Scouring Fangzhang Immortal Island, Shangqing Tongtian Recruits Disciples?

Chapter 003: Scouring Fangzhang Immortal Island, Shangqing Tongtian Takes Disciples? The First Fate Choice After Activating the System—Actually Related to the World Purifying White Lotus.

Looking at the two choices on the System Panel, Cangyuan picked the second without a second thought.

Are you kidding me?

What was the World Destroying Black Lotus?

That was the seat-bound spiritual treasure of a generation's tyrant, Demon Ancestor Luohu.

Rumor had it that Luohu was the reincarnation of the Destruction Demon God among the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods.

Though Luohu lost in the Dao-Demon Conflict, he didn't fall.

He transformed into the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Tightly connected to the Prehistoric World.

As the seat-bound spiritual treasure of Demon Ancestor Luohu, the World Destroying Black Lotus was definitely in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Sending him, a mere Golden Immortal, to the Heavenly Demon Realm to fetch the World Destroying Black Lotus?

Was the system worried Cangyuan's life was too long?

The reward for Choice Two was much safer.

Besides, the World Purifying White Lotus had helped him on his path—this Form Transformation went so smoothly, half the credit went to its aid.

The Karma between them was already tangled together.

Cangyuan wasn't some third-rate figure.

He couldn't bring himself to harm his benefactor.

"I choose two."

Cangyuan said to the system in his mind.

Then he flew over to the World Purifying White Lotus.

"Are you bored here?"

The World Purifying White Lotus's tone was cheerful: "Yeah, yeah, but it won't be boring from now on."

"Because I have you with me."

Cangyuan smiled at that: "Fangzhang Immortal Island is just a tiny patch of land. The outside Prehistoric World is far more exciting. I plan to go out and see it. Would you like to come with me?"

"Hmm..."

The World Purifying White Lotus fell silent, then hesitated a little before asking: "Do you want to refine me into your spiritual treasure?"

Cangyuan looked up, sincere: "No. If there's a chance, I'll do my best to help you achieve Form Transformation."

"Really?"

The World Purifying White Lotus was delighted.

Having spent endless years on Fangzhang Immortal Island, all it had felt was loneliness. What it wanted most was to transform into an Innate Dao Body, so it could go wherever it pleased, free and unrestrained.

But it knew its own situation well. The World Purifying White Lotus could sense how enormous the Heavenly Tribulation looming before it was.

Form Transformation...

It was probably harder than reaching the heavens.

"A man of the Great Han doesn't lie to another man of the Great Han."

"Mm~ Then I trust you."

The World Purifying White Lotus said, shrinking to a suitable size and drifting down to Cangyuan's feet: "Even though I won't let you refine me, if you need it, I'll cooperate and let you use me."

Cangyuan: "Hey, hey, hey—you're a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure. Out there, even Saints would fight to snatch a treasure like you. With my current Golden Immortal level strength, I can't protect you."

Other Saints might not bother to seize a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, but... those two from The West definitely would.

Forget a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure—even an ordinary Houtian Spiritual Treasure, they'd still try to steal it.

To avoid drawing attention, Cangyuan put the World Purifying White Lotus into the Cangyuan Realm.

He activated visual sharing.

It was as if the World Purifying White Lotus stayed inside Cangyuan's body, while Cangyuan himself was a transparent bubble—the lotus could see everything outside through his form.

"Ding, Choice Mission complete. Reward: Host receives coordinates of Penglai Immortal Island."

Penglai Immortal Island.

Along with Yingzhou Immortal Island and Fangzhang Immortal Island, it was one of the Chaos Three Immortal Islands.

They were formed from three fragments of Chaos.

The locations of the Three Immortal Islands were unknown.

Because they were drifting and darting around every single moment.

There was never a fixed position.

They might appear in the Boundless Chaos.

Or they could emerge within the Prehistoric World.

Among them, Yingzhou Immortal Island was the first to appear.

It was seized by East Prince Gong, the male immortal leader personally appointed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun at the time.

He established an Immortal Mansion there.

Later, the Immortal Mansion was annihilated by the Heavenly Court of Dijun and Taiyi.

Yingzhou Immortal Island fell into the hands of the Golden Crows.

Some say Dijun planted the Fusang Tree on Yingzhou Immortal Island, and the famous Tang Valley was located there.

In truth, that's not the case. The Fusang Tree could never leave the Sun Star—it was the very foundation of Dijun and Taiyi's existence.

Thus, the Tang Valley could only be on the Sun Star.

Fangzhang Immortal Island is the Blessed Land where Cangyuan now finds himself.

Finally, there is Penglai Immortal Island.

Cangyuan recalled that when the Great God Pangu split Heaven and Earth, two Houtian Merit Supreme Treasures were formed.

Among them, the Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was the companion spiritual treasure of Grand Pure One Laozi.

The other was the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, hidden within Penglai Immortal Island.

If he could obtain the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler...

Slurp.

Just thinking about it made Cangyuan drool.

"I can't waste these Three Lights Divine Water either."

Cangyuan carved out an incredibly massive pit within the Cangyuan Realm.

Then, the Inner World Blessed Land emerged above his head and began to devour the Three Lights Divine Water below!

Ten years.

A hundred years.

A thousand years.

A full thousand years!

Only then did Cangyuan fill the pit in the Cangyuan Realm.

And yet, all that Three Lights Divine Water was merely a third of the lake before him.

"Can't hold any more. I'll come back next time to collect the rest."

Cangyuan shook his head with some regret as he looked at the lake of Three Lights Divine Water.

After that, he continued exploring Fangzhang Immortal Island.

Spiritual roots covered the island.

Innate Spiritual Roots were everywhere.

Though they were only Low-grade or Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Roots, they were still rare treasures.

Cangyuan accepted them all without exception, transplanting every one into his Inner World, the Cangyuan Realm.

"Low-grade Innate Spiritual Root—True Dragon Fruit."

"Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root—Geng Metal Ginseng."

"Low-grade Innate Spiritual Root..."

He explored without pause, spending a full thousand years on Fangzhang Immortal Island!

He harvested numerous Innate Spiritual Roots.

And he even obtained three Innate Spiritual Treasures!

They were: the Immortal Gathering Bottle, the Crimson Firmament Sword, and the Heart Piercing Nail.

The Immortal Gathering Bottle and the Heart Piercing Nail were both Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

The Crimson Firmament Sword was a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

With these three Innate Spiritual Treasures, Cangyuan could diversify his methods in battle.

After all, in the Prehistoric World, spiritual treasures were the core component of combat strength.

"Hah, behold my treasure!"

Something like that.

Finally, Cangyuan found the Boundary Stele of Fangzhang Immortal Island!

As long as he refined the Boundary Stele, he could fully control the Innate Restrictions and Innate Formation Arrays of Fangzhang Immortal Island. At that point, Fangzhang Immortal Island would become Cangyuan's private territory.

Without a second word, Cangyuan began refining the Fangzhang Boundary Stele!

This process was extremely long.

It took a full fifty thousand years!

During this time, Cangyuan's cultivation realm had even risen by one minor level.

He had reached Mid Golden Immortal!

"Finally refined the Boundary Stele."

Cangyuan slowly opened his eyes, a joyful expression spreading across his face.

From this moment on, Fangzhang Immortal Island had completely become Cangyuan's dojo.

Fangzhang Immortal Island's Innate Restrictions and Innate Formation Array came with the ability to obscure Heavenly Secrets and conceal its tracks. Moreover, unless the island master took control, Fangzhang Immortal Island would continue drifting back and forth between the Boundless Chaos and the Primordial World as it always had.

Thus, there was no need to worry about other living beings discovering Fangzhang Immortal Island.

"Time to go."

Cangyuan took a single step.

He emerged outside Fangzhang Immortal Island.

What met his eyes was an endless expanse of azure blue sea.

Waves surged violently.

The sunlight was bright.

Cangyuan did not take control of Fangzhang Immortal Island.

In no time at all, Fangzhang Immortal Island vanished from this stretch of space.

Gone to who knows where.

Only Cangyuan, as the island master, could sense it and had the ability to summon Fangzhang Immortal Island back from afar.

"Let me see where Penglai Immortal Island is."

Cangyuan communicated with the system, checking the specific coordinates of Penglai Immortal Island.

The moment he looked, he fell silent.

Cangyuan raised his head to gaze at the sky, piercing through the Thirty-Three Heavens, crossing the Archaic Star Sea, as if he could see an immortal island hurtling wildly through the Boundless Chaos.

"Damn it, Penglai Immortal Island is currently in the Chaos. How am I supposed to get there?"

The Chaos.

That was no place a mere little Golden Immortal like Cangyuan could set foot.

"Forget it, I'll explore it after this Wanderer returns to the Primordial World."

Cangyuan thought to himself.

Just then.

An ancient, vast, and profound voice echoed throughout the Primordial World.

Saintly Might spread far and wide.

Awe-inspiring power blanketed the Primordial World!

"I am Shangqing Tongtian. Today, I establish the Jie Sect dojo on Jin'ao Island in the East Sea."

"From this day forth, my Jie Sect opens its mountain gates wide to recruit disciples. All who are fated may come."