"Crescent Island" was originally a training ground established in the South Sea by the Rhine Clan for the Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend who could not cause killing. Later, as the island's area continued to expand, it also became a battleground frequently visited by the Saint-level Domain, which maintained friendly relations with the Rhine Clan.
Jason broke through to the Saint-level in a very short time, and his strength has been constantly improving, which is why he has only arrived at Crescent Island now.
Twenty years have passed since Jason destroyed the Golden Royal Court, and his Lightning Element has reached the threshold of Deity-level. (Age 68)
(Lin Lei, a wind-type cultivator, took nearly eight years to become a god after encountering the threshold of godhood, and was not yet 60 years old at that time. Olivia was 30 years older than Lin Lei, and became a god at around 100 years old.)
Jason can feel that he can overcome this hurdle with just a little effort, but he can't seem to grasp that spark of inspiration, which is why he came to Crescent Island to seek a breakthrough.
"It took us three days to fly in one direction to get here. That distance is more than the north-south length of two Yulan Continent! Your family actually built an island in such a far place," Veronica remarked, looking at the coastline before her.
Jason and his companions flew over on Ivan's back. The Twin-Headed Silver Dragon's speed at full speed was enough to cross the Yulan Continent in a day. Of course, they weren't in a hurry, so they flew relatively slowly, taking three days to arrive.
"You have no idea how intimidating Lord Beirut is. When I was exploring the Dark Forest back then, my heart was in my throat, fearing he might kill me if he got angry," Jason explained.
Crescent Island was originally a reef, which was expanded into a small island. Fortunately, the Rhine Clan has no shortage of earth-attribute undead, and after thousands of years of expansion, it has grown to more than 60,000 square kilometers (twice the size of Curved Island).
Clear Spring said, "I can sense a Saint-level magical beast underwater."
Among them, Clear Spring has the strongest perception ability. The Darkness Element "Profound Mysteries Curse" is an extremely strange Profound Mysteries, and its effects involve many aspects such as perception, enemy detection, continuous physical damage, soul attack, and poison concoction.
"Crescent Island was originally prepared for the Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend, but later many Rhine Clan and their allies also came here to seek breakthroughs. In particular, after the Rhine Clan allowed their allies to collect souls in the vicinity to exchange for ' Blue Jade Fruit,' these people became impossible to get rid of." Jason recounted the news he had heard from Lucy.
"As for the underwater magical beasts, both the human Saint-level and the Saint-level realm magical beasts in the water need training, so gradually, many Saint-level magical beasts have gathered in this area."
The quota for coming to Crescent Island was controlled by successive emperors of the Rhine Empire, and only those from Saint-level that were on friendly terms with the empire were informed of the specific location.
Upon reaching the airspace Crescent Island, Ivan quickly descended and waited at low altitude.
Jason had previously stated that there was a ruler here, a powerful dragon who was subservient to the Rhine Clan — Jason suspected that this subservience referred to the control of the Soul Seed.
Before long, a dark red shadow appeared in front of them.
"Blood Dragon! It's actually Blood Dragon!" Ivan exclaimed in shock.
"Hmm?" Jason and Veronica looked at Ivan.
"The Blood Dragon is a direct descendant of the ' Calamity Dragon,' one of the three great dragon gods of the dragon race, from ten thousand years ago when this plane was still divided between four continents. The Blood Jade Crystal Dragon on the Yulan Continent today is a hybrid offspring of the Blood Dragon and the Unicorn Crystal Dragon," Ivan recounted the information from the dragon race's heritage.
The "Blood Dragon" before me remained remarkably calm. "After the great war ten thousand years ago, I am the only Blood Dragon left in this plane. The Blood Dragon race is now merely a name, and there's no need to dwell on its past glory."
"You can all just call me Janet," the black and red dragon said in a female voice. "Since this is your first time on Crescent Island, would you like to stay together or separately?"
"My name is Jason Rhein, this is my wife Veronica. These are Clear Spring, Linda, and Ivan. We live together; could we perhaps expand our living area a bit?"
"Yes, I can give you twice the living space, but you'll have to build your own houses. However, remember you can't fight on the island. There are many Saint-level Saint-level, and quite a few are in seclusion; don't endanger others." The Blood Dragon then produced a map. "This is a map of the waters near Crescent Island. Before you go out to train, remember to communicate with the others on the island. This place is different from the mainland; your first battle in the deep sea will be very dangerous."
Jason and his group were assigned a residence on a high point by the sea, an area of over 6,000 square meters, with the beach not far away. Crescent Island is located in the subtropics, Jason had never stayed in a sea-view room in this climate before, so he was very satisfied with the place.
The Blood Dragon Janet has left.
Jason planted the saplings from his Interspatial Ring on the shady side of a gentle slope, and then summoned several earth-attribute undead Corpse Magus to help build the house.
Veronica prepares to sunbathe, Ivan goes to build his nest, Linda gathers some coconuts to try out new recipes, and Clear Spring dives into the sea to collect some poisonous marine life.
As they spent more time in the Saint-level, they gradually encountered a stagnant state in their cultivation, and began to adapt to the rhythm of life in the Saint-level, constantly trying new things to increase their understanding.
As the endless years pass, the Saint-level, having lost all sense of novelty, will gradually decline and eventually perish— Saint-level rarely die of old age, but they will die of heart.
Without the support of Divine Power, the Saint-level, once its heart dies, will exhibit a state of "aging" and ultimately meet its demise.
Only Deity-level powerhouse can use Divine Power to nurture their true self in a way similar to that of Divine Artifact, so that their body can be permanently maintained at its peak state, thus avoiding the situation of "dying of old age in the Saint-level".
While the house was under construction, Jason was expanding his Interspatial Ring.
Interspatial Ring requires the Divine Power of the Saint-level Limit to be crafted. During the crafting process, a sufficiently hard material is used as an anchor point, and a small, stable space is created in the Spatial Turbulence outside the plane using Divine Power. This completes the process.
As for the size of the Interspatial Ring, it will have to be "expanded" by the user using their Divine Power. Of course, the expansion process can only be done at the Saint-level. The upper limit of expansion is related to the user's soul strength and the time spent.
The ring in Jason's hand was given to him by the Rhine Clan when he broke through to the Saint-level. It was a purplish-red ring, originally with a space of one hundred cubic meters, which was quite small, even smaller than the one Jason had seized from Steller.
During this period, Jason continuously expanded his space in his spare time, and now the Interspatial Ring has a capacity of one thousand cubic meters (a small swimming pool), which is barely acceptable.
"Everyone, come and try my coconut stewed pigeon!" Linda's voice rang out.
"Coming right up!"
(Then, about ten chapters will be used to refine the setting of the Material Plane, allowing the protagonist to find an opportunity to break through to Deity-level and then head to the Netherworld.)