When they learned that Lu Yang and the others were disciples of the Five Elements Sect, quite a few factions besides the Fangshan Island Three Heroes extended invitations, hoping they would visit their territory. Some even hinted that they wanted to marry off their daughters to forge an alliance.
By comparison, Lu Yang and the others felt the Fangshan Island Three Heroes seemed more reliable.
When they arrived at Fangshan Island, Lu Yang discovered that the so-called Fangshan Island was not a single island, but the name for an archipelago. Countless tiny islands, like stars, surrounded the main island.
According to the Three Heroes, the main island of Fangshan had a high-grade fourth-tier spirit vein, enough to make many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators green with envy. Legend had it that a rare heavenly treasure was hidden beneath the spirit vein, though that was only a rumor—no one had ever seen it.
Spirit veins were another specialty of the East Sea. Lu Yang had heard that a first-tier spirit vein could support Qi Refining Realm cultivation, a second-tier one could support Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, and so on.
Spirit veins of the same tier could also be divided into upper, middle, and lower grades.
A high-grade fourth-tier spirit vein was the best one a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator could obtain.
The Three Heroes were the masters of Fangshan Island. Several Lineages, Rogue Cultivators, and countless commoners depended on them. Altogether, the population numbered a million. The commoners rose with the sun and rested when it set, serving mainly to provide promising candidates for cultivation. Early-stage Qi Refining cultivators had different duties, such as working as spirit farmers and growing spirit grain.
Fangshan Island was like a small kingdom, leaving Lu Yang and the others astonished.
"Master." The maids had been waiting