Chapter 34 - The Secret Realm of the Lotus Pool, Treasures Aplenty
Chapter 34 The Secret Realm of the Lotus Pool, Treasures Aplenty
The moment they stepped onto the Immortal Island of Penglai, the trio was instantly stunned by the breathtaking scenery and the nearly tangible concentration of innate spiritual energy!
Unlike the desolate vastness of the Great Desolate Continent or the solemn majesty of Mount Buzhou, Penglai Immortal Island exuded a sense of grace, ethereality, vibrant vitality, and an indescribable “immortal charm.”
The island was adorned with competing peaks of wondrous beauty, cascading waterfalls, towering ancient trees, and celestial herbs carpeting the ground. Countless exotic flowers and rare herbs grew freely here, releasing a fragrance that refreshed the soul.
Celestial cranes soared through the skies, spirit deer roamed the land, and monkeys played among the trees—an atmosphere of harmony and tranquility filled the island.
The innate spiritual energy permeating the air was so pure and dense that it rivaled even the peak of Mount Buzhou—in some places, it even surpassed it!
Just one breath of it made the soul feel clear and luminous.
“What a true blessed paradise! It truly lives up to the legend of the Immortal Island of Penglai!”
Chu Yuan exclaimed in genuine admiration.
“Big brother, the spiritual energy here feels so nice!”
Nüwa added joyfully, clearly sensing how much more smoothly her mana flowed in this environment. Feng Ling was even more excited. The innate spiritual energy here was denser than even that atop the sacred Phoenix Tree in the Phoenix Clan’s ancestral land!
Chu Yuan released his divine sense, covering the entire island. He discovered that the island was unimaginably vast—possibly spanning tens of millions of miles!
Aside from the abundance of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, there were no powerful living beings on the island. It was as though this was an untouched land of primeval purity!
“It seems this island has been hidden within a natural grand formation, remaining undiscovered by the beings of the Great Desolation. Today, it is destined to become mine!”
Chu Yuan’s heart settled with certainty.
With Nüwa and Feng Ling by his side, he began to explore the island, heading straight for the towering divine mountain at the center, where the spiritual energy was most concentrated.
Along the way, spiritual herbs and elixirs of ten thousand or even a million years old could be seen everywhere. They even discovered several postnatal spiritual roots of remarkable quality, all of which Chu Yuan carefully harvested and stored within the Creation Pagoda.
Several days later, the trio finally reached the summit of the central divine mountain. There, amidst swirling mists and radiant clouds, in the center of a broad, flat clearing, Chu Yuan discovered a hidden entrance protected by natural restrictions.
With a brief deduction, he easily broke through the barrier and stepped inside. The scene before him once again filled Chu Yuan with immense surprise and awe. Inside the entrance was not a cave, but a vast and heavenly lotus pond that resembled a celestial realm!
The pond’s surface rippled with emerald waves and was shrouded in immortal mist, but the liquid within was no ordinary water—it radiated with three distinct divine lights!
Golden light, warm and blazing, like the true fire of the sun, brimming with boundless vitality. Silver light, cool and gentle, like the moon’s lunar essence, cleansing the dust from the soul. Starlight, brilliant and mysterious, like the power of the stars, able to heal physical wounds!
“This is the legendary Three-Light Divine Water!”
Upon witnessing the sight, Nuwa immediately recalled the records from her innate inheritance and couldn’t help but exclaim. The Three-Light Divine Water is formed from the fusion of Solar Divine Water, Lunar Divine Water, and Star Divine Water.
To spiritual roots, it is a supreme elixir—even a single drop is considered priceless when it appears. But within this lotus pond, there was an entire pool of it!
And that wasn’t all!
Chu Yuan’s gaze was soon drawn to the most dazzling presence at the center of the lotus pond!
There, in the very middle, bloomed an enormous, flawless white lotus of holy purity. The lotus had twelve petals, each one carved like perfect white jade, radiating a gentle and pure light of purification, as if it could cleanse all the filth in the world!
Upon its lotus platform, Dao Rhythms flowed, and natural laws manifested. A vast aura surged forth, capable of suppressing all evil and purifying heaven and earth!
“The Twelve-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus!”
Chu Yuan’s eyes lit up!
In ancient chaos, there existed the supreme treasure—the Thirty-Six-Rank Chaos Green Lotus. The great god Pangu was born from within this Chaos Green Lotus.
When the heavens were opened, the Chaos Green Lotus shattered, and most of its fragments fell into the world of Honghuang, transforming into numerous supreme treasures. The most famous among them was the Twelve-Rank Creation Green Lotus!
Twelve-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus!
Twelve-Rank Reincarnation Purple Lotus!
Twelve-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus!
Twelve-Rank World-Destroying Black Lotus!
Twelve-Rank Merit White Lotus!
In total, six types of lotus platforms!
Among them, the Twelve-Rank Creation Green Lotus received the greatest legacy and was ranked as an innate supreme treasure. It was later divided by the Three Purities (Sanqing), becoming the Green Duckweed Sword, the Three-Treasures Jade Ruyi, and the Dragon-Headed Cane—three supreme treasures of enlightenment.
This gave rise to the saying.
“Red flower, white root, green lotus leaf—Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism were originally one family.”
The remaining five lotus platforms are also not to be underestimated, each ranked as a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. They are unmatched in defense and possess the power to suppress destiny itself!
And right before them is none other than the Twelve-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus!
One of the most supreme defensive treasures in all of the Great Desolation (Honghuang)!
Its purifying power can counter all demonic and heretical forces!
Such a treasure would even make a Sage envious!
Surrounding this Twelve-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, many smaller white lotuses also bloom in the lotus pond!
Chu Yuan carefully counted.
Three [Nine-Rank World-Purifying White Lotuses], high-grade innate spiritual treasures!
Nine [Six-Rank World-Purifying White Lotuses], mid-grade innate spiritual treasures!
Twelve [Three-Rank World-Purifying White Lotuses], low-grade innate spiritual treasures!
A complete set of World-Purifying White Lotuses!
From top-grade to low-grade, all are present!
No wonder Chu Yuan’s eyes revealed a look of excitement.
Penglai Immortal Island!
Three-Lights Divine Water!
World-Purifying White Lotus!
This was simply a perfectly crafted Daoist sanctuary tailor-made for him!