Because the hidden, impenetrable passage suddenly expanded, the influx of energy into Zixuan Island from within All Phenomena Ocean became immense, thus altering the cultivation environment on Zixuan Island.

"What does Junior Brother think, is this change a good or bad thing for this island?" Lion Heart asked again.

"It's a good thing!" Hu Guang replied, "But also a bad thing. The good part is that the energy of this island is becoming increasingly rich, making cultivation easier for the local island cultivators."

"And the downside?"

Hu Guang's expression turned solemn: "If this situation continues, this island's big array might not last three years."

"Why is that?" Lion Heart was puzzled. Although his strength was frighteningly powerful, he was completely ignorant of matters related to the Array Path and had never been involved with them.

It's a common issue among demon cultivators, not unique to him, which makes cultivators skilled in external paths extremely valuable and rare among the Demon Race.

Hu Guang naturally understood this and immediately patiently explained to him: "Senior Brother, if the energy escaping from the passage beneath this island is not contained, it will disperse directly. Thus, all Spirit Islands, including this island, set up arrays to isolate inside and outside, so the energy escaping from beneath the sea clusters within the island, available for cultivation by the local island cultivators. Of course, since this energy dispersal occurs constantly, it cannot be entirely consumed solely through cultivators' cultivation. The role of the protective array becomes evident, as the excess energy not consumed by cultivators is absorbed by the array base of the protective array, becoming reserve energy. Meanwhile, maintaining the protective array also consumes energy, so by adjusting the power of the protective array, the energy within the islands can be kept in balance."

Lion Heart's gaze flashed: "Was the power of the protective array adjusted because of this reason?"

The changes in the protective array naturally couldn't escape his perception. Before Hu Guang arrived, he clearly sensed the increased strength of the protective array, which represented an enhancement of its power. The most obvious change was that the light screen enveloping the entire Zixuan Island had become much brighter.

"Exactly." Hu Guang nodded, "Because too much energy has been dispersing over the past two days, it requires more consumption. Otherwise, it will put pressure on the big array, and this adjustment is only temporary. If this island's situation continues, the power of the big array will need to be continuously adjusted further because, due to tens of thousands of years of accumulated reserves, the array base on this island already has ample stored energy, and currently, no further energy reserve is needed."

Lion Heart said, "If so, then push the power of the big array to its limit!"

Hu Guang gave a bitter smile: "If we really do that, the big array won't last long. Although our array base and core are of high quality, there is still a limit to their load. Operating the big array to its extreme in the short term may be feasible, but it's not a long-term solution. And what worries me most is, if this situation keeps going, our protective array will explode."

Lion Heart was extremely shocked: "Is having too much energy not a good thing?"

"There's nothing good in excess."

Lion Heart pondered briefly, then suggested with an unusual idea: "What if we open a gap in the big array and let the energy actively escape through the gap?"

Hu Guang nodded: "It's indeed a workable solution, but unless absolutely necessary, we shouldn't do this. Lu Ye from Three Worlds Island is watching from outside, and no one knows what he's thinking or plans to do. Once a gap opens in the big array, it will easily lead to flaws."

Lion Heart said: "I'll leave this matter to Junior Brother, you decide everything; there's no need to consult me anymore." Regarding formations, he was entirely clueless, so it was better to leave it to Hu Guang rather than making things worse.

"Yes." Hu Guang knew this outcome already, but since Lion Heart is the First Island Master, some matters had to be reported. Switching topics, he said: "According to the time, Junior Brother Chai and Junior Brother Lang should be on their way back now, I wonder how they're doing."

Lion Heart said: "They sent me a message more than half a day ago, and everything went smoothly!"

As they were talking, the audio talisman suddenly sounded. Lion Heart smiled: "Junior Brother Chai sent a message again; they should be returning soon." Both of them being at Moon Jade Mid-Stage, if they returned, he'd have to go with Hu Guang to deal with Lu Ye to prevent him from intercepting the two junior brothers.

Lion Heart's smile abruptly froze as he checked the message, then he roared furiously: "Outrageous!"

Hu Guang was startled: "What happened, Senior Brother?"

Lion Heart looked at him: "Three Worlds Island was prepared long ago. The two junior brothers encountered an ambush one Shichen after leaving All Phenomena Island, and I'm afraid... they're not coming back!" The message was sent by Junior Brother Chai who was in a very dangerous situation during the transmission because he was being jointly attacked by two women from Three Worlds Island, transmitting desperately only to let Lion Heart know who they fell to.

Hu Guang's face turned pale, and he hurriedly took out an audio talisman to check. Sure enough, the audio talisman markings of Junior Brother Chai and Junior Brother Lang were unresponsive, which undoubtedly meant the two junior brothers had already fallen.

His eyes reddened, he gritted his teeth and said: "Three Worlds Island, it will be flattened sooner or later!"

Soon after Lion Heart received the news, Lu Ye also received the news of the successful ambush, feeling a bit regretful, as capturing those two at Moon Jade Mid-Stage alive would have been even better.

In this way, he could find a way to infiltrate Zixuan Island again.

However, one of the Moon Jade Mid-Stages on the opposing side sent out a message before dying, which undoubtedly means that Zixuan Island is already aware of the situation.

There's nothing that can be done about it, even though Luan Xiao'e and Yann Miao teamed up to deal with a Moon Jade Mid-Stage with no pressure, preventing them from sending a desperate message still posed some difficulties unless achieving an instant kill.

Staring in the direction of Zixuan Island, Lu Ye squinted slightly.

Just not long ago, he discovered that the light screen of Zixuan Island's protective array had brightened, which undoubtedly represented that the other side had adjusted the array's power to cope with the increasingly rich energy changes on the island.

He had anticipated this scene, knowing that such adjustments wouldn't happen only once, so he was not in a hurry, just waiting patiently.

Another day passed, and the light screen of Zixuan Island's protective array brightened again, and over the following few days, the protective array light screen changed several times.

Until ten days later, from a distance, Zixuan Island seemed to have transformed into a semi-circular moon, and the brightness of the protective array's light screen was claimed to be the most in the All Phenomena Ocean!

Many cultivators lingering nearby were amazed, not knowing what Zixuan Island was up to. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Adjusting the protective array's power was something only done when facing an enemy attack on the island, as this adjustment consumed more reserve energy, but could make the protective array sturdier.

Yet there was no battle on Zixuan Island's side at the moment, the protective array's power had greatly increased, causing countless cultivators to wonder if Zixuan Island's energy reserves were already so abundant. This was simply squandering.

Some cultivators from low and mid-class Spirit Islands watched in heartache, feeling that Zixuan Island was squandering resources and failing to cherish them.

What left them speechless was that this adjustment was not the limit, because after a few more days, the brightness of Zixuan's protective array climbed to a new peak, turning the entire Spirit Island into a glowing hemisphere.

As a top-class Spirit Island, the protective array was already extremely sturdy, but now its power surged significantly. If initially Lu Ye had some confidence in breaking it with red talismans, now it was definitely impossible, unless Sun Blaze acted personally.

For a time, numerous cultivators who received the news rushed from afar to have a look, making the area around Zixuan lively and bustling.

This kind of rare spectacle was hard to see usually; if missed this time, who knows when it would occur again.

Lu Ye was pleased, because the continuous adjustments to Zixuan's array meant his plan was developing perfectly. Continuing this way, he felt it wouldn't take long for Zixuan Island's array to explode.

In fact, on a fundamental level, it was not that the array itself was exploding from the enormous energy, but the array foundation couldn't withstand more energy reserves and got damaged. The array foundation was the basis of the array; if it was damaged, the array naturally wouldn't exist anymore.

Just when Lu Ye was waiting for the show to start, he was astonished to find the Zixuan array no longer changed; it consistently maintained that brightness and power, seemingly achieving a balanced state.

This left him a bit puzzled.

But soon, he understood why.

Zixuan Island had surprisingly opened an opening in the array, allowing the island's energy to disperse outside through this opening, removing pressure from the island.

The news was heard from those cultivators who came to watch.

Upon learning the reason, the Talent Tree Avatar personally went to check from afar, finding the situation was indeed so; on the other side of Zixuan Island, there was an opening about a yard long.

Looking at that opening for a while, Lu Ye blinked his eyes.

Meanwhile, the true body, who had been cultivating under the sea, opened its eyes.

Diving quickly, it soon arrived at the location where the Small Constellation Palace was set up; raising a hand and pressing down on it, with a thought, the speed at which the surrounding seawater surged into the Small Constellation Palace suddenly accelerated several times. Huge bubbles rose from the mouths of its tripods, creating a situation far more spectacular than before.

The Small Constellation Palace had always been in a state of autonomous operation; all Lu Ye needed to do was adjust its power and set it in place.

But this item was after all an affiliated treasure of a supreme treasure; it could operate autonomously and be activated manually, and the latter was far more efficient than the former. It's just that Lu Ye had never done so, because once he did, he himself wouldn't be able to move.

However, he had no choice but to act like this at the moment.

Zixuan Island had opened an array opening to balance the island's energy, whereas all that needed doing on his side was to break that balance.

Moreover, Zixuan's response made him see an opportunity for a quick resolution.

It must be said, Zixuan Island had made a terrible move; without that opening, trying to break Zixuan's array would probably require waiting a few more days.