Chapter 1775: Setting Off Again! 3 Fleets

Although the battle to relocate the Azure Qing World could be considered a major victory for the Essence Luxuriant World, in truth, by the end of it, many of the Essence Luxuriant World’s top experts, if not physically wounded, were completely drained.

However, Shang Xia understood clearly that it was precisely the best time to accumulate the foundational resources necessary for the Azure Qing World’s advancement to a Spirit World.

Thus, even though many True Immortals were utterly exhausted, Shang Xia still brought the matter up.

If they missed the opportunity, the heavily damaged forces would have time to recover. At that point, reclaiming the strongholds located in those floating continents, Barbaric Worlds, and Earth Stars would become far more difficult. Moreover, with the 40th year of the Spirit Luxuriant Calendar nearing its end, the Star Curtain could collapse at any moment.

This reasoning was clear to everyone. But since Shang Xia was not forcing anyone, whether there would be volunteers, and how many, was another matter entirely.

Fortunately, Xiao Yugang from the Azure Qing World was a man of understanding. After all, this was ultimately the matter of Azure Qing World’s advancement. As a third tier True Immortal, he had the responsibility and the obligation to step forward.

What’s more, Xiao Yugang himself knew that it was likely the best opportunity the Azure Qing World would ever have to ascend.

If they could succeed in pushing the Azure Qing World to a Spirit World, the resulting transformation would significantly strengthen the Essence Luxuriant World as a whole. That would also secure the Azure Qing World a pivotal role in the future hierarchy of the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field.

Xiao Yugang understood that if the Essence Luxuriant World could survive after the eventual collapse of the Star Curtain, it was destined to become the foundation of a true Heavenly Field. There wouldn’t be just a single subordinate world in the future. Competition between those subordinate worlds was inevitable, and stepping forward now could give their Azure Qing World a critical early advantage.

It was unfortunate, however, that the Azure Qing World’s newly advanced True Immortal, Chai Song, had died in the battle. The loss weakened their overall strength, leaving Xiao Yugang as the only True Immortal able to step forward.

Fortunately, in the aftermath of the war, the major powers of the Essence Luxuriant World had convened in the Essence Luxuriant Palace. They provided various levels of compensation to the families of fallen cultivators and offered aid to the affected sects. That allowed many small and mid-sized factions that had suffered severe losses a chance to breathe and recover.

Chai Song’s sect was among those aided. Thanks to the joint efforts of Sage Shang Xia and several top-tier cultivators from the major powers, Chai Song’s sect received 2 complete rank six advancement medicine. As soon as a Martial Dipper Realm expert with great potential emerged, they could apply for the use of an advancement medicine.

That kind of support was not limited to the Azure Qing World. Several small factions within the Essence Luxuriant World also benefited, such as the sect newly founded in the Le Continent by the late second tier True Immortal Jiang Mingzhong from the Spirit Lyric World.

After Jiang Mingzhong’s death, the sect he had established with dozens of followers fell into leaderless chaos. But the Essence Luxuriant Palace reacted swiftly. Under Shang Xia’s direction, they provided protective aid, ensuring 50 years of safe development without threat of external interference.

Following Xiao Yugang’s lead, Shang Xia’s 2 direct subordinates, Song Zhen and Zhu Nang, immediately stepped forward as well.

In fact, Song Zhen’s cultivation was not far behind that of Huang Jinghan, and after the battle of the Azure Qing World’s relocation, he was already prepared to enter seclusion to break through to a high-level True Immortal.

Yet in response to Shang Xia’s call, he resolutely stepped up, offering to lead a fleet to attack foreign strongholds in remote areas of the Heaven Observation Field.

Next came Tongyou Institution’s True Immortals. Although the Institution had lost second tier True Immortal Dou Zhong, and Sun Haiwei was still recovering from her injuries, she still chose to take action. Along with her were Hai Yuanyuan and Yan Ming.

Yan Ming had not participated in the relocation battle as she had been in seclusion. Now, she appeared in the Essence Luxuriant Palace as a new True Immortal of the Tongyou Institution, and a Grand Stargazer.

During her advancement, Yan Ming had anchored her soul in the Liao Continent. It was where she had been born before the Spirit Luxuriant World even formed.

When venturing far beyond the borders of their world, the importance of having a Grand Stargazer onboard was self-evident.

Seeing Tongyou Institution dispatch 5 True Immortals at once, the other factions of the Essence Luxuriant World were both surprised and quietly convinced that the operation was now inevitable.

With that, first tier True Immortals from the Changbai Sect of the Liao Continent, Tianya Pavilion of the Hai Continent, Zhongxuan Sect of the Yan Continent, the Five Mountains Alliance of the Bing Continent, and the Ice Essence Sect of the Bing Continent responded to the call to arms.

Those sects had long maintained strong ties with the Tongyou Institution. Whether supporting their expansion before the Essence Luxuriant World’s birth or helping cultivators break through after... The Tongyou Institution had always honored its promises.

As de facto allies, it was only natural that those sects responded to Shang Xia’s calls.

With that, the Tongyou Institution had seized the momentum within the Essence Luxuriant Palace. The proposal to mobilize their fleets and assist the Azure Qing World in its ascension had become a consensus among all factions.

Major sects like the Yuancheng Sect, Heavenly Star Palace, Northern Sea Mystic Sect, Eternal Palace, Divine Capital Sect, and the Jianmen Sect voiced their support. With the major Elysiums behind them, there was not a shred of objection.

Very quickly, the Essence Luxuriant World and Azure Qing World finalized a joint expedition agreement.

The force setting off included a high-level True Immortal, Gao Qin, third tier True Immortals Xiao Yugang, Song Zhen, Yifan, and Fei Xuzi. There were 2 second tier True Immortals, Zhu Nang and Lu Xueji, and multiple first tier True Immortals. Of the first tier True Immortals, there were Lady Yu from the Tianya Pavilion, Yin Wanxiang of the Five Mountains Alliance, Yu Jingzi of the Heavenly Star Palace, Tianjun of the Dongjun Palace of the Ye Continent, and Pang Jingyun of the Yuanchen Sect. There would be 12 True Immortals in total, with most of them having broken through during the ascension of the world.

Including the experts of the Tongyou Institution like Hai Yuanyuan, Yan Ming, and Sun Haiwei, and several others, there were 19 True Immortals taking part in the operation in total. Even though there were only slightly fewer True Immortals than in the battle of the relocation of the Azure Qing World, the quality was worlds apart...

In the end, the 19 of them were split into 3 fleets. The first consisted of Gao Qin, Zhu Nang, Lu Xueji, and four first tier True Immortals. They led 50 Martial Extermination and Martial Dipper Realm cultivators and took 3 mid-scale and 5 small-scale Star Ships. With their resident Stargazer, they flew straight for the most distant stronghold.

Next, Xiao Yugang and Song Zhen selected 4 first tier True Immortals. Taking the same number of non-True Immortal cultivators, they formed the second fleet and left the Essence Luxuriant World.

Finally, Yifan and Fei Xuzi, with the remaining 4 first tier True Immortals, made up the last fleet and departed last.