After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Zhou Yan turned around.

"What a coincidence! This place is too vibrant. Let me take you to other places."

Chapter Seventeen: The Lucky One

Walking in the opposite direction from the peach blossom forest, after passing just two hills, Zhou Yan saw a territory composed of palm trees, banana trees, and coconut trees.

The abyss and the underworld are full of ghosts and monsters, and the Hundred Thousand Miao Mountains are full of poisonous insects. But this Penglai Island is very special because it has tropical, subtropical, temperate and frigid plants. Some places are below minus ten degrees Celsius, and some places can even cook a person alive.

Penglai Island is like a region where countless spaces are squeezed together, hiding countless secrets within.

Of course, most awakened beings are not interested in these secrets, nor dare they be interested. Everyone comes to Penglai to make money, so there is no need to pay attention to anything other than money.

After searching the tropical woodlands without finding any magical plants, Zhou Yan descended the mountain and went to a basin. The basin was also densely vegetated and contained a sizable cold pool where various wild animals would come to fetch water at different times.

Zhou Yan looked at these wild beasts for a while and found that none of them had the bloodline of ferocious beasts, evil beasts, or vicious beasts. Their bloodline ancestors were either divine beasts or immortal beasts.

In fact, in all legends, Penglai is an overseas fairy island, a place where gods and immortals live, but for some reason, it suddenly became a forbidden zone for humans.

As Zhou Yan walked to the edge of the cold pool to fetch water, he glanced at the nine-colored deer beside him. The nine-colored deer tilted its small head and asked.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Zhou Yan inquired.

"This Penglai Island must be the place where immortals live, right?"

"The nine-colored deer pondered."

“Yes, Qingcai, I heard Elder He mention it when I was in Dawu Mountain. There are thirty-three immortal mountains in Penglai, where there are countless immortals.”

Su Xiaowan became curious.

"Then, where are those immortals now?"

The nine-colored deer shook its head.

"I don't know. Qingcai hasn't been to Penglai for a long time. Qingcai doesn't recognize Penglai anymore."

"Croak! Croak! Croak!"

The Chongming bird flew down from a distance and landed on Zhou Yan's other shoulder. Then it opened its mouth and spoke in its still not very fluent Mandarin.

"I, I've found Mount Dawu."

After leaving the peach grove, the Chongming Bird flew down from Zhou Yan's shoulder and explored the surrounding terrain, also looking for the Daoist temple of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, Mount Dawu.

The Chongming bird stretched out its wings toward the north.

"There, there..."

Zhou Yan sensed that place; it was somewhat dangerous, but not fatal.

The nine-colored deer beside Zhou Yan's eyes lit up, and the silly boy immediately started stomping his four hooves on the ground restlessly, while saying something.

"Brother, brother, can we go to Mount Dawu? I haven't seen Elder Deer and Elder Crane in so long..."

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"Let's wait a bit."

Zhou Yan didn't come to Penglai Island to wander around looking for immortal plants. He had considered that if he couldn't find the immortal plants he needed by wandering around, he could go to Dawu Mountain to take a look if it was safe to do so.

Mount Dawu is the Heavenly Emperor's sacred site. Regardless of whether there are still people inside, I should be able to get some good stuff.

While we're at it, we can also bury Qing Mama's immortal bones in Dawu Mountain to repay the favor.

Having determined the direction of Mount Dawu, Zhou Yan wandered around aimlessly along a path that led in a different direction. The terrain of Penglai Island changes every time it appears and disappears, so no one makes maps; everyone can only wander around, hoping to find something good before Penglai Island vanishes.

Of course, this applies to normal people.

Zhou Yan is not a normal person.

Before Zhou Yan arrived, he had Su Xiaowan buff him with good luck. He also had a nine-colored deer by his side, and Bai Ze was also an auspicious creature. After leaving the cold pool, Zhou Yan walked for fifteen minutes and saw a high-quality immortal plant at a granite slab.

Name: Yacon.

Type: Wild plant.

utility.

Detoxification: It can neutralize 90% of the world's poisons.

Mingxin: Consuming it solidifies a state of "clear thinking".

Although this immortal plant wasn't what he wanted, the fruit looked pretty good based on its attributes. Zhou Yan took the fruit, then took out a special potted planter for immortal plants from his small universe and left.

After that, every ten minutes, Zhou Yan could easily find a plant with good effects, while for other awakened individuals, getting even one plant was considered a worthwhile experience.

This strong luck lasted for an hour. After an hour, Zhou Yan did not encounter any more immortal plants. He walked for another half hour, but still did not encounter any immortal plants.

The source of his confidence and his "European Emperor" made Zhou Yan stop and start to wonder why these immortal plants didn't obediently stay on his past path waiting for him to pick them, but instead hid away.

A moment later, Zhou Yan opened one hand and clenched his fist in the other, the boy exclaiming excitedly.

"I understand."

The Chongming Bird, Su Xiaowan, and the Nine-Colored Deer all looked at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan said bitterly.

"Let's go, let's go further and find something better."

Zhou Yan figured that the reason he hadn't found any immortal plants for so long was because he had taken all the good stuff in this area.

It's like a lottery. Zhou Yan has already won all the prizes from the grand prize to the third prize, so he can't win any prizes in any subsequent lottery.

Then it's time to go to another piece of land to draw a prize.

After Zhou Yan crossed three hills, just as he descended the third hill, he saw a lotus flower radiating seven-colored light floating on a stream.

Name: Earth-emerging Lotus.

Type: Wild plant.

utility.

Preserving Qi: Consuming it can detoxify and restore vital energy.

Sustaining life: After eating it, a person can keep breathing.

Zhou Yan nodded in satisfaction.

Now that I've spotted the new magical plant, I should head to the new lottery location. I don't need to wander around anymore; I can just stay here.

When Zhou Yan reached the stream, he was about to reach out and take the earth-emerging lotus. However, halfway through his reach, Zhou Yan suddenly looked up and saw the branches of a large tree, about thirty meters in front of him, that would take three people to encircle.

A woman in off-road gear stood on a tree branch. She had a gun on her hip and a cannon in her mouth. Due to the difference in height, she looked down at Zhou Yan. When their eyes met, she spoke indifferently.

"I want this thing. If you don't want to die, go somewhere far away."

Zhou Yan slowly got up.

"Okay, you can have this."

Zhou Yan turned and left with the three auspicious beasts.

This Earth-Emerging Lotus isn't a material for alchemy, nor is it some extraordinary treasure. There's no need to fight with others for such a small thing, especially since I have the Chongming Bird and other weak fighters with me.

Seeing Zhou Yan leave, the woman standing in the tree quickly jumped down from the canopy, went to the riverbank, picked up the Earth Lotus, looked in Zhou Yan's direction, and after half a minute, she turned her head to look behind her.

"Boss Yu, the man is gone."

At a corner, a man in camouflage emerged, asking in confusion.

"They really left? I was hoping to be the mantis stalking the cicada."

The woman holding the lotus flower guessed.

"The guy who just left is no ordinary person. I smelled a complex scent of immortal plants on him. If I'm not mistaken, he must have already made quite a few gains, which is why he didn't even want to take the Earth Lotus."

The man in camouflage had a serious expression.

"what do you mean?"

The woman grinned.

People die for money!

The man thought for a moment before speaking.

"That child has several pets with him, and they all look like nice things. What will happen then?"

"That deer is mine, the rest are yours."

At this moment, the man and the woman reached a consensus.

So the man took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this Boss Wang?"

"I've found a fat sheep, looks like he's got a lot of money. How about we team up and make a big score?"

In these forbidden places, double-crossing is as normal as breathing.

The man quickly ended the call and turned to the woman.

"Boss Wang agreed. By the way, were photos taken?"

The woman took off her glasses and took out a fist-sized device, from which a photograph quickly emerged.

The women's glasses have video recording capabilities, and some Awakened Ones even carry drones, RPGs, exoskeletons, and so on. It's all modern now, and even Awakened Ones who rely on their bloodline power cannot resist the convenience of technology.

The man said confidently.

"Excellent! With this photo, Boss Wang will definitely be able to curse this fat sheep to death from the shadows!"

Ten minutes later.

Three people dressed in black robes, emanating a strange odor, walked out from the end of the stream.

The man went to greet him, saying with delight.

"Boss Mu, we've found a fat sheep."

It was inconvenient to use a mobile phone before, but now that we're face to face, it's much safer. The man told Zhou Yan about his previous encounter without reservation.

The three men in black robes nodded in succession.

The leader of the group in black robes listened to the man's words and pondered.

"When you're out in the world, don't mess with the old, the young, or the beautiful women."

In the world of martial arts, the burly, strong men are all cannon fodder. Only those who look weak and frail and can be bullied at will are usually monsters and should not be touched.

Zhou Yan fits the description of a child perfectly. For someone like him to wander around in such a dangerous place as Penglai, he must have some kind of backing.

"It was a guy behind the man in black robes who said in a sinister tone."

"We do things from afar, and if we can't get things done, we run away."

The last man in black robes echoed this sentiment.

"to make!"

The leader of the three asked the man a question.

"Zhao family son, do you have a mediator in your hands?"

The man immediately handed over Zhou Yan's photo.

The leader took the photo with satisfaction, and the other two brothers began to take out some ritual implements from their bodies and start setting up the altar.

The man retreated with a look of fear on his face until he reached the woman beside him.

The woman who took the Earth Lotus whispered.

"Is this the witch doctor Wang Qi?"

The man nodded solemnly.

"Yes, it's that guy who's good at cursing and poisoning. With him around, that guy who came from who-knows-where and whose background we don't know is definitely dead. According to the rules of the martial arts world, we can get a third of it, and I can get the child's three pets."

opposite.

The three great shamans had already set up the altar. The one in the lead pasted Zhou Yan's photo onto a sinister-looking stone statue, then took off his clothes, revealing his upper body covered with various evil patterns.