Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Jiang Sheng really didn't intend to avoid Fairy Qingming and Qingzheng.

The purpose of capturing Qinghua was to force Qingzhanjian to come to their doorstep. Now that Qingzheng has brought a large number of rare and precious materials to their doorstep, what reason does Jiang Sheng have not to accept them?

It can only be said that Qingming and Qingzheng's arrival was truly unfortunate.

As Ling Yan led Qingming and Qingzheng to the side hall to stay, he casually said, "Fairy Qingming, it would have been better if you had come three or five days earlier. After all, my senior brother had been staying at the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion and had not gone far. If you had come earlier, you would have finished your business by now."

Upon hearing this, Qingzheng was even more annoyed: "This is all my fault!"

"If I hadn't been new to the Three Realms and unfamiliar with the Heavenly Court's procedures and rules, and had spent too much time entangled with the celestial officials, I wouldn't have only come to the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace today."

"This is all my fault for procrastinating for too long!"

Qingming also felt it was too unfortunate, but there was no use in saying anything now that the person had left. She could only comfort Qingzheng and tell him to stay for the time being and wait for Jiang Sheng to return.

At this time, Jiang Sheng had already left the Three Realms and the Great Thousand World.

In the chaotic universe, beyond the Three Realms and the Great Thousand World, gazing at the Middle Thousand and Lesser Thousand Worlds that surround the Three Realms like stars around the sun, even Jiang Sheng couldn't help but be awestruck by this vast and boundless world of stars.

At a glance, one can see that stretching across the chaotic universe, the outer edge of the Three Realms, as radiant as the sun, is densely packed with countless worlds shining with brilliant light, like a dense cluster of stars scattered throughout the chaotic universe, forming a broad and vast star ring outside the Three Realms.

Although it is said that there are three thousand worlds beyond the three realms, the number of middle thousand worlds alone is more than three thousand, and the number of lesser thousand worlds is infinite. Otherwise, there would be no world star ring that can surround the three realms.

These worlds, each shining with its own light, are full of vitality and boundless potential. They surround the Three Realms and are illuminated by the radiance of the Three Realms, thus creating new opportunities. Among these worlds, some have already begun to slowly ascend.

Beyond the Three Realms, the void was filled with fierce winds and chaotic thunder and fire. However, neither the void storms nor the chaotic thunder and fire could get close to Jiang Sheng's body. They were all wiped out by an invisible force within three thousand feet.

Jiang Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, searching for a location amidst the dense starlight surrounding the Three Realms in the chaotic universe, which was difficult to perceive with his divine sense.

"Level boundary, level boundary"

"Unexpectedly, the Pingxiang Realm has now also been attracted by the Three Realms and has become one of the three thousand worlds surrounding the Three Realms."

"However, this Pingxiang Realm clearly contains both Xuanmen and Hexiemen, so how did it end up belonging to the Heavenly Court?"

Muttering to himself, Jiang Sheng quickly pinpointed the location of the Pingxiang Realm. Finding a middle-thousand world outside the Three Realms was not difficult; the challenge was how to traverse this seemingly short distance, which was enough for immortals and gods of the Upper Three Realms to travel for several years or even more than ten years.

The immortals and gods of the Three Realms have long been familiar with this. They first locate the world's position in the chaotic universe, and then travel through time and space through the void passage. What usually takes several years or even more than ten years can be shortened to several months or even more than ten days.

While traveling through space and time via the void passage may seem easy, even immortals and gods at the third level can withstand the void storms. However, the space-time storms that can be seen everywhere in the space-time gaps deep within the void are enough to endanger the lives of immortals and gods.

If you are not careful and get caught up in it, you will be lost in the depths of chaos along with the temporal storm. Even worse, you will be swept into the past history, the dust of time and even the long river of time. At that time, even those at the Mahayana level will die without a burial place.

In addition, to further traverse space and time within the void passage, one must not only have a powerful enough divine sense to lock onto a target from afar, but also be able to accurately judge where space and time are weak and where there is danger, have the means to deal with danger and a fast enough escape light, and even have a sufficient understanding of the laws of time, space, light and time, and know the various taboos in space and time.

Therefore, those who dare to travel through time and space in the void are all true powerhouses and geniuses. Only those who are not lacking in cultivation and supernatural abilities, and who also have great fortune and a strong heart, dare to face the bizarre and dangerous things that happen when traveling through time and space.

Jiang Sheng is undoubtedly such a person.

After locking onto the Pingxiang Realm from afar, Jiang Sheng casually broke through the void in front of him and entered the void passage. The void passage was extremely chaotic, with turbulent void currents, chaotic gales, and various confusing illusions and dangerous places all around. Faced with the illusions that confused his soul's perception and the disorientation that made it difficult to distinguish east from west, Jiang Sheng used his true spiritual sense to continuously lock onto the location of the Pingxiang Realm in the present world. Then he disappeared into the depths of the void passage, squeezed into the space-time gap, and leaped away as a rainbow.

Pingxiangjie, North Yanzhou.

This wasn't Jiang Sheng's first time here, but he hadn't been back for over two thousand years. The changes in Beiyanzhou were truly astounding, causing Jiang Sheng to momentarily lose his senses and become disoriented as he compared his memories with those in his mind.

At least some things are still the same as before, giving Jiang Sheng a reliable landmark.

Inside the Suspended Jade Pavilion, the fairy whose face was veiled seemed to sense something and immediately said to the maid beside her, "Leave the things here and you may leave."

The maid looked bewildered: "My Lord, aren't we expecting guests?"

The fairy's eyes crinkled with a smile: "The guests have arrived."

Although the maid was puzzled, she obediently left. Then, a figure in a blue crown and black robe emerged from the illusion and slowly landed in front of the fairy.

The fairy looked at Jiang Sheng, who was wearing a green crown and black robe, and gazed at his face that had remained unchanged for a thousand years. His face confirmed her memories of the past, and there was not a single change.

"We haven't seen each other for over two thousand years, yet the True Lord's appearance remains unchanged."

"Over two thousand years have passed, and the Northern Continent has undergone tremendous changes. Yet, the power of time, which can alter the world and cause immortals and gods to decay, has little effect on the True Lord. It is truly astonishing."

Hearing that familiar voice, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but laugh and say, "Who says it isn't?"

"The power of time is enough to change the world. The immortal fairy in my memories has now become an immortal being who lives as long as heaven and earth."

"After more than two thousand years, I am overjoyed to see old friends again."

"Fellow Daoist Fengyue, how are you?"

Who is the fairy opposite Jiang Sheng if not the Feng Yue of yesteryear?
Inside the Xuanyu Pavilion, incense smoke curls gently, and the aroma of tea lingers.

While enjoying the incense and tea, Feng Yue chatted with Jiang Sheng about the changes in the Pingxiang Realm over the past two thousand years, the development of Xuanyu Pavilion, and how she defied fate step by step, ultimately achieving the Dao Fruit of Refining Emptiness.

Jiang Sheng listened quietly without saying much. Through casual conversation, Jiang Sheng learned that Feng Yue had now expanded Xuan Yu Ge into the number one Xuanmen Immortal Sect in Bei Yan Continent. In the process of its expansion, Feng Yue had fought against many Upper Three Realms cultivators from other places, mostly ending in draws. Although it had never won, it had never lost either. Thanks to Feng Yue's own strength, Xuan Yu Ge was now ranked as one of the four great immortal sects in the Ping Xiang Realm.

After recounting her experiences, Feng Yue looked at Jiang Sheng and asked, "How have you been, Fellow Daoist Jiang?"

Jiang Sheng's reputation throughout the myriad realms needs no further explanation. As one of the three thousand worlds under the Three Realms Great Thousand, Pingxiang Realm witnessed the entire battle of the myriad races' geniuses vying for the position of Judicial Heavenly Monarch.

When Jiang Sheng successively defeated all the Fifth Tribulation and Mahayana beings in the myriad realms, and ascended to the position of the Judicial Heavenly Monarch by stepping on the pride of all races, everyone in the Three Realms and the Three Thousand Worlds saw it clearly, and Feng Yue naturally saw it as well.

Despite what she had seen, rumors about Jiang Sheng were everywhere in the myriad worlds. Even in an ordinary middle-thousand world like the Pingxiang Realm, there was a lot of news about Jiang Sheng. Feng Yue didn't need to make any special inquiries to know a lot, but she still wanted to hear Jiang Sheng tell her himself.

Just like Fengyue telling Jiang Sheng about her experiences over the years.

Jiang Sheng silently took a sip of tea: "I've experienced quite a lot over the years."

Jiang Sheng slowly began to speak, and Feng Yue listened quietly. The two switched places, and like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, they reminisced and chatted. Before they knew it, seven days and nights had passed.

Seven days and nights passed, and after the two finished recounting their experiences, they looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

Fengyue laughed and said, "So, even you, a true disciple of Penglai, have such a difficult life."

Jiang Sheng nodded, then shook his head: "It's alright, compared to most people, I'm already having an easy time."

"You've really had a tough time."

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng asked the same question he had asked long ago: "Would you be willing to return to the Three Realms Great Thousand World?"

"If you are willing to go back, the Eastern Heaven belongs to the five continents of the human world. You can choose any continent to establish a Taoist temple and set up a mountain gate. You can also move the Suspended Jade Pavilion there."

Feng Yue shook her head again: "I'm doing very well in the Pingxiang Realm. Even if I want to go back, I will only go to the Three Realms Great Thousand after I have developed the Xuanyu Pavilion to the point where there is no further progress."

"When that time comes, I will be able to travel freely throughout the Three Realms and make further plans for my path of cultivation."

Fengyue had her pride, and Jiang Sheng didn't dwell on the matter. He turned and asked, "So, you invited me here just to catch up and have some tea?"

Feng Yue blinked: "Is that not allowed?"

Jiang Sheng nodded: "Of course it's possible, but it's not in your nature."

Fengyue smiled: "I invited you here today because I have an opportunity to share with you."

Opportunity?

Jiang Sheng's expression became more serious, and he sat up straight to show that he was all ears.

When it comes to opportunities, they are nothing more than rare and precious materials, magical treasures and scriptures, or good fortune and merit. Anything related to cultivation and the path of Tao can be called an opportunity.

If we encompass it all, it still boils down to the four words: wealth, companions, law, and land.

Jiang Sheng has no shortage of rare and precious materials, magical treasures and scriptures, nor is he lacking in luck and merit. Whether it's a Taoist temple or the inheritance of disciples, Jiang Sheng has it all.

But since this opportunity was suggested by Feng Yue, Jiang Sheng was genuinely quite interested.

After all, Feng Yue, this extraordinary woman, has always had many opportunities and has repeatedly defied fate and reversed her innate destiny. The opportunities that she is willing to share with him must have some significance.

Seeing Jiang Sheng sitting upright, Feng Yue smiled and said, "With my strength, I certainly cannot obtain this opportunity. However, I am not at ease with the other families in the Pingxiang Realm if I join forces with others, and the fellow Daoists I trust do not have the strength."

After thinking it over, you're the only one left.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but smile and said, "I am extremely grateful to be chosen by True Lord Fengyue, but what exactly is this opportunity?"

Instead of speaking directly, Feng Yue asked Jiang Sheng a question: "As a true disciple of Penglai and the Judicial Lord of Heaven, Jiang Zhenjun must be well-read and knowledgeable about the wonders of the heavens."

"May I ask, True Lord Jiang, how many innate spiritual roots and how many innate treasures exist in this chaotic universe?"

"How many acquired spiritual roots do you have? How many acquired spiritual treasures do you have?"

Jiang Sheng replied without hesitation: "There are only twenty-four innate spiritual roots in the entire chaotic universe, and even the most precious innate treasures are only thirty-six in the entire celestial cycle."

"There are as many as 108 acquired spiritual roots and 72 acquired treasures."

"When they are added together, they become the odd numbers of the celestial sphere, which aligns with the principle of perfection."

"However, in the current chaotic universe, whether it is innate spiritual roots and treasures or acquired spiritual roots and treasures, the positions are not complete. At present, there are only a dozen or so innate spiritual roots in all the heavens, and the innate treasures are even less than thirty-six in number."

"It is said that after the Ancestral Realm was destroyed, half of the innate treasures and spiritual roots in the chaotic universe were destroyed. In subsequent dimensional calamities, many more spiritual roots and treasures were destroyed. It can be said that unless all realms are unified and the Ancestral Realm reappears, it will be difficult to see the grand scene of all kinds of ancient innate and acquired spiritual roots and treasures appearing in the world."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yue nodded repeatedly: "The Eastern Heaven Taoists truly possess a wealth of Taoist knowledge and know the secrets of all the heavens."

As she spoke, Feng Yue changed the subject, a sly glint in her eyes:

"Then, has True Lord Jiang ever heard of the Innate Gourd Vine?" (End of Chapter)