The Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud carried Haotian and Jade Pool across the vast mountains and rivers of the Primordial Wilderness. After several hundred years, they finally arrived in the East Sea.
The sea stretched endlessly in waves of jade-blue. Chaos Airflow and Innate Spiritual Qi intertwined above its surface, forming a faint mist.
Haotian could not help but sigh. If not for the Chaos Token left behind by the system, which emitted a faint guiding glow—
Ordinary great powers would never have noticed anything unusual about this sea region.
But now that they had arrived, this place would become his new cultivation ground.
With that thought, Haotian raised his hand and took out a Jade Token. Chaos Runes were engraved upon the palm-sized token.
When his fingertips touched it, the runes lit up and pointed toward a spot on the sea.
That place appeared to contain nothing but rolling waves, yet it was actually completely shrouded by a concealment formation.
He focused his gaze and saw that the spiritual energy flowing across the sea concealed a pattern.
Faintly, countless Chaos Runes flickered beneath the waves, forming an impregnable Defense Array.
"This Formation is incredibly powerful." Jade Pool stepped closer to inspect it, her eyes full of surprise.
"The formation patterns were drawn with Chaos Runes and infused with Innate Spiritual Qi. Even if ordinary Primordial Origin Golden Immortals joined forces to force their way through, they likely would not be able to break it for ten thousand years."
"And the slightest misstep could trigger the Formation's backlash and open a Space Rift."
Haotian nodded slightly. The Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler at his waist slowly floated up, its golden Merit patterns lighting up.
"The core of this Formation is the Chaos Concealment Array. We need to locate the Formation Eye nodes precisely to break it. Brute force is useless."
"Fortunately, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler can measure Formations. It has finally come in handy."
As he spoke, he formed a hand seal. The Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler shot out a slender strand of Primordial Qi, probing toward the sea like a thread.
The Heaven-Measuring Ruler's power of measurement activated instantly. The Chaos Runes beneath the Formation, spiritual energy nodes, and the paths of the sha qi currents all appeared clearly within Haotian's sea of consciousness.
The entire Formation had thirty-six core nodes. Each node was formed by three interwoven Chaos Runes, supporting one another. None could be missing.
"The first Formation node lies one hundred thousand li to the southeast."
Haotian's gaze sharpened as he directed the Primordial Qi straight at the target.
The instant the Primordial Qi touched the node, the Chaos Runes beneath the Formation flickered violently and Innate Sha Qi surged without end. Yet it was firmly suppressed by the Great Dao Merit within the Primordial Qi.
With a soft crack, the runes at the first node collapsed, and the mist above the sea dimmed slightly.
Then came the second, the third... Guided precisely by the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, Haotian sent strand after strand of Primordial Qi onto the Formation Eye nodes.
Each time a node was broken, the Formation's defenses weakened further, and the Chaos Runes across the sea darkened accordingly.
Jade Pool watched quietly from the side. Haotian remained calm and unhurried as he controlled the Primordial Qi, every strike perfectly accurate.
He did not even need to consider the nodes' locations. With the Formation Dao contained within the Primordial Heart Sutra and the Heaven-Measuring Ruler's assistance, he had already thoroughly analyzed the Formation.
In less than a hundred years, the final core node was struck by Primordial Qi.
With a low hum, the Formation covering the sea completely collapsed. The Chaos Runes transformed into specks of spiritual light and scattered, while an enormous island slowly revealed itself.
The island stretched for hundreds of thousands of li, several times larger than Earth from his previous life.
Mountain peaks rose and fell across the island, wreathed in spiritual mist. The spiritual energy was so dense it nearly condensed into liquid, flowing along the rocks and gathering into clear spiritual streams.
"So this is Penglai Immortal Island?" Jade Pool's eyes were filled with amazement. As soon as she spoke, she spotted small figures darting through the forest.
They were several one-foot-tall Ginseng Dolls, green leaves sprouting from their heads as they ran while clutching bright red Spiritual Fruit.
There were also snow-white Lingzhi Dolls hiding behind tree trunks, peeking out curiously.
But when they saw Haotian and Jade Pool, they immediately darted into the grass or tree hollows in fright, revealing only pairs of lively eyes.
Jade Pool could not help laughing at the sight. She took several Innate Spiritual Fruits from her Storage Spiritual Treasure.
She had picked them near Buzhou Mountain before. Their skins glimmered with spiritual light, and they contained pure spiritual energy.
She gently placed the fruits on the ground and said softly, "Don't be afraid. We mean you no harm. These fruits are for you."
The Ginseng Dolls and Lingzhi Dolls hesitated for a moment. Seeing that neither of them moved—
One bolder doll cautiously poked its head out, snatched up an Innate Spiritual Fruit, and took a bite. Its eyes immediately lit up, and it chirped excitedly at its companions.
Soon, the other dolls ran out as well and gathered around the Spiritual Fruits, scrambling for them.
After finishing, they circled around Jade Pool, rubbing their little heads against the hem of her clothes and making her giggle.
Haotian stood nearby, watching the warm scene with a faint smile on his lips.
He slowly released his divine sense. The divine sense of a Late Golden Immortal of the Origin spread like a tide, instantly covering all of Penglai Immortal Island.
Every inch of land on the island, every spiritual herb, and every Spirit Vein appeared clearly in his sea of consciousness.
When his divine sense swept across the island's center, his eyes suddenly lit up.
At the heart of the island lay a naturally formed pool. Its water was no ordinary spiritual water, but Innate Spiritual Liquid suffused with a Seven-Colored Halo.
From beneath the surface, silvery-white liquid occasionally surged forth. It was the Three Lights Divine Water, even more precious than Innate Spiritual Liquid.
This water could revive the dead, restore flesh to bare bones, and nourish Innate Spiritual Roots. Even Primordial Origin Golden Immortals regarded it as a treasure.
And in the center of the pool floated five sacred white lotuses.
The one at the very center had layer upon layer of petals, twelve in total. Dao Rhythm capable of purifying all things flowed across its petals.
It was the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus, one of the ten supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures.
The other four were Nine-Petal White Lotuses, evolved from the lotus seeds of the Pure World White Lotus. Though of slightly lower grade, they still contained rich Purification Law.
Beside the pool grew an Innate Spiritual Root over ten feet tall.
Its trunk was golden, and nine round fruits hung among its branches and leaves. The fruits were entirely golden and radiated a heart-palpitating origin aura.
It was the Yellow Middle Plum, one of the legendary ten great Innate Spiritual Roots.
This Spiritual Root bloomed once every million years, bore fruit once every million years, and took another million years to ripen.
It produced only nine fruits each time. A cultivator who ate one could directly break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, making it one of the Primordial Wilderness's greatest treasures.
"Junior Sister, there are quite a few good things at the island's center. Let's go take a look," Haotian said as he withdrew his divine sense.
Hearing this, Jade Pool soothed the reluctant Ginseng Dolls and Lingzhi Dolls before following Haotian. The two transformed into streams of light and instantly arrived at the island's center.
The spiritual energy here was even denser than elsewhere on the island.
Moreover, it was not ordinary Innate Spiritual Qi, but Chaos Spiritual Energy transformed by the Formation. A single breath left one refreshed and clear-minded, greatly benefiting cultivation.
"Junior Sister, take this Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus."
Haotian pointed at the Pure World White Lotus in the center of the pool, his tone gentle.
"The Purification Law it contains perfectly complements your Ren Water Spiritual Qi, and it can defend against heart demons and sha qi."
"It is more useful than the jade pendant at your waist. I already have the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, so this white lotus is of little use to me."
"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Jade Pool's eyes filled with delight, but she did not refuse.
She could sense how well the white lotus suited her. Quickly, she nodded and formed a hand seal.
The Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus then slowly rose from the pool and landed in her hands.
The white lotus's purifying aura merged with the Ren Water Spiritual Qi around her, forming a faint protective barrier that made her appear even more sacred and holy.
Jade Pool dearly loved this Spiritual Treasure. She then calmed her mind and began refining the Pure World White Lotus.
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