Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The wind howled, carrying with it a thousand malevolent and solemn lights.

As a bright star shone in the sky, its light as clear as the moon, Yuan Yi Zhenjun noticed that Ling Feng Zhenjun's aura had changed.

It was broad daylight, a time when the sun shone brightly.

But a bright moon hung in the sky, its radiance even overshadowing the sun's glow, creating the unusual phenomenon of the sun and moon shining in the sky.

Gazing at the celestial star that resembled the bright moon, True Lord Yuanyi's expression was solemn, yet his dignified face still held a smile: "With the destiny star in the sky, the next step is the gathering of the three flowers at the top and the convergence of the five elements, isn't it?"

Although they are all destiny stars, the manifestations of destiny stars at the Refining Emptiness, Integration, Mahayana, and even Pure Yang realms are completely different.

Even the brightest star in the life star of a cultivator who has reached the Refining Void stage is still just one star in the universe. Among all the heavens and myriad realms, there is no shortage of bright stars.

Upon reaching the level of Integration, the Five Tribulations True Monarchs who have attained the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Qi Converging at the Origin will no longer have a great star as their destiny star, but rather a bright, shining moon.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, shining in all directions, vying with the sun for brilliance.

Until the Five Tribulations True Monarchs fail to break through to the Pure Yang realm and have to advance to the Mahayana realm, that bright moon will gradually degenerate back into a large star state, only brighter than the life star of ordinary Refining Void True Monarchs and Integration True Monarchs.

The existence of Pure Yang means that its destiny star is the Great Sun, which is the sun in the sky, ruling the world, supreme and noble, and majestic in all directions.

Although the destiny star of the Five Tribulations True Lord is not as majestic and dignified as the Great Sun Destiny Star of the Pure Yang Dao Lord, it is still extremely noble and its power is boundless.

As Lingfeng Zhenjun's destiny star manifested, above his head, along with the condensation of essence, energy, and spirit, three flowers of gold, silver, and lead appeared. The three flowers gathered at the top, and the canopy of fortune slowly rose into the sky.

Then, five colors—blue, red, white, black, and yellow—flashed in succession on his chest. As the five elements rotated, they stained the Thousand Profound Dao Wheel behind Lingfeng Zhenjun's head with five-colored light.

When the three flowers gather at the top, the auspicious energy fills the sky; when the five elements converge, life and creation begin.

At this moment, Lingfeng Zhenjun's aura was rising steadily, changing almost every breath. In just three breaths, it had already increased by 60%, and it was still climbing.

As Lingfeng Zhenjun's aura grew increasingly powerful, a sharp glint flashed in Yuanyi Zhenjun's eyes: As expected of a seven-thousand-year-old Fifth Tribulation Zhenjun, he is truly astonishing. Perhaps today we can kill this peerless genius of the Qiankun Dao Sect!

As he pondered, in the starry sky above Yuanyi Zhenjun, the same bright moon, the destiny star, slowly rose, shining brightly.

With the auspicious star shining brightly in the sky, the three flowers above Yuan Yi Zhenjun's head condensed into a canopy of fortune, and the five elements in his chest reflected the blazing Dao wheel.

Immediately, True Lord Yuanyi swung his sword horizontally, and in an instant, the sun shone brightly in the sky, its thousands of rays condensing into a crimson ribbon that swept across the heavens and earth, sweeping away all winds.

Should we wait until True Monarch Lingfeng's aura reaches its peak before making a move?
Yuan Yi Zhenjun will not give the enemy a chance for nothing.

In an instant, a blazing sun swept across thousands of miles, accompanied by rolling flames that swept across the heavens and earth. A blinding sword light flashed out from within, heading straight for the head of True Monarch Lingfeng.

Before the sword even arrived, Lingfeng Zhenjun felt a sharp pain between his brows, sensing the icy chill and sharp edge.

However, Lingfeng Zhenjun, who sensed the sword's edge, did not retreat. Instead, he drew his sword to meet it. Accompanied by sword light that crisscrossed like a dragon, the two sword beams crossed thirty million miles of heaven and earth, collided at one place, and then separated in an instant.

After exchanging sword strikes, True Monarch Lingfeng quickly turned back to look at the distant Yangyan Dao Wheel: "The swordsmanship of the Penglai Dao Sect is truly extraordinary."

Before he finished speaking, a fine bloodstain appeared on Lingfeng Zhenjun's neck, followed by a burst of sword energy that ripped open the wound and almost severed his entire head.

However, in the blink of an eye, the wound healed rapidly, and Lingfeng Zhenjun's aura did not falter in the slightest.

For a True Lord of the Five Tribulations who has attained the state of Five Elements Converging to the Origin, the Five Elements rotate and creation is endless. For him, losing his head is nothing more than a minor injury.

Whether it's a severed hand or foot, a severed head or body, or even a shattered dantian or purple mansion, under the power of the Five Elements' continuous creation, repair is merely a matter of a single thought.

With his injuries healed, True Lord Lingfeng drew his sword and charged at True Lord Yuanyi once more. He had missed by a hair's breadth with his previous strike, allowing True Lord Yuanyi to succeed.

But this time, he was confident he could cut off Yuan Yi Zhenjun's head!

In an instant, the two Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs transformed into crimson and azure light, crisscrossing and colliding continuously on the vast sea outside Yanzhou, accompanied by flashes of lightning and constant thunderous roars, shattering celestial stars.

As the two Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs clashed again and then separated, True Monarch Lingfeng severed his right arm holding the sword, while True Monarch Yuanyi's head was also cleaved open.

However, in the next instant, Lingfeng Zhenjun raised his hand and the flying sword dragged his right arm back. Lingfeng Zhenjun's only remaining left hand grabbed his right arm and pushed it onto his shoulder. Immediately, his right arm was restored to its original state, without the slightest trace of injury.

With a push of his hands, Yuan Yi Zhenjun caused the split head to fit back together perfectly.

Ordinary physical injuries, and even injuries to the soul, are of no use to a Five Tribulation True Monarch. Even the power of laws and the rules of heaven and earth have little effect on a Five Tribulation True Monarch.

To injure a Fifth Tribulation True Monarch, only the might of the Great Dao is required.

Lingfeng Zhenjun moved his right arm, which had been restored to its original state, and a thousand winds flowed on his magic sword, with profound mysteries condensing within: "Yuanyi Zhenjun, I respect you as my elder, which is why I am fighting you fairly here."

"But you sent people into my Yanzhou to plunder the younger generation. Isn't that unbecoming of a senior?"

Yuan Yi Zhenjun snorted coldly: "I have failed in my seniority? Then what about you, Ling Feng, who attacked Zhu Huan and Su Qin, two juniors at the Void Refinement stage?"

Upon hearing this, Lingfeng Zhenjun's expression turned awkward for a moment. It was indeed his fault for doing so, but now that Yuanyi Zhenjun had brought it up, he really couldn't tell too many lies.

As fellow Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs, both aspiring to attain the Pure Yang Dao, none of them wished to taint their own Dao heart and Dao realm against their conscience.

Seeing that Lingfeng Zhenjun had nothing to say, Yuanyi Zhenjun raised his hand and drew a longbow with a crimson body and dragon patterns wrapped in flames from the Yangyan Dao Wheel behind his head: "If you have nothing to say, then I will give you an arrow."

Looking at the longbow in Yuan Yi Zhenjun's hand, Ling Feng Zhenjun's eyelids twitched: That was no ordinary magic weapon, but Yuan Yi Zhenjun's Five Tribulations True Treasure!
That bow was clearly forged in the heat of the sun. If it were activated, it would not be ordinary yang flames, but the true golden flames of the sun.

The power of the Great Sun Golden Flame is truly comparable to the Southern Bright Fire, especially in the hands of a Fifth Tribulation True Monarch like Yuan Yi Zhenjun. The Great Sun Golden Flame he wields is many times stronger than that little girl in the Refinement Void Realm, Zhu Huan.

Seeing Yuan Yi Zhenjun draw his longbow and a golden arrow, as bright as flowing fire, materialize, Ling Feng Zhenjun felt a sense of alarm. He immediately dispersed, turning into a thousand winds and vanishing.

"Today's contest ends here. We will fight the True Lord again another day."

Watching Lingfeng Zhenjun leave, Yuanyi Zhenjun snorted coldly, put away his longbow, and turned away.

In the very center of Yanzhou stands the Wanshou Dao Palace.

The Taoist palace was magnificent and vast, covering an area of ​​a million li.

Within the sprawling Taoist palace complex, all kinds of halls and pavilions are readily available, encompassing alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, craftsmanship, and even stargazing and exorcism.

This enormous Wanshou Dao Palace supplies most of the magical artifacts, pills, talismans, puppets, and arrays needed in the entire Yanzhou region, making it the absolute core of the Qiankun Dao Sect in Yanzhou.

At the very center of the Longevity Palace, within that majestic and solemn Longevity Immortal Palace, sat the Purple Response Longevity Immortal Lord, who represented the Qiankun Dao Sect in suppressing the Yanzhou region.

At this moment, in the Longevity Immortal Palace, the Purple Response Longevity Immortal Lord sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his eyes slightly closed, and remained silent.

On either side of the Immortal Lord of Longevity, four True Lords of the Integration Realm—True Lord of the Meteoric Wind Subduing, True Lord of the Cloudy Wind Controlling, True Lord of the Thunderous Calamity Wind, and True Lord of the Snow Illuminating Wind—were waiting for something.

A moment later, a figure gracefully entered the hall; it was none other than True Monarch Qianxuan Lingfeng.

Upon entering the hall, True Lord Lingfeng said, "Yuanyi's cultivation far surpasses mine; I cannot defeat him alone." The other True Lords were speechless in response. After all, True Lord Yuanyi possessed 7,500 years more cultivation than True Lord Lingfeng; such accumulated foundation could not be surpassed in a year or two.

True Monarch Mingfeng probed, "What if the four of us also follow?"

Lingfeng Zhenjun waved his hand dismissively: "It's useless."

“The battle between the Five Tribulations is too dangerous. Even I could lose a hand or a foot if I’m not careful. If you get involved, without the life-creating power of the Five Qi Converging to the Origin, you will only become a burden to me and distract me.”

Fu Feng Zhenjun frowned deeply: "Then the situation is troublesome now. Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan have fallen into Yuan Yi's hands. I wonder how Yuan Yi will treat those two girls."

True Monarch Jiefeng said coldly, "As a true disciple of a sect, if you fall into enemy hands, you must be prepared to die. If you cannot contribute to the sect and instead cause the sect to hinder you at every turn, then what use is such a true disciple?"

Fu Feng Zhenjun angrily said, "Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan are only newly promoted to the Void Refinement stage! They were captured because Ling Yuan ambushed them. How can you blame them for this?!"

Lingfeng Zhenjun, who had been listening to Fufeng Zhenjun and Mingfeng Zhenjun's argument, interrupted them: "What are you saying?"

Who launched the sneak attack?

True Lord Fufeng said, "Penglai Spirit Abyss!"

Lingfeng Zhenjun hesitated for a moment: "I've also heard of Lingyuan. He's arrogant, but he's still upright in his actions. Surely he wouldn't go so far as to launch a sneak attack on Fengyuan and Moyuan?"

Fu Feng Zhenjun said, "Wen Yuan has already examined the scene. Traces of wind, thunder, water, and fire are intertwined, along with condensed and undissipated sword intent and the breath of the Three Calamities and the End of Calamities."

"There are many who are proficient in wind, thunder, water, and fire in the myriad realms, and there are also many who are proficient in sword intent. But who else but Ling Yuan is proficient in wind, thunder, water, and fire, proficient in sword intent, and able to attract the power of the Three Calamities?"

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Lingfeng was taken aback.

Mingfeng Zhenjun also said, "I was afraid that Wenyuan might make a mistake, so I went to examine it again. It is indeed the trace of wind, thunder, water and fire and the breath of the end of the three calamities."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Lingfeng frowned deeply: "In that case, things will be troublesome."

The four True Lords were somewhat suspicious upon seeing this. True Lord Lingfeng explained, "On my way back, I thought about the capture of Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan."

"This is not a big problem. We can just select a few junior disciples of the Yuan generation to rescue them. We might even be able to capture Lingyu along the way."

“But if Lingyuan is also here, then sending just a few junior disciples of the Yuan generation would be suicide.”

Upon hearing this, the four True Lords also showed a hint of helplessness.

The Penglai Spirit Abyss is not something that can be conquered by just a few ordinary cultivators at the Cave Profound Realm or Void Refinement Realm.

"Does it mean we need to take action?" True Monarch Jiefeng asked in return.

Lingfeng Zhenjun pondered for a moment and nodded: "That's the only way. But if you make a move, the scale of this battle in Yanzhou will really grow bigger and bigger."

As the group was discussing, the Purple-Eyed Longevity Immortal Lord, who had been sitting cross-legged on the cloud bed without saying a word, suddenly spoke up: "Ling Yuan is ultimately just a Void Refinement cultivator, so why go through all this trouble?"

The group looked at Immortal Lord Ziying Wanshou, who said, "The sect's intention is for us to test the methods of the Mountain and River Daoist School in Yanzhou, and then gradually lure them into Yanzhou to hold them back."

"How could this calamity of the Xuanmen be a matter solely for the Qiankun Dao Sect?"

“I have already sent letters to Hua Yun and Kong Dong, asking them to send their best disciples here.”

"Once Hua Yun and the disciples of Kongdong arrive, we'll join forces with the Yuan generation and go together to fight against each other, using our Void Refinement skills to rip out all of Penglai's tentacles in our Nine Provinces!"

Seeing that the Immortal Lord of Longevity had already made plans, the True Lords had no objections.

However, True Monarch Mingfeng still hesitated: "Immortal Monarch, what if Hua Yun, Kong Dong, and Wen Yuan are also no match for Ling Yuan?"

Upon hearing this, True Lord Fufeng, True Lord Yufeng, and True Lord Jiefeng all fell silent.

Although these True Lords were very arrogant and any one of them could easily suppress Jiang Sheng, Jiang Sheng was, after all, the leader of the younger generation of Xuanmen in all the heavens and myriad realms. This reputation was earned by Jiang Sheng.

Could three, five, or even seven or eight experts at the Cave Profound Refinement stage really defeat Jiang Sheng?

Immortal Lord Wanshou laughed and said, "If we can't defeat them, aren't there still the Yin Yang Sect and the others?"

"Dao Yi Palace, Yuan Yang Sect, Yin Yang Sect, Zhen Xiao Sect. Can they just stand by and watch?"

"Was this calamity of the Xuanmen (mystical sect) instigated by my Nine Provinces Realm alone?"

"Which of them—the Suspended Pot Realm, the Huayang Realm, the Xuanhuang Realm, or the Xiaoyun Realm—isn't secretly exerting influence behind the scenes?"

"Since they all want to fight the Mountain and River Daoist School to the death, they have no choice but to make a move!"

“I have already considered this matter and have sent a letter to the sect, asking Ancestor Qian Tian to inform the Four Realms and instruct them to send their most outstanding disciples to join forces against the Mountain and River Daoists.”

"No matter how strong Ling Yuan is, he is only at the Refinement stage. How many beings of the same realm can a Refinement stage cultivator withstand?"

"If three or five isn't enough, then thirty or fifty; if that's still not enough, then three or five hundred!"

“Even for ordinary cultivators at the Cave God Refinement stage, three to five hundred would be enough to drown Lingyuan.”

Upon hearing this, the True Lords immediately smiled: "Indeed, even if a mere Spirit Abyss is strong, how many opponents can it possibly contend against at the same level?"

The Qiankun Dao Sect has many techniques for penetrating the void and refining the spirit!
Just as Immortal Lord Wanshou was discussing the rescue of Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan with several True Lords of the Integration Realm, Ling Yu and others were also discussing the matter in Jiutou Mountain, Zhuzhou.

"The Qiankun Dao Sect will absolutely not agree to the exchange of hostages."

Lingyu spoke with absolute certainty.

Looking at Lin Fan, the Four Seas True Monarch, the Young White Underworld Monarch, and the Yellow-Eyebrowed Venerable, Ling Yu pointed to the map: "The Nine Provinces Realm is the territory of their Qiankun Dao Sect. In Yan Province alone, there are hundreds of thousands of Dao Palaces, and countless beings at the Refining Void Integration Realm."

"How could they possibly exchange hostages? They must have sent people to kidnap Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "In that case, my method is half complete."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yu and the others all looked at Lin Fan, who smiled and said, "Do you still remember the methods I set up at Maple Valley Dao Palace?"

"With such obvious traces, the Qiankun Dao Sect must think that Lingyuan is here. It's not something that seven or eight Void Refinement cultivators can do to deal with Lingyuan."

"When the time comes, how many schemes will they devise, and how much time will they waste, when facing Lingyuan who has never shown himself?"

"This period of time is enough for us to make some preparations."

As he spoke, Lin Fan's eyes blazed: "We're not fighting alone; the Eastern Heaven Daoist School has plenty of allies!" (End of Chapter)