It must be said that the combined strength of the major sects was definitely stronger than the 72 Southern Sea Islands. However, it wasn't easy for them to join forces to deal with the 72 Southern Sea Islands. Especially with the addition of the Profound Sky Sect and the Scouring Sea Sect, it was even more impossible for the major sects to deal with the 72 Southern Sea Islands.
The people of the major sects were very clear that they could deal with the 72 Southern Sea Islands. As long as they joined forces, there was no force that they couldn't deal with. However, they were very afraid of the 72 Southern Sea Islands, or the Southern Sea Alliance. They were afraid of the strength of the Southern Sea Alliance, and one person, and that person was Zhao Hai.
The people of the various sects were somewhat afraid of Zhao Hai. What they were most afraid of wasn't Zhao Hai's strength, nor was it Zhao Hai's commanding ability, but Zhao Hai's formation breaking technique.
Although Zhao Hai's strength wasn't weak, in their opinion, it wasn't very strong. Therefore, they weren't worried about Zhao Hai's strength. Although Zhao Hai's commanding ability was good, it wasn't too amazing. Therefore, they didn't put him in their eyes. However, they were very clear about Zhao Hai's formation breaking technique.
First, the Myriad Sword Sect's Mountain Protecting Formation was broken. At that time, people thought that Zhao Hai's formation breaking technique was just ordinary because the Myriad Sword Sect's Mountain Protecting Formation was too simple. But this time, Zhao Hai's performance in the Southern Sea was enough to change a lot. When Zhao Hai attacked the islands in the Southern Sea, he was always responsible for breaking the Mountain Protecting Formation of each island. In front of Zhao Hai, the formations of the islands were like paper in front of him. It can be said that the reason why the 33 Northern Islands could directly pacify the 72 Southern Sea Islands in such a short time was Zhao Hai's contribution.
Zhao Hai's formation breaking technique was too powerful. The people of the various Sects didn't think that their Mountain Protecting Formation could block Zhao Hai for a long time. Think about it, if they really attacked the Southern Sea and Zhao Hai suddenly led a small team outside their Sect and broke their Mountain Protecting Formation, then they would enter their Sect and attack the Sect for a while. In this case, their Sect would certainly suffer a huge loss. And such a loss was something that no Sect was willing to face. Therefore, the Sects were very afraid of Zhao Hai. Some of the quick-witted Sects were already prepared to befriend Zhao Hai and ask him to help them improve their Mountain Protecting Formation. But they were only thinking about it, because if they really asked Zhao Hai to improve their Mountain Protecting Formation, then it would be the same as pointing out the weaknesses of their strongest armor to Zhao Hai. When the time comes, it would be much easier for Zhao Hai to break their Mountain Protecting Formation.
After a few months of excavation and the efforts of the various Sects, they finally made a lot of progress. Now, they were about to enter Sky City's main city wall. This was definitely good news for them.
At the same time, the various Sects also informed the South China Sea Alliance about the results of their excavation. It can be said that their results were great. At the same time, they also carried out a distribution. Zhao Hai and the others were assigned some replicas of Cultivation Methods, some artifacts, and some materials.
As for the artifacts, some of them could no longer be used. However, the materials could still be used. It was strange to say that if an artifact was placed there for a long time, it would disappear and become completely useless. However, the materials that were placed there could still be used after a long time.
But in general, Zhao Hai and the others' harvest was still very good. However, Zhao Hai and the others didn't have time to care about Sky City's situation. It was better to leave it to the various Sects to excavate. In any case, they had already agreed that they wouldn't intervene in the excavation, they just needed to divide the loot. Moreover, Zhao Hai and the others' attention was now on the three newly acquired islands. Naturally, they didn't have time to care about other things.
After the three islands were distributed to Zhao Hai and the others, they became the property of Zhao Hai and the others. Moreover, because of the three islands, they were now a member of the 72 Islands of the South China Sea. They were even a relatively strong member. This was because not only did the three islands belong to Zhao Hai and the others, even the people on the islands belonged to Zhao Hai and the others. There were a lot of cultivators on the three islands. Although a lot of them died in battle, there were even more left. With the people from the three islands joining the Exploration Sea Sect, the strength of the sect had greatly increased in a short time.
Originally, the strength of the Exploration Sea Sect could only be regarded as below average in the Sword Spirit Boundary. The reason why they were valued was because the place they were located in was very important. It was a place that all the Sects wanted. The second reason was because they were part of the South China Sea Alliance. Although the Exploration Sea Sect wasn't strong, the Profound Sky Sect Alliance and the 72 Islands of the South China Sea were very strong. Therefore, they were naturally valued. As for the third reason, it was very simple. It was because of Zhao Hai.
Now, almost everyone in the continent knew that Grandmaster Hui De of the Myriad Buddha Temple valued Zhao Hai and had a very good relationship with Zhao Hai. With such a relationship, the Exploration Sea Sect naturally attracted more attention.
However, things were different now. Now that the Sea Exploring Sect had swallowed three large islands in the South Sea, the number of cultivators on the islands had greatly increased the strength of the Sea Exploring Sect. Although the current strength of the Sea Exploring Sect was still considered average in the Sword Spirit Plane, it was no longer a weak existence in the middle of the average.
In terms of the number of disciples, the Sea Exploring Sect could be compared to some of the upper middle level forces. It was even comparable to the number of disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple. However, in terms of quality, the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples couldn't compare to the strength of the Iron Buddha Temple's disciples.
Although this was the case, nobody dared to look at the Sea Exploration Sect anymore. This was because the Sea Exploration Sect was indeed strong. And with the strength that Zhao Hai displayed in the war in the South Sea, it made people dread him even more.
However, no matter what outsiders guessed, Zhao Hai's group had already begun to digest the three large islands. It could be said that they were like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.
However, among the three islands, the people of Green Flood Dragon Island were very accepting of Zhao Hai. This was because even though Zhao Hai was their enemy and the main figure who killed Bao Tianlong, Zhao Hai respected Bao Tianlong enough. Even after Bao Tianlong committed suicide, Zhao Hai preserved Bao Tianlong's corpse and sent it back to Green Flood Dragon Island so that they could give Bao Tianlong a proper burial.
It was precisely because of Zhao Hai's actions that the people of Green Flood Dragon Island respected Zhao Hai very much. This was because no matter how outsiders looked at Bao Tianlong, Bao Tianlong was still the Sect Master in the hearts of the people of Green Flood Dragon Island. It was precisely because of Bao Tianlong that Green Flood Dragon Island became truly powerful. It even played the role of the leader of the thirty-nine islands in the South China Sea War.
Zhao Hai's respect for Bao Tianlong inadvertently won the respect of the people of Green Flood Dragon Island. Therefore, the people of Green Flood Dragon Island would rather surrender to Zhao Hai than to the thirty-three northern islands.
Green Flood Dragon Island contributed a lot in the South China Sea War. This also meant that they suffered a great loss because they were the defeated party. Moreover, the people of Green Flood Dragon Island were very unyielding and dauntless. It was precisely because of this that Green Flood Dragon Island suffered a great loss this time.
It wasn't only Green Flood Dragon Island, Silver Shark Island, and Swordfish Island also suffered great losses. This was because the people of these three islands were famous for their bravery in the South China Sea.
The reason why the people of these three islands were like this was also related to their location. They were located in the periphery of the thirty-nine southern islands and were relatively close to the open sea. A portion of the islands under their rule were actually in the open sea. The reason why the three islands set up branches on these islands wasn't because of the resources on these islands, nor was it because they could conduct trade on these islands. The main reason why they kept these three islands was because they were used to monitor the sea beasts in the outer seas.
The open sea wasn't a safe place. It was even a forbidden zone for cultivators in the Sword Spirit Boundary. This was because there were a lot of sea beasts there and they were very fierce. As long as cultivators of the Sword Spirit Boundary went outside, they would definitely be attacked. Even experts like Zhao Hai couldn't guarantee that they would be able to escape unscathed.
The sea beasts in the Outer Sea didn't just attack cultivators who entered the Outer Sea. Even cultivators who didn't enter the Outer Sea would be attacked by sea beasts from time to time. They would run to the Inner Sea and the 72 Islands of the South Sea to attack cultivators. They would even form groups and attack the main islands of the major islands. Because of the ferocity of these sea beasts, some of the outer islands of the 72 Islands had a very important task, which was to monitor these sea beasts. If a large number of sea beasts were to enter the area of the 72 Islands, then they would immediately send a message to the other islands and have them prepare their defenses. They would even send troops to eliminate these sea beasts. This was the reason why the three islands had set up a branch in the outer islands.
It can be said that islands like the Green Flood Dragon Island, the Silver Shark Island, and the Swordfish Island were equivalent to the first line of defense of the 72 islands in the Southern Sea against the sea beasts. Many of their disciples had been fighting the sea beasts all year round. It was precisely because of this that the disciples of the three islands were very brave. It was precisely because of this character that they suffered a lot in this war. Because of this, many of their disciples would rather die than surrender. Naturally, the losses would be huge. However, it was precisely because of this character that they quickly integrated into the Exploration Sea Sect and became a part of it after surrendering to the Exploration Sea Sect.
After Zhao Hai took over the three islands, he first understood the situation of the islands. After knowing that these three islands were the first line of defense for the seventy-two islands against the sea beasts, he immediately set about restoring the branches in the open sea. At the same time, he sent disciples to these branches. This time, not only were there disciples from the three islands, there were also disciples from the Sea Exploring Sect. At the same time, some disciples from the three islands were transferred to the Sea Exploring Sect, while some disciples from the Sea Exploring Sect were transferred to the three islands. Then he reorganized the management of the disciples so that they could become members of the Sea Exploring Sect in the shortest time possible.
In fact, it wasn't only the Sea Exploring Sect that was doing this. The Profound Sky Sect Alliance, as well as all the islands in the Northern 33 Islands, were doing this. Each of the Northern 33 Islands got a new island. Moreover, the size of the new island wasn't smaller than their original island. It can be said that this doubled their territory, and even their strength increased by 50%. Naturally, they were very happy. Therefore, they decided to properly digest their harvest this time.
Of course, the most important thing was that they had to be very careful. They had to be careful of the Great Sects who would seize the opportunity to extend their hands to the South Sea. For this reason, the South Sea Alliance was unprecedentedly united, leaving the Great Sects with no chance of success.
However, it must be said that Zhao Hai's Sea Exploring Sect was the most thorough in digesting their new territory. Green Dragon Island voluntarily surrendered to Zhao Hai, so naturally, they quickly regarded themselves as part of the Sea Exploring Sect. The situation of the other two islands was similar. They also quickly regarded themselves as part of the Sea Exploring Sect. Naturally, they told Zhao Hai and the others about the secret bases of Green Dragon Island. This allowed Zhao Hai and the others to smoothly receive these secret bases.
In fact, Zhao Hai already knew about these secret bases. However, he couldn't show it before. This was because if he showed that he was very familiar with Green Dragon Island, then it would arouse suspicion. Zhao Hai wouldn't be able to explain why he was so familiar with Green Dragon Island. Therefore, Zhao Hai didn't show it. However, he didn't expect the people of Green Dragon Island to directly tell them about the secret bases. This was a pleasant surprise for him.
Afterward, the cultivators of Silver Shark Island and Swordfish Island also told Zhao Hai about their secret bases. This also showed that Zhao Hai's group had thoroughly won the hearts of the people of Silver Shark Island and Swordfish Island.
Compared to the Exploring Sea Sect, the Profound Sky Sect Alliance's performance wasn't that good. After all, the Profound Sky Sect Alliance was an alliance. Their alliance was actually composed of the Profound Sky Sect and the Mystic Sword Sect, as well as a dozen other smaller sects. This alliance was actually quite loose. However, the Profound Sky Sect and the Mystic Sword Sect were the leaders because they were the two strongest sects. This time, they had obtained three islands, one for the Profound Sky Sect, one for the Mystic Sword Sect, and the other for the Mystic Sword Sect. In the end, they could only give the island to the Profound Sky Sect. However, the Profound Sky Sect and the Mystic Sword Sect wanted to exchange for the island with no one, and the island branch was given to the Mystic Sword Sect. This made the Profound Sky Sect and the Mystic Sword Sect a little unhappy, and some friction even appeared between them. It was also because of this that they didn't obtain the hearts of the people on the three islands. In the end, they only obtained the three islands, and they didn't know anything about the secret bases on the three islands.
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