Chapter 1638: Chapter 1638

Island Masters of various islands either died or surrendered, and power transitioned, leaving them unable to organize any forces to attack Jade Island.

To avoid being ambushed by Jade Island, they held a copycat press conference of sorts, announcing a temporary peace agreement with Jade Island, agreeing not to attack each other.

The scene of maritime conflict was temporarily pacified.

Jade Island’s reputation surged among loose cultivators on the sea, and in a short time, another hundred thousand loose cultivators joined the Cultivation Alliance.

To avoid delaying the internal affairs of the Yin Yang Sect, Long Fei had a headquarters of the Cultivation Alliance specially constructed on Silver Sand Island.

He additionally announced that this was an undefended island.

The periphery had no restrictions, and any cultivator could freely enter and leave.

Moreover, he used the Cultivation Alliance headquarters as the center to establish two streets running vertically and horizontally.

The streets were a hundred feet wide, paved entirely with bluestone, with shops, taverns, for leasing or personal use, along the sides.

A special street vendor section was planned on the roadsides where small-scale vendors could set up stalls.

The planning diagram was completed by a Mo Family disciple who excelled in city planning within the Yin Yang Sect, considering various factors, including tsunamis, monsoons, heavy rains, and drainage issues.

Lin Yingying held this planning diagram, observed the beach along Silver Sand Island, and discussed with Long Fei, "You didn’t set up restrictions on the periphery; what if Penglai Island sends people to cause trouble?"

Long Fei smiled lightly, "This island is relatively flat, without any natural defenses, and has no spirit veins underground. Setting up restrictions would require a massive amount of resources. Instead, why not open the doors wide? We provide a place for free where loose cultivators can safely trade goods and earn resources for cultivation, thus tying our interests together. Whoever dares to move against this island would be at odds with all the maritime loose cultivators. I think Penglai Island wouldn’t want to go against so many intermediary powers."

Lin Yingying chuckled, "You’ve become quite the genius now; it wouldn’t be too much to make you a CEO."

Long Fei patted her head with a smile, "In my heart, you will always be the CEO, and I’m just your little security guard."

Lin Yingying pushed his hand away and smiled with a blush, "We’ve been together for ages; aren’t you embarrassed by such talk?"

"Haven’t we only been married for a few years?"

Long Fei’s hand no longer pat her head but moved downward, mischievously reaching down.

Lin Yingying giggled and ran off, keeping a distance from the rascal.

The two of them surveyed the whole island, and the next day they organized a groundbreaking ceremony, digging the first shovelful of earth in the island’s center.

In this world, most infrastructure projects were of wood and stone structures.

Honestly, aside from a slightly more efficient transport and quarrying of stones, in terms of sturdiness, it wasn’t much different from the ancient world outside.

Long Fei introduced the construction techniques of reinforced concrete through his disciples, constructing walls a meter thick that could at least withstand demonic beast attacks.

Although the periphery was undefended, it was not to be set up here in vain.

It needed to be built to the highest standards from the start, making it as sturdy as a fortress.

With all arrangements in place, Long Fei assigned Lin Yingying to oversee affairs on Jade Island.

He went into seclusion in his bamboo courtyard, both to consolidate his Soul Ascension Stage cultivation level and to delve deeper into the Dao of physical and spiritual refinement.

Breaking through to the Soul Ascension Stage wasn’t just an advancement of level but a comprehensive leap in body and spirit.

Many unsolvable issues before were suddenly clear through the insight into Heaven and Earth Laws as his Nascent Soul ascended.

He had intended to pass on the Xiaoxiang Nine Swords technique to his disciples, now seeing he could do that after emerging from seclusion.

Cultivation knows no time; in the outside world, one might feel the passage of time, but in this world, time feels different.

To Long Fei, it seemed he only spent three or two days in the bamboo forest, but when he emerged, three months had passed.

Autumn arrived on the sea; although not much changed, an early morning chill could be felt on the skin.

Long Fei, opening his eyes, ended his seclusion.

The Nascent Soul appeared as a golden little person, hovering above his head.

This little person opened its eyes as he did.

His eyes, like torches, emitted two beams like lightning, resembling Azure Dragon’s eyes, piercing the void.

With a sweep of his gaze, two tiny spiders one hundred thousand meters away, on the mountains near the Crystal Dragon Palace, came into view.

Hmm, well, what those two were doing was indescribable.

Long Fei didn’t think that spiders could be so flirtatious.

His ear tilted, and sounds of schooling from the Third Ring area entered his ear. Follow current novels on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝙣𝙚𝙩

In three months, a lot had changed in the construction and operations on various islands.

The Cultivation School on Jade Island had already officially started, with originally hundreds of students in high, middle, and primary schools now growing to over a thousand.

He heard the voice of Lin Shanshan, who was complaining to Lin Yingying, exclaiming, "Big sister, can’t you make your man come out of seclusion sooner? It’s been three months; when will I get to learn his peerless swordsmanship?"

Lin Yingying laughed, "What’s the hurry? Isn’t staying on this island nice?"

Lin Shanshan lamented, "Wanyu and I have careers; who wants to spend all day surrounded by a bunch of kids like you?"

Long Fei chuckled, twitching the nose of the Nascent Soul above his head, and picked up the scent of grilled fish from the beach on Jade Island.

Tuning his ear, he heard the voices of Little Kirin and a group of children.

A child’s tender voice queried Little Kirin, "Big brother, aren’t we afraid of the principal catching us grilling fish here and spanking us?"

Little Kirin assured them, "What’s there to fear? My mom is tough on the outside but soft inside; she wouldn’t bear to hit us."

Someone lamented, "But last month, the principal literally beat the skin off my butt."

Little Kirin laughed loudly, "Fourth brother, use your brain will you? That was because you had hemorrhoids, not ’cause my mom hit you, okay?"

Long Fei shook his head with a smile, absorbing the essence of plants from the medicinal garden at the far Crystal Dragon Palace into his mouth, able to discern the type and age of any herbal plant.

This Nascent Soul seemed like his clone, yet it was also integral to him.

He was the Nascent Soul, and the Nascent Soul was him.

Profoundly mysterious and exquisitely wondrous.

His senses were at least a hundred times sharper than before.

That’s just his senses, not to mention his brain, which felt like an upgraded CPU, transforming from four cores to an eight-core processor.

His divine sense activated, testing the Space Law.

In an instant, he vanished from the bamboo forest, reappearing in Lin Yingying’s office.

This principal’s office was a standalone building on the slope of the Cultivation School.

Long Fei’s sudden appearance startled Lin Yingying and Lin Shanshan.

Especially Lin Shanshan, who had just emerged from swimming in the sea, half out of her wet swimsuit, sprawled across the couch, prepared to bathe here.

"Brother-in-law, can you not sneak around ?!"

She shrieked at Long Fei, clutching her body as she darted into the bathroom.

Long Fei, embarrassed, turned his head, coughing a bit, visibly uneasy, reflecting that he should have taken a look before entering, not just relied on his hearing.