Chapter 24 The Pure White Lotus of the Three Immortal Islands
Decades later, Feng Zichen traversed the entire Purple Mansion Continent, finding the corpses of fifteen innate gods and demons. During this time, he also slew hundreds of ferocious beasts, acquiring a considerable amount of ferocious energy crystals.
After carefully storing the Dao Embryos formed from the innate gods and demons, Feng Zichen did not leave the Purple Mansion Continent but instead wandered around its vicinity.
Countless immortal islands lie on the East Sea, among which the Three Immortal Islands are the most prominent.
Legend has it that the Three Immortal Islands were formed from fragments of chaos, containing boundless creation, hidden within the East Sea.
Since ancient times, countless innate gods and demons have come to the East Sea in search of them, but none have found a trace.
The Three Immortal Islands are protected by an array that can shield them from heavenly secrets and prevent outsiders from peeping. Only those with the right destiny can enter.
Whether Feng Zichen was one of those destined, he himself did not know. However, he learned from later records that the Three Immortal Islands were near the Purple Mansion Continent.
Using the Primordial Dao Seal, Feng Zichen wandered around the Purple Mansion Continent, intending to sense the location of the Three Immortal Islands through the Primordial Dao Seal.
The Primordial Chaos Qi is the first breath of energy that gave birth to the world from nothingness; it is the source of the Great Dao, the beginning of everything. Therefore, no Great Dao can escape its perception.
Having wandered near Zifu Prefecture for only a short time, the Primordial Chaos Dao Seal erupted with a surge of Primordial Chaos Qi, enveloping Feng Zichen and tearing open a space.
In the void, chaotic Qi permeated everything, creating a hazy, indistinct atmosphere. Here, innate Dao patterns were densely distributed, heaven and earth were disordered, the Five Elements were unbalanced, and amidst the mutual restraint of the Five Elements, waves of destructive Qi swept out.
The Primordial Three Talents Grand Array!
The protective array of the Three Immortal Islands.
The Primordial Chaos Dao Seal, enveloping Feng Zichen, seemed to merge with the Primordial Three Talents Grand Array. The waves of destructive Qi passed through his body, yet caused him no harm—a truly miraculous sight.
Seeing this, Feng Zichen, within the Ziwei Palace, emitted rays of purple light from his Yang God, gaining a new understanding of the Primordial Chaos Dao.
After an unknown amount of time, the Hongmeng Dao Seal suddenly trembled, carrying Feng Zichen away from the Innate Three Talents Grand Array and onto an island.
The island was rich in innate energy, teeming with countless exotic flowers and rare herbs, and various spirits frolicked and played happily.
Not far away stood a stone tablet inscribed with the characters "Penglai," written in the innate divine script.
"This is Penglai? Truly living up to its name!"
Standing on Penglai Immortal Island, Feng Zichen was filled with emotion.
Penglai Immortal Island was a million miles wide, its innate energy as dense as mist, interspersed with wisps of chaotic primordial energy, surpassing even Zichen Cave Heaven.
At the center of the island was a spiritual spring, gushing forth chaotic primordial energy, which combined with the island's innate energy to nourish all living beings.
Feng Zichen soared into the air and flew towards the center of the island; where chaotic primordial energy gathered, there were either innate spiritual treasures or innate spiritual roots.
Even before approaching, Feng Zichen felt a refreshing fragrance wafting towards him, instantly clearing his mind.
"It's a Primordial Spiritual Root!"
Upon smelling the fragrance, Feng Zichen was overjoyed. While Primordial Spiritual Treasures were precious, Primordial Spiritual Roots were even rarer.
Since the opening of Zichen Cave Heaven, he had wanted to find a Primordial Spiritual Root to plant on Ziwei Mountain, strengthening the essence of Zichen Cave Heaven and boosting the fortune of the human race.
However, Primordial Spiritual Roots were extremely rare, even more so than Primordial Spiritual Treasures. Even though Feng Zichen possessed memories of his later life, he was born too late.
Most of the Primordial Spiritual Roots he remembered had already appeared and found their owners. As for the remaining ones, he only knew their names and effects, but not their whereabouts.
Now, having arrived at Penglai Immortal Island, regardless of other gains, a single Primordial Spiritual Root was enough to satisfy him.
Arriving at the center of the immortal island, he saw a primordial spring, spewing forth wisps of chaotic energy. Upon it, white lotus buds were about to bloom, the fragrance that Feng Zichen had smelled emanating from them.
"This is… a twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus!"
In a flash, Feng Zichen rushed to the spring, staring in astonishment at the twelfth-grade white lotus within.
The white lotus bloomed in the spring, emitting a delicate fragrance, its body radiating a profound aura, surrounded by the laws of the Great Dao, exuding a pure and holy aura, appearing sacred and inviolable.
Looking at the Pure World White Lotus in the pool, Feng Zichen was deeply excited. He had considered various spiritual roots, but he hadn't expected it to be this treasure.
The twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus, a supreme innate spiritual treasure, possessed unparalleled defense and the ability to purify all things, making it the nemesis of all evil energy.
Long ago, when Pangu created the world, the primordial treasure, the Creation Green Lotus, could not withstand the pressure of creation and shattered in the primordial chaos. Its lotus leaves transformed into the Five Banners of Heaven and Earth, and four lotus seeds fell into the primordial world, transforming into the Four Lotus Platforms.
These nine spiritual treasures are all top-grade innate spiritual treasures, possessing the function of suppressing destiny. The Twelve-Petaled Pure White Lotus was transformed from one of these lotus seeds.
Legend has it that when the Four Lotus Platforms are combined, they can evolve into the Twenty-Four-Petaled Creation Green Lotus, a supreme innate treasure.
Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking. Not only would the Heavenly Dao not allow the Creation Green Lotus to reappear, but the owners of the other three lotus platforms are also beyond his reach.
The other three lotus platforms are: the Twelve-Petaled World-Destroying Black Lotus, which disappeared into the primordial world with the Demon Ancestor;
the Twelve-Petaled Karmic Fire Red Lotus, born in the Blood Sea, now in the hands of the Blood Sea Lord, Styx;
and the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus, bestowed by the Dao Ancestor upon the Two Saints of the Four Directions to suppress the destiny of the Western Sect.
Each of these three is stronger than the last, and Feng Zichen dares not provoke them.
He extinguished his unrealistic fantasies and looked towards the twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus in the spiritual spring. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," he thought. "Why think so much when I need to get the spiritual treasure before me?"
Besides the twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus, the spiritual spring also contained three ninth-grade Pure World White Lotuses, top-grade innate spiritual treasures; nine sixth-grade Pure World White Lotuses, mid-grade innate spiritual treasures; and thirty-six third-grade Pure World White Lotuses, low-grade innate spiritual treasures.
The Pure World White Lotus was not only a top-grade innate spiritual treasure but also a top-grade innate spiritual root; this entire patch of Pure World White Lotuses was formed from its seeds.
However, the fruits produced by innate spiritual roots are always better the further they are developed. Since the Pure World White Lotus had already produced so many innate spiritual treasures, the seeds it would produce later would likely only be innate magic treasures.
This was only thanks to the effects of the Chaos Divine Water; otherwise, it was questionable whether the Pure World White Lotus would even be able to produce seeds in the future.
Indeed, this spiritual spring was also a treasure. Its spring water is the legendary Chaos Divine Water, containing boundless creative power, which is why the white lotus could bear fruit and give birth to so many innate spiritual treasures without damaging its original power.
Moreover, the chaotic primordial energy of the island also emanates from this source.
Having suddenly obtained so many innate spiritual treasures, Feng Zichen was incredibly excited and almost cried out. After a long while, he finally calmed down.
Stepping into the spiritual spring, Feng Zichen walked towards the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus, intending to refine the spiritual treasure first before investigating the situation of the other two immortal islands.
(End of Chapter)