The news of the Sea Exploring Sect reopening the free trade zone spread like the wind throughout the entire Sword Spirit Boundary. When this news came out, the entire Sword Spirit Boundary went into an uproar. Nobody thought that the Sea Exploring Sect would do this at this time. One must know that although the war between the Sea Exploring Sect and the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance had come to an end, it wasn't truly over. The Evil Ghost Sect Alliance had been looking for opportunities to deal with the Sea Exploring Sect. What were they trying to do? Were they courting death?
After the uproar, the entire Sword Spirit Boundary went quiet. The various sects didn't know what to do now. They still had shops in the free trade zone. Previously, their shops were closed because of the war between the South Sea Alliance and the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. But now that the free trade zone had reopened, should they reopen their shops or not?
The people of the Evil Ghost Sect were also silent. They didn't understand what the Sea Exploring Sect was trying to do. They had lost 1.5 million people in the war with the Zhao Hai Sect, but they didn't manage to occupy any territory. Logically speaking, the Sea Exploring Sect should be guarding their territory to prevent them from being attacked.
But now, the Sea Exploring Sect actually reopened the free trade zone. One must know that the free trade zone was located in the core of the Sea Exploring Sect. It wasn't far from the Sea Exploring Sect's headquarters. If the Sea Exploring Sect entered the free trade zone, would they be able to directly threaten the headquarters? Didn't they know?
No, they certainly knew. With the shrewdness of the Zhao Hai Sect, how could they make such a mistake? They knew that the reopening of the free trade zone would threaten their headquarters, but they still did it. This meant that there must be some kind of conspiracy going on.
The free trade zone reopened, but no one came. The people from the Great Sects weren't sure what the Sea Scouring Sect wanted to do, so they didn't send anyone. The people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance didn't know what the Sea Scouring Sect wanted to do, so they didn't send anyone either. It seems like the news that the Sea Scouring Sect released was just a piece of news that nobody heard.
Zhao Hai wasn't in a hurry. He knew that with their current strength, it wouldn't be a problem for them to defend the territory of the Exploring Sea Sect. However, it was still insufficient for them to expand. Not to mention the Evil Ghost Sect, even the other Great Sects wouldn't agree to it. This was because a new force like theirs would certainly attract the attention of the old forces. If they were to make any move, then the old forces would certainly unite and eliminate them.
Although Zhao Hai and the others had the support of this large array, if the entire Sword Spirit World joined forces to deal with them, it would still be a headache for them.
Three days after the announcement of the reopening of the free trade zone, the people from the Myriad Buddha Temple entered the free trade zone. Their shops were reopened and they began to trade with the Sea Scouring Sect.
When the Myriad Buddha Temple entered, the Tianyi Dao Sect naturally followed. The other Great Sects also entered the free trade zone. Then the smaller sects of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance also entered the free trade zone and opened their shops. Surprisingly, the Sea Scouring Sect didn't deal with them.
When this news reached the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance, the eyes of the people from the alliance couldn't help but light up. Some of the Great Sects immediately sent people to open their shops in the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. Naturally, the people they sent this time were all ordinary disciples. Even if they were killed, they wouldn't feel distressed.
However, Zhao Hai didn't make a move on them. He wanted to use this method to lure the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance out. He didn't believe that the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance would be able to swallow the anger of killing more than a million of their people and sincerely trade with them. This was absolutely impossible. They would certainly find a way to use the free trade zone, and this was exactly what Zhao Hai wanted.
It can be said that Zhao Hai had dug a hole and was waiting for the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance to jump in. If the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance were able to resist jumping in, then his plan would naturally fail. However, it was clear that the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance couldn't resist and jumped in.
It wasn't just the people from the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance, even the Great Sects had jumped in. These Great Sects were also part of Zhao Hai's plan. He also hoped that these Great Sects would jump in. After all, these Great Sects had been playing the role of spectators for a long time. They didn't have the time to participate.
Just as the people from the Great Sects entered the free trade zone, Zhao Hai began to pay attention to another matter, and that was the wild sea beasts.
These wild sea beasts had now entered the South Sea. Zhao Hai was also paying attention to these wild sea beasts. If he wanted to subdue these wild sea beasts, then naturally he would need to pay more attention to them.
Moreover, in the battle with the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance, the South Sea had lost a lot of large sea beasts. Moreover, it would take a long time to cultivate these sea beasts. Therefore, there was a shortage of large sea beasts in the South Sea. If these wild sea beasts were to be subdued, then they would be able to replenish their army. For them, this was a good thing to increase their fighting strength.
At this time, these wild sea beasts were all placed in the South Sea by Zhao Hai. At the same time, he was thinking of ways to subdue them. Subduing these sea beasts wasn't easy. These sea beasts were used to being free, they had a strong wild nature. Subduing them would be very difficult.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai had the help of the formation. He could use the formation to suppress these sea beasts. However, subduing these sea beasts wasn't something that could be done in a day or two. Because of this, Zhao Hai focused most of his attention on the South Sea. At other times, he would focus on the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance.
However, Zhao Hai already received news that the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance had completed their new division of benefits. Originally, they were preparing to attack the Sea Exploring Sect. However, because the Sea Exploring Sect suddenly opened a free trade zone, their attention was drawn to it. They wanted to know what was going on in the free trade zone. Therefore, they didn't attack the Sea Exploring Sect.
When Zhao Hai received this news, he couldn't help but smile. Zhao Hai had already expected the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance's decision. Zhao Hai was very clear that the reason why the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance focused their attention on the free trade zone was because they had suffered a huge loss against the Sea Exploring Sect's formation. Even now, they weren't sure that they could break through the formation. Because of this, they decided to focus their attention on the free trade zone. They hoped that they could open a gap in the free trade zone and deal with the Sea Exploring Sect. Zhao Hai was very clear about this. The reason why the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance focused their attention on the free trade zone was because of this.
Zhao Hai didn't care. The reason why the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance arranged this formation was to deal with the things inside. It was much stronger than the things outside. Once the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance's people enter the formation, the formation's attack would be much stronger than before. It was very suitable for dealing with the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance.
Due to the opening of the free trade zone, the Sword Spirit Realm entered a brief period of peace. The various sects traded in the free trade zone while the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance observed the Sea Exploring Sect in the free trade zone. They planned to find an opportunity to attack the Sea Brushing Sect.
This period of peace also gave the Sea Exploring Sect an opportunity to digest the fruits of their labor. The Sea Exploring Sect didn't need to worry about the Profound Sky Sect Alliance. During the war, Zhao Hai didn't use the Profound Sky Sect Alliance's people, allowing them to be at ease in understanding the Sea Exploring Sect's situation. Moreover, the Profound Sky Sect Alliance's higher-ups were wiped out just like the Iron Buddha Temple. The remaining people were led by Daoist Priest Fierce Tiger. Since Daoist Priest Fierce Tiger had a good relationship with the Sea Exploring Sect, the Profound Sky Sect Alliance didn't have any resentment after merging with the Sea Exploring Sect.
On the other hand, the situation in the South Sea was somewhat complicated. People like Jie Yiming and Gui Xinyu were able to accept the arrangements of the Sea Exploring Sect after merging with the Sea Exploring Sect. The disciples on their islands were able to integrate with the Sea Exploring Sect relatively smoothly.
However, there were still a few Island Masters who wanted to maintain their independence even after merging with the Sea Exploring Sect. They could listen to the Sea Exploring Sect's dispatch, but they had to maintain a certain degree of autonomy. In a phrase that everyone was familiar with, it was to listen to the tune, but not the orders.
Their idea was good, but the Sea Exploring Sect would never agree. The Sea Exploring Sect needed to be united, especially at a time like this. It was absolutely impossible for them to maintain their independence and not give up their authority. Zhao Hai wouldn't agree to this.
The Sword Spirit Boundary wasn't like the Lost Soul Empire. In the Lost Soul Empire, the reason why Zhao Hai allowed these people to maintain a certain degree of autonomy was because he wanted them to join him as soon as possible so that they wouldn't become his enemies. At that time, the Lost Soul Empire was far weaker than the Sea Exploring Sect.
With the Sea Exploring Sect's strength, if these people still wanted to play the tune of listening to the tune of Zhao Hai, then Zhao Hai wouldn't agree. Moreover, the Sea Exploring Sect wasn't the Lost Soul Empire. They didn't exist in the form of a country, but more like an academy. In this case, how could Zhao Hai allow these people to maintain their independence?
However, Zhao Hai didn't use force to deal with them. At this time, it was impossible to use force to deal with the islands. Therefore, Zhao Hai used another method, which was to treat them differently. Just like the Evil Ghost Sect's captives, the obedient disciples of small sects could enjoy the same treatment as the official disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect. Aside from the fact that they didn't have a file and were given the most suitable cultivation method, everything else was the same as the official disciples.
As for the disciples of large sects or disobedient disciples, Zhao Hai would gather them together. Although they had identity cards, they still enjoyed the same treatment as the servant disciples. However, this wasn't absolute. If they performed well in the future, they could also become official disciples. At this time, Zhao Hai was using this method to deal with the disobedient islands in the South Sea.
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