Chapter 1629: Foundations

Since arriving at the Myriad Manifestation Sea, most people had embarked on a journey together. While they didn't gain much, it was always a good opportunity to broaden their horizons.

However, a small number of people remained on this desolate island.

Shui Yuan and Hua Ci had stayed there the entire time. When Lu Ye approached, the two women were gathered together, chatting and laughing cheerfully. Amber lay lazily nearby, while Ya Ya sat beside her, chin in hand, with a thoughtful expression.

Yi Yi was nowhere to be seen. She hadn't run off; she was hidden inside Amber. As a spirit body, similar in nature to the Soul Clan, it was inconvenient for her to show herself for long periods in such a bustling place.

As Lu Ye reached this spot, Li Shang also flashed out from his divine sea and entered Amber, likely to chat with Yi Yi.

Seeing Ya Ya's expression, Lu Ye was slightly surprised. He bent down, gently patted her head, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ya Ya looked up at him, pouting, and said, "Auntie said not to let people touch my head, or I won't grow tall!"

The "Auntie" she referred to was undoubtedly Yi Yi.

Lu Ye's large hand stiffened, and he awkwardly withdrew it.

After observing Ya Ya carefully for a moment, Lu Ye vaguely felt that she seemed to have changed recently. Previously, she truly seemed like a child, but now her eyes appeared more spirited.

"Is something bothering you?" Lu Ye felt he should talk to Ya Ya.

Ya Ya nodded, looking a little wronged.

"Do you want to tell me about it?" Lu Ye asked.

Ya Ya hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Daddy, I've been having strange dreams lately."

Lu Ye waited for her to continue, but Ya Ya said no more after that sentence. So he had to ask, "What kind of dreams?"

Ya Ya shook her head, indicating she couldn't explain clearly, but that the dreams were indeed very strange and scary, to the point where she hadn't dared to sleep much lately.

Only then did Lu Ye understand why the little girl was sitting there in contemplation, looking so melancholic. She clearly had a psychological shadow.

Otherwise, as before, she would easily fall asleep beside Amber.

"When did they start?" Lu Ye's heart stirred.

Ya Ya replied, "Just a few days ago."

Which "few days ago"?

Lu Ye found communicating with children quite troublesome. Although Ya Ya was certainly not a real child, her mind and consciousness were indeed no different from a child's.

"Before we arrived here?" Lu Ye prompted.

Ya Ya tilted her head, thought for a moment, then nodded, indicating he was right.

Lu Ye looked at the bracelet on her wrist and asked, "After you found this bracelet?"

Ya Ya nodded again.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment, vaguely realizing that the bracelet found from the Mist Dragon was likely the reason for Ya Ya's dreams.

This item must have originally belonged to Ya Ya, but was lost within the Mist Dragon. When they passed by last time, Ya Ya sensed it and retrieved it, completing a pair.

Since it was her own item, it shouldn't be harmful to her.

"Let Daddy see," Lu Ye said, extending his hand. He hadn't actually examined Ya Ya's bracelet before.

Ya Ya slipped off the two bracelets from her wrist and handed them to Lu Ye. Lu Ye took them and examined them carefully, but he couldn't make anything of them.

He couldn't even tell if they were treasures.

Such a situation implied either the items truly weren't treasures, or their profound mysteries surpassed his understanding.

Lu Ye leaned towards the latter possibility. After all, Ya Ya was a Sun-Glow cultivator, and it was only natural for her to possess some profound treasures.

Handing the bracelets back to Ya Ya, Lu Ye comforted her, saying, "They're just dreams; there's no need to be afraid. Everyone dreams."

Ya Ya looked at him innocently and asked, "Are Daddy's dreams scary too?"

Lu Ye thought to himself that he hadn't truly slept in a long time, so how could he dream? But to a child, he could only tell a white lie: "Very scary, but once you wake up, it's all fine."

Ya Ya seemed to understand: "So everything in dreams is fake!"

"Of course it's fake!" Lu Ye said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Ya Ya cheered up, as if Lu Ye had solved a major problem for her. In her joy, she even jumped up, hugged Lu Ye's face, and gave him a big smooch.

Lu Ye froze.

Shui Yuan and Hua Ci, who had been chatting and laughing nearby, stared blankly at the scene.

Ya Ya took Amber and ran off to play. Lu Ye touched the cheek she had kissed, unable to recover for a long time.

Besides Hua Ci, this was the second... third... fourth time an opposite-sex individual had kissed him. Even Yi Yi had never kissed him.

Hua Ci said softly, "You'd better pray Ya Ya stays like this forever."

Everyone knew Ya Ya was a Sun-Glow cultivator, and for unknown reasons, she had taken on her current appearance and disposition. But there was no guarantee she wouldn't recover.

If that day ever came, remembering how she had always called Lu Ye "Daddy" and kissed him like that, she might just crush him to death with one hand.

Lu Ye felt a lot of pressure. It seemed he needed to quickly improve his cultivation. At the very least, he needed to ensure that if Ya Ya ever recovered and decided to teach him a lesson, he would have some power to defend himself.

"Is there something you need?" Shui Yuan asked, changing the subject.

Only then did Lu Ye remember the purpose of his visit. He quickly handed over a storage ring, saying, "I bought some pill formulas and many medicinal herbs from the Myriad Manifestation Chamber of Commerce. You two can study them and see if you can refine some spirit pills."

As things stood, if the cultivators of the Three Realms wanted to generate income, besides going to various islands to offer their services, they could only find a way through alchemy.

This was also the chosen method for many alchemists who came to the Myriad Manifestation Sea. As long as their alchemy skills were high enough, they could always earn something. Like Hua Qianying, if she slightly lowered her standards, she could completely join a top-tier major power and would certainly receive good offerings and treatment.

Shui Yuan and Hua Ci's alchemy skills were absolutely top-tier in Kyushu, but they weren't quite enough in the Myriad Manifestation Sea. After all, they hadn't encountered many of the pill formulas here and didn't recognize many of the medicinal herbs.

But Lu Ye wasn't relying on them to perform the alchemy themselves. He was counting on a treasure in Shui Yuan's possession!

He had given that treasure to Shui Yuan for safekeeping back then. It was a supreme treasure that assisted in alchemy. With this treasure, as long as they had the materials and appropriate pill formulas, they could naturally refine spirit pills of extremely excellent quality.

This treasure could definitely become the key for the Three Realms' cultivators to earn Spirit Jade now.

Shui Yuan took the storage ring and immediately understood Lu Ye's intention. "I'll study them with Junior Sister Hua first," she said.

"And these things, you two take them as well," Lu Ye said, handing over another storage ring. What was in this ring wasn't purchased items, but rather what he had obtained from beneath the Myriad Manifestation Sea.

For example, Spirit Refinement Grass, and many varieties of spirit fish and star beasts.

These items had been with him for a long time. Although he had eaten some spirit fish when he returned to Kyushu, he had a large quantity in reserve, so he naturally hadn't finished them all.

Especially spirit fish. There was an inexhaustible supply beneath the Myriad Manifestation Sea. While others couldn't obtain them, Lu Ye had connections with the Merfolk, so he could acquire them easily.

Whether it was White Spirit fish or other spirit fish, they all had great medicinal value. If Shui Yuan and Hua Ci could research and develop spirit pills primarily using spirit fish as ingredients, it would be equivalent to finding a lucrative path for Three Realms Island.

As for Spirit Refinement Grass... its high value goes without saying. However, Lu Ye had a lot of it, more than he could use. Using it for alchemy was a good option.

After all, it wasn't advisable to sell large quantities of Spirit Refinement Grass to avoid attracting unwanted attention. But if refined into spirit pills, this concern would vanish.

It was the same principle with the spirit fish. Even though Lu Ye knew they could fetch a good price, he couldn't just sell them directly. If people asked about their origin, he wouldn't be able to explain. He certainly couldn't say he killed them beneath the Myriad Manifestation Sea.

With the numerous pill formulas and materials provided by Lu Ye, Shui Yuan and Hua Ci became busy.

Since arriving here, the two women had been idle, almost bored to death. As female cultivators, especially beautiful ones with relatively low cultivation levels, it wasn't safe for them to venture out. Now that they finally had something to do, they naturally immersed themselves completely.

Three Realms Island was bustling with activity. Under Tang Jun's supervision, the construction of the island's foundation was in full swing. For cultivators, such things were simple, merely involving the construction of dwellings.

However, compared to mortal construction, what cultivators built was undoubtedly more robust, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. There was no need to worry about materials either; Lu Ye had already purchased some from the Myriad Manifestation Chamber of Commerce earlier.

Having gained experience on Peerless Island, Tang Jun was now quite adept. Under his design, buildings were arranged logically and aesthetically. In just a few days, the basic infrastructure of Three Realms Island was largely completed, and hundreds of cultivators finally had places to live.

Lu Ye contributed a lot of effort, diligently supervising the entire process from the side.

Three Realms Island had undergone significant changes compared to before. However, apart from the main base area, the rest of the island remained desolate.

Lu Ye instructed Tang Jun to continue leading the construction. Tang Jun found this somewhat unbelievable, as in his view, Lu Ye was truly treating this desolate island as the future base for the Three Realms.

The current buildings were temporarily sufficient. Continuing to build more was clearly preparation for more cultivators from the Three Realms who would arrive in the future.

However, having received several magic treasures from Lu Ye, Tang Jun felt obligated and could only go along with it.

Just as Lu Ye was about to leave, a figure suddenly flew towards Three Realms Island, stopping outside the grand formation.

Luan Xiao'e saw the approaching person, opened the formation, and the person immediately swept inside.

"Fellow Daoist Kang!" Luan Xiao'e greeted.

It was Kang Cheng from Wuding.

Since entering the Myriad Manifestation Sea, the cultivators of the Three Realms had separated from those of the Four Directions Star System. This was the first time someone from their side had come over.

Seeing this, Lu Ye and Tang Jun, who had been talking, walked over as well and exchanged greetings with Kang Cheng.

Lu Ye didn't know why Kang Cheng had come, as to his knowledge, the people from the Four Directions Star System had been scouting suitable targets on the Myriad Manifestation Sea, preparing to make their big move.

However, Lu Ye soon understood why Kang Cheng was here.