"This..."
Nuwa hesitated slightly; Fuxi's words indeed made sense.
During the second lecture at Zixiao Palace, Nuwa and Fuxi had set up layers of formations to protect this Chaos Gourd Vine.
Even with the formations, it wasn't entirely secure.
But fortunately, at that time, most of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals on the continent had gone to Zixiao Palace to listen to the teachings. The formations set up by Fuxi and Nuwa were something ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals couldn't break, so it was relatively safe.
However, this time, all the Grand Unity Golden Immortals on the Honghuang continent were present on the continent. If someone came to steal the spiritual root, Nuwa would likely be so angry she'd spit blood.
After much consideration, Nuwa decided to stay and guard Phoenix Perch Mountain.
However, being unable to leave the mountain made Nuwa miserable. She could only channel her frustration into motivation and begin cultivating diligently.
She thought to herself, once she became a Sage, she'd see who dared to try and snatch her gourd vine.
At the same time, Nuwa also planned to guide Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming, urging them to cultivate hard and break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal as soon as possible.
Once they broke through, they could help her guard Phoenix Perch Mountain.
Seeing Nuwa looking a bit down, Fuxi said, "When I return, you can go to Kunlun Mountain to find Queen Mother of the West. You sisters can have a good time together."
Nuwa's eyes immediately lit up, and she said, "Then, Elder Brother, you must come back soon."
Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming couldn't help but chuckle at Nuwa's carefree demeanor.
"What are you looking at? Go cultivate, quickly!"
Nuwa feigned sternness and continued their cultivation with the four of them.
Fuxi smiled slightly and flew towards the East Sea, riding a divine light.
The attraction from the East Sea was growing stronger.
Meanwhile, deep beneath the East Sea, In a grand and ancient palace, Eastern Prince Gong and a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious, bejeweled attire sat opposite each other, conversing merrily.
Eastern Prince Gong said politely, "This time, whether my Immortal Court can seize the opportunity of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea depends entirely on your help, Clan Leader Ao Qing."
The Dragon Clan leader, Ao Qing, waved his hand gently and said enthusiastically, "Eastern Prince Gong is the Head of Male Immortals chosen by a Sage, revered by all races. It is our Dragon Clan's duty to help you find the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea for your Immortal Court!"
"Haha, Clan Leader Ao Qing, you flatter me. I am merely doing some small tasks for the Sage."
Eastern Prince Gong's words were humble, but his expression was quite smug.
Ao Qing smiled and said to Fuxi, "It is our Dragon Clan's honor to serve the Immortal Court. We only hope that when the time comes, Eastern Prince Gong can give us Dragons a chance to return to the Honghuang continent."
"We have longed for this opportunity for so long."
Eastern Prince Gong nodded and patted his chest, saying, "Rest assured. As the master of the Immortal Court, I will definitely arrange a fertile land for the Dragon Clan."
Upon hearing Eastern Prince Gong's promise, Ao Qing immediately stood up and bowed to him, "Thank you, Emperor Donghua!"
As soon as the words "Emperor Donghua" were spoken, Eastern Prince Gong's smile widened.
While savoring the fine wines, delicacies, and seafood in the Dragon Palace, Eastern Prince Gong was hatching other plans.
The Dragon Clan wanted to return to the Honghuang continent?
Eastern Prince Gong thought Ao Qing was dreaming.
Although their Immortal Court was a rising major power in Honghuang, every piece of land was already allocated. Where would there be extra land to bestow upon the Dragon Clan?
Since the Dragon Clan were remnants of the old era, they should honestly stay at the bottom of the sea and barely survive. The new era would not offer them a ticket.
The Dragon Clan should obediently prostrate themselves at the feet of their Immortal Court and await orders.
If he truly became the master of the Honghuang continent in the future, bestowing a barren wasteland or two upon the Dragon Clan wouldn't be a problem.
In Eastern Prince Gong's eyes, the Dragon Clan was merely a tool he could temporarily utilize.
Chapter Fifty-Three: Phantom of the Three Immortal Islands
The East Sea, vast and boundless.
Fuxi, sensing the attraction from the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, flew towards the depths of the East Sea.
In reality, the system's reward wasn't a precise attraction to the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, but rather a concentration in a certain sea area, requiring Fuxi to search around.
Thus, a divine light began to roam the skies above the East Sea.
Fuxi's Divine Sense searched throughout the East Sea. During this time, he encountered many types of deep-sea creatures he had never seen before, which somewhat compensated for his regret of not visiting an ocean park in his previous life.
Some fierce deep-sea beasts, mistaking the dazzling divine light in the sky for some treasure or spiritual beast, leaped out of the sea and lunged at Fuxi.
Looking at the gaping maws of these fierce deep-sea beasts, Fuxi directly knocked one out with a slap and collected those that looked good into his sleeve, planning to make seafood platters for Nuwa and his disciples when he returned.
As for the ferocious and foul-smelling beasts, Fuxi sent them to their demise with a single punch.
However, after searching for several days, Fuxi concealed his divine light and his form, and began searching quietly.
The reason for doing so was that the divine light was too dazzling. Although it was fast, it easily attracted trouble and drew the attention of some reckless fierce beasts or villains.
If any old acquaintances recognized him, guessed his purpose, and spread the word, calling upon all the Grand Unity Golden Immortals to compete for his opportunity, Fuxi would have a headache.
Although Fuxi was confident he could seize the opportunity at the Three Immortal Islands, some unnecessary trouble could have been completely avoided.
Just as Fuxi concealed his form and followed the pull towards the Three Immortal Islands, a streak of purple immortal light flew past him, catching his attention.
Fuxi detected that the owner of this immortal light was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and their flying speed was among the fastest for that level.
A Grand Unity Golden Immortal speeding through the East Sea like this must have encountered something urgent.
This urgency could be a disaster, but it could also be an opportunity.
Driven by curiosity, Fuxi directly followed the Grand Unity Golden Immortal to see where they were headed.
To Fuxi's surprise, as he closely followed the Grand Unity Golden Immortal in a certain direction, the attraction from the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea grew stronger.
"Could it be that this Grand Unity Golden Immortal's destination is the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea?"
Fuxi pondered in his heart.
If the Grand Unity Golden Immortal's destination was the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, it seemed their location had already been discovered.
Thinking this, Fuxi felt a pang of anxiety. Had someone already entered the Three Immortal Islands?
If someone had entered, the opportunities within would naturally be plundered, meaning he had arrived too late.
However, Fuxi still chose to trust the system's guidance.
If the Three Immortal Islands had truly appeared, he should have sensed it.
Since he could still feel the attraction from the Three Immortal Islands strengthening, the opportunities within hadn't been plundered yet. Perhaps some attractive phenomena had simply appeared.
As expected, when Fuxi followed the Grand Unity Golden Immortal to their destination, Fuxi confirmed his guess was correct.
In this stretch of sea, there was a massive vortex, and above it shimmered an illusory projection, dreamlike and ethereal.
The projection depicted three vast islands, each adorned with countless spiritual roots and immortal stones radiating light.
At this moment, countless immortals, ranging from Earth Immortals to Grand Unity Golden Immortals, were gathered around the giant vortex. However, there was no sign of any Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
These immortals gazed at the spiritual roots and immortal stones on the projected islands, marveling in awe, almost moved to tears by their greed.
"So many spiritual roots, these three islands are definitely top-tier blessed lands!"
"I heard there are three resource-rich immortal islands in the East Sea that have never appeared before. They perfectly match the projection of these three islands."
"With so many spiritual roots, if I could obtain them all, I could definitely become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"
"Stop dreaming. Such opportunities are not for Heavenly Immortals or Mystic Immortals like us to covet."
"I want to try going in. Those three immortal islands should be within this vortex."
With that, a Mystic Immortal leaped from the crowd and charged into the vortex.
But before this Mystic Immortal could even enter the vortex, the strong currents generated by its intense rotation directly destroyed his physical body and devoured his Primordial Spirit.
The entire process took but a moment, and a Mystic Immortal had lost his life.
Someone remarked, "The power of this vortex is likely beyond what a Mystic Immortal can withstand. At least a Grand Unity Mystic Immortal would be needed to enter."
Thus, a peak Grand Unity Mystic Immortal surged towards the terrifying vortex.
Then, this Grand Unity Mystic Immortal also met his demise in the vortex, his bones and blood rapidly consumed.
The person who had spoken earlier froze for a moment and said, "This... I think a Golden Immortal might have a chance to enter the Three Immortal Islands through this vortex. As expected, those with lower cultivation don't even have the qualification to enter."
This time, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal stepped out from the group of immortals and charged towards the center of the vortex.
This time, the Grand Unity Golden Immortal finally entered the vortex, but it was like the gaping maw of a monster, tearing him apart and swallowing him into the deep sea.
"This..."
The immortal who had spoken earlier was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, his consciousness blurred, and he collapsed to the ground.
Behind this immortal stood a Golden Immortal, holding a brick made of immortal gold. The brick was stained with some blood.
The Golden Immortal said resentfully, "Shut your mouth! The three people who just went in were my fourth brother, third brother, and eldest brother. Now I'm the only one left in my family!"
Fuxi shook his head, lamenting that these Mystic Immortals and Golden Immortals were simply overestimating themselves.
The Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea had been famous since ancient times. With such abundant opportunities, the difficulty of entering would naturally be proportional to the preciousness of the opportunities.
However, the brick in the Golden Immortal's hand looked quite useful. He might consider refining one for himself if he had the chance.
Fuxi's reason wasn't for anything else; he just wanted to hear if his brick would make a crisp sound when knocking on Jieyin's and Zhunti's heads.
At this moment, Zhunti, who was refining the Bodhi Tree far away, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He lost control of the refining flames, and a dragon of fire shot out from his divine cauldron, engulfing his face.
Zhunti stomped his foot in anger but couldn't understand why he had suddenly felt a chill.
As a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal, or even close to a Quasi-Saint, such a sudden reaction was extremely rare.
"Could it be that I'm about to face a great tribulation?"
Zhunti pinched his fingers to calculate, but found he couldn't deduce anything.
Zhunti's expression grew solemn, and he decided to temporarily not leave Mount Sumeru after finishing his artifact refinement.
In recent years, Zhunti had begun refining the Bodhi Tree.
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