Qing Xuan stored the white lotus within his body and looked toward the pool that had nurtured the lotus platform.
"Eh?"
"This is Three Lights Divine Water!"
Qing Xuan looked at the pool before him, shimmering with three-colored light. He had thought it was merely the radiance of some treasure, but there was an unexpected surprise waiting for him.
Three Lights Divine Water was enormously famous in the Primordial Wilderness. It was an exceedingly precious innate divine object, formed from the fusion of Sunlight Divine Water, Moonlight Divine Water, and Starlight Divine Water. Each divine water possessed unique effects, while together they could restore the physical body, heal the primordial spirit, dispel evil influences, refine pills and artifacts, and nurture spirit roots and spiritual beasts with ease.
"Hahahaha! It looks like I'll get a share of the Merit from Nuwa Creates Humans in the future."
Qing Xuan used Sleeve Universe to collect the pool containing the Three Lights Divine Water, planning to place it in the courtyard of Penglai Immortal Palace later. Then he flew out of the immortal mountain.
Once Qing Xuan flew outside the immortal mountain, the clouds and mist parted, revealing the vast ocean below. In the distance, two immortal mountains could be faintly seen.
"Wonderful, wonderful. I'm destined to strike it rich." Qing Xuan laughed heartily and flew toward one of the immortal mountains.
Before long, he arrived atop the immortal mountain and flew inward. A barrier immediately appeared, but Qing Xuan had a flash of insight and released the aura of Penglai Immortal Mountain. The barrier vanished at once.
Just as I thought. The three islands complement one another. Unless one has refined an island already, one can only break in through brute force.
After entering the immortal mountain, Qing Xuan looked around and saw immortal qi everywhere. All kinds of spiritual beasts dwelled here, while spirit trees and spirit grass grew in abundance.
"Yo!"
A cry came from the distance. Qing Xuan flashed forward and flew toward its source.
As he passed through the area, Qing Xuan sensed that the surrounding spiritual qi was even denser. He immediately understood that the immortal mountain's treasure was here. Looking ahead, he saw a fruit tree standing tall and firm, bearing nine fruits. Each fruit bore the two words "Yellow Middle."
"Yellow Middle Plum!"
Qing Xuan was utterly shocked. Yellow Middle Plum was the foremost of the Ten Great Spirit Roots in the Primordial Wilderness. 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 had taken more than two yuan—over two hundred and sixty thousand years!
It was said that every Yellow Middle Plum could allow an ordinary mortal to become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal directly. Though they would not possess the Three Flowers gathered above their head, they would still be Grand Unity Golden Immortals—undying and indestructible.
"What an incredible Zaohua!"
He had obtained even the foremost of the Top Ten Innate Spiritual Roots. This was a treasure that even Sages would covet.
"Humph—humph!"
A short, piercing cry suddenly sounded. Qing Xuan came back to his senses and looked toward the sound. There stood a creature resembling a white deer, with slender, elegant limbs and a body covered in smooth, pure white fur like satin. It had two horns, each branching into four smaller horns. The horns were round and lustrous, marked with unique patterns. It ran toward Qing Xuan atop rippling water, its body graceful and agile, light and swift.
"Oh, it's a Fuzhu!" Qing Xuan's eyes lit up as he recalled the name of this spiritual beast from the inherited memories in his mind.
"Humph—humph~" The Fuzhu watched Qing Xuan warily, guarding the Yellow Middle Plum behind it.
"Oh, you're saying this fruit is yours." Qing Xuan smiled faintly. The more he looked at this spirited Fuzhu, the more he liked it.
"Hmph, you say it is yours, but I believe it is fated to be with me. What should we do about that?" Qing Xuan circulated the power of a Golden Immortal and looked at the Fuzhu.
"Yo~"
The Fuzhu sensed the Golden Immortal power emanating from Qing Xuan. With only the cultivation of a Heavenly Immortal, it wisely chose to yield and stepped aside.
"Hahaha, you little deer are quite sensible. I happen to lack a mount. Are you willing?" Seeing how sensible the spiritual beast was, Qing Xuan no longer hesitated to ask.
"Yo, yo, yo~" The Fuzhu cried out happily. In its inherited memories, spiritual beasts needed someone powerful to protect them, so they would usually join the followers of great experts. In all these years, only this man had come here. He surely had some ability.
"Hahaha, good, good." Qing Xuan slowly descended and sat upon the Fuzhu's back. "Fuzhu, since you acknowledge me as your master, I'll give you a name. Your fur is all white, so from now on, I'll call you Da Bai."
"Yo~"
Da Bai let out an indistinct sound, seemingly saying that Qing Xuan was the boss, so whatever he said went.
"Hahahaha! Come on, Da Bai. Let's head for the center of the immortal mountain." Qing Xuan waved a hand and collected the Yellow Middle Plum, then spoke to Da Bai.
"Yo!"
Da Bai soared into the air, running atop water ripples as he swiftly raced toward the center. Before long, he reached the heart of the immortal mountain.
Qing Xuan looked at the stone stele in the center of the immortal mountain. The two words "Fangzhang" were clearly carved upon it.
"Hahaha, so this is Fangzhang Immortal Mountain. Then the remaining one must be Yingzhou Immortal Mountain." Qing Xuan patted Da Bai's head, climbed down from his back, and sat before the stone stele to begin refining it.
"Collect!"
A thousand years later, Qing Xuan opened his eyes and formed a hand seal. A stream of light flew from the Fangzhang stone stele and entered Qing Xuan's body.
"Eh, this is..."
Qing Xuan sensed the formation of Fangzhang Immortal Mountain merging into the formation of Penglai Immortal Mountain that he had refined earlier, as though it had completed something.
"Interesting, interesting. It seems that after all three immortal mountains are fully refined, there will be another surprise." Qing Xuan laughed happily.
"Rumble!"
The heavens and earth of Fangcun Immortal Mountain shook. Spiritual qi from all around gathered above Qing Xuan's head like trickling streams. A divine qilin slowly took shape, circling through the air before finally merging into Qing Xuan's body.
"Hahaha! I've reached the Golden Immortal Peak. Only one step remains." Feeling the growth of spiritual power within his body, Qing Xuan could hardly wait to visit Yingzhou Immortal Mountain.
"Yo!"
A spiritual beast came running from afar, drawing closer and closer before stopping in front of Qing Xuan. Da Bai happily nudged Qing Xuan.
"Hahahaha, Da Bai, did you miss me? Come on, let's take a look around Yingzhou Immortal Mountain."
Qing Xuan mounted Da Bai and flew toward the last immortal mountain.
Qing Xuan and Da Bai arrived at Yingzhou Immortal Mountain and flew straight toward its center.
At the center of Yingzhou Immortal Mountain stood another stone stele, with the words "Yingzhou" carved upon it. Unlike Fangzhang Immortal Mountain, two treasures also rested beside the stele.
One was a golden cloud, from which countless golden lamps, golden lotuses, cherry blossoms, and hanging pearls descended in an unbroken stream, like water dripping from the eaves.
The other flickered with firelight. A crimson pearl, like a blazing flame, floated in the air. Not a blade of grass grew around it, and the ground beneath was dry and cracked.
"Hahaha, excellent, excellent. I obtained them without any effort at all."
Qing Xuan and Da Bai descended from the sky. Qing Xuan let Da Bai go play on his own, then turned his attention to the two treasures.
"This is... the Innate Supreme Treasure—the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud! Wasn't it in Primordial Lord of Heaven's hands?" Qing Xuan was quite surprised as he looked at the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud. It was said to have formed from Pangu's vast righteous qi. All evil retreated before it, and no artifact could harm it. It ignored all treasures and divine weapons and was immune to the damage of all divine abilities and spells. In terms of defense, it ranked only below the Taiji Diagram and the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.
"Right, right. Hongjun bestowed it upon Primordial Lord of Heaven. Hongjun has not yet attained the Dao, so this treasure is destined to belong to me." Qing Xuan came to his senses, collected the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud, and looked toward the other treasure.
"This is... the Fire Spirit Pearl, one of the Five Spirit Pearls!"
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