Sage of Humanity

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Compared to the fury of the New Moon Sect, what other sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were more concerned about was the current status of Lu Yiye.

It may sound imposing to forcefully enter the Spirit Stream battlefield with Cloud River Realm cultivation and kill all around, but Heaven's Augury's punishment is no joke.

Especially since this time, Lu Yiye had killed more than fifty people. It was said that towards the end, the purple Thunderbolt almost materialized on his body, with lightning serpents slithering all over him…

The power of Soul-Destroying Divine Lightning is terrifying. Could it be that Lu Yiye died just like that?

If that were indeed the case, then New Moon Sect could claim a great contribution for their losses would then be acceptable.

This scourge had caused unrest in the Spirit Stream battlefield while he was in the Spirit Stream Realm, and the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side had no way to deal with him. Once he entered the Cloud River battlefield, despite his weak cultivation, he was heavily surrounded by so many powerful cultivators but still managed to escape to safety.

If such a remarkable individual truly grew up, it would be a disaster for the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side.

But if he died by the Soul-Destroying Divine Lightning, then that would be a cause for celebration.

For a while, countless messages were sent to the New Moon Sect, asking them to send someone into the Spirit Stream battlefield to check the situation and confirm whether Lu Yiye was alive or dead.

To such absurd requests, the New Moon Sect naturally refused sternly!

They are all a bunch of people who watch the excitement without fearing the seriousness of the matter. It wasn't their residence that was broken, not their disciples who were killed; it was the New Moon Sect that suffered the loss. If Lu Yiye the Sect Destroyer survived, sending people into the battlefield now would be like sending sheep into the tiger's mouth, wouldn't it?

Moreover, on that day in the hunting grounds, it was not only Tan Sheng who made things difficult for Lu Yiye; it's just that the origin of the matter indeed lay with Tan Sheng. They accepted the fact that their residence was broken, and their disciples were killed by New Moon Sect!

But considering Lu Yiye's mad momentum, he surely would want to take revenge not only on New Moon Sect. When the time came, the sects behind those strong cultivators who participated in the ambush that day, each and every one of them, would likely not be able to escape.

Upon spreading this news, quite a few Ten Thousand Demons Ridge sects became anxious. They quickly sent people into the Cloud River battlefield to investigate which cultivators had participated in ambushing Lu Ye, and whether any of their own cultivators were among them…

But communication between the Cloud River battlefield and the Nine Provinces is not as convenient as it is with the Spirit Stream battlefield, so a lot of the information is unclear, and no one knows how long it will take for confirmation to come back.

Moreover, Lu Yiye is likely entangled with the Soul-Destroying Divine Lightning at this very moment. Even if he's not dead, he probably doesn't have the energy to cause trouble for other sects.

Thinking it over this way, the situation might not be as bad as the New Moon Sect has been proclaiming.

Still, it's ultimately necessary to ascertain Lu Yiye's condition; such matters cannot be taken lightly. Immediately, some powers from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge close to the territory of New Moon Sect dispatched people to inquire about the situation.

Somewhere in the Cloud River battlefield, Tan Sheng in green clothes had blood-red eyes, with tears streaming down his cheeks. He had just received news from the sect in the Nine Provinces about what happened in the Spirit Stream battlefield.

With clenched fists, Tan Sheng silently swore in his heart: If he doesn't kill Lu Yiye in this life, he won't consider himself a man!

From his standpoint, he was not wrong in targeting Lu Yiye in the hunting ground; he was only wrong in not having eradicated him and allowed Lu Yiye to escape with his life.

What was even more unimaginable was that this scoundrel actually broke into the Spirit Stream battlefield for retaliation, causing his own junior brothers and sisters to die miserably, and his own younger brother was also killed by Lu Yiye.

If before there was just an opposition between their factions, now it was truly a deep hatred of blood and sea. How could such hatred not be avenged?

He is a Level 9 cultivator of the Cloud River Realm, and previously in the hunting ground, he had gained a lot of benefits. He had originally planned to be promoted to the True Lake within a month, but now, given the situation, the promotion could be put aside. With deep blood feud before him, he intended to exhaust all his means to kill Lu Yiye, to seek revenge for his deceased junior brothers and sisters.

In the Spirit Stream battlefield, at the New Moon Sect's station, in front of the Heaven's Augury Hall's steps, Lu Ye casually sat, the purple Divine Lightning on his body already almost gone.

He was currently sending messages to some friends.

Not knowing where the leak came from, many in the Spirit Stream battlefield knew of his return and that he had breached the New Moon Sect's station. The various governors or deputy governors were suddenly like chickens on caffeine, sending him messages asking if he needed help.

Once upon a time in the inner circle of the battlefield, he led a group of the Haotian Alliance's Allied Forces to fight in all directions, causing many sects to profit handsomely. But after entering the Core Circle, there hadn't been such conveniences.

Now, with his return, it seemed to excite quite a few people...

Others also asked him how he was doing, obviously worried that he had killed too many and was eaten by Soul-Destroying Divine Lightning.

Lu Ye replied to each and every message.

It took a good while to finish.

People from the Haotian Alliance were worried about his condition; the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side should be even more concerned. It's just a matter of how they would react when they confirmed he was safe and sound now.

Looking at it from a personal perspective, breaking into the New Moon Sect's station today was a loss, having invested nearly twenty thousand merits before and after.

But from the sect's perspective, it was clearly a profit, not to mention the additional plunder by Tao Zhengyu, which alone was worth more than twenty thousand merits.

Of course, the main thing was that he had let out a breath of bad air.

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He rose to his feet, gripping the long blade, and called out to Tao Zhengyu, who was waiting beside him, "Let's go, next one!"

On that day at the hunting grounds, there were so many powerful individuals who had surrounded him. He had no idea which sects most of them came from; he only knew that one, Tan Sheng, was from the New Moon Sect, and another, Wei Que, was from the Yunyang Sect.

Since Tan Sheng was the root cause of the situation, Lu Ye went to find the New Moon Sect first.

Wei Que was the most jubilant and loudest at that time, so he was set as the second target. However, he couldn't kill that many people again—not having any more spoils of war to liquidate and with his supply of Talent Tree fuel running low.

But he believed that with the New Moon Sect as a warning, the Yunyang Sect would make a wise decision.

As for the sects of the other people...

It didn't matter which sects they were from. Each and every one of the Core Circle sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge couldn't think of escaping, of course. Against those sects, Lu Ye wouldn't employ such methods.

Protection money, once collected, could certainly be collected a second time. He was sure that Ten Thousand Demons Ridge would also become accustomed to it.

Anyone who dared not to pay would find the New Moon Sect as an example to heed!

As for destroying all the stationed grounds of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge... Lu Ye had not done such a thing while he was at the 9th Heaven level, and now he certainly could not do it.

Once their stationed grounds were destroyed, those cultivators would become homeless. If it happened to the cultivators of one or two sects, it wouldn't affect the overall situation much. But if the entire Core Circle's cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were made homeless, the situation would be uncontrollable.

Without any worries behind them, who knew what they would do? The most likely outcome would be them rallying together and breaking through the stationed grounds of Haotian Alliance Sect one by one.

So while Lu Ye indeed had the means to do so, he absolutely could not. Otherwise, he would only bury endless troubles for the Haotian Alliance camp.

Every choice had its gains and losses. The situation in the Spirit Stream battlefield had been maintained for so many years; suddenly breaking it might not only bring benefits.

Compared to a momentary satisfaction, Lu Ye preferred to gain some practical benefits.

He took out the ten-part map to scout and unexpectedly discovered that the Yunyang Sect's stationed ground was not too far from the New Moon Sect's. At his speed, it wouldn't take half a day to reach it.

He arose with weapon control and hadn't traveled far when several streaks of light suddenly approached from the front, the origins of which he did not know.

The others obviously noticed him as well, but they continued flying toward him, clearly relying on their numerical advantage, not taking Lu Ye into consideration.

About ten miles away, the group conversed while flying.

One of them said, "Senior Brother Miao, could that person be Lu Yiye? It looks like he's coming from the direction of the New Moon Sect's stationed grounds."

The one addressed as Senior Brother Miao, a 9th Heaven cultivator, replied, "Don't overthink it. Lu Yiye forced his way into the Spirit Stream battlefield and killed so many. Even if he's not dead by now, he would be wrapped in purple lightning. The person over there is clear and unmarked by any purple lightning; how could it possibly be Lu Yiye? He must be someone passing by."

"That makes sense," the other person nodded.

Senior Brother Miao then continued in a serious tone, "We're near the New Moon Sect's stationed ground—everyone, stay alert. That Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer is a great enemy of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge; we mustn't let him discover us. Remember, our mission is only to scout his situation, not to engage him. If we encounter danger, flee immediately—it's not shameful!"

"Yes!" they all responded.

They had received orders from their sect headquarters to come to the New Moon Sect's area to scout Lu Ye's situation. It just so happened that Lu Ye was flying straight toward them. The distance was still a bit far, so they hadn't recognized Lu Ye's face.

Only when the distance between them had closed to less than three miles did Senior Brother Miao frown and scrutinize Lu Ye.

Confident in their superior numbers, they did not change their direction, and the person flying alone didn't seem to plan on changing course either, which was rather strange.

When cultivators encounter each other like this in the wild, neither knows which camp the other is from. If they happen to meet head-on, it could easily cause trouble. Typically, the side that's weaker or has fewer people changes direction to avoid direct contact with unknown cultivators.

Therefore, Senior Brother Miao couldn't understand why the approaching individual seemed so fearless.

Looking up and employing his Ocular Power, Senior Brother Miao's figure immediately stiffened. He almost thought his eyes were deceiving him. On closer inspection, he realized he was mistaken; the figure directly approaching him was indeed the very person they were sent to scout— Lu Ye. He couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Impossible!"

As he had said earlier, since Lu Ye had killed so many, he would be swathed in purple lightning even if he hadn't died. Therefore, Senior Brother Miao had not expected that the man coming towards them would be Lu Yiye.

Looking now, Lu Ye bore no traces of purple lightning at all; Heaven's Augury seemed not to have imposed any punishment upon him.

And if it were merely a resemblance in appearance, it might be dismissed, but the person in question had a snow-white little beast perched on his shoulder—if not Lu Ye, who could it be?

Moreover, the individual was clearly coming from the direction of the New Moon Sect.

The distance between them had reduced to just two miles!