Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The Yan region is vast and boundless.

It boasts countless famous mountains and rivers, and hundreds of Taoist palaces and immortal sects.

Anyuan Town is inconspicuous in Yanzhou. A town with only about 10,000 people like it is not very common in Yanzhou. However, 350,000 li to the east of Anyuan Town, there is a marsh called Baibo.

The White Wave Marsh covers an area of ​​500,000 li. Although it is not a large marsh, its location is extremely important. A Dao Palace of the Qiankun Dao Sect is located on the White Wave Marsh.

Inside the Baibo Dao Palace, a group of disciples hurried back and forth, issuing decrees to various towns and cities.

"By the decree of the True Lord, the amount of immortal herbs and elixirs that Immortal City will offer as tribute this year shall be increased by an additional 30%."

"By the decree of the True Lord, in addition to mining 300,000 spirit stones this year, the spirit mines in Pingdong Town must also contribute 1,000 cubic meters of Dongyu Flowing Stone, and this practice shall continue in the future!"

"By the decree of the True Lord, starting this year, in addition to the annual tribute of spirit stones and magical artifacts, Xihe County shall send an additional three thousand cultivators each year for the Dao Palace to dispatch."

As decrees were issued from the main hall of the Dao Palace, a disciple of the Qiankun Dao Sect immediately stepped forward to receive each decree and then hurriedly left.

Besides those who received the decree and went to deliver the order, there were many more cultivators who returned with various resources to report back. These people needed to go to the Hall of Merit in the side hall to hand over the decree and take inventory of the resources.

The entire Baibo Dao Palace was incredibly busy, and among these hurried figures, one person was exceptionally calm. Compared to the tense and serious expressions and hurried steps of the others, this young cultivator was unhurried and even had the leisure to nod to others.

After traversing the seven-tiered corridors of the White Wave Palace and arriving at the main hall, the young cultivator finally became more serious. He first straightened his clothes, then stepped into the hall and bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Master."

Immediately, a strong voice came from above: "Get up."

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator straightened up and looked up to see a middle-aged Taoist sitting cross-legged on a dragon-shaped flying star cloud bed deep inside the main hall.

The middle-aged Taoist had a square and dignified face, with three long strands of beard, a flying dragon crown on his head, and a purple-gold robe. He was meditating with his eyes closed in a posture of facing the sky.

The radiant Dao Wheel behind his head and the words "Master" spoken by the young cultivator were enough to prove his identity: the master of Bai Ze Dao Palace and the Taiyi Liufeng True Lord of Qiankun Dao Sect.

Liu Feng Zhenjun looked at the young Taoist: "Pingyu, how are you doing with the things I entrusted to you?"

The young Taoist priest, Pingyu, immediately replied, "Reporting to Master, I have followed your instructions and inspected the 5.7 million li area under the jurisdiction of my Baibo Taoist Palace, and found no omissions."

True Lord Liufeng nodded in satisfaction: "With a great battle imminent, I cannot interfere in other places, but the area under the jurisdiction of my Baibo Dao Palace must not be allowed to be in chaos."

Pingyu asked, "Master, haven't the true disciples of my Qiankun Dao Sect already suppressed those people from the Mountain and River Realm on the Zhu Yan Sea? Will the great battle really affect us here?"

Liu Feng Zhenjun snorted: "You see things too shallowly, and your vision is too limited."

Pingyu lowered her head upon hearing this.

True Lord Liufeng sighed: "Over the years, you have worked diligently by my side without making any mistakes. To be honest, this matter is not your fault. You have been under my tutelage for so many years, but I have failed to give you more experience. This is my fault."

Pingyu quickly said, "Master! Pingyu has been without parents since childhood. It is Master who has taken care of Pingyu until now. To Pingyu, Master is both a teacher and a parent."

"As the saying goes, one should not travel far while one's parents are alive. If Pingyu cannot fulfill his filial duties at home, what use is his extraordinary abilities?"

Looking at his disciple, True Monarch Liufeng sighed softly, stood up, and patted Pingyu on the shoulder. Pingyu obediently got up and followed True Monarch Liufeng.

“You are a good child, you did not do anything wrong, it is indeed my fault.”

"You are the most filial and considerate, and you understand your teacher's meaning the most. Your teacher can't bear to part with you and only wants to keep you by my side to take care of you."

“But fledgling eagles need to spread their wings and soar through the sky, and young tigers need to roam the mountains and forests alone. You have not experienced much training, so your vision can only be limited to the area of ​​5.7 million li around Baibo Dao Palace.”

"Five million seven hundred thousand miles, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, the landscape is beautiful, but in the end it is just a corner of Yanzhou."

"Do you know why the upper limit of my White Wave Dao Palace is only to cultivate a few Nascent Soul cultivators? If you want to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, you have to go to the Longevity Immortal Palace or the Mingzhou Ancestral Court?"

"Without a vast and boundless world, one cannot nurture a genius who can roam freely in all directions."

Pingyu remained silent after hearing what Liufeng Zhenjun said.

Just as the master and disciple were having their heart-to-heart talk, a cultivator rushed over: "True Lord, a message has come from Xihe County saying that its spirit stone resources are insufficient, and the cultivators in the county are also unable to meet the needs of the Dao Palace's dispatch. Please, True Lord, have mercy."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Liufeng's expression darkened. Even though he did not release his pressure, the invisible majesty still made the messenger feel breathless.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths.
"Ah"

"hehe."

Although True Monarch Liufeng was smiling, there was no real smile on his face: "Since when has the Dao Palace allowed bargaining on its demands?"

"Xihe Commandery, Xihe Commandery"

"Several sect disciples have come from Xihe County, and they have even provided me with concubines, but is that their reason for bargaining with me?"

"With the great battle imminent, all manpower and resources within the 5.7 million li under the jurisdiction of the Dao Palace must be at their disposal. Do they not understand the saying 'when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact,' or have they already harbored rebellious intentions?"

"Pingyu!"

Pingyu quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Disciple is here."

Liu Feng Zhenjun casually made a talisman in mid-air, drew a talisman edict, and then gently touched it, imprinting the talisman edict on Ping Yu's palm.

But then I heard True Lord Liufeng say, "Over the years, those aristocratic families in Xihe County have become fat and bloated, and they have been embezzling and deceiving their superiors. I only turned a blind eye to them before because I needed to use them. But now, at this critical juncture, they still dare to bargain with me?"

"Pingyu, take this edict to the Hall of Law Enforcement and lead 800 law enforcement disciples and 5,000 Dao soldiers to Xihe County to slaughter pigs!"

Seeing the murderous intent in his master's eyes, Pingyu felt a chill run down his spine: "Disciple obeys!"

Just as Pingyu was directing his law enforcement disciples and Dao soldiers to head to Xihe County, Li Jianchun and Huang Ping'an also embarked on their journey to Xihe Town.

"Brother Huang, have you noticed?"

"Apart from small towns like Anyuan Town, which are relatively peaceful, the commotion in other cities and towns, big and small, has been quite significant."

“Remember that town we passed through earlier? The whole town was mining spirit ore. Something’s not right about all this.” As Li Jianchun finished speaking, Huang Ping’an nodded: “Brother Li, what you’re saying is exactly what I was thinking.”

"Tell me, what exactly is the reason that so many places are going to such lengths to prepare so many resources?"

After saying that, Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun exchanged a glance, their expressions unusually solemn: War! Only when war is about to break out would they mobilize all kinds of resources so recklessly.

Could it be that war is about to break out here?

Li Jianchun frowned deeply, his expression quite conflicted: "According to Master, our senior uncles and senior masters are currently concentrated on the Zhu Yan Sea, and have already tied down their main force."

"Before the arrival of my Eastern Heaven Daoist army, there will be no major wars that can easily affect an entire continent."

"Did the White Wave Dao Palace prepare all this on its own initiative, or did the Longevity Immortal Palace issue some kind of order?"

Huang Ping'an was initially hesitant, but his brows quickly relaxed: "If you ask me, Brother Li, why don't we just go and take a look?"

"In the end, with our level of cultivation, it's useless to blindly speculate on these things. Let's go to Xihe County to gather information first, and then we can talk about other things."

"Xihe County has a population of nearly ten million, and it is a first-class county within the jurisdiction of Baibo Dao Palace. If Xihe County is relatively peaceful, then everything is peaceful. But if Xihe County also experiences a lot of turmoil, then you and I will report to our master, shall we?"

Li Jianchun nodded: "That makes sense, let's go!"

After saying that, the two gathered their magical power and rode the clouds toward Xihe County. Even though they dared not reveal too much of their cultivation, riding the clouds was not a rare thing in Yanzhou. The two only needed to conceal their breath and energy. Unless a third-realm immortal was in front of them, who could see them clearly?
After traveling at breakneck speed for 100,000 li, Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun arrived at Xihe County.

Before the two even entered Xihe County, they sensed an unusual undercurrent surging throughout the county.

Whether it was the patrolling cultivators outside the city or the heavily guarded soldiers on the city walls, it seemed as if something big was about to happen in Xihe County.

Just as Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun hesitated about whether to enter the city, a voice came from afar: "Fellow Daoists, why are you hesitating here?"

Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun turned their heads to look. The newcomer was a young Taoist priest. He was handsome, with bright and piercing eyes and a pure and upright aura. Although he was only wearing an ordinary copper crown and a white cotton Taoist robe, Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun could still recognize him at a glance. He must be from the orthodox Xuanmen sect, otherwise he would not have such a pure and flawless aura.

While Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun were sizing up the newcomers, Ping Yu, dressed as an ordinary rogue cultivator, was also observing them.

Pingyu originally planned to lead the Dao soldiers directly into Xihe County, but after seeing Huang Pingan and Li Jianchun hesitating outside the city and noticing that their auras were pure and upright, unlike those of ordinary rogue cultivators, he deliberately dressed up and came to investigate.

You wouldn't know unless you looked closely. When Ping Yu got closer, he saw that the two people in front of him had a pure and upright aura and a dignified appearance. They had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and were extraordinary. Although the two of them were dressed as wandering cultivators, how many wandering cultivators could have such temperament?

Pingyu pondered for a moment, then performed a Daoist bow: "Fellow Daoists, I bow to you."

"I was traveling here and was just about to enter Xihe County when I saw you two fellow Daoists stop in your tracks. Have you discovered something?"

Just as Li Jianchun was about to speak, Huang Ping'an gave a slight nod and then stepped forward, saying, "Fellow Daoist, this humble Daoist returns the greeting."

"To be honest, we two were also traveling here, but we found something amiss with Xihe County, so we hesitated to go any further."

Ping An feigned surprise: "Oh? Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."

Huang Ping'an pointed to the county city ahead: "Fellow Daoist, look, although the flow of people entering is not unusual, there are obviously many more guards in full armor on the city wall, and there seem to be bows and crossbows hidden in the shadows. Even the magic array has been activated by 30%."

"Looking outside the city, there are patrolling cultivators everywhere, and even sentry posts hidden in the shadows. This Xihe County is obviously loose on the outside but tight on the inside, as if a net has been laid out, like a ferocious beast with its blood-red mouth wide open, ready to devour people."

Ping Yu glanced at the scene and, finding that Huang Ping'an had indeed said so, couldn't help but let out a cold laugh: Xihe County had just refused Master's decree, and then immediately began to be heavily guarded. Who exactly was they trying to guard against?
In an instant, Pingyu's impression of Huang Pingan and Li Jianchun improved considerably. First, the two were of decent appearance; second, they had a pure and upright demeanor, indicating they were not from unorthodox families; and third, they did not hide anything from him but instead reminded him of problems. It was clear that these two were indeed kind-hearted people.

Judging from his attire, he might be one of the disciples of the master who is traveling and wants to do good deeds.

After thinking it over, Pingyu bowed to Huang Pingan and Li Jianchun again: "Thank you both for your guidance. Otherwise, if I had gone in so recklessly, I would have been slaughtered like a pig."

"Now that we've discovered something amiss with Xihe County, what are your plans, fellow Daoists? Will you leave now, or will you observe the situation further?"

Huang Ping'an smiled calmly: "We two have been doing chivalrous deeds all the way, but I still advise you not to get involved in Xihe County."

Pingyu feigned ignorance: "What do you mean, fellow Daoist?"

Huang Ping'an laughed and said, "Why pretend to be stupid, fellow Daoist? Everyone knows that Xihe County is an important town under the jurisdiction of Baibo Dao Palace. Without the decree of Baibo Dao Palace, how dare Xihe County act like this?"

"The purpose of chivalrous deeds and traveling around is to broaden one's horizons. It would be bad if one were to cause displeasure to others for no reason."

Upon hearing this, Pingyu became even more certain that the two people in front of him were disciples of a True Monarch of the sect, and his disgust for Xihe County grew even stronger.

Yes, it is the decree of the Wudao Palace. How dare Xihe County act like this? They are truly courting death!

"Fellow Daoists, why don't you stay for a few more days? Things are bound to change in Xihe County soon."

After saying this, Pingyu took her leave and turned to walk away.

Watching Pingyu's departing figure, Huang Ping'an's smile remained unchanged, while Li Jianchun said softly, "This should be..."

Huang Ping'an nodded slightly: "It should be the disciple of the one in Baibo Dao Palace. You can tell from his aura that such pure and righteous immortal spiritual energy cannot be cultivated outside of the holy land of Dao Sect."

"He must have sensed our presence, which is why he showed himself to us. However, he probably mistook us for disciples from other Dao Palaces who came out for training."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianchun couldn't help but laugh and said, "He wasn't wrong. You and I are indeed out here for training, but it's hard to say where we're from."

Huang Ping'an also laughed and said, "It's not his fault. You and I struggled in the Southern Continent of the Three Realms for nearly a thousand years before cultivating in Little Penglai. We didn't get any sect aura on us. We cultivated the techniques and supernatural powers passed down by our master and never practiced sect techniques."

"Therefore, you and I are truly innocent."

As Huang Ping'an said, after Jiang Sheng laid the foundation for them, the two of them went their own way. Over the course of a thousand years, they absorbed the wisdom and wisdom of various schools. They had never practiced Penglai's techniques and supernatural powers. Later, they directly entered Little Penglai to cultivate immortal spiritual energy for a hundred years. Their energy had just been cultivated to be pure and righteous, but because they had not yet come into contact with the sect's supernatural powers, their aura did not have the characteristics of Penglai.

Therefore, their auras were quite innocent in Yanzhou, which is why Lin Fan dared to leave them there for training.

Huang Ping'an glanced meaningfully at Xihe County: "Judging from their words and actions, the changes in Xihe County are clearly not instigated by Baibo Dao Palace. We might see a good show next."

"And you and I might be able to use this opportunity to infiltrate the White Wave Palace. Then, we might have a chance to complete Master's mission." (End of Chapter)