Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1705 - 1703: Sudden Crisis

At Han Dong's residence, Lu Ye was drinking merrily with him, chatting and laughing.

Having crafted a sheath for the Boulder Mountain Saber, Lu Ye was quite happy. Although the quality of this sheath wasn't great, it could temporarily meet his needs. He could craft a better one when his cultivation improved, and it would be easier then.

Moreover, Lu Ye had a small idea. The strength of the Drawn Saber Slash lies in the cultivator's mana accumulating in the spirit rune. This doesn't have strict requirements on the cultivator's own power; any combat cultivator can use it. In other words, anyone with this sheath can basically wield the Drawn Saber Slash ability.

So, this thing has the potential to be popularized.

Of course, not right now. It took Lu Ye two months to craft this one sheath, and he didn't have that much time to make more for others.

If there's a chance, perhaps he could try it on a small scale. Among those close to him, there are several combat cultivators. For instance, Nian Yuexian, this sword cultivator, is quite suitable for having a sheath imbued with Drawn Saber Slash spirit runes.

The lethality of sword cultivators is already strong, and with the explosive power of spirit runes, it would be even stronger.

They still need to groom their own Artifact Refiners in the Nine Provinces. If there were enough outstanding Artifact Refiners in the Nine Provinces, this idea could be achieved. By then, every combat cultivator in the Nine Provinces could wield such a method, and the damage in that explosive moment would be terrifying.

But this is difficult. Han Dong, at Moon Jade Mid-Stage cultivation, is quite skilled in Artifact Refining. Yet even if Lu Ye taught him the spirit runes, it might take him years to craft it.

Lu Ye briefly considered this and did not delve deeper, continuing to drink with Han Dong.

Suddenly, Han Dong took out an audio talisman to inspect it. Someone must have transmitted a message to him. In the next instant, he stood up in surprise.

"What happened?" Lu Ye asked him when he saw his unusual expression.

"There's a sudden situation!" Han Dong said while rushing out, looking very urgent. "Junior brother, you go back and rest. I'll come find you later."

Lu Ye nodded: "Okay!"

But unexpectedly, Han Dong stopped again, looked back at Lu Ye for a moment, raised his hand, and said: "Junior brother, come along!"

Lu Ye was puzzled, not knowing why Han Dong suddenly changed his mind.

Judging by Han Dong's expression changes, this unexpected situation certainly wasn't trivial. Otherwise, it wouldn't make him, at Moon Jade, so anxious.

Lu Ye initially thought it was a local affair of the Jade Conch World, but since Han Dong asked him to come along, it didn't seem quite right?

He didn't think the situation related to him, nor did he maliciously speculate about it. Since Han Dong asked, he followed, with Ma Shangsi close behind.

The three figures soared into the sky, under Han Dong's lead, rushing towards the domain's boundaries.

Lu Ye keenly noticed that not only Han Dong was moving, but several Moon Jades he had seen before were too, and even the World Lord, Qiu Wu, was flying out.

What major event could this possibly be?

Normally, unless faced with domain destruction, someone of Qiu Wu's stature wouldn't act so easily. Now even Qiu Wu couldn't remain seated; it's definitely serious.

Lu Ye felt puzzled, but didn't ask details. He would naturally know what he should, and there's no need to ask about what he shouldn't. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

In no time, a group of Jade Conch Moon Jades gathered in the nearby airspace.

All were familiar faces. All the Moon Jades Lu Ye had seen before were there, even Wu Zhuo, which surprised Lu Ye, as he thought Wu Zhuo would have left during the two months he spent refining with Han Dong.

Lu Ye glanced at Wu Zhuo, showing inquiry. Wu Zhuo slowly shook his head, wearing a similarly bewildered expression.

"What's the situation?" Han Dong asked urgently.

"We'll talk while moving!" Qiu Wu said, summoning a starboat. Everyone boarded it and it immediately transformed into a streak of light, rushing deep into the stellar space.

Lu Ye felt something and turned to look back. From within the Jade Conch World, figures were flying out, also riding starboats and following.

Those were the Jade Conch World's Constellations!

Not only the Constellations inside the domain were moving, the ones outside were heading in the same direction too.

This setup looked like all the cultivators atop the Jade Conch Constellations were mobilizing. Lu Ye realized this matter might be bigger than he thought. The Jade Conch World was already adopting a stance of war!

On the starboat, several Jade Conch Moon Jades listened to Qiu Wu's explanation, their expressions gradually growing serious.

Lu Ye and Wu Zhuo stood aside, listening, gradually understanding what exactly was happening.

The position of the entire Jade Conch Galaxy within the stellar space is rather remote. Such remoteness doesn't mean the cultivation resources spawned within the galaxy are barren. Judging from the current situation, the resources spawned within our galaxy, though not abundant, are still quite alright.

The greatest challenge of isolation is the difficulty in communicating with other star systems.

When the Nine Provinces ascended to a large domain, the Constellations began to explore the surrounding stellar space. Jade Conch had been a large domain for countless years, and with nearly ten Moon Jades, it naturally explored the surrounding stellar space, with a scope that far exceeded that of the Nine Provinces.

Currently, the Jade Conch Galaxy contains three large domains. Extending outward in the direction of Nine Provinces, a truly vast desolate star region can be reached within two years' journey at the pace of a Constellation Late Stage cultivator. It is a land of dead silence, devoid of any cultivation domains, not even the most inferior one.

Extending outward from the direction of the Qingli Dao World leads to the geomagnetic turbulence zone.

Similarly, extending outward from the Jade Conch World leads to another desolate star region. However, in this direction, there are other star systems. Once, a Moon Jade from Jade Conch spent twenty years traversing that desolate star region and reached these star systems.

Twenty years is not a short time, even for a Moon Jade. Over such a great distance, it is difficult for Jade Conch to maintain any contact with the opposite side. Additionally, Jade Conch itself is not very strong, so it dares not engage with them much.

In the vastness of stellar space, there are indeed many star systems like Jade Conch, surrounded by either vast and boundless desolate star regions or perilous stellar marvels, leading to isolation from the outside world.

Under normal circumstances, star systems like Jade Conch are not particularly strong or weak. They develop in isolation, with no great opportunities for advancement, and are unable to partake in the various top-tier competitions in stellar space, yet they face no major crises either.

However, unexpected changes do occur.

Nearly three years ago, cultivators from Jade Conch noticed some strange phenomena in the direction of the desolate star region. Suddenly, a vast area of cold air appeared in that stellar space.

This occurrence was rare, so when the news was reported back, the Moon Jades of Jade Conch promptly went to investigate on-site. After thorough checks, they could not discern anything.

This vast area of cold air appeared out of nowhere, neither dissipating nor causing any specific harm.

As time passed, Jade Conch eventually ignored it. The cultivators of Jade Conch named the area "Icy Domain" and marked it on the star map.

Soon, the cultivators from Jade Conch discovered that the cold air in the Icy Domain not only posed no danger but also had some benefits. Cultivators possessing chilly-attribute powers experienced greatly increased efficiency in their cultivation there.

Gradually, the Icy Domain became a preferred place for certain cultivators; many who cultivated chilly-attribute powers or secret techniques liked to go there.

However, things changed six months ago. After three years of stillness, the Icy Domain began showing peculiar changes. The mass of cold air seemed to come alive, vibrating rhythmically.

Jade Conch did not dare to slack, immediately deploying numerous people for surveillance.

This included several Moon Jades!

Two months ago, Lu Ye and Wu Zhuo arrived only to find there were few Jade Conch Constellations, due to these events. Whether the changes in the Icy Domain were a blessing or a curse was unknown, so, as a precaution, Qiu Wu deployed nearly half of Jade Conch's force there to ensure that in case of unforeseen changes, sufficient counterforce was available.

Eventually, the unexpected did happen.

Half a month ago, space in the Icy Domain suddenly shattered and an Insect Path appeared, from which countless lifeforms emerged fearlessly for battle.

Fortunately, Qiu Wu had the foresight to station many people there, so when noticing something amiss, the few Moon Jades on site led the Constellations to intercept.

The position of the Insect Path was fixed, giving Jade Conch an absolute geographical advantage. The lifeforms coming from the Insect Path were not strong, countless were slaughtered, but their strength was peculiar. It seemed to possess a very special pollution power. Even as they died, their pollution power lingered and accumulated, limiting the Jade Conch cultivators.

Additionally, the invading forces seemed endless, making the loss of the Icy Domain Insect Path only a matter of time.

So the Moon Jades there decided promptly, ordering a message to be sent to Jade Conch requesting reinforcements. The message, relayed step by step from the Icy Domain to Jade Conch, took merely one day.

Upon receiving the message, Jade Conch wasted no time, almost exhausting its remaining domain forces to provide support.

Qiu Wu realized that this could very well be a disaster for Jade Conch. If mishandled, it might truly lead to domain destruction.

Lu Ye furrowed his brow, just about to ask which race the invading lifeforms belonged to when he suddenly felt his sleeve being tugged.

Turning his head, he saw Ma Shangsi looking at him, communicating with a grave expression: "My lord, it should be the Filth Race."

Lu Ye was taken aback, asking, "Are you sure?"

"Though I haven't seen it firsthand, there's an Icy Domain Insect Path and a Force of Filth. It must be. Apart from the Filth Race, no other race could cause such a thing."

Lu Ye's expression turned serious. If it's the Filth Race, then things have indeed become troublesome.

The Filth Race... across stellar space, it is almost a race that induces fear in all races because they once nearly unified the entire stellar space, enslaving all races under their feet.

Lu Ye learned about this from some records at Xiyuan Pavilion of the Dwarf Race, although the records were vague due to the distant times. Even the Dwarf Race couldn't clarify the details completely. However, there's no doubt that the Filth Race is an extremely powerful and evil race.

Lu Ye never expected that a remote place like Jade Conch would one day face such a crisis.