Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1531 - 1529: Three Million Spirit Jade

After flying forward for some distance, he turned around to look back, and indeed saw a vast area of mist shrouding the starry sky. The shape the mist had gathered into was a gigantic dragon, with claws bared, vividly lifelike.

Lu Ye was currently positioned right at the dragon's belly!

Secretly relieved that he chose the right direction, because the dragon's belly was the weakest position; had he chosen another direction and come out from the dragon's mouth, it would have taken a much longer time.

He summoned his starboat again and prepared to take out some spirit jade from the storage ring to place into the starboat, so he could save his own spirit force while traveling.

But his movement suddenly halted, and his expression turned to one of bewilderment.

He discovered that the spirit jade he had placed in the storage ring had unexpectedly disappeared!

Before leaving All Phenomena Ocean, he borrowed fifty million spirit jade from the merfolk, and Chu Shen gave him another ten million, totaling around sixty million.

However, after purchasing a large number of Silver Fish starboats and Tiger Shark battleships, he spent most of it at once; later, Lu Ye bought many other items too, leaving him with around ten million spirit jade, which he kept for emergencies.

He did not place all these spirit jade in one storage ring; most were stored in his rune tattoo space. Even so, there were about three hundred thousand spirit jade in the storage ring.

Along the way, Lu Ye consumed spirit jade, but the amount was minimal. When he checked last time, those spirit jade were clearly still there, but now they had all simply vanished.

Thinking he might have remembered the location incorrectly, he checked his other storage ring, but similarly found no trace of spirit jade.

Three hundred thousand spirit jade disappearing without explanation… This incident is indeed quite eerie.

It can't be said they were stolen, as recently it's been only Lih Shang accompanying him, and Lih Shang would never do such a thing. Besides, how can something in a storage ring be stolen?

He furrowed his brow deeply and sent his Mental Consciousness into the storage ring where the spirit jade were originally placed to look for clues.

Upon closer inspection, he indeed found something peculiar.

His heart stirred, and he took the item out.

Lih Shang glanced over and was instantly surprised: "How did it change form?"

Lu Ye solemnly held a Copper Coin, which he had obtained from the armadillo beast not long ago. But at this moment, it could hardly be called a Copper Coin, a Silver Coin seemed more fitting.

Because this thing had turned silver, though its shape hadn't changed much.

Lu Ye had no idea why it had changed form, only vaguely felt that this transformation was highly related to his three hundred thousand spirit jade. After he first obtained this Copper Coin, he couldn't discern anything from inspecting it, and so he casually threw it into the storage ring. That storage ring was precisely the one where he placed the three hundred thousand spirit jade.

Further shocking Lu Ye was that, under his silent perception, he could feel an immensely terrifying yet contained power from the Silver Coin.

The level of horror in that power was far beyond his current capability to reach!

This Copper Coin was found within the armadillo beast, and at that time, Lu Ye felt that the beast could activate an eerie copper light, which was released by the power of this Copper Coin. But infusing spirit force into it showed no reaction, so he and Lih Shang speculated this item might be an exotic treasure that could only be used once.

But now it seemed this wasn't the case.

This thing was not an exotic treasure but a truly magnificent artifact; however, it seemed that activating it required a special cost...

Lu Ye could sense that he could indeed trigger its power, but if his speculation was correct, the cost would be quite significant.

Thinking it over, Lu Ye retrieved a piece of spirit jade from his rune tattoo space and placed it atop the Silver Coin.

A scene that astonished Lu Ye and Lih Shang unfolded.

They saw silver light flowing from the Silver Coin, wrapping around the spirit jade, and then the intact piece of spirit jade transformed into light, completely devoured by the Silver Coin!

Lih Shang was taken aback, "What is this situation?"

Lu Ye shook his head, "I don't know!" The one thing he was certain of was that this Copper Coin was undoubtedly an extraordinary treasure!

The three hundred thousand spirit jade all vanished by being consumed in this way by the Copper Coin! But if things truly were as Lu Ye hypothesized, then while the cost of three hundred thousand spirit jade was steep... it was definitely worth it!

The armadillo beast had initially released a copper light, which under its suppressive shroud felt as pressing as carrying Boulder Mountain for Lu Ye at the Constellation Late Stage. If he hadn't utilized the pre-set Formation, the situation would have been quite awkward.

Yet now the Copper Coin had turned into a Silver Coin, if activated, the emitted light was likely silver, far surpassing the power of the Copper Coin.

Lu Ye felt tempted to test the power of this Silver Coin, but when considering the cost of three hundred thousand spirit jade, he had to refrain. Even with his wealth, such an attempt would be somewhat burdensome.

Three hundred thousand spirit jade transformed a Copper Coin into a Silver Coin, so what about three million spirit jade, or even thirty million?

Lu Ye was full of thoughts, but he truly lacked the capability to attempt verification.

After collecting the terrifyingly powerful Silver Coin, Lu Ye activated the starboat and soared into the depths of the stellar space.

According to the star map provided by the Reincarnation Tree, he should have entered a desolate area by now.

In the stellar space, there are many star systems, but the territories between star systems are not tightly connected, so similar desolate areas are numerous in stellar space. Such areas are generally fraught with perils and do not belong to any star system.

Some desolate areas are domains occupied by powerful star beasts, some are where stellar marvels are located, and others hide various undetectable dangers.

Of course, some desolate areas are simply too barren, lacking even a respectable domain that nurtures vitality.

The greatest danger in this desolate area is the presence of several stellar marvels, with the Mist Dragon being just one, and also the least dangerous.

The starboat sailed forward, and Lu Ye constantly checked the star map in his hand to ensure he wouldn't deviate from his course. After half a month of travel, a peculiar scene suddenly appeared ahead.

In the vast expanse of stellar space ahead, there seemed to be a huge mirror standing, reflecting the scenery in all directions. However, the mirror looked as if it had been shattered, with crisscrossing cracks throughout, appearing extremely horrifying.

But Lu Ye was delighted because seeing this thing meant his course was correct.

Stellar marvel, Cracked Sky Mirror!

The crisscrossing cracks on the mirror surface were not cracks at all, but rather space fissures. Anyone who ventured into them would face a dire fate.

Lu Ye stood on the starboat, gazing at the Cracked Sky Mirror. Even from afar, he could still sense the extremely mysterious power fluctuations emanating from within.

If he were powerful enough, he could attempt to enter and comprehend the mysteries within. If he could survive, his understanding of Void Spirit Runes would undeniably improve by several levels.

Because the Void Spirit Runes correspond to this mystical space power, which he deeply felt when he and Tang Jun fell into the Insect Path.

Unfortunately, his current strength was too weak, and he didn't dare to rashly intrude upon such a terrifying stellar marvel.

He piloted the starboat to change direction and prepared to bypass the Cracked Sky Mirror. The greatest danger of this stellar marvel was not the visible space fissures, but the invisible ones. Influenced by this marvel, the surrounding billions of miles of stellar space were unsafe. No one knew when they might suddenly encounter a completely undetectable space fissure, and if one were unfortunate enough to encounter one without a strong enough body, they would perish in an instant.

The Cracked Sky Mirror was enormous. Even at the speed of Lu Ye's starboat, it took a full month to barely bypass its area of influence. During this time, he didn't see a single creature, not even a low-intelligence star beast knew to stay away from this terrifying place.

Having bypassed the Cracked Sky Mirror, Lu Ye spent a few more days before adjusting his course and continuing onward.

At a certain moment, he suddenly turned to look in a direction and saw a beam of light sweeping across from afar, appearing in a great hurry.

It was undoubtedly a cultivator, and judging from the spirit force fluctuations, it was a cultivator at the Constellation Late Stage. It was unclear which star system they hailed from.

Finally encountering a living person, even though the other party had no intention of greeting him, Lu Ye finally felt a touch of vitality in this cold stellar space.

Although dangerous, such desolate areas are not entirely untraveled, because the quantity of spirit jade these places nurture is ample. Compared to competing within one's home star system, seeking here undoubtedly yields greater rewards.

However, those daring to venture into such places are generally audaciously skilled individuals.

Lu Ye realized that he underestimated the courage of cultivators from the nearby star systems because ever since bypassing the Cracked Sky Mirror, he frequently encountered cultivators hurrying past, some alone, others in small groups.

But after some days, he vaguely felt that something was amiss because the bustling activity in this desolate land exceeded his expectations.

The star systems bordering this vast desolate expanse were four in total: Tranquil Moon Galaxy, Indeterminate Galaxy, Beixuan Galaxy, and Daluo Galaxy, all marked on the star map.

The cultivators coming and going didn't seem to be just searching for spirit jade; instead, they seemed to be looking for something else. What surprised Lu Ye even more was that more than eighty percent of these cultivators were combat cultivators!

Because, without exception, they all carried their weapons with them.

This was truly peculiar. Lu Ye was used to having the Boulder Mountain Saber hanging at his waist, ready to draw it in case of an enemy encounter. However, many cultivators, including combat cultivators, would typically store their weapons in storage rings without affecting their combat readiness.

Especially since some combat cultivators' weapons were extremely large and inconvenient to carry.

Yet the combat cultivators he recently encountered displayed their weapons openly, often activating the powers of their weapons as they flew by.

Moreover, few cultivators used starboats for flying; they crossed the void with just their bodies!

Lu Ye vaguely felt that something significant might be occurring in this area, though he was merely passing through and didn't care much.

Unexpectedly, one day a cultivator, upon discovering him, directly flew toward him, sending a beam of light from afar.