Sage of Humanity

Li Baxian was indeed accompanying Feng Yuechan, and at this moment, within the not-so-large battlefield, he fought enemies with his Sword Control, his figure never straying far from Feng Yuechan's side, protecting her thoroughly, while around Feng Yuechan, spirit force surged, continuously casting magic and spells that blasted towards all directions.

Their opponents numbered three, no, five!

One of them had already collapsed to the ground, with crimson blood flowing beneath, alive or dead unknown, and judging by the injury, it was clearly the handiwork of Li Baxian.

There was another outside the battlefield, with spirit force surging all around him, holding an array banner that he constantly shook.

This person was an array cultivator, and judging by the fluctuation of spirit force on his body, he was unmistakably a Level 5 array cultivator.

The three people facing off against Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan also had cultivation levels of the Level 4-5 realm.

At this point, the expressions on the three of them were ugly, their eyes brimming with shock, simply because Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were displaying monstrous abilities.

They had ambushed first, with an absolute numerical advantage, yet not only did they fail to capture these two immediately, they were instead killed by the duo, and if their array cultivator comrade hadn't activated the Formation they had set up here in time, the three of them would definitely have been no match.

Even with the Formation's help, the three were still in dire straits; the rainbow-like sword light, whether in lethality or speed, was terrifying to the extreme, and the power of those spells was also immense.

Where did these two monsters come from!

The group had the bitter taste of swallowing coptis, knowing they had kicked an iron plate.

One of the Level 5 cultivators realized things were going south, and continuing the fight like this, not to mention how long they could hold out, the commotion from this side would definitely attract others. If those from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge arrived, it wouldn't matter—they could join forces and kill these two monsters—but if some from Haotian Alliance came, they'd be in trouble.

With the odds at fifty-fifty, nobody dared to gamble.

He immediately called out, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, how about we all stop fighting?"

He was already thinking of retreat, but Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were vicious in their attacks; without them stopping, there was no chance to leave.

As for the comrade who died... they were just temporarily allied, not actually brothers from the same sect; his death was just bad luck.

Hearing the shout, Li Baxian slightly furrowed his brows, and the onslaught in his hands slowed a bit.

It's not that he lacked the confidence to kill these people, but now caught within the Formation with an array cultivator assisting the other side, neither he nor Feng Yuechan could fully unleash their strength. The power they were currently displaying was only eighty percent of their usual capability.

Even so, the two, hand in hand, were confident of exterminating all these people despite being within the Formation.

After all, this Formation was not all that profound.

He and Feng Yuechan had accumulated over ten years in the Spirit Stream Realm, and although they wasted much time, with such a deep accumulation, both of their foundations were extremely robust.

The opponents were merely ordinary cultivators of the Level 4-5 realm, how could they be a match.

But in the end, this was a hunting ground, and the longer the conflict took, the more complications could arise. They needed to find Lu Ye and regroup first.

With this thought, Li Baxian shouted, "Alright!"

The intensity of his attacks slowed once more.

The Level 5 cultivator who'd called out heaved a sigh of relief, just as he was about to speak, a sudden scream came from not far away. The color drained from the speaker's face upon hearing it, because he recognized the cry—it was from their own array cultivator comrade.

A flash of peripheral vision caught sight of an additional figure behind the array cultivator, where the glittering light of a saber had pierced his chest, shimmering with a cold gleam.

It's over!

Lu Ye had arrived at the site, and upon seeing the predicament of Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, his eyes—enhanced with Insight Spirit Runes—spotted the operating Formation. Without any courtesy, he quietly approached the array cultivator.

The opponent, focused on activating the Formation to suppress Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, and shocked by the duo's overwhelming power, had no guard against Lu Ye's approach. By the time Lu Ye made his move with such ferocity, and the cultivator noticed, it was too late.

The Boulder Mountain Saber pierced the man's chest, and as the long saber was pulled out, blood spewed forth. Lu Ye swung the blade again, and a head flew into the air.

Almost at the instant he took action, Li Baxian, who had already slowed his assault, unleashed his flying sword once again, targeting the Level 5 cultivator who had just spoken. A series of clanks rang out as the pursuing flying sword forced the man to stumble back with blood spurting wildly from his body. Just as he barely steadied himself, a fierce intent to kill approached from behind.

It was Lu Ye, having entered the Formation and pouncing to kill.

Before he reached him, the Boulder Mountain Saber had already slashed out, the saber light like a crescent moon tearing through the void, heavily landing on the man's back, breaking through his protective spirit force, and leaving a gory wound.

A scream arose, then abruptly ceased.

Lu Ye's figure had already swept past him, pouncing towards the next target, the long blade trailing a spray of hot blood.

Behind, the Level 5 cultivator staggered, then collapsed with a thud.

However, before Lu Ye could reach the second person, that man was struck by a Lightning Attracting Technique head-on. The lightning serpent writhed, electrocuting him into shivering convulsions as his body charred, and the second incoming spell blasted a hole through his chest, puncturing it back to front.

On the other side, the last Level 4 cultivator was also felled by Li Baxian's flying sword.

The intense fight settled into dust within ten breaths after Lu Ye's arrival.

Li Baxian and Lu Ye locked eyes, the former's gaze full of astonishment and surprise. Lu Ye beckoned, "Follow me!"

Saying so, he turned and retraced his steps, with Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan hurriedly following.

In the disheveled battlefield, Yiyi swiftly gathered up the loot before proceeding to escape underground.

On the way back to the cave, Lu Ye looked up at the Kills Ranking and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye when he saw the first place.

Moments later, under Lu Ye's guidance, Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan passed through the area with the explosion magic array and arrived at the bottom of the cave.

They sat down cross-legged, and Li Baxian looked around with astonishment: "What kind of Formation is this?"

With his keen eyesight, he could tell there was a Formation here, but since he did not study the Array Path, he could not discern its exact nature.

However, since Lu Ye dared to lead them here to hide, it was clear he had something to rely on.

"Teleportation array."

"Teleportation array?"

Both Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were surprised, although they had long known that Lu Ye had remarkable achievements in the Array Path, they had never imagined that Lu Ye could set up something like a teleportation array!

This was simply beyond imagination.

After all, Lu Ye was currently only at the Cloud River Realm.

"How far can it teleport?"

Li Baxian asked. The farther the teleportation array could send someone, the greater its value. If it could only teleport a few miles, it would be useless, as a Cloud River Realm cultivator could quickly cover that distance.

"About 200 miles."

"Hiss..."

Li Baxian drew a sharp breath.

Feng Yuechan also showed a shocked expression.

Although both were only at the Cloud River Realm, after so many years of cultivation and their vast experiences, they understood what it meant for someone at the Cloud River Realm to set up a teleportation array that could cover a distance of 200 miles.

Lu Ye's mastery of the Array Path was definitely higher than they had thought.

Such a teleportation array must not be the only one that Lu Ye had set up; otherwise, he wouldn't be hiding here.

With this teleportation array, even if Lu Ye's cultivation was a bit lower, as long as he did not actively seek trouble and focused on preserving himself as the goal, he could rest easy within this hunting ground.

Li Baxian felt ashamed. He had thought that Lu Ye was in dire straits inside the hunting ground, with enemies on all sides, which is why he and Feng Yuechan had rushed over so frantically, not knowing that their junior brother had such abilities.

This was good news. With the teleportation array at hand, even if they encountered an insurmountable opponent, they could always escape at a moment's notice.

Remembering the matter of cultivation, Li Baxian was surprised again, "Junior brother, how did you reach Level 3 already?"

Calculating the time, Lu Ye had only advanced to the Cloud River Realm not even two months prior. Li Baxian had thought that Lu Ye hadn't even reached Level 2 yet, but when he looked just now, Lu Ye had indeed already reached Level 3.

"I had some good luck. Recently, I experienced a secret realm and acquired quite a few battle merits, which I used to exchange for some spirit fortune sticks."

While the group was talking, Yiyi returned from her underground escape, respectfully greeting Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan: "Greetings to Fourth Senior Brother and Senior Sister Feng."

Li Baxian nodded with a smile: "It has been many days since we last met. Junior sister has grown even more beautiful."

This was not flattery. Indeed, Yiyi, having advanced to the Cloud River Realm alongside Amber, looked even prettier than before, and it seemed that she had grown a bit as well.

Li Baxian's compliment made Yiyi's eyes curve into crescent moons.

Feng Yuechan pulled her to sit down, and Yiyi handed over the loot that she had collected to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye accepted it, casually breaking the restriction on the storage sack while chatting with Li Baxian.

During the struggle with the enemy earlier, Lu Ye had checked his and Feng Yuechan's cultivations. Both Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were at the Cloud River Level 4, one level higher than him.

After all, both of them had entered the Cloud River battlefield a few months earlier than Lu Ye. While Lu Ye was fortunate, their luck wasn't bad either. They too had their chances and had advanced to Level 4 more than a month ago.

Li Baxian inquired about the Righteous Blood Sect, and Lu Ye informed him of everything.

Upon learning that the sect's development was going well and the future looked promising, Li Baxian sighed: "It must have been tough on our junior brother."

The Righteous Blood Sect as it stood could be said to have been pulled up by Lu Ye's hand alone. When he first returned to the sect, the entire Righteous Blood Sect had only the sect master, the Second Senior Sister, and him as a disciple.

But now, the number of disciples in the Righteous Blood Sect was not less than seven or eight hundred, and the development of its residence was booming. Looking across the entire outer circle of the battlefield, there was no equal.

The residence boasted various enhancements that even most of the sects in the inner circle couldn't compare with. Furthermore, the sect had a wealth of merit points that could be used to purchase more enhancements at any time.

In addition, the protection money sent by the core circle sects from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had made the Righteous Blood Sect instantly wealthy. Not to mention anything else, just those resources alone would allow the development of the Righteous Blood Sect for another ten or twenty years without any problem.

All of this was brought about by Lu Ye alone.