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Chapter 1107: Chapter 609: Significant Increase of the Water Spirit Root Chapter 1107: Chapter 609: Significant Increase of the Water Spirit Root [Gold 23, Wood 45, Water 21, Fire 84, Earth 20]

After finishing the fish soup prepared by Zhuo Ming, Chen Mobai checked his own Spiritual Root with the Spirit-Testing Instruments and couldn’t help but nod slightly.

The Water Spirit Root had increased by 5 points, the source being the ingredients from the demonic beasts of Yun Meng Ze.

He had been stationed at the Wind Rain Hamlet for a month now. Ever since he had slain those two Rank-3 demonic beasts, the creatures emerging from the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion, although no longer mounting large-scale attacks against Wind Rain Hamlet, were still wreaking havoc in various other islands and markets within Yun Meng Ze.

In the face of this situation, the three Golden Core Cultivators, including himself, had no good solution, and could only dispatch Foundation Establishment Practitioners under their command to support the various markets affiliated with their Sects.

After giving it some thought, aside from keeping Zhuo Ming by his side, Chen Mobai sent out everyone else he had brought along, to guard the markets on the islands that had been developed in Yun Meng Ze by the Divine Wood Sect over the years.

But even so, the manpower was still insufficient.

Thanks to the years of fighting in every direction, the Divine Wood Sect had established itself as the ruler of the Eastern Wilderness and had also brought under its control the marketplaces of Shake Mountain Peak and Liu Jia Mountain within Yun Meng Ze, significantly increasing its territory.

Currently in Yun Meng Ze, there were a total of thirty-eight markets belonging to the Divine Wood Sect.

They occupied almost half of the core area.

These markets, by renting out Spiritual Qi Cave Houses, selling Sect elixirs, magic artifacts, Spirit Rice, etc., and by buying and selling demonic beast materials, generated net profits varying from fifty to sixty thousand Spirit Stones, and in some cases, as much as several hundred thousand—a considerable income.

Besides the ones under direct control, there were nearly twenty markets developed by Foundation Establishment families affiliated with the Divine Wood Sect, located on islands near the shoreline. These were basically joint ventures with various countries’ town guards, mutually assisting in development.

For example, the Iron Blue Market, although the Divine Wood Sect did not take a cut, relied on the transportation arrays within these markets to construct an integrated commerce network throughout Yun Meng Ze, greatly facilitating the transport of goods between Sects.

Therefore, they could not allow these island markets to be overrun by demonic beasts and, if possible, needed to send assistance.

The Divine Wood Sect normally had ten Foundation Establishment Practitioners stationed in Yun Meng Ze, and even with those Chen Mobai brought, it wasn’t possible to have one Foundation Establishment Practitioner guarding each market.

But facing the demonic beasts roaming within Yun Meng Ze, not knowing which island market they would attack next, a Foundation Establishment Practitioner’s presence was essential.

In such cases, even if they faced an attack by demonic beasts, they would be able to unleash the full power of the island’s defensive large formation, holding on until additional cultivators from nearby markets could arrive to provide support.

Upon hearing about these circumstances from Zheng Deming, an old Foundation Establishment Practitioner of the Divine Wood Sect who had been stationed in Yun Meng Ze for almost a lifetime, Chen Mobai made a decisive decision to have the tribes from Rain Country, Yun Country, Lei Nation, and Sky Country, who had originally been setting up defenses along the shoreline, choose a market to be responsible for, leaving behind only one Foundation Establishment Practitioner and dispatching the rest to guard nearby markets.

The guards from the four nations naturally obeyed the order and had personally led their teams into Yun Meng Ze!

King Zhou Wangshen of the Sky Country was especially enthusiastic, as his vanguard had already been stationed within the Iron Blue Market.

Upon receiving the Sect Leader’s order, he immediately led his people into the Su Feng Island Market closest to Wind Rain Hamlet and even made a special trip to visit Chen Mobai.

Chen Mobai invited him to stay for a meal, with Zhuo Ming personally taking charge of cooking, and even opened a jar of Spiritual Wine.

After deploying the Foundation Establishment Practitioners from the four nations, the twenty-eight markets of the Divine Wood Sect had barely managed to stabilize the situation.

During this period, three Fang Markets indeed faced large-scale attacks by groups of demonic beasts. Thanks to the rapid spread of the news, nearby markets supported each other with mutual defense. After experiencing fierce battles, they managed to hold their ground.

However, intelligence was present among the demonic beasts as well. After three attacks on the islands, they discovered the alliance between the Divine Wood Sect’s markets.

In another attack on the island, they employed a strategy to lure the enemy away from their base. When the Foundation Establishment practitioners from Jingbo Island went to provide support elsewhere, the demonic beasts suddenly emerged from underwater. Led by five Rank-2 beasts, they directly shook the island’s spirit veins and breached the large formation.

Although Chen Mobai received the news later and personally tracked this group of demonic beasts near Jingbo Island, he only found two Rank-2 beasts leading their groups. Even after annihilating them, he couldn’t reverse the loss of the entire island market being flattened.

Time flew, and a year passed by quickly.

Chen Mobai had almost devoured all the demonic beasts in Yun Meng Ze, and his Water Spirit Root had also been enhanced to 35 points.

Even within the Immortal Gates, this was considered a decent value.

The only regret was that the situation in Yun Meng Ze was tense, and as a Golden Core Cultivator, his responsibilities were significant, so he did not dare to leave even for a moment.

Therefore, he had not gone to the Divine Wood Secret Realm to touch the Talent Tree.

But for him, this was a simple gap to fill, after all, the Tianhe Realm was vast and rich in resources, and there were definitely many heavenly and earthly treasures that could enhance his Spiritual Root. He was also cultivating the Pure Yang Body, and there would eventually be a chance to obtain the remaining twenty-four grand spells.

“Junior Brother, Brother Mo has arrived!”

At this moment, Fu Zongjue’s voice transmission reached Chen Mobai’s ears, prompting him to immediately put down the freshly simmered turtle shell soup prepared by Zhuo Ming.

By the time Chen Mobai came out, both He Jintong and Fu Zongjue were already waiting outside the teleportation array.

Previously, Sheng Zhaoxi had a fierce battle with two Rank-3 demonic beasts, and not only did he use a secret technique, but he also took spiritual medicine. Although he saved his life, he had suffered severe damage to his vital energy and went back to his Flame Country’s Fire Truth Palace to heal after Fu Zongjue and the Divine Wood Sect members arrived.

After Sheng Zhaoxi left, Chen Mobai still cited the overpowering momentum of the demonic beasts and the insufficient strength of both the Five Elements and Divine Wood sects as an excuse, inviting Yan Shaoyin from Back to Sky Valley and Kong Lingling from the Snow-blowing Palace to Wind Rain Hamlet for assistance.

Unfortunately, both were more cowardly than he expected, preferring to let their own markets in Yun Meng Ze, which they had worked hard to develop, be besieged by demonic beasts rather than coming over.

However, they did have some shame; at least the Foundation Establishment members they had left in Yun Meng Ze were not ordered to retreat.

Or maybe, they also did not want to give up on the benefits of Yun Meng Ze.

He Jintong from Back to Sky Valley proved to be competent. Seeing the rampage of Cloud Dream Marsh monsters and knowing that the Divine Wood and Five Elements sects could only protect themselves and could not be relied upon, he immediately abandoned seven peripheral islands. He led six Foundation Establishment brothers and sisters to tightly guard the core three markets and three islands where precious spiritual medicines were cultivated.

And before abandoning the island markets, they took everything valuable with them, destroying anything they couldn’t carry, leaving nothing for the demonic beasts.

In the end, the six islands that He Jintong guarded were not far from each other. Although they were attacked by demonic beasts twice, they managed to hold on by relying on the disciples of Back to Sky Valley and recruiting loose cultivators, among others.

Compared to Back to Sky Valley, the Snow-blowing Palace suffered much worse.

Kong Lingling had previously only sent four Foundation Establishment practitioners here.

During the onslaught of the demonic beasts, the leading late-phase Foundation Establishment practitioner was indecisive and unwilling to abandon all the markets. In the end, the distribution of their forces led to successive breaches by the demonic beasts.

By the time she realized it and wanted to draw back her power, two Foundation Establishment practitioners had already died in the defense of the island, outnumbered and overwhelmed by several Rank-2 demonic beasts.

Even she had used all her trump cards in a desperate attempt to escape with her life.

In the end, of the nine Fang Markets of the Snow-blowing Palace, only the most central one remained.

It too was under constant attack by the demonic beasts, with the defense large formation on the brink of collapse.

“Xue Ting, this is the sect’s last stronghold; we must not lose it at any cost,”

The late-Phase Foundation Establishment practitioner was named Qi Cuizhen; her right arm had been devoured by a strange fish, her complexion pale.

After gathering all the Spirit Stones and other precious items on the island into her Storage Bag, she boarded the Teleportation Array to leave first, handing over the responsibility of guarding the island to Xue Ting, the last Foundation Establishment practitioner.

However, after half a year of defending, Xue Ting finally couldn’t hold on any longer.

Seeing the island defense formation beginning to shatter, she could only grit her teeth, leading the few dozen remaining disciples of the Snow-blowing Palace into the Teleportation Array, pumping in spiritual power hoping to escape.

But after waiting a while, the Teleportation Array showed no response.

Xue Ting’s eyes widened in disbelief as she tried again twice.

Still the same!

She finally realized, the other side of the Teleportation Array had been sabotaged!

Who did it?

Qi Cuizhen?

Or the sect?

A wave of despair flooded Xue Ting’s heart; they had exhausted their last strength for the sect in Cloud Dream Marsh, defending this last stronghold.

Yet what they received in return was betrayal!

“Uncle-Master, does the sect not want us anymore?”

A girl with baby-fat cheeks realized the implication of the inactive Teleportation Array.

Her eyes were filled with disbelief, grief, and anger.

“We…”

Boom!

Just as Xue Ting was about to say something to comfort them, the ice and snow-colored barrier covering the island, under the relentless assault of countless demonic beasts, finally shattered completely.

“My fellow disciples, scatter and run for your lives; save whoever can be saved!”

Xue Ting could only say these last words before mounting her white Flying Sword and ascending into the sky, heading eastward.

Their island was not too far from the coasts of Yun Country and Lei Nation, which was precisely why this Teleportation Array could directly transport them onto shore.

With the speed of a Foundation Establishment practitioner like Xue Ting, as long as she could hold on for three days, she would reach the shore.

But after consective battles with demonic beasts, her spiritual power was less than sixty percent; she knew she couldn’t hold out that long.

And for certain, there would be demonic beasts pursuing her.

Thus, she chose to head in the direction of the closest Divine Wood Sect Fang Market.

It was an island that had been rebuilt, named Green Light!

She had visited it twice before.

As long as she could make it there…

Clutching that belief, Xue Ting’s Flying Sword flew even more urgently. But soon, a streak of blue wind surged through the midair attempting to intercept her.

It was a Rank-2 Black Plague Bird; on the water’s surface, a strange fish was cutting through the waves as well.

Strong demonic auras from both locked onto Xue Ting, clearly unwilling to let her escape.

Wind Blades and Water Arrows crisscrossed through the air and water, forcing Xue Ting to constantly change speed and direction to dodge.

Under such circumstances, she was quickly overtaken by the two Rank-2 demonic beasts.

Xue Ting bit down on her silver teeth and took an elixir that would overdraw her vital energies, restoring her spiritual power to its peak. Then she used her Flying Sword to clash with the two demonic beasts while struggling towards Green Light Island.

Finally, after half a day, she saw the outline of Green Light Island.

The Foundation Establishment practitioner on the island noticed as well and immediately a burst of Divine Sense surged out to ascertain the truth.

“Who goes there?”

Xue Ting immediately reported her identity swiftly, stating she was a Snow-blowing Palace sect member, and their market had been breached, hoping the Divine Wood Sect could lend assistance.

“Sorry, we cannot allow any Foundation Establishment practitioners of unknown origin into the island during wartime,”

But the Divine Wood Sect practitioner stationed on Green Light Island simply refused outright and then withdrew his Divine Sense.

At that moment, Xue Ting was utterly desperate!