Refining the Second Island

Qing Xuan withdrew the white lotus into his body and looked toward the pool that had nurtured the lotus platform.

"Eh?"

"This is Three Lights Divine Water!"

Qing Xuan stared at the pool shimmering with three-colored light before him. He had assumed it was merely the radiance of a treasure, but there was an unexpected surprise.

Three Lights Divine Water was immensely famous throughout the Primordial Wilderness—an extremely precious innate Divine Object formed by the fusion of Sunlight Divine Water, Moonlight Divine Water, and Starlight Divine Water. Each type of divine water possessed unique effects, and when combined, they could repair physical bodies, heal the Primordial Spirit, expel evil influences, be used in alchemy and artifact refinement, and nurture Spiritual Roots and Spiritual Beasts with ease.

"Hahaha, it seems a share of the merit from Nuwa Creates Humans in the future will be mine."

Qing Xuan used Sleeve Universe to collect the pool containing the Three Lights Divine Water, planning to install it in the courtyard of Penglai Immortal Palace later, then flew out toward the edge of the immortal mountain.

Qing Xuan flew beyond the immortal mountain. The clouds parted, revealing the vast ocean stretching before his eyes, with two other immortal mountains faintly visible in the distance.

"Marvelous, marvelous. Fortune is truly mine to claim." Qing Xuan laughed heartily and flew toward one of those mountains.

Soon he arrived at the mountain and flew inward, only to encounter an immediate obstruction. A flash of inspiration struck Qing Xuan, and he released the aura of Penglai Immortal Mountain. The obstruction vanished.

"Just as I thought—the three islands complement each other. Without refining one island, only brute force could break through." Qing Xuan mused to himself.

Entering the depths of the immortal mountain, he looked around. Immortal energy filled the air, various Spiritual Beasts dwelled here, and Spiritual Trees and Spirit Grass were everywhere.

"Yoo!"

A sound came from afar. Qing Xuan's form flickered as he flew toward that location.

Arriving there, Qing Xuan sensed that the surrounding spiritual energy was even denser. He understood that the mountain's treasure lay here. Gazing into the distance, he saw a fruit tree standing tall, bearing nine fruits, each inscribed with the characters "Yellow Middle."

"Yellow Middle Plum!"

Qing Xuan was stunned. The Yellow Middle Plum was the foremost of the Top Ten Innate Spiritual Roots. It bloomed once every hundred thousand years, bore fruit once every hundred thousand years, and ripened once every hundred thousand years. Nurturing these nine fruits required over two yuan (one yuan equals one hundred and thirty thousand years) of time.

It was said that a single Yellow Middle Plum could elevate an ordinary mortal directly to a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Though they would not gather the Three Flowers atop their head, they would still be an undying, indestructible Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

"What a tremendous fortune!"

He had obtained the foremost of the Top Ten Innate Spiritual Roots—a treasure that would make even a Sage covet it.

"Hmph—hmph!"

Suddenly, a short, sharp cry rang out. Qing Xuan snapped back to attention and looked toward the sound. There stood a creature resembling a white deer, with slender, elongated limbs, a body covered in smooth, lustrous white fur like brocade, and two horns on its head that split into four, rounded and polished with unique patterns. It trod upon rippling water as it ran toward Qing Xuan, its form agile and graceful, swift and light.

"Oh, this is Fuzhu!" Qing Xuan's eyes lit up as he recalled the name of this Spiritual Beast from the memories inherited in his mind.

"Hmph—hmph~" Fuzhu eyed Qing Xuan warily, guarding the Yellow Middle Plum behind it.

"Oh, you say this fruit is yours." Qing Xuan smiled faintly, looking at this intelligent Fuzhu with growing fondness.

"Hmph, you say it's yours, but This Seat feels it has a connection with me. What should be done about that?" Qing Xuan activated his Golden Immortal power and gazed at Fuzhu.

"Yoo~"

Sensing Qing Xuan's Golden Immortal power, Fuzhu, who was only at the Heavenly Immortal realm, chose to follow its heart and stepped aside.

"Haha, you little deer know how to read the room. This Seat lacks a mount. Are you willing?" Qing Xuan, seeing such an agreeable Spiritual Beast, asked without hesitation.

"Yoo yoo yoo~" Fuzhu cried out joyfully. In its inherited memories, Spiritual Beasts still needed someone to back them up, so they would often choose to join the ranks of some great power. In a thousand years, only this person had come here, so he must have some ability.

"Haha, good, good." Qing Xuan slowly floated down and seated himself on Fuzhu. "Fuzhu, since you acknowledge me as your master, I'll give you a name. With your white fur, from now on I'll call you Da Bai."

"Yoo~"

Da Bai let out an ambiguous sound, as if saying, You're the boss, you decide.

"Hahaha, let's go, Da Bai. Fly toward the center of the immortal mountain." Qing Xuan waved his hand to collect the Yellow Middle Plum and spoke to Da Bai.

"Yoo!"

Da Bai leaped into the air, treading on water ripples, and swiftly ran toward the center. Before long, it reached the heart of the immortal mountain.

Qing Xuan looked at the stone tablet at the center of the immortal mountain. The characters inscribed on it read "Fangcun."

"Haha, so this is Fangcun Immortal Mountain. Then the remaining one must be Yingzhou Immortal Mountain." Qing Xuan patted Da Bai's head, dismounted, walked to the stone tablet, sat down, and began to refine it.

"Collect!"

A thousand years later, Qing Xuan opened his eyes and formed a hand seal. A beam flew out from the Fangcun stone tablet and merged into Qing Xuan's body.

"Eh, this is..."

Qing Xuan sensed that the formation of Fangcun Immortal Mountain had integrated into the formation of Penglai Immortal Mountain he had refined earlier, seemingly completing something.

"Interesting, interesting. It seems that after fully refining all three immortal mountains, there will be another surprise." Qing Xuan laughed with delight.

"Boom!"

The world of Fangcun Immortal Mountain trembled. Spiritual energy from all directions converged like trickling streams above Qing Xuan's head. A divine Qilin slowly took shape, circled in the air, and finally merged into Qing Xuan's body.

"Haha, Golden Immortal Peak. Just one step away." Qing Xuan felt the surge of spiritual power within him and grew eager to visit Yingzhou Immortal Mountain.

"Yoo!"

A Spiritual Beast ran over from afar, drawing closer until it stopped before Qing Xuan. Da Bai happily nudged him.

"Hahaha, Da Bai, did you miss me? Let's go. We're heading to Yingzhou Immortal Mountain for a look."

Qing Xuan mounted Da Bai and flew toward the last immortal mountain.

Qing Xuan and his companions arrived at Yingzhou Immortal Mountain, flying straight toward its center.

At the center of Yingzhou Immortal Mountain, a stone stele stood tall as expected, with the two characters "Yingzhou" carved into it. Unlike Fangzhang Immortal Mountain, however, two treasures lay beside the stele.

One of them was a golden cloud, from which countless golden lamps, golden lotuses, cherry blossoms, and hanging pearls cascaded endlessly, like rainwater dripping from eaves, flowing without cease.

The other flickered with blazing light—a crimson pearl like a raging flame, hovering in the air. Around it, not a single blade of grass grew, and the ground was parched and cracked.

"Ha ha ha, excellent, excellent—it took no effort at all."

Qing Xuan and his group descended from the sky, letting Da Bai go play on his own, then turned their gaze to the two treasures.

"This is... the Innate Supreme Treasure—the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud! Wasn't it in the hands of the Primordial Lord of Heaven?" Qing Xuan looked at the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud, quite surprised. Legend had it that this cloud was formed from the righteous aura within Pangu's heart, warding off all evil, untouched by any weapon, immune to all spells and divine abilities. In terms of defense, it was second only to the Taiji Diagram and the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.

"Right, right—Hongjun bestowed it upon the Primordial Lord. Since Hongjun has yet to attain the Dao, this treasure rightfully belongs to me." Qing Xuan realized, then put away the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud and looked at the other treasure.

"This is... the Fire Spirit Pearl, one of the Five Spirit Pearls!"