Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

Xu Qing nodded, and then told Nuwa the whole story, which made Nuwa exclaim in amazement.

"Fellow Daoist, you have truly had a great opportunity, excellent methods, and great courage, far beyond my reach."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing smiled and said.

"Fellow Daoist, what are you saying? To be honest, the reason why you, elder brother, are able to gain recognition from the human world is because you created humans first, which allowed him to have this opportunity."

Nuwa looked up at the sky and asked again.

"Now that Hongjun has entered seclusion, am I free until he emerges?"

Since she attained enlightenment, although Hongjun has not made any moves, she still feels somewhat uneasy.

Therefore, she had never left the house. Now that Hongjun was in seclusion, she was feeling restless and wanted to go out and travel.

"Indeed, fellow Daoist, if you have any business to attend to, as long as the commotion isn't too great, you may do as you please."

Xu Qing smiled and answered.

"That's good. I don't have anything urgent to do, but I've been staying in Nuwa Palace for too long and want to go out and have a look around."

Nuwa feigned helplessness and continued speaking.

"My brother Fuxi told me a few years ago that Fangzhang Island, one of the three mountains overseas, was about to be born."

I'm telling you this as a way of thanking your brother. I've already become a saint, and external things are useless to me. You have great fortune, and I'm sure you'll be able to obtain the treasure on your own.

"Fangzhang Island?"

Xu Qing frowned slightly. In his previous life, he also knew about the overseas immortal mountains, namely Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang Islands, all of which were places rich in spiritual treasures and plants.

Among them, Penglai Island was the first to emerge, and its magical treasures were divided up among the people. At that time, Xu Qing was entangled with the Ancestral Witch.

Yingzhou Island was first discovered by Dongwanggong, who established the Yingzhou Heavenly Court there. Later, when Dijun launched his eastern expedition, Yingzhou Island became the territory of the Demon Court.

All of these were the same as what Xu Qing knew from his previous life, except for Fangzhang Island, which had never appeared in his memory before, but now, news of it had suddenly emerged.

"Is there a problem with this Abbot's Island?"

Nuwa was puzzled by Xu Qing's expression.

"It's alright, thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. I'll go overseas and wait for this island."

Xu Qing shook his head, unwilling to say more.

"Then I will leave this Nuwa Palace with you, fellow Daoist."

Nuwa didn't press the matter further; she was about to head out anyway.

Xu Qing nodded, and then the two walked out of the Nuwa Palace together. When they reached the entrance, they transformed into two streaks of light and streaked across the sky, going their separate ways.

A century has passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Qing has arrived overseas. His divine sense swept across the area, and there was no one above the Quasi-Saint realm within ten thousand miles. It turns out that Fuxi only told Nuwa about it.

Fuxi only predicted that the child would be born, but the exact time was uncertain. During the waiting period, Xu Qing casually found a small island and cultivated there.

……

On this day, on a small island overseas, a Taoist priest with blood-red robes and white hair slowly opened his eyes, two beams of divine light shooting from them, and murmured, "Here he comes."

Following the gaze, one sees clouds and mist swirling around, an ethereal and otherworldly place—truly a blessed paradise.

Unlike the previous two immortal mountains, which were accompanied by divine light, this Fangzhang Island was completely calm and stood quietly, as if it had always been there. If Xu Qing hadn't waited there for a long time, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

"What could it be?"

Xu Qing slowly approached. Now, there are three places in the present world that are different from his previous life, and this Abbot Island is the only one he can explore at present.

Fangzhang Island was not far from the small island where Xu Qing originally lived, and Xu Qing arrived on the island in no time.

There was nothing else on the island except a palace standing in the center, made entirely of golden glazed tiles, a masterpiece of craftsmanship, and incomparably magnificent.

Xu Qing unleashed his divine sense, scanning every inch of the Fangzhang Immortal Island. Outside the hall were mostly spiritual minerals and plants, but inside the hall there was a restriction that blocked his divine sense, preventing him from exploring further.

In addition, he sensed some chaotic laws on the island, indicating that someone had been there.

I didn't see many spiritual treasures; they've probably been looted. There's definitely something wrong with this place. But anyway, I'm just an avatar, so I'll go check it out first.

Thinking this, Xu Qing slowly walked into the palace. Just as Xu Qing stepped across the threshold, a cloud of spiritual mist suddenly rose in the palace and transformed into an old man.

The old man was dressed in a gray Taoist robe, with a kind face, white beard and hair, and extremely long eyebrows that reached below his ears.

"Oh, it's actually formed from the blood sea's malevolent energy. Young friend, what brings you to my cave?"

The old man glanced at Xu Qing with a beaming smile, as if he were seeing his own junior.

Xu Qing's pupils contracted. Although the person in front of him had no imposing aura and seemed like an ordinary old man, how could he not recognize him based on his long eyebrows that reached past his ears?

This person was none other than Yang Mei, the Space Demon God among the Three Thousand Demon Gods, a willow tree born from chaos.

Xu Qing never expected to meet this person. After hearing what he said, he responded.

"I thought this place was unclaimed land, which is why I came here to search for treasure. I never expected that I would disturb your peaceful cultivation. I hope you will forgive me."

The Chaos Gods were already a generation older than Xu Qing and other innate great powers, and this clone was only at the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint, so calling him "senior" wasn't wrong.

Yang Mei chuckled and waved her hand.

"It doesn't matter. If we're talking about who has an owner, the treasures of this world only had one owner: Pangu. Now that he's dead, his descendants are the owners. I'm just a cuckoo taking over the nest."

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Yang Mei was indeed easy to talk to, so he asked again.

"I sensed the aura of chaotic laws outside the island. Has someone been here?"

Yang Mei pursed her lips and said.

"A junior did come by, but he wasn't as polite as you. He immediately wanted to fight me. I fought him to a draw, and then he left."

Xu Qing thought to himself, "This person is probably related to the early emergence of Fangzhang Island." So he asked again.

"Senior, can you discern this person's background?"

Yang Mei shook her head and said again.

"After the conflict between Dao and Demon, my main body was in the chaos, and this clone is only at the peak of Quasi-Saint."

That person was also at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, and his entire body was shrouded in chaotic energy, so I couldn't see him clearly.

Xu Qing was disappointed, realizing that he was going to leave empty-handed and had to take his leave.

"In that case, I'll take my leave."

"Hey, wait a minute. My main body is in the Chaos, and my clone is on this wretched island. It's the middle of nowhere. Talk to me for a bit."

Unexpectedly, Yang Mei stopped Xu Qing.

"Senior, what do you mean by this?"

Xu Qing frowned slightly. Was he not allowed to leave?

Seeing that Xu Qing had misunderstood, Yang Mei quickly explained.

"I'm truly bored out of my mind, and I absolutely mean nothing by it. Here's what I'll do: you keep me company for a hundred years, and I'll give you something that should be useful to you."

As she spoke, Yang Mei took out a jade pendant engraved with eight Daoist characters: "Sever cause and accept effect, abandon life and guard destiny."

Xu Qing glanced at the jade pendant but didn't find anything unusual about it, so he turned to Yang Mei and said...

"You thing are nothing but a... a... um, what was it again?"

Xu Qing realized that she had forgotten what she had just seen. She glanced at it again, turned her head away, and forgot again.

"How about that? Are you going to say that this thing of mine is useless, and that you can't even remember what it is?"

Yang Mei spoke again, still with that smiling expression, but Xu Qing felt it was a bit irritating.