The Three Immortal Islands overseas.
Penglai.
Fangzhang.
Yingzhou.
Since the creation of the world, they had remained one of the Eastern Sea's most mysterious legends.
Over countless ages, who knew how many Great Luo and Taiyi cultivators had painstakingly searched the Eastern Sea, yet almost no one had ever truly determined the locations of the Three Immortal Islands.
The reason was simple.
The three islands had been jointly nurtured by fragments of chaos from after the creation of the world and the Great Wilderness's origin.
They had been born with exceptionally powerful concealment abilities.
Unless they emerged of their own accord.
Even an ordinary Great Luo standing outside an island might not notice anything.
Luxuan had likewise been unable to sense the other two islands in the past.
Because although Penglai had been powerful at the time.
In essence, it had still only been an immortal island.
That faint connection born of their shared origin had long been completely obscured by the Great Wilderness's boundless space and time.
Only now.
Penglai had begun transforming into a true world.
Its Innate Origin had greatly strengthened.
Only then had those two faint connections finally reappeared.
Luxuan closed his eyes.
His divine sense slowly extended along one of those traces.
At first, he could still sense the general direction.
But after crossing hundreds of millions of miles of sea.
The connection swiftly became blurred.
When he continued farther.
It vanished completely.
Luxuan opened his eyes.
He was not disappointed.
If he could sense them.
That meant he would definitely be able to find them.
Penglai Origin simply was not strong enough yet.
Or perhaps the other two immortal islands were still hidden within a deeper layer of space.
Yunxiao had been standing beside him all along.
Only after Luxuan finished sensing did she speak.
"Master, did you discover something?"
"The other two Three Immortal Islands."
Luxuan did not hide such matters.
"Fangzhang and Yingzhou?"
Zhao Gongming's eyes lit up slightly.
"Master, can you sense them?"
"I can only vaguely sense their shared-origin aura."
Luxuan nodded.
"I still cannot pinpoint their exact locations."
Bixiao was clearly extremely interested in this matter.
"Could there be lots of treasures there too?"
When Yunxiao heard that.
She did not even need to turn around to know that her younger sister's eyes were surely shining.
Luxuan gave it serious thought.
"Probably quite a few."
Bixiao instantly perked up.
"Then when are we going?"
"Not now."
"Why?"
Luxuan pointed beyond the heavens.
"The time for Violet Cloud Palace's second lecture is drawing near."
Bixiao's expression visibly froze for a moment.
She had spent all these years cultivating in Penglai.
Though she had heard plenty about Violet Cloud Palace, she had never actually gone there.
During the first lecture.
The three sisters had not even become Luxuan's disciples yet.
Now that the second lecture was approaching.
According to the messages circulating among the Great Wilderness's Mighty Figures, what Hongjun would discuss this time would likely concern the path of cultivation beyond Great Luo.
Zhao Gongming realized it as well.
"Master, are you planning to go to Violet Cloud Palace?"
"Just to take a look."
Luxuan's tone was casual.
He had already entered the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm on his own.
He had little need for the so-called Quasi-Saint Corpse-Slaying method.
But Hongjun was, after all, the first person in the present Great Wilderness to publicly attain sainthood.
There was no harm in listening.
More importantly.
The Three Cloud Sisters and Zhao Gongming had yet to truly witness a gathering of the Great Wilderness's top cultivators.
If they stayed in Penglai all the time.
Their worldview could easily become warped.
For example, Bixiao had already begun thinking that Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasures were fairly common.
That was obviously not normal.
He would take them out to broaden their horizons.
And let her see just how poor everyone else actually was.
"All of you are coming."
Luxuan looked at the four of them.
Yunxiao was somewhat surprised.
"Master, can we enter Violet Cloud Palace too?"
"Why not?"
"The three thousand Violet Cloud guests are all Mighty Figures at Great Luo or above. Our cultivation..."
"Hongjun did not put up a sign at the entrance saying Taiyi cultivators are forbidden."
Luxuan's expression remained natural.
"Just follow your master."
Bixiao immediately smiled.
She loved her master's kind of logic.
Others thought there were countless rules.
Her master asked one question first.
Who made that rule?
No one had.
Then they could go.
It was so simple that it made one feel refreshed.
But Qiongxiao was concerned about something else.
"Master."
"The Chaos Astral Wind is extremely dangerous for Taiyi cultivators."
Luxuan nodded.
"Under normal circumstances, it is."
"But with your master here."
"You only need to watch the road."
"You will not need to face the wind."
Zhao Gongming was completely unworried after hearing that.
A Primordial Unity Golden Immortal was personally leading the way.
If a few Taiyi and Great Luo cultivators could still get blown away by the Chaos Astral Wind on the road.
That would be rather damaging to their master's reputation.
Over the next several years.
The Three Cloud Sisters each sorted through their cultivation gains.
Yunxiao brought the Primordial Unity Golden Dipper.
Qiongxiao kept the Mystic Origin Immortal-Slaying Sword at her side.
As for Bixiao, she somehow dug out another High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure-grade cloud robe from Treasure Cliff and draped it over herself, claiming that since this was her first trip to Violet Cloud Palace, she needed to look presentable.
Zhao Gongming watched her fuss around for half the day.
At last, he could not help himself.
"Junior Sister."
"Aren't you already wearing a high-grade immortal robe underneath?"
Bixiao nodded seriously.
"Yes."
"Then why put on another one?"
"This one looks nicer."
Zhao Gongming was speechless.
Since when had High-grade Innate Spirit Treasures begun serving as fashion accessories?
The longer he stayed in Penglai.
The more easily his understanding of an Innate Spirit Treasure's value became distorted.
In the end, Yunxiao could not bear to watch any longer.
She forcibly made Bixiao put away the extra one.
"We're going to listen to the Dao."
"Not to hold a treasure exhibition."
Bixiao was somewhat disappointed.
Once they were ready.
Luxuan did not delay any longer.
The group of five left Penglai.
They headed all the way toward Beyond the Heavens.
They passed through the Nine Heavens Astral Wind.
They crossed the Great Wilderness Firmament Membrane.
The scenery beyond abruptly changed.
Boundless chaos appeared before them.
Gray currents endlessly churned.
The laws of space, time, the five elements, and more all became incomparably chaotic here.
For ordinary Taiyi cultivators.
This place truly was dangerous.
If a current of chaos struck them head-on, they would at least be thrown into a flurry.
Yet Luxuan merely swept his sleeve.
A faint mysterious radiance enveloped all four disciples.
Before any currents of chaos could draw near, they parted to either side on their own.
Bixiao stood within the mysterious radiance.
Watching the imposing Chaos Astral Wind outside.
She could not help reaching out and poking the light barrier.
"Master."
"Are we traveling a little too comfortably like this?"
Luxuan looked at her.
"Or did you want to go out and get some air?"
Bixiao immediately pulled her hand back.
"No."
One still had to know when to yield.
Zhao Gongming watched the surrounding chaos constantly recede.
Before long, he noticed another problem.
They were moving too fast.
Normally, a Great Luo traveling through chaos had to constantly discern direction and avoid chaotic storms.
Luxuan seemed to have no such problems at all.
The Space Great Dao unfolded.
With a single step, he crossed an unknown distance.
They had not set out particularly early.
Yet before long.
An ancient palace silhouette appeared in the chaos ahead.
Before the palace.
Countless Great Wilderness Mighty Figures were arriving from different directions.
The Three Pure Ones.
Di Jun and Grand Unity.
Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun.
Kunpeng.
Jieyin and Zhunti.
More and more familiar and unfamiliar auras gathered here.
They had arrived at Violet Cloud Palace.
Luxuan led his four disciples through the last stream of chaotic air.
The moment they appeared.
Quite a few Mighty Figures who had been conversing with one another suddenly fell silent.
Because they had recognized Luxuan almost simultaneously.
Or rather.
Anyone who had paid even a little attention to the Eastern Sea these past years.
Would find it difficult not to know that name.
Especially before Violet Cloud Palace.
There had originally been a seat belonging to Dongwang Gong.
Now, no one would ever come to sit there again.
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