Looking at the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Black Dragon, barely clinging to life with its scales charred black,
A cold glint flashed through Qing Huan's eyes as he flicked a finger without hesitation.
A crimson-gold divine flame shot forth, carrying a terrifying aura capable of incinerating all things, and landed upon the black dragon's enormous body in an instant—
It was one of the Ten Great Innate Divine Fires of the Primordial Wilderness, the Six Ding Divine Fire born alongside his true body!
The divine fire ignited the moment it touched the dragon, surging into ten-thousand-zhang flames.
In an instant, the entire Deep Abyssal Sea became a churning crimson-gold sea of fire. Seawater boiled and evaporated, while even space twisted beneath the heat.
"Roar—!"
A dragon's cry of utter misery and despair resounded through the clouds. The dying black dragon writhed and struggled madly within the boundless inferno, its scales peeling away inch by inch, its flesh and blood scorching and dissolving in the divine fire. The sight was incomparably gruesome; even its remnant soul was thoroughly reduced to nothing beneath the blazing flames, body and soul alike annihilated!
The sight made East Prince's pupils contract slightly.
He
Narrowed his eyes and carefully studied Qing Huan's back.
He had also been present on the day Qing Huan underwent Transformation, yet he had never been able to see through Qing Huan's origins.
Now, upon witnessing that pure and tyrannical Innate Six Ding Divine Fire, East Prince suddenly understood:
"Such pure and domineering origin fire... His true body must be a fire-attributed Ultimate Innate Spiritual Root!"
The smug delight of believing he had glimpsed heaven's secrets quietly rose in his heart.
If Qing Huan had known of this "brilliant" deduction, he truly might have "praised" him.
Once the black dragon's massive remains had turned to nothing in the flames, Qing Huan lightly swept his sleeve. An invisible force drew the enormous dragon bones and all the precious materials not yet burned away into his Sleeve Universe.
"Fellow Daoist East Prince."
Qing Huan turned around and looked toward East Prince, who stood in the void with an unreadable expression, then said loudly:
"Now that this matter is settled, how about you and I join forces to break open this Immortal Island Restriction?
Whatever lies within the island, we shall divide evenly. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"
Although Qing Huan did not know what the island contained, he could hardly lose out by splitting it with East Prince. After all, this was East Prince's future Immortal Court. Though Penglai Immortal Island was famous, Qing Huan did not think highly of it.
Besides, if Penglai truly contained some heaven-defying supreme treasure, East Prince would not have met such a miserable end in his previous life.
"Agreed!"
East Prince suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and answered in a deep voice.
How could he not want to claim this opportunity for himself?
Yet Qing Huan's aura was as unfathomable as an abyss, and his methods even more strange and unpredictable. That origin divine fire in particular made him deeply wary; he had no absolute confidence that he could drive Qing Huan away.
"Then everything shall be as you say, Fellow Daoist."
With that, neither man hesitated further, each gathering his Magic Power.
In an instant, Mysterious Light surged and laws intertwined!
Divine fire flickered around Qing Huan, while clear qi soared into the heavens above East Prince's head. Two overwhelming and irresistible forces crashed fiercely into the Innate Grand Formation surrounding Penglai Immortal Island!
"Crack—!"
A crisp, earthshaking sound like shattering glass rang out. At last, a massive breach was torn through the seemingly indestructible light barrier of the Innate Grand Formation.
The two exchanged a glance. No words were needed as they transformed into two streaks of light and vanished into the opening.
The moment they entered the immortal island, dense Innate Spiritual Qi, nearly tangible in its richness, rushed toward them. It was refreshing beyond compare, bringing comfort to every limb and bone.
Qing Huan took a deep breath, surprise flashing through his eyes.
"Hiss... The spiritual qi on this island is actually richer and purer than that of my Dao Field on Zhongnan Mountain!"
Looking into the distance, he saw mountain ranges rising and falling across tens of millions of li, emerald peaks layered upon one another, waterfalls plunging and springs flowing.
Rare flowers and exotic herbs covered the forests. Auspicious birds and spiritual beasts appeared and vanished among the trees, while many Spiritual Root Saplings glittering with Innate Treasure Light had taken root atop the earth veins. They brimmed with vitality, making this an untouched supreme blessed land!
"Hahaha! Good! What a Penglai Immortal Island! Blessed by heaven and wondrous in Creation!"
East Prince laughed heartily, his spirit soaring. Then his tone shifted as he looked toward Qing Huan.
"Fellow Daoist Qing Huan, this island is vast, and opportunities depend on one's own fortune.
How about we search separately for now? Once we have gained something, we can meet here again and discuss how to divide it."
At that moment, he sensed a powerful pull of heavenly fate directing him toward a certain location deep within the island. He only wanted to leave alone as quickly as possible, fearing the treasure might be divided even slightly.
"What you say is indeed reasonable, Fellow Daoist. Then please do as you wish. We shall meet again later."
Qing Huan nodded faintly, seeing through East Prince's thoughts as clearly as fire.
Yet inwardly, he sneered:
The legendary Chaos Relic Treasures and Creation Saint Objects definitely do not exist on Penglai Immortal Island.
If the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler, Three Lights Divine Water, World-Purifying White Lotus, or fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation truly existed here, East Prince, you would not have perished in your previous life, nor would even your Immortal Court have been trampled flat.
Watching East Prince impatiently transform into a streak of light and disappear among the towering mountains, Qing Huan also focused himself, chose a direction, and began searching carefully.
His pockets were empty at the moment, and he urgently needed a few handy Innate Spiritual Treasures to fill them out...
Not long afterward, Qing Huan stood atop a solitary peak, overlooking the entire island.
When his gaze swept over several mist-shrouded mountains in the distance, his eyes suddenly froze! Nestled between those peaks was an incomparably vast Immortal Pool, its waters clear as jade and wreathed in dense Innate water-element qi.
At the center of the Immortal Pool, a graceful Lotus Platform was swallowing and releasing Great Dao radiance!
The lotus had Nine Petals, its black and white petals slowly flowing around one another. It emitted a profound and unfathomable law aura—intermingled, yet distinctly separate. Yin-Yang laws?!
"This is...!"
Qing Huan's heart shook violently. With a flash, he crossed space and appeared by the Immortal Pool.
As he examined it closely and felt the utterly pure Yin-Yang Origin emanating from the Lotus Platform, the delight in his eyes grew ever stronger.
"The Yin-Yang Dao Lotus! It is actually this treasure!"
Though it possessed only Nine Petals and had not reached perfection, it was without question a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with both offensive and defensive capabilities and endless wondrous uses!
The Law of the Great Dao of Yin-Yang contained within it was exceptionally compatible with his own origin. It was simply a match made in heaven!
"Tsk, tsk. Penglai Immortal Island truly lives up to its reputation. It really does have some good things."
A satisfied smile curved Qing Huan's lips. He no longer hesitated and reached out with an empty-handed gesture.
As though it possessed intelligence, the Nine-Petal Yin-Yang Dao Lotus transformed into a streak of light, circled through the air, and flew into his palm. Its radiance withdrew as it became exceptionally docile.
As Qing Huan carefully sensed the vast power of Yin-Yang laws within the Lotus Platform, he felt more and more that this trip had been worthwhile.
After putting away this unexpected windfall, Qing Huan's gaze returned to the pool of rippling jade-green water overflowing with spiritual qi—the Innate Spiritual Spring.
It was a spiritual essence of heaven and earth, capable of nourishing all things and possessing endless wondrous uses. With a flip of his hand, he took out a Jade Purity Bottle. A sun was carved on one side of the bottle and a moon reflected on the other; it was the Sun Moon Bottle, capable of containing rivers and holding the sun and moon.
He aimed the bottle's mouth at the spiritual spring, and a suction force emerged. The clear spring water became thin streams that flowed into the bottle.
Only after the world within the bottle had taken in roughly half of the spiritual spring did Qing Huan put away the treasure bottle.
Looking at the remaining spring pool, still full to the brim, a playful smile curled his lips.
"Fellow Daoist East Prince, I shall generously leave this remaining half for you. I hope you take care of yourself."
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