Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

In the chaotic universe, among all the heavens and myriad realms, there is only one unique position within the same era.

The final tribulation of the Yuanhui era is the process of the chaotic universe being reset and renewed.

After the final calamity of the Yuanhui era, the original innate spiritual roots and innate treasures in all the heavens and myriad realms were either destroyed or lost, thus creating new vacant positions where new innate spiritual roots and innate treasures appeared.

Since the ancestral realm collapsed and transformed into the heavens, only a portion of the twenty-four innate spiritual roots and thirty-six innate treasures have appeared in the world during each era. In this era, an innate five-needle pine may appear, and in the next era, an innate banana tree may appear, but an innate five-needle pine will never appear again; at least one era will pass between them.

The large number of Pure Yang cultivators dying in each Yuanhui also frees up a large number of Pure Yang positions, making room for new Dao paths.

The chaotic universe is constantly reinventing itself.

This was the result of Jiang Sheng's deduction based on the records of Penglai's own family books and the various records collected in the Daoist canon in the Eastern Heaven.

The calamity of ten thousand years is a world's self-renewal, while the calamity at the end of the Yuanhui is a renewal of the chaotic universe by the myriad realms. With each renewal, the rise and fall of the myriad realms will change accordingly. Some things disappear, and some things reappear. The laws governing this are also vaguely mentioned in the Eastern Heaven Dao Canon.

In the Daoist canon, Daoist masters refer to it as the Yuanhui Cause and Effect, comparing it to the ebb and flow of time, which is a vague and ambiguous description. However, Jiang Sheng still managed to deduce a little bit of it based on his knowledge.

There is no innate gourd vine in this era, nor was there one in the previous era. Therefore, Feng Yue's statement about returning to the past and reflecting things from the past onto the present is not unfounded.

Jiang Sheng didn't care for how Feng Yue knew these secrets for the time being, since the red gourd of joy was still a long way off. However, it was better to save up some time sand for now.

The sands of time are not the dust of years. The dust of years is a reflection and repetition of history, merely repeating the same period of history over and over. People may get lost in it, but they will not bring anything out of it.

However, the sands of time are a completely independent space-time, isolated from the present world, where history can constantly change, and by chance, some things can be brought out from it.

In comparison, the dust of time is formed by the power of time and is the condensation of history. It is just a constant repetition of history, but it cannot resist the erosion of time and will eventually dissipate between heaven and earth. Once the contents of the dust break its cycle or break the barrier between reality and illusion, the dust of time will burst like a bubble.

The Sands of Time, however, are formed long ago by the great power of time. They are the crystallization of time and space. Each grain of Sands of Time represents a segment of time and space. Compared to the dust of time, which may dissipate in a few hundred years, the Sands of Time can remain dormant in the long river of time for tens of thousands of years or even several eons. If the aura of the present world is stirred up and the barrier between reality and illusion is broken, it may be possible to fix that segment of time and space in the present world, forming a brand new small world, or to bring something from it into the present world.
Things buried in the sands of time can, by virtue of their position, withstand the erosion of years.

Jiang Sheng stared at the gift list in silence, while Qing Zheng couldn't help but feel anxious. After all, they needed his help, and it could even be said that the lives and future of his entire clan were in the hands of this seemingly only fifth-level Judgment Heavenly Lord. Qing Zheng couldn't afford to be careless.

After a long while, Jiang Sheng raised his head and looked at Qing Zheng: "The Sands of Time are extremely rare; apart from obtaining a few grains through spatial rifts and storms of time, there are very few places where they can be obtained on a large scale."

"Qingzhanjian was able to produce a whole pot in one go? There must be three thousand of those!"

Qingzheng's heart skipped a beat. He knew Jiang Sheng would notice this, but there was nothing he could do. After all, things that could attract this person's attention were extremely rare in the clan.

So Qingzheng honestly said, "I dare not lie to the Heavenly Lord, this Time Sand was retrieved from the realm of time by our clan's ancestor."

Time flies!

Seeing Qingzheng bring up the topic of Time Between, Jiang Sheng smiled: "Time Between, the resting place of the Candle Dragon Clan."

“When the great calamity of Xuanmen ended, I also obtained a piece of Zhulong molt. At that time, I also wanted to go to the realm of time to experience the power of time and practice some supernatural powers and spells there.”

"After all, the Time Cave is a rare gem among all the heavens and myriad realms. Not only can one experience the changes of time and the passage of years, but one day of cultivation within it is equivalent to one year in the outside world."

"Unfortunately, after the Great Calamity of the Xuanmen ended, a large number of new positions were born in the Three Realms. There were many complicated matters in the Three Realms, and I couldn't leave for a while, so I didn't get to go there in that time."

"Of course, it's not that practicing magic in the realm of time is bad, but serving as the Judicial Heavenly Lord in the Three Realms is a responsibility entrusted by the sect and a hope of the Heavenly Venerable, which cannot be refused."

Qing Zheng could only nod repeatedly. The sect's entrustment, the Heavenly Venerable's expectations, and the Heavenly Lord of Justice of the Three Realms were things that he could not refuse.
Indeed, the difference between living beings in all the heavens and myriad realms is greater than the distance between different realms!

Seeing that Jiang Sheng's teacup was empty, Ao Li picked up the teapot, poured tea for Jiang Sheng, and then obediently stepped aside. Ao Li had been behaving very well during this time, and his energetic personality had brought a lot of life to the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion. Jiang Sheng was quite satisfied with this little dragon.

Jiang Sheng gave Ao Li a satisfied look, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued, "The power of time is ever-changing and unpredictable. It is inherently hidden deep within the chaos and does not manifest itself in the myriad realms. Even if some turmoil occurs, the myriad realms will find it difficult to know for a while."

"I've heard that quite a few twists and turns have occurred during this period of time?"

At this moment, not to mention Qingzheng, even Qingming couldn't help but feel a chill: Could it be that Jiang Sheng knows something?

During the ensuing casual conversation, Qingzheng and Qingming were basically led by Jiang Sheng, agreeing with whatever he said.

After a long chat, Jiang Sheng accepted the things Qing Zheng brought, but he didn't directly ask whether Qing Hua would give them up. He simply told Ling Yan to take Qing Zheng and Qing Ming to rest and that they could see Qing Hua another day. Three days later, Qing Ming and Qing Zheng met Qing Hua in the judicial prison.

When Qingming saw Qinghua this time, she found that Qinghua's situation was much better. At least he was no longer chained to the Thunder Punishment Pillar. However, his injuries were still difficult to heal, and he was paralyzed in the prison with weak energy. But at least he was still alive. Although his injuries seemed serious and even damaged his foundation, as long as he could leave this judicial prison and return to Qingzhan Gorge, he would still be a Mahayana warrior and a pillar of the clan once he recovered.

When Qinghua saw Qingming and Qingzheng arrive, his lips moved as he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I failed to protect Qingyan and the others."

Hearing this, Qingzheng felt as if his heart was breaking, but he still smiled and said, "Don't worry, Qingyan and the others are fine. Just bear with it for a few more days, and we'll take you out!"

Qing Zheng wasn't really trying to comfort Qing Hua with these words. From beginning to end, Qing Yan and the others were just a pretext and didn't really matter.

After meeting with Qinghua, Qingzheng requested to see Jiang Sheng again to prepare for the second round of negotiations.

In the second round of negotiations, Qingming didn't need to appear. Jiang Sheng and Qing Zheng talked for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea and settled the compensation.

The Qingluan clan used 15% of its accumulated wealth over ten thousand years to atone for its sins and redeem its victims. In addition, it also had to compensate Xiaopenglai and Liuyuhai with a large number of rare and precious materials. Furthermore, Qingzhanjian had to send a group of clansmen to Penglai for further study.

They called it further education, but in reality, it was just about serving as mounts for the disciples of Penglai.

As for Qingyan and the others, they were simply returned as a bonus.

In total, for the sake of Qinghua, a Mahayana cultivator, and Qingyan, a group of five prodigies, the Qingluan clan gave away nearly 20% of their ten-thousand-year-old savings, and also had to sacrifice a group of clansmen.

Qingzheng immediately offered to contact his clan to send rare and precious materials and clansmen, but Yaochi Holy Land remained indifferent to the matter from beginning to end.

After receiving the news, Qingzhan and Qingyan exchanged a glance, letting out a long sigh of relief but also feeling somewhat worried. After all, in many cases, remaining silent already shows one's attitude.

Qingzhan said with concern, "Qingyan, this matter is not over yet."

Qingyan nodded. She understood what Qingzhan meant. This matter was considered settled for Jiang Sheng and the Heavenly Court, but it was far from over in Yaochi and the Eastern Heaven.

Thinking of this, Qingyan sighed and said, "Fine, this time I will personally take the items into the Three Realms and make a trip to Yaochi."

Qingzhan thought for a moment and said, "Bring more of those things. Whether the Queen Mother of the West will even look at them is another matter, but we need to make our stance clear."

Qingyan nodded, hesitated, but finally couldn't help but say, "If this matter is settled, our Qingluan clan will truly become a vassal of Yaochi, and we will never be able to turn our backs."

It seems that Yaochi was not involved in the events that occurred in the Three Realms. It was Jiang Sheng who was arresting people from beginning to end. But the fact that Jiang Sheng dared to arrest people and Yaochi did not express any opinion already explains everything.

The fact that Qingzheng was able to redeem the person shows that there is still room for negotiation, which is why Qingyan wanted to go there herself.

Several months later, Qingyan appeared in the Northwest Kunlun Continent with more than ten members of the Qingluan clan and a large number of rare and precious materials.

Qingzheng, who had been waiting there, brought rare and precious materials and his clansmen into the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion, while Qingyan rushed to Yaochi.

At the summit of Kunlun Mountain lies the sacred Heavenly Pool, the sacred site of the Queen Mother of the West, the western ruler of the Three Realms, also known as Yaochi.

"Mother, the Queen Mother of the West is waiting for you at Langhuan Terrace."

Qingming didn't dare to be too affectionate with her mother when she saw her. Qingyan understood the taboo, nodded, and followed Qingming to Langhuan Terrace.

The waters around Langhuan Terrace rippled and shimmered, golden lotuses swayed everywhere, golden lamps shone brightly, and jade cups hung high. Deep within Langhuan Terrace, in the Golden Lotus Pond, the branches of the lush banyan tree swayed gently in the wind. Beneath the banyan tree, screens and lattices concealed the area, and incense burned in bronze censers. A canopy hung high with thousands of tassels, and beneath the tassels was a golden cloud bed with five phoenixes flying and flowing jade. Leaning against it was the Queen Mother of the West, the Western Emperor of the Heavenly Court.

He is also the Lord of Kunlun in the Northwest, a great master of the Xuanmen Dao, the Supreme Saint Primordial Spirit Golden Mother Dao Lord of Taiyi Jade True!
Golden lotuses swayed everywhere, and the clear pool shimmered with light. Amidst the golden lamps and silver cups, and beneath the enormous, immortal banyan tree, Qingyan met the Western Queen Mother, the Golden Mother of the Mysterious Gate.

Looking up, Qingyan saw a cluster of auspicious clouds floating about an acre in size, adorned with golden lotus lanterns, bright pearls, and azure seals. The three layers of light—azure, gold, and purple—revolved around each other, like a flowing celestial river. The supreme and holy figure leaned lazily against a table. Although he did not look at her, Qingyan felt as if she had become a tiny speck of dust. Before her was the majestic Kunlun Mountains, and at the summit of Kunlun, a supreme and holy, towering figure was looking down upon her.

In that instant, Qingyan felt all her cultivation vanish, as if she had become a mere mortal with a physical body.

In an instant, Qingyan bowed deeply in submission, without a trace of pride, displaying only humility and subservience:
"This little demon Qingyan pays respects to the Queen Mother of Yaochi and the Holy Golden Mother Yuanjun." (End of Chapter)