Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1590 - 1588: Butterfly

Back in the day, if a group of Constellation Early Stage cultivators dared to try to intimidate Luan Xiao'e, she would have quickly shown them the harsh reality of the power gap.

If someone in the Moon Jade Late Stage wanted to use force, how could the Constellation Early Stage resist?

But after all, these cultivators were from Nine Provinces, how could Luan Xiao'e use force against them? She could only patiently try to persuade them.

On a Nine Provinces starboat, Luan Xiao'e was present personally. Facing several Constellation cultivators, she spoke slowly, "You must all be the closest people to Fellow Daoist Lu. I can sympathize with your feelings, but I only want to ask one thing: do you think, under such circumstances, Fellow Daoist Lu might encounter any accident?"

Yiyi immediately responded, "No!"

When Lu Ye rushed out, she was right beside him. At that time, Luan Xiao'e wondered why she didn't seem worried at all and even asked her about it.

Luan Xiao'e observed the expressions and realized that among these Constellation cultivators, not one seemed worried; they were all clearly confident that Lu Ye wouldn't encounter any danger from a stellar space geomagnetic storm.

She didn't know the reason behind this, but was curious why these people had such strong faith in Lu Ye, and nodded subtly, saying, "Since everyone believes Fellow Daoist Lu won't face any accident, why insist on continuing the search?"

Thang Yifeng replied, "A person's got to be found; can't just leave him behind here. It's too pitiful for a child to be left alone here."

Luan Xiao'e looked over, "If Fellow Daoist Lu is truly unharmed, he must be searching for the fleet now, but since we haven't been able to contact each other, it's likely that our search directions are wrong. With any directional error in stellar space, finding each other becomes very difficult. You know Fellow Daoist Lu well, so may I ask, if Fellow Daoist Lu realizes this, what decision would he make?"

Thang Yifeng and the others contemplated.

Li Baxian said, "The little junior brother would probably continue along the way and wait for us ahead!"

Luan Xiao'e wanted this answer immediately and nodded, "I think so too; this is the most wise and secure approach! Therefore, we only need to proceed according to plan, and perhaps on the way, we'll encounter Fellow Daoist Lu, who is waiting for us up ahead! I checked the star map; within a month, we can leave the geomagnetic turbulence zone and reach Thousand Mounds Cemetery. Instead of a purposeless search here, let's go have a look over there."

The sect master and others pondered silently. Though they didn't want to admit it, they had to say that what Luan Xiao'e mentioned was likely to happen. Lu Ye isn't someone who follows blindly; if he can't find the fleet's trace, he will surely find another way. Continuing ahead is the best choice.

Luan Xiao'e added, "Furthermore, this area is the geomagnetic turbulence zone, not a place to linger for long. Fellow Daoist Lu has entrusted me with the authority for this cooperation, so I need to be accountable to the Three Worlds cultivators. Continuing the search here will only increase the risk; meanwhile, Fellow Daoist Lu may be safe on his side, waiting at Thousand Mounds Cemetery, yet here we might face issues with personnel casualties. How will I explain this to Fellow Daoist Lu?"

Seeing some signs of persuasion in front of her, she pressed on, "Don't worry. When we reach Thousand Mounds Cemetery, if Fellow Daoist Lu isn't there, the fleet will wait for half a month. If Fellow Daoist Lu doesn't appear, I'll personally return to look for him and will definitely provide you an explanation."

This was the utmost sincerity Luan Xiao'e could express; if Nine Provinces were unwilling to cooperate, they would have to part ways.

The sect master glanced at the people around him, momentarily indecisive.

At the crucial moment, it was Hua Ci who stepped forward, speaking softly, "Continue heading forward, Lu Ye... won't die!"

In the past, Amber's life and death could determine Lu Ye's safety, but after returning this time, Lu Ye lifted the Life Origin Method, so this method no longer applies.

However, no one truly worried about Lu Ye's life or death; given the circumstances, he dared to rush out, so he must have confidence, just not knowing where the stellar space geomagnetic storm had swept him.

With Hua Ci's stance, the sect master nods, "Then let's follow Fellow Daoist Luan's arrangements!"

Shortly, the fleet continued along the route marked on the star map forward.

On the Nine Provinces starboat, Yiyi squatted beside Amber, poking Yaya's chubby cheeks with her finger, "Don't keep sleeping; your father is missing, wake up and find him!"

Yaya drooled in sleep, turned over after being poked by Yiyi, and continued sleeping soundly in Amber's arms.

"So unreliable!" Yiyi was furious, itching to lift Yaya and spank her bottom, but considering this was ultimately a Sun Blaze, she didn't dare.

In the stellar space, the starboat transformed into a stream of light, as Lu Ye stood at the bow holding the star map, constantly comparing the surrounding constellations. After a moment, he smiled with joy because he finally found the correct route.

Having found the correct route made things much easier; as long as he follows the route, he can leave the geomagnetic turbulence zone and enter Thousand Mounds Cemetery.

After carefully examining for a while and slightly adjusting the direction, the starboat moved forward at a faster speed than before.

During these days of recuperation, Wan Guliu and others' injuries had almost completely healed. Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't establish contact with the fleet.

"Yiye, how much longer till we can leave this area?" Wan Guliu asked.

"According to the annotation on the star map, it should be around twenty days," Lu Ye replied.

All three of Wan Guliu's group relaxed. Twenty days wasn't far. Having been swept into a stellar space geomagnetic storm before, the three of them were haunted by the psychological shadow of this region and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

To this day, they still didn't understand how Lu Ye had managed to rescue them, because saving people in such a situation seemed like an impossible fairy tale.

Secretly praying, hoping not to encounter another stellar geomagnetic storm, their lone boat progress meant they lacked the convenience of a fleet; no one would roam and alert them. If they encountered a storm without timely refuge, they might suffer again.

Fortunately, their journey onwards was free of unexpected incidents.

A few days later, while Lu Ye was piloting the starboat, he heard a surprise call from Zhou Xingzhi, a Constellation from Qingli Dao World, "What is that?"

Everyone on the ship felt a jolt to their hearts. Finding an anomaly in such a place was not a good sign, they quickly looked in the direction he pointed. They saw a ribbon of radiant colors spanning the stellar space, slowly spreading in one direction as if it had its own life. The tail end of the ribbon was slowly disappearing, but as the front end continued to extend, the ribbon maintained a long span.

Lu Ye utilized his ocular power to finally discern what was at the forefront of the ribbon.

It turned out to be a gigantic butterfly, vibrantly colorful and exceedingly magnificent, like the finest artwork at first glance. With a gentle flap of its wings, it spanned thousands of miles. The visible ribbon was actually a gathering of dust dispersed from its wing flaps.

"Star beast?" Another cultivator named Tao Yan from Jade Conch World evidently also saw the butterfly and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Brother Tao, do you recognize what star beast this is?" Lu Ye asked.

Tao Yan shook his head, "I've never seen it before."

No surprise there; stellar space star beasts are bizarre and varied. It wasn't just Tao Yan, even Sun Blaze cultivators wouldn't dare claim they know it all.

Zhou Xingzhi also indicated he didn't recognize what star beast it was, and as for Wan Guliu, he was undoubtedly the least knowledgeable about various phenomena in stellar space.

The butterfly star beast was millions of miles away, so while the few people observed and commented, Lu Ye suddenly felt like something was amiss.

"Brother Lu, is this star beast coming for us?" Tao Yan's expression turned fearful.

Zhou Xingzhi and Wan Guliu's faces also changed dramatically, as while observing, the butterfly star beast unexpectedly altered its course, heading straight toward them.

With each vibration of its wings, the distance closed rapidly, and that celestial rainbow ribbon drifted toward them.

The expressions of those on the starboat became vividly varied; they felt the journey was fraught with disasters, having been ravaged by a stellar space geomagnetic storm days earlier, and now encountering this strange star beast.

Various thoughts flashed through Lu Ye's mind in an instant, ultimately abandoning the idea of fleeing. Though he didn't know the specific cultivation level of the star beast, just its speed suggested that even if he exerted all effort maneuvering the starboat, he couldn't escape it. If the star beast had no malice, it was fine, but if it held any ill intention, they'd have no choice but to prepare for the worst.

"Everyone, stay still, and don't be alarmed!" Lu Ye hurriedly instructed.

As soon as he spoke, Tao Yan's teeth started chattering, "Brother Lu...this is Sun...Sun Blaze!"

Getting closer, the butterfly's terrifying aura was fully apparent, far more powerful than Luan Xiao'e, clearly a Sun Blaze star beast.

Lu Ye was also stunned; he couldn't fathom why the geomagnetic turbulence zone was special enough to attract such formidable star beasts. On the way back, he had encountered the massive azure bird and managed to catch a ride on the wind; this time, he met the bizarre butterfly and couldn't predict what would happen.

Fortunately, although the butterfly star beast's aura was unusually terrifying, it seemingly had no hostility, slightly easing the concerns of Lu Ye and his group.

Moreover, the butterfly star beast didn't seem to be directly targeting them; its enormous figure glided gently above the starboat, showing no interest in Lu Ye and his companions.

Multicolored dust drifted down, softly settling on Lu Ye and the others.

Regarding this peculiar dust, everyone naturally remained vigilant. Considering that no one recognized exactly what this butterfly star beast was, nobody could determine what power the dust might possess.

Yet, the dust covered such an extensive range that evading it was impossible, leaving everyone to activate their spirit force to protect themselves.

Curiously, the dust didn't seem to pose any harm, rapidly dissolving like snowflakes upon settling on everyone.