I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 600 Arriving on the Island (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

There are not many ships that can go out to sea during the Xunfeng season at the dock. Most of them are special ships that the Mountain and Sea Alliance has dispatched from various coastal areas of the Eastern Continent.

The Xun wind at sea comes from the void outside the boundary. Only after activating the Nine Cauldrons Boundary-Stabilizing Array can the Xun wind be completely stopped from invading the Mountain and Sea Boundary. Now, they can only go out to sea against the Xun wind.

Jiang Yi had the Lingxu Sword Sect's token, and the mission he was assigned was the most important, so he cut in line at the dock and got priority to board the ship and go to sea.

Jiang Yi went to sleep as soon as she boarded the boat. Hua Luosha probably knew what she had been doing and assumed that she was feeling troubled, so she did not disturb her.

The ship sailed at sea for more than three months before arriving at the main base that the Mountain and Sea Alliance had temporarily established in the center of the Boundless Sea for the construction of the Seventy-Two Gates of Demon Suppression.

Seeing that Jiang Yi was still asleep, Hua Luosha took the token and map left by Jiang Yi and went to handle the various handover procedures herself.

Jiang Yi had previously reported to the Mountain and Sea Alliance. The stewards in the alliance had a portrait of Hua Luosha and knew that she was with Jiang Yi. They completed everything in just half a day, providing her with an island map, some blueprints and jade slips for refining weapons, a large array plate to isolate the Xun wind, a specially made communication flying sword, and a jade tablet to guide the island's location.

When Hua Luosha finished her work and returned, she saw Jiang Yi, who had just woken up, leisurely drinking tea in the cabin. Hua Luosha immediately realized that Jiang Yi was deliberately slacking off!
Hua Luosha gritted her teeth and snatched the hot tea that Jiang Yi had poured, then dumped everything on her.

"Get up and get to work if you're awake! I'm not your servant!"

"Thanks a lot!"

Jiang Yi replied with a smile, while Hua Luosha rolled her eyes and explained to Jiang Yi what she had found out.

When it comes to important matters, Hua Luosha is clear-headed.

"Our main base is still behind Zhenmo Pass. There is a one-way teleportation array here that leads to seventy-two islands. It can only go there and not return. It can also be used for emergency communication. In a moment, we can go directly to the island you want to go to through the teleportation array."

"That island hasn't been named yet. You'll need to register an island name before you set off. The island you're going to was recently created by Nascent Soul cultivators moving mountains and filling in the gaps. It's close to the eye of a spiritual vein on the seabed, but the island's foundation is extremely unstable and it's been slowly shifting. They want you to reinforce it as soon as possible."

"What about the supplies?" Jiang Yi asked.

When this was mentioned, Hua Luosha got a little angry.

"No, I even had a fight with the people over there. They said that resources are scarce everywhere right now, and most of the resources for building the island are brought by the major sects themselves. The place you chose has mineral veins on the seabed, and they told you to figure out how to mine them yourself."

"The funniest thing is that they said you don't need to hand over any ore for the first five years, but after that you'll have to hand over a portion of the mined ore every month, as if it were some great favor. You righteous cultivators are just as good as evil cultivators when it comes to robbery!"

Jiang Yi didn't think there was any problem. Unlike Hua Luosha, she had been managing the Xuan Ying Sword Sect with her mother since she was a child. She was influenced by what she saw and heard and could see things from the perspective of the big picture and the overall interests.

Hua Luosha has lived a life of bloodshed and chaos since childhood. She finally managed to join a sect, but was forced to betray it because of the Ghost Emperor's inheritance and was hunted down. Her own interests have always been the most important thing to her.

"Let's go, let's go check out the island first."

Jiang Yi grabbed the teapot and gulped down a full cup of tea. He wiped his mouth, packed up everything on the table, and took Hua Luosha and her corpse demon to the main camp.

Jiang Yi registered the island's name as 'Kunlun Pass,' fulfilling her promise to the Kunlun Dao Stele.

Before leaving the base camp, Jiang Yi made a point of checking the overall map. The Seventy-Two Gates of Demon Suppression resembled a long dragon stretching across the boundless sea. At first glance, it seemed to have no pattern, but in reality, it contained some kind of powerful array pattern with numerous variations.

As the strongest sects in the Eastern Continent, the three major sword sects are located at the most important array points. Jiang Yi's Kunlun Pass is in the middle, slightly recessed, with two islands guarding it on both sides.

After Jiang Yi found out which two islands belonged to her, she felt a headache coming on. Her life hadn't been going too smoothly, so how did she end up with such bad luck?
These left and right guardians...

One is the Ziyang Sect of Lizhou. Her master just killed Xia Changying, so their relationship with the Ziyang Sect can't be considered good.

One is an old 'friend', the Qiantian Sect of Qianzhou. There is an ungrateful wretch named Pei Xuanling in the sect who has harmed many cultivators from Beixuan who came to seek refuge. The Qiantian Sect is in cahoots with him.

Jiang Yi now only hopes that the Nascent Soul cultivators sent by these two sects to be in charge of construction and defense are reasonable people; otherwise, even if the greater good of the human race is at stake, she will still kill them!

...The teleportation array's light faded, and a salty sea breeze, carrying a piercing shriek, rushed towards us.

Jiang Yi and Hua Luosha were teleported to a cliff on the edge of the island. The island was vast and boundless, with dark brown rock layers arching fiercely from the coastline, forming several fractured folded mountain ranges.

Several isolated peaks in the distance resemble broken swords thrust upside down, clearly moved here from elsewhere by someone with great magical power and forcibly piled up together, with the edge rock layers still peeling away in a rustling sound.

The crisscrossing rift valleys created by the displacement of the earth's crust have torn the primeval forest to pieces, and the terrified roars of inland monsters can be faintly heard from within the forest.

The howling winds at sea are like blades, mercilessly beheading giant trees wherever they pass.

The Flower Rakshasa, her face hidden behind her purple sleeves, approached Jiang Yi, using his protective aura to block the Xun wind.

After scanning the island with her divine sense, she exclaimed in astonishment, "This island is much larger than it appears on the map. Even with my current divine sense, I can't cover the entire island. The protective array provided by the headquarters can only cover half of the mountain range at most! Moreover, building a city here would probably require three or four times the resources compared to other places!"

Jiang Yi casually tossed the array plate distributed by the base camp to Hua Luosha, "Take it and play with it."

After speaking, Jiang Yi stepped into the air, and five copper coins appeared around him, falling to the ground like stars, precisely nailing into the five earth vein nodes of the island.

Five Elements Copper Coin Formation!
The array patterns, like living snakes, slithered and intertwined, instantly supporting a semi-transparent dome of light like an inverted giant bowl. Outside the dome, the Xun wind raged, emitting a piercing, sharp sound like metal scraping against metal. Everything inside the dome quickly returned to calm, and even the turbulent flow of spiritual energy was gradually smoothed out by the array, turning into a gentle breeze.

Once the great formation had completely subsided, the light dome gradually disappeared into nothingness, becoming indistinguishable to the naked eye; it could only be detected by divine sense upon approaching it.

"Kids, it's time to get to work again!"

Hongli, who was still half asleep, was ruthlessly thrown to the ground. Huagu transformed into a young girl, raised her arm to stretch her muscles and yawn, with the Heart-Piercing Sword, which had turned into a small mirror, still hanging from her waist. Qingxiao was also listless, still holding onto a piece of ironwood marrow.

The most spirited was Yao Ling, which emitted a sword cry as soon as it appeared, and patrolled the land with a crimson sword aura shaped like a fire phoenix. Zhao Ming stood quietly beside Jiang Yi, waiting for orders.

Zhenshan and Duanjin were very courteous, bowing respectfully.

"As we discussed before, Hua Gu, you take Zhu Xin to thoroughly investigate all the usable resources on this island. Capture those inland monsters but don't kill them; feed them Qi Ling Pills and raise them first."

"Zhaoming, you and Yaoling will patrol the surrounding hundred-mile sea area, clearing out the sea monsters. Remember to bring back all the corpses. Zhenshan Duanjin, you two will mainly investigate the location and reserves of all mineral veins within a hundred-mile radius. Qingxiao, I need you to spread your root system throughout the entire island, connecting all the trees and plants, to help transmit messages and supervise the construction in the future..."

Upon receiving the order, the demons immediately scattered to get to work. Jiang Yi, carrying the still-sleepy Hong Li, came to Hua Luosha.

Hua Luosha was speechless with astonishment. "This is much more comfortable than my corpse control!"

Jiang Yi laughed and said, "It's nothing special, just basic operations. If you have nothing to do, go and check with our 'Left and Right Protectors.' We'll leave the diplomatic matters to you!"

This was Jiang Yi's main purpose in bringing Hua Luosha. After all, she was a Nascent Soul Sword Lord stationed at Kunlun Pass, representing both the Lingxu Sword Sect and the Cangling Sect. There were some things she couldn't handle personally and needed someone to run errands and deliver messages.

Hua Luosha is meticulous and never suffers a loss. She has seen more things and weathered more storms than most sect cultivators, making her the most suitable candidate.

All the demons are capable of doing practical work; they shouldn't be wasted on trivial matters like diplomacy.

Hua Luosha laughed in exasperation, "Fine, I'll be your attendant this time, my Sword Lord!"

Hua Luosha and the Corpse Demon set off on their escape route. The array plate in her hand could form a small protective barrier after activation, making her fearless of the Xunfeng wind.

Jiang Yi found a rock to sit on, shook Hong Li awake, and took out the jade slip given to him by the headquarters. Inside was the blueprint for refining the 'Dragon-Locking Nail' needed to stabilize the island's foundation.

"Wake up, stop sleeping! If you keep sleeping, I'm going to clean your ears..."

　see you tomorrow!
　
(End of this chapter)