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Chapter 136 - 135 Great Chaos (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 136: Chapter 135 Great Chaos (Seeking Subscription)_1

Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm.

Dragon Fish Island.

Fang Xi, clad in a douli hat and straw raincoat, resembled a common fisherman as he stood on a small wooden boat, gazing into the distance at the army of cultivators besieging the island.

After establishing the Martial God Sect in the Da Liang World, he had found himself somewhat idle.

Old friends meet, fair faces age...

After seeing enough heroes at dusk, he only grew firmer in his Dao Heart, returning to the Cultivation World to prepare for his Foundation Establishment.

Just then, he happened upon the Thirty Six Island Alliance launching a total assault on Dragon Fish Island and naturally wouldn’t miss out.

"After years of battle, even the Ancestor of Zhong Family, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, died in combat, forcing the Zhong Family to urgently retreat within the island, relying on the second tier, superior grade ’Water Curtain Heaven Array’ to hold out!"

"The Dragon Fish Zhong Family has abundant resources, and before going to Baize Immortal City this time, I certainly must go ’borrow’ some..."

If it had been before his breakthrough in body refining, Fang Xi wouldn’t have dared to wade into these troubled waters.

But at this moment, having made his breakthrough, in the vast expanse of Thousand Island Lake, aside from a few people like ’Ye Sanren’ or ’Foundation Establishment Zhong Family members,’ he truly didn’t fear anyone.

Moreover, Fang Xi knew his limits.

If things became too dangerous, he would simply withdraw without any problem.

At this moment, he saw mighty Spirit Boats carrying armies of cultivators bombing the blue water curtain that enveloped Dragon Fish Island.

This situation had been going on for almost a year, frantically draining the spiritual energy of the earth veins and the Spirit Stone Resources of the Zhong Family.

The might of the Water Curtain Heaven Array had weakened by at least forty to fifty percent, revealing more flaws.

Then, under the direction of an Array Master, the army of cultivators violently assaulted several vulnerable points.

As of today, the Great Array was on the brink of collapse!

...

"Target, Jia-si position, belonging to the Wood element of the Five Elements, fire!"

The solemn voice of Ruan Dan reached Fang Xi’s ears. Lu Guo dared not slacken his efforts, channeling his Magic Power, as streaks of dark green magical light fell like raindrops.

Beside him were Hai Dagui and Wang Xiaohu.

Since joining the allied forces, aside from the several large battles they had fought earlier, now their daily routine included casting spells at specific locations to erode the Array’s power.

After a round of attacks, all three were pale with Magic Power depletion; they had no choice but to sit cross-legged and grab Spirit Stones to recover their Magic Power.

"Wuuu... I don’t want to fight anymore, I want to go home, I miss my mom..."

Wang Xiaohu, being the least cultivated among them, was the first to recover, his voice almost breaking in a sob.

In the previous battles, though Ruan Dan took care of them a bit, she was not a nanny.

The youth really faced several dangerous situations and had been nearly scared to death.

"Cough cough..."

Hai Dagui occasionally coughed. He had been pierced through the lung by a Flying Sword in a previous battle, leaving him with a chronic cough. He forced a smile and said, "If we leave now, aren’t we abandoning our achievements? Haven’t we been attacking this Array day and night, without even time for Cultivation, all just to wait until the Array breaks so we can rush in and loot properly? I heard that the Zhong Family is the emperor of Thousand Island Lake. Their family treasury is loaded with good stuff... It’s said that at the deepest part of their Spiritual Vein lies a ’Ground Evil Lake,’ which every fifty years can refine a strand of ’Black Wind Evil Qi’ that helps cultivators temper their bodies and is beneficial for breaking through the Blood Qi Realm, a Base-building Spiritual Object indeed!"

Although the essence of this Evil Qi would only increase the chance of Foundation Establishment by ten or even five percent, it was still something countless Individual Cultivators dreamed of obtaining!

Without saying much, Lu Guo just swallowed another elixir to speed up his recovery of Magic Power.

The battlefield changed in the blink of an eye, and being without Magic Power was just too dangerous.

However, his goal was not the Base-building Spiritual Objects.

Having been out in the world for many years, he knew very well that even if the Zhong Family had ’Black Wind Evil Qi,’ it would be a coveted item for the young masters of the smaller islands, late-stage to Great Perfection Qi Refining cultivators. If a bunch of small fry like them rushed in, wasn’t that seeking death?

If they could find Spiritual Objects that helped break through the late stage bottleneck of Qi Refining, that would be a cause for immense gratitude.

Just then, the Spirit Boat he was on suddenly shook!

"What’s this..."

Lu Guo disregarded the tumbling Wang Xiaohu and the others, moving to the rail to witness an astonishing scene.

The blue Water Curtain that had blocked them for a year shattered in an instant, turning into a plethora of Spirit Lights, sprinkling like stars around them.

Between heaven and earth, it was as if a shower of blue luminescence had fallen.

The mist ahead dispersed, and a bustling island appeared before all the cultivators.

"Dragon Fish Island!"

"It’s Dragon Fish Island!"

"The Water Curtain Heaven Array is broken!"

"Kill, go for the kill!"

Countless cultivators went mad, each driving their magical artifacts like locusts, heading toward the headquarters of the Zhong Family on Dragon Fish Island.

...

"A second tier Prohibition-breaking Talisman, huh?"

Just a moment before, Fang Xi had seen Ye Sanren heading to a weak point in the Array and casting a second tier Prohibition-breaking Talisman.

Though the Water Curtain Heaven Array was a second tier, superior grade Array, it had been worn down by the army for over a year and its power halved!

Plus, having found the Array’s weak point and deploying a second tier Prohibition-breaking Talisman, its breaching was a matter of course.

This was different from the situation at the Green Bamboo Mountain Market, where the Great Array had been blown from the inside; here, it was from the outside.

Normally, a second tier Prohibition-breaking Talisman would not so easily break a Great Array from the outside, but an Array worn down by half was much easier to breach.

"Hmm? Something’s not right..."

Fang Xi noticed a problem, and that was the Thirty Six Island Alliance caught completely off guard!

"Didn’t Ye Sanren explain the situation to the Three Upper Families?"

"And besides, according to today’s progress, in a few more months, the Water Curtain Heaven Array would be broken anyway, so why waste a precious second tier Prohibition-breaking Talisman now?"

"Unless they’ve received intelligence that Zhong Family reinforcements are on their way..."

"Or perhaps... someone intentionally created chaos? To make the Thirty Six Islands suffer more casualties and take advantage of the turmoil?"

"Oh well, this is actually my favorite scenario."

...

"The Great Array has been broken?"

"Brothers, loot!"

Seeing the island’s protective Great Array suddenly breached, a group of Individual Cultivators who had been merely spectating now surged forward like sharks that had scented blood, easily breaking through the Thirty Six Island Alliance’s defensive perimeter and flooding into the battlefield.

On Dragon Fish Island.

Within a cultivated Spiritual Field, an old Spirit Farmer of the Zhong Family wielded a sickle-shaped Spiritual Instrument, grimacing as he severed the head of a young Cultivator.

But before he could catch his breath and restore his Magic Power, several Individual Cultivators came over with malicious grins, drowning him in a barrage of spells...

This scene was unfolding everywhere on Dragon Fish Island.

The Zhong Family, the Alliance’s army, and the treacherous cultivation-robbers were all thrown into complete disarray!

...

"Elder Ye, what is the meaning of this?"

On the largest Spirit Boat, Taishu He, the Family Head of the Taishu Family, looked at the Cultivator with his hands behind his back, his face full of shock and anger.

The battlefield was in total chaos.

"What’s the matter?"

Ye Sanren turned around, revealing the face of a man about thirty years old with skin so white it seemed almost luminous. He chuckled lightly and said, "I learned that the Zhong Family risked seeking outside help, and reinforcements are already on their way. Isn’t it only logical to settle the issue with Dragon Fish Island before they arrive? For this, I have even used a precious ’Prohibition-breaking Talisman.’ Remember to repay me for it later!"

"Even so, you could have informed us in advance, why let things get to this point so suddenly, allowing those Individual Cultivators to gain an advantage..."

The Family Head of the Yuchi Family, a man with a dark face and large stature, was also particularly dissatisfied.

"Haha, Elder Ye focuses on the bigger picture and overlooks such trivial details, which is only natural..."

The Family Head of the Xiahou Family wore a full-faced smile, gesturing with his eyes to the other two Family Heads, "Now that the Water Curtain Heaven Array has been broken, Ancestor of Zhong Family must be dealt with by Elder Ye..."

"Hmph, of course!"

Ye Sanren produced a green disc-shaped Spiritual Instrument, transforming into a streak of Escape Light, and swiftly arrived at the Zhong Family’s ancestral shrine on Dragon Fish Island: "Where is Zhong Tianjun? Come out and fight..."

Whoosh!

A streak of Escape Light emerged, causing countless Qi Refining Cultivators to change color at the deisturbance of Magic Power.

This was the level of Magic Power unique to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

Even a casual spell from him could critically injure or even kill a late-stage Qi Refining Cultivator!

Yet, this Ancestor of Zhong Family chose not to cling to battle, instead feinting an attack before fleeing towards the horizon.

"Hmph, don’t think about it!"

Ye Sanren glanced at Dragon Fish Island, snorted coldly, and chased after him directly.

"Kill!"

On Dragon Fish Island, seeing that Foundation Establishment Cultivators had left, the various factions of Cultivators fought even more fiercely, with Qi Refining Cultivators falling every moment, and it was not uncommon to see late-stage experts being ganged up on and killed.

Even for the master Cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, death was not a rarity.

...

Splash!

A small wooden boat approached the shore of Dragon Fish Island.

Fang Xi, dressed as a fisherman, with a layer of Spirit Snake Armor beneath his straw raincoat.

He didn’t want to expose his body cultivation, so he still wore this suit of armor for protection.

At this time, Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back and walked onto Dragon Fish Island.

Whoosh whoosh!

Next to him, a Cultivator lost to madness saw him appear and directly commanded several Flying Swords to slash across at him.

Fang Xi flicked his fingers, and those Flying Swords flew back even faster, penetrating their original owner.

"This person is formidable, we shouldn’t make an enemy of him, let’s go!"

"Your strength is formidable, sir; we’ll leave this place to you..."

The nearby Cultivators were startled and hastily fled, avoiding him as if he were a viper or scorpion.

Unhurried, Fang Xi stepped forward to search the corpses, incidentally taking away their Storage Bags.

"There are three key locations on Dragon Fish Island. The first is the Zhong Family Ancestral Home, which has become a mortal hell and the primary target of all Cultivators... The second is Spirit Medicine Valley, which contains a large number of aged Spirit Medicines, and possibly even alchemists... The last is the Fish Rearing Lake, which is where the Green Jade Carps are raised, potentially holding Beast Controlling Skills inheritance, as well as abundant Spirit Fish resources..."

Fang Xi had not forgotten the Spiritual Instrument armor displayed at the auction, fashioned from scales of a Green Jade Carp king.

So if Cultivators were lucky, they too could find a trove of resources within the fishery!

"As for myself? Of course..."

He headed towards the direction of Spirit Medicine Valley.

After all, while the Zhong Family Ancestral Home held the most treasures, the fighting there was also the fiercest.

The real treasures were likely already taken by the Foundation Establishment ancestors.

It was far better to collect a few Spirit Medicines!

Fang Xi had always been quite cautious.

All along the way, any Cultivator who dared to attack him was easily stripped of life by him, and he happily accepted their Storage Bags as well.

"This is self-defense, not robbery and murder..."

Fang Xi muttered to himself as he entered Spirit Medicine Valley.

As soon as he stepped in, a stream of pure spiritual energy hit him, and he nodded slightly: "Worthy of a second-grade superior Spiritual Vein, I’m all the more eager now..."

Naturally, there were Arrays in Spirit Medicine Valley, but they had already been broken by this time, with several corpses strewn on the ground, including Zhong Family Cultivators in Flying Fish Mage Robes and those from the band of robbers.

Clearly, there were not a few Cultivators who shared Fang Xi’s thoughts, some even putting them into action.

"Haha... This fine-grade pill furnace, I’ll be taking it for myself."

As Fang Xi walked into the valley, he heard a boisterous laugh from within the buildings, and immediately a streak of light flew out, carrying a short and ugly-looking Qi Refining Cultivator at its peak.

"Old Gold Teeth Weirdo?!"