The fourth item was a small Jade Disc of Creation Fragment.
In terms of the Great Dao, innate Dao rhythm, and power it contained, it was roughly comparable to a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Yet the Jade Disc of Creation Fragment carried the Three Thousand Great Daos and could enhance comprehension and assist in understanding the Dao. It was a supreme treasure for comprehending the Dao, and its true value was no less than that of a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Yuan Yan carefully took stock of Yingzhou Immortal Island, storing away every Innate Spiritual Treasure that could be collected and picking every fruit from the Innate Spiritual Roots that could be harvested.
Thinking of the various treasures contained within Yingzhou Immortal Island, greed rose in Yuan Yan's heart. "One Yingzhou Immortal Island alone holds so many treasures, including the Twelfth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus."
"What treasures, then, do the remaining two of the Three Immortal Islands—Penglai Immortal Island and Fangzhang Immortal Island—contain?"
"Could treasures such as the Yellow Central Plum, Five-Needle Pine, and Grandmist Measuring Ruler be on Penglai Immortal Island or Fangzhang Immortal Island?"
"It is said that all Three Immortal Islands were formed from fragments of chaos and share some kind of connection. I wonder whether that is true. Could I use Yingzhou Immortal Island to find the whereabouts of the other two immortal islands?"
With that thought, Yuan Yan exchanged glances with Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling, and they instantly understood one another's intentions.
Boom! Yuan Yan, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling operated their respective Great Daos without reservation. Using the authority over the island realm held by Yingzhou Immortal Island's boundary stele, they deduced all things connected to Yingzhou Immortal Island in search of the precise locations of Penglai Immortal Island and Fangzhang Immortal Island.
However, perhaps their cultivation realms were still insufficient, or perhaps the Three Immortal Islands had always been independent and lacked any particularly close connection.
After a long bout of deduction, they ultimately found nothing.
Yuan Yan, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling dispersed the Great Dao aura surrounding them. Yuan Yan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "It seems forced deduction is useless. The connection between the Three Immortal Islands may be extremely obscure, beyond what our current realms can perceive. Or perhaps the Three Immortal Islands are independent from one another to begin with, making it impossible to calculate the locations of the other two from one of them."
"Main body," Yuan Jie said, "perhaps the Three Immortal Islands truly are independent and have no special connection. Naturally, one island cannot serve as a lead to find the other two.
"If not, then when Dongwang Gong found Penglai Immortal Island in the future, he should also have been able to find Yingzhou Immortal Island and Fangzhang Immortal Island. He should have had the Twelfth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus and other supreme treasures at his side.
"Even if he still could not defeat Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure, he would not have fallen so easily."
"That is true." Yuan Yan nodded lightly.
"Forget it. What I gain is my fortune; what I lose is my fate. Our harvest this time is already abundant enough."
With that, Yuan Yan temporarily set aside his obsession with Penglai and Fangzhang Islands.
"Main body, since we will not continue deducing the whereabouts of Penglai Immortal Island and Fangzhang Immortal Island, what should we do next? Go to the Western Continent to repair the Earth Veins, or first thoroughly digest and absorb Netherworld Serpent Ancestor's memories and insights?" Yuan Jie asked.
"Naturally, we will first thoroughly digest and absorb Netherworld Serpent Ancestor's memories and insights," Yuan Yan replied without hesitation.
After pondering for a moment, Yuan Yan continued, "This time, we will enter seclusion together. We will emerge only after you break through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm and I break through to the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm. Then we will go take a look at the Western Continent."
"Th-this... wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Yuan Ling asked hesitantly.
For the three of them, breaking through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm would not be difficult, but it certainly could not be achieved in a short time.
Since the four of them were originally one, they could share each other's insights into the Three Thousand Laws and Great Daos, giving them exceptionally deep foundations.
However, they still needed to gain a deeper understanding of certain Great Daos that corresponded with and suited their own, so they could better evolve and perfect their respective Great Daos.
Without using any external aid and relying solely on devoted Dao comprehension and cultivation, they would need at least fifty or sixty Epochs to break through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm.
For Yuan Yan to break through to the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, he would not only need to deeply comprehend the Three Thousand Laws and Great Daos and accumulate sufficient foundations, but also evolve and perfect his own Great Dao.
Without using any external aid and relying solely on devoted Dao comprehension and cultivation, he would likely need more than a hundred Epochs to break through to the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm.
They had only just received this opportunity, yet they were going to enter seclusion for such a long time without cleaning up and repairing the Primordial World. That seemed somewhat inappropriate.
If not for the Twelfth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus suppressing their Fortune, he would have worried that while they were in seclusion, their Fortune might suddenly drain away and someone would come knocking at their door.
Yuan Yan and Yuan Ling's minds were connected, and Yuan Yan instantly understood his concerns. With a light laugh, he said, "Without external aid, it would indeed take you a long time to break through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, and me to break through to the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm."
"But didn't we painstakingly search for so many treasures and painstakingly clean up and repair the Three Clans Battlefield to earn Heavenly Dao Merit precisely to raise our cultivation realms? The treasures we collect and the Merit we earn only truly become ours once they are converted into strength!"
"Moreover, once our cultivation realms rise, our efficiency in cleaning up and repairing the Primordial World will naturally increase greatly, and we will naturally be able to earn even more Heavenly Dao Merit."
"Main body, you mean—" Before Yuan Jie could finish, Yuan Yan said decisively, "Correct. During this seclusion, we will not only use Heavenly Dao Merit, but also the fruits of many Innate Spiritual Roots, such as the Innate Wisdom Fruit, Innate Spirit-Nourishing Fruit, Innate Blood-Soul Fruit, Yellow Grain Dream Rice, Yinyang Twin-Bloom Lotus Seeds, World-Purifying White Lotus Seeds,
Innate Pure-Spirit Tea Leaves, Three Lights Divine Water—"
"We possess the first batch of fruits from these Innate Spiritual Roots. This first batch was nurtured on the trees for countless years, and their grades far surpass those of normally produced fruits. After consuming them, we will be able to easily comprehend the corresponding Great Daos and swiftly accumulate sufficient foundations."
"Some fruits from Innate Spiritual Roots can even assist in comprehending the Dao, greatly benefiting the evolution and perfection of our own Great Daos. Examples include the Innate Wisdom Fruit, Innate Pure-Spirit Tea Leaves, and World-Purifying White Lotus Seeds."
"After consuming these fruits, then using the Jade Disc of Creation Fragment and even burning Heavenly Dao Merit to enter a state of enlightenment where we merge with the Dao, our cultivation speed will be dozens or even hundreds of times faster than normal Dao comprehension and cultivation."
"Perhaps in only a few Epochs, you will break through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, and I will break through to the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm."
"Good!"
Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling all nodded, fully agreeing with Yuan Yan's decision.
In an instant, the four returned to the shore of the Three Lights Divine Water Lake. Each placed the World-Purifying White Lotus back into the lake and sat cross-legged atop its lotus platform.
The World-Purifying White Lotus bloomed with soft, pure white light that purified the world. Bathed in it, all distracting thoughts vanished from the four of them, leaving their minds clear and empty.
Without the slightest hesitation, the four first took out and consumed Innate Wisdom Fruits. Their Primordial Spirit auras linked together as the Jade Disc of Creation Fragment hovered in the air, casting down mysterious light from the Three Thousand Great Daos. Yuan Yan and the other three all entered a deep state of enlightenment.
(The first batch of Innate Wisdom Fruits had produced twelve in total. Yuan Yan, Nuwa, and Fuxi had previously used three together, leaving nine remaining.)
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