Chapter 1886: Arrangement

Lu Ye wasn't overly concerned about that wealth. With Three Realms Island, Jiu Zhou was accumulating financial resources at a good pace, sufficient to meet the cultivation needs of its cultivators. Even possessing more would be meaningless if it couldn't be absorbed and converted into strength in a short period.

What he valued was the inherent power of the Asura Arena itself. It contained countless secret realms where cultivators could undergo rigorous training—wasn't this exactly what Jiu Zhou urgently needed?

He then asked, "What level of cultivators is the Asura Arena suitable for?"

Su Yuqing replied, "It's a supreme treasure of the starscape, so there are no restrictions. Cultivators of any level can enter. The Asura Arena has its own profound mechanisms; it will place cultivators into secret realms suitable for their current cultivation level, allowing them to gain various benefits."

"Even Sun-tier cultivators can enter?" Lu Ye asked.

"Naturally," Su Yuqing affirmed.

"This is truly a good thing," Lu Ye said, practically drooling. If Jiu Zhou had an Asura Arena, their current problems would simply vanish. In fact, the Spirit Stream and Cloud River battlefields might not even be necessary, as cultivators at those two levels could easily train within the Asura Arena. However, despite its immense value, the treasure was useless to Jiu Zhou, as Lu Ye couldn't possibly transport all of Jiu Zhou's cultivators to the Asura Arena.

As if sensing Lu Ye's thoughts, Su Yuqing continued to explain, "While training in the Asura Arena's secret realms, if cultivators can overcome the various challenges, they will receive varying numbers of Asura Seals. These seals are unique to the Asura Arena and cannot be taken out, holding little inherent value themselves. However, cultivators can use these seals to connect with the Asura Treasury and exchange them for any resources or treasures they desire."

"Such a treasure, after so many years, has no one successfully exchanged for it?" Lu Ye asked.

Su Yuqing replied, "Firstly, this treasure is of no use in combat; its primary function is to foster the development of a race and to temper its members. For powerful cultivators, its utility is limited. For example, if I were to enter the Asura Arena and obtain Asura Seals, I would undoubtedly exchange them for treasures useful to me, rather than choosing this ancillary treasure." She continued, "Secondly, to exchange for that ancillary treasure, it would likely require a substantial amount of Asura Seals. I don't know the exact amount, as I haven't seen it myself. But it's ultimately an ancillary treasure of a supreme treasure, so it certainly won't be cheap. This is probably the fundamental reason why this ancillary treasure has never been exchanged."

She further explained, "The Asura Arena also has an ancillary treasure. This ancillary treasure, one could say, is a pseudo-supreme treasure. Its power is similar to the Asura Arena itself; it can create various different secret realms for cultivators to train in. However, because it's only an ancillary treasure, it doesn't possess the inherent sentience of the Asura Arena itself and requires human control to function. Of course, it also doesn't have Asura Seals or the Asura Treasury. But if it's merely used for the purpose of training cultivators, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Su Yuqing then added, "I'm telling you this because if you have the chance, you can go and see it. With your foundation and strength, you should be able to gain some benefits from it, but there's no need to forcefully acquire that ancillary treasure."

Lu Ye nodded. "Hmm?" He heard this and immediately felt that this model was not merely similar, but practically identical, to how Jiu Zhou cultivators exchanged cultivation resources from the Heavenly Secret Treasury using merit points. It was the same principle, just that the Asura Arena didn't have 'merit points'; instead, it used Asura Seals. Furthermore, Little Four could even introduce a merit point system into it, thereby connecting it to the Heavenly Secret Treasury. He was familiar with ancillary treasures of supreme treasures. The Small Star Palace, which he had placed on Three Realms Island, was also an ancillary treasure of a supreme treasure; it was currently constantly transforming the seawater of Myriad Phenomena Sea, creating Three Realms Island, an upper-grade spirit island. From that perspective, if Jiu Zhou possessed an Asura Arena ancillary treasure, it would undoubtedly be able to maximize its utility, yielding greater benefits than if any other realm obtained it.

"This servant dares to ask, please bestow a drop of Sacred Blood, Honored Master," Xiang Yin said, pouting her red lips, her expression growing more pitiful, like a large dog begging for food.

"No need," Lu Ye flatly refused. He was planning to advance to the late Moon-tier on this trip to Myriad Phenomena Sea; why would he need anyone to serve him? Moreover, he didn't know what was happening with Hua Ci; if that vicious woman woke up and saw two beautiful Snow Clan women beside him, who knew how she would torment him.

When Lu Ye ordered the eight Blood Attendants to remain behind and guard Jiu Zhou, their hopes immediately turned into disappointment, yet they dared not disobey. Wu Ning then suddenly asked, "When will you return to Myriad Phenomena Sea?"

Ever since she learned that Lu Ye was a descendant of the Dao Tree lineage, she understood the secret of his rapid cultivation progress. Myriad Phenomena Sea was undoubtedly the most suitable place for Lu Ye to cultivate, so even though this was his homeland, he couldn't remain here for too long. They had heard of the great reputation of Myriad Phenomena Sea; even the Xiang Yin sisters had been to Myriad Phenomena Sea and knew of its prosperity.

The reason he wasn't taking them to Myriad Phenomena Sea was primarily because it wouldn't be meaningful. According to the rules of Myriad Phenomena Sea, each spirit island could not have more than five registered Moon-tier cultivators. Three Realms Island already had that many Moon-tier cultivators, so even if he brought them, they wouldn't be able to register. They would simply have to stay on Three Realms Island without official status or recognition, unable to participate even in spirit island contention battles. Lu Ye shivered at the thought, so after much deliberation, he concluded that leaving the eight of them behind was for the best.

Indeed, the resources in Lu Ye's personal treasury were extremely abundant. This was the accumulated wealth of countless years, gathered by the entire Tian Lu Ye clan enslaving hundreds of star systems. One could almost say that it contained all the rare treasures of the world. He was still young, and traveling around to see more would naturally be beneficial. The Asura Arena still held a strong attraction for him. The starscape contained numerous mysteries; even though he had seen many written records in the Great Human Race's Restful Abyss Pavilion, those were merely descriptions. Many things were difficult to truly grasp without witnessing them firsthand.

While the establishment of the True Lake battlefield wasn't urgent for now, if no other solution emerged within ten years, it would become a necessity. This would be a significant drain on Jiu Zhou's foundation. Furthermore, there's no need to worry too much about the southern region. Even if there were realms blocking their path in the south, with the combined power of Fangcun Mountain's eight divisions and over ten Sun-tier cultivators, they could barely alter the southern trajectory, ensuring no collision with any realm. Lu Ye estimated that, strong as Wu Ning was, she would definitely be no match for either the Azure Bird or the Dancing Girl. The strength of those two seemed to transcend the scope of Sun-tier cultivators.

Lu Ye nodded. "Then I'll leave it to you all. I'll come back to check periodically." At this point, he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Yuqing," he said, "there's a place I'd like you to help me investigate."

"What kind of treasure?" Wu Ning asked.

Lu Ye took out a blank jade tablet. While sketching on it, he explained to Wu Ning: "This is Jiu Zhou. If you go in this direction, you'll reach the Azure Dawn Dao Realm. Further on, you'll enter a chaotic explosion zone. Beyond that is a starscape marvel called the Thousand Mounds. There are many peculiar nebula mounds there, containing objects with extremely abundant energy that can aid the growth of a realm. You are knowledgeable and experienced, so help me determine what these nebula mounds actually are." He added, "However, you must be careful not to rashly attack those nebula mounds, because they seem to possess a powerful counter-attack ability. Additionally, within the Thousand Mounds, there's an ancient giant creature, and perhaps even a Dancing Girl. You must avoid them."

"Alright!" Wu Ning readily agreed.

Wu Ning then took out a storage ring: "If you're going back, give this to Haitang. It contains materials for crafting talismans."

Both the Xiang Yin sisters and Ding Beifeng were Moon-tier cultivators in the late stage. Their presence in Jiu Zhou would be sufficient to ensure its safety.

Lu Ye took the tablet. "We depart tomorrow," he said.