Sage of Humanity

Yiyi wanted Lu Ye to see not the enchanting, wind-swayed sea of flowers, but rather the immensely large, bone-white structure standing amid the flowers, as if it were a thing cast from white jade.

Even with some mental preparation, when Lu Ye saw this thing, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

In that endless sea of purple and red flowers, this thing that seemed to be cast from white jade was particularly eye-catching.

A beehive, an enormously large beehive!

It stood like a huge palace at the very center of the valley.

A beehive of such magnitude was simply unheard of, and there were wasps about one to two feet in length flying to and fro in the boundless sea of flowers in that valley.

Seeing the size of these wasps and the variegated patterns on their bodies, the corners of Lu Ye's eyes uncontrollably twitched.

The wasps they had encountered before were only two to three inches long, which were quite ordinary, but the wasps in this sea of flowers could already be categorized as demon bees.

What's even more alarming is the number of these demon bees... it's somewhat frightening.

The honey produced in those common beehives was already a covetable treasure; one could only wonder what kind of honey would come from this beehive.

Lu Ye couldn't help but be moved by the thought.

No wonder people say that deep in the mountains there are often heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Many cultivators, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, like to explore the wilderness, often finding some good things.

Isn't this beehive in view a heavenly material and an earthly treasure? Indeed, to obtain the honey from that beehive would require taking some risks, but there are no gains without pains.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye instructed, "You guys wait here for me, I'll go take a look."

Yiyi immediately said, "I'll come with you."

"Wait here."

In reality, this kind of adventure was more suited to Yiyi than himself, because she was a Spiritual Body who could directly burrow underground if they encountered any danger, something that no cultivator could compare with.

But this did not mean that Yiyi would never be in danger.

The beehive alone looked quite abnormal, not to mention the countless gigantic demon bees in the valley; Lu Ye couldn't let Yiyi take such a risk.

If he went alone, even if he encountered danger, he had some assurance that he would be able to escape.

Yiyi puffed up her cheeks, looking unhappy.

Lu Ye didn't pay attention to her. With a leap, he descended toward the bottom of the valley, and in midair, he had already activated the Concealment Spirit Runes to cover his body.

In an instant, his figure disappeared without a trace, even his aura had been completely concealed.

If it hadn't been for acquiring these Concealment Spirit Runes from the Talent Tree, Lu Ye wouldn't have dared to act this way. Those wasps, each one or two feet long, looked rather formidable. A few dozen or even a hundred wouldn't catch his eye, but there were far more than that number of demon bees in the sea of flowers.

From high above, the sea of flowers undulated endlessly, but only upon descending into it did he realize the plants here were unusually tall. Lu Ye wasn't well-versed in pharmacology and didn't know if these plants were medicinal herbs.

Maintaining the Concealment Spirit Runes, Lu Ye moved forward silently, with demon bees occasionally flying past him, and the buzzing sound constant by his ears.

After traveling for a considerable time, he finally arrived in front of the beehive. Standing before it and looking up, Lu Ye felt his own insignificance.

There were numerous holes around the beehive, with diligent demon bees coming in and out.

After searching for a while, Lu Ye found a relatively large hole and squeezed through it. However, no sooner had he gone a short distance than a demon bee crawled out right toward him.

Lu Ye immediately pressed his body tightly against the wall to conceal himself. As the demon bee crawled by his side, it seemed to sense something. The bee's head turned, looking in his direction, but upon detecting no anomaly, it continued crawling forward.

He continued advancing, brushing past many demon bees.

The effectiveness of the Concealment Spirit Runes was unexpectedly good; these simple-minded demon bees probably couldn't imagine that someone would be so bold as to venture into their hive.

Before long, Lu Ye had passed through the corridor and entered the interior of the beehive.

The space inside was obviously larger, and the beehive was filled with the unique sweet scent of honey. Simply smelling it evoked feelings of joy and relaxation.

Lu Ye became more convinced that the honey produced here was in no way comparable to the ones he had gathered before. If honey were to be graded by quality, the ones he had previously harvested would undoubtedly be inferior, while the honey from here would be considered superior.

There were even more demon bees inside the beehive. Lu Ye had to dodge the bees that came and went as he followed the sweet scent and moved on.

Soon, he found the storage area for the honey. Chunks of golden, pristine honey, like clusters of yellow crystals, filled the inner part of the beehive, their scent alone enough to make one's mouth water.

About a dozen demon bees, nearly as long as a person, guarded the area, moving back and forth. These fellows were much larger than the ones outside and looked even more intimidating.

Moreover, Lu Ye also found a groove-like object on the side, and the reason he noticed it was that there were several demon bees the size of a human constantly guarding it, not moving an inch.

Lu Ye approached quietly and took a closer look by the groove, his expression slightly shifting.

The groove was not large, about the size of a bowl, and it contained roughly half a bowl's worth of amber-colored, golden liquid.

Lu Ye was not certain what it was but suspected it might be the royal jelly from within the beehive.

It was undeniable that this half bowl of liquid was far more valuable than the bee honey.

Now that he had found the good stuff, the next step was to figure out how to take it away.

After a moment of thought, Lu Ye reached into his storage sack and fished out several Spirit Stones, flicking them toward the four directions.

The unusual noise alarmed the patrolling demon bees, their limbs moving as they quickly rushed toward the source of the commotion.

In the blink of an eye, only the few demon bees guarding the royal jelly remained.

These few demon bees seemed very dutiful and appeared unlikely to leave their post easily.

With no other choice, Lu Ye had to stimulate his spirit force. As the supplies box hummed, nine streaks of Liu Guang shot out, a sizzling sound followed, and those few demon bees standing still each met their end, dismembered.

With these actions, Lu Ye could no longer remain hidden, but at this moment, he couldn't care less. He quickly stirred his spirit force, wrapped up the amber liquid from the groove, and directly stuffed it into an empty storage sack. Then, he dashed to one side, eagerly gathering the crystal-like golden honey nearby.

The buzzing sounds rose near his ears as the distracted demon bees returned, swiftly lunging at Lu Ye.

A moment later, a fiery red streak of Liu Guang broke through the beehive's seal and shot upward into the sky, revealing Lu Ye who had activated his wings rune tattoo to escape.

At this moment, Lu Ye could be described as extremely bedraggled, grimacing within the glowing light; he was struck by at least a dozen bee stings. Each of those stings was half a foot long and embedded in his body like blades.

Moreover, there was a potent poison on the stings, and Lu Ye could clearly feel his body becoming uncoordinated and stiffening up, even his thoughts becoming sluggish.

Normally, a cultivator in such a situation would likely be waiting for death, not to mention the intense poison in those stings, which was more than a cultivator at the Spirit Stream Realm could handle.

And it wasn't just that; right now, a large swarm of demon bees was chasing after Lu Ye, and even the bees that were collecting honey in the valley were alarmed. Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire

On the rocks, Giant Armor and Yiyi watched with wide eyes as a haze rose above the flower sea, with millions upon millions of demon bees chasing after Lu Ye's figure, a scene so spectacular that it was horrifying.

Yiyi's heart was in disarray, and she leaped up, about to give chase, when a message from the battlefield marking came through. She quickly checked it and discovered it was from Lu Ye: "Run!"

Yiyi halted her motion, called out to Giant Armor, and both turned heads to dive into the dense forest.

In the sky, Lu Ye felt a bit better, with the Talent Tree burning the toxins. He was not concerned about being poisoned to death, though some immediate reactions to the poison were unavoidable.

The relentless buzzing in his ears seemed almost continuous as Lu Ye glanced back and got a shock.

This time he had truly stirred up a hornet's nest; the dark mass of demon bees was catching up, like a heavy dark cloud about to engulf him.

No longer caring to remove the poisonous stingers from his body, Lu Ye furiously pushed his spirit force, his wings fluttering behind him as he shot up towards the sky.

He instantly broke through the cloud sea that enveloped Fog-shrouded Mountain, the dazzling sunlight spilling over, causing Lu Ye to squint slightly.

"Lu Yiye!" someone suddenly called out loudly.

Lu Ye turned towards the voice and saw over a dozen streaks of Liu Guang heading straight for him, with even more streaks in the distance moving closer after hearing the shout.

With Qin Zheng at the helm, the Lu Ye Extermination Alliance had been pursuing Lu Ye for days. Would they not be prepared for Lu Ye's escape through air? Not only were there many people in the forests in pursuit of Lu Ye, but the skies were also constantly patrolled.

With a wide field of view from the air, Lu Ye had just revealed himself when he was spotted by people from the Lu Ye Extermination Alliance.

In an instant, those cultivators, like cats that had smelled blood, converged towards him.

But what puzzled them was, Lu Yiye seemed somewhat in a disarray, with ten or so long needle-like objects sticking out all over him, not knowing what he had encountered.

Even more baffling to them was that upon seeing them, Lu Ye did not evade but instead headed straight for them.

"How bold!" the leader shouted angrily, raising his hand to cast a weapon control at Lu Ye.

In terms of weapon control-flying skills, Lu Ye was not as good as Giant Armor, but he was not flying using weapon control at this moment. Instead, he was using the wings spirit runes, undoubtedly faster and more agile than weapon control-flying.@@novelbin@@

Facing the Liu Guang heading towards him, Lu Ye weaved and dodged through the attacks, closing the distance rapidly while avoiding their strikes.

"Everyone, be careful!" the leader shouted, aware of Lu Ye's tactics. As the distance between them closed, they immediately spread out to the sides, wary and on guard.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ye had no intention of attacking them; they passed by each other as Lu Ye continued straight toward the distance.