Lu Ye returned to Three Realms Island.
His physique had already been tempered to its utmost limit, so there was no need to remain beneath the sea any longer.
As he passed through the portal, he saw several Merfolk Race women waiting nearby. Upon seeing Lu Ye, they gave him graceful bows before plunging headfirst into the portal and returning to Mermaid Territory.
During the time Lu Ye had been cultivating beneath the sea, although he had not returned, he opened the portal once every few days.
Those Merfolk Race members whose curse poison had been removed through his intervention needed the portal to travel between the sea surface and the depths below.
Thus, Three Realms Island now contained not only Three Realms cultivators, but also some members of the Merfolk Race. They traveled about in groups, taking in the sights above the sea and broadening their horizons considerably.
However, only Merfolk Race women dared venture out. The male merfolk could only stroll around Three Realms Island.
There was no other reason. Merfolk Race women looked no different from Human Race women on the surface, aside from all being beautiful as flowers. Male merfolk, however, were another matter. They looked fierce and menacing. Though they could assume human forms, it was ultimately inappropriate for them to show their faces in public. Walking around Three Realms Island was not much of an issue, though.
Spreading out his Divine Sense, Lu Ye discovered that although the number of cultivators on Three Realms Island had increased somewhat, it had become far less lively than before.
The foundational works of Three Realms Island had long been completed. Though it had not yet reached the level of a mid-grade Spirit Island, after several months of accumulation, it was not far off. Moreover, the island now