Sage of Humanity

Second Senior Sister Shui Yuan and Fourth Senior Brother Li Baxian have both sent messages. Second Senior Sister advised him not to wander around lately and to just stay at the Surreptitious Palace residence and cultivate, her words filled with concern and worry.

Fourth Senior Brother's message had a different implication, telling him to be bold and not to hesitate, and that if anyone dared to break the rules, he would teach them a lesson himself.

There was also a message from Hua Ci. Perhaps because she had become the Deputy Governor of the Righteous Blood Sect, this woman was much more serious than before. She didn't say much in her message, only informing Lu Ye about some of the recent situations at the Righteous Blood Sect's residence and telling him to rest assured while he was away because she was taking care of everything at home.

After reading this message, Lu Ye frowned, inexplicably sensing the strange feeling of a man striving outside while a woman keeps the home.

However, considering the time, it wasn't long until Hua Ci would reach Level 8.

Once she reached Level 8, she too would need to enter the inner circle. If she left, then the Righteous Blood Sect's residence wouldn't even have a Deputy Governor. Lu Ye wondered if she had found someone to take her place.

Chen Yu definitely wouldn't be suitable, as he was likely to advance to Level 8 even earlier than her.

There were truly few remaining in the sect who could take on the responsibility; ultimately, it was a decline in talents. However, since the Righteous Blood Sect had only just begun to redevelop, this issue couldn't really be resolved.

As for where they would go to affiliate with a sect and cultivate after reaching Level 8, it was up to their own choice. Lu Ye had already paved the way; currently, there were several sects to choose from, and he believed they would receive proper care wherever they went.

Responding one by one, he kept busy for quite a while before finishing.

"What are you smiling about? You seem so happy."

Lu Ye spoke without lifting his head.

"Nothing," Yiyi shook her head.

Lu Ye sighed, "Ah, girls grow up and have their own little secrets."

"You know yet you ask," Yiyi made a face at him.

What Lu Ye didn't know was that Yiyi had always been worried that Lu Ye was growing too fast. When they first met, everyone's cultivation wasn't high, but at that time, Amber was actually stronger than Lu Ye. However, as time passed, not only did Lu Ye surpass Amber, but the gap between them was growing wider and wider.

Especially after Lu Ye left Qingyun Mountain and was on his way to the Righteous Blood Sect, initially she and Amber could still help somewhat in battles, but as Lu Ye's cultivation increased and he encountered stronger and stronger enemies, her and Amber's roles became very limited.

At most, Amber could serve as a mount, while she could only help Lu Ye scout the surroundings.

It was then that she understood there would come a day when the gap between them would be so vast that she could no longer see Lu Ye's back, and despite how much she didn't want to, they would have to separate.

This was something she didn't want to accept or even think about.

Under the influence of her mood, Amber continuously consumed elixir pills within its limits to enhance itself, but it still couldn't keep up with the pace at which Lu Ye was strengthening.

It wasn't until they returned to the Righteous Blood Sect that the situation slightly improved.@@novelbin@@

Studying magic and spells under the sect master, she managed to cultivate on her own. In this way, her and Amber's growth rate increased considerably, for they were both becoming stronger, thereby nurturing each other in return. One could say that others cultivated alone, but Amber and Yiyi cultivated as a spirit and a tiger simultaneously, doubling the effort and doubling the joy.

In Xianyuan City, Amber's talent to transform minion spirits was a great help.

In the Soul Cleansing Pool, Yiyi was purified by the Soul Cleansing Water, experiencing an earth-shattering transformation. Moreover, she could feel that this change wasn't just a one-time burst of power; it would continue to play a role as her strength grew in the future.

When they broke through the Great Array at Illuminating Sun Mountain together with Lu Ye, both she and Amber were of great assistance. Amber's tiger roar, coupled with her large-scale magic, created the opportunity for Lu Ye to seize the Great Array Jade Cluster and also allowed people like Giant Armor to rush in on time.

Only then was she sure that she had finally caught up with Lu Ye's pace of cultivation, if only just barely.

She dare not say how it would be in the future, but at the very least, she didn't have to worry about being left far behind by Lu Ye for a while.

So, since returning from Illuminating Sun Mountain, Yiyi had been in a very happy mood.

"Oh, right, this was sent over by the Surreptitious Palace this morning." Yiyi took out another storage sack and handed it to Lu Ye.

"What's all this stuff?"

"Just Spirit Stones and elixir pills."

Conquering the two big sect residences at Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, the benefits reaped weren't just those pilfered from Heaven's Augury Pillar, but also many medicinal ingredients and various other items, including cultivators' storage sacks.

The Surreptitious Palace likely considered that it was inconvenient for Lu Ye to carry too much, so they had converted it all into Spirit Stones and elixir pills.

These two items were the hard currency of cultivation; no one would ever complain about having too many.

"Keep it," Lu Ye looked around and asked suspiciously, "Where's Giant Armor?"

"It seems like he's cultivating."

"How are his injuries?"

"I checked, it's nothing serious."

Lu Ye nodded, ate and drank his fill, left his residence, and went to the training room at the Surreptitious Palace to cultivate and read.

He had originally planned to continue moving on after he had taken over Fenghua Courtyard and the base at Illuminating Sun Mountain, but given the current situation, it seemed wise to lay low for a while and give Ten Thousand Demons Ridge a chance to cool down.

While Second Senior Sister might have been overly concerned, it was indeed not suitable for him to show himself at this time and risk provoking the powers of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Moreover, after this incident, Lu Ye could almost imagine that his image would certainly spread throughout all the big sect bases in Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Copying an image was not difficult, there was a kind of spirit runes for that purpose, called 'image message,' and its counterpart 'audio message,' which could record sound. The former could record images, while the latter could record voices.

If the two were used together, they could produce some wonderful effects.

For example, Lu Ye had found a vividly illustrated album in Manager Yang's storage sack that, when infused with spirit force, not only brought the characters to life with astonishing and seemingly impossible actions but also emitted various strange sounds. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

The album employed both 'image message' and 'audio message' spirit runes; back then, Lu Ye didn't realize its worth. Now, it seemed that the album was quite valuable, a pity that the sect master had confiscated it.

Moreover, the album might not be what he thought; the sect master had told him it was a dual cultivation technique, at the time he thought the sect master was just babbling, but now it seemed it could be true.

In the past, he was just an ordinary cultivator at the Spirit Stream Realm level, and even if he had some outstanding performances, he wasn't worth too much attention.

But now it was different, with two Ten Thousand Demons Ridge bases broken, Lu Yiye of the Righteous Blood Sect would surely become a person closely watched and heavily guarded by all the big sects at Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Once he was discovered at any of their bases, it would inevitably cause panic and misunderstandings.

Lu Ye had also considered buying an item that could alter his appearance from Heaven's Augury treasure vault. Although expensive, such an item could be purchased there and used to change one's appearance.

But changing his appearance alone was meaningless. What about Amber, and not to mention Giant Armor with its distinctly noticeable size? The features were too clear.

Unless Lu Ye moved alone from now on, he might be recognized by people from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge no matter where he went.

This made him somewhat worried. His original plan to take revenge in the inner circle had only just begun; was it to end so prematurely?

It was somewhat difficult to accept, but he could only console himself that the situation might not be as bad as he thought. Both the victories at Fenghua Courtyard and Illuminating Sun Mountain had elements of luck, and such incidents would not be possible if Ten Thousand Demons Ridge took specific preventive measures.

The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were not fools; once they understood the full situation, they should be able to see this clearly.

While Lu Ye was cultivating and reading in the training room at the Surreptitious Palace, the great hall was bustling with activity.

Guests kept arriving, and they were all governors or deputy governors from the nearby Haotian Alliance who had come in person. In less than a day, seven or eight people had gathered, obviously having heard the news.

Gu Canyang and Wey Li personally accompanied them, trying to explain with great patience, lacking the triumphant excitement they had after overtaking the two Ten Thousand Demons Ridge bases.

Lu Ye had warned them the previous night that people might come to the Surreptitious Palace to request his aid and asked Gu Canyang and Wey Li to explain on his behalf.

This wasn't some prophetic insight from Lu Ye; rather, it was based on his previous experience on Silver Light Island.

After Silver Light Island used the quasi-flood dragon to break the base of the Sky Supporting Sect, the nearby Haotian Alliance forces started to take an interest in the quasi-flood dragon, and if it hadn't become more astute, more Ten Thousand Demons Ridge powers would have been in trouble.

Therefore, once the news that Lu Ye could break protective arrays spread, it was inevitable that people would come to seek his services.

He chose not to show himself because his presence was of no use, and instead left this hot potato to the people at the Surreptitious Palace.

"Fellow Daoists, Fellow Daoists!" Gu Canyang stood up and pressed his hands down in a pacifying gesture, quelling the noisy voices around, "Gu understands why you're all here and your feelings, but you need to understand that it's not that Surreptitious Palace wants to hide Brother Yiye, it's just that Brother Yiye himself has made it clear that taking over Fenghua Courtyard and Illuminating Sun Mountain had a great deal of luck involved, and such events cannot be replicated."

"Brother Gu, when you say that, it sounds meaningless. Surreptitious Palace and Soaring Cloud Palace have followed Fellow Daoist Yiye and reaped the benefits, just asking for a bit of the leftovers is not too much, right? If Fellow Daoist Yiye has the means to break through those two sects' big arrays, naturally he can break others as well. In this world, some things only differ between zero and countless occurrences."

"That's right, Brother Gu, we've known each other for a long time, and I, Brother Niu, have nothing but good words for you. If you don't ask Fellow Daoist Yiye to come out today, I might just spill all of your secrets."

Gu Canyang's eye twitched, and with a bitter smile, he said, "Brother Niu, you can't do this."

"Then ask Fellow Daoist Yiye to come out!"

"Ask Fellow Daoist Yiye to come out!"

The great hall rang with the shouts of the governors and deputy governors, and those who had just arrived, still unaware of the full situation, joined in the uproar, causing great headaches for Gu Canyang and Wey Li.