Holy Island

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Holy Island (圣岛)
Alias(es)	Coiling Dragon Holy Island; Coiling Dragon Island
Type	Mysterious island and cultivation sanctuary
Location	The depths/center of the Coiling Dragon Sea
Affiliation	Jointly controlled by the human race and dragon race; the human side is centered on the Holy Guard Army
Status	Destroyed; later replaced by Divine Island, created by Sanbao in the Coiling Dragon Sea 691
First Appearance	Chapter 162

Access and Opening Cycle

Feature	Details
Former location	Holy Island was concealed within the dangerous Mist Sea in the depths of Coiling Dragon Sea, where shifting directions made navigation extremely difficult 162 163.
Opening cycle	It traditionally opened once every hundred years. The true entry period lasted only three months, after which even Spirit Saints could not locate it 162 436.
Maps	Ten original maps were reportedly circulated before each opening. Once the island opened, its location would appear on them, giving their holders the best chance of reaching it 436.
Trials	A map obtained by Sanbao marked six numbered locations, representing trials leading toward Holy Island. The second trial was an endurance contest overseen by Saint Two, while passing the sixth trial granted access to the island 447 448 452.
Departure limit	Entrants could leave only within two years of an opening. Once demonic aura returned and the island sealed, only certain high-ranking humans and dragons could depart; divine-rank beings might be able to force their way out 457.
Later exposure	When the seal crisis worsened, Holy Island appeared openly at the center of Coiling Dragon Sea, and its outer restriction became easy to cross 494 495.

Geography and Environment

Holy Island was once regarded as the ultimate cultivation sanctuary of Coiling Dragon Continent. Its spiritual energy and resources surpassed those of the continent, with even fruits comparable to sixth-rank spirit fruits growing commonly in the wilderness 162 453.

• The island was stated to be at least as large as the Dragon Sea Empire, the continent's largest country 453.
• Seven-colored rosy light and cloud formations surrounded its restricted islands and gateways 164 450.
• High-rank Spirit Beasts and strength beasts were unusually common; sixth- and seventh-rank creatures could be encountered regularly 453.
• Dragons existed on Holy Island and were said to be found nowhere else on Coiling Dragon Continent 161.
• Dragon Valley was considered the island's most dangerous region and housed one of the two entrances to the Blood Demons' interspatial realm 462 498.
• A powerful dragon vein lay near the Dragon Clan's former spatial exit. It was a divine-sense space connected to the Ancestral Sky Dragon rather than a place a physical body could enter 540.

Inhabitants and Rule

Holy Island was dominated by nonhuman races, with dragons and humans serving as its two principal powers.

• Dragon race — The strongest beast clan on the island, represented by countless dragon varieties and centered around the Dragon Temple and Dragon Valley 453 462.
• Human race — Though humans numbered fewer than a thousand during Sanbao's first stay, their cultivation talent and wisdom allowed them to rival the dragons 453 455.
• Holy Guard Army — The human stronghold and military force responsible for guarding one entrance to the Blood Demon realm and maintaining the seal 452 497 511.
• Other beast clans — Occupied most of the island's territory. Humans controlled less than one-tenth of the island outside their stronghold 453.
• Human Alliance — An alliance of nine intelligent races with humans at its core, known to operate on Coiling Dragon Island 455.

Holy Conscription

While Holy Island was closed, it dispatched Holy Envoys to seize most Spirit Saint-level humans and beasts from the continent. This practice was known as Holy Conscription or “holy service.” 370 429

• Spirit Saints from the royal families of the Four Great Empires were generally exempt because they were expected to preserve continental stability 370 502.
• Those taken were brought to Holy Island to reinforce the Holy Guard Army against the Outer Heaven Blood Demons beneath the island 502.
• Captured Spirit Saints were required to serve for one hundred years before they could freely leave 502.
• Most remained voluntarily after learning the stakes of the seal and benefiting from Holy Island's resources and combat experience 502.
• Nearly one-third of the Holy Guard Army's divine-rank experts were reportedly former conscripts 502.

Seal System and Blood Demons

Beneath Holy Island lay an interspatial realm inhabited by the hostile Outer Heaven Blood Demons. Its two exits were guarded separately by the human Holy Guard Army and the dragon race. 498

Defenses

Defense	Function
Peak sealing formation	A seal established by peak Spirit Gods, including a formation attributed to Patriarch Wu Qi, restrained the Blood Demons at the interspatial passage 498 511.
Holy Guard Army restriction	A divine restriction around the human camp served as a second barrier if Blood Demons escaped the sealed opening 498.
Outer illusion restriction	A stronger illusion restriction concealed Holy Island itself and prevented demonic aura from reaching Coiling Dragon Sea and the continent 498.

Demonic Aura

Demonic aura normally blanketed Holy Island outside its opening period. It corroded living beings, weakened their bodies, and could drastically shorten lifespans without sufficient Spirit Pills or exotic fruits 455 492.

During the island's centennial opening, the aura temporarily vanished. Human and dragon experts then sealed the island to stop it from spreading into Coiling Dragon Sea and Coiling Dragon Continent 455.

History

Early Reputation

Holy Island's legends drew generations of Spirit Cultivators into the Mist Sea in pursuit of rare flowers, strange fruits, and treasures capable of advancing even Spirit Profounds and Spirit Saints. Most seekers never returned, but the few who did were said to have undergone dramatic increases in strength 162.

The island's elusive nature led high-level cultivators to designate the depths of Coiling Dragon Sea a forbidden zone. Despite this, its periodic openings continued to attract countless expeditions and temporary alliances 162 435.

Sanbao's Entry

Sanbao first reached the outskirts of Holy Island during an earlier journey, becoming trapped on Earth Dragon Island rather than entering Holy Island proper 370. During the next opening, he followed an original map through six trials and unknowingly entered Holy Island through a black gate after passing the sixth trial 447 452.

After arrival, he declined recruitment into the Holy Guard Army in order to retain his freedom and eventually return to his family 452. He later learned that this decision left him unable to freely enter the human strongholds 455.

Seal Failure

The Blood Demon threat escalated when attacks on the Holy Guard Army's sealed entrance increased sharply. Blood Demons breached the defenses, the ancient seal loosened, and vast quantities of demonic aura began leaking from the interspatial realm 498.

Holy Island opened its outer illusion restriction to disperse the aura, exposing both the island and Coiling Dragon Continent to the crisis 498. Blood Demons escaped, possessed local Spirit Beasts, and created Blood Beasts across the island and continent 495.

The island's delayed response to the continental catastrophe was considered highly abnormal, as Holy Envoys had historically intervened when humanity faced existential threats 491 492.

Fall and Replacement

Blood Demons eventually transformed Holy Island into a major base. Its former greenery vanished beneath forests of blood-colored trees that produced demonic energy, while the Dragon Clan and Holy Guard Army were forced from their core territories 540.

After Holy Island was destroyed, Sanbao raised a replacement island thousands of kilometers wide in the center of Coiling Dragon Sea. At Long Yu's suggestion, it was named Divine Island and prepared for the return of the Dragon Clan and human Holy Guard Army 691.

Notable Locations

• Teleportation Valley — The arrival area where three Holy Guard Army Spirit Profounds received Sanbao after he passed the sixth trial 452 453.
• Holy Guard Army Camp — The human military stronghold above one entrance to the Blood Demon realm 497 498.
• Seal Valley — A strictly guarded valley containing the peak sealing formation 511.
• Dragon Valley — The dragons' most dangerous territory and the site of the second Blood Demon exit 462 498.
• Dragon Temple — A core dragon land guarded by god-level experts and inaccessible without permission 462.
• Ancestral Dragon Valley — A hidden space beneath an ancient tree near the dragon vein; its entrance required comprehension of three characters 541.
• Body-Tempering Lake — A small lake containing potent body-tempering water, discovered by a group of stranded human survivors 462.