Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

A Dragon Palace Archway, worth ten thousand taels of gold in three years.

This is a metaphor used by people in the Three Realms to describe the profitability of the Dragon Palace Market.

Of course, this analogy is not appropriate. After all, it would take less than three years to earn ten thousand taels of gold in the Dragon Palace Market. Let alone three years, it wouldn't even take three days.

As Immortal Lord Fuyun listened to the dragon's words, his eyes were filled with surprise and astonishment as he looked at Jiang Sheng. His expression was as if he were looking at something unbelievable. Jiang Sheng could almost see the astonishment in Immortal Lord Fuyun's eyes that said, "You actually do such a thing."

However, Jiang Sheng himself knew that he did not have a business called Longgongfang at all, at least he himself was unaware of it.

"Your Majesty, would you like me to introduce you to the Dragon Palace Market?"

The dragon served him with utmost care. He knew very well what kind of person Jiang Sheng was. It could be said that the Dragon Palace Market could continue to operate in the Southern Sky Continent because of the influence of this Judicial Heavenly Lord. If it weren't for this important figure suppressing things in the Heavenly Court, the Dragon Palace Market would have been devoured by those who were envious long ago.

After all, the Southern Continent is not only home to the behemoth Zhenxiao Dao Sect, but also Tianlong Temple and Jinchan Temple, each of which is a sacred place with Chunyang in charge.
These holy sites allowed them to do this business not only because of the large profits distributed by the Dragon Palace Market, but also because the Dragon Palace Market was backed by this important figure from the Eastern Heaven.

Although Jiang Sheng had some doubts, he didn't show it on his face. He just waved his hand to let the dragon leave first. There were some things that were not suitable to ask the dragon in person. Jiang Sheng even doubted that he would know anything even if he asked it. How could that thing, which was obviously just sitting there, know too much inside information?

Moreover, Jiang Sheng didn't want this matter to become widely known, so he simply suppressed the matter for now and investigated the situation later.

After sending the dragon away, Immortal Lord Fuyun looked at Jiang Sheng with a strange expression that suggested he could know a person's face but not their heart: "I never expected that Brother Lingyuan would have a business called Dragon Palace Workshop."

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "Immortal Lord didn't expect this, and neither did I."

"Over the years, I've either been in seclusion in the Heavenly Court or on patrol outside. I haven't even been to this Southern Sky Continent. Suddenly, someone came to my door saying that I have business here. I can hardly believe it myself."

Immortal Lord Fuyun paused, carefully examined Jiang Sheng's expression, and only after confirming that Jiang Sheng hadn't done it intentionally did he say, "Could it be that your subordinates did it behind your back, brother?"

Jiang Sheng remained noncommittal: "Let's postpone this matter. Right now, let's go see your friends, Brother Fuyun, and also take a look at that Pure Yang Treasure."

Upon hearing Jiang Sheng's suggestion, Immortal Lord Fuyun remembered his business and immediately led Jiang Sheng through the streets: "My old friends are staying at Anle Pavilion in the Southeast Ward. It's a great place, let's go!"

Following Immortal Lord Fuyun to the Southeast Ward, the first thing that caught the eye was the towering Anle Pavilion.

Anle Pavilion stands three thousand feet tall, appearing to pierce the clouds from afar. It is octagonal, with each floor three feet high. Each floor has flying eaves and brackets, adorned with copper bells and hanging palace lanterns. Each floor is surrounded by railings and corridors, where beautiful women from various ethnic groups can be seen laughing and playing. Clouds and mist swirl around the pavilion, and the corridors are shrouded in a hazy mist. The graceful figures in all their forms appear and disappear within the mist, just like a pillar that stands on earth and reaches the heavens. It is as if anyone who climbs to the top floor can ascend to immortality.

What surprised Jiang Sheng the most were the sculptures carved around the Anle Pavilion: the benevolent-looking, multi-armed Bodhisattvas, the graceful and charming celestial maidens, and the naked Vajra Arhats.
The entire Anle Pavilion exudes a strange sense of joy and desire.

Seeing Jiang Sheng's brows furrow slightly, Immortal Lord Fuyun explained in a low voice, "Brother Lingyuan, this Anle Pavilion has quite a background. It exists in all three Dragon Palace Markets in the entire Southern Continent."

"It is said that Anle Pavilion is the property of a certain Bodhisattva."

The property of a certain Bodhisattva?!

Bodhisattva is not a title that just anyone can claim. It represents the highest attainment in the Buddhist path of Lapis Lazuli, signifying a pure Yang status.

The property of a Buddhist bodhisattva is naturally not something anyone would easily offend. Observing the situation of Anle Pavilion, Jiang Sheng had some guesses about the origin of this bodhisattva: "It should not be the bodhisattva from the west. We can go in."

If it were a property of the Great Lingyin Temple in the Western Paradise, Jiang Sheng would never enter this Anle Pavilion. But if it were a property of bodhisattvas from other realms, then Jiang Sheng would have fewer reservations.

As for the claim that Buddhism is a self-contained system, don't say such things; it would only make the immortals and gods laugh.

If Buddhism could be self-contained, there wouldn't be so many lineages like the Bodhi Path, the Lapis Lazuli Path, and the Vajra Path, not to mention the numerous sects and factions within these lineages.

The Eastern Heavenly Daoists unified the Xuanmen's fortune by waging a Xuanmen calamity that affected most of the myriad realms. If the Golden Awakening Buddha of Buddhism wanted to unify the Buddhist fortune, he would have to suppress all the Buddhist realms.

Seeing Jiang Sheng's confidence, Immortal Lord Fuyun couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lingyuan, do you recognize whose property this is?"

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly: "If I am not mistaken, the three-faced, six-armed figure depicted in Anle Pavilion is the Bodhisattva Kongming Huanxi of the Lotus Sutra Realm."

In the realm of the Lotus Sutra, the Bodhisattva of Empty Joy resounds!

Immortal Lord Fuyun quickly remembered the Bodhisattva's origins. The Lotus Realm is the Great Thousand World of the Buddhist Lapis Lazuli Path, and together with the Lesser Light Realm, the True Suchness Realm, and the Floating Pagoda Realm, it is known as one of the Four Great Lapis Lazuli Treasure Realms.

However, the Lesser Light Realm is jointly honored by the two Bodhisattvas who uphold the Way, Bright Light Bodhisattva and Pure Lotus Bodhisattva; the Floating Pagoda Realm is dominated by the Floating Pagoda of Maitreya Bodhisattva; and the Lotus Sutra Realm is home to numerous Bodhisattva lineages of the Lapis Lazuli Path.

The strongest being in the Lotus Sutra realm is undoubtedly the Great Bodhisattva Jingfa Minghua. This great Bodhisattva, who has reached the realm of upholding the Way, has a lineage called the Lesser Pure Lotus Sutra of Past Lives, and is the master of the Lotus Sutra realm.

Below the Great Bodhisattva Jingfa Minghua are several Bodhisattvas who have entered the path, such as the Bodhisattva Kongming Huanxi and the Bodhisattva Xinding Tanchi.

As a celestial being in the Heavenly Court, and bestowed the titles of Taibai Star Lord and Xiqi Tianhao Emperor, he assists Nan Yuxiaoyun Changsheng Emperor in handling the daily affairs of the Heavenly Court. Naturally, he has some understanding of the situation of various holy lands within and outside the Three Realms. He also has relevant information about the Dharma Lotus Realm, but he does not have a deep understanding of Bodhisattvas who have entered the Dao realm, such as Kongming Huanxi Bodhisattva and Xinding Tanchi Bodhisattva.

However, these Bodhisattvas rarely enter the Three Realms, and being pure Yang beings, they are rarely seen. Therefore, Immortal Lord Fuyun did not know how many forms the Bodhisattva Kongming Huanxi had.

Seeing that Jiang Sheng recognized the three-faced, six-armed bodhisattva as the Kongming Joyful Bodhisattva at a glance, Immortal Lord Fuyun was somewhat surprised: "Brother Lingyuan, do you also have knowledge of the thousands of forms of these Buddhist venerable ones?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head and then explained, "It's not that I have studied the appearances of Buddhist venerable ones, but I have read a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures and have some memory of the appearances of some Buddhist venerable ones."

"In the Sutra of the Empty Recitation of the Dream of Past Lives, the Bodhisattva of Empty Cry and Joy is mentioned, saying: 'Mahayana is immeasurable, the Venerable One of Empty Cry, the Joyful Lapis Lazuli, like emptiness and illusion, embracing the six desires and containing the seven emotions, giving rise to thirteen marks, and performing thirteen transformations.'"

"Among them, the description of the Dharma form of this Bodhisattva of Emptiness and Joy includes three heads and six arms. It says: The Venerable One has three heads, with joy on the left and happiness on the right, and the desires of sentient beings appear in the center. He has six arms holding a vajra and a golden lotus, embracing the love of sentient beings and containing the desires of sentient beings. This is the Venerable One of Emptiness."

“This Anle Pavilion has eight sides on each floor, with celestial maidens and arhats carved on the left and right. These celestial maidens and arhats have different expressions, but the bodhisattva in the middle always has three faces and six arms. Therefore, it is not difficult to recognize the origin of this bodhisattva.”

Hearing Jiang Sheng's explanation, Immortal Lord Fuyun understood. Suddenly, as if realizing something, he asked, "Could it be that you started observing the surroundings as soon as you entered this Dragon Palace Market?"

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly, and Immortal Lord Fuyun looked at Jiang Sheng with even more surprise: No wonder this person has achieved what he has today. He is always observing his surroundings and vigilant in all directions. Does he think of Dragon Palace as a demon's den?

"Let's go, Brother Fuyun. Aren't you going to take me to meet your old brothers?"

Jiang Sheng smiled.

Immortal Lord Fuyun shook his head helplessly: "Go, go, go. You really are something, you can't even have a moment of peace when you're out here."

Upon entering Anle Pavilion, I felt even more strongly that the Bodhisattva Kongming Huanxi was extraordinary.

Anle Pavilion appears to be only three thousand feet tall from the outside, but its interior is clearly a separate space, like an independent grotto-heaven. Each floor is a hundred feet high, and there are hundreds of floors in total. The middle is hollow, and countless celestial maidens of bliss fly up and down. These celestial maidens of bliss have the pure appearance of Buddhists, the charming appearance of demons, the elegant appearance of Taoists, the indifferent appearance of the divine court, as well as dragon girls and demon girls. Even a few Rakshasa can be seen.

One by one, the celestial maidens of paradise were dressed in light gauze, adorned with bracelets on their hands and feet, their faces covered by gold and silver chains, their lotus-like arms wrapped with cloud-like belts, and their waists adorned with red beads. Each of them was extremely alluring and captivating, filling the Pavilion of Bliss with boundless lust.

The swirling desires and worldly air of Anle Pavilion lingered, with pale pink and red mists drifting leisurely through the air. A cacophony of decadent music filled the air, and all living beings were immersed in its allure, indulging in unrestrained pleasure. Yet, neither Jiang Sheng nor Immortal Lord Fuyun showed the slightest sign of being captivated by it all.

Jiang Shengdao's spiritual platform remained clear and lucid, with the Qingping Magic Sword hovering high above his true spirit in his sea of ​​consciousness, suppressing demonic sounds and cutting off all distracting thoughts; while Immortal Lord Fuyun had seen through the joys and sorrows of the human world, and this old man of tens of thousands of years no longer had the slightest interest in these things.

"Those old guys really know how to pick a spot! This place is definitely chosen by that old bird!"

"He's getting more lewd with age; he has no respect for his elders."

As Immortal Lord Floating Clouds relentlessly attacked his old friend, a female cultivator stepped forward and called out, "Immortal Lord~"

The moment the title "Immortal Lord" was uttered, Immortal Lord Fuyun felt his bones go numb. This female cultivator was mature and charming, with a voluptuous figure. Every frown and smile was naturally alluring, and every gesture was captivating.

"Immortal Lord, is there anything I can do to serve you?"

The female cultivator nestled close to Immortal Lord Fuyun and blinked, while Immortal Lord Fuyun stepped back and said, "Quickly take us to the Chenglejia Room."

Upon hearing that it was Cheng Le Jia Jian, the female cultivator's eyes seemed to light up: "So you are a distinguished guest of Cheng Le. Immortal Lord, please come with me."

"Does the Immortal Lord need fine wine and beautiful women? Our Anle Pavilion has the imperial wine of the Heavenly Court, beauties from all over the world, and even the immortal fruits of Kunlun."

Immortal Lord Fuyun didn't know why this female cultivator only sought him out and not Jiang Sheng. Clearly, Jiang Sheng was superior to this old man in terms of bone structure, appearance, and temperament. However, when Immortal Lord Fuyun glanced to the side, he discovered that Jiang Sheng had already concealed his presence. Even though Jiang Sheng was standing right there, the female cultivator couldn't see or sense him, so she went straight for Immortal Lord Fuyun.

An old horse stumbles and makes a fool of itself.
Immortal Lord Fuyun secretly regretted that he hadn't been careful enough, while the female cultivator clung to him, leading him up the cloud ladder.

The Anle Pavilion is over ten thousand feet high, and guests are not allowed to fly. Therefore, there must be something to facilitate guests going up and down the different floors. Thus, the Anle Pavilion is equipped with a mechanical cloud ladder. As long as you stand on it, the cloud ladder will take you to the designated floor.

This tool, originally designed by the Mechanical City to facilitate ordinary people and lower-level cultivators, is now being widely promoted throughout the Three Realms, proving to be extremely convenient.

Inside the cloud ladder, the female cultivator was still clinging to Immortal Lord Fuyun, but Immortal Lord Fuyun knew that Jiang Sheng was watching the show nearby. He was caught in a dilemma, so he had to find an excuse to distract the female cultivator: "Why is this place called Anle Pavilion?"

The female cultivator chuckled and said, "Immortal Lord, you may not know this, but our place was originally called the Bliss Pavilion, meaning to enjoy the ultimate bliss in the mortal world."

"But later, the manager of Longgongfang said that the name Jilege was inappropriate, as it was easy to associate with the Buddhist Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and it would not pass the Heavenly Court's review. So it was renamed Anlege."

"However, I think the manager of Dragon Palace Workshop is just cowardly and afraid of trouble. So what if it's called Paradise Pavilion? Why would the Heavenly Court care about a name? Cultivators' training is already so tedious, can't they even enjoy some of the pleasures of the mortal world?"

"Immortal Lord, would you be willing to enjoy this ultimate bliss in the mortal world?"

As the female cultivator spoke, she pressed herself even closer to Immortal Lord Fuyun. Immortal Lord Fuyun awkwardly glanced to the side, only to see Jiang Sheng watching him with great interest, clearly enjoying the spectacle. This left Immortal Lord Fuyun feeling helpless, so he had no choice but to raise his hand and tap the female cultivator to quiet her down.

As the female cultivator drifted off to sleep, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Immortal Lord, are you enjoying the ultimate bliss in the mortal world?"

Immortal Lord Floating Clouds snorted: "What joys are there in the mortal world? Can they compare to those of immortals and gods?"

"This mundane pleasure is nothing more than material desires and carnal desires; it's utterly boring."

Jiang Sheng nodded: "What the Immortal Lord said is absolutely right. With your experience, you must have seen all the splendor of the mortal world and enjoyed all the pleasures of life."

Immortal Lord Fuyun blushed: "Brother Lingyuan, don't tease me. Just you wait and see, when I see that old bird, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!"

Jiang Sheng asked, "So, who's this 'old bird' you're talking about, brother?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun chuckled: "Jin Zhao."

Jiang Sheng was taken aback. The name Jin Zhao was no ordinary one. He was the third elder of the Golden-Winged Roc clan in the Northern Continent. Moreover, if Jiang Sheng remembered correctly, Jin Qiong was the granddaughter of this Demon Lord Jin Zhao.

Did we run into someone we know?
Seeing that Jiang Sheng's expression was somewhat strange, Immortal Lord Fuyun couldn't help but ask, "Do you know this old bird?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "I don't know Demon Lord Jin Zhao, but I do know Demon Lord Jin Qiong."

Jin Qiong?!
Immortal Lord Fuyun was taken aback, then, realizing who this person was, felt somewhat embarrassed: "Ah, I see."

The cloud ladder finally reached the Cheng Le level. Immortal Lord Fuyun and Jiang Sheng left the cloud ladder and saw that this level was full of magnificent palaces. Hundreds and thousands of maids entered the palaces like flowing water to serve fine wines and delicacies. Each palace on the Cheng Le level could only be entered by distinguished guests recognized by Anle Pavilion. Cheng Le Jia was undoubtedly the first on this level.

Jiang Sheng followed Immortal Lord Fuyun to Cheng Lejia. Immortal Lord Fuyun immediately contacted Demon Lord Jinzhao in a bad mood. A short while later, Demon Lord Jinzhao came out leisurely.

The Golden Demon Lord was tall and imposing, with a majestic face. He wore a golden brocade robe and a phoenix-winged crown. He had a beautiful woman on each side of him. The one on the left was a Buddhist disciple with a white hair between her eyebrows, and the one on the right was a tall and charming Rakshasa.

Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, was about to make Floating Cloud Immortal Lord envious when he saw Jiang Sheng standing next to Floating Cloud Immortal Lord.

Although Jiang Sheng concealed his true appearance, the Golden-Light Demon Lord recognized his clothes and hat. He recognized every single one of them, which was shimmering with light and radiant with immortal brilliance.
A jade crown adorned with stars, a black robe with lotus patterns, a belt with a dragon swallowing clouds, and a green bamboo and crane skirt.
In the entire Three Realms, only one person possesses this crown and robe.

Upon realizing who was in front of him, the incomparably majestic Golden Zhao Demon Lord instantly looked somewhat embarrassed: "Ah, ah, Fellow Daoist Fuyun, why didn't you say that this person was also coming?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun smiled enigmatically: "Old bird, didn't I tell you I was bringing a distinguished guest?"

The charming Buddhist disciple and the fiery Rakshasa beauty nestled obediently in the arms of the Golden Demon Lord, but the Golden Demon Lord felt as if he were holding two burning coals.

"Let's go, what's the point of showing off outside if we're not going in?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun's words made Demon Lord Jinzhao realize what was happening, and he quickly released the beauty in his arms and said, "Yes, yes, let's go in, let's go in."

Seeing the disheveled state of the Golden Demon Lord, Immortal Lord Floating Clouds laughed heartily: "This old bird, still trying to show off in front of me? Go ahead and make a fool of yourself!"

Jiang Sheng and Immortal Lord Fuyun followed Demon Lord Jinzhao into the palace. They were immediately greeted by the scent of pink and the sounds of coquettish voices. In the center of the palace were golden drums, and beautiful women of various ethnicities were dancing gracefully on them. On both sides, gauze curtains fluttered, and some of the beauties, whether mature and charming or fresh and lovely, were kneeling or leaning, serving the distinguished guests in the palace.

As soon as Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, entered, he shouted, "Stop playing around, Fu Yun has brought an honored guest."

A dissolute Mahayana immortal, his eyes glazed, asked, "Where did this distinguished guest come from?"

Before he could finish speaking, he caught sight of Jiang Sheng and felt as if struck by lightning. A tingling sensation ran through his body, and the effects of the alcohol completely wore off.

"Ah, ah, this."

"What brings you here?!" (End of Chapter)