Three days later, the small island Lu Ye and Hua Ci occupied had grown ten times its original size. During that time, it had merged with several more drifting islands. Some had enemies on them; others were completely deserted.
Lu Ye had initially wanted to observe the pattern behind the islands' mergers, but he discovered that there was no pattern at all.
An hour after they arrived, they encountered the first island. Then there was no movement for half a day, yet the second and third islands approached almost simultaneously. It had made Lu Ye and Hua Ci tense for a moment. If both islands had enemies, their situation might not have been very good.
The islands that approached afterward also suddenly appeared within sight. There was no way to discern any pattern. These islands were like boats drifting with the current upon the Chess Sea; once they came within a certain distance of one another, they would draw closer together.
After killing several groups of Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators, Lu Ye and Hua Ci grew increasingly adept at working together, now that they had experience from their first cooperation.
Whenever they spotted enemies, the two would disguise themselves as Spell Cultivators and first exchange a round of spells with the other side. If their opponents were Weapon Cultivators or Body Cultivators, they would certainly be unable to resist charging in.
Whenever that happened, Lu Ye would give them a surprise.
There were exceptions, however. Earlier, they had encountered two Spell Cultivators and enthusiastically exchanged spells with Lu Ye and Hua Ci for quite some time. Both sides bombarded each other with spells, and the battle was tremendously lively.
In the end, Lu Ye and Hua Ci had to pretend they could no longer hold on and flee backward before