Sage of Humanity

Crimson Blood Valley was a 5th grade sect, and there were no Divine Sea Realm strong cultivators within it, the strongest being of the True Lake Realm. This Third Elder’s strength ranked extremely high among all of Crimson Blood Valley’s True Lake Realm cultivators.

At this moment, however, his tattered corpse was tossed down from the sky like garbage.

This undoubtedly had a great impact on the morale of Crimson Blood Valley, especially since they were already at a disadvantage.

If Lu Ye could kill the Third Elder, he naturally had the ability to kill the remaining four as well.

A great crisis loomed over the four, making them dare not hesitate any longer, and a woman shouted sharply, "Go!"

At her command, the people of Crimson Blood Valley fought and retreated, fleeing toward the Heaven’s Augury Hall.

The cultivators of the Tianyan Sect and Canglan Mountain pursued relentlessly, with the power of magic and spells bursting forth in layers.

Bodies continuously fell along the way.

By the time the people of Crimson Blood Valley had retreated into the Heaven’s Augury Hall, dozens more had died.

The cultivators of Crimson Blood Valley who retreated into the Heaven’s Augury Hall took advantage of the Heaven’s Augury Pillar to return to the Nine Provinces sect headquarters, and as their numbers decreased, their resisting power continuously weakened until at one moment, cultivators from both sects surged into the Heaven’s Augury Hall like a tsunami of beasts.

The cultivators of Crimson Blood Valley who failed to escape had no way to survive. Even the woman who had given the command earlier was left behind forcibly because she was responsible for covering the retreat. She fought fiercely, killing several people, but the purple thunderbolts that surged over her body caused her to scream in agony.

The cultivators from both sects overwhelmed them...

A moment later, the battle calmed down.

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There were no cheers, no exhilarations. This was the second stronghold at Ten Thousand Demons Ridge to be taken over by the combined forces of the two sects, and the death toll this time was undoubtedly much higher than the last.

The same procedure followed, clearing the battlefield and collecting the spoils of war.

On the plaza of the Heaven’s Augury Hall, Lu Ye sat cross-legged, with a healing cultivator attending to his injuries.

The injury was left by an elder from Crimson Blood Valley; Lu Ye had hurriedly bandaged it, but it wasn’t very effective. Now, under the treatment of the healing cultivator, the wound felt ticklish.

His physique might not match that of Giant Armor, but compared to other physique cultivators of the same level, he was not at all inferior, and even stronger. This was naturally thanks to the scale armor he had obtained from Dragon Spring.

One advantage of having a strong body was that injuries healed quickly, especially with a healing cultivator treating them.

Zhao Li and Song Yin came over together to check Lu Ye’s injuries, and only relaxed after confirming they were not serious.

While the cultivators from both sects were busy, news of Crimson Blood Valley’s stronghold being taken over spread rapidly once again.

After Qingfeng Gate’s stronghold was taken over, the gaze of the entire Spirit Stream battlefield and all the cultivators of the Nine Provinces converged on the group led by Lu Ye, constantly monitoring their movements and combat situation.

Thus, less than a time of a single cup of tea after Crimson Blood Valley’s stronghold was taken over, the affair was already creating a huge uproar, almost universally known.

What shocked everyone was that in this battle not only had Crimson Blood Valley lost its stronghold, but two strong practitioners from the True Lake Realm had also perished.

It was said that in order to save their stronghold, five warriors surpassing the Spirit Stream Realm had forcibly entered the Spirit Stream battlefield, intending to emulate the actions of the Seal Envoy from Righteous Blood Sect.

As a result, two of them died, and the remaining three were in excruciating pain as they fled back to the Nine Provinces, tormented by the Soul-Destroying Divine Lightning.

Indeed, even though these three had left the Spirit Stream battlefield, the punishment of the Soul-Destroying Divine Lightning did not cease but continued, depending on the number of people they had killed in the Spirit Stream battlefield, and this period of suffering also varied in duration.

One can imagine that in the coming month or two, these three would likely live a life worse than death.

This was also why the powerful cultivators of the Nine Provinces were reluctant to enter the Spirit Stream battlefield easily—the punishment from Heaven’s Augury was simply too strong.

Among the two who died from Crimson Blood Valley was a Third Elder from True Lake Level 8.

When the news broke, the Nine Provinces were in an uproar.

Compared to losing their stronghold, the real shock was that two True Lake Realm strong practitioners had fallen on the Spirit Stream battlefield.

It had been many years since any cultivator surpassing the Spirit Stream Realm had died there, let alone those two from the True Lake Realm.

Messages traveled towards Crimson Blood Valley one after another, and powerful Divine Sea Realm cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge even personally visited Crimson Blood Valley to inquire about the situation.

Eventually, it was learned that the Third Elder had intended to kill Lu Yiye from Righteous Blood Sect. Somehow, he was killed by Lu Yiye instead, not only losing his own life but also bringing great disgrace to Crimson Blood Valley.

And that Lu Yiye, was now merely an ordinary Level 9 cultivator.

An ordinary Level 9 cultivator killing a Level 8 practitioner, even if it was the outstanding Lu Yiye at Golden Light Peak, would not be possible, let alone against an opponent with the backing of a True Lake Realm.

There must have been some aspects that the side of Crimson Blood Valley had not noticed, and that was the reason a True Lake Realm practitioner was killed.

But as for what exactly happened, no one was clear.

At that time, Yiyi activated the Nine Worlds map to take Lu Ye and the Third Elder into the Nine Worlds map and led the map away from the battlefield, which led to the side of Crimson Blood Valley not seeing the exact situation.

Qingfeng Gate’s stronghold was gone, Crimson Blood Valley’s stronghold was gone, and next, it was inevitably going to be Lightning Order’s turn.

For a moment, all eyes converged on the Lightning Order.

However, upon inquiry, it was revealed that the cultivators of the Lightning Order had already withdrawn from their station and returned to the Nine Provinces sect headquarters.

There was no choice but to retreat. On their way to support Crimson Blood Valley, the Tianyan Sect had killed more than three hundred of their people, leaving only a hundred or so to hold their station. How could they possibly defend themselves?

So when Lu Ye, accompanied by cultivators from two sects, rushed to the station of the Lightning Order, the place was already empty, even the foundation of the Sect Protection Array had been dug up and taken away by the people of the Lightning Order.

The people were gone, the Heaven’s Augury Pillar could not escape, nor could the various blessings on it.

Zhao Li and Song Yin gladly divided the various blessings from the Heaven’s Augury Pillar, while Lu Ye continued to heal.

Since Lu Ye had returned, within merely three to four days, he and a group of hundreds of cultivators had consecutively broken through the stations of three sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, a terrifying record unparalleled in history.

Even when Lu Ye had previously acted with the Surreptitious Palace and Soaring Cloud Palace, they had only broken through two stations.

Before departing from the Tianyan Sect, Lu Ye had fulfilled Bai Qian’s promise; the blessings on the Heaven’s Augury Pillars of the three Ten Thousand Demons Ridge forces were now mostly in the hands of Tianyan Sect, comprising about seventy percent. Despite several losses during the plunder, it was enough to compensate for the losses from their station being breached, and then some.

In the Spirit Stream battlefield, the Tianyan Sect and Canglan Mountain had not been having an easy time, especially the Tianyan Sect, which was sandwiched in a triangular formation by three forces of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. Sect disciples felt insecure venturing out, often suffering from surprise attacks by enemies.

But now, all three Ten Thousand Demons Ridge sects were severely crippled, with heavy casualties among their cultivators. A full recovery would take at least ten to twenty years.

If Tianyan Sect and Canglan Mountain were to cooperate and exert further pressure, it could take even longer.

After dividing the blessings from the Heaven’s Augury Pillar, Zhao Li and Song Yin, now in good spirits, approached Lu Ye, who was still healing for advice, and decided to first withdraw to Canglan Mountain’s station.

Shortly thereafter, two large ships ascended and set off towards the direction of Canglan Mountain’s station.

Upon arrival at Canglan Mountain’s station, they were warmly welcomed by the cultivators stationed there; Song Yin had already instructed preparations be made for a victory celebration.

That night, nearly a thousand cultivators from Canglan Mountain’s station gathered, and the celebration was held in the plaza of the Heaven’s Augury Hall. Tables were laid out with abundant food and drink, making merry as they feasted and toasted each other, creating a lively atmosphere.

If Lu Ye hadn’t excused himself due to his injuries, he would definitely have been made drunk by those enthusiastic cultivators from both sects.

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The next day, while Lu Ye was still washing up, Zhao Li and Song Yin had already arrived together.

After asking them to sit for a while, Yiyi served them tea. Lu Ye tidied himself up and came out to meet them.

Once seated, Zhao Li asked a thought-provoking question, "Brother Yiye, what are your plans going forward?"

Song Yin also looked at him expectantly, no longer displaying his previous mature and steady demeanor.

Lu Ye sipped his tea and countered, "Brother Zhao, what are your plans?"

Zhao Li chuckled, "What plans can I have? If Brother Yiye has any plans, the Tianyan Sect would naturally be more than willing to follow your lead. After all, there’s no rush to rebuild our station."

His words were clearly suggestive, having enjoyed the taste of success.

For years in the Spirit Stream battlefield, no one had found an effective way to break a protective array. Attacking a sect’s station had always depended entirely on overwhelming them with numbers. So all this time, whether it was the Haotian Alliance or Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, although they all wanted to conquer their neighbors’ stations, they lacked the capability.

Now it was different—the battlefield had Lu Ye, who broke protective arrays as easily as eating and drinking; his array-breaking methods made the protective arrays as fragile as paper.

Zhao Li saw an opportunity and, having tasted the benefits, naturally wished for more of the same.

Breaking the stations of three Ten Thousand Demons Ridge sects was nothing; it would be better to break thirty, three hundred...

Although Song Yin said nothing, by coming along with Zhao Li, it was clear he shared Zhao Li’s thoughts.

"A lot of people have contacted you, haven’t they?"

Zhao Li and Song Yin exchanged glances, not hiding anything, Song Yin said, "Starting last night, people have continuously contacted me. Learning that Brother Yiye is residing here, they all want to come and visit."

The visits were a pretext; the reality was asking for Lu Ye’s aid. As long as they could enlist Lu Ye’s help, any sect could conquer their neighboring station.

Not only were Zhao Li and Song Yin being contacted by many, but many others were also reaching out to Lu Ye himself, some even contacting Hua Ci.

For the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge camp, the breach of the stations of Qingfeng Gate, Crimson Blood Valley, and Lightning Order was a disaster; yet for the Haotian Alliance camp, this was extremely uplifting news.

That night, messages passed between the two major camps like snowflakes in winter, countless and unending.

At this moment, some governors from the Haotian Alliance were already en route to Canglan Mountain’s station and would probably arrive in less than half a day.

Overnight, Lu Yiye of the Righteous Blood Sect had become a highly coveted figure in the entire Haotian Alliance, with everyone desiring to get close to him.

"Without Brother Yiye’s approval, I dare not respond to others at will, so I came to inquire about Brother Yiye’s intentions,"

"Let them all come."

With this response, Zhao Li and Song Yin were overjoyed beyond measure.