Sage of Humanity
Chapter 897 - 895: Survive First

Lu Ye had no good feelings about such sneaky behavior.

Instinctively, he knew not to get involved with people from this organization, as it would be very troublesome. As for the mysterious woman's life-saving grace, it was pointless to mention, for even if she hadn't helped, Lu Ye was confident in escaping, and in fact, her involvement only complicated matters.

With various thoughts passing through his mind, Lu Ye quickly averted his gaze, secretly on guard while preparing to fly over from above.

The other party dared to openly appear here, likely because they were from the Haotian Alliance, so there was no worry about being questioned.

"Is it Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect?" a voice called out from below.

"No!" Lu Ye responded decisively.

Then, under the bewildered gaze of the other, he quickly flew away.

There was no sign of pursuit; they just watched him leave.

Lu Ye frowned; the situation was somewhat different from what he expected...

But never mind, since they weren't pursuing, he was spared some trouble, and he should quickly get to Haotian City to promote his military rank.

After flying for a short while, Lu Ye suddenly felt something was off—the surrounding scenery looked too familiar, as if he had just seen it.

Looking up, a spirit mountaintop entered his view, even more familiar. Atop that mountaintop stood a figure wearing a white mask.

Lu Ye's expression turned serious.

Things were indeed amiss.

Before he got close, the person from afar called out: "Is it Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect?"

It was like time had rewound, and he was experiencing the same event once again.

This time, Lu Ye didn't even bother to respond; he simply changed direction and flew toward another side.

After a short while, he encountered that spirit mountaintop again and saw the same cultivator, who tirelessly asked again: "Is it Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect?"

Lu Ye cast a deep glance at him, meeting the mischievous gaze beneath the mask, and realized he had fallen into their trap.

He ignored the person, changed direction once again, used Insight Spirit Runes to enhance his vision, and flew while observing.

He kept experiencing the same scene, encountering the same spirit mountaintop, the same person, hearing the same question.

Lu Ye initially thought he was trapped in some big array, but after careful observation for a long time, he confirmed it wasn't an array. Even the most sophisticated array, with his current achievements in the Array Path and Insight Spirit Runes, should reveal some clues.

In fact, he hadn't discovered any traces of an array.

If it's not an array, then it's a treasure!

A treasure like the Nine Arrays Diagram, able to create a space of its own!

Lu Ye became secretly vigilant.

Though he was only at the True Lake Level 1 now, he had already developed Mental Consciousness, with extremely keen senses. Someone who managed to trap him unnoticed must undoubtedly be a Divine Sea Realm strong cultivator!

The person who called out to him earlier wasn't a Divine Sea Realm; they were just a True Lake.

In other words, there's a powerful figure behind this person!

"Is it Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect?" called the voice once more.

Lu Ye landed in front of him, examined him from head to toe, and slightly nodded: "Yes, it's me!"

Since the other had already acted and identified him, denial was meaningless.

"I've long admired your name," the person cupped his fists in salute.

"What do you want?"

"My master wishes to meet Fellow Daoist."

"Your master?" Lu Ye squinted slightly, "If he wants to see me, why hide his face? Just come straightforwardly."

"There are some inconvenient reasons. Please forgive us, Fellow Daoist," the masked cultivator slightly lowered his head as if apologizing.

"Lead the way then."

The masked cultivator said, "But before that, I must test Fellow Daoist's skills to see if you qualify to meet my master."

He spoke politely, but Lu Ye was amused.

"Your master wants to see me, but before that, you want to test my abilities?"

"I ask for your understanding, Fellow Daoist!"

"Whether I understand or not... survive first!"

Do you really think I'm made of clay, to be at someone's mercy?

As he spoke, a saber light like a startling rainbow slashed down.

The masked cultivator clearly hadn't expected Lu Ye to suddenly make a move, and hastily summoned his spiritual artifact to block in front of him.

The next moment, his face changed drastically. Originally, he saw Lu Ye was just a True Lake Level 1 and didn't take him too seriously. Even though he had gathered various intelligence on Lu Ye, knowing he excelled at fighting enemies above his level and had assessed him highly, it was only after the actual confrontation that he realized Lu Ye's foundation was much deeper than he anticipated.

With overwhelming force carrying tremendously violent spirit force, the saber-wielding Lu Ye embodied the Saber Intent of the Tyrannical Saber Technique. The oppressive and aggressive aura surged, causing the masked cultivator's chest to feel congested.

It's worth noting that his cultivation was several minor levels higher than Lu Ye.

Such strength, such foundation, was simply monstrous, causing inevitable shock in the heart.

Clang, clang, the continuous crashing sounds of spiritual artifacts clashing spread out, the masked cultivator retreating step by step, momentarily suppressed.

Until with a crashing sound, the long saber in Lu Ye's hand shattered.

His Boulder Mountain Saber was still being upgraded, the saber he wielded a moment ago was merely one with a similar style, a loot he somehow acquired.

Its quality was only that of a top-grade spirit artifact; how could it withstand Lu Ye's wild slashing?

The offensive suddenly slowed down.

Though Lu Ye quickly retrieved another long saber, the masked cultivator, being of True Lake Realm, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity. Just as he was about to counterattack, he paused for a moment, only to retreat swiftly and shout aloud, "Fellow Daoist Lu, we shall meet again someday. Farewell for now."

As if receiving some instruction, he already retreated.

Lu Ye intended to chase, however, an astonishing force surged from the front, causing him to halt abruptly. The force blasted at him, making him retreat dozens of yards before stabilizing.

Looking up again, there was no trace of the masked cultivator, who had long fled.

The surrounding scenery seemed to twist and change for a moment; Lu Ye knew the means of the powerful figure behind this had already failed.

Standing in place, Lu Ye knitted his brows, muttering a curse.

He did not know who the person at the Divine Sea Realm behind this was, but it was clear this person had intervened earlier to stop him. Yet, the person didn't want to kill him; otherwise, they would have shown up and acted directly.

However, despite wanting to meet him, the individual left in haste; no clue as to what had happened.

Unable to comprehend, he was unwilling to dwell on it, considering he would certainly cross paths with this mysterious organization again, and one day everything would be revealed.

Identifying the direction, Lu Ye headed towards Haotian City again, this time extraordinarily smoothly, with no repetition of the earlier Time Retrospection-like occurrence.

About 30 miles away, two figures stood, one being the masked cultivator, the other an elderly man with spirited energy.

Recalling the brief engagement with Lu Ye earlier, the masked cultivator still appeared shocked, for even though his cultivation was several minor levels higher than Lu Ye's, he didn't gain the slightest advantage, indicating that, in a life-or-death battle, he might not be Lu Ye's match.

That's just too exaggerated.

Can one's foundation be this strong?

It should be noted that he himself was a sect elite capable of defeating enemies across levels.

"Master, did Nian Yuexian arrive?" He cleared his mind of other thoughts and asked.

"No."

"If not, then why retreat so hastily? Wasn't Master planning to meet him?"

"There's no need anymore." The elderly man gently shook his head.

The reason for the meeting was primarily to assess his foundation, which had already been verified and was impressively extraordinary, meeting the organization's recruitment requirements.

Secondly, to probe Lu Ye's character, which the elderly man also had some judgment on.

The purpose had been achieved, so there was no further need to meet, as doing so would only increase Lu Ye's aversion, resulting in loss rather than gain.

"This time, it was my mistake." The elderly man stroked his beard, despite being a strong cultivator at the Divine Sea Realm, he didn't shy away from acknowledging his error, "I thought he was just a freshly advanced True Lake novice, a little display of skills would awe him, but it backfired. There's no need to meet. This young man is proud and rebellious; when dealing with him in the future, make sure not to harbor any cunning plans, but approach with sincerity."

"Yes," the masked cultivator respectfully replied, "And about recruiting him..."

"The time isn't right; for someone like him, sooner or later he will perceive the issue at hand, and naturally, he will develop a philosophy that aligns with ours. Should that happen, even if he isn't formally recruited, he will be a kindred spirit!"

The masked cultivator appeared deep in thought.

"Go," the elderly man waved him off.

The masked cultivator bowed and respectfully withdrew.

The elderly man looked towards the direction of Righteous Blood Sect, pondered for a moment, then soared into the sky, heading straight for the sect.

It had been years since he last saw Thang Yifeng, wondering how the old guy was doing.

...

An unexpected encounter such as that certainly caused some delay, but the rest of the journey was devoid of obstacles.

As evening approached, the vast Haotian City came into view.

After flying a bit longer, Lu Ye finally reached Haotian City. Having had the previous experience, he didn't bother seeking the city gates, he headed straight inside.

Compared to the last visit, Haotian City was evidently much quieter, with fewer cultivators moving around compared to the last bustling and crowded occasion.

Last time was a special situation when this generation of cultivators from the Cloud River Realm coincidentally encountered the rare domain fusion, drawing numerous Cloud River Realm cultivators with nowhere to go into Haotian City, subsequently being dispatched to various checkpoint passes.

Among the various checkpoints, the number of Cloud River cultivators far exceeded usual numbers, except the special Cangyan Mountain Pass which counted Amber amongst its mere four members.

Swooping into Haotian City, relying on memories from the previous visit, Lu Ye headed directly towards the location of the Department of Appointments.

Before reaching the Department of Appointments, a familiar figure suddenly flew from ahead.

It was none other than the Justice Department Chief, Qian Wudang, the very individual who had thrown him into the jail last time.

Seeing him from afar, Lu Ye couldn't help but shrink his neck, opting to change direction to avoid him.

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