The Death Abyss was located at the southeastern edge of the Great Wilderness continent, bordering the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the south and the Endless Sea in the east. It was a vast region permanently shrouded in dark clouds and Death Qi.
The two flew together for several months. The closer they got, the thinner and more chaotic the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth became, replaced by an uncomfortable aura of decay and dead silence.
Finally, a boundless dark rift, resembling a scar on the earth, appeared on the horizon.
Above the rift, thick lead-gray dark clouds loomed year-round, with faint bloody lightning flashing within them.
The mouth of the valley was filled with grayish-black mist. As the mist churned, it seemed as though countless distorted faces were wailing.
Even separated by hundreds of millions of kilometers, the tragic Evil Qi and endless resentment originating from the ancient battlefield still made Qin Yi and Ao Yue feel awe and dread in their hearts.
"The Death Abyss is right ahead."
Ao Yue's face turned slightly pale. The dragon scale talisman in her hand automatically emitted a soft golden light that enveloped her, resisting the oncoming Evil Qi.
Qin Yi also activated the earth lamp, an earth-yellow halo enveloping his body to isolate the Death Qi that was eroding his Divine Soul.
"Stay close to me, conceal your aura, and let's go in."
Qin Yi said in a deep voice, taking the lead to fly toward the huge rift entrance.
As soon as they entered the range of the Death Abyss, the light suddenly dimmed, as if transitioning instantly from daylight to dusk.
The air was filled with a pungent mixed scent of sulfur and blood, and the ground was scorched, cracked hard earth devoid of a single blade of grass.
Huge skeletons could be seen half-buried in the soil everywhere; some belonged to the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, while others were hard-to-identify strange behemoths. Broken weapons and Dharma Treasure fragments were scattered all over the ground, mostly rusted, dim, and entirely devoid of spirituality.
Even more terrifying were the ubiquitous "battlefield echoes".
Phantom sounds of clashing metal, Spell detonations, roaring behemoths, and wailing warriors would inexplicably ring in their ears from time to time, and fragments of shattered war scenes would occasionally flash before their eyes, disturbing their minds.
Had it not been for the protection of the earth lamp and the dragon scale talisman, these echoes alone would have been enough to derange the minds of Cultivators below the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
The two flew low and cautiously, trying their best to avoid touching any suspicious objects or energy fluctuations.
Holding the dragon scale, Ao Yue sensed the location of her parents' fall while vigilantly observing her surroundings.
Having flown for about twenty thousand miles—avoiding several areas along the way where dangerous energy clearly gathered (likely broken killing arrays or naturally formed death zones) and dispersing a few waves of formless evil spirits condensed from thick Evil Qi—the two finally approached the "Dragon Fall Valley" region sensed by Ao Yue.
The terrain ahead began to change, with deep gullies and protruding small hills appearing. The Dragon Race aura and the tragic intent of death permeating the air grew increasingly dense.
The number of Dragon Race skeletons on the ground increased significantly, and some skeletons still emitted a faint pressure, showing that their strength during their lifetime had been formidable.
"It's right in that largest valley ahead!"
Ao Yue pointed at a slender valley ahead shrouded in dark red mist, the dragon scale talisman in her hand shining brightly and humming.
The two lowered their figures and walked on foot toward the valley entrance.
The dark red mist permeating the valley entrance wriggled slowly as if it had life, exuding a strong smell of blood and resentment.
Qin Yi tested it with the brilliance of the earth lamp, discovering that this mist had an extremely strong erosive and interfering effect on Divine Sense and magical power.
"This 'Blood Evil Dragon Grievance Mist' was transformed from the vital blood and resentment of the fallen Dragon Race back then. It is extremely tricky and is especially erosive to non-Dragon Race living beings."
Ao Yue explained while activating the dragon scale talisman. A pure and majestic dragon might radiated outward, causing the dark red mist to retreat slightly as if encountering its natural enemy, clearing a narrow passage.
"Let's go!"
Shielding Ao Yue, Qin Yi quickly passed through the mist wall.
Entering the interior of the valley, the sight was even more terrifying.
The rock walls on both sides of the valley appeared dark red, as if cast from solidified dragon blood.
Dozens of unimaginably huge, complete dragon skeletons were scattered across the valley floor. Most of these dragon skeletons maintained fighting or struggling postures, and even after countless years of death, they still emitted heart-palpitating pressure and endless desolation.
Floating in the air were specks of light golden dragon soul points. Seeming to sense Ao Yue's pure Dragon Race bloodline, they let out low, sorrowful dragon roars, lingering persistently.
Ao Yue's eyes turned red, and holding back her grief, she held the dragon scale to sense carefully. Finally, her gaze locked onto a small platform in the deepest part of the valley, surrounded and guarded by several huge dragon skeletons.
Atop the platform coiled the two largest five-clawed golden dragon skeletons, which still emitted a faint holy golden light even in death!
One dragon skeleton was entirely a deep azure blue, vast as the ocean; the other was a luxurious light gold, graceful and majestic. They were precisely Ao Yue's parents, the Prince and Princess of the ancient Dragon Race!
In the center of the two sacred dragon skeletons floated a fist-sized azure dragon ball covered in cracks with extremely dim light, along with a dragon-shaped scepter that was broken in the middle but still had a weak golden glow struggling to circulate—they were precisely the natal dragon ball and Inheritance supreme treasure of the Dragon King and Dragon Queen!
At the lower edge of the dragon skeleton platform, a peculiar jade token half-buried in the dark red soil caught Qin Yi's attention.
That token was neither gold nor jade, dark gray in color, and palm-sized. Inscribed on it were some extremely ancient, distorted runes that seemed not to belong to this era, exuding an indescribable vicissitude and mysterious fluctuation completely different from the tragic atmosphere of the surrounding Dragon Race.
"Father! Mother!"
Ao Yue could no longer hold back. She rushed to the platform, knelt on the ground, tears streaming down like rain as she sobbed uncontrollably. She respectfully kowtowed three times and nine times toward her parents' dragon skeletons, speaking tearfully.
"Your daughter has come to take you home!—"
At the time of the Longhan Tribulation, she was still only a dragon egg. Although she later successfully hatched and took human form, due to the Karma of the heaven and earth tribulation, her path of Dao became incomparably bumpy.
Qin Yi silently guarded the side, his Divine Sense vigilantly scanning the surroundings.
He could sense that although the dragon might still existed here and the resentment was heavy, there were no other active dangerous auras. It seemed that the remaining holy might of her parents' dragon skeletons had deterred the nearby evil spirits, forming a relatively "peaceful" area.
After a long while, Ao Yue finally stopped crying. Using a secret technique of the Dragon Race, she carefully shrank her parents' remains and solemnly put them away.
She then picked up the cracked dragon ball and the broken scepter. Feeling her parents' residual aura and weak spirituality within them, her tears slipped down once more.
"Father, Mother, your daughter will definitely find a way to repair the dragon ball and scepter, continue the glory of our Dragon Race, and fulfill the long-cherished wishes in your hearts!"
She swore in a low voice.
"Whoosh!—"
Just as Ao Yue collected her thoughts and prepared to take her parents' relics, Qin Yi also stepped forward and carefully retrieved the half-buried dark gray token.
As the token felt icy and heavy in his hand, those ancient runes seemed to come alive under his gaze, circulating slightly and exuding an even clearer aura of vicissitudes.
Ao Yue also noticed the special token in Qin Yi's hand. She carefully examined it first, then sensed it with her own bloodline, and subsequently shook her head.
"Fellow Daoist!"
"This item does not belong to our Dragon Race. The Dao text on it is extremely mysterious, somewhat resembling the Chaos Dao divine text from before the creation of the world. Perhaps it is the relic of a fallen mighty figure from the great battle back then, and it drifted here!"
Hearing her words, Qin Yi nodded.
He could perceive that this token was extremely unusual, containing an incomparably pure Origin of the Chaos World inside, so Qin Yi tried to take it into his Sea of Consciousness to refine it.
"Hum!"
Layers of special Restrictions were resisting, and Qin Yi had to use the Merit accumulated in his Sea of Consciousness to refine it, but he quickly discovered that the level of the Primordial World's Merit seemed too low to refine it.
"Then let's try the Great Dao Merit!"
As the first 'Three Immortals of Heaven, Earth, and Man' of the Primordial World, after surviving the Three Tribulations of Heaven, Earth, and Man, aside from receiving rewards of Primordial World Merit, he also had Great Dao Merit blessings.
Qin Yi had always accumulated these Great Dao Merits deep within his Sea of Consciousness. Only half had been used when condensing the golden wheel of merit back then, and the remaining half had been continuously accumulated.
In order to unlock the secrets of this special token, Qin Yi decided to first try refining it with the precious Great Dao Merit to see if he could unveil the mysterious veil of the token.
"This place is not suitable for a long stay!"
Qin Yi's gaze looked toward Ao Yue.
"Fellow Daoist!"
"Now our goal has been achieved, and this Death Abyss is far too perilous. As for other plans regarding this token, everything will be decided after we go out!"
"Alright!"
Ao Yue nodded heavily. She carefully put away her parents' relics, and finally took a deep look at the Dragon Burial Valley that bore the final traces of her parents, her gaze becoming incomparably resolute.
The two once again deployed the earth lamp and the dragon scale amulet, following their original path to retreat out of the abyss even more carefully.
Perhaps because her greatest wish had been fulfilled, Ao Yue's state of mind was clear, and their cooperation became even more tacit. Although they encountered several waves of evil spirit attacks and a small-scale spatial turbulence on the return journey, both of them resolved them safely without incident.
Three days later, they finally rushed out of the oppressive range of the Death Abyss, seeing normal skies and sunlight once again.
Looking back, the huge dark rift was still lifeless, like an unhealing scar on the Primordial World.
"Finally... we're out."
Ao Yue let out a long sigh of relief, her face revealing a sense of relief and the comfort of having completed her mission.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, for having your wish fulfilled," Qin Yi said with a smile.
"This time, it was entirely thanks to Fellow Daoist's wholehearted assistance!"
Ao Yue turned around and bowed solemnly to Qin Yi once more.
"Ao Yue will forever keep this grace and virtue in my heart!"
"Fellow Daoist, you exaggerate. This is merely something I ought to do." Qin Yi helped her up, saying, "Let's first find a safe place where you can adjust your injuries and state of mind, and then I will send you back to the East Sea!"
"Alright!"
The two quickly found an ordinary peak, using Divine Ability to carve out a closed-door Cave Dwelling. Ao Yue directly crossed her legs and sat with eyes closed in meditation to recover, while Qin Yi began to calm his mind and study that special token.
"This, this is actually the token of the 'Yingzhou Immortal Island', the most mysterious among the Three Immortal Islands of Penglai?"
After Qin Yi mobilized the Great Dao Merit in his Sea of Consciousness to refine the Chaos Restrictions of this token, he finally learned the true appearance of this token, and his heart was instantly filled with pleasant surprise.
Legend has it—
The Three Immortal Islands of Penglai were transformed from a piece of the purest Chaos Source Crystal in the Chaos World, favored by infinite Chaos Heavenly Treasures and Chaos Demon Gods. Back when Pangu opened the heavens, unable to withstand the pressure of creation, it subsequently shattered into three pieces and fell into the Primordial World.
As the transformation of the Chaos Source Crystal, the three immortal islands each contained extraordinary fated opportunities. Among them, Penglai Immortal Island was obtained by the Eastern Wanggong, who used the immortal island to establish the famous Celestial Court.
Fangzhang Immortal Island was obtained by the Western Wangmu; internally, it not only contained Innate Spirit Treasures, but even the Huangzhong Li, one of the top ten Innate Spiritual Roots!
As for the most mysterious Yingzhou Immortal Island, it had always been in legends. Even by the later Gods Manifestation Tribulation and Journey to the West Tribulation, this top-tier blessed land had never appeared in the Primordial World.
Who would have thought that this time helping Ao Yue collect her parents' remains would actually yield a token to enter Yingzhou Immortal Island!
This was truly an unexpected pleasant surprise!
When Ao Yue finished regulating her breath and opened her eyes, she saw Qin Yi toying with that dark gray token, his face carrying rare deep thought and a trace of excitement.
"Fellow Daoist, what profound mystery does the token hold?"
She asked curiously, because she knew Qin Yi had always been calm and steady. Anything that could make him wear such an expression was definitely not an ordinary object.
Qin Yi turned his head to look at Ao Yue, pondered slightly in his heart, and then decided to tell her the true function of this 'Yingzhou Immortal Island' token.
Because the two had known each other since humble beginnings, their personalities matched well, and they had experienced life and death together in the Death Abyss. Furthermore, Yingzhou Immortal Island was located on the East Sea, so if he had Ao Yue's assistance, he would be able to find it much faster.
"Fellow Daoist!"
"This token is not an ordinary relic of a fallen mighty figure, but rather... the credential to enter 'Yingzhou Immortal Island'!"
"Yingzhou Immortal Island?!"
Ao Yue cried out in surprise, her cold and detached face filled with unbelievable shock.
As a core direct descendant of the Dragon Race, how could she not know the legend of the "Three Immortal Islands of Penglai"? That was the most mysterious and top-tier blessed land of the Primordial World, transformed from fragments of the Chaos Source Crystal, internally containing infinite creations!
The Penglai and Fangzhang islands had long since emerged into the world. Only the most mysterious Yingzhou Immortal Island had, since the creation of the world, only been heard of in name without a trace seen. Countless mighty figures had searched for it bitterly in vain, yet who would have thought that the key to opening it would be hidden in such a desperate land as the Death Abyss, and moreover coincidentally fall into Qin Yi's hands!
"Fellow Daoist means... the legendary Yingzhou Immortal Island that has never appeared in the world?"
Ao Yue's voice was even trembling slightly; this matter was simply of too great significance.
"Indeed!"
Qin Yi nodded lightly.
"I used a secret technique to break the outer layer Restrictions of the token, learning that it records the approximate location of Yingzhou Immortal Island in the East Sea and the method to enter it. This island is transformed from the Chaos Source Crystal, independent of the Primordial World, yet existing by relying on the Primordial East Sea. Without this token's guidance, it is extremely difficult to find the entrance."
Ao Yue took a few deep breaths, forcefully suppressing the raging waves in her heart.
She looked at Qin Yi, her eyes incomparably complex. Such a heaven-shaking secret, such a supreme fated opportunity—Qin Yi was actually willing to inform her without reservation. This unreserved trust moved her far more than any treasure.
Connecting this to how he had previously agreed without hesitation to help her enter the Death Abyss, and now shared the secret of such a precious treasure... That feeling deeply buried at the bottom of her heart was moistened by dew at this moment, quietly growing and becoming increasingly clear and intense.
However, when she thought of Mu Yaoyao whom she had been introduced to at Shouyang Mountain, she sighed softly in her heart, hiding that surging emotion even deeper away
"Fellow Daoist trusts me so much, Ao Yue... I do not know how to repay this."
Ao Yue's voice carried a hint of imperceptible choking, "Yingzhou Immortal Island is of great importance. What are Fellow Daoist's plans?"
"Since Yingzhou Immortal Island is transformed from a Chaos Source Crystal fragment, the fated opportunity within must be astounding, but it may also be fraught with peril. I have decided to return to Shouyang Mountain first, and after making thorough preparations, we will search for Yingzhou Immortal Island."
Qin Yi naturally could perceive the change in Ao Yue's expression and faintly understood her affection for him, so he looked at her with gentle eyes.
"Fellow Daoist has now successfully retrieved your parents' remains, and presumably you will let them rest in peace as soon as possible. Therefore, let us tentatively make an appointment to explore Yingzhou Immortal Island together in one hundred years!"
"Together with us?——"
Ao Yue's face was filled with shock. She never expected that Qin Yi would be willing to share such a heaven-defying fated opportunity with her. This was a fated opportunity that countless top Innate divine beings dreamed of!
If that supreme Heavenly Dao Sage were to know, I'm afraid they wouldn't remain indifferent either, right?
"Naturally!——"
"This Yingzhou Immortal Island token was originally obtained by this poor Daoist and Fellow Daoist together. Moreover, Fellow Daoist, as a member of the Dragon Race, are most familiar with the East Sea. This trip will still rely on Fellow Daoist's strength!"
Qin Yi smiled and looked at her.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist!——"
"The East Sea is my Dragon Race ancestral land, and I will definitely do my utmost to assist Fellow Daoist in searching for Penglai Immortal Island!"
Ao Yue knew that Qin Yi was taking care of her, and her heart was moved beyond measure.
"Good!——"
"Then let us meet again in a hundred years!"
Qin Yi controlled the Great Dao Law, first taking Ao Yue through time and space dimensions back to the East Sea, and then directly returning to Shouyang Mountain.
"Your Majesty!——"
Mu Yaoyao perceived that her lover had returned, and her hanging heart finally let go.
Over the years, because she had been worrying about Qin Yi, her closed-door cultivation did not have much effect.
"Yaoyao!——"
Seeing her longing gaze, Qin Yi stepped forward directly and embraced her slender waist.
He briefly told Mu Yaoyao about this trip to the Death Abyss, and at the same time shared the fated opportunity of Yingzhou Immortal Island with her. Upon learning the origin of Yingzhou Immortal Island, Mu Yaoyao's heart was filled with anticipation.
The hundred-year appointment arrived in the blink of an eye.
During these hundred years, Qin Yi did not waste his time.
On one hand, he guided Mu Yaoyao's cultivation, helping her consolidate the Late Stage Profound Immortal Realm, and deduced the application methods of the Taiyin True Fire and the dinghai pearl more deeply; on the other hand, he sorted out his own gains and further stabilized his cultivation of the Middle Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.
At the same time, he meticulously prepared a large number of Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and Formation materials to deal with unknown perilous lands, Restrictions, and possible guardian strange beasts.
He also specially refined a few newly acquired auxiliary Dharma Treasures to enhance his control over the space and water element Laws, in order to cope with the complex environment of the East Sea.
After Ao Yue returned to the East Sea, she buried her parents' remains in the Dragon Race ancestral land at the first opportunity, fulfilling her long-cherished wish.
Afterward, in the identity of a Dragon Race princess, she secretly mobilized the power of the Dragon Race. Without arousing too much outside attention, she conducted a more detailed reconnaissance of the chaotic foggy sea area in the East Sea pointed out by the token, drew a more detailed map, and marked several particularly dangerous or abnormal areas.
At the same time, she also prepared water-avoidance, fog-repelling, and Restriction-breaking Dharma Treasures secretly made by the Dragon Race for this exploration, ensuring that she could help Qin Yi smoothly obtain Yingzhou Immortal Island.
When the hundred-year period expired, Qin Yi brought Mu Yaoyao and arrived as promised, joining with Ao Yue who was waiting at the edge of the East Sea.
"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist Yaoyao."
Ao Yue wore a golden palace-style gauze dress, making her look even more graceful and luxurious. Seeing the two, joy flashed in her eyes.
"Sorry to have kept Fellow Daoist waiting for a long time."
Qin Yi smiled and nodded, and Mu Yaoyao also nodded to Ao Yue in greeting. After their last contact, the relationship between the two women began to grow closer.
"There is no time to lose, let us set off now." Ao Yue took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Qin Yi, "This is a map of the East Sea drawn by my Dragon Race Ancestor. Several areas marked with red dots among them require extra caution."
Qin Yi's Divine Sense swept across the Jade Slip, memorizing its information, and he nodded, saying: "Fellow Daoist has put in effort. Let us proceed according to the token's guidance and be extra careful along the way."
The three of them no longer delayed, driving their escape light to fly toward the mysterious sea area in the depths of the East Sea shrouded in Chaos mist.
The East Sea was vast and boundless, with rolling blue waves and abundant Spiritual Qi.
Along the flight, occasionally encountering sea-patrol yakshas, shrimp soldiers and crab generals, seeing Princess Ao Yue, none failed to respectfully bow and give way.
There were also powerful sea beasts or reclusive water mansion Cultivators who sensed the aura of Qin Yi and Mu Yaoyao and peeked in secret, but sensing Ao Yue by their side, most chose to watch and did not step forward to disturb.
The deeper they went, the more the Spiritual Qi between the sea and sky became mixed with a primitive Chaos aura. Several months later, a boundless, gray Chaos mist stood horizontally like a huge wall between the sea and sky ahead, which was precisely the Sea of Mist.
"We have arrived." Ao Yue's expression was solemn, "This mist can isolate Divine Sense, disrupt direction perception, the ocean currents inside are chaotic, space is unstable, and there are even some ferocious beasts adapted to the Chaos environment lurking. We need to stay close together and must not scatter."
Qin Yi nodded and took out the dark gray Yingzhou Immortal Island token. As soon as the token appeared, it slightly trembled, emitting a hazy faint light, pointing to a certain direction deep in the mist.
"Follow me closely!——"
Qin Yi controlled the earth lamp, and an earth-yellow halo enveloped the three of them, adding a layer of protection.
Ao Yue also sacrificed the dragon scale Talisman, with faint Dragon might dispersing the slight Chaos aura that approached. Mu Yaoyao tightly gripped the dinghai pearl, ready at any time to deal with emergencies.
The three formed a pin-shaped Formation, with Qin Yi in front and the two women behind, cautiously flying into the Chaos mist.
Once entering the mist, vision was instantly compressed to within a hundred zhang, and Divine Sense was also like falling into a quagmire, difficult to extend.
Only the dull sound of waves and bizarre wind sounds echoed in their ears, and their sense of direction became extremely blurred. If not for the token continuously glowing to guide them, the three of them would probably find it difficult to move an inch.
Flying for about half a month, they indeed encountered several attacks along the way.
There were fierce sea beasts lurking in the mist, shaped like octopuses but born with bone spurs; elemental Spirit Monsters naturally condensed from Chaos mist and chaotic water elements; and even once, accidentally stumbling into a small spatial fold, almost being sucked into a random teleportation. Fortunately, Qin Yi had a very profound comprehension of the spatial Law, stabilized his figure in time, and paved the way with the token's clear light, thus managing to escape danger.
Relying on her understanding of the East Sea and the Dragon Race talent, Ao Yue issued early warnings for dangerous areas many times. Although Mu Yaoyao had the lowest Realm, under the protection of Qin Yi and Ao Yue, she also dealt with it calmly, using the water element power of the dinghai pearl to assist in stabilizing the surrounding waters and sharing the pressure.
On this day, the token's light suddenly became scorching bright, like a bright lamp!
"It is right nearby!"
Qin Yi's spirits lifted. Following the place where the token's light was brightest, the thick fog ahead seemed more viscous and solid than elsewhere, and strange spatial fluctuations faintly came over.
According to the incantation transmitted by the token, Qin Yi formed hand seals with both hands, injecting strands of specific Chaos magical power into the token.
The token hummed loudly, and the ancient Chaos divine writings on its surface lit up one by one, breaking away and interweaving in the air into a complex, profound, and Chaos Dao-rhyme-filled Formation pattern!
Relying on her understanding of the East Sea and her Dragon Race talents, Ao Yue issued early warnings about dangerous areas multiple times.
Although Mu Yaoyao had the lowest cultivation, under the protection of Qin Yi and Ao Yue, she also responded calmly, using the water-attribute power of the dinghai pearl to assist in stabilizing the surrounding waters and sharing the pressure.
On this day, the light of the token suddenly became blazing, like a bright lamp!
"It is nearby!"
Qin Yi's spirits lifted. Following the brightest part of the token's light, he looked ahead; the thick fog seemed even denser and more solid than elsewhere, and faint, strange spatial fluctuations emanated from it.
According to the incantation passed down by the token, Qin Yi formed hand seals with both hands, injecting strands of specific Chaos magical power into the token.
The token buzzed loudly, and the ancient Chaos divine runes on its surface lit up one by one, detaching themselves and intertwining in the air to form a complex, profound Formation pattern filled with Chaos Dao charm!
# Continuation: Chaos Immortal Island, Great Dao Origin
As the Formation pattern woven by the ancient Chaos divine runes slowly rotated, it exuded a desolate, vast, and wondrous aura that seemed capable of communicating with the Chaos Origin. At the center of the pattern, a clear beam of light, condensed as if tangible, projected straight toward the densest patch of Chaos thick fog ahead!
"Hiss—!"
Where the pure light reached, the Chaos mist melted like ice and snow, being forcibly purified and pushed aside to reveal a stable, hazy passageway about three zhang in diameter extending inward!
The four walls of the passageway flowed with water-like Chaos radiance, and at the end was no longer a hazy sea of fog, but the outline of a landmass shrouded in soft Chaos spiritual light and exuding an indescribable Dao charm!
A Chaos sacred mountain loomed faintly, with spiritual light circulating. Exotic flowers, rare herbs, flying waterfalls, and flowing springs were faintly visible, and there were even phantom projections of stars bobbing up and down within it. Its magnificent and sacred atmosphere far surpassed any blessed land in the outside world!
A pure, ancient Chaos Spiritual Qi containing the aura of the Three Thousand Great Dao Origins rushed face-first along the passageway!
Just by taking a single breath, the three of them—Qin Yi, Mu Yaoyao, and Ao Yue—felt their entire bodies relax, their magical power churn, and their comprehension of the Dao Laws became several points clearer!
"Yingzhou Immortal Island! We actually found it!"
Ao Yue's beautiful eyes flickered with brilliant colors, her voice trembling slightly with excitement. Mu Yaoyao also tightly grasped Qin Yi's arm, her small face flushing with excitement.
"The passageway is continuously consuming the token's energy and cannot maintain it for long. Let's go in quickly!"
Qin Yi could clearly feel the tremor of the token in his hand and the loss of energy inside.
Hesitating no longer, he wrapped one arm around Mu Yaoyao's slender waist and said to Ao Yue in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist, keep up!"
Having said that, the three of them turned into streams of light and plunged straight along the pure light passageway into the mysterious world shrouded by Chaos spiritual light!
The instant they passed through the passageway, it was as if they had crossed a layer of world membranes. All feelings of oppression, Chaos, and haziness vanished instantly!
Before their eyes, the view suddenly opened up!
This was a Chaos wonderland so gorgeous to the extreme that it was difficult to describe in words!
The sky was not a pure azure blue, but presented a deep Chaos color that seemed to encompass the birth and death of hundreds of millions of stars. Dots of "Chaos Stars" condensed from pure Chaos Spiritual Qi slowly rotated within it, casting soft starlight rich in Dao charm.
Upon the earth, mountains rose and fell, and spiritual peaks stood tall, but they were not ordinary soil and rocks, but Chaos crystal rocks glowing with a warm jade light.
Spiritual springs poured down from the peak of the mountain, converging into streams and lakes. What flowed in the water was not mortal water, but liquefied Chaos spiritual liquid flashing with colorful halos!
The Chaos Spiritual Qi permeated in the air was so dense that it almost turned into substantial spiritual mist. With every breath, one felt their magical power brimming and their Divine Soul clear.
Even more shocking was the ubiquitous "Dao charm" of this place!
The Three Thousand Great Dao Laws were incomparably active and clear here, and one could even say they were "within arm's reach"! Time, space, Five Elements, Yin and Yang, creation, destruction, destiny...
Various powers of Law turned into nakedly visible flowing lights, runes, and threads, intertwining and flowing in the void, deducing the supreme principles of the Universe's birth and death and the evolution of all things. Cultivating and enlightening oneself in this place—how could the efficiency merely be a thousand or hundreds of times that of the outside world!
Looking around, countless strange plants grew on the immortal island. There was the "Chaos Star Grass" whose entire body was crystal-clear like jade and whose leaves were like stars; there was the "Enlightenment Ancient Tree" with branches knotted like a dragon and blooming with colorful Dao-patterned flowers; there was the "Ethereal Immortal Vine" rooted in the Chaos spiritual liquid and bearing silver fruits containing spatial fluctuations... Every single one emitted a dense Chaos Origin aura, clearly being supreme immortal treasures that were extinct in the outside world and nurtured from the Chaos Source Crystal Origin!
"This... Is this the world transformed by the Chaos Source Crystal fragments?"
Ao Yue muttered to herself, completely shocked by the scene before her. Mu Yaoyao was even more intoxicated, feeling that the Yin power all over her body and the dinghai pearl were both cheering and leaping, producing a strong resonance with the pure water-attribute, Yin, spatial, and other Laws of this place.
"Such rich Chaos Spiritual Qi and Great Dao Laws!" Qin Yi took a deep breath, feeling his internal Five Elements and five viscera automatically accelerate their operation, and his comprehension of the various Laws surged into his heart like spring water. "This place is truly a supreme cultivation Holy Land!"
Just at this moment, an unexpected change suddenly occurred!
Mu Yaoyao and Ao Yue's bodies shook almost simultaneously, strange expressions appearing on their faces.
The first mouthful of pure Chaos Spiritual Qi they inhaled into this place actually produced an indescribable resonance and sublimation with their own Origins! Contained within this strand of Chaos Spiritual Qi was not just energy, but even a trace of the most fundamental power of "Great Dao Good Fortune" that drove the evolution of all things!
"Hum—!"
Moonlight burst forth around Mu Yaoyao, and faint phantoms of the Lunar Star and six dinghai pearls emerged above her head, crazily resonating with the lunar, water-attribute, earth, and other Laws circulating in the air.
The Profound Immortal Late Stage bottleneck within her body suddenly loosened, her aura climbing step by step, and she actually directly entered a deep epiphany state, launching an impact toward the True Immortal Realm!
Ao Yue was the same. As a member of the Dragon Race, her bloodline inherently had some ties with Chaos.
At this moment, the Chaos Spiritual Qi entered her body, triggering the boiling of her Dragon Race bloodline. Her Taiyi Golden Immortal Early Stage Dao fruit frantically absorbed the surrounding Chaos Spiritual Qi and the clear water-attribute, strength, majesty, and other Law Dao charms, also beginning to transform and breakthrough toward a higher level!
The two women sat cross-legged almost simultaneously, entering the profound state of epiphany and Realm-breaking.
Seeing this, Qin Yi's heart stirred, and with a wave of his hand, he set up several protective Restrictions and Spirit Gathering Arrays to protect the two women within, ensuring they would not be disturbed. At the same time, he also felt that his own comprehension of the Laws was rapidly improving, especially his understanding of Chaos, Five Elements, space, and other Dao. Many previously obscure places suddenly became clear at this moment.
However, his heart was tied to exploring the core of the immortal island, and he was even more mindful of the key to controlling this island. He forcibly suppressed the impulse to immediately immerse himself in enlightenment.
"Although this place is good, we must first grasp the foundation."
Qin Yi's gaze looked toward the center of the immortal island, where there was a divine mountain that was the tallest, crystal-clear throughout, and exuding a dense Chaos Dao charm and a certain "core" aura.
"Swish! — —"
Qin Yi stepped forward. Though his pace seemed slow, he used the spatial compression technique to instantly cross countless mountains and rivers. Everything he saw along the way consisted of Chaos rare treasures unimaginable to the outside world, but he did not stop to collect them, knowing deeply that gaining control of the entire Yingzhou Immortal Island was the greatest harvest.
Soon, he arrived beneath the central divine mountain.
At the foot of the mountain — —
There was an archaic altar constructed from Chaos crystal stones.
In the center of the altar stood a dark gray stone monument about a zhang high. Its material was similar to that token, and it was likewise covered in ancient Chaos divine script, exuding a supreme coercive force that controlled the entire Yingzhou Immortal Island — — this was precisely the boundary stele of Yingzhou Immortal Island!
Qin Yi stepped forward and took out the dark gray token.
As soon as the token approached the boundary stele, it automatically flew up and perfectly fit into the depression at the top of the stele.
"Hum — —!!!"
The entire Yingzhou Immortal Island trembled slightly!
The light of cang and Chaos stars in the sky burst forth brightly, ripples stirred within the Chaos spiritual liquid on the ground, and the flowing lights of the Three Thousand Dao Laws in the void became even more active and brilliant!
A boundless will originating from the Chaos Origin slowly awakened, establishing a connection with the token in Qin Yi's hand as well as Qin Yi's own Divine Sense.
Following that, a massive torrent of information flowed along the token into Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness:
concerning the Origin of Yingzhou Immortal Island (indeed transformed from the largest core fragment of the Chaos Source Crystal), its internal structure, various Restrictions and Formations, the distribution of nurtured Chaos rare treasures, and... the methods and trials for refining the boundary stele and becoming the master of the Immortal Island!
As it turned out, to truly become the master of Yingzhou Immortal Island, one not only needed the token in hand but even more so the recognition of the Immortal Island's Origin (the boundary stele).
The method of recognition was to endure the scouring of the Immortal Island's Origin power and, with one's own Dao Foundation, resonate and fuse with the Immortal Island's Origin!
"So that's how it is! — —"
Understanding dawned in Qin Yi's heart, and he immediately sat cross-legged before the boundary stele, forming hand seals to guide the power of the Immortal Island's Origin according to the method within the torrent of information.
"Boom — —!"
The boundary stele suddenly erupted with brilliant Chaos divine light, completely enveloping Qin Yi!
A pure, boundless power of the Chaos Origin, seemingly containing all the mysteries from before the creation of heaven and earth, rushed crazily into Qin Yi's body like a reversed heavenly river!
This power was incomparably overbearing, surging directly into his limbs, meridians, Dantian, internal organs, and even his Sea of Consciousness and Primordial Spirit!
It sought to test Qin Yi's Foundation and fuse with his own Dao imprint.
Qin Yi let out a muffled groan, feeling as though he were being crushed by countless worlds and thrown into a Chaos furnace to be calcined!
Yet his Dao Heart was firm, and his Foundation was exceptionally profound to the extreme (top-grade Innate divine sacred Dao Foundation, Five Elements tempering the organs, blessed by the Earth Dao mark), allowing him to forcefully withstand this first wave of scouring.
He operated his Cultivation Method, the Years Dao Scripture, with all his might, and utilizing his ability to master the Dao Laws in advance, he caused the cycle of the Five Elements, the thick virtue of the earth, the fire of civilization, the Fortune of the Human race, and the favor of the Earth Dao... everything to shine brilliantly under the scouring of the Chaos Origin power, displaying their unique and solid Dao charm.
"Hum! — —"
After sensing Qin Yi's terrifying Foundation, the scouring power of the Chaos Origin began to become rhythmic and guided, no longer being pure destruction and trial, but instead attempting to carry out a deep-level blending and complementation with Qin Yi's own Dao imprint.
Within Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness, a magnificent picture scroll of the primordial Chaos opening and evolving all things seemed to unfold.
His understanding of Chaos and the essence of the Dao increased crazily at an unprecedented speed, and under the nourishment of the Chaos Origin, the magical power within his body became purer and heavier, taking on a trace of Chaos characteristics.
His Physical Body and Divine Soul were also undergoing the deepest level of tempering and sublimation.
Time lost its meaning amidst this abstruse process of refining and blending.
Not knowing how much time had passed, perhaps it was an instant, perhaps it was ten thousand years.
The Chaos divine light enveloping Qin Yi slowly subsided, eventually sinking entirely into his body.
He opened his eyes, and visions of Chaos stars being born and perishing, along with the rotation of the Three Thousand Dao Laws, flashed past within his pupils.
The boundary stele before him at this moment forged a close connection with him, akin to being bound by bloodline.
With a slight shift of his thoughts, everything on the entire Yingzhou Immortal Island became completely clear to his heart: every blade of grass and tree, every mountain and river, every Restriction, every bit of Spiritual Qi movement, and even several island spirits sleeping deep within the Immortal Island nurtured by the Chaos Origin (similar to Innate spirits, powerful in strength, but kept in check by the boundary stele).
Qin Yi officially became the master of this supreme Chaos blessed land — — Yingzhou Immortal Island!
From then on, he gained an absolute trump card sufficient to make even Sages move with emotion!
With this Yingzhou Immortal Island, not only could he use this island as his Foundation, but he also completely controlled all the fated opportunities of the Immortal Island, making his path of cultivation much smoother, while the development of the Human race would also acquire an unprecedented, independent, and safe Holy Land!
"Swish! — —"
Qin Yi stood up straight, feeling the surging power within his body and the absolute sense of control over the Immortal Island, a satisfied smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
"Never would I have thought that the protective Formation of this Yingzhou Immortal Island is actually the 'Chaos Breath-Concealing Formation'."
"Not only can it isolate all heavenly secrets sensing, but it can even resist attacks at the Hunyuan Sage level!"
"In the future, if I play a game of chess against Sages, even without relying on the purple gold pagoda to travel back to Earth, I can use this Yingzhou Immortal Island to protect myself."
"In the future, changing the destiny of the Human race will also give me even greater confidence!"
Ever since Qin Yi assisted Houtu in sacrificing herself to form the Samsara and complete the Earth Dao, he officially entered the sights of all Heavenly Dao Sages, which was why he had always felt a sense of urgency over these past years.
Now, having obtained Yingzhou Immortal Island, Qin Yi had a truly established Foundation for self-preservation in the Primordial World, so this sense of urgency naturally began to dissipate, replaced by endless joy and curiosity about the fated opportunities of the Immortal Island.
Next — —
Qin Yi looked toward the direction of Mu Yaoyao and Ao Yue.
At this moment, the two women were still at the critical juncture of an epiphany and breaking through their Realms.
Dao charm circulated around their bodies, and their auras had already broken through to the True Immortal level (Mu Yaoyao) and the Middle Stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal (Ao Yue), and they were still continuously stabilizing and improving.
"Now with this Immortal Island as the Foundation, the future will be boundless!"
Qin Yi muttered softly to himself, his gaze looking toward the depths of the Immortal Island, those core areas shrouded in Chaos spiritual mist that even he had not yet fully explored.
There, even greater secrets and fated opportunities might be hidden.
But he was not in a hurry; now that the Immortal Island was in hand, he had plenty of time to slowly explore and digest this heaven-defying harvest.
Qin Yi sat down again.
While acting as a Guardian for the two women, he also began to utilize the rich Chaos Spiritual Qi and clear Dao Laws of this place to consolidate what he had just gained from his breakthrough.
Because during the process of refining the boundary stele earlier, although his cultivation had not directly broken through a major Realm, his control over the Dao and the quality of his magical power began to undergo a qualitative transformation.