Just as Lu Ye was feeling overwhelmed, Chu Shen had already approached him, a smile on his face and a warm demeanor. From afar, he cupped his hands in greeting, "Chu Shen from Tyranny Palace, greetings, Fellow Daoist!"

"Tyranny Palace?" Lu Ye frowned slightly. What kind of ridiculous name is that? Aren't they afraid of getting beaten up when they go out?

Chu Shen's eyebrows danced around, "Tyranny as in overflowing with dominance!"

Faced with such blatant hints, Lu Ye pretended not to understand. As long as he didn't admit it, no one could treat him as Fa Wuzun.

Chu Shen understood the sensitivity of Fa Wuzun's identity. Even though he was certain the person in front of him was indeed Leader Fa, since Leader Fa didn't admit it, he wouldn't bring it up either.

The only thing he couldn't quite figure out was how Leader Fa coincidentally ended up here. The last time he sent a message inviting Leader Fa to come, there was no response, and he assumed it was a lost cause. Yet, here they were today.

Now, there was no way he could miss this opportunity. He was well aware of Leader Fa's formidable power. If Leader Fa were to oversee things, the overall strength of Tyranny Palace would certainly elevate to a whole new level.

Not rushing to state his intentions, Chu Shen knew that Leader Fa wasn't someone easy to deal with. Being too eager could backfire, so he courteously asked, "How should I address you, Fellow Daoist?"

He truly didn't know Leader Fa's real name, as Fa Wuzun was merely an alias.

Lu Ye glanced at him lightly, "Li Taibai!"

"So it's Senior Brother Li, my respects!" Chu Shen responded courteously.

"What is it that you want?" Lu Ye asked. Although he already had a guess, he needed to clarify.

Chu Shen replied, "Here's the situation, Senior Brother. Our Tyranny Palace has decided to establish a base here. If you're interested…"

"Find another place!" Lu Ye interrupted him before he could finish.

He still needed to wait for the Small Constellation Palace's power to ferment here. How could he let others mess up the place? Besides, with so many deserted islands in the All Phenomena Ocean, Chu Shen had plenty of choices other than this one.

"Huh?" Chu Shen looked stunned for a moment, then gazed at Lu Ye pitifully. If it were anyone else speaking to him like that, he would've already called Little Dumb and the others to form a formation and defend against the enemy. But coming from Leader Fa, he didn't dare to argue.

"Any objections?" Lu Ye glanced at him.

Chu Shen hurriedly said, "No, no, no! How could there be any? I'll find another place right away without disturbing your peace, Senior Brother! So, shall I leave now?"

"Go ahead."

Chu Shen cupped his fists and turned to leave.

However, he had barely taken a few steps when Lu Ye's voice came from behind, "Wait a moment."

Chu Shen turned back, "Is there anything else, Senior Brother?"

Lu Ye pondered in silence. Originally, he was thinking of waiting for the Small Constellation Palace's power to ferment and not wanting anyone to cause disturbances. But if his plan truly succeeded, this deserted island would gradually become a Spirit Island…

And once it became a Spirit Island, it would inevitably attract attention. By then, even if Chu Shen didn't come, others would.

On the other hand, if Chu Shen occupied this place in advance, it might actually reduce some troubles and keep matters under control.

After all, Chu Shen was the young master of Cheling World and had Jiu Yan as a backing. Even though Tyranny Palace was just starting and not very established, not many would dare to trouble him. Just the name of Chu Shen itself was a layer of protection!

Thinking about it, letting Tyranny Palace occupy this spot didn't seem like a bad idea. It could actually have some benefits…

"Senior Brother?" Chu Shen didn't understand what Lu Ye was up to as he remained silent.

After a while, Lu Ye made up his mind and said, "From now on, this place will be the territory of Tyranny Palace. But I have a request!"

Chu Shen's expression turned solemn, "Please, go ahead, Senior Brother!"

Lu Ye pointed to the location where he had previously stayed, "That part belongs to me!"

Chu Shen was taken aback but then overjoyed, "No problem!" He thought to himself that even if the whole island belonged to Leader Fa, it wouldn't be an issue!

Leader Fa could be relied upon. This clearly meant agreeing to the previous proposal to stay and oversee Tyranny Island. However, since Leader Fa hadn't made it explicit, he could also pretend not to know.

Feeling delightful!

Currently, Tyranny Palace didn't have many people. Apart from Little Dumb, Little Crooked, and others, the rest were recruited from Zhaolai Island using spirit jade. Naturally, such recruits weren't very loyal, and their abilities weren't great, as Chu Shen couldn't offer favorable terms.

Lu Ye thought that with Cheling World and Jiu Yan backing him, Chu Shen would have no worries about food and clothing, and no lack of spirit jade. But in reality, he had an agreement with Jiu Yan that while venturing outside, he couldn't rely on Jiu Yan or Cheling World's name, and Jiu Yan wouldn't provide material support. The spirit jade he was currently spending was still the fifty million Lu Ye gave him after the auction.

Currently, Tyranny Palace has fewer than twenty people, all of whom are at the Early Stage of the Constellation Realm. With Lu Ye, the battle power of the Constellation Realm is assured.

However, if one wishes to truly establish a foothold in the All Phenomena Ocean, it cannot be done without a Moon Jade.

But for such a deserted island, no one would bother to attack it, so whether there is a Moon Jade or not doesn't matter.

The group from Tyranny Palace was busily working on the island. Lu Ye watched for a while, shook his head helplessly, and returned to his cave to continue comprehending the saber skills heritage.

After a session of comprehension, using some treasures to restore his damaged Mental Consciousness, Lu Ye then activated the power of the Talent Tree to start deriving the Concealment Spirit Runes.

This is a time-consuming task that requires careful and deliberate work, so whenever he has free time, Lu Ye engages in the derivation of Concealment.

However, this was the first time Lu Ye conducted a derivation after the Talent Tree's third metamorphosis.

Soon, Lu Ye noticed some anomalies.

The efficiency of this derivation seemed to be much faster than before, and... he could actually control the efficiency of the derivation manually!

This discovery filled Lu Ye with joy because, up until now, deriving a new spirit rune took a very long time, generally taking at least half a year. Since the Talent Tree's second metamorphosis, he had only derived four new spirit runes: Void, Divine Sharp Edge, Sacred Guard, and the new As-Close-As-Siblings.

He always wanted to speed up the Talent Tree's derivation speed and efficiency but didn't know how to achieve it.

Until this third metamorphosis of the Talent Tree, it seemed to have gained this ability!

During the derivation, the changing speed of the Yin-Yang Dual Origins on the Talent Tree leaves was much faster than before, and under his control, this efficiency could increase even more.

Filled with joy, he realized that there were indeed other effects after the Talent Tree's third metamorphosis. Previously, he only noticed that the power to incinerate external objects could be used on others and felt that it should not only be like this.

Now it seems that he was right, it was just that he hadn't been deriving spirit runes and thus didn't notice.

But soon after, Lu Ye noticed something unusual—along with the Talent Tree's derivation, the stored fuel was rapidly depleting, although not as fast as when he delves into the All Phenomena Ocean, it was still extremely rapid.

The faster Lu Ye accelerated the derivation of spirit runes, the faster the Talent Tree's fuel was consumed, and conversely, it would slow down.

At a loss for words, it turned out that the increased efficiency of derivation came at a cost, and that cost was the consumption of fuel!

Originally, Lu Ye had replenished a large amount of fuel for the Talent Tree the last time, thinking that as long as he didn't go deep into the All Phenomena Ocean for cultivation, it would last for many years, but now it seems that this hope was dashed.

If he wants to quickly derive new spirit runes, he must consume a large amount of fuel, just like in his cultivation, exchanging resources for time!

However, overall, this change in the Talent Tree is a good thing for Lu Ye, as he has many spirit runes to re-derive. Assuming each spirit rune takes at least half a year, it wouldn't be possible to derive all spirit runes completely in several decades, but now with enough fuel, this time can be greatly reduced.

Though feeling helpless, Lu Ye still chose to do so. For him, time is precious. If the fuel is consumed, he can spend spirit jade to buy more, so it's not an issue.

On Tyranny Island, the construction of Tyranny Palace is in full swing, and some new Constellations have been recruited to join in.

These Constellations actually don't understand why Chu Shen chose such a place to establish a base, because it's basically meaningless. Even if this godforsaken deserted island is forcibly occupied, it has no actual value. But since they were merely recruited, receiving a fixed monthly stipend, they only need to do their own tasks without worrying much.

Chu Shen occasionally visits Lu Ye, but Lu Ye usually refuses him, as he is busy deriving spirit runes and comprehending saber skills and has no time to see him.

Chu Shen doesn't mind.

Until one day, when he came to visit again, Lu Ye surprisingly didn't refuse him, allowing him to enter the cave, which was quite unexpected for Chu Shen.

He wasn't polite because he assumed the person in front of him, Li Taibai, was Leader Fa, so naturally he didn't stand much on ceremony.

He took out the wine and food he brought and sat with Lu Ye, drinking and chatting casually.

Through this, Lu Ye learned why Little Dumb and others were with him, because those few women originally had nowhere to go. Chu Shen specially found them, painted a beautiful picture, and brought them to his side.

Of course, the main link was Fa Wuzun, otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for the women to get on Chu Shen's ship.

"What do you plan to do after occupying such a deserted island?" Lu Ye asked.

Chu Shen scratched his head, "I don't know either. I just wanted to do something after being confined in the Cheling World for so long. At the very least, I want to make a name for myself, so in the future, when I, Chu Shen, stand out, people won't say I'm just a Little Young Master from the Cheling World, but recognize me as the Palace Master of Tyranny Palace!"

Chu Shen is ultimately young, doing things based solely on passion without much calculation, and looked at Lu Ye, asking, "Senior Brother, can you teach me?"

Lu Ye, holding a wine glass, spoke nonchalantly, "The name Tyranny Palace... doesn't sound good!"

If someone else had said this, Chu Shen would consider it nonsense, but if Leader Fa said so, there must be reasoning, and he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I agree. Then, big... Senior Brother, can you suggest a name?"