Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Qiu Buyu, Li Jianchun, and Huang Ping'an are in charge of the three departments respectively, while Tian Ming'an is in overall command, along with Shen Yao leading the Shenxiao Thunder Palace.

The three departments of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace are all composed of Jiang Sheng's disciples and followers. Among the five capitals, Penglai Capital is also one of their own, with Ling Yan, Ling Xuan, and Ling Qiu being Jiang Sheng's junior brothers and sisters, who will naturally do their best when things happen. Qinghua Capital and Tianhe Capital can also be considered half of their own, and Ming Dong, Xuan Xing, and others have a good relationship with Jiang Sheng.

Even though both Chixiao and Yaochi were wavering, the future of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace was still under Jiang Sheng's control, which allowed Jiang Sheng to confidently go into seclusion to break through.

Moreover, as long as Jiang Sheng is alive, even just because of his connection to the city, the three members of Chixiao will not refuse to help.

Of the three departments and five capitals of the Heavenly Lord of Justice, the only ones who were not closely related to Jiang Sheng were the three fairies of Yaochi Capital.

Among the true disciples of Yaochi who fought alongside Jiang Sheng, Moon Sword Fairy, regardless of her cultivation level or personal status, would be wronged to be sent to the position of the head of the Three Departments unless Jiang Sheng offered her that position. Su Hua Fairy, on the other hand, is suitable to be the head of the Five Capitals, but unfortunately, she has other commitments and cannot come, which is quite unfortunate.

However, Jiang Sheng did not expect to bring all five capitals under his control. He originally divided the five capitals among the Eastern Heaven Daoist family, Chixiao, and Yaochi, firstly to repay the karmic debts of each family, and secondly to deepen the relationship between Chixiao, Yaochi, and the Eastern Heaven.

Of the five capitals, half need to obey orders. After all, once Jiang Sheng leaves the pass, even if there is any more chaos in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, everything will return to normal.

Ultimately, in all the myriad realms, cultivation and supernatural powers are paramount. Even the greatest authority is useless if it is handed to you without sufficient strength to back it up.

Just like His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, it's not that everyone respects him as His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor because he sits in that position, but because the Golden Palace Heavenly Emperor himself is the one who governs the True Yang Realm, so all the heavens and myriad realms, whether in the East or the West, recognize his supreme position.

The position of Heavenly Emperor was earned by the Golden Palace Heavenly Emperor through his own strength. After all, without the Golden Palace Heavenly Emperor, both the Mountain and River Realm and the Hengsha Realm could have easily swallowed up the Panfeng Realm.

However, the Divine Firmament Emperor had clearly lost his true self. The ten-thousand-year reign of the Emperor had gradually made him feel that he had obtained the position of Emperor because of his power, but he had overlooked the fact that he could not have had the power of an Emperor without the strength of a Mahayana cultivator.

Jiang Sheng would never lose sight of his true self.

The rear hall of the Heavenly Lord of Justice was tall and spacious, with few miscellaneous items, not even chairs or cloud beds. Apart from the jade pillars supporting the roof and the cloud and crane candlesticks around the perimeter, there were no gauze curtains in the hall, only a futon in the center, which could be described as extremely simple.

Jiang Sheng sat cross-legged on the futon. With a thought, the Yin-Yang Dao Wheel behind his head became clear and bright. One after another, green and black lotuses swayed and emerged from Jiang Sheng's body, gradually enveloping the entire hall and forming a sea of ​​green and black lotuses.

Visible to the naked eye, the blue lotus and the black lotus stand to the left and right of Jiang Sheng. The blue lotus sways on the left and the black lotus is graceful on the right. The blue lotus and the black lotus are clearly distinct, yet they also have a subtle tendency to merge. As the wondrous method of Yin-Yang Calamity Extinction Three Transformations Five Elements is activated, the blue lotus and the black lotus gradually begin to merge from head to tail, and the clearly distinct lines begin to blur and then curve.

In the center of this Azure Lotus Sea, Jiang Sheng, sitting cross-legged on a futon, removed his azure crown and black robe, leaving only a copper band to bind his hair and a plain robe draped over his shoulders. His five palms faced the sky, his eyes slightly closed. Around Jiang Sheng, the four elements of wind, thunder, water, and fire, condensed into sword energy, appeared and disappeared. As the four colors of azure, purple, vermilion, and black spiritual light converged, three colors of gold, silver, and lead radiance emanated from the top of Jiang Sheng's head, gathering into a three-colored lotus.

Above the three-colored lotus, Jiang Sheng's fortune could be seen soaring upwards like a blue-purple canopy. On Jiang Sheng's chest, the blue liver wood energy, the red heart fire energy, and the yellow spleen earth energy emanated from his body, evolving into a three-color rotation in front of his chest.

With the three flowers gathered at the top and the fortune forming a canopy, Jiang Sheng only needs kidney water and lung metal to complete the final step of the nine realms of cultivation: the Five Qi Returning to the Origin!

In an instant, the power of fortune and merit located in Jiang Sheng's kidneys and lungs finally expanded. The already formed image of the White Emperor Golden Sovereign and the Black Emperor Water Sovereign manifested in Jiang Sheng's lungs and kidneys. Immediately afterward, the five elements of Qi were generated from the liver and began to circulate.

Within the liver, under the blessing of the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign, pure emerald green wood energy flowed from the liver into the heart, where it ignited fire. Within the heart, as the vibrant wood energy was infused, under the blessing of the Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign, crimson fire erupted, then flowed from the heart into the spleen, transforming into earth. Within the spleen, as the crimson fire gathered, under the blessing of the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign, the red fire transformed into yellow earth, and the heavy, earthy energy, nourishing and carrying all things, flowed from the spleen into the lungs, where it nurtured metal. When the earthy energy entered the lungs, the White Emperor Gold Sovereign, formed from the merits and virtues of the Qi, began to refine the earthy energy, using earth to generate metal. Soon, sharp white metal energy formed, flowing from the lungs into the kidneys, where it condensed into water. As the white metal energy rushed into the kidneys, the originally sharp, metallic energy, under the guidance of the Mysterious Emperor Water Sovereign, gradually condensed into a continuous stream of pure, mysterious water energy.

At this moment, Jiang Sheng's liver wood generates heart fire, heart fire transforms into spleen earth, spleen earth contains lung metal, lung metal condenses kidney water. Liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water—the essence of the five elements is refined within the five internal organs. The way of the five elements' reincarnation has already opened its doors to Jiang Sheng, waiting only for the final step.

As Jiang Sheng's thoughts took over, the dark water essence that continuously gathered in his kidneys flowed into his liver. Water entered the liver and nourished wood. From then on, the five internal organs and the five elements were connected and interconnected, and the qi of the five elements was able to cycle and generate each other.

Inside the main hall, the radiant light of the Five Elements could be seen shining brightly. The dazzling divine light of the five colors—blue, red, yellow, white, and black—emerged from Jiang Sheng's five internal organs, shining brilliantly. The five emperors and five sovereigns represented by the Five Elements were manifested in the hall. The Azure Emperor and Wood Emperor sat upright in the east, the Red Emperor and Fire Emperor sat high in the south, the White Emperor and Metal Emperor stood proudly in the west, the Black Emperor and Water Emperor stood majestically in the north, and the Yellow Emperor and Earth Emperor ruled over the four directions in the center.

In the evolution of the Five Elements, the Azure Dragon roars in the east, bringing forth vibrant life; the Vermilion Bird spreads its wings, igniting blazing flames in the south; the White Tiger roars in the west, transforming into the sharp energy of battle; the Black Tortoise treads the sea, generating endless waves in the north; and in the center, the auspicious Qilin resides in the earth element, continuously harmonizing wood, fire, metal, and water.

The five elements evolve and interact with each other, but on Jiang Sheng's chest, the essence of the five elements—wood, fire, earth, metal, and water—has already melted into one, forming a flawless, round wheel. The five colors—green, red, yellow, white, and black—are intertwined, their energy and meaning extraordinary. The five elements revolve, incorruptible, immortal, and indestructible, thus creating an endless cycle of life.

As the five elements were formed, the decline of magical power and the decline of primordial spirit, which were among the five tribulations of the fusion, descended upon Jiang Sheng at the same time.

In an instant, Jiang Sheng's magical power declined and dissipated, and his primordial spirit withered and collapsed. However, just as Jiang Sheng was about to collapse, the Five Emperors, who were sitting in the five internal organs of Jiang Sheng, shone with divine light. Under the blessing of the Five Elements Dao, the ever-renewing power of the Five Elements protected Jiang Sheng's physical body and soul, ensuring that the last bit of Jiang Sheng's true spirit would not perish.

At the same time, the auspicious canopy of fortune hanging high above Jiang Sheng's head also blocked the most fatal tribulation of the five signs of decay between heaven and man for Jiang Sheng. The fortune and merits that Jiang Sheng had accumulated from the great tribulation of Xuanmen and the return of the Mountain and Sea Realm were permeated with golden and purple brilliance in Jiang Sheng's body, dissipating the wisps of tribulation and disaster.

Enveloped in the aura of fortune and merit, Jiang Sheng's face was calm and his expression serene. The blue and black lotuses covering the entire hall were also constantly evolving and covering the five elements in an endless cycle of life, gradually forming the shape of yin and yang.

Amidst this Azure Lotus Sea, Jiang Sheng, who appeared to be barely breathing with only a trace of his true spirit remaining, was acutely aware of the changes within himself. He saw the growth of lung metal and kidney water within his body, the interconnection of the five elements, the five elemental deities seated within his body, and the golden-purple light emanating from his body.

Gradually, Jiang Sheng felt sleepy, but this sleepiness did not come from his physical body; it came from his soul.

"Looks like I'll have to take a nap after all."

"Very well, I'll wake up in five hundred years."

As he pondered, Jiang Sheng fell into a deep sleep. The fortune and merit surrounding Jiang Sheng gradually intertwined and formed a golden-purple lotus bud that enveloped him.

During the first year of his seclusion, Jiang Sheng fell into a deep sleep.

Inside the main hall, the Yin-Yang shaped Azure Lotus Sea still swayed, with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth swirling around the hall and manifesting the five elemental phenomena. A blue-purple canopy hung above the lotus sea, and amidst the five elements, a golden-purple lotus bud stood quietly, maintaining a slow rhythm under the canopy of fortune, expanding and contracting like a primordial Dao embryo or a primordial egg of chaos, where the rhythm of the Great Dao was manifested.

But let's talk about the human world.

Looking at the beautiful and majestic Jinhua Mountain in front of him, Tian Ming'an sighed softly. Over the years, he had visited Jinhua Mountain far more often than he had returned to Xiaopenglai.

As Jiang Sheng's eldest disciple and also Jiang Sheng's liaison, Tian Ming'an handled many matters that Jiang Sheng did not have to deal with personally. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Tian Ming'an was the chief steward of Xiao Penglai and the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion.

However, Tian Ming'an came to Jinhua Mountain this time with another mission from Jiang Sheng: to take Shen Yao into the heavens and let him take charge of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace.

As for why his master sent him, Tian Ming'an had a clear understanding: the Xiao Penglai lineage could not remain completely disconnected from the Jinhua Mountain lineage forever, and Shen Yao's entry into the Shenxiao Thunder Palace was actually another form of compensation.

Tian Ming'an also understood why there was such compensation: Xiao Penglai and the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion ultimately did not belong to Shen Yao; they were left to them by their master.

Therefore, Tian Ming'an felt no jealousy towards Shen Yao for taking charge of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace. On the contrary, he felt somewhat guilty. Tian Ming'an could imagine how much hardship his junior brother had endured in maintaining another lineage of his master in the Mountain and Sea Realm and serving as the head of the lineage.

The burden of being the master of Jinhua Mountain and the patriarch of the Immortal Path is not light, especially in the current Three Realms. If it weren't for the two emperors' overt and covert support, and if it weren't for the fact that Jinhua Mountain has his own master standing behind him, the lineage of the Immortal Path would probably have been taken away long ago.

This is why Shen Yao was sent to Heaven to take charge of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace; the path of immortals must have its own foundation.

"Senior Brother Ming'an, what brings you here?"

Inside the Xuanqing Hall of Jinhua Mountain, Shen Yao looked at Tian Ming'an, and a vague guess had already formed in his mind.

Tian Ming'an said calmly, "My master has ordered me to invite Junior Brother Shen Yao to Heaven to take charge of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace." The Divine Firmament Thunder Palace?

Shen Yao pondered the word repeatedly, while Tian Ming'an briefly recounted the events that had occurred in the Seventh Heaven to Shen Yao. Shen Yao then sighed with a complex expression, "Master, why did you go to such lengths?"

“Very well, please wait a while, Senior Brother Ming’an. I need to make some preparations for Jinhua Mountain. At least one Dharma body should be left to guard it.”

Clearly, Shen Yao believed that Jiang Sheng's insistence on attacking the Divine Firmament Palace and killing the Divine Firmament Emperor was for his and the Jinhua Mountain lineage's sake.

Faced with Shen Yao's misunderstanding, Tian Ming'an felt it was nothing serious and there was no need to explain further. After showing Shen Yao Jiang Sheng's talisman for verification, he waited quietly for Shen Yao to prepare.

Back in the Mountain and Sea Realm, Shen Yao already possessed the cultivation of the Void Refinement Dao. Coupled with the memories of those Heavenly Emperors from his previous life, Shen Yao's divine abilities were naturally incredibly powerful. Although he was only at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm at present, his strength was among the top in the Void Refinement Realm.

After leaving behind a dharma body to guard Jinhua Mountain and giving instructions to the disciples of Jinhua Mountain, Shen Yao followed Tian Ming'an into the Heavenly Court.

“Junior Brother Shen doesn’t actually need to worry too much. Emperor Huaguang and Emperor Dongyang are in Dongshan Haizhou, which means Penglai. Their purpose is to take care of the Jinhua Mountain base for Junior Brother Shen.”

"With Junior Brother Shen now in charge of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace, the Jinhua Mountain lineage will have a solid foundation and resources, and no one will dare to covet it."

Seeing that Shen Yao was somewhat unsettled, Tian Ming'an offered him some words of comfort.

Shen Yao nodded: "I'm not worried about that. It's just that the Heavenly Court is vast, and the gods and immortals are incredibly complex. As a newcomer, I'm already in charge of a prefecture. Putting aside everything else, I'm afraid there are dissenting opinions within the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace."

In response, Tian Ming'an smiled calmly: "Junior Brother Shen, don't forget, you are not alone. Although you are from the Jinhua Mountain Immortal Path lineage, you have Master standing behind you. Master is now the Judicial Heavenly Lord. Not to mention his background in the Eastern Heaven, he has a great reputation for pacifying the chaos in the human world and punishing rebellious gods in recent years."

"Who in the Heavenly Lord of Justice's Palace dares to question Master's meaning?"

"Don't think that you have no one to rely on in the Three Realms; the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace is right there."

Shen Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled. He had almost forgotten that his master was the renowned Penglai Lingyuan.

However, after Shen Yao followed Tian Ming'an to the Heavenly Court, he discovered that his master had already gone into seclusion.

However, this was not a big deal. The Divine Firmament Thunder Palace was being rebuilt from ruins. In addition, everyone in the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace was from the Jinhua Mountain lineage. Shen Yao did not encounter any obstacles in coordinating it. In fact, because the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace was the foundation of the Jinhua Mountain lineage in the future, everyone put in their best effort, making the reconstruction of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace very fast.

If there is any problem, it lies in the cultivation of the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder.

The Divine Firmament Thunder Palace is dominated by Purple Extreme Divine Thunder. This kind of heavenly thunder from the Heavenly Court is naturally powerful, but it is also difficult to cultivate. In the past, it required the Thunder Lords of the Thunder Department to teach it.

Since Shen Yao had no connections with the Thunder Department, he could only lead Anping and the others in cultivation on his own.

Besides the Purple Extreme Divine Thunder, Shen Yao also obtained the Eastern Heavenly Pure True Thunder technique from Tian Ming'an. In addition, the Five Thunder Techniques, Azure Sky Thunder Techniques, Crimson Sky Thunder Techniques, and other Thunder-related techniques were all sent to the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace by Tian Ming'an for Shen Yao and the others to cultivate. All the rare and precious materials, elixirs, and immortal herbs needed were also sent to the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace by Tian Ming'an without any shortage.

As the eldest disciple, Tian Ming'an was kind and benevolent, which was why Jiang Sheng chose him to recruit Shen Yao to Heaven and put him in charge of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace. With this eldest disciple around, even if Qiu Buyu and others had a conflict with the Jinhua Mountain lineage, Tian Ming'an could mediate the dispute.

After the establishment of the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace, Shen Yao led An Ping and others to cultivate thunder magic within the palace, living a secluded life. The Judicial Heavenly Lord Palace also had little to do. Occasionally, if any trouble occurred in the mortal world, the troops of the Five Capitals could quell it. There were very few things that would make Tian Ming'an and the others nervous. The Four Immortal-Slaying Swords hanging on the table in the main hall of the Judicial Heavenly Lord Palace had never been used even once.

Since the Heavenly Emperor's Palace of Justice had just established its authority in Heaven and on Earth, and its influence was still strong, few dared to step forward.

Two hundred years passed peacefully like this. Nothing changed in the Heavenly Court, but many evil cultivators and demons emerged in the mortal world to cause trouble.

It is said that the great calamity of the Xuanmen has passed, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor sits high in the Heavenly Court, the three Heavenly Venerables sit in the Eastern Heaven, the Buddha of Buddhism is revered in the West, and more than ten Pure Yang Masters of the Dao are stationed in various places in the Three Realms. The Three Realms should be a time of peace and tranquility, but some ignorant people have suddenly appeared in the east, west, south, and north.

Faced with these arrogant fools who came from beyond the Three Realms, or those who were delusional and ambitious within the Three Realms, Tian Ming'an, presiding over the Judicial Heavenly Monarch's Palace, never hesitated and always suppressed them with decisive and swift actions.

Leaving aside the Three Offices, the troops of the Five Capitals descended to the mortal realm no less than ten times in just fifty years, effectively eliminating a large number of ambitious individuals.

Even so, evil cultivators and demons are still as numerous as weeds and impossible to eradicate completely.

In the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, Li Jianchun delivered a batch of case files to Tian Ming'an's desk: "Senior Brother, these are case files related to the recent human turmoil."

Looking at the towering stack of files, Tian Ming'an couldn't help but sigh and say with suspicion, "Junior Brother Jian Chun, in these fifty years, chaos has frequently occurred in the human world, far surpassing that of the previous two hundred years."

"Could it be that Master has been in seclusion for a long time, and those fellows in the mortal realm have heard rumors that Master was punished and made to reflect on his mistakes by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, so they dare to stir up trouble in the mortal realm?"

Li Jianchun shook his head: "Senior Brother, I don't think that should be the reason."

"In the end, what happened to the Divine Emperor of Shenxiao 260 years ago was a disgrace to the Heavenly Court and His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor. Otherwise, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor would not have given Master such a punishment as being confined to the Judicial Heavenly Emperor's Palace for 500 years to reflect on his mistakes."

"This is clearly a lenient punishment. They didn't even let Master leave the seventh level of the Heavenly Palace. What kind of punishment is this?"

"Under these circumstances, who would dare to spread rumors? Aren't they afraid of incurring the wrath of His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor? They don't have the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School behind them."

"In my opinion, it's simply because the Three Realms are getting bigger and bigger, attracting more and more beings from all the heavens and myriad worlds. With such a mixed bag of people, it's inevitable that some dizzy and confused individuals will think they have an extraordinary destiny and can make a name for themselves in the Three Realms, which is why so many troubles have arisen."

"After all, when you arrive in a new place, nothing is better for you to determine your status and position here than by causing some trouble."

Li Jianchun's words resonated with the personalities of wandering knights and rogue cultivators across the myriad realms. Upon arriving in a new place, one naturally needs to assess the strength of the local forces and the safety of the environment. In this sense, it's normal for some fools to cause trouble.

However, Tian Ming'an felt that something was wrong. Looking at the chaotic mess of evil cultivators and demons on the desk, Tian Ming'an seemed to see many clues, but these clues were so chaotic that it was difficult to make sense of them.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now."

"We'll discuss everything after Master emerges from seclusion."

Fortunately, the chaos in the human world didn't cause much of a stir, so Tian Ming'an didn't bother with it anymore. After all, the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace still had a lot of matters waiting for him to handle.

And so, another fifty years passed. The chaos in the world was clearly increasing, and gradually the troops of the five capitals alone were no longer enough to quell the situation.

Having no other choice, Tian Ming'an first asked Duobao for help, then asked Rihui and Yuehui to step in, and finally, as powerful demons in the Integration Realm emerged one after another, Tian Ming'an also mobilized the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

Meanwhile, under Shen Yao's leadership, the Divine Firmament Thunder Palace began to assist the Heavenly Lord of Justice in suppressing demons and evil spirits in the human world. However, the chaos in the human world only intensified. In the end, even a powerful demon with the fifth level of cultivation raised its banner and showed off in the human world. Without Jiang Sheng as its backbone, the Heavenly Lord of Justice could only run around in a mess. Tian Ming'an and the others could be said to be overwhelmed and exhausted. (End of this chapter)