Sage of Humanity-Chapter 461 459 My Luck Is Good

Aboard the spirit ark, Lu Ye looked at the three women before him, a feeling of unreality rising in his heart.

He knew he was Lu Ye of the Righteous Blood Sect, but the identity he was given here constantly reminded him that he was the Young Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the most powerful sect in the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Domain!

Before the spread of the madness that drove demon beasts insane, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was the true Overlord of the whole world, upon whose breath every power in the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain depended for existence.

However, after the outbreak of that madness, every sect that focused on the beast-taming faction had suffered heavy losses and had fallen apart.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was no exception. Although it held out until the last moment thanks to its strong foundation, it ultimately could not escape the fate of sect dissolution.

Three days ago, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect fell to the onslaught of countless demon beasts. From the Sect Master to the sect members and disciples, nearly eighty percent died in battle. The survivors scattered and fled, intending to seek refuge in Two Worlds City.

Lu Ye and his three companions were among them.

At this moment, they were on their way to Two Worlds City, still about a half-day's journey away.

As the Young Master of a sect that once dominated a world, Lu Ye's current status was undoubtedly prestigious. But the sect had been destroyed three days ago, leaving Lu Ye somewhat speechless. Now, his honorable status was undoubtedly severely diminished.

But thinking about the identities of Shen Xiaomao, Lan Ziyi, and the others, Lu Ye felt somewhat more balanced in his mind.

Yiyi wasn't there, and neither was Amber!

Lu Ye hurriedly used the battlefield marking to send a message to Yiyi, inquiring about their current situation.

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Shortly after, he received a reply from Yiyi. Amber was currently in a city, but in a state of captivity, together with many other demon beasts.

Yiyi didn't dare to act rashly, not understanding the situation, because the cage that held them was very sturdy, impervious to Amber's strength.

Inside the city...

The only city in the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Domain that could still be considered safe was Two Worlds City, so Yiyi and the others were most likely in Two Worlds City.

Lu Ye instructed Yiyi not to act recklessly and to wait until he arrived. Naturally, Yiyi agreed.

"Be careful!" A low cry came, from the woman Lu Ye didn't recognize, alerting the others, and with the end of her words, a violent collision came from one side.

Lu Ye swiftly turned his head to look, and saw that around their Spiritual Artifact where they were standing, there were a dozen huge figures—demon beasts of various shapes and forms.

The eyes of each demon beast were a sickly crimson, a symptom of the madness, with several of them furiously attacking their Spiritual Artifact.

In the blink of an eye, the Flying Spirit Artifact began to shatter, and Lu Ye and his companions quickly brought out their own Spiritual Artifacts, rising into the sky.

A loud explosion sounded as the Flying Spirit Artifact shattered.

Standing aboard his own spirit ark, Lu Ye's supplies box at his waist buzzed, nine streams of weapon control surged out, transforming into Liu Guang and slashing towards the demon beast closest to him.

At the same time, Shen Xiaomao and the other three women employed their techniques. In a moment, the streams of weapon control and magical might continued to burst forth, with spirit force surging wildly.

Even though these demon beasts were quite strong individually, in general, they were not yet so powerful as to leave Lu Ye and the others without any means to respond.

Following their actions, blood splattered, and one after another, the demon beasts were slain, turning into corpses falling from the sky.

After a fierce battle, all the pursuing demon beasts were killed. The four transformed into four streaks of light, dashing forward rapidly. Among them, the woman Lu Ye did not recognize exerted the most effort, simply because her displayed cultivation level was the highest, roughly at the level of the Cloud River Level 8-9!

What also concerned Lu Ye was that Lan Ziyi was also displaying strength at the Cloud River Level 2!

He had advanced to the Cloud River Level 2 so quickly because he had received a number of spirit fortune sticks during this period, and surely Lan Ziyi had as well.

It seemed that Endless Island highly valued Lan Ziyi, otherwise where would she have gotten so many spirit fortune sticks to use?

While he was thinking this, the woman Lu Ye didn't recognize suddenly spoke, "Everyone should introduce themselves. We may need to act together from now on."

Heaven's Augury had arranged for the four of them to be together, clearly meaning for them to assist each other. Were it not so, the woman would have already left, as from her perspective, Lu Ye and Lan Ziyi's cultivation at Cloud River Level 2 were simply too low. Shen Xiaomao, at Level 5, was barely adequate, but still should not be put together with her, who was at Cloud River Level 9.

Since Heaven's Augury had made such arrangements, there must be a reason.

"Ye Liu!" Lu Ye reported his alias as usual, not revealing his background.

"Shen Xiaomao."

"Lan Ziyi."

The Cloud River Level 9 woman nodded slightly and then said, "Xia Qianqian!"

Having exchanged names, they were now acquainted with each other. Throughout the process, Lu Ye, whether toward Shen Xiaomao or Lan Ziyi, did not show any sign of prior knowledge of them, and Shen Xiaomao did the same. From an outsider's perspective, none of the four people there had ever met before.

"Let's also discuss our respective missions. Heaven's Augury has given us new identities, and correspondingly, some missions that belong to us," Xia Qianqian spoke, her gaze fixed on Lu Ye, "What's your task?"

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye looked down at his right hand. On the thumb of his right hand, there was a jade thumb ring...

It could be confirmed that he had never possessed this item before.

Combining the multitude of information that had flooded into his mind earlier, Lu Ye understood clearly. He waved the jade thumb ring at the three women, "Take some of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's assets to seek the Two Worlds City Lord, and find a refuge for the surviving members of the Sect."

This was the mission he, as the "Young Master," now bore.

And this jade thumb ring was evidently a highly valuable storage device, and also served as proof of Lu Ye's identity.

"What about you?" Lu Ye looked towards the three women.

"Protect you," Shen Xiaomao was the first to respond.

"Protect you," Lan Ziyi said, looking at him indifferently.

Xia Qianqian smiled without saying a word.

Lu Ye then knew her task must be to protect him too!

The former number two on the Spirit Stream Ranking, an ally who had signed the Heaven's Augury Pact with him, and a Cloud River Level 9. The combined strength was not too weak. Adding Lu Ye himself, such a lineup should be able to handle most troubles.

Heaven's Augury seemed to treat him quite well.

"Fellow Daoist, what sort of incredible good deed have you done to be so highly regarded by Heaven's Augury?" Xia Qianqian's eyes flickered with profound meaning, "I've entered and exited this type of secret realm many times, but I've never met a Fellow Daoist who was granted such a high status by Heaven's Augury upon entry, as well as three beautiful maids to protect you up close."

"I'm just lucky?" Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.

Xia Qianqian chuckled and did not comment. Then, suddenly looking at the jade thumb ring on Lu Ye's hand with interest, "Can it be opened to take a look? See if there is anything good inside."

"That wouldn't be appropriate, would it?" Lu Ye hesitated. The responsibility bestowed upon him by Heaven's Augury was to bring this item to Two Worlds City and hand it to the Two Worlds City Lord, then seek a place of refuge for the surviving members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. It was imaginable that there were many good things inside this jade thumb ring.

"Just taking a look won't matter," Xia Qianqian persuaded.

Shen Xiaomao and Lan Ziyi also stared at him.

Lu Ye hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Just to look..."

With that said, he channeled spirit force into it, but there was no response.

"There's a restriction lock! I'll try and see if I can open it!" Lu Ye said as he attentively examined the structure of the restriction lock.

The result surprised him greatly, as the complexity of the restriction lock was beyond his imagination.

After a while, he shook his head, "I can't open it."

It was possible to force it open, but doing so would likely destroy the storage space within the jade thumb ring.

The three women all looked somewhat disappointed as they withdrew their gazes.

Xia Qianqian spoke with waning interest, "Never mind, since it's a gift from Heaven's Augury, it probably isn't meant to be opened easily."

Shen Xiaomao said, "Sister Xia, with your high level of strength, having explored many such secret realms, do you have any good advice? Tell us so we can be more cautious in the future."

Her words were clearly meant to inform Lu Ye and Lan Ziyi, two individuals at the Cloud River Level 2, who were clearly inexperienced in dealing with such secret realms.

Xia Qianqian said, "There's no need for advice. Each secret realm has its own circumstances and requires different methods to cope with. The only thing you need to be aware of is that everything within this secret realm exists truly and everything has truly happened."

Lu Ye frowned, "What do you mean?"

Xia Qianqian pursed her lips and smiled, "I mean it literally!"

Lu Ye thoughtfully said, "Do you mean to say that what we are experiencing right now are events that have once occurred in this world?"

"Exactly!"

"How can you be sure of that?"

"I can't prove it, but it indeed is so. I also once thought such things were unlikely, but after experiencing it many times, you naturally come to understand. Perhaps there was a Ten Thousand Beasts Domain somewhere in the world that met with calamity and was destroyed. Then what we call Heaven's Augury refined it with unfathomable means into a secret realm and placed it in various locations on the Cloud River battlefield for us to enter and hone ourselves. There are many such secret realms in the Cloud River battlefield, and you will encounter a variety of them in the future."

"If that's truly the case, then with the demise of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, how come demon beasts remain? The ones we just killed..."

"How can you be certain that those you killed were real demon beasts? Maybe they were creatures created by Heaven's Augury, deceiving you?"

Lu Ye was left somewhat bewildered by her words, and just as he wanted to ask more, Xia Qianqian said, "Alright, I'm not here to discuss this with you. I just want to let you know that Heaven's Augury is unfathomably deep, and if you die here, it's for real! Maybe when we reach the Divine Sea Realm one day, we'll gradually understand the truth of the world, but for now... whatever Heaven's Augury arranges for us, that's what we follow. As the saying goes, act in accordance with Heaven and blessings will naturally come."

Lu Ye's heart trembled.

The truth of the world.

He had heard this phrase once before, from the True Dragon suppressed in the Dragon Spring, who had told him to seek the truth of the world before finding it.

If what he was currently witnessing wasn't the truth of the world, then what was?