As long as they didn't give Purple Jade's yao cultivators a chance to register on the Island of Versatility, then even if Purple Jade Island had more experts, there would still only be three Yue Yao guarding it.
"It won't be that easy to take over Purple Jade." Tang Jun frowned. "I've been to various major spiritual islands over the years, and I've even been to a few top-tier spiritual islands. Their defensive formations have all been accumulated over a long period of time and are constantly operating at full power. Their defenses are extremely strong. At this stage, it's basically impossible to break through without Rizhao's help."
This was undoubtedly a headache for Lu Ye. He was extremely proficient in battle. Even if he had to face Purple Jade's fleet alone, he wouldn't be afraid. In fact, he even had some success. However, in a battle on the Island of Versatility, just killing enemies was useless unless he had the ability to wipe out all of Purple Jade's yao cultivators.
Luan Xiaoe said, "Junior brother, if you really want to take over Purple Jade, we'll have to mobilize all of our Three World Island's cultivators. Not only that, we'll also have to borrow troops from Four World Island. When that happens, five Yue Yao and four thousand cultivators. If we work well, we might still have a chance."
Lu Ye slowly shook his head. "That's not right. In a battle, the defending side has always held the absolute advantage. I've already investigated Purple Jade's deployment. Their defensive fortifications aren't just for show. If we really send a large army to attack, we'll definitely suffer great losses before we even get close."
He Baichuan said, "Just like last time, what if we find an opportunity to infiltrate Purple Jade? You have the Little Flower Realm. You can bring people down from the sky and disrupt them from the inside. "
This time, before Lu Ye could speak, Tang Jun shook his head and said, "It won't work. Purple Jade and Baiyue are completely different in size and foundation. Ignoring the fact that Lu Ye won't have a chance to sneak in under Purple Jade's watchful eyes, even if he did, the Little Flower Realm's capacity is limited. It can't hold too many cultivators.
Lu Ye had returned mainly to brainstorm because he didn't have any leads on his side. Unfortunately, even after discussing it with the other Yue Yao on the island, they didn't manage to make any breakthroughs.
Helpless, they could only disperse.
The Talent Tree Avatar was monitoring the movements on Purple Jade Island, but it could not see anything for the time being. It seemed that after suffering a big loss before, Zi Xuan did not dare to act rashly.
Thinking about it, Zi Xuan's side had been the first to launch an attack and gathered a large fleet, but in the end, Lu Ye had single-handedly slaughtered them all. He had even lost a late-stage Yue Yao and several hundred Lunar Mansions. His domineering method of killing Ape Che had undoubtedly caused Zi Xuan and Yue Yao to be extremely wary. Until they had a suitable method to deal with him, Zi Xuan would definitely not send any more troops.
With so many cultivators watching, Zi Xuan should be under a lot of pressure as well. After all, she had already made her threat. As a top-grade spiritual island, it would not be easy for her to regain her dignity after being blocked at her doorstep.
On Zi Xuan's side, unless Lionheart personally took action, no one would have the courage to face Lu Ye one-on-one. However, from Zi Xuan's current state of seclusion, Lionheart also had some misgivings.
As if he could see Lu Ye's depression, Tang Jun brought a few jugs of wine to look for Lu Ye after a while. In the past, he rarely stayed on the Three World Island and basically walked around the various spiritual islands in the Wanxiang Sea. However, with the current tense situation, he did not dare to casually go out.
The old man and the young man sat opposite each other. Tang Jun had found some snacks from somewhere and the two of them ate and drank leisurely.
"Actually, after thinking about it, the one who should be anxious is not us, but Zi Xuan." Tang Jun had the air of a judge. "Look, Zi Xuan's side is blocked by you and the cultivators do not dare to go out. They have the reputation of being a top-grade spiritual island. They can tolerate you for a while, but they definitely won't be able to tolerate you for long. Therefore, as long as we wait and see, they will definitely make a move. When the time comes, we will have a chance to break through."
Lu Ye naturally understood this, but the key was how long would they have to wait? One year, two years, three to five years?
As long as Zi Xuan lowered her status, she could endure for so long, but Lu Ye could not wait that long.
Wei Po died tragically in front of his eyes. It happened so suddenly that Lu Ye did not expect Lionheart to do such a cruel thing and did not have time to rescue him.
Although he did not have much friendship with Wei Po and did not even have many interactions, Wei Po was still a cultivator of the Three World Island and was Luan Xiaoe's junior brother. His life and death was related to the honor and disgrace of all the cultivators of the Three World Island.
"I boldly guess that not long after, someone will come to make peace." Tang Jun picked up a fried spiritual fruit that looked like a peanut and threw it into his mouth.
Lu Ye silently drank a mouthful of wine. "When we were fighting Baiyue, someone also came to make peace."
He remembered that the other party called himself Yellow Dragon Gu Chuan and was invited by Yu Huan to persuade them. In the end, Lu Ye ignored him. When Gu Chuan saw Lu Ye's firm attitude, he did not say anything more and left in a carefree manner.
"If one person comes to make peace, you can ignore them. However, what if there are two, three, or even more people? He even said, what if someone asked him to come? "
Lu Ye raised his head and looked at him.
Tang Jun said, "That is very likely to happen. These top-tier spiritual islands have close ties with each other. Also, let me digress. You've been very impressive this time, but your terrifying battle record is also very frightening. If you can block the entrance of Purple Jade Island this time, will you block the entrance of other top-tier spiritual islands in the future? Everyone says that you're the number one person under the sun. You're only in the middle stage of the Moon Jade Island now. When you reach the late stage of the Moon Jade Island, won't you be riding on top of all the other Moon Jade Islands? The survival of Purple Jade Island may not be directly related to the interests of other forces, but with a variable like you in the Wanxiang Sea, they have to be careful. If the situation develops to the point where all the forces hope that the Three World Island and Purple Jade Island will make peace, then we will have no choice. If we don't go along with their wishes, then the Three World Island will become the public enemy of the entire Wanxiang Sea. When that time comes, how will we have a foothold in the vast Wanxiang Sea? Also, we have to consider that old man Yuan Du. That dog will definitely add fuel to the fire behind the scenes. "
Lu Ye narrowed his eyes and looked at Old Tang, "Why do I feel like you're just a lobbyist now?"
Old Tang threw another spirit fruit into his mouth and chewed loudly. "Isn't that right? You can already feel the pressure of the general trend. This old man is only analyzing the possibilities of the future with you. However, this possibility will really happen, and it won't be too far away!" His expression turned serious, "Therefore, if we really want to take down Purple Jade, we have to end this quickly and settle the dust before that possibility happens. That way, we can shut everyone up!"
Lu Ye nodded. He knew why Old Tang was telling him all this.
Although he was eager to take down Purple Jade Island, he did not realize these potential problems. However, after hearing Old Tang's words, he immediately understood that this matter could not be delayed.
"Have the top-tier spiritual islands in the Wanxiang Sea never been taken down before?" Lu Ye asked. Old Tang had been running around the Wanxiang Sea all these years and had made countless friends. He was definitely more well-informed than Lu Ye.
Tang Jun shook his head, "No, this has never happened before. Under the current rules of the Wanxiang Sea, no force can break the protective formation of a top-tier spiritual island. Naturally, it's impossible to take it down. Therefore, kid, if we can do it, we'll be the first in history. Even if the Three World Island is not a top-tier spiritual island, it'll still be better than one." As he spoke, he changed the topic and pondered, "However … Although no one has ever taken down a top-tier spiritual island, there are precedents of the protective formation of a top-tier spiritual island being broken."
"Hmm?" Lu Ye was instantly energized, "Tell me more!"
Tang Jun said, "Actually, it's not really broken. It was just shut down due to some problems and then repaired … Have you heard of Illusory Island?"
Lu Ye nodded, "Of course."
There were a few top-tier spiritual islands in the Wanxiang Sea, and Illusory Island was one of them. No matter how ignorant Lu Ye was, he had heard of it before.
"I heard that it's the smallest top-tier spiritual island?"
"That's right." Tang Jun nodded, "Among all the top-tier spiritual islands in the Wanxiang Sea, the largest one is undoubtedly the Wanxiang Island. After all, it's a spiritual island occupied by a local force. Although the other top-tier spiritual islands are of different sizes, the difference is not very big. Illusory Island is the only exception. It's pathetically small. Even now, there are only a thousand cultivators stationed there."
It could only accommodate a thousand cultivators, so it was not big at all.
"You're considered proficient in formations, so you should know that the longer a protective formation is built up, the stronger its defensive power will be."
Lu Ye nodded. Of course, he knew how the protective formation worked. Simply put, the protective formation was both a formation and a container. The energy produced by the spiritual island, excluding the energy consumed by the cultivators, would be absorbed by the protective formation and stored in the base of the formation to maintain its operation. Therefore, the longer a protective formation existed, the more energy it would store, and the stronger its defensive power would be, and the longer it could be maintained.
This was the fundamental reason why there was a huge difference between the protective formations of Purple Jade Island and Baiyue Island. Purple Jade Island's protective formation had been operating for tens of thousands of years, while Baiyue Island's protective formation had only been operating for 800 years. There was no comparison at all.
By the same logic, when Lu Ye brought people to destroy Baiyue Island's base of formation hall, it was equivalent to destroying several points of the formation's energy storage. Not only did it destabilize the protective formation, but it also greatly weakened the formation's defensive power. This was why He Baichuan was able to lead his troops to break the formation from the outside. "Initially, there weren't many cultivators stationed at Illusory Island.
"In the beginning, this Illusory Island did not station 1,000 cultivators, but 500. Due to the need for a proper arrangement of cultivators' residences, stationing 500 cultivators there was just right. However, a problem arose. The 500 cultivators did not consume enough energy while cultivating on the island. Most of the energy was absorbed and stored by the great defensive array. In the beginning, there were no problems. However, as time went by, the array base's energy storage reached its limit and the entire Illusory Island's great defensive array began operating at an overload. While the defensive array's strength was greatly increased, it was also accompanied by the risk of being destroyed. Left with no other choice, the cultivators of Illusory Island had to remove the great defensive array, dissipating all the energy stored within the array base and rearranging it. Since that incident, Illusory Island has transferred even more cultivators to the island in order to consume as much energy as possible from the island. To this day, Illusory Island's great defensive array has never encountered any problems.
(End of Chapter)
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