A Century of Waiting

The matter settled, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun did not linger any longer.

The two rose and clasped their hands in farewell to Zhou Ming and Wu Ming.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming, Fellow Daoist Wu Ming, we shall take our leave now," Zhen Yuanzi said.

Hongyun also bowed in salute: "Many thanks to you both for your assistance today."

Wu Ming nodded slightly: "Fellow Daoists, go slowly."

Zhou Ming said nothing, merely watching the two depart from Pangu Hall.

Only after their figures had completely vanished beyond the hall did he withdraw his gaze, his Divine Thought stirring slightly.

The next moment, twelve powerful auras appeared almost simultaneously within the great hall.

It was the Twelve Ancestor Witches!

"Big Brother," Dijiang spoke first, his voice steady.

The other Ancestor Witches also bowed in greeting.

Zhou Ming's gaze swept over his twelve younger siblings, and he nodded.

"I have summoned you all today to discuss a matter of importance."

"Dijiang, Houtu."

Dijiang and Houtu stepped forward.

"What orders does Big Brother have?" Dijiang asked.

"You two will accompany me to the East Sea, to seek out the two Immortal Islands, Fangzhang and Yingzhou."

At these words, though the other Ancestor Witches did not speak, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in their eyes.

They naturally understood the purpose of Big Brother's journey—it was for the Pure World White Lotus.

Next, Zhou Ming's gaze shifted to the Ancestor Witches other than Zhujiuyin.

"The rest of you, from this moment on, go into full seclusion!"

"Break through as quickly as possible, and step into the realm of Golden Immortal of the Origin!"

"The inheritance left by Father God is vast and boundless. Only by entering the Golden Immortal of the Origin can you truly begin to tap into its potential and master greater power."

"Once all of you have become Golden Immortals of the Origin, our Witch Clan can truly stand at the pinnacle of the Primordial Wilderness, unafraid of any storm!"

Upon hearing this, the Ancestor Witches' expressions turned solemn, and they answered in unison: "Yes, Big Brother! We will not fail your trust!"

Dijiang hesitated briefly before voicing the doubt in his heart: "Big Brother, the East Sea is vast and boundless. Those two islands, Fangzhang and Yingzhou, drift without a fixed trace. Even Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, with the aid of the Earth Book, said they were hard to find."

"On this journey... can we truly find them?"

Zhou Ming looked at Dijiang, his tone calm yet carrying powerful confidence.

"Do not worry. I have already communicated with Father God's will."

"Father God has sensed that the time has come."

"This journey will surely succeed!"

"We understand!" Dijiang's heart held no more doubt, and he answered at once.

Zhou Ming nodded, then turned to Wu Ming beside him.

"Fellow Daoist."

Wu Ming bowed slightly: "What orders does Fellow Daoist have?"

"During the time I am away, I entrust the entire Witch Clan to you," Zhou Ming said solemnly.

Wu Ming nodded, his expression calm: "Fellow Daoist, rest assured. Wu Ming will not fail your trust."

With everything arranged, Zhou Ming hesitated no longer.

"Dijiang, Houtu, let us go!"

As the words fell, three figures vanished instantly from Pangu Hall, speeding toward the endless eastern ocean.

The East Sea.

Misty waves stretched endlessly, water and sky merging into one.

Unlike the grand mountains and rivers of the inland, the sea possessed its own boundless majesty.

Zhou Ming and the other two did not pause, plunging straight into the heart of the East Sea.

They found a barren, uninhabited island with passable spiritual energy and no living creatures, and landed upon it.

Zhou Ming sat cross-legged on a massive boulder, spreading the Earth Book open before him.

Vast Magic Power poured into it.

Huum—!

The Earth Book trembled faintly, its earthy yellow radiance flowing and shifting. Upon its pages, countless intricate and profound earth vein patterns began to emerge and transform.

The mountains, rivers, and lands of the Primordial Wilderness were all contained within.

The four seas, their territories, islands, and reefs, were also revealed.

Yet the special earth veins representing Mount Fangzhang and Yingzhou remained stubbornly absent.

Dijiang and Houtu stood to either side, their expressions focused, silently guarding Zhou Ming.

Time trickled away in this monotonous waiting.

One day, two days...

One year, two years...

Ten years, twenty years...

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.

For beings of their caliber, a century was but a snap of the fingers.

But over these hundred years, the earth vein patterns on the Earth Book had shown no anomalies whatsoever.

The legendary Mount Fangzhang and Yingzhou remained nowhere to be seen.

Even Dijiang and Houtu, steady as they were, could not help but grow a little restless.

Only Zhou Ming remained as calm as still water, continuously pouring Magic Power into the Earth Book, meticulously observing every subtle change in the patterns.

Finally.

In a certain instant of that hundredth year.

Hum!

On the Earth Book, without any warning, two extremely peculiar earth vein patterns—never before seen—materialized out of thin air!

These two earth vein patterns were bizarre in structure, flowing with Dao Rhythm, utterly unlike any earth vein on the Primordial Wilderness continent.

They appeared almost simultaneously!

Yet the distance between them was vast, distributed across different regions of the East Sea.

"They've appeared!"

Zhou Ming's eyes snapped open.

He swiftly memorized the spatial coordinates represented by these two earth vein patterns.

Without a moment's hesitation, Zhou Ming made his decision.

"Dijiang, Houtu!"

"You two, go to the western one!"

"I'll take the eastern one!"

"Remember, find the Pure World White Lotus, take it immediately, don't delay for anything, then return here to regroup."

"Understood, Big Brother!" Dijiang and Houtu answered without a second thought.

"Go!"

Before Zhou Ming's words had even faded, the three of them had transformed into streaks of light, shooting off in different directions at speeds beyond imagination!

Their speed far surpassed that of ordinary Quasi-Saints!

Zhou Ming raced eastward, his form flickering and leaping through the void.

In but a moment, a sea region shrouded in thick innate mist appeared before him.

Within the mist, the outline of a massive island was faintly visible, suffused with Immortal Light and swirling auspicious vapors.

A powerful array fluctuation sealed off the inside from the outside.

"An Innate Grand Array..." Zhou Ming halted.

This array was so strong that those below the Quasi-Saint level could hardly breach it.

Zhou Ming did not force his way through. Instead, he carefully sensed the array's nodes, then flickered his form, silently passing through the grand formation and entering the island.

The moment he set foot on the island, an overwhelmingly dense wave of innate spiritual energy crashed into him. Exotic flowers and rare herbs carpeted the ground, immortal birds and spirit beasts could be seen everywhere—a scene befitting a top-tier Primordial Wilderness paradise.

At the island's center, a towering immortal mountain rose, inscribed with three ancient Dao characters—Mount Fangzhang Island!

So this was the place!

Zhou Ming's heart settled, and he dared not waste a second.

His Divine Thought instantly spread out, enveloping the entire Mount Fangzhang Island as he meticulously searched for any possible location of the Pure World White Lotus.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

At the same time, in another distant sea region of the East Sea.

Dijiang and Houtu also reached their destination.

It was likewise an immortal island shielded by a powerful Innate Grand Array, its spiritual energy density in no way inferior to Mount Fangzhang Island.

Dijiang's Space Law surged, while Houtu's Earth Law protected her body; the two of them also pierced through the grand array in an instant, stepping into the bounds of Mount Yingzhou Island.

At the island's center stood another immortal mountain, and above its mountain gate were inscribed the three large characters: Mount Yingzhou Island.

"Search separately!" Dijiang said in a low voice.

"Alright!" Houtu nodded.

The two dared not delay and immediately split up, fully unleashing their Divine Thoughts to begin an inch-by-inch search across this vast Mount Yingzhou Immortal Island.

They had only one goal—the Pure World White Lotus.

It was likewise a massive immortal island shielded by an Innate Grand Array.