Penglai Assembly, Yellow Center Plum

In the end.

Azure Dragon and the two golden flood dragons were left behind to guard Golden Turtle Island.

Calling it guarding was really just making them do hard labor.

After all, Golden Turtle Island was currently nothing more than a grotto-heaven, and Azure Wandering Palace had yet to be built upon it.

No matter what agreement these three Dragon Clan members had made with him, their offense of charging in could not be forgiven. It was the perfect chance to hand all the burdens over to them.

Of course.

Zhou Qingqing had personally proposed this suggestion. The Three Pure Ones thought it was fine, and Azure Dragon and the two golden flood dragons were willing as well. Naturally, everyone was happy.

Zhou Qingqing had done nothing herself, yet gained another wood-element lotus leaf +1.

The Eastern Azure Lotus Precious Color Banner integrated even more easily than she had imagined. After all, the main body of the azure lotus was her twenty-fourth-grade Creation Azure Lotus.

The cultivation speed of the wood qi among the Five Qi had caught up as well.

In her eyes, the wood qi had become so dense that it formed a forest. Even in Zhou Qingqing's perception, it carried a sense of infinite variety.

This is true cultivation. The world in my eyes has become vibrant and colorful.

Hearing Zhou Qingqing's inner thoughts, the Three Pure Ones could not help glancing sideways.

A single top-grade innate spiritual treasure had merely added one more color for her. That was far too extravagant.

And this was only from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal.

If advancing from Taiyi Golden Immortal to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal required the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, then wouldn't that mean...

The moment this thought surfaced, they were all startled. If all of them had such a thought, it was highly likely to become reality...

Supreme Pure Laozi coughed, immediately stopping them from dwelling further on the matter.

"The time is about right. We should go meet the master of the Immortal Court, Eastern Duke."

"Indeed. It was quite regrettable that we did not get to meet him at Eastern Kunlun last time."

Jade Pure Yuanshi smiled without warmth.

"Third Brother, you already made your move last time. Leave this one for your elder brothers to show what they can do."

Second Master, your intentions are far too obvious. Still, Third Master really has been the one showing off all this time.

I'd be anxious too. Third Master can't have all the glory.

Upper Pure Tongtian found this amusing.

"Understood, Second Brother. I absolutely will not make a move at the Penglai Assembly."

After their last exchange, Upper Pure Tongtian already knew Eastern Duke's strength. He truly had no interest in a cultivator who could barely last a single exchange beneath his Ten Thousand Swords Gourd.

Unless Eastern Duke's Pure Yang Great Dao Law could become more compatible with the Sword Dao Law and create a Pure Yang Sword Dao, Tongtian would not even want to spare him a glance.

Hearing his third brother's solemn assurance, Jade Pure Yuanshi nodded slightly.

"Enough. Since it's settled, let's depart."

Supreme Pure Laozi did not care which of his two brothers made the move.

After all, if he wanted to make a move, no one could stop him.

Although Penglai Island was also in the East Sea, it was still quite far from Golden Turtle Island.

That was only natural.

The East Sea was vast beyond measure.

The Dragon Clan had once made the East Sea their ancestral homeland. One could imagine their glory during the previous Calamity.

If Penglai Island had emerged during the previous Calamity, it would have long since belonged to the Dragon Clan.

My, my, so this is an island formed from a fragment of Chaos.

Penglai, Fangzhang Island, and Yingzhou Island naturally form a Three Talents Formation. Giving such islands to Eastern Duke is truly a waste.

Remembering her meeting with this innate deity on Western Kunlun, Zhou Qingqing could not help complaining again.

Jade Pure Yuanshi's heart stirred.

He had not known that the Penglai Archipelago possessed such an origin.

Fragments of Chaos and chaotic stones could be found everywhere once one entered Chaos, but for them to evolve into grotto-heavens and blessed lands still required some fortune.

And for Eastern Duke to use them as the foundation of the Immortal Court, they were naturally extraordinary.

And indeed, that was the case.

As they drew closer, streaks of purple light entered their sight, revealing an extraordinary immortal spectacle.

This was Purple Qi Coming from the East, something most extraordinary. It complemented the "Eastern" in Eastern Duke's name and added a touch of Dao charm.

"Three Pure Ones, please enter and take your seats to observe the ceremony!"

Oh? Eastern Duke actually sent out the Red Dust Guest he subdued to greet us. Is he trying to display the Immortal Court's strength and give us a show of force?

How childish!

Look at Purple Cloud Palace—those who receive guests are also young boys and girls. Yet no one looks down on Hongjun because they are weak.

Would we think more highly of you just because a Red Dust Guest came to receive us?

Especially since I've never even heard of this fellow. He clearly isn't anyone important...

The Three Pure Ones laughed.

The key part of those words was probably the last sentence.

Anyone their disciple could name surely had an extraordinary background.

Of course, that did not mean the other cultivators were all weaklings.

They might look down on Eastern Duke, but these Red Dust Guests were ultimately fellow Daoists who had listened to teachings together at Purple Cloud Palace. Naturally, the Three Pure Ones would not underestimate them.

The one before them, for instance, was Sea Toad Daoist, transformed from the first golden toad between Heaven and Earth. He cultivated the Great Dao of feng shui and was born with an omen of great fortune.

He was, at the very least, a cultivator with the power of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

At this stage, he could be considered part of the Primordial World's first echelon.

"Three Pure Ones, my lord has specially arranged seats for the three of you. This way, please."

A special seat. Looks like this is the first step in targeting my three masters. Masters, you must be careful~~

"We have already presented the Yellow Center Plums. Please enjoy them to your hearts' content."

Quick, Masters, take your seats! Coming to this Penglai Assembly was absolutely the right choice. Hurry and let me taste these spiritual fruits!

Just moments ago, they had been listening to their disciple worry for them.

In the blink of an eye, she was impatient to eat fruit, utterly disregarding any possible danger. The Three Pure Ones all laughed.

Naturally, Zhou Qingqing coveted them.

The Yellow Center Plum was likewise one of the Primordial World's ten Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots. It took even longer to mature than Ginseng Fruit.

Zhou Qingqing had never known who possessed this spiritual root.

Yet it was actually in Eastern Duke's hands.

Once the Three Pure Ones took their seats, they indeed found spiritual fruits emitting streams of spiritual light placed before them—seventy-two in total.

My, my, were all these Yellow Center Plums prepared for us?

No, that's not right. The Yellow Center Plum takes an extremely long time to bear fruit. From the beginning of Chaos until now, there could not have been more than a hundred.

Eastern Duke has always been at odds with my three masters. How could he possibly use all these Yellow Center Plums to entertain them?

There must be a scheme here. Eastern Duke must have done something to the Yellow Center Plums.

Knowing the Yellow Center Plum's maturation period, Zhou Qingqing immediately spotted the problem.

Seventy-two... could that correspond to the seventy-two Red Dust Guests Eastern Duke subdued?

Zhou Qingqing immediately thought of the significance behind that number.