The scenery on Yingzhou Island was unchanged, and its spiritual energy remained abundant. After East King Duke had refined the island's Dao Stele, the immortal island had already become his. Before it emerged, he had concealed it with Formation Power, hiding it in the void. Thus, though the entire island teemed with life, not a single being with a soul had yet come into existence there.
That decision had created the conditions for him to collect the island now. With no living beings on it, there was little to worry about. The only question was how to take it away.
The Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea—Penglai, Yingzhou, and Mount Fang—had all formed when Chaos Fragments fell into the Primordial World. In principle, they were detached lands that should have floated alone upon the sea. But they had taken root, and after countless Yuan Hui, the Three Immortal Islands had long since become rooted in the eastern sea of the Primordial World.
Though they had not completely merged with it, uprooting them and taking them away would still be extremely difficult.
First, he needed a treasure capable of holding an entire immortal island. East King Duke had no shortage of those. The Chaos Bead was likely the finest Space Supreme Treasure in the Primordial World, and holding Yingzhou Island would be no problem for it.
With the treasure in hand, he would then need to uproot the island and sever its connection to the Primordial World. Only someone with immense magical power could accomplish that. Ideally, the best and easiest time to do so would be after proving the Primordial Dao. But East King Duke couldn't wait that long. His plan to unite the islands concerned Queen Mother of the West's Saint Position, and was also tied to his