Searching for the Other Two Immortal Islands

Old Ancestor Ming He, who had been watching the spectacle, suddenly sensed a crisis approaching. Without hesitation, he self-destructed on the spot, transforming into a vast blood mist and vanishing without a trace.

Kunpeng was the first to react, immediately transforming into his main body, spreading his wings, and heading straight for the Nether Blood Sea.

Close behind, the Two Emperors of the Demon Race also reacted and followed Kunpeng toward the Nether Blood Sea.

Tongtian looked at his two elder brothers and spoke, "Elder Brothers, they should be chasing Ming He. Should we join in the fun?"

Laozi shook his head and said, "Everything is determined by fate. Since we missed it here, it means that Primordial Violet Qi is not meant for my brothers."

With that, the Sanqing directly returned to their dojo on Kunlun Mountain, not heading to the Nether Blood Sea to seize the Primordial Violet Qi.

Just as the crowd departed, Daoist Zhun Ti burst out from the seabed. At the same time, his companion had also returned.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, looked toward Fangzhang Island, and finally sighed before returning directly to Mount Sumeru in the West.

In the end, whether it was the Sanqing or the Two Sages of the West, none of them were truly fixated on that Primordial Violet Qi. Otherwise, how could they have let Old Ancestor Ming He go?

Seeing the crowd retreat, Houtu finally spoke, "I didn't expect Ming He to have such skill, coming and going freely before so many Great Beings."

Qing Xuan smiled and said, "As long as Ming He retreats to the Nether Blood Sea and refuses to come out, even if the Sanqing and the Two Sages of the West go after him, they will return empty-handed."

At this moment, Old Ancestor Hong Yun was beaming with joy. As he handed the Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus to Qing Xuan, he said, "Let it be. That's Ming He's own worry. From now on, This Daoist will no longer be troubled by the Primordial Violet Qi."

Qing Xuan took the Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus and gently patted the lotus platform. Five red lotus seeds flew out from the Karma Red Lotus.

Then, with a wave of his hand, Qing Xuan sent the five red lotus seeds into the Three Lights Divine Water Pool. Afterward, he returned the Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus to Old Ancestor Hong Yun.

"This Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus was exchanged by Daoist Hong Yun for the Primordial Violet Qi. How could This Daoist claim it as his own? Obtaining five red lotus seeds is already an immense fortune."

Hong Yun wanted to refuse, but Fu Xi spoke up, "Daoist Hong Yun, just keep it. Younger Brother here already has the Twelve Petals Pure World White Lotus and the Twelve Petals Merit Golden Lotus. Adding this Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus would only be icing on the cake."

"If Daoist Hong Yun keeps it by his side, it could serve as an extra life-saving trump card. After all, the defense of the Twelve Petals Lotus Platform is truly unmatched in the world."

If it were anyone else, hearing words like this would definitely take back the Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus. But Old Ancestor Hong Yun simply shook his head.

"This Daoist has always treated others with kindness and never courted karma. Keeping this Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus by my side would be useless."

"If one day, Daoist Qing Xuan manages to gather all Five Great Lotus Platforms, there might even be an unexpected gain."

Seeing Hong Yun's persistence, Qing Xuan ultimately did not refuse. He directly put away the Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus.

"Since Daoist Hong Yun says so, if This Daoist continues to decline, it would be insincere. I accept this Twelve Petals Karma Red Lotus."

Seeing Qing Xuan accept the lotus, Old Ancestor Hong Yun couldn't help but smile, "That's right. After all, we'll be visiting each other often from now on."

"If Daoist Qing Xuan ever comes across any spiritual treasure suitable for me, feel free to gift it. This Daoist certainly won't refuse."

Zhen Yuanzi, standing nearby, glanced at Hong Yun and said, "What spiritual treasures? I think what you care about most is visiting often, so you can freeload at Qing Xuan's place."

Zhen Yuanzi's words made everyone burst into laughter. After a bit more pleasantries, Old Ancestor Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi took their leave and departed from Fangzhang Island.

After seeing off Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, Qing Xuan and Fu Xi split up to search for the Two Other Immortal Islands.

Drawing from his experience finding Fangzhang Island, Qing Xuan didn't focus on islands rich in spiritual energy but instead looked for inconspicuous reefs.

Three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and Qing Xuan actually discovered Penglai Island. Upon finding it, he immediately notified Fu Xi.

Fu Xi headed straight toward Qing Xuan's location, and with Qing Xuan's help, broke through the innate concealment formation to enter Penglai Island.

Qing Xuan had originally thought that with both Penglai and Fangzhang Islands now in hand, he could pinpoint Yingzhou Island's location. But in the end, he was deeply disappointed.

Because both Penglai and Fangzhang were rootless floating islands. Even their own positions were uncertain—how could they be used to locate Yingzhou?

While watching Fu Xi refine Penglai Island's boundary tablet, Qing Xuan wandered around the island, checking if any innate spiritual treasures were hidden there.

He found quite a few innate spiritual roots, including hundreds of high-grade ones. But Qing Xuan didn't dig them up, letting them continue growing on Penglai Island.

After several years of searching, Qing Xuan only found a few low-grade innate spiritual treasures. This left him somewhat disappointed.

"Both are among the Overseas Three Immortal Islands, yet Fangzhang has the Three Lights Divine Water Pool and the Pure World White Lotus. Why does Penglai only have a few low-grade innate spiritual treasures?"

What Qing Xuan overlooked was that the innate spiritual roots on Penglai Island were far superior to those on his Fangzhang Island.

In fact, the entire Penglai Island was like a massive spiritual medicine garden. Almost all innate spiritual roots in the Primordial Wilderness could be found here.

If Laozi had obtained Penglai Island, the quality of the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir he refined might have risen another level.

But Qing Xuan ignored this. Losing interest, he stopped exploring and headed back toward the boundary tablet.

Seeing that Fu Xi was still refining the tablet, Qing Xuan simply left Penglai Island and continued searching the East Sea for Yingzhou Island.

Meanwhile, on Fangzhang Island, Nuwa was reluctantly seeing off Houtu. Houtu had been away from the Ancestral Witch Hall for too long and needed to return to check on the Witch Clan's development.

After seeing Houtu off, Nuwa found herself increasingly bored alone. She too began wandering the East Sea.

One day, Nuwa suddenly spotted a reef protruding from the sea surface. This caught her attention, as it resembled Fangzhang Island from years ago.

She immediately headed toward the reef, wanting to see if it was the entrance to one of the Two Other Immortal Islands.

And sure enough, when Nuwa landed on the reef, she felt herself entering another space. The density of spiritual energy there was comparable to Fangzhang Island.

This delighted Nuwa, knowing she had found one of the two remaining immortal islands. She released her spiritual sense and began to explore the entire island.