Ch. 1703A Master Lurking Behind Him
Lu Ye visited Jade Conch with Ma Shangsi, reassured its cultivators that the Three Realms Fleet had reached Myriad Phenomena Sea safely, and asked them to send another hundred people to Three Realms Island. Jade Conch delayed its decision, but offered Lu Ye access to its treasury so he could find materials for a new weapon.
- Ma Shangsi revealed that he considered himself Lu Ye's household servant, prompting the Jade Conch cultivators to treat Lu Ye as an honored guest.
- Lu Ye told Chou Wu and the others that the Three Realms Fleet had survived the war on its way to Myriad Phenomena Sea and now occupied Three Realms Island with the Merfolk Race as allies.
- Lu Ye asked Jade Conch to send another hundred cultivators to Three Realms Island, but Chou Wu requested a few days to discuss the matter.
- Lu Ye asked about materials for forging a new weapon, and Chou Wu offered him free access to Jade Conch's treasury and Han Tong's help.
- Han Tong took Lu Ye and Ma Shangsi to the treasury, where Lu Ye found himself dazzled by the abundance of artifact-refining materials.