Chapter 1762: Moon Yao Mid Stage

The lively atmosphere of Three Realms Island continued for a full ten days. Following the initial wave of visitors, more cultivators consistently arrived.

Few cultivators who arrived chose to leave.

Since there was no time limit for entry this time, cultivators could stay on Three Realms Island for extended periods. They could enjoy the benefits of its excellent cultivation environment, even without engaging in any trade.

Of course, with tens of thousands of people staying on the island simultaneously, no matter how abundant the spiritual energy of the island was, the benefits distributed per person would be limited.

Fortunately, the commercial and garrison areas were completely separated. This ensured that the activities in the commercial zone did not affect the cultivation of resident cultivators in their garrison zone, allowing them to train undisturbed.

The Five-Color Chamber of Commerce's auction was a resounding success. Lu Ye did not participate, but he later heard that the twenty bottles of top-grade Spirit Refinement Pills were fiercely contested by numerous Moon Glimmer realm cultivators. This perfectly achieved the Five-Color Chamber of Commerce branch's goal of building momentum, establishing its reputation, and securing a substantial income for Three Realms Island.

Ten days later, cultivators gradually began to depart. By the end of two weeks, the situation on the island had gradually stabilized.

According to Tang Jun's statistics, Three Realms Island currently has a daily visitor flow of approximately five thousand people. Compared to the tens of thousands who swarmed in on opening day, this number was undoubtedly modest.

Moreover, the five thousand visitors per day was only temporary and was expected to decline further.

Once truly stable, the daily count would likely settle at around three thousand.

Yet, this was still remarkably good. To put it in perspective, Unrivaled Island's stable visitor flow was only half of this figure.

For Three Realms Island, a daily visitor flow of three thousand people was a respectable number. As long as the goods sold by merchants on the island were not too poor, they could all turn a profit.

The cultivators of Three Realms found themselves in a bittersweet situation. Before Three Realms Island developed, they had no duties beyond their personal cultivation.

Now, however, that was no longer the case. The thousand cultivators of Three Realms had to be divided into batches and form small teams to patrol various parts of the spiritual island. Only when they had no assignments could they dedicate time to their own cultivation.

Naturally, the treatment of Three Realms Island cultivators now was vastly superior to what it once was.

When they first arrived here, everyone had to tighten their belts. Luan Xiao'e, who managed the finances, was so anxious about their future prospects for a time that she could barely focus, constantly worrying about their survival.

It wasn't until the Battle of Baiyue, when they seized numerous spoils of war and extorted Giant Blade, that the situation suddenly improved.

Now, however, Three Realms Island no longer needed to worry about spirit jades.

Numerous shops had been rented out, generating an unimaginably vast fortune. Furthermore, there were still vacant shops awaiting lease, and some merchants were currently negotiating lease agreements with Tang Jun.

It's no exaggeration to say that, across the entire Myriad Manifestations Sea, when ranking factions by treasury wealth, Three Realms Island could certainly contend for a spot in the top ten, or even the top five.

With wealth secured, it was natural to focus on strengthening their power.

Cultivation advancement couldn't be rushed; it was a gradual process. However, cultivators could now acquire better spiritual and magic treasures.

Especially for cultivators from Kyushu, whose spiritual treasures were brought from Kyushu and were of low quality, even replacing just one could significantly boost their strength.

Furthermore, Three Realms cultivators didn't need to travel far to purchase spiritual or magic treasures. The Five-Color Chamber of Commerce on the island had them for sale, and many other shops also carried these items.

If resident cultivators purchased them, they received substantial discounts.

In less than a month, Three Realms cultivators each replaced two or three spiritual treasures, and every one of them saw a significant increase in their power.

Monthly stipends for cultivators also saw a significant increase. Compared to their initial arrival, the cultivators' purses were now much fuller.

Everything was now on the right track.

Beneath the Myriad Manifestations Sea, Lu Ye's true self was completely immersed in cultivation.

The feeling of directly sensing his own gradual growth in strength was a profoundly enjoyable experience. Of course, it would be even better if the cost wasn't a factor.

Once Three Realms Island had been open for two weeks and the situation stabilized, Lu Ye delved deep into the Myriad Manifestations Sea to begin his cultivation plan.

Previously, when cultivating in this manner, he had to carefully manage his talent tree's fuel consumption, always reserving a portion for unforeseen contingencies.

Now, however, that was completely unnecessary. He had drawn an enormous sum of spirit jades from Luan Xiao'e and used it all to purchase fire-attribute treasures.

When others spent spirit jades, Luan Xiao'e would typically inquire, if only to understand their purpose. At the very least, she needed to know what the cultivators were using the jades for. Additionally, each cultivator's expenditure limit for spirit jades was restricted.

But for Lu Ye, she asked nothing at all. Lu Ye was largely responsible for Three Realms Island's current prosperity and accounted for seventy to eighty percent of the treasury's wealth. As long as he wasn't giving Three Realms Island away, what reason did she have to question him?

While his true self cultivated, his clone continued to refine Twin Affinity Formation Plates to ensure a steady supply for the Three Realms Artifact Shop.

For many cultivators, the Twin Affinity Formation Plate was essentially a consumable item.

This was an unavoidable reality. The formation plates themselves were not sturdy and could be easily destroyed. Thus, the current competition among Myriad Manifestations Sea cultivators had evolved into a strategy where, whenever formations were deployed for combat, opposing sides would prioritize destroying the enemy's formation plate.

Furthermore, since the formation plates were not overly expensive now, well-funded cultivator teams would carry two or three of them.

This created a substantial demand for formation plates among cultivators.

Beneath the Myriad Manifestations Sea, Lu Ye opened his body and mind, allowing the seawater to engulf him. Black smoke billowed from his talent tree, indicating terrifying fuel consumption.

He gazed at his talent tree, observing the burning leaves and the intricate patterns upon them.

He was currently facing a rather awkward situation: he had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation of the Path of Spiritual Runes.

He could sense that the various spiritual and divine runes he currently commanded still had room for further derivation and improvement.

However, because his own Path of Spiritual Runes had a limit, this derivation could not progress.

The talent tree's derivation power was fundamentally based on his own attainments in the Path of Spiritual Runes. The higher his mastery in this path, the stronger the talent tree's derivation power would be.

To change this, he could only improve himself, thereby enhancing the talent tree's derivation capabilities.

In doing so, perhaps one day he might be able to refine Twin Affinity Formation Plates suitable for Moon Glimmer realm cultivators.

Therefore, recently, in addition to his cultivation, he had been studying the insights on the Path of Spiritual Runes left behind by numerous ancient sages.

Not all the burning leaves on the talent tree carried complete spiritual runes. Many bore insights left by ancient sages, or even techniques for constructing spiritual runes.

Previously, Lu Ye hadn't paid much attention to these. Due to insufficient strength, his sole focus had been on enhancing his power.

Now, having settled his mind to diligently comprehend them, Lu Ye suddenly realized that the knowledge on each leaf represented the lifelong cultivation essence of an ancient sage.

If previously, when constructing spiritual runes, he could, with the talent tree's power, achieve understanding of *how* they worked.

Once he thoroughly comprehended these treasures left by the ancient sages, he would be able to achieve understanding of *why* they worked!

This would undoubtedly be a tremendous improvement!

Therefore, during this recent period, while cultivating, he had been dedicating efforts to this area, and the gains were indeed significant.

As he was engrossed in comprehension, Lu Ye's spirit suddenly stirred. Instantly, his own magical power buzzed and its circulation speed within his body significantly accelerated. Moreover, at that very moment, he felt an extraordinary sense of clarity throughout his being, as if he had undergone a profound sublimation.

He paused, slightly stunned, before realizing that he had broken through.

Moon Glimmer Mid-stage!

With a subtle shift of thought and information relayed from his clone, Lu Ye confirmed that this cultivation session had lasted a full three months.

Since his breakthrough to Moon Glimmer within the Yin-Yang Grand Millstone that day, only a little over a year seemed to have passed.

This was undoubtedly his fastest breakthrough since advancing to the Star Constellation realm.

Of course, this was also due to the significant time and financial resources he had invested by cultivating with the aid of the Myriad Manifestations Sea.

Even before returning to the Myriad Manifestations Star System to prepare for the Battle of Baiyue, Lu Ye had cultivated for two months beneath the Myriad Manifestations Sea. After the Battle of Baiyue, he cultivated for another two months.

Since Three Realms Island's situation had stabilized until now, he had engaged in three full months of uninterrupted cultivation; Lu Ye hadn't even left this area.

In total, across these three periods, his time spent beneath the Myriad Manifestations Sea exceeded seven months!

If the consumed talent tree fuel alone were converted into spirit jades, it would likely amount to five or six hundred million. Given this, such a rapid breakthrough speed didn't seem surprising.

His cultivation in the Star Constellation realm hadn't been as fast, mainly because the time dedicated to cultivation wasn't as concentrated. Thus, the overall cultivation period had been prolonged.

Advancing from early Moon Glimmer to mid Moon Glimmer in just seven months would seem absolutely impossible to outsiders.

And this was even without significant improvement to the quality of Lu Ye's Dharma Source.

If he could acquire treasures that enhance Dharma Source quality and elevate its tier, his cultivation efficiency would undoubtedly increase further.

This would, in turn, allow him to save on spirit jade expenditures.

Unfortunately, such treasures were exceedingly rare. The Myriad Manifestations Chamber of Commerce had yet to provide any news. Lu Ye had previously tasked Mangdang with leveraging the Five-Color Chamber of Commerce's resources to search, but there was likely little hope.

Too many Moon Glimmer realm cultivators needed such treasures. Not only Moon Glimmers, but even some Sun Glimmer realm cultivators required them. Consequently, very few ever circulated on the market. He could only rely on fate.

Lu Ye felt a tinge of regret. Had he known better, he should have purchased that White Moon Crystal outside the Yin-Yang Grand Millstone back then. Unfortunately, he hadn't fully recognized its value at the time.

With his smooth advancement, Lu Ye left the Myriad Manifestations Sea.

A single breakthrough required a period of consolidation. For the time being, Lu Ye did not plan to continue raising his cultivation using this method.

After acquiring the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus, Soul Void had worried that Lu Ye's cultivation wouldn't keep pace with the growth of his divine soul. But now, it was clear Soul Void's concerns were unfounded.

Leaving the Myriad Manifestations Sea and returning to his residence, he immediately saw Yaya asleep on his clone's lap.