Sage of Humanity
Chapter 1858 - 1856: The Fish Took the Bait
Lion Heart and Hu Guang left the island, heading straight toward where Lu Ye was located, while Junior Brother Chai and Junior Brother Lang had already activated a Spirit Talisman to conceal their figures, quietly leaving Zixuan and heading towards All Phenomena Island.
Outside Zixuan Island, three figures constantly pursued and escaped, quickly disappearing into the distance, leaving the cultivators waiting around disappointed.
They had all heard of the Three Worlds Island's Lu Ye's heroic act of killing Yoan Che with a single strike, so they wanted to see for themselves the powerful capability of this number one under the Sun Blaze.
But upon witnessing it now, they were greatly disappointed, and for a moment, some began to doubt whether the death of Yoan Che was truly as it was rumored.
Because if Lu Ye really possessed such power, it wouldn't make sense for him to remain passive in the face of Lion Heart and Hu Guang's pursuit; at the very least, there should be some confrontation. But contrary to facts, the two Zixuan Moon Jade actively sought battle, and the Three Worlds Island's Lu Ye fled frantically.
Lion Heart was very angry, because since the fallout with Three Worlds Island, Zixuan had lost three Moon Jade alone, and Star Constellation was even more than several hundred in loss. In contrast, the Three Worlds Island had only lost Wey Po who he had personally consumed. Comparatively, the losses were indeed significant, making him seem like a very incompetent First Island Master.
So pursuing Lu Ye relentlessly was without mercy; furthermore, he truly wanted to test Lu Ye's depth personally. The result was that the opponent completely avoided battle, fleeing, which only fueled his anger.
Fortunately, Hu Guang was still composed, calling Lion Heart back at a critical moment. Otherwise, continuing the pursuit like this might have given Lu Ye the chance to defeat them individually. He feared that strike Lu Ye used to powerfully kill Yoan Che.
Junior Brother Chai and Junior Brother Lang had already left the island, their purpose achieved, naturally having no reason to continue entangling with Lu Ye.
After a short while, the two demon cultivators Moon Jade returned to Zixuan, and Lu Ye's figure once again appeared on a small deserted island five hundred miles away, observing for a while, suddenly sensing something, and hurriedly sent an image message to Tang Jun: "Zixuan might have Moon Jade heading to All Phenomena Island to register."
Lion Heart and Hu Guang's departure for battle seemed like a normal response, but there were still some suspicious points. Putting oneself in the situation, if Three Worlds Island faced the current circumstance, the most needed action would undoubtedly be to replenish the previously lost Moon Jade governor. This way, in a potential Spirit Island battle for control, there would be more Moon Jade available, avoiding the situation where Moon Jade confrontations are restricted by being outnumbered.
If so, then Three Worlds Island could completely find an opportunity to intercept Zixuan's Moon Jade.
Tang Jun quickly replied: "Rest assured, we have arrangements here."
Lu Ye was taken aback: "Who could have such foresight?" He had deduced through the reactions of Lion Heart and Hu Guang, but didn't expect this island to have already made preparations in advance.
"Although I lack any combat ability, I've eaten more salt than you've walked on roads, how could such a small matter not be foreseen? If Zixuan Moon Jade does not head to All Phenomena Island that's fine, but if they dare go, they will surely not return." Tang Jun's reply was filled with an air of smugness.
Lu Ye quietly began to anticipate.
Although he didn't know whether his hypothesis was correct, regardless of accuracy, his side wouldn't suffer any loss. Conversely, if he guessed correctly, those Zixuan Moon Jade heading to All Phenomena Island would be unlucky indeed.
All Phenomena Island, across from the registration hall, a teahouse where Lu Ye had once brought Ma Shangsi for tea.
At this moment, the spot where he sat back then was occupied by a young man whose gaze occasionally drifted towards the hall opposite.
Zhou Chuang of Sifang Island!
No one would have guessed that the one responsible for surveillance here was an apparently unrelated Sifang Island cultivator. Such surveillance was undoubtedly covert and deadly, even if Zixuan's demon cultivators discovered Zhou Chuang's trail, they wouldn't draw many associations.
Suddenly, a day later, Zhou Chuang raised his brow, looking toward the hall opposite. At this moment, two figures appeared at the entrance of the hall. Although they were disguised and concealed, at first glance there was nothing particularly remarkable, yet their alertness drew Zhou Chuang's attention.
Those entering that hall were usually Moon Jade cultivators from various Spirit Islands. Generally, they entered openly since registering wasn't a secretive thing.
But the sneaky behavior of these two truly raised suspicion.
Zhou Chuang immediately realized that the fish had shown themselves, and sent out an image message.
After a short time, those two cultivators exited the hall, and Zhou Chuang left the teahouse after tossing a few pieces of spirit jade.
There's no denying, the other party was quite cautious. Instead of leaving All Phenomena Island immediately after exiting the hall, they wandered around the island several times, causing Zhou Chuang to nearly expose his trail. Thankfully, he was careful enough. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐ธ๐ซ๐ฎ๐.๐๐๐ถ
Until another day passed, the two finally left All Phenomena Island from a pier, and the position of the pier was opposite to the direction heading towards Zixuan.
This led Zhou Chuang to doubt whether his judgment was correct, because if the opponent truly were Zixuan demon cultivators, it didn't make sense to leave All Phenomena Island in this direction.
However, if it was intentional, then it made sense.
But no matter what, the fishing net has been cast, and the fish have shown themselves. Whether the opponent is a Zixuan demon cultivator will soon be revealed.
Two hours later, above the All Phenomena Ocean, two Moon Jade cultivators leaving All Phenomena Island saw a figure standing in mid-air ahead, blocking their path.
This made them extremely cautious. Looking closely at the person's face, one of the Moon Jade was shocked: "Not good, it's Ma Shangsi!"
Zixuan had targeted Three Worlds Island for a year, and Zixuan knew clearly who the Moon Jade governors of Three Worlds Island were. Even if they hadn't seen them in person, they had seen the Moon Jade image messages of Three Worlds Island.
So these two immediately recognized that the one blocking the road was Ma Shangsi from Three Worlds Island.
"It's a trap!" the other Moon Jade exclaimed. Realizing the danger, the two Moon Jade quickly split up, evidently trying to escape separately.
"Caught one!" Ma Shangsi was overjoyed at their reaction, knowing that the information Zhou Chuang provided was correct. These two were indeed demon cultivators from Zixuan, and once they exerted their power, the traces of Demon Origin could no longer be concealed.
As he finished speaking, he identified one of them and chased after him.
Meanwhile, from an uninhabited island below, two figures flew out in pursuit of the other fleeing cultivator. These two sudden appearances were both Moon Jade Late-Stage cultivators, namely Luan Xiao'e and Yann Miao.
The two Demon Race Moon Jades were not weak, but compared to Ma Shangsi and others, they were significantly weaker since they were only at the Moon Jade Mid-Stage cultivation level. Under such targeting, they stood no chance.
Luan Xiao'e resented Zixuan's actions, which led to Wey Po's tragic death, and she attacked mercilessly, directly killing the Zixuan Moon Jade on the spot. When they caught up with Ma Shangsi, the battle was already over.
A Moon Jade Late-Stage against a Moon Jade Mid-Stage, Ma Shangsi had an absolute advantage. Coupled with the bizarre Blood Sea Technique, once he trapped the enemy, they had no hope of escape.
Zixuan Island had experienced some strange occurrences over the past two days. The energy within the island suddenly became much denser, and the situation continued to intensify.
This was very unusual.
One should know that Zixuan Island was already a top-class Spirit Island. In the All Phenomena Ocean, the island's energy was among the densest, allowing the Zixuan demon cultivators to cultivate more quickly and conveniently here. Although the island's energy occasionally fluctuated, the amplitude of these fluctuations was not significant, maintaining a balance for tens of thousands of years.
But since two days ago, all this changed.
Under normal circumstances, such a change would be a good thing for Zixuan, as no one would complain about their spirit island having denser energy. This signifies an improvement in the cultivation environment.
But now, with Zixuan facing turbulent times, any abnormal change cannot be taken lightly.
On Lion Heart's orders, Hu Guang personally led a group of cultivators to investigate. Zixuan Island was the foundation for demon cultivators in the All Phenomena Ocean, so nothing could be left to chance. Until they figure out the cause of this change, no one can rest easy.
After two days of observation, Hu Guang finally found some obvious changes.
"Senior Brother, I walked around this island and discovered that a large number of bubbles are rising from under the sea. The source of the island's energy increase is precisely these bubbles bursting."
Lion Heart frowned: "Where do these bubbles come from?"
Hu Guang shook his head: "I don't know." After all, he couldn't delve into the All Phenomena Ocean to investigate. Changing his tone, he said, "Senior Brother, the waters of the All Phenomena Ocean are formed by stellar space energy. Strictly speaking, this vast All Phenomena Ocean can be regarded as a giant piece of spirit jade, except its impurities are too many and extremely corrosive, so no one can enter it to refine and cultivate."
"I naturally know this, continue," Lion Heart said.
"There are many Spirit Islands above the All Phenomena Ocean, and even more deserted islands. The difference between the two is that Spirit Islands have energy spawning underneath, while deserted islands don't. That's why we cultivators can station on Spirit Islands, set up big arrays to bind and use this spawning energy. The key is, how are these energies spawned?"
"What are your thoughts?" Lion Heart asked.
Hu Guang said, "I don't have any specific ideas, just a hypothesis. If we compare the entire All Phenomena Ocean to a giant piece of spirit jade, then this piece of spirit jade should have some hidden channels on its surface that are impossible to detect, allowing the energy inside the spirit jade to escape through these channels. If an island happens to sit above these channels, it becomes a Spirit Island. These channels vary in size, which results in the differing qualities of Spirit Islands."
Lion Heart thought for a moment and said, "Your hypothesis is quite interesting." This is precisely why he values Hu Guang, for his quick mind. In a few words, he provided a tangible connection, and this hypothesis might actually be true.
"Based on this hypothesis, the changes on this island have an explanation," Hu Guang spoke eloquently. "The channels under this island allowing All Phenomena Ocean energy to escape suddenly enlarged!"