It was precisely because that hidden, unobservable passage had suddenly expanded that the energy pouring from within the Myriad Phenomena Sea into Purple Jade Island had become immense, changing the island's cultivation environment.
"Then in your view, Junior Brother, is this change good or bad for our island?" Lionheart asked again.
"It is good!" Hu Guang replied. "But it is also bad. The good part is that the energy on our island is becoming increasingly dense. This will make cultivation easier and easier for our island's cultivators."
"And the downside?"
Hu Guang's expression turned grave. "If this continues, our island's Grand Array may not last three years."
"Why is that?" Lionheart was utterly puzzled. Though his strength was terrifying, he knew absolutely nothing about Formation Dao and had never dealt with such things.
This was a common failing among Demon Cultivators, not unique to him. Thus, among the Demon Race, cultivators proficient in auxiliary arts were exceptionally precious and rare.
Naturally aware of this, Hu Guang patiently explained, "Senior Brother, if the energy escaping from the passage beneath the island is not restrained, it will simply dissipate. That is why both our island and other Spirit Islands set up Grand Arrays to separate inside from outside. In this way, the energy escaping from beneath the sea is gathered within the islands for the cultivators of each Spirit Island to use in cultivation. Of course, because this energy is constantly escaping without pause, cultivation alone cannot consume it all. That is where the Protective Grand Array becomes important. The energy that cultivators cannot absorb is taken in by the Formation Bases of the Protective Grand Array and stored as reserve energy. Meanwhile, maintaining the Protective Grand Array also consumes energy. Thus, by adjusting the power of the Protective Grand Array, the