Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds reside within the chaotic universe, known as the Central Pole of the Universe, illuminating all the heavens.

The center of the chaotic universe is now completely occupied by the ever-expanding Three Realms. This vast universe naturally attracts a large number of medium and small worlds.

Those middle and small worlds that originally depended on the Mountain and River Realm, the Thousand Sands Realm, and the Panfeng Realm now all surround the Three Realms as the Three Realms merge.

In addition, after the seven Great Thousand Realms of Jiuzhou, Xuanhuang, Xuanhu, Huayang, Tianyuan, Zuoshen, and Jiushi merged into the Three Realms following the defeat of the Great Calamity of Xuanmen, the Middle Thousand and Small Thousand Worlds that originally depended on these seven Great Thousand Realms were also absorbed into the surrounding area of ​​the Three Realms Great Thousand Realms.

In addition, the Cangwu Realm, Kunlun Realm, Buzhou Realm, Shaoguang Realm, and Futu Realm were successively merged into the Three Realms. The numerous middle and small worlds that depended on these five great worlds also came to the vicinity of the Three Realms. Therefore, in the center of the chaotic universe at this time, in addition to the Three Realms, which shone brightly and was magnificent and immeasurable, there were countless middle and small worlds surrounding it.

At this point, the middle thousand worlds surrounding the Three Realms alone can be called three thousand, and when you include the smaller thousand worlds, the number is simply countless.

The current Three Realms are like the sole sun and star, with the Middle Realms and Lesser Realms gathering and surrounding it, like a sea of ​​stars.

Among the many worlds surrounding the Three Realms, the Small Swamp Realm is inconspicuous.

Beyond the Three Realms, aboard a magic boat belonging to the Southern Heavenly Palace, an official stood with his hands behind his back on the hanging pavilion of the magic boat, while the captain, who was piloting the magic boat, stood beside him: "Sir, that Little Swamp Realm is not a good place. It is notorious for being a desolate and treacherous place that breeds unruly people."

"It's one thing for the unruly people there to resent the east, but now even the Heavenly Court is resenting it. Going there will only make us look foolish and we won't get any benefits."

The Southern Heavenly Palace, this gateway to the Three Realms, is, like the Southern Heavenly Gate, under the jurisdiction of the Divine Emperor of the Dark Firmament.

Although the Divine Emperor has lost power, he is still the Mahayana Emperor of the Heavenly Court. The Divine Emperor Palace is still one of the fifty-six palaces of the Heavenly Court. In the Southern Heavenly Palace, there are still a large number of people promoted by the Divine Emperor. It is not surprising that the captain is on good terms with his subordinates.

Faced with the captain's reminder, the officer remained calm: "Then tell me, which worlds are good places to go?"

The captain immediately said, "The best places are those worlds to the east. Those worlds are mostly wealthy and prosperous, with many creatures and many special products."

"Unfortunately, they only offer tribute to the Eastern Heaven. If we go there, we'll be lucky to get a few coins to get rid of them."

As he spoke, the captain couldn't help but sigh, perhaps lamenting that all the good spots had been taken and that he couldn't get any benefits.

The officials were well aware of this: among the three thousand worlds surrounding the Three Realms, the worlds belonging to the Eastern Heavenly Daoist school were the most numerous.

Not to mention the Middle Thousand Worlds that originally belonged to the Mountain and River Realm, after a great calamity of the Xuanmen, the Nine Provinces Realm, Xuanhuang Realm, Xuanhu Realm, Huayang Realm, and Tianyuan Realm were all defeated and these Great Thousand Worlds were merged into the Three Realms and belonged to the Eastern Heaven Daoist School. Those Middle Thousand and Small Thousand Worlds that originally depended on these Xuanmen Great Thousand Worlds also naturally belonged to the Eastern Heaven Daoist School.

These five great worlds, along with the nine chambers and the six great worlds, including all the middle and small worlds, have been divided up by the Penglai, Tianhe, and Qinghua sects. They are protected by the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family and pay tribute to the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family. In other words, they are nominally under the Heavenly Court, but in reality, they do not listen to the Heavenly Court at all.

In addition, after the Cangwu Realm, Kunlun Realm, and Xiaoyun Realm voluntarily merged into the Three Realms, the Middle Thousand and Lesser Thousand Realms that these three Great Thousand Realms originally belonged to were still under the jurisdiction of Chixiao, Yaochi, and Zhenxiao Realms, and they also did not obey the command of the Heavenly Court.

Moreover, the three Heavenly Venerables of the Eastern Heaven intended to divert the fortune of the Xuanmen. Therefore, not only did the Middle Thousand and Lesser Thousand originally belonging to the Cangwu Realm and Kunlun Realm continue to belong to Chixiao and Yaochi, the three Heavenly Venerables also allocated a portion of the Middle Thousand and Lesser Thousand belonging to the six defeated Great Thousand Worlds, including the Nine Provinces Realm, Xuanhuang Realm, and Xuanhu Realm, to Chixiao Daojun and Jinmu Yuanjun.

During the Xuanmen Calamity, the Demon Emperor Palace, Jinchan Temple, and Tianlong Temple, which helped the Eastern Heaven Daoist School, not only shared in the fortune and merit of the Xuanmen Calamity, but also received a batch of medium and small thousand-level treasures from the three Heavenly Venerables.

It can be said that during this great calamity of the Xuanmen, the Eastern Heavenly Daoists and their allies were reaping huge profits, while the Heavenly Court was drooling with envy but had no way to stop them.

The emperors and rulers of Heaven watched helplessly as the Eastern Daoist sect distributed worlds teeming with life and rich in resources to the demons in the north and the monks in the south, but not to Heaven itself. It was as if all the good things had been wasted.

Even with so many divisions, the Middle Thousand Worlds under the Eastern Heaven Daoist School, plus those belonging to Chixiao and Yaochi, and under the Xuanmen Daoist School, still rank first among the Three Thousand Worlds, accounting for more than half. This doesn't even include the worlds under the Xiaoyun Realm.

After lamenting that all the good places had been taken, the captain said, "Actually, not counting those in the east, the world in the west is also quite nice. It's densely populated with life and has abundant resources. Plus, the monks in the west are quite proud, so you'll often receive a rather grand reception there and be able to take some benefits with you."

The official nodded: If we say that half of the three thousand worlds are under the rule of the Eastern Heavenly Daoists, then the Buddhist sect occupies the majority of the remaining half.

However, the Buddhist sects are quite scattered. The lineage of Dalingyin Temple, which originally belonged to the Hengsha Realm, the lineage of the original Futu Realm of Maitreya Bodhisattva, and the lineage of the original Shaoguang Realm under the jurisdiction of Mingguang Bodhisattva and Jinglian Bodhisattva, plus the lineage of Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple, make up four lineages.

Among them, Dalingyin Temple has the most Middle Thousand Worlds under its jurisdiction, while Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple have the fewest.

Originally, Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple did not have many medium and small temples under their jurisdiction. Although the Eastern Heaven Taoists added some more to the two temples to strengthen their power so that they could compete with Dalingyin Temple for the fortune of Buddhism, the foundation of Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple was destined to be no match for Dalingyin Temple, let alone Futu Temple, Mingguang Temple, and Jinglian Temple, which occupied an entire large temple.

However, although the number of worlds under the jurisdiction of Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple is not large, their energy is also limited. They have already done their best to manage these worlds. Now, those worlds are well-managed by Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple, with Buddhist temples everywhere and incense burning brightly. They are truly fertile worlds.

Unfortunately, these world courts also only have nominal ownership, which is truly regrettable.
If you do the math, the Taoists of the Eastern Heaven and the Buddhists of the Western Heaven occupy more than half of the three thousand worlds. If you also include the worlds under the jurisdiction of the Four Emperors and Five Elders, the number that truly belong to the Heavenly Court and obey its commands is pitifully small.

Thinking of this, even the captain felt a little helpless: "Alas, fortunately, all the divine worlds under the jurisdiction of Buzhou Realm are under the rule of my Heavenly Court. In addition, in recent years, many unorthodox worlds and divine worlds in the myriad realms have taken the initiative to submit to my Heavenly Court. Otherwise, under the rule of my dignified Heavenly Court, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to gather three hundred middle-thousand worlds."

Then, the captain asked curiously, "Shangguan, that Little Swamp Realm was originally a desolate place under the Left God Realm. It was given to us by the East because they didn't think much of it. It's really useless; the world would be too ashamed to accept it, but it would be a pity not to accept it."

Tasteless to eat, yet a pity to throw away—this was not only the captain's view of the Little Swamp Realm, but also the view of many powerful deities in the Heavenly Court.

As its name suggests, the Little Swamp Realm was originally a middle-thousand world dominated by swamps. It did not belong to the Eastern Heavenly Taoism, nor to the Western Heavenly Buddhism.

Originally a world under the Left God Realm, the Little Swamp Realm was harsh due to the influence of the Left God Realm and the Heavenly Evil Ancestor, and had nothing of value.

With few living beings and a desolate, harsh environment, the people of Xiaozang Realm are notoriously wild. Therefore, the Eastern Heavenly Daoists look down on it. They felt it would be a disgrace to hand over such a world to their three allies, the Heavenly Venerables, so they simply abandoned it to the Heavenly Court.

The barren and unproductive Middle Thousand Worlds like the Little Swamp Realm are not unique to the Left God Realm. In any Great Thousand World, the Middle and Lesser Thousand Worlds surrounding it will have both rich and poor. However, the Left God Realm belongs to the unorthodox and heretical sects, and the Heavenly Evil Ancestor is notoriously evil. Therefore, apart from the relatively wealthy ones or those with some special products, the rest of the Middle and Lesser Thousand Worlds under the Left God Realm were all packaged up by the Eastern Heavenly Dao Family and handed over to the Heavenly Court. The Eastern Heavenly Dao Family only cares about a portion of the future output and doesn't care about anything else.

And so, the Small Swamp Realm, along with a large number of other wicked worlds, became subordinate worlds of the Heavenly Court of the Three Realms.

Although the nominal master has changed, the Little Swamp Realm is still left unmanaged because the Heavenly Court's attention is half focused on the Three Realms and half on the Middle Thousand Worlds under the jurisdiction of the Buzhou Realm and those Middle Thousand Worlds that have voluntarily submitted to it.

The Middle Thousand Worlds to which Buzhou Realm belongs were originally divine worlds, which the Heavenly Court could govern properly without much effort. Other Middle Thousand Worlds that were capable of coming to join the Heavenly Court also had their own unique characteristics. They were either wealthy or had a large number of living beings. In addition, these worlds had many special products, so the Heavenly Court was willing to put in the effort to govern them.

As for worlds like the Little Swamp Realm, which were thrown over by the Eastern Heavenly Daoist, they offered nothing, and the Heavenly Court found them an eyesore. If they were to keep them, there would be no benefit, and after spending manpower and resources to govern them, the Eastern Heavenly Daoist would take 30% to 50% of the profits. If they were to refuse them, the worlds delivered to them would be a waste, and it would also damage the Heavenly Court's reputation for being inclusive. In short, they were a double-edged sword.

Therefore, after discussion, the powerful deities of the Heavenly Court decided to learn from the Eastern Heavenly Daoists and practice non-interference in governance.

To put it bluntly, it means letting it develop freely, so that the Heavenly Court won't have to worry about it. When the Heavenly Court has the manpower and energy, then it can start to govern it.

Therefore, the Little Swamp Realm became an invisible world among the Three Thousand Worlds, beyond the jurisdiction of Taoism, Buddhism, and the Heavenly Court. And the Little Swamp Realm was not the only world like this, but a group of them.

However, the Little Swamp Realm is quite special. Not only does it have nothing, but it is also far from the Three Realms, making it a remote place even among the Three Thousand Worlds.

In addition, neither the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family nor the Heavenly Court both bothered to send anyone, leaving it to fend for itself. As a result, over time, the creatures in the Little Swamp Realm have no goodwill towards the Heavenly Court and the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family, and are even full of resentment towards this world. In such a world, the captain really doesn't know where this superior from the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace is going. Could it be that he has been exiled?

The captain had no idea that such a world was of little use to most people, but for some, it was a rare paradise.

"The Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds, the Three Realms and the Great Thousand Worlds."

"These three realms are not just the three realms belonging to the Heavenly Court, but the three realms that are jointly revered by the Taoism of the Eastern Heaven, the Buddhism of the Western Heaven, and the divine Taoism of the Heavenly Court."

"Leaving aside other things, just look at the three thousand worlds surrounding the Three Realms. How many of them belong to the Heavenly Court, how many to the Western Buddhist sects, and how many to the Eastern Taoist sects?"

"When we do things in Chaotic Demon Cave, we always distinguish between advantages and disadvantages. We know who we can afford to offend and who we can't. It's precisely because we are sensible that we can talk to you properly here now."

Inside the Small Swamp Realm, in the Chaotic Demon Cave, the obese and swollen-like Demon Lord with a bloated mouth sat on the Yin Jade Grand Master's Chair, filling the chair, which was at least ten feet wide, to the brim. His eyes were fixed on the officials of the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace standing in front of him, as if he were looking at some stupid dead man.

"Although this Small Swamp Realm is one of the outermost of the three thousand worlds surrounding the Three Realms, the banquet for selecting the Heavenly Lord of Justice was clearly visible to the people within the Small Swamp Realm."

"The one sitting in that position of the Heavenly Ruler of Justice now is Lingyuan of Penglai, a True Lord of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School!"

"You want us to cause him trouble?"

"We may be bad, we may be crazy, but we're not stupid, and we're not so arrogant as to go and commit suicide!"

The official remained calm: "Do you intend to refuse the Emperor?"

"Don't forget that it was the Emperor who saved you. Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will destroy you again?"

Before the official could finish speaking, a gaunt old man shrouded in black robes chuckled evilly, “Everyone knows that the Eastern Heaven’s Daoist sect is not to be trifled with in the Three Realms. The True Lords of the Eastern Heaven are arrogant and powerful, and every single one of them is extremely formidable. Moreover, the Daoist Lords of the Eastern Heaven are extremely protective of their own. On the other hand, the Western Heaven’s Buddhist sect is not to be trifled with. The Venerable Kings and Martial Kings of the Great Lingyin Temple in the Western Heaven are notoriously domineering and tyrannical, and those Bodhisattvas and Arhats are also known for their pettiness.”

"The Heavenly Court"

"Hey hey hey"

The gaunt old man smiled, exchanged glances with his fellow practitioners around him, and the evil cultivators and demons in the Chaotic Demon Cave all burst into laughter.

Amidst the maniacal laughter, the withered old man suddenly stared at his subordinate. His dry, wrinkled face, radiating death, leaned close to the subordinate and whispered, "First, your Divine Firmament Palace does not represent the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court does not care about us; second, even if we reject Divine Firmament, what can we do?"

"He let us off the hook back then, but we did pay him tribute. Over the years, we gave him 70% of our profits in the South China Sea. We've done more than enough for him!"

"Right now, he himself can't defeat that True Lord Lingyuan, yet he wants us to provoke him and incur the wrath of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School. Do we really deserve to die?"

The next moment, the official raised his head, and as he opened his mouth, his voice had already transformed into that of the Divine Firmament Emperor: "Chi Yue, who gave you the audacity to be so insolent to my envoy?!"

The gaunt, foolish old man was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "So, it is the Divine Emperor of Shenxiao who has come in person."

"Your Majesty, you should know the extent of Lingyuan Zhenjun's power; we cannot afford to offend him."

The Demon Lord of Chaos echoed, "Your Majesty, if it were anyone else, we could deal with them. Whether it's the Demon Emperor's Palace, or those Buddhist temples in the south, or even those under the command of the King Emperor or the Queen Mother Emperor, we wouldn't be afraid to fight them."

“But we really can’t afford to offend the Taoists of the East and the Buddhists of the West, and you can’t protect them either. If we go, we’re afraid we’ll implicate you and you’ll have to pay with your lives.”

Hearing the words of the Rambling Demon Lord, the subordinate laughed, a sinister and eerie laugh that terrified both the eccentric old man Chi Yue and the Rambling Demon Lord, who were known for their evil and madness.

Amidst the eerie and chilling atmosphere, the official's flesh and bones writhed and changed, until finally the official took on a completely different appearance.

The garbled-mouthed demon lord and the foolish old man stared intently at their subordinates who had changed appearances. An indescribable terror surged into the hearts of these two evil cultivators and demons, who were well-known throughout the myriad realms. The overwhelming horror almost swallowed and drowned them!
The former subordinate had become a completely different person; not only had his skin, flesh, bones, and blood changed, but his aura and soul had also changed.

The current official is fair-skinned and thin, yet his face is exceptionally handsome, neither male nor female, like a celestial being. In addition, the crimson dot between his eyebrows makes him resemble the legendary Bodhisattva or Buddha.

But his face was smiling, and although his expression was clearly compassionate, it felt strangely unsettling: "The Divine Firmament Emperor has asked you to do something, and you are not obligated to do it."

"But now, if I ask you to do something, will you still refuse?"

"Chi Yue?"

At this moment, the old man Chi Yue was completely chilled to the bone. Even the cultivation and power of the Integration Realm could not stop him from trembling all over and his heart pounding with fear.

Gazing at the celestial being and monk before him, their heads radiating a clear halo and golden lotuses cascading from their bodies, the old man of Chiyue's voice was filled with disbelief and terror:
"none"

"Buddha of No Awareness, weren't you dead?!" (End of Chapter)