Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1611 - 1609: Xie Li
Qin Yi's late-night visit was just to personally offer her thanks. After presenting Lu Ye with two gifts, she stood to leave, but as she reached the doorway, she suddenly turned back to glance at Lu Ye and smiled faintly: "I have never been wrong in judging people. You possess the same potential as Chen Zong, perhaps even greater!"
Back then, over a hundred top families and forces in the Nine Heavens wished to send their cultivators to Qin Yi for cultivation. Yet, Qin Yi uniquely chose Chen Zong, who had neither background nor backing, because she saw that potential in him. The facts proved her judgment correct; Chen Zong indeed ascended to Sun Blaze, becoming one of Beixuan's two mainstays.
However, many years after that, she never saw it in anyone else until today when she met Lu Ye.
This was also one of the reasons a Sun Blaze would visit in the deep night; making a courtesy call was one part, but forging a good connection with Lu Ye was another.
Watching Qin Yi leave, Lu Ye closed the door and continued immersing himself in battling the Praying Mantis.
The next day, just before dawn, more visitors came for him; this time, the ones who came were three Sun Blaze cultivators, led by Li Guan, with Luo Xie and Shi Hanqing accompanying.
Once Li Guan explained the purpose of their visit, Lu Ye finally understood their intent. He had anticipated this and agreed without hesitation, leaving with the three toward the outside.
Soon, they arrived at a sealed area where the four appeared.
Gathered here were a large number of cultivators, with cultivation levels varying widely, from Moon Jade down to Spirit Stream, covering all levels.
These cultivators were all from Tranquil Moon, brought here by Shi Hanqing from the Tranquil Moon Galaxy.
Tranquil Moon had a Bai Jin, who, for centuries, had placed an unknown number of Blood Race members in Tranquil Moon. Judging by the previous battle's situation, there were far more Blood Race members in Tranquil Moon, certainly more hidden ones.
But Shi Hanqing didn't have the ability to identify Blood Race members, so he brought all those related or connected to Bai Jin and the dead Blood Race members from Tranquil Moon here all together.
The main intent was to have Lu Ye take a look and find the hidden Blood Race members among them.
If he didn't take this opportunity to use Lu Ye's abilities, Shi Hanqing would have to personally investigate each one deeply. Not only would that be troublesome, but also inappropriate.
"Young Friend Lu, everyone is here now. Please trouble yourself to help identify their true identities. Shi is immensely grateful!"
"Fellow Daoist, you're too polite. It's just a small favor." Lu Ye nodded and looked toward those people.
There were nearly twenty thousand cultivators gathered here, showing Shi Hanqing's determined stance on eliminating the Blood Race. It seemed that anyone slightly related to Bai Jin or those dead Blood Race members had been brought here.
No one knew why this was happening, but since their own Sun Blaze commanded it, who dared defy it? However, within the crowd, indeed a few people looked uneasy because they knew if everything went smoothly, by now, the Blood Race and Insect Race allied forces should have been attacking the Indeterminate Galaxy. But with no sign of the Blood Race and Insect Race, the battleship fleet from the four galaxies that were supposedly destroyed yesterday actually returned.
These were all very bad signs.
Lu Ye's gaze meticulously scanned each person, and soon he had the answer in his mind. He pointed out those hidden Blood Race members and then departed.
The rest was not his to meddle in; Shi Hanqing would handle it.
Out of nearly twenty thousand people, there were only a dozen hidden Blood Race members, and all were above the Constellation level, with only one being at Moon Jade.
In this way, while the Blood Race indeed had means to conceal themselves, if their strength was low, they likely couldn't deploy it.
The Three Worlds cultivators received the warmest hospitality here, with banquets daily set by Indeterminate cultivators, inviting them to attend, experiencing days of joy and carefreeness.
Five days later, the fleet was ready to set off again.
However, this time the fleet's size was doubled again. Besides the Three Worlds fleet, fifteen starboats were contributed jointly by the four galaxies of this side, with a thousand people preparing to move on to All Phenomena Ocean together.
A thousand people may sound like a lot, but averaged to each star system, that's only about 250 people apiece.
Originally, in talks among Jyang Shang and others, there were supposed to be three thousand cultivators heading to All Phenomena Ocean this time. It was a rare opportunity and worth going big. In other star systems, expeditions to All Phenomena Ocean typically had to be solitary endeavors, so the number of people deployed was limited. But the four galaxies here were different; combining their strength, they were much more powerful than an average star system.
But in the war with the Insect Race and the Blood Race, the cultivators from the four galaxies suffered too severe losses; now they could only deploy this many.
Each star system had a Moon Jade Late Stage accompanying. On the Indeterminate side, the one accompanying to All Phenomena Ocean was Lu Ye's old acquaintance, Kang Cheng. The other three star systems' Moon Jades Lu Ye wasn't familiar with, but all had participated in the previous battle, so he had at least seen them.
Four Moon Jade Late Stages, a thousand Constellations, this lineup was quite impressive. Upon entering All Phenomena Ocean, provided preparations were well done, there might be a chance to seize a Spirit Island.
No battleships were dispatched, not because of the lack of desire, but because the journey meant traversing the Changyun Galaxy. If they only used starboats to travel, it wouldn't be much of an issue, but maneuvering battleships into someone else's star system would carry a hint of provocation.
This is common sense in cosmic travel. Put oneself in another's shoes; if such a fleet, with battleships, entered the Indeterminate Galaxy, the Indeterminate side wouldn't be too pleased either.
Moreover, accompanying to All Phenomena Ocean this time was also a Sun Blaze expert.
The rules over at All Phenomena Ocean, Lu Ye had already explained clearly to Jyang Shang and others. So this accompanying Sun Blaze was only tagging along to All Phenomena Ocean and wouldn't linger there; the intention was likely to familiarize with the route for future trips to All Phenomena Ocean.
On the day of departure, as the fleet ascended to the skies, the whole Indeterminate World was festooned with decorations, drums roaring, embodying a festive atmosphere of sending their own good men off to the battlefield.
The strong figures of the four galaxies watched the fleet depart, gradually moving further away.
Leaving the Indeterminate World, the fleet advanced toward the desolate star region.
Now, the fleet consisted of a full thirty-one starboats and five Tiger Shark battleships, making its size three times larger than when it departed from the Nine Provinces.
The starboat with Lu Ye was at the head, followed by the remaining starboats in succession, with five Tiger Sharks escorting on the sides. Everything was orderly.
On the starboat, Lu Ye held a storage ring in his hand. After inspecting the contents of the ring, he couldn't help but be moved.
This was the ring Jyang Shang had given him before departure, saying it was a token of gratitude collected by the four galaxies.
Lu Ye's previous contribution had essentially saved the four galaxies from the ravages of war. Qin Yi personally came to thank him for killing Bai Jin, and how could the other Sun Blaze not express their gratitude?
The gift in this storage ring was their expression of thanks.
Lu Ye didn't think much of it, but upon seeing it, he realized the ring contained a full ten million spirit jades!
He was not someone unfamiliar with wealth; once, he had more than a billion spirit jades at his most prosperous. Compared to that, a mere ten million seemed insignificant.
However, he had earned his spirit jades at the All Phenomena Ocean, and it came from auctioning the As-Close-As-Siblings array disc.
Such an opportunity would be hard to come by again.
The four great galaxies pooled together ten million spirit jades, meaning each galaxy contributed two and a half million. For galaxies like Indeterminate, which had never interacted with the All Phenomena Ocean, this many spirit jades was not insignificant. They were collected piece by piece from the stellar space by the cultivators.
This showed the sincerity of the four galaxies.
Luan Xiao'e stood beside Lu Ye, noticing his unusual expression and asked, "What is it?"
Lu Ye handed over the storage ring, "Take a look." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Luan Xiao'e took it, probed it with her mental consciousness, and immediately looked shocked, "So many spirit jades?"
In her lifetime, she had never seen so many spirit jades piled together.
"Is this their gift of thanks?" Luan Xiao'e realized the situation. She had seen Jyang Shang hand the storage ring to Lu Ye earlier and was secretly amazed at the grand gesture of the four galaxies, producing so many spirit jades so readily. Indeed, the Jade Conch was incomparable.
However, considering the impact on the four galaxies if they lost that battle, this many spirit jades seemed only right.
"Split it up!" Lu Ye said.
Luan Xiao'e, holding the storage ring, trembled slightly, unable to help but say, "What?"
"During the great battle, everyone contributed. Please, Fellow Daoist, take these spirit jades and distribute them among everyone."
Luan Xiao'e fixed her gaze on him, as if trying to see if he was joking. No matter how she looked, Lu Ye showed no signs of joking.
This was ten million spirit jades, not a thousand or ten thousand!
"I won't take it!" Luan Xiao'e shoved the storage ring back to Lu Ye, "If you're going to distribute it, do it among your Nine Heavens cultivators. We in the Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World owe you our lives and have no face to take it, nor do I have the face to give it out."
Pausing, she added, "Moreover, I advise you not to do so. The people from Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World don't know how to thank you enough. If you give them spirit jades, how could they accept it?"
Cultivators have their pride, especially those chosen to enter the All Phenomena Ocean. Already having been given a new lease on life by Lu Ye, who would have the face to take spirit jades from him?
Lu Ye thought about it and realized she made a valid point. He initially considered that since they all came together and faced life and death together, evenly distributing the ten million spirit jades wouldn't matter. After all, the people from Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World made up a small portion, while more were the Nine Provinces cultivators.
Now hearing Luan Xiao'e's words, Lu Ye dismissed the idea of sharing them with those two worlds.
As for the Nine Provinces cultivators... he believed no one would refuse. They were all family, and if Lu Ye wanted to give, they would gladly accept. It wasn't the first time; boosting their strength was the priority.
Lu Ye took back the storage ring and found the sect master to deal with the distribution.
With ten million spirit jades, three hundred Nine Provinces cultivators would each receive over thirty thousand spirit jades. It wasn't much, but for the Nine Provinces cultivators, it was a sizable sum. At their wealthiest, no one had more than a thousand spirit jades on them, and any spirit jades found in the stellar space were quickly refined for cultivation.
With these thirty thousand-plus spirit jades, the Nine Provinces cultivators wouldn't need to worry about their cultivation needs in the short term.
Indeed, no one declined, each receiving their share of spirit jades from the sect master with happy smiles all around.
