Humanity's Great Sage
Chapter 778: A Different Ju Jia

“You’re terrible, Lu Ye!”

It wasn’t until they left Five Poisons Pond that Yi Yi left Amber’s body and glowered at the man. She chastised him by saying, “Are you a kid? How could you pull such a prank on her?”

Lu Ye hung his head low, not daring to talk back. At the same time, he was worried about Hua Ci. With such a weakness, how was she supposed to live in Five Poisons Pond?

On the protruding rock on the wall of Five Poisons Pond, Hua Ci watched Lu Ye leave. It wasn’t until the familiar figure was out of sight that her eyes curved into crescents. “Let’s see if you’ll dare do it again!”

She was smug deep down.

Then, she heard some rustling noise. The spider she had thrown away earlier was climbing to her. She bent over and picked up the spider before letting it stay on her palm.

Unlike how terrified she looked earlier, she now appeared calm and collected. She even extended her other hand and caressed the back of the spider.

Half a day after Lu Ye was gone, Hua Ci fished out her own Flight-Type Artifact when she was certain the man was far away from Five Poisons Pond. Then, she followed the instructions and headed in a particular direction.

She didn’t know what the calling was, but it felt so clear that she couldn’t ignore it. Moreover, she felt a sense of danger, making her unable to tell anyone about the calling.

Therefore, on their way to Five Poisons Pond, even though she had repeatedly wanted to ask Lu Ye about it, she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It was as if a terrible consequence would take place if she did so.

As such, she let Lu Ye send her to Five Poisons Pond and only took action on her own after the man was gone. Fortunately, she still had enough time.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye was driving his boat forward while thinking about the message that had appeared on his Battlefield Imprint out of nowhere two days ago.

No one sent him the message. It just abruptly appeared on his Battlefield Imprint, allowing him to have a look. The message told him to go to a certain place in five days.

As for why he had to go to that place, what awaited him there, and what would happen when he arrived, he had no idea. However, he couldn’t ignore the message, for he knew that it was probably sent by the Heavens. Other than the omnipresent and mysterious Heavens, no one else was able to do such a thing.

He was sending Hua Ci to Five Poisons Pond when he received the message. Since he had ample time, he decided to escort her to her destination before departing.

One day later, a Spirit Peak came into his sight.

He recalled the content of the message and looked around, confirming that the Spirit Peak was his destination. Without feeling worried, he headed straight to the Spirit Peak.

Before he arrived, he sensitively detected the aura of a Human on the peak. He frowned and kept his Inviolable Saber. Then, he stuffed Amber into the Spirit Beast Bag and put on a face mask before landing on the peak.

There was indeed someone on the peak. He looked like an honest middle-aged man whose clothes were sewn with golden threads. At first glance, he didn’t look like a cultivator. Instead, he looked like a businessman or a government official.

Soon, Lu Ye came to the realisation that the man was from the Divine Trade Association.

He had frequently visited the Divine Trade Association and come into contact with their Managers. Naturally, he could recognise the unique clothing style of the people from the Association. Moreover, considering the patterns of the golden threads of this man’s clothes, he probably held an important position in the Association.

“Hi, Fellow Cultivator!” The middle-aged man cupped his fists and directly tossed a Storage Bag at Lu Ye. “This is for you.”

Lu Ye took the bag and fell deep in thought. [Have the Heavens instructed me to come here just to get something from someone from the Divine Trade Association?]

“What’s inside?” Lu Ye asked hoarsely.

The middle-aged man shook his head. “I’m only responsible for passing this to you, and I know nothing else, nor do I want to know. Since I’ve completed my task, I’ll take my leave.”

With that, he shot into the sky, not wanting to speak to Lu Ye anymore.

Lu Ye felt awkward and wondered what was going on.

He watched the middle-aged man from the Association leave before looking down at the bag in his hand.

He had come to this place following the Heavens’ instructions, and before his arrival, someone from the Divine Trade Association had been waiting here to pass him the Storage Bag. Moreover, when they met, the man didn’t even ask for his name or background as though he was certain Lu Ye was the person he was waiting for, so he directly passed him the bag. Wasn’t he worried he might pass the bag to the wrong person? Or had he received the Heavens’ instructions as well?

Lu Ye was puzzled, and he was curious about what was inside the bag. There was a Restraining Lock, but it wasn’t hard for him to unlock it. After he did that, he extended his hand and took out the stuff from inside.

There were only four pieces of small crystals, and they were roughly 12 centimetres long. The crystals were not important. What was important were the things inside the crystals.

Lu Ye squinted at the things inside the crystals, for they looked familiar to him. After examining them for a while, he was finally certain that his speculation was right. “They’re Divine Opportunity Columns!”

Four Divine Opportunity Columns had been sealed in the crystals!

However, they were slightly different from the Divine Opportunity Columns he knew. The Divine Opportunity Columns inside the crystals were not only tiny but there were also abstruse golden patterns on their surface. The patterns seemed more complicated than the ones found on normal Divine Opportunity Columns.

Lu Ye never knew that Divine Opportunity Columns could be shrunk to such a size. It seemed that it was thanks to the crystals.

He wondered what these crystals were made from that enabled them to contain the Divine Opportunity Columns and their auras. Besides that, they could also shrink the columns significantly.

Everything felt strange. He had come to this place following the Heavens’ instructions, and someone from the Divine Trade Association passed him these things. What next?

Just as he was doubtful, he felt a vibration from his Battlefield Imprint. It wasn’t a strange reaction this time. Instead, someone had sent him a message.

Lu Ye hurriedly took a look and realised it was Li Baxian’s message.

Li Baxian had been cultivating in seclusion, and he must’ve left his room now. Since Lu Ye and Hua Ci were nowhere in sight, he decided to send him a message.

Lu Ye replied to his message, informing him that he had escorted Hua Ci to Five Poisons Pond since she wanted to cultivate there.

‘I see. Be careful then, Junior Brother. Tell Ju Jia to come back sooner. The wolves have been pestering me. I guess they want to know where he is.’

A shocked Lu Ye asked, ‘Is Ju Jia not cultivating?’

Li Baxian was puzzled as well. ‘Isn’t he with you?’

‘I’ll ask him about it.’ Lu Ye frowned.

He and Hua Ci had a reason to leave the Arcane Glade, but why did Ju Jia depart without informing them?

The burly man had always led an inactive lifestyle, and he had been focused on cultivating his power in Ameliorate Arcane Glade. He had only left with Li Baxian and the others once. There wasn’t a reason for him to leave without informing them first.

Lu Ye was worried that something might have happened to the man. That said, Ju Jia didn’t have many friends, so what could’ve happened to him? Lu Ye found Ju Jia’s Brand and asked him about it.

It wasn’t until a long time later that Ju Jia replied, ‘I’ve been sedentary for a long time, so I’ve decided to take a stroll.’

‘Who are you?’ Lu Ye was astounded. It didn’t look like a message Ju Jia would write.

Lu Ye took another look and confirmed that it was Ju Jia’s Brand.

Every cultivator in Jiu Zhou had a Battlefield Imprint, and it was exclusive to that person, so there was no room for impersonation. It was hard for Lu Ye to imagine that a dull person like Ju Jia would use a word such as ‘sedentary’ and that the latter would take the initiative to take a walk outside.

It seemed that Ju Jia had turned into a different person.

He conversed with Ju Jia for a while longer and confirmed that the latter wasn’t in danger. He stopped probing further since the man was merely taking a stroll.

Somewhere on Cloud River Battlefield, a guilty-looking Ju Jia ended the conversation with Lu Ye while flying in the sky. He scratched his head with his big hand and sighed.

He would never want to hide anything from Lu Ye, but when he wanted to tell him the truth, he would feel a sense of danger that made it impossible for him to speak his mind. Left with no choice, he could only come up with an excuse.

That was the reason he left the Arcane Glade without informing Li Baxian and the others. He didn’t know how to lie. If he had to bid Li Baxian farewell, the latter might see through him.

…

As Ying Wuji’s Flight-Type Artifact shot forward, he was elated.

As a core disciple from Yama Temple, he came from an extraordinary background and had an outstanding aptitude. Moreover, as a Ghost Cultivator, he was usually sedated. It could be said that rarely anything in the world could excite him.

One of the exceptions was the Heavens’ blessing.

Cultivators in the top ten of the Fight for Supremacy could get the Heavens’ blessings of various degrees. As a cultivator from a top Sect such as Yama Temple, Ying Wuji had received attentive guidance from the powerful Seniors from a young age. As such, he knew what the Heavens’ blessing meant.

Although Ghost Cultivators were able to kill enemies who were much stronger, they had a weakness. They were at a disadvantage in an environment such as the Fight for Supremacy.

The prerequisite for Ghost Cultivators to kill their enemies was that the targets were unsuspecting, so they could freely use all the moves they knew.

However, in the Fight for Supremacy, the opponents were aware of their presence, so they were vigilant. As such, it wasn’t easy for Ying Wuji to make a move.

Therefore, despite being powerful, he only made it to the 16th spot. In the top 100 list of the Fight for Supremacy, he was the most powerful Ghost Cultivator.

Considering his ranking, he wouldn’t get the Heavens’ blessing. Initially, he had intended to cultivate in seclusion, but all of a sudden, he received some instructions from the Heavens.

As such, he eagerly entered the Cloud River Battlefield and headed to his destination following the instructions. He had no idea what awaited him, for even his Honoured Master couldn’t tell him what was going on.

Was it the legendary Heavens’ blessing? Could an amazing treasure or an incredible opportunity await him?

While feeling excited and apprehensive at the same time, he continued to shoot forward. There came a moment when he stopped in his tracks all of a sudden.

For some reason, he could feel that the sinuous mountain range in front of him was his destination. As for the exact location, he had to take a deeper look.