After Chun Song and Chi Lan reached an agreement, they did not linger. Taking the other four with them, they turned into a streak of light and flew toward Dongfeng Island.
Zichen, aboard the flying vessel, naturally would not pursue them under such circumstances. His body rapidly recovered under the treatment of a Third Realm Wood Cultivator. After Chun Song and Chi Lan left, he turned his gaze toward Nanlin Island below.
Only several hundred people at the port had survived on Nanlin Island. They had lived because Two Third Realm Cultivators had protected the area around the teleportation array. Every other area had either been swallowed by seawater or reduced to nothingness by Chun Song's final strike.
"Fellow Daoist, you were somewhat impulsive just now. You took the life of one of their Third Realm cultivators. I fear their counterattack will only grow fiercer from here!" Gong Yi said gravely.
Many present agreed with him. They had come for profit, not to fight to the death.
Daoist Zi Chen smiled bitterly to himself. The reason he had spared that Artifact Cultivator's life earlier had been Le Xin's secret order—an order that left no room for discussion.
Although he knew what that order meant, he had still carried it out without hesitation.
"Everyone, Dongfeng Island lies ahead. Everything you seek is on that island, but will Linshui Prefecture simply hand it over to you for free? You should all know what Dongfeng Island represents. To obtain what is on it, you must naturally pay a price. Who gets what they want, and who becomes the unlucky fool—leave that to Heaven to decide."
Daoist Zi Chen spoke bluntly to those around him.
After saying this, he did not wait for anyone else to react. He picked up his Communication Token and