Sage of Humanity

Lu Ye honed himself within the Mirage Realm, as undercurrents surged tumultuously in the Spirit Stream battlefield. All cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were searching for the trace of one person, Hua Ci of the Righteous Blood Sect! Previously, this cultivator from the Righteous Blood Sect made a rush for the Spirit Stream Ranking and soared over seventy places within a single day; none of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators she challenged were spared—all were killed. This made the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side furious. First came Lu Yiye, and now another Hua Ci emerged, employing the same method to ascend the rankings and slaughtering just as mercilessly. It seemed the Righteous Blood Sect was relentless. That Lu Yiye was powerful and had a profound foundation. After ascending to the 9th Heaven, he was invincible on the Spirit Stream battlefield, leaving the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side with no way to handle him. Finally, when he advanced into Cloud River and departed from the Spirit Stream battlefield, what they thought was a mountain pressing down on them had left, only for Hua Ci to suddenly appear! You should know this woman was but a healing cultivator! A healing cultivator should be properly hanging a pot to help the world, saving the dying and healing the wounded, not running to the Spirit Stream Ranking to join in the excitement. The many grievances against Lu Ye now transferred onto Hua Ci all at once, as the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side was determined to find this woman to eliminate future troubles. With no choice left, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators on the Spirit Stream battlefield grew somewhat fearful at the sight of the Righteous Blood Sect's name; they absolutely would not allow the appearance of a disciple from the Righteous Blood Sect on the Spirit Stream Ranking ever again! But even with all forces of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge exerting effort together, they still couldn't find any information on Hua Ci. This healing cultivator seemed to be on the Spirit Stream battlefield and yet not, as her figure never appeared at any of the establishments. On the second day, Hua Ci's name had already reached the fiftieth spot. Compared to Lu Ye, her rate of climbing the rankings wasn't too fast, but at this moment her rank was already the highest ever occupied by a healing cultivator in history! Most people believed she should stop there. However, on the third day, her rank continued to climb methodically, with the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators above her disappearing one after another... By the fourth day, Hua Ci's name had reached the top ten! The Spirit Stream battlefield was in an uproar. Never before had a healing cultivator claimed such a high rank. Hua Ci of the Righteous Blood Sect had created a historic first, and within the entire battlefield, thousands of healing cultivators shared in the glory, realizing for the first time that they too could fight! Inspired by Hua Ci, numerous healing cultivators tried to rush the Spirit Stream Ranking, yet without exception, they were all harshly taught a lesson... Strictly speaking, over the years, except for a few instances, the strength gap among the top ten on the Spirit Stream Ranking was not significant. Hua Ci's current rank was tenth, and judging by the speed and record of her ascension, she already had the qualifications to challenge the number one spot. The current leader of the Spirit Stream Ranking was Lan Ziyi, also a woman, and at that moment, countless pairs of eyes were watching the Spirit Stream Ranking, wanting to know which of the two women was stronger. However, just as everyone was waiting for this battle to erupt, the name of the leading Lan Ziyi suddenly disappeared. Soon news came that Lan Ziyi had advanced to Cloud River! Advancing to Cloud River at this juncture seemed like Lan Ziyi was deliberately avoiding battle, and suddenly, rumors were rife, leaving many cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge feeling rather ashamed. As for this, the Endless Island didn't issue any statements, further confirming the rumors that Lan Ziyi was avoiding battle. It was only at this time that the cultivators on the Spirit Stream battlefield began to understand what kind of deadly methods Hua Ci, a healing cultivator, had. Before this, all the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators she challenged had either refused or died in battle, so all along, no one knew how Hua Ci, a healing cultivator, killed her enemies. It wasn't until after she reached the top ten that a battle took place. According to the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge powerhouse who barely clung to life after that battle, Hua Ci of the Righteous Blood Sect, although a healing cultivator, was a poison doctor! During the fight, she directly threw a green poison pill at him, and then the poison pill exploded, filling the entire combat field with toxic mist. The toxic mist was ferocious; he was poisoned and fell to the ground before he even had a chance to reach Hua Ci. If not for conceding in time, he probably would have died there in the combat field. Even so, the residual poison in his body couldn't be cleansed, forcing him to return quickly to his sect headquarters for treatment by the sect's healing cultivators. A poison doctor! That was the identity of Hua Ci of the Righteous Blood Sect. The world was shocked. Many healing cultivators were adept at using poison, but none had ever made it to the top ten of the Spirit Stream Ranking or even defeated a top ten cultivator using such methods. Following this battle, Hua Ci's rank rose step by step, and the cultivators she challenged thereafter, without exception, all directly refused. Even those cultivators ranked in the top ten were not confident they could come out unharmed from Hua Ci's extreme poison; getting infected with that kind of poison could be life-threatening or at the very least cost a lot of time to recover. Rather than taking the risk, they preferred to forfeit the fight—it was just a matter of dropping one rank on the Spirit Stream Ranking. Thus, five days after Lu Ye advanced to Cloud River, Hua Ci of the Righteous Blood Sect swiftly ascended to the top of the Spirit Stream Ranking! And she did so as a healing cultivator. Unprecedented! The whole world was astonished! Previously, the world only knew of Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect, but by now, the great name of Hua Ci of the Righteous Blood Sect had also spread fast, worshipped by countless healing cultivators. This was the case, even for those healing cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. The only solace for the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side was that this Hua Ci was not as troublesome as Lu Yiye. In fact, to this day, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side still didn't know where Hua Ci was. Not to mention the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side, even the Haotian Alliance's sects were also clueless. Hua Ci seemed to emerge out of nowhere, with no sign of her at any establishments in the Core Circle. … In the main hall of the Righteous Blood Sect, in a room, Lu Ye read a treatise on saber skills while driving his Talent Tree to devour Earth's Core Fire, and at the same time consuming elixir pills to restore his expended spirit force. After days of continuous tempering in the Mirage Realm, Lu Ye had become completely familiar with his own rapidly enhanced strength. Compared to the power he could exert during the battle at 9th Heaven, his improvement now was immense. No wonder everyone says that advancing to a higher major realm is a qualitative leap. Over these five days, his cultivation hadn't increased, since he'd been constantly consuming his own spirit force. He had previously bought a full hundred portions of Earth's Core Fire from Heaven's Augury treasure vault, spending twenty thousand merit points on them. After days of continuous devouring, there wasn't much left. After swallowing the last portion of Earth's Core Fire, Lu Ye set down the manual on saber technique and checked the changes in his Talent Tree. Upon inspection, Lu Ye furrowed his brows. A hundred portions of Earth's Core Fire, by his estimation, should have lit up fifty or sixty leaves at the very least. But the actual number of leaves lit was less than half of what he had expected. Further inspection by Lu Ye revealed that he had acquired four types of spirit runes, with the remaining leaves all bearing specific techniques and methods for constructing spirit runes. Although these were not spirit runes, they were still extremely important to Lu Ye. The more techniques and methods he had, the easier it would be to craft spirit runes. Take setting up a teleportation array, for example; without the many accumulations before, even if he learned the Void Spirit Runes from books—runes that call for the use of more than three thousand Yin-Yang Dual Origins—he couldn't have crafted them based on his own accomplishments in the Path of Spirit Runes, let alone set up a teleportation array. It was precisely because he mastered those techniques and methods that he could successfully craft the Void Spirit Runes, and in turn, make the teleportation array functional. The four types of spirit runes he obtained this time were not well-suited for battle. They were Leaf Dance, Fiery Flames, Water Arrow, and Earth Spike. If he constructed them individually, they could form magic and spells. This furthered his journey on the path of a magic cultivator… Even though the number of leaves that lit up was much less than he expected, Lu Ye didn't feel it was a waste, as the Talent Tree itself requires fuel. During those days when the origin magnetic ore roared and engulfed the Spirit Stream battlefield, he hid in the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest. Had he not allowed his Talent Tree to devour enough Earth's Core Fire beforehand, storing a large amount of fuel, how could he have become immune to all poisons? So even if not a single leaf lit up, as long as the Earth's Core Fire was devoured by the Talent Tree, it wouldn't be a waste. He now consumed Origin Spirit Pills for cultivation, which were over tenfold more potent than the Spirit-Nurturing Pills, and the pill poison in them was also greater; burning off the pill poison would consume the fuel stored in the Talent Tree. He didn't go to buy more Earth's Core Fire, even though he had more than seventy thousand merit points left. Some things don't need to be rushed, and if the information he received was correct, merit points would be very useful at the Cloud River battlefield. Five days after his promotion at Cloud River, Lu Ye left the cultivation retreat. Disciples were continuously coming and going within the sect headquarters, all tasked with helping Lu Ye rebuild Emerald Bamboo Peak. Upon seeing him, they all respectfully greeted him. Lu Ye took to the sky, and moments later arrived above Emerald Bamboo Peak. Looking down, he saw a large number of disciples busy at work. The previously ruined buildings had been cleared, replaced with brand-new dwellings. Atop the summit of Emerald Bamboo Peak, a sizable hall was also under construction. As all were cultivators, the efficiency of the work was quite high, especially since there was a group of about a hundred cultivators here. Emerald Bamboo Peak should be rebuilt within ten days to half a month. But Lu Ye couldn't wait that long. Though it was a pity, in the end, he would surely return. He went back to Righteous Peak to find his Second Senior Sister. "You're going to the Cloud River battlefield?" Shui Yuan seemed to realize his purpose. "Yes, my realm is now stable, so it's time to cultivate further." "That's good," Shui Yuan nodded, "Have you brought enough resources for cultivation? If not, take more." "I've brought plenty." "The situation in the Cloud River battlefield differs from that of the Spirit Stream battlefield. I've told you some things before, but there's much that brief words cannot convey. After you get there, remember to buy basic information on the Cloud River battlefield from Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union. Also, get a ten-part map of the Cloud River battlefield. It's very important." "I have noted it." "In the Spirit Stream battlefield, the norm is the conflict between two major camps of cultivators, and there won't be a lack of such conflicts in the Cloud River battlefield. Yet by comparison, Cloud River battlefield involves more struggles for cultivation resources. As long as you are strong enough, you will be able to cultivate faster than others. You've just been promoted to Cloud River so remember to prioritize safety in all things. If you encounter an enemy you cannot defeat, make sure you prioritize your own safety as the main goal. You only have a future if you're alive. Also, after you enter, you can contact your Fourth Senior Brother." "Understood." Like a concerned elder watching a child about to embark on a long journey, Shui Yuan repeatedly instructed Lu Ye on various matters. After a long time, Lu Ye finally bid farewell to Shui Yuan, taking Amber and Yiyi with him as he strode towards Heaven's Augury Hall. Cloud River battlefield, here I come!