Sage of Humanity-Chapter 352 - 350: Loyal Heart of Blue Blood

Lu Ye asked his fourth senior brother when he was planning to advance to Cloud River. The fourth senior brother mentioned that his spiritual orifice had just been repaired and he still needed some time to recuperate, so the specific time was yet to be determined.

After finishing the message with his fourth senior brother, Lu Ye appeared contemplative.

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As dawn was breaking, Lu Ye stepped out of his dwelling. Outside, a few figures were waiting—Giant Armor, Yiyi, Phong Yue, and Guk Yang.

Over the month, Lu Ye had seen Giant Armor only a handful of times. He had almost always stayed in his residence cultivating during the day and went out at night with Amber to absorb the moon’s essence.

Moreover, at some point, Giant Armor had advanced to the 7th Heaven level.

This was not surprising as he had long possessed the ability to advance to the 7th Heaven but had been suppressing it. Lu Ye faintly suspected that if Giant Armor truly let go now, he could even open all 360 orifices and directly advance to Cloud River.

During this period, Yiyi seldom showed herself. While Lu Ye was learning the Path of Spirit Runes from Madam Yun, she was studying magic and spells under the sect master and cultivating on her own at night.

A month had passed, and Yiyi’s aura had also become significantly stronger.

"Fifth senior brother!" Phong Yue called out softly, her eyes full of gratitude.

Previously, when she had applied to Lu Ye to train in the inner circle, she had been heartlessly rejected, which had left her feeling saddened and helpless. In private, she and He Xiying had cursed Lu Ye relentlessly.

Yet, just yesterday, she suddenly received a message instructing her to return to the sect headquarters to collect some supplies, and today, she would begin her journey to the core circle.

Only then did she realize that she had misjudged Lu Ye. Being rejected from her previous application was not because she was not favored, but rather because Lu Ye had already made arrangements.

"I hear you have many complaints against me?"

"Absolutely not!" Phong Yue declared hastily, "Being accepted by fifth senior brother despite past disagreements, I’m already immensely grateful. How dare I hold any complaints against senior brother?"

Her heart raced—where could the leak have come from?

"If you have complaints, just say them. I am not one who cannot accept criticism," Lu Ye said.

Phong Yue shook her head vehemently like a rattle-drum: "No, no, absolutely not."

Lu Ye looked at her again, then turned his attention to Guk Yang, "I’m leaving this place in your hands."

Guk Yang was there to see them off. Hearing this, he responded, "Rest assured, fifth senior brother, I will take good care of the station."

"Let’s go," said Lu Ye.

Lu Ye summoned his spirit ark, Yiyi hid inside Amber, and Amber jumped onto Giant Armor’s head. One by one, they boarded the spirit ark.

As the spirit force surged, the spirit ark turned into fleeing light and shot up into the sky. Guk Yang had already opened the big array in advance and watched as the fleeing light disappeared.

Originally, Lu Ye had planned to hand over his position as governor when he returned this time since the Righteous Blood Sect’s station was in the outer circle. Now that his cultivation had exceeded the standards of the outer circle, continuing as governor seemed unreasonable.

The reason he had not handed over the position was not that he didn’t trust others; managing the station was not difficult, requiring mostly time and energy.

Lu Ye was considering that during his trip to the core circle, he might be able to form Alliance Pacts with some of the core circle sects. Moreover, if he managed to overcome the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge station in the core ring, he would also need this status to steal the blessings from the Heaven’s Augury Pillar.

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Therefore, for the time being, he could not transfer the position of governor.

After advancing to the 7th Heaven level, the speed of weapon control-flying had greatly improved. With him and Giant Armor taking turns controlling the weapon, the trip to the core circle should not take many days.

On the spirit ark, Lu Ye took out a ten-part map to plan their route forward.

Currently positioned at the very front of the spirit ark, he was followed by Phong Yue, with Giant Armor sitting in a lotus position behind her. Even during flight, Giant Armor did not waste any time in his cultivation, which was an excellent attitude towards cultivation.

Phong Yue was different, located mid-air, she looked around curiously, filled with wonder.

As a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect and currently at Level 8, she could also fly with weapon control. Moreover, as a disciple, she wasn’t short of Flying Spirit Artifacts. The trophies Lu Ye had brought back included various spirit artifacts. Once Righteous Blood Sect disciples achieve the requisite cultivation level, they could apply to receive one from the sect.

However, the speed and height attainable by Level 8 weapon control were limited and paled in comparison to the spectacle she was currently witnessing.

Onward, Lu Ye and Giant Armor took turns controlling the flying artifact, and they made no stops along the way.

Leaving the outer circle and entering the inner circle, their journey was smooth and uneventful.

Although it had been a month since Lu Ye had caused quite a stir in the inner circle, there were still signs of nervousness around Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

On normal days, the big sects of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge would seal their arrays tightly, and cultivators dared not venture out for fear of encountering Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer.

Upon crossing the inner circle into the core circle, they had spent ten days on the road.

Lu Ye had long known that the Spirit Stream battlefield was vast, but even with a ten-part map, he did not have a clear understanding of just how vast it was.

Now he had seen it for himself.

With his current speed of weapon control-flying, it took ten days just to enter the core circle from the Righteous Blood Sect’s station. This gave a sense of just how vast the Spirit Stream battlefield was.

Upon entering the core circle, he encountered noticeably more cultivators. These cultivators were all high above in the sky, hurrying on their way, apparently in a rush.

But no matter who it was, when they saw the fleeing light from afar, they generally avoided it, because nobody knew whether the approaching person was an enemy or if they could be defeated if they were.

So, although the number of cultivators encountered increased, overall there were still no major incidents.

Another day later, a beautifully scenic spot appeared ahead, with several spirit mountaintops standing tall and a huge valley enveloped by a big array.

It was evidently a sect’s headquarters, and also the first destination of Lu Ye’s journey.

The fleeing light descended, and a group of three reached the outside of the large array.

A cultivator who detected Lu Ye and his companions watched warily through the array and called out loudly, "Who comes there?"

Lu Ye stepped forward, cupping his fists and saying, "Lu Ye from the Righteous Blood Sect, at your service, Fellow Daoist. I am here to visit my Fourth Senior Brother. Please convey my message."

In fact, he could have directly messaged Li Baxian, but since his previous attempts to do so had failed, it was clear that Li Baxian was not on the Spirit Stream battlefield and must have returned to the Nine Provinces sect headquarters.

"Are you that Lu Yiye from the Righteous Blood Sect?" The cultivation aura inside the array stiffened, and the cultivator sized up Lu Ye sternly.

"Indeed, I am."

The cultivator hesitated slightly and then said, "Wait here."

With that, he turned and controlled his weapon to leave.

Off to the side, Phong Yue looked around and suddenly realized, "Fifth Senior Brother, is this the Loyal Heart Sect headquarters? Are we going to affiliate and cultivate here?"

If it was the Loyal Heart Sect, that would be great. After all, the Loyal Heart Sect was a 2nd grade sect, and the Fourth Senior Brother Li Baxian was also the Deputy Governor of the Loyal Heart Sect, which meant they would definitely receive plenty of support.

"Fifth Senior Brother, is combat frequent within the Core Circle? Will people often get injured? If no one gets hurt, I’m afraid I won’t earn many merits."

Phong Yue began to worry again, her concerns growing: "I’m only at Level 8, and there won’t be few healing cultivators in the Loyal Heart Sect, and their cultivation levels are probably higher than mine. Even if people fight and get injured, I might not get many chances to earn merits..."

As she spoke, her voice gradually trailed off, because on either side, Lu Ye and Giant Armor were staring at her expressionlessly. Phong Yue shrank back and closed her mouth.

I really am still the least favored one...

Inside the array, two figures rode their controlled weapons back: one was the cultivator who had left earlier, and the other was a young man in his twenties wearing a green shirt.

The man in the green shirt glanced at Lu Ye, "You are Lu Yiye?"

"Lu Ye from the Righteous Blood Sect, greeting Senior Brother."

The spiritual light around the man was very dense, indicating him as a practitioner of the 9th Heaven level. His cultivation had reached this stage without ascending to Cloud River, clearly wanting to solidify his foundation first.

The man in the green shirt said indifferently, "Your Master Brother isn’t here. Don’t claim acquaintances at random."

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow; he had already heard from the Second Senior Sister that the disciples of the Loyal Heart Sect were not very friendly towards the Righteous Blood Sect. Seeing it for himself today proved it true.

This was indeed a problem linked to historical rifts.

In the past, the Righteous Blood and Loyal Heart Twin Swords were renowned throughout Bingzhou and echoed throughout the Nine Provinces.

During that era, both the Righteous Blood Sect and the Loyal Heart Sect were 1st grade sects with good relations, nearly as close as wearing the same trousers. Especially since there was a marriage alliance between them, with Wujiang from the Righteous Blood Sect and Qiu Min from the Loyal Heart Sect falling mutually in love, creating a pair of beauties often cited as a wonderful love story.

With this pair as an example, many cultivators from both sects became Dao companions.

However, this harmony could not last forever.

The last battle led by Wujiang involved a large army of cultivators that inflicted heavy losses on many Haotian Alliance sects, especially dealing a serious blow to both the Righteous Blood Sect and the Loyal Heart Sect. The Righteous Blood Sect faced the disaster of near annihilation, while the Loyal Heart Sect’s foundation was shaken with countless powerful cultivators dying.

After that battle, the surviving disciples of the Righteous Blood Sect faced various targeted attacks in different battlefields, falling one by one. The sect leader at the time became despondent and, in order to protect the few survivors, decided to expel people like Li Baxian from the Righteous Blood Sect.

Since then, the Righteous Blood Sect stopped recruiting new disciples, gradually declining from a 1st grade sect to a Ninth Grade, almost being removed from the Heaven’s Augury.

As for the Loyal Heart Sect, it fell from 1st to 3rd grade, taking twenty years to climb back to 2nd grade.

The details of the event that took place over thirty years ago were unknown to Lu Ye. He only knew that his illustrious First Senior Brother bore a significant part of the blame for the severe losses suffered by the Haotian Alliance in that battle, although he also died in that battle, with not even his bones found.

Since then, many sects that had been on good terms with the Righteous Blood Sect gradually began distancing themselves, especially the Loyal Heart Sect. As new generations took control, they became outright enemies of the Righteous Blood Sect.

The Righteous Blood and Loyal Heart thus fell apart.

Li Baxian was sent to the Loyal Heart Sect when the relations between the two sects had not yet deteriorated, and it was the widow of the Big Senior Brother who actively requested to take Li Baxian, as his age matched that of her child with Wujiang, making him a suitable companion.

As the relationship between the two sects grew strained, Li Baxian’s situation in the Loyal Heart Sect also became awkward. If not for the covert care of the Big Senior Brother’s widow, he would not have achieved what he has today.

Thus, for Li Baxian, the Big Senior Brother’s widow was like a sister and a mother to him.

And her child with the Big Senior Brother was Yuechan, who was now the top of the Spirit Stream Ranking, truly a case of the apple not falling far from the tree.