Sage of Humanity

Yu Lingfeng was in a dilemma, while the other Blood Race members only saw him as lofty and limitless, who could know his predicament?

While pondering, his figure suddenly halted, and he looked ahead.

A mysterious figure caught his sight, that person stood quietly with hands folded over a long saber, staring at him.

Yu Lingfeng suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as he hadn't noticed the presence of this person until he saw their silhouette.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, the person turned out to be a human race!

Being cautious by nature, Yu Lingfeng instantly recoiled backward and attempted to shout.

Without knowing the opponent's cultivation level, engaging recklessly was unwise.

The other could sneak in without a trace, evidently possessing certain skills; the best course was to alert his subordinates and capture this inexplicable human.

Yet, just as his mouth opened, his vision blurred profoundly, as if struck by a giant hammer, leaving his thoughts muddled and hard to articulate.

Soon after, excruciating pain emanated from deep within his head, as if his brain was being smashed apart.

The intense pain momentarily cleared Yu Lingfeng's mind as he realized what had befallen him.

He was under Mental Consciousness attack!

In other words, waiting for him here was a Divine Sea Realm individual?

Moments later, Yu Lingfeng stood in pain, humbly before Lu Ye.

Being forcefully embedded with Soul Taming Divine Runes, his reaction was far more intense than Zhang Julai's, not due to Lu Ye's aggression, but due to cultivation differences.

Zhang Julai was merely a Cloud River Realm; Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness easily broke through his psyche defense to implant Soul Taming Divine Runes, Zhang Julai scarcely sensed much throughout.

But Yu Lingfeng wasn't far from the Divine Sea; although not yet nurturing a soul body or generating Mental Consciousness, his natural psyche defense was much stronger than Zhang Julai's.

Lu Ye's forced intrusion caused disturbances to his psyche.

"Is this the Thousand Streams Blessed Land?" Lu Ye asked, holding a piece of beast hide with a crude map sketched by Zhang Julai, leading him here.

But whether this was indeed Thousand Streams Blessed Land, he wasn't entirely sure, although likely correct.

"Yes." Yu Lingfeng answered respectfully.

"Who is the Blessed Land Master here?" Lu Ye inquired further.

"That's me."

How fortuitous.

Lu Ye came here merely intending to casually enslave a True Lake Realm, regardless of whether they were the Blessed Land Master, as with him backing them, becoming the master wouldn't take long.

"Are you Yu Lingfeng?" This name he had gathered from Zhang Julai.

"Yes."

Lu Ye nodded slightly, sparing some hassle, and straightforwardly said: "I have matters to instruct; heed them well."

Yu Lingfeng promptly composed himself to listen attentively.

The night passed in silence, until the next day when Yu Lingfeng, nearly recovered, summoned his True Lake Realm subordinates for a meeting.

In the grand hall, more than ten True Lake Realm gathered without knowing why Yu Lingfeng had summoned them today.

Nonetheless, the new presence beside Yu Lingfeng intrigued them: a young human male whom none had seen before.

"Blessed Land Master, who is this human?" A curious middle-aged Blood Race member inquired, looking at Lu Ye.

"This is my newly acquired Blood Slave, pay him no mind," Yu Lingfeng declared standing from his seat, "I called you here to announce two matters today."

The Blood Race members immediately sat upright with attentiveness.

"Firstly, from today, all offerings from my subordinate regions in the Blessed Land shall replace blood food tribute with human blood, additionally, no Sacred Race is permitted to harm humans recklessly."

Previously, a month ago, Zhang Julai had announced something similar at Bright Moon Cave Residence, causing an uproar.

This time was no different.

With Yu Lingfeng's words finished, the Blood Race members felt astounded as if hearing the most unbelievable thing, and the middle-aged Blood Race immediately asked: "May I ask Blessed Land Master, why make such a decision?"

Consuming blood food was natural for Blood Race, a tradition enduring from ancient times, unchanged by precedent.

"No why, this is the Blessed Land Master's command." Yu Lingfeng's attitude was firmly compliant, under Lu Ye's directive, merely executing orders, for Lu Ye was his all, why question.

"I disagree." The middle-aged Blood Race member shouted harshly, "I suppose none of you here would agree either."

"Indeed, Blessed Land Master, canceling the tribute of Blood Food is truly inappropriate. I urge you to reconsider."

"While the blood of the human race can certainly be consumed, how can dead blood compare to the exquisite taste of live blood? If we lose Blood Food, where will we get live blood in the future?"

Concerning their own interests, the Blood Race members present could no longer sit still and clamored loudly.

Especially that middle-aged Blood Race member who initially spoke out, he shouted the loudest. His cultivation was almost equal to Yu Lingfeng's, earning him a high position in the Thousand Streams Blessed Land. He also sensed Yu Lingfeng's complex attitude towards him recently, and he was considering his future path, whether to stay and continue serving Yu Lingfeng or to establish his own dominion.

Given his cultivation, he could have long established himself as a Blessed Land master, but not all of the Blood Race wanted to be cave residence masters or Blessed Land masters. Sometimes, relying on others allowed for a more carefree existence, with someone above to shoulder any trouble.

Moreover, considering the current Blood Refinement World, each Blessed Land had its own territory; even if he established dominance, it would be useless without land to control.

So he hadn't expected that at this critical moment, Yu Lingfeng would issue such a foolish command. His heart couldn't help but feel a bit tempted. If he seized this opportunity and allied with other Blood Race members, there was a great chance to overthrow Yu Lingfeng, and he could become the master of the Thousand Streams Blessed Land, wouldn't that be liberating?

As he was thinking this, Yu Lingfeng slapped the table beside him and shouted angrily, "Who dares to disobey the command of this Blessed Land Master!"

The other Blood Race members shrank their necks; Yu Lingfeng still held some authority.

But that middle-aged Blood Race member gritted his teeth and said, "If the Blessed Land Master's command is wrong, we can disobey it!"

A resonant clang sounded as a long blade was slowly drawn from its sheath.

Lu Ye, who had been standing beside Yu Lingfeng the entire time, wielded the Boulder Mountain Saber and slowly approached the middle-aged Blood Race member.

All the Blood Race members were stunned, but upon sensing Lu Ye's killing intent, they immediately reacted. The middle-aged Blood Race member was even more furious, "A mere Blood Slave dares to show such insolence!"

As he said this, blood light surged around him, forming into several arrow-shaped forms. With a wave of his large hand, the blood arrows shot towards Lu Ye.

Though he had the idea of replacing Yu Lingfeng as this Blessed Land's master, actually confronting Yu Lingfeng face-to-face made him nervous. But as for Lu Ye, this "Blood Slave," he had no such reservations.

Killing this Blood Slave would also serve as a warning to Yu Lingfeng. If he remained stubborn, it would be necessary to unite with other Blood Race members to overthrow Yu Lingfeng.

Thinking this, his expression drastically changed.

Only because the blood arrows he unleashed had no deterrent effect on Lu Ye. Several blades of light flashed, and the blood arrows shattered with a roar. Immediately after, Lu Ye closed in within three meters of him, and a slash came down.

Alarm bells rang in the middle-aged Blood Race member's heart; he frantically surged his blood Qi and spirit force, forming a solid barrier.

Yet this barrier was still broken with a single slash.

As the long blade fell, the body of the middle-aged Blood Race member was split in two, and under the powerful impact, the remnants of his body toppled sideways.

Fresh blood stained the foundation of the great hall.

The Blood Race members who had been shouting just moments ago fell silent, all gazing in terror at Lu Ye who was skillfully extracting Blood Crystals.

It wasn't until this moment that they realized this Blood Slave, whom they hadn't even noticed, possessed the terrifying skill to easily kill them all!

Looking across the Thousand Streams Blessed Land, aside from Yu Lingfeng, the Blessed Land Master, the middle-aged Blood Race member just killed had been the strongest. Yet even he couldn't withstand a single slash from the opponent.

Such strength, even Yu Lingfeng likely couldn't block a blow from him.

It's truly impossible to understand where Yu Lingfeng found such a Blood Slave...

They were wary; a Blood Slave of this caliber couldn't have appeared out of nowhere. They must have been subdued by Yu Lingfeng long ago, kept hidden until today for a display of might.

"Who else disagrees?" Yu Lingfeng coldly scanned left and right with a stern face.

No Blood Race member dared to utter a word.

The example was right before them; at this moment, disagreeing would be courting death!

"Dead blood or live blood is merely for cultivation purposes. Apart from taste and flavor, it makes no difference to cultivation. This matter is settled. Henceforth, under the jurisdiction of my Thousand Streams Blessed Land, no Sacred Race member is allowed to harm the human race indiscriminately. Let the cave residences designate personnel to regularly and appropriately gather blood from human villages!"

"Yes," came the sparse response.

Yu Lingfeng, seeing through their thoughts, continued, "Compared to Blood Food, what benefits our Sacred Race most are Blood Crystals! It's laughable that you think of Blood Food instead of Blood Crystals."

"Blessed Land Master, Blood Crystals are good, but they aren't that easy to obtain," one Blood Race member bravely said.

Each Blood Crystal represents the life of a Blood Race member. While they have the ability to kill weaker Blood Race members for Blood Crystals, it doesn't do well to target their own subordinates. Doing so would leave them without manpower, forcing them to sneak into others' territories. This approach also carries risks; getting caught by another Blessed Land Master leads to conflicts and disputes, and they might even have their Blood Crystals coveted.

"Obtaining Blood Crystals is not difficult," Yu Lingfeng said with a cold snort, "Immediately gather personnel from each cave residence; I plan to attack Beimin Blessed Land!"

Lu Ye stood quietly to the side, recalling Zhang Julai's swagger from a month ago, marveling at how similar this scene was.

Of course, with his secret guidance, how could things not turn out similarly?