Chapter 78: Yingzhou Immortal Island, Harvesting the Innate Purple Bamboo Forest!

The Black Dragon's expression shifted unpredictably, alternating between gloom and clarity.

If it were an ordinary dragonfolk creature, perhaps it wouldn't be worth his special attention.

But know that Panlong and Yunlong are Quasi-Saint powerhouses; among today's dragonfolk, they count as top-tier existences.

Any loss of a Quasi-Saint would be extremely painful for the Black Dragon.

Therefore, in the dark, he sensed the auras of Panlong and the others.

But just before, he suddenly lost that kind of dark perception.

That feeling was as if they had vanished without any omen.

No matter how hard he tried, releasing his divine sense with all his might, he could no longer sense anything.

Know that the Wuliang Sihai are all dragonfolk territory.

And the Black Dragon's cultivation is immensely powerful; with a single thought he can shroud billions of miles of sea.

Under these circumstances, only two explanations make sense.

First, Panlong and Yunlong encountered a mortal peril so great they were utterly annihilated before they could call for help.

Second, they were suppressed, cut off from all external qi, which also blocked the Black Dragon's perception.

But either way, it's no good news for the Black Dragon.

After a moment of contemplation, the Black Dragon gradually manifested a human form.

"Hmph, this seat wants to see just what the cause is!!"

Having taken human form, the Black Dragon wore a solemn expression; though his face was quite handsome, it was now filled with a gloomy hue, exuding awe without anger, his pressure gripping hearts and souls.

He muttered to himself.

The two Quasi-Saint powerhouses vanished for no reason; naturally, he couldn't just let it go.

Moreover, Panlong and Yunlong cultivate the Slaying Three Corpses Method.

Back then, they also relied on an entrusted spiritual treasure to barely break through the Quasi-Saint realm, which could be said to have consumed enormous cultivation resources.

No matter what mishap occurred, the Black Dragon insisted on seeing them alive or seeing their corpses!

With that thought, his eyes shot forth toward the sea beyond.

At the same time, his figure slowly rose upward.

Around him, the Wuliang Sea instantly parted, as if forming a spatial passage to welcome the Black Dragon out to sea.

On the other side, Chen Ku here!

Upon ascending the Immortal Island, the surrounding scenery instantly became completely different.

Although called an Immortal Island, it actually forms its own universe, vast beyond compare, with no edge in sight.

A rough estimate suggests it might be billions of miles across.

One can imagine how astonishing this overseas Immortal Island is.

Around, streams of abundant, rich spiritual qi transformed into a fine mist of sweet dew falling in the void.

Blooms of immortal rosy clouds danced, holy and auspicious, auspicious colors intertwining, spreading without end.

Even the laws and order were far more vast and profound than the outside world, indescribable.

Standing still, Chen Ku needed not deliberately activate his mana; his qi and blood already rumbled incessantly.

His original early-stage primordial Golden Immortal cultivation also showed slight fluctuations, as if faintly rising.

A cultivation treasure land!

Undoubtedly a cultivation treasure land!

Even if an utterly ordinary mortal with no cultivation were placed here, they'd surely achieve great cultivation without worry.

Of course, this isn't what Chen Ku cares about most.

At his level, reliance on the external environment has long been greatly weakened.

For now, it's most important to clarify which Immortal Island this is and to investigate the opportunities on the island.

Thinking thus, Chen Ku's gaze also turned toward a certain spot.

There, the Divine Peak stood towering and majestic.

Beneath his divine sense, Chen Ku faintly saw two characters inscribed as Dao-pattern divine markings on it.

Yingzhou!

In an instant, his heart surged.

In the dark, he also gained some insight.

"So it's Yingzhou Island?!"

Thus, the doubts in his heart were resolved.

This Immortal Island is precisely one of the three overseas Immortal Islands, Yingzhou Immortal Island.

At the same time, Chen Ku also felt great delight.

Rumor has it that Penglai Island alone is already extraordinary.

But the Yingzhou Island before him seems no less impressive, even more miraculous.

After a moment, he suppressed his delight and turned his gaze to the distance.

There, thick and dense, purple immortal light filled the sky, intermingling and reflecting, illuminating everything within a radius of hundreds of miles with a brilliant gleam, extremely spectacular.

"That... is the Innate Purple Bamboo Forest?!"

Chen Ku's eyes lit up, and he softly exclaimed.

He recognized the bamboo-like spiritual roots before him as the legendary Innate Purple Bamboo Forest.

This spiritual root is extraordinarily marvelous; it is both a spiritual root and can be regarded as a kind of spiritual treasure.

Once formed, the Innate Purple Bamboo is immensely hard, comparable to Immortal Gold Divine Iron.

At the same time, it also contains magnificent innate Dao rhythm, and its medicinal power is endless.

Therefore, whether used for alchemy or forging artifacts, this innate purple bamboo is an exceptionally rare excellent material.

For alchemy, it is sufficient to raise the grade of immortal pills.

And for forging artifacts, it is unstoppable against any defense, unmatched in attack.

Moreover, because this spiritual root has such a nature, the spiritual treasures refined from it also contain innate indestructible spiritual light, far beyond ordinary acquired spiritual treasures.

It can be said that, although it does not reach the level of the top ten extreme-grade innate spiritual roots, it is absolutely extremely rare.

If placed in the outside world, even a single stalk would be uncommon.

But before our eyes, there are waves of clouds, like successive surging tides overturning.

Numbering in the tens of thousands of stalks.

"Hiss... truly deserving of a top-tier treasure land untouched by any foot."

"If all of it could be refined into spiritual treasures, that would be unimaginable."

Even Chen Ku could not help but sigh in this way.

Without a doubt, such a great opportunity, if placed in the outside world, or if other powerful beings had gotten there first, this innate purple bamboo forest could never have grown so lush.

In Chen Ku's view, how could this be an innate spiritual root?

That is clearly countless spiritual treasures beckoning.

The West is barren? Lacking spiritual treasures?!

If in the future we could refine all the innate purple bamboo before us into spiritual treasures, perhaps we could in one fell swoop make up for the West's deficiency.

Even compared to the foundation and accumulation of the Three Pure Ones and others, it might not fall short.

This wave, we have truly made a huge profit!

Without further ado, he immediately acted, beginning to collect this innate purple bamboo forest.

Innate purple bamboo is hard, but for Chen Ku it is naturally not a difficult task.

The Six Roots Pure Bamboo manifested; with a slight wave, it burst forth with divine light as sharp as sword light.

Hiss!

Hiss!

The innate purple bamboo was cut stalk by stalk, falling in abundance into Chen Ku's hands.

For a moment, the innate purple bamboo surged forth in countless numbers.

The purple divine light that covered sky and earth seemed to completely submerge Chen Ku.

Feeling the mysterious qi emanating from the released innate purple bamboo, Chen Ku could hardly conceal his excitement, grinning and laughing incessantly.

The Six Roots Pure Bamboo in his hand also seemed to be wielded with even greater vigor.

"Hehe, although the grade is not high."

"But such a quantity is truly rare, enough to match an innate supreme treasure."

Chen Ku grew ever more delighted; the amount of innate purple bamboo is truly too great, its value immeasurable.

However, before he could finish collecting all the innate purple bamboo before him,

Without any omen, an anomaly suddenly arose.

Whoosh!

At a certain moment, a flash of mystic light burst forth, swift as lightning, appearing and vanishing in an instant.

Seeing this, Chen Ku was startled, and his expression immediately changed dramatically.

Another opportunity?!

Although only an instant, he clearly sensed that it was the fluctuation of an opportunity coming into being.

He immediately followed that divine light and looked.

Upon seeing the concrete scene clearly, Chen Ku became even more overjoyed.