"Good. My disciple Yuanshi, since you feel this way, you shall be the one to retrieve the seven Gourd Dao Fruits!" Hongjun turned to leave. "Remember, the gourd vine and the Nine Heavens Breath Soil are also rare treasures of the wilderness. You must retrieve them as well!"
"Yes, Master. I shall obey your command!"
The strange fragrance dispersed, the immortal light dimmed, and the Dao music faded away. The world grew calm once more, and seemed even darker than before.
He had slept for fifty years, then cheerfully gotten up to collect the Dao Fruits, only to find they were gone. The Saint Hongjun was furious!
But the consequences were not serious at all!
Because he had no idea what had happened.
"Let Yuanshi meet those two great ancestral shamans. We'll see how strong they've become!" Hongjun returned to the Zixiao Palace, displeased. "Who on earth stole the Gourd Dao Fruits?"
Clearly, he knew that Gonggong and Zhujiuyin weren't the thieves.
Within the Three Immortal Islands, Shi Ji stood behind Beichen and gazed at the vast islands. As she sensed the surging Dao Fragments within them, she was stunned.
"What a blessed grotto-heaven, what a peaceful sanctuary! The Dao Fragments conceal these islands, allowing them to evade the Heavenly Dao's gaze. Even Hongjun, the first Saint of this world, can't find them."
"Your Dao Field is truly wondrous, Master. It lies beyond the control of the Saints!"
Shi Ji felt more and more that becoming Beichen's disciple had been the right choice.
When she had cultivated in White Bone Cave, she had often felt the Heavenly Dao watching her, which had made her deeply uncomfortable.
It was also because of that Heavenly Dao's scrutiny that she had considered joining Hongjun's lineage, with Tongtian, who taught without discrimination, as