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The Tai Xuan Sword Sheath?!
Immortal Lord Fuyun's words almost caused a storm to rise in Jiang Sheng's heart!
Who is Tai Xuan? It is estimated that few people in this era know him anymore. But in the previous era, the Three Mysteries Dao Sect was renowned, and the Three Mysteries Dao Lord was famous throughout the heavens.

Tai Xuan is the head of the three Pure Yang Dao Lords of the Three Mysterious Dao Sect who dominate all the heavens, Tai Xuan Sui Chen Heng Ji Dao Lord!
Seeing Jiang Sheng's surprised expression, Immortal Lord Fuyun seemed particularly satisfied. Clearly, Jiang Sheng's usual calm and composed demeanor displeased the old fox, so he deliberately found a shocking piece of news to scare Jiang Sheng.

“Brother Lingyuan, I won’t say much else. You come from Penglai, so you naturally know that the Tai Xuan sword sheath is the natal treasure of that Dao Lord, the sheath of his sword Liu Sui.”

“That Dao Lord Tai Xuan Heng Ji is the Daoist Pure Yang who holds the Dao Fruit of Time. His sword, Liu Sui, is a Dao sword that can cut through time and cleave through the years. Even the scabbard that holds this sword is no ordinary thing.”

"If this item falls into your hands, brother, you can use it to comprehend the sword intent of time of the Tai Xuan Heng Ji Dao Jun, and you can also use it to practice the pure yang level of your own natal magic weapon. After all, if I remember correctly, your natal true treasure is also a magic sword, right?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun patiently guided him, appearing to be wholeheartedly concerned for Jiang Sheng.

However, Jiang Sheng was still the same Jiang Sheng with a clear mind and a pure heart. After being shocked by the news for a few breaths, Jiang Sheng calmed down.

In the previous Yuanhui, the three Dao Lords of the Sanxuan Dao Sect were all extraordinary individuals. Each of them was born with great fortune and relied on their own cultivation to roam the heavens. Not only were they powerful enough to manipulate creation and reverse yin and yang, but their magical treasures were also rare and precious treasures that were hard to find in all the worlds.

However, ever since the Three Profound Dao Sect's fortunes declined and it was in a situation of wolves devouring tigers, which led to a counterattack from various forces in the heavens, and the three Dao Lords of the Three Profound Dao Sect fell one after another, their natal treasures also went to reincarnation with their respective masters. What was left behind in the myriad worlds were only some remnants of the Pure Yang Treasure.

Jiang Sheng originally thought that there weren't many relics of the Three Mysteries Dao Sect in this Yuanhui. It was already a feat of defying fate and doing what ordinary people could not do, like the Jade Immortal Lord who was able to preserve the Lotus Heart Flame in the form of a lotus lamp until this Yuanhui. However, he did not expect that even the sword sheath of the Tai Xuan Dao Lord had been dug out.

The Pure Yang Treasure of the Three Mysterious Dao Sect, the scabbard of the Great Dao Sword Flowing Years, carries the Pure Yang Dharma Sword and nurtures the sword intent of time. How could its status be low?

Even if it is just a sword sheath, a sword sheath that can contain the sharpness of a pure yang magic sword must also be of the pure yang level. Such a relic of the Three Profound Dao Sect, even if it is broken, is not something Jiang Sheng can control.

Jiang Sheng had a clear understanding of what one's cultivation level and level of expertise were required for certain actions.

Some things are worth taking a chance on. For example, the Crimson Cloud Gourd that Fengyue mentioned is a relic from countless eras ago. It doesn't exist in this era, but by using it as a substitute, it can be reflected in this era without causing too much karma. After all, most of the people associated with this item have already reincarnated, and they are probably still returning in the long river of time.

But the Tai Xuan sword sheath is different; it's a relic from the previous era.

The last Yuanhui sounds like a long time ago, but it's only been about 40,000 to 50,000 years. Just think of the two Pure Yang Daojuns in the Xuanhuang Realm who survived the Yuanhui calamity in the last Yuanhui and are still alive today, and then think of the Menghua Daojun in the Jiuyou Realm who is also suspected to have existed in the last Yuanhui. Jiang Sheng now has an instinctive wariness towards anything from the last Yuanhui.

The Lotus Lantern is only a Mahayana-level item, not quite reaching the Pure Yang realm. Jiang Sheng has kept it hidden in his sea of ​​consciousness, which he can protect. But something like the Tai Xuan Sword Sheath...
Thinking about the potential consequences and troubles involved, Jiang Sheng felt an instinctive aversion. He was unwilling to invite a bunch of unnecessary trouble for a broken Chunyang sword sheath.

Immortal Lord Fuyun seemed to sense Jiang Sheng's indifferent attitude and asked curiously, "Lingyuan, I have already reached the Mahayana stage and have no hope of reaching the Pure Yang stage, so I don't have much need for this item."

"But you are destined to ascend to the Pure Yang realm. The Great Dao requires struggle. Are you not even tempted by such a Pure Yang treasure?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "The struggle for the Great Dao is like going against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind. I am naturally aware of this."

"To ascend to Chunyang, one must have the right timing, the right location, and the right people."

"However, I have no shortage of resources and cultivation techniques, no shortage of rare and precious materials, and no shortage of good fortune and merit. Now I have a divine duty to perform, good fortune is upon me, I have Penglai in the Eastern Heaven behind me, and a vast expanse lies ahead of me. Why should I needlessly stir up trouble for a broken Pure Yang sword sheath?"

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng looked at Immortal Lord Fuyun, who was praising the item to the extreme, and couldn't help but laugh and say, "Brother Fuyun, just how badly damaged is the broken Tai Xuan sword sheath?"

"If I can't even maintain the Pure Yang rank, then what use is it to me?"

"If I really want to comprehend the Pure Yang Law and deduce the Pure Yang Treasure, wouldn't it be enough for me to ask my sect's founder for help?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun was stunned. He had almost forgotten that the person in front of him was a true holy son of a sect, backed by Penglai in the Eastern Heaven and holding a position in the Heavenly Court. He lacked nothing in terms of resources, cultivation methods, supernatural powers, magic treasures, and even manpower and material resources. Moreover, he not only had the Heavenly Court's Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace, but also a Daoist temple of twelve million square meters in the South China Sea.

A great calamity in the Xuanmen sect has given Dongtian an incredibly deep foundation. Putting aside everything else, the seven Great Thousand Worlds and the countless Middle and Lesser Thousand Worlds alone represent inexhaustible resources. Everyone knows that many Pure Yang cultivators will emerge from the Dongtian Daoist family in the future, and Jiang Sheng will undoubtedly be one of them.

If there's anything Jiang Sheng lacks right now, it's nothing more than his own accumulated experience not being perfect enough, and his luck and merit.

From this perspective, it seems that Jiang Sheng really doesn't need the Tai Xuan sword sheath.

But if that's not how it's calculated, looking at Jiang Sheng who seemed completely unconcerned about the Tai Xuan Sword Sheath, Immortal Lord Fuyun silently threw out another piece of information: "What if I said that the Tai Xuan Sword Sheath is still maintaining the Pure Yang level?"

Is the Tai Xuan sword sheath still maintaining the pure Yang level?
Jiang Sheng's heart stirred, but he didn't seem to care. He even shook his head and sighed, "Last time, when the Immortal Lord asked me to help, he gave me a Pure Yang relic. But it was just a piece of fragment that couldn't be repaired and whose nature I didn't even know. It couldn't even be considered a Pure Yang item."

"This time it's another Pure Yang relic, but the result is a sword sheath that's in an unknown state of damage."

"Immortal Lord, sometimes I wonder what your True Firmament Dao Sect is really doing. Are you perhaps digging for treasure everywhere?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Fuyun felt somewhat embarrassed: "Ahem, what happened last time was indeed my fault, brother, but this time I really didn't lie to you, that Tai Xuan sword sheath is real."

Jiang Sheng nodded: "Alright, let's assume it's true. But you never do anything in vain, brother. Telling me this news means you need my help?"

Upon hearing Jiang Sheng's words, Immortal Lord Fuyun immediately blushed slightly: "Ahem, let's talk about it when we get there, let's talk about it when we get there."

Seeing the Floating Cloud Immortal Lord's appearance, Jiang Sheng felt much more at ease. He wasn't afraid that the old fox was eyeing him, but he was afraid that the old fox was just giving him gifts. If he was eyeing you, at least he would have some idea of ​​what was going on, but if he was just giving you gifts, then he must be after something big.

The cloud chariot traveled south, quickly traversing various heavenly realms and heading straight for the Southern Heavenly Gate. Along the way, Immortal Lord Floating Cloud introduced Jiang Sheng to the people in their small circle. There weren't many people in the small circle, only seven or eight, but each of them had a remarkable background.

Leaving aside Immortal Lord Fuyun, the true disciple of the Zhenxiao Dao Sect, and Taibai Xingjun of the Heavenly Court, the remaining individuals also have their own identities: a demon lord elder of a certain demon clan, a supreme ancestor of a side sect immortal sect, and a sect master of an immortal sect, an emperor of the Middle Thousand Worlds.
It makes sense. Immortal Lord Fuyun may seem unpretentious and friendly to everyone, but that depends on the person. After all, he is one of the current leaders of the Zhenxiao Dao Sect and also the Taibai Starway of the Heavenly Court. Immortal Lord Fuyun is practically the outsider of the Longevity Emperor. With such a status, how could he associate with ordinary people?

Even if someone seems ordinary, the fact that Immortal Lord Fuyun is willing to humble himself before a scholar must mean he has something extraordinary about him.

"We are all busy with our own lives, and we rarely see each other. We often only get together for a drink once every seven or eight hundred years. It's not easy, not easy at all."

Immortal Lord Fuyun sighed, looking quite nostalgic. Jiang Sheng laughed and said, "It seems that Brother Fuyun has a very close relationship with your old brothers."

Immortal Lord Fuyun nodded: "We've known each other for thousands of years. We've helped each other over the years. Without you all, I would hardly have made it this far."

"The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current. Without the support of a few relatives and friends, wouldn't it be too tiring to go it alone?"

As they spoke, the cloud chariot had already arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.

The heavenly general guarding the South Heavenly Gate naturally recognized the cloud chariot of the renowned Taibai Xingjun of the Heavenly Court. He quickly arranged the teleportation array, and in no time, Jiang Sheng and Fuyun Xianjun arrived on the South Heavenly Continent.

"This time, the place that my old brothers and I have chosen is the Dragon Palace in the Southern Sky Domain. Speaking of which, Brother Lingyuan, you haven't been there yet, have you?"

"Come on, let me show you."

Immortal Lord Fuyun was very enthusiastic, so Jiang Sheng went along with him.

Jiang Sheng didn't know much about Longgongfang; he had only heard of it but hadn't paid much attention to it.

Immortal Lord Fuyun then explained the origin of Dragon Palace Lane to Jiang Sheng: "Dragon Palace is wealthy and full of rare treasures, which you already know without me having to say more, brother."

"The Dragon Palace is good at accumulating wealth, so it has set up markets in various continents. On the one hand, it is to exchange goods and resources with the mainland, and on the other hand, it is to use the name and reputation of the Dragon Palace as a trading platform, from which the Dragon Palace takes a cut."

"The current Dragon Palace Archway covers a considerable area. There are three Dragon Palace Archways in the Southern Sky Continent alone, each belonging to one of the three Dragon Palaces in the South China Sea."

"Looking across the Three Realms, apart from the Southern Sky Continent, the Northern Continent, the Western Juehe Continent, the Eastern Sheng Divine Continent, and so on all have Dragon Palace markets, each managed by one of the Four Seas Dragon Palaces. Every year, the Dragon Palaces' share of the profits alone is piled up like mountains, not to mention the businesses they also run themselves, including gambling dens, taverns, and so on."

As he spoke, Immortal Lord Fuyun winked at Jiang Sheng, and Jiang Sheng immediately understood.

Don't say the Dragon Palace has no treasures; that's absolutely true. The Dragon Palace is adept at accumulating wealth, and its business acumen is renowned throughout the heavens. Even though the Dragon Palace markets have to share some profits with the various continents, the Dragon Palace still makes a fortune.

Jiang Sheng had no objection to this. The Dragon Palace was good at managing and accumulating wealth, which was its skill. Moreover, there was indeed a need for such a trading platform between the sea and the land. The Dragon Palace had both wealth and reputation, so it was only right for the Dragon Palace to do it.

As for gambling dens and taverns, they could never be completely eradicated. It's no wonder that some cultivators with weak wills become addicted to them.

They sped along until they arrived at Longgongfang, where Jiang Sheng realized that his understanding of Longgongfang was different from what he had imagined. This was not Longgongfang at all, but clearly a Dragon Palace City!

Before one's eyes was a tall gate plaque, a thousand feet high, inscribed with the four gilded characters "Dragon Palace Market," shining brightly day and night. On the left and right were dragons coiled around pillars, with cloud-patterned spiritual barriers. Below were seven gates, the main gate being seven hundred feet high and three hundred feet wide, serving as the main passage for transporting all kinds of goods. On the left and right were three gates, each a hundred feet high, which were the entrances and exits for humans, gods, immortals, Buddhas, spirits, ghosts, and demons.

Behind this store, a straight jade avenue runs north to south, with rows of pavilions on both sides. Looking into the distance, there are no alleys in the entire Longgongfang. The jade avenue crisscrosses the entire Longgongfang, with all kinds of shops densely packed together, yet each is clearly distinct from the others.

The vast Dragon Palace covers an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of miles and is divided into nine regions. Each region is further subdivided into four areas: gambling dens, taverns, brothels and entertainment venues are in one area; essential cultivation tools such as pills, arrays, and talismans are in another; there are also dedicated inns, residences, and various shops. The entire Dragon Palace is a gluttonous beast that devours all kinds of wealth day and night, and it can never be full no matter how much it eats.

Most importantly, Jiang Sheng discovered that Longgongfang had no city walls, only eight gate towers in total, located in the east, west, south, and north. There were hardly any Taoist soldiers guarding the city gates, and they didn't check anything. They just collected money per person and let people pass. In this way, people, gods, ghosts, demons, and evil cultivators could all enter. And those people needed such a place where they could relax temporarily and sell their stolen goods.

No wonder Longgongfang is so successful.

Immortal Lord Fuyun was in no hurry, letting Jiang Sheng look around Dragon Palace Ward. Once Jiang Sheng had seen enough, Immortal Lord Fuyun smiled and said, "Since we're here, let's do as the Romans do."

Jiang Sheng readily agreed. After the two of them put away the cloud carriage, they changed their appearance with a wave of their sleeves. In any case, the Dragon Palace Market did not check the aura or face of the newcomers, and only charged according to the number of people. As soon as the two of them entered the Dragon Palace Market with the huge crowd, they immediately felt waves of sound and heat rolling over them. The atmosphere of the mortal world was like a raging flood, which made Jiang Sheng feel surprised.

Along the main road, all sorts of demons and spirits could be seen everywhere. There were beautiful flower fairies greeting customers by the taverns, and silent stone monsters carrying mountain-sized loads of goods to deliver. Some ghost cultivators even ran inns to cater to evil cultivators and those who robbed others. As for the demons, there were countless of them. Whether they were fox demons, tiger demons, rat demons, or rabbit demons, there was no difference between them. There was no concept of bloodline enemies. Everyone was thinking about how to make money and how to sell their goods.

The only thing worth noting is the dragon soldiers patrolling the market. Those shrimp soldiers and crabs dressed in dragon palace armor patrol the entire market. They don't crack down on swindlers or evildoers; they simply patrol to maintain order and let everyone know that this is the territory of the Dragon Palace. As long as it doesn't affect the business of the market, then anything is permissible.

In such a bustling environment, the complexities of human nature and the six desires and seven emotions of sentient beings are laid bare. Jiang Sheng can almost turn his head and see old tricksters swindling newcomers, gamblers losing everything, and all sorts of young swordsmen and elderly cultivators frequenting brothels.
"Brother, what do you think of this place?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun looked at Jiang Sheng with a smile.

Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment, then said, "Humans, gods, ghosts, demons, spirits, monsters, immortals, and Buddhas all live together in one place, each without interfering with the others, yet they blend together as one."

"This is the human world."

This is the human world.

These words, spoken by Jiang Sheng, made Immortal Lord Fuyun admire him even more. He had thought that Jiang Sheng, the Heavenly Judicial Lord of the Heavenly Court, would examine this place and say that it was full of filth and filth, or that as the true successor of the Eastern Heaven and the core of the Daoist sect, he would point out that this place was full of materialism and neglected cultivation. But he did not expect that Jiang Sheng would say that this place was the human world.

Yes, where in the world are there so many truly pure-hearted and desireless cultivators, and where is there a place that does not harbor filth and depravity?
The Heavenly Ruler of Justice governs the laws and regulations of Heaven, not the hearts of men. The Eastern Heavenly Daoists are also free and inactive. Jiang Sheng knows this very well. It's not that the Dragon Palace has great power that led to the existence of the Dragon Palace Market. It's that the Three Realms need trade between land and sea, and that all forces, including humans, gods, ghosts, and demons, need such a place, which is why the Dragon Palace Market exists.

Existence is reasonable.

Just as Immortal Lord Fuyun was about to show Jiang Sheng around the Dragon Palace, several dragons approached somewhat nervously. The leader, a Floating Cloud Dragon, cautiously asked, "May I ask, is it the Heavenly Lord in person?"

Jiang Sheng looked at Immortal Lord Fuyun with some surprise: Wasn't it said that Dragon Palace Workshop didn't investigate the origins of its guests? He had at least concealed his true appearance, so how was he discovered?
Upon seeing this, the dragon quickly said, "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. You are one of the owners of this Dragon Palace, so we should naturally get to know you all so that we can receive you properly."

what?
One of the owners of Longgongfang?

Jiang Sheng was completely bewildered. How could he not recall having a business deal called Dragon Palace Workshop? (End of Chapter)