Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Purple represents the brilliance of the stars in the heavens, and is therefore considered precious.

The elephant represents the multitude of beings in the heavens, standing before all laws; therefore, it is of utmost importance.

Jade is the most precious of all treasures, the king of all gems, and is therefore revered.

The Purple Elephant Jade Palace is the residence of the most honored, noble, pure, and supreme beings, serving as the pivot for ruling the world and governing all nations.

This is the palace of the Supreme Emperor Ziwei, the Grand Emperor of the Central Heaven of Myriad Stars.

The Great Emperor Ziwei had already perished in the hands of the Heavenly Emperor Jinque ten thousand years ago, and all his power was transferred to the Heavenly Emperor Jinque, thus making him the current Supreme God Emperor of the Taiyi Kaitian Zhensheng Wandao Yuyu Jinque Shenhuang.

However, although the Ziwei Emperor perished, and the Ziwei Jade Tablet, which symbolized his power and status, was shattered into three pieces, and even the Zixiang Jade Palace fell into chaos, the Ziwei lineage did not perish.

The manifestation of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's status in the Three Realms is one reason, and the continuous discovery of fragments of the Purple Jade Tablet is another.

And the news about the Purple Elephant Jade Palace is the third one!
The spirit within the fragment of the Purple Jade Tablet was no longer complete. After sinking into oblivion for millennia, it could no longer even maintain basic consciousness for long, otherwise it would not have attempted to possess another's body.

However, the spirit of the artifact clearly chose the wrong target. If it had chosen a cultivator in the lower six realms who had not yet crossed the gap between immortals and mortals, it would have succeeded. But choosing Jiang Sheng was a huge mistake, and in the end, it was crushed to death by Jiang Sheng in his sea of ​​consciousness.

However, Jiang Sheng thought about it again and realized that the spirit of the artifact probably hadn't seen many people in total. The last one it saw was Immortal Lord Fuyun.

While Immortal Lord Fuyun may not be as skilled as Jiang Sheng in a contest of magic, that does not mean he is weak.

That guy is an old fox who has lived for tens of thousands of years. If the spirit of the artifact really falls into the hands of Immortal Lord Fuyun, he'll probably sell it out and then count the money for him, praising Immortal Lord Fuyun's benevolence.

However, the spirit of the artifact ultimately died at Jiang Sheng's hands, which also allowed Jiang Sheng to see the Purple Elephant Jade Palace, which contained countless treasures of the Purple Emperor.

Spiritual practice is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind.

To make progress in spiritual practice, one needs not only innate talent and comprehension, but also the right opportunity.

Of the so-called wealth, companions, methods, and land, wealth is the most important. Without opportunity and resources, even the most extraordinary talent is nothing. Some may say that gold will always shine, but the world is full of gold. Gold buried in the mud or hidden in the rocks can't even be seen by the sun, so how can it shine?
With Penglai as his backing, Xiaopenglai, which spans twelve million miles, as his base, and the salary from the Heavenly Court, Jiang Sheng is naturally not short of resources. However, no one ever thinks they have too much wealth, especially the treasure of a Pure Yang Emperor, which would definitely be a significant asset on Jiang Sheng's path to becoming a Pure Yang Emperor.

With a crisp tapping sound as his fingers clattered on the table, Jiang Sheng's thoughts had already drifted far away, beginning to plan the matter of the Purple Elephant Jade Palace.

"The Peach Banquet is about to begin. After the banquet, I will return to the sect to watch the sect competition. As for Fengyue, I will wait for her news. I don't need to worry about her for at least the next five hundred years."

"So, I have enough time to search for the Purple Elephant Jade Palace. But is it a treasure trove, or a contingency plan planted by that great emperor?"

Jiang Sheng wasn't afraid that the Ziwei Emperor had set up methods inside and outside the Zixiang Jade Palace, nor was he afraid that the Zixiang Jade Palace was empty. What he was afraid of was that a remnant soul of the Ziwei Emperor would suddenly jump out of the Zixiang Jade Palace.

However, a Pure Yang Treasure Vault was hard for Jiang Sheng not to be tempted. After all, given Jiang Sheng's current situation, what he lacked was the accumulation of foundational knowledge. This accumulation of foundational knowledge could be seen as the sedimentation of immortal source within his body, the growth of his divine soul and true spirit, or the further improvement of his cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities.

All of these can be obtained from the Purple Elephant Jade Palace.

After all, if Jiang Sheng was mistaken, the artifact spirit's memory contained a seed of a Chaos Green Lotus sealed within the Purple Elephant Jade Palace.

Sealed for ten thousand years, that sapling should have matured by now. If it were used to refine a batch of the Xuanmen's Shangqing Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, Jiang Sheng would truly have everything he needed.

"Master, Zhaowan is back."

Jiang Sheng's thoughts were interrupted by Shen Yao.

Coming to his senses, Jiang Sheng looked at Shen Yao with some confusion: "Zhao Wan?"

Shen Yao replied, "Master, I have made arrangements for the matter you instructed me to handle. I sent Zhao Wan to Xiao Penglai to take a look, and she has now found some clues."

Jiang Sheng nodded: "Let Zhao Wan come. I'm also curious where Longgongfang got its confidence from, saying that I have shares in it."

A moment later, Zhao Wan entered and bowed to Jiang Sheng: "Disciple Zhao Wan greets Master."

Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "Sit down. You must have had a hard time going to Xiaopenglai this time. Did you find anything out?"

Zhao Wan said, "Master, I have searched around Little Penglai and found quite a few things."

Jiang Sheng listened quietly. According to Zhao Wan, after arriving in Xiao Penglai, she first made some inquiries and ruled out Tian Ming'an, Qiu Buyu, Li Jianchun and Huang Ping'an as suspects. Then Zhao Wan also had a conversation with Su Yutong, Zhuang Yi and Zhang Xiaojiu.

Zhang Xiaojiu had been in Xiaopenglai for the shortest time and was the least suspicious; he didn't even have the idea of ​​using Jiang Sheng's name to gain benefits.

Su Yutong and Zhuang Yi were eventually cleared of suspicion because the two often returned to the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion to cultivate. Their trip to Little Penglai was mainly to show Ao Li, that little guy, their family's foundation.

As for Ao Li, she wasn't even Jiang Sheng's nominal disciple, so she couldn't possibly make a promise on Jiang Sheng's behalf.

Hearing Zhao Wan's analysis and theory, Jiang Sheng had a better understanding: "Just tell me straight, which one is the blind fool?"

Zhao Wan said, "It is your mount."

Jiang Sheng laughed: "My mounts? Aren't those two Suanni beasts always in the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace? Did they descend to the mortal realm without permission?"

Zhao Wan shook her head: "They are the mounts you left in Xiao Penglai."

A mount?!
Jiang Sheng thought for a moment, and finally remembered the four guys: the Azure Ox, the Treasure Elephant, the Golden Lion, and the Azure Roc. He hadn't used them for so long that he had forgotten that he was still raising these four useless guys in Little Penglai.

For a moment, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but laugh: "Those four guys?"

Zhao Wan nodded: "At first, I wasn't sure either, but after some investigation, I saw a lot of talisman coins and spiritual medicines without the Penglai mark from them."

Now Jiang Sheng was certain: all spiritual herbs and materials produced by Xiaopenglai must bear the mark and aura of Xiaopenglai. This serves both to indicate the source and prevent counterfeiting, and as a form of recognition of their own resources.

After all, Xiaopenglai's resources only have a few channels for outward flow, and most of them are consumed internally.

As for the resources sent by Penglai, they all bear the mark and aura of Penglai. Other things can be ignored. All the talisman coins in Little Penglai are produced by Penglai itself. Whether it is internal circulation or external trade, all of them are Penglai talisman coins. Even when trading with outsiders, the talisman coins given by outsiders will be collected and transported back to Penglai and handed over to the sect. Only Penglai's own talisman coins can circulate within Little Penglai. How could there be talisman coins that are not marked by Penglai in the hands of those few fools?
"Hey"

With a sigh, Jiang Sheng rubbed his temples: "Those idiots..."

Zhao Wan remained silent, sitting there with Shen Yao drinking tea, waiting for Jiang Sheng to make a decision.

After a long pause, Jiang Sheng said, "Shen Yao, you should handle this matter."

“Isn’t Duobao still in Xiaopenglai? Go with Duobao and bring those four idiots back to me.”

"Don't make a big fuss." Shen Yao nodded and left the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Mansion, heading straight for Little Penglai.

Jiang Sheng was still pondering. Those guys just ate and slept all day long. Where did they get the idea to use his name to mess with the Dragon Palace Market?

Could it be that those guys secretly took some of Xiaopenglai's resources and sold them off?
Little Penglai, Jade Light Pool.

Jade Light Pool is a hot spring pool carved from jade. It is warm like spring all year round. The jade used is all precious jade such as nourishing jade and spiritual jade. Every day, it is filled with spiritual energy and glows with rosy light.

At this moment, inside the Jade Light Pool, Duobao, Su Yutong, Ao Li, Zhuang Yi, and Zhang Xiaojiu were playing cards. Duobao was the one who came up with the idea, and Su Yutong chose the location. Su Yutong won the most, followed by Duobao. Ao Li and Zhuang Yi had a lot of paper strips stuck to their faces, and Zhang Xiaojiu was in the worst shape, as he could no longer see the card table.

Duobao was having a great time when his communication jade talisman beeped. It was a message from Jiang Sheng: "Shen Yao will be arriving at Xiaopenglai soon. You and he should bring back the Azure Ox, the Elephant, the Lion, and the Roc. Don't attract attention."

Upon receiving the message, Duobao's heart stirred, but he didn't show it on his face: "You guys play first, I'll go get something to eat."

The group didn't think much of it and let Duobao leave.

A short while later, as a ray of light descended, Shen Yao appeared and met up with Duo Bao. Upon seeing Shen Yao, Duo Bao immediately said, "I received Ling Yuan's message. Those four guys are still over at Ling Tao Mountain. Let's go and take them away."

Shen Yao nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, True Lord Duobao. This time I brought the Heavenly Net, which will capture you directly in the heavens."

Seeing that Shen Yao had brought the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net, Duobao couldn't help but ask curiously, "What did those good-for-nothings do that warranted the use of the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net?"

Shen Yao didn't know what to say, so he could only explain, "You'll find out when you come up to heaven with me later."

Duobao was also curious and was happy to follow them to see the excitement. So the two of them headed straight for Lingtao Mountain. At this time, at the foot of Lingtao Mountain, the Azure Lion and Azure Roc were gnawing on beast legs, the Precious Elephant was chewing on spiritual fruit, and the Azure Ox was holding a pot of pills and gulping them down.

Jiang Sheng usually didn't care about them, and now he had no use for them at all. So the four of them spent their days eating and drinking in Xiao Penglai with nothing to do, and they were happy to do so. After all, the good things from the Dongtian Dao family were sent to Xiao Penglai in droves, piling up like mountains, but Jiang Sheng didn't care for them, and the others didn't use much either. Most of them ended up in their mouths.

They even sold a lot of their stuff because they couldn't use it all themselves.

After finishing a basket of spiritual fruits, Bao Xiang patted his belly and burped: "I'm full, time to go to sleep."

Qingpeng shook his head helplessly: "You're so spineless. You have dragon meat to eat, but you eat fruit instead."

Bao Xiang snorted twice: "What do you know? That's all artificially grown dragon meat, what's so delicious about it? If you really want to eat it, why don't you go to the South China Sea and catch a dragon first?"

Qingpeng turned around and said, "What a joke! Do you think you can just catch a dragon in the South China Sea like that? Why go through all the trouble when there's one right there? Do you think I'm stupid?"

The Green Lion chimed in, "That's right, Little Penglai has everything it needs, why bother going out?"

The green ox put down the gourd in its hand, wiped its mouth, and said, "The pills from this Southern Sky Continent are just average, not as good as those from Penglai. They taste bland."

As the powerful demons were talking, a golden net suddenly descended upon them, binding the four of them tightly. Before they could react, a burst of flames fell, and Duobao's voice carried a hint of mockery: "Still eating? Here comes your punishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yao appeared with a calm expression: "Gentlemen, your master has summoned you to heaven."

The green ox's heart skipped a beat. Just as it was about to beg for mercy, Shen Yao raised his hand and put away the net. The four creatures shrank along with the net and were eventually put into Shen Yao's sleeve. The two of them then returned to the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court, the Palace of the Judicial Heavenly Ruler.

It wasn't the first time that Qingniu and his companions had come to the Heavenly Court or the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace. After all, sometimes when the Three Divisions and Five Capitals of the Judicial Heavenly Lord's Palace went down to the mortal realm to subdue demons, they would be needed to lend their support. To be precise, they would manifest their true forms and act as a figurehead.

They had always felt relaxed and at ease during previous visits, but this time, the four demons felt a heavy weight in their hearts, as if some invisible pressure had crushed their backs.

Heavenly Emperor's Palace, Hall of Justice.

The four great demons, all in human form, stood there trembling. Even in human form, they were still three to five zhang tall, but when they looked at Jiang Sheng, who sat behind the table with a calm and composed expression, the four great demons trembled all over.

"Tell me, who gave you the audacity to use my name to flaunt yourselves?"

Jiang Sheng's voice was unreadable, but the four men immediately collapsed. Qing Niu spoke first: "Master, it wasn't me. I was following those three. I was forced."

Bao Xiang then said, "The idea wasn't mine, it was Qing Shi, it was Qing Shi!"

Qing Shi was stunned. Seeing Jiang Sheng looking over, he quickly said, "It was Qing Peng. It was Qing Peng who contacted the people from the Dragon Palace. It has nothing to do with me!"

When Qingpeng saw that his three older brothers had betrayed him, his heart sank. Seeing Jiang Sheng looking at him, he immediately confessed everything: "The Dragon Palace contacted me on their own initiative, saying there were benefits and that Little Penglai could earn some money, so I did it."

The four demons quickly confessed everything, including who the Dragon Palace had contacted them about, how much they had been given, and how they had been entrusted with smuggling some things from Little Penglai out of the city.
Duobao watched the spectacle from the sidelines, constantly stuffing the spiritual fruit in his hand into his mouth. It was clear that such a scene was quite rare.

Jiang Sheng was pondering why the Dragon Palace had taken the initiative to contact them.

"Who left my aura in Ryugu-bu?"

Jiang Sheng asked the crucial question. If it weren't for being recognized by that dragon species, Jiang Sheng wouldn't have known that he also had businesses in the Southern Sky Domain.

Qingpeng shook his head to indicate that it wasn't him, and Qingniu, Baoxiang, and Qingshi followed suit.

Seeing that none of the four demons recognized him, Jiang Sheng simply asked, "Which dragon palace contacted you?"

Qingpeng said, "The Dragon Palace Turtle of Chengyue Sea Realm contacted me. Their Chengyue Sea Realm is located on the edge of Nanxiao Domain."

Jiang Sheng nodded. Cheng Yue Hai Realm, he didn't seem to have any connection with that place. Cheng Yue Hai Realm was on the edge of Nan Xiao Domain Continent, separated from Nan Xiao Domain Continent by only a sea, which was quite close. However, it was separated from Liu Yu Hai Realm by more than ten dragon palaces. With such a long distance, there was no contact between them on a regular basis. How could he suddenly contact Xiao Penglai?
Duobao suddenly said, "I do have some impression of Chengyue Sea Realm. They have a large business there. They have territory in Nanxiao Domain and many sea areas in the South China Sea. They are quite good at doing business."

"However, as far as I know, the person in charge of Chengyuehai is not their Dragon Lord."

Not the Dragon Lord?

Jiang Sheng asked, "Who is that? Could it be that Cheng Yue Hai Realm has connections with Nan Xiao Domain or the Heavenly Court?"

Duobao shook his head: "I don't know about that. I only know that the one in charge of Chengyue Sea Realm now is one of the Dragon Lord's sons, and the Dragon Lord himself has long since stopped interfering in affairs."

The son was in charge, the father delegated authority, but the business grew extremely large, and he even tried to indirectly curry favor with the father.
Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "That's interesting."

Duo Bao, eager to try, asked, "Do you want to go and take a look at Cheng Yue Hai Jing?"

Jiang Sheng could tell from Duobao's expression that he was restless and wanted to cause some trouble again, but Jiang Sheng did not stop him:
"I'm busy maintaining peace in the Three Realms in Heaven, but someone's eyeing my own Daoist temple. Fine, go have some fun, just don't cause too much of a commotion." (End of Chapter)