Sage of Humanity-Chapter 597 - 595: Killing Someone with a Borrowed Knife

Heaven's Augury Baptism was an honor exclusively awarded to cultivators on the Spirit Stream Ranking. There was no equivalent Cloud River Ranking on the Cloud River battlefield, and Lu Ye had never heard of any Cloud River Realm cultivator receiving the Heaven's Augury Baptism—until he and his companions stumbled upon it here.

It seemed that the altar they had activated did not lead to the secret realm Feng Yuechan had speculated about; it was simply a Heaven's Augury Baptism.

But for Lu Ye and his peers, this was the best and most direct reward they could receive.

In his excitement, Lu Ye suddenly realized a problem.

On the Spirit Stream battlefield, he had received Heaven's Augury Baptism four times, each time with diminishing effects. By the fourth, the effects were almost negligible, which was one reason he resolutely advanced to the Cloud River Realm. If he had still been able to obtain significant benefits, why would he have left the Spirit Stream battlefield?

Not just him; Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan had experienced the same. Having dominated the Spirit Stream Ranking for over ten years, they heard that the augury no longer lured them by the end. They held their places on the ranking in vain, without any tangible rewards.

Among the four present, including Amber, only Giant Armor had never experienced Heaven's Augury Baptism.

So… even if this place was meant for Heaven's Augury Baptism, would it truly be effective for them?

If it were of no use, even as a site of Heaven's Augury Baptism, they would receive no benefits.

Li Baxian had obviously realized this issue too; he quietly refined the power surrounding them. After a while, he looked thrilled, "It's effective!"

Lu Ye tested it as well, and indeed, as Li Baxian had said, the mist here was slightly different from that received during the Spirit Stream Ranking's baptism—markedly superior. While the Spirit Stream Ranking's baptism no longer benefitted Lu Ye and the others, the mist here did.

"Spread out," Lu Ye suggested.

Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan both nodded in agreement.

Giant Armor had already sat down cross-legged, eyes closed in cultivation, and with each breath, he drew massive amounts of the thick white mist into his mouth, filling his lungs.

Lu Ye walked in one direction, but after travelling less than thirty meters, an invisible barrier blocked his path.

He tried to push with his hand, only to find the barrier extremely solid, impervious to his current level of cultivation. He changed direction and moved sideways.

After walking a few dozen meters more, predictably, another invisible barrier appeared before him.

It became clear that the space here was not large, measuring only a few dozen meters in length and width.

Looking back, he could no longer see Li Baxian and the others. The dense white mist rolled and obscured his vision.

He stopped exploring; it was no longer necessary. Lu Ye sat down on the spot and began to construct a mini spirit energy gathering funnel around himself.

Yiyi emerged from Amber's body and sat down to cultivate about ten meters from him, while Amber opened her mouth wide, gulping down the omnipresent mist voraciously.

With the addition of each mini gathering funnel, the mist around him was drawn in by an invisible force, continuously flowing into Lu Ye's body. As the number of funnels grew, the movement of the mist around Lu Ye became visibly discernible.

His cultivation aptitude was indeed poor; he couldn't normally absorb nature's spiritual energy and was even incapable of drawing out spirit force from Spirit Stones.

However, under his unique cultivation method, in an environment like this, he could reap benefits unmatched by anyone else.

He remembered back at Dragon Spring and in the Soul Cleansing Pool, he had used such a cultivation method to obtain unimaginable benefits.

From his cursory experience, he was certain that the white mist here was of a higher grade than that of the Spirit Stream Ranking's Augury Baptism, but he found it difficult to judge the exact extent of the superiority.

Until this moment.

A look of surprise crossed Lu Ye's face.

As the invisible force from around him poured into his body, every piece of his flesh slowly writhed; it was a sign of bodily strengthening. His entire psyche felt as if it were in the clouds, buoyant and almost celestial, with his mental power also increasing at a remarkably rapid pace.

And not just that, a surging force poured into the river of spirit force within him, not only enlarging it but also significantly accelerating its flow.

This Heaven's Augury Baptism here… could actually enhance cultivation!

The Spirit Stream Ranking's Augury Baptism did not have this effect. On the Spirit Stream battlefield, the four Heavenly rewards that Lu Ye received had strengthened both his physique and psyche, but never once did his cultivation increase.

But here it could!

On further thought, it made sense.

Generally, the cultivators who made it onto the Spirit Stream Ranking were of the 9th Heaven cultivation. In the Spirit Stream Realm, that was already the limit. To advance further, one had to ascend to the Cloud River. Therefore, the Spirit Stream battlefield's Augury Baptism lacked the effect of enhancing cultivation because it was useless to the powerhouses on the Ranking.

Lu Ye was the first person in history to ascend to the Spirit Stream Ranking with 7th Heaven cultivation, and also the first to occupy the top of the Spirit Stream Ranking with 8th Heaven cultivation.

The baptism from Heaven's Augury not only strengthened the physique and mental power but also enhanced cultivation level; this time, it was much better than what the Spirit Stream Ranking could offer.

It was foreseeable that, after this time, his own strength would see a significant increase again.

It was just unknown how long he could cultivate here.

Although this was a reward from Heaven's Augury, it was impossible to cultivate here indefinitely. Realizing this, Lu Ye grew even more eager.

While several people were cultivating here, in the Great Wilderness Mountain, two figures were flying through the air in a disheveled escape; they were Xia Liang and Tan Sheng.

Just as Lu Ye killed the Fox Demon and broke the Psyche Secret Technique, these two realized something was amiss. They immediately took to the air and fled, ending up here.

"Brother Xia, let's take a break," Tan Sheng said breathlessly. Today's experiences were truly unreal; they had fought a bloody battle with an Overlord-class demon beast and hadn't fully recovered yet when a pack of wolves launched an attack.

The two survived not just out of luck but also by relying on their own formidable strength, after all, as cultivators of the Cloud River Level 9, they possessed depth that was not comparable to ordinary cultivators.

Even so, Tan Sheng was nearly at the end of his strength.

Xia Liang still had some strength left but wouldn't last much longer. Seeing Tan Sheng's disheveled state, he nodded, "Then let's rest a bit."

They immediately landed and each took an elixir pill to recover their energy.

A moment later, Tan Sheng had partially recovered, and with a look of lingering fear said, "I never expected that there would be such an exotic beast on the Cloud River battlefield."

Thinking back on the past month in Fox Fairy Valley, Tan Sheng felt as if he had been living in a dream. When enslaved by the Fox Demon's Psyche Secret Technique, he didn't notice anything amiss until the secret technique naturally dissolved with the death of the Fox Demon, and only then did he awaken as if from a dream.

"There are many wonders in this world. Even though we are at the Cloud River Realm, our knowledge and experience are still too limited."

"What I can't fathom even more is how Lu Yiye managed to get away." Considering past events, it seemed that Lu Yiye had never been affected by the Psyche Secret Technique. Otherwise, he wouldn't have directed the wolves to attack them. Today's events must have been in Lu Yiye's plans for a long time; otherwise, the timing would not have been so coincidental, coming precisely when the Fox Fairy Valley was battling the Overlord-class demon beast and was greatly weakened.

Xia Liang had been thinking about this problem too and voiced his suspicion, "There's only one possibility, that fellow's psyche is strong enough to resist the Fox Demon's Psyche Secret Technique."

Tan Sheng's eyes twitched, "He's merely at the Cloud River Level 4. Even if his psyche is strong, how strong can it really be?"

Though he said this, he also knew that this was the only plausible explanation; even the Fox Demon would not have expected that among so many cultivators in Fox Fairy Valley, she would eventually die at the hands of the one with the lowest cultivation.

"This Lu Yiye... has done many things out of the ordinary on the Spirit Stream battlefield, not to be underestimated." Since the last time, Xia Liang had deeply researched Lu Ye's information. When he saw the various reports about Lu Ye, he was truly shocked.

Since ancient times, there had never been a cultivator who stirred up such a commotion on the Spirit Stream battlefield, nor one who, through their own efforts, repeatedly made the Core Circle's sects suffer losses.

Also, since ancient times, there had been no cultivator who occupied the top of the Spirit Stream Ranking with 8th Heaven cultivation.

Before this trip, he had already warned himself not to underestimate Lu Yiye, but now it seems that his so-called high estimate was still an underestimate. Three cultivators of the Cloud River Level 9 joined forces for revenge, and now Wei Que was dead while the two of them fled like bereaved dogs.

Tan Sheng let out a hollow laugh, "Are we considered to have received his life-saving grace?"

Xia Liang snorted, "Does Brother Tan intend to be grateful to him?"

Tan Sheng's expression chilled, "How could I? He killed my New Moon Sect disciples and destroyed our New Moon Sect base, I dare not forget it! It's just... seeking revenge is as difficult as ascending to the heavens!"

Even if they now knew the location of Lu Ye's spirit ground, so what? The place was shrouded in formations and guarded by a wolf pack. Not just the two of them, even if they found dozens more helpers, they might not succeed.

With their connections, they could indeed find that many helpers, even a hundred if needed.

But even then... could they really take down that spirit ground, could they really kill Lu Yiye? Even if possible, the cost in lives would be terrifying.

Xia Liang clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking. He couldn't understand how Lu Yiye deserved to command such a wolf pack!

He also thought back to his time in Fox Fairy Valley, where he diligently guided Lu Yiye in saber skills every day, even generously sharing the secret technique of Mental Eye... The frustration in his heart was nearly overwhelming.

That damn trickster had never been influenced by the Psyche Secret Technique, but he was using false authority to seek his saber skills guidance. He himself was a complete fool, teaching whatever he knew!

"There are more than just the two of us from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge who seek his life," Xia Liang said, trying to calm his emotions with a light voice.

"What does Brother Xia mean..." Tan Sheng mused thoughtfully.

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"If we quietly spread the location of Lu Yiye's spirit ground, there will always be people who go looking for trouble with him, especially those large spirit grounds... In order to expand the size of their spirit grounds and improve the grade, they are plundering spring spirits everywhere. A Class A spring spirit is very attractive to them, and then there's Lu Yiye..." He suddenly paused, "I remember there's a spirit ground nearby dominated by cultivators of the Sacred Fire Order. The Sacred Fire Order hates the Righteous Blood Sect more than anyone. If those fanatics learn of Lu Yiye's whereabouts, what do you think they would do?"