Time passed. As the island merged and collided with other islands, battles broke out from time to time.
Lu Ye and the others continued with their previous battle plan. Every time, they would let Gao Tai and Lan Yudie go out to lure the enemy in. Then, they would gather and destroy them. Although this method was a bit old, it was extremely effective.
It wasn't that no one saw through their simple trick, but even if they did, so what? Unless the people from the Myriad Devil Ridge didn't chase after them, they wouldn't be able to return if they did.
Occasionally, they would encounter cultivators from their own side.
The merging and attachment of the islands in the Chess Sea should follow a principle of proximity. The two closest islands would move closer to each other. At the same time, the strange bone pieces would play a role and attract each other.
Three days later, there were more than 20 cultivators from the Grand Heaven Alliance gathered on the island. At this time, it was very difficult to encounter cultivators who were alone.
Regardless of whether it was the Myriad Devil Ridge or the Grand Heaven Alliance, the weaker side had been wiped out long ago. The ones who survived were the cultivators who gathered together and formed small groups.
A small group of more than 20 people was not a small number. This also made the battle easier. Even if they encountered more cultivators from the Myriad Devil Ridge, the Grand Heaven Alliance would not lose out at all.
With Hua Ci at the back, the cultivators from the Grand Heaven Alliance weren't afraid of fighting. They didn't care if they were injured or not. After the battle, Hua Ci would heal them. Moreover, with the spirit-gathering runes constructed by Lu Ye, they didn't need to worry about spirit force consumption. Therefore, the cultivators from the Grand Heaven Alliance were like a group of fierce tigers in battle. The Myriad Devil Ridge cultivators who faced them were doubting their lives.
The island gradually expanded. Hua Ci no longer went out to plant mushrooms because it was beyond her control.
She was now a key target of protection. There were always two cultivators by her side. Even Gao Tai would follow Lu Ye closely when he went out to battle. It was as if he would sacrifice himself to save Lu Ye at any time.
Although the two from the Jade Blood Sect had the lowest cultivation, they were of great help to the Grand Heaven Alliance in this environment. No one dared to let anything happen to them.
A jade-green light flickered, and a numb and itchy feeling came over. Hua Ci was healing Lu Ye.
This time, they encountered a tough nut to crack. When a small island on the opposite side merged, they discovered that there were more than 30 cultivators from the Myriad Devil Ridge gathered there.
This was a terrifying number. It could be said that at this stage, this group of Myriad Demons Ridge cultivators was practically invincible in the Chess Sea. No one would be a match for them.
Those Myriad Demons Ridge cultivators must have gone through many small islands to form such a scale. They were invincible and arrogant all the way here.
As a result, when they charged into the main island, they immediately met with misfortune. In just a few dozen breaths of time, more than ten of the thirty people died. The rest of the people fled in panic, leaving behind a few more corpses before returning to their island.
Lu Ye and the others naturally chased after them. However, the other party had also set up some traps in advance, causing some casualties on their side.
The situation suddenly came to a stalemate. Neither side dared to rashly set foot on the other's island. Both sides sent out a few eloquent debaters to argue with each other across the air.
However, it was not a solution to continue arguing like this. They had the advantage in numbers, and there were also medical cultivators in the rear. After some discussion, they decided to attack forcefully.
The battle on the Chess Sea could not be dragged on for too long because no one could say when another island would merge. If it were their own people, they would naturally be overjoyed. However, if it were their enemies, it would only make the situation worse. After all, after every battle, they still needed some time to recover.
After two strong attacks, although no one on their side died, a few people were injured. They had no choice but to give up.
"We can't drag this out any longer. With that bone piece playing a role, the next opponent we encounter will most likely be from the Myriad Demons Ridge. At that time, it will become more and more disadvantageous for us," a guardian of an eighth-rank sect said.
This wasn't him trying to scare them, but the truth. Over the past three days, Lu Ye and the others had gathered over 20 people, but most of them had encountered cultivators from the Myriad Devil Ridge. According to the odds, every time the islands merged, the chances of encountering cultivators from the Myriad Devil Ridge were around 70%.
This was undoubtedly the bone piece playing a role, affecting the direction of the Chess Island's movement.
"There is a formation cultivator on the other side. Although the formation he set up is still crude, its power cannot be underestimated. We have to find a way to kill that formation cultivator."
"That guy is well protected by the people of the Myriad Demons Ridge. It will be difficult to kill him!"
The few of them discussed while recovering, but in the end, they couldn't come up with an effective plan. Of course, if they didn't care about the losses and forced their way through, they would definitely be able to win with their current advantage in numbers. However, they didn't know how many people would die. Unless it was absolutely necessary, no one was willing to do that.
Lu Ye tilted his head and looked at a thin cultivator beside him. This person was holding a palm-sized spider and repairing it. The spider looked very lifelike, almost no different from a real spider. However, it was not a living creature, but a kind of mechanical creation.
The thin cultivator was the guardian of the Qianji Pavilion, called Lu Yushan.
The Qianji Pavilion was a very special sect in the Nine States because this sect inherited the school of Yanshi.
In addition to the six major schools of cultivators, there were also some smaller schools. Some had a long history, and some were rising, but without exception, these schools were very small and did not conform to the general cultivation trend, so they generally did not form a large scale.
The Sect Master used to have a double-armed carriage. The horses pulling the carriage were like living creatures, which was a creation of Yanshi. However, on the way back to the Blue Blood Sect with Lu Ye, it was ambushed and destroyed.
At that time, the Sect Master also told Lu Ye that he might have a chance to meet Yanshi in the future.
This Lu Yushan was a Yanshi who was good at making mechanical creations. Lu Ye's impression of Yanshi was limited by the double-armed carriage, thinking that the things made by Yanshi were probably only auxiliary.
However, after fighting side by side with Lu Yushan, he found that his understanding of Yanshi was somewhat biased. Their creations could kill enemies, and they were very powerful.
Lu Yushan had a Spirit Artifact, the Thunder Dragon Cannon. Its attack method was very simple. It absorbed the Spirit Energy of Spirit Stones, compressed it, and then shot it out!
Lu Ye saw with his own eyes that a Seventh Order Weapon Cultivator was hit by the Thunder Dragon Cannon, and then half of his chest was gone. Such a fierce attack, even his Defensive Spirit Rune could not resist.
However, even though it was ferocious, it also had a huge drawback. It took a long time to store up power, so it was very easy to avoid. Therefore, during the battle, Lu Yushan did not use it, but once he used it, it would be earth-shattering. At the same time, the consumption of the Thunder Dragon Cannon was also very large. One shot would cost four spirit stones.
Yanshi's mechanical creations were very exquisite. They relied mostly on external forces, so it was difficult for high-level cultivators to see Yanshi's shadow. However, this did not mean that Yanshi had no future. Talented Yanshi could also cultivate to a high realm. The Sect Master of the Thousand Secret Pavilion was a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator, but because the number of disciples in the Sect was too small, the Sect's grade was only Eighth Grade.
At this moment, the spider that Lu Yushan was repairing was a mechanical creation. This thing had no lethality and was only used to detect the enemy's situation. The situation on the opposite island was detected by him using this kind of mechanical spider.
After healing, Lu Ye picked up a mechanical spider to investigate. Lu Yushan looked up and smiled at Lu Ye, "Junior Brother Yi Ye, are you interested in this thing?"
"I've never seen it before."
"Yanshi is a small sect, and there are not many people. It is normal that Junior Brother has not seen it before."
"Does Senior Brother have many of these creations?"
"I have more than a dozen." Lu Yushan said frankly, "If Junior Brother wants one, take it and play with it."
Lu Ye took one and walked over to Hua Ci.
Hua Ci looked at the spider in his hand with a vigilant face. Her hair stood on end, but on the surface, she remained calm, "What are you doing?"
"Take a look at this."
Lu Ye threw the spider to her, but Hua Ci did not catch it and it fell directly on her chest.
Hua Ci looked down, motionless. Her face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her body began to tremble slightly.
"Are you afraid?"
Lu Ye picked up the spider again and looked at her in surprise.
"I'm not afraid." Hua Ci's voice changed.
Lu Ye nodded. "Senior Brother Lu has more than a dozen of these things. I was thinking, if you can plant the mushroom here and then let Senior Brother Lu send it to the other side, when the time is right …" He clenched a fist and opened it in front of Hua Ci. "Boom!"
Since the enemy did not dare to come over, the mushroom would be sent over. The effect would be the same. If this method worked, then the future battle would not be limited to luring the enemy in, but they could also take the initiative to attack. Of course, the premise was that Lu Yushan had enough mechanical creations.
"Can it work?"
The guardian envoys, who were discussing how to kill the cultivators of the Myriad Demons Ridge, also looked over. Lu Yushan also stopped what he was doing.
Hua Ci took a deep breath and reached out to take the spider in Lu Ye's hand, calmly saying, "I'll try!"
When her fingertips touched Lu Ye's hand, Lu Ye felt that her skin was very cold …
After a while, Hua Ci said, "Yes, but I don't know if Senior Brother Lu can still control this thing."
As soon as her voice fell, Lu Yushan urged his spiritual power. With a slight movement of his mind, the spider in Hua Ci's hand suddenly moved, and its hairy claws scratched her palm.
With a bang, the spider slapped Lu Ye's face. Lu Ye's face was covered with dust from the exploding spores, and even the delicate spider was torn apart.
Everyone around looked at this scene with stunned eyes.
Hua Ci smiled firmly. "My hand slipped …"
Lu Ye wiped his face and looked at her expressionlessly.
Only Lu Yushan stretched out a trembling hand and said bitterly, "My Eight Claws!"
The plan worked!
Several people immediately began to work. Lu Yushan had a junior sister on his side. Both of them had many small and exquisite mechanical creations. Hua Ci planted mushrooms in each of those creations. After she was done, she was about to collapse.
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