Sage of Humanity
Chapter 844 - 842 The Tiger Smells the Rose

The number of Corpse Race creatures attracted to Ziwei Dao Palace was ultimately not comparable to those at Huntian Holy Temple, not too many, so even though there weren't many Nine Provinces cultivators appearing here, they could still easily resolve the situation.

Lu Ye looked around but didn't find the figures of Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan. He sent a message to inquire and learned that the two had already left the vicinity of the Dao Palace and joined other squads to hunt the Corpse Race.

Informing his Fourth Senior Brother that he and Giant Armor had returned to Ziwei Dao Palace, he then ended the transmission.

Hunting the Corpse Race was the current state of affairs for the Nine Provinces cultivators. Such easy opportunities to earn battle merit were rare, and the cultivators naturally cherished them.

If Lu Ye didn't need to recuperate, he wouldn't have missed this opportunity either.

However, one reason was that his injuries hadn't healed yet, and another was that he had already gained enough benefits and didn't need to scramble for those small profits anymore.

Moreover, with so many cultivators from the Nine Provinces arriving this time, even if he went hunting, he might not gain much. It was better to rest and recover.

Just as he returned to the small courtyard where everyone had previously resided, Pang Huanyin arrived upon hearing the news.

"How are your injuries?" she asked with concern.

Since the start of this action, the Dao Palace cultivators under her command had been acting separately from Lu Ye and his group, and they hadn't had a chance to meet. Originally, she planned to personally check on Lu Ye's injuries once the situation stabilized, but she received news of an incident at Ziwei Dao Palace and rushed back immediately.

"It's nothing serious. Hua Ci has already treated me. I just need to rest for a few days," Lu Ye replied.

Pang Huanyin finally felt relieved and said, "That's good to hear!"

Her expression turned solemn as she stepped back and bowed deeply to Lu Ye. "This time, Unparalleled Continent was saved from disaster thanks to Senior Brother's efforts. Huanyin thanks you on behalf of Ziwei Dao Palace and the Unparalleled human race."

"Palace Master, there's no need for this. We also gained something from this," Lu Ye stated from his and everyone's perspective. Coming to Unparalleled Continent was guided by Heaven's Augury, seen as a journey of training. During this process, they had already gained significant benefits.

As for helping to eliminate the Corpse Race disaster from Unparalleled Continent, it was just part of their training.

Pang Huanyin shook her head. "That's true, but without you all, the Unparalleled human race would never see the light of day. We will remember this kindness, and Ziwei Dao Palace will never forget."

Lu Ye said nothing.

"Please rest and heal, Senior Brother. Once you recover, I'll host a banquet to thank all of you," Pang Huanyin said before leaving quickly, clearly burdened with many mundane affairs.

Lu Ye headed towards his room, with Hua Ci following beside him, speaking softly, "Senior Brother, you must rest well. If you feel any discomfort, remember to call me!"

"I know."

"Also, for the next few days, don't use your spirit force casually. Your body is strong, but you have considerable internal injuries this time. Forcing your spirit force might aggravate your injuries."

"Understood."

"Are you going to rest now? I'll open the door for you!"

Lu Ye paused, raised one hand, and knocked it on her head, then clenched his fist and drilled it into her temple.

"What's your problem!"

She used to call me 'Yiye' and now she's calling me 'Senior Brother.' She never called me those random things before.

"It hurts, it hurts..." Hua Ci dodged, holding her head with both hands, biting her lip. "What, others can call you that, but I can't?"

"Call me that one more time." Lu Ye stepped towards her relentlessly.

Hua Ci kept retreating, her face turning pale.

Giant Armor sighed, took big strides towards his room, and closed the door.

The world turned quiet...

A moment later, in the room, Lu Ye sat cross-legged as laughter and chatter emerged from the room next door. Hua Ci and Yiyi seemed to be chatting about something.

Recently, due to the presence of outsiders around Lu Ye, Yiyi had rarely shown herself.

She never revealed herself easily in front of outsiders, so up until now, only a few of Lu Ye's closest individuals knew of her existence.

This made it easier for her to act in secret. After all, who would expect such a being as a minion spirit to exist and follow Lu Ye closely?

Ignoring the noise, Lu Ye focused his mind on syncing with the Origin of Soaring Dragon World.

In this current situation, returning to the Nine Provinces anytime soon seemed impossible, and hunting the Corpse Race was out of the question. As for cultivation, it could wait. He might as well use this free time to sync with the Origin.

The Origin of Soaring Dragon World was a huge undeveloped treasure trove. Lu Ye had harvested plenty from it, but so far, he still hadn't synced with a master of saber skills as he had hoped.

He couldn't figure out what went wrong.

Under the syncing of the Origin, starlight exploded like Myriad Stars in his mind. Without much thought, he chose one of the brighter stars nearby and immersed his mind in it, witnessing the life of its owner.

The Ziwei Dao Palace had become bustling lately.

Cultivators from the Nine Provinces were arriving from all directions.

For one reason, they all wanted to use the Ziwei Dao Palace as a passage to return to the Nine Provinces.

When these cultivators arrived, they used the portals linked by the Heaven's Augury Pillars from various branches of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union to Unparalleled Continent. But those portals couldn't be kept open indefinitely as maintaining them consumed Heaven and Earth spirit force over time.

After a short while of the Nine Provinces cultivators arriving at Unparalleled Continent, all the portals vanished simultaneously.

However, the cultivators didn't worry too much because wherever there were Heaven's Augury Pillars, there was a way home.

Moreover, the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury left guidance for almost every cultivator.

Within a specific time frame, they could pass through Ziwei Dao Palace. At that time, the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury would open a portal at the Heaven's Augury Pillar on the other side, allowing these Nine Provinces visitors to return to the Cloud River battlefield.

As time passed, more and more cultivators arrived at Ziwei Dao Palace.

The attitude of the people at Ziwei Dao Palace towards these Nine Provinces arrivals was extremely warm. After all, they had come across worlds to help Unparalleled Continent solve a massive problem, freeing the Unparalleled human race from hiding and surviving in misery.

So, the Ziwei Dao Palace not only didn't limit the Nine Provinces cultivators from entering its secret realm, but even within the secret realm, except for some forbidden lands, the Nine Provinces cultivators could roam freely.

However, troubles soon arose.

The Ziwei Dao Palace soon discovered a situation.

These cultivators from the Nine Provinces... didn't seem to be from the same faction.

They seemed to belong to two opposing camps. Previously, when the Corpse Race was rampant, they ignored each other and focused entirely on dealing with the Corpse Race to earn battle merits.

Now that the Corpse Race on Unparalleled Continent was almost wiped out, the Nine Provinces cultivators were suddenly idle, and conflicts erupted.

Especially since the number of Nine Provinces cultivators arriving at Unparalleled Continent this time was enormous, even if most cultivators could abide by the rules, it only takes one bad apple to cause total chaos. If there could be an organization like the Pure Land in such a harsh environment as Unparalleled Continent, then Nine Provinces was certainly no exception.

The initial cause of the conflict was no longer traceable. It might have started because two cultivators disliked each other. Small conflicts escalated into major ones, and the situation turned increasingly tense.

Each side called for reinforcements, resulting in a massive standoff in front of the gateways of Ziwei Dao Palace. As things progressed to this extent, it resembled a full-blown confrontation between two giant factions. Unchecked, it could lead to extremely tragic casualties.

Never had any secret realm gathered such a large number of Nine Provinces cultivators, nor had there ever been a situation involving so many Cloud River Realm cultivators.

When Pang Huanyin led her people to investigate, she quickly realized that the situation had gone beyond her control.

Not to mention that she wasn't a Nine Provinces cultivator; even if she were, she wouldn't have the authority to handle such matters.

"Quickly, go get Senior Brother Lu!" Pang Huanyin immediately ordered her subordinate.

The cultivator was puzzled for a moment. "Which Senior Brother Lu?"

Hadn't heard you mention any Senior Brother before?

"Lu Yiye!" Pang Huanyin's face blushed slightly.

The cultivator understood and immediately returned to the secret realm.

At this time, on the spirit mountaintop, in the room, Lu Ye opened his eyes, looking dejected.

In a few days, he had made some progress syncing with the Origin, but it seemed like he hadn't achieved much. The master of saber skills he dreamed of still hadn't appeared. Instead, he saw several other cultivators from different factions.

The commotion outside didn't affect this place, as there were always Dao Palace cultivators guarding around the spirit mountaintop. Pang Huanyin had turned this place into a forbidden land.

Any Nine Provinces cultivators approaching would be informed that this was the recuperation spot for Lu Yiye and Hua Ci.

The presence of Lu alone was deterrent enough, not to mention Hua Ci.

In terms of who gained the most benefits during this Unparalleled Continent journey, it had to be Lu Ye, as his battle merits were unparalleled by any others.

But if we talk about who gained the most fame, it had to be Hua Ci.

As the only healing cultivator who could cure the Primordial Corpse Poison on the battlefield, countless Nine Provinces cultivators owed her their lives. Her name spread by word of mouth, and almost all Nine Provinces cultivators had heard of Hua Ci.

These two, one a ruthless killer, the other a healer, had their recuperation spot. Who dared to disturb them?

However, people were intrigued that these two were living on the same spirit mountaintop. Perhaps Lu Yiye had also contracted the Primordial Corpse Poison and was holding Hua Ci there to heal him.

The mere thought of that gentle woman falling into the hands of Lu Yiye... the imagery was unimaginable, like a fierce tiger sniffing at a delicate rose.

Many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators felt heartbroken.

The cultivator sent by Pang Huanyin rushed to the spot, and Hua Ci greeted him. After hearing about the external situation, she frowned.

"Lu Ye should still be recuperating."

She hadn't seen Lu Ye since they returned, so she didn't know how his recovery was going and didn't dare to disturb him rashly.

"What do we do now?" The cultivator was anxious. From the Ziwei Dao Palace's perspective, these Nine Provinces cultivators were the benefactors of Unparalleled Continent. They didn't want clashes over past grudges.