Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 1007 - 159: Island of Ice and Fire

The skyship moved slowly forward, and as sunset approached, a cluster of islands finally emerged on the vast sea horizon.

Penglai is the only maritime nation among the Five Great Countries of the continent, renowned for its archipelago.

After Yun Sheng traversed the world, she came to the continent for over a decade, leaving her mark in Great Zhou, Hou Qin, Tang Yuan, and Post Qin, yet Penglai remained unvisited.

Firstly, because Penglai is under the Summoning Court’s influence, Yun Sheng’s identity is unique; she tried to avoid interactions with the Summoning Court before knowing her mother’s whereabouts.

Secondly, Penglai is located in the outer sea, requiring several days of travel even by skyship.

Counting this, it was Yun Sheng’s first time stepping onto Penglai.

Before arriving at Penglai, Yun Sheng deemed Xianju the most beautiful among the Four Great Countries, as Elves are inherently artistic, and their construction methods, alongside those of half-blood elves, are unrivaled.

This notion changed, however, upon seeing the azure sea where the Penglai Islands scattered like pearls; Yun Sheng was now captivated.

The sea breeze carried a moist salty scent, with Penglai Island shimmering, clouds swirling around it, and various flying magical beasts soaring high in the sky.

The islands are like an ethereal beauty shrouded in a veil, gradually revealing their true appearance to the onlookers.

"Up ahead is Penglai Island, with over a thousand years of history. The main island is divided into two—Fire Island and Ice Island. Penglai Pavilion is on Ice Island, and the Summoning Court is on Fire Island. Beyond the two main islands, there are more than sixty smaller islands. Penglai has simple folk customs and impressive scenery. There’s still some time left before the Dutian Summit. If the Regent King doesn’t mind, Ru Mo could take the Regent King on a tour of Penglai’s sights," a man’s gentle voice tickled Yun Sheng’s ear.

Penglai Princess Ji Ru Mo stood next to Yun Sheng, her jade-like face adorned with amber eyes, akin to a jar of fine wine, rich and robust, causing Yun Sheng to momentarily lose her composure.

Recalling how this man single-handedly defeated the Abyss Tentacle Sunflower King, Yun Sheng dispelled her underestimation.

Something is amiss!

This man seemed to harbor unusual intentions towards Yun Sheng.

Beside them, Golden Qilin Ye Beiming’s golden eyes flickered, glancing disdainfully at the comfortably nestled Bo Bo on Yun Sheng’s shoulder.

The two beasts exchanged knowing glances in an understood silent communication.

"One King-level Demon Soul Stone to deal with the masked kid!"

"Bo Bo, deal!"

"Bo Bo flaunts itself, not the masked man!" Bo Bo promptly perked up; it harbors spite against the Penglai King anyway.

Bo Bo rolled over smugly on Yun Sheng’s shoulder.

The Penglai King’s expression stiffened.

Yun Sheng chuckled softly, her words gaining a hint of politeness, "The Penglai King is busy with affairs; it wouldn’t befit me to trouble you. I have already agreed to stay with your country’s demon beast merchant Chang Wei. As for accommodation, I will temporarily stay at the Great Zhou Embassy in Penglai."

Among the Five Great Countries of the continent, except Xianju, which does not receive foreign envoys, the other four nations maintain embassies in each other’s territories during peaceful times.

Hou Qin Dugu Xiu and others also reside in the Post Qin Embassy.

Yun Sheng’s immediate refusal to the Penglai King brought a shadow to his eyes, which he masked with an air of nonchalance.

"Esteemed Regent King, His Grace the Regent King has saved my life, and I will ensure he is well treated," Chang Wei nodded and bowed beside them.

Chang Wei exerted considerable effort to persuade the Regent King of Great Zhou.

This allowed him to "understand" the Regent King’s two magical beasts closely.

The Penglai King nodded quietly, saying no more.

As the ship descended, and disembarked, Yun Sheng suddenly asked, "Penglai King, have we met before?"

The Penglai King paused, just about to reply, when ahead, a magical beast charged forward, ridden by a Summoner.

"Esteemed Penglai King, the Summoning Emperor requests your presence!"

The Red Robe Summoning Emperor undoubtedly sought the Netherworld Ghost Key. It was uncertain whether the Penglai King would relinquish it so smoothly.

The Penglai King snorted coldly, the Seventh Summoner beside him instinctively shrank back; no doubt, the Seventh Summoner had tattled.

The Penglai King hastily bowed and departed, leaving Dugu Xiu to step forward, intending to speak, but Yun Sheng had already been spirited away by the eager Chang Wei.

Of the two main islands, Penglai Pavilion and the Summoning Court each hold sway; ordinary locals without a token cannot enter.

Yun Sheng and Dugu Xiu’s skyship landed at one of Penglai’s sixty-plus islands’ ports.

There are sea, land, and air routes connecting the islands, allowing for mutual interaction.

As Penglai Country’s Royal Exclusive Demon Merchant, Chang Wei had considerable wealth, and his villa stood on Penglai’s third-largest island.

This island also harbors the most embassies from other nations, as well as the most inns and shops.

Chang Wei began by escorting Yun Sheng to the Great Zhou Embassy, hosting a banquet for Yun Sheng and her party that evening.

Later at night, Yun Sheng returned to the Great Zhou Embassy.

Once inside her room, the glow of the illumination magic array dimmed. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

A figure in black waited patiently outside the room until even breathing was heard from within, and then quietly left.

Once the black-clad figure departed, Yun Sheng bolted upright from her bed.

Just as she expected, those in the Great Zhou Embassy at Penglai had been bought off by someone on Penglai’s side.

Exactly who these individuals report to, whether the seemingly affable Penglai King or the elusive Red Robe Summoning Emperor, remained unknown.

One thing was certain: having defeated the Second Main Summoner and caused the Seventh Summoner to lose their Holy Mark Summon Beast, the Summoning Court would not rest easily.

If the Summoning Court wants to take action, they can try.

Yun Sheng chuckled coldly, then instantly teleported and vanished from the embassy.

As gold coins would stand out too much at night, Yun Sheng spontaneously left them behind and set out with Bo Bo, flying all the way to the sea exit.

During the night, Penglai Sea—once a radiant expanse by day—appeared as an expanse of dark tapestry.

Unlike the other Great Nations, Penglai lacked patrolling soldiers at night due to dangerous magical beasts lurking between the sea and land, so ordinary citizens conscientiously refrained from venturing out.

"Bo Bo, are you sure you can find the Anemone King’s whereabouts?" Yun Sheng’s midnight venture aimed to locate the Abyssal Sea Anemone King, slain during the day by the Penglai King.

"Beloved master, you must trust Bo Bo; I assure you, that multi-legged monster isn’t dead yet," Bo Bo, the sheep, replied with unwavering confidence.