Lu Li was at a critical moment. He had started to concentrate on building his Soul Pond after his sleep.
The Xuan Energy in his Spirit Sea was being mobilized constantly. He was building a pond in his soul according to the method taught by Hunchback Tian.
The pond was not big, but it required a lot of time and Xuan Energy. It was not easy to build a Soul Pond. One wrong move or his soul would explode.
Either he would die or he would become a vegetable.
A large amount of Xuan Energy entered Lu Li's mind and was compressed at the bottom of his mind.
The compression was even more horrifying than the Xuan Power. 100 strands of Xuan Energy could only be compressed into one strand.
At the same time, Lu Li had to nurture and integrate the Golden Threads of Soul slowly without any mistakes. Once the Golden Threads of Soul were broken, Lu Li would lose a tendon in his brain …
Lu Li took the Holy Soul Pellet. The efficacy of the pellet had covered up all the Golden Threads of Soul to ensure that they would not be broken. His soul was protected to the greatest extent.
The Soul Pond had to be the size of three fingers. Lu Li had built one-third of it.
Part of the Golden Threads of Soul was integrated as well. With the help of the Holy Soul Pellet and other pellets, the process was going smoothly.
If Patriarch Seven had sent a message to Liu Yi and she had to wake Lu Li up by force, all his efforts would have been in vain.
The Spirit Bridge would collapse as well. Not to mention the waste of so many pellets, Lu Li's soul might be hurt.
Finally, Patriarch Seven sent a message!
But Patriarch Seven told Liu Yi that they would try their best to buy as much time as possible. When it was too late, they would release a signal detonator so that Liu Yi could wake Lu Li up by force.
It was Lu Li who told them to wake Lu Li up.
Patriarch Seven and Liu Yi now had a kind of blind trust and admiration for Lu Li. It seemed that as long as Lu Li was here, any problem could be solved and there was nothing to be afraid of.
Three groups of bandits with dozens of battleships and more than 10,000 people quietly set off towards the Blood Evil Island at dawn.
Even a fool would not believe that this group of people were here as guests.
Patriarch Seven thought about it and decided to buy some time. He sent someone to the place where the three groups of bandits were going to land and planted white flags.
By the time dawn was about to break, dozens of battleships had docked. They all saw the white flags and the three messengers of the Blood Evil Island.
The three messengers delivered Patriarch Seven's letter with fear. Patriarch Seven asked for peace on behalf of Lu Li.
As long as they didn't attack the Blood Evil Island, the Blood Evil Island could give the three parties 10 million Xuan Crystals.
The three forces began to consider. If they could get the Xuan Crystals without starting a war, no one wanted to start a war.
Besides, it wouldn't be too late to start the war after getting ten million Xuan Crystals …
There was no limit to human greed. The leaders of the three parties immediately sent letters. One party offered 80 million Xuan Crystals, and the other two parties offered 50 million Xuan Crystals. They wanted to make a fortune first.
Of course, the Seventh Patriarch would not give him a single Mysterious Crystal. What he wanted was to stall for time.
He waited for a while and asked the messenger to bargain. The Blood Evil Island raised the price to 20 million.
The three forces were tempted. The Blood Evil Island was indeed rich. They increased the price by 10 million at once.
The three forces were lake bandits indeed. But they were not from the northwest of the Thousand-island Lake. Someone must have invited them to come here …
The bargaining continued. All three forces reduced the price by 10 million and then waited for the Blood Evil Island to bargain.
If the Blood Evil Island increased the price by another 10 million Xuan Crystals, the three forces would call a truce until the 30 million Xuan Crystals were in their hands.
However!
This time, Patriarch Seven didn't bargain. The messenger didn't show up, either. After two hours, when the sun was high up in the sky and the three forces were getting impatient, the messenger of the Blood Evil Island finally came out.
The Blood Evil Island was willing to offer 30 million Xuan Crystals at most. Besides, it would take half a day for the 30 million Xuan Crystals to be delivered to the three forces.
They didn't have so many ready-made Xuan Crystals so they had to go to the Heaven Prison Chamber of Commerce to get them.
Deal!
Half a day was nothing. It was daylight anyway. They couldn't sneak up on the Blood Evil Island anymore.
This time, the sugar daddy invited them here to teach the Blood Evil Island a lesson. It wouldn't be too late to teach them a lesson after they got the Xuan Crystals …
"Okay!"
Patriarch Seven was overjoyed when he got the news. Lu Li should be ready in half a day.
He pretended to send someone to the God-down Island to get the Xuan Crystals so that the three forces could be patient.
He also sent many Mystical Fruits and food to the warriors of the three forces so that they could enjoy the food first …
Dozens of battleships surrounded the Blood Evil Island. Not even a mosquito could get out. The leaders of the three forces waited patiently for the 30 million Xuan Crystals to be delivered.
…
"Why aren't they attacking?"
There was another battleship in the lake area dozens of miles away from the Blood Evil Island. Xu Yaoyang and Xu Sihe were sitting in the cabin. They didn't hear anything from the Blood Evil Island, so they were confused.
"Someone, go and have a look!" After a while, Xu Sihe waved his hand. A scout dived into the lake and went over.
Lu Li was right. The Xu Family had secretly planned this operation with the Shang Fang Sword. Madam Yan hinted to Xu Chen to teach Lu Li a lesson so that he would yield to her.
Xu Chen felt humiliated when Xu Yaoyang was thrown into the lake by Lu Li. Since Madam Yan had conveyed her message, Xu Chen naturally wanted Lu Li to suffer.
He wanted Lu Li to know that the northwest side of the Thousand-island Lake was his territory, not Lu Li's.
As a matter of fact, lake bandits were formed under the indulgence of the overlords.
On many occasions, when it was inconvenient for the overlords to show themselves, the lake bandits would have to do it.
Otherwise, given Xu Chen's means, the Dark Demon Army would have been wiped out.
The lake bandits that came this time were all under the control of the major families. Madam Yan sent out her message.
All the lake bandits at the north side of the Thousand-island Lake gathered here just to teach Lu Li a lesson.
Actually, there was another purpose!
The Bai Family had been interested in the mysterious powerful warrior following Lu Li. This time, they sent many top scouts to hide nearby.
They wanted to see if the mysterious powerful warrior that helped Lu Li at the Heaven Martial Kingdom would show up.
They wanted to know who this mysterious powerful warrior was.
"Idiot!"
When the scouts of the Xu Family came back with the information, Xu Sihe swore. Clearly, they were stalling for time.
Lu Li would never compromise. Even if he had to, he would not do so to the lake bandits.
Xu Yaoyang was smart. He figured it out at once. He shouted, "Send a message to White Beard. Tell them to attack immediately. The Blood Evil Island is stalling for time."
The scouts went to deliver the message. However, the reply they got after a while made Xu Yaoyang and Xu Sihe mad.
The three legions of lake bandits didn't listen to them at all. They found excuses to evade.
The three legions of lake bandits were invited from outside and had nothing to do with the Xu Family …
"Let's go!"
Xu Yaoyang was enraged. He asked someone to steer the battleship forward.
He didn't know why Lu Li was stalling.
But there must be some tricks.
Xu Yaoyang had to use his identity as the Young Master of the Xu Family to pressure Lu Li. On top of that, Xu Sihe was here. The lake bandits must have some scruples.
Xu Yaoyang and Xu Sihe both put on a disguise. They could not show themselves in public.
The battleship arrived at the Blood Evil Island. Xu Yaoyang and Xu Sihe sneaked into a luxurious chariot. They saw a strong man with a white beard. He was the most powerful of the three gangs of lake bandits, White Beard.
Now that the Young Master of the Xu Family and Second Patriarch were here, White Beard had no excuse to evade.
Before they came, their superiors told them to listen to the Xu Family. White Beard had to give the order to attack.