Deep in Penglai in the Eastern Sea.
In a cave dwelling filled with Celestial Spirit Qi, East Prince Gong sat cross-legged on a cushion, Immortal Light flowing around him.
A crystal-clear immortal pill floated above his head.
The pill continuously released pure Creation Origin, healing the hidden injuries he had sustained in the battle within the Thirty-Three Heavens.
"The Nine Heavens Creation Pill provided by the system really is miraculous."
East Prince Gong slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his eyes.
His previously unsteady aura had stabilized once more, and he had even improved slightly compared to before the battle.
This was the system's strength.
As long as he had enough points, he could exchange them for rare treasures from the Myriad Worlds.
Just as East Prince Gong was preparing to continue his seclusion and fully consolidate his cultivation,
a streak of hurried Immortal Light pierced through layer upon layer of restrictions and landed before him, transforming into a Jade Slip.
"Hmm?"
East Prince Gong furrowed his brow. A sweep of his divine sense revealed that the message had come from a spy he had planted in the Demon Court.
A moment later, a startling gleam flashed in his eyes, and he sprang to his feet!
The message in the Jade Slip was perfectly clear:
Tai Yi had led the Demon Court's main forces on an expedition to Buzhou Mountain, where they were locked in a fierce battle with the Witch Clan!
Within the Demon Court, some troops remained behind in the Thirty-Three Heavens, but nearly all the Quasi-Sage-level fighters had gone to war!
"Good! Good! Good!"
East Prince Gong repeated the word "good" three times, his face lit with a mingled expression of delight and malice.
"Tai Yi, Tai Yi. You actually dared to launch an expedition against the Witch Clan? Victory has truly gone to your head!"
He paced around the cave dwelling with his hands behind his back, growing more excited with every thought.
"The Demon Court has only just acquired the Thirty-Three Heavens, and its foundation is still unstable. Yet Tai Yi is already rushing off to tackle the Witch Clan, that tough nut to crack... This is practically a heaven-sent opportunity!"
He stopped abruptly, a calculating glint in his eyes.
Now, Kunpeng was still stationed in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
He certainly couldn't storm the Demon Court in one go. He might even run into the returning Demon Clan army.
However...
"If I take this opportunity to seize the Lunar Star, I can not only ruin Tai Yi's chance at a Heavenly Marriage and diminish his fortune, but also..."
East Prince Gong's breathing quickened slightly.
Xi He and Chang Xi!
Those two peerlessly beautiful, aloof goddesses of the Lunar Star!
If he could "invite" the pair of goddesses back to Penglai while Tai Yi was away on his expedition...
He would not only greatly increase the Immortal Court's prestige and power, but also deal Tai Yi a humiliating blow!
The thought of Tai Yi fighting desperately on the front lines, only to return and discover that the goddesses he had set his sights on had joined East Prince Gong's ranks, made him want to throw back his head and laugh.
"This is a chance to kill two birds with one stone—no, three birds with one stone!"
He didn't hesitate any longer and immediately gave the order:
"Gather every remaining Grand Unity Golden Immortal and above from Penglai's ranks. You'll join me on this expedition!"
"Target—the Lunar Star!"
The Lunar Star.
Eternal, tranquil moonlight bathed the land like water, and Guanghan Palace stood in silence.
Xi He and Chang Xi sat facing each other, with a jade table between them. Two cups of tea rested on it, their steam curling upward.
Xi He brewed the tea with her pale hands, her movements as smooth as flowing water, carrying an unchanging, ancient serenity and aloofness.
Chang Xi, however, seemed unable to sit still. Rare agitation showed on her small face as her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes.
"Sister," she finally said, unable to hold back any longer. Her voice was a little dry. "I... I have a bad feeling."
Xi He raised her eyes, her cool gaze settling on Chang Xi with a hint of confusion.
"A bad feeling? With our cultivation, we have endured countless ages of cold and heat without harm, and karma rarely touches us. What could there be to worry about?"
Chang Xi opened her mouth, but didn't know how to explain.
Should she tell her sister that she knew the "plot" and had a premonition that East Prince Gong might take advantage of Tai Yi's expedition to cause trouble?
But this Prehistoric World had long since changed beyond recognition.
East Prince Gong had obtained the Myriad Immortals Array ahead of time, while Di Jun had kept himself hidden all along. Who knew what would happen next?
Her system was the Sticker System, and most of its rewards had been exchanged for Lingbao to protect her sister and pills to improve her sister's cultivation.
Though she had reached the mid-stage of the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal realm through listening to the Dao and hard cultivation, when it came to actual combat and trump cards...
"Perhaps you're worrying too much." Xi He gently pushed a cup of tea toward Chang Xi. Warm moonlight rippled across the tea. "Calm your mind."
Chang Xi picked up the teacup and was just about to drink.
Suddenly!
Outside the Lunar Star, the ancient, gentle, and cool lunar array that had protected it for ages began to shake violently!
Like a massive boulder thrown into a still lake!
Buzz—!!!
The array let out a strained wail, and cracks spread across it at an astonishing speed.
Chang Xi sprang to her feet, moonlight gathering in her hands as her small face turned icy.
Xi He also knitted her delicate brows and set down her teacup. Cool moonlight flowed around her, and the temperature in Guanghan Palace plummeted.
The two women's divine senses swept outward at once.
They saw that the area outside the Lunar Star had somehow been enveloped by a hazy Immortal Light, seemingly containing the paths of countless stars.
East Prince Gong stood proudly within the Immortal Light.
He wore a Purple Gold Crown and a robe embroidered with nine dragons, and held a Dragon Head Crutch. His aura was even more unfathomable than when he had appeared in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
What shocked the two women even more was what they saw behind him.
There were more than a hundred Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level generals, their figures hazy, each occupying a profound position.
They held formation banners in their hands and chanted under their breaths.
Countless strands of pure Celestial Spirit Qi linked with the banners, forming a colossal array diagram that blotted out the sky.
It completely shrouded the entire Lunar Star.
Xi He's gaze sharpened. She recognized some of the array's origins, yet it also seemed familiar and strange, altered by many bizarre variations.
"It's the Immortal Trapping Array."
East Prince Gong laughed loudly. His voice carried through the violently trembling barrier, brimming with arrogant certainty.
"Fellow Daoists Xi He and Chang Xi, I have come in person. Why not open the barrier and welcome me in so we can talk?"
"East Prince Gong!" Chang Xi's brows shot up as she shouted, "How dare you! You actually dare to force your way onto the Lunar Star? Do you really think my sister and I are pushovers?!"
"Force my way in? Not at all."
East Prince Gong leisurely stroked his beard, greed and conquest shining in his eyes.
"I have come in good faith to invite the two of you to Penglai Immortal Island, where we can study the Great Dao together and share in immortal bliss."
He had already made inquiries. In this version of the Prehistoric World, Xi He and Chang Xi were highly cultivated and were by no means mere ornaments.
That was why, before coming here, he had spent a considerable number of points to exchange for the Immortal Trapping Array from the system.
The purer one's Immortal Body and the higher one's cultivation, the more powerful the restraints when one was trapped inside.