Sage of Humanity-Chapter 334 - 332 Wei River Confrontation

The Spirit Stream Ranking is a list spontaneously generated within the Spirit Stream battlefield, selecting only the top hundred. Every cultivator who makes it onto this list is among the most exceptional talents.

It can be said that as long as they don’t die, they are destined to advance to the Divine Sea Realm in the future.

Yet such talents died in a confused state during an assassination attempt.

Even though Li Baxian had previously informed Lu Ye about the rules of the Spirit Stream battlefield, having already been targeted once himself, how could he be completely unprepared?

Once the Allied Forces under his command reached a certain scale, he had always been on guard against an ambush from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

To kill him amid the encirclement of thousands of cultivators, they could only employ ghost cultivators.

For Lu Ye, this faction of ghost cultivators wasn’t a huge threat. Setting aside the fact that his psyche was powerful and his perception far exceeded that of the Spirit Stream Realm, even without this strong perception, he also had methods of the Array Path at his disposal.

There were no defenses set up outside his main tent because there was no need for them.

Inside the tent, he had long since arranged a Formation. Should anyone dare to sneak in, all Lu Ye needed to do was to activate the Formation, and he could trap the intruder. If he hadn’t had such confidence, he wouldn’t have allowed Giant Armor to let someone inside before.

With Lu Ye’s current strength, he was no match for a 9th Heaven level cultivator, let alone five of them.

However, with the auxiliary function of the Formation and advanced preparations, those five powerful ghost cultivators were killed before they could even make a sound, including two strong cultivators from the Spirit Stream Ranking.

Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was undoubtedly anxious because the Allied Forces led by Lu Ye posed too great a threat to them.

When it was learned that Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had dispatched five 9th Heaven level ghost cultivators for the assassination, the thousands of members of the Allied Forces were filled with indignant fury.

Lu Ye gave the order in response, and the Allied Forces set sail for the next target.

In an instant, a fleet of dozens of large ships sailed grandly away.

At the same time, within the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge camp, messages were passed among the Divine Sea strong cultivators. Once confirmed that the five highly anticipated ghost cultivators had failed, even these Divine Sea level beings felt disheartened.

In the cultivation world of the Nine Provinces, there had never been a Spirit Stream Realm cultivator who so preoccupied the Divine Sea level cultivators, preoccupied to the extent that they wished they could capture him and tear him to pieces.

With the failure of the operation targeting Lu Ye, despite not knowing why the five ghost cultivators failed, this attempt had alerted the quarry. Lu Yiye was now on guard, rendering similar tactics impossible to implement again.

Unable to target Lu Ye specifically, they could only face him head-on!

This was the contingency plan devised by the Divine Sea cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge and was not to be put into effect unless it was absolutely necessary because implementing this plan would mean that Ten Thousand Demons Ridge would have to willingly abandon many sect territories.

But without doing this, it was simply impossible to contain the movements of the Haotian Alliance Allied Forces, which would lead to even greater losses for Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Orders were passed down one after another.

In the direction of the Haotian Alliance’s offensive, sect after sect of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge’s forces abandoned their territories, and all cultivators retreated to the rear in advance.

Thousands of miles away, similarly, more forces of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge abandoned their own territories and headed forward, converging with each other.

The large commotion caused by Ten Thousand Demons Ridge couldn’t be concealed from the Haotian Alliance’s reconnaissance, and soon, the Allied Forces understood Ten Thousand Demons Ridge’s intentions.

It had to be said that this was the best response that Ten Thousand Demons Ridge could muster, and the only method capable of halting the Allied Forces’ advance.

However, at this time, the news of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge deploying five 9th Heaven level ghost cultivators to assassinate Lu Ye also spread, and the Haotian Alliance was naturally greatly enraged.

It’s like two children fighting—a side that is completely outmatched suddenly calls over several adults. How could the Haotian Alliance tolerate such blatant disregard for the rules?

The last time Ten Thousand Demons Ridge broke the rules like this, the Haotian Alliance quickly responded.

This time was no different; the conflict that started within the inner circle thus spread to the Core Circle, and more and more strong cultivators from the Core Circle began to join the Allied Forces.

Seeing this, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge naturally would not show weakness, and a large number of Core Circle strong cultivators began to mobilize and gather.

The number of cultivators gathering on both sides grew explosively.

After ten days, the two armies faced each other across the Wei River.

The Wei River is a large river that cuts across the Spirit Stream battlefield; it is one hundred yards wide, with murky and yellowish water, turbulent flows, and it also serves as a natural barrier.

On normal days, a distance of one hundred yards could be easily traversed by cultivators through weapon control-flying.

However, at this moment, neither army on the riverbanks dared to make any rash moves.

Because the number of people gathered on both sides was simply too many.

The Haotian Alliance had over eighteen thousand people—these were all those who had joined from various places in recent times, among them not lacking 8th Heaven and 9th Heaven level strong cultivators who had rushed over from the Core Circle.

Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had even more, with over twenty thousand people.

This scale of conflict between cultivators had never been seen on the Spirit Stream battlefield, as it involved too many sects.

With so many people gathering on the Haotian Alliance’s side, over a hundred sects were involved.

Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had fewer, about forty sects gathered together—the difference being that they had moved out completely. Forty sects had given up their territories well in advance, and all their forces had assembled here.

This was tantamount to Ten Thousand Demons Ridge gathering the strength of forty sects ahead of time into one place.

This was the backup plan devised by the Divine Sea Realm strong cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Since the Haotian Alliance’s Allied Forces couldn’t defend their territories wherever they went, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge simply chose to abandon them in advance and concentrate all strength in one place to counter the enemy.

One has to admit, this desperate measure was quite effective. At the very least, for now, the Haotian Alliance’s Allied Forces had been stopped at the Wei River and could no longer advance.

The entire Nine Provinces cultivation world’s focus was now on this area, with a vast amount of information being transmitted at every moment.

Moreover, as time passed, more and more cultivators from both camps who heard the news were rushing over to bolster their respective sides.

Lu Ye truly had not expected things to develop to this point!

His initial intention was just to capture a few more Ten Thousand Demons Ridge power’s bases with some people and earn more merit. However, step by step, the situation had gradually spiraled out of his control.

This wasn’t good news because once a large-scale confrontation broke out, it would be a huge loss to both the Haotian Alliance and Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. In a chaos involving tens of thousands of fighters, who could guarantee victory?

Moreover, with the Wei River between them, the side making the initiative to attack was at a great disadvantage. Right now, no one dared to take the offensive. To cross the river, one must resort to weapon control-flying, and if the Flying Spirit Artifacts were destroyed, the casualties would be severe.

Under such circumstances, the cultivators from both sides were at a deadlock across the Wei River.

The Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side took a deep breath.

It had not been easy, but they finally stopped the Haotian Alliance’s advancing forces. Looking across the entire Spirit Stream battlefield, ever since they left the Canglan Mountain base, the Allied Forces were like a greedy caterpillar, devouring every Ten Thousand Demons Ridge base they encountered.

One to two hundred Ten Thousand Demons Ridge sect bases had already been breached, with incalculable losses.

During the standoff, the cultivators were not idle; they hurled insults across the Wei River, and with everyone’s keen hearing, even amidst the roaring river waves, the shouting could be heard clearly.

But it was all bark and no bite; everyone was waiting for the other side to lose patience and make the first move. Yet, no one was a fool, and no one would make such a foolish choice.

What a mess.

Amid the cursing, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side paid special attention to Lu Ye since he was the root cause of the incident. Stay connected via novelbuddy

Before the arrival of Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer, the Spirit Stream battlefield had been stable and orderly. But with him, everything turned chaotic. Now the strong cultivators from the Core Circle were fleeing into the inner circle, and who knew if they might soon flee to the outer circle?

From the perspective of those on Ten Thousand Demons Ridge’s side, Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer was the greatest disaster in the world.

On the third day of the stalemate.

Inside the large tent where Lu Ye was, dozens of people gathered.

His eyes swept over the crowd, Lu Ye spoke slowly, "I believe everyone should have received the messages from our sect elders by now. The Divine Sea Realm of our Haotian Alliance has agreed to Ten Thousand Demons Ridge’s demands and is preparing to discuss how to resolve this matter."

I received a message from Shui Yuan a stick of incense’s time ago, informing me of this news.

If it weren’t for having no other choice, the Divine Sea Realm of both camps wouldn’t be willing to sit down and negotiate. With years of deep-seated hatred, why talk if they could fight?

Everyone has a short temper; it’s possible that during the talks, things may fall apart, leading to a bloody battle.

Moreover, the Divine Sea Realm strong cultivators generally don’t bother with the matters of the Spirit Stream battlefield. To them, the Spirit Stream battlefield is a place for youngsters to practice and not worth too much of their attention.

But the issue with the Spirit Stream battlefield has become too grave this time, grave to the extent that the young cultivators of the Spirit Stream Realm can no longer cope with it, forcing the Divine Sea Realm to intervene.

If the two large armies across the Wei River were to battle, it would be a genuine war! By then, regardless of which side, they would have to endure tremendous losses.

All nodded in agreement, evidently having received messages from their sects.

"What are Brother Yiye’s plans?" asked a strong 8th Heaven level cultivator who had come from the Core Circle to reinforce the troops.

Lu Ye had convened them at this juncture, evidently with an intention to take some action.

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Lu Ye’s face was calm, "Based on the current trend, negotiation is the eventual outcome, and it’s what both sides are leaning toward. Perhaps the seniors of our Haotian Alliance will make Ten Thousand Demons Ridge bleed a little, but our Allied Forces’ offensive will have to stop here."

The crowd fell silent. Despite their unwillingness, they had to admit Lu Ye was right.

Ten Thousand Demons Ridge wouldn’t be able to withstand the consequences of a war breaking out between the two sides, and the Haotian Alliance wouldn’t either. In such a scale of conflict, even the strong cultivators from the Core Circle wouldn’t have too much of an advantage.

Thus, the only outcome was for both sides to cease fighting and withdraw their troops.

However, as Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was the side being attacked, the Divine Sea Realm of the Haotian Alliance would certainly propose some demands that weren’t too excessive and that Ten Thousand Demons Ridge could accept.

For example, compensation of some resources to give the Haotian Alliance’s Allied Forces an explanation. This process would certainly not be short; they would likely need to haggle for a while.

"So I am going to open up another battlefield!"

Everyone raised their heads, looking at Lu Ye in astonishment, not immediately grasping the meaning behind his words.

After thinking for a moment, some had an epiphany.

Zhao Li said, "Does Brother Yiye mean... to start afresh elsewhere?"