After this lesson, the Four Star Clan could only bide their time and continue to hold onto Sifang Island. They also tried every means possible to get in touch with Ri Zhao from Wanxiang Island, but unfortunately, they had been here for a short time and lacked connections, even compared to Lao Tang. Where could they possibly make easy contact?
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"Fellow Daoist Lu, if you wish to attack Bai Yue Island, the first thing you must do is strengthen the defenses of your own island." Zhou Chuang said this because he had learned from past experience.
It can be imagined that once Baiyuedao is attacked by Sanjiedao, Baiyuedao will definitely contact its allies to raid Sanjiedao and force Sanjiedao to withdraw its troops.
If the Sanjie Island side isn't prepared, they will definitely send reinforcements once they learn that the main island has been attacked. At that time, the Baiyue Island side can kill out and pursue them. Even their allies could abandon Sanjie Island to block the Sanjie cultivators. Then, with wolves in front and tigers behind, the situation would certainly be dire.
The Four Star Guild has suffered losses like this before, which is why Zhou Chuang specifically reminded Lu Ye.
Lu Ye nodded, a contemplative expression on his face.
Looking back, the Four Star Alliance's understanding of the situation in the Wanxiang Sea was too simplistic. They were no different from those who failed to delve deeper into matters and remained oblivious to the complexities involved.
To put it simply, back then on Wushuang Island, he never interfered with anything. Besides, Chu Shen's identity saved him from a lot of trouble.
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When it came to attacking Bai Yue Island, Lu Ye was not giving up. The current situation was clear: if San Jie Island wanted to firmly establish itself on the Wan Xiang Sea, it had to demonstrate its strength, otherwise, the awkward situation from before would inevitably reappear - even when proactively seeking out Ri Zhao Bai Shan, they were ignored because in their eyes, San Jie Island lacked depth and could not last.
This has to be done discreetly, otherwise if word gets out and the Baiyue tribe gets wind of it, we'll run into a lot of trouble.
It's fortunate that those on Baiyue Island are unaware that Lu Ye has tracked them here. This is an advantage.
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<< Upon returning to Wanxiang Island, Chen Xin and Lao Tang had been waiting for a long time. The group went together to the main hall. With Lu Ye's status as the master of three islands, and Chen Xin and Lao Tang already present, this time Yue Yao's replacement was handled smoothly without much trouble. >>
Thus, the five guardians stationed on Sannjie Island, Yue Yao, were decided.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Chen Xin and Tang Jun couldn't stay on Sanjie Island. In fact, they could still remain here, but if Sanjie Island encountered war, due to the rules, they would be unable to help. Even if Sanjie Island was on the verge of destruction, they could only watch helplessly.
Upon returning to Sand Island, Lu Ye immediately called a meeting with Yue Yao.
In the Council Hall, seven of our Moon Yao were gathered. Lu Ye detailed the information he had obtained.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaogong furrowed her brow and said, "Now we can basically confirm that it was the people from Baiyue Island who attacked us, right?"
Lu Ye nodded. "Not bad!"
"Baoyue Island is a superior spiritual island, backed by a Baoyue star system that has been entrenched in the Wanxiang Sea for many years. In terms of sheer foundation, we are inferior to them. Attacking Baoyue Island will be difficult."
Lu Ye raised his hand and tapped the table, saying, "The problem now isn't whether it's easy or difficult, but our Sanjie Island wants to develop and grow stronger, we must have this battle!"Major forces' merchants are all watching, thinking that Sanjie cultivators can't hold this place for long, so even though Sanjie Island is already a superior spiritual island, no one has come forward to discuss it.
To break this situation, we have to fight a battle, and show the world with our actions that cultivators from the Three Realms have enough ability to defend this territory.
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This relates to the long-term development of Sanjie Island, so no matter how difficult it is, this battle is inevitable.
"I think Zhou Chuandao is right. If we want to attack Baiyue Island, the first thing we need to do is strengthen our own defenses. We mustn't end up like SIFANG Island. Baiyue Island has been operating in the Wanxiang Sea for so long and with the sun shining on it, it must have allies. Once we start attacking, Sanjie Island will definitely be impacted." Tang Jun interjected, his expression solemn.
He Baichuan also nodded and said, "Santian Island is our stronghold, it cannot be lost."
Although Sanjie Island and Baiyue Island are both high-grade spiritual islands, their sizes differ significantly. Sanjie Island is much larger, capable of accommodating a greater number of cultivators. Therefore, in terms of value, Sanjie Island surpasses Baiyue Island by far.
If our defenses are not strong enough, even if we capture Bai Yue Island, if San Jie Island is captured in the end, it will be a loss.
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"How many Lingyu do we have available now?" Lu Ye looked up at Luan Xia'e. As the head of the Grand Island of Sanjie, she should be very knowledgeable about this matter.
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On this side, the price offered by the Sanjie Island is very fair. In addition, the cultivators of the three realms themselves need to cultivate, so the accumulated spiritual jade on the entire Sanjie Island is not much.
If no one else mentioned it, taking Tang Jun as an example, his red talisman worth two million spirit jade is a big expense. This cost isn't borne by him personally, but by the island itself.
This is just one of his.
Under these circumstances, it's completely impossible for the Three Realms Island to have a large surplus of wealth.
The meeting became a little awkward.
<<< Because even if all these spirit gems were spent right now, the protection of the Three Realms Island wouldn't see much improvement, at least not a qualitative change. Without a qualitative change, those meager improvements would be pointless. >>>
"I have another question," Luan Xia'e spoke again. "We have one thousand people in our Star Palace, and only five Yueyao can be deployed. How do we divide our forces?"
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Launching a full-scale attack on Baiyuedao requires a substantial number of troops. Yuyao would need to mobilize at least three, and even bringing seven hundred Xingxu wouldn't guarantee success. After all, they are defending, and Baiyuedao's defenses give them a significant geographical advantage.
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Any force capable of occupying a superior spirit island would not be weak. Without an irresistible reason, it would be basically impossible to wage war against another force of equal standing.
The more this matter is discussed, the less hope there is of success, which worries everyone including Zhu Yueyao.
Tang Jun said, "Shall we wait a little longer? I'll try to contact that person from Rizhao. Maybe they're willing to accept us?"
The three newcomers are all potential targets, but Tang Jun from the Heavenly Flame Realm is not someone he wants to interact with. He almost died at the hands of Heavenly Flame Realm cultivators back then, so how could he possibly go there begging for mercy? As for Yuan Du, it's even less likely. This time being ambushed was clearly a result of Yuan Du's people leaking information to the enemy. This grudge has been established.
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"No need," Lu Ye waved his hand. "With the current situation, if you go, it'll be a waste of effort. We have so few people; we can't even put on a good show in front of Ri Zhao. They are from the same star system as Yuan Du, so they must have some connection. Since Yuan Du wants Sanjie Island, there's no way he would go against his face."
Tang Jun sighed, not knowing what to do.
Although he has a wide network of contacts, to put it bluntly, they are all superficial people. He befriended them in the first place because he held a certain position on Wushuang Island. Now that he no longer has the backing of Wushuang Island, even if he reaches out to others, they wouldn't treat him sincerely.
The problem before everyone is quite difficult. Attacking, it's not necessarily possible to conquer Bai Yue Island in a short time. Defending, we would need to divide our troops and spend a lot of spiritual jade. If the war progresses unfavorably, the cultivators from the Three Realms will be in a very precarious position with no clear path forward.
In the Hall of Deliberation, silence fell. Each person pondered deeply, searching for a way out of this predicament.
After a moment, Lu Ye finally spoke slowly, "I have a plan!"
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Everyone looked up at him.
Lu Ye slowly laid out his plan, and everyone's eyes widened in shock.
Lao Tang was anxious and said, “Isn't this plan too risky? If it fails, we'll have nothing left.”
"If you don't take risks, nothing will get done. Looking at it now, this is the only viable plan." Lu Ye spoke up. Compared to the aging Tang Jun, he was a young man, and young people naturally acted more aggressively. Aggressive enough that Tang Jun couldn't quite bear it.
Because if implemented according to Lu Ye's plan, the consequences would be severe if it failed.
While this may seem perplexing to others, Lu Ye has his own reasons, ones that he cannot share with anyone else due to the involvement of Xiaoxing Palace. |
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