Chapter 1814: Busy and Bustling (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

Based on existing intelligence, the Little People's long-lost core has been brought out of the wonder by Lu Ye and placed in the Jade Snail Star System. This explains why the three divisions of Boundless Mountain have significantly altered their trajectories, converging towards a single meeting point.

However, this was ultimately just a deduction by the Little People's Sunlit cultivators. Until they saw it with their own eyes, no one could be certain of its truth.

Amidst their excitement, a Sunlit cultivator from the south spoke, "Who among us is closest to Jade Snail? This matter is too important; it would be prudent to go and verify it."

All the Sunlit cultivators nodded, agreeing with the proposal.

Su Yuqing then said, "My eastern division will go. Over ten years ago, we passed through the Jade Snail Star System. By our calculations, we are the closest. If I travel at full speed, I can return to Jade Snail within three to five months."

Chen Xuanhai added, "I'll go with my junior sister."

Even for Sunlit cultivators, traveling at full speed consumes a great deal of energy, making it impossible to maintain for three to five months. If two people travel together, they can take turns exerting themselves.

Chen Xuanhai undoubtedly also wanted to go to Jade Snail to see for himself if the core had indeed been brought back by Lu Ye. This was the Little People's paramount concern for countless years.

"Then we will trouble the two of you," the remaining Sunlit cultivators said, with no objections.

With the discussion concluded, the various projections quickly dispersed. Moments later, two figures from the Eastern Boundless Mountain soared into the sky, shot out of the realm, and transformed into streaks of light, heading towards Jade Snail.

The speed of a Sunlit cultivator traveling at full pace is immense; even the now much faster Boundless Mountain could not compare. If this were not the case, Su Yuqing would not have claimed she could return to Jade Snail within three to five months. It's worth noting that the Eastern Boundless Mountain passed through Jade Snail over ten years ago. In other words, traveling at full speed, she could cover the distance the Boundless Mountain drifted for over a decade in just three to five months.

On Misty Peak, Wu Qimo sighed with his hands behind his back. He also wanted to go to Jade Snail to see the situation, but with Chen Xuanhai and Su Yuqing gone, he had to stay and guard the home base.

In the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye returned after placing the Boundless Mountain core. Instead of going to the Blood Alliance Sect, he went directly to the Guard Hall in Tianzhou, found the current Nine Provinces Guardian, and instructed him in person.

Soon, a message was disseminated from the Nine Provinces Guard Hall to all directions.

Lu Ye had placed a rockery-like object near the Nine Provinces, and no cultivator was allowed to approach it without permission. Additionally, four Moon Phase cultivators had arrived in this realm, and anyone who encountered them should not be alarmed.

Lu Ye had placed a restriction on the core, so even if Nine Provinces cultivators approached, it wouldn't matter much. They couldn't break his restriction to enter the core world, but it was always better to be cautious.

As for the four Moon Phase cultivators, they were, of course, the Xiangyin sisters, Yang Ling, and Hu Dequan.

Although no Moon Phase cultivators had yet been born in the Nine Provinces, they were not unfamiliar with them. Previously, there had been Moon Phase cultivators in the Flower Realm, and as the Flower Realm gained significant benefits by affiliating with the Nine Provinces, Hua Qianying subsequently advanced to Moon Phase.

Additionally, Mu He, the patriarch of the Wood Spirit clan, and Black Umbrella, the patriarch of the Spore clan, were both Moon Phase cultivators. They had both traveled within the Nine Provinces and interacted with many Nine Provinces cultivators.

Lu Ye eventually met Little Nine.

Little Flower Girl followed closely behind Little Nine, like Little Nine's shadow, her large, dewy eyes reflecting innocence and naiveté.

After casually chatting with Little Nine for a while and confirming that nothing unusual had happened in the Nine Provinces recently, he sent it off to play with Little Flower Girl.

Lu Ye then hastily rushed out of the Nine Provinces and returned to the core's location.

Xiangyin and the others were still there, all four pairs of eyes gazing in immense shock at the Blood Refinement Realm spanning near the Nine Provinces. From their perspective, the Blood Refinement Realm's form was terrifying, clearly resembling a massive creature with its head and limbs severed.

Upon Lu Ye's return, Xiangyin turned to him and asked, "Lord, what is the situation with that realm? My sister and I feel something calling to us from there."

They had just mentioned this to Yang Ling and Hu Dequan, but unfortunately, neither of them had felt anything, which led Xiangyin to speculate.

Lu Ye glanced at the Blood Refinement Realm and explained, "That is formed from the remnant body of the Blood Ancestor, a place called the Blood Refinement Realm. Do not approach it without permission."

Ma Shangsi had experienced a similar sensation when he saw the Blood Refinement Realm years ago. He faintly felt that his opportunity to break through to Sunlit lay within it. He had wanted to ask Lu Ye for permission to go, but Lu Ye had mercilessly refused, which greatly saddened Ma Shangsi.

The Xiangyin sisters and Ma Shangsi were both of the Blood Clan and possessed sacred bloodlines. It was not surprising for them to have similar feelings in the presence of the Blood Ancestor's remnant body.

When Lu Ye refused Ma Shangsi, his main consideration was the disparity in their strengths. Although both were Moon Phase, Lu Ye was still confident in controlling Ma Shangsi, his blood servant, with his own precious blood. However, no one knew what changes would occur if a blood servant's cultivation advanced to Sunlit.

The Xiangyin sisters' strength was not much different from Ma Shangsi's, so Lu Ye naturally would not let them go to the Blood Refinement Realm.

Even if they were to go, it wouldn't be now.

"I'm going out for a trip and will be back in a few months," Lu Ye instructed. "During my absence, you two must guard the core well. No one is allowed to approach it without permission!"

"Yes!" Xiangyin acknowledged, and Xuan Yu nodded.

Lu Ye then looked at Yang Ling and Hu Dequan. "You two fellow Daoists can do as you please. The core has been placed, but it will likely take some time for the three Boundless Mountain divisions to merge."

Yang Ling chuckled, "We can wait!"

They had endured being trapped in the core world for so many years. Now that everything was settled, Boundless Mountain must already be on its way to merging. What was there that they couldn't wait for?

The Nine Provinces were quite good; the two of them could easily find a place to cultivate and relax, treating it as a respite after completing their mission.

After settling matters in the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye then departed.

He needed to return to the Myriad Phenomena Sea to replenish the Talent Tree's fuel. Although he had previously obtained a batch of fire-attribute resources from the Life Origin Realm, the upcoming tasks would consume a great deal of Talent Tree fuel, and those resources would be entirely insufficient.

The Myriad Phenomena Sea was the place to replenish large amounts of fuel.

Approximately ten days later, Lu Ye returned to the passage leading to the Soul Clan ancestral land. After transiting through the Starry Sky Pond, he arrived at the Azure Moon Star System.

Ten days later, he arrived at the wormhole connecting the Azure Moon Star System and the Myriad Phenomena Star System.

The Moon Phase cultivator stationed there was an old acquaintance. After all, Lu Ye had used this wormhole several times, and as the third island master of Three Realms Island, he had once led troops to forcibly breach Hundred Yue Island, a glorious achievement. Lu Ye was certainly not an unknown figure in the Myriad Phenomena Sea.

Upon Lu Ye's sudden appearance, the Moon Phase cultivator was undoubtedly surprised, as there was no record of Lu Ye having come from the Myriad Phenomena Sea. Yet, somehow, he was entering the Myriad Phenomena Sea from this star system.

However, this was not a major issue. Travel routes in the starry sky were not singular; sometimes people left from one place and returned from another.

After a brief conversation with Lu Ye, they readily granted him passage.

After more than three years, Lu Ye passed through the wormhole and returned to the Myriad Phenomena Star System.

Several days later, on the bustling Three Realms Island, Lu Ye was at his bamboo house, activating the power of the Talent Tree to refine various fire-attribute resources and frantically replenishing his fuel reserves.

Luan Xiao'e stood before him, rambling while holding a jade slip.

Lu Ye couldn't help but sigh, "Senior sister, you and Old Tang can handle all matters on the island. You don't need to tell me so much."

Luan Xiao'e reprimanded him, "Three Realms Island is a spiritual island shared by our three realms, and financial matters are the most serious. These past few years you've been away, our Three Realms Island has developed very well. You need to know how much spirit jade we've earned and how much we've spent."

In the years Lu Ye was absent, Three Realms Island had indeed developed exceptionally well.

When he left, Three Realms Island was already booming. Later, a group of Little People also settled there and opened a spirit talisman shop on the island. This was the only Little People's spirit talisman shop on the entire Myriad Phenomena Sea, and its reputation alone was enough to attract people. If one could acquire one or two purple talismans, they would undoubtedly serve as a powerful trump card.

Nowadays, the busiest place on Three Realms Island was neither the island's Three Realms Alchemy Shop nor the Five-Color Chamber of Commerce branch, but the area where the Little People's spirit talisman shop was located.

Every day, large numbers of cultivators queued to purchase spirit talismans from the Little People, but supply still couldn't meet demand. The Little People cultivators stationed on Three Realms Island were truly both happy and troubled: happy because earning spirit jade was too easy there, but troubled because their lives were miserable, spending every day either refining spirit talismans or preparing to refine them.

Three Realms Island's spirit jade reserves had reached over a billion. Nowadays, throughout the entire Myriad Phenomena Sea, the treatment of Three Realms cultivators was unparalleled. With ample cultivation resources, the Three Realms cultivators, besides completing their own tasks, were diligently cultivating.

The Star Constellations in the Nine Provinces generally saw good increases in strength. In the Azure Dawn Dao Realm and Jade Snail, many late-stage Star Constellations even showed signs of advancing to Moon Phase. Notably, three Star Constellations from the Jade Snail Realm had already advanced to Moon Phase, which was truly gratifying. Although no matter how many Moon Phase cultivators there were, only five registered ones could participate in the Spirit Island contention battles, the increase in the number of Moon Phase cultivators on the island was also a reflection of its foundational strength.

The Moon Phase level had always been an awkward point for the Nine Provinces. Currently, besides Lu Ye, there were no other Moon Phase cultivators in the Nine Provinces. This was why Luan Xiao'e kept rambling to Lu Ye. Lu Ye had made immense contributions to Three Realms Island's establishment, and the current excellent cultivation environment for Three Realms cultivators was even more inseparable from Lu Ye's past efforts. Thus, financial matters naturally had to be made known to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye blinked, looking at Luan Xiao'e, but his actions of refining resources didn't stop. "I know now!" he said.

Luan Xiao'e sighed, "I knew you'd have this attitude. Pay more attention when you have time in the future."

Lu Ye nodded repeatedly. "Understood," he said.

Luan Xiao'e left helplessly, then suddenly stopped, turned, and looked at Lu Ye. "When you return to Jade Snail again, take a batch of resources back with you."

"Okay!" Lu Ye agreed.