The Return

Before coming here, he had stated his target was only Randeng. These powerful beings were all intelligent; how could they risk their lives for an ally they had just met?

Therefore, the moment Li Peng charged, they all retreated.

In the blink of an eye, Li Peng had forced his way to Randeng.

Randeng hurriedly activated the High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the Spirit Coffin Lamp, to protect himself.

Li Peng merely let out a cold laugh, the Chaos Yin-Yang Pagoda, carrying immense power, pressed down directly.

"Boom—Crack! Boom!"

The protective shield released by the Spirit Coffin Lamp couldn't even last a single breath under the pagoda before it shattered inch by inch, collapsing with a roar.

The Chaos Yin-Yang Pagoda heavily smashed onto Randeng.

Another deafening sound shook the void, Randeng's body exploded, and his soul was annihilated.

Only a single Spirit Coffin Lamp remained, floating alone in the chaos.

At the same time, a system prompt sounded:

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing Randeng, completing Choice Three, and obtaining the reward: Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Yin-Yang Pearl."

Li Peng confirmed Randeng was dead, and his heart relaxed.

But at this moment, an enraged roar came:

"Li Peng! East King Duke and you are irreconcilable enemies!"

Li Peng scoffed, turning to see East King Duke with bloodshot eyes, charging madly with his sword.

He frowned, not expecting East King Duke to be so out of touch with reality, still charging forward despite knowing he was no match.

After a moment's thought, he understood the reason—

East King Duke was the foremost male immortal personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor. If he were to kill him now, he would inevitably offend Hongjun.

And East King Duke's desperate fight was merely to put on a show for his subordinates, to win their hearts.

Seeing through this calculation, Li Peng found it laughable.

A hint of mockery flashed across Li Peng's face, and he sneered inwardly, "Since you dare to use me, you must pay the price!"

The next moment, the Chaos Yin-Yang Pagoda above his head shot towards East King Duke.

With a roar, East King Duke was sent flying tens of thousands of miles away.

Li Peng turned back, his gaze indifferent, "If you weren't the foremost male immortal personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor, I would have taken your life today!"

East King Duke tried to speak but suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Li Peng merely gave a contemptuous smile and turned to fly towards where Fuxi, Nuwa, Changxi, and Xihe were located.

Watching his receding figure, East King Duke's eyes were filled with unwillingness and resentment, but in the end, he had nothing to say. What could he do if he was inferior in strength?

His newly recruited subordinates beside him already showed a hint of disdain in their eyes, and they began to regret their decision to join the Loose Immortal Alliance. With such an incompetent leader, what future did the alliance have?

On the other side, After receiving Fuxi, Nuwa, Changxi, and Xihe, Li Peng brought them back to the Primordial Era together.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, The group finally returned to the Primordial Era world.

As soon as they stepped into the Primordial Era, Li Peng spoke, "Everyone, all good things must come to an end. Let's part ways here for now."

Fuxi, Nuwa, and Xihe all nodded, only Changxi was reluctant, "Brother Li, won't you come to Taiyin Star for a visit?"

Li Peng shook his head, "No need. The first sermon by Dao Ancestor Hongjun is ending, and the cultivation of all beings in the Primordial Era will surely usher in an explosion. You all need to quickly improve your cultivation and accumulate foundations, otherwise, your gains from the next sermon will likely be limited."

Mentioning the next sermon, Li Peng thought of Hongjun passing down the method of Slaying Three Corpses. Although he wanted to advise them not to rush to slay their corpses, he couldn't find a suitable reason. He couldn't directly say he suspected the Dao Ancestor of having a conspiracy, could he?

Fuxi, Nuwa, Xihe, and Changxi all nodded after hearing Li Peng's words. They understood that an era of great competition was about to begin, and if they couldn't seize the opportunity, they would be left far behind, making it impossible to attain enlightenment!

After bidding farewell to the four, Li Peng flew directly towards the East Sea.

Time flowed, and five hundred years passed quickly.

Following the guidance of the map in his mind, Li Peng finally arrived at the location of Penglai Island.

However, the sea area here appeared no different from other parts of the East Sea, with no trace of any formations. If it weren't for the system map clearly marking it, he probably wouldn't have found it even after searching for another epoch.

Li Peng looked around, his body surging with magic power. Instantly, countless magic power condensed into feather arrows that shot out in all directions.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Sounds of explosions rang out, and ten thousand-foot waves surged into the sky. Only a patch of sea to the front right remained exceptionally calm, with only faint ripples appearing in the air.

Li Peng looked towards that sea area and thought, "Penglai Island must be here."

He approached the formation and rapidly formed seals with his hands. In just a moment, he had cast tens of thousands of magic seals.

As the last seal fell, a passage appeared in the void before him. Li Peng didn't hesitate and stepped into it.

After a bout of dizziness, he found himself standing on a mountain peak filled with spiritual energy.

Surrounding him were ancient trees reaching the sky, and immortal herbs and spiritual medicines grew everywhere. Countless spirit roots bore abundant fruits on their branches, the number of which was immeasurable. Any single one of them, if leaked into the outside world, would be enough to trigger a scramble among the various forces in the Primordial Era.

But Li Peng did not stop to watch, heading straight for the island. In his eyes, the entire immortal island already belonged to him, and these spirit roots were naturally within his grasp. Why rush to collect them? He could just wait until the fruits ripened.

Not long after flying, Li Peng saw a towering giant tree standing in the center of the island. He immediately accelerated, arriving beneath the tree in an instant.

In that moment, an boundless sense of happiness enveloped him.

"**! This... this is actually the Yellow Middle Plum, the foremost of the Primordial Era's Top Ten Innate Spirit Roots!

The records of later generations were indeed not false. There really is a great treasure on the Three Immortal Islands! Haha!" Li Peng exclaimed in surprise.

The Yellow Middle Plum is the foremost of the Primordial Era's ten great innate spirit roots. It blossoms every hundred thousand years, fruits every hundred thousand years, and ripens only after another hundred thousand years, producing only nine fruits each time. Its flowers resemble lotuses, and its fruits resemble stamens, with the characters "Yellow Middle" inscribed on both.

Although the Yellow Middle Plum takes three hundred thousand years to mature once, countless eons have passed since the Primordial Era began. Apart from the initial few dozen eons which were the spirit root's growth phase, it has been bearing fruit ever since.

Currently, the fruits on the Yellow Middle Plum tree are as numerous as stars. Li Peng roughly estimated there to be at least ten thousand.

"If I use these fruits to cultivate my subordinates, wouldn't I be able to lead tens of thousands of Grand Unity Golden Immortals to dominate the Primordial Era?" Li Peng muttered to himself.

He then imagined himself leading tens of thousands of Grand Unity Golden Immortals, conquering the Primordial Era and slaughtering all in his path.

However, not long after, Li Peng sobered up and shook his head, saying, "Alas, such things can only be imagined!

The Yellow Middle Plum is indeed miraculous. Smelling its fragrance can grant ten thousand years of cultivation, and eating a single fruit can instantly make one a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. But the premise is that the consumer's body can withstand it and not explode.

More importantly, forcibly increasing one's realm will exhaust their potential, leading to a lifetime of stagnant cultivation!

Grand Unity Golden Immortals cultivated this way have extremely low combat power, even inferior to talented Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Moreover, in this tribulation, the Witch and Demon clans are the main players. If my Phoenix Clan becomes too powerful, I fear that before the Witches and Demons can act, Hongjun himself will ** the Phoenix Clan.

Everyone below a Saint is but an ant. Even a swarm of ants cannot harm a Saint!"

Thinking of this, Li Peng sighed again, lamenting his own low strength and the need to consider all angles before acting.

This only ** his desire to become stronger.

Li Peng adjusted his breathing continuously.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally calmed his mind and began to think positively.

Although the Yellow Middle Plum has many side effects, it is still very useful for helping those stuck at the Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Furthermore, it is perfect for Li Peng—his comprehension of laws has reached the Mid-Quasi-Saint stage, yet his cultivation is only at the Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage. What he lacks is the accumulation of magic power.

During the three thousand years of listening to the Dao in the Purple Heaven Palace, Li Peng had already honed his foundation to be incredibly solid.

The reason Li Peng had not yet broken through to Quasi-Saint was because he wanted to first understand Dao Ancestor Hongjun's method of achieving Dao by Slaying Three Corpses.

He planned to compare them and see which method of achieving Dao was simpler and more powerful.

He even suspected whether the method of Slaying Three Corpses could coexist with the Dao of Laws.

Li Peng cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and reached out, collecting the tens of thousands of Yellow Middle Plums into the Chaos Yin-Yang Pagoda.

Afterward, he looked around. He saw exotic flowers and rare herbs everywhere, a hundred flowers vying for beauty, creating a magnificent scene.

Suddenly, a stone tablet caught his eye.

Li Peng walked closer to examine it, but found that the stone tablet appeared ** ordinary, with no special characteristics.

However, on this Penglai Immortal Island, the ordinary itself seemed unusual.

He placed his hand on the stone tablet and infused it with magic power. The stone tablet immediately shone brightly, and a piece of information surged into his mind.

"This is actually the formation core of Penglai Island. By refining this stone tablet, I can completely control the entire immortal island," Li Peng whispered in shock.

A fervent light flashed in his eyes. Complete control was entirely different from merely being able to enter and exit.

Li Peng immediately poured all his magic power into it, beginning to refine the restrictions within the stone tablet.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and he finally finished refining all the restrictions.

At this moment, he felt as if he had become the Heavenly Dao of Penglai Island. Everything on the island was within his perception; not even a slight rustle of grass escaped his divine sense.

Li Peng scanned the entire Penglai Island with his divine sense.

"Hmm? This is the Innate Middle-Grade Spirit Root Purple Gold Grape!"

"This is the Innate High-Grade Spirit Root Purple Jade Fruit!"

"This is the Innate Middle-Grade Spirit Root Kirin Melon!"

"This is the Innate Low-Grade Spirit Root Golden Apple Tree!"

"And also..."

Penglai Island was indeed a treasure land. Li Peng discovered three High-Grade Innate Spirit Roots, five Middle-Grade Innate Spirit Roots, and over ten Low-Grade Innate Spirit Roots here.

Suddenly, twelve pearls radiating treasure light appeared in his divine sense.

"Huh? These twelve pearls are all Innate Middle-Grade Spirit Treasures. Could they be the Twelve Sea-Calming Pearls?"

Li Peng was puzzled. Weren't there twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls with Dao Ancestor Hongjun? Why did twelve appear here? He didn't have time to ponder further and decided to collect them first.

He leaped into the air and, in a flash, arrived before the twelve Sea-Calming Pearls. Just as he reached out to take them, the System's prompt suddenly sounded.

"Ding! Detected the host's current situation, please make a choice!"

"Option One: Obtain the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from Hongjun and create thirty-six Heavens. Reward: One million years of magic power, a 20% increase in Yin-Yang Law comprehension."

"Option Two: Obtain the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from Hongjun, and gather the Five Elements Pearls and Four Symbols Pearls. Reward: Chaos Supreme Treasure Chaos Bead."

"Option Three: Obtain the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from Hongjun, gather the Five Elements Pearls and Four Symbols Pearls, and personally fuse them to create the Chaos Supreme Treasure Chaos Bead. Reward: One Yuan Hui of magic power, a 30% increase in Yin-Yang Great Dao comprehension."

"Please make your choice as soon as possible."

Li Peng examined the three options, finding them akin to three stages of a mission. Obtaining the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls to create thirty-six Heavens first would not hinder the subsequent collection of the Five Elements Pearls and Four Symbols Pearls. As for Option Three, although independently fusing the Chaos Bead would be difficult, if he completed Option Two, he would directly obtain a complete Chaos Bead as a reference, making the fusion process much easier. It was a perfect connection.

"System, can I choose multiple options?" Li Peng asked with a hint of nervousness, wanting all these rewards.

"Yes," the System replied.

"Then I'll choose them all!" Li Peng said excitedly.

"Ding! Host has confirmed choosing Options One, Two, and Three, all selected. Do you confirm?"

"Confirm."

"Ding! Selections complete. Please complete the tasks as soon as possible."

Li Peng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: Since I have the chance to obtain the Chaos Bead, can I create a world within it and prove my Dao through strength? As the thought crossed his mind, a flash of excitement appeared in his eyes, but it quickly dimmed—he hadn't cultivated the Law of Strength, so how could he create a world?

A thought suddenly flashed through Li Peng's mind, and he muttered to himself, "To create a world, must I use the Law of Strength?

In the books I've read before, there are worlds of ice, filled with ice spirits;

There are also worlds of fire, full of fire-attribute beings.

Why can't I use the Yin-Yang Law to create a world?

Then, I can evolve the Five Elements from Yin-Yang, and my created world will have complete Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Its level should not be low!"

The more Li Peng thought about it, the more enlightened he became, and the clearer his future path appeared.

"Hahaha! I've finally found my Dao!" he burst into laughter.

After his excitement subsided, Li Peng continued his treasure-hunting journey.

Although he desperately wanted to go into seclusion immediately to improve his cultivation, the treasures on Penglai Immortal Island were not yet fully collected.

Moreover, the treasures on Yingzhou Island and Fangzhang Island were still waiting for him.

It wasn't Li Peng's style to leave treasures behind.

A year later, Li Peng finally collected all the Spiritual Treasures on Penglai Island.

This time, he obtained several Low-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures and three Innate Middle-Grade Spirit Treasures.

Although no higher-grade treasures appeared, Li Peng was already content.

Leaving Penglai, Li Peng flew towards Yingzhou Island.

He cast a series of hand seals, opening a spatial portal, and stepped onto the island.