At this moment, in Immortal Mist City.
Ever since Zhou Sui announced the closure of the island, almost ten years had passed.
The Tri-Star Island Group, encompassing a sea area of two hundred thousand miles, had become a secluded place for cultivation.
It can be said that a self-sufficient economic cycle had been formed.
The city didn't need to trade with the outside world to sustain itself.
To give these cultivators something to do, the three major sects recruited many cultivators, opened fields, medicinal gardens, tamed spirit beasts, raised spiritual fish, and so on.
Over these ten years, the Tri-Star Island Group developed rapidly.
All the islands had been fully developed, flourishing and thriving.
Many cultivators had grown accustomed to this self-sufficient lifestyle.
"Who would've thought that ten years have passed in the blink of an eye since the island's closure. I wonder when it will be reopened."
A cultivator sighed in reminiscence.
He missed the hustle and bustle of Tri-Star Island Group, with cultivators coming and going from all over the Canglan sea, and a plethora of resources pouring in, making it seem like a land of gold.
During those times, he seemed to make money effortlessly.
Unfortunately, since the island was closed, outsiders couldn't come in, and they couldn't go out either.
The halt in free trade led to a big drop in the economy.
He no longer had the extremely profitable business he once had, and he could only live off his savings.
"Don't dream about it, the island is not likely to open anytime soon."
"I heard that there's a lot of chaos outside."
"That Divinity Transformation relic is extremely dangerous, and has trapped a lot of Nascent Soul Ancestors."
"We don't even know whether those Nascent Soul Ancestors are dead or alive."
"If we reopen the island at this time, we will surely get involved in the conflicts."
"When that happens, cultivators like us will certainly be the first to die."
"Living such a steady and peaceful cultivating lifestyle is already quite good, I don't want to get involved in the wars."
A certain cultivator chuckled.
He didn't wish for the island to be opened, instead, he found this type of life quite nice.
Every day, all he had to do was tend to the fields, remove some weeds, clear some spiritual pests, and he could earn a decent income.
There was also a great deal of time left for cultivation, to enhance his cultivation level.
This was a kind of lifestyle he couldn't even dream of before.
Honestly, this was the way a cultivator should live - constantly on the edge, filled with fear and anxiety, living like refugees. Could this truly be considered surpassing mortals for cultivators?
"It is indeed so, when you put it that way."
"We really have to be grateful to the Sect Leader. If it weren't for the Sect Leader's foresight."
"If he hadn't decided to close the island in advance, we might have gotten involved in the wars."
"Isn't it? Safety is more important than making a fortune."
Many cultivators nodded in agreement, expressing their admiration for Lin Yazhu, their Sect Leader.
So far, they all thought that the person who made the decision to close the island was the Nascent Soul Cultivator, Lin Yazhu.
All of a sudden, a cultivator pointed in the direction of the Immortal Mist Sect.
He saw that the entire Immortal Mist Sect was covered in layers of spiritual energy clouds, floating countless colored clouds, shining in myriad colors, forming a huge vortex of spiritual energy in the sky, constantly rotating, with countless spiritual energies seeming to turn into all kinds of beasts.
It was as if a myriad of beasts were galloping in the sky.
Vaguely, there was even a real dragon soaring in the sky, dominating the world, and emitting a terrifying pressure.
Many cultivators could feel a suffocating aura, trembling uncontrollably.
"Nascent Soul Phenomenon! This is a Nascent Soul Phenomenon!"
"Someone in the Immortal Mist City is trying to form a Nascent Soul!"
A Golden Core cultivator couldn't help exclaiming, eyes wide with shock. He knew about Core Formation to a certain extent.
But he had only ever read about the phenomenon related to Nascent Soul Formation in ancient books. He had never witnessed it in real life.
Seeing it now, he was dumbstruck, his heart filled with shock.
"Could it be? Someone is trying to form a Nascent Soul? Who could it be?"
"Among the three Golden Core Sects in the Immortal Mist City, who else is nearing Nascent Soul Formation?"
"Besides Lin Sect Leader, we have three other Golden Core Masters in our city. They are Sect Master Leng Yuexi of the Immortal Mist Sect, Sect Leader Shen Biqian of the Danding Faction, and Elder Zhou Sui of the Immortal Mist Sect. But the problem is, none of the ones mentioned are time for Nascent Soul Formation yet."
Many cultivators started to whisper among themselves, looking at each other in bewilderment. They had no idea which cultivator in the Immortal Mist City had started their Nascent Soul Formation.
"Don't waste time guessing. Just now, the Sect Leader had conveyed a message that Elder Zhou is in the process of forming his Nascent Soul, asking us to stay calm and composed." A disciple of the Immortal Mist Sect said excitedly at this time.
His face was a mix of excitement, shock, and disbelief.
Because no one had expected that Elder Zhou Sui would actually begin to form his Nascent Soul.
Elder Zhou Sui had only achieved Core Formation a few decades ago. It hadn't been that long, and he was already forming his Nascent Soul, which was quite inconceivable.
"No way, of all people, it's Elder Zhou Sui forming his Nascent Soul? Is it true or false?"
"I remember that Elder Zhou Sui achieved Core Formation at age fifty-four, and now he's only a hundred years old, and he's already forming his Nascent Soul?"
All the cultivators were dumbstruck, totally lost.
Especially the disciples of the Immortal Mist Sect, who were even more shocked.
They were all aware of Zhou Sui's existence. He was the most famous elder of the Immortal Mist Sect.
This man had made a name for himself by taking advantage of others.
Though he was only a Loose Cultivator, he had caught the eye of the Sect Leader of the Immortal Mist Sect, Leng Yuexi, and had become her Dao companion.
He had received a high-quality Foundation Pill and was able to establish a solid foundation smoothly.