Island of Myriad, Yuan Du and Hei Yun sat across from each other in an octagonal pavilion in Yuan Du's palace, sipping tea.
Yuan Du picked it up and examined it, then looked at Hei Yun, "Lionheart is dead. Lu Ye killed him with one strike!"
The news came from Yuan Cheng, describing all the details in detail. Yuan Du was quite surprised that Lionheart couldn't survive a single strike from Lu Ye even after using the Core Fusion Art.
If Lu Ye of Three World Island really had such terrifying strength, he wouldn't have let Lionheart escape that day. But in fact, Lu Ye and Lionheart seemed to have gone through a bitter battle that day.
Yuan Du couldn't understand how Lu Ye's strength could fluctuate so much.
Across from him, Hei Yun tilted his head slightly, his gaze fixed in one direction, as if in deep thought or in a daze. He didn't respond.
After a long time, Hei Yun retracted his gaze, "Lionheart is free."
He was the one who planned Lionheart's death, but he didn't feel too guilty about it because it was the price Lionheart had to pay. And for Lionheart, death was indeed a release.
He had no hope of sunlight to begin with, so he could only temper himself on Yue Yao. Now that his Yao Core was damaged, even tempering himself on Yue Yao was an extravagant hope. Moreover, losing Purple Jade Island was too great a sin. Even if he returned to Purple Jade, he wouldn't have a good life in the future.
To a competitive demon cultivator expert, this was no different than a form of torture.
Therefore, he was certain that even if Lionheart saw through his plan, he would obediently cooperate with him without any resistance. By sending Lionheart to Lu Ye, wasn't he giving Lionheart a chance to personally take revenge?
Unfortunately, Lionheart was useless in the end.
As he spoke, Hei Yun stood up and was about to leave.
"Where are you going, Fellow Daoist?" Yuan Du asked.
Hei Yun didn't even turn his head, only his voice came back, "Purple Jade Island!" There were too many stray cats and dogs there now. Lionheart was dead, so it was time for Purple Jade to take back this top-grade spiritual island.
Yuan Du said, "Then what I told Fellow Daoist a few days ago …"
"I have my own plans, don't worry about it!" Hei Yun's impatient voice came back, but he was already gone.
Staring in the direction where the black cloud had disappeared, Yuan Du pondered for a moment before snorting softly.
Of course, he could see the dissatisfaction and anger in Hei Yun's heart. Fundamentally speaking, the reason why Violet Jade Island targeted Three World Island was because of Yuan Du's secret instigation. If it weren't for Yuan Du, why would Lionheart and the others do such a thing?
Hu Xue must have played a crucial role in this.
As a result, Zi Xuan's side had suffered heavy losses, while Yuan Du's side was unscathed. It was nothing more than a loss of face. It was true that his concubine Hu Xue had died, but at the end of the day, Hu Xue was also Zi Xuan's demon cultivator.
Due to these reasons, how could Hei Yun still treat Yuan Du nicely? He had already given Yuan Du a lot of face by sitting here earlier.
Yuan Du was well aware of this, but he didn't mind.
As for the "matter" he mentioned earlier, since the enmity had already been formed, it wouldn't be so easy to resolve it, especially after Zi Xuan had suffered such a great loss at the hands of Three World Island. They lost their top-level spiritual island, and countless demon cultivators died. Now, in order to reclaim their spiritual island, the great Rizhao had to compromise and personally pay a visit to Three World Island. Now, they still had to compensate Three World Island with 10 billion spiritual jades …
Who would be able to swallow this?
However, the Thousand Elephant Sea had its own rules, so no matter how angry Hei Yun was, he couldn't stir up trouble in the Thousand Elephant Sea.
Rizhao's actions were limited here, but once he left, he didn't have to worry about anything. Some problems still needed to be solved at the source.
Therefore, no matter what Hei Yun said, Yuan Du believed that he wouldn't miss this opportunity.
The bustling Violet Jade Island finally became quiet.
There was no other reason. The sudden arrival of Rizhao's demon cultivator on Zi Xuan didn't drive anyone away, but only temporarily activated his power, but who dared to continue to stay here?
Therefore, after Hei Yun descended on Zi Xuan for an incense stick's time, the entire Zi Xuan was empty.
Since then, there had always been a Rizhao guarding Zi Xuan Island. Through word of mouth, everyone knew that he was a Rizhao from Zi Xuan.
The Rizhao of the Thousand Elephant Sea's native star system wouldn't allow outsiders to stay here for too long. For example, Luo Xie, who escorted the Three Realms cultivators and the Four Realms cultivators over, only stayed for about half a month at the Thousand Elephant Sea before leaving in a hurry.
They had no choice but to leave. If they didn't, it would be a provocation to the native Rizhao.
However, this wasn't a rule on the surface. Moreover, because of Yuan Du's relationship, the few Rizhao guarding the Thousand Elephant Sea pretended not to see Hei Yun occupying Zi Xuan Island.
This was because they knew that Hei Yun wouldn't stay here forever. He was only guarding Zi Xuan temporarily. When Zi Xuan was ready to take over the Spiritual Island again, he would leave.
The cultivators who didn't know the inside story were looking forward to the Three Realms Island's reaction. Logically speaking, Zi Xuan was the spoils of war of the Three Realms Island. The Three Realms Island had to consider how to deal with Zi Xuan. This was also the reason why no force dared to occupy Zi Xuan even though the cultivators flocked to it.
However, to everyone's disappointment, the Three Realms Island didn't respond at all.
It made sense. The Three Realms Island was indeed powerful. However, Rizhao was here. Who would dare to provoke him?
A few months later, a large group of demon cultivators stayed in Zi Xuan. Among them, there were those who escaped and those who were transferred over from Zi Xuan. The five Yue Yao in the lead were all late-stage Yue Yao.
Zi Xuan's demon cultivators took over the top-grade Spiritual Island again. Hei Yun left silently.
Two hours later, Hei Yun suddenly appeared in front of the Insect Passage connecting the Thousand Elephant Galaxy and Long Cloud Galaxy. Long Cloud Yue Yao, who was guarding this place, sensed his presence and quickly went out to welcome him.
After a while, Hei Yun entered the Long Cloud Galaxy through the Insect Passage. Long Cloud Rizhao, who had received the news, was already waiting for him.
Although Long Cloud was considered good and had its own Rizhao, it was still lacking compared to Zi Xuan. After all, it was a top-grade domain. Zi Xuan's Rizhao had entered their galaxy. How could Long Cloud not take this seriously?
At the same time, in Yuan Du's palace on the Thousand Elephant Island, he looked at Yuan Cheng, who had rushed over to report. "Which direction did Hei Yun go?"
Yuan Cheng replied flatteringly, "Just as Elder Ancestor predicted, he went in the direction of Long Cloud. The spies I planted there in advance have reported it."
Yuan Du nodded in satisfaction. He knew that his words to Hei Yun that day were not in vain. Now, everything was developing as he had expected.
In fact, if it weren't for the constraints of his status as a Guardian, he would have made this trip himself. After all, it was better to settle some grudges with one's own hands. However, he was still the Guardian of the Thousand Elephant Sea and had to stay here. He couldn't leave for too long, so he could only let Hei Yun make this trip.
Zi Xuan and the Three Realms Island had a huge grudge. How could Yuan Du not have one?
He was Rizhao, but he had been humiliated in front of a group of Yue Yao and Xingxiu Yao time and time again. Even his own concubine was killed. How could he tolerate this?
While Yuan Du was secretly plotting, the Three Realms Island was taking inventory of the treasures.
There were resources worth ten billion spiritual jades. It was a huge amount. Just the storage rings alone were used. These things were brought over by the Zi Xuan Demon Cultivators from this world. When the Demon Cultivators took over Zi Xuan Island, they were secretly sent to the Three Realms Island.
The huge hall was now filled with a dazzling array of treasures. A few hundred Cultivators who had been selected were carefully sorting out the treasures. He Baichuan stood at the side, grinning from ear to ear.
The Thousand Elephant Sea was a good place. When he was in the Jade Conch, he sometimes had to go deep into the starry sky to search for spiritual jades.
However, ever since he came here, the Three Realms cultivators first occupied the Three Realms Island and developed this Spiritual Island into a bustling place of commerce. After the two great wars, he made a lot of money.
Especially this time … ten billion spiritual jades. How long would this be enough for the Three Realms cultivators? Moreover, the Three Realms Island now had a good income every year.
In the Thousand Elephant Sea, in terms of wealth, perhaps only the Thousand Elephant Island could surpass the Three Realms Island. The other Spiritual Islands, regardless of whether they were top or top grade, were no match for them.
"Junior Brother Lu!" He Baichuan saw Lu Ye walking over leisurely and hurriedly called out.
"How is it?" Lu Ye asked.
He Baichuan said, "Although I haven't counted everything, there's no problem in general. The Zi Xuan side is still trustworthy."
Lu Ye nodded. "It's what they promised. Lion Heart is dead, so they won't dare to do anything." Then, he asked, "Take out all the fire-elemental resources from these treasures. I have a use for them."
He Baichuan smiled. "Don't worry, Junior Brother. I've already told them in advance. All the fire-elemental resources will be sorted separately and handed to you when the time comes."
Lu Ye needed a lot of fire-elemental resources. Almost everyone in the Three Realms Island knew this, so He Baichuan naturally took it to heart.
"Are there any treasures that can improve the quality of one's art source?" Lu Ye asked.
He Baichuan shook his head. "I haven't found any for now. Although I haven't counted everything yet, there's not much hope. Although such treasures aren't rare, there are too many cultivators who need them. The supply has always been in short supply."
Lu Ye had only asked casually, so he wasn't disappointed.
However, as He Baichuan said, such treasures weren't rare. They weren't the kind that only appeared once every few hundred or thousand years. However, because the demand was too high, once a cultivator found one, they would usually keep it for themselves. Occasionally, they would sell it, but it would also be snatched up.
After all, the quality of Yue Yao's art source was directly related to her cultivation efficiency. Who wouldn't want to cultivate faster? Especially since Yue Yao's cultivation level required a lot of accumulation. Increasing her cultivation efficiency would save her a lot of time.
After the ten billion Spirit Jades were paid, the Zi Xuan Yao cultivators took over the Zi Xuan Island. The battle between the Three Realms Island and the Zi Xuan Island came to an end.
In the eyes of those who didn't know the inside story, the Three Realms Island didn't bother with the Zi Xuan Island after taking over the Zi Xuan Island after half a year. This was undoubtedly because the Three Realms Island was wary of the Zi Xuan Yao Star.
However, that wasn't the case. The ten billion Spirit Jades and Lion Heart's death were kept a secret. As a result, Zi Xuan didn't lose too much face, and the Three Realms Island gained some benefits. End of Chapter 1.
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