On the Avenue.

Chapter 648 Daluo Jinxian
This scene startled not only the people on Jin'ao Island, but even Chen Shi, who had raised the duck, was taken aback.

He's been quite adept at using the blame game lately, and now he's casually using the ducks of Fuluo Village as a sacrifice. This big battle is getting exciting; if he doesn't get involved, wouldn't he feel like he's not truly participating?
But he never expected that the demons would become so powerful after they became immortals!
The thought of how he once grabbed a duck by the neck and extorted duck eggs from it filled Chen Shi with lingering fear.

The duck floated in the air, its body resembling a giant sack, its neck like the mouth of a violently shaking sack, seemingly possessing the power to swallow the sky and roar at the sun, causing the black iron immortal cities to fall into its mouth one after another!

The soldiers in the immortal city were terrified and fled in all directions. However, as soon as they flew out of the immortal city, they were locked onto by the duck's gaping maw and fell into the duck's crop at an even faster speed.

Suddenly, a voice laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, why get so angry?"

A figure walked through the air, initially appearing as a tiny spark, but the spark grew larger and larger, resembling a blazing sun, with a dazzling red light in the center that obscured the entire world.

Even the vast Golden Turtle Island, the numerous immortal cities, and the enormous Muscovy ducks appeared incredibly small in the face of that blazing sun.

The blazing sun was boundless and vast. When Chen Shi and the others looked from east to west, they saw that the blazing sun passed through the entire western part of Penglai and had no end in sight. When they looked up from below, they could not see the top of the mountain.

The oppressive feeling of such a colossal object is suffocating!
Suddenly, the immortal cities began to clang, and chains flew up automatically from the city walls, whistling as they pierced through the void, seemingly taking root and fixing the immortal cities in place.

The chains were pulled taut, but they held the immortal city firmly in place, preventing the Muscovy duck from devouring the immortal city and its soldiers and generals in one gulp.

The green-robed fairy boy Youyu and the white-robed fairy boy Taotang joined forces to suppress the Yin-Yang Mirror, but suddenly felt that the Taoist magic in the Yin-Yang Mirror had become unfathomable.

One of them cultivated the Pure Yin Dao, and the other cultivated the Pure Yang Dao. Each of them achieved extraordinary success. Sensing something was wrong, they immediately took flight and transformed into two streams of true energy, one Yin and one Yang, forming a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram in the air.

The Yin-Yang Mirror shone brightly, illuminating the Tai Chi diagram. The Tai Chi diagram shifted between Yin and Yang, spinning rapidly, with two Yin-Yang fish swimming around, attempting to dissipate the immense power within the mirror that interfered with life and death.

However, the power in that mirror was too strong. Although it was of the same origin as Yin and Yang, it was expressed in a completely different way. It used the Yin and Yang principles to refine the great art of life and death. Wherever the mirror light reached, it would take the lives of the two immortal children!

Just as the two yin-yang fish were about to be refined to death, the sky suddenly split open, and a pure white hand, as white as jade, passed through the void and descended from the sky, gently imprinting itself on the yin-yang Taiji diagram.

The Yin-Yang Taiji diagram shone brightly, negating the power of the Yin-Yang Mirror.

The Yin-Yang Mirror flipped and flew up, disappearing into the boundless blazing sun and merging with it.

At the center of that enormous, blazing sun, crimson flames flowed, shaped like lamp flames.

As the lamplight flickered, a figure emerged from within.

The figure was crimson red, and as he walked forward, the boundless blazing sun behind him shrank. When the figure reached the front of Jin'ao Island, the enormous blazing sun shrank to the size of a Yin-Yang mirror, like a sun hanging behind his head.

Chen Shi stared blankly at the scene, his mind buzzing.

"That blazing sun... that's this person's Dao realm! How did it become so enormous? And yet so tiny?"

This path of cultivation was unlike any of the immortals he had ever seen before, and it shook his Dao heart.

The newcomer was a Taoist priest, dressed in a red and white Taoist robe, half red and half white, separated from the chest, clearly distinguishable on the left and right.

His appearance was like that of a ghost or god, with a raised forehead, deep-set eyes, prominent cheekbones, a wide mouth, and a rather broad jaw.

The Taoist priest had a full head of red hair that flowed upwards, as if it were flowing into the blazing sun behind his head.

Upon seeing this, Shang Dugong felt a sudden jolt in his heart, as if the person before him was as unfathomable as the abyss.

Despite having fully blossomed in all three stages and having cultivated to the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, he couldn't even muster the thought of attacking this person.

He knew all too well that if he even entertained the thought of attacking this person, he would be killed!

The newcomer was none other than the Great Immortal Chijing.

As a successor of Yuqing, the Great Immortal Chijing possesses unfathomable cultivation.

During the war that destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he had his Three Flowers of the Crown severed by the Tongtian lineage, thus losing his Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. However, he turned misfortune into fortune, not only regaining his Three Flowers of the Crown but also advancing further to the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal.

Reaching this point is already extremely rare.

"Master!"

When Fu Gucheng, Chun Daoming, and the others saw the Great Immortal Chijing, they were filled with shame and remorse, and they all shed tears.

Chi Jing Da Xian looked at the crowd and saw that all his disciples had been captured. One of them had even been assaulted by a mangy dog. The dignity of a Taiyi Golden Immortal had been completely lost.

"I sensed that you had been robbed, so I came out of seclusion. Fortunately, it's not too late."

The Great Immortal Chijing glanced at Shang Dugong and the others, his eyes showing surprise. He asked, "Fellow Daoists, could you perhaps be the successors of Uncle Lingbao?"

His eyesight was extremely sharp, and he could tell at a glance that the people of Fuluo Village came from the Shangqing Lingbao lineage of the Three Pure Ones.

Shang Du said fairly, "We have indeed learned the skills of the Lingbao Taoist."

He didn't say much.

After all, the Lingbao Daoist refined the Green Stele to suppress the Dao Ruins, and the skills of the Fuluo Village people all came from the Green Stele. If people knew their methods, the Green Stele would probably be hard to protect.

The Great Immortal Chi Jing's eyes flashed. Although the people of Fuluo Village were highly skilled, he did not take them seriously.

His gaze fell on the two celestial children, one dressed in green and the other in white. Just now, these two little celestial children were quite capable. They had even transformed into two yin-yang fish and been sacrificed to fight against his Dao-attaining treasure, the Yin-Yang Mirror, to a standstill, which greatly surprised him.

The two little fairy children were not strong, but the being behind them was extremely powerful, no less so than him.

The Great Immortal Chijing glanced at Jiao the Cripple, Qiao Gu and the others, then looked away and landed on Ding Sisi, who was dressed in red.

Ding Sisi bowed slightly in greeting, and the Red Essence Immortal nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "This girl comes from a family with profound learning; she is quite extraordinary."

His gaze continued to sweep over the crowd without finding anything special, but then it suddenly swept back and landed on Chen Shi. He was quite surprised and thought to himself, "This person's lineage is extremely remarkable."

He also took in the Jade Purity Dao Spring, and his Dao Heart couldn't help but tremble. He exclaimed inwardly, "This Dao Spring has actually come back to life!"

After cultivating to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, every step forward becomes extremely difficult. At this time, the higher the level of immortal spiritual energy, the more important it is, and the greater the improvement it will bring.

Ordinary immortal spiritual energy was as bland as water to him, and he could not comprehend anything from it. Only the three Dao Springs—Yuqing, Taiqing, and Shangqing—which could be considered the spiritual energy of the Great Dao, could significantly improve his cultivation. However, there were very few sacred places in the world that produced such Dao Springs.

"Is the Western Sacred Land of Penglai really about to revive?"

The Great Immortal Chijing's Dao heart wavered again. Thinking of the changes of that year, his Dao heart was still clouded, and he could not hide his fear. Back then, Penglai West was one of the best holy places in the Earthly Immortal Realm. In addition to the direct descendants of the Three Pure Ones, the immortals living there also had the descendants of the Three Pure Ones' branches, as well as millions of other immortals as their disciples.

At that time, the western part of Penglai was bathed in celestial light that shone brightly all night long.

Immortals roam freely in the air, while immortals also mine for minerals, gather herbs, smelt magical artifacts, and refine elixirs among the mountains.

In addition, there are countless mortal kingdoms scattered throughout the land.

But overnight, a sudden change occurred. Heretical forces erupted and invaded the sacred land, causing the immortals who had attained enlightenment there to become like those possessed by a plague god, losing their minds and going on a killing spree.

Then a great demon appeared from nowhere, perhaps a celestial being corrupted by heretics, or perhaps born of heretics. It slaughtered indiscriminately, causing all the celestial beings to fall and all living beings to suffer.

This upheaval was quelled at a great cost, but Penglai West was also turned into a barren land, and the Dao Spring and Spirit Well there were polluted and no longer usable.

This polluted sacred land became uninhabitable, forcing the survivors to migrate.

At that time, the Great Immortal Chijing was only at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and did not know the importance of the Jade Purity Dao Spring. It was not until he broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and discovered that all the immortal spiritual energy in the world could no longer improve his cultivation that he realized the wonder of the Jade Purity Dao Spring.

Unfortunately it's too late.

"But it's not too late."

He shifted his gaze from the Jade Purity Spring to other parts of Golden Turtle Island. These places had also been cleansed of their evil paths by Chen Shilian, restoring them to their original state, becoming beautiful landscapes with lush forests of immortal herbs and flocks of immortal birds.

"A corner of the supreme fairyland has reappeared."

The Great Immortal Chijing praised, ignoring the captured disciples, and looked at the duck, laughing, "Your methods are excellent, young Daoist."

"Quack," the duck said.

The Great Immortal Chijing did not understand and laughed, "Which fellow Daoist is presiding over this place? Please show yourself."

His voice was clear and resonant, echoing throughout Jin'ao Island and even penetrating deep into the void, penetrating the vast expanse of space and time. Even Chen Shi, with his Dao realm, and people throughout Xiniu New Continent, could hear it clearly. The people of Xiniu New Continent all looked up, astonished, at the sky, wondering what had happened.

Chen Shi was also extremely surprised. This supernatural ability was truly extraordinary, as it was able to track down his Dao realm!
"The fact that he can easily find my Dao Realm means that my Dao Realm is no longer a secret to him, and he can kill me at will!" Chen Shi's heart tightened.

The Great Immortal Chijing was also slightly surprised. He glanced at Chen Shi again, probably because he sensed from the sound that Chen Shi actually had three different Dao Realms.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. So young, yet so shrewd; he's no saint," he muttered.

At this time, a pavilion appeared on Jin'ao Island, with the words "Mingfeixuan" written on the plaque.

The gates of Mingfei Pavilion were wide open, and inside sat a handsome emperor. Two celestial attendants, dressed in green and white robes, entered the pavilion from either side of the gates and stood beside the emperor. They looked out and had red lips and white teeth.

When the Great Immortal Chijing saw the face of the Emperor clearly, he smiled and said, "So it is Fellow Daoist Changchun. Fellow Daoist, it has been many years since we last met. I heard that you had passed away due to a relapse of your hidden illness. I never thought that I would see you here again."

Emperor Changchun bowed slightly and said, "I am unwell and unable to pay my respects. Please forgive me, fellow Daoist."

The Great Immortal Chijing laughed and said, "Although we are not from the same sect, we have quite a history. There is no need for such formalities. Fellow Daoist, I heard that you made great progress in your cultivation back then, which led to a severe tribulation when you entered the Dark Sea. As a result, you entered the Dark Sea to find a way to resist the tribulation and suffered a very serious injury. Could this injury be an injury from an external path?"

Emperor Changchun smiled and said, "It was caused by heretics."

The Great Immortal Chijing asked, "You are hiding in the Dao Ruins. Is there something in the Dao Ruins that can help you suppress the heretics?"

Emperor Changchun coughed lightly and said, "Brother Dao's guess is not without reason."

The Great Immortal Chijing laughed and said, "Is it possible that the heretics in the Dao Ruins are helping you suppress and refine the Immortal Dao?"

Emperor Changchun remained noncommittal, saying, "What you say, Brother Dao, makes sense."

The Great Immortal Chi Jing frowned slightly, then relaxed and smiled, "Fellow Daoist is still the same as before, an interesting person. But it's rather boring for you to be protecting Golden Turtle Island."

Emperor Changchun asked, "What is the meaning of this statement?"

The Great Immortal Chijing perked up and laughed, "Penglai West was originally a sacred land of my Three Pure Ones lineage. In the past, it had thirty-six grotto-heavens, one hundred and eight blessed lands, and countless immortals and countless kingdoms in the mortal world. Now, my Yunxiao Grotto-Heaven is merely reclaiming its former territory and driving away the bandits who have occupied my sacred land. Fellow Daoist, to stand up for the bandits is to aid and abet evil!"

These last four words are extremely accusatory.

The war against the Shang Dynasty, the Shang king at that time was King Zhou, now known as the Heavenly Joy Star Lord!

The lineage of the Three Pure Ones was established as the orthodox tradition in the world during that battle!
By aiding and abetting evil, Changchun Emperor can be seen as placing him on the opposite side of the orthodox rule of the world!
Emperor Changchun said, “Brother Dao, this place was once the sacred western land of Penglai. After the invasion of heretics, it was nothing but ruins. Jin'ao Island is fighting for its reputation here, to prove that the lineage of the Three Pure Ones cannot restore Penglai West and turn it back into a sacred land, but the lineage of Confucius can. This is a struggle between the lineage of Confucius and the Three Pure Ones. Now, the disciples of Confucius have refined the heretics on Jin'ao Island and restored the Dao Spring to its former purity, which means that the lineage of Confucius has surpassed that of the Three Pure Ones. Brother Dao, by coming here to compete for this place, won't you become a laughing stock for the world?”

The Great Immortal Chi Jing frowned slightly. He was talking about territorial disputes, while Emperor Changchun was talking about disputes over the lineage of Daoist traditions.

In territorial disputes, it is only natural to reclaim lost territory.

The struggle for the orthodox lineage turned into a struggle between Confucius and the Three Pure Ones, and those of them as disciples and successors had no right to participate in it.

The Great Immortal Chijing's gaze fell upon Emperor Changchun. He strode towards Mingfei Pavilion and said with a smile, "The clarity of the chapters and the flawlessness of the sentences are truly remarkable. The purity of the sentences and the accuracy of the words are impeccable. This is how to describe the beauty of a piece of writing. Although your Mingfei Pavilion is located in the Dao Ruins, it is a place of leisure and elegance."

He walked slowly, but in just a few steps he arrived at Mingfei Pavilion. He raised his hand and reached for the wrist of Emperor Changchun, and said with a smile, "Let me help you diagnose your injury. Is it the immortal path that is stronger than the external path, or the external path that is stronger than the immortal path?"

Changchun Emperor calmly extended his hand, and the two palms touched. Both of them trembled violently. The blazing sun behind Chijing Daxian's head became extremely intense, and the Daluo Dao Realm was activated with a roar, with various Dao phenomena appearing!

The Great Luo Dao Realm suddenly appeared behind the head of Emperor Changchun, but this Dao Realm was covered with cracks. Within the cracks, dark energy, like countless tentacles, extended out of the Dao Realm and waved in all directions, like black flames!

The Great Immortal Chijing saw it as if it were a plague, and avoided it at all costs, hastily retreating for fear of being tainted by its dark energy.

He withdrew from Mingfei Pavilion and Jin'ao Island, stood at a distance, snorted, and said coldly, "Changchunzi, you have indeed been corrupted by heretics! It is heretics that have suppressed the immortal path, not you who have suppressed heretics!"

(End of this chapter)