The four had only just escaped the jaws of the Evil Flood Dragons and had yet to regain their composure. As Pan Xuan carried them through the air, they felt both fortunate and curious.
Qiongxiao, the liveliest of them, quietly tugged Yunxiao's sleeve and whispered, "Sister, Senior Pan Xuan is so powerful.
"The four of us together couldn't defeat those two Evil Flood Dragons, but he destroyed them with a flick of his fingers."
Yunxiao gently patted her younger sister's hand, signaling her not to speak out of turn, though her own eyes were full of reverence.
The outlines of the Three Immortal Islands soon emerged from the sea mist.
Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou formed a triangle. Spiritual radiance glimmered on the islands, and the light of the Island-Protecting Formation shimmered faintly beneath the sun.
Pan Xuan brought the four down before Penglai Hall. The five Great Witches-Xing Tian, Hou Yi, Kuafu, Feng Bo, and Rain Master-had already sensed his presence and came out to welcome him.
The Law Deity marks on the brows of three of them flickered faintly in the sunlight, and the auras surrounding them were more condensed and substantial than before.
Since the last Investiture of the Gods, they had devoted themselves to cultivating on the Three Immortal Islands, and their cultivation had advanced further.
Kuafu strode forward, his voice booming like a great bell. "Lord Pan Xuan! What brings you here? Do you have new instructions?"
Pan Xuan introduced Zhao Gongming and the three Xiao sisters to the five Great Witches, briefly recounted how he had encountered and rescued them along the way, then said to Kuafu:
"These four young friends only recently assumed their forms, and their realms are not yet stable. They need to stay on the Three Immortal Islands for a while