Chapter 730: Cloud Sea Sect's Plot

Ye Lin highly praised the lightning-attribute array, considering the Millennial Lightning Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree to be the ideal primary array core, perfectly suited for setting up such a formation.

Silver Serpent Island's geographical location was advantageous. It was situated in the northwest corner of Cyan Carp Island, an area known for frequent thunderstorms, which was suitable for the growth of Lightning Apricot Spirit Fruit Trees. Additionally, Silver Serpent Island was far from the Zhou family. Even if conflict arose in the future, it would be impractical for the Zhou family to launch a long-distance assault against the Wang family, as they would encounter other forces along the way. If the Wang family captured Silver Serpent Island, they could potentially evade retaliation from the Zhou family.

Silver Serpent Island was also not very far from Cyan Carp Market, only about fifty to sixty thousand li.

However, every advantage has a disadvantage. Silver Serpent Island was relatively close to the Crocodile Island faction. Crocodile Island was one of the six major powers in the Red Moon Sea, boasting several Nascent Soul cultivators.

If the Wang family took Silver Serpent Island and Crocodile Island decided to confront the Zhang family, the Wang family would undoubtedly become a target for Crocodile Island's affiliated forces. However, as long as the Wang family remained affiliated with the Zhang family, they would inevitably be attacked by the Zhang family's adversaries, so this was not surprising.

East Muntjac Island and Golden Gourd Island were similar; both were adjacent to other powers, differing only in size.

"I also favor Silver Serpent Island," he said. "Qingling and the others have just returned, so we can draw some personnel to accompany us to seize the island."

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan cultivated complementary techniques, making their joint effort to capture the island ideal.

Over 150 unaffiliated cultivators were integrated into the Wang family. Wang Qiuhong distributed them among various halls, and thirty cultivators at Qi Refining Level 6 or higher were selected. Wang Qingjun would train them, and after several months of drills, they would be ready for combat.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan selected fifty cultivators and departed for Silver Serpent Island, accompanied by Ye Lin, who could help in breaking arrays.

More than two months later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan arrived at Silver Serpent Island. To Wang Changsheng's surprise, the island's resident cultivators had likely received intelligence and fled.

Before leaving, the resident cultivators had set fire to most of the buildings, necessitating reconstruction, but this was a minor issue.

Wang Qingling directed the clan members to construct buildings and cultivate spiritual fields for planting medicinal herbs.

At the center of the island was a colossal valley, containing a large cluster of buildings, where spiritual energy was most abundant.

Ye Lin personally selected a site and planted the Millennial Lightning Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree in an empty spiritual herb garden. Using the Millennial Lightning Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree as the primary array core and other lightning-attribute materials as secondary cores, he set up the high-grade Tier 3 Nine Palaces Lightning Guiding Array. Wang Changsheng had previously dispatched people to gather the necessary materials, and most were already collected. During the recent major conflict, Wang Changsheng had plundered considerable wealth, which conveniently completed the array materials.

The Nine Palaces Lightning Guiding Array could direct lightning strikes towards the Millennial Lightning Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree, promoting its growth. Any excess lightning energy could be stored within the array cores. If powerful enemies attacked, the array could be activated to unleash lightning and harm them.

It was widely acknowledged in the cultivation world that lightning-attributed spells possessed the greatest destructive power.

Wang Changsheng sent Wang Qingjun to Cyan Carp Island to inform the Zhang family. After all, it was better to shelter under a large tree; to survive in the Red Moon Sea, the Wang family cultivators needed to strive hard but also stay close to the Zhang family.

After setting up the array, Wang Changsheng instructed Wang Ruyan to remain on Silver Serpent Island and departed with ten clan members.

Several thousand li away from Silver Serpent Island lay a desolate island with sparse spiritual energy.

Wang Changsheng and his clan members flew brazenly over the desolate island, disappearing into the horizon.

Approximately a cup of tea's time later, a burst of yellow light suddenly illuminated beneath a coconut tree on the desolate island. A lean, yellow-robed man materialized out of thin air under the tree.

Judging by the powerful aura emanating from him, he was clearly a Core Formation cultivator.

The previous owners of Silver Serpent Island were a cultivation family named Zhao, who had been annihilated by the Cloud Sea Sect.

The Cloud Sea Sect had a total of five Core Formation cultivators: one was traveling abroad, and four were within the sect. After destroying the Zhao family, the Cloud Sea Sect anticipated that the Zhang family would undoubtedly send people to seize Silver Serpent Island. They feigned withdrawal; with Crocodile Island's backing, the Cloud Sea Sect naturally had no fear of the Zhang family.

The Cloud Sea Sect plundered the Zhao family's wealth and then set fire to the island, creating a false impression of withdrawal. In reality, the Cloud Sea Sect cultivators had been hiding underground on this desolate island. Having finally secured an island with a mid-grade Tier 3 spiritual vein, the Cloud Sea Sect would not easily relinquish it; this was an excellent opportunity for territorial expansion.

Given the unstable situation, any dispatch of personnel would likely require Core Formation cultivators to return personally. If Wang Changsheng did not go back, they planned to ambush and kill the Wang family cultivators sent to gather reinforcements, thereby weakening their defensive strength until a Core Formation cultivator personally left.

"Fool! Rushing back to summon reinforcements," the yellow-robed man sneered. "Heh heh, by the time you return, the cultivators on the island will already be dead."

A yellow light illuminated the yellow-robed man's body, and he burrowed into the ground, vanishing from sight.

Seven days later, over a hundred cultivators emerged from beneath the desolate island. Led by two Core Formation cultivators, they charged furiously towards Silver Serpent Island.

A vast expanse of white mist enveloped the entire Silver Serpent Island, obscuring the view of its interior.

"Attack with me!"

The yellow-robed man summoned a palm-sized yellow banner. With a gentle flick, it rapidly expanded into a ten-foot-tall yellow banner flag, adorned with a lifelike embroidered yellow flying eagle.

Gripping the yellow banner flag with both hands, he gave it a slight shake, generating a loud whistling sound. Dozens of colossal yellow wind blades shot forth, overwhelmingly striking Silver Serpent Island.

A blue-clad young woman in her early thirties summoned an egg-sized crimson orb. She cast a spell, causing countless crimson runes to appear on the orb's surface. A large amount of firelight materialized out of thin air, and the surrounding temperature sharply increased.

Dozens of giant fireballs, the size of water vats, hovered in mid-air. Carrying an astonishing heatwave, they surged towards Silver Serpent Island.

Over a hundred low-level cultivators either cast spells or manipulated magical artifacts, attacking Silver Serpent Island.

Instantly, flashes of various colored spell lights illuminated the sky, raining down overwhelmingly on Silver Serpent Island with terrifying momentum.

A melodious *pipa* sound rang out, and a faint blue sound wave flew from within the white mist, shattering most of the incoming spells. The remaining few spells plunged into the white mist as if sinking into mud or the vast sea, without a single sound escaping.

"The array has just been set up and can't unleash much power yet," the yellow-robed man said coldly. "Increase the intensity of the attack!"

The yellow-robed man flicked his wrist, and a yellow light shot out from his spirit beast pouch. It was a fifteen-foot-tall yellow rhinoceros, with circles of blue spiritual patterns on its body, a row of sharp spikes on its back, and a large expanse of white clouds beneath its feet.

Judging by the yellow rhinoceros's aura, it was a mid-grade Tier 3 spirit beast.

It was a Cloud-Treading Rhinoceros, the Cloud Sea Sect's protective spirit beast. With immense brute force, even low-grade Tier 3 defensive arrays could not withstand its charge.

The Cloud-Treading Rhinoceros let out a strange roar and transformed into a streak of yellow light, flying towards the white mist.

The *pipa* music grew more intense, and the seawater violently churned, forming a colossal blue giant hand that slammed fiercely towards the Cloud-Treading Rhinoceros.

The Cloud-Treading Rhinoceros emitted an unusual roar, and an invisible sound wave shot out, meeting the blue giant hand.

Boom!

The blue giant hand was shattered by the invisible sound wave, dissolving into a large expanse of seawater and disappearing.