Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 62 An Encounter with the Three Immortals
After leaving the magnificent East Sea Dragon Palace, Ma Yuan was not in a hurry to return to Skull Mountain.

Ao Xuan cleansed his karma and achieved enlightenment. A burden in his heart was lifted, and he felt his mind was clear and his state of mind was more peaceful than ever before.

He remained seated cross-legged atop Ao Xuan's broad dragon head, drifting aimlessly across the endless East Sea.

One of the main reasons he came to the East Sea was to search for the legendary three immortal islands—Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou—that were formed from fragments of chaos and hidden in the vast East Sea.

These three fairy islands are primordial blessed lands that existed since the beginning of time.

Its beauty and rich cultural heritage are hidden within, concealing countless unknown opportunities and blessings.

Not to mention the various rare treasures that the island might harbor.

The legendary Huang Zhongli, one of the ten innate spiritual roots, is very likely hidden on one of the immortal islands in Penglai, Fangzhang, or Yingzhou.

Of course, Ma Yuan's thoughts are not limited to this now.

Ever since he successfully refined the Purple Necklace Immortal Mountain into the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, creating the small world of "Purple Necklace Heaven".

A bolder and more far-sighted idea had quietly taken root in his mind.

He intends to transform all twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls into twenty-four true worlds!

These three overseas fairy islands are undoubtedly among the most top-tier materials used to serve as the foundation of the world.

If one could find all three legendary overseas immortal islands and refine them one by one with great magic, then move them into the small worlds of the three Sea-Stabilizing Pearls respectively.

It transformed into "Penglai Heaven", "Fangzhang Heaven", and "Yingzhou Heaven".

In this way, the cultural significance of Dinghai Pearl can be greatly enhanced.

It will allow him to have a deeper understanding of the great Dao that created the world and evolved the universe.

This has been of immeasurable benefit to his spiritual path of "seeking within and reopening chaos within himself."

However, despite his good idea, Ma Yuan has been unable to find any trace of the fairy island over the years.

These three overseas fairy islands have been the subject of much debate in later myths and legends, but their exact affiliation has never been clearly defined.

This is enough to show that these three islands have long been obscured by the secrets of heaven, and it is impossible to find them without great opportunity and great fortune!

Even Ma Yuan, whose cultivation has now reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, possesses the profound and mysterious power of cause and effect.

He sat atop the dragon's head, drawing upon the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, attempting to find the causal thread connecting the three immortal islands and this world within the darkness.

However, thousands of years have passed quietly.

He wandered aimlessly on the endless East Sea.

No matter how he deduced, the secrets of the Three Immortal Islands seemed to be a complete mystery, with no trace to be found.

"Very well, the concept of fate and destiny is too mysterious to be forced."

Ma Yuan was not discouraged by this.

He knew all too well that such a supreme opportunity could not be obtained by force.

Since we can't find it for the time being, we might as well stop trying to find it intentionally.

He completely calmed his mind and treated this long journey of searching as a test and a process of self-refinement and growth.

As he experienced the ebb and flow of the tides, he comprehended the profound principles of the natural world and consolidated his own Taiyi Dao Fruit.

On the one hand, he would also preach and answer questions for Ao Xuan beneath him from time to time, helping him to consolidate his newly entered Golden Immortal realm.

Days passed by, and life was quite leisurely and carefree.

Before we knew it, thousands of years had passed, slipping away like sand through our fingers.

In the primordial world, the struggle between the witch and demon races has intensified.

Yet, this remote part of the East China Sea still maintains a rare tranquility.

On this day, Ma Yuan was in a meditative state, deducing the profound mysteries of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang, when he was awakened by a low groan from Ao Xuan beneath him. He slowly opened his eyes and saw three auspicious clouds drifting in from the sea of ​​clouds in front of him.

Above the auspicious clouds stood three peerless and graceful female immortals.

The leader was dressed in an elegant palace gown, with a dignified and gentle demeanor, yet his brows carried an unassailable air of authority. His cultivation had actually reached the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!

The two female fairies behind her appeared even more lively.

A man dressed in blue, exuding heroic spirit.

The other one was dressed in green, and looked charming and lovely.

Both of them were also quite accomplished in their cultivation, having reached the Golden Immortal realm.

The three arrived riding on clouds, clearly having also noticed Ma Yuan and the magnificent, thousand-foot-long black dragon beneath him.

The leading female immortal in palace attire, with a hint of curiosity and wariness in her beautiful eyes, bowed respectfully from a distance, her voice clear and melodious like jade beads falling on a plate: "Greetings, fellow Daoist ahead. This humble Daoist is Yunxiao, greetings to fellow Daoist."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan calmly rose from the dragon's head and returned the greeting, his voice indifferent: "Ma Yuan, a rogue cultivator from Skull Mountain, greets the three fairies."

The woman in green, Qiongxiao, seemed to have a rather straightforward personality. She looked Ma Yuan up and down, then glanced at Ao Xuan beneath him, and asked frankly:

"Fellow Daoist, what an impressive mount! My two sisters and I have cultivated for countless eons in this East Sea, yet we have never heard of any Skull Mountain. May I ask where your Daoist temple is located?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan smiled calmly and said, "My Daoist temple is just an unnamed wild mountain in the prehistoric continent, not worth mentioning."

He could sense that the three female immortals in front of him had no ill intentions, but were simply curious.

After sensing Ma Yuan's profound cultivation, which was no less than his own, and the faint golden light of merit emanating from his body, Yunxiao, who was in the lead, realized that Ma Yuan's cultivation was no less than his own.

The wariness in her beautiful eyes had completely vanished, replaced by a deep respect.

She knew that in this era, someone who could cultivate to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm as a rogue cultivator and possess such merit must be a person of great virtue with a firm Dao heart and profound blessings!

"I see." Thinking this, a gentle smile appeared on Yunxiao's face.
"My two sisters and I have been cultivating in seclusion on the Three Immortal Islands in the East Sea for many years. It is truly fate that we have the opportunity to meet such a virtuous person as you today."

“The three fairies of my humble temple are full of ethereal beauty and pure Taoist charm; they must be no ordinary people,” Ma Yuan said calmly, looking at Yunxiao.

Looking at the three fairies before him, who were forthright and genuine, he felt a growing desire to befriend them.

He knew that although the three immortals were women.

However, he will be a key figure who stirs up the winds and clouds in the future great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

When the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation was unleashed, it nearly wiped out all twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, forcing even a sage to personally intervene. Its ferocity was evident.

At present, they have obviously not yet joined the Tongtian Sect of the Jie Sect, and are still just free-spirited cultivators living on the East Sea.

Upon hearing this, Yunxiao smiled calmly.
"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. My two sisters and I are merely the lucky transformations of primordial clouds above the East Sea. We are without roots or foundations, and compared to a great being like you with such merits, we are but the light of fireflies."

Qiongxiao and Bixiao, who were beside her, also introduced themselves.

After the introductions were completed, Yunxiao looked at Ma Yuan and said:
"It's better to meet by chance than to invite someone. My two sisters and I have a Daoist temple nearby. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Ma Yuan would be willing to come to my Three Immortals Island and sit down with my two sisters to discuss the Dao?"

Ma Yuan's gaze swept over the three people in front of him.

The eldest sister, Yunxiao, is a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Qiongxiao and Bixiao are both Golden Immortals.

With his current strength, he would be fearless even if the three of them joined forces.

Moreover, he could sense that these three fairy maidens of Sanxiao were forthright and honest, unlike those treacherous people who would scheme in secret.

This invitation must have come from the heart.

With this thought in mind, Ma Yuan had already made up his mind.

"In that case, I will trouble the three fairies."

(End of this chapter)