Sage of Humanity-Chapter 598 - 596: Cloud River 5th Level Realm

Over thirty years ago, the Sacred Fire Order was a 1st grade sect, renowned and respected, but now it is merely 4th grade. The main reason for this decline is that all of their cultivators in the Divine Sea Realm were wiped out, with the Righteous Blood Sect being the instigator.

Back then, a great battle between the two factions resulted in three 1st grade sects from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge being brutally toppled from their lofty positions, including the Sacred Fire Order, Golden Clouds Tower, and Hundred Refinement Valley.

In terms of hatred for the Righteous Blood Sect, these three were the most intense, and Weh Ying had mentioned these three sects to Lu Ye the first time they met.

Tan Sheng's eyes lit up, "Driving away the wolves to swallow the tiger and reaping the fisherman's benefit. Brother Xia has a good strategy!"

With just their two strengths, they were already incapable of posing a threat to Lu Ye, but asking them to call for help to take revenge wasn't realistic either. If they really did that, there would certainly be many casualties, especially considering the numerous demon wolves in Lu Ye's spirit ground.

However, if they let the people from Sacred Fire Order know about the situation in Lu Ye's spirit ground, there would definitely be action taken. By then, they could simply hide and watch as events unfolded, seizing opportunities to strike, or at the very least, share in the spoils.

As for how to pass the news here to the Sacred Fire Order without leaving any trace, naturally it wasn't a problem for the two of them.

After a brief rest, the two once again controlled their weapons and flew toward the periphery of Great Wilderness Mountain, already starting to send out messages along the way.

As time passed, in the Heaven's Augury Baptism area, Lu Ye and his companions were spread out, each cultivating on their own.

Originally, Lu Ye thought they wouldn't be able to stay in this place for very long, but to his surprise, it wasn't until three days later that a strong repulsive force came from all directions, prompting him to quickly get to his feet.

Before Lu Ye could make another move, his vision suddenly blurred, and he found himself directly above the altar, stumbling slightly before hastily steadying himself.

Looking up, he saw Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, Giant Armor, and Amber Yiyi all repelled, with spirit force swirling around each of them.

From the fluctuations of spirit force on them, it was clear that each had made progress in their cultivation.

Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were originally at the Cloud River Level 5 realm, but now they had reached the level of Level 6, and it had been just over a month since their last breakthrough.

Yiyi and Amber had reached a level comparable to Level 4.

Lu Ye and Giant Armor had both reached Level 5!

Lu Ye had made his breakthrough a day before. The speed of cultivation in that baptism area was even higher than using the gold-hued spirit fortune stick. Had he not experienced it himself, he would have found it hard to believe.

"Junior Brother, did you feel it?" Li Baxian clenched and unclenched his fist slowly, as if he was experiencing the increase in his own strength.

Lu Ye nodded in agreement.

During these three days, his perception was the clearest because he didn't need to immerse his psyche in cultivation. With the spirit energy gathering funnel continuously working, he didn't need to do anything; he could naturally keep absorbing the mist, and his efficiency was much higher than the others.

It was different for Li Baxian and the rest. They had been completely engrossed in their cultivation until just now when they could sense the changes in themselves.

This improvement wasn't limited to just an increase in cultivation; it also included the strengthening of their bodies and psyches, as well as an increase in the flow rate of the spirit force rivers within them. Compared to before, the flow rate of the spirit force rivers was at least thirty percent faster.

Clearly, this was a benefit of the Heaven's Augury Baptism.

The elevation in cultivation meant a rise in strength, and with the strengthening of bodies and psyches, along with the faster flow of the spirit force rivers, their strength surged even more.

One could say that this cultivation session was certainly not as simple as just a slight advancement in cultivation level.

Compared to three days ago, the change in their strength was earth-shattering.

However, one cannot realize the extent of their strength without going through a real life-and-death battle, so Lu Ye also wasn't clear about his current level of strength.

Li Baxian's face still held an expression of disbelief and it was quite a while before he sighed, "As the ancients say, when one person achieves the Tao, even chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. This time, we really have to thank Junior Brother for slaying the Fox Demon."

If it weren't for Lu Ye killing the Fox Demon and receiving the reward from Heaven's Augury, they wouldn't have had this opportunity. As for the thousands of mid-grade spirit stones they had used to activate the altar before... compared to the reward they got, it was nothing at all. Not to mention thousands, even tens of thousands could not be exchanged for it.

"What are you talking about with chickens and dogs... I'm certainly not one," Feng Yuechan pouted, clearly not pleased.

Li Baxian laughed heartily, "That's the gist of it!"

Feng Yuechan's smile was radiant as she turned to look at Lu Ye, "But really, this time we must thank Junior Brother Lu. With this opportunity, our path of cultivation will surely become easier and broader."

Her words were indeed true. Though the Cloud River Realm wasn't the foundational realm for cultivators, their cultivation in the Cloud River Realm was not considered high. The benefits they had gained this time could arguably be said to lay a much more solid foundation, greatly benefiting their future cultivation and growth.

"We are one family, there's no need for such formalities, Senior Sister," Lu Ye said with a smile.

Feng Yuechan misunderstood the implication, glanced at Li Baxian, and her cheeks blushed with a rosy hue.

"This altar..." Li Baxian turned his head to look at the altar. He originally thought to return after stabilizing his cultivation for further training, but one glance revealed the altar was now in pieces, and he swallowed his words.

Lu Ye also noticed the change in the altar and appeared contemplative, "It seems that the reward from Heaven's Augury is one-time only."

"Returning to our previous topic, even if the altar had remained intact, without the golden seal reward from Heaven's Augury, there would be no way to reactivate it."

And deep within Fox Fairy Valley lay such an altar; it now seemed like Heaven's Augury had prepared this reward well in advance.

"Let's go back to the spirit ground," Li Baxian said.

With the altar destroyed, there was no longer any need to stay in Fox Fairy Valley.

A moment later, streaks of light shot up into the sky, darting towards the direction of the spirit ground, while on the ground, the vast wolf pack galloped along, closely following behind.

"Junior Brother Lu, are you worried about something?" Li Baxian moved closer and asked.

Lu Ye said, "Tan Sheng and Xia Liang are not dead, and the location of the spirit ground has been revealed. They will surely return with force."

Li Baxian's expression also grew somber; it was indeed a pity that they could not kill Xia Liang and Tan Sheng. When Feng Yuechan and Giant Armor led the wolf pack to help, orders had already been given: apart from Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, everyone else was to be encircled but not slain. This was because it was impossible to confirm the allegiance of others, and in a pitched battle, the wolf pack would certainly suffer heavy losses.

Though the orders were given, the wolf pack, after all, wasn't composed of cultivators and didn't possess high spiritual intelligence. At the time, Feng Yuechan had to contain Li Baxian, and Giant Armor was enslaved by the Fox Demon using the Psyche Secret Technique amidst the chaos, which ultimately allowed Tan Sheng and Xia Liang to escape with their lives.

After all, those two were Level 9 cultivators and not so easily killed.

Last time, they had been completely oblivious to the existence of the wolf pack, and as a result, they suffered a major loss. Not only were both injured, but Wei Que was also killed.

Now, they were thoroughly familiar with the forces within the spirit ground. If they were to return, they would undoubtedly make thorough preparations.

"It may not be as bad as you think," Li Baxian shook his head.

"How so?"

Li Baxian said, "Since they are aware of our spirit ground's strength, they also understand that bringing too few people would be futile. Yet, if they do bring a sufficient number of people, the battle will inevitably result in heavy casualties and losses they cannot afford. To achieve an absolute crushing force against our spirit ground, they would need no fewer than a hundred people."

"What if they indeed bring a hundred or more?"

Li Baxian furrowed his brows slightly, "That seems unlikely..."

"It's just a matter of our personal grudge, and that might not compel them to go that far. However, Senior Brother, do not forget that I also carry an immense bounty on my head. From ancient times, wealth has been known to tempt hearts. Even if they simply leak the location of the spirit ground, we will continuously face troublesome situations in the future."

"So, Junior Brother Lu means..."

Lu Ye fell into contemplative silence; he had thought that choosing the spirit ground deep within Great Wilderness Mountain and having the protection of the wolf pack would be enough for peace of mind. Yet, it hadn't been long before troubles arose again and again.

Reflecting on the Class C Spirit Ground he had acquired before, he hadn't been able to hold onto it for long, and after a single journey into the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain's secret realm, it was stolen.

Despite being favored by Heaven's Augury and blessed with great fortune, why did he seem to have such little affinity with spirit grounds?

"There are two options: relocate the spirit ground or ensure multiple escape routes."

"Relocate the spirit ground..." Li Baxian shook his head, "With the Heaven's Augury Pillar invited by Junior Brother in the spirit ground, relocating it would mean wasting the hundred thousand merit points, and the relocation of the spirit ground would also cause the spring spirit's grade to drop..."

Lu Ye was extremely astonished. "Relocating the spirit ground would cause the spring spirit's grade to drop?" He was unaware of this.

Li Baxian nodded, "Though it's possible to extract the spring spirit again, each extraction results in the spring spirit's grade dropping by one level."

"So, if we relocate the spirit ground, we could only get a Class B Spirit Ground?"

And lose a Heaven's Augury Pillar in the process.

By that logic, when the spring spirit of the previous Class C Spirit Ground was stolen, the thief could only obtain a Class D spring spirit, what a waste.

"Correct. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, we should avoid relocating the spirit ground."

Lu Ye nodded, "Then we'll need to prepare additional escape routes. After we return, I'll set up several more teleportation arrays, just in case."

With the teleportation arrays in place, even if the spirit ground were truly breached, the safety of the individuals could be somewhat guaranteed.

In the hunting grounds, Lu Ye's Cloud River Level 3 cultivation allowed him to set up teleportation arrays that covered about 30 miles. Now that his cultivation had reached Level 5, and his foundation had greatly increased, the range he could cover would definitely be even wider.

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No matter what Tan Sheng and Xia Liang planned, it was always good to be prepared.

After further discussion with Li Baxian, Lu Ye's plans gradually took shape in his mind.

Rushing all the way, it wasn't until dusk that Great Reversal Valley finally came into view. Having been away for several days, the spirit ground had been unguarded. Fortunately, the formations Lu Ye had set up before were still perfectly operational. From a distance, there appeared to be no signs that the spirit ground had been attacked.