Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

"Ming An and Buyu are about to undergo their tribulations."

In the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, Jiang Sheng was about to set off for Little Penglai after reading the messages from Ri Hui and Yue Hui, but after thinking about it, he decided to sit down quietly.

"That's enough. They're all my own disciples, all taught by me. What's there to distrust or worry about?"

Despite saying this, Jiang Sheng was still somewhat restless. This feeling made him feel a little depressed. After thinking for a while, he asked Ri Hui and Yue Hui to send over the projection of Little Penglai. Even if he didn't go there, he could keep an eye on it from here in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion.

Jiang Sheng even contacted Lin Fan specifically because he felt uneasy about being alone.

"I say, you are the dignified Heavenly Judge of Justice, why are you looking for me instead of dealing with important matters of the Heavenly Court?"

"Do you perhaps think that I, the Sun Star Assistant, am too idle?"

The moment Lin Fan's projection appeared in the communication jade pendant, it carried a hint of impatience.

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "You are the Sun Star Assistant Lord, not the Sun Lord. You have Uncle-Master Yuan Yi above you. What are you busy with?"

Lin Fan sighed, "It's precisely because of Uncle-Master Yuan Yi above me that I can't have any peace and quiet."

"You know perfectly well that Uncle Yuanyi's position as the Sun Lord was solely for the purpose of comprehending the laws of the sun and the Great Dao of fire in order to break through to the Pure Yang realm. He has now gone into seclusion, and I'm handling all the big and small matters on this Sun Star."

“This sun star belongs to our Eastern Heavenly Daoist family. My Uncle-Master Yuanyi is in seclusion. I can’t just abandon this huge mess and leave it all to myself, can I? Wouldn’t it be our Penglai that suffers the loss in the end?”

Since the Nine Realms of Xuanmen merged into the Three Realms Great Thousand World, the original number of four suns and six moons in the Three Realms Great Thousand World has increased again. And after the Buzhou Realm, Shaoguang Realm, and Futu Realm were merged into the Three Realms, there are now eighteen suns and stars and twenty-three moons and stars in the Three Realms.

It is impossible for so many suns, stars, and moons to appear on earth at the same time. On ordinary days, only one sun and one moon hang overhead, while the rest of the suns, stars, and moons are hidden and take turns in cycles.

Although these sun, moon, and stars are not visible on ordinary days, they are the sun, moon, and stars of the vast world, representing yin and yang. Each one is extremely precious and a resource coveted by all the heavens and myriad realms.

Although three of the Four Emperors and Five Elders of Heaven are missing, the three Great Emperors and three Buddhas each brought one realm into the Three Realms Great Thousand World, so each of them occupies one day and one month. Among them, the Pure Lotus Guanyin Bodhisattva and the Bright Light Guanyin Bodhisattva together occupy one day and one month.

Aside from these, the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School possesses the most Sun and Moon Realms. After all, among the Nine Realms of the Xuanmen, excluding the Cangwu Realm and the Kunlun Realm, the remaining seven realms are in the hands of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School, as are the Left Divine Realm and the Nine Chambers Realm.

With so many suns, stars, and moons, the three celestial beings divided them equally, with Penglai holding three suns and three moons in his hand.

The sun star where Yuan Yi Zhenjun resides belongs to Penglai, but it was only by imperial decree that Yuan Yi Zhenjun was granted a position, elevating his rank to Mahayana so that he could comprehend the laws and the Great Dao.

That's why Lin Fan was so concerned, because this was truly Penglai's own property.

"Speak, what do you want from me?"

Lin Fan knew that Jiang Sheng wouldn't bother looking for him for no reason. It wasn't Jiang Sheng's style to seek out others for fun when he was bored. Given his friend's personality, he would rather stay in seclusion studying the law or stay cooped up in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion than go out and wander around.

Jiang Sheng pointed to the projection on the side: "Ming An and Buyu are undergoing their tribulations. I'm getting a bit bored watching them alone, so I'm asking you to join me."

Upon hearing that it was Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu undergoing their tribulations, Lin Fan was taken aback. After calculating with his fingers, he said, "They have delayed for nearly five hundred years in order to guard this Judicial Heavenly Monarch's Mansion for you. They should have undergone their tribulations long ago."

"They've accumulated enough experience, plus five hundred years of honing their skills, not to mention the magic weapon you provided. What do you have to worry about?"

"I didn't even watch when that kid Ye Qian was undergoing his tribulation."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Fan looked at Jiang Sheng's calm and expressionless face and sighed, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. I'll stay with you and watch over them as they undergo their tribulation, is that alright?"

The South China Sea is a jade-like paradise, a fairyland called Little Penglai.

As Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu underwent their tribulation together, dense tribulation energy and thunderclouds filled the sky above Xiao Penglai. The tribulation energy and thunderclouds gathered here could be clearly seen even from tens of millions of miles away.

Originally, the Liuyu Sea was relatively calm due to the presence of Xiaopenglai. However, at this moment, the Liuyu Sea was filled with turbulent winds and clouds, with waves crashing against the shore, thunderclouds covering three million miles, and calamity shrouding the sky above Xiaopenglai. Such commotion had already alarmed the creatures of the 108 islands inside and outside Xiaopenglai, as well as various forces within the Liuyu Sea.

When the various forces in the Liuyu Sea Realm attempted to investigate, the Liuyu Sea Dragon Lord, who had received Jiang Sheng's orders long ago, immediately dispatched shrimp soldiers and crab generals to seal off the four directions of Xiaopenglai. At the same time, he transmitted a message throughout the entire Liuyu Sea Realm: "The disciple personally taught by the Heavenly Lord of Justice is undergoing tribulation in Xiaopenglai. No one within a million miles of Xiaopenglai Immortal Realm is allowed to approach. Do not say you were not warned!"

As the voice of the Dragon King of Liuyu Sea spread throughout the Liuyu Sea, all forces within the Liuyu Sea retreated, fearing to offend Jiang Sheng, whose reputation was now at its peak.

Among the 108 islands inside and outside Xiaopenglai, the Tian family and Qiu family, established by Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu, have developed for more than 2,900 years and are now famous cultivation families throughout the South China Sea.

The two families first noticed the unusual nature of Little Penglai Wonderland, and then, upon hearing the telepathic message from the Jade Sea Dragon Lord, they were immediately overjoyed: After nearly three thousand years, were their Tian and Qiu families about to produce a True Immortal of the Upper Three Realms?!
Those who reach the highest three realms can be called True Lords, and are immortals.

Although the struggle for the position of the Heavenly Lord of Justice resulted in tens of thousands of True Lords of the Integration Realm from all the heavens and myriad realms, and a great calamity in the Xuanmen Sect caused the fall of countless Upper Three Realms, even those at the Fifth Tribulation and Mahayana stages, it does not mean that the Upper Three Realms are rampant.

Even now, in the vast world of the Three Realms, cultivation families are very common in the human world, the four seas and various continents. Even the Nascent Soul families can be described as numerous as the stars. However, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven for a Nascent Soul family to become an immortal.

The emergence of each of the three upper realms requires both fortune and destiny. Without sufficient foundation, the possibility of successfully breaking through and ascending is extremely slim. Even the most common of the three upper realms, the Cave God Dao Fruit, is not easily attained. Without being born in the Pure Yang Holy Land or being a true disciple of an immortal sect, it is truly not easy to ascend to the Refinement of Emptiness realm.

Among the countless beings in the Upper Three Realms of the myriad worlds, who is not a chosen one, a person of destiny, and who could easily break through to the Void Refinement Realm if they did not gather the power of their world's fortune?

The Lesser Thousand Worlds are the limit for Nascent Soul cultivators, the Middle Thousand Worlds are the pinnacle for Mahayana cultivators, and the Greater Thousand Worlds, although capable of nurturing pure Yang, are not easy for even cultivation families without sufficient backing or thousands of years of accumulated foundation to continuously produce Nascent Soul cultivators, let alone Dharma Aspect True Persons or even Refining Void True Lords.

That's the truth. In Jiang Sheng's eyes, the Cave God and Cave Void Dao Fruits, which are considered second-rate, are already the pinnacle that countless cultivation families in the myriad realms can only dream of. As for the countless Cave Profound Dao Fruits, Five Tribulation True Monarchs, and Mahayana Immortal Monarchs who have been defeated by Jiang Sheng, they are things that countless immortal sects and clans cannot even imagine.

After all, even among the pure Yang lineage and the true disciples of the holy land, not everyone can successfully break through to the Void Refinement Realm. Now, two people in Little Penglai are about to undergo tribulation and ascend to immortality. Although the outcome is unknown, it is still enough to make all forces in the Liuyu Sea Realm envious. The Tian family and the Qiu family are already preparing to decorate with lanterns and decorations and celebrate with the whole world.

Jiang Sheng didn't care about the thoughts of the various forces in Liuyuhai, or the excitement of the Tian and Qiu families.

He was currently staring at the tribulation thunderclouds that enveloped Little Penglai. Looking at the five-colored lightning rolling and surging within the thick thunderclouds, Jiang Sheng nodded: "Lightning is divided into five colors, the tribulation thunder of the cave god, not bad."

When the Dharma-image True Person ascends to immortality through tribulation, the tribulation lightning ranges from two-colored, three-colored, four-colored to five-colored. Each type of tribulation lightning represents not only the power of the heavenly tribulation, but also the innate talent, aptitude, and potential for Dao fruition of the person undergoing the tribulation.

Often, a four-colored Divine Tribulation Lightning possesses the potential to reach the Profound Realm, while a five-colored Divine Tribulation Lightning is a sure sign of such potential.

When Jiang Sheng underwent his tribulation years ago, the initial tribulation lightning was the five-colored Cave God Tribulation Lightning. The subsequent seven-colored, seven-transformation Forty-Nine Lightning Tribulation was entirely Jiang Sheng's own doing. Given Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu's aptitude and luck, the five-colored Cave God Tribulation Lightning would, barring any unforeseen circumstances, be the Five-Five Lightning Tribulation with five transformations.

Lin Fan also said, "Thunder is divided into five colors, combining the five elements of creation. Essence, energy and spirit are sublimated and ascended, which is to preserve one's nature and life. Ming An and Buyu have the aptitude for the Divine Tribulation Thunder of the Five Elements."

Before he finished speaking, a thousand bolts of lightning began to roar from the thunderclouds that stretched for three million miles above Little Penglai. As the five-colored tribulation lightning hidden within rolled, a gap opened in the thunderclouds, and sunlight shone down, illuminating two secret chambers in Little Penglai.

As two beams of light locked onto the aura within the secret chamber, Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu realized with a clear understanding: the tribulation of lightning had arrived, and it was time to break through it!
The next moment, Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu flew out of the secret chamber and headed straight for the thunderclouds in the sky.

As Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu appeared, two bolts of azure lightning struck down from the dark thunderclouds, directly hitting Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu. In an instant, the azure lightning bolts were like pillars of thunder, reaching the sky and shaking the heavens and earth, startling all directions.

Five bolts of azure lightning struck down in succession, each more powerful than the last. By the time of the fifth bolt, its profound tribulation power was already five times that of the first bolt.

A deep, muffled dragon's roar echoed, and azure lightning, transformed into scales and claws, flickered within the thunderclouds. As the oppressive force intensified, a dazzling azure lightning dragon descended from the sky, causing the Jade Sea to churn and crash against the shore. Under the terrifying power of this heavenly tribulation, all forces within the Jade Sea trembled with fear. Some timid demons and spirits were so terrified that they became limp and nearly fainted. In reality, this was still relatively mild. If any foolish demons or monsters dared to approach the tribulation lightning, they would be instantly killed, reduced to a bloody mist, leaving no trace of their remains.

Throughout the myriad realms, there are countless stories of beings being driven to the brink of despair and then deliberately summoning tribulation lightning to perish together with their enemies. Therefore, when tribulation lightning manifests, the surrounding beings tend to stay as far away as possible, fearing that they might encounter a few madmen who, seeing no hope of surviving the tribulation, desperately seek to take someone down with them.

The power of Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu's tribulation this time was truly formidable. The two of them were undergoing tribulation at the same time and in the same place. Thunderclouds covered three million miles, and the tribulation aura permeated the entire Liuyu Sea Realm. The heaven-piercing azure tribulation lightning lasted for a full five breaths before dissipating. Anyone with a guilty conscience or who was possessed by inner demons or heavenly demons would likely die on the spot if they were unable to avoid witnessing the dazzling tribulation lightning.

As the five cyan lightning bolts dissipated, before the various forces in the Liuyu Sea Realm could even breathe a sigh of relief, streaks of crimson lightning began to flash and crackle within the deep, dark thunderclouds.

The crimson tribulation lightning has arrived!

The first crimson lightning bolt struck, causing onlookers to gasp in astonishment: this first crimson lightning bolt was even more powerful than the towering azure lightning bolt!
Some of the onlookers were so shocked that their faces turned pale and their bodies trembled as if they were about to fall. They couldn't help but ask, "Is this the tribulation of ascension?!"

No one around answered; everyone was immersed in the terrifying lightning tribulation, their minds reeling and barely reacting to the outside world.

In reality, not only were these beings without the background of the Upper Three Realms terrified by such a powerful tribulation lightning, but even immortal sects and clans with the Upper Three Realms were utterly astonished. Could anyone truly withstand such a tribulation lightning?!
Or is this the difference between the Pure Yang Holy Land and these small, independent sects?!
They had many questions, but no one could answer them. All living beings were staring at the crimson lightning bolts that were striking down from the thunderclouds.

One crimson lightning bolt after another struck down upon the mortal realm. Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu supported Qiu Shui Bu Ran Chen and used the magical artifact bestowed upon them by Jiang Sheng to resist the power of the lightning.

When they were resisting the azure lightning dragon, Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu had already used up a magic weapon. Now, with the fifth bolt of the crimson tribulation lightning about to strike, Tian Ming'an did not hesitate to summon another jade tablet, and Qiu Buyu also activated a shield.

They were not lacking in magical treasures; they had plenty of treasures at the Nascent Soul stage, and they also possessed true treasures from the upper three realms bestowed upon them by Jiang Sheng. Therefore, they were not afraid even when facing the tribulation of lightning.

Jiang Sheng had instructed them on this point: the more fearful and worried they were, the greater the power of the tribulation lightning would be, and the easier it would be for the heavenly demons to invade. As long as they were fearless and had a clear mind, they could overcome the heavenly lightning and see the light of day.

Within the thunderclouds, crimson lightning churned, and faint cries could be heard. Tian Ming'an took a deep breath and looked up, only to see a crimson thunderbird spread its wings and swooped down. In an instant, the thunderbird exploded overhead, transforming into a crimson lightning inferno that shook the heavens and earth and shattered the void.

The same was true for Qiu Buyu. The crimson thunderbird swooped down, and the two crimson thunder prisons were almost connected. In that magnificent crimson thunder purgatory, Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu were in the tribulation thunder purgatory. Even with the protection of magic treasures, they could still feel the pain of the heavenly thunder attacking their bodies and souls that penetrated to their very bones.

The purpose of the tribulation is not to kill people, but to help them sublimate their essence, energy, and spirit, and to achieve the ultimate goal of life. Failure to pass the tribulation means that one does not survive the sublimation process and dies. Surviving the tribulation means that one's life and spirit are integrated, and one's essence, energy, and spirit are unified, transforming into a true spirit and achieving initial transcendence. Even if one abandons the physical body, one can still roam freely in the world without losing any combat power.

The crimson thunderbird-formed thunder prison lasted for five breaths before the crimson thunder dissipated and white thunder returned.

In an instant, countless beings in the Liuyu Sea witnessed what the Ascension Tribulation and the Cave God Tribulation Lightning were.

Five-colored lightning bolts fell one after another, each one stronger than the last. As the white tribulation lightning reached the fifth level, its power had increased many times over. As the thunderclouds rolled, two white thunder tigers roared and pounced. The magical treasures that Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu had originally used to protect themselves shattered under the terrifying power of the thunder tigers. The two had no choice but to use new magical treasures to defend themselves.

As two beams of spiritual light rose, the weakened white lightning entered their bodies, further tempering their bodies and souls. Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu could vaguely sense that their essence, energy, and spirit were gradually merging, and they would soon be able to unite with their divine souls and transform into true spirits.

As the white thunder tiger dissipated, black heavenly lightning struck down—one, two, three, four bolts!

When the fifth bolt of dark lightning transformed into a ten-thousand-mile-long Kun fish and descended from the sky, the onlookers in the Liuyu Sea Realm were already utterly shocked. The Kun fish formed by the ten-thousand-mile-long dark lightning was enough to destroy a million miles of heaven and earth, but it could not kill Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu. It could only become an aid for the two to transcend tribulation and ascend to immortality.

Seeing that Jiang Sheng, who was watching closely in the Heavenly Lord of Justice's Palace, had passed through four of the Five-Five Thunder Tribulations, he breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Fan, however, said in a deep voice, "The critical moment has arrived. The Five-Five Thunder Tribulations are completely different in the first twenty and the last five."

"If you can get through this, the world will be bright; if you can't, you will die and perish."

Jiang Sheng nodded, his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves. Looking at his two disciples undergoing tribulations in the sky, he silently said, "Once you've given them a magic weapon, use it. Don't be reluctant to part with it."

At this moment, in the Liuyu Sea Realm, above Xiaopenglai, as the Xuanlei Kunyu shattered, the sky cleared instantly, and all directions were bright. Looking at the broken and scattered blue, red, white, and black lightning essences in the world, everyone thought that the tribulation had passed. However, only a few breaths later, the sky darkened again. Amidst the howling wind, the scattered blue, red, white, and black lightning essences were suddenly sucked into the surging tribulation lightning vortex by the thunderclouds. It was clear that the vast thunderclouds above the sky seemed to be nurturing something extraordinary.

Accompanied by a muffled rumble of thunder, and then a thunderous roar, a blue thunder dragon, a red thunder bird, a white thunder tiger, and a black thunder kun reappeared in the mortal world. As the four-colored tribulation thunder manifested, a majestic and awe-inspiring yellow thunder god opened his eyes in the thunderclouds and looked at Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu, who were undergoing tribulation.

In an instant, the gale dissipated, and the world fell silent. All the beings in the Jade Sea Realm who were watching the tribulation held their breath as they gazed at the enormous Thunder God, as if they had seen something unbelievable.

"coming!"

Lin Fan said in a low voice.

In an instant, the Thunder God raised his hand and summoned bolts of lightning. A blue thunder dragon, a red thunder bird, a white thunder tiger, and a black thunder kun struck down one after another. The four colors of lightning—blue, red, white, and black—exploded above Little Penglai, transforming into a four-colored, dazzling, destructive thunder prison.

However, the moment the four-colored thunder prison manifested, the majestic yellow thunder god stepped down, and two towering yellow thunderbolts crashed into the thunder prison. In an instant, the four-colored thunder prison transformed into a five-colored thunder prison, with the five elements rotating and creating life and death!

The world changed color!

The Five-Colored Thunder Prison unleashed its divine might, with surging calamity energy and raging thunder relentlessly ravaging the human world, shattering countless miles of space and disrupting countless surrounding voids.

The world was shrouded in darkness, as if in a state of chaos, except for the five-colored lightning prison, which remained bright and relentless, destroying everything.

It's unclear whether it lasted for five breaths or longer.

After the Five-Colored Thunder Prison dissipated, the thunderclouds in the world dispersed, and the sky became clear and bright. The Five-Colored Thunder Essence lingered between heaven and earth, and a faint, clear light could be seen flickering. At the spot where the Thunder Prison had dissipated, Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu still stood. Above their heads, a small black pagoda and a white bracelet shone with brilliant light, and even the tribulation lightning could not diminish their spirituality.

Seeing this, Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to make a few sarcastic remarks to Jiang Sheng when he saw Jiang Sheng chuckle with relief and then cut off the magical power supply to the communication jade pendant, giving Lin Fan no chance to mock him.

Above Little Penglai, heavenly flowers shone brightly, golden lotuses fell, and there was boundless rosy light and thousands of auspicious clouds.

Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu completely shed their mortal bodies and transformed into immortal bodies. Their essence, energy, spirit, and primordial spirit merged into true spirits, with a Dao fruit floating behind their heads, emanating a misty, clear immortal light.

In an instant, countless beings from all 108 islands inside and outside Little Penglai bowed and said, "Congratulations to True Person Ming'an and True Person Buyu for transcending tribulation and ascending to immortality!"

Soon, news that Jiang Sheng's disciples Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu had successfully passed the Five-Five Thunder Tribulation and attained the Dongxuan Dao Fruit spread throughout the Three Realms. Many immortal sects and schools, unable to reach Jiang Sheng's threshold, sent people to Xiaopenglai to offer their congratulations.

However, just thirty years later, the once peaceful Xiaopenglai was once again shrouded in calamity. This time, the ones undergoing the tribulation were Li Jianchun and Huang Ping'an.

In the year 2,850 of the Three Realms Calendar, following Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu's ascension to immortality thirty years ago, another piece of news spread throughout the Three Realms: Li Jianchun and Huang Ping'an had ascended to immortality and become True Monarchs of Refining Emptiness.

In less than fifty years, four of Jiang Sheng's disciples ascended to immortality!

Although all four were close to three thousand years old and just barely passing the tribulation, the news that four Dongxuan True Monarchs came from Jiang Sheng's school still shocked everyone: When did Dongxuan Dao Fruit appear so easily?

Even in the Pure Yang Holy Land, it's not easy to cultivate three or five Dongxuan Dao Fruits in a thousand years. But Jiang Sheng is different. He is a newly promoted Fifth Tribulation cultivator who is only three thousand years old, yet his disciples have produced four Dongxuan Dao Fruits!
Not to mention the astonishment of all parties, even those within Penglai began to wonder if Jiang Sheng had some unique methods. After all, Tian Ming'an and Qiu Buyu could be said to have come from the Penglai Dao Sect, but Li Jianchun and Huang Ping'an were truly disciples who joined Jiang Sheng halfway through their journey.

However, looking at Jiang Sheng's way of training disciples, it was no different from letting them grow up in a free-range manner. After all, Jiang Sheng was always traveling and fighting for the sect, and he didn't have much time to teach his disciples. In the end, many elders in the sect could only attribute it to luck.

After all, this is the prosperous era of the East, and Jiang Sheng is the current leader of the Xuanmen, and can even be said to be the number one in the world. Under the protection of Jiang Sheng's strong fortune and the support of the great trend of the East, plus Tian Ming'an and others who are indeed promising talents, they have accumulated a lot of experience and have been working hard for a long time. Therefore, it is not surprising that four Dongxuan Dao Fruits have appeared.
Leaving aside the astonishment of various forces and the suspicion of Dongtian itself, the fact that Tian Ming'an and the other three attained the Dongxuan Dao Fruit and ascended to the Refining Void realm added four more Upper Three Realms warriors to the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, further deepening the foundation of Little Penglai.

After the news spread that Jiang Sheng, who was only three thousand years old, had produced four disciples who had achieved the Dongxuan Dao Fruit, many people believed that Jiang Sheng was called a Pure Yang talent because he possessed the True Immortal Method. Otherwise, why could Tian Ming'an and the other three become Dongxuan?
People at the time called it: "The Jade Emperor possesses true magic, and his lineage has four True Lords!" (End of Chapter)