Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

A fleeting glimpse, the sword's light dances like a whirlwind, swift as a white horse flashing past a crack.

Whether it was the Chaos Beast or Mingxian, they both seemed to feel the passage of time and saw their younger selves.

Flowers may bloom again, but youth never returns. Scenes from childhood flash before my eyes like fleeting moments, as if thousands of years have passed, yet also as if only a moment has elapsed.

In an instant, scenes from his childhood transformed into streaks of sword light that crisscrossed and swept across the area. After the thousands of sword lights repelled the Chaos Beast, a wisp of extremely subtle yet incredibly sharp sword energy gently swept past.

While the Chaos Beast was still staring blankly at the shimmering sword light, its body was already torn and bleeding.

Mingxian's Starry Sky had already exhausted a lot of the Chaos Beast's strength, and now it was hit by Jiang Sheng's sword move, causing its life force to plummet and decline instantly.

It was this attack that roused the Chaos Beast from its daze. The Chaos Beast, in pain, howled and fled into the depths of chaos without looking back.

At this moment, Jiang Sheng slowly stepped out from the void: "Time flies like an arrow, and all the past events are gathered into one sword."

"This sword is said to be for observing the past."

Mingxian was still immersed in Jiang Sheng's sword strike. He was only jolted awake when Jiang Sheng spoke. Suppressing his shock, Mingxian recalled the scenes he had just witnessed and looked at Jiang Sheng, who was slowly walking out of the void. He couldn't help but say, "Lingyuan, your cultivation has improved again."

Jiang Sheng, however, remained calm with a smile on his lips: "It's just that I've gained a few more insights and gotten a little closer to that step."

Mingxian's lips twitched as he listened. The meaning behind this sword strike was far more complex than simply being a little closer.
When Jiang Sheng entered the Buzhou Realm, he already overpowered the contemporary Xuanmen disciples. After a hundred years of hiding his sharpness and nurturing his sword, he made his move today. First, he cut through time with his sword, and then he used his sword to trace back the past. It can be said that Jiang Sheng is only a thin sheet of paper away from the Integration Realm!
Compared to Jiang Sheng's powerful supernatural abilities, Ming Xian was even more terrified by his profound understanding of the Daoist arts and his mastery of the Dao: he could form a core in 60 years, become a nascent soul in 100 years, and become a Taiyi primordial spirit in 200 years. When he ascended to the Void Refining stage, it was only about 50 years!
This kind of rapid and unhindered cultivation speed is even more terrifying than that of the Qianxuan Lingfeng True Monarch of the Qiankun Dao Sect!
Suddenly, a startling thought popped into Mingxian's mind: perhaps the one who would ultimately deal with that True Monarch Lingfeng was none other than his current junior brother Lingyuan.

The next moment, Mingxian chuckled to himself, realizing that he was truly astonished by Lingyuan's sword strike and actually thought that Lingfeng Zhenjun's future opponent would be Lingyuan.

Lingyuan has not yet merged with the body, while Lingfeng is already a Fifth Tribulation True Monarch. If Lingyuan wants to deal with Lingfeng, wouldn't he have to overcome the Five Tribulations of Heaven and Man in just two or three thousand years?

The Five Tribulations of Heaven and Man are incredibly difficult. Passing even one trial every thousand years is already a feat of extraordinary talent. If one could pass all five trials in just two or three thousand years, then Ling Yuan must be either the reincarnation of the Pure Yang Dao Lord or a monster.

The Chaos Beast whimpered and fled in a sorry state, but neither Jiang Sheng nor Ming Xian showed any sign of giving chase, intentionally letting the Chaos Beast go.

Chaos Beasts are not star beasts or wild beasts, but rather chaotic alien species. Such beings are not only rare, but also have little contact with the creatures of the myriad worlds, so there is no need to relentlessly hunt them down.

Moreover, it's a good thing that the Chaos Beast is leaving in pain now. After all, it's not easy for Jiang Sheng and Ming Xian to completely subdue the Chaos Beast. Besides, their purpose in coming here wasn't this simple-minded Chaos Beast, so forcing it to retreat is the best option.

Watching the Chaos Beast depart, Ming Xian's eyes showed no joy or anger, but his voice was somewhat meaningful: "Junior Brother Ling Yuan, this Chaos Beast arrived at just the right time."

Jiang Sheng nodded without speaking, but his thoughts were the same as Ming Xian's: the appearance of this Chaos Beast was too timely. He and Ming Xian had just arrived here and had not yet had time to find the mountain gate of Tianyuan Holy Sect when they encountered the Chaos Beast, which was extremely rare even in the Chaos Void.

Jiang Sheng didn't believe it was such a coincidence, and neither would Ming Xian.

For the two who have cultivated to their current level, there is no such thing as chance or coincidence in the world; it is simply a matter of intentional calculation against unintentional actions.

Moreover, the Chaos Beast's behavior seemed to be a test of Jiang Sheng and Ming Xian's methods, while also luring the two deeper into the void.

After a moment of silence, Mingxian sighed: "If I'm not mistaken, the Tianyuan Holy Sect's mountain gate should be in the direction that the Chaos Beast fled."

“When my Tianhe Sect and the Tianyuan Holy Sect were competing for destiny in the Tianyuan Realm, I also heard a rumor that a certain holy maiden in the Tianyuan Holy Sect had subdued a chaotic beast in the void turbulence and raised it as her own spirit pet.”

“I had never seen the Chaos Beast before and thought it was just a rumor. But seeing it today and its seemingly intentional escape route, I think the rumors weren’t false.”

After listening to Mingxian's words, Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment: "To subdue the Chaos Beast, one must at least be at the level of a Second Tribulation True Monarch."

"But if the Tianyuan Holy Sect really had a Second Tribulation True Monarch who had subdued a Chaos Beast, they would have already gone to war."

"Moreover, the Heavenly Origin Holy Sect is more than willing to back down, lest it be attacked first by our Eastern Heavenly Daoist School."

“Brother Mingxian, while the appearance of this Chaos Beast is indeed suspicious, whether it is raised by the Tianyuan Holy Sect still needs to be confirmed.”

Mingxian nodded: "That makes sense. Let's leave the matter of the Chaos Beast for now and wait for the right opportunity to search the mountains and seas along the way."

"Let's leave this matter for now. Junior Brother Lingyuan, come with me."

Seeing Mingxian turn around without hesitation, Jiang Sheng secretly praised him: "To do what is impossible is neither courage nor wisdom. Knowing when to advance and when to retreat and taking honor and disgrace lightly is the mark of a true man."

Mingxian's decisiveness and judgment of interests reminded Jiang Sheng of his own senior brother, Lingwei.

The current leader of Penglai Sect, Master Lingwei, is also like this: decisive in action, aware of the advantages and disadvantages, and not swayed by temptations. He is steady, calm, and composed. Only with such a temperament can one shoulder the responsibility of a sacred Xuanmen sect.
Following behind Mingxian, they traversed this desolate sea of ​​stars. Mingxian changed direction more than a dozen times, constantly shifting among countless dim stars, and finally led Jiang Sheng to a star that was clearly dead but still had a dim starlight.

Looking at the enormous celestial star before him, which was no less than a million miles in diameter, Mingxian said with great emotion, "This star had already been completely extinguished during the last Yuanhui, but even now, its starlight has not completely dissipated."

“Junior Brother Lingyuan, do you know why this is?” Jiang Sheng frowned as he looked at the dim star before him. As he activated his supernatural power, the blue lotus engraved in Jiang Sheng’s eyes seemed to come alive and slowly rotated, with azure-gold light shining out from his eyes.

The Golden Eyes That Insight Through Illusion!

With the activation of his Golden Eyes of Truth, Jiang Sheng surveyed the entire star from a nearly colorless, gray-white perspective, yet he found nothing amiss. Ironically, this was precisely the biggest problem.

A star that had long since died out did not break during the last great calamity, and even now it still emits a dim light. From any perspective, this star is not right.

As Jiang Sheng continued to observe the star more closely, he finally noticed something amiss: "It has the form but lacks the spirit; it is nothing more than a mirage."

"This star is merely a projection of itself here; its true form is not here!"

Mingxian nodded repeatedly: "When I first visited this place, I didn't notice anything unusual at all. It was only after I realized something was wrong and came back that I vaguely guessed something."

“As for Junior Brother Lingyuan, you saw through the true meaning of this place at a glance as soon as you arrived. Junior Brother Lingyuan, it was right to bring you here this time.”

As he spoke, Mingxian raised his hand and unleashed a beam of mysterious light. The beam struck directly into the enormous star before him, but the star actually refracted the beam of light he had unleashed.

In the desolate starry river, the mysterious light was seen refracted several times before finally disappearing into a deep darkness.

Mingxian then pointed to the darkness: "Junior Brother Lingyuan, what I'm looking for is in there!"

After saying that, Mingxian flew straight into the darkness, and Jiang Sheng glanced in the direction the Chaos Beast had left, then turned and followed Mingxian's footsteps.

During the battle with the Chaos Beast, Jiang Sheng didn't tell Ming Xian something: the black lotus planted in his sea of ​​consciousness had shown a slight tremor in the direction the Chaos Beast had gone.

That black lotus was brought out by Jiang Sheng from the Mountain and Sea Realm. Although its divine consciousness and spirituality had long been erased, it was still the Seven Wonders Black Lotus of the Chaos Spiritual Root, a supreme treasure that was born from the same body as the Chaos Green Lotus. There must have been something in the direction where the Chaos Beast left that awakened the black lotus's instincts.

Jiang Sheng silently memorized this place, then turned and left cleanly and decisively, without the slightest hint of lingering.

Just after Jiang Sheng and Ming Xian left.

In the depths of that void, the once enormous Chaos Beast, with a body spanning millions of miles, shrank to a size of no more than two feet and was whimpering in the arms of a figure.

"Thank you for your hard work. Even though you didn't bring anyone with you, you still deserve our gratitude."

A gentle female voice rang out, and the one holding the Chaos Beast was none other than a beautiful fairy.

This female immortal had her head of black hair styled into a cloud-like bun, adorned with nine hairpins and dangling tassels. She wore a nine-layered palace dress, engraved with patterns of mysterious beauty and depicting traces of the netherworld. On this female immortal, the unique aura of the netherworld and a kind and peaceful mind coexisted without any conflict.

The female immortal looked lovingly at the Chaos Beast in her arms, and with a flick of her finger, easily plucked out that wisp of time power.

Without the interference of that wisp of time power, the Chaos Beast's wounds began to heal rapidly, completely healing in just a few breaths without leaving any trace.

Watching the Chaos Beast recover and nuzzle against her, the female immortal smiled and took out a fruit from her sleeve to feed it. Beside her, a pretty and slender figure watched the female immortal affectionately teasing the Chaos Beast, and thoughtfully looked in the direction Jiang Sheng had left: "They seem to have noticed something."

The female immortal didn't care at all: "The Chaos Beast is simple-minded and has no scheming. It's normal for its straightforwardness to be discovered."

"However, as long as I am still in this chaotic universe, that person will meet me sooner or later."

The figure asked curiously, "Why are you so insistent on seeing him? He's not exactly a good person."

The female immortal glanced at the slender figure beside her: "Qiluo, you seem to harbor some resentment towards him?"

The person beside this female immortal was none other than Princess Qiluo from the Rakshasa Realm.

Qi Luo idly played with her hair: "It's not that I have any grudge against him, it's just that after meeting him a few times, I've come to understand his character a bit."

The female immortal said with great interest, "Oh? Tell me, what kind of temperament does he have?"

Qi Luo was lost in thought for a moment upon hearing this, and then said softly, "That person is good-looking and has excellent bone structure. It's just a pity that he is too cold. He seems to be indifferent to everything and looks at everything with a calm and undisturbed expression."

"You could say he's inactive and doesn't compete, but he's arrogant to the core, making him a truly complex character."

"Moreover, that person had no concept of chivalry and was ruthless and merciless in his attacks."

As Qi Luo spoke, she finally sighed, "But he is indeed the most outstanding person I have ever met. His comprehension is extraordinary, and his talent is simply astonishing."

"It can be said that, looking back over three thousand years and into the next three thousand years, there is only one such figure." (End of Chapter)