Penglai Immortal Island Emerges

"Dongwang Gong truly had a measure of decisiveness!" Within Five Villages Temple, Zhenyuanzi could not help but sigh.

Seated opposite him, Hongyun swallowed the Ginseng Fruit in his hand in one bite, then asked, "Why do you say that, Daoist friend? Isn't Dongwang Gong's establishment of the Immortal Court plainly setting himself against the Demon Race?"

Zhenyuanzi shook his head. "Dongwang Gong was the manifestation of innate supreme yang qi. His foundation is decent enough, but compared to the truly peak great powers, he still falls far short. He is gambling on an opportunity."

"Your words have thoroughly confused me, Daoist friend."

"Dongwang Gong was born from supreme yang qi—supremely yang and supremely unyielding. Such a person would never be willing to bow beneath another.

"It would have been one thing if there had been no opportunity before, but now that one has appeared, he will naturally seize it. I imagine that when he established the Immortal Court and recruited independent cultivators, he had already considered the outcome of perishing, body and soul extinguished.

"But Dongwang Gong is wagering everything on this gamble—betting that the Saints will not stand idly by, betting that he himself is the one favored by Heaven's destiny.

"If he wins, he may unify the Primordial World. With fate and fortune gathered upon him, he might not lack a chance to advance another step. If he loses, it will merely mean his body and soul are extinguished."

"If it is truly as you say, Daoist friend, then Dongwang Gong indeed has some decisiveness." Hongyun spoke without a care.

Hearing this, Zhenyuanzi glanced at Hongyun, who had picked up another Ginseng Fruit, and shook his head helplessly.

"Crunch, crunch~" Bai Jing gnawed on ore as he looked toward the East Sea.

Dongwang Gong had already established the Immortal Court. Penglai Immortal Island should be emerging soon as well.

By now, Bai Jing had gnawed through nearly all the various immortal materials in his possession, aside from those tainted with chaotic qi. He was in urgent need of replenishing his resources.

Once Penglai Immortal Island emerged, he could go and sweep it clean.

With that thought, Bai Jing left Mount Buzhou. After informing the Witch Clan, he flew straight toward the East Sea.

The East Sea could be considered Bai Jing's old home. Yet compared to when he had left, the East Sea was clearly far livelier now. From time to time, a streak of escaping light could be seen flying past, all headed naturally toward the Purple Manor where the Immortal Court was located.

Strictly speaking, the East Sea should have been the Dragon Clan's territory. But the Dragon Clan had declined and weakened, with only a scattered handful left. They were powerless to deal with Dongwang Gong's Immortal Court and could only turn a blind eye.

Of course, the Dragon Clan was not afraid of the Immortal Court, nor did it intend to submit to it. Even when the Demon Race had come, the Dragon Clan had not submitted, much less to the Immortal Court. The Dragon Clan still had its own pride.

After all, a portion of the Dragon Clan's foundation remained within the sea eye. Though they could not emerge in ordinary times, if the Dragon Clan faced annihilation, they would not fear coming out to fight to the death.

Dongwang Gong naturally knew this as well, so he did not dare do anything to the Dragon Clan, much less think of completely occupying the East Sea.

Bai Jing flew back to where Yingzhou Immortal Island was located. After sensing the mark he had left within the great formation, he vanished from the spot in an instant.

Returning at long last to the place of his birth, Bai Jing suddenly felt himself relax.

After surveying his territory, Bai Jing found a comfortable spot, took out the Creation Jade Disc Fragment, and continued comprehending the Law of Devouring.

When he had listened to the Dao at Zixiao Palace, Bai Jing had gained an initial grasp of the Law of Devouring. At that time, he had probably mastered one percent of the Great Dao of Devouring.

All things were difficult at the beginning. During these ten thousand years on Mount Buzhou, with the help of the Jade Disc of Creation fragment, Bai Jing had already mastered five percent of the Great Dao of Devouring.

By Bai Jing's estimation, as long as he continued comprehending the Law of Devouring and raised his mastery of the Great Dao of Devouring to thirty percent, he would meet the standard for breaking through to the Golden Immortal of Primordial Unity.

After that, he would need to strengthen his physical body and, like the Twelve Ancestral Witches, merge the Law of Devouring into his flesh, so that every movement carried the power of laws.

Once he completed this step, his physical body would break through to the Golden Immortal of Primordial Unity level at the sixth turn of the Mystic Art.

With the Creation Jade Disc Fragment, Bai Jing was confident that he could raise his mastery of the Great Dao of Devouring to thirty percent before the third sermon at Zixiao Palace.

The key was whether he could obtain enough resources to further break through with his physical body.

Thus, the emergence of Penglai Immortal Island was of vital importance to Bai Jing. Only by gathering enough immortal materials and ores on Penglai Immortal Island could he support the transformation of his physical body, allowing him to break through to the sixth turn of the Mystic Art during the third sermon at Zixiao Palace and possess a physical body at the Golden Immortal of Primordial Unity level.

Then, at Treasure-Splitting Cliff, he would have the capital to contend for the Five Direction Flags.

Before he knew it, another ten thousand years had passed. Bai Jing's comprehension of the Law of Devouring had risen to another level, and his mastery of the Great Dao of Devouring had reached ten percent.

Moreover, Bai Jing had begun following the example of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, merging the Great Dao of Devouring with his physical body.

This step was not easy. Fortunately, Bai Jing had spent so long around the Ancestral Witches, especially Houtu, and had even refined a drop of Di Jiang's essence blood. He could be considered fairly familiar with the Ancestral Witches.

Relying on this understanding of the Ancestral Witches, Bai Jing successfully merged the power of laws with his physical body.

The current Bai Jing was like a walking black hole. Every cell in his body was devouring the spiritual qi of Yingzhou Immortal Island at every moment.

All the spiritual qi devoured into his body was used by Bai Jing to repair his origin. Though the effect was minuscule, something was still better than nothing.

One day, while Bai Jing was comprehending the Law of Devouring, he suddenly sensed the space outside Yingzhou Immortal Island fluctuating violently.

At this moment, in the outside world, towering waves suddenly rose across the previously calm East Sea. Even the East Sea Dragon Palace beneath the sea seemed to begin shaking.

"Why has such dense spatial power erupted? It feels as though something is about to emerge from the void." The East Sea Dragon King, Ao Tong, spoke with some confusion.

"Your Majesty, could some supreme treasure be emerging?" the Turtle Prime Minister at his side asked.

"What supreme treasure could there be in the void of the East Sea—" Before the East Sea Dragon King could finish, he seemed to recall something. He glanced at the Turtle Prime Minister. "Turtle Prime Minister, have you ever heard the legend of the Three Immortal Islands?"

"This old servant once heard the ancestor mention it. Legend says that three immortal islands are hidden in our East Sea: Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang Island.

"These three islands were formed from fragments of chaos and contain unimaginable resources. There are even quite a few innate spiritual roots and spiritual treasures within them.

"However, ever since the Primordial World first opened, these three immortal islands have remained concealed in the void above the East Sea. Coupled with powerful innate restrictions that obscured the heavenly secrets, no one could divine their location or find their traces, and no one had ever entered them."

Just as the Turtle Prime Minister finished speaking, a shrimp soldier scout of the Dragon Palace came forward to report. "Reporting to the Dragon King, an immortal island has appeared faintly above the East Sea. The island is boundless and its divine might unfathomable. We subordinates cannot approach it. We ask the Dragon King to decide."

"So it truly is one of the Three Immortal Islands appearing in the world. I wonder which immortal island it is?" Ao Tong said with a frown.

"Dragon King, no matter which immortal island it is, since it has appeared in the East Sea, our Dragon Clan cannot miss it. This is an immense heavenly opportunity!" the Turtle Prime Minister said.