Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Three Realms, South China Sea.

The Crested Ibis Demon King looked at the endless vast sea in front of him, the water curtain that reached the sky and the star-dot islands scattered on the sea, and remembered some news about the South China Sea of ​​the Three Realms that she had collected before coming here.

The vastness of the South China Sea in the Three Realms is difficult to compare even to the Great Thousand Worlds. Such a South China Sea is divided into many sea areas. Although it is nominally governed by the South China Sea Dragon Palace, in fact, the area that the South China Sea Dragon Palace can control is less than one third of the South China Sea.

As much as two-thirds of the South China Sea is controlled by Buddhism, Taoism, and the Heavenly Court. Several forces are intertwined in the South China Sea, and Liuyu Sea is one of them.

The most famous place in Liuyu Sea is the Little Penglai Fairyland.

As the most intuitive manifestation of Dongtian Taoism's power in the South China Sea, the Little Penglai Fairyland covers an area of ​​12 million miles, with 108 inner and outer islands, 72 outer islands and 36 inner islands, each with its own resources.

The 108 islands inside and outside form a square outside and a circle inside, reflecting the stars and arranged in a circle around the sky. They are divided into the Zhoutian Gangdou Formation and the Zhoutian Gangsha Formation, which are intertwined with each other and there is no trace of the eye of the formation.

When the Red-crowned Crane Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King arrived at this small Penglai fairyland, at a glance they saw 108 islands arranged in a staggered pattern above the sea, with the light of the formation faintly visible and shining like glass.

In the Little Penglai fairyland, hundreds of races coexist. On the inner and outer islands, humans, monsters, and demons can be seen. All kinds of precious materials are densely packed, whether they are natural treasures, magical herbs, and fairy birds and beasts.

Even if you haven't entered the Little Penglai Fairyland, you can sense the rich spiritual energy there, not to mention the mystery of natural harmony revealed by the 108 islands.

Just by looking at its layout, you can tell that the owner of this place is very talented.

The reason why the Little Penglai Fairyland is so famous in the Liuyu Sea and even in the entire South China Sea is none other than its owner, Penglai Taoist Master Yuchen Lingyuan.

And this is just the external manifestation of the Little Penglai Fairyland.

The core of Xiao Penglai's internal and external formations are the two islands of water and fire hidden in the reality and illusion, and within the two islands of water and fire there is the universe.

The two islands of water and fire each occupy water and fire, and are divided into yin eyes and yang eyes. Among the yin and yang, the one that cannot be seen is the real core of the Little Penglai Fairyland, the Little Penglai Island where the True Lord Yuchen Lingyuan is located.

As the Red-crowned Crane Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King arrived at the Little Penglai Fairyland, soon a figure walked out from the colorful fairy light and mist.

This was a young and handsome Taoist priest, wearing a crimson-purple Taoist robe and a jade crown on his head. His cultivation level was only at the Nascent Soul stage, but he was neither humble nor overbearing in front of the two demon kings. The Taoist priest bowed and said, "Excuse me, both of you. May I ask why you are here?"

The Crested Ibis Demon King was not arrogant: "Excuse me, young master. This is my name badge. Please pass it to Taoist Lingyuan."

The Taoist took the name card and said with a smile, "It turns out that you are the Red-crowned Ibis Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King from the Southern Fire God Palace of Zhuming Realm. I, the Taoist Li Jianchun, have been waiting for you two for a long time on the orders of my master."

"You two, please."

After saying that, Li Jianchun shot out a ray of mysterious light while holding the token in his hand. A layer of fairy light with auspicious mist spread out, and a rainbow road leading directly to the void was paved in a winding manner.

The Red-crowned Crane Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King followed Li Jianchun onto the Rainbow Road and headed towards Little Penglai Island.

Li Jianchun said: "My master knows that the old man from Jurong is coming to visit, so he specially ordered me to welcome him here."

"Originally, my master wanted to welcome you personally, but unfortunately, my master has just completed his cultivation recently and it is not convenient for him to show up. My master asked Xiaodao to welcome you three thousand miles away and explain the reason to the two demon kings. I hope the two demon kings will forgive me."

The Crested Ibis Demon King shook his head and said, "I was disturbing you out of the blue and was impolite. I didn't know that Taoist Lingyuan was practicing magic. I feel guilty about this. I should ask Taoist Lingyuan to forgive me."

The three of them walked forward while talking, and the Fierce Owl Demon King suddenly asked, "Little Taoist priest, when we entered the Three Realms, we saw that the Southern Heaven Palace outside the Three Realms was guided by this rainbow light and paved with clouds. The Little Penglai Fairyland is also like this."

"Is this rainbow road so common in the Three Realms?"

The so-called Rainbow Cloud Road is not an ordinary thing, but a magical weapon made from the heavenly rainbow and fairy clouds. It is priceless and is usually released by holy places to welcome distinguished guests, as a way of showing off.

Ordinary immortal sects are unable to refine this thing. They can only use their own magic power to attract some clouds and mist to barely create a temporary road. It is just a side path.

As the outer facade of the Three Realms, it is normal for the Four Heavenly Palaces to have magical instruments such as the Rainbow Light Road. However, what the Little Penglai Fairyland used to welcome the two was also the Rainbow Light Road, which made the Liexiao Demon King curious.

Li Jianchun explained, "My master doesn't like luxury, and Little Penglai didn't have these things originally. But later, the current head of Penglai Dao Sect, Uncle Lingwei, specially ordered someone to send a set of ceremonial instruments, saying that Little Penglai Fairyland would inevitably have visitors in the future, so it was necessary to buy some household items."

"Except for this Rainbow Light Road, all the beautiful sights, treasures, spiritual roots and exotic animals in Little Penglai were sent from all over the world. My master did not buy anything."

"A few years ago, my master celebrated his 1,600th birthday. Although my master did not hold a celebration, several princes from the Demon King Palace of the Northern Territory Luzhou, Xuanyi Zhenjun of the Qinghua Dao Sect of the Eastern Territory Luzhou, Mingxian Zhenjun of the Tianhe Dao Sect of the Southern Territory Luzhou, several venerables from the Jinchan Temple and Tianlong Temple of the South Sea, and the Heavenly Court all sent gifts."

"These things are just sitting there anyway. Following the advice of my senior brother, I picked up some that can be used and used them to decorate various places."

After that, Li Jianchun pointed to the gorgeous nine-color star wall at the end of the Rainbow Light Road and said, "That nine-color star jade photo is the congratulatory gift sent by the Heavenly Secret Temple in the Heavenly Court."

Upon hearing this, the Fierce Owl Demon King was speechless.

They all have the same Dongxuan Dao Fruit and the same true teachings from the holy land, but the gap between people is so huge that it is really hard for the Liexiao Demon King to imagine.

Everyone knew that the Three Realms were rich in treasures and that the Dongtian Taoist family was even more wealthy, but no one expected that Jiang Sheng, a True Lord of Refining Void, could have such a large fortune.

Looking around in this Taoist temple covering an area of ​​12 million miles, there is not a single mundane thing. Even an inconspicuous blade of grass or a brick are spiritual objects, which are truly enviable.

Thinking of the gifts he brought with him, the Demon King Liexiao suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

However, the Crested Ibis Demon King looked as if he was used to seeing these things.

But the Fierce Owl Demon King discovered that as he entered the real Little Penglai, looking at the stars reflected in the sky, feeling the sun's essence and the moon's essence, the starlight and the vitality of the four seasons, and looking at the fairy palaces and cloud halls everywhere, and all kinds of exotic beasts and rare treasures, the Red Ibis Demon King subconsciously put one hand behind his back.

The Fiery Owl Demon King, who grew up with the Demon King as his childhood sweetheart, knew very well that the Crested Ibis Demon King was still nervous.

This Saint Maiden of the Southern Fire Temple, who came from Jurong Realm, one of the Five Great Thousand Worlds of the Demon Race, had been traveling to various demon holy places since she was young. She had seen many demon royal courts and fairy palaces. Now, she came to Little Penglai and saw a corner of the Penglai Taoist Sect, which is the most top-notch among all the heavens and worlds. The Crested Ibis Demon King finally understood how profound the foundation of the Penglai Taoist Sect is.

Just a small Penglai can let in some light.

As the Red Ibis Demon King and the Fierce Owl Demon King followed Li Jianchun through the Zhuyi Cloud Corridor and the Cuibi Xuantai, and saw all kinds of beautiful scenery, and passed through the cloud palaces between numerous flowing springs and waterfalls, and between bamboo forests and maple seas, the Fierce Owl Demon King could clearly feel that he actually felt a little uneasiness and fear in this immortal Taoist temple.

The source of this uneasiness and fear was actually due to his own lack of knowledge, which made him timid, which made the Demon King Liexiao feel ashamed.

When they arrived at the Xuanqing Palace and saw the Taoist in the jade crown and black robe standing in front of the Xuanqing Palace, the Fierce Owl Demon King finally breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that the invisible burden on his body had dissipated by a large margin. The tense expression of the Red Ibis Demon King beside him finally relaxed a lot. "Fellow Daoist Red Ibis, Fellow Daoist Hunter, I am sorry for not welcoming you since you have come from afar. Please come in."

Jiang Sheng smiled gently, like a spring breeze, and invited the two demon kings into the Xuanqing Palace.

After entering the Xuanqing Palace, Jiang Sheng held a banquet in the outer hall to entertain the two demon kings.

The Crested Ibis Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King saw that under the jade pillars with black dragon patterns on both sides, the red bronze sparrow jade lamps with cranes holding candles were lighting up brightly. Flowing gauze curtains were stretching and falling, and the scenes of the four seasons depicted on them were floating out and reflecting the splendor of the four directions.

The incense burner in Boshan is burning with curling fragrance, and behind the screen and painted fan, there are famous chimes and stringed instruments.

As the three jade platforms rose, Jiang Sheng signaled to the Red Ibis Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King to take a seat. Amid the elegant music of stringed instruments, the immortals and celestial maidens depicted and engraved on the murals on both sides walked down along the arch bridge made of green smoke and clouds, some holding jade plates, some holding bamboo baskets, and bringing delicacies from land and sea, and magical fruits to Sanren.

This series of dazzling movements is the etiquette of the Xuanmen Taoist school for entertaining distinguished guests, which is enough to show Jiang Sheng's importance to the two demon kings.

The Red-crowned Crane Demon King and the Fiery Owl Demon King looked at the priceless pieces of broken jade and green gold cups in front of them, the various kinds of immortal fruits and elixirs, the Starry Silver Green Fairy Tea in the jade vase on the table, and the Time Dew Jade Liquid in the wine cup, and once again felt the heritage of the Penglai Taoist Sect.

"The vegetarian tea in my little Penglai is not of top quality. It is not as precious as the imperial wine of Heaven. Please do not despise it."

Hearing Jiang Sheng's words, the Crested Ibis Demon King couldn't help but say, "If the Starry Silver Jade is considered a cheap tea, then what is the Red Leaf Wuqi of my Zhuming Realm?"

"I am truly humbled by the fact that Taoist Lingyuan has treated me to such a banquet."

Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "For guests coming from afar, no matter how expensive the gift is, it's worth it. Besides, we are just entertaining them with things from home, so it's nothing."

The Crested Ibis Demon King tasted the heavenly jade liquid called Chenguang Condensed Dew, smacked his lips and suddenly said, "Master Lingyuan, do you know why I'm here?"

Jiang Sheng nodded: "I guessed a little."

The Crested Ibis Demon King was a straightforward person after all. He drank the jade liquid in the cup in one gulp and said directly, "To be honest with you, I came here for the Nine-headed Insect."

"I think the True Lord has already encountered the Nine-Headed Insect in the Uncircumscribed Realm."

"My original intention was to kill that evildoer in Buzhou Realm, but he escaped. I heard that he went to Jiuzhou Realm and is now bullying Zhuzhou in Jiuzhou Realm. I will never let him get away with it like this."

Jiang Sheng kindly reminded him, "Fellow Daoist Red Ibis, you must be aware that if you go to the Nine Provinces now, it will be difficult to get out again."

"What kind of chaotic situation is the Nine Provinces Realm in? Right now, no one knows. Even I, Penglai, know very little about the real situation of the Nine Provinces Realm. I only know that the Nine Provinces Realm is full of good and bad people, and I don't know how many holy lands and immortals are hiding there."

"Now the sect has not yet been established. Even I am only here in this little Penglai to meditate and gain enlightenment."

“If you enter now, you will be entangled in karma. Fellow Daoist Red Ibis, not only you, but also the Southern Fire Palace will be implicated.”

After drinking a cup of dew, the face of the Red-crowned Crane Demon King turned slightly red. He had obviously underestimated the effect of the Heavenly Jade Liquid. His eyes were a little blurry, but clear-headed. "True Lord, do you think that my visit to this Little Penglai today has implicated the Southern Fire Palace?"

Hearing this, Jiang Sheng's heart moved: Could it be that the Red Ibis Demon King came here this time with the intention of the Vermillion Bird Great Sage?
The Crested Ibis Demon King seemed to know what Jiang Sheng was guessing, and said bluntly: "My visit this time has nothing to do with the Southern Fire Palace, at least on the surface."

Is it like this on the surface?
Before Jiang Sheng could think, the Red Ibis Demon King said again: "True Lord, don't use the fact that Penglai knows very little about the Nine Provinces and doesn't know the inside story to deceive me."

"Anyone in the heavens and myriad worlds may not know the situation in the Jiuzhou Realm, but the Dongtian Taoist family cannot be unaware of it."

"The status of Zhenjun in the Eastern Heavenly Daoist Sect is extremely important. The two Heavenly Lords are very fond of Zhenjun. Could it be that Zhenjun is completely ignorant of the Nine Provinces?"

"If that's the case, I really have to consider whether to involve the Southern Fire Palace in this war."

Seeing what Crested Ibis said, Jiang Sheng's expression remained unchanged. The reason why he entertained Crested Ibis and Liexiao with such a high standard was to establish a relationship with the Southern Fire Palace. Since Crested Ibis came, it meant that the Southern Fire Palace or Zhu Mingjie had already intended to take sides.

"Since Daoist Fellow Red Ibis is willing to come to Little Penglai at this time, I naturally cannot be stingy."

"It's just that since this concerns the Nine Provinces, we must be extremely cautious."

Jiang Sheng raised his teacup as he spoke, and the goddess standing beside the red ibis and the fierce owl poured jade liquid for the two demon kings. But Jiang Sheng said, "The situation in the Nine Provinces today can be described as a matter of fact."

"I can let you go in and charge around to test the bottom of the Nine Provinces. After all, even if you turn the world upside down in the Nine Provinces, it will only benefit my Dongtian Taoist family. Even if you die in the Nine Provinces, you can still tie the South Fire Palace to the chariot of my Dongtian Taoist family."

"Just doing this is ultimately unfair to fellow Taoists."

The Crested Ibis Demon King said, "I don't care about these. I just want a thought to be clear."

Jiang Sheng looked at Liexiao, hoping that Liexiao could persuade Red-crowned Crane.

But the Fierce Owl Demon Lord sighed helplessly: "Red Ibis's meaning is my meaning. She wants to go to the Nine Provinces, so I will follow her. I am sorry to disappoint you."

Seeing this, Jiang Sheng didn't say much.

He casually took out a jade slip from his sleeve and engraved a series of information on it. Jiang Sheng pushed the jade slip in front of the Crested Ibis Demon King: "It records the various situations of Zhuzhou and Yangzhou in the Jiuzhou Realm. The information may be a little outdated, but it should be roughly the same."

"But I still want to advise you that even if you want to leave, don't rush. It won't be too late to wait for three to five hundred years."

The Red-crowned Crane Demon King clasped his fists in thanks, then hurried away with the Fierce Owl Demon King.

As the two demon kings left, Li Jianchun entered the hall and saw his master drinking tea alone. He couldn't help but said, "Master, those two..."

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "Cause and effect are really hard to sort out. If you don't make a decision when you should, you will definitely be confused by it."

"Those two have already been caught up in this disaster. Maybe the outbreak of this war was caused by these two people."

Introduction?

Li Jianchun was a little confused.

The so-called introduction, in the catastrophe, has a more accurate name:
The one who started the catastrophe. (End of this chapter)