Sage of Humanity

Yooi Xiao's reaction was extremely quick. Although Shui Yuan did not inform him in advance, as soon as Shui Yuan shouted "Return my junior brother's life!", Yooi Xiao discerned Shui Yuan's intention and strangely cooperated with her in an act. The subsequent four True Lake Realm cultivators who arrived were genuinely uninformed, which made the battle fiercely convincing.

The matter did not end there; clearly unable to quell the anger in her heart after the "much respected" sect master mediated, Shui Yuan once again plunged into the Spirit Stream battlefield...

Her actions were one thing, but the sect master went even further, venturing into Leizhou, which, mind you, is Ten Thousand Demons Ridge's domain.

Fourth senior brother also became active on the Spirit Stream battlefield.

At the moment, Shui Yuan has returned to the headquarters of Righteous Blood Sect, and the sect master is also on his way back; there was nothing to be done as the defenses in Leizhou were impenetrable. The sect master truly could not find a good opportunity. Plus, the Alliance Hierarch of the Haotian Alliance personally messaged the sect master, asking him to calm his anger and not to take risks alone.

The sect master then seized the chance to gracefully withdraw from Leizhou.

As for the fourth senior brother... The Loyal Heart Sect gave him a thorough reprimand and then grounded him at his station, forbidding him from leaving without orders.

After several days of commotion, the matter of Lu Yiye from Righteous Blood Sect being poisoned finally began to slowly settle down.

In the grand scheme of the Nine Provinces cultivation world, Lu Ye was but a minor Spirit Stream Realm cultivator. Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was wary of him because of the array destruction capabilities he demonstrated. Now that he was dead, there was no need for Ten Thousand Demons Ridge to create further trouble.

However, from Lu Ye's perspective, recently, numerous Governors or Deputy Governors from different sects have been contacting him to inquire about his demise. Others may not know, but those who had mutually added him as a "friend" were aware of the situation.

This matter could not be hidden from these people, and seeing as all these Governors were pillars of their respective sects with clean reputations, they surely would not leak the information. Lu Ye did not explain too much, simply mentioning the dire necessity, and these smart individuals could approximately understand Lu Ye's meaning.
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Lately, each of the big sects in the Nine Provinces has been investigating their disciples to prevent similar incidents from happening again. This investigation caused a significant loss of dark agents arranged by both parties, which can be considered a sequelae of this incident.

Another message came through the battlefield marking; Lu Ye checked it and saw it was from Hua Ci.

"Today is the seventh day after your death. What would you like? I'll burn it for you."

Lu Ye's face showed no expression as he shifted his gaze away and stood up, heading for Bai Qian's residence.

Having been invited to the Tianyan Sect's station this time, Lu Ye came specifically to delve deeper into the Array Path. Due to occupying the advantageous location of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, many disciples of the Tianyan Sect specialize in array cultivation, although the level of their expertise varies greatly.

Within the entire Tianyan Sect, the one with the highest mastery in Array Path was undoubtedly Great Elder Bai Qian, a stature even Sect Master Yooi Xiao could not match. Therefore, Lu Ye had been learning Array Path from Bai Qian these past days.

Bai Qian taught without reservation, especially since Lu Ye had used such valuable treasures to treat Zhao Li. This allowed Lu Ye to gain enormously, improving his expertise in the Array Path by leaps and bounds.

The reason Lu Ye first learned Array Path with Bai Qian was because only by enhancing his skills in Array Path could he more easily challenge the Hundred Arrays Pagoda.

After some teachings, Bai Qian found that Lu Ye had an exceptional talent for Array Path. And considering Lu Ye's background as a spirit runes master, this was to be expected.

Array cultivators are somewhat a branch of spirit runes masters. Lu Ye had laid a solid foundation with Madam Yun, which naturally made his progress in Array Path even more efficient.

What caught Bai Qian's attention the most was Lu Ye's unimaginably sharp eye for array destruction; no matter the array, as long as he observed it for a while, he could find its flaws.

Such a skill is something every array cultivator dreams of, for to break an array, one first needs to find its flaws and key points. Without being able to do that, one should not even think of destroying an array.

Bai Qian initially thought this was due to Lu Ye's talent, but after a few days of observation, he found something off and voiced his doubts.

Lu Ye did not hide it from him, "Does Veteran Bai know of the Insight Spirit Runes?"

"Of course, I am aware." As a master of Array Path who also understood some spirit runes—albeit with a focus on formations—Bai Qian knew about the Insight Spirit Runes well, although he wasn't proficient in constructing them; succeeding even once in ten attempts was considered good.

Certain Spiritual Artifacts used for environment detection and enemy reconnaissance utilized these runes at their core.

"I have constructed the Insight Spirit Runes in my eyes, allowing me to appraise the reality and falsehoods of formations," Lu Ye admitted.

Staring at Lu Ye, Bai Qian seemed taken aback, as if he thought Lu Ye was joking.

However, recalling Lu Ye's performance in array destruction, he realized it was no joke; the young man before him had indeed constructed Insight Spirit Runes in his own eyes.

"I see," Bai Qian nodded slightly, filled with emotion: "The courage of the young to think and act is truly remarkable."

Constructing spirit runes within one's eyes was daring, indeed.

"Do not undertake such a thing frequently; if an accident were to occur, the consequences would be unimaginable," Bai Qian advised earnestly. Although Lu Ye was not a disciple of the Tianyan Sect, his exceptional talent displayed in Array Path over the past few days made Bai Qian, who revered talent, offer such advice—because to do so was truly too dangerous.

The danger of constructing Insight Spirit Runes within one's eyes was no less than constructing Spirit Energy Gathering Spirit Runes within the spiritual orifice.

Among the many spirit runes masters throughout history, generation after generation passed down their research; it wasn't possible that only Lu Ye was the smart one. Predecessor spirit runes masters also thought of constructing Spirit Energy Gathering Spirit Runes within the spiritual orifice to enhance cultivation efficiency, and similarly, they thought of constructing it within the eyes to peer into the secrets invisible to the naked eye.

But no one dared to do so, because no matter how outstanding a spirit runes master was, they could not guarantee that they would succeed in constructing spirit runes every time. Furthermore, the smaller the constructed spirit runes, the greater the difficulty, and if the construction were to fail by accident, the spirit force would surely rampage.

If such a scenario arose, it would mean a damaged spiritual orifice and blindness.

Therefore, this kind of conjecture essentially existed only in theory, with no one daring to put it into practice, not even Madam Yun, a spirit runes master of her caliber, as she also didn't have the assurance of certain success.

Lu Ye was different; activating the spirit runes carried by the Talent Tree had no possibility of failure, so he could be bold and reckless.

If the Insight Spirit Runes were something he had learned from books, he wouldn't dare to do it either.

He could feel Bai Qian's concern, but such matters couldn't be explained, and moreover, in these recent days, while following Bai Qian's cultivation of the Array Path, he had always first used his own ability to observe the weaknesses in the formations, and after making some judgments, he would then activate the Insight Spirit Runes to verify them. Sometimes his judgments were correct, and sometimes they were wrong, from which he could draw lessons to improve his experience in array destruction.

Having given his warning, whether Lu Ye would take it to heart was up to him. Bai Qian said no more but instead waved his hand, and a small flag appeared in his grip, "Today, let's talk about array banners and array bases..."

Lu Ye promptly sat upright in attention.

The days passed by, cultivating the Array Path during the day with Veteran Bai, and at night focusing on his own cultivation and studying the books he brought from Madam Yun to corroborate what he had learned.

Veteran Bai's place was extremely quiet since in the Tianyan Sect, his status was very high. Although he was not the Sect Master, even Yooi Xiao had to greet him with a disciple's courtesy, so Lu Ye and others hiding here went unnoticed.

Moreover, it was rumored that during the commotion caused by the Seal Envoy of the Righteous Blood Sect, Bai Qian had been injured by the aftereffects. Every day, the healing cultivators of the sect would come to treat Veteran Bai, so who would dare to disturb him at such a time?

As for Giant Armor, he sat in meditation and cultivated day and night. Although the cultivation environment here wasn't as good as that of the Spirit Stream battlefield, he didn't waste a moment.

Zhao Li's condition was also slowly improving, and the latent benefits of being treated with Soul Cleansing Water were gradually emerging. In these days, Zhao Li noticed some changes: his control over spirit force seemed to have strengthened, and his perception had significantly improved. This left him utterly puzzled, as he had narrowly escaped death; how could he have also gained a blessing in disguise?

However, every time he thought about the occupation of their territory, his heart ached unbearably. Regardless of the reason, the loss of the Tianyan Sect's territory had happened under his watch, and that was an undeniable fact.

One night, as Lu Ye was reading and cultivating, Yiyi suddenly fluttered in through the window, flustered and exclaiming, "Lu Ye, Lu Ye."

Lu Ye looked up at her.

Yiyi said, "Giant Armor and Amber are up to something, you should go take a look."

Moments later, following Yiyi, Lu Ye came to a protruding rock, below which was a pitch-dark cliff.

At this moment, the moon was high overhead, casting its cool, clear light.

On the rock ahead, both Giant Armor and Amber lay prone with their limbs on the ground, heads raised, sometimes looking up, sometimes bowing down. What was eerie was that visible moonlight was gathering above their heads, and with the inhalation and exhalation of the man and the beast, it was drawn into their bellies.

The moonlight was like a transparent ribbon of pure white, swaying gently. From a distance, it seemed as if a bridge of moonlight had been added between heaven and earth.

As Giant Armor and Amber breathed in and out, their bodies became adorned with a faint luminescence.

Lu Ye's eyebrows rose.

"Are they alright?" Yiyi asked.

"When did this start?"

"Just a few days ago."

Lu Ye usually spent his nights studying and cultivating, so he was unaware of what happened outside. However, Yiyi and Amber maintained an unbreakable bond, so if anything happened to Amber, Yiyi would be aware.

It started a few nights ago when Giant Armor would come here, and Amber would follow. Initially, Giant Armor simply meditated here. There was nothing too wrong, and Yiyi thought he was just bored in the house and wanted to change the environment.

But since three days ago, things started to seem a bit off.

For some reason, the normally statue-like, motionless Giant Armor meditating would toss and turn as if he couldn't find comfort in any position, going through many postures until finally settling into this strange one.

Amber followed suit and copied him.

At this point, the man and the beast periodically raised their heads to inhale and then bowed down to exhale, their movements incredibly synchronized. With their breathing, the luminescence on their bodies began to flicker erratically.