Sage of Humanity

"Would you like to cultivate?"

As Lann Qiyue was lost in thought, she heard Lu Ye's voice again near her ear.

Lann Qiyue was startled and quickly bowed down to the ground once more, respectfully kowtowing, "I wish to cultivate with you, master!"

Lu Ye nodded, becoming more certain that this woman was different from the majority of the human race in the Blood Refinement World.

There were two reasons why he decided to teach her cultivation.

In just one Bright Moon Cave Residence, there were many pregnant mothers waiting to give birth. In the future, these mothers were surely going to give birth to Blood Race infants, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him, a man, to always be the one to help with the childbirth.

So he needed someone by his side who could assist in this aspect.

Dao Thirteen couldn't be relied on for this; that simple-minded guy was probably even less capable than himself.

Lann Qiyue was undeniably the best choice. She had her own opinions, a heart that resisted the Blood Race, and had experience with childbirth.

Entrusting this matter to her was most fitting.

However, childbirth was extremely dangerous for human mothers. Lann Qiyue's cultivation at Spirit Stream Level 4 was ultimately too low, and a higher level of prowess would better ensure the safety of those human mothers.

As for the other reason...

It was something Lu Ye had discovered when he had previously channeled his spirit force to protect Lann Qiyue during childbirth.

This woman before him, the numerous spiritual orifices within her were all open, with no orifice barriers at all. When he channeled his spirit force into Lann Qiyue's body, there was not the slightest blockage; the spirit force flowed through her, unimpeded.

This was an extremely incredible matter.

Take Lu Ye himself, for example. Back when he was at the Spirit Stream Realm, opening one spiritual orifice after another required breaking through orifice barriers, from none to some, until he opened 360 orifices to perform the Major Circumambulation.

This is how it is for most human race cultivators, and it's also why many cultivators' cultivation remains forever at the Spirit Stream Realm. The further they go, the harder it becomes to break the orifice barriers. Those who can't open 240 orifices can only linger in the Spirit Stream Realm. Only by opening 240 orifices can there be hope of advancing to Cloud River.

Even those who can open 240 orifices are not necessarily able to reach the full 360-orifice Major Circumambulation tally.

In the Nine Provinces World, those who could achieve such feats were promising candidates for the Divine Sea Realm.

But the numerous spiritual orifices within Lann Qiyue's body were naturally in a state of openness, which was why Lu Ye was so astonished at the time.

Natural orifices; Lu Ye had heard of them before. Such people are usually called Innate Taoist Bodies!

Such individuals, so long as they have ample cultivation resources, face no bottlenecks at the Spirit Stream Realm level, meaning Lann Qiyue could easily bypass this level and enter Cloud River.

As for how far she could progress after entering Cloud River, that would depend on her own cultivation aptitude.

However, with an Innate Taoist Body, their talent is top-notch, so it can be anticipated that Lann Qiyue's future accomplishments won't be low.

If it were an ordinary human woman, Lu Ye wouldn't want to waste his effort and Heart Power. But finding such an Innate Taoist Body was rare, and it would be a great pity to leave her untended.

This is why Lu Ye decided to teach Lann Qiyue cultivation.

"We're about the same age; you might even be two or three years younger than me, so you don't need to call me master. From now on, just call me Senior Brother."

"Senior Brother?" Lann Qiyue looked confused.

In the Blood Refinement World, there were no sects, thus there were no titles like Senior Brother and Junior Brother.

"My surname is Lu, named Ye."

"Senior Brother Lu Ye." Lann Qiyue quickly responded.

Lu Ye nodded, "Extend your hand."

Lann Qiyue extended a hand.

Lu Ye placed his hand on her wrist, slightly channeling his spirit force, following the path of the Great Sun Glazed Glass Method, circulating spirit force through her body once.

Lann Qiyue closed her eyes, silently feeling and remembering the flow of spirit force.

In the Blood Refinement World, although the human race could cultivate, the Blood Race would even intentionally impart some cultivation techniques to the human race, but none of those cultivation techniques were complete because the Blood Race would not allow the human race to develop cultivators with too high a cultivation level.

In various places where humans gathered, Spirit Stream Realm cultivation level was the most common and prevalent. Only those valued by the Blood Race and taken as Blood Slaves would receive more gifts and have the chance to cultivate to higher realms.

After a moment, Lu Ye withdrew his hand, "Did you memorize it?"

Lann Qiyue nodded thoughtfully, "I remembered."

"The cave dwelling next to mine is vacant; you can live there from now on. If you have any questions about cultivation, come ask me." Lu Ye said this, then took out a storage sack, turned it over, filled it with some elixir pills, Spirit Stones, and a few sets of clothes for her. He also cautioned her not to ingest too many elixir pills during cultivation to avoid accumulating pill poison in her body.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu Ye." Lann Qiyue accepted the sack and expressed her gratitude.

"Also, those women outside will need your care. If there are any who give birth, help them."

Lann Qiyue nodded with pursed lips, acknowledging that she would do this even if Lu Ye hadn't mentioned it.

After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Senior Brother Lu Ye, about the Blood Embryos they give birth to..."

"Kill!" Lu Ye uttered the word coldly.

Lann Qiyue's gaze was firm, gladly agreeing.

Lann Qiyue settled in the kiln cave next to Lu Ye.

A day later, Zhang Julai returned triumphantly and reported the battle situation to Lu Ye as soon as possible.

The overall strength of the Hundred Leaps Grotto Mansion is somewhat stronger than that of the Bright Moon Cave, mainly because they have a larger number of Blood Race members, which is the reason why the Hundred Leaps Grotto Mansion has been the aggressor.

However, with Dao Thirteen accompanying the battle and holding the line, the Hundred Leaps Grotto Mansion had no power to resist.

In a single battle, both sides lost more than half their forces, but the fierce battle turned one-sided after Dao Thirteen intervened.

Especially after seeing Dao Thirteen easily kill the cave master of the Hundred Leaps Grotto Mansion, the remaining Blood Race members lost their will to resist and surrendered one after another.

Although the struggles among the Blood Race are intense, there is an unspoken rule that surrender is acceptable in these situations, and it is not considered disgraceful.

So Zhang Julai led out about a dozen Blood Race members and brought back a similar number, with little change in quantity but a significant improvement in overall strength.

The Spirit Stream Level Blood Race who went out to battle indeed did not survive, all dying in action over there.

"According to the lord's instructions, I have brought back the human captives from the Hundred Leaps Grotto Mansion, while others have been sent to safe places for dispersal. Additionally, the battle yielded eleven Blood Crystals, five of which were distributed, leaving six."

Zhang Julai spoke as he respectfully offered the six varied-quality Blood Crystals.

Distributing half of the acquired Blood Crystals was also Lu Ye's directive.

Lu Ye understood that you need to feed the horse to make it run, so while he urgently needed Blood Crystals to restore his cultivation, he wouldn't take everything for himself.

Moreover, Zhang Julai had already ordered the Blood Race at Bright Moon Cave not to consume fresh blood anymore, which had discontented many. Seizing all the spoils would not aid future governance.

Distributing half of the Blood Crystals is the best approach, allowing the Blood Race to have enough to eat, but not too much.

Lu Ye raised his hand and took five of the Blood Crystals.

Zhang Julai was overjoyed, "Thank you, lord, for your generosity."

He had thought Lu Ye would take them all, so he was naturally grateful to be left with one.

"Advance to the True Lake Realm soon; your cultivation is too low!" Lu Ye said indifferently.

"Yes, I will not disappoint the lord," Zhang Julai responded with trepidation.

He could feel that Lu Ye had great ambition. For now, his Cloud River Realm cultivation was still of some use, but as time went on, his importance would only diminish. If one day he could no longer assist Lu Ye, he would be deemed worthless, and his fate would certainly be tragic.

Zhang Julai had never been so eager to cultivate.

"Tell the newcomers about our rules. You should know what to do with those who defy them."

"Yes."

"You may leave now." Lu Ye waved his hand dismissively.

Zhang Julai withdrew.

Holding five Blood Crystals, Lu Ye took out one of the smaller ones and handed it to Dao Thirteen standing nearby.

It wasn't that he was stingy. It's just that Blood Crystals are the essence of a Blood Race member's life-long cultivation, similar to demonic pills. Dao Thirteen, without a Talent Tree, couldn't burn away the impurities in Blood Crystals and it wasn't healthy to consume too much.

Given his robust foundation as a physique cultivator with a Divine Sea Realm base, Lu Ye dared to let him consume this.

But to help Dao Thirteen quickly restore his cultivation, he had to use Blood Crystals, thus the timing had to be managed.

Dao Thirteen accepted it and started chewing right away.

Lu Ye also picked up a Blood Crystal and placed it in his mouth.

Currently, he had restored his cultivation to the Cloud River Realm level; these four Blood Crystals might allow him to reach the True Lake Realm.

The Blood Race at Bright Moon Cave rested for two days before setting forth again under Zhang Julai's leadership.

In the vicinity, there were multiple grottos like the Hundred Leaps Grotto Mansion to attack. Typically, the Blood Refinement World had a Blood Race grotto every thirty miles or so.

To recover his cultivation with Blood Crystals, Lu Ye could only target these Blood Race members.

Four Blood Crystals did not let Lu Ye restore to the True Lake Realm, as he got stuck at Cloud River Level 9, which was quite embarrassing. However, once Zhang Julai returned, reaching True Lake Realm wouldn't be a problem anymore.

When the Blood Race was not at Bright Moon Cave, Lu Ye spent most of his time studying the array disc of the As-Close-As-Siblings Spirit Runes, pondering improvement methods.

He was also contemplating why the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury had sent him to the Blood Refinement World.

Surely, it wasn't to make him unify the Blood Refinement World.

That's too ambitious a goal. Based on the information he's gathered, this realm is a world not inferior to the Nine Provinces, with many Divine Sea Realm experts.

If he truly had the power to unify the Blood Refinement World and eliminate all the Blood Race, he could just as easily unify the Nine Provinces.

Therefore, the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury certainly didn't send him here to unify the Blood Refinement World.

Nor could it be to save the human race here.

The state of the Blood Refinement World is such that rescuing the humans here would first require unifying the Blood Refinement World and exterminating all the Blood Race.

Lu Ye couldn't figure out for the moment the purpose behind the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury sending him here.