Chapter 355: Sealing the Island
After that, Han Li pulled out various types of spirit liquid and began to mix batches of spirit soil while also setting up restrictions throughout the medicine garden to split it up into different sections.
Only after doing all of that did he pull out all of the spirit medicines in his storage pouch before carefully transferring them to this new medicine garden.
While Han Li was arranging his medicine garden, the ceremony on Dark Veil Island had also commenced.
At this moment, the entire sky above the island was enshrouded in a layer of vibrant crimson light, and black wooden pillars with lit braziers on top of them had also appeared all over the island, giving the event a sense of prestige and occasion.
On a giant plaza stood three huge lit wooden pyres, each of which was several hundred feet tall, and at the center of the pyres was a massive altar.
Atop the altar was a deity statue that was over 100 feet tall, and many people were gathered at the foot of the altar, including all of the cultivators of the Luo Clan.
Aside from them, there were also cultivators in alternative attire, and they were from Dark Veil Island's three subsidiary islands.
In front of the crowd stood four figures. The one on the very left was Luo Feng, and he was joined by a fair-skinned young man, a middle-aged scholarly man with a black mole on his face, and a beautiful woman wearing a long green dress that exposed a sliver of her fair and voluptuous cleavage.
At this moment, everyone was worshiping the altar, and these four were no exception.
Luo Feng wore a solemn expression and was impeccable in every single one of his movements, while the other three had hints of disdain on their faces and were clearly just going through the motions.
They were all True Immortal cultivators, so they were naturally quite reluctant to be worshiping a statue of another True Immortal.
As time passed, the ceremony quickly approached its conclusion.
At this point, Luo Feng and the other three figures beside him had already departed from the front of the crowd and sat down on some nearby chairs.
"Clan Head Luo, today's ceremony is an important occasion for Dark Veil Island. Is Fellow Daoist Liu Shi still not going to make an appearance?" the fair-skinned young man suddenly asked.
"Come to think of it, I only ever met Fellow Daoist Liu Shi once several centuries ago, and he's been in seclusion ever since then. Is he cultivating some type of ability or secret technique?" the scholarly man asked.
The young woman was also looking at Luo Feng, and even though she wasn't saying anything, the inquisitive look in her eyes was very apparent.
Luo Feng took a glance at the trio, then smiled as he replied, "I already met with Master Liu Shi yesterday, and he'll be making an appearance today."
The expressions of the trio instantly changed slightly upon hearing this.
"Is that true?"
"Of course," Luo Feng replied with a smile.
The fair-skinned young man exchanged a glance with the other two True Immortals, then nodded as he said, "It would be great if Fellow Daoist Liu could make an appearance. At the moment, the Black Wind Sea is a state of widespread turmoil, and we'll need him to make decisions on how our Dark Veil Island is to proceed from here onward."
"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Tie Yan. All of the major powers across the entire Black Wind Sea are keenly observing the unfolding situation. Black Wind Island and Azure Feather Island are far too formidable for a small island like ours to compare with, so we have to make sure that we don't make any missteps. Otherwise, the consequences could be catastrophic," the scholarly man chimed in.
The fair-skinned young man's name was Tie Yan, while the scholarly man's name was Chen Zhong.
A grim look appeared on Luo Feng's face upon hearing this, and he offered no response.
"There's no need to be so pessimistic, everyone. With us and Fellow Daoist Liu joining forces, we're certainly nothing to be scoffed at, and we should be more than enough to protect these few islands," the young woman suddenly said.
"You sure are optimistic, Fellow Daoist Ling Yun," Tie Yan replied with a faint smile, but it was clear that he wasn't convinced.
The ceremony continued, yet even as it was about to reach a conclusion, Han Li still hadn't made an appearance.
Luo Feng was still seated on his chair, but a hint of anxiety had crept into his eyes, he was occasionally darting glances in the direction where Han Li was in seclusion, while the expressions of Tie Yan's trio were also becoming more skeptical by the minute.
"It looks like Fellow Daoist Liu may be busy and can't make an appearance today, after all," Tie Yan remarked.
As soon as his voice trailed off, a speck of blue light suddenly appeared on the distant horizon before rapidly expanding as it approached from afar.
A burst of rumbling that resembled the sound of countless thundering horse hooves rang out, and all of the world's origin qi in the surrounding area surged violently, forming streaks of blue light that converged from all directions, basking everything near the altar in a blue glow.
At the same time, a burst of tremendous spiritual pressure descended upon everyone down below from the blue light, and everyone was instantly rooted to the spot.
The expressions of Tie Yan's trio changed drastically as they looked up into the sky, and Chen Zhong gulped nervously as he exclaimed to himself in a feeble voice, "He's reached the mid-True Immortal Stage!"
Tie Yan and Ling Yun were just as astonished, and a hint of fear and alarm had surfaced in their eyes.
All of a sudden, all of the blue light faded, and a blue figure slowly descended onto the altar before withdrawing their immense spiritual pressure.
The figure was completely enshrouded in a layer of blue light that gave them an indistinct appearance, and one could only barely make out the outlines of a man standing with his hands clasped behind his back.
Luo Feng was ecstatic, and he immediately extended a respectful salute. "Ancestral God Liu Shi!"
All of the Luo Clan's cultivators were also relieved and elated to see Han Li's arrival, and they hurriedly extended respectful salutes as well.
Everyone else from the other islands quickly followed suit, as did Tie Yan's trio.
"No need for formalities," the blue figure said, and hsi voice wasn't very loud, but it was clearly audible to everyone present.
Everyone immediately reverted to their original standing postures as they cast their eyes toward the blue figure.
All of the Luo Clan's cultivators were looking at him with fervent elation, but the same didn't apply to some of the cultivators from the other three islands.
"While it's true that I've been in cultivation for the entirety of the past few centuries, I've been keeping tabs on everything that's been happening on the islands and in the Black Wind Sea," the blue figure declared.
The expressions of Tie Yan's trio instantly stiffened slightly upon hearing this.
"Luo Feng, you've managed the islands quite well these past few centuries. Here is a vial of Profound Moon Pills as a reward for your efforts," the blue figure said as he swept a hand through the air to send a burst of blue light flying toward Luo Feng, and the blue light quickly faded to reveal a white jade vial.
An ecstatic look appeared on Luo Feng's face as he hurriedly extended a grateful bow. "Thank you, Ancestral God Liu Shi!"
A hint of admiration flashed through the eyes of Tie Yan's trio upon seeing this.
Profound Moon Pills were extremely renowned pills that had a substantial cultivation enhancement effect even on True Immortal cultivators. However, they were extremely rare, and Black Wind Island was perhaps the only place where they could be purchased in the entire Black Wind Sea.
"Keep working hard in your cultivation and strive to reach the True Immortal Stage as soon as possible," the blue figure instructed.
"I won't disappoint you, Ancestral God Liu Shi!" Luo Feng vowed with a firm nod.
"Tie Yan, Chen Zhong, Ling Yun, the three of you have also worked hard. You can have these three spirit treasures," the blue figure continued as he swept his sleeve through the air once again, releasing three streaks of light that descended in front of the trio before revealing a set of treasures, namely a green jade scepter, a white bead, and a small yellow flag.
All three treasures were premium spirit treasures that were giving off extremely formidable magic power fluctuations and were only one step away from immortal treasures.
Tie Yan's trio was ecstatic, and they split the treasures among themselves before also extending grateful bows.
The blue figure swept a sleeve through the air a third time, this time sending a storage tool flying toward Luo Feng.
"Luo Feng, there are some pills and cultivation resources in there for you to distribute as you see fit and maximize the power of our Dark Veil Island," the blue figure said.
Luo Feng immediately gave an affirmative response.
"As for the ongoing conflict between Black Wind Island and Azure Feather Island, that has nothing to do with our Dark Veil Island, so in order to avoid getting swept up in the conflict, from this day forth, everyone is strictly forbidden from leaving the island, and all islands will enter a period of lockdown," the blue figure declared.
This wasn't a surprising decision from Han Li, and no one raised any objections.
The blue figure swept his gaze over everyone present as he declared, "Rest assured, everyone. So long as you remain loyal to Dark Veil Island, I will ensure your safety."
Everyone was instilled with a sense of warmth and reassurance upon hearing this, and they extended another collective grateful bow.
After that, the blue figure didn't linger any longer, promptly departing into the distance as a streak of blue light.
Tie Yan's trio watched as the blue figure departed, then exchanged a few glances, and all of the skepticism they previously harbored had been completely erased, replaced with nothing but awe and veneration.
……
Several days later.
On a small island a vast distance away, Han Li was in a state of seated meditation when he suddenly opened his eyes as a faint smile appeared on his face.
His Earthly Deity Avatar had already informed him that Dark Veil Island and its three subsidiary islands had all activated their protective arrays, cutting the islands off from all external contact.
This was naturally something that he had planned in advance.
By sealing the islands, he could minimize his chances of being swept up in the conflict between Black Wind Island and Azure Feather Island, thereby mitigating the risk of his identity being exposed as much as possible.
With that matter settled, he rose to his feet and arrived at his spirit medicine garden.
The garden had a radius of close to 1,000 feet, and it had already been split up into several dozen different sections through the use of light barriers of different colors. The environment in each section was different, allowing for different spirit medicines to thrive.
Some sections were hot, some sections were cold, and some were completely shielded from all light, giving them a perpetual night-like environment.
The spirit medicines had become a little wilted after being stored in Han Li's storage pouch for some time, but now that they had been replanted, they were quickly recovering their vitality.
Aside from that, Han Li had also planted some of the spirit medicine seeds that he had recently acquired, as well as his other primary bean.
At the moment, he simply didn't have a sufficient number of Dao Warriors at his disposal to serve any substantial purpose, so he had to grow some more.
Among these spirit medicines, Han Li was naturally particularly invested in the primary ingredients required to refine the Myriad Axis Pill, namely the Myriad Axis Fruit, the Herofall Flower, and the Blood Crystal Lotus Root. He had planted them in the best locations in the garden and also used the best spirit soil as well.
In particular, he had spent a great deal of time and effort crafting a spirit pond for the length of Blood Crystal Lotus Root that he had purchased during that auction.
He had already gathered a sufficient quantity of all of the Myriad Axis Pill's supplementary ingredients, so once these three primary ingredients were ready, he would be able to commence the pill refinement process.
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