For over three hundred years, the vast starlight enveloped Penglai Immortal Island. Nourished by the starlight, the island flourished with grass and birdsong, and all things thrived. Countless rare and exotic beasts underwent a transformation, not only gaining sentience but also many who cultivated to a high level and took human form.
Finally, all those who had taken human form on these islands joined Penglai Island and became subordinates of Hu Le, the newly appointed Eastern God.
From then on, he finally had his own people.
After Hu Le left the pass, these guys, led by the Treasure-Presenting Heavenly Lord, came to pay their respects.
Seeing that their cultivation level was too low, and fearing that they would lose face if they went out, he ordered the Treasure-Preserving Heavenly Lord to compile some cultivation and Qi-refining methods to teach them.
The Heavenly Lord of Offering Treasures readily agreed...
Finally, only Hu Le remained in the hall. He thought to himself that he had lived in the East China Sea for so many years, yet he had never properly appreciated the scenery of the East China Sea.
It is said that in the far reaches of the East Sea, there grows a spiritual root called Jianmu, which has the ability to stand tall and upright. Its branches, leaves, and fruits are all extremely mysterious. It's a good time to go and see for myself.
So he packed up the spiritual treasures, gave an order to the Treasure Offering Heavenly Lord to guard Penglai, and then got up and left the island. After figuring out the direction, he headed towards the easternmost region.
This time, he came out only to travel and had no specific destination. There was no need to rush. He rode on a colorful cloud and slowly floated on the sea.
After traveling thousands of miles, he only saw a few isolated islands devoid of any life along the way; apart from that, all he saw was an endless expanse of sea.
The monotonous scenery made Hu Le feel somewhat bored. The auspicious cloud sped up considerably, transforming into a beam of seven-colored light that sliced through the sea and headed straight for the easternmost point...
After traveling another 30,000 li, a fairy island several hundred li in circumference suddenly appeared ahead. The island was filled with spiritual energy, with forests and fairy herbs everywhere, and various animals roaming among them, showing a vibrant scene.
To the northwest of the fairy island, a strange peak rises abruptly into the sky, with colorful rays of light flowing around it, auspicious clouds rising, and auspicious air swirling around it.
Hu Le was immediately intrigued by this sight and urged the auspicious cloud to arrive above the mountain peak. There, he saw three strange innate spiritual roots growing among the jagged rocks on the summit.
The tree in the middle is a lush and upright plum tree with a canopy like a canopy. Its branches and leaves are abundant, and it is covered with several plump and ripe plums. The whole tree is shrouded in a cloud of mist.
Several dozen feet to the left, a peach tree stood tall, its trunk thick enough to be embraced, its branches gnarled and twisted, surrounded by auspicious wisps of air.
Dozens of bright red peaches, each the size of a fist, hung from the branches, their surfaces shrouded in a shimmering light.
On the right stands an apricot tree, several meters tall, laden with apricots, its branches undulating under the shimmering light of the clouds.
"Wonderful! This isolated island actually possesses such a spiritual root! And there are even three of them growing together!"
Hu Le circled the three spiritual roots, secretly marveling at them.
These three spiritual roots are all of superior quality, though not as good as top-grade innate spiritual roots.
Throughout the entire primordial world, how many top-tier innate spiritual roots are there? Probably no more than twenty. How precious they are!
The three trees before us are of superior quality; even in the primordial world, they would be considered rare spiritual treasures.
"What a pity! What a pity!"
After praising him, Hu Le shook his head and sighed.
It turns out that these three spiritual roots had already nurtured true spirits, and were already considered complete innate deities.
He was born from an innate spiritual root, and back then, neither Donghuang Taiyi nor other great supernatural beings erased his intelligence.
Now that they're living apart, he naturally wouldn't do something so short-sighted as to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs...
"Cough cough!"
Hu Le coughed lightly and said, "Fellow Daoists, why don't you come out and greet our guests?"
As soon as he finished speaking, three orbs of spiritual light shot out from the tree, transforming into three white-bearded old men who knelt down in front of Hu Le with a thud.
"Greetings, senior."
In a way, the three of them sensed a familiar aura emanating from Hu Le, so they weren't particularly afraid of him.
Otherwise, if it were anyone else, the three of them would probably have already knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
After all, they are only traveling in spirit form now. If their spiritual roots are taken away, they will not be able to survive in the world for long.
The reason for this feeling of closeness is perhaps because we are both born from the same spiritual root.
"Fellow Daoists, there's no need for such formalities."
Hu Le smiled and stepped forward to help the three up, asking them their names.
The three immediately gave their names.
One is called Longevity, another is called Fortune, and the last is called Prosperity.
Hu Le was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Could this be the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity from later generations?
He secretly used a secret technique, looking up at the top of the three people's heads. He could vaguely see that the three auras of fortune, prosperity, and longevity stood upright like pillars, echoing the three stars of fortune, prosperity, and longevity in the celestial sphere.
It really was those three!
Upon seeing this strange phenomenon, Hu Le confirmed his earlier guess.
These three are all destined by Heaven. If their destiny and fortune are not taken away by others in the future, they will surely enjoy long-lasting blessings, eternal life, and all the freedom in the world.
However, this destiny is also a constraint on them. If the three of them cannot break free from this destiny in the future, they will likely find it difficult to attain the Great Luo realm due to the karmic consequences attached to them.
After the three introduced themselves, Hu Le also introduced himself.
"So it's the Eastern Divine Lord! My apologies! My apologies!"
The three were immediately startled and quickly bowed again.
Although they cannot take human form, they often travel using their primordial spirits and are familiar with the Penglai Immortal Island, which is tens of thousands of miles away.
They had even witnessed firsthand what had happened on Penglai Island.
Thinking back to how the Eastern King Duke's power was so great, yet the Heavenly Court uprooted it all in such a short time, and even the Eastern King Duke himself, a great supernatural being, perished.
Such a heavenly court.
Such strength.
They were terrified of death.
Now that the new master of Penglai Immortal Island, appointed by the Heavenly Court, is standing before them, they naturally feel extremely uneasy.
The initial warmth they felt ultimately couldn't outweigh their fear of the Heavenly Court.
Hu Le seemed to sense the unease in the three of them and secretly shook his head, because the previous battle had probably deeply ingrained the power of the Heavenly Court in the minds of all the creatures of the East Sea...
Next, Hu Le spoke a few words of reassurance to them, and they finally felt much more at ease. So they lowered their guard and led Hu Le on a tour of the island.
This fairy island was far inferior to Penglai Island in both size and scenery, so Hu Le naturally had little interest in it. After quickly taking a look around and casually tasting a few of the fairy island's unique spiritual spring fruits, he finally expressed his thoughts.
“Fellow Daoists, although this island has a beautiful landscape and abundant innate spiritual energy, it is ultimately no match for my Penglai Immortal Island. If you are willing, why don’t you three come with me to Penglai Immortal Island to cultivate together and become fellow Daoists?”
All three are gods of fortune and destiny, and their fates are extraordinary. If they can be brought to Penglai, it would be a great thing for both the god himself and the entire Penglai Island.
"this……"
The three hesitated...
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