he did go out, he went straight to the Eastern Heavenly Gate. Therefore, this tiger demon was the most powerful one in Linghua Mountain. In addition, its cultivation was not low and it had the strength of the Void Refinement Realm. Therefore, it was extremely arrogant and carefree in Linghua Mountain.

Today, however, the tiger demon didn't show off its power much. Its three-zhang-tall body was hunched over, and it was bowing and scraping beside the short Tian Ming'an.

“Ming An Zhenren, the Emperor knows that you have come here on the orders of the Heavenly Emperor, and has specially ordered this humble deity to receive you here.”

Looking at the comical appearance of the tiger demon that was as tall as a small mountain, Tian Ming'an couldn't help but chuckle: "Then I'll have to trouble the Spirit Flower Mountain God."

Upon hearing this, the tiger demon waved his hands repeatedly: "No trouble at all, please, Master!"

As he spoke, the tiger demon summoned a black tiger and had it carry Tian Ming'an straight to the imperial palace atop the mountain.

This scene was truly unbelievable to the cultivators and spirits of all sizes on Linghua Mountain. Who would have thought that the usually savage and rude tiger demon would have such a face? His polite and humble demeanor made the creatures of Linghua Mountain wonder if the tiger demon had been bewitched or had his soul stolen.

Someone asked curiously, "Who is that Taoist priest that makes that savage tiger so respectful?"

At this point, a busybody started showing off: "You don't even recognize that person? How did you manage to survive in this Shan Hai Bu Zhou?"

The man was puzzled: "Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."

The busybody had been waiting for this moment, and immediately said, "This all begins with the origin of the Mountain and Sea Continent. As you know, the Mountain and Sea Continent beneath our feet is the result of the merger of the Mountain and River Realm and the Spiritual Flower Realm. And when we mention the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Spiritual Flower Realm, we must mention the Jade Emperor Spirit Abyss True Lord of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School, who is now the Judicial Heavenly Lord of the Heavenly Court."

Tian Ming'an paid no attention to the commotion at the foot of Linghua Mountain. He had already arrived at the Imperial Palace. After entering the palace and meeting Emperor Huaguang, Tian Ming'an respectfully bowed and said, "Tian Ming'an, on the orders of his master, pays his respects to Emperor Huaguang."

Emperor Huaguang smiled and said, "Little Ming'an is here again. Your master has already informed me of the details."

"I have already sent the decree to the seven people from Zhengyang, and they are happy to lend a helping hand."

"As for Lu Wu Bazhen, his cultivation level is still rather low. Can he really be of any help to your master?"

Tian Ming'an explained, "Your Majesty, Master plans to fill the Three Offices and Five Capitals with the Eight Immortals of Luwu. Once they are all granted heavenly positions and divine status, they will be sufficient to cheer on Master."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Huaguang laughed heartily: "The fact that they can cheer for your master is also their good fortune."

"Once they have all arrived, you can take them with you."

After expressing his gratitude, Tian Ming'an said, "Master also asked me to tell the Emperor, True Lord Zhengyang and others that they are all fellow Daoists who fought alongside Master in the Linghua Realm, experienced life and death together, and repeatedly helped Master after the Linghua Realm merged into the Three Realms. Master has always remembered this friendship."

Emperor Huaguang nodded. Jiang Sheng asked Tian Ming'an to convey this message, which meant that Jiang Sheng considered Zheng Yang and the others as his own people, and that they had a good chance of reuniting.

If Zheng Yang Zhenjun and the others have sufficient talent, Jiang Sheng will help them replenish their foundation to help them break through to the next realm. If they don't have enough talent, Jiang Sheng will help them secure a few Qingzi Imperial Decree positions. In short, he will not mistreat these people who are his own.

And in the Three Realms, besides Jiang Sheng, who else could make such a promise?
Emperor Huaguang couldn't help but sigh: It was truly a predestined fate that the seven members of Zhengyang were able to meet Jiang Sheng in the Linghua Realm and fight alongside him. After sharing life and death once and cheering him on a few times, they could hope to merge from the Void Refinement stage. If word got out that such a good thing, countless Void Refinement cultivators in the myriad realms would be willing to risk their lives for Jiang Sheng.

Once the seven members of Zhengyang and the eight members of Luwu had arrived, Tian Ming'an led everyone to Jinhua Mountain to see Shen Yao.

Jinhua Mountain is now the ancestral lineage of the Immortal Path. After meeting Shen Yao, Tian Ming'an did not treat him as a junior brother: "Junior Brother Shen, you have also received Master's decree."

"Master's intention is that of the three offices and five capitals under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Lord of Justice, the five capitals will be handed over to the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School and Chixiao and Yaochi, while the three offices will be occupied by us, the family members."

“Master is short of manpower right now. If Anping and the others go, they can at least occupy a department, and the fortune of the Immortal Path will increase again.”

Shen Yao nodded: "I understand Master's meaning. Don't worry, Senior Brother Tian, ​​I will have the disciples of Jinhua Mountain enter the Heavenly Realm one after another, at least to support Master."

After talking with Shen Yao, Tian Ming'an led everyone back to the Heavenly Court in a hurry.

At the same time, Li Jianchun also arrived at Penglai Heavenly Realm and met Lingwei, Xuanyi, and Mingxian.

"Uncle Lingwei, Uncle Xuanyi, Uncle Mingxian."

Li Jianchun greeted the three men with a smile, and then asked, "I wonder which of my senior uncles or aunts are willing to go to the Heavenly Court with me this time?"

Xuan Yi laughed and scolded, "You really have no manners. How come your master, with such a cold and indifferent nature, has such a reckless brat like you?"

"Alright, your Uncle Xuanjing, Uncle Xuanxing, and Uncle Xuanque are all idle in the sect, so going to the Heavenly Court is a good opportunity to help your master."

Mingxian then said, "My uncles Mingdong, Mingzhen, and Minghao are willing to go to the Heavenly Court. They will go with you in a little while."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianchun looked at Lingwei expectantly again. Lingwei smiled and said, "I would like to go to the Heavenly Court, but I can't leave the sect. My senior uncles have volunteered, but even if they go, I'm afraid Lingyuan wouldn't dare to order them around. So let Lingyan, Lingxuan, and Lingqiu go instead."

"Whether it's Penglai, Qinghua, or Tianhe, they are all my junior brothers and sisters. Please treat them well when your master assigns them tasks."

Mingxian waved his hand and said, "Going to the Heavenly Court is to help Lingyuan promote the prestige of our Eastern Heavenly Daoist School. The position of the Judicial Heavenly Lord is in the hands of our Eastern Heavenly Daoist School, so we need elite troops and strong generals to put it to use."

"It doesn't matter if they get hurt or bumped. When you get back, tell your master not to worry about them getting hurt. Even if they die in battle, the Eastern Heaven Daoist family has plenty of people to replace them."

"To ensure your master is not hindered, everything is for the sake of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School."

Li Jianchun bowed solemnly and said, "Rest assured, three senior uncles, I will definitely convey your teachings to my master. Everything is for the sake of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School!"

Meanwhile, Huang Ping'an and Qiu Buyu met Xu Yuanzi and Yuejian Fairy at the Chixiao Dao Sect and Yaochi Holy Land, and received assistance from them.

The Heavenly Court's Judicial Palace enforces the laws of the Three Realms and commands respect in all directions. Such a vital location in the Heavenly Court is one that Chixiao Dao Sect and Yaochi Holy Land would not miss the opportunity to infiltrate. Faced with Jiang Sheng's invitation, many people within Chixiao and Yaochi felt that Jiang Sheng was not as cold as the rumors suggested. On the contrary, Jiang Sheng was a very humane and sentimental person.

Even Jiang Sheng himself was unaware that his actions had garnered considerable approval within Chixiao and Yaochi, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

With assistance from all sides converging on the Heavenly Court, the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace in the Seventh Heavenly Realm was once again bustling with activity.

"The True Lord Zhengyang of Dongshan Haizhou, the True Lord Lingxu, the True Lord Yinyue, the True Lord Taixiang, the True Lord Wanfa, the True Lord Mingxiang, and the True Lord Xianyu have arrived!"

"The True Lords Lingyan, Lingxuan, and Lingqiu of Penglai Heaven have arrived!"

"The True Lord Xuanjing of Qinghua Heavenly Realm, the True Lord Xuanxing, and the True Lord Xuanque have arrived!"

"The Heavenly River Heavenly Realm Bright Cave True Lord, the Bright True Lord, and the Bright Bright True Lord have arrived!"

"The Crimson Cloud Dao Sect's True Lord Zhu Yu, True Lord Zhao Xing, and True Lord Zhen Lei have arrived!"

"The Jade Pool Holy Land's Mirror Fairy, Soothing Mirror Fairy, and Soothing Ring Fairy have arrived!"

As the chants resounded, one after another, the True Lords of the Holy Lands of the Daoist Sects entered the Palace of the Heavenly Lord of Justice. In the imperial palaces of the Seventh Heaven Realm, looking at those proud and upright figures, some people's expressions changed: "The lineages of the three Heavenly Venerables of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School—Penglai, Qinghua, and Tianhe—are all here."

"There is also the lineage of the Cangwu King Emperor and the Yaochi Queen Mother Emperor."

"This Penglai Lingyuan obtained the position of the Heavenly Lord of Justice and has lived a secluded life for more than ten years. I never expected that he would make such a big commotion without making a sound!"

Some people sneered, "That old codger Shenxiao is still thinking of making things difficult for Lingyuan?"

"He didn't even consider that Lingyuan comes from the Eastern Heaven Dao Family. He thought that with that little bit of troops and manpower in his hands, Lingyuan would be helpless. But they directly mobilized manpower from the Eastern Heaven Dao Family. Now Shenxiao is in a predicament."

Inside the Xuan Nu Palace, Ye Wenshu was dealing with trivial matters related to files when she heard a servant report the power and influence of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion in the Seventh Heaven Realm. Ye Wenshu immediately smashed the precious broken jade and gilded cup in her hand!
"Utterly stupid!"

"What is the Divine Firmament Emperor thinking? Does he really think that I was trying to harm him by asking him to hand over his troops and manpower to Ling Yuan?!"

"Doesn't he realize that Lingyuan has just taken up his post in the Heavenly Court and has no manpower at his disposal? Instead of making an effort to fill the positions under him with his own people, he deliberately lets him do as he pleases. Isn't this just handing the position over to the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family for nothing?"

“If the Heavenly Court’s Judicial Heavenly Lord’s Palace in Lingyuan is full of Heavenly Court personnel, even if he wants to do something, he will have to be restrained by them. Everything will be under our control. It’s no exaggeration to say that his Judicial Heavenly Lord is half a puppet.”

"Right now, the Eastern Heavenly Daoist Clan is just looking for a reason to send people to the Heavenly Court, and now, Shenxiao has delivered the reason right to the Eastern Heavenly Daoist Clan and Lingyuan."

"Now that Lingyuan is free from constraints, he has a blank slate to act as he pleases. At that time, the entire Judicial Heavenly Monarch Palace will be filled with the people of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School. With Lingyuan at his beck and call, the prestige of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School will spread throughout the four continents. What benefit will that bring to Shenxiao?!"

"Fool, fool who's been blinded by the so-called power!"

Ye Wenshu glanced coldly toward the direction of the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace, as if she were looking at some stupid pig or dead man.

The maids and officials inside the hall trembled with fear. A close attendant stepped forward cautiously and said, "Your Highness, please calm your anger."

Looking at the terrified expressions of the maids and officials in the hall, Ye Wenshu had no intention of getting angry at them. She sighed and sat back down, rubbing her temples wearily. "Forget it. I didn't expect that these tricks would be enough to control Lingyuan. I just didn't expect that Emperor Shenxiao would be so stupid."

"The Divine Firmament Imperial Palace will probably be removed from the Heavenly Court soon. Whether it's Emperor Tianyun or Emperor Liuyuan, His Majesty has summoned these talented individuals from the Middle Thousand Worlds to serve in the Heavenly Court, so he must be entrusting them with important responsibilities."

"Very well, with that fool Shenxiao Emperor gone, these smart people can fill in. If the Heavenly Court is full of people like Shenxiao Emperor who are blinded by greed, then the Heavenly Court might really fall into the hands of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family."

Ye Wenshu's anger had not yet reached the Seventh Heaven Realm, and the Divine Firmament Emperor was unaware that Ye Wenshu already considered him a dead man.

At this moment, within the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace, the Divine Firmament Emperor's expression grew increasingly gloomy and twisted. He stared intently at the direction of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, at the place where auspicious clouds and rosy light shone, at the purple aura swirling around the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, and at the comings and goings of the Judicial Heavenly Lord. The Divine Firmament Emperor felt that his Dao heart was about to shatter: "My original intention was to manipulate Ling Yuan, but I did not expect him to have a backup plan!"

"What should we do now?!"

As the Divine Emperor grew furious and resentful, that voice rang in his ears once more: "The Spirit Abyss has reached its full potential; these methods are no longer sufficient to deal with him."

"Since some tricks can't stop him, let's trip him up and make him suffer a real setback!"

"Didn't he borrow quite a few true disciples from the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School?"

"These people come to the Heavenly Court to make contributions, but if they die outside while serving in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, how will Lingyuan explain himself to the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family?"

"Leaving aside Penglai, so many true disciples have died in Qinghua, Tianhe, and even Chixiao and Yaochi. Can Lingyuan really still gain the trust of the Eastern Heaven Daoist School?"

"Even if Penglai wants to protect Lingyuan, what will others think?"

"He wants to use you to make a name for himself throughout the Three Realms, right? Then let him suffer a crushing defeat!"

"When the time comes, we'll see what Lingyuan will have left—a disgraced figure—after he's lost the trust of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family and is being criticized by all the Daoist sects."

As the earnest and persuasive voice spoke, the Divine Firmament Emperor's eyes became somewhat glazed: "Yes, it is because of the trust that the Eastern Heaven Daoist School has in him that Lingyuan has been able to attract so many people to help him."

"If these people suffer heavy casualties, Lingyuan will inevitably lose the trust of the Eastern Heaven Dao Family. Without the Eastern Heaven Dao Family, Lingyuan is nothing!"

"Perhaps, if I just add a little fuel to the fire, Lingyuan will suffer a severe setback!"

On the heavenly pavilion of the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace, the Divine Firmament Emperor muttered to himself. There were no officials or servants behind him. The entire Divine Firmament Imperial Palace was deathly silent, as if there were no living people except for the Divine Firmament Emperor.

If anyone were here, they would find that the Divine Emperor was surrounded by a thick layer of gray-black energy. This gray-black energy was as tangible as wisps of drifting catkins, chaotic and turbid, as if a single glance would cloud one's mind and shatter one's Dao heart...

Surrounded by a thick, grayish-black aura, the three flowers atop the Divine Emperor's head had lost their original brilliance, seemingly decaying along with the desolate Divine Emperor's Palace, turning gray and white. Only the core point still emitted a few specks of gold, silver, and lead, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to lose its last hue at any moment.

The Divine Firmament Emperor was oblivious to this; he only felt that he had grasped a key point and discovered a loophole, as if Jiang Sheng had exposed his weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and was already under his feet.
“Lingyuan…”

"You stole my divine office and seized my authority, and you still want to live a life of glory?"

"If I'm not having a good time, you won't be either!"

With a low growl, Emperor Shenxiao suddenly turned around: "Guards!"

Before long, a short, thin, and trembling figure stepped forward and knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty..."

The Divine Emperor remained calm, seemingly regaining his former wise and mighty demeanor: "Go to the Lesser Swamp Realm and contact the Chaotic Demon Cave. Tell them that I need their help now."

Chaotic Demon Cave!
Wasn't that place wiped out by the Divine Emperor of Shenxiao and his divine army five hundred years ago?!
The officials were no strangers to the Demon Cave.

The Chaotic Demon Cave, originally named Chaotic Stone Cave, is located on Pingluo Island in the South China Sea. It was originally a spirit stone mine site, but some mortal cultivators occupied it because there were still remnants of spiritual veins.

Later, a group of evil cultivators and demons who had wandered into the Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds occupied this place and wreaked havoc on the area, so the Chaotic Stone Cave became the Chaotic Demon Cave.

The Chaotic Stone Cave contains many powerful demons and monsters, such as the Chaotic Mouth Demon Lord, the Eight-Headed Demon Lord, and the Moon-Swallowing Evil Lord, all of whom are evil cultivators and powerful demons from the Upper Three Realms who have wreaked havoc on several Middle Thousand Worlds.

However, the people in the Chaotic Demon Cave were still quite clever. They didn't raise a banner to rebel against Heaven, nor did they dare to provoke the pure Yang holy lands of the Heavenly River Dao Sect, Golden Cicada Temple, and Heavenly Dragon Temple. In addition, since they were located deep in the South China Sea and were only harming the South China Sea Dragon Clan, neither the Daoists nor the Buddhists paid much attention to them.

Later, because the Lesser Light Realm was to be merged into the Three Realms, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor issued an edict to calm the South Sea. The Divine Emperor of the Divine Firmament personally led the Heavenly Army to attack. With the assistance of the Thunder God of the Thunder Department, the Star Official of the Fighting Department, and the Gods of the Water and Fire Departments, the Chaotic Stone Cave was annihilated. Under the watchful eyes of the Dragon Clan of the South Sea and various forces of the South Sea cultivation world, all the evil demon cultivators of the Chaotic Demon Cave were wiped out. Even Pingluo Island was sunk, leaving no survivors.

But judging from the Emperor's words, the Demon Cave still exists, and it's hidden in the Small Swamp Realm, outside the Three Realms!

The official was startled. He seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret, but faced with the abyss-like pressure beneath the calm face of the Divine Emperor, the official dared not act rashly despite his suspicions.

"Is there something you don't understand?"

“Raise your head.”

The official cautiously raised his head and saw the Divine Emperor looking at him with a smile. The next moment, the Divine Emperor raised his hand and pressed down.

After a while, as the faint light dissipated, the Divine Emperor withdrew his hand: "Go and take care of your business."

The subordinate official said expressionlessly:
"I will go immediately."

"That Ling Yuan will surely be utterly disgraced!" (End of Chapter)