The eastern lands stretched far and wide. Ye Xuan's entire body was shrouded in nothingness, with only his eyes visible beneath a layer of white mist. Though he wasn't using his full power, each step still covered a million miles. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he could tell whether any Innate Grand Arrays lay within that distance.
Since he'd finally come out for a stroll, Ye Xuan didn't want to settle for merely claiming Mount Fangzhang. The Primordial World held several Supreme Dao Fields that had yet to appear. Wuyi Mountain, for instance, held a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure: the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin.
It also held an Innate Spiritual Root, Wuyi Mountain Big Red Robe, which was itself a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Shouyang Mountain also held an unparalleled treasure—the Human Race's treasure, the Kongtong Seal!
Getting even one of these would be a huge windfall for Ye Xuan. In the blink of an eye, another thousand years passed. Ye Xuan had reached the boundless East Sea, but still hadn't found anything. The Primordial World was simply too vast. After a thousand years, he hadn't seen a single unclaimed Dao Field, so he could only venture into the boundless East Sea.
Following the location, he headed for Mount Fangzhang.
However, when Ye Xuan entered the area, he didn't sense even the slightest trace of an Innate Grand Array. He held his breath and focused, sweeping the area with his spiritual sense. Only then did he locate the array and enter it.
"This Innate Grand Array has a touch of mystery to it. I've long since reached the Realm of Quasi-Saint, and I already knew there was an immortal island here. Even so, it took a great deal of effort to get inside. No wonder no one managed to enter it during the previous Measure Tribulation."
No one had entered since the creation of the world. How many rare treasures might the island hold?
Ye Xuan's eyes gleamed with delight, and he went straight inside.
"Whoosh!"
The moment he entered Mount Fangzhang, boundless Innate Spiritual Qi rushed into his body. After countless years, the Innate Spiritual Qi here had already condensed into mist. Farther in, he could even see a stream filled with Innate Spiritual Qi.
Amidst the boundless Innate Spiritual Qi, Ye Xuan also spotted a trace of purple-black energy. Upon sensing it, he realized it was a wisp of Chaos Qi.
The two energies had actually merged together. With a wisp of Chaos Qi mixed into the Innate Spiritual Qi, its quality had risen considerably. It could now be called Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi.
If an Acquired Spiritual Root were planted on Mount Fangzhang, it could even be transformed back into an innate one, producing a trace of Innate Qi and advancing to an Innate Spiritual Root. As for Innate Spiritual Roots, they could reach an even higher level.
Moreover, though ordinary Innate Spiritual Qi was basically useless to those in the Realm of Quasi-Saint, who needed to comprehend the Three Thousand Great Daos to improve their strength, things were different here. Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi contained a trace of chaos, and comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos within it offered tremendous benefits.
With such boundless Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi, Mount Fangzhang was certainly a Supreme Dao Field. As Ye Xuan ventured farther in, he found at least one Acquired Spiritual Root, along with several Innate Rare Treasures.
Deeper inside, he found a vast grove of Azure Cloud Jade Bamboo. Each stalk was a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Root, and there were more than a thousand of them. With a little work, they could be fashioned into a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
"Excellent!"
Seeing that the boundless Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi on Mount Fangzhang could benefit Innate Spiritual Roots, Ye Xuan couldn't help smiling. He had several Innate Spiritual Roots of his own. If he could raise them to a higher level, wouldn't he be able to obtain a supreme Chaos Spirit Root?
As Ye Xuan pondered this, he spotted another Innate Spiritual Root on Mount Fangzhang. It was one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, named the Immortal Apricot. A great many apricots grew on it, each containing the Dao of Wind and Thunder.
There was also an Innate Spring Eye, which naturally produced boundless Innate Spiritual Qi.
But after merging with the boundless Chaos Qi on Mount Fangzhang, it had also advanced to a higher level and could produce boundless Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi.
"Excellent!"
With so many rare treasures on Mount Fangzhang, Ye Xuan decided to pack them all up and take them back to the West. Staying here indefinitely didn't seem like a good idea.
But this was one of the three Fragments of Heaven-Opening from when Pangu created the world. Though Ye Xuan had long since advanced to the Realm of Quasi-Saint, he was still helpless against Mount Fangzhang. As he pondered what to do, another electronic sound rang in his ears.
With no other choice, Ye Xuan decided to take a walk outside. After entering the boundless East Sea, he spotted a deserted island and couldn't help looking at it in surprise.
The island looked completely ordinary, with nothing out of the usual.
But with the formidable power of a Quasi-Saint, Ye Xuan could still discern a clue.
"It's an Innate Grand Array!"
"Are there other immortal islands in the East Sea? Could this be Yingzhou?"
As Ye Xuan pondered this, another electronic sound rang in his ears.
[Ding-dong!] [Three Immortal Islands detected. San Xiao Daoist are currently gestating and will emerge in ten thousand years. Please select one of the following options.] [Option One: Intercept San Xiao and have them join your sect. Complete the task to obtain a Spatial Teleportation Grand Array and an Innate Spiritual Treasure containing the Way of Space. Used together, they can teleport an entire Great Thousand World!] [Option Two: Leave them alone and let them continue gestating. Complete the task to obtain a beginner's guide to formations!]
Hearing this, Ye Xuan's eyes glinted with surprise.
"An entire Great Thousand World can be teleported too?"
This Innate Grand Array was quite mysterious. A Great Thousand World was no mere Middle Thousand World. Within it, the Three Thousand Great Daos had already reached perfection. Anchored in the boundless Chaos Qi, it was as steady as a rock. Even a Sage would find it no easy matter to move one.
Yet this Innate Grand Array could actually teleport one.
"This grand array must have other mysteries!"
"With this grand array, I can comprehend the Way of Space."
"Moreover, with such an unparalleled grand array, couldn't I merge Mount Fangzhang into the Three Thousand Heavens?"
Once he'd figured it out, Ye Xuan was overjoyed. He immediately said, "I choose the first option. I'll intercept San Xiao!"
San Xiao Daoist were Innate Beings, not Innate God-Demons.
Still, they were famous in later generations.
After the Interception Sect opened its gates, Yunxiao and the others joined the sect.
Among the Three Teachings, Laozi was the greatest in the Dao of Alchemy.
Primordial Heavenly Venerate, meanwhile, was the greatest when it came to Spiritual Treasures.
Tongtian Sect Master was the greatest in the Dao of Formations. He also possessed the foremost of the Three Great Killing Formations, the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, which could only be broken by the Four Saints.
Under his tutelage, Yunxiao and the others created an Innate Grand Array called the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. Even Primordial Heavenly Venerate couldn't stop praising it. But because Yunxiao and the others had erased the entire cultivation of the Chan Teachings Twelve Golden Immortals, Primordial Heavenly Venerate showed no mercy. He destroyed their bodies, sending the souls of Yunxiao and the others into the Investiture of the Gods.
Yunxiao and the others should have become Quasi-Sages at the very least. But after taking part in the grand formation, they were forced onto the list. Their strength never advanced again, and they remained at the level of Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
If they joined the Western Teachings, they might not become Sages under Ye Xuan's guidance, but they would still have a chance to reach Quasi-Saint Great Perfection.
As Ye Xuan pondered this, another electronic sound rang in his ears.
[Ding-dong!] [Host has chosen to intercept San Xiao. The Spatial Teleportation Grand Array is being issued. Please inspect it yourself.]
Another electronic sound rang in Ye Xuan's ears, and then the method for setting up an Innate Grand Array entered his spiritual sense. After reading it through, Ye Xuan nodded.
Just as he'd imagined, it contained the mysteries of the Way of Space.
This Innate Grand Array was no simple matter!
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