Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Fang Shitou said, "That is the territory of the Mist Jiao Island Master, and barging in rashly would be very dangerous! The Mist Jiao Island Master is also one of the two Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivators in this region of the sea."

Le Ziling raised an eyebrow and said, "Demand the Mist Jiao Island Master to hand over the person!"

Le Ziling herself was a Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator from the Ziyun Sect. She wasn't fully confident that she could defeat another Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator. If it wasn't necessary, she wouldn't want to risk her life against another Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator. Forcing the issue was the best strategy.

Fang Shitou nodded slightly and directly sent out a Communication Talisman into the mists of Mist Jiao Island.

Before long, a thunderous voice resonated within the domain of Mist Jiao Island, "Fang Shitou, the chief disciple of the Green Bamboo Island Master, requests an audience with the Mist Jiao Island Master!"

The fog of Mist Jiao Island remained motionless, as if nothing had happened at all.

Le Ziling sneered, "The cultivators of Mist Jiao Island put on quite an act. It seems they surely must be colluding with the Sea Dragon King! Let's go and have our Lord step in!"

Fang Shitou took a deep look at Mist Jiao Island and said, "Let's head back!"

The Spirit Boat immediately raced toward the direction of Green Bamboo Island.

Within the bounds of the Spiritual Mist of Mist Jiao Island, a Spirit Boat measuring two hundred zhang in length floated on the sea.

"Senior brother, is this wise? I heard that the old Whale Cloud monster met a miserable end at the hands of Zhao Yu, the current Island Master of Green Bamboo Island. Offending his disciple like this might bring trouble in the future," said a stunningly beautiful girl dressed in white, standing on the deck of the Spirit Boat.

She looked through the Spiritual Mist towards the Spirit Boat heading to Green Bamboo Island, a trace of worry flickering in her eyes, as she spoke to a young cultivator dressed in black, who had a single ponytail and a strikingly handsome appearance.

"Even the old Whale Cloud monster was no match for my father! Zhao Yu's killing of Whale Cloud was nothing more than a fluke! Zhao Yu is just a mere cultivator at the Late Golden Core Stage.

If he dares come to Mist Jiao Island, I will ensure he never returns," the young man in black confidently smiled and said, "If we can kill Zhao Yu and take Green Bamboo Island, my father will surely catch the Sea Dragon King's eye. If he can be granted an Infant Transformation Pill, my father might have a chance to advance to Nascent Soul!"

The Infant Transformation Pill was a Spirit Pill in the Blue Sky Sea that could aid in Nascent Soul condensation. A genuine Infant Transformation Pill could also increase a cultivator's chance of Condensing Nascent Soul by ten percent, making it extremely precious. It was for the chance to get the Pill that the Mist Jiao Island Master had joined the ranks of the Sea Dragon King, serving him.

Ten days later, Green Bamboo Island.

Fang Shitou knelt on the ground, his face full of respect, "Master, your disciple has failed! Those pirates have taken refuge on Mist Jiao Island, and I had to return empty-handed. I ask for Master's punishment."

Zhao Yu said, "Stand up! The Mist Jiao Island Master is a Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator; not rashly intruding into Mist Jiao Island was wise of you."

Fang Shitou stood up and said, "Thank you, Master!"

"Since Mist Jiao Island is so unwilling to show me respect, then there is no need for the Mist Jiao Island Master to exist!"

After Fang Shitou left, a cold gleam swept through Zhao Yu's eyes. With a command, Le Ziling mobilized dozens of Spirit Boats filled with cultivators heading toward Mist Jiao Island.

Ten days later, those dozens of Spirit Boats arrived in front of Mist Jiao Island.

"You, take this treasure and break through the great fog of Mist Jiao Island!"

Zhao Yu handed a Superior Magical Treasure, the Cyclone Fan, to Le Ziling.

"Yes! My Lord!"

Le Ziling took the magical treasure, refined it for a while, and then directly wielded the Cyclone Fan.

The fierce wind, upon meeting a breeze, transformed into a hundred-zhang long cyan giant fan that swept directly forward.

Bursts of violent gales blew in an instant, forming a terrifying storm that swept towards the Mist Serpent Island.

The dense fog that shrouded the thousands of miles around Mist Serpent Island was blown away by the fearsome storm, revealing a massive island with a territory spanning two thousand miles.

"A storm! What's going on?"

"This isn't a natural disaster, it's man-made!!"

"We are surrounded!!"

"..."

Beams of Escape Light flew out from Mist Serpent Island, and numerous cultivators emerged both shocked and angry at the approaching storm. They unleashed their Spells to fend off the tempest, yet many Spirit Boats were still swallowed by the waves stirred up by the fearsome storm, sinking into the sea.

In the waters surrounding Mist Serpent Island, sea serpents surged forth from the ocean depths, ramming towards the Spirit Boats carrying Zhao Yu and his party.

The Island Master of Mist Serpent Island had raised dozens of sea serpents, each possessing a battle power of Second-Order or above, including even five Third-Order Sea Dragons.

"Sea Dragons? Good, come at me!"

Zhao Yu's eyes gleamed, immediately summoning the Mountain Seal, and beams of Earth Magnetism Mystical Light shot towards the ocean, landing on the bodies of the five Third-Order Sea Dragons.

The five Third-Order Sea Dragons felt their bodies sink, as if bearing the weight of a great mountain.

Zhao Yu performed the Supernatural Mountainous Giant Hand Seal, plunging a hundred-zhang-long rocky giant hand into the sea, reaching out to grasp a Third-Order Sea Dragon.

A flash of fear crossed the eyes of that Third-Order Sea Dragon as it activated its Innate Ability. Multiple Vortex Arrows bombarded the rocky giant hand.

The Vortex Arrows, which could severely injure an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator, exploded upon contact with the giant rocky hand, unable to harm it in the slightest.

The giant rocky hand directly grasped a Third-Order Sea Dragon from the sea and, in mid-air, clenched forcefully, bursting the tens-of-zhang-long Sea Dragon to pieces. Large chunks of flesh and blood splattered across the ocean.

The remaining Sea Dragons were filled with shock and anger, frantically activating their Innate Abilities, launching attacks on the Spirit Boats carrying Zhao Yu and the others.

Aboard each Spirit Boat, the Spiritual Light shone brightly, opening up various powerful Defense Barriers, resisting the Sea Dragons' innate abilities.

Le Ziling, Fang Shitou, and other Golden Core Cultivators also cast their Spells, hunting the Second-Order Sea Dragons in the ocean.

"Stop!!"

An angry roar resounded through the void, and a middle-aged cultivator, adorned in a cyan brocade robe, with a stalwart figure and a handsome and scholarly appearance, flew out from Mist Serpent Island, releasing the terrifying aura of Golden Core Great Perfection.

Accompanying the middle-aged cultivator were two other figures: a breathtakingly beautiful woman in white palace attire and a brawny man with a face full of flesh and knotted muscles. These were the three Golden Core Cultivators of Mist Serpent Island, with the leading middle-aged man being the Island Master of Mist Serpent Island.

Zhao Yu's gaze was icy as he wielded the Supernatural Mountainous Giant Hand Seal once again, plunging it into the sea, grabbing a Third-Order Sea Dragon and crushing it to death, spilling a swath of fresh blood into the ocean.

With a grim face, the Island Master of Mist Serpent Island said, "Fellow Daoist, I am the Island Master of Mist Serpent Island! Whence have you come, and why have you brought such a force to slay my raised Third-Order Demon Beasts?"

Zhao Yu declared, "I am the Island Master of Bamboo Island! Mist Serpent Island Master, half a month ago, your island harbored those who attacked my Bamboo Island, committing egregious atrocities! Discover hidden stories at empire

Today, I have come to act as the heavens' emissary, to eradicate your lair of deviant cultivators on Mist Serpent Island and deliver justice for the numerous cultivators who have died unjustly in the Lan Kong Sea!"