Sage of Humanity

Lu Ye even suspected that the reason why this Overlord-level female demon was so powerful was because she had been absorbing the energy emitted from the Phoenix True Fire in the Land of Fiery Flames for many years.

If that was indeed the case, then the Phoenix True Fire must hold a fatal attraction for this female demon.

Upon seeing this female demon, Lu Ye immediately urged the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes to enhance the spirit ark, elevating its already extreme speed to another level.

However, the pursuit behind him was quickly closing in.

Lu Ye looked back and his eyes twitched slightly.

He saw that the female demon had caught up with him, keeping pace with his own speed.

Being a bird-like demon beast with the strength of an Overlord, she outpaced Lu Ye even when he urged the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes. Unless he could use the wings rune tattoo, but since its time limit had been reached, he could no longer activate it.

What brought Lu Ye some relief was that, although the female demon had caught up, she showed no signs of attacking.

"That fire!" The female demon's red eyes stared at Lu Ye as she suddenly spoke.

Lu Ye tensed up, his hand resting on the Boulder Mountain Saber, ready to strike the moment she asked a question he couldn't answer. He was in a hurry to rescue Yiyi and the others and had no time to dawdle with this female demon. As for whether he could win against her... chances were slim, but if he used all his means, it wouldn't be easy for the female demon to deal with him either.

"I didn't find it!"

It would be strange if he had. The Phoenix True Fire had long been devoured by the Talent Tree, leaving no residue behind. The Spirit Stream battlefield would likely never see the Land of Fiery Flames again. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

"I didn't see it either," Lu Ye said calmly. "Could you have been mistaken?"

"Impossible."

From start to finish, she never doubted that it was Lu Ye who had made the fire disappear because, in her eyes, Lu Ye was far weaker than her. If she couldn't easily obtain the fire, how could Lu Ye possibly do so?

"Can you no longer feel it now?"

The female demon shook her head, her face showing some disappointment.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye said, "You see, in this world, there are many treasures which, over time, develop their own sentience. Those with the right destiny can obtain them effortlessly, while those without it might not find them even when close by. Since you're certain there was fire there, yet neither of us saw it, perhaps it's a matter of destiny."

"Destiny?"

"Yes, destiny."

The female demon fell into thought, her fiery red wings occasionally fluttering without seeming to exert much effort, yet Lu Ye couldn't shake her off.

After thinking for a while, she suddenly said, "Is that fire still there? Is it hiding from me?"

I didn't say that!

The female demon suddenly halted and turned, flying back toward the Land of Fiery Flames, convinced that the fire was still there but hiding from her, making her unable to see it.

Watching the female demon disappear, Lu Ye felt somewhat emotional.

The creator is indeed fair, granting some things while taking others away. Considering the intelligence of this female demon, it's fortunate her strength was great; otherwise, she would have died long ago.

The unexpected interlude didn't affect Lu Ye much. He sped on his way, heading straight towards the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest.

According to the ten-part map, if he maintained the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes for flight, it would take less than two days to reach the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, but without it, the travel time would double.

It was impossible for Lu Ye to sustain the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes continuously, as the consumption of spirit force was too great to sustain.

Without maintaining the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes, the consumption and replenishment of spirit force could just about break even. Even if it consumed a bit more, he still had Breath Fruit wine to use.

Elixir pills were continuously stuffed into his mouth, refining the medicinal effects, while occasionally urging the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes for a burst of speed, hurtling forward like lightning.

Meanwhile, around the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, the number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators that had gathered had surpassed three thousand, and with every moment that passed, more cultivators continued to converge there.

Within Fog-shrouded Mountain, the defeat of the Lu Ye Extermination Alliance had already spread. The failure of so many to kill Lu Yiye, resulting in hundreds of deaths, was beyond belief.

This wasn't just a defeat for one sect; it was the entire Ten Thousand Demons Ridge's reputation that Lu Yiye had trampled into the ground and ruthlessly ground into the dirt.

It also made the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side fully realize that if they didn't obliterate Lu Yiye soon, it would be too late.

In the killing fields within Fog-shrouded Mountain, many 1st grade sect members and strong individuals on the Spirit Stream Ranking, confident in their status and positions, hadn't joined the hunt, but this time was different. Outside the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, over twenty names from the Spirit Stream Ranking had gathered, with the strongest among them ranked in the thirties.

There were even rumors that a ranked top ten powerhouse was lurking in the shadows, waiting to deliver a fatal blow to Lu Yiye the moment he appeared.

This assembly of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators was even larger than the last, and in contrast to the pursuit within Fog-shrouded Mountain, this time, both Heaven and Earth were undoubtedly on the side of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Fog-shrouded Mountain was vast and had a unique environment, making it difficult to find Lu Yiye once he hid inside, and even if he were found, it wasn't a guarantee they would be his match.

But the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest was different. The area enveloped by the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest was much smaller than Fog-shrouded Mountain, and the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side now had plenty of hands to completely surround it.

In this way, those surrounded within would have no chance of escape, like Giant Armor and Yiyi who were currently trapped inside.

As for whether they would stay hidden and not come out, that wasn't a concern; the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest was filled with poisonous barriers. Even if they could last for a while, they couldn't last forever, and staying hidden would only result in death by poisoning.

It was precisely because they realized this point that the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators wanted to delve deeper into the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest to capture the Giant Armor alive.

It wasn't easy to corner Giant Armor, but they could not allow him to die in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, or else they would lose their leverage over Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer.

Capturing Giant Armor alive and forcing Lu Yiye to show himself was precisely Ten Thousand Demons Ridge's plan!

The detoxification pills and poison-avoiding treasures gathered from various places were all in place. As the forces of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge moved in unison, groups of people entered the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest from all directions, searching for Giant Armor's figure.

News soon arrived that a team had encountered Giant Armor and the White Tiger that Lu Ye used as a mount, regretfully they failed to capture him alive, and he escaped.

The spirits of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were greatly boosted. They continued to press on Giant Armor's living space, intending to force him out. Several times Giant Armor attempted to escape using weapon control, but each attempt was thwarted by the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators who had sealed off the skies.

For a while, the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest seemed like a dead end.

Even more exhilarating news reached those from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Lu Yiye has appeared!

He was less than half a day's journey from the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest and was heading this way.

With the news spreading, the forces of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge rejoiced, knowing that their previous plan had worked. Many cultivators immediately left the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest and stood guard outside, setting up layers of traps, simply waiting for Lu Ye to walk into their net.

There were even those who were more impatient and moved directly towards the direction Lu Ye was coming from, clearly intending to intercept and kill him.

At a location only half a day's journey from the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, Lu Ye used weapon control to travel, followed by a string of flowing lights.

As he made his way here in such an open and unrestrained manner, it was inevitable that his whereabouts would be exposed, not to mention that he never intended to hide his tracks.

Lu Ye was well aware of the plans of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. The situation of Yiyi and Giant Armor was unknown; when he made inquiries through communication, Yiyi only said that everything was still okay.

Obviously, that wasn't the truth.

By attracting some of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators here, Yiyi and the others in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest would face less pressure.

The Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators following him numbered in the dozens. Just like the previous pursuit, people were continuously falling behind and also constantly joining the pursuing ranks.

Lu Ye had no intention of entangling with them now, as his current spirit force was precious and not to be wasted here.

During the chase, as he swept over a jungle, Lu Ye suddenly felt something. Looking down towards the ground, he saw sword lights burst forth. The continuous sword lights gathered like a sword dragon, carrying a chilling intent to kill, heading straight for the pursuers behind him.

Not only massive sword lights emerged to attack, but also more than a dozen plainly-dressed figures.

"Beixuan Sword Sect!" Among the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators chasing Lu Ye, someone cried out in panic.

Lu Ye immediately halted his movement, turning around and attacking the pursuers behind him. Before he arrived, nine streaks of flowing light had already been shot from his supplies box.

He had previously been reluctant to engage with the pursuers because he was alone; even if he could kill some of them, he would ultimately be outnumbered. But now, with assistance, it was different.

And that assistance came from over a dozen swordsmen known for their ferocity in battle.

The surging sword lights caused screams of agony to rise continuously, and although there were quite a few cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge chasing after them, facing these fierce swordsmen from the Beixuan Sword Sect, they truly felt a sense of fear.

It was common knowledge that the Sword Control Technique of these sword madmen was known as the premier lethal technique in the Nine Provinces.

Furthermore, Lu Ye was also part of the fray, and compared to the dozen or so sword cultivators from the Beixuan Sword Sect, Lu Ye's killing speed was not slow at all.

After a brief and rushed exchange, the casualties were heavy. Only about a dozen managed to escape in time, each carrying injuries, while the rest were dead on the spot.

Being ambushed and attacked by a group of sword madmen was certainly not going to end well.

With the ringing of a blade, nine streaks of light returned to the supplies box. Lu Ye shook the blood off the Boulder Mountain Saber, sheathed it, and looked towards the leading sword cultivator.

It turned out to be someone he recognized.

At Golden Light Peak, Li Baxian had once tasked this person with protecting Lu Ye. At that time, his cultivation was not very high, but now, he had reached the 9th Heaven.

Lu Ye remembered this person's name was Yooi Lianzhou.

"I have seen Master Uncle Lu!" Yooi Lianzhou greeted formally, and the dozen or so sword cultivators behind him also solemnly saluted in unison.

Lu Ye hastily motioned with his hand to stop them, "Don't call me Master Uncle, it makes one feel old, I'm not even older than you guys."

By seniority, Li Baxian was a generation above them, and as Li Baxian was Lu Ye's fourth senior brother, it made sense for them to address Lu Ye as Master Uncle.

In fact, if you were to really count, there were very few cultivators in the Spirit Stream battlefield who were of the same generation as Lu Ye.

When Shui Yuan went to the Tianyan Sect headquarters, the Tianyan Sect Master Yooi Xiao had even called her "senior sister". With the long lifespans of cultivators, generational seniority can often be difficult to discern, and unless they were close, cultivators of similar age would usually address each other as brothers and sisters.

"Since you all have that relationship with my fourth senior brother, it isn't appropriate for us to consider each other as brothers, so let's just address each other as Fellow Daoist," suggested Lu Ye.

"Fellow Daoist Lu," Yooi Lianzhou readily agreed.

"How come you are here?" Lu Ye asked, seeing these sword cultivators here was clearly more than coincidence; such things were not that likely to happen.