From the scene before him alone, one could glimpse just how many islands lay scattered across the Myriad Phenomena Sea. Upon that vast expanse of ocean floated perhaps tens of thousands of islands.
Some were islands in name only—more like reefs hanging above the sea, no more than several zhang across. Without close inspection, one might overlook them entirely.
Most were such small islands. These tiny islets and reefs had no markings whatsoever on the Star Map.
There were also many islands marked on the Star Map, each with its own name. These named islands were places where cultivators gathered, and resources fought over by every side.
Among those islands, Lu Ye spotted several names that seemed somewhat familiar.
For instance, Yellow Dragon Island, Five Colors Island, Myriad Devils Island, Winged Heaven Island, and so on...
The names of these islands corresponded to the names of those top-tier realms! Only top-tier realms were qualified to monopolize an island in this place where heroes gathered.
Some other islands were named after star systems, such as Void Glimpse Island, Great Qian Island, Tiger Leap Island... Their owners lacked the foundations of top-tier realms and could not monopolize an island alone, but cultivators from different realms within the same star system could join forces and occupy an island together.
There were even more names that were a complete mess, with no discernible origin. The backgrounds of their owners were impossible to verify.
Merely looking at the varied names of islands on the Star Map, Lu Ye could sense the surging undercurrents here. Indeed, not long after entering the Myriad Phenomena Sea, he saw from afar a great group of cultivators besieging an island. A Protective Spirit Array shrouded that island, flickering endlessly beneath bombardments of multicolored light. It was unclear how much longer