Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

A colossal sword reaches the heavens, opening a single line between mountains and seas.

A majestic celestial sword, stretching for millions of miles, appeared from the sea of ​​clouds. As the clouds parted and the sky opened, a chilling aura permeated Maple Valley. The Taoist seal script and traces of mountains, rivers, and seas engraved on the sword were clearly visible.

It is evident that the Daoist inscriptions, each thousands of feet in size, illuminate all directions, revealing the profound mystery of purity and righteousness, while the surrounding mountains and seas manifest a magnificent and dignified grandeur.

As Zhao Hongzhenjun gazed at the towering sword, he let the howling wind and oppressive abyss act as if it were a gentle breeze: "Mountains, rivers, the sun and moon, lakes and seas, are all engraved on this sword. What a magnificent sword that reaches the heavens and the mountains."

As he spoke, Zhao Hong Zhenjun slightly raised the Seven Treasures Jade Gourd in his hand, and this natal treasure of Zhao Hong Zhenjun immediately transformed into a beam of spiritual light that shot into the sky.

The Seven Treasures Jade Gourd swelled in the wind, instantly expanding to a size of a million miles. Its mouth opened, and an unstoppable force sucked up everything in the world. The endless thunder, fire, clouds and sea were all sucked into the Jade Gourd's belly, and even the sword energy that separated the sea and sky was no exception.

In an instant, the Jade Gourd swallowed the heavens and earth, as if it wanted to devour everything within a radius of tens of millions of miles.

In an instant, the Mountain and Sea Towering Sword burst forth with mysterious light, manifesting mountains and rivers with a majestic aura that overwhelmed heaven and earth; and the Seven Treasures Jade Gourd shimmered with the brilliance of seven colors, bursting forth with the light of seven rainbows that radiated in all directions and swallowed the four seas.

Both of their natal treasures were at the Integration level, and were also magic treasures carefully nurtured by two Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs. It was impossible to determine a winner in a short period of time.

True Monarch Zhao Hong was not in a hurry. At present, the upper three realms of the Tianhe Dao Sect were constantly entering Maple Valley. Their current task was to attract as much of the Qiankun Dao Sect's power in Yanzhou as possible to the northern region.

As he pondered, True Lord Zhao Hong raised his hand and drew upon the spiritual light of the Nine Heavens. A point of spiritual light landed on True Lord Zhao Hong's fingertip, and then he gently blew on it. In an instant, that point of spiritual light from the Nine Heavens transformed into a fierce wind that swept across the Nine Heavens and roared towards True Lord Jing Kan.

“Fellow Daoist Jing Kan, I have plenty of time to waste here with you. I just wonder what those people from your Qiankun Dao Sect who are still in Maple Valley will think when your Sun and Moon Universe Array is delayed in being activated.”

"A decoy?"

"A discarded pawn?"

Zhao Hong Zhenjun stroked his beard and smiled, every word he uttered piercing Jing Kan Zhenjun's Dao heart.

Although Jingkan Zhenjun knew that Zhaohong Zhenjun was intentionally trying to influence his mind, as Zhaohong Zhenjun said, he could be in no hurry, but Jingkan Zhenjun could not be in no hurry.

Not to mention that there are more than a dozen Upper Three Realms cultivators from his Qiankun Dao Sect in Maple Valley, even Jinghua is currently fighting Zhaozhen in the magic array.

Lord Jingkan can let Yufeng and the others sacrifice themselves, but he cannot stand by and watch Jinghua perish in it as well.

That was his fellow Daoist from the same sect and the same age!

Although his resolve had wavered somewhat, True Lord Jingkan remained calm and composed, showing no sign of impatience.

As fellow Fifth Tribulation True Lords, True Lord Jingkan's combat experience is no less than that of True Lord Zhaohong. Over the years of cultivation, he has experienced countless battles, and his Dao heart has long been tempered to be as solid as a rock. If a few words could provoke his true fire, then True Lord Jingkan's years of hard work would have been for nothing.

"Shanxu·Riyue Shanchuan Town".

As Jingkan Zhenjun made his hand seals, a beam of mysterious light shot into the sky and then transformed into countless points of light that scattered across the vast天地 (heaven and earth). These scattered points of light became mountains, rivers, and seas, and condensed into the sun, moon, and stars.

In an instant, in this Yanzhou world, True Lord Jingkan used his magic to solidify his form and manifest a small world.

As soon as this small world took shape, it blocked all of Zhao Hong Zhenjun's Nine Heavens Gale from reaching Jing Kan Zhenjun.

Immediately afterward, Jingkan Zhenjun had a thought and pointed his finger, and the small world smashed down on Zhaohong Zhenjun's head.

The small world was about three million miles in circumference. As it fell from the sky, it was like a meteorite. As the small world fell rapidly, it sparked a series of thunderbolts and endless flames when it rubbed against the space of Yanzhou. In an instant, the gale turned and the sea of ​​clouds moved. The small world, carrying the power of thunder and fire, exploded in front of True Monarch Zhaohong!

boom!
The thunderous roar reverberated in all directions, causing the already formed Sun and Moon Universe Array to tremble. The spiritual light that made up the array dimmed and collapsed, as if the array was about to disintegrate.

However, in the blink of an eye, as the thirty-odd True Monarchs of the Qiankun Dao Sect outside Maple Valley simultaneously channeled their magical power, the Sun and Moon Qiankun Formation stabilized once again.

However, at the site of the self-destruction of that small world, large areas of space showed signs of cracking.

Accompanied by a series of shattering sounds, the space within a radius of tens of millions of miles collapsed and was destroyed. Even the space between reality and illusion, hidden behind the Yanzhou space, was affected and became chaotic.

This demonstrates the power of Jingkan Zhenjun's supernatural ability.

It can be said that True Lord Jingkan truly created a small grotto-heaven and then detonated it, which is equivalent to the destruction of a small world. Even a True Lord of the Fifth Tribulation would not be completely unaffected.

Sure enough, in less than an instant, a figure rushed out from the place where the small world exploded. The spiritual energy around him was chaotic and his aura was fluctuating, obviously he had been caught off guard and suffered a great injury.

However, Jingkan Zhenjun did not take the opportunity to attack the obviously badly injured figure. He let the figure cough violently, his energy gradually weakening and declining, until finally the entire figure turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated.

Only then did a slightly surprised voice ring out from the center of the small world explosion: "Fellow Daoist Jing Kan, you are truly able to sit still. I admire you, I admire you."

Before the words were finished, a figure emerged gracefully from the surging, chaotic void and the aftershocks of magical power. Who else could it be but True Monarch Zhao Hong?
The aura that had just appeared was actually a clone that True Monarch Zhao Hong had intentionally released. If True Monarch Jing Kan had been too eager to make a move, he would have been dealt a severe blow by True Monarch Zhao Hong.

Jingkan Zhenjun snorted coldly: "It's not that I don't understand the principle of taking advantage of someone's weakness to kill them, but I know even better the capabilities of a Fifth Tribulation Zhenjun."

“True Lord Zhao Hong, you’ve overdone it.”

True Monarch Zhao Hong paused for a moment, then nodded: "In that case, I was too deliberate. Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Jing Kan."

"In that case, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Jingkan for further guidance."

As he spoke, True Lord Zhao Hong casually made a hand seal, and the Nine-Responding Purple Cloud Robe on his body was enveloped in a vast expanse of purple energy. Strands of purple energy circulated and rose, finally condensing into the shape of a dragon. This purple dragon roared to the sky and then pounced on True Lord Jing Kan.

With a series of dragon roars, the purple dragon roamed between the real world and the illusory, its form elusive and indistinct, and in less than a breath it approached Jingkan Zhenjun.

Looking at this purple dragon shape, True Lord Jingkan was not careless at all. With the eyesight of a Fifth Tribulation True Lord, he could naturally see that this was not an ordinary dragon shape or dragon energy, but a dragon of fortune: a purple dragon of fortune condensed by the Great Dao of Fortune. It is formless and intangible, neither real nor illusory. If bitten by it, one's soul and spirit will be intact, but one's fortune will be reduced by 10%.

Anything involving fortune, karma, time, or other mysterious and esoteric concepts is not something to be trifled with.

The stronger one's cultivation and the higher one's realm, the more one understands how difficult it is to provoke one's destiny.

In the realm of destiny, there are major paths such as luck, bad luck, killing luck, end luck, and calamity. Each of these is difficult to provoke if taken out individually. Take luck as an example: if you suddenly reduce one or two percent of someone's luck while they are practicing their cultivation or breaking through a realm, it is enough to cause a powerful immortal in the upper three realms to go into a demonic state or even die.

Other misfortunes and calamities can be incredibly distressing for a True Immortal of the Upper Three Realms, constantly affecting their Dao Heart and Mind. As for the final misfortune, it's practically a death sentence. True Lord Xiao Ying Zhao Hong is undoubtedly a Fifth Tribulation True Lord who is proficient in the Dao of Luck. His purple dragon form may seem harmless, but True Lord Jing Kan would never want to come into contact with it.

Seeing the purple dragon-shaped aura rushing over, True Lord Jingkan swayed and immediately transformed into hundreds of streams of light, scattering in all directions. Unexpectedly, the purple dragon-shaped aura also scattered into hundreds of snakes, chasing after him relentlessly.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Jingkan, if you really think you can dodge my move by using a technique called Gathering Form and Dispersing Qi, you're in for a big mistake."

"I have studied the Way of Destiny for many years, and I would like to kindly remind you that the Way of Destiny is not a solitary path. It is connected to cause and effect and is related to destiny. When you encounter the method of Destiny, you must be extremely cautious."

Zhao Hong Zhenjun smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. He stroked his beard with one hand, while the other hand was hidden in his sleeve, constantly making hand seals, manipulating the hundreds of Qi snakes to chase after each of Jing Kan Zhenjun's clones.

It doesn't need to be much; just one of his Dharma bodies being caught by this serpent of fortune and bitten is enough for True Lord Zhao Hong to grasp the thread of cause and effect in True Lord Jing Kan's destiny, and then use his magic to knock this Fifth Tribulation True Lord of the Qiankun Dao Sect down to the mortal world.

As Jingkan Zhenjun gazed at the relentlessly pursuing snake, his brows furrowed. With a series of swift movements, he summoned the power of mountains and rivers, causing countless peaks to rise from the ground and transform into towering mountains.

Accompanied by the earth shaking and the mountains rumbling, one mountain range after another, sharp as knives, stretched into the sky, transforming into a majestic barrier that stretched for thousands of miles. Looking out, these peaks stretched for eight million miles, layer upon layer, like a prison of heaven and earth. The serpents of fortune that Zhao Hong Zhenjun urged could only smash pieces of rocks when they crashed into the peaks, but they could not catch up with the shadow of Jing Kan Zhenjun.

Seeing that the Qi Luck Serpent could not catch up with True Lord Jingkan, True Lord Zhaohong snorted coldly. As the Xiaoyingdao Wheel behind his head spun, his whole body transformed into a rainbow light and soared into the sky, and the Seven Treasures Jade Gourd was also summoned back by him.

In an instant, True Lord Zhao Hong swept into the sea of ​​stars, surrounded by a multitude of stars, with thunder and fire surging beneath his feet. With one hand forming a hand seal and the other holding up the Seven Treasures Jade Gourd, True Lord Zhao Hong looked down at the endless, overlapping mountains and urged the Seven Treasures Jade Gourd to plunge into the sky and shatter the void.

"Seven Treasures Reflecting the Sky - Jade Mushroom Mysterious Heavenly Fall!"

At the same time, the Calamity Demon Lord had already led the Blood Sea Daoist and the Five Water Evil Lord to the outer perimeter of Maple Valley Dao Palace.

Gazing at the towering peaks and cliffs, the three demonic cultivators were momentarily at a loss.

Blood Sea Daoist looked puzzled: "Demon Lord, what's going on?"

"Didn't they say that the Qiankun Dao Sect had already trapped Maple Valley Dao Palace with the Sun and Moon Qiankun Formation? Why are so many mountain peaks and barriers emerging from outside?"

The Demon Lord of Calamity looked around, somewhat hesitant: "This must be the work of some great supernatural being. We should not stay here any longer. We should hurry back."

For some reason, a sense of foreboding welled up in the Demon Lord of Calamity's heart, making him subconsciously feel that this place was dangerous and that he should return quickly.

Faced with the suggestion of this veteran demonic cultivator, Blood Sea Daoist and Five Water Evil Lord nodded repeatedly: "The Demon Lord is right, let's hurry back, this Maple Valley Dao Palace doesn't look safe either."

The three of them originally came to avoid the battle, but seeing that the fighting at Maple Valley Dao Palace was getting fiercer and the danger was higher, how could three selfish demonic cultivators risk their lives for the Qiankun Dao Sect?
So the three of them immediately turned to leave, but just as they were about to go, a chilling sense of crisis suddenly arose.

The three of them subconsciously looked up and saw a streak of light falling from the starry sky and sea of ​​clouds. Its light was dazzling and its colors were brilliant, like flowing clouds or a startled swan.

In an instant, the stream of light disappeared into the towering, majestic mountains. The next moment, endless white light filled the heavens and the earth, followed by a scorching torrent that swept across the four directions!

Da Yin Xisheng.

As the blinding white light expanded like a blazing sun, the layers of mountain peaks immediately shattered, disintegrated, vaporized, and vanished. The earth trembled, the starry sea hummed, and layers of space shattered, manifesting in the real world between the illusory and the real.

The full force of Zhao Hong Zhenjun, a Fifth Tribulation True Lord, has already altered the celestial phenomena and terrain within a radius of thirty million miles.

Calamity Demon Lord, Blood Sea Taoist, and Five Water Evil Lord all felt a sudden white light before their eyes, followed by an invisible force crashing over them. With the rolling waves of energy, the three of them vanished without a trace.

At this moment, True Monarch Zhaohong, who was above the starry sky and sea of ​​clouds, looked down at the thirty million miles of mountains and rivers that had been leveled and frowned slightly: "Hmm, it seems that a few unfamiliar juniors have been affected."

However, Zhao Hong Zhenjun immediately ignored this point. He was familiar with the aura of all the upper three realms of the Mountain and River Daoist School. Those who were not from the Mountain and River Daoist School were affected, so it didn't matter. Moreover, those who could arrive at Maple Valley Daoist Palace at this moment were either from the Qiankun Daoist Sect or its allies. Even if they died, they deserved to die.

Faced with the attack of True Lord Hong, which shattered an area of ​​thirty million square miles, the True Lords of the Qiankun Dao Sect who were in charge of the Sun and Moon Qiankun Formation felt their blood and qi surge and their magic power flow backward. The golden net that intertwined heaven and earth collapsed by half in an instant. Along with it, seven or eight True Lords who had refined their Void Realm were severely injured by the aftershocks, and their cultivation was reduced by more than half.

At this moment, the True Monarchs of the Qiankun Dao Sect could no longer care about these things, because from the Sun and Moon Qiankun Formation, which was mostly damaged, two mysterious lights soared into the sky, and then a vast pressure broke through the void between reality and illusion.

Everyone looked up and saw two imposing figures standing amidst the sea of ​​clouds.

Shangyu Jinghua Zhenjun!

Tianlan Zhaozhen Zhenjun!

These two Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs have already ended their battle between illusion and reality.

Or rather, the battle between these two has been affected by True Lord Zhaohong and True Lord Jingkan, forcing them to return to the mortal world.

With the return of True Lord Zhaozhen and True Lord Jinghua, the two understood the current battle situation with just a scan of their divine senses. Without hesitation, True Lord Jinghua attempted to repair the Sun and Moon Universe Array, while True Lord Zhaozhen immediately activated the Starfall Myriad Valleys Diagram to stop him.

Almost instantly, a sea of ​​meteorites stretched across Maple Valley, blocking the path of True Monarch Jinghua.

"Jinghua, do you think I don't exist?!"

As Zhaozhen Zhenjun spoke, a golden light shot up from his sleeve, rushing towards Jinghua Zhenjun like a dragon. The golden light twisted and turned, and in the blink of an eye, it was about to bind Jinghua Zhenjun.

Jinghua Zhenjun raised an eyebrow and immediately soared into the sky. The golden light followed Jinghua Zhenjun all the way up, but Jinghua Zhenjun turned around and casually grabbed it.

At this moment, the golden light revealed its true form, which was a golden rope. Upon seeing this, True Monarch Jinghua couldn't help but sneer: "Zhaozhen, you really have no ability. You dare to show off in front of me something like the Immortal Binding Rope, which is used to deal with juniors?"

The Immortal Binding Rope, although such a magical artifact is specifically designed for immortals and gods, is also graded, depending on who it is targeted at.

To deal with a Fifth Tribulation True Monarch, ordinary Immortal Binding Ropes are not as effective as Lightning Strike.

Faced with Jinghua Zhenjun's sarcasm, Zhaozhen Zhenjun remained unmoved, merely smiling and pointing: "Oh? Fellow Daoist, why don't you take another look?"

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Jinghua felt a sense of crisis and instinctively tried to throw away the Immortal Binding Rope in his hand. However, the rope seemed to be stuck to his hand, and True Monarch Jinghua could not break free of it even by activating his magic power.

Immediately afterward, to Jinghua Zhenjun's astonishment, the Immortal Binding Rope, which had been like an inanimate object, came to life and coiled around Jinghua Zhenjun like a python. No matter how much Jinghua Zhenjun activated his protective qi and summoned his natal fire, he was still unable to stop the Immortal Binding Rope from wrapping around him layer by layer.

Seeing the astonished Jinghua Zhenjun, Zhaozhen Zhenjun laughed heartily:
"Fellow Daoist Jinghua, you are entangled in calamity energy, yet you cannot even see through this simple scheme. It is time for you to return to your rightful place." (End of Chapter)