Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Lingxiao!

Ye Wenshu immediately unleashed her most powerful and skillful divine ability!
In an instant, all that could be seen was the dazzling sword energy soaring into the sky, causing the entire space between reality and illusion to tremble endlessly. The sword intent soared into the heavens, embodying the majestic power of the Dao, carrying a vast and boundless momentum, and becoming the might of the entire universe.

No matter what kind of rotten blood rain or twisted filth it was, it trembled and disintegrated under the majestic and awe-inspiring power of the Heavenly Dao. The law monsters and corrosive spirits between reality and illusion actually felt fear at this moment. The majestic and awe-inspiring Heavenly Dao was so unquestionable and inviolable. Under the power of the Heavenly Dao, these filthy things were like stinking water and dirty snow exposed to the scorching sun, as if they would be purified by the glorious Heavenly Dao in an instant.

"Whether it is a contest of magic or a battle, the most important thing is not technique, but the mind and spirit."

This is a viewpoint that Jiang Sheng put forward when he ascended to the Void Refinement Realm and held the Void Refinement Grand Ceremony, gathering geniuses from all directions of the Three Realms and discussing the Dao with immortals, gods, Buddhas, and demons.

Ye Wenshu remembered clearly that when he first attained the Void Refinement Realm, the spirited Lingyuan Zhenjun smiled gently and pointed out his skillful moves: "Gentlemen, when you count swords, you talk about technique, form, and intention; when you discuss technique, you talk about spirit, clarity, and righteousness. In my opinion, all of these can be discussed in terms of momentum."

"Techniques and methods are said to be divine, weapons and artifacts are said to be living beings, but the blessing of one's own divine will far surpasses that of others."

"When dealing with the enemy, momentum is key; overwhelming the enemy with momentum is always effective."

"With unwavering resolve and refined divine will, one gathers divine will and harnesses the power of heaven and earth to create a great force. At this moment, with the blessing of heaven and earth, the momentum is in my hands, and my supernatural powers and spells will naturally possess power and efficacy."

"This is the way of power!"

Ye Wenshu kept Jiang Sheng's original views firmly in mind and applied them in subsequent battles. The Lingxiao Sword is all about power and prestige, and under the guidance of Jiang Sheng's views, Ye Wenshu has developed many new ideas for using the Lingxiao Sword.

Looking at the bewildered Taoist priest in front of her, whose aura was filled with filth and decay, Ye Wenshu knew that this fiend's Dao heart was most confused at this moment, and he was completely unprepared, while she herself was at the height of her power!
"Once you gain the upper hand, you must press forward relentlessly, crushing the enemy's morale and spirit—this is what is meant by 'destroying the enemy's sharpest edge'!"

Jiang Sheng's voice seemed to echo in Ye Wenshu's ears again. At this moment, Ye Wenshu's expression was as calm as frost, her eyes filled with only coldness and indifference: "Slay!"

In an instant, a sword light that reached the heavens and the earth fell, its majestic and awe-inspiring power overwhelming the universe, and in a flash the Taoist in front of him turned into mud.

Having defeated her enemy with a single sword strike, Ye Wenshu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when, unexpectedly, countless fleshy sprouts emerged from the mud, unleashing a raging wave of pollution. Just as Ye Wenshu was about to retreat, she heard a furious shout: "Lightning, come!"

boom!
Shen Yao made his move!
As the Divine Firmament Thunder Seal was activated, purple lightning crackled in Shen Yao's eyes, and a lightning mark between his brows tore through his flesh, transforming into the profound Purple Firmament Thunder Eye. As the thunder eye opened wide, thousands of thunder dragons roared between reality and illusion, reflecting the terrifying Thunder Prison amidst the thunder and lightning.

Shen Yao raised his hand and pointed, and the Divine Firmament Thunder Seal burst forth with mysterious light. Heavenly thunder shook and exorcised evil. The vast Divine Firmament Thunder descended from the sky and transformed into a dazzling thunder prison, covering everything in front of Ye Wenshu. Whether it was the corrupting intent or the sprouting flesh and blood, everything was covered by the thunder, howling and struggling in that supremely yang, supremely strong, supremely fierce and supremely powerful thunder prison.

Ye Wenshu used this opportunity to retreat, and with a flick of her left hand, a dazzling golden gourd appeared in her hand. Pulling out the stopper, Ye Wenshu held the dazzling golden gourd up and aimed it at the rotting flesh and filth still struggling in the blazing thunder prison: "Heavenly might is supreme, divine fire burns away evil!"

For a moment, it seemed as if the crows of the golden crows were crying out, and the Great Sun True Fire surged out from the gourd. In an instant, it was incomparably holy and powerful. The Great Sun True Fire, which was extremely strong and yang, coiled in the air and burned away all the filth around it. Whether it was the growing fleshy vines or the putrid mud, they were all turned to ashes under the raging Great Sun True Fire.

Simply hovering in the air, the space within a radius of three million miles, baked by the Great Sun True Fire, cracked inch by inch. Impurities had no place to hide under this supremely yang divine fire, and were instantly reduced to ashes.

Within the Thunder Prison, the rotting flesh and filth, sensing the aura of the Great Sun True Fire, struggled even more fiercely. Just as it was about to force its way out, streaks of azure light crisscrossed, forming a net that sealed it off from all sides, leaving no gaps.

Xiaogong also made his move. As Shen Yao used Thunder Prison to suppress the evil, and as Ye Wenshu unleashed the Great Sun True Fire as a killing move, Xiaogong understood that what was needed now was not superfluous killing techniques, but to completely trap the evil thing in place and give it no hope of escape.

So Xiaogong used his cloud sleeves to create a net, sealing off heaven and earth and nailing down the void.

The three of them displayed remarkable teamwork, a far cry from their previous disintegration.

You... lied to me!

Within the Thunder Prison, the flesh and filth roared in resentment, but Ye Wenshu and the other two were too lazy to respond.

He tried time and again to reassemble his human form, but was repeatedly beaten back into a muddy state by the Divine Firmament Thunder Prison. He tried to escape, but was trapped by the Cloud Sleeve Net with no way out. Above his head, the divine and incomparable, supremely yang and intense Great Sun True Fire had condensed into the shape of a golden crow. The golden crow spread its wings, and as it cried out, the universe cracked and the fire covered the sky.

The fierce and powerful Golden Crow charged straight at the blood, flesh, and filth. As long as the Golden Crow, formed from the true fire of the Great Sun, attacked, even if it had the nature of immortality, it would be reduced to ashes under the fire of the sun.

However, just as the Golden Crow was about to pounce, a sinister and filthy light shot out. Wherever this filthy light passed, filthy vines and tentacles sprouted. Between the illusory and real worlds that had just been cleansed by the Yang Fire, wild and chaotic buds of flesh and blood sprang up. The filthy and corrupting intent and the evil thoughts rushed over, pointing directly at Ye Wenshu!

There are enemies hidden between reality and illusion!
Ye Wenshu, Shen Yao, and Xiao Gong were all startled. Xiao Gong subconsciously threw out the Mingxin Jade Pendant, but it was corroded into dust by the filthy light in less than a breath. Shen Yao then threw out several talismans in succession. The Three Calamities Talisman and the Five Thunder Talisman manifested the Three Calamities Sword Qi and the Five Elements True Thunder in mid-air.

In an instant, sword energy cleaved across the heavens and earth, and five thunderbolts shook the void.

As the sword energy and thunder roared, the filthy light was finally blocked for a moment. Ye Wenshu took this opportunity to manipulate the golden crow to rush straight into the blood and flesh, and kill the evil spirit she had just seen!

"Aaaaaah!" The Great Sun True Fire burned mountains and boiled seas, evaporating everything. A mournful wail came from the blood, flesh, and mud. It desperately tried to grow hands and feet and crawl away, but it was turned to ashes inch by inch by the Great Sun True Fire, leaving only a wisp of dust.

As the bloody sludge was annihilated, Ye Wenshu retreated rapidly. The filthy light, now unobstructed, fell before her, corrupting the space between reality and illusion into a twisted, foul-smelling swamp of rotting flesh.

The insane pollution that ravaged people's minds and spirits even from a great distance startled Ye Wenshu. If it weren't for Xiaogong and Shen Yao's intervention, she would have been struck by the filthy light before she could kill the Taoist priest. Not to mention her mind, even her Dao fruit would likely have been corrupted, and her rank would have dropped by one level.

Still shaken, Ye Wenshu looked toward the source of the filthy light and saw a figure shrouded in shadow, its entire body radiating filth and distortion, staring at her.

"If it weren't for that kid's talisman saving you for a moment, you would have become my slave long ago."

The figure stared at Ye Wenshu without any attempt to conceal it. Covetousness, greed, lust, and ferocity—all sorts of filthy thoughts surged over her like a raging storm, making Ye Wenshu feel as if she were a lone boat struggling in a stormy sea. Even with her resolute Dao heart, Ye Wenshu still felt as if she were completely exposed to that figure, making her somewhat hesitant to retreat.

That undisguised greed, that blatant covetousness, is both craving and destructive; it is the darkest evil and filth, a desire that crawls out of the abyss.

Ye Wenshu felt a chill run down her spine. Just as she was about to retreat in fright, she saw the figure raise its arm. In the next instant, an endless stream of pollution and filth surged from all directions. Wherever this pollution passed, twisted monsters of laws and corrupted plant spirits grew out of the void, converging into a tide of filth that swept towards Ye Wenshu and the other two.

"He's after me. I'll try to stop him. You guys retreat quickly and then call for backup!"

As Ye Wenshu spoke, she gripped the Xuan Yu magic sword tightly with her right hand. She was a proud person, yet now that she was being coveted by that evil person, she felt fear. How could Ye Wenshu bear this?

Others have always feared her; she has never feared anyone else.

Even when facing Jiang Sheng, Ye Wenshu had never been afraid. But now she was frightened by the covetousness of a cowardly person hiding his face. The fear that came from the most primal and vulnerable part of human nature made Ye Wenshu both angry and ashamed. Ye Wenshu was certain that the seed of fear had been planted in her heart by that person. Even if she escaped now, she would have no will to resist if she faced this scoundrel again in the future.

Not only would she lose her drive to improve, but she would also lose her indomitable spirit. At that point, Ye Wenshu would become an ordinary person, with nothing left to be proud of.

We must act now, at this most vulnerable moment, to forcefully break through the fear in our hearts and so that we can be fearless in the future and rebuild our momentum of diligence and courage!
Ye Wenshu had made up her mind; she was determined to fight to the death against that strange man!
From the shadows, a figure whose true form was obscured grinned: "I'm really starting to admire you more and more."

"What a delicious sight it would be if the proud black bird were reduced to a caged bird!"

His figure brazenly displayed his desires, completely disregarding the resistance of Ye Wenshu, Shen Yao, and Xiao Gong. A beam of mysterious light almost corrupted Ye Wenshu, so what if the three of them joined forces?
Aside from the few talismans Shen Yao had just used that made him pay more attention, even if these three joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for him.

Looking at the three who were trying to put up a stubborn resistance, the figure seemed to remember something and laughed, "By the way, since you are all in this realm between illusion and reality, who should protect the real world?"

As he spoke, the figure raised his hand and waved it, and scenes of the Hundred Fruit Realm appeared before Ye Wenshu and the other two. Countless corrupt monsters surged towards the few remaining pure lands of the Hundred Fruit Realm like a tide. Wherever the tide passed, corruption spread across the land, and blood rain fell, giving rise to more and more fleshy tentacles and twisted fleshy buds. Those wood-type monsters, which were tens or even hundreds of feet tall and whose bodies were filled with rotten flesh and foul-smelling tumors, staggered and swayed like walls of flesh and blood, pushing down the defenses that the plants and trees of the Hundred Fruit Realm had painstakingly built, and compressing the living soil of the Hundred Fruit Realm little by little.
Gazing at those scenes unfolding before her eyes, Ye Wenshu gritted her teeth: "What are you all standing there for? Go back and defend it! As long as there's still a piece of pure land left, we haven't lost!"

As she spoke, the sword in Ye Wenshu's hand once again burst forth with mysterious sword light. Its indomitable sharpness and soaring momentum transformed into the most dazzling sword light, slashing out with sword energy that crisscrossed the sky for three million miles!

However, when the sword light reached the shadow, it was dispersed by the figure, who was covered in filth and decay!
The Lingxiao Sword, which had easily suppressed that Taoist priest before, was actually shattered by this strange man with a single hand?!

For a moment, not only Ye Wenshu, but also Shen Yao and Xiao Gong found it hard to believe.

The three stared in disbelief at the strange man who exuded an aura of filth and decay, their previously gathered fighting spirit gradually dissipating.

The strange man smiled with satisfaction. This was exactly the scene he wanted. Destroying the enemy's sharpest edge was undoubtedly the most effective way to crush them.

"You deliberately created this conflict because of my disciple's negligence, thinking you had succeeded, but little did you know that I had been waiting here all along, just waiting for you to fall into my trap."

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; where can this little insect possibly escape to?"

The strange man laughed, about to speak further to shake the minds of Ye Wenshu and the other two, and to shatter their Dao hearts, but the words stopped abruptly at the last minute.

Before Ye Wenshu and the other two could react, the strange man stared intently at the figure that had suddenly appeared behind them.

Unbeknownst to them, a celestial being appeared silently between reality and illusion.

The immortal, wearing a green crown and lotus robes, stood with his hands behind his back. Although there was no divine power about him, no corruption or filth dared to approach him. There was only pure and spiritual energy around him, making him stand out like a crane among chickens in this distorted and polluted world of reality and illusion.

Even though they were at least thirty million miles apart, and that person was simply watching silently without making a move, the smile on the strange man's face gradually froze until it vanished without a trace. (End of Chapter)