The contents of the two's storage pouches were very messy. It was obvious that they had done this kind of thing many times and didn't have time to tidy them up. Lu Ping had just finished studying the Violent Nine Bends Sand Array on the beach. Then, he looked towards the forest on the island as if he had sensed something.
Seven cultivators walked towards Lu Ping. Lu Ping scanned them with his divine sense and found that most of them were in the early stage of the Blood Condensation Realm. Only the three leading cultivators were in the mid stage of the Blood Condensation Realm.
When these cultivators saw that Lu Ping was ignoring them, they became more courageous. They stepped forward and bowed. "Welcome, Island Lord!"
Lu Ping was rather surprised to hear this. He asked, "Did you mistake me for someone else? How did I become your Island Master?"
Among the three cultivators, the Sixth Layer Blood Condensation Realm cultivator, stepped forward and said, "You killed the previous island lord of Duo Xiong Island. According to the rules of the Perished Mystic Realm, you will automatically become the island lord of Duo Xiong Island. Unless you give up your position, or a cultivator challenges you and defeats you."
Lu Ping didn't expect this. He smiled and asked, "Duo Xiong Island?"
The cultivator seemed to realize something and quickly said, "Island Lord, please forgive us. The island's name is usually chosen by the island lord. The previous island lord was two brothers, so this island is called Duo Xiong Island."
Initially, Lu Ping didn't want to stay on the island for too long, but he happened to run into such a situation. As if thinking of something, he said, "If that's the case, then bring me to the island's residence first."
Along the way, the cultivator explained the situation of Duo Xiong Island to Lu Ping. Lu Ping already knew that this cultivator was called Wu Yan. He was originally a rogue cultivator, but he was attracted by the Perished Mystic Realm. He came here with the dream of becoming a cultivator, but he was captured by the previous island lord and became a subordinate. Over the years, there had been two island lords, but this person was quite capable. He forcefully raised his cultivation to the mid stage of the Blood Condensation Realm.
"Wu Yan, are you saying that the 27 islands in this area belong to the alliance of three sects established by three Core Forging Stage Daoist Masters in the middle layer of the Secret Land?"
"Exactly. It is said that the Three Family Alliance has already occupied three small islands in the middle layer of the secret plane. Normally, we only need to pay tribute to these miniature islands on time. As for everything else, the Three Family Alliance does not care, unless other forces from the secret plane want to intervene and annex these twenty-seven miniature islands."
"Oh, then tell me about our 'Twin Heroes Island'. Hmm, let's change its name to 'Soundwave Island' from now on. Tell me how much wealth does our Soundwave Island have, and how much does it offer each time?"
Wu Yan said embarrassedly, "Island Lord, our Listening Waves Island is a small island, and it is relatively barren in the Arcane Territory. We only have 20 acres of spiritual fields, a black-spotted bamboo garden with a total of 83 stalks of black-spotted bamboo, and a spirit herb garden with a total of one acre, all of which are century-old spirit herbs. In addition, there is a small spirit vein in the Island Lord's cave, but only the Island Lord can use it."
"What?" Lu Ping was a little dumbfounded. If such a small island was in the North Sea, it would have long been considered a treasure island. Lu Ping's Huang Li Island had been in operation for many years, and it was only because he had cultivated five or six small spirit veins that the number of spiritual fields on the island had increased. From five acres of spiritual fields to ten acres, and even half of the spirit herb garden had been opened up. This was already considered a good management by the cultivators of the Zhenling Island. Now, it was just an ordinary or even barren miniature island in the secret plane, yet it had such wealth.
Wu Yan saw Lu Ping's expression and clearly misunderstood him. She hurriedly said, "Although our Listening Waves Island is a little barren compared to the other islands, it is mainly because the previous two Island Lords were proficient in formations and discovered the small spirit vein in the Island Lord's cave that was about to take shape. In order to cultivate it as soon as possible, they used the power of a formation to draw the spirit vein from more than a dozen places on the island where spiritual energy gathered. In the end, although the spirit vein was successfully cultivated, the island lost more than a dozen acres of spiritual fields, and half of the black-spotted bamboo in the black-spotted bamboo garden has withered …"
As he said this, he shook his head repeatedly, appearing to be quite regretful. Lu Ping composed himself and said, "That is not bad. After all, there is an additional small spirit vein, which will be of some benefit to everyone's cultivation."
Wu Yan's face stiffened, and she hurriedly said, "No, no, that is the Island Lord's cultivation place. How can we occupy the Island Lord's cultivation place? Normally, we will only be nourished by the spiritual energy in the periphery. Moreover, the spirit vein is the most secretive thing on our Listening Waves Island. This matter must not be known by the other Island Lords, otherwise the other powerful Island Lords will inevitably come to snatch it."
"Oh!" Lu Ping nodded. It seemed that the Secret Territory was indeed a place where the strong preyed on the weak. However, Lu Ping looked at the people around him. Until now, the secret of the spirit vein had not been revealed. It was clear that the unlucky bastard killed by Lu Ping had quite a bit of control.
"As for the tribute," Wu Yan said hesitantly, "The island's tribute was originally one-third of the island's income. However, in order to cultivate the spirit vein, the previous Island Lord used up a large amount of spiritual energy in the Secret Territory, causing the island's originally prosperous days to become a lot more tense. We had no choice but to leave the island to hunt demonic beasts and collect spiritual herbs and materials to make up for the tribute. For this reason, two of our brothers and a few Blood Refining Realm cultivators died. The two previous Island Lords also set up a trap on the new cultivators who came to the Secret Territory and set up the 'Wild Nine Tune Sand Array' on the beach. Who would have thought that the Island Lord's cultivation would be so high …"
Lu Ping waved his hand to stop Wu Yan from flattering him. He said, "Don't worry, all of you will carry out your duties. Since the ones who will come looking for trouble are the Blood Condensation Realm cultivators from the other islands and not the Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters, I will protect all of you."
Everyone was waiting for Lu Ping to say this. They knew very well how powerful the two previous Island Lords were. When the two Island Lords worked together, they were quite famous in the nearby islands with the formations they had set up. They didn't even put the average Blood Condensation Realm cultivator in their eyes. However, they were easily defeated by this young man in front of them with just a few slashes. It was clear that this young man was more ruthless than them.
In a place as dangerous as the Fallen Mystic Realm, following a strong cultivator was the wisest choice. This was also the reason why everyone took the risk to acknowledge Lu Ping as the new Island Lord after they saw him kill the two previous Island Lords. This was also a strange phenomenon in the Fallen Mystic Realm. In this place, no one dared to trust each other, and they were always on guard against each other. However, the cultivators on the same island had a common enemy, and they fought against the other islands to protect their own interests.
Accompanied by Wu Yan, Lu Ping inspected the properties on the island and performed the spirit-urging technique on the spot. These people were all rogue cultivators. It was already rare for them to be able to nurture spirit grains, spirit herbs, and spirit materials. They had never seen such a mystical secret technique that could shorten the growth cycle of spirit herbs. They were all amazed. Initially, they were worried about the death of the previous Island Lord, but now, the frowns on these people's brows had eased up.
There were more than a dozen Blood Refining Realm cultivators on the island, who were responsible for taking care of these spirit gardens. In addition to cultivating, they would also go to the dense forest on the island to collect spirit herbs. This miniature island had a radius of more than 20 miles. Except for the beach where Lu Ping had landed, the other directions were all cliffs and cliffs. The island was completely covered by the forest. Over the years, a lot of spirit herbs and secret medicines had grown in this dense forest.
The two former Island Lords had left a map of the Fallen Mystic Realm that they had drawn themselves. However, they obviously could not go deep into the Fallen Mystic Realm. Instead, the map of the sea around Tingtao Island was very detailed. The map in Lu Ping's hand was the opposite. The periphery only pointed to a general direction, but after reaching the middle part of the Fallen Mystic Realm, the description became more detailed. Therefore, Lu Ping had always suspected that the leading cultivator had been taken to the middle part of the Fallen Mystic Realm first, and then he accidentally discovered the secret place with the Hundred Blossoms Evil Qi. Therefore, the map became more detailed when it reached the middle part of the Fallen Mystic Realm.
After comparing the two maps, Lu Ping could also confirm that the secret place was on an island occupied by the three families alliance in the middle part of the Fallen Mystic Realm. This also made Lu Ping almost certain that the three families alliance had something to do with the Zhang, Wang, and Li Families on the island.
In the blink of an eye, the day of offering arrived. The envoys sent by the three families alliance were three Late Blood Condensation cultivators. One of them was none other than the Li Family's innkeeper, Li Family's innkeeper. Lu Ping did not expect Li Family's innkeeper to have broken through to the Late Blood Condensation Realm. However, judging from the aura around Li Family's body, Lu Ping could tell that Li Family had used a secret technique to break through to the Late Blood Condensation Realm.
Lu Ping wore a red mask and the Mirage Robe. He also used the Spirit Concealment Technique to hide his cultivation. Naturally, he was not afraid of being recognized. Lu Ping used the wealth of the two former Island Lords and the island's produce to easily gather enough offerings to send the three envoys away.
After the three envoys left, Wu Yan reported to Lu Ping worriedly, "Island Lord, originally, outsiders did not know that you became the Island Lord, but this time, with the arrival of the three envoys, the news of Tingtao Island's change of Island Lord will definitely spread. At that time, I'm afraid that there will be people who covet our island and come to provoke us!"
Lu Ping smiled, turned around, and entered the cave dwelling.
These days, Lu Ping had secretly found five places with spiritual energy on the island through Dabao. Then, he led the people on the island to open up these spiritual lands and plant spiritual grains. During this process, under Lu Ping's guidance, a large number of spiritual grasses were harvested. At the same time, Lu Ping also divided the cave dwelling into two layers, allowing Blood Condensation cultivators to use the spiritual vein to cultivate on the outer layer. When he had free time, he would also give some pointers to the people on the island. These methods won the approval and gratitude of the people on the island towards Lu Ping's ability.
With Lu Ping's current level of knowledge and experience in cultivation, he naturally wasn't someone these rogue cultivators could compare to. With just a few words of advice, the crowd felt enlightened. Hence, they all began to acknowledge and protect this new Island Lord.
Outside Soundwave Island, three envoys from the three family alliance were flying towards the next island.
"Brother Zhang, I didn't expect this Twin Heroes Island to have a new Island Lord. The previous Liu Guowei and Liu Guowei brothers seem to have fallen. I heard that Brother Zhang had a good relationship with these two brothers. Don't you want to avenge your old friend?"
"Brother Wang, you're exaggerating. The Secret Zone has its own rules, and I wouldn't dare to break them. The Liu brothers fawned over me only for the sake of a spirit vein on this island. I heard that the two brothers possess a secret technique that can shorten the time it takes for a spirit vein to mature. I'm afraid there's already a spirit vein on this island. It must be this spirit vein that brought the Liu brothers a fatal disaster," said Elder Wang with a smile.
"Heh heh, I wonder what would happen if we spread this news?"
"Not a bad idea. In any case, the Liu Brothers did fawn on me before. If we can make some fun out of it, it'll be worthy of the gifts they gave us. Hehe!"
Head Shopkeeper Li laughed bitterly to the side. It was obvious that he had been completely ignored by these two geniuses of the two clans.
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