Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1680 - 1678: The Limit

The closer Lu Ye got to the Yin-Yang Great Millstone, the more he could feel the grandeur of this stellar marvel. In terms of size, this spectacle was definitely the largest he had ever seen, even surpassing the All Phenomena Ocean.

This was to be expected, as this cosmic wonder was constantly growing, and its current size was already impressive. In the future, it might even engulf the surrounding star systems, and if that time comes, its enormous scale would be immeasurable.

Although its growth was devouring everything nearby, the cultivators who came here weren't too affected. At the very least, Lu Ye didn't feel like he was being consumed.

A few days later, he finally reached the outskirts of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone and discovered with astonishment that not far away, there was a place resembling a marketplace, where many cultivators were gathered.

Under normal circumstances, he surely would have gone there to take a look, but being hunted now, how could he have the leisure?

He plunged headfirst into the Yin-Yang Great Millstone.

In an instant, it felt as though he had entered another stellar space.

From the outside, the Yin-Yang Great Millstone appeared as a gigantic millstone of red and blue colors, grinding in opposite directions. Lu Ye entered from the blue part, thinking it must be a world filled with blue. Yet in reality, it wasn't.

There was no blue or red here; only an invisible force field filled the space.

Lu Ye could clearly feel that the invisible forces resembled countless unseen millstones, grinding him wherever he stood.

Due to these strange forces interfering, even his vision was affected, with the surrounding space impossibly warped, making it hard to see far even with his sight.

Carefully sensing, there was nothing particularly noteworthy, although the grinding of the invisible field constantly persisted. His physique was strong enough to ignore this influence.

It seemed he needed to delve further in. Having just entered, not feeling much was normal; perhaps only with deeper exploration could he experience something different.

Since he couldn't ascertain the mysteries inside this cosmic spectacle, Lu Ye had already retrieved all his Treasure Blood Avatars before entering.

Now he formed another avatar and let it move in a direction different from his main body, just in case.

Not long after, Lu Ye felt a distant Mental Consciousness locking onto him. As expected, that persistent specter of a white-haired old man chased after him.

After a month of pursuit, Lu Ye had grown accustomed to it. As long as the avatar maintained contact with the main body, he wasn't afraid of being hunted.

But now, having entered the Yin-Yang Great Millstone, he needed to find a way to shake off the old man, or he wouldn't be able to properly comprehend the mysteries here.

The Reincarnation Tree had merely advised him to come here when possible, but never mentioned the benefits of being here.

Lu Ye wasn't sure what abilities the old man had that allowed him to constantly track Lu Ye's escape path. Outside, it was hard to shake him off, but with this twisted space, shaking him off here seemed much easier.

Surely there's an opportunity!

He focused intently on fleeing forward, while the old man relentlessly pursued him.

Having refined his physique in this place years ago, the old man naturally knew more about its mysteries than Lu Ye. Seeing Lu Ye recklessly barreling inward, his eyes gleamed with joy, and he sneered, "Ignorant and fearless!"

While the interior of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone wasn't extremely dangerous, as long as cultivators had self-awareness, they could invariably gain some benefits here.

Yet it was, after all, a marvel born with the stellar space, akin to an ancient relic, with an environment distinct from the current cosmic surroundings.

For cultivators today, even if they found themselves within, there would be a certain level of suppression, which intensified the deeper one ventured!

This is why to date, no one knows what lies at the core of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone. Even Sun Blaze couldn't enter such a place.

There's a rumor that the core holds a stellar space supreme treasure, but the truth is unverifiable.

Initially, there had been nothing unusual, but over time, as he ventured deeper, the white-haired old man noticeably felt increasing suppression.

The ancient stellar environment differed from today, leading to creatures born under varied conditions possessing diverse adaptability.

Like fish born from water, or tigers and leopards from forests.

No matter how fierce the old man was as a tiger or leopard, he couldn't maneuver freely in water.

So Lu Ye was astonished to find the Mental Consciousness locking onto him seemed to be weakening rapidly, and even the Mana fluctuations of the pursuing white-haired old man were waning!

Initially, he thought the old man might have been worn out after a month's pursuit.

But as this became more evident, he quickly recalled one thing...

When returning to the Nine Provinces with Lih Shang, they had entered the Mist Dragon's cosmic spectacle together, during which Lih Shang spoke to him.

In the starry sky, nearly ninety-nine percent of the stellar phenomena impose great suppression on the cultivators who enter them, as the environment within these phenomena preserves extremely ancient flavors that cultivators of the current era find hard to adapt to.

There is only one kind of person in this world who can ignore this influence.

That person is a cultivator who once participated in the Reincarnation Tree's Divine Sea Contest and emerged victorious, using the spirit light nurtured in the Taichu Realm to advance to the Constellation level!

Because the Taichu Realm is also the world's oldest environment, cultivators who refine the spirit light nurtured within acquire the ability to adapt to such ancient environments.

Back when Lu Ye participated in the Constellation Palace's competition with Piao Ke and the specter, both Piao Ke and the specter were greatly suppressed upon entering the Constellation Palace projection, yet Lu Ye was unaffected.

This is also why so many domains are keen to send their rising stars to participate in the Divine Sea Contest, not just for the fame but because if they win, they will inherently have an advantage in exploring stellar phenomena as they grow in the future!

In the starry sky, there are countless phenomena, many dangerous, all containing many opportunities and benefits. The Sun Blaze experts are most eager to explore the stellar phenomena, and naturally, possessing the ability to ignore the environmental suppression of phenomena comes with immense advantages.

Lu Ye is not the only person in this world exempt from the resilience of ancient environments; any cultivator who has refined the spirit light from the Taichu Realm has this ability, though this doesn't include the white-haired elder pursuing.

Realizing this, Lu Ye's heart was firmly settled.

He was originally worried that even after entering this phenomenon, he couldn't shake off his enemy, and he couldn't keep running forever.

Now, it seems that as long as he continues deeper inside, the enemy will eventually be unable to sustain!

Thinking this, Lu Ye immediately retracted the Treasure Blood Avatar he had previously deployed, as it's no longer necessary to keep the avatar outside with the avatar consuming the power of treasure blood.

As he continued to delve deeper, the distance between Lu Ye and the elder gradually changed; once their distance had been continuously narrowing, but as time passed, the speed of this narrowing began to slow, and then it couldn't narrow anymore until it widened.

The relentless white-haired elder's eyes were turning red!

At this point, how could he not understand that Lu Ye was a cultivator who had participated in and won the Divine Sea Contest, as only such a person in this world can resist the influence of the ancient environment of stellar phenomena.

He continued to persist, because although Lu Ye was unaffected by the ancient environment, the power of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone was something no cultivator could withstand, and that pervasive grinding power was also a test.

The elder hoped that his stronger cultivation would allow him to delve deeper than Lu Ye, thus having a chance to catch up.

His cultivation was gradually slipping, this decline from the suppressive effect of the ancient environment, degrading from late-stage Moon Jade to mid-stage, finally becoming early-stage…

Until he was almost falling out of the Moon Jade Realm, the white-haired elder stopped with a face full of unwillingness, looking in the direction of Lu Ye's escape, and screaming in frustration.

He couldn't catch him anymore!

To him, this was simply intolerable.

But he dared not continue because this spot was already his limit, moving forward any further would risk his cultivation being suppressed below Moon Jade, and that terrifying grinding power would likely cause him to explode on the spot.

He simply couldn't figure out how Lu Ye, a Peak Constellation, persisted where he couldn't.

This depth simply wasn't one a Constellation could penetrate, not even a physique cultivator!

Lu Ye, however, could penetrate as a physique cultivator in the Constellation Realm.

His physique has always been comparable to physique cultivators of the same realm, and upon reaching Peak Constellation and comprehending the Blood Race legacy to condense treasure blood, his physique climbed another level.

In the current Constellation Realm, almost no one could compare with him in terms of physique, unless they belonged to an exceptionally unique race.

Yet, even so, Lu Ye still felt he was nearing his limit.

Fortunately, the white-haired elder stopped pursuing; if the latter continued the chase, Lu Ye truly wouldn't know how to shake him off.

Now finally free of the entangling pursuers, Lu Ye was in a great mood.

He delved further inside until he felt he reached his own limit, then he stopped.

During the escape, he actually sensed the presence of some cultivators, obviously here to refine their bodies.

But such a place doesn't suit conflict, so regardless of who enters, they basically maintain a principle of not interfering with each other.

Not only are there Constalletions, but also Moon Jade cultivators here refining their physiques; however, at the depth where Lu Ye currently stands, not a single trace of Moon Jade could be seen, as even a late-stage Moon Jade cultivator like the white-haired elder couldn't delve deeper, indicating the intensity.

Of course, if there were Moon Jade cultivators who had refined spirit light from the Taichu Realm, such a position wouldn't be their limit, as they could ignore the cultivation suppression brought by the ancient environment and venture further.

Lu Ye sat down cross-legged, calmly feeling the omnipresent grinding power, perceiving the changes in himself.