All Phenomena Island, within Yuan Du’s short-stay palace, in an octagonal pavilion, Yuan Du and Black Cloud sat opposite each other, sipping tea.

The audio talisman suddenly stirred. Yuan Du picked it up to check and then looked at Black Cloud: "Lion Heart is dead, Lu Ye struck him down with one blow!"

The message was sent by Yuan Cheng, and it detailed various events. Yuan Du was quite shocked that even after Lion Heart performed the Pill-Melding Technique, he couldn’t withstand a single strike from Lu Ye.

Because if Lu Ye from Three Worlds Island truly had such terrifying power, he shouldn’t have let Lion Heart escape that day. But in fact, it seemed that Lu Ye and Lion Heart had experienced a bitter battle.

Yuan Du couldn’t understand why Lu Ye’s strength was so inconsistent.

Opposite him, Black Cloud slightly tilted his head, his gaze fixed in one direction, as if lost in thought or in a daze. He made no comment upon hearing the news.

After a long time, Black Cloud finally withdrew his gaze: "Lion Heart is freed."

Lion Heart’s death was orchestrated by him, but he didn’t feel much guilt because this was the price Lion Heart needed to pay, and for Lion Heart, death was indeed a form of release.

He had no hope of achieving Sun Blaze and could only hone and accumulate on Moon Jade. Now that his demonic pill was damaged, even honing on Moon Jade had become a luxury, and losing Zixuan Island was too great a sin. Even if he returned to Zixuan Demon Planet, life would not be good.

For a strong and competitive demon cultivator, this was an excruciating torment.

Therefore, he was sure that even if Lion Heart saw through his plan, he would cooperate willingly without resistance. Sending Lion Heart before Lu Ye was also a chance for Lion Heart to personally avenge his grievances.

Unfortunately, Lion Heart ultimately was of no use.

As he spoke, Black Cloud stood up, intending to leave.

"Where are you going, Fellow Daoist?" Yuan Du asked.

Black Cloud did not turn back, his voice just echoed: "Zixuan Island!" There were too many riffraffs lingering there now. With Lion Heart dead, it was time for Zixuan to reclaim this top-class Spirit Island.

Yuan Du said: "About that matter we discussed a few days ago..."

"I have my plans, no need for concern!" Black Cloud’s impatient voice came back, his person already gone from sight.

Staring in the direction Black Cloud disappeared, Yuan Du silently pondered for a moment before letting out a light humph.

He clearly saw the frustration and anger within Black Cloud’s heart, because essentially, the reason Zixuan Island targeted Three Worlds Island was due to Yuan Du’s secret instigation. Without Yuan Du, Lion Heart and his people wouldn’t have done such things.

That Hu Xue surely played a crucial role in all this.

As a result, now Zixuan suffered heavy losses, while Yuan Du was unscathed, merely losing some face, which didn’t hurt at all. His concubine, Hu Xue, indeed died, but ultimately, Hu Xue was Zixuan’s demon cultivator too.

Due to all these reasons, why would Black Cloud give Yuan Du any good face? He had already shown a lot of respect by sitting here before.

Aware of these, Yuan Du didn’t mind at all.

As for the "matter" he mentioned earlier, once hatred is formed, it’s not so easy to resolve, especially with Zixuan suffering so much under Three Worlds Island, losing a top-class Spirit Island, countless demon cultivators dead or injured. To reclaim the Spirit Island, even dignified Sun Blaze had to humble themselves, visiting Three Worlds Island, and now they must also compensate Three Worlds Island billions in spirit jade...

Who could swallow such an indignation?

But All Phenomena Ocean has its rules, so no matter how angry Black Cloud is, he can’t stir up storms in All Phenomena Ocean.

Here, the actions of Sun Blazes are limited, but once away, there’s nothing to hold back. Some issues need to be resolved from the source.

So no matter what Black Cloud says, Yuan Du believes he wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

The lively Zixuan Island finally became quiet.

For no other reason, a Sun Blaze demon cultivator suddenly descended upon Zixuan. Although no one was driven away, his mere temporary enforcement of aura left no one daring to linger. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

So an incense stick’s time after Black Cloud descended on Zixuan, the entire place was deserted.

Since then, a Sun Blaze has been stationed on Zixuan Island, known by word of mouth to be from Zixuan.

The Sun Blazes of All Phenomena Ocean’s home galaxy indeed won’t allow foreign Sun Blazes to stay long. Just like Luo Xie who escorted the cultivators from Three Worlds and the four galaxies, he left roughly after half a month on All Phenomena Ocean.

Leaving is inevitable, staying would provoke the local Sun Blazes.

But this isn’t a clear rule, and with Yuan Du as a connection, the Sun Blaze governors of All Phenomena Ocean pretended not to see Black Cloud’s occupation of Zixuan Island.

Because they knew Black Cloud wouldn’t stay here long; he was just temporarily guarding until Zixuan was ready to retake the Spirit Island, and he would leave on his own.

The cultivators who were unaware of the internal affairs were looking forward to the reaction from Three Worlds Island. Logically, Zixuan belonged to Three Worlds Island as the spoils of war, so how to deal with Zixuan should be a matter for Three Worlds Island to consider. This is why, even though cultivators gathered at Zixuan, no power dared to truly occupy it.

But to everyone’s disappointment, Three Worlds Island did not make any response at all.

Thinking about it, Three Worlds Island is indeed powerful, but with Sun Blaze present here, who would dare to provoke them?

Several months later, a large batch of demon cultivators moved into Zixuan, including those who escaped earlier, and some who were newly redeployed from Zixuan. Leading them were five Moon Jade cultivators, each at the Late Stage.

The Zixuan demon cultivators took control of this top-class Spirit Island again, and Black Cloud left quietly.

Just two hours later, Black Cloud suddenly appeared at the entrance to the Insect Path connecting the All Phenomena Galaxy and Changyun Galaxy. The Changyun Moon Jade stationed there noticed and hurriedly went to greet him in person.

After a brief moment, Black Cloud entered the Insect Path leading to the Changyun Galaxy. Changyun Sun Blaze, who had already received the news, was waiting enthusiastically on the other side.

Changyun is still quite good, having its own Sun Blaze, but compared to Zixuan, it is still far behind. After all, Zixuan is a top-class domain; with Zixuan Sun Blaze entering its home star system, how could Changyun not pay attention?

Meanwhile, on All Phenomena Island, in Yuan Du’s short-stay palace, he looked at Yuan Cheng, who hurriedly came to report: "Which direction did Black Cloud go?"

Yuan Cheng replied with a fawning tone: "Just as the ancestor predicted, he went towards Changyun direction. The spies I placed there have reported back."

Yuan Du nodded with satisfaction. He knew that the words he said to Black Cloud were not in vain; now everything was indeed developing as he had expected.

Actually, if it weren’t for the restraints of his governor identity, he would have liked to go personally. After all, it’s more satisfying to personally settle some grudges, but since he is the Sun Blaze governor of All Phenomena Ocean, he needs to remain stationed there and cannot leave for too long, so he could only let Black Cloud make the trip.

Zixuan has a great grudge against Three Worlds Island, and so does Yuan Du.

A dignified Sun Blaze, repeatedly losing face in front of a group of Moon Jades and Constellations, and even having his concubine killed, how could he bear it?

While Yuan Du was secretly plotting, Three Worlds Island was counting its wealth.

Resources worth billions of spirit jades, a massive quantity, with hundreds of storage rings in use. These items were brought from their home domain by Zixuan demon cultivators and secretly delivered to Three Worlds Island during this takeover of Zixuan Island.

A grand hall that was now piled full with countless treasures, with hundreds of drawn-out cultivators carefully counting and organizing them, while He Baichuan stood to the side, grinning from ear to ear.

All Phenomena Ocean is indeed a good place. Thinking back to when he was at Jade Conch, he sometimes needed to venture deep into stellar space to search for spirit jades.

But since arriving here, the Three Worlds cultivators first occupied Three Worlds Island, transforming this Spirit Island into a bustling commercial hub, and profiting immensely from two battles.

Especially this time... the wealth of billions of spirit jades should last the Three Worlds cultivators for a long time, and Three Worlds Island now has substantial annual income.

Looking across All Phenomena Ocean, in terms of wealth, probably only All Phenomena Island can outshine Three Worlds Island, other spirit islands, whether top-class or first-rate, are no match.

"Junior Brother Lu!" He Baichuan turned and saw Lu Ye leisurely walking over and quickly called out.

"How is it?" Lu Ye asked.

He Baichuan replied, "Although not fully counted, overall there should be no problem. The quantities won’t be off, Zixuan kept its word."

Lu Ye nodded, "Having promised and with Lion Heart dead, naturally they wouldn’t dare make any moves." Then he asked, "Have the fire-type resources among these treasures been set aside? I have use for them."

He Baichuan smiled, "Don’t worry, Junior Brother. I’ve already instructed them in advance; all fire-type resources are organized separately and will be handed over to you altogether."

Lu Ye’s large demand for fire-type resources is almost common knowledge across Three Worlds Island, so naturally, He Baichuan paid attention.

"Are there any treasures to enhance the quality of Magic Source?" Lu Ye asked.

He Baichuan shook his head, "Haven’t found any yet. Although the full count isn’t done, hopes aren’t high. Such treasures aren’t rare per se, but unfortunately, the demand among cultivators is too high, always in short supply."

Lu Ye casually asked, not disappointed by the lack.

However, it is true as He Baichuan said, such treasures really aren’t rare, not like ones that appear every few hundred or thousand years. But due to huge demand, once discovered by cultivators, they’re generally kept for own use; occasionally when someone sells, they get snapped up quickly.

After all, for Moon Jade, the quality of Magic Source directly relates to cultivation efficiency, who wouldn’t want faster cultivation? Especially at the Moon Jade stage, growth requires a long time of accumulation, enhancing efficiency saves a lot of time.

With the payment of billions of spirit jades, Zixuan demon cultivators took over Zixuan Island, marking the end of the fight between Three Worlds Island and Zixuan.

To those unaware of the internal details, it seemed Three Worlds Island no longer managed Zixuan after capturing it, and then Zixuan took over again half a year later, as if Three Worlds Island feared Zixuan Demon Planet.

But in reality, it was not so. The billions in spirit jade and Lion Heart’s death were secrets, allowing Zixuan not to lose more face, while Three Worlds Island gained benefits; both could accept it.