Hu Guang had been at his wits' end lately. Ever since that banquet, not a single day had passed comfortably for him.
Setting aside the Moon Jade Realm cultivators and numerous Star Constellation cultivators they had lost earlier, trouble had now arisen on the island itself. For some unknown reason, the energy leaking up from beneath the sea had suddenly increased drastically, forcing him to repeatedly adjust the power of the Protective Grand Array. By now, this grand array that had enveloped Purple Jade for tens of thousands of years was practically operating under overload.
Yet even so, it still could not consume the excess energy.
Left with no alternative, he could only try the method Lionheart had proposed earlier: deliberately open a gap in the grand array and let the island's energy escape, easing the array's burden.
The results were immediate. Once the gap was opened, the Protective Grand Array slowly began to stabilize.
But this was not a long-term solution. The Protective Grand Array was a unified whole; a gap meant a flaw, even if that gap was only about one zhang wide.
Such a minor flaw would not normally have caused any trouble, but Lu Ye of Three Realms Island was now watching them like a tiger watching its prey outside. Hu Guang had no choice but to remain on guard.
Just as he was pondering how to resolve the island's problem, he suddenly sensed an unusual change. After examining it carefully, his expression changed. "Not good!"
For some reason, the energy within the island was rapidly increasing. He could even see a thin layer of energy mist beginning to form. This undoubtedly meant that the island's energy had become unimaginably dense.
Such a cultivation environment was the dream of every cultivator. Cultivating in such a place