As long as we don't give the Zixuan demon cultivators the chance to register and record on the All Phenomena Island side, even if Zixuan Island has more powerful figures, the public Moon Jade governors will still be only three.

"Capturing Zixuan is not so easy," Tang Jun frowned, "I have traveled to various Spirit Islands over the years, and I have been to several top-class Spirit Islands. Their protective arrays have been built up over a long period, running at full power at all times, and their defenses are extremely strong. As of now, unless Sun Blaze takes action, it's almost impossible to break through."

This was undoubtedly what was troubling Lu Ye. He was extremely proficient in combat, and even when facing the Zixuan fleet alone, he showed no fear and even achieved some results. However, in the contention on the All Phenomena Ocean, merely killing enemies was useless, unless he had the ability to kill all the Zixuan demon cultivators.

Luan Xiao'e said, "If junior brother really wants to capture Zixuan, all the cultivators from the Three Worlds Island must be mobilized. Not only that, but we'll also need to borrow troops from Sifang Island. By then, with five Moon Jades, four thousand cultivators, and proper coordination, it may not be impossible."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye slowly shook his head: "Not appropriate. In warfare, the defending side inherently holds an absolute advantage. I previously investigated Zixuan's deployment a bit; their defensive structures are no joke. If we really send a large army to attack, significant casualties would inevitably occur before even approaching."

He Baichuan said, "Like last time, find a chance to infiltrate Zixuan? You have the Small Flower World; you could bring people as a surprise force and disrupt them from within."

This time, Tang Jun shook his head before Lu Ye could speak: "It's not feasible. The scale and foundation of Zixuan and Baiyue are completely different. Let's not even mention whether Lu Ye could still find a chance to infiltrate with Zixuan now on high alert. Even if there were such a chance, the capacity of the Small Flower World is limited and can't accommodate too many cultivators. These people could be swallowed whole by the enemy once inside Zixuan."

Lu Ye returned mainly to brainstorm, as he was at a dead end himself. Unfortunately, after discussing at length with the Moon Jades on this island, there was no breakthrough.

Helplessly, they each dispersed.

The Talent Tree Avatar is monitoring movements on Zixuan Island, but there's nothing obvious happening for now. It seems that after suffering a significant loss previously, Zixuan also doesn't dare to act rashly.

It makes sense, too. Zixuan took the initiative by assembling a massive fleet, only to be repelled single-handedly by Lu Ye, resulting in the death of a Moon Jade late-stage and several hundred Constellations. His formidable means of slaying Yoan Che undoubtedly make the Zixuan Moon Jades extremely apprehensive. Without effective countermeasures against him, Zixuan will not dispatch troops again.

Now numerous cultivators are watching the situation, and Zixuan should be under a lot of pressure. After all, having boasted previously as a top-class Spirit Island, they've now been blocked at their doorstep, and losing face so significantly is not easy to recover.

Unless Zixuan's Lion Heart takes action himself, no one else would dare to face Lu Ye one-on-one. But from Zixuan's current state of shutting its gates, it appears Lion Heart is also cautious.

Seeing Lu Ye's frustration, Tang Jun soon brought a few jugs of wine to see him. In the past, Tang Jun rarely stayed on Three Worlds Island and was usually on different Spirit Islands across the All Phenomena Ocean. But due to the tense situation now, he dared not venture out lightly.

An elder and a young one sat facing each other. Tang Jun also brought some snacks from somewhere, and the two of them ate and drank leisurely.

"Actually, after thinking it over, the side that should be anxious is not us, but Zixuan," Tang Jun remarked with a strategic demeanor. "See, Zixuan is being blocked by you, and its cultivators dare not go out. For a top-class Spirit Island with top-class power, enduring it temporarily is fine, but definitely not for long. So as long as we play the waiting game, they'll eventually make a move, providing an opportunity for a breakthrough."

Of course, Lu Ye understood this principle, but the key was how long would it take? A year, two years, or three to five years?

If Zixuan could lower their stance and endure for that long, Lu Ye couldn't afford to wait that long.

Wey Po met his tragic end right under his nose. At the time, things happened so suddenly that Lu Ye never anticipated Lion Heart would do something so cruel, leaving him no time to rescue.

Even though Lu Ye had no particular relationship with Wey Po, barely interacting a few times, in the end, Wey Po was a cultivator from Three Worlds Island and Luan Xiao'e's junior brother. His life and death related to the honor or disgrace of all Three Worlds Island cultivators.

"I boldly guess that before long, someone will come to negotiate," Tang Jun speculated, picking a fried spirit fruit resembling a peanut and tossing it into his mouth.

Lu Ye silently took a sip of wine: "When we fought against Baiyue, there were also people who came to negotiate."

He remembered the person claimed to be Gu Chuan of Yellow Dragon, a speaker invited by Yu Huan, but Lu Ye ignored him. When Gu Chuan saw Lu Ye's resolute attitude, he didn't say much more and left freely.

"If one person comes to negotiate, you can ignore them. But what if there are two, three, or even more people? What if someone invites Mang Dang?"

Lu Ye looked up at him.

Tang Jun said, "This is very likely to happen. The connections between these top-class Spirit Islands are very close. And speaking off the record, although you've been impressive this time, your terrifying achievements are indeed intimidating. You were able to block the entrance of Zixuan Island this time; what if one day you block other top-class Spirit Islands? It's said you're the number one under Sun Blaze, and you're only at Moon Jade Mid-Stage now. When you advance to Moon Jade Late Stage, won't you be tyrannizing all the Moon Jade ranks? The survival of Zixuan Island might not be directly related to other forces' interests, but you've become such a variable in All Phenomena Ocean that they must be cautious. If the situation develops where all forces hope Three Worlds Island and Zixuan reach a peace agreement, then we have no choice. If we don't go along with their wishes, Three Worlds Island will become the enemy of the entire All Phenomena Ocean. Where would we find a foothold in such a vast ocean? Additionally, we need to consider Yuan Du, that old guy will definitely fan the flames from behind."

Lu Ye squinted at Old Tang, "Why do I feel like you're a lobbyist now?"

Old Tang popped another spirit fruit into his mouth, chewing loudly, "See, you can already feel the pressure of the overwhelming trend. I'm just analyzing the future possibilities for you, but this possibility is real and won't be far off!" His expression turned solemn, "So, if we truly want to seize Zixuan, we must act quickly and decisively, and settle it before those possibilities occur, so we can silence everyone!"

Lu Ye nodded, understanding Old Tang's intentions in telling him this.

Originally, he did feel a bit anxious to attack Zixuan Island, but he hadn't realized these potential problems. Listening to Old Tang's explanation made him immediately realize that this matter truly couldn't be dragged out.

"Among these many top-class Spirit Islands in All Phenomena Ocean, is there no precedent for them being conquered?" Lu Ye asked. Old Tang had roamed around All Phenomena Ocean for years and befriended countless companions; he surely had more information than Lu Ye.

Tang Jun shook his head, "No, that's never happened because, under the current rules of All Phenomena Ocean, no force could break the protective arrays of top-class Spirit Islands, let alone conquer them. So kid, if we can achieve it, it would be a groundbreaking first, making Three Worlds Island renowned, akin to a top-class Spirit Island." He turned his speech with a thoughtful look, "However, although no one has ever conquered a top-class Spirit Island, there have been instances of their protective arrays failing."

"Oh?" Lu Ye instantly became interested, "Explain in detail!"

Tang Jun said, "Actually, it's not really a failure, just some problems causing it to shut down and then being repaired... Have you heard of Illusory Sea Island?"

Lu Ye nodded, "Naturally."

The top-class Spirit Islands in All Phenomena Ocean are well-known, and Illusory Sea Island is one of them. Even if Lu Ye were ignorant, he would've heard of it.

"It's said to be the smallest of the top-class Spirit Islands?"

"Correct." Tang Jun nodded, "Across the entire All Phenomena Ocean, the largest among all top-class Spirit Islands is undoubtedly All Phenomena Island, as it's held by the local Star System forces. Other top-class Spirit Islands vary in size, but the differences are not huge. Only Illusory Sea Island is pitifully small. Even now, only a thousand cultivators are stationed there."

Only enough to accommodate a thousand cultivators, it indeed is not large.

"You are quite proficient in formations and should understand one thing: the longer the protective array accumulates, the stronger its protective power."

Lu Ye nodded, as he knew the operational mechanisms of protective arrays. Simply put, a protective array is both an array and a container. The energy generated within a Spirit Island, aside from consumption by cultivators, is mostly absorbed and stored by the protective array, maintaining the operation of the array through storage within the array base. Therefore, the longer a protective array exists, the more energy it stores, the stronger its protection, and the longer it can last.

This is the fundamental reason for the significant disparity between the protective arrays of Zixuan Island and Baiyue Island. The former's protective array has operated for tens of thousands of years, while the latter has only been active for eight hundred years, making them incomparable.

Similarly, when Lu Ye led people to destroy the Array Base Hall of Baiyue Island, it was akin to destroying several storage points of the array's energy, destabilizing the protective array while greatly weakening its defensive power, which led to He Baichuan breaking Baiyue Great Array from the outside.

"Initially, Illusory Sea Island didn't host a thousand cultivators, only five hundred, as housing for cultivators needs to be rationally structured. Stationing five hundred was just right, but then problems arose. The energy consumed by five hundred cultivators during cultivation wasn't sufficient, resulting in more energy being absorbed and stored by the protective array. Initially, there were no issues, but over time, the energy storage reached its limit, the entire protective array of Illusory Sea Island began to operate in overload, dramatically boosting protection while running the risk of breaking down. Forced by circumstances, the cultivators of Illusory Sea Island dismantled the protective array, released all stored energy within the array base, and restructured it. Since then, Illusory Sea Island has stationed more cultivators to ensure more energy is consumed within the island, and to this day, Illusory Sea Island's protective array has had no further issues."