Ah? Randeng?!

This was a stroke of incredible luck!

Fang Xun had completely made up his mind. He had to take Penglai Immortal Island!

"With Teacher's status as a Great Luo Supreme, guarding Penglai Immortal Island shouldn't be difficult. Martial Uncle is also an Innate Divine Saint..."

"So what I need to do is hold Penglai until the sermon ends..."

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Fang Xun's mind, and his expression suddenly changed slightly.

"Damn!"

He suddenly looked beyond Penglai Immortal Island, sensing pressure in the unseen.

"It was too much of a commotion just now!" He had used Flying Immortal Power and an Innate Spiritual Treasure to open Penglai Immortal Island, directly blasting apart a stretch of sea. It was only natural that someone would come investigate now.

"This is troublesome. Fortunately, those Innate Divine Saints aren't here."

Fang Xun stepped forward again and returned to the entrance at great speed. Holding the Yin Yang Creation Mirror, he took charge of the Flying Immortal Array.

"Dragon Clan Dao Friends, please leave this troubled place."

Seated in the void, Fang Xun swept his Primordial Heaven Divine Eye across the waters that were gradually settling and discovered enormous shadows swimming beneath the sea.

The Dragon Clan!

It had been several Yuan Hui since the previous Tribulation. The Dragon-Phoenix-Kirin Three Races, which had nearly been exterminated during that Tribulation, had gradually recovered some of their strength.

Of them, the Dragon Clan, already the strongest, had recovered the most. The Four Seas Dragon Clan was vast in scale and an immense force that could not be ignored in the Primordial Wilderness.

And now that Penglai Immortal Island was located in the East Sea, the earlier disturbance had drawn the attention of the East Sea Dragon Clan.

"Opportunities in the Primordial Wilderness have always belonged to those fated to obtain them. Dao Friend, you are being rather overbearing."

"If I am not mistaken, this is an immortal island from beyond the Primordial Wilderness. It has no owner, and since it lies in the East Sea, the opportunity of this island should rightfully belong in part to my Dragon Clan."

Rumble!

Amid surging waves, a colossal dragon ten thousand zhang long wound its way over from afar. Its body stretched between sea and sky, dividing Yin and Yang, dusk and dawn.

Its horns were like a deer's, its head like a camel's, its eyes like a rabbit's, its neck like a snake's, its belly like a mirage clam's, its scales like a fish's, its claws like an eagle's, its paws like a tiger's, and its ears like an ox's...

The True Dragon of the Primordial Wilderness possessed extraordinary bearing, and its ten-thousand-zhang body exuded overwhelming pressure.

"What a perfect creation..." Fang Xun looked at the True Dragon, his eyes lighting up. He felt an urge to catch one and raise it.

"A Golden Immortal?" Yet the powerful pressure emanating from the True Dragon kept Fang Xun from being careless. After all, it was still a level above him.

"This humble Daoist is Xuansu. My Teacher is the venerable Nuwa."

Fang Xun did not wish to waste words on this outwardly fierce but inwardly timid True Dragon, so he directly revealed his lineage.

Although the Dragon Clan had regained some vitality, Luohou and Hong Jun had nearly driven them to extinction during the previous Tribulation. Back then, Luohou and Hong Jun had only been Great Luo Supremes as well.

Fang Xun believed the Dragon Clan still possessed records concerning Great Luo Supremes. Without the Ancestral Dragon to suppress and deter them, did they truly dare leap about before a Great Luo Supreme?

Fang Xun lightly tapped the surface of the Yin Yang Creation Mirror. Ripples shimmered across it, reflecting Nuwa's Dharma Body. As it was an Innate Spiritual Treasure, it could imitate a fraction of a true Great Luo Supreme's might.

The aura of Da Luo pressed across heaven and earth. The turbulent waves instantly calmed, while the True Dragon nearly recoiled as though startled, staring warily at the Yin Yang Creation Mirror in Fang Xun's hand.

"Dao Friend truly possesses great fortune, to be able to become a disciple of a Great Luo Supreme." Only after the projection faded did the True Dragon slowly speak. Its tone was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"The Dragon Clan has not had an easy time surviving to this day. Dao Friend, you should leave." Borrowing his Teacher's prestige, Fang Xun advised it once more.

This Golden Immortal True Dragon was merely the appetizer. What came afterward was the real concern.

The True Dragon said nothing. It slowly retreated and left this stretch of sea, though it did not go far.

"The Dragon Clan Dao Friend has already given up. Is the other Dao Friend still not leaving?"

Fang Xun did not relax in the slightest. He turned toward a corner of the sea, where space seemed somewhat strange. That True Dragon had likely retreated only after sensing danger as well.

"I did not expect to encounter Nuwa Dao Friend's disciple here."

An Old Man entirely enveloped in Golden Light suddenly appeared within that patch of space.

The Old Man had square features, a slightly prominent forehead, long white eyebrows, large earlobes, and a plain Daoist robe. A Bronze Lamp floated behind his head.

Ah? Fang Xun was momentarily bewildered upon seeing him. No, why are you here? Shouldn't you be at the Purple Sky Palace?!

The newcomer was actually Randeng?!

Naturally, Fang Xun did not recognize this Innate Divine Saint, but the lamp behind him was far too famous for him not to recognize.

Hiss... Fang Xun's thoughts raced, and he quickly understood why Randeng was here.

Because of him, Nuwa had advanced to Great Luo Supreme ahead of time. Hong Jun had sensed this, so the Purple Sky Palace sermon had been brought forward.

The original Purple Sky Palace sermon would likely have begun after a large number of Innate Divine Saints had attained the Da Luo Realm. But now, the average level of the Innate Divine Saints was still only the Taiyi Realm.

Before seeing this Old Man, Fang Xun had never considered that among this group of Innate Divine Saints, there would be anyone who had yet to attain the Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit!

But reality proved that there really was!

Randeng had failed to attain the Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit before the Purple Sky Palace sermon began, missing the first Purple Sky Palace sermon!

Meng Qi: "...This old Randeng fellow is way too useless. Go put on a skirt."

Ji Ning: "Fang Xun, you may have some trouble. Randeng seems to be a newly advanced Taiyi."

Fang Xun was slightly startled. This Randeng was not entirely worthless after all. Though he had missed the first Purple Sky Palace sermon, he had gained benefits from the changes in the Heavenly Dao and taken that crucial step.

"This really is a butterfly effect." Fang Xun drew a deep breath and looked at Randeng Daoist.

"Greetings, Senior Randeng." Fang Xun offered the courtesy due from a junior.

Although Randeng had utterly disgraced the Innate Divine Saints, he was ultimately of the same generation as Fu Xi and Nuwa. Maintaining superficial etiquette was also a sign of respect for his own Teacher.

"Please forgive this junior, Senior. This junior has been ordered by Teacher to guard the immortal island and cannot come out to welcome you."

Whatever the case, he would first bring out his backing to intimidate Randeng.

Yet Randeng was clearly thick-skinned. He acted as though he had not heard a word and instead looked past Fang Xun with great interest.

"This humble Daoist has newly become a Taiyi Golden Immortal. I suddenly felt a stir in my heart and calculated that this place is fated with me. Why are you blocking my path, Little Friend?"

Fated with you? Old Randeng, have you been involved with Zhun Ti for a long time already...

Fang Xun sighed softly. "A Da Luo Dao Field lies before us. Senior, you should not joke around."

A Da Luo Dao Field was fated with you? Who do you think you are?!

Randeng frowned, and the smile on his face immediately faded. "Nuwa Dao Friend should be at the Purple Sky Palace right now. Where would she find the time to establish a New Dao Field?"

"You are also an Innate Divine Saint, so why aren't you at the Purple Sky Palace? Could it be that you simply weren't good enough?"

Fang Xun knew his Teacher's name could not suppress Randeng, so he stopped pretending and directly mocked him.

This would thoroughly offend Randeng, but if he dared set his sights on Penglai Immortal Island, then he had thoroughly offended Fang Xun too!

Sure enough, Randeng's expression turned as dark as water, and the flame of the lamp behind him brightened by several degrees.