Sage of Humanity

Lu Ye glanced at the Talent Tree within his Root Spiritual Orifice then looked at Sister Hua Ci in front of him.

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Hua Ci was incredibly surprised, "Are you truly immune to all poisons?"

"Do you think I'm joking with you?"

"I don't believe it!"

"What legacy did you actually receive?"

Lu Ye didn't believe that Hua Ci wanted to kill him with poison, but given the current situation, there seemed no significant difference in Hua Ci's appearance except for a level advancement in her cultivation. However, it actually appeared she had the ability to administer poison undetected. No, that's not right… It seemed more like she was inherently carrying a deadly poison.

She hadn't made any noticeable move to administer poison, and merely by holding his hand, the toxin had entered his body.

If that was truly the case, then his casual remark calling her a venomous woman had indeed become a prophecy fulfilled.

Lu Ye grew even more curious about the legacy she had received in Mount Ying!

It was supposed to be a healing cultivator's legacy, so how come it was related to poison?

But thinking about it, those mushroom tactics she used before were also obtained from that legacy, so it didn't seem too strange.

Moreover, many healing cultivators in the Nine Provinces are indeed adept at using poisons since poison is also a type of medicinal theory.

The healing cultivator who left the legacy… seemed somewhat unorthodox.

"Are you really alright? Please don't push yourself."

The two were very close, hands entwined, their posture intimate. Hua Ci spoke softly and gently—if one were to ignore the green sheen that kept appearing and vanishing on Lu Ye's wrists, anyone seeing them would think they were a couple reunited after a long separation, sharing their heartfelt thoughts.

"How could I possibly be okay?" Lu Ye raised his other hand to grasp Hua Ci's small hand in his palm, gently caressing it, "But you, you must have had a hard time coming here."

Hua Ci smiled sweetly, "It's not hard, it's what I should do." She secretly vowed, determined not to believe that he could resist the poison!

She had thought that with the legacy from Mount Ying, this man could no longer act so arrogantly in front of her. Yet, who would have thought he really seemed to be impervious to all poisons? She had traveled thousands of miles only to be overtaken so easily the moment she met him.

She believed herself to be deadly poisonous, lethal on contact, yet he seemed utterly unaffected.

The green color kept appearing and vanishing on Lu Ye's hands, while in his Root Spiritual Orifice, the toxins burnt off the Talent Tree, sending up thick smoke, a spectacle indeed.

Gradually, Hua Ci couldn't stand it any longer and gritted her teeth, "Let go!"

Lu Ye looked at her with a smile. He didn't know exactly what the legacy she obtained in Mount Ying was about, but it was clear she had been trying to intimidate him initially. She hadn't expected that he would be protected by his Talent Tree and be immune to all poisons, turning her attempt at stealing a chicken into losing rice, stuck in an uncomfortable situation.

"Yiyi!" Hua Ci turned her head and called out to the side, "He's being a rogue, do something about him!"

Only then did Lu Ye let go of Hua Ci's hand, saying earnestly, "Let's spar properly when you're free next time, and no calling for help allowed."

Hua Ci glared at him, shaking the hand that Lu Ye had held, which had become a bit sore.

She stood up and looked around, "If I had known this is what it was like here, I wouldn't have hurried over. Where's Giant Armor? Didn't you say he was with you guys? Why don't I see him?"

"He advanced to Cloud River and returned to the sect headquarters."

Hua Ci was shocked, "Giant Armor advanced to Cloud River? Wasn't he just at 7th Heaven before?"

"He has extraordinary talent."

He didn't elaborate much; the fact that there was a demonic pill inside Giant Armor was something only he and Yiyi knew, not something to broadcast widely.

Hua Ci nodded slightly, then called out again, "Yiyi."

Yiyi appeared in a flash, her head bowed, cheeks red. The scene from just before had been quite shocking for her, and she still hadn't recovered.

She had never seen anyone behaving so affectionately in front of her in her life.

Hua Ci smiled and stepped forward, grabbing Yiyi's hand and examining it slightly: "It's not a big deal."

Saying so, she sat next to Yiyi, holding her hand. Not clear how she did it, but in a short while, the green poison on Yiyi's body disappeared at a visible rate, soon completely vanishing.

As someone who could both administer and cure poison, Yiyi's contamination was minor and easily resolved by Hua Ci at the moment.

If Giant Armor had still been there, Hua Ci could have easily treated him as well, but at the time, his condition was not suitable for delay. No one knew how long he could last, and besides, at that time, Lu Ye didn't know Hua Ci would come, nor did he know she had such a bizarre ability, so sending Giant Armor to advance to Cloud River and return to the sect headquarters was the best option.

"Thanks, Sister Hua Ci," Yiyi said, smiling sweetly.

Hua Ci held her hand, gently patted it, and looking at Lu Ye, who was eating grilled meat, asked, "What are your plans now?"

"Heal and cultivate."

"It's certainly safe."

Currently, the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest had been completely sealed off by the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, and with their strength, there was no way they could break out unless Lu Ye activated the Fire Phoenix again. But with his previous experience, Lu Ye was unwilling to use the spirit runes lightly again due to the severe aftereffects.

Although the environment here was not very good, at least there was no threat to their lives, and now that Hua Ci had also arrived, they did not have to worry about the surrounding poison fog and barriers threatening them.

Lu Ye communicated with Yooi Lianzhou that he wanted to cultivate here until he reached the 9th Heaven before leaving the mountain, which was naturally impossible. Currently at the 7th Heaven cultivation level, he did not know how long it would take to reach the 9th Heaven.

The temporary goal was the 8th Heaven. Lu Ye felt that with the cultivation of the 8th Heaven, he should be able to break through the encirclement.

While Lu Ye was chatting with Hua Ci, Yiyi sat beside her, occasionally glancing at her abdomen, and finally couldn't help but reach out and touch it...

The arrival of Hua Ci undoubtedly added an extra layer of protection for both Lu Ye and Yiyi.

Within the Protective Array, Lu Ye was resting and cultivating.

Hua Ci took Yiyi outside the big array, and in just one day, a simple three-story wooden building was erected, complete with a fence encircling a small courtyard outside the building.

Lu Ye then re-set up several formations outside the building, and they moved inside to live, instantly improving their living conditions significantly.

This made Lu Ye quite emotional, having women around was indeed different.

As for Yiyi... she could only be considered a little girl after all.

Lu Ye's days passed uneventfully, but Hua Ci was very busy—rarely seen a few times a day, and Lu Ye didn't know what she was busy with. However, he was certain that since Hua Ci came to the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, the losses of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had greatly increased.

Every time Hua Ci returned, she brought several storage sacks, sometimes as few as ten or so, and sometimes as many as twenty or thirty, which she handed over to Lu Ye to unlock the restriction locks, retrieving the good items inside the sacks.

Lu Ye grew increasingly curious about what heritage Hua Ci had obtained at Mount Ying, she, a Level 9 healing cultivator, slaughtered those Core Circle cultivators as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs, and the number of storage sacks accumulated inside the building rapidly increased to over a hundred in just a few days.

Time passed...

The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were not having a comfortable time these days.

Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer, who was trapped in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, was still not dead!

Although he was no longer seen in the Spirit Stream Ranking, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge could still investigate his life and death through other channels. They assumed he couldn't live long, yet there he was, perfectly fine. How could Ten Thousand Demons Ridge accept this?

Since Lu Ye was trapped in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, nearly half a month had passed. How could he still be alive?

Regarding this situation, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had two guesses. One was that Lu Ye had a way to resist the deadly poison of the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, but this possibility was not large as the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest was a forbidden region for cultivators, and a Spirit Stream Realm cultivator entering it had no means of resisting the poison for so long.

The second possibility was that he had found a safe place which might not have poison fog and barriers, and that's why he had survived until now.

If that were the case, then this guy's luck was simply too good. In the whole Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, where poison fog and barriers were everywhere, how could he just happen to find a safe place?

In these days, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had been constantly organizing manpower to enter the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest to search for Lu Ye's traces. The first few days, although exploration was difficult, there were no losses, and the cultivators entering the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest could safely evacuate in time.

But from the third day on, things started to go awry.

First, a team of more than twenty people was completely annihilated in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, and by the time someone found them, they had become nothing but bare bones.

A day later, more cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge went missing in the forest.

After that, each day saw a varying number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators dying in the forest.

This forbidden region for cultivators seemed like a ferocious beast that had been awakened from its slumber by the many cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, seeking to quell its rage with the lives of those cultivators.

No one knew how those who died from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had died because, according to the initial exploration experience, the places where they died were not considered very dangerous and were only a few miles into the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest.

Because of Lu Yiye, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge suffered heavy casualties.

By this time, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was somewhat caught in a dilemma.

Thousands of cultivators gathered outside the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, all from the Core Circle, and this definitely affected their cultivation significantly. They could not stay here for a long time. If they did, their cultivation levels would not increase.

To continue staying, no one knew how long Lu Yiye could hold out and not die, and with the current situation, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge did not dare to casually send people into the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest to explore anymore.

But just leaving like this, they were not willing to give up either.

What made them feel even worse was that the Haotian Alliance was constantly causing trouble. Although the manpower the Haotian Alliance had gathered was not as much as theirs, it was spread out around the outskirts, continuously attacking the support or straggling cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, also causing them tremendous trouble and losses.

The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge racked their brains but could not understand how a simple encirclement and reinforcement battle, using the Giant Armor to lure Lu Yiye into exposing himself, had turned into the current situation!

Even more disheartening news came!

The Giant Armor, which was supposed to be trapped with Lu Yiye in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, had appeared on the Cloud River battlefield!

The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were going crazy...