Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

"Where is Lingyuan?!"

"Where is Penglai Lingyuan?!"

Just as Huang Ping'an and Li Jianchun were overjoyed to find the Absolute Immortal Sword that Jiang Sheng had specially left for them in Pingshan, Fu Feng Zhenjun's face was extremely gloomy inside the Shuhai Dao Palace.

He had clearly deduced the secrets of heaven, and all sorts of strange phenomena indicated that Jiang Sheng would appear here, but Jiang Sheng just didn't come!
Seeing the furious True Lord Fufeng, the others offered words of comfort: "Now that the great calamity is shrouding the Nine Provinces, the divination of heavenly secrets is being interfered with by the calamity, so it is normal for some errors to occur."

"Yes, the aura of calamity is too strong. If we are not careful, we can easily be confused by it, and it is inevitable that our deductions will be wrong."

Despite the constant attempts to comfort him, True Lord Fufeng's expression grew increasingly grim. He focused his energy and observed every blade of grass and tree in the Shuhai Dao Palace, and finally noticed something unusual.

Without hesitation, True Monarch Fufeng tore through the void and sped away, and the other True Monarchs quickly followed.

As the group followed True Lord Fufeng to a small hilltop of the Shuhai Dao Palace, they saw a straw mat that had appeared on the hilltop at some point, with a pot of tea and two teacups on it.

One teacup contained about seven-tenths of the tea, while the other contained only about three-tenths, as if it had already been drunk from.

Beside the teacup, which only had about three-tenths of its original volume of tea left, there were still a few water stains.

Fu Feng Zhenjun stepped over, looked at the teacup and the few water stains, and with a focused mind, slowly tore open his brow to reveal a third eye.

The Heavenly Eye Cave shone with mysterious light, and True Lord Fufeng also saw what was hidden in those few water stains: "Let's drink this tea, there's no need to see us off."

"Ah"

"Please drink this tea; there's no need for farewell."

As he spoke, True Lord Fufeng glanced at the teacup, which was seven-tenths full. He raised his palm and brought it to his front, then slowly drank the tea in one gulp. After savoring the taste for a long time, he nodded and said, "Indeed, it is good tea."

"No need to see me off. Since you're leaving, I won't bother."

"Everyone, please return to your respective dojos. Lingyuan has already left."

Hu Yuan Zhenjun was somewhat unwilling: "Did Ling Yuan really leave, or was he deliberately trying to mislead us?"

At this point, True Lord Fufeng had come to terms with it and laughed, "He's really gone."

Hu Yuan Zhenjun asked, "But how did he leave Yanzhou when surrounded by so many of us?"

Someone reminded him, "Don't forget, Lingyuan isn't alone. There's another one in Jiutou Mountain in Zhuzhou."

That one!
Taiyi Dongxuan Yangyan Yuanyi Zhenjun!

Upon thinking of that Fifth Tribulation True Monarch of Penglai Dao Sect, everyone understood: it must have been True Monarch Yuanyi who left a method for Lingyuan!

Upon realizing this, everyone felt relieved but also somewhat resentful: Jiang Sheng had caused a huge uproar in their Yanzhou Northern Region and then left so easily, so what was their Qiankun Dao Sect?!

Someone angrily said, "So this is Lingyuan! He comes and goes as he pleases. What does he take my Qiankun Dao Sect for?!"

True Lord Fufeng calmly replied, "If you have the ability, then go and kill your way to Jiutou Mountain in Zhuzhou."

Upon hearing this, the True Lords were stunned, not knowing what True Lord Fufeng meant.

However, True Lord Fufeng said, "To put it bluntly, Lingyuan is a member of the Ling generation of the Qiankun Dao Sect, and he is of the same generation as the Yuan generation of our Qiankun Dao Sect. They are both juniors."

"A mere junior has caused chaos in the northern region of Yanzhou. What more do you want? Aren't you ashamed?"

"If you really want to regain face, then let the younger generation of the Yuan generation do it."

With that, True Lord Fufeng left without looking back.

The group looked at each other, and finally Hu Yuan Zhenjun said, "Everyone, disperse. Ling Yuan is just taking advantage of his new arrival and our unpreparedness to find a weakness in Yanzhou. From now on, we will be more vigilant and not give him another chance." Everyone nodded happily and dispersed.

Meanwhile, inside Jiutou Mountain in Zhuzhou, Lin Fan was admiring the astonished expressions of the Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan sisters.

"Gentlemen, how was this scene?"

Feng Yuan and Mo Yuan remained silent after hearing Lin Fan's words, clearly unwilling to answer him. It was unclear how much of this reluctance stemmed from being intimidated by Jiang Sheng's supernatural powers, or how much from being forced by the incompetence of their own sect.

Lin Fan wasn't annoyed to see the two remain silent, but simply smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's follow our previous bet. Fellow Daoist Feng Yuan, please step aside for now, and let me have a chat with Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, shall we?"

Although Lin Fan was smiling, his words were unquestionable. Feng Yuan knew that he was powerless to resist Lin Fan, so he could only nod to Mo Yuan to signal him not to talk nonsense and then obediently left.

After Feng Yuan left, Lin Fan looked at Mo Yuan, who seemed to be on high alert, and a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes: "Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, how about we chat a bit more about everyday matters?"

Mo Yuan snorted coldly and remained silent.

Lin Fan laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Mo Yuan, why bother? You yourself made a bet with me, and you're unwilling to abide by it?"

"If you really don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I'll go find Fellow Daoist Feng Yuan and tell him that your Qiankun Dao Sect dealt a heavy blow to Fairy Suqin of Yaochi Holy Land. It's time for you to pay for it. How about we replace her with Fellow Daoist Feng Yuan?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan's heart tightened: "Ling Yuan promised us that he would preserve the dignity between the Xuanmen and Daozong sects!"

Lin Fan nodded: "That's right, Ling Yuan agrees to your terms. I, Ling Zhao, can accept it or not."

"So, since you two were captured by us from Maple Valley Dao Palace, we haven't used torture, questioned your conscience, or searched your souls, is that right?"

"Compared to what you did to Fairy Suqin, we have preserved the dignity of both sides and have not torn off relations, is that right?"

"You struck first, abducting Fairy Suqin. We are merely retaliating in kind, isn't that right?"

After Lin Fan asked three questions in a row, Mo Yuan was speechless and didn't know what to say.

The culprit is Long Yuan, their fellow disciple, and Long Yuan is already dead, so what can be done?
Seeing this, Lin Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just a casual chat, like last time."

Mo Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Just chatting?"

Lin Fan nodded repeatedly, but his left hand, hidden in his sleeve, silently moved out a bronze furnace.

As the bronze incense burner in his sleeve released wisps of fragrance, Lin Fan's expression became even more amiable: "We're just having a casual chat, shall I speak first?"

"Speaking of which, there's an interesting story from the previous generation of my Penglai Dao Sect, concerning True Monarch Daolan. It's quite amusing, let me tell you about it."

Unbeknownst to them, a delicate fragrance had already permeated the entire dungeon. Lin Fan recounted interesting stories about Penglai, while Mo Yuan listened with great interest.

After a long while, Lin Fan left the dungeon and looked at Jiang Sheng, who had returned, with a smug look on his face: "Yuan Chen, I have fulfilled my mission. I have taken something out of Mo Yuan's mouth."

Jiang Sheng, who had rushed back, didn't even have time to rest: "Yunxuan, stop being mysterious and tell me quickly."

Lin Fan calmly dusted off his clothes before saying, "Mo Yuan said that Suqin and Zhuhuan are very likely in Beitian Pass, because it is the place where a Five Tribulation True Monarch of Qiankun Dao Sect is personally stationed."

Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment: "Northern Heavenly Pass? Is the news reliable?"

Lin Fan chuckled: "I used the Pure and Tranquil Incense to put Mo Yuan in a state of tranquility and peace. If she lies, it will only damage her Dao heart and soul, and she won't make a mistake."

Jiang Sheng nodded: "This time I explored the northern region of Yanzhou and mobilized a lot of people from the Qiankun Dao Sect, but I rarely saw True Monarchs at the level of Three Tribulations or above showing up."

"If Fairy Suqin and the Crested Ibis Demon Lord are truly at Beitian Pass, we'll have no choice but to ask Uncle-Master Yuanyi for help." (End of Chapter)