Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Seeing the morale of the crowd rise, Jiang Sheng waved his command flag, and a map of the Three Realms appeared in the hall.

At the very center of this map are the four seas and various continents of the Three Realms and Great Thousand Worlds. Beyond them are the Three Thousand Worlds scattered outside the Three Realms and Great Thousand Worlds. Among those dense Three Thousand Worlds, some have already turned half-crimson, and some are almost entirely black.

Those are undoubtedly worlds polluted by the Great Way.

As everyone's attention was drawn to those worlds, Jiang Sheng said, "Of the various middle-level worlds that have been explored so far, there is one in the Eastern Heaven, namely the Dongyang World, and in the South, there are fifteen, including the Hundred Fruit World, the Peony World, and the Eastern Flow World."

"This is only what has been discovered so far. We do not yet know how many more middle-thousand realms in the East and South have been affected; we also do not know whether there are any problems with the middle-thousand realms belonging to Chixiao and Yaochi."

Upon hearing this, both Zhu Yuzi of the Chixiao Dao Sect and Su Jing Fairy of the Yaochi Holy Land changed their expressions: Yes, the Dongtian Dao Family has discovered a problem, and the Zhenxiao Dao Sect has also discovered a problem. Does that mean that the Chixiao Dao Sect or the Yaochi Holy Land is without any problems?

Who would believe that if I told them that?

"Leave aside what hasn't happened for now, just remind the sect to be cautious, but don't send anyone down to the mortal realm for the time being. After all, the source of corruption hasn't been eliminated, and sending people down to the mortal realm will inevitably lead to their contamination."

"I have already communicated with Taibai Xingjun about this. Taibai Xingjun has urgently recalled all the disciples who were sent down to the mortal realm and set up a monitoring array and a purification pool in Nanxiao Buzhou to check in batches whether the disciples have suffered from spiritual pollution or corruption of their Dao heart."

"This is also why the Zhenxiao Dao Sect is preoccupied with its own problems. Therefore, the people of Chixiao and Yaochi should simply remind their sects not to delve too deeply into the matter."

Both Zhu Yuzi and Su Jingxianzi nodded in agreement; neither of them dared to renege on this point.

Seeing everyone take it seriously again, Jiang Sheng raised his hand and took out a command arrow: "True Lord Zhu Yu, the Shaoyao Realm, the Dongliu Realm, and the Haizhen Realm, these three realms are entrusted to your Chixiao Capital. Is there any problem?"

Zhu Yuzi said solemnly, "No problem! Please rest assured, Heavenly Lord, I, Chixiao, will definitely protect the Three Realms and prevent them from collapsing."

But then Jiang Sheng said, "Chixiao, receive the order!"

"Hereby, Chi Xiao, lead six million Dao soldiers, thirty Heavenly Nets, thirty Battle Divine Machines, thirty thousand Heavenly Mystery Puppets, three Cave God Magic Boats, and thirty Flying Void Magic Boats, and set off immediately without delay."

Zhu Yuzi took the command token, bowed to Jiang Sheng, and then swaggered away.

After Zhu Yuzi departed, Jiang Sheng looked at Fairy Sujing and asked, "True Lord Sujing, are there any problems with handing over the Danming Realm, Nanfeng Realm, and Qiling Realm to your Yaochi Capital?"

Fairy Sujing also said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Heavenly Lord, I, Sujing, am willing to pledge my life to protect all living beings in the three realms of the Jade Pool."

Immediately, Jiang Sheng took the command token again: "Yaochi Du, lead six million Dao soldiers, thirty Heavenly Nets and Thirty Battle Divine Machines, thirty thousand Heavenly Mystery Puppets, three Cave God Dharma Boats, and thirty Flying Void Dharma Boats, depart immediately without delay."

Fairy Sujing bowed, accepted the command token, and set off.

After Chi Xiao and Yao Chi left, both Xuan Xing and Ming Dong noticed that Jiang Sheng had suddenly stopped talking.

After a while, Jiang Sheng said, "There are some things that are not convenient for fellow Daoists from Chixiao and Yaochi to know. Right now, everyone here is a true disciple of our Eastern Heaven. We are all of the same generation, and we fought side by side and went through life and death together during the Xuanmen Tribulation. So now we're closing the door and talking about our own things."

"Everyone, do you know why Fellow Daoists Xuanxin and Mingfang have come to my Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion?"

Mingdong, Mingzhen, Xuanxing, and Xuanjing were all somewhat bewildered. Tianhe Mingfang and Qinghua Xuanxin were second only to Mingxian and Xuanyi, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were the number two figures of the era. In addition, with Penglai Lingyu, the number two figures below the senior brothers of each sect all came forward, which must mean that something big was going on.

Jiang Sheng looked at Ming Fang: "Fellow Daoist Ming Fang, why don't you speak?"

Ming Fang nodded, a bitter smile on his face: "This pollution of the Great Dao actually originated from the Great Calamity of the Xuanmen. It is an aftershock of the Great Calamity. It is a curse issued by those who are unwilling to accept that the Ancestor Kaiyuan has attained the Dao of True Yang, and it is a curse issued against my Eastern Heaven and the Xuanmen. This cause and effect is inseparable from my Eastern Heaven and my Heavenly River."

"If we really want to talk about who is innocent, the Zhenxiao Dao Sect is the most innocent one. Those worlds were implicated by us for no reason."

Upon hearing this, not only the true disciples of the Heavenly River, such as Ming Dong, Ming Zhen, and Ming Hao, but also the true disciples of the Azure Flower, such as Xuan Xing, Xuan Jing, and Xuan Que, all looked astonished and incredulous.

"Is this matter confirmed?"

Myeongdong is still a bit hard to accept.

Ming Fang said solemnly, "Junior Brother Ming Dong!"

"This matter has been confirmed. Ancestor Yue Heng has issued a decree to cooperate with the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace and Ling Yuan's actions."

"Anyone can shirk responsibility, but my Tianhe Dao Sect cannot. This is our karma."

Xuanxin also said, "Ancestor Miaoyan has also issued a decree. Celestial Venerable Qingyan has already ascertained the reason, and Qinghua Dao Sect is cooperating with Lingyuan in all actions."

Upon hearing this, Mingdong and Xuanxing both became solemn. The Heavenly Venerable's deductions and the sect's decrees were right there, and everyone had to take them seriously.

Lin Fan laughed and said, "You, Ling Yuan, this matter was originally the one that Zhenxiao Dao Sect was wronged, and it was also the Heavenly Venerable who asked you to do it. You still want to extort so much money from them. You really dare to ask for so much. Those things, Taibai Laoxianjun will have to be stingy for the next hundred years, right?"

Lin Fan's words undoubtedly dispelled the awkward and heavy atmosphere in the hall.

Seeing Lin Fan's expression, Jiang Sheng also smiled and said, "We're the ones who put in the effort. No matter how the Zhenxiao Dao Sect hides in the back, it's only right that they contribute something instead of people. Besides, as the Judicial Heavenly Lord, I can't let everyone work for free all the time. I have to find some benefits for everyone, right?"

"Moreover, the True Firmament Dao Sect doesn't even know about the Heavenly Venerable's decree." Upon hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly. The True Firmament Dao Sect doesn't have a Heavenly Venerable in charge of the Dao, while their Eastern Heaven has three Heavenly Venerables living in the same world. What can they do about the aftereffects of the Xuanmen Great Calamity?
Besides, if things were really that serious and out of control, would they need to get involved?
As they pondered, the confusion and tension in their hearts lessened.

Jiang Sheng then looked at Xuanxin and Mingfang: "Xuanxin, Mingfang, of the fifteen realms in the south, Chixiao and Yaochi have divided up six realms. The situation in Baiguo Realm is the most serious. Leave it to Penglai."

"The remaining eight realms, your two families will each receive four. Any problems?"

Xuanxin shook his head: "We will follow your orders, Lingyuan. The Qinghua Dao Sect will not object."

Ming Fang further declared, "The cause and effect originated from my Heavenly River. Let alone four, even eight, my Heavenly River can protect them!"

Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "There's no need for such solemnity. These are just four middle-thousand realms. Since you've agreed, each of the two families will send eight million Dao soldiers, forty Heavenly Nets and forty Battle Divine Machines, and forty thousand Heavenly Mystery Puppets to guard each realm."

"I have only one request: before I issue the order to leave, even if we have to wipe out all the Dao soldiers, we must keep them nailed to their respective realms and not allow them to leave."

Mingfang and Xuanxin rose and bowed: "Yes, sir!"

Finally, Jiang Sheng looked at Ling Yu, Lin Fan, and Ling Xuan: "Senior Sister Ling Yu, Junior Brother Ling Xuan, you two will lead two million Dao soldiers, ten Heavenly Nets and ten Battle Divine Machines, and ten thousand Heavenly Puppets to enter the Hundred Fruit Realm."

"My disciple Shen Yao, along with Her Highness the Heavenly Court's Mysterious Maiden and fellow Daoists from the Xiao Palace of the True Cloud Dao Sect, are currently investigating the origin of the virus. There are only a few suspected origin sites. After you enter the Hundred Fruit Realm, do not act on your own. Protect the remaining pure land. I will come to your aid once I have finished investigating the news from the Eastern Sun Realm."

Although Lingyu was Jiang Sheng's senior sister, she still received the command token and saluted: "Lingyu, I accept the order!"

Jiang Sheng then looked at Lin Fan: "Yun Xuan, your disciple Wen Sheng is still in the Dongyang Realm, and Junior Sister Ling Qiu is also in the Dongyang Realm. She can't hold out for long by herself. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Lin Fan grinned and said, "Don't worry, this is our own land, I'll guard it for you."

Jiang Sheng nodded: "Then you will also lead two million Dao soldiers, but I don't have much left. I will give you ten Heavenly Nets and Fighting Divine Machines, and five thousand Heavenly Mystery Puppets. You must guard the Dongyang Realm well."

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng looked at Duobao, who had been silent to the side: "Duobao!"

Duo Bao's spirits lifted, and he hurriedly looked at Jiang Sheng. Ever since he made a mistake last time, Duo Bao had been feeling uneasy, especially since Jiang Sheng hadn't punished him and had just ignored him, which made Duo Bao even more conflicted and restless.

He thought this mission was going to be out of his reach again, but to his surprise, Jiang Sheng was still thinking of him at the very end.

The excited Duobao immediately stood up: "Lingyuan, just give the order!"

Jiang Sheng snorted. Seeing Duobao's expression, he knew that the silent punishment he had received during this period had made him reflect on his actions to some extent. So he said, "You will also go to Dongyang Realm. Don't just focus on fighting."

Duobao excitedly replied, "I obey!"

Beyond the Three Realms, in the Eastern Sun.

Within the Eastern Yang Realm, a crimson storm of corruption swept across the heavens and earth, engulfing everything. The sky turned dark red, the stars lost their color, and the overlap between the illusory and the real world grew increasingly stronger. In the illusory world, those monstrous laws of the corrupted Heavenly Dao frequently appeared in the real world, affecting the remaining pure land of humanity.

Unfortunately, Huang Wensheng, Dongzhen Zhenjun, and Dongzhuo Zhenjun never sent back any news, and internal strife broke out within the Dongyang Sect.

Beset by internal and external troubles, Lingqiu forcibly killed some of the Dongyang Sect members who failed to recognize the situation, and took over the Dongyang Sect by force, assuming the identity of a true disciple of Penglai and an imperial envoy of the Heavenly Court.

Under Lingqiu's strong urging, the Dongyang Sect and the last remaining cultivation families in the Dongyang Realm began to spare no effort in repairing the city walls and setting up magic arrays. Lingqiu even personally took charge of the front line, killing any law monsters that tried to approach this last pure land of the Dongyang Realm.

However, five days have passed since she contacted Jiang Sheng, and Jiang Sheng has not replied, nor have any reinforcements arrived from the sect, while the number of law-based monsters outside the Pure Land is increasing.

"Angel, those monsters are gathering in ever-growing numbers!"

A True Person from the Dongyang Sect came anxiously to report.

Lingqiu put away the communication jade talisman and looked towards the distant, murky storm that blotted out the sun. Under the scarlet sky, the rolling storm pressed in like a dark cloud, and within that storm, beasts that had lost their fur, whose flesh was twisted and whose bones were hideous, and strange birds with filthy wings and grotesque bodies appeared and disappeared, their numbers almost inexhaustible.

"How come there are so many monsters?"

Some cultivators couldn't help but feel fear. Lingqiu glanced at the person but didn't say anything. Those who felt fear were the easiest to be corrupted. In Lingqiu's eyes, this person was already a dead man.

The monstrous laws surging like a tidal wave in the distance are the corrupted Heavenly Dao of this world, the distorted laws attempting to erode the last vestige of purity.

The corrupting power of the Great Dao is constantly trying to completely pollute this world, sever the causal connection between the Eastern Yang Realm and the Three Realms, and plunge the Eastern Yang Realm into the depths of chaos.

Now, the beasts and birds of the Eastern Yang Realm have been almost completely corrupted, and the power of the human race has been distorted to an unknown degree. Between the real and the virtual world, there are all kinds of strange monsters that corrupt people's souls and erode their Dao hearts. On the vast corrupt lands of the present world, countless corrupted cultivators roam.

With the current strength of the human race in the Eastern Yang Realm, even with the addition of her as a True Monarch of Refining Emptiness, how long can this last remaining pure land in the Eastern Yang Realm hold out?
But remembering her senior brother's words, Lingqiu clenched her fist: "Senior Brother Lingyuan, I will definitely protect you."

"Definitely!" (End of Chapter)