Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

Chaos filled the air, and thunder and fire surged in all directions.

A fierce wind whips up floating dust, and the void stretches endlessly.

Shanwei Jingkan Zhenjun wore a nine-beam screen mountain crown, a crane robe and a black heaven robe, a lion and fish belt around his waist, and held an eight-gang Jingshan pot in his hand. His protective aura shone brightly, and the Shanwei Dao Wheel behind his head kept turning.

With three rainbows forming a ribbon and seven colors condensing into rosy light, he truly was the awe-inspiring Five Tribulations True Lord.

However, the expression on this Fifth Tribulation True Monarch's face was extremely solemn, showing no trace of joy.

Leaving aside the duel between True Lord Zhao Hong and True Lord Jing Kan, True Lord Jing Kan never believed he would lose; moreover, his disappearance from the Maple Valley battlefield could very likely cause the Longevity Immortal Lord's plans in Maple Valley to go awry and fail, affecting the entire war situation in the northern region of Yanzhou.

This is something that True Lord Jingkan would absolutely not want to see.

Looking around, all one could see was a vast, chaotic void, devoid of any sign of life or human presence. There was only deathly silence, as if one were in a desolate place, or perhaps trapped in an abyss.
As expected of a Fifth Tribulation True Monarch, True Monarch Jingkan immediately understood the situation: he definitely had not left the Nine Provinces Realm. Perhaps he was still within Yan Province, or perhaps he had left Yan Province and was pulled into this strange place by some special rules.

After pondering for a moment, True Lord Jingkan calmed his mind and began to observe the surrounding situation: "What a chaotic and undifferentiated land. When did such a strange place appear in my Nine Provinces Realm? And how is this place connected to Maple Valley?"

As Jingkan Zhenjun pondered, he suddenly frowned. It seemed that a faint sound was coming from afar. Upon hearing this, Jingkan Zhenjun snorted coldly: "I'd like to see what's playing tricks on me."

With the Eight-Strength Jingshan Pot in his hand unleashing eight layers of protective gale, True Lord Jingkan took a step forward and disappeared into the vast chaos.

Meanwhile, in Yanzhou, at the Wanshou Immortal Palace.

Zi Ying Wanshou Immortal Lord stood with his hands behind his back on the Heavenly Pavilion of the Immortal Palace, observing the celestial phenomena and secrets of heaven.

Those who cultivate the Tao must understand the secrets of heaven and the stars, and comprehend the Eight Trigrams and Six Lines. Only in this way can they encounter good fortune and avoid misfortune, stay away from cause and effect, and walk the path of cultivation more steadily.

Although the calamity shrouds the heavens and earth, obscuring the secrets of heaven and the celestial phenomena, making it difficult to grasp the overall situation, and even the occasional glimpse of celestial phenomena may provide incorrect guidance, one can still discern some clues.

Especially for a Mahayana being like the Immortal Lord of Longevity, as the final stage of the nine realms of cultivation, the supernatural powers and might of the Mahayana Dao Fruit are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

With the situation in Yanzhou unstable, Jinghua captured, and Jingkan missing, the sect's forces in the northern region of Yanzhou have been almost completely wiped out. He has undoubtedly suffered a defeat in this battle.

Moreover, this battle in Maple Valley has been filled with too many unexpected events and unforeseen occurrences, leaving Immortal Lord Wanshou no choice but to be cautious.

Looking at the chaotic celestial secrets before him, the Immortal Lord of Longevity slowly raised a finger. As the finger moved, the stars in the heavens began to change and shift.

For ordinary cultivators at the Refinement of Void or even Integration of Body levels, the celestial phenomena were a chaotic mess that was difficult to unravel. But the Immortal Lord of Longevity merely moved his finger, and the entire chaotic and disordered celestial phenomena were cleared up, revealing their original form.

Gazing at the clear constellation, the Immortal Lord of Longevity once again gently manipulated the stars, revealing the secrets of heaven. As the stars in the celestial sea shifted and constellations were arrayed, a new map of celestial secrets appeared before the Immortal Lord of Longevity.

This celestial map reveals various future changes in Yanzhou, but regardless of the specific changes, they all subtly point to things beyond Yanzhou.
"Outside of Yanzhou?"

"The matter of Yanzhou cannot be resolved by Yanzhou alone. I am well aware of this, and I am also aware of the various external forces that can intervene."

"But what else outside of Yan Province could influence the course of the situation?"

As the Immortal Lord of Longevity pondered, his expression gradually became solemn. His divine soul and true spirit suddenly leaped out of his body and soared into the starry sky. In an instant, the sea of ​​stars surged wildly, and thunder and fire raged. Despite being eroded by the power of the sun, fire, moon, and cold, the Immortal Lord of Longevity's true spirit remained unmoved.

The true spirit of the Immortal Lord of Longevity was surrounded by a layer of shimmering glaze, blocking the might of the sun and moon, and the harm of thunder and fire. Ignoring the various threats in the starry sea, he gazed outwards from Yanzhou:

"Besides the Nine Provinces, the only things that can influence the situation in Yan Province are the ten islands at sea."

"Could it be that those exiled and abandoned people dare to stir up trouble across the land?"

As his thoughts raced through his mind, the Immortal Lord of Longevity grew increasingly indifferent.

What the Immortal Lord of Longevity in Yanzhou thinks at this moment has no effect on Zhuzhou.

Zhuzhou had by then become the main base of the Eastern Heavenly Daoist School in the Nine Provinces Realm.

Since the construction and reconstruction of Jiutou Mountain, palaces and pavilions have been built on the sacred mountains and treasure lands covering tens of millions of miles to house the immortals of the Upper Three Realms.

As a large number of Daoist soldiers from the Tianhe Dao Sect rushed to Zhuzhou, various magic arrays were erected under the construction of tens of millions of Daoist soldiers, and large-scale magic artifacts for attacking mountains and breaking arrays were also assembled.

At this moment, in the main hall of Jiutou Mountain, the three Fifth Tribulation True Lords, Yuanyi True Lord, Zhaozhen True Lord, and Zhaohong True Lord, along with a group of true disciples from the three sects, were looking at the map of Yanzhou.

Holding a command arrow in his hand, Zhaozhen Zhenjun pointed at the map and said, "The war with Qiankun Daozong is a struggle that spans the nine provinces, down to the struggle for a single province or corner. There is absolutely no possibility of it being won in one fell swoop."

"Qiankun Dao Sect is not a pushover and cannot be defeated by a simple battle in Maple Valley. On the contrary, after suffering the pain in Maple Valley, Qiankun Dao Sect will become even more dangerous."

"Moreover, the Kongdong Dao Sect and the Huayun Dao Sect will never sit idly by and watch the Qiankun Dao Sect fall. What we will face next is not only the power of the Qiankun Dao Sect in Yanzhou, but also various forms of support from other Dao Sects."

Jiang Sheng and the others nodded repeatedly as they listened to Zhao Zhenzhen's words.

As True Lord Zhaozhen said, the power of the Qiankun Dao Sect should not be underestimated. A defeat in one battle is unlikely to affect the overall situation. At present, the Qiankun Dao Sect is just deliberately holding back and letting the power of the Eastern Heaven Dao Family flow into the Nine Provinces. But once the power of the Eastern Heaven Dao Family enters too much of the Nine Provinces, the true trump card of the Qiankun Dao Sect will inevitably be revealed.

As Zhaozhen Zhenjun spoke, he pointed to the other four regions of Yanzhou: "War is not something that can be won by just us fighting each other."

"The human destiny of Yanzhou needs to be fought for, as does the earth vein dragon energy. Those spiritual vein hubs, those cities and palaces are all places that need to be contested."

“Killing a few True Monarchs of the Qiankun Dao Sect will not affect the overall situation, but seizing the spiritual vein hub of Yanzhou and occupying a few important Dao Palaces will be enough to make the Qiankun Dao Sect suffer for half a day.”

"Therefore, regardless of what schemes the one in the Longevity Immortal Palace may have, or what plans the Qiankun Dao Sect may have, we must press on with our victory, first take the northern region of Yanzhou, and then advance east and west, encircling them from three sides, leaving the eastern region as their only way out, so as to prevent them from having the will to fight to the death and to fight with their backs to the river."

Jiang Sheng looked at the directions pointed out by True Monarch Zhaozhen. He had to admit that True Monarch Zhaozhen's vision was incredibly sharp. The places his command arrow pointed to were all key points in the eastern and western regions of the Qiankun Dao Sect. They were either the core of a Dao Palace or a hub of a land vein or spiritual vein.

Although the Qiankun Dao Sect has hundreds of Dao Palaces in the Eastern and Western Regions, there are only a few truly crucial points. If those key points are destroyed, the Qiankun Dao Sect's arrangements in the Yanzhou region will collapse.

At that time, the Eastern Heavenly Daoists will be able to gradually devour the Eastern and Western Regions, and then besiege the Central Region to confront the Purple Response Longevity Immortal Lord.

Yuan Yi Zhenjun frowned slightly as he looked at Zhao Zhen Zhenjun's strategic plan: "Let me say a few words."

True Lord Zhaozhen nodded: "Brother Yuanyi, please speak."

Yuan Yi Zhenjun said, "Zhaozhen, I have some doubts about your plan." "Let's see."

As Yuan Yi Zhenjun pointed out a few places, lines appeared in all directions, turning Zhao Zhen Zhenjun's originally flawless and smooth march route into a series of holes.

"Zhaozhen, your strategic focus is on attacking the key points, but do you really think those surrounding Taoist temples will just sit idly by and watch you advance?"

"Even if you and I can take action, don't forget that they still have three Fifth Tribulation True Monarchs in Yanzhou."

Zhao Hong Zhenjun frowned and said, "Brother Yuanyi, that brat Ling Feng has already been severely injured by me."

Yuan Yi Zhenjun said calmly, "But Wan Shou Xianjun is still unharmed."

Upon hearing this, True Lord Zhao Hong was taken aback, and then his brows furrowed tightly: If Immortal Lord Wanshou was unharmed, then True Lord Lingfeng's injuries were nothing.

Yuan Yi Zhenjun then looked at Zhao Zhen Zhenjun: "Zhao Zhen, in your strategic plan, it seems that you treat that Wanshou Immortal Lord as a dead man. Tell me, what is your reliance?"

Upon hearing this, True Lord Zhaozhen chuckled and said, "I can't hide it from Brother Yuanyi. Immortal Lord Wanshou is indeed powerful, but his opponent is definitely not us."

"If Wanshou dares to make a move, our sect's Immortal Lord Xuanjing will naturally intervene."

Xuanjing Immortal Lord!

Upon hearing this name, Yuan Yi Zhenjun breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why you, Zhao Zhen, treated Wanshou Immortal Lord like a dead man and attacked him so casually. It seems you were intentionally trying to provoke him."

True Monarch Zhaozhen no longer concealed his true intentions: "Brother Yuanyi, as you know, the most crucial person in the entire Yanzhou is that Immortal Monarch Wanshou."

"But as long as it remains in the Longevity Immortal Palace, it will be in an invincible position."

"That Longevity Immortal Palace is not only the most core hub of the Qiankun Dao Sect in Yanzhou, but also the Daoist temple that the Longevity Immortal Lord painstakingly built."

"This nail is driven into the central region of Yanzhou. Even if we occupy all the spiritual veins in the four directions and seize the dragon energy, it will be useless. It is a true dragon-trapping nail."

Yuan Yi Zhenjun listened to Zhao Zhen Zhenjun's words and slowly nodded. Just as Zhao Zhen Zhenjun said, as long as the Wanshou Immortal Lord did not move in the central region of Yanzhou, even if the four directions were occupied, the Qiankun Dao Sect would not be considered a failure.

"So, Zhaozhen, your plan is to attack from both the Eastern and Western regions, striking at their vital points while simultaneously drawing out that Immortal Lord?"

Zhaozhen Zhenjun laughed and said, "That's right. I also know that the immortal lord will not act rashly. But as their casualties become more and more severe and their Dao Palace is gradually occupied, as long as he still cares about morale and people's hearts, he has no choice but to act."

As he spoke, True Lord Zhaozhen looked at Jiang Sheng and the others: "Let the younger generation take charge of the actions in the eastern and western regions of Yanzhou. Let each of them lead a Daoist army to manage the east and west, gradually eroding Yanzhou, stirring up its hearts and crushing its morale."

"There's no need to rush. Just take it one step at a time, and that will keep him worried."

After the discussion, everyone dispersed.

Jiang Sheng was about to leave when Xuan Yi called out to him, "Ling Yuan, come here, we have something to tell you."

Jiang Sheng looked over and saw that Xuan Yi and Ming Xian were waiting for him. Seeing this, Jiang Sheng did not hesitate and followed the two away.

Upon entering Xuan Yi's palace, Jiang Sheng discovered that not only Xuan Yi and Ming Xian were there, but also Xuan Ji, Xuan Jing, and Xuan Fang from the Qinghua Dao Sect, and Ming Dong, Ming Zhen, and Ming You from the Tianhe Dao Sect.

Looking around, he saw familiar faces everywhere. Jiang Sheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Fellow Daoists, what a grand occasion! Who are you hosting this welcome party for?"

Xuan Yi smiled and said, "It's not a welcome dinner for anyone. Ling Yu and Ling Zhao will be here soon."

"Now that your eldest brother Lingwei is not here, the three of you should be able to settle the matters of Penglai."

"You heard what Uncle Zhaozhen said just now. We will soon be taking over the Eastern and Western Regions, so the three of us have gathered together to discuss this matter first."

Jiang Sheng now understood Xuan Yi and Ming Xian's intentions.

Jiang Sheng frowned slightly and said, "Why don't we invite Fairy Suqin and Fellow Daoist Xuyuanzi? Those two represent Yaochi Holy Land and Chixiao Dao Sect."

Mingxian shook his head: "We will certainly invite Yaochi Holy Land and Chixiao Dao Sect, but the three of us need to discuss it first."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sheng said no more. The three of them sat down, and soon after, Ling Yu and Lin Fan arrived.

Upon entering the hall, Lingyu said, "What's wrong? Are you Tianhe and Qinghua so eager to arrange seating and distribute fruit?"

Xuan Yi laughed and said, "Ling Yu is still so unforgiving. Please sit down and have a good look at her."

Lingyu and Lin Fan took their seats, and Mingxian immediately said, "The eastern and western regions of Yanzhou are no weaker than the northern region, and each has dozens of Dao Palaces, which means there are dozens of Upper Three Realms."

"Moreover, with the help of Dao Yi Palace in the Xuanhu Realm and Yin Yang Orthodox Sect in the Xuanhuang Realm, these two forces will inevitably place heavy bets. We will not only be facing the Dao Yi Palace's Refining Sun and Gathering Moon and the Yin Yang Orthodox Sect's Lesser Yang and Lesser Yin."

"Moreover, the True Cloud Dao Sect of the Cloud Realm and the Yuan Yang Dao Sect of the Hua Yang Realm have not made any moves so far, and these two sects will inevitably have to get involved."

Hearing Mingxian's words, Lingyu couldn't help but nod: Neither Daoyi Palace nor Yin Yang Orthodox Sect are pushovers. If Zhenxiao Dao Sect and Yuanyang Dao Sect also get involved, they will definitely have a hard time dealing with them.

After pondering for a moment, Lingyu asked, "Brother Mingxian, what do you mean?"

Mingxian laughed and said, "It's time to invite a few more reinforcements."

"Now that Fellow Daoist Xu Yuanzi of the Crimson Cloud Dao Sect has entered the fray, shouldn't the Jade Pool Holy Land also send a few more fairies to provide assistance?"

"There's also the Southern Fire God Palace in the Zhu Ming Realm, and the Ji Lei Mountain in the Jurong Realm. These are all allies of my Eastern Heaven Daoist School. How about entrusting them to Penglai for management?"

Upon hearing this, Lingyu looked at Jiang Sheng. In the end, both the Southern Fire God Palace and Jilei Mountain were related to Jiang Sheng. If someone really needed to be asked for help, Jiang Sheng would have to be the one to make the request.

After Mingxian finished speaking, Xuanyi added, "Qinghua will not stand idly by. We will invite allies from all the heavens and myriad realms to come to our aid, and the same will be true for the Milky Way."

"In the end, now that our Eastern Heaven Daoist Clan has entered the Nine Provinces Realm, it's time for us to make our final statement to the three or five friends we've made in the myriad realms over the years." (End of Chapter)