Primordial Era: Starting with Chaotic Double Pupils, Becoming an Apprentice to the Willow God

Having decided to travel together, the group didn't delay any longer.

Four streaks of light shot into the sky, leaving the nameless, desolate island and speeding towards the depths of the East China Sea.

The sea and sky blend into one color, and the blue waves stretch for thousands of miles.

The East China Sea is so vast that it's easy to lose your sense of direction.

As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but water, with the occasional sight of a few huge sea creatures leaping out of the water and creating huge waves.

For several days in a row.

Everyone was flying aimlessly over the sea.

Ye Xuanfei was at the forefront, occasionally activating his double pupils to scan the sea below.

Bixiao was a person who couldn't stand being alone. After flying for a while, she got bored and moved closer to Ye Xuan, staring into his eyes like a curious child.

"Fellow Daoist Ye."

Bixiao blinked her big eyes. "I've wanted to ask this for a long time, why are your eyes different from other people's?"

"I noticed that every time you practice your internal energy, your pupils split into two. And they're all hazy and grayish inside, like there's something hidden inside."

"Is this some kind of special supernatural power?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan slowed down his escape speed and turned to look at Bi Xiao.

He pointed to his eyes and laughed, "This is double pupils."

"That's just how it is."

"There's nothing special about it, it's just that..."

Ye Xuan paused deliberately, his tone becoming somewhat teasing.

"It's probably so that I can see more clearly than others. After all, having two pupils means I can see things twice as clearly."

"puff."

Qiongxiao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but let out a very soft laugh.

Her usually aloof eyebrows curved into a smile, clearly amused by Ye Xuan's clumsy explanation.

Does having two pupils make things twice as clear?

Wouldn't having a hundred pupils make it a hundred-eyed monster?

Bixiao rolled her eyes and pouted, "Tch! If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Don't try to fool me."

"I've heard my master say that in ancient times, some beings were born with unusual features, and those with double pupils were often accompanied by great terror. Judging from your eyes, it's definitely not that simple."

Although she said that, Bixiao did not press the matter further.

Everyone has their own trump cards and secrets; among cultivators, it's best to stop when you've touched upon something.

Ye Xuan smiled but didn't offer any further explanation.

The mystery of the Chaotic Double Pupils is so profound that it would take three days and three nights to explain it all.

The group continued on their way.

Another half day has passed.

The sea ahead became increasingly calm.

The seawater here is a deep, dark blue, without any waves, and even the wind seems to stand still.

There were no birds flying in the sky, nor fish swimming in the sea.

A dead silence.

But apart from that, there's nothing particularly special about it.

The concentration of spiritual energy was no different from the surrounding area, and when divine sense swept over it, it was completely empty.

The Three Immortal Maidens paid no attention, assuming it was just a relatively remote sea area, and prepared to ride their auspicious clouds directly there.

however.

The moment Ye Xuan flew into the airspace above this sea area.

"Buzz!"

Without any warning.

Ye Xuan's eyes suddenly felt a burning sensation.

The chaotic double pupils that had been dormant deep within his eye sockets suddenly began to operate on their own, uncontrollably.

The pupils, which were originally clearly black and white, split and overlapped instantly.

A hazy, chaotic current of air, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly filled his entire field of vision.

The world has changed.

In Ye Xuan's vision, a very subtle thread appeared in the sky above the previously empty sea.

Those were neither lines of spiritual energy nor patterns of an array.

That is……

The traces of spatial folding!

If you don't look closely, you won't even notice that tiny crease.

Behind those folds, a faint, ancient, and chaotic aura, incompatible with the primordial world, emanates from within.

"Found it!"

Ye Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

This aura, there's no mistake!

It's definitely a tiny world evolved from fragments of chaos!

"Three fairies, please wait a moment!"

Ye Xuan suddenly stopped, hovering in mid-air, his voice filled with barely concealed excitement.

Upon hearing this, the three fairy maidens of Sanxiao, who were about to speed up and fly over, all stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Bixiao turned around and looked around blankly.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, are you tired from flying and want to rest?"

Yunxiao also released his divine sense; his Taiyi Golden Immortal-level divine sense spread like mercury across the sea for tens of thousands of miles in an instant.

However, in her perception, there was nothing here except stagnant water.

There were no fluctuations in the formation, no abnormal spiritual energy, and not even a single sea monster.

"Fellow Daoist, the spiritual energy here is thin; there seems to be nothing unusual."

Yunxiao withdrew his divine sense and looked at Ye Xuan with some doubt.

Qiongxiao also cast an inquiring glance at her.

Ye Xuan took a deep breath, but the chaotic energy in his eyes did not dissipate; instead, it became even more intense.

He stared intently at that point in the void, the corners of his mouth slowly turning upwards, revealing an extremely confident smile.

He raised his hand and pointed to the sea, which appeared empty to most people.

Some things are invisible to the naked eye.

"Even divine sense can be deceived."

Ye Xuan turned his head and looked at the three fairies who were full of confusion, pointing to his double pupils.

"But in my eyes, it has nowhere to hide!"

Then, Ye Xuan stood suspended in the void, his pair of strange double pupils fixed on the seemingly empty node in front of him.

In his eyes, that place was not a blank space, but a dead knot woven from countless intricate Dao patterns, the only flaw in the entire concealment formation.

"open!"

Ye Xuan gave a low shout.

Without any further movement, the pair of overlapping pupils in his eyes suddenly contracted and then reversed.

Two hazy, chaotic divine lights, like two sharp swords that could cleave the heavens and the earth, shot out from his eyes in an instant.

These two beams of light did not spread out, but were condensed to the extreme, carrying the supreme truth of decomposing all things and recreating chaos, and directly bombarded that spatial node.

"boom!"

A deep, muffled bang exploded in everyone's ears.

The once calm sea was instantly engulfed in towering waves.

The void struck by the chaotic divine light shattered like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer, producing a crisp cracking sound.

Countless fragments of space peeled away, revealing the true scene hidden behind them.

It was a swirling, gray mist.

Within the mist, earth, water, fire, and wind raged wildly, and countless ancient runes rose and fell, life and death within them.

A terrifying aura, enough to make even a Taiyi Golden Immortal tremble, poured out from the gap.

This is no ordinary sea area; it is clearly a peerless and deadly formation capable of annihilating even a Great Luo Golden Immortal!

"This is……"

The Fairy of Clouds widened her beautiful eyes, and even the usually composed woman couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"A Primordial Chaos Array?!"

This formation is perfectly natural, without any trace of artificial creation, clearly an innate object that existed since the beginning of time.

In the primordial world, only the most supreme blessed lands and grotto-heavens are protected by innate grand formations.

"It really is the Three Immortal Islands!"

Bixiao was so excited she almost jumped up, gripping the Golden Dragon Scissors tightly in her hand, her big eyes shining with excitement.

"Eldest sister, second sister, we've searched for thousands of years and never found it, we never imagined it was really hidden here!"

Qiongxiao's breathing also quickened slightly, her gaze fixed intently on the churning, chaotic mist.

The legendary Three Immortal Islands overseas are places of opportunity that would even tempt a sage.

Don't get too excited yet.

Yunxiao quickly calmed down and looked at the great formation with a solemn expression.

"This is a primordial grand formation. Although Fellow Daoist Ye has located its position, this formation is incredibly powerful and contains chaotic killing intent. Even if a quasi-saint came and forcibly entered without understanding the principles of the formation, he would probably suffer a severe injury."

Upon hearing this, Bixiao's face immediately fell.

If one has a treasure mountain but cannot enter it, that would be worse than being killed.