The Star Gate of Mount Sumeru was not located in the inner area, but in a Mountain Valley near the entrance of the Sect at the foot of the mountain.
On this day, the Star Gate shone brightly, and a moment later, a figure emerged from it.
As the light from the Star Gate slowly subsided, the disciples guarding the spot stepped forward. "Greetings, Senior Brother!"
"It's you, Ao Yuan! It's your turn to guard this place these days!" Jiang Yun stepped on the still-dispersed Star Fragments and looked at the disciple who greeted him. This was the Dragon Clan disciple he had brought from the North Sea to study under the Western Teachings. Now he had the cultivation of a late-stage Mystic Immortal, which was not bad among these young Dragon Clan.
"Yes, I don't like going out, so I stay inside the mountain gate to cultivate. Recently, there are fewer fellow disciples in the sect, so the rotation frequency has increased."
With the Spirit Land Construction, many disciples were transferred out, leaving fewer people in the mountain gate. Everyone was no longer as leisurely as before.
"Cultivation isn't something you can achieve just through arduous practice, especially after reaching the Golden Immortal Realm. You should spend more time exploring outside the mountain gates; it will benefit you," Jiang Yun advised Ao Yuan, a reliable disciple.
After exchanging a few casual words with Ao Yuan, Jiang Yun headed straight for the Grand Hall.
Three streams of Daoist energy swirled within the hall, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Ziwei sat in the center, having been discussing the Dao for countless years.
A while ago, Zhunti went to the Demon Court to participate in the grand ceremony. I don't know how long he has been back. The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree still seems to be surrounded by the auspicious aura of the grand ceremony. The Ziwei Star Lord is also concentrating on participating in the discussion, with star trails flowing around him like the Milky Way pouring down.
Seeing that the group was still discussing the Dao, Jiang Yun stood aside and watched intently.
After an unknown amount of time, the three finished their discussion and each withdrew their attention. Only then did Jiang Yun step forward to pay his respects.
"Disciple greets Master and Martial Uncle, and pays respects to Martial Uncle Ziwei." Jiang Yun bowed very respectfully.
Upon Jieyin Jiang Yun, the receptionist knew that the Engineering Department must have achieved some preliminary results:
My disciple is back!
I was just discussing the changes in the Heavenly Cycle Stars with Fellow Daoist Ziwei, so I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
"Have you made any progress in inspecting the Spirit Land Construction lately?"
Jiang Yun took out the jade slip containing the record. With a thought, the phantom images of eight Spirit Land surrounded Mount Sumeru, the main Western Region vein, forming an Eight Trigrams Formation that unfolded in the hall.
Both the Northwest Spirit Bamboo Mountain and the Northern Region Frozen Plains are connected to the Northern Sea Dragon Palace and have developed rapidly. Among them, Spirit Bamboo Mountain, as the earliest established Spirit Land, has now reached the scale of its initial vision and has begun to become a bridgehead for external forces. The Miasma Jungle in the northeast has been purified by the Yaoshi into a million miles of fertile land. Due to the miasma in the forest, a comprehensive cooperation has not yet been established with the North Sea, but Longevity Mountain has provided a lot of assistance.
The Hurricane Plains in the Western Region and the Marshland in the southwest are cooperating closely with the Western Sea Dragon Palace, and their development is quite good. Since Jiang Yun visited the Western Sea Dragon Palace, the Dragon Clan sent there to cooperate have become much more well-behaved, and the Spirit Land Construction is also progressing in an orderly manner.
The Southern Gobi Desert and the Lava Rift Valley in the southeast have extremely harsh environments, which would normally be the most time-consuming and energy-intensive. However, thanks to Jiang Yun's persuasion of the Phoenix Clan to initially join the cooperation, coupled with the Two intellect and methods of Ksitigarbha and Maitreya, they have achieved remarkable results and have not fallen too far behind other regions.
The easiest Spirit Mountain Treasure Land in the east. With the addition and support of Wuzhuang Temple, it has abundant manpower and resources, and with the occasional help from Ancestor Hong Yun, it will probably catch up with Jiang Yun's Spirit Bamboo Mountain Dao Field soon.
"I discussed the matter with the Phoenix Clan. Currently, they have only dispatched two subordinate tribes to assist in the construction of the Southern Region Spirit Land. If the Phoenix Clan truly provides full assistance, I promise to share the Earth Qi of the Southern Region Spiritual Land with them and allow them to expand their clan to the southern Western Land."
Speaking of the cooperation with the Phoenix Clan, Jiang Yun explained some of the details.
"Your idea is excellent. The development and growth of the Western Region cannot be separated from talents from all ethnic groups."
Two of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races —have already established cooperation with our Western Region. Their ability to become protagonists in the Tribulation Cycle indicates that their inherent strength is unmatched by ordinary races. If our Western Region are to develop and revive, we must embrace all rivers and streams, and these powerful races are our primary targets.
"Go ahead and do it. It's just the Fortune of this Spirit Land in the Southern Region; we're willing to go."
Zhunti loved recruiting talent, and he fully agreed with Jiang Yun's approach. Jieyin also nodded in agreement.
Jiang Yun traced the Flame Pattern patterns with his fingertip. "Ksitigarbha and several Star Official gathered the Earth Fire in one place, then Jieyin the Moonlight Essence to neutralize its explosive energy, establishing tens of thousands of Spirit Cleansing Pool in the Southern Region. This completely reversed the Yin-Yang imbalance caused by the excessive Earth Fire. Later, as the Phoenix Clan deepened their cooperation, they could use the life force within their Nirvana Fire to nourish the Earth Veins, while we would help them cultivate the Wutong Forest, allowing them to establish a new settlement."
"The abilities of the Yaoshi and Ksitigarbha are no less than yours! It seems these disciples should go out into the world more often to gain experience and truly demonstrate their value!" Jieyin said with a smile, feeling very gratified by the abilities his disciples had displayed.
The Ziwei Star Lord suddenly let out a soft "Eh," and saw that in the projection of the Southern Region Spirit Land, several faint Star Rune were intertwined with the Phoenix Clan's fire patterns, which looked somewhat familiar to him. "This is... the inheritance of the Southern Dipper Six Offices?"
"Uncle-Master has keen insight." Jiang Yun nodded with a smile. "When the Star Lord of the Southern Dipper used the Nirvana Fire of the Phoenix Clan to temper their Star Essence, the intertwining of Starfire Power unexpectedly awakened the Ancient Star Official Inheritance. Ksitigarbha sent word that this might be related to the Southern Constellations that perished during the Dao-Devil War. The Nirvana Fire is indeed extraordinary."
"Speaking of which, your Zhunti witnessed Di Jun's great talent and ambition when he went to the Demon Clan Grand Ceremony."
With his mastery of Imperial Flowing Sap, he etched the name of the Demon Clan into the hearts of every Primordial World Living Beings, ensuring the long-lasting power of the Demon Clan.
Together with your Martial Uncle Ziwei, we used the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation and Star Gate Formation to try to reverse the composition of the Imperial Flowing Sap, extract its essence, add the Eight Treasures Merit Water, and refine the 'Imperial Flowing Sap' belonging to our Western Teachings — the Eight Treasures Star Water.
Its effects are no less than the Emperor 'Imperial Flowing Sap of the Demon Clan, and it will be of great use in the future."Jieyin recalled his masterpiece, sat down on the lotus platform which radiated Clear Light, and spoke of this matter in front of his eldest disciple.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun realized that he had previously reserved a portion of the Imperial Flowing Sap to study its mysteries. Now that he didn't have to go through that trouble, it was quite good.
"Teacher and Ziwei are truly a perfect match. With the Eight Treasures Star Water now available in the Western Region, once it is opened to the public, it will surely attract even more talented people."
Then, Jiang Yun changed the subject and talked about his visit to the Northern Sea Dragon Palace. When he mentioned the strange occurrences in the Land of Guixu, the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat quiet. Jiang Yun paused for a moment and then continued.
When he mentioned that the Dragon King of the Northern Sea had discovered Chaos Aura emanating from the Guixu, the three people in the hall showed solemn expressions.
"This disciple wishes to invite the three masters to jointly interpret the Heavenly Secrets and investigate the matter at hand." Jiang Yun took out a piece of Black Tortoise shell and placed it in the hall. "Senior Mysterious Turtle sensed the aura of his own kind in the North Sea back then. It is likely that the anomaly of Guixu is related to the Giant Turtle Clan of that time."
Upon hearing this, the Ziwei Star Lord became solemn. He gathered the Northern Dipper Starlight at his fingertips and placed it on the Tortoise Shell. Immediately, a phantom image of mountains and Tortoise Shell appeared on the tortoise shell—a group of giant turtles carrying a celestial island sank into the abyss, and the shattered Restriction transformed into a pitch-black Whirlpool.
Upon seeing this, the illusory image suddenly distorted, vaguely revealing a massive shadow that appeared and disappeared in the Chaos.
"This is... the lingering remnant of the Chaos Demon Gods?" Zhunti exclaimed in shock.
The fact that the Land of Guixu was connected with the Chaos Demon Gods surprised everyone present, as anything related to the Chaos Demon Gods was never a trivial matter.