Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1729 - 1727: I Have a Plan

After this lesson, the Four Galaxies here can only bear with it and continue to occupy Sifang Island, while also trying various ways to make contact with Sun Blaze on the All Phenomena Island. Unfortunately, they haven't been here long enough and are lacking connections, even worse than Old Tang, so how can they easily make contact?

So until now, the Four Galaxies have only occupied one mid-class Spirit Island. If their number of cultivators were smaller, Sifang Island could suffice. However, the number of constellations drawn from the Four Galaxies was quite high, now crowded on Sifang Island, causing a significant impact on the cultivators' cultivation efficiency.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, if you want to attack Baiyue Island, the first thing you need to do is strengthen this island's defense." Zhou Chuang said this entirely based on previous experiences.

It's imaginable that if Baiyue Island is attacked by Three Worlds Island, Baiyue Island will surely reach out to its allies to raid Three Worlds Island, forcing them to retreat.

If Three Worlds Island isn't prepared and learns of its island being attacked, it will surely aid back, allowing Baiyue Island to counterattack and even its allies may abandon the battle on Three Worlds Island to intercept Three Worlds cultivators, putting them in a dire situation with enemies both forward and behind.

The Four Galaxies have suffered from such losses before, so Zhou Chuang specifically reminds Lu Ye.

Lu Ye nods, showing a contemplative expression.

Now it appears that the Four Galaxies underestimated the situation in All Phenomena Ocean, and so did he. Some things are incomprehensible without deeper understanding.

Ultimately, when he was on Unparalleled Island, he didn't manage affairs there at all, and with Chu Shen's status, he was spared a lot of trouble.

Those forces developing in All Phenomena Ocean, aside from the top echelon, have all spent enormous amounts of financial and manpower resources to establish themselves there.

For the Jade Conch to quietly occupy Three Worlds Island, it would certainly be impossible. Now not only Baiyue is eyeing Three Worlds Island, but perhaps others are hidden in the shadows as well.

Attacking Baiyue Island, Lu Ye does not plan on giving up. The current situation is clear: for Three Worlds Island to firmly establish itself in All Phenomena Ocean, it must display its strength, otherwise the previous embarrassment will continue, and even proactively approaching Sun Blaze to pay respects will be in vain because they see Three Worlds Island as weak and unsustainable.

Moreover, this affair needs to be done quietly, or else if the news leaks and Baiyue is prepared, many complications will arise.

Fortunately, Baiyue Island is unaware that Lu Ye has already tracked them here, which is an advantage.

Next, Lu Ye chatted with Zhou Chuang extensively, probing into Baiyue Island's situation, then left with Ma Shangsi and He Baichuan.

Returning to All Phenomena Island, Cherng Xin and Old Tang had been waiting for a while, and the group went to the grand hall. With Lu Ye's status as the Third Island Master, combined with Cherng Xin and Old Tang's arrival, the matter of replacing Moon Jade this time went smoothly and was quickly handled.

Thus, the five Moon Jade stationed on Three Worlds Island were confirmed.

Of course, this doesn't mean Cherng Xin and Tang Jun can't remain on Three Worlds Island. In fact, they can stay here, but if Three Worlds Island encounters a battle, due to regulations, they cannot assist, even if Three Worlds Island faces imminent destruction; they can only watch.

Returning to Three Worlds Island, Lu Ye immediately convened the Moon Jade for a meeting.

In the Council Hall, seven Moon Jades were gathered, and Lu Ye detailed the intelligence he had acquired.

Luan Xiao'e listened and frowned, "It can now be basically confirmed that it's Baiyue Island targeting us, right?"

"Correct!" Lu Ye nodded.

"Baiyue Island is a high-class Spirit Island, backed by the Baiyue Galaxy, entrenched in All Phenomena Ocean for years. Based on pure foundation comparison, we are weaker than them; attacking Baiyue Island won't be easy."

Lu Ye tapped his finger on the table, saying, "The current issue isn't about ease but that for our Three Worlds Island to grow and strengthen, a battle is necessary!" Various commercial forces are observing, all thinking that Three Worlds cultivators can't occupy this place permanently, so even though Three Worlds Island is now a high-class Spirit Island, no one is proactively coming to negotiate.

To break this situation, a battle is necessary, to prove through action that Three Worlds cultivators have the capability to defend this territory.

This concerns the long-term development of Three Worlds Island, so regardless of difficulty, this battle is imperative.

"I think Fellow Daoist Zhou Chuang is right. If we plan to attack Baiyue Island, our first step should be strengthening our own defense, lest we repeat Sifang Island's mistakes. Baiyue Island, having operated in All Phenomena Ocean for so long and backed by Sun Blaze, is sure to have allies. Once we begin our assault, Three Worlds Island will inevitably face an impact." Tang Jun said, hands folded, with a serious expression.

He Baichuan also nodded, "Three Worlds Island is our base, indeed it cannot be compromised."

While Three Worlds Island and Baiyue Island are both high-class Spirit Islands, their scale differs, with Three Worlds Island having a much larger capacity for cultivators, making it significantly more valuable.

If our defense isn't strong enough, even if Baiyue Island is captured, should Three Worlds Island fall, it would be a loss overall.

Many Moon Jades exchanged views, all agreeing with Zhou Chuang's earlier suggestion, that for a successful campaign, Three Worlds Island's defense must be strengthened.

"How many spirit jades can we currently use?" Lu Ye looked up at Luan Xiao'e. As the First Island Master of the Three Worlds Island, she should be well aware of this matter.

Luan Xiao'e immediately reported a number.

Lu Ye frowned. The number of spirit jades was much less than he had anticipated. It's no wonder, as the only source of income for Three Worlds Island nowadays is trading elixir pills with the Merfolk Race.

The price offered by Three Worlds Island is quite fair in this regard, and with the cultivators of the Three Worlds themselves needing to cultivate, the spirit jade accumulated by the entire Three Worlds Island is not much.

Let's not mention others, take Tang Jun for instance, his red talisman, worth two million spirit jades, was a huge expenditure. This cost was not borne by him personally but by the island itself.

And that's just him alone.

Under such circumstances, it's entirely impossible for Three Worlds Island to have a substantial surplus of financial resources.

The council became somewhat awkward.

Because even if all these spirit jades were spent, it wouldn't significantly enhance the defense of Three Worlds Island, at least not enough to make a qualitative difference. Without qualitative change, those minor improvements would be meaningless.

"There's another issue." Luan Xiao'e spoke again, "We have a thousand Constellations, and five Moon Jade available. How should we divide our forces?"

On the one hand, they need to attack Baiyue Island; on the other, they must defend Three Worlds Island. A thousand Constellations and five Moon Jade might seem a lot, but once the forces are split, it's not that many.

A strong assault on Baiyue Island requires enough manpower. At least three Moon Jade need to be mobilized. Even if taking seven hundred Constellations along, it might not be sufficient to take down the enemy, given that they have the advantage of defense and the absolute geographical advantage of Baiyue Island.

Meanwhile, with only two Moon Jade and three hundred Constellations left to guard Three Worlds Island, they might not hold if a strong enemy attacks.

In fact, battles over Spirit Islands in the All Phenomena Ocean happen occasionally, but they mostly occur on low-class and mid-class Spirit Islands. It's rare to see battles over high-class Spirit Islands because there are too many implications involved.

Any force capable of occupying a high-class Spirit Island is not weak. Without an irresistible reason, it's basically impossible for them to go to war with another force of equal status.

The more this issue is discussed, the less hopeful it seems, causing concern among the Moon Jade.

Tang Jun said, "Why not wait a little longer? I can try to contact the new Sun Blaze. What if they are willing to accept us?"

The three new Sun Blaze are possible targets, but Tang Jun doesn't want to approach the one from the Celestial Flames World. He almost lost his life to cultivators from the Celestial Flames World, so how could he possibly go and plead with them now? As for Yuan Du, it's even more out of the question. This time they were ambushed, and it's obvious that Yuan Du's people tipped off the enemy. This enmity is already set.

So there's only one target left.

"No need." Lu Ye waved his hand, "In this current situation, going there would be a waste of time. We don't stand a chance against the likes of Sun Blaze. They belong to the same Star System as Yuan Du, and surely have ties. Since Yuan Du already has an interest in Three Worlds Island, how could they possibly slight Yuan Du?"

Tang Jun sighed, not knowing what to do.

Although he has some connections, they're not exactly reputable. Initially, these contacts were established because of his good standing on Unparalleled Island. Now, without the backing of Unparalleled Island, even if he reaches out to others, they wouldn't treat him sincerely.

The problem everyone faces is difficult. Attacking won't guarantee capturing Baiyue Island swiftly, and defending requires splitting forces and spending a large amount of spirit jade. Once the battle begins, if progress doesn't go smoothly, the Three Worlds cultivators will find themselves stuck in a predicament, with nowhere to settle.

Silence filled the Council Hall as each person pondered a way to break this deadlock.

After a while, Lu Ye slowly spoke, "I have a plan!"

Everyone looked up at him.

Lu Ye slowly laid out his plan, making everyone's eyelids twitch.

Old Tang hesitated, "Isn't this plan too risky? If it fails, we could lose everything."

"Without taking risks, nothing can be accomplished. From what I see now, this is the only feasible plan," Lu Ye said. Compared to the elderly Tang Jun, he was a young man, and naturally more aggressive in his actions—aggressive enough to make Tang Jun uneasy.

For if they implemented Lu Ye's plan and failed, the consequences would be dire.

But for Lu Ye, he had his own considerations, considerations he couldn't share with others, as they involved the Small Constellation Palace.