Sage of Humanity-Chapter 452 450: Come Out to Greet the Guest

In the spirit ground, Lu Ye sat casually on a rock, the Boulder Mountain Saber by his side, with a book in his hands that he was reading with great interest, occasionally popping an elixir pill into his mouth.

The spiritual energy within the spirit ground had completely stabilized.

According to Shen Xiaomao's evaluation, the grade of this spirit ground was slightly above Class C, but not quite reaching the level of Class B.

Lu Ye was quite shocked because compared to the nature's spiritual energy of the sect headquarters in the Core Circle of the Spirit Stream battlefield, the spiritual energy here in the spirit ground was three to four times greater.

If this isn't even Class B, then what wonders would Class B hold, let alone the better Class A spirit ground?

No wonder the cultivators at the Cloud River battlefield yearned so much for spirit grounds; for most cultivators who relied on absorbing nature's spiritual energy as their main method of cultivation, a good cultivation environment was crucial, as it related to the speed at which their cultivation progressed.

In terms of experience muddling through in the Cloud River battlefield, Shen Xiaomao doubtlessly had more than Lu Ye, a newcomer; in the past few days they spent together, Lu Ye had learned a lot of common knowledge from her, including how to evaluate the grade of a spirit ground.

As she said, if using the spiritual energy of the sect headquarters in the Core Circle of the Spirit Stream battlefield as a standard for measurement, a place with twice the concentration would be considered a Class D spirit ground.

Three times denser would be Class C, four times denser would be Class B, and five times or more would be Class A.

Based on such standards, this spirit ground was indeed between Class C and Class B.

The reason he wasn't cultivating inside his house but had run outside was mainly to wait for one or two lucky Fellow Daoists who might pass by!

Right now, only Lu Ye and Shen Xiaomao were present in the spirit ground, with Lu Ye at Cloud River Level 1 and Shen Xiaomao at Cloud River Level 5; even though Lu Ye had set up a large number of Formations within the spirit ground, their defensive power was relatively weak, so they still needed more manpower.

On this matter, Lu Ye and Shen Xiaomao reached an agreement.

Typically, a small spirit ground like this one would gather three to five people; Lu Ye had already informed Giant Armor, so they needed one or two more to strengthen their numbers.

Given the Heaven's Augury Pact they had previously signed, both of them couldn't secretly rally cultivators they knew, so they had no choice but to wait here, hoping to encounter one or two suitable candidates by chance.

According to what Shen Xiaomao said, such a spirit ground, neither high nor low in grade, didn't need to worry too much about being targeted by powerhouses in the Cloud River Realm because those powerhouses would prefer to occupy Class B or even Class A spirit grounds. Hence, a spirit ground between Class C to Class B was just right for cultivators at the Cloud River Level 4-5.

So a spirit ground's lower grade wasn't necessarily a bad thing; if it were a Class A grade, it might attract powerhouses from Cloud River Level 8-9, and if that happened, the spirit ground definitely couldn't be preserved.

Only then did Lu Ye realize that there was so much to consider for just a spirit ground.

This place was akin to a desolate wild land, so very few people came by, and Lu Ye waited outside for a day without seeing a single soul.

The next day, it was Shen Xiaomao's turn to keep watch.

Just entered the Cloud River battlefield, Lu Ye naturally had to focus on improving his own cultivation as the main task; only with enhanced cultivation could he possess sufficient self-protection power.

Therefore, he had been cultivating diligently these past few days, swallowing a large number of Origin Spirit Pills, coupled with the rich spiritual energy in the spirit ground, the river of spirit force inside him grew more robust by the day.

The cultivation in the Cloud River Realm was all about expanding the river of spirit force; breaking through each limit meant one's cultivation would rise a level until the river of spirit force filled the entire body and transformed into a lake of spirit force, forming a True Lake.

As he was cultivating, he suddenly heard Shen Xiaomao's voice from outside, along with another person's voice.

Lu Ye put down the book he was holding and listened quietly.

A moment later, he heard Shen Xiaomao call out from outside, "Fellow Daoist Ye, come out and greet the guests."

Lu Ye stood up with a dark expression, opened the door, and stepped out.

He saw Shen Xiaomao standing within the big array, and outside the light screen of the big array stood another figure, also a woman. She had a delicate appearance, with a teardrop mole beneath the corner of her eye, pitifully endearing.

Shen Xiaomao greeted with enthusiasm, "Fellow Daoist Ye, a homeless Fellow Daoist has arrived, her name is..."

"Ruan Qingzhu," the woman outside the big array said with a graceful gesture, her voice soft and delicate, a stark contrast to the loud and straightforward Shen Xiaomao.

"Right, her name is Ruan Qingzhu," Shen Xiaomao nodded, "Fellow Daoist Ye, I've asked her, and Fellow Daoist Ruan is willing to stay. She's quite capable, with cultivation at Cloud River Level 4, just what we need."

Ruan Qingzhu stood with her hands before her, performed another graceful gesture, and said, "Grateful for not abandoning me, if allowed to stay, I shall advance and retreat together with both Fellow Daoists."

Lu Ye looked at her for a while, nodded slightly, took out the Great Array Jade Cluster to open up the protective array, allowing Ruan Qingzhu to walk in, then handed over the Heaven's Augury Pact he and Shen Xiaomao had signed earlier, "Take a look for yourself, and if there are no problems, sign it."

Ruan Qingzhu took it, checked it carefully, and said with a slight smile, "No problem."

As she said this, she bit her finger and pressed the fingerprint onto the Heaven's Augury Pact.

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Lu Ye secured the Heaven's Augury Pact.

Shen Xiaomao clapped her hands in approval and said, "Now we have three people. Counting Fellow Daoist Ye's Sect Brother who has not yet arrived, we will have four. So we can accept at most one more. I think we can leave the last spot to fate; there's no need to insist. What do you both think?"

"Fine by me," Lu Ye had no objections.

Ruan Qingzhu, being new, had no objections either and said with a smile, "I'll listen to sister."

Shen Xiaomao's face lit up with a smile, "Then it's settled. Over mountains and seas, it's by fate that we can gather here together. In the following days, we will have to rely on each other a lot."

Ruan Qingzhu pressed her lips together with a smile, "Sister, what are you talking about? It's me who should be depending on you."

Lu Ye had already turned and entered the room, continuing his cultivation.

Outside, Shen Xiaomao said to Ruan Qingzhu, "This guy is somewhat somber, but he's not a bad person. You'll get to know him better as time goes by."

"Mm-hmm."

"Since you're new here, let me help you get settled. Which side do you want to stay on? There are several empty houses here, and I live on this side."

"Then I shall be neighbors with sister."

"Very well."

Inside the house, Lu Ye frowned deeply, feeling that women are indeed strange creatures—they had only just met, and yet they could get along so comfortably. Truly curious and odd indeed.

With Ruan Qingzhu joining the spirit ground, having a Cloud River Level 4 cultivation was considered quite good, and naturally, the defensive strength increased. Together with the various formations that Lu Ye had set up, it would be difficult for others to take over this place unless they had an absolute advantage in numbers or strength.

Otherwise, a casual group of three to five people wouldn't be nearly enough.

The days went by, one after another, and Lu Ye was so engrossed in his cultivation that he couldn't extricate himself, quickly depleting the Origin Spirit Pills he had brought from his sect.

Suddenly, he realized that he had brought too few elixir pills. Mainly, he had not anticipated the Cloud River battlefield to be like this. In the Spirit Stream battlefield, he could obtain supplies for cultivation by defeating enemies, but so far in Cloud River battlefield, he had yet to kill a single person, leading to a shortage of elixir pills.

His main method of cultivation was to swallow elixir pills. Without enough pills, how could he continue his cultivation?

He took out the ten-part map to check, and saw that about 800 miles away there was a Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union. For him at this moment, that wasn't too far. Traveling by weapon control-flying, a round trip would only take about half a day.

The next day, he stepped out of his room and went to Shen Xiaomao's nearby quarters, raising his hand to knock on her door.

The door opened, and Shen Xiaomao looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Something you need, Fellow Daoist Ye?"

"I need to step out for a bit," he said.

"Oh," Shen Xiaomao nodded, "Then make it a quick trip."

Lu Ye handed over the jade cluster for controlling the great array to her, "Take care while I'm away."

"Don't worry, we'll hold down the fort!" Shen Xiaomao thumped her chest with a trembling hand, causing Lu Ye to inadvertently take a couple more glances.

Summoning the spirit ark, Lu Ye soared into the sky.

The door next door opened, and Ruan Qingzhu poked her head out, curious, "Where is Fellow Daoist Ye off to?"

Shen Xiaomao shook her head, "He didn't say, just that he needed to go out. No need to worry about him; he's a grown man."

Ruan Qingzhu pursed her lips with a smile.

Traveling by weapon control, as swift as the wind and as fast as lightning, he headed in the direction of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union.

After days of cultivation, although Lu Ye had not made a breakthrough, the accumulation of his spirit force had reached a certain limit. He felt that he was about to make a breakthrough, just missing that final step.

However, even after the breakthrough, he would still be at Cloud River Level 2, which was still at the bottom of the Cloud River battlefield.

But a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and one must eat one bite at a time.

Outside the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, Lu Ye alighted and walked in.

He found a mercantile union manager and spent a large amount of Spirit Stones to purchase a batch of Origin Spirit Pills, leaving only a small amount for emergency use.

The Spirit Stones he had brought from his sect were not too many, and if he were to deplete all his elixir pills, he would have to find a way to obtain supplies for cultivation.

How to find them was a problem. Just as he was about to leave, the mercantile union manager said, "There will be a spirit fortune stick auction tonight at the union, including a purple one. If the customer is interested, perhaps you'd like to stay and take a look."

Naturally, Lu Ye was interested. Spirit fortune sticks were vastly helpful for advancing cultivation, and after having used the purple and green ones before, he had never forgot the feeling of rapidly increasing his power.

Unfortunately, encountering Heaven-bestowed spirit fortune sticks was something one could only hope for but not seek; he had not come across any more in recent days.

The auction for spirit fortune sticks used merit as currency, and he had more than 70,000 merits left. Looking over the entire Cloud River battlefield, there shouldn't be many with more merit than him.

With so many merits in hand, he feared no competitors at the auction.

When Lu Ye had first entered the Cloud River battlefield, he wanted to experience the spirit fortune stick auction, but unfortunately, he had just missed one by two days.

This time he finally had the chance. He decided to stay.

He messaged Shen Xiaomao, letting her know he'd return a bit later. She quickly replied, acknowledging his message and reminding him to be careful, giving Lu Ye a touch of warmth in the unfamiliar territory of the Cloud River battlefield.