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Chapter 136: Great Chaos (Please subscribe)

Chapter 136: Great Chaos (Please subscribe)

South Barrens Cultivation World.

Dragon Fish Island.

Fang Xi, clad in a bamboo hat and straw cape, looked like an ordinary fisherman, standing on a small wooden boat, gazing from afar at the cultivator army assaulting the island.

After establishing the Martial God Gate in the Da Liang world, he found himself somewhat idle.

Old friends meeting, beauties aging. . .

Having witnessed the twilight of heroes, his Dao Heart became even firmer, and he returned to the cultivation world, preparing for his Foundation Establishment matters.

At this moment, he happened to encounter the Thirty-Six Islands Alliance launching an all-out assault on Dragon Fish Island, so naturally, he wouldn't miss it.

"The war has lasted for several years. The Zhong Clan even lost a Foundation Establishment Ancestor in battle, forcing them to completely retreat inside the island, relying on the second-order, superior-grade 'Water Curtain Heavenly Radiance Array' to hold out!"

If it were before his Body Cultivation breakthrough, Fang Xi wouldn't have dared to wade into this muddy water.

But now that his Body Cultivation had broken through, in the vast Myriad Islands Lake, apart from 'Ye San Ren' and the 'Zhong Clan's Foundation Establishment' cultivators, of whom there were only a handful, he truly feared no one.

Moreover, Fang Xi was also very discreet.

If it became too dangerous, he would simply withdraw, no big deal.

At this moment, he saw massive spirit boats carrying cultivator armies, relentlessly bombarding a blue water curtain enveloping Dragon Fish Island.

This situation had persisted for nearly a year, furiously draining the spiritual vein energy and the Zhong Clan's Spirit Stone resources.

The power of the Water Curtain Heavenly Radiance Array had been weakened by a full forty to fifty percent, exposing more flaws.

Then, under the guidance of array masters, the cultivator army fiercely attacked several weak points.

By today, the grand array was already on the verge of collapse!

...

"Target Jia-Si position, Five Elements belong to Wood, Fire!"

Ruan Dan's deep voice echoed in his ears. Lu Guo dared not delay, activating his magic power, as streams of dark green spell-light rained down like torrents.

Beside him were Hai Da Gui and Wang Xiao Hu.

Since joining the allied army, apart from the previous few major battles, their task until now had been to continuously cast spells at specific points each day, wearing down the grand array's power.

After a round of attacks, all three of them were as pale as paper, their magic power depleted. They had no choice but to sit cross-legged and grab Spirit Stones to recover their magic power.

"Wuwuwu. . . I don't want to fight anymore, I want to go home, I want my mother. . ."

Wang Xiao Hu, with the shallowest cultivation, recovered the quickest, his voice laced with sobs.

Even though Ruan Dan had looked after them in the previous battles, he wasn't a babysitter.

The young boy had indeed faced several dangerous situations and was almost scared out of his wits.

"Cough, cough. . ."

Hai Da Gui coughed occasionally. He had a chronic cough from a flying sword piercing his lung on the battlefield earlier. He said with a bitter smile, "If we leave now, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain? We've been attacking this array day and night, without even time to cultivate, wasn't it all just to wait for the array to break so we could go in and grab some good stuff? I heard that the Zhong Clan is the local overlord of Myriad Islands Lake, their clan vault is full of good things. . . They say deep within their spiritual vein, there's an 'Earthly Baleful Lake' that produces a wisp of 'Black Wind Baleful Qi' every fifty years. It can assist cultivators in body tempering and is beneficial for breaking through the Blood-Qi barrier—it's a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Item!"

Even if this baleful qi essence only increased the chance of Foundation Establishment by ten percent or even half a percent, it was still something countless Rogue Cultivators yearned for!

Lu Guo said nothing more, merely swallowing another pill to recover his magic power as quickly as possible.

On the battlefield, things changed in an instant; having no magic power was a death sentence.

His goal, however, was not a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Item.

Having spent many years out in the world, he knew very well that even if the Zhong Clan possessed 'Black Wind Baleful Qi', it would be something that the young island master and other late-stage to Perfected Qi Refinement cultivators were determined to acquire. Would a bunch of small fries like them rush in just to seek death?

If he could find spiritual items beneficial for breaking through the late-stage Qi Refinement bottleneck, he would already be grateful to heaven and earth.

Just then, the spirit boat he was on suddenly shook!

"This is. . ."

Lu Guo ignored the fallen Wang Xiao Hu and the other, rushing to the railing, where he witnessed a wondrous sight.

The azure water curtain that had blocked them for over a year shattered in an instant, transforming into a vast amount of spiritual light, sprinkling like stars in all directions.

Between heaven and earth, it was as if a rain of azure light was falling.

The mist in front dispersed, and a prosperous island completely revealed itself before all the cultivators.

"Dragon Fish Island!"

"It's Dragon Fish Island!"

"The Water Curtain Heavenly Radiance Array is broken!"

"Kill, kill them!"

Countless cultivators went mad, one after another piloting their artifacts, swarming like locusts towards the Dragon Fish Zhong Clan's main stronghold.

...

"A second-order array-breaking talisman?"

A moment earlier, Fang Xi had seen Ye San Ren go to the array's weak point and unleash a second-order array-breaking talisman.

Although the Water Curtain Heavenly Radiance Array was a second-order, superior-grade array, it had been worn down by the army for over a year, its power reduced by half!

Coupled with finding the array's weak point and using a second-order array-breaking talisman, its collapse was only natural.

This was different from the Green Bamboo Mountain market, where the grand array was blown up from the inside; here, it was from the outside.

Normally, a second-order array-breaking talisman couldn't so smoothly breach a grand array from the outside, but an array that had lost half its power would be much easier.

"Hmm? Something's wrong. . ."

Fang Xi, however, noticed the problem: the Thirty-Six Islands Alliance cultivators were all caught off guard!

"Did Ye San Ren not inform the three major families of the situation?"

"And, based on today's progress, the Water Curtain Heavenly Radiance Array would have broken anyway in a few more months. Why waste a precious second-order array-breaking talisman for this?"

"Unless he received intelligence that the Zhong Clan's reinforcements were arriving soon. . ."

"Or. . . was he intentionally creating chaos? To inflict more casualties on the Thirty-Six Islands Alliance and fish in troubled waters?"

"Forget it, this is precisely the situation I prefer."

...

"The grand array is broken?"

Seeing the island-protecting grand array violently shattered, a group of Rogue Cultivators who had happily been observing suddenly surged forward like sharks smelling blood, easily breaching the Thirty-Six Islands Alliance's alert line and entering the battlefield.

On Dragon Fish Island.

Within a cultivated spiritual field, an old Spirit Farmer of the Zhong Clan, wielding a sickle artifact, ferociously cut off a young cultivator's head.

But before he could catch his breath and recover his magic power, several other Rogue Cultivators came over with cruel smiles, their spells drowning him. . .

This scene played out everywhere on Dragon Fish Island.

The Zhong Clan, the allied army, and the ill-intentioned opportunistic cultivators were all embroiled in utter chaos!

...

"Senior Ye, what is the meaning of this?"

On the largest spirit boat, the Patriarch of the Tai Shu Family, Tai Shu Hong, looked at the cultivator standing with his hands behind his back, his face filled with shock and anger.

The battlefield had completely devolved into chaos.

"What's wrong?"

Ye San Ren turned around, revealing a face of a man around thirty, his skin incredibly fair, as if it glowed. He chuckled lightly, "I learned that the Zhong Clan risked their lives to call for outside help, and reinforcements are already on the way. Isn't it perfectly reasonable to deal with Dragon Fish Island first? For this, I even expended a precious 'Array-Breaking Talisman'. You all remember to repay me later!"

"Even so, you could have informed us beforehand! Why cause such a sudden ambush, letting those Rogue Cultivators seize the advantage. . ."

The Patriarch of the Yu Chi Family, a burly dark-faced man, was also extremely displeased.

"Haha, Senior Ye focuses on the bigger picture and overlooks minor details, which is only natural. . ."

The Patriarch of the Xiahou Family smiled broadly, winking at the other two patriarchs. "Since the Water Curtain Heavenly Radiance Array is broken, the Zhong Clan's Ancestor will have to be dealt with by Senior Ye. . ."

"Hmph, that goes without saying!"

Ye San Ren took out a green flying disc-shaped spirit artifact, which transformed into a streak of light and sped towards the Zhong Clan's ancestral hall on Dragon Fish Island: "Zhong Tianjun, where are you? Come out and fight. . ."

Swoosh!

A streak of light flew out, its magic power fluctuations causing countless Qi Refinement cultivators to change color.

This was the magic power fluctuation of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Any casual spell from them could heavily wound or even kill a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator!

But this Zhong Clan Ancestor did not linger to fight, instead feinting an attack and fleeing towards the horizon.

"Hmph, don't even think of escaping!"

Ye San Ren glanced at Dragon Fish Island, snorted coldly, and pursued directly.

"Kill!"

On Dragon Fish Island, seeing that the Foundation Establishment cultivators had left, the various factions intensified their slaughter. Qi Refinement cultivators fell almost every moment, and it was not uncommon for late-stage Qi Refinement experts to be besieged and killed.

Even the deaths of Perfected Qi Refinement grand experts were not surprising.

...

Splash!

Amidst the churning lake water, the small wooden boat docked at Dragon Fish Island.

Fang Xi was dressed as a fisherman, his Spirit Serpent Armor concealed beneath his straw cape.

He didn't want to expose his Body Cultivation, so he wore this armor to provide a degree of protection.

At this moment, Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back and walked into Dragon Fish Island.

Swoosh swoosh!

Beside him, some cultivators, driven mad by the fighting, directly manipulated several flying daggers to slash at him.

Fang Xi flicked his fingers lightly, and those daggers flew back at an even faster speed, piercing through their original owners.

"This person is formidable, best not to provoke him. Quick, retreat!"

"Your Excellency is exceptionally powerful, we'll leave this place to you. . ."

The nearby cultivators were startled and fled in all directions as if avoiding snakes and scorpions.

Fang Xi unhurriedly moved forward, looting the bodies and taking their storage bags.

"There are three key locations on Dragon Fish Island. First is the Zhong Clan's ancestral home, which has become a living hell and is the primary target for all cultivators. . . Second is the Spirit Herb Valley, containing a large quantity of ancient spiritual herbs, and even alchemists. . . Lastly, there's the Fish Rearing Lake, an inland lake where Green Jade Carp are bred. There might be beast-taming techniques and abundant spiritual fish resources there. . ."

Fang Xi hadn't forgotten the spiritual artifact armor made from the scales of a Green Jade Carp King that the Zhong Clan had displayed at an auction long ago.

Therefore, if a cultivator was lucky, they should be able to gather a large amount of resources in the fishing grounds!

"As for me? Of course, I'm going to. . ."

He headed towards the Spirit Herb Valley.

After all, the Zhong Clan's ancestral home, while having the most good things, was also where the fiercest fighting occurred.

True treasures were likely taken by the Foundation Establishment Ancestors anyway.

It was far more practical to just gather some spiritual herbs!

Fang Xi had always been quite cautious.

Along the way, wherever he passed, any cultivator who dared to attack him had their lives easily taken, and their storage bags were readily accepted with a smile.

"I'm merely acting in self-defense; I'm absolutely not killing people for their treasures. . ."

Fang Xi muttered, entering the Spirit Herb Valley.

Upon entering, a surge of pure spiritual energy washed over him, making him nod slightly: "As expected of a second-order, superior-grade spiritual vein. It makes me look forward to what's next even more. . ."

The Spirit Herb Valley naturally had arrays, but they had long since been breached. Several corpses lay on the ground, some belonging to Zhong Clan cultivators in their Flying Fish robes, others to opportunistic cultivators.

Clearly, many cultivators shared Fang Xi's idea, and some had already put it into practice.

"Hahaha. . . I'll gladly take this superior-grade pill furnace."

As Fang Xi entered the valley, he heard an arrogant laugh from within the buildings. Immediately, a streak of light flashed out, revealing a short, ugly Qi Refinement Perfected cultivator.

"Golden Tooth Old Freak? !"