Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

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Throughout the entire Chenglejia Hall, gasps of astonishment rose and fell.

The demon lords of the demon race and the immortal lords of the Xuanmen were all heart-pounding, mistaking Jiang Sheng's sudden appearance for someone who had come to capture them.

Jiang Sheng glanced around at everyone in the hall and recognized their origins.

The Great Elder of the Mighty Bull Clan, the Demon Lord Niu Fen; the Supreme Ancestor of the Left Immortal Sect of the South Sea Side Sect, the Immortal Lord Zuo Miao; the Sect Master of the Daylight Sect of the Daoist Immortal Sect of the Southern Sky Continent, the Immortal Lord Guang Yuan; the Heavenly Fortune Emperor encountered during the struggle for the fruit position; and the Star Lord Zhenxing of the Heavenly Court.
Based on ethnicity, they are divided into humans, demons, and spirits; based on lineage, they are divided into the Xuanmen (mysterious sects), the Shendao (divine path), the Hexiemen (unorthodox sects), and the Yaoxiu (demonic cultivators); based on world, they are divided into the Daqian (Great Thousand World) and the Zhongqian (Middle Thousand World).
It can only be said that Immortal Lord Fuyun has a truly wide circle of friends. He has connections with people both within and outside the Three Realms, both human and non-human. No wonder he can assist the Great Emperor Nanyu in managing the daily affairs of the Heavenly Court.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Demon Lord Jin Zhao quickly explained, "Please don't panic, everyone. This gentleman was invited by Fu Yun."

After hearing Jin Zhao Demon Lord's words, everyone looked at the composed Floating Cloud Immortal Lord and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's no wonder they were afraid. They had no connection with Jiang Sheng to begin with, and he was the Judicial Heavenly Lord, backed by the Eastern Heaven, known for his cold and aloof nature. In terms of status and background, they couldn't compare to Penglai in the Eastern Heaven, and in terms of cultivation and supernatural powers, they were no match for Jiang Sheng. Plus, it was in a place like this, so anyone who saw Jiang Sheng would be startled.

Immortal Lord Fuyun chuckled and said, "You old fogies are all disrespectful to your elders. Brother Lingyuan should send you all to the Heavenly Prison to live a life of quiet contemplation."

Jiang Sheng laughed upon hearing this, "Then when the time comes, I'm afraid you, Brother Fuyun, won't be the first one to come to me for mercy."

A joke completely put everyone at ease. Jiang Sheng's banter with Immortal Lord Fuyun was undoubtedly meant to reassure everyone that the two had a good relationship.

Immortal Lord Guangyuan of the Daylight Sect immediately said, "Don't act recklessly. Go and prepare several more jugs of immortal wine, and then prepare immortal tea and spiritual fruits. Go quickly."

The female cultivators who had been nestled in the arms of the Mahayana cultivators were all sensible. They obediently got up, prepared the celestial wines and delicacies, spiritual teas and fruits, and then took their leave. For a moment, Chenglejia Hall returned to silence.

Immortal Lord Guangyuan was still a little uncomfortable: "I know that the Heavenly Lord likes tea. It is said that the Tianle Spring Bud of Anle Pavilion is also a famous tea of ​​the Buddhist Liuli Dao. Why don't you have a taste?"

After Jiang Sheng thanked them, he looked at the pool of spring-like spiritual tea in front of him. He took a sniff and felt a wave of worldly atmosphere wash over him. For a moment, it was as if the vast world of mortals enveloped Jiang Sheng, and all sorts of blissful scenes of human life appeared around him, making him linger and become intoxicated. In the end, the joy of all beings dissipated, leaving only the chanting of Buddhist scriptures, which brought people peace and tranquility.

First came great joy and bliss, then great tranquility and freedom. The aroma of the tea made Jiang Sheng's Daoist mind even clearer, and his spirit seemed to become more resilient amidst the bustling world of tea.

After inhaling the aroma of the tea, Jiang Sheng took another sip. The warm tea soup went down his throat and turned into a comforting feeling. Then, ethereal Buddhist chants came into view. The turbulent waves of the mortal world and the six desires and seven emotions melted into a sea of ​​bliss. Then, the wise chants and pure Buddhist light gathered together. In the collision between worldly desires and pure wisdom, one felt as if one was between ice and fire, or as if one was in the gap between hell and heaven. One felt the wonder of purity and turbidity and realized freedom and transcendence.

After a long while, Jiang Sheng slowly exhaled a long breath, then opened his eyes and praised, "Tianle Spring Sprouts, truly extraordinary."

"This tea is definitely among the finest, a unique treasure from some lineage. Just a sniff brings joy and bliss, a sense of purity and wisdom; a sip allows you to experience the myriad aspects of life, a feeling of extraordinary freedom."

"This Tianle Chun Ya is several times better than the Fanxing Yin Cui I usually drink. Brother Fuyun, why don't you try it?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun was somewhat surprised. Even his own Suspended Mist Tea hadn't received such praise from Jiang Sheng. Could this be a masterpiece of the Pure Yang level?!
Immortal Lord Fuyun quickly took a sip, and then he too began to savor the taste.

A full quarter of an hour later, Immortal Lord Fuyun finally came to his senses and exclaimed, "This Heavenly Joy Spring Sprout is even more extraordinary than the Suspended Mist Empty Tea of ​​my True Cloud Dao Sect."

"I suppose that apart from the Water Mirror Cloud Leaf under the Sky Sea Cliff of my sect's Longevity Emperor, only Brother Lingyuan's Enlightenment Heavenly Tea from Penglai and the Water Wood White of the Qinghua Dao Sect can compare."

Guangyuan Immortal Lord and the others were somewhat taken aback when they saw Jiang Sheng and Fuyun Immortal Lord give such high praise to Tianle Chunya. They had also drunk Tianle Chunya, but they had not felt any wonder about it.
Subconsciously, Immortal Lord Guangyuan took a sip, and then he was also immersed in the aftertaste. After a long time, Immortal Lord Guangyuan realized: So the Tianle Spring Sprout they drank before was not as good as this one!
The previous Tianle Chun Ya teas, even if they were genuine, were definitely not aged enough, but this time we are drinking the best quality.

Why didn't we serve them such fine tea before?!

For a moment, Immortal Lord Guangyuan was somewhat annoyed, but after glancing at Jiang Sheng, he suppressed his anger: "That's right, this time it's because of this Heavenly Lord of Justice that they were able to drink this excellent wine, perhaps it's all thanks to him."

It wasn't the first time that Demon Lord Jin Zhao and Immortal Lord Zuo Miao had come, but they hadn't had time to drink tea before, so they hadn't tasted the flavor of Tian Le Chun Ya. Emperor Tian Yun, Lord Zhen Xing Xing, and Demon Lord Niu Fen didn't have as many thoughts as Immortal Lord Guang Yuan, because it was the first time for the three of them to come to such a place.

Especially for Emperor Tianyun and Lord Zhenxing, given their noble status, coming here would be a complete waste of their time. Yet, this place was chosen by Demon Lord Jinzhao and Immortal Lord Guangyuan.
Jiang Sheng was unaware of the thoughts of the others. He was savoring the Tianle Spring Bud tea. Such fine tea was probably rare even in Anle Pavilion, and it wouldn't be offered to a group of Mahayana cultivators so casually. Yet, on his first visit, he had tasted such a high-quality tea. From the expressions of Guangyuan Immortal Lord and the others, Jiang Sheng could tell that this Tianle Spring Bud tea was different from what they had drunk before, which meant that someone must have specially sent it to him.

Who is it?
Is he the manager of the Dragon Palace Market or the head of the Anle Pavilion?

As Jiang Sheng pondered, his divine sense gradually covered the entire palace, forming an impenetrable net of divine sense. Anyone who wanted to investigate the situation inside the palace would inevitably be detected by Jiang Sheng. Even a Mahayana cultivator could not penetrate Jiang Sheng's net of divine sense silently, unless they were a Pure Yang cultivator!
Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng was suddenly startled: because the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet was just around the corner, there had been quite a few Pure Yangs coming to the Three Realms in recent days. It was not impossible for a Pure Yang to experience the pleasures of the mortal world in the Southern Sky Continent.

"Brother Lingyuan, what are you thinking about?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun looked at Jiang Sheng, who was deep in thought, and asked him in a low voice.

Jiang Sheng pointed to the Tianle Spring Sprouts in front of him: "Is this kind of exquisite product something we can easily appreciate?"

"Or is it that Anle Pavilion is so wealthy that it can serve every Mahayana cultivator who comes here a cup of such immortal tea?"

Immortal Lord Fuyun paused for a moment, subconsciously looking outside the hall, then seemed to think of something and laughed, "Brother Lingyuan, perhaps this is what Anle Pavilion specially prepared for you."

"Don't forget, you are a shareholder of this Dragon Palace Workshop."

Jiang Sheng said helplessly, "I don't even know when I became a shareholder of this Dragon Palace Tea House. Oh well, since they sent such good tea, it means they have no ill intentions."

"After we've finished appreciating that treasure, let's head back to Heaven as soon as possible."

Suppressing his suspicions with a few words, Jiang Sheng sipped his tea while waiting for the various families to display their collections.

The gatherings of old fellows like Immortal Lord Floating Cloud are more about exchanging goods and resources, maintaining relationships, and showing off their recent gains to old friends than about trading.

This time was no exception.

The Demon Lord Jin Zhao took out a wooden box made of dragon-patterned wood: "This is a good thing I got from the North Sea. Can you guess what it is?"

The Demon Lord Niu Fen looked the wooden box up and down and guessed first: "This box can only hold something about a foot high at most. What good things in the North Sea are this size?"

"Could it be the head of some enemy who offended you?"

Jin Zhao Demon Lord rolled his eyes at Niu Fen Demon Lord with annoyance: "What enemy's head is worth me using sandalwood with dragon patterns to house it?"

"Zuo Miao, Guang Yuan, Fu Yun, you three old guys are all from the Xuanmen sect, and you've seen and heard a lot. Why don't you guess what the specialties of Beihai are?"

Immortal Lord Zuo Miao shook his head: "If it's a specialty of the South China Sea, I can guess a thing or two. But the North Sea is vast and boundless, and only you locals know how many rare and precious materials it contains. I won't guess."

Immortal Lord Guangyuan stroked his beard and laughed, “Although the North Sea is vast and boundless, it is not as rich in resources as the East and South Seas. What this old bird can bring out must be a rare treasure of the North Sea.”

“I’ve done the math, and there are only a few kinds of rare treasures in the North Sea that are a foot in size. Among them are either the Cangyi Pearl of the North Sea or the Mermaid Tears Amber. These are the only two kinds that this old bird can produce. As for the others, this old bird can’t get his hands on them.” Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Fuyun laughed heartily: “Not bad, not bad. This old bird doesn’t have any good stuff on hand, otherwise he would definitely have waited until the very end like us.”

Seeing everyone laughing at him, Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, was not annoyed. He snorted twice and said, "You ignorant fools, today I'll show you what I'm made of!"

As he spoke, Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, opened the wooden box, and an egg that looked like it was made of ice crystal, exuding a chilling aura, yet was as smooth as jade, appeared before everyone.

Upon seeing this, the Demon Lord Niu Fen's eyes widened immediately. Immortal Lord Zuo Miao, Immortal Lord Guang Yuan, Emperor Tian Yun, and Emperor Zhen Xing all showed astonishment. Even Immortal Lord Fu Yun was dumbfounded, never expecting that Demon Lord Jin Zhao could bring out such a treasure right away.

Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, looked at Jiang Sheng: "Heavenly Lord, do you recognize this?"

Jiang Sheng gazed at the egg, which seemed to contain boundless icy spiritual energy and was as white as jade and as bright as a star, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Phoenix egg!"

The egg, which exuded a chilling aura and resembled ice crystals yet possessed a jade-like texture, was none other than the egg of a phoenix.

Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, laughed and said, "As expected of a Heavenly Lord, you are very knowledgeable."

"It is often said that the phoenix embodies the five virtues and is divided into five colors and five elements. The blue one is called Luan, which belongs to the east and is associated with wood; the red one is called Que, which belongs to the south and is associated with fire; the yellow one is called Yuan, which belongs to the center and is associated with earth; the white one is called Hu, which belongs to the west and is associated with metal; and the purple one is called Yue, which belongs to the north and is associated with water."

"However, water has different properties; it can turn cold into ice and become blue. This phoenix egg is the egg of the phoenix."

Looking at the phoenix egg, Immortal Lord Fuyun suddenly sighed: "It's a pity, it's a dead egg."

Immortal Lord Zuo Miao also shook his head and sighed, "What a pity."

Immortal Lord Guangyuan said, "If it weren't a dead egg, would it have fallen into the hands of this old bird?"

"Aren't you afraid that the phoenixes of all the heavens and myriad realms will come after this old bird? At that time, even the Great Sage of the Demon Emperor's Palace won't be able to protect him."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, if a phoenix egg was still capable of hatching, it would likely have turned into ice crystals the moment it fell into the hands of the Golden Demon Lord.

Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, didn't care: "Hmph, you can only be envious. Even a dead egg can purify the mind and spirit, keep away from inner demons and external troubles, and greatly benefit cultivation, spellcasting, talisman drawing, and alchemy."

As he spoke, Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, looked at Jiang Sheng and said, "Heavenly Lord, if you like these phoenix eggs, feel free to take them. They will become the elixirs and talismans of the Eastern Heaven in the future. Just share some with me."

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "A gentleman does not take what others cherish. This phoenix egg belongs to the Demon Lord and is destined to be with him."

Jiang Sheng understood very well that even a dead phoenix egg is not something an ordinary person can possess. The reason why the Golden Zhao Demon Lord could hold it was because he belonged to the Golden-Winged Roc clan, and the Roc and the Peacock were born from the Phoenix, so they were related in some way.

Therefore, the phoenix egg is nothing special in the hands of the Golden-Winged Roc clan, nor in the hands of the Peacock clan, but it is a different story when it falls into the hands of others.

When Jin Zhao, the Demon Lord, saw that Jiang Sheng refused, he couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. He had actually wanted to pass on this hot potato, since it wasn't something he wanted, but rather something that had been offered to him.
He had intended to give this item away at this gathering, but seeing that no one wanted to be the fool, Jin Zhao Demon Lord had no choice but to reluctantly put away this incomparably precious yet scorchingly hot treasure.

After Jin Zhao Demon Lord finished showing off, Niu Fen Demon Lord also revealed his collection.

"I don't have as many tricks up my sleeve as those old birds, and I don't keep things to myself and make you guess."

"I guarantee you've never seen anything like this before!"

As he spoke, the Demon Lord Niu Fen solemnly took out a horn from his bosom—a horn that was curved all over yet shone like stars, as if it were cast in gilded gold.

In an instant, as the horn appeared, the condensed power of stars and the unyielding nature of metal spread out, and the profound pressure made everyone hold their breath.

The Demon Lord Jin Zhao's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "The horns of the Golden Bull, shimmering with starlight?!"

Where did you get this horn?

The Starry Golden Bull is a mysterious race among the bull-like demons. It is formed from stars, with the star core as its body and metal as its armor, making it impervious to swords and spears and unaffected by any magic. In addition, it possesses immense strength and is invincible in breaking formations and spells. Such a beast is comparable to a primordial deity and is extremely rare in the myriad realms. It is said that the Starry Golden Bull race has its own secret cave and rarely appears in public.

Immortal Lord Fuyun exclaimed in surprise, "The Golden Ox of Starlight has not appeared in the world for tens of thousands of years, hasn't it?"

"The last recorded appearance was during the last Yuanhui when a Great Sage of the Starry Sky Golden Bull Clan joined forces with the Three Profound Dao Sect to fight against the heavens. In the end, the Three Profound Dao Sect was destroyed, and that Great Sage of the Starry Sky Golden Bull Clan..."

Before he could finish speaking, Immortal Lord Fuyun seemed to realize something and looked at Demon Lord Niu Fen in astonishment: "Could this be the horn that Great Sage dropped?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Zuo Miao, Immortal Lord Guang Yuan, Emperor Tian Yun, and Emperor Zhen Xing all looked at Demon Lord Niu Fen. The horn left behind by the Pure Yang Great Sage of the Golden Bull Clan was a genuine Pure Yang object. Whether it was used to resist supernatural powers and spells or to break through formations and secret realms, it was at least unobstructed under Pure Yang conditions.

Even some pure Yang level array secret realms might not be able to withstand this horn.

Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Guangyuan recalled the secret realm he had discovered and immediately said, "Old Ox, will you sell this horn? I'll exchange it for three, no, five resource worlds beyond the Three Realms, how about it?"

Zuo Miaoxianjun snorted coldly: "Old Niu, don't listen to him. You know the situation of his Zhouguang Sect in the Nanxiao Domain. How many good resource worlds does he have outside the Three Realms? They are all small worlds that nobody wants."

“I’m different. I’ll trade you thirty Gengxin mineral stars. If you can’t mine any Geng or Xin gold from any of them, I’ll compensate you!”

Clearly, Immortal Lord Zuo Miao also had his eye on this role.

Faced with the competition between Immortal Lord Zuo Miao and Immortal Lord Guang Yuan, Demon Lord Niu Fen said irritably, "What do you want? I haven't even said whether I'm selling this or not."

"This is a treasure I obtained from beyond the Three Realms. It is to be enshrined in the clan to suppress its fortune. You absolutely cannot buy it, but you can borrow it."

Upon hearing that Demon Lord Niu Fen was willing to lend it, Immortal Lord Zuo Miao and Immortal Lord Guang Yuan exchanged glances and began to communicate with Demon Lord Niu Fen through telepathy to discuss the rental price. In the end, although the two immortal lords felt a little pained, they still agreed, while Demon Lord Niu Fen beamed with joy.

Clearly, the Demon Lord Niu Fen brought this item with the intention of extorting a hefty sum from these powerful figures in the Three Realms, since only these powerful figures have the need and experience to explore secret realms and ruins.

After the Demon Lord Niu Fen finished showing off his treasure, Immortal Lord Fuyun looked at Immortal Lord Zuo Miao and said, "Zuo Miao, you old water ghost, stop hiding it. Brother Lingyuan came here this time because of your treasure."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Zuo Miao no longer concealed himself and carefully took out a jade box from his bosom. The box was three feet long and one palm wide, made entirely of jade, and engraved with intricate magical and spiritual marks.

The next moment, as Immortal Lord Zuo Miao opened the jade box, an ancient and timeless aura wafted out. In an instant, everyone in the hall seemed to transform into dust of history, witnessing the vicissitudes of time and experiencing the ceaseless flow of the river of time.
"This is the scabbard of the Pure Yang treasure, Liu Sui, its name is Cang Guang!" (End of this chapter)