Moon Island was a great volcano standing alone in the Eastern Sea. With his supreme magical power, Master Lianshan had descended deep into its crater and built a cave abode beneath it. Later, as he attained the Dao, the Final Kalpa descended and ten thousand demons came to attack. Assailed from within and without, he ultimately lost his Dao Practice and came close to having both body and soul annihilated.
The volcano stood where the Eastern and Northern Seas met. Dark clouds usually blanketed the surrounding waters, turbid waves towered into the sky, and black frost surged. Icebergs drifting down from the north passed it one after another. Sometimes, driven at great speed by bitter winds, they collided with thunderous crashes, ice splitting and mountains collapsing in a terrifying spectacle.
Every fifty-two years, the volcano erupted. Flames soared into the heavens and Magma streamed wildly, presenting an entirely different sight.
Master Lianshan had left many things in his cave abode at the volcano's base. Before his death, he placed restrictions upon them with Immortal Arts. Regardless of sect or school, orthodox or unorthodox, anyone under heaven who could enter the treasury was deemed to have a destined connection and could take one item. It could be a Magic Treasure, an Immortal Elixir, or a book of Daoist teachings, but only one could be taken each time.
Jinxu Nu alone was an exception. In a past life, he had shared a special connection with Master Lianshan. The Taiyi Purifying Fan had originally hung hidden on the wall, invisible to everyone else who entered. Only when Jinxu Nu descended did it reveal itself, allowing him to obtain it. After he transformed himself and cultivated a human form, he descended a second time with the Two Elders of Mount Song, who gave him