457: Lost Island

Chaofeng Ancient Realm.

Eastern Desolate Land.

Ten Thousand Kingdoms, a Thousand Dynasties, a Hundred Sects, and Ten Great Immortal Sects stood tall.

On the border of the Eastern Desolate Land, by the sea, in Hanhai Kingdom, within Tangyang City, the largest coastal city.

Hanhai Kingdom was originally a small country, but it established a port in Tangyang City due to the forces in the Li Luan Sea Region outside the Eastern Wasteland Continent.

This opened up a shipping route between the Li Luan Sea Region and the Eastern Desolate Land.

Due to the increasingly frequent movement of Cultivators traveling between the sea and land, Hanhai Kingdom gradually developed.

The Lord of Hanhai Kingdom also advanced from Immortal Master Han Hai to True Monarch Han Hai (Vast Sea).

He gained considerable fame in the coastal region.

This day.

In the city lord's mansion, located in the center of Tangyang City and surrounded by elegant buildings.

A man in his thirties, with a noble appearance, wearing a bright yellow robe and a jade hairpin in his hair, sat majestically in the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

"First Prince."

Just then, a tall figure in full armor strode into the main hall.

He bowed to the bright yellow figure seated there.

"Commander Qin."

Hearing the movement, the noble man in bright yellow, who appeared to be in his thirties, looked up and nodded.

"There was another Cultivator causing trouble in the city just now."

The tall man in full armor finished speaking, then paused, saying no more.

"Is there a difficulty?"

Seeing the tall man's hesitant expression, Qi Yifei, the First Prince of Hanhai Kingdom and current City Lord of Tangyang City, put down the Jade Slip in his hand and asked.

"The conflict wasn't serious; it was just two people who both took a liking to the same item and got into an argument."

"However..."

The tall man in full armor glanced at the First Prince Qi Yifei and continued.

"One of them is the grandson of Immortal Master Xiyu of the Mingyu Sword Sect, and the other is the son of Prince Changle of Fengyue Kingdom..."

The man in full armor continued, observing the First Prince's unchanging face.

After he finished, he stood still.

The Mingyu Sword Sect is an old Nascent Soul (Yuan Ying) forces/power level, with several Nascent Soul True Lords within the sect, making their strength considerably greater than that of Hanhai Kingdom.

While Fengyue Kingdom is comparable to Hanhai Kingdom, Prince Changle of Fengyue Kingdom is extraordinary; he is the youngest Golden Core True Person in Fengyue Kingdom.

As soon as he advanced, he was conferred the title of Prince Changle by the Lord of Fengyue Kingdom, holding a high position within Fengyue Kingdom.

"I understand. Where are they?"

The First Prince Qi Yifei of Hanhai Kingdom was silent for a moment.

He pondered for a bit, reviewing the information about the two forces in his mind.

Only then did he stand up and ask the tall man in full armor.

"In the grand prison."

"You didn't hurt them, did you?"

"No."

"Let's go, let's take a look together."

The two exchanged questions and answers.

The noble man in the bright yellow robe took the first step, walking out of the main hall.

He then paused and asked over his shoulder:

"Is this the fifth incident this month?"

"The fifth."

The tall man in full armor didn't understand why he asked, but fortunately, he handled most of these conflicts, so he remembered clearly.

"The fifth..."

"There are more and more Cultivators in the city..."

The noble man in bright yellow paused in his steps, sighing with emotion.

"I heard they are all waiting for the Thousand Island Alliance's merchant ship..."

The tall man in full armor thought for a moment and then relayed the information he had gathered.

"I heard that Gui Zhou Island, which mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago in the Outer Sea, has reappeared."

"Recently, most of the Cultivators coming to our city are heading there for Gui Zhou Island, which vanished thousands of years ago."

"They want to claim a share of the Opportunity."

After the tall man in full armor finished speaking, he remained silent.

"Gui Zhou Island..."

"Is it the Gui Zhou Island that was managed by the Qiyang Zhou Clan thousands of years ago?"

A thoughtful expression flickered in the noble man's bright yellow eyes.

"It should be."

Behind him, the tall man in full armor nodded in affirmation.

"So that's how it is..."

Qi Yifei, the First Prince of Hanhai Kingdom, dressed in a bright yellow robe, nodded and continued walking forward.

The Qiyang Zhou Clan, thousands of years ago, was also a major clan that dominated the Li Luan Sea Region, producing several formidable Venerable-level powerhouses.

However, later, for unknown reasons, they suddenly disappeared.

He hadn't expected that, after all this time, there would be news of them again.

"First Prince, should we go..."

The tall man in full armor, following the bright yellow-robed man out of the main hall, hesitated for a moment before speaking tentatively.

"No need."

He was interrupted by the First Prince ahead before he could finish.

"Our strength is insufficient; if we rashly get involved, we might not have a good outcome."

"After all, this Li Luan Sea Region ultimately belongs to the Thousand Island Alliance, to those thirty-six islands..."

Qi Yifei said casually, then said no more.

He left the city lord's mansion and headed towards the grand prison of Tangyang City... Half a month later.

In the largest port of Tangyang City.

Several huge spirit boats, adorned with various flags and shimmering with spiritual light, sailed out of Tangyang City port.

They headed towards the depths of the vast sea.

As these spirit boats sailed, spiritual light shields surrounded them, forming a chain of spirit boats.

Above the spirit boats, amidst the different flags, hung a special banner with the ethereal image of several islands forming a circle.

"This is the symbol of the Thousand Island Alliance..."

On the spirit boats, Cultivators of various origins, but now heading towards a common goal, looked at the flag, feeling both wary and a little worried.

The Thousand Island Alliance is the largest force in the Li Luan Sea Region.

They could not afford to offend them.

If the Thousand Island Alliance intervened, they might not have the chance to enter the lost Gui Zhou Island to seek Opportunity.

However, fortune favors the bold, and since the news had spread so widely, they didn't believe the Thousand Island Alliance, no matter how powerful, would dare to defy public opinion.

And act to monopolize it.

Cultivation, by its very nature, is Heaven-Defying.

If one does not contend and strive, how can one become an Immortal?

If not for the vastness of the Li Luan Sea Region and the multitude of sea beasts, they would not specifically wait here for the Thousand Island Alliance's spirit boats.

A moment's carelessness could lead to being buried in the sea.

Only in the sea regions where shipping routes have been opened, and where Cultivators from the Thousand Island Alliance frequently clear the area, will there not be sudden appearances of various sea beasts and great demons.

The several spirit boats of the Thousand Island Alliance moved swiftly, disappearing into the vast sea.

Half a month later.

Above a certain sea region in the northern part of the Li Luan Sea Region.

Streaks of spiritual light flashed by.

Within the spiritual light were Cultivators of various builds and cultivation levels.

However, at this moment, they were all heading in one direction.

There, a large expanse of misty clouds enveloped the area.

From a distance, it looked exactly like the shape of an island.

The mist had the effect of isolating Divine Sense.

And once entered, it would be difficult to move, forcing one to retreat the way they came.

Therefore, the first batch of Cultivators who discovered Gui Zhou Island, which had reappeared in the sea, allowed the news to spread.

They hoped to attract experts to come and break through the mist covering the entire island, allowing them to enter and explore.

"We've arrived..."

As the vast mist drew nearer, the spiritual lights soaring above the sea dispersed.

Some concealed their figures, while others extended their Divine Sense, probing into the mist.

Gui Zhou Island was too vast, and the mist was too dense.

Although the Cultivators who came to explore were all of considerable cultivation, all above Foundation Establishment, they still could not find a way to enter.

They could only bide their time, waiting for a new turning point to emerge.