Within the Blood Sea, Zhou Chuang and Ma Shangsi guarded Lu Ye as they waited in silence.
Only after quite a while did Lu Ye suddenly open his eyes. His face was somewhat pale, and even his gaze had dimmed slightly. These were undoubtedly the aftereffects of using A Touch of Spiritual Connection.
Before him, Chu Zhu was dead beyond all doubt. Both his physical body and his soul had been shattered beyond recognition.
Lu Ye reached out, removed the Storage Ring from Chu Zhu's hand, then placed his corpse into the Little Flower Realm. Only then did he look at Zhou Chuang. "Thank you for your help this time, Fellow Daoist."
Zhou Chuang waved his hand. "I didn't help much. What do you plan to do next? Do you need Four Directions Island to lend a hand?" He had previously told the other Moon Jade Realm cultivators in his star system about Three Realms Island's situation. They had all agreed that if Three Realms Island needed assistance, they would spare no effort to help.
They had avoided contact with Three Realms Island before because they feared dragging Three Realms Island down with them. After all, they had caused no shortage of trouble since coming to the Myriad Phenomena Sea. But now that Three Realms Island itself was in trouble, there was no longer any question of dragging anyone down.
"Not for now. I can handle what comes next myself," Lu Ye said.
A moment later, the three went their separate ways. Ma Shangsi carried Lu Ye swiftly toward the Myriad Phenomena Sea. Chu Zhu was dead, and that could not be concealed for long. If someone on Baiyue Island tried to contact Chu Zhu, they would discover it, for once a cultivator died, their Sound Talismans ceased to function