Time flew.
Storm clouds gathered over the Lesser Vast Sea. Rumor had it that the Zhong Family True Person known as the Supreme White Island Master had joined forces with Black Origin True Person to attack the Azure Sea Sect's headquarters on Jade Island, only to retreat in the end.
Yet this Zhong Family True Person had rallied Rogue Cultivators under the name of Supreme White Island. He had raised a force and gone to war with the Azure Sea Sect.
The Sea-Extinguishing Alliance had naturally joined the fray, leaving everyone in the Azure Sea Sect bitterly beleaguered.
But as the opening of the Secret Realm drew closer, battles between high-level cultivators grew increasingly rare.
Clearly, cultivators sought long life. They were not about to fight to the death before the opportunity had even arrived...
Within Supreme White Island's forbidden grounds lay Ice Soul Cave.
Rumor held that a Third-Order alchemist was confined there. Now and then, Zhong Lingxiu distributed exceptional pills made by him to win over Supreme White Island's cultivators.
The surrounding spiritual energy was dense, faintly reaching Third-Order levels.
Inside Ice Soul Cave.
Far from living in the austerity outsiders imagined, Fang Qing had moved in all the furnishings from his old cave abode. He had also added plenty of rare East Sea treasures presented by Zhong Lingxiu, making the place ever more magnificent and comfortable...
After so many years of recovery, Supreme White Island's Third-Order Spirit Vein had gradually revived as well.
Ice Soul Cave, where he now lived, had the richest spiritual energy on the island. Here, he could enjoy Third-Order spiritual energy.
Inside the seclusion chamber.
Fang Qing sat cross-legged and circulated the Azure Sea Method. A lake of deep cyan water appeared within him.
Great quantities of Third-Order spiritual energy surged toward him