"This..."
Nuwa hesitated. What Fuxi said did make sense.
During the second sermon at Zixiao Palace, Nuwa and Fuxi had set up layer upon layer of formations to protect the Chaos Gourd Vine.
Even with those formations in place, it still was not entirely secure.
Fortunately, nearly all the Grand Unity Golden Immortals on the continent had gone to Zixiao Palace to hear the sermon at the time. The formations Fuxi and Nuwa had set up could not be broken by ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals, so things had been relatively safe.
But this time, the Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the Honghuang Continent were all on the continent. If someone came to steal the spiritual root, Nuwa would probably be furious enough to cough blood.
After considering it again and again, Nuwa ultimately remained on Phoenix Perch Mountain.
However, Nuwa was miserable from being unable to leave home. She could only turn her grief and indignation into motivation and begin cultivating diligently.
She thought to herself that once she became a Saint, she would see who dared steal her Gourd Vine.
At the same time, Nuwa planned to properly guide the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming, urging them to cultivate diligently and break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible.
Once they broke through, they could help her guard Phoenix Perch Mountain.
Seeing Nuwa somewhat dejected, Fuxi said, "Once I return, you can go to Kunlun Mountain and visit the Queen Mother of the West. You sisters can travel and have fun together."
Nuwa's expression immediately brightened. "Then, Brother, you must come back early."
The Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming could not help laughing when they saw how carefree Nuwa was.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and cultivate!"
Putting on a stern face, Nuwa led the four of them in continuing their cultivation.
Fuxi smiled faintly and rode a divine radiance toward the East Sea.
That pull from the East Sea was growing ever stronger.
Meanwhile, beneath the deep waters of the East Sea,
Within a vast and ancient palace, Eastern Prince Gong sat facing a richly dressed middle-aged man covered in gleaming jewels. The two were chatting pleasantly.
Eastern Prince Gong said politely, "Whether my Immortal Court can seize the opportunity of the Three Immortal Islands depends entirely on Clan Chief Ao Qing's assistance this time."
Ao Qing, the Dragon Clan's chief, lightly waved his hand and said warmly, "Eastern Prince Gong is the Head of Male Immortals chosen by the Saint, admired by all races. It is the Dragon Clan's duty to help your Immortal Court find the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea!"
"Haha, Clan Chief Ao Qing, you flatter me. I am merely handling a few minor matters for the Saint."
Eastern Prince Gong's words were humble, but his expression was exceedingly smug.
Ao Qing smiled at Eastern Prince Gong. "Serving the Immortal Court is an honor for our Dragon Clan. We only hope that, when the time comes, Eastern Prince Gong can give our Dragon Clan an opportunity to set foot upon the Honghuang Continent."
"We have yearned for this opportunity for far too long."
Eastern Prince Gong nodded as he patted his chest. "Rest assured. As the master of the Immortal Court, I will certainly arrange a fertile land for the Dragon Clan."
Upon hearing Eastern Prince Gong's promise, Ao Qing rose directly to his feet and bowed in thanks. "Thank you, Emperor Donghua!"
The moment the words "Emperor Donghua" were spoken, Eastern Prince Gong grinned from ear to ear.
Eastern Prince Gong tasted the fine wine, delicacies, and seafood of the Dragon Palace, but his mind was occupied with entirely different calculations.
The Dragon Clan wanted to return to the Honghuang Continent?
Eastern Prince Gong felt that Ao Qing was dreaming.
Although the Immortal Court was now a rising major force in Honghuang, every piece of land had already been allocated. Where could there be spare territory to reward the Dragon Clan with?
Since the Dragon Clan was already a remnant of the old era, it should obediently linger beneath the sea and struggle for survival. The new era would not offer the Dragon Clan a ticket aboard.
The Dragon Clan only needed to obediently prostrate itself beneath the Immortal Court's feet and await orders.
If he truly became the master of the Honghuang Continent in the future, then giving the Dragon Clan one or two barren, uninhabited wastelands would not matter.
In Eastern Prince Gong's eyes, the Dragon Clan was merely a tool he could use for the time being.
Phantom of the Three Immortal Islands
The East Sea was vast and boundless.
Following the pull of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, Fuxi flew toward the depths of the East Sea.
In truth, the system reward's sense of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea was not an especially precise pull. It merely pointed to a general region of sea, which required Fuxi to search and investigate on his own.
Thus, a streak of divine radiance appeared over the East Sea, roaming everywhere.
Fuxi's Divine Sense swept across the East Sea. Along the way, he saw many deep-sea creatures he had never encountered before, which somewhat made up for the regret of never having visited an aquarium in his previous life.
Some deep-sea Fierce Beasts saw the dazzling divine radiance in the sky and mistook it for some treasure or spirit beast. They burst from the sea one after another and lunged at Fuxi.
Looking at the gaping bloody maws of those deep-sea Fierce Beasts, Fuxi knocked one unconscious with every slap. If one looked decent, he tucked it into his sleeve, intending to make a seafood platter for Nuwa and his disciples when he returned.
As for the Fierce Beasts that looked savage and reeked from head to toe, Fuxi sent them straight to their deaths with a single punch.
After searching for several days, however, Fuxi concealed his divine radiance and hid his figure, continuing his search in silence.
The reason was that the divine radiance was simply too conspicuous. Though it was fast, it easily attracted trouble, drawing the attention of some blind Fierce Beasts or malicious cultivators.
If an old acquaintance recognized him, guessed the purpose of his journey, then spread the news and summoned the Grand Unity Golden Immortals to fight over his opportunity, Fuxi would have a real headache.
Although Fuxi was confident he could seize the opportunity of the Three Immortal Islands, some unnecessary trouble could be avoided entirely.
Just as Fuxi hid himself and followed the pull in search of the Three Immortal Islands, a streak of purple immortal light flew past nearby, catching his attention.
Fuxi discovered that the master of that immortal light was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. His flying speed was considered extremely fast even among Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
A Grand Unity Golden Immortal racing across the East Sea at such speed must have encountered something urgent.
That urgent matter might have been a calamity, but it might also have been an opportunity.
Curious, Fuxi directly followed the Grand Unity Golden Immortal to see where he intended to go.
To Fuxi's surprise, as he followed closely behind the Grand Unity Golden Immortal toward a certain direction, the pull 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 secretly pondered this in his heart.
If that Grand Unity Golden Immortal's destination truly was the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, then it seemed their location had already been discovered.
At that thought, Fuxi grew somewhat anxious. Could someone have already entered the Three Immortal Islands?
If someone entered the Three Immortal Islands, the opportunities within would naturally be plundered. That would mean he had arrived too late.
Yet Fuxi still chose to trust the system's guidance.
If the Three Immortal Islands had truly emerged, he should have sensed it.
Right now, he could still feel the Three Immortal Islands' pull growing stronger. That meant their opportunities had not yet been plundered. Perhaps some enticing phenomenon had merely appeared.
Sure enough, when Fuxi followed the Grand Unity Golden Immortal to his destination, he confirmed that his guess had been correct.
A massive whirlpool lay upon that stretch of sea, and above it floated a dreamlike phantom.
The phantom took the form of three vast islands. Upon every island, countless spiritual roots and immortal stones glimmered with light.
At that moment, countless immortals gathered around the enormous whirlpool, ranging from Earth Immortals to Grand Unity Golden Immortals, but there was no sign of any Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
When these immortals saw the spiritual roots and immortal stones in the phantom of the Three Immortal Islands, they all gasped in amazement, practically drooling with envy.
"So many spiritual roots! Those three islands must be top-tier blessed lands!"
"I heard that three immortal islands rich in opportunities have never emerged in the East Sea. They happen to correspond to the phantom of these three islands."
"So many spiritual roots! If I obtained all of them, I would definitely become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"
"Stop dreaming. Opportunities like these are not something Heavenly Immortals and Mystic Immortals like us can covet."
"I want to try entering. Those three immortal islands should be inside that whirlpool."
Thus, a Mystic Immortal flew out from the crowd and charged toward the whirlpool.
But before the Mystic Immortal could enter it, the violent fluctuations produced by the whirlpool's rotation destroyed his body and devoured his primordial spirit.
The entire process took no more than an instant. A Mystic Immortal had already lost his life.
Someone said, "The whirlpool's power is probably not something a Mystic Immortal can withstand. At the very least, a Grand Unity Mystic Immortal is needed to enter it."
Thus, a peak Grand Unity Mystic Immortal charged toward the terrifying whirlpool.
Then, that Grand Unity Mystic Immortal also died within the whirlpool, his flesh, blood, and bones rapidly devoured.
The person who had spoken earlier froze for a moment before saying, "This... I think a Golden Immortal might have a chance to pass through the whirlpool and enter the Three Immortal Islands. Sure enough, those with insufficient cultivation do not even qualify to enter."
This time, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal stepped directly out from the group of immortals and charged toward the whirlpool's center.
This time, the Grand Unity Golden Immortal finally entered the whirlpool, but it was like the gaping mouth of a monster, instantly tearing him apart and swallowing him into the deep sea.
"This..."
The immortal who had spoken earlier blanked out. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. His consciousness blurred, and he collapsed to the ground.
Behind him stood a Golden Immortal holding a brick made of immortal gold, its surface stained with blood.
The Golden Immortal said resentfully, "Shut your mouth! The three who went in just now were my fourth brother, third brother, and eldest brother. Now I am the only one left in my family!"
Fuxi shook his head. Those Mystic Immortals and Golden Immortals had truly overestimated themselves.
The Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea had been renowned since ancient times, and the opportunities within were so abundant. Naturally, the difficulty of entering would be proportional to the value of those opportunities.
Still, the brick in that Golden Immortal's hand looked quite useful. When he had the chance, he could refine one himself.
Fuxi had no other reason. He simply wanted to hear whether his own brick would make a crisp sound when it struck Jieyin and Zhunti on the head.
At that moment, far away, Zhunti was refining the Bodhi Tree when he suddenly felt a chill down his back. He lost control of the artifact-refining flames, and a long dragon of fire shot out from his divine cauldron, engulfing his face.
Zhunti stomped his feet in anger, yet he could not understand why he had suddenly felt a chill down his back.
As a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal, even one close to becoming a Quasi-Saint, such sudden reactions were rare.
"Could it be that I will encounter a great calamity soon?"
Zhunti performed a divination with his fingers, only to find that he could calculate nothing.
Zhunti's expression turned grave, and he decided that after finishing the treasure refinement, he would not leave Mount Sumeru for the time being.
In recent years, Zhunti had already begun refining the Bodhi Tree.
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