Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Dragon King of the East Sea presented Jiang Sheng with a gift: a true dragon from the North Sea.

He Wei, the Demon Lord, felt as if he were dreaming, encountering something so unimaginable.

The three realms are indeed full of wonders.
The banquet was lively, and Jiang Sheng had no reason to refuse a rare azure dragon. Just as Ao Huilongjun said, it would be great to keep it as a plaything, not to mention that there really were no true dragons of the four seas in Little Penglai.

Jiang Sheng counted all the various demonic creatures and spirits in his Little Penglai, including the Moon-Tailed Fox, the Nine-Tailed Cat, the White Ape, the Spirit Dog, the Suanni, and the Cloud-Piercing Crane.
Dragon and phoenix-like creatures are rare in Jiang Sheng's Little Penglai. Keeping them in Little Penglai can be considered a fulfillment of Jiang Sheng's collecting obsession.

The person most pleased that Jiang Sheng accepted the North Sea Azure Dragon was obviously Dragon Lord Ao Hui. He repeatedly assured that he would cover all the expenses for Ao Li of the North Sea and would not allow Jiang Sheng to spend a penny more than necessary. He even immediately ordered the Turtle Prime Minister to prepare all the necessary supplies.

While Jiang Sheng was enjoying various rare and precious fruits, he was also sending a message to Yu Ming Zhenjun of the Penglai Dao Sect. Jiang Sheng had been in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace for a long time, so he did not know some news in a timely manner. Moreover, not everything is suitable to ask others for advice.

Whether through Ye Wenshu, Bai He, or anyone else, the news would inevitably leak to the Heavenly Court or the Buddhist sects. Since the information is currently unclear, it would be better to ask one's own people in the Eastern Heaven. In this regard, both Yu Ming Zhenjun and Lin Fan have a wide circle of friends. However, Yu Ming Zhenjun is, after all, the tenth generation true disciple of Penglai, and his level is much higher than Lin Fan's. The speed at which one can obtain information from Yu Ming Zhenjun will definitely be faster and more detailed than that from Lin Fan.

"What brings you to contact me?"

"Could it be that you're hesitating because you're facing some trouble?"

The news from True Lord Yuming arrived quickly, and he seemed to be free at the moment.

Jiang Sheng then multitasked, listening to Ao Huilongjun recount interesting stories from the East Sea while inquiring about whether there was any news from Yuming Zhenjun regarding the Feather Realm.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Jiang Sheng finished asking his question, True Lord Yu Ming fell silent and did not reply for a long time. Jiang Sheng had no choice but to put down the jade pendant in his hand and continue chatting with Dragon Lord Ao Hui. After about a quarter of an hour, when the music and dance in the hall had changed twice, True Lord Yu Ming replied: "There are some things that are difficult to say in the jade pendant. Since you were able to ask about them, you must know some information. Come to the Eastern Heaven."

Jiang Sheng immediately understood. Something must have happened in Weiyu Realm, and it must be something big, otherwise Yu Ming Zhenjun wouldn't have spent so much time, let alone sent him to the Eastern Heaven for a secret meeting.

After making up his mind, Jiang Sheng made an appointment with Yu Ming Zhenjun and then continued to attend the banquet. After three days of banquets, Jiang Sheng had met all of Ao Huilongjun's family members, including his wife, children, nephews and nieces, before leisurely leaving with a large number of gifts given by Ao Huilongjun.

Thanks to Jiang Sheng's connections, the sea area where Ao Huilongjun was located had a teleportation array leading to Dongshan Sea Continent. When Jiang Sheng's entourage arrived at Dongshan Sea Continent, they met with two emperors, Huaguang Immortal Lord and Xiangyu Immortal Lord, and chatted about interesting stories and anecdotes about Dongshan Sea Continent before heading straight for the East Heavenly Gate.

Along the way, the Demon Lord He Wei gradually gained a clearer understanding of Jiang Sheng's current status in the Three Realms: Jiang Sheng had acquaintances almost everywhere he went, whether in the South China Sea or the East China Sea, the Dragon Lords of various sea regions, the Immortal Lords and Gods of the major continents, the Immortal Lords of the Eastern Heaven, and the Emperors of the Heavenly Court.
He Wei, the Demon Lord, vaguely sensed that Jiang Sheng was the number one person below the Pure Yang realm in the Three Realms, and that his claim that he could resolve matters below the Eighth Heaven was not just boasting.

Upon arriving at the Heavenly Court, He Wei, the Demon Lord, looked at the Eastern Heavenly Gate God who greeted him so warmly, and at the immortals and gods in the various heavenly palaces. He gained a thorough understanding of Jiang Sheng's connections: Jiang Sheng was truly the number one person below Chunyang. From the thirty-six departments and fifty-six palaces in the Heavenly Court to the seventy-two academies and one hundred and eight prefectures, there was no one who did not know Jiang Sheng. Even the Dou Niu Palace, where His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor resided, had acquaintances of Jiang Sheng.

For a moment, He Wei, the Demon Lord, was even more looking forward to meeting his younger brother. With Jiang Sheng, the Heavenly Lord of Justice, around, bringing his brother out shouldn't be a problem, right?
I just don't know what to offer as a token of my gratitude to Jiang Sheng.

Unconsciously, He Wei Yaojun glanced at the obedient Xuanqing True Dragon following Jiang Sheng and thought that since Jiang Sheng liked these things, should he also choose an ancient remnant or exotic species from the Weiyu Realm to give to him?
The ceremonial procession entered the seventh heavenly palace and then the Palace of the Heavenly Lord of Justice.

This was the first time that Demon Lord He Wei had entered the Seventh Heavenly Palace. In the past, when she came to the Heavenly Court, she could only travel within the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Heavenly Palaces, and she could not go everywhere. Now, she had actually come up to the Seventh Heavenly Palace. Looking at the dense starry river in all directions and the sun and moon that covered all the heavens, Demon Lord He Wei could even see the traces of the Three Thousand Worlds surrounding the Three Realms in the Seventh Heavenly Palace. They were like the three thousand most dazzling stars in the starry sea, each with its own dazzling brilliance, which was no less than that of the sun and moon in the heavens.

After returning to the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, Jiang Sheng did not rest for long. He directly invited Sun Wisdom True Lord and Moon Wisdom True Lord and then said to Crane Demon Lord, "Fellow Daoist Crane Demon Lord, these two are my clones. They usually handle the affairs of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace for me."

“I promise you, after I bring you to the Heavenly Court I will let you see your younger brother. Fellow Daoist Yuehui, I will trouble you to accompany Fellow Daoist Hewei on this journey.”

After saying that, Jiang Sheng took out a jade pendant from his sleeve.

The jade plaque is gilded on the outside, with auspicious clouds, sun and moon patterns engraved on the gilded surface. The inside is made of transparent jade. The front is engraved with two immortal seal characters for "law" and "justice". The back is engraved with a golden book of heavenly script, wind, thunder, water, fire and a blue lotus.

Moon Wisdom True Lord accepted the jade token, nodded, and left with Crane Demon Lord. Jiang Sheng then looked at Sun Wisdom True Lord: "I'll trouble you to continue managing the affairs of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace. I'm going to the Eastern Heaven for a visit."

Sun-Wisdom True Lord asked, "Are you carrying ceremonial regalia?"

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "Why bring a entourage and put on airs when going back to my own home? I can get there faster by myself."

After giving his instructions, Jiang Sheng didn't linger and headed straight to the Eastern Heaven. Upon entering the Eastern Heaven Realm, Jiang Sheng encountered many senior uncles, senior brothers, and fellow Daoists along the way. He greeted them all and, after returning to the Penglai Heaven Realm, went directly to visit True Lord Yu Ming.

In the Azure Sky Palace, True Lord Yuming was refining elixirs with his qi. When Jiang Sheng arrived, he saw True Lord Yuming gathering the azure qi of the Eastern Heaven and capturing the purple light of the Heavenly Court, combining the three lights and five qi together and integrating them into the qi furnace to create a furnace of Mysterious Precious Elixir.

Upon seeing Jiang Sheng arrive, True Lord Yu Ming didn't even raise his head, but casually said, "Please sit for a while. My batch of Azure Purple Treasure Cloud Pills is almost ready."

However, perhaps due to distraction, before Yu Ming Zhenjun finished speaking, the precious pill in the cauldron began to tremble and become unstable, on the verge of disintegrating.

In the next instant, Jiang Sheng swiftly raised his hand and channeled a stream of Azure Profound Magic Power to stabilize the pill. He then summoned the Three Calamities to bless the pill furnace from both sides, gradually stabilizing the pill that was on the verge of collapse.

Yu Ming Zhenjun's eyes lit up: "By internally strengthening it with magical power and externally forcing it with calamity energy, we can forcefully solidify and condense the elixir body, and then refine it into a true essence of the elixir heart."

"Lingyuan, your alchemy techniques have been innovated once again."

With the combined efforts of Jiang Sheng and True Monarch Yu Ming, a batch of precious pills was successfully produced. True Monarch Yu Ming looked at the round, flawless, blue pills with purple cloud patterns and casually gave half to Jiang Sheng: "These precious pills are my practice pieces. Since you participated, I'll give you half."

"However, you must make a copy of your alchemy insights for me."

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "Uncle Yu Ming, the fortune of the Nine Realms of Xuanmen belongs to my Eastern Heaven. The scriptures and classics of the Tianyuan Realm, the Nine Provinces Realm, the Xuanhu Realm, the Xuanhuang Realm, the Huayang Realm, the Shanhai Realm, and even the Nine Chambers Realm and the Left God Realm are all in my Eastern Heaven. You probably haven't looked at them much, have you?"

"This is clearly the Taiyin Guanghan Alchemy Method of the Xuanhuang Realm."

Yu Ming Zhenjun sighed, "You also know that all the scriptures and classics of the Eight Realms are in the Eastern Heaven. What an enormous number that is!" "If I had read all of these ancient methods, I would have become a Pure Yang long ago."

Jiang Sheng nodded, pretending to be serious: "Although the methods of the ancients are good, people of today will always surpass the ancients. Whether it is cultivation techniques, alchemy, weapon crafting, or talisman making, things in the cultivation world are constantly being innovated. Especially since the Three Realms have been unified and the Xuanmen has been unified, things in the vast Three Realms have been changing rapidly."

"Take this communication jade pendant for example. It has been updated and iterated countless times. Now, a single communication jade pendant can simultaneously communicate with beings from all walks of life across the myriad realms, and even transmit images."

"Uncle Yuming, please don't underestimate yourself."

Yu Ming Zhenjun snorted irritably: "Hmph, since you've come, you must be here for matters concerning the Weiyu Realm. Come with me."

Jiang Sheng followed True Monarch Yu Ming into the inner hall. While brewing tea, True Monarch Yu Ming said, "If you hadn't asked me about the news from the Weiyu Realm, I wouldn't have known what had happened there."

"To be honest, those old guys in the Weiyu world really kept the news under tight control. Even with my connections, I didn't hear a word. I had to find a way through Yaochi to find out a little bit about what was going on."

Jade Pool?!
Upon hearing Yu Ming Zhenjun mention the Yaochi Holy Land, Jiang Sheng's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged: "In that case, something truly terrible has happened in the Weiyu Realm."

Yu Ming Zhenjun nodded, his expression somewhat serious: "That Great Sage of the Xuanhe Clan in the Weiyu Realm has entered the depths of Chaos and has not returned yet."

The news struck Jiang Sheng like a thunderbolt: a pure Yang Great Sage of the demon race had entered the depths of chaos and was trapped in the realm of time?!

Jiang Sheng asked incredulously, "You really didn't come back?"

Yu Ming Zhenjun nodded, then chuckled with a hint of amusement, "If he could come back, he should have done so long ago. Eight hundred years have passed without a single word. Do you think he is either comprehending the Dao of Time and the Laws of the Sun and Moon within the realm of time, or is he trapped in the illusion of time and unable to extricate himself?"

"That Secret Realm of Time is the resting place of the Candle Dragons of all ages. Countless remains of the Candle Dragons roam within that chaotic and inverted time. Even the weakest remains of the Candle Dragons possess the power of pure Yang that has entered the Dao. Not to mention those powerful remains of the Candle Dragons, which have maintained the power of the Dao Realm even after countless eons."

"Once trapped, even those at the Dao-holding realm will find it difficult to escape. The Great Sage of the Xuanhe clan was merely at the Pure Yang stage of the Dao; once trapped, he couldn't get out."

Upon hearing the news that True Monarch Yuming had gathered, Jiang Sheng suddenly understood. No wonder that when Demon Lord Heyin, the young master of the Xuanhe clan, got into trouble in the Three Realms, it was Demon Lord Hewei who came to his rescue, rather than the old guys of the Xuanhe clan. It turned out that something big had happened within the clan.

Yu Ming Zhenjun continued, "As you know, the Weiyu Realm nominally has only one holy land, which is the Tianyu Palace; but in reality, the Tianyu Palace is composed of five families: the Xuanhe Clan of Hekong Mountain, the Chongming Clan of Tongming Palace, the Qingluan Clan of Qingzhan Stream, the Danque Clan of Danhuo Zhang, and the Jingwei Clan of Xingxiu Sea."

"These five families together form the Heavenly Feather Palace, but in reality they are divided and ruled, each ruling their own territory. In addition, they are all focused on their own affairs and do not compete with the world, and have little contact with the myriad worlds. Therefore, the Weiyu Realm has always been relatively peaceful."

"But in reality, there are quite a few internal conflicts within Tianyu Palace. For example, there is the conflict between the Chongming Clan and the Danque Clan, and the conflict between the Xuanhe Clan and the Qingluan Clan. They naturally stick together for warmth when facing outsiders, but in reality, they are also scheming against each other internally."

"For example, this time, the information I received was revealed to me by the Bluebird Fairy of Yaochi. I only spent three taels of silver Star Jade."

Looking at the smug Jade Bright True Lord, Jiang Sheng smiled: It makes sense now, everything makes sense now.

The Xuanhe Clan and the Qingluan Clan in the Weiyu Realm have a bad relationship. Now that the ancestor of the Xuanhe Clan is trapped in the Time Secret Realm, the Qingluan Clan's Qingniao Fairy took the opportunity to bully the Crane Demon Lord to vent her anger.

After all, no matter what, Fairy Qingniao is now a person of Yaochi, with the Queen Mother of the West as her backer. With the current strength of the Xuanmen Taoist sect in the Three Realms, plus the fact that there are many people from Yaochi in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, it would be a piece of cake to deal with the disgraced Demon Lord Heyin.

She doesn't even need to show up in person; she just needs to say a few words or complain to some elder in Yaochi, and there will be plenty of people willing to help her.

After figuring out the reasons behind all this, Jiang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal; he had brought the person out, so that was that.

Seeing that Jiang Sheng's expression had relaxed, True Monarch Yu Ming smiled and said, "What is it? Does the Xuanhe Clan have something to ask of you?"

Jiang Sheng didn't hide anything and told them about how the Demon Lord He Wei had come to him for help: "If Bai He hadn't asked me, I wouldn't have wanted to get involved in the Demon Lord He Wei's matter. But it seems that the Azure Bird Fairy took it upon herself to do so."

Yu Ming Zhenjun laughed and said, "How can you be so sure that it was that Qingniao Fairy who acted on her own? Her mother is the eldest princess of the Qingluan clan, her father is the current patriarch of the Chongming clan, and she herself is a close attendant of the Golden Mother Yuanjun and an envoy of Yaochi."

"Given the relationship between the Qingluan clan and Yaochi, are you sure it was her own decision and not someone's doing it on her behalf?"

Seeing Jiang Sheng's furrowed brows, True Monarch Yuming said, "I have another piece of news for you. People from the Chongming Clan have already come to the Three Realms to pay their respects to the ancestors of my Eastern Heaven. The Chongming Clan has sent people to visit the Miaoyan Ancestor of Qinghua, the Yueheng Ancestor of Tianhe, and the Dejing Ancestor of my Penglai, and they have all presented generous gifts."

Do you now think there's no connection between these two things?

Jiang Sheng sighed and said helplessly, "I really hope this matter can be kept simple. If it's just a few people throwing a tantrum, it'll be easier for me to handle."

"But as it turns out, nothing in this world is simple."

Yu Ming Zhenjun looked at Jiang Sheng: "How do you intend to handle this matter?"

Jiang Sheng spread his hands: "Anyway, I've already told Bai He that I might not be able to handle this matter. Let He Wei go see her brother first. As for what happens next, it depends on what the Qingluan and Chongming clans do."

"If Qingluan and Chongming decide to bring Yujie into the Three Realms, and the two races intend to submit to my Eastern Heaven, then I will not interfere in this matter at all."

"If not, I'll think of a way. If all else fails, I'll have Lord Hewei beg the Azure Bird Fairy. Anyway, I won't lose anything."

"After all, everything must be done in the best interests of my Eastern Heaven." (End of Chapter)