In the previous battle with Zixuan, Lu Ye originally planned to keep a Demon Venerable alive, but things didn’t go as he wished, so the results of the previous battle weren’t publicized.

Moreover, thinking about it now, even if he had really kept a Demon Venerable alive, the other party wouldn’t have exposed their flaws and helped Jade Conch spread the word.

Therefore, he could only do it himself.

When he mentioned this, Old Tang immediately understood and nodded, "That can be arranged. After I came back, many people already sent messages inquiring both overtly and covertly about what we were up to before. I can release some information slowly when I go back."

It is foreseeable that this information being released will certainly cause some waves. By that time, many forces will seek confirmation from all directions, and it’s impossible to hide the losses Zixuan suffered. Anyone who pays attention to the situation on Zixuan’s side will know that the news from Three Worlds Island is true.

With this battle as a deterrent, it is believed that no one will dare to target Jade Conch again.

"Moreover..." Lu Ye remembered something, "Currently, we have four top-class Spirit Islands in our possession. All Phenomena Island has already been handed over to Jiu Yan. The Dwarf Race over at Mount Fangcun has reserved Zixuan Island, leaving Winged Heaven Island. How do you think we should handle it?"

The Dwarf Race has already started preparations, and it won’t be long before Sun Blaze leads the tribe to settle there. As for which Sun Blaze will come, Lu Ye does not know; this is something the Dwarf Race will discuss internally.

Old Tang thought for a moment and said, "Divide our forces to station them? Currently, regarding the Jade Conch World, Fellow Daoist Luan has reached Sun Blaze, so we can assign some personnel to her to take to Winged Heaven Island."

"That’s a method." Lu Ye also had this thought; it’s the only option. After all, such a large top-class Spirit Island can’t be left unused. Although stationing divided forces would weaken the overall power of Three Worlds Island, there is currently no threat in the All Phenomena Ocean. Moreover, once the Teleportation Array is completed in the future, the connections between each island will become very close, allowing for mutual support at any time. "But Senior Sister Luan is still on the Jade Conch side. It’s uncertain when she will return. In the meantime, detach some personnel to Winged Heaven Island. When she returns, relay this to her, and I’ll find Senior Sister Yann Miao to temporarily help watch over Winged Heaven Island."

Old Tang nodded, "Alright!"

Lu Ye then approached Yann Miao and informed her of this matter, to which Yann Miao readily agreed.

Just half a day later, on the side of Three Worlds Island, a few hundred cultivators, led by Yann Miao, flew toward Winged Heaven Island.

The main purpose of dividing forces to station is not to occupy the top-class Spirit Island; that’s just incidental. The greatest benefit is that after dispersing the personnel, the cultivation efficiency of the cultivators, whether on Three Worlds Island or Winged Heaven Island, will improve to a certain extent.

Old Tang was busy, directing most of the cultivators on Three Worlds Island to various fronts, and the plan to build a Teleportation Array among the four top-class Spirit Islands gradually spread. Along with it, the news of the battle between the Jade Conch Galaxy and Zixuan also spread.

As Lu Ye expected, when this news was released, hardly anyone believed it, but reality and falsehood interplay, and sure enough, those top-tier forces began to seek verification from all quarters and even sent personnel to Zixuan Demon Planet to gather intelligence.

Because the only channel to verify this information at the moment is through Zixuan, however, getting a definite answer will take some time.

Underneath All Phenomena Ocean, Lu Ye immersed himself in the seawater, activating the power of the Talent Tree, frantically devouring the seawater of All Phenomena Ocean.

That day, he devoured three Sun Blaze and numerous Moon Jade, achieving Magic Source Perfection, advancing to Sun Blaze, then immediately participating in the strife, and leading the army back to Nine Provinces.

It can be said that after advancing to Sun Blaze, he didn’t even have time to stabilize his own realm, let alone engage in a proper cultivation session.

The main purpose of his return to the All Phenomena Ocean this time is to stabilize his realm. Otherwise, when outside, unable to conceal his Sun Blaze aura, anyone who sees him would know he has just advanced.

As he began cultivating, Lu Ye immediately noticed differences from before.

The efficiency improved, and the change was unusually significant!

This kind of change Lu Ye had felt before, each time his Magic Source quality improved, his cultivation efficiency would increase accordingly, but never before has there been such a significant improvement.

When a cultivator reaches the level of Moon Jade, their spirit force, refined through Magic Source, transforms into mana. Comparatively, mana is an elevation of spirit force, undoubtedly more destructive and lethal. When Lu Ye was in the Constellation Late Stage, he could cut down Constellations like chopping vegetables, but even facing a newly advanced Moon Jade was extremely difficult due to the difference in the nature of their power.

And cultivators above Moon Jade, when cultivating, the power they draw from the outside world is not mana. Whether drawing from spirit jade or spirit crystal or refining stellar space spirit energy, or through other means, what they gain is still spirit force, which only transforms into mana through the refining of Magic Source.

So, the quality of the Magic Source affects the efficiency of a cultivator’s cultivation because, throughout the cultivation process, the Magic Source plays a crucial role; it is the root of transforming spirit force into mana.

Lu Ye’s cultivation has always been under All Phenomena Ocean, where the power of the Talent Tree has barely changed over the years. In other words, his rate of devouring and refining spirit force from All Phenomena Ocean has been about the same, unchanged with the enhancement of his cultivation realm.

However, the rate at which spirit force transformed into mana has undergone a fundamental change. If previously he could obtain one portion of mana from a day’s cultivation, now it would be five, eight, or even more.

This is undoubtedly a tremendous benefit brought about by Magic Source Perfection.

Such terrifying cultivation efficiency even shocked Lu Ye; however, this is undoubtedly good news for him. In the Sun Blaze realm, his growth speed will become very fast. What others need decades or even hundreds of years to accumulate, he can achieve in a short time.

With a sigh in his heart, the All Phenomena Ocean is truly his Blessed Land. If he hadn’t accidentally come to the All Phenomena Ocean back then, he wouldn’t know where to find such a fitting place for his cultivation.

Upon checking the fuel reserves of the Talent Tree, there was still a surplus. Lu Ye immediately allowed the Talent Tree’s power to operate and began refining treasure blood himself.

Nine drops of treasure blood had all self-exploded previously, and he hadn’t had time to refine any lately. Additionally, treasure blood is related to the removal of the black fruit on the Talent Tree, so naturally, he had to promptly start on this matter.

Very quickly, Lu Ye discovered another surprising thing: after his cultivation improved, the speed of refining treasure blood also hastened.

Time flowed bit by bit.

In Three Worlds Island, Lu Ye was nowhere to be seen. He had already informed a few people before beginning his cultivation, so no one came to look for him.

Two months later.

Beneath the All Phenomena Ocean, Lu Ye slowly opened his eyes.

After two months, his realm was completely stabilized with some sedimentation, and at this point, even without exerting mana, there was no aura emission.

Within his body were nine drops of treasure blood, refined recently, and he had previously used a method to let these nine drops of treasure blood carry a part of the black fruit.

Upon inspection, the black fruit on the Talent Tree had visibly shrunk again; this result made Lu Ye very satisfied. As he had previously thought, as long as enough treasure blood is refined, one day he could completely remove this black fruit.

This was his advantage, which the previous Dao Tree successor didn’t have. The treasure blood was gained after refining the Sacred Blood of the Blood Ancestor, which Chao Nian did not possess.

Two choices lay before Lu Ye: one was to leave it aside for now, and later during a confrontation, he could refine a Treasure Blood Avatar to self-explode, thereby gaining an additional tactic against adversaries. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The self-explosion at the Sun Blaze level, even if only a Treasure Blood Avatar, should not be underestimated.

Previously, when nine Treasure Blood Avatars exploded together, the expected effect wasn’t achieved mainly due to a small, uncontrollable accident.

The other choice is to now refine the Treasure Blood Avatar, abandoning the carrier within the avatar by sacrificing the avatar itself, in turn hastening the removal of the black fruit and eliminating some hidden dangers.

After some consideration, Lu Ye decided to temporarily set it aside.

Although refining treasure blood is much faster now than before, it still requires time and effort. Keeping it for combat is, of course, the best choice.

His current method is effective; the black fruit will eventually disappear, though it requires more time. The black fruit is now much smaller than before and won’t significantly affect his peace of mind.

But before that, Lu Ye has something he wishes to test.

Shortly, he exited the All Phenomena Ocean, choosing a direction and flying into the depths of stellar space.

Rushing all the way, it took a whole day before Lu Ye arrived at a desolate planet, where dust danced and scorched earth lay everywhere, void of life. Even the planet itself was missing a large chunk, the result of past battles.

Randomly selecting a place to land, Lu Ye snapped his fingers and a drop of treasure blood flew out, twisting and transforming mid-air into a Treasure Blood Avatar.

As always, this Treasure Blood Avatar had a close connection with Lu Ye’s body, giving him a feeling as if it were a part of him, subject to his control.

Lu Ye waited quietly; with previous encounters, he knew this peace was merely temporary.

Sure enough, moments later, Lu Ye felt the connection between himself and the Treasure Blood Avatar weakening somewhat, and an abnormal aura began to emanate from within the avatar, enveloping it in a distorted blackness.

Gradually, the Treasure Blood Avatar’s expression became ferocious, its connection with Lu Ye getting thinner, surrounded by solidifying distorted blackness, growing stronger.

Lu Ye vaguely felt something reviving within the avatar!

This made his heart shudder; could his previous speculation be correct? If left unchecked, the consciousness of those cultivators he devoured might indeed resurrect in the avatar?