Mount Luofu

The East Sea.

Above the sea, an enormous pleasure boat cleaved through the waves, sailing onward.

Aboard it were many young men and women from cultivation families, each like a golden boy or jade maiden, laughing and playing without restraint.

Occasionally, magical light rose and fell...

Far from the Central Plains, the East Sea was a favored place for many cultivators to cultivate in seclusion, particularly those of the unorthodox and miscellaneous schools.

Of this world's four great Dao Paths, the orthodox Daoist schools proclaimed themselves the righteous path and naturally maintained a firm grip on the heartland of the Central Plains.

The Five Directions Devil Palaces occupied the continent's frontier territories, thoroughly appreciating the principle of golden corners, silver edges, and a grass-belly center...

Buddhist cultivators made their homes wherever they went, wandering without fixed abode.

Often, an ascetic monk would make a great vow to build several temples for a bodhisattva or Buddha and restore their gilded statues. Thus, temples could be found even in desolate mountains where spiritual energy was unremarkable.

Only the unorthodox and miscellaneous schools either mingled among the common folk or came to the East Sea to claim an island and establish a sect.

Consequently, the East Sea's cultivation factions were the most varied of all.

Although the unorthodox and miscellaneous schools predominated, formidable orthodox Daoist cultivators, devil cultivators, wandering monks, and mighty demons also mingled among them. Truly, every creed and every walk of life could be found there.

This pleasure boat belonged to Hua Wanqing, the beloved daughter of Copper Immortal Island's lord, Three-Coconut High Person. Multicolored cloud-glow baleful intent had been gathered and refined into it.

This baleful intent was of ordinary quality, but its dazzling array of vivid colors greatly pleased the little princess.

At that moment, several handsome, poised