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Azure Lotus Island
Peak of the Azure Lotus
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Azure Lotus Island (青莲岛) |
| Alias(es) | Golden Carp Island (former name) 1105 |
| Type | Island; Wang Family main base |
| Affiliation | Wang Family 1110 |
| Status | Active 4680 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1105 |
History
Acquisition and founding
The Wang Family annexed the declining Golden Carp Sect and took control of Golden Carp Island. Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Mengbin renamed it Azure Lotus Island; former Golden Carp Sect leaders Lu Jiaheng and Lu Yan entered Wang Family service. 1105
Azure Lotus Island became the Wang Family's principal territory in the Five Dragons Sea Region. The family constructed Azure Lotus Immortal City over more than a year, using outside labor for the city while Wang Family members personally arranged its internal layout and formations. 1110
| Period | Development |
|---|---|
| Initial establishment | The island possessed a Fourth-Order Mid-Grade Spirit Vein; Azure Lotus Peak occupied the point of greatest spiritual qi and became the residence of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan. 1110 |
| Early expansion | Nine Third-Order Spirit Vein islands were positioned in three groups to guard Azure Lotus Island, while other Spirit Vein islands were leased to allied families and sects. 1110 |
| Clan consolidation | The Wang Family erected Azure Lotus Pavilion to preserve its history and enshrine major contributors. 1151 |
| Major crisis | During an invasion by the Bloodfiend Twins and their allies, the island activated its Clan Protection Formation and sank into the seabed while Wang Family members scattered into hiding. 2140 |
| Later recovery | More than five centuries after the Native Faction's retreat, Azure Lotus Island had been completely renewed through continued development. 2277 |
| Territorial rise | The Wang Family later controlled more than 13,000 overseas islands, then over 100,000 islands; Azure Lotus Island was among the islands upgraded to possess a second-order immortal vein. 2928 4133 |
Conflicts and sieges
Yellow Dragon True Person regarded Azure Lotus Island as the key target in his conflict with the Wang Family. He planned to either kill the Azure Lotus Couple or massacre the island's high-level cultivators while sparing enough low-level members to avoid provoking an immediate fight to the death. 1317
Five Nascent Soul cultivators later attacked the island. Two infiltrators entered through Wang Jiyu, but the guards' unusual screening procedures and Wang Mengfen's suspicions triggered a defensive restriction. 1319
In a later era, demon beasts and alien races repeatedly targeted the island and its subsidiary islands. The Wang Family maintained the stronghold through formations, guardian spirit beasts, and reinforcements from its affiliated forces. 2266 2407 3291
The Rainbow Race launched a Golden Immortal-level assault during its war with the Wang Family. Jiang Yuqing used the Golden Lion Pearl to breach restrictions, but the Clan Protection Formation, World Extinction Cannons, and Golden Immortal-level Bean Soldiers held the line; Jin Sheng was killed by a Mid-Grade World Extinction Cannon. 4119
Geography and Landmarks
- Azure Lotus Immortal City — A colossal fortified city measuring 3,000 li long and 900 li wide, with hundred-zhang walls of azure bricks covered in restriction runes. 1110
- Azure Lotus Peak — The island's spiritual center, built around a vast lake planted with innumerable azure lotuses. Its spiritual qi was the island's richest, and its former Golden Carp Hall was renamed Azure Lotus Hall. 1110
- Azure Lotus Pavilion — A thirty-six-story pavilion on a large stone platform. A nearby stone stele records Wang Family history from Wang Tiangang onward; the pavilion originally enshrined the tablets of meritorious clansmen. 1151
- Five Elements Hall — A cultivation sanctuary in the island's northwest. Its spiritual qi is two to five times denser than the outside world, though entry requires contribution points due to the formation's spirit-stone consumption. 1568
- Azure Lotus Pagoda — A memorial complex on Nine Lotus Peak that eventually replaced Azure Lotus Pavilion as the site for honoring the family's heroes. 3039
- Azure Bamboo Peak — A peak near Azure Lotus Peak, planted with Azure Wind Bamboo; its bamboo can be used to refine flying Mystic Tools and Mystic Treasures depending on age. 2240
- Nine-Yuan Mystic Wood — A transplanted spiritual tree that gradually increased the island's ambient spiritual qi. 2925
Defenses
| Defense | Description |
|---|---|
| Clan Protection Formation | The island possessed a Fourth-Order Formation during the Nascent Soul era, later developing into a second-order immortal formation. 1319 4119 |
| Azure mist barrier | Thick azure mist concealed the island. Authorized entrants used identity tokens to open passages through it. 1237 1319 |
| Identity controls | Wang Family members wore lotus-embroidered robes and carried specialized identity tokens; outsider access required strict scrutiny and, at one point, authorization from two Core Formation cultivators. 1319 |
| Azure Lotus Immortal City barrier | The city gate could be sealed by a pale azure light barrier marked with an Azure Lotus pattern. 1319 |
| Seven subsidiary islands | Seven islands with Sixth-Order Spirit Veins served as a defensive barrier; attackers had to break their blockade before reaching Azure Lotus Island. 2714 3288 |
| Seven Stars Demon Trapping Formation | A Rank 6 formation used by subsidiary islands to withstand demon-beast assaults, including attacks involving Rank 6 beasts. 2407 |
| Long-range screening | In a later period, anyone approaching within 100 miles was stopped, while Wang Chan and Wang Chan inspected all entrants and exits. 3854 |
| Immortal-era weapons | During the Rainbow Race assault, the island deployed Middle-Grade World Extinction Cannons and Golden Immortal-level Bean Soldiers. 4119 |
Administration and Development
- Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan — The Azure Lotus Couple made Azure Lotus Peak their residence and repeatedly directed the island's construction, defense, and long-term development. 1110 3298
- Wang Mengfen — Helped oversee internal security; his caution exposed the attempted Nascent Soul infiltrators. 1319
- Wang Yongqian — Reported military and territorial developments to the Wang Family's senior leadership and assisted with heightened security measures. 3854 4133
- The island functioned as the Wang Family's main base, while Golden Lotus Island was developed as the family's market center. 1110
- Wang Family goods bore an Azure Lotus mark; counterfeiters using the mark were severely punished to protect the family's reputation. 1508
- By the time the family controlled more than 100,000 islands, Azure Lotus Island was one of three key islands upgraded to a second-order immortal vein through formations. 4133
Relationships
- Wang Family — Owner, governing clan, and primary garrison; Azure Lotus Island serves as its central stronghold. 1110
- Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan — Principal residents and strategic leaders of the island's development and defense. 1110 3298
- Golden Carp Sect — Former controller of the island before its annexation and renaming by the Wang Family. 1105
- Yellow Dragon Island — Hostile rival whose Nascent Soul cultivators infiltrated and attacked Azure Lotus Island. 1317 1319
- Rainbow Race — Attacked the island with a Golden Immortal cultivator during the regional war; the assault was repelled. 4119
- Townsea Palace — Later linked to the Wang Family through territorial and political arrangements; its presence was considered a deterrent to prospective attackers. 3288
Trivia
- Azure Lotus Island's first major city was named Azure Lotus Immortal City, while the separate Golden Lotus Island hosted the Wang Family's commercial market. 1110 1125
- The island's Clan Protection Formation was strong enough to conceal its interior behind mist, yet it was eventually breached by coordinated Nascent Soul attackers using powerful treasures. 1237 1321
- At one point in its history, Azure Lotus Island escaped destruction by sinking beneath the sea rather than remaining in place for the enemy's assault. 2140