Sage of Humanity

"The person has been found, what should we do next? Should we make direct contact?" a Level 6 cultivator in the squad asked.

"That's not advisable," another person shook his head. "It's better to protect him in secret. Many sects from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge have taken action, and our proximity and early arrival give us an advantage. However, if we expose ourselves, it's easy to be targeted.

Moreover, this person probably isn't fully aware of his current situation; rashly making contact might backfire and make him develop misgivings."

"But secret protection might not fully safeguard him."

"I say we knock him out and take him away!" a beefy guy suggested.

The others turned to look at him with the beefy guy appearing confused: "Did I say something wrong?"

"It's possible," a Level 6 cultivator nodded. "You go knock him out!"

The beefy guy shrank back slightly: "I'm afraid he'll chop me!" Although he was at Level 6, facing that young man, he was not sure of victory; the youngster had been too fierce earlier.

In the end, it was the leading Level 7 female cultivator who decided: "I'll go make contact with him and protect him closely; you guys follow secretly."

With her saying this, no one disagreed.

However, very soon, everyone's expressions turned peculiar because the female cultivator started walking ahead while ripping at her own clothes, and even held her chest with both hands, vigorously squeezing them together...

A Level 6 cultivator put a hand to his forehead, unable to watch directly, thinking to himself how Senior Sister Lann was really going all out for the sect's mission.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye continued to ride Amber moving forward. Not far ahead, he faintly heard a cry for help. He listened carefully, confirming that a woman was indeed calling for help.

He didn't immediately rush forward, as he had encountered too many peculiar situations on this journey and being cautious was always wise.

In a short while, Yiyi, who was scouting ahead, returned and reported to Lu Ye that a woman was injured, seemingly having encountered some demon beast, and there were no signs of traps nearby.

Lu Ye nodded and directed Amber to slightly alter their course.

Senior Sister Lann, in tattered clothes, continued to cry desperately for help; then suddenly, there was activity on her battlefield marking. After checking, she was stunned: "He ran away?"

The young man actually ran away from nearby?

Under normal circumstances, encountering a woman crying for help in the wilderness, anyone would normally check the situation, but why did that young man run away?

Was she not loud enough or pitiful enough?

Senior Sister Lann stood up dumbfounded, a vein popping out on her forehead.

The little rascal, I really want to beat him up!

Shortly after, dressed in a clean set of clothes, Senior Sister Lann met up with the others, her expression so dark it could almost drip.

"What do we do now?"

Senior Sister Lann's expression changed uncertainly as she pondered for a moment: "Stick to the original plan, I will try to make contact with him again, and you guys follow secretly."

"That's possible, but this kid has a mount, and his speed is quite fast. We can follow him for a few days without an issue, but if it takes longer, we definitely won't be able to keep up," a Level 6 cultivator voiced.

Senior Sister Lann said, "Don't worry, we just need to escort him part of the way. Ahead, there will be people from other sects taking over."

Upon hearing this, the group felt somewhat reassured. If that was the case, then this mission was not too difficult.

At night, by the campfire, Lu Ye was eating roasted meat with Big Tiger when suddenly, fluctuations of spirit force came from nearby. He quickly stood up, warily watching the dense night in front of him.

Just moments later, a figure dashed from that direction. Lu Ye placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, his eyes coldly watching the approaching figure.

It was a disheveled woman, seductive in carriage, and her expression panicked. Upon seeing Lu Ye, she rushed towards him, crying loudly, "Fellow cultivator, save me, someone wants to kill me!"

Lu Ye slowly drew his sword, and Senior Sister Lann immediately sensed danger. She had a feeling that if she dared to come closer, the young man in front definitely would strike with his sword, his eyes conveying a very serious message!

This kid...

She promptly halted, tears swirling in her beautiful eyes: "Fellow cultivator, save me!" As she spoke, she also lifted her hand to show the battlefield marking on it.

And from behind her in the night, several figures chasing her stopped in their tracks. One of them took a good look at Lu Ye and immediately shouted, "He's Level 5, run!"

As soon as the words fell, the few cultivators chasing her scattered in all directions.

Lu Ye slightly frowned, taking another look at the woman, realizing she was only a Level 4 cultivator. He sheathed half of his long sword back into its scabbard. Experience tales with empire

Senior Sister Lann let out a long sigh of relief, looking pitifully at Lu Ye: "Fellow cultivator, which faction are you with?"

Lu Ye ignored her, continuing to eat his roasted meat. Amber lifted a paw and scratched him slightly, and he leaned back against Amber's belly.

A moment later, his gaze shifted slightly.

Interesting... No wonder he found the woman's voice somewhat familiar; it was the same woman seeking help during the day.

He had never seen this woman, but Yiyi had seen her from afar, and Amber's scratch was Yiyi's instruction.

The woman had sought help during the day without success, and now she had deliberately approached him at night. What was she really up to?

Moreover, she was from the Haotian Alliance...

As Lu Ye pondered, Senior Sister Lann forced a smile: "Fellow cultivator, could I hide out here with you?"

"Whatever!"

This little thing, so arrogant? Senior Sister Lann was barely suppressing her rage but still managed a smile, "Then I won't be polite."

Speaking thus, she walked over familiarly, looking completely unguarded. Apparently due to being pursued, she looked somewhat disheveled, with some injuries on her body, and blood staining her clothes, slightly revealing some skin.

She approached the bonfire, sat down, and stretched out her hands to warm them, thanking him, "Thank you for earlier, if it weren't for you, I might have been dead already. I can't repay my brother for saving my life..."

Lu Ye tossed her a piece of roasted meat. Senior Sister Lann fumbled to catch it and paused for a moment.

This guy... cold on the outside but warm on the inside? With this thought, the resentment in Senior Sister Lann's heart slightly diminished. Looking at the beast meat in her hand, roasted crispy on the outside and tender inside, the delightful aroma wafted up, and her stomach growled. She was just hungry and started to eat big bites.

"What should I call you, brother?" Senior Sister Lann asked while eating the meat, "My name is Lann Yudie."

"Don't talk while eating."

"Oh."

"Does it taste good?"

"It's quite tasty."

"Hasn't anyone told you not to eat stuff given by strangers?" Lu Ye stood up, leaning on his long knife, and walked step by step toward Lann Yudie.

Lann Yudie's expression slightly changed, vaguely realizing something. She quickly threw the roasted meat on the ground and urged the spirit force inside her body, which was extremely sluggish, showing signs of the Minor Circumambulation cycle breaking.

Before she could stand up, a long knife was already at her neck, looking eye to eye. Lann Yudie was furiously indignant, "You little bastard, did you drug me?"

She couldn't hold back the anger anymore, overwhelmed with a sense of humiliation. To think that she, a Level 7 cultivator, was drugged unknowingly by someone from the Level 5 realm. If word got out, she would lose all her dignity.

She had not expected him to do this!

No one would do this!

"Relax, the drug just makes your spirit force slack temporarily. It's not hugely dangerous."

That thing was initially found out from the Nine Stars Sect Young Master's storage sack. Later he had Hua Ci identify its effects and had remembered the uses of each drug, keeping them ever since.

"Talk, why did you approach me!"

"What?" Lann Yudie looked puzzled.

"The one shouting for help during the day was you, and you also came asking for help at night. What a coincidence?"

"You..." Lann Yudie was truly confused now. During the day, this guy had clearly never seen her. How did he recognize her? Just by voice?

Looking down at Lann Yudie who was at his mercy, Lu Ye, Senior Sister Lann suddenly laughed, "Impressive!" The target of this mission seemed surprisingly astute.

"Admitted it?"

"Yes!" Lann Yudie bowed her head, her long hair hiding her facial expression.

Lu Ye immediately sensed something was off because the spirit light around this woman's body was intensifying at a visible rate. Without a moment's hesitation, he slashed with his knife.

As her hair flew about, the Lann Yudie who had been seated in front of Lu Ye was now head down, feet up, supporting herself on the ground with one hand, her foot kicking towards his face.

The kick was forceful and heavy. Lu Ye quickly leaned back, retreating several steps to stabilize himself. By the time he steadied himself, Lann Yudie was already five yards away from him.

She touched her slender, fair neck, finding it sticky, and couldn't help but twitch her eyes, "Did you really want to kill me?"

If she hadn't dodged quickly enough, her head might have been chopped off. This guy, how ruthless and merciless.

On the other side, Lu Ye's expression turned grave because he realized this woman was not a mere Level 4, she was actually a Level 7!

He didn't know what method she had used to hide her cultivation.

No wonder the stuff searched from the Nine Stars Sect Young Master's storage sack hadn't been very effective; her cultivation was a full three levels higher than expected, making it easy for her to suppress the drug.

Amber had disappeared into the night, lying in wait.

"I'm really in a bad mood right now, decided to beat you up first!" With that, Lann Yudie suddenly became a blur, lunging at Lu Ye.

Such incredible speed!

The only Level 7 cultivator he had encountered before was Dong Shuye, but Dong Shuye was a magic cultivator, different from this woman whose speed was alarmingly fast.

Lucky for him, he had undergone the Dragon Spring Body Tempering, otherwise, with his eyesight, he really wouldn't have been able to track her movements.

As Lann Yudie lunged straight at him, Lu Ye countered by swinging his knife sideways.

The long knife whisked past Lann Yudie's nose and she, swift as a swallow, drifted back a few steps, looking at Lu Ye with astonishment. Had he seen through her movements, or was that strike just a coincidence?

Without pausing, the shadow from her briefly visible figure blurred again.

Lu Ye continuously adjusted his position, his long knife swinging time after time.

Moments later, Lann Yudie was shocked, because she realized that Lu Ye had truly predicted her movement trajectory, every slash intercepting her line of attack.