Sage of Humanity
Chapter 893 - 891: Cultivation Method of the True Lake Realm

Without hurriedly leaving the Heaven's Augury treasure vault, Lu Ye bought some fresh meat and once again connected with the Hall of Battle Merits.

There was something he needed to buy and keep for future use.

Upon his arrival, the figures of the two flood dragons on the ancient door immediately came to life. The silver flood dragon on the right was particularly eager: "Kid, what delicious food did you bring this time?"

The gold flood dragon on the left remained silent, but its high-raised head clearly indicated its urgency.

Endless years of monotonous waiting can be endured, but once they've tasted temptation, their mindset inevitably changes.

They could endure endless silence and darkness, as long as they'd never seen the light.

Lu Ye smiled slightly, took out the prepared meat, and fed it to the two dragons separately.

The silver dragon was still the same, eating and shouting, "Satisfying, delicious."

The golden dragon's temperament was undoubtedly more reserved than the silver dragon's, but its wolfing down was just as eager.

Devouring the meat in a few bites, the silver dragon expectantly looked at Lu Ye, obviously wanting more.

But Lu Ye had none left. The meat he bought from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault was costly, spending nearly twenty thousand merits, all from the blood and flesh of Demon Commander-level demon beasts. Although he wasn't lacking in merits, he couldn't afford to buy too much at once.

After staring at Lu Ye for a while without getting any more food, the silver dragon seemed to have noticed something strange, and with a surprised voice, it stretched its long body, encircled Lu Ye once, with its large head floating in front of Lu Ye, its vertical pupils reflecting his image, and suddenly laughed: "Brother, look, this kid has spiritual consciousness now!"

The gold dragon's eyes narrowed slightly as it carefully observed Lu Ye, revealing a look of surprise: "Indeed."

Lu Ye was immensely astonished; could they really see that? What were the origins of these gold and silver dragons?

His presence here should only be a projection of his mind, not physical, as his body was still in the Heaven's Augury Hall.

Logically speaking, the two dragons shouldn't be able to discern anything, because even if Lu Ye stood before a Divine Sea Realm strong cultivator, unless he used his spiritual consciousness actively, it would remain undiscovered.

But here he was, merely a mind projection, yet the two dragons could discern some secrets.

This was somewhat baffling.

"Kid, how can you, a True Lake Realm cultivator, develop a soul body and give birth to spiritual consciousness?" The gold dragon looked puzzled. In their ancient lives, they had never encountered such an odd occurrence, inevitably piquing their curiosity.

"A bit of luck, some fortuitous encounters," Lu Ye didn't intend to explain too much to them, mainly because he didn't see it as significant. Although he didn't know why the two dragons guarded the Hall of Battle Merits, after several interactions, he could somewhat surmise that it was not their intention. It seemed more like they were merged with the door through some mysterious means, thus stuck here unable to escape.

If that's the case, being discovered by them wouldn't affect much.

"May I enter now?" Lu Ye asked.

The gold dragon gave Lu Ye a long look before letting out a sinister laugh: "Strange kid."

As the words fell, it and the silver dragon retracted their bodies, their forms twisting on the door into a concentric circle.

With a creaking sound, the doors to the Hall of Battle Merits opened.

Lu Ye walked straight inside, familiar with the place, arriving at a stone platform where he spent eighteen thousand battle merits to buy a battlefield marking from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

A faint warmth appeared on the back of his hand, followed by a flash of red light.

The battlefield marking bought from the Hall of Battle Merits was not permanent; it was a one-time-use item. Lu Ye had known this since the first time he purchased it.

Moreover, its duration is short, lasting only two hours.

In other words, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge battlefield marking hidden on the back of his hand, once activated, would last for two hours before dissipating on its own.

Thus, the day Lu Ye accompanied Ying Wuji to the Gushan City Pass was quite risky because, at that time, if anyone wanted to verify their identity, he would have been exposed.

However, he was confident that it was highly unlikely for Gushan City to act in such a manner, which is why he was bold enough to proceed with his plan.

After all, he was following Ying Wuji, naturally giving the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side a preconception. Moreover, with the Fire Spirit Race army poised to attack, who would have the mind to verify his identity?

The previous Ten Thousand Demons Ridge battlefield marking had long since vanished, so he naturally had to buy another one for backup.

Experiencing this incident made Lu Ye increasingly realize that this item was valuable. It could often be used to blur the lines, confusing the enemy's perception.

For instance, if he didn't have the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge battlefield marking this time, it was most likely that he would have clashed with Ying Wuji and others, causing a significant disturbance...

Checking his battle merits, he had eighty-eight thousand four hundred and ten remaining.

This was more than the last time he had checked, rather than less.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment, it must be from the battle merits gained during the previous killing of the Fire Spirit Race, plus the monthly salary from his position as Roving Lieutenant Colonel had been distributed.

He previously thought these positions were unnecessary, but now he realized they actually held value.

He held two positions, one as Base Lieutenant Colonel and another as Roving Lieutenant Colonel, allowing him to receive two sets of monthly salaries, each being twenty thousand battle merits.

This means that even if he does nothing at Cangyan Mountain Pass, just goes out for a patrol each day, he can easily earn forty thousand battle merits every month. It's truly a golden opportunity.

No wonder so many cultivators are eager to head to the frontline where the two major factions clash, continuously joining the provincial guard.

Yiyi has a position over there, but it's quite unique, known as the Seat Walker, without any military rank. Her monthly salary is unknown.

With over eighty thousand battle merits, he could exchange them for several gold-hued spirit fortune sticks. After a brief contemplation, Lu Ye decided not to exchange them.

He needs to accumulate more battle merits to buy a treasure.

The setback under Wan Zhanggang made him keenly aware of the vast difference between himself and the Divine Sea Realm.

In the future, he is bound to interact with other Divine Sea Realm cultivators. Although he has now formed his own Divine Pool and nurtured a Mental Consciousness, it was through chance and an unorthodox path that he created his Divine Pool, making him considerably different from a traditional Divine Sea Realm.

How to protect his psyche in front of strong cultivators from the Divine Sea Realm is now his foremost concern.

Nian Yuexian gifted him a golden lock, which supposedly can slightly resist Mental Consciousness attacks, but its effectiveness is uncertain. He hasn't tested it, and Lu Ye is unsure of its power. He cannot rely solely on the golden lock for his safety.

Within the Hall of Battle Merits, if nothing else, there are the most numerous variety of treasures.

Among them, there are certainly treasures that protect the psyche, and such treasures have a particular name.

Soul Device!

Lu Ye has set his eyes on a Soul Device, but it's too expensive for him to purchase at the moment.

Without lingering in the Hall of Battle Merits, Lu Ye quickly departed, watched by the gaze of the gold and silver flood dragons behind him.

Leaving Heaven's Augury Hall, Lu Ye returned to his bamboo building, where Yiyi and Amber were already waiting.

"Cultivation, cultivation!" Lu Ye called out.

The spirit and tiger immediately came to his side, obediently sitting down.

The cultivation at the True Lake Realm differs from the Spirit Stream-Cloud River.

Pang Huanyin once wondered about something after arriving at the Nine Provinces side. Although she could sense the vast land and deep heritage of Nine Provinces, the local nature's spiritual energy didn't seem particularly abundant. Compared to the broken Unparalleled Continent, it was much better, yet insufficient to birth strong cultivators like the Divine Sea Realm. In fact, relying solely on Nine Provinces' local nature's spiritual energy, it was challenging for cultivators to break through to the True Lake Realm.

Yet in reality, True Lake Realm cultivators are as common as cattle in Nine Provinces, and the number of Divine Sea Realm cultivators is certainly not small.

The root of everything lies in the Nine Provinces cultivators' unique cultivation methods.

During the Spirit Stream Realm, cultivators have the Spirit Stream battlefield as a large environment. Each minor sect and family has its own station, where the Heaven's Augury Pillar enhances the area's nature's spiritual energy, sufficient for cultivation in the Spirit Stream Realm.

Upon reaching the Cloud River battlefield, there are various spirit fortune sticks and spirit grounds, also allowing cultivators to rapidly grow.

At the True Lake Realm, spirit fortune sticks can still be used, and acquiring them is somewhat easier than during the Cloud River phase.

However, relying solely on spirit fortune sticks for cultivation is impractical since they must be exchanged with battle merits.

Thus, True Lake Realm cultivators have their own unique cultivation methods.

Before setting off from the Righteous Blood Sect, Shui Yuan had discussed these methods with Lu Ye.

This cultivation method doesn't consume spirit fortune sticks or battle merits but... merit!

In the bamboo building, Lu Ye recalls Shui Yuan's prior teachings, touches the battlefield marking, lets his mind connect with Heaven's Augury.

In the next instant, a message bursts forth inside his mind, and as the battlefield marking on his hand heats up slightly, a rotating vortex suddenly appears before him.

As the vortex forms, extremely dense nature's spiritual energy gushes out, spreading throughout the room as though it has intelligence, enveloping Lu Ye, Yiyi, and Amber's three figures, stopping its outward spread.

Lu Ye has already constructed numerous small spirit energy gathering funnels on his body surface, which guide the nature's spiritual energy to rush within, enhancing his own foundation.

Yiyi speaks: "Lu Ye, this cultivation method is somewhat similar to using spirit fortune sticks."

Indeed, it is somewhat similar. When using spirit fortune sticks, just like now, crushing the sticks leads to the appearance of a vortex, from which pure nature's spiritual energy gushes forth.

This nature's spiritual energy seems to come from nowhere, clearly driven by Heaven's Augury.

By comparison, the nature's spiritual energy drawn by spirit fortune sticks is much purer, allowing cultivators to absorb it directly without refining, rapidly converting it to their spirit force. Hence, using spirit fortune sticks is the fastest way for cultivators to enhance their cultivation.

However, the vortex before them draws dense spiritual energy that needs refinement, making cultivation less efficient than using spirit fortune sticks.

Using spirit fortune sticks consumes the sticks.

The present method consumes merit.

Under Lu Ye's attention, his merit diminishes at a slow and small rate, which is why his hand felt a slight warmth earlier.

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.