Time slipped by, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.
Divine Wind Island, in the southwestern Outer Star Sea of the Chaotic Star Sea.
Two years ago, this place had been nothing more than a desolate, remote island of volcanic rock. Aside from sparse shrubs and moss, there had been scarcely any sign of life. Now, however, the island had been transformed beyond recognition, with no trace of its former barrenness.
Viewed from above, all of Divine Wind Island lay beneath a pale blue curtain of light. Runes flowed across its surface, shimmering with spiritual radiance, like a vast glass bowl upturned over the island.
This was the Seven-Star Sea-Covering Array that Wan Yao'er had personally improved. Powered by three small spirit veins beneath the island, its defenses could withstand a full-force strike from a late Core Formation cultivator.
The curtain not only repelled enemies but also gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, raising the island's concentration of spiritual energy to nearly thirty percent above the outside world. Cultivating here yielded twice the results for half the effort.
On the island's southern side, the once-barren slopes of volcanic ash had been opened into tier upon tier of spirit fields. Their terraced layout made full use of the terrain, stretching from the shore to halfway up the hill.
The fields were planted with all manner of spirit grain, medicinal herbs, and low-grade spirit fruit trees, lush with greenery and brimming with life. More than a dozen low-level cultivators in matching blue-green clothes worked among them. Some cast spells to water the grain, some carefully harvested ripe spirit herbs, and others pruned the fruit trees, forming a scene of orderly bustle.
An almost transparent barrier hovered above the fields. It kept bird-type demonic beasts from stealing the