Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Candle Dragon's Eye!
This was the first time Mingxian had ever seen Jiang Sheng, who was always calm and composed, show such surprise. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "Oh, Junior Brother Lingyuan recognizes this?"

Jiang Sheng naturally recognized what the amber-like bead in Ming Xian's hand was; it was an innate treasure that could manipulate the power of time.

"In the Penglai Daozang Pavilion, there is a scripture that says: In the chaos there is a mountain called Zhong. On Zhong Mountain there is a god with a human face and a snake's body, who is red, with straight eyes and a straight posture. When it is dark, it is dark; when it is open, it is bright. He neither eats, sleeps, nor breathes. He brings wind and rain. This god is called Zhu Jiuyin, also known as the Dragon."

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng looked at Ming Xian with a meaningful gaze: "Brother Ming Xian, you are quite fortunate to have such a treasure by your side."

In the chaotic void, there is a secret realm called Zhongshan, and the god of Zhongshan is Zhulong.

Although Zhulong also has the character "dragon" in its name, it is different from the pure Yang dragons such as Canglong, Yanlong, and Chilong, and it is also different from Qinglong, which sits in the eye of the East Sea in the Three Realms: Zhulong is a primordial deity born from chaos.

Every innate deity born from chaos is extraordinary. For example, the Great Sage Kui Niu, who beats the drum and wields thunder, is an innate deity born from chaos.

The Great Sage of the Vermilion Bird of the Southern Fire God Palace in the Vermilion Realm is also a primordial deity born from chaos and wielding flames.

These deities born from chaos are all extraordinary beings of pure Yang rank, with those like the Great Sage Kui Niu and the Great Sage Zhu Que, who wield the Dao, being even more remarkable.

However, Zhu Jiuyin is even better than the previous two, because he wields the power of time.

The pupil of the Candle Dragon could not possibly be the pupil of the Candle Dragon. After all, the Candle Dragon was one of the most mysterious innate saints in the chaotic void and held the power of time. Who would dare to covet the pupil of a Dao-holding being?
Zhongshan is an extremely mysterious secret realm in the chaotic void, and Zhulong himself dislikes communicating with the outside world. Whether you call him eccentric or aloof, Zhulong only likes to sleep soundly in Zhongshan.

The so-called "Candle Dragon Eyes" are amber formed from the breath of time and the saliva dripping from the Candle Dragon as it slept on Zhongshan Mountain.

The Candle Dragon's deep sleep lasts for countless years, and each time it sleeps, large areas of dragon's saliva amber form within Zhongshan. After each awakening, the Candle Dragon sweeps the formed amber out of Zhongshan, letting it drift in the chaotic void, which can be considered a chance for the Candle Dragon to disperse into the void.

Although this dragon's saliva amber only absorbed the breath of time from the Candle Dragon, it still absorbed the Candle Dragon's aura and contained unfathomable power of time. In addition, its shape resembles an eye and it is an amber crystal, hence the name Candle Dragon Eye.

When Jiang Sheng saw that Ming Xian possessed a treasure like the Candle Dragon Eye, he knew that Ming Xian had made thorough preparations this time.

The Candle Dragon Eye has three main uses: first, it can be fully activated to create a distorted spacetime that covers the entire area; second, when worn on the body, it can protect the wearer from the erosion of time; and third, it can be used as a life-protecting treasure to seal oneself when life is in danger.

It can be said that the most common use of the Candle Dragon Eye in all the myriad realms is the third one. If one suffers an irreversible injury, is afflicted by an incurable curse, or is killed by a curse, the Candle Dragon Eye can be used to temporarily seal oneself when on the verge of death, in order to wait for a turning point.

For this reason, the Candle Dragon Eyes are extremely rare treasures in all the heavens and myriad realms. Although a batch of Candle Dragon Eyes will be scattered into the void every time the Candle Dragon wakes up, only the genius knows when the Great Sage Candle Dragon will wake up.

According to the records Jiang Sheng saw in the Penglai Taoist Canon Pavilion, the last time the Great Sage Zhulong awakened was 170 million years ago.

It can be said that there are no new Candle Dragon Eyes in the myriad realms today. The one in Mingxian's hand should be a treasure of the Heavenly River Dao Sect.

The fact that this Brother Mingxian was able to obtain a treasure from the sect is enough to show how much he was valued by Daoist Kaiyuan and Daoist Yueheng of the Tianhe Dao Sect. It is precisely because of this that Jiang Sheng said that Mingxian had a great deal of good fortune.

Mingxian chuckled, clearly pleased with himself: "With this treasure here, can Junior Brother Lingyuan feel at ease entering this star with me?" Jiang Sheng readily agreed: "Of course. To be honest, I really want to see what wonderful uses this Candle Dragon Eye has."

Mingxian didn't say much. He activated his magic power and activated the Candle Dragon Eye. An almost invisible ripple spread out, forming a circular barrier ten feet square, centered on the Candle Dragon Eye in Mingxian's hand, protecting both Mingxian and Jiang Sheng within it.

With this barrier in place, Jiang Sheng and Ming Xian were finally able to safely enter the star before them.

The two then leaped forward and stepped onto the stars.

Upon stepping onto this star, Jiang Sheng immediately realized that this star was different from others.

First of all, there is its mass. It is clearly a star with a diameter of millions of miles, and its weight is more than hundreds of millions.
But Jiang Sheng couldn't feel any weight from the star; it was as if the star was just an empty shell, completely light and airy.

Jiang Sheng looked down at his feet, then squatted down and picked up a small pinch of sand, examining it closely. Ming Xian, seeing this, asked suspiciously, "Junior Brother Lingyuan, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Sheng straightened up and presented the sand in his hand to Ming Xian: "Brother Ming Xian, when you entered this place last time, did you observe the ground?"

Mingxian looked even more suspicious. He stared intently at the sand in Jiang Sheng's hand. He saw that within the sand, scenes of history seemed to be repeating themselves, and countless moments of time were gathering and separating. Time flowed and changed, and people came and went, enacting scenes of the past.

Mingxian's pupils suddenly dilated, his expression one of surprise: "Dust of time?!"

Jiang Sheng nodded: "As soon as I set foot here, I realized that something was wrong with this star."

"A star either completely vanishes into nothingness or hangs high in the sky, shining brightly. But this star is exceptionally different. It is said to be vanished, yet it still has light; it is said to be alive, yet it is deathly silent."

“Brother Dao, look at this dust of time. So much dust of time covers almost every inch of this star. This star should have fallen into oblivion after that Mahayana Immortal Lord’s reincarnation. Now it’s just an empty shell.”

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng pointed to the continuous stretch of buildings in front of him: "These pavilions and towers are probably just empty shells."

“I was thinking before that even a Great Ascension Immortal Lord could not possibly leave behind any legacy to protect a place for tens of thousands of years after his fall. Now it seems that this star should be empty. If there is anything left, it should be the omnipresent slow wind of all things.”

As Jiang Sheng was speaking, an invisible and intangible slow wind gently swept past Jiang Sheng and Ming Xian. Protected by the Candle Dragon Eye, Jiang Sheng and Ming Xian were naturally unharmed.

Where the gentle breeze blows, the branches of jade trees and orchids sway slightly, scattering countless fluorescent lights. When those fluorescent lights fall to the ground, they turn into the sand beneath the jade trees.

Clearly, this star had long since become an empty shell, and everything on it had disintegrated under the distortion of time, turning into the dust of time that covered the entire star.

Mingxian stared at the scene, his brows furrowing deeply: "If this star truly becomes an empty shell, then it will be even more dangerous." (End of Chapter)