Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The three realms are where the underworld lies.

The reason why the Three Realms are called the Three Realms does not only refer to the three realms of mountains and rivers, Panfeng, and Hengsha, but also refers to the three realms of heaven, earth, and man.

The heavenly realm is located above the sea of ​​stars and consists of nine heavenly realms; the human realm is located in the middle of the three realms and is divided into five continents and four seas; the earthly realm is hidden below the heavens and humans and is the place of the underworld.

Today, the three realms of the underworld are divided into three. The east belongs to Taoism, the west belongs to Buddhism, and each of them has its own pure land. The middle one belongs to the Heavenly Court and is ruled by two Pure Yang God Emperors.

Compared to the Heavenly Palace and the Underworld, which occupies three fifths and is presided over by two Pure Yang God Emperors, both the Eastern Underworld and the Western Pure Land lack some foundation after all.

Compared to Western Buddhism, which has the Venerable and Vajra who specifically preside over hell, Eastern Taoism could not find suitable personnel for a while, and could only let the True Lords of the three families send down their Dharma bodies and clones to sit in the underworld. At least they occupied the East and maintained the three-part structure.

And now, this mismatched situation among the three underworlds will be reversed.

As a bit of spirituality fell from the eastern Penglai heavenly realm into the netherworld, the avatars of the three upper realms of Penglai, Qinghua, and Tianhe came out to greet it.

At one time, the avatars of the True Lords from all sides gathered in one place, and pure and mysterious Taoist wheels emerged, showing the mysteries of Taoism in the dark east.

There were golden flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses emerging from the ground. As that bit of spirituality descended, a vast pure yang breath spread out. A pure yang Taoist walked out from the light and shadow with a smile on his face. In an instant, the pure yang breath subdued the ghosts and gods in all directions. Its brilliant light could be seen clearly from both the central underworld and the western hell.

This was the first time that a pure yang from the Dongtian Taoist sect entered the Netherworld. Previously, because the Dongtian Taoist sect had too many things to deal with and did not have personnel specifically to deal with the underworld, and did not want to be too involved with the Shinto sect, they simply occupied the Eastern Netherworld, then put it aside and developed it quietly without showing any signs of leaking anything.

But at this time, with the descent of a Pure Yang Taoist, everything became different.

In the central underworld, Emperor Yinji Mingyue and Emperor Beiluo Yinfeng looked at the bright and brilliant pure yang sun in the east that did not conceal its aura and manifested its existence without any scruples. They looked at each other and shook their heads.

Emperor Yinji Mingyue said in a cold voice: "When the Eastern Heavenly Daoists made their move in the Netherworld, I knew that they would never leave the Netherworld alone. But I never thought that this day would come so early. In just a thousand years, they are so eager to take the position."

Beiluo Yinfeng Emperor also sighed: "When they sent the Dharma bodies of the three realms to the upper realms in the past, they should have expected this. I just don't know if the one who came to the netherworld this time is an old acquaintance."

The two emperors spoke with some helplessness. If there really was a Pure Yang from the Eastern Heavenly Dao who wanted to take root in the Netherworld, they would be really scared.

After thinking about it, the two emperors extended their perception and decided to investigate.

As the two Netherworld Emperors extended their spiritual senses and as the Taoist Lord who descended from the East Sky revealed his true appearance, a very familiar figure appeared before them.

He was seen wearing a shiny silver auspicious cloud crown, a silver crane feather robe, a pearl and jade belt around his waist, and black silk and gold boots. There were acres of auspicious clouds floating above his head, and a vast avenue rotating behind his head. He had a handsome face, red lips and white teeth, and looked like a young Taoist priest.

The two emperors couldn't help but frown when they saw the young Taoist priest: "Is it him?"

However, the group of True Lords of the Dongtian Dao Sect bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to the Xuanming Patriarch."

This young Taoist master was none other than Taiyi Yuzhen Wuxiang Langxiao Xuanming Taoist Master from Penglai.

Xuanming Daoist Master had a gentle look on his face. He smiled and said, "I came here this time on the orders of Senior Brother Qingyan to bring a fellow Daoist here. This fellow Daoist will be in charge of my Eastern Netherworld in the future."

"In the future, this Taoist friend will be in charge of the Eastern Netherworld. You are all true disciples of my Shanhe Taoist school. Do you understand what I mean?"

The group of True Lords bowed and said, "Disciple understands."

The two Underworld Emperors who were observing this scene couldn't help but look at each other. A fellow Taoist?
The two emperors originally thought that it was Taoist Xuanming who was in charge of the underworld himself, but unexpectedly Taoist Xuanming said it was not him. If it was not him, who else could it be?
Could it be that another Xuanmen holy land has decided to join the Dongtian Taoist sect?
Just when Emperor Yinji Mingyue and Emperor Beiluo Yinfeng were puzzled, they saw Taoist Xuanming raise his hand and shoot out a mysterious light, which turned into a sky gate in the mist. Then a figure with cloud-like hair, phoenix hairpins and golden hairpins, and wearing a dark brocade palace robe slowly came over.

Looking at this figure, Emperor Yinji Mingyue and Emperor Beiluo Yinfeng's faces changed immediately!
The two emperors looked at each other and immediately sent a message to the Heavenly Court to contact Emperor Jinque. However, they found that they could not contact Emperor Jinque at all!
Seeing this, Emperor Yinji Mingyue could not help but shouted angrily: "Damn it! Your Majesty is refining the Conferred God List with the two Heavenly Lords of Dongtian, and has no time to take care of us!"

Emperor Beiluo Yinfeng had a gloomy face: "What should we do if we can't contact His Majesty? Are you and I going to sit back and watch that person take over the Eastern Netherworld and compete with us for luck?"

"Those who were defeated and fled in panic in the past are now honoring us openly. How can this be justified in the world?!"

Emperor Yinji Mingyue said, "What else can we do if we don't just sit back and watch?"

"Do you really want to fight? Not to mention that Tianting and Dongtian are now united. Even if we fight, can you and I defeat that man, can we defeat Xuanming? Be patient for now. Don't forget that the West may be laughing at us right now."

Hearing this, Emperor Beiluo Yinfeng looked to the west, and saw a patch of auspicious clouds in the west, and a pure land as red as colored glass, emitting thousands of colorful lights, and continuous chanting of Sanskrit, with a sense of tranquility and peace.

Looking at the auspicious light and auspicious mist in the west, the expression of Emperor Yinfeng of Beiluo became even uglier. Compared with the east, the west made him feel more disgusted!
After thinking it over again and again, Emperor Beiluo Yinfeng finally sighed: "Well, let her come, and then we can slowly figure it out when the time comes."

The ideas of the two Chunyang Emperors were obviously not considered by Xuanming Daojun. Perhaps, the appearance of Xuanming Daojun was to deal with a series of reactions from the central underworld and even the western hell.

Looking at the figure walking out of the Heavenly Gate, Taoist Xuanming bowed with a smile: "Fellow Taoist Hou Tu."

Jiang Sheng's clone looked in the direction of the True Lord of Rescue and saw the elegant and majestic Lord of the Underworld. Who else could it be but the Lord of Hou Tu?
However, Hou Tu at this time was no longer the god of Buzhou Realm, but a member of Dongtian Taoism.

It is no wonder that the two emperors lost their composure like this. Ten thousand years ago, there was a battle between the Panfeng Realm and the Buzhou Realm. How could the blood feud between the two Shinto realms be sorted out?
Now Hou Tu has openly surrendered to the Dongtian Taoist sect. If this isn't disgusting to them, then who else is it disgusting to?

Hou Tu naturally also sensed the two vast and mysterious auras far away in the center of the underworld.

How could Hou Tu forget the fierce battle that took place ten thousand years ago?
Except for the Jinque Emperor, Houtu remembered the auras of the six Chunyang Emperors clearly.

"Mingyue, Yinfeng"

Looking at the center of the underworld, Hou Tu's mouth curled up slightly: Sure enough, in these three realms, they are all old acquaintances!
But now, she is no longer alone, nor is she the Hou Tu from ten thousand years ago. She has the Dongtian Taoist sect behind her!

With this thought, Hou Tu nodded slightly to Daoist Xuanming and said, "Daoyou Xuanming, please accompany me to the netherworld."

Taoist Xuanming smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I was free originally, so I just came to the Netherworld to take a walk and let fellow Taoists get familiar with the environment of the Netherworld."

Hou Tu retracted her gaze, looked at the netherworld of the Three Realms, then looked to the west, and then said: "This environment is not urgent, but there are two old acquaintances who have given me some surprises."

Hearing this, Taoist Xuanming thought of the two Netherworld Great Emperors that His Majesty had appointed, and immediately revealed a knowing smile: "That's very good, very good." "Fellow Daoist, wait a moment, I'll ask Senior Brother for the decree."

The next moment, Taoist Xuanming raised his hand and above the sky, a brilliant red-gold decree emitting azure light all around fell into the underworld in the skylight and landed in the hands of Taoist Xuanming.

Taoist Xuanming held the imperial edict in his hand and said in a loud voice: "The order of the Supreme Master of Xuanji Zhenyang, the Supreme Master of Dao, Qingyan Tianzun."

"The underworld is dark and vast, with ghosts everywhere, and it is difficult to find peace in the Pure Land."

"Now there is Taiyi Houtu, who is virtuous and glorious, upholds the Way and accepts the will of Heaven. She should control the reincarnation, preside over the Pure Land, and clear away suffering."

"He is specially conferred the title: The Emperor of Reincarnation Hou Tu, the One Who Accepts Heaven and Adheres to the Way."

For a time, the voice of Taoist Xuanming spread throughout the earth and the underworld, and spread throughout the heaven and earth.

As the decree was issued, boundless divine light and aura emerged, and a vast and majestic palace rose in the east of the underworld.

Looking at the rising divine palace, sensing the size of that divine palace, sensing the pure yang status descending from the sky, the two emperors could no longer hold back: this pure yang status, the size of that divine palace, everything was meant to be on par with them!
However, the two emperors were helpless at this time, so they simply withdrew their spiritual perception and no longer paid attention to what was happening in the east.

Sensing the bright detection perception dissipating, Xuanming Daojun smiled and said: "The people who watched the ceremony left first, but it's okay this way."

"Senior Brothers Qingyan and Mingyang have already issued an order that our Dongtian Taoist Netherworld Pure Land will be under the command of Taoist Fellow Hou Tu. Everything in the Netherworld Pure Land will be under the control of Taoist Fellow."

Xuanming Daojun bowed to Houtu again and handed the red-gold decree to Houtu.

Hou Tu took the order solemnly, and Xuan Ming Dao Jun said: "Now the fruit of the position has not yet been born between heaven and earth. Senior brother can only use the luck of my Dongtian Dao family to temporarily condense a fruit of the position for you."

“However, when the Buzhou Realm is merged into the Three Realms, and the good fortune in you shines through the heaven and earth, I promise to leave you a real Pure Yang Fruit from the first batch of Heavenly and Earthly Fruits.”

Hou Tu nodded and said seriously: "The Heavenly Lord has already told me about this matter. I am not ignorant of the importance of this matter. I would like to ask Xuan Ming Dao Jun to pass on the message to the two Heavenly Lords. Hou Tu will not let the two Heavenly Lords down."

Taoist Xuanming smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Taoist friend Hou Tu."

After saying this, Taoist Xuanming turned and left.

Although for the Pure Yang Realm, he can go to either the Void Chaos or the Netherworld, but the Netherworld already has a master, and he will not come here to steal the master's prestige.

As Taoist Xuanming left, Houtu looked at the red-gold decree in her hand emitting mysterious light. The phoenix hairpin on her head was replaced with a phoenix crown of the underworld, and the black brocade palace robe on her body was also transformed into a black phoenix gilded robe. As the mysterious light condensed, a seal of Houtu's reincarnation was hung around her waist.

Sensing the great fortune of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist family in the Three Realms and the fruit of the position that fell on her, Hou Tu finally breathed a sigh of relief: From now on, she was truly safe in the Three Realms, and not even the Supreme Emperor of Heaven could deal with her easily.

He held the imperial edict in his hand and looked around at the Taoist True Lords and Dharmakās around him. All of them bowed and said:
"Greetings to the Emperor Hou Tu, the Reincarnation of the Heavenly and the Dao."

Time passes by in chaos, and I don’t know how many years have passed.

In that chaotic world, Taoist Master Dejing finally completed his teaching and preaching.

From the difference between refining the void and fusion at the beginning, to the five difficulties of fusion, to the wonderful method of overcoming the tribulation, the righteous method of heaven and earth, the mysterious method of chaos and so on, Taoist Dejing freely expounded his understanding of the two realms of refining the void and fusion, and even had some insights into the Mahayana realm.

No matter what Daojun Dejing talked about, Jiang Sheng could keep up with Daojun Dejing's thoughts at a very fast speed. Sometimes he could even discuss something with Daojun Dejing and express different ideas and concepts.

Every ancestor likes to see such an intelligent disciple.

It is undoubtedly extremely comfortable to teach and discuss philosophy with a disciple who has a keen mind, can draw inferences from one example, and has his own ideas and paths.

Taoist Dejing is in a very comfortable state now. After finishing his sermon, Taoist Dejing gently pushed the jade ruyi condensed by the five elements in his hand. The next moment, the five-colored jade ruyi appeared in front of Jiang Sheng.

At this time, Jiang Sheng was still immersed in the wonderful method of Taoist Master Dejing, and he didn't realize that his figure was gradually fading and was about to disappear in this world.

The four Taoist Lords created this world to teach and preach to the younger generations of the Shanhe Taoist school. Naturally, it was impossible for it to be used by Jiang Sheng alone.

With the sermon over, it was time for Jiang Sheng to leave this world and return to where he belonged.

The moment Jiang Sheng's figure disappeared, a new figure stepped into this world, looking curiously at this strange world of chaos and stars.

After discovering the four Dao Lords sitting in the four directions, the new disciple hurriedly bowed and said, "Disciple Mingdong, I pay my respects to the Grandmaster."

The true disciple was Ning Chuan, the Mingdong Taoist of Tianhe Taoist Sect.

At this time, Jiang Sheng had already appeared in a hall, but he himself did not realize it, and did not even notice the five-colored jade ruyi floating in front of him.

Jiang Sheng, with his five hearts turned toward the sky, frowned and stared at what was in front of him, but he didn't know what he was looking at. If someone were here, they would find that Jiang Sheng's eyes were full of cyan and gold, and two green lotuses were shining brightly in his eyes.

The magical method of Yin-Yang Tribulation, Three Transformations and Five Elements was constantly running, and Jiang Sheng unknowingly was comprehending the mysterious method left by Taoist Master Dejing while repairing the shortcomings in his own skills.

And the five-colored jade ruyi also gradually separated and disintegrated during this process, turning into little bits of five-colored spiritual charm, which sank into Jiang Sheng's body as he breathed in and out, filling his five internal organs.

As the five-colored spiritual charm in his five internal organs gradually seeped in and disappeared, Jiang Sheng finally came back to his senses from his mysterious state of complete oblivion.

Jiang Sheng, who had just come to his senses, looked around and was slightly stunned. He found himself in a spacious hall. The floor of the hall was paved with jade with dark green patterns. There were eighteen dragon-patterned beams on each side. Smoke was curling from the Boshan furnace, and between the screens and painted fans, there were cloud curtains surrounding the hall, half-covering a cloud bed made of dark gold and emerald jade.

Jiang Sheng was very familiar with the layout of this hall because he designed it himself.

For a moment, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but speak out:

"Little Penglai?!" (End of this chapter)