Qin Yi sat quietly as the Guardian, but his mind had already used the power of the boundary stele to "tour" this Chaos Immortal Island belonging to him.
As his thoughts flowed, a three-dimensional picture of the immortal island clearly emerged in his Sea of Consciousness: the vast land was divided into four by the central divine mountain, roughly corresponding to the four directions. The landforms, nurtured rare treasures, and even the Law biases of each region were subtly different.
In the eastern region, a sharp Qi faintly appeared, and the sound of metal clashing seemed to echo in the void; this should be the gathering place of Laws such as metal element, slaughter, and firmness. In the southern region, firelight faintly appeared, warm and blazing, where the Laws of fire element, light, and vitality were active.
In the western region, water vapor was dense, and phantom shadows of ocean waves rose and fell, dominated by the Laws of water element, moistening, and change. In the northern region, it was heavy and dense, with a rich earth atmosphere, where the Laws of earth element, bearing, and defense flourished.
As for the central divine mountain and its surroundings, the Five Elements were balanced, the Chaos Qi was the purest, and the supreme Laws of spacetime, creation, and destiny that transcended the Five Elements were faintly intertwined.
"What a world of Chaos source crystals containing a complete Dao cycle!"
Qin Yi praised inwardly. Such a pattern meant that cultivating here, regardless of what Dao was comprehended, would yield twice the result with half the effort, and it would not easily produce biases.
Several days later, Mu Yaoyao and Ao Yue successively awoke from their epiphany.
The Qi on both of their bodies had already stabilized. Mu Yaoyao successfully stepped into the Early Stage True Immortal, her surrounding Taiyin immortal power became increasingly pure and condensed, and the moonlight flowing in her eyes added a bit of cold immortal charm.
Ao Yue stabilized at the Middle Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, her dragon might restrained, her temperament increasingly profound, faintly having a trace of the majestic demeanor of the ancient Dragon Race.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on your great advancement in cultivation!"
Qin Yi smiled and congratulated Ao Yue.
"It is entirely thanks to the Chaos Spiritual Qi and clear Dao charm of this place, and even more thanks to Fellow Daoist for your guardianship and sharing of the fated opportunity."
Ao Yue solemnly expressed her gratitude. The look she cast at Qin Yi, apart from gratitude, held an extra layer of indescribable closeness and trust. Mu Yaoyao also nestled beside Qin Yi, her face full of happiness and pride.
She also actively shared her gains from this Dao-comprehension closed-door cultivation with her beloved, leaping in one stroke from the Late Stage Profound Immortal to the True Immortal Realm, understanding the principles of heaven and earth, eliminating the false to retain the true, and achieving her own Dao.
"Since our cultivation has stabilized, why don't we explore this island together and see what other extraordinary fated opportunities there are!"
Qin Yi knew well that this Yingzhou Immortal Island had an extraordinary Origin and was favored by countless Heavenly Treasures, so it must contain extraordinary fated opportunities. He was also willing to share them with his woman and Ao Yue.
"Alright!"
Hearing his words, Ao Yue readily agreed, as she was also full of curiosity about this mysterious Chaos Immortal Island.
After a slight sensing, Qin Yi decided to start exploring from the eastern region where the Law Qi was the sharpest and most biting.
With a slight movement of his thoughts, utilizing the boundary stele's control over the immortal island, he took a step forward with the two women and had already crossed thousands of miles to arrive at the core area of the eastern region.
As soon as they landed, an irresistible sharp Qi rushed toward them!
It was like being in a boundless forest of swords and a mountain of ten thousand blades! The air was filled with a faint metallic luster, and sharp white cracks faintly appeared in the void; that was the natural manifestation of the extremely dense metal element, sharpness, and destruction Laws!
Looking afar, the mountains and rivers in this region were not Chaos crystal rocks, but a kind of chaos geng metal divine iron that flickered with a dark golden luster and was incomparably hard. The ground was covered with fine golden gravel, every single grain of which was incomparably heavy with its sharpness contained within.
In the distance, a towering peak, dark golden throughout and resembling an upside-down giant sword inserted into the ground, pierced straight into the clouds, emitting a heart-palpitating and biting pressure. That was the core of the ancestral vein in the eastern region — Gengjin Mountain!
"Such a terrifying geng metal Qi!"
Ao Yue's expression changed slightly. As a member of the Dragon Race, her Physical Body was formidable, but facing the pure and extreme sharpness Laws here, she still felt a faint stinging sensation on her skin. Mu Yaoyao nestled closely by her beloved's side, utilizing the Dao Origin emitted from Qin Yi's body to resist this biting Law Qi.
Qin Yi, however, narrowed his eyes slightly. He had already grasped the Dao Laws in advance, and had used the 'metal' attribute top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the god-forbidden sword, to temper his lungs, resulting in a profound comprehension of the metal element Laws.
Being here at this moment, not only did he feel no discomfort, but his lungs vibrated happily within him, frantically swallowing and spitting out the pure geng metal Qi, causing his comprehension of the metal element Laws to rapidly increase.
"The metal element Origin nurtured by this eastern ancestral vein is no trivial matter."
Qin Yi said in a deep voice, his gaze locked onto that Gengjin Mountain. Just as the three of them were preparing to approach and observe closely, a sudden change occurred!
"Hum—!!!"
At the peak of Gengjin Mountain, boundless Hongmeng purple Qi suddenly erupted!
The purple Qi soared into the sky, stirring the Chaos stars above. A terrifying pressure that was magnificent, grand, incomparably sharp, yet contained boundless Merit Qi descended with a boom! That pressure was so strong that even the geng metal Qi of the entire eastern region fell silent and paid homage to it!
A dazzling purple brilliance shot out from the mountain peak, arriving in an instant, and hovered in front of Qin Yi!
The brilliance converged, revealing its true form—that was a ruler about three feet long, purple throughout, as if condensed from the purest Hongmeng purple Qi!
On the body of the ruler, countless profound and intricate Dao divine patterns were naturally inscribed, faintly flowing with supreme Dao charms of splitting heaven and earth, measuring the cosmos, and dividing the clear from the turbid. Furthermore, there was a vast, majestic, utmost impartial and upright Merit power lingering and refusing to disperse!
"This is... the legendary one of the only two Merit supreme treasures—the hongmeng measuring ruler?!"
Ao Yue cried out in alarm, her voice even changing pitch, filled with unbelievable shock!
As a princess of the Dragon Race, how could she not know the might of this legendary Acquired Merit supreme treasure?! According to legend, after Pangu split heaven and earth, the Dao sensed his boundless opening-up Merit, and transformed it by taking ten percent of his opening-up Merit along with a strand of Hongmeng purple Qi Origin!
Although it was Acquired, because it contained the opening-up Merit and Hongmeng purple Qi Origin, its might was in no way inferior to top-tier Innate Supreme Treasures. Moreover, it possessed the profoundness of not entailing Karma when killing, measuring the rules of heaven and earth, and subduing all kinds of evil spirits!
This treasure had been missing since the creation of heaven and earth, yet who would have thought it was hidden within the eastern Gengjin ancestral vein of Yingzhou Immortal Island!
What shocked Ao Yue beyond measure even more was that this legendary supreme treasure actually flew to Qin Yi's presence of its own accord at this moment, trembling slightly and emitting a joyful hum, as if it had seen its true master and was waiting for his acceptance!
Qin Yi's heart was also violently shaken.
He naturally knew the great reputation of the hongmeng measuring ruler. This treasure integrated offense and defense, its slaughter did not entail Karma, and it was related to 'measuring', 'rules', and 'Merit'. It vaguely matched his 'Human Emperor' status, Civilization Dao, and even his ambition to sort out the order of heaven and earth.
He hadn't expected that just as he became the lord of the immortal island, such a supreme treasure would actively come to submit!
He took a deep breath, extended his hand, and slowly grasped toward the purple ruler body.
"Zheng—!"
With a clear and crisp ring, the hongmeng measuring ruler fell into Qin Yi's palm without any repulsion
As the hongmeng measuring ruler fell into his hand, a surge of majestic purple Qi instantly poured into his body, while an endless stream of information and dao rhythm flooded into Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness: the manipulation techniques of this treasure, the marvelous uses of the creation Merit it contained, the characteristics of the Hongmeng purple Qi Origin, and a trace of desolate will fragments originating from Pangu creating the world...
Qin Yi only felt that his connection with this world had become even closer, and he gained a brand-new understanding of concepts such as "rules", "order", and "measurement".
The Human race's Fortune within his body faintly resonated with the creation Merit within the ruler, and the Dao of the civilization's sacred fire also seemed to have found a more solid "benchmark" and "sharp weapon".
His aura, having obtained this treasure's recognition, unexpectedly also carried a trace of a grand, majestic, and inviolable awe-inspiring dao rhythm!
"Supreme treasures have spirits and choose their masters to dwell with. Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on obtaining the acknowledgment of this immeasurable Merit supreme treasure!"
Ao Yue suppressed the turbulent waves in her heart and offered sincere congratulations, but the shock in her eyes was still difficult to completely conceal. Mu Yaoyao, on the other hand, looked at Qin Yi with eyes full of little stars, feeling that Your Majesty was simply omnipotent.
Qin Yi fondled the hongmeng measuring ruler, feeling the vast mighty power within it, and heroic pride suddenly arose in his heart.
With this treasure in hand, not only would his offensive power greatly increase, but in the future, sorting out the Human race's Laws, formulating the rules of heaven and earth, and even dealing with certain special karmic tribulations would all have a trump card.
With a slight movement of his mind, the hongmeng measuring ruler turned into a streak of purple light and sank into his body to be nourished. Immediately afterward, he cast his gaze toward the Gengjin Mountain beneath his feet, as well as the earth deeper down.
"This ruler comes from Gengjin Mountain. The mountain body and underground probably still conceal a great fated opportunity related to the metal element Origin of this place." As Qin Yi spoke, with the help of the boundary marker's perception and the faint resonance coming from the hongmeng measuring ruler in his hand, his Divine Sense carefully scanned toward the bottom of Gengjin Mountain.
A moment later, a sharp gleam burst forth from his eyes!
"Indeed! Beneath this Gengjin Mountain, it turns out that an incomparably massive 'chaos geng metal mineral vein' is gestating!"
Bringing the two women with him, Qin Yi employed the Earth Escape technique (the soil and rocks here were mostly chaos geng metal divine iron, making ordinary earth escape difficult; however, Qin Yi controlled the immortal island and had the hongmeng measuring ruler in hand, so he easily cleared a passage) and went deep underground.
The further down they went, the denser and purer the geng metal Qi became, gradually transforming into a liquid golden flowing paste, which contained the refined Chaos metal element Origin. After descending about a thousand zhang, the view suddenly opened up before them!
A gigantic mineral vein, a hundred miles wide and extending for who knows how many tens of thousands of li, like a sleeping dark golden giant dragon, lay horizontally deep beneath the earth!
The main body of the mineral vein was composed of the purest "chaos geng metal essence", flashing with a cold and restrained metallic luster. Its hardness, sharpness, and capacity to bear the Laws of the metal element far surpassed any known metallic spiritual materials from the outside world!
In the core area of the mineral vein, one could even see some crystalline "geng metal dao crystals", within which complete fragments of the metal element Great Dao were sealed!
"Good heavens... This, the reserves and quality of this mineral vein..."
Ao Yue was already shocked to the point of numbness. As a member of the Dragon Race in charge of the Four Seas, she had seen countless Heavenly Treasures, but a chaos geng metal mineral vein of such scale and quality was simply unheard of!
The value of this mineral vein was an immeasurable strategic resource for any faction! It was enough to arm a terrifying army equipped entirely with top-tier geng metal Dharma Treasures, or to forge several metal element supreme treasures with astonishing might!
The most important thing was!——
chaos geng metal also contained a pure Great Dao Origin, having once been the Artifact Refining supreme treasures that countless Chaos Demon Gods dreamed of. As for such a vast mineral vein right before their eyes, if it were used for Artifact Refining, how many Acquired supreme treasures would that have to yield?
If one could obtain the 'Qiankun Cauldron' which reversed the Acquired back to the Innate, the Acquired supreme treasures forged from chaos geng metal would have the opportunity to grow into Innate supreme treasures or even Chaos Spirit Treasures!
"The chaos geng metal essence can forge the sharpest spear and the sturdiest shield for the Human race's immortal civilization. The geng metal dao crystals, on the other hand, are the foundation for our Human race to cultivate practitioners of the metal element Great Dao and refine clan-suppressing Dao Artifacts."
Qin Yi stroked the bitterly cold yet dao-rhythm-filled mineral wall, a wise and far-reaching light flashing in his eyes, "This mineral vein should serve as the foundation of the Human race for ten thousand generations, and it is also an important bargaining chip for future interactions with the myriad clans of the heavens."
He had already outlined a blueprint in his heart: a portion of the high-quality chaos geng metal essence would be used to forge standard immortal armor and soldiers for the Human race's elites, forming true immortal dao battle arrays; another portion would be used for deep resource exchanges with allies such as the Dragon Race and the Wu Clan, taking what each other needed.
As for the most core geng metal dao crystals, they must be strictly controlled and managed, used to cultivate the Human race's own Artifact Refining Grandmasters and metal element mighty figures, as well as to refine several geng metal supreme treasures sufficient to suppress Fortune.
Listening to Qin Yi's planning, the shock in Ao Yue's heart gradually transformed into a deep sense of admiration and emotion.
Qin Yi being able to so calmly reveal this world-shocking mineral vein in front of her and bluntly state his plans for the Human race and allies—this unreserved trust and grand vision and breadth of mind made that trace of sentiment in her heart, which was already difficult to let go of, become even deeper and more complex.
She knew that the discovery of this mineral vein would not only greatly enhance the Human race's strength, but would also inevitably make the alliance relations between the Dragon Race, Qin Yi, and the Human race even closer and more solid, and the Dragon Race would also be able to obtain unimaginable benefits from it in the future.
"Fellow Daoist obtaining this supreme treasure and peerless mineral vein is truly favored by the Great Dao, and it is the great Fortune of the Human race. Being able to witness and participate in such a grand event is also the Fortune of Ao Yue and the Dragon Race."
Ao Yue composed her thoughts and said solemnly, her tone sincere.
"This is also thanks to previously going to the Death Abyss with Fellow Daoist; otherwise, how could this poor Taoist have obtained the token of Yingzhou Immortal Island?"
Qin Yi looked at Ao Yue with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist!——"
Ao Yue had not expected Qin Yi to say this, and the tenderness in her pair of phoenix-like beautiful eyes grew even deeper.
Previously, she had begged Qin Yi for assistance to go to the Death Abyss to collect her parents' remains, and the token of Yingzhou Immortal Island that Qin Yi obtained was also where his own fated opportunity lay. Yet now, he was sharing this credit with her, and even unselfishly sharing the fated opportunity of Yingzhou Immortal Island with her—did this mean that she also occupied a place in his heart?
Thinking of this——
Ao Yue's heart suddenly became somewhat agitated, and her gaze looking at Qin Yi was no longer as restrained as before.
At this moment, all of Qin Yi's mind and focus were on this chaos geng metal mineral vein, so he did not see the tenderness in her eyes. Mu Yaoyao on the side had a perceptive sense of it, and after giving her a serious look, she withdrew her gaze.
Spending several months, Qin Yi controlled the Dao Law to record the precise distribution of the mineral vein with his own Divine Sense, and then brought the two women back to the ground.
Standing before the towering Gengjin Mountain, Qin Yi held the quietly emerging phantom of the hongmeng measuring ruler, feeling that sleeping chaos geng metal mineral vein deep within the earth beneath his feet, which was sufficient to arm a civilization. A surge of heroic pride in controlling all things and creating the future filled his chest.
The treasures of Yingzhou Immortal Island far exceeded the most optimistic estimations. Just the eastern geng metal land had the Acquired number one Merit supreme treasure acknowledging its master and the hidden treasures of the chaos geng metal mineral vein. Then, what kind of earth-shaking Fortune must be hidden in the southern fire element land, the western water element land, the northern earth element land, and even the most core place of the central sacred mountain?
"The harvest here needs to be digested carefully. Next, let's go take a look at the central ancestral vein."
With bright and piercing eyes, Qin Yi put away the phantom of the measuring ruler, and taking Mu Yaoyao and Ao Yue, who were filled with anticipation and shock, they turned into three streams of light and sped away toward the center of the immortal island
Three streaks of light cut through the hazy Chaos Spiritual Qi above Yingzhou Immortal Island, flying from the eastern region of geng metal's sharp Qi toward the central divine mountain area.
The closer they flew to the center, the more complete and balanced the Chaos Law became, and the resonant sounds of the Dao faintly echoed in the void, as if hundreds of millions of Daos were whispering here.
About half an hour later, a towering divine mountain shrouded in colorful Chaos glow came into view.
The mountain was crystal clear like glazed glass, with liquid Chaos spiritual charm flowing across its surface. Above the mid-Level, it was concealed in clouds and mist condensed from Dao Laws, where three thousand Dao runes could be faintly seen rotating around the mountain like stars.
"This is the core of the immortal island's ancestral veins." Qin Yi stood in the void, feeling the near-substantial Dao Laws here. "The eastern geng metal region already hides the hongmeng measuring ruler and chaos geng metal veins. I wonder what kind of fated opportunity this central ancestral vein will nurture."
The three landed on a flat Chaos crystal rock platform halfway up the mountain.
In front of the platform, the Chaos mist was exceptionally dense, and the sound of gurgling water came from the mist. The sound of water was extraordinary; every flow seemed to fit the rhythm of the Dao, making one's mind clear upon hearing it.
Qin Yi's mind stirred slightly, and with the authority of the boundary stele master, he gently brushed away the Chaos mist ahead.
"This is——"
The instant the mist dispersed, even with Qin Yi's Dao Heart as firm as a rock, he couldn't help but gasp, an unprecedented light of shock erupting in his eyes!
Before them was a lake spanning tens of thousands of square meters—no, rather than a lake, it was a vast "Sea of Dao" formed by the convergence of three completely different yet perfectly fused divine waters!
The water of the lake was divided into three layers, distinct yet integrated:
The topmost layer was golden divine water as brilliant as the Milky Way, every drop seeming to contain the ultimate condensation of solar essence, emitting a warm and majestic brightness Dao charm—this was "Sunlight Divine Water", which could wear away flesh and soul and incinerate all tangible bodies;
The middle layer was silver divine water as cool as moonlight, with ripples flowing as if Taiyin true intent floated within. The chill penetrated the bone yet did not harm vitality—this was "Moonlight Divine Water", which could corrode the Primordial Spirit and Divine Soul, freezing the true spirit imprint;
The bottom layer was purple divine water as deep as the Origin of the void, with thousands of stars seemingly being born and perishing in the faint purple light, containing the most fundamental creation power of the Universe—this was "Starlight Divine Water", which could swallow and dissolve the true spirit's consciousness, returning it to Chaos and nothingness.
The tricoloring divine waters slowly circulated and fused in the lake, giving birth to a fourth color at the intersection—a milky-white divine light warm as jade, containing infinite vitality and purifying power!
Wherever that light reached, the Chaos vicious Qi in the void completely dissolved, the Dao Laws were straightened out by it, and even injured space-time could be faintly seen slowly healing!
"three lights divine water... A three lights divine water lake of this scale?!"
Ao Yue's voice trembled almost out of tune. As a princess of the Dragon Race and manager of the wealth of the four seas, she had only seen sparse records of "three lights divine water" in the oldest texts of the Dragon Race.
Legend had it that this water evolved when the Origins of the three lights—sun, moon, and stars—fell into the Chaos spiritual liquid when Pangu opened the heaven and earth.
The three waters combined became the number one healing holy medicine of the Primordial world—it could cure all poisons, heal all injuries, bring flesh to bones and revive the dead, and even repair damaged Innate Origin and Dao Foundations!
However, three lights divine water was extremely rare in the Primordial world, and for ordinary mighty figures to obtain a few drops was already a heaven-defying fated opportunity. This vast lake before them was probably a hundred or a thousand times more than the total amount of all three lights divine water since the opening of the Primordial world!
"Hiss——"
Mu Yaoyao also covered her small mouth, her beautiful eyes wide open.
She was now at the True Immortal cultivation Level, and she could more clearly perceive the majestic creation power contained in the lake water. Especially the milky-white fused divine light, which made the Taiyin True Fire within her leap with joy, as if it had encountered the most nourishing Origin.
"Not just three lights divine water." Qin Yi forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, his gaze like a torch piercing through layers of water light, looking toward the very center of the lake. "Look at the center of the lake!"
The two women looked in the direction of the voice.
Right in the center of the lake, where the Fusion of the tricoloring divine waters was most perfect and the milky-white divine light was densest, stood a Chaos crystal rock island a hundred zhang in radius.
Above the island, the Dao sounds of nature naturally manifested, turning into golden flowers and jade dew falling scattered; in the void, the three thousand Dao Laws materialized into substantive rune chains, hanging down like waterfalls and converging upon the strange plant in the center of the island!
That was a divine tree, verdant throughout and about three zhang tall.
The trunk was carved like emerald jade, and its texture was natural and heavenly, with every pattern seeming to record a segment of Dao true meaning. Its branches and leaves stretched out, divided into nine layers, with nine branches per layer and nine leaves per branch, secretly matching the number of nine-nine return to the true.
The leaves were not ordinary green leaves, but semi-transparent "Dao pattern leaves" circulating with colorful Dao charms. The patterns of each leaf were different: some were shaped like Yin and Yang fish, some looked like the Bagua diagram, some resembled the movement of the Milky Way, and some were like the veins of mountains and rivers... They were shockingly the materialized forms of the three thousand Dao Laws!
Most shockingly, at the top of the divine tree, where the nine main branches intersected, nine fist-sized fruits, crystal clear throughout like glazed glass, were condensed.
The surface of the fruits naturally branded complete Dao divine patterns, emitting a refreshing Dao fragrance. Just smelling a wisp of the fragrance made the three of them, Qin Yi, feel their spiritual platforms clear, and many difficult and obscure points in their past cultivation suddenly gave a sense of sudden enlightenment!
"Nine is the limit of numbers... Nine layers of branches and leaves, eighty-one leaves of nine-nines, nine Dao fruits..." Ao Yue muttered to herself, her brain frantically recalling the oldest Inheritance memories of the Dragon Race. Suddenly, her whole body trembled, and she cried out in shock, "This, could this be the legendary—enlightenment divine tea tree?!"
"enlightenment divine tea tree?" Mu Yaoyao looked at her in confusion.
"It is rumored that when the Chaos world was nurtured by Hongmeng, several Spiritual Roots were nurtured by the Hongmeng Origin, among which were the Chaos Green Lotus (also called the Creation Green Lotus) that nurtured God Pangu, and the enlightenment divine tea tree before us!"
Ao Yue's voice trembled with excitement, and she looked at the special Spiritual Root before her with a face full of shock.
"Fellow Daoist, you, you mean the enlightenment divine tea tree before us is an existence of the same Level as the Chaos Green Lotus?"
Mu Yaoyao was also shocked beyond words at this moment.
"Right!——"
Ao Yue nodded heavily.
"When in the Chaos world, the enlightenment divine tea tree was an existence of the same Level as the Chaos Green Lotus. It's just that later when God Pangu opened the Primordial world, this enlightenment divine tea tree could not withstand the pressure of opening the heaven and shattered, and its grade also dropped to a top-tier Innate Spiritual Root!"
"Although its grade has dropped, this Spiritual Root possesses terrifyingly horrific effects. The fruits it bears are called 'Dao Fruit', and each fruit contains the Origin brand of a complete Dao. Consuming it can directly allow one to comprehend the corresponding Dao supreme principles, saving hundreds of millions of years of bitter cultivation and comprehension effort!"
"What's even more wondrous is that brewing tea with its leaves and drinking it can help people enter an 'epiphany state', which has miraculous effects on breaking through bottlenecks and creating Laws to deduce the Dao!"
Ao Yue took a deep breath. She looked at the enlightenment divine tea tree, her phoenix eyes shimmering with flowing light, and her eyes held many unspeakable emotions.
"Although the enlightenment divine tea tree is currently only ranked among top-tier Innate Spirit Roots, its unique effect of 'assisting others in achieving epiphanies' is something countless top-tier Innate Divine Beings and even Heavenly Dao Sages dream of. Therefore, it is also known as the 'Number One Spiritual Root of Enlightenment'!"
"During the Ferocious Beast calamity and the Longhan Tribulation, countless reincarnated Chaos Demon Gods' lingering spirits were searching for it. Who would have thought it would grow in the center of the three lights divine water lake on Yingzhou Immortal Island!"
Hearing this, Qin Yi felt incomparably pleasantly surprised in his heart.
The hongmeng measuring ruler was already an unexpected pleasant surprise, and the value of the enlightenment divine tea tree was even superior in certain aspects. After all, no matter how strong a supreme treasure was, it was still an external object, whereas this divine tree was a supreme foundation that could directly enhance one's own and the ethnic group's cultivation level and Realm!
"With the enlightenment divine tea tree, why should our Human race worry about not flourishing?"
"Just a single tea leaf might allow a Human race Cultivator stuck at a bottleneck to achieve an epiphany and breakthrough; a single Dao fruit might cultivate a true master of the Dao for the Human race!"
Just as he was sighing with emotion, Qin Yi suddenly felt something in his heart. The boundary marker transmitted a strange resonant fluctuation—that fluctuation did not come from the enlightenment divine tea tree, but from deep within the patch of Chaos crystal rock island where the divine tree was rooted!
"There is still something below!"
Qin Yi's expression turned solemn, and he said to the two women, "Wait here for a moment, I will go to the center of the lake to investigate."
Saying this, he took a step forward, and Chaos Dao principles naturally condensed into a bridge beneath his feet, carrying him across the air toward the island in the center of the lake.
Sensing the aura of the master of the boundary marker, the three lights divine water not only did not obstruct him, but instead parted a passage. Milky-white divine light automatically surrounded Qin Yi's entire body, nourishing his Physical Body and Primordial Spirit.
Stepping onto the island, the dense, unresolvable Dao rhythm almost suffocated Qin Yi. Suppressing the urge to immediately sit cross-legged and comprehend the Dao, he followed the boundary marker's guidance and arrived directly beneath the enlightenment divine tea tree.
The divine tree's root system did not plunge into the soil, but directly penetrated the Chaos crystal rock, reaching deep into some unknown space below.
Qin Yi bent down and touched the crystal rock ground with his hand, fully opening the boundary marker's permissions as his Divine Sense extended downward along the root system—
A hundred zhang, a thousand zhang, three thousand zhang!
The moment his Divine Sense penetrated the final layer of the Chaos crystal rock barrier, a pure, flawless, and utterly sacred light stabbed into Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness!
That light was pure and gentle, yet it contained a supreme mighty power capable of purifying all things and cleansing all filth and evil! At the source of the light was a... lotus flower quietly floating within a small Chaos space!
This lotus had twelve grades; its lotus platform was pure white like jade, its petals were translucent and crystal-clear like colored glaze, and its lotus leaves were a dripping, vibrant green.
The entire lotus flower was constantly emitting purifying world divine light. Wherever the light reached, even the Chaos Qi was purified and combed, transforming into the most docile Origin Spiritual Qi.
Around the lotus, four faint phantoms could be vaguely seen surrounding it—the projections of the Azure Lotus Treasured Flag of the East, the Ground-Off Flaming Light Flag of the South, the Plain Cloud Border Flag of the West, and the Wenyuan Water-Control Flag of the North! Furthermore, countless Dao runes of purification, sanctity, and protection flickered and flowed within the void!
"Twelve-grade... purifying world white lotus?!"
Monstrous waves churned in Qin Yi's heart!
Among the lotus seeds nurtured by the Chaos Green Lotus, the only mature lotus seed transformed into the twenty-four-grade Creation Green Lotus. However, because this lotus platform exceeded the limits accommodated by the Primordial world, it was not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial world.
Coincidentally, the Three Pure Ones sensed their fated opportunity and arrived. Afterwards, the twenty-four-grade Creation Green Lotus split into three top-tier Innate Spirit Treasures—the Coiled Dragon Walking Stick, the Jade Ruyi, and the Qingping Sword!
The other immature lotus seeds transformed into the twelve-grade Merit Golden Lotus, the twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the twelve-grade World-Destruction Black Lotus, the twelve-grade Samsara Purple Lotus, and the purifying world white lotus before his eyes!
The purifying world white lotus belonged to the top-tier Innate Spirit Treasures, and it contained the "purifying world divine light" capable of purifying all negative states—Inner Demons, curses, Karma, toxins, filth, evil spirits... and even the "calamity qi" inflicted by the Heavenly Dao!
What was even more terrifying was that this lotus had extremely strong defense. Standing upon the lotus platform, all evils could not invade and ten thousand spells could not touch it, making it a supreme defensive treasure! Its purifying power could even slowly wash away one's Innate foundation and enhance the quality of one's Origin!
"No wonder the enlightenment divine tea tree was able to grow here!" Qin Yi instantly understood. "The three lights divine water provides endless creation vitality, while the purifying world white lotus purifies all negative interference and maintains the purest Dao rhythm environment. Complementing each other, they nurtured this number one Spiritual Root of enlightenment!"
He suppressed his excited emotions and used the boundary marker's permissions to communicate with the space below. The purifying world white lotus trembled slightly as if responding, but it did not fly out immediately.
Qin Yi's thoughts raced, and suddenly a flash of inspiration hit him. He added a wisp of his own "civilization spark" Dao rhythm and "Human Dao Fortune", transmitting them across through the boundary marker.
"Hum—!"
The purifying world white lotus suddenly radiated a brilliant light! It sensed the pure, positive intent of "passing down the spark of civilization so that it never extinguishes" on Qin Yi's body, as well as the grand Power of Vows to protect the ethnic group and create the future. This strongly resonated with its own Origin Dao rhythm of "purification and protection"!
"Swish!"
The white lotus transformed into a stream of light, penetrating layers of Chaos crystal rock and appearing above the center island of the lake. It slowly rotated, scattering endless purifying world divine light. Under the shrouding light, even the three lights divine water became clearer and purer, and the Dao fragrance of the enlightenment divine tea tree grew increasingly rich.
The purifying world white lotus circled in the air three times, finally shrinking to the size of a palm and lightly falling into Qin Yi's palm.
It felt warm to the touch, and the lotus platform contained a vast, sea-like purifying mighty power and protective will. Qin Yi's Divine Sense fused with it, instantly comprehending the various wondrous uses of this treasure: protecting the body with purifying world divine light, purifying negative states, resisting Inner Demon calamities, washing away Dharma Treasure impurities, and even purifying damaged heaven and earth Spirit Veins to a certain extent...
"With this white lotus, the Human race will have the most solid guarantee in the future for Transcending Tribulations, cultivating, purifying Karma, and resisting external evils."
Qin Yi gently stroked the lotus petals, his inner plans already extending thousands and tens of thousands of years into the future. "Combined with the enlightenment divine tea tree, the Human race's cultivation system will no longer have any bottleneck hidden dangers!"
He carefully put away the purifying world white lotus and looked up at the enlightenment divine tea tree.
At this moment, the divine tree seemed even more joyful due to the appearance of the purifying world white lotus. Nine Dao fruits simultaneously emitted an alluring Dao fragrance, and eighty-one Dao-patterned leaves fluttered without wind, scattering a sky full of Dao rhythm light rain.
Qin Yi reached out and gently plucked three Dao-patterned leaves using the boundary marker's permissions—one shaped like a Yin and Yang fish (containing the Yin and Yang Dao), one shaped like mountain and river veins (containing the Dao of the Earth), and one resembling the rotation of a galaxy (containing the Dao of Stars). He also plucked a Dao fruit that was entirely silver-white and branded with Taiyin divine patterns.
He returned to the shore, handing the Yin and Yang Dao leaf and the mountain and river Dao leaf to Ao Yue, and the star Dao leaf and the Taiyin Dao fruit to Mu Yaoyao.
"Fellow Daoist, this, this is too precious!—"
Looking at the two divine tea tree leaves flowing with Dao rhythm in her hands and feeling the complete Dao imprints contained within them, Ao Yue's hands trembled slightly.
The enlightenment divine tea gifted by Qin Yi was enough to drive those Elders of the Dragon Race who had been stuck at the threshold of Daluo for countless Yuanhuis crazy, yet he gave it to her without hesitation
"Fellow Daoist, there is no need for such politeness between us!——"
"Furthermore, if not for Fellow Daoist, this poor Taoist would not have obtained that token, let alone found this legendary Yingzhou Immortal Island and acquired so many heaven-defying fated opportunities!"
Qin Yi smiled and looked at Ao Yue, his eyes revealing firmness and gentleness.
"Alright!——"
"Then I shall accept it!——"
Ao Yue gave Qin Yi a deep look, said no more, and solemnly put away the tea leaves. The emotion and bond in her heart not only did not diminish, but instead became even more profound.
"Your Majesty!——"
"You are truly so good to me!——"
Holding the Taiyin Dao Fruit, Mu Yaoyao excitedly stepped forward and kissed her lover.
"Yaoyao!——"
"You cultivate the Dao of Taiyin, and this fruit is just right for you. After things settle down, refine it properly. Not only will it completely stabilize your True Immortal realm, but in the future, grasping the Dao to attain the Daluo realm will also yield twice the result with half the effort!"
Qin Yi dotingly rubbed her head.
Back on Earth, she had given him her unreserved and deepest love. Now, bringing her along through Transmigration into the Primordial World, after learning of his identity and strength, Mu Yaoyao had instead become somewhat less confident.
"Mm!——"
"Your Majesty, I will definitely not let you down, and I will catch up to your footsteps!"
Mu Yaoyao nodded heavily, carefully putting away the Dao fruit, and her alluring peach-blossom eyes began to reveal a trace of fighting spirit.
After organizing all the harvests from the central ancestral vein of the immortal island, Qin Yi led Mu Yaoyao and Ao Yue to continue searching for fated opportunities, flying directly towards the southern ancestral vein of the immortal island.
The further south they went, the higher the temperature in the air gradually became, and faint crimson halos began to emerge in the void.
That was not ordinary fire-attribute Spiritual Qi, but special Law fluctuations containing a certain Dao rhyme of "smelting", "casting", and "creation".
Feeling the changes around her, Ao Yue said thoughtfully, "The south belongs to fire and governs smelting and creation. Since this place is transformed from the Chaos source crystal, I am afraid it will nurture rare treasures related to Artifact Refining and casting."
After flying for about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, the terrain ahead suddenly changed.
The originally continuous Chaos crystal-rock mountain ranges were gradually replaced by patches of metallic-glinting "hills".
Those hills were not accumulated from soil and stone, but composed of pure metal ore glowing with a silver-white cold light!
Looking out, hundreds of silver-white ore veins of varying sizes, like sleeping Dragons, meandered and sprawled across the earth.
The surface of the ore veins naturally flowed with crimson "Chaos True Fire patterns", as if countless invisible furnaces were continuously refining these metals.
"This is... a Chaos mithril ore vein?!"
Ao Yue was once again shocked. She landed beside a smaller ore vein and reached out to touch the cold and hard silver-white ore.
The ore felt heavy in her hand, its surface as smooth as a mirror, clearly reflecting human figures, and there was even a faint special fluctuation of "conducting Dao principles" and "amplifying magic power".
"Chaos mithril, a divine material for Artifact Refining that is legendary to be nurtured only in small amounts deep within the Chaos world!"
Ao Yue's voice carried hard-to-conceal excitement, "Its conductivity for magic power, Divine Sense, and Dao principles is nothing short of perfect. It also contains a weak Chaos Origin, and Dharma Treasures refined with it will not only have multiplied might, but can also carry higher-level Dao runes!"
She pointed to several ore veins in the distance glowing with a purple-gold luster: "That is... Chaos bronze mother! Hardness and toughness far exceed mithril, and it even contains a trace of 'immortal' Dao rhyme. It is an excellent material for refining ultimate defense treasures, Formation Foundation cores, and even casting the 'Immortal Dao Body'!"
Qin Yi's Divine Sense swept past, and waves also stirred in his heart.
Although the reserves of the Chaos mithril and Chaos bronze mother ore veins in this southern region were not as exaggerated as the chaos geng metal ore veins in the eastern region, their quality was not inferior at all, and they were even rarer in certain characteristics!
If chaos geng metal was the Human race's sharpest spear and sturdiest shield, then Chaos mithril was the meridians for constructing the Human race's "immortal civilization network" — it could be used to refine messaging Jade Slips, Formation nodes, computational Dharma Treasures, and even the "Heavenly Dao Magical Artifacts" that might appear in the future!
And Chaos bronze mother was the cornerstone for casting the Human race's "civilization monument", "Inheritance sanctuary", and "immortal battle fortress"!
"Eastern geng metal governs slaughter and killing, while southern mithril and bronze mother govern civilization Inheritance and defense Foundation..."
The light of wisdom flowed in Qin Yi's eyes, "The layout of this Yingzhou Immortal Island unexpectedly coincides with the needs of a complete civilization's development. Wonderful!"
At this moment, the boundary monument in Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness sent another anomaly.
This induction was stronger and sharper than any previous time, as if an invisible needle was piercing towards the absolute core area of the southern region!
"There is something even more important over there!"
Qin Yi's expression turned stern as he led the two women to sprint towards the source of the induction.
Crossing dozens of mithril and bronze mother ore veins, the three came to a special basin shrouded by crimson Chaos True Fire.
In the center of the basin, there were no ore veins; instead, a strange stone tablet about a hundred zhang tall and pitch-black as ink stood upright.
The surface of the stone tablet did not have any text or patterns, but it exuded a heart-palpitating "sense of connection" — as if all things in the world, past and future, Karma and destiny, could find projections and connections on this stone tablet.
Even more bizarrely, with the stone tablet as the center, the void within a radius of a thousand zhang presented a "distorted" state.
It was not space distortion, but the distortion of "Karma lines"!
Countless translucent "threads" could be seen with the naked eye extending from the void, entangling around the stone tablet.
Some of those threads were as thick as an arm, some as thin as a hair; some shone with golden brilliance, some were pitch-black as ink; some were broken and tattered, some were entangled into knots...
Every single thread represented a section of Karma, a grievance, and an intersection of destiny!
And at the top of the stone tablet hovered an artifact —
That was a "wheel disk" about three chi in diameter, dark golden throughout, with seven-colored halos flowing along its edges.
The wheel disk was divided into three inner and outer layers: the innermost layer was a stationary ring imprinted with the ancient seal script of "Cause"; the middle layer rotated slowly clockwise, carved with the divine patterns of the Dao of "Effect"; the outermost layer rotated counterclockwise, densely packed with Innate Dao scripts such as "affinity", "tribulation", "luck", and "fate".
The three-layered wheel disk did not rotate mechanically, but rotated in an interlaced manner at a rhythm containing the Dao rhythm.
Every time they interlaced, it would trigger countless Karma threads around the stone tablet to tremble, reorganize, break, or be reborn.
In the center of the wheel disk was a "Karma Eye" that was pitch-black as ink yet could reflect the phantom images of thousands of worlds, quietly watching the three incoming people.
"This is an ultimate treasure containing the Karma Dao?"
Perceiving the breath of the Karma Dao Law exuded by this wheel disk, Ao Yue instantly widened her eyes, her voice filled with incredulous horror.
Among the three thousand Daos, the Karma Dao ranked fifth.
Although inferior to space and time, it and the destiny Dao were the most miraculous, being Daos that countless Innate divinities wanted to comprehend yet avoided out of caution