My Entire Penglai Immortal Court Is Gone???

Hm?

Another gourd?

And a purple-black one at that?

Eastern Duke's eyes widened slightly, unable to fathom what Jade Pure Yuanshi was trying to do.

Was he showing off his gourds? So what if they had lots of gourds—were they that impressive?

Naturally, neither Eastern Duke nor the assembled immortals knew what Jade Pure Yuanshi was doing.

But Zhou Qingqing knew.

Eh, eh, eh? Isn't that my Chaos Gourd? Why did Second Master take it out now?

The moment Zhou Qingqing saw that dazzlingly black gourd, she recognized it as the Chaos Gourd she had envisioned. In Second Master's hands, it was still only a semi-finished product and had not yet been fully refined.

Who would have thought that even this unfinished gourd would be brought out now?

Wait. My Second Master isn't the sort of cultivator who would show off for no reason. There must be another purpose behind taking out the Chaos Gourd now.

Zhou Qingqing's thoughts raced.

These Penglai islands were all formed from fragments of Chaos.

Could Second Master be planning to sweep up Penglai, Fangzhang Island, and Yingzhou Island in one go, then refine them into my Chaos Gourd?

How crazy. How bold. I love it!

Jade Pure Yuanshi's expression turned slightly solemn.

Zhou Qingqing's reaction was indeed swift.

She had grasped the reason within a single breath.

After hearing Zhou Qingqing say that Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang Island had evolved from fragments of Chaos, he had been considering whether he could refine them into the Chaos Gourd and complete one of the steps of its refinement.

The Chaos qi beyond Chaos was far too ordinary. Jade Pure Yuanshi truly found it lacking.

The fact that these three islands could evolve into their present forms within the Primordial World proved that they were extraordinary.

Speaking of which—

At the time, it had merely been a possibility he had conceived as an artifact-refining cultivator, one concerning the refinement of a magical treasure. He had not truly intended to refine entire Immortal Court islands.

Who could have expected events to develop into this state so suddenly?

His disciple wanted to loot someone's home.

Naturally, Jade Pure Yuanshi would join her in looting it.

So, he took out the gourd.

Now that the Penglai Immortal Court's cultivators had all evacuated the islands, Jade Pure Yuanshi no longer needed to consider much and could act freely.

Zhou Qingqing did not dare take her eyes off Second Master for even a moment.

If things were truly as she imagined, then Second Master was about to display the finest artifact-refining techniques in the entire Primordial World.

As Second Master's direct disciple—

She naturally had to commit every detail firmly to memory.

Hearing his disciple's inner thoughts, Jade Pure Yuanshi knew there was no need to remind Zhou Qingqing to watch carefully.

At that moment—

He began circulating the Jade Pure Golden Casket Artifact Refining Record he had passed down to Zhou Qingqing.

"Seek within forgetting, forget within seeking; see within forgetting, forget within seeing. Yang is born... Gather Chaos, let it descend into the Yellow Court, and return it to the gourd!"

Zhou Qingqing listened, her heart as clear as a mirror.

This was the method recorded later in the Artifact Refining Record for gathering and refining spiritual treasures. She had only skimmed through it and had not yet studied it deeply.

Yet now, she could watch her master gather Chaos and return it to the Chaos Gourd.

As his majestic voice rang out, countless innate Dao inscriptions and talismans flew from Second Master's side, shooting toward Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang Island in the blink of an eye.

In the distance, terrifying golden light burst from beneath Eastern Duke's lowered eyes.

The face that had only just regained its composure instantly twisted into an extreme expression.

The immortals looked at one another, having no idea what had happened, when they saw Eastern Duke spit out another mouthful of blood.

Before they could understand what Eastern Duke meant by this, they immediately sensed countless rising currents suddenly forming before them.

Upon the tranquil sea, innumerable streams of water rose into the air.

All manner of innate Dao inscriptions, diagrams, and records linked together into a vast whole.

The islands Eastern Duke had chosen for the Penglai Immortal Court were completely lifted out of the sea by Jade Pure Yuanshi's power.

Before they could continue marveling—

They saw the purple-black gourd unleash an immense force of attraction. The Three Immortal Islands floating above the sea began to shrink, then flew directly into that purple-black gourd in the blink of an eye.

The islands that had been filled with boundless auspicious qi and served as Eastern Duke's Immortal Court, together with the entire innate Three Talents Formation, had been taken away by Jade Pure Yuanshi just like that.

Such a vast Immortal Court—

Gone in an instant.

Not even a clod of earth was left behind.

Only now—

Did they finally understand why Eastern Duke had vomited blood.

When he saw those innate Dao inscriptions and countless talismans appear, Eastern Duke had likely already realized what the outcome would be.

Unfortunately—

Having been driven out of Penglai Island, he no longer had the strength to stop Jade Pure Yuanshi. He could only watch helplessly as Jade Pure Yuanshi took away the entire island.

Second Master, well taken!

Having witnessed Jade Pure Yuanshi's actions from beginning to end, Zhou Qingqing could not help cheering for him inwardly.

Second Master, I still underestimated you. Your heart is as broad as the sea.

I was only thinking of shearing the sheep, but you went ahead and took the whole sheep.

Only by going this far could Eastern Duke properly understand the situation now.

Jade Pure Yuanshi narrowed his eyes before turning back to Eastern Duke.

"That is enough, Eastern Duke. The karmic debt from your plotting against us Three Pure Ones has now been settled. I hope this will grant you some understanding."

"Third Brother, Elder Brother, let us go. It is time to return to Eastern Kunlun."

This time—

Not a single immortal present dared step forward to stop them.

The vanished Immortal Court remained vividly before their eyes. And this was only Jade Pure Yuanshi; the other two had not even gotten serious. None of them wanted to invite trouble now.

Let's go, let's go, time to head home.

Zhou Qingqing was utterly satisfied now.

Their trip to the Penglai Assembly had yielded an overflowing harvest. There was no point in remaining here any longer.

Eastern Duke must be scared out of his wits now, right? Second Master taking Penglai away never happened in the original course of events. I just wonder whether Eastern Duke will change after this battle.

Forget it, why worry about that? Getting back to Kunlun early is what matters. I need to see how many good things were added to the Chaos Gourd.

Now that all three islands have entered the Chaos Gourd, do all those treasures belong to Zhou too? I hope Second Master says yes.

Troubled by such thoughts, Zhou Qingqing vanished from the surface of the East Sea as well.

Only after the Three Pure Ones had disappeared did the immortals gather before Eastern Duke again. With Penglai Island entirely taken away by the Three Pure Ones, the Penglai Immortal Court existed in name only. They still needed Eastern Duke, the lord of the Immortal Court, to make a decision.

Eastern Duke clenched his fists inside his sleeves, but sunlight returned to his face.

"Everyone, remain calm. So what if Penglai is gone? I am the leader of all male immortals, favored by the fortunes of Heaven. Just now, I found a suitable grotto-heaven for establishing our sect."

"Purple Mansion Province. We will go to Purple Mansion Province and establish the Purple Mansion Immortal Court anew!"

The assembled immortals and gods immediately cheered. Even after losing the Penglai Immortal Islands, Eastern Duke could immediately find another place to establish his sect. He truly was favored by the Great Dao.

Eastern Duke smiled outwardly while cursing inwardly.

Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven was where he had taken form. He had originally intended to conceal it completely, but now he could only use it as the site of his new Immortal Court, spending time and effort to rebuild everything from scratch.

The three Penglai islands had contained all the resources he had gathered to establish his sect, yet every last bit had been taken away. His heart ached terribly.

The bitterness within him was beyond words, and he could only endure it alone.