A vast, boundless stretch of Azure Sea lay beneath gust after gust of sea wind.
A blue escape light appeared on the distant horizon. With a flicker, it stopped above a Desolate Island. The escape light faded, revealing a hundred-zhang-long Blue Flying Boat. Shen Long, Chu Buyu, Shen Chan, and a tall, thin golden-robed youth stood above the island.
The island spanned several thousand li, its vegetation lush and dense.
"It's here!"
The golden-robed youth pointed at a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.
Gongsun Hong was currently only at the Golden Immortal Early Stage.
Shen Long had reconstructed Gongsun Hong's body and provided resources to restore his divine soul to its former state. In return, he worked for Shen Long.
When the Gongsun Immortal Clan had been destroyed, the ancestor of Gongsun Hong's branch had narrowly escaped disaster and fled to the Purple Cloud Immortal Domain. However, their lineage was sparse; by Gongsun Hong's generation, there were only three Golden Immortals.
While they were out on business, they encountered a high-level cultivator's ambush. Gongsun Hong had escaped with his life and headed to the Green Lotus Immortal Domain, only for his enemies to pursue him relentlessly.
He had received word that Dao Stones could be found somewhere within the Seven Star Immortal Mansion. He had entered it in search of treasure for the Dao Stones, only to trigger restrictions and encounter a powerful enemy. His body had been severely destroyed, and he had remained in the Seven Star Immortal Mansion until Shen Yuhong found his Ascension Cave Abode.
This was the border between the Green Lotus Immortal Domain and the Purple Cloud Immortal Domain. When Gongsun Hong had passed through this place years ago, he had discovered an Ascension Cave Abode of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.