South Sea, Five Dragons Sea Region, Azure Dragon Island.
Azure Dragon Island stretched 3,700 li long and 1,300 li wide. It was named after its island lord, Azure Dragon Immortal.
Azure Dragon Island lay at the border between the Five Dragons Sea Region and the Dark Steed Sea Region, ten million li from Golden Dragon Island. It served as a supply transit station. Vast quantities of Cultivation Resources were shipped from the rear to Azure Dragon Island, then transferred onward to Golden Dragon Island. Wounded soldiers from the frontlines streamed continuously to Azure Dragon Island before being transported back to the far rear. As a result, Azure Dragon Island gathered a great many cultivators and immense Cultivation Resources, and its commerce flourished.
Song Ping had been born a Rogue Cultivator and was at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer. He possessed Four Spiritual Roots and made his living hunting Demon Beasts. Once, while at sea, he was attacked by Demon Birds. All his companions died in battle, but he narrowly escaped disaster and happened upon an Ancient Cultivator Abode, where he acquired a great deal of Cultivation Resources. However, he was grievously wounded as well and lost an arm. With the resources he obtained, he bought six Foundation Establishment Pills at auction and, through sheer luck, entered the Foundation Establishment Realm.
After entering the Foundation Establishment Realm, Song Ping no longer went to sea to hunt Demon Beasts. He rented a shop on Azure Dragon Island to buy and sell Demon Beast materials. Thanks to the connections he had built up in the past, business was fairly good.
With his aptitude, reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm was already quite an accomplishment. Core Formation was almost impossible for him, and he had come to terms with it. He took a wife and