Leaving Three Immortal Isles

"Before I knew it, five thousand years have already passed."

Inside the cave abode, Lei Xiao slowly opened his eyes, a trace of age-worn weariness flashing through them.

In later generations, five thousand years would have been enough for mortal civilizations to rise and fall through dozens of cycles, for dynasties to change and seas to become mulberry fields. Yet here, it was merely a brief period of secluded cultivation.

What was even more infuriating was that his cultivation had barely improved at all.

Five thousand years ago, in order to save the Three Xiao, he had forcibly activated the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder within his body, suffered a backlash, and fallen into a deep sleep.

After that, Yun Xiao somehow managed to help him fully recover in only a thousand years, and his cultivation even broke through an entire major realm, leaping from the early stage of Mystic Immortal to the early stage of Golden Immortal.

Because of that, Lei Xiao had developed the illusion that cultivation was easy.

But this latest period of secluded cultivation had made Lei Xiao realize that cultivation was not easy at all.

It seems that if I want to break through quickly, I still need to seek out opportunities. If I rely solely on bitter secluded cultivation, then forget five thousand years—even fifty thousand or five hundred thousand years might not be enough to break through a single minor realm, Lei Xiao thought.

The Primordial World held countless opportunities. Setting everything else aside, if he could find a single innate spirit treasure, his strength could advance by leaps and bounds.

Lei Xiao stepped out of the cave abode. Sunlight poured down, making him narrow his eyes slightly.

The scenery of Three Immortal Isles was no different from five thousand years ago. Exotic flowers and spirit herbs covered the mountains and plains, while spiritual energy condensed into mist and slowly drifted through the valleys.

"Fourth Brother, wonderful! You've finally finished your secluded cultivation."

Abruptly, a figure appeared before him, her voice filled with delight.

"Third Sister."

Lei Xiao gave the newcomer a slight nod. "Why aren't you cultivating in seclusion with Eldest Sister and Second Sister?"

"Secluded cultivation is far too boring."

As she spoke, Bi Xiao's eyes rolled. She moved closer to Lei Xiao and asked softly by his ear,

"Fourth Brother, how exactly did Eldest Sister heal you back then? Not only did your cultivation rise directly from the early stage of Xuan Immortal to the early stage of Golden Immortal, but Eldest Sister's cultivation also broke through a minor realm."

"I don't know either."

Lei Xiao spread his hands. This was not the first time Bi Xiao had asked, but he truly did not know. After all, he had been unconscious at the time.

When he woke, his injuries had already fully healed, and his cultivation had directly risen from the early stage of Xuan Immortal to the early stage of Golden Immortal. As for Yun Xiao, she had entered secluded cultivation before he awakened, and he had not seen her since.

"You really don't know?" Bi Xiao looked at him suspiciously.

"I really don't know." Lei Xiao repeated helplessly.

Bi Xiao stared at him for quite a while, her gaze like that of someone scrutinizing a lying child. Lei Xiao met her eyes calmly without the slightest guilt—he truly did not know.

"Fine."

Bi Xiao finally withdrew her gaze and sighed. "Then I can only ask Eldest Sister after she leaves seclusion. When that time comes, Fourth Brother, you have to help me too."

"Help you?"

"Yes, help me cultivate. You helped Eldest Sister, so you can't possibly refuse to help your Third Sister! Besides, it'll benefit you too." Bi Xiao fixed her eyes on Lei Xiao.

Hearing this, Lei Xiao recalled how he had directly advanced by an entire major realm and was immediately tempted.

"Alright."

After nodding, Lei Xiao continued, "Third Sister, how about we leave Three Immortal Isles and take a look outside?"

Ever since transmigrating to the Primordial World, he had never left Three Immortal Isles. Now, he wanted to leave for two reasons. First, to seek opportunities; second, to gather information and find out exactly what era it was, so he could plan for the future.

The reason he had invited Bi Xiao was naturally to have her serve as his bodyguard. After all, Bi Xiao was a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

From lowest to highest, the cultivation realms were Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heaven Immortal, True Immortal, Xuan Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Great Luo Golden Immortal, Primordial Golden Immortal (Quasi-Saint), and Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal (Saint).

In the East Sea, a Taiyi Golden Immortal already counted as a powerful expert in her own right.

Moreover, he had the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder as his trump card.

After what had happened last time, his fusion with the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder had reached one percent. He could summon a weakened version of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder at any time. Anyone below the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm who encountered it would be severely injured at best and reduced to ashes at worst.

However, summoning the weakened Purple Heaven Divine Thunder came at a cost. Every time he used it, his essence, energy, and spirit would be completely exhausted, causing him to fall into a brief slumber and requiring someone to protect him.

And Bi Xiao was undoubtedly an excellent choice.

"Leave Three Immortal Isles?" Bi Xiao blinked. "Where to?"

"Just wander around. The East Sea is so vast; there must be somewhere worth going."

Lei Xiao smiled. "I heard that the East Sea contains countless opportunities. If we can obtain one, our cultivation can soar by leaps and bounds. The gains could surpass a million years of secluded cultivation. Since Third Sister finds seclusion boring, why not come with me?"

A glimmer flashed through Bi Xiao's eyes upon hearing Lei Xiao's words.

She already hated secluded cultivation. Even if Lei Xiao had not come to find her, she had been planning to sneak out of Three Immortal Isles for a look.

"Go? Of course I'm going."

"Fourth Brother, don't worry. Once we leave Three Immortal Isles, your Third Sister will protect you. Let's set off now!"

Bi Xiao was the most impatient and playful by nature. Before her words had even faded, she was already unable to wait any longer. With a wave of her jade-like hand, rosy light swirled around her, and a streak of pure Taiyi immortal light shot into the sky with Lei Xiao in tow.

Before Lei Xiao could recover his senses, Yun Xiao had already taken him away from Three Immortal Isles.

Lei Xiao only felt the wind howling past his ears as the scenery before his eyes rapidly receded. Three Immortal Isles quickly shrank in his vision, becoming nothing more than a blurry outline in the blink of an eye.

The escape speed of a Taiyi Golden Immortal truly was beyond compare for a Golden Immortal.

"Third Sister, slower, slower!" Lei Xiao could not even open his eyes against the gale winds and hurriedly raised a protective barrier with his mana.

Only then did Bi Xiao slow down. She turned to glance at him and said with a grin, "Fourth Brother, your body is still far too weak. You'll need to train it properly later."

Lei Xiao shook his head helplessly and did not argue.

In the Primordial World, innate beings were classified according to their foundations: lower innate beings, middle innate beings, upper innate beings, and innate divine beings.

The Three Xiao were upper innate beings, and even among upper innate beings, they were at the very top.

Lei Xiao, meanwhile, was merely a lower innate being.

At the same realm, upper innate beings surpassed lower innate beings in every aspect, not to mention that an entire major realm separated them.

Of course, as Lei Xiao's fusion with the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder deepened, his foundation would improve as well. In the end, he might even surpass the Three Xiao and become an innate divine being.

As Bi Xiao reduced her speed, Lei Xiao spread out his divine sense.

Ten miles... a hundred miles... a thousand miles...

Soon, his divine sense covered an area of one hundred thousand miles. Of course, this was not his limit, but he did not continue extending it.

Then, countless voices of conversation turned into information that flooded into his mind, and he keenly caught one particular piece of information.

"Hongjun has become a Saint... Purple Firmament Palace is giving lectures..."