Sage of Humanity
Chapter 1051 - 1049: Returning

Encountering enemies that are equally matched or slightly stronger, Lu Ye still has time to gather power, but when facing an opponent that crushes him, there isn't much time to prepare.

Moreover, many battles are often decided in an instant, so although he has these two trump cards, Lu Ye seldom uses them from beginning to end.

If burning Essence Blood can solve this problem, it would be good news for him. Lu Ye found an opportunity to test it and discovered his hypothesis was correct. Burning Essence Blood can indeed instantly trigger Bloodstain Spirit Runes.

However, with the improvement in cultivation, the boost from Bloodstain Spirit Runes is not as significant as before.

In previous times when Lu Ye activated the Bloodstain Spirit Runes, there was a considerable enhancement to his strength, but now, at the Divine Sea Realm, the increase is very limited.

This trump card has become somewhat inconsequential.

Fortunately, Lu Ye now has more than just this trump card.

Beast Transformation can't be tried, as it requires coordination with Amber.

Time passed day by day; under the tempering of a different senior mentor each day, Lu Ye quickly mastered his strength, from initially being one-sidedly crushed to gradually standing on equal footing with them.

This is growth; something that can be tangibly felt.

Lu Ye didn't think about defeating them; that was unrealistic. Every senior mentor's cultivation is profound. Even if they suppress their power to just manifest as Divine Sea Level 1, their years of combat experience and perception are unmatched by him.

In their eyes, Lu Ye is just a child learning to speak.

During occasional leisure, he would drink and chat with the senior brother.

One day, Lu Ye opened the door and was taken aback.

Outside the door, with the senior brother at the lead, gathered many senior mentors. Upon seeing him appear, some displayed amused expressions, some smiled faintly, some remained calm.

Lu Ye immediately wore a bitter face: "Senior brother, we agreed it would be one by one."

Before, there was only one senior mentor waiting outside each day. Why did they all come today? If they all came at once, how could Lu Ye have a chance to perform? He might as well lie down and let them teach him a lesson.

"The time has come," Feng Wujiang spoke.

Lu Ye instantly realized: "So soon!"

Indeed, it had been three or four months since he ascended to the Divine Sea. However, lately, he was so engrossed in wits and courage with the senior mentors that he forgot some things.

"Anything you need to prepare, junior brother?" Feng Wujiang asked.

Lu Ye shook his head; there wasn't anything to prepare. When he came here, he brought Dao Thirteen. Naturally, when he leaves, he doesn't need much.

The premise is that he can actually leave.

"Then let's go." Feng Wujiang beckoned.

A group of people marched grandly toward the Heaven's Augury Hall.

Shortly after, inside Heaven's Augury Hall, Lu Ye stood before the Heaven's Augury Pillar, turned around, and respectfully bowed: "In this period, many thanks to the senior mentors for their care, I have gained much and will never forget it."

Tofu Lady smiled slightly and said, "I usually don't see you being so polite, only today do you appear so courteous." As she spoke, she took out a jade tablet and handed it to him: "Take this."

"What is this?" Lu Ye accepted with confusion.

"It's nothing, but if you ever get bullied by someone from Myriad Magic Sect in Leizhou, just show them this."

Lu Ye immediately understood. This thing probably served as some sort of token.

The sound of a sword resonated, and in front of Lu Ye, a small flying sword floated. Jian Guhong's voice echoed: "If you need help from Beixuan Sword Sect, carry this to Mount Tian."

Another token.

Lu Ye had just put it away when another jade tablet-like item flew over. From somewhere in the crowd, an elder spoke: "This is my identification tablet. Even though many years have passed, there should be someone at Canglang Sect who recognizes it, take it with you."

One token after another gathered, each representing a big sect, and Lu Ye carefully stored them all.

Not every senior mentor had a token, such as Wuchang, a loner; even if he gave one to Lu Ye, it would be useless as there is no sect background for him in Nine Provinces.

However, such people are ultimately the minority.

"Do the senior mentors have any messages for me to deliver?" Lu Ye asked.

Lady Moon replied: "For our sect, we have long been considered dead. Perhaps these tokens can serve a purpose, but if you tell them we are still alive, I'm afraid they won't believe it, and it might cause you trouble. Just take care of yourself."

"Perhaps I can't go back?" As soon as Lu Ye uttered the words, Lady Moon knocked on his head.

"Don't jinx it."

Lu Ye rubbed his head and stood obediently.

He looked again at Feng Wujiang: "Does senior brother have any instructions?"

Recently, in their leisure time, he would drink and chat with the senior brother. From him, the senior brother learned about Feng Yuechan's situation, but Lu Ye didn't know what was going on with Qiu Min on the other side, as he hadn't met this senior sister-in-law, so he couldn't provide specifics to Feng Wujiang.

Feng Wujiang shook his head: "When you return, there's no need to say anything; it'll only add worries. If there's a day to meet again, we shall meet again."

"I understand." Lu Ye nodded.

Time passed, and everyone waited quietly.

Until half an hour later, the dead-silent Heaven's Augury Pillar suddenly rippled with a subtle energy fluctuation.

Compared to the usual fluctuation of the Heaven's Augury Pillar, this ripple was almost negligible; if Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness hadn't grown stronger now, he wouldn't have sensed it at all.

The Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury sends a large amount of materials here every few years, including but not limited to elixir pills, Spirit Stones, Spiritual Artifacts, and so on. After all, the environment of the Blood Refinement World isn't very friendly to human race cultivators who practice here, with no external forces to borrow except nature's spiritual energy.

Except when sending materials, the Heaven's Augury Pillar always remains in a silent state.

Now that the Heaven's Augury Pillar reacted, it was apparent the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury was sending materials again.

The subtle energy fluctuation continued rippling, until finally, a large pile of storage sacks appeared out of thin air before the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

"Junior brother, it's time to leave!" Feng Wujiang looked at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye did not hesitate, gestured to Dao Thirteen, and both simultaneously stepped forward, raising a hand to press on the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

To leave or stay, it depends on this moment.

In the next instant, Lu Ye's body trembled, gaining insight, realizing he could leave!

He turned to Feng Wujiang: "Senior brother, I'll definitely come back!"

As his words fell, the originally subtle energy fluctuation suddenly turned fierce and intense, the area where Lu Ye stood became distorted and transformed, as though space rippled like water.

With the rippling of the water waves, Lu Ye's figure also quickly became blurred, as if about to disappear from this world.

In contrast, Dao Thirteen there had no change, just stupidly raising his hand to press on the Heaven's Augury Pillar, motionless.

Rumble...

A muffled thunder suddenly rolled across the sky, and from the void, a great malice descended, causing many elder cultivators in the Heaven's Augury Hall to look up at the sky.

Even with the domed roof obstructing, their Mental Consciousness penetrated the barrier, seeing clearly.

Just as clouds of blood gathered oddly in the sky, within those blood clouds, crimson lightning rolled, tiny bolts within the thundercloud rapidly converging, instantly forming a massive bolt, soaring like a Thunder Dragon.

Almost as soon as this massive bolt formed, it directly struck down, like a Blood Dragon swooping from the sky, targeting the direction of the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

"Not good!" Feng Wujiang uttered in a low voice, his figure leaping up, passing through the dome of the Heaven's Augury Hall, heading straight towards the lightning.

Silhouettes simultaneously rushed forth, closely following behind Feng Wujiang.

Some remained on the ground like Lady Moon and other magic cultivators, their spirit force urged, casting exquisite magic spells, some attacking the Blood Dragon, others shielding the Heaven's Augury Hall; the sudden change had the crowd coordinating seamlessly.

The sound of cracking was deafening, even these top talents of the Nine Provinces felt their eardrums ache; this was heaven's wrath, the manifestation of the Blood Refinement World's Heaven and Earth's Will.

Previously, as the Heaven's Augury Pillar stayed in silence for years, even when transporting materials, they cautiously took care, so the Blood Refinement World's Heaven and Earth's Will never discovered Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury's methods.

But this time, it was different.

Lu Ye's transport via the Heaven's Augury Pillar wasn't quiet.

The Blood Refinement World's Heaven and Earth's Will sensed it, immediately unleashing its thunderous wrath.

Feng Wujiang, shining like a big sun, collided first with the blood-colored thunderbolt, his body suddenly jolting, skin on his body surface cracking into lines, blood spurting out.

His figure rapidly plunged downwards, yet he stubbornly resisted without evasion.

Silhouettes followed closely, each displaying their techniques, blasting at the blood-colored thunderbolt.

This burst wasn't the usual measure to temper Lu Ye, these elder powerful figures showed no reservation, combining their force such that no one in the world could withstand, even a Sacred Seed coming would be shattered to pieces instantaneously.

Nonetheless, heaven's wrath was ultimately heaven's wrath, even if Blood Refinement World's Heaven and Earth's Will lacked the clarity and intensity of the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury, such a method surpassed cultivators' limits.

A rumbling sound echoed, many silhouettes rushing into the sky fell like meteorites, dispersed and scattered.

Yet the blood-colored thunderbolt's size clearly dwindled substantially, the resistance of this strongest group from the Nine Provinces was not in vain.

In the blink of an eye, the blood-colored thunderbolt fell within the Heaven's Augury Hall, causing Lady Moon and others staying behind to activate their protective measures, changing their expressions.

Momentum unstoppable, layer upon layer of protection shattered.

Lady Moon and others' figures flew out helplessly.

However, due to the obstruction by numerous protective measures, the blood-colored thunderbolt's size shrank again, less than twenty percent of its original size.

The sudden change happened swiftly; from Feng Wujiang's ascent to the blood-colored thunderbolt impacting inside the Heaven's Augury Pillar, only two breaths' time had elapsed.

When Feng Wujiang and others' figures swayed and they returned again to the Heaven's Augury Hall, the place had already returned to calm, even the gathered blood clouds in the sky had scattered away.

Feng Wujiang stood where he was, brow furrowed, feeling an undefined unease in his heart.