Chapter 251: Green Wood Sect's Movement (Congratulations to the Alliance Master who read his way out of debt! )
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Across Myriad Islands Lake, streaks of escaping light fled in disarray. It was none other than Kuang Tian Xing, utterly defeated by Fang Xi.
Having been beaten by someone a minor realm below his own, the Law Enforcement Elder's face was naturally as gloomy as stagnant water.
Yan Chang Kong and several of his senior and junior brothers exchanged a few Divine Consciousness messages in secret, then could only brace themselves and step forward: "Elder Kuang. . . what do we do next?"
"What else can we do? This old man can't afford this disgrace, so we can only return to the sect first and discuss other matters later. . ."
Kuang Tian Xing rolled his eyes, his tone extremely unpleasant.
Yan Chang Kong, however, seemed to let out a sigh of relief. After all, if the situation had continued, he was truly afraid the Dragon Fish Island Master would turn hostile and keep their entire group there!
"Elder is wise. . . In any case, Ouyang Zhen is already dead, and as for a mere Yuan Fei Hong, it doesn't matter if he escaped. . ."
Immediately, a disciple stepped forward, sucking up.
A cold glint flashed in Kuang Tian Xing's eyes.
"Yes. . . counting his age, he should be over one hundred and sixty years old," Yan Chang Kong replied.
"One hundred and sixty-odd, late-stage Foundation Establishment. . . factoring in his divine ability, there's still a slight possibility of him advancing to the Core Formation stage. . . I should report back to the Sect Master and add him to the list of key individuals to observe. . ."
Kuang Tian Xing sighed: "This mere Myriad Islands Lake actually has three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. . . These Emerald Island ruins are truly incredible. . ."
Although the Emerald Island ruins had claimed quite a few victims, those who managed to survive the ordeal more or less gained significant benefits. Many cultivators saw their cultivation methods improve and broke through bottlenecks.
Hearing this, Yan Chang Kong and the others felt a chill run down their spines.
The Black Heaven Sect naturally had a specialized set of countermeasures for cultivators under their rule who had the potential to break through to Core Formation.
Strictly speaking, Ouyang Zhen also belonged to this list, even ranking quite high among them, but his fate, however, was. . .
And the cultivator above him was Ancestor Song. . .
'Myriad Islands Lake. . . it seems destined to become the next Song Clan and White Peace Immortal City. How should I handle my relationship with my family? '
Just as Yan Chang Kong was conflicted, a message talisman suddenly shot through the air.
This message talisman was vastly different from ordinary ones; it was a jade slip, wrapped around a flying sword, moving without a trace.
"Hm? It's actually the Ancestor himself sending a flying sword message? !"
Kuang Tian Xing took out a shimmering blue token and waved it, retrieving the flying sword message. Sweeping his Divine Consciousness over it, his expression couldn't help but change drastically: "Green Wood Sect. . . invasion!"
"What? !"
The Foundation Establishment cultivators present all changed their expressions.
Clearly, although the Green Wood Sect had always been at odds with the Black Heaven Sect, even when they stole away that genius with a mid-grade water spiritual root, who had also awakened a spirit body comparable to a heaven-grade spiritual root, the two sides never truly clashed.
Once two Core Formation sects waged war, it would surely involve widespread mobilization, affecting the State of Yue and the State of Mu. . .
The brutal consequences that would follow made even Yan Chang Kong's scalp tingle with dread!
"What are you afraid of? When soldiers come, we block; when water comes, we stem it with earth. . . According to the Ancestor's instructions, since Ouyang Zhen is confirmed dead and Yuan Fei Hong is irrelevant, our current small squad's mission is to guard the spirit stone mine!"
Kuang Tian Xing reprimanded them.
"So it's a guarding mission!"
Yan Chang Kong let out a long breath.
At this time and place, he truly did not want to go to the front lines. This time was different from attacking White Peace Immortal City, where not only did the enemy have no Core Formation cultivators, but there were also inside collaborators, making it smooth sailing.
A great war with the Green Wood Sect, however, could genuinely lead to death if one wasn't careful; even Foundation Establishment cultivators were very likely to perish!
...
Several months later.
"I truly never imagined the cultivation world's fortunes would change so drastically, to this extent. . ."
On Dragon Fish Island, in the Evergreen Pavilion, tea fragrance wafted.
With such major events occurring one after another, Fang Xi naturally convened the other Foundation Establishment cultivators to discuss countermeasures.
Ruan Xing Ling held her teacup, observing Yuan Fei Hong's presence, and her expression couldn't help but turn slightly strange.
Liu San Qi, however, kept his gaze straight ahead, leisurely savoring his spirit fruit.
Besides them, Yan Dong Qing and Zhong Hong Yu were also present, though they only had the right to listen.
After all, within this small pavilion, there were four late-stage Foundation Establishment grand cultivators!
Especially Yan Dong Qing, who knew a bit of the inside story, now looked at Fang Xi with a hint of awe, as if facing a being from the heavens.
"Indeed. . . The Black Heaven Sect's easy taking of White Peace Immortal City was something no one anticipated. . . And then the Green Wood Sect couldn't sit still and directly declared war on the Black Heaven Sect. . . The Ethereal Valley Sect had always remained neutral, and it seemed they would do so again this time."
Fang Xi casually analyzed the situation: "As for my Myriad Islands Lake. . . what will our course be?"
"Naturally, we will obey the Island Master's command. . ."
Liu San Qi laughed. He had been thoroughly understood by Fang Xi over the years; he possessed a talent called the 'Grass-and-Wood Body,' which was far inferior to the 'Green Wood Spirit Body' among spiritual physiques, but he was quite talented in cultivating spirit plants and finding wild spirit herbs.
Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Myriad Islands Lake, Zhong Hong Yu and Yan Dong Qing were insignificant and their words held little weight.
Yuan Fei Hong was an outsider.
Big Green wasn't human. . .
In reality, the only ones who could truly make decisions were Fang Xi and the other two.
Ruan Xing Ling took a light sip of spirit tea: "In my heart, I don't wish for more trouble, especially since Myriad Islands Lake is also facing a ghost disaster. . ."
Fang Xi looked at Ruan Xing Ling, seeing her seemingly ageless face, and his expression was slightly dazed.
This woman was likely a few years older than him, and her cultivation was still at late-stage Foundation Establishment. If she couldn't advance to perfected Foundation Establishment within a decade or so, her hopes of forming a Core would truly be slim. . .
In fact, among the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the three countries, only a minority could reach late-stage Foundation Establishment before their lifespan ran out.
At the mention of the ghost disaster, the cultivators present all twitched slightly.
Although Foundation Establishment-level ghosts were quite troublesome, with second-order formations, defending the spirit island wasn't a big problem.
Especially for the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, if they joined forces and regularly formed patrol teams, they could easily eliminate a large number of ghosts.
But neither Fang Xi nor Ruan Xing Ling had done so. Besides 'driving fish to the abyss,' they largely relied on this as an excuse to refuse the Black Heaven Sect's orders.
After all, they were all dedicated cultivators who did not wish to participate in external disputes.
Yan Dong Qing could discern a bit of this subtle game, but he didn't expose it, perfectly content to quietly make a fortune.
With his abilities and formations, defending Spirit Sky Island wouldn't be a problem, and he could also refuse the Black Heaven Sect's conscription. How great was that?
If it were another place, not only would they face the oppression from a superior sect, but even second-order spirit veins were often occupied by Foundation Establishment forces, and without a major battle, it would be almost impossible to make them concede.
Not to mention the current great war in the cultivation world and the Green Wood Sect's invasion—there was truly no better haven from disaster than Myriad Islands Lake.
"Since that's the case, Myriad Islands Lake will remain neutral this time. We won't help either side!"
Fang Xi chose the same stance as the Ethereal Valley Sect.
Though to outsiders, it might seem a bit too arrogant.
The Ethereal Valley Sect could do this because they had confidence, with Core Formation battle strength passed down through generations, and their rule in the State of Wu was stable.
But the Dragon Fish Island, on what basis?
...
The sun and moon revolved, time flew by.
As the days passed, news from the battlefield continuously reached Myriad Islands Lake.
The Green Wood Sect indeed mobilized the entire State of Mu and daringly invaded the State of Yue!
Although the State of Yue initially easily took White Peace Immortal City, thus holding the upper hand, they then relied on White Peace Immortal City's formation defenses to confront the State of Mu's large army along that border. Nevertheless, continuous great war had become unavoidable.
Meanwhile, the Green Wood Sect's army from the State of Mu, led by a Core Formation True Lord, monitored Ancestor Zhang outside White Peace Immortal City, firmly pinning the Black Heaven Sect's elites to the border, unable to move.
At the same time, the Green Wood Sect continuously dispatched elite squads to infiltrate the State of Yue, disrupting various cultivation cities, spirit stone mines, and even directly slaughtering small sects and families aligned with the Black Heaven Sect.
The Black Heaven Sect was naturally unwilling to simply close their eyes and await death. They too continuously sent out elite disciples to retaliate against these invaders and called upon Yue cultivators to besiege these foreign rogue cultivators, offering generous rewards for the heads of Foundation Establishment cultivators among them.
It was said that the head of a Green Wood Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator could be exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill!
Even if the Black Heaven Sect didn't have such large Foundation Establishment Pill reserves, they promised to owe it for now, ensuring priority selection the next time a furnace was opened.
Once this tactic was employed, it indeed drove the Yue cultivators into a frenzy, dealing a huge blow to the incoming Green Wood Sect cultivators.
The two sides engaged in continuous warfare. Among the Green Wood Sect's leading cultivators, there seemed to be quite a few who were particularly familiar with the geography of the State of Yue. They led their squads to repeatedly achieve victories, even destroying a Foundation Establishment immortal clan.
Later, news spread that those guiding the Green Wood Sect cultivators were suspected to be cultivators from the former Situ Clan, with Situ Qing Qing as their leader!
This woman had actually advanced to late-stage Foundation Establishment and possessed an 'Illusion Spiritual Root. ' Her mastery of the profound transformation arts within her demonic cultivation was simply flawless. She once disguised herself as a friend of a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a cultivation city, entered the city's defensive formation, and forcibly slew that cultivator!
Of course, within the Black Heaven Sect's law enforcement team, quite a few previously obscure cultivators also rose to fame.
Among them was someone Fang Xi was very familiar with: Zhan Tu, who had emerged from Dragon Fish Island!
He was now at mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and had successively eliminated several cultivators of the same stage, greatly enhancing his reputation.
And Fang Xi knew that this person's true strength was far more than that. Not to mention the great fortuitous encounter he likely gained on Emerald Island, even if he released that late-stage Foundation Establishment Flying Yaksha, it could contend with a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. . .
". . . Island Master, these are the general details of the great war, and there's one more matter. . ."
Zhong Hong Yu reported: "The Hundred Arts Qi family, the Green Leaf Xu family, the Youyue Sect. . . and other Foundation Establishment forces have all contacted us, hoping to move a batch of their disciples and bloodline descendants into Myriad Islands Lake for refuge. . . Besides that, some smaller families and rogue cultivators had even proactively moved into Myriad Islands Lake."
"The calamity of war is worse than the ghost disaster!"
Fang Xi sighed emotionally and swiftly made a decision: "The Hundred Arts Qi family, the Green Leaf Xu family? Cultivators from these two families are not permitted to enter my Myriad Islands Lake. . . As for the Youyue Sect? Never mind, let a few disciples come in for refuge. . ."
If they fled the State of Yue, the Black Heaven Sect would surely pursue them! And at the border, there might even be enemy cultivators patrolling, making a rash crossing extremely dangerous.
But Myriad Islands Lake was barely still considered part of the State of Yue, making it a natural safe harbor.
Now, Fang Xi, the 'Dragon Fish Island Master,' was somewhat famous in the State of Yue. Everyone knew he was benevolent, immensely powerful, and happy to shelter cultivators of this island.
Rumor has it that once one enters Dragon Fish Island, all grudges vanish, and great calamities cannot harm!
Naturally, many cultivators sought refuge, or at least sent a batch of their family members here, to serve as one of their three cunning rabbit's burrows.
Fang Xi was indifferent to this, but the Qi family and Xu family were out.
The Hundred Arts Tower's shop assistant from the Qi family had once plotted to kill for wealth, and the Xu family had imprisoned Chen Ping as a tool for making talismans. . . these were all noted in Fang Xi's little black book!
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