The Sacred Emerges, Tianlu Follows Duke of the East

At this moment.

The Primordial World.

At the peak of Kunlun Mountain, three thick, majestic pillars of clear energy surged into the heavens, piercing through the universe.

Within these three streams of clear energy lay the purest Primordial Spirit essence of the great god Pangu, radiating a terrifying pressure capable of suppressing eternity.

Accompanied by celestial music that resonated throughout the Primordial World and a rain of spiritual essence falling from the sky, the three streams of energy twisted and transformed, eventually coalescing into three figures.

On the left stood an old man with white hair and beard, his entire being permeated with a detached, effortless Dao aura, as if he were one with heaven and earth.

In the center was a middle-aged man with a dignified countenance, his eyes opening and closing with the majesty of one who follows heaven and responds to humanity.

On the right was a youth with sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, exuding a sharp, piercing edge that sought to seize a glimmer of life from the heavens.

These three were the Three Pure Ones, who possessed the orthodox legacy of Pangu and carried the immense merit of creating the world.

The Grand Pure One Laozi, Yuqing Yuanshi, and Shangqing Tongtian.

Once the Three Pure Ones had emerged and stabilized their cultivation, they left Kunlun Mountain together, intending to traverse the Primordial World in search of their own opportunities and destiny.

It was not only the Three Pure Ones; deep within the endless starry sky, on the vast and boundless Sun Star, which burned with infinite True Sun Fire, a heaven-shaking phenomenon also erupted.

"Dong!"

An ancient and desolate bell toll suddenly rang out, a sound that seemed to pierce through the long river of time and space, suppressing all things in the cosmos.

Following the bell, two massive Golden Crows, blotting out the sky and sun, soared from the core of the Sun Star. They bathed and transformed within the endless sea of fire, eventually manifesting into the Innate Dao Body.

These two were the supreme emperors gestated within the Sun Star.

Di Jun and Taiyi.

Di Jun held the River Map and Luo Scroll, his eyes flashing with the wisdom to calculate heavenly secrets and the ambition to rule the world.

Taiyi had the Chaos Bell suspended above his head, his entire being radiating a domineering, peerless fighting spirit.

As soon as they took form, they felt a calling and resolved to build an immortal hegemony within this Primordial World. They immediately transformed into two golden rainbows and descended toward the Primordial land.

Beyond them, during this era, in every blessed land and grotto throughout the Primordial World, those Innate Sages who would later become renowned during the Witch-Demon Tribulation had all taken form and emerged, beginning to wander the land and stir up boundless turmoil.

At this very moment, Tianlu was drifting gloomily across the surface of the East Sea.

The vast East Sea, with its ten thousand acres of blue waves, stretched endlessly beyond the horizon.

Stepping on a Cloud Treasure, Tianlu had been wandering above these waters for tens of thousands of years.

He had pushed his innate fortune-seeking divine ability and the Law of Space to their limits, attempting to find the legendary Three Immortal Islands hidden by an innate grand formation.

However, the result left him deeply disappointed.

Aside from a few ordinary innate spiritual islands and a handful of low-grade innate spiritual roots, he hadn't even seen a hair of the Three Immortal Islands.

How strange. Could my innate divine ability have failed again?

Tianlu stopped in mid-air, scratching his furry head, his eyes filled with confusion.

Or is that petty old guy, the Heavenly Dao, playing tricks on me again, deliberately obscuring the heavenly secrets of the Three Immortal Islands?

Just as Tianlu was at a loss and even doubting his existence, his peripheral vision caught sight of a highly unusual figure.

It was a Daoist wearing golden robes, speeding across the sea surface on a streak of escape light.

The Daoist's body was permeated with an extremely dense Primordial Yin Qi—no, Primordial Yang Qi. The aura was fierce and domineering, yet upright and peaceful, the exact opposite of the Primordial Yin Qi he had encountered in West Kunlun from Yang Hui.

Tianlu narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind racing.

Primordial Yang Qi, golden robes, and wandering the East Sea at this specific time.

As he pondered, a name quickly surfaced in his mind.

The leader of the male immortals, Duke of the East!

Heh, this old guy is destined to establish the Purple Mansion Prefecture on Penglai Immortal Island later on.

A cunning smile appeared on Tianlu's furry face.

His super-brain told him not to act rashly.

Since Duke of the East had appeared here, it was highly likely that he was being guided by heavenly secrets to find his own Daoist temple, Penglai Immortal Island.

I've been wandering this sea for tens of thousands of years without seeing a shadow of an island, but maybe this guy can find it.

Tianlu made up his mind to use his superior intelligence.

Tail him!

As long as he followed Duke of the East and utilized the pull of heavenly secrets and the momentum of Penglai, he might not only find Penglai Immortal Island but also follow the trail to find the other two: Fangzhang Island and Yingzhou Island.

Thinking of this, Tianlu immediately activated the Law of Space, perfectly concealing his figure within the void.

His large, round body seemed to merge with the world, not emitting even the slightest fluctuation of aura.

Just like that, Tianlu followed stealthily behind Duke of the East, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close.

At this moment, Duke of the East was indeed, as Tianlu had expected, seeking his own supreme opportunity under the guidance of heavenly secrets across the vast East Sea.

He frowned, his expression carrying a hint of urgency, yet his eyes shone with determination.

The guidance from the ethereal void led him to fly gradually toward the depths of the East Sea.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand years of time had slipped away.

For these past thousand years, Tianlu had been following behind in utter boredom, unable to suppress the urge to doze off several times.

This old fellow is just too slow; he's been searching for an island for so long.

Tianlu rolled over in the void and muttered to himself.

Just as he was about to lose his patience, Duke of the East suddenly stopped in front of him.

Duke of the East stared intently at the seemingly empty sea surface ahead, his eyes erupting with a radiance of wild joy.

"Found it! Finally found it!"

Duke of the East shouted out in excitement.

Without the slightest hesitation, a flash of light appeared in Duke of the East's hand, and an immortal sword radiating the aura of Pure Yang manifested.

It was his companion spiritual treasure, the high-grade innate spiritual treasure, Pure Yang Sword.

"Open for me!"

Duke of the East let out a loud roar, his mana surging throughout his body as he swung the Pure Yang Sword, slashing fiercely toward the void ahead.

A brilliant golden sword beam tore through the sky, carrying the momentum to sever everything in its path as it struck the seemingly calm sea surface.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a thunderous roar that shook the void, the space above the previously empty sea began to twist violently.

Immediately following, an incomparably massive island slowly emerged from the void.

Penglai Immortal Island had manifested.

Unexpectedly, the manifestation of Penglai Immortal Island was devoid of any earth-shattering phenomena or auspicious energy soaring into the heavens.

Viewed from a distance, it looked like nothing more than an ordinary island in the sea, mundane to the extreme.

However, Duke of the East did not care about such things; he could clearly sense that the island contained an unimaginable opportunity.

"A great opportunity! This is my great opportunity!"

Duke of the East was overjoyed, and with a flash of his figure, he prepared to set foot upon Penglai Immortal Island.