Sage of Humanity

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Even though their side had an absolute advantage, the cultivators from both sects remained calm and composed, maintaining the previous formation throughout.

No one wanted to encounter any mishaps just as they were about to reap the fruits of victory, as that could mean death.

The surviving cultivators of Qingfeng Gate organized several charges against the enemy, yet they were all repelled by the physique cultivators, led by the Giant Armor. During these assaults and retreats, more cultivators were continuously slain, with corpses falling one after another.

Among them, it was Lu Ye who killed the most.

With four weapon-controlled artifacts, an attack range of sixty zhang, and the ability to enhance his own weapons with spirit runes, a single pass through the enemy lines resulted in the death of several enemies.

Towards the end, the stored spirit force in these four Spiritual Artifacts was completely depleted.

One incense stick's time later, when the last cultivator of Qingfeng Gate fell, deafening cheers erupted. Cultivators from both sects shouted and celebrated wildly...

None had ever experienced such a gratifying and comprehensive victory; not only had they occupied the enemy sect's stronghold, but they had almost eradicated the enemy cultivators. This battle would go down in the history of the Spirit Stream battlefield, to be revered by future generations.

Especially the cultivators from the Tianyan Sect, whose pent-up rage over the past two months was finally unleashed. Each one flushed with exhilaration, as if celebrating a festival.

Compared to their ordeal two months prior, today they had thoroughly vented their spite, feeling a sense of clarity and unparalleled satisfaction.

"Clean up the battlefield in the time it takes for one incense stick to burn, get moving!" Zhao Li's shout echoed across the field.

In the plans that he and Lu Ye had devised, Qingfeng Gate was just the first stop; there would be two more to follow.

The Qingfeng Gate had been too careless, resulting in this exceptionally smooth battle. However, with Ten Thousand Demons Ridge now on guard, the next fights might not yield such great spoils.

The cultivators from both sects immediately set to work, scattering to clean up the battlefield.

One incense stick's time was not long, and without haste, it would not suffice.

Lu Ye began refining the Great Array Jade Cluster.

Previously, when they took Fenghua Courtyard and Illuminating Sun Mountain, they had no choice but to destroy the Great Array Jade Cluster, which allowed the dissolution of the big array. However, the situation was different now; Qingfeng Gate's protective array was intact. By refining the Great Array Jade Cluster and shutting down the array, all he had to do was to dig out the array bases used for array setup, and it would be done.

Buying a set of protective arrays from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault would cost quite a lot of merits.

Zhao Li and Song Yin headed to the Heaven's Augury Hall to plunder the enhancements from Qingfeng Gate's Heaven's Augury Pillar. The former took seventy percent, the latter thirty percent, and of the Tianyan Sect's share, part of it belonged to Lu Ye.

Before setting off, Lu Ye had promised Bai Qian that whatever the Tianyan Sect had lost, they would retrieve for them. Naturally, he intended to honor that promise.

Moreover, according to the previous agreement, the protective array of Qingfeng Gate would belong to him. While the array was not particularly useful to Lu Ye, he could sell it to the Tianyan Sect or the Heaven's Augury treasure vault. Selling it to the former would garner numerous cultivation resources, while selling it to the latter would earn merits—both were feasible options.

Shortly after, Lu Ye activated the Great Array Jade Cluster, shutting down the array, then gathered some helpers to dig out all the array bases and put them into his storage sack.

While they were busily engaged, the news that Qingfeng Gate's stronghold had been taken spread swiftly within the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge camp and subsequently throughout the Haotian Alliance camp.

The rumor had it that the supposedly poisoned-to-death Lu Yiye of the Righteous Blood Sect hadn't died at all. This seizure of Qingfeng Gate was by his hands.

According to the cultivators of Qingfeng Gate who had managed to escape back to the Nine Provinces, Lu Yiye only spent a few dozen breaths of time to create a massive breach in the protective array. What followed was the prepared influx of Tianyan Sect and Canglan Mountain disciples, catching Qingfeng Gate completely off guard and unable to form an effective defense, ultimately collapsing like a house of cards.

This battle resulted in the destruction of the Qingfeng Gate stronghold and the death of over four hundred Spirit Stream Realm cultivators, with the inner circle cultivators almost completely annihilated.

As the news spread, the Nine Provinces were in shock!

What was shocking was not just that the supposedly dead Lu Yiye had returned to life but also his means of breaching formations.

If one could say that his previous tactics in capturing Fenghua Courtyard and Illuminating Sun Mountain were somewhat crafty and easily targeted, now his techniques had improved more than tenfold. His array destruction technique was solid and uncounterable; If this man launched an assault, no protective array could withstand it.

The big sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, which had just relaxed for two months, were tense once again.

Two months earlier, they had rejoiced upon receiving news of Lu Yiye's supposed death, celebrating the removal of a major threat. Now, it seemed that had been nothing but a ploy. Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

Lu Yiye was alive and well!

After hiding for two months at the Tianyan Sect headquarters, his mastery over arrays had reached unimaginable heights.

Many array cultivators who specialized in arrays heard the news and outright declared it impossible, as a Spirit Stream Realm cultivator, no matter how talented, couldn't possibly breach a protective array in just a few dozen breaths. Such a feat was unheard of, not only unseen but also unprecedented.

If protective arrays could be so easily dismantled, then what sect could live in peace in the future?

But the reality was right in front of them, leaving no room for disbelief.

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Everywhere in the Nine Provinces was abuzz because of this matter.

Within the Spirit Stream battlefield, the cultivators of the Crimson Blood Valley and the Lightning Order were thrown into panic.

They had been rushing to reinforce the Qingfeng Gate, and were close to reaching the location, planning to coordinate an inside-outside attack with Qingfeng Gate. Unexpectedly, they received shocking news.

The Qingfeng Gate garrison had been occupied!

Nearly all of the Qingfeng Gate's cultivators had been slaughtered!

The leaders of both sects almost thought someone was playing a joke on them. After several confirmations, they realized this was no joke.

The blood in their veins turned ice cold in an instant; there was no need to hurry to Qingfeng Gate's aid any longer. On their way, they turned around and rushed back to their sect headquarters.

With Qingfeng Gate's garrison taken, it would be their turn next—especially for the Crimson Blood Valley, since it was closer to Qingfeng Gate and clearly a target for the next attack.

For a moment, the Crimson Blood Valley's Governor and Deputy Governor were in deep despair. They urgently called for reinforcements while simultaneously sending messages to the Lightning Order, discussing the possibility of having the Lightning Order come to their aid first, since its forces were already on the road. As long as the Lightning Order was willing to support them, there was a great chance of defending the Crimson Blood Valley.

The Lightning Order also understood the principle that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. The leading Deputy Governor was inclined to agree to Crimson Blood Valley's request for aid, but as a Deputy Governor, he did not dare to make the decision on his own and had to send a message back to the sect asking for instructions from the higher-ups.

Soon he received a message in return: the Lightning Order's high officials agreed to support the Crimson Blood Valley. The leading Deputy Governor immediately ordered his cultivators to change course and rush to the Crimson Blood Valley's garrison.

Meanwhile, the Tianyan Sect and the cultivators of Canglan Mountain, having finished cleaning up the battlefield, had already set off toward their next target.

Onboard the Tianyan Sect's large ship, Lu Ye was busy on deck with a group of array cultivators.

Speed is of the essence in warfare.

This side had just occupied Qingfeng Gate's garrison, and word was bound to spread. Once the Crimson Blood Valley was on guard, the next battle wouldn't be as easy.

There was an urgent need to reach the Crimson Blood Valley's garrison quickly and catch the enemy off guard.

Moreover, if his guess was correct, both the Crimson Blood Valley and the Lightning Order should have had reinforcements on the way previously, and at this moment, they were likely retreating. If their own side was fast enough, there was still a chance to catch up with the enemy on the road.

These large ships, capable of carrying hundreds of people and purchased from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault at a steep price, were not slow but not particularly fast either. Their speed was undoubtedly slower than the flying speed of an individual.

Even if the Tianyan Sect's cultivators responsible for controlling the ship went all out, enhancing its speed to a certain limit, it was ultimately finite.

What Lu Ye was doing at the moment was speeding up the large ship.

As he and the group of array cultivators busied themselves, a formation that enveloped the entire ship soon took shape. This formation had no special intricacy; it was built simply around a single, massive Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Rune at its core, with sixteen array banners as the foundation.

Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes could be used to boost oneself or Amber; naturally, they could also be applied to Flying Spirit Artifacts.

However, the ship was too large and Lu Ye alone was insufficient for the task. But, with the aid of a formation, it was different. The role of the sixteen array banners was to stabilize the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes that Lu Ye had constructed on the ship, while also drawing in spirit force from the outside to replenish themselves, ensuring that the spirit runes wouldn't dissipate too easily.

A large number of Spirit Stones were placed at the array banners, with the spirit force from the stones flowing into the great array. As Lu Ye took action, the newly arranged great array buzzed into motion, and intricate patterns emerged, illuminating the entire deck with light.

In the next moment, the Tianyan Sect's ship, which had been going side by side with the Canglan Mountain ship, suddenly surged forward like a feral horse breaking free, shooting ahead with a whoosh. In an instant, it became a small black dot on the horizon.

On board the Canglan Mountain ship, Song Yin was counting the casualties among his cultivators. Noticing something amiss, he turned his head and looked on blankly. He quickly sent a message to Zhao Li, inquiring about the situation.

Onboard the Tianyan Sect ship, hundreds of cultivators were caught off guard by the ship's sudden acceleration, tumbling all over the place. They struggled to regain their footing.

Lu Ye quickly adjusted the formation.

In the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, he had set up many formations through each level of trials, but it was his first time setting up a speed-enhancing formation, so naturally, he was somewhat lacking in experience.

Without adjustments, the formation would collapse within half an hour due to overloading.

Gradually, the speed of the ship was reduced a bit, but the operation of the formation began to stabilize. Even at the reduced speed, the ship was now more than twice as fast as its previous full speed.

Zhao Li sent a few messages back to Song Yin, explaining what had just happened, and instructed his disciples to keep a watch in all directions.

An hour later, a cultivator reported seeing a large ship to their front side, clearly headed for the Crimson Blood Valley's garrison.

Zhao Li's spirits soared, realizing his earlier speculation was correct. As they were preparing to attack Qingfeng Gate, reinforcements from the Crimson Blood Valley had indeed been rushing to its aid. However, their side was so efficient that before the enemy's reinforcements arrived, Qingfeng Gate's garrison had already fallen, causing the reinforcements to retreat. Weren't they hurrying after this very purpose—to pursue them?

"Crash into them!"

On deck, Zhao Li issued the command.