Putuo Island, Dragon Girl

  Ding Yue hesitated for a moment, then said: "I am a loose cultivator from the mainland. I sensed the danger of the witch and demon war, so I thought of coming to the South Sea to find a place to cultivate and achieve the Tao. I hope you won't mind, fellow Daoist!"

  The dragon heard and dispelled his doubts. The war between the witches had a wide impact, and in the last great war, the entire Honghuang continent was devastated, with countless deaths and injuries. As a result, some of the surviving tribes also wanted to get rid of this place of trouble, and many ethnic groups moved their entire tribe to the edge of the wilderness.

  At this time, however, the Four Seas were a pure land, so many ethnic groups or scattered cultivators came to the Four Seas in search of a place to settle.

  The dragon king again conversed with Ding Yue for a while and then spoke of some matters concerning the Southern Ocean before taking his leave.

  Ding Yue thus gained some understanding of the South China Sea.

  The Dragon Clan of the South China Sea can be said to be the overlord of the sea, with countless navies, and many demon kings who dominate one side of the sea also have to pay homage and tribute to the Dragon Clan.

  The Dragon Clan's management of the scattered cultivators in the South Sea is not comprehensive, but there are some restrictions. One of them is that they cannot slaughter the Water Clan indiscriminately. For example, Ding Yue's recovery of the Sanmu Fish Clan was somewhat against the rules, but since the Sanmu Fish Clan was small and weak, it didn't attract the attention of the Dragon Clan.

  After that water dragon left, Ding Yue became much more low-key, and he didn't rush to find Putuo Island anymore, but instead searched slowly.

  A hundred years passed, and Ding Yue was always in the South China Sea, cultivating in seclusion. Every few years, he would change his location to facilitate his search. During this time, although he found many spiritual islands that could be used for cultivation, Ding Yue was not very satisfied with any of them!

  That day, Ding Yue received a call from a Golden Winged Divine Eagle and so he set out bravely.

  Upon arrival, Ding Yue found that this sea area was somewhat desolate, with few aquatic creatures in the water, unlike other sea areas where they gathered in large groups.

  Summon the golden-winged divine eagle, but Ding Yue received a message that a divine eagle had mistakenly entered this sea area and lost contact. It wasn't until several days later that other divine eagles discovered something was amiss and flocked here together. However, as soon as they arrived, several divine eagles suddenly lost their trail. Another divine eagle felt something was wrong and sent out a message, summoning Ding Yue.

  After a brief exploration, Ding Yue revealed a smile, and with a flick of his body, he disappeared from the spot.

  Before long, Ding Yue appeared in the sky above an island.

  The island is only about a hundred miles in circumference, and it's not considered big in the vast ocean. However, the island has dense forests, with old vines climbing on rocks, and from time to time, there are auspicious beasts walking through the mountains and forests, raising their heads and letting out long howls!

  In the center of the island, there is a mountain peak that reaches hundreds of feet high. On its waist, there is a cave with an entrance lined with green willows, swaying gently in the wind!

  In front of the mountain, there is a clear pool, about three or four mu in size. The water is crystal clear and can be seen to the bottom. In the pond, several white lotus flowers with holy light are growing, among which one is particularly large, with nine-petaled flowers that occasionally jump out of the water surface, playing with a few two-or-three-foot-long golden fish!

  Behind the island, there is a patch of purple bamboo forest about one square mile in size. The purple air is hazy and rising, entwining everything!

  "Putuo Island! Lüjia Mountain! Chao Yin Cave!" Ding Yue muttered to himself, a smile spreading across his face as he gazed at the low-grade spiritual root green willow, the low-grade spiritual root purple air bamboo, and the not-yet-mature high-grade spiritual treasure nine-petaled white lotus.

  And that pool of white lotus, apart from the top-grade spiritual treasure, the rest are not ordinary objects, they are all pre-heavenly. Although they do not enter the spiritual treasure series, after maturing and refining with a calm mind, they can still be refined into powerful post-heavenly spiritual treasures!

  Ding Yue put some thought into breaking the mountain waist's cave outside the law array, and entered the cave. He saw that the cave was spacious and naturally formed several rooms, with a number of chicken egg-sized bright pearls on the top of the cave emitting dazzling light, making the cave without any dampness or chilliness!

  Ding Yue first entered the main room in the middle of the hall, and as soon as he stepped in, he was attracted by a treasure inside the cave, which turned out to be a white jade porcelain bottle!

  Jade Purification Vessel, Supreme Spiritual Treasure, containing Three Lights Divine Water within!

  Apart from this, each of the remaining caves also obtained five golden hoops, forming a set that can restrain immortals and gods, known as the Immortal Restraining Hoops. It is a set of low-grade spiritual treasures, which when combined, can rival high-grade ones, with extremely powerful might!

  Arriving at Putuo Island, Ding Yue immediately became busy again, arranging the island's defenses. Otherwise, relying on that maze, the Treasure Island would soon change hands!

  Ding Yue made a swift move, abandoning his great magical powers to pull from afar seven small islands containing spiritual veins, surrounding Putuo Island within them. He set up the Big Dipper Seven Star Formation, enveloping the entire sea area within it. Thick fog continuously rose, covering Putuo Island, making it impossible for anyone to detect, leaving only a small island visible in the sea area, facing the northern mainland.

  This small island was named Yingxian Island by Ding Yue. Many rare flowers and grasses, green pines and tall trees were planted on the island, and a pavilion was even cast for it!

  Only a few days later, Yingxian Island welcomed its first batch of guests.

  Endless waves surge up, giant waves soaring dozens of meters high!

  On the giant waves, there were pairs of soldiers wearing azure armor and holding sharp blades!

  These soldiers stood one by one in a majestic and orderly manner amidst the huge waves, each of them robust and powerful, with heights of over ten feet!

  The first one was a young girl wearing a red palace dress, beautiful and unparalleled, extremely lively.

  "Nanhai Aolantai has come to visit!" The woman standing outside the island of Yingxian said softly, although her voice was light, it had already been sent far into the island.

  At this moment, Ding Yue is arranging his own nest on Putuo Island. The Xiangshan Island has been set up with a ban by him, and the words have naturally entered Putuo Island as well.

  Ding Yue's expression didn't change upon hearing this, but he thought to himself: "Isn't the surname Ao that of the Nanhai Dragon Clan?"

  This is not just an ordinary dragon clan like that Dragon General before, anyone who can be surnamed Ao is definitely a member of the imperial family within the dragon clans!

  Looking at the white lotus in the pool, Ding Yue hastily set up his most powerful spell array to conceal the pool. That was a top-grade spiritual treasure, and even if the dragon clan saw it, they would probably not be able to remain indifferent!

  Finally, Ding Yue also used the formation method to cover up the green willow, purple bamboo and the newly planted green bamboo next to the purple bamboo!

  But in a moment, Ding Yue appeared on Yingxian Island, looking at the girl in the waves, his eyes involuntarily fixed.

  This woman's cultivation far surpasses his, being at the Half-Step Golden Immortal level, and is of the same rank as his clone!

  And those water troops are not ordinary water troops, their bodies are surging with infinite killing intent, at a glance they are a battle-hardened army, each of them has reached the realm of immortality!

  A naval force composed of cultivators from the Eight Hundred Immortals' Realm would be able to sweep away most people below the Golden Immortal stage, even if these soldiers were only at the initial stages of their true immortal cultivation.

  "A guest from afar is a treasure! Fellow Taoist, please come in!" Ting Yue walked out and bowed.

  The girl in the palace dress waved her hand, and the many soldiers behind her were stunned on the spot, while she alone stepped into the immortal island with a gentle smile.

  "A few days ago, I heard a report that there was an anomaly in this sea area, but I didn't expect it to be a friend who had settled here. Today, I'm disturbing you." Ao Lan said politely.

  Ding Yue led Ao Lan into the pavilion, and suddenly, a three-meter-wide light band composed of layers of misty light extended from the center of the pavilion, straight into the surrounding clouds and fog, but without piercing through!

  " Fellow Taoist, please!" Ding Yue stretched out his hand and led the way, stepping onto the rosy glow first.

  Ao Lan nodded calmly and followed behind Ding Yue, but her eyes couldn't help but scan the surroundings.

  What profound mastery of array techniques! Ao Lian thought to himself.

  She stepped into the twilight, and in just a few breaths of time, Ao Lan only felt her mind daze for a moment, before she found herself standing on another pavilion.

  As I looked around, I found myself on an island about a hundred miles in circumference. It wasn't big, but this island was truly a blessed place with spiritual energy pouring out of the earth like rain, continuously shooting up into the air and sprinkling multicolored glows across the mountains, rivers, and lakes, creating a beautiful landscape. Strange flowers and rare grasses covered the ground, while spiritual birds and beasts filled the sky!

  "What a wonderful place! Fellow Taoist, you have great fortune!" Ao Lan praised.

  She felt that there were several places on the island covered by arrays, and there must be some treasure.

  But Dīng Yuè scoffed at this approach, she had seen everything, even if it was innate spiritual roots or spiritual treasures, the dragon clan was not lacking!

  "I've spent years searching for a place to settle down and find the true way, what a blessing from heaven! Dīng Yuè made a polite gesture and invited ào Lán into the Tiáo Yīn cave on the mountain waist."

  The living room inside Taoyin Cave was very large, and there were some tables and chairs. Ding Yue also used the spring water to make some Dahongpao tea, entertaining Ao Lan for a while.

  The two chatted for nearly an hour and also briefly exchanged their experiences of cultivation. Then Ao Lan bid farewell.

  After sending off Ao Lan, Ding Yue continued to arrange his new cave mansion. Except for Yingxian Island, which was responsible for the outside, all the other islands were hidden under layers of seals.

  In addition, the other six small islands had also been refined by Ding Yue and had become semi-finished magical artifacts. Ding Yue had also extracted a few spiritual veins to merge into the small islands, making the spiritual energy of several small islands even more dense, with spiritual veins intertwined, the islands became even more stable!

  And these islands are also not visible on the surface of Putuo Island at ordinary times, but are integrated into the formation and invisible to the world!

  Decades later, Ding Yue cultivated with a peaceful mind, but in his later years as a heavenly immortal, his cultivation was purely a matter of going through the motions, decades passing like a single day, and he couldn't muster up any interest.

  In his spare time, Ding Yue began to preach on the island, explaining the art of transformation to those spiritual or intelligent beings.

  Although he is also very knowledgeable, after seeing Hei Gou and Xiao Mao Lu's Liezi, combined with Ding Yue's cultivation, his words are still quite impressive.

  However, after only a few decades, some living beings have transformed, although their magical powers are not deep and their realm is not high, but they have shed their mortal bodies and cultivated more quickly, and their spiritual intelligence has become higher.

  For this, Ding Yue also took in many Dao children, because all of these transformed creatures were no more than four or five years old, with appearances like those of children, each one delicate and lovely, just like porcelain dolls.

  Ding Yue arranged tasks for each of the little Taoist children. A few were responsible for taking turns to guard the Xiangxian Island's Xiangxian Taoist children, two were in charge of feeding his dragon-whiskered beast, and some were responsible for taking care of his continuous miles of medicine garden. The flowers and grasses here are rare even in the vast wilderness, these are Ding Yue's treasures collected over many years.

  Others include specialized Taoist children who sweep the cave, take care of the pool of goldfish and so on.

  These Taoist children were all spiritual objects in disguise, including the five-colored immortal sparrow, the three-colored flowing oriole, the nine-turning spiritual mushroom, the golden silk jade-faced monkey, the double-winged white gold flying horse, and the blue fantasy grass. Each of them had extraordinary innate talents, with supernatural powers from birth, and possessed magical abilities. After a brief training by Ding Yue, they all took up their posts with ease.

  It wasn't until a hundred years later that Ding Yue felt the purple air bamboo, blue sky bamboo and green willow's main trunks had produced spiritual intelligence. Only then did Ding Yue take an interest and specially preach to these few spiritual roots for nearly another hundred years before they finally took shape.

  The purple energy transformed into a young boy with a majestic aura, while the green energy transformed into a lovely and delicate girl. Ding Yue even specially used the true bodies of these two little ones along with some precious treasures to refine two treasured swords!

  Zi Ou, Qing Suo, what a cool and awesome name!

  As for Qing Liu, he has transformed into a young boy, his cute appearance can make girls scream with delight, especially adorable!

  Ding Yue specially refined a willow branch woven flower basket for him, which contained nine kinds of rare treasures with extraordinary power.

  Zi Yun, Qing Wu and Liu Xin thus became Ding Yue's personal little Daoist attendants.

  As for the koi fish in the lotus pond, some of them had transformed into tall and sturdy men. Ding Yue equipped them with golden armor and spears, sending them to guard the Island of Welcoming Immortals, while also summoning a few young boys from the island to do other tasks!

  Thus began Ding Yue's leisurely life!

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