Searching for Three Immortal Islands [Seeking Monthly Votes]

The vast East Sea stretched endlessly, its blue waves like a massive sapphire set at the edge of the Primordial Continent. Water Elemental Power surged with overwhelming abundance, completely different from the Heaviness of Earth that Zhenyuanzi was so familiar with.

He stood atop the clouds, his divine sense spreading like an invisible spiderweb in all directions, meticulously scanning every inch of the sea—from the turbulent surface to the deepest trenches—leaving no trace of abnormal energy fluctuation unchecked.

On the sea surface, sunlight scattered ten thousand golden scales, and waves gently lapped against the void with a rhythmic splashing sound.

Occasionally, massive Kun fish leaped from the water, sending up towering sprays of foam.

In the distance, schools of Wanyao fish spread their bird-like fins, gliding over the wave crests with pleasant cries.

Deeper still, within colorful coral thickets, all kinds of strange sea beasts swam leisurely, exuding dense Water Spiritual Qi.

However, as the Three Immortal Islands were formed from Chaos Fragments, they naturally possessed their own method of concealment. The Heavenly Mystery Mist shrouding them made it like searching for a needle in the sea—even for a Peak Great Luo Golden Immortal like Zhenyuanzi—using conventional means to find them.

His divine sense swept over island after island rich in spiritual qi. Some bore towering ancient trees, others were covered in strange flowers and exotic herbs, and still more housed Aquatic Spirits and Monsters with no mean cultivation. But none were the target he sought.

Time flew. Over the East Sea, suns rose and moons set, tides ebbed and flowed, and in the blink of an eye, centuries passed in leisurely drift. During this long search, Zhenyuanzi witnessed countless wonders of the East Sea:

On moonlit nights, Shark People gathered atop reefs, weeping pearls at the moon, their tears crystallizing as they fell; when storms came, Lightning Serpents wove through Dark Clouds, illuminating the forms of Giant Beasts in the deep; on calm, waveless days, the sea was like a mirror, reflecting the starry sky as if it were another heaven.

Zhenyuanzi's divine sense tirelessly swept across billions of miles of sea, probing countless islands brimming with spiritual qi, turbulent sea eyes, and even settlements of Aquatic Spirits and Monsters—yet it never captured the unique dao resonance belonging to the Three Immortal Islands.

Even with his dao heart as firm as bedrock, a trace of barely perceptible irritation and doubt now arose within him.

Could it be that the memories of later generations were mistaken? Or had the time for the Three Immortal Islands to emerge not yet come, making it impossible to force?

He floated in the Clouds, gazing at the boundless blue waves below, and for the first time, doubt stirred in his heart. The East Sea was simply too vast. Even for a Great Luo Golden Immortal's divine sense, searching such a wide sea for three deliberately hidden immortal islands was no easy task.

Just as his mind wavered, and he was almost ready to give up for now and consider other methods, a wisp of foreign qi—extremely faint, almost merged with the surrounding Innate Spiritual Qi—flashed past the edge of his divine sense network like a cunning Swimming Fish!

This qi... ancient, obscure, carrying a trace of the deathly stillness of the Return of All Things to the Void, completely different from the lively, vibrant Innate Spiritual Qi of the Primordial World!

It was the Chaos Energy Stream that had filled the endless void before the World-Opening!

Though faint, this wisp carried an essential nobility and antiquity, as if from another era, utterly out of place in the present Primordial World.

"Found it!" Joy suddenly surged in Zhenyuanzi's heart. The restlessness born from the long search vanished in an instant, replaced by clarity and certainty.

The Three Immortal Islands were formed from Chaos Fragments; Chaos Aura leaking from their periphery was the most distinctive sign! Following this trace, he was sure to Have Gained Something!

His divine sense immediately locked onto the direction from which that wisp of qi originated. His entire form transformed into a barely perceptible stream of light, silently vanishing toward that direction.

His form moved slightly, and the next moment, he appeared like a ghost in the general area where the Chaos Energy Stream had dispersed.

This place looked no different from ordinary sea—calm waves, Heavenly Light and cloud shadows drifting together.

On the surface, a few seagulls circled leisurely, occasionally diving to catch silver-glinting little fish.

In the distance, several small rocky islands dotted the blue waves, covered in salt-tolerant seaweed and low shrubs.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds, casting dappled Light and Shadow on the sea. Everything seemed so peaceful and ordinary.

But Zhenyuanzi gathered all stray thoughts, pushing his Peak Great Luo Golden Immortal divine sense to its limit. Like the most precise probe, he scanned and analyzed every inch of the Spatial Structure within ten thousand miles, every ripple of energy.

His divine sense pierced the blue seawater, reaching the seabed a thousand fathoms below—another world entirely:

Giant seaweed swayed like forests, luminous fish swam like rivers of stars, and all manner of strangely shaped sea beasts wove through coral thickets.

At first, everything was still "normal."

That Chaos Energy Stream seemed to have drifted by by chance, leaving no further trace.

On the sandy seabed, several Giant Clams slowly opened and closed, revealing lustrous pearls within.

Groups of colorful Butterfly Fish played among the corals.

Deeper still, a massive Whale Kun moved slowly, each tail stroke stirring up undercurrents.

All of this seemed so natural, so harmonious, as if that wisp of Chaos Aura had never existed.

But Zhenyuanzi's patience was extraordinary. He firmly believed his perception could not be wrong.

He hovered in the air, eyes slightly closed, his aura Vaguely Aligned with the seawater below and the sky above. He no longer relied solely on divine sense but used his profound understanding of Heaven and Earth Law to "feel" the difference of this place.

He seemed to become part of this sea, sensing every shift of the currents, every rise and fall of the tides, every change of Wind and Cloud.

Time passed bit by bit. The Light and Shadow on the sea shifted with the sun's movement.

At noon, sunlight shone straight down, the water a deep blue; at dusk, the setting sun dyed the sea Golden Yellow; after nightfall, the moon rose, silver light spilling over the waves, covering the entire surface with scattered silver.

Through these sunrises and moon sets, Zhenyuanzi maintained that mysterious state, breathing and pulsing together with this sea.

In a moment of spiritual emptiness, just as a new moon rose and the sea's rippling light was most enchanting, he "saw" it!

In the seemingly seamless void background, there existed an extremely subtle "fold" or "fault"—almost merged with space itself.

This fault was not visible to the eye, nor directly detectable by magical power. It was more like a clever "graft" and "disguise" at the level of Space Law.

Like the most skilled embroiderer perfectly stitching another piece of fabric onto the original brocade, the stitches so fine they were nearly undetectable.

Unless one had profound mastery of the Way of Space, or possessed divine sense as sharp as his, and knew in advance that an anomaly might exist, it would be impossible to discover.

And deeper within this spatial fault, he sensed a naturally formed, profoundly mysterious Innate Grand Formation!

This formation was not set up with flags, plates, or other External Objects, but generated by the Great Dao itself. Its structure was not purely defensive or offensive, but presented a stable triangular support—three distinct yet Same Origin dao resonances—the Loftiness of Heaven, the Heaviness of Earth, and the Intelligence of Man—interweaving in Endless Circulation, forming a perfect and stable independent system.

It tightly sealed, twisted, and hid all internal qi, Light and Shadow, and even Heavenly Mystery.

This grand formation was like a self-contained small world, both connected to and isolated from the outer Primordial World. Its exquisite intricacy was breathtaking.

"The Innate Three Talents Grand Formation!" Zhenyuanzi understood in his heart. Heaven, Earth, and Man—these three talents formed one of the fundamental frameworks of the Primordial World. An Innate Grand Formation built upon this foundation boasted top-tier stability and concealment; no wonder it was so difficult to locate.

This grand formation drew upon the power of Heaven, Earth, and Man to create a perfect balance, much like a precisely operating cosmic model. Any external interference could potentially disrupt this delicate equilibrium.

Faced with this profound formation, Zhenyuanzi did not entertain the slightest thought of breaking it by force.

First, the formation's foundation was deep, connected to the origin of the Chaos Fragment. Forcibly cracking it, even with his transcendent cultivation, would cost him immense energy and might even trigger the formation's backlash, leading to unpredictable consequences.

Second, such a massive disturbance would be impossible to conceal. The Eastern Sea fell within the Dragon Clan's domain. Although the three clans currently seemed to be watching him, this Great Power Who Preaches the Dao, from a distance, if they learned he had discovered an immortal island formed from a Chaos Fragment here, they might stir up trouble and add unnecessary complications.

Third, and most crucially, violently breaking the formation could easily damage the natural layout of the Three Immortal Islands within, or even harm the origin of any Innate Spiritual Treasures or spiritual roots that might exist there—that would be a loss far outweighing the gain.