Sage of Humanity-Chapter 554 - 552: Cloud River Level 4

Through unceasing practice and tattooing, when there was nowhere left to needle on his right arm, Lu Ye moved to tattooing his thigh. Once his thigh was full of pinholes, he switched to his lower abdomen.

His physique was strong, such needling wounds had no real effect on him, and in just one night, he was ready to tattoo again.

However, because of the purple medicinal solution, his body was tinged with a shade of purple.

The skill was visibly growing with each passing moment, and Lu Ye could tattoo more and more basic elements.

Two days later, he managed to tattoo a Level 9 spirit rune.

Such numerical spirit runes were the simplest kind, made up of only nine basic elements. Although they are also spirit runes, they have no special functions and are usually used by beginners to practice.

Lu Ye had practiced these before, but this time he was relearning them through the method of rune tattooing, which was undoubtedly much more difficult than before.

With the success of his first attempt, he undoubtedly gained a deeper understanding and insight into the Rune Tattoo Path.

As time passed, Lu Ye could tattoo increasingly complex spirit runes, it must be said that tattooing consumed a great deal of mental strength.

The spirit runes he tattooed now were the simplest ones. For something like the Void Spirit Rune, which consisted of more than three thousand basic elements, requiring over three thousand stitches without any mistakes or pauses, one needed to complete the task in one go. If one's mental strength wasn't powerful enough, it was difficult to endure.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed. In the study, as Lu Ye finished with the final stitch, a rune tattoo took shape on his right arm.

This rune tattoo was not the numerical kind, but rather the Sharpness spirit rune he initially acquired from the Talent Tree.

The entire shape of the spirit rune resembled an arrowhead.

Successfully tattooing such a practical spirit rune undoubtedly indicated that Lu Ye had entered the gateway to the Rune Tattoo Path, and from here, all he needed was continuous practice to accumulate experience.

Only because this rune tattoo was purely created with medicinal solution, it was for show and could not exert any real power.

If he were to use the appropriate beast blood mixed with the medicinal solution for tattooing, that would be a real rune tattoo. Then, if he were to channel spirit force into it, the spirit rune could exhibit its sharp power.

Taking a long breath, only at this moment did Lu Ye feel a trace of fatigue.

Since his entry into Bright Heart Peak, almost half a month had elapsed, and during this time he had not rested. Even with his strong body, he could hardly keep going anymore.

It was time to bid farewell to Madam Yun.

For a cultivator, raising one's own cultivation realm is the most crucial aspect, while the Path of Spirit Runes is just a flourish on the path to becoming stronger. Lu Ye, having this talent and foundation, would not forsake the essentials for something lesser.

He took out the books he had finished from his storage space, placed them back on the shelves, and selected some new books on the Rune Tattoo Path that he hadn't read yet.

He chose mostly books related to the Rune Tattoo Path this time. Since he had learned the Rune Tattoo Path from Madam Yun, he naturally planned to devote more effort to it in his spare time.

After leaving the study and meeting with Madam Yun,

Learning his intention, Madam Yun did not try to detain him but instead imparted him with some final knowledge about the Rune Tattoo Path, then let him depart.

Lu Ye bowed respectfully, expressing his gratitude before leaving.

After not seeing the sun for many days, the sunlight felt overwhelming, and Lu Ye couldn't help but squint his eyes.

He returned to Emerald Bamboo Peak, took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and went to sleep fully clothed, falling into a deep slumber.

At the Cloud River Realm stage of cultivation, the need for sleep was already very low. Cultivators are essentially in a semi-rested state when meditating. As long as the efficiency of cultivation was high enough, one could remain full of energy.

However, eating and sleeping are innate human tendencies, which can hardly be erased no matter how advanced one's cultivation is.

Lu Ye was woken up by a licking sensation.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw Amber's head close to his face, its large tongue happily licking his face.

He pushed it away with his hand and sat up.

Not sure how long he had slept, but the fatigue had been swept away, and after rubbing his face, he felt refreshed.

The scent of food wafted in from outside. Out of curiosity, Lu Ye walked out to find a table full of dishes, still steaming, obviously prepared not long ago.

The door opened, and Yiyi came in carrying a dish. Seeing Lu Ye, she exclaimed joyfully, "You're awake!"

Lu Ye responded, sat at the table, and began to eat with his chopsticks.

He was surprised, "Did you make this?"

Yiyi giggled, "Second Senior Sister made it. I just brought it over."

So that's why the flavor was exactly like what Second Senior Sister would make. It seemed Yiyi didn't have such culinary skills.

While eating, Lu Ye casually chatted with Yiyi. The full table of dishes was quickly devoured by Lu Ye like a gust of wind sweeping through leaves.

After having his fill of food and wine, Lu Ye left the grand hall to stretch his limbs.

Half a Shichen later, within the grand hall, Lu Ye and Yiyi sat facing each other with Amber in between them.

"It's starting," Lu Ye announced.

Yiyi replied with excitement, "Ready."

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Lu Ye smiled, took out all the spirit fortune sticks that belonged to him from his storage space, and then casually crushed a white one.

A white vortex appeared, and from within that vortex, a vast amount of pure spirit force gushed, coherent and lingering in front of the two and one tiger. There was almost no need to refine it; simply breathing allowed those powers to surge into their bodies and become a powerful asset.

The white spirit fortune stick's duration wasn't long, merely lasting for the time it took an incense stick to burn before it completely vanished, prompting Lu Ye to crush another one.

When the white ones were exhausted, he used green ones, and when the green ones were gone, he used blue, followed by purple, and finally the five gold-hued spirit fortune sticks.

As the effects of the second gold-hued spirit fortune stick were about to run out, Lu Ye distinctly felt that the river of spirit force within his body had reached a limit, and that familiar feeling of fullness once again descended.

This was a sign of a breakthrough.

When he returned from the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain's secret realm, he broke through to Level 3 and had already made some progress within that level. Later, he obtained a purple spirit fortune stick from Xia Qianqian and had been consuming elixir pills for many days, so he wasn't far from reaching Level 4.

Now, the breakthrough was a matter of course.

More power was devoured and refined, surging into his body, enlarging the volume of the river of spirit force.

Then, at a certain moment, Lu Ye felt the river of spirit force in his body swell, followed by the sudden disappearance of the feeling of fullness, as if something had been broken through, replaced by an indescribable comfort.

A wave of energy swept in all directions, Cloud River Level 4!

Compared to his previous promotions, the time taken to advance from Level 3 to Level 4 was undoubtedly much longer, but this was primarily due to the recent delays; otherwise, it wouldn't have taken so long.

If he had possessed the cultivation of Cloud River Level 4 in the hunting ground, eliminating Hea Bing of Level 7 would not have been so troublesome. However, while in the hunting ground, Lu Ye dared not use the spirit fortune sticks to enhance his strength, for a gold-hued spirit fortune stick could last a full day and night. If he encountered an enemy during that time, it would have been too wasteful.

Almost at the same moment as his promotion to Cloud River Level 4, there was a commotion from both Yiyi and Amber.

Yiyi's body was briefly illuminated by a flash of spirit light, while Amber's blood Qi also roiled for an instant.

It was clear they had made breakthroughs too!

However, as Yiyi was a Spiritual Body and Amber a demon beast, their Cultivation Realms were not easily categorized. But judging from the fluctuations of spirit force emanating from them, they had undoubtedly stepped into the threshold of Cloud River Level 2.

There were still three gold-hued spirit fortune sticks remaining, the cultivation continued.

Three days later, all the spirit fortune sticks had been consumed.

The two humans and one tiger had not achieved another breakthrough. Lu Ye still possessed the cultivation of just Level 4, but after consuming three gold-hued spirit fortune sticks, he had accumulated quite a bit within that level.

As for Amber and Yiyi, they were both on the verge of advancing to Level 3. With some more diligent cultivation, they should be able to break through.

As one's cultivation improves, the consumption of resources increases, and naturally, the more spirit fortune sticks one has, the better.

The spirit fortune sticks Lu Ye obtained had to be shared with Yiyi and Amber. Fortunately, his cultivation didn't have strict environmental requirements. While a good environment was certainly beneficial, it wasn't a barrier. Consuming elixir pills sufficed, providing him with an advantage that other cultivators couldn't easily match.

The one-month deadline set by Li Baxian had passed by several days. It was time to reunite with him in the Cloud River battlefield. He still had six gold-hued spirit fortune sticks in hand to be given to his Fourth Senior Brother and Feng Yuechan, as those were rightfully theirs.

There was also a Class A Spring Spirit to find a suitable location for in the Cloud River battlefield. Lu Ye might not have strict environmental needs for his cultivation, but Yiyi still needed it, as did his Fourth Senior Brother and Feng Yuechan, not to mention Giant Armor...

Thinking of Giant Armor, Lu Ye couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye.

The last contact with Giant Armor was almost two months ago. At that time, the fellow had gotten lost in the Cloud River battlefield. Lu Ye had told him to stay put in one location and not to move. With so much time elapsed, he had no idea what had become of Giant Armor.

On second thought, during the nearly twenty-plus days he spent in the hunting ground, Giant Armor had not contacted him either...

After some preparations, Lu Ye left Emerald Bamboo Peak with Amber and Yiyi and soon arrived on Righteous Peak.

After seeing Shui Yuan and informing her of his intention to enter the Cloud River battlefield, she did not stop him but simply admonished him to be careful in all matters. After all, for cultivators of the Cloud River Realm, training in the Cloud River battlefield was the fastest way to improve their cultivation, because only there could they get spirit fortune sticks.

After bidding farewell to Shui Yuan, Lu Ye went straight to the Heaven's Augury Hall. He placed his hand on the Heaven's Augury Pillar and connected his mind to the Cloud River battlefield.

In the next moment, countless points of light appeared in his consciousness, each representing a Heaven's Augury Pillar. Lu Ye could choose any point of light and enter the location where that particular pillar stood.

Last time, that was how he had entered, going directly into a Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union.

Among the multitude of points of light, one stood out as particularly special. All the other points were white, but this one was blue.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ye realized that this blue point represented the Heaven's Augury Pillar he had requested in the hunting ground!