Reorganizing the Three Islands

Qing Xuan gripped the Primordial Halberd, the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud circling his body. His eyes were wide with fury as killing intent filled them, and he charged at Ao Bao. Qing Xuan had already made up his mind to kill this evil dragon that had dared raid his home while he was away.

"Primordial Limitless!"

Qing Xuan raised the Primordial Halberd high. Chaos Qi gathered around its crescent blade before he brought it down upon Ao Bao's dragon head.

"Rumble!"

Ao Bao had no time to react and could only take the blow head-on with his dragon head.

"Argh!"

The Primordial Halberd embedded itself in his skull. The strike severed one dragon horn and cleaved into his right eye.

Terror filled Ao Bao's remaining left eye. Among the Three Clans of the Primordial Wilderness, the Dragon Clan possessed the strongest physical bodies. Yet this strike had actually pierced his flesh. Ao Bao knew he was no match for this opponent and had to hurry back for reinforcements.

With that thought, Ao Bao began to retreat, but he had forgotten that the Primordial Halberd was still lodged in his head.

"Trying to run? If I let you get away, how could I ever show my face again?"

"Sea-Calming Divine Pearls! Suppress!"

Seeing Ao Bao try to flee, Qing Xuan was so angry that he laughed. With a wave of his hand, he scattered thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls. The pearls landed upon Ao Bao, instantly rendering him unable to move.

Qing Xuan pulled out the Primordial Halberd, wiped the eyeball from its blade, and pointed it at Ao Bao.

"Primordial Tribulation!"

Seeing Qing Xuan transform into a streak of golden light and charge at him again, Ao Bao shuddered from head to tail. Knowing that he would certainly die if he was hit, he hurriedly roared, "My lord, I am a member of the squad under the captain of the Third Brigade, under the Second Prince of the Dragon King of the East Sea Dragon Palace. Killing me means becoming an enemy of the entire East Sea Dragon Palace!"

Hearing this, Qing Xuan thought that he had already killed the son of the Dragon King of the West Sea. What difference did one cannon-fodder dragon make? He did not stop, merging with his halberd as he charged forward.

The Primordial Halberd carried Qing Xuan in through the dragon's head and out through its tail, piercing Ao Bao clean through.

Qing Xuan stood in the air, brimming with killing intent. Protected by the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud, not a drop of blood stained him, and he looked every bit the immortal. Before the dragon corpse could fall, he stored it within the Myriad Spirits and Myriad Laws Unity Array.

"Damn it, raiding my home? You were looking for death."

Qing Xuan put away his treasures and flew toward Penglai Immortal Island.

"Master, you were amazing! So powerful!"

Da Bai excitedly rushed toward Qing Xuan, his deer head crashing into Qing Xuan's embrace. After Qing Xuan stroked his head, he happily hopped around him in circles.

"Hahaha, all right, Da Bai. Stop fooling around."

Qing Xuan was delighted as he watched Da Bai bounce about before him.

"Master, you have no idea. That dragon had been bothering me for a hundred years. It kept lingering nearby and attacking the array whenever it felt like it, but it could never break in. Da Bai was annoyed to death by it."

"Hahaha, that's what they call weak but addicted to fighting. Your boss has avenged you."

"Boss? Boss sounds good, boss sounds good! Master, can I call you boss from now on?"

"Of course you can."

"Wonderful! Thank you, Boss!"

Qing Xuan rode Da Bai toward the Penglai Immortal Palace on the island. They chatted and laughed along the way. He had not expected Da Bai to be able to speak after cultivating to the Golden Immortal realm; he had thought he would need to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm first.

Before long, Qing Xuan arrived at the center of Penglai Immortal Palace. In the plaza before its gates, paved entirely with Spirit Jade, the pool nurturing the Three Lights Divine Water shimmered with three-colored divine radiance. Beside it stood the Yellow Middle Plum, first among the Ten Great Spirit Roots, while all around grew Lingzhi Mushrooms, ginseng, and other Spirit Grass and Medicine filled with spiritual energy.

At that moment, the Yellow Middle Plum was covered in White Flowers. In just one Eon, its fruit would be ready for harvesting. Qing Xuan looked around in satisfaction before entering the great hall. The Main Hall, forged from Innate Spirit Jade, bore all manner of Innate Dao Patterns on its surface and contained endless mysteries. The spiritual energy in the air was exceedingly dense, making it suitable for cultivators to enter Closed-door Cultivation.

Over the next few days, Qing Xuan accompanied Da Bai around the Three Immortal Islands. Qing Xuan discovered that vast quantities of Spirit Grass and Spirit Roots had matured on the islands, while many Spiritual Beasts had gained intelligence and embarked upon the path of cultivation. Whenever these Spiritual Beasts saw Qing Xuan riding Da Bai, they would take the initiative to bow to him.

Qing Xuan decided to reorganize the Three Immortal Islands. First, he set up the Myriad Spirits and Myriad Laws Unity Array, using three stone steles as its array cores and arranging a million Spirit Roots according to the Innate Star Constellations. He then fused hundreds of thousands of Demon Beast and ferocious beast corpses into the array. After refining them, he extracted their Essence Blood, Divine Souls, and baleful aura, giving the entire array a trace of murderous balefulness.

Several hundred thousand bones were just enough to meet the array's minimum requirements. However, the Myriad Spirits and Myriad Laws Unity Array could currently only create illusions, trap enemies, and defend. To activate its enemy-slaying effect, he would still need to complete it with Tens of Millions of Beast Bones.

Qing Xuan also brought all the Spiritual Beasts from the Three Immortal Islands to Penglai Immortal Island. The Million Spirit Beasts, whether they had gained intelligence or not, were all allowed to settle on Penglai Immortal Mountain.

"When I establish a faction in the future, these will all be its middle and lower ranks," Qing Xuan remarked.

"Hmph, it is their honor to receive Boss's teachings." Da Bai sounded rather jealous at the side.

"Hahaha, all right. I'll leave these Million Spirit Beasts to you, then. I'll name you the King of Ten Thousand Beasts. How does that sound?" Qing Xuan stroked the deer head. Mm, smooth.

"Hehe, thank you, Boss. I'll definitely lead them well." Da Bai was overjoyed. This way, if those Spiritual Beasts wanted to get close to Boss, they would have to get past him first.

Afterward, Qing Xuan established the Hundred Herbs Garden on Fangcun Immortal Mountain, transplanting all the mature Spirit Grass and Medicine there and setting up a Spirit Gathering Array. However, Top-grade Spirit Roots and the like were still planted in the small Hundred Herbs Garden within Penglai Immortal Palace.

Qing Xuan stood at the gates of Penglai Immortal Palace and gazed into the distance. He had removed the Mountain Protection Arrays from the Three Immortal Islands, so all the Dense Fog had dispersed. With Qing Xuan's cultivation, he could see the other two islands clearly from Penglai Immortal Palace.

The Million Spirit Beasts lived on Penglai Immortal Island. Fangzhang and Yingzhou Immortal Mountains were only a few miles from Penglai. Yingzhou Immortal Mountain would be used for disciples of his sect to live on in the future, while Fangzhang Immortal Mountain would be used to cultivate Spirit Grass and Medicine.

Viewed from the East Sea, the Three Immortal Islands were shrouded in a blanket of White Cloud. Within the clouds, dragon-shaped, phoenix-shaped, and qilin-shaped clouds could vaguely be seen roaming.

"Everything has been settled. It's time to enter Closed-door Cultivation."

Qing Xuan then said to Da Bai.

"Da Bai, I'm going into Closed-door Cultivation. Guard our home well."

"Boss, don't worry. I'll watch over them."

"Da Bai, you are an Innate Divine Beast. Although you are destined to cultivate to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, you still need to cultivate diligently. Otherwise, when your boss goes out to show off, don't blame me for not taking you along."

Qing Xuan spoke to Da Bai with some helplessness. Ever since he had granted Da Bai the title King of a Hundred Beasts, Da Bai had spent every day playing with the Spiritual Beasts and sneaking around to eat Spirit Grass and Medicine. He had completely turned into a troublesome little beast.

"Okay, Boss. Da Bai will definitely cultivate diligently."

"That's more like it."

"Boss, what does showing off mean? Can it be eaten?"

Da Bai looked at Qing Xuan with curious eyes, waiting for an explanation.

"Showing off is a State of Mind possessed by Sages. Those who can show off are not necessarily Sages, but Sages definitely know how to show off!"

"As people of Earth say, what Sage doesn't show off? Understand?"

Qing Xuan said mysteriously to Da Bai.

"I understand. Showing off is good, showing off is good. Boss, you have to take me with you when you show off."

"Ahem, enough. Go cultivate."

Qing Xuan went into the Main Hall, sat cross-legged on a Cushion refined from Innate Spirit Wood, and settled down.

This time, I won't leave Closed-door Cultivation until I break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.