The Ancestral Court of the Medicine Dao, the Medicine Dao's Supreme Treasure! The three followed that faint, mysterious tug of destiny.
All the way east.
They swept over the East Sea's endless jade-blue waves and passed through layer upon layer of sea mist. The deeper they went, the darker the seawater became.
By the end, even light could no longer penetrate this stretch of sea.
Shennong raised a hand, and a ball of gentle holy light bloomed in his palm, illuminating the path ahead.
Lü Yue looked around. "I know this stretch of sea. I came here many times before to gather herbs. How come I never discovered anything here?"
Medicine Master shook his head slightly. "Before the Medicine Dao was established, the opportunity here had no fate with us."
"Now that the Medicine Dao has been established, it naturally reveals itself."
Shennong nodded. "Fellow cultivator speaks most truly."
The three continued descending. No one knew how deep they had gone when a blurry outline suddenly appeared in the seawater ahead.
It was an ancient Innate Great Formation.
The formation patterns were simple, ancient, and profoundly mysterious. Every line contained the ultimate principles of plants withering and flourishing, and the four seasons turning in succession.
At the formation's eye hovered a hazy glow. Within the glow, the shape of a mountain could faintly be seen.
The moment the three approached, the great formation began circulating on its own.
The formation patterns rippled outward like waves on water. There was no obstruction, no attack. Instead, it took the initiative to split open a passage, as if welcoming honored guests.
Lü Yue clicked his tongue. "It even saves us the trouble of breaking the formation?"
Medicine Master smiled. "This formation was waiting for us to begin with."
Shennong stepped into the formation,