Sage of Humanity
Chapter 941 - 939: The Sect Headquarters Has Successors

The moment those Haotian Alliance cultivators made a move, Tong Shuyao had already flashed in front of Lu Ye, her spirit force surging, her eyes cold and fierce.

Fortunately, the cultivator who was lunging toward Lu Ye was still somewhat rational and immediately halted upon seeing Tong Shuyao.

But their conspicuous actions had already caught the attention of numerous Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, further affecting the nerves of the entire Haotian Alliance camp.

In an instant, the cultivators from both sides were brimming with spirit force, glaring at each other like tigers eyeing their prey, the atmosphere was tense and confrontational.

Lu Ye's face was pale, primarily because it was the first time he used his mental consciousness in a fight, exerting too much force and almost completely depleting the power in his Divine Pool. Only Soul Cleansing Water could replenish such a loss; relying solely on his own recovery would likely take some days.

However, if he hadn't done this, he wouldn't have been confident in instantly killing Tan Shu. After all, Tan Shu was at True Lake Level 7, and the difference in cultivation between them was evident. If Tan Shu had sensed something amiss and shouted surrender, it would have been impossible to finish him off.

The sacrifice was ultimately worth it.

"Is the Haotian Alliance unable to afford a loss? Does one death mean such a big commotion?"

Someone shouted.

Upon hearing this, many Haotian Alliance cultivators appeared rather uncomfortable.

In these battles, it's common for someone to be defeated and die, but never had it caused such a large-scale confrontation.

Take the incident just now when Xiao Xinghe beheaded his opponent with one stroke; no one from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge intervened, they merely watched silently.

But now, with their side losing just Tan Shu, their reaction was so excessive, which was clearly unjustifiable.

However, the current situation mainly arose from those cultivators who had always been by Tan Shu's side. The other Haotian Alliance cultivators were merely responding instinctively.

"If the Haotian Alliance can't bear to lose, then let's fight here. We, from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, are not afraid of you." Another voice joined in.

"Indeed, the rules of these battles have been maintained for many years. The life and death of the combatants are left to fate, and no one else is allowed to interfere. If the Haotian Alliance insists on breaking them, that's your choice, but be aware of how people will judge you in the future."

"Perhaps they think their lives are precious, while our lives are worthless."

...

A flurry of chatter broke out, making the situation increasingly difficult to control.

At the critical moment, Tong Shuyao shouted loudly, "Everyone, shut up!"

Her Master Uncle is the Mountain Pass Chief of the Dark Moon Forest Pass, she herself is quite formidable, and she has many admirers at the Dark Moon Forest Pass. Furthermore, she is the only Level 7 present. With this shout, no one from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge dared to disrespect her, and they immediately fell silent.

Tong Shuyao swept her cold gaze over the crowd in front and said, "If the Haotian Alliance wants to fight, we are here to accompany you to the end. But if so, there will no longer be any battles here, nor any place to earn extra battle merit. I don't think that's something you want, right? It's common for people to die in combat; he can only blame himself for his lack of skill. If you don't want to fight, withdraw immediately, and let today's matter end here."

As her words faded, many Haotian Alliance cultivators clasped their fists in salute from afar and turned to leave.

The cultivators of the two camps in the Nine Provinces are fearless of battle, but as Tong Shuyao said, no one wants to engage in a senseless battle that disrupts the long-standing rules.

Moreover, with the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge's morale high and Tong Shuyao, a Level 7, holding the fort, the Haotian Alliance would definitely suffer if a fight were to break out.

Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't start a conflict with the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge at this time.

With someone leading the departure, others followed, and soon a large number of Haotian Alliance cultivators left. Even those cultivators who had been with Tan Shu, seeing that nothing could be done, could only hurriedly carry away Tan Shu's corpse and flee.

Watching the departing Haotian Alliance cultivators from afar, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge camp erupted in cheers, and pairs of fervent eyes turned towards the direction where Lu Ye was.

The battles here have been ongoing for years; day or night, cultivators have clashed here, improving their skills while earning battle merit.

But such a long-lasting affair had come to an end today, and in some way, it also suppressed the Haotian Alliance once. Naturally, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators looked at Lu Ye, the instigator of all this, with respect.

Moreover, Lu Ye had fought six consecutive battles today, astonishing them, especially the last one. No one knew exactly what had happened, but the result was undeniable.

A battle between True Lake Level 3 and Level 7 ended in an instant, with the Level 7 dying.

Overcoming four minor levels to kill an enemy—if such a thing hadn't happened right in front of their eyes, no one would have believed it.

It was foreseeable that this independent cultivator named Li Taibai would surely earn the favor of the two Mountain Pass Chiefs in the future and become a cornerstone of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

When Lu Ye first came over with Tong Shuyao, no one paid attention to him, and some even secretly envied him. But now, it was clear that they had been short-sighted.

Such a person would surely become famous throughout the Nine Provinces in the future!

Among many concerned eyes, the most concerned one was Tong Shuyao: "Junior Brother Taibai, are you all right?"

Mainly because Lu Ye looked shockingly pale at the moment, apparently enduring tremendous pain, his expression somewhat twisted.

He shook his head slightly upon hearing her: "I'm fine, just used a forbidden technique, exhausted a lot. Senior Sister Tong, please take me back."

Tong Shuyao hurriedly summoned her Flying Spirit Artifact, carrying Lu Ye towards the direction of the Dark Moon Forest Pass, while not forgetting to instruct the reluctant Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators: "Disperse."

Watching the two leave, someone quietly praised, "Senior Sister Tong truly has a keen eye."

Who knows where she found such a person, how can an independent cultivator possess such a strong foundation?

The Ten Thousand Demons Ridge people still hadn't returned to the Dark Moon Forest Pass, but news from here had already spread back. The first reaction of many cultivators upon hearing this news was disbelief — impossible.

But as more and more news spread back, many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were dumbfounded, because what they thought was impossible had just happened, witnessed by many cultivators from both camps with their own eyes.

Until Tong Shuyao returned with Lu Ye to the Dark Moon Forest Pass, more than half of the cultivators at the pass already knew about it, and some even came out early to greet them, just to see Lu Ye's true appearance.

Upon seeing him, all silently praised, indeed, he had an extraordinary aura, a Dragon Phoenix among people!

A moment later, Lu Ye entered his room, activated the formation to guard and alert, and took out a drop of Soul Cleansing Water from his storage sack to swallow, finally feeling much better.

While he was Theft of Heaven's Augury to replenish his spirit force, he reviewed the gains and losses of today's battle.

Because since he advanced to the True Lake Realm, he hadn't had a proper fight with anyone, most of the time honing himself in the Mirage Realm.

The only experience of fighting with an enemy was accompanying the A-3 squad of the Law Enforcement Hall, against a Divine Sea Realm, which couldn't count as a formal battle.

Today's battle, though he won easily, had many points worth reflecting on, especially since his identity at the moment wasn't a combat cultivator, but a sword cultivator, making it even more worthy of introspection.

And then, the Third Senior Brother... What exactly were Tan Shu and his people trying to achieve by making things difficult for him, even to the point of resorting to murder?

He thought of asking Shui Yuan, but if he really asked, many things couldn't be explained, and he had to let it go.

In the future, when he has the opportunity, he'll visit Jinglan Lake Pass himself to take a look.

As for Tianyuan Sect... although they replaced the Righteous Blood Sect to become a 1st grade sect, no matter how you look at it, they're still a big sect. A big sect shouldn't act like this. What exactly is Tan Shu's group trying to achieve by making things difficult for Xiao Xinghe, is it the entire Tianyuan Sect's intention, or is it secretly instigated by certain individuals?

If it's the latter, it can be understood that even within the same camp, there are personal grievances among cultivators, but if it's the former, then it's a bit excessive.

And what about Green Emperor City? Do they not know the plight of their disciples? Or do they know but are powerless?

The local waters of the Nine Provinces are much murkier than those of the Spirit Stream battlefield and Cloud River battlefield; some things are not clearly black and white.

He still remembers, when he initially joined the Righteous Blood Sect, the sect master told him a sentence.

The law is without right or wrong, people are divided into good and evil; there are many wicked individuals in the Haotian Alliance, and many virtuous ones in Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

In dealing with the world, differing stances lead to differing perspectives on matters.

Take himself, for instance; on the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side, he is the heinous Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer, the Three Calamities of Spirit Stream, but on the Haotian Alliance side, he is a rising star, the future hope of the Righteous Blood Sect.

With many things hard to fathom, Lu Ye also didn't bother pondering anymore.

Meanwhile, Tong Shuyao arrived at a sleeping palace.

The arrangement here had a somewhat feminine touch, it was Lin Yue's residence at the Dark Moon Forest Pass.

Lin Yue was waiting for her.

Upon seeing Lin Yue, Tong Shuyao exclaimed excitedly, "Master Uncle, Master Uncle, let me tell you, that Junior Brother Taibai is truly incredible."

"I've heard about it already, is it true, or is there some exaggeration?" Lin Yue asked.

She had initially planned to send a message to Tong Shuyao to ask her about the situation, only for Tong Shuyao to come directly to deliver the news.

"What did Master Uncle hear?" Tong Shuyao asked.

Lin Yue was unmarried and childless, so she always regarded Tong Shuyao as her own daughter and was very indulgent towards her, which is why Tong Shuyao felt unreserved in her presence.

Lin Yue glared at her, "Never mind what kind of news I heard, you tell me what you saw."

Tong Shuyao obliged, and vividly recounted what she saw and experienced today. Naturally, there wasn't much exaggeration, mostly honest recounting, though there was an element of preconceived bias, in her description, Lu Ye inevitably came off with a bit more charm and freedom.

"You didn't deceive me?" Even hearing Tong Shuyao say it personally, Lin Yue still found it hard to believe, not that she was ignorant, but simply because it was too incredible.

"Absolutely true!" Tong Shuyao's expression was serious, almost swearing an oath of Heaven's Augury.

"Good!" Lin Yue smiled, "My Ten Thousand Demons Ridge finally has a successor... No, the sect headquarters finally has a successor."

Lin Yue and Tong Shuyao's sect was a 2nd grade sect, though in recent years, it had been somewhat lacking in talent. Of the new generation of disciples, a few were promising, but they were all killed by Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer. Today, upon hearing of Lu Ye's performance, Lin Yue immediately entertained thoughts of inducting him into the sect.

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