Daojun, start from Penglai foundation building

The earth trembled and smoke and dust flew everywhere.

As the dust rose into the sky, the flags appeared and disappeared in the dust.

Looking up, it was so densely packed that there was no end in sight.

This is the ceremonial procession of Emperor Xian's eastern tour.

Although the Yu Dynasty is now on the verge of collapse, as long as it has not completely collapsed, the power it can unleash is beyond everyone's imagination.

As a dynasty of ghosts and gods that occupied the southeastern part of the Mountain and Sea Realm for nearly 100,000 years, the resources and weapons accumulated by successive emperors of the Yu Dynasty were so numerous that they could not be described as mountains of gold and seas of silver.

During Emperor Xian's eastern tour, he was accompanied not only by concubines, attendants, officials and nobles from the palace, but also by a million elite soldiers loyal to Emperor Xian who were mobilized from Yudu.

Originally, these weapons were to follow Emperor Xian into the underworld to protect him after his death, but the underworld was now in chaos, so these weapons naturally followed Emperor Xian on his eastern tour.

Hundreds of thousands of chariots and various ritual instruments and ceremonial guards stretched out over thousands of miles. In the center of all these weapons and armor was a palace that was a hundred feet in size. It was pulled by the chariots and moved slowly like a small hill.

Behind the palace, there are carriages for accommodating ghosts and gods. Wisps of incense linger around, transforming into the aura of ghosts and gods that covers the sky. The true faces of ghosts and gods are looming in them, and they are surrounded by the palace's ceremonial guards together with the monks riding on clouds and flying in the sky.

Emperor Xian put on such an air of pomp and circumstance. His tour to the east was not only to pay homage to Mount Jinhua, but also to intimidate those restless aristocratic families in various places.

Faced with the large number of ghosts, gods and monks brought by Emperor Xian, the local families also showed a high degree of cooperation. They not only provided soldiers and monks for guarding along the way, but also provided financial and food resources for this huge eastern tour team.

During Emperor Xian's journey, except for the resources of Yudu consumed when he set out, all the expenses along the way were provided by the noble families in various states and counties.

Whether it was Emperor Xian or the officials, nobles, concubines and princes who were on the eastern tour, they all had to maintain their own demeanor, and their food, clothing and expenses had to be in accordance with the specifications.

Yudu is naturally not short of resources. In addition, the states and counties surrounding Yudu are all loyal to the Ji clan. In Yudu, it is naturally not a problem for so many powerful people to maintain their dignity.

But leaving Yudu and relying on these local families for support would undoubtedly be an exploitation for these local families.

The reason why the emperors of Yu Dynasty in successive generations seldom traveled was because a trip was not only a huge consumption of resources for Yudu, but also a huge burden for the aristocratic families in various prefectures and counties.

In order to maintain the normal operation of the Yu Dynasty and ensure stability, Emperor Yu would hardly leave Yudu. Therefore, Emperor Yu was also called the Emperor of Yudu, meaning that he would be nothing without Yudu.

But this time, Emperor Xian completely ignored all these and, with an attitude of draining the pond to catch all the fish, he forcefully demanded that the aristocratic families in various prefectures and counties provide for the huge team on the eastern tour, in order to exploit the resources of these families.

In the palace, Emperor Xian, wearing a crown and imperial robes, was holding a volume of "Qing Yuan Fu Jing" and reading it slowly.

The "Qing Yuan Fu Jing" is the signature Taoist scripture of Jinhua Mountain and is also a must-read scripture for all monks entering the mountain. It not only helps the monks replace their turbid air and incense, but also helps the monks to reset their Taoist foundation.

Therefore, the "Qing Yuan Fu Jing" is extremely precious. The version in Jinhua Mountain is just the one narrated by the immortals and distributed to their followers. There are no annotations on it, and the cultivators need to understand the meaning of every word and sentence by themselves.

However, the book in Emperor Xian's hand was completely different. Between the lines of black ink, there were not only many tiny annotations, but also some light blue handwriting next to the annotations.

These light blue characters are not only elegant but also reveal a sense of grandeur. Although they are tiny characters, they give people a sense of vastness.

Looking around the world, Emperor Xian would know who can write such words without any hesitation.

The annotations written in neat and square handwriting were made by Ji Hong, the second son of Emperor Xian.

The light blue words next to Ji Hong's annotations were written by Yuchen Lingyuan Zhenjun from Jinhua Mountain.

The meaning is very clear. He wants Emperor Xian to recognize and understand the "Qing Yuan Fu Jing" and thus understand the Taoist principles.

The official road for the eastern tour was not flat, but walking on the palace, which was a hundred feet in size, was as smooth as walking on flat ground, without feeling any vibration.

Emperor Xian was flipping through the Taoist scriptures, and what he cared about were the annotations written by Jiang Sheng himself on the Taoist scriptures.

A person's character can often be seen through his handwriting. In the eyes of Emperor Xian, each of Jiang Sheng's annotations in the "Qing Yuan Fu Jing" is like a mirror, showing Jiang Sheng's temperament, habits, state of mind, and thoughts before him.

"Qing Yuan means the azure sky of the east. It transforms the best of the best. It uses talismans as annotations to explain the mysteries of heaven and earth and the wonders of the spirit."

Emperor Xian was speaking slowly when suddenly there was a slight commotion outside the palace, which died down in a moment.

A few breaths later, a figure appeared in front of Emperor Xian: "Your Majesty, it's those ignorant and ignorant cultivators again. They are like crazy and intend to attack the imperial carriage."

Emperor Xian chuckled: "Self-cultivator?"

"If those independent cultivators could accomplish something, they wouldn't be suppressed by local families their entire lives."

"They couldn't make any waves in peaceful times, but now in this chaotic world, they think they can make a name for themselves?"

"Pass on my oral order. Jinyunzhou failed to protect the emperor. The governor and all the county magistrates of Jinyunzhou are dismissed. However, I will not punish them too much because the people of Jinyunzhou have suffered so much and have caused so many disasters. The tribute of Jinyunzhou will be increased by 20% to show my leniency."

After receiving the order, the figure immediately bowed and withdrew.

The pressure that Jin Yunzhou had to bear was increased a little bit by Emperor Xian's few light words.

The little prince who was doing his homework seemed a little reluctant. Emperor Xian glanced at him and snorted, "How can a group of casual cultivators get through the blockade of the Jinyunzhou garrison and rush to the outside of my palace?"

"Use your brain more in everything. Do these noble families think that by forming an alliance to protect themselves, they can become independent from Dayu?"

"My trip to the east this time is not just to visit Jinhua Mountain and meet that True Lord."

"We should warn these noble families along the way to make them behave themselves and avoid causing trouble for me."

The little prince nodded as if he understood, but his confused look made Emperor Xian a little bored.

If the crown prince whom he trained with all his heart, or the older princes were here, they would certainly understand Emperor Xian's thoughts: when the emperor goes on a tour, a large number of officials and nobles follow him, as well as a large army to protect him. The cost of food and necessities for men and horses along the way is like a huge mountain weighing on the heads of the prefectures and counties along the way.

Not to mention that these officials and nobles who accompany the emperor on tours have close ties with the local areas, and these local states and counties must do their best to provide support for the touring team.

Otherwise, if other states and counties provide supplies and you do not, it would be treason; if other states and counties provide more and you provide less, it would be disrespectful.

No matter what the reason, Emperor Xian will find a way to deal with you.

Even if the local prefectures and counties were unwilling to take responsibility, they were powerless to stop it. After all, Emperor Xian brought not only nobles and officials with him on his tour, but also a large army, and a large number of ghosts, gods, and monks.

Even the noble families from other states and counties would rush forward at this time, using the name of protecting Emperor Xian, and legally and legally divide up everything in this state and county, squeezing the local noble families dry.

Therefore, this was Emperor Xian's blatant exploitation of the prefectures and counties: consuming the resources of these prefectures and counties, squeezing out their potential, so that even if they had ulterior motives, they would not be able to do so.

"A great catastrophe is about to happen, the netherworld will be in turmoil, and the human world will suffer."

"These noble families, don't they even know their own weight? They still want to take advantage of the chaos to gain power?"

"Humph, as long as my Great Yu Dynasty is still alive, I can still suppress these traitors and villains!" "As long as I am alive, how can a bunch of snakes and dragons become dragons?!"

Emperor Xian looked at the fluttering flags outside the palace, as if he saw the densely packed kneeling crowd in the distance, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Emperor Xian traveled through many states and counties, and it took him more than a year to finally arrive near Jinhua Mountain.

Although it is said to be nearby, it is still some distance away from Lingyouzhou where Jinhua Mountain is located.

However, these states and counties were completely under the control of Jinhua Mountain. Compared with the chaos and turmoil in other states and counties, the stability of these states and counties made Emperor Xian secretly worried.

What surprised Emperor Xian the most was undoubtedly the monks traveling among these states and counties, many of whom carried a tablet with them.

After sending someone to investigate, Emperor Xian finally realized that Xuanqing Temple had been incorporated into the Jinhua Mountain system.

In the future, these states and counties will no longer need to worship Jinhua Mountain and Xuanqing Temple separately, but only need to worship Jinhua Mountain.

At the same time, all the Taoist temples and shrines in these states and counties have been merged. The front hall is for ghosts and gods to receive incense and offerings, while the back hall is for monks to meditate and practice.

Moreover, the monks will each worship a ghost or god, and the ghost or god will protect the monks, assist them in handling local affairs, and suppress evil spirits.

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Emperor Xian was naturally aware of the intricate connection between Jinhua Mountain and Xuanqing Temple.

Now that Jinhua Mountain and Xuanqing Temple have merged, Emperor Xian immediately realized that the Taoist ceremony called Luotian Dajiao was imminent.

"Jinhua Mountain and Xuanqing Temple are combined, their luck and fortune are united, their incense is unified, and the immortals and ghosts live together in the temple. That True Lord has great plans."

"Unfortunately, no one can control it now."

Emperor Xian sighed softly and ordered the army to continue advancing and rush to Lingyouzhou as quickly as possible.

Today's Lingyouzhou can be said to be the place with the most outstanding people and the most beautiful scenery in the entire mountain and sea world.

The presence of the Taoist fairy mountain Jinhua Mountain here ensures good weather and good harvests in the entire Lingyou Province. Evil spirits dare not approach, and there are no evil practitioners of magic to cause trouble.

The reputation of Yuchen Lingyuan Zhenjun is enough to shock the area within millions of miles and protect all living beings in one corner.

After Emperor Xian arrived in Lingyouzhou, he couldn't help but admire the peace and stability of Lingyouzhou.

Although it has been less than ten years since the evil dragon disaster, the entire Lingyou Province has completely smoothed out the scars of the past and presented a peaceful and stable world.

When walking on the land of Lingyouzhou, no matter where you look from, you can see the Jinhua Mountain, which emits infinite auspicious light and has the blue sun hanging high in the sky.

One can see towering mountains stretching for thousands of miles, with a vast sea of ​​clouds covering all directions. Above the sea of ​​clouds that covers the entire Jinhua Mountain, two peaks break through and point directly to the sky, surrounded by spiritual light and ethereal fairy air.

And between the two peaks that seemed like pillars supporting the sky, the blue star that emitted a clear glow emitted a thousand-foot-long brilliant light, illuminating the entire Lingyou Province.

That blue star seemed like the second sun in the sky, or like the eyes of True Lord Yuchen Lingyuan. Its brilliant light was awe-inspiring.

Even if you are thousands of miles away, you can still see the blue star in the sky that illuminates the earth and the endless fairy palace under the star.

Looking at the palaces and pavilions on the top of the mountains, even Emperor Xian could not help but sigh: "The most spiritual place in the world, Jinhua Mountain is a beautiful place."

"The Taoist temple of True Lord Yuchen Lingyuan is indeed extraordinary."

The waiter stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to inform that person to welcome you?"

Emperor Xian shook his head and looked towards the direction of Jinhua Mountain: "No need, that person already knew I was coming."

Before Emperor Xian finished speaking, a beam of light from the sky shone down, and then a group of auspicious clouds surrounded several figures and appeared in front of Emperor Xian.

The people on the auspicious clouds were all wearing feathered robes, tall crowns on their heads, with silk scarves fluttering behind them. There was aura of auspiciousness all around them, giving them the appearance of immortals.

The leader bowed slightly to Emperor Xian, and then said in a loud voice: "The True Lord knows that Your Majesty has arrived, and has specially ordered us to take Your Majesty to Jinhua Mountain for a chat."

The officials, nobles, concubines and princes around Emperor Xian all looked at him, not knowing what to do for a moment. After all, they only sent a few people to take Emperor Xian into the mountains. Even if these people all had extraordinary aura and appeared to be true immortals, they were still looked down upon by the emperor of Dayu.

What's more, they also wanted to go to Jinhua Mountain, the blessed land of immortals, to see if they could really prolong their life there.
Emperor Xian ignored these officials and concubines. Their roles were insignificant in Lingyouzhou. When the Luotian Grand Ceremony was held, he would just let them contribute some luck.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Emperor Xian said calmly: "Since you are here to pick me up, where is the carriage?"

The leader immediately said, "The True Lord has specially ordered us to bring the Great Sun Golden Sedan to pick up Your Majesty. Please bring the Great Sun Golden Sedan."

Afterwards, several people cast spells together, and as a cloud chariot slowly emerged from a cloud mist that spread out.

The entire body of the cloud chariot is made of gilt, decorated with silver beads and inlaid with jade Taoist patterns. Thousands of Taoist mantras are engraved on both sides of the cloud chariot, all of which emit golden light and auspicious mist to demonstrate the deity of the immortals. There is also a golden sun canopy covering the top, magnifying the brilliance of the sun to show its majesty.

This Great Sun Golden Sedan has such a majestic and solemn feeling that it seems like the chariot of the Great Sun Emperor inspecting the heaven and earth, which is enough to demonstrate the dignity of the emperor.

After the Great Sun Golden Chariot drove out from the sky, a ray of mysterious yellow light descended and landed in front of Emperor Xian, like a fairyland road leading to the sky.

The crown of Emperor Xian moved slightly, and he left a sentence: "You set up camp in Lingyouzhou and wait for my oral order." Then he set foot on the winding path of light, and finally walked above the auspicious clouds and came to the front of the Great Sun Golden Sedan.

Looking at the Great Sun Golden Sedan in front of him, with a canopy like the sun and emitting golden light and fairy air, Emperor Xian nodded, and then sat down on the cloud chariot calmly.

Against the backdrop of golden light and mist, Emperor Xian, wearing a crown and imperial robes, looked a bit like the Sun Emperor who was patrolling the heavens and the earth.

As the skylight returned, those people guarding the Great Sun Golden Sedan disappeared into the clouds amidst the brilliant golden light. Only the concubines, princes, nobles and officials from Yudu were left with envious looks on their faces: Your Majesty, I'm afraid you will attain immortality this time, right?
Emperor Xian, sitting on the cloud chariot, immediately felt the extraordinary nature of Jinhua Mountain after entering it. The sky was clear and the land was beautiful, just like a fairyland, without any sense of human filth.

Under the sea of ​​clouds, there are bamboo forests and pine and cypress trees everywhere. There are groups of Taoist monks who breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and circulate the Qi in their body.

Whether practicing martial arts, cultivating Dharma, practicing swordsmanship, or discussing Taoism, they are all free and easy, with a great Taoist charm.

Above the sea of ​​clouds, cranes and egrets soar in the shimmering clouds, waterfalls and springs flow in the clear rainbow clouds lingering around the Dragon Horn Peak, human figures appear between the corridors and jade platforms looming above the sea of ​​clouds, and spirit beasts leap in the palaces and pavilions on the peaks.
There is also the blue star that always emits thousands of rays of light, illuminating all directions.
Everywhere he looked was filled with the aura of immortals, which made Emperor Xian feel for a moment that it was not impossible to give up the world and attain immortality.

Guided by the light of heaven, the cloud chariot traveled smoothly all the way to under the clear stars and arrived in front of the Qingyang Cloud Palace.

As the monks took their leave, Emperor Xian stepped down from the Great Sun Golden Sedan and saw the door of the towering Cloud Palace slowly opening. A young Taoist wearing a jade Taoist crown and black crane robes walked out.

Behind the Taoist stood two boys, one holding a sword and the other holding a whisk, both of them exuding a pure and spiritual aura.

The Taoist's eyes were as clear as stars, and behind his head a wheel of clear light kept spinning. His face was as white as jade, like a banished immortal. The immortal aura that leaped out of him made Emperor Xian know his identity.

Jiang Sheng slowly bowed to Emperor Xian and said, "Your Majesty, I am Lingyuan, honored." (End of this chapter)