It wasn’t long before Bai Sha noticed Emerald Elder.
Emerald Elder was a rare type of demon, its body entirely a jade-like color. Each feather had a glossy sheen, as exquisite as a work of art.
The Emerald Elder Bai Sha noticed was one of Lei Ke’s subordinates. It had also appeared in the coconut grove and seemed to have made a discovery.
“He still doesn’t know his Boss has already gone cold,” Bai Sha muttered, zooming her vision in.
Emerald Elder was under a coconut tree, digging with its claws at the base of the trunk.
Beside the hole it was digging, several glistening green stones were already placed.
“This is… Wood Crystal Stone?”
Bai Sha made her judgment.
Wood Crystal Stone was a wood-attribute mineral that could be used for Qi Condensation, Talisman Crafting, and array deployment. It had many uses.
“Hahaha, as I thought, there are Wood Crystal Stones here too.”
Emerald Elder laughed heartily, digging out more Wood Crystal Stones from the hole. It then grabbed the stones with its claws, flapped its wings, and flew to another coconut tree nearby. After putting the stones down, it began digging under this tree as well.
Seeing this, Bai Sha understood.
The arrays on Lost Island could still function because the deployment materials maintaining them were still providing power. A large part of the materials powering the Coconut Forest Illusion Array were Wood Crystal Stones!
These Wood Crystal Stones were scattered beneath many coconut trees. Since the array was in disrepair, a bit of digging could easily unearth some.
If the array had been in perfect condition, these Wood Crystal Stones wouldn’t have been so easily detected.
Bai Sha thought for a moment, then silently controlled the coconut grove’s array. She used illusions to create fake Wood Crystal Stones to replace the real ones.
The real Wood Crystal Stones that Emerald Elder had already dug up were silently retrieved by Bai Sha through the array.
During this process, Bai Sha could judge the instability of the Coconut Forest Illusion Array.
“Why does this Illusion Array look like it’s about to collapse? It feels like it has lost its core.”
Sensing this, Bai Sha immediately checked the core of the Illusion Array.
It was a seemingly ordinary coconut tree, but it was located in the very center of the coconut grove—the centermost tree.
However, a hole had already been dug beneath this coconut tree, and whatever was originally inside had vanished.
“As expected, the core is gone. In this state, the Wood Crystal Stones placed around can no longer sustain the array. It’s only a matter of time before this array becomes completely useless.”
Bai Sha thought, quickly using the Illusion Array’s remaining power to create illusions, attempting to drive all the demon cultivators in the coconut grove toward the Beach Maze Array.
As for the three entrances in the Beach Maze Array that connected to the Coconut Forest Illusion Array, Bai Sha directly closed them.
As she did this, Bai Sha also tried to trace the core of the Coconut Forest Illusion Array. Following its trail, her vision jumped once again to Yin Sha.
Yin Sha?
Bai Sha was startled, then a realization dawned on her.
At that moment, Yin Sha was still being chased by three demon cultivators. She darted left and right through the coconut grove, looking extremely disheveled, unable to shake off the three pursuers no matter what.
The reason was that Yin Sha had obtained a treasure coveted by the other demon cultivators. That treasure was none other than the formation core of the coconut grove!
“Whoosh!”
An icicle shot from behind, grazing past Yin Sha.
Although Yin Sha dodged the attack, she was still affected. She crashed into a nearby coconut tree. With a heavy boom, she snapped the tree in two. Amidst the flying splinters, she tumbled across the ground several times.
Seeing this, the three pursuing demon cultivators quickly positioned themselves in a triangle formation, blocking all escape routes.
Yin Sha steadied herself and looked up with difficulty. An oval, gray stone could faintly be seen in her mouth.
This oval, gray stone was the core of the Coconut Forest Illusion Array. This core was called a Profound Mechanism Stone, a very rare treasure mainly used for refining Magical Tools and as a core component for many arrays.
Of course, a Profound Mechanism Stone could also be used as a Dao Foundation.
Now, cornered by three late-stage Qi Condensation demon cultivators, Yin Sha knew her situation was dire. If she couldn’t find a way out, she might end up dead. And the Profound Mechanism Stone would no longer belong to her.
‘I can only gamble!’
Yin Sha thought, immediately circulating her cultivation art. She was going to refine the Profound Mechanism Stone into her Dao Foundation right on the spot.
While doing this secretly, she outwardly stalled for time, saying, “Is it really necessary for you three to chase me like this? I’m just a weak girl. Can’t you just let me go?”
The demon cultivator who had attacked her earlier was a Silver Horn Snake. A silver horn grew on its head, and its body was covered in silver scales. It radiated cold air, and its triangular eyes looked particularly menacing.
Hearing Yin Sha’s words now, the Silver Horn Snake let out a cold laugh. “We can let you go. Just hand over the Profound Mechanism Stone.”
“That’s right, hand over the Profound Mechanism Stone.”
“That’s not something you can hold onto.”
The other two demon cultivators spoke up.
These two were also snake-type demon cultivators, though they were not of the same tribe as the Silver Horn Snake.
One was a Hundred Poison Snake with green scales, naturally capable of producing poisons with many different effects—insidious and terrifying.
The other was a Jade Wave Snake with blue scales, naturally attuned to the water element and skilled in water-attribute Spells.
Being surrounded by these three snakes made Yin Sha feel chilled to the bone.
Yin Sha forced herself to stay calm. “Even if I hand over the Profound Mechanism Stone, who should I give it to? Have you decided among yourselves?”
The Silver Horn Snake sneered, “Don’t try to sow discord among us. How we split the Profound Mechanism Stone is our business. You just need to hand it over. Or are you saying you simply refuse to hand over the Profound Mechanism Stone? If you don’t hand it over, we’ll come and take it ourselves.”
All three snakes inched slightly closer.
They were also wary of a desperate counterattack from Yin Sha. After all, Yin Sha was also at the Late Qi Condensation stage. They didn’t want to be dragged down with her.
Only Bai Sha noticed that Yin Sha was refining the Profound Mechanism Stone into her Dao Foundation.
Now, nothing happening on Lost Island was a secret to Bai Sha. With the help of the arrays, she could see every detail.
“So Yin Sha broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage under these circumstances?” Bai Sha observed with curiosity.
Yin Sha kept talking to stall for time. The three snakes didn’t notice anything amiss.
But a demon cultivator establishing their foundation couldn’t be done completely silently.
When Yin Sha’s attempt at Foundation Establishment reached a certain point, mysterious and profound runes suddenly emerged on her body, spreading across her grayish-white form.
Seeing this, the three snakes froze for a moment, then were overcome with rage.
