Although he had decided to explore the immortal island after successfully forming his Nascent Soul, that did not mean Zhou Yang truly intended to form it where he stood.
At the very least, he needed to carve out a cave mansion first and set up formations to guard it.
Fortunately, the place where they stood was not some low-lying beach, but a stretch of lush grassy flatland. If they traveled another dozen or so li ahead, they could see a low mountain two or three hundred zhang tall.
The air-forbidding force within Donglai Immortal Island was powerful, but divine sense was not greatly affected here. With his divine sense spread out, Zhou Yang could still perceive every movement of grass and trees within a range of twenty or thirty li.
A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator like Jiang Fengxian could extend her divine sense across fifty or sixty li.
After the two of them repeatedly swept the area with their divine senses, they had confirmed that there were no living creatures or formations within this range capable of threatening them.
There were no living creatures apart from vegetation. This was indeed one of the stranger aspects of Donglai Immortal Island.
Logically speaking, such a vast immortal island could not possibly lack land-dwelling birds and beasts. With the dense spiritual qi here, even a pig that stayed long enough could evolve into a low-rank demon beast.
Yet whether with their eyes or their divine senses, they had failed to find any trace of birds or beasts. There was not even a slightly larger insect.
This bizarre situation constantly reminded them that this place was far from as tranquil and safe as it appeared on the surface.
But for Zhou Yang, the most urgent matter was still forming his Nascent Soul first.
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