Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1725 - 1723: The Awkward Predicament of Three Worlds Island

Lu Ye really didn't know about this affair.

Although Unparalleled Island has experienced a development from a mere beginning to a top-class Spirit Island, all these affairs were handled by Chu Shen, Lu Ye was not involved at all, and Chu Shen never mentioned it to him.

Moreover, from another perspective, Chu Shen himself is an All Phenomena cultivator, with Jiu Yan as his backing, he doesn't need to seek protection elsewhere. Jiu Yan is his biggest supporter, which is why Unparalleled Island could develop quickly and everything remained stable.

If Unparalleled Island had remained as a high-class Spirit Island, these later developments wouldn't have occurred. But Unparalleled Island leaped to become a top-class Spirit Island and produced a Spirit Jade Vein, which complicated matters.

The All Phenomena Galaxy wanted to directly control Unparalleled Island, but Chu Shen disagreed. Perhaps there was some communication between the Sun Blaze individuals and Jiu Yan, but the local Star System's attitude towards controlling Unparalleled Island was resolute. In the end, Unparalleled was forcibly occupied, and Chu Shen retreated back to Cheling World.

Currently, officially, the Celestial Flames Merchants Guild is responsible for managing Unparalleled Island, but in fact, it still remains a shared property of the local Star System, which is unquestionable. Even the Cheling World party, which was forced to leave Unparalleled Island, can still get considerable benefits from it.

Only Lu Ye and Tang Jun were completely kicked out.

The situation of Three Worlds Island is not quite the same as Unparalleled Island, but the similarity lies in the fact that changes at the Spirit Island level have triggered certain developments.

If Three Worlds Island had remained just a mid-class Spirit Island, there would be no need to seek guardianship because Sun Blaze individuals would not be interested in mid-class Spirit Islands.

But a month ago, Three Worlds Island transformed into a high-class Spirit Island, which brought great benefits to the Three Worlds cultivators but also brought some hidden dangers.

The Jade Conch Galaxy is not a major galaxy, and it does not have any strong experts. In the complex environment of All Phenomena Ocean, Jade Conch cultivators are a group without strong backing.

In such conditions, if there is no one to provide some support, it would be very difficult to completely establish oneself in the All Phenomena Ocean.

Without mentioning anything else, such a piece of fat meat would certainly be coveted by many forces. When the time comes, there would be continuous attacks and defenses, and Three Worlds Island would be in a constant state of warfare, how could the cultivators cultivate in peace?

Therefore, since a month ago, Tang Jun has been running this affair. He has experience in managing a Spirit Island together with Chu Shen, so he is much more familiar with the intricacies than Lu Ye. He knows that if Three Worlds Island wants stability after transforming into a high-class Spirit Island, it must seek the protection of a Sun Blaze and fall under their jurisdiction.

Although it would mean ceding some benefits, as long as it stabilizes, these sacrifices are worthwhile.

Living under someone else's domain naturally requires following their rules.

For countless years, the local Star System in All Phenomena has used this method to place local cultivators in various high-class and even top-class Spirit Islands for cultivation, ensuring the rapid growth of local cultivators' strength.

So although the All Phenomena Galaxy openly only controls one All Phenomena Island in the All Phenomena Ocean, they are content. Over there, All Phenomena Island can bring enormous wealth to the local Star System, while various Spirit Islands can provide abundant cultivation slots for their cultivators. Together, these complement each other, ensuring the perpetual prosperity of the local Star System.

"Junior Brother, didn't you ask me before if any merchants had come to discuss resettlement matters?" Luan Xiao'e looked at Lu Ye, "The merchants from various powers won't easily negotiate with us about anything until the situation on our Three Worlds Island stabilizes. Because in their view, the final occupier of Three Worlds Island may not necessarily be us, so it's pointless to negotiate, only when the situation on Three Worlds Island is completely stable can subsequent matters be unfolded."

Lu Ye nodded in understanding. If he were one of those merchants, he would likely hold this thought too, watching and waiting until everything is settled before taking action. This is completely different from Unparalleled Island's development. Back then, Chu Shen made great efforts by personally seeking out merchants from various powers to negotiate, naturally bringing a lot of prosperity.

In outsiders' view, Three Worlds Island's foundation is not strong enough, not sufficient to safeguard this high-class Spirit Island, sooner or later they would be expelled by some power.

Lu Ye spoke, "So Old Tang went to All Phenomena Island to find a Sun Blaze to rely on, specifically which one?"

Tang Jun said, "A Sun Blaze named Yuan Du." After a pause, he explained, "There were initially only three Sun Blaze stationed in the All Phenomena Ocean, but since the year someone infiltrated All Phenomena Island and forcibly killed one of them, the local Star System dispatched three more, so now there are five Sun Blaze on the All Phenomena Island."

Lu Ye's mind involuntarily recalled the figure of Ma Bin. Speaking of which, since their last parting, he hadn't heard from this person anymore. Who knows where this former Nine Provinces powerhouse is now.

Yuan Du is one of the three newly dispatched Sun Blaze, the reason for choosing this person as a supporter, firstly it is because Tang Jun can only indirectly contact this Sun Blaze, secondly, the three newly arrived Sun Blaze have fewer associated Spirit Islands, so if Three Worlds Island shows sincere intentions of seeking guardianship, it's likely to be accepted.

The other two Sun Blaze have been stationed in the All Phenomena Ocean for too long, many Spirit Islands are already associated with them, and they can be said to have already had their fill, so it's naturally difficult to compete with the three later arrivals for anything.

"What was the result?" Lu Ye asked, "What did you talk about with that Sun Blaze during your visit?"

Tang Jun smiled bitterly, "Nothing was discussed, I didn't even see the person, just got sent back by a brat from his short-stay palace."

Lu Ye couldn't help but frown. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Luan Xiao'e sighed, "It seems that Yuan Du also doesn't have high hopes for us."

If they really had high hopes for Three Worlds Island, even with Tang Jun personally visiting, they wouldn't have completely ignored him, only sending a Constellation to deal with him.

Yuan Du's attitude on that side clearly indicated some issues. He didn't see promise in the Three Worlds cultivators, thinking that Three Worlds Island would eventually change hands. So he didn't even bother to meet Tang Jun or offer any protection.

If he really did that, and Three Worlds Island were attacked later, should he step in to handle it? Bringing trouble upon himself, it wouldn't be worth it.

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself." He Baichuan, though new to the scene, had lived for many years and understood the complexities of human nature very well.

Before Three Worlds Island demonstrated sufficient self-defense capabilities, even wishing to pay respects had no pathways, which was truly pitiful.

Lu Ye blinked and asked, "Old Tang, when you left All Phenomena Island, were you being followed?"

Tang Jun froze for a moment, then shook his head and said, "When I left All Phenomena Island, I did some disguise, and didn't notice any signs of being followed."

Lu Ye couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, "That's interesting. You already disguised yourself, and with so many people entering and leaving All Phenomena Island daily, yet those who ambushed you still managed to track your movements!"

Tang Jun lowered his eyelids, a hint of anger and frustration in his eyes; he clearly realized something.

Luan Xiao'e, belatedly realizing, said, "Does Junior Brother mean..."

Lu Ye said, "The situation is obvious; someone leaked information to the ones who ambushed Old Tang." As for who it was, it was self-explanatory.

From this, it's clear Yuan Du's refusal to meet Tang Jun wasn't just because he thought little of the Three Worlds cultivators' foundation, but because someone had already aligned with him and secretly made some agreement. With Yuan Du's side leaking a little news, Old Tang just narrowly escaped disaster.

This time, Old Tang's attempt to pay respects was proactively initiated. If he hadn't previously spent a fortune on life-saving items and if Lu Ye hadn't arrived in time for the rescue, Tang Jun would have died.

"Are the Great Elder and the Fourth Elder in the open or in the shadows at Three Worlds Island?" Lu Ye asked again.

"They've long been in the open," Luan Xiao'e sighed, "During the time you were away, our Three Worlds Island has experienced several battles."

A mid-class Spirit Island would be enough to tempt many forces within All Phenomena Ocean, so while Lu Ye was away, three waves of forces targeted Three Worlds Island. These forces ranged in strength, and although Luan Xiao'e was at Peak Moon Jade, unfortunately, Tang Jun's strength was lacking, so they had to seek assistance from the Merfolk Race. Thus, Great Elder Yan Miao and Fourth Elder Cherng Xin had to reveal themselves. With the help of these two, Three Worlds Island managed to maintain peace.

"Have they gone to register and record?" Lu Ye asked.

While Lu Ye was indeed unaware of the mountain-paying matter, he was aware of some things, like this registration and record.

There are many Moon Jades in All Phenomena Ocean. No force that can establish itself there likely has only five Moon Jades. Take Jade Conch, for example. If one day Wu Zhuo and Qiu Wu come over, they can't be restricted from entering Three Worlds Island just because a force can only have five Moon Jades.

In fact, they can enter Three Worlds Island and can even stay there.

However, if there's a battle for Spirit Island, they couldn't intervene, only watching helplessly.

This involves a registration and record issue; only registered Moon Jades can participate in the Spirit Island battles.

So, the rule about a force having only five Moon Jades actually refers to the number of registered individuals, which is managed by the All Phenomena Star System with a special institution on All Phenomena Island responsible.

Since Yan Miao and Cherng Xin can participate in Spirit Island battles, it means they've already registered and recorded, and are now Moon Jades affiliated with Three Worlds Island.

Generally, only Moon Jade cultivators need to register and record; Constellations don't, but Lu Ye went through this because his public identity was the Third Island Master of Three Worlds Island, unlike typical Constellations. He went with Luan Xiao'e and Tang Jun to register initially.

That's why he knows about this matter.

"With the Great Elder and Fourth Elder in the open, the enemy knows we have four Moon Jades from Three Worlds Island. So their arrangement is clear. This time, two people went to ambush Old Tang, and Old Tang would surely send a message back. Normally, Senior Sister Luan would certainly go to rescue, and they had three people intercepting outside. No matter who succeeds, it would be a significant loss for Three Worlds Island. Once a Moon Jade is killed, they could proceed to assault Three Worlds Island!" Lu Ye thoughtfully said.

Luan Xiao'e, hearing this, suddenly felt a bit frightened.

Because, if things are indeed as Lu Ye speculated, then this time, not only was Old Tang at risk, but she was also in danger.