Sage of Humanity
Chapter 864 - 862: The Bearded Yue Shan with the Character for Eight

Originally, the new guards were already assigned, and everyone had no intention of staying in Haotian City for long. But now, something unexpected has happened, so it's hard to leave casually.

Among the twelve, there were some who were inclined towards the Righteous Blood Sect. Seeing the old woman send a message, they secretly frowned, thinking about how to resolve this matter.

With the old woman's capabilities, bringing a Cloud River Realm cultivator out of prison shouldn't be a big problem. Once Lu Yiye is released, he can go to the Recruitment Department to register and have the identity of a Bingzhou guard. Then, the old woman can justifiably take him to Sky Gate Checkpoint.

By then, no one can stop her unless they are willing to fight over Lu Yiye with the old woman. But if they really do that, given the old woman's hatred for the Righteous Blood Sect, they will definitely break all ties.

Several Divine Sea Realm cultivators inclined towards the Righteous Blood Sect were secretly troubled.

Meanwhile, at the Heralds Office, just like a few days ago, Fan Xiangyi was leisurely sipping tea when a figure suddenly barged in. It was Qian Wudang.

Fan Xiangyi didn't even lift her head: "What's the matter?"

Qian Wudang sat down in front of her, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp: "That mad woman surnamed Yu at Sky Gate Checkpoint wants to get someone out of prison."

"Lu Yiye?" Fan Xiangyi immediately understood.

"Who else could it be?" Qian Wudang snorted coldly: "A dignified Divine Sea Realm cultivator, scheming against a Cloud River Realm, it's simply disgraceful!"

"Hatred, like old wine, gets stronger as it ferments." Fan Xiangyi spoke lightly, "Especially for someone with one foot in the grave, how could they easily let it go."

"Fortunately, he's been detained for ten days, and now there are five days left. If I don't speak up, not even a fly can get out of that prison. That mad woman won't wait until the five days are over."

"Release him."

"Hmm." Qian Wudang casually replied, but quickly realized something was wrong: "Release him? Are you sure? If he's released, he will be taken to Sky Gate Checkpoint!"

"Release him, she won't be able to take him away!"

Qian Wudang frowned: "What are you up to? Do you intend to bring him into the Heralds Office?"

But that's not right either. Regardless of his Justice Department or Fan Xiangyi's Heralds Office, the requirement for cultivation is very high. The cultivators in both departments are at least in the True Lake Realm. Cloud River Realm cultivators are simply not qualified to join.

Because transmission tasks require great speed, hence the high cultivation requirement. Similarly, the Justice Department often has to act to capture erring Bingzhou guards, so a low level of power won't do.

So with Lu Ye's current cultivation level, he can't join either department.

"Naturally, someone will fight her for him!" Fan Xiangyi smiled softly.

Qian Wudang glanced at her side profile, vaguely realizing something, and nodded: "Since you've made arrangements, I won't interfere."

He immediately sent out a message.

In the dragon-trapping lock of the prison, Lu Ye sat upright.

The wounds from the whip had basically healed, his life force was vibrant, and the benefits of a strong physique were evident. Even though he couldn't mobilize spirit force here, it didn't affect his recovery much.

However, due to the inability to mobilize spirit force, he couldn't cultivate.

Fortunately, Lu Ye could reflect on the Origin of the Soaring Dragon World, not considering it a waste of time.

As he was reflecting, his mind was suddenly shaken. He quickly regained his focus and opened his eyes to see the elder who had sent him here standing in front of him: "My young friend, you can leave now."

Lu Ye was surprised: "Isn't the time limit not up?" He had been told he would be detained for ten days, and it should only be five days now.

The elder shook his head: "I don't know, I'm just following orders."

Lu Ye didn't ask further questions, stood up, and Amber jumped onto his shoulder and crouched.

Following the elder, they soon saw daylight again.

Outside the prison, the elder said: "There are instructions from above, asking you to go to the Recruitment Department immediately, just in that direction."

"Alright, thank you!" Lu Ye cupped his fists in gratitude and flew up towards the sky.

The Recruitment Department was in a very prominent location. Lu Ye had passed by it a few days ago, and at that time it was crowded with cultivators registering themselves.

But today it was rather deserted. The Recruitment Department's efficiency was very high, and all the cultivators who arrived earlier had completed their registration, and their assignments were already decided. Now it was only Lu Ye who was late.

Rushing to the hall of the Recruitment Department, several pairs of eyes immediately turned to him. It was evident they were all cultivators on duty here.

Lu Ye immediately saw a familiar face!

"Lu Yiye!" That person was handsome, his pencil mustache adding a touch of charm, and he smiled at him.

Lu Ye's face darkened instantly, and he replied irritably: "I never thought we'd meet again!"

The person in front of him was Yue Shan from the Righteousness Sect!

The name "Yiye" was spread from him, Lu Ye had encountered Pang Dahai on the Cloud River battlefield and had wondered if he would ever meet Yue Shan.

He had already decided if they ever met, he would definitely teach him a lesson. Because of this guy, his name changed.

Even his battlefield marking now showed Lu Yiye!

He hadn't seen Yue Shan on the Cloud River battlefield, but unexpectedly, they met here.

"I never thought that in just a few years, the boy from back then has achieved so much!" Yue Shan laughed, noticing the hostility in Lu Ye's eyes, and was immediately puzzled: "Do you want to hit me?"

"Absolutely not!" Lu Ye denied promptly, mainly because he probably couldn't win. Yue Shan was now in the True Lake Realm, while he was invincible in the Cloud River Realm, in a real fight, he might not be his opponent.

Being from the Righteousness Sect, Yue Shan naturally had a solid foundation, stronger than the average True Lake Realm cultivator.

"That's good!" Yue Shan warmly patted Lu Ye on the shoulder, "Come, come, we've been waiting for you. Let's get you registered first."

Leading Lu Ye forward, he whispered: "Did you offend someone?"

"I just got here, who could I offend? What's happening?"

Yue Shan shook his head: "I don't know, we just received the order to quickly get you registered. Something unusual is happening, be careful yourself."

Lu Ye nodded, he hadn't noticed anything strange before, but now that Yue Shan mentioned it, he did sense something was off.

He was supposed to be detained for ten days, yet now it was only the fifth day and he was released. The Recruitment Department had received orders to quickly get him registered.

It was as if someone was eager to do something to him.

With Yue Shan's lead, they arrived at a table where a cultivator waited behind it, nodding slightly at Yue Shan before looking at Lu Ye: "Name, sect, and cultivation, do not lie, do not exaggerate. If we find any false information, the Justice Department will come after you."

Lu Ye naturally didn't lie, Yue Shan was right here, and there was no need to lie about such basic information.

"Lu Ye, Righteous Blood Sect, Cloud River Level 9."

The cultivator immediately activated the spirit force and recorded Lu Ye's basic information into a jade slip.

After finishing, he took out a round disc-like object and said: "Raise your hand and place the battlefield marking here."

Lu Ye looked at the disc, somewhat puzzled.

Yue Shan kindly explained: "Registration is one part; once registered, you become a Bingzhou guard. Naturally, you need to determine your military rank. This is the second task of the Recruitment Department. Your rank depends on two factors: your cultivation and the battle merits you've achieved. The higher your cultivation and the more battle merits you've gained, the higher your rank. This affects your future monthly allowances. As you're a Cloud River Level 9, you can likely become a pentrarch. If your past battle merits are sufficient, you could even become a decarch."

He patted Lu Ye's shoulder: "Ranks are important; they affect your monthly allowances and your status in the Bingzhou guard. But they can be raised gradually, so don't worry too much about your initial rank."

Lu Ye nodded: "Understood."

He then placed his left hand with the battlefield marking on the disc.

The cultivator holding the disc activated the spirit force, and the disc immediately emitted a light, flowing into Lu Ye's battlefield marking.

"The battle merit panel can detect the past battle merits of a cultivator. Even if you've spent them, there's still a record. Different levels emit different lights; white means the least, indicating few past battle merits. If your cultivation is not high enough, you can only become a foot soldier, following orders from others."

As Yue Shan explained, the light from the panel indeed started as milky white but quickly transformed into green.

"Green represents roughly ten thousand merits, combined with your Cloud River Level 9 cultivation, pentrarch is assured…"

Before he finished speaking, the green turned to blue.

"Blue is within fifty thousand merits. Congratulations, Lu Yiye, you can become a decarch...uh, it's now green again..."

Yue Shan's expression grew increasingly shocked, as the light from the panel rapidly changed from green to yellow.

The yellow grew intensely bright, almost transforming into the next color before it stabilized.

In the Recruitment Department, several cultivators were astonished, staring at the bright yellow unwaveringly.

Such a bright yellow indicates tens of thousands or even close to a million merits, something these True Lake Realm cultivators hadn't achieved.

How could a Cloud River Level 9 achieve this?

Their first thought was...

"Is the battle merit panel malfunctioning?"

Yue Shan shook his head: "The battle merit panel connects to Heaven's Augury and links to the battlefield markings, it can't be wrong."

If it's not wrong, it means Lu Ye's past battle merits…are immense!

Several pairs of eyes turned to Lu Ye, deeply shocked.

Yue Shan stammered: "Lu Yiye, have you achieved many battle merits before?"

"I've gained some."

"Do you remember the exact amount?"

Lu Ye shook his head: "I don't remember exactly, but probably tens of thousands."