Sage of Humanity
Chapter 909 - 907: This is a Trick

Now it was certain that the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword was indeed not a one-time-use exotic treasure. But if this item wasn't simply replenished by infusing Mental Consciousness, then the only possibility Lu Ye could imagine was just one!

After tidying up briefly, he left his abode with Amber. On the street, he casually approached someone to inquire about directions, then directly headed to the nearest Heaven's Augury Hall.

Haotian City was vast, and there was more than one Heaven's Augury Hall, totaling seven or eight, spread across different locations in Haotian City for the convenience of visiting cultivators who wished to use the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

Currently, there weren't many cultivators within Haotian City. When Lu Ye arrived, there were only a few people in this Heaven's Augury Hall, each claiming their own position around the Heaven's Augury Pillar.

Lu Ye waited for a moment before a spot became available.

He stepped forward, raised his hand to press on the Heaven's Augury Pillar, and linked his mind to the Hall of Battle Merits.

The next instant, the projection of his mind appeared in front of that ancient door.

The two serpents immediately came to life. Seeing Lu Ye throw over some fresh beast meat, they were delighted, while Lu Ye pushed the door open and entered, leaving them to feast gleefully.

He walked straight to the stone platform where he had previously exchanged for the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword, looking up to find the stone platform empty.

This couldn't help but make him frown.

He had thought there would be more than one Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword, just like the battlefield markings of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, which could be repeatedly exchanged. Thus, his senior brother was able to use the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword several times, which gave others the illusion that this treasure was not a single-use exotic item.

But now, it seemed things were not as he had imagined.

There was no second Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword on the stone platform.

After a brief contemplation, he thought of another possibility, albeit a slim one, but it was something he had to try to be sure.

He picked up the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword in his hand, now devoid of power, and placed it on the stone platform in front of him.

The next instant, a message exploded within his heart.

Would you like to replenish the power of the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword at the cost of thirty thousand battle merits?

Lu Ye's eyelids twitched uncontrollably; it really was like this.

The power of the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword could indeed be replenished, but not manually. Instead, it was replenished by Heaven's Augury. All that was needed was to bring the used Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword back here and place it on the stone platform where it was exchanged.

Of course, the corresponding cost would be thirty thousand battle merits!

Lu Ye almost laughed in frustration. Thirty thousand battle merits... why not just rob someone?

Although he did have sufficient battle merits left to replenish the power of the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword, the number was simply too large.

It was worth noting that when he initially exchanged for the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword, he only spent twenty-six thousand battle merits. At the time, he thought it was indeed a bargain.

After all, a single tracking disc costs thirty thousand battle merits to exchange.

The Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword was an exotic treasure that could pose a threat to strong cultivators of the Divine Sea Realm, making its cost-performance ratio undoubtedly high.

Now he recognized it was all just a setup!

The initial price of the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword was indeed not expensive, even giving Lu Ye a sense that he had scored a cheap deal, but the cost to use it wasn't small.

Heaven's Augury, now, felt to Lu Ye like a merchant taking advantage of him...

But then again, the high price had its reasons. Take this instance, for example: without the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword unexpectedly breaking through Ning Hu's Mental Consciousness, the A-3 squad wouldn't have captured the opponent, and there would have been many casualties.

The tracking disc costs thirty thousand battle merits, so an exotic treasure that could pose a threat to a strong cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm logically shouldn't be cheaper than the tracking disc.

Battle merits were good, but compared to treasures that could save lives at critical moments, they were nothing.

Lu Ye spent over 180,000 battle merits to exchange for the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, mainly to protect himself in front of a strong cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm, didn't he?

This time he encountered a Ning Hu; who knows what other Divine Sea Realm threats might appear next time?

So, no matter what, the power of the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword had to be replenished.

Gritting his teeth, he chose to replenish it.

The next instant, the stone platform glowed brightly, engulfing the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword. After a dozen breaths, when the light faded, Lu Ye reached out to retrieve the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword to inspect it, finding that a lively gleam had returned within its transparent blade.

The power of the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword had been restored!

Heart aching as if bleeding, he had no mood to linger here any longer. He stored away the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword and, under the fervent instructions of the two serpents, left the Hall of Battle Merits.

Exiting the Heaven's Augury Hall, Lu Ye looked up at the sky. Just as he was about to set off immediately to return to the Cangyan Mountain Pass, a streak of light suddenly landed in front of him. The figure clasped their fists and said, "Are you Fellow Daoist Lu Yiye?"

"I am." Lu Ye nodded, "And you are...?"

"I am an envoy of the Justice Department. The Department Chief has commanded to see Fellow Daoist Lu immediately."

"Sir Qian Wudang?" Lu Ye was surprised, not knowing what this person wanted with him.

The person nodded, "If Fellow Daoist Lu has no other matters, please proceed now."

"Lead the way then."

Although he didn't know why Qian Wudang was summoning him, it undoubtedly had to do with this mission. It seemed today he wouldn't be able to set off back to the Cangyan Mountain Pass.

Following the envoy as they flew swiftly, they soon arrived at the location of the Justice Department.

This place was a complex of buildings, with halls interconnected. From time to time, cultivators hurried in and out, many of whom seemed to bear injuries.

This made Lu Ye increasingly understand the hardships that Justice Department cultivators face when enforcing the law outside.

The official led Lu Ye to an annex hall nearby, and without announcing, gestured with a hand: "Please, the Department Chief is waiting for you, Fellow Daoist."

Lu Ye nodded in acknowledgment, stepped in, and immediately saw a familiar figure.

Every time he saw this Justice Department Chief, Lu Ye could recall the taste of the Reversed Dragon Spike, his back faintly aching.

Stepping forward, he saluted, "Lu Ye from Cangyan Mountain Pass, greets the lord!"

"Have a seat first." Qian Wudang didn't lift his head from the documents on the table, just waved his hand.

Lu Ye then went to sit down on the side.

In a moment, a woman with bright eyes and white teeth, with an uncommon appearance, served tea. Lu Ye thanked her as he took it, and the woman gave him a smiling look, her beautiful eyes carrying a hint of scrutiny.

After serving the tea, the woman did not leave. Instead, she went to Qian Wudang's back, started to massage his shoulders, and leaned down, whispering something in his ear with an affectionate demeanor.

Lu Ye watched speechlessly and couldn't figure out what relationship the woman had with Qian Wudang. The way they interacted seemed unusual.

But after all, this was the Justice Department's office, and as the head of the department, being so intimate with a woman in such a public place was unbecoming of his position.

However, it was ultimately none of his business, so he turned his gaze outside and waited quietly.

"I have other matters to attend to, you may leave for now." Qian Wudang said.

The woman stomped her foot, pouted, humphing as she left with a displeased look.

"Lu Yiye!" Qian Wudang called again.

"Present!" Lu Ye quickly got up and stepped to Qian Wudang's front.

"There was a mistake in the information compiled by the intelligence agency for this mission, which led to you facing danger. Fortunately, the result wasn't bad in the end. I've already ordered everyone who experienced this to keep their mouths shut. No one else will know about this mission, you can rest assured."

Lu Ye, puzzled and confused, didn't know what he should be relieved about.

"Besides, I'm quite interested in something."

"The lord is referring to..."

He thought, could it be that he's taken a fancy to the Mental Consciousness Destruction Sword? But the sword requires replenishing its power at the Hall of Battle Merits, and besides himself, it wouldn't be much use in anyone else's hands.

Currently, the sword's power has been completely replenished, but it can only be activated once, after which it's just a piece of material with rather special properties.

"The Explosive Fire Spirit Stone!" Qian Wudang naturally didn't know what he was thinking, and instead of beating around the bush, he directly voiced his interest, "I heard that in this mission you used a type of fire spirit stone that can explode, and its destructive power is rather significant."

Lu Ye nodded, "There is such an item."

"May I take a look?" Qian Wudang extended his hand with a smile.

You've already extended your hand, how dare I not show you? Were I to utter a 'no', this hand might just turn into a palm and come down on me.

Besides, there's nothing particularly secretive about it.

Lu Ye then took out a fire spirit stone, inscribed an explosion spirit rune on it casually, and handed it over.

Qian Wudang took it, examined it closely for a moment, and started applying a bit of force.

"Please be careful, my lord, this thing..."

Lu Ye intended to remind Qian Wudang not to apply too much force, in case it triggered the explosion spirit rune within, but before he finished speaking, there was a booming sound, and the fire spirit stone in Qian Wudang's hand exploded directly.

It didn't have the typical explosive reaction; the blinding firelight was condensed within Qian Wudang's five fingers. It was so compressed that it looked like a small sun.

As the aftermath gradually dissipated, Qian Wudang lifted his head, smiling at Lu Ye, "What about this thing?"

"Nothing much."

What else could he say? A strong cultivator in the Divine Sea Realm with heavens-penetrating power; a mere Explosive Fire Spirit Stone couldn't harm him, nor could even the aftershocks escape his grasp.

"Did you refine this yourself?" Qian Wudang asked.

Lu Ye's action of constructing the explosion spirit rune earlier was so swift that even Qian Wudang hadn't caught it.

"Yes!"

"Impressive!" Qian Wudang praised, "To be honest, long ago, spirit runes masters discovered the wonderful use of combining fire spirit stones with explosion spirit runes. This item even appeared on the front line of opposing camps."

"In the past?" Lu Ye caught the key detail.

He wasn't surprised that such a method was discovered long ago; it was not some stroke of genius, but a simple combination of spirit stones and runes. With so many spirit runes masters throughout history, it was only reasonable that someone discovered this earlier than he did.

"Indeed, but unfortunately, the casualties were too high, so nobody refined it afterward."

"The casualties of spirit runes masters were too high?" Lu Ye immediately grasped the crucial point.

Qian Wudang nodded, "The fire spirit stone itself is unstable, and there's a risk of failure in constructing the runes. No matter how skilled the spirit runes master, they cannot guarantee successful construction of the rune on every try. According to the information I have, you are a spirit runes master, so you should know what happens if someone fails to construct an explosion spirit rune in a fire spirit stone."

"Once the rune construction fails, the spirit force will surge, inevitably causing a riot of the fire spirit power within the fire spirit stone!"

Leading subsequently to an explosion.

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