Sage of Humanity-Chapter 463 461: Intelligence

The courtyard was small, and the rooms were not many, but it was enough for four people to live in.

Having an independent courtyard in the bustling Two Worlds City undeniably owed much to the jade thumb ring Lu Ye had given away. Without it, they might have been casually accommodated by the city authorities.

Xia Qianqian was checking the rooms while Lu Ye took the chance to send messages to Shen Xiaomao and Lan Ziyi, informing them of his current location.

He also messaged Yiyi to ask about her situation.

Yiyi and Amber were relatively stable, although Amber had been trapped in a cage all this time, unable to escape.

Less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Shen Xiaomao and Lan Ziyi had returned one after another.

In the room, the four of them sat down and exchanged the various pieces of intelligence they had gathered.

Lu Ye said, "Now that we've settled in Two Worlds City, what to do next is not very clear. However, it surely relates to resisting those insane demon beasts, so we must always be prepared for battle."

Xia Qianqian nodded, "Generally speaking, the ultimate purpose of such a secret realm is to resolve the crisis this world faces. So what we need to do might not only be to resist demon beasts but also to find out why the demon beasts have gone mad, solving the problem at its root. Only then can we save this entire world."

"Save this world?" Shen Xiaomao was astonished, "Isn't that asking a bit too much?"

"As I said before, everything we've gone through has happened before. The Ten Thousand Beasts Domain should have already been destroyed. Nonetheless, Heaven's Augury is unpredictable; it allows us to experience these past events, giving us a chance to succeed where the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain once failed. If we really can save this world, the benefits we'll receive are undoubtedly significant. Of course, even if we succeed, the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain won't come back to life, but this is Heaven's Augury's trial. The mission is indeed challenging, but don't forget, it's not just the four of us entering this secret realm. There are others too."

Lu Ye nodded slightly, "Let's first discuss the intelligence. Fellow Daoist Shen, what have you found out?"

Shen Xiaomao said, "Not much useful stuff. I only know that many Nine Provinces cultivators have entered Two Worlds City. Some, like us, are refugees. Others have been assigned roles within the city by Heaven's Augury, positioned at various posts. Then, there are the demon beasts. Cultivators in Two Worlds City do not primarily practice beast taming, which is why this place serves as the last stronghold for cultivators. However, since Beast Taming is the mainstream in the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, there are still some demon beasts in the city. Currently, those beasts are imprisoned together, and Two Worlds City is undecided about whether to kill them all or to keep them."

"Where are the demon beasts imprisoned?" Lu Ye hurriedly asked.

If he wasn't mistaken, that place was where Amber was; they needed to get Amber out before Two Worlds City made a decision.

"In an east-side beast park of the city, which formerly was the most active place for trading demon beasts in Two Worlds City."

Xia Qianqian frowned, "The crisis in the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain stems from the madness affliction of the demon beasts; why would Two Worlds City keep these beasts?"

"The Beast Taming faction is dominant. Many of the refugees are from this faction, and their natal demon beasts have either died in battle or gone mad and turned against them. Without their beast, their strength greatly diminishes, so keeping these demon beasts should be of use, at least allowing those from the Beast Taming faction to regain their strength."

"Aren't they afraid that these demon beasts will also go mad?"

"Mad afflictions in beasts come with warning signs."

Xia Qianqian understood, "I see."

"What about Fellow Daoist Lan?" Lu Ye turned to look at Lan Ziyi.

Lan Ziyi, silent until now, tossed a black inscription tablet onto the table before speaking, "I found where Two Worlds City recruits soldiers and where the military provisions are. Go there to get a token like this, and you're a member of Two Worlds City, bound to following their orders."

"What benefits does it bring?" Shen Xiaomao asked curiously.

"This inscription tablet can send messages, record battle merits, which can be exchanged for various cultivation resources at the provision depot," Lan Ziyi paused, "including various types of spirit fortune sticks!"

The group's spirit was instantly lifted. Although an ordeal in the secret realm was a form of forging, it also presented opportunities, and the various opportunities in the Cloud River battlefield mainly involved the acquisition of cultivation resources! Lu Ye had been curious earlier, with such complex situations in the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, what benefit was there in cultivators risking their lives?

Now he knew, Heaven's Augury had already planned it.

Moments later, three figures ascended to the sky, namely Lu Ye, Xia Qianqian, and Shen Xiaomao. Lan Ziyi stayed behind to guard the house, lest others take their place.

Following the directions given by Lan Ziyi, it wasn't long before the three of them arrived at Two Worlds City's recruitment station. A lengthy queue had already formed outside, consisting of cultivators eager to join Two Worlds City. Some were local cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain seeking refuge, and some looked familiar, clearly being Nine Provinces cultivators who had come in.

The queue moved rapidly since it was just registration, recording, and issuance of the identification tablets—no overly complicated procedures.

Soon, it was Lu Ye's turn. He registered under the name Ye Liu, and after the Two Worlds City cultivator had completed the documentation, he received his own black inscription tablet.

It looked similar to Lan Ziyi's, a dark tablet.

Immersing his mind to examine it, it recorded his name, origin, and battle merits.

What surprised Lu Ye was that the battle merit recorded was not zero, but more than thirty points.

After Shen Xiaomao and Xia Qianqian also received their identity inscription tablets and exchanged information, they realized that everyone had already accrued some battle merits, with Xia Qianqian having the most at over seventy points.

"This must be the battle merit accumulated from killing those demon beasts on our way here," Xia Qianqian conjectured.

It was the only explanation; since Heaven's Augury was documenting the merits, there were no errors or omissions in the records. And since Xia Qianqian had killed the most demon beasts on their way here, she also had the most battle merits.

"Let's go to the military supply department and have a look," Lu Ye suggested.

Soon, they arrived at the nearby military supply department where a large crowd of cultivators, all from the Nine Provinces, were inspecting goods, their faces beaming with joy as they evidently found many desirable items.

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Shortly, the trio obtained a jade slip which listed all the various resources exchangeable at the military supply department, including their prices.

Upon inspection, Lu Ye found an extensive and abundant assortment of resources available, almost everything a Cloud River Realm cultivator might need could be exchanged here. He couldn't help but marvel at the plentiful offerings of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain.

However, considering that this involved Heaven's Augury's operation, it wasn't too surprising.

Whether there were good items in the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain was unclear, but the Heaven's Augury treasure vault certainly had everything; the materials exchanged here probably all came from that treasure vault.

The spirit fortune sticks that Lu Ye cared about were indeed listed among the items available for exchange.

The prices were very reasonable: two hundred merit points for a white stick, six hundred for a green, one thousand eight hundred for a blue, five thousand four hundred for a purple, and sixteen thousand two hundred for a gold.

This showed that the value of battle merits was almost equivalent to merits because Lu Ye had previously spent over two hundred merits at the spirit fortune stick auction.

This was an opportunity for all cultivators entering the secret realm of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain.

Outside, even if a cultivator had enough merits, they couldn't simply purchase spirit fortune sticks but had to participate in the auctions held by Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, and whether they could get one depended on their luck.

But here, as long as one had enough battle merits, they could exchange for as many spirit fortune sticks as they wanted; the source of these battle merits was killing those frenzied demon beasts! Isn't Ten Thousand Beasts Domain rife with such frenzied beasts?

Indeed, it was an opportunity. No wonder the Cloud River Realm cultivators were so enthusiastic about the secret realm; such opportunities were not available on the Cloud River battlefield.

If Lu Ye could see these opportunities, other cultivators could likely see them too, and already at the military supply department, cultivators were grouping together, preparing to venture outside the city to hunt demon beasts.

There were indeed many frenzied demon beasts gathering outside Two Worlds City; Lu Ye had seen some of their corpses under the city walls as he arrived initially.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, what do you say?" Xia Qianqian asked excitedly, looking at Lu Ye. With her Cloud River Level 9 cultivation, she could act alone if she chose.

But Heaven's Augury had also tasked her with protecting Lu Ye, so whether to move out of the city depended on Lu Ye. She could indeed leave Lu Ye and act on her own, but if anything untoward happened to him, Heaven's Augury would punish her, which she was not inclined to face.

"Please go back and wait for me for a moment; I have some personal matters to handle," instructed Lu Ye as he soared into the sky and sped towards the east of the city.

After asking a few people along the way and searching for quite some time, he finally located the beast park in Two Worlds City where demon beasts were detained.

This was a massive building, and even from the outside, one could continuously hear the roars of beasts emanating from within.

At the entrance to the beast park, two cultivators stood guard. When Lu Ye descended, both immediately looked at him with caution.

After inspecting both individuals, Lu Ye approached the younger one on the left and, clasping his fists, greeted, "Fellow Daoist, please."

The young cultivator's eyebrows rose as he lowered his voice, "From Nine Provinces?"

Lu Ye nodded.

The young cultivator's expression instantly became friendlier; he was evidently from the Nine Provinces as well, though seemingly unlucky to have been assigned the duty of guarding the beast park. He spoke, "What is it you need, Fellow Daoist?"

Regardless of their origins, in the secret realm of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, all Nine Provinces cultivators were not antagonistic toward each other. Like the local cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, their only enemies were the frenzied demon beasts.

"My pet beast got separated from me upon arrival and is detained inside. I want to get it out," explained Lu Ye honestly.

The young cultivator immediately showed difficulty, "This is tough; you know the current situation. The cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain are very cautious about demon beasts. Under normal circumstances, I could easily release one, even ten, but it's really not feasible now," he admitted.

"Please show me a way, Fellow Daoist," Lu Ye implored, handing over a bottle of Origin Spirit Pills.