Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1843 - 1841: Luan Xiao’e’s Speculation

Since the Three Worlds cultivators captured Baiyue back then, they have established themselves on Three Worlds Island. If the cultivators stayed on the island, no accidents would naturally occur.

However, as cultivators, there are always various reasons to leave the island. Encountering conflicts in this chaotic All Phenomena Ocean and subsequently falling is quite normal.

Not only does Three Worlds Island face such problems, but any force developing in All Phenomena Ocean will encounter similar issues. So even though the list of fallen contains dozens of individuals, it's actually acceptable considering the base number of all the cultivators of Three Worlds Island.

What Lu Ye found unusual was the newly advanced Moon Jade named Wey Po. Judging by the time marked behind his name, Wey Po had an incident a year ago, but his name differed from others. While all other names were in blood-red, Wey Po's name was in blue.

"What's the situation with this one?" Lu Ye asked.

Luan Xiao'e said, "All the others on this list have fallen, except for Wey Po. He's still alive and right in All Phenomena Ocean!"

"Where?" Lu Ye asked.

"I don't know!" Luan Xiao'e shook her head. "We suspect Wey Po was captured alive and is being held on some Spirit Island in All Phenomena Ocean, because Wey Po's junior brother can still contact him via audio talisman, but there's no response when messages are sent out!"

Lu Ye couldn't help but frown.

Although Wey Po was a newly advanced Moon Jade, he was still a Moon Jade. On this All Phenomena Ocean, unless Sun Blaze directly intervened, whoever captured him must have been of Moon Jade level too, and likely far stronger than Wey Po. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible. Thus, the one who captured Wey Po is most likely Moon Jade Late Stage.

They captured Wey Po but didn't kill him, which is quite intriguing. Given the current situation, it seems the person behind the scenes doesn't intend to take Wey Po's life; otherwise, in a year, even with multiple lives, Wey Po wouldn't have survived.

"Do you have any suspects?" Lu Ye asked.

Luan Xiao'e nodded slightly, "All Phenomena Island!"

Lu Ye was startled, "No way?" All Phenomena Island is a signboard, a top-class Spirit Island occupied by the local Star System. It has never participated in the power struggles among various forces because several Sun Blaze governors from the local Star System are stationed on All Phenomena Island. So, no matter how tumultuous the All Phenomena Ocean becomes, they remain unaffected.

But from another perspective, if All Phenomena Island intervenes, a single Wey Po indeed stands no chance...

Lu Ye seemed to understand something: "Yuan Du?"

Among the Five Great Governors of Sun Blaze in All Phenomena Ocean, he had publicly offended Yuan Du, even forcing Yuan Du to make a choice against his will. The First Island Master of Baiyue Island, Yu Huan, was publicly slain by Yuan Du.

"I suspect it's him too."

Lu Ye found it somewhat incredible, "He's also a Sun Blaze. Is he giving my Three Worlds Island a hard time over such a trivial matter?"

Luan Xiao'e sighed, "You're underestimating the impact that incident had on Yuan Du back then."

"How so?" Lu Ye asked. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Luan Xiao'e explained, "Originally, there were only three local Sun Blaze governors in All Phenomena Ocean. But since that year when a powerful figure descended and forcibly killed one of them, successfully breaking through and leaving, the local Star System increased the number of Sun Blaze governors to five. Yuan Du was one of them. He was new and needed Spirit Islands to rely on, and Baiyue was the first to pledge allegiance to him. We broke Baiyue, killing all the Baiyue Moon Jades, and Yu Huan escaped. Yuan Du personally came forward to save his life, protecting not just Yu Huan's life, but more importantly, his own prestige, and yet…"

In the end, Lu Ye's words forced Yuan Du to kill Yu Huan himself, and this was right in front of everyone.

Though it appeared that Yuan Du maintained fairness, his prestige suffered a catastrophic blow, as discerning people knew what truly happened at the time.

Baiyue pledged allegiance to him, yet Baiyue was captured, and even the First Island Master was killed by his own hand. After this event, which Spirit Island dared to pay homage to him? Even if initially inclined, they would change their minds.

Thus, in the entire All Phenomena Ocean, apart from the few Spirit Islands that initially pledged to Yuan Du, he had no more gains over the years. This directly caused the cultivators from his Yiyuan World to be unable to obtain sufficient cultivation slots in All Phenomena Ocean.

Listening to Luan Xiao'e's explanation, Lu Ye understood the significant blow that incident dealt to Yuan Du's prestige back then. As a result, it's normal for Yuan Du to harbor resentment towards Three Worlds Island. If not for the constraints of rules, he would have acted personally long ago.

While he might not act openly, doing some small actions behind the scenes could still be possible.

"Moreover, besides Wey Po's junior brother, we also investigated other fallen cultivators. Some clues pointed to All Phenomena Island, but unfortunately, there was no conclusive evidence."

If Yuan Du really is pulling the strings behind the scenes, he's not likely to leave any traces. Furthermore, apart from Wey Po, all on the list of the fallen are Constellations.

In this vast All Phenomena Ocean, the fall of Constellations is too commonplace. Even if Three Worlds Island wanted to investigate, they couldn't discover any solid information.

"Why did they capture Wey Po but not kill him? What do they intend to do?" Lu Ye asked.

Luan Xiao'e shook her head. This was something she couldn't comprehend either. If their intention was to use Wey Po to threaten Three Worlds Island, they were certainly barking up the wrong tree.

Three Worlds Island is a shared Spirit Island of the Three Worlds cultivators. Although Luan Xiao'e is the First Island Master, she couldn't sacrifice the interests of all cultivators for one Wey Po.

What's even more perplexing for Luan Xiao'e is that after a year, there's still no intention of contact from the other side.

"Is Old Tang still roaming around outside?" Lu Ye suddenly asked.

Luan Xiao'e smiled, "Don't worry about him. He carries top-tier defensive magic treasures. Even if he does encounter any enemies, as long as Sun Blaze doesn't intervene, he can hold his ground. Furthermore, he has a vast network of friends. In the vast All Phenomena Ocean, he has friends everywhere. Anyone with a shred of sense wouldn't be foolish enough to attack him."

Lu Ye nodded slightly, feeling a bit relieved. It made sense, after all—Old Tang knew that his own strength was lacking, so he focused heavily on self-preservation. Back then, he managed to hold on until Lu Ye came to his rescue while being besieged by Baiyue's Moon Jade cultivators.

Nowadays, Old Tang's defensive magic treasures were even stronger than before, considering he wasn't short on money.

At that moment, Luan Xiao'e suddenly turned her head in a direction: "Speaking of which, here comes Tang Jun."

Lu Ye had also sensed Tang Jun's aura, and it was evidently heading in their direction.

A few moments later, Tang Jun, looking flushed, dashed into the bamboo building and stared at Lu Ye in astonishment: "You've really returned?"

Lu Ye had been back for a few days, but upon returning, he went directly to the Merfolk Territory, so he hadn't appeared on the island or contacted Old Tang.

"Were you out drinking again?" Luan Xiao'e frowned, mainly because Tang Jun reeked of alcohol.

"Socializing, socializing!" Tang Jun casually explained, turned toward Lu Ye, and then pulled out a storage ring to hand it to Lu Ye: "Someone asked me to give this to you."

Lu Ye accepted it, puzzled: "Who?"

"Don't know." Tang Jun shook his head, "But that guy had strong demon Qi; seemed to be from the Demon Race."

He didn't actually know Lu Ye was back because lately, he had been away from Three Worlds Island. Today, a member of the Demon Race stopped him, found out his identity, and handed him this storage ring, instructing him to give it to Lu Ye.

After hearing Tang Jun's explanation, Lu Ye played with the storage ring in his hand. Under his mental consciousness, he discovered the ring didn't have a restriction lock and could be opened easily.

"Be careful!" Luan Xiao'e cautioned.

None of them knew what was inside the ring, and taking something out without caution could be dangerous.

Lu Ye signaled, "No worries." With his mental consciousness, he already understood what was in it.

He immediately took out the contents.

A perfume sachet and a jade slip.

"This is..." Luan Xiao'e's gaze immediately fixed on that perfume sachet.

Lu Ye was curious about the sachet and looked at Luan Xiao'e: "Have you seen it before, Senior Sister?"

"Let me see." Luan Xiao'e reached out, picked up the sachet, carefully examined it, then her face darkened: "No mistake, this is Wey Po's item. I've seen him always carry it; it was given to him as a parting gift by a girl he admired early on!"

"Wey Po's item?" Lu Ye's brow raised.

This was intriguing. He had just discussed Wey Po with Luan Xiao'e, pondering who had harmed Wey Po. He never expected Tang Jun to bring back Wey Po's sachet in no time.

No need to think; the force behind the Demon Race that handed the storage ring to Tang Jun was definitely the one making a move!

Luan Xiao'e realized this, quickly asked: "Senior Brother Tang, what's the background of that Demon Race member?"

Tang Jun shook his head: "I don't know; he handed off the item and left without telling me any specifics, and I didn't plan to investigate. However, given he's from the Demon Race, it's not impossible to track. There aren't many Spirit Islands among the All Phenomena Ocean with Demon Race cultivators."

"No need to investigate." Lu Ye suddenly spoke.

The two turned to look at him.

Lu Ye handed the jade slip to Luan Xiao'e: "Take a look, the background is already stated."

Luan Xiao'e accepted it and was immediately shocked: "Zixuan Island! How could it be Zixuan Island?"

The jade slip contained no other information, just the three words: Zixuan Island!

In her previous deductions, the one secretly targeting Three Worlds Island cultivators was assumed to be Yuan Du from All Phenomena Island. He might not make a move himself, but likely had secret instructions.

If so, the few Spirit Islands that had sided with Yuan Du were all under suspicion.

She hadn't considered Zixuan Island at all!

Because looking across the entire All Phenomena Ocean, Zixuan Island was quite renowned, with its backing from Zixuan Demon Planet—an elite domain!

Generally, the Spirit Islands held by elite domains don't need to pay respects, as they have enough confidence to stand firm on the All Phenomena Ocean. No matter how other Spirit Islands change allegiance, no one would dare target them.

If Yuan Du harbors a grudge against Three Worlds Island because of past events, that could be understood. But why would Zixuan Island do this? It makes absolutely no sense.