Qiong Xiao, Bian Xiao, Hong Hu and Huacai birds were all lying around like a dead fish.
They lay there for over an hour, when suddenly, a cheerful and heroic laugh came from outside the island.
"Sisters, you all seem to be enjoying yourselves very freely. The Red Cloud has come to visit, so please open the great array and let him enter."
The red cloud gas began to seep into the three immortals island before the rest, causing the phoenix and monkey that Three Xiao raised in the halls to die in large numbers. Their bodies lay there in a horrific state, their flesh and souls devoured by the red cloud gas and absorbed into it, which then proceeded to erode the three immortals island.
Qiong Xiao and Bai Xiao felt a moment of confusion, realizing that the voice was familiar, as if it were their own brother. They shed their previous despondency and with joy opened the central array, inviting the outsider into the island.
Hong Hu and Huacai birds also showed great excitement. They scampered about with their short legs, serving tea and water to the honored guest who had come from afar.
In big red Daoist robes, the fierce-faced Daoist promptly sat down in the middle: "Two sisters, where is the elder sister?"
The image of Zhao Gongming in Qiong Xiao's mind gradually merged with the figure of the red-robed immortal before her. The aura he exuded was not repulsive to her; rather, there was an implicit sense of kinship and origin.
At this moment, she blurted out, "The eldest sister has gone to Mount Emei."
The red-robed immortal had just arrived on the island after seeing Yun Xiao leave. He feigned a look of sorrow and said, "Two sisters, I am the embodiment of Red Cloud, and you are the embodiments of White Cloud. We were meant to be one, a family by birth! The Daoist's essence has been slightly damaged. I suggest that you share some of your essence with me so that I may regenerate my Dao body. Once my form is restored, I will contribute some Hengmeng Ziqi energy to join with yours for mutual contemplation."
If such words were spoken at a normal time, even an idiot wouldn't believe them. But at this moment, Qiong Xiao and Bai Xiao, under the influence of the immortal's illusionary Dao, actually felt that he was very trustworthy. They didn't give the absurd words a second thought and believed about seven or eight out of ten.
Regarding their own origin, Qiong Xiao hesitated a little. Bai Xiao, however, opened her mouth without hesitation: "Brother Daoist's body is damaged? Why didn't you say so earlier? What do you need us to do? Just tell us directly."
The red-robed Daoist, who called himself Red Cloud, appeared somewhat blurred in face. At this moment, he wore a smile and replied: "Good, very good."
Qiong Xiao, with her cultivation as a Taiyi Jinxian (Imperial Immortal), was still a step ahead of Bai Xiao, who was merely a Jinxian (Golden Immortal). She had a faint feeling that something was amiss.
As the Red Cloud Daoist grabbed her wrist and forcibly extracted her origin power, Qiong Xiao suddenly became aware. She saw the nine fox tails behind the Daoist and the face that was both male and female, both true and false. Qiong Xiao was shocked to the extreme: "Who are you? How dare an obscure tribe like yours act so boldly on our Three Immortal Island?!"
"Sister, wasn't it you who invited Daoist me in?" The Daoist laughed madly.
Qiong Xiao looked at Bai Xiao and shouted, "Bai Xiao, snap out of it! Quickly draw the Golden Crocodile Scissors and kill this dog!"
Bai Xiao had no reaction to her words. Her gaze was fixed on the pillar in the center of the hall, nodding and smiling while muttering incantations. What shocked Qiong Xiao was that Bai Xiao's cultivation level as a Immortal gradually decreased, eventually becoming a mortal without realizing it.
The next instant, Qiong Xiao felt her inner energy being turned into nothingness by a more formidable Dao. Her power was in a state of seeming to exist yet not, and her self-perception was greatly skewed. Her cultivation level as a Taiyi Jinxian plummeted, the Three Flowers were damaged, and the Five Qi in her chest were sequentially sealed off. In an instant, she fell to the Tianxian realm and continued to descend.
Her realm was gone, and the sliver of clarity that had withstood the red mist disappeared as well. Eventually, her eyes were enveloped by a vast sea of blood-red mist.
Little Green Crane, who was chopping wood in the back mountain, stared in disbelief. Her mouth was so big it could fit an egg. She rubbed her eyes hard, then opened them again to look at the main island. She was extremely suspicious that she had chopped wood and conjured a hallucination.
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Suddenly, the main island of the Three Immortal Island opened its gates widely. Then, an endless sea of blood essence appeared out of thin air, like seawater receding, instantly flooding the entire main island.
Little Green Crane saw a familiar immortal crane trying to fly up high, but it only managed to soar for less than ten zhang. It was quickly caught by the blood gas, and the crane's skin, feathers, meat, and bones seemed to be burned away. In less than two breaths, it was completely corroded by the blood gas.
She thought that there was an enemy invasion, and soon the Goddess Bai Xiao would use the Golden Dragon Clippers to cut the invaders in two. However, this time she was mistaken. The main island was covered by a sea of blood-red mist. Half an hour later, a red cloud riding on two white clouds left the Three Immortal Island and flew towards the west.
Being unable to use her magical powers, Little Green Crane ran towards the main island. In the grand hall, she found Hong Hu and Huacai, both of whom had lost most of their vital energy and were in critical condition. She gave them two immortal pills, which would not revive them but would at least ensure they had no immediate risk of death.
Little Green Crane was completely stunned. What had happened? Who could tell me?
She searched the main island and found that all the immortal cranes and monkeys that Three Xiao kept as pets had died.
"What should we do, what should we do? Think of a solution quickly!" She pounded her head hard, but in her urgency, she couldn't think of any solutions.
Cloud Xiao's usual circle of acquaintances was very small. At this critical moment, even though her Three Immortal Island was surrounded by countless cultivators, she didn't know who to turn to for help within the Jie Sect.
Going to the Wahu Palace to see her grandma? Forget it, she can't even use her magical powers now. Even if her powers weren't sealed, she wouldn't dare to set foot in Taisi Tian (Heaven of the Primordial Creation) without permission from a Saint. The status of a Mounting Beast is still lower than that of a disciple. Do you mount beasts also exchange relatives? Can Laozi's Blue Ox dare to summon all his aunts and uncles to Tuo Lüe Palace?
"Go find Lady Shiji!" Little Green Crane quickly made up her mind.
"Her mount is also a Green Crane, and he is even lower in status than her. He can help Lady Shiji contact Jie Sect cultivators."
The Three Immortal Island is located in the East Sea, while the White Bones Cavern of Lady Shiji's Skeleton Mountain is by the seaside.
"Wake up, wake up! Hong Hu, you ugly bird, weren't you quite proud and haughty in the past? Get up and fight me!"
"Xia Hu, you open your eyes!"
After great effort, she failed to wake up Hong Hu and Huacai.
These two unfortunate ones had their magical powers sealed, and the Red Cloud immortal treated them as mere mortals, not valuing them even as much as the immortal cranes and monkeys. They were lucky to have saved their lives, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
Their lives were saved, but the influence of the illusory Dao on them couldn't be exempted. The two little ones fell into a state that was neither sleep nor wakefulness.
Little Green Crane's idea of pulling her little friends and even riding them to seek help went bankrupt directly.
"Never mind, I'll go save the Empress myself!"
Saying so, Little Green Crane threw away her axe and didn't care about her appearance. She found a wooden boat and grabbed the paddles, heading towards the Primordial World.
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