Nuwa Enters Yingzhou, Qing Xuan Enters Wuyi

Soon, Nuwa discovered a boundary tablet at the center of the island, upon which the words "Yingzhou Island" were clearly inscribed.

"So this is Yingzhou Island, one of the Overseas Three Immortal Islands. Since I've encountered it, I'll refine it. From now on, it shall be my dojo."

Thereupon, Nuwa began refining the boundary tablet on Yingzhou Island, hoping to complete the process quickly and become its true master.

Meanwhile, the entrance to Yingzhou Island had already vanished from the East Sea. Even if Qing Xuan passed by this spot, he would detect no spatial fluctuation.

After searching for nearly a thousand years with nothing to show for it, Qing Xuan decided to return to Fangzhang Island first. But to his surprise, the entire island was empty.

He summoned Ao Gan to inquire and learned that Houtu had returned to the Ancestral Witch Hall, while Nuwa had gone to search for him and Fu Xi.

After staying on Fangzhang Island for a few more days, Qing Xuan left again. He released his spiritual sense to sweep the entire East Sea, hoping to find Nuwa, but found nothing.

So Qing Xuan simply left the East Sea and headed straight for Buzhou Mountain, worried that Nuwa might have sensed his opportunity and returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain.

One day, Qing Xuan saw a great mountain blocking his path ahead. The peak pierced straight into the clouds, with half the mountain body visible above the cloud layer.

With a flicker of his form, Qing Xuan arrived atop the peak. The moment he released his spiritual sense to investigate, he knew exactly where he was.

"I never thought I'd stumble upon Wuyi Mountain by accident. By my calculations, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao shouldn't have taken form yet."

"I wonder if the Luobao Jinqian has already taken shape. Ah, and there's also the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree, said to be on this very Wuyi Mountain."

Having made up his mind, Qing Xuan began searching Wuyi Mountain. As expected, the mountain was still masterless, with no one having established a dojo here.

However, Qing Xuan couldn't sense even a trace of the Luobao Jinqian's aura. Instead, he found a grove of tea trees in a valley.

Though these tea trees could be called innate spiritual roots, their grade barely reached the middle rank. They were far from the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree he sought.

Of course, this judgment was limited to this era. After the Witch-Demon Calamity, such trees would be incredibly rare spiritual roots.

So Qing Xuan naturally couldn't leave them here to be destroyed in the coming calamity. He simply unfurled his folding fan, intending to collect the tea trees from Wuyi Mountain.

By now, Qing Xuan had gained a new understanding of the folding fan. It could not only record important events and scenes but also store innate spiritual roots for nurturing.

Qing Xuan's main body, the Innate Gourd Vine, was already inside the fan. Last time, he had clearly sensed that the vine had bloomed again.

Though there were still seven flowers, their spirituality was greatly diminished compared to before. Even when they matured, they would barely reach the level of a Houtian Spiritual Treasure.

This was the fate of all innate spiritual roots. The first fruiting always reached the innate realm. The second fruiting was far inferior.

Such was the case with the Huangzhong Plum, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and even the Peach Tree. The Innate Gourd Vine was no exception.

As Qing Xuan spread the folding fan, countless tea trees flew directly into it. He wanted them to take root beside the gourd vine, but instead, they formed a scene of their own.

Even with his deliberate guidance, he couldn't make them enter the fan surface containing the Innate Gourd Vine. Instead, another fan surface appeared.

As more and more tea trees flew into the folding fan, the entire valley began to tremble violently, and a Law Power was born from within the valley.

Once this Law Power appeared, it condensed into a sword and slashed directly at Qing Xuan, as if determined to kill this intruder on the spot.

Qing Xuan instinctively reached for the Hongmeng Liangtian Ruler to block. But the moment the ruler appeared in his hand, his intention changed.

The next moment, Qing Xuan stood motionless, letting the Law Sword pierce his body.

As the Law Sword struck him, an unprecedented sense of enlightenment was born in Qing Xuan's mind.

The originally obscure and difficult laws became crystal clear. With just a touch of his spirit, he could grasp their true essence.

In just a few breaths, Qing Xuan's comprehension of the Law Dao had risen by more than one level.

As the entire Law Sword sank into Qing Xuan's body, a Qing Yun appeared above his head, and the blooming mountain flowers began to sway unceasingly.

Finally, the original three-grade small leaves began to grow wildly at this moment, eventually turning into three petals.

The original nine petals plus these three brought Qing Xuan's mountain flowers to twelve petals. However, the original nine were cyan, while the final three were the color of Chaos, merging with the Qing Yun.

That is, unless you observed carefully, you would never notice that Qing Xuan's three flowers were not nine petals, but twelve.

And as the three flowers reached the Great Perfection Realm, Qing Xuan finally understood which law he should use to break through to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal Realm.

But he didn't rush to break through here. After all, this wasn't his dojo, and breaking through here could lead to unpredictable events.

As Qing Xuan withdrew the Qing Yun above his head and slowly opened his eyes, a towering tea tree appeared before him.

The Law Sword just now had been unleashed by this very tea tree, intending to drive Qing Xuan away. Who would have thought he would dare to receive the sword with his body?

"It seems this is fate. I, the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree, am destined never to see the day of my form transformation."

Hearing a sudden sigh, Qing Xuan's gaze toward the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree shifted slightly.

"You are the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree, and you've even developed intelligence?" Qing Xuan's tone carried a hint of excitement.

Though the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree wasn't among the ten top-grade innate spiritual roots, that didn't affect its status as a top-grade innate spiritual root.

For a top-grade innate spiritual root to develop intelligence was equivalent to defying heaven. And Qing Xuan knew all too well what the consequence of defying heaven was.

The scene of the Twenty-Four Grade Creation Green Lotus dying under heavenly punishment was still vivid in Qing Xuan's mind. He even wondered if he could survive that punishment if he took form with his main body.

Indeed, Qing Xuan had taken form as an outer incarnation, not with his main body. But to prove Dao as a Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal, he would have to merge with his main body.

At that point, he would truly take form with his main body, and the heavenly punishment would follow. Whether he could survive it, Qing Xuan didn't dare to think.

Now, discovering that the Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree had developed intelligence, how could Qing Xuan remain calm?

He even worried that what happened to the Creation Green Lotus would repeat itself with this tea tree.