The mountain and land shook as though the entire world was shaking. Rocks fell and trees collapsed.

The humans on the Lost Islands were terrified.

Bai Zhaojue said to remind Zhi Ming, “Zhi Ming!”

Zhi Ming seemed to realize its reaction had been a little too extreme, and it immediately sank into the water slightly to stabilize itself. Then, it stopped moving just like before.

In a few moments, the Lost Island regained its calm.

Then, Zhi Ming asked, “Are you serious?”

Lu Zhou said, “I never lie.”

As Lu Zhou spoke, he raised his right hand to the sky with his palm facing upward. The Great Abyss Land’s Heaven Suppressing Pestle shot out. Under the protection of an energy seal, it began to shine and spin in the air.

The Three Celestials exclaimed in unison.

“The Heaven Suppressing Pestle!”

“It’s the Great Abyss Land’s Heaven Suppressing Pestle!”

“Why is the Heaven Suppressing Pestle that Emperor Yu personally protected in your hand, senior?”

Even Bai Zhaoju did not expect the Great Abyss Land’s Heaven Suppressing Pestle was in Lu Zhou’s hand. He wondered if Lu Zhou had entered the Great Abyss Land again with his jade token and stole the Heaven Suppressing Pestle. ‘Then… Doesn’t this mean I’m an accomplice?’

“…”

Zhi Ming naturally recognized the Heaven Suppressing Pestle. It rolled his eyes and said, “This isn’t enough for me to believe your words.”

“Then, how about this?” Lu Zhou took a step forward before a blue lotus bloomed under his feet.

Lu Zhou silently mobilized the power in the Unholy One’s painting and put away the Heaven Suppressing Pestle at the same time. Following that, the Hourglass of Time shot out, and the ancient Dragon Soul flew out of the divine mark robe. It roared, shaking heaven and earth. Subsequently, faint blue electric arcs appeared on his body and flashed like lightning bolts.

Lu Zhou’s eyes shone with a blue light; it was a soul-stirring sight. His long hair fluttered in the wind as his body flashed blue from the electric arcs. He looked majestic and imposing. With every step he took, the blue lotus followed him.

The enormous ancient Dragon Soul circled in the sky and flew back into the divine mark robe. The Hourglass of Time flew back to Lu Zhou’s side, looking as though it was ready to stop time at a moment’s notice.

Although Bai Zhaoju had already guessed Lu Zhou’s identity, when he saw this display, he was still shocked. He muttered to himself, “It’s really you!”

Lu Zhou believed this would convince Zhi Ming like many others. The Unholy One’s identity was truly too useful.

Although there were not many interactions between Zhi Ming and the Unholy One, when Zhi Ming saw this series of displays, it still cried out in surprise, “The Master of Grand Mystic Mountain?”

Zhi Ming knew Grand Mystic Mountain and its master. At that time, that person had built a world and created many cultivation paths.

100,000 years ago, the Unholy One fell.

100,000 years later, the Unholy One appeared in front of Zhi Ming. There was only one possibility: the Unholy One had mastered life and death and broke the shackles of heaven and earth.

Many white-clad cultivators retreated 300 feet back; their hearts were trembling. Only now did they realize why Bai Zhaoju had brought this person back to meet Zhi Ming. As it turned out, he was the Unholy One!

After a moment of stunned silence, Lu Zhou asked tonelessly, “Do you believe me now?”

After saying that, Lu Zhou put everything away and returned to his normal state.

Zhi Ming said, “I can lend you a drop of blood essence, but… you have to tell me the way to live forever.”

Zhi Ming had nothing to lose and everything to gain. Not to mention a drop of blood essence, it was even willing to give up ten drops of blood essence.

After all, even the powerful sea beast, Kun, was looking for a way to live forever.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou said, “I’m afraid one drop of blood essence isn’t enough then.”

The white-clad cultivators did not dare to speak. If it were not for the earlier display, they would have already begun to protest and object. Now, they were very obedient.

Bai Zhaoju coughed, indicating that Lu Zhou should not go too far and to spare Zhi Ming a little dignity.

Lu Zhou turned to Bai Zhaoju and said, “If Zhi Ming can leave forever, the Lost Island can exist forever. This is beneficial to both sides. Don’t you want this?”

Bai Zhaoju’s heart moved as soon as he heard these words. No, it did not just move; it was quaking violently!

‘That’s right! Why didn’t I think of this?!’

The Three Celestials’ eyes lit up as well.

Zhi Ming was willing to become the Lost Kingdom and sleep forever. Even if he died, the Lost Kingdom would not sink immediately. However, the Endless Ocean was very dangerous, and plagued with sea beasts. Without Zhi Ming, the Lost Island would be in danger. It was only a matter of time before it was swallowed up by the sea. On the contrary, if Zhi Ming could live forever, the Lost Island would not only exist forever, but it could also move and leave whenever they encountered danger.

Over the past 100,00 years, the Lost Island had weathered many storms and waves. There were too many to count. Each time, a large number of common folks and cultivators would be lost. When Si Wuya appeared, the death toll fell a lot. He helped the Lost Kingdom rebuild a huge and stable formation. This was one of the reasons why Bai Zhaoju admired him.

It was not that the Lost Kingdom did not have talented formation masters. The problem was they had no way of carving the formation on Zhi Ming. Zhi Ming was one of the Four Divinities of Heaven; it was not really an island.

Bai Zhaoju sometimes thought that Si Wuya might have guessed the secret of the Lost Island and that Si Wuya was only feigning ignorance. Now, he was even more convinced that was the case. Thinking about this, he wondered if he would have agreed more readily if it was Si Wuya who asked for Zhi Ming’s blood essence.

“What else do you want?” Zhi Ming asked as it thought to itself, ‘Since I’m already here, I shouldn’t be stingy…’

“Apart from one drop of blood essence, I want to borrow your divine soul pearl,” Lu Zhou said.

“…”

Bai Zhaoju, the Three Celestials, and the white-clad cultivators: “???”

How could Lu Zhou let go of such an opportunity? His blue avatar had 17 Birth Charts now. If he could obtain the life heart of a Divinity of Heaven, he should be able to activate a few more Birth Charts, allowing his strength to rise to another level.

This matter was the most important. It even took precedence over Si Wuya’s matter. After all, Si Wuya’s matter could still be pushed back a few days without any consequences.

When Bai Zhaoju regained his senses, he coughed a few times and said in a low voice, “Don’t forget our agreement.”

Lu Zhou swept his gaze across everyone before he said, “There’s no one as trustworthy as me. With my ability, do you think I really need to talk to you…”

Lu Zhou did not finish saying, “I could’ve just snatched it from you…”

Sometimes, there was no need to be so obvious. It was okay to let others make their own inferences.

Moreover, this was not considered hurting Zhi Ming. It was not like Lu Zhou did not plan to return the divine soul pearl.

“…”

Bai Zhaoju and the Three Celestials naturally did not want to make an enemy out of the Unholy One.

Zhi Ming naturally knew the Unholy One’s way of doing things. Although the words were true, they were still unpleasant to the ears.

Lu Zhou raised his hand and said, “To verify what I said, look carefully.”

A huge blue lotus appeared in Lu Zhou’s hand. Then, he mobilized the power from the Resurrection Scroll and the divine Dao power.

Lu Zhou flew out and landed on Zhi Ming’s huge head.

In just a moment, a huge amount of vitality energy surged into Zhi Ming’s Eight Extraordinary Meridians and nourished them.

Zhi Ming was surprised by the power. It had lived for so long so it was not like it had never tried looking for ways to live forever. It had never encountered this kind of power in its long life. Its voice trembled slightly as it said, “What a miraculous power!”

Needless to say, everyone was shocked.

Lu Zhou said, “I won’t force you. It’s up to you to agree or refuse. If you agree, I’ll return the divine soul pearl to you in five days. If you refuse, I’ll leave immediately. All my earlier promises will also be void…”

In short, since his promises were void, he might just snatch what he wanted.

“…”

How could Zhi Ming easily let go of such an opportunity? It asked, “If you don’t return the divine soul pearl, then what?”

Even if the person before it was the Unholy One, it was not enough to gain Zhi Ming’s trust.

Lu Zhou had already expected this. He waved his hand and said, “I’ll leave the Hourglass of Time with you first. You’re one of the Four Divinities of Heaven so you should know how precious this is.”

Everyone looked at the Hourglass of Time with envious expressions on their faces. It was a supreme treasure that could control time, and it was rumored that only the Unholy One could unleash its full potential. When it fell into the hands of others, the effect was greatly reduced. Who would have thought that it would return to the Unholy One again in the end?

“Alright,” Zhi Ming said decisively, “It’s a deal.”