Sage of Humanity-Chapter 623 - 621: Revenge Should Be Taken Early

In the rush of the moment, as they exchanged five slashes, Ying Wuji already felt a chill throughout his body. In that instant, his figure uncontrollably leaned backward, leaving his front wide open.

In his field of vision, a long saber thrust directly at him.

There was no escape, no avoiding it.

The injuries he had sustained in Great Reversal Valley and the price of activating secret techniques had slowed his reaction significantly, leaving him powerless against this strike.

At the initial clash, Ying Wuji was shocked by Lu Ye's displayed strength, feeling that he could match him evenly.

But in just a short span of two breaths, what he thought was an even match turned into complete domination...

He frantically urged his protective spirit force, watching helplessly as the long saber stabbed into his chest. A flicker of light burst from the pitch-black blade, where complex and intricate patterns flashed momentarily.

Enhanced by Double-Sharpness spirit runes!

His already chaotic spirit force, hastily gathered, couldn't provide much protection. Under this blade strike, the protective spirit force was directly penetrated, with the Boulder Mountain Saber piercing Ying Wuji's chest.

Lu Ye raised his eyebrows. At the moment when the saber pierced the other's body, he felt something in the opponent's chest obstructing the saber's advance, even emitting a slight 'ding' sound.

This ghost cultivator wearing a black cat mask possessed a treasure similar to the Heart Protecting Mirror.

"Pfff..." Utilizing the impact's force, Ying Wuji's figure retreated explosively, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood—this was not due to injury inflicted by Lu Ye, but because of previous wounds he had suffered.

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Quickly creating some distance, Ying Wuji had no further thoughts of confronting Lu Ye. He turned and ascended into the air.

Lu Ye had already chased up. However, just as he started to dash forward, he saw Ying Wuji wrapped in a blood-red mist as he flew up, as if all his blood Qi were boiling and evaporating, instantly transforming into a streak of red light fleeing into the distance.

Such speed was something even Lu Ye, with his Wings enhanced flight, could not match!

It was that kind of secret technique again.

Previously in Great Reversal Valley, this ghost cultivator had used this technique to escape, and now, in such a short time, he had used it again.

No matter what the technique was, from the signs of its activation, it was clear it was not a simple one. Once activated, it must have a great backlash.

Lu Ye did not pursue him, although he felt that if he chased, he likely could kill the opponent. But he too was being pursued, having just teleported out of the Great Reversal Spirit Ground, and his priority was to quickly hide.

Now, Lu Ye faced only two choices, delve deeper into Great Wilderness Mountain or leave it.

He was already in a very deep part of Great Wilderness Mountain, but because packs of wolves often hunted here, there were generally no demon beasts near the spirit ground. If he were to go deeper into Great Wilderness Mountain, he was likely to encounter some powerful demon beasts, which would not include Overlord-class creatures like the Berserk Giant Ape. However, for a cultivator, certain powerful birds of prey could be even more dangerous than the Berserk Giant Ape.

If he were to leave Great Wilderness Mountain, he wouldn't need to worry about encountering any demon beasts. Instead, he would face the numerous cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

While only hundreds attacked the spirit ground this time—due to weaker cultivators being unable to reach this deep—the few hundred who did were all above Level 6 realm.

By now, with word spreading, the number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators hurrying to the outskirts of Great Wilderness Mountain was not merely hundreds, but likely thousands, and with time, the number would only increase.

It seemed like there were two choices, but in reality, Lu Ye had only one option in front of him.

He had risked leaving the spirit ground not using Heaven's Augury Pillar to return to Nine Provinces, not to avoid Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators.

In the Spirit Stream battlefield, he had been pursued by various parties, but once his power was strong enough, he dominated the entire battlefield, making many sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge tremble before him.

Now, he was far from dominating the Cloud River battlefield, but power, after all, was accumulated bit by bit.

Moreover, the situation in Cloud River battlefield was different from Spirit Stream battlefield; there were no sect bases here. In Spirit Stream battlefield, if someone troubled him, they could run from the monk, but not from the temple.

In Cloud River battlefield, that was not the case. Even if someone provoked him and he was not the match now, avenging later might not even be possible, as finding the person again would be difficult.

Therefore, in Cloud River battlefield, avenging needs to happen sooner rather than later, preferably without delay.

Without hesitation, Lu Ye immediately headed toward the direction on the outskirts of Great Wilderness Mountain.

A quarter hour later, several streaks of flow light swept across the sky, leading them was none other than Yuanhong Hall's Song Zhui, surrounded by several of his junior brothers and sisters. Previously hidden within the crowd, secretly endorsing his words and adding fuel to the fire, now, with Ying Wuji's plan to jointly assassinate Lu Ye gone awry and Lu Ye having escaped the spirit ground using the teleportation array, the hundreds of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators scattered to search, there was no need for them to hide anymore.

Together, as long as they could locate Lu Ye, capturing him would be as easy as pinching a snail.

At this moment, they were hurriedly flying nearby, not too high, and seemed to be searching for something as they flew.

"Senior Brother, over there!" Suddenly, a Level 8 cultivator pointed towards a spot below.

Song Zhui fixed his gaze and immediately led several people to descend.

Not far ahead, a man wearing a black cat mask leaned against a large rock, his head hung low, motionless. His clothes were dyed red with blood, making him appear as though he had been soaked in blood water.

Strangely, there were no evident external injuries on his body.

This man was none other than Ying Wuji, although he looked different from when he had appeared in the spirit ground and even just a moment ago in front of Lu Ye—now, Ying Wuji seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

In such a short time, having used escape secret techniques twice in succession, this was the price he had to pay.

And as for secret techniques, they were not something to be used lightly... If Ying Wuji's foundation hadn't been robust enough, he might have died from the exertion.

"Is he dead?" a Level 7 female cultivator asked softly. Anyone who suddenly saw Ying Wuji in this state would likely think he had died.

His drooping head suddenly lifted, and the hands that hung by his side moved as well. Ying Wuji spoke with difficulty, "Don't talk nonsense... cough cough..." Amid his violent coughing, blood trailed from the corners of his mouth.

Song Zhui frowned, "How did it come to this?"

Even though Ying Wuji was wounded in the Great Reversal Spirit Ground by a formation set by Lu Ye, and even though he had activated a secret technique, he shouldn't have become so weak.

He finally understood why Ying Wuji had suddenly sent him a message, asking him to come.

In such a condition, if no one came to protect him, any demon beast could easily kill Ying Wuji. Ying Wuji was unmistakably calling for someone to save his life.

"Lu... Yiye!" Ying Wuji spoke.

"What?" Song Zhui was stunned, then suddenly realized, "You encountered Lu Yiye? Where?"

Ying Wuji struggled to raise a hand, pointing in a direction, "Forty li away..." Having said that, his raised hand fell, as he truly had no strength left. With such injuries, he wouldn't recover without a half-month to a month of rest.

For someone like him, who had even killed those in the True Lake Realm, such a state was extremely unsightly and filled him with shame.

Song Zhui immediately rose into the air, hurriedly sweeping toward the direction Ying Wuji had indicated, while calling out, "Junior Brother Liu, stay behind and take care of him!"

Ying Wuji's weak voice came again from beside his ear, "Don't... be careless, he's very strong!"

Song Zhui did not heed the warning. Lu Yiye was just a Level 5 cultivator, how could he be stronger than himself? The most urgent task now was to locate him.

Song Zhui and a few others quickly left, leaving behind a man with a full beard, the very Junior Brother Liu.

After all, Ying Wuji was a cultivator from Senluo Hall, part of the same Bingzhou sect as Yuanhong Hall. Being as close as siblings, Song Zhui naturally wouldn't ignore his life or death. With Junior Brother Liu at Level 7 cultivation, taking care of the injured Ying Wuji shouldn't be a problem.

Following the direction Ying Wuji had indicated, Song Zhui led several junior brothers and sisters swiftly to the cave where Lu Ye and Song Zhui had fought. Carefully examining it, they confirmed there had indeed been a fight here, but the signs were few, suggesting the confrontation hadn't lasted long.

On further exploration inside the cave, they discovered a concealed formation. Even though they knew nothing about the Array Path, they could be certain it was a teleportation array left by Lu Ye!

Lu Ye had indeed used this teleportation array to come directly here from the Great Reversal Valley.

There weren't many useful clues, and although they could ascertain Ying Wuji had encountered Lu Ye here, pinpointing his current location was challenging.

They had no choice but to continue the search.

...

Under Song Zhui's leadership, hundreds of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators pressed into Lu Ye's spirit ground in the hopes of a crucial battle, yet an astonishing turn of events occurred.

There was a Heaven's Augury Pillar within that spirit ground!

Though Lu Ye had the chance to return directly to the Nine Provinces using the Heaven's Augury Pillar's power, he made a surprising decision instead.

He left his spirit ground through the teleportation array and declared that if anyone dared violate his spirit ground, he would break their sect's base at the Spirit Stream battlefield!

Nobody knew why Lu Ye would make such an irrational move, but it undeniably gave the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators great hope.

Currently, Lu Ye was hiding somewhere in the Great Wilderness Mountain. Whoever could find him would stand a chance to gain a massive reward.

With each cultivator's battlefield marking spreading from one to another, within the span of a short day, countless Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators received this news.

Especially those within the Great Wilderness Mountain, who couldn't reach the Great Reversal Valley, they lacked sufficient cultivation and strength to venture deeper into the mountain. They thought their journey was in vain, yet the situation dramatically turned, bringing them new hope.

Immediately, they all began searching with renewed vigor.

However, despite an entire day's effort, the numerous Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators in the Great Wilderness Mountain failed to find any trace of Lu Ye, leaving his whereabouts a mystery.