The Ten Thousand Expanse Sea was still as lively as before. The Spirit Islands were filled with people, and cultivators and Planetary Boats were flying through the air.
Lu Ye could not help but recall the first time he came to the Ten Thousand Expanse Sea. He had been very careful while flying, afraid that he would meet an expert who disliked him.
Although he had reached the mid-stage of the Constellation Realm at that time, he had only just broken through. He might not be a match for an expert if he really met one.
After so many years, he came to the Ten Thousand Expanse Sea for the second time. Although his cultivation level had only increased by a small level, his strength was already very different from before.
Now, even if he met an ordinary Yue Yao, he might still be able to fight her. Moreover, he had lived on the Ten Thousand Expanse Sea for a few years, so he was quite familiar with this place. He did not have to be as careful as he had been the first time.
He steered his Planetary Boat. The closer he got to the Matchless Island, the more cultivators he met in the air.
Lu Ye could not help but feel puzzled. Judging from the situation, the Matchless Island was obviously still as prosperous as before. In fact, it seemed to be even more prosperous than before. But where did Tang Jun and the others go?
A few days later, Lu Ye arrived at the Matchless Island. Looking from afar, the entire Matchless Island did not seem to have changed much. It was still the same as before.
The Spirit Islands were enveloped by a light screen, but it was not the light screen of a defensive formation. Lu Ye could tell at a glance that it was a kind of isolation formation.
This was a huge array that every Spiritual Island had. This was the only way to prevent the energy on the island from dissipating. Without such a huge array to isolate the energy, the energy from the Spiritual Island would dissipate and go to waste.
However, it was different with the isolation formation. The energy would not dissipate and would fill the Spirit Islands. Cultivators could use this to cultivate.
Lu Ye observed from afar for a while before flying in a certain direction.
In the past, when he entered the Matchless Island from the outside, he would enter from wherever it was convenient. No one would say anything about it because it was his own Spirit Island.
However, in fact, every Spirit Island had a ferry. Cultivators from the outside had to enter and leave through the ferry. This was also the way all Spirit Islands managed foreign cultivators.
Although the Matchless Island was not small, it was not too big either. When Chu Shen was building the island, he planned a total of three ferries. Later, when the Matchless Island became popular, he added two more ferries to satisfy the daily needs of the people.
Lu Ye was aware of this.
After arriving at a ferry, Lu Ye put away the Star Boat and went straight in.
There were cultivators guarding this place. What surprised Lu Ye was that the person guarding this place was actually Yue Yao! However, judging from the energy fluctuations coming from her body, she was probably only at the early Moon Yao realm.
This was obviously not right. Back when he had left, there was only one Yue Yao on the entire Peerless Island, Tang Jun. Lu Ye remembered that the people Chu Shen had assigned to the ferry were all Star Constellations.
Since when did Peerless Island have another Yue Yao?
Furthermore, this was only the situation of this ferry. There were five such ferries on Wushuang Island!
Yue Yao sat nearby with her eyes closed in concentration. She didn't move in the slightest. She didn't seem to care about the cultivators who were entering or leaving, but in truth, that was because everyone was abiding by the rules. If anyone dared to disobey the rules, she would definitely deal with them like a thunderbolt.
Unlike the Island of Versatility, Lu Ye smoothly passed through the ferry and entered the Peerless Island.
The moment he set foot on Matchless Island, Lu Ye's expression froze.
This was because he could feel that the starry sky energy around him was much denser than when he had left that year.
One had to know that the Peerless Island was quite popular. Cultivators staying on the island would consume some of the island's energy, but even so, the energy was still so dense.
Could the Peerless Island … have been promoted to a top-grade Spiritual Island?
When he had left that year, the Peerless Island had only been a middle-grade Spiritual Island. Although there weren't many such Spiritual Islands in the Thousand Elephant Sea, they weren't few either. Basically, some of the more powerful forces could occupy a decent middle-grade Spiritual Island.
Now that a few years had passed, Lu Ye thought that it wouldn't be a problem for the Peerless Island to be promoted to a top-grade Spiritual Island. After all, he had placed the Minor Constellation Hall under the Peerless Island and it had been functioning for a long time.
Lu Ye wasn't sure if the Peerless Island would be promoted to a top-grade Spiritual Island. This was because in the entire Thousand Elephant Sea, the number of top-grade Spiritual Islands was limited. There wouldn't be more than twenty of them, and all of them were occupied by famous and powerful forces.
However, now that he had sensed the changes in the Peerless Island, Lu Ye vaguely felt that even if the Peerless Island hadn't been promoted to a top-grade Spiritual Island, it wouldn't be far from it.
Over a long period of time, the Minor Constellation Palace had slowly transformed a deserted island into the spiritual island it was now. What a shocking change this was.
The changes in the Peerless Island probably had something to do with this. It should be known that a top-grade Spiritual Island could give birth to a Spiritual Jade mine. This was something that many large realms yearned for but couldn't obtain.
"Don't stay here and disturb others!"
Just as Lu Ye was sensing the changes in the Peerless Island, Yue Yao, who was overseeing the island, slowly opened her eyes and scolded him.
Lu Ye snapped out of his daze and hurriedly rushed inside.
Soon, he arrived at the interior of the Peerless Island. Compared to when he had left that year, the Peerless Island was obviously more prosperous. The layout of the shops here hadn't changed much, but the number of cultivators coming and going had undoubtedly increased by many times.
In particular, many people were walking in the same direction. Lu Ye walked past and observed while listening to the conversations around him. He wanted to see if he could find any useful clues, but he didn't find much.
If the cultivators had any conversations that they didn't want others to hear, they could use their Divine Consciousness to communicate. They would only talk about trivial matters in public. Lu Ye naturally couldn't hear anything even if he tried to eavesdrop like this.
He followed the crowd forward and soon arrived in front of a huge building.
Lu Ye looked up and almost thought that he had arrived at the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce. From the outside, the style and layout of this building were almost exactly the same as the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce!
However, the words "Tianyan Chamber of Commerce" were inscribed on the signboard.
Lu Ye frowned.
He remembered this building. When he had left that year, this largest building was still ownerless. This was because Chu Shen wanted to build his own chamber of commerce, so this place was specially left behind as a backup. Chu Shen was very talented in business and dared to do what he wanted. He had contributed greatly to the success of the Peerless Island back then. Of course, it also had something to do with his identity and background.
If it wasn't for Chu Shen's background, Peerless Island wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily. It might have even been targeted and attacked by others.
Chu Shen had talked about his plans in front of him more than once. He had great expectations for the chamber of commerce in the future. Therefore, he had always kept the largest building on the island. No matter how much other forces offered, he hadn't rented or sold it.
But now, the signboard of the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce was hanging on this building. It was a little unusual.
Lu Ye vaguely remembered that he had seen the words "Tianyan" somewhere before …
He took out a star chart to check and found that there was indeed a Tianyan Realm in the Myriad Elephant Galaxy. It was a local realm.
It seemed that the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce was related to the Tianyan Realm. It was obviously an industry of the Tianyan Realm.
Although there was a Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce in the Myriad Elephant Galaxy, it was an industry shared by the entire galaxy. All the sunshine in the galaxy was listed in the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce. It was considered the largest force on the Myriad Elephant Sea.
However, the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce wasn't the only industry in the galaxy. Every major realm had its own industry.
Walking into the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce, there was an endless stream of people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder. Lu Ye was secretly surprised because he had never seen such a crowded scene even in the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce. He did not know what ability the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce had to be able to do something that the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce could not do.
This might have something to do with the toll on the Myriad Elephant Island. Although a few pieces of Spirit Jade weren't much, cultivators who didn't need to go to the Myriad Elephant Island naturally wouldn't waste it.
The Peerless Island was different. There was no toll, so anyone could come and go as they pleased. Naturally, it attracted more people.
Lu Ye stood in the huge hall for a long time, but no one paid him any attention. After a while, a female cultivator wearing the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce's uniform came over. She was wearing skimpy clothes, revealing a large part of her snow-white skin. Most importantly, she had a beautiful figure, a slender waist, and a majestic chest. Many people stole glances at her.
She handed a jade slip to Lu Ye and said crisply, "Sir, our chamber of commerce has just opened for business. We're offering you a 10% discount on all the goods in the jade slip. If you need anything, you can take a look. In addition, if you need something that isn't in the jade slip, our chamber of commerce has the ability to help you find it."
Lu Ye finally understood why so many people had come here.
Cultivators were also very keen on discounts. After all, who wouldn't like to save some Spirit Jade for free? Moreover, the Peerless Island didn't charge any toll. Naturally, people would come here to join in the fun.
Lu Ye took the jade slip and looked at it casually. He asked casually, "Miss, I haven't been to the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea for a long time. I remember that the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce didn't exist on the Peerless Island before. When did you come here?"
The female cultivator smiled slightly. "Sir, this is no longer the Peerless Island."
Lu Ye looked surprised. "The Peerless Island has been taken down? Then what is it called now? "Generally, a spiritual island wouldn't change its name easily unless it changed owners!
The female cultivator didn't answer his first question. She only said, "The Tianyan Chamber of Commerce has taken over this island. Naturally, it's called the Sky Spill Island."
"Then I'll have to congratulate you." Lu Ye remained calm. On the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea, the ownership of many spiritual islands changed constantly. It was common for various forces to change the names of spiritual islands.
Lu Ye's heart sank. Although the female cultivator didn't answer his question, from the clues, he could tell that the Peerless Island had really been taken down!
He had this premonition before. Otherwise, it wouldn't have made sense that he couldn't contact Chu Shen, Tang Jun, and the others.
However, Chu Shen's identity was there, so Lu Ye couldn't figure out who had the guts to take down the Peerless Island. After all, no matter how strong a foreign force was, Chu Shen still had Jiu Yan behind him. They had to give him some face.
Now, he knew that the Peerless Island wasn't taken down by someone from a foreign galaxy. Instead, it was taken down by another force from the local galaxy!
They had been poached by their own family. It didn't make sense.
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