Chapter 1625: Chapter 1625: An Army of Two Hundred Thousand Approaches
If it were ordinary people, the eating and drinking of ten thousand people would be a serious problem.
But everyone here is a cultivator, and most have already practiced Grain Avoidance.
Although Jade Island offers three self-service als a day with plenty of fish and shrimp, those who eat only take a few casual bites.
Everyone isn’t interested in food, but they’re quite fond of the drinks.
Luckily, Long Fei had looted quite a bit from various pirate islands recently; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to entertain these cultivators.
On the day of the eting, unsurprisingly, Long Fei was chosen as the Alliance Hierarch.
However, discussing the mbers of the Elders Council proved sowhat difficult.
The attendees weren’t all from the sa sect, so naturally, no one was willing to submit to anyone else.
Long Fei didn’t expect this loose alliance to accomplish much; it was rely a pretext for unity among everyone.
Therefore, Long Fei decided on a scale of one Elder Council mber per thousand people.
Among ten thousand people, a hundred could participate in the Elders Council.
The thod for entering the Elders Council was simple: whoever had the higher cultivation level could join.
Moreover, there could only be one representative from the sa sect or island.
mbers of the Elders Council would rotate every year at a fixed ti, while the Alliance Hierarch would serve for ten years.
To join, one only needed to challenge a mber of the Elders Council at that ti.
Each mber of the Elders Council could only accept one challenge, and they could choose their opponent.
In theory, no mber of the Elders Council was fixed.
Among the mbers of the Elders Council, rights were equal.
No matter their cultivation level, everyone had the sa rights.
To decide major affairs within the alliance, each person had one vote.
Generally, such alliances can’t accomplish much.
When the Alliance Hierarch proposes sothing, the differing minds of the hundred people lead to squabbles, resulting in votes that are usually invalid.
Unless there’s a major issue that unites all hundred mbers or most of them against an external force.
Once the group’s discussion regarding the Elders Council’s charter concluded, a three-day martial competition began.
The outco surprised Long Fei: these loose cultivators truly hid many masters.
There were over ten Soul Ascension Stage masters, over a thousand Nascent Soul Realm masters, and the rest were all in the Core Formation Stage, Enlightennt Realm, and Foundation Establishnt Realm.
During the competition, those in the Core Formation Stage mostly chose to forfeit.
Only a few tried but were defeated in a single move.
At last, the hundred mbers of the Elders Council were decided, with the lowest cultivation level being Nascent Soul Late Stage.
These individuals hailed from all over the world, from the southern islands of Nanyang to Guandong’s Yellow Sea in the north.
These were all islands near the continent; deep-sea islands didn’t have many join in the fun.
Places like Penglai were all located far from land, hidden in the deep sea.
These newly chosen mbers of the Elders Council were all registered, with Jade Island personally crafting tokens to prove their identity.
To prevent misuse by others, these tokens were expressly crafted by Mo Family disciples.
Each held a Spiritual Imprint of these Elders Council mbers, and if anyone else tried to use them, they would explode imdiately.
These tokens were installed with Transmission Jade, allowing communication among them.
The eting was loud and chaotic, taking a month and a half to conclude.
So left satisfied, while others complained to Long Fei, saying although their cultivation level wasn’t high, they were skilled in alchemy and formations; why couldn’t these be part of the challenge?
Long Fei comforted them, saying it’s just the first session. Future discussions by the Elders Council could lead to additional arrangents.
Everyone reluctantly understood and, after receiving a bottle of nine First-Class Pills gifted by Jade Island, bid their farewells and left.
Long Fei rubbed his head, pondering how the cultivation world lacks a democratic foundation.
Only through this relatively fair thod of election could the alliance’s vitality be ensured.
As the first session of the Elders Council ended here, Lin Yingying’s school was formally unveiled on the other side.
Long Fei rushed to attend, and together with Lin Yingying, they pulled off the red silk on the school’s gates, officially enrolling their first batch of students.
By age group, the elentary departnt had over three hundred students, the junior high had over a hundred, and the high school had only fifty plus.
These Cultivation Generation 2 students had solid foundations; a few at a young age, only five or six years old, had already broken through to the Foundation Establishnt Realm.
They were exceptions in the junior high departnt; this school allowed skipping grades, not forcing students to follow grade levels strictly.
Like Little Kirin, directly placed in the high school departnt.
Placed in the junior high, Lin Yingying feared he’d bully the other kids.
Registration was done with school officially starting on September 1st, more than a month away.
On one hand, the school’s cafeteria, library, and other facilities weren’t yet fully renovated.
On the other hand, parents worried about reprisals from Penglai Island, hence wanted to wait before entering school.
Even while an alliance exists, everyone has their own little calculations, and no one is willing to face adversity with Penglai Island.
This alliance hasn’t weathered any storms, rely existing as an empty frawork.
Long Fei didn’t expect much from these people. After helping Lin Yingying with speeches for the new campus, he bid farewell to the last wave of parents.
That day, the island was covered with thick afternoon clouds.
People looked up, saying disaster was about to befall Jade Island.
The situation was indeed as such.
Penglai Island was furious, having delayed for a month due to internal issues.
The Island Master’s position at Penglai Island rotates every ten years.
This year, it’s still selected within the Jin Clan; Jin Wujiang, the initially favored candidate, was replaced due to the sudden death of the Shui Family’s Three Heroes, relatives of his wife from the Aquatic Clan.
Finally, Jin Wuheng took the Island Master role.
Whether Jin Wuheng or Jin Wujiang, they both harbored imnse blood vendettas against Long Fei and the others.
As Long Fei convened the Cultivation Alliance for a month and a half, constant news flowed to Penglai Island through spies.
Jin Wuheng confird that the group on Jade Island was those who had fought for the Crystal Dragon Palace with them underwater before.
Back then, Long Fei’s group not only killed his son but also the son of Yingzhou Island’s Island Master Hai Wuliang, Hai Tongtian, and Fangzhang Island’s Island Master Kun Tun’ao perished by these people.
After resolving internal issues, Jin Wuheng imdiately contacted Yingzhou Island and Fangzhang Island, as well as the South Sea Flood Demon King, for a eting.
The forces joined, learning their enemies had rooted themselves at sea and even organized so Cultivation Alliance preparing to oppose them.
For their interests, they united without a second thought.
Five clans’ disciples from Penglai Island mobilized, with hundreds of warships and fifty thousand troops, led by the elders of five clans as vanguard.
Fangzhang Island’s Island Master Hai Tongtian, having lost his son, harbored hatred toward Long Fei’s group similar to Jin Wuheng’s.
Though not as large as Penglai Island, they nearly emptied their nest and dispatched thirty thousand troops.
Fangzhang Island is all Demon Clan; following the tragic deaths of Island Master Kun Tun’ao and his son.
After severe conflict and casualties, a new Demon King Island Master was elected.
This new Island Master was actually grateful to Long Fei’s group since without them, he wouldn’t be this Island Master.
However, to keep face, he bannered himself as avenging the old Island Master, gathering ten thousand troops.
The South Sea Flood Demon King presented himself most fervently; he hadn’t expected Long Fei as the Imperial Son-in-law on land, to plant roots in the sea.
Though one in the East Sea and another in the South Sea, usually their waters don’t interfere.
But for him, this was an insult.
Additionally, with the motive of reclaiming the Crystal Palace, he put forth great effort, leading a group of Little Demons with a total of thirty thousand troops to join the battle.
The four dominant sea lords, plus their regular Aquatic Clan underlings, amassed a force of two hundred thousand troops charging toward Jade Island, now only three thousand nautical miles away.
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