Sage of Humanity

Unbeknownst to him, Lu Ye had been surrounded, by no fewer than twenty cultivators.

To gather so many people in such a short time and to set up an encirclement here indicated that the people from Fenghua Courtyard must have been searching for him from the moment they entered. Otherwise, they couldn't have been so efficient.

For any cultivator, this was a dead end.

The tall woman walking toward him was brimming with rage in her eyes, a rage mixed with a hint of pleasure.

She was about to take her great revenge, naturally she was pleased!

This elegant-looking tall woman stopped about a dozen yards in front of Lu Ye. Two other people were with her, one a plump woman whose fatness was clearly abnormal. Even with her loose clothing, the layers of fat on her stomach were unmistakable. Yet, her skin was extremely pale, making her entire person resemble a white, plump silkworm pupa.

The other woman was also female with a petite frame and a careless demeanor. She had short hair tied casually behind her head, and she carried a long saber on her shoulder—a blade that was half again as long as her entire body, creating a stark contrast with her petite stature.

"Senior Sister Choo Qing, is this the guy?" the woman with the saber sized up Lu Ye as she asked, her gaze somewhat similar to Lu Ye's when he looked at his enemies, both searching for the most fitting place to strike.

The tall woman nodded slightly.

"Not bad-looking, it's a shame to kill him like this," said the white, plump woman on the other side, also evaluating Lu Ye with narrowed eyes and a smile, "Can we spare his life?"

The tall woman coldly said, "He won't die so easily on my watch!"

The white, plump woman covered her mouth with a hand and let out a laughter like barbell clanging: "Thank you, Senior Sister Choo Qing." Then, looking back at Lu Ye, her eyes shone with an intriguing light.

"Lu Yiye! Do you recognize who I am?" the tall woman asked through gritted teeth.

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"Who are you?"

The tall woman's eyes grew cold, "Then do you remember Choo Xue from Golden Light Peak?"

"The female magic cultivator who flirted with me, then got chopped down by me?"

After all, she was the second to challenge him, leaving a deep impression. Lu Ye had even planned to cause trouble at Fenghua Courtyard's base, so how could he forget?

"My name is Choo Qing!"

Choo Xue, Choo Qing; the names clearly belonged to the same family. In fact, Choo Xue was led to Golden Light Peak by Choo Qing, who then emerged to challenge Lu Ye. One could say that Choo Xue died right under Choo Qing's watch, but with so many strong cultivators present and the Heaven's Augury Pact in place, Choo Qing, despite her intense desire to shred Lu Ye into pieces, dared not act rashly.

After the battle at Golden Light Peak, Lu Ye retreated under the cover of Feng Yuechan and Weh Ying and vanished without a trace.

Choo Qing had thought she would never have another chance for revenge, but to her surprise, she spotted Lu Ye at the edge of a valley. To avoid startling the enemy, Choo Qing merely glanced at him and stopped paying attention, waiting to settle scores with him inside the Boundless Mirage Realm.

Once inside, Choo Qing quickly gathered nearby manpower and tracked Lu Ye's movements.

Fortune favored her, and without much effort, she found Lu Ye. She immediately led a group of people to set up an ambush and trapped Lu Ye right here.

"Tell me, how do you wish to die?" Choo Qing was confident of victory, with over twenty people surrounding the place air-tight under her command. Today, there was no way for Lu Yiye to escape.

Lu Ye swallowed the elixir pill in his mouth, lowered his eyelids, and slowly raised his hand to rest on the saber hilt.

"And how do you want to die?"

As he spoke, the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes flashed briefly on his legs, and his entire body nearly became a shadow, lunging straight towards Choo Qing.

Midway, two Spiritual Artifacts had already flown out, transforming into two streaks of light, attacking the two women beside Choo Qing.

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"How dare you!" Choo Qing was furious and commanded, "Take him down!"

As she had just told the white, plump woman, she didn't plan to let Lu Ye die easily. She wanted to capture Lu Yiye first, then make him suffer properly, for how else could she quell the hatred in her heart?

Whenever she thought of Choo Xue's tragic death, she found herself unable to sleep at night.

With over twenty of her own people against a lone enemy, they could crush him however they pleased. The overwhelming numerical advantage was Choo Qing's source of confidence. Not to mention, a united front of over twenty Spiritual Artifacts was not something Lu Ye could withstand.

Suddenly, shocked cries came from all directions. Just as the nearby Fenghua Courtyard cultivators were about to make their move, bright spirit light from Spirit-Binding Locks unexpectedly shot out from behind them, binding several cultivators tightly. Caught off guard, they tumbled headfirst to the ground.

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The quick-reacting ones weren't locked, but they had no choice but to engage with enemies that suddenly appeared behind them.

"Xianyuan Guard!" someone exclaimed in shock.

Not only had more than twenty Xianyuan Guards suddenly shown up behind them, these Xianyuan Guards had actually ambushed them, which was an unprecedented encounter for them.

In the past, these more than twenty people had also encountered several Xianyuan Guard squads, but those were made up of only a few guards each, and the Xianyuan Guards acted rigidly, with only the squad leaders possessing some spiritual intelligence. Ordinary guards were all mindless beings, hardly a match for them, and were quickly disposed of.

This sudden turn of events caught them completely off guard, and their numerical advantage was instantly gone.

If they were only facing the Xianyuan Guard, they would not have been so embarrassed. Usually, the city's Xianyuan Guards mostly aimed to capture, and generally, they would not harm a cultivator's life unless the resistance was too fierce. Under normal circumstances, once bound by a Spirit-Binding Lock, the guards would not pursue a kill.

The key issue was that it wasn't just twenty-something Xianyuan Guards they were facing, but amongst them was also a strange Spiritual Body. This Spiritual Body was a chubby fellow, dressed in a rich merchant's attire, holding a dice cup in his hand. Three glowing, glinting dice were constantly thrown, harvesting the lives of the cultivators bound by the Spirit-Binding Locks.

In the blink of an eye, three people died at the hands of this fat man.

What was originally a well-positioned ambush turned into being counter-ambushed by a group of Xianyuan Guards, a situation so bizarre it probably wouldn't be believed if told. The cultivators of Fenghua Courtyard were indeed hit hard, causing some to question their life choices.

Of course, this was all Amber's doing from the shadows.

After realizing he was being followed, Lu Ye didn't let Yiyi act alone. It was far too risky for her to move by herself within Xianyuan City where ground evasion was impossible, so he released Amber to seek out the tracker.

The feedback Yiyi gave him was somewhat surprising. Indeed, there was only one spirit practitioner following him in the shadows, but there were quite a few cultivators quietly approaching from all around…

Lu Ye knew then that these people were planning to ambush him. There was nothing more to be said. He messaged Yiyi to counter-ambush them. Minion spirits usually hid within Amber's form, unseen, and were only needed when called upon, making them perfect for this task.

His brief exchange with Choo Qing was just to buy time, waiting for Yiyi to get things in order on her side. If the people from Fenghua Courtyard really joined forces against him, even his Defense Spirit Runes wouldn't withstand their attacks.

But now, things were looking much better.

The Fenghua Courtyard cultivators were ensnared by the Xianyuan Guard, unable to spare any effort to deal with him. He just needed to face the three women from Choo Qing's side.

All three women were at Level 9, but what of it?

The ringing of metal resounded as two streams of weapon control light were sent flying by the saber-wielding woman. The woman wielded her weapon with grand, sweeping strokes, with the blade covering a radius of three yards around her. Breaking through her saber technique was necessary before closing in, and despite her impressive saber skills, her agility was equally formidable.

Although Choo Qing and the plump white woman were surprised by the turn of events, they didn't lose their composure. A control light from a weapon flew out from Choo Qing, curving towards Lu Ye's right temple.

On its way, Lu Ye struck with his saber, but the Spiritual Artifact cleverly avoided it, skimming past his blade. At the critical moment, the Boulder Mountain Saber flicked upwards, deflecting the weapon control light.

By this time, Lu Ye had closed the distance to within three yards of Choo Qing and the others. After his two weapons were deflected, he stopped caring about them. Even though he could control both weapons while in close quarters combat, it would inevitably distract him.

Diverting attention in such a life-and-death moment would only lead to a quicker demise.

Before reaching Level 7, he had envied others' weapon control methods, but upon mastering the technique, he realized it had significant drawbacks. It was only suitable for mid-range combat, and once close quarters combat began, weapon control became virtually useless.

Of course, if one could entangle the enemy while an ally assisted with weapon control, the results could be impressive.

All strategies simply aimed to kill the enemy; it depended on how they were flexibly utilized.

The Boulder Mountain Saber appeared to move slowly but struck swiftly, yet as soon as he swung, a blade flashed towards him. Forced to switch from offense to defense, Lu Ye blocked the fierce attack.

In the next instant, the clinking and clanging of Spiritual Artifacts colliding and sparks flying filled the air.

Just as Choo Qing and the plump white woman were about to come to their companion's aid, a surge of spirit force suddenly emerged behind them.

Both turned to look and were shocked to find that a squad of Xianyuan Guards had appeared behind them. In the moment they turned, a barrage of Spirit-Binding Locks descended upon them.

Amber had now transformed thirty-one minion spirits, which were divided into six squads. Five of these teams ambushed the Fenghua Courtyard cultivators, while one team was led here by Amber.

Even if Lu Ye could defeat those above his level, facing three *Level 9* cultivators at once was beyond him with his Level 8 cultivation. But with the support of a Xianyuan Guards squad, it was a different story.

The assault was too sudden, and neither Choo Qing nor the plump white woman could react in time, despite their *Level 9* status.

At a critical moment, the plump white woman swiftly stepped to one side. With agility that belied her corpulent form, she shielded Choo Qing from the oncoming locks. The grasping Spirit-Binding Locks enveloped her in an instant, tightening under the guards' control and squeezing her bulky form. Gritting her teeth and bellowing, her blood qi surged powerfully, almost taking on substance as it erupted outwards.

Choo Qing burst out from behind her, holding a cutlass in each hand. Despite her feminine frame, she bravely and recklessly charged towards a Xianyuan Guard. The light from the Spiritual Artifacts sparkled as she twirled and weaved, playing out a symphony of slaughter.

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