Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1614 - 1612: Yaya’s Abnormality

The fleet bypassed the Cracked Sky Mirror and sailed for another half-month before finally reaching the Mist Dragon.

From afar, it looked like a giant dragon formed from mist, coiling in the stellar space and occupying a vast domain.

This kind of stellar marvel, unlike the Cracked Sky Mirror, appeared harmless on the surface. Once inside, there wouldn't be any severe dangers, but without a special method, even Sun Blaze would lose direction and be trapped in it, unable to escape.

The fleet stopped at the edge of the Mist Dragon, a position not chosen randomly but specified by Lu Ye, because only by entering the Mist Dragon from this spot and proceeding straight ahead would they reach the entrance of the Insect Path, with any slight deviation potentially causing them to miss it.

If that were to happen, it would merely be a waste of time and effort.

At this moment, many cultivators were preparing, with five Tiger Shark battleships already stored away in advance. Thirty-one starboats were streamlined into five, and everyone crowded onto these five starboats.

Rope-like treasures were taken out by the cultivators and secured at the bow and stern of the starboats, ensuring they were firm.

This was a necessary preparation before entering the Mist Dragon. Back then, when Lu Ye passed through the Mist Dragon, he traveled alone, without so many complications, but now, bringing so many people, he had to consider more.

He had to ensure no one got lost in this place. With too many starboats, it was inconvenient, so they had to streamline as much as possible. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The starboat where Lu Ye was located still took the lead, ensuring everyone was ready. After warning everyone not to leave the starboats, Lu Ye then gave the order to set sail.

The five starboats, strung together like a line, slowly sailed towards the Mist Dragon. Knowing the eerie nature of the Mist Dragon, the cultivators from the four galaxies couldn't help but feel anxious, while the Three Worlds cultivators seemed fearless in their ignorance.

Luo Xie stood leisurely beside Lu Ye, curiously watching him, eager to see what method Lu Ye would use to lead everyone through the Mist Dragon.

Lu Ye had shown Jyang Shang the star map from Indeterminate to the All Phenomena Ocean. With Jyang Shang's Sun Blaze cultivation, he memorized it without difficulty, as the star map wasn't complicated.

The Sun Blaze cultivators of the four galaxies now mostly knew the route from this star map and knew it was bestowed by the Reincarnation Tree. However, none of them knew how to safely pass through the Mist Dragon and enter the internal Insect Path.

This should be the biggest challenge of the journey. Luo Xie accompanied them both to ensure peace for the fleet and to understand this matter.

Once he understood Lu Ye's method, the four galaxies could eventually send people to the All Phenomena Ocean themselves.

He, being an experienced old hand, didn't directly ask Lu Ye, believing he could figure it out through observation.

As they got increasingly closer to the Mist Dragon, under Luo Xie's watchful eyes, Lu Ye suddenly took a piece of withered wood from his storage ring. A flame ignited in his hand, setting the wood ablaze.

Luo Xie stared steadily at the piece of wood for a while, then suddenly sensed something amiss: "Young Friend, this wood..."

Lu Ye turned to him, "What does Veteran Luo see?"

Luo Xie shook his head, "I can't say. This thing feels vaguely familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before." Although he felt certain he'd encountered this kind of wood, he couldn't immediately recall where from his Sun Blaze memory.

It was rather odd.

This wood was clearly not an ordinary item; otherwise, it wouldn't evoke such a strange sense of familiarity. But could this piece of withered wood, once ignited, really affect the mystique of the Mist Dragon?

"What kind of wood is this?" Luo Xie couldn't suppress his curiosity, knowing that understanding this matter was crucial for the four galaxies to eventually pass through the Mist Dragon independently.

"The Daluo Galaxy should have this," Lu Ye teased Luo Xie, "and it's related to the Reincarnation Tree."

Related to the Reincarnation Tree...

Luo Xie was stunned, then suddenly realized, greatly astonished, "Is this a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree?"

Lu Ye nodded, "Exactly!"

"Was this also bestowed by the Reincarnation Tree?" Luo Xie's eyes twitched wildly.

Although throughout history, the Reincarnation Tree had bestowed countless doppelgangers, any domain that acquired one treated it with utmost care. After all, it was a connection to such a stellar supreme treasure as the Reincarnation Tree. No domain would treat it lightly, considering it its most precious treasure, always having strong guardians, and being careful not to damage it. Nobody knew what would happen if a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree were damaged and whether it would anger the renowned stellar supreme treasure.

Yet now, someone had actually, right in front of his eyes, set a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree ablaze... If he hadn't seen it himself, Luo Xie wouldn't have believed it.

But considering the star map in Lu Ye's hand was also granted by the Reincarnation Tree, it seemed not so surprising that such a piece of withered wood was bestowed as well.

Lu Ye offered no further explanation, simply nodding, "You could say so!"

Though he dug this doppelganger out from a dead star, without guidance from the Reincarnation Tree, he wouldn't have the means to acquire it. Saying it was bestowed by the Reincarnation Tree wasn't incorrect.

"I see!" Luo Xie suddenly understood. He had been wondering what method Lu Ye, a Constellation cultivator, would use to navigate the Mist Dragon. It turned out to be harnessing the power of the Reincarnation Tree.

This made sense. Even just a piece of withered wood, given its origin from the Reincarnation Tree, naturally possessed unfathomable mysterious power.

Deep in thought, he realized if that were the case, the four galaxies couldn't replicate this method. Although the Daluo Galaxy had more than one of the Reincarnation Tree's doppelgangers, they couldn't just chop off a piece at will. To incur the wrath of the Reincarnation Tree would be too high a cost.

Finally, it became clear why Lu Ye was so generous in bringing out the star map back then. Now it seems that just having the star map is not enough to travel from Indeterminate to All Phenomena Ocean; you also need a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree to be lit as a torch!

The firelight only covers a radius of three meters, and even in the stellar space, it flickers without extinguishing, serving as a guiding light for the fleet's journey.

The fleet proceeded into the Mist Dragon, with surroundings so dark one could not see their own hand, engulfed by thick fog, and the Mental Consciousness extending no more than three inches from the body. Everyone was already instructed in advance, staying honestly on the starboat, not daring to wander around.

During this time, Lu Ye wasn't doing anything else. Although having once passed through, he was confident in the torch lit by the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger, but this journey involved fifteen hundred cultivators following him, so he could not afford to be careless.

He constantly stood at the prow, vigilantly watching all around for any unexpected incidents that could occur at any moment.

Several days later, as Lu Ye was observing from the prow, Yiyi suddenly called out: "Lu Ye!"

Lu Ye quickly turned to look, only to see Yiyi not far away, worriedly watching the girl Yaya in her arms. The two stood by the ship's edge, but at that moment, Yaya was staring intensely towards a certain place deep within the Mist Dragon, seemingly discovering something.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ye promptly handed the torch to Luan Xiao'e and walked over to Yiyi.

Yiyi said: "Since yesterday, Yaya has been acting a bit off, constantly looking in that direction. Now it's even more obvious; she seems like she wants to go in!"

As Yiyi spoke, indeed, Yaya ineffectively squirmed in her arms.

Lu Ye's heart stirred, looking at Yaya and asked: "Yaya, is there something inside?"

Yaya was rescued from inside the Mist Dragon by him, and although he did not know who Yaya really was, from the mysterious qualities she exhibited, it was clear she wasn't ordinary.

Back then, when Lu Ye saved her, she was still asleep, naturally unreactive. Now awake, if there was something related to her inside the Mist Dragon, she might be able to sense it.

"Yes!" Yaya nodded.

"What is it?" Lu Ye asked.

Yaya shook her head, showing a bewildered expression: "I don't know."

She might not even know who she is now, her consciousness impaired, so even if she has some perception, it is limited to just sensing.

"I'll go get it!" Yaya suddenly exclaimed, and then her small figure, like a monkey, leapt out of Yiyi's arms and headed into the Mist Dragon!

Yiyi was shocked, reaching out to grab her, but where could she reach? Even though she clearly saw Yaya enter the Mist Dragon, she vanished in the blink of an eye.

A silhouette leapt out beside her, and Lu Ye's voice came to her ears: "Let the fleet continue moving forward; proceed directly upon reaching the Insect Path—we'll meet on the other side!"

"Lu Ye!" Yiyi screamed, but Lu Ye also disappeared without a trace.

Luo Xie heard the shout and came running, pondering the situation after learning what occurred, and then spoke: "Since Young Friend Lu said this, let's proceed as instructed."

The fleet could not stop here to wait, as for worrying about Lu Ye's safety, there was no need; he had experience traversing the Mist Dragon, and he should have more than one piece of the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger.

Inside the Mist Dragon, Lu Ye moved swiftly, quickly grabbing Yaya, then took a piece of Reincarnation Tree from the storage ring and lit it, holding it up.

Lowering his head, he scolded: "Next time something happens, discuss it with me; don't go running off alone!"

Yaya said nothing, and it was unclear if she heard him, only staring ahead, unwavering.

They proceeded through the Mist Dragon, Lu Ye cautious not to move too fast. Sometimes, when his direction slightly varied, Yaya would speak to guide him.

After running for a full day through the Mist Dragon, Lu Ye suddenly noticed something strange because a faint light was shining in his embrace.

Lowering his head, he discovered that the light was indeed coming from a jade bangle on Yaya's Lotus-like wrist.

When he first discovered Yaya, aside from the clothes she wore, the only thing she had was this jade bangle.

But until now, Lu Ye had not found anything special about the jade bangle, and thus hadn't paid much attention, only to unexpectedly have it react now.

Not only did the jade bangle emit a faint glow; even a similar faint glow appeared deep within the Mist Dragon.

This time, without Yaya's guidance, Lu Ye knew what to do.

As the distance between them continued to close, both Yaya's jade bangle and the glow deep within the Mist Dragon grew brighter.

When Lu Ye arrived before the light, both beams vanished suddenly after a fierce burst.

Yaya reached forward with her hand, and pulling back, Lu Ye found she now held another jade bangle!

The new jade bangle was identical to the one on her wrist.