With the matter settled, Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun no longer lingered.
The two rose and cupped their hands in farewell to Zhou Ming and Wu Ming.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming, Fellow Daoist Wu Ming, we shall take our leave first," Zhenyuanzi said.
Hongyun also bowed, "Thank you, Fellow Daoists, for your assistance today."
Wu Ming nodded slightly, "Fellow Daoists, take care."
Zhou Ming said nothing more, merely watching the two depart Pangu Hall.
Once the two figures completely vanished outside the hall,
Zhou Ming withdrew his gaze and his Divine Thought stirred.
The next moment, twelve powerful auras appeared almost simultaneously within the great hall.
It was precisely the Twelve Ancestral Witches!
"Big Brother," Dijiang spoke first, his voice steady.
The other Ancestral Witches also bowed in succession.
Zhou Ming's gaze swept over his twelve younger brothers and sisters, and he nodded.
"I have summoned you today for an important matter to discuss."
"Dijiang, Houtu."
Dijiang and Houtu stepped forward.
"What are Big Brother's instructions?" Dijiang asked.
"You two, accompany me on a trip to the East Sea to search for the two Immortal Islands of Fangzhang and Yingzhou."
Upon hearing this, although the other Ancestral Witches did not speak, a hint of anticipation flashed in their eyes.
They naturally knew the purpose of their Big Brother's trip: it was for the netherworld white lotus.
Then, Zhou Ming's gaze turned to the other Ancestral Witches, excluding Zhu Jiuyin.
"The rest of you, from this moment on, cultivate in seclusion with all your might!"
"Breakthrough as quickly as possible and step into the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm!"
"The Legacy left by Father God is vast and boundless. Only by entering the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm can you truly begin to tap into its potential and wield stronger power."
"Once you all become Hunyuan Golden Immortals, our Wu Clan will truly be able to stand at the pinnacle of the Primordial Land, unafraid of any storms!"
The Ancestral Witches, upon hearing this, looked solemn and responded in unison, "Yes, Big Brother! We will not fail Big Brother's trust!"
Dijiang pondered for a moment, then still voiced the doubt in his heart, "Big Brother, the East Sea is boundless. The whereabouts of those two islands, Fangzhang and Yingzhou, are elusive. Even Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi, with the help of the Earth Book, said they were difficult to find."
"Can we really find them on this trip...?"
Zhou Ming looked at Dijiang, his tone calm yet filled with powerful confidence.
"No need to worry. I have already communicated with Father God's will."
"Father God has sensed that the time is ripe."
"This trip is bound to succeed!"
"We understand!" Dijiang's heart was no longer in doubt, and he immediately responded.
Zhou Ming nodded, then turned to Wu Ming, who was standing beside him.
"Fellow Daoist."
Wu Ming bowed slightly, "What are Fellow Daoist's instructions?"
"During my absence, I entrust the entire Wu Clan to you," Zhou Ming said solemnly.
Wu Ming nodded, his expression calm, "Fellow Daoist can rest assured, Wu Ming will not fail your trust."
With arrangements made, Zhou Ming no longer hesitated.
"Dijiang, Houtu, let's go!"
As his voice fell, the three figures instantly vanished from Pangu Hall, heading towards the endless ocean to the east.
...
At the same time.
In the East Sea.
The vast expanse of mist and waves blurred the line between water and sky.
Unlike the majestic mountains and rivers of the inland, the ocean possessed its own boundless grandeur.
Zhou Ming and the two others did not stop, proceeding directly into the heart of the East Sea.
They found a desolate small island with decent Spiritual Qi but no living beings occupying it, and landed there.
Zhou Ming sat cross-legged on a giant rock, spreading the Earth Book before him.
Vast magical power was poured into it.
Buzz—!
The Earth Book vibrated slightly, a yellowish-brown halo flowed, and upon its pages, countless intricate and profound earth vein patterns began to appear and transform.
The Primordial Land, its mountains and rivers, were all contained within it.
The four seas and their territories, islands and reefs, also appeared.
However, the special earth veins representing Fangzhang and Yingzhou were slow to appear.
Dijiang and Houtu stood on either side, their expressions focused, silently acting as Protectors for Zhou Ming.
Time slowly passed in this monotonous waiting.
One day, two days...
One year, two years...
Ten years, twenty years...
In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.
For powerful beings like them, a century was but a flick of a finger.
But for these past hundred years, the earth vein patterns on the Earth Book had shown no abnormalities.
The legendary Fangzhang and Yingzhou remained unseen.
Even with Dijiang and Houtu's steady Heart-Nature, they couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Only Zhou Ming remained as calm as water, continuously pouring magical power into the Earth Book, meticulously observing every subtle change in the patterns.
Finally.
At a certain moment in the hundredth year.
Buzz!
Upon the Earth Book, without any warning, two extremely special earth vein patterns, which had never appeared before, suddenly materialized!
These two earth vein patterns had peculiar structures and flowing Dao rhymes, completely different from any earth veins on the Primordial Land.
They appeared almost simultaneously!
But the distance between them was extremely vast, distributed in different areas of the East Sea.
"They've appeared!"
Zhou Ming's eyes suddenly opened wide.
He quickly noted down the spatial coordinates represented by these two earth vein patterns.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Ming immediately made a decision.
"Dijiang, Houtu!"
"You two, go to the one in the west!"
"I'll go to the one in the east!"
"Remember, once you find the netherworld white lotus, take it immediately without any delay, then return here to rendezvous."
"Yes, Big Brother!" Dijiang and Houtu responded immediately without the slightest hesitation.
"Go!"
Before Zhou Ming's words finished, the three figures had already transformed into three streaks of light, shooting off in different directions at extreme speed!
Their speed was far beyond that of ordinary Quasi-Sages!
Zhou Ming traveled eastward, his figure constantly flickering and leaping through the Void Realm.
In just a moment, a sea area shrouded in dense Innate mist appeared before his eyes.
Within the mist, the outline of a huge island was vaguely visible, with immortal light swirling and auspicious Qi steaming.
A powerful Formation fluctuation isolated the inside from the outside.
"Innate Great Formation..." Zhou Ming stopped.
This Formation was so strong that it was difficult for anyone below the Quasi-Sage Realm to break through.
Zhou Ming did not forcibly break the Formation, but instead carefully sensed the nodes of the Formation. His figure flickered, and he silently passed through the Great Formation, entering the interior of the island.
Upon entering the island, an overwhelming surge of dense Innate Spiritual Qi rushed forth. Exotic flowers and jade grasses covered the ground, and immortal birds and Spirit Beasts were seen everywhere, presenting a scene of a top-tier blessed land from the Primordial Land.
In the center of the island, a majestic immortal mountain stood tall, with three ancient Dao characters inscribed upon it—Fangzhang Island!
It was indeed here!
Zhou Ming's heart settled, not daring to waste a single moment.
His Divine Thought instantly spread out, covering the entire Fangzhang Island, meticulously searching for the possible location of the netherworld white lotus.
At the same time, on the other side.
...
At the same time.
In another distant sea area of the East Sea.
Dijiang and Houtu also arrived at their destination.
It was also an immortal island shrouded by a powerful Innate Formation, with a concentration of Spiritual Qi no less than that of Fangzhang Island.
Dijiang's Law of Space surged, and Houtu's Law of Earth protected her body. Both of them instantly pierced through the Great Formation and stepped into the confines of Yingzhou Island.
In the center of the island, there was also an immortal mountain, and on its gate, the three characters "Yingzhou Island" were inscribed.
"Search separately!" Dijiang said in a deep voice.
"Okay!" Houtu nodded.
The two dared not delay and immediately split up, fully extending their Divine Thought, beginning to search inch by inch across this huge Yingzhou Immortal Island.
They had only one goal—the netherworld white lotus.
It was also a huge immortal island shrouded by an Innate Great Formation.