The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy on Daiyu Immortal Island was no less than on Yuan Jiao Immortal Island.
But perhaps because Old Ancestor Five Elements had already ransacked it, only low- and mid-grade spiritual roots and treasures remained.
Moreover, Yuan Jiao Immortal Island had the Five Needles Pine and the Five Elements Pagoda;
but on Daiyu Immortal Island, there were no treasures left that could make Tongtian's eyes light up.
"That old coot really cleaned the place out. Fourth Brother, I'm afraid there isn't even a single high-grade treasure left on Daiyu Immortal Island."
Tongtian probed in every direction with his Spiritual Sense. Before long, he shook his head in disappointment.
Although the island held quite a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which would be a considerable boon to an ordinary great cultivator,
in front of the two brothers, anything below high-grade was little more than a useless trinket.
"Not quite. There's still one fairly decent treasure on Daiyu Immortal Island. It's just hidden very well." Xuanyuan shook his head gently.
Indeed, unlike the Three Immortal Islands floating in the East Sea, which were watched over by the Heavenly Dao and therefore off-limits to Old Ancestor Five Elements out of caution,
these two islands, which had fallen into the Return to Ruins, had been thoroughly ransacked by him because they were almost completely cut off from the workings of Heaven. What remained was beneath notice.
Still, beneath the Great Dao, there was always a sliver of hope.
Even someone as powerful as Old Ancestor Five Elements could miss a treasure.
In fact, if Xuanyuan hadn't possessed the Chaos Pearl, he wouldn't have found this treasure either.
"There's still a treasure? Where is it hidden?" Tongtian asked, slightly taken aback.
"Far away, yet right before our eyes."
Xuanyuan lowered his gaze toward Daiyu Immortal Island, a smile appearing on his face as Chaos Divine Light flickered between his brows.
"Hum!"
The next instant, the Chaos Pearl within Xuanyuan's Nascent Soul, swirling with boundless radiance, trembled violently. Strands of profound Great Dao Runes swam about like living things.
"Splash!"
In an instant, the Space and Time around Daiyu Immortal Island twisted and overlapped, becoming as tangible as the waves of the sea.
"Come out!"
Xuanyuan made his move, pouring Grand Unity Magic Power into the Chaos Pearl's restrictions. The Chaos World Projection spread outward from him for a million miles, completely enveloping Daiyu Immortal Island.
"Roar!"
"Growl!"
From deep within the surging tides of Space and Time came roars like the cries of dragons and tigers. Twelve rays of light pierced through the raging waves and shot into the sky.
Wherever they passed, miniature worlds crumbled and re-formed again and again, while wondrous visions of the myriad heavens flickered within the radiance.
At last, the light faded, revealing twelve precious pearls. They connected end to end in midair, their Five-Colored Radiance intertwining into a profound formation that seemed to resonate with the Chaos Pearl in Xuanyuan's Nascent Soul.
"There really was a treasure?"
"But each pearl on its own seems to be only a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Together, the twelve are merely comparable to a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."
"Surely that isn't worth your attention, Fourth Brother? There must be some other reason?"
Tongtian looked at the twelve pearls and asked in confusion.
"These are Sea-Calming Pearls. Each one has the power to calm the seas."
"Taken individually, each is only a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. A set of twelve can rival a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; a set of twenty-four can rival a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; and with all thirty-six gathered, they become an Innate Supreme Treasure." Xuanyuan nodded.
The Sea-Calming Pearls were actually connected to the Chaos Pearl in some way.
Because only those beyond the reach of fate could obtain the Chaos Pearl, no one among all beings of the Primordial World could acquire it.
So everyone believed that, like treasures such as the Sky-Opening Axe and the Creation Green Lotus, the Chaos Pearl had shattered after Pangu Opens Heaven, transforming into other treasures.
If Xuanyuan hadn't obtained the intact Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Pearl...
he, too, would have believed that nearly seventy percent of the pearl-type Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Primordial World—such as the Four Symbols Pearls, Sun and Moon Pearls, Eye-Piercing Pearls, Hunyuan Pearls, Earth-Splitting Pearls, and Heaven-Opening Pearls—had been formed from fragments of the Chaos Pearl.
But now, that clearly couldn't be true.
If those treasures had been formed from fragments of the Chaos Pearl, how could the Chaos Pearl in his Nascent Soul be explained?
Xuanyuan also had a bold guess: above Chaos, there was Primordial Origin, and the one and only Primordial Origin Pearl was said to have shattered along with Primordial Origin when it broke apart...
Perhaps the Chaos Pearl and the other pearl-type treasures had all formed from fragments of that Primordial Origin Pearl?
It wasn't impossible.
The Sea-Calming Pearls could emit Five-Colored Radiance to dazzle an enemy's Spiritual Sense and five senses. They were immensely powerful and could draw upon the strength of the Four Seas;
besides that, they could also create myriad worlds. Combined with the Universe Ruler, they could unleash astonishing power.
Their ability to create worlds was as insignificant compared with the Chaos Pearl as a lesser shaman compared with a great one, but the two abilities were cut from the same cloth.
It wasn't entirely impossible that the two treasures had originated from the same source.
"A complete set that can rival an Innate Supreme Treasure? In that case, it really is a fine treasure. It must be fated to belong to you, Fourth Brother. Take it."
Hearing this, Tongtian nodded in agreement and looked at the twelve newly emerged pearls.
The Sea-Calming Pearls floated in midair, each swirling with profound Five-Colored Divine Light. Ancient patterns shimmered across their surfaces, resonating with the Chaos Pearl in Xuanyuan's Nascent Soul and unleashing a terrifying pressure that could tear the void apart.
"Good."
Xuanyuan nodded, though he was thinking that the Sea-Calming Pearls were also connected to his elder brother.
If nothing unexpected happened, the other twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls would fall into Zhao Gongming's hands.
Zhao Gongming had been formed from the First Gentle Breeze in Heaven and Earth. He was fated to become Tongtian's disciple and was the foremost outer sect disciple of the Interception Sect.
But later, the Treasure-Dropping Coin would knock the pearls down, and Daoist Randeng would get them.
Xuanyuan thought that this time, there was no way he would let those other twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls fall into Daoist Randeng's hands.
"The treasures from both islands are now in our hands, and there's nothing else in the Return to Ruins. Fourth Brother, we should leave."
Seeing Xuanyuan put away the twelve Sea-Calming Pearls, Tongtian clapped his hands and laughed.
Though they had unexpectedly fallen into the Return to Ruins on this trip, the outcome had been good. Not only had they advanced their cultivation thanks to Heaven-Sent Merit, but they had also obtained three fine treasures for protection. The trip had been worthwhile.
"Leave? Yes, we should."
"But before we go, there's one more thing to do. Brother, step back and protect yourself. I intend to move these two islands."
A sharp glint flashed in Xuanyuan's eyes.
"What? Move the two immortal islands?"
Tongtian was stunned.
The islands might not look large, with a radius of only tens of thousands of miles, but under the pressure of the Five Elements Origin, even the Golden Aos had to take turns, three at a time, to move them!
These Golden Aos were no ordinary creatures. They were Innate Law Divine Beasts born at the Beginning of Heaven and Earth to counter the ferocious beasts, and their brute strength was enough to rival a Primordial Golden Immortal.
If they hadn't encountered Dragon-Kin Giants, whose physical strength was even greater, how would they have died?
"If Old Ancestor Five Elements can use this plan, why can't I?"
Xuanyuan saw the situation clearly.
Since they were already destined to be enemies, there was no need to hold back.
Either don't do it, or see it through to the end!
Old Ancestor Five Elements wanted to use the Five Immortal Islands to substitute one thing for another and establish the Earth Path by an unconventional route.
Xuanyuan could try the same path!
He had already formed a good relationship with Zhen Yuanzi. Once the time was right, the two of them could join forces and establish the Earth Path. Then even the lofty Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao would be no cause for concern.
Given the properties of the Chaos Pearl and the Chaos World, Xuanyuan didn't need to lift the islands completely. As long as he could move them even slightly, he could take them away.
"Open!"
Xuanyuan threw back his head and roared. Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi surged around him as his Ancestral Shaman True Form, 129,600 zhang tall, rose from the earth. Ancient runes flowed across his skin like Divine Iron Immortal Gold, resembling the Great Dao Patterns from the time of Heaven and Earth Opening.
"Crack!"
He swept his hand with all his might. The Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler shot forth with a dazzling brilliance, as if Pangu Opens Heaven had been reenacted. Chaos Residual Qi crumbled inch by inch wherever it passed, and the space around the two immortal islands was cleaved apart.
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